SPANISH TROOPS ARRIVE IN LEBANON

1-Helene becomes season's fourth Atlantic hurricane. 2-Typhoon kills 2 on Japanese islands. 3-Hurricane Lane becomes Category 3. 4-Lebanese president seeks NAM resolution against Israel. 5-European leaders back Benedict. 6-West Bank churches attacked after Pope remarks. 7-Council conclusions on the Middle East peace process - 2749th External Relations Council meeting, Brussels, 15 Sep 2006. 8-FIRST GROUP OF SPANISH TROOPS ARRIVE IN LEBANON AS UN FORCE LEVEL NEARS 5,000. 9-North Korea says it will never return to talks under sanctions. 10-Bush rules out meeting with Iran’s Ahmadinejad at UN. 11-Japanese Authorities Search Doomsday Cult Offices.12-Indian PM urges NAM make priorities of terror & Mideast.

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.

Helene becomes season's fourth Atlantic hurricane By Michael Peltier
2 hours, 33 minutes ago

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) Helene became the fourth hurricane of the Atlantic season on Saturday and Hurricane Gordon stalled in the Atlantic, but neither storm threatened land.

By 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT), Helene had reached hurricane status with sustained winds of 75 miles per hour (120 kph) as it trekked to the northwest about 1,145 miles east of the Leeward Islands, the U.S.National Hurricane Center said.A plateauing of the intensity is called for around 72 hours with slight weakening thereafter,the Miami-based hurricane center predicted.Gordon, the third only hurricane of the 2006 season to become a major storm of Category 3 or higher on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale, continued to pose no threat to land on Saturday.

Located 655 miles east of Bermuda, Gordon had 100 mph (160 kph) winds making it a Category 2 hurricane and was expected to weaken as it moved northeastward.

The six-month Atlantic storm season that began on June 1 has been relatively calm compared to last year's 28 tropical storms, of which 15 became hurricanes.Tropical storms Alberto and Ernesto struck the United States but caused no serious damage and one hurricane, Florence, grazed the British mid-Atlantic territory of Bermuda. Last year, Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, killing 1,500 people on the U.S. Gulf Coast.Computer models show slim chances for Helene to reach the U.S. East Coast as it was more likely to curve northwestward over the open Atlantic.Hurricane forecasters had originally predicted that this Atlantic storm season would be busier than usual, as were both record-busting 2005 and the season of 2004, when four hurricanes in a row carved a destructive path through Florida.But the development of El Nino weather conditions in the Pacific, and other factors such as high quantities of West African dust in the atmosphere over the Atlantic, have led weather experts to reduce their expectations.The El Nino phenomenon, an unusual warming of waters in the eastern Pacific, causes high wind shear over the Atlantic. Wind shear, the
difference in velocity or direction of winds at different altitudes, tears cyclones apart.

Typhoon kills 2 on Japanese islands Sat Sep 16, 10:19 AM ET

TOKYO /A strong typhoon battered Japan's southern Ryukyu island chain on Saturday, and two people died after heavy downpours triggered a landslide, a news report said.

Typhoon Shanshan, with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph, was forecast to continue
north toward Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu where it could make landfall as early as Monday, Japan's Meteorological Agency said.Heavy rain triggered landslides that killed two people on Kyushu on Saturday as the typhoon approached, Kyodo News service reported.The storm forced the suspension of dozens of flights and disrupted shipping in the region, public broadcaster NHK reported. Taiwan issued a maritime alert Friday for ships off its eastern and southern coasts as the typhoon passed.

Television footage showed snapped utility poles, blown-over vehicles and wind damage to buildings on the southern islands. On Iriomote Island near Taiwan, wind gusts of 155 mph were recorded — the strongest winds ever observed there, Kyodo said.

Typhoons and tropical storms frequently hit eastern Asia, especially Japan and Taiwan, in the summer and fall. Shanshan is a Chinese term for young girls.

Hurricane Lane becomes Category 3 By WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press Writer Sat Sep 16, 11:39 AM ET

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico - Hurricane Lane strengthened to a dangerous Category 3 on Saturday and took an unexpected turn toward Mexico's mainland Pacific coast, whipping the resort of Mazatlan with high winds while heading toward landfall farther north.

