OIL 109.00 A BARREL - WOW

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.

Quebec digging out after snowstorm
Mon Mar 10, 1:25 PM

Schools were closed and bus service was reduced in Montreal on Monday as the province digs out after a massive storm that dumped nearly half a metre of snow on Central and Eastern Canada.School boards in Montreal extended March Break by one day for students, cancelling classes because of the difficult driving conditions.

Many streets are barely passable, with high snowbanks pinching access. While snow-clearing crews have been out in force since Sunday, progress is slow.The Montreal Transit Corp. extended rush hour service to 10 a.m. Monday, running more cars on subway lines because of reduced bus service due to road conditions, which were difficult, said spokeswoman Marianne Rouette.Some streets on which our buses pass usually [were] blocked. That translates into 50 reroutings so that added delays to the bus schedule.The MTC is encouraging people to take the subway and not the bus to reduce pressure on peak routes until some of the snow is carted away.Air travel at the Trudeau International Airport was still difficult after about 400 flights were grounded on the weekend.Several flights were delayed Monday as the airport tried to catch up on the backlog, which may take as long as two days, authorities said.

Train travel was also affected by the storm with Via Rail reporting delays of up to an hour along the Windsor-Quebec City corridor because of snow-covered tracks. Delays could be even longer for destinations east of Quebec City, the rail agency said.

Snowfall nears record

The storm dumped 30 centimetres on Montreal, between 40 and 50 cm in Central Quebec (Mauricie), between 35 and 40 cm in the Lanaudière region, and 37 cm in Quebec City, where this winter's snowfall is close to breaking the record set in 1966.The province's capital has received 450 cm of snow this winter, just shy of the record 458 cm that fell in 1965-1966.The storm brought snow, freezing rain and sleet to the Eastern Townships.Environment Canada said winds as high as 133 km/h roared through some areas during the peak of the storm, creating snowdrifts on highways and major roads.

The Montreal fire department is urging homeowners to clear snow from their roofs, or get someone to do it because too much accumulation could be dangerous.If we start getting freezing rain and we start getting rain, this snow will absorb a lot of weight and the roofs are not made to hold that much weight, said Montreal Fire Department chief of operations Aimé Charette.Snow days won't mean longer year, says English school board,Classes are cancelled at the following school boards and schools:
- English Montreal School Board (EMSB).
- Lester B. Pearson School Board.
- Commission scolaire de Montréal (schools are closed but daycares are open).
- Marguerite Bourgeoys School Board.
- Commission scolaire Pointe-de-l'ile.

Parents with students in private schools should check with their institutions to see whether classes are scheduled as usual Monday.
The EMSB said the harsh winter has caused some problems for teachers who are juggling lesson plans now that they've lost three regular school days to snowstorms.But it's unlikely the board will add extra days at the end of year because schools have a number of professional days they can use at their discretion, said EMSB spokesman Mike Cohen.If that doesn't work out, school boards can also appeal to the province for special dispensation and the government can just give permission for us to have less days of school, he said.

Torontonians warned of flood threat as snow begins to melt
Tue Mar 11, 12:40 PM

TORONTO (CBC) - As snow from a particularly harsh winter starts to melt across the city, there's concern about what may happen when it all turns to water. Ryan Ness, with the Toronto Conservation Authority, says it's too early to tell if it'll be anything more than small, localized flooding, but says people should be careful, especially since temperatures will rise to well above freezing toward the end of the week.Highs are forecast to reach 7 C on Thursday and Friday.It's completely dependent, unfortunately, on where the snow is and whether or not it will block catch basins. It could pond up if there are some catch basins blocked. There will certainly be some melting this week. The City of Toronto will no doubt be monitoring the situation closely.Ness says anybody noticing large pools of water on their street should report it to the city. Meanwhile, authorities in Lake Simcoe are concerned about flooding in the Holland Marsh area. The thaw in January significantly raised the water level in the lake. The upcoming melt is a concern since it could cause ice jams, which could lead to flooding.

Southern England mops up, as storm alert eases
Tue Mar 11, 9:17 AM

LONDON (AFP) - Parts of southern England mopped up Tuesday after a major storm triggered travel chaos and flash floods, as conditions eased, albeit with more high winds forecast further north.Some 2,400 homes remained without electricity along the south coast, which took the brunt of gale-force winds and driving rain which swept in from the Atlantic on Monday, also hitting northern France.We had teams out across the region again from early this morning to restore supplies as quickly and as safely as possible, said a spokesman for power firm EDF Energy Networks.On Monday the storm forced the cancellation of over 130 flights from London's Heathrow and other airports, while the main Channel port of Dover closed and three vessels ran into problems off the English and French coasts.

