God’s War on Terror: A Book Review

By Mike Coldagelli

Walid Shoebat with Joel Richardson. God’s War on Terror: Islam, Prophecy, and the Bible. Top Executive Media, 2008, 490 pages.

Shoebat attempts to integrate Bible prophecy with the rise of Isalm. He sees a symmetry between the return of Christ and the coming of the Isalmic Mahdi. But Shoebat who is a believing Christian equates the Mahdi with the antichrist. He develops several parallels between the Mahdi and the antichrist. For example, both the Mahdi of Islam and the antichrist blaspheme by denying Jesus as the Son of God.

The warfare mentality of Islam is explored including a feigned moderation that would turn radical at the appropriate time. The warfare theme is incorporated into the antichrist’s war with God as portrayed in the Book of Revelation. Shoebat draws on his many years as a PLO terrorist.

Shadow World: A Book Review

By Mike Coldagelli

Author Robert Chandler is a strategist who has worked for the United States Air Force, the White House, the Departments of State, Defense, Energy, and Justice, and the Central Intelligence Agency. A retired Air Force colonel and Vietnam veteran, he holds a Ph.D. in political science from George Washington University. He is the author of numerous articles and four previous books, and is a much sought-after speaker. (Inside cover)

The book attempts to show the reader the difference between what is seen and what is reality. Chandler identifies four competitors in the race for geopolitical dominance similar to Malachi Martin’s book, The Keys of this Blood, and gives an expose on identifying the competitors, their tactics, and their goals. Chandler cites an array of primary and secondary sources.