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Ethiopia was supposed to help America in the war on terror. But it's only made matters worse.
By Jonathan Tepperman | NEWSWEEK
From the magazine issue dated Apr 20, 2009
Few people outside Ethiopia have ever heard of Birtukan Mideksa. And that's just how the government wants it. Since December, Birtukan has been kept in solitary confinement, one of hundreds of political prisoners there. Her apparent crime? Organizing a democratic challenge to the increasingly iron-fisted rule of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.
In the past year alone, Meles's ruling party has rigged elections, effectively banned independent human-rights groups, passed a draconian press law and shrugged off calls for an investigation into alleged atrocities in the restive Ogaden region. Yet in the same period, his country has become one of the largest recipients of U.S. aid in sub-Saharan Africa, getting a cool $1 billion in 2008. The Bush administration claimed that Ethiopia was the linch-pin of its regional counterterrorism strategy and a vital beacon of stability. But the evidence increasingly suggests Washington isn't getting what it pays for, and is supporting a brutal dictator in the process. Candidate Obama pledged to strengthen democracy in Africa; if he's serious, this is a good place to start.
America's warm relations with Ethiopia date to the days after 9/11, when the country's Christian-dominated government came to be seen as a natural U.S. ally in a region targeted by Islamic extremists. After disputed elections in 2005, however, Meles—once hailed by President Bill Clinton as part of a promising "new generation" of African leaders—began clamping down on dissent.
Yet Washington tolerated his lapses because it needed his help fighting Qaeda-linked Islamists in next-door Somalia. In December 2006, Ethiopia's U.S.-trained Army duly invaded its neighbor, ousting the radical Islamic Courts Union government there. But the adventure hasn't worked out as planned. No sooner had the ICU been toppled than an even more radical group, Al-Shabab, sprang up to fight the invaders. And although Seyoum Mesfin, Ethiopia's foreign minister, recently told NEWSWEEK that the Islamists have been militarily "shattered," they now control much of the country's south and have tightened links with Al Qaeda. Meanwhile, the Ethiopian troops have pulled out, and the country they left behind has been thoroughly devastated. Two years of fighting forced about 3.4 million Somalis, some 40 percent of the population, from their homes. Yet only a few high-ranking terrorists were eliminated, and Russell Howard, a retired general and senior fellow at the Pentagon's Joint Special Operations University, says the occupation only "empowered" the radicals.
Such failures—and Ethiopia's growing repression—suggest Washington should rethink the relationship. Just what Ethiopia offers the United States today is unclear. Addis Ababa has contributed troops to U.N. peacekeeping forces in Darfur and Burundi and plays a large role in shaping the policies of the African Union. But this shouldn't earn it unquestioning U.S. support.
To reset ties, the United States should push Ethiopia to democratize. And it must urge it to reconcile with its archnemesis, Eritrea. Resolving the conflict between the two states is key to addressing a whole range of threats to U.S. interests. Tiny Eritrea won independence from Addis Ababa in 1993, but the two countries fought a 1998–2000 border war and relations have remained hostile ever since, in part because Ethiopia, with tacit U.S. support, has ignored an international ruling that redrew their border. Too weak to challenge Ethiopia directly, Eritrea has funneled support to its enemy's enemies—including Al-Shabab and its America-hating foreign fighters. Eritrea also recently instigated a border conflict with Djibouti, home to an important U.S. military base.Ethiopia was supposed to help America in the war on terror. But it's only made... more
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''Curiously, this gland is light sensitive and actually has a lens, cornea, and retina.''
Dr. Rick Strassman
''A recent hypothesis proposed by David Klein, head of Neuroendocrinology at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), suggests that the Pineal gland has primitive retinas, and that it exercised the dual function of both capturing the image and producing melatonin. He believes that over time this latter function had migrated to the pineal gland, an emancipated organ, while the degeneration of the retina as a product of melatonin in mammals continues without coherent explanation.''
David Klein
For thousands of years, the pineal gland was recognized as the human body’s connection to deeper realms of thought—a window into other dimensions. While this notion has faded with the passing of time, science has begun to focus its efforts toward understanding the secret functions of the “hidden eye.”
