Loving Your Fellow as Yourself*

Ultra-Orthodox Jews walk past Muslim street vendors selling fresh vine leaves at the landmark Damascus Gate in east Jerusalem upon their return from overnight prayers and Torah reading at the Western Wall on the occasion of the Jewish harvest holiday (1) of Shavuot, early on 29 May 2009.

The annual religious festival, which began at sunset on 28 May; marks the day Moses gave the Torah to the Jews (from Mount Sinai) after their exodus from Egypt.

A Jewish boy looks at a Muslim man reading the daily Arabic newspaper 'Jerusalem' early on 29 May 2009 as ultra-Orthodox Jews passed through the landmark Damascus Gate in east Jerusalem upon their return from overnight prayers and Torah reading at the Western Wall on the occasion of the Jewish harvest holiday of Shavuot.

This comes at a time that only yesterday, US President Barack Obama in Washington DC; was again trying to destabilize the peaceful unity between Muslims and Jews, due to the US war that has been ongoing for over a hundred and nine years towards Israel and her people.

This also comes under the old US foreign policy ( known originally, as the "The Wind and the Lion" War Campaign; started by then US President Theodore Roosevelt ) towards Israel with Obama's continued enforcement of the unacceptable two-state solution (using in collaboration with the non-citizen Canaanites under PLO global terrorist, Interpol fugitive Mahmoud Abbas and his terrorist organization), which is detrimental to all the inhabitants of the country and the further necessity for desegregated housing towards every one's benefit .

Which Obama himself, is just another old hand of the same tired US oppressive story; which has no future (Judges 5:31).

* Leviticus 19:18

(1) Harvest Holiday, Chag ha-Katzir (Harvest Festival); also Yom ha-Bikurim (Day of First Fruits) usually characterized here as being the end of the barley harvest.

More Americans say they have no religion

Feeling there way through faith's darkness, a country in Decline.

A wide-ranging study on American religious life found that the Roman Catholic population has been shifting out o of the Northeast to the Southwest, the percentage of Christians in the nation has declined and more people say they have no religion at all.

Fifteen percent of respondents said they had no religion, an increase from 14.2 percent in 2001 and 8.2 percent in 1990, according to the American Religious Identification Survey. (Continued)

Commentary:

There are times, with what happens to a country; has nothing to do with a particular religion, but what is occurring within the countries society structure.

While this particular poll apparently was bias, what is not taken into account is the climbing morality decline in the US and the further collapsing infrastructure of this particular country.

As to some of the major problems in this moral decline are promiscuity, Alcoholism, illicit drug use and various high crime‘s, with complacency; which all accept the latter of crime, has brought about certain disease’s that while some are highly contagious and have no foreseeable medical cure for these disease’s (which does include embryonic stem cell research); except through prevention by moral decency. Which some of these disease’s are not just in the carrier’s themselves, but some can be transmitted to the unborn during pregnancy, to children and in many cases; to others by contact with an infected carrier.

As this pragmatic situation goes beyond mere ideological thought as one may be in question, but to have been ascertained previously; by the scientific and medical community.

Nevertheless, the US continued issue of cloning especially with the precept of future human cloning, baby abortion and child abuse for example‘s; these situation’s or problems would not be an issue within a moral society for they wouldn't occur.

As to the US alleged scientific issue on Global ‘Warming or former US Vice President Al Gore got an expensive light bulb idea, which is nothing but what is called a 'Band-Aid solution'; where the Band-Aid has blown out the car window at 70 MPH, to finally be caught and pasted to an advertisement billboard on the side of the highway.

Which the original solution for this problem, stems from ancient writing’s, not as suggested by US President Barack Obama’s atheist view point; which by the original solution has always been previously, the most sound one of stabilizing the earth.

Iron Eyes Cody AKA the "Crying Indian" was in a “Keep America Beautiful public service announcement” in the early 1970’s, concerning the severe problem of US litter and pollution; which is still occuring today. While at the time this service announcement was being advertised on television and billboard’s, the scope of Global warming and numerous other Environmental problem’s was already being put in the forefront for people not just to be conscientiously aware; but that their was already a major problem.

