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No Escape from the TSA’s Sexual Molestation and Naked Body Porno Scanners
Kurt Nimmo Infowars.com February 9, 2011
http://www.infowars.com/no-escape-from-the-tsas-sexual-molestation-and-naked-body-porno-scanners/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8JWCERN9N0&feature=player_embedded
Back in January there was a healthy sign that a handful of airports around the country were saying no to the TSA and its sexual molestation searches and naked body porno scanners. Airport managers said they are opposed to the federal government telling them how to run security.The TSA has grown too big and we’re unhappy with the way it’s doing things, Larry Dale, president of Orlando Sanford International Airport, told MSNBC.My board is sold on the fact that the free enterprise system works well and that we should go with a private company we can hold directly accountable for security and customer satisfaction.Airports in Los Angeles, the Washington, D.C. metro area and Charlotte, N.C., were also considering telling the TSA to take a hike.Rep. John Mica, a Florida Republican and chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, encouraged the country’s 200 biggest airports to opt out. Mica said the TSA is a bloated, poorly focused and top-heavy bureaucracy.The TSA immediately attempted to control this dangerous trend. TSA sets the security standards that must be followed and that includes the use of enhanced pat-downs and imaging technology, if installed at the airport,TSA spokesperson Greg Soule said in response.

The TSA eventually offered a fig leaf to ward off disenchantment. It turned out to be nothing but a smoke screen. The Transportation Security Administration is still taking applications from airports looking to shift over to private security screeners, but those applications probably aren’t going anywhere, the agency explained,reports Government Security News.In addition, the TSA declared that sexual molestation searches and dangerous naked body porno scanners to be the iron-clad rule of the day that cannot be deviated from. You may recall a recent post where I wrote about the TSA contract screener program. I posted because many were under the wrong impression that screening from contractors is or would be different than federal screening. The post explained how airports that opt out of TSA screening are still regulated by TSA. In a nutshell, the screening is the same,explains Blogger Bob on the TSA blog.On January 28, TSA boss John S. Pistole said that he had decided not to expand the contract screener program because he did not see any clear or substantial advantage to do so. Mr. Pistole said airports that currently use contractor screening will continue to be regulated by TSA and required to meet our high security standards.In short, there will be no escape from federal Gestapo zones where sexual humiliation and submission to the state are the order of the day.

Obama’s initial choice to head up the TSA was Robert Harding, who wanted to turn the TSA into a military intelligence operation that would expand to bus and train stations. Fortunately, Harding was rejected, but that did not stop Pistole’s TSA from implementing intrusive pat-downs and naked body scanners.On Sunday, the TSA in partnership with a military contractor and the private sector – the very essence of fascism – gave us a glimpse of the future during the Super Bowl. Everyone entering the stadium must pass through a magnetometer, such as those used at airports, and get a pat down as part of the screening process. The majority of fans will enter through checkpoints on the east side of Cowboys Stadium, reported the Dallas Star-Telegram on Friday. An array of high-tech surveillance technology was used on fans.

The electronic panopticon used at the event, however, was just the beginning. Homeland Security is also developing technology to be used at security events which purports to monitor malintent on behalf of an individual who passes through a checkpoint. Similar programs are in use at 161 airports around the country.John Pistole has made it perfectly clear that when you travel you will be subjected to humiliation and made to submit to the government. The feds will not allow private airlines and airports to hire their own security.As noted above, the TSA and DHS are itching to extend their reach to sports stadiums, malls, train and bus stations, and all public areas. America is rapidly becoming little different than the Soviet Union or East Germany with its notorious Stasi.How long before they place naked body porno scanners in your neighborhood?

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.(TRADE 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).

