AL QAEDA ISRAELS 911 AHEAD

1-Tropical depression forms in Atlantic. 2-Hurricane Florence bears down on Bermuda. 3-Ads Claim Divine Disengagement Retribution 4-Iran nuke negotiations go into 2nd day. 5-Abu Mazen: Coalition Government in the Coming Days 6-Al-Qaeda: Israel's 9-11 lies ahead, 7-Speech Excerpts from President Bush's Address to the Nation. 8-Fighting terrorism is priority: European Union.9-UN must reform by year's end or risk cuts: Bolton. 10-Egypt, Jordan urge Mideast talks.

Tropical depression forms in Atlantic Sun Sep 10, 11:31 PM ET

MIAMI - A small tropical depression formed late Sunday in the Atlantic Ocean northeast of the Leeward Islands, forecasters said.

The depression had sustained winds near 30 mph and could strengthen into a tropical storm Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center.Tropical storms sustain winds of at least 39 mph. The next tropical storm would be named Gordon, the seventh of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season.At 11 p.m. EDT, the depression was centered about 525 miles east-northeast of the Leeward Islands and slowly moving west near 6 mph, forecasters said.It formed as Hurricane Florence, the season's second hurricane, was nearing Bermuda in the mid-Atlantic.
On the Net:National Hurricane Center: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

Hurricane Florence bears down on Bermuda 1 hour, 8 minutes ago

MIAMI (AFP) - Hurricane Florence pummelled Bermuda, unleashing powerful winds and sending waves crashing against the tiny Atlantic island's coast, weather forecasters said. As of 1500 GMT, the center of the storm remained about 60 miles (95 kilometers) northwest of Bermuda and was moving north-northeast at about 12 miles (19 kilometers) an hour, the US National Hurricane Center said.The storm gained strength as maximum sustained winds increased to nearly 90 miles per hour (150 kilometers) with higher gusts reported, the center said.

One Bermuda observing station recorded a gust of 111 miles per hour (179 kilometers).The center of the storm was passing just west-northwest of the island and was expected to pass Bermuda later Monday.Florence's intensity is not likely to change much in the next 12-24 hours,the center said in latest advisory.The storm is not expected to make landfall in the United States as it proceeds northward, but rough seas and strong rip currents were affecting the eastern coast, Canadian Maritime provinces and the Bahamas.

Weather forecasters also reported a tropical depression had formed in the Atlantic with the possibility that it could strengthen into tropical storm Gordon, the seventh of the year, according to the National Hurricane Center.The tropical depression had maximum sustained winds of 35 miles per hour (55 kilometers) with stronger gusts and was located 435 miles (695 kilometers) northeast of the Leeward Islands.In Bermuda, authorities closed the international airport, opened shelters and put the armed forces on alert amid reports of downed trees and power outages.Hurricane-force winds already were lashing the island, a British overseas territory with a population of 67,000 and a popular tourist destination.Up to three inches of rain were expected to soak the island and large and dangerous battering waves were forecast.Florence strengthened into a Category One hurricane early Sunday, becoming the second hurricane of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season, after Ernesto.A Category One storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale has sustained winds 74-95 miles (119-153 kilometers) per hour and can cause a storm surge of between four and five feet.

I TOTALLY AGREE, DIVIDING ANY LAND OF ISRAELI (GOD) OWNED BRINGS JUDGEMENT ON THE PEOPLE. THATS WHY WW3 STARTS IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE THE ISRAELI LEADERS PARTED JERUSALEM.

LAND FOR PEACE

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.

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) 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.

Ads Claim Divine Disengagement Retribution
By Ezra HaLevi(INN)

The Committee for Saving the Nation and Land of Israel has embarked on an ad campaign to spread the message There is justice and there is a Judge,regarding those who took part in Disengagement. Ads appearing in major newspapers read, One year after the expulsion of Jews – there is justice and there is a Judge.The ads and posters feature nine prominent backers of the Disengagement Plan who have suffered various misfortunes, be they medical or legal, in the year since its implementation.The largest picture features former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who suffered a stroke last winter and remains in a coma. His son, Omri, who was handed an active jail sentence, is pictured alongside him.