A day earlier, rains lashed coastal towns to the south, causing a landslide that killed a 7-year-old boy in Acapulco and flooding that forced hundreds of people to abandon their homes.With top winds near 125 mph, the center of Lane was expected to slam into the Pacific coast later Saturday, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.A hurricane warning was in effect for the stretch of coastline from El Roblito to Topolobampo.At 11 a.m. EDT, Lane was centered about 50 miles west-northwest of Mazatlan and about 200 miles southeast of Los Mochis. It was moving north at nearly 10 mph, but its exact path was unclear and it could hit anywhere within the warning area, the hurricane center said.It was the second hurricane to menace the region recently.

Two weeks ago, Hurricane John unleashed wind and rain on Cabo San Lucas, a remote enclave famous for its deep-sea fishing, world-class golf courses and pristine beaches flanked by cactus-dotted deserts.Though the storm didn't directly hit the resort, it killed five people and damaged highways and washed-out homes have yet to be completed even as Lane bears down.With John, tourism dropped a lot. Now it's almost: Here we go again,said Ariel Lara, a 35-year-old timeshare salesman.Lane caused flooding in the port city of Lazaro Cardenas, where more than 500 people were evacuated from their homes after a canal overflowed. Earlier, the storm dumped rain in Acapulco, causing the landslide that killed the boy.Eloy Valenzuela, a 39-year-old dock employee, was tying down a yacht belonging to an American in preparation for strong winds. He said he didn't think two hurricanes so close to one another would scare away tourists.

We are always a moment away from a hurricane this time of year, he said. But you just take precautions so that there is no damage.Cabo San Lucas enjoyed clear skies and sweltering temperatures as the weekend began. There was no sign of panic on the streets or frantic supermarket lines.Some homes had their windows taped and a few restaurants and storefronts were boarded up. But vendors continued to hawk fishing and scuba-diving expeditions, while hotel managers assured guests there was no reason to worry.So what about the hurricane? Catherine Doster, a 25-year-old from Mobile, Ala., asked Friday, as she checked into her hotel near the Cabo San Lucas marina. Despite her queries, she said she never considered canceling her trip.I don't think there will be evacuations,said Matthew Freeman, a 28-year-old electrician who was traveling with Doster. The day before a hurricane, usually all hell's breaking loose. Everybody here seems calm. Everything's normal.Erin Newell, a 28-year-old film industry professional from Los Angeles, said an e-mail from loved ones in the U.S. about the storm upset her a bit.I think it's the fact that you're facing a hurricane,said Newell, who was drinking beer from a plastic cup as she walked near the waterfront. I've faced earthquakes and tornadoes, never a hurricane.

Some airlines canceled flights leaving Saturday, forcing Ellen Fiersten, of Springfield, Ill., to spend her 60th birthday waiting at the airport Friday. They're very low key about the weather here,said the retiree. The only information you get is watching CNN. Alan Murphy, a 59-year-old retiree from Las Vegas also wasn't taking any chances. He was on a flight home Friday, three days before he was scheduled to end a fishing trip.If it hits land, where do the tourists go? he said. They'll have to evacuate, and we don't want to be a part of that. Meanwhile, a tropical depression formed Saturday in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Mexico's Baja California peninsula, the National Hurricane Center said. The season's 14th tropical depression was expected to only gradually strengthen as it feels the influence of Hurricane Lane. The depression was about 460 miles southwest of Baja early Saturday and was moving northeast at about 7 mph. Maximum sustained winds were about 35 mph.

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 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)

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.

UPDATED: 07:47, September 16, 2006
Lebanese president seeks NAM resolution against Israel

Lebanese President Emile Lahoud said he was hopeful the 14th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit would approve a resolution condemning Israel's military aggression, local news website Naharnet reported Friday. We hope this will be a lesson to Israel that you can't solve problems by force,Lahoud, who is attending the summit at Cuba's capital city of Havana, was quoted as saying.

Lahoud said that his country could not be defeated despite Israel's military might and U.S. backing because the people of Lebanon were determined to stand up, all united against the aggression. The report said that Israel's air strikes on Lebanon and its occupation of Palestinian territories angered leaders at the summit, who also criticized the United States for supplying weapons to Israel. Israel's illegal actions are the result of the support it receives from the United States,Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Roque was quoted as saying.