Amid winds of up to 80 miles per hour, sea defences were breached in a number of places, flooding homes and forcing residents and tourists to evacuate to higher ground.But in the first half of the day Tuesday there were few reports of problems. We haven't had any reports of disruption today to operations, said a spokeswoman for the British Airports Authority.Weather forecasters did however warn that more high winds were expected later in the day and possibly into Wednesday.There is still a risk of high waves and coastal flooding as a result of severe weather conditions, said the Environment Agency, which on Monday had issued seven severe flood warnings.The Met Office said it continues to forecast a swathe of severe westerly gales to affect parts of the UK on Tuesday night and through the first half of Wednesday.Predicting gusts of up to 75miles per hour, it said the strongest winds would be in Northern Ireland on Tuesday evening, moving into southern Scotland and northern England on Wednesday.Disruption to transport and power supplies is possible and there may be damage to buildings and trees, it added in a statement on its website.

Mozambique cyclone toll rises to 16
Tue Mar 11, 7:03 AM

MAPUTO (AFP) - A cyclone that has battered coastal areas of northern and central Mozambique has killed at least 16 people and hundreds more have been injured, rescue services said on Tuesday.
Joao Ribeiro, deputy director of the national disaster management institute (INGC), told AFP that six people were killed by Cyclone Jokwe between Saturday and Sunday in coastal districts of the Zambezia province.State radio, quoting Nampula governor Felismino Tocoli, said a further 10 had died in his northern province.

Speaking by telephone from the central city of Caia, Ribeiro said more than 10,000 houses had been destroyed by the tropical cyclone in Zambezia province which hit Mozambique last Saturday.He said the cyclone, which was now raging in the central part of the Mozambican Channel, was expected to hit coastal districts of Inhambane province, 800 kilometres (500 miles) from Maputo, early on Wednesday.Ribeiro said authorities had placed the tourism districts of Govuro and Vilankulo on yellow alert, and the INGC deployed extra staff to help.However, Ribeiro said no decision had been taken to evacuate people from the islands.Last year, 10 people were killed in February when Cyclone Favio hit the districts. A number of public buildings and tourist resorts were razed and some hotels and lodges remained closed until August.Emidio Machiana, a spokesman for the United Nations' children's fund (UNICEF), meanwhile told AFP that his organisation had sent teams to assess the situation of children in districts affected by the cyclone.He said 9,162 homes were completely destroyed by the cyclone in eight districts of Nampula while a further 2,620 were partially destroyed.

Major storm sparks travel chaos and damage in Britain, France Mon Mar 10, 11:43 PM

LONDON (AFP) - Heavy storms were expected to cause more travel chaos in Britain Tuesday, with France also preparing for more bad weather, after three vessels ran into problems in the Channel a day earlier.Five French fishermen were rescued from a trawler which sank late Monday in gale-force winds off the Channel island of Guernsey, maritime officials said, while a body was separately recovered off the coast of Brittany in northwest France, feared to be that of a man missing since Sunday.A woman also died in Normandy after she was hit by a branch.In Britain, more than a hundred flights were cancelled at airports including London's Heathrow and the port of Dover was temporarily closed due to the storms, described by experts as possibly the biggest of the winter that could cause hundreds of millions of pounds (euros/dollars) in damage.Amid gale-force winds of up to 80 miles (130 kilometres) per hour and driving rain, airports were among the worst hit with cancellations and delays brought on by precautionary measures taken by air traffic controllers.A spokesman for airports operator BAA said that 115 flights from Heathrow had been cancelled by Monday evening, but could not give details on the number of cancellations from London's Gatwick airport.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown had to cancel a planned meeting with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico after his flight from Bratislava was cancelled due to the bad weather.Sweeping in from the Atlantic, the storm hit first in Cornwall and Devon in the southwest of the country, before moving east across England and Wales.There was widespread disruption on trains in southern England, including London where underground train services were also hit by flooding, while speed restrictions were imposed on trains because of heavy rain and high winds.About 30 people were rescued when a beachfront caravan park was flooded by seawater, which breached defences near Chichester, on the English south coast, a coastguard spokesman said.

Further west a Swedish tanker with 13 crew on board got into difficulties off the Isle of Wight, coastguards said. Two coastguard tugs were sent to help the stricken 11,000-tonne vessel, the Astral.Association of British Insurers Director of General Insurance and Health Nick Starling said that while it was too early to say how much the damage caused by the storms could cost, events like this can cost hundreds of millions of pounds.In France an 88-metre (290 foot) long cargo vessel, the Artemis, ran aground on a beach at Sables-d'Olonne, on the Atlantic coast, according to the local government office.Later in the day a French trawler, the Marie Louise Bert, sank: the vessel, based in Saint-Brieuc with five crew, went down 41 nautical miles west of Guernsey in winds of up to 110 kmh.All those on board were rescued by nearby vessels, according to the local French government office, after a French helicopter and a Channel Islands rescue airplane were dispatched to the scene.Meanwhile a body was found off the Brittany coast, feared to be that of a 26-year-old man missing since falling into the sea at Relecq-Kerhuon, near the port city of Brest.The distribution arm of energy group EDF also said in a statement that about 60,000 French households were without electricity on Monday because of the storms, with a company spokeswoman telling AFP that the situation could get worse as the evening progressed.At one point the wind was gusting up to 155 kph (87 mph), according to French weather experts.

