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Saddam Hussein and the Paranormal
Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2005 (CST) by Thoth
 Saddam Hussein has been captured alive in Iraq. That will come as no surprise to many Iraqis who believe (perhaps not as strongly as they once did) that he never will die - because they believe Saddam is immortal.
As often happens with figures prominent in the news - especially figures as notorious as Saddam Hussein - stories, legends and rumors of a paranormal nature tend to surface. With regard to Saddam, some say he possesses mystical, super-human powers, that he is the reincarnation of a great ancient king, that he bio-engineered giant scorpions, and that was tinkering with alien UFO technology and even sheltered extraterrestrials.
Saddam believes he is the literal reincarnation of King Nebuchadnezzar II, according to "investigative mythologist" William Henry and others.
Nebuchadnezzar
II is considered by historians to have been one of the greatest kings
of ancient Babylon (now Iraq), who ruled that land from 605 to 562 BC.
Credited with building the legendary Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of
the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Nebuchadnezzar created an era
of prosperity for Babylon, undertaking great construction projects,
including temples, shrines, fortification walls and pyramids, and
making Babylon the most powerful nation in the world. Saddam saw
himself in the same role. "Saddam is saying he is the reincarnated
Nebuchadnezzar," writes Henry in Saddam Hussein, the Stairway to Heaven
and the Return of Planet X. "He is attempting to recreate and outdo the
feats of the biblical king."
Although some researchers
say Saddam only considers himself the latest in a line of great kings,
in the tradition of Nebuchadnezzar, Henry contends there is evidence
Saddam promoted himself as the actual reincarnated king:
"It is well known that
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has connected himself with
Nebuchadnezzar, spending over $500 million during the 1980s on the
reconstruction and the re-establishment of ancient Babylon, the capitol
of Nebuchadnezzar. Over sixty million bricks have been made to place in
the walls of Babylon, each engraved with the inscription 'To King
Nebuchadnezzar in the reign of Saddam Hussein.'"
Saddam and Planet X
William Henry also believes
there is a connection between Saddam and Planet X, the alleged "12th
Planet." This phantom planet, Nibiru, maintains Zecharia Sitchin in his
many books on the subject, was the home of the Elohim - the gods of
antiquity and Genesis - who created humanity through genetic
manipulation.
"Saddam controls an asset
infinitely more important and powerful than oil, or even, nuclear
weapons," writes Henry. "He controls access to the temples that housed
the history [of] humanity's origins, and potentially, the secrets of
stargates. Buried deep beneath the sands of Iraq are the secrets of the
Shining Ones of Planet X. Saddam's actions reveal that he knows the
political value of these secrets."
Saddam and UFOs
The war in Iraq isn't about
Iraqi freedom, eliminating weapons of mass destruction or even oil, say
some UFO researchers. It's because Saddam possessed alien technology
from a crashed UFO, and the U.S. didn't want him to have it.
It's a wild accusation that
has its roots, perhaps, in a 1998 article that appeared in Joseph
Trainor's UFO Roundup: "On Thursday, December 16, 1998, at 2:31 a.m.
local time, 'a triangle-shaped pattern of lights' appeared over
downtown Baghdad and was picked up by CNN's night-vision video camera.
The lights hovered in position and moved slowly to the right, as Iraqi
anti-aircraft tracer fire streaked away into the night." It was
described as "a V-shaped formation like the one at Phoenix," Arizona on
March 13, 1997.
Some UFO followers believe
that flying saucer crashed in Iraq. "Top American secret agents have
been worried since then that Iraqi president Saddam would break it down
to find out how to build his own spaceship and weapons, they claim,"
said a New Zealand web article.
Then a story surfaced that
an American F-16 had shot down a UFO over Saudi Arabia sometime during
the 1990-91 Operation Desert Storm. The convoluted, mixed-up story says
that the downed alien craft was recovered by the U.S. military and
flown to the U.S., but that no alien bodies were found. The connection
to Saddam is that the UFO was allegedly heading toward Baghdad when it
was shot down. This, supposedly, bolstered the rumor that Saddam played
host to extraterrestrials.
An Arab reporter named
Mohammed Daud al-Hayyat is quoted as saying, "There are talks about
extraterrestrials in Iraq... It is rumored at a market in Sulaimaniya,
to the south of Zarzi, that aliens are Saddam's guests."