Finally, the US is not just having an economic collapse, they are having a full collapse in ever facet of the structure of the country itself or what is called 'full implosion' and as far as any type of integrity, it has galloped off as a cowboy; into the perplexed sunset.

The United States Empire on the Global March

The US Empire is equivalent to the conquests and foreign policies of ancient Roman and Babylon Empires; of old.

Kristallnacht Pogrom 70 Years Anniversary

Jews and non-Jews attend a commemorative service for the 70th anniversary of the Kristallnacht pogrom at the beautifully restored Rykestrasse Synagogue, on 9 November 2008; in Berlin, Germany.

On 9 November 1938, Nazi SA and SS paramilitary troops attacked Jewish establishments across Germany, burning 200 synagogues, ransacking Jewish businesses, killing 92 people and deporting 25,000 to 30,000 Jews to concentration camps.

Central Council of Jews in Germany head Charlotte Knobloch speaks at a commemorative service for the 70th anniversary of the Kristallnacht pogrom at the beautifully restored Rykestrasse Synagogue, on 9 November 2008; in Berlin, Germany.

The Rykestrasse Synagogue is Germany's largest synagogue and reopened in 2006 after meticulous renovation; which is thought with much happiness among the Jewish people.

One who was thought hidden, but now is seen (for 'it was time'): A young Jewish man attends a commemorative service for the 70th anniversary of the Kristallnacht pogrom at the beautifully restored Rykestrasse Synagogue, on 9 November 2008; in Berlin, Germany. I studied for a short time to learn to read Hebrew, but I will sadly admit, like Arabia it is poor; because of my situation.

Commentary:
I was reminded recently by an old friend how when we where children and while I did not understand at the time of why we where singled out and further through school the same thing would happen or sometimes worse; which I will admit at times it got so bad, I would go home and ask my mother if there was something wrong with me; for me to be treated in such a way and she always said no or it was not me.

Prior to 9/11, if you had a Semitic background in the US, one could be subjected to Anti-Semitism, which being me; I could not understand people even thinking of being mean to each other. I started to understand more in Adulthood and still as most people know do not agree in any manner.

After 9/11, people where singled out and Islamophobia was born, so if one was Jewish they where mistreated because of Anti-Semitism and if one was Muslim, here came the Islamophobia. To here again, I have gotten the joy of having both; which is assured there are many more like myself; especially in my thinking if one actually comes from Palestine or ones ancestry is such.

Then we step back in time to WW2 and what became known most sadly as the Jewish Holocaust, while the Nazi’s apparently could tell the difference of someone being Jewish or Arab Palestinian we still ended up in the camps and worse, the gas chambers. So in further thinking, prior to 9/11 anyone Semitic had the honor of walking together with something in common, racism.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Central Council of Jews in Germany head Charlotte Knobloch arrive at a commemorative service for the 70th anniversary of the Kristallnacht pogrom at the beautifully restored Rykestrasse Synagogue, on 9 November 2008; in Berlin, Germany.

While my old friend, happened to remind me of this fact recently, for at the time when we saw each other on about a daily basis; I was only six years old and had to my understanding in the outside world the first taste of this type of maltreatment and as then to now, what is still a wonderment is most simply when will it stop or when will people stop mistreating one‘s differences; to instead appreciate these differences?

A Pakistani Man Carries Belongings through Earthquake Rubble

A man carries his belongings through the rubble of his house after an earthquake in Balochistan, Pakistan; on 31 October 2008.

This particular earthquake untold thousands are displaced and the death toll at this time is 300.

By certain people, this earthquake is being considered apart of the upheaval that is affecting the whole earth. Which this is just one the many events that have been foretold in prophesy; to not just Islam, but Judaism and Christianity.

As to why this particular area in Pakistan received this earthquake, I only have a theory of cause; which nevertheless, something of this manner is very sad to me.