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She was once miss Ethiopia 2004 and participated on Miss World 2004 and still she is the most beautiful women that no one has ever seen in the generation. You might...She was once miss Ethiopia 2004 and participated on Miss World 2004 and still she is... more
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In February 2009, 202 cities hosted a Twestival, the event to bring Twitter communities together and raise money for Charity: water. An astonishing amount of money was raised ($250,000+), and Charity:water will use 100% to give people clean and safe drinking water.
On 11 April, Charity:water will drill the first Twestival well in Africa, posting videos of the progress.
Got a question about water crisis? Do you want to know how your money is being used to help people in Ethiopia? Tweet @charitywater or use #charitywater.In February 2009, 202 cities hosted a Twestival, the event to bring Twitter... more
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BBC NEWS -- Deep in the gorge country that falls off the Ethiopian plateau, workers in boots and hard hats are hammering, drilling, blasting and digging their way into the mountainside for the foundations of the vast wall that will, when finished, create the second largest hydroelectricity dam in sub-Saharan Africa.
Teams of workers are blasting out the "keyhole" - the slot in the side of the valley that will hold the dam wall in place.
Others are finishing the concrete lining to the last of three 1,000m long tunnels that have already begun diverting the Omo River waters around the main construction site.
According to the engineers, they are now about a third of the way through the project, and on schedule to finish the Gilgel Gibe III hydroelectricity project sometime in 2012.
By then, the wall will soar 240 metres high - the tallest of its type anywhere in the world; holding back a reservoir 150 kilometres long.
The dam will provide 1,800 megawatts of electricity. That will more than double the country's current generating capacity in one hit, and according to Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, solve a national energy crisis.
"We cannot afford not to have Gilgel Gibe III," he said.
"We need that type of mega-project given the increased domestic demand and the requirements of export.
"And secondly, it enables us to store water and regulate the flooding [downstream in the Omo River]."
He rejects fears that some 500,000 people could see their livelihoods destroyed by the dam.
Tall order
The dam will also produce far more electricity than the country is capable of consuming. The vast bulk of it has been earmarked for export to neighbours like Sudan and Kenya.
"That would provide us with valuable foreign currency that will help with our balance of payments," said the prime minister.
So urgent was the need to get the dam built quickly that the government short-circuited the usual internationally accepted procedures for these kinds of massive infrastructure projects.
Usually, a government will first conduct a feasibility study followed by an environmental and social impact assessment to decide whether it really is wise to go ahead with the plan.
Then, it will raise the finance, call for competitive tenders and award the construction contract.
Instead, the government first negotiated the contract directly with Italian civil engineering giant Salini Costruttori.
It then went looking for the finance - a procedure that has left the government with a massive hole in its budget.
The two financial institutions that the government had hoped would back the project - the World Bank and the European Investment Bank - have both refused to get involved because the government broke international and domestic transparency rules by dealing directly with Salini.
"I think quite rightly, we have an obligation not only to do the right thing but to demonstrate very clearly that we are doing the right thing," said Greg Toulmin, the World Bank's country director for Ethiopia.
"In order to do that, we have to go through all these very meticulous processes to check all the aspects of any operation that we provide loan or guarantee to. That's something that takes time."
Standing firm
It's a luxury that Mihert Debeba, head of the Electricity Corporation, said Ethiopia simply can't afford.
He said: "Africa is in the dark. If we have to use very luxurious preconditions we wouldn't develop any hydro-power.
"Give us a choice. Should we stay in darkness? Should we avoid all this development?"
The corporation also short-circuited the environmental and social impact assessment (EIA) process. Instead the study - which gave the project a clean bill of health - was published two years after construction began.BBC NEWS -- Deep in the gorge country that falls off the Ethiopian plateau, workers in... more
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03 April 2009– When they said ‘a picture speaks a thousand words’ they could have been thinking about this one. The setting definitely is a reception. The people sitting around the table appear very important since there appear to be as many servers as guests. In addition to this we see many photographers documenting the event. It is difficult to determine if this is the beginning or the end of the event. Whatever it is, it is a very lavish and formal affair.
A person sitting right around the center is the only one wearing some kind of head covering, which would lead us to assume that he is from the Middle East. Further down you can see the lone woman. Other than that, it is a mainly a men’s affair. One can also assume that it is a formal event since the men are wearing dark suits. The majority of them seem to be white.
Let’s examine the person on the bottom left. He seems lonely, left out, or sad? He is definitely brooding about something. If you look around, you will notice that those in front of him as well as those on his right are engaged in deep conversation. The man on his left has given him his shoulder.
