FLOTILLA LEADER CLAIMS ISRAEL BLOCKADE

LAND FOR PEACE (THE FUTURE 7 YEARS OF HELL ON EARTH)

JOEL 3:2
2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.

THE WEEK OF DANIEL 9:27 WE KNOW ITS 7 YRS

Heres the scripture 1 week = 7 yrs Genesis 29:27-29
27 Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.

DANIEL 11:21-23
21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
23 And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
24 He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.

DANIEL 9:26-27
26 And after threescore and two weeks(62X7=434 YEARS+7X7=49 YEARS=TOTAL OF 69 WEEKS OR 483 YRS) shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;(ROMAN LEADERS DESTROYED THE 2ND TEMPLE) and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.(THERE HAS TO BE 70 WEEKS OR 490 YRS TO FUFILL THE VISION AND PROPHECY OF DAN 9:24).(THE NEXT VERSE IS THAT 7 YR WEEK OR (70TH FINAL WEEK).
27 And he( THE ROMAN,EU PRESIDENT) shall confirm the covenant with many for one week:(1X7=7 YEARS) and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,(3 1/2 yrs in TEMPLE SACRIFICES STOPPED) and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

JEREMIAH 6:14
14 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

JEREMIAH 8:11
11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

1 THESSALONIANS 5:3
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

ISAIAH 28:14-19 (THIS IS THE 7 YR TREATY COVENANT OF DANIEL 9:27)
14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.

Netanyahu: Abbas, Just Say the Six Words
by Gil Ronen JUNE 28,11

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu called on Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas to just say six words - I will accept the Jewish state - in his address to the Jewish Agency Board of Governors Tuesday, Palestinian society is split now between those who actively are prepared to use force, violence, terror and war to wipe us out and those who refuse stand up to that first half,he said.That’s basically the division there. This remains the heart of the problem.Nevertheless, he added, I understand that we will have to have a historic compromise which is very painful, so I stood before my people, the people of Israel, and I said numerous times that I will accept a Palestinian state. Now President Abbas must stand before his people and he has to say these six words, I will accept the Jewish State.He has to say it. And I will repeat this over and over and over again because it is the attempt to fudge, it’s the attempt to fudge and evade and obscure this essential component of peace, the removal of this basic obstacle to peace, that is required, and this is what the international community must face up to.Regarding the demilitarization of the future Palestinian state,Netanyahu repeated the formulations he used in his speech to the joint session of Congress.

We don’t want a repeat of what happened when we withdrew from Gaza or from South Lebanon. I believe that this will require for Israel to maintain a long-term military presence along the Jordan River. There will be arguments about sovereignty, about territory, but I think that... demilitarization and a long-term military presence along the Jordan River are essential to guaranteeing any peace. A peace you cannot defend will not hold. A peace you can defend will.Netanyahu said Israel would incorporate within its final borders what are called the settlement blocs, these large, urban communities that are fairly dense and concentrated alongside Greater Tel Aviv and Greater Jerusalem, and other areas of critical, strategic and national importance...We believe also that Jerusalem must remain united, under Israeli sovereignty. It’s the only time in its millennial history that it has assured the free and unfettered access of all three monotheistic religions to their holy places.(IsraelNationalNews.com)

Barak Slams Flotilla Organizers: No Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza by Elad Benari JUNE 28,11

Defense Minister Ehud Barak slammed on Tuesday the organizers of this year’s planned Freedom Flotilla to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, saying the flotilla intended to go to Gaza is nothing but a provocation.Speaking at a tribute dinner to IDF reservists, Barak said: The facts and figures are clear and visible – there is no humanitarian crisis in Gaza. If the flotilla organizers are so sensitive to human suffering, they should direct their efforts to ensure the immediate release of Gilad Shalit, or at least work to arrange regular visits with him by the International Red Cross.Hamas terrorists kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit more than five years ago, and have been holding him in Gaza ever since. Since his kidnapping, the terror organization has refused to allow Shalit to have any visits by the Red Cross.Due to Hamas’ refusal to allow Shalit this basic right of a hostage, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said last week he would put an end to the many benefits and privileges enjoyed by Hamas terror prisoners in Israeli prisons.In his remarks on Tuesday, Barak also addressed the Israeli government’s decision to order the IDF to interdict the flotilla.In accordance with the Cabinet’s decision, I instructed the IDF to stop the flotilla if the ships do not comply with the requests to turn to the Ashdod or El Arish ports,he said.We are monitoring the situation continuously, especially due to the realization that there may be violent elements on the ship.
Earlier on Tuesday, there were reports that the activists taking part in the flotilla are planning to kill soldiers using chemical weapons.The activists denied this, saying the charges of plots to kill are simply excuses for the IDF to justify violence.(IsraelNationalNews.com)