We haven't had one this strong this year, said Emmanuel Bocri, a forecaster for Meteo France, adding: In general there are one or two of this strength each winter.

FAMINE

REVELATION 6:5-6
5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.(A DAYS WAGES FOR A LOAF OF BREAD)

Gas prices rise to new national record By JOHN WILEN, AP Business Writer Tue Mar 11, 3:46 PM ET

NEW YORK - The cost of filling up the family car climbed to a record high Tuesday, adding to the challenges consumers already face with falling home values and rising food prices. Gas prices at the pump rose overnight to a record national average of $3.2272 a gallon, according to AAA and the Oil Price Information Service. That's a tad higher than the previous record of $3.2265, set last May.Soaring gas prices worsen the financial plight of consumers already suffering through a downturn in the housing market that has sharply reduced home prices in many markets and limited Americans' ability to tap home equity for spending. Food prices are also on the rise, partly due to rising fuel costs.I used to think three bucks a gallon was all I'd pay, but I keep filling up, said Joe Gowans while gassing his Acura SUV in San Francisco one recent afternoon. You have to use it.A year ago, rising demand and a string of refinery outages had raised concerns about supplies. Now, the record price of crude oil is the culprit, propelling gas higher although supplies are at 15-year highs.On Tuesday, light sweet crude for April delivery surged to a new trading record of $109.72 on the New York Mercantile Exchange before retreating after the Energy Department and International Energy Agency cut crude consumption forecasts for this year. Futures settled 85 cents higher at $108.75 a barrel, a new record.

Where gas and oil go from here is anybody's guess. Many analysts expect prices to moderate, while others predict oil could keep rising to $120 a barrel, or higher. And with demand for gas expected to rise as warm weather arrives, analysts say pump prices could spike as high as $3.75 a gallon, regardless of what happens with oil prices. The Energy Department on Tuesday raised its forecast of how high prices will rise this spring by a dime to $3.50a gallon.I've got to say, if they ever go up to $3.50, that would be the point where I'd feel angry, said Alex Magby, a Morrisville, Pa., resident who was filling up his tank near his New Jersey restaurant job one recent afternoon. I'd feel cheated at that point.
High prices are painful to New York cab drivers like Brandis Younge, who spends $35 to $40 on gas each day.Before it skyrocketed, I used to pay $25, Younge said.Still, because gas is so expensive, analysts expect demand for fuel will rise more slowly this spring and summer than in previous years. Nationwide demand for gasoline is off by about 1 percent over the last 6 weeks, a trend analysts expect to accelerate if prices keep rising.We don't go visit family as much, said Steve Bagosy, of Pocono, Pa., while gassing up a company car in Manhattan Tuesday. Just try to stay local.

The effect can be seen in states such as California, where prices are consistently 30 cents higher than the national average. Last November, the latest month for which data is available, demand for gasoline fell by 3.7 percent from the previous year in California as prices soared past $3.40 a gallon.It evokes a real reaction in demand destruction above $3.25 a gallon, said Tom Kloza, publisher and chief oil analyst at the Oil Price Information Service in Wall, N.J.Prices have already passed the $4 mark at many stations nationwide. But Kloza thinks slower demand growth will prevent the national average from rising that high.High gas prices may actually help some companies that rely on tourism. Carl Wilgus, executive director of the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau, said the number of skiers visiting the Pennsylvania ski region this winter was up, despite gas prices holding steady above $3 for most of that time. In part, that's because many people plan vacations closer to home when fuel is so expensive, he said, giving up a trip to Florida in favor of a ski vacation an hour away, he said.We'll definitely lose some visitation, but hopefully we'll gain some from the folks who hope to stay closer to home, Wilgus said.The price of gassing a recreational vehicle may induce some to look for campgrounds closer to home this summer. At $3.50 a gallon, a 100-gallon Winnebago Destination RV will cost $350 to fill, $27 more than right now, and $96 more than a year ago.

Analysts believe oil's underlying supply and demand fundamentals do not support such high prices, and argue that crude's rise in recent months is mostly due to the falling dollar. Crude futures offer a hedge against a falling dollar, and oil futures bought and sold in dollars are more attractive to foreign investors when the dollar is weak. The Energy Department and IEA, an energy consultant to western, industrialized nations, raised more concerns about the economic slowdown's impact on oil consumption Tuesday when both forecasters cut U.S. demand growth forecasts, but said strong demand overseas will keep prices elevated this year. In other Nymex trading Tuesday, April heating oil futures rose 2.23 cents to settle at $2.9957 a gallon while April gasoline futures rose 1.12 cents to settle at $2.7261 a gallon. April natural gas futures fell 2.4 cents to settle at $10 per 1,000 cubic feet on the Nymex. In London, April Brent crude futures rose $1.09 to settle at $105.25 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange. AP Business Writers Tali Arbel in New York and Jordan Robertson in San Francisco contributed to this report.

