Friday, October 30, 2015

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Halloween – An Occultic Observance

by Professor J

Halloween, or Samhain, is celebrated every year on October 31st by millions of children and their parents. The celebrants put on costumes and go "trick or treating". Some see this as a fun time for all, others see this as a night of demonically inspired mayhem. Such activities may seem innocent, but they are definitely not. They are a form of worship of the dark powers, and a Christian must never, ever participate in such activities, as plainly shown by the scritures below:
Leviticus 19:26-31 – "Do not practice divination or sorcery . . . nor turn to mediums or and familiar spirits."
Leviticus 20:6 – "I will set my face against anyone who turns to mediums and familiar spirits."
Deuteronomy 18:10-12 – "Anyone who practices witchcraft, or sorcerery, or conjuring spells are an abomination."
Isaiah 8:19 – "When men tell you to consult mediums and familiar spirits, who whisper and mutter, should not a people inquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?"
Isaiah 47:13-14 – "Behold, the astrologers, the stargazers, and the monthly prognosticators shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them. They shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame."
Jeremiah 10:2 – "Do not learn the way of the Gentiles . . ."
Ephesians 5:11 – "And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them."

Historical Background
Halloween has almost completely pagan origins. It began as an ancient Irish and Scottish celebration of the change of seasons from fall to winter, a time to bring the animals out of the open fields and into the barns. It was the harvest festival of the Druids celebrated with the bonfires and the offering of sacrifices.

It was believed that the spirits of the dead would freely roam about on this day looking for bodies to indwell or possess. The invisible gates between heaven and earth would open, allowing those of the spirit realm to freely move between both realms. Superstitions were allayed by wearing costumes and making lots of noise. These behaviors were believed to scare the dead away.

The Catholic Church took over the Samhain celebration around the 5th century A.D., renaming it All Hallows Eve. It was meant to be a celebration honoring the saints. Part of the celebration involved going door-to-door asking for small cakes in payment for saying prayers for dead relatives.

The Objects Of Halloween

Costumes – The celebrants put on costumes and go "trick or treating". Superstitions were allayed by wearing costumes and making lots of noise. These behaviors were believed to scare the dead away.
Food – The treats or food were left at their doors for the visiting spirits. This was believed to appease the spirits so they would not destroy their homes, animals, or crops but simply pass on by.
Eating Fruit – To the occultist, the eating of fruits, is symbolic of bringing life. (Note that the eating of the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil resulted in death).
Apples – To the occultist, the practice of bobbing for apples represents two pagan traditions: divination and the fertility ritual.
Pumpkins – The carved pumpkin, or jack-o-lantern symbolizes the deal that a man named Jack made with Satan to keep himself out of hell at his death. Since Jack could go to neither heaven nor hell, he had no choice but to wander around the earth with a single candle placed inside a turnip to light his way. The hollowed out turnip later became the pumpkin.
Black Cats – The black cat is believed to be reincarnated spirits who had prophetic abilities.

To Celebrate Or Not
Halloween has long been known as "The Festival of the Dead." The ancient rituals today are still performed by those involved in witchcraft who continue to call the celebration "The Feast of Samhain." It continues to be the major day on which witches attempt to communicate with the dead through various forms of divination. One of those practices is to learn the secrets of life and wisdom by lying on a grave and listening to the messages from familiar spirits, or by calling them up from out of the grave, all practices thoroughly forbidden by Yahweh in scripture (see 1 Samuel 28).

Taking part in Halloween celebrations can lead many to believe that true Christianity endorses the promotion of witches, witchcraft, familiar spirits, divination, spirit guides, the walking dead, and other occultic practices. Engaging in these practices, even such seemingly innocent practices as putting on costumes and gathering treats, can unwittingly open the door to the demonic. Satan and his demons are real beings set on our destruction and love an open door! Scripture firmly and unequivocally denounces these practices. Dabbling in the demonic can also invite Yahweh's judgment. Instead, Paul commands us to "Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." (see Ephesians 6:11-18).

Conclusions
Ephesians 5:11 – "And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather rebuke them."
The Bible unquestionably, unequivocally, and resolutely speaks disapprovingly about occultic practices, spirits, and witches; and condemns not only the practice of such things, but also the people who are involved in it. Such activities may seem innocent, but they are definitely not. They are a form of worship of the dark powers, and a Christian must never, ever participate in such activities.

As Christians, we are to have nothing to do with the occult, and that includes participating in celebrations that have been brought into the church calendar in attempts to overwrite pagan agendas. The true Christian neither willingly opens a door for Satan and his demons to walk through, nor provokes Yahweh's judgment. The true Christian knows this and avoids these occultic activities, not wishing for even their actions to cause others to stumble (see 1 Corinthians 8).

I urge all true Christians to refocus purely on Yeshua, to repent, and to purge themselves and their churches from the worldly, Satanically inspired, outside influences and from the incorporation of pagan practices into church sponsored celebrations. Yahweh has appointed seven moedim (dress rehearsals) – the church needs no others.