MEPs vent fury at Van Rompuy over Franco-German economic plan
VALENTINA POP 08.02.2011 @ 20:06 CET

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - European Council President Herman Van Rompuy on Tuesday (8 February) was confronted with an avalanche of criticism from MEPs for allegedly letting France and Germany run the show when it comes to economic governance of the eurozone, at the expense of other member states and EU institutions.The heated discussions revolved around the Pact for Competitiveness drafted by France and Germany and circulated in an informal way a few days before an EU leaders meeting last Friday. The six-point plan, seen by EUobserver, suggested, amongst other proposals, the abolition of salary indexation systems, greater harmonisation of member-state corporate tax rates and an overhaul of national pension systems.

Speaking in front of the parliament's political-group leaders and committee chairs, Mr Van Rompuy denied that the document was the origin of a fresh drive to deliver further economic co-ordination in the eurozone. Although there have been some documents going around, there has not been any suggestion, any plan put on the table at the Council. Not at all. No proposal whatsoever, Mr Van Rompuy insisted, while the leader of the Socialist group, Martin Schulz, waved the document in front of him.
I'm speaking about the Council, I was there – you were not, he said as the German politician continued to point to the paper. There were no proposals put on the table. Not by one country, two countries. Nothing.Asked if he had seen the draft Mr Schulz was waving, the EU official said: I saw the document. But it's not a Franco-German one, it was not presented to the Council, it was not discussed there. This is not a non-paper of the Council, he insisted. In Brussels jargon, a non-paper is an informal discussion document drafted by EU institutions on sensitive topics.The former Belgian Prime Minister did acknowledge, however, that there were talks on how to strengthen economic governance even more and stressed several times that all 27 EU leaders tasked him to explore such options in the coming weeks, ahead of a special eurozone summit in March. The concrete proposals will be drafted in close co-operation with the European Commission and possibly with consultation of the European Parliament ahead of the March summit, Mr Van Rompuy added.I can only swear on the [EU] treaty, not the community matter, he insisted, when pressed by MEPs about the prevalence of member states taking decisions at the expense of other EU institutions.

Even centre-right leader Joseph Daul, from the same political family as Mr Van Rompuy and most leaders in the European Council, said:Economic governance has to be dealt with and debated in a community framework and that member states should not impose anything on others.The head of the Liberals in the EU Parliament, Guy Verhofstadt, himself a former Belgian Prime Minister, also criticised the inter-governmental approach reflected by the Franco-German pact.I received the paper 24 hours before the summit and I heard there were prime ministers who didn't get the chance to read it before the start of the session, so they didn't even knew what they were discussing, he said.We need to make decisions based on proposals by the European Commission. That is what the Lisbon Treaty is about, not an organisation of national states, Mr Verhofstadt argued.Mr Van Rompuy's insistence that there were no conflicting views on anything discussed at the summit - including economic governance and the events in Egypt - was even likened by German Green MEP Rebecca Harms to statements by the Politbureau, the main decision-making body in the Soviet Union.No matter how meagre the results are, we always get reports of how smooth everything went. We need more honest declarations which pinpoint the problems, Ms Harms said.The Franco-German pact is the title used everywhere instead of what was actually discussed and I think this stands for the disaster brought about by Ms Merkel and Mr Sarkozy,she went on.There was not one single criticism from Mr Van Rompuy or the European Commission. It seems like you're playing hide and seek and it is difficult to believe that the Council understands the community matter.

The Franco-German entente and the side-lining of Mr Van Rompuy was unfair and put him in an embarrassing position, but was also very clumsy of Berlin and Paris, British Liberal MEP Andrew Duff told this website.Perhaps Mr Sarkozy and Ms Merkel are not as in tune with the EU as they may have been in the past. They are also under pressure from the UK to do everything in an inter-governmental way. But they should stand up to Mr Cameron. He also has to abide by the treaties, despite the fact his country is not in the eurozone.Arguing that Berlin - traditionally a staunch supporter of EU institutions and the community matter - has succumbed to French and British bullying, Mr Duff said he was disappointed by Ms Merkel. Himself part of the parliamentary delegation that negotiated the Lisbon Treaty, Mr Duff had hoped that the German chancellor, at that time in charge of chairing EU meetings, had grown to appreciate the importance of the community method.What we are up against now is the weakness of the German position and bullying of the Brits who threaten anyone with a referendum. If the European Commission and the parliament don't stand up for themselves and the spirit of the treaty, then we're in real trouble,he warned.

