Iran kicking up more dust at Israel

It's both amazing and alarming to see the world headlines borrowing from a "fiction" novel so closely as today's Independent did. In the story headed, "Iran turns the screw on Israel with firing of missiles," Tom Baldwin tells that the Middle East is moving closer to following the plot outlined in Joel Rosenberg's popular suspense novels.

In case you're one of the roughly two dozen people in the world who haven't read the books yet, let me clue you in. Rosenberg wrote his first novel, "The Last Jihad," in 2000 and early 2001. It opens with Islamic terrorists using a plane to kamikaze attack the US. Now, remember, this was a year before 9/11, right? His novel and the following series, "The Last Days,"The Ezekiel Option," and "The Copper Scroll," proceed to describe, with what hundreds of news reviewers have described as "eerie prophetic accuracy," the unfolding events of the march to and through Armageddon. The Washington Times' Mark Kellner said of Rosenberg, "He has been called a 'modern-day Nostradamus' for his novels, which seem to be ripped from the headlines -- next year's headlines.."

Enough said about Rosenberg's novels. You've read them (if not ... DO IT! - go to his web site to find out more about these must reads) so I won't bore you with another recap.

Back to Iran and Israel ... as Ahmadinejad and his military commander, General Salami, (I kid you not, the man in charge of Iran's military is named after a pork sausage! Would that make the two of them the team of "salami and baloney"?) where was I? Oh yes, General Balon ... Salami said that the missile firings were in response to "harsh language" from Israel and the US. So apparently, Salami and Baloney were so offended by our saying they should mind their manners they threw a hissy fit and threatened - again - to annihilate Israel.

Whine, whine, whine. Ever since Abraham gave Ishmael the boot in favor of Isaac (at God's direction, BTW), these guys have been whining. Only problem is, now they're developing nuclear weapons. That means the next time they get their burkas in a wad they could be tossing nukes around.

Not to worry, I read the back of the book. (and parts of the middle, which is to say Ezekiel and Revelations) And I'm happy to report that they lose, we win.

BUT ... now is the time to choose sides: Islam and their hate filled rhetoric of "kill everyone who doesn't believe the same way we do," or Christianity and Jesus' teachings of "love your enemies and bless those who curse you." Seems like a no-brainer, right? Apparently, because the ones choosing the wrong sides seem to be "no-brainers."