IMMIGRATION - EU AGREES R R FORCE

1-WORLD QUAKES LAST 2 DAYS.2-New Madrid Fault: Earthquakes in Kentucky. 3-Chile to evacuate fjord hit by waves. 4-Flood waters ravaging rural roads. 5-EU agrees rapid reaction anti-immigration units. 6-EU-U.S. agree on economic partnership. 7-Israel at 59 - Facing Unpleasant Facts in the Middle East. 8-Hamas: Truce with Israel at end. 9-Gay marriage evil, abortion terrorism: Vatican By Philip Pullella. 10-Hamas Launches Independence Day Rocket Attack on Israel.

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 Apr 24 12:00 AM EDT

APR 24,07
MAP 2.8 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 3.1 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP 3.5 KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA
MAP 5.5 SOLOMON ISLANDS
MAP 5.3 COLOMBIA
MAP 4.9 KURIL ISLANDS
MAP 3.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP 5.0 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 4.9 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 4.8 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
MAP 4.8 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 5.0 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 3.7 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.8 IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
MAP 4.3 VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION
MAP 2.8 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 2.5 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 4.6 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 4.8 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE

APR 23,07
MAP 4.7 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 2.8 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 3.1 GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
MAP 4.2 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
MAP 3.0 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.1 VANUATU
MAP 2.9 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 4.8 TONGA
MAP 5.0 BANDA SEA
MAP 3.1 SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL, CALIFORNIA

New Madrid Fault: Earthquakes in Kentucky
by: Equine Disease Quarterly April 22 2007 Article # 9438

Just when we think life is under control, Mother Nature surprises us with something new or unusual. Emerging issues such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in horses, ivermectin-resistant parasites, and the ever-present threat of foreign animal disease pathogens entering the United States via insects or migrating birds pose never-ending challenges to researchers, in both veterinary and human medicine. After first being recognized in the 1960s, equine neurologic herpesvirus disease was diagnosed sporadically. It did not occur as recognized outbreaks of disease, as has been experienced recently. A mere one-point mutation in the DNA of the virus changes it from a typica herpesvirus respiratory or abortion clinical presentation to one that neurologically affects healthy adult horses. While it is an amazing feat of scientific discovery to have determined this mutation, researchers have significant work ahead in seeking effective prevention and treatment for this devastating disease. Earthquake Preparations While no one can accurately predict a major earthquake, here are some simple procedures that any farm owner can take to mitigate damage on the farm, most of which also apply to standard preparedness for other disasters.

Have a personal and family disaster preparedness plan in place. For help, go to
www.fema.gov/plan/index.shtm.

Maintain building structures and foundations in proper repair. Bolt all shelving and cabinets solidly to wall studs, not plasterboard Keep heavy objects on low shelves. Ensure that all cabinets have a locking mechanism to prevent opening during movement. Store chemicals (disinfectants, insecticides, etc.) on low shelves in a closed, sturdy cabinet. Carefully consider storage of any flammable liquids or chemicals to help prevent spillage. Never store ammonia and bleach together, as toxic gases are produced when these chemicals are mixed. Hang heavy objects (shelving, televisions, bookcases, etc.) away from areas where people sit. Use straps to secure water heaters to wall studs or supports.

Secure all overhead lighting fixtures. Know where and how to turn off all utilities to buildings. Have all animals properly identified in case they get loose. Keep temporary fencing materials on hand for repair of downed fences. Consider purchasing earthquake insurance. Remember that human safety always comes first.

Natural surprises can also appear in the forms of deeply buried faults in the earth's geography, such as the New Madrid Fault. It is likely not known by a majority of veterinarians and equine owners that this fault is in the middle of the American heartland along the central Mississippi River Valley from northeastern Arkansas to southern Illinois. Because of the difference in geography between California and the Mississippi River Valley, an earthquake at the New Madrid Fault of 6.0+ on the Richter Scale would be much more devastating than in California. Why are earthquakes discussed in this issue of the Equine Disease Quarterly? Imagine that all bridges crossing the Mississippi River from St. Louis to Memphis were so structurally damaged that they were closed for weeks to months, even years. The
impact on commerce, travel, and infrastructure would be enormous, including that to horse farms and all ancillary businesses. A major New Madrid Fault earthquake could impact a significant portion of the United States, making the hurricanes of 2005 seem like a warm-up exercise in disastermanagement.