Massive delegation of European MPs goes to Israel
08.02.2011 @ 10:46 CET

The Friends of Israel group on Monday brought over 400 national MPs from EU countries to visit the Knesset, the Jerusalem Post reports. Europe must not turn into another front with which Israel must cope and which Israel must convince that it is a democratic state,Knesset speaker Rivlin said.

EUROPEAN UNION ARMY
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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)

Nato's new headquarters to cost €1 billion
VALENTINA POP 08.02.2011 @ 09:28 CET

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - The price tag on Nato's giant new headquarters currently under construction is expected to hit €1 billion, the organisation's secretary general said on Monday (7 february) as he warned of the dangers of not co-ordinating defence budget cuts in Europe.The total estimated cost of the new Nato headquarters is about €1 billion euros, the alliance's spokeswoman, Oana Lungescu, told journalists on the margins of a press briefing by Nato secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen.In reply to a question on the cost, Mr Rasmussen said that the final figure happens to be a bit lower than the original expectation, as a result of construction prices dropping amid the economic crisis. The initial price tag for the construction itself was at €650 million, but following the bidding procedure, the Belgian state who hosts the facility managed to lower it by 28 percent, to €460 million. On top of that come other expenses, such as demolition costs, site security, cabling, IT and audiovisual facilities, as well as personnel costs, leading to the total estimate of €1 billion.

During a ground-breaking ceremony in December 2010, Mr Rasmussen had said the new mega-headquarters were needed to accommodate all the delegations and staff, currently hosted in a barrack-style compound that was provisionally offered to Nato by the Belgian state in 1967 when the alliance was kicked out of France.Our current building simply cannot cope with the demands that we are placing on it. It is too small, it is too inflexible, and it is inefficient, Mr Rasmussen said at the inauguration ceremony in December.Expected to last five years, the construction works will stretch over 250,000 square metres across the street from the current location on the highway between Brussels and the international airport in Zaventem and house some 4,000 people, as well as conference rooms, sport facilities and shops.

The construction was agreed upon in 2004, with progress moving slowly through project tenders, land appropriations and the demolition of a former Belgian military base.In terms of location, Nato is somewhat on the outskirts of Brussels, but I think we are very much at the heart of the European debate when it comes to dealing with the effects of the economic crisis on our security, Mr Rasmussen said in the press conference on Monday.He again warned against un-coordinated budget cuts and urged the 26 members of the alliance to use the Nato forum when deciding which defence programmes to slash. Over the past two years, European defence spending by Nato's European member nations has shrunk by some 45 billion dollars – that is the equivalent of Germany's entire annual defence budget, Mr Rasmussen noted.Nato itself is due to decide in June which command bases and local headquarters scattered across Europe to cut in a bid to lower its overall costs.

Ashton aims to visit Tahrir Square, scene of Egypt's revolutionary drama
LEIGH PHILLIPS 08.02.2011 @ 09:26 CET

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - EU foreign policy head Catherine Ashton hopes to visit revolutionaries camped out in Tahrir Square in Egypt next week as well as Omar Suleiman, a career spy dubbed the torturer-in-chief by protesters, who was chosen by President Hosni Mubarak to oversee the transition process. EUobserver has learnt that Ms Ashton is intending to travel to the country as an extension of a previously scheduled trip to post-revolutionary Tunisia on Monday (14 February).Mr Suleiman, head of the dreaded Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate since 1993 until he was appointed vice-president by Mr Mubarak on 29 January, is to brief Ms Ashton on the state of negotiations with the opposition. According to an EU source familiar with the EU high representative's schedule, she also aims to speak with all political forces, including the Muslim Brotherhood.It's a tricky question as to precisely which groups she's going to meet, but the aim is all of the people who are part of the dialogue that [vice-president] Suleiman is conducting. The [EU] delegation on the ground is organising the contacts, but ... it's not as straightforward as you might think to arrange this, said the official, who stressed that the logistics of the trip, in preparation on Monday (7 February) evening, are complex and highly tentative given how quickly events on the ground can change.

