The Red Sea - Part 1 - Understanding Gods Laws

Good day to each of you reading or listening to the podcast on the Red Sea.

Before I begin, I have a copy of the The Twin-City Times, 1/26/24, 2023: A Year in Review by Congressman Joe Wilson.

Congressman Wilson is a member of the US House of Representatives serving South Carolina’s 2^nd District.

I want to share following snippets from his excellent column on the state of America to set the stage of the Houthi Movement/ Yemen/ Iran/ The Red Sea/ and 3 American troops killed yesterday.

When Biden took office, inflation was at 1.4%. Since then, prices have risen over 17 %. Even CBS News reports, “The typical American household must spend an additional $11,434.00 annually just to maintain the same standard of living they enjoyed in January of 2021,” when Biden was sworn in.

Though challenges remain, Republican colleagues and I have achieved significant wins on behalf of American families, including passing the deficit reduction package in American history; defunding Biden’s army of 87,000 new IRS agents; establishing a bipartisan committee to strengthen America against threats from Communist China; passing the Secure the Border Act to address chaos at the border; passing the Parents’ Bill of Rights Act to ensure a parent’s right to make decisions about their children’s education; eliminating the military vaccine mandate; and passing the Lower Energy Costs Act, despite no support from the other side of the aisle, as Senate Democrats block votes and Biden threatens votes.

As the assault on Israel by Iran puppet Hamas continues, I was grateful to have my legislation expanding mutually beneficial defense and technology collaboration with Israel included in the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA00 which just passed both the House and Senate, and will now be signed into law.

The Hamas invasion has also revealed antisemitism in America, including disgusting reactions on college campuses.

Antisemitism cannot be tolerated in any form, ever, and I look forward to continuing to work with my bipartisan colleagues to call out antisemitism hate in colleges and anywhere else it exists.

Congressman Wilson hits all the issues that America is facing with a bullseye—I covered a few articles from his column and encourage you to read the full article to get the breadth of 2023.

By the way, have you heard of Peter Schiff? He, in my opinion is an expert in US Economics and his thoughts on the upcoming death of our economy and debt are superb.

Check him out on: Schiff Radio and check out his 5-minute interview on YouTube on the topic of Biden Regime Plans to Raise Taxesin the Video section.

As I begin this commentary, the first question to be asked is who are the Houthi rebels and who are the Hamas?

Which country are the Houthis rebels from?

The Houthi movement attracts followers in Yemen by portraying themselves as fighting for economic development; the end of political marginalization of Zaidi Shias; and promoting regional political–religious issues in its media. Read More

Why are the Houthis attacking?

Yemen’s Houthi rebels are carrying out audacious attacks to disrupt global commerce and draw the U.S. military into direct conflict, using Israel’s war in Gaza to transform themselves from a marginal player among Iran-aligned forces into one of the Middle East’s most formidable militant groups. Read More

What areas do the Houthi rebels control?

Currently, they control the Western coast of the country, including its capital city, Sana’a. The Houthis initially began as a cultural revivalist movement in the 1990s for the Zaydi sect of Islam which, as of 2022, was practiced by approximately 35% of the Yemeni population. Read More

Where do Houthis get missiles?

Houthi missiles are based on Iranian technology, and a U.S. official tells “PBS NewsHour” Iran is coordinating the current attacks and helping provide the targets. Read More

Who finances the Houthis?

The U.S. is leading a new naval task force to protect commercial shipping and has accused Iran of supplying weapons, financing, targeting and other assistance to the Houthis. Read More

Is there any US Army in Yemen?

“A small number of United States military personnel are deployed to Yemen to conduct operations against al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula and ISIS,” the White House told Congress in its most recent War Powers Act Report Opens in a new tab on December 7. Read More

I thought the above questions give you an excellent of the Houthis, so I will delve into Hamas.

Which country is Hamas from?

HAMAS–the acronym for Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya (Islamic Resistance Movement)—is the largest and most capable militant group in the Palestinian territories and one of the territories’ two major political parties. Read More

What is Hamas fighting for?

The group, whose name stands for Islamic Resistance Movement, wants to create an Islamic state in place of Israel. Hamas rejects Israel’s right to exist and is committed to its destruction. Hamas justified its attack as a response to what it calls Israeli crimes against the Palestinian people. Read More

Does Russia support Hamas?

Russia has diplomatic relations with the political wing of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist organization which rules the Gaza Strip. Russia has not designated Hamas as a terrorist organization, though it has condemned Hamas attacks as “terrorism” and has taken a hard line against Islamist terrorism.