IDF Delivers Goods to Gaza but Flotilla Leader Claims Blockade by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu JUNE 28,11

The IDF oversees the shipment of 6,000 tons of food, fuel, merchandise and building material to Gaza every day but flotilla leaders allege a blockade exists. The requests never exceed the transit vehicles' capacity.The daily deliveries never turn into media frenzy, according to IDF spokesmen.In contrast, previous convoys, instigating violent provocations with Israeli or Egyptian forces, rarely delivered substantial amounts of goods into Gaza,the IDF said on its website.Israel maintains a maritime blockade on Hamas-controlled Gaza to allow the Navy to stop the smuggling of missiles and advanced weapons for the use of Hamas, Islamic Jihad and other terrorist organizations that use Gaza as a launching pad for attacks on Israeli civilians and soldiers.The IDF noted that aid from European convoys to Gaza has continuously been transferred overland in an orderly way without the violence that characterized last year’s IHH-backed flotilla.

After Navy commandos prevented the ships from sailing to Gaza, the boats were led to the port in Ashdod, where it was discovered that the IHH’s Mavi Marmara ship was not carrying any aid at all.The 2010 Gaza flotilla’s five other ships arrived with only 20 truckloads worth of goods, including expired medication. Before the ships left ports for Gaza, a flotilla organizer said the real aim was to Isolate Israel in the international community.In contrast, the European convoy Miles of Smiles 3 last month arrived at the Rafiah land crossing at the Egyptian border. The convoy’s ten European human rights organizations transferred 30 tons of medical supplies, 12 ambulances, baby food, and wheelchairs to Gaza by coordinating efforts with the Egyptian Red Crescent,the IDF stated.It added, The transfer of goods and materials did not entail violence because the organizers focused on delivering supplies, rather than delegitimizing Israel through a violent confrontation.The IDF explained how to donate to Gaza Arabs by contacting the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and the International Committee of the Red Cross.Humanitarian organizations operating in Gaza submit all formal requests to Israel’s COGAT, a governmental body that coordinates civilian policy including humanitarian issues, infrastructure projects and economic projects.Last year, Israel changed its more limited policy and allowed all goods to enter Gaza after being checked, except for dual-use products, which undergo a review to make sure they will not be used for the Hamas terrorist infrastructure and weapons.(IsraelNationalNews.com)

Gaza flotilla begins mission despite EU warning
ANDREW RETTMAN 28.06.2011 @ 09:27 CET

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - Organisers say one ship is already at sea and 10 are to sail from Greek ports on Wednesday (29 June) or Thursday, after EU countries warned the group not to go ahead.Claude Leostic from the Paris-based Association France Palestine Solidarite (AFPS) told EUobserver that one boat left France at the weekend and is en route to a confidential meeting point in the Mediterranean Sea.The flotilla, which has two MEPs on board and which organisers say is carrying humanitarian and medical supplies, aims to reach Gaza by Sunday.Leostic noted that ships were obstructed in leaving from Spain, Turkey and the UK. The Greek contingent was to sail on Tuesday but several vessels faced last minute problems with official paperwork, putting off the departure until Wednesday or Thursday.When we met with the Greek authorities it was clear they were under heavy pressure. We were even told internally that the Israeli government has warned Greece they would press European countries not to give it financial aid. It's hard to resist that kind of pressure, she said.Greek and Israeli authorities denied the report.That is not true,Greek foreign ministry spokesman Gregoris Delavekouras told this website. We do not expect any impact on our bilateral relations with Israel [if the Greek boats go in the end]. The Gaza flotilla is a very specific issue.A Turkish diplomatic source indicated the Turkish flotilla element was blocked for the sake of bilateral relations, however. We do not want another crisis with the Israelis at this point, the contact said.

