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Sweden’s Effort to Prepare for Invasion

Listening to Episode 162 of The Forward Observer Podcast was extremely interesting. The host discussed that the Swedish government has put out a guide on what to do should a major disaster occur effecting citizens everyday lives. More to the point – the guide’s true purpose and origin is the result of a possible Russian invasion. Due to Sweden’s inability to defend itself, they direct the population to behave in a manner that promotes guerilla warfare and distrust of governmental assistance after said conflict.

Here is the podcast:

General “stocking up” advice is provided for essentials such as food, water, warmth, and communications. The government promotes “resistance” as a means of fighting back. Beyond a direct physical attack, cyber attack is also mentioned several times.

I like a lot of the things in this guide. As mentioned in the Forward Observer podcast, what if you made a similar guide with general preparedness tips and provided to your neighbors? Possibly as part of a Neighborhood Watch program? Better prepared neighbors are likely to make it easier for everyone in the event of some type of disaster.

Here is the guide if you want to see it: If Crisis of War Comes

Rourke

June 12, 2018
FALLOUT FROM KOREA – WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

Rourke: The following post was originally published over at PrepperRalph.com. Consider it a “scenario” post with a possible narrative of events that could transpire should war break out relating to North Korea.

The North Koreans have been on the minds of the US literally for decades. From the first onsets of the Korean War when we were fighting Communism, the remain a credible threat to US interest in the Asian Pacific. Now years after the United States developed and dropped the first atomic weapons the Norks now possess their own. Through economic sanctions around the world, we’ve done our best from allowing nuclear weapons on the peninsula. Whether a failure in diplomacy or plain carelessness, they now have those weapons.

Starting with the creation of an intercontinental ballistic missile program, there has been steady concern that the North Koreans could somehow mount an attack on Pacific US territories. Though for decades that threat remained low and in many cases laughable, they Norks have the capability to not only launch a rocket across the ocean to the US mainland but also to place satellites in orbit. It has gone through many prepper’s minds and surely those of the military that they could have somehow launched a warhead into orbit. They now have a hydrogen bomb that is up to 10 times the power of the ones we dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. So what is in store for the US and a nuclear powered North Korea?

If North Korea does manage to launch an attack and land a bomb on a US territory, you can expect a very swift but diversified response. This would start with the absolute shock and condemnation of the international community. Nations would call for a new series of sanctions or military operations to cut the ability of the Koreans to further attack. Japan, Taiwan, Russia, China, and many other countries would more than likely see this as an immediate threat to their nations. The United States will have scrambled fighters and bombers to begin attack operations throughout the demilitarized zone, and more than likely an army of Norks will have started running towards South Korea.

The following day you would see a dramatic change in the US economy and stock markets. With the declaration of War by the current administration, fuel prices would start to rise again as the American war machine started to move towards the Korean peninsula as well as other commodities. A possible dip in employment rates could also occur. You may see lending practices change in the banking world, construction and infrastructure taking a dip. Silver prices would surge as would gold and other precious metals. US debt would also start to increase faster as the buying of munitions and equipment goes into full swing.

As the North Koreans continue to be bombarded by the American and South Korean air forces, their Armies would continue to flood south towards Seoul, ultimately taking most of the city. There would be large amounts of urban combat and many thousands of civilian deaths. Bodies, debris, and litter would cover the streets and the people fled the city. The American base nearby, as well as the naval ports, would be areas of high contention. If we can’t fly in or set anchor, that would limit the US response initially.

Russia may start air sorties into the northern parts of the country with China possibly assisting. Iran, one of the Norks closest allies would more than likely stage an attack on nearby US allies. Israel may take this time to attack neighboring areas and reclaim Biblical lands. If Jerusalem was not nuked by Iran initially, they surely have been by now. Britain, France, Germany, and a host of other countries then start jumping into the fight.