Israel launched a massive offensive on Lebanon after Lebanese militant group Hezbollah kidnapped two Israeli soldiers in a cross border raid on July 12.The Israel-Hezbollah conflict ended on Aug. 14 under a UN resolution. Over 1,000 Lebanese and 157 Israelis have been killed in the conflict, in addition to huge property damages and economic losses of both sides. Cuba is hosting the summit of the NAM, a 116-member organization made up of mostly developing countries from Africa, Asia and Latin America, on Sept. 11-16. Source: Xinhua

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).

Updated Sep. 16, 2006 21:06
European leaders back Benedict
By GEORGE CONGER

European religious and political leaders have backed Benedict XVI in the wake of Muslim protests over the Pope's academic lecture at Regensburg University Tuesday, saying the Pope's words had been misinterpreted. Rather than criticizing Islam, the Pope is actually offering it a helping hand by suggesting that it do away with the cycle of violence,Fr. Samir K. Samir, SJ one of the Vatican's leading experts on Islam wrote in the Catholic newspaper AsiaNews. The Pope's academic lecture was trying to show how western society-including the Church-has become secularized by removing from the concept of Reason its spiritual dimension and origins which are in God,Fr. Samir stated. While European Muslims were quick to attack the Pope's words, the continent's political leaders declined to follow. Whoever criticizes the Pope misunderstood the aim of his speech,German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in an interview with the German newspaper, Bild.

It was an invitation to dialogue between religions,she said on Friday. Benedict expressly spoke in favor of this dialogue, which is something I also support and consider urgent and necessary. What Benedict XVI emphasized was a decisive and uncompromising renunciation of all forms of violence in the name of religion, Merkel noted. This is a storm in a tea cup the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey told The Jerusalem Post. Anything Pope Benedict says should be weighed carefully. He is not given to slight or idle remarks, he added, dismissing Muslim charges the Pope had rubbished Islam. If he quoted something said 600 years ago, we should not assume that this represents the Pope's beliefs about Islam today,he said. Lord Carey, who chairs the Foundation for Reconciliation in the Middle East has long been active in Christian-Muslim dialogue, and in 2002 signed an accord in Alexandria with the Grand Imam of the al-Azhar in Cairo and the Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel calling for an end to violence, suicide bombings and a resumption of the peace process in the Middle East.

Muslims, as well as Christians, must learn to enter into dialogue without crying foul, Lord Carey said. We live in perilous times, and we must not only separate religion from violence but also not give religious legitimacy to violence in any shape or form. Italian European parliament vice president Mario Mauro condemned as monstrous the manipulation of the Pope's remarks by Islamic leaders which he claimed were used to hit out at Christians and the West.The controversy was evidence of the gravity of the danger we are facing he told the ANSA press agency on Sept 15, and urged Europeans to defend reason against the onslaught of Islamist-Nazi ideology that permeates fundamentalist thought. The Western press was divided over the Pope's remarks. The New York Times editorialized on Saturday the Pope must give a deep and persuasive apology for his remarks as the world listens carefully to the words of any pope. And it is tragic and dangerous when one sows pain, either deliberately or carelessly, it said.

However, the Guardian commented the Pope was innocent of the charges of stirring up hatred against Islam being made against him. It is difficult to believe that those making the claims, the Guardian's religious affairs correspondent, Stephen Bates, noted, can possibly have read the remarks in full or in their proper context. Muslim concerns were exaggerated and misplaced, Fr. Samir, a professor at the Universit Saint Joseph in Beirut, the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome, and the Centre de Th ologie S vres in Paris, wrote.

Initial reactions in the Muslim world showed that the Pope's was misunderstood, he said, and some comments made by Western Muslims were superficial and fed the circus-like criticism of emotional outbursts in response to hearsay. Benedict's quote from the Koran, There is no compulsion in religion, (Sura 2,256), was offered in the context of a medieval dialogue between a Byzantine emperor and a Persian Muslim. The Holy Father chose this text because it contained a key sentence' in which the Emperor criticizes the Muslim for Islam's violence as exemplified by the command to spread the faith by the sword,Fr. Samir said.

However, the argument being proffered by the Pope was that anyone who engages in violence ceases being a believer; anyone, Christian or Muslim, who goes along with violence goes against Reason and God, whose is the source of Reason,he stated.

