Tuesday, October 31, 2006
CIVIL MARRIAGE IN ISRAEL
1-WORLD QUAKES LAST 3 DAYS. 2-Ten dead in Philippines after typhoon. 3-Sri Lanka is drowning, literally and metaphorically. 4-China, Asean Repeat Aim for Free Trade Area by 2010. 5-PM: Israel will stop Palestinian arms. 6-Drought-hit Spain looks to penalize heavy water use. 7-Ship sinks in heavy storms. 8-World Christian Persecution. 9-Time to give way on civil marriage in Israel? 10-East Africa: EAC Treaty Makes Political Federation Inevitable.
EARTHQUAKES
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
WORLD QUAKES LAST 3 DAYS
Update time = Tue Oct 31 10:00 EDT 2006(USGS)
TUE OCT 31,2006
MAP 3.5 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 2.6 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.8 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.6 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.3 ECUADOR
MAP 4.6 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.7 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 2.5 SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA
MAP 3.6 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 3.3 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
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MAP 2.6 ARIZONA
MAP 2.7 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP 2.5 HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
MAP 2.6 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 4.3 OFF THE COAST OF JALISCO, MEXICO
MAP 3.2 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.3 MOLUCCA SEA
MAP 2.8 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
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MAP 5.6 MOLUCCA SEA
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MAP 3.3 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP 3.0 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP 5.2 BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MAP 5.3 SOUTHERN PERU
MAP 3.0 HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
MAP 3.0 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP 3.0 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
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MAP 3.6 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP 3.9 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP 2.5 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 2.9 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP 4.7 JAVA, INDONESIA
SUN OCT 29,2006
MAP 3.0 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 2.6 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 3.6 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP 2.6 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.6 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.8 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP 2.6 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 5.3 KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
MAP 3.6 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 2.6 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP 3.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 5.6 IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
MAP 4.8 COSTA RICA
MAP 4.3 NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA
MAP 4.1 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.5 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 2.8 UTAH
MAP 2.7 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Ten dead in Philippines after typhoon By Karen Lema
2 hours, 25 minutes ago
MANILA (Reuters) - Typhoon Cimaron churned toward central Vietnam on Tuesday after killing at least 10 people and displacing thousands in the northern Philippines with fierce winds and raging waters.
Cimaron slammed into Luzon, the Philippines' most populated island and its rice bowl, on Sunday night as a maximum category five storm or super typhoon, tearing up trees, power lines and roofs and destroying houses and roads.The typhoon, the second to hit the Philippines in over a month, weakened as it swept out of the archipelago on Monday and was churning westwards toward Vietnam with winds of 120 km (75 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 150 km per hour.
Storm tracker www.tropicalstormrisk.com showed Cimaron picking up speed and tipping northwards en route to Vietnam, bringing stormy weather to Hong Kong and the Chinese island of Hainan on Wednesday morning.Cimarno is expected to hit Vietnam as a category 1 typhoon on Friday morning.At least five people were reported drowned or killed by falling trees in the Philippine coastal province of Isabela, according to local mayor Renato Candido. There were at least five other reported fatalities, disaster officials said.
The Office of Civil Defense said police were still verifying reports of several landslides.
THOUSANDS EVACUATED
Over 2,000 people were evacuated to makeshift accommodation while nearly 180,000 were affected by wind damage, landslides and flooding.
Power was slowly returning to four provinces.The storm disrupted thousands of travelers on the move for the Roman Catholic festivals of All Saints Day and All Souls Day on November 1 and 2, when millions of Filipinos throng cemeteries to honor their dead.Cimaron was estimated to have destroyed around 114 million pesos ($2.3 million) worth of crops, fisheries and livestock.
The bill for damage to roads, bridges and schools was put at 25 million pesos.The Department of Agriculture has said the typhoon destroyed around 8 percent of rice and corn due for harvesting before the end of the year.Cimaron crashed into the archipelago just weeks after Typhoon Xangsane raked the Philippines and Vietnam, killing at least 169 people and taking a heavy toll on electricity networks, roads and crops.The Philippines cut its annual agricultural growth target to around 4 percent for 2006 from at least 5 percent due to the destruction by Xangsane.Storms regularly hit the Philippines but parts of northern Luzon are mountainous and heavily logged, raising the risk of more floods and landslides.In the worst disaster in recent years, more than 5,000 people died in the central province of Leyte in 1991 in floods triggered by a typhoon.
Sri Lanka is drowning, literally and metaphorically
BY AMEEN IZZADEEN ,31 October 2006
LITERALLY and metaphorically, we are a drowning nation. With half the country under water as a result of intense inter-monsoon rains, the gloomy weather was symbolic of Sri Lanka’s plight. It had been raining since October 16. Friday was the worst day. Even my house came under two feet of water.I was not alone. Millions of people have been affected. Fifteen people have been killed and more than 250,000 rendered homeless. Thousands of Muslims celebrated the Eid ul-Fitr festival in makeshift refugee camps.
Even the main road linking Colombo city and Sri Lanka’s only international airport was under water. Flights were cancelled or delayed as passengers and crew members could not reach the airport on time.
It’s the worst floods in several decades, the old muezzin of the mosque in my area said. The politically matured put the blame on politicians. Politicians at local council level dish out low-lying state-owned wetland, which should be conserved, to landless party supporters in return for their loyalty. Some big time national level politicians commit greater environmental crimes in collusion with multinationals and the local private sector.In my area, residents say the flood problem became worse after the multinational Shell Company built a gas terminal on a wetland that had acted as a water-retention area when the rivers swelled. The allegation doing the rounds is that big time politicians, including some at the highest level, are in the pay of the multinational gas giant which has its say and way whenever it wants to increase prices. The end result is that it is the people who pay for the sins of the politicians.
The Central Environment Authority (CEA), the main state institution entrusted with protecting Sri Lanka’s environment has come under a cloud, too. The CEA approves or disapproves projects after it conducts an environmental impact assessment study. In a paper posted on its website, it claims that wetlands, which are national heritage, need to be conserved, restored and sustainably managed for the benefit of the present and future generations, recognising that they are environmentally sensitive and ecologically important areas.The CEA paper also says the principle that when an activity carries a potentially high environmental risk that cannot be fully assessed (eg for lack of time, money or information), action should be taken to prohibit or restrict the activity before the uncertainly is resolved.I don’t think this principle was applied when Shell was allowed to build its massive plant on a large extent of wetland. In corruption-ridden third world countries, it appears that public servants’ serve the interest of their political masters rather than the interest of the public.
The flood-hit Sri Lankans’ search for the sun in the black canopy over their head is symbolic of Sri Lanka’s search for peace. As the sun appeared briefly through the gaps between the large masses of dark clouds, it stirred hopes. But soon the pregnant dark clouds covered it again and unloaded their burden on us, inflicting suffering and hardship.On Saturday, on the political horizon, there was hope, as the government and the LTTE met in Geneva for talks. But by Sunday night, our hopes were shattered as the two sides failed to strike any agreement.It appears now that the Norwegian facilitators were largely concerned about dragging the two belligerents to the negotiating table. It was like a no-holds-barred freestyle wrestling match. First, the handshake and then the Norwegian referee read out the rules of the game and allowed the two fighters to hit out at each other.
The talks, which we call Geneva II, were no different from Geneva I in February. At both these encounters, the two sides traded barbs and talked little peace. This could have been done in Sri Lanka. But the two sides, it appears, want to discredit and demonise the other before the international media in Geneva.Before they left for Geneva, the two sides had conflicting agendas. Apart from a final solution that recognised Sri Lanka’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, the government wanted to bring human rights, democracy and pluralism to the people of the north values that the people in the south do not enjoy to the full. The LTTE wanted to discuss the immediate issues such as the opening of the main highway linking Sri Lanka’s northern capital Jaffna with the rest of the country and the full implementation of the ceasefire agreement.
The two sides had nothing to offer in terms of confidence-building measures. Both delegations comprised members who are known for hard-line views. We cannot expect a terrorist organisation to act in a civilised manner and make the first move for peace. When the government also responds in an equally tough manner while talking peace, how can peace dawn? This was not the spirit in which the Ranil Wickremesinghe government held peace talks. It took confidence building measures, one after another, offering many concessions to the LTTE, amidst allegations that it was compromising on national security.
But it was a gamble that nearly paid off.I believe the government as a confidence building measure should have agreed to the LTTE demand for the opening up of the main highway, although the move will help the LTTE to collect millions of rupees in taxes from motorists and suppliers of goods to the north. But it’s a price the government should pay to achieve peace and bring sunshine to the war-hit and war-weary people.
Ameen Izzadeen is a Sri Lankan journalist based in Colombo
DANIEL 7:23-24
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast(THE EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TR BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise:(10 NATIONS) and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.(BE HEAD OF 3 KINGS OR NATIONS).
China, Asean Repeat Aim for Free Trade Area by 2010
By Allen T. Cheng and Yanping Li
Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- China and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nation said they will boost trade, reiterating an aim to cut tariffs and set up a free trade area between an estimated 1.8 billion people. We encourage further cooperation between China and Asean in support of sub-regional developments including economic cooperation zones in areas covering southwestern China, according to a statement by China and Asean, as the association is also called, released today in southern China's Nanning city. Asean's trade with China rose 23 percent last year to $130 billion, and the grouping has been discussing free trade arrangements with China and dialogue partners Japan and South Korea as global trade talks fail. Japan, not represented at this meeting in Nanning, has proposed a broader Asian trade bloc including India, Australia and New Zealand.
Japan has been pushing for India's inclusion because it fears China taking over its dominant status in Asia, said Guan Anping, a Beijing trade lawyer and former Chinese trade official. Asean has many legitimate fears of a rising China, especially since China's huge surplus labor makes it a rival that few Asian states can compete with, he said. China is hosting Asian leaders to celebrate 15 years of formal relations between Asia's second largest economy and Asean, a grouping founded in 1967 partly as a U.S.-backed bulwark against communism. Southeast Asian countries only recognized China when it stopped backing communist insurgencies against their capitalist governments.
Outstanding Disputes
China also has not fully resolved disputes with Asean members over oil and gas exploration rights in the South China Sea around a group of islands that China calls Xisha and Nansha while Asean calls Spratlys and Paracels. As recently as 1990, China seized some islands in the Paracels, which is surrounded by seabed rich in oil and gas, from Vietnam, according to Globalsecurity.org, a Web site specializing in military affairs. We will work in concert to advance the strategic partnership, which would be a catalyst for dialogue between Asean and its partners to contribute to regional peace and stability, according to today's statement.
Defense officials of Asean and China will visit each other more frequently and share information to foster cooperation, according to the statement.Wen and Commerce Minister Bo Xilai are hosting Asean leaders this week in talks that range from building a regional free trade zone to North Korea's nuclear tests. On the table is a proposal from China to build a regional trade area that comprise of Asean, China, Japan, and South Korea. China supports and welcomes Asean's efforts to establish a Southeast Asia nuclear weapons-free zone, according to the Chinese foreign ministry's counselor Huang Xingyuan, speaking today in Nanning. To contact the reporter on this story: Allen T. Cheng in Beijing at acheng13@bloomberg.net.Last Updated: October 30, 2006 06:27 EST
ISAIAH 17:1
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
PSALMS 83:3-7
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)
JOEL 2:20,30-31
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(SIBERIAN DESERT)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
Oct. 30, 2006, 3:55PM
PM: Israel will stop Palestinian arms
By MARK LAVIE Associated Press Writer
JERUSALEM Israel will take action to stop Palestinian arms smuggling and rocket fire in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday, but he could not point to specific solutions.Olmert also said any new offensive would not result in Israel's retaking Gaza, which it left a year ago after a 38-year occupation.Olmert was speaking at a special Cabinet session to vote approval of the addition of an ultra-hawkish party to his ruling coalition, a step seen as virtually ruling out any Israeli-Palestinian peace initiatives in the near future. Avigdor Lieberman, head of the Yisrael Beiteinu Party, has advocated bombing Palestinian population centers and redrawing Israel's borders to exclude its Arab citizens. He becomes a deputy prime minister.In southern Gaza, meanwhile, Palestinian gunmen kidnapped Roberto Vila, a 34-year-old Spanish aid worker and held him for several hours, the latest in a string of abductions of journalists and other foreigners. He was released unharmed before midnight.
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas said security forces worked to free the hostage. Such actions harm the image of the Palestinian people, he said.Palestinian gunmen have kidnapped a series of foreign journalists and aid workers in Gaza over the past two years, usually pressing the government for money or job guarantees. In most cases, the hostages were quickly released, and none have been seriously harmed.Last week, Palestinian gunmen kidnapped an Associated Press photographer in Gaza City, releasing the Spanish journalist about 16 hours later.The kidnappings reflect growing chaos in the seaside territory, where rival Fatah and Hamas forces have been clashing as political leaders repeatedly fail to agree on a joint government that could lift a punishing Western aid cutoff that has bankrupted the Palestinian Authority and led to widespread hardships.
At the same time, Israel has pressed ahead with an offensive it launched in late June, after Hamas-linked gunmen tunneled under the border and attacked an army base, killing two soldiers and abducting a third.In northern Gaza, Palestinian police said a man was killed Monday and two other people wounded when an Israeli tank shell hit a house. The Israeli military denied that soldiers opened fire in the area.Earlier this month Israel sent forces along the Gaza-Egypt border for the first time since Israel withdrew from Gaza last year, destroying 15 tunnels Israel said the Palestinians used to smuggle arms into Gaza. The forces were pulled out after a weeklong sweep.
Olmert told a parliamentary committee the goal of a new military operation would be to stop the arms smuggling, but he said no decision has been made on exactly how to do that. Retaking the border could ignite tensions with Egypt. Olmert denied reports that Egypt has sent troop reinforcements to the border.
There is no doubt that we have to take steps to reduce the ability of the Palestinians to fire rockets at Israel and smuggle in weapons,Olmert told the Cabinet, but added that no decision has been made on exactly what to do, according to a participant in the meeting.The participant, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to reporters, said Olmert specified that Israeli action would minimize humanitarian problems.Olmert also told the parliamentary committee he would consider allowing Abbas to beef up his security forces with troops stationed in neighboring Jordan.Palestinian officials said Saturday that Abbas, a moderate, wants to bring in the forces ahead of a possible showdown with Hamas.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
REVELATION 6:5-6
5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
Dr Samuel Doctorian-Angel 3
Then one of the angels with wings showed me Europe from one end to the other from the north all the way down to Spain and Portugal. In his hand he had a scale of measurement. I saw him fly over Europe, and I heard the words, I am grieved. I am grieved.
Unrighteousness, uncleanness, ungodliness all over Europe. The sin has risen to heaven. The Holy Spirit is grieved. I saw the rivers of Europe flooding and covering millions of houses. Millions drown.
Suddenly I heard earthquakes all over Europe. Countries that have had no earthquakes shall be shaken, said the angel. And suddenly, in my spirit, I saw the Eiffel Tower in Paris crumbling falling down. A great part of Germany destroyed. The great city of London destruction everywhere. I saw floods all over Scandinavia. I looked to the south and saw Spain and Portugal passing through hunger and great destruction.
Many will die from hunger all over Spain and Portugal. I was disturbed by all this news, and I said, Lord, what about your children? The angel said, I shall prepare them. They shall be looking for the appearing of the Lord. Many will cry to me in those days and I will save them. I shall perform mighty miracles for them and show them My power. So in the midst of great destruction, there will be the grace of God in those countries. I was happy that God has His protection over His children.
Drought-hit Spain looks to penalize heavy water use
Mon Oct 30, 2006 3:33 PM GMT
MADRID (Reuters) - Spaniards who use excessive amounts of water may have to pay more for it in future, the government said on Monday, seeking ways to curb water use after two years of drought.After the worst drought on record in 2005 and below average rainfall again in the year ended on September 30, the country's reservoir levels dropped to their lowest in a decade.Environment Minister Cristina Narbona said she was planning to guarantee a minimum amount of clean water for everyone and would raise prices above that limit.In principle, in line with a proposal made by Ecologists in Action, we suggest a minimum of 60 liters (13 gallons) a day per person, she said.(There will be) a reform of the water law to penalize excessive consumption via tariffs charged, Narbona said at the start of a national water council meeting, which is due to debate several proposals.
A ministry spokeswoman denied household consumers would face higher prices if they used more than the 60 liters a day allowance.
The onus may fall on other users.Narbona did not say how the reform would affect farmers, who use 77 percent of Spain's water. Urban consumption accounts for 18 percent and industry the remaining 5 percent.Spaniards now use an average of around 170 liters a day and water prices vary.In some towns it is practically free and farmers often sink illegal wells and obtain water from aquifers for no more than the cost of pumping it.
1/3RD OF SHIPS DESTROYED
REVELATION 8:8-9
8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
Ship sinks in heavy storms
Oct 30, 2006,By TBT staff
TALLINN - Heavy storms that struck the Baltic Sea region forced the cancellation of flights and sea travel, sunk a fishing boat and left a passenger ferry damaged.The Finnish fishing vessel Borka sunk in Estonian waters at 11 p.m. on Oct. 26 in heavy wind.The boat’s four crew members were rescued by nearby ships which battled rough seas to answer a distress call.With wind speed at 25 meters per second, and gusts of up to 32 meters per second, the smaller passenger ferries between Tallinn and Helsinki abandoned their voyages. Other larger ships delayed their voyages by several hours.
The storms also felled trees and branches, damaged roofs, and knocked out power to thousands of households.
PERSECUSSION,BEHEADINGS
JESUS PERSECUTED BIGTIME
ISAIAH 53:4
4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
MATTHEW 9:34
34 But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.
JOHN 8:41
41 Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.
JOHN 10:20
20 And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
PHILIPPIANS 2:10-11(JESUS GETS REVENGE)
10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.(JUDGEMENT SEAT OF CHRIST, AND FOR SINNERS, THE GREAT WHITE THRONE FINAL JUDGEMENT).
WE ARE CHRISTIANS WE WILL BE TREATED THE SAME.
2 TIMOTHY 3:1-5 (WHY WE ARE PERSECUTED BY THE WORLD)
1 This know also, that in the last days perilous (DANGEROUS) times shall come.
2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
MATTHEW 5:10-12
10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
MATTHEW 24:9
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.
JOHN 15:18-20
18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me (JESUS) before it hated you.
19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
REVELATION 6:9-11
9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain(BEHEADED) for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
REVELATION 20:4
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
World Christian Persecution(Crosswalk.com)
Assyrian Christian Teen Reportedly Beheaded
According to ASSIST News Service, an Assyrian Christian teenager has reportedly been decapitated while at work.
The Assyrian International News Agency (AINA) reported that according to the Assyrian website www.ankawa.com, a 14-year-old Christian Assyrian boy, Ayad Tariq, from Baqouba, Iraq was beheaded at his work place on Oct. 21. Ayad Tariq was working his 12-hour shift, maintaining an electric generator, when a group of disguised Muslim insurgents walked in at the beginning of his shift shortly after 6 a.m. and asked him for his ID. According to another employee who witnessed the events, and who hid when he saw insurgents approach, the insurgents questioned Ayad after seeing that his ID noted he was Christian. The insurgents asked the boy if he was really a Christian sinner. Ayad reportedly replied, Yes, I am Christian, but I am not a sinner. The insurgents immediately said, dirty Christian sinner! Then they proceeded to each hold one of the boy’s limbs, Allahu akbar! Allahu akbar! while beheading him.
Eritrean Police Arrest 150 More Christians
Compass Direct News reports that in a large-scale roundup the past week, Eritrean authorities have detained 150 Christians from at least five of the country’s outlawed churches. Starting Wednesday (October 25), security officers in the town of Mendefera began going from house to house, arresting local Christians from a list they compiled of known members of Pentecostal churches and the Orthodox renewal movement.
During the first day’s raids, a total of 38 men and 17 women were incarcerated at the military fort in Mendefera, 30 miles south of Asmara. Local sources confirmed to Compass that police authorities were subjecting the detained Christians to beatings and other physical mistreatment. According to eyewitnesses, at least 10 nursing mothers were among the new prisoners, all of them forced to leave their infants behind.
New Believer in India Arrested, Urged to Frame Pastor
Police recently arrested a convert in Mayapuri, Madhya Pradesh state for the second time in three days in an apparent attempt to pressure him to give evidence that his pastor forcibly converted him, Compass Direct News reports. By nightfall in India, the new believer was charged with insulting religious beliefs.Dewas Gate police again detained Ramesh Thakur, 37, at 9 a.m. after having arrested him on Tuesday (October 24) and releasing him the next day after intense questioning. The pastor of his church in Ujjain district, Jagdish Bharti, is already fighting charges of insulting religious beliefs.The officer-in-charge of the Dewas Gate police station, R.R. Malvi, told a church member that he was under tremendous political pressure to charge Thakur. Viju Varghese, Global Council of Indian Christians co-ordinator in Madhya Pradesh, told Compass that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh had offered Thakur 25,000 rupees (US$552) to implicate Pastor Bharti in a charge of allurement to convert.
Missionaries Hike to Share Jesus on Appalachian Trail
Craig and Suzy Miles’ mission field is located amongst the pines and hardwoods of the Appalachian Mountains. They share it with hikers, the occasional black bear, snakes and other creepy-crawly things better left alone. The Christian couple witnesses to people with funny names like Chicken Wing,Kentucky Fried and Rabbit’s Foot. According to Baptist Press, for three years now, the Mileses as Mission Service Corps missionaries for the North American Mission Board have operated Appalachian Trail Servants, a mission organization dedicated to sharing Christ with hikers along the famous Appalachian Trail.
The Appalachian Trail is a marked, yard-wide footpath winding 2,175 miles through the Appalachian Mountains from Springer Mountain in north Georgia to Mount Katahdin in central Maine. Conceived in 1921 and completed in 1937, it passes through 14 states. More than 4 million people hike some part of the trail each year. Their ministry began when one morning on the way to work, Craig stopped by his Baptist church and prayed a simple prayer: Lord, how can you use our time and talents for your glory? Right after I prayed that prayer, I spotted a missionary magazine on a table next to me,Miles said. On the cover was a story about extreme hiking in China. It just clicked in my head that we needed to start a ministry on the Appalachian Trail. Suzy and I were seeing hundreds of hikers pass over the roads and trails and through the woods of north Georgia, but we knew their spiritual needs were not being met.
Updated Oct. 30, 2006 23:17
Time to give way on civil marriage in Israel?
By DAVID J. MARTIN (Jpost)
Recent political machinations have again raised the prospect of civil marriage in Israel. Unfortunately, this issue is so laden with partisan emotion as to prevent a clear analysis of the situation. The result is that state-mandated Orthodox halachic restrictions on matrimony have created a festering wound in Israeli society. An objective review of the legal and religious reality leads to the conclusion that civil marriage, if properly instituted, is an appropriate solution. Under Israeli law, an individual may only be married in accordance with the procedures of his religious community. Thus, Jews may only be married through the Orthodox rabbinate. Since the rabbinate implements religious law Halacha Jews may not marry non-Jews and a kohen may not marry a divorcee.
With several hundred thousand halachically non-Jewish Russian immigrants in Israel (who are nonetheless entitled to rights under the Law of Return), the number of couples who wish to wed in Israel, but may not, is increasing. Even more problematic are the pesulei hitun non-marriables the child born to a Jewish mother conceived from an adulterous union or even to a Jewish mother who was divorced (abroad) in a civil proceeding but never received a get. Such a child is a mamzer and essentially may never marry at all. The only relief available to those wishing to contract religiously unlawful marriages and to the non-marriables is to be married in a civil ceremony outside of Israel, which is recognized by Israel under its private international law commitments, but not recognized by Halacha.
For instance, a former Supreme Court justice, a kohen now deceased went abroad to contract a marriage with a divorcee. But for the vast majority of people, this relief is both undesirable and unworkable. ON THE face of it, resolution of the situation is actually simple namely, to create an alternative system of civil marriage, alongside the religious law, which would apply to those marriages that would not be permitted under religious law: Jew and non-Jew, mamzer, divorcee to kohen, etc. The secular community has long sought such a resolution. The Orthodox religious establishment has, with few exceptions, expressed vehement opposition. Why?
First, the religious establishment is concerned that, given the choice, a large percentage of Israelis would choose the civil marriage route, thus eroding the power base of the religious authorities. Second, the religious community still holds on to the imaginative idea that Israel is a Jewish state, based on principles of Jewish law, and that the essentials of Jewish practice (Sabbath, holidays, marriage) are accepted by a consensus of the population, notwithstanding the fact that the overwhelming majority of Israeli residents do not practice a halachic lifestyle.
Third, some believe that an alternative route for recognizing and liquidating marriages would create a societal divide those whose marriages and births were sanctioned by the rabbinate and those who were not so sanctioned, with the attendant consequences.Fourth, many rabbis believe that civil marriage would nonetheless be considered as a valid marriage under Jewish law in light of the halachic rule that marriage may be contracted not only by means of a ceremonial act but also by the very conduct of intimate relations. Thus, civilly married women would nonetheless require a Jewish divorce the get failing which a subsequent child would be considered a mamzer, who may never marry.
NONE OF these objections holds water. If a large percentage of Israelis would prefer civil marriage, so be it. Coercive marriage has never brought anyone back to the fold. To the contrary, the marriage registration practices of the rabbinate are generally deemed to turn off most secular and non-Orthodox Israelis. If the rabbinate is faced with competition, it will have to shape up or ship out. The
time has come to face reality most Israelis do not feel any connection to the basic tenets of Jewish law. They cannot be attracted by coercion. As to the population divide, it already exists. There are hundreds of thousands of halachically non-Jewish citizens of Israel, who speak Hebrew, serve in the army and meet Jewish members of the opposite sex. If the religious status of an individual is important to a potential suitor, the need for research already exists.
The fourth problem, namely the halachic status of a person who contracts a civil marriage, is not new. Such marriages have been the subject of religious legal decisions by the outstanding rabbis of the past century, including particularly the late Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, the leading decisor of Jewish law in the United States. According to these decisions, when a couple contracts a civil marriage in circumstances which indicate that they did not intend to create a Jewish, legal, marital relationship then, indeed, no such relationship is created.
The woman is not married for purposes of Halacha, the dissolution of the marriage does not require a get, children born of the relationship are both Jewish and marriageable and children born of adulterous unions during such marriages or even after such marriages have been dissolved without a get are unblemished as regards their right to marry under Jewish law.
So how does a couple demonstrate circumstances which indicate that they did not intend to create a Jewish, legal, marital relationship? Simple as part of the civil marriage proceeding, the parties would execute a document stating that they have chosen the civil marriage route for reasons of conscience or other reasons and that they do not intend to create a Jewish, legal, marital relationship.The time has come (unfortunately) to offer civil marriage for those who do not wish to be, or cannot be, married under Jewish law. A halachic solution, which is quite consistent with considerations of conscience, exists to solve the problem. The religious establishment must face up to reality and withdraw its opposition to such a solution. The writer is an international lawyer based in Tel Aviv and adjunct professor of law at Cardozo Law School in New York.
East Africa: EAC Treaty Makes Political Federation Inevitable
Jerry Okungu,Nairobi
The East Africa Community National Consultative Committees will commence a sensitisation campaign in all the three partner states in a week's time.The million dollar question facing the Committees is: Will the benefits of economic integration be realised and sustained without a central political authority?The answer is yes. The Treaty of the East African Economic Community signed in 1999 is specific and categorical that in the final analysis, the move to political federation is unstoppable.
The leaders who signed it have since left office, apart from President Museveni of Uganda. President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania was witness to it as a member of the Council of Ministers, by virtue of his being a foreign minister then. President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya was an opposition Member of Parliament then, but was aware of the discussions.At the centre of this question lies the sensitive issue of sovereignty that the three partner states now enjoy. With sovereignty comes real autonomy, independence and complete if not absolute instruments of state power.
Heads of State currently are in charge of foreign policy, defence, security and numerous authorities that govern virtually every sphere of life of their citizens. As heads of state, they are also heads of government, a position that has invested in them executive authority to run their governments the best way they see fit.HAVING A central political authority for the three partner states will imply that states and their presidents give up certain powers, roles and functions to the super state. Such powers may in effect reduce the current presidencies to the level of federal governors such as those in the United States of America, Nigeria or Canada.
Alternatively, there may be a situation where the central authority takes the shape of the European Union where individual state instruments and structures remain intact except for the common currency, unified border controls, standardisation of goods and services and abolition of border controls for member states of the EU.
While signing the 1999 East African Community Treaty, the Summit members were acutely aware of the lessons learnt from the collapsed EAC of 1967-1977.
IT WAS then decided to put in place safeguards that would shield the Community from collapse a second time. The partners opted for a gradual approach to the regional integration process. They decided to start with the critical Customs Union, a move that would ease trade, movement of people and goods and spur economic growth.The second phase entails putting structures in place to create the East African Common Market. A single market for the region will the expand consumer base to support and sustain our local industries and services. These will in turn spur economic growth and create jobs for our growing population.
Once the Customs Union and Common Market have stabilised and taken root, the region will move to the third stage and create a Monetary Union a very critical stage politically. Critical in the sense that a single currency will evolve from first freely exchanging the three currencies easily across borders. It will also abolish restrictions on cash transfers across our borders. When finally adopted, the three partner states will adopt a common currency that will be the sole legal tender in the three countries.Once all the three stages are adopted, the three states will then embark on the road to the final stage, that of the political federation.IN ALL this process, the Summit and Council of Ministers Members have all along been acutely aware that, the four stages do not in themselves guarantee sustainability of the process. They realised that a sensitive venture like creating a federation among three independent states in peacetime will require more good will from a wide section of the citizenry.It is also necessary to deal with the concentration of powers in the Summit, an issue that accelerated the collapse of the first EAC in 1977. At that time, the Summit was the organ that made virtually every decision and its members appended signatures on every document. Therefore, when differences between Summit members became irreconcilable during the Idi Amin era in Uganda, the Summit paralysed the operations of the Community.
This time round, the Summit gave authority to the Council of Ministers through the 1999 Treaty to deal with most of the functions of the Community and only refer to the Summit for ratification.More than the deconcentration of Summit powers, it has been found prudent if not mandatory to solicit the support and endorsement of the citizens of East Africa, civil society and private sector throughout the process. Using the lessons learnt from the first EAC, the architects of the new Community have created more stringent withdrawal procedures for members who have signed the treaty and joined the Community.BUT PERHAPS the more compelling reason why the Community will thrive and blossom into a political federation is the fact that in today's world, the trend is towards mergers and regional integrations. Economic and political blocs are the way forward.Bigger markets such as the EU, the US, China and India are taking advantage of their numerical strength and consumer base to dictate terms at forums such as the World Trade Organisation, the World Bank, the International Labour Organisation and the International Telecommunications Union.
Smaller and poorer states are at their mercy.
If East Africans come together as one economic bloc, they will bring to the international negotiating table a consumer base of more than 100 million. This is by any standards an attractive consumer market for any industrialist or service provider looking to invest.
In Africa, East Africa will be next only to Nigeria. By the time Rwanda, Burundi and Southern Sudan join, the region will be at par with Nigeria and half the present population of the US.What makes big markets such as the US, India, China, Russia and Nigeria work? All these economies enjoy the comfort of a single authority. Power has to emanate from a single source with clear rules and guidelines. If the centre is working and holding, the rest will work.The East African. AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com).
EARTHQUAKES
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
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LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Ten dead in Philippines after typhoon By Karen Lema
2 hours, 25 minutes ago
MANILA (Reuters) - Typhoon Cimaron churned toward central Vietnam on Tuesday after killing at least 10 people and displacing thousands in the northern Philippines with fierce winds and raging waters.
Cimaron slammed into Luzon, the Philippines' most populated island and its rice bowl, on Sunday night as a maximum category five storm or super typhoon, tearing up trees, power lines and roofs and destroying houses and roads.The typhoon, the second to hit the Philippines in over a month, weakened as it swept out of the archipelago on Monday and was churning westwards toward Vietnam with winds of 120 km (75 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 150 km per hour.
Storm tracker www.tropicalstormrisk.com showed Cimaron picking up speed and tipping northwards en route to Vietnam, bringing stormy weather to Hong Kong and the Chinese island of Hainan on Wednesday morning.Cimarno is expected to hit Vietnam as a category 1 typhoon on Friday morning.At least five people were reported drowned or killed by falling trees in the Philippine coastal province of Isabela, according to local mayor Renato Candido. There were at least five other reported fatalities, disaster officials said.
The Office of Civil Defense said police were still verifying reports of several landslides.
THOUSANDS EVACUATED
Over 2,000 people were evacuated to makeshift accommodation while nearly 180,000 were affected by wind damage, landslides and flooding.
Power was slowly returning to four provinces.The storm disrupted thousands of travelers on the move for the Roman Catholic festivals of All Saints Day and All Souls Day on November 1 and 2, when millions of Filipinos throng cemeteries to honor their dead.Cimaron was estimated to have destroyed around 114 million pesos ($2.3 million) worth of crops, fisheries and livestock.
The bill for damage to roads, bridges and schools was put at 25 million pesos.The Department of Agriculture has said the typhoon destroyed around 8 percent of rice and corn due for harvesting before the end of the year.Cimaron crashed into the archipelago just weeks after Typhoon Xangsane raked the Philippines and Vietnam, killing at least 169 people and taking a heavy toll on electricity networks, roads and crops.The Philippines cut its annual agricultural growth target to around 4 percent for 2006 from at least 5 percent due to the destruction by Xangsane.Storms regularly hit the Philippines but parts of northern Luzon are mountainous and heavily logged, raising the risk of more floods and landslides.In the worst disaster in recent years, more than 5,000 people died in the central province of Leyte in 1991 in floods triggered by a typhoon.
Sri Lanka is drowning, literally and metaphorically
BY AMEEN IZZADEEN ,31 October 2006
LITERALLY and metaphorically, we are a drowning nation. With half the country under water as a result of intense inter-monsoon rains, the gloomy weather was symbolic of Sri Lanka’s plight. It had been raining since October 16. Friday was the worst day. Even my house came under two feet of water.I was not alone. Millions of people have been affected. Fifteen people have been killed and more than 250,000 rendered homeless. Thousands of Muslims celebrated the Eid ul-Fitr festival in makeshift refugee camps.
Even the main road linking Colombo city and Sri Lanka’s only international airport was under water. Flights were cancelled or delayed as passengers and crew members could not reach the airport on time.
It’s the worst floods in several decades, the old muezzin of the mosque in my area said. The politically matured put the blame on politicians. Politicians at local council level dish out low-lying state-owned wetland, which should be conserved, to landless party supporters in return for their loyalty. Some big time national level politicians commit greater environmental crimes in collusion with multinationals and the local private sector.In my area, residents say the flood problem became worse after the multinational Shell Company built a gas terminal on a wetland that had acted as a water-retention area when the rivers swelled. The allegation doing the rounds is that big time politicians, including some at the highest level, are in the pay of the multinational gas giant which has its say and way whenever it wants to increase prices. The end result is that it is the people who pay for the sins of the politicians.
The Central Environment Authority (CEA), the main state institution entrusted with protecting Sri Lanka’s environment has come under a cloud, too. The CEA approves or disapproves projects after it conducts an environmental impact assessment study. In a paper posted on its website, it claims that wetlands, which are national heritage, need to be conserved, restored and sustainably managed for the benefit of the present and future generations, recognising that they are environmentally sensitive and ecologically important areas.The CEA paper also says the principle that when an activity carries a potentially high environmental risk that cannot be fully assessed (eg for lack of time, money or information), action should be taken to prohibit or restrict the activity before the uncertainly is resolved.I don’t think this principle was applied when Shell was allowed to build its massive plant on a large extent of wetland. In corruption-ridden third world countries, it appears that public servants’ serve the interest of their political masters rather than the interest of the public.
The flood-hit Sri Lankans’ search for the sun in the black canopy over their head is symbolic of Sri Lanka’s search for peace. As the sun appeared briefly through the gaps between the large masses of dark clouds, it stirred hopes. But soon the pregnant dark clouds covered it again and unloaded their burden on us, inflicting suffering and hardship.On Saturday, on the political horizon, there was hope, as the government and the LTTE met in Geneva for talks. But by Sunday night, our hopes were shattered as the two sides failed to strike any agreement.It appears now that the Norwegian facilitators were largely concerned about dragging the two belligerents to the negotiating table. It was like a no-holds-barred freestyle wrestling match. First, the handshake and then the Norwegian referee read out the rules of the game and allowed the two fighters to hit out at each other.
The talks, which we call Geneva II, were no different from Geneva I in February. At both these encounters, the two sides traded barbs and talked little peace. This could have been done in Sri Lanka. But the two sides, it appears, want to discredit and demonise the other before the international media in Geneva.Before they left for Geneva, the two sides had conflicting agendas. Apart from a final solution that recognised Sri Lanka’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, the government wanted to bring human rights, democracy and pluralism to the people of the north values that the people in the south do not enjoy to the full. The LTTE wanted to discuss the immediate issues such as the opening of the main highway linking Sri Lanka’s northern capital Jaffna with the rest of the country and the full implementation of the ceasefire agreement.
The two sides had nothing to offer in terms of confidence-building measures. Both delegations comprised members who are known for hard-line views. We cannot expect a terrorist organisation to act in a civilised manner and make the first move for peace. When the government also responds in an equally tough manner while talking peace, how can peace dawn? This was not the spirit in which the Ranil Wickremesinghe government held peace talks. It took confidence building measures, one after another, offering many concessions to the LTTE, amidst allegations that it was compromising on national security.
But it was a gamble that nearly paid off.I believe the government as a confidence building measure should have agreed to the LTTE demand for the opening up of the main highway, although the move will help the LTTE to collect millions of rupees in taxes from motorists and suppliers of goods to the north. But it’s a price the government should pay to achieve peace and bring sunshine to the war-hit and war-weary people.
Ameen Izzadeen is a Sri Lankan journalist based in Colombo
DANIEL 7:23-24
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast(THE EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TR BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise:(10 NATIONS) and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.(BE HEAD OF 3 KINGS OR NATIONS).
China, Asean Repeat Aim for Free Trade Area by 2010
By Allen T. Cheng and Yanping Li
Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- China and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nation said they will boost trade, reiterating an aim to cut tariffs and set up a free trade area between an estimated 1.8 billion people. We encourage further cooperation between China and Asean in support of sub-regional developments including economic cooperation zones in areas covering southwestern China, according to a statement by China and Asean, as the association is also called, released today in southern China's Nanning city. Asean's trade with China rose 23 percent last year to $130 billion, and the grouping has been discussing free trade arrangements with China and dialogue partners Japan and South Korea as global trade talks fail. Japan, not represented at this meeting in Nanning, has proposed a broader Asian trade bloc including India, Australia and New Zealand.
Japan has been pushing for India's inclusion because it fears China taking over its dominant status in Asia, said Guan Anping, a Beijing trade lawyer and former Chinese trade official. Asean has many legitimate fears of a rising China, especially since China's huge surplus labor makes it a rival that few Asian states can compete with, he said. China is hosting Asian leaders to celebrate 15 years of formal relations between Asia's second largest economy and Asean, a grouping founded in 1967 partly as a U.S.-backed bulwark against communism. Southeast Asian countries only recognized China when it stopped backing communist insurgencies against their capitalist governments.
Outstanding Disputes
China also has not fully resolved disputes with Asean members over oil and gas exploration rights in the South China Sea around a group of islands that China calls Xisha and Nansha while Asean calls Spratlys and Paracels. As recently as 1990, China seized some islands in the Paracels, which is surrounded by seabed rich in oil and gas, from Vietnam, according to Globalsecurity.org, a Web site specializing in military affairs. We will work in concert to advance the strategic partnership, which would be a catalyst for dialogue between Asean and its partners to contribute to regional peace and stability, according to today's statement.
Defense officials of Asean and China will visit each other more frequently and share information to foster cooperation, according to the statement.Wen and Commerce Minister Bo Xilai are hosting Asean leaders this week in talks that range from building a regional free trade zone to North Korea's nuclear tests. On the table is a proposal from China to build a regional trade area that comprise of Asean, China, Japan, and South Korea. China supports and welcomes Asean's efforts to establish a Southeast Asia nuclear weapons-free zone, according to the Chinese foreign ministry's counselor Huang Xingyuan, speaking today in Nanning. To contact the reporter on this story: Allen T. Cheng in Beijing at acheng13@bloomberg.net.Last Updated: October 30, 2006 06:27 EST
ISAIAH 17:1
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
PSALMS 83:3-7
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)
JOEL 2:20,30-31
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(SIBERIAN DESERT)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
Oct. 30, 2006, 3:55PM
PM: Israel will stop Palestinian arms
By MARK LAVIE Associated Press Writer
JERUSALEM Israel will take action to stop Palestinian arms smuggling and rocket fire in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday, but he could not point to specific solutions.Olmert also said any new offensive would not result in Israel's retaking Gaza, which it left a year ago after a 38-year occupation.Olmert was speaking at a special Cabinet session to vote approval of the addition of an ultra-hawkish party to his ruling coalition, a step seen as virtually ruling out any Israeli-Palestinian peace initiatives in the near future. Avigdor Lieberman, head of the Yisrael Beiteinu Party, has advocated bombing Palestinian population centers and redrawing Israel's borders to exclude its Arab citizens. He becomes a deputy prime minister.In southern Gaza, meanwhile, Palestinian gunmen kidnapped Roberto Vila, a 34-year-old Spanish aid worker and held him for several hours, the latest in a string of abductions of journalists and other foreigners. He was released unharmed before midnight.
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas said security forces worked to free the hostage. Such actions harm the image of the Palestinian people, he said.Palestinian gunmen have kidnapped a series of foreign journalists and aid workers in Gaza over the past two years, usually pressing the government for money or job guarantees. In most cases, the hostages were quickly released, and none have been seriously harmed.Last week, Palestinian gunmen kidnapped an Associated Press photographer in Gaza City, releasing the Spanish journalist about 16 hours later.The kidnappings reflect growing chaos in the seaside territory, where rival Fatah and Hamas forces have been clashing as political leaders repeatedly fail to agree on a joint government that could lift a punishing Western aid cutoff that has bankrupted the Palestinian Authority and led to widespread hardships.
At the same time, Israel has pressed ahead with an offensive it launched in late June, after Hamas-linked gunmen tunneled under the border and attacked an army base, killing two soldiers and abducting a third.In northern Gaza, Palestinian police said a man was killed Monday and two other people wounded when an Israeli tank shell hit a house. The Israeli military denied that soldiers opened fire in the area.Earlier this month Israel sent forces along the Gaza-Egypt border for the first time since Israel withdrew from Gaza last year, destroying 15 tunnels Israel said the Palestinians used to smuggle arms into Gaza. The forces were pulled out after a weeklong sweep.
Olmert told a parliamentary committee the goal of a new military operation would be to stop the arms smuggling, but he said no decision has been made on exactly how to do that. Retaking the border could ignite tensions with Egypt. Olmert denied reports that Egypt has sent troop reinforcements to the border.
There is no doubt that we have to take steps to reduce the ability of the Palestinians to fire rockets at Israel and smuggle in weapons,Olmert told the Cabinet, but added that no decision has been made on exactly what to do, according to a participant in the meeting.The participant, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to reporters, said Olmert specified that Israeli action would minimize humanitarian problems.Olmert also told the parliamentary committee he would consider allowing Abbas to beef up his security forces with troops stationed in neighboring Jordan.Palestinian officials said Saturday that Abbas, a moderate, wants to bring in the forces ahead of a possible showdown with Hamas.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
REVELATION 6:5-6
5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
Dr Samuel Doctorian-Angel 3
Then one of the angels with wings showed me Europe from one end to the other from the north all the way down to Spain and Portugal. In his hand he had a scale of measurement. I saw him fly over Europe, and I heard the words, I am grieved. I am grieved.
Unrighteousness, uncleanness, ungodliness all over Europe. The sin has risen to heaven. The Holy Spirit is grieved. I saw the rivers of Europe flooding and covering millions of houses. Millions drown.
Suddenly I heard earthquakes all over Europe. Countries that have had no earthquakes shall be shaken, said the angel. And suddenly, in my spirit, I saw the Eiffel Tower in Paris crumbling falling down. A great part of Germany destroyed. The great city of London destruction everywhere. I saw floods all over Scandinavia. I looked to the south and saw Spain and Portugal passing through hunger and great destruction.
Many will die from hunger all over Spain and Portugal. I was disturbed by all this news, and I said, Lord, what about your children? The angel said, I shall prepare them. They shall be looking for the appearing of the Lord. Many will cry to me in those days and I will save them. I shall perform mighty miracles for them and show them My power. So in the midst of great destruction, there will be the grace of God in those countries. I was happy that God has His protection over His children.
Drought-hit Spain looks to penalize heavy water use
Mon Oct 30, 2006 3:33 PM GMT
MADRID (Reuters) - Spaniards who use excessive amounts of water may have to pay more for it in future, the government said on Monday, seeking ways to curb water use after two years of drought.After the worst drought on record in 2005 and below average rainfall again in the year ended on September 30, the country's reservoir levels dropped to their lowest in a decade.Environment Minister Cristina Narbona said she was planning to guarantee a minimum amount of clean water for everyone and would raise prices above that limit.In principle, in line with a proposal made by Ecologists in Action, we suggest a minimum of 60 liters (13 gallons) a day per person, she said.(There will be) a reform of the water law to penalize excessive consumption via tariffs charged, Narbona said at the start of a national water council meeting, which is due to debate several proposals.
A ministry spokeswoman denied household consumers would face higher prices if they used more than the 60 liters a day allowance.
The onus may fall on other users.Narbona did not say how the reform would affect farmers, who use 77 percent of Spain's water. Urban consumption accounts for 18 percent and industry the remaining 5 percent.Spaniards now use an average of around 170 liters a day and water prices vary.In some towns it is practically free and farmers often sink illegal wells and obtain water from aquifers for no more than the cost of pumping it.
1/3RD OF SHIPS DESTROYED
REVELATION 8:8-9
8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
Ship sinks in heavy storms
Oct 30, 2006,By TBT staff
TALLINN - Heavy storms that struck the Baltic Sea region forced the cancellation of flights and sea travel, sunk a fishing boat and left a passenger ferry damaged.The Finnish fishing vessel Borka sunk in Estonian waters at 11 p.m. on Oct. 26 in heavy wind.The boat’s four crew members were rescued by nearby ships which battled rough seas to answer a distress call.With wind speed at 25 meters per second, and gusts of up to 32 meters per second, the smaller passenger ferries between Tallinn and Helsinki abandoned their voyages. Other larger ships delayed their voyages by several hours.
The storms also felled trees and branches, damaged roofs, and knocked out power to thousands of households.
PERSECUSSION,BEHEADINGS
JESUS PERSECUTED BIGTIME
ISAIAH 53:4
4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
MATTHEW 9:34
34 But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.
JOHN 8:41
41 Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.
JOHN 10:20
20 And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
PHILIPPIANS 2:10-11(JESUS GETS REVENGE)
10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.(JUDGEMENT SEAT OF CHRIST, AND FOR SINNERS, THE GREAT WHITE THRONE FINAL JUDGEMENT).
WE ARE CHRISTIANS WE WILL BE TREATED THE SAME.
2 TIMOTHY 3:1-5 (WHY WE ARE PERSECUTED BY THE WORLD)
1 This know also, that in the last days perilous (DANGEROUS) times shall come.
2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
MATTHEW 5:10-12
10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
MATTHEW 24:9
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.
JOHN 15:18-20
18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me (JESUS) before it hated you.
19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
REVELATION 6:9-11
9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain(BEHEADED) for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
REVELATION 20:4
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
World Christian Persecution(Crosswalk.com)
Assyrian Christian Teen Reportedly Beheaded
According to ASSIST News Service, an Assyrian Christian teenager has reportedly been decapitated while at work.
The Assyrian International News Agency (AINA) reported that according to the Assyrian website www.ankawa.com, a 14-year-old Christian Assyrian boy, Ayad Tariq, from Baqouba, Iraq was beheaded at his work place on Oct. 21. Ayad Tariq was working his 12-hour shift, maintaining an electric generator, when a group of disguised Muslim insurgents walked in at the beginning of his shift shortly after 6 a.m. and asked him for his ID. According to another employee who witnessed the events, and who hid when he saw insurgents approach, the insurgents questioned Ayad after seeing that his ID noted he was Christian. The insurgents asked the boy if he was really a Christian sinner. Ayad reportedly replied, Yes, I am Christian, but I am not a sinner. The insurgents immediately said, dirty Christian sinner! Then they proceeded to each hold one of the boy’s limbs, Allahu akbar! Allahu akbar! while beheading him.
Eritrean Police Arrest 150 More Christians
Compass Direct News reports that in a large-scale roundup the past week, Eritrean authorities have detained 150 Christians from at least five of the country’s outlawed churches. Starting Wednesday (October 25), security officers in the town of Mendefera began going from house to house, arresting local Christians from a list they compiled of known members of Pentecostal churches and the Orthodox renewal movement.
During the first day’s raids, a total of 38 men and 17 women were incarcerated at the military fort in Mendefera, 30 miles south of Asmara. Local sources confirmed to Compass that police authorities were subjecting the detained Christians to beatings and other physical mistreatment. According to eyewitnesses, at least 10 nursing mothers were among the new prisoners, all of them forced to leave their infants behind.
New Believer in India Arrested, Urged to Frame Pastor
Police recently arrested a convert in Mayapuri, Madhya Pradesh state for the second time in three days in an apparent attempt to pressure him to give evidence that his pastor forcibly converted him, Compass Direct News reports. By nightfall in India, the new believer was charged with insulting religious beliefs.Dewas Gate police again detained Ramesh Thakur, 37, at 9 a.m. after having arrested him on Tuesday (October 24) and releasing him the next day after intense questioning. The pastor of his church in Ujjain district, Jagdish Bharti, is already fighting charges of insulting religious beliefs.The officer-in-charge of the Dewas Gate police station, R.R. Malvi, told a church member that he was under tremendous political pressure to charge Thakur. Viju Varghese, Global Council of Indian Christians co-ordinator in Madhya Pradesh, told Compass that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh had offered Thakur 25,000 rupees (US$552) to implicate Pastor Bharti in a charge of allurement to convert.
Missionaries Hike to Share Jesus on Appalachian Trail
Craig and Suzy Miles’ mission field is located amongst the pines and hardwoods of the Appalachian Mountains. They share it with hikers, the occasional black bear, snakes and other creepy-crawly things better left alone. The Christian couple witnesses to people with funny names like Chicken Wing,Kentucky Fried and Rabbit’s Foot. According to Baptist Press, for three years now, the Mileses as Mission Service Corps missionaries for the North American Mission Board have operated Appalachian Trail Servants, a mission organization dedicated to sharing Christ with hikers along the famous Appalachian Trail.
The Appalachian Trail is a marked, yard-wide footpath winding 2,175 miles through the Appalachian Mountains from Springer Mountain in north Georgia to Mount Katahdin in central Maine. Conceived in 1921 and completed in 1937, it passes through 14 states. More than 4 million people hike some part of the trail each year. Their ministry began when one morning on the way to work, Craig stopped by his Baptist church and prayed a simple prayer: Lord, how can you use our time and talents for your glory? Right after I prayed that prayer, I spotted a missionary magazine on a table next to me,Miles said. On the cover was a story about extreme hiking in China. It just clicked in my head that we needed to start a ministry on the Appalachian Trail. Suzy and I were seeing hundreds of hikers pass over the roads and trails and through the woods of north Georgia, but we knew their spiritual needs were not being met.
Updated Oct. 30, 2006 23:17
Time to give way on civil marriage in Israel?
By DAVID J. MARTIN (Jpost)
Recent political machinations have again raised the prospect of civil marriage in Israel. Unfortunately, this issue is so laden with partisan emotion as to prevent a clear analysis of the situation. The result is that state-mandated Orthodox halachic restrictions on matrimony have created a festering wound in Israeli society. An objective review of the legal and religious reality leads to the conclusion that civil marriage, if properly instituted, is an appropriate solution. Under Israeli law, an individual may only be married in accordance with the procedures of his religious community. Thus, Jews may only be married through the Orthodox rabbinate. Since the rabbinate implements religious law Halacha Jews may not marry non-Jews and a kohen may not marry a divorcee.
With several hundred thousand halachically non-Jewish Russian immigrants in Israel (who are nonetheless entitled to rights under the Law of Return), the number of couples who wish to wed in Israel, but may not, is increasing. Even more problematic are the pesulei hitun non-marriables the child born to a Jewish mother conceived from an adulterous union or even to a Jewish mother who was divorced (abroad) in a civil proceeding but never received a get. Such a child is a mamzer and essentially may never marry at all. The only relief available to those wishing to contract religiously unlawful marriages and to the non-marriables is to be married in a civil ceremony outside of Israel, which is recognized by Israel under its private international law commitments, but not recognized by Halacha.
For instance, a former Supreme Court justice, a kohen now deceased went abroad to contract a marriage with a divorcee. But for the vast majority of people, this relief is both undesirable and unworkable. ON THE face of it, resolution of the situation is actually simple namely, to create an alternative system of civil marriage, alongside the religious law, which would apply to those marriages that would not be permitted under religious law: Jew and non-Jew, mamzer, divorcee to kohen, etc. The secular community has long sought such a resolution. The Orthodox religious establishment has, with few exceptions, expressed vehement opposition. Why?
First, the religious establishment is concerned that, given the choice, a large percentage of Israelis would choose the civil marriage route, thus eroding the power base of the religious authorities. Second, the religious community still holds on to the imaginative idea that Israel is a Jewish state, based on principles of Jewish law, and that the essentials of Jewish practice (Sabbath, holidays, marriage) are accepted by a consensus of the population, notwithstanding the fact that the overwhelming majority of Israeli residents do not practice a halachic lifestyle.
Third, some believe that an alternative route for recognizing and liquidating marriages would create a societal divide those whose marriages and births were sanctioned by the rabbinate and those who were not so sanctioned, with the attendant consequences.Fourth, many rabbis believe that civil marriage would nonetheless be considered as a valid marriage under Jewish law in light of the halachic rule that marriage may be contracted not only by means of a ceremonial act but also by the very conduct of intimate relations. Thus, civilly married women would nonetheless require a Jewish divorce the get failing which a subsequent child would be considered a mamzer, who may never marry.
NONE OF these objections holds water. If a large percentage of Israelis would prefer civil marriage, so be it. Coercive marriage has never brought anyone back to the fold. To the contrary, the marriage registration practices of the rabbinate are generally deemed to turn off most secular and non-Orthodox Israelis. If the rabbinate is faced with competition, it will have to shape up or ship out. The
time has come to face reality most Israelis do not feel any connection to the basic tenets of Jewish law. They cannot be attracted by coercion. As to the population divide, it already exists. There are hundreds of thousands of halachically non-Jewish citizens of Israel, who speak Hebrew, serve in the army and meet Jewish members of the opposite sex. If the religious status of an individual is important to a potential suitor, the need for research already exists.
The fourth problem, namely the halachic status of a person who contracts a civil marriage, is not new. Such marriages have been the subject of religious legal decisions by the outstanding rabbis of the past century, including particularly the late Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, the leading decisor of Jewish law in the United States. According to these decisions, when a couple contracts a civil marriage in circumstances which indicate that they did not intend to create a Jewish, legal, marital relationship then, indeed, no such relationship is created.
The woman is not married for purposes of Halacha, the dissolution of the marriage does not require a get, children born of the relationship are both Jewish and marriageable and children born of adulterous unions during such marriages or even after such marriages have been dissolved without a get are unblemished as regards their right to marry under Jewish law.
So how does a couple demonstrate circumstances which indicate that they did not intend to create a Jewish, legal, marital relationship? Simple as part of the civil marriage proceeding, the parties would execute a document stating that they have chosen the civil marriage route for reasons of conscience or other reasons and that they do not intend to create a Jewish, legal, marital relationship.The time has come (unfortunately) to offer civil marriage for those who do not wish to be, or cannot be, married under Jewish law. A halachic solution, which is quite consistent with considerations of conscience, exists to solve the problem. The religious establishment must face up to reality and withdraw its opposition to such a solution. The writer is an international lawyer based in Tel Aviv and adjunct professor of law at Cardozo Law School in New York.
East Africa: EAC Treaty Makes Political Federation Inevitable
Jerry Okungu,Nairobi
The East Africa Community National Consultative Committees will commence a sensitisation campaign in all the three partner states in a week's time.The million dollar question facing the Committees is: Will the benefits of economic integration be realised and sustained without a central political authority?The answer is yes. The Treaty of the East African Economic Community signed in 1999 is specific and categorical that in the final analysis, the move to political federation is unstoppable.
The leaders who signed it have since left office, apart from President Museveni of Uganda. President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania was witness to it as a member of the Council of Ministers, by virtue of his being a foreign minister then. President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya was an opposition Member of Parliament then, but was aware of the discussions.At the centre of this question lies the sensitive issue of sovereignty that the three partner states now enjoy. With sovereignty comes real autonomy, independence and complete if not absolute instruments of state power.
Heads of State currently are in charge of foreign policy, defence, security and numerous authorities that govern virtually every sphere of life of their citizens. As heads of state, they are also heads of government, a position that has invested in them executive authority to run their governments the best way they see fit.HAVING A central political authority for the three partner states will imply that states and their presidents give up certain powers, roles and functions to the super state. Such powers may in effect reduce the current presidencies to the level of federal governors such as those in the United States of America, Nigeria or Canada.
Alternatively, there may be a situation where the central authority takes the shape of the European Union where individual state instruments and structures remain intact except for the common currency, unified border controls, standardisation of goods and services and abolition of border controls for member states of the EU.
While signing the 1999 East African Community Treaty, the Summit members were acutely aware of the lessons learnt from the collapsed EAC of 1967-1977.
IT WAS then decided to put in place safeguards that would shield the Community from collapse a second time. The partners opted for a gradual approach to the regional integration process. They decided to start with the critical Customs Union, a move that would ease trade, movement of people and goods and spur economic growth.The second phase entails putting structures in place to create the East African Common Market. A single market for the region will the expand consumer base to support and sustain our local industries and services. These will in turn spur economic growth and create jobs for our growing population.
Once the Customs Union and Common Market have stabilised and taken root, the region will move to the third stage and create a Monetary Union a very critical stage politically. Critical in the sense that a single currency will evolve from first freely exchanging the three currencies easily across borders. It will also abolish restrictions on cash transfers across our borders. When finally adopted, the three partner states will adopt a common currency that will be the sole legal tender in the three countries.Once all the three stages are adopted, the three states will then embark on the road to the final stage, that of the political federation.IN ALL this process, the Summit and Council of Ministers Members have all along been acutely aware that, the four stages do not in themselves guarantee sustainability of the process. They realised that a sensitive venture like creating a federation among three independent states in peacetime will require more good will from a wide section of the citizenry.It is also necessary to deal with the concentration of powers in the Summit, an issue that accelerated the collapse of the first EAC in 1977. At that time, the Summit was the organ that made virtually every decision and its members appended signatures on every document. Therefore, when differences between Summit members became irreconcilable during the Idi Amin era in Uganda, the Summit paralysed the operations of the Community.
This time round, the Summit gave authority to the Council of Ministers through the 1999 Treaty to deal with most of the functions of the Community and only refer to the Summit for ratification.More than the deconcentration of Summit powers, it has been found prudent if not mandatory to solicit the support and endorsement of the citizens of East Africa, civil society and private sector throughout the process. Using the lessons learnt from the first EAC, the architects of the new Community have created more stringent withdrawal procedures for members who have signed the treaty and joined the Community.BUT PERHAPS the more compelling reason why the Community will thrive and blossom into a political federation is the fact that in today's world, the trend is towards mergers and regional integrations. Economic and political blocs are the way forward.Bigger markets such as the EU, the US, China and India are taking advantage of their numerical strength and consumer base to dictate terms at forums such as the World Trade Organisation, the World Bank, the International Labour Organisation and the International Telecommunications Union.
Smaller and poorer states are at their mercy.
If East Africans come together as one economic bloc, they will bring to the international negotiating table a consumer base of more than 100 million. This is by any standards an attractive consumer market for any industrialist or service provider looking to invest.
In Africa, East Africa will be next only to Nigeria. By the time Rwanda, Burundi and Southern Sudan join, the region will be at par with Nigeria and half the present population of the US.What makes big markets such as the US, India, China, Russia and Nigeria work? All these economies enjoy the comfort of a single authority. Power has to emanate from a single source with clear rules and guidelines. If the centre is working and holding, the rest will work.The East African. AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com).
Monday, October 30, 2006
WARMING COULD BRING 1930S HAVOC
1-Thousands still without power in Ontario, Quebec. 2-Wind, snow leave nearly 41,000 homes without power. 3-Heavy rains kill at least 17 in Somali capital 4-15 die as typhoon lashes Philippines 5-Abbas gives Hamas 2 weeks to join gov't. 6-5,000 Egyptian troops deployed near Gaza Strip border following Israeli threat. 7-Syria calls for more active EU role in Mideast peace process. 8-Iran criticizes U.S.-led nuke exercise. 9-Globalisation must embrace Greater Mideast. 10-Merkel says Germany will not solve EU constitution limbo. 11-Hard-line party joins Israel’s government. 12-Defiant Iran Scents World Split On Nuclear Issue. 13-Iran lauds Russia, China for opening nuclear splits 14-Warming could bring 1930s havoc.
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Thousands still without power in Ontario, Quebec
Updated Mon. Oct. 30 2006 8:24 AM ET,CTV.ca News Staff
Thousands of Canadians are still without power Monday in Quebec and Ontario, a day after violent windstorms blew across parts of the country, causing damage and knocking down power lines.
Sunday's storm system left as many as 200,000 homes and businesses without electricity in Central and Eastern Canada and parts of the U.S. as the region was blasted with winds gusting to more than 90 kilometres per hour. Hydro Quebec says more than 10,000 customers in Montreal, Quebec City, the Laurentians region north of Montreal and the Lac St.-Jean area were still without power on Monday morning.The storm left almost 49,000 people in the province without power Sunday.
In Ontario, Hydro One said Monday it has made significant progress in restoring power across the central part of the province. Spokesperson Laura Cooke told The Canadian Press that about 5,400 customers remain in the dark, meaning about 21,000 others now have their power back.Cooke says the vast majority of those still without hydro are in the Penetang (3,400) and Parry Sound (1,200) areas.It's estimated those areas will get their power back late this afternoon or early this evening. Scattered power outages were also reported in Toronto, where a west-end home under construction collapsed due to the wind. In New Brunswick, about 40 people in rural areas were still without power, according to the New Brunswick Power Corporation. At one point, the outages affected up to 3,000 N.B. Power customers in southeastern New Brunswick.Meanwhile, 40 forestry workers who were stranded when heavy snow hit northern B.C. and Alberta on Friday were finally rescued Sunday after surviving two nights in freezing temperatures.
West Fraser Timber company helicopters dropped 13 workers off in near Tumbler Ridge in B.C., about 190 kilometres northeast of Prince George, Friday morning.
Another 27 were dropped nearby on the Alberta side of the border. The workers were supposed to be picked up Friday night, but heavy snow prevented helicopters from returning for them until Sunday morning. The men are being treated for minor hyperthermia. The outages in Quebec, Ontario and B.C. followed on the heels of a storm system that hit Atlantic Canada, leaving 3,000 customers in southeastern New Brunswick without power Sunday. Isolated power outages were also reported around Halifax in Nova Scotia. The same wind and rain storm system that hit Atlantic Canada also left hundreds of thousands of people in the northeastern United States without power, as trees toppled and brought down power lines from Maine to New Jersey.
A quarter of a million people in the New York City area were in the dark Sunday, while 30,000 residences in Massachusetts went black.In western Canada, a snowfall warning was issued for East Kootenay in B.C. A weather system that brought snow to much of Alberta on Saturday is expected to move out of the province Sunday night, with five cm of snow expected for areas south of Canmore as the system pulls out. A snowfall warning is in place for Crowsnest Pass, Pincher Creek and Waterton Park in the province's southwest.A low pressure system now in northern Montana is expected to bring 10 cm of snow to south Saskatchewan by Monday.Southern Manitoba is expected to receive about 15 cm from the same weather system. With files from The Canadian
Press
Wind, snow leave nearly 41,000 homes without power
October 29,2006
(Albany, NY - AP) - Wind gusts and heavy snowfall in parts of upstate New York downed trees and left nearly 41,000 homes without power today. Officials at the National Weather Service say parts of central and northern New York got heavy snowfall today, with nine inches reported in Old Forge. Up to 18 inches of snow are expected at higher elevations. Between six and ten inches were expected for Oswego, Jefferson and Lewis counties by tonight. Downed trees and power lines are making driving conditions hazardous. Winds were expected to reach up to 70 miles per hour at higher elevations in the Adirondacks, Catskills, Berkshires and southern Green Mountains. A National Grid spokesman says 36,700 customers were without power around 4 p-m, mostly along the eastern shores of lakes Erie and Ontario and in the Tug Hill region. He said power was expected to be restored by midnight.
Another 4500 customers of Rochester Gas and Electric were without power.
Heavy rains kill at least 17 in Somali capital by Mustafa Haji Abdinur
Sun Oct 29, 10:27 AM ET
MOGADISHU (AFP) - Torrential rains have killed at least 17 people in the Somali capital overnight, bringing the death toll to 27 as a result of floods across the shattered African nation in the past week, officials and witnesses said. They said the victims, mainly children and the elderly, died after their mud-walled houses collapsed under heavy rain that pummelled several Mogadishu districts late Saturday, leaving hundreds homeless and destroying property of unknown value.Medics said relatives recovered more bodies from the the drenched debris after the overnight downpour.
The death toll has now reached 17. Some people have been recovered from houses that collapsed last night,said Abdullahi Sheikh Ali, nurse in the capital's Arafat hospital on Sunday.A pharmacist who treated injured victims said that a woman and one child were killed in the city's northern Suuq-Bacad district while five children were found dead inside a collapsed house in a nearby neighbourhood.It was a tragedy, said pharmacist Omar Mohamed Ali. I treated four family members but the mother and a three-year-old child had died by the time I arrived at the scene.The rain was so heavy and their house was old and collapsed,he added.The bodies of five children were recoved from another house in Wardhigley district south of Mogadishu.Abdulahi Shirwa Nur, a relative of the dead children, told AFP the walls of the house had caved in.
A neighbour, Amino Abduweli Rage, said: It was about 8:30 pm (1730 GMT) when I was awoken by people shouting help. I rushed to the scene and found people digging a collapsed part of a house and they recovered bodies of five children.Three of the casualties were among the elderly living in a displaced people's camp in northern Mogadishu.In this camp, three people were drowned. All of them were elder people, said Sheikh Nur Hilowle, the chairman of the camp. Mogadishu is home to at least 250,000 people displaced by the conflict that has raged across the Horn of Africa nation for the past 15 years.Residents said that at least 61 houses were destroyed by the heavy seven-hour downpour.
In August, thousands of Mogadishu residents were forced to flee to higher ground by flooding which destroyed dozens of makeshift homes.Last week, heavy rains also killed at least 10 people in the country's southern Gedo region, which was recently hit by a scorching drought that put millions on people on the verge of starvation.
The latest deaths came amid heightened tension between increasingly powerful Somali Islamists and the fragile government over territorial control. Several bouts of fighting has forced thousands to flee into neighbouring Kenya from the southern region.Humanitarian workers fear that the health of the displaced civilians would be affected since host aid agencies, including the United Nations, have pulled out of the country owing to deteroriating security.Somalia, a nation of about 10 million, has lacked any disaster response mechanism since the country plunged into bloodletting after the 1991 ouster of dictator Mohamed Siad Barre.
15 die as typhoon lashes Philippines By PAUL ALEXANDER, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 1 minute ago,Oct 30
MANILA, Philippines - A powerful typhoon swept across the northern Philippines on Monday, killing more than 15 people in a barrage of landslides, uprooted trees and flooding.
Cimaron, the second major typhoon to hit the north in as many months, had maximum winds of 109 miles per hour and gusts of up to 130 mph when it came ashore. The storm stalled over the Philippines and was expected to stay in the area until Tuesday afternoon.Five people were reported drowned or killed by falling trees and 15 were injured in the coastal town of Dinapigue in Isabela province. Mayor Renato Candido said 90 percent of the houses were damaged in the town of 5,000 residents.Police in Isabela, about 210 miles northeast of Manila, also reported a 29-year-old farmer drowned when his boat overturned amid strong currents.
Four people drowned in Neuva Vizcaya province, while landslides killed a 4-year-old girl in Bugias, a mountain town in Benguet province, and a 53-year-old man in nearby Kalinga province. The Kalinga landslide injured 11 people, including seven children.
A woman and her 6-year-old son drowned Sunday night in Aurora province when their hut atop a riverbank was swept away by strong currents at the height of the typhoon's fury, said village leader Tito Padua. One man in the province was killed by a falling tree.President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, on a visit to China, called for prayers Sunday as she ordered schools and government work suspended. Domestic flights to the north were canceled.Although Cimaron which means wild ox in the Philippine language did not appear to be drenching the mudslide-prone area as badly as feared, rising rivers made at least five bridges impassable. Officials said
water was released from at least one major dam to prevent overflowing.
The typhoon threatened commemorations for All Saints Day on Wednesday, a public holiday when millions travel to cemeteries to remember their dead, some leaving days in advance for outlying provinces. Officials warned people to cancel trips to threatened areas.Last month, Typhoon Xangsane left 230 people dead and missing as it ripped through Manila and neighboring provinces.
About 20 typhoons and tropical storms lash the country each year.Associated Press writers Teresa Cerojano, Hrvoje Hranjski and Jim Gomez contributed to this report.
ISAIAH 17:1
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
PSALMS 83:3-7
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)
JOEL 2:20,30-31
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(SIBERIAN DESERT)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
Abbas gives Hamas 2 weeks to join gov't (AP)
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he'll replace the Hamas-led government in two weeks if the militant group doesn't agree to govern with his party.The moderate Palestinian president has raised the idea before but promised not to force it on a reluctant Hamas. His new position signaled a willingness to take a stronger stance in an effort to ease Western sanctions designed to force the Islamic group to moderate its militantly anti-Israel ideology.Fawzi Barhoum, a Hamas spokesman in Gaza, said Hamas was unaware of a two-week deadline cited by Abbas. I don't think it is wise of [him] to aggravate this crisis, Barhoum said.
5,000 Egyptian troops deployed near Gaza Strip border following Israeli threat Posted: 29-10-2006 , 07:11 GMT
Up to 5,000 Egyptian troops deployed near the Egypt-Gaza Strip border Saturday following reports of a possible Israeli smart bomb attack on suspected smuggling tunnels, security officials said. According to the AP, troops fanned out across the northern Sinai peninsula, patrolling roads in and out of border towns and setting up checkpoints, an Egyptian interior ministry official said in Cairo. Police were launching raids on suspected hideouts as well, he added. Last week, Israel said it had located 15 tunnels burrowed under the Egypt-Gaza Strip border.Tel Aviv-based newspaper Maariv reported Friday that Israel planned to use precision-guided weapons to destroy the tunnels. But the Egyptian interior ministry official denied the deployment of soldiers was in response to the report.This is considered a security precaution in Sinai, and it does not have anything to do with the latest media reports, he said.(www.albawaba.com)
DANIEL 7:23-24
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast(THE EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TR BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise:(10 NATIONS) and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.(BE HEAD OF 3 KINGS OR NATIONS).
UPDATED: 09:12, October 29, 2006
Syria calls for more active EU role in Mideast peace process
Syrian Information Minister Mohsen Bilal on Saturday called on the European Union (EU) to play a more active and influential role in establishing peace in the Middle East, the official SANA news agency reported. During a meeting with a visiting media delegation from Spain, Bilal said the EU was able to play such a role through pressuring Israel to abide by international resolutions and the resume the peace process. He blamed the existing problems in the region on the Israeli occupation of the Arab lands and the invasion of Iraq.
As a former Syrian ambassador to Spain, Bilal also briefed the delegation his country's position on regional issues, especially on Lebanon and Iraq. He described the Syrian-Lebanese relations as fraternal and historical which could not be affected by any factors while praising the role of the Lebanese resistance in confronting continuous Israeli aggressions. As for Iraq, the minister indicated that Syria had tightened security measures and supervision of the joint borders with Iraq despite the absence of cooperation from the other side. For their parts, the delegation said they came to Syria to get acquainted with the political, economic and social life here and would convey these facts to their audience abroad. Source: Xinhua
Oct. 29, 2006, 2:17PM
Iran criticizes U.S.-led nuke exercise
By JIM KRANE Associated Press Writer ,Associated Press
DOHA, Qatar A naval training exercise led by the U.S. and aimed at blocking smuggling of nuclear weapons began Sunday in the Persian Gulf, the first of its kind since North Korea's atomic bomb test and the renewed U.S. drive for sanctions against Iran's nuclear program.Iran called the two-day maneuvers adventurist, but the Foreign Ministry said the Islamic Republic's response would be rational and wise.We are watching their movements very carefully, Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini said in Tehran, adding that the exercises would not improve security in the gulf, through which about 20 percent of the world's oil transits.
The maneuvers were taking place under the U.S.-led Proliferation Security Initiative, which is designed to counter trafficking in weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems and related materials, the U.S. Navy said.Two previous exercises have taken place in this region under the 75-nation initiative, among two dozen held around the world since such maneuvers began in 2003.
It is the first such drill since North Korea exploded a nuclear device Oct. 9. Observers believe the PSI program could be used to halt North Korean weapons traffic in accordance with U.N. sanctions.South Korea, which has balked at joining the initiative, sent an observer delegation to the gulf but declined to participate.
We have not (fully) participated in the PSI because there is a high possibility of armed clashes if the PSI is carried out in waters around the Korean peninsula,South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan told parliament Friday.The exercise comes as the United States seeks support for U.N. sanctions against Iran. On Friday, Iran stepped up its uranium enrichment in defiance of a Security Council demand that for a suspension in such work until Tehran eases suspicions it is trying to develop atomic weapons.
Iran insists its program has peaceful aims, saying it is intended only to produce fuel for nuclear reactors that will be used to generate electricity. The Iranians contend Washington seeks to punish them for opposing U.S. policies.A U.S. Coast Guard cutter is the only American ship among the nine vessels in the Leading Edge exercise. The ships are being commanded at sea from an Italian frigate, said Lt. Cmdr. Charlie Brown, spokesman for the Bahrain-based U.S. Fifth Fleet.
The exercise was set in the crowded international waters off Bahrain, an island kingdom and U.S. ally that lies across the Persian Gulf about 120 miles from Iranian territorial waters.Brown said the exercise was not openly aimed at any country and would not affect Iranian vessels or ships heading to Iran.Two U.S.-led multinational task forces already intercept and search suspicious ships in the gulf and nearby waters but focus on shipments headed to Iraq, not Iran.But a U.S. State Department official speaking on condition of anonymity, because of the sensitivity of the topic, said PSI members can halt and board Iran-bound ships if they are suspected of carrying banned shipments.Washington has sought deeper cooperation from its Arab allies in halting nuclear-related shipments to Iran, but many governments are loath to be seen publicly backing the Americans.
Sunday's training scenario focused on surveillance, with teams in 16 countries tracking a ship suspected of carrying outlawed weapons components, Brown said. A tanker from Britain's Royal Navy played the role of the suspicious vessel.On Monday, sailors on eight other ships are expected to stop, board and search the suspect ship, Brown said.Countries taking part are Italy, France, Australia, United States and Britain, with one ship each, and Bahrain with three vessels.Bahrain's participation marks the first time an Arab nation has joined an exercise under the three-year-old PSI.Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, three Arab countries on the gulf, offered a measure of support as observers. Saudi Arabia, the largest of the gulf countries, has not joined them.
AP writer Nasser Karimi in Tehran, Iran, contributed to this report.
Globalisation must embrace Greater Mideast,Reuters
The world's failure to bring countries from the Greater Middle East into the global trade system has helped fuel unrest in Arab nations, a former top US diplomat said.The WTO must address the single most destabilising gap in international trade, and that is the Middle East,Charlene Barshefsky, US Trade Representative from 1996 to 2001, told a forum in Beijing.This is the single greatest failure of the global system and is critical to put on the agenda in a real way.The 57 countries in what Barshefsky termed the Greater Middle East including places like former Soviet central Asia made up 10 per cent of the world population but accounted for just one per cent of global trade.Its unemployment rates are double the world average. This is precisely the economic structure, above all when laid into the region's political tension and isolation, that produces rage and violence,Ms Barshefsky said.
The isolation of the Middle East, its reliance on oil alone, the absence of manufacturing trade and investment, its basic failure to develop, is not only the global economy's single greatest failure, it is the greatest risk to world peace.
Though regional heavyweights like Saudi Arabia and Egypt are World Trade Organisation members, countries with large energy resources and populations such as
Iran, Iraq, Algeria and Uzbekistan are not.It is up to the region, first and foremost, to solve its own problems, but their problems are all of our problems, and it is up to the great powers the US, Europe, Japan and China to rectify the situation by bringing these countries in, she said.
Merkel says Germany will not solve EU constitution limbo
30.10.2006 - 09:29 CET | By Mark Beunderman
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - German chancellor Angela Merkel has said that her country's EU presidency in the first half of next year will not solve the problem of the shelved EU constitution, following discussions on the charter with Dutch leader Jan Peter Balkenende. Ms Merkel on a visit to The Hague on Friday (27 October) made some of her most downbeat statements so far on Berlin's chances of reviving the EU constitution.The German presidency will certainly not solve this problem, she said after talks with Mr Balkenende whose country rejected the charter in a popular referendum last year. German-Dutch ties over the issue are seen as problematic with Ms Merkel having frequently vowed to save as much of the existing text of the constitution as possible despite the Dutch no.
But after her meeting with Mr Balkenende, Ms Merkel highlighted the consensus between the two countries on the need for reform of the current EU treaty, while avoiding to call the EU constitution by name.I believe we find ourselves together here, because we agree that the Nice Treaty is not sufficient, that we need something that shows our further European commitment, she said. A quick-fix solution to the constitutional deadlock would be hard to find given the French and Dutch no votes, she explained. We had better not make too many prognoses given the situation in Europe at the moment, also considering the failed referenda in France and the Netherlands we better work a bit more intensively behind the scenes. But this problem will drag on for a while and will not be solved during the German presidency.
