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I tried to find it on Google Earth but could not. Sadly the article doesnt note the coordinates. Reminds me quite a bit of the Gates described in the tales of

I tried to find it on Google Earth but could not. Sadly the article doesnt note the coordinates. Reminds me quite a bit of the Gates described in the tales of Gog and Magog.

pizza 9y ago
Whenever I hear Gog and Magog it reminds me of how W invoked it to justify his wars... (from wikipedia) > Some Post–Cold War millenarians still identify Gog with Russia, but they now tend to stress its allies among Islamic nations, especially Iran. For the most fervent, the countdown to Armageddon began with the return of the Jews to Israel, followed quickly by further signs pointing to the nearness of the final battle—nuclear weapons, European integration, Israel's seizure of Jerusalem, and America's wars in Afghanistan and the Gulf. In the prelude to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, President George W. Bush told Jacques Chirac, "Gog and Magog are at work in the Middle East". "This confrontation", he urged the French leader, "is willed by God, who wants to use this conflict to erase His people's enemies before a new age begins". Chirac consulted a professor at the Faculty of Theology of the University of Lausanne to explain Bush's reference. ..
- mmjaa 9y ago
  And people think the current president is insane, sheesh. Where was the uproar when Bush said such idiotic things?
  - throwanem 9y ago
    LiveJournal.
  - jacobush 9y ago
    There is a difference between a set of internally consistent beliefs executed upon in good faith (no pun intended) and someone looking for the spotlight and mirror to reflect his ego in. You can work with and negotiate with someone who is thinking, however far from your own beliefs - an attention seeker can only be manipulated or you may find yourself manipulated by him.
- ckinnan 9y ago
  There's no credible source for that quote: http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/11/15/bush-chirac-and-the-war-in-iraq/ http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/11/15/bush-chirac-and-the-war-...
ishi 9y ago
The article mentions "Harrat Haybar", which can be found on Google maps. After some looking around in that area, you can find some interesting ground markings: https://www.google.co.il/maps/place/Harrat+Khaybar/@25.0254666,39.9942742,299m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x15bd5e664eb259ef:0xe4f092d5be8000cc!8m2!3d25!4d39.916667!5m1!1e4 https://www.google.co.il/maps/place/Harrat+Khaybar/@25.02546... https://www.google.co.il/maps/place/Harrat+Khaybar/@25.0325681,40.0024618,420m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x15bd5e664eb259ef:0xe4f092d5be8000cc!8m2!3d25!4d39.916667!5m1!1e4 https://www.google.co.il/maps/place/Harrat+Khaybar/@25.03256... I couldn't find the "gates", but perhaps I didn't look hard enough. It's a huge area, after all.
cpa 9y ago
There's a link to Google Maps at the end of the article: https://www.google.com/maps/@25.8941446,39.4083335,721m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@25.8941446,39.4083335,721m/data...
manveru 9y ago
The article has a link to https://www.google.com/maps/@25.8813729,39.3933695,1523m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@25.8813729,39.3933695,1523m/dat... which features quite a few.

I tried to find it on Google Earth but could not. Sadly the article doesnt note the coordinates. Reminds me quite a bit of the Gates described in the tales of Gog and Magog.

pizza 9y ago

Whenever I hear Gog and Magog it reminds me of how W invoked it to justify his wars... (from wikipedia) > Some Post–Cold War millenarians still identify Gog with Russia, but they now tend to stress its allies among Islamic nations, especially Iran. For the most fervent, the countdown to Armageddon began with the return of the Jews to Israel, followed quickly by further signs pointing to the nearness of the final battle—nuclear weapons, European integration, Israel's seizure of Jerusalem, and America's wars in Afghanistan and the Gulf. In the prelude to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, President George W. Bush told Jacques Chirac, "Gog and Magog are at work in the Middle East". "This confrontation", he urged the French leader, "is willed by God, who wants to use this conflict to erase His people's enemies before a new age begins". Chirac consulted a professor at the Faculty of Theology of the University of Lausanne to explain Bush's reference. ..

mmjaa 9y ago
And people think the current president is insane, sheesh. Where was the uproar when Bush said such idiotic things?
- throwanem 9y ago
  LiveJournal.
- jacobush 9y ago
  There is a difference between a set of internally consistent beliefs executed upon in good faith (no pun intended) and someone looking for the spotlight and mirror to reflect his ego in. You can work with and negotiate with someone who is thinking, however far from your own beliefs - an attention seeker can only be manipulated or you may find yourself manipulated by him.
ckinnan 9y ago
There's no credible source for that quote: http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/11/15/bush-chirac-and-the-war-in-iraq/ http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/11/15/bush-chirac-and-the-war-...

ishi 9y ago

The article mentions "Harrat Haybar", which can be found on Google maps. After some looking around in that area, you can find some interesting ground markings: https://www.google.co.il/maps/place/Harrat+Khaybar/@25.0254666,39.9942742,299m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x15bd5e664eb259ef:0xe4f092d5be8000cc!8m2!3d25!4d39.916667!5m1!1e4 https://www.google.co.il/maps/place/Harrat+Khaybar/@25.02546... https://www.google.co.il/maps/place/Harrat+Khaybar/@25.0325681,40.0024618,420m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x15bd5e664eb259ef:0xe4f092d5be8000cc!8m2!3d25!4d39.916667!5m1!1e4 https://www.google.co.il/maps/place/Harrat+Khaybar/@25.03256... I couldn't find the "gates", but perhaps I didn't look hard enough. It's a huge area, after all.

cpa 9y ago

There's a link to Google Maps at the end of the article: https://www.google.com/maps/@25.8941446,39.4083335,721m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@25.8941446,39.4083335,721m/data...

manveru 9y ago

The article has a link to https://www.google.com/maps/@25.8813729,39.3933695,1523m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@25.8813729,39.3933695,1523m/dat... which features quite a few.