It will not be six months before the world tests Obama like they did John Kennedy

-Biden

and there's going to be a crisis coming along on the 21st or 22nd of January that we don't even know about right now
-Powell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcIl0uJDa70&feature=related

oh shiiiz !!! hide in yur bunkerz!!!!

World war 3. I'm glad evidence is pointing to the attack on Iran not being at the begginning of Jan, but the end. That gives me time to prepare. I had faith, and it paid off.

I'm more concerned about the visa waiver act. Though I doubt the tinfoilhatters' implications that they're about to "generate" another terror attack, I wouldn't be surprised if the State Department is intentionally making it easier for terrorists to get in for the simple reason that it's easier to catch terrorists here than it is elsewhere in the world. We have monitoring set up here, we've got an extensive homeland security network, and we don't have to play by international rules if we wait for them to start putting things in motion here.

However, that's a risky gambit, because while our "final" security net is much stronger, it is our last line of defense, meaning if they can give us the slip in-country they win and can go through with whatever plot they have.

Theory #1

Recently it was disclosed that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert asked US President Bush for permission to attack Iran. This request was turned down by the President, who knew that his administration (and the Pentagon) were against such an endevour. This is because they knew it would trigger a regional war in the Middle East. Bush did not want to have that pinned to his legacy. Instead, an agreement could have been made where Israel was given permission to attack just after the date of January 20, the day that Bush leaves office. Therefore it would be left on the next American president’s plate, not his. Furthermore, it would force the new US leader to take a clear position on Israel, and at the same time help the Jewish State eliminate the Iranian threat.

Theory #2

On the day of January 20, 2009, the new President (assuming it’s Barack Obama) will have formally taken office. Obama may use this symbolic ‘first day’ to “cut the crap” and publicly announce that the US is bankrupt. Though unlikely, a declaration of this nature is certainly possible. This would create a crisis in the global market, but by hitting rock-bottom the only way would be up. There is a method to the madness in such a declaration. Powell may be referring to this as “the crisis we don’t even know about yet”. Obama may use this symbolic occasion to embark on a “new beginning”, perhaps even abolishing the Federal Reserve. Who knows. Obama’s connections have a close eye on him, but you can’t rule that a man of Obama’s courage and intellect would do so even at the cost of his own life. That he had the courage to run for President at all demonstrates his “even if I die tonight” mentality.

Theory #3

Let’s assume that Colin Powell, having had inside information from the highest order, knows of a plot to assassinate Obama on the 21st or 22nd of January. Let us also assume that the plot is not only elaborate but also the work of the neo-conservatives within the old ranks of the Republican party, namely high-ranking individuals whom would stop at nothing to prevent a revolutionary from entering the White House. If Obama were assassinated, it would most certainly trigger an international crisis. The blame would be laid squarely on islamic militants and declared a 9/11 style operation. It is likely that a large-scale military operation would ensue against the nation held responsible. If it were Iran or Syria, the crisis would escalate to a regional war in the Middle East, with Israel as the primary target.

Theory #4

The delicate period of January 20-22 may herald a calculated and strategic move by the newly assertive Russia to seize on the political limbo of the US by embarking on a large-scale military operation in the Baltics or their southern Caucusses (ie. Georgia). This may be a pre-emptive move to send the US and NATO a powerful message that in this new change-of-the-guard it will be Russia on top and calling the shots, setting the pace and deciding the rules in their sphere of influence. The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, would be highly instrumental if not totally central in this decision. It would involve an air, land and sea expedition by the Russian armed forces, an extraordinary show of military precision and force, which will prompt the new administration to either react irrationally or engage with Russia on their terms.


"Remember I said it standing here if you don’t remember anything else I said. Watch, we’re gonna have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy.”

-Joe Biden

Bidens interview seems to have been taken out of context, and although Colin Powell seems to be much more direct on the issue, I feel they both only meant that Obama isn't going to waltz into the oval office and save the day by doing nothing. Joe referenced working with 7 other presidents, and mentioned that he could think of 4 or 5 situations that could arise, so incorporating the idea of history into this, I think these means more "we're pretty fucked and reviving the country will be a grueling test for obama,"[or really whoever was elected, doesn't matter], and less "oh shit terrarists are gonna blow stuff the fuck up."

I think the reason that they both cited the same date is that as a nation we're in a really shitty situation that we've never been in before, with so much crap going wrong at once, and regardless of specific people ANY huge shift of power like a new president is BOUND to be followed by big events happening, like FDR kind of stuff with the new deal and passing tons of legislation and shit.

Why does a "crisis" have to be dead people? We always have intense political crap going on that would just as soon be called a "crisis" by media [or politicians] as a bomb going off in a city.