WWIII begins 23 August 2013... Rasputin. ISON. Solar Killshot. Da Mabus (Damascus)

no need disputin' with the mighty Rasputin...
Grigori Rasputin predicted that WWIII will begin on Friday, 23 August 2013. Many Russians believe this prophecy.
The US Airforce usually begins airstrikes on a Friday.

Damascus = da mabus?
After the death (fall) of mabus, many will die.

Comet ISON and the solar magnetic pole reversal (along with big solar flares; possibly the killshot) will be signs in the heavens that coincide with major changes on earth. They will both happen before the end of 2013. So... maybe the Mayan calendar was off by one year, but that's close enough.

Israel is afraid to ignite WWIII by attacking Iran. So Israel will be grateful for the conflict in Syria (with US and NATO, and possibly Russian involvement) to spill over -- and this will be a good distraction while they bomb Iran's 1,000+ military targets.

The US needs a distraction and an excuse for its collapsing economy. Besides, a possible increase in weapons sales will help the world's #1 weapons exporter. After the US, the next biggest weapons exporters are: Russia, Germany, France, Netherlands (home of the Peace Prize), U.K., Italy, Spain, China, Sweden, Israel, Canada, Poland, Switzerland, Ukraine, South Africa, South Korea, Austria, Czech Republic, and Belgium.

If it's true that who lives by the sword dies by the sword, then the above nations should be worried. They have armed the Middle East into a tinderbox -- and the sparks are now flying over there.

My intuition says that major changes will happen between the end of August and December 2013.

OR, nothing will happen. August 23 is the day to watch. If a big turd hits the fan on that day, things will escalate quickly. So enjoy each day, before corporate greed and religious insanity bring some hell on earth.