Bullying powers near collapse: Ahmadinejad

30 October 2008

Tehran-President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday that bullying powers are on the verge of collapse as they are hated by the world nations.

"All nations are looking for a new way as they lost their hope on big powers," said the president who is currently in Lorestan province in western Iran.

Addressing a meeting with provincial ulema and clergymen, he said that the present situation "is a great chance to introduce pure Islamic thoughts and ideals as well as Iran's Islamic Revolution." Stressing the need for implementing justice in an Islamic system, the president said promotion of justice in the society was a major priority of his government.

President Ahmadinejad and his cabinet members arrived in the provincial capital of Khorramabad, Wednesday on the second round of his provincial tours to follow up implementation of the projects that had been approved during the first round of his provincial visits which began since he took office in 2005.

Commentary:

What the world is seeing is changes that such as this to last occur, was about 1437 years ago or usually when a Prophet appears, nevertheless, while the changes are not small things; but rather changes which affect every element from economy to society even to the smallest thread, which something with such momentum as this, only comes by Allah (God) himself.

While one could elaborate on the different changes, things such as this could be more found in writings from the Quran, to the Torah, to even the Christian Bible; it is this profound.

Mankind is in a time when Allah (God) as to what it is written in prophesies, before He is finished; no stone will be the same ever again. This also comes at a time when the armies of light and darkness are in numerous heated battles, for the sake of mankind; which is considered as numerous end of time events.

This also reminds of something I read the day before yesterday and was able to finish yesterday, about the Prophet Jesus (PBUH) mentioning two Prophets at the end of time. I first started reading on this from the Quran, which took me of all places to the Christian Bible, while the Christian part was mistranslated into English; I was still able to get the understanding which was assured meant to be conveyed.

The mistranslation part as I think came about because of the past that all the previous Prophets where men and it is sure that people would have a hard understanding that the first Prophet at the end of time is a woman and the only name given for her is Deborahor while she has this name is sometimes conveyed by her attributes.

An Evil Omen

Global terrorist, Interpol fugitive Mahmoud Abbas sitting in front of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India; on 8 October 2008.

by HRM Deborah

About forty years ago in one of my unusual dreams that came by Allah, I saw this very picture, the only other acceptation is I did not know the face or the name of the man at the time and to my understanding this was a sign of an evil omen, which I would see it in the future.

This type of omen was not because of the Taj Mahal itself, but the man who would appear in front and that this apperance was not to be taken lightly and by seeing this it would tell the truth of who the man really was.

That this would be the proof, that this man was the demon of violence.

The significance of the demon sitting in front of the Taj Mahal was to give a type of threat, but the demon themselves becomes the shadow of the past.

This is also the time the armies of light and darkness will dress to full battle armament to engage in a fierce battle for the sake of mankind. This battle will cause a ripple effect that cross the whole earth for seven years and creates a transformation of time.

One will also see eventually in this time, men fighting on the backs of elephants; at least a thousand abreast and large numbers of people on horseback.

The Handwriting on the Wall

by HRM Deborah

Some people apparently wonder how I knew the economic collapse was coming for lack of a better explanation, the handwriting was on the wall for as I mentioned in previous writing’s; I could see it as far back as five years ago and it is prophesied for the end of time and the type of person or person's who would cause it.

Nevertheless, this is one of those situation’s I wish was not occurring because of my concern of not just for the global community, but for everyone on the planet.

To further explain, my heart is very heavy about this economic situation and as to the hint’s I tried to give that would very well reverse this situation, they went unheeded from what I have seen.

Something people tend to forget is the elements that most people do not take into account that is not always visible without paying close attention to it.

Furthermore, putting blame on the ordinary person is not what should be occurring for it is not there fault as far as the base of the economic crisis nor swinging ones head back and forth in a panic of what to do next and making the same old mistakes, until one gets a large headache. But instead, think of the true logic of the situation and I say this with the hope one will understand; to do what is good for the benefit of everyone.

Unemployed: The US Great Depression of the 21st Century

1930's Great Depression

What is the latest US fashion update, they are remakes of the last Great Depression, from longer skirts, more modest blouses, hats to shoes; let’s hope they are long wear like the last Depression for the cost value.