It is possible that she will meet with the Muslim Brotherhood as they have joined this dialogue. There is also an idea that she will go to Tahrir Square. It is part of the logistical preparations, but there is nothing concrete, the source added, referring to the main plaza in Cairo where protesters and pro-Mubarak militia fought deadly battles in recent days. On Sunday, Mr Suleiman met with representatives of some 50 opposition groups, including the Muslim Brotherhood as well as secular liberal parties Wafd and Ahrar, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mohamed ElBaradei's National Association for Change.The results of the first meeting were inconclusive. But reports indicate that the vice-president explored the option of assuming power for an interim period. The EU contact voiced cautious support for Mr Suleiman's efforts: In order to appease the people on the streets, he is making this process open, with very public statements. The Muslim Brotherhood has decided to meet with him and there appear to be efforts on both sides to move forward with key political reforms.But for his part, Mr ElBaradei told US television channel NBC that the Suleiman talks are not working properly: The process is opaque. Nobody knows who is talking to whom at this stage ... It is all managed by the military and that is part of the problem.

Our man in Cairo

Human rights groups are also highly critical of the EU and US effort to create a contained transition under a man they say may steal the revolt from the demonstrators.It's pretty clear that Suleiman is now their man in Cairo, Human Rights Watch's Peter Bouckaert told EUobserver from Egypt. They know Suleiman very well. He was the key CIA contact and for US and EU counter-terror operators. I'm sure they feel very comfortable with Suleiman. For the EU and US, these relations are more important than the aspirations of the people of Egypt.He added that Brussels and Washington see the democratic process in Egypt as an unquantifiable threat.They are moving very hard for a contained transition process, a managed succession that is much more limited than what the protesters are demanding ... We are very concerned about the increased role of Suleiman, that he will carry forward a military-led transition and steal this revolt from the demonstrators and rig elections.Mr Bouckaert noted that military intelligence services over the weekend began rounding up pro-democracy activists and journalists.There is enormous pressure to adhere to the military-led process of reform, he said. It is impossible that a man so central to the security of the regime will be able to manage the dismantling of that same regime.

What next for Mubarak?

According to German media, arrangements are already underway to whisk Mr Mubarak away to a luxury clinic in Baden-Baden, Germany for an extended health check-up once the transition is assured.Discussions about a stay at the Max-Grundig-Klinik Buehlerhoehe in Buehl near Baden-Baden, which offers hotel-like accomodation to its guests are at an advanced stage, reports Der Spiegel. Policymakers from both of the governing parties have already issued statements offering a German berth to the Egyptian leader should it be required.

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,(WORLD SOCIALISM) 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

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Palestinians want Bethlehem on UN heritage list
by Gavin Rabinowitz – Tue Feb 8, 1:55 am ET

BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories (AFP) – The Palestinians on Monday made a formal bid to have the no-longer-so-little town of Bethlehem, birthplace of Jesus Christ, added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites.We are very proud to announce that we have submitted the nomination file of Bethlehem: birthplace of Jesus -- Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route ... to the World Heritage Centre, tourism minister Khulud Daibes told reporters.The addition of the West Bank town to the UNESCO list should have been almost automatic and accomplished a long time ago, but like most issues in the Holy Land, it has become entangled in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.And the Palestinians are hoping that getting the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to recognise Bethlehem as a part of Palestinian cultural heritage will give impetus to their struggle to establish a state.This timing is crucial for us, it is part and parcel of our plan to end the (Israeli) occupation and build the institutions of the state of Palestine, Daibes said.In the absence of constructive peace talks with Israel, Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad has been leading an effort to build institutions for a de-facto state.They feel they have a strong case for Bethlehem's recognition when the UN committee meets to decide on the nominations in July 2012.Where Jesus Christ was born is one of the most important cultural places in the world. It is from here that the message of peace and light was brought to the world by the Prince of Peace, said Bethlehem mayor Victor Batarseh.