Preparation for unexpected events as well as predicted blizzards, tornadoes, flooding, etc., is critical to the horse economy. While this discussion may sound like the plot of a made-for-TV movie, the reality is that the New Madrid Fault is real, and earthquakes cannot be predicted like some other major natural disasters.
Preparing for common natural disasters can go a long way toward preparing for a rare, but significant, disaster, whether it be an earthquake, an overturned tanker or railway car carrying hazardous materials, or a barn fire. Likewise, having a biosecurity plan in place for that unexpected disease outbreak of fetal losses, respiratory or diarrheic disease or, in the worst case, diseases of undetermined etiology and transmission, can make response time much faster and less costly than having to plan and implement at the same time. Preparing for the worst with an emergency family and animal plan can make the anticipated, predictable disasters more manageable. Mother Nature almost always has the last word. Contact: Dr. Roberta M. Dwyer, 859/257-4757, rmdwye2@email.uky.edu, Maxwell H.

Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. This is an excerpt from Equine Disease Quarterly, funded by underwriters at Lloyd's, London, brokers, and their Kentucky agents.

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.

Chile to evacuate fjord hit by waves By EDUARDO GALLARDO, Associated Press Writer Mon Apr 23, 6:14 PM ET

SANTIAGO, Chile - The government said Monday it will evacuate residents and businesses from the banks of a fjord in southern Chile where 10 people were swept away by 26-foot waves following a powerful earthquake. At least three people died when they were engulfed by the massive waves, which were triggered by a 6.2-magnitude quake that sent avalanches of rock crashing into the water at the base of Aysen Fjord. Rescuers were searching Monday for the other seven people.Experts warned that the fjord is unsafe because of continuing seismic activity in the area. There have been hundreds of quakes in the region since Jan. 22, most too weak to be felt. But Saturday's quake opened cracks in the ground and rattled residents.

Seismologist Oscar Aranda, who is investigating the quakes for the government, recommended that people not remain at the base of the fjord.Only a few people actually live along the fjord, a narrow inlet of water surrounded by rocky cliffs, but more than 120 people work there in the salmon industry.

Interior Minister Belisario Velasco said the government is in discussions with salmon industry executives to arrange for operations to be transferred elsewhere.President Michelle Bachelet on Sunday visited Puerto Aysen, a city close to the fjord about 1,700 miles south of the Chilean capital of Santiago, where she was met by hundreds of angry residents who claim the government is not paying attention to their needs.

Flood waters ravaging rural roads
Last Updated: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 | 9:23 AM CT CBC News

As the threat of flooding subsides in parts of Saskatchewan, a new problem has arisen washed-out rural roads.Up to two-thirds of the roads in some rural communities in the northeast grainbelt are impossible to travel on, residents say.It's leaving people like Wilfred Quill, his wife and three children stranded. Last week, flood waters forced them to leave their home near the Yellowquill First Nation.

Now, they don't know when they will be able to return.The culvert's washed out and we can't get in, he said Monday. We've just been staying around my auntie's place there, my boy's place, back and forth.Quill thinks it may be two or three weeks before road crews can get out and even do some temporary repairs.It's a scenario that's being repeated throughout the northeast.

Richard Niezgoda, a councillor with the rural municipality of Kelvington, said at least half the roads in the area are washed out and one of them goes by his farm.Makes things difficult, he said. Likewise with our school bus, we haven't had a bus here since last Thursday or Wednesday.In a neighbouring area, farmer Ted Cawkwell narrowly escaped injury yesterday when a road caved in while he was driving over it.As we were crossing the culvert, the front end of my truck went across then the back end broke through, he said. When we stopped there was a two-foot hole behind us in the road.

According to Cawkwell, two-thirds of the roads in the area are washed out, but municipal officials won't be able to repair them until the water subsides.

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. (Israel)

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)

NOW THE EU ARMY IS COMING TOGETHER. AS YOU READ IN THE SCRIPTURES ABOVE IT WILL BE A BRUTAL FORCE ONCE IT GETS GOING IN FULL GEAR. THIS SAME EU ARMY WILL TRY TO NUKE JESUS OUT OF THE SKY WHEN HE RETURNS BODILY TO THE MOUNT OF OLIVES AT THE END OF THE FUTURE 7 YEAR PEACE TREATY.

EU agrees rapid reaction anti-immigration units
23.04.2007 - 09:29 CET | By Renata Goldirova

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - In an effort to cut the numbers of illegal migrants arriving to Europe by sea, EU interior ministers have given the green light to setting up a rapidly deployable force of border guards which would assist countries facing an immigration emergency.