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Professor J | October 30, 2015 at 1:01 pm | Tags: Abominations, All Saints Day, Festival of the Dead, Halloween, Pagan Holidays, The Occult | Categories: Insights, Occultic Observances | URL: http://wp.me/pT7Sh-X5

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Thursday, October 29, 2015

Fw: [New post] Holy, Holy, Holy

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Holy, Holy, Holy

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Isaiah 6:2-3 – "Seraphim stood above Him, each having six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is Yahweh, Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory."

So, are the Seraphim just repeating themselves by exclaiming "Holy, holy, holy" to provide emphasis on how set apart or holy [qadowsh קָדוֹשׁ H6918] Yahweh is from his creation, or to simply fully worship him? Is there, perhaps a more suitable explanation? Let's examine scripture for clues as to why the word holy is repeated three times:

First Two Clues –Yahweh Is Our Elohim; Elohim Is One
Deuteronomy 6:4 –"Hear, O Israel! Yahweh our Elohim, Yahweh is one!"

Indeed, there is a more suitable explanation, and Scripture tells us that Yahweh [יְהֹוָה H3068], our Elohim [God אֱלֹהִים H430] is one [echad אֶחָד H529]. Yahweh is our Elohim – and Elohim is one. Elohim is a plural word in Hebrew, and tells us that Yahweh is a Trinity, or in other words, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This is confirmed by many other scriptures, including Mark 8:38, Luke 9:26, and especially Matthew 28:19.

The threefold Holy points to this attribute of Yahweh – He is a Trinity; He is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Third Clue – Yahweh Is Eternal
Revelation 4:8 – "And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come."

We find another clue in Revelation 4:8. Here, a trinity of adjectives is used: was, is, & is to come, which takes us back to Exodus 3:15. The memorial-name of God, Yahweh, is commonly called the Tetragrammaton, and is composed of four Hebrew letters: YHVH [יהוה H3068]. The four letter representation of God's name and can be rearranged to spell the words:
היה                He Was        hayâh      H1961
הוה               He Is            howêh     H1934
יהיה               He Will Be   w'yihiyê From H3068

The threefold Holy points to this attribute of Yahweh – He is eternal – He was, he is, he will be.

Conclusions
Combining these clues together, we find that the Seraphim exclaim "Holy, Holy, Holy" not to repeat themselves for emphasis of Yahweh's holiness, but to proclaim that Yahweh is our God, Elohim, who is one, who is a trinity, and who is eternal. Each Holy honors one of these attributes.

Professor J | October 29, 2015 at 8:00 am | Tags: Holy, Holy Spirit, Son, Trinity, Worship, Yahweh | Categories: Insights | URL: http://wp.me/pT7Sh-WZ

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

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The Hallmark Brand: Part 7 - On Twelves and Thirteens - Signs of Time and its Mastery

Posted: 27 Oct 2015 09:28 AM PDT

The Hallmark brand is known for greeting cards and a family oriented cable channel. Their brand identity symbolizes the authority of royalty, riches and purity, overtly, but the Occult symbolism speaks rather of extreme impurity, in a spiritual sense, and the authority of demonic authorities. It has to do with the mastery of space time, the exaltation of the antichrist beast and the mark of the beast.

The positioning of the crown gives special attention to the letters L and M. Like I illustrated previously with the L&M brand of cigarettes, the 12th and 13th letters signal time and the mastery of time and space-time. The crown is worn by royalty, who have the authority to rule over a particular domain. Sometimes the positioning favors the letter M slightly, but the symbolism remains the same.

H = 8
A = 1
L = 12
L = 12
M = 13
A = 1
R = 18
K = 11

HALLMARK = 76
7+6 = 13 The Mastery of Time

With the crowned L and M making reference to space-time and its mastery, I see the letters that follow, ark, as calling attention to a space-time ark. It's like Stark Tower in The Avengers. ST-ark or Space-Time Ark.

A study of the design of the crown reveals the encoding of cross circle imagery. The points cross through the band that would encircle a head. The sides of each point cross through a circular tip. The cross circle signals space-time and also represents the mark of the beast.

The form around the crown suggests waves of water, like a wave glyph, and with water as time it is a time symbol. As a crown, it signals the authority over or mastery of time.

The style of the crown also embeds a series of letters, W. This signals the form of the bent elbow goddess Inanna or Ishtar. She is the Queen of Heaven, aka Isis, Stella Maris, Venus, the Blessed Virgin Mary, etc. The 5 point star with a circle suggests the pattern traced out in the heavens by the planet Venus in connection with the earth and the golden sun. The Hallmark Channel programming strongly promotes and exalts the goddess, and the associated spirit of Jezebel.

Hall Mark. The H is highly stylized. H is for Horus. Horus + All + Mark. Horus is an Antichrist Beast identity. Horus-All-Mark with the mark of the beast.