Current Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, subject of a State Comptroller recommendation for an indictment for his political appointments as Minister of Industry, is featured as well. Olmert was the first member of the Sharon government to come out in support of a Gaza withdrawal, despite the fact that Labor party candidate Amram Mitzna lost the election running on that very platform.

Chaim Ramon, who was a longtime backer of a withdrawal from Gaza, and who left the Labor Party to join Sharon’s Kadima, recently resigned from his position as Justice Minister after being indicted for sexual harassment. President Moshe Katzav, who is being investigated on sexual charges, appears as well. Though Katzav was not a vocal backer of the Disengagement, he refused to criticize it prior to its implementation and called on the residents to leave willingly a week before the forced expulsion.

Disengagement Authority chief Yonatan Bassi, a member of a religious kibbutz in the Beit She'an valley, is rumored to have cancer and appears as well. He denies that he is ill, however; see below.Of the security brass who took part in the expulsion, Chief of Staff Dan Halutz was recently humiliated by reports he sold his stock portfolio in the hours leading up to the war in Lebanon, immediately following the kidnapping of two IDF soldiers by Hizbullah.

He is also being blamed for mishandling of the war. Halutz was appointed to his position when IDF Chief of Staff Moshe Yaalon was dismissed ahead of schedule, reportedly due to his muted opposition to the Disengagement Plan.Police Chief Moshe Karadi has been linked to Israel’s Parinion crime family. According to recently released testimony before a governmental commission, the family had a part in Karadi's appointment to the post.

Shai Gefen, a members of the committee, which is affiliated with the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, told Arutz-7 that he does not see the campaign as a provocation. The Hebrew month of Elul is a time of soul-searching, he said. From the perspective of loving our fellow Jews we must make it clear to our leaders that for every retreat there is a price tag, there is Divine retribution.The ad appeared not only in the weekend Haaretz and B’Sheva newspapers, but on banner ads on several other news sites. The ads should act as a warning to Knesset Members and to the prime minister,Gefen said. Ariel Sharon said, in his day, that he is not afraid of anything since his mother lived until the age of 90 – and look what happened to him. So we are just saying to politicians, You have been warned.Gefen said that there are many other examples of misfortune that has befallen IDF generals who participated in the Disengagement. We did not want to dance on the blood of many who have since experienced tragedy in their households – and this is also the reason why we did not outline the punishment that each person received beneath their picture. Let each person understand the matter on his own, in a delicate manner.

Gefen said a number of left-wing organizations tried to term the ad incitement,but I have no idea what the connection is. We are simply stating facts and the pictures speak for themselves.Bassi: I am as Healthy as an OxSpeaking with Arutz-7, Yonatan Bassi said that rumors he is sick with cancer are incorrect.I feel great. As far as any person can attest to their own health: I am as healthy as an ox. The many letters I received from families I assisted in restructuring their lives following the evacuation testify that everything was done in a proper manner. I am with a full heart and proud of my contribution to the residents,Bassi said.He added that the rumors about his health were probably started by “vandals” who distributed the rumor on a number of Internet forums.

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)

Iran nuke negotiations go into 2nd day By GEORGE JAHN, Associated Press Writer Sun Sep 10, 10:45 AM ET

VIENNA, Austria - Iranian and European Union negotiators said Sunday they made progress toward solving the impasse over Tehran's refusal to meet U.N Security Council demands that it freeze uranium enrichment, which can be used to make nuclear
weapons.

The talks in Vienna, which began Saturday, had been given little chance after months of building crisis over enrichment, exacerbated by Tehran's defiance of a U.N. deadline to freeze such activities and a U.S.led push for Security Council sanctions.