It is the best ever example of European solidarity, EU home affairs commissioner Franco Frattini said after the deal on the so-called rapid border intervention teams was struck on Friday (20 April). The rapid border intervention teams – operational under the EU's external borders agency, Frontex - are foreseen as a pool of some 450 national experts, made available at short notice of up to five working days to any member state whose borders are under urgent and exceptional strain by illegal migration. Under the deal, all 27 capitals will be required to contribute to the EU teams.

The prime goal is to combat illegal immigration in the Mediterranean and Atlantic coastal area, after last year saw an unprecedented amount of Africans taking the perilous trip, crammed together in small fishing boats, in search of a better life in Europe.More than 31,000 illegal immigrants reached Spanish territory in 2006 - six times more than in 2005 – while Italy and Malta were also heavily targeted.

Thousands are feared to have been lost at sea.The idea of special EU teams already received the backing from the European Parliament's committee on civil liberties, justice and home affairs on 11 April. The parliament is expected to give its final blessing during this week's plenary session in Strasbourg.

In addition, Frontex is to set in motion a permanent coast patrols network for the EU's southern sea borders amid fears that favourable weather could make 2007 another record year in terms of sea-borne migration. The patrols will begin work in late May to define and monitor flashpoint areas for illegal attempts to enter Europe. We have succeeded in making another important step to protect the common external sea frontiers in the south, German interior minister Wolfgang Schauble said in response to the announcement, adding this mechanism is a vital measure to counter illegal migration at the external sea borders jointly and in a coordinated manner.According to EU commissioner Frattini, Frontex - created in 2005 to co-ordinate EU border security – now has at its disposal over 20 air planes, almost 30 helicopters and far more than 100 vessels as well as a variety of other equipment.

EU-U.S. agree on economic partnership - 2007/4/23
BERLIN, AFP

The European Union and the United States have approved a plan to bolster the transatlantic economic partnership, to be signed at the next EU-U.S. summit, Der Spiegel magazine reported.

In its edition to be published Monday, the German magazine said the accord had been agreed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, as holder of the EU presidency, U.S. President George W. Bush and European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso. They had agreed to extensive economic collaboration between the EU and United States, it wrote, of the draft accord which is due to be signed in Washington at the end of the month. According to Der Spiegel, the plan notably says, We are aiming for a transatlantic market without barriers.The partnership includes common norms and standards for industrial companies and financial service providers. Balance sheet directives would be recognized on both sides of the Atlantic in 2008, it said.

That would also be the case for admission procedures in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, as well as for the cosmetics sector and automobile parts, it added. And it foresees the creation of a forum on energy technologies to formulate recommendations. Both the American administration and the European Commission are also each expected to create a post to deal with transatlantic trade issues. Questioned by AFP, a German government spokesman said he was unable to deny or confirm the Spiegel article. However, he said, We are confident that Mrs. Merkel, Mr. Barroso and Mr. Bush will adopt an ambitious accord to deepen economic transatlantic relations during the American-European summit.Bush is due to host the annual summit between the United States and the European Union on April 30.

Israel at 59 - Facing Unpleasant Facts in the Middle East
by Prof. Steven Plaut April 23, 2007 Haifa, Israel

The world is now well into the post-Oslo. post-911 era, in which the delusions and denials of reality that were the foundations of the Middle East peace process are at last being acknowledged for what they were. For those returning to the planet Earth from Fantasyland in the Oslo parallel universe, it behooves them and us all to bear in mind some of the unpleasant facts of life about the Middle East.

1. The Arab world has never come to terms with Israel’s existence within ANY set of borders whatsoever and is still seeking the annihilation of Israel and its population.

2. ANY Palestinian state, regardless of who rules it, will produce escalated violence, terror and warfare in the Middle East, and neither stability nor peaceful relations. ANY Palestinian state will seek warfare with Israel and not solutions to the economic and social problems of its citizens.

3. The only reason Arafat and the PLO ever wanted control of the West Bank and Gaza Strip was to use them as bases for attacks on Israel. This is the only real use to which they will be put by any future Palestinian state.

4. There is no alternative that will stop the bloodshed and war in the Middle East other than the adoption by Israel of an unambiguous policy of R&D, that is, of Re-Occupation and Denazification of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Every other alternative proposal for stabilization and pacification is delusional.