The comments suggest that Ms Merkel views the failed referenda in France and the Netherlands as a major political problem, despite officials in The Hague previously blaming her for not fully understanding the true impact of the two no votes.
When Ms Merkel took office in November last year, she vowed to push the adoption of the constitution as a whole, saying that the French and Dutch no votes should by no means lead to the idea of the constitution being given up.EU leaders in June tasked the German presidency, kicking off next January, to design a roadmap to overcome the constitutional stalemate which should lead to a consensus on a new EU treaty under the French presidency in the second half of 2008. Mr Balkenende, meanwhile, is in the midst of an election campaign with the latest polls suggesting he might win the 22 November elections.I believe we should draw lessons from the referendum, he said after the talks with Ms Merkel. Whatever the result of next month's elections will be there are several lessons one can draw. People want to be sure that we don't try and make a superstate out of Europe. People want to participate more in Europe. They want improved transparency, and they want to be good at areas which are of real importance, such as energy, security, environment and immigration.These are the points of departure in the discussion about the revision of the treaties, he said.
Hard-line party joins Israel’s government
Yisrael Beiteinu party opposes ceding land to Arabs
Updated: 1 hour, 54 minutes ago
JERUSALEM - The Cabinet voted overwhelmingly Monday to bring into the government a hawkish party that opposes ceding territory to the Palestinians and wants to redraw Israel’s borders to exclude many Israeli Arabs.The vote, which still needs parliamentary approval, gives Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s coalition a commanding majority in parliament. But the inclusion of the hard-line Yisrael Beiteinu party likely puts an end to Olmert’s election campaign promise to pull out of much of the West Bank.
Weakened badly by last summer’s war in Lebanon, Olmert agreed last week to bring in Yisrael Beiteinu to shore up his shaky coalition. The party’s blunt-talking leader, Avigdor Lieberman, will be deputy prime minister in charge of strategic threats, primarily how to deal with Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
The ministers voted 22-1 to accept Yisrael Beiteinu into the government.
In a final stamp of approval, the full parliament was expected to follow suit in a vote later in the day.With Yisrael Beiteinu’s 11 lawmakers on board, Olmert is expanding his parliamentary majority to 78 of 120 seats, bringing some much-needed stability to a coalition riven by infighting after the Lebanon war.Important that we act.However, Olmert appears to have little interest in reviving his West Bank withdrawal plan, which was put on hold after the Lebanon war, and does not appear close to reviving long-stalled peace efforts with the Palestinians.Olmert said Monday that Lieberman’s presence in the government would not result in any policy changes.
I think it is important that we act in the diplomatic arena, he told lawmakers in his Kadima party.This includes the Palestinian issue first and foremost.Israel has boycotted the Palestinian Authority since Hamas militants won legislative elections early this year and formed a Cabinet. Olmert has expressed willingness to talk to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a moderate rival of Hamas, but the two sides have been unable to agree on even a limited agenda.
Olmert also said the government will focus on keeping the peace with Lebanon after last summer’s monthlong war against Hezbollah guerrillas and blocking Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Israel accuses Iran of trying to develop a nuclear bomb. Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.Lieberman, 48, became a national figure a decade ago as a top aide to then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A powerful behind-the-scenes mover, he became widely feared for his strong-arm tactics.He has grown into a potent political force since then, thanks to the support of Israel’s large community of immigrants from the former Soviet Union. Lieberman, a former bar bouncer, immigrated to Israel from the Soviet republic of Moldova in 1978.
Absence of a political process
His comments about Arabs have made him a divisive figure.At the height of fighting against Palestinians in 2002, Lieberman, then a Cabinet minister, called for the bombing of Palestinian gas stations, banks and commercial centers.More recently, he called for trading Israeli Arab towns for West Bank settlements in effect stripping Israeli Arabs of citizenship and executing Israeli Arab lawmakers who met with leaders of the Palestinians’ Hamas rulers, who are sworn to Israel’s destruction.His comments have drawn accusations of racism.Israel’s No. 1 fascist has been upgraded to deputy prime minister and minister, said Ahmed Tibi, an Arab Israeli lawmaker. He said Lieberman’s appointment was a message to the entire Arab world that this government advocates rejectionism and the absence of a political process.Despite earlier misgivings about Lieberman, Olmert’s main coalition partner, the centrist Labor Party, decided Sunday to remain in the government, concluding it could serve as a counterweight to Lieberman more effectively inside the government than from the opposition.Labor Cabinet minister Ophir Pines-Paz was the lone dissenter in onday’s vote.Associated Press.
NUCLEAR WEAPONS WILL BE USED.
ISAIAH 26:21
21 For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.(WW3,1/2 earths population die).
ISAIAH 13:6-13 KJV
6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:(FROM FRIGHT)
8 And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.
9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
ISAIAH 24:17-23 KJV
17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
2 TIMOTHY 3:1
1 This know also, that in the last days perilous (DANGEROUS) times shall come.
JOEL 2:20,30
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(SIBERIAN DESERT)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
ZECHARIAH 14:12-13
12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.
EZEKIEL 20:47
47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.
ZEPHANIAH 1:18
18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
MALACHI 4:1
1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
REVELATION 9:18
18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.
HALF OF EARTHS POPULATION DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION.(THESE VERSES ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES
NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES)
LUKE 17:34-37
34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
37 And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.(Christians have new bodies,this is the people against Jerusalem during the 7 yr treaty)(Christians bodies are not being eaten by the birds).
MATTHEW 24:37-51
37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Defiant Iran Scents World Split On Nuclear Issue
by Staff Writers (Space War)
Tehran (AFP) Oct 29, 2006 Iran Sunday remained defiant over its nuclear programme despite the threat of sanctions, saying it was detecting splits between world powers on whether to punish Tehran for intensifying atomic work. With world powers locked in talks in New York over a draft resolution that would impose sanctions over Iran's failure to halt uranium enrichment, Tehran has defiantly expanded work on the process at a key nuclear plant.But Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini did not appear concerned that sanctions were imminent, saying there was a split between the stances of China and Russia on one hand and Europe and the US on the other.Splits between the parties are very visible, that is to say between the United States and the Europeans on one side and Russia and China on the other, foreign ministry spokesman told reporters.These two countries have completely different positions to the Europeans. Russia does not want sanctions and does not want to close the path of negotiations, and the Chinese have a similar position, he added.
The United Nations Security Council's five veto-wielding members Britain, China, France, Russia and the US as well as Germany have been discussing a draft resolution on sanctions put forward by European countries.But in a sign of the difficulty in reaching an agreement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov rejected the proposed sanctions, arguing that they did not advance objectives agreed on by the six world powers.The Chinese stance has yet to become clear, although Beijing like Moscow is an economic ally of Iran and traditionally reluctant to use sanctions as diplomatic leverage.Hosseini meanwhile played down Iran's move to start enriching uranium from a second cascade of 164 centrifuges at its nuclear plant at Natanz in the centre of the country, a decision greeted with suspicion by the West.
The second cascade is part of the research activities of the country which are in line with the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty,he said.There is nothing new. It is the continuation of legal activities under the control of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and there is no deviation, Hosseini added.Iran vehemently rejects US allegations that its nuclear programme is aimed at making nuclear weapons, saying the drive is solely aimed at providing energy for civilians.
Enriched uranium lies at the centre of the dispute over Iran's nuclear programme, as it can be used both to make nuclear fuel and, in highly refined form, the core of a nuclear bomb.Iran would need thousands more such centrifuges to enrich uranium on an industrial scale and its current uranium enrichment work is on a research level only.Officials have said that uranium was successfully enriched from the second cascade of centrifuges to a level of 3-5 percent and has now been put into storage.
To make a nuclear bomb, the uranium needs to be enriched to around 90 percent, far above the level needed for nuclear fuel.
The text drafted by Britain, France and Germany in consultations with Washington calls on UN member states to slap ballistic missile-related and nuclear sanctions on Iran.It provides for a freeze of assets related to Iran's nuclear and missile programmes and travel bans on scientists involved.
Iran lauds Russia, China for opening nuclear splits
Tehran (AFP) Oct 29 - Iran on Sunday applauded China and Russia for their stance on its nuclear programme, saying they had created a gaping split with Europe and the US over the imposition of UN sanctions against Tehran.
Splits between the parties are very visible, that is to say between the United States and the Europeans on one side and Russia and China on the other, foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini told reporters.These two countries have completely different positions to the Europeans. Russia does not want sanctions and does not want to close the path of negotiations, and the Chinese have a similar position, he added.The United Nations Security Council's five veto-wielding members Britain, China, France, Russia and the US as well as Germany have been discussing a draft resolution on sanctions put forward by European countries.
But in a sign of the difficulty in reaching an agreement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov rejected the proposed sanctions, arguing that they did not advance objectives agreed on by the six world powers.The Chinese stance has yet to become clear, although Beijing like Moscow is an economic ally of Iran and traditionally reluctant to use sanctions as diplomatic leverage.
Hosseini meanwhile played down Iran's decision to start enriching uranium from a second cascade of 164 centrifuges at its nuclear plant at Natanz in the centre of the country, a move greeted with suspicion by the West.The second cascade is part of the research activities of the country which are in line with the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, he said.There is nothing new. It is the continuation of legal activities under the control of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and there is no deviation, Hosseini added.Iran vehemently rejects US allegations that its nuclear programme is aimed at making nuclear weapons, saying the drive is solely aimed at providing energy for civilians.
Major powers set for hard bargaining on Iran sanctions
Six major powers were set next week to resume what is expected to be tough and drawn-out bargaining on proposed sanctions against Iran which pressed ahead with uranium enrichment work in defiance of UN resolutions.Envoys from the UN Security Council's five veto-wielding members Britain, China, France, Russia and the US and Germany held a first private meeting Thursday on a draft resolution urging nuclear and missile-related sanctions against Tehran over its refusal to halt sensitive nuclear fuel work.US Ambassador John Bolton said the six would resume deliberations, probably Monday, for a chance to talk about specifics.The text drafted by Britain, France and Germany in consultations with Washington calls on UN member states to slap nuclear and ballistic missile-related sanctions on Iran. It provides for a freeze of assets related to Iran's nuclear and missile programs and travel bans on scientists involved in those programs.
According to some diplomats, the US had pressed for a tougher draft resolution, including a call for an end to Moscow's help building Iran's Bushehr nuclear power station.But the draft put forward by the European trio specifically exempts Russian aid to Bushehr from the proposed sanctions.While one Western diplomat, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said he was optimistic that the major powers would eventually be able to find common ground, others said agreement on an acceptable text was likely to take weeks.China and Russia, which have significant economic interests in Iran, are reluctant to slap tough measures on Tehran.
In a sign that tough negotiations lie ahead, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov rejected the proposed sanctions, arguing that they do not advance objectives agreed earlier by the six powers.In Tehran, Iran confirmed Saturday it had successfully enriched uranium from a new cascade at a nuclear plant, hailing the move as a step towards industrial-scale enrichment.Enrichment, carried out in lines of centrifuges called cascades, is used to make fuel for civilian nuclear reactors. In highly refined form, however, the product can also serve as the raw material for atomic weapons.
The Iranian announcement triggered strong reactions from the United States and France.US President George W. Bush said Friday that the world community needed to work harder to stop Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, and French President Jacques Chirac said the time may have come for sanctions.Bush said the idea of a nuclear-armed Iran was unacceptable while Chirac, on an official visit to China, said Friday that Iran should face sanctions if a solution cannot be found through dialogue.However Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said he was unfazed by reports that Iran has taken a new step in uranium enrichment, saying it was still a long way from building a military capability.I do not share these fears. Iran has started a second cascade of centrifuges under total control of the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) for scientific purposes, he told journalists.
It is premature to speak of weapons-grade uranium,he said, underlining the need for Iran's nuclear work to take place under IAEA supervision.
Western countries suspect that Iran's enrichment program is designed to supply material for a nuclear weapon, while Tehran insists its fuel processing is for peaceful purposes.Meanwhile the State department said Friday that Australia,Bahrain, Britain, France, Italy and the United States would Monday take part in naval maneuvers in the Gulf off Iran's west coast to simulate inspection of ships carrying illicit weapons-related materials.However, a US official insisted that the joint maneuvers were planned months ago and not timed with the new pressure on Iran over its nuclear program.Source: Agence France-Presse
Warming could bring 1930s havoc
POSTED: 1033 GMT (1833 HKT), October 30, 2006
LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Britain wants tighter limits on greenhouse gases by Europe and other rich countries as a first step toward establishing a global carbon trading system to help reduce the cost of climate change.The main argument of a British report published on Monday is that the benefits of determined worldwide steps to tackle global warming will massively outweigh the costs.
But the report's author, former World Bank chief economist Nicholas Stern, concludes that ignoring climate change could lead to economic upheaval on the scale of the 1930s depression.British Prime Minister Tony Blair described the findings as a wake up call to every country in the world.
The report is clear: We are heading towards catastrophic tipping points in our climate unless we act, Blair wrote in an article for the Sun newspaper. Creating cleaner energy whilst using less has to be the key.Finance minister Gordon Brown will argue at the launch of the report that harnessing the power of markets is the best way to find new methods to curb the output of polluting gases, Treasury officials said.Sharing a platform with Blair and Stern, Brown will propose a new EU-wide target for emissions reductions of 30 percent by 2020 and 60 percent by 2050 and expansion of the carbon trading scheme to cover more than 50 percent of emissions.Stern's report sees climate change as a global challenge that demands a global solution. The truth is we must tackle climate change internationally or we will not tackle it at all, Brown will say.Brown wants the EU scheme which sets overall limits for carbon emissions but then allows businesses to trade their quotas to be linked with Australia, California, Japan, Norway and Switzerland with a view to setting a global price for carbon that fixes a clear cost for pollution.
Gore role
Brown will also announce on Monday that former U.S. Vice President Al Gore who created a stir this year with his climate change documentary An Inconvenient Truth, will become an adviser to him on environmental issues, Treasury officials said.Stern said that, on current trends, average global temperatures will rise by 2-3 degrees centigrade within the next 50 years or so, compared with temperatures in 1750-1850.If emissions continue to grow, the earth could warm by several more degrees, with severe consequences. Poor countries would be hit most as melting glaciers initially increase flood risk and then reduce water supplies eventually threatening one-sixth of the world's population.U.S. President George W. Bush pulled out of the Kyoto Protocol which obliges 35 rich nations to cut carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels in power plants, factories and cars in part because he said it hit jobs.
But the Stern report estimates stabilizing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere will cost about 1 percent of annual global output by 2050. Inaction, however, could cut global consumption per person by between five and 20 percent.Our actions over the coming few decades could create risks of major disruption to economic and social activity, later in this century and in the next, on a scale similar to those associated with the great wars and the economic depression of the first half of the 20th century, the report says.
It precedes U.N. climate talks, starting in Nairobi on Nov. 6, focusing on finding a successor to Kyoto which ends in 2012.Britain is pushing for a post-Kyoto framework that would include the United States the world's biggest producer of greenhouse gases that cause climate change as well as major developing countries such as China and India.Brown will also set out proposals to back the development of bio-fuels and signal the government's commitment to give statutory backing to reduction targets through a new bill.
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Thousands still without power in Ontario, Quebec
Updated Mon. Oct. 30 2006 8:24 AM ET,CTV.ca News Staff
Thousands of Canadians are still without power Monday in Quebec and Ontario, a day after violent windstorms blew across parts of the country, causing damage and knocking down power lines.
Sunday's storm system left as many as 200,000 homes and businesses without electricity in Central and Eastern Canada and parts of the U.S. as the region was blasted with winds gusting to more than 90 kilometres per hour. Hydro Quebec says more than 10,000 customers in Montreal, Quebec City, the Laurentians region north of Montreal and the Lac St.-Jean area were still without power on Monday morning.The storm left almost 49,000 people in the province without power Sunday.
In Ontario, Hydro One said Monday it has made significant progress in restoring power across the central part of the province. Spokesperson Laura Cooke told The Canadian Press that about 5,400 customers remain in the dark, meaning about 21,000 others now have their power back.Cooke says the vast majority of those still without hydro are in the Penetang (3,400) and Parry Sound (1,200) areas.It's estimated those areas will get their power back late this afternoon or early this evening. Scattered power outages were also reported in Toronto, where a west-end home under construction collapsed due to the wind. In New Brunswick, about 40 people in rural areas were still without power, according to the New Brunswick Power Corporation. At one point, the outages affected up to 3,000 N.B. Power customers in southeastern New Brunswick.Meanwhile, 40 forestry workers who were stranded when heavy snow hit northern B.C. and Alberta on Friday were finally rescued Sunday after surviving two nights in freezing temperatures.
West Fraser Timber company helicopters dropped 13 workers off in near Tumbler Ridge in B.C., about 190 kilometres northeast of Prince George, Friday morning.
Another 27 were dropped nearby on the Alberta side of the border. The workers were supposed to be picked up Friday night, but heavy snow prevented helicopters from returning for them until Sunday morning. The men are being treated for minor hyperthermia. The outages in Quebec, Ontario and B.C. followed on the heels of a storm system that hit Atlantic Canada, leaving 3,000 customers in southeastern New Brunswick without power Sunday. Isolated power outages were also reported around Halifax in Nova Scotia. The same wind and rain storm system that hit Atlantic Canada also left hundreds of thousands of people in the northeastern United States without power, as trees toppled and brought down power lines from Maine to New Jersey.
A quarter of a million people in the New York City area were in the dark Sunday, while 30,000 residences in Massachusetts went black.In western Canada, a snowfall warning was issued for East Kootenay in B.C. A weather system that brought snow to much of Alberta on Saturday is expected to move out of the province Sunday night, with five cm of snow expected for areas south of Canmore as the system pulls out. A snowfall warning is in place for Crowsnest Pass, Pincher Creek and Waterton Park in the province's southwest.A low pressure system now in northern Montana is expected to bring 10 cm of snow to south Saskatchewan by Monday.Southern Manitoba is expected to receive about 15 cm from the same weather system. With files from The Canadian
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Wind, snow leave nearly 41,000 homes without power
October 29,2006
(Albany, NY - AP) - Wind gusts and heavy snowfall in parts of upstate New York downed trees and left nearly 41,000 homes without power today. Officials at the National Weather Service say parts of central and northern New York got heavy snowfall today, with nine inches reported in Old Forge. Up to 18 inches of snow are expected at higher elevations. Between six and ten inches were expected for Oswego, Jefferson and Lewis counties by tonight. Downed trees and power lines are making driving conditions hazardous. Winds were expected to reach up to 70 miles per hour at higher elevations in the Adirondacks, Catskills, Berkshires and southern Green Mountains. A National Grid spokesman says 36,700 customers were without power around 4 p-m, mostly along the eastern shores of lakes Erie and Ontario and in the Tug Hill region. He said power was expected to be restored by midnight.
Another 4500 customers of Rochester Gas and Electric were without power.
Heavy rains kill at least 17 in Somali capital by Mustafa Haji Abdinur
Sun Oct 29, 10:27 AM ET
MOGADISHU (AFP) - Torrential rains have killed at least 17 people in the Somali capital overnight, bringing the death toll to 27 as a result of floods across the shattered African nation in the past week, officials and witnesses said. They said the victims, mainly children and the elderly, died after their mud-walled houses collapsed under heavy rain that pummelled several Mogadishu districts late Saturday, leaving hundreds homeless and destroying property of unknown value.Medics said relatives recovered more bodies from the the drenched debris after the overnight downpour.
The death toll has now reached 17. Some people have been recovered from houses that collapsed last night,said Abdullahi Sheikh Ali, nurse in the capital's Arafat hospital on Sunday.A pharmacist who treated injured victims said that a woman and one child were killed in the city's northern Suuq-Bacad district while five children were found dead inside a collapsed house in a nearby neighbourhood.It was a tragedy, said pharmacist Omar Mohamed Ali. I treated four family members but the mother and a three-year-old child had died by the time I arrived at the scene.The rain was so heavy and their house was old and collapsed,he added.The bodies of five children were recoved from another house in Wardhigley district south of Mogadishu.Abdulahi Shirwa Nur, a relative of the dead children, told AFP the walls of the house had caved in.
A neighbour, Amino Abduweli Rage, said: It was about 8:30 pm (1730 GMT) when I was awoken by people shouting help. I rushed to the scene and found people digging a collapsed part of a house and they recovered bodies of five children.Three of the casualties were among the elderly living in a displaced people's camp in northern Mogadishu.In this camp, three people were drowned. All of them were elder people, said Sheikh Nur Hilowle, the chairman of the camp. Mogadishu is home to at least 250,000 people displaced by the conflict that has raged across the Horn of Africa nation for the past 15 years.Residents said that at least 61 houses were destroyed by the heavy seven-hour downpour.
In August, thousands of Mogadishu residents were forced to flee to higher ground by flooding which destroyed dozens of makeshift homes.Last week, heavy rains also killed at least 10 people in the country's southern Gedo region, which was recently hit by a scorching drought that put millions on people on the verge of starvation.
The latest deaths came amid heightened tension between increasingly powerful Somali Islamists and the fragile government over territorial control. Several bouts of fighting has forced thousands to flee into neighbouring Kenya from the southern region.Humanitarian workers fear that the health of the displaced civilians would be affected since host aid agencies, including the United Nations, have pulled out of the country owing to deteroriating security.Somalia, a nation of about 10 million, has lacked any disaster response mechanism since the country plunged into bloodletting after the 1991 ouster of dictator Mohamed Siad Barre.
15 die as typhoon lashes Philippines By PAUL ALEXANDER, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 1 minute ago,Oct 30
MANILA, Philippines - A powerful typhoon swept across the northern Philippines on Monday, killing more than 15 people in a barrage of landslides, uprooted trees and flooding.
Cimaron, the second major typhoon to hit the north in as many months, had maximum winds of 109 miles per hour and gusts of up to 130 mph when it came ashore. The storm stalled over the Philippines and was expected to stay in the area until Tuesday afternoon.Five people were reported drowned or killed by falling trees and 15 were injured in the coastal town of Dinapigue in Isabela province. Mayor Renato Candido said 90 percent of the houses were damaged in the town of 5,000 residents.Police in Isabela, about 210 miles northeast of Manila, also reported a 29-year-old farmer drowned when his boat overturned amid strong currents.
Four people drowned in Neuva Vizcaya province, while landslides killed a 4-year-old girl in Bugias, a mountain town in Benguet province, and a 53-year-old man in nearby Kalinga province. The Kalinga landslide injured 11 people, including seven children.
A woman and her 6-year-old son drowned Sunday night in Aurora province when their hut atop a riverbank was swept away by strong currents at the height of the typhoon's fury, said village leader Tito Padua. One man in the province was killed by a falling tree.President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, on a visit to China, called for prayers Sunday as she ordered schools and government work suspended. Domestic flights to the north were canceled.Although Cimaron which means wild ox in the Philippine language did not appear to be drenching the mudslide-prone area as badly as feared, rising rivers made at least five bridges impassable. Officials said
water was released from at least one major dam to prevent overflowing.
The typhoon threatened commemorations for All Saints Day on Wednesday, a public holiday when millions travel to cemeteries to remember their dead, some leaving days in advance for outlying provinces. Officials warned people to cancel trips to threatened areas.Last month, Typhoon Xangsane left 230 people dead and missing as it ripped through Manila and neighboring provinces.
About 20 typhoons and tropical storms lash the country each year.Associated Press writers Teresa Cerojano, Hrvoje Hranjski and Jim Gomez contributed to this report.
ISAIAH 17:1
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
PSALMS 83:3-7
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)
JOEL 2:20,30-31
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(SIBERIAN DESERT)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
Abbas gives Hamas 2 weeks to join gov't (AP)
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he'll replace the Hamas-led government in two weeks if the militant group doesn't agree to govern with his party.The moderate Palestinian president has raised the idea before but promised not to force it on a reluctant Hamas. His new position signaled a willingness to take a stronger stance in an effort to ease Western sanctions designed to force the Islamic group to moderate its militantly anti-Israel ideology.Fawzi Barhoum, a Hamas spokesman in Gaza, said Hamas was unaware of a two-week deadline cited by Abbas. I don't think it is wise of [him] to aggravate this crisis, Barhoum said.
5,000 Egyptian troops deployed near Gaza Strip border following Israeli threat Posted: 29-10-2006 , 07:11 GMT
Up to 5,000 Egyptian troops deployed near the Egypt-Gaza Strip border Saturday following reports of a possible Israeli smart bomb attack on suspected smuggling tunnels, security officials said. According to the AP, troops fanned out across the northern Sinai peninsula, patrolling roads in and out of border towns and setting up checkpoints, an Egyptian interior ministry official said in Cairo. Police were launching raids on suspected hideouts as well, he added. Last week, Israel said it had located 15 tunnels burrowed under the Egypt-Gaza Strip border.Tel Aviv-based newspaper Maariv reported Friday that Israel planned to use precision-guided weapons to destroy the tunnels. But the Egyptian interior ministry official denied the deployment of soldiers was in response to the report.This is considered a security precaution in Sinai, and it does not have anything to do with the latest media reports, he said.(www.albawaba.com)
DANIEL 7:23-24
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast(THE EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TR BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise:(10 NATIONS) and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.(BE HEAD OF 3 KINGS OR NATIONS).
UPDATED: 09:12, October 29, 2006
Syria calls for more active EU role in Mideast peace process
Syrian Information Minister Mohsen Bilal on Saturday called on the European Union (EU) to play a more active and influential role in establishing peace in the Middle East, the official SANA news agency reported. During a meeting with a visiting media delegation from Spain, Bilal said the EU was able to play such a role through pressuring Israel to abide by international resolutions and the resume the peace process. He blamed the existing problems in the region on the Israeli occupation of the Arab lands and the invasion of Iraq.
As a former Syrian ambassador to Spain, Bilal also briefed the delegation his country's position on regional issues, especially on Lebanon and Iraq. He described the Syrian-Lebanese relations as fraternal and historical which could not be affected by any factors while praising the role of the Lebanese resistance in confronting continuous Israeli aggressions. As for Iraq, the minister indicated that Syria had tightened security measures and supervision of the joint borders with Iraq despite the absence of cooperation from the other side. For their parts, the delegation said they came to Syria to get acquainted with the political, economic and social life here and would convey these facts to their audience abroad. Source: Xinhua
Oct. 29, 2006, 2:17PM
Iran criticizes U.S.-led nuke exercise
By JIM KRANE Associated Press Writer ,Associated Press
DOHA, Qatar A naval training exercise led by the U.S. and aimed at blocking smuggling of nuclear weapons began Sunday in the Persian Gulf, the first of its kind since North Korea's atomic bomb test and the renewed U.S. drive for sanctions against Iran's nuclear program.Iran called the two-day maneuvers adventurist, but the Foreign Ministry said the Islamic Republic's response would be rational and wise.We are watching their movements very carefully, Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini said in Tehran, adding that the exercises would not improve security in the gulf, through which about 20 percent of the world's oil transits.
The maneuvers were taking place under the U.S.-led Proliferation Security Initiative, which is designed to counter trafficking in weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems and related materials, the U.S. Navy said.Two previous exercises have taken place in this region under the 75-nation initiative, among two dozen held around the world since such maneuvers began in 2003.
It is the first such drill since North Korea exploded a nuclear device Oct. 9. Observers believe the PSI program could be used to halt North Korean weapons traffic in accordance with U.N. sanctions.South Korea, which has balked at joining the initiative, sent an observer delegation to the gulf but declined to participate.
We have not (fully) participated in the PSI because there is a high possibility of armed clashes if the PSI is carried out in waters around the Korean peninsula,South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan told parliament Friday.The exercise comes as the United States seeks support for U.N. sanctions against Iran. On Friday, Iran stepped up its uranium enrichment in defiance of a Security Council demand that for a suspension in such work until Tehran eases suspicions it is trying to develop atomic weapons.
Iran insists its program has peaceful aims, saying it is intended only to produce fuel for nuclear reactors that will be used to generate electricity. The Iranians contend Washington seeks to punish them for opposing U.S. policies.A U.S. Coast Guard cutter is the only American ship among the nine vessels in the Leading Edge exercise. The ships are being commanded at sea from an Italian frigate, said Lt. Cmdr. Charlie Brown, spokesman for the Bahrain-based U.S. Fifth Fleet.
The exercise was set in the crowded international waters off Bahrain, an island kingdom and U.S. ally that lies across the Persian Gulf about 120 miles from Iranian territorial waters.Brown said the exercise was not openly aimed at any country and would not affect Iranian vessels or ships heading to Iran.Two U.S.-led multinational task forces already intercept and search suspicious ships in the gulf and nearby waters but focus on shipments headed to Iraq, not Iran.But a U.S. State Department official speaking on condition of anonymity, because of the sensitivity of the topic, said PSI members can halt and board Iran-bound ships if they are suspected of carrying banned shipments.Washington has sought deeper cooperation from its Arab allies in halting nuclear-related shipments to Iran, but many governments are loath to be seen publicly backing the Americans.
Sunday's training scenario focused on surveillance, with teams in 16 countries tracking a ship suspected of carrying outlawed weapons components, Brown said. A tanker from Britain's Royal Navy played the role of the suspicious vessel.On Monday, sailors on eight other ships are expected to stop, board and search the suspect ship, Brown said.Countries taking part are Italy, France, Australia, United States and Britain, with one ship each, and Bahrain with three vessels.Bahrain's participation marks the first time an Arab nation has joined an exercise under the three-year-old PSI.Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, three Arab countries on the gulf, offered a measure of support as observers. Saudi Arabia, the largest of the gulf countries, has not joined them.
AP writer Nasser Karimi in Tehran, Iran, contributed to this report.
Globalisation must embrace Greater Mideast,Reuters
The world's failure to bring countries from the Greater Middle East into the global trade system has helped fuel unrest in Arab nations, a former top US diplomat said.The WTO must address the single most destabilising gap in international trade, and that is the Middle East,Charlene Barshefsky, US Trade Representative from 1996 to 2001, told a forum in Beijing.This is the single greatest failure of the global system and is critical to put on the agenda in a real way.The 57 countries in what Barshefsky termed the Greater Middle East including places like former Soviet central Asia made up 10 per cent of the world population but accounted for just one per cent of global trade.Its unemployment rates are double the world average. This is precisely the economic structure, above all when laid into the region's political tension and isolation, that produces rage and violence,Ms Barshefsky said.
The isolation of the Middle East, its reliance on oil alone, the absence of manufacturing trade and investment, its basic failure to develop, is not only the global economy's single greatest failure, it is the greatest risk to world peace.
Though regional heavyweights like Saudi Arabia and Egypt are World Trade Organisation members, countries with large energy resources and populations such as
Iran, Iraq, Algeria and Uzbekistan are not.It is up to the region, first and foremost, to solve its own problems, but their problems are all of our problems, and it is up to the great powers the US, Europe, Japan and China to rectify the situation by bringing these countries in, she said.
Merkel says Germany will not solve EU constitution limbo
30.10.2006 - 09:29 CET | By Mark Beunderman
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - German chancellor Angela Merkel has said that her country's EU presidency in the first half of next year will not solve the problem of the shelved EU constitution, following discussions on the charter with Dutch leader Jan Peter Balkenende. Ms Merkel on a visit to The Hague on Friday (27 October) made some of her most downbeat statements so far on Berlin's chances of reviving the EU constitution.The German presidency will certainly not solve this problem, she said after talks with Mr Balkenende whose country rejected the charter in a popular referendum last year. German-Dutch ties over the issue are seen as problematic with Ms Merkel having frequently vowed to save as much of the existing text of the constitution as possible despite the Dutch no.
But after her meeting with Mr Balkenende, Ms Merkel highlighted the consensus between the two countries on the need for reform of the current EU treaty, while avoiding to call the EU constitution by name.I believe we find ourselves together here, because we agree that the Nice Treaty is not sufficient, that we need something that shows our further European commitment, she said. A quick-fix solution to the constitutional deadlock would be hard to find given the French and Dutch no votes, she explained. We had better not make too many prognoses given the situation in Europe at the moment, also considering the failed referenda in France and the Netherlands we better work a bit more intensively behind the scenes. But this problem will drag on for a while and will not be solved during the German presidency.
The comments suggest that Ms Merkel views the failed referenda in France and the Netherlands as a major political problem, despite officials in The Hague previously blaming her for not fully understanding the true impact of the two no votes.
When Ms Merkel took office in November last year, she vowed to push the adoption of the constitution as a whole, saying that the French and Dutch no votes should by no means lead to the idea of the constitution being given up.EU leaders in June tasked the German presidency, kicking off next January, to design a roadmap to overcome the constitutional stalemate which should lead to a consensus on a new EU treaty under the French presidency in the second half of 2008. Mr Balkenende, meanwhile, is in the midst of an election campaign with the latest polls suggesting he might win the 22 November elections.I believe we should draw lessons from the referendum, he said after the talks with Ms Merkel. Whatever the result of next month's elections will be there are several lessons one can draw. People want to be sure that we don't try and make a superstate out of Europe. People want to participate more in Europe. They want improved transparency, and they want to be good at areas which are of real importance, such as energy, security, environment and immigration.These are the points of departure in the discussion about the revision of the treaties, he said.
Hard-line party joins Israel’s government
Yisrael Beiteinu party opposes ceding land to Arabs
Updated: 1 hour, 54 minutes ago
JERUSALEM - The Cabinet voted overwhelmingly Monday to bring into the government a hawkish party that opposes ceding territory to the Palestinians and wants to redraw Israel’s borders to exclude many Israeli Arabs.The vote, which still needs parliamentary approval, gives Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s coalition a commanding majority in parliament. But the inclusion of the hard-line Yisrael Beiteinu party likely puts an end to Olmert’s election campaign promise to pull out of much of the West Bank.
Weakened badly by last summer’s war in Lebanon, Olmert agreed last week to bring in Yisrael Beiteinu to shore up his shaky coalition. The party’s blunt-talking leader, Avigdor Lieberman, will be deputy prime minister in charge of strategic threats, primarily how to deal with Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
The ministers voted 22-1 to accept Yisrael Beiteinu into the government.
In a final stamp of approval, the full parliament was expected to follow suit in a vote later in the day.With Yisrael Beiteinu’s 11 lawmakers on board, Olmert is expanding his parliamentary majority to 78 of 120 seats, bringing some much-needed stability to a coalition riven by infighting after the Lebanon war.Important that we act.However, Olmert appears to have little interest in reviving his West Bank withdrawal plan, which was put on hold after the Lebanon war, and does not appear close to reviving long-stalled peace efforts with the Palestinians.Olmert said Monday that Lieberman’s presence in the government would not result in any policy changes.
I think it is important that we act in the diplomatic arena, he told lawmakers in his Kadima party.This includes the Palestinian issue first and foremost.Israel has boycotted the Palestinian Authority since Hamas militants won legislative elections early this year and formed a Cabinet. Olmert has expressed willingness to talk to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a moderate rival of Hamas, but the two sides have been unable to agree on even a limited agenda.
Olmert also said the government will focus on keeping the peace with Lebanon after last summer’s monthlong war against Hezbollah guerrillas and blocking Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Israel accuses Iran of trying to develop a nuclear bomb. Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.Lieberman, 48, became a national figure a decade ago as a top aide to then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A powerful behind-the-scenes mover, he became widely feared for his strong-arm tactics.He has grown into a potent political force since then, thanks to the support of Israel’s large community of immigrants from the former Soviet Union. Lieberman, a former bar bouncer, immigrated to Israel from the Soviet republic of Moldova in 1978.
Absence of a political process
His comments about Arabs have made him a divisive figure.At the height of fighting against Palestinians in 2002, Lieberman, then a Cabinet minister, called for the bombing of Palestinian gas stations, banks and commercial centers.More recently, he called for trading Israeli Arab towns for West Bank settlements in effect stripping Israeli Arabs of citizenship and executing Israeli Arab lawmakers who met with leaders of the Palestinians’ Hamas rulers, who are sworn to Israel’s destruction.His comments have drawn accusations of racism.Israel’s No. 1 fascist has been upgraded to deputy prime minister and minister, said Ahmed Tibi, an Arab Israeli lawmaker. He said Lieberman’s appointment was a message to the entire Arab world that this government advocates rejectionism and the absence of a political process.Despite earlier misgivings about Lieberman, Olmert’s main coalition partner, the centrist Labor Party, decided Sunday to remain in the government, concluding it could serve as a counterweight to Lieberman more effectively inside the government than from the opposition.Labor Cabinet minister Ophir Pines-Paz was the lone dissenter in onday’s vote.Associated Press.
NUCLEAR WEAPONS WILL BE USED.
ISAIAH 26:21
21 For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.(WW3,1/2 earths population die).
ISAIAH 13:6-13 KJV
6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:(FROM FRIGHT)
8 And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.
9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
ISAIAH 24:17-23 KJV
17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
2 TIMOTHY 3:1
1 This know also, that in the last days perilous (DANGEROUS) times shall come.
JOEL 2:20,30
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(SIBERIAN DESERT)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
ZECHARIAH 14:12-13
12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.
EZEKIEL 20:47
47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.
ZEPHANIAH 1:18
18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
MALACHI 4:1
1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
REVELATION 9:18
18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.
HALF OF EARTHS POPULATION DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION.(THESE VERSES ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES
NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES)
LUKE 17:34-37
34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
37 And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.(Christians have new bodies,this is the people against Jerusalem during the 7 yr treaty)(Christians bodies are not being eaten by the birds).
MATTHEW 24:37-51
37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Defiant Iran Scents World Split On Nuclear Issue
by Staff Writers (Space War)
Tehran (AFP) Oct 29, 2006 Iran Sunday remained defiant over its nuclear programme despite the threat of sanctions, saying it was detecting splits between world powers on whether to punish Tehran for intensifying atomic work. With world powers locked in talks in New York over a draft resolution that would impose sanctions over Iran's failure to halt uranium enrichment, Tehran has defiantly expanded work on the process at a key nuclear plant.But Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini did not appear concerned that sanctions were imminent, saying there was a split between the stances of China and Russia on one hand and Europe and the US on the other.Splits between the parties are very visible, that is to say between the United States and the Europeans on one side and Russia and China on the other, foreign ministry spokesman told reporters.These two countries have completely different positions to the Europeans. Russia does not want sanctions and does not want to close the path of negotiations, and the Chinese have a similar position, he added.
The United Nations Security Council's five veto-wielding members Britain, China, France, Russia and the US as well as Germany have been discussing a draft resolution on sanctions put forward by European countries.But in a sign of the difficulty in reaching an agreement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov rejected the proposed sanctions, arguing that they did not advance objectives agreed on by the six world powers.The Chinese stance has yet to become clear, although Beijing like Moscow is an economic ally of Iran and traditionally reluctant to use sanctions as diplomatic leverage.Hosseini meanwhile played down Iran's move to start enriching uranium from a second cascade of 164 centrifuges at its nuclear plant at Natanz in the centre of the country, a decision greeted with suspicion by the West.
The second cascade is part of the research activities of the country which are in line with the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty,he said.There is nothing new. It is the continuation of legal activities under the control of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and there is no deviation, Hosseini added.Iran vehemently rejects US allegations that its nuclear programme is aimed at making nuclear weapons, saying the drive is solely aimed at providing energy for civilians.
Enriched uranium lies at the centre of the dispute over Iran's nuclear programme, as it can be used both to make nuclear fuel and, in highly refined form, the core of a nuclear bomb.Iran would need thousands more such centrifuges to enrich uranium on an industrial scale and its current uranium enrichment work is on a research level only.Officials have said that uranium was successfully enriched from the second cascade of centrifuges to a level of 3-5 percent and has now been put into storage.
To make a nuclear bomb, the uranium needs to be enriched to around 90 percent, far above the level needed for nuclear fuel.
The text drafted by Britain, France and Germany in consultations with Washington calls on UN member states to slap ballistic missile-related and nuclear sanctions on Iran.It provides for a freeze of assets related to Iran's nuclear and missile programmes and travel bans on scientists involved.
Iran lauds Russia, China for opening nuclear splits
Tehran (AFP) Oct 29 - Iran on Sunday applauded China and Russia for their stance on its nuclear programme, saying they had created a gaping split with Europe and the US over the imposition of UN sanctions against Tehran.
Splits between the parties are very visible, that is to say between the United States and the Europeans on one side and Russia and China on the other, foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini told reporters.These two countries have completely different positions to the Europeans. Russia does not want sanctions and does not want to close the path of negotiations, and the Chinese have a similar position, he added.The United Nations Security Council's five veto-wielding members Britain, China, France, Russia and the US as well as Germany have been discussing a draft resolution on sanctions put forward by European countries.
But in a sign of the difficulty in reaching an agreement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov rejected the proposed sanctions, arguing that they did not advance objectives agreed on by the six world powers.The Chinese stance has yet to become clear, although Beijing like Moscow is an economic ally of Iran and traditionally reluctant to use sanctions as diplomatic leverage.
Hosseini meanwhile played down Iran's decision to start enriching uranium from a second cascade of 164 centrifuges at its nuclear plant at Natanz in the centre of the country, a move greeted with suspicion by the West.The second cascade is part of the research activities of the country which are in line with the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, he said.There is nothing new. It is the continuation of legal activities under the control of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and there is no deviation, Hosseini added.Iran vehemently rejects US allegations that its nuclear programme is aimed at making nuclear weapons, saying the drive is solely aimed at providing energy for civilians.
Major powers set for hard bargaining on Iran sanctions
Six major powers were set next week to resume what is expected to be tough and drawn-out bargaining on proposed sanctions against Iran which pressed ahead with uranium enrichment work in defiance of UN resolutions.Envoys from the UN Security Council's five veto-wielding members Britain, China, France, Russia and the US and Germany held a first private meeting Thursday on a draft resolution urging nuclear and missile-related sanctions against Tehran over its refusal to halt sensitive nuclear fuel work.US Ambassador John Bolton said the six would resume deliberations, probably Monday, for a chance to talk about specifics.The text drafted by Britain, France and Germany in consultations with Washington calls on UN member states to slap nuclear and ballistic missile-related sanctions on Iran. It provides for a freeze of assets related to Iran's nuclear and missile programs and travel bans on scientists involved in those programs.
According to some diplomats, the US had pressed for a tougher draft resolution, including a call for an end to Moscow's help building Iran's Bushehr nuclear power station.But the draft put forward by the European trio specifically exempts Russian aid to Bushehr from the proposed sanctions.While one Western diplomat, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said he was optimistic that the major powers would eventually be able to find common ground, others said agreement on an acceptable text was likely to take weeks.China and Russia, which have significant economic interests in Iran, are reluctant to slap tough measures on Tehran.
In a sign that tough negotiations lie ahead, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov rejected the proposed sanctions, arguing that they do not advance objectives agreed earlier by the six powers.In Tehran, Iran confirmed Saturday it had successfully enriched uranium from a new cascade at a nuclear plant, hailing the move as a step towards industrial-scale enrichment.Enrichment, carried out in lines of centrifuges called cascades, is used to make fuel for civilian nuclear reactors. In highly refined form, however, the product can also serve as the raw material for atomic weapons.
The Iranian announcement triggered strong reactions from the United States and France.US President George W. Bush said Friday that the world community needed to work harder to stop Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, and French President Jacques Chirac said the time may have come for sanctions.Bush said the idea of a nuclear-armed Iran was unacceptable while Chirac, on an official visit to China, said Friday that Iran should face sanctions if a solution cannot be found through dialogue.However Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said he was unfazed by reports that Iran has taken a new step in uranium enrichment, saying it was still a long way from building a military capability.I do not share these fears. Iran has started a second cascade of centrifuges under total control of the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) for scientific purposes, he told journalists.
It is premature to speak of weapons-grade uranium,he said, underlining the need for Iran's nuclear work to take place under IAEA supervision.
Western countries suspect that Iran's enrichment program is designed to supply material for a nuclear weapon, while Tehran insists its fuel processing is for peaceful purposes.Meanwhile the State department said Friday that Australia,Bahrain, Britain, France, Italy and the United States would Monday take part in naval maneuvers in the Gulf off Iran's west coast to simulate inspection of ships carrying illicit weapons-related materials.However, a US official insisted that the joint maneuvers were planned months ago and not timed with the new pressure on Iran over its nuclear program.Source: Agence France-Presse
Warming could bring 1930s havoc
POSTED: 1033 GMT (1833 HKT), October 30, 2006
LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Britain wants tighter limits on greenhouse gases by Europe and other rich countries as a first step toward establishing a global carbon trading system to help reduce the cost of climate change.The main argument of a British report published on Monday is that the benefits of determined worldwide steps to tackle global warming will massively outweigh the costs.
But the report's author, former World Bank chief economist Nicholas Stern, concludes that ignoring climate change could lead to economic upheaval on the scale of the 1930s depression.British Prime Minister Tony Blair described the findings as a wake up call to every country in the world.
The report is clear: We are heading towards catastrophic tipping points in our climate unless we act, Blair wrote in an article for the Sun newspaper. Creating cleaner energy whilst using less has to be the key.Finance minister Gordon Brown will argue at the launch of the report that harnessing the power of markets is the best way to find new methods to curb the output of polluting gases, Treasury officials said.Sharing a platform with Blair and Stern, Brown will propose a new EU-wide target for emissions reductions of 30 percent by 2020 and 60 percent by 2050 and expansion of the carbon trading scheme to cover more than 50 percent of emissions.Stern's report sees climate change as a global challenge that demands a global solution. The truth is we must tackle climate change internationally or we will not tackle it at all, Brown will say.Brown wants the EU scheme which sets overall limits for carbon emissions but then allows businesses to trade their quotas to be linked with Australia, California, Japan, Norway and Switzerland with a view to setting a global price for carbon that fixes a clear cost for pollution.
Gore role
Brown will also announce on Monday that former U.S. Vice President Al Gore who created a stir this year with his climate change documentary An Inconvenient Truth, will become an adviser to him on environmental issues, Treasury officials said.Stern said that, on current trends, average global temperatures will rise by 2-3 degrees centigrade within the next 50 years or so, compared with temperatures in 1750-1850.If emissions continue to grow, the earth could warm by several more degrees, with severe consequences. Poor countries would be hit most as melting glaciers initially increase flood risk and then reduce water supplies eventually threatening one-sixth of the world's population.U.S. President George W. Bush pulled out of the Kyoto Protocol which obliges 35 rich nations to cut carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels in power plants, factories and cars in part because he said it hit jobs.
But the Stern report estimates stabilizing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere will cost about 1 percent of annual global output by 2050. Inaction, however, could cut global consumption per person by between five and 20 percent.Our actions over the coming few decades could create risks of major disruption to economic and social activity, later in this century and in the next, on a scale similar to those associated with the great wars and the economic depression of the first half of the 20th century, the report says.
It precedes U.N. climate talks, starting in Nairobi on Nov. 6, focusing on finding a successor to Kyoto which ends in 2012.Britain is pushing for a post-Kyoto framework that would include the United States the world's biggest producer of greenhouse gases that cause climate change as well as major developing countries such as China and India.Brown will also set out proposals to back the development of bio-fuels and signal the government's commitment to give statutory backing to reduction targets through a new bill.
Sunday, October 29, 2006
BIG BANG THEORY NONSENSE
1-450 quakes recorded on Russian peninsula 2-EARTHQUAKES AROUND THE WORLD THE LAST 4 DAYS. 3-Strong typhoon rips northern Philippines. 4-Snow leaves 15,000 in B.C. without power. 5-Windstorm cuts power in northeastern U.S. states. 6-Eight killed by storms in Syria and Lebanon. 7-Tornado causes damage in Fla. town. 8-Terror Group Claims Progress in Talks for Shalit´s Release. 9-Germany confirms new Lebanon incident with Israel. 10-Italy expects GCC-EU trade pact this year. 11-Scientists reconcile discrepancy with Big Bang theory. 12-UK paper: Israel used uranium bombs.
EARTHQUAKES
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
450 quakes recorded on Russian peninsula
Moscow./ An erupting volcano on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula set off as many as 450 earthquakes in the local area on a single day.
The Itar-Tass news agency reported the earthquakes were recorded Wednesday around the Karymsky volcano, which is spewing ash to an altitude of up to about 3 miles into the atmosphere and that the ash cloud could be seen from hundreds of miles away. The report said scientists have determined the volcano poses no threat to nearby settlements, but the population has been urged not to go near it. The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry warned of a threat to planes flying in the area. The Karymsky volcano, which has been erupting for years, is currently the most active of 28 volcanoes in the region, the report said.
EARTHQUAKES AROUND THE WORLD THE LAST 4 DAYS
Update time = Sun Oct 29 11:50AM EDT 2006 (USGS)
OCT 29,2006
MAP 2.6 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 5.4 KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
MAP 3.6 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 2.6 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP 5.5 JAPAN REGION
MAP 4.8 COSTA RICA
MAP 4.3 NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA
MAP 4.3 ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.5 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
OCT 28,06
MAP 4.5 OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
MAP 4.1 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 3.2 MOUNT ST. HELENS AREA, WASHINGTON
MAP 2.8 PUGET SOUND REGION, WASHINGTON
MAP 2.6 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 4.5 ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.4 FIJI REGION
MAP 2.8 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP 4.6 CELEBES SEA
MAP 2.7 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 3.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP 5.0 OFFSHORE GUATEMALA
MAP 5.5 NICARAGUA
MAP 3.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
OCT 27,06
MAP 4.3 GUAM REGION
MAP 2.9 OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 3.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 2.7 PUERTO RICO
MAP 3.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP 3.3 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 5.1 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
OCT 26,06
MAP 2.8 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 3.4 MAUI REGION, HAWAII
MAP 5.9 NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU
MAP 3.2 ALASKA PENINSULA
MAP 5.1 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
MAP 4.3 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
MAP 4.0 SOUTH AFRICA
MAP 4.8 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
MAP 5.8 SICILY, ITALY
MAP 4.7 NORTHEAST OF TAIWAN
MAP 2.7 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 3.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.0 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
MAP 2.7 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.1 SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
MAP 2.9 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 3.4 MOUNT ST. HELENS AREA, WASHINGTON
MAP 2.5 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.7 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 3.4 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 2.6 KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA
MAP 4.9 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 2.9 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP 4.1 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP 5.0 MASBATE REGION, PHILIPPINES
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STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Strong typhoon rips northern Philippines By JIM GOMEZ, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 14 minutes ago Oct 29,2006
MANILA, Philippines - One of the strongest typhoons to hit the storm-prone Philippines in years battered the mountainous north late Sunday, and the country's president urged people to prepare for the worst.Let us all pray, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said in a message on nationwide radio as she ordered schools and government offices closed in the affected area and temporarily banned bus trips there.Typhoon Cimaron lashed Isabela province with sustained winds of 121 mph and gusts of up to 143 mph, the Philippine weather bureau said. Hours earlier, the region was placed under the highest of a four-step warning system to advise residents to abandon vulnerable coasts and mountains.
The wind is really blowing strong. Trees are swaying and I can hear tin roof sheets banging about. Large areas are without light. We're expecting the worst, Armand Araneta, a provincial Office of Civil Defense officer, told The Associated Press by phone from Isabela.The storm was expected to disrupt the national All Saints' Day holiday, on Wednesday, when millions travel to cemeteries to remember their dead, some leaving days in advance for outlying provinces.
Officials warned people to cancel trips to threatened areas.We know in our culture that we should visit our dead, but this is not an ordinary typhoon, it's a super typhoon, a government official, Graciano Yumul, warned. People could figure in many accidents if they don't listen.Arroyo, who is visiting China, urged authorities and residents in the four northern provinces to stay home during the 16th typhoon to hit the country this year.
I appeal to you not to venture out, Arroyo said in her radio message.The storm was expected to weaken over land, but still should maintain typhoon strength as it emerges into the South China Sea, forecasters said.Cimaron the Philippine word for wild ox is potentially devastating to a region prone to deadly mudslides. Forecasters said the last time a typhoon this strong struck the Philippines was in December 2004, although in that case, the storm was deflected by a mountain range and casualties were minimal.Last month, Typhoon Xangsane left 230 people dead and missing in Manila and neighboring provinces.About 20 typhoon and tropical storms lash the country each year.
Snow leaves 15,000 in B.C. without power
Last Updated: Saturday, October 28, 2006, CBC News
Heavy snow in northern British Columbia downed power lines Saturday, leaving about 15,000 people without electricity around Smithers, Burns Lake and Fort St. James.
Wet snow is still falling, hampering efforts by BC Hydro to restore power, according to David Conway, a spokesman for the utility. An estimated 15,000 people are without electricity around Smithers, Burns Lake and Fort St. James B.C. (CBC) This looks like an extensive outage,Conway told CBC Newsworld, We have lost two transmission lines and have damage to other low voltage lines.
We can't give an restoration time and would urge customers to be careful around downed power lines and to turn off electrical appliances in their homes for when power is restored.Conway said the wet, heavy snow had knocked down trees and power cables. He said emergency crews were still investigating the extent and exact cause of the outage.Between 30 and 60 centimetres of snow have fallen around the area affected by the power cuts, Environment Canada said. At Smithers airport, there were reports of 49 cm of snow on the ground.
Windstorm cuts power in northeastern U.S. states
Last Updated: Sunday, October 29, 2006 , CBC News
Hundreds of thousands of people in the northeastern United States lacked power Sunday as utility crews scrambled to clear power lines of tree branches toppled by a windstorm.Heavy rains and winds clocked at 80 kilometres per hour knocked over power lines in Maine, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maryland and New York state on Saturday.The area most seriously affected was Long Island, N.Y., where nearly 230,000 people were left without electricity.Crews had managed to restore power to many of those by Sunday afternoon, but then winds knocked down more wires.The storm moved quickly through New Jersey and across Long Island.A wind advisory issued for the entire state of New Jersey was expected to remain in effect through Sunday night, forecasters said.
Eight killed by storms in Syria and Lebanon Oct 29,06
DAMASCUS (AFP) - Six Syrians and two Lebanese have died after torrential downpours hit both countries in the past two days, media and police sources said.
The official Syrian news agency SANA said six people, two of them firemen, had drowned in the northeast in the past two days, while police in Lebanon reported two deaths in the north of the country.Three victims bodies were recovered and searches were continuing for the three others, SANA said on Sunday.Police in Lebanon said a four-year-old boy and a shepherd, 16, died on Saturday.The boy drowned after being swept away by floodwaters in an irrigation channel, and the shepherd was killed by a bolt of lightning.Lebanese weather forecasters said they expected further heavy rainfall until Wednesday, and also snowfall above 1,800 metres (5,940 feet).
Tornado causes damage in Fla. town Sun Oct 29, 12:04 AM ET
APALACHICOLA, Fla. - This seaside town was without power Saturday after a tornado tore through the area, damaging nearly 50 buildings and slightly injuring two people, authorities said. All 1,600 customers in the area remained in the dark late Saturday but were expected to have power at some point Sunday morning, said Progress Energy spokeswoman Tanya Evans.By Saturday evening, George E. Weems Hospital had reopened its lab using generator power; workers covered the roof with tarps and the broken windows with boards.American Red Cross damage assessors said three homes were destroyed and 43 were damaged in Friday afternoon's tornado.
Butch Baker, Franklin County's emergency management director, said witnesses confirmed it was a tornado that struck the town of 2,500, about 65 miles southwest of Tallahassee.Two people went to a hospital with minor injuries, Baker said.It was like a black wall, Helen Reese, an admission clerk at George E. Weems Memorial Hospital, told The News Herald of Panama City. It was coming right at us. It was a horrible noise.The twister damaged the roofs of an elementary school, Baker said.
ISAIAH 17:1
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
PSALMS 83:3-7
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)
JOEL 2:20,30-31
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(SIBERIAN DESERT)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
Terror Group Claims Progress in Talks for Shalit´s Release.
20:17 Oct 28, '06 / 6 Cheshvan 5767,by Debbie Berman(INN)
Terrorist factions responsible for the kidnapping of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit claimed, on Saturday, that significant progress had been made in negotiations to free Shalit within days. The claim, announced publicly by Abu Mujahed, PRC (Popular Resistance Committee) spokesperson, is based on an Egyptian proposal advocating a prisoner swap deal with Israel.
Progress has been made, and it is possible that we will know the extent of that progress in just a few more days, said Abu Mujahed, adding, There is an Egyptian proposal that would include the release of our Palestinian prisoners and we agreed on this proposal. We expect a solution to our prisoners case in the near future. Egyptian negotiators have been working to iron out a deal that would result in Shalit's release. Israeli cabinet minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer has made statements advising Israel to accept the Egyptian proposal, however Israeli diplomatic sources stated that they had no official knowledge of progress to secure the release of the kidnapped soldier.
The diplomatic sources claim that Israel is willing to consider the release of approximately one hundred Palestinian prisoners only after Shalit's release is secured, while Palestinian groups are calling for simultaneous release of their prisoners and Shalit. Osama al-Muzaini, Hamas spokesperson, stated on Saturday that real progress has been made over the issue of Shalit, but that progress did not get to the point where we can say a swap was imminent.Egyptian officials and Mashaal's deputy Moussa Abu Marzouk denied an earlier report that Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, planned to go to Egypt from Syria to take part in the ongoing negotiations. Egyptian police deployed twice the number of forces they had posted along Gaza's Philadelphi route, totaling some 1,500 officers, as a response to Israel's push to increase efforts to block the smuggling of weapons into Gaza.
Germany confirms new Lebanon incident with Israel
Sun Oct 29, 2006 4:38 PM GMT
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany said on Sunday its navy, which is patrolling the Lebanese coast as part of an international peacekeeping force, had been involved in a second incident involving Israeli fighter planes.
The Defence Ministry said it occurred on Thursday and involved a German navy helicopter and Israeli F-16 fighters.We are aware of the episode, but it was not menacing, the spokesman said, after the Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported the Israeli planes had dangerously badgered the helicopter.The spokesman said the area was used by the Israeli air force for training, adding: Perhaps other standards apply for them than for us.
On Wednesday, Israel denied a German newspaper report that two of its air force planes had fired twice as they flew over a German navy ship patrolling the Lebanon coast. But it did say jets had been scrambled when a helicopter took off from a German aircraft carrier without identifying itself.Germany confirmed at the time that that an incident had occurred, but gave no details. It subsequently received assurances from Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz that the air force would not carry out any hostile fire or manoeuvres around German vessels.Germany assumed command of a U.N. naval force off Lebanon this month, and has sent eight ships and 1,000 service personnel to join the international peace operation in the region.The naval force is charged with preventing weapons smuggling and helping maintain a cease-fire between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas.
Italy expects GCC-EU trade pact this year
By Shakir Husain, Staff Reporter
Dubai: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the European Union (EU) will be able to thrash out their differences over a free trade pact by the end of this year, an Italian minister said yesterday.The two blocs have been working towards a free trade agreement (FTA) since 1990, but they have expressed optimism recently that a deal may be finalised soon.I hope that the agreement will be signed by the end of the year. I am urging both sides to show flexibility. No agreement is ever perfect, but I think it can be approved.
It is high time we both put signatures on this agreement,said Emma Bonino, Italian Minister for International Trade and European Affairs She was speaking at the Dubai Press Club, as part of a tour through the Gulf to promote trade ties.
Progress
Both sides renewed their efforts for a trade pact in 1999 when the GCC moved to create a Gulf customs union.
Since March 2002, discussions have been progressing well despite several unresolved issues.She said European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson will be touring the region in the coming weeks to resolve the outstanding issues. Among the issues was a GCC demand that exports of aluminium and petrochemicals from the Gulf would not face European tariffs once an FTA was reached. Due to cheap availability of energy, the GCC has a competitive advantage in aluminium production. The UAE and Bahrain are major aluminium exporters.The two sides are also addressing the issues of market access, rules of origin, procurement and application of the investment protection and guarantees criteria.
GENESIS 1:1-31,2:1-4
1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.(Created,not no Big Bang)
2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.(God here means plurality,Father,Son and Holy Spirit were part of creation),1 GOD (3 OFFICES).
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
GENESIS 2:1-4
1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
Forget the Godless faith about the Big Bang Theory, It Says right here in Genesis 1:1 (5th WORD) CREATED,not Big banged. Lets have Faith in the truth,GODS WORDS,he created all things. People never evolved from scum or Apes, God created Man,Man and beast,beast. The only way you get a half Animal,half Human is if a human had sex with an Animal. God never created a half Animal, half Human only mans sining can create a half animal-Human, by going against Gods words and haveing sex with Animals. Thats why God Created, EVE a WOMAN, to have sex with the MAN ONLY ADAM, to multiply on the Earth, not with animals. (PERVERSION). So if there is a connection to the so called Ape-Human theory, it will be because Humans Sined and had sex with Animals to ceate a Ape-Human being.
Scientists reconcile discrepancy with Big Bang theory
Last Updated: Friday, October 27, 2006 , CBC News
Using 3-D models, physicists have created a mathematical code that cracks a mystery about stellar development and reconciles a discrepancy with the Big Bang theory of the universe's evolution.The discrepancy with the Big Bang theory revolves around the amount of helium-3 gas present in the universe. The theory predicts a certain amount of the gas in the universe, but low-mass stars about one to two times the size of our sun also make helium-3 as a side product of burning the hydrogen in their cores, according to Professor John Lattanzio from Monash's School of Mathematical Sciences and director of the Centre for Stellar and Planetary Astrophysics.
It's been thought that when the star becomes a giant it mixes the helium-3 to its surface and, near the end of its life, spews the helium-3 into space just before it becomes a planetary nebula.But there are inconsistencies with the amount of helium-3 predicted to be in the universe and the amount that's actually there; there's much less than expected, said Lattanzio.Some scientists theorized that stars destroy this helium-3 by assuming that nearly all stars were rapidly rotating, but this still conflicted with the Big Bang theory.
EZEKIEL 38:18-23
18 And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog(LEADER,RUSSIA-MUSLIM HORDE) shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face.
19 For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;(EARTHQUAKE AND NUKES)
20 So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.
21 And I will call for a sword (WEAPONS) against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man’s sword shall be against his brother.(CONFUSION,PHOSPHORUS USED I BELIEVE USED HERE)
22 And I will plead against him with pestilence (CHEMICAL-BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS) and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.(NUKES)
23 Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Like GOD says he will protect Israel. Arabs now know the Bible will come to Pass when GOD will destroy the invading RUSSIA-MUSLIM ARMY WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS, EARTHQUAKES,PESTILENCE(COULD BE PHOSPHORUS I BELIEVE),CONFUSION TO KILL ONE ANOTHER. AND ALSO A TERRIBLE STORM.
Updated Oct. 29, 2006 9:23
UK paper: Israel used uranium bombs
By JOSH BRANNON
The IDF on Saturday denied a report by the British newspaper The Independent claiming that Israel used uranium-based munitions, including uranium-tipped bunker-buster bombs, during its war against Hizbullah in Lebanon this summer. The IDF Spokesman's Office wants to make it clear that no munitions containing uranium were used in the war in Lebanon,an IDF spokesman told The Jerusalem Post. According to the report, scientists found two soil samples thrown up by Israeli heavy or guided bombs which showed elevated radiation signatures Scientific evidence gathered from at least two bomb craters in Khiam and At-Tiri, the scene of fierce fighting between Hizbullah guerrillas and Israeli troops last July and August suggests that uranium-based munitions may now also be included in Israel's weapons inventory and were used against targets in Lebanon,it said.
The weapon was [either] some novel small experimental nuclear fission device or other experimental weapon (e.g., a thermobaric weapon) based on the high temperature of a uranium oxidation flash ...[or it] was a bunker-busting conventional uranium penetrator weapon employing enriched uranium rather than depleted uranium, Dr. Chris Busby, the British Scientific Secretary of the European Committee on Radiation Risk, told The Independent. A photograph of the explosion of the first bomb shows large clouds of black smoke that might result from burning uranium. Enriched uranium is produced from natural uranium ore and is used as fuel for nuclear reactors. A waste product of the enrichment process is depleted uranium, an extremely hard metal used in anti-tank missiles for penetrating armor. Depleted uranium is less radioactive than natural uranium, which is less radioactive than enriched uranium.
The paper said American and British forces used hundreds of tons of depleted uranium (DU) shells in Iraq in 1991 - their hardened penetrator warheads manufactured from the waste products of the nuclear industry - and five years later, a plague of cancers emerged across the south of Iraq. When a uranium penetrator hits a hard target, the particles of the explosion are very long-lived in the environment, Busby was quoted as saying. They spread over long distances. They can be inhaled into the lungs. The military really seem to believe that this stuff is not as dangerous as it is. Yet, the paper asked, why would Israel use such a weapon when its targets - in the case of Khiam, for example - were only two miles from the Israeli border? The dust ignited by DU munitions can be blown across international borders, just as the chlorine gas used in attacks by both sides in the First World War often blew back
on its perpetrators.
Chris Bellamy, the professor of military science and doctrine at Cranfield University, who has reviewed the Busby report, told The Independent: At worst it's some sort of experimental weapon with an enriched uranium component the purpose of which we don't yet know. At best if you can say that it shows a remarkably cavalier attitude to the use of nuclear waste products. Asked by The Independent if the IDF had used uranium-based munitions in Lebanon, Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev said: Israel does not use any weaponry which is not authorized by international law or international conventions.Currently, international law does not cover modern uranium weapons because they had not yet been invented when the Geneva Convention rules were written.Despite the denial, the Independent report, written by Robert Fisk, asserted that Israel has a poor reputation for telling the truth about its use of weapons in Lebanon.
EARTHQUAKES
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
450 quakes recorded on Russian peninsula
Moscow./ An erupting volcano on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula set off as many as 450 earthquakes in the local area on a single day.
The Itar-Tass news agency reported the earthquakes were recorded Wednesday around the Karymsky volcano, which is spewing ash to an altitude of up to about 3 miles into the atmosphere and that the ash cloud could be seen from hundreds of miles away. The report said scientists have determined the volcano poses no threat to nearby settlements, but the population has been urged not to go near it. The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry warned of a threat to planes flying in the area. The Karymsky volcano, which has been erupting for years, is currently the most active of 28 volcanoes in the region, the report said.
EARTHQUAKES AROUND THE WORLD THE LAST 4 DAYS
Update time = Sun Oct 29 11:50AM EDT 2006 (USGS)
OCT 29,2006
MAP 2.6 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 5.4 KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
MAP 3.6 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 2.6 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP 5.5 JAPAN REGION
MAP 4.8 COSTA RICA
MAP 4.3 NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA
MAP 4.3 ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.5 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
OCT 28,06
MAP 4.5 OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
MAP 4.1 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 3.2 MOUNT ST. HELENS AREA, WASHINGTON
MAP 2.8 PUGET SOUND REGION, WASHINGTON
MAP 2.6 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 4.5 ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.4 FIJI REGION
MAP 2.8 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP 4.6 CELEBES SEA
MAP 2.7 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 3.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP 5.0 OFFSHORE GUATEMALA
MAP 5.5 NICARAGUA
MAP 3.5 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
OCT 27,06
MAP 4.3 GUAM REGION
MAP 2.9 OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 3.5 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 2.7 PUERTO RICO
MAP 3.2 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP 3.3 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 5.1 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
OCT 26,06
MAP 2.8 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 3.4 MAUI REGION, HAWAII
MAP 5.9 NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU
MAP 3.2 ALASKA PENINSULA
MAP 5.1 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
MAP 4.3 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
MAP 4.0 SOUTH AFRICA
MAP 4.8 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
MAP 5.8 SICILY, ITALY
MAP 4.7 NORTHEAST OF TAIWAN
MAP 2.7 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 3.0 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.0 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
MAP 2.7 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.1 SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
MAP 2.9 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 3.4 MOUNT ST. HELENS AREA, WASHINGTON
MAP 2.5 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.7 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 3.4 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 2.6 KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA
MAP 4.9 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 2.9 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP 4.1 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP 5.0 MASBATE REGION, PHILIPPINES
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STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Strong typhoon rips northern Philippines By JIM GOMEZ, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 14 minutes ago Oct 29,2006
MANILA, Philippines - One of the strongest typhoons to hit the storm-prone Philippines in years battered the mountainous north late Sunday, and the country's president urged people to prepare for the worst.Let us all pray, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said in a message on nationwide radio as she ordered schools and government offices closed in the affected area and temporarily banned bus trips there.Typhoon Cimaron lashed Isabela province with sustained winds of 121 mph and gusts of up to 143 mph, the Philippine weather bureau said. Hours earlier, the region was placed under the highest of a four-step warning system to advise residents to abandon vulnerable coasts and mountains.
The wind is really blowing strong. Trees are swaying and I can hear tin roof sheets banging about. Large areas are without light. We're expecting the worst, Armand Araneta, a provincial Office of Civil Defense officer, told The Associated Press by phone from Isabela.The storm was expected to disrupt the national All Saints' Day holiday, on Wednesday, when millions travel to cemeteries to remember their dead, some leaving days in advance for outlying provinces.
Officials warned people to cancel trips to threatened areas.We know in our culture that we should visit our dead, but this is not an ordinary typhoon, it's a super typhoon, a government official, Graciano Yumul, warned. People could figure in many accidents if they don't listen.Arroyo, who is visiting China, urged authorities and residents in the four northern provinces to stay home during the 16th typhoon to hit the country this year.
I appeal to you not to venture out, Arroyo said in her radio message.The storm was expected to weaken over land, but still should maintain typhoon strength as it emerges into the South China Sea, forecasters said.Cimaron the Philippine word for wild ox is potentially devastating to a region prone to deadly mudslides. Forecasters said the last time a typhoon this strong struck the Philippines was in December 2004, although in that case, the storm was deflected by a mountain range and casualties were minimal.Last month, Typhoon Xangsane left 230 people dead and missing in Manila and neighboring provinces.About 20 typhoon and tropical storms lash the country each year.
Snow leaves 15,000 in B.C. without power
Last Updated: Saturday, October 28, 2006, CBC News
Heavy snow in northern British Columbia downed power lines Saturday, leaving about 15,000 people without electricity around Smithers, Burns Lake and Fort St. James.
Wet snow is still falling, hampering efforts by BC Hydro to restore power, according to David Conway, a spokesman for the utility. An estimated 15,000 people are without electricity around Smithers, Burns Lake and Fort St. James B.C. (CBC) This looks like an extensive outage,Conway told CBC Newsworld, We have lost two transmission lines and have damage to other low voltage lines.
We can't give an restoration time and would urge customers to be careful around downed power lines and to turn off electrical appliances in their homes for when power is restored.Conway said the wet, heavy snow had knocked down trees and power cables. He said emergency crews were still investigating the extent and exact cause of the outage.Between 30 and 60 centimetres of snow have fallen around the area affected by the power cuts, Environment Canada said. At Smithers airport, there were reports of 49 cm of snow on the ground.
Windstorm cuts power in northeastern U.S. states
Last Updated: Sunday, October 29, 2006 , CBC News
Hundreds of thousands of people in the northeastern United States lacked power Sunday as utility crews scrambled to clear power lines of tree branches toppled by a windstorm.Heavy rains and winds clocked at 80 kilometres per hour knocked over power lines in Maine, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maryland and New York state on Saturday.The area most seriously affected was Long Island, N.Y., where nearly 230,000 people were left without electricity.Crews had managed to restore power to many of those by Sunday afternoon, but then winds knocked down more wires.The storm moved quickly through New Jersey and across Long Island.A wind advisory issued for the entire state of New Jersey was expected to remain in effect through Sunday night, forecasters said.
Eight killed by storms in Syria and Lebanon Oct 29,06
DAMASCUS (AFP) - Six Syrians and two Lebanese have died after torrential downpours hit both countries in the past two days, media and police sources said.
The official Syrian news agency SANA said six people, two of them firemen, had drowned in the northeast in the past two days, while police in Lebanon reported two deaths in the north of the country.Three victims bodies were recovered and searches were continuing for the three others, SANA said on Sunday.Police in Lebanon said a four-year-old boy and a shepherd, 16, died on Saturday.The boy drowned after being swept away by floodwaters in an irrigation channel, and the shepherd was killed by a bolt of lightning.Lebanese weather forecasters said they expected further heavy rainfall until Wednesday, and also snowfall above 1,800 metres (5,940 feet).
Tornado causes damage in Fla. town Sun Oct 29, 12:04 AM ET
APALACHICOLA, Fla. - This seaside town was without power Saturday after a tornado tore through the area, damaging nearly 50 buildings and slightly injuring two people, authorities said. All 1,600 customers in the area remained in the dark late Saturday but were expected to have power at some point Sunday morning, said Progress Energy spokeswoman Tanya Evans.By Saturday evening, George E. Weems Hospital had reopened its lab using generator power; workers covered the roof with tarps and the broken windows with boards.American Red Cross damage assessors said three homes were destroyed and 43 were damaged in Friday afternoon's tornado.
Butch Baker, Franklin County's emergency management director, said witnesses confirmed it was a tornado that struck the town of 2,500, about 65 miles southwest of Tallahassee.Two people went to a hospital with minor injuries, Baker said.It was like a black wall, Helen Reese, an admission clerk at George E. Weems Memorial Hospital, told The News Herald of Panama City. It was coming right at us. It was a horrible noise.The twister damaged the roofs of an elementary school, Baker said.
ISAIAH 17:1
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
PSALMS 83:3-7
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)
JOEL 2:20,30-31
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(SIBERIAN DESERT)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
Terror Group Claims Progress in Talks for Shalit´s Release.
20:17 Oct 28, '06 / 6 Cheshvan 5767,by Debbie Berman(INN)
Terrorist factions responsible for the kidnapping of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit claimed, on Saturday, that significant progress had been made in negotiations to free Shalit within days. The claim, announced publicly by Abu Mujahed, PRC (Popular Resistance Committee) spokesperson, is based on an Egyptian proposal advocating a prisoner swap deal with Israel.
Progress has been made, and it is possible that we will know the extent of that progress in just a few more days, said Abu Mujahed, adding, There is an Egyptian proposal that would include the release of our Palestinian prisoners and we agreed on this proposal. We expect a solution to our prisoners case in the near future. Egyptian negotiators have been working to iron out a deal that would result in Shalit's release. Israeli cabinet minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer has made statements advising Israel to accept the Egyptian proposal, however Israeli diplomatic sources stated that they had no official knowledge of progress to secure the release of the kidnapped soldier.
The diplomatic sources claim that Israel is willing to consider the release of approximately one hundred Palestinian prisoners only after Shalit's release is secured, while Palestinian groups are calling for simultaneous release of their prisoners and Shalit. Osama al-Muzaini, Hamas spokesperson, stated on Saturday that real progress has been made over the issue of Shalit, but that progress did not get to the point where we can say a swap was imminent.Egyptian officials and Mashaal's deputy Moussa Abu Marzouk denied an earlier report that Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, planned to go to Egypt from Syria to take part in the ongoing negotiations. Egyptian police deployed twice the number of forces they had posted along Gaza's Philadelphi route, totaling some 1,500 officers, as a response to Israel's push to increase efforts to block the smuggling of weapons into Gaza.
Germany confirms new Lebanon incident with Israel
Sun Oct 29, 2006 4:38 PM GMT
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany said on Sunday its navy, which is patrolling the Lebanese coast as part of an international peacekeeping force, had been involved in a second incident involving Israeli fighter planes.
The Defence Ministry said it occurred on Thursday and involved a German navy helicopter and Israeli F-16 fighters.We are aware of the episode, but it was not menacing, the spokesman said, after the Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported the Israeli planes had dangerously badgered the helicopter.The spokesman said the area was used by the Israeli air force for training, adding: Perhaps other standards apply for them than for us.
On Wednesday, Israel denied a German newspaper report that two of its air force planes had fired twice as they flew over a German navy ship patrolling the Lebanon coast. But it did say jets had been scrambled when a helicopter took off from a German aircraft carrier without identifying itself.Germany confirmed at the time that that an incident had occurred, but gave no details. It subsequently received assurances from Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz that the air force would not carry out any hostile fire or manoeuvres around German vessels.Germany assumed command of a U.N. naval force off Lebanon this month, and has sent eight ships and 1,000 service personnel to join the international peace operation in the region.The naval force is charged with preventing weapons smuggling and helping maintain a cease-fire between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas.
Italy expects GCC-EU trade pact this year
By Shakir Husain, Staff Reporter
Dubai: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the European Union (EU) will be able to thrash out their differences over a free trade pact by the end of this year, an Italian minister said yesterday.The two blocs have been working towards a free trade agreement (FTA) since 1990, but they have expressed optimism recently that a deal may be finalised soon.I hope that the agreement will be signed by the end of the year. I am urging both sides to show flexibility. No agreement is ever perfect, but I think it can be approved.
It is high time we both put signatures on this agreement,said Emma Bonino, Italian Minister for International Trade and European Affairs She was speaking at the Dubai Press Club, as part of a tour through the Gulf to promote trade ties.
Progress
Both sides renewed their efforts for a trade pact in 1999 when the GCC moved to create a Gulf customs union.
Since March 2002, discussions have been progressing well despite several unresolved issues.She said European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson will be touring the region in the coming weeks to resolve the outstanding issues. Among the issues was a GCC demand that exports of aluminium and petrochemicals from the Gulf would not face European tariffs once an FTA was reached. Due to cheap availability of energy, the GCC has a competitive advantage in aluminium production. The UAE and Bahrain are major aluminium exporters.The two sides are also addressing the issues of market access, rules of origin, procurement and application of the investment protection and guarantees criteria.
GENESIS 1:1-31,2:1-4
1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.(Created,not no Big Bang)
2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.(God here means plurality,Father,Son and Holy Spirit were part of creation),1 GOD (3 OFFICES).
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
GENESIS 2:1-4
1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
Forget the Godless faith about the Big Bang Theory, It Says right here in Genesis 1:1 (5th WORD) CREATED,not Big banged. Lets have Faith in the truth,GODS WORDS,he created all things. People never evolved from scum or Apes, God created Man,Man and beast,beast. The only way you get a half Animal,half Human is if a human had sex with an Animal. God never created a half Animal, half Human only mans sining can create a half animal-Human, by going against Gods words and haveing sex with Animals. Thats why God Created, EVE a WOMAN, to have sex with the MAN ONLY ADAM, to multiply on the Earth, not with animals. (PERVERSION). So if there is a connection to the so called Ape-Human theory, it will be because Humans Sined and had sex with Animals to ceate a Ape-Human being.