The letter H is a reclined version of the Cross of Lorraine. Such a cross was carried in the Crusades by the original Knights Templar. Their use of it was authorized by the Patriarch of Jerusalem. Knights Templar is usually understood as the Knights of the Temple. The Temple of Solomon is indicated, of course. That's the Temple at the center of time, with reference to David Flynn's work. The word temple and the word temporal are related. The Hallmark brand's use of the obfuscated Cross of Lorraine in asserting their identity as masters of space and time is potent theurgic magick. Another name for the cross is the Double Cross, which makes reference to the act of betrayal.

A hallmark is a mark indicating quality or excellence. The hallmark is the authorized mark stamped on gold, silver, and platinum articles to indicate that the standards of purity are met. These usually indicate where, when, or by whom the articles were made or assayed.

The golden crown of the Hallmark brand speaks to me of the ancient celestial stargates, with the hallmark appearing on articles of these precious metals.

Some observations gleaned from Wikipedia: The Cross of Lorraine was originally a heraldic cross, used by the Dukes of Lorraine. (Heraldic ~ Logo) René d'Anjou (also Duke of Lorraine 1431–1453) "was a major transmitter of the Hermetic tradition in Italy and had the cross of Lorraine as his personal sigil". This cross is related to the Crusader's cross, and the six globes of the Medici family. French Jesuit missionaries and settlers to the New World carried the Cross of Lorraine c. 1750–1810. The symbol was said to have helped the missionaries to convert the native peoples they encountered, because the two-armed cross resembled existing local imagery.

Also, the cross is used as the symbol of the fascist Norsefire party in the film version of the graphic novel, V for Vendetta. (Derived from the work of warlock Alan Moore, a practicioner of Chaos Magick.)

Tracy Twyman (Clock Shavings) chose the Cross of Lorraine to represent the faux-OTO magical order she instituted.

Part 1 - On Twelves and Thirteens - Signs of Time and its Mastery
Part 2 - On Twelves and Thirteens - Signs of Time and its Mastery
Part 3 - On Twelves and Thirteens - Signs of Time and its Mastery
Part 4 - On Twelves and Thirteens - Signs of Time and its Mastery
Part 5 - On Twelves and Thirteens - Signs of Time and its Mastery
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

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Monday, October 26, 2015

Hillary Clinton Guilty of murder in Benghazi scandal?

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Dramatic images of bloody hand prints and crumbling buildings capture horror of Tuesday's attack on U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, which fell on 11th anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks
Sensitive documents have gone missing from compound, including names of Libyans working with Americans
Libyan officials say four men now in custody in relation to attack
Landlord of building says there were 400 rioters and attack could not be prevented

By Beth Stebner

Published: 19:48 EST, 13 September 2012 | Updated: 03:29 EST, 14 September 2012

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In the wake of the deadly U.S. consulate attack in Libya’s second-largest city, disturbing images have emerged of the embassy, which is now little more than bloodied rubble that has been looted, torched, and trampled upon.
These images are only part of the story, as it has been revealed today that a major security breach could have been the reason that American Ambassador Christopher Stevens, along with three other Americans, were killed in Tuesday’s attack.
Reports have also circulated that the attack in Benghazi was an inside job and that the U.S. Department of State knew of the attack up to 48 hours ahead of time, yet chose to do nothing.
Adding to the chaos, sensitive documents have apparently gone missing from the embassy following the attack, potentially putting many in danger.
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There will be blood: A Libyan man explains that the bloodstains on the column are from one the American staff members who grabbed the edge of the column while he was evacuated, after an attack that killed four Americans on September 11th

Grim scene: Bloodstains at the main gate believed to be from one of the American staff members of the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya

Damages: The inside of the burnt US consulate building in Benghazi two days after the deadly attack

Inhospitable: A Libyan man walks in the rubble of the damaged building after a crowd of hundreds attacked the consulate Tuesday evening, many of them firing machine-guns and rocket-propelled grenades

The embassy, located in Libya’s second-largest city, was an easy target as it had not been equipped to withstand a riot, and as such, did not have bullet-proof glass or reinforced doors, reports said.
The Independent, citing diplomatic sources, has exclusively reported that the U.S. State Department had known up to 48 hours ahead of the attacks that the compounds in Benghazi and Cairo were potential targets. However, none of the diplomats in either city were given warning to go on lock-down, the paper reported.
Documents containing delicate information have been lost in the attack, the paper reported. These documents are believed to contain the names of Libyans who are also working for Americans, as well as information on oil contracts.
It is also believed that the attacks could be retribution for a drone strike which killed a top al-Qaeda official in Pakistan, who was said to be Libyan.
A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State told MailOnline: 'We have nothing further on the situation except what was spoken about with two state department officials at a press conference earlier today.'