Israeli authorities noted the flotilla has no diplomatic support from the EU, the UN or the US. All 27 EU countries in Brussels on Friday signed a statement saying: Humanitarian assistance ... [to Gaza] should be in accordance with the relevant framework and decisions of the UN and should take care not to endanger human lives.A spokeswoman for EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton confirmed that the line should be read as a warning not to go.Israel is preparing for a potentially violent confrontation despite the fact its soldiers last year caused international outrage when they killed nine flotilla members.Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) spokeswoman Avital Leibovich said: We have developed soft power tactics' in order to make use of every possibility before engaging in contact with the illegal passengers. Last week, our navy held a wide training session, simulating a variety of scenarios.With one French flotilla ship carrying national radio, TV and print journalists, Leibovich added that Israel has also made fresh plans to defend itself in the media.Regarding PR, although we embedded journalists last year on [our] navy ship, we intend to do it again - with a larger number of journalists. We also developed a unique system of passing footage from our ships directly to our base on land, so that we will be able to distribute it quickly to the world.For her part, AFPS' Leostic described the project as a form of civil disobedience against both Israel and EU governments.If our governments had done what should be done [take action against Gaza's isolation] we would be sitting quietly at home, she said.It's not that I want to go and be attacked by commandos in the middle of the Mediterranean. But we owe it to everybody. If countries refuse to abide by international law and nobody does anything, it's the duty of citizens to act. It goes beyond Palestine and Israel.The IDF's Leibovich said it has a right to stop the boats under the maritime law, the San Remo convention. She added that three months ago a ship claiming to be carrying food to Gaza, the Victoria, had bullets, mortars and ship-to-shore missiles on board.

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS / EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT (16 June 2011) – There is a 50% chance our mission will be successful, Irish MEP Paul Murphy told EUobserver a week and a half before his departure. He is currently on the Freedom flotilla Saorise. We're a bit delayed now because of Israeli attempts to prevent ships from leaving port, he told EUobserver yesterday (28 June) via twitter. Confident we'll be on way by end of week.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P40rfmsy-Gw&feature=player_embedded

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

WORLD MARKET RESULTS
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HALF HOUR DOW RESULTS WED JUNE 29,2011

09:30 AM +2.43
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YEAR TO DATE PERFORMANCE
Dow +38 points at 4 minutes of trading today.
Dow -12 points at low today.
Dow +85 points at high today so far.
GOLD opens at $1,507.10.OIL opens at $93.16 today.

AFTERNOON,NEWS,STATS
Dow -12 points at low today so far.
Dow +85 points at high today so far.

WRAPUP,NEWS,STATS
Dow -12 points at low today.
Dow +85 points at high today.

GOLD ALLTIME HIGH $1,573.50 (NOT AT CLOSE)

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EU to Greece: No more solidarity if you vote No
LEIGH PHILLIPS 28.06.2011 @ 18:13 CET

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - On the eve of perhaps the most significant vote in the Greek parliament since the return of democracy to the country in 1974, the European Commission has warned Greek deputies that if they do not vote the right way, then everything changes as to whether EU solidarity continues.The Greek parliament opened debate on Tuesday (28 June) on a draconian package of public spending cuts, structural reforms and a massive €50 billion sell-off of state assets imposed by international lenders. The Greek parliament is due to vote on the mid-term package on Wednesday and hold a second vote on its implementation on Thursday.In a stern public statement issued the same day, EU economics commissioner Olli Rehn said there are only two options for the country: pass the mid-term package or default.The only way to avoid immediate default is for parliament to endorse the revised economic programme,he said in a communique read out to reporters by his spokesman, Amadeu Altafaj-Tardio.To those who speculate about other options, let me say this clearly: there is no Plan B to avoid default.In recent weeks, a range of commentators, including mainstream and heterodox economists have recommended a range of other paths out of the crisis than those on the table.The EU executive however dismissed such ideas as unrealistic.According to press reports over the last hours, there seems to be an illusion that there will be other plans on our desk, Altafaj-Tardio told reporters.This should be clear in all journalists, politicians and markets' minds.Pressed whether the commissioner's words meant that if the vote is defeated, Greece will be allowed to go bankrupt, the spokesman said: If Greece does everything to take the objectives set a year ago, then EU solidarity continues. If not, then of course everything changes.He refused to answer whether a country can default and still be a member of the eurozone.We are not putting ourselves in a scenario without Greece at this point in time,he said.