HOARDING OF GOLD AND SILVER

DOCTOR DOCTORIAN FROM ANGEL OF GOD
then the angel said, Financial crisis will come to Asia. I will shake the world.

JAMES 5:1-3
1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.

REVELATION 18:10,17,19
10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.

EZEKIEL 7:19
19 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.

REVELATION 13:16-18
16 And he(FALSE POPE) causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:(CHIP IMPLANT)
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.(6-6-6) A NUMBER SYSTEM

Stocks boom on Fed's bank booster By JOE BEL BRUNO
Tue Mar 11, 7:54 PM ET

NEW YORK - The Fed promised a $200 billion booster shot for ailing markets — and Wall Street answered with its biggest bounce in more than five years. The Dow Jones industrials shot up more than 416 points, the biggest single-day point gain since July 2002, after the Federal Reserve announced the move as part of a worldwide effort to help struggling banks and mortgage providers.Hoping to ease the credit crisis, the Fed — acting with the European Central Bank, the Bank of Canada and the Swiss National Bank — agreed to loan investment banks money in exchange for debt, including slumping mortgage-backed securities.The idea is to create a market for assets that investors have recently been too scared to buy. That freeze in demand had sent asset values plunging and caused huge losses for some of the world's biggest banks.After a series of hefty losses in stocks, the market hopes the central banks' decision Tuesday might be more effective than previous moves — like rate cuts, which had led to initial stock pops that later fizzled.

It's not just a rate cut. I think it's a very creative way to do financing,said Anthony Conroy, managing director and head trader for BNY ConvergEx Group. It shows the Fed is willing to do things that are a little out-of-the-box to shore up credit issues. I really think they went to the heart of the issue.Investors certainly seemed to like it: The Dow rose 416.66, or 3.6 percent, to 12,156.81. It was the biggest point jump in the Dow since a 447-point rise on July 29, 2002, and its widest one-day percentage gain since March 2003.The Dow had lost more than 500 points in the past three sessions and is still down about 2,000 points from its October 2007 record high.Broader stock indicators also soared. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 47.28, or 3.7 percent, to 1,320.65, while the Nasdaq composite index surged 86.42, or about 4 percent, to 2,255.76.It was the S&P's biggest point gain since April 5, 2001, and the Nasdaq's biggest since May 8, 2002.The latest step by the central banks was seen as a direct lifeline to investment banks, which previously couldn't borrow beyond already established Fed liquidity plans.

The plan basically allows Wall Street's biggest institutions to put up troubled assets as collateral for loans, use the new capital to make money in the market, and then pay back the loan up to 28 days later.Though eventually banks would be forced to take the troubled mortgage-backed debt back on their books, the plan still takes short-term pressure off them. Many of these banks will release first-quarter earnings reports next week.The big problem has been the financials, and this helps supply money directly to the banks and may take some of the need for aggressive rate cutting off the table, said Peter Dunay, chief investment strategist at Meridian Equity Partners. The Fed is basically going to take the bad loans off the banks' books, and the market seems to be loving that idea.

The Fed may have avoided dramatically slashing interest rates again when it meets next week. Economists remain concerned about the unrelenting rise in oil prices and the dollar's weakness, which contribute to inflation — and cutting rates only adds to those pressures.Government bond prices fell as stocks rallied. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, spiked to 3.60 percent from 3.46 percent late Monday.Financial sector stocks, many of which have dipped to multiyear lows in recent days on liquidity concerns, led the market higher Tuesday.

Citigroup Inc. rose $1.42, or 7.2 percent, to $21.11, Washington Mutual Inc. rose $1.72, or 17 percent, to $11.76, and Bank of America Corp. rose $1.33, or 3.8 percent, to $36.64. Morgan Stanley rose $4.19, or 10.9 percent, to $42.49, Lehman Brothers rose $3.33, or 7.8 percent, to $46.31, and Merrill Lynch rose $2.76, or 6.4 percent, to $45.60. Bear Stearns Cos. rebounded from losses to rise 67 cents to $62.97, even after an analyst said the No. 5 U.S. investment bank might need to sell itself, or layoff more staff, to stay afloat. The cost to insure Bear Stearns bonds has been spiking to all-time highs. A spokesman for Bear Stearns didn't immediately return telephone calls. The Fed's announcement overshadowed a report from the Commerce Department that showed the United States' trade deficit grew larger in January. The latest snapshot of the economy showed that the trade gap increased to $58.2 billion — the highest since November. The primary reason behind the widening trade deficit is high oil prices. Crude rose as high as $109.72 in premarket trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange before ending at a new settlement record of $108.75. The weak dollar has contributed to oil's rally from $87 a barrel in January. Gold prices rose, while the dollar edged up against most other major currencies.