Who is he? What is he doing here? How come he is not engaged with anyone? Why is everyone ignoring him? If they did not want him there, why was he invited?
He definitely does not appear comfortable. You can tell that from his stiff shoulders and his general posture. His hands are clasped in a prayer position. He is probably not praying, but he is definitely in deep thought. It is difficult to tell how long he has been sitting ignored and isolated. Why didn’t the host find him a partner? He is not smiling, and his somber look conveys he is not enjoying the moment.
Why is he there if he is not comfortable; and why was he invited if he is not part of the group? Could there have been some mix up? Could he have been drafted at the last moment? Was he warned about the cold shoulder he might encounter? Did he send a scouting party to assess the situation? Did they lie to him to embarrass him? Was this calculated risk that blew up in his face? Could it be that he is not able to engage with the others as an equal?
It does not look like a good situation for our friend sitting in the bottom left. It can be considered a form of psychological torture to invite someone to such a dinner and ignore him. At the same time, it is not a good idea to crash a party where one is not welcome. Maybe our friend is praying for the party to be over. Maybe there is nothing here. Yeah right the picture is lying.03 April 2009– When they said ‘a picture speaks a thousand words’... more
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Khat bundle
The khat plant, Catha edulis, has been chewed by east Africans for hundreds of years and plays a large part in the social lives of both men and women.
It is banned across America, Canada and most of Europe, but remains legal in Britain.
Khat user Steve [not his real name] is a philosophy student. He is one of an increasing number of students who are taking up the habit.
Steve, who is 22, comes from a good middle-class family and in a slightly apologetic tone he tells me he was drawn to the leaves because they looked harmless.
"They looked really natural, not like a normal drug and they were all wrapped up in this really shiny banana leaf."
Crossing divides
Chewing khat according to those who do it, gives them a mellow high. Some describe it as a cross between cannabis and cocaine.
"You're really alert," says Steve, "but at the same time you have a bit of the feeling you have on cannabis... not hallucinations but going that sort of way."
In Somalia, khat is popular among taxi drivers and farm workers - people who have to stay alert while the rest of us are tucked up in bed.
In the UK, some students are using it for the same reasons, saying it helps them stay up all night studying.
It is relatively easy to get, and it's cheap too - your average bundle costs about £3 ($.4.20).
When I went in search of some for this piece, I was pointed in the direction of an Ethiopian butchers in north London.
Khat's appeal is spreading beyond the Somali community
They had sold out, but assured me they were expecting a fresh batch to be delivered in a couple of days.
The woman behind the counter suggested I try down the road.
Next stop and sure enough there it was, nestled innocently between the cucumbers and courgettes.
"Aren't you worried about selling it," I ask.
"No, why should I be?" The store owner asks, with a slightly bemused look on his face.
"Its legal, we pay taxes and people want to buy it, so I sell it."
Controversial status
But there growing concern that khat houses are trying to appeal more to younger users.
And that according to Asha, a teenager we meet at a community centre in east London, is setting a dangerous precedent.
"I see so many kids who...start because they just want to try it, but then they end up going there 24/7," he says.
"I know [people who] have ended up dropping out of college because they've been up chewing all night and can't get out of bed. Plus you get people selling other harder drugs in there."Khat bundle
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New York (Tadias) - Throughout 2008 I published articles on links between Ethiopia’s needs and the promises of an Obama presidency. Now that President Obama is in office, what might we project? What, that is, might it mean to reconsider U.S. relations with Ethiopia in ways that align them with the orientations of an Obama presidency?
Eyeing policies the Obama administration has already implemented and earlier statements suggests at least half a dozen aims: 1) employ state-of-the art technologies to advance human welfare; 2) develop energy sources to replace fossil fuels, and in other ways conserve natural environments; 3) link upgraded education and health services with a strengthened economy; 4) avoid sharp polarities of pronouncement and of conduct; 5) curtail terrorist tactics, but in smart ways; and 6) restore moral direction for a market economy and public service from the citizenry. In what follows I explore implications of those principles and priorities for U.S. relations with Ethiopia.