Sadly, some people cannot avoid seeing the conflict between the West and Islam except in political terms. Since the Pope is a Westerner, it must logically follow that he is against us. And having failed to understand what the Pope says, all that they can say is that he criticized jihad and for this reason he certainly must be an enemy,Fr. Samir said. The tragedy in this controversy, Fr. Samir suggested was that only by listening to the Pope's suggestions, and those of a few Muslim intellectuals, can Islam's chances for renewal become real. It is high time that Islam deal with modernity; not to be swallowed up by it, but rather to take what good it has to offer and improve on it,he said.

West Bank churches attacked after Pope remarks By Atef Sa'ad
Sat Sep 16, 8:23 AM ET

NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) - Unknown assailants threw fire bombs on Saturday at two churches in the West Bank city of Nablus, following a day of Palestinian protests against comments Pope Benedict made about Islam. No one was hurt. Jabi Saadeh, a member of the Anglican Church in the city, said about four or five masked men in a white car threw several fire bombs at the wall of the church, without causing damage.A similar attack on a Greek Orthodox church in Nablus set ablaze one of its walls, leaving part of it charred. George Awad, head of the Greek Orthodox church, denounced what he called a childish act.In a speech in Germany on Tuesday, the Pope appeared to endorse a Christian view, contested by most Muslims, that the early Muslims spread their religion by violence. It was unclear whether the church attacks were connected to his remarks.The Pontiff apologized on Saturday for his comments, which sparked outrage across the Arab world.

Thousands of Palestinians marched in Gaza on Friday to protest his remarks. A youth center run by the Greek Orthodox church in Gaza was slightly damaged by an explosion, although it was unclear whether it was related to the Pope's remarks.

Salem Salama, the head of Muslim clerics in the Palestinian territories, urged Palestinians to protect and respect Christians and also called on Muslim countries not to allow the Pope to visit in order to ensure his safety.We urge our nations and our Muslim and Arab countries not to receive the Pope so that he does not make any comments that may ignite fire and in order to avoid any assault on him that may ignite a religious war,Salama said in Gaza.Senior officials from the Palestinian government, which has been led by the Islamic Hamas group after it won a January parliamentary election, and other local leaders gathered at the scene of the Nablus attacks and offered words of condolence.We condemn this irresponsible attack and we believe that these acts will not affect the eternal unity of the Palestinian community,Nablus mayor and Hamas leader Adli Yaaish said.Most of the some 3.8 million Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip identify themselves as Muslim, while up to 2 percent are Christian. Attacks between members of the communities are rare.We are brothers and sisters during good and bad times in Palestine and tolerance is the common oxygen for people here -- Christians and Muslims,Awad said.

Source: European Union (EU)
Date: 15 Sep 2006

Council conclusions on the Middle East peace process - 2749th External Relations Council meeting, Brussels, 15 Sep 2006

The Council adopted the following conclusions:

1. The Council discussed the situation in the Middle East. It underlined that lasting peace and security in the region can only be ensured by a comprehensive settlement with a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at its core. The Council underlined the importance of reinvigorating the Peace Process and requested the High Representative to pursue his efforts to this end.

2. The Council stressed its commitment to support the full implementation of UNSCR 1701, welcomed the declared commitment of all regional parties to this end, and commended the efforts of UNSG Annan. It welcomed the early deployment of the Lebanese army in southern Lebanon and the substantial contribution by EU Member States to the reinforced UNIFIL mission. It appreciated the significant contributions pledged by other countries. The Council called for a full and speedy implementation of UNSCR 1701, including the withdrawal of Israeli troops in parallel with the deployment of UNIFIL and the Lebanese Armed Forces. The Council welcomed the lifting of the Israeli air and sea blockade, which will ease the delivery of humanitarian aid and facilitate economic recovery, and the instrumental role played by EU Member States. The EU reiterated its call for the immediate release of the two
abducted Israeli soldiers.

The Council invites the Presidency, the High Representative and the Commission to draw up a report on a possible European contribution to the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 on the Lebanese-Syrian border.

3. The Council underlined the EU's commitment to assist the Lebanese government in meeting emergency, humanitarian and environmental needs, launching the rehabilitation and reconstruction process, extending its authority throughout Lebanese territory and taking forward political, security, economic and social reforms. It called on all outside actors and neighbours to support this process. The Council welcomed the Stockholm Conference for Lebanon's Early Recovery on 31 August. It noted that the EU/Lebanon ENP Action Plan provides an agreed framework through which the EU can assist the Government in implementing its reform agenda.

