EU WANTS EUROPEAN ISLAM

1-Ancient biblical waterworks found in Israel. 2-EU ministers to meet Annan at emergency talks on Lebanon. 3-Powers study Iran's reply to nuclear offer. 4-EU Wants European Islam.

LUKE 19:38-44
38 Saying, Blessed be the King (JESUS) that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
39 And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
41 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,
44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

Ancient biblical waterworks found in Israel By Corinne Heller
Wed Aug 23, 3:21 AM ET

RAMAT RACHEL, Israel (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed an ancient water system which was modified by the conquering Persians to turn the desert into a paradise.The network of reservoirs, drain pipes and underground tunnels served one of the grandest palaces in the biblical kingdom of Judea.Archaeologists first discovered the palace in 1954, a structure built on a six-acre (2.4 hectare) site where the communal Ramat Rachel farm now stands.Recent excavations unearthed nearly 70 square meters (750 square feet) of a unique water system.

They had found a huge palace ... even nicer than the palaces in Jerusalem,(dating) from the late Iron Age to the end of the biblical period in the 7th century,Oded Lipschits, a Tel Aviv University archaeologist, said.The infrastructure of the palace was remodeled throughout the centuries to fit the needs of the Babylonians, Persians, Romans and Hasmoneans who ruled the Holy Land, said Lipschits, who heads the dig with an academic from Germany's University of Heidelberg.But it was the Persians, who took control of the region around 539 BC from the Babylonians, who renovated the water system and turned it into a thing of beauty.Lipschits said they added small waterfalls to try to turn a desert into a paradise.Imagine on this land plants and water rushing and streaming here,Lipschits said. This was important to someone who finds aesthetics important, for someone who wanted to feel as though they are not just in some remote corner in the desert.Yuval Gadot, a biblical archaeology expert from Tel Aviv University who is taking part in the excavation, said it was unclear exactly how the water system worked.Probably rainwater came down on the roof of the houses (in the palace complex),he said.

From there, it was collected by drains into pools or to the underground reservoir and taken to nearby fields for crops or nice gardens.For centuries water supplies
have been one of the most sensitive issues in the Middle East, where most of the region is desert.

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)

EU ministers to meet Annan at emergency talks on Lebanon
23.08.2006 - 09:39 CET | By Lucia Kubosova

EU foreign ministers will hold emergency talks on Lebanon on Friday (25 August) with UN secretary general Kofi Annan also attending the meeting just before he is to announce who should lead the international force to be sent to the region.The purpose of the meeting is to focus on EU member states contributions to UNIFIL and the conditions needed to make the operation a success, the Finnish presidency of the EU stated. The extraordinary ministerial gathering will follow today's session of the bloc's Political and Security Committee which is also set to focus on the details of European troop's deployment in the UN Interim Force in Lebanon(UNIFIL).

Several EU member states have so far indicated they will send their soldiers to monitor the fragile ceasefire in Lebanon but have voiced strong concerns about the lack of clarity about the operating conditions.Following the French announcement of a far smaller deployment - 200 soldiers - than had been expected by the international community, Italy has emerged as a potential leading nation with 2,000 to 3,000 troops.

According to the Italian foreign minister Massimo D'Alema, his country's contribution would make up about a third of the European troops which he has estimated at around 9,000 soldiers.But he warned that Rome might still change
its mind if Israel keeps shooting and violates the truce sanctioned by the UN, according to Italian daily La Repubblica.We are expecting a renewed commitment from Israel, a binding promise to stop shooting. It is right to require that Hezbollah disarms, but we cannot send our soldiers if the Tsahal [Israeli army] keeps shooting,he added.

UN officials have reported occasional clashes between Israeli forces and suspected Hezbollah fighters and have criticised Israel for its ongoing flights over Beirut and southern Lebanon, suggesting they are in breach of the ceasefire resolution. These violations endanger the fragile calm and undermine the authority of the government of Lebanon,said Mr Annan, according to press reports.

The same message is likely to be spelled out to the Israeli foreign minister, Tzipi Livni, today and tomorrow, as she tours the French and Italian capitals for talks on the Lebanon mission.Ms Livni is meeting her French and Belgian counterparts Philippe Douste-Blazy and Karel De Gucht, as well as French interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy. On Thursday, the Israeli foreign minister will meet Italy's prime minister Romano Prodi and foreign minister Massimo D'Alema.The UN force in Lebanon is to be expanded from the current 2,000 troops to up to 15,000 under a new UN resolution which ended 34 days of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah fighters.

About 1,300 Lebanese - mainly civilians - and 160 Israelis - mostly soldiers - have died in the conflict.

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,(JORDAN) and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek;(SYRIA) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)

EZEKIEL 38:5-6
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.

Powers study Iran's reply to nuclear offer By Crispian Balmer
Wed Aug 23, 8:39 AM ET

PARIS (Reuters) - World powers which backed a package to defuse a dispute with Iran over its nuclear ambitions are ready to respond to Iran's call for talks but only if it first suspend uranium enrichment, France said on Wednesday. Iran replied to the incentives package offered by six nations on Tuesday, saying it contained ideas that would allow serious talks to start immediately.

