GOG IS RUSSIAN LEADER

1-WORLD QUAKES LAST 2 DAYS.2-Strong earthquakes rock Indonesia's Papua. 3-Earthquake in Indonesia leaves 4 dead 4-The Nation's Weather. 5-Solana: There is chance to launch new political process in Mideast. 6-Rice flirts with new ideas for Mideast peace. 7-EU, Arabs want final solution to Israel question. 8-E.U. faces split on police powers. 9-Commissioner criticises Berlin's constitutional revival method. 10-Russian General Calls Planned US Anti-Missile Radar a Threat. 11-Chief Rabbi of Tzfat: Prepare to Return to Gaza. 12-Vessel leaks 200 tonnes of fuel. 13-The Coming War with Russia.

ITS DAY 1 OF WHAT SHOULD BE A YEAR LONG TRIAL OF THE MURDERER OF PROSTITUTES, ROBERT PICKTON IN BRITISH COLUMBIA CANADA.

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 2 DAYS (USGS)

Update time = Tue Jan 23 12:05 AM EDT

JAN 23,07
MAP 3.7 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 5.0 TONGA
MAP 3.0 KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP 2.6 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

JAN 22,07
MAP 2.6 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP 5.4 BISMARCK SEA
MAP 5.3 MOLUCCA SEA
MAP 4.9 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 5.3 MOLUCCA SEA
MAP 5.3 SIMEULUE, INDONESIA
MAP 4.9 MOLUCCA SEA
MAP 3.4 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 3.7 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP 4.8 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 3.4 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 3.2 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 4.7 NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA
MAP 3.0 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.9 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.6 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
MAP 5.3 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
MAP 5.2 MOLUCCA SEA
MAP 5.5 MOLUCCA SEA

JAN 21,07
MAP 5.6 MOLUCCA SEA
MAP 2.7 GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.1 MOLUCCA SEA
MAP 2.9 KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP 5.1 HALMAHERA, INDONESIA
MAP 5.2 MOLUCCA SEA
MAP 5.5 MOLUCCA SEA
MAP 4.6 EAST OF THE KURIL ISLANDS
MAP 6.2 MOLUCCA SEA
MAP 5.1 MOLUCCA SEA
MAP 5.7 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
MAP 2.7 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 5.6 MOLUCCA SEA
MAP 5.2 MOLUCCA SEA
MAP 4.9 MOLUCCA SEA
MAP 5.5 MOLUCCA SEA
MAP 4.8 OFFSHORE NAYARIT, MEXICO
MAP 5.1 MOLUCCA SEA
MAP 4.9 MOLUCCA SEA
MAP 5.0 MOLUCCA SEA
MAP 4.7 MOLUCCA SEA
MAP 5.0 MOLUCCA SEA
MAP 4.7 MOLUCCA SEA
MAP 5.8 MOLUCCA SEA
MAP 4.9 MOLUCCA SEA
MAP 2.9 ARIZONA
MAP 5.6 MOLUCCA SEA
MAP 7.5 MOLUCCA SEA
MAP 5.1 EASTERN TURKEY

Strong earthquakes rock Indonesia's Papua Mon Jan 22, 2:30 AM ET

JAKARTA (AFP) - Two strong earthquakes of 5.5 and 6.0 magnitude hit Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua just minutes apart Monday but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, seismologists said. The first quake of 5.5 magnitude hit at 1:27 pm (0427 GMT) and was centered some 570 kilometres (360 miles) west of the provincial capital Jayapura at a depth of 33 kilometres, said Fadly Yusuf from the meteorology agency headquarters here.The second quake struck at 1:33 pm and was centered about 390 kilometres west of Jayapura at a depth of 64 kilometres.Yusuf said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.The head of the Papua geophysics office Slamet Suyitno was quoted by ElShinta radio as saying the quakes was likely to have damaged houses.The earthquakes followed a major undersea quake that hit Sulawesi island on Sunday evening and left one person killed, two injured but caused no serious damage.

Aftershocks continued to rattle the area.