However, a eurozone source close to talks on the subject confirmed to EUobserver that there are indeed half-formed ideas about emergency measures to take in the event that the Greek parliament votes down the measures.It would be extremely irresponsible if there were no Plan B. There have been discussions on what to do, a contingency plan in the event that Greece doesn't vote the right way, said the contact.Ideas include a show of public support, possibly with the European Financial Stability Fund directly purchasing Greek government debt - an option that has until now been forbidden.One idea would involve allowing Greece to miss a payment and the EFSF then swooping in and buying up debt at a significantly discounted rate, but with very strict conditions.Another possibility is that Greece could return to the private sector for funding, although such a move would entail borrowing at acutely high rates.A market analyst speaking to this website also confirmed that in theory, there is nothing preventing Athens from selling debt to private creditors, at least for a short period.In the event of a failed vote, Greece could still make the repayments due in July and August by borrowing in the short-term money market, albeit at a very steep interest rate, Sony Kapoor, the director of international economic think-tank Re-Define, told EUobserver.This would buy two more months of negotiation time.In the same statement, the commissioner again told opposition forces to drop their resistance to the mid-term package and forge the necessary political consensus.Rehn appeared to respond to critics alarmed at the unprecedented interference by Brussels in domestic party politics, a phenomenon that has accelerated over the course of the year as the EU has successfully intervened to force cross-party consensus in three member states around election times, in order to prevent results from upsetting the economic apple cart.He stressed that he fully respects the prerogatives and the sovereignty of the Greek parliament. He also insisted, against criticisms from the left that working people, pensioners and the poor are being hit hardest by the austerity measures: This is about social justice, saying that the mid-term package fights tax evasion and supports honest work.

Rolling black-outs

The austerity has provoked furious country-wide resistance to the measures. A two-day general strike was launched on Tuesday.According to on-the-ground reports, industrial action managed to paralyse much of the country although demonstrations were substantially smaller than during the last, one-day general strike, with an estimated 25,000 gathered in front of the parliament building.Flights were largely grounded as air traffic controllers struck, while electric company workers have maintained rolling blackouts throughout the country. Most large private-sector enterprises and public-sector services were shut down, but many small and medium-sized businesses continued to operate as usual, with workers afraid for their jobs if they participate.Meanwhile, violent skirmishes broke out in the capital between police and protesters, with extensive use of tear gas and stun grenades. Some 18 people have been detained, according to police, and four arrested.Trade unions are set to march on the parliament in the evening.

European bankers mull French plan for Greek rollover
LEIGH PHILLIPS 28.06.2011 @ 09:27 CET

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - European lenders are considering the first draft of a plan put forward by French banks for a rollover of some 70 percent of the banks' holdings of Greek debt.Unveiled by French President Nicholas Sarkozy on Monday (27 June), the plan would involve private bondholders agreeing to re-invest back in Greece half the amount of their holdings as they matured, swapping the debts for new longer-dated bonds.The maturity on the new bonds remains up for discussion, with some German sources saying the suggested extension to 30 years is too long, but the aim is to partially free the country from having to repay its debts in the near term, relieving some pressure from the insolvent nation.A further 20 percent of debts coming due would be invested in triple-A bonds via a special purpose vehicle.EU nations are hoping to convince private creditors to engage in such voluntary rollovers amounting to around €30 billion, representing just under a third of the amount of a potential second bail-out of the country.The French scheme was considered alongside other options at a meeting in Rome on Monday night of some of the most powerful figures in international banking, with executives flying in to talks with eurozone and European Central Bank representatives regarding the voluntary rollover.Organised by the Institute of International Finance, the world's global association of financial institutions, the meeting was hosted by Vittorio Grilli, the Italian Treasury chief and head of the EU Economic and Finance Committee

