Space Shuttle Omen-Clature

(Conspiracy Nation, 06/20/06) -- Various omens surround the planned July 1st launch of the space shuttle Discovery.

There are several aspects to these omens, not all directly linked to the Discovery launch. Think of the planned July 1st launch as a unifying thread.

February 1, 2003

To begin with some retrospect, it was February 1, 2003, when the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas during re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. The specific mission was code-named STS-107.

Skeptics had doubt as to the official explanation for the disaster. A thermal protection system had been supposedly damaged during launch, leaving STS-107 poorly protected when it re-entered the atmosphere. Yet close-up photographs have been made of the Soviet space shuttle Buran after its single successful, unmanned obital flight. These 1988 photos show rather extensive damage to the wing's leading edge. Critics argue the Columbia could not have been destroyed due to RCC tile damage, as Buran, which was of similar design, survived.
(http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Columbia_disaster)

Various alternative theories of "what really happened" to STS-107 have been proposed:

• An apparently still-unknown amateur astronomer captured five strange and provocative images of the shuttle Columbia just as it was re-entering the Earth's atmosphere, reported the San Francisco Chronicle on Feb. 2, 2003. "Bright electrical phenomena" were seen flashing around the track of the shuttle's passage. (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/02/02/MN221641.DTL)
• On Feb. 5, 2003, the San Francisco Chronicle issued a follow-up report. "Top investigators of the Columbia space shuttle disaster are analyzing a startling photograph -- snapped by an amateur astronomer from a San Francisco hillside -- that appears to show a purplish electrical bolt striking the craft as it streaked across the California sky," reported Sabin Russell. The unknown photographer refused to release the photo until NASA had first examined it. NASA came to his home, and he was left with a receipt for his camera and photo(s). Since then, the story seems to have disappeared. (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/02/05/MN192153.DTL)
• According to a Pravda report, STS-107 was the first spacecraft to have its own Internet address. Via satellite, it was directly connected with Earth. Coincidentally, an Internet "worm" attack, traced to Red China, occurred during Columbia's final mission. (http://www.shout.net/~bigred/Shuttle.htm)
• A report headlined at Rumor Mill News (www.rumormillnews.com) states that the space shuttle was downed by a "scalar Tesla Howitzer weapon." ("Scalar Psyop Strike on Columbia Ends World War III?" 2/2/03). According to the author, "The telltale sonic boom from the deployment of the weapon was so strong: 'It was like a car hitting the house or an explosion. It shook that much,' John Ferolito, 60, of Carrolton, north of Dallas, told the Associated Press."  Recall how the Columbia disaster occurred in the time-frame of build-up to the Iraq war.

Cosmic Red Alert

Mark Lerner, at the Yahoo general horoscope, normally issues rather calm prognostications. So it was noteworthy when, on June 14th, 2006, Lerner headlined a "Red Alert." Over the next week, he warned, "a series of intense cosmic alignments can wreak havoc on Spaceship Earth." In the following days, Lerner continued his unusual theme: "Extreme forces are about to be unleashed"; "psychic thunderstorms"; "volatile and hostile energies"; "a cluster of intense and nightmarish sky patterns."

Coincident to Lerner's alarming prognosis, on Monday, June 19th, a Continuity Of Government drill began. This drill is "the largest such exercise ever conducted," according to William M. Arkin. (http://blog.washingtonpost.com/earlywarning/2006/06/back_to_the_bunker.html)

Also coincident is a disputed decision by NASA to go ahead with the launch, on July 1st, of the space shuttle Discovery. Against the advice of the agency's chief safety officer and top engineer, the shuttle launch is now scheduled to occur in spite of risk of catastrophic faults. (http://www.guardian.co.uk/space/article/0,,1800706,00.html)

But this July 1st launch, if it proceeds as planned, will coincide with the reported beginning of "The Day Of Jehovah." This "Day," according to Bible scholars, marks the start of 22 biblical lunar months. It begins on June 30/July 1 with "the first birth pang of the Kingdom of God." During this "Day", the various physical disasters of biblical proportions, many of which are nuclear, are described by the Bible as the birth pangs of a woman. Is this such a good time for a space launch, especially since within NASA itself the decision is already disputed? (http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/6/prweb400595.htm)

More Omen-Clatures

Concurrent with an increasing inventory of un-sold houses, and a decline in new construction, primarily-Mexican workers who flourished during the housing boom are getting a "go back to Mexico" pink slip. Coincident with the apparently looming demographic shift, a surprise turn in recent polls has Mexican presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador the slight favorite. The latest figures show Obrador ahead of rival candidate Felipe Calderon by 4 percent. Obrador, reportedly a "leftist," marks a significant change should he win the July 2nd election.

On July 6th, Jupiter, "King of the Gods," changes course from retrograde to direct motion. Before and after July 6th, Jupiter has been in Scorpio, signifying death and regeneration. This circumstance also argues against any space launch near this crucial time. (Jupiter enters Sagittarius sometime in November. Hallelujah! Joviality returns!)

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