And UNESCO officials agree.

Who can question that the Nativity Church is a world heritage site? said Louise Haxthausen, head of UNESCO's Ramallah office, who has worked with the Palestinian tourism ministry in preparing the bid.But in the end, UNESCO may not even be able to consider the bid for the same reason that it has not been added to the list to date: Palestine is not yet a recognised state.At the same time as filing the nomination, the Palestinians have also applied for membership of the World Heritage Committee.
The tourism minister said she was hopeful the application would be accepted, though she conceded there was no plan B.Officials said UNESCO recognition was crucial to help preserve the Church of the Nativity, a fourth century basilica built by the Roman Emperor Constantine.And preserving the church, which is built over the site of the stable where Mary is said to have given birth to Jesus after she and Joseph could not find any room at the inn, was key to maintaining Bethlehem's status as the premier Palestinian tourist attraction.Following the start of the second Palestinian uprising in 2000, the spectre of unrest and violence kept tourists away, leaving the little town empty over several Christmases.However, things began to change after the violence eased in 2005 and have gradually been improving, with 2010 being the third straight year Bethlehem has seen record numbers of visiting pilgrims and tourists.

Officials are now hoping that more than two million visitors will arrive in 2011 in the town of 27,000 that was, according to biblical scholars, a mere village outside Jerusalem in the period when Jesus was born. Daibes said the bid was backed by the Greek Orthodox church as well as the Catholics and Armenians, who are custodians of the shrine.It is not the first time that UNESCO has become embroiled in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with the heritage of the Holy Land taking a more central role in the dispute.Last November, Israel reduced its cooperation with UNESCO in protest at its description of Rachel's Tomb -- a Jewish holy site near Bethlehem -- as a mosque.Rachel's Tomb, built over what is believed to be the burial place of the biblical matriarch, is the third holiest site in Judaism, but also considered a holy place for Muslims.Earlier last year, Israel announced plans to include Rachel's Tomb and the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron in a national heritage restoration plan -- a decision criticised by UNESCO as escalating tension in the area.Israel defended the decision at the time, saying the plan involved only restoration work and promising there would be no attempt to change the delicate status quo at these sites.Daibes said Bethlehem was only the first site they were seeking to have added to the list of World Heritage sites, and that Hebron and the ancient oasis town of Jericho would be next.

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.

Southern Africa floods threaten more crops
– Mon Feb 7, 1:17 pm ET

ROME (AFP) – Floods and heavy rain across southern Africa have damaged thousands of hectares (acres) of farmland and more may be hit in coming weeks, raising fears for food supplies, the UN food agency said Monday.With the rainy season still only half way through, and with the cyclone season due to peak in February, agricultural areas along the region's rivers in remain at high risk of flooding, the Food and Africulture Organisation warned.Most countries in the region, including Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe, are affected, it said, quoting quoted Cindy Holleman, FAO regional emergency coordinator.Food insecurity levels are already critical in the affected areas of some of these countries and floods will only further worsen the ability of poor farmers to cope and feed their families in the coming months, Holleman added.The FAO is working with regional and national early warning systems to monitor the evolution in major river basins and to assess the impact on food crops, the statement added.

