Surrounded on Every Side

by: Jack Harris

May 4, 2006

There’s always a lot going on politically over here, much of it is incomprehensible to the average guy on the street, much less, foreign visitors to these climes.

It’s been a pretty eventful month here in Kurdistan of Iraq. The Turks have massed 250 thousand troops at the border for a spring offensive against the PKK terrorists that they claim have taken refuge here in N. Iraq.

On the other side of Kurdistan, yesterday the Iranians shelled Kurdish villages and actually crossed five kilometers into Iraqi territory with the same excuse, an assault on PKK Rebels.

Apparently, there has been an agreement between Turkey and Iran from the Saddam days that they would help each other stamp out Kurdish resistance in both their territories.

The US has informed Turkey that it is not to enter Iraqi territory, period. They already have a number of bases within the Iraqi border that were allowed during the initial liberation of Iraq.

Consider the bigger picture here; Iran is flexing its nuclear muscle, all the while claiming it’s just for producing energy. At the same time, they are promising other middle eastern nations to export the technology to them. For peaceful purposes … right!

Shelling Iraqi villages, in my considered opinion, is a way of thumbing the nose at the USA and its threats of sanctions or military intervention. Iran has threatened the US with an attack on Israel if there is any military action against it.

There it is again, that little thorn in the side, Israel. Iran is and has been anti-Israel, one of the forces behind the continued hostilities toward that nation.

For those of us who read our Bibles and believe in its prophesies; take another look at Ezekiel chapters 39 & 39 and do a little research for yourself as to the relevance of these ancient prophesies to the formation of current world affairs — especially as they pertain to the Middle East.
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New Interactive Blog!

Praise the Lord,

Welcome to our new format. I will be using blogger to write updates, and stay connected with all of you. I will be posting on a regular basis, and updating you on what the Lord is doing in the Middle East.

I have not been active since the lost of my dear friend Firas Behnam. It hurt me, and left me unsure of my calling in this part of the world. I have been praying and asking the Lord to refocus my heart, and to speak to me regarding His will. If you would like to read the events that led to his disappearance please click here: Face to Face

Well, I am back and refocused on God’s call and work. I will not shrink back nor will I allow what has happen to stop me from the labor that needs to be done.

God Bless