And another reporter,
Mohammed Hajj al-Amdar, said, "Saddam gave the aliens sanctuary, so
that they couldn't be captured by Americans. They say that the aliens
created 'watchdogs' for Saddam. The aliens took ordinary desert
scorpions and used their bio-engineering to grow the scorpions to giant
size. Scorpions of a cow-size! They are wonderful watchdogs: they blend
in with the desert, swiftly and silently move on their warm-blooded
prey for a decisive attack. Luckless intruders hear just some strange
sound from behind stones, then a pincer crushes their necks, another
pincer crushes their legs; then the victims is slammed to the ground
and beaten with a barbed tail six or seven times. Death comes almost
immediately."
Saddam, the Immortal
According to an interesting
article by Sudarsan Raghavan for Mercury News, many Iraqis believe that
Saddam Hussein cannot be killed. It is a belief that has been
reinforced by his uncanny ability to survive whatever bombs we drop on
him. He survived (or was allowed to survive, depending on who you
listen to) the first Gulf War, slipping through George Bush Sr.'s grip
and remaining in power. Then he managed to evade the heavy bombs
dropped in the early days of this "War for Iraqi Freedom" when
coalition forces had reliable intelligence that he was meeting with his
cabinet in a certain government building. Even now that he has been
captured, many Iraqis remain convinced that Saddam is immortal.
What gives him this mystical power?
A magic blue stone.
Saddam had this magic stone
made, so the story goes, by his favorite fortuneteller not long after
he came to power 24 years ago. To be sure the stone was effective, it
was tested first with a chicken. The stone was somehow placed inside
the chicken, then a soldier fired at it at point-blank range. All of
its feathers were blown off, but the protected chicken survived. So
Saddam had the magic stone implanted in the upper section of one of his
arms, protecting him from any assault, including bullets and bombs.
"That belief," writes
Raghaven in the article, "common throughout Iraq, presents uncommon
challenges for U.S. and British forces as they try to persuade Iraqis
that Saddam is gone and will not return. Without a body to display, it
may be impossible to overcome the mythical creation of a propaganda
apparatus that was bent on showing he was a worthy heir to a long line
of Babylonian kings."
An Iraqi army deserter
named Adnan Mohammad Yousef told Raghaven that Saddam has seven lives
and cannot die. He illustrated that belief with a story about an
attempted assassination of Saddam by one of his Republican Guard. When
the soldier pointed the gun at the dictator and pulled the trigger, it
jammed. Saddam then allegedly grabbed the gun, pointed it at the
soldier, saying, "This is how you do it," and shot him dead.
His capture has shown that Saddam has once again escaped death - magic blue stone or no.
What are we to make of
these somewhat comical tales of Saddam and the paranormal? At best they
should be taken with a Gibralter-sized grain of salt or, at the least,
extreme skepticism, if considered at all. They are undoubtedly examples
of how government propaganda machines can use paranormal themes and
superstition to instill fear, maintain control and further a cause.
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Re: Saddam Hussein and the Paranormal
by Scotty on Friday, December 16, 2005 (CST)
(User Info | Send a Message) | | An interesting article, with interesting theories, but I believe that's all they are, at least concerning Saddam. If he truly was interacting with visitors from another world, especially ones he had assisted in the past, he wouldn't be sitting where he is, right now. Iraq, being the ancient civilization it is, will I'm sure have many ancient artifacts buried beneath its sands, perhaps some of which are more proof that thousands of years ago, interaction between humans and at least one highly advanced e.t. race, did in fact take place. We see, all over the world, many examples of this interaction, such as the pyramids of Egypt and South America, for example, but what truly fascinates me, especially regarding countries of the Middle East, is the likely possibility of even more ancient structures and artifacts lying even deeper under the sands, that have yet to be discovered. There's also the question of what has so far been discovered that has been kept secret from us? Even smaller artifacts that according to mainstream science just shouldn't exist, could very easily be lying in boxes stashed away in the vaults of museums and universities, perhaps even the Vatican. I don't believe that ancient history as it is taught in our schools, is "the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth"! I do however believe that what is recorded in the books of the Old Testament, especially the first few with its fascinating accounts of interaction between the "Gods" (superior e.t. beings) and the ancient Israelites. I also believe that ancient humans were genetically altered by these "gods", in order to create the species we are now. Scientists have long searched for that "missing link", but there isn't one! They have found bones of ancient humans, but there's there's a gap between them and what we are now. I believe that's because our evolution took a sudden leap forward, thanks to our "E.T. Gods"! Much of the history of ancient India and China, includes many accounts of superior beings travelling about in flying machines. We could easily say those accounts are nothing but myth, but how does one explain the descriptive accounts of what could only be the use of nuclear weapons? I think in the next few years, we will have the answers to these, as well as many other long asked questions. |
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