EU officials have confirmed that discussions on a voluntary rollover have already been taking place with Belgian, Dutch and German banks.However, other bondholders, including pension funds and central banks would also need to be convinced of rollover plans.Such schemes, however voluntary, may in any case provoke credit ratings agencies to declare a Greek default, as the Fitch agency announced it would do last week.European leaders are confident that they can cobble together a plan that is sufficiently voluntary that such a credit event will not happen.They are confident, not 100 percent, but they think they can pull it off,one EU official told EUobserver.The talks came ahead of a crucial vote in the Greek parliament on a package of €28 billion in cuts and €50 billion in public asset sell-offs. Discussion on the programme begins on Tuesday, with a vote on Wednesday. A second vote on a plan for implementing the programme will be held Thursday.Unions launched a two-day general strike on Tuesday in opposition to the mid-term Greek plan while a number of government deputies began to wobble in public as to whether they would support the measures.The ruling Pasok party has a slim, five-seat majority.

Financial crisis saw massive drop in EU investment
ANDREW RETTMAN 28.06.2011 @ 11:20 CET

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - The worldwide financial crisis, which erupted in late 2008, saw foreign investors massively cut their flow of money to the EU.The European Commission put out the figures, covering 2010, on Monday (27 June), on the eve of a vote by Greek MPs on further austerity cuts designed to win credibility among institutional lenders like the International Monetary Fund, and the private sector.
The numbers show that foreign direct investment (FDI) to the EU, which includes investment in foreign businesses but not purchases of sovereign debt, fell from €216 billion in 2009 to €54 billion in 2010.The steepest fall came from offshore financial centres, which injected €46 billion into the EU economy in 2009 and just €4 billion the year after. The biggest overall drop came from the US, from €97 billion to €28 billion. Investment from Switzerland and Russia also plunged. But inflows from Canada (up €16 billion) and China (up €12 billion) went up.Luxembourg - a financial services centre - took a big hit as the EU's largest normal recipient of outside money.The commission report said the overall drop continues the trend of recent years and noted that FDI into the EU was eight times higher in 2007, before the crisis struck, than in 2010.EU investors also tightened their purse strings.

EU investment around the world in 2010 fell from €281 billion to €107 billion. EU companies held back money primarily from offshore investment centres and the US. But investment also plummeted in Switzerland, going from €44 billion in 2009 to a net extraction of €7 billion.EU outward investment was five times lower than in 2007.

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.

Iran fires missiles in second day of war games
ReutersBy Parisa Hafezi | Reuters – JUNE 28,11

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards tested 14 missiles on Tuesday, the second day of war games intended as a show of strength toward enemies Israel and the United States.The Iranian-made surface-to-surface missiles, with a maximum range of 2,000 km (1,250 miles), were fired simultaneously at a single target, the official IRNA news agency reported.Commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh, head of the Revolutionary Guards' aerospace division, emphasised Iran's preparedness to retaliate against Israel and U.S. interests in the event of any attack.The range of our missiles has been designed based on American bases in the region as well as the Zionist regime, Hajizadeh told the semi-official Fars news agency.The United States and Israel have said they do not rule out military strikes on Iran if diplomatic means fail to stop it developing nuclear weapons. Tehran says its nuclear program is geared to producing electricity, not atom bombs.IRNA said the Guards fired nine Zelzal missiles, two Shahab-1s, two Shahab-2s and one upgraded Shahab-3 missile. Iranian officials have previously announced that the Shahab 3 can reach targets up to 2,000 km (1,242 miles) away, putting Israel and U.S. bases in the Gulf within reach.

In Washington, the U.S. State Department reminded Iran that U.N. Security Council Resolution 1929 bars it from any activity related to ballistic missiles that can carry nuclear weapons, but declined to say if it believed any of those tested were nuclear-capable.That there is a U.N. Security Council resolution that precludes them from any activity related to ballistic missiles capable of delivering nukes is an important red line for us, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters.A long-time enemy of the United States, Iran has been emboldened by what it perceives as U.S. military defeats in neighboring Iraq and Afghanistan. Both countries are still home to large U.S. troop numbers and Washington has other bases in the Gulf that Iran could choose to target.The Americans have reduced our labors, Hajizadeh told Fars. Their military bases in the region are in a range of 130, 250 and maximum 700 km in Afghanistan which we can hit with these missiles.