India may take this time to start an invasion of Pakistan. With Pakistan’s country threatened by an Indian incursion, they’ll use their own nuclear weapons to launch on India pulling the US into a three-sided war. Russian cooperation with the US on the Korean peninsula would cease as many of their largest buyers are now fighting on multiple fronts. Australia joins the mix as allies of the US and Britain. Many middle-eastern countries, on the heels of Israel’s attacks, may take this time forge a new Caliphate and become united. There is now World War within weeks of North Korea’s initial attack.

The average US household continues with their usual day-to-day activities… Except half the 18-30 population has begun to be drafted. The further downturn in the markets closes business doors as skilled workers are pressed into military service.

Unemployment at home continues to rise. Eventually, it will slow and employment rates will increase with the sustained war effort. Corporations buy huge tracts of American land for its resources to continue the war effort. The world as we know it is quickly changing. Allegiances on both sides of the war change and morph as territory, munitions, and souls are traded for the insatiable appetite of war.

But then again… Maybe we come to terms with a nuclear North Korea. South Korea decides to join the North and unite the nations under special agreements. Facing an enemy that can kill most of its population in a matter of minutes, what choice will it have had?

This is just a scenario that could play out easily in many many ways. The truth is that no one knows what will happen. We may wake up tomorrow and face a radioactive Guam, or new, tighter sanctions causing the Norks to abandon their current programs for the time being. No one knows…

What do you think will happen?

September 4, 2017
World War 3? Barack Obama Could Take A Major Step Toward War With Russia On Friday

Rourke: The following post was originally published over at The Economist Collapse Blog. This is a very situation please read the following…….

By Michael Snyder

Because the mainstream media is devoting almost all of their time and energy to covering the Trump and Clinton campaigns, most Americans don’t realize that the Obama administration is bringing us perilously close to war with Russia. On Friday, Barack Obama is going to sit down with his foreign policy team and discuss “military options” in Syria. As you will see below, the options under consideration include direct strikes “on Syrian military bases”. Russia has already pledged to respond militarily to any direct strikes on Syrian forces, and so the decisions that Barack Obama makes regarding Syria on Friday could literally be the spark that sets off World War 3.

The daily drama surrounding Trump and Clinton is far less important than a potential war with Russia. This should be front page news all over the country, but unfortunately most of the big news organizations are giving it very little coverage. The following is an excerpt from an extremely important Reuters report that so far is not receiving nearly enough attention…

U.S. President Barack Obama and his top foreign policy advisers are expected to meet on Friday to consider their military and other options in Syria as Syrian and Russian aircraft continue to pummel Aleppo and other targets, U.S. officials said.

Some top officials argue the United States must act more forcefully in Syria or risk losing what influence it still has over moderate rebels and its Arab, Kurdish and Turkish allies in the fight against Islamic State, the officials told Reuters.

One set of options includes direct U.S. military action such as air strikes on Syrian military bases, munitions depots or radar and anti-aircraft bases, said one official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.

If Barack Obama decides to directly hit the Syrian military, that will be crossing a “red line” that Russia has already established.

And unlike Obama, Russia actually takes their red lines deadly seriously.

In my recent article entitled “Russia Is Preparing For A Nuclear War With The United States“, I included a quote from a major Russian news source that demonstrates what the Russians are thinking at this point. The Russians recently deployed additional S-300 and S-400 air defense systems to Syria, and they have warned that any strike against Syrian forces “would put Russian personnel in danger”…

Russia’s Defense Ministry has cautioned the US-led coalition of carrying out airstrikes on Syrian army positions, adding in Syria there are numerous S-300 and S-400 air defense systems up and running.

Russia currently has S-400 and S-300 air-defense systems deployed to protect its troops stationed at the Tartus naval supply base and the Khmeimim airbase. The radius of the weapons reach may be “a surprise” to all unidentified flying objects, Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson General Igor Konashenkov said.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, any airstrike or missile hitting targets in territory controlled by the Syrian government would put Russian personnel in danger.

If the Obama administration is insane enough to start ordering airstrikes against Syrian positions, let us hope and pray that the Russians are willing to back down and show restraint.

Because if Russian S-300 and S-400 air defense systems start shooting down U.S. military aircraft, that could set off a chain of events that may be unstoppable.

