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Turn,
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31, 2001
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An
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Kysia
Iraq
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28, 2001
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Observing
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Civilian
Bodies
Aaron
Lehmer
Inviting
Future Terrorism
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27, 2001
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McNamara
Palestinian
Children Bear Brunt of Mideast Violence
Nelson
Valdés
A
Possible Scenario on the Location of bin Laden
Jensen
and Mahajan
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the Afghan Dead
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Farruggio
A
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2002:
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Israel's
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January
9, 2002
"Speaking
About Magic, I Believe in It"
Russia's Top Military Astrologer,
Who Forecast Putin's Rise, Warns of New Terror, Asserts Power
of Stars, But Concedes Measure of Free Will
Interview by Marina Mayakova
The inflation rate will aggravate in March, premier
Mikhail Kasyanov will be dismissed in May, the world war may
start in 2008, Alexander Voloshin--the head of the presidential
administration - will be dismissed in September. This was predicted
by Alexander Buzinov, the former supervisor of the disbanded
laboratory for space and astrological forecasts of the Russian
Defense Ministry.
This man predicted the attempt on General
Romanov's life in Chechnya, the sinking of the Estonia ferryboat,
the acts of terrorism in the town of Budyonovsk, the scandal
with the Russian NTV television network, Yeltsin's early resignation,
the events of September 11 in the USA. Buzinov also predicted
several natural disasters, man-caused catastrophes, breakdowns
and other states of emergency. Anyway, he does not consider him
a fortune teller, he also says he is not a "pure-bred astrologer."
Question: People say it was you, who
predicted President Putin's appearance. They say you did it two
and a half years before it actually happened.
Answer: The story was as follows.
I once was offered to give my own forecast on television. I wrote
down three basic points: early elections, the birth date of the
future president--between October 1 and October 10 of 1952 and
I wrote that the last name of the new president will definitely
have characters u and in. When it was all over, they opened that
envelope and it turned out that we were right.
Q: This work probably required some
special knowledge. How did you become what you are now and where
do the people like you come from?
A: I was born in Leningrad, graduated
from Popov's naval radio electronics school. I served in the
North for long, then in Angola. Before my demobilization an officer
came to my office and said he was not going to work the next
day. I asked him why, and he answered there were certain phases,
which recommended that. I got interested, asked him to give me
some books on that and started reading. When I returned from
Angola, I had to face the choice: what shall I do next? How can
I explain the coming problems and what is most important--is
it possible to avoid them? I enrolled the academy of astrology,
started studying the cycles of the planets, and then I found
for myself, what I was going to deal with.
Q: And how far did you manage to go?
A: At that time I was the head of the
special laboratory of the space and astrological forecasts at
the Scientific Research Institute of the Russian Defense Ministry.
In April of 1994 I hung a map on the wall, invited the administration
of the institute and told them about a possibility for worst-case
situations to come up. I predicted the explosion of warehouses
in Vladivostok, the collision of submarines, the withdrawal of
our troops from Yemen. When my forecasts started coming true,
I sensed that my work was not in vain.
Q: And then you had loads of those,
who wished to learn their future?
A: No. At first we had to undergo a lot
of tests and probes. They asked us to tell them all top secret
breakdowns, which had taken place in the past. We calculated
everything with precision. Then there was a more difficult thing
for us to do. They named ten planes and ten pilots and we had
to find out, who of them had an air incident and when.
Q: How was it?
A: There was only one mistake, but it
was not big. The rest of the dates were correct. Then we started
working in the Scientific Research Institute of the Air Force,
made some hundred forecasts. And do you know, what was curious?
The pilots themselves did not wish to know, when it was going
to happen and how. But they insisted, their commanders should
know it.
Q: So what is more important? Magic
or the scientific calculation?
A: Speaking about magic, I believe in
it, or started believing in it, to be more precise. The rhythm
of a human life is determined with the space and physical factors
of his birth--with the solar activity, solar and lunar cycles,
the movement of the planets. At the same time, two people, who
were born in one and the same place, can have totally different
lives, because they have different parents. That is why we use
the so-called rhythm-driving factors in our forecasts. In other
words, we forecast a complex of the influences of a human being,
the technological influence, the influence of the region on the
possibility of the worst-case situations to happen.
Q: The three constituents?
A: Yes, they are the ground. It is also
very important to know the smallest details of a person's life.
If you combine all that data together, then it is possible to
get a 90% precise forecast.
Q: But this is a very valuable information.
If you have it, then you may avoid a lot of troubles.
A: I think so. There are a lot of state
and commercial structures among our clients, as well as well-known
politicians and businessmen. Some of them are our constant clients.
But there is a problem, anyway - the majority of structures does
not need such information at all. For example, the Ministry for
Emergency Situations.
Q: Really?