But both sides spoke positively of the results and said they would meet again in the coming days.Javier Solana, the senior EU foreign policy official, said the meeting was worth it, while chief Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani told reporters that many of the misunderstandings were removed.We have reached a common point of view on a number of issues,he said.Both said they would meet next week without disclosing a day or venue. Clarifying their comments later, Solana spokeswoman Cristina Gallach said the two had meant to say they would meet sometime in the week starting Monday.With Solana scheduled to travel to Africa on Monday, however, it was unlikely that the talks would resume before Thursday or Friday.

The meeting had been billed as possibly the last chance for Iran to avoid penalties for rejecting the U.N. Security Council's demand that it stop enriching uranium by Aug. 31.Iran says it wants to develop an enrichment program to generate power. But there are growing concerns it seeks the technology to enrich uranium to weapons-grade for the core of warheads.The talks were focused on seeking common ground for negotiations between six world powers and Iran over its nuclear defiance. While the five permanent Security Council members — the United States, Britain, France, China and Russia — along with Germany have demanded that Iran fully freeze enrichment as a condition for further negotiations, Tehran has steadfastly refused to do so.The six powers agreed on a package of economic and political rewards in June to be offered to Tehran, but only if it stops enrichment before the start of such negotiations, meant to achieve a long-term enrichment moratorium.But the international alliance also warned of punishments, including U.N. sanctions, if Tehran does not halt enrichment.

Iran's package of counterproposals, made Aug. 22, has not been fully disclosed but was initially dismissed as inadequate by leaders of the six-nation alliance, primarily because it made no mention of a pre-negotiation enrichment freeze as those six countries demanded.

Still, both men indicated the gap had been narrowed.

And European officials have suggested that at least some of the six nations were ready to listen if Iran committed itself to an enrichment freeze soon after the start of negotiations instead of as a condition for such talks. The officials, who spoke to The Associated Press on Saturday, requested anonymity in exchange for sharing confidential information.Such readiness would be a blow to U.S.led attempts to hold fast to the demand that Iran freeze enrichment before any talks or face the prospect of Security Council sanctions.One of the officials said Solana discussed the issue with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice before going into the weekend talks, but declined to offer details.U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns said Friday that Washington expected the Security Council to start discussing a draft on sanctions as early as next week, unless Tehran does a lastminute turn and agrees to halt enrichment.

But there might be opposition to that. Russia and China have resisted a quick move to sanctions even though they agree to them as the ultimate punishment. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao urged the international community not to threaten Iran with economic and other sanctions to resolve the standoff. Wen said Saturday after an EU summit in Finland that diplomacy is a long process and added that to mount pressure or impose sanctions will not necessarily bring about a peaceful solution to the controversy over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.

And French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy last week appeared to suggest that the demand to stop enrichment before talks was negotiable, saying: The question is to know at what moment this suspension takes place compared to negotiations. He later appeared to reverse himself, saying in separate comments that suspension ... is an absolute prerequisite for restoring trust and resuming negotiations. A European diplomat told AP such vacillation appeared to reflect that although Britain, France and Germany formally represent the European Union a sizable number of countries within the 25-member EU oppose a quick move to sanctions.

Abu Mazen: Coalition Government in the Coming Days
15:30 Sep 11, '06 / 18 Elul 5766

(IsraelNN.com) PA (Palestinian Authority) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) announced on Monday that significant progress has been made in talks and he expects to reach an agreement to form a coalition government with Hamas in the coming days.
Abu Mazen indicated he hopes to sign a deal with PA Prime Minister Ismail Haniyah in the immediate future that would include his Fatah faction in the current Hamas-led administration.

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.

