What Frightened the USS Donald Cook In The Black Sea?

The State Department acknowledged that the crew of the destroyer USS Donald Cook has been gravely demoralized ever since their vessel was flown over in the Black Sea by a Russian Sukhoi-24 (Su-24) fighter jet which carried neither bombs nor missiles but only an electronic warfare device. On 10 April 2014, the USS Donald Cook entered the waters of the Black Sea and on 12 April a Russian Su-24 tactical bomber flew over the vessel triggering an incident that, according to several media reports, completely demoralized its crew, so much so that the Pentagon issued a protest. Meanwhile, the Russian Su-24 that buzzed the USS Donald Cook carried neither bombs nor missiles but only a basket mounted under the fuselage, which, according to the Russian newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta , contained a Russian electronic warfare device called Khibiny. As the Russian jet approached the US vessel, the electronic device disabled all radars, control circuits, systems, information transmission, etc. on board the US destroyer. In other words, the all-powerful Aegis system, now hooked up - or about to be - with the defense systems installed on NATO’s most modern ships was shut down, as turning off the TV set with the remote control. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article40222.htm

The cardinal ingresses of the Sun have a traditional reputation as  important mundane events. Of these the Capricorn Ingress is considered the master chart for the year. Shown here is the sidereal Capricorn Ingress at Washington, DC which is prominent since a powerful Grand Cross aligns with the angles. Here the asteroid Toro is conjunct Pluto.  Also remember that this ingress acquires special importance since Uranus-Pluto square aspect the US Sibly Sun.

 Now if we progress the ingress chart to April 12, the date of the event, we find that Pluto which was on the IC has moved over to Ascendant thereby triggering the Grand Cross. Delineation for the elements of the Grand Cross provided by Martha Wescott are as below:

TORO: Machismo; bullying; intimidation; doing hard, physical work; strength (muscular); muscle flexing-psychologically or physically; challenging others.

ZEUS: Restrained or creative fire/energy; Military; controlled & directed forces; guns.

PLUTO:  Urge for dominance; control needs; psychological power;  emotional taffy in relationships; compulsions; pushed to Authenticity; a person's "bottom line" (and primitive defenses;) encountering what is beyond control; Higher Will; elimination of the unnecessary; major change.

Pluto-Toro

Examples of psychological abuse and threats or  intimidation will be rampant.  This includes scenarios where you see  that people can "get aggressive" ..as an attempt to over-power  or out-manuever others...and for sheer emotional effect.    On a more positive note, this is  also a time period that may call for "exercising one's psychological  muscles"... in situations where one's "hand" has  been forced by others. (combine this with Zeus and we have the military involved)

Pluto-Zeus

Events in connection with weapons of mass destruction – and the use of weaponry (even of the emotional or psychological variety) to dominate, threaten or confront others; fragile restraint /control of strongly assertive feelings effectively pressures others and  tests their limits.

Kronos-Hades

To recognize humiliation through  loss of position or authority.