Plucking the Eagle's Wings

Plucking the Eagle's Wings

"Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also ... the cup of the Lord's right hand shall be turned unto thee...violence shall cover thee..." (Habakkuk 2:15-17) Some historians have called the Indians wild savage scalp hunters. While this may have been true, in many cases, the Indians considered the white men to be enemies who intruded upon their land. Indians burned buildings and pillaged the white men's belongings because they wanted to run them off the land. Then the white men retaliated. In reality some, but certainly not all, of America's early leaders: • shed the innocent blood of the Indians, including women and children; • sold or traded whiskey and hard liquor, affecting Indian families to this day; • expelled the Indians from land that had been theirs for centuries; marched Indians on foot across rough terrain, causing thousands of deaths. On November 7, 1811, the Shawnees had been dealt a fatal blow. The next year The War of 1812 broke out. Many think that the Indians retaliated by joining the English. From 1840 forward, every twenty years in a year that ended in zero, an American president elected in that year died while in office (with the exception of President Reagan). The Indian Connection Another coincidence relates to the "zero cycle" and the Indians. From the early 1600s to Lincoln's day, Indians were killed and driven off their land. Two cultures clashed and the Indians lost much in the process. Many of the slain presidents were from states that were once highly Populated with Indians and the sites of fierce Indian battles. The list includes Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, New York, and Massachusetts. Following is a list of presidents elected in a zero year who were from these states:

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