Sidewalk Office

Joshua Persky, an unemployed financial engineer, stands in front of the Charles Schwab building at 50th Street and Park Avenue with a sign proclaiming "Experienced MIT Graduate for Hire" June 24, 2008 in New York City.

Persky, who lost his job in the volatile banking industry six months ago, thought standing on a corner passing out resumes would be a novel approach over networking and writing emails at home.

Persky is married and supports five children.

Unemployed in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Depressed in the 1930's.

This also is a reminder of an event at the end of time, which speaks of severe poverty and famine due in part; to very high cost. Which certain parts of the earth, will not be affected, this usually pertains to that which belongs to Allah (God).

The Eyes of a Hurricane

After the 1900 Galveston hurricane, there where so many died, that corpses were piled onto carts for burial at sea. It was estimated to be between 6,000 to 12,000 souls.

22 September 2008

By HRM Deborah

There seems to be a conflict of sorts of which hurricane was the worse. The ones under this situation are the 1900 Galveston hurricane and 2005 New Orleans Hurricane Katrina.

In actuality, these are a very simple question with and answer, because the severity of any disaster especially a natural one works on the guidelines of the death toll.

In the U.S. the general population of the country was not as populated in 1900, as it is today. The death toll for 1900 Galveston hurricane was estimated to be between 6,000 to 12,000 souls, while 2005 New Orleans Hurricane Katrina was estimated to be over 18,000 soul’s; which does makes Hurricane Katrina the worse natural disaster in U.S. history.

These people died in 2005 from Hurricane Katrina.

While it has been also a question that Allah (God) creates all these hurricanes and it is a fact that He doesn’t, but Shaytan (Satan) signature is sometimes seen.

The difference of these two hurricanes was the 1900 Galveston hurricane as far as my understanding was by Allah (God) and Hurricane Katrina in 2005 was a prophesy end of time event that was actually not by Allah (God); but something much more heinous.

As to those who felt that 2005 Hurricane Katrina was by Allah (God) I wish no disrespect, but only to help with understanding; that the one who did this was a dragon from Shaytan (Satan) that when they failed there mission they where destroyed, as it is also said to happen within prophesy.

While both where very tragic because of the lost of life, it assured both will not soon be forgotten throughout history; which is as it should be.

The Good VS Evil Tug-of-War

by HRM Deborah

Most everyone knows some of the events known in history such as Noah and the Ark along with a great deluge, that drowned a lot of people because of sin and other events that was either so sinful or frightening that the hair stood up on the back of one’s necks.

For the sake of little discussion, one usually says that Noah and his family were true to Allah and the people that drowned listened to Satan and followed his temptations of sin. So Allah caused the deluge to clean the earth, because these people had gotten so bad.

Within a society sometimes when Satan thinks he has a firm grasp and all of sudden things start changing for the good again, sometimes there is a destabilization because Satan doesn’t like to lose; this is why certain events contributed to the end of time that occur, they may seem so awful. It is kind of like a tug-of-war with Allah on one side and Satan on the other pulling back and forth.

For example, the man that murder the other man on the Greyhound bus in Canada, or the imbalance of the economy; even to other types environmental factors.

All through the end time prophesies, especially the wars; this is actually what is occurring, good against evil.

One may say what is the use, if it is going to get so bad, like any good event or story, one has to be accountable at the end or stop the evil, before it gets a firmer foot hold and turn it around which actually saves the world.

If one has some knowledge of prophesy or the other past events, then they know the two examples I gave are minor to what can come; if people do not stop listening to Satan and instead plant the good seeds.

Temple is in Our Hands

Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem, by Francesco Hayez.

By HRM Deborah

On this issue of a third Jewish temple and I am going to be very honest here, is that from prophesy the only time that there will be such as this is further towards the end of time and has to be by God, not by man‘s decision.

Because if man tries to change anything that God has on a certain timetable especially due to impatience, God usually in a manner of speaking get’s very upset and the outcome is usually very bad.

