Fundamentalists Control Bush's Middle East policy

This article helps one to understand the mess we're in--
it's actually more bizarre than most imagine-

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"Their beliefs are bonkers, but they are at the heart of power "

by George Monbiot
the Guardian - London

http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1195568,00.html

"US Christian fundamentalists are driving Bush's Middle East policy "
"...The legions of the antichrist will then be deployed against Israel,
and their war will lead to a final showdown in the valley of
Armageddon.
The Jews will either burn or convert to Christianity, and the Messiah
will return to Earth. .."