Al-Qaeda: Israel's 9-11 lies ahead
By Stan Goodenough,September 11, 2006,www.jnewswire.com

The global war to bring all nations into submission to Allah will continue, and Israel is now at the top of the list of Al Qaeda’s jihad targets.This is according to the Islamic organization’s second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahri, who left his chilling message on a short film released Monday to coincide with the fifth anniversary of their attack on the mainland United States.As relatives of the
victims of 9-11 gathered at Ground Zero in New York to, in trembling voices, read out and remember the names of their loved ones, the message broadcast over Al Qaeda’s website was that that horrific event was only a precursor to what lay ahead, and that Israel was next in line.According to Israeli intelligence organizations, Al Qaeda has been working to set up cells in Gaza, the strip of land abandoned to Palestinian terror groups Fatah, Hamas and Palestine Islamic Jihad by Israel a year ago.

Osama Bin Laden’s group is also believed to have plans to spread its terror tentacles into Palestinian Authority areas in Samaria and Judea.Analysts predict that, should Israel also disengage from those areas known to the world as the West Bank, Al Qaeda and the Iranian-supported Hamas and Hizb’allah organizations will quickly set up shop in Palestine, just minutes from Israel’s cities and towns.Although much – often bloody – enmity rages between Shi’a and Sunni Muslims, both streams converge when it comes to their hatred of Israel and their belief that the Jewish state should be wiped off the map of the Middle East.Neither is this hatred restricted to the so-called fundamentalist members of that religion. All devout Muslims are taught that Islam will ultimately dominate the world, and that Christians and Jews must be forced to submit to Allah, or die.

Speech Excerpts from President Bush's Address to the Nation
Monday September 11, 6:06 pm ET ,As Prepared for Delivery

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire/ Tonight President Bush will address the Nation from the Oval Office to mark the 5th Anniversary of the September 11th attacks.

The President will remember those who lost their lives five years ago today and pay
tribute to the heroes whose acts of courage that day saved so many lives. He will reflect upon what September 11th has meant to America and how we can move forward together to win the War on Terror.

On the heroism of Americans:

On 9/11, our Nation saw the face of evil. Yet on that awful day, we also witnessed something distinctly American: ordinary citizens rising to the occasion, and responding with extraordinary acts of courage.

On the ongoing terrorist threat:

We face an enemy determined to bring death and suffering into our homes. America did not ask for this war, and every American wishes it were over. So do I. But the war is not over and it will not be over until either we or the extremists emerge victorious. If we do not defeat these enemies now, we will leave our children to face a Middle East overrun by terrorist states and radical dictators armed with nuclear weapons. We are in a war that will set the course for this new century -- and determine the destiny of millions across the world.

On what is at stake:

This struggle has been called a clash of civilizations. In truth, it is a struggle for civilization. We are fighting to maintain the way of life enjoyed by free nations. And we are fighting for the possibility that good and decent people across the Middle East can raise up societies based on freedom, and tolerance, and personal dignity.

On democratic reform in the Middle East:

By standing with democratic leaders and reformers, by giving voice to the hopes of decent men and women, we are offering a path away from radicalism. And we are enlisting the most powerful force for peace and moderation in the Middle East: The desire of millions to be free.

On working together to win the War on Terror:

Our Nation has endured trials and we face a difficult road ahead. Winning this war will require the determined efforts of a unified country. So we must put aside our differences, and work together to meet the test that history has given us. We will defeat our enemies ... we will protect our people ... and we will lead the 21st century into a shining age of human liberty.
Source: White House Press Office

Fighting terrorism is priority: European Union
By IANS ,Monday September 11, 05:05 PM

Brussels, Sep 11 (DPA) The European Union (EU) Monday, in a statement marking the fifth anniversary of the Sep 11, 2001 attacks on the US, said while the fight against terrorism is a priority for the bloc, any measures taken must comply with international law.

The EU 'solemnly remembers the many victims, renews its sympathy to their families and friends, and reiterates its condemnation of all forms of terrorism,the EU's Finnish presidency said.Finland currently runs the rotating presidency of the 25-nation bloc.

Terrorism poses a serious threat to our security, to the values of our democratic societies and to the rights and freedoms of people, especially through the indiscriminate targeting of innocent people,the EU said.No cause, no grievance, can justify acts of terrorism, it stressed.The EU vowed to continue cooperation with the US and other partners in fighting terrorism.