The agency is also providing governments with technical advice on flood monitoring systems, preparedness, and measures to prevent the outbreak or spread of animal disease, while preparing to provide aid such as seeds, and restoring agricultural activities after flood waters recede.In Lesotho, one of the poorest countries in the sub-region, up to 60 percent of harvests have been lost in some areas and more than 4,700 head of livestock, mainly sheep and goats, are dead, the FAO reported.
Localized crop losses are also reported along river banks in southern and central Mozambique. The government has declared a red alert for central and southern Mozambique as water flows in the major rivers are above alert levels.South Africa has already declared a national state of disaster in many districts of the country due to the floods that have destroyed thousands of hectares of crop land, and caused damages estimated in millions of dollars.

Latest Eastern storm exits, two more on the way
By Barbara Goldberg – Mon Feb 7, 10:38 am ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The latest storm blew off the East Coast early on Sunday, sending snow shovelers and crane operators scrambling to clear threatened roofs and icy walkways before two more storms arrive to start the work week.The first new front is moving in from the Midwest and was expected to bring snow from the Ohio Valley throughout the Northeast starting Sunday night, according to AccuWeather meteorologist Jim Dickey. The second will move east across the Deep South on Monday and hit the East Coast late Monday into Tuesday.There will be some disruptive snowfall, said Dickey, although he noted accumulations would likely pale in comparison to the record-breaking snow of the last few storms.The danger of roofs collapsing from snow piling up after a series of storms caused the shutdown of buildings throughout the Northeast.Schools in Seabrook, New Hampshire, have been closed since Wednesday of last week and those in Methuen, Massachusetts, schools are expected to remain shut through at least Wednesday of this week to remove rooftop snow.

A Target store in Woburn, Massachusetts, reopened Sunday after being closed for three days while a crane equipped with a pouch was used to haul snow off the roof into the parking lot.At Indianapolis International Airport, the parking garage remained partially closed on Sunday after sections of its fabric canopy ripped, dumping snow and ice into the structure. Eight rental cars stored inside were damaged but no one was hurt.While the East Coast took advantage of sunny, warmer temperatures to dig out on Sunday, the Midwest was expected to remain in the grip of scattered rain and sleet giving way to snow flurries throughout the day.Chicago got another three inches of snow on Sunday on top of the 20 inches from last week's historic blizzard. To claim the parking spots they dug out of the snow drifts, many Chicagoans used dibs markers, including lawn chairs, buckets, even a keyboard and hockey nets.Illinois senators, meanwhile, asked federal officials to discuss ways to better protect the city's shoreline in the event of storms as severe as the one last week that shut down Chicago's lakefront highway.Frigid temperatures and below zero wind chills were predicted to follow the latest snowstorm and that cold front was expected to move East on Monday night.One thing is definite. Behind this storm is a shot of bitter cold air, AccuWeather's Dickey said.In New York City, where temperatures rose into the 40s midday, the brief respite allowed repair crews back on the roadways, where they have patched 45,000 potholes since December 1, said Janette Sadik-Khan, commissioner of the city Department of Transportation.This winter, 40 crews have filled a daily average of 2,000 potholes, Garcia said. Potholes are caused by fluctuating temperatures, as melting snow and rain seep into cracks in the pavement and then freeze and expand, chipping asphalt.Mother Nature has thrown everything at us this winter and we're striking back, said Sadik-Khan.
(Additional reporting by Susan Guyett in Indianapolis, Mary Wisniewski in Chicago and Kevin Murphy in Kansas City; Editing by Jerry Norton)

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 RUSSIA-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 (MUSLIMS) have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,(JORDAN) and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, PALESTINIANS,JORDAN) and the Hagarenes;(EGYPT)
7 Gebal,(HEZZBALLOH,LEBANON) and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA,ARABS,SINAI) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)

DANIEL 11:40-43
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south( EGYPT) push at him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) and the king of the north (RUSSIA AND MUSLIM HORDES OF EZEK 38+39) shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.(JORDAN)
42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.

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.