More than 10 aftershocks have been recorded since the initial earthquake, with the strongest, a magnitude 6.0, striking at 3:50 am (1950 GMT Sunday), said Bayu at the meteorology agency in Jakarta.The initial 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck North Sulawesi province at 7:27 pm Sunday and was centered 160 kilometres (100 miles) southeast of the city of Manado, some 50 kilometres under the sea, the meteorology agency said.A police spokesman in North Sulawesi said one man died of a heart attack while two others were hospitalised after jumping from the second floor of a building in the panic sparked by the quake.But the spokesman, Benny Bella, said there had been no significant damage, saying: Only small cracks on walls and broken window panels were reported.The most recent aftershock, with a magnitude of 5.0, struck at 7:06 am, Bayu said.Sunday's major earthquake triggered panic in cities and towns across Northern Sulawesi, with residents fearful of a repeat of the December 2004 quake-triggered Asian tsunami that devastated Indonesia.People were seen running for higher ground immediately following the quake.The Indonesian archipelago sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where continental plates meet, causing frequent seismic and volcanic activity.Some 168,000 people were killed in Indonesia's Aceh province in the 2004 tsunami.

Earthquake in Indonesia leaves 4 dead JAN 22,07

MANADO, Indonesia - A powerful earthquake in northeastern Indonesia left four people dead and four injured when it rattled buildings, causing panicked residents to flee homes, churches and shopping malls, officials and witnesses said Monday.

Three men died after collapsing as they fled their houses Sunday in seaside Tuminting neighborhood in northern Manado, a regional capital on Sulawesi island, said Hani Solang, a subdistrict chief.The fourth dead victim was a woman who suffered a heart attack, apparently triggered by the shock of the quake, and one of those hurt broke his leg after jumping from the fourth floor of a building, said a doctor in Manado.The U.S. Geological Survey put the earthquake at magnitude 7.3 and the Indonesian seismological institute issued a tsunami alert via television and radio, but the feared wave never came.The quake struck six miles beneath the Molucca Sea and was centered 80 miles from the Maluku capital of Ternate and 1,400 miles northeast of the capital of Jakarta, the USGS said.

Some buildings in Manado were left with cracks and other damage.Tsunami fears sent hundreds of people running inland to higher ground or racing off in cars and on motorcycles, causing massive traffic jams, witnesses said.Indonesia is prone to seismic upheaval due to its location on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, an arc of volcanos and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin.In December 2004, a massive earthquake off Indonesia's Sumatra island triggered a tsunami that battered much of the Indian Ocean coastline and killed more than 230,000 people 131,000 of them in Indonesia's Aceh province alone.A tsunami off Java island last year killed nearly 5,000.

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.

The Nation's Weather By WEATHER UNDERGROUND, For The Associated Press
Mon Jan 22, 6:30 AM ET

Forecasters predicted snow, sleet and freezing rain across the Northeast on Monday, while ice was expected in parts of the Mid-Atlantic and rain in the Southeast. Temperatures were expected to warm slightly in the East, rising above freezing in New York and northern New England.In the northwestern Plains, above normal temperatures were anticipated.In the West, snow was forecast across the Four Corners states, but the West Coast was expected to be sunny and mild, especially California. Some rain was expected to the north and east of Seattle.Temperatures in the Lower 48 states Sunday ranged from a low of minus 24 degrees at Saranac Lake, N.Y., to a high of 85 degrees at Punta Gorda, Fla.On the Net:Weather Underground: http://www.wunderground.com National Weather Service: http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov. Intellicast: http://www.intellicast.com

POL-JORDAN-EU-SOLANA
Solana: There is chance to launch new political process in Mideast

AMMAN, Jan 21 (KUNA) EU senior politician and Middle East expert said there is an opportunity to launch a new political process and resolve the Middle East conflict.There is an opportunity that should not be missed to improve living conditions of the Palestinians or open a political process to settle the conflict, EU foreign policy Chief Javier Solana said during a news conference at the conclusion of his visit to Jordan on Sunday. What we need is the political will. Time has come to change the method and approach of crisis management that has been followed so far and replace it by conflict resolution, he said.We know very well that the crisis management method has not yielded fruit; rather it has prolonged and deepened suffering of the people, said Solana before heading for Tel Aviv, the second leg of his Middle East tour.He added that the tour was aimed to rally friends in the Arab world and wield efforts and political will to start this political process as soon as possible.

