At left is an example of the America's alternative to diplomacy: An oilfield in ISIL held territory in Syria is bombed by the US Air Force.

The US government justified the 2003 Gulf War against Iraq by telling Americans that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction and that Al-Qaedi operated there.  Neither were true.  The US and its Middle East allies have supplied weapons and training to the rebels fighting to overthrow Assad's government in Syria.  Now, there is ISIL (Islamic State in the Levant, or ISIS  or IS) fighting and causing mayhem in Iraq and Syria.  In this podcast Chuck Carlson analyzes what is going on over there with the start of what appears to be another US serial war.

We Hold These Truths held our first vigil at a synagogue (Congregation Ner Tamid in San Francisco) that hosted a John Hagee's Christians United For Israel event.  We were joined by two activists from Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Paul Larudee of the Free Palestine Movement, Jesuit priest, Father Steve and 8 WHTT supporters.  In this program, Jim Haber of JVP and Paul Larudee provide interesting insights into the Israel/Palestine conflict from their perspectives. Veteran WHTT vigilers, Craig Hanson, Patty Ford and Chuck Carlson discuss the vigil and the gradual awakening to the dangers of Christian Zionism by more Americans. Here's the link to the letter sent to the rabbi that was used as a handout.  This is a "must listen" podcast that you can use to inform others! 

According to Christian Zionists, a physical Israel is needed before Jesus can return.  It all has to do with eschatology (the study of end times).  You might say that Christian Zionists like Pastor John Hagee of Christians United For Israel (CUFI) are wrapped up in the "Rapture" so they can be ready for the final battle of Armaggedon.  In this podcast we discuss Chuck Carlson's letter sent to a rabbi hosting a CUFI event that tries to explain some of these strange beliefs.  To get a taste of these off the wall beliefs before diving into this podcast, listen to our five minute podcast, "Are Putin and Russia Getting Ready For WWIII & Armeggod?" that, we think, will give you  a chuckle.