And right now the Russians are taking the threat of war with the U.S. very seriously. For example, the Kremlin has ordered all top officials to return to Russia as soon as possible…

Russian citizens have reacted with fear over reports Moscow has ordered officials to fly home all relatives living abroad – with some residents claiming it is ‘another step towards war‘.

The Kremlin is said to have told high ranking officials to bring their loved ones back to the ‘Motherland’ immediately – with any who disobey being overlooked for promotion.

It comes against a backdrop of rapidly deteriorating relations with the West over Russia’s role in the Syria conflict and just days after Putin moved nuclear-ready missiles closer to the border with Poland.

In addition, the Russians recently concluded an unprecedented “civil defense drill” that involved 40 million people.

Here in the United States, we never have those kinds of drills and there isn’t even anywhere for the general population to go in the event of a nuclear war.

If and when the missiles start falling, the only thing that will be left to do is to say our prayers and kiss our family members goodbye.

Over in Russia, there is a tremendous amount of interest in the U.S. election right now, because it is widely believed that Donald Trump could dramatically improve relations between the United States and Russia.

But if Hillary Clinton gets elected, many top Russian officials believe that will make the possibility of nuclear war much more likely. For instance, just consider what Vladimir Zhirinovsky told Reuters earlier this week…

Vladimir Zhirinovsky, a flamboyant veteran lawmaker known for his fiery rhetoric, told Reuters in an interview that Trump was the only person able to de-escalate dangerous tensions between Moscow and Washington.

By contrast, Trump’s Democratic rival Hillary Clinton could spark World War Three, said Zhirinovsky, who received a top state award from Putin after his pro-Kremlin Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) came third in Russia’s parliamentary election last month.

And anyone that watched the second debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump got to see the intense disdain that Clinton has for Russia.

Hillary believes that the Russians are trying very hard to keep her out of office, and she tends to take any threats to her political career very, very personally. The thought of her having her finger on the nuclear trigger is beyond terrifying.

And I am certainly not alone in this opinion. Even presidential candidate Jill Stein believes that nuclear war with Russia will be much more likely if Clinton is elected…

“It is now Hillary Clinton that wants to start an air war with Russia over Syria by calling for a no-fly zone,” Stein said. “We have 2000 nuclear missiles on hair-trigger alert. They are saying we are closer to a nuclear war than we have ever been. Under Hillary Clinton, we could slide into nuclear war very quickly from her declared policy in Syria.

“I sure won’t sleep well at night if Donald Trump is elected, but I sure won’t sleep well at night if Hillary Clinton elected. We have another choice other than these two candidates who are both promoting lethal policies,” she continued. “On the issue of war and nuclear weapons, it is actually Hillary’s policies which are much scarier than Donald Trump who does not want to go to war with Russia. He wants to seek modes of working together, which is the route that we need to follow not to go into confrontation and nuclear war with Russia.”

And the ironic thing is that Hillary Clinton actually played a key role in starting the civil war in Syria when she was Secretary of State in 2011. At the time, the “Arab Spring” was sweeping across the Middle East, and the Obama administration, Saudi Arabia and Turkey decided that it would be a wonderful time to try to overthrow the Assad regime in Syria and make Syria a full-blown Sunni puppet state. So they helped organize protests, they armed and funded the rebels, and the rest is history.

Now the civil war that Hillary Clinton played such a key role in starting has brought us to the brink of World War 3 with Russia.

And most Americans don’t realize this, but Russia now has nuclear superiority over us. For anyone that doubts this, please go and read this article that I recently published.

So we definitely don’t want to tangle with the Russians, because there is a very good chance that we would come out on the losing end.

But whether we would win or we would lose, there is absolutely no reason to go to war with Russia in the first place. Barack Obama has got to be absolutely insane to even consider getting us into a direct military conflict with the Russians, and let us hope that he backs off while there is still time to do so.