Europe would like to start a political process that gives the perspective to the people, the Palestinians and the countries in the region that a solution can be reached, Solana told reporters.He said his talks with officials in the United States and in the region showed that they have had the needed political will. He added next Thursday he will meet U.S Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and will have talks with the Quartet Committee in February in addition to his talks with leaders from the region with the main objective is to bring about the needed momentum and to give the political process a push forward.King Abdullah II of Jordan is playing a pivotal role in peace making and can influence events in more than way, he said.Answering a question on Israels measures designed to complicate the situation for the Palestinians, Solana said We have to put aside the crisis management approach, which has brought all these difficulties, and take another path.There is a lot that should be done to improve Palestinian peoples lives and restore stability, he added.

In reply to a question on the proposed temporary Palestinian state Solana said The Palestinian people are clear; they dont want a temporary state, noting that negotiating a temporary state would take the same amount of effort and time needed to discuss the final status solution. He hoped that this what he would see in Israel.Earlier in the day, King Abdullah affirmed the importance of the European Unions role in pushing the peace process forward and creating a relevant climate for the Palestinian and Israelis to return to the negotiating table.

During a meeting with Solana, the King urged Europe to back efforts designed to reinvigorate the peace process due to its importance in finding a permanent solution for the Palestinian issue, which is the core of the conflict in the region, a Jordanian royal court statement said.King Abdullah said there was an urgent need to activate the role of the International Quartet leading to the establishment of the aspired for peace that is based on international legitimacy resolutions, and the Arab peace initiative.The current climate is relevant to re-start the peace process between the Palestinians and Israelis, he said, stressing the need to seize every opportunity to achieve this goal.Solanas tour to the region, which would also cover the Palestinian lands is designed to remove obstacles facing the resumption of peace process before the International Quartets meeting in New York next month. (end) ab.bzKUNA 212133

Rice flirts with new ideas for Mideast peace
AFP January 21, 2007 MIDEAST TIMES

PLAN FOR PEACE: US State Secretary Condoleeza Rice plans to introduce a Mideast peace plan initiative next month. (REUETRS) WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice embarks on a high-profile campaign to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks next month, but with no signs Washington is ready for a radical break with an approach that has proved fruitless for the past six years. Pushed to take a greater role in peacemaking by European and Arab allies and under intense pressure for a foreign policy success in light of the Iraq quagmire, Rice announced during her recent Middle East tour that she will broker a rare summit meeting between Israeli and Palestinian leaders in February. Washington will also host a meeting February 2 of the so-called Quartet of Middle East mediators whose 2003 road map for achieving Palestinian statehood and peace with Israel has languished since its inception. Rice said during a week-long trip to the Middle East and Europe that her aim was to accelerate implementation of the three-phase road map put forward by the United States, European Union, United Nations, and Russia.

The parties never made it past the map's first stage which, reflecting the post-September 11 US war on terrorism, required the Palestinians to halt militant attacks on Israel while requiring the Jewish state to freeze settlement activity - neither of which happened. Rice has indicated a new US willingness to move beyond the road map's strict sequencing, which gave radical militants an effective veto power over progress since attacks on Israel were enough to bring the process to a halt. Everybody understands the obligations in it, but we'd gotten to a place that it was stalled, because if they weren't making progress on the first phase of the road map, then you couldn't talk about the end of the road map and what might lead to the establishment of a Palestinian state, she said.

Instead, Washington has expressed a willingness to deal simultaneously with the confidence-building measures embodied at the start of the road map and talks on end-game issues like the shape and institutions of a Palestinian state. The revised approach reflects in part a 2002 Saudi peace plan centered on Arab states recognizing Israel in exchange for Israel withdrawing to its pre-1967 borders. But Rice, whose immediate focus is on bringing together the moderate Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to advance a possible deal, has side stepped tough questions about each man's political weakness.

Abbas and his secular Fatah party are locked in a power struggle with the radical Islamic movement Hamas, which controls the Palestinian government and has refused to recognize Israel.