Scientists reconcile discrepancy with Big Bang theory
Last Updated: Friday, October 27, 2006 , CBC News
Using 3-D models, physicists have created a mathematical code that cracks a mystery about stellar development and reconciles a discrepancy with the Big Bang theory of the universe's evolution.The discrepancy with the Big Bang theory revolves around the amount of helium-3 gas present in the universe. The theory predicts a certain amount of the gas in the universe, but low-mass stars about one to two times the size of our sun also make helium-3 as a side product of burning the hydrogen in their cores, according to Professor John Lattanzio from Monash's School of Mathematical Sciences and director of the Centre for Stellar and Planetary Astrophysics.
It's been thought that when the star becomes a giant it mixes the helium-3 to its surface and, near the end of its life, spews the helium-3 into space just before it becomes a planetary nebula.But there are inconsistencies with the amount of helium-3 predicted to be in the universe and the amount that's actually there; there's much less than expected, said Lattanzio.Some scientists theorized that stars destroy this helium-3 by assuming that nearly all stars were rapidly rotating, but this still conflicted with the Big Bang theory.
EZEKIEL 38:18-23
18 And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog(LEADER,RUSSIA-MUSLIM HORDE) shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face.
19 For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;(EARTHQUAKE AND NUKES)
20 So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.
21 And I will call for a sword (WEAPONS) against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man’s sword shall be against his brother.(CONFUSION,PHOSPHORUS USED I BELIEVE USED HERE)
22 And I will plead against him with pestilence (CHEMICAL-BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS) and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.(NUKES)
23 Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Like GOD says he will protect Israel. Arabs now know the Bible will come to Pass when GOD will destroy the invading RUSSIA-MUSLIM ARMY WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS, EARTHQUAKES,PESTILENCE(COULD BE PHOSPHORUS I BELIEVE),CONFUSION TO KILL ONE ANOTHER. AND ALSO A TERRIBLE STORM.
Updated Oct. 29, 2006 9:23
UK paper: Israel used uranium bombs
By JOSH BRANNON
The IDF on Saturday denied a report by the British newspaper The Independent claiming that Israel used uranium-based munitions, including uranium-tipped bunker-buster bombs, during its war against Hizbullah in Lebanon this summer. The IDF Spokesman's Office wants to make it clear that no munitions containing uranium were used in the war in Lebanon,an IDF spokesman told The Jerusalem Post. According to the report, scientists found two soil samples thrown up by Israeli heavy or guided bombs which showed elevated radiation signatures Scientific evidence gathered from at least two bomb craters in Khiam and At-Tiri, the scene of fierce fighting between Hizbullah guerrillas and Israeli troops last July and August suggests that uranium-based munitions may now also be included in Israel's weapons inventory and were used against targets in Lebanon,it said.
The weapon was [either] some novel small experimental nuclear fission device or other experimental weapon (e.g., a thermobaric weapon) based on the high temperature of a uranium oxidation flash ...[or it] was a bunker-busting conventional uranium penetrator weapon employing enriched uranium rather than depleted uranium, Dr. Chris Busby, the British Scientific Secretary of the European Committee on Radiation Risk, told The Independent. A photograph of the explosion of the first bomb shows large clouds of black smoke that might result from burning uranium. Enriched uranium is produced from natural uranium ore and is used as fuel for nuclear reactors. A waste product of the enrichment process is depleted uranium, an extremely hard metal used in anti-tank missiles for penetrating armor. Depleted uranium is less radioactive than natural uranium, which is less radioactive than enriched uranium.
The paper said American and British forces used hundreds of tons of depleted uranium (DU) shells in Iraq in 1991 - their hardened penetrator warheads manufactured from the waste products of the nuclear industry - and five years later, a plague of cancers emerged across the south of Iraq. When a uranium penetrator hits a hard target, the particles of the explosion are very long-lived in the environment, Busby was quoted as saying. They spread over long distances. They can be inhaled into the lungs. The military really seem to believe that this stuff is not as dangerous as it is. Yet, the paper asked, why would Israel use such a weapon when its targets - in the case of Khiam, for example - were only two miles from the Israeli border? The dust ignited by DU munitions can be blown across international borders, just as the chlorine gas used in attacks by both sides in the First World War often blew back
on its perpetrators.
Chris Bellamy, the professor of military science and doctrine at Cranfield University, who has reviewed the Busby report, told The Independent: At worst it's some sort of experimental weapon with an enriched uranium component the purpose of which we don't yet know. At best if you can say that it shows a remarkably cavalier attitude to the use of nuclear waste products. Asked by The Independent if the IDF had used uranium-based munitions in Lebanon, Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev said: Israel does not use any weaponry which is not authorized by international law or international conventions.Currently, international law does not cover modern uranium weapons because they had not yet been invented when the Geneva Convention rules were written.Despite the denial, the Independent report, written by Robert Fisk, asserted that Israel has a poor reputation for telling the truth about its use of weapons in Lebanon.
Saturday, October 28, 2006
STORMS , PEACE PROCESS NEWS
1-Flood claims two lives in southeast Turkey. 2-Thousands feared displaced in Ethiopian floods. 3-Drought persists in parts of Spain after storms. 4-FLOODS CHAOS CLEAR-UP BEGINS. 5-Colo. Winter Storms Cause Kansas Tornadoes. 6-Deadly fires in California. 7-Israel may bomb along border with Egypt. 8-Christian Zionism: An Egregious Threat to US- Middle East Understanding. 9-Spain plans new Middle East peace conference. 10-Mediterranean leaders to push for relaunch of peace process. 11-Egypt to develop roadmap plan with specific timetable: FM. 12-Israel snubs EU delegation due to far-Right MP. 13-Experts Warn Israel to Prepare for War. 14-Mubarak to ask China for help with nuclear program.
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Flood claims two lives in southeast Turkey Sat Oct 28, 10:28 AM ET
ANKARA (AFP) - A wife and a husband were killed in the mainly Kurdish province of Sanliurfa in Turkey's southeast as floods caused by torrential rain hit the region. The bodies of the victims, who went missing overnight, were recovered by the security forces in a stream near the village of Sarikuyu on Saturday, Anatolia news agency reported on Saturday.The floods damaged many homes, shops, roads and bridges across the impoverished province and dozens of livestock perished, Anatolia reported.Electricity and telephone services were cut in several villages, it said, adding that civil defense teams and security forces were dispatched to help residents.
Thousands feared displaced in Ethiopian floods 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) - Thousands of people may be displaced in southeast Ethiopia after raging floods washed away their homes in the wake of torrential rains that have pounded the region in recent days. Sesay Tadesse, spokesman for the Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Agency (DPPA) said that up to 10,000 people may have been displaced in one area in the Kibre Dehar region, about 700 kilometres (435 miles) southeast of the capital Addis Ababa.We received the reports about the toll of this river flooding, but we need to confirm with our organisation in the region of Kibre Dehar, Sesay told AFP Saturday.He said they had sent a team to the region to assess the situation after the River Wabe Shabelle breached its banks.
We are following up carefully the situation. We have a regional office there and they will verify and monitor the situation and check the figures, he said.According to our team there, which has not yet been able to go on the ground to check, an estimated 10,000 people could be affected only in Kelafo,Sesay said, in reference to one of the affected areas in the region.In addition, he said they were preparing to send some 1,800 tonnes of food supplies to those affected.At least 639 people were killed when unusually heavy rains sparked massive flooding in the country's eastern, northern and southern regions in August, at the height of the July to September rainy season.And a total of 357,000 people were affected by those floods, said to be the the worst in decades, according to the United Nations humanitarian agency.
Ethiopia, home to some 70 million people, has faced heavy floods and droughts in recent years along with other countries in the Horn of Africa which have endured cycles of deadly weather for decades.
Drought persists in parts of Spain after storms
Oct 27, 2006 — MADRID (Reuters) - Even after 10 days of rainstorms across the country, four regions of Spain are still suffering a severe drought, the government said on Friday, after ministers approved an emergency transfer of water to some of them.Reservoirs at the head of the Tagus river, which are themselves low, will send 12 cubic hectometers of water to the Segura basin in the southeast, which is even worse off, to provide drinking water for towns there. A cubic hectometer a cube with 100 meter (yard) sides is roughly the size of a football stadium.
Two years of drought, the first of them the worst ever recorded, have left many of Spain's autonomous regions short of water and bickering about any transfers the central government tries to impose.
Farming regions in central Spain, like Castilla-La Mancha, are increasingly unwilling to send water to the southeast coast to cover the needs of new homes, golf courses or fruit farmers. The Castilla-La Mancha government this week won agreement from the two main political parties to stop transfers from the Tagus to the Segura river for good in 2015. The government said it had invested more than 600 million euros ($760 million) since the drought began in emergency measures to avoid water restrictions to homes.
The Socialists threw out the previous government's plan to divert water from the Ebro river to the dry southeast and is instead building desalination plants all along the Mediterranean and investing heavily in improvements to farm irrigation systems. Despite the recent rain, the situation is still very different from one basin to another. While some areas are suffering from flooding, the drought is still concentrated in the Jucar and Segura basins, it said in a statement. Those rivers run through the regions of Valencia and Murcia.
Climate change models show Spain is likely to get less rain overall in the future and that what does fall will be more unevenly distributed.
28 October 2006(Glasco Daily record)
FLOODS CHAOS CLEAR-UP BEGINS
AHUGE clear-up operation was launched yesterday after storms wreaked havoc in the Highlands. Torrential rain and gale-force winds battered the north-east on Thursday, causing the worst flooding in the area for 70 years. The storms cut off power to 50,000 homes. Yesterday, 8000 were still blacked out. Several roads, including stretches of the A9, remained closed by flood water, fallen trees and landslides. Ross-shire, Caithness, Moray, Aberdeenshire and the Northern Isles were hit. Dingwall and the nearby village of Evanton were worst affected, with the floodwater 6ft deep in places.
Yesterday, residents who had been evacuated overnight returned home to chaotic scenes. James Kelt, 50, of Dingwall, said the downstairs of his home had been destroyed by floodwater. He added: I've never seen anything like this before. The water is away, but everything has turned to sludge. Everything is ruined. We've no power, so we can't get anyone in to fix things. The Dingwall to Thurso railway line was still closed yesterday following a landslide. Northern Constabulary declared a major incident on Thursday morning and by last night they had dealt with 338 incidents. To add to their woes, four wartime shells were found at the A9 at Alness, Ross-shire. Army bomb disposal experts closed part of the road and carried out two controlled explosions. Yesterday, forecasters said the worst of the weather was over, with only light winds and rain expected today and tomorrow.
Colo. Winter Storms Cause Kansas Tornadoes(AP)
POSTED: 1:00 pm EDT October 27, 2006
ULYSSES, Kan. Forecasters said Friday that the same weather system that dumped heavy snow in Colorado is responsible for two-dozen tornadoes in southwest Kansas.Most of them were weak, but one tore part of the roof off the hospital Thursday in the town of Ulysses, and nine patients had to be moved to other rooms.Some fences and sheds also were knocked down by the storms.No injuries were reported.
REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
Deadly fires in California
Firefighters die in California blaze,Oct 28, 2006
Thick smoke and hot winds hampered firefighters as they battled a deadly wildfire in mountains near Palm Springs, California, while the reward for information on those who started it was quadrupled.Four firefighters died and a fifth was on life support with 90% burns after being engulfed by the 9,700 hectare blaze, still out of control on its second day.Fire officials are treating the fire as arson and the deaths as murder but have not detailed their reasons. A reward rose to $400,000 on Friday after contributions from the local Morongo Indian tribe and California state coffers.The Los Angeles Times on Friday quoted local residents as saying they had seen teenagers smoking marijuana around midnight Thursday near where the fire is thought to have started about 27 kilometres northwest of Palm Springs.
Weather forecasters expected at least one more day of seasonal Santa Ana winds, gusting up to 72 kph, throughout tinder dry southern California.The 24km wall of flames was expected to take days to bring under control. When the Santa Ana winds blow, all bets are off and it is very difficult to predict,Riverside County Fire Dept. Chief John Hawkins told KCAL9 television.Billowing clouds of acrid smoke made it difficult for water tankers and helicopters to operate and for officials to accurately assess the size and scope of damage on the ground.
The wind and Mother Nature is one thing we can't control out there,said Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Julie Hutchinson.Doctors said the prognosis for the injured fireman, Pablo Cerda, 23, was poor. Cerda has 90% burns, kidney failure and severe lung damage.His degree of burns is one of the most severe I have seen,Dr David Wong, chief trauma specialist at the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, told reporters.
Meanwhile more than 700 people who were forced to flee on Thursday waited anxiously with friends or at rescue centres for news of their homes. At least 10 buildings have been destroyed but the number was expected to rise.Some watched on television as their houses burned to the ground. It was a real sinking feeling,said Duane Sage. I was thinking about remodelling, but not quite like this,he told ABC7 television.About 100 people were roused from their beds as the fire briefly threatened a community near the town of Banning in the early hours of Friday.Another 400 to 1,000 people spent a tense night trapped in a recreational vehicle park in the San Jacinto mountains. Firefighters were hoping to get them out on Friday.The blaze has yet to wreak the destruction of October 2003, when wildfires burned for days in mountains outside Los Angeles and near San Diego, killing 24 people, destroying more than 3,000 homes and burning some 300,000 hectares.Source: Reuters
ISAIAH 17:1
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
PSALMS 83:3-7
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)
JOEL 2:20,30-31
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(SIBERIAN DESERT)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
Israel may bomb along border with Egypt: paper Fri Oct 27, 8:21 AM ET
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel may soon use smart bombs on the narrow border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip to destroy tunnels used to smuggle weapons into the Palestinian territory, an Israeli newspaper reported on Friday. Maariv daily said the precision-guided weapons would be used to penetrate deep underground in the hope of destroying the tunnel network that Israel says riddles the narrow border area.The border strip, known as the Philadelphi Corridor, is 11 km long (6.5 miles) and approximately 100 metres wide.The plan (as it was presented) includes detailed reference to the proximity to the Egyptian border and the surrounding civilian population,Maariv said.
An Israeli army spokesman declined to comment on the report, saying that private discussions of the army chief of staff could not be disclosed.Egyptian officials were unavailable for comment.Israel says it has been unable to control weapons smuggling into Gaza since it withdrew its forces from the coastal strip last year.The decision to use smart bombs may be a substitute to reoccupying the entire region, the newspaper said.Egyptian police recently seized 195 crates of automatic weapons and ammunition meant to be smuggled across the border.Israel estimates that tons of munitions, including advanced shoulder-fire missiles, have been smuggled into Gaza through the tunnels, though they have presented scarce evidence that such weaponry is being used by Gaza militants.
The Israeli army said its troops discovered 15 tunnels along the border during the past week.Maariv said the air force was given the green light to drop bombs after a similar campaign successfully destroyed tunnels along the northern Gaza border with Israel.The army began targeting underground passages in Gaza after Palestinian militants tunneled into Israel and abducted one of its soldiers in a raid on June 25.Israel has since launched an expanded offensive to retrieve the captured soldier. More than 250 Palestinians have been killed in the fighting, about half of them civilians.
Thank goodness Christians don't burn down Mosques and riot because of bad press unlike others do. We leave our revenge in Gods (KING JESUS) hands, through prayer and speaking out.
Friday October 27, 2006
Christian Zionism: An Egregious Threat to US- Middle East Understanding
By The Council for the National Interest
Christian Zionism, a belief that paradise for Christians can only be achieved once Jews are in control of the Holy Land, is gathering strength in the United States and forging alliances that are giving increasingly weird shape to American policy toward the Middle East. The nature of the movement and its detrimental impact on policy was the subject of the 22nd Capitol Hill public hearing presented by the Council for the National Interest yesterday.
A new Zogby International poll commissioned by the CNI Foundation shows that 31 percent of those surveyed in the national poll strongly believe or somewhat believe in the ideas behind Christian Zionism, defined as the belief that Jews must have all of the promised land, including all of Jerusalem, to facilitate the second coming of the messiah.Other polls bear similar messages, that 53% of Americans believe that Israel was given by God to the Jews, and that 59% of the American public believes the prophecies contained in the Book of Revelations will come true
The international implications of such beliefs are profound, as an increasing number of Americans believe that God sets foreign policy goals. Rev. Robert O. Smith, Lutheran pastor at the University of Chicago, one of the speakers at the hearing, discussed the development of this belief that dates to the 19th century and how it has received a powerful new impetus with the founding this year of a new group of the Christian right called Christians United for Israel (CUFI).
And yet while it works closely with Jewish Zionist organizations in the US, including the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, to promote the continued occupation of Palestine by the Israel (land God has given the Jews), it works just as effectively in dehumanizing the original inhabitants of the Holy Land, both Muslims and Christians.
Another speaker, Rammy Haija, who teaches at Radford University, drew attention to the necessity in the Christian Zionist dogma for the Israelis to retain control not only of the whole of the occupied territory but also all of Jerusalem. Christian Zionists have pushed the militarist policies of both Israel and the U.S. in an effort to secure the Holy Land in preparation for the coming of the promised land. As part of this strategy, the U.S. occupation of Iraq is deemed absolutely necessary.
The irony of the alliance between Christian Zionists and Jewish Zionists is that the one ideology promotes the ultimate destruction of the other. As Smith pointed out, the Christians United for Israel is all about Israel, not about the Israelis, and only a little surface digging into Christian Zionism shows how anti-Semitic it really is. So much so that Abraham Foxman, the head of the Anti-Defamation League, one of the ceaseless champions of Zionism in this country, has called the Christian right one of the direst threats to American Jews.
This has not prevented top Israeli officials from paying homage to the Christian right, including Ariel Sharon (before he descended into a comatose state brought on by the withdrawal of the settlers from Gaza, Pat Robertson opined), the Israeli ambassador Daniel Ayalon, and Benjamin Netanyahu, and a host of others. The ability of CUFI and other far right Christian religious leaders like Jerry Farwell and Pat Robertson to raise money for Israel, including Israeli settlements, is well documented.
Christian Zionism, Smith concluded, has a fundamental lack of earthly concerns, is divorced from reality, and undermines the work of politics. Its practical impact is the killing of people in the Holy Land. The recent statement by the Christian religious leaders of Jerusalem that warned against Christian Zionism's policies of racist intolerance and perpetual war was much needed, but it should have come from America's religious leaders.(www.cnionline.net)
LAND FOR PEACE (THE FUTURE 7 YEARS OF HELL ON EARTH)
JOEL 3:2
2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
DANIEL 9:26-27
26 And after threescore and two weeks(62X7=434 YEARS+7X7=49 YEARS=TOTAL OF 69 WEEKS OR 483 YRS) shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;(ROMAN LEADERS DESTROYED THE 2ND TEMPLE) and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.(THERE HAS TO BE 70 WEEKS OR 490 YRS TO FUFILL THE VISION AND PROPHECY OF DAN 9:24).(THE NEXT VERSE IS THAT 7 YR WEEK OR (70TH FINAL WEEK).
27 And he( THE ROMAN,EU PRESIDENT) shall confirm the covenant with many for one week:(1X7=7 YEARS) and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,(3 1/2 yrs in TEMPLE SACRIFICES STOPPED) and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
ISAIAH 28:14-19 (THIS IS THE 7 YR TREATY COVENANT OF DANIEL 9:27)
14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.
DANIEL 8:23-25
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king (EU DICTATOR) of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences,(FROM THE OCCULT) shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power:(SATANS POWER) and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes;(JESUS) but he shall be broken without hand.
DANIEL 11:36-40
36 And the king shall do according to his will;(EU PRESIDENT) and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers,(THIS EU DICTATOR IS A EUROPEAN JEW) nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:(HES A MILITARY GINIUS) and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds (CONTROL HEZBOLLAH,AL-QUAIDA MURDERERS ETC) with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many,(HIS ARMY LEADERS) and shall divide the land for gain.
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south(EGYPT) push at him:(EU DICTATOR PROTECTING ISRAELS SECURITY) and the king of the north(RUSSIA) shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships;
and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
ISAIAH 26:21
21 For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.(WW3,1/2 earths population die).
ISAIAH 13:6-13 KJV
6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:(FROM FRIGHT)
8 And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.
9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
ISAIAH 24:17-23 KJV
17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
SPAIN #11 IN THE EU
DANIEL 7:23-24
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast(THE EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TR BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise:(10 NATIONS) and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.(BE HEAD OF 3 KINGS OR NATIONS).
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Spain plans new Middle East peace conference
MADRID — Spain plans to float the idea of a Mideast peace conference, similar to that held in Madrid in 1991, at a meeting this week of ministers from Mediterranean countries, diplomatic sources said yesterday. The suggestion could be made at the Mediterranean Forum (Foromed) meeting in Alicante in southeast Spain being held and attended by ministers from 11 states. The forum is a consultative body associated with the so-called Barcelona Euro-Mediterranean process, a framework for political, economic and social relations in the region.
A declaration is due to be issued at the end of the meeting, to be attended by foreign ministers or their deputies from Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Turkey and Tunisia. Libya has observer status. Spain’s Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos told the country’s parliament this week that the roadmap for a search for peace in the Middle East was no longer adequate and that a major initiative, of the type of the 1991 Madrid conference, now appeared necessary. The October 1991 Madrid conference was attended by Israel and Arab states under the aegis of the United States and the Soviet Union.
It set out a framework for a Middle East peace process and opened the way to the 1993 Oslo accords on Palestinian self-rule. Moratinos knows the region well, has been a European Union special envoy and visited the area frequently recently. He told the Spanish parliament that it was still too early to say where or in what framework a new conference might be held. — AFP
Last update - 05:39 28/10/2006
Mediterranean leaders to push for relaunch of peace process
By The Associated Press
ALICANTE, Spain - Top diplomats from 11 countries bordering the Mediterranean will produce a new batch of proposals for reviving the Middle East peace process at a two-day meeting in Spain beginning Friday, a leading Spanish diplomat said.
The annual informal gathering of the so-called Foromed group comes after Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, a leading European voice on the Middle East, said Tuesday he felt the road map peace plan no longer provided the answers to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He urged the European Union to take the lead in pushing for a fresh approach.Israeli and Palestinian officials said Moratinos was overly pessimistic and expressed their continuing faith in the road map.
The Foromed group will issue a closing declaration Saturday offering a new vision of how things are going in the Middle East, said a Spanish foreign ministry diplomat involved in organizing the meeting. He stressed that the declaration would not oppose the road map.It's not that the road map is of no use, but it's not enough.
A lot more needs to be done, more proposals need to be made, said the diplomat, who spoke on condition of anonymity because ministry ground rules forbid him to be identified.Described as a group of like-minded countries, Foromed was formed on the initiative of Egypt and France in 1994 to boost political, economic and cultural cooperation in the Mediterranean region long hindered by the Middle East conflict. Neither Israel nor the Palestinians are represented in the group.
The Spanish official did not rule out the possibility that Foromed would call for the staging of another Middle East summit along the lines of the Madrid summit in 1991, as has been mooted by Moratinos.EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, meanwhile, is touring the Middle East to sound out countries on reviving the peace process.Joining Moratinos at the meeting in the Spanish Mediterranean port city will be the foreign ministers for Egypt, Greece, Italy, Malta, Morocco, Portugal and Turkey. Algeria, France and Tunisia were to send state secretaries.The group will hold a working dinner late Friday followed by a meeting Saturday before Moratinos presents the declaration to reporters at an early-afternoon news conference.
Moratinos has long offered to have Spain play a role in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, but has had little response from either side in recent years.Madrid hosted a landmark conference in 1991, bringing together Israel and many of its Arab enemies for the first time. Those talks helped lay the foundation for the Oslo peace process, which resulted in the establishment of the Palestinian Authority.Moratinos argues that any new talks should involve Syria - a longtime foe of Washington and that Iran's nuclear program would also need to be addressed at such a conference.
UPDATED: 10:08, October 28, 2006
Egypt to develop roadmap plan with specific timetable: FM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit said Friday that Egypt was seeking to develop the roadmap peace plan in order to reach means of putting the plan into effect with a specific timetable, the official news agency MENA reported. The top Egyptian diplomat made the remarks before leaving for Alicante in southeast Spain, where he would attend the Mediterranean Forum meeting along with foreign ministers from Spain, Algeria, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Turkey and Tunisia. Libya, which has an observer status, is taking part in the forum for the first time. Abul Gheit was quoted as saying that talks at the Mediterranean Forum meeting will focus on the situation in the Mideast, noting that the forum meeting would tackle Mideast issues including the Palestinian issue along with the situation in Lebanon and Syria. He said that Spain had a certain view in this regard, asserting that Egypt would highlight the importance of pushing forward the Mideast peace process.
According to MENA, the forum meeting will address the Middle East peace process, especially the roadmap plan initiated by the international Quartet of the United States, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations. Launched in 2003, the roadmap peace plan was aimed to establish a viable Palestinian state living alongside Israel in peace by 2005. Egypt, as a regional power long since playing a mediating role between Israel and the Palestinians, has since May urged the roadmap plan to be revised.
Talks of the forum will also take up the dialogue among civilizations, said Abul Gheit, warning of the dangers of a clash of civilizations. He called for peaceful coexistence and mutual understanding among various civilizations, a matter that would positively affect future relations.About the Darfur crisis and Sudan's expulsion of the United Nations envoy, Abul Gheit said that the Sudanese government rejected certain statements by UN envoy Jan Pronk.
He said he believed that the UN will send another envoy to Sudan for cooperation between the international organization and the Sudanese government to continue. He stressed that there was no place for deterioration in UN- Sudanese relations in light of the current situation in Darfur. The attendees of the forum could reach an agreement if negotiated on the basis of keeping the African troops in Darfur and reinforcing them with UN forces, according to Abul Gheit.
The Sudanese Foreign Ministry on Oct. 22 ordered Pronk to leave the country in three days. Earlier, the Sudanese army announced that Pronk was not welcomed in this country for his flagrant interference in the army's affairs. The Sudanese side also accused the UN top envoy in Sudan of launching a psychological war on the Sudanese army by spreading fabricated false information doubting the army's capability to maintain the security and stability of the country. The UN Security Council adopted resolution 1706 on Aug.
31, calling for the deployment of more than 20,000 international peacekeepers to replace the 7,800 AU forces in Darfur. But the Sudanese government has rejected the mission transfer, saying it was a violation of Sudan's sovereignty and an effort by the West to re-colonize the African oil producing country. Egypt has been firmly supporting Sudan's stance on the deployment of UN forces, insisting any deployment should first get approval from the Sudanese government. Source: Xinhua
Israel snubs EU delegation due to far-Right MP
Foreign Ministry says will not welcome delegation of EU parliamentarians due to inclusion of Marine Le Pen of France. FM spokesperson: Le Pen member of racist party that denies Holocaust Reuters Published:
10.27.06, 21:47 Israel said on Friday it would not welcome a delegation of European Union parliamentarians planning to visit the country this week if it included a far-right French member.The Foreign Ministry said Israel objected to the inclusion of Marine Le Pen, daughter of far-right French leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, in the delegation.A spokesman for the European Parliament said the delegation had postponed the trip.
The delegation contained a senior member (Marine Le Pen) of a political party which, unfortunately, is both racist and a Holocaust denier,Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev said. For that reason we said that if such a delegation with such a composition would come to Israel they would not receive official meetings,he added. The delegation was scheduled to visit Israel and the Palestinian territories between October 28 and November 4. It was expected to meet Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.We wanted to receive delegations from the European parliament, but the composition of the delegation made that impossible,Regev said. A spokeswoman for the European Parliament said it was a postponement due to technical problems that could affect the success of the mission, but a parliamentary source confirmed it was due to Israel's refusal to accept Le Pen.
Jean-Marie Le Pen said Israel's refusal to meet his daughter ran contrary to diplomatic traditions and basic democracy. Le Pen, who caused an upset in France's 2002 presidential election when he finished second, was convicted and fined in 1990 for inciting racial hatred and for saying in 1996 that the gas chambers used by the Nazis were merely a detail in the history of the Second World War.Marine Le Pen, who is seen as the most likely successor to her 78-year-old father, told Reuters last week that her planned trip to Israel would be an opportunity to clear up a certain number of misunderstandings.
WW3 THE 3 WAVES THAT MARCH TO ISRAEL
DANIEL 11:40-45
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south( EGYPT) push at him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) and the king of the north (RUSSIA AND MUSLIM HORDES OF EZEK 38+39) shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.(JORDAN)
42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
44 But tidings out of the east(CHINA 2ND WAVE OF WW3) and out of the north(RUSSIA, MUSLIMS WHATS LEFT FROM WAVE 1) shall trouble him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.( 1/3RD OF EARTHS POPULATION)
45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
The Third and Final Wave of WW3 is when all Nations march to Jerusalem, but JESUS bodily returns to earth and destroys them,sets up his KINGDOM OF RULE FOR 1000 YEARS THEN FOREVER.
2ND WAVE CHINA AND KINGS OF THE EAST MARCH TO ISRAEL
REVELATION 16:12
12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.(THIS IS THE ATATURK DAM IN TURKEY,THEY CROSS OVER).
DANIEL 11:44 (2ND WAVE OF WW3)
44 But tidings out of the east(CHINA) and out of the north(RUSSIA, MUSLIMS WHATS LEFT FROM WAVE 1) shall trouble him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.( 1/3RD OF EARTHS POPULATION)
REVELATION 9:12-18
12 One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.
13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.(IRAQ-SYRIA)
15 And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.(1/3 Earths Population die in WW 3 2ND WAVE)
16 And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand:(200 MILLION MAN ARMY FROM CHINA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST) and I heard the number of them.
17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.(NUCLEAR BOMBS)
18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.(NUCLEAR BOMBS)
TCV News
Experts Warn Israel to Prepare for War
October 28, 2006 07:18 AM EST
By Sher Zieve - Founder of the Institute for Counter-Terrorism Boaz Ganor warns that Israel will face threats from multiple sources by 2007. Ganor also advised that one of the threats will be from an alliance between Iran and terrorist Hezbollah, which will cause a terrible deterioration along Israel’s northern border.Speaking to YnetNews.com, Ganor said: The year 2007 is going to be a critical year, as the international arena will do its utmost to narrow down the nuclear capabilities of Iran. It could be done by using more affirmative sanctions, or even a military campaign. And the ramification of such an attempt, even if it's only sanctions, will cause a terrible deterioration of the situation on the northern border, where Iran will use its proxy Hizbullah to retaliate against Israel, and make clear that Israel has to pay for any activities against Iran.
In a prepared report, expert on Islamic history Professor Moshe Sharon wrote: Hizbullah is the immediate enemy. No one will disarm it because it has no intention of disarming and there is no one to coerce it to do so. The UN is collaborating with Hizbullah and none of its member nations has any interest in dealing with it. The Shiite of Hizbullah has taken control of Lebanon with the generous help of Iran and Syria and it will not relinquish it even if this means bringing about its total destruction. Lebanon will gradually be emptied of its remaining Christian population and zealous Islam will have achieved an important objective: One of the only two non-Muslim countries in the Middle East will just disappear.
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Mubarak to ask China for help with nuclear program
Egyptian president to visit China, Russia and Kazakhstan, expected to appeal to China for help on nuclear energy program.
Egyptian official: We could also benefit from Russia's nuclear knowledge Roee Nahmias Published: 10.28.06, 13:49. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak set out this week for a series of meetings in China, Russia and Kazakhstan. Mubarak will meet leaders of the three nations and speak with them on financial issues including trading areas, joint investments and even collaboration on a nuclear energy program.Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit told the Ahbar al Yom Egyptian paper that during Mubarak's visit, he would discuss the country's program for Nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. Mubarak is also expected to sign agreements with China regarding technological information sharing. While in Beijing, the president will take part in a ceremony honoring half a century of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The Egyptian ambassador to Moscow Ezzat Saad said in an interview to government-affiliated newspaper al-Ahram that Egypt could benefit a great deal from Russian knowledge of peace-oriented nuclear energy, in preparation for building power stations to produce electricity.Over a month ago, Mubarak surprised the world by declaring that his state wished to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.The announcement came days after his son Jamal's statement that he wished to utilize the existing knowledge in the country to advance technological development. In a speech that concluded the fourth meeting this year of the National Democratic Party the nation's ruling party Mubarak emphasized that nuclear energy was intended to compensate for Egypt's lack of oil and natural gas reserves. Several days later, the a-Sharq al-Awsat paper reported that Egypt had formally declared its intention to build three nuclear reactors for the purpose of providing electricity. The Egyptian Energy Ministry decided that the reactors would be built in the northwest part of the country, along the Mediterranean. The reactors would theoretically be able to provide 1800 megawatts of electricity jointly (600 megawatts each). The reactors would be built according to western models, which are considered very safe.
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Flood claims two lives in southeast Turkey Sat Oct 28, 10:28 AM ET
ANKARA (AFP) - A wife and a husband were killed in the mainly Kurdish province of Sanliurfa in Turkey's southeast as floods caused by torrential rain hit the region. The bodies of the victims, who went missing overnight, were recovered by the security forces in a stream near the village of Sarikuyu on Saturday, Anatolia news agency reported on Saturday.The floods damaged many homes, shops, roads and bridges across the impoverished province and dozens of livestock perished, Anatolia reported.Electricity and telephone services were cut in several villages, it said, adding that civil defense teams and security forces were dispatched to help residents.
Thousands feared displaced in Ethiopian floods 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) - Thousands of people may be displaced in southeast Ethiopia after raging floods washed away their homes in the wake of torrential rains that have pounded the region in recent days. Sesay Tadesse, spokesman for the Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Agency (DPPA) said that up to 10,000 people may have been displaced in one area in the Kibre Dehar region, about 700 kilometres (435 miles) southeast of the capital Addis Ababa.We received the reports about the toll of this river flooding, but we need to confirm with our organisation in the region of Kibre Dehar, Sesay told AFP Saturday.He said they had sent a team to the region to assess the situation after the River Wabe Shabelle breached its banks.
We are following up carefully the situation. We have a regional office there and they will verify and monitor the situation and check the figures, he said.According to our team there, which has not yet been able to go on the ground to check, an estimated 10,000 people could be affected only in Kelafo,Sesay said, in reference to one of the affected areas in the region.In addition, he said they were preparing to send some 1,800 tonnes of food supplies to those affected.At least 639 people were killed when unusually heavy rains sparked massive flooding in the country's eastern, northern and southern regions in August, at the height of the July to September rainy season.And a total of 357,000 people were affected by those floods, said to be the the worst in decades, according to the United Nations humanitarian agency.
Ethiopia, home to some 70 million people, has faced heavy floods and droughts in recent years along with other countries in the Horn of Africa which have endured cycles of deadly weather for decades.
Drought persists in parts of Spain after storms
Oct 27, 2006 — MADRID (Reuters) - Even after 10 days of rainstorms across the country, four regions of Spain are still suffering a severe drought, the government said on Friday, after ministers approved an emergency transfer of water to some of them.Reservoirs at the head of the Tagus river, which are themselves low, will send 12 cubic hectometers of water to the Segura basin in the southeast, which is even worse off, to provide drinking water for towns there. A cubic hectometer a cube with 100 meter (yard) sides is roughly the size of a football stadium.
Two years of drought, the first of them the worst ever recorded, have left many of Spain's autonomous regions short of water and bickering about any transfers the central government tries to impose.
Farming regions in central Spain, like Castilla-La Mancha, are increasingly unwilling to send water to the southeast coast to cover the needs of new homes, golf courses or fruit farmers. The Castilla-La Mancha government this week won agreement from the two main political parties to stop transfers from the Tagus to the Segura river for good in 2015. The government said it had invested more than 600 million euros ($760 million) since the drought began in emergency measures to avoid water restrictions to homes.
The Socialists threw out the previous government's plan to divert water from the Ebro river to the dry southeast and is instead building desalination plants all along the Mediterranean and investing heavily in improvements to farm irrigation systems. Despite the recent rain, the situation is still very different from one basin to another. While some areas are suffering from flooding, the drought is still concentrated in the Jucar and Segura basins, it said in a statement. Those rivers run through the regions of Valencia and Murcia.
Climate change models show Spain is likely to get less rain overall in the future and that what does fall will be more unevenly distributed.
28 October 2006(Glasco Daily record)
FLOODS CHAOS CLEAR-UP BEGINS
AHUGE clear-up operation was launched yesterday after storms wreaked havoc in the Highlands. Torrential rain and gale-force winds battered the north-east on Thursday, causing the worst flooding in the area for 70 years. The storms cut off power to 50,000 homes. Yesterday, 8000 were still blacked out. Several roads, including stretches of the A9, remained closed by flood water, fallen trees and landslides. Ross-shire, Caithness, Moray, Aberdeenshire and the Northern Isles were hit. Dingwall and the nearby village of Evanton were worst affected, with the floodwater 6ft deep in places.
Yesterday, residents who had been evacuated overnight returned home to chaotic scenes. James Kelt, 50, of Dingwall, said the downstairs of his home had been destroyed by floodwater. He added: I've never seen anything like this before. The water is away, but everything has turned to sludge. Everything is ruined. We've no power, so we can't get anyone in to fix things. The Dingwall to Thurso railway line was still closed yesterday following a landslide. Northern Constabulary declared a major incident on Thursday morning and by last night they had dealt with 338 incidents. To add to their woes, four wartime shells were found at the A9 at Alness, Ross-shire. Army bomb disposal experts closed part of the road and carried out two controlled explosions. Yesterday, forecasters said the worst of the weather was over, with only light winds and rain expected today and tomorrow.
Colo. Winter Storms Cause Kansas Tornadoes(AP)
POSTED: 1:00 pm EDT October 27, 2006
ULYSSES, Kan. Forecasters said Friday that the same weather system that dumped heavy snow in Colorado is responsible for two-dozen tornadoes in southwest Kansas.Most of them were weak, but one tore part of the roof off the hospital Thursday in the town of Ulysses, and nine patients had to be moved to other rooms.Some fences and sheds also were knocked down by the storms.No injuries were reported.
REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
Deadly fires in California
Firefighters die in California blaze,Oct 28, 2006
Thick smoke and hot winds hampered firefighters as they battled a deadly wildfire in mountains near Palm Springs, California, while the reward for information on those who started it was quadrupled.Four firefighters died and a fifth was on life support with 90% burns after being engulfed by the 9,700 hectare blaze, still out of control on its second day.Fire officials are treating the fire as arson and the deaths as murder but have not detailed their reasons. A reward rose to $400,000 on Friday after contributions from the local Morongo Indian tribe and California state coffers.The Los Angeles Times on Friday quoted local residents as saying they had seen teenagers smoking marijuana around midnight Thursday near where the fire is thought to have started about 27 kilometres northwest of Palm Springs.
Weather forecasters expected at least one more day of seasonal Santa Ana winds, gusting up to 72 kph, throughout tinder dry southern California.The 24km wall of flames was expected to take days to bring under control. When the Santa Ana winds blow, all bets are off and it is very difficult to predict,Riverside County Fire Dept. Chief John Hawkins told KCAL9 television.Billowing clouds of acrid smoke made it difficult for water tankers and helicopters to operate and for officials to accurately assess the size and scope of damage on the ground.
The wind and Mother Nature is one thing we can't control out there,said Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Julie Hutchinson.Doctors said the prognosis for the injured fireman, Pablo Cerda, 23, was poor. Cerda has 90% burns, kidney failure and severe lung damage.His degree of burns is one of the most severe I have seen,Dr David Wong, chief trauma specialist at the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, told reporters.
Meanwhile more than 700 people who were forced to flee on Thursday waited anxiously with friends or at rescue centres for news of their homes. At least 10 buildings have been destroyed but the number was expected to rise.Some watched on television as their houses burned to the ground. It was a real sinking feeling,said Duane Sage. I was thinking about remodelling, but not quite like this,he told ABC7 television.About 100 people were roused from their beds as the fire briefly threatened a community near the town of Banning in the early hours of Friday.Another 400 to 1,000 people spent a tense night trapped in a recreational vehicle park in the San Jacinto mountains. Firefighters were hoping to get them out on Friday.The blaze has yet to wreak the destruction of October 2003, when wildfires burned for days in mountains outside Los Angeles and near San Diego, killing 24 people, destroying more than 3,000 homes and burning some 300,000 hectares.Source: Reuters
ISAIAH 17:1
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
PSALMS 83:3-7
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)
JOEL 2:20,30-31
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(SIBERIAN DESERT)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
Israel may bomb along border with Egypt: paper Fri Oct 27, 8:21 AM ET
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel may soon use smart bombs on the narrow border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip to destroy tunnels used to smuggle weapons into the Palestinian territory, an Israeli newspaper reported on Friday. Maariv daily said the precision-guided weapons would be used to penetrate deep underground in the hope of destroying the tunnel network that Israel says riddles the narrow border area.The border strip, known as the Philadelphi Corridor, is 11 km long (6.5 miles) and approximately 100 metres wide.The plan (as it was presented) includes detailed reference to the proximity to the Egyptian border and the surrounding civilian population,Maariv said.
An Israeli army spokesman declined to comment on the report, saying that private discussions of the army chief of staff could not be disclosed.Egyptian officials were unavailable for comment.Israel says it has been unable to control weapons smuggling into Gaza since it withdrew its forces from the coastal strip last year.The decision to use smart bombs may be a substitute to reoccupying the entire region, the newspaper said.Egyptian police recently seized 195 crates of automatic weapons and ammunition meant to be smuggled across the border.Israel estimates that tons of munitions, including advanced shoulder-fire missiles, have been smuggled into Gaza through the tunnels, though they have presented scarce evidence that such weaponry is being used by Gaza militants.
The Israeli army said its troops discovered 15 tunnels along the border during the past week.Maariv said the air force was given the green light to drop bombs after a similar campaign successfully destroyed tunnels along the northern Gaza border with Israel.The army began targeting underground passages in Gaza after Palestinian militants tunneled into Israel and abducted one of its soldiers in a raid on June 25.Israel has since launched an expanded offensive to retrieve the captured soldier. More than 250 Palestinians have been killed in the fighting, about half of them civilians.
Thank goodness Christians don't burn down Mosques and riot because of bad press unlike others do. We leave our revenge in Gods (KING JESUS) hands, through prayer and speaking out.
Friday October 27, 2006
Christian Zionism: An Egregious Threat to US- Middle East Understanding
By The Council for the National Interest
Christian Zionism, a belief that paradise for Christians can only be achieved once Jews are in control of the Holy Land, is gathering strength in the United States and forging alliances that are giving increasingly weird shape to American policy toward the Middle East. The nature of the movement and its detrimental impact on policy was the subject of the 22nd Capitol Hill public hearing presented by the Council for the National Interest yesterday.
A new Zogby International poll commissioned by the CNI Foundation shows that 31 percent of those surveyed in the national poll strongly believe or somewhat believe in the ideas behind Christian Zionism, defined as the belief that Jews must have all of the promised land, including all of Jerusalem, to facilitate the second coming of the messiah.Other polls bear similar messages, that 53% of Americans believe that Israel was given by God to the Jews, and that 59% of the American public believes the prophecies contained in the Book of Revelations will come true
The international implications of such beliefs are profound, as an increasing number of Americans believe that God sets foreign policy goals. Rev. Robert O. Smith, Lutheran pastor at the University of Chicago, one of the speakers at the hearing, discussed the development of this belief that dates to the 19th century and how it has received a powerful new impetus with the founding this year of a new group of the Christian right called Christians United for Israel (CUFI).
And yet while it works closely with Jewish Zionist organizations in the US, including the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, to promote the continued occupation of Palestine by the Israel (land God has given the Jews), it works just as effectively in dehumanizing the original inhabitants of the Holy Land, both Muslims and Christians.
Another speaker, Rammy Haija, who teaches at Radford University, drew attention to the necessity in the Christian Zionist dogma for the Israelis to retain control not only of the whole of the occupied territory but also all of Jerusalem. Christian Zionists have pushed the militarist policies of both Israel and the U.S. in an effort to secure the Holy Land in preparation for the coming of the promised land. As part of this strategy, the U.S. occupation of Iraq is deemed absolutely necessary.
The irony of the alliance between Christian Zionists and Jewish Zionists is that the one ideology promotes the ultimate destruction of the other. As Smith pointed out, the Christians United for Israel is all about Israel, not about the Israelis, and only a little surface digging into Christian Zionism shows how anti-Semitic it really is. So much so that Abraham Foxman, the head of the Anti-Defamation League, one of the ceaseless champions of Zionism in this country, has called the Christian right one of the direst threats to American Jews.
This has not prevented top Israeli officials from paying homage to the Christian right, including Ariel Sharon (before he descended into a comatose state brought on by the withdrawal of the settlers from Gaza, Pat Robertson opined), the Israeli ambassador Daniel Ayalon, and Benjamin Netanyahu, and a host of others. The ability of CUFI and other far right Christian religious leaders like Jerry Farwell and Pat Robertson to raise money for Israel, including Israeli settlements, is well documented.
Christian Zionism, Smith concluded, has a fundamental lack of earthly concerns, is divorced from reality, and undermines the work of politics. Its practical impact is the killing of people in the Holy Land. The recent statement by the Christian religious leaders of Jerusalem that warned against Christian Zionism's policies of racist intolerance and perpetual war was much needed, but it should have come from America's religious leaders.(www.cnionline.net)
LAND FOR PEACE (THE FUTURE 7 YEARS OF HELL ON EARTH)
JOEL 3:2
2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
DANIEL 9:26-27
26 And after threescore and two weeks(62X7=434 YEARS+7X7=49 YEARS=TOTAL OF 69 WEEKS OR 483 YRS) shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;(ROMAN LEADERS DESTROYED THE 2ND TEMPLE) and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.(THERE HAS TO BE 70 WEEKS OR 490 YRS TO FUFILL THE VISION AND PROPHECY OF DAN 9:24).(THE NEXT VERSE IS THAT 7 YR WEEK OR (70TH FINAL WEEK).
27 And he( THE ROMAN,EU PRESIDENT) shall confirm the covenant with many for one week:(1X7=7 YEARS) and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,(3 1/2 yrs in TEMPLE SACRIFICES STOPPED) and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
ISAIAH 28:14-19 (THIS IS THE 7 YR TREATY COVENANT OF DANIEL 9:27)
14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.
DANIEL 8:23-25
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king (EU DICTATOR) of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences,(FROM THE OCCULT) shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power:(SATANS POWER) and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes;(JESUS) but he shall be broken without hand.
DANIEL 11:36-40
36 And the king shall do according to his will;(EU PRESIDENT) and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers,(THIS EU DICTATOR IS A EUROPEAN JEW) nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:(HES A MILITARY GINIUS) and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds (CONTROL HEZBOLLAH,AL-QUAIDA MURDERERS ETC) with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many,(HIS ARMY LEADERS) and shall divide the land for gain.
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south(EGYPT) push at him:(EU DICTATOR PROTECTING ISRAELS SECURITY) and the king of the north(RUSSIA) shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships;
and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
ISAIAH 26:21
21 For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.(WW3,1/2 earths population die).
ISAIAH 13:6-13 KJV
6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:(FROM FRIGHT)
8 And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.
9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
ISAIAH 24:17-23 KJV
17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
SPAIN #11 IN THE EU
DANIEL 7:23-24
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast(THE EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TR BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise:(10 NATIONS) and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.(BE HEAD OF 3 KINGS OR NATIONS).
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Spain plans new Middle East peace conference
MADRID — Spain plans to float the idea of a Mideast peace conference, similar to that held in Madrid in 1991, at a meeting this week of ministers from Mediterranean countries, diplomatic sources said yesterday. The suggestion could be made at the Mediterranean Forum (Foromed) meeting in Alicante in southeast Spain being held and attended by ministers from 11 states. The forum is a consultative body associated with the so-called Barcelona Euro-Mediterranean process, a framework for political, economic and social relations in the region.
A declaration is due to be issued at the end of the meeting, to be attended by foreign ministers or their deputies from Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Turkey and Tunisia. Libya has observer status. Spain’s Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos told the country’s parliament this week that the roadmap for a search for peace in the Middle East was no longer adequate and that a major initiative, of the type of the 1991 Madrid conference, now appeared necessary. The October 1991 Madrid conference was attended by Israel and Arab states under the aegis of the United States and the Soviet Union.
It set out a framework for a Middle East peace process and opened the way to the 1993 Oslo accords on Palestinian self-rule. Moratinos knows the region well, has been a European Union special envoy and visited the area frequently recently. He told the Spanish parliament that it was still too early to say where or in what framework a new conference might be held. — AFP
Last update - 05:39 28/10/2006
Mediterranean leaders to push for relaunch of peace process
By The Associated Press
ALICANTE, Spain - Top diplomats from 11 countries bordering the Mediterranean will produce a new batch of proposals for reviving the Middle East peace process at a two-day meeting in Spain beginning Friday, a leading Spanish diplomat said.
The annual informal gathering of the so-called Foromed group comes after Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, a leading European voice on the Middle East, said Tuesday he felt the road map peace plan no longer provided the answers to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He urged the European Union to take the lead in pushing for a fresh approach.Israeli and Palestinian officials said Moratinos was overly pessimistic and expressed their continuing faith in the road map.
The Foromed group will issue a closing declaration Saturday offering a new vision of how things are going in the Middle East, said a Spanish foreign ministry diplomat involved in organizing the meeting. He stressed that the declaration would not oppose the road map.It's not that the road map is of no use, but it's not enough.
A lot more needs to be done, more proposals need to be made, said the diplomat, who spoke on condition of anonymity because ministry ground rules forbid him to be identified.Described as a group of like-minded countries, Foromed was formed on the initiative of Egypt and France in 1994 to boost political, economic and cultural cooperation in the Mediterranean region long hindered by the Middle East conflict. Neither Israel nor the Palestinians are represented in the group.
The Spanish official did not rule out the possibility that Foromed would call for the staging of another Middle East summit along the lines of the Madrid summit in 1991, as has been mooted by Moratinos.EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, meanwhile, is touring the Middle East to sound out countries on reviving the peace process.Joining Moratinos at the meeting in the Spanish Mediterranean port city will be the foreign ministers for Egypt, Greece, Italy, Malta, Morocco, Portugal and Turkey. Algeria, France and Tunisia were to send state secretaries.The group will hold a working dinner late Friday followed by a meeting Saturday before Moratinos presents the declaration to reporters at an early-afternoon news conference.
Moratinos has long offered to have Spain play a role in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, but has had little response from either side in recent years.Madrid hosted a landmark conference in 1991, bringing together Israel and many of its Arab enemies for the first time. Those talks helped lay the foundation for the Oslo peace process, which resulted in the establishment of the Palestinian Authority.Moratinos argues that any new talks should involve Syria - a longtime foe of Washington and that Iran's nuclear program would also need to be addressed at such a conference.
UPDATED: 10:08, October 28, 2006
Egypt to develop roadmap plan with specific timetable: FM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit said Friday that Egypt was seeking to develop the roadmap peace plan in order to reach means of putting the plan into effect with a specific timetable, the official news agency MENA reported. The top Egyptian diplomat made the remarks before leaving for Alicante in southeast Spain, where he would attend the Mediterranean Forum meeting along with foreign ministers from Spain, Algeria, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Turkey and Tunisia. Libya, which has an observer status, is taking part in the forum for the first time. Abul Gheit was quoted as saying that talks at the Mediterranean Forum meeting will focus on the situation in the Mideast, noting that the forum meeting would tackle Mideast issues including the Palestinian issue along with the situation in Lebanon and Syria. He said that Spain had a certain view in this regard, asserting that Egypt would highlight the importance of pushing forward the Mideast peace process.
According to MENA, the forum meeting will address the Middle East peace process, especially the roadmap plan initiated by the international Quartet of the United States, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations. Launched in 2003, the roadmap peace plan was aimed to establish a viable Palestinian state living alongside Israel in peace by 2005. Egypt, as a regional power long since playing a mediating role between Israel and the Palestinians, has since May urged the roadmap plan to be revised.
Talks of the forum will also take up the dialogue among civilizations, said Abul Gheit, warning of the dangers of a clash of civilizations. He called for peaceful coexistence and mutual understanding among various civilizations, a matter that would positively affect future relations.About the Darfur crisis and Sudan's expulsion of the United Nations envoy, Abul Gheit said that the Sudanese government rejected certain statements by UN envoy Jan Pronk.
He said he believed that the UN will send another envoy to Sudan for cooperation between the international organization and the Sudanese government to continue. He stressed that there was no place for deterioration in UN- Sudanese relations in light of the current situation in Darfur. The attendees of the forum could reach an agreement if negotiated on the basis of keeping the African troops in Darfur and reinforcing them with UN forces, according to Abul Gheit.
The Sudanese Foreign Ministry on Oct. 22 ordered Pronk to leave the country in three days. Earlier, the Sudanese army announced that Pronk was not welcomed in this country for his flagrant interference in the army's affairs. The Sudanese side also accused the UN top envoy in Sudan of launching a psychological war on the Sudanese army by spreading fabricated false information doubting the army's capability to maintain the security and stability of the country. The UN Security Council adopted resolution 1706 on Aug.
31, calling for the deployment of more than 20,000 international peacekeepers to replace the 7,800 AU forces in Darfur. But the Sudanese government has rejected the mission transfer, saying it was a violation of Sudan's sovereignty and an effort by the West to re-colonize the African oil producing country. Egypt has been firmly supporting Sudan's stance on the deployment of UN forces, insisting any deployment should first get approval from the Sudanese government. Source: Xinhua
Israel snubs EU delegation due to far-Right MP
Foreign Ministry says will not welcome delegation of EU parliamentarians due to inclusion of Marine Le Pen of France. FM spokesperson: Le Pen member of racist party that denies Holocaust Reuters Published:
10.27.06, 21:47 Israel said on Friday it would not welcome a delegation of European Union parliamentarians planning to visit the country this week if it included a far-right French member.The Foreign Ministry said Israel objected to the inclusion of Marine Le Pen, daughter of far-right French leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, in the delegation.A spokesman for the European Parliament said the delegation had postponed the trip.
The delegation contained a senior member (Marine Le Pen) of a political party which, unfortunately, is both racist and a Holocaust denier,Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev said. For that reason we said that if such a delegation with such a composition would come to Israel they would not receive official meetings,he added. The delegation was scheduled to visit Israel and the Palestinian territories between October 28 and November 4. It was expected to meet Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.We wanted to receive delegations from the European parliament, but the composition of the delegation made that impossible,Regev said. A spokeswoman for the European Parliament said it was a postponement due to technical problems that could affect the success of the mission, but a parliamentary source confirmed it was due to Israel's refusal to accept Le Pen.
Jean-Marie Le Pen said Israel's refusal to meet his daughter ran contrary to diplomatic traditions and basic democracy. Le Pen, who caused an upset in France's 2002 presidential election when he finished second, was convicted and fined in 1990 for inciting racial hatred and for saying in 1996 that the gas chambers used by the Nazis were merely a detail in the history of the Second World War.Marine Le Pen, who is seen as the most likely successor to her 78-year-old father, told Reuters last week that her planned trip to Israel would be an opportunity to clear up a certain number of misunderstandings.
WW3 THE 3 WAVES THAT MARCH TO ISRAEL
DANIEL 11:40-45
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south( EGYPT) push at him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) and the king of the north (RUSSIA AND MUSLIM HORDES OF EZEK 38+39) shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.(JORDAN)
42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
44 But tidings out of the east(CHINA 2ND WAVE OF WW3) and out of the north(RUSSIA, MUSLIMS WHATS LEFT FROM WAVE 1) shall trouble him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.( 1/3RD OF EARTHS POPULATION)
45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
The Third and Final Wave of WW3 is when all Nations march to Jerusalem, but JESUS bodily returns to earth and destroys them,sets up his KINGDOM OF RULE FOR 1000 YEARS THEN FOREVER.
2ND WAVE CHINA AND KINGS OF THE EAST MARCH TO ISRAEL
REVELATION 16:12
12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.(THIS IS THE ATATURK DAM IN TURKEY,THEY CROSS OVER).
DANIEL 11:44 (2ND WAVE OF WW3)
44 But tidings out of the east(CHINA) and out of the north(RUSSIA, MUSLIMS WHATS LEFT FROM WAVE 1) shall trouble him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.( 1/3RD OF EARTHS POPULATION)
REVELATION 9:12-18
12 One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.
13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.(IRAQ-SYRIA)
15 And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.(1/3 Earths Population die in WW 3 2ND WAVE)
16 And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand:(200 MILLION MAN ARMY FROM CHINA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST) and I heard the number of them.
17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.(NUCLEAR BOMBS)
18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.(NUCLEAR BOMBS)
TCV News
Experts Warn Israel to Prepare for War
October 28, 2006 07:18 AM EST
By Sher Zieve - Founder of the Institute for Counter-Terrorism Boaz Ganor warns that Israel will face threats from multiple sources by 2007. Ganor also advised that one of the threats will be from an alliance between Iran and terrorist Hezbollah, which will cause a terrible deterioration along Israel’s northern border.Speaking to YnetNews.com, Ganor said: The year 2007 is going to be a critical year, as the international arena will do its utmost to narrow down the nuclear capabilities of Iran. It could be done by using more affirmative sanctions, or even a military campaign. And the ramification of such an attempt, even if it's only sanctions, will cause a terrible deterioration of the situation on the northern border, where Iran will use its proxy Hizbullah to retaliate against Israel, and make clear that Israel has to pay for any activities against Iran.
In a prepared report, expert on Islamic history Professor Moshe Sharon wrote: Hizbullah is the immediate enemy. No one will disarm it because it has no intention of disarming and there is no one to coerce it to do so. The UN is collaborating with Hizbullah and none of its member nations has any interest in dealing with it. The Shiite of Hizbullah has taken control of Lebanon with the generous help of Iran and Syria and it will not relinquish it even if this means bringing about its total destruction. Lebanon will gradually be emptied of its remaining Christian population and zealous Islam will have achieved an important objective: One of the only two non-Muslim countries in the Middle East will just disappear.
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Mubarak to ask China for help with nuclear program
Egyptian president to visit China, Russia and Kazakhstan, expected to appeal to China for help on nuclear energy program.
Egyptian official: We could also benefit from Russia's nuclear knowledge Roee Nahmias Published: 10.28.06, 13:49. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak set out this week for a series of meetings in China, Russia and Kazakhstan. Mubarak will meet leaders of the three nations and speak with them on financial issues including trading areas, joint investments and even collaboration on a nuclear energy program.Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit told the Ahbar al Yom Egyptian paper that during Mubarak's visit, he would discuss the country's program for Nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. Mubarak is also expected to sign agreements with China regarding technological information sharing. While in Beijing, the president will take part in a ceremony honoring half a century of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The Egyptian ambassador to Moscow Ezzat Saad said in an interview to government-affiliated newspaper al-Ahram that Egypt could benefit a great deal from Russian knowledge of peace-oriented nuclear energy, in preparation for building power stations to produce electricity.Over a month ago, Mubarak surprised the world by declaring that his state wished to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.The announcement came days after his son Jamal's statement that he wished to utilize the existing knowledge in the country to advance technological development. In a speech that concluded the fourth meeting this year of the National Democratic Party the nation's ruling party Mubarak emphasized that nuclear energy was intended to compensate for Egypt's lack of oil and natural gas reserves. Several days later, the a-Sharq al-Awsat paper reported that Egypt had formally declared its intention to build three nuclear reactors for the purpose of providing electricity. The Egyptian Energy Ministry decided that the reactors would be built in the northwest part of the country, along the Mediterranean. The reactors would theoretically be able to provide 1800 megawatts of electricity jointly (600 megawatts each). The reactors would be built according to western models, which are considered very safe.
Friday, October 27, 2006
PHILIPPINE MUSLIMS AGAINST TERRORISM
1-26 - Earthquakes jolt Bicol. 2-Earthquake rattles Peruvian coast. 3-Flooding brings chaos to region's roads, 4-Tropical Storm Paul floods Mexico. 5-Officials seek arsonist responsible for Cabazon blaze. 6-Iran fires up nuclear processors. 7-Text: Draft Sanctions Resolution on Iran (Steve). 8-Israel will continue flying over Lebanon, minister says. 9-EU six agree to fight terrorism and illegal immigration. 10-Muslim Leaders in The Philippines Call for Rejecting Terror.
EARTHQUAKES
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
26 - Earthquakes jolt Bicol
Thursday, October 26 2006 @ 06:35 PM BST
Provincial
The Bicol provinces were shaken by three consecutive earthquakes Thursday morning, government seismologists said, but no damage or casualties were reported.Similar events also affected Mindoro and Mindanao areas during the past few days where at least seven more earthquakes were recorded.The latest was a magnitude 5 earthquake (intensity 3.6) which shook the island province of Masbate and the other parts of Bicol region at around 8:41 a.m. Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Its depth was 36 kilometers or 21.7 miles beneath the ground.Margina Ramos, Phivolcs Science Research Analyst, said that the other events were recorded at 7:40 and 8:40 a.m. She explained that the three earthquakes were not aftershocks of previous earthquakes but rather 'series' of tectonic origins.
The same earthquakes were also felt slightly in Legazpi, Albay, Calbayog, Samar and Manila. Its origin was tectonic in nature and the center was plotted at 12.394 degrees north and 123.897 degrees east.The epicenter was traced 35 kilometers east of Masbate, or 85 kilometers south of Legazpi. The institute said that the earthquakes were also felt 90 kilometers west-northwest of Calbayog, Samar and as far as 400 kilometers southeast of Manila.Ramos said the 7:40 a.m. event was intensity 2 at the epicenter while the 8:40 a.m. episode was recorded at intensity 3. The scientist explained that the 8:41 a.m. event was the strongest with intensity 3.6 or magnitude 5.
On the other hand, the worldwide seismic monitoring networks have reported that at least ten earthquakes were felt in different areas of the country from October 20 until the 26th of the month alone.Six of them (magnitudes ranging from 4.2 to 5.8) occurred in Mindoro Island originating from depths ranging from 10 kilometers to as deep as 35 kilometers below the surface.Other episodes were previously felt in Metro Manila and two others in Mindanao with magnitude range of 4.2 to 4.7 at depth range of 35 to 63 kilometers below the ground.There had been no reports of damage to life and properties so far but various disaster coordinating councils have activated their communication centers to make sure there are no casualties. (PNA)
Earthquake rattles Peruvian coast Thu Oct 26, 11:27 PM ET
LIMA, Peru - A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 rattled Peru's southern coast Thursday, sending residents of one city scurrying into the streets but apparently causing no damage or injuries. The quake struck at 6:54 p.m. inn the Pacific Ocean, 94 miles southeast of Lima, almost the same location where a powerful magnitude-6.7 quake hit six days earlier, the U.S. Geological Survey said on its Web site.Apartment buildings and commercial towers shook in Lima for several seconds, but no damage was reported.The earthquake caused the most alarm in Ica, a coastal city 165 miles to the southeast, where local radio reports said panicked residents rushed from their homes into streets and parks.
Peruvians have been on edge during the last week because of several aftershocks from the Oct. 20 quake, including a 4.2- magnitude temblor that made Lima shudder late Wednesday.We have registered more than 280 earthquakes, a process that concerns us, but which we also know is expected after the strong quake we felt last Friday, Hernando Tavera, director of the Geophysics Institute of Peru, told The Associated Press.
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Flooding brings chaos to region's roads
Kate O'Hara
NON-STOP rain brought flooding to several parts of Yorkshire yesterday, and traffic ground to a halt on motorways and roads around the region as motorists struggled with terrible driving conditions.Weather experts reported more than an inch-and-a-half of rain in Bingley before 6pm and West Yorkshire Fire Service was inundated with reports of flooding.A spokesman for weather forecasters the Meteo Group said Bingley had had the highest rainfall in Yorkshire – about a third of the amount in 12 hours that it would normally have in the whole month of October.We expect those levels to rise steeply too, because they are quite early rainfall levels. We won't be giving another reading until tomorrow, but we expect most of Yorkshire will have had at least an inch or an inch-and -a-half of rain by the end of the night, but Bingley is looking like it could be heading to two-and-a-half or three inches of rain..
The Highways Agency said there had been horrendous congestion on the region's roads throughout the day, and that traffic had practically ground to a halt in parts of Leeds during the evening rush hour.The M621, M62 and main arterial routes into and out of the city were particularly badly affected. A spokesman said: We can't even give any particular reason for it, apart from perhaps the weather. There haven't been any major accidents but traffic has certainly been particularly bad today.There was a three-car accident on the M1 southbound early in the evening between junctions 34 and 35, but nobody was injured.And on the East Coast Coastguards were involved in a search off the North Bay at Scarborough. Battling against terrible weather conditions and high seas the Scarborough Lifeboat scoured the area after North Yorkshire Police reported an unattended bicycle on the shore.The search began at about 6.30pm but was called off at around 9pm when no-one was reported missing. It is thought the bike may have been there since early in the afternoon.kate.o'hara@ypn.co.uk,26 October 2006
Tropical Storm Paul floods Mexico By MARK STEVENSON, Associated Press Writer Fri Oct 27, 12:22 AM ET
SAN JOSE DEL CABO, Mexico - The remnants of Tropical Storm Paul made landfall on Mexico's mainland Thursday, triggering floods that caused mostly superficial damage to 5,000 houses, officials said. An elderly woman died in a car crash on a rainy road and officials were investigating whether the death was directly connected to the storm, said Jorge Tallaeche, a spokesman for the civil protection service of the Pacific state of Sinaloa, where the storm hit land.Paul, which had been a hurricane earlier in the week, weakened to a tropical depression before making landfall near the Sinaloan town of La Reforma. After hitting land it quickly dissipated.However, it unleashed floods that forced more than 5,000 families to evacuate their homes, Tallaeche said. Most of the damage was superficial, with the houses' structures left intact, he said.Gov. Jesus Aguilar Padilla said he would ask the federal government to declare the zone a disaster area.
Some of the worst flooding was in the village of Villa Juarez, where a canal overflowed and sent more than 3 feet of water into the streets.On Monday, Paul neared Category 3 hurricane status, with winds reaching 110 mph.In September, Hurricane John battered Baja California, killing five people and destroying 160 homes. Later that month, Hurricane Lane threatened the resort region but ended up hitting the resort town of Mazatlan, causing relatively minor damage.San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas are popular with sports fishermen and celebrities and famous for its deep-sea fishing, golf courses and beaches flanked by cactus-dotted deserts.
FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS
REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
Yesterday this fire burned 800 Acres, as of today so far the winds are stirring up 24,000 of burnage and only 5% contained.
Officials seek arsonist responsible for Cabazon blaze
By Michael Muskal, Scott Martelle and Maeve Reston, Times Staff Writers
3:31 PM PDT, October 26, 2006
Four firefighters were killed today when a fast-moving arson fire fed by Santa Ana winds churned through the rugged wild terrain of Riverside County, destroying homes and forcing hundreds of residents to flee.The Esperanza fire burned more than 10,000 acres near Cabazon, some 90 miles east of Los Angeles and about 20 miles northwest of Palm Springs.Fueled by dry wood, high temperatures and winds gusting to more than 30 mph, the blaze burned out of control as more than 700 firefighters fought to tame the fire that was reported at 1:12 a.m.This is an arson fire. This is a deliberately set arson fire, fire Chief John Hawkins told reporters at an afternoon news conference. Hawkins oversees fire operations in Riverside County.A deliberately set arson fire that leads to the death of anyone constitutes murder,he said.The county will establish a $100,000 reward to find the arsonist, officials said.Turn that scum in, said Riverside County Supervisor Marion Ashley, one of many angry officials who vowed to find and prosecute those who started the blaze.
Hundreds of people have been evacuated and will stay overnight at community shelters or with friends.But as many as 2,000 people were trapped in a park for recreation vehicles. The people are safe in a protected area, Hawkins said.The fire raced through the terrain, outpacing officials' ability to keep track of the damage. This morning, there were just 800 acres charred. Within eight hours, the damage had increased more than tenfold despite firefighters' efforts and the usual assortment of land and air equipment.It was on one of those rescue efforts that a crew of firefighters were trapped in their vehicle as the rapidly moving fire simply devoured their attempt at shelter from the firestorm.The U.S. Forest Service reported the three deaths, initially saying that two firefighters were critically injured. One of the injured died later at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, according to Cheri Patterson, a spokeswoman for the Riverside County Fire Department and the CDF. The other firefighter remains in the facility in critical condition.
The firefighters were trapped when high winds suddenly pushed the flames over them, U.S. Forest Service spokesman Pat Boss told the Associated Press.The engine was in the area and with the wind conditions like they were, the fire just overtakes and burns the entire engine,said Pat Boss, a U.S. Forest Service spokesman. They were trapped within the engine.The deaths took place near the end of Gorgonio View Road, about 10 miles from Twin Pines Road. The fire crew was trying to protect a home in an inaccessible area.Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger briefed reporters this morning outside the student union on the Cal State Fresno campus.So far, 700 people have been evacuated, he said. We have 700 firefighters battling the fire right now to contain it. My, and my wife's, all of our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of those firefighters who were killed in this fire.
One major firefighting effort was to protect as many as 2,000 people in the Silent Valley RV Park who are in the hills directly south of Banning near Poppet Flats, according to CDF Fire Capt. Rick Griggs, who has been on the fire line since 4 a.m.We are having to protect structures to save lives,he said. They are well protected there.But the fire, he said, is all around them.
ISAIAH 17:1
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
PSALMS 83:3-7
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)
JOEL 2:20,30-31
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(SIBERIAN DESERT)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
Iran fires up nuclear processors
POSTED: 1149 GMT (1949 HKT), October 27, 2006
TEHRAN, Iran (Reuters) -- Iran has resumed its uranium enrichment program by building a second cascade of centrifuges and injecting gas into the system over the past few weeks despite threats of U.N. sanctions over its nuclear program, Iran's semi-official news agency ISNA reported on Friday.The news comes almost two months after Tehran ignored an August 31 U.N. Security Council deadline demanding it halt its nuclear program.Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has repeatedly said uranium enrichment is his country's right and will not be abandoned, despite Western fears that Iran's goal is to build nuclear weapons.
ISNA reported the International Atomic Energy Agency's director-general Mohamed ElBaradei is fully aware of the injection of gas and the agency's inspectors are currently present in Iran.ElBaradei reportedly said the second cascade has already produced its product but no uranium has been introduced into the new system yet. However, it could be added into the system in upcoming days, he is quoted as saying.Iran had been conducting a small-scale research enrichment program using 164 centrifuges at its Natanz facilities and has now doubled its capacity, ISNA reported. The news agency also said the country's centrifuges are projected to number 3,000 by March 2007.The news of Iran's resumed program comes while six major powers have been meeting at the United Nations to review a draft Security Council resolution mandating sanctions against the Islamic republic over its flaunting of the U.N. deadline.
Text: Draft Sanctions Resolution on Iran (Steve) October 27, 2006 8:54 AM
The text of the Draft Sanctions Resolution on Iran makes clear exception to anything related to Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant construction, currently under contract with Russia for completion.
14. Decides, with regard to the construction of Bushehr I Civil Nuclear Power Plant and on the condition that activities set out in subparagraphs (a) to (d) below are notified to the Committee within ten days of taking place, that;
(a.) the measures imposed by paragraph 4 and 5 above shall not apply to supplies of items, materials, equipment, goods and technology, nor to the provision of technical assistance or training, financial assistance, investment, brokering or other services, and the transfer of financial resources, related to the construction of Bushehr I, where these are being provided directly by the Russian Federation,
(b.) the measures imposed by paragraph 7 above shall not apply where such travel, directly between Iran and the Russian Federation, is necessary for the construction of Bushehr I,
(c.) the measures imposed by paragraph 9 above shall not apply to funds, other financial assets or economic resources payable to the Russian Federation by Iran, related to the construction of Bushehr I,
(d.) the measures imposed by paragraph 13 above shall not apply to assistance provided solely to Iran by the IAEA, related to the construction of Bushehr I,
(e.) all other activities related to Bushehr I which are covered by the measures in paragraphs 4, 5, 7, 9 and 13 above must be approved in advance and on a case by case basis by the Committee;
The rest of the text - as proposed but unaffirmed - spells out the restrictions sought to be placed on Iran, including but not limited to travel of those involved in Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs, the sale of items that can be used for the programs, and the refusal of training abroad in related fields.
Such restrictions are logical as presented. Yet, as Paragraph 14 above clearly states, the logic stops at Bushehr.
With a draft proposal [made available here] that calls for the cessation of all enrichment activities including ceasing construction of Iran’s heavy water reactor at Arak the wisdom of an exception in all restrictions for the Islamic Republic’s largest nuclear reactor is more than questionable. The reasons for it are clear: Consensus requires Russian approval, and Putin’s Russia has a greater interest in a partnership with the Iranian regime than countering the potential acquisition of nuclear weapons by the world’s primary state sponsor of international terrorism.
Glasnost should be officially declared dead.
It should be recalled that during the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, Russian advisors were in Baghdad, feeding intelligence and, some say, directing Hussein’s military defense against American forces.With the Hussein regime gone, Iran represents Russia’s primary seat of influence at the Middle Eastern power table. The Bushehr sanctions exception both recognizes and solidifies this.
Israel will continue flying over Lebanon, minister says (Roundup)
Oct 26, 2006, 17:10 GMT
Tel Aviv - Israel will continue to fly over Lebanese territory, Defence Minister Amir Peretz said Thursday, two days after Israeli planes buzzed a German naval vessel close to the Israel- Lebanon border. Meeting with European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana, Peretz said that the Israeli flights over Lebanon would continue so long as two Israeli soldiers snatched by Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas were not released, and so long as there was no organized supervision of the Syrian-Lebanon border. Israel has said Hezbollah is receiving arms across that border, in defiance of United Nations resolution 1701, which ended 33 days of fighting between Israel and the guerrilla group sparked by the abduction of the two Israeli soldiers on July 12.
Reports from the Peretz-Solana meeting said the two men also discussed Teheran's nuclear programme, which Israel sees as particularly alarming, given President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's repeated statements that the Jewish state should be destroyed and dismantled. Consequently, the Iran issue was raised in the other meetings Solana held Thursday with Israeli officials. Foreign Minister Tipi Livni called for sanctions against Iran to prevent it from obtaining nuclear arms, telling a joint news conference with the European envoy after their morning meeting in Tel Aviv that 'the Iranians are trying to win time. We are not asking the world to help us, we are asking the world to help itself, she said. Vice Premier Shimon Peres, who met with Solana in the early afternoon, accused Europe of not doing enough to forestall a nuclear Iran. Iran is not strong, Peres said. The reaction to Iran is weak, and that is what strengthens Iran.
Solana, for his part, concentrated his remarks on the Israel- Palestinian conflict, telling the news conference with Livni that Israel had to fulfil its obligations under the stalled international road map peace plan and uproot unauthorized Jewish settlement outposts in the West Bank.He said the road map was still alive and Israel should remember that it too had commitments under it. Calling for a relaunch of the stalled peace plan, which was initiated three years ago by the EU, United States, Russia and United Nations but has been bogged down ever since, he said: We don't push enough to get it moving, too get the train out of the station. We have to have the road map on to the road and to the end of the road,he said, adding that end was very clear two states living side by side in peace and security.
Later, meeting with Peres, he accused Israel of imposing collective punishment on the Palestinians, and thus increasing despair and poverty in the Palestinian areas. Peres replied that Israel was first and foremost committed to the security of its citizens, and would not open the passages to the Gaza Strip, or undertake any other gestures, so long as Palestinian militants continued firing makeshift rockets from the Strip at Israeli communities bordering the salient. Solana arrived in Israel Wednesday and first met with the head of the hardline Israel Beitenu party, Avigdor Lieberman, who is due to enter the government as a minister dealing with strategic threats facing Israel. Later he also met with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, whose office released no details of the meeting Solana was scheduled to travel to Ramallah later Thursday for talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the evening. © 2006 dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur
WORLD TERRORISM
GENESIS 6:11-13
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
2 PETER 2:5
5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
2 PETER 3:7
7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men
LEVITICUS 26:16
16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you( sudden) terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
GENESIS 16:11-12
11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
ISAIAH 33:1,18-19 Woe to thee that spoilest,(destroys) and thou wast not spoiled;(destroyed) and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil,(destroy) thou shalt be spoiled;(destroyed) and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
18 Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
19 Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.
JOHN 16:2
2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
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DANIEL 7:23-24
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast(THE EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TR BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise:(10 NATIONS) and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.(BE HEAD OF 3 KINGS OR NATIONS).
DANIEL 12:4
4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro,(WORLD TRAVEL,IMMIGRATION) and knowledge shall be increased.(COMPUTERS,CHIP IMPLANTS ETC)
EU six agree to fight terrorism and illegal immigration
27.10.2006 - 09:27 CET | By Helena Spongenberg,Eu observer
The EU's six largest countries have agreed to work together on fighting terrorism, organised crime and illegal immigration after a two-day informal meeting hosted by the UK.The interior ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the UK known as the G6 met in Stratford-upon-Avon and agreed to crack down on tax fraud that could fund terrorism, to fight human trafficking, share more information about terrorist threats and make joint moves toward African countries to curb illegal migration routes.The important thing is to keep this at the top of the European agenda, because it is at the top of the concerns of the populations of every country which is represented here: organised crime, counter-terrorism, managed migration, UK home secretary John Reid said after the meeting, according to Reuters.
Although agreements do not lead to any formal decisions, compromises reached by the G6 who represent three quarters of the EU population help set the agenda of meetings at the EU level.The ministers were also concerned about alienation of European Muslims and sought to engage Muslim minorities in the fight against extremism, seeking to counter anger at what they see as unfair treatment by the authorities.The fears were highlighted by the overnight violence in the suburbs of Paris, where youths many from immigrant families - set four buses on fire ahead of the one-year anniversary of major riots across France.