5. Denazification of the West Bank and Gaza Strip must be based partly on the programs of Denazification imposed on Germany and Japan by the Allies after World War II, but in part must be different. Such Denazification policies will have to stay in place for decades. There is no other way by which Israel can prevent the daily massacre of its civilians by Palestinian terrorists.

6. The bulk of Palestinians have lived outside Israeli occupation for years, and their liberation from Israeli occupation only produced Nazification, terrorism, mass murders, and violence. Their pacification requires re-imposing of open-ended martial rule upon them by Israel.

7. The instability of the Middle East is not caused by Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands but by PLO occupation of Israeli lands.

8. There was never in history an Arab Palestinian state. There is no justification whatsoever for one now (other than perhaps in Jordan).

9. The Palestinians have no legitimate claim to the right to set up their own state. It is doubtful whether they ever did have such a right, but - even if they once did - they forfeited it thanks to decades of terrorism, savagery, mass murders and barbarism.

10. Palestinians are Arabs. The Arabs already rule 22 states. There is no reason why they should be entitled to a 23rd state, and creation of a 23rd Arab state, Palestine, in the West Bank and Gaza will escalate Middle East violence and world terrorism.

11. The Palestinians are not and never were a nation. They are not even a tribe. They are a branch of Arabs with only minor and secondary cultural differences that distinguish them from Syrians, Lebanese or Jordanians.

12. The Middle East conflict cannot be resolved through endless exhibitions of niceness and restraint by Israel. Israeli niceness, restraint, and goodwill gestures are interpreted by the Arab world as weakness and as signs that the Jews, like Paul McCartney’s Band, are on the run.

13. The Palestinians are not mistreated by Israel, but ARE poorly treated by the Palestinian Authority. The treatment of Arabs by Israel is a thousand times better than the treatment of Arabs by Arab countries.

14. The only Arabs in the Middle East with any semblance of civil rights are those who live under Israeli rule.

15. If the intifada uprising were in fact a product of oppression and mistreatment of Arabs by a government, then Israel should be the only country in the Middle East that does NOT have an intifada.

16. Oslo has radicalized and Sudetenized most Israeli Arabs, who now identify with and openly support Arab parties and politicians who call openly for terror violence against Jews and the destruction of Israel.

17. There exists no set of concessions by Israel that would result in the Arab states coming to terms with Israel’s existence.

18. There are no Arab democracies and no support for democracy among significant minorities within the Arab world.

19. Israeli assassination of Palestinian terrorists is in fact a substitute for retaliation in kind against the Palestinians for bombings of Israeli children and other civilians. The alternative to such assassinations is bombings of Palestinian civilians.

20. Israeli settlements are the mine canaries of the Arab world. There is no reason why Jewish civilians should not be free to live in peace within Arab countries truly seeking peace with Israel, just as Arabs live at peace within Israel and within the United States. The attitude of the Arab world in general and of the Palestinian Authority in particular towards such settlements is indicative of their attitudes
towards Israel and Jews in general. If the Palestinians are NOT seeking peace with the Jews, and indeed they are not, then the real problem is that Israel has built too few settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

21. Israel is the only country in the Middle East that does NOT deal with Islamist terror through wholesale massacres of the people in whose midst the terrorists operate.

22. There is an inverse relationship between the material comfort of Arabs living under Israeli rule and political moderation. The better off they are in a material sense, the more violent and radical they are. More generally, Arab radicalism and terror are positively correlated with comfort and education and wealth. Bin Laden and his people are filthy rich. There have been no undernourished Palestinian suicide bombers. Many have been college students.

23. Palestinians endorse terrorism and violence against Jews by near-universal majorities.

24. Israeli Arabs endorse terror and violence against Jews by large majorities. They also support bin Laden and the Hizbollah.

25. There are no visible Palestinian public figures who oppose violence, terror and Islamist fascism. There are no Palestinian moderate leaders, only a few Palestinian fascists who speak English well and elegantly, like Hanan Ashrawi.

26. There is not and never has been a Palestinian peace movement nor a Syrian peace movement.

27. Syria has no legitimate claim to the Golan Heights. Its claim to the Golan is far less legitimate than German’s claim to Alsace and Lorraine.