How does Hamas get money?

Matthew Levitt, a former U.S. official specialized in counterterrorism, estimated the bulk of Hamas’ budget of more than $300 million came from taxes on business, as well as from countries including Iran and Qatar or charities.

Last February, the State Department said that Hamas raises funds in other Gulf countries and gets donations from Palestinians, other expatriates and its own charities. Read More

Is Yemen Sunni or Shia?

Sunni Muslims make up 65% percent of Yemen, while 35% of the country are Shia Muslims. These Shia Muslims are predominantly concentrated in the northwestern regions of the country, including the capital and major cities that are some of the most densely populated areas of Yemen.

Are the Hamas Sunni or Shia?

Hamas, an acronym of its official name, the Islamic Resistance Movement, is a Palestinian Sunni Islamist political and military organization governing the Gaza Strip of the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories. Read More

Birds of a feather, flock together as the groundwork is laid for the probability of the Middle Eastern War.

The target is simple—control the entrance to the Red Sea and cut off a major shipping lane for Europe and North America.

We have established that Yemen is controlled by Iran and with this control middle east oil won’t be bound for Europe. The alternative is shipping around the horn of South Africa which would double shipping time and add a considerable expense to this trade route.

According to the Wall Street Journal dated January 28, 2024

Houthi Attacks Disrupt Shipping, Draw U.S. Into Direct Conflict

The Houthi rebels are the Middle East’s newest force to be reckoned with.

December 23, 2023 an Iranian general suggested that more trade routes may come under attack. Reuters news agency quoted Brig. Gen. Mohammed Reza Nadqi that the west “shall soon await the closure of the Mediterranean Sea, Gibraltar and other waterways.” He doesn’t mention how or when Iran would do this.

The White House on Friday said Iran was “deeply involved” in planning operations against commercial vessels in the Red Sea.

Iran has no direct access to the Mediterranean itself and it was not clear how the Guards could attempt to close it off, although Naqdi talked of “the birth of new powers of resistance and the closure of other waterways”.

“Yesterday, the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz became a nightmare for them, and today they are trapped … in the Red Sea,” Naqdi was quoted as saying.

The nightmare has begun for the European shipping companies such as the Swiss-Italian Mediterranean Shipping Co., Danish A.P. Moller-Maersk, French shipping group CMA CGM, and Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd.

The above is 4 0f the 5 of the biggest shipping companies in Europe. Think about this, if the red sea is cut off, then energy exports to Europe that were taking 28 days will be doubled depending on the routes available.

The Iranians are flexing their muscle by poking the bears in Europe which includes Germany. Do not take your eye off of Germany for what is happening is in the Bible.

The chaos in the Red Sea of Attacks on shipping vessels by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in the crucial Red Sea shipping lane have disrupted shipping in the Suez Canal, the fastest sea route between Asia and Europe.

Data from S&P Global showed the Suez Canal route accounts for 14.8% of all Europe and Middle East and North Africa (MENA) imports. In response, some shipping companies have instructed vessels to instead sail around southern Africa, a slower and therefore more expensive route. (This taken from Reuters)

According to Politico,

The European Union mission to protect commercial vessels against Iran-backed Houthi rebel attacks in the Red Sea could kick off in mid-February, EU officials said Wednesday.

Attacks on vessels by the Houthis — a Yemeni rebel group considered a regional proxy for Iran — have been relentless in recent weeks. Cargo shipments between Asia and Europe are being disrupted, which is starting to have an economic impact.

In December, the United States launched Operation Prosperity Guardian, a mission that includes European countries such as the U.K. and Denmark.

The EU is also looking to set up its own mission. France and Italy already have military vessels in the region. Belgium and Germany said they would send warships to contribute to an EU mission.

France, Italy and reportedly Greece are front-runners to head the mission.

The EU’s approach is only defensive, Borrell said. It’s about protecting ships and intercepting attacks, “not participating in any kind of actions against the Houthis, only blocking their attacks,” he added. The U.S. and the U.K. have carried out airstrikes against Houthi positions in Yemen.

Did you get this? The EU’s approach is only defensive, block their attacks and not participate in any kinds of actions against the Houthis.

The U.S. and the U.K. have carried out airstrikes against Houthi positions in Yemen. Now we know who will stand with us and who won’t. The EU is a one-way street—all take and no give!

Tune in for part 2 of the Red Sea and where America fits along with the Biblical aspect.

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

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