In ruin: Chandeliers have fallen to the ground, which is covered in plaster and debris inside the burnt US consulate building in Benghazi

Surveying: A Libyan man investigates the inside of the U.S. Consulate; a Libyan official said that the attacks were planned as a two-part assault

Documentation: A cameraman films one of consulate's scorched offices, now full of rubble and over-turned furniture

Both compounds have been abandoned and the cars outside are blown out and melted from the heat of the fire. Adel Ibrahim, who owns one of the buildings now covered in bloodshed, took the Guardian’s Chris Stephen on a grim tour of the property, showing crumbled walls, singed furniture, and dried blood on the walls.

TIMELINE OF TERROR: UNFOLDING OF THE ATTACK

A protester reacts as the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protest by an armed group

The consulate consists of a main building and a nearby annex, each of which are protected by local Libyan guard force, a physical perimeter barrier and a ‘robust’ American security presence inside the compounds. All times are local Benghazi time, and accounts are from officials
10:00pm Tuesday - The main consulate building begins began taking fire from unknown Libyan extremists. There are about 25 to 30 employees in the consulate and the annex at the time of the attack.
10:15 pm - Attackers gain access to main consulate building and set compound on fire. In the ensuring chaos, many escape the building, but Stevens, Smith and a regional security officer remain inside. They become separated due to heavy smoke and confusion while trying to evacuate. The security officer makes it outside and he and others from the consulate and annex go back into the building to try to rescue Stevens and Smith. They find Smith dead and pull him out but are forced by the flames, smoke and gunfire to withdraw before they can locate Stevens.
10:45pm - A group of security officers from the annex try to take the consulate building back from the attackers, but they are repelled. Everyone rescued is brought to the annex.
Midnight - The annex comes under heavy fire from the attackers. The shooting lasts more than two hours during which the other two Americans are killed and two Americans are wounded.
2:30an Wednesday - Libyan and U.S. security forces retake the annex. Officials believe that Stevens got out or was pulled out of the main consulate building during the battle for the annex and was taken to the hospital. The officials do not know if Stevens was alive when he arrived at the hospital.
6:00am - U.S. officials are told that Stevens is dead but are not able to confirm it immediately because they have not seen the body. The body is returned to U.S. personnel at the Benghazi airport at dawn.

Ibrahim witnessed Monday night’s attack first-hand, and said that nearly 400 protestors were swarming around the complex. ‘Better security would not have stopped this,’ he told the Guardian, saying that they would have needed ‘an army to stop them.’
According to the Guardian, the compound was looted after the mob gained control of it.
But during the tour, there were scraps of evidence that U.S. diplomats lived and worked at the compound – including a sign that reminded them to ‘pick up your trash before leaving.’
In addition, Libya’s deputy interior minister Wanis el-Sharef told the Associated Press today that heavily armed militants used a protest of an anti-Islam film as a cover in their deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate, screaming 'God is great!' as they scaled its outer walls and descended on the main building.
The official told the Associated Press it was a two-pronged attack, adding that hours after the crowd stormed the consulate Tuesday night, the militants raided a safe house in the compound just as U.S. and Libyan security arrived to evacuate the staff, suggesting infiltrators within the security forces may have tipped off the militants to the location of the safe house.
The attacks were suspected to have been timed to coincide with the 11th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist strike in the United States, el-Sharef added, with the militants using the film protest by Libyan civilians to mask their action.
Also killed in the attack were information management officer Sean Smith, private security guard and former Navy SEAL Glen Doherty and one other American who has yet to be identified.
El-Sharef said the four were arrested from their homes on Thursday but would give no further details. He said it was too early to say if they belonged to a particular group or what their motive was.
Libya's new prime minister, Mustafa Abu-Shakour, said authorities were looking for more suspects.
One of five private security guards at the consulate said the surprise attack began around 9:30 p.m. when several grenades that were lobbed over the outer wall exploded in the compound and bullets rained down.
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack. Some Libyan officials have pointed the finger at a hardline Islamist militia, the Ansar al-Shariah Brigades, one of multiple Libyan militias operating in the city.
A spokesman for the group lavishly praised the assault for 'protecting the faith and fighting for the victory of God Almighty.' But he said the Brigades 'did not participate as an organization. This was a popular uprising.'
Adding to the confusion surrounding the attack is that it targeted the United States, a nation that played a key role in ridding the oil-rich, mostly desert nation of dictator Muammar Gaddhafi.
Washington also took the lead in launching the months-long NATO air campaign that crippled the late leader's forces.
Stevens was credited by most Libyans with organizing a political front made up of opposition groups to unite the uprising against Gadhafi's 41-year rule, mediating tribal and regional disputes.
The Benghazi attack also underlined the precarious conditions in Libya nearly a year after Gaddhafi's fall, with a weak central government, militias operating as local governments, a destabilizing proliferation of weapons, and militant groups - some inspired by al-Qaida - that are active under the government's radar.
The crowd built at the consulate - a one-story villa surrounded by a large garden in an upscale Benghazi neighbourhood - in several stages, El-Sharef said.
First, a small group of gunmen arrived, then civilians angry over the film.
Later, heavily armed men with armoured vehicles, some with rocket-propelled grenades, joined and the numbers swelled to more than 200.