28. The PLO, and not just the Hamas, is itself very much a manifestation of Islamist fascism and was founded by Islamist fundamentalists. Its head, Abu Mazen, is no more moderate than the heads of the Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

29. Asking Arafat to arrest the terrorists is a bit like asking Osama bin Laden to arrest those responsible for the September 11 attacks on the US or asking Hitler to take steps against those who invaded Poland. It is all part of the Oslo era of mass delusion and make-pretend.

30. Peace cannot be achieved through pretending that war does not exist.

31. The Israeli Left is responsible for the bloodshed in Israel. The Israeli Left rescued the PLO from oblivion in the early 1990s, armed it, and allowed it to become entrenched in the suburbs of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. The Israeli Left is as wacky as is the pro-Taliban, pro-Saddam campus Left in the United States. It is today as anti-Israel as the US far Left is anti-American.

32. Ehud Olmert and his crew have yet to detach themselves from the pipe dreams and denials of reality imposed on the country by the Israeli Left, those that produced the Oslo debacle. They continue to insist they favor creation of a Palestinian state.

33. The only peaceful terrorist is a dead terrorist.

34. Israel cannot restore the credibility of its military prowess through signaling, but rather only through using that prowess and putting its military might to actual use.

35. Unilateral withdrawal by Israel produces massive terrorist aggression. Anyone nursing doubts should contemplate what Israel’s 2000 withdrawal from Southern Lebanon produced in the summer of 2006. Steven Plaut is a professor at the Graduate School of the Business Administration at the University of Haifa and is a columnist for the Jewish Press. A collection of his commentaries on the current events in Israel can be found on his blog at www.stevenplaut.blogspot.com.
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Hamas: Truce with Israel at end By IBRAHIM BARZAK, Associated Press Writer APR 24,07

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Hamas militants fired a barrage of rockets and mortar shells toward Israel on its independence day Tuesday, and said they considered it the end of a five-month truce with Israel.

Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, whose Hamas-led government negotiated the cease-fire with its militant wing, blamed Israel: We made great efforts at keeping the truce and there was a positive Palestinian position, but unfortunately this position was met by expanding the aggression and escalating it against the Palestinian people, he said. It's not a Palestinian problem, it is an Israeli problem.Nine Palestinians were killed in fighting with Israel over the weekend, most of them militants, but also two civilians.The barrage, which came on Israel's 59th independence day, did not cause any damage or injury, but it marked the first time Hamas acknowledged firing shells toward Israel since agreeing to a cease-fire along the Gaza-Israel border in November. Hamas is tightly organized, and Israel says attacks from Gaza have the tacit approval from the militant group's political leaders.Israel Radio, citing military officials, said the rocket attack appeared to be an unsuccessful attempt to create a diversion in order to capture an Israeli soldier posted at the Gaza border.

In June, Hamas-allied militants had tunneled from Gaza into Israel and seized an Israeli soldier, Cpl. Gilad Shalit, who is still being held.In Israel, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his defense minister discussed a possible response. More security consultations were planned for Wednesday, government officials said.The Israeli military has warned of a Hamas arms buildup in Gaza, and has readied contingency plans for a large-scale invasion of the territory. However, Olmert said earlier this month that the time is not ripe for a major ground campaign.

Hamas had held back attacks on Israel for months, especially during power-sharing talks with the Fatah movement of moderate President Mahmoud Abbas. A spokesman for the Islamic group's armed wing said the group considered the truce over.The cease-fire has been over for a long time, and Israel is responsible for that, the spokesman, Abu Obeida, told the Voice of Palestine radio station.

We are ready to kidnap more and more, and kill more and more of your soldiers.Hamas-allied militants have demanded hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for the release of Shalit, the captured Israeli soldier.On Monday, Olmert said freeing soldiers is important to the government, but that it would not repeat mistakes made in the past by releasing violent prisoners who then carried out more attacks against Israelis. But Olmert said there would be no escape in the end from making a difficult decision on trading prisoners for the captured troops.In other developments Tuesday, around 200 men from the Abu Sharkh tribe, many armed with rifles and M16s, pushed their way into the parliament building in Gaza City, firing in the air, and carrying the body of 38-year-old Hassan Abu Sharkh on a stretcher.

The protesters briefly left Abu Sharkh's body in the plenum, pushing aside guards and demanding the killers be bought to justice.Abu Sharkh was shot in the head on Sunday, and his body dumped in a nearby park. Two other Palestinians were killed in internal fighting on the same day.In a growing problem for Gaza, Palestinian smugglers and clansmen settle differences with guns, and bands of self-styled vigilantes have killed suspected pimps, prostitutes, drug dealers, owners of music shops, internet cafes, pool halls — activities which could divert people from worship — and women suspected of sexual misconduct. Bystanders are often wounded or killed.

