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The
month of February is likely to bring more violence and terrorism than
normal in the Middle-East region, particularly during February14-22 period. If
war with Iraq breaks out in February it will most likely be during February
14-22 period. However, on a positive note, Neptune-Jupiter direct
opposition will be responsible for optimism for a renewed diplomatic
effort to seek solution to the existing conflict. The same Neptune-Jupiter opposition is good
for religion as it will force the religious world to look for better
ways to deal with current issues (including morality) requiring to
abandon the old ways of doing things.
The planetary
configurations that will
influence events in February are: Neptune-Jupiter and Mars-Saturn ninefold and
direct oppositions, Uranus-Rahu and Pluto-Saturn ninefold quincunxes,
Saturn-Jupiter and Jupiter-Pluto ninefold
squares, and Neptune-Ketu, Rahu-Jupiter ninefold trines, Neptune-Rahu
sextiles, and Pluto-Mars direct conjunction.
The countries that
are likely to make headline news are: United States, western
European countries, Russia, Israel
and Palestine, Iraq, China and Korea.
President Bush and his administration:
As predicted last month, the relationship
between Russia and Bush administration will
continue to stay strained. For President Bush, January was not
an easy month
(as deceptive Neptune transits
opposite his natal Mercury and Pluto in the first house. Also, the
ninefold Uranus entered his ninefold ascendant on January 19 while
ninefold Neptune entered in the eighth house of his ninefold chart
on January 23) in dealing with United Nation's security council
and to promote his agenda of a possible preemptive war with Iraq to
remove Saddam Hussein's regime. Following is a summary of
predictions made about Bush administration and Iraq in last few
months:
Predictions made on August 31 for September
2002: "President Bush
is likely to announce his plans to dethrone Saddam Hussein in Iraq
during the last week (Sept 24 onwards) of the month. However, he
must be careful in dealing with his allies, and based on his
current progressive chart, I think he is very likely to abandon
his idea of taking Saddam Hussein's regime out sometimes in October or
November. If not, he is destined to face a very challenging and
frustrating fall and possibly winter with a failed mission."
Predictions made on September 30 for October
2002: "The relationship
between Russia and USA (particularly Bush administration) is
likely to become more strained, and as a result, President Bush
will find himself frustrated in carrying out his crusade of
dethroning of Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq. President Bush and
his administration must be careful in dealing with his allies, and based on his
progressive chart, he is likely to face an uphill battle both at
home (Republicans) and abroad (allies) in convincing them the need
for overthrowing the Saddam Hussein's regime, and subsequently may
be forced to abandon
his idea of taking Saddam Hussein's regime out sometimes in October or
November. If not, he is destined to face a very challenging and
frustrating fall and possibly winter with a failed mission."
Based
on President Bush's current planetary transits, he will be
frustrated and consumed in facing his adversaries during February as Saturn stays anchored in his seventh
house. In addition, his ninefold Uranus will be in the first house
of his ninefold chart, and that Uranus will cause him a lot of
stress and agony in dealing with situation that might demand to
let his ego go. To top it all, Mars will be transiting through the
first house of his ninefold chart making him extremely hard to remain
patience and prudent. As a result, in addition to his
declining popularity both home and abroad and diminishing support
from his allies for going to war with Iraq, he very well may find
himself in a situation to fire some of his key cabinet members during this
and the next month to look for a way to exit gracefully. If he
goes ahead with war he will be in for a long and frustrating
spring with a very little success.
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Russia: While
retrograde
Saturn will continue to create more challenges for
Putin administration in dealing with his existing domestic problems,
the Neptune-Jupiter opposition will provide him the needed optimism to push
for his domestic agenda with resounding success. The relationship with USA (particularly with Bush administration)
will continue to stay strained. The second and the third week of
February are very positive for the entire country.
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Europe: The Mars-Saturn opposition during
the third week of February (February 19-22) is not good for the
continent. An outbreak of social crisis or some sort of natural or
man-made calamity is strongly indicated by the Mars-Saturn
opposition. Relationship with USA will remain sour.
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China,
Japan and Pacific-rim Countries: February is going to be a
positive month for the region as a whole. Chinese government will
earn international prestige while Japan and Pacific-rim regions
are likely to experience positive economical growth.
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Religion:
The second and the third week will turn out to be very positive for most of the religions around the
world. The last week of the month, however, is not good for
religions, especially in the United States. Religious authorities will come under severe
public criticism for the issues that separate rights from wrongs
and the way they aught to deal with them.
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Natural and
Man-made Calamities:
While Mars-Saturn and Mars-Pluto squares are most likely to create disturbance
either in
the form of a terrorism, or perhaps a social crisis, the balancing
Neptune-Jupiter opposition will
provide positive energy to counter-act the negative energy caused
by these squares. In general, during February 14-22 the natural and man-made calamities are
most likely.
While
man-made calamities may manifest themselves in terrorism, unrest,
violence, and accidents, the natural calamities are likely to
include extreme weather conditions such as severe cold winters, and equally intensive droughts; and thunderstorms, earthquakes, air
crashes
and fires.
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