Jordan Grabs Egyptian Gas, Leaving Lebanon in the Dark
by David Lev FEB 8,11

There have been widespread blackouts in Lebanon over the past several days, due to the lack of natural gas in the country, reports in the Arab media said Tuesday. Egypt on Saturday had stopped supplying natural gas to Israel, Lebanon and Jordan when a pipeline in Sinai blew up, and so far Israel has managed to find alternative sources - but Lebanon has not. Blackouts were common throughout the country, except for in Beirut, the reports said.Gas shipments were partially restored to Jordan and Lebanon this week, using another pipeline that does not run to Israel, but the amount of gas flowing through that pipe is much smaller. The pipeline flows through Jordan, and only then to Lebanon. According to reports on Lebanese websites, the Jordanians have taken all the gas, claiming that they are concractually allowed to do so – leaving none for Lebanon. Electrical output in Lebanon was drastically reduced. Lebanon's main electric company, Electricite du Liban, said that they could not say when full power would be restored.Ampal, the Israeli partner of Egyptian natural gas provider EMG, said Tuesday that the gas will begin to flow from Egypt to Israel in about a week. The pipeline is being repaired, and if tests show that it is working properly, Israel should begin getting its regular deliveries of gas again beginning a week from Thursday, the company said. Infrastructure Ministry officials said Tuesday that Israel was spending an extra $1.5 million a day for alternative gas sources.

While Egypt officially attributed the blast to a gas leak, Arab media websites report that many in local government in Sinai believe that the blast was a targeted attack. Suspects range from Islamic radicals to involvement of foreign elements (meaning Israel). One theory states that the bombing may have been the work of disgruntled Sinai Bedouin; the company responsible for pipeline security recently began building a concrete wall on both sides of the pipeline to protect it, with parts of the wall encroaching on land several Bedouin tribes claim as their own.But that theory was dismissed by Mohamed Mostafa, a government official. The company relies on Bedouin to protect the line, Mostafa was quoted by Arab media as saying, and he appealed to the tribes to ensure the safety of the pipeline which generates much-needed income for Egypt, adding that to his knowledge, the Bedouin were properly compensated for the loss of the land they claimed.Meanwhile, a news scandal has broken out in the Arab world as a result of the explosion – over allegations that Qatar has promised to make up to Israel the gas that is no longer flowing from Sinai. Numerous Arabic websites, quoting what they called informed sources who said that Qatar made the commitment to increase gas shipments to Israel, based on a deal in which Qatar has sold gas for several years already. There was no comment from Qatari government officials on the reports.(IsraelNationalNews.com)

US Students in Egypt Flee to Israel’s Haifa University
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu FEB 8,11

Israel never seemed safer for five students from a South Carolina university who feared for their lives in the riots in Egypt.Until just a few days ago, I never thought I'd find myself in Israel. Now I am happy to be in a safe and friendly place like this, said student Rachael Borowy, of Elon University.Ironically, Elon and Haifa universities recently signed a student exchange agreement, but when the street revolution broke out, Elon officials urgently asked Haifa’s International School to bail them out days after they had begun their semester at the American University in Cairo.Haifa University hastily prepared dormitory rooms in the student dormitory to welcome the new students this past Sunday before they begin their new semester in Israel later this month.Our families were most worried of all and they urged us to get out of Egypt as quickly as possible, said Kate Donovan. At first there were options like Lebanon or Jordan, but when they heard that Israel was an option they preferred we come here. Once they knew we were on our way here, they were much calmer.Student Jonathan Ordog pointed out that although “the American University in Egypt is located on an island on the Nile, it wasn't long before we started hearing gunshots and smelling the tear gas. A representative from the international program of the university in Cairo took us to his home on the shore of the Red Sea and from there we set out on our way to Israel.Regardless of what happens in Egypt, the students (pictured) are staying put in Haifa, where they will complete their new semester.Until it begins, they are getting acquainted with the campus and touring the Haifa area, from the western Galilee hills to the Mediterranean Sea.(Israel NationalNews.com)