In 2025, a declassified CIA document from 1988 details Project Sun Streak, where remote viewers were tasked with locating the Ark of the Covenant. The viewer's account aligns with biblical descriptions, suggesting a spiritual significance. This newfound interest in spirituality raises questions about historical artifacts and their connections to religious beliefs and divine presence.
Philip C. Johnson, Ph.D. March 27, 2025 Israel has been in conflict with her neighbors for 538 days. For a short time, ceasefires held. A few Israeli hostages have been returned. Hundreds of Palestinian terrorists were released from Israeli prisons, some of whom will undoubtedly return to their old habits. But ceasefires do not last. … Continue reading Israel’s Complicated Multifront Defense: Here’s Your Summary of the Current Conflicts
Monday, December 9, 2024 Philip C. Johnson, Ph.D. December 8, 2024: Syrian opposition fighters celebrate. Photo by Omar Sanadiki/AP What Happened? Most people have not been thinking about the Syrian Civil War that has been raging since 2011. And that’s because since 2020, it’s been a mostly static conflict, and very much out of the … Continue reading Assad is Out – Syria is Free (Or Maybe Not)
Philip C. Johnson, Ph.D. October 7, 2023 Early this morning, on the last day of the Simchat Torah, (Sukkot, the Feast of the Tabernacles), one of the most joyous days of the Jewish calendar, Hamas terrorists rampaged through towns in Israel killing at least 250 people and taking many hostages. This has been the worst … Continue reading NETANYAHU: “WE ARE AT WAR.”
January 14, 2020 Philip C Johnson http://www.globalnext.org Written from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia It started with an intelligence report that indicated the Iran’s militias were going to attack U.S. embassies abroad. Or did it start with U.S. President Donald Trump taking an opportunity to hit back at the Iranians because of Iranian aggression that killed a … Continue reading Iran’s Mistake
June 16, 2019 Philip C. Johnson, Ph.D. http://www.globalnext The last days of Global Next’s 2018-2019 season has come to a close with an incredible conference in Israel with a beautiful group of people. In fact, I would be hard-pressed to assemble a better mixture of individuals filled with a readiness to learn, an ability to … Continue reading Israel: Connecting Past, Present and Future
by Phil Johnson, Ph.D. December 31, 2017 http://www.globalnext.org 2017 was as busy as usual for the Globalnexter - I began the year in Poland, followed by Baghdad, Germany, Italy, Republic of Georgia, Finland, Estonia, Israel, the UK, Paris, Turkey, the Syrian border, Korea and now, I sit in Athens, Greece writing my final blog of … Continue reading 2017: It’s Time to Go!
February 6, 2015 Over the last couple of weeks, ISIS (Islamic State) has continued to make headlines by gaining territory in Syria, decapitating two Japanese journalists and releasing a highly-produced video showing the burning alive of Jordanian pilot, Muath al-Kassasbeh. In addition, a report released on Wednesday by the U.N. Committee on the Rights of … Continue reading ISIS: Fire and the Healing of the Believer’s Chest
July 1, 2014 On June 28th, history marked the 100th anniversary of the event that sparked World War I. After the war and the downfall of the Ottoman Empire, maps were redrawn by the European victors, with very little understanding of the maze of Middle Eastern identities. Kurds, Sunni Muslims, Shiite Muslims, Jews, Christians, Druze and … Continue reading Wars, Legacies and 100 Years
June 9, 2014 Americans and the media have been buzzing this past week about the latest issue in Obama’s attempt to manage America’s foreign policy and end the war in Afghanistan while not completely ruining his political career in the process. Here’s what happened: US soldier, Bowe Bergdahl, was held prisoner by the Taliban in Afghanistan … Continue reading FIVE FOR ONE: The Taliban Prisoner Trade Issue
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