However, any measures undertaken to prevent and combat terrorism must comply with obligations under international law, in particular international human rights law, refugee law and international humanitarian law, the EU underlined.In addition, terrorism could only be defeated in the long-term if 'conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism' are successfully tackled, the bloc's statement said.The EU welcomed the recent adoption of the UN global counter-terrorism strategy. The bloc is committed to contributing to global security and building a safer world.

Bolton is finally talking about cuts, good way to start the process of folding like Dr Samuel Doctorian predicted in his revelation from the 5 Angels.

UN must reform by year's end or risk cuts: Bolton By Irwin Arieff
Mon Sep 11, 7:20 PM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States should give the United Nations until the end of the year to reform and then consider cutting back on its U.N. dues if the changes fall short, U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said on Monday.

Is good management and lack of corruption too much to ask for? he asked, calling the United Nations severely challenged from a management and accountability point of view.Bolton made his comments in response to a question after addressing a symposium on the future of the United Nations sponsored by the conservative Hudson Institute.

The United States, one of 192 member-nations, now pays about a quarter of the U.N. budget. Conservative members of Congress have threatened spending cuts for the past two years.Bolton said Washington had set a goal of complete concentration on the
reform process through the end of 2006.So I think what we need to do is wait until we reach the end of the year and then make an evaluation. And I think our determination and our objectives are very clear to all of the other U.N. members, and I think they can calculate the stakes if reform does not succeed.A survey released at the symposium found that 57 percent of Americans believe the United Nations should be shut down and replaced if it cannot be made more effective.

But the same poll, by Luntz-Maslansky Strategic Research in Arlington, Virginia, also found that 73 percent want Washington to take a more active role in the United Nations because it is the best way for us to influence world affairs.The poll relied on telephone interviews with 800 people and had a margin of error of 3.5 percent, meaning actual results could vary by that much in either direction.In naming Bolton as his U.N. ambassador, President George W. Bush, called on him to lead a major overhaul of the world body following findings of widespread mismanagement and corruption in the now-defunct oil for food program for Iraq.But reforms adopted in the year since his appointment -- which bypassed the Senate -- have been weak -- due at least in part to his unconventional and often abrasive style.

Leading a loose coalition of rich nations, Bolton pushed aggressively for more ambitious steps, antagonizing poor nations that make up the majority of U.N. members.U.N. General Assembly President Jan Eliasson, speaking on the final day of the assembly's 60th session, acknowledged that our work is not finished" even as he praised the body's score-card on reform as a good one.

Egypt, Jordan urge Mideast talks
Monday September 11, 2006 11:37 - (SA)

AMMAN /Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Jordan's King Abdullah II have urged an immediate return to peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, after the two leaders held talks in Amman on Sunday.

King Abdullah and President Mubarak highlighted the need to reactivate the peace process between the Palestinians and the Israelis, and said the two parties should sit down at the negotiating table as early as possible,a palace statement said. Their statement came as both Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas said they were ready to meet without preconditions, each speaking after talks with British Prime Minister Tony Blair who is touring the region.

The Jordanian and Egyptian leaders said Arab countries need to adopt a common position to support the Palestinian cause and reaffirmed their support for Abbas's efforts to form a national unity government that is capable of assuming its responsibilities.

They added that they reject unilateral solutions which only lead to failure, in an apparent reference to Olmert's prior pledges to unilaterally redraw the borders of the Jewish state by 2010. Abbas has been attempting to form a unity government with the Islamist Hamas movement which rose to power in January's election. The Hamas-led government has faced crippling aid cuts since early this year when the United States and European Union slashed funding over Hamas's refusal to recognise Israel or renounce violence. King Abdullah and Mubarak also affirmed their support for Lebanon's unity and sovereignty and their rejection of any interference in its internal affairs. Sapa-AFP