About the Author:
Donald N. Levine is the Peter B. Ritzma Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Chicago. He is the author of Wax and Gold: Tradition and Innovation in Ethiopian Culture (1965), Greater Ethiopia: The Evolution of a Multiethnic Society (1974), Visions of the Sociological Tradition (1995) and Powers of the Mind: The Reinvention of Liberal Learning(2007). Professor Levine’s research and teaching interests focus on classical social theory, modernization theory, Ethiopian studies, conflict theory and aikido, and philosophies of liberal education.
more @ link.....................New York (Tadias) - Throughout 2008 I published articles on links between... more
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. Photo/REUTERS
By ARGAW ASHINE, NATION CorrespondentPosted Monday, March 23 2009 at 19:17
ADDIS ABABA, Monday
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who is the commander-in-chief of the country’s defence forces, has refused to disclose the cost of the Somalia military intervention.
Opposition MPs expressed their disappointment after Mr Meles refused to disclose how many soldiers were killed or wounded during Ethiopia’s two-year military intervention in Somalia.
The PM last week told Parliament that he was neither obliged to make the disclosure, nor was it necessary for Parliament to know the details of the operation.
He, however, told Parliament how the Ethiopia intervention was important and successful, and that it was highly appreciated by the international community.
Opposition MP Temesgen Zewide said whatever the cost, both Parliament and the public were entitled to know.
The only independent MP and former Ethiopia President Negasso Gidada said Mr Meles’s position was an insult both to Parliament and the public.
Mr Lidetu Ayalew, the chair of Ethiopia Democratic Party (EDP), the only opposition party that supported the Ethiopian intervention, also expressed his disappointment by the Prime Minister’s refusal to disclose the cost.
“The public, who made the sacrifices, have a right to know,” Mr Lidetu said.
In his recent press briefing, Mr Meles refused to answer the same question from journalists, saying only that, the loss and causalities “were minimal”.
Ethiopia sent about 10,000 troops to Somalia in 2006 till early this year.Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. Photo/REUTERS
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A Canadian citizen, allegedly held in secret detention for two years, has appeared in an Ethiopian court accused of terrorism charges.
Ethiopian-born Bashir Makhtal denies being a leader of the separatist Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF).
Mr Bashir, who was among dozens of people arrested when Ethiopia invaded Somalia in 2006, faces the death penalty if convicted.
The former Toronto resident's case was adjourned to 20 April.
Mr Bashir's appearance on Thursday at the High Court in Addis Ababa was not his first - he pleaded not guilty at a previous hearing to all four charges:
• that he was a member of the ONLF central committee between 1999 and 2006
• that he recruited and trained ONLF members at a military camp in Eritrea
• that he led a contingent of the ONLF in the field against the Ethiopian army in Ethiopia's Somali region
• that he collaborated with Somalia's Union of Islamic Courts in Eritrea in an effort to overthrow the Ethiopian government
Mr Bashir was transferred from military custody to a prison near Addis Ababa two months ago, his lawyer said.A Canadian citizen, allegedly held in secret detention for two years, has appeared in... more
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A cattle-herding tribe in southern Ethiopia has crowned a new king in a secret ceremony considered so sacred that the Borena people believe it has the power to kill unauthorized observers.
Guyyoo Gobbaa is spending the three days following his inauguration Tuesday drinking warm beer under an acacia tree and eating goat meat with various elders and government officials, some of whom walked hundreds of miles to his village.
Like his predecessors, Guyyoo was chosen from birth to serve an eight-year term in a system that rotates power between the tribe's top clans and is as difficult to explain to outsiders as the American electoral college.
"If you see them exchanging power you'll die," said Mohammed Nur, a member of the Borena tribe who is also a local government official. "You'll spit blood. It is totally sacred."A cattle-herding tribe in southern Ethiopia has crowned a new king in a secret... more
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What price life’s little luxuries? That’s not an idle question here in Ethiopia. As a landlocked country (Eritrea got the seaports) Ethiopia has just one way to the sea — through the seriously congested port of Djibouti. It seemed a like a good idea at the time to concentrate its export efforts on low-volume, high-value commodities.
Just look at the export list. First, there’s coffee, and not just any old coffee; Ethiopia is aiming to break into the speciality market, with trademarked regional varieties.
Then there are roses and other cut flowers, and fancy, out-of-season vegetables. And there’s chaat — the narcotic leafy plant much chewed in the Middle East. And finally - tourism; not the sea-and-sand, Club 18-30 kind (well, Eritrea also got the beaches) but up-market holidays for older, richer people interested in culture and antiquities.