Charred: A burnt consulate vehicle remains in front of U.S. consulate, after it was torched in the attack

What's left: A burnt vehicle and broken furniture inside the US consulate compound in Benghazi today

Hints of violence: An empty bullet casing is seen on the ground near one of the burnt-out cars of the U.S. Consulate

Night of chaos: The U.S. consulate is located south of the main stretches of the city; Stevens was taken to the medical centre, but was said to have died in the initial violence

The gunmen fired into the air outside the consulate. Libyan security guarding the site pulled out because they were so out-manned.
'We thought there was no way for the protesters to storm the compound, which had fortified walls,' he said.
Libyan security advised the Americans to evacuate at that point, but the advice was ignored, he said. There was shooting in the air from inside the consulate compound, he said.
At this point, el-Sharef continued, the crowd stormed the compound. The consulate was looted and burned, while plainclothes security men were sent to evacuate the personnel.
Stevens probably died of asphyxiation following a grenade explosion that started a fire, el-Sharef said, echoing what the Libyan doctor to whom Stevens' body was taken told the AP on Wednesday.
His account was corroborated by local journalist Ibrahim Hadya, who was at the scene.
He told the AP that the consulate was stormed just as the evacuation was under way, with staff members smuggled out a side door that opens to a street other than the one where the militants and protesters gathered.

Panic: A U.S. State Department official said Mr Stevens and his team 'became separated from each other due to the heavy, dark smoke while they were trying to evacuate the burning building'

Burnt out: The U.S. consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi - it has also been revealed today that the Benghazi consulate was not protected by the contingent of Marines that usually safeguard embassies

Cracked: A picture shows damage inside the burnt US consulate building in Benghazi on Wednesday, with much of the roof plaster fallen and the windows blown out

Target: The embassy was vulnerable to attack because it did not have bulletproof glass, reinforced doors or other features common to embassies

Victims: U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens, left, apparently died of smoke inhalation; family members of Glen Doherty, right, said that he died in Tuesday's attack

U.S. officials have said attackers broke into the main consulate building around 10:15 p.m. and set the compound on fire.

Loss: Sean Smith, 34, an Air Force veteran who had worked as an information management officer for 10 years in diplomatic posts, was also killed

Amid the evacuation, Stevens became separated from others, and staffers and security who tried to find him were forced to flee by flames, smoke and gunfire.
After an hour, according to U.S. officials, U.S. and Libyan officials drove the attackers from the consulate.
The embassy was vulnerable to attack because it did not have bulletproof glass, reinforced doors or other features common to embassies, according to reports.
The attack has prompted President Barack Obama to demand increased security at U.S. embassies around the world.
Mr Obama, speaking a campaign event in Golden, Colorado Thursday, also vowed that the perpetrators would be punished. 'I want people around the world to hear me,' he said. 'To all those who would do us harm: No act of terror will go unpunished.
'I will not dim the light of the values that we proudly present to the rest of the world. No act of violence shakes the resolve of the United States of America.'
Gunfire erupted at the Benghazi compound at 10pm on Tuesday night and with the attack coming in two waves, Libyan and American authorities did not regain control again until 2:30am.
A U.S. State Department official said Mr Stevens and his team 'became separated from each other due to the heavy, dark smoke while they were trying to evacuate the burning building.
At some time between 10.15 pm and 11.20 pm, Mr Stevens was taken from the main building by Libyans to the hospital.
But the diplomat was not seen again by his colleagues until hours later when his body was brought to the Benghazi airport from the hospital.
The attack came amid violence in Libya and Cairo, which had been sparked by a 14-minute trailer for a film called The Innocence Of Muslims posted on YouTube.

Strong words: President Obama, seen walking from Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House Thursday, said at a campaign event today 'No act of terror will go unpunished'

Solemn moment: President Obama, accompanied by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, spoke in the Rose Garden Wednesday about the death of U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens

The description of events at the consulate, while preliminary, appeared to raise questions about security preparations and procedures.
A U.S. official said there were no U.S. military personnel at the mission in Benghazi at the time of the attack.
Questioned about the consulate's security, the officials said the compound was guarded by both Libyan security and a 'robust' force of U.S. security officers, and that a regular security review before the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks had recently been completed.
'And at that point there was no information and there were no threat streams to indicate that we were insufficiently postured,' said another U.S. official.
In response to the attacks, the U.S. has launched a major military manhunt to find the terrorists responsible, announcing they are sending warships to the coast of Libya in an apparent terrorist hunt, and American drone aircraft are also expected to join the search for potential targets.
The White House has said it is keeping an open mind as to the reason for Tuesday's strike in Libya, but it is investigating whether the attack in Benghazi was planned in advance by terrorists.