Hostile environment for terrorists
The G6 said close contact between the countries in the 25-nation bloc was needed in order to properly fight terrorism.The six also agreed to increase cooperation on explosives and the technologies that could be used to trace them. In particular the emerging threat from liquid explosives, which British police believe were at the heart of an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic passenger jets last August.They said improved co-operation in monitoring and analysing internet use by radicals for organising and recruiting terrorists was required, to make what Mr Reid called a more hostile operating environment for terrorists.
Immigration
French minister Nicolas Sarkozy emphasized the importance of a common EU-wide policy on granting asylum and said Europe should negotiate as a bloc with African countries on limiting routes used by illegal migrants.There are voices around this table from the right and from the left who are united in seeing the subject of immigration not as a thing of politics but of human drama, he said according to Reuters. His Spanish counterpart Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said according to El Pais that we have approved a very important initiative. The final document of the meeting will be presented to EU interior and justice ministers meeting on 9-10 December.The G6 was set up in 2003 by France and the UK to provide an informal forum for big European Union countries to discuss issues of law and order and immigration
Now this is the way, some Muslims speak out against violence and Terrorism.
Muslim Leaders in The Philippines Call for Rejecting Terror
Santosh Digal
COTABATO CITY, THE PHILIPPINES (ANS) -- Filipino Muslim Religious leaders urged fellow Muslims to shun terrorism in any form in the world.In a khutba (sermon) Ustadz Abdulrauf Guialani, a member of the Assembly of Philippine Da’rul Ifta (Apdi or Houses of Opinion), declared senseless violence haram three times and terrorism is intrinsically is haram (unlawful).The congregational prayers were held in observance of Eid’l Fitr (Feast of Charity). Eid’l Fitr marks the end of the Muslim fasting month.To mark the occasion, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared on Oct 24 a national holiday in the largely Roman Catholic country.
Allah has made it haram to kill children; Allah has made it haram to kill women; Allah has made it haram to kill elderly people, Guialani said.A similar teaching was delivered in open field prayers elsewhere in the country, particularly in the areas of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), Ustadz Esmael Ebrahim, a senior member of the Apdi, said.The ARMM is composed of the predominantly Muslim provinces of Basilan, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi, and Marawi City.
This year marked the first time in many years that political and religious leaders had unanimously agreed on a common date to celebrate Eid’l Fitr.ARMM Governor Zaldy Uy Ampatuan and his father, Maguindanao Governor Datu Andal Ampatuan, were the first to declare Monday a day of Eid’l Fitr prayers.The regional governor made the declaration through a religious deputy, Ustadz Mohamad Farid Adas, the ARMM madaris education undersecretary.Governors Wahab Akbar and Abolais Manalao made similar declarations in Basilan and Lanao del Sur.Ramadan begins with the moon sighting on the ninth lunar month of the Arabic Hijra calendar and ends with the appearance of the crescent moon on the tenth month.
Adas invoked the Islamic concept of government officials as being the imam (leader) of the people clothed with authority to declare what is to be followed in matters pertaining to secular and religious affairs.The Apdi also issued a statement condemning the renewed violence that had prompted a heightened terror alert level following recent bombing incidents in Mindanao, southern Philippines.In a public statement, Adas said terror was among the worst forms of evil.He said he had twice witnessed what tragedies terrorism could cause, on June 23 in Shariff Aguak and on Dec. 24, 2002, in Datu Piang, both in Maguindanao.In the first incident, seven people were killed while in the second, 14 died, including Mayor Saudi Uy Ampatuan, the brother of the regional governor.
The late mayor’s son and namesake, now himself the mayor of a town named after his father, said it was unfortunate that people had the misimpression that Muslims generally were not the targets of, or were spared (from) terror attacks.But look at what’s happening in Iraq. Many of the victims of terrorism are Muslims, said Mayor Saudi Ampatuan Jr.In their common sermons, the muftis said the Muslims finest role in a collective jihad (struggle) was that of maintaining good relationships among humanity and with other creations of God.
EARTHQUAKES
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
26 - Earthquakes jolt Bicol
Thursday, October 26 2006 @ 06:35 PM BST
Provincial
The Bicol provinces were shaken by three consecutive earthquakes Thursday morning, government seismologists said, but no damage or casualties were reported.Similar events also affected Mindoro and Mindanao areas during the past few days where at least seven more earthquakes were recorded.The latest was a magnitude 5 earthquake (intensity 3.6) which shook the island province of Masbate and the other parts of Bicol region at around 8:41 a.m. Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Its depth was 36 kilometers or 21.7 miles beneath the ground.Margina Ramos, Phivolcs Science Research Analyst, said that the other events were recorded at 7:40 and 8:40 a.m. She explained that the three earthquakes were not aftershocks of previous earthquakes but rather 'series' of tectonic origins.
The same earthquakes were also felt slightly in Legazpi, Albay, Calbayog, Samar and Manila. Its origin was tectonic in nature and the center was plotted at 12.394 degrees north and 123.897 degrees east.The epicenter was traced 35 kilometers east of Masbate, or 85 kilometers south of Legazpi. The institute said that the earthquakes were also felt 90 kilometers west-northwest of Calbayog, Samar and as far as 400 kilometers southeast of Manila.Ramos said the 7:40 a.m. event was intensity 2 at the epicenter while the 8:40 a.m. episode was recorded at intensity 3. The scientist explained that the 8:41 a.m. event was the strongest with intensity 3.6 or magnitude 5.
On the other hand, the worldwide seismic monitoring networks have reported that at least ten earthquakes were felt in different areas of the country from October 20 until the 26th of the month alone.Six of them (magnitudes ranging from 4.2 to 5.8) occurred in Mindoro Island originating from depths ranging from 10 kilometers to as deep as 35 kilometers below the surface.Other episodes were previously felt in Metro Manila and two others in Mindanao with magnitude range of 4.2 to 4.7 at depth range of 35 to 63 kilometers below the ground.There had been no reports of damage to life and properties so far but various disaster coordinating councils have activated their communication centers to make sure there are no casualties. (PNA)
Earthquake rattles Peruvian coast Thu Oct 26, 11:27 PM ET
LIMA, Peru - A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 rattled Peru's southern coast Thursday, sending residents of one city scurrying into the streets but apparently causing no damage or injuries. The quake struck at 6:54 p.m. inn the Pacific Ocean, 94 miles southeast of Lima, almost the same location where a powerful magnitude-6.7 quake hit six days earlier, the U.S. Geological Survey said on its Web site.Apartment buildings and commercial towers shook in Lima for several seconds, but no damage was reported.The earthquake caused the most alarm in Ica, a coastal city 165 miles to the southeast, where local radio reports said panicked residents rushed from their homes into streets and parks.
Peruvians have been on edge during the last week because of several aftershocks from the Oct. 20 quake, including a 4.2- magnitude temblor that made Lima shudder late Wednesday.We have registered more than 280 earthquakes, a process that concerns us, but which we also know is expected after the strong quake we felt last Friday, Hernando Tavera, director of the Geophysics Institute of Peru, told The Associated Press.
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Flooding brings chaos to region's roads
Kate O'Hara
NON-STOP rain brought flooding to several parts of Yorkshire yesterday, and traffic ground to a halt on motorways and roads around the region as motorists struggled with terrible driving conditions.Weather experts reported more than an inch-and-a-half of rain in Bingley before 6pm and West Yorkshire Fire Service was inundated with reports of flooding.A spokesman for weather forecasters the Meteo Group said Bingley had had the highest rainfall in Yorkshire – about a third of the amount in 12 hours that it would normally have in the whole month of October.We expect those levels to rise steeply too, because they are quite early rainfall levels. We won't be giving another reading until tomorrow, but we expect most of Yorkshire will have had at least an inch or an inch-and -a-half of rain by the end of the night, but Bingley is looking like it could be heading to two-and-a-half or three inches of rain..
The Highways Agency said there had been horrendous congestion on the region's roads throughout the day, and that traffic had practically ground to a halt in parts of Leeds during the evening rush hour.The M621, M62 and main arterial routes into and out of the city were particularly badly affected. A spokesman said: We can't even give any particular reason for it, apart from perhaps the weather. There haven't been any major accidents but traffic has certainly been particularly bad today.There was a three-car accident on the M1 southbound early in the evening between junctions 34 and 35, but nobody was injured.And on the East Coast Coastguards were involved in a search off the North Bay at Scarborough. Battling against terrible weather conditions and high seas the Scarborough Lifeboat scoured the area after North Yorkshire Police reported an unattended bicycle on the shore.The search began at about 6.30pm but was called off at around 9pm when no-one was reported missing. It is thought the bike may have been there since early in the afternoon.kate.o'hara@ypn.co.uk,26 October 2006
Tropical Storm Paul floods Mexico By MARK STEVENSON, Associated Press Writer Fri Oct 27, 12:22 AM ET
SAN JOSE DEL CABO, Mexico - The remnants of Tropical Storm Paul made landfall on Mexico's mainland Thursday, triggering floods that caused mostly superficial damage to 5,000 houses, officials said. An elderly woman died in a car crash on a rainy road and officials were investigating whether the death was directly connected to the storm, said Jorge Tallaeche, a spokesman for the civil protection service of the Pacific state of Sinaloa, where the storm hit land.Paul, which had been a hurricane earlier in the week, weakened to a tropical depression before making landfall near the Sinaloan town of La Reforma. After hitting land it quickly dissipated.However, it unleashed floods that forced more than 5,000 families to evacuate their homes, Tallaeche said. Most of the damage was superficial, with the houses' structures left intact, he said.Gov. Jesus Aguilar Padilla said he would ask the federal government to declare the zone a disaster area.
Some of the worst flooding was in the village of Villa Juarez, where a canal overflowed and sent more than 3 feet of water into the streets.On Monday, Paul neared Category 3 hurricane status, with winds reaching 110 mph.In September, Hurricane John battered Baja California, killing five people and destroying 160 homes. Later that month, Hurricane Lane threatened the resort region but ended up hitting the resort town of Mazatlan, causing relatively minor damage.San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas are popular with sports fishermen and celebrities and famous for its deep-sea fishing, golf courses and beaches flanked by cactus-dotted deserts.
FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS
REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
Yesterday this fire burned 800 Acres, as of today so far the winds are stirring up 24,000 of burnage and only 5% contained.
Officials seek arsonist responsible for Cabazon blaze
By Michael Muskal, Scott Martelle and Maeve Reston, Times Staff Writers
3:31 PM PDT, October 26, 2006
Four firefighters were killed today when a fast-moving arson fire fed by Santa Ana winds churned through the rugged wild terrain of Riverside County, destroying homes and forcing hundreds of residents to flee.The Esperanza fire burned more than 10,000 acres near Cabazon, some 90 miles east of Los Angeles and about 20 miles northwest of Palm Springs.Fueled by dry wood, high temperatures and winds gusting to more than 30 mph, the blaze burned out of control as more than 700 firefighters fought to tame the fire that was reported at 1:12 a.m.This is an arson fire. This is a deliberately set arson fire, fire Chief John Hawkins told reporters at an afternoon news conference. Hawkins oversees fire operations in Riverside County.A deliberately set arson fire that leads to the death of anyone constitutes murder,he said.The county will establish a $100,000 reward to find the arsonist, officials said.Turn that scum in, said Riverside County Supervisor Marion Ashley, one of many angry officials who vowed to find and prosecute those who started the blaze.
Hundreds of people have been evacuated and will stay overnight at community shelters or with friends.But as many as 2,000 people were trapped in a park for recreation vehicles. The people are safe in a protected area, Hawkins said.The fire raced through the terrain, outpacing officials' ability to keep track of the damage. This morning, there were just 800 acres charred. Within eight hours, the damage had increased more than tenfold despite firefighters' efforts and the usual assortment of land and air equipment.It was on one of those rescue efforts that a crew of firefighters were trapped in their vehicle as the rapidly moving fire simply devoured their attempt at shelter from the firestorm.The U.S. Forest Service reported the three deaths, initially saying that two firefighters were critically injured. One of the injured died later at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, according to Cheri Patterson, a spokeswoman for the Riverside County Fire Department and the CDF. The other firefighter remains in the facility in critical condition.
The firefighters were trapped when high winds suddenly pushed the flames over them, U.S. Forest Service spokesman Pat Boss told the Associated Press.The engine was in the area and with the wind conditions like they were, the fire just overtakes and burns the entire engine,said Pat Boss, a U.S. Forest Service spokesman. They were trapped within the engine.The deaths took place near the end of Gorgonio View Road, about 10 miles from Twin Pines Road. The fire crew was trying to protect a home in an inaccessible area.Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger briefed reporters this morning outside the student union on the Cal State Fresno campus.So far, 700 people have been evacuated, he said. We have 700 firefighters battling the fire right now to contain it. My, and my wife's, all of our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of those firefighters who were killed in this fire.
One major firefighting effort was to protect as many as 2,000 people in the Silent Valley RV Park who are in the hills directly south of Banning near Poppet Flats, according to CDF Fire Capt. Rick Griggs, who has been on the fire line since 4 a.m.We are having to protect structures to save lives,he said. They are well protected there.But the fire, he said, is all around them.
ISAIAH 17:1
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
PSALMS 83:3-7
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)
JOEL 2:20,30-31
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(SIBERIAN DESERT)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
Iran fires up nuclear processors
POSTED: 1149 GMT (1949 HKT), October 27, 2006
TEHRAN, Iran (Reuters) -- Iran has resumed its uranium enrichment program by building a second cascade of centrifuges and injecting gas into the system over the past few weeks despite threats of U.N. sanctions over its nuclear program, Iran's semi-official news agency ISNA reported on Friday.The news comes almost two months after Tehran ignored an August 31 U.N. Security Council deadline demanding it halt its nuclear program.Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has repeatedly said uranium enrichment is his country's right and will not be abandoned, despite Western fears that Iran's goal is to build nuclear weapons.
ISNA reported the International Atomic Energy Agency's director-general Mohamed ElBaradei is fully aware of the injection of gas and the agency's inspectors are currently present in Iran.ElBaradei reportedly said the second cascade has already produced its product but no uranium has been introduced into the new system yet. However, it could be added into the system in upcoming days, he is quoted as saying.Iran had been conducting a small-scale research enrichment program using 164 centrifuges at its Natanz facilities and has now doubled its capacity, ISNA reported. The news agency also said the country's centrifuges are projected to number 3,000 by March 2007.The news of Iran's resumed program comes while six major powers have been meeting at the United Nations to review a draft Security Council resolution mandating sanctions against the Islamic republic over its flaunting of the U.N. deadline.
Text: Draft Sanctions Resolution on Iran (Steve) October 27, 2006 8:54 AM
The text of the Draft Sanctions Resolution on Iran makes clear exception to anything related to Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant construction, currently under contract with Russia for completion.
14. Decides, with regard to the construction of Bushehr I Civil Nuclear Power Plant and on the condition that activities set out in subparagraphs (a) to (d) below are notified to the Committee within ten days of taking place, that;
(a.) the measures imposed by paragraph 4 and 5 above shall not apply to supplies of items, materials, equipment, goods and technology, nor to the provision of technical assistance or training, financial assistance, investment, brokering or other services, and the transfer of financial resources, related to the construction of Bushehr I, where these are being provided directly by the Russian Federation,
(b.) the measures imposed by paragraph 7 above shall not apply where such travel, directly between Iran and the Russian Federation, is necessary for the construction of Bushehr I,
(c.) the measures imposed by paragraph 9 above shall not apply to funds, other financial assets or economic resources payable to the Russian Federation by Iran, related to the construction of Bushehr I,
(d.) the measures imposed by paragraph 13 above shall not apply to assistance provided solely to Iran by the IAEA, related to the construction of Bushehr I,
(e.) all other activities related to Bushehr I which are covered by the measures in paragraphs 4, 5, 7, 9 and 13 above must be approved in advance and on a case by case basis by the Committee;
The rest of the text - as proposed but unaffirmed - spells out the restrictions sought to be placed on Iran, including but not limited to travel of those involved in Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs, the sale of items that can be used for the programs, and the refusal of training abroad in related fields.
Such restrictions are logical as presented. Yet, as Paragraph 14 above clearly states, the logic stops at Bushehr.
With a draft proposal [made available here] that calls for the cessation of all enrichment activities including ceasing construction of Iran’s heavy water reactor at Arak the wisdom of an exception in all restrictions for the Islamic Republic’s largest nuclear reactor is more than questionable. The reasons for it are clear: Consensus requires Russian approval, and Putin’s Russia has a greater interest in a partnership with the Iranian regime than countering the potential acquisition of nuclear weapons by the world’s primary state sponsor of international terrorism.
Glasnost should be officially declared dead.
It should be recalled that during the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, Russian advisors were in Baghdad, feeding intelligence and, some say, directing Hussein’s military defense against American forces.With the Hussein regime gone, Iran represents Russia’s primary seat of influence at the Middle Eastern power table. The Bushehr sanctions exception both recognizes and solidifies this.
Israel will continue flying over Lebanon, minister says (Roundup)
Oct 26, 2006, 17:10 GMT
Tel Aviv - Israel will continue to fly over Lebanese territory, Defence Minister Amir Peretz said Thursday, two days after Israeli planes buzzed a German naval vessel close to the Israel- Lebanon border. Meeting with European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana, Peretz said that the Israeli flights over Lebanon would continue so long as two Israeli soldiers snatched by Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas were not released, and so long as there was no organized supervision of the Syrian-Lebanon border. Israel has said Hezbollah is receiving arms across that border, in defiance of United Nations resolution 1701, which ended 33 days of fighting between Israel and the guerrilla group sparked by the abduction of the two Israeli soldiers on July 12.
Reports from the Peretz-Solana meeting said the two men also discussed Teheran's nuclear programme, which Israel sees as particularly alarming, given President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's repeated statements that the Jewish state should be destroyed and dismantled. Consequently, the Iran issue was raised in the other meetings Solana held Thursday with Israeli officials. Foreign Minister Tipi Livni called for sanctions against Iran to prevent it from obtaining nuclear arms, telling a joint news conference with the European envoy after their morning meeting in Tel Aviv that 'the Iranians are trying to win time. We are not asking the world to help us, we are asking the world to help itself, she said. Vice Premier Shimon Peres, who met with Solana in the early afternoon, accused Europe of not doing enough to forestall a nuclear Iran. Iran is not strong, Peres said. The reaction to Iran is weak, and that is what strengthens Iran.
Solana, for his part, concentrated his remarks on the Israel- Palestinian conflict, telling the news conference with Livni that Israel had to fulfil its obligations under the stalled international road map peace plan and uproot unauthorized Jewish settlement outposts in the West Bank.He said the road map was still alive and Israel should remember that it too had commitments under it. Calling for a relaunch of the stalled peace plan, which was initiated three years ago by the EU, United States, Russia and United Nations but has been bogged down ever since, he said: We don't push enough to get it moving, too get the train out of the station. We have to have the road map on to the road and to the end of the road,he said, adding that end was very clear two states living side by side in peace and security.
Later, meeting with Peres, he accused Israel of imposing collective punishment on the Palestinians, and thus increasing despair and poverty in the Palestinian areas. Peres replied that Israel was first and foremost committed to the security of its citizens, and would not open the passages to the Gaza Strip, or undertake any other gestures, so long as Palestinian militants continued firing makeshift rockets from the Strip at Israeli communities bordering the salient. Solana arrived in Israel Wednesday and first met with the head of the hardline Israel Beitenu party, Avigdor Lieberman, who is due to enter the government as a minister dealing with strategic threats facing Israel. Later he also met with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, whose office released no details of the meeting Solana was scheduled to travel to Ramallah later Thursday for talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the evening. © 2006 dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur
WORLD TERRORISM
GENESIS 6:11-13
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
2 PETER 2:5
5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
2 PETER 3:7
7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men
LEVITICUS 26:16
16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you( sudden) terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
GENESIS 16:11-12
11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
ISAIAH 33:1,18-19 Woe to thee that spoilest,(destroys) and thou wast not spoiled;(destroyed) and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil,(destroy) thou shalt be spoiled;(destroyed) and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
18 Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
19 Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.
JOHN 16:2
2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
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DANIEL 7:23-24
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast(THE EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TR BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise:(10 NATIONS) and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.(BE HEAD OF 3 KINGS OR NATIONS).
DANIEL 12:4
4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro,(WORLD TRAVEL,IMMIGRATION) and knowledge shall be increased.(COMPUTERS,CHIP IMPLANTS ETC)
EU six agree to fight terrorism and illegal immigration
27.10.2006 - 09:27 CET | By Helena Spongenberg,Eu observer
The EU's six largest countries have agreed to work together on fighting terrorism, organised crime and illegal immigration after a two-day informal meeting hosted by the UK.The interior ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the UK known as the G6 met in Stratford-upon-Avon and agreed to crack down on tax fraud that could fund terrorism, to fight human trafficking, share more information about terrorist threats and make joint moves toward African countries to curb illegal migration routes.The important thing is to keep this at the top of the European agenda, because it is at the top of the concerns of the populations of every country which is represented here: organised crime, counter-terrorism, managed migration, UK home secretary John Reid said after the meeting, according to Reuters.
Although agreements do not lead to any formal decisions, compromises reached by the G6 who represent three quarters of the EU population help set the agenda of meetings at the EU level.The ministers were also concerned about alienation of European Muslims and sought to engage Muslim minorities in the fight against extremism, seeking to counter anger at what they see as unfair treatment by the authorities.The fears were highlighted by the overnight violence in the suburbs of Paris, where youths many from immigrant families - set four buses on fire ahead of the one-year anniversary of major riots across France.
Hostile environment for terrorists
The G6 said close contact between the countries in the 25-nation bloc was needed in order to properly fight terrorism.The six also agreed to increase cooperation on explosives and the technologies that could be used to trace them. In particular the emerging threat from liquid explosives, which British police believe were at the heart of an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic passenger jets last August.They said improved co-operation in monitoring and analysing internet use by radicals for organising and recruiting terrorists was required, to make what Mr Reid called a more hostile operating environment for terrorists.
Immigration
French minister Nicolas Sarkozy emphasized the importance of a common EU-wide policy on granting asylum and said Europe should negotiate as a bloc with African countries on limiting routes used by illegal migrants.There are voices around this table from the right and from the left who are united in seeing the subject of immigration not as a thing of politics but of human drama, he said according to Reuters. His Spanish counterpart Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said according to El Pais that we have approved a very important initiative. The final document of the meeting will be presented to EU interior and justice ministers meeting on 9-10 December.The G6 was set up in 2003 by France and the UK to provide an informal forum for big European Union countries to discuss issues of law and order and immigration
Now this is the way, some Muslims speak out against violence and Terrorism.
Muslim Leaders in The Philippines Call for Rejecting Terror
Santosh Digal
COTABATO CITY, THE PHILIPPINES (ANS) -- Filipino Muslim Religious leaders urged fellow Muslims to shun terrorism in any form in the world.In a khutba (sermon) Ustadz Abdulrauf Guialani, a member of the Assembly of Philippine Da’rul Ifta (Apdi or Houses of Opinion), declared senseless violence haram three times and terrorism is intrinsically is haram (unlawful).The congregational prayers were held in observance of Eid’l Fitr (Feast of Charity). Eid’l Fitr marks the end of the Muslim fasting month.To mark the occasion, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared on Oct 24 a national holiday in the largely Roman Catholic country.
Allah has made it haram to kill children; Allah has made it haram to kill women; Allah has made it haram to kill elderly people, Guialani said.A similar teaching was delivered in open field prayers elsewhere in the country, particularly in the areas of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), Ustadz Esmael Ebrahim, a senior member of the Apdi, said.The ARMM is composed of the predominantly Muslim provinces of Basilan, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi, and Marawi City.
This year marked the first time in many years that political and religious leaders had unanimously agreed on a common date to celebrate Eid’l Fitr.ARMM Governor Zaldy Uy Ampatuan and his father, Maguindanao Governor Datu Andal Ampatuan, were the first to declare Monday a day of Eid’l Fitr prayers.The regional governor made the declaration through a religious deputy, Ustadz Mohamad Farid Adas, the ARMM madaris education undersecretary.Governors Wahab Akbar and Abolais Manalao made similar declarations in Basilan and Lanao del Sur.Ramadan begins with the moon sighting on the ninth lunar month of the Arabic Hijra calendar and ends with the appearance of the crescent moon on the tenth month.
Adas invoked the Islamic concept of government officials as being the imam (leader) of the people clothed with authority to declare what is to be followed in matters pertaining to secular and religious affairs.The Apdi also issued a statement condemning the renewed violence that had prompted a heightened terror alert level following recent bombing incidents in Mindanao, southern Philippines.In a public statement, Adas said terror was among the worst forms of evil.He said he had twice witnessed what tragedies terrorism could cause, on June 23 in Shariff Aguak and on Dec. 24, 2002, in Datu Piang, both in Maguindanao.In the first incident, seven people were killed while in the second, 14 died, including Mayor Saudi Uy Ampatuan, the brother of the regional governor.
The late mayor’s son and namesake, now himself the mayor of a town named after his father, said it was unfortunate that people had the misimpression that Muslims generally were not the targets of, or were spared (from) terror attacks.But look at what’s happening in Iraq. Many of the victims of terrorism are Muslims, said Mayor Saudi Ampatuan Jr.In their common sermons, the muftis said the Muslims finest role in a collective jihad (struggle) was that of maintaining good relationships among humanity and with other creations of God.
Thursday, October 26, 2006
ISRAEL - SYRIA ON ALERT
1-Major Colorado snow storm. 2-Rising Seas and Stronger Storms Threaten New York City. 3-Peres Warns EU Minister Regarding Iranian Nuclear Weapon. 4-EU Demanding Compliance With Roadmap Plan. 5-Israel en route to defense pact? 6-3-D vision of solar storms. 7-Israel, Syria heighten alert for possible war. 8-This Week with Rabbi Eckstein. 9-EU's Solana: Mideast Road Map Peace Plan
Stalled.
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Major Colorado snow storm W. Verno, Meteorologist, The Weather Channel
Thu Oct 26, 6:36 AM ET
West
A significant snow storm is taking shape over central Colorado this morning. Snow, heavy at times, has been developing, as a storm system deepens and pulls in colder air. Winds will begin to increase over the area as well, and this in combination with the snow, will result in blizzard conditions in a few locations. Blizzard and winter storm warnings have been posted for parts of central Colorado through today. During the afternoon, the storm system will begin to move into the central Plains, allowing temperatures to warm over Colorado. This will result in snow mixing with, and changing over to rain in a few spots, before ending later today.
Conditions will significantly improve by Friday and the weekend, as high pressure builds across the area. Meanwhile, offshore winds will continue to be strong over southern California, continuing the threat for fires there. A new storm system will generate a few showers over the Pacific Northwest.
South
A storm system will move out into the central Plains today, deepen, and continue moving east. Abundant Gulf moisture will be pulled northward resulting in widespread rain, heavy at times, across the Mid-South, and Mississippi Valley today. There will be a potential for flooding, particularly across the Lower Mississippi River Valley, as the heavy rains move over areas where rivers are still running high, or still at flood from previous rains. High pressure should hold most of the rain west of the Southeastern states today, but overnight tonight, and into Friday, heavy rain will spread eastward. The storm system will begin to track northeast toward the Mid-Atlantic by Saturday, pushing a cold front east through the southern states. This will clear the rain out, and allow for cooler conditions. By early next week, a warming trend will be in store for the south.
Midwest
A disturbance moving across the Middle Mississippi and Lower Ohio River Valleys this morning has been triggering rain. This wave of rain will push north and east, while a strong system advances into the central Plains, bringing more rain back into the area. Rain, heavy at times, will cover much of the Midwest and central Plains. Winds will also increase over the central Plains, with gusts possibility reaching over 40 mph in a few locations. The northern Plains, and Upper Midwest should remain rain free, as the storm system will remain south of that area. The threat for rain will shift east of the area by the weekend, as high pressure builds across the area. More rain will be in the forecast, mainly for the northern tier, as a new storm system approaches.
Northeast
High pressure will dominate most of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast today, with partly cloudy skies and cool afternoon highs in the middle 40s to lower 50s. The only exception will be northern New England where a few rain and snow showers may occur. Changes are on the way, as clouds will gradually increase later today, moving up the Ohio River Valley, as a new storm system advances toward the area. Rain will overspread parts of the Mid-Atlantic, including Pittsburgh, Buffalo, and Washington by Friday, then the rest of the Northeast by Saturday. This will be a strong storm system, with heavy rainfall possible, along with increasing winds, especially over New England. This storm system should move out of the area by the start of next week, allowing cooler conditions to filter in.
Rising Seas and Stronger Storms Threaten New York City Ker Than
LiveScience Staff Writer,LiveScience.com ,Wed Oct 25, 5:15 PM ET
Global warming could substantially raise sea levels around New York City over the next century and put the Big Apple at greater risk of being flooded by hurricane waves, a new computer model predicts.Sea level around the city could jump 15 to 19 inches by 2050 and by more than three feet by 2080, according to the model.With sea levels at these higher levels, flooding by major storms would inundate many low-lying neighborhoods and shut down the entire metropolitan transportation system with much greater frequency, said study team member Vivien Gornitz of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies and Columbia University in New York.
Hurricane risk
While rare, hurricanes have hit New York City before. The strongest was a Category 4 hurricane at its peak in the Caribbean, which made landfall at Jamaica Bay on Sept. 3, 1821 with a 13-foot storm surge that flooded much of lower Manhattan. Also, the Category 3 Great Hurricane of 1938 tore through central Long Island and ripped into southern New England on Sept. 21, 1938. The storm, which killed at least 600 people, pushed a wall of water up to 35 feet high in front of it, sweeping away protective barrier dunes and buildings.Officials have long warned that a similar storm striking Manhattan would be devastating today. Of particular concern: massive subway flooding.
Frightening future
If sea levels rise as predicted, New York City would face an increased risk of flooding by hurricane storm surge, the researchers say. Storm surge is an above normal rise in sea level caused by a hurricane. The new model used data collected by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the National Hurricane Center to calculate the amount of damage hurricane-induced storm surges would inflict on the city. A previous study in 1995 predicted that a Category 3 hurricane could create surges of up to 25 feet at JFK Airport, 21 feet at the Lincoln Tunnel entrance, 24 feet at the Battery and 26 feet at La Guardia Airport. The estimates did not include the effects of tides or boosted wave heights on top of the surge.Even an increase of as little as 1.5 inches in normal sea level could contribute to flooding many parts of the city if a Category 3 hurricane were to strike, said Gornitz and fellow researcher Rosemary Rosenzweig. Hurricanes are ranked from 1 to 5, with 5 being the strongest and most destructive.
Areas that could potentially be flooded [image], the researchers said, include the Rockaways, Coney Island, much of southern Brooklyn and Queens, portions of Long Island City, Astoria, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, lower Manhattan and eastern Staten Island, from Great Kills Harbor north to the Verrazano Bridge.The findings will be presented this week at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Philadelphia.
Already rising
Sea levels around the world have been rising steadily, by fractions of an inch, during most of the 20th century, but the rate of increase has nearly doubled, to 0.12 inches per year, within the last decade. Scientists believe warming of the world's oceans and melting glaciers caused by global warming are to blame.
A 2001 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found that a global warming of 1.4 to 5.8 degrees Celsius (2.5 to 10.4 degrees Fahrenheit) could raise sea levels 4 inches to 3 feet by the end of the century.Recent studies have also linked human-caused global warming to increases in hurricane strength and duration, but some scientists attribute the changes to natural cycles in global weather patterns.
Peres Warns EU Minister Regarding Iranian Nuclear Weapon
15:35 Oct 26, '06 / 4 Cheshvan 5767
(IsraelNN.com) Vice Premier Shimon Peres in a meeting in Israel with European Union (EU) Foreign Minister Javier Solana that if Iran successfully develops a nuclear weapon, it will find its way into terrorist hands.Peres warned that stern measures must be taken to prevent the continuation of the Iranian nuclear program. Solana will be leaving Israel on Thursday evening, traveling to PA (Palestinian Authority) autonomous areas to meet with leaders. In Israel, Solana met earlier on Thursday with Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni
EU Demanding Compliance With Roadmap Plan
13:31 Oct 26, '06 / 4 Cheshvan 5767
(IsraelNN.com) Meeting with Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni in Jerusalem on Thursday, European Union (EU) Foreign Minister Javier Solana stated that from the EU’s perspective, America’s Roadmap Plan is still relevant and the EU expects compliance from Israel and the PA (Palestinian Authority).Solana expressed concern over the government’s inactive policy regarding the removal of unauthorized Yesha outposts.The crisis surrounding Iran’s ongoing nuclear program was also discussed.
EUROPEAN UNION ARMY
DANIEL 7:23-25
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast (EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TRADING BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings(10 NATIONS) that shall arise: and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.( BE HEAD OF 3 NATIONS)
25 And he (EU PRESIDENT) shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.(3 1/2 YRS)
DANIEL 8:23-25
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king (EU DICTATOR) of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences,(FROM THE OCCULT) shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power:(SATANS POWER) and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes;(JESUS) but he shall be broken without hand.
DANIEL 11:36-39
36 And the king (EU DICTATOR) shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers,(THIS EU DICTATOR IS JEWISH) nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.(CLAIM TO BE GOD)
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:(WAR) and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god,(DESTROY TERROR GROUPS) whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many,(HIS ARMY LEADERS) and shall divide the land for gain.
REVELATION 19:19
19 And I saw the beast,(EU LEADER) and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse,(JESUS) and against his army.(THE RAPTURED CHRISTIANS)
Israel en route to defense pact?
Israeli membership in NATO has advantages and disadvantages
Uzi Arad Published: 10.25.06, 19:13 (Ynet)
On October 16th, Israel and NATO established a new cooperation agreement. Israel is the first non-European nation which NATO has chosen to work with in the frame of its Individual Cooperation Program (ICP).
The program specifies 27 areas of cooperation including response to terrorism, intelligence sharing, political dialogue, and a host of military and civilian issues including search and rescue operations.The boost in cooperation provides an opportunity to further enhance the relations that evolved in the past year, and comes just weeks ahead of NATO's upcoming summit in Riga. As part of the burgeoning NATO-Israel relationship, NATO's Secretary General visited Israel last year, and his deputy concluded a visit to the area Tuesday. Addressing the Atlantic Forum of Israel, the latter noted that with the new agreement, the bilateral relationship has acquired a strategic value in its own right.
Both parties have been advancing the upgrade in their relations gradually and cautiously. The trend however, is clear: Israel wants an official partnership with the organization. NATO has two basic forms of associations partnership and membership. As an alliance, NATO membership is first and foremost a mutual and collective defense pact. In the past, partnership served as an interim phase towards membership.
End goal: Membership?
The question is whether Israel's aspirations for a partnership signal an end goal or an interim phase after which Israel will pursue membership in NATO. The answer to this is based on an assessment of the efficacy of a formal alliance. This can be achieved bilaterally with the United States or multilaterally with NATO. These options reveal Israeli considerations and misgivings, since mutual defense pacts have both advantages and disadvantages, such as the limiting of one's freedom of action. Israeli membership in NATO entails an American formal defense guarantee and renders superfluous a bilateral defense pact. There are those in the US who contend that Israel must strive for a relationship similar to that of the US-UK special relationship NATO allies that maintain a parallel strategic bilateral relationship governed by written and implicit arrangements and understandings.Israel can of course concentrate on achieving a defense pact with the US alone, perhaps even without delay, utilizing the last term of the friendly Bush administration. Conversely, considering the misgivings of a defense pact, it is also possible to forego both possible NATO membership and a defense pact with the US.
There are Americans, such as Dr. Ronald Asmus, or Europeans, such as former Prime Minister of Spain José Maria Aznar, who contend that it is in NATO's interests to achieve a pact with Israel in order to tackle jointly global threats and to maintain regional stability.
Assessing the benefits
Israel will assess the efficacy of joining the Alliance considering what it foresees in the geopolitical arena, as well as threats stemming from the possible nuclearization of Iran.If Israel reaches the conclusion that an alliance will provide it with an additional layer of deterrence above and beyond its current level it will then have to decide whether to pursue the multilateral option (with NATO) or the bilateral one (with the US), or perhaps even both. In any case, either option will require a considerable Israeli effort to overcome misgivings and inhibitions, as well as active, energetic and sophisticated statecraft leveraging its capabilities to obtain its goals. If these goals prove to be out of reach, or if Israel opts to be satisfied merely with advanced levels of cooperation, then a
deepening of relations within the existing frameworks must be realized to its fullest potential, either with NATO and the new ICP or with the United States, or both.It is worthy to note that the last generation of Israeli prime ministers, at times discreetly and at times overtly, aspired to achieve a formal defense pact and alliance with the US. It seems that within the anticipated strategic reality, it is
wise to consider such an upgrade.
Operatively speaking, it would be most appropriate to utilize the final two years of the responsive Bush administration to achieve a defense pact with the United States. But if such an option will not come to fruition, because of practical political reasons or otherwise, then the NATO route will be the one to pursue.Prof. Arad of the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya chairs the Atlantic Forum of Israel
LUKE 21:25
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations,
3-D vision of solar storms
Thursday 26 October 2006, 8:21 Makka Time, 5:21 GMT
The US has launched a space mission to study potentially disruptive solar storms by taking three-dimensional pictures of the Sun.The rocket carrying the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory, or Stereo a pair of solar probes lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Wednesday.Stereo will take pictures of the solar outbursts so that scientists can, for the first time, pinpoint where the storms are heading.The eruptions, called coronal mass ejections, can shut down communications and navigational satellites, affect aircraft and disrupt electricity supplies as billions of tonnes of charged particles are sent streaming into space.
Part of one of the solar probes during assembly (Nasa)
Right now we can only see the Sun, essentially, in just two dimensions, said Terry Kucera, Stereo's deputy project scientist. We can't tell in some cases whether coronal mass ejections are moving towards us or away from us. That's pretty fundamental.With 3-D, we'll be able to tell basic things like how fast is it going, is it speeding up or slowing down? These are important things that we need to know if we're going to be able to predict what the impact of a particular event is going to be.The satellites were launched on a Boeing-built Delta rocket, which lifted off at 8:52pm local time (0052 GMT).They were placed in a temporary, looping orbit around the Earth. On December 15, lunar gravity will slingshot the first spacecraft into a solar orbit just ahead of Earth's path.
The transport cannister will carry both probes into orbit (Nasa)
The second satellite will be flung into an orbit lagging Earth on January 21. From the perspective of the Sun, the spacecraft will orbit 45 degrees apart, providing enough distance to work like a pair of human eyes that can see in three dimensions.A massive solar storm in 1989 damaged a power grid in Canada, shutting off electricity for six million residents. Three years ago, Japan lost contact with a satellite after a series of solar eruptions.In terms of space-weather forecasting, we're where weather forecasters were in the 1950s, said Michael Kaiser, a Stereo project scientist. They didn't see hurricanes until the rain clouds were right above them.
FROM WND'S JERUSALEM BUREAU
Israel, Syria heighten alert for possible war
Military presence boosted as Assad warns of looming conflict over Golan
Posted: October 26, 2006,9:55 a.m. Eastern,By Aaron Klein,© 2006 WorldNetDaily.com
GOLAN HEIGHTS /Israel has visibly beefed up its military presence here in the Golan Heights while neighboring Syria reportedly has placed its army on high alert and has warned it is preparing for a possible war with the Jewish state. The Israeli Defense Forces yesterday carried out the second in a series of scheduled military exercises in the Golan. IDF chief of staff Dan Halutz earlier this week made a surprise visit to the mountainous territory, which the army here said was intended to test the operational readiness and capabilities of local divisions. Since the end of Israel's war against Hezbollah in Lebanon in August, Syrian President Bashar Assad has given a series of interviews in which he warned of possible confrontations with Israel. He has stated several times he views Hezbollah's victory over Israel as proof military tactics bring results.
In recent weeks, Assad said the Syrian army was preparing for war, claiming he was worried Israel would attack his country first. We must remain ready at all times.
We have begun preparations within the framework of our options, Assad told the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Anba. He said Israel could attack Syria at any moment and that Israeli leaders have abandoned the peace process and are seeking a war.Yossi Beyditz, head of research for the IDF's intelligence branch, told the Israeli cabinet last week the Jewish state has indications Assad is preparing his army for a confrontation with Israel. Assad has not returned the army to its pre-Lebanon war positions,Beyditz said.
Israeli officials here claim the IDF alert level in the Golan Heights has not been raised in response to Assad's recent statements and to the new Israeli intelligence estimates. They say Israel has maintained the same heightened state of alert in the Golan Heights that has been in effect since clashes with Hezbollah broke out July 12. But a tour of the Golan Heights finds multiple new army positions local residents and soldiers stationed here say were established within the past three weeks. More tanks have been patrolling the area, with several tanks setting up shop in strategic positions, according to soldiers. Makeshift military outposts have
been erected and Golan checkpoints fortified. A fence that runs along parts of the Golan-Syrian border also has been fortified, with a series of surveillance cameras newly installed. Residents in one border town told WND the new cameras were installed along the border fence two weeks ago.
Syria has noticed the beefed up IDF presence and in response has heightened its own alertness even more, according to yesterday's edition of the Qatari newspaper, Al-Watan. The newspaper said Syrian Defense Minister Hassan Turkmani ordered troops in the area to be on the ready. Syrian sources said Damascus was closely monitoring IDF activity in the Golan. The Golan Heights is strategic mountainous territory captured by the Jewish state after Syria used the terrain to attack Israel in 1967 and again
in 1973. The Heights looks down on major Syrian and Israeli population centers. Military officials here have long maintained returning the Golan Heights to Syria would grant Damascus the ability to mount an effective ground invasion of the Jewish state.
Damascus prepping public for war
Security officials here told WND there have been indications the past few weeks Syria is seeking to launch a provocation. Besides Assad's statements, the officials say state-run Syrian media have been broadcasting regular warlike messages unseen since the 1973 Yom Kippur War, in which Syria and Egypt launched invasions from the Golan and the Sinai desert. The tone [in Syria] is one of preparing the public for a war,said a senior security official. He said any Syrian provocation would likely be coordinated with Iran. Tehran and Damascus, which both support Hezbollah, have signed several military pacts. Reuven Erlich, a Syrian expert and director of the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at Israel's Center for Special Studies, told WND Assad's threats are to be taken seriously. Assad's support for terrorism, for the insurgency in Iraq, for Hezbollah and his alliance with Iran are all indication of the direction in which Syria is headed. Assad needs to demonstrate he is willing to sue for peace, but everything seems to indicate the opposite. Especially following the war in Lebanon,Erlich said.
Reports: Syria to form own Hezbollah
In July, WND first reported Syria is forming its own Hezbollah-like guerrilla organization to attack Israeli positions in the Golan Heights, according to a senior Baath party official. The Baath official told WND Syria learned from Hezbollah's military campaign against Israel that fighting is more effective than peace negotiations with regard to gaining territory. Hezbollah claims its goal is to
liberate the Shebaa Farms, a small, 12-square-mile bloc situated between Syria, Lebanon and Israel. The cease-fire resolution accepted by Israel to end its military campaign in Lebanon calls for negotiations leading to Israel's relinquishing of the Shebaa Farms. The official told WND Syria's new Front for the Liberation of the Golan Heights was formed in June and that the group consists of Syrian volunteers, many from the Syrian border with Turkey and from Palestinian refugee camps near Damascus. He said Syria held registration for volunteers to join the Front in June.
One week after the WND article detailing the claimed group was published, state-run Al-Alam Iranian television featured an interview with a man who identified himself as the leader of the new Front for the Liberation of the Golan. The man, whose features were blocked out, said his new group consists of hundreds of fighters who are training for guerrilla-like raids against Israeli positions in and near the Golan. He claimed the Front has opened several training camps inside Syria. Last month, Amos Yadlin, head of the IDF's intelligence branch, told the Knesset Syria is in the early stages of forming a Hezbollah-like group.
This Week with Rabbi Eckstein
October 26, 2006
Dear Friend of The Fellowship,
In the past couple of weeks, I've been asked about the implications of North Korea's test of a nuclear weapon. I'm convinced it represents a significant threat to free nations around the world, including Israel. Let's look at the facts. It is well-known that North Korea supplies weapons to terrorists and terror supporting countries worldwide. One of these is Israel's neighbor, Iran, whose leader, president Ahmadinejad, repeatedly calls for the destruction of the Jewish state. For this reason, Israel which understands fully the threat posed by a nuclear Iran has been working hard to rally opposition to North Korea, knowing that a strong response could deter Iran from its deadly pursuit of nuclear weapons, while a weak one could embolden it. There is another piece to this puzzle. Just as North Korea supplies Iran, Iran regularly funnels arms and provides financial aid and training to terrorist groups like Hezbollah and Hamas. These in turn launch their attacks against Israel from her own back yard that is, Gaza and Lebanon. The threat of newer, more powerful, even nuclear, weapons in the hands of the terrorists next door poses a grave danger to Israel's security.
Today, the threat from North Korea and Iran extends beyond Americans concern for Israel, one of its closest allies. For a long time, Americans felt immune from attack on our own soil. But 9/11 changed all that. While some question whether a North Korean missile could reach the U.S., in this day and age such a strike wouldn't even be necessary the same thing could be accomplished by having terrorists infiltrate the U.S with a portable nuclear weapon. The horrors of 9/11 would pale in comparison to such a deadly attack.
In light of these sobering realities, I ask you today to continue your prayers for the peace of Jerusalem, America and the entire world. Even as government officials work through diplomatic channels to alleviate the threats of North Korea and Iran, and our armies stand poised to protect us, let us remember none can give us more protection than the true Guardian of Israel, God Himself the One of whom it is said, He who watches over Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps (Psalm 121:4).
With prayers for shalom, peace,
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein
President International Fellowship of Christians and Jews
EU's Solana: Mideast Road Map Peace Plan Stalled
By Jim Teeple ,26 October 2006
Javier Solana, the European Union's foreign policy chief held talks Thursday with senior Israeli and Palestinian leaders in Israel and the Palestinian territories. Mr. Solana says Mideast peace efforts are stalled. Javier Solana urged Israeli leaders to stop building illegal settlements in the West Bank, reopen a crucial border crossing, and expressed concern over comments made to him by an Israeli politician about the permanence of West Bank settlements. The EU foreign policy chief says there is no question that mideast peace efforts are now stalled. As far as the Israeli Palestinian peace process, we have the feeling that it is now stalled, he said. We would very much to see if we can with cooperation of all the parties to see if some movement can be put in place to give not only hope for the people but also realities on the ground.
Solana urged Israel to reopen the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, which Israel has closed for security reasons. He also said he is concerned about comments made to him by member of the Israeli cabinet who reportedly told the EU diplomat that Israel has no plans to remove West Bank settlements or outposts, as called for under the road map peace plan. Solana was apparently referring to Avigdor Lieberman, the leader of a far right political party that advocates annexing the settlements and expelling large numbers of Israeli Arab citizens. Lieberman who held talks with Solana on Wednesday joined Israel's cabinet this week. Under the road map plan, Israel is to stop building settlements and Palestinians are to stop terrorist attacks against Israelis measures aimed at leading to negotiations toward a two-state solution.Solana's comments came at a news conference with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, who said Israel is still committed to the road map peace plan, but Israelis are increasingly concerned about whether they will ever have a reliable partner for peace in the Palestinian territories.
Unfortunately the situation on the ground in the Gaza Strip sends the wrong message to Israelis to those who supported disengagement I believe those Palestinians who want to live in a state of their own and who believe in a two-state solution should take responsibility and act in order to help us and help all those moderates in the region,she said. Following his talks with Israeli officials, Solana traveled to the West Bank city of Ramallah for talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Aides traveling with the EU diplomat said he would urge the Palestinian leader to move forward with plans to create a Palestinian unity government which could begin to receive international aid. Nearly all international aid to the Palestinians has been suspended since Hamas, which refuses to recognize Israel, took control of the Palestinian Authority following parliamentary elections earlier this year.
Stalled.
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Major Colorado snow storm W. Verno, Meteorologist, The Weather Channel
Thu Oct 26, 6:36 AM ET
West
A significant snow storm is taking shape over central Colorado this morning. Snow, heavy at times, has been developing, as a storm system deepens and pulls in colder air. Winds will begin to increase over the area as well, and this in combination with the snow, will result in blizzard conditions in a few locations. Blizzard and winter storm warnings have been posted for parts of central Colorado through today. During the afternoon, the storm system will begin to move into the central Plains, allowing temperatures to warm over Colorado. This will result in snow mixing with, and changing over to rain in a few spots, before ending later today.
Conditions will significantly improve by Friday and the weekend, as high pressure builds across the area. Meanwhile, offshore winds will continue to be strong over southern California, continuing the threat for fires there. A new storm system will generate a few showers over the Pacific Northwest.
South
A storm system will move out into the central Plains today, deepen, and continue moving east. Abundant Gulf moisture will be pulled northward resulting in widespread rain, heavy at times, across the Mid-South, and Mississippi Valley today. There will be a potential for flooding, particularly across the Lower Mississippi River Valley, as the heavy rains move over areas where rivers are still running high, or still at flood from previous rains. High pressure should hold most of the rain west of the Southeastern states today, but overnight tonight, and into Friday, heavy rain will spread eastward. The storm system will begin to track northeast toward the Mid-Atlantic by Saturday, pushing a cold front east through the southern states. This will clear the rain out, and allow for cooler conditions. By early next week, a warming trend will be in store for the south.
Midwest
A disturbance moving across the Middle Mississippi and Lower Ohio River Valleys this morning has been triggering rain. This wave of rain will push north and east, while a strong system advances into the central Plains, bringing more rain back into the area. Rain, heavy at times, will cover much of the Midwest and central Plains. Winds will also increase over the central Plains, with gusts possibility reaching over 40 mph in a few locations. The northern Plains, and Upper Midwest should remain rain free, as the storm system will remain south of that area. The threat for rain will shift east of the area by the weekend, as high pressure builds across the area. More rain will be in the forecast, mainly for the northern tier, as a new storm system approaches.
Northeast
High pressure will dominate most of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast today, with partly cloudy skies and cool afternoon highs in the middle 40s to lower 50s. The only exception will be northern New England where a few rain and snow showers may occur. Changes are on the way, as clouds will gradually increase later today, moving up the Ohio River Valley, as a new storm system advances toward the area. Rain will overspread parts of the Mid-Atlantic, including Pittsburgh, Buffalo, and Washington by Friday, then the rest of the Northeast by Saturday. This will be a strong storm system, with heavy rainfall possible, along with increasing winds, especially over New England. This storm system should move out of the area by the start of next week, allowing cooler conditions to filter in.
Rising Seas and Stronger Storms Threaten New York City Ker Than
LiveScience Staff Writer,LiveScience.com ,Wed Oct 25, 5:15 PM ET
Global warming could substantially raise sea levels around New York City over the next century and put the Big Apple at greater risk of being flooded by hurricane waves, a new computer model predicts.Sea level around the city could jump 15 to 19 inches by 2050 and by more than three feet by 2080, according to the model.With sea levels at these higher levels, flooding by major storms would inundate many low-lying neighborhoods and shut down the entire metropolitan transportation system with much greater frequency, said study team member Vivien Gornitz of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies and Columbia University in New York.
Hurricane risk
While rare, hurricanes have hit New York City before. The strongest was a Category 4 hurricane at its peak in the Caribbean, which made landfall at Jamaica Bay on Sept. 3, 1821 with a 13-foot storm surge that flooded much of lower Manhattan. Also, the Category 3 Great Hurricane of 1938 tore through central Long Island and ripped into southern New England on Sept. 21, 1938. The storm, which killed at least 600 people, pushed a wall of water up to 35 feet high in front of it, sweeping away protective barrier dunes and buildings.Officials have long warned that a similar storm striking Manhattan would be devastating today. Of particular concern: massive subway flooding.
Frightening future
If sea levels rise as predicted, New York City would face an increased risk of flooding by hurricane storm surge, the researchers say. Storm surge is an above normal rise in sea level caused by a hurricane. The new model used data collected by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the National Hurricane Center to calculate the amount of damage hurricane-induced storm surges would inflict on the city. A previous study in 1995 predicted that a Category 3 hurricane could create surges of up to 25 feet at JFK Airport, 21 feet at the Lincoln Tunnel entrance, 24 feet at the Battery and 26 feet at La Guardia Airport. The estimates did not include the effects of tides or boosted wave heights on top of the surge.Even an increase of as little as 1.5 inches in normal sea level could contribute to flooding many parts of the city if a Category 3 hurricane were to strike, said Gornitz and fellow researcher Rosemary Rosenzweig. Hurricanes are ranked from 1 to 5, with 5 being the strongest and most destructive.
Areas that could potentially be flooded [image], the researchers said, include the Rockaways, Coney Island, much of southern Brooklyn and Queens, portions of Long Island City, Astoria, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, lower Manhattan and eastern Staten Island, from Great Kills Harbor north to the Verrazano Bridge.The findings will be presented this week at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Philadelphia.
Already rising
Sea levels around the world have been rising steadily, by fractions of an inch, during most of the 20th century, but the rate of increase has nearly doubled, to 0.12 inches per year, within the last decade. Scientists believe warming of the world's oceans and melting glaciers caused by global warming are to blame.
A 2001 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found that a global warming of 1.4 to 5.8 degrees Celsius (2.5 to 10.4 degrees Fahrenheit) could raise sea levels 4 inches to 3 feet by the end of the century.Recent studies have also linked human-caused global warming to increases in hurricane strength and duration, but some scientists attribute the changes to natural cycles in global weather patterns.
Peres Warns EU Minister Regarding Iranian Nuclear Weapon
15:35 Oct 26, '06 / 4 Cheshvan 5767
(IsraelNN.com) Vice Premier Shimon Peres in a meeting in Israel with European Union (EU) Foreign Minister Javier Solana that if Iran successfully develops a nuclear weapon, it will find its way into terrorist hands.Peres warned that stern measures must be taken to prevent the continuation of the Iranian nuclear program. Solana will be leaving Israel on Thursday evening, traveling to PA (Palestinian Authority) autonomous areas to meet with leaders. In Israel, Solana met earlier on Thursday with Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni
EU Demanding Compliance With Roadmap Plan
13:31 Oct 26, '06 / 4 Cheshvan 5767
(IsraelNN.com) Meeting with Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni in Jerusalem on Thursday, European Union (EU) Foreign Minister Javier Solana stated that from the EU’s perspective, America’s Roadmap Plan is still relevant and the EU expects compliance from Israel and the PA (Palestinian Authority).Solana expressed concern over the government’s inactive policy regarding the removal of unauthorized Yesha outposts.The crisis surrounding Iran’s ongoing nuclear program was also discussed.
EUROPEAN UNION ARMY
DANIEL 7:23-25
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast (EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TRADING BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings(10 NATIONS) that shall arise: and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.( BE HEAD OF 3 NATIONS)
25 And he (EU PRESIDENT) shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.(3 1/2 YRS)
DANIEL 8:23-25
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king (EU DICTATOR) of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences,(FROM THE OCCULT) shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power:(SATANS POWER) and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes;(JESUS) but he shall be broken without hand.
DANIEL 11:36-39
36 And the king (EU DICTATOR) shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers,(THIS EU DICTATOR IS JEWISH) nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.(CLAIM TO BE GOD)
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:(WAR) and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god,(DESTROY TERROR GROUPS) whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many,(HIS ARMY LEADERS) and shall divide the land for gain.
REVELATION 19:19
19 And I saw the beast,(EU LEADER) and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse,(JESUS) and against his army.(THE RAPTURED CHRISTIANS)
Israel en route to defense pact?
Israeli membership in NATO has advantages and disadvantages
Uzi Arad Published: 10.25.06, 19:13 (Ynet)
On October 16th, Israel and NATO established a new cooperation agreement. Israel is the first non-European nation which NATO has chosen to work with in the frame of its Individual Cooperation Program (ICP).
The program specifies 27 areas of cooperation including response to terrorism, intelligence sharing, political dialogue, and a host of military and civilian issues including search and rescue operations.The boost in cooperation provides an opportunity to further enhance the relations that evolved in the past year, and comes just weeks ahead of NATO's upcoming summit in Riga. As part of the burgeoning NATO-Israel relationship, NATO's Secretary General visited Israel last year, and his deputy concluded a visit to the area Tuesday. Addressing the Atlantic Forum of Israel, the latter noted that with the new agreement, the bilateral relationship has acquired a strategic value in its own right.
Both parties have been advancing the upgrade in their relations gradually and cautiously. The trend however, is clear: Israel wants an official partnership with the organization. NATO has two basic forms of associations partnership and membership. As an alliance, NATO membership is first and foremost a mutual and collective defense pact. In the past, partnership served as an interim phase towards membership.
End goal: Membership?
The question is whether Israel's aspirations for a partnership signal an end goal or an interim phase after which Israel will pursue membership in NATO. The answer to this is based on an assessment of the efficacy of a formal alliance. This can be achieved bilaterally with the United States or multilaterally with NATO. These options reveal Israeli considerations and misgivings, since mutual defense pacts have both advantages and disadvantages, such as the limiting of one's freedom of action. Israeli membership in NATO entails an American formal defense guarantee and renders superfluous a bilateral defense pact. There are those in the US who contend that Israel must strive for a relationship similar to that of the US-UK special relationship NATO allies that maintain a parallel strategic bilateral relationship governed by written and implicit arrangements and understandings.Israel can of course concentrate on achieving a defense pact with the US alone, perhaps even without delay, utilizing the last term of the friendly Bush administration. Conversely, considering the misgivings of a defense pact, it is also possible to forego both possible NATO membership and a defense pact with the US.
There are Americans, such as Dr. Ronald Asmus, or Europeans, such as former Prime Minister of Spain José Maria Aznar, who contend that it is in NATO's interests to achieve a pact with Israel in order to tackle jointly global threats and to maintain regional stability.
Assessing the benefits
Israel will assess the efficacy of joining the Alliance considering what it foresees in the geopolitical arena, as well as threats stemming from the possible nuclearization of Iran.If Israel reaches the conclusion that an alliance will provide it with an additional layer of deterrence above and beyond its current level it will then have to decide whether to pursue the multilateral option (with NATO) or the bilateral one (with the US), or perhaps even both. In any case, either option will require a considerable Israeli effort to overcome misgivings and inhibitions, as well as active, energetic and sophisticated statecraft leveraging its capabilities to obtain its goals. If these goals prove to be out of reach, or if Israel opts to be satisfied merely with advanced levels of cooperation, then a
deepening of relations within the existing frameworks must be realized to its fullest potential, either with NATO and the new ICP or with the United States, or both.It is worthy to note that the last generation of Israeli prime ministers, at times discreetly and at times overtly, aspired to achieve a formal defense pact and alliance with the US. It seems that within the anticipated strategic reality, it is
wise to consider such an upgrade.
Operatively speaking, it would be most appropriate to utilize the final two years of the responsive Bush administration to achieve a defense pact with the United States. But if such an option will not come to fruition, because of practical political reasons or otherwise, then the NATO route will be the one to pursue.Prof. Arad of the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya chairs the Atlantic Forum of Israel
LUKE 21:25
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations,
3-D vision of solar storms
Thursday 26 October 2006, 8:21 Makka Time, 5:21 GMT
The US has launched a space mission to study potentially disruptive solar storms by taking three-dimensional pictures of the Sun.The rocket carrying the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory, or Stereo a pair of solar probes lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Wednesday.Stereo will take pictures of the solar outbursts so that scientists can, for the first time, pinpoint where the storms are heading.The eruptions, called coronal mass ejections, can shut down communications and navigational satellites, affect aircraft and disrupt electricity supplies as billions of tonnes of charged particles are sent streaming into space.
Part of one of the solar probes during assembly (Nasa)
Right now we can only see the Sun, essentially, in just two dimensions, said Terry Kucera, Stereo's deputy project scientist. We can't tell in some cases whether coronal mass ejections are moving towards us or away from us. That's pretty fundamental.With 3-D, we'll be able to tell basic things like how fast is it going, is it speeding up or slowing down? These are important things that we need to know if we're going to be able to predict what the impact of a particular event is going to be.The satellites were launched on a Boeing-built Delta rocket, which lifted off at 8:52pm local time (0052 GMT).They were placed in a temporary, looping orbit around the Earth. On December 15, lunar gravity will slingshot the first spacecraft into a solar orbit just ahead of Earth's path.
The transport cannister will carry both probes into orbit (Nasa)
The second satellite will be flung into an orbit lagging Earth on January 21. From the perspective of the Sun, the spacecraft will orbit 45 degrees apart, providing enough distance to work like a pair of human eyes that can see in three dimensions.A massive solar storm in 1989 damaged a power grid in Canada, shutting off electricity for six million residents. Three years ago, Japan lost contact with a satellite after a series of solar eruptions.In terms of space-weather forecasting, we're where weather forecasters were in the 1950s, said Michael Kaiser, a Stereo project scientist. They didn't see hurricanes until the rain clouds were right above them.
FROM WND'S JERUSALEM BUREAU
Israel, Syria heighten alert for possible war
Military presence boosted as Assad warns of looming conflict over Golan
Posted: October 26, 2006,9:55 a.m. Eastern,By Aaron Klein,© 2006 WorldNetDaily.com
GOLAN HEIGHTS /Israel has visibly beefed up its military presence here in the Golan Heights while neighboring Syria reportedly has placed its army on high alert and has warned it is preparing for a possible war with the Jewish state. The Israeli Defense Forces yesterday carried out the second in a series of scheduled military exercises in the Golan. IDF chief of staff Dan Halutz earlier this week made a surprise visit to the mountainous territory, which the army here said was intended to test the operational readiness and capabilities of local divisions. Since the end of Israel's war against Hezbollah in Lebanon in August, Syrian President Bashar Assad has given a series of interviews in which he warned of possible confrontations with Israel. He has stated several times he views Hezbollah's victory over Israel as proof military tactics bring results.
In recent weeks, Assad said the Syrian army was preparing for war, claiming he was worried Israel would attack his country first. We must remain ready at all times.
We have begun preparations within the framework of our options, Assad told the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Anba. He said Israel could attack Syria at any moment and that Israeli leaders have abandoned the peace process and are seeking a war.Yossi Beyditz, head of research for the IDF's intelligence branch, told the Israeli cabinet last week the Jewish state has indications Assad is preparing his army for a confrontation with Israel. Assad has not returned the army to its pre-Lebanon war positions,Beyditz said.
Israeli officials here claim the IDF alert level in the Golan Heights has not been raised in response to Assad's recent statements and to the new Israeli intelligence estimates. They say Israel has maintained the same heightened state of alert in the Golan Heights that has been in effect since clashes with Hezbollah broke out July 12. But a tour of the Golan Heights finds multiple new army positions local residents and soldiers stationed here say were established within the past three weeks. More tanks have been patrolling the area, with several tanks setting up shop in strategic positions, according to soldiers. Makeshift military outposts have
been erected and Golan checkpoints fortified. A fence that runs along parts of the Golan-Syrian border also has been fortified, with a series of surveillance cameras newly installed. Residents in one border town told WND the new cameras were installed along the border fence two weeks ago.
Syria has noticed the beefed up IDF presence and in response has heightened its own alertness even more, according to yesterday's edition of the Qatari newspaper, Al-Watan. The newspaper said Syrian Defense Minister Hassan Turkmani ordered troops in the area to be on the ready. Syrian sources said Damascus was closely monitoring IDF activity in the Golan. The Golan Heights is strategic mountainous territory captured by the Jewish state after Syria used the terrain to attack Israel in 1967 and again
in 1973. The Heights looks down on major Syrian and Israeli population centers. Military officials here have long maintained returning the Golan Heights to Syria would grant Damascus the ability to mount an effective ground invasion of the Jewish state.
Damascus prepping public for war
Security officials here told WND there have been indications the past few weeks Syria is seeking to launch a provocation. Besides Assad's statements, the officials say state-run Syrian media have been broadcasting regular warlike messages unseen since the 1973 Yom Kippur War, in which Syria and Egypt launched invasions from the Golan and the Sinai desert. The tone [in Syria] is one of preparing the public for a war,said a senior security official. He said any Syrian provocation would likely be coordinated with Iran. Tehran and Damascus, which both support Hezbollah, have signed several military pacts. Reuven Erlich, a Syrian expert and director of the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at Israel's Center for Special Studies, told WND Assad's threats are to be taken seriously. Assad's support for terrorism, for the insurgency in Iraq, for Hezbollah and his alliance with Iran are all indication of the direction in which Syria is headed. Assad needs to demonstrate he is willing to sue for peace, but everything seems to indicate the opposite. Especially following the war in Lebanon,Erlich said.
Reports: Syria to form own Hezbollah
In July, WND first reported Syria is forming its own Hezbollah-like guerrilla organization to attack Israeli positions in the Golan Heights, according to a senior Baath party official. The Baath official told WND Syria learned from Hezbollah's military campaign against Israel that fighting is more effective than peace negotiations with regard to gaining territory. Hezbollah claims its goal is to
liberate the Shebaa Farms, a small, 12-square-mile bloc situated between Syria, Lebanon and Israel. The cease-fire resolution accepted by Israel to end its military campaign in Lebanon calls for negotiations leading to Israel's relinquishing of the Shebaa Farms. The official told WND Syria's new Front for the Liberation of the Golan Heights was formed in June and that the group consists of Syrian volunteers, many from the Syrian border with Turkey and from Palestinian refugee camps near Damascus. He said Syria held registration for volunteers to join the Front in June.
One week after the WND article detailing the claimed group was published, state-run Al-Alam Iranian television featured an interview with a man who identified himself as the leader of the new Front for the Liberation of the Golan. The man, whose features were blocked out, said his new group consists of hundreds of fighters who are training for guerrilla-like raids against Israeli positions in and near the Golan. He claimed the Front has opened several training camps inside Syria. Last month, Amos Yadlin, head of the IDF's intelligence branch, told the Knesset Syria is in the early stages of forming a Hezbollah-like group.
This Week with Rabbi Eckstein
October 26, 2006
Dear Friend of The Fellowship,
In the past couple of weeks, I've been asked about the implications of North Korea's test of a nuclear weapon. I'm convinced it represents a significant threat to free nations around the world, including Israel. Let's look at the facts. It is well-known that North Korea supplies weapons to terrorists and terror supporting countries worldwide. One of these is Israel's neighbor, Iran, whose leader, president Ahmadinejad, repeatedly calls for the destruction of the Jewish state. For this reason, Israel which understands fully the threat posed by a nuclear Iran has been working hard to rally opposition to North Korea, knowing that a strong response could deter Iran from its deadly pursuit of nuclear weapons, while a weak one could embolden it. There is another piece to this puzzle. Just as North Korea supplies Iran, Iran regularly funnels arms and provides financial aid and training to terrorist groups like Hezbollah and Hamas. These in turn launch their attacks against Israel from her own back yard that is, Gaza and Lebanon. The threat of newer, more powerful, even nuclear, weapons in the hands of the terrorists next door poses a grave danger to Israel's security.
Today, the threat from North Korea and Iran extends beyond Americans concern for Israel, one of its closest allies. For a long time, Americans felt immune from attack on our own soil. But 9/11 changed all that. While some question whether a North Korean missile could reach the U.S., in this day and age such a strike wouldn't even be necessary the same thing could be accomplished by having terrorists infiltrate the U.S with a portable nuclear weapon. The horrors of 9/11 would pale in comparison to such a deadly attack.
In light of these sobering realities, I ask you today to continue your prayers for the peace of Jerusalem, America and the entire world. Even as government officials work through diplomatic channels to alleviate the threats of North Korea and Iran, and our armies stand poised to protect us, let us remember none can give us more protection than the true Guardian of Israel, God Himself the One of whom it is said, He who watches over Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps (Psalm 121:4).
With prayers for shalom, peace,
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein
President International Fellowship of Christians and Jews
EU's Solana: Mideast Road Map Peace Plan Stalled
By Jim Teeple ,26 October 2006
Javier Solana, the European Union's foreign policy chief held talks Thursday with senior Israeli and Palestinian leaders in Israel and the Palestinian territories. Mr. Solana says Mideast peace efforts are stalled. Javier Solana urged Israeli leaders to stop building illegal settlements in the West Bank, reopen a crucial border crossing, and expressed concern over comments made to him by an Israeli politician about the permanence of West Bank settlements. The EU foreign policy chief says there is no question that mideast peace efforts are now stalled. As far as the Israeli Palestinian peace process, we have the feeling that it is now stalled, he said. We would very much to see if we can with cooperation of all the parties to see if some movement can be put in place to give not only hope for the people but also realities on the ground.
Solana urged Israel to reopen the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, which Israel has closed for security reasons. He also said he is concerned about comments made to him by member of the Israeli cabinet who reportedly told the EU diplomat that Israel has no plans to remove West Bank settlements or outposts, as called for under the road map peace plan. Solana was apparently referring to Avigdor Lieberman, the leader of a far right political party that advocates annexing the settlements and expelling large numbers of Israeli Arab citizens. Lieberman who held talks with Solana on Wednesday joined Israel's cabinet this week. Under the road map plan, Israel is to stop building settlements and Palestinians are to stop terrorist attacks against Israelis measures aimed at leading to negotiations toward a two-state solution.Solana's comments came at a news conference with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, who said Israel is still committed to the road map peace plan, but Israelis are increasingly concerned about whether they will ever have a reliable partner for peace in the Palestinian territories.
Unfortunately the situation on the ground in the Gaza Strip sends the wrong message to Israelis to those who supported disengagement I believe those Palestinians who want to live in a state of their own and who believe in a two-state solution should take responsibility and act in order to help us and help all those moderates in the region,she said. Following his talks with Israeli officials, Solana traveled to the West Bank city of Ramallah for talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Aides traveling with the EU diplomat said he would urge the Palestinian leader to move forward with plans to create a Palestinian unity government which could begin to receive international aid. Nearly all international aid to the Palestinians has been suspended since Hamas, which refuses to recognize Israel, took control of the Palestinian Authority following parliamentary elections earlier this year.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
BBC BIAS AGAINST CHRISTIANS
1-Hawaii reports strong quake, no tsunami alert. 2-Small quakes reported near Old Faithful. 3-Hundreds evacuate ahead of Mexico storm. 4-We must unite to battle radical Islam. 5-Evangelist Rev. Graham blasts Islam, vows to rebuild churches in Sudan. 6-We are biased, admit the stars of BBC News.7-Harper pledges continued support for Israel. 8-Israel's Olmert Tries to Persuade Peretz to Accept Lieberman in. 9-Spain says Mideast road map stalled. 10-MK Gabbai: Israeli Sovereignty Eroding in Jerusalem´s Old City. 11-GO BIBI GO,I WANT YOU TO LEAD ISRAEL, ALL ISRAELIS VOTE FOR BIBI NEXT PRESIDENT.....WE NEED THAT 3RD TEMPLE REBUILT NOW.
EARTHQUAKES
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
Hawaii reports strong quake, no tsunami alert Wed Oct 25, 9:58 AM ET
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck off Hawaii on Sunday morning, with shaking and power outages felt as far as 150 miles away on the island of Oahu, but no tsunami warnings were in effect, agencies reported. The U.S. Geological Survey said the area off Oahu's west coast was hit by a series of quakes, the strongest of which registered a magnitude of 6.3. The USGS considers an earthquake of that magnitude to be strong.There were no immediate reports of injuries, scattered reports of damage but power outages were widespread.There is no tsunami warning in place, said Victor Sardina, a geophysicist at the PacificTsunami Warning Center said.We had a power supply outage and we're running on power backup, Sardina said by telephone.
This whole area was shaken up. It was pretty strong shaking.
Seismologists warned of aftershocks through Monday.The Honolulu Advertiser reported on its Web site that Honolulu International Airport was closed, there were landslides in Hamakua and Kealakekua and major damage at Kona Hospital, the Honokaa Long-term Care Facility and the Royal Kona Resort.Stuart Koyanagi, another geophysicist at the tsunami warning center, said he knew the 6.3 magnitude earthquake, followed seven minutes later by a 5.8 magnitude temblor, would rattle nerves throughout the Hawaiian islands.
It was felt pretty sharply even on Oahu, Koyanagi said.If the center receives reports of an earthquake approaching magnitude 7, it may issue a local tsunami warning, Koyanagi said.
Small quakes reported near Old Faithful Tue Oct 24, 6:33 PM ET
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. - A swarm of more than 70 small earthquakes shook the ground near Old Faithful geyser earlier this month.
The largest was a magnitude 2.4, barely enough to be felt. The swarm of 74 quakes lasted several hours Oct. 14, according to information released by the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. The tight cluster of earthquakes was moderate compared with others in Yellowstone's past, including one in April 2004 in which more than 400 earthquakes were recorded over three days.It piques our curiosity, but it's not out of the range of normal behavior, Henry Heasler, Yellowstone's principal geologist, said of the Oct. 14 activities.Park officials said the earthquakes were more likely caused by the underground movement of hot water and gas, rather than the migration of magma.The largest swarm recorded in Yellowstone was in the fall of 1985 when about 1,800 earthquakes were registered, ranging in magnitude from 1 to 4.9. Around the same time, the huge Yellowstone caldera stopped slowly rising and began slowly falling.
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Hundreds evacuate ahead of Mexico storm By MARK STEVENSON, Associated Press Writer 29 minutes ago
SAN JOSE DEL CABO, Mexico - A weakening Tropical Storm Paul swirled just south of Mexico's Baja California peninsula Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of shantytown residents on a stretch of coastline famed for its golf courses and beaches.
The tropical storm, which weakened from a hurricane Tuesday, had top winds near 45 mph. The storm was expected to weaken further before hitting land Thursday near the resort of Mazatlan on Mexico's mainland Pacific coast.While the threat of damage from the storm had diminished, the National Hurricane Center in Miami warned it could dump up to 10 inches of rain, causing flash flooding and landslides.On Wednesday morning, Tropical Storm Paul was located 70 miles east of Cabo San Lucas and 180 miles west of Mazatlan. It was moving northeast at 14 mph.Paul's maximum sustained winds had reached 110 mph Monday, making it a Category 2 hurricane and the third hurricane to threaten Baja California this season.
The storm has killed one person and left another person missing.
A 23-year-old Mexican fisherman died Monday after he slipped off rocks into rough seas in the coastal community of Todos Santos, north of Los Cabos, said Baja California Sur civil defense director Jose Gajon.Off the coast of Cabo San Lucas, officials were searching for the body of an American who was swept away by the waves while he was walking along the beach with his wife and sister.Gilberto Guzman, manager of the SolMar Hotel, identified the missing tourist as John Skoor, 65, of Moses Lake, Wash. Guzman said an enormous wave swept Skoor and his sister out to sea late Monday. Hotel staff were able to save the sister.
San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas are popular with sports fishermen and celebrities and famous for world-class golf courses and beaches flanked by cactus-dotted deserts.On Tuesday, streets were flooded with ankle-deep water in Cabo San Lucas, where authorities closed schools and opened eight shelters. Later police drove through neighborhoods, calling on people to take refuge.City government spokesman Jorge Castaneda said there had been plans to evacuate at least 1,000 residents, most from shantytowns in areas at high risk for flooding, but in the end only about 100 went to shelters.Guadalupe Herrera preferred to stay in her wooden shack. If we leave our house alone, we will be robbed,she said.
Tourists were taking the wet weather in stride.
I'm used to this kind of thing. I spent 20 years in the U.S. Navy so it doesn't bother me, said Keith Howard, 55, of British Colombia, who was walking in cloudy San Jose del Cabo. I don't plan on going fishing though.Dave Snow, 47, and Shauna Grady, 39, of Boulder, Colo., walked the rain-soaked streets of San Jose del Cabo early Tuesday after Paul forced them to postpone their stay in Cabo Pulmo, an exposed stretch of coast to the north that is popular among divers.If it had stayed at hurricane level, it would have been scarier, Snow said.It seems pretty mellow now.In Cabo San Lucas, hotel guests played board games in lobbies or read in their rooms. Mexico's Pacific coast was struck by two hurricanes last month. Hurricane John battered Baja California, killing five people and destroying 160 homes, while Hurricane Lane hit the resort town of Mazatlan, causing relatively minor damage.
Both Atlantic and Pacific hurricane seasons, which end Nov. 30, have been normal this year, said Dennis Feltgen, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service, adding that the U.S. has been fortunate to not be hit by any of the five hurricanes in 2006. The Atlantic had a record season last year with devastating storms, including Hurricane Katrina, which slammed New Orleans and the U.S. Gulf coast.
ISAIAH 17:1
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
PSALMS 83:3-7
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)
JOEL 2:20,30-31
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(SIBERIAN DESERT)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
We must unite to battle radical Islam
Etgar Lefkovits, THE JERUSALEM POST Oct. 23, 2006
The Western world is facing an existential fight for survival against Islamic extremism, and both Christians and Jews need to unite against this common threat, a prominent American Evangelical Christian leader said this weekend.
No thinking person can refuse to see that Western civilization is in a fight for its survival against radical Islam, and that the future of what we know as Western civilization is at stake here, said Rev. Robert Stearns, executive director of the New York-based Eagles' Wings Ministry in an interview with The Jerusalem Post. Stearns, who has been a driving force in Israel's burgeoning relations with the Evangelical Christian world, said that the real threat posed by Islamic fundamentalism required that Christians and Jews unite in this struggle, irrespective of their differences on social issues.
This is not just an issue of religious Christians and right-wing Israelis, but should be of concern to anyone who values the democratic way of life, Stearns said. No matter how much some might not like this alliance, they have to set aside lesser issues because this is a question of survival, he added, in an indirect aside at critics of the close bond that has been formed between Bible-believing Christians and Jews. The alliance between Israel and the Evangelical Christian world has been given the cold shoulder by the predominantly liberal American Jewish leadership, whose outlook on social matters, such as abortion, the separation of church and state and school prayer, are 180 degrees to the left of the Christian Right in America. The Evangelical leader, who was the brainchild and founder of a program which brings dozens of Christian students to Israel for a month over the summer in what has been dubbed the Christian birthright said in the interview that the criticism of Israel among mainstream Christian denominations is a flagrant misreading of Scripture and the result of political pressures.