While there is several issues it seems in this time due to not wishing to wait when it is the proper time, not only takes things out of a person hands; but tends to be a hard slap upon the face, by God.

Last time such as this occurred as a major event, was the Jewish Diaspora and I for one do not wish this to happen again, towards the Jewish people.

From my knowledge, if a third Jewish temple is started without God’s timetable, the outcome will be worse than Jewish Diaspora and I am not saying this to be mean; but as a warning reminder, for the sake of the Jewish people.

As for God being with anyone in this time period, it is a reminder; He always has been, just look and listen and one will know.

Queen’s Family Tree Sketch

by HRM Deborah

It has been brought to my attention that there has been much discussion, as to who some of my ancestors may have been. For example, it was said to me that some of the Jewish people for instance, are trying to decide, if I am a descendant of Abraham.

Apparently, this discussion came about I am told, because of my mannerisms, thinking and so forth.

While I am one to not talk a lot about my family tree usually, especially in our modern times; because of people questioning it‘s genuineness, for I do have an interesting family history.

To make it very easy, I am related to all the prophets, either directly or they where first cousins; also the only Palestinian companion to Muhammad (PBUH), which was Abu Hurayra.

So to answer the question, if I am related to Abraham is of course yes, directly through Ishmael (Ismail); otherwise, he was a very great grandfather.

While I could have wrote a lengthy discussion also on this subject, I felt it was easier to just simplify; to make it easier for everyone to understand, because of the enormous amount of history.

Furthermore, because of the type of person I am and my family history, I was also tested last year by a Sheik if it was possible; I was the first prophet in the end of time. For in prophesy, the first prophet is a woman.

A lot of heads apparently came together to come up with the hardest question they could think of to ask me and then the Sheikh came to my home with the two witnesses. While I did have to simplify my answer because it was to much for the dear Sheikh, I did answer correctly, which overwhelmed everyone in the room; even one man dropped his car keys.

They came to the conclusion, while I’m still in question of the fact; that I am considered the first prophet in the end times.

Seal Of The Prophets

Muhammad (PBUH) is not the father of any your men, but he is the Messenger of Allah and the last (end) of the Prophets. And Allah is Ever All Aware of everything.

Seal of the Prophets is a title given to Muhammad(PBUH) by a verse in the Qur'an (Al-Ahzab 33:40); Muslims traditionally interpret this verse as meaning that Muhammad (PBUH) was the last prophet, until the end of time prophesies where to begin.

Nasheed by Yusuf Islam

Prophet Mohammed's (PBUH) Birthday

A Palestinian boy holds a model of the Dome of the Rock during a ceremony celebrating the birth of Islam's Prophet Mohammed on March 20, 2008 in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Muslims around the world celebrate the birth of Prophet Mohammed.

20 March 2008

A Statement from HRM Deborah of Palestine and the Messenger of Islam

Many Muslims at this time remember the Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) birthday. For Muslims he was not just a Prophet, but also someone to follow his example and has been beloved all these centuries, since the time of his birth in 570.

Muhammad (PBUH) accomplished many things in his life, with Allah’s guidance and love. He was able to renew the truth upon humanity and clear away much that was of Shaytan, for the sake of all humanity.

As for Allah, giving the Quran to Muhammad (PBUH), he gave Muhammad (PBUH), the humility and fortitude that still sends blessing’s upon humanity to this very day.

Many felt he was the last prophet theoretically this is true, but he did mention about the Prophet’s that would come in the end times and gave a very good description what the Prophets in the last days would be like; as well as other things about them.

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) truly was someone that will be remembered in all Muslims hearts.

As for the insults by the Danish cartoonist, that was strictly Islamphobia, maybe now they will understand the outrage they created by such an act as they did. For no, one should ever insult a Prophet regardless if one believes they are or not, Allah knows and this is what is most important.

One thing we as Muslims can wish for, is just be able to walk a few steps as an example of what Muhammad (PBUH) did for us and wished for us.