October 14, 2016
Panhandle Rancher: OF POWER AND COSMETICS

Men have become nothing but economic goods for the illuminati of power. Goods to be bought, sold, or cast away at whim’s notice. The illuminati of power are brazen to the point of indifference, scoffing at man’s laws while remaining so far removed that accusation and evidence of dark doing bring no fear and they go about their business completely unconcerned by punishment. Dark and shameful deeds once done in hidden corners are now committed in the light of day. Depravity has reached into the hallowed corners of high government. Presidents and the powerful have openly sinned in the face of all creation safe in the knowledge that they are immune from criticism, prosecution, and removal by an apathetic governed.

Our thoughts are shaped and emotions enflamed by the opinions of intellectuals who by dent of their superior education and intellect must know better and see clearer than the common man. These intellectuals work in concert to foster dissatisfaction with success, good fortune, and personal accomplishment. They subvert our culture and civilization by creating the mindset that we are somehow unworthy. Unworthy of not only our own accomplishments but those of our fathers before us, that we should somehow be ashamed to have more of everything that is good and decent along with a better chance at life than any other people in the history of mankind.

We are told the best path to peace and happiness is through greater tolerance of those who outright seek our destruction. So we have the great blending of multiculturalism, of situational ethics, and a judging of events based solely upon what is the best outcome – for the individual. No longer is there a clear concept of what is right and of wrong. Every situation is judged based upon how it affects us and gives rise to the moral relativism of this depraved day.

Despite having clear technological superiority and a wealth of world class engines of war, we no longer even prevail at war. We no longer prevail because the very concept of war has been subverted and re-cast into a presumed kinder and gentler mindset. Sherman wrote, ‘war is hell.’ This is it should be and so awful to comprehend as to be rightfully avoided at almost any cost. Yet we carve out areas of refuge for our nation’s enemies, areas that cannot be bombed, we avoid civilian casualties to the point of absurdity and I will remark that it is sad to see a hospital or school destroyed by war’s awful face – so our enemies play with that theme and co-locate their arsenals of war within or adjacent to these protected locations secure in the knowledge of their safety.

Sherman knew much of the art of war and from whence come the resources with which to wage war. Each thinking citizen should be familiar with the General’s letter to the mayor of Atlanta, Georgia but of course such cannot be taught in our schools. It is more important to learn about Martin Luther King than one of the men that made his life possible. My father’s generation prosecuted a world war in six years and we cannot prevail in the mid east after a decade of struggle. How that generation must be laughing.

From whence come the mighty engines of war? From whence are vast armies raised? How are those armies fed and clothed? The short answer that General Sherman knew so well – is that these things arise from the civilian population, hence his sack of Atlanta. A thinking man might ponder why there was no extended guerilla war after the fall of the South, or after WWII? The reason is simple; Johnny Rebel and his kinfolks could no longer wage war. Their people were totally demoralized, their industry and their farms destroyed, and army increasingly ill equipped and poorly manned. Likewise for the Germans, the Italians, and the Japanese. The civilian populations of those nations were forced to see war’s hard face up close and personal and before long they were no longer interested in war. They were done with war, used up and burned out. I submit, gentle reader, that this country will never again win at war so long as we carve out areas of safety for our enemy, when we fear ‘world opinion’ and fail to take war directly to the civilian population.

Following the US Civil War a new profession came into being, that of the professional politician. I define a professional politician as one who is elected to the same office for more than two terms. Makes no difference whether the elected are town marshals or high sheriffs, mayors or judges, representatives or senators. Once a person runs for the same office more than two times, that person’s interests become focused more upon being re-elected in succeeding terms than in working sincerely for the people. That person has become a ‘professional politician.’ The problem with this exalted class is that having achieved a place at the trough of governmental largess, they will tell any lie, vote any concession, and subvert their office – all in the attempt to be re-elected and remain well fed at that easy trough of the public weal.