Olmert's popularity has plummeted since Israel's perceived mishandling of a July-August war against Lebanon's Islamic militia, Hezbollah. While showing in interest in exploring some peacemaking ideas that President George W. Bush has previously shunned, Rice made clear over the past week that she was not ready to break the administration's taboo on engaging directly with Syria and Iran over their support for the Islamic radicals. She also insisted she would not follow her predecessors in the kind of shuttle diplomacy used by past US administrations in their efforts to broker an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal. You don't build the possibility for breakthroughs on something as intractable as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by five months of shuttle diplomacy,she told reporters accompanying her on the recent tour. There has to be a process of laying groundwork and I think we've been laying groundwork and we'll see if we've laid enough groundwork to actually produce a breakthrough, she said. I do think there's already been progress,she added. Rice argued that a realignment of forces in the Middle East caused by moderates on all sides seeing their common interest in countering the spread of Iranian-backed Islamic radicalism has created new possibilities for peace. You sense that the tectonic plates underneath this conflict have shifted, she 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).

EU, Arabs want final solution to Israel question
By Stan Goodenough - January 21, 2007

European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said Sunday all the parties to the Middle East peace process he had recently met with were ready to now re-launch that process because they have the political will to make it happen.Speaking in Amman, Jordan, before leaving for a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in Jerusalem Sunday evening, Solana said a final status solution was the goal now sought by the states of the European Union and the Middle East.Solana has long sought to position himself and the EU – sometimes called the revived Roman Empire – in a more pivotal position in Middle East peace-making and nudge the United States somewhat to the side.

The final status solution he is pushing for contrasts with the approach taken by visiting US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice last week. She sought Palestinian agreement to the idea of setting up a state with temporary borders in the short term, but this was rebuffed by the PA.Before he left Jordan, Solana heard King Abd’allah stress his belief that the EU should upgrade its role in the peace process. The monarch also expressed the hope that the role of the Quartet, scheduled to meet again on February 2, would be reactivated.A number of political leaders have publicly expressed their belief that resolving the Israel-Palestinian conflict is the key to bringing peace to the Middle East and to the world.Finding a final solution to this question is thus becomeing a top priority for the international community.

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).

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)

E.U. faces split on police powers
David Rose JAN 22,07

The European Union faces a damaging split over moves led by Germany to impose a radical law and order package. If enacted into European legislation, it would allow armed police to operate with impunity outside their home countries, privatised armed sky marshals on civilian flights and a wide range of joint operations against alleged illegal migrants. Confidential documents show that Germany also wants to permit undercover officers working with criminal gangs to roam unrestricted across European borders. The plans are provoking opposition in London and among senior police officers. Many of them recall how, in 1996, a Dutch parliamentary inquiry revealed that tonnes of illegal drugs had been exported from the Netherlands to Britain with the assistance of Dutch undercover agents, who had allowed informants to run amok. We have learnt the hard way how difficult it is to regulate undercover
operations, one source said, citing a series of high-profile British Customs and Excise cases that collapsed in the Court of Appeal after irregularities came to light. We need to be extremely wary.

Germany's plans which first came to light at a meeting of E.U. Justice and Home Affairs Ministers in Dresden last week threaten to derail or delay other measures allowing European police forces to share data, such as DNA and fingerprints. These have provoked criticism from civil liberties activists, but have found broad agreement among Governments. Sources who attended the meeting say the Germans present holders of the E.U. presidency appeared to expect unanimous endorsement. Instead, they encountered solid opposition in key areas from Britain, Sweden and the Czech Republic. Further talks will be held in Brussels next month. The German package began as the Treaty of Prum, an agreement signed in the German town of that name between Germany, France, Austria and four other countries in 2005 but never negotiated by E.U. policy-making bodies. There was no consultation with the European Parliament which scrutinises law and order measures. - Guardian Newspapers Limited 2007

Commissioner criticises Berlin's constitutional revival method
22.01.2007 - 09:29 CET | By Helena Spongenberg

EUOBSERVER / BERLIN – EU communications commissioner Margot Wallström has voiced concern at plans by the German EU presidency to only involve governments in the revived talks on the bloc's constitution.Berlin has to invite and open up and say this is not something that will go on only behind closed doors…they might even get some good ideas from civil society groups or anyone with an interest [in the constitution], the commissioner told EUobserver in Berlin after a communications conference on Friday (19 January).Without engaging the citizens, this project will never succeed. You have to anchor it with ordinary citizens and especially if there are to be more referenda, she added.Her comments come after Chancellor Angela Merkel made it clear to MEPs last week that she did not intend to have broad consultations on the constitution, rather focussing on confidential talks with governments to speed up the process.