4. The Council underlined its commitment to promoting tangible progress towards a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It welcomed the announcement by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on an agreement to form a government of national unity and expressed the hope that its political platform will reflect the Quartet principles and allow for early engagement. The Council welcomed the prospect of a meeting between PM Olmert and President Abbas in the near future with a view to re-launching negotiations. It called for an immediate end to violence by Palestinian factions as well as to Israeli military activity in the Palestinian territories.

The Council reiterated its call for the immediate release of the abducted Israeli soldier. It further repeated its call for the immediate release of Palestinian ministers and legislators in Israeli custody. The Council reiterated the need for all parties to respect their Roadmap obligations. It renewed its call on the Israeli Government to freeze all settlement activity, including natural growth of settlements. Ministers reiterated that the EU will not recognise any changes to the pre-1967 borders other than those agreed by both parties.

5. The Council expressed deep concern at the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territories. In this context the Council recalled the strong EU commitment made at the Stockholm International Donor Conference on 1 September. It welcomed the expansion of the Temporary International Mechanism, by which the EU and its Member States have already channelled substantial resources directly to the Palestinian people, and agreed that its operation should be extended for a further three months. It encouraged donors and others in the region to make full use of the mechanism. The Council repeated its call on Israel to resume transfers of withheld Palestinian tax and customs revenues. The Council called for the full implementation of the Agreement on Movement and Access and, in this regard, reiterated its continued commitment to EU Border Assistance Mission in Rafah. It urged that Rafah and all other border-crossings be re-opened and remain open.

FIRST GROUP OF SPANISH TROOPS ARRIVE IN LEBANON AS UN FORCE LEVEL NEARS 5,000 New York, Sep 15 2006 2:00PM

Spanish troops today arrived for the first time in Lebanon, helping to boost the United Nations force to around 4,600, while Israel’s withdrawal from the south is continuing and Lebanese troops are expected to deploy into more areas tomorrow, the world body announced today.Some 500 officers and soldiers and approximately 100 vehicles from Spain brought the total number of troops serving with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) up to around 4,600,the Force said in a press release.

It said that 200 extra French troops had also arrived yesterday, while the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) withdrew from more areas of the south. UNIFIL is continuing to coordinate the force movements as stipulated by Security Council resolution 1701, which ended the fighting last month.On 14 September, The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) withdrew from the general areas of Naqoura, Alma ash Shab, Ayta ash Shab, Rmeich and Yarun. By this morning, the Ghanaian battalion confirmed that there were no IDF present there.

Lebanese Armed Forces are planning to deploy in these areas tomorrow, 16 September,UNIFIL said.Resolution 1701 mandated strengthening UNIFIL up to a maximum of 15,000 troops although UN officials have spoken of a general understanding that the IDF will completely withdraw from Lebanese territory once the UN Force reaches 5,000 troops and the Lebanese army is ready to deploy at the full strength of 15,000 troops.On Thursday, UNIFIL Commander Maj. Gen. Alain Pellegrini said he expected all Israeli forces to have left southern Lebanon by the end of this month.2006-09-15 00:00:00.000

NUCLEAR WEAPONS WILL BE USED.

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.

North Korea says it will never return to talks under sanctions
Deutsche Presse Agentur,Published: Saturday September 16, 2006

Havana- North Korea on Saturday denied any possibility that it might return to the negotiating table to discuss its nuclear programme before US sanctions against the communist country are lifted. North Korea's Parliamentary Speaker Kim Yong Nam
said in his speech before the 14th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Havana that his country needed atomic weapons for self defence. There is absolutely no justification to urge North Korea to go back to negotiations unconditionally. Our country will never return to negotiations under US sanctions,Kim told the NAM presidential summit. The North Korean official blamed Washington for having allegedly led talks to a dead end and imposed sanctions on Pyongyang unilaterally.

Kim added that the nuclear threat and blackmail of the United States left North Korea no choice but to acquire atomic weapons. Our country would need no nuclear weapons if there was no threat from the United States with its hostile policy towards the confidence-building process between both parties (in the Korean peninsula),Kim said. On Friday, US President George W Bush and his South Korean counterpart Roh Moo Hyun urged Pyongyang to return to six-party negotiations.