Sinking: An armchair and furniture float in the swimming pool of the US consulate in Benghazi on Thursday

Soggy: The furniture has been left where it was thrown, along with water bottles and shards of glass

Sunk: An armchair and parasol float in the swimming pool, while heavier items like deck chairs and a washing machine have gone to the bottom

The assault had initially been thought to have been a spontaneous reaction to protests over an anti-Islamic film, but there is now speculation it was a long-planned ambush on the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack, or a revenge attack for death of an al Qaeda official in June in Yemen.
State Department officials said the two incidents at the diplomatic missions were not related and said they believe the Benghazi violence was a 'clearly planned attack.'
A U.S. counter-terrorism official said the Benghazi violence was 'too co-ordinated or professional' to be unplanned.
The attack raises questions about the future U.S. diplomatic presence in Libya, relations between Washington and Tripoli, and the unstable security situation after Gaddafi's overthrow.
It has also raised issues about why the building, which had been attacked before, was so poorly protected.

Ravaged: An exterior view of the U.S. consulate; according to reports, the embassy was looted, and now, sensitive documents have gone missing

Chaos: An interior view of the damage at the embassy shows cabinets torn off their tracking, burned walls, and general pandemonium

Old Glory: A US flag is seen amid the rubble at the US consulate amid other debris

It has been suggested that the attack was in retaliation for the death of an al Qaeda official, which was confirmed this week and that should have meant security would have been high at the U.S embassy in the troubled region.
Following the attack,Dr Ziad Abu Zeid, said Mr Stevens was brought to the Benghazi Medical Center by Libyans on Tuesday night with no other Americans, and that initially no one realized he was the ambassador. The doctor tried for 90 minutes to revive him.
Mr Stevens was a career diplomat who spoke Arabic and French and had already served two tours in Libya, including running the office in Benghazi during the revolt against Muammar Gaddafi.
Five other U.S. ambassadors have been killed in the line of duty, the last being Adolph Dubs in Afghanistan in 1979.
U.S. officials said one destroyer, the USS Laboon, moved to a position off the coast of Libya, and the USS McFaul is en route and should be stationed off the coast within days.
The officials say the ships, which carry Tomahawk missiles, do not have a specific mission, but they give commanders flexibility to respond to any mission ordered by the president.

Attacked: An armed man holds his rifle as he stands next to buildings set on fire at the US consulate, in Benghazi, Libya, September 11

Set ablaze: Explosions erupted throughout the embassy on Tuesday night, and an official vehicle can already be seen scorched and destroyed

The destroyers have crews totaling about 300 each. There have been four destroyers in the Mediterranean for some time. These moves will increase that to five.
President Obama could also command unmanned surveillance drones to fly over Benghazi in search of jihadi encampments possibly tied to the deadly attack, a U.S. official said who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
The drones, which would pass gathered information to Libyans, are expected to be approved by the Pentagon and White House shortly.
With Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at his side on Wednesday, Mr Obama said: 'Justice will be done.'

Speaking Wednesday, Mohamed al-Megaryef, president of Libya's highest political authority the General National Congress condemned the attack

President Obama condemned the attack and paid tribute to the late Ambassador Stevens as he ordered increased security at diplomatic posts around the world.
'It's especially tragic that Chris Stevens died in Benghazi, as it's a city that he helped to save,' Mr Obama said outside the White House.
With 'characteristic skill, courage and resolve, he built partnerships with Libyans... and he worked tirelessly to support this young democracy.
'He was a role model to those who worked with him and to the young diplomats who strive to follow in his footsteps.
'These four Americans stood up for freedom and human dignity. We grieve with their families but let us carry on their memory... I have no doubt that their legacy will live on.'
He added: 'The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms this outrageous and shocking attack. There is no justification to this type of senseless violence. None.'
In a statement, Mrs Clinton added: 'I had the privilege of swearing in Chris for his post in Libya only a few months ago. He risked his own life to lend the Libyan people a helping hand to build the foundation for a new, free nation.'
She issued another statement Thursday, which praised the other two victims, Tyron S. Woods and Glen Doherty. Both were veterans that served as Navy SEALs and did tours of Afghanistan. Woods had, since 2010, protected diplomats in various dangerous posts, serving in Central America and the Middle East.
Mrs Clinton wrote: 'I am enormously proud of the men and women who risk their lives every day in the service of our country and our values. They help make the United States the greatest force for peace, progress, and human dignity that the world has ever known. We honor the memory of our fallen colleagues by continuing their work and carrying on the best traditions of a bold and generous nation.'
There is now speculation over the identity of the film's producer who works under the pseudonym of Sam Bacile. He had told reporters that he was an Israeli Jew who financed the project with $5million from 100 Jewish donors.
None of those statements have proven to be true, and Israeli officials later confirmed that there is no citizen of their country with that name. Speaking by phone from an undisclosed location on Tuesday, 'Bacile' remained defiant, saying he intended his film to be a provocative political statement condemning the religion.
'This is a political movie,' said Bacile. He continued: 'The U.S. lost a lot of money and a lot of people in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but we're fighting with ideas.'
'Islam is a cancer, period,' he said repeatedly. YouTube has since blocked the video in Egypt and Libya.