Ms Wallström admitted that in the end few people are likely to actually put pen to paper to draft the new-look document but pressed for as many people as possible to be involved until the drafting moment.I think that everyone realises that…if you want to write a declaration of this kind – that has to be a short snappy document with some political weight - you cannot have too many people involved in the specific drafting of it.But they have to signal that until that moment where they have to sit down and actually do the drafting they are always willing to listen.The Swedish commissioner also said she was against the idea of an EU-wide referendum on the constitution saying that the bloc has many different democratic traditions on the issue. I don't think this is realistic at all.

In Germany, it is against the law to hold referendums at the federal level while in some countries – such as Denmark and Ireland – a referendum is obligatory for issues concerning the country's sovereignty.Speaking more generally about the EU and how it is communicated to citizens, Ms Wallström once again criticised ministers from across the 27-member union accusing them of blaming Brussels for issues that are difficult to sell at home.I've been a minister myself, I know exactly the temptation of going home and explain - hopefully always - that you have actually won against Brussels.[The EU] is a huge compromise machine that works on a weekly basis where ministers meet, she said, adding that sometimes you have to take responsibility and more often you have to take the responsibility to explain why this compromise was a good thing for Europe and how this happened.You cannot do one thing in Brussels and then go home and pretend or defend something else, Ms Wallström stressed. I think this is too often the case as it is today.

In defence of commissioners

Ms Wallström also commented on a recent debate, started by German commissioner Günter Verheugen, that smaller member states should give up their commissioners to make the EU commission function more smoothly, amid discussion that it has become too unwieldy with 27 members.

The fact that we are more commissioners has not affected our work in a negative way, she said.On the contrary, we have been able to actually deliver more, she went on adding that instead of changing the amount of commissioners, the Brussels executive should rather become more flexible in working across differentpolicies.Commissioners from small member states are doing a great job and have important portfolios, she said.

Russian General Calls Planned US Anti-Missile Radar a Threat
By VOA News 22 January 2007

A Russian general says placing elements of a U.S. anti-missile system in Poland and the Czech Republic would be a clear threat to Moscow.

Lieutenant General Vladimir Popovkin, the chief of Russia's Space Forces, disputed the U.S. contention that the system's sole aim was to defend Europe against intercontinental missiles fired by hostile states outside the region.Poland and the Czech Republic have agreed to start detailed discussions with Washington on hosting anti-missile defenses. Russian officials have repeatedly opposed the project, calling it a veiled attempt to change the strategic balance between Russia and the West.Both Poland and the Czech Republic are former communist Warsaw Pact countries that are now NATO members.Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.

Chief Rabbi of Tzfat: Prepare to Return to Gaza
By Ezra HaLevi INN JAN 22,07

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, chief rabbi of Tzfat and son of Israel’s former chief rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu, has issued a serious call for 100 brave volunteers to lead Israel’s return to Gaza. We need to take the initiative, we need to return to Gush Katif, Rabbi Eliyahu wrote in the Maayanei HaYeshuah weekly Torah sheet, distributed to synagogues across the country. It's time to save the country from the corrupt ones, the followers of Ariel Sharon.Rabbi Eliyahu did not stop at calling for others to implement his vision, but spelled out the plan. We need 100 brave people who will bring sleeping bags and equipment, he explained. We will go to N’vei Dealim, or some other community. It is ours… What is the worst that could happen? We'll be kicked out? We will return again - and another seven times… Eventually the truth will lead the way.The rabbi explained that the root of the corruption and lies that have engulfed the country and depressed its inhabitants is the lies and deceit that enabled the expulsion.We were kicked out by the use of disinformation and it is time to put the truth back in its rightful place, he said. If you were told tomorrow that behind Olmert's decision to back the 'Disengagement' stood money – lots of money, which he received under the table – would you fall off of your seats? Probably not. And if you were told that this money was European, coming from anti-Semitic or Arab organizations, it would not be surprising.

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.

Vessel leaks 200 tonnes of fuel JAN 22,07
There are pollution fears after oil leaked from the MSC Napoli

Some 200 tonnes of oil have leaked from a fuel tank on the stricken cargo ship MSC Napoli, beached off the Devon coast, coastguards have confirmed.

