The Mahdi
“The Expected One”
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The morning air was filled with the thunderous roar of missiles lifting off near the Pyrenees Mountains close to the Spanish coast. Peio Bihotza, a Basque, was herding his sheep when saw the missiles pass overhead going north to France. He thought to himself those crazy Spaniards. Peio was looking forward to his evening meal; Bacalao a la vizcaina, cod in pepper sauce, pastries de arroz, custard pie, and cider. Peio and his wife were celebrating their 50th anniversary.
Tarragona Air Force base near Barcelona was less than a minute from destruction. General Manuel Diaz was in the CORTEZ underground Command Center having his morning coffee when their Defense Systems went to condition ‘Red’ the monitors were showing incoming missile signatures. CORTEZ automatically started to lock down, massive doors closing as the last men entered CORTEZ. Jets and bombers were scrambling to lift off. One bomber and two fighter jets were airborne when the first MIRV missile, with a neutron warhead, exploded overhead followed by two other MIRV missiles. The neutron radiation seared through their flesh and bones disintegrating them into viscous fluid held together only by their flight suits. The two jets fell from the sky crashing into Barcelona neighborhoods erupting in balls of fire. The bomber veered off on a path to La Seu, Cathedral of Barcelona, home of Santa Lluc. She must have been protecting the Cathedral that day for at the last moment the bomber temporarily gained altitude and nose dived two miles away in an up scale neighborhood exploding in a fire storm that consumed several blocks, followed by secondary explosions of ordinance. Outside of Barcelona near the Pyrenees mountains and the Spanish coast was located the world’s largest shipping center, two hundred square miles. Owned by the Chinese it was a major supplier of goods to Europe and the Middle East from Asia. General Po Lao Chiang was looking at a monitor displaying the command center ‘Guardian’ in China. General Xiaong Che had just given the launch command five minutes ago. For days General Mohammad Al-Gazir and General Hasam Al-Gaadha organized and marshaled their forces ready for ‘Operation Genghis Khan’. Elements of the Moslem army were preceding parallel to the Pyrenees Mountains. This was the responsibility of General Hasam Al-Gaada’s Moroccan 2nd and 3rd armor and the 1st and 9th infantry divisions, 1st armor and the 8th and 2nd infantry divisions were moving to the Ebro River. Other targets for the missiles; Zaragoza, Mor
Japan, Greece, Eastern Europe, and India were under attack as thousands of missiles had been launched at military and industrial targets. The United States was not spared. Two thousand warheads had been launched at her key military bases and naval ports, plus central hubs of communication and transportation. The Western world was reeling and had been caught by surprise, anarchy reigned. Of the six billion humans that were alive that morning two billion were dead or dying that night. What had brought the world to this terrible moment?
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The Mahdi, "The Expected One" represents the accumulation of events that had their beginning around 2000 B.C. during the time of Abraham. It is from this time the story unfolds. It is the start of two great peoples who through to the present day have become bitter enemies. Two brothers in competition for God’s favor, each wanting to destroy the other.
Into this mix are the archaic systems of government in today’s world. Feudalistic empires and their serf armies struggling to control world resources. The age of industrialization and the new rise of economic powers in once deprived nations like China and India have pushed the envelope of world domination. Colonial rulers running crumbling empires and moralists spreading their philosophy of living, religion, and government have added to the chaos. The nations of the world continue to escalate weapons development racing to join the ‘Nuclear Club’ even though their own countries can little afford the costs of the race.
Nations are forming alliances based on common interests both militarily and economically. Russia, China, and the Islamic world, the ‘Tri-Pack’, are being pushed together in a relationship of necessity. They are the odd puzzle pieces that don’t fit in the world today. Out of this relationship will come a global power to be dealt with by the rest of the world.
Sir McKinder wrote in 1919 of the ‘World Island’. Today that ‘World Island’ is larger than the original ‘World Island’. Russia in time will reacquire her old empire. China will settle the Taiwan question by force, and eliminate the problem in North Korea allowing Korea to re-unite under the Chinese sphere-of-influence. Out of the ‘World of Islam’ will rise a leader who will unite Islam under one banner. All of Africa, except South Africa, West Asia, South Asia, minus India, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, except Vietnam, East Asia, except Japan, and North Asia will comprise the ‘New World Island’.
The loss of Africa is a result of negligence of the Western world their only interests being cheap ‘Raw Resources’ for their economic empires. Africa in the equation was the pivotal piece, handled properly could have derailed the ‘New World Island’.
Mexico, Central America, and South America are ripe for investments and relations with the ‘Tri-Pack’ and could swing to the ‘New World Island’. Cuba, non-relations, has weakened the U.S. position. The use of the ‘Monroe Doctrine’ and carrying a ‘Big Stick’ has alienated this part of the world from the United States.
Not long ago the President of Iran stated he is preparing the way for the arrival of The Mahdi, "The Expected One".
The clock is ticking…
About the Author
Born in Olds, Alberta Canada. Attended the University of Utah, B.S. degree in Political Science. Had planned to apply for admission to the American University in Beirut to study Middle Eastern Affairs when the war broke out in Lebanon. Has traveled in the Middle East pursuing his interests in ancient history, archeology, and global geopolitics. Currently living in Scottsdale, Arizona with his wife Gail.