Government exists because of taxation. The more tax revenue, the more government. Governments create laws and as governments become wealthier they promulgate more laws. As laws proliferate, our freedom decreases. Controlling taxation is the key to reducing governmental meddling with our private lives. Do you realize, that there is no longer any private property in the United States of America? I own my house, you respond indignantly. Do you really? If you have a mortgage you do not ‘own’ your house. You rent it from the mortgage holder. If you have real estate anywhere in the US it falls within a taxation district. If you think you own that house and are free from the nose of a banker hanging over your fence, try not paying your property taxes and see how long you ‘own’ that house. You in fact, only lease that house from a taxation district. And you must pay and pay and pay over and over again for the privilege of maintaining that lease. This is but one way local government grows fat. A really fair system of property taxation would see a tax levy only when the property changes hands. The concept of repeatedly taxing the same item of property should be really abhorrent to each property owner. So how otherwise could we pay for the high Sheriff and his deputies, the judge and his court? The same way in that I propose property to be taxed. By sales taxes on ‘new items’ not used items, and not repetitively on the same item held by the same ‘owner.’ Think this might shrink local and municipal government?

So what about the federal government? There is a portion of the Internal Revenue ‘Service’ that has as it’s mission, ‘to borrow the money the government needs to operate.’ If that is not a clarion call to wake up, you must be dead. Our federal government is bankrupt. It can only pay interest on the loans that enable its operation by the clever creation of fiat money that is backed by the supposed ‘full faith and credit of the US Government,’ whatever that is. Remember ‘quantitative easing?’ A big term that means that the government is going to print more money that it can back with capital or commodity. What a neat invention to pay interest on the debt. What a neat invention to make the dollar in your pocket worth less. Any idea what a pre-1964 quarter is worth for its silver content? Several dollars I respond. This folks is the real cost of inflation. It erodes your savings to the point of making savings other than in the form of a commodity foolish. This country really needs a balanced budget amendment and it needs it right now. You and I cannot operate our lives or our businesses by repetitively making less than we spend. Think you our government an exception? There will come a day of reckoning I promise, and with that day, will also come great crying and gnashing of teeth.

We need a much more limited federal government and that government needs finances to exist. There is nothing fair about the existing progressive tax schedule. My vote counts the same as yours so why should I have to pay more for an equal share of government – because the wealthy are a fraction of the electorate and hence an easy target for repressive taxation. The only fair tax is a consumer tax. If you purchase an item, pay a sales tax and as we all ‘use’ the federal government for protection from foreign foe and the like, each should pay a flat tax of no more that 10% of our annual income in addition to the sales tax. This is a generous amount of funding – and adequate when the federal government can only operate from a balanced budget. Just imagine a federal government with no department of education, a reduced department of agriculture, no department of health and human services, a government stripped of aid to farmers and free from the burden of SNAP payment; a government much like it was before WWI. And while we’re at it, why not rename the Department of Defense back to what it used to be when we called a spade a spade, the Department of War. So informed citizens, can you name the federal departments deemed necessary in the Constitution? I’ll give you a hint, there were only four.

I submit a few things: term limits of office, local tax reform, and reasonable federal sales tax coupled with a scheme of flat and equal taxation would re-invent and re-invigorate this country. We would become less entangled in foreign war because with a government that operates within a balanced budget, war for the most part is too expensive especially the so called ‘small wars.’ We would once again learn to stand on our own feet, self reliant, and independent from governmental meddling in our private lives.

The illuminati of power and cosmetics industry are alive and well in our society. Both blow a subtle form of smoke in attempt to obfuscate the obvious. Both sell an impossible and unsupportable idea. Slick advertising has convinced women they look better with cosmetics and so they spend hours and hours each day, carefully applying paint and other things I don’t even want to know about, early in the mornings only to remove it at night. What man amongst us can’t spot a fake eyelash, a fake fingernail, a blond head of hair with black roots? Women, ask your men what they really think about such apparent fakery.

What man (or woman) amongst us cannot spot a government on the path to sure and certain destruction? If that is so, what does it say of us if we do nothing while the ship of state sails right on over the edge to destruction? A wise political philosopher once observed that ‘every people have the government they deserve.’ And so we do.

Our overloaded ship of state is sailing straight into stormy weather and troubled seas. The November elections can turn the helm. Now indeed is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.

Panhandle Rancher

September 27, 2016