The ship has also lost some 200 containers overboard, including two holding dangerous but low-risk goods. A sheen of oil eight kilometres (five miles) long is now on the sea surface. The ship suffered structural damage during Thursday's storms and was deliberately beached off Branscombe to stop it sinking in deep water. It is sharply listing and there are fears it could capsize and break up at any time. An operation to pump the remaining oil on board is due to begin on Monday morning. The remaining containers could also then be winched off.

3,500 tonnes of oil

The 62,000 tonne vessel was carrying 2,323 containers, 158 of which are classed as having potentially hazardous contents. We have an extremely sensitive bit of coastline; we are dealing with a World Heritage Site Julian Wardlaw, Environment Agency. Fears of harm to local area Of the 200 that have gone overboard, one contained battery acid and perfumes, and one small gas bottles for car airbags. Maritime and Coastguard Agency spokesman Paul Coley said these were considered dangerous goods but for us they're low-risk.Others housed a variety of goods including BMW motorbikes and car parts. Not all of the containers have been found and some have broken up. Some may have sunk while others could be far out to sea. The ship also contains a further 3,500 tonnes of heavy fuel oil in tanks, but coastguards believe these have not split.

They believe 200 tonnes is close to the maximum that will leak out of the ship's engine room.

Sensitive coastline

The ship was being towed to Portland Harbour in Dorset for a salvage operation, but on Friday coastguards decided to beach it because of its structural damage - a fracture on both sides. An eight-person salvage team is on board, and a team of divers is being flown in to join them.

Environmental damage is so far said to be minimal. Three oil-covered birds have been found. Residents in nearby Sidmouth have spoken of the concern about the leak. One man told the BBC: It's a real worry that we could get pollution and there's a lot of wildlife lives on these shores, and certain rare sea birds.Julian Wardlaw, of the Environment Agency, said: We have an extremely sensitive bit of coastline; we are dealing with a World Heritage Site and we are working to make sure that damage is minimised.Meanwhile, it has emerged that the ship previously ran aground off Singapore in 2001.

Some of the containers from the vessel have come ashore It was previously named CMA-CGM Normandie and ran aground in the Strait of Malacca in 2001. The ship subsequently had to undergo major repairs in Vietnam, according to Tore Hoifodt, senior vice president at DNV, which classes and inspects cargo ships. People who may find a washed-up container are being asked to stay well clear and report it to Portland Coastguard on 01305 760439.

A MESSAGE OF HOPE FROM DR. JACK VAN IMPE NEWSLETTER
The Coming War with Russia JAN 22,07

Russia will invade Israel at a time when war is not expected.

Students of Bible prophecy have long expected a Russian military move in the Middle East. Early in the 20th century, Dr. Ironside wrote. In the last days, the final head of the Russian people will look with covetous eyes upon the great developments in the land of Palestine. They will determine that Russia must have her part of the wealth there produced. Consequently, we have the picture of a vast army, augmented by warriors from Persia, Cush, Phut, marching down toward Palestine.Aggressors in Conflict

But why have prophetic experts come to this conclusion?

The reasons are found in chapters 38 and 39 of Ezekiel's prophecy. There a devastating war is described that takes place in the Middle East involving Israel, Russia, and a number of other nations.

The following is Ezekiel's indictment of the aggressors in the conflict:And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of amour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords: Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet: Gomer, and all his bands: and many people with thee... (Ezekiel 38:1 - 6)

It is no secret that the majority of prophetic speakers and writers identify the prime mover among these nations named by Ezekiel as Russia. Millions of booklets, pamphlets, and books have been circulated describing the coming war between Russia and Israel.

But is there hard evidence that the conclusions of these students of prophecy are correct?Did Ezekiel really foresee Russia rising as a military power in the end time and having a special interest in the Middle East, or have present-day writers and speakers simply used today's international tensions as an opportunity to sell books and attract crowds?Is the public the victim of ecclesiastical opportunists who have themselves set the stage for what they describe as the end-time drama?How can anyone be sure that Ezekiel's prophecy has anything to do with modern nations when the words used in his description of this conflict are so unfamiliar to today's Bible reader?Who is Gog? Where is the land of Magog? Where would one look on a map to find the cities of Meshech and Tubal? To what nations did Ezekiel refer when he wrote of Gomer and Togarmah?Unless these questions can be answered satisfactorily, there is good reason to question the conclusions being so widely accepted and promoted in our time.