In fact the only necessity at the top of the export list, the only thing which Ethiopia sells to poor people, is pulses — peas and beans and lentils.
Now the world recession is on us, people will still eat lentils. In fact they may eat even more lentils, if they can’t afford steak. But what about the rest?
Tourism is starting to show signs of strain. There’s been a time lag, because some holidays for this winter season would have been booked well in advance, before the downturn began to bite. But some operators — especially those with a lot of North American clients — have now had to cancel departures for March and April because they don’t have enough bookings to make up the groups.
Flower growers have just warned of a downturn in the Dutch market, the gateway to Europe for most of their flowers. Faced with a likely 40% drop in demand, they are frantically trying to diversify, to sell to Dubai and Saudi Arabia, Dubai and the Far East.
But that still leaves coffee and chaat. And the good news is that both are addictive. And the bankers and brokers, savers and investors in the once-rich world may need a good cup of coffee even more, to help them through the hard times ahead.What price life’s little luxuries? That’s not an idle question here in... more
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Wamo Boru and his family used to live in Kaffa, one of the many small ethnic Borana communities scattered across the arid borderlands of southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya.
The hard red earth shows through the thin grass of the sun-baked landscape, a wide expanse of thorny scrub, flat-topped thorn-trees and tall red anthills.
The Borana lead a hard life, especially in the past year or two, when rains have been poor.
But the community had its livestock - cattle and camels and goats - and was expecting to have a better water supply when the Oromia regional government finished work on a new borehole in the area.
But at the beginning of February they had - quite literally - a rude awakening.
In past conflicts, communities would fight, but they wouldn't destroy government property
"It was nine o'clock at night, we were sleeping when we were fired at," said Wamo.
"We just had to jump from our sleep and protect ourselves. Because it was night, we didn't see who was attacking us, but we think they were the people called Gherri from Somali regional state.
"They came on foot, without vehicles, but they had bombs and missile launchers, and at that time we didn't have guns, only sticks to defend ourselves."
Wamo, his family and neighbours fled with just the clothes they stood up in.
They managed to bring some of their stronger livestock with them, but they had to leave the weaker ones behind to be taken by the raiders.
Now they are camped close to the dirt road that runs east from Yabelo, the administrative headquarters of Ethiopia's Borana zone.
Wareba, the village teacher, is there too; he lost one of his in-laws in the raid.
"This was a war no-one was prepared for," he says.
"That was how the Somalis could come and destroy so much."
The children he used to teach are scattered across the area, and, he says, "not in good condition".Wamo Boru and his family used to live in Kaffa, one of the many small ethnic Borana... more
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Fleeing from years of civil unrest, Somali refugees risk their lives, traveling through shark and pirate-infested waters to find relative peace in Yemen. In a follow up to their Emmy-nominated documentary from Somalia in 2006, Christof Putzel and Kaj Larsen return to the Horn of Africa to investigate one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.Fleeing from years of civil unrest, Somali refugees risk their lives, traveling... more
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Net Worth:$9.0 bil(the same as last year dispite 6 tons of gold jackpot!!)
Fortune:self made
Source:oil
Age:63
Country Of Citizenship:Saudi Arabia
Residence:Jeddah
Industry:Oil
Education:NA,
Marital Status:married, 8 children
Born in Ethiopia and now a Saudi citizen. Built fortune in construction and real estate in Saudi Arabia before betting on energy. Began investing in Sweden in 1974; owns Svenska Petroleum and Swedish refinery Preem. Has invested more than $2 billion in Ethiopia, from hotels to stevedoring. Hit jackpot with gold mine in the Oromo region of Ethiopia; it now produces 6 tons of gold annually, set to double production by 2010. Owns several properties in London and the U.S. Donated more than $1 million to the Clinton Foundation.Net Worth:$9.0 bil(the same as last year dispite 6 tons of gold jackpot!!)... more
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Vanguard correspondents Christof Putzel and Kaj Larsen first ventured to
Somalia in the summer of 2006 during a brief period of fragile stability.
They discovered that peace reigned in the capital for a few weeks after 15
years of bloody civil war in what the world labeled a failed state.
Shortly after they left the country, however, Ethiopian forces backed by US
air power invaded Somalia to drive the ruling Islamic Court Union out of the
capital, Mogadishu. Somalia plunged back into war.