Palestinian youths hold a banner reading, during a ceremony celebrating the birth of Islam's Prophet Mohammed(PBUH) on March 20, 2008 in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

Sayings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

Life of the Martyr’s

(AFP PHOTO/SAID KHATIB /Getty Images)

A Palestinian mother mourns over the body of her son killed during an Zionist army operation in the southern Gaza Strip, on February 17, 2008 in Khan Yunis. Zionist troops killed four Palestinians, three of them resistance fighter‘s, in the latest Zionist assault on the Gaza Strip.

And say not of those who are killed in the Way of Allah, "They are dead." Nay, they are living, but you perceive (it) not. (Al-Baqara 2:154)

And those who believe in (the Oneness of) Allah and His Messengers, they are the Siddiqoon (i.e. those followers of the Prophets who were first and foremost to believe in them), and the Martyrs with their Lord, they shall have their reward and their light. But those who disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allah) and deny Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), they shall be the dwellers of the blazing Fire. ( Al-Hadid, Chapter 57: 19)

The Recession’s Human and Environmental Impacts

Editorial

(This Editorial is not necessarily the opinion of the Blog Administrator.)

18 February, 2008

by Emily Spence

Too often news coverage focuses on discreet current events at the expense of a more synthetic approach to notable happenings. While it is important that the public learns of major incidents in the world as they take place, sometimes this can lead to some observers “not seeing the forest for the trees.”

On account, it might be easy to miss the connection between the global recession (and possible future depression) with the ongoing decline of environmental well-being and increase in human population. All the same, these three areas are deeply intertwined. Here are a few details concerning the relationship.

Let’s start with the present economic decline: Part of the reasons that there are global jitters involving the weakening of the $ USD is that it provides a means to assess worth of other holdings. In short, many countries and individuals, directly and indirectly, assign their own fiscal strength based on the dollar’s standard. This is especially the case when they are carrying the US public debt, which is currently well over $9 Trillion dollars.

In addition, practically all of the US national debt owned by foreigners is held by private investors except for central banks, which hold 64%. Further, the size of the foreign-owned portion of this amount owed is practically three times the total amount of currency in circulation! Indeed, the numbers given by the Federal Reserve for June 2007 put its amount at US $755 billion.

In tandem, the average US family’s credit card balance is now almost 5 % of its annual income (with a median U.S. household income presently at $43,200), more that 40 % of American families spend more than they earn, personal bankruptcies in US have doubled in the last decade and the overall consumer debt has reached $2.46 Trillion as of June 2007 (excluding the $440 billion of revolving home equity loans, $600 Billion owed for second mortgages and an overall $9 Trillion in mortgage debt). As such, the total US consumer revolving debt grew to $904 Billion last summer.

Why has this happened? In part, it is because real wages of most workers languished or declined since 1975. So, many Americans reacted by taking on loans to maintain or raise their living standards.

As Polonius, Shakespeare’s character in Hamlet cautioned, “neither a borrower, nor a lender be” and, certainly, there is trouble with being either. However, everyone, even an individual with neither role, can be in trouble when the value of the currency that he maintains plummets.

So, why is the American money losing clout? The answer is partly dependent upon the way that it gained worth in the first place and, indeed, its relative merit is created by any number of factors. These include the country issuing it having a robust economy (a trade surplus rather than being a debtor nation), having something of universal worth tied to it for which it stands, such as precious metal from which the $ USD was effectively severed in 1971 when the US government refused to exchange a relative small sum of dollars held by several other governments for gold, or some other coveted resource for which the currency alone must be traded, something like OPEC petroleum. (The latter contingency is the reason that some dollar holders find the Iran Bourse, with its plans to reject the $ USD as payment for oil, threatening and suspect that the recent cable failures were a deliberate attempt to postpone its arrangements being set in place.) In short, without a monetary standard having it’s worth assigned by being attached to something deemed of unquestionable worth, it tends to have uncertain value.