The only sector posting major losses Tuesday was health care, which has been strong in recent months. WellPoint Inc. fell after Goldman Sachs trimmed its ratings in the managed care sector to neutral from attractive. The investment bank singled out WellPoint's performance amid pricing pressures. The stock plunged $18.66, or 28 percent, to $47.26. Google Inc. shares spiked after European Union regulators cleared the Internet company's $3.1 billion bid for online ad tracker DoubleClick. Shares of Google rose $26.22, or 6.3 percent, to $439.84. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 29.84, or 4.63 percent, to 673.81. Advancing issues surpassed decliners by more than 5-to-1 on the New York Stock Exchange. Consolidated volume came to 5.17 billion shares, up sharply from 4.15 billion shares Monday. Stocks overseas rebounded. Japan's Nikkei 225 stock average rose 1.01 percent, while Hong Kong's market closed up 1.28 percent higher. Britain's FTSE-100 rose 1.7 percent, Germany was up 2.01 percent, and France added 1.61 percent. On the Net: New York Stock Exchange: http://www.nyse.com
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AMERICA (POLITICAL BABYLON)

EZEKIEL 39:21
21 And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them.

ISAIAH 18:1-2
1 Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:
2 That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!

JEREMIAH 50:11,37,12
11 Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls;(BACKSLIDERS)
37 A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures; and they shall be robbed.(A NATION OF MINGLED PEOPLE)
12 Your mother shall be sore confounded; she that bare you shall be ashamed:(MOTHER ENGLAND) behold, the hindermost of the nations shall be a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.

JEREMIAH 51:13,7,53
13 O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.
7 Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD's hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.
53 Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the LORD.

REVELATION 18:3,5,7
3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
7 How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.

JEREMIAH 50:3,24
3 For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast.
24 I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD. (RUSSIA A SNEAK ATTACK)

REVELATION 18:10
10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.

Cheney says US needs missile defense By TOM RAUM, Associated Press Writer MAR 12,08

WASHINGTON - Borrowing a theme from the presidential contest, Vice President Dick Cheney said Tuesday that the possibility of a 3 a.m. emergency call to the White House is all the more reason for the next commander in chief to follow through on President Bush's plans for a national missile defense. It's plain to see that the world around us gives ample reason to continue working on missile defense, Cheney told the conservative Heritage Foundation at a dinner recognizing the 25th anniversary of President Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, a proposed network of rockets capable of shooting down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles.Bush has set in motion a more modest version of Reagan's original plan.

In the ongoing political campaign, there's been discussion recently about 3 a.m. phone calls, Cheney said. We all hope that a commander in chief never has to pick up the line and be told that a ballistic missile is headed toward the United States. In such an instance, catastrophe would be minutes away.It was a reference to a television ad by Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton portraying her as the leader who voters want on the phone if a crisis occurs in the middle of the night, while your children are safe and asleep. Rival Barack Obama fired back with an ad of his own, suggesting that he — not she — would have superior judgment to deal with such a call.

The red phone ads have become a factor in the race for the Democratic nomination.In 1972, nine countries had ballistic missiles, Cheney said. Today, it is at least 27. And that includes hostile regimes that oppress their own people, seek to intimidate and dominate their neighbors and actively support terrorist groups.

In addition to potential threats from North Korea, Cheney emphasized what he said was a growing threat from both Iran and Syria.Tehran continues to develop technologies that could lead to its building an ICBM capable of striking the United States, perhaps as soon as late in the next decade, Cheney said. Given all that we do about the Iranian regime's hatred of America, its vow to destroy Israel and its ongoing efforts to develop the technology that could be used for a nuclear weapon, that is a danger every one of us must take seriously.Cheney embarks Sunday on a trip to the Middle East, with stops in Oman, Saudi Arabia, Israel, the West Bank and Turkey.

As for a national missile defense system, the vice president said, We're a lot further along than we would have been if Ronald Reagan hadn't set this in motion 25 years ago.President Reagan didn't live to see his vision fulfilled and he didn't expect to. But we're getting there, Cheney said.

SIGNS OF THE END OF THE AGE (NOT THE WORLD) THE WORLD GOES ON FOREVER.

GENESIS 1:5,14
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:(ISRAELS HOLY DAYS AND SABBATH STARTS AT 6PM) And for SIGNS (PROPHECY SIGNS TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE, OUR DAY)

SIGNS IN THE SUN, MOON AND STARS

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.