FINGERS ON THE TRIGGER

Hossein Salami, deputy commander of the Guards, said: We still have our fingers on the trigger, but the number of triggers has increased.The Great Prophet 6 war games, to be carried out on land and sea, are a message of peace and friendship to countries of the region, Hajizadeh said on Monday.Asked whether Iranian missiles were a threat to Europe, Hajizadeh told IRNA that while Iran had the technological capacity to build longer-range missiles, the 2,000-km range had been chosen precisely with Israel and U.S. bases in mind.Except America and the Zionist regime, we do not feel a threat from any other country, he said.Also on Tuesday, Iran's Foreign Ministry summoned the Hungarian ambassador, whose country holds the European Union's rotating presidency, to protest against sanctions slapped by the bloc on three high-ranking Revolutionary Guards officials.The EU accused the three of supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's suppression of anti-government protests and added their names on Friday to a blacklist that imposes travel restrictions and freezes assets.The Guards also unveiled new underground ballistic missile silos which they said would reduce launch times as missiles would not need to be moved prior to being launched.The silos are a part of the swift reaction unit of the missile brigade, missiles are stored vertically, ready to be launched against pre-determined targets, Fars quoted Hajizadeh as saying.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Iran's military capability was for purely defensive purposes but the country is happy if its show of strength rattles the West.The westerners' concern is a source of delight for us, because we will not allow any country to have a greedy approach toward our country's interests and territorial integrity, Mehmanparast said.If all the regional states had the highest defensive capability the Zionist regime would have never allowed itself to carry out an act of aggression.Mehmanparast also urged Russia to make good on a delivery of S-300 surface-to-air missiles to Iran, saying the system was for defensive purposes and Iran expected Russia to take its bilateral commitments more seriously.Moscow unilaterally suspended the delivery of S-300s after the United States and Israel expressed concern Iran could use the anti-aircraft missiles to shield its nuclear facilities.(Additional reporting by Hossein Jaseb and by Arshad Mohammed in Washington; Writing by Ramin Mostafavi; Editing by Peter Graff and Vicki Allen)

Muslim Mickey' Causes a Furor in Egypt
by David Lev JUNE 28,11

While Hamas had no problem drafting Mickey Mouse – thinly disguised as “Farfur” the mouse – to indoctrinate toddlers in Gaza to join the jihad against Israel, Muslims in Egypt have called a boycott against the Christian Copt owner of a communications company who insulted Islam by dressing Mickey up in Muslim garb.Fifteen lawyers are suing businessman Naguib Sawiris for publicizing a photo of Mickey Mouse wearing a white robe and a beard, together with an image of Minnie Mouse wearing a full-face veil. The lawyers, along with dozens of Muslim clerics, have called for Egyptians to cut their contracts with Sawiris' Mobinil and Orascom cellphone companies.Islamists, many from the ultraconservative Salafi sect, have opened numerous Facebook pages calling for a boycott. If you’re a real Muslim ... boycott his (Sawiris’) products if you love your religion. We have to cut the tongue of any person who attacks our religion,says the page of one group.Other groups, with titles like We Hate You Mickey Sawiris,have garnered thousands of page views for their sites. In a television interview, top Muslim cleric Mazen el-Sersawi accused Sawaris of fomenting tension between Muslims and Coptic Christians, who have clashed on numerous occasions in recent months, leaving dozens wounded and several dead. How can a man like this make fun of Muslims, in a country on the brink of sectarian discord,el-Sersawi said in the interview.

Sawaris, for his part, issued an apology via his Twitter account, writing, I apologize for those who don’t take this as a joke. I just thought it was a funny picture; no disrespect meant! I’m sorry.Speaking Sunday at a meeting of political activists, Sawaris added, We should not limit Islam to a beard or veil.The apology has not calmed tensions, however, and a protest outside Orascom headquarters is planned for later this week. Naguib Sawaris' family is considered one of the wealthiest in Egypt. Sawaris was very active in the campaign to oust Hosni Mubarak; an avowed secularist, he founded the Free Egyptian political party, which plans to run in the upcoming elections.(IsraelNationalNews.com)

Israel Tourists Boycotting Turkey
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu JUNE 28,11