He asserted that many of the mainstream Protestant Churches who typically opposed Israel are those whose membership was significantly declining. His comments come two months after a public dispute between the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem and Evangelical Christian leaders in the Holy Land over their hard core support for the State of Israel after the Patriarch issued a proclamation which stated that the Evangelical Christians were leading the world to Armageddon. If there is worry about people leading the world to Armageddon, they really need to talk to the president of Iran, Stearns said. The recent remarks against Christian Zionists served to highlight the two opposing camps in the Christian world, and the deep divide between avid Christian supporters of Israel on the one hand, led by the Evangelicals, and Christian supporters of the Palestinians on the other, a schism which has only deepened over the last decade as the former's ties with Israel began to increase considerably. In the interview, Stearns, who was also behind the launching of an annual Day of Prayer marked by as many as 30 million Christians in 100,000 churches in over 100 nations around the world, revealed that he only got interested in Israel during a visit a decade and a half ago.
Stearns's fascination with Israel, which changed his whole theological worldview, was spurred by an impromptu visit to the Western Wall at the time, which he made at the invitation of a Toronto-born yeshiva student who managed a small Jerusalem bookstore which the American pastor frequented for English newspapers during his stay. The visit to the site turned out to be a theological and philosophical turning point for the young pastor from upstate New York, who had previously only been involved in local church activity, and whose only contact with the Holy Land before that had been through a Jerusalem-based Evangelical organization, the International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem.
I saw people praying to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and thought to myself: that is the God I pray to ,only they have been praying for thousands of years before my God came along, he said. I understood that the continuity of God's plan did not spring forth in a vacuum but came from a chosen people the Jews- and a consecrated place Israel,he added. Ending another of many visits to Israel this weekend, Stearns leaves the Holy Land with one main focus: to mobilize the global Evangelical Church on Israel's behalf, and to bring thousands of Christian students to Israel to solidify their faith-based support for the Jewish state.
Evangelist Rev. Graham blasts Islam, vows to rebuild churches in Sudan
The Rev. Franklin Graham, a Christian evangelist whose criticism of Islam has frequently outraged Muslims, said Islam teaches its followers to persecute others until they convert, with the aim being total domination. Graham's comments, reported in The News & Observer, came as the evangelist said he plans to rebuild hundreds of churches that have been destroyed by the Sudanese government and its allied militias. There's a war taking place against the church of Jesus Christ in Africa, Graham said, arguing that the battle pits Muslims against Christians in countries such as Ethiopia and Sudan. (AP)
PERSECUSSION,BEHEADINGS
REVELATION 6:9-11
9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain(BEHEADED) for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
REVELATION 20:4
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
We are biased, admit the stars of BBC News
By SIMON WALTERS, Daily Mail Oct 2006
It was the day that a host of BBC executives and star presenters admitted what critics have been telling them for years:
the BBC is dominated by trendy, Left-leaning liberals who are biased against Christianity and in favour of multiculturalism. A leaked account of an impartiality summit called by BBC chairman Michael Grade, is certain to lead to a new row about the BBC and its reporting on key issues, especially concerning Muslims and the war on terror. It reveals that executives would let the Bible be thrown into a dustbin on a TV comedy show, but not the Koran, and that they would broadcast an interview with Osama Bin Laden if given the opportunity. Further, it discloses that the BBC's diversity tsar, wants Muslim women newsreaders to be allowed to wear veils when on air.
At the secret meeting in London last month, which was hosted by veteran broadcaster Sue Lawley, BBC executives admitted the corporation is dominated by homosexuals and people from ethnic minorities, deliberately promotes multiculturalism, is anti-American, anti-countryside and more sensitive to the feelings of Muslims than Christians. One veteran BBC executive said:
There was widespread acknowledgement that we may have gone too far in the direction of political correctness. Unfortunately, much of it is so deeply embedded in the BBC's culture, that it is very hard to change it. In one of a series of discussions, executives were asked to rule on how they would react if the controversial comedian Sacha Baron Cohen known for his offensive characters Ali G and Borat was a guest on the programme Room 101.
On the show, celebrities are invited to throw their pet hates into a dustbin and it was imagined that Baron Cohen chose some kosher food, the Archbishop of Canterbury, a Bible and the Koran.
Nearly everyone at the summit, including the show's actual producer and the BBC's head of drama, Alan Yentob, agreed they could all be thrown into the bin, except the Koran for fear of offending Muslims.In a debate on whether the BBC should interview Osama Bin Laden if he approached them, it was decided the Al Qaeda leader would be given a platform to explain his views. And the BBC's diversity tsar, Mary Fitzpatrick, said women newsreaders should be able to wear whatever they wanted while on TV, including veils. Ms Fitzpatrick spoke out after criticism was raised at the summit of TV newsreader Fiona Bruce, who recently wore on air a necklace with a cross.
The full account of the meeting shows how senior BBC figures queued up to lambast their employer. Political pundit Andrew Marr said: The BBC is not impartial or neutral. It's a publicly funded, urban organisation with an abnormally large number of young people, ethnic minorities and gay people. It has a liberal bias not so much a party-political bias. It is better expressed as a cultural liberal bias.
Washington correspondent Justin Webb said that the BBC is so biased against America that deputy director general Mark Byford had secretly agreed to help him to correct, it in his reports. Webb added that the BBC treated America with scorn and derision and gave it no moral weight. Former BBC business editor Jeff Randall said he complained to a very senior news executive, about the BBC's pro-multicultural stance but was given the reply: The BBC is not neutral in multiculturalism: it believes in it and it promotes it.
Randall also told how he once wore Union Jack cufflinks to work but was rebuked with: You can't do that, that's like the National Front! Quoting a George Orwell observation, Randall said that the BBC was full of intellectuals who would rather steal from a poor box than stand to attention during God Save The King. There was another heated debate when the summit discussed whether the BBC was too sensitive about criticising black families for failing to take responsibility for their children.
Head of news Helen Boaden disclosed that a Radio 4 programme which blamed black youths at a young offenders, institution for bullying white inmates faced the axe until she stepped in. But Ms Fitzpatrick, who has said that the BBC should not use white reporters in non-white countries, argued it had a duty to contextualise why black youngsters behaved in such a way. Andrew Marr told The Mail on Sunday last night: The BBC must always try to reflect Britain, which is mostly a provincial, middle-of-the-road country. Britain is not a mirror image of the BBC or the people who work for it.
COUNTRIES WITH ISRAEL
EZEKIEL 38:10-19
10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
11 And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
13 Sheba, and Dedan,(SAUDIA ARABIA) and the merchants of Tarshish,(ENGLAND) with all the young lions thereof,(USA,CANADA,AUSTRALIA,NEW ZEALAND,EU,ENGLISH SPEAKING shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
14 Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?
15 And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:
16 And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
17 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?
18 And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face.
19 For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;
Harper pledges continued support for Israel
By SHERI SHEFA Oct 26,2006
TORONTO - In his first formal address to the Jewish community since being elected prime minister, Stephen Harper reinforced his strong support for Israel and its right to defend itself.When it comes to dealing with a war between Israel and a terrorist organization, this country and this government cannot and will never be neutral,Harper told B’nai Brith Canada’s annual awards dinner last week, eliciting a standing ovation from more than 1,000 politicians, businesspeople and Jewish community leaders.
The Oct. 18 Award of Merit ceremony, held at the Sheraton Centre Hotel in Toronto, was organized to pay tribute to Walter Arbib and Surjit Babra, the president and CEO, respectively, of the SkyLink Group of Companies for their contributions to Canadian society.
After thanking Arbib, who is Jewish, and his partner Babra, who is Sikh, for their philanthropy and hard work, Harper took the opportunity to assure the Jewish community that even in the face of harsh criticism from the opposition for calling Israel’s response to Hezbollah’s kidnapping of Israeli soldiers last July measured, his government will continue to support Israel’s fight against terror.
Harper refrained from labelling the Liberal party anti-Israel, which he did earlier this month in response to Liberal leadership candidate Michael Ignatieff’s comments that Israel’s strike on the Lebanese village of Qana during the conflict with Hezbollah was a war crime.Instead, the prime minister told the crowd that Israel can count on Canada’s steadfast support, encouragement and friendship,and he urged all Canadians to be guided by our values: freedom, democracy, human rights, the rule of law and the uncompromising opposition to terrorism.
The State of Israel, a democratic nation, was attacked by Hezbollah, a terrorist organization. In fact, a terrorist organization listed illegal in this country, Harper said, noting that Canada is fighting terrorists in Afghanistan and that police have arrested a group of alleged terrorist plotters in Toronto.I understand that with the news reports of the day, and the sound of battle, the images of
destruction and the suffering of innocents, it is sometimes difficult to see and keep the focus on what is truly at stake. But the fact is this: those who attacked Israel, and those who sponsored such attacks, don’t seek merely to gain some leverage, to alter some boundary or to right some wrong. They seek what they and those like them have always sought: the destruction of Israel and the destruction of the Jewish people. Those who seek to destroy the Jews, who seek to destroy Israel, will for the same reason ultimately seek to destroy us all, and that, my friends, is why Canada’s new government has reacted with speed and spoken with clarity on recent events in the Middle East.
Harper dismissed claims that his stance on the Middle East is a departure from what some describe as Canada’s traditional role in foreign affairs.Some have claimed that this is charting a radical new course in foreign affairs. That is simply not accurate, he said.
Rather than charting a new course, we are restoring Canada to its traditional and true role, principled leadership in world affairs a Canada that knows where it stands, speaks up for what is right and invests in the tools of diplomacy, foreign aid, intelligence and military capability.The prime minister also referred to the need for Israelis and Palestinians to reach a peaceful agreement and establish a Palestinian state alongside Israel.I need to tell you that we must also seek a fair and just solution for the Palestinians, he said. Our government believes in a two-state solution in a secure, democratic and prosperous Israel living beside a viable, democratic and peaceful Palestinian state.
He said that other countries in the Middle East need to follow the lead of Egypt and Jordan, which took tremendous steps to make peace with Israel.They know the benefits to peace. We think the time is long overdue for others in the region to join them.Harper said he believes ordinary Palestinians want peace as much as Israelis do.Other than terrorists and extremists, or the fanatics, who wakes up each day and wishes that the public life in their community or their country will be an endless cycle of hate, violence, oppression and corruption? No one. But in the end, that is all that they will ever achieve and why we must be so ever vigilant against them. Harper said that despite Israel’s commitment to fighting terrorism and protecting Israeli citizens, Israel found itself in a war it never wanted to wage.
[The current Israeli government] wasn’t elected to wage war, but to pursue peace. And this is the great tragedy, because Prime Minister [Ehud] Olmert and [former] prime minister [Ariel] Sharon before him sought a mandate to break the mould and find a new way forward, not to have the same battle yet again over the same ground. He said that both Olmert and Sharon have been willing to make painful compromises for peace. This is the sort of leadership, initiative and commitment that we need and that we have come to expect from the great State of Israel.After Harper’s speech, B’nai Brith executive vice-president Frank Dimant told him: Every Shabbat, every Saturday, we recite [a] prayer for you, Mr. Prime Minister. I believe that the Almighty has answered our prayers. He also presented Harper with a plaque that said the prime minister’s actions are in harmony with his personal integrity, as he fights without compromise, the challenges of our time.In an Oct. 19 statement responding to Harper’s speech, the Canadian Arab Federation said that the unconditional support for Israel expressed by the prime minister is a dangerous path for Canada’s foreign policy. It added that Harper is tarnishing Canada’s reputation and repudiating Canadian values by associating his government so closely with Israel.
Israel's Olmert Tries to Persuade Peretz to Accept Lieberman in
Coalition(VOA) Oct 25,2006
Reports say Prime,Minister Ehud Olmert offered Defense Minister Amir Peretz several incentives to remain in government during meeting Tuesday night.
Ehud Olmert Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is to meet with Defense Minister Amir Peretz Wednesday to discuss the proposed appointment of an ultra-nationalist politician to the Cabinet.Mr. Olmert is trying to persuade Peretz to keep his leftist Labor Party in an expanded coalition that would include far-right leader Avigdor Lieberman and his Yisrael Beitenu (Israel Our Home) party.Avigdor Lieberman The Labor Party is divided on whether to accept Lieberman as a coalition partner. Some Labor ministers say the party should object because of what they say are Lieberman's extreme anti-Arab views. But, other Labor ministers favor staying in the coalition to maintain political stability.Israeli media report that Mr. Olmert offered Peretz several incentives to remain in the government during a meeting Tuesday night. Peretz said later he would not announce a decision until after a meeting of Labor's central committee on Sunday.
Lieberman's party calls for annexing Israeli settlements in the West Bank and excluding Israeli Arabs towns from Israel's final borders.Labor objects to stripping Israeli Arabs of their citizenship.Under the coalition deal with Mr. Olmert, Lieberman would become a deputy prime minister in charge of monitoring strategic threats facing Israel. Lieberman says he would focus on Iran, which he calls the primary threat.The addition of Lieberman's party would expand the ruling coalition from 67 to 78 seats in the Israeli parliament. His party is mostly made up of Russian immigrants.Some information for this report was provided by AFP.
LAND FOR PEACE (THE FUTURE 7 YEARS OF HELL ON EARTH)
JOEL 3:2
2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
DANIEL 9:26-27
26 And after threescore and two weeks(62X7=434 YEARS+7X7=49 YEARS=TOTAL OF 69 WEEKS OR 483 YRS) shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;(ROMAN LEADERS DESTROYED THE 2ND TEMPLE) and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.(THERE HAS TO BE 70 WEEKS OR 490 YRS TO FUFILL THE VISION AND PROPHECY OF DAN 9:24).(THE NEXT VERSE IS THAT 7 YR WEEK OR (70TH FINAL WEEK).
27 And he( THE ROMAN,EU PRESIDENT) shall confirm the covenant with many for one week:(1X7=7 YEARS) and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,(3 1/2 yrs in TEMPLE SACRIFICES STOPPED) and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
ISAIAH 28:14-19 (THIS IS THE 7 YR TREATY COVENANT OF DANIEL 9:27)
14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.
DANIEL 8:23-25
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king (EU DICTATOR) of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences,(FROM THE OCCULT) shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power:(SATANS POWER) and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes;(JESUS) but he shall be broken without hand.
DANIEL 11:36-40
36 And the king shall do according to his will;(EU PRESIDENT) and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers,(THIS EU DICTATOR IS A EUROPEAN JEW) nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:(HES A MILITARY GINIUS) and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds (CONTROL HEZBOLLAH,AL-QUAIDA MURDERERS ETC) with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many,(HIS ARMY LEADERS) and shall divide the land for gain.
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south(EGYPT) push at him:(EU DICTATOR PROTECTING ISRAELS SECURITY) and the king of the north(RUSSIA) shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
ISAIAH 26:21
21 For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.(WW3,1/2 earths population die).
ISAIAH 13:6-13 KJV
6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:(FROM FRIGHT)
8 And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.
9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
ISAIAH 24:17-23 KJV
17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
DANIEL 7:23-24
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast(THE EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TR BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise:(10 NATIONS) and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.(BE HEAD OF 3 KINGS OR NATIONS).
Tuesday, October 24, 2006 · Last updated 12:04 p.m. PT
Spain says Mideast road map stalled
By PAUL HAVEN,ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
MADRID, Spain - A leading European voice on the Middle East said Tuesday that the road map for peace in the long-suffering region had fatally stalled, but Israeli and Palestinian officials were quick to brand his comments as overly pessimistic.Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos told a parliamentary panel in Madrid that Europe has a historic opportunity to take the lead in pushing for a fresh approach to the conflict, and that negotiations should include Syria and take into account the Iranian nuclear dispute.Moratinos said Europe must lead the effort to push both sides back to the table, working in conjunction with the United States.
It is necessary that this diplomatic initiative be led by the European Union, not with small, gradual steps, but with a major initiative that has great scope,said Moratinos.Everyone agrees that sooner or later there will be a peace conference.He hinted it was too late to revive the U.S.-backed blueprint for peace known as the road map.I don't think the road map is the best path to get out of the stagnation. I don't think it is in condition now to resurrect the Middle East peace process, nor do I think small confidence-building measures can work,said Moratinos, a one-time EU envoy to the Middle East with wide connections in the region.Those comments succeeded in bringing Israeli and Palestinian officials together on at least one thing: Both sides rejected his take on the conflict and leapt to the defense of the Washington-backed peace blueprint, saying it still offered the best way forward.
I don't think we can term anything dead or alive. The road map is there, but if Miguel Moratinos will call for a mechanism to implement it, we will appreciate this, Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, a confidant of moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, told The Associated Press. We don't need to reinvent the wheel, we just need there to be a mechanism to implement it. There will not be a solution without the road map.Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev agreed.The way forward is through the road map which is the international community's consensus document on how to move forward in the Middle East peace process, he said, blaming the Palestinian side for not embracing the plan.In Washington, the State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said the idea has been bouncing around. The U.S. focus right now, he said, is working with Abbas to build up security forces and with the Israeli government to keep open more crossings.
It would also help reassure the Israeli government regarding attacks on its territory emanating from Gaza, McCormack said.But most important, he said, is the Palestinian government must overcome its failure to meet the criteria for peacemaking set by the United States, the European Union, the United Nations and Russia.He referred to demands Hamas renounce violence and accept Israel's right to exist. That's a condition for any sort of engagement with the international community,the U.S. official said.Britain's Foreign Office said London still believes the road map is the best way forward.
The road map, launched in 2003, envisioned a Palestinian state alongside Israel but stalled almost from the outset because neither side met the initial commitments. Relations between the Israelis and Palestinians soured further following the election of a Hamas-led Palestinian government earlier this year.
Hamas has refused to rescind its call for Israel's destruction.Moratinos has long offered to have Spain play a role in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, but has had little response from either side in recent years.Spain hosted a landmark Middle East peace conference in 1991, bringing together Israel and many of its Arab enemies for the first time. Those talks helped lay the foundation for the Oslo peace process, which resulted in the establishment of the Palestinian uthority.
The Spanish diplomat said that any talks should also involve Syria a longtime foe of Washington and that Iran's nuclear program would also need to be addressed at such a conference.The presence of Iran means new talks would have to be much more sophisticated than in the past, Moratinos said. He did not specify whether he felt Iran should be directly involved in the talks.
Moratinos has long offered to have Spain play a role in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, but has had little response from either side in recent years.Spain hosted a landmark Middle East peace conference in 1991, bringing together Israel and many of its Arab enemies for the first time. Those talks helped lay the foundation for the Oslo peace process, which resulted in the establishment of the Palestinian Authority.
Moratinos said Middle East peace will top the agenda at a meeting Friday and Saturday in the Spanish resort city of Alicante that will bring together foreign ministers from southern European and African countries bordering the Mediterranean.EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana will visit Israel, Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon, and meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas next week. Solana is to assess efforts in trying to revive the peace process.
MK Gabbai: Israeli Sovereignty Eroding in Jerusalem´s Old City
By Nissan Ratzlav-Katz(INN)
Following a tour led by Jewish residents of the Old City, MK Eli Gabbai said Tuesday that Israeli sovereignty in the heart of the capital is deteriorating.There is an ongoing undermining of Israeli sovereignty in large sections within the Old City of Jerusalem, according to Knesset Member Gabbai (National Union-National Religious Party). Gabbai, chairman of the legislature's Jerusalem Lobby, was given a walking tour of the Old City by Jewish residents of the Muslim Quarter. Gabbai said the tour revealed to him the weakness and the willful blindness of the municipality and of the police in enforcing the law in the ancient walled area of the city.
The chronic lawbreaking among the city's Arab residents, as cited by their Jewish neighbors, takes the form of illegal construction, large outdoor events held without a license, unauthorized sellers stands which are a security and safety danger to the public as well as the operation of mosque loudspeakers at unusual times and at high volume.
In contrast to its apparent inability to enforce the law against Arab residents of Jerusalem's Old City, MK Gabbai said, the police and municipality have instituted ever more regulations limiting the freedom of movement of many Jews in the city. For example, during the just-ended Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the 800 Jews living in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City were instructed by the Jerusalem police not to leave their homes without prior coordination during the evening hours.
This restriction was announced because of the large number of celebrants including many hostile ones returning from the Temple Mount each night of the month-long Muslim holiday.Furthermore, the Ministry of Education has forbidden any school trips, including those with armed escorts, from entering the Muslim Quarter despite the presence of its 800 Jews.
The Jewish residents of the quarter also complained to MK Gabbai about a lack of basic services, such as mail delivery, in their area of the Old City. For his part, Gabbai promised the Jewish residents of the Muslim Quarter that he would do all in his power to halt the dangerous erosion of Israeli sovereignty in the nation's capital.Gabbai can be emailed at.
GO BIBI GO,I WANT YOU TO LEAD ISRAEL, ALL ISRAELIS VOTE FOR BIBI NEXT PRESIDENT.....WE NEED THAT 3RD TEMPLE REBUILT NOW.
The voice is the voice of Netanyahu
By Aluf Benn
Over the last few weeks, the Israeli government has changed dramatically, as manifested by Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman's entry into the coalition. But the dispute over the personality and outlook of the minister-to-be for strategic threats has concealed a more important and more interesting change: Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has adopted the positions of Likud Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu. Whoever doesn't believe this to be the case should read the speeches Olmert and Netanyahu gave in the Knesset when the government was sworn in about six months ago. At the time, Olmert spoke about setting the state's border and evacuating settlements in the West Bank as the lifeline of Zionism, and Netanyahu told him to concentrate on the Iranian threat instead of moving settlers from one hilltop to another.
Now Olmert is carrying out the Netanyahu policy, point by point. The prime minister is sending veiled threats to Iran, burying the convergence plan and allowing accelerated construction in settlements. His social-economic policy, too, was copied from Netanyahu. Who needs a social welfare minister? Let the poor get a job and stop making demands. Something similar happened to Ariel Sharon when he was stuck without an agenda after the 2003 elections and adopted the proposal of his rival, Amram Mitzna, for a unilateral withdrawal from Gaza. But there is a difference. Mitzna left politics after he lost at the polls, while Netanyahu remains and is steering government policy from the opposition benches. The hands are the hands of Ehud, but the voice is the voice of Bibi.
So what happened? One can argue that the war in Lebanon and the events in Gaza opened Olmert's eyes and made him recognize that his understanding of the threats facing Israel was mistaken. Nonetheless, it appears that political constraints and the prime minister's personality structure were a greater influence. The strategic threat to Olmert's term of office is not Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his calls to eliminate the Zionist regime, but rather the potential desertion of 11 MKs from Kadima back to the Likud. Only such a move would translate Netanyahu's advantage in the polls to a change of government. In order to foil him, Olmert executed a double maneuver: He stole his rival's positions in order to rule out an ideological excuse on the part of the swing MKs in Kadima - and he split the right-wing camp by bringing Lieberman into the government. The emphasis on the Iranian threat had another function as well: to lock up Amir Peretz and prevent his Labor Party from fleeing the coalition. When the state faces existential danger, as Olmert put it, you don't evade responsibility for its fate.
Those who compared Olmert to Netanyahu and Ehud Barak over the last few months do not understand the prime minister. Olmert does not have their intellectual pretension. Perhaps in the depths of his fortified residence he reads books, listens to symphonies and solves mathematical equations. But the Olmert public persona speaks only about soccer, not Winston Churchill or Charles de Gaulle.
Olmert compensates for his inferiority by quoting from encyclopedias with cunning and with emotional intelligence.
He is a far better political operator than Barak or Netanyahu, and not only because of his astonishing success in surviving the war and acquiring Lieberman at a good price. Olmert is more disciplined than they are, and even during the abyss of his fall in the polls, he controlled himself and did not get dragged into giving radio interviews on morning programs a clear sign of political collapse.
Olmert's weak point is his sensitivity to challenges to his masculinity. Netanyahu understood this when he called him Smolmert (a combination of the premier's name and the Hebrew word for left) during the election campaign. Ever since then the prime minister has made an effort to prove his courage and show that he is the distaff of the left. This has led to Olmert's tendency to use force, to get embroiled in a war with Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah and into total chaos on the Palestinian front and, it appears, to relinquish the positions that he presented to the public when he was elected, and return to being a Likudnik.
EARTHQUAKES
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
Hawaii reports strong quake, no tsunami alert Wed Oct 25, 9:58 AM ET
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck off Hawaii on Sunday morning, with shaking and power outages felt as far as 150 miles away on the island of Oahu, but no tsunami warnings were in effect, agencies reported. The U.S. Geological Survey said the area off Oahu's west coast was hit by a series of quakes, the strongest of which registered a magnitude of 6.3. The USGS considers an earthquake of that magnitude to be strong.There were no immediate reports of injuries, scattered reports of damage but power outages were widespread.There is no tsunami warning in place, said Victor Sardina, a geophysicist at the PacificTsunami Warning Center said.We had a power supply outage and we're running on power backup, Sardina said by telephone.
This whole area was shaken up. It was pretty strong shaking.
Seismologists warned of aftershocks through Monday.The Honolulu Advertiser reported on its Web site that Honolulu International Airport was closed, there were landslides in Hamakua and Kealakekua and major damage at Kona Hospital, the Honokaa Long-term Care Facility and the Royal Kona Resort.Stuart Koyanagi, another geophysicist at the tsunami warning center, said he knew the 6.3 magnitude earthquake, followed seven minutes later by a 5.8 magnitude temblor, would rattle nerves throughout the Hawaiian islands.
It was felt pretty sharply even on Oahu, Koyanagi said.If the center receives reports of an earthquake approaching magnitude 7, it may issue a local tsunami warning, Koyanagi said.
Small quakes reported near Old Faithful Tue Oct 24, 6:33 PM ET
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. - A swarm of more than 70 small earthquakes shook the ground near Old Faithful geyser earlier this month.
The largest was a magnitude 2.4, barely enough to be felt. The swarm of 74 quakes lasted several hours Oct. 14, according to information released by the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. The tight cluster of earthquakes was moderate compared with others in Yellowstone's past, including one in April 2004 in which more than 400 earthquakes were recorded over three days.It piques our curiosity, but it's not out of the range of normal behavior, Henry Heasler, Yellowstone's principal geologist, said of the Oct. 14 activities.Park officials said the earthquakes were more likely caused by the underground movement of hot water and gas, rather than the migration of magma.The largest swarm recorded in Yellowstone was in the fall of 1985 when about 1,800 earthquakes were registered, ranging in magnitude from 1 to 4.9. Around the same time, the huge Yellowstone caldera stopped slowly rising and began slowly falling.
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Hundreds evacuate ahead of Mexico storm By MARK STEVENSON, Associated Press Writer 29 minutes ago
SAN JOSE DEL CABO, Mexico - A weakening Tropical Storm Paul swirled just south of Mexico's Baja California peninsula Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of shantytown residents on a stretch of coastline famed for its golf courses and beaches.
The tropical storm, which weakened from a hurricane Tuesday, had top winds near 45 mph. The storm was expected to weaken further before hitting land Thursday near the resort of Mazatlan on Mexico's mainland Pacific coast.While the threat of damage from the storm had diminished, the National Hurricane Center in Miami warned it could dump up to 10 inches of rain, causing flash flooding and landslides.On Wednesday morning, Tropical Storm Paul was located 70 miles east of Cabo San Lucas and 180 miles west of Mazatlan. It was moving northeast at 14 mph.Paul's maximum sustained winds had reached 110 mph Monday, making it a Category 2 hurricane and the third hurricane to threaten Baja California this season.
The storm has killed one person and left another person missing.
A 23-year-old Mexican fisherman died Monday after he slipped off rocks into rough seas in the coastal community of Todos Santos, north of Los Cabos, said Baja California Sur civil defense director Jose Gajon.Off the coast of Cabo San Lucas, officials were searching for the body of an American who was swept away by the waves while he was walking along the beach with his wife and sister.Gilberto Guzman, manager of the SolMar Hotel, identified the missing tourist as John Skoor, 65, of Moses Lake, Wash. Guzman said an enormous wave swept Skoor and his sister out to sea late Monday. Hotel staff were able to save the sister.
San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas are popular with sports fishermen and celebrities and famous for world-class golf courses and beaches flanked by cactus-dotted deserts.On Tuesday, streets were flooded with ankle-deep water in Cabo San Lucas, where authorities closed schools and opened eight shelters. Later police drove through neighborhoods, calling on people to take refuge.City government spokesman Jorge Castaneda said there had been plans to evacuate at least 1,000 residents, most from shantytowns in areas at high risk for flooding, but in the end only about 100 went to shelters.Guadalupe Herrera preferred to stay in her wooden shack. If we leave our house alone, we will be robbed,she said.
Tourists were taking the wet weather in stride.
I'm used to this kind of thing. I spent 20 years in the U.S. Navy so it doesn't bother me, said Keith Howard, 55, of British Colombia, who was walking in cloudy San Jose del Cabo. I don't plan on going fishing though.Dave Snow, 47, and Shauna Grady, 39, of Boulder, Colo., walked the rain-soaked streets of San Jose del Cabo early Tuesday after Paul forced them to postpone their stay in Cabo Pulmo, an exposed stretch of coast to the north that is popular among divers.If it had stayed at hurricane level, it would have been scarier, Snow said.It seems pretty mellow now.In Cabo San Lucas, hotel guests played board games in lobbies or read in their rooms. Mexico's Pacific coast was struck by two hurricanes last month. Hurricane John battered Baja California, killing five people and destroying 160 homes, while Hurricane Lane hit the resort town of Mazatlan, causing relatively minor damage.
Both Atlantic and Pacific hurricane seasons, which end Nov. 30, have been normal this year, said Dennis Feltgen, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service, adding that the U.S. has been fortunate to not be hit by any of the five hurricanes in 2006. The Atlantic had a record season last year with devastating storms, including Hurricane Katrina, which slammed New Orleans and the U.S. Gulf coast.
ISAIAH 17:1
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
PSALMS 83:3-7
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)
JOEL 2:20,30-31
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(SIBERIAN DESERT)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
We must unite to battle radical Islam
Etgar Lefkovits, THE JERUSALEM POST Oct. 23, 2006
The Western world is facing an existential fight for survival against Islamic extremism, and both Christians and Jews need to unite against this common threat, a prominent American Evangelical Christian leader said this weekend.
No thinking person can refuse to see that Western civilization is in a fight for its survival against radical Islam, and that the future of what we know as Western civilization is at stake here, said Rev. Robert Stearns, executive director of the New York-based Eagles' Wings Ministry in an interview with The Jerusalem Post. Stearns, who has been a driving force in Israel's burgeoning relations with the Evangelical Christian world, said that the real threat posed by Islamic fundamentalism required that Christians and Jews unite in this struggle, irrespective of their differences on social issues.
This is not just an issue of religious Christians and right-wing Israelis, but should be of concern to anyone who values the democratic way of life, Stearns said. No matter how much some might not like this alliance, they have to set aside lesser issues because this is a question of survival, he added, in an indirect aside at critics of the close bond that has been formed between Bible-believing Christians and Jews. The alliance between Israel and the Evangelical Christian world has been given the cold shoulder by the predominantly liberal American Jewish leadership, whose outlook on social matters, such as abortion, the separation of church and state and school prayer, are 180 degrees to the left of the Christian Right in America. The Evangelical leader, who was the brainchild and founder of a program which brings dozens of Christian students to Israel for a month over the summer in what has been dubbed the Christian birthright said in the interview that the criticism of Israel among mainstream Christian denominations is a flagrant misreading of Scripture and the result of political pressures.
He asserted that many of the mainstream Protestant Churches who typically opposed Israel are those whose membership was significantly declining. His comments come two months after a public dispute between the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem and Evangelical Christian leaders in the Holy Land over their hard core support for the State of Israel after the Patriarch issued a proclamation which stated that the Evangelical Christians were leading the world to Armageddon. If there is worry about people leading the world to Armageddon, they really need to talk to the president of Iran, Stearns said. The recent remarks against Christian Zionists served to highlight the two opposing camps in the Christian world, and the deep divide between avid Christian supporters of Israel on the one hand, led by the Evangelicals, and Christian supporters of the Palestinians on the other, a schism which has only deepened over the last decade as the former's ties with Israel began to increase considerably. In the interview, Stearns, who was also behind the launching of an annual Day of Prayer marked by as many as 30 million Christians in 100,000 churches in over 100 nations around the world, revealed that he only got interested in Israel during a visit a decade and a half ago.
Stearns's fascination with Israel, which changed his whole theological worldview, was spurred by an impromptu visit to the Western Wall at the time, which he made at the invitation of a Toronto-born yeshiva student who managed a small Jerusalem bookstore which the American pastor frequented for English newspapers during his stay. The visit to the site turned out to be a theological and philosophical turning point for the young pastor from upstate New York, who had previously only been involved in local church activity, and whose only contact with the Holy Land before that had been through a Jerusalem-based Evangelical organization, the International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem.
I saw people praying to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and thought to myself: that is the God I pray to ,only they have been praying for thousands of years before my God came along, he said. I understood that the continuity of God's plan did not spring forth in a vacuum but came from a chosen people the Jews- and a consecrated place Israel,he added. Ending another of many visits to Israel this weekend, Stearns leaves the Holy Land with one main focus: to mobilize the global Evangelical Church on Israel's behalf, and to bring thousands of Christian students to Israel to solidify their faith-based support for the Jewish state.
Evangelist Rev. Graham blasts Islam, vows to rebuild churches in Sudan
The Rev. Franklin Graham, a Christian evangelist whose criticism of Islam has frequently outraged Muslims, said Islam teaches its followers to persecute others until they convert, with the aim being total domination. Graham's comments, reported in The News & Observer, came as the evangelist said he plans to rebuild hundreds of churches that have been destroyed by the Sudanese government and its allied militias. There's a war taking place against the church of Jesus Christ in Africa, Graham said, arguing that the battle pits Muslims against Christians in countries such as Ethiopia and Sudan. (AP)
PERSECUSSION,BEHEADINGS
REVELATION 6:9-11
9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain(BEHEADED) for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
REVELATION 20:4
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
We are biased, admit the stars of BBC News
By SIMON WALTERS, Daily Mail Oct 2006
It was the day that a host of BBC executives and star presenters admitted what critics have been telling them for years:
the BBC is dominated by trendy, Left-leaning liberals who are biased against Christianity and in favour of multiculturalism. A leaked account of an impartiality summit called by BBC chairman Michael Grade, is certain to lead to a new row about the BBC and its reporting on key issues, especially concerning Muslims and the war on terror. It reveals that executives would let the Bible be thrown into a dustbin on a TV comedy show, but not the Koran, and that they would broadcast an interview with Osama Bin Laden if given the opportunity. Further, it discloses that the BBC's diversity tsar, wants Muslim women newsreaders to be allowed to wear veils when on air.
At the secret meeting in London last month, which was hosted by veteran broadcaster Sue Lawley, BBC executives admitted the corporation is dominated by homosexuals and people from ethnic minorities, deliberately promotes multiculturalism, is anti-American, anti-countryside and more sensitive to the feelings of Muslims than Christians. One veteran BBC executive said:
There was widespread acknowledgement that we may have gone too far in the direction of political correctness. Unfortunately, much of it is so deeply embedded in the BBC's culture, that it is very hard to change it. In one of a series of discussions, executives were asked to rule on how they would react if the controversial comedian Sacha Baron Cohen known for his offensive characters Ali G and Borat was a guest on the programme Room 101.
On the show, celebrities are invited to throw their pet hates into a dustbin and it was imagined that Baron Cohen chose some kosher food, the Archbishop of Canterbury, a Bible and the Koran.
Nearly everyone at the summit, including the show's actual producer and the BBC's head of drama, Alan Yentob, agreed they could all be thrown into the bin, except the Koran for fear of offending Muslims.In a debate on whether the BBC should interview Osama Bin Laden if he approached them, it was decided the Al Qaeda leader would be given a platform to explain his views. And the BBC's diversity tsar, Mary Fitzpatrick, said women newsreaders should be able to wear whatever they wanted while on TV, including veils. Ms Fitzpatrick spoke out after criticism was raised at the summit of TV newsreader Fiona Bruce, who recently wore on air a necklace with a cross.
The full account of the meeting shows how senior BBC figures queued up to lambast their employer. Political pundit Andrew Marr said: The BBC is not impartial or neutral. It's a publicly funded, urban organisation with an abnormally large number of young people, ethnic minorities and gay people. It has a liberal bias not so much a party-political bias. It is better expressed as a cultural liberal bias.
Washington correspondent Justin Webb said that the BBC is so biased against America that deputy director general Mark Byford had secretly agreed to help him to correct, it in his reports. Webb added that the BBC treated America with scorn and derision and gave it no moral weight. Former BBC business editor Jeff Randall said he complained to a very senior news executive, about the BBC's pro-multicultural stance but was given the reply: The BBC is not neutral in multiculturalism: it believes in it and it promotes it.
Randall also told how he once wore Union Jack cufflinks to work but was rebuked with: You can't do that, that's like the National Front! Quoting a George Orwell observation, Randall said that the BBC was full of intellectuals who would rather steal from a poor box than stand to attention during God Save The King. There was another heated debate when the summit discussed whether the BBC was too sensitive about criticising black families for failing to take responsibility for their children.
Head of news Helen Boaden disclosed that a Radio 4 programme which blamed black youths at a young offenders, institution for bullying white inmates faced the axe until she stepped in. But Ms Fitzpatrick, who has said that the BBC should not use white reporters in non-white countries, argued it had a duty to contextualise why black youngsters behaved in such a way. Andrew Marr told The Mail on Sunday last night: The BBC must always try to reflect Britain, which is mostly a provincial, middle-of-the-road country. Britain is not a mirror image of the BBC or the people who work for it.
COUNTRIES WITH ISRAEL
EZEKIEL 38:10-19
10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
11 And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
13 Sheba, and Dedan,(SAUDIA ARABIA) and the merchants of Tarshish,(ENGLAND) with all the young lions thereof,(USA,CANADA,AUSTRALIA,NEW ZEALAND,EU,ENGLISH SPEAKING shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
14 Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?
15 And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:
16 And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
17 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?
18 And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face.
19 For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;
Harper pledges continued support for Israel
By SHERI SHEFA Oct 26,2006
TORONTO - In his first formal address to the Jewish community since being elected prime minister, Stephen Harper reinforced his strong support for Israel and its right to defend itself.When it comes to dealing with a war between Israel and a terrorist organization, this country and this government cannot and will never be neutral,Harper told B’nai Brith Canada’s annual awards dinner last week, eliciting a standing ovation from more than 1,000 politicians, businesspeople and Jewish community leaders.
The Oct. 18 Award of Merit ceremony, held at the Sheraton Centre Hotel in Toronto, was organized to pay tribute to Walter Arbib and Surjit Babra, the president and CEO, respectively, of the SkyLink Group of Companies for their contributions to Canadian society.
After thanking Arbib, who is Jewish, and his partner Babra, who is Sikh, for their philanthropy and hard work, Harper took the opportunity to assure the Jewish community that even in the face of harsh criticism from the opposition for calling Israel’s response to Hezbollah’s kidnapping of Israeli soldiers last July measured, his government will continue to support Israel’s fight against terror.
Harper refrained from labelling the Liberal party anti-Israel, which he did earlier this month in response to Liberal leadership candidate Michael Ignatieff’s comments that Israel’s strike on the Lebanese village of Qana during the conflict with Hezbollah was a war crime.Instead, the prime minister told the crowd that Israel can count on Canada’s steadfast support, encouragement and friendship,and he urged all Canadians to be guided by our values: freedom, democracy, human rights, the rule of law and the uncompromising opposition to terrorism.
The State of Israel, a democratic nation, was attacked by Hezbollah, a terrorist organization. In fact, a terrorist organization listed illegal in this country, Harper said, noting that Canada is fighting terrorists in Afghanistan and that police have arrested a group of alleged terrorist plotters in Toronto.I understand that with the news reports of the day, and the sound of battle, the images of
destruction and the suffering of innocents, it is sometimes difficult to see and keep the focus on what is truly at stake. But the fact is this: those who attacked Israel, and those who sponsored such attacks, don’t seek merely to gain some leverage, to alter some boundary or to right some wrong. They seek what they and those like them have always sought: the destruction of Israel and the destruction of the Jewish people. Those who seek to destroy the Jews, who seek to destroy Israel, will for the same reason ultimately seek to destroy us all, and that, my friends, is why Canada’s new government has reacted with speed and spoken with clarity on recent events in the Middle East.
Harper dismissed claims that his stance on the Middle East is a departure from what some describe as Canada’s traditional role in foreign affairs.Some have claimed that this is charting a radical new course in foreign affairs. That is simply not accurate, he said.
Rather than charting a new course, we are restoring Canada to its traditional and true role, principled leadership in world affairs a Canada that knows where it stands, speaks up for what is right and invests in the tools of diplomacy, foreign aid, intelligence and military capability.The prime minister also referred to the need for Israelis and Palestinians to reach a peaceful agreement and establish a Palestinian state alongside Israel.I need to tell you that we must also seek a fair and just solution for the Palestinians, he said. Our government believes in a two-state solution in a secure, democratic and prosperous Israel living beside a viable, democratic and peaceful Palestinian state.
He said that other countries in the Middle East need to follow the lead of Egypt and Jordan, which took tremendous steps to make peace with Israel.They know the benefits to peace. We think the time is long overdue for others in the region to join them.Harper said he believes ordinary Palestinians want peace as much as Israelis do.Other than terrorists and extremists, or the fanatics, who wakes up each day and wishes that the public life in their community or their country will be an endless cycle of hate, violence, oppression and corruption? No one. But in the end, that is all that they will ever achieve and why we must be so ever vigilant against them. Harper said that despite Israel’s commitment to fighting terrorism and protecting Israeli citizens, Israel found itself in a war it never wanted to wage.
[The current Israeli government] wasn’t elected to wage war, but to pursue peace. And this is the great tragedy, because Prime Minister [Ehud] Olmert and [former] prime minister [Ariel] Sharon before him sought a mandate to break the mould and find a new way forward, not to have the same battle yet again over the same ground. He said that both Olmert and Sharon have been willing to make painful compromises for peace. This is the sort of leadership, initiative and commitment that we need and that we have come to expect from the great State of Israel.After Harper’s speech, B’nai Brith executive vice-president Frank Dimant told him: Every Shabbat, every Saturday, we recite [a] prayer for you, Mr. Prime Minister. I believe that the Almighty has answered our prayers. He also presented Harper with a plaque that said the prime minister’s actions are in harmony with his personal integrity, as he fights without compromise, the challenges of our time.In an Oct. 19 statement responding to Harper’s speech, the Canadian Arab Federation said that the unconditional support for Israel expressed by the prime minister is a dangerous path for Canada’s foreign policy. It added that Harper is tarnishing Canada’s reputation and repudiating Canadian values by associating his government so closely with Israel.
Israel's Olmert Tries to Persuade Peretz to Accept Lieberman in
Coalition(VOA) Oct 25,2006
Reports say Prime,Minister Ehud Olmert offered Defense Minister Amir Peretz several incentives to remain in government during meeting Tuesday night.
Ehud Olmert Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is to meet with Defense Minister Amir Peretz Wednesday to discuss the proposed appointment of an ultra-nationalist politician to the Cabinet.Mr. Olmert is trying to persuade Peretz to keep his leftist Labor Party in an expanded coalition that would include far-right leader Avigdor Lieberman and his Yisrael Beitenu (Israel Our Home) party.Avigdor Lieberman The Labor Party is divided on whether to accept Lieberman as a coalition partner. Some Labor ministers say the party should object because of what they say are Lieberman's extreme anti-Arab views. But, other Labor ministers favor staying in the coalition to maintain political stability.Israeli media report that Mr. Olmert offered Peretz several incentives to remain in the government during a meeting Tuesday night. Peretz said later he would not announce a decision until after a meeting of Labor's central committee on Sunday.
Lieberman's party calls for annexing Israeli settlements in the West Bank and excluding Israeli Arabs towns from Israel's final borders.Labor objects to stripping Israeli Arabs of their citizenship.Under the coalition deal with Mr. Olmert, Lieberman would become a deputy prime minister in charge of monitoring strategic threats facing Israel. Lieberman says he would focus on Iran, which he calls the primary threat.The addition of Lieberman's party would expand the ruling coalition from 67 to 78 seats in the Israeli parliament. His party is mostly made up of Russian immigrants.Some information for this report was provided by AFP.
LAND FOR PEACE (THE FUTURE 7 YEARS OF HELL ON EARTH)
JOEL 3:2
2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
DANIEL 9:26-27
26 And after threescore and two weeks(62X7=434 YEARS+7X7=49 YEARS=TOTAL OF 69 WEEKS OR 483 YRS) shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;(ROMAN LEADERS DESTROYED THE 2ND TEMPLE) and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.(THERE HAS TO BE 70 WEEKS OR 490 YRS TO FUFILL THE VISION AND PROPHECY OF DAN 9:24).(THE NEXT VERSE IS THAT 7 YR WEEK OR (70TH FINAL WEEK).
27 And he( THE ROMAN,EU PRESIDENT) shall confirm the covenant with many for one week:(1X7=7 YEARS) and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,(3 1/2 yrs in TEMPLE SACRIFICES STOPPED) and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
ISAIAH 28:14-19 (THIS IS THE 7 YR TREATY COVENANT OF DANIEL 9:27)
14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.
DANIEL 8:23-25
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king (EU DICTATOR) of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences,(FROM THE OCCULT) shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power:(SATANS POWER) and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes;(JESUS) but he shall be broken without hand.
DANIEL 11:36-40
36 And the king shall do according to his will;(EU PRESIDENT) and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers,(THIS EU DICTATOR IS A EUROPEAN JEW) nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:(HES A MILITARY GINIUS) and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds (CONTROL HEZBOLLAH,AL-QUAIDA MURDERERS ETC) with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many,(HIS ARMY LEADERS) and shall divide the land for gain.
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south(EGYPT) push at him:(EU DICTATOR PROTECTING ISRAELS SECURITY) and the king of the north(RUSSIA) shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
ISAIAH 26:21
21 For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.(WW3,1/2 earths population die).
ISAIAH 13:6-13 KJV
6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:(FROM FRIGHT)
8 And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.
9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
ISAIAH 24:17-23 KJV
17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
DANIEL 7:23-24
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast(THE EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TR BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise:(10 NATIONS) and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.(BE HEAD OF 3 KINGS OR NATIONS).
Tuesday, October 24, 2006 · Last updated 12:04 p.m. PT
Spain says Mideast road map stalled
By PAUL HAVEN,ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
MADRID, Spain - A leading European voice on the Middle East said Tuesday that the road map for peace in the long-suffering region had fatally stalled, but Israeli and Palestinian officials were quick to brand his comments as overly pessimistic.Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos told a parliamentary panel in Madrid that Europe has a historic opportunity to take the lead in pushing for a fresh approach to the conflict, and that negotiations should include Syria and take into account the Iranian nuclear dispute.Moratinos said Europe must lead the effort to push both sides back to the table, working in conjunction with the United States.
It is necessary that this diplomatic initiative be led by the European Union, not with small, gradual steps, but with a major initiative that has great scope,said Moratinos.Everyone agrees that sooner or later there will be a peace conference.He hinted it was too late to revive the U.S.-backed blueprint for peace known as the road map.I don't think the road map is the best path to get out of the stagnation. I don't think it is in condition now to resurrect the Middle East peace process, nor do I think small confidence-building measures can work,said Moratinos, a one-time EU envoy to the Middle East with wide connections in the region.Those comments succeeded in bringing Israeli and Palestinian officials together on at least one thing: Both sides rejected his take on the conflict and leapt to the defense of the Washington-backed peace blueprint, saying it still offered the best way forward.
I don't think we can term anything dead or alive. The road map is there, but if Miguel Moratinos will call for a mechanism to implement it, we will appreciate this, Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, a confidant of moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, told The Associated Press. We don't need to reinvent the wheel, we just need there to be a mechanism to implement it. There will not be a solution without the road map.Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev agreed.The way forward is through the road map which is the international community's consensus document on how to move forward in the Middle East peace process, he said, blaming the Palestinian side for not embracing the plan.In Washington, the State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said the idea has been bouncing around. The U.S. focus right now, he said, is working with Abbas to build up security forces and with the Israeli government to keep open more crossings.
It would also help reassure the Israeli government regarding attacks on its territory emanating from Gaza, McCormack said.But most important, he said, is the Palestinian government must overcome its failure to meet the criteria for peacemaking set by the United States, the European Union, the United Nations and Russia.He referred to demands Hamas renounce violence and accept Israel's right to exist. That's a condition for any sort of engagement with the international community,the U.S. official said.Britain's Foreign Office said London still believes the road map is the best way forward.
The road map, launched in 2003, envisioned a Palestinian state alongside Israel but stalled almost from the outset because neither side met the initial commitments. Relations between the Israelis and Palestinians soured further following the election of a Hamas-led Palestinian government earlier this year.
Hamas has refused to rescind its call for Israel's destruction.Moratinos has long offered to have Spain play a role in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, but has had little response from either side in recent years.Spain hosted a landmark Middle East peace conference in 1991, bringing together Israel and many of its Arab enemies for the first time. Those talks helped lay the foundation for the Oslo peace process, which resulted in the establishment of the Palestinian uthority.
The Spanish diplomat said that any talks should also involve Syria a longtime foe of Washington and that Iran's nuclear program would also need to be addressed at such a conference.The presence of Iran means new talks would have to be much more sophisticated than in the past, Moratinos said. He did not specify whether he felt Iran should be directly involved in the talks.
Moratinos has long offered to have Spain play a role in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, but has had little response from either side in recent years.Spain hosted a landmark Middle East peace conference in 1991, bringing together Israel and many of its Arab enemies for the first time. Those talks helped lay the foundation for the Oslo peace process, which resulted in the establishment of the Palestinian Authority.
Moratinos said Middle East peace will top the agenda at a meeting Friday and Saturday in the Spanish resort city of Alicante that will bring together foreign ministers from southern European and African countries bordering the Mediterranean.EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana will visit Israel, Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon, and meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas next week. Solana is to assess efforts in trying to revive the peace process.
MK Gabbai: Israeli Sovereignty Eroding in Jerusalem´s Old City
By Nissan Ratzlav-Katz(INN)
Following a tour led by Jewish residents of the Old City, MK Eli Gabbai said Tuesday that Israeli sovereignty in the heart of the capital is deteriorating.There is an ongoing undermining of Israeli sovereignty in large sections within the Old City of Jerusalem, according to Knesset Member Gabbai (National Union-National Religious Party). Gabbai, chairman of the legislature's Jerusalem Lobby, was given a walking tour of the Old City by Jewish residents of the Muslim Quarter. Gabbai said the tour revealed to him the weakness and the willful blindness of the municipality and of the police in enforcing the law in the ancient walled area of the city.
The chronic lawbreaking among the city's Arab residents, as cited by their Jewish neighbors, takes the form of illegal construction, large outdoor events held without a license, unauthorized sellers stands which are a security and safety danger to the public as well as the operation of mosque loudspeakers at unusual times and at high volume.
In contrast to its apparent inability to enforce the law against Arab residents of Jerusalem's Old City, MK Gabbai said, the police and municipality have instituted ever more regulations limiting the freedom of movement of many Jews in the city. For example, during the just-ended Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the 800 Jews living in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City were instructed by the Jerusalem police not to leave their homes without prior coordination during the evening hours.
This restriction was announced because of the large number of celebrants including many hostile ones returning from the Temple Mount each night of the month-long Muslim holiday.Furthermore, the Ministry of Education has forbidden any school trips, including those with armed escorts, from entering the Muslim Quarter despite the presence of its 800 Jews.
The Jewish residents of the quarter also complained to MK Gabbai about a lack of basic services, such as mail delivery, in their area of the Old City. For his part, Gabbai promised the Jewish residents of the Muslim Quarter that he would do all in his power to halt the dangerous erosion of Israeli sovereignty in the nation's capital.Gabbai can be emailed at
GO BIBI GO,I WANT YOU TO LEAD ISRAEL, ALL ISRAELIS VOTE FOR BIBI NEXT PRESIDENT.....WE NEED THAT 3RD TEMPLE REBUILT NOW.
The voice is the voice of Netanyahu
By Aluf Benn
Over the last few weeks, the Israeli government has changed dramatically, as manifested by Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman's entry into the coalition. But the dispute over the personality and outlook of the minister-to-be for strategic threats has concealed a more important and more interesting change: Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has adopted the positions of Likud Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu. Whoever doesn't believe this to be the case should read the speeches Olmert and Netanyahu gave in the Knesset when the government was sworn in about six months ago. At the time, Olmert spoke about setting the state's border and evacuating settlements in the West Bank as the lifeline of Zionism, and Netanyahu told him to concentrate on the Iranian threat instead of moving settlers from one hilltop to another.
Now Olmert is carrying out the Netanyahu policy, point by point. The prime minister is sending veiled threats to Iran, burying the convergence plan and allowing accelerated construction in settlements. His social-economic policy, too, was copied from Netanyahu. Who needs a social welfare minister? Let the poor get a job and stop making demands. Something similar happened to Ariel Sharon when he was stuck without an agenda after the 2003 elections and adopted the proposal of his rival, Amram Mitzna, for a unilateral withdrawal from Gaza. But there is a difference. Mitzna left politics after he lost at the polls, while Netanyahu remains and is steering government policy from the opposition benches. The hands are the hands of Ehud, but the voice is the voice of Bibi.
So what happened? One can argue that the war in Lebanon and the events in Gaza opened Olmert's eyes and made him recognize that his understanding of the threats facing Israel was mistaken. Nonetheless, it appears that political constraints and the prime minister's personality structure were a greater influence. The strategic threat to Olmert's term of office is not Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his calls to eliminate the Zionist regime, but rather the potential desertion of 11 MKs from Kadima back to the Likud. Only such a move would translate Netanyahu's advantage in the polls to a change of government. In order to foil him, Olmert executed a double maneuver: He stole his rival's positions in order to rule out an ideological excuse on the part of the swing MKs in Kadima - and he split the right-wing camp by bringing Lieberman into the government. The emphasis on the Iranian threat had another function as well: to lock up Amir Peretz and prevent his Labor Party from fleeing the coalition. When the state faces existential danger, as Olmert put it, you don't evade responsibility for its fate.
Those who compared Olmert to Netanyahu and Ehud Barak over the last few months do not understand the prime minister. Olmert does not have their intellectual pretension. Perhaps in the depths of his fortified residence he reads books, listens to symphonies and solves mathematical equations. But the Olmert public persona speaks only about soccer, not Winston Churchill or Charles de Gaulle.
Olmert compensates for his inferiority by quoting from encyclopedias with cunning and with emotional intelligence.
He is a far better political operator than Barak or Netanyahu, and not only because of his astonishing success in surviving the war and acquiring Lieberman at a good price. Olmert is more disciplined than they are, and even during the abyss of his fall in the polls, he controlled himself and did not get dragged into giving radio interviews on morning programs a clear sign of political collapse.
Olmert's weak point is his sensitivity to challenges to his masculinity. Netanyahu understood this when he called him Smolmert (a combination of the premier's name and the Hebrew word for left) during the election campaign. Ever since then the prime minister has made an effort to prove his courage and show that he is the distaff of the left. This has led to Olmert's tendency to use force, to get embroiled in a war with Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah and into total chaos on the Palestinian front and, it appears, to relinquish the positions that he presented to the public when he was elected, and return to being a Likudnik.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
THE TRUTH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY BY CATHY
The Church has to know this, that no Gay can preach and expect to be a true Christian unless he repents and changes his lifestyle with Gods help, not on their own.
ABOUT...HOMOSEXUALITY? BY CATHY
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We realize that with the growing popularity and glamorization of homosexuality, that this subject can be a very difficult one to address. Furthermore, as hate crimes specifically committed against homosexuals occur, many feel that this issue shouldn't be addressed at all for fear of only adding to the hostile environment that many homosexuals face. Despite the cultural climate in which we live, this issue must be addressed according to the Word of God. God's laws are always for our good, although man may see them as restricting. In the end, only obedience to the Word of God can bring true freedom. We address this issue out of God's love for the homosexual to bless and help him.
Much of our society has embraced many perverted sexual practices that are considered in the Bible as abominations to God. Homosexuality is among the list of deviate or abnormal sexual practices however, there are many other practices that can be included as well. Pornography, pedophilia, prostitution, bestiality, oral sex, phone sex and computer virtual reality sex, just to name a few of them.
1 Corinthians 6:9-10 (NIV): Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters, nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
Although the Bible doesn't detail each and every one of these sinful acts, it does clearly speak out about many of them. Any deviation from God's original plan for sex between a married man and woman is still a sin in God's eyes. The main reason we call these things perverted is because they are unnatural and scripture clearly tells us those who do such things are committing abominations. Leviticus 18:22 (KJV): "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind it is abomination.
Homosexuality is also referred to as the sin of sodomy. This reference comes from an account in the Bible of two exceedingly wicked cities, Sodom and Gomorrah, which the Lord destroyed.
Sodom was known for its rampant homosexuality and unrestrained sexual lust, as well as other sins such as arrogance, haughtiness, and disregard for the poor. When the Lord sent angels to warn Lot who lived in the city that it was about to be destroyed, the men of the city actually wanted to rape the angels! Genesis 13:13:
But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
In the Old Testament the penalty for this sin was severe.
Leviticus 20:13: If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
Today the penalty of death comes in the form of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. It also brings death to the soul and spirit of man because the life of God is pushed out by indulging in something that is an abomination to God. God wants to deliver all who are trapped in this unholy practice and He will if anyone calls out to Him with a sincere heart.We certainly acknowledge that AIDS has broken out of the homosexual community, and now, many innocent people are suffering with this disease through no fault of their own. However, the intent of the above statement is not directed to those who have innocently contracted this disease, but rather to the sinners who are spreading it. A comparison could be made to those who smoke. Smokers are opening themselves up for lung cancer; however, the people who are subjected to breathing the smoke second-hand are also subject to this disease. The person who willfully smokes is guilty of destroying their own bodies, but should those who are forced to live in the environment of the smoke, get lung cancer, they are not guilty of this sin. When we teach that smoking causes lung cancer, we are not judging or condemning those who innocently get lung cancer from breathing second-hand smoke. It is simply a true fact that smoking can cause lung cancer.
The same is true of AIDS. A homosexual life style increases the risk of that person contracting AIDS. There is no condemnation or judgment against those who innocently contract this disease through no fault of their own (for instance, through blood transfusions.) However, since AIDS is most prevalent in the homosexual community, we need to warn people of the dangers of homosexuality, so that AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases are not spread to the rest of society, as now, many heterosexuals have contracted these diseases too, through unfaithful partners.
Romans 1:24-32:
24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
These scriptures clearly state that these vile affections of men lusting for other men (gay men) or women lusting for other women (lesbians) are not the natural affections God created men and women to have for one another. Let me say here that God loves all homosexuals! However, He hates the deeds of homosexuality because they are sinful. God did not create any human being as a homosexual. They are not born that way, just as murderers are not born that way. However, these spirits can be transmitted to children, especially if someone who had this demonic spirit seduced or raped a child--or even if they were close to gay people.
These demons can also be imparted to others through unholy sexual acts.
People become homosexuals because they yield to abnormal acts or lust. It is through some source that they have received a demonic spirit that drives them to their lust. Viewing evil videos or pornographic books is a way of opening the door for Satan to give one an evil, perverse spirit. Though people are not born as homosexuals, the Bible does say all human beings are born with a sin nature. If we yield to the evils of our flesh it will lead to our destruction not only in this life, but in the life to come. However, through faith in Jesus Christ and His death on the cross we can break the hold that sin has upon us. We do not have to yield to the old fleshy nature but we can now overcome evil temptations and live our lives controlled by the Holy Spirit.
Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.
13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
Sex is God's idea and its purpose is not only for procreation, but also for recreation and the development of a deep relationship between man and woman. Nothing is wrong or dirty about sex when it is engaged in the bonds of marriage as the Lord commanded in the Bible. However, when perversions are committed inside the marriage relationship, this can be sinful also. God made man and woman and brought them together face to face. Oral sex is of homosexual origin that replaces the normal face to face relationship God intended in a marriage. The Bible describes the sex act in Song of Solomon Chapter 4. In this chapter it speaks of this face to face relationship by describing looking into his lover's eyes and kissing his lover's lips and fondling his lover's breasts. Oral sex is not normal or natural as it is an unclean act.
No one has to live in bondage with an abnormal life of homosexuality nor any other abnormal behavior. No one has to be controlled by pornography. No one has to have evil thoughts plague their minds. There is a way out through what Jesus has done for us. He loves sinners and wants to free us from any evil practices. He will empower those who cry out for deliverance to get free and stay free. Here are the steps you must take to get free:
(1.) Make a total commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ. Be willing to turn your life completely over to the will of God and yield to His plan for your life. This means you must be willing to do anything, go anywhere and give up any thing as He leads. Remember, God will never lead you to do anything that is not in agreement with the Bible. You can trust God. He created you and has a better plan for your life.
(2.) Your must pray and read your Bible daily. You must study and apply the Word of God to overcome Satan's attacks.
The way that you resist the attacks of the devil is by quoting the Word of God to him. When the devil came to tempt Jesus, He simply quoted the Word to him. Good praise tapes will also be of a great help when you are tempted. Put one on and start singing along with it.
(3.) You must pray for and seek out a strong Bible believing group of Holy Spirit filled people. You will need their help and fellowship. As you humble yourself and seek help, the Lord will deliver you. Ask God to lead you to someone that can pray the prayer of deliverance for you, as you probably will need to be set free from a demon. You should also seek to be filled with the Holy Spirit as you will need His power to get free and to remain free.
(4.) You must cut off all sources and relationships that would lead you back into sin. The Bible tells us to flee fornication (sexual sins). You must get out of any corrupt entanglements, or areas that you know will be a temptation to you. If you have been hooked on internet pornography subscribe to an Internet Service Provider that will filter out the pornography for you. Destroy all evil books and videos.
(5.) Should you slip or fall back occasionally, repent and get right back up and go on with God. Do not allow the devil to condemn you once you have repented. Put your sin under the blood of Jesus. He will strengthen you and you will win this battle because of the Lord's promise to you. Remember, He loves you and is there to help you. Run to Him when you get in trouble, never run from Him. He will not ever give up on you! We too, will be standing with you for your total healing and deliverance. Philippians 1:6: Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.
(6.) You must forgive everyone that has ever hurt you. You can only do this through the power of God. You must by a simple act of your will voice the forgiveness and then the Lord will give you the feeling of forgiveness. This may be a while in coming but just keep forgiving when you think of any wrong that has been done to you. The Lord will give you His love for those people who have wronged you.
ABOUT...HOMOSEXUALITY? BY CATHY
http://cathys-miracle-place.blogspot.com/
We realize that with the growing popularity and glamorization of homosexuality, that this subject can be a very difficult one to address. Furthermore, as hate crimes specifically committed against homosexuals occur, many feel that this issue shouldn't be addressed at all for fear of only adding to the hostile environment that many homosexuals face. Despite the cultural climate in which we live, this issue must be addressed according to the Word of God. God's laws are always for our good, although man may see them as restricting. In the end, only obedience to the Word of God can bring true freedom. We address this issue out of God's love for the homosexual to bless and help him.
Much of our society has embraced many perverted sexual practices that are considered in the Bible as abominations to God. Homosexuality is among the list of deviate or abnormal sexual practices however, there are many other practices that can be included as well. Pornography, pedophilia, prostitution, bestiality, oral sex, phone sex and computer virtual reality sex, just to name a few of them.
1 Corinthians 6:9-10 (NIV): Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters, nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
Although the Bible doesn't detail each and every one of these sinful acts, it does clearly speak out about many of them. Any deviation from God's original plan for sex between a married man and woman is still a sin in God's eyes. The main reason we call these things perverted is because they are unnatural and scripture clearly tells us those who do such things are committing abominations. Leviticus 18:22 (KJV): "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind it is abomination.
Homosexuality is also referred to as the sin of sodomy. This reference comes from an account in the Bible of two exceedingly wicked cities, Sodom and Gomorrah, which the Lord destroyed.
Sodom was known for its rampant homosexuality and unrestrained sexual lust, as well as other sins such as arrogance, haughtiness, and disregard for the poor. When the Lord sent angels to warn Lot who lived in the city that it was about to be destroyed, the men of the city actually wanted to rape the angels! Genesis 13:13:
But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
In the Old Testament the penalty for this sin was severe.
Leviticus 20:13: If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
Today the penalty of death comes in the form of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. It also brings death to the soul and spirit of man because the life of God is pushed out by indulging in something that is an abomination to God. God wants to deliver all who are trapped in this unholy practice and He will if anyone calls out to Him with a sincere heart.We certainly acknowledge that AIDS has broken out of the homosexual community, and now, many innocent people are suffering with this disease through no fault of their own. However, the intent of the above statement is not directed to those who have innocently contracted this disease, but rather to the sinners who are spreading it. A comparison could be made to those who smoke. Smokers are opening themselves up for lung cancer; however, the people who are subjected to breathing the smoke second-hand are also subject to this disease. The person who willfully smokes is guilty of destroying their own bodies, but should those who are forced to live in the environment of the smoke, get lung cancer, they are not guilty of this sin. When we teach that smoking causes lung cancer, we are not judging or condemning those who innocently get lung cancer from breathing second-hand smoke. It is simply a true fact that smoking can cause lung cancer.
The same is true of AIDS. A homosexual life style increases the risk of that person contracting AIDS. There is no condemnation or judgment against those who innocently contract this disease through no fault of their own (for instance, through blood transfusions.) However, since AIDS is most prevalent in the homosexual community, we need to warn people of the dangers of homosexuality, so that AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases are not spread to the rest of society, as now, many heterosexuals have contracted these diseases too, through unfaithful partners.
Romans 1:24-32:
24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
These scriptures clearly state that these vile affections of men lusting for other men (gay men) or women lusting for other women (lesbians) are not the natural affections God created men and women to have for one another. Let me say here that God loves all homosexuals! However, He hates the deeds of homosexuality because they are sinful. God did not create any human being as a homosexual. They are not born that way, just as murderers are not born that way. However, these spirits can be transmitted to children, especially if someone who had this demonic spirit seduced or raped a child--or even if they were close to gay people.
These demons can also be imparted to others through unholy sexual acts.
People become homosexuals because they yield to abnormal acts or lust. It is through some source that they have received a demonic spirit that drives them to their lust. Viewing evil videos or pornographic books is a way of opening the door for Satan to give one an evil, perverse spirit. Though people are not born as homosexuals, the Bible does say all human beings are born with a sin nature. If we yield to the evils of our flesh it will lead to our destruction not only in this life, but in the life to come. However, through faith in Jesus Christ and His death on the cross we can break the hold that sin has upon us. We do not have to yield to the old fleshy nature but we can now overcome evil temptations and live our lives controlled by the Holy Spirit.
Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.
13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
Sex is God's idea and its purpose is not only for procreation, but also for recreation and the development of a deep relationship between man and woman. Nothing is wrong or dirty about sex when it is engaged in the bonds of marriage as the Lord commanded in the Bible. However, when perversions are committed inside the marriage relationship, this can be sinful also. God made man and woman and brought them together face to face. Oral sex is of homosexual origin that replaces the normal face to face relationship God intended in a marriage. The Bible describes the sex act in Song of Solomon Chapter 4. In this chapter it speaks of this face to face relationship by describing looking into his lover's eyes and kissing his lover's lips and fondling his lover's breasts. Oral sex is not normal or natural as it is an unclean act.
No one has to live in bondage with an abnormal life of homosexuality nor any other abnormal behavior. No one has to be controlled by pornography. No one has to have evil thoughts plague their minds. There is a way out through what Jesus has done for us. He loves sinners and wants to free us from any evil practices. He will empower those who cry out for deliverance to get free and stay free. Here are the steps you must take to get free:
(1.) Make a total commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ. Be willing to turn your life completely over to the will of God and yield to His plan for your life. This means you must be willing to do anything, go anywhere and give up any thing as He leads. Remember, God will never lead you to do anything that is not in agreement with the Bible. You can trust God. He created you and has a better plan for your life.
(2.) Your must pray and read your Bible daily. You must study and apply the Word of God to overcome Satan's attacks.
The way that you resist the attacks of the devil is by quoting the Word of God to him. When the devil came to tempt Jesus, He simply quoted the Word to him. Good praise tapes will also be of a great help when you are tempted. Put one on and start singing along with it.
(3.) You must pray for and seek out a strong Bible believing group of Holy Spirit filled people. You will need their help and fellowship. As you humble yourself and seek help, the Lord will deliver you. Ask God to lead you to someone that can pray the prayer of deliverance for you, as you probably will need to be set free from a demon. You should also seek to be filled with the Holy Spirit as you will need His power to get free and to remain free.
(4.) You must cut off all sources and relationships that would lead you back into sin. The Bible tells us to flee fornication (sexual sins). You must get out of any corrupt entanglements, or areas that you know will be a temptation to you. If you have been hooked on internet pornography subscribe to an Internet Service Provider that will filter out the pornography for you. Destroy all evil books and videos.
(5.) Should you slip or fall back occasionally, repent and get right back up and go on with God. Do not allow the devil to condemn you once you have repented. Put your sin under the blood of Jesus. He will strengthen you and you will win this battle because of the Lord's promise to you. Remember, He loves you and is there to help you. Run to Him when you get in trouble, never run from Him. He will not ever give up on you! We too, will be standing with you for your total healing and deliverance. Philippians 1:6: Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.
(6.) You must forgive everyone that has ever hurt you. You can only do this through the power of God. You must by a simple act of your will voice the forgiveness and then the Lord will give you the feeling of forgiveness. This may be a while in coming but just keep forgiving when you think of any wrong that has been done to you. The Lord will give you His love for those people who have wronged you.
THE WAY THE WORLD ENDS WRONG ATTITUDE
If someone could help me I would appreciate it. When I put the Christian Fundamental Logo back on my Site, The Blogtopsites Logo now disappeared, does any one know why this happened, I can't even get to the BLOGTOPSITE SITE to ask them what I accidentally done. The Only other thing I done was add Java to my Site, could that have made me lose the Blogtopsite Link. Thanks if any one can help me with this, how i muffed it up. Thanks for reading Prophecy being fulfilled before our very eyes. Stan. God bless you all and Come quickly Lord Jesus.
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1-5.2 quake shakes northwest Turkey, no casualties. 2-Hurricane Paul weakens to tropical storm. 3-Floods claim at least one life in Spain. 4-3 Nev. Counties a Disaster After Fires. 5-Rabies tops most infectious diseases in China. 6-The Way the World Ends. 7-Far-right aims to form group in European Parliament. 8-ISRAEL PLANS MAJOR OPERATION IN GAZA. 9-Diplomats: Iran pursuing new nuke enrichment. 10-Help stop anti-Israel propaganda in the media. 11-Wal-Mart Rolls Out Red Carpet For Homosexual Marriage.
5.2 quake shakes northwest Turkey, no casualties 38 minutes ago
ISTANBUL (AFP) - An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the open-ended Richter scale struck the Bay of Gemlik, northwestern Turkey, at 5:00 pm (1400 GMT), the Kandilli Observatory in Istanbul reported. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, but frightened residents took to the streets of Gemlik town, which is about 100 kilometers (63 miles) south of Istanbul, where the quake was also felt.There is no damage and there are no casualties,Gemlik Mayor Mehmet Turgut told the CNN-Turk news channel, insisting that there was no panic.People naturally rushed to the streets, but that was all,Turgut said.
We really felt it,an Istanbul resident told AFP by telephone. I had to throw myself under a table.Another 5.2 quake hit Manyas, a town in Balikesir province, also in northwest Turkey, on Friday night without causing any damage.Earthquakes are frequent in Turkey, which is crossed by several major fault lines.Two violent quakes in the heavily populated, industrialized northwest of the country claimed about 20,000 lives in August and November 1999.
Strong quake hits Japan, no concern over tsunamis Mon Oct 23, 9:57 PM ET
TOKYO (AFP) - A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck close to islands in southern Japan, but there were no concerns over tsunamis and no immediate reports of damage or casualties, officials said. The tremor struck at 6:18 am (2118 GMT) with its epicenter 800 kilometers (496 miles) south of Tokyo, close to the Izu islands, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.You don't have to worry about disastrous tsunamis that could lead to damages, as certain time has passed since the quake,an official at the agency told AFP about two hours after the tremor.He added that the agency will keep monitoring the sea level and that some sea-level changes may be observed due to this quake.Japan lies at the junction of four tectonic plates and endures about 20 percent of the world's most powerful earthquakes, which frequently jolt Tokyo and other major cities.On Friday two strong undersea earthquakes struck Japan but with no reports of damages of casualties.
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Hurricane Paul weakens to tropical storm By MARK STEVENSON, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
SAN JOSE DEL CABO, Mexico - Hurricane Paul weakened to a tropical storm Tuesday, easing the threat to rain-sodden resorts at the tip of the Baja California peninsula. Paul, which had been the third hurricane this season to threaten the area, had maximum sustained winds near 65 mph and was moving north at about 7 mph, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.Forecasters predicted the storm was likely to weaken further but could still dump up to 10 inches of rain in the mountains on Mexico's mainland, causing severe flooding.Streets were already flooded with ankle-deep water in the resort of Cabo San Lucas, where authorities closed schools and opened eight shelters Tuesday. Officials were searching for the body of an American man who reportedly drowned while swimming in surging waves Monday.
Francisco Cota, civil defense director for the two resort cities of San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas, had warned that about 2,000 to 3,000 families could be evacuated from flood-risk areas to 49 shelters, mostly schools.At 11 a.m. EDT, Paul was 310 miles southwest of Cabo San Lucas and about 470 miles southwest of Mazatlan.Known for their rugged beauty, San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas are popular with sports fishermen and celebrities and famous for world-class golf courses and pristine beaches flanked by cactus-dotted deserts.Both Atlantic and Pacific hurricane seasons, which end Nov. 30, have been normal this year, said
Dennis Feltgen, a meteorologist at the U.S. National Weather Service. He added that the United States has been fortunate to not be hit by any of the five hurricanes in 2006. The Atlantic had a record season last year with devastating storms, including Hurricane Katrina that struck New Orleans.Associated Press writer Kathleen Miller contributed to this story from Mexico City.
Floods claim at least one life in Spain
dpa German Press Agency,Published: Monday October 23, 2006
Madrid- At least one person was killed Monday when the car she was travelling in was swept away by a current during heavy rains near Huelva in southern Spain, news reports said. Another occupant of the car was missing, while a third was rescued. The previous day, two people were killed in traffic accidents attributed to rainstorms in the north-west. Rains also cut road links, caused massive traffic jams in Madrid and isolated 200 people staying at a spa near Caceres in the south-west. A power cut left more than 1,000 people without electricity near Huesca in the north.
FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS
REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
Associated Press
3 Nev. Counties a Disaster After Fires ,10.22.2006, 10:48 PM
Three rural Nevada counties ravaged by wildfires this year have been declared disaster areas by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. USDA Secretary Mike Johanns said there were sufficient agriculture production losses to warrant the designation in Elko, Humboldt and Lincoln counties. The action came Friday at the request of Gov. Kenny Guinn, who said seven other counties would effectively be included in the designation because they are located next to the declared disaster areas. The designation makes ranchers and farmers who meet certain criteria in the 10 counties eligible for assistance, including low-interest emergency loans, officials said.
Wildfires burned more than 1.5 million acres in Nevada this year, much of it in the northeastern part of the state. Of that, about 300,000 acres is privately owned.
DISEASES
REVELATION 6:7-8
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse:(CHLORES GREEN) and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword,(WEAPONS) and with hunger,(FAMINE) and with death,(INCURABLE DISEASES) and with the beasts of the earth.(ANIMAL TO HUMAN DISEASE).
Rabies tops most infectious diseases in China
Mon Oct 23, 2006 1:29am ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - Rabies has killed more people in China than either tuberculosis or AIDS in each of the last five months, state media reported on Monday, prompting a crackdown in the capital to control unregistered dogs.Pet dogs were shunned in the days of Mao Zedong as a symbol of bourgeois decadence but have become increasingly popular in the last decade with improved living standards.But steep registration fees and poor education levels have fueled an explosion in unregistered and wild dogs in Chinese cities.Rabies killed 318 people in China in September alone, up 36.9 percent on a year earlier, the Shanghai Daily said, citing Health Ministry figures.
In the first nine months of 2006, the ministry recorded 2,254 rabies infections, up 26.69 percent on the same period last year, the paper said.It said rabies had become the biggest killer among 23 of the most infectious diseases including TB, AIDS and hepatitis B, but the report did say when it had become the biggest killer. The list did not include the common flu.Beijing, where only half of its estimated one million dogs are registered, kicked off a two-month campaign on Saturday to reinforce regulations on dog ownership, after reporting 70,000 pet-related injuries in the first half of 2006, the paper said.Some 2,660 people died of rabies in China in 2004,according to Health Ministry figures.
NUCLEAR WEAPONS WILL BE USED.
ISAIAH 26:21
21 For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.(WW3,1/2 earths population die).
ISAIAH 13:6-13 KJV
6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:(FROM FRIGHT)
8 And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.
9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
ISAIAH 24:17-23 KJV
17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
2 TIMOTHY 3:1
1 This know also, that in the last days perilous (DANGEROUS) times shall come.
JOEL 2:20,30
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(SIBERIAN DESERT)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
ZECHARIAH 14:12-13
12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.
EZEKIEL 20:47
47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.
ZEPHANIAH 1:18
18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
MALACHI 4:1
1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
REVELATION 9:18
18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.
HALF OF EARTHS POPULATION DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION.(THESE VERSES ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES
NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES)
LUKE 17:34-37
34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
37 And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.(Christians have new bodies,this is the people against Jerusalem during the 7 yr treaty)(Christians bodies are not being eaten by the birds).
MATTHEW 24:37-51
37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
I will tell you the World will never end, There will alwys be an Israel and the World Capital Jerusalem forever and ever, like my intro says just getting Men and Womens hearts straightened out.