Probe to sample Saturn moon's geysers By ALICIA CHANG, AP Science Writer Tue Mar 11, 11:02 PM ET

LOS ANGELES - Three years after gigantic geysers were spied on an icy Saturn moon, the international Cassini spacecraft is poised to plunge through the fringes of the mysterious plumes to learn how they formed. Wednesday's flyby will take Cassini within 30 miles of the surface of Enceladus at closest approach. The unmanned probe will be about 120 miles above the moon as it sweeps through the edge of the geysers and measures their chemical makeup.The carefully orchestrated event will take Cassini deeper than we've been before, mission scientist Carolyn Porco of the Space Science Institute said in an e-mail.Scientists long believed Enceladus, the shiniest object in the solar system, was cold and still because it resides hundreds of millions of miles from the sun. But recent evidence shows the Arizona-size satellite is geologically active, with a significant atmosphere and a relatively warm south pole.In 2005, Cassini surprised scientists when it snapped images of geyser-like eruptions of ice particles and water vapor spewing from the south pole. The dramatic images effectively put Enceladus (en-SELL-uh-duhs) on the short list of places within the solar system most likely to have conditions suitable for extraterrestrial life.

Scientists generally agree the presence of water, organic compounds and a stable heat source are needed to support primitive life.

Previous measurements by Cassini showed the eruptions were frequent, with gases and particles venting from the surface at about 800 mph and forming plumes hundreds of miles high.The source of the geysers is a mystery, but some theorize reservoirs of liquid water below the surface are likely supplying the ice and vapor seen in the plumes.Until now, scientists have not been able to measure the plumes' makeup in detail. Using its particle analyzers, Cassini will calculate the density, size and speed of the various gases and particles. The spacecraft's cameras will also image the moon during the flyby.Of particular interest is whether the plumes contain ammonia, which can keep water in liquid form and would bolster the theory that liquid water lies beneath.There's not much for us ... to do regarding the upcoming flyby except to hold our breaths and cross our fingers, John Spencer of the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colo., wrote on the Cassini blog.The close encounter poses little danger to Cassini because the plume particles are small compared with the dust-size debris the spacecraft is used to flying through while orbiting Saturn, scientists said.The Cassini mission is a collaboration between NASA and the European and Italian space agencies.On the Net:Cassini mission: http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.cfm.

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(MOSCOW) 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)

EZEKIEL 39:1-8
1 Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog,(LEADER OF RUSSIA) and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech (MOSCOW) and Tubal: (TUBOLSK)
2 And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts,(RUSSIA) and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:
3 And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
4 Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands,( ARABS) and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.
5 Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.
6 And I will send a fire on Magog,(NUCLEAR BOMB) and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
7 So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.
8 Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this is the day whereof I have spoken.

JOEL 2:3,20,30-31
3 A fire(NUCLEAR BOMB) devoureth before them;(RUSSIA-ARABS) and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(SIBERIAN DESERT)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.

2nd Muslim elected to Congress from Ind. By EMILY UDELL, Associated Press Writer MAR 12,2008

INDIANAPOLIS - The grandson of the late U.S. Rep. Julia Carson won a special election Tuesday to succeed her, keeping the seat in Democratic hands and becoming the second Muslim ever elected to Congress. Andre Carson had about 54 percent of the vote compared with about 43 percent for Republican Jon Elrod after all the votes were tallied. Carson finished with a 9,000-vote edge out of nearly 85,000 votes cast.Carson will represent a district that covers most of Indianapolis for the remainder of the year. In a primary in May, he'll seek to be the Democratic nominee for a full two-year term.

In his victory speech, Carson told more than 100 supporters gathered at a downtown Indianapolis hotel that he would have to hit the ground running. One of his top priorities, he said, would be ending the war in Iraq.We need to bring our men and women back home and end this useless war, Carson said.Elrod's campaign manager acknowledged that it appeared Carson had won. The result tonight doesn't change his resolve to bring change to Washington and move Indianapolis forward, Kyle Casting said.Mississippi was also choosing candidates Tuesday to fill two rare open congressional seats. One of those seats became vacant when Republican Roger Wicker was appointed to replace Sen. Trent Lott after his resignation.In Indiana, District 7 is predominantly Democratic and Carson had a large fundraising advantage over Elrod, along with more than $150,000 in spending by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Carson's behalf.But Carson also faced several obstacles including expected low voter turnout and potential backlash over complaints of political nepotism.Elrod had promoted himself as a moderate focused on fiscal reforms, such as eliminating most earmark funding for projects sought by members of Congress. He had also refused to join the other 48 Indiana House Republicans in backing a state constitutional amendment to ban gay marriages.

Both candidates are young and have little political experience.

Carson, 33, has been a member of Indianapolis City-County Council since August. Elrod, 30, is a first-term state representative who won election in 2006 by eight votes over a five-term Democratic incumbent. Libertarian candidate Sean Shepard finished with about 3 percent of the vote.Julia Carson, a Democrat who first won election to Congress in 1996 and died in December, was the first black to represent Indianapolis in Congress — from a district that is nearly two-thirds white.Carson, whose grandmother raised him in a Baptist church, converted to Islam more than a decade ago.Carson will join Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., as the only Muslims in Congress. His religious identity has drawn little attention during the campaign, and Carson said he doesn't believe it hurts him politically.

