I have been saying for years now that despite its hypocritical claims of   
   promoting peace, freedom and democracy throughout the world, the government   
   of the United States of America has knowingly, and intentionally, supported   
   hard-line dictatorships around the world, either through economic packages,   
   military sales, trade agreements, or simply by turning its head the other   
   way while those governments oppress and abuse their own people.   
      
   I have repeatedly pointed to Egypt's 30-year leader, Hosni Mubarak, as one   
   good example of this. The man is a thug, and everyone knows it. To refer to   
   this man as "president" is an absolute joke; yet this is exactly how the   
   American mass media, and American politicians, choose to address him. Hosni   
   Mubarak is a ruthless dictator who has received literally billions of   
   dollars in American aid -- or more appropriately stated, in American bribes   
   -- over the past several decades, in order to ensure that Egypt remains at   
   peace with Israel. As far as I know, that is the ONLY reason why the USA   
   deals with Mubarak. As occurs in other Muslim countries, Christians are a   
   minority class, and are oppressed in Egypt. They don't have the same rights   
   as Muslims.   
      
   I have stated many times that the American government doesn't really care   
   what kind of government is in control in foreign lands, as long as those   
   nations remain pro-American. That is all that matters. The only time that   
   the American government shows concern for the citizens of a particular   
   country, is when some troublesome report appears in the news media which   
   alleges human rights violations. Then, and only then, does the USA suddenly   
   -- and hypocritically -- go through the motions of showing concern.   
   Otherwise, it usually remains mute concerning such issues, because trade   
   deals, where billions of dollars in profit is to be made, as well as   
   advantageous military alliances, are more important than the well-being of   
   the common people.   
      
   Well, Hosni Mubarak is now doing as all good little dictators will   
   eventually do. I was just reading an article in the New York Times entitled   
   "Mubarak Orders Crackdown, With Revolt Sweeping Egypt". Sure enough, even   
   though he has already been in power for thirty years, Hosni Mubarak doesn't   
   appear to be ready to let go of power just yet, even though his son Gamal is   
   waiting in the wings to take over. Thus, Mubarak's government not only   
   declared a nationwide curfew, but now it has begun to crack down on the   
   growing number of protesters, and imposed a news blackout while it goes   
   about its devious deeds of putting down the revolt in whatever way it can,   
   and it will no doubt be very brutal, but off-camera.   
      
   Thank God that we Christians are constituents of the only righteous, fair,   
   benign and just Government that there will ever be; and that of course is   
   the Kingdom of God, which one of these days will physically reveal itself   
   upon this Earth. Consider the following verses:   
      
   "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In   
   my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told   
   you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for   
   you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there   
   ye may be also."   
   John 14:1-3, KJV   
      
   "Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this   
   world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the   
   Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence."   
   John 18:36, KJV   
      
   "These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen   
   them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed   
   that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. For they that say such   
   things declare plainly that they seek a country. And truly, if they had been   
   mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had   
   opportunity to have returned. But now they desire a better country, that is,   
   an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he   
   hath prepared for them a city."   
   Hebrews 11:13-16, KJV   
      
      
      
   Jeff Snyder, SysOp - Armageddon BBS  Visit us at endtimeprophecy.org port 23   
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