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NewsScope for February 19, 2001 by WolfStar Air Strike on Iraq In the first significant military action of the new Bush administration, last Friday two dozen U.S. and British aircraft fired guided missiles at targeted sites near Iraq's capital Baghdad. The air raids capped off a week of military events which included Bush's promise to completely modernize the Pentagon's weapons and mission, and continued through the investigation of the accidental sinking of a Japanese fishing boat. The astrology of the week perfectly paralleled the military theme of the week with Mars, the planet of action, war, and military events, being the leading indicator. As the week began, transiting Uranus was approaching a trine to the U.S. Mars, inspiring President Bush to take his first ride on Air Force One, and promise the troops a pay raise at Fort Stewart, GA. Toward week's end transiting Mars had entered Sagittarius and was nearly opposite Jupiter (as described in last week's NewsScope). The Mars-Jupiter combination invokes a spirit of military adventurism, and for terrorist organizations is a celestial call to action. In Kosovo, Jerusalem, and elsewhere around our global village many violent and destructive acts were perpetrated in the name of one god or another. Meanwhile, transiting Uranus was exactly trine the U.S. Mars on Friday, presenting a strong double Mars influence for Americans. Several other astrological links climaxed on Friday, including a Moon-Pluto trine the U.S. Midheaven, which reflected the use of power on the world stage. A military spokesman said there was no particular reason why the air strikes had to happen on Friday, but as astrologers, we take a different view. Up Next: Neptune Another astrological double influence is shaping up over the next month involving Neptune. Neptune in the U.S. horoscope is just one degree past an exact square to Mars, so once an outer planet transit links up with Mars, Neptune is next in line. Transiting Uranus was trine Mars last week, and by mid-March will be forming an inconjunction (150 degree aspect) to the U.S. Neptune. At the same time transiting Neptune will be squaring the U.S. Scorpio Ascendant. This aspect actually becomes exact during the first week of April, but will be less than a degree away throughout all of March. Neptune-related events will certainly be on the nation's agenda under this double influence. Neptune's symbolism includes events related to oil and gas, political scandal, and terrorism. Already we can see Neptune's influence shaping the political landscape. Former President Clinton is under investigation for his pardon of billionaire Marc Rich. Then, high on the Bush agenda is opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil exploration. Neptune governs spies: the CIA, NSA, and other American intelligence agencies can look forward to large budget increases as they attempt to monitor and short-circuit domestic terrorist plots. Transiting Uranus is unique in the astrological pantheon because it manifests at the exact hit to natal planets, not when it's within a certain range and then gets activated by other planets. Therefore, look during the first week of March for sudden and unexpected Neptunian developments when transiting Uranus makes its exact inconjunction to the U.S. Neptune. Marc Rich, Billionaire Refugee Bill Clinton's controversial, last minute pardon of billionaire Marc Rich will likely be front-page news in March when the House opens its second hearing on the matter. Rich currently lives in Switzerland, a country that does not recognize tax evasion as a crime and has refused to extradite the commodities trader. Marc Rich was born a cosmopolitan Sagittarius (December 18, 1934; Antwerp, Belgium; time unknown). His Sun closely trines original, inventive Uranus in Aries, and also forms close aspects to Saturn and Pluto, giving him a strong sense of self-confidence, and an ambitious drive for power and control. Rich is well-known for his charitable donations, which include to the Jewish community and allegedly to the Democratic Party through his ex-wife Denise. Charity, kindness, care-taking and philanthropic gestures are a function of the asteroid Ceres, which in Rich's horoscope is conjunct Pluto. Pluto's influence over Ceres infers both an extremely large gesture, as well as the expectation of getting something in return. On the day of Rich's pardon, transiting Ceres was conjunct his Sun. Rich's horoscope is characterized by a Mercury-Neptune square. This influence often leads to secret deals, deception, and dishonesty. Also on the day he was pardoned transiting Pluto was exactly square his Neptune, and by the time the hearings are over, will have crossed over his Mercury. "I've been portrayed in a horrible way," says Rich, "as a workaholic, a loner, a money-machine. It's not a true picture. I'm a modest, quiet person who has never done anything illegal." Reader feedback is welcome. Click here for feedback.
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