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Anti-American protests have erupted in the Middle East over a crudely made film mocking the prophet Muhammad, resulting in violent embassy protests around the Middle East, fallout in the U.S. presidential campaign and heightened security at U.S. facilities abroad.

Activists of an Islamic party in Bangladesh burn the US flag during a protest against a film mocking Islam in Dhaka

THE FILM: Fourteen-minute clips of the amateurish anti-Islam film 'Innocence of Muslims' have been posted on YouTube. The clips depict the prophet Muhammad as a fraud, a womanizer and a madman in an overtly mocking way, showing him having sex and calling for massacres. Muslims find it offensive to depict Muhammad in any fashion, much less in an insulting way. Google Inc., owner of YouTube, has pulled down the video in Egypt, but it is still accessible in the U.S. and other countries.
The film supposedly runs two hours. Film industry groups and permit agencies haven't been able to find records of a project called 'Innocence of Muslims,' though a Los Angeles film permit agency did find a record of a movie filmed in Los Angeles last year with the working title 'Desert Warriors.' The film apparently had a brief run at the Vine Theater, a faded Hollywood movie house. The YouTube clips are called 'Muhammad Movie Trailer' and 'The Real Life of Muhammad.'
THE FILMMAKER: Federal authorities say the shadowy figure behind the film is Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, 55, a California man once convicted of financial crimes and prohibited from using computers or the Internet as part of his sentence. Authorities have connected Nakoula to the persona of Sam Bacile, someone who initially claimed to The Associated Press to be the writer and director of the film.
The YouTube clips were posted under the username 'sam bacile.' Nakoula told the AP in an interview Wednesday that he managed logistics for the company that made the film. He denied he was Bacile and said he didn't direct the film, though he said he knew Bacile. Bacile turned out to be a false identity, and the AP traced a cellphone number used by Bacile to a home where a reporter located Nakoula. Court papers in 2010 said Nakoula had many aliases, including Nicola Bacily, Robert Bacily and Erwin Salameh. The man identifying himself as Bacile claimed to be an Israeli Jew, but evidence shows he is a Coptic Christian. He told the AP he is a real estate developer, but his name does not appear in searches of California real estate licenses.
THE PROTESTS: The film has sparked assaults across the Middle East. In Libya on Tuesday, the storming of the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi killed the American ambassador, Chris Stevens, and three other embassy staff members. Libyan officials say the attack in Benghazi was a planned operation by heavily armed militants that may have been timed to mark the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks on the U.S. and that the militants used civilian protesters as cover for their action.
In Egypt, angry youths climbed the walls of the U.S Embassy on Tuesday in Cairo and brought down the flag. In Yemen, hundreds of protesters angered by the film stormed the U.S. Embassy on Thursday in the capital of Sanaa and burned the American flag, chanting 'death to America' and 'death to Israel.' In Iraq, several hundred Shiite hardliners protested Thursday in Baghdad's Shiite stronghold of Sadr City, and the leader of an Iranian-backed Shiite militia, Asaib Ahl al-Haq, threatened anti-U.S. attacks. And in Iran, about 50 protesters shouted, 'Death to America' outside the Swiss Embassy, which looks after U.S. interests there. Riot police kept the crowd at bay.
THE VICTIMS: Four Americans were killed in the attack on the Embassy in Libya. Three Americans were wounded, U.S. officials said. Stevens, a 52-year-old career diplomat, died after he became separated from other American officials during the attack. The northern California native had been dispatched to Benghazi amid heavy fighting in April 2011. Also killed was Sean Smith, 34, an Air Force veteran who had worked as an information management officer for 10 years in diplomatic posts in Brussels, Baghdad and Pretoria, South Africa. Smith was well known in the online video game community. The State Department late Thursday identified the other two Americans: Glen A. Doherty and Tyrone S. Woods, both former Navy SEALs who were providing security at the consulate.
THE FALLOUT: Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney seized on the attacks Wednesday as an issue in the campaign, accusing President Barack Obama of apologizing for American values because of a conciliatory statement from the U.S. mission in Cairo. Romney said Obama's first reaction was to sympathize with the attackers rather than to condemn the attacks. The statement read: 'The Embassy of the United States in Cairo condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims - as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions.' But it was issued to condemn anti-Muslim religious incitement as demonstrations against the film took place near the Cairo embassy and before demonstrators had breached the embassy walls - and even before the attack in Libya.
The GOP nominee came under fire for his comments; Obama said in an interview with CBS News' '60 Minutes' that the episode showed Romney's penchant for having 'a tendency to shoot first and aim later.' Romney toned down his criticism Thursday and tried to shift the campaign focus back to the economy. Obama, meanwhile, ordered increased security at American embassies and consulates around the world Thursday following the attack and urged its citizens abroad to be vigilant. His administration sent two warships to the Libyan coast, ready to respond to any mission ordered by the president, and 50 Marines were sent to the Libyan capital of Tripoli to help with security. Obama told voters campaigning Thursday in Colorado that the Benghazi Consulate killers will be brought to justice and that protecting Americans serving abroad is one of his highest priorities.