The West has in the past said such calls for talks were a tactic to stall and not act.As we have always said ... a return to the negotiating table is tied to the suspension of uranium enrichment,French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy told a news conference.But there has been no sign Tehran agreed to the precondition that it halt enrichment before talks start. The U.N. Security Council has given Iran until August 31 to freeze the work which has civilian and military uses or face possible sanctions.

The five permanent U.N. Security Council members Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States, plus Germany offered Iran economic and other incentives to stop enrichment. So far, they have been tight-lipped about Iran's reply.One EU diplomat earlier said Iran ruled out halting enrichment before talks in the 21-page reply but indicated that it might be open to accept suspension in the course of negotiations. Other diplomats declined to confirm Iran had shown flexibility on enrichment.The Washington Post quoted unidentified officials from countries involved saying Iran was willing to consider halting its atomic program but not as a precondition for talks.Douste-Blazy described the reply as a very long, complex document and said the six powers would decide in a few days what to do in the Security Council.European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana, who delivered the offer to Iran in June, said it was extensive and therefore requires a detailed and careful analysis.

The White House said on Tuesday President Bush had yet to examine the reply. But the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., John Bolton, said Washington was ready to move quickly on a resolution seeking sanctions if Tehran rejected the offer.

In the reply, although (the West) has taken destructive measures, Iran has tried to create new opportunities for resolving the issue,senior Iranian nuclear official Ali Hosseinitash told Iran's official IRNA news agency.

ANSWERS NEEDED

Analysts say Iran's answer was probably designed to divide Security Council members Russia and China, both key trade partners of Tehran, from the United States, France and Britain which have backed tougher sanctions.

A Chinese Foreign Ministry statement urged Iran to consider international concerns and take constructive steps,but added: We also hope that other parties remain patient and calm.Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying: Russia will continue with the idea of seeking a political, negotiated settlement concerning Iran's nuclear program.The world's fourth-largest oil exporter, Iran say.

REVELATION 20:4-5
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,(BIBLE) and which had not worshipped the beast,(EU DICTATOR) neither his
image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands;(MICROCHIP IMPLANT) and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
5 But the rest of the dead (LOST SINNERS) lived not again until the thousand years were finished.(WHEN THEY GET JUDGED FOR THEIR MOTIVES AND ACTIONS) This is the first resurrection.

EU Wants European Islam
IslamOnline.net & News Agencies
We do want a European Islam,Frattini said. (Reuters)

LONDON — Getting together to tackle the common threat of terrorism and improve intelligence flows, European Union interior ministers called for a European Islam and asked European Muslims to join other elements of society in fighting terror.We do want a European Islam,European Commission Vice-President and Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini told a press conference following the meeting, Reuters reported. Frattini proposed training imams and blocking of Internet websites deemed to be inciting terrorism.

That is very important not only to show to the Muslim communities that we fully respect other religions, other faiths, but we also want them to respect national laws, European laws and fundamental rights, and first of all right to live,he said.Interior ministers of Britain, France, Germany, Finland, Portugal and Slovenia as well as Frattini and EU's counter-terrorism coordinator Gijs De Vries came together in London a week after British police said they had foiled an alleged plot to blow up US-bound planes.

British media said the 24 suspects were British-born men, mostly of Pakistani origin.A British court on Wednesday, August 16, gave police more time to question 23 of the suspects while the 24th has been released.

Counter-terrorism

Frattini said the EU commission, the executive arm of the 25-nation EU, will propose new counter-terrorism measures to detect liquid explosives and expand data sharing on airline passenger.Explosives is an area of particular vulnerability despite the important success achieved by the British authorities,he said.A British Home Office spokeswoman said that the ministers released 350,000 euros (450,000 dollars) for urgent research into detecting liquid explosives following Wednesday's meeting. Frattini also proposed expanding a system of sharing data on passengers currently involving the European Union, the United States, Canada and Australia.

Our ideas are to extend to the European territory, to all flights into, through, from the territory of one or more member states and perhaps including the intra-EU flights.Other measures were aimed at blocking Internet websites preaching extremist
ideas and at forming a European rapid reaction force of experts who could be sent to any member country hit by a terrorist attack, Frattini said.The proposals will be submitted to an informal meeting of EU interior ministers in Finland, which holds the current rotating EU presidency, on September 20-22 with a view to implementing them throughout the 25-member bloc.

Profiling

The EU commissioner said the European bloc should also explore positive profiling of passengers in order to make border controls more efficient.He said the profiling would be based on biometric information, denying that the measure was targeting racial or religious groups.It has nothing to do with religious beliefs or discrimination,he said.We could explore positive profiling for passengers allowing them to be checked well in advance in order to make quicker and easier the controls on board,he added, without elaborating.Such data could include fingerprints or voice characteristics.British Muslim leaders on Tuesday, August 15, objected to proposals of airport profiling based on ethnicity and religion.They warned it could alienate the community whose help the government needs in fighting terrorism.