Gay marriage evil, abortion terrorism: Vatican By Philip Pullella
Mon Apr 23, 2:43 PM ET

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican's second-highest ranking doctrinal official on Monday forcefully branded homosexual marriage an evil and denounced abortion and euthanasia as forms of terrorism with a human face.The attack by Archbishop Angelo Amato, secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, was the latest in a string of speeches made by either Pope Benedict or other Vatican officials as Italy considers giving more rights to gays.In an address to chaplains, Amato said newspapers and television bulletins often seemed like a perverse film about evil. He denounced evils that remain almost invisible because the media presented them as expression of human progress.

He listed these as abortion clinics, which he called slaughterhouses of human beings, euthanasia, and parliaments of so-called civilized nations where laws contrary to the nature of the human being are being promulgated, such as the approval of marriage between people of the same sex ...

Amato spoke at a time when the Vatican and Italy's powerful Roman Catholic Church are at loggerheads over plans for a highly controversial law that would give unmarried heterosexual and homosexual couples some form of legal recognition.The Church and Catholic politicians, even some in Prime Minister Romano Prodi's centre-left coalition, see the proposed law as a Trojan Horse and say it could lead to gay marriages.Amato, who is said to be very close to Pope Benedict, criticized the media's coverage of ethical issues.

After denouncing abominable terrorism such as that carried out by suicide bombers, he condemned what he called terrorism with a human face, and accused the media of manipulating language to hide the tragic reality of the facts.For example, abortion is called voluntary interruption of pregnancy and not the killing of a defenseless human being, an abortion clinic is given a harmless, even attractive, name: centre for reproductive health and euthanasia is blandly called death with dignity, he said in his address.

Gay rights group have criticized the Pope and Catholic Church officials in the past over such comments, accusing them of interfering in Italy's domestic affairs.Groups opposed to gay marriage and recognition of unmarried couples are planning a national rally in Rome next month.Italy's Roman Catholic Church, set up on diocesan and parish levels, has the organizational machinery to mobilize hundreds of thousands of people. A huge turnout, which is expected, could be a major embarrassment for Prodi's government.

ITS BECAUSE OF ACTIONS LIKE THIS THAT I BELIEVE THE RUSSIA/MUSLIM HORDES WILL BE DESTROYED IN THE FUTURE ON ISRAELS INDEPENDANCE DAY. THE BIBLE SAYS 5/6TH OF THIS HORDE WILL BE DESTROYED AND FORCED BACK TO THE SIBERIAN DESERT WHEN THEY MARCH AGAINST ISRAEL IN THE FUTURE.

Hamas Launches Independence Day Rocket Attack on Israel
by Hana Levi Julian 6 Iyar 5767, April 24, '07

(IsraelNN.com) Kassam rockets fired by Hamas terrorists slammed into the western Negev in the early morning light of Israel's Independence Day, in a faint echo of the Arab attacks on the nascent state in 1948. In a statement issued from Gaza City, the Izz a-Din al-Kassam Brigades, said it had fired up to 30 rockets and 50 mortar shells at Israel. The terror group said the attack was a reaction to the continued Zionist crimes against our people in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.Izz a-Din al-Kassam is a military unit in the Palestinian Authority’s ruling Hamas faction. An IDF spokesman dismissed the claim, and told Arutz-7 that only two rockets actually reached Israeli territory north of Gaza out of a total of six rockets that were launched. Eight mortar shells also reached the western Negev, according to the army spokesman, although more were launched. The specific number of mortar shells fired at Israel was unavailable.

No injuries or damage were reported in the attacks, said the spokesman. Residents in an unidentified community in southern Israel reported some damage, according to Ynet. IDF helicopters returned fire, shooting at the open areas in which the launch sites were identified, but hit no one. That was not the intent, said the army spokesman, who added the primary goal of the IDF response was deterrence. He declined further comment. Tuesday morning’s attack was the first by a Hamas terrorist group in five months and could signal the end of the limited ceasefire with the Palestinian Authority that began last year. The November 26th agreement called for Israel to withdraw its forces and PA terrorist groups to halt the rocket attacks on western Negev communities. Israel stuck to its promise, but more than 200 missiles have been fired at Israel from Gaza since the supposed ceasefire went into
effect.