Source: AP

(The above story is direct proof that Hillary Clinton knew about a potential attack before it happened.)

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U.S. diplomats in Libya repeatedly asked the Obama administration for more security in Benghazi in the run-up to the Sept. 11 attack on the consulate but were "denied these resources," two congressional lawmakers said.
House oversight committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, pressed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for more information on those requests and other concerns in a letter Tuesday.
They detailed a string of attacks and other security incidents in Benghazi starting in April, and asked the State Department what measures it took to address the threat. They claimed officials have told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee of "repeated requests" for additional security.
"Based on information provided to the committee by individuals with direct knowledge of events in Libya, the attack that claimed the ambassador's life was the latest in a long line of attacks on Western diplomats and officials in Libya in the months leading up to September 11, 2012," they wrote. "In addition, multiple U.S. federal government officials have confirmed to the committee that, prior to the September 11 attack, the U.S. mission in Libya made repeated requests for increased security in Benghazi. The mission in Libya, however, was denied these resources by officials in Washington."
A State Department spokeswoman said Tuesday that Clinton plans to respond to the lawmakers' questions.
The House committee plans to hold an Oct. 10 hearing on security in the region leading up to the attack. The letter to Clinton alleges 13 incidents that showed the deteriorating security situation on the ground.

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The reported incidents include an account that members of the Libyan security force were urged by their family members to quit over rumors "of an impending attack."
The letter also said threats on Facebook prompted Ambassador Chris Stevens to stop taking morning runs around Tripoli, though he reportedly later resumed those runs. The letter included other incidents, which have been well documented, including the June attack on a convoy carrying the British ambassador. Plus it said "assailants" put an explosive device at the gate of the U.S. Consulate in early June, blowing a hole in the security perimeter.
"Put together, these events indicated a clear pattern of security threats that could only be reasonably interpreted to justify increased security for U.S. personnel and facilities in Benghazi," the lawmakers wrote.
Stevens and three other Americans were killed in the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi on Sept. 11.
Fox News reported on Friday that the physical security was so substandard at the Benghazi consulate that it required a waiver, signed off in Washington by the secretary of state, the head of diplomatic security, or the heads of foreign building operations. A State Department spokeswoman said there would be no comment on the issue until their internal investigation is complete.
The department, meanwhile, has stood by U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice in the face of criticism and calls for her resignation. Rice came under fire for claiming repeatedly the Sunday after the attack that it was a "spontaneous" reaction to protests over an anti-Islam film. The administration now acknowledges the assault was a coordinated terror attack.
Fox News' Catherine Herridge contributed to this report.

(This one (above) proves, and confirms Secretary of State Clinton's own testimony, that repeated requests for security increases were made by Ambassador Stevens, requests that went unanswered.)

State Department Followed Benghazi Attack as It Happened

David Lerman

October 10, 2012 — 11:57 AM EDT

State Department officials said yesterday they had never concluded the attack grew out of a protest over a video depicting the Prophet Muhammad, as some Obama administration officials had said last month. Photographer: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. State Department monitored the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, “in almost real-time,” according to an official who oversees diplomatic security.
Charlene Lamb, deputy assistant secretary of state for international programs in the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, said a security agent activated a danger-notification system as the attack began shortly before 10 p.m. local time on Sept. 11.
“From that point on, I could follow what was happening in almost real time,” Lamb said in written testimony prepared for a hearing today by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which has been investigating the attack and whether security was adequate.
State Department officials said yesterday they had never concluded the attack grew out of a protest over a video depicting the Prophet Muhammad, as some Obama administration officials had said last month. The officials, who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity, said there had been no protest at the U.S. consulate that day and the attack came suddenly.
Patrick Kennedy, undersecretary of state for management, today defended the initial accounts from the administration that the attack resulted from a protest that spiraled out of control.
“No one in the administration has claimed to know all the answers,” Kennedy said in his written testimony for the hearing. “We have always made clear that we are giving the best information we have at the time. And that information has evolved.”
Kennedy in particular defended U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice, who said on Sept. 16 that the attack started as a “spontaneous, not premeditated response” to demonstrations in Egypt over a “very offensive video.”
Referring to Rice’s comments at the time, Kennedy said, “The information she had at that point from the intelligence community is the same that I had at that point. As time went on, additional information became available.”

(This story proves that Hillary Clinton watched the attack on the Benghazi compound as it was happening and did not order any assistance. Taken from: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-10-10/state-department-followed-benghazi-attack-as-it-happened)

Combined with what was revealed in the latest Benghazi hearing, that she told her family (Bill and Chelsea, etc.), and the Prime Minister of Egypt that Benghazi was a terrorist attack and not because of a video (which she told the American public that it WAS due to an anti-Islam video), what did Hillary Clinton stand to gain from lying to the American public? Why did she do it?

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