Israeli tourists have gone cold Turkey, avoiding a country which is suffering a 59 percent decrease in visits from Israel to the once-popular vacation spot before Ankara turned a cold shoulder to its former friend.The decrease in the first five months this year compares with a 133 increase in 2010, when compared with the same period the previous year, Turkey’s Hurriyet newspaper reported.Only 30,000 Israel tourists visited Turkey between January and May of this year, compared with 72,500 the previous year. The sharp decline accelerated in May, when the decrease was more than 60 percent.Turkey and Israel enjoyed friendly relations until two years ago, when Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan decided to join international condemnation of Israel for the counterterrorist Operation Cast Lead campaign against Hamas terrorists. Retired Judge Richard Goldstone, who authored a damning report of Israel for the United Nations, has since admitted that many of his accusations were wrong.

Turkish-Israeli relations sank to new depths after the flotilla clash in May 2010, when Turkish members of the terror-linked and Turkish-based IHH group clubbed, shot at and kidnapped Navy commandos who boarded their boat to prevent it from approaching Hamas-controlled Gaza.Nine IHH members were killed in the clash. The angry reaction from Ankara, accompanied by several extremely anti-Semitic presentations on television, has led many Israelis to look for different countries for vacationing.(IsraelNationalNews.com)

STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES

LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

THE FIRST JUDGEMENT OF THE EARTH STARTED WITH WATER-IT ONLY MAKES SENSE THE LAST GENERATION WILL BE HAVING FLOODING
GENESIS 7:6-12
6 And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
7 And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,
9 There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
10 And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.
11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
GOD PROMISED BY A RAINBOW-THE EARTH WOULD NEVER BE DESTROYED TOTALLY WITH A FLOOD AGAIN.BUT FLOODIING IS A SIGN OF JUDGEMENT.

Tropical Storm forms in Gulf; heavy rains expected
JUNE 28,11

MIAMI – Forecasters say Tropical Storm Arlene has formed in the Gulf of Mexico but is not likely to threaten the U.S. coast.The government of Mexico on Tuesday issued Tropical Storm warnings for the northeastern coast from Barra De Nautla north to Bahia Algodones. The storm is predicted to hug much of the coast over the next few days.The National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla., says Arlene is about 280 miles (450 kilometers) east-southeast of Tampico, Mexico. The center had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kph). It is the first named storm in the Atlantic this season.
The main threat to Mexico is heavy rains that could cause flash floods and mudslides. Forecasters say extreme south Texas also could get some rain from the system.

More flooding woes along the Missouri, Souris rivers
By Michael Avok – JUNE 28,11

OMAHA, Neb (Reuters) – Missouri River floodwaters lapped at a nuclear power plant north of Omaha, Nebraska, on Tuesday and have cracked more defenses downstream after weeks of sustained pressure on levees running hundreds of miles.And in Minot, North Dakota's fourth largest city, the roughly 12,000 displaced residents watched Souris River flooding slowly recede and began to look toward recovery.Up and down the Missouri River from North Dakota to Missouri, residents on Tuesday said they were just plain tired -- tired of sandbags, tired of water, tired of worrying.We've just got water. And, it's not going away, said Tony Mangan, 50, whose family has lived in the South Dakota river town and capital of Pierre, since 1987.You sense there is a weariness out there. People are tired.Flood defenses have protected downtown Pierre. Griffin Park and Steamboat Park at the river's edge have flooded, with water running over the amphitheater main stage at Steamboat Park.Across from Yankton, South Dakota, Don Edwards said he has spent thousands of dollars on sandbags and rock material known as rip-rap to keep his Murdo's Aten Resort eatery open in Nebraska barely three miles downstream from Gavins Point Dam.The river is about 2 feet below the deck, Edwards said of the restaurant's wooden deck overlooking the Missouri River.Normally it's about 12-15 feet below the deck.If it comes up any more, we are all in trouble.Several inches of rain over the weekend caused storm sewer backups in Omaha and across the Missouri River in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Some businesses and residents were forced out on the east side of Omaha temporarily.Federal officials said Tuesday they were reinforcing 2.1 miles of levee in Council Bluffs where they had found seepage or sand boils on a dozen sections.

