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To: Sidney Reilly who wrote (812)	11/29/1998 2:17:00 PM
From: SOROS	Respond to of 1151

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To: Sidney Reilly who wrote (812)	11/29/1998 2:22:00 PM
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bramlett@magicnet.net (Jim Bramlett) Dear friends: Some turkey-induced meditations... It's not too late for '98. I am reminded of the many things that point to this year. If Ron Reese is correct in his conviction about the Daniel 9:27 covenant being "confirmed" by the Wye agreement between Israel and the PLO on October 23, 1998, there are some extremely interesting correlations to consider. Amazingly, on that very same day, October 23, 1998, according to Biblical astronomer Bob Wadsworth in his November 1998 newsletter: "Saturn (Satan's planet) reached opposition, which is its closest approach to the Earth for the year, in the afternoon at 2:34 p.m. EDT." (NOTE THE 2:34 AND REMEMBER THE ANGEL'S $2.34 in Vincent Tan's second angel encounter, a number many of us think was not arbitrary, as nothing from God is arbitrary. The number is significant, adding to 9, and as with all three digit combinations that add to 9, the sum of their various combinations = 1998.) Bob goes on to say, "Saturn was in the sign of Pisces (the nation of Israel) at that time and it was in conjunction with the Constellation of Cetus (the beast of the sea). This is astronomical timing at its best. The (Wye) agreement was reached and the talks were closed very close to or exactly at 2:34 p.m., which is the exact time that Saturn reached opposition." He adds, "One important factor that I will mention here is that from October 23, 1998 to the Day of Atonement, September 15, 2005, is exactly 2,520 days (the length of the 70th week of Daniel) . From the midway point of Daniel's 70th week in 2002 to the first day of Hanakkuh in 2005 is exactly 1,335 days (Daniel 12:12)." Regarding Hanukkah, or rather the day before, Ron Reese pointed out something interesting to me on the telephone today. In his 1988 book, "Armageddon: Appointment With Destiny" (page 97), Grant R. Jeffrey makes a case that the defeat of God and Magog may occur on the day before Hanakkuh, as Russia invades Israel. Jeffrey shows how historically many significant things have happened to Israel on the day before the Feast of Hanakkuh (24 Chisleu, or Kislev). In 1998, 24 Chisleu, Hanakkuh eve, occurs of December 13. (NOTE: That is only one day after Linda Newkirk saw a vision of nuclear war, reasonable time to do preemptive damage to the U.S. before Russia's attack on Israel.) Some have long believed that the rapture and the God-Magog invasion will be at the same time. Jeffrey says, "The prophet Ezekiel (38:19-39-8) describes the awesome destruction God will deliver on those nations which Russia will lead in attacking Israel. If you carefully compare Ezekiel 38:19-22 and Haggai 2:18-22, I believe you will see the strong probability that the 24th day of Chisleu -- the day before Hanakkuh in our month of December -- is probably the day for this prophetic fulfillment. The Bible does not reveal the year of this battle, but recent events indicate it may be fairly soon" (written in 1988 -- how much sooner now???). Keep looking up! Jim

To: Sidney Reilly who wrote (812)	12/1/1998 8:41:00 PM
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"Big Bank is watching." That's the message the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Internal Revenue Service and an endless stream of federal government agencies are sending under proposed new regulations expected to be implemented within the next year. This massive new program -- euphemistically called "Know Your Customer" -- would convert our nation's banks into wholly owned subsidiaries of the government-wide movement to invade every aspect of Americans' privacy. The end-effect of the new regulations will be that law-abiding American citizens will be spending more of their time trying to prove themselves innocent of unnamed crimes before federal agents. For example, an individual decides to sell his car through a classified ad in the newspaper, and quickly finds a buyer, who hands over the cash. Now, our happy car-seller is still shopping around for the vehicle he wants, so he wisely deposits the large cash into his account. Unfortunately, that simple act could trigger an alarm within the bank's computers, alerting to the fact that this customer never makes such large deposits. The bank will be required to notify a host of federal agencies, which will likely dispatch agents to question the man, assuming he must be a drug dealer, arms smuggler or terrorist. Sound loony? It is. But that is precisely what will be imposed on banks if these new regulations take effect. Under these regulations, banks will be required to first create a profile of all new and current customers. The profile will include such information as their credit history and other standard financial reviews, but will be expanded to include the customer's deposit and withdrawal habits. This information will be gathered over the first few months of the account's creation. After that, any account activity that deviates from the profile will be considered suspicious behavior. Not only will "unusual" deposits into your account trigger suspicion, but so too might large cash withdrawals. Let us return to our friend selling the car. Instead of selling his car, though, let us say he saved $100 each month for two years, so that he could by his teenage daughter a used car. On the teen's birthday, so Dad goes heads off to by a vehicle, first stopping at the bank to withdraw the $2,400 he had carefully saved. Again, such an action would likely put this man in the position of having to defend himself against charges of buying drugs, laundering money, tax evasion or some other crime. The government regulators defend the new rules, saying that such measures are needed to "combat illicit activities." But at the expense of law-abiding citizen's privacy? And with the resources of private institutions? While such egregious violations of individual rights are common in totalitarian regimes (Hitler's National Socialists elevated such abuses to a perverse art), they cannot be tolerated in a free society. The regulators say these new banking rules are required under existing banking laws. If that is the case, I will gladly relieve them of that burden by introducing, at the beginning of the 106th Congress in January, legislation to repeal those laws. Somehow, though, I imagine such action will not stop them, only slow them down. That an innocent man may be presumed guilty lest he prove himself otherwise is a concept embraced more and more by our government regulators and lawmakers, though in absolute conflict with our national legal tradition. Despite the warm and fuzzy name, the federal regulators are not interested in the banks "getting to know their customers." Their only interest is in monitoring and controlling every aspect of life, so they can create the illusion of phantom crimes, and therefore justify their existence. With complex laws and unimaginably obscure regulations, the cards are stacked against everyone, ensuring that at any moment, the IRS or other agency can nail anyone for something. In a society founded in freedom and liberty, individuals must be allowed to engage in life without fear of their actions being monitored and misinterpreted by zealous government agents. Sadly, that is not the burgeoning legacy of the 20th Century. Big government, big banks, big? everything is watching and waiting.