The Way the World Ends
With all the hype about North Korea, we're forgetting that the world is still staring down the barrels of thousands of U.S. and Russian
ICBMs.by Helen Caldicott
It is difficult to underestimate the problems associated with North Korea's recent nuclear weapons test. Following a small atomic explosion in a mountainous area of North Korea of less than one kiloton the Hiroshima bomb was 13 kilotons the U.S.
administration is encouraging draconian economic sanctions to be enacted against a desperately poor country where millions of people are malnourished and that will further ostracize a paranoid regime, while the rest of the world looks on with horror as the nuclear arms race threatens to spiral out of control.While lateral proliferation is indeed an incredibly serious problem as ever-more countries prepare to enter the portals of the nuclear club, one consistent outstanding nuclear threat that continues to endanger most planetary species is ignored by the international community.
In fact, the real rogue nations that continue to hold the world at nuclear ransom are Russia and the United States. Contrary to popular belief, the threat of a massive nuclear attack whether by accident, human fallibility or malfeasance has increased.Of the 30,000 nuclear weapons in the world today, the United States and Russia possess 96 per cent of them. Of these, Russia aims most of its 8,200 strategic nuclear warheads at U.S. and Canadian targets, while the U.S. aims most of its 7,000 offensive strategic hydrogen bombs on Russian missile silos and command centres. Each of these thermonuclear warheads has roughly 20 times the destructive power of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima, according to a report on nuclear weapons by the National Resources Defense Council, a U.S. environmental group.Of these 7,000 U.S. strategic weapons, 2,500 are deployed on intercontinental ballistic missiles that are constantly maintained on hair-trigger alert ready for immediate launching, while the U.S. also maintains some 2,688 hydrogen bombs on missiles in its 14 Trident submarines, most ready for instantaneous launching.
According to the Center for Defense Information, a group that analyzes U.S. defence policy, in the event of a suspected attack, the commander of the U.S. Strategic Air Command has only three minutes to decide if a nuclear attack warning is valid. He has 10 minutes to locate the president for a 30-second briefing on attack options, and the president then has three minutes to decide to launch the warheads and to consider which pre-set targeting plan to use.Once launched, the missiles would take 10 to 30 minutes to reach their Russian targets.An almost identical situation prevails in Russia, except unlike the combined U.S. and Canadian NORAD early-warning equipment, the Russian system is decaying rapidly, its early-warning satellites are almost non-functional and it now relies on a relatively primitive over-the-horizon radar to warn it of an imminent secret first-strike attack from the United States.
The Russian military and political leaders are suitably paranoid about this extraordinary post-Cold-War situation. So much so that in January 1995 president Boris Yeltsin came to within 10 seconds of launching his nuclear armada when the launch of a Norwegian weather satellite was misinterpreted in Moscow as a pre-emptive U.S. nuclear attack.Most towns and cities with populations over 50,000 on the North American continent are targeted with at least one hydrogen bomb. Only 1,000 bombs exploding on 100 cities could induce nuclear winter and the end of most life on earth. There are fewer than 300 major cities in the Northern hemisphere.
Such is the redundancy of nuclear weapons. A U.S. Foreign Military Studies Office report of January 2002, Prototypes for Targeting America, a Soviet Military Assessment,states that New York City, for example, is the single most important target in the Atlantic region after major military installations. A U.S. Congressional Office of Technology Assessment report, commissioned in the 1980s
but still relevant, estimated that Soviet nuclear war plans had two one-megaton bombs aimed at each of three airports that serve New York, one aimed at each of the major bridges, two at Wall Street and two at each of four oil refineries. The major rail centres and power stations were also targeted, along with the port facilities.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency estimates that New York City would be obliterated by nuclear blasts and the resulting firestorms and fallout.Millions of people would die instantly. Survivors would perish shortly thereafter from burns and exposure to radiation.Terrifyingly, the early warning systems of both Russia and the U.S. register false alarms daily, triggered either by wildfires, satellite launchings or solar reflections off clouds or oceans.
Of more immediate concern in both the United States and Russia is the threat of terrorists or hackers entering and disrupting the computerized early warning systems and command centres.Therefore, as the world tries to come to terms with a possible tiny new entrant into the nuclear club, the U.S. Security Council, the U.S. administration, the U.S. Congress, the Canadian government and the Kremlin fail to recognize the most serious danger thousands of hydrogen bombs maintained on tenuous hair-trigger alert.What has induced this state of global psychic numbing, and why are these issues never officially addressed?
Now that Russia and the U.S. maintain a friendly working relationship, it is time to reinvigorate the extraordinary precedent established by Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev in Reykjavic in 1988, to urgently agree to abolish nuclear weapons bilaterally.
Only then will the nuclear superpowers have the moral authority to legitimately and actively promote multilateral nuclear disarmament through the United Nations and to police other countries to discourage lateral proliferation.
France and China have already agreed to abolish their nuclear weapons should the superpowers disarm. Israel, Pakistan and India, who have not signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty, would need extra pressure.Nobel Laureate Mohamed ElBaradei, director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, has called for a clear road map for nuclear disarmament to be established.Time is not on our side.Helen Caldicott is a pediatrician and president of the Washington-based Nuclear Policy Research Institute. She is the author of Nuclear Power is Not the Answer.
Far-right aims to form group in European Parliament
23.10.2006 - 17:42 CET | By Honor Mahony and Mark Beunderman
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - Far-right politicians in the European Parliament are trying to form a political group in the Brussels assembly, possibly by the end of this year.Bruno Gollnisch, MEP and secretary general of France's right wing National Front (FN), told EUobserver that his party has reasonable hope of forming a group in the parliament, whose rules require at least 19 members from five different member states.We are expecting to build such a political party at the end of this year or the beginning of the next,said Mr Gollnisch.Aside from the national front with seven MEPs, the Flemish Vlaams Belang (with three MEPs), the Austrian Freedom Party (1) and the Lega Nord (3) may also be involved, as well as some non-attached MEPs from other countries, including the UK.A Polish contact also confirmed that three MEPs from Poland's the League of Polish Families are being included in the talks.Mr Gollnisch said that the head of the National Front, Jean-Marie Le Pen, who is also an MEP, is planning to hold a rally from 10-12 November just outside Paris and is expecting many like-minded parties to join him from across Europe at the event.
We should have a better idea of the situation in the middle of November,said Mr Gollnish adding that his party is busy building contacts.Part of this contact-building will take place in Strasbourg this week to try and hammer out a political platform that the diverse parties can agree on.Frank Vanhecke, MEP and chairman of the Vlaams Belang party, told EUobserver that This is something we've tried very hard for many years adding we have now succeeded to get everyone around the table.However, he was phlegmatic about the chances of the new group actually taking off.I've been in European circles long enough to be realistic and sceptical on the eventual outcome. We've tried this five times before and at those times it looked as good as it looks now,he said.
In 2001, an agreement between the Lega Nord, Vlaams Belang and National Front was deemed illegal by the European Court of Justice because it had no political substance.
The programme
This time the generally anti-immigrant and far-right parties are to put this right by setting up what Mr Vanhecke called a minimum political programme for the would-be European group.He said it would include recognition of the cultural diversity of Europe as a factor of richness as well as resistance to Turkish EU accession.It is also likely to contain something on the the recognition of traditional values; based on the Judeo-Christian heritage of Europe and the conservation of our identity.At the moment MEPs from parties such as the National Front and the Vlaams Belang are all non-attached members of the European Parliament meaning they have no access to the committee chairs and other posts.
Europe's bloody past
Forming a group would give them a far greater say in the European Parliament, however, as well as certain legal entitlements something likely to cause huge ripples of discontent among other mainstream groups in the EU assembly.Reacting to the news of a possible far-right party, German conservative MEP and head of the parliament's foreign affairs committee Elmar Brok said these people have learned nothing and only preach hate. They can't get anything off the ground together and can only agree on a negative programme.Democrats in Europe have to expose these parties and show European citizens how piteously little they achieve in answering today's questions and in solving the problems and worries of the people. They stand for Europe's bloody past,he added.
An earlier version of this article suggested that some MEPs from the UK Independence Party may join the group. This is not the case and we apologise for this error.
ISRAEL PLANS MAJOR OPERATION IN GAZA
TEL AVIV [MENL] Israel's military has been developing plans for a major offensive in the Gaza Strip.
The General Staff has renewed plans for a permanent presence in the southern Gaza Strip in an effort to halt arms smuggling to the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority. Military sources said the options included the capture of the Egypt-Gaza border and the neighboring town of Rafah, said to contain up to 100 weapons tunnels that reach the neighboring Sinai Peninsula.Over the weekend, about 1,000 Israeli soldiers were sent to capture the 14-kilometer Egypt-Gaza border. In September 2005, Israel withdrew from the Gaza Strip.The current situation is extremely dangerous with Hamas ordering advanced systems that were used by Hizbullah in the war,a military source said. We're not stopping the smuggling of these systems from Egypt.
Diplomats: Iran pursuing new nuke enrichment
Updated: 3:56 p.m. ET Oct 23, 2006
VIENNA, Austria - Iran is expanding its uranium enrichment program even as the U.N. Security Council focuses on possible sanctions for its defiance of a demand to give up the activity and ease fears it seeks nuclear weapons, diplomats said Monday.
The diplomats, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to divulge the information to media, told The Associated Press that within the past few weeks Iranian nuclear experts had started a second pilot enrichment facility.While the 164 centrifuges were not producing enriched uranium, even the decision to dry test them showed Iran’s defiance of the Security Council. The council had set an Aug. 31 deadline for Tehran to cease all experiments linked to enrichment. It may start full deliberations on sanctions as early as later this week.
Iran produced a small batch of low-enriched uranium suitable as nuclear fuel but not weapons grade in February, using its initial cascade of 164 centrifuges at its pilot plant at Natanz. The process of uranium enrichment can be used to generate electricity or to create an atomic weapon, depending on the level of enrichment.Iran said it plans to install 3,000 centrifuges at its enrichment plant in Natanz, central Iran, by the end of this year. Industrial production of enriched uranium in Natanz would require 54,000 centrifuges.
Although it is nowhere near that goal, successful testing of other cascades would indicate that Tehran is slowly mastering the complexities of producing enriched uranium.A U.N. official said that even a dry-run allows Tehran to develop the technology, to make sure that things work.The International Atomic Energy Agency, which has taken the lead in probing Tehran’s nuclear program since the existence of a clandestine enrichment program was revealed more than three years ago, could not be reached for comment and issued no official confirmation.
Ali Ashgar Soltanieh, the chief Iranian envoy to the IAEA, said he had no knowledge of new developments at Natanz. But he told the AP that all nuclear activities are going on as planned.
Ahmadinejad: Capability up tenfold
In Tehran, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his country’s nuclear capability has increased tenfold despite Western pressure to roll back its atomic program, which Iran insists is peaceful.The enemies, resorting to propaganda, want to block us from achieving (nuclear technology), Ahmadinejad told a crowd on the southern outskirts of Tehran.“But they should know that today, the capability of our nation has multiplied tenfold over the same period last year.Ahmadinejad boasted that “the power of our enemies is less than one-tenth of their power in last year.He did not elaborate, and the remarks appeared aimed primarily at rallying public support as the U.N. Security Council prepares to consider limited sanctions.Iran insists its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. The United States and dozens of other countries fear, however, that it is secretly trying to make nuclear arms.Ahmadinejad repeated that Iran was ready to negotiate about its nuclear ambitions. But the six nations that have spearheaded the most recent attempts to bring Iran to the negotiating table continue to call on Iran to first suspend enrichment.
Incentives rejected by Tehran
The Islamic republic has turned down a package of incentives offered by those six world powers the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany on condition that all enrichment activities cease.The United States and its Western Security Council allies, Britain and France, have drafted a text that would impose limited sanctions on Iran for its defiance. But a U.N. diplomat told the AP that the text might have to be softened to enlist the support of Russia and China, which have veto power on the Security Council.Both Moscow and Beijing are reluctant to impose harsh punishments on Tehran, an economic and strategic partner. They also fear that any sanctions which for now rule out military action could still start the process toward consideration of force.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday he was hopeful talks with the Iranians would resume and that there was a real chance for a negotiated settlement without sanctions.However, the European Union’s external relations commissioner, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, said that Tehran had not responded positively to the incentives package and that the Security Council may need to explore another alternative.2006 The Associated Press.
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Wal-Mart Rolls Out Red Carpet For Homosexual Marriage
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When Wal-Mart announced their support for the homosexual agenda a few weeks ago, they meant what they said. You will remember that Wal-Mart asked for, and received, permission to join the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC).
The company announced they were giving two large grants to NGLCC. The world's largest retailer was rewarded with a position on the board of NGLCC. Wal-Mart also announced they would give preference to homosexual-owned businesses in purchasing
products.
Justin Nelson, president of NGLCC, said he expects Wal-Mart to use its influence to pressure suppliers like P&G, Johnson & Johnson, and Gillette to give homosexual businesses preferential treatment. Wal-Mart is also working on a plan to provide
domestic-partnership benefits to homsexual employee partners. The NGLCC is a leading promoter of homosexual marriage.
A quick search for books sold by Wal-Mart found the following related to the promotion of homosexual marriage:
What God Has Joined Together: The Christian Case for Gay Marriage
Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good for Gay, Good for Straights, and Good for America
Legalizing Gay Marriage
Why You Should Give a -amn about Gay Marriage
Civil Wars: A Battle for Gay Marriage
Gay Marriage and Democracy: Equality for All
Defending Same-Sex Marriage
Why Marriage Matters: America, Equality, and Gay People's Right to Marry
Gay Marriage, Real Life: Ten Stories of Love and Family
A quick search of Wal-Mart's website turned up the following number of items for sale:
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Lesbian - 468
Transgender - 40
Bisexual - 38
Gay Marriage - 26
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1-5.2 quake shakes northwest Turkey, no casualties. 2-Hurricane Paul weakens to tropical storm. 3-Floods claim at least one life in Spain. 4-3 Nev. Counties a Disaster After Fires. 5-Rabies tops most infectious diseases in China. 6-The Way the World Ends. 7-Far-right aims to form group in European Parliament. 8-ISRAEL PLANS MAJOR OPERATION IN GAZA. 9-Diplomats: Iran pursuing new nuke enrichment. 10-Help stop anti-Israel propaganda in the media. 11-Wal-Mart Rolls Out Red Carpet For Homosexual Marriage.
5.2 quake shakes northwest Turkey, no casualties 38 minutes ago
ISTANBUL (AFP) - An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the open-ended Richter scale struck the Bay of Gemlik, northwestern Turkey, at 5:00 pm (1400 GMT), the Kandilli Observatory in Istanbul reported. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, but frightened residents took to the streets of Gemlik town, which is about 100 kilometers (63 miles) south of Istanbul, where the quake was also felt.There is no damage and there are no casualties,Gemlik Mayor Mehmet Turgut told the CNN-Turk news channel, insisting that there was no panic.People naturally rushed to the streets, but that was all,Turgut said.
We really felt it,an Istanbul resident told AFP by telephone. I had to throw myself under a table.Another 5.2 quake hit Manyas, a town in Balikesir province, also in northwest Turkey, on Friday night without causing any damage.Earthquakes are frequent in Turkey, which is crossed by several major fault lines.Two violent quakes in the heavily populated, industrialized northwest of the country claimed about 20,000 lives in August and November 1999.
Strong quake hits Japan, no concern over tsunamis Mon Oct 23, 9:57 PM ET
TOKYO (AFP) - A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck close to islands in southern Japan, but there were no concerns over tsunamis and no immediate reports of damage or casualties, officials said. The tremor struck at 6:18 am (2118 GMT) with its epicenter 800 kilometers (496 miles) south of Tokyo, close to the Izu islands, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.You don't have to worry about disastrous tsunamis that could lead to damages, as certain time has passed since the quake,an official at the agency told AFP about two hours after the tremor.He added that the agency will keep monitoring the sea level and that some sea-level changes may be observed due to this quake.Japan lies at the junction of four tectonic plates and endures about 20 percent of the world's most powerful earthquakes, which frequently jolt Tokyo and other major cities.On Friday two strong undersea earthquakes struck Japan but with no reports of damages of casualties.
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Hurricane Paul weakens to tropical storm By MARK STEVENSON, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
SAN JOSE DEL CABO, Mexico - Hurricane Paul weakened to a tropical storm Tuesday, easing the threat to rain-sodden resorts at the tip of the Baja California peninsula. Paul, which had been the third hurricane this season to threaten the area, had maximum sustained winds near 65 mph and was moving north at about 7 mph, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.Forecasters predicted the storm was likely to weaken further but could still dump up to 10 inches of rain in the mountains on Mexico's mainland, causing severe flooding.Streets were already flooded with ankle-deep water in the resort of Cabo San Lucas, where authorities closed schools and opened eight shelters Tuesday. Officials were searching for the body of an American man who reportedly drowned while swimming in surging waves Monday.
Francisco Cota, civil defense director for the two resort cities of San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas, had warned that about 2,000 to 3,000 families could be evacuated from flood-risk areas to 49 shelters, mostly schools.At 11 a.m. EDT, Paul was 310 miles southwest of Cabo San Lucas and about 470 miles southwest of Mazatlan.Known for their rugged beauty, San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas are popular with sports fishermen and celebrities and famous for world-class golf courses and pristine beaches flanked by cactus-dotted deserts.Both Atlantic and Pacific hurricane seasons, which end Nov. 30, have been normal this year, said
Dennis Feltgen, a meteorologist at the U.S. National Weather Service. He added that the United States has been fortunate to not be hit by any of the five hurricanes in 2006. The Atlantic had a record season last year with devastating storms, including Hurricane Katrina that struck New Orleans.Associated Press writer Kathleen Miller contributed to this story from Mexico City.
Floods claim at least one life in Spain
dpa German Press Agency,Published: Monday October 23, 2006
Madrid- At least one person was killed Monday when the car she was travelling in was swept away by a current during heavy rains near Huelva in southern Spain, news reports said. Another occupant of the car was missing, while a third was rescued. The previous day, two people were killed in traffic accidents attributed to rainstorms in the north-west. Rains also cut road links, caused massive traffic jams in Madrid and isolated 200 people staying at a spa near Caceres in the south-west. A power cut left more than 1,000 people without electricity near Huesca in the north.
FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS
REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
Associated Press
3 Nev. Counties a Disaster After Fires ,10.22.2006, 10:48 PM
Three rural Nevada counties ravaged by wildfires this year have been declared disaster areas by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. USDA Secretary Mike Johanns said there were sufficient agriculture production losses to warrant the designation in Elko, Humboldt and Lincoln counties. The action came Friday at the request of Gov. Kenny Guinn, who said seven other counties would effectively be included in the designation because they are located next to the declared disaster areas. The designation makes ranchers and farmers who meet certain criteria in the 10 counties eligible for assistance, including low-interest emergency loans, officials said.
Wildfires burned more than 1.5 million acres in Nevada this year, much of it in the northeastern part of the state. Of that, about 300,000 acres is privately owned.
DISEASES
REVELATION 6:7-8
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse:(CHLORES GREEN) and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword,(WEAPONS) and with hunger,(FAMINE) and with death,(INCURABLE DISEASES) and with the beasts of the earth.(ANIMAL TO HUMAN DISEASE).
Rabies tops most infectious diseases in China
Mon Oct 23, 2006 1:29am ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - Rabies has killed more people in China than either tuberculosis or AIDS in each of the last five months, state media reported on Monday, prompting a crackdown in the capital to control unregistered dogs.Pet dogs were shunned in the days of Mao Zedong as a symbol of bourgeois decadence but have become increasingly popular in the last decade with improved living standards.But steep registration fees and poor education levels have fueled an explosion in unregistered and wild dogs in Chinese cities.Rabies killed 318 people in China in September alone, up 36.9 percent on a year earlier, the Shanghai Daily said, citing Health Ministry figures.
In the first nine months of 2006, the ministry recorded 2,254 rabies infections, up 26.69 percent on the same period last year, the paper said.It said rabies had become the biggest killer among 23 of the most infectious diseases including TB, AIDS and hepatitis B, but the report did say when it had become the biggest killer. The list did not include the common flu.Beijing, where only half of its estimated one million dogs are registered, kicked off a two-month campaign on Saturday to reinforce regulations on dog ownership, after reporting 70,000 pet-related injuries in the first half of 2006, the paper said.Some 2,660 people died of rabies in China in 2004,according to Health Ministry figures.
NUCLEAR WEAPONS WILL BE USED.
ISAIAH 26:21
21 For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.(WW3,1/2 earths population die).
ISAIAH 13:6-13 KJV
6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:(FROM FRIGHT)
8 And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.
9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
ISAIAH 24:17-23 KJV
17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
2 TIMOTHY 3:1
1 This know also, that in the last days perilous (DANGEROUS) times shall come.
JOEL 2:20,30
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(SIBERIAN DESERT)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
ZECHARIAH 14:12-13
12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.
EZEKIEL 20:47
47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.
ZEPHANIAH 1:18
18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
MALACHI 4:1
1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
REVELATION 9:18
18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.
HALF OF EARTHS POPULATION DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION.(THESE VERSES ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES
NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES)
LUKE 17:34-37
34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
37 And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.(Christians have new bodies,this is the people against Jerusalem during the 7 yr treaty)(Christians bodies are not being eaten by the birds).
MATTHEW 24:37-51
37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
I will tell you the World will never end, There will alwys be an Israel and the World Capital Jerusalem forever and ever, like my intro says just getting Men and Womens hearts straightened out.
The Way the World Ends
With all the hype about North Korea, we're forgetting that the world is still staring down the barrels of thousands of U.S. and Russian
ICBMs.by Helen Caldicott
It is difficult to underestimate the problems associated with North Korea's recent nuclear weapons test. Following a small atomic explosion in a mountainous area of North Korea of less than one kiloton the Hiroshima bomb was 13 kilotons the U.S.
administration is encouraging draconian economic sanctions to be enacted against a desperately poor country where millions of people are malnourished and that will further ostracize a paranoid regime, while the rest of the world looks on with horror as the nuclear arms race threatens to spiral out of control.While lateral proliferation is indeed an incredibly serious problem as ever-more countries prepare to enter the portals of the nuclear club, one consistent outstanding nuclear threat that continues to endanger most planetary species is ignored by the international community.
In fact, the real rogue nations that continue to hold the world at nuclear ransom are Russia and the United States. Contrary to popular belief, the threat of a massive nuclear attack whether by accident, human fallibility or malfeasance has increased.Of the 30,000 nuclear weapons in the world today, the United States and Russia possess 96 per cent of them. Of these, Russia aims most of its 8,200 strategic nuclear warheads at U.S. and Canadian targets, while the U.S. aims most of its 7,000 offensive strategic hydrogen bombs on Russian missile silos and command centres. Each of these thermonuclear warheads has roughly 20 times the destructive power of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima, according to a report on nuclear weapons by the National Resources Defense Council, a U.S. environmental group.Of these 7,000 U.S. strategic weapons, 2,500 are deployed on intercontinental ballistic missiles that are constantly maintained on hair-trigger alert ready for immediate launching, while the U.S. also maintains some 2,688 hydrogen bombs on missiles in its 14 Trident submarines, most ready for instantaneous launching.
According to the Center for Defense Information, a group that analyzes U.S. defence policy, in the event of a suspected attack, the commander of the U.S. Strategic Air Command has only three minutes to decide if a nuclear attack warning is valid. He has 10 minutes to locate the president for a 30-second briefing on attack options, and the president then has three minutes to decide to launch the warheads and to consider which pre-set targeting plan to use.Once launched, the missiles would take 10 to 30 minutes to reach their Russian targets.An almost identical situation prevails in Russia, except unlike the combined U.S. and Canadian NORAD early-warning equipment, the Russian system is decaying rapidly, its early-warning satellites are almost non-functional and it now relies on a relatively primitive over-the-horizon radar to warn it of an imminent secret first-strike attack from the United States.
The Russian military and political leaders are suitably paranoid about this extraordinary post-Cold-War situation. So much so that in January 1995 president Boris Yeltsin came to within 10 seconds of launching his nuclear armada when the launch of a Norwegian weather satellite was misinterpreted in Moscow as a pre-emptive U.S. nuclear attack.Most towns and cities with populations over 50,000 on the North American continent are targeted with at least one hydrogen bomb. Only 1,000 bombs exploding on 100 cities could induce nuclear winter and the end of most life on earth. There are fewer than 300 major cities in the Northern hemisphere.
Such is the redundancy of nuclear weapons. A U.S. Foreign Military Studies Office report of January 2002, Prototypes for Targeting America, a Soviet Military Assessment,states that New York City, for example, is the single most important target in the Atlantic region after major military installations. A U.S. Congressional Office of Technology Assessment report, commissioned in the 1980s
but still relevant, estimated that Soviet nuclear war plans had two one-megaton bombs aimed at each of three airports that serve New York, one aimed at each of the major bridges, two at Wall Street and two at each of four oil refineries. The major rail centres and power stations were also targeted, along with the port facilities.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency estimates that New York City would be obliterated by nuclear blasts and the resulting firestorms and fallout.Millions of people would die instantly. Survivors would perish shortly thereafter from burns and exposure to radiation.Terrifyingly, the early warning systems of both Russia and the U.S. register false alarms daily, triggered either by wildfires, satellite launchings or solar reflections off clouds or oceans.
Of more immediate concern in both the United States and Russia is the threat of terrorists or hackers entering and disrupting the computerized early warning systems and command centres.Therefore, as the world tries to come to terms with a possible tiny new entrant into the nuclear club, the U.S. Security Council, the U.S. administration, the U.S. Congress, the Canadian government and the Kremlin fail to recognize the most serious danger thousands of hydrogen bombs maintained on tenuous hair-trigger alert.What has induced this state of global psychic numbing, and why are these issues never officially addressed?
Now that Russia and the U.S. maintain a friendly working relationship, it is time to reinvigorate the extraordinary precedent established by Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev in Reykjavic in 1988, to urgently agree to abolish nuclear weapons bilaterally.
Only then will the nuclear superpowers have the moral authority to legitimately and actively promote multilateral nuclear disarmament through the United Nations and to police other countries to discourage lateral proliferation.
France and China have already agreed to abolish their nuclear weapons should the superpowers disarm. Israel, Pakistan and India, who have not signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty, would need extra pressure.Nobel Laureate Mohamed ElBaradei, director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, has called for a clear road map for nuclear disarmament to be established.Time is not on our side.Helen Caldicott is a pediatrician and president of the Washington-based Nuclear Policy Research Institute. She is the author of Nuclear Power is Not the Answer.
Far-right aims to form group in European Parliament
23.10.2006 - 17:42 CET | By Honor Mahony and Mark Beunderman
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - Far-right politicians in the European Parliament are trying to form a political group in the Brussels assembly, possibly by the end of this year.Bruno Gollnisch, MEP and secretary general of France's right wing National Front (FN), told EUobserver that his party has reasonable hope of forming a group in the parliament, whose rules require at least 19 members from five different member states.We are expecting to build such a political party at the end of this year or the beginning of the next,said Mr Gollnisch.Aside from the national front with seven MEPs, the Flemish Vlaams Belang (with three MEPs), the Austrian Freedom Party (1) and the Lega Nord (3) may also be involved, as well as some non-attached MEPs from other countries, including the UK.A Polish contact also confirmed that three MEPs from Poland's the League of Polish Families are being included in the talks.Mr Gollnisch said that the head of the National Front, Jean-Marie Le Pen, who is also an MEP, is planning to hold a rally from 10-12 November just outside Paris and is expecting many like-minded parties to join him from across Europe at the event.
We should have a better idea of the situation in the middle of November,said Mr Gollnish adding that his party is busy building contacts.Part of this contact-building will take place in Strasbourg this week to try and hammer out a political platform that the diverse parties can agree on.Frank Vanhecke, MEP and chairman of the Vlaams Belang party, told EUobserver that This is something we've tried very hard for many years adding we have now succeeded to get everyone around the table.However, he was phlegmatic about the chances of the new group actually taking off.I've been in European circles long enough to be realistic and sceptical on the eventual outcome. We've tried this five times before and at those times it looked as good as it looks now,he said.
In 2001, an agreement between the Lega Nord, Vlaams Belang and National Front was deemed illegal by the European Court of Justice because it had no political substance.
The programme
This time the generally anti-immigrant and far-right parties are to put this right by setting up what Mr Vanhecke called a minimum political programme for the would-be European group.He said it would include recognition of the cultural diversity of Europe as a factor of richness as well as resistance to Turkish EU accession.It is also likely to contain something on the the recognition of traditional values; based on the Judeo-Christian heritage of Europe and the conservation of our identity.At the moment MEPs from parties such as the National Front and the Vlaams Belang are all non-attached members of the European Parliament meaning they have no access to the committee chairs and other posts.
Europe's bloody past
Forming a group would give them a far greater say in the European Parliament, however, as well as certain legal entitlements something likely to cause huge ripples of discontent among other mainstream groups in the EU assembly.Reacting to the news of a possible far-right party, German conservative MEP and head of the parliament's foreign affairs committee Elmar Brok said these people have learned nothing and only preach hate. They can't get anything off the ground together and can only agree on a negative programme.Democrats in Europe have to expose these parties and show European citizens how piteously little they achieve in answering today's questions and in solving the problems and worries of the people. They stand for Europe's bloody past,he added.
An earlier version of this article suggested that some MEPs from the UK Independence Party may join the group. This is not the case and we apologise for this error.
ISRAEL PLANS MAJOR OPERATION IN GAZA
TEL AVIV [MENL] Israel's military has been developing plans for a major offensive in the Gaza Strip.
The General Staff has renewed plans for a permanent presence in the southern Gaza Strip in an effort to halt arms smuggling to the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority. Military sources said the options included the capture of the Egypt-Gaza border and the neighboring town of Rafah, said to contain up to 100 weapons tunnels that reach the neighboring Sinai Peninsula.Over the weekend, about 1,000 Israeli soldiers were sent to capture the 14-kilometer Egypt-Gaza border. In September 2005, Israel withdrew from the Gaza Strip.The current situation is extremely dangerous with Hamas ordering advanced systems that were used by Hizbullah in the war,a military source said. We're not stopping the smuggling of these systems from Egypt.
Diplomats: Iran pursuing new nuke enrichment
Updated: 3:56 p.m. ET Oct 23, 2006
VIENNA, Austria - Iran is expanding its uranium enrichment program even as the U.N. Security Council focuses on possible sanctions for its defiance of a demand to give up the activity and ease fears it seeks nuclear weapons, diplomats said Monday.
The diplomats, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to divulge the information to media, told The Associated Press that within the past few weeks Iranian nuclear experts had started a second pilot enrichment facility.While the 164 centrifuges were not producing enriched uranium, even the decision to dry test them showed Iran’s defiance of the Security Council. The council had set an Aug. 31 deadline for Tehran to cease all experiments linked to enrichment. It may start full deliberations on sanctions as early as later this week.
Iran produced a small batch of low-enriched uranium suitable as nuclear fuel but not weapons grade in February, using its initial cascade of 164 centrifuges at its pilot plant at Natanz. The process of uranium enrichment can be used to generate electricity or to create an atomic weapon, depending on the level of enrichment.Iran said it plans to install 3,000 centrifuges at its enrichment plant in Natanz, central Iran, by the end of this year. Industrial production of enriched uranium in Natanz would require 54,000 centrifuges.
Although it is nowhere near that goal, successful testing of other cascades would indicate that Tehran is slowly mastering the complexities of producing enriched uranium.A U.N. official said that even a dry-run allows Tehran to develop the technology, to make sure that things work.The International Atomic Energy Agency, which has taken the lead in probing Tehran’s nuclear program since the existence of a clandestine enrichment program was revealed more than three years ago, could not be reached for comment and issued no official confirmation.
Ali Ashgar Soltanieh, the chief Iranian envoy to the IAEA, said he had no knowledge of new developments at Natanz. But he told the AP that all nuclear activities are going on as planned.
Ahmadinejad: Capability up tenfold
In Tehran, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his country’s nuclear capability has increased tenfold despite Western pressure to roll back its atomic program, which Iran insists is peaceful.The enemies, resorting to propaganda, want to block us from achieving (nuclear technology), Ahmadinejad told a crowd on the southern outskirts of Tehran.“But they should know that today, the capability of our nation has multiplied tenfold over the same period last year.Ahmadinejad boasted that “the power of our enemies is less than one-tenth of their power in last year.He did not elaborate, and the remarks appeared aimed primarily at rallying public support as the U.N. Security Council prepares to consider limited sanctions.Iran insists its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. The United States and dozens of other countries fear, however, that it is secretly trying to make nuclear arms.Ahmadinejad repeated that Iran was ready to negotiate about its nuclear ambitions. But the six nations that have spearheaded the most recent attempts to bring Iran to the negotiating table continue to call on Iran to first suspend enrichment.
Incentives rejected by Tehran
The Islamic republic has turned down a package of incentives offered by those six world powers the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany on condition that all enrichment activities cease.The United States and its Western Security Council allies, Britain and France, have drafted a text that would impose limited sanctions on Iran for its defiance. But a U.N. diplomat told the AP that the text might have to be softened to enlist the support of Russia and China, which have veto power on the Security Council.Both Moscow and Beijing are reluctant to impose harsh punishments on Tehran, an economic and strategic partner. They also fear that any sanctions which for now rule out military action could still start the process toward consideration of force.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday he was hopeful talks with the Iranians would resume and that there was a real chance for a negotiated settlement without sanctions.However, the European Union’s external relations commissioner, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, said that Tehran had not responded positively to the incentives package and that the Security Council may need to explore another alternative.2006 The Associated Press.
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Wal-Mart Rolls Out Red Carpet For Homosexual Marriage
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When Wal-Mart announced their support for the homosexual agenda a few weeks ago, they meant what they said. You will remember that Wal-Mart asked for, and received, permission to join the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC).
The company announced they were giving two large grants to NGLCC. The world's largest retailer was rewarded with a position on the board of NGLCC. Wal-Mart also announced they would give preference to homosexual-owned businesses in purchasing
products.
Justin Nelson, president of NGLCC, said he expects Wal-Mart to use its influence to pressure suppliers like P&G, Johnson & Johnson, and Gillette to give homosexual businesses preferential treatment. Wal-Mart is also working on a plan to provide
domestic-partnership benefits to homsexual employee partners. The NGLCC is a leading promoter of homosexual marriage.
A quick search for books sold by Wal-Mart found the following related to the promotion of homosexual marriage:
What God Has Joined Together: The Christian Case for Gay Marriage
Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good for Gay, Good for Straights, and Good for America
Legalizing Gay Marriage
Why You Should Give a -amn about Gay Marriage
Civil Wars: A Battle for Gay Marriage
Gay Marriage and Democracy: Equality for All
Defending Same-Sex Marriage
Why Marriage Matters: America, Equality, and Gay People's Right to Marry
Gay Marriage, Real Life: Ten Stories of Love and Family
A quick search of Wal-Mart's website turned up the following number of items for sale:
Gay - 1148
Lesbian - 468
Transgender - 40
Bisexual - 38
Gay Marriage - 26
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PERSECUTION IS COMING TO THE WEST
1-EARTHQUAKE JOLTS THE PHILIPPINES. 2-Four quakes, 591 aftershocks rock Luzon. 3-Hurricane Paul strengthens on way to Mexico. 4-Dozens flooded out of homes in Texas. 5-California faces fire warnings. 6-Canada: We won’t remain neutral as Israel battles extremists. 7-Lieberman Cedes Demands in Favor of National Responsibility. 8-PA Educational Campaign to Detach Jews from Jerusalem. 9-Feeling of Europeanness on the rise, study says. 10-5.5 tons of narcotic drugs seized throughout Iran in past week. 11-Persecution is Coming to the West. 12-Russian ship sinks, 18-member crew missing.
EARTHQUAKES
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
EARTHQUAKE JOLTS THE PHILIPPINES
date: 22 10, 2006
MANILA, OCT. 22, (BNA)--AN EARTHQUAKE MEASURING 4. 7 DEGREES ON RICHTER SCALE STRUCK MANY PARTS OF THE PHILIPPINES TODAY. NO HUMAN OR FINANCIAL LOSSES WERE REPORTED. THE EARTHQUAKES EPICENTER WAS LOCATED NORTH-WEST OF BOAC TOWN IN THE CENTRAL PROVINCE OF MARINDUQUE IN CENTRAL PHILIPPINES, THE PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF VOLCANOLOGY AND SEISMOLOGY SAID. PEOPLE IN MANY PROVINCES IN SOUTHERN MANILA FELT THE TREMOR MEASURING 2 TO 3 DEGREES ON RICHTER SCALE. IT IS TO NOTE THAT THE PHILIPPINES, WHICH IS PART OF THE SO CALLED CIRCLE OF FIRE STRETCHING AROUND THE PACIFIC OCEAN, IS SUBJECT TO AROUND 10 EARTHQUAKES ON DAILY BASIS. HOWEVER, ONLY FEW ARE FELT. THE WORST TREMOR THAT EVER HIT THE PHILIPPINES WAS IN 1990 WHICH MEASURED 7. 7 DEGREES ON RICHTER SCALE AND KILLED 2000 PEOPLE ON SOUTHERN LUZON ISLAND. AOQ/ MT
Four quakes, 591 aftershocks rock Luzon
FOUR moderate earthquakes hit the Philippines on Friday up to yesterday, triggering 591 aftershocks but causing hardly any damage, seismologists said. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the first earthquake was recorded at a magnitude of 5.2 on Friday. The following day, a 3.7-magnitude earthquake hit followed by another with a magnitude of 4.7.
The institute recorded the last major earthquake at a magnitude of 5.7 yesterday, the strongest of the four. The earthquake struck at 2:23 a.m., and scientists located its epicenter off the northeast coast of the island of Mindoro. Neither the institute nor the US Geological Survey had any immediate reports of any damage or casualties as a result of the earthquakes or the aftershocks that were recorded in between them.
Institute Director Renato Solidum told Standard Today that the last earthquake was not strong enough to cause a tsunami, although the tremor originated under the sea. He said Sunday’s quake came from a 10-km depth in the Lubang Fault and was tectonic in origin. The earthquakes were felt in Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, Quezon, Batangas and Metro Manila. The Philippines is located in the so-called Ring of Fire, where volcanic activities and earthquakes are common. The last major quake, with a magnitude of more than 7 on the Richter scale, struck Luzon in July 1990, leaving thousands dead and causing billions in property damage. AP, AFP, Jaime Pilapil
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Hurricane Paul strengthens on way to Mexico By Greg Brosnan
13 minutes ago
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Hurricane Paul strengthened as it swept across the Pacific Ocean on Monday toward a beach resort on Mexico's Baja California peninsula and key farming areas on the mainland barely recovering from a battering last month.
The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said the hurricane, a category 2 on a five-step scale, was gaining force. It could become a powerful category 3 storm later in the day, capable of blowing down large trees and destroying mobile homes.Paul was located 455 miles south of Cabo San Lucas, one of two towns that together make up Los Cabos, an exclusive resort popular with U.S. golfers and other tourists. It was expected to pick up forward speed.Forecasters said Paul would pass near the resort sometime on Wednesday before crashing into the Mexican mainland.The Mexican government issued a hurricane watch for the southern tip of Baja California, which extends south from the U.S. state of California.Vacationers in Los Cabos, mostly U.S. visitors, were concerned but there were no evacuations.The guests are asking about it, but for now we're telling them we don't have any solid information and that the weather is very unpredictable,said Patricia Salbana, a receptionist at the Fiesta Americana Grand hotel in Los Cabos.
It might change direction, said Omar Muro, a spokesman at the nearby Inter Continental hotel. We don't want to give guests a false alarm.The state of Sinaloa, which took a hit from Hurricane Lane in September, was in the path of the latest storm. Lane missed Los Cabos before crashing into Sinaloa on Mexico's Pacific Coast, leaving a path of destruction that killed three.Paul could even throw a curveball at central bank economists in Mexico City if it destroys crops in Sinaloa, creating food shortages and pushing up inflation.Lane devastated key tomato crops in Sinaloa. That helped pushed September's inflation to its highest monthly rate in six years.If it hit there, inflation could continue to be impacted,said Mario Correa, an economist at Scotiabank Inverlat.
Farmers in the state were keeping a close eye on the storm.Obviously people are really alarmed,said Manuel Ortiz, a meteorologist at the Confederation of Agricultural Associations of Sinaloa state.(Additional reporting by Jason Lange and Gunther Hamm)
Dozens flooded out of homes in Texas 2 hours, 59 minutes ago
VIDOR, Texas - Floodwater surrounded dozens of homes and FEMA trailers in Southeast Texas on Monday after heavy rain sent the Neches River spilling over its banks.
The river was about 8 feet above flood stage Monday and was expected to remain at that level through Thursday, said Jeff Kelley, Orange County emergency management coordinator.Kelley estimated about 40 homes had been destroyed.The damage varied home to home because some had been built on stilts while others sit at ground level. In some cases, water was up to the roof lines. The area had been hit hard by Hurricane Rita last year, and Kelley said a number of Federal Emergency Management Agency trailers were still in the area. The flooding, from water flowing down stream after last week's heavy rain, damaged homes in the communities of Lakeview, Connely Road and Four Oaks Ranch Road north of Vidor, about 90 miles east of Houston.All Interstate
10 ramps between Beaumont and Vidor were closed, he said.
REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
California faces fire warnings
OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 22 (UPI) The National Weather Service has issued fire danger warnings for several counties in northern California, the Oakland Tribune reported. The warning was spurred by a combination of gusty winds, low humidity and a series of power outages. High temperatures were also said to be adding to the threat. The Tribune reported that firefighters in Oakland and Contra Costa County were called to several small grass fires. Although the National Weather Service lifted its red flag warning for the East Bay hills late Saturday afternoon, many firefighters and weather authorities remain wary, the newspaper said.
COUNTRIES WITH ISRAEL
EZEKIEL 38:10-19
10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
11 And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
13 Sheba, and Dedan,(SAUDIA ARABIA) and the merchants of Tarshish,(ENGLAND) with all the young lions thereof,(USA,CANADA,AUSTRALIA,NEW ZEALAND,EU,ENGLISH SPEAKING shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
14 Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?
15 And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:
16 And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
17 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?
18 And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face.
19 For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel
Canada: We won’t remain neutral as Israel battles extremists
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Week after Liberal party candidate accuses Israel of war crimes, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper shows unequivocal support for Israel. Harper: When dealing with war between Israel and terrorist organization, this country cannot and will never be neutral.Canada won’t remain neutral while Israel is fighting to defend itself against extremists, promised Candian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in a speech Wednesday to the Jewish community of Toronto. He emphasized that Israel will enjoy full support and friendship from the Canadian government.
When it comes to dealing with a war between Israel and a terrorist organization, this country and this government cannot and will never be neutral,said Harper. Those who seek to destroy the Jews, who seek to destroy Israel, will ultimately seek to destroy us all.
It is why Canada’s new government has reacted with speed and spoken with clarity on the recent events in the Middle East. Political Upheaval Israel war crime charge roils Canada politics / Reuters Leading candidate to head Canada’s opposition Liberal Party says Israel committed war crime when it bombarded Lebanese village of Qana in July Harper was one of the first to show support for Israel last July when the IDF went to war in southern Lebanon.
During the war he even spoke with his Israeli counterpart Ehud Olmert and expressed his support for action against Hizbullah.Alongside his support of Israel, Harper emphasized that the Palestinians also deserve a fair and just future and that he hopes a two-state solution can be found so that Israelis and Palestinian can live in peace alongside one another.
Issues of human dignity, of giving people the opportunity to build their community, to realize their own dreams as long as they respect the rights and dignity of others are values we also share, Harper added in regards to the relationship between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
One week ago
Harper’s warm statements came a week after the leading candidate for the Liberal party in Canada, Michael Ignatieff, accused Israel of committing war crimes in Lebanon. Ignatieff, a human rights activist, has sparked a political storm in Canada after claiming that the IDF bombing of the village of Qana was a war crime.
Ignatieff’s comments were criticized by Harper, who said that Liberal party
leadership candidates are anti-Israel.Ignatieff denied Harper’s claims and said that he sees himself as a lifelong friend of Israel and that there is no basis for Harper’s accusations that the Liberal party is anti-Semitic.Wednesday, the organization Canada-Israel, who had invited Ignatieff for a visit to Jerusalem, decided to cancel the planned trip. We decided to wait until the political storm
subsides, said Canada-Israel National Chair Marc Gold.These kinds of visits are of an educational nature. There goal is to expose parliament members to a wide range of issues. There is no doubt that this objective won’t be achieved if everyone focuses on who said what,he added.
ISRAELS TROUBLE
JEREMIAH 30:7
7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble;(ISRAEL) but he shall be saved out of it.
DANIEL 12:1,4
1 And at that time shall Michael(ISRAELS WAR ANGEL) stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people:(ISRAEL) and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation(May 14,48) even to that same
time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro,(WORLD TRAVEL,IMMIGRATION) and knowledge shall be increased.(COMPUTERS,CHIP IMPLANTS ETC)
Lieberman Cedes Demands in Favor of National Responsibility
By Hillel Fendel(INN)
MK Avigdor Lieberman (Yisrael Beiteinu) says he hopes to complete negotiations for his entry into the government this week. Party MKs say national responsibility overrides their original demands. Lieberman met with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert this afternoon, in a meeting to summarize the principles of the Yisrael Beiteinu (Israel Our Home) party into the coalition. Technical details still need to be ironed out, Olmert said afterwards, but announced that Lieberman would serve as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategic Threats.The way was paved for the party's entry into the coalition after the Cabinet voted narrowly yesterday to approve Lieberman's proposed legislation for a change in the country's political system. At least one minister Rafi Eitan (Pensioners) voted for the plan merely to enable Lieberman's party to enter and thus strengthen the coalition; Eitan explained that he actually objects to the proposed legislation, but voted for it because he is confident that it has no chance of passing in the Knesset.
Lieberman just last week named five conditions that must be fulfilled before he would enter the government yet none of them appear to be likely to be fulfilled. The conditions were:
* An official end to Prime Minister Olmert's convergence (unilateral withdrawal) plan must be announced.
* Jewish outpost neighborhoods in Judea and Samaria must not be uprooted.
* Legislation must be passed to change the government system to a presidential one.
* A Supreme Court-appointed public commission of inquiry to investigate the mismanagement of the recent war with Hizbullah must be established, in place of the current Winograd Commission, appointed by the same ministers it is supposed to investigate.
* Civil marriages must be allowed.
Regarding the withdrawal, Olmert has announced that it is currently not on the agenda, but has not stated that it will not return to the agenda when conditions are ripe. Similarly, Defense Minister Amir Peretz has announced that he plans to uproot unauthorized outposts in Yesha, and has met with Yesha leaders on the topic.The legislation regarding the new political system is not felt to have a chance to pass in the Knesset, at least not the way it is currently formulated. Prime Minister Olmert has even said that he himself does not favor a changeover to a presidential system. The Yisrael Beiteinu bill also calls for a minimum electoral threshold of 10%, below which a political party cannot be represented; support for this clause in the Knesset is practically nil. The call for a state commission of inquiry into the war has basically dropped from public awareness, and the Shas Party a coalition member of equal size to Yisrael Beiteinu objects strongly to civil marriages.
Arutz-7 spoke today with MK Sofa Landver of Yisrael Beiteinu (Israel Our Home) and asked her why the party had given up on practically all its demands only a few days after declaring them. Our sense of national responsibility leads us to take this position, she said. In the special situation in which our country finds itself after the war in the north, where the state of affairs is still dangerous, and with the Iranian threats to destroy us we feel that this is the time to be inside the government and influence. Now is the time to strengthen the country.A-7: Do you mean strengthening the country, or the government?
Landver: It's been just a half-year since a new government and a new Knesset were elected, and now is not the time to topple the government. The country does not need new elections now.A-7: This appears to be a major turnabout for a party that is known to be right-wing not to want to topple a government coalition that is leftist-based! Landver: No, it's not a major turnabout. We have a responsibility towards the government and towards the country.A-7: "How is it that your party gave up on nearly all its demands of just a week ago?
Landver: We will be judged on whether this is true or not afterwards, not now.
A-7: Why are you accepting only one ministerial portfolio, when Shas which has 11 MKs, just like you has four? How will you be able to have an influence in such a manner? Landver: We don't think that now is the time to add more ministers to the government; this will be too heavy of a burden on the state's resources. We will be able to have an influence in any event.
Reactions on the Right
MK Esterina Tartman (Yisrael Beiteinu) invited the National Union/National Religious Party (NU/NRP) faction to join the coalition as well but the invitation was not well-received. NU/NRP Knesset Members commented as follows: MK Tzvi Hendel: This [Lieberman's entry] is a strange, not understandable move.MK Yitzchak Levy: Lieberman painted himself as very right-wing, and attracted many right-wing votes and now he will be there to allow Peretz to remove outposts.MK Nissan Slomiansky: What can he do in the government? Nothing. He didn't even save his party's honor by getting them an extra ministerial portfolio.MK Benny Elon: A childish move, as if he thinks that he can save the country all by himself, just by his own personal magic. He doesn't even need any other ministers from his party in the government!... I call either for Olmert to form a national unity government with Netanyahu and the Likud, or for Lieberman not to fall prey to this foolishness.
Lieberman met afterwards with the NU/NRP faction.
MK Rabbi Yitzchak Levy later told Arutz-7, He told us that the right-wing has not succeeded in stopping withdrawals and that a new methodology is needed. He hopes to influence from within the security cabinet, and said that now is not the time for new elections. But we told him that he is making a bitter mistake, that he will not be able to influence, and he will thus lose his position of leadership within the right-wing. We also said that he had caused harm to the unity of the right-wing camp, and that if he felt it was so important to join, he should have tried to enlist all of us to enter together.
MK Uri Ariel said, Israel Our Home has given up on its principles and is joining a left-wing government. It is irresponsible to try to save a government in which the public, the army and the simple soldiers have no confidence.
Labor Will Have to Swallow its Pride
Yisrael Beiteinu's imminent entry into the government is very awkward for Labor, whose party guidelines are opposite those of Lieberman's party in many aspects. Labor leader Amir Peretz has expressed strong opposition to sitting together with Yisrael Beiteinu, though other party leaders disagree. The Labor Knesset faction will debate the issue this afternoon. MK Orit Noked has proposed that Lieberman himself be invited to the meeting today and speak directly with the Labor MKs.Tourism Minister Yitzchak Herzog (Labor) said today that he agrees with Peretz in principle, but Labor has no choice but to remain in the government.He said that the country cannot now afford a coalition crisis that could lead to new elections. In response to the claim that Yisrael Beiteinu will not permit diplomatic progress towards an agreement with the Palestinian Authority which Lieberman and others see as another way of saying withdrawal and surrender Herzog said he believes that the diplomatic stance of Kadima and Labor will continue to lead.
MK Tartman: It's All About Iran
Lieberman is expected to receive a ministerial post created just for him: Minister for Strategic Threats, especially the Iranian threat.
His party colleague MK Esterina Tartman told Arutz-7's Hebrew newsmagazine that Lieberman's entry into the Cabinet will enable Israel to deal with the Iranian nuclear threat.Explaining the party's decision to enter the government, Tartman said, The party chairman [Lieberman] presented the situation and the dilemmas... Logic dictates one thing, while the butterflies in our stomach say something else, but in the end, almost everyone allowed logic to win out and said that despite all, we must enter the coalition... Our intention is not to save the government from falling, but to save the State of Israel from destruction... I suggest to the entire public to listen carefully to what our enemies, such as the Persian tyrant, are saying; they aren't joking, and we are truly in existential danger... Our sense of responsibility says that we need a leader that can make decisions.Tartman bitingly dismissed the Labor Party as weak and not united. Asked if she thinks Olmert would consult more with Lieberman or with Peretz, Tartman said, How can you compare a Rolls-Royce with a [jalopy]?
ISAIAH 17:1
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
PSALMS 83:3-7
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)
JOEL 2:20,30-31
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(SIBERIAN DESERT)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
PA Educational Campaign to Detach Jews from Jerusalem
By Hillel Fendel(INN)
Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) reports on a PA campaign to teach its youngsters that Jews have no historical connection to Jerusalem or the Holy Land.
PMW, which carefully monitors the Palestinian Authority media for its messages of hatred and incitement against Jews and Israel, reports that the religious themes prevalent in the media during the holy Moslem month of Ramadan also include messages of anti-Israel violence.One significant message that has been strongly emphasized by repeated broadcasting of the same programs, write PMW's Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook, is the denial of Israel’s right to exist. One program, which recently appeared on PA TV three times in the course of a single week, features Dr. Hassan Khader, founder of the Al Quds Encyclopedia, who argues that the Jews have no ancient historical connection to the Western Wall of the Temple.
Dr. Khader's lesson states: The first connection of the Jews to this site began in the 16th Century... The Jewish connection to this site is a recent connection not ancient… like the roots of the Islamic connection… Who would have believed that the Israelis would arrive 1400 years [after the beginning of Islam], conquer Jerusalem and make [the Western Wall] into their special place of worship, where they worship and pray? The PA scholar emphasizes that the real name of the Holy Jewish Temple's Western Wall is Al Buraq, after Muhammad’s horse which was tied to the wall. Khader teaches that the name was given by Allah and the Prophet Muhammed.Most significant, PMW reports, is that Khader has only praise for the violence and death the Palestinians have initiated to prevent Jews’ access to the Western Wall and Temple Mount, from the beginning of the 20th century until now.Similarly, Khader indicates that [the violence] will continue if Jews insist on their right to the Western Wall.
Marcus and Crook note that the Al-Aqsa mosque mentioned in the Koran was initially understood to mean heaven; it only took up its Jerusalem connotation after the Islamic conquest of Jerusalem. Sheikh Prof. Abdul Hadi Palazzi has written that the Koran recognizes Jerusalem as the Jewish direction of prayer.Despite this, TV viewers in the PA were taught this month that the Western Wall is the single wall from among the Al-Aqsa walls for which [a Moslem] revolution took place in the past century.
Everyone knows the Al-Buraq revolution that took place on August 23, 1929 [in which Arabs rioted around the country, murdering 133 Jews]... [Some may argue:] The Al-Buraq Wall is simply a small wall, a few meters long, a number of bricks, what is it worth? What we are interested in is the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and we can give it [the Wall] to the Jews, they have no [other] religious sites.This is a highly significant matter! This site currently represents the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict. This is the most essential point in the Arab-Israeli conflict. No one can ignore it anymore. As we said, revolutions took place for the sake of [the Wall], and for its sake revolutions are still taking place today. The first revolution in the past century was named after Al-Buraq and Al-Aqsa, and the last revolution, the last Intifada, the Al-Aqsa Intifada, we are still living it until today.[PA TV, October 13, 2006]
DANIEL 7:23-24
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast(THE EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TR BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise:(10 NATIONS) and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.(BE HEAD OF 3 KINGS OR NATIONS).
Feeling of Europeanness on the rise, study says
23.10.2006 - 09:28 CET | By Mark Beunderman
Despite gloomy analyses over the EU's failure to connect to its citizens, Europe's younger generations are increasingly feeling
European next to their national identities, according to a new study. In an article in the journal Science, published last Friday (20 October), a team of Austrian sociologists found that older generations of citizens who only feel attachment to their nation not to Europe are dying out.The sociologists studied the European Commission's Eurobarometer studies from 1996 to 2004, which contain the question whether respondents feel, for example, only Italian; Italian and European; European and Italian; or only European.
The answers of all respondents who said they had at least a partial sense of Europeanness where grouped under the heading of multiple identities and revealed that this group is on the rise while those who feel they only have a national identity are on the decline.In 2004, 58 percent of those surveyed had some sense of feeling European, a number which is set to rise to 68.5 percent by 2030 if the current trend continues, according to the study.
Media and student exchanges
We show that the younger generations ... of Europeans are more likely to have a European identity in addition to their national one. And since the younger citizens will eventually replace the older, more nationally-oriented ones, the European demos will likely change accordingly, the authors say in a statement. The sociologists said that the Europeanisation trend has a number of causes, including expanding media impact coming from and reporting about the European level, the increasing free movement of people across European borders either for tourism or work, the increasing number of students in university exchange programmes as well as the fast-growing day-to-day communication across borders.But they emphasized that the inclination to feel more European does not come at the expense of national identity.Contrary to common belief, the development of a European identity does not have to be accompanied by the decline of a national identity,they said.
Partial picture
But the results of the Austrian study may not boost the cause of the European Commission and MEPs who are seeking to re-connect to citizens, as the study only covers the period up until 2004.After that year, the union saw two failed referenda on the EU constitution in France and the Netherlands as well as increasing public hostility to further enlargement of the union. Perhaps more importantly, the study presents only a partial picture as it only covers the old EU of 15 member states before enlargement in May 2004.Within the EU-15, Luxembourgers were the most European, with a 78 percent average between 1996-2004 admitting they felt at least a partial sense of European identity.Italians came second at 72 percent, followed by the French (68%) and the Spanish (64%) while at the other end of the scale Swedes (45%), Finns (43%) and Britons (40%) felt less European.
DRUG PUSHERS AND ADDICTS
REVELATION 18:23
23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries (DRUGS) were all nations deceived.
REVELATION 9:21
21 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries (DRUGS), nor of their fornication,(Sex amoung Singles outside of Marriage) nor of their thefts.
5.5 tons of narcotic drugs seized throughout Iran in past week Tehran, Oct 23,
IRNA Iran-Drug-Seizure Anti-drug police squads seized 5.55 tons of various illicit drugs throughout the country in the past week (Oct 14-20), it was announced here Monday. Police 110 Commander Eskandar Mo'meni told IRNA the haul included 5.138 tons of opium, 317kg of hashish, 19.405kg of morphine and some 102.5kg of heroin. The police last week also rounded up 229 drug smugglers and 591 addicts who were handed over to judicial officials for prosecution, Mo'meni said. Iran, despite its unceasing anti-drug efforts, remains a key route for southwest Asian drugs on their way to lucrative markets in Europe and Persian Gulf countries. Domestic narcotics consumption continues to be a persistent problem with at least two million drug addicts in the country.
PERSECUSSION,BEHEADINGS
REVELATION 6:9-11
9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain(BEHEADED) for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
REVELATION 20:4
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Persecution is Coming to the West (Crosswalk.com)
Wolfgang Polzer - Concealed Affliction May Soon Turn Into Open Persecution
BLANKENBURG /Persecution is coming to the West.
Under the guise of tolerance, Bible believing Christians of all confessions are subjected to suppressive intolerance, warns a declaration issued at the Ecumenical Confessional Convention in Blankenburg, East Germany.The event, with 130 Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox representatives, was convened by the evangelical missiologist
Prof. Peter Beyerhaus. The so-called Blankenburg Proclamation speaks of a dangerous anti-Christian influence on legislation, academic life and school education.
Scientists who believe in God as the creator were subjected to public defamation. Christians, not willing to compromise their faith, had to face ridicule, intolerance, stigmatization and career obstacles.The declaration refers specifically to the plight of German homeschoolers. Approximately 150 families were subjected to fines or jail because they refused to send their children to state registered schools and thus broke the German law.According to the proclamation this concealed affliction may soon turn into open persecution. The threat could come from several directions from globalization favoring the formation of totalitarian regimes, from growing syncretism, and from Islam.Europe could be subjected to an enforced Islamization accompanied by the introduction of Sharia law. This danger was increased by the fact that the indigenous population is shrinking.The proclamation also makes reference to the correlation between faith and suffering. It was part of the nature of the Christian faith to endure disadvantages and persecution for Christ’s sake. The 20th century had been the bloodiest in church history.According to estimates by human rights organizations, 200 million Christians suffer discrimination for their faith.
Every year 170,000 Christians die a martyr’s death.
Wolfgang Polzer is senior news editor of the Evangelical News Agency idea, Wetzlar (Germany), which he joined in 1981. In all, he has spent 30 years in Christian media. Wolfgang can be contacted by e-mail at: Wolfgang.Polzer@idea.de.
1/3RD OF SHIPS DESTROYED
REVELATION 8:8-9
8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
IN THE SEA OF JAPAN
Russian ship sinks, 18-member crew missing
10/23/2006
The Sinegorye, carrying timber from Russia's Far East to China, sent an SOS earlier in the day. The captain said some of the cargo had broken loose in a storm and damaged the ship's hull.A Russian cargo ship sank on Monday in the Sea of Japan off South Korea's northeastern coast and the fate of its 18-strong crew was unknown, Russian news agencies and television quoted officials as saying.The Sinegorye, carrying timber from Russia's Far East to China, sent an SOS earlier in the day. The captain said some of the cargo had broken loose in a storm and damaged the ship's hull, agencies quoted Transport Ministry officials as saying.
The captain said the listing ship was drifting towards South Korea, after which all communication was lost. NTV, quoting a rescue service chief in Russia's Far Eastern port of Vladivostok, said the crew had not been in contact for 11 hours.Agencies quoted Transport Ministry officials as saying about 20 rescue vessels were on their way to the area.NTV cited preliminary information saying the ship was some 80 miles (128 km) off the Korean peninsula when the disaster happened. It said waves up to 7 metres (23 feet) high and nearly zero visibility hampered the search and rescue operation.It is late night here already, and the active phase of the operation will start tomorrow at dawn,NTV said.
EARTHQUAKES
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
EARTHQUAKE JOLTS THE PHILIPPINES
date: 22 10, 2006
MANILA, OCT. 22, (BNA)--AN EARTHQUAKE MEASURING 4. 7 DEGREES ON RICHTER SCALE STRUCK MANY PARTS OF THE PHILIPPINES TODAY. NO HUMAN OR FINANCIAL LOSSES WERE REPORTED. THE EARTHQUAKES EPICENTER WAS LOCATED NORTH-WEST OF BOAC TOWN IN THE CENTRAL PROVINCE OF MARINDUQUE IN CENTRAL PHILIPPINES, THE PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF VOLCANOLOGY AND SEISMOLOGY SAID. PEOPLE IN MANY PROVINCES IN SOUTHERN MANILA FELT THE TREMOR MEASURING 2 TO 3 DEGREES ON RICHTER SCALE. IT IS TO NOTE THAT THE PHILIPPINES, WHICH IS PART OF THE SO CALLED CIRCLE OF FIRE STRETCHING AROUND THE PACIFIC OCEAN, IS SUBJECT TO AROUND 10 EARTHQUAKES ON DAILY BASIS. HOWEVER, ONLY FEW ARE FELT. THE WORST TREMOR THAT EVER HIT THE PHILIPPINES WAS IN 1990 WHICH MEASURED 7. 7 DEGREES ON RICHTER SCALE AND KILLED 2000 PEOPLE ON SOUTHERN LUZON ISLAND. AOQ/ MT
Four quakes, 591 aftershocks rock Luzon
FOUR moderate earthquakes hit the Philippines on Friday up to yesterday, triggering 591 aftershocks but causing hardly any damage, seismologists said. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the first earthquake was recorded at a magnitude of 5.2 on Friday. The following day, a 3.7-magnitude earthquake hit followed by another with a magnitude of 4.7.
The institute recorded the last major earthquake at a magnitude of 5.7 yesterday, the strongest of the four. The earthquake struck at 2:23 a.m., and scientists located its epicenter off the northeast coast of the island of Mindoro. Neither the institute nor the US Geological Survey had any immediate reports of any damage or casualties as a result of the earthquakes or the aftershocks that were recorded in between them.
Institute Director Renato Solidum told Standard Today that the last earthquake was not strong enough to cause a tsunami, although the tremor originated under the sea. He said Sunday’s quake came from a 10-km depth in the Lubang Fault and was tectonic in origin. The earthquakes were felt in Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, Quezon, Batangas and Metro Manila. The Philippines is located in the so-called Ring of Fire, where volcanic activities and earthquakes are common. The last major quake, with a magnitude of more than 7 on the Richter scale, struck Luzon in July 1990, leaving thousands dead and causing billions in property damage. AP, AFP, Jaime Pilapil
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Hurricane Paul strengthens on way to Mexico By Greg Brosnan
13 minutes ago
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Hurricane Paul strengthened as it swept across the Pacific Ocean on Monday toward a beach resort on Mexico's Baja California peninsula and key farming areas on the mainland barely recovering from a battering last month.
The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said the hurricane, a category 2 on a five-step scale, was gaining force. It could become a powerful category 3 storm later in the day, capable of blowing down large trees and destroying mobile homes.Paul was located 455 miles south of Cabo San Lucas, one of two towns that together make up Los Cabos, an exclusive resort popular with U.S. golfers and other tourists. It was expected to pick up forward speed.Forecasters said Paul would pass near the resort sometime on Wednesday before crashing into the Mexican mainland.The Mexican government issued a hurricane watch for the southern tip of Baja California, which extends south from the U.S. state of California.Vacationers in Los Cabos, mostly U.S. visitors, were concerned but there were no evacuations.The guests are asking about it, but for now we're telling them we don't have any solid information and that the weather is very unpredictable,said Patricia Salbana, a receptionist at the Fiesta Americana Grand hotel in Los Cabos.
It might change direction, said Omar Muro, a spokesman at the nearby Inter Continental hotel. We don't want to give guests a false alarm.The state of Sinaloa, which took a hit from Hurricane Lane in September, was in the path of the latest storm. Lane missed Los Cabos before crashing into Sinaloa on Mexico's Pacific Coast, leaving a path of destruction that killed three.Paul could even throw a curveball at central bank economists in Mexico City if it destroys crops in Sinaloa, creating food shortages and pushing up inflation.Lane devastated key tomato crops in Sinaloa. That helped pushed September's inflation to its highest monthly rate in six years.If it hit there, inflation could continue to be impacted,said Mario Correa, an economist at Scotiabank Inverlat.
Farmers in the state were keeping a close eye on the storm.Obviously people are really alarmed,said Manuel Ortiz, a meteorologist at the Confederation of Agricultural Associations of Sinaloa state.(Additional reporting by Jason Lange and Gunther Hamm)
Dozens flooded out of homes in Texas 2 hours, 59 minutes ago
VIDOR, Texas - Floodwater surrounded dozens of homes and FEMA trailers in Southeast Texas on Monday after heavy rain sent the Neches River spilling over its banks.
The river was about 8 feet above flood stage Monday and was expected to remain at that level through Thursday, said Jeff Kelley, Orange County emergency management coordinator.Kelley estimated about 40 homes had been destroyed.The damage varied home to home because some had been built on stilts while others sit at ground level. In some cases, water was up to the roof lines. The area had been hit hard by Hurricane Rita last year, and Kelley said a number of Federal Emergency Management Agency trailers were still in the area. The flooding, from water flowing down stream after last week's heavy rain, damaged homes in the communities of Lakeview, Connely Road and Four Oaks Ranch Road north of Vidor, about 90 miles east of Houston.All Interstate
10 ramps between Beaumont and Vidor were closed, he said.
REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
California faces fire warnings
OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 22 (UPI) The National Weather Service has issued fire danger warnings for several counties in northern California, the Oakland Tribune reported. The warning was spurred by a combination of gusty winds, low humidity and a series of power outages. High temperatures were also said to be adding to the threat. The Tribune reported that firefighters in Oakland and Contra Costa County were called to several small grass fires. Although the National Weather Service lifted its red flag warning for the East Bay hills late Saturday afternoon, many firefighters and weather authorities remain wary, the newspaper said.
COUNTRIES WITH ISRAEL
EZEKIEL 38:10-19
10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
11 And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
13 Sheba, and Dedan,(SAUDIA ARABIA) and the merchants of Tarshish,(ENGLAND) with all the young lions thereof,(USA,CANADA,AUSTRALIA,NEW ZEALAND,EU,ENGLISH SPEAKING shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
14 Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?
15 And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:
16 And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
17 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?
18 And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face.
19 For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel
Canada: We won’t remain neutral as Israel battles extremists
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Week after Liberal party candidate accuses Israel of war crimes, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper shows unequivocal support for Israel. Harper: When dealing with war between Israel and terrorist organization, this country cannot and will never be neutral.Canada won’t remain neutral while Israel is fighting to defend itself against extremists, promised Candian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in a speech Wednesday to the Jewish community of Toronto. He emphasized that Israel will enjoy full support and friendship from the Canadian government.
When it comes to dealing with a war between Israel and a terrorist organization, this country and this government cannot and will never be neutral,said Harper. Those who seek to destroy the Jews, who seek to destroy Israel, will ultimately seek to destroy us all.
It is why Canada’s new government has reacted with speed and spoken with clarity on the recent events in the Middle East. Political Upheaval Israel war crime charge roils Canada politics / Reuters Leading candidate to head Canada’s opposition Liberal Party says Israel committed war crime when it bombarded Lebanese village of Qana in July Harper was one of the first to show support for Israel last July when the IDF went to war in southern Lebanon.
During the war he even spoke with his Israeli counterpart Ehud Olmert and expressed his support for action against Hizbullah.Alongside his support of Israel, Harper emphasized that the Palestinians also deserve a fair and just future and that he hopes a two-state solution can be found so that Israelis and Palestinian can live in peace alongside one another.
Issues of human dignity, of giving people the opportunity to build their community, to realize their own dreams as long as they respect the rights and dignity of others are values we also share, Harper added in regards to the relationship between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
One week ago
Harper’s warm statements came a week after the leading candidate for the Liberal party in Canada, Michael Ignatieff, accused Israel of committing war crimes in Lebanon. Ignatieff, a human rights activist, has sparked a political storm in Canada after claiming that the IDF bombing of the village of Qana was a war crime.
Ignatieff’s comments were criticized by Harper, who said that Liberal party
leadership candidates are anti-Israel.Ignatieff denied Harper’s claims and said that he sees himself as a lifelong friend of Israel and that there is no basis for Harper’s accusations that the Liberal party is anti-Semitic.Wednesday, the organization Canada-Israel, who had invited Ignatieff for a visit to Jerusalem, decided to cancel the planned trip. We decided to wait until the political storm
subsides, said Canada-Israel National Chair Marc Gold.These kinds of visits are of an educational nature. There goal is to expose parliament members to a wide range of issues. There is no doubt that this objective won’t be achieved if everyone focuses on who said what,he added.
ISRAELS TROUBLE
JEREMIAH 30:7
7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble;(ISRAEL) but he shall be saved out of it.
DANIEL 12:1,4
1 And at that time shall Michael(ISRAELS WAR ANGEL) stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people:(ISRAEL) and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation(May 14,48) even to that same
time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro,(WORLD TRAVEL,IMMIGRATION) and knowledge shall be increased.(COMPUTERS,CHIP IMPLANTS ETC)
Lieberman Cedes Demands in Favor of National Responsibility
By Hillel Fendel(INN)
MK Avigdor Lieberman (Yisrael Beiteinu) says he hopes to complete negotiations for his entry into the government this week. Party MKs say national responsibility overrides their original demands. Lieberman met with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert this afternoon, in a meeting to summarize the principles of the Yisrael Beiteinu (Israel Our Home) party into the coalition. Technical details still need to be ironed out, Olmert said afterwards, but announced that Lieberman would serve as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategic Threats.The way was paved for the party's entry into the coalition after the Cabinet voted narrowly yesterday to approve Lieberman's proposed legislation for a change in the country's political system. At least one minister Rafi Eitan (Pensioners) voted for the plan merely to enable Lieberman's party to enter and thus strengthen the coalition; Eitan explained that he actually objects to the proposed legislation, but voted for it because he is confident that it has no chance of passing in the Knesset.
Lieberman just last week named five conditions that must be fulfilled before he would enter the government yet none of them appear to be likely to be fulfilled. The conditions were:
* An official end to Prime Minister Olmert's convergence (unilateral withdrawal) plan must be announced.
* Jewish outpost neighborhoods in Judea and Samaria must not be uprooted.
* Legislation must be passed to change the government system to a presidential one.
* A Supreme Court-appointed public commission of inquiry to investigate the mismanagement of the recent war with Hizbullah must be established, in place of the current Winograd Commission, appointed by the same ministers it is supposed to investigate.
* Civil marriages must be allowed.
Regarding the withdrawal, Olmert has announced that it is currently not on the agenda, but has not stated that it will not return to the agenda when conditions are ripe. Similarly, Defense Minister Amir Peretz has announced that he plans to uproot unauthorized outposts in Yesha, and has met with Yesha leaders on the topic.The legislation regarding the new political system is not felt to have a chance to pass in the Knesset, at least not the way it is currently formulated. Prime Minister Olmert has even said that he himself does not favor a changeover to a presidential system. The Yisrael Beiteinu bill also calls for a minimum electoral threshold of 10%, below which a political party cannot be represented; support for this clause in the Knesset is practically nil. The call for a state commission of inquiry into the war has basically dropped from public awareness, and the Shas Party a coalition member of equal size to Yisrael Beiteinu objects strongly to civil marriages.
Arutz-7 spoke today with MK Sofa Landver of Yisrael Beiteinu (Israel Our Home) and asked her why the party had given up on practically all its demands only a few days after declaring them. Our sense of national responsibility leads us to take this position, she said. In the special situation in which our country finds itself after the war in the north, where the state of affairs is still dangerous, and with the Iranian threats to destroy us we feel that this is the time to be inside the government and influence. Now is the time to strengthen the country.A-7: Do you mean strengthening the country, or the government?
Landver: It's been just a half-year since a new government and a new Knesset were elected, and now is not the time to topple the government. The country does not need new elections now.A-7: This appears to be a major turnabout for a party that is known to be right-wing not to want to topple a government coalition that is leftist-based! Landver: No, it's not a major turnabout. We have a responsibility towards the government and towards the country.A-7: "How is it that your party gave up on nearly all its demands of just a week ago?
Landver: We will be judged on whether this is true or not afterwards, not now.
A-7: Why are you accepting only one ministerial portfolio, when Shas which has 11 MKs, just like you has four? How will you be able to have an influence in such a manner? Landver: We don't think that now is the time to add more ministers to the government; this will be too heavy of a burden on the state's resources. We will be able to have an influence in any event.
Reactions on the Right
MK Esterina Tartman (Yisrael Beiteinu) invited the National Union/National Religious Party (NU/NRP) faction to join the coalition as well but the invitation was not well-received. NU/NRP Knesset Members commented as follows: MK Tzvi Hendel: This [Lieberman's entry] is a strange, not understandable move.MK Yitzchak Levy: Lieberman painted himself as very right-wing, and attracted many right-wing votes and now he will be there to allow Peretz to remove outposts.MK Nissan Slomiansky: What can he do in the government? Nothing. He didn't even save his party's honor by getting them an extra ministerial portfolio.MK Benny Elon: A childish move, as if he thinks that he can save the country all by himself, just by his own personal magic. He doesn't even need any other ministers from his party in the government!... I call either for Olmert to form a national unity government with Netanyahu and the Likud, or for Lieberman not to fall prey to this foolishness.
Lieberman met afterwards with the NU/NRP faction.
MK Rabbi Yitzchak Levy later told Arutz-7, He told us that the right-wing has not succeeded in stopping withdrawals and that a new methodology is needed. He hopes to influence from within the security cabinet, and said that now is not the time for new elections. But we told him that he is making a bitter mistake, that he will not be able to influence, and he will thus lose his position of leadership within the right-wing. We also said that he had caused harm to the unity of the right-wing camp, and that if he felt it was so important to join, he should have tried to enlist all of us to enter together.
MK Uri Ariel said, Israel Our Home has given up on its principles and is joining a left-wing government. It is irresponsible to try to save a government in which the public, the army and the simple soldiers have no confidence.
Labor Will Have to Swallow its Pride
Yisrael Beiteinu's imminent entry into the government is very awkward for Labor, whose party guidelines are opposite those of Lieberman's party in many aspects. Labor leader Amir Peretz has expressed strong opposition to sitting together with Yisrael Beiteinu, though other party leaders disagree. The Labor Knesset faction will debate the issue this afternoon. MK Orit Noked has proposed that Lieberman himself be invited to the meeting today and speak directly with the Labor MKs.Tourism Minister Yitzchak Herzog (Labor) said today that he agrees with Peretz in principle, but Labor has no choice but to remain in the government.He said that the country cannot now afford a coalition crisis that could lead to new elections. In response to the claim that Yisrael Beiteinu will not permit diplomatic progress towards an agreement with the Palestinian Authority which Lieberman and others see as another way of saying withdrawal and surrender Herzog said he believes that the diplomatic stance of Kadima and Labor will continue to lead.
MK Tartman: It's All About Iran
Lieberman is expected to receive a ministerial post created just for him: Minister for Strategic Threats, especially the Iranian threat.
His party colleague MK Esterina Tartman told Arutz-7's Hebrew newsmagazine that Lieberman's entry into the Cabinet will enable Israel to deal with the Iranian nuclear threat.Explaining the party's decision to enter the government, Tartman said, The party chairman [Lieberman] presented the situation and the dilemmas... Logic dictates one thing, while the butterflies in our stomach say something else, but in the end, almost everyone allowed logic to win out and said that despite all, we must enter the coalition... Our intention is not to save the government from falling, but to save the State of Israel from destruction... I suggest to the entire public to listen carefully to what our enemies, such as the Persian tyrant, are saying; they aren't joking, and we are truly in existential danger... Our sense of responsibility says that we need a leader that can make decisions.Tartman bitingly dismissed the Labor Party as weak and not united. Asked if she thinks Olmert would consult more with Lieberman or with Peretz, Tartman said, How can you compare a Rolls-Royce with a [jalopy]?
ISAIAH 17:1
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
PSALMS 83:3-7
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)
JOEL 2:20,30-31
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(SIBERIAN DESERT)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
PA Educational Campaign to Detach Jews from Jerusalem
By Hillel Fendel(INN)
Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) reports on a PA campaign to teach its youngsters that Jews have no historical connection to Jerusalem or the Holy Land.
PMW, which carefully monitors the Palestinian Authority media for its messages of hatred and incitement against Jews and Israel, reports that the religious themes prevalent in the media during the holy Moslem month of Ramadan also include messages of anti-Israel violence.One significant message that has been strongly emphasized by repeated broadcasting of the same programs, write PMW's Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook, is the denial of Israel’s right to exist. One program, which recently appeared on PA TV three times in the course of a single week, features Dr. Hassan Khader, founder of the Al Quds Encyclopedia, who argues that the Jews have no ancient historical connection to the Western Wall of the Temple.