I'm a proud Hoosier, Carson said after his speech Tuesday night. I'm an Indy 500 Hoosier, I'm a Covered Bridge Festival Hoosier, I'm a Black Expo Hoosier, I'm a state fair Hoosier. I just happen to be a Hoosier of the Muslim faith.In Mississippi, Republicans and Democrats were choosing their candidates for two congressional seats.Mississippi's 3rd District is open for the first time in 12 years after Republican Rep. Chip Pickering decided not to seek a seventh term. The heavily Republican district stretches from Oktibbeha County in the north to Adams and Wilkinson counties in the southwest. Former state Sen. Charlie Ross and attorney Gregg Harper are heading for a runoff in the Republican primary. The winner will face Democrat Joel Gill. Democrats say they have a chance to claim north Mississippi's 1st District. The district leans Republican but could be a toss-up this fall. Prentiss County Chancery Clerk Travis Childers and state Rep. Steve Holland were headed for a runoff in the Democratic primary. On the GOP side, former Tennessee Valley Authority chairman Glenn McCullough and Southaven Mayor Greg Davis also were headed to a runoff. A runoff in the congressional races will be April 1. The general election is Nov. 4. Associated Press writers Charles Wilson in Indianapolis and Shelia Byrd in Jackson, Miss., contributed to this report.

EU foreign ministers concerned Russia to recognise Abkhazia
11.03.2008 - 09:19 CET | By Leigh Phillips

EU officials are concerned that Russia is ready to recognise Abkhazia, one of two Georgian breakaway provinces that up to now have not been accorded any official recognition by Russia or any other member of the international community.There is a growing preoccupation and anxiety that Russia may be paving the way for recognition of Abkhazia, EU external relations commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner said on Monday (10 February) ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers.On Thursday (6 February), Russia lifted trade restrictions on Abkhazia. Following the recognition of the independence of Serbia's breakaway province, Kosovo, by many EU member states as well as the US and other countries, Russia has argued that the move sets a precedent, hinting that it may recognise the independence of South Caucasian irredentist governments such as those of Abkhazia or South Ossetia – both Georgian provinces.Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili swiftly responded, condemning Moscow's full restoration of trade with the breakaway province as a grave provocation.

Ms Ferrero-Waldner stressed the EU's support for Georgia and rejected Russia's linkage to Kosovo.Georgia's territorial integrity has always been clearly supported by the EU ... this is absolutely clear, she said.Later in the day, Dimitrij Rupel, Slovenian foreign affairs minister, said Georgia was a particular point of concern for European foreign ministers, as Russia and the Confederation of Independent States have decided to draw certain parallels with Kosovo.Mr Rupel, who chaired the ministerial meeting, said that the ministers were mostly concerned about Abkhazia rather than South Ossetia, but they had yet to take any decisions on the matter.

Ahead of the meeting, Sweden and Poland encouraged the EU to take a stronger stance in support of Georgia. Following Russia's lifting of sanctions last week, Abkhazia then called on Russia, the EU and the UN to recognise its independence. South Ossetia quickly followed suit, but Georgia seems most immediately worried about Abkhazia.Speaking to the EUobserver in Brussels on Friday (7 February), the speaker of the Georgian parliament, Nino Burjanadze, said Russia's announcement was really bad news for the South Caucasian republic.When Russia says they are saying they are stopping their economic embargo of Abkhazia, it means that they are going, step by step, in the direction of the annexation of this territory, she said.The message Russia is sending here is not only for Georgia, but also for Europe and NATO. This is to put obstacles on our path to NATO membership.Russia's priority number one is to prevent Georgia from joining NATO, she said. Until we are in the [EU and NATO] club, Russia will always hope that it can keep Georgia under Russian influence.Georgia is hoping that at its 2008 summit in Bucharest, NATO will allow the country participation in the membership action plan (MAP), a mechanism designed to aid countries prepare for future membership in the Western military alliance.

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 unity at stake over US visa-regime issue, Brussels warns
11.03.2008 - 09:19 CET | By Renata Goldirova

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - The European Commission is stepping up pressure on those EU governments eager to sign up to a Washington-sponsored set of air security measures in exchange for visa-free travel to the US by saying no member state will be allowed to violate EU legislation.We will be negotiating with the United States, EU home affairs commissioner Franco Frattini said on Monday (10 March), adding: It is simply not possible to abandon, to renounce our EU legislation and our common criteria.Mr Frattini was speaking to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, with the commission today due to adopt a mandate to negotiate all visa-related issues that fall under EU powers on behalf of the 27-nation bloc. According to the commissioner, the mandate - which still needs to be cleared by EU interior ministers - should make it clear to the US what the EU's red lines are. We will be not prepared to move from that even by an inch, he said.But it is clear that several governments are reluctant to wait for Brussels to act in the area, while a clash over the precise wording of the mandate is also likely.