A: Yes. In their respond to our warning
about an earthquake in Okha, they answered that according to
their information the earthquake would take place in another
place. When we started insisting on our data, they claimed they
had carried out a large work and invested a lot of money. So
they did not need to start it all over again. What for? The best
thing is know nothing about the possible catastrophes. It so
happens that our Emergency Situations Ministry looks more like
a rescue service.
Q: Do other departments have the same
attitude towards your forecasts?
A: The Ministry for Nuclear Power acted
very competently. When we were studying the situation at all
nuclear power plants, as they asked us to, we warned them about
a possible danger at one of those nuclear plants, and the Ministry
took the adequate security measures.
Q: Are we the slaves of space? Can
we make our lives the way we want to?
A: The people can go along their life
path in a very wide corridor. They can change their fates owing
to the change of some circumstances, behaviour, life style.
Q: Do you have a plan for yourself?
A: Of course. Here it is. It is mentioned
here that the best time for negotiations is 1 p.m. So I did everything
in order to set another time for a very important meeting today.
Q: Can this knowledge be a burden?
A: Not at all. For example, I have to
go to Moscow, but pursuant to the cycle, I'd better stay home.
So what shall I do? I can go, of course. But if I go, then I
have to get some insurance, like not to drink during the trip,
not to make any contacts--to minimize my risk in other words.
If you are warned, then you are armed.
Q: So who is the initiator of the
terror attack on America?
A: Bin Laden, there are no doubts among
the astrologers here. He was born June 28, 1957 and his horoscope
is a typical for a terrorist. To so-called return of the black
moon falls on September--this is the climax of the orbit of the
lunar cycles with the forces of the world evil. There are three
stars above him--Antares, Hara and Alhafera--these stars are
directly connected with brutality and crimes. Antares is considered
to be the most horrible star and this star is influencing him
on the level of 100%.
Q: And how long will he be dangerous?
A: We suppose that if there is the information
saying Osama bin Laden is dead or killed, then it will not be
the real Bin Laden killed, but one of his "twins."
The preliminary rhythmical analyses show that February 1-15,
March 15.-31, May 1-10 of the year 2002 are going to be the most
dangerous days for him. Bin Laden is going to be extremely dangerous
for the West in February--March. If he is not killed during these
periods, then it will be possible to kill him only in 2006-2008.
Q: So there is something to worry
about for the West?
A: We forecast two serious crises for
the USA and for George Bush himself, and also another two strikes,
similar to the events of September 11. The first strike can be
made against a large industrial enterprise, a large passenger
or military vessel, or the underground communications. The last
variant is also dangerous for Moscow as well. The second strike
is most likely to take place in April-May. There will be a threat
of life-threatening attempts on the world leaders--Putin and
Bush, but they will not suffer. We forecast serious contradictions
in the new government of Afghanistan, the UN will fail to deploy
its troops in the Pashtuns' regions. Thus, the World War III
will last not for a year or two, but much longer, fading and
growing. The second half of the year 2003 and the year 2008 maybe
the most difficult times in the future.
Q: Sounds scary. Will it touch upon
Russia?
A: The opposition to OPEC will be very
hard. The efforts to set up another union of oil-extracting countries
may start in February-March, reaching their climax in July-August
and then developing further on till the end of 2003. It will
be the time of instability on the world financial and oil markets,
the oil reduction trend will be bigger, than it will be mentioned
in the budget.
Q: What should Russia get ready for?
A: Inflation will be one of the major
problems of the economy. The positive consequences of the devaluation
in 1998 have been exhausted, the investments will flow not earlier,
than in a year. The population will sense the worsening of the
situation in February already. In March the inflation rate will
go beyond the levels of the figures, fixed in the budget. The
banking crisis will make the situation even worse. The adversaries
of Putin's pro-Western course will get more active, both within
the country and abroad (Lukashenko--the president of Belarus).
There will be a serious governmental crisis in April and Mikhail
Kasyanov will be dismissed in May. The turn for the head of the
presidential administration, Alexander Voloshin, will come not
later, than in September. The Kremlin will toughen the inner
policy in June, there will be stricter approaches to all spheres
of life. The Moscow mayor, Yury Luzhkov, is expected to experience
considerable difficulties in February-June. If he manages to
do something in the beginning of the problems, then he is going
to lose by summer anyway. The fundamental changes in the career
of the Russian Emergency Situations Minister, Sergey Shoigu will
take place in July. Railway Minister, Nikolay Aksenenko, will
go through big trouble in January, and he is most likely to quit
by April. The period of April-May and September-November of 2002
will be the time of the considerable cadre changes. The issue
of the Unified State between Russia and Belarus will remain as
languid as it is now. The elections to the parliament of the
Unified State, which were planned to take place at the end of
the year 2002 will be more of the demonstrative character, than
a constructive event; if they take place at all.
Q: Will there be anything good for
the country and its citizens?
A: On the whole the year 2002 will be
a very good year for Russia.
Pravda. Translated by Dmitry Sudakov
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