Dr. Khader's lesson states: The first connection of the Jews to this site began in the 16th Century... The Jewish connection to this site is a recent connection not ancient… like the roots of the Islamic connection… Who would have believed that the Israelis would arrive 1400 years [after the beginning of Islam], conquer Jerusalem and make [the Western Wall] into their special place of worship, where they worship and pray? The PA scholar emphasizes that the real name of the Holy Jewish Temple's Western Wall is Al Buraq, after Muhammad’s horse which was tied to the wall. Khader teaches that the name was given by Allah and the Prophet Muhammed.Most significant, PMW reports, is that Khader has only praise for the violence and death the Palestinians have initiated to prevent Jews’ access to the Western Wall and Temple Mount, from the beginning of the 20th century until now.Similarly, Khader indicates that [the violence] will continue if Jews insist on their right to the Western Wall.
Marcus and Crook note that the Al-Aqsa mosque mentioned in the Koran was initially understood to mean heaven; it only took up its Jerusalem connotation after the Islamic conquest of Jerusalem. Sheikh Prof. Abdul Hadi Palazzi has written that the Koran recognizes Jerusalem as the Jewish direction of prayer.Despite this, TV viewers in the PA were taught this month that the Western Wall is the single wall from among the Al-Aqsa walls for which [a Moslem] revolution took place in the past century.
Everyone knows the Al-Buraq revolution that took place on August 23, 1929 [in which Arabs rioted around the country, murdering 133 Jews]... [Some may argue:] The Al-Buraq Wall is simply a small wall, a few meters long, a number of bricks, what is it worth? What we are interested in is the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and we can give it [the Wall] to the Jews, they have no [other] religious sites.This is a highly significant matter! This site currently represents the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict. This is the most essential point in the Arab-Israeli conflict. No one can ignore it anymore. As we said, revolutions took place for the sake of [the Wall], and for its sake revolutions are still taking place today. The first revolution in the past century was named after Al-Buraq and Al-Aqsa, and the last revolution, the last Intifada, the Al-Aqsa Intifada, we are still living it until today.[PA TV, October 13, 2006]
DANIEL 7:23-24
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast(THE EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TR BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise:(10 NATIONS) and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.(BE HEAD OF 3 KINGS OR NATIONS).
Feeling of Europeanness on the rise, study says
23.10.2006 - 09:28 CET | By Mark Beunderman
Despite gloomy analyses over the EU's failure to connect to its citizens, Europe's younger generations are increasingly feeling
European next to their national identities, according to a new study. In an article in the journal Science, published last Friday (20 October), a team of Austrian sociologists found that older generations of citizens who only feel attachment to their nation not to Europe are dying out.The sociologists studied the European Commission's Eurobarometer studies from 1996 to 2004, which contain the question whether respondents feel, for example, only Italian; Italian and European; European and Italian; or only European.
The answers of all respondents who said they had at least a partial sense of Europeanness where grouped under the heading of multiple identities and revealed that this group is on the rise while those who feel they only have a national identity are on the decline.In 2004, 58 percent of those surveyed had some sense of feeling European, a number which is set to rise to 68.5 percent by 2030 if the current trend continues, according to the study.
Media and student exchanges
We show that the younger generations ... of Europeans are more likely to have a European identity in addition to their national one. And since the younger citizens will eventually replace the older, more nationally-oriented ones, the European demos will likely change accordingly, the authors say in a statement. The sociologists said that the Europeanisation trend has a number of causes, including expanding media impact coming from and reporting about the European level, the increasing free movement of people across European borders either for tourism or work, the increasing number of students in university exchange programmes as well as the fast-growing day-to-day communication across borders.But they emphasized that the inclination to feel more European does not come at the expense of national identity.Contrary to common belief, the development of a European identity does not have to be accompanied by the decline of a national identity,they said.
Partial picture
But the results of the Austrian study may not boost the cause of the European Commission and MEPs who are seeking to re-connect to citizens, as the study only covers the period up until 2004.After that year, the union saw two failed referenda on the EU constitution in France and the Netherlands as well as increasing public hostility to further enlargement of the union. Perhaps more importantly, the study presents only a partial picture as it only covers the old EU of 15 member states before enlargement in May 2004.Within the EU-15, Luxembourgers were the most European, with a 78 percent average between 1996-2004 admitting they felt at least a partial sense of European identity.Italians came second at 72 percent, followed by the French (68%) and the Spanish (64%) while at the other end of the scale Swedes (45%), Finns (43%) and Britons (40%) felt less European.
DRUG PUSHERS AND ADDICTS
REVELATION 18:23
23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries (DRUGS) were all nations deceived.
REVELATION 9:21
21 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries (DRUGS), nor of their fornication,(Sex amoung Singles outside of Marriage) nor of their thefts.
5.5 tons of narcotic drugs seized throughout Iran in past week Tehran, Oct 23,
IRNA Iran-Drug-Seizure Anti-drug police squads seized 5.55 tons of various illicit drugs throughout the country in the past week (Oct 14-20), it was announced here Monday. Police 110 Commander Eskandar Mo'meni told IRNA the haul included 5.138 tons of opium, 317kg of hashish, 19.405kg of morphine and some 102.5kg of heroin. The police last week also rounded up 229 drug smugglers and 591 addicts who were handed over to judicial officials for prosecution, Mo'meni said. Iran, despite its unceasing anti-drug efforts, remains a key route for southwest Asian drugs on their way to lucrative markets in Europe and Persian Gulf countries. Domestic narcotics consumption continues to be a persistent problem with at least two million drug addicts in the country.
PERSECUSSION,BEHEADINGS
REVELATION 6:9-11
9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain(BEHEADED) for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
REVELATION 20:4
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Persecution is Coming to the West (Crosswalk.com)
Wolfgang Polzer - Concealed Affliction May Soon Turn Into Open Persecution
BLANKENBURG /Persecution is coming to the West.
Under the guise of tolerance, Bible believing Christians of all confessions are subjected to suppressive intolerance, warns a declaration issued at the Ecumenical Confessional Convention in Blankenburg, East Germany.The event, with 130 Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox representatives, was convened by the evangelical missiologist
Prof. Peter Beyerhaus. The so-called Blankenburg Proclamation speaks of a dangerous anti-Christian influence on legislation, academic life and school education.
Scientists who believe in God as the creator were subjected to public defamation. Christians, not willing to compromise their faith, had to face ridicule, intolerance, stigmatization and career obstacles.The declaration refers specifically to the plight of German homeschoolers. Approximately 150 families were subjected to fines or jail because they refused to send their children to state registered schools and thus broke the German law.According to the proclamation this concealed affliction may soon turn into open persecution. The threat could come from several directions from globalization favoring the formation of totalitarian regimes, from growing syncretism, and from Islam.Europe could be subjected to an enforced Islamization accompanied by the introduction of Sharia law. This danger was increased by the fact that the indigenous population is shrinking.The proclamation also makes reference to the correlation between faith and suffering. It was part of the nature of the Christian faith to endure disadvantages and persecution for Christ’s sake. The 20th century had been the bloodiest in church history.According to estimates by human rights organizations, 200 million Christians suffer discrimination for their faith.
Every year 170,000 Christians die a martyr’s death.
Wolfgang Polzer is senior news editor of the Evangelical News Agency idea, Wetzlar (Germany), which he joined in 1981. In all, he has spent 30 years in Christian media. Wolfgang can be contacted by e-mail at: Wolfgang.Polzer@idea.de.
1/3RD OF SHIPS DESTROYED
REVELATION 8:8-9
8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
IN THE SEA OF JAPAN
Russian ship sinks, 18-member crew missing
10/23/2006
The Sinegorye, carrying timber from Russia's Far East to China, sent an SOS earlier in the day. The captain said some of the cargo had broken loose in a storm and damaged the ship's hull.A Russian cargo ship sank on Monday in the Sea of Japan off South Korea's northeastern coast and the fate of its 18-strong crew was unknown, Russian news agencies and television quoted officials as saying.The Sinegorye, carrying timber from Russia's Far East to China, sent an SOS earlier in the day. The captain said some of the cargo had broken loose in a storm and damaged the ship's hull, agencies quoted Transport Ministry officials as saying.
The captain said the listing ship was drifting towards South Korea, after which all communication was lost. NTV, quoting a rescue service chief in Russia's Far Eastern port of Vladivostok, said the crew had not been in contact for 11 hours.Agencies quoted Transport Ministry officials as saying about 20 rescue vessels were on their way to the area.NTV cited preliminary information saying the ship was some 80 miles (128 km) off the Korean peninsula when the disaster happened. It said waves up to 7 metres (23 feet) high and nearly zero visibility hampered the search and rescue operation.It is late night here already, and the active phase of the operation will start tomorrow at dawn,NTV said.
Sunday, October 22, 2006
ISRAEL VOTES 12 TO 11 CHANGE GOVERNMENT
1-Tropical storm Paul heads for Mexico's Baja coas. 2-Storms, floods hit Greece for second time this week 3-A Strong Cold Sweeps the Nation. 4-Vatican calls for Catholics, Muslims to work together. 5-Fires caused by greenies. 6-Ahmadineyad: Israel was created to devour the mid eastern region. 7-Israel has no intention of attacking Iran-Peres. 8-11 rockets fired over past three days. 9-Official: Israel used phosphorous bombs. 10-Gov't Votes to Change Political System.
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Tropical storm Paul heads for Mexico's Baja coast Sat Oct 21, 6:00 PM ET
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Paul formed off Mexico's Pacific Coast on Saturday and looked set to turn into a hurricane as it headed toward luxury resorts on the Baja California Peninsula, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Charts showed Paul passing near the tip of the desert peninsula popular with U.S. tourists next week, before heading for the Mexican mainland across the narrow Sea of Cortez.Hurricanes that enter the Sea of Cortez, surrounded on three sides by land, tend to fizzle out after running aground, posing no risk to the United States.Paul was moving west with maximum winds near 50 mph (85 kph) and was expected to veer toward the peninsula and strengthen in coming days due to climatic factors including warm ocean currents, the hurricane center said.
Paul is currently on a strengthening trend, it said.The luxury resorts and golf courses of Los Cabos, on the tip of Baja California, which extends down from the U.S. mainland, had two narrow hurricane escapes last month.Hurricane Lane missed the resorts in mid-September before crashing into the mainland and leaving a path of destruction on the Pacific Coast, killing three close to areas Paul could hit later next week according to projections.Two weeks earlier, Hurricane John forced tourists to flee the resorts of Los Cabos but left the posh holiday spots unharmed. Three people, including a Briton, died when it slammed ashore farther north on the peninsula.Crossing their fingers that they would have a lucky escape for the third time in two months, civil protection officials in the resort of San Jose del Cabo said it was too early to begin evacuations but that they were tracking Paul carefully.You just don't know with these things,said local civil protection spokesman Salvador Banaga. In my opinion we've been a bit too lucky.
Storms, floods hit Greece for second time this week Sat Oct 21, 3:15 PM ET
ATHENS (AFP) - Torrential rains caused flooding in parts of southern Greece, just three days after storms triggered a state of emergency elsewhere in the region, authorities said. Around 30 homes were flooded in the southern Peloponnese and several occupants had to be rescued by firemen. Three cars were swept away by torrents, while landslides halted road traffic in parts of the region.On Tuesday parts of the Aegean islands, a tourist destination east of the Peloponnese, were struck by storms that flooded homes, hotels and businesses and forced many ships into port.A state of emergency was declared in parts of the Aegean on Wednesday, when three British tourists were reported drowned on the islands of Rhodes and Crete as a result of the extreme weather.
A Strong Cold Sweeps the Nation. W. Verno, Meteorologist, The Weather Channel Sun Oct 22, 6:08 AM ET
Northeast
Much colder weather is on the way for the Northeast. An area of low pressure will move into the Great Lakes, pushing a cold front eastward into the region today. Showers will spread across areas from Pittsburgh to Buffalo to Burlington this morning, and then arrive in Washington, Philadelphia, New York, and Boston by the afternoon.
Temperatures will be cool today with readings in the 50s and 60s. On Monday the cold front will be east of the area, and low pressure over the Great Lakes will pull much colder air across the area. Temperatures will only reach the 30s and 40s, and this combined with increasingly breezy conditions will result in lowering wind chills. Rain and snow showers will also increase in areas near the Great Lakes, as well as the high elevations of the Application Mountains.
South
A cool-down is on the way for the South. A cold front will sweep east across the southern states today, triggering showers and thunderstorms from New Orleans and Birmingham, to Atlanta this morning, and then to the east coast by afternoon. A few heavy downpours and perhaps a locally strong to severe thunderstorm will also be possible, especially along the Gulf Coast. Much cooler air will spread east and south behind the front by Monday, with afternoon temperatures only in the 50s and 60s, with 70s pushed south to neat the coast. Morning low temperatures may also become an issue Monday, and especially Tuesday morning, with readings dipping well into the 30s, with a few upper 20s as well. Some areas may see their first frost or freeze across the Deep South. High pressure will dominate the area behind the front, into Tuesday, before the next weather system approaches the area by midweek.
Midwest
Winter-like weather will overspread the Great Lakes. Low pressure near the Great Lakes will pull much colder air south across that area. Rain and snow showers will increase near the Lakes later today, but especially ON Monday and Tuesday. Windy conditions will also develop, and with temperatures in the 30s, wind chills may become a factor. Over the rest of the Midwest and central plains, conditions will slowly improve into Monday and Tuesday, as high pressure builds into the area. Temperatures will begin to slowly moderate by midweek as southern flow increases.
West
Quite weather will dominate the west. Large high pressure will build across all of the western states, cutting off the mountain snows and continuing sunny and dry weather elsewhere. A slow moderation in temperatures can be expected over the next few days, before a new weather system moves into Northwest bringing showers and cooler weather.
Vatican calls for Catholics, Muslims to work together
VATICAN CITY The Vatican is again offering an olive branch to Muslims, in the wake of Pope Benedict's controversial remarks about Islam and violence.A top Vatican official says Muslims and Catholics need to work together to defeat terrorism.The Vatican's top official on inter-religious dialogue issued the appeal during a news conference to present the Vatican's annual Ramadan message. In previous years, the Holy See released a text of the message.The official said the message was aimed at Muslim friends who share common values in facing the challenges of the world.The news conference is an indication of the Vatican's concern over the outrage caused by the remarks Pope Benedict made in Germany last month. The pontiff has since expressed regret that Muslims were offended.2006 Associated Press.
FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS
REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
Fires caused by greenies
WITH reports of 200 bushfires in southeastern Australia, in the worst drought in our history, the blame should be sheeted home to those fanatics (Tree hugger, Enviromentalists) who have studiously blocked all government efforts to burn off tinder-dry undergrowth in national parks.Our sympathy should be directed to brave volunteers who fight these fires at risk to their lives, but certainly not to those armchair ideologues who cause this calamity Hobart and the Grampians once more and wherever else there is tinder waiting to be lit by man or nature.
Once again the taxpayer has been called in to foot the bill.This expenditure is one more costly example of the failure to meet the real cause of the threatening calamity this summer.Those responsible for this debacle, the Department of Sustainability and Environment and Parks Victoria and the National Parks and Wildlife Service of NSW, have failed to carry out effective burn-offs in advance.The belated Victorian response to the inquiry by the Victorian Emergency Services Commissioner into the 2002-2003 fire is too little too late.In the Grampians, there has been inadequate fuel reduction.In Victoria, there have been major bushfires every year since 2002.In NSW it is the same woeful lack of burning off in spite of the directions of both houses of Parliament in 2001.
This deliberate jettison of government recommendations can be put down to the organised opposition of the greenies both in and out of the parliaments.They claim burn-offs for fuel reduction destroy biodiversity.In contrast, Western Australia has imposed a concerted fire management policy which has protected the state from wildfires for more than 40 years.From 1963 to 2000 the state has burned off an average of 300,000ha a year of its total of 2,500,000ha of forest. This example needs to be followed urgently in the eastern states.— JOHN ELLIS,Jindera
ISAIAH 17:1
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
PSALMS 83:3-7
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)
JOEL 2:20,30-31
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(SIBERIAN DESERT)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
October, 21 - 10:27 AM
Ahmadineyad: Israel was created to devour the mid eastern region
TEHRAN, Iran.- The Iranian president, Mahmud Ahmadineyad, assured today that the Zionist organization (Israel) was created to devour the region and accused the West to damage all that is considered holy trying to prevent the approaching Jewish holocaust.
In the occasion of a world-wide Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people, Ahmadineyad insisted on: this Zionist organization (as he has referred to Israel in several occasions) was placed in the region to attack and to assassinate innocents and to accomplish continuous threats that allow control to the great powers.The imposition of the western hegemony on the world is a very rare subject, added Ahmadineyad to hundreds of Iranians that attended the act celebrated in Tehran.
Also, he commented that some western countries are imprisoned by this Zionist organization since World War II and asked him self: When are these relations based on World War II going end?. The speech precluded a march in the city of Islam Sheher, Tehran province.Thousands of Iranians marched carrying placards in support of Palestine and sentencing Israel. We have come to participate in today’s manifestation to show our support to the Palestinian people and to condemn the crimes the Zionist regime commits, said a participant who marched adorned with the traditional Iranian tunic that women dress.
Israel has no intention of attacking Iran-Peres
Sat Oct 21, 2006 6:37 PM BST
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has no aggressive intentions towards Iran, Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres said on Saturday, after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert cautioned Tehran it would pay a price for pursuing its nuclear ambitions.We must never consider such a thing, Peres told Channel Two television when asked if he would support an independent Israeli military strike against Iran if other nations failed to curb its uranium enrichment programme.
Israel has never shown aggressive intentions (towards Iran) it has none. I don't think we have to, or can, deal with this issue, he said, cautioning that Israel could face international isolation if it attacked Iran.Israel has said repeatedly it wants the United States and other countries to take the lead in dealing with Iran over a nuclear programme that has raised international concern the Islamic Republic could build atomic weapons.
Iran this month rejected demands that it suspend uranium enrichment, prompting United Nations Security Council to consider sanctions. It says it wants nuclear power only to generate electricity.The issue was high on the agenda of talks Olmert held this week in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose country, a U.N. Security Council member with veto power, has been reluctant to support sanctions.The Iranians should be afraid they must understand if they object to every compromise there will be a price to pay,Olmert, who has said a nuclear Iran would pose a threat to Israel's existence, told reporters on Thursday.He did not elaborate. But his comments were described in the Israeli media as the strongest warning yet by an Israeli leader to Iran that Israel might consider a pre-emptive strike to try to ensure Tehran cannot build an atomic bomb.
Israel bombed Iraq's nuclear reactor in 1981, an attack that Peres, then leader of the opposition Labour Party, opposed as diplomatically damaging to the Jewish state. Israel is widely believed to have nuclear weapons but has never confirmed it.Peres said in the television interview that Israel should focus on exposing the real face of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has called for the Jewish state's destruction.(Ahmadinejad) is the only (leader) calling for genocide: a member of the United Nations threatening to destroy another member of the United Nations. And ... a large part of the world is silent,Peres said.In a speech on Friday, Ahmadinejad said Europe was stirring up hatred in the Middle East by supporting Israel and warned it may get hurt if anger in the region boiled over.
11 rockets fired over past three days
JPost.com Staff, THE JERUSALEM POST Oct. 20, 2006
Eleven Kassam rockets have been fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel since Friday morning. Most recently, Palestinians fired two Kassam rockets from the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday morning. One rocket landed in the western Negev and the second landed in a Kibbutz in the Ashkelon area.No one was wounded and no damage was reported in either incident.
Ben-Eliezer: Gaza won't be retaken
On Saturday, Palestinians fired four Kassam rockets at the western Negev, a day after several other rockets hit Israel. All of them landed in open areas, causing no injuries or damage. The IDF said early Saturday that a Palestinian man killed during an operation
in the Gaza Strip had been armed, and his death was the result of a clash between soldiers and terror operatives. Earlier, Palestinian sources reported that a 50-year-old civilian had been killed shortly after troops moved into Gaza through the Sufa cargo crossing.Soldiers were searching fields and homes when the man was shot shortly after exiting his home on his way to morning prayers. Clashes between IDF troops and Palestinians in Gaza have continued consistently all week. On Friday, a firefight erupted between Palestinian gunmen and IDF units operating in the southern Gaza Strip. One Palestinian was reported wounded.
The IDF was operating in the area to locate tunnels being used for weapons smuggling from Egypt to Gaza. IDF troops operating elsewhere in Gaza on Friday also reported coming under fire, but there were no casualties. Meanwhile, one person suffered light shrapnel wounds and others were in shock after two Kassam rockets fired from the Gaza Strip landed in Sderot on Friday evening, hitting an apartment building. A spokesman for the Sderot Municipality said that the city's early warning system had been triggered shortly before the rockets landed. Earlier in the day, three Kassams struck Sderot and Ashkelon. There were no reports of wounded or damage. In addition, a barrage of five mortar shells fired from the Gaza Strip landed harmlessly near the security fence.
Official: Israel used phosphorous bombs
Updated 10/22/2006,Associated Press
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli army dropped phosphorous bombs against Hezbollah guerrilla targets in Lebanon during a war there this summer, an Israeli official said Sunday, confirming Lebanese allegations for the first time.Until now, Israel had said it only used the weapons which cause severe chemical burns to mark targets or territory, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported.But last week, Cabinet minister Jacob Edery confirmed during a parliamentary query session that Israel had used the weapons during August fighting against Hezbollah, his spokeswoman, Orly Yehezkel, said. Edery was speaking on behalf of Defense Minister Amir Peretz, she said.The Israeli army holds phosphorous munitions in different forms, Haaretz quoted Edery as saying. The Israeli army made use of phosphorous shells during the war against Hezbollah in attacks against military targets in open ground.
Edery did not specify where or against what types of targets the phosphorous bombs were used.Edery said international law does not ban the use of such weapons. However, many international human rights groups, including the Red Cross, have pushed to ban phosphorous weapons.During the war, the Lebanese government accused Israel of dropping phosphorous bombs.Israel's defense minister said Sunday that air force flights over Lebanon would continue because arms smuggling to Lebanese guerrillas has not stopped.Amir Peretz, in remarks at Israel's weekly Cabinet meeting, accused the Lebanese government of failing to carry out its obligations under a U.N. cease-fire to keep weapons from reaching Hezbollah.
As long as the resolution isn't implemented, there is no other choice,he said, referring to the U.N. resolution that ended Israel's month-long summer war with Hezbollah.Peretz spoke after the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon termed the overflights a clear violation of the U.N. cease-fire resolution.He accused the Lebanese government of failing to prevent Hezbollah from receiving arms from its Syrian and Iranian backers.The accumulating intelligence in our hands points to a rising effort to transfer arms, and so the legitimacy for overflights increases, Peretz said.The Aug. 14 cease-fire calls on both sides to respect the U.N. boundary drawn in 2000 after Israel ended its 18-year occupation of southern Lebanon.
Israel says it has no choice but to conduct flights across that line because arms continue to flow to Hezbollah and because of the guerrilla group's continued armed presence in southern Lebanon. Under the resolution, the region must become a weapons-free zone.Up to 15,000 Lebanese army troops and an equal number of U.N. troops have been assigned to patrol southern Lebanon. Last week, Maj. Gen. Alain Pellegrini, leader of the U.N. peacekeeping force, criticized Israel for sending its jets over the area.Peretz said the U.N. force was designed to operate against Hezbollah, not Israel.
Gov't Votes to Change Political System
By Hillel Fendel(INN)
In its weekly Cabinet session this morning, the government voted narrowly, 12-11, to back legislation calling for a change in the political system. The vote paves the way for the entry into the government coalition of Yisrael Beinteinu, the party that made this bill a condition for its entry into the government coalition.Just seven weeks ago, Yisrael Beiteinu leader MK Avigdor Lieberman announced that he would join a national unity government only on five conditions. These included a change in the political system, the establishment of an official investigative committee into the mishandling of the recent war in Lebanon, and the non-destruction of Jewish outpost neighborhoods in Judea and Samaria. Most of these conditions are not being fulfilled, yet Lieberman appears on his way into the government.
Even the issue of the political system was no longer a deal-breaker for Lieberman. There is not necessarily a connection between the government's vote on the law, he said beforehand, and our decision whether to join the coalition. It's not the decisive consideration.The main feature of the proposed changes, as voted upon today, is a switch to a presidential system, in which the president is elected every four years and is not dependent on a majority in the Knesset. The changes also include a stipulation that Cabinet ministers cannot serve simultaneously as Knesset Members, and a rise in the minimum voter support that a party needs in order to be represented in the Knesset. It had been previously decided, by a vote in the ministerial committee for legislation, that the Cabinet would back the legislation but the narrow vote was contested by Labor's Eitan Cabel, and a full Cabinet vote was therefore held today. Kadima voted in favor, while Labor and Shas were against. The Pensioners continued their mixed approach on the bill, expressing opposition but voting in favor; one of its two ministers voted for the bill, while the other one abstained.
Shas Chairman Minister Eli Yeshai said that efforts to stabilize the ruling system is desirable, but it should be done in coordination with all the Knesset factions. After more than 50 years of statehood, let us not make superficial changes that will take us another 50 years to repair.Prof. Arik Carmon, head of the Israel Institute for Democracy, wrote in B'Sheva last week that a presidential system in Israel is not an option, as it has grave dangers for democracy.He feels that unlike in the U.S., where the president's powers are balanced by the individual states' powers, in Israel, too much power will be invested in one man, disenfranchising the supporters of the many small parties and worsening the gaps between the sectors.
Prof. Moshe Koppel of Bar Ilan University was also asked by B'Sheva to opine on the proposed changes.
We are far from being the United States, he wrote, which is almost the only country in which the presidential system has succeeded. Unfortunately, our political culture and the blurred borders separating between the military and civilian [sectors] are more reminiscent of South America, where the perpetual tensions between the legislature and the president, without appropriate release-points, has led to dictatorships (in Ecuador, for instance) or to military coups (such as in Chile). If we want stability and a separation of powers, there are simpler and better solutions than changing over to a presidential system. Making it harder to dissolve the Knesset would bring stability, and passing the Norwegian Law, according to which an MK must resign from the Knesset before he can become a minister, would bring about a separation of powers.
Dr. Reuven Hazan of Hebrew University wrote for B'Sheva: We can list several aspects of a democratic country: rule of law, control over corruption, representation for various social sectors, political participation, fewer social gaps, and more. If we take the world's 60 leading democracies, half of which are parliamentary democracies and half of which are presidential, we will see that by and large, the presidential systems receive lower scores than the parliamentary states in every parameter... True, the average duration between elections in a presidential system is 3.8 years, instead of 3.4 years for a parliamentary system but this is the only parameter, and only saves a few months between elections.
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Tropical storm Paul heads for Mexico's Baja coast Sat Oct 21, 6:00 PM ET
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Paul formed off Mexico's Pacific Coast on Saturday and looked set to turn into a hurricane as it headed toward luxury resorts on the Baja California Peninsula, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Charts showed Paul passing near the tip of the desert peninsula popular with U.S. tourists next week, before heading for the Mexican mainland across the narrow Sea of Cortez.Hurricanes that enter the Sea of Cortez, surrounded on three sides by land, tend to fizzle out after running aground, posing no risk to the United States.Paul was moving west with maximum winds near 50 mph (85 kph) and was expected to veer toward the peninsula and strengthen in coming days due to climatic factors including warm ocean currents, the hurricane center said.
Paul is currently on a strengthening trend, it said.The luxury resorts and golf courses of Los Cabos, on the tip of Baja California, which extends down from the U.S. mainland, had two narrow hurricane escapes last month.Hurricane Lane missed the resorts in mid-September before crashing into the mainland and leaving a path of destruction on the Pacific Coast, killing three close to areas Paul could hit later next week according to projections.Two weeks earlier, Hurricane John forced tourists to flee the resorts of Los Cabos but left the posh holiday spots unharmed. Three people, including a Briton, died when it slammed ashore farther north on the peninsula.Crossing their fingers that they would have a lucky escape for the third time in two months, civil protection officials in the resort of San Jose del Cabo said it was too early to begin evacuations but that they were tracking Paul carefully.You just don't know with these things,said local civil protection spokesman Salvador Banaga. In my opinion we've been a bit too lucky.
Storms, floods hit Greece for second time this week Sat Oct 21, 3:15 PM ET
ATHENS (AFP) - Torrential rains caused flooding in parts of southern Greece, just three days after storms triggered a state of emergency elsewhere in the region, authorities said. Around 30 homes were flooded in the southern Peloponnese and several occupants had to be rescued by firemen. Three cars were swept away by torrents, while landslides halted road traffic in parts of the region.On Tuesday parts of the Aegean islands, a tourist destination east of the Peloponnese, were struck by storms that flooded homes, hotels and businesses and forced many ships into port.A state of emergency was declared in parts of the Aegean on Wednesday, when three British tourists were reported drowned on the islands of Rhodes and Crete as a result of the extreme weather.
A Strong Cold Sweeps the Nation. W. Verno, Meteorologist, The Weather Channel Sun Oct 22, 6:08 AM ET
Northeast
Much colder weather is on the way for the Northeast. An area of low pressure will move into the Great Lakes, pushing a cold front eastward into the region today. Showers will spread across areas from Pittsburgh to Buffalo to Burlington this morning, and then arrive in Washington, Philadelphia, New York, and Boston by the afternoon.
Temperatures will be cool today with readings in the 50s and 60s. On Monday the cold front will be east of the area, and low pressure over the Great Lakes will pull much colder air across the area. Temperatures will only reach the 30s and 40s, and this combined with increasingly breezy conditions will result in lowering wind chills. Rain and snow showers will also increase in areas near the Great Lakes, as well as the high elevations of the Application Mountains.
South
A cool-down is on the way for the South. A cold front will sweep east across the southern states today, triggering showers and thunderstorms from New Orleans and Birmingham, to Atlanta this morning, and then to the east coast by afternoon. A few heavy downpours and perhaps a locally strong to severe thunderstorm will also be possible, especially along the Gulf Coast. Much cooler air will spread east and south behind the front by Monday, with afternoon temperatures only in the 50s and 60s, with 70s pushed south to neat the coast. Morning low temperatures may also become an issue Monday, and especially Tuesday morning, with readings dipping well into the 30s, with a few upper 20s as well. Some areas may see their first frost or freeze across the Deep South. High pressure will dominate the area behind the front, into Tuesday, before the next weather system approaches the area by midweek.
Midwest
Winter-like weather will overspread the Great Lakes. Low pressure near the Great Lakes will pull much colder air south across that area. Rain and snow showers will increase near the Lakes later today, but especially ON Monday and Tuesday. Windy conditions will also develop, and with temperatures in the 30s, wind chills may become a factor. Over the rest of the Midwest and central plains, conditions will slowly improve into Monday and Tuesday, as high pressure builds into the area. Temperatures will begin to slowly moderate by midweek as southern flow increases.
West
Quite weather will dominate the west. Large high pressure will build across all of the western states, cutting off the mountain snows and continuing sunny and dry weather elsewhere. A slow moderation in temperatures can be expected over the next few days, before a new weather system moves into Northwest bringing showers and cooler weather.
Vatican calls for Catholics, Muslims to work together
VATICAN CITY The Vatican is again offering an olive branch to Muslims, in the wake of Pope Benedict's controversial remarks about Islam and violence.A top Vatican official says Muslims and Catholics need to work together to defeat terrorism.The Vatican's top official on inter-religious dialogue issued the appeal during a news conference to present the Vatican's annual Ramadan message. In previous years, the Holy See released a text of the message.The official said the message was aimed at Muslim friends who share common values in facing the challenges of the world.The news conference is an indication of the Vatican's concern over the outrage caused by the remarks Pope Benedict made in Germany last month. The pontiff has since expressed regret that Muslims were offended.2006 Associated Press.
FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS
REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
Fires caused by greenies
WITH reports of 200 bushfires in southeastern Australia, in the worst drought in our history, the blame should be sheeted home to those fanatics (Tree hugger, Enviromentalists) who have studiously blocked all government efforts to burn off tinder-dry undergrowth in national parks.Our sympathy should be directed to brave volunteers who fight these fires at risk to their lives, but certainly not to those armchair ideologues who cause this calamity Hobart and the Grampians once more and wherever else there is tinder waiting to be lit by man or nature.
Once again the taxpayer has been called in to foot the bill.This expenditure is one more costly example of the failure to meet the real cause of the threatening calamity this summer.Those responsible for this debacle, the Department of Sustainability and Environment and Parks Victoria and the National Parks and Wildlife Service of NSW, have failed to carry out effective burn-offs in advance.The belated Victorian response to the inquiry by the Victorian Emergency Services Commissioner into the 2002-2003 fire is too little too late.In the Grampians, there has been inadequate fuel reduction.In Victoria, there have been major bushfires every year since 2002.In NSW it is the same woeful lack of burning off in spite of the directions of both houses of Parliament in 2001.
This deliberate jettison of government recommendations can be put down to the organised opposition of the greenies both in and out of the parliaments.They claim burn-offs for fuel reduction destroy biodiversity.In contrast, Western Australia has imposed a concerted fire management policy which has protected the state from wildfires for more than 40 years.From 1963 to 2000 the state has burned off an average of 300,000ha a year of its total of 2,500,000ha of forest. This example needs to be followed urgently in the eastern states.— JOHN ELLIS,Jindera
ISAIAH 17:1
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
PSALMS 83:3-7
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)
JOEL 2:20,30-31
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(SIBERIAN DESERT)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
October, 21 - 10:27 AM
Ahmadineyad: Israel was created to devour the mid eastern region
TEHRAN, Iran.- The Iranian president, Mahmud Ahmadineyad, assured today that the Zionist organization (Israel) was created to devour the region and accused the West to damage all that is considered holy trying to prevent the approaching Jewish holocaust.
In the occasion of a world-wide Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people, Ahmadineyad insisted on: this Zionist organization (as he has referred to Israel in several occasions) was placed in the region to attack and to assassinate innocents and to accomplish continuous threats that allow control to the great powers.The imposition of the western hegemony on the world is a very rare subject, added Ahmadineyad to hundreds of Iranians that attended the act celebrated in Tehran.
Also, he commented that some western countries are imprisoned by this Zionist organization since World War II and asked him self: When are these relations based on World War II going end?. The speech precluded a march in the city of Islam Sheher, Tehran province.Thousands of Iranians marched carrying placards in support of Palestine and sentencing Israel. We have come to participate in today’s manifestation to show our support to the Palestinian people and to condemn the crimes the Zionist regime commits, said a participant who marched adorned with the traditional Iranian tunic that women dress.
Israel has no intention of attacking Iran-Peres
Sat Oct 21, 2006 6:37 PM BST
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has no aggressive intentions towards Iran, Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres said on Saturday, after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert cautioned Tehran it would pay a price for pursuing its nuclear ambitions.We must never consider such a thing, Peres told Channel Two television when asked if he would support an independent Israeli military strike against Iran if other nations failed to curb its uranium enrichment programme.
Israel has never shown aggressive intentions (towards Iran) it has none. I don't think we have to, or can, deal with this issue, he said, cautioning that Israel could face international isolation if it attacked Iran.Israel has said repeatedly it wants the United States and other countries to take the lead in dealing with Iran over a nuclear programme that has raised international concern the Islamic Republic could build atomic weapons.
Iran this month rejected demands that it suspend uranium enrichment, prompting United Nations Security Council to consider sanctions. It says it wants nuclear power only to generate electricity.The issue was high on the agenda of talks Olmert held this week in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose country, a U.N. Security Council member with veto power, has been reluctant to support sanctions.The Iranians should be afraid they must understand if they object to every compromise there will be a price to pay,Olmert, who has said a nuclear Iran would pose a threat to Israel's existence, told reporters on Thursday.He did not elaborate. But his comments were described in the Israeli media as the strongest warning yet by an Israeli leader to Iran that Israel might consider a pre-emptive strike to try to ensure Tehran cannot build an atomic bomb.
Israel bombed Iraq's nuclear reactor in 1981, an attack that Peres, then leader of the opposition Labour Party, opposed as diplomatically damaging to the Jewish state. Israel is widely believed to have nuclear weapons but has never confirmed it.Peres said in the television interview that Israel should focus on exposing the real face of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has called for the Jewish state's destruction.(Ahmadinejad) is the only (leader) calling for genocide: a member of the United Nations threatening to destroy another member of the United Nations. And ... a large part of the world is silent,Peres said.In a speech on Friday, Ahmadinejad said Europe was stirring up hatred in the Middle East by supporting Israel and warned it may get hurt if anger in the region boiled over.
11 rockets fired over past three days
JPost.com Staff, THE JERUSALEM POST Oct. 20, 2006
Eleven Kassam rockets have been fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel since Friday morning. Most recently, Palestinians fired two Kassam rockets from the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday morning. One rocket landed in the western Negev and the second landed in a Kibbutz in the Ashkelon area.No one was wounded and no damage was reported in either incident.
Ben-Eliezer: Gaza won't be retaken
On Saturday, Palestinians fired four Kassam rockets at the western Negev, a day after several other rockets hit Israel. All of them landed in open areas, causing no injuries or damage. The IDF said early Saturday that a Palestinian man killed during an operation
in the Gaza Strip had been armed, and his death was the result of a clash between soldiers and terror operatives. Earlier, Palestinian sources reported that a 50-year-old civilian had been killed shortly after troops moved into Gaza through the Sufa cargo crossing.Soldiers were searching fields and homes when the man was shot shortly after exiting his home on his way to morning prayers. Clashes between IDF troops and Palestinians in Gaza have continued consistently all week. On Friday, a firefight erupted between Palestinian gunmen and IDF units operating in the southern Gaza Strip. One Palestinian was reported wounded.
The IDF was operating in the area to locate tunnels being used for weapons smuggling from Egypt to Gaza. IDF troops operating elsewhere in Gaza on Friday also reported coming under fire, but there were no casualties. Meanwhile, one person suffered light shrapnel wounds and others were in shock after two Kassam rockets fired from the Gaza Strip landed in Sderot on Friday evening, hitting an apartment building. A spokesman for the Sderot Municipality said that the city's early warning system had been triggered shortly before the rockets landed. Earlier in the day, three Kassams struck Sderot and Ashkelon. There were no reports of wounded or damage. In addition, a barrage of five mortar shells fired from the Gaza Strip landed harmlessly near the security fence.
Official: Israel used phosphorous bombs
Updated 10/22/2006,Associated Press
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli army dropped phosphorous bombs against Hezbollah guerrilla targets in Lebanon during a war there this summer, an Israeli official said Sunday, confirming Lebanese allegations for the first time.Until now, Israel had said it only used the weapons which cause severe chemical burns to mark targets or territory, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported.But last week, Cabinet minister Jacob Edery confirmed during a parliamentary query session that Israel had used the weapons during August fighting against Hezbollah, his spokeswoman, Orly Yehezkel, said. Edery was speaking on behalf of Defense Minister Amir Peretz, she said.The Israeli army holds phosphorous munitions in different forms, Haaretz quoted Edery as saying. The Israeli army made use of phosphorous shells during the war against Hezbollah in attacks against military targets in open ground.
Edery did not specify where or against what types of targets the phosphorous bombs were used.Edery said international law does not ban the use of such weapons. However, many international human rights groups, including the Red Cross, have pushed to ban phosphorous weapons.During the war, the Lebanese government accused Israel of dropping phosphorous bombs.Israel's defense minister said Sunday that air force flights over Lebanon would continue because arms smuggling to Lebanese guerrillas has not stopped.Amir Peretz, in remarks at Israel's weekly Cabinet meeting, accused the Lebanese government of failing to carry out its obligations under a U.N. cease-fire to keep weapons from reaching Hezbollah.
As long as the resolution isn't implemented, there is no other choice,he said, referring to the U.N. resolution that ended Israel's month-long summer war with Hezbollah.Peretz spoke after the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon termed the overflights a clear violation of the U.N. cease-fire resolution.He accused the Lebanese government of failing to prevent Hezbollah from receiving arms from its Syrian and Iranian backers.The accumulating intelligence in our hands points to a rising effort to transfer arms, and so the legitimacy for overflights increases, Peretz said.The Aug. 14 cease-fire calls on both sides to respect the U.N. boundary drawn in 2000 after Israel ended its 18-year occupation of southern Lebanon.
Israel says it has no choice but to conduct flights across that line because arms continue to flow to Hezbollah and because of the guerrilla group's continued armed presence in southern Lebanon. Under the resolution, the region must become a weapons-free zone.Up to 15,000 Lebanese army troops and an equal number of U.N. troops have been assigned to patrol southern Lebanon. Last week, Maj. Gen. Alain Pellegrini, leader of the U.N. peacekeeping force, criticized Israel for sending its jets over the area.Peretz said the U.N. force was designed to operate against Hezbollah, not Israel.
Gov't Votes to Change Political System
By Hillel Fendel(INN)
In its weekly Cabinet session this morning, the government voted narrowly, 12-11, to back legislation calling for a change in the political system. The vote paves the way for the entry into the government coalition of Yisrael Beinteinu, the party that made this bill a condition for its entry into the government coalition.Just seven weeks ago, Yisrael Beiteinu leader MK Avigdor Lieberman announced that he would join a national unity government only on five conditions. These included a change in the political system, the establishment of an official investigative committee into the mishandling of the recent war in Lebanon, and the non-destruction of Jewish outpost neighborhoods in Judea and Samaria. Most of these conditions are not being fulfilled, yet Lieberman appears on his way into the government.
Even the issue of the political system was no longer a deal-breaker for Lieberman. There is not necessarily a connection between the government's vote on the law, he said beforehand, and our decision whether to join the coalition. It's not the decisive consideration.The main feature of the proposed changes, as voted upon today, is a switch to a presidential system, in which the president is elected every four years and is not dependent on a majority in the Knesset. The changes also include a stipulation that Cabinet ministers cannot serve simultaneously as Knesset Members, and a rise in the minimum voter support that a party needs in order to be represented in the Knesset. It had been previously decided, by a vote in the ministerial committee for legislation, that the Cabinet would back the legislation but the narrow vote was contested by Labor's Eitan Cabel, and a full Cabinet vote was therefore held today. Kadima voted in favor, while Labor and Shas were against. The Pensioners continued their mixed approach on the bill, expressing opposition but voting in favor; one of its two ministers voted for the bill, while the other one abstained.
Shas Chairman Minister Eli Yeshai said that efforts to stabilize the ruling system is desirable, but it should be done in coordination with all the Knesset factions. After more than 50 years of statehood, let us not make superficial changes that will take us another 50 years to repair.Prof. Arik Carmon, head of the Israel Institute for Democracy, wrote in B'Sheva last week that a presidential system in Israel is not an option, as it has grave dangers for democracy.He feels that unlike in the U.S., where the president's powers are balanced by the individual states' powers, in Israel, too much power will be invested in one man, disenfranchising the supporters of the many small parties and worsening the gaps between the sectors.
Prof. Moshe Koppel of Bar Ilan University was also asked by B'Sheva to opine on the proposed changes.
We are far from being the United States, he wrote, which is almost the only country in which the presidential system has succeeded. Unfortunately, our political culture and the blurred borders separating between the military and civilian [sectors] are more reminiscent of South America, where the perpetual tensions between the legislature and the president, without appropriate release-points, has led to dictatorships (in Ecuador, for instance) or to military coups (such as in Chile). If we want stability and a separation of powers, there are simpler and better solutions than changing over to a presidential system. Making it harder to dissolve the Knesset would bring stability, and passing the Norwegian Law, according to which an MK must resign from the Knesset before he can become a minister, would bring about a separation of powers.
Dr. Reuven Hazan of Hebrew University wrote for B'Sheva: We can list several aspects of a democratic country: rule of law, control over corruption, representation for various social sectors, political participation, fewer social gaps, and more. If we take the world's 60 leading democracies, half of which are parliamentary democracies and half of which are presidential, we will see that by and large, the presidential systems receive lower scores than the parliamentary states in every parameter... True, the average duration between elections in a presidential system is 3.8 years, instead of 3.4 years for a parliamentary system but this is the only parameter, and only saves a few months between elections.
Saturday, October 21, 2006
NBC CUTS OUT MOCKING CHRIST SCENE
1-Quake strikes off Kermadec Islands. 2-Small quake rattles northern Thailand. 3-Moderate quake shakes northwest Turkey. 4-Light earthquake shakes Northern California. 5-Tropical depression forms near Mexico. 6-AFA forces NBC to cancel scene mocking crucifixion of Christ. 7-First Anti-Pride Protest Held in Jerusalem. 8-Palestinians flock to Jerusalem. 9-Syria needs billions of dollars in investment to avert water crisis. 10-Antarctic ozone hole biggest on record, U.S. reports. 11-NKorea, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon,Syria shun chemical weapons ban.
EARTHQUAKES
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
Quake strikes off Kermadec Islands Sat Oct 21, 9:04 AM ET
WELLINGTON (AFP) - A moderate 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Kermadec Islands in the south Pacific. The quake hit 193 kilometres (120 miles) north east of the main Raoul Island at 5:23 pm (0523 GMT), the United States Geological Survey said Saturday.There were no initial reports of casualties or serious damage.The quake struck 746 kilometres south west of Nuku'alofa, the capital of Tonga, at a depth of 10 kilometres.The Kermadecs, New Zealand's largest marine reserve, are uninhabited apart from conservation officers and volunteers on Raoul Island, according to the New Zealand Department of Conservation website.
GNS Science, New Zealand's geological agency, records 14,000 earthquakes in and around New Zealand every year as the country is positioned on the boundary of the Australian and Pacific tectonic plates. Most of these quakes are small with only 150 on average felt by New Zealand residents.
Small quake rattles northern Thailand Sat Oct 21, 8:08 AM ET
BANGKOK (AFP) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 on the Richter scale struck northern Thailand, but there were no reports of casualties or damage.The quake hit the northern province of Chiang Rai, along the border of Myanmar and Laos, 790 kilometers (483 miles) north of Bangkok, the department said Saturday.The epicenter was located 40 kilometers (25 miles) east of Chiang Rai, but the department did not have a figure for its depth.
Moderate quake shakes northwest Turkey Fri Oct 20, 5:09 PM ET
ANKARA, Turkey - An earthquake shook northwestern Turkey on Friday, prompting some residents of Istanbul to flee their homes, officials and news reports said. There were no immediate reports of injury or significant damage. The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0, was centered near a lake at the Manyas nature reserve in Balikesir province about 260 miles west of the capital Ankara, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.The quake, which struck at 2:15 p.m. EDT, was felt in Istanbul, some 250 miles north.Balikesir police chief Celal Uzunkaya said there were no reports of any injuries.People in Balikesir and Istanbul rushed out of their homes when the quake struck, CNN-Turk television and the government-owned Anatolia news agency reported.Earthquakes are frequent in Turkey, which lies on active fault lines. Two devastating earthquakes hit northwestern Turkey in 1999, killing some
18,000 people.
Light earthquake shakes Northern California Fri Oct 20, 2:29 PM ET
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A light earthquake of 4.5 magnitude shook part of Northern California on Friday morning about 74 miles northwest of the state capital, Sacramento, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no reports of injuries or damage from the mild event in the surrounding area, James Bauman, chief deputy for the Lake County Sheriff's department, told Reuters.The tremor hit at 10 a.m. (1 p.m. EDT/1700 GMT) and was centered near the Lake County hamlet of Cobb at a depth of 2.6 miles below the surface, according to the USGS
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Tropical depression forms near Mexico Sat Oct 21, 6:52 AM ET
MEXICO CITY - A tropical depression formed off Mexico's west coast early Saturday and forecasters said it could turn into a hurricane within a few days.
Tropical Depression 17-E was located about 260 miles south-southwest of the coastal city of Manzanillo, said Dan Mundell, a meteorologist at the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami.The depression is forecast to intensify into a tropical storm in the next 12-24 hours and become a small hurricane within three days, Mundell said. It is moving westward at 11.5 mph with maximum sustained winds of 34.5 mph.Its sustained winds must reach at least 39 mph to be considered a tropical storm and 74 mph to be classified as a hurricane.The system is forecast to turn northward toward the southern Baja peninsula over the next few days, Mundell said.
AFA forces NBC to cancel scene mocking crucifixion of Christ
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1 CORINTHIANS 6:9
9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate,(HARDENED HOMOSEXUALS) nor abusers of themselves with mankind
2 TIMOTHY 3:3
3 Without natural affection,(HOMOSEXTUALS) trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good
GENESIS 19:5
5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.
ROMANS 1:18-32
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:(HOMOSEXUALITY,AND ALL SEX SINS)
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:(LESBIENS)
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly,(SODOMITES) and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.(AIDS ETC)
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
First Anti-Pride Protest Held in Jerusalem
By Hillel Fendel(INN) Oct 20,06
Thousands of hareidi-religious Jews protested Wednesday against the gay pride march scheduled for the Holy City next month and say they will be out in force if the police don't cancel the march.The protest cut off all traffic through Sabbath Square in the Me'ah She'earim neighborhood of Jerusalem. Some of the speeches were in Yiddish, but were translated into Hebrew for our Sephardic brothers,NFC reported.One of the speakers said, Everyone whom G-d has blessed with children must check the level of modesty in his own home. You can't say, I don't know about this, I'm not involved in it. We must all unite against this plot that has fallen on us, and fight against it. All of us together will fight against this scheme.Rabbi Moshe Sternbuch, the head of the Eidah Hareidit Rabbinical Court, delivered a fiery speech, promising total dedication to the goal of stopping the march in accordance with the rabbis' rulings. He quoted traditional Jewish sources saying that righteous people die because they fail to protest abominations.
We must protest against the filth [coming to] Jerusalem,he said.
Rabbi Sternbuch arned that the march could lead, Heaven forbid, to the death of tens of thousands... We don't need a public inquiry to know why the war in Lebanon occurred and why we failed: Because of the abominations in the Holy Land. The gay pride march was originally scheduled for August, and was postponed because of the war. We have no intention of clashing with the police, Rabbi Sternbuch said, but they should know in advance that if the march is held, we will arrive en-masse, with our rabbis and teachers out in front.Hevron residents Baruch Marzel and Itamar Ben-Gvir wrote a letter to Jerusalem Police Chief Ilan Franco, asking him to cancel the march because of the fear of violence that will certainly erupt.They wrote that they themselves have been banned from certain places, such as the Temple Mount, for fear that they would incite violence.
Many march opponents note that adding to the desecration is the fact that it is scheduled to be held on the anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass that presaged the Holocaust. On November 9-10 in 1938, gangs of Nazi youth roamed through Jewish neighborhoods in Germany, breaking windows of Jewish businesses and homes, burning synagogues and looting.
Over 90 Jews were killed, almost 7,500 Jewish businesses were destroyed, 101 synagogues were destroyed and 26,000 Jews were arrested and sent to concentration camps.Jerusalem City Councilwoman Mina Fenton (National Religious Party) told Arutz-7 Hebrew radio that the nation must not be silent. The march is to be held,she said, because of a compromise reached between the Jerusalem Open House [a homosexual center that is organizing the gay march] and the police despite the strong objections of the mayor, the vast majority of the City Council, and many city residents. We must all fight to have this thing canceled not just postponed.
Before the parade was postponed this past summer, Fenton worked to gather tens of thousands of signatures against the parade many of them from non-Jews. The Jews are against it, the Moslems are against it, and so are the Christians, she said, and yet the police still approved it. The public cannot be trampled upon in the name of freedom of expression.Fenton notes the provocative way in which the organizers have gone about preparing for the march including the use of the Jerusalem municipal symbol of a lion in a provocative manner.They're not simply demanding equal rights, said IsraelNationalRadio's Tamar Yonah in a show on the topic several months ago, which could be understandable. They're actually showing pride in their sexual choice, and based on photos from other parades, they dress very scantily and exhibit physical erotic contact on the streets. Is this what we want on the streets of Jerusalem?
ISAIAH 17:1
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
PSALMS 83:3-7
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)
JOEL 2:20,30-31
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(SIBERIAN DESERT)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
Palestinians flock to Jerusalem By KARIN LAUB, Associated Press Writer
Fri Oct 20, 6:50 AM ET
QALANDIA, West Bank - Thousands of Palestinians surged through the main Israeli crossing point from the northern West Bank, braving Israeli restrictions to worship on the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at a major Islamic site in Israeli-ruled Jerusalem. Women and children were among those pouring through the Qalandia checkpoint north of Jerusalem. Men under 45, deemed a security risk by Israel, were barred from crossing though some had traveled for hours to in hopes of praying at the Al-Aqsa mosque, Islam's third-holiest site.The worshippers were initially told that only men over 50 would be allowed through, but an officer later announced through a megaphone that the age limit had been dropped to 45 years.Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said that between 175,000 and 200,000 worshippers were expected to take part in midday prayers at Al-Aqsa, from where tradition says the Prophet Muhammad, Islam's founder, ascended to heaven.
Prayer in Al Aqsa is different from praying in any other mosque and Jerusalem is different from any other place, said Walid Rommaneh, a 47-year-old man from Ramallah who was waiting in the crush at Qalandia for his turn to pass through. His wife, teenage daughter and young son had been admitted earlier.Dozens of younger and more agile men scaled the nearby walls of Israel's West Bank separation barrier and scattered into the neighboring Arab neighborhoods of Jerusalem. Police rounded up several and sent them back.Border police manning the crossing pushed back Palestinians trying to shove through the turnstiles but no serious use of force was seen at Qalandia, and Rosenfeld said there were no reports of any serious incident inside Jerusalem.
Last Friday Israeli forces used tear gas, stun grenades, rubber bullets and water cannon to disperse Palestinians whose anger and frustration at entry restrictions erupted in disturbances at several checkpoints around Jerusalem.
Dr Samuel Doctorian and Angel 2 the Mideast
I heard these words, Israel, Oh Israel, the great judgment has come. The angel said, The chosen, the church, the remnant, shall be purified. The Spirit of God shall prepare the children of God.I saw fires rising to heaven. The angel said,This is the final judgment. My church shall be purified, protected and ready for the final day. Men will die from thirst. Water shall be scarce all over the Middle East.
Rivers shall dry up, and men will fight for water in those countries.The angel showed me that the United Nations shall be broken in pieces because of the crisis in the Middle East. There shall be no more United Nations. The angel with the sickle shall reap the harvest.
Syria needs billions of dollars in investment to avert water crisis
Friday, October 20, 2006
DAMASCUS: Billions of dollars of investment are required over the next decade if Damascus is to avert a critical water crisis, according to a leading development agency. The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the development agency of the Japanese government, has taken a lead role in tackling Syria's growing water shortages. Kazuhide Nagasawa, resident representative of JICA in Syria, recently told IRIN that over the past 20 years the level of ground water in the Barada basin, on which Damascus sits, retreated from 50 meters to 200 meters underground, leading to supply shortages and tap water in dry summer months.
In another 20 years, the water table could be down to 400 meters [below ground level] while the population of Damascus could have risen from its current figure of 4 to 5 million, to 10 million,Nagasawa said. At that point it will be difficult to survive on the limited water resources. The Syrian government will have to decide whether they want to transfer water to Damascus from the coast, or from the Euphrates,he added.Mufak Khalouf, head of the Damascus Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DELTA), said that the Syrian government was pressing ahead with a feasibility study for a project with a Swiss company to pump water from the Euphrates River which flows from Turkey through Syria to Iraq to Damascus.The project is estimated to cost $2 billion, and was previously believed to have been scrapped due to insufficient funding. The study is due to be finished before the end of the first quarter of next year, said Khalouf. In the meantime Damascus can extract water supplies from the ground water, and we are working on rationalizing water use among residents.
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However, international specialists warn it will not be long before the ground water upon which much of Damascus and its surrounding countryside rely, dries up almost completely.The over extraction of ground water has left it in a very serious decline, said Noriyuki Mori, a technical expert in water resource management at JICA. If this continues, it will become so low that farmers and residents of Damascus will no longer be able to extract it.
Damascus uses an average of 215 million cubic meters of water per year according to Khaled Shalak, Deputy General Director of DELTA. At present, the available water in the capital is 200 million cubic meters a year. An additional 45 million cubic meters is already needed, and that figure will have risen again by 2010, Khallouf said.Because of water supply not meeting rising demands in Damascus, water is currently being rationed to 13 hours a day.
Even in the mainly urbanized Damascus basin around 80 percent of available water is used in agriculture, with outdated irrigation methods. Across Syria as a whole, only 16 percent of farmers use modern irrigation systems, according to JICA's Mori, and yet, the agricultural sector is set to grow by some 40 percent over the next 20 years. UN Integrated Regional Information Networks
OZONE DEPLETION
ISAIAH 30:26-27
26 Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.
27 Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:
MATTHEW 24:21-22,29
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened (Daylight hours shortened)
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
REVELATION 16:7-9
7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
Antarctic ozone hole biggest on record, U.S. reports
Thu Oct 19, 2006 3:40pm ET,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - This year's ozone hole over Antarctica is bigger and deeper than any other on record, U.S. scientists reported on Thursday.The ozone layer shields Earth from the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays, and the layer thins out over the South Pole each year, primarily because human-made compounds release ozone-eating chlorine and bromine gases into the stratosphere.
From September 21 to 30, the average area of the ozone hole was the largest ever observed, at 10.6 million square miles ,said Paul Newman of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center outside Washington.If the stratospheric weather conditions had been normal, the ozone hole would be expected to reach a size of about 8.9 million to 9.3 million square miles, about the surface area of North America, NASA said in a statement.
THE 21st CENTURY IN PICTURES
Scientists measure the total amount of ozone from the ground to the upper atmosphere in Dobson Units, and a NASA satellite detected a low level of 85 Dobson Units on October 8 of the East Antarctic ice sheet.
Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration used balloon-borne instruments to measure ozone right over the South Pole, and by October 9 the total ozone in a column from the ground to the upper atmosphere had dropped to 93 DU from about 300 DU in mid-July.Temperature variations in the Antarctic stratosphere causes the severity of the ozone hole to vary from year to year. Colder temperatures result in larger and deeper ozone holes, while warmer temperatures lead to smaller ones. This year, the lower stratosphere was about 9 degrees Fahrenheit (5 degrees Celsius) cooler than average.
Concentrations of ozone-depleting chemicals in the lower atmosphere have been declining since 1995, and scientists estimate the ozone hole will be completely recovered by about 2065.
N Korea, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Syria shun chemical weapons ban Sat Oct 21, 1:21 AM ET
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - North Korea, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon and Syria are unfairly refusing to join the convention banning chemical weapons, which has been signed by 180 countries, the head of the body monitoring the treaty has said. It is very unfair to other countries if a few countries retain for themselves the privilege of producing chemical weapons when all the others are transparent in this field, said Rogelio Pfirter of Argentina, director general of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).The convention, signed in 1993, entered into force in 1997 and mandated the OPCW to eliminate chemical weapons, including deadly nerve gases, forever and to verify the destruction of the declared chemical weapons stockpiles within stipulated deadlines.
Pfirter, who briefed the General Assembly, bemoaned the fact that North Korea has spurned calls to join the treaty, despite allegations of the potential existence of stockpiles.Last week, the UN Security Council unanimously agreed to slap sanctions on North Korea over its first-ever atom-bomb test and demanded that Pyongyang scrap all its weapons of mass destruction.Pfirter also took Israel, Egypt, Lebanon and Syria to task for refusing to join the chemical weapons ban treaty.He said there could be no moral, strategic or legal excuse to remain outside the convention, which given the number of signatories, is considered international law.
Having even a single state outside the convention provided a major loophole that allowed the manufacture of very deadly weapons at the expense of humanity, he noted.Each OPCW member state is mandated to declare if it is in possession of chemical weapons. If so, it must undertake a commitment to destroy all stockpiles by a particular deadline, initially 2007, with an ultimate deadline of 2012.Pfirter told a press conference that while his organization, based in The Hague, was totally totally independent and technically not a part of the United Nations, it was guided by the same aspiration for peace and security.
EARTHQUAKES
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
Quake strikes off Kermadec Islands Sat Oct 21, 9:04 AM ET
WELLINGTON (AFP) - A moderate 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Kermadec Islands in the south Pacific. The quake hit 193 kilometres (120 miles) north east of the main Raoul Island at 5:23 pm (0523 GMT), the United States Geological Survey said Saturday.There were no initial reports of casualties or serious damage.The quake struck 746 kilometres south west of Nuku'alofa, the capital of Tonga, at a depth of 10 kilometres.The Kermadecs, New Zealand's largest marine reserve, are uninhabited apart from conservation officers and volunteers on Raoul Island, according to the New Zealand Department of Conservation website.
GNS Science, New Zealand's geological agency, records 14,000 earthquakes in and around New Zealand every year as the country is positioned on the boundary of the Australian and Pacific tectonic plates. Most of these quakes are small with only 150 on average felt by New Zealand residents.
Small quake rattles northern Thailand Sat Oct 21, 8:08 AM ET
BANGKOK (AFP) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 on the Richter scale struck northern Thailand, but there were no reports of casualties or damage.The quake hit the northern province of Chiang Rai, along the border of Myanmar and Laos, 790 kilometers (483 miles) north of Bangkok, the department said Saturday.The epicenter was located 40 kilometers (25 miles) east of Chiang Rai, but the department did not have a figure for its depth.
Moderate quake shakes northwest Turkey Fri Oct 20, 5:09 PM ET
ANKARA, Turkey - An earthquake shook northwestern Turkey on Friday, prompting some residents of Istanbul to flee their homes, officials and news reports said. There were no immediate reports of injury or significant damage. The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0, was centered near a lake at the Manyas nature reserve in Balikesir province about 260 miles west of the capital Ankara, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.The quake, which struck at 2:15 p.m. EDT, was felt in Istanbul, some 250 miles north.Balikesir police chief Celal Uzunkaya said there were no reports of any injuries.People in Balikesir and Istanbul rushed out of their homes when the quake struck, CNN-Turk television and the government-owned Anatolia news agency reported.Earthquakes are frequent in Turkey, which lies on active fault lines. Two devastating earthquakes hit northwestern Turkey in 1999, killing some
18,000 people.
Light earthquake shakes Northern California Fri Oct 20, 2:29 PM ET
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A light earthquake of 4.5 magnitude shook part of Northern California on Friday morning about 74 miles northwest of the state capital, Sacramento, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no reports of injuries or damage from the mild event in the surrounding area, James Bauman, chief deputy for the Lake County Sheriff's department, told Reuters.The tremor hit at 10 a.m. (1 p.m. EDT/1700 GMT) and was centered near the Lake County hamlet of Cobb at a depth of 2.6 miles below the surface, according to the USGS
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Tropical depression forms near Mexico Sat Oct 21, 6:52 AM ET
MEXICO CITY - A tropical depression formed off Mexico's west coast early Saturday and forecasters said it could turn into a hurricane within a few days.
Tropical Depression 17-E was located about 260 miles south-southwest of the coastal city of Manzanillo, said Dan Mundell, a meteorologist at the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami.The depression is forecast to intensify into a tropical storm in the next 12-24 hours and become a small hurricane within three days, Mundell said. It is moving westward at 11.5 mph with maximum sustained winds of 34.5 mph.Its sustained winds must reach at least 39 mph to be considered a tropical storm and 74 mph to be classified as a hurricane.The system is forecast to turn northward toward the southern Baja peninsula over the next few days, Mundell said.
AFA forces NBC to cancel scene mocking crucifixion of Christ
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1 CORINTHIANS 6:9
9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate,(HARDENED HOMOSEXUALS) nor abusers of themselves with mankind
2 TIMOTHY 3:3
3 Without natural affection,(HOMOSEXTUALS) trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good
GENESIS 19:5
5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.
ROMANS 1:18-32
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:(HOMOSEXUALITY,AND ALL SEX SINS)
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:(LESBIENS)
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly,(SODOMITES) and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.(AIDS ETC)
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
First Anti-Pride Protest Held in Jerusalem
By Hillel Fendel(INN) Oct 20,06
Thousands of hareidi-religious Jews protested Wednesday against the gay pride march scheduled for the Holy City next month and say they will be out in force if the police don't cancel the march.The protest cut off all traffic through Sabbath Square in the Me'ah She'earim neighborhood of Jerusalem. Some of the speeches were in Yiddish, but were translated into Hebrew for our Sephardic brothers,NFC reported.One of the speakers said, Everyone whom G-d has blessed with children must check the level of modesty in his own home. You can't say, I don't know about this, I'm not involved in it. We must all unite against this plot that has fallen on us, and fight against it. All of us together will fight against this scheme.Rabbi Moshe Sternbuch, the head of the Eidah Hareidit Rabbinical Court, delivered a fiery speech, promising total dedication to the goal of stopping the march in accordance with the rabbis' rulings. He quoted traditional Jewish sources saying that righteous people die because they fail to protest abominations.
We must protest against the filth [coming to] Jerusalem,he said.
Rabbi Sternbuch arned that the march could lead, Heaven forbid, to the death of tens of thousands... We don't need a public inquiry to know why the war in Lebanon occurred and why we failed: Because of the abominations in the Holy Land. The gay pride march was originally scheduled for August, and was postponed because of the war. We have no intention of clashing with the police, Rabbi Sternbuch said, but they should know in advance that if the march is held, we will arrive en-masse, with our rabbis and teachers out in front.Hevron residents Baruch Marzel and Itamar Ben-Gvir wrote a letter to Jerusalem Police Chief Ilan Franco, asking him to cancel the march because of the fear of violence that will certainly erupt.They wrote that they themselves have been banned from certain places, such as the Temple Mount, for fear that they would incite violence.
Many march opponents note that adding to the desecration is the fact that it is scheduled to be held on the anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass that presaged the Holocaust. On November 9-10 in 1938, gangs of Nazi youth roamed through Jewish neighborhoods in Germany, breaking windows of Jewish businesses and homes, burning synagogues and looting.
Over 90 Jews were killed, almost 7,500 Jewish businesses were destroyed, 101 synagogues were destroyed and 26,000 Jews were arrested and sent to concentration camps.Jerusalem City Councilwoman Mina Fenton (National Religious Party) told Arutz-7 Hebrew radio that the nation must not be silent. The march is to be held,she said, because of a compromise reached between the Jerusalem Open House [a homosexual center that is organizing the gay march] and the police despite the strong objections of the mayor, the vast majority of the City Council, and many city residents. We must all fight to have this thing canceled not just postponed.
Before the parade was postponed this past summer, Fenton worked to gather tens of thousands of signatures against the parade many of them from non-Jews. The Jews are against it, the Moslems are against it, and so are the Christians, she said, and yet the police still approved it. The public cannot be trampled upon in the name of freedom of expression.Fenton notes the provocative way in which the organizers have gone about preparing for the march including the use of the Jerusalem municipal symbol of a lion in a provocative manner.They're not simply demanding equal rights, said IsraelNationalRadio's Tamar Yonah in a show on the topic several months ago, which could be understandable. They're actually showing pride in their sexual choice, and based on photos from other parades, they dress very scantily and exhibit physical erotic contact on the streets. Is this what we want on the streets of Jerusalem?
ISAIAH 17:1
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
PSALMS 83:3-7
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)
JOEL 2:20,30-31
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(SIBERIAN DESERT)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
Palestinians flock to Jerusalem By KARIN LAUB, Associated Press Writer
Fri Oct 20, 6:50 AM ET
QALANDIA, West Bank - Thousands of Palestinians surged through the main Israeli crossing point from the northern West Bank, braving Israeli restrictions to worship on the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at a major Islamic site in Israeli-ruled Jerusalem. Women and children were among those pouring through the Qalandia checkpoint north of Jerusalem. Men under 45, deemed a security risk by Israel, were barred from crossing though some had traveled for hours to in hopes of praying at the Al-Aqsa mosque, Islam's third-holiest site.The worshippers were initially told that only men over 50 would be allowed through, but an officer later announced through a megaphone that the age limit had been dropped to 45 years.Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said that between 175,000 and 200,000 worshippers were expected to take part in midday prayers at Al-Aqsa, from where tradition says the Prophet Muhammad, Islam's founder, ascended to heaven.
Prayer in Al Aqsa is different from praying in any other mosque and Jerusalem is different from any other place, said Walid Rommaneh, a 47-year-old man from Ramallah who was waiting in the crush at Qalandia for his turn to pass through. His wife, teenage daughter and young son had been admitted earlier.Dozens of younger and more agile men scaled the nearby walls of Israel's West Bank separation barrier and scattered into the neighboring Arab neighborhoods of Jerusalem. Police rounded up several and sent them back.Border police manning the crossing pushed back Palestinians trying to shove through the turnstiles but no serious use of force was seen at Qalandia, and Rosenfeld said there were no reports of any serious incident inside Jerusalem.
Last Friday Israeli forces used tear gas, stun grenades, rubber bullets and water cannon to disperse Palestinians whose anger and frustration at entry restrictions erupted in disturbances at several checkpoints around Jerusalem.
Dr Samuel Doctorian and Angel 2 the Mideast
I heard these words, Israel, Oh Israel, the great judgment has come. The angel said, The chosen, the church, the remnant, shall be purified. The Spirit of God shall prepare the children of God.I saw fires rising to heaven. The angel said,This is the final judgment. My church shall be purified, protected and ready for the final day. Men will die from thirst. Water shall be scarce all over the Middle East.
Rivers shall dry up, and men will fight for water in those countries.The angel showed me that the United Nations shall be broken in pieces because of the crisis in the Middle East. There shall be no more United Nations. The angel with the sickle shall reap the harvest.
Syria needs billions of dollars in investment to avert water crisis
Friday, October 20, 2006
DAMASCUS: Billions of dollars of investment are required over the next decade if Damascus is to avert a critical water crisis, according to a leading development agency. The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the development agency of the Japanese government, has taken a lead role in tackling Syria's growing water shortages. Kazuhide Nagasawa, resident representative of JICA in Syria, recently told IRIN that over the past 20 years the level of ground water in the Barada basin, on which Damascus sits, retreated from 50 meters to 200 meters underground, leading to supply shortages and tap water in dry summer months.
In another 20 years, the water table could be down to 400 meters [below ground level] while the population of Damascus could have risen from its current figure of 4 to 5 million, to 10 million,Nagasawa said. At that point it will be difficult to survive on the limited water resources. The Syrian government will have to decide whether they want to transfer water to Damascus from the coast, or from the Euphrates,he added.Mufak Khalouf, head of the Damascus Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DELTA), said that the Syrian government was pressing ahead with a feasibility study for a project with a Swiss company to pump water from the Euphrates River which flows from Turkey through Syria to Iraq to Damascus.The project is estimated to cost $2 billion, and was previously believed to have been scrapped due to insufficient funding. The study is due to be finished before the end of the first quarter of next year, said Khalouf. In the meantime Damascus can extract water supplies from the ground water, and we are working on rationalizing water use among residents.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb
However, international specialists warn it will not be long before the ground water upon which much of Damascus and its surrounding countryside rely, dries up almost completely.The over extraction of ground water has left it in a very serious decline, said Noriyuki Mori, a technical expert in water resource management at JICA. If this continues, it will become so low that farmers and residents of Damascus will no longer be able to extract it.
Damascus uses an average of 215 million cubic meters of water per year according to Khaled Shalak, Deputy General Director of DELTA. At present, the available water in the capital is 200 million cubic meters a year. An additional 45 million cubic meters is already needed, and that figure will have risen again by 2010, Khallouf said.Because of water supply not meeting rising demands in Damascus, water is currently being rationed to 13 hours a day.
Even in the mainly urbanized Damascus basin around 80 percent of available water is used in agriculture, with outdated irrigation methods. Across Syria as a whole, only 16 percent of farmers use modern irrigation systems, according to JICA's Mori, and yet, the agricultural sector is set to grow by some 40 percent over the next 20 years. UN Integrated Regional Information Networks
OZONE DEPLETION
ISAIAH 30:26-27
26 Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.
27 Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:
MATTHEW 24:21-22,29
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened (Daylight hours shortened)
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
REVELATION 16:7-9
7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
Antarctic ozone hole biggest on record, U.S. reports
Thu Oct 19, 2006 3:40pm ET,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - This year's ozone hole over Antarctica is bigger and deeper than any other on record, U.S. scientists reported on Thursday.The ozone layer shields Earth from the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays, and the layer thins out over the South Pole each year, primarily because human-made compounds release ozone-eating chlorine and bromine gases into the stratosphere.
From September 21 to 30, the average area of the ozone hole was the largest ever observed, at 10.6 million square miles ,said Paul Newman of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center outside Washington.If the stratospheric weather conditions had been normal, the ozone hole would be expected to reach a size of about 8.9 million to 9.3 million square miles, about the surface area of North America, NASA said in a statement.
THE 21st CENTURY IN PICTURES
Scientists measure the total amount of ozone from the ground to the upper atmosphere in Dobson Units, and a NASA satellite detected a low level of 85 Dobson Units on October 8 of the East Antarctic ice sheet.
Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration used balloon-borne instruments to measure ozone right over the South Pole, and by October 9 the total ozone in a column from the ground to the upper atmosphere had dropped to 93 DU from about 300 DU in mid-July.Temperature variations in the Antarctic stratosphere causes the severity of the ozone hole to vary from year to year. Colder temperatures result in larger and deeper ozone holes, while warmer temperatures lead to smaller ones. This year, the lower stratosphere was about 9 degrees Fahrenheit (5 degrees Celsius) cooler than average.
Concentrations of ozone-depleting chemicals in the lower atmosphere have been declining since 1995, and scientists estimate the ozone hole will be completely recovered by about 2065.
N Korea, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Syria shun chemical weapons ban Sat Oct 21, 1:21 AM ET
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - North Korea, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon and Syria are unfairly refusing to join the convention banning chemical weapons, which has been signed by 180 countries, the head of the body monitoring the treaty has said. It is very unfair to other countries if a few countries retain for themselves the privilege of producing chemical weapons when all the others are transparent in this field, said Rogelio Pfirter of Argentina, director general of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).The convention, signed in 1993, entered into force in 1997 and mandated the OPCW to eliminate chemical weapons, including deadly nerve gases, forever and to verify the destruction of the declared chemical weapons stockpiles within stipulated deadlines.
Pfirter, who briefed the General Assembly, bemoaned the fact that North Korea has spurned calls to join the treaty, despite allegations of the potential existence of stockpiles.Last week, the UN Security Council unanimously agreed to slap sanctions on North Korea over its first-ever atom-bomb test and demanded that Pyongyang scrap all its weapons of mass destruction.Pfirter also took Israel, Egypt, Lebanon and Syria to task for refusing to join the chemical weapons ban treaty.He said there could be no moral, strategic or legal excuse to remain outside the convention, which given the number of signatories, is considered international law.
Having even a single state outside the convention provided a major loophole that allowed the manufacture of very deadly weapons at the expense of humanity, he noted.Each OPCW member state is mandated to declare if it is in possession of chemical weapons. If so, it must undertake a commitment to destroy all stockpiles by a particular deadline, initially 2007, with an ultimate deadline of 2012.Pfirter told a press conference that while his organization, based in The Hague, was totally totally independent and technically not a part of the United Nations, it was guided by the same aspiration for peace and security.
Friday, October 20, 2006
IRAN THREATENS EU IF FOR ISRAEL
1-This Week with Rabbi Eckstein. 2-Strong earthquake rattles Peruvian coast. 3-300 evacuated from Ecuador volcano . 4-Indonesia disaster shows risks of mud volcanoes. 5-Death toll from Thai, Myanmar floods reaches 127. 6-Haniyeh: Hamas will not be moved from power. 7-Opening an Embassy for Yesha. 8-New Iranian Threats Set Off Alarm Bells in Israel. 9-U.N.: Number of ocean dead zones rise. 10-Gillerman: Iran is determined to destroy.11-PM Olmert: PA’s Moment of Truth Rapidly Approaching. 12-Ahmadinejad warns Europe it will pay for backing Israel. 13-Speculation mounts over Solana leaving job.
This Week with Rabbi Eckstein
October 19, 2006
Dear Friend of The Fellowship,
Too often, Hollywood movie producers spend millions making films that look good, but are so short on substance they aren't long for viewing. On the other hand, people of faith have entered the film market and produced movies that try to tell good stories, but are marred by poor production values. A new movie, One Night with the King, is one that I'm looking forward to seeing when I return from Israel later this month. My friend Michael Medved, a national radio show host and movie reviewer, has called the movie, a very, very powerful testament to how much the American Christian community loves the Jewish community. My staff has confirmed that it is a beautifully filmed production comparable to the best Hollywood has to offer that faithfully recounts the biblical story of Esther, one of the most compelling in the Bible. The King of Persia chooses a beautiful young woman named Esther to be his queen, unaware that she is Jewish. Esther hears from Mordecai, her uncle, that the King has entrusted the fate of Persian Jews to Haman, the King's top adviser. Haman hates the Jews, and issues an order that they all be killed.
At great risk to her own life, Esther reveals to the King that she is Jewish and pleads with him to save her people. He agrees to do so, and, in a fitting twist, gives the evil Haman the same fate Haman himself had planned to give the Jews.The story of Esther is usually associated with the Jewish holiday of Purim, still four months away. But its message is timeless. Esther's bravery and obedience to God inspires in any season. And her willingness to put her own life on the line to save her people teaches us a valuable lesson about self-sacrifice and purpose.Haman, on the other hand, represents a sort all too common today the person who hates the Jews so much that he sees in their destruction the solution to all the world's problems. We hear echoes of Haman in Iranian president Ahamadinejad's call to wipe Israel off the map in the promise by Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh that the Palestinian government will never recognize Israel's right to exist in the hateful words of radical Muslim clerics who refer to Jews as descendants of apes and pigs in their sermons.
The power of One Night with the King comes from its strong biblical message. In a world when Hamans often speak the loudest, we need more Esthers seeking to do what is right, to stand humbly before God and defend His people in the face of all difficulties.
Like Esther, perhaps God has indeed raised you and me up for such a time as this (Esther 4:14) a time when true Guardians of Israel are needed to confront anti-Semitism, to give generously to feed Israel's hungry and clothe her poor, and to comfort and bind the wounds of those whose lives have been shattered by war and terrorism. Let's continue in that duty and turn a time of great uncertainty and difficulty for Israel and the Jewish people into a time of joy and celebration.