All three countries participate in the talks, as well as China, Japan and Russia.
In the last round of talks in Beijing, North Korea agreed in principle to give up its quest for nuclear weapons. However, Washington and Pyongyang have differed over how to implement the agreement. Kim told NAM that North Korea has done everything possible to reach concrete results in the six-way talks that allow the implementation of the joint declaration of September 19, 2005.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran told NAM on Friday that his country intended to use its nuclear energy programme for peaceful ends. However, Washington and the European Union accuse Tehran of wanting to develop atomic weapons. The NAM summit in Havana is expected to issue a document separate from its final declaration endorsing Iran's right to keep working on its controversial nuclear programme.© 2006 DPA - Deutsche Presse-Agenteur

Saturday. September 16. 2006
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Sept 16,06
Bush rules out meeting with Iran’s Ahmadinejad at UN

London, United States President George W. Bush ruled out meeting with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York where world leaders will gather next week.

Most nations recognise the threat of Iran having a nuclear weapon in the middle of the Middle East. And there's common consensus that we need to work together to prevent the Iranian regime from developing that nuclear weapons program, Bush told reporters at the White House on Friday. Asked whether he was willing to meet the radical Iranian President, Bush said, No, I'm not going to meet with him.

I have made it clear to the Iranian regime that we will sit down with the Iranians once they verifiably suspend their enrichment program. I meant what I said.Imagine a Middle East with an Iran with a nuclear weapon threatening free nations and trying to promote their vision of extremism through Hezbollah, he added. Bush said that he was concerned that Iran would try to win time to push ahead with its nuclear program. My concern is that they'll stall, they'll try to wait us out, he said. So part of my objective in New York is to remind people that stalling shouldn't be allowed.

MATTHEW 24:3-5
3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

Japanese Authorities Search Doomsday Cult Offices
By VOA News ,16 September 2006

Japanese officials have raided the facilities of a doomsday cult linked to the 1995 gas attack on the Tokyo subway.The huge operation comes one day after the country's top court upheld the death penalty for the group's former leader.About 250 inspectors entered 25 facilities around the country Saturday to check for dangerous activities by members of the cult previously known as Aum Shinrikyo. The cult has since renamed itself Aleph.On Friday, Japan's Supreme Court rejected the final appeal of the death sentence given to Shoko Asahara. He was sentenced to death in 2004 for crimes including masterminding the poison gas attack on the Tokyo subway. Twenty-seven people were killed in the crimes. The gas attack alone killed 12 people and made thousands ill.

Some information for this report provided by AP and Reuters.

Indian PM urges NAM make priorities of terror & Mideast
(AFP) 16 September 2006

HAVANA - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged Non-Aligned Movement leaders on Friday to take a conciliatory tone as they work to counter terrorism, and try to keep the Mideast peace process on track.

If NAM is to be relevant in today’s circumstances, it cannot afford to equivocate on the subject of terrorism,Singh told more than 55 leaders of state and government from the NAM’s 118 developing-country member states.A message must emanate from us that we are united in our desire to fight and eliminate the scourge of terrorism. We cannot allow the forces of intolerance and extremism to distract the world’s attention from the vital concerns of our people -- the problems of poverty, ignorance and disease,Singh stressed.At a summit that has been rife with sharp words on US policy Singh appealed for a new inclusive globalization.He and also argued that ‘as a group we have rejected extremes. We must spread the word of Gandhiji, the apostle of peace.Our voice must then be one of moderation, harmony and reason,Singh said. If such is the voice of more than half of the people of the world, it will prevail.The Indian premier also pressed for NAM members to work to bolster efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East.The emerging fault lines of the new ideological divide are nowhere more apparent today then in West Asia,Singh said.

We have just been witness to a tragic and pointless war in Lebanon. It has only sharpened the sense of alienation and resentment brutalizing a country that had just begun to reclaim its heritage of inter-ethnic and inter-religious harmony after years of conflict, he said.I would recommend that we constitute a suitable high level group for West Asia. This group could undertake a sustained mission to promote understanding in the region and assist in the implementation of the agreed roadmap toward a comprehensive peace,he said.On the energy front Singh also proposed a NAM working group on energy security which he said his country would be prepared to coordinate.Singh argued that the United Nations should be at the forefront of progress in international relations.

The United Nations played a creative and critical role in shaping the international agenda in the past,he said. It has to do so again.