Convincing Evidence

Let us begin at the beginning. A table of nations is given in Genesis 10. At the opening of this important chapter, we are confronted with the key names in Ezekiel's prophecy: Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood. The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras (Genesis 10:1, 2).These key verses describe the repopulating of the earth after the flood. It was the custom in ancient times for the descendents of a man to adopt his name for their tribe. Understanding this, historians and Bible students have been able to trace the movements of some of the tribes and know where their descendents can be found today. Using this system, the editors of the Scofield Reference Bible have furnished the following information about the names that concern us in the table of nations:

Magog -- From Magog are descended the ancient Scythians or Tarters, whose descendents predominate in modern Russia.
Tubal -- Tubal's descendents peopled the region south of the Black Sea from whence they spread north and south. It is probable that Tobolsk perpetuates the tribal name.
Meshech -- Progenitor of a race mentioned in connection with Tubal, Magog, and other northern nations. Broadly speaking, Russia, excluding the conquests of Peter the Great and his successors, is the modern land of Magog, Tubal, and Meshech.The Scofield Reference Bible was published in 1909. These notes alone let us know that the identification of Russia as the main aggressor in Ezekiel's end-time battle is not the conclusion of prophetic opportunists. But there is more.In the orient al tongue, the name of the Caucasus Mountains that run through Russia means Fort of Gog or Gog's last stand. If you were to ask a Russian what he calls the heights of the Caucasus Mountains, he would say, the Gogh.

The evidence builds.

The word that is translated chief' in Ezekiel 38:3 is Rosh in the Hebrew language. For centuries prophetic scholars have generally agreed that the word Rosh is a proper name. Allowing this long-accepted conclusion in the translation of this verse would make it read, And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the Rosh prince of Meshech and Tubal.

But who is Rosh?

Rosh was the name of the tribe dwelling in the area of the Volga. And Rosh is the word for Russia today in some languages of the world. In Belgium and Holland it is Rus. Here, abbreviated, it's Russ, and often appears in that form in the headlines of newspapers. An understanding of this truth moved Robert Lowth, Bishop of London two hundred years ago, to write: Rosh, taken as a proper name in Ezekiel signifies the inhabitants of Scythia from whom the modern Russians derive their modern name. The name Russia dates only fro m the seventeenth century and was formed from the ancient name Russ.It is clear then that Ezekiel was delivering a warning to the Russian prince (leader) of Meshech and Tubal.We have already seen from Scofield's notes of 1909 that Tubal is the root of the name Tobolsk, but what about Meshech? In his note on Ezekiel 38:2, Scofield continues his work of identification, stating: That the primary reference is to the northern European powers headed by Russia, all agree... Gog is the prince, Magog his land, the reference to Meshech and Tubal (Moscow and Tobolsk) is a clear mark of identification.

As has been already shown, Dr. Scofield was by no means the first to come to this conclusion. In 1890, Arno C. Gaebelein wrote a book on Ezekiel. Commenting on chapters 38 and 39, he declared: This is Russia, Moscow, and Tobolsk.Another important voice of the past is that of Josephus. In Book I, Chapter VI of his work, this historian who lived almost two thousand years ago stated that the Scythians were called Magogites by the Greeks. Why is that important? The Scythians populated Russia.It is little wonder then that the weight of prophetic scholarship has gone with the conclusion that Russia is the chief aggressor named by Ezekiel in this end-time war with Israel. The allies of Russia in that fierce conflict will be Persia (Iran and Iraq), Ethiopia, Libya, Gomer (Eastern Germany and Slovakia), and Togarmah (Turkey).It is interesting that Daniel adds Egypt to the names of nations coming against Israel and the final world dictator, so that the invasion includes attacks from the north and the south, as well as the prospect of trouble from the east (see Dan. 11:40-44).There is no need to marshal the scholars of the past to confirm the place or purpose of this war. Ezekiel explained:

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 broug ht forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them (Ezek. 38:8).What a clear and up-to-date description of Israel! She is certainly the land that is brought back from the sword -- gathered out of many people -- a former wasteland -- brought forth out of the nations.

The invaders of Israel will come with immense air power: 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 (Ezek. 38:9).

They will also come in full confidence of victory:

And thou shalt say, I will go u p 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, 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 well in the midst of the land (Ezek. 38:11,12).We will continue our study in this next week.