With prayers for shalom, peace,
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein
President International Fellowship of Christians and Jews.
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EARTHQUAKES
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
Strong earthquake rattles Peruvian coast 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
LIMA, Peru - A strong earthquake rattled Peru's southern coast on Friday, but no damage or injuries were reported. The magnitude 6.4 quake struck at 5:48 a.m. below the floor of the Pacific Ocean, 56 miles northwest of the coastal city of Pisco, according to Peru's Geophysics Institute. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake as magnitude 6.5. The earthquake was felt as a long shudder in the capital, Lima, and inland in the Andean provincial city of Huancavelica. But it caused the most alarm in Ica, a coastal city 165 miles to the southeast, where local radio reports said panicked residents rushed from their homes into streets and parks.
EARTH DESTROYED WITH THE EARTH
GENESIS 6:11-13
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.(WORLD TERRORISM,MURDERS)
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence (TERRORISM) through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
300 evacuated from Ecuador volcano Thu Oct 19, 10:08 PM ET
QUITO, Ecuador - Lava and ash erupted from an Ecuadoran volcano and forced the evacuation of about 300 villagers, a local mayor said Thursday. An eruption two months ago of the Tungurahua volcano killed four people and left two others missing and still unaccounted for.We were able to take them out last night from the most dangerous zones located on the flanks where the explosions occurred Aug. 16,said Juan Salazar, mayor of Penipe, 12 miles from the volcano.The upper slopes of the volcano have been mostly deserted since August. But Salazar said about 80 families had returned to attempt to farm in the ash-encrusted ground.They saw incandescent rocks coming down on the slopes and so they evacuated, he said. No injuries were reported.
In addition to the casualties, nearly 5,000 homes were destroyed or severely damaged and tens of thousands of acres of pasture and crops were also destroyed in the August eruption, according to the Civil Defense.Experts have warned that renewed explosions could come any time from the 16,575-foot volcano located about 85 miles south of the capital, Quito.What we have seen now is evidence that something there could be something similar to the episodes in July and August,said Hugo Yepes, director of Ecuador's Geophysics Institute. Inside the ground there is a chamber of magma much larger than the volcano itself.
Indonesia disaster shows risks of mud volcanoes By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent 1 hour, 45 minutes ago Oct 20,06
OSLO (Reuters) - In a village in Indonesia's East Java province, a man is struggling to watch television with a volcano erupting in his living room. Risks from volcanoes that ooze mud rather than spew lava have long been underestimated worldwide, even with a cataclysmic mudflow in another part of Java that has swamped an area the size of Monaco and forced 10,000 people from their homes.Experts say the disaster, flooding the Sidoarjo region since May 29, highlights lack of knowledge about mud volcanoes, thousands of which have been found from Alaska to Australia. They range from tiny seeps to cones 500 meters (1,640 ft) tall.
In Java nobody ever studied mud volcanoes,said Adriano Mazzini, a leading Italian volcano expert at the University of Oslo who says the Indonesian disaster may signal the first time people have recorded the birth of a mud volcano.In Indonesia they have other priorities magmatic volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis,he told Reuters.
On Java, villages about 10-20 km (6-12 miles) north of the mud eruption Gununganyar, Kalanganyar and Pulungan are built on old, near-dormant mud volcanoes that must have seemed attractive-looking mounds to village founders.
Pulungan was the most vivid example of ignoring the risks of mud volcanoes, such as subsidence.We went to one house where a man took us into his living room. He opened the cupboard beneath the television, and there were seeps erupting, Mazzini said after a recent trip.Another home in Pulungan has collapsed and elsewhere many residents are worried by seeps of gas, mud and fluids. The volcano may have been stirred by an earthquake on May 27, two days before the catastrophic mudflow began.
BUILDING LIFTED
In Kalanganyar, the end of one long thin building had been lifted a meter or two over the years by the pressures from a mud volcano bulging beneath.Mud volcanoes need better study,said Antje Boetius, a professor at the International University of Bremen in Germany.She noted that they could cause disasters, ranging from subsidence to tsunamis. They mean something for humans it's not just scientific curiosity,she said.Mud volcanoes are often caused by a build-up of pressure from sediments crushed several kilometers below the surface that release methane and other gases. They are often found near oil and gas deposits, also caused by a crush of organic matter.As in Java, they can also happen near where tectonic plates of the earth's crust rub together. Mazzini said it was impossible to say how long the Sidoarjo flow would last.
He said researchers would probably never know exactly what triggered the catastrophic mudflow at Sidoarjo, releasing the build-up of pressure deep below ground.The trigger might have been a magnitude 4 earthquake two days before the mudflow began, he said, or the drilling of a gas exploration well operated by PT Lapindo Brantas Inc, which is controlled by Pt Energi Mega Persada.
Mud volcanoes are rarely deadly since they more often seep rather than explode. In 1997, an eruption of a mud volcano at Piparo, a farming village in central Trinidad, threw mud 45 meters (150 ft) into the air, covering many homes. No one died. In Azerbaijan, a large mud volcano that erupted in 2001 also released giant flares of methane.
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Death toll from Thai, Myanmar floods reaches 127 Fri Oct 20, 4:25 AM ET
BANGKOK (AFP) - The death toll from severe flooding in Thailand and neighboring Myanmar has reached 127 as Thai weather authorities warned of more heavy rains over the weekend in the country's south.
At least 108 people have died in Thailand since severe flooding began in late August in the country's central and northern provinces, the interior ministry said in a statement.
The death toll soared overnight after the ministry confirmed that 25 people reported dead earlier were confirmed to be flood victims.The water that inundated northern Thailand was slowly working its way south, but 16 central provinces were still suffering from the floods, the ministry said.At its peak earlier in the month, the flooding, triggered by heavy rains from Typhoon Xangsane, affected 46 of the nation's 76 provinces.In neighboring Myanmar, 19 people died in floods across central and eastern parts of the country, but in most places there, the water has already subsided.
Haniyeh: Hamas will not be moved from power
Friday 20 October 2006, 17:38 Makka Time, 14:38 GMT
Ismail Haniyeh, the Palestinian prime minister, said in a speech at a mosque on Friday that Hamas would reject any moves by Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, to oust Hamas from power.Haniyeh's convoy came under attack as it passed through the Nusseirat refugee camp in central Gaza shortly after the prime minister's speech, but the Hamas leader was unhurt.Hamas officials said the attack did not appear to be an assassination attempt, but it comes at a time of growing tensions between rival Palestinian factions that have sparked fears of civil war.
An official in Haniyeh's office said: The prime minister is alright and he is out of the area which witnessed the gunfire. His car was not attacked. Islam Shawan, a spokesman for Hamas' armed wing, said that the last car in the motorcade was hit and set alight.
There were no reports of injuries.
Pointless
Abbas has hinted that he might fire the Hamas government after efforts to form a unity cabinet foundered over Hamas' refusal to soften its stance toward Israel.Haniyeh said it would be pointless for Abbas to fire the government, suggesting any emergency administration the president appointed would not get the ultimate approval of parliament, where Hamas has an absolute majority.
He also said Hamas would reject other measures such as calling early elections. Haniyeh said: All you have here are options that have no aim but to remove Hamas from government. The wheel of history will not go backward.All these options will not achieve stability and calm and will not represent a way out of the crisis.
Haniyeh did not threaten explicit action to oppose Abbas, such as calling Hamas supporters out onto the streets.
Western sanctions
Abbas said this week that he would make a decision soon on the fate of the government. The president has not explicitly identified his options but his aides have said that he might call fresh elections, appoint an emergency cabinet or hold a referendum to let the Palestinian people decide what to do.A senior Abbas aide told Reuters on Thursday that the president was expected to make his decision several days after the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. Eid this year falls around October 23.Palestinians had hoped that a unity government would lead to a lifting of crippling Western sanctions that were
imposed on Hamas when it assumed office in March.(Reuters)
Opening an Embassy for Yesha
By Stan Goodenough,October 20, 2006
It was an event that went largely unnoticed (or was purposefully ignored) by the news media. For many of those participating, however, it was one of prophetic magnitude and an opportunity to express their unshakeable resolve.On Sunday, October 8, in front of more than 300 visiting Gentiles and invited Israeli guests, the Jerusalem-based pro-Israel Christian organization, the International Christian Zionist Center, officially opened its new offices on the road between Jerusalem and Bethel.According to an ICZC press release, the move to the area in Samaria, behind the controversial security fence and inside the territory earmarked for a future State of Palestine, was made in solidarity with the people of Israel and their undeniable historic link to all their divinely-promised land.
Because every unilateral Israeli withdrawal in the region had only increased the bellicose stand of Israel’s enemies and intensified their terrorism against Israel, with their final aim being to excise the sovereign Jewish state from their Muslim midst, ICZC director Jan Willem van der Hoeven said the Christians represented by the organization believed that Israel needs to spell out to the world as well as to her own, battered, people that this tiny piece of land is theirs and will never be forsaken by them.With members in nations around the globe, the ICZC had committed itself to tirelessly spelling this out to our own gentile leaders and governments.
Van der Hoeven recalled how, in 1981, after 13 embassies crumpled under Arab pressure and fled from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, he had led a small group of Christians in founding the International Christian Embassy so that Christians around the world could say to Israel, You are not alone.I feel to repeat that action today, Van der Hoeven said, and open an embassy for Yesha (the targeted areas of Judea, Samaria and Gaza) here, to say like Ruth to the Jews in these endangered communities, Your God is our God and we are with you.It is on the hearts of millions of Christians, from China to Brazil, from America to South Africa, as some of you have come to say to the Jewish people, You will never have peace when you give up the land; but you will have peace when you keep it!
The land where the ICZC offices were situated was the very land Jacob had been sleeping when God promised him that the ground on which you are lying, I will give to you.This land, which included Ariel and Bethel and Shiloh and Hebron and Jerusalem, was now under the gun. And if the battle to preserve Bethel and Shiloh was lost, the battle for Jerusalem would also be lost.Among the Israeli guests asked to address the gathering were Ron Nachman, the founder and mayor of Ariel, the biggest Jewish community Samaria, and Hebrew University Professor of Arabic Studies Moshe Sharon.Stepping up to the microphone, Nachman declared: In the Bible there is no West Bank, no Occupied Territories…only the Promised Land.He reminded world leaders that the first deed in real estate was not in Washington DC, not in Paris, not in London, it was in Hebron.
But he bemoaned the fact that the Gentile nations do not see the biggest threat today: the clash of civilizations, Islam against Christianity and Judaism.Nachman said he believed it was important that Christians and Jews stand together in defense of Israel’s land.When visiting the United States, he said, I am not welcomed and not invited to speak by the Jewish establishment, because I am mayor of the biggest Jewish city in the West Bank.So I go to the Christians.The mayor, a former Knesset member, said he sees a great hope in the connection of the Jewish and non-Jewish communities in resisting the world’s efforts to rob the Jews of their land.However, he stressed, while it was good that people prayed against the uprooting of Jewish communities Gush Katif was evacuated despite all the prayers.
The fight was also a political fight and we need to fight it on that front, he said.Moshe Sharon sounded the alarm he has been speaking out for many years but which have mostly fallen on the deaf ears of politicians who believe they have to remain politically correct:The world is caught up in a clash of civilizations and is already in fact embroiled in World War III.The Middle East conflict was part of that war, but it was reaching deep into areas in the Western world.Beware Europe! You are on the way to becoming an Islamic state. There are 4800 mosques in Germany alone!! And right now in the oldest city in Finland, a new mosque is being erected that is so high it will be visible from 50 km away…Muslims were teaching that Europe is the cancer. Islam is the answer!
Sharon, an advisor on Arab affairs to a number of former Israeli prime ministers, said there could never be peace between Israel as a Jewish state and the Arabs, for as far as the Arabs are concerned the establishment of the state of Israel is a reversal of history; it was something that could not happen! The word peace simply does not exist in the Quran, he said.Returning to the podium, Van der Hoeven told the gathering that while the International Christian Zionist Center was the only Christian-led organization to fully support Jews against expulsion from the heartland of Israel by physically locating itself on the endangered land, he believed other pro-Israel groups would one day follow this example.It was the vision of the ICZC to help train the millions of Christians from every nation to stand pro-actively with Israel, spiritually, materially and politically, as Israel’s few remaining friends among the nations faded away.
New Iranian Threats Set Off Alarm Bells in Israel
By Robert Berger ,Jerusalem,20 October 2006
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Israel no longer has any reason to exist and will soon disappear. The latest threats are adding to Israel's already deep concerns about Iran's nuclear program.Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers speech after attending anti-Israeli rally Friday, Oct. 20, 2006.
Israeli officials say the saber-rattling from Iran is another warning to the international community that the Islamic regime must not be allowed to get a nuclear bomb. At a pro-Palestinian rally in Tehran, Iran's president said Israeli leaders are a group of terrorists, and he threatened any country that supports the Jewish state. He also said Israel is a fake regime that would soon disappear. It was a similar statement to one a year ago, when he threatened to wipe Israel off the map.
Since then, Israel has watched the Iranian nuclear program with growing alarm. Foreign Minister Tzippe Livni says the leaders of Iran pose a threat to regional and global stability.They speak proudly and openly of their desire to wipe Israel off the map, she said. And now, by their actions, they pursue the weapons to achieve this objective, to imperil the region and to threaten the world.
So what now?
The world faces a critical test.,she noted.Israel believes the international community is moving too slowly to stop Iran, and that the U.N. must change course and quickly impose sanctions.
Ehud Olmert
However, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert visited Russia this week to urge a tougher stand on Iran, but came away empty handed from talks with President Vladimir Putin. Russia is building Iran's first nuclear reactor and opposes sanctions on Tehran.So Mr. Olmert warned that Iran would have a price to pay if it does not back down from its nuclear ambitions. It was a broad hint that if the international community does not act, Israel might launch a pre-emptive strike against Iran's nuclear facilities on its own.
POISONED WATERS
REVELATION 8:8-11
8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood:(bitter,Poisoned) and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.(poisoned)
REVELATION 16:3-7
3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.(enviromentalists won't like this result)
4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
6 For they(False World Church and Dictator) have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
U.N.: Number of ocean dead zones rise By JOHN HEILPRIN, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Scientists have found 200 dead zones in the world's oceans places where pollution threatens fish, other marine life and the people who depend on them.
The United Nations report Thursday showed a 34 percent jump in the number of such zones from just two years ago. Pollution-fed algae, which deprives other living marine life of oxygen, is the cause of most of the world's dead zones that cover tens of thousands of square miles of waterways. Scientists chiefly blame fertilizer and other farm run-off, sewage and fossil-fuel burning.Those contain an excess of nutrients, particularly phosphorous and nitrogen, that cause explosive blooms of tiny plants known as phytoplankton. When they die, they sink to the bottom, where they are eaten by bacteria that use up the oxygen in the water.
The low levels of oxygen in the water make it difficult for fish, oysters and other marine creatures to survive as well as important habitats such as sea grass beds,U.N. officials said. These areas are fast becoming major threats to fish stocks and thus to the people who depend upon fisheries for food and livelihoods.By 2030, the world's rivers will pump 14 percent more nitrogen into seas and oceans than that found in the mid-1990s, according to new U.N. research released at a meeting in Beijing.Researchers led by Robert Diaz, a marine scientist at Virginia's College of William and Mary, said they found new dead zones at the Archipelago Sea in Finland; Fosu Lagoon in Ghana; Pearl River estuary and Changjiang River in China; and Mersey River estuary in Britain.Other new zones found were at the Elefsis Bay and Aegean Sea in Greece; Paracas Bay in Peru; Mondego River in Portugal; Montevideo Bay in Uruguay; and in the western Indian Ocean.
The United Nations marine experts said the number and size of oxygen-deprived zones has grown each decade since the 1970s.Not all the dead zones persist year-round; some return seasonally, depending on winds that bring nutrient-rich water to the surface.
It seems like a big jump in two years,said Nancy Rabalais, executive director of the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, who was not part of the U.N. research. She said an important factor has been the huge increase in pollution from fast-developing countries.Rabalais, who has studied the Gulf of Mexico's massive dead zone that is now the size of New Jersey, said marine creatures that swim fast enough can usually escape.The things that are left behind are the ones that usually can't survive, she said.
When you consider the size of some of these areas, it's removing what's considered the essential habitat for fishes and crustaceans.Other U.N. scientific findings released Thursday, however, raised hopes for the recovery of damaged coral reefs, which serve as the ocean's nurseries. It found that reefs bleached in the late 1990s by high surface sea temperatures are affected by how polluted the waters are.Coral reefs recovering faster are generally those living in marine protected areas and coastal waters where the levels of pollution, dredging and other kinds of human-induced disturbance are considered low,the U.N. said.
On the Net:U.N. report: http://www.gpa.unep.org/bin/php/igr/igr2/supporting.php
MUSLIM NATIONS
EZEKIEL 38:1-12
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog,(RULER) the land of Magog,(RUSSIA) the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW)and Tubal,(TOBOLSK) and prophesy against him,
3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW) and Tubal:
4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws,(GOD FORCES THE MUSLIMS TO MARCH) and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
5 Persia,(IRAN,IRAQ) Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
6 Gomer,(GERMANY) and all his bands; the house of Togarmah (TURKEY)of the north quarters, and all his bands:(SUDAN,AFRICA) and many people with thee.
7 Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
8 After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.
9 Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.(RUSSIA-EGYPT AND MUSLIMS)
10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
11 And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
ISAIAH 17:1
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
PSALMS 83:3-7
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)
JOEL 2:20,30-31
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(SIBERIAN DESERT)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
Gillerman: Iran is determined to destroy
Yitzhak Benhorin Published: 10.19.06
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Gillerman took advantage of the monthly UN discussion on the situation in the Middle East Thursday to warn the members of the Security Council on the threat posed by Iran. Gillerman said Iran paid Hamas USD 50 million in order to torpedo efforts to release Gilad Shalit. Today I learned that Iran had paid USD 50 million to Hamas in order to torpedo the deal to the release of kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit.
If Iran is willing to pay so much money to solve a humanitarian issue, it is frightening how much they will be willing to pay to torpedo any diplomatic initiative to block their nuclear efforts,Gillerman said, referring to an item first published by Yedioth Ahronoth Thursday morning. Although the speech was part of a routine discussion held monthly at the UN, this time it was held before the Security Council. During the meeting, UN special envoy to the Middle East Alvaro de-Soto presented his report and said that since the kidnapping of Gilad Shalit in late June, 295 Palestinians were killed by IDF forces, including 66 children, and another 1,113 were injured.
During his speech Gillerman praised the decision to impose sanctions on North Korea but warned that North Korea is only the prelude to a more disturbing story, the emergence of a nuclear Iran, armed and willing to share its state terrorist capabilities with the other unholy extremists who yearn to destroy us. He added that Israel sees the Iranian threat as an existential one, not solely to itself but to the entire world as well. The international community must be determined, clear, and unequivocal in its plan of action.
There is only one choice: the world must ensure that Iran does not attain nuclear weapons.
Are you doing everything you can?
Gilerman added that although the real, most urgent threat to stability and peace in the Middle East is Iran, We are bolstered by the surfacing of moderate voices in the region, voices that recognize the true threats facing us.Now these moderates are joining together to form an alliance against the extremists and for a historical reconciliation and mutual advancement. Ambassador Gillerman also criticized the fact that the kidnapped IDF soldiers have not been freed yet and the failure to enforce the arms embargo from Syria into Lebanon.This Council, in its unanimous adoption of resolution 1701, took upon itself the responsibility to secure the unconditional release of our boys, the Israeli soldiers Gilad Shalit, Udi Goldwasser, and Eldad Regev. I ask you now, as I did then, to do your utmost to alleviate this humanitarian crisis and bring them home.
Gillerman added that two and a half weeks after the last Israeli soldier left southern Lebanon, the situation along the northern border has begun to stabilize, but it is still early to declare it as a success. Success will be determined only to the extent to which resolution 1701 is fully implemented. There is reason to be concerned about the smuggling of arms across the border between Lebanon and Syria. Hizbullah’s rearming not only violates the essence and strength of resolution 1701, it places the entire region in immediate peril. There can be no ambiguity in policy here. The embargo must be enforced, and its violators must be held accountable,he said.
DANIEL 7:23-24
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast(THE EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TR BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise:(10 NATIONS) and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.(BE HEAD OF 3 KINGS OR NATIONS).
ISRAELS TROUBLE
JEREMIAH 30:7
7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble;(ISRAEL) but he shall be saved out of it.
DANIEL 12:1,4
1 And at that time shall Michael(ISRAELS WAR ANGEL) stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people:(ISRAEL) and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation(May 14,48) even to that same
time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro,(WORLD TRAVEL,IMMIGRATION) and knowledge shall be increased.(COMPUTERS,CHIP IMPLANTS ETC)
WW3 THE 3 WAVES THAT MARCH TO ISRAEL
DANIEL 11:40-45
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south( EGYPT) push at him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) and the king of the north (RUSSIA AND MUSLIM HORDES OF EZEK 38+39) shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.(JORDAN)
42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
44 But tidings out of the east(CHINA 2ND WAVE OF WW3) and out of the north(RUSSIA, MUSLIMS WHATS LEFT FROM WAVE 1) shall trouble him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.( 1/3RD OF EARTHS POPULATION)
45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
The Third and Final Wave of WW3 is when all Nations march to Jerusalem, but JESUS bodily returns to earth and destroys them,sets up his KINGDOM OF RULE FOR 1000 YEARS THEN FOREVER.
2ND WAVE CHINA AND KINGS OF THE EAST MARCH TO ISRAEL
REVELATION 16:12
12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.(THIS IS THE ATATURK DAM IN TURKEY,THEY CROSS OVER).
DANIEL 11:44 (2ND WAVE OF WW3)
44 But tidings out of the east(CHINA) and out of the north(RUSSIA, MUSLIMS WHATS LEFT FROM WAVE 1) shall trouble him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.( 1/3RD OF EARTHS POPULATION)
REVELATION 9:12-18
12 One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.
13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.(IRAQ-SYRIA)
15 And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.(1/3 Earths Population die in WW 3 2ND WAVE)
16 And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand:(200 MILLION MAN ARMY FROM CHINA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST) and I heard the number of them.
17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.(NUCLEAR BOMBS)
18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.(NUCLEAR BOMBS)
PM Olmert: PA’s Moment of Truth Rapidly Approaching
By Yechiel Spira(INN)
Upon his return from Moscow on Thursday evening, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced the PA’s moment of truth is rapidly approaching.
The prime minister stated that PA (Palestinian Authority) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) must make some critical decisions. Decisions, he said, that will determine the future of the region. If Abu Mazen does not take the required steps, we will all be losers,Olmert said.While negotiations between Abu Mazen’s Fatah and the ruling Hamas movement continue, fighting between rival factions has sharply increased, with daily shootouts taking place in Gaza this week as the two terror organizations struggle for control.
Hamas emerged the victor in the PA’s general elections, but Prime Minister Ismail Haniyah is now isolated by the western community which is demanding recognition of Israel, resulting in an economic boycott of the Hamas government.
Reaching an agreement with Abu Mazen whereby a new coalition government would recognize Israel in some regard would result in international acceptance of the PA government, a move that would unlock donor nation funds for the PA and its institutions. Regarding Iran, Olmert added the clock is running out, adding that today, things are happening and the situation has changed. While stating I did not threaten Iran,the prime minister added, Iran must not realize who it is up against .Iran should be afraid.Seeking to exhibit an air of success upon his return from Moscow, the prime minister added that Russian President Vladimir Putin opposes a nuclear independent Iran. This despite the fact that during a meeting between the two, Olmert failed to receive the assurances he was seeking a stronger Russian position against Iran’s ongoing nuclear program.
Russian technology has played a strong influence in the area with regard to Iran’s nuclear development; advanced weapon sales to Syria and indirect assistance to Hizbullah. Nonetheless, Olmert attempted to exhibit an atmosphere of cooperation between Jerusalem and Moscow.The London-based Arabic Al-Hayat newspaper, quoting Hamas sources, reports progress regarding efforts to obtain IDF soldier Gilad Shalit’s release from his PA captors. Israel’s Yediot Achronot daily reported on Thursday that a deal which would have led to Shalit’s release next week was thwarted by Iran. According to the report, a deal was reached in which Shalit would have been released during the Muslim holiday of Eid el-Fitr, marking the end of the month of Ramadan. In exchange, Israel agreed to release Arab prisoners - not all at once, but in a number of waves.
According to the report, Iranian officials arrived in Damascus and with a $50 million gift for Hamas politburo Khaled Meshal, succeeding in bringing the plans to a halt. Meshal upped his demands, calling upon Israel to release terrorists who he knew the Olmert government could not release. This gave him the ability to cancel the deal, placing the blame on Israel. Regarding Shalit, who was taken captive on June 25th, Abu Mazen stated on numerous occasions that he will not enter into a coalition agreement with Hamas until Shalit is released. He also told western media sources that he insists that Hamas recognize Israel’s right to exist and declare the government’s commitment to abide by previously signed agreements.In interviews with the Arab media however, Abu Mazen stated his Fatah Party needn’t recognize Israel.
Ahmadinejad warns Europe it will pay for backing Israel
Robert Tait in Tehran,Friday October 20, 2006,Guardian Unlimited
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran added a threatening edge to his verbal onslaught on Israel today by warning European governments to withdraw their support or face getting hurt in a storm of retaliation.He also called Britain and the United States enemies of Iran whose attempts to block the country's nuclear programme at the UN security council were illegitimate.Mr Ahmadinejad was speaking in Tehran at the annual Qods [Jerusalem] day rally, staged by Iran's Islamic regime to propagate its ideological opposition to Israel. He repeated predictions that Israel would soon disappear but, in a fresh warning, said European countries could pay a much higher price than the US for their backing.
We have advised the Europeans that the Americans are far away, but you are the neighbours of the nations in this region, he said. We inform you that the nations are like an ocean that is welling up, and if a storm begins, the dimensions will not stay limited to Palestine, and you may get hurt. It is in your own interest to distance yourself from these criminals ... This is an ultimatum. Don't complain tomorrow.Mr Ahmadinejad, who last year called for Israel to be wiped off the map and dismissed the holocaust as a myth, has not previously made such a clear distinction between US and European support for Israel.
The UN security council is poised to consider sanctions in response to Iran's refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.
But Mr Ahmadinejad dismissed the security council because of the presence of America and Britain as permanent veto-wielding powers.What sort of security council is this, he asked. You want to be the judge, the jury and the enforcer.Mr Ahmadinejad's outburst came amid a carnival atmosphere in which throngs of children carrying balloons milled among the crowds. Dozens swapped paintings depicting the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for T-shirts donated by Tehran city council.A display of banners featured one bearing the phrase Israel must be wiped off the map in Hebrew. Others accused companies such as Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Nestlé and Marks and Spencer of being pro-Israel. A stall recruiting potential martyrs was selling DVDs showing volunteers from the Palestinian militant organisation Hamas preparing suicide attacks against Israel.
Speculation mounts over Solana leaving job
19.10.2006 - 17:36 CET | By Mark Beunderman
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - Speculation is mounting that Javier Solana, the EU's top diplomat, will step down for health reasons with the former Swedish, Slovak and Austrian prime ministers reportedly first in line to succeed him. Intense rumours about an end to the Solana era have been circulating in Brussels for the last couple of weeks, with several reasons being cited for his possible imminent retirement. One version says it became clear to the Spaniard during the Lebanon crisis in the summer that he could never really act on behalf of the EU, with member states refusing to give him a clear mandate.Mr Solana also had to recently admit that his efforts to get Iran to halt uranium enrichment which he had exceptionally handled on behalf of all UN veto powers have stalled.
On top of this, the deadlock on the EU constitution means that Mr Solana will not get the job as official EU foreign minister foreseen for November in the shelved charter.
Highly-skilled diplomat
Generally, the Spanish socialist is seen as a highly skilled diplomat who has managed to survive seven years in the gruelling position without facing much political flak. He is seen as at least having given a positive face to EU foreign policy despite the domain being still very much in member state hands. But Austrian paper Der Kurier on Wednesday (18 October) reported that the 64-year old Mr Solana could nevertheless soon step down for health reasons.
German chancellor Angela Merkel reportedly had a long phone call with the Spaniard last week in which he said he would follow his doctor's advice and soon quit the job, otherwise he would be dead in twelve months even if this is not visible in his appearance and in his statements. A press officer in Mr Solana's office however denied the report saying there was not such a phone call. Mr Solana's mandate expires in 2009 and his post is not available,she stated, adding that the Spanish diplomat jogs every day before work.
Verheugen not interested
The Austrian paper writes that Ms Merkel, whose country will hold the EU presidency in the first half of next year, has shortlisted two favourites to succeed Mr Solana: Slovakia's former prime minister Miklas Dzurinda and Austria's outgoing leader Wolfgang Schussel. The report contradicts earlier speculation saying that Berlin has its own candidate EU industry commissioner Guenter Verheugen.Mr Verheugen however told Germany's Die Welt on Thursday that he is not interested in the post, saying he consciously said farewell to foreign policy when he left the commission's enlargement department in 2004.Another strong candidate who has been doing the rounds is Sweden's former prime minister Carl Bildt, who is back on the EU stage since he was appointed foreign minister in the new Swedish centre-right government.
Insiders say Mr Bildt is not hiding his ambitions to obtain the top job, while also having a huge network in international affairs. The chances of the rumoured candidates is set to depend to a large extent on their ability to bridge the gap between atlanticist states such as the UK, Denmark, the Netherlands and new member states and proponents of distance to Washington notably France.Mr Dzurinda is known as a strong pro-US politician and therefore difficult to accept by Paris. Mr Schussel, on the other hand, makes no secret of his opposition to Turkish EU accession which would put him at odds with the UK.
This Week with Rabbi Eckstein
October 19, 2006
Dear Friend of The Fellowship,
Too often, Hollywood movie producers spend millions making films that look good, but are so short on substance they aren't long for viewing. On the other hand, people of faith have entered the film market and produced movies that try to tell good stories, but are marred by poor production values. A new movie, One Night with the King, is one that I'm looking forward to seeing when I return from Israel later this month. My friend Michael Medved, a national radio show host and movie reviewer, has called the movie, a very, very powerful testament to how much the American Christian community loves the Jewish community. My staff has confirmed that it is a beautifully filmed production comparable to the best Hollywood has to offer that faithfully recounts the biblical story of Esther, one of the most compelling in the Bible. The King of Persia chooses a beautiful young woman named Esther to be his queen, unaware that she is Jewish. Esther hears from Mordecai, her uncle, that the King has entrusted the fate of Persian Jews to Haman, the King's top adviser. Haman hates the Jews, and issues an order that they all be killed.
At great risk to her own life, Esther reveals to the King that she is Jewish and pleads with him to save her people. He agrees to do so, and, in a fitting twist, gives the evil Haman the same fate Haman himself had planned to give the Jews.The story of Esther is usually associated with the Jewish holiday of Purim, still four months away. But its message is timeless. Esther's bravery and obedience to God inspires in any season. And her willingness to put her own life on the line to save her people teaches us a valuable lesson about self-sacrifice and purpose.Haman, on the other hand, represents a sort all too common today the person who hates the Jews so much that he sees in their destruction the solution to all the world's problems. We hear echoes of Haman in Iranian president Ahamadinejad's call to wipe Israel off the map in the promise by Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh that the Palestinian government will never recognize Israel's right to exist in the hateful words of radical Muslim clerics who refer to Jews as descendants of apes and pigs in their sermons.
The power of One Night with the King comes from its strong biblical message. In a world when Hamans often speak the loudest, we need more Esthers seeking to do what is right, to stand humbly before God and defend His people in the face of all difficulties.
Like Esther, perhaps God has indeed raised you and me up for such a time as this (Esther 4:14) a time when true Guardians of Israel are needed to confront anti-Semitism, to give generously to feed Israel's hungry and clothe her poor, and to comfort and bind the wounds of those whose lives have been shattered by war and terrorism. Let's continue in that duty and turn a time of great uncertainty and difficulty for Israel and the Jewish people into a time of joy and celebration.
With prayers for shalom, peace,
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein
President International Fellowship of Christians and Jews.
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EARTHQUAKES
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
Strong earthquake rattles Peruvian coast 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
LIMA, Peru - A strong earthquake rattled Peru's southern coast on Friday, but no damage or injuries were reported. The magnitude 6.4 quake struck at 5:48 a.m. below the floor of the Pacific Ocean, 56 miles northwest of the coastal city of Pisco, according to Peru's Geophysics Institute. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake as magnitude 6.5. The earthquake was felt as a long shudder in the capital, Lima, and inland in the Andean provincial city of Huancavelica. But it caused the most alarm in Ica, a coastal city 165 miles to the southeast, where local radio reports said panicked residents rushed from their homes into streets and parks.
EARTH DESTROYED WITH THE EARTH
GENESIS 6:11-13
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.(WORLD TERRORISM,MURDERS)
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence (TERRORISM) through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
300 evacuated from Ecuador volcano Thu Oct 19, 10:08 PM ET
QUITO, Ecuador - Lava and ash erupted from an Ecuadoran volcano and forced the evacuation of about 300 villagers, a local mayor said Thursday. An eruption two months ago of the Tungurahua volcano killed four people and left two others missing and still unaccounted for.We were able to take them out last night from the most dangerous zones located on the flanks where the explosions occurred Aug. 16,said Juan Salazar, mayor of Penipe, 12 miles from the volcano.The upper slopes of the volcano have been mostly deserted since August. But Salazar said about 80 families had returned to attempt to farm in the ash-encrusted ground.They saw incandescent rocks coming down on the slopes and so they evacuated, he said. No injuries were reported.
In addition to the casualties, nearly 5,000 homes were destroyed or severely damaged and tens of thousands of acres of pasture and crops were also destroyed in the August eruption, according to the Civil Defense.Experts have warned that renewed explosions could come any time from the 16,575-foot volcano located about 85 miles south of the capital, Quito.What we have seen now is evidence that something there could be something similar to the episodes in July and August,said Hugo Yepes, director of Ecuador's Geophysics Institute. Inside the ground there is a chamber of magma much larger than the volcano itself.
Indonesia disaster shows risks of mud volcanoes By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent 1 hour, 45 minutes ago Oct 20,06
OSLO (Reuters) - In a village in Indonesia's East Java province, a man is struggling to watch television with a volcano erupting in his living room. Risks from volcanoes that ooze mud rather than spew lava have long been underestimated worldwide, even with a cataclysmic mudflow in another part of Java that has swamped an area the size of Monaco and forced 10,000 people from their homes.Experts say the disaster, flooding the Sidoarjo region since May 29, highlights lack of knowledge about mud volcanoes, thousands of which have been found from Alaska to Australia. They range from tiny seeps to cones 500 meters (1,640 ft) tall.
In Java nobody ever studied mud volcanoes,said Adriano Mazzini, a leading Italian volcano expert at the University of Oslo who says the Indonesian disaster may signal the first time people have recorded the birth of a mud volcano.In Indonesia they have other priorities magmatic volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis,he told Reuters.
On Java, villages about 10-20 km (6-12 miles) north of the mud eruption Gununganyar, Kalanganyar and Pulungan are built on old, near-dormant mud volcanoes that must have seemed attractive-looking mounds to village founders.
Pulungan was the most vivid example of ignoring the risks of mud volcanoes, such as subsidence.We went to one house where a man took us into his living room. He opened the cupboard beneath the television, and there were seeps erupting, Mazzini said after a recent trip.Another home in Pulungan has collapsed and elsewhere many residents are worried by seeps of gas, mud and fluids. The volcano may have been stirred by an earthquake on May 27, two days before the catastrophic mudflow began.
BUILDING LIFTED
In Kalanganyar, the end of one long thin building had been lifted a meter or two over the years by the pressures from a mud volcano bulging beneath.Mud volcanoes need better study,said Antje Boetius, a professor at the International University of Bremen in Germany.She noted that they could cause disasters, ranging from subsidence to tsunamis. They mean something for humans it's not just scientific curiosity,she said.Mud volcanoes are often caused by a build-up of pressure from sediments crushed several kilometers below the surface that release methane and other gases. They are often found near oil and gas deposits, also caused by a crush of organic matter.As in Java, they can also happen near where tectonic plates of the earth's crust rub together. Mazzini said it was impossible to say how long the Sidoarjo flow would last.
He said researchers would probably never know exactly what triggered the catastrophic mudflow at Sidoarjo, releasing the build-up of pressure deep below ground.The trigger might have been a magnitude 4 earthquake two days before the mudflow began, he said, or the drilling of a gas exploration well operated by PT Lapindo Brantas Inc, which is controlled by Pt Energi Mega Persada.
Mud volcanoes are rarely deadly since they more often seep rather than explode. In 1997, an eruption of a mud volcano at Piparo, a farming village in central Trinidad, threw mud 45 meters (150 ft) into the air, covering many homes. No one died. In Azerbaijan, a large mud volcano that erupted in 2001 also released giant flares of methane.
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Death toll from Thai, Myanmar floods reaches 127 Fri Oct 20, 4:25 AM ET
BANGKOK (AFP) - The death toll from severe flooding in Thailand and neighboring Myanmar has reached 127 as Thai weather authorities warned of more heavy rains over the weekend in the country's south.
At least 108 people have died in Thailand since severe flooding began in late August in the country's central and northern provinces, the interior ministry said in a statement.
The death toll soared overnight after the ministry confirmed that 25 people reported dead earlier were confirmed to be flood victims.The water that inundated northern Thailand was slowly working its way south, but 16 central provinces were still suffering from the floods, the ministry said.At its peak earlier in the month, the flooding, triggered by heavy rains from Typhoon Xangsane, affected 46 of the nation's 76 provinces.In neighboring Myanmar, 19 people died in floods across central and eastern parts of the country, but in most places there, the water has already subsided.
Haniyeh: Hamas will not be moved from power
Friday 20 October 2006, 17:38 Makka Time, 14:38 GMT
Ismail Haniyeh, the Palestinian prime minister, said in a speech at a mosque on Friday that Hamas would reject any moves by Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, to oust Hamas from power.Haniyeh's convoy came under attack as it passed through the Nusseirat refugee camp in central Gaza shortly after the prime minister's speech, but the Hamas leader was unhurt.Hamas officials said the attack did not appear to be an assassination attempt, but it comes at a time of growing tensions between rival Palestinian factions that have sparked fears of civil war.
An official in Haniyeh's office said: The prime minister is alright and he is out of the area which witnessed the gunfire. His car was not attacked. Islam Shawan, a spokesman for Hamas' armed wing, said that the last car in the motorcade was hit and set alight.
There were no reports of injuries.
Pointless
Abbas has hinted that he might fire the Hamas government after efforts to form a unity cabinet foundered over Hamas' refusal to soften its stance toward Israel.Haniyeh said it would be pointless for Abbas to fire the government, suggesting any emergency administration the president appointed would not get the ultimate approval of parliament, where Hamas has an absolute majority.
He also said Hamas would reject other measures such as calling early elections. Haniyeh said: All you have here are options that have no aim but to remove Hamas from government. The wheel of history will not go backward.All these options will not achieve stability and calm and will not represent a way out of the crisis.
Haniyeh did not threaten explicit action to oppose Abbas, such as calling Hamas supporters out onto the streets.
Western sanctions
Abbas said this week that he would make a decision soon on the fate of the government. The president has not explicitly identified his options but his aides have said that he might call fresh elections, appoint an emergency cabinet or hold a referendum to let the Palestinian people decide what to do.A senior Abbas aide told Reuters on Thursday that the president was expected to make his decision several days after the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. Eid this year falls around October 23.Palestinians had hoped that a unity government would lead to a lifting of crippling Western sanctions that were
imposed on Hamas when it assumed office in March.(Reuters)
Opening an Embassy for Yesha
By Stan Goodenough,October 20, 2006
It was an event that went largely unnoticed (or was purposefully ignored) by the news media. For many of those participating, however, it was one of prophetic magnitude and an opportunity to express their unshakeable resolve.On Sunday, October 8, in front of more than 300 visiting Gentiles and invited Israeli guests, the Jerusalem-based pro-Israel Christian organization, the International Christian Zionist Center, officially opened its new offices on the road between Jerusalem and Bethel.According to an ICZC press release, the move to the area in Samaria, behind the controversial security fence and inside the territory earmarked for a future State of Palestine, was made in solidarity with the people of Israel and their undeniable historic link to all their divinely-promised land.
Because every unilateral Israeli withdrawal in the region had only increased the bellicose stand of Israel’s enemies and intensified their terrorism against Israel, with their final aim being to excise the sovereign Jewish state from their Muslim midst, ICZC director Jan Willem van der Hoeven said the Christians represented by the organization believed that Israel needs to spell out to the world as well as to her own, battered, people that this tiny piece of land is theirs and will never be forsaken by them.With members in nations around the globe, the ICZC had committed itself to tirelessly spelling this out to our own gentile leaders and governments.
Van der Hoeven recalled how, in 1981, after 13 embassies crumpled under Arab pressure and fled from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, he had led a small group of Christians in founding the International Christian Embassy so that Christians around the world could say to Israel, You are not alone.I feel to repeat that action today, Van der Hoeven said, and open an embassy for Yesha (the targeted areas of Judea, Samaria and Gaza) here, to say like Ruth to the Jews in these endangered communities, Your God is our God and we are with you.It is on the hearts of millions of Christians, from China to Brazil, from America to South Africa, as some of you have come to say to the Jewish people, You will never have peace when you give up the land; but you will have peace when you keep it!
The land where the ICZC offices were situated was the very land Jacob had been sleeping when God promised him that the ground on which you are lying, I will give to you.This land, which included Ariel and Bethel and Shiloh and Hebron and Jerusalem, was now under the gun. And if the battle to preserve Bethel and Shiloh was lost, the battle for Jerusalem would also be lost.Among the Israeli guests asked to address the gathering were Ron Nachman, the founder and mayor of Ariel, the biggest Jewish community Samaria, and Hebrew University Professor of Arabic Studies Moshe Sharon.Stepping up to the microphone, Nachman declared: In the Bible there is no West Bank, no Occupied Territories…only the Promised Land.He reminded world leaders that the first deed in real estate was not in Washington DC, not in Paris, not in London, it was in Hebron.
But he bemoaned the fact that the Gentile nations do not see the biggest threat today: the clash of civilizations, Islam against Christianity and Judaism.Nachman said he believed it was important that Christians and Jews stand together in defense of Israel’s land.When visiting the United States, he said, I am not welcomed and not invited to speak by the Jewish establishment, because I am mayor of the biggest Jewish city in the West Bank.So I go to the Christians.The mayor, a former Knesset member, said he sees a great hope in the connection of the Jewish and non-Jewish communities in resisting the world’s efforts to rob the Jews of their land.However, he stressed, while it was good that people prayed against the uprooting of Jewish communities Gush Katif was evacuated despite all the prayers.
The fight was also a political fight and we need to fight it on that front, he said.Moshe Sharon sounded the alarm he has been speaking out for many years but which have mostly fallen on the deaf ears of politicians who believe they have to remain politically correct:The world is caught up in a clash of civilizations and is already in fact embroiled in World War III.The Middle East conflict was part of that war, but it was reaching deep into areas in the Western world.Beware Europe! You are on the way to becoming an Islamic state. There are 4800 mosques in Germany alone!! And right now in the oldest city in Finland, a new mosque is being erected that is so high it will be visible from 50 km away…Muslims were teaching that Europe is the cancer. Islam is the answer!
Sharon, an advisor on Arab affairs to a number of former Israeli prime ministers, said there could never be peace between Israel as a Jewish state and the Arabs, for as far as the Arabs are concerned the establishment of the state of Israel is a reversal of history; it was something that could not happen! The word peace simply does not exist in the Quran, he said.Returning to the podium, Van der Hoeven told the gathering that while the International Christian Zionist Center was the only Christian-led organization to fully support Jews against expulsion from the heartland of Israel by physically locating itself on the endangered land, he believed other pro-Israel groups would one day follow this example.It was the vision of the ICZC to help train the millions of Christians from every nation to stand pro-actively with Israel, spiritually, materially and politically, as Israel’s few remaining friends among the nations faded away.
New Iranian Threats Set Off Alarm Bells in Israel
By Robert Berger ,Jerusalem,20 October 2006
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Israel no longer has any reason to exist and will soon disappear. The latest threats are adding to Israel's already deep concerns about Iran's nuclear program.Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers speech after attending anti-Israeli rally Friday, Oct. 20, 2006.
Israeli officials say the saber-rattling from Iran is another warning to the international community that the Islamic regime must not be allowed to get a nuclear bomb. At a pro-Palestinian rally in Tehran, Iran's president said Israeli leaders are a group of terrorists, and he threatened any country that supports the Jewish state. He also said Israel is a fake regime that would soon disappear. It was a similar statement to one a year ago, when he threatened to wipe Israel off the map.
Since then, Israel has watched the Iranian nuclear program with growing alarm. Foreign Minister Tzippe Livni says the leaders of Iran pose a threat to regional and global stability.They speak proudly and openly of their desire to wipe Israel off the map, she said. And now, by their actions, they pursue the weapons to achieve this objective, to imperil the region and to threaten the world.
So what now?
The world faces a critical test.,she noted.Israel believes the international community is moving too slowly to stop Iran, and that the U.N. must change course and quickly impose sanctions.
Ehud Olmert
However, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert visited Russia this week to urge a tougher stand on Iran, but came away empty handed from talks with President Vladimir Putin. Russia is building Iran's first nuclear reactor and opposes sanctions on Tehran.So Mr. Olmert warned that Iran would have a price to pay if it does not back down from its nuclear ambitions. It was a broad hint that if the international community does not act, Israel might launch a pre-emptive strike against Iran's nuclear facilities on its own.
POISONED WATERS
REVELATION 8:8-11
8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood:(bitter,Poisoned) and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.(poisoned)
REVELATION 16:3-7
3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.(enviromentalists won't like this result)
4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
6 For they(False World Church and Dictator) have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
U.N.: Number of ocean dead zones rise By JOHN HEILPRIN, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Scientists have found 200 dead zones in the world's oceans places where pollution threatens fish, other marine life and the people who depend on them.
The United Nations report Thursday showed a 34 percent jump in the number of such zones from just two years ago. Pollution-fed algae, which deprives other living marine life of oxygen, is the cause of most of the world's dead zones that cover tens of thousands of square miles of waterways. Scientists chiefly blame fertilizer and other farm run-off, sewage and fossil-fuel burning.Those contain an excess of nutrients, particularly phosphorous and nitrogen, that cause explosive blooms of tiny plants known as phytoplankton. When they die, they sink to the bottom, where they are eaten by bacteria that use up the oxygen in the water.
The low levels of oxygen in the water make it difficult for fish, oysters and other marine creatures to survive as well as important habitats such as sea grass beds,U.N. officials said. These areas are fast becoming major threats to fish stocks and thus to the people who depend upon fisheries for food and livelihoods.By 2030, the world's rivers will pump 14 percent more nitrogen into seas and oceans than that found in the mid-1990s, according to new U.N. research released at a meeting in Beijing.Researchers led by Robert Diaz, a marine scientist at Virginia's College of William and Mary, said they found new dead zones at the Archipelago Sea in Finland; Fosu Lagoon in Ghana; Pearl River estuary and Changjiang River in China; and Mersey River estuary in Britain.Other new zones found were at the Elefsis Bay and Aegean Sea in Greece; Paracas Bay in Peru; Mondego River in Portugal; Montevideo Bay in Uruguay; and in the western Indian Ocean.
The United Nations marine experts said the number and size of oxygen-deprived zones has grown each decade since the 1970s.Not all the dead zones persist year-round; some return seasonally, depending on winds that bring nutrient-rich water to the surface.
It seems like a big jump in two years,said Nancy Rabalais, executive director of the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, who was not part of the U.N. research. She said an important factor has been the huge increase in pollution from fast-developing countries.Rabalais, who has studied the Gulf of Mexico's massive dead zone that is now the size of New Jersey, said marine creatures that swim fast enough can usually escape.The things that are left behind are the ones that usually can't survive, she said.
When you consider the size of some of these areas, it's removing what's considered the essential habitat for fishes and crustaceans.Other U.N. scientific findings released Thursday, however, raised hopes for the recovery of damaged coral reefs, which serve as the ocean's nurseries. It found that reefs bleached in the late 1990s by high surface sea temperatures are affected by how polluted the waters are.Coral reefs recovering faster are generally those living in marine protected areas and coastal waters where the levels of pollution, dredging and other kinds of human-induced disturbance are considered low,the U.N. said.
On the Net:U.N. report: http://www.gpa.unep.org/bin/php/igr/igr2/supporting.php
MUSLIM NATIONS
EZEKIEL 38:1-12
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog,(RULER) the land of Magog,(RUSSIA) the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW)and Tubal,(TOBOLSK) and prophesy against him,
3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW) and Tubal:
4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws,(GOD FORCES THE MUSLIMS TO MARCH) and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
5 Persia,(IRAN,IRAQ) Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
6 Gomer,(GERMANY) and all his bands; the house of Togarmah (TURKEY)of the north quarters, and all his bands:(SUDAN,AFRICA) and many people with thee.
7 Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
8 After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.
9 Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.(RUSSIA-EGYPT AND MUSLIMS)
10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
11 And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
ISAIAH 17:1
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
PSALMS 83:3-7
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)
JOEL 2:20,30-31
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(SIBERIAN DESERT)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
Gillerman: Iran is determined to destroy
Yitzhak Benhorin Published: 10.19.06
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Gillerman took advantage of the monthly UN discussion on the situation in the Middle East Thursday to warn the members of the Security Council on the threat posed by Iran. Gillerman said Iran paid Hamas USD 50 million in order to torpedo efforts to release Gilad Shalit. Today I learned that Iran had paid USD 50 million to Hamas in order to torpedo the deal to the release of kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit.
If Iran is willing to pay so much money to solve a humanitarian issue, it is frightening how much they will be willing to pay to torpedo any diplomatic initiative to block their nuclear efforts,Gillerman said, referring to an item first published by Yedioth Ahronoth Thursday morning. Although the speech was part of a routine discussion held monthly at the UN, this time it was held before the Security Council. During the meeting, UN special envoy to the Middle East Alvaro de-Soto presented his report and said that since the kidnapping of Gilad Shalit in late June, 295 Palestinians were killed by IDF forces, including 66 children, and another 1,113 were injured.
During his speech Gillerman praised the decision to impose sanctions on North Korea but warned that North Korea is only the prelude to a more disturbing story, the emergence of a nuclear Iran, armed and willing to share its state terrorist capabilities with the other unholy extremists who yearn to destroy us. He added that Israel sees the Iranian threat as an existential one, not solely to itself but to the entire world as well. The international community must be determined, clear, and unequivocal in its plan of action.
There is only one choice: the world must ensure that Iran does not attain nuclear weapons.
Are you doing everything you can?
Gilerman added that although the real, most urgent threat to stability and peace in the Middle East is Iran, We are bolstered by the surfacing of moderate voices in the region, voices that recognize the true threats facing us.Now these moderates are joining together to form an alliance against the extremists and for a historical reconciliation and mutual advancement. Ambassador Gillerman also criticized the fact that the kidnapped IDF soldiers have not been freed yet and the failure to enforce the arms embargo from Syria into Lebanon.This Council, in its unanimous adoption of resolution 1701, took upon itself the responsibility to secure the unconditional release of our boys, the Israeli soldiers Gilad Shalit, Udi Goldwasser, and Eldad Regev. I ask you now, as I did then, to do your utmost to alleviate this humanitarian crisis and bring them home.
Gillerman added that two and a half weeks after the last Israeli soldier left southern Lebanon, the situation along the northern border has begun to stabilize, but it is still early to declare it as a success. Success will be determined only to the extent to which resolution 1701 is fully implemented. There is reason to be concerned about the smuggling of arms across the border between Lebanon and Syria. Hizbullah’s rearming not only violates the essence and strength of resolution 1701, it places the entire region in immediate peril. There can be no ambiguity in policy here. The embargo must be enforced, and its violators must be held accountable,he said.
DANIEL 7:23-24
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast(THE EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TR BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise:(10 NATIONS) and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.(BE HEAD OF 3 KINGS OR NATIONS).
ISRAELS TROUBLE
JEREMIAH 30:7
7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble;(ISRAEL) but he shall be saved out of it.
DANIEL 12:1,4
1 And at that time shall Michael(ISRAELS WAR ANGEL) stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people:(ISRAEL) and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation(May 14,48) even to that same
time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro,(WORLD TRAVEL,IMMIGRATION) and knowledge shall be increased.(COMPUTERS,CHIP IMPLANTS ETC)
WW3 THE 3 WAVES THAT MARCH TO ISRAEL
DANIEL 11:40-45
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south( EGYPT) push at him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) and the king of the north (RUSSIA AND MUSLIM HORDES OF EZEK 38+39) shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.(JORDAN)
42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
44 But tidings out of the east(CHINA 2ND WAVE OF WW3) and out of the north(RUSSIA, MUSLIMS WHATS LEFT FROM WAVE 1) shall trouble him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.( 1/3RD OF EARTHS POPULATION)
45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
The Third and Final Wave of WW3 is when all Nations march to Jerusalem, but JESUS bodily returns to earth and destroys them,sets up his KINGDOM OF RULE FOR 1000 YEARS THEN FOREVER.
2ND WAVE CHINA AND KINGS OF THE EAST MARCH TO ISRAEL
REVELATION 16:12
12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.(THIS IS THE ATATURK DAM IN TURKEY,THEY CROSS OVER).
DANIEL 11:44 (2ND WAVE OF WW3)
44 But tidings out of the east(CHINA) and out of the north(RUSSIA, MUSLIMS WHATS LEFT FROM WAVE 1) shall trouble him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.( 1/3RD OF EARTHS POPULATION)
REVELATION 9:12-18
12 One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.
13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.(IRAQ-SYRIA)
15 And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.(1/3 Earths Population die in WW 3 2ND WAVE)
16 And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand:(200 MILLION MAN ARMY FROM CHINA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST) and I heard the number of them.
17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.(NUCLEAR BOMBS)
18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.(NUCLEAR BOMBS)
PM Olmert: PA’s Moment of Truth Rapidly Approaching
By Yechiel Spira(INN)
Upon his return from Moscow on Thursday evening, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced the PA’s moment of truth is rapidly approaching.
The prime minister stated that PA (Palestinian Authority) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) must make some critical decisions. Decisions, he said, that will determine the future of the region. If Abu Mazen does not take the required steps, we will all be losers,Olmert said.While negotiations between Abu Mazen’s Fatah and the ruling Hamas movement continue, fighting between rival factions has sharply increased, with daily shootouts taking place in Gaza this week as the two terror organizations struggle for control.
Hamas emerged the victor in the PA’s general elections, but Prime Minister Ismail Haniyah is now isolated by the western community which is demanding recognition of Israel, resulting in an economic boycott of the Hamas government.
Reaching an agreement with Abu Mazen whereby a new coalition government would recognize Israel in some regard would result in international acceptance of the PA government, a move that would unlock donor nation funds for the PA and its institutions. Regarding Iran, Olmert added the clock is running out, adding that today, things are happening and the situation has changed. While stating I did not threaten Iran,the prime minister added, Iran must not realize who it is up against .Iran should be afraid.Seeking to exhibit an air of success upon his return from Moscow, the prime minister added that Russian President Vladimir Putin opposes a nuclear independent Iran. This despite the fact that during a meeting between the two, Olmert failed to receive the assurances he was seeking a stronger Russian position against Iran’s ongoing nuclear program.
Russian technology has played a strong influence in the area with regard to Iran’s nuclear development; advanced weapon sales to Syria and indirect assistance to Hizbullah. Nonetheless, Olmert attempted to exhibit an atmosphere of cooperation between Jerusalem and Moscow.The London-based Arabic Al-Hayat newspaper, quoting Hamas sources, reports progress regarding efforts to obtain IDF soldier Gilad Shalit’s release from his PA captors. Israel’s Yediot Achronot daily reported on Thursday that a deal which would have led to Shalit’s release next week was thwarted by Iran. According to the report, a deal was reached in which Shalit would have been released during the Muslim holiday of Eid el-Fitr, marking the end of the month of Ramadan. In exchange, Israel agreed to release Arab prisoners - not all at once, but in a number of waves.
According to the report, Iranian officials arrived in Damascus and with a $50 million gift for Hamas politburo Khaled Meshal, succeeding in bringing the plans to a halt. Meshal upped his demands, calling upon Israel to release terrorists who he knew the Olmert government could not release. This gave him the ability to cancel the deal, placing the blame on Israel. Regarding Shalit, who was taken captive on June 25th, Abu Mazen stated on numerous occasions that he will not enter into a coalition agreement with Hamas until Shalit is released. He also told western media sources that he insists that Hamas recognize Israel’s right to exist and declare the government’s commitment to abide by previously signed agreements.In interviews with the Arab media however, Abu Mazen stated his Fatah Party needn’t recognize Israel.
Ahmadinejad warns Europe it will pay for backing Israel
Robert Tait in Tehran,Friday October 20, 2006,Guardian Unlimited
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran added a threatening edge to his verbal onslaught on Israel today by warning European governments to withdraw their support or face getting hurt in a storm of retaliation.He also called Britain and the United States enemies of Iran whose attempts to block the country's nuclear programme at the UN security council were illegitimate.Mr Ahmadinejad was speaking in Tehran at the annual Qods [Jerusalem] day rally, staged by Iran's Islamic regime to propagate its ideological opposition to Israel. He repeated predictions that Israel would soon disappear but, in a fresh warning, said European countries could pay a much higher price than the US for their backing.
We have advised the Europeans that the Americans are far away, but you are the neighbours of the nations in this region, he said. We inform you that the nations are like an ocean that is welling up, and if a storm begins, the dimensions will not stay limited to Palestine, and you may get hurt. It is in your own interest to distance yourself from these criminals ... This is an ultimatum. Don't complain tomorrow.Mr Ahmadinejad, who last year called for Israel to be wiped off the map and dismissed the holocaust as a myth, has not previously made such a clear distinction between US and European support for Israel.
The UN security council is poised to consider sanctions in response to Iran's refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.
But Mr Ahmadinejad dismissed the security council because of the presence of America and Britain as permanent veto-wielding powers.What sort of security council is this, he asked. You want to be the judge, the jury and the enforcer.Mr Ahmadinejad's outburst came amid a carnival atmosphere in which throngs of children carrying balloons milled among the crowds. Dozens swapped paintings depicting the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for T-shirts donated by Tehran city council.A display of banners featured one bearing the phrase Israel must be wiped off the map in Hebrew. Others accused companies such as Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Nestlé and Marks and Spencer of being pro-Israel. A stall recruiting potential martyrs was selling DVDs showing volunteers from the Palestinian militant organisation Hamas preparing suicide attacks against Israel.
Speculation mounts over Solana leaving job
19.10.2006 - 17:36 CET | By Mark Beunderman
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - Speculation is mounting that Javier Solana, the EU's top diplomat, will step down for health reasons with the former Swedish, Slovak and Austrian prime ministers reportedly first in line to succeed him. Intense rumours about an end to the Solana era have been circulating in Brussels for the last couple of weeks, with several reasons being cited for his possible imminent retirement. One version says it became clear to the Spaniard during the Lebanon crisis in the summer that he could never really act on behalf of the EU, with member states refusing to give him a clear mandate.Mr Solana also had to recently admit that his efforts to get Iran to halt uranium enrichment which he had exceptionally handled on behalf of all UN veto powers have stalled.
On top of this, the deadlock on the EU constitution means that Mr Solana will not get the job as official EU foreign minister foreseen for November in the shelved charter.
Highly-skilled diplomat
Generally, the Spanish socialist is seen as a highly skilled diplomat who has managed to survive seven years in the gruelling position without facing much political flak. He is seen as at least having given a positive face to EU foreign policy despite the domain being still very much in member state hands. But Austrian paper Der Kurier on Wednesday (18 October) reported that the 64-year old Mr Solana could nevertheless soon step down for health reasons.
German chancellor Angela Merkel reportedly had a long phone call with the Spaniard last week in which he said he would follow his doctor's advice and soon quit the job, otherwise he would be dead in twelve months even if this is not visible in his appearance and in his statements. A press officer in Mr Solana's office however denied the report saying there was not such a phone call. Mr Solana's mandate expires in 2009 and his post is not available,she stated, adding that the Spanish diplomat jogs every day before work.
Verheugen not interested
The Austrian paper writes that Ms Merkel, whose country will hold the EU presidency in the first half of next year, has shortlisted two favourites to succeed Mr Solana: Slovakia's former prime minister Miklas Dzurinda and Austria's outgoing leader Wolfgang Schussel. The report contradicts earlier speculation saying that Berlin has its own candidate EU industry commissioner Guenter Verheugen.Mr Verheugen however told Germany's Die Welt on Thursday that he is not interested in the post, saying he consciously said farewell to foreign policy when he left the commission's enlargement department in 2004.Another strong candidate who has been doing the rounds is Sweden's former prime minister Carl Bildt, who is back on the EU stage since he was appointed foreign minister in the new Swedish centre-right government.
Insiders say Mr Bildt is not hiding his ambitions to obtain the top job, while also having a huge network in international affairs. The chances of the rumoured candidates is set to depend to a large extent on their ability to bridge the gap between atlanticist states such as the UK, Denmark, the Netherlands and new member states and proponents of distance to Washington notably France.Mr Dzurinda is known as a strong pro-US politician and therefore difficult to accept by Paris. Mr Schussel, on the other hand, makes no secret of his opposition to Turkish EU accession which would put him at odds with the UK.
Thursday, October 19, 2006
TERRORISM THREAT
1-Scientists say Hawaii hit by two quakes. 2-3 micro quakes rattle Winston-Salem. 3-Three people dead after storms lash the Aegean. 4-NFL dirty-bomb threat defused. 5-Iran atomic aide warns of retaliation to sanctions. 6-Putin assures Olmert of support for Mideast peace process. 7-Canada supports Israel: PM. 8-King of Spain Kills Drunk Pet Bear at Russian Hunt — Report. 9-IDF Returns to Gaza-Egypt Border, Destroys Smuggling Tunnels. 10-Israel cannot survive: Ahmadinejad. 11-Brussels to defend core of EU constitution in treaty talks.
EARTHQUAKES
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
Scientists say Hawaii hit by two quakes By JAYMES SONG, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
HONOLULU - Scientists are investigating whether a magnitude-6.0 earthquake that rocked Hawaii within minutes of Sunday's 6.7 temblor was a separate quake and not an aftershock.
The lead scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory and a seismologist at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said Wednesday they were two independent events. Others aren't so sure.The 6.7-magnitude quake struck 12.5 miles northeast of the Big Island's Kona airport at a depth of 24 miles at 7:07 a.m. Sunday. Seven minutes later, the 6.0-magnitude quake struck 27 miles north of the airport at a depth of about 12.5 miles.
Jim Kauahikaua, the scientist-in-charge at the observatory, said the difference in depths establishes that the two are independent. But Egill Hauksson, a seismologist at the California Institute of Technology, said it's too early to categorize the magnitude-6.0 event.Scientists still need to analyze the pattern of aftershocks in the coming months before determining whether the smaller event was an aftershock or a triggered earthquake, Hauksson said.There's more research to be done,he said.Seismologist Vindell Hsu, of the tsunami center, said it's not uncommon for earthquakes to trigger others and it has happened in Alaska and at California's San Andreas Fault.A major earthquake may trigger or activate a neighboring fault and start another good-sized earthquake, Hsu said.
Kauahikaua expects several opinions.
Some of these earthquakes get worked on for years. Different techniques come up. People have different points of view, he said. This is our assessment within the first three days after the earthquake. If somebody can make a powerful argument the other way, fine.Aftershocks are a series of smaller earthquakes that occur after the main shock and in the same geographic area. Aftershocks can rock a region for months or years. Generally, the bigger the main shock, the more intense the aftershocks will be.Dozens of aftershocks have been recorded since the initial quake.Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim, who served decades as the Big Island's civil defense chief, said the latest quakes came after a long stretch of seismic calm.Kim said a third to half of the population had never experienced a quake of Sunday's magnitude.Since 1960, the Big Island has been hit with 31 earthquakes with a magnitude greater than 4.0. But Sunday's first earthquake was the largest recorded since a 6.7 occurred under the east flank of Mauna Loa Volcano on November 16, 1983.
The island also experienced a 7.2-magnitude quake on November 29, 1975,and an estimated 7.9 temblor on April 2, 1868.The vast island spread across more than 4,000-square miles of lava fields, rain forests and pasture lands was formed by several volcanoes.
Kilauea is one of the most active volcanoes in the world, spewing lava and expanding the island's surface. Preliminary damage estimates from the earthquake hit $73 million and President Bush declared a major disaster, ordering federal aid to help state and local recovery efforts. Kim said one of the reasons the island didn't sustain more damage than it did was the strict building codes that have evolved over decades of natural disasters. Buildings on the Big Island must meet the strictest level of any of the Hawaiian Islands. There are no buildings taller than 100 feet. There are also no highway overpasses. Associated Press Writer Gillian Flaccus in Hilo, Hawaii, and AP Science Writer Alicia Chang in Los Angeles contributed to this report.
Wed, Oct. 18, 2006
LARGEST WAS 2.6-MAGNITUDE-3 micro quakes rattle Winston-Salem
Associated Press
WINSTON-SALEM - Three small earthquakes rattled a city in central North Carolina on Tuesday, shaking dishes in kitchen cabinets and surprising residents unaccustomed to tremors.There were no immediate reports of injuries or structure damage, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.The first quake, a 2.6-magnitude tremor classified as micro, hit at 4:56 a.m. with an epicenter estimated three miles east-northeast of Winston-Salem, about 80 miles northeast of Charlotte.One resident said the quake felt like a large boom that lasted just a second or two.Another quake registering 1.5 was recorded about four miles west of the city just before 8 p.m. A third quake registering at 2.4 rattled the same area as the first quake at 9:11 p.m., according to the Geological Survey.
Winston-Salem police reported getting around 150 calls after the first quake from locals wondering what happened, and local media outlets were flooded with calls after the next two.Some residents said vibrations came through the floors of their homes and shook dishes in cabinets. Others said the rumbling sounded like a garbage truck.They reported a loud explosion and ground shaking, said Winston-Salem police Lt. David Kiger. They just want to know what was going on.Amy Vaughan, a geophysicist with the U.S.
Geological Survey in Golden, Colo., said quakes that small typically don't result in damage or injury. She said the earthquakes were unusual for North Carolina, though quakes of the same magnitude would not be noticed in earthquake-prone California.
On June 15, a 3.1-magnitude earthquake shook buildings and rattled dishes in at least four Western North Carolina counties. That quake was centered 28 miles north of Franklin and felt from Maggie Valley to Bryson City to Cashiers.The biggest earthquake to shake North Carolina was on Feb. 21, 1916. The 5.2-magnitude quake centered near Waynesville, also in the western part of the state, toppled chimneys and sent people rushing into the street, according to the USGS.An earthquake Sunday in Hawaii registered a 6.7 magnitude, the strongest to hit the islands in more than two decades. No deaths or serious injuries were reported but preliminary damage estimates hit $46 million Tuesday.
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Three people dead after storms lash the Aegean AP
A couple of tourists look at the sea in Almyrida, near Hania in Crete, yesterday, as two overturned cars lie in the water behind them. A British tourist is missing in Crete after storms hit the island. Three people were reported killed and one missing yesterday after heavy storms lashed several islands in the southern Aegean, where winds reached 10 Beaufort, causing extensive flooding and road damage.
A British couple drowned yesterday after going swimming off the island of Rhodes despite a storm warning. Witnesses said they said they saw the pair struggling in 2-meter waves.Meanwhile on Crete, a truckdriver was killed late on Tuesday after being
swept away by a mudslide near the port of Hania. Rescue workers in Hania yesterday located the vehicle of a 54-year-old Briton, missing since Tuesday night after floodwaters washed his car off the road, but there was no sign of the motorist.
The bad weather caused extensive flood damage to homes, stores and hotels on both Crete and Rhodes, where the fire service received dozens of calls to drain water from buildings and rescue motorists trapped in their cars. On Rhodes, raging floodwaters swept 10 parked cars into the sea, wrecked roads and provoked landslides.Authorities yesterday declared a state of emergency in the Cretan prefecture of Hania as well as the islands of Leros and Astypalaia in the Dodecanese, which were also badly hit by storms.
On Astypalaia, landslides blocked local roads and police reportedly rescued an elderly man who had been carried off by floodwaters. Roads on Leros were seriously damaged.The Civil Protection Agency urged authorities and citizens to be vigilant today as the bad weather is set to continue, particularly in the Aegean, the Dodecanese and the Cyclades.Those who have booked ferry tickets should check with their local port authority before traveling.
If this is credible,there could be big trouble.
WORLD TERRORISM
GENESIS 6:11-13
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.(TERRORISM)
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence(TERRORISM) through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.(EARTHQUAKES,HURRICANES,STORMS,VOLCANOES ETC)
2 PETER 2:5
5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
2 PETER 3:7
7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men
LEVITICUS 26:16
16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you( sudden) terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
GENESIS 16:11-12
11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
ISAIAH 33:1,18-19 Woe to thee that spoilest,(destroys) and thou wast not spoiled;(destroyed) and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil,(destroy) thou shalt be spoiled;(destroyed) and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
18 Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
19 Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.
JOHN 16:2
2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
Originally posted: October 18, 2006
NFL dirty-bomb threat defused
Posted by Frank James at 4:20 pm CDT
So what are we to make of this news that the Homeland Security Department has shared with National Football League teams information about a web site threat to explode dirty bombs outside seven stadiums this weekend? Not much, based on how quickly DHS is moving to play down the information. William Knocke, DHS’s press secretary, told me the threat was not credible. Matter of fact, it’s a web site posting we view with strong skepticism. One, there’s no credible intelligence and that’s the consensus of the entire intelligence community as well as or law enforcement partners to suggest such attacks. Another reason why we view it with strong skepticism is the spectacular nature of the threat that was in this web site posting. The fact is there’s simply no credible intelligence to support these claims.
Knocke called the sharing of the information routine.
EARTHQUAKES
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
Scientists say Hawaii hit by two quakes By JAYMES SONG, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
HONOLULU - Scientists are investigating whether a magnitude-6.0 earthquake that rocked Hawaii within minutes of Sunday's 6.7 temblor was a separate quake and not an aftershock.
The lead scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory and a seismologist at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said Wednesday they were two independent events. Others aren't so sure.The 6.7-magnitude quake struck 12.5 miles northeast of the Big Island's Kona airport at a depth of 24 miles at 7:07 a.m. Sunday. Seven minutes later, the 6.0-magnitude quake struck 27 miles north of the airport at a depth of about 12.5 miles.
Jim Kauahikaua, the scientist-in-charge at the observatory, said the difference in depths establishes that the two are independent. But Egill Hauksson, a seismologist at the California Institute of Technology, said it's too early to categorize the magnitude-6.0 event.Scientists still need to analyze the pattern of aftershocks in the coming months before determining whether the smaller event was an aftershock or a triggered earthquake, Hauksson said.There's more research to be done,he said.Seismologist Vindell Hsu, of the tsunami center, said it's not uncommon for earthquakes to trigger others and it has happened in Alaska and at California's San Andreas Fault.A major earthquake may trigger or activate a neighboring fault and start another good-sized earthquake, Hsu said.
Kauahikaua expects several opinions.
Some of these earthquakes get worked on for years. Different techniques come up. People have different points of view, he said. This is our assessment within the first three days after the earthquake. If somebody can make a powerful argument the other way, fine.Aftershocks are a series of smaller earthquakes that occur after the main shock and in the same geographic area. Aftershocks can rock a region for months or years. Generally, the bigger the main shock, the more intense the aftershocks will be.Dozens of aftershocks have been recorded since the initial quake.Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim, who served decades as the Big Island's civil defense chief, said the latest quakes came after a long stretch of seismic calm.Kim said a third to half of the population had never experienced a quake of Sunday's magnitude.Since 1960, the Big Island has been hit with 31 earthquakes with a magnitude greater than 4.0. But Sunday's first earthquake was the largest recorded since a 6.7 occurred under the east flank of Mauna Loa Volcano on November 16, 1983.
The island also experienced a 7.2-magnitude quake on November 29, 1975,and an estimated 7.9 temblor on April 2, 1868.The vast island spread across more than 4,000-square miles of lava fields, rain forests and pasture lands was formed by several volcanoes.
Kilauea is one of the most active volcanoes in the world, spewing lava and expanding the island's surface. Preliminary damage estimates from the earthquake hit $73 million and President Bush declared a major disaster, ordering federal aid to help state and local recovery efforts. Kim said one of the reasons the island didn't sustain more damage than it did was the strict building codes that have evolved over decades of natural disasters. Buildings on the Big Island must meet the strictest level of any of the Hawaiian Islands. There are no buildings taller than 100 feet. There are also no highway overpasses. Associated Press Writer Gillian Flaccus in Hilo, Hawaii, and AP Science Writer Alicia Chang in Los Angeles contributed to this report.
Wed, Oct. 18, 2006
LARGEST WAS 2.6-MAGNITUDE-3 micro quakes rattle Winston-Salem
Associated Press
WINSTON-SALEM - Three small earthquakes rattled a city in central North Carolina on Tuesday, shaking dishes in kitchen cabinets and surprising residents unaccustomed to tremors.There were no immediate reports of injuries or structure damage, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.The first quake, a 2.6-magnitude tremor classified as micro, hit at 4:56 a.m. with an epicenter estimated three miles east-northeast of Winston-Salem, about 80 miles northeast of Charlotte.One resident said the quake felt like a large boom that lasted just a second or two.Another quake registering 1.5 was recorded about four miles west of the city just before 8 p.m. A third quake registering at 2.4 rattled the same area as the first quake at 9:11 p.m., according to the Geological Survey.
Winston-Salem police reported getting around 150 calls after the first quake from locals wondering what happened, and local media outlets were flooded with calls after the next two.Some residents said vibrations came through the floors of their homes and shook dishes in cabinets. Others said the rumbling sounded like a garbage truck.They reported a loud explosion and ground shaking, said Winston-Salem police Lt. David Kiger. They just want to know what was going on.Amy Vaughan, a geophysicist with the U.S.
Geological Survey in Golden, Colo., said quakes that small typically don't result in damage or injury. She said the earthquakes were unusual for North Carolina, though quakes of the same magnitude would not be noticed in earthquake-prone California.
On June 15, a 3.1-magnitude earthquake shook buildings and rattled dishes in at least four Western North Carolina counties. That quake was centered 28 miles north of Franklin and felt from Maggie Valley to Bryson City to Cashiers.The biggest earthquake to shake North Carolina was on Feb. 21, 1916. The 5.2-magnitude quake centered near Waynesville, also in the western part of the state, toppled chimneys and sent people rushing into the street, according to the USGS.An earthquake Sunday in Hawaii registered a 6.7 magnitude, the strongest to hit the islands in more than two decades. No deaths or serious injuries were reported but preliminary damage estimates hit $46 million Tuesday.
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Three people dead after storms lash the Aegean AP
A couple of tourists look at the sea in Almyrida, near Hania in Crete, yesterday, as two overturned cars lie in the water behind them. A British tourist is missing in Crete after storms hit the island. Three people were reported killed and one missing yesterday after heavy storms lashed several islands in the southern Aegean, where winds reached 10 Beaufort, causing extensive flooding and road damage.
A British couple drowned yesterday after going swimming off the island of Rhodes despite a storm warning. Witnesses said they said they saw the pair struggling in 2-meter waves.Meanwhile on Crete, a truckdriver was killed late on Tuesday after being
swept away by a mudslide near the port of Hania. Rescue workers in Hania yesterday located the vehicle of a 54-year-old Briton, missing since Tuesday night after floodwaters washed his car off the road, but there was no sign of the motorist.
The bad weather caused extensive flood damage to homes, stores and hotels on both Crete and Rhodes, where the fire service received dozens of calls to drain water from buildings and rescue motorists trapped in their cars. On Rhodes, raging floodwaters swept 10 parked cars into the sea, wrecked roads and provoked landslides.Authorities yesterday declared a state of emergency in the Cretan prefecture of Hania as well as the islands of Leros and Astypalaia in the Dodecanese, which were also badly hit by storms.
On Astypalaia, landslides blocked local roads and police reportedly rescued an elderly man who had been carried off by floodwaters. Roads on Leros were seriously damaged.The Civil Protection Agency urged authorities and citizens to be vigilant today as the bad weather is set to continue, particularly in the Aegean, the Dodecanese and the Cyclades.Those who have booked ferry tickets should check with their local port authority before traveling.
If this is credible,there could be big trouble.
WORLD TERRORISM
GENESIS 6:11-13
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.(TERRORISM)
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence(TERRORISM) through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.(EARTHQUAKES,HURRICANES,STORMS,VOLCANOES ETC)
2 PETER 2:5
5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
2 PETER 3:7
7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men
LEVITICUS 26:16
16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you( sudden) terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
GENESIS 16:11-12
11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
ISAIAH 33:1,18-19 Woe to thee that spoilest,(destroys) and thou wast not spoiled;(destroyed) and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil,(destroy) thou shalt be spoiled;(destroyed) and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
18 Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
19 Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.
JOHN 16:2
2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
Originally posted: October 18, 2006
NFL dirty-bomb threat defused
Posted by Frank James at 4:20 pm CDT
So what are we to make of this news that the Homeland Security Department has shared with National Football League teams information about a web site threat to explode dirty bombs outside seven stadiums this weekend? Not much, based on how quickly DHS is moving to play down the information. William Knocke, DHS’s press secretary, told me the threat was not credible. Matter of fact, it’s a web site posting we view with strong skepticism. One, there’s no credible intelligence and that’s the consensus of the entire intelligence community as well as or law enforcement partners to suggest such attacks. Another reason why we view it with strong skepticism is the spectacular nature of the threat that was in this web site posting. The fact is there’s simply no credible intelligence to support these claims.
Knocke called the sharing of the information routine.