Threatened by renewed violence and devastating poverty, countless Somalis
once again fled their homes in search of peace and security. Tens of
thousands try to escape in small boats across the dangerous Gulf of Aden. As
Christof and Kaj found on a return to the region, many don't make it, and
those who do face an uncertain future in the vast, alien desert of Yemen.
Vanguard is Current TV's award-winning documentary series. Whether it's half a world away or in our own backyard, Vanguard goes there to bring you stories about the most important issues of our time. Led by reporters Laura Ling, Christof Putzel, Mariana van Zeller, Adam Yamaguchi and Kaj Larsen, Vanguard airs on Wednesday at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific and can be found online at current.com/vanguard.Vanguard correspondents Christof Putzel and Kaj Larsen first ventured to
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Vanguard correspondents Christof Putzel and Kaj Larsen first ventured to
Somalia in the summer of 2006 during a brief period of fragile stability.
Shortly after they left, the US backed Ethiopian forces to invade Somalia
and drive out the ruling Islamic Court Union. The country has since plunged
back into war, sparking a surge of people to flee their homes. Forced by
violence and poverty, tens of thousands of Somalis risk their lives fleeing
Somalia by crossing the Gulf of Aden to reach Yemen. However, many never
survive the perilous journey.
For more information about Somali refugees in Yemen, watch the Vanguard episode, Beach of Death: http://current.com/items/89881249/beach_of_death.htmVanguard correspondents Christof Putzel and Kaj Larsen first ventured to
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Exodus 16:14-24 indicates that MANNA was definitely a MUSHROOM. It was a small round thing in the morning dew, it bred larva, and would melt to mush if not dried.
Fly's eggs cause larvae/worms in mushrooms. Daniel 5:3-5 with Exodus 16:32 and Hebrews 9:4 indicates that the mushroom was a DRUG. Those who drank from the cup containing MANNA had visions within the hour. Psilocybin takes 30-40 minutes to induce visions.
Hebrews 9:4 makes it clear that MANNA was the most holy thing to Israelites, kept in A POT OF GOLD in the ARK OF THE COVENANT, in the MOST HOLY OF HOLYS. Psalm 78:24-25 calls MANNA FOOD OF ANGELS, just as MAYAN/INCA PRIESTS from Meso-America called it TEONANACATL FOOD OF THE GODS. Coca and Tobacco Leaves found in Pharaohs tombs suggest it was ancestors of Mayan/Inca Priests who brought MUSHROOMS to Egypt.
MANNA is an Egyptian word, not Hebrew or Aramaic, meaning: The BREAD OF GOD. This is what Moses called it in Exodus 16:15. BREAD OF GOD equals: FOOD OF GOD, equals: TEONANACATL.
John 2:6-9 indicates that Jesus made water into wine by boiling mushrooms (Mushroom-Tea), the waterpots were made of stone, not clay, (stone pots were used for cooking, clay pots used for storing water)...
These pots already contained 2-3 firkins of a substance before the pots were filled with water. A "Firkin" is an Old-English measurement meaning a fourth part. Half to three-quarters of fresh mushrooms with water makes a potent tea. Tea is the safest way to consume field mushrooms, killing dangerous bacteria like E. Coli.
In the Atharva Veda, the Hindus called this Tea SOMA. Greeks called mushroom jelly AMBROSIA. Exodus 16:14-24 indicates that MANNA was definitely a MUSHROOM. It was a small round... more
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Up until the 1990s, no research had ever been conducted to determine the impact of fluoride on the pineal gland - a small gland located between the two hemispheres of the brain that regulates the production of the hormone melatonin. Melatonin is a hormone that helps regulate the onset of puberty and helps protect the body from cell damage caused by free radicals.
It is now known - thanks to the meticulous research of Dr. Jennifer Luke from the University of Surrey in England - that the pineal gland is the primary target of fluoride accumulation within the body.
The soft tissue of the adult pineal gland contains more fluoride than any other soft tissue in the body - a level of fluoride (~300 ppm) capable of inhibiting enzymes.
The pineal gland also contains hard tissue (hyroxyapatite crystals), and this hard tissue accumulates more fluoride (up to 21,000 ppm) than any other hard tissue in the body (e.g. teeth and bone).Up until the 1990s, no research had ever been conducted to determine the impact of... more
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