Meanwhile, the US economy, itself, can’t grow. Partly, this is due to globalization of industry, which has created jobs in second and third world countries by taking many of them away from Americans, who cannot continue their high rates of consumption of products due to the increasing deficit of employment opportunities, diminished fiscal returns, raising prices for goods (including staples) and advancing inflation. So, it is no wonder that, while oil and food prices are rising, so are the number of home foreclosures while home worth, in general, is depreciating across the board.

Simultaneously, it is no surprise that US wages are kept depressed by the existence of a proliferation of out-of-work laborers relative to the smaller amount of jobs in existence. At the same time, the already huge homeless population, as would be expected, is skyrocketing. In fact, the number of persistently homeless Americans, ones with repeated episodes or who have been homeless for long periods, involves between 847,000 to 3,470,000 individuals, many of whom are children and unemployed veterans. Posed another way, close to 3.5 million people, of whom roughly 1.35 million are minors, are likely to experience homelessness in any given year in the US (National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, 2007).

At the same time, further outsourcing of labor guarantees that more jobs will be cut with the outcome that US citizens will possess even less money to buy either locally manufactured or imported goods. In relation, economic growth in other countries is, also, due to slow down, as exports are no longer quickly snapped up in the US. However, this consequence was long set to develop, given that, since 2000, a total of 3.2 million — one in six factory jobs — have disappeared from the American shores and the lowest rate of US job growth in four years occurred as recently as December 2007 when, simultaneously, the unemployment rate shot up 0.3 percentage points to almost 5 %. By factoring in huge losses in other work positions — such as the ones related to construction, fiscal services and retail sales — it is easy to see that American spending, even for relatively inexpensive foreign made goods, was bound to take a nosedive. How could it not do so when adequate job provision and reasonable salaries have, in effect, largely disappeared?

All the same, this overall arrangement has not been bad for those in the top economic tier as their capacity to pay meager second and third world wages, coupled with receipt of high income from finished products acquired by first world customers, has created an economic boon. Indeed, by mechanisms such as these, the ranks of millionaires and billionaires, during the past few years, has greatly expanded. (The number of millionaires in the world swelled to 8.7 million and the number of billionaires around the world rose to a record 793, the latter of which hold $2.6 trillion in assets and personally garner an extraordinary amount of resources.) So have the overall profit margins of many transnational companies, such as the pharmaceutical, oil and other industrial giants.

All considered, there is no way that many Americans, even with the minimum wage set at a measly $5.85/ hour, can compete with overseas $1/ day wages, nor subsume the fundamental costs associated with their rents, mortgages, the increase in food and oil prices, rising medical insurance payments and other basic expenses. On account, an overall decline in purchases has, recently, taken place in the US and, while this is not good for suppliers, it does give the environment a break.

The reason that it does is that the slow down in business, while ominous from an economic standpoint, is good for the environment, that cannot continue to be assaulted at an ever higher level in order to make an ever higher financial gain off of its largely finite resources. As it is, ecologists anticipate that, if present rates of deforestation continue, rainforests will disappear from the planet within this century, which would kill off an inordinate amount of the world’s animal and plant species while effecting global climate in unpredictable ways. (Presently, the global annual rate of deforestation is .8 percent.)

The outlook for the ocean life is just as grim with currently 71-78 % of it being “fully exploited,” “over exploited” or “significantly depleted” according to the United Nations. In addition, many types of aquatic plants and animals are on the verge of total extermination and 90 % of all big fish are already gone.

Add to this that, according to recent UN studies, arid lands prone to desertification cover more than one third of the planet’s landmass, which supports more than twenty percent of the human population. While requirements from these delicate environments grow, they increasingly become incapable of supporting life. As such, the global rate of desertification is rapidly escalating, although the actual rates vary by locality.

All of this in mind, we cannot keep expecting ever greater economic growth, nor an ever enlarging human population. Instead, we collectively need to drastically cut back on personal resource use, curtail manufacturing (due to stresses on the environment caused by global warming and other industrial impingements) and face a world that is likely to provide a dwindling supply of jobs.