Estonia and Latvia have said they will sign a so-called memorandum of understanding with Washington, an agreement aimed at securing visa-free travel for their citizens to the United States, on Wednesday (12 March). The Czech Republic already did so in February, while Slovakia says it follow suit next month. Referring to the European Commission's proposed mandate, Slovak foreign minister Jan Kubis said that it was not satisfactory, adding: The mandate should not halt bilateral negotiations.According to one US official, cited by Reuters news agency, US law is very clear: Visa waiver is a bilateral issue, so we do intend to apply our law by continuing talks with individual countries.

MEPs divided

Mr Frattini, for his part, warned impatient EU capitals against breaking the bloc's unity over the issue. We should not allow ourselves be divided, Mr Frattini said, adding: I do not question the right of EU member states to engage in bilateral negotiations on issues that are national prerogative.But he noted that the commission believes: what the US is asking raises serious legal and political questions.A similar message came from some quarters in the European Parliament. We should not fall for the US divide and rule tactics ... and the US should act as a loyal and reliable ally and respect EU law, said Dutch liberal Sophia in't Veld.Ms in't Veld referred in particular to the exchange of air passenger data (PNR) between the 27-nation EU and the US. I don't understand why the PNR should be included [in a bilateral deal] if it is already covered by the EU-US agreement. The ink isn't even dry yet and not all the EU states have ratified, so what else is it that the US wants? Portuguese centre-right MEP Paolo Coelho called on the commission to use all its powers to freeze the bilataral talks.

However, Czech centre-right MEP Jan Zahradil pointed to the fact that the Czech-American memorandum took on board all the commission's reservations and does not breach EU law. Zita Plestinska, a centre-right Slovak, stressed that any progress toward visa-free regime with the US is very important for Slovak citizens, while any legal action against an individual member states on the mater would not a be a good signal, especially during the ongoing ratification of the EU's newest treaty.

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)

EU must boost military capabilities in face of climate change10.03.2008 - 17:41 CET | By Leigh Phillips

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - The European Union should boost its civil and military capacities to respond to serious security risks resulting from catastrophic climate change expected this century, according to a joint report from the EU's two top foreign policy officials.The EU and member states should further build up their capabilities with regards to civil protection, and civil and military crisis management and disaster response instruments to react to the security risks posed by climate change, reads a paper by EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and external relations commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner.The seven-page paper, to be submitted to EU leaders at a summit in Brussels later this week, warns of a range of stark scenarios, in particular the threat of an intensified scramble for resources – both energy and mineral – in the Arctic as previously inaccessible regions open up.The rapid melting of the polar ice caps is seen as a great opportunity for far-northern economies, as the increased accessibility of the enormous hydrocarbon resources in the Arctic region mean new waterways and international trade routes open for business where once there was only ice.But this does not come without certain hazards. The report highlights the threat to Europe from Russia. The resulting new strategic interests are illustrated by the recent planting of the Russian flag under the North Pole.

Eco-migration

Additionally, the report suggests that Europe will come under increasing pressure from so-called eco-migration.Europe must expect substantially increased migratory pressure, says the report. Populations that already suffer from poor health conditions, unemployment or social exclusion are rendered more vulnerable to the effects of climate change, which could amplify or trigger migration within and between countries.The document notes that the UN has predicted that there will be millions of environmental migrants by 2020, and warns that the pressure will not only come from beyond Europe's borders, but that climate change is also likely to exacerbate internal migration with significant security consequences.Other worries include water shortages and the consequent food price increases that result from lower crop yields, all of which could lead to civil unrest, particularly in the Middle East. This in turn puts pressure on energy security. Significant decreases [in crop yields] are expected to hit Turkey, Iraq, Syria and Saudi Arabia and thus affect stability in a vitally strategic region for Europe, predicts the report, while water supply in Israel might fall by 60 percent over this century.The document also warns of major changes to landmass leading to territorial disputes, political radicalisation in poorer regions of the world, and the effects that sea-level rises and increases in the frequency and intensity of natural disasters would have on port cities and oil refineries.

For the most part, however, much of the climate-change-based security risks mentioned in the report have been listed elsewhere. What is new is the proposal of the incorporation of risks resulting from climate change into European defence policy thinking.The report also proposes an intensification of the EU's research, monitoring and early warning capacity regarding climate-change-based security risks and an improvement of the bloc's early response capacity to disasters and conflicts.The two foreign policy chiefs would furthermore like to see a focus on climate security risks at the international level - in particular within the UN Security Council and the G8 – and within EU regional strategies such as the European Neighbourhood Policy, the EU-Africa Strategy and Middle East and Black Sea policies. Specifically, the pair say that there should be a development of regional security scenarios for the various possible levels of climate change envisaged.

But some are worried about the direction proposed in the document.

Some of these recommendations may well be sensible, but there's no way of knowing until they're fleshed out. The devil is in the detail. It's important to know what powers the EU will assume in the event, said Tony Bunyan, head of civil liberties group Statewatch.He referred to a nexus of powers that may at some point be assumed by either the EU or member states.