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This is all I have right now, and may be old stuff to this group... According to Glenn Beck on Feb. 16, the Ayatollah (sp?)in Iran has stated that the 12th Imam has arrived, is alive and well, and working now. Ahmagonnahaveajihad also stated something similar. Now we have all this rash of videos hitting the waves which are saying this very thing. These are such assertive statements, I felt the need to do some research. I learned that in August 2005 Ahmagonnahaveajihad said that the 12th Imam would show himself in two years. His top clerics rebuked him for making the statement, saying that they don’t even make such pronouncement. See this thread for further info. on this aspect. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1549787/posts This thread goes on to say that when Ahmagonnahaveajihad spoke at the UN, some of his people told him they saw a light surrounding him and protecting him. Ahmagonnahaveajihad said he was aware of it and had felt it. Fast forward to Feb. 10, 2007. Two years later. At 3:30 in the afternoon, Obama announces his candidacy for President. The Washington Post recorded the time of the event and his exact speech. It is at this link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/10/AR2007021000879.html Interestingly, when it is 3:30 in Illinois, it is 1:00 am in Iran and the date would have been February 11, 2007. Interesting, isn’t it? Iran’s Independence Day. Now recall, what weird phrase Obama said during his campaign that made everyone say, “Hum.” Hear the “light will shine down” comment from his own mouth in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSO1ZaweL3o Apparently, he used this phrase more than once. Interestingly, it is this proclamation that earns him the nick-name “Messiah.” At this link you can see the commercial the McCain camp put out to disparage Obama for the “light shining down” remark. http://america-land-of-the-free.blogspot.com/2008/10/barack-obama-says-light-will-shine-down.html And finally, in Forbes Magazine, of all places, this article comes out on Oct. 26, 2008, one month before the election. Here is an excerpt: “Is Barack Obama the “promised warrior” coming to help the Hidden Imam of Shiite Muslims conquer the world? The question has made the rounds in Iran since last month, when a pro-government Web site published a Hadith (or tradition) from a Shiite text of the 17th century. The tradition comes from Bahar al-Anvar (meaning Oceans of Light) by Mullah Majlisi, a magnum opus in 132 volumes and the basis of modern Shiite Islam. According to the tradition, Imam Ali Ibn Abi-Talib (the prophet’s cousin and son-in-law) prophesied that at the End of Times and just before the return of the Mahdi, the Ultimate Saviour, a “tall black man will assume the reins of government in the West.” Commanding “the strongest army on earth,” the new ruler in the West will carry “a clear sign” from the third imam, whose name was Hussein Ibn Ali. The tradition concludes: “Shiites should have no doubt that he is with us.” In a curious coincidence Obama’s first and second names—Barack Hussein—mean “the blessing of Hussein” in Arabic and Persian. His family name, Obama, written in the Persian alphabet, reads O Ba Ma, which means “he is with us,” the magic formula in Majlisi’s tradition.” This is a link to the printable version of the article: http://www.forbes.com/2008/10/26/obama-iran-ahmadinejad-oped-cx_at_1026taheri_print.html In light of recent Iranian developments, this all seems very interesting. I am sure more could be found, if one had the time to investigate.