In actuality, we cannot even endure a 5.5 to 7 degree F. (3 to 4 degree C.) rise in temperature due to carbon loading from industry and transportation of goods. This is because our doing so would all but ensure that human life would be unsupportable over much of the globe and likely prevent pollination for many major crops. Along with the resultant changed rainfall patterns, the lack of pollination would prompt a tremendous decrease in food production.

Regardless of whether this extreme heat occurs or not, the global population, according to the International Data Base, is expected to increase from 6 billion in 1999 to 9 billion by 2042, an increase of 50 percent that will require a mere 43 years. This, of course, has alarming implications for the maxed out natural world (including its water supplies), the labor market, food availability, product price and ever higher global warming.

So, just how are we to cope with these assorted dismal factors? First, we need to recognize the absolute need to stymie growth of GDP in every country, proactively delimit population and reduce general consumption. Put another way, we cannot have any positive outcomes from expecting myriad environments to yield up an unlimited cornucopia of goods, especially as our very lives depend on our severely lowering greenhouse gases and maintaining a large diversity of healthy intact natural environments. Second, we must, quickly, develop a wide array of “green jobs” to make up for the scarcity of ones that will come to pass on account of policies mandating deliberate curtailment of energy intensive manufacturing. Third, we need to quickly create business capable of providing, on an extensive basis, electricity derived from benign alternatives to fossil fuels.

Further, it would be helpful for people to form into small scale, self-sustaining communities to ride through the recession. Indeed, their establishment would, without doubt, help with the transition away from transnational sweatshops, provide regional employment and curb reliance on oil as less goods, including necessities, would require extensive transportation if produced locally.

The coalescence of a recession, mounting population, peak oil, mass extinction, urgent water shortages, climate change and other disastrous environmental impacts challenge us to take immediate action. Our doing so need not be disastrous if we collectively begin to make the essential changes on the scale needed. If we do not, the results could likely be catastrophic on a scope barely imagined by any of us. With firm resolve, let us all begin to undertake the critical modifications at once.

Allah Possessor of Power

And Allah is the unseen of the heaven’s and the earth. And the matter of the Hour is but a twinkling of the eye or it is nigher still. Surely Allah is Possessor of power over all things.

[Al-Nahl 16: 77]

The War of Many Languages

24 October 2007

by HRM Deborah

This will not be a conventional war, but one upon every nation and all people on the globe. No one will be safe from this war.

Furthermore, this is a war that effect’s not only the future, but also the past in what were the birthplaces of advancement’s to humanity; for example, Iraq, because it was where the Garden of Eden was or Afghanistan, because this was the birthplace of the Indo-European Language in history. Palestine will be the most effected, because it is Allah’s heart.

A war of this magnitude, you will see things that you have never seen even in your worse nightmares.

People will beg Allah to save them, their will be global devastation in all facets towards humanity.

The perpetrator of the beginning of this war may very well be by the Sea Serpent and do not forget those who come after them is far worse, such as Dajjal.

Be forewarned, this a war in the attempt of complete global extermination; some people refer to this war as the one at the End of Time or Armageddon.

Finally, one thing I have never believed in, is man’s inhumanity to man.

The Hour of (Doomsday)

Narrated Abu Hurayra:

While the Prophet (PBUH) was saying something during a gathering, a Bedouin came and asked him, “When will the Hour of (Doomsday) take place?”

Allah’s Apostle (PBUH) continued his talk, some people said that Allah’s Apostle (PBUH) had not heard the question, but did not like what the Bedouin had asked. Some said that Allah’s Apostle (PBUH) had not heard it.

When the Prophet (PBUH) finished his speech, he said, “Where is the questioner that asked about the Hour of (Doomsday)?”

The Bedouin said, “I am here, O Allah’s Apostle.”

Then the Prophet (PBUH) said, “When honesty is lost then wait for the Hour of (Doomsday).”

The Bedouin said, “How will that be Lost?”

The Prophet (PBUH) said, “When the power of authority comes into the hands of unfit people, then wait for the Hour of (Doomsday).

Volume 1, Book 3, Number 56 (Hadith Translation by Sahih Bukhari)