MORE LEVEE BREACHES

At the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Station north of Omaha, which has been shut since April for maintenance, officials expect to replace by the end of next week an inflatable barrier that deflated on Sunday sending a rush of water toward the plant.
The breach temporarily interrupted some electrical power but emergency generators restored power later that day and there was no threat to sensitive facilities.
Although the plant is surrounded by water, its flood defenses have nearly eight feet of space from current river levels, officials have said.Record water releases to relieve pressure on six reservoirs from Montana through South Dakota have strained flood defenses and the Missouri River continued to breach levees along the northern Missouri and Kansas border.About 300 or 400 people have been forced from homes in Winthrop, Missouri, and in nearby Lewis and Clark Village since Monday afternoon because of a 150-foot wide levee breach, said Bill Brinton, Buchanan County emergency management director.Water was nearly as high as the eaves Tuesday on some year-round and vacation homes at Sugar Lake due to the breach, Britton said. High water closed the Amelia Earhart Bridge over the Missouri River connecting Missouri to Atchison, Kansas.Downstream, St. Joe Casino and Remington Nature Center in St. Joseph, Missouri, were closed after parking lots flooded.St. Joseph's levees have 10 to 15 feet of room above current river levels, Brinton said.I feel pretty good about our levees but you never know what's going to fail or pop, Brinton said.

SOURIS RIVER SLOWLY RECEDES IN MINOT

In Minot, the Souris River had receded on Tuesday by barely a foot from the weekend crest that smashed a 130-year-old record by nearly four feet. It is forecast to stay above the prior record until the Fourth of July and it could be weeks before residents can survey the heaviest damage.Only about 375 of the roughly 4,100 structures damaged in Minot were covered by flood insurance. City officials have said at least half the structures had extensive damage and there may be high demand for temporary housing.We are looking at about four different tracts of land in town, in this area, that are very good size because the destruction is just unbelievable down in the valley, Minot Mayor Curt Zimbelman told reporters on Tuesday.A few hundred people have stayed in area shelters and many others have stayed with friends, family and neighbors. Officials urged them to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency as it prepares for longer term housing.North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple on Tuesday picked National Guard Major General Murray Sagsveen to coordinate statewide flood recovery efforts. Sagsveen also directed Grand Forks recovery efforts from a devastating 1997 flood.Sagsveen told reporters it would be a long-term process of recovery for North Dakota's flooded communities, but said he believed Grand Forks came out of the 1997 flood a far more beautiful, vibrant city than it was before.This is a disaster, but I am very hopeful that coming out of this, Minot will be even more robust than it is right now, Sagsveen said. I am confident of that.(Additional reporting by Kevin Murphy in Kansas City, Missouri, and David Bailey in Minneapolis; Editing by Jerry Norton)

Lady Gaga (GOOGOO) accused of fraud in Japan relief efforts JUNE 28,11

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – American pop star Lady Gaga is accused of misrepresenting charitable donations from wristbands sold to benefit tsunami and earthquake victims in Japan earlier this year.The complaint, filed in a Michigan court on Friday by 1800lawfirm, says the star as well as her record label, Universal Music Group, and the Bravado International Group, lacked transparency surrounding the amount of money that was raised from sales of the wristbands and whether those funds were 100% allocated to earthquake and tsunami victims.After the earthquake and tsunami disasters in March 2011 that devastated Japan, Lady Gaga created the rubber wristbands and the singer's website advertised that all proceeds from sales of the wristband would benefit victims.The white rubber bracelets were sold for $5 and inscribed in red with the phrase, We pray for Japan,in English and Japanese.While we commend Lady Gaga for her philanthropic efforts, we want to ensure that claims that all proceeds will be donated to Japan?s earthquake relief efforts are in fact true, said one of the plaintiff's lawyers, Alyson Oliver, in a press release.The suit alleges that the singer and her partners added additional shipping charges in excess of the amount required to ship the wristbands based on their weight, and retained a portion of the shipping charges,according to court documents.This misguided lawsuit is without merit and unfortunately takes attention away from the kind deeds of the fans around the world who are supporting the people of Japan,said Lady Gaga's spokeswoman, Holly Shakoor in an email to AFP.

The entire $5 donation made with the purchase of each bracelet is going to support the disaster relief. No profit is being made on shipping costs. Sales tax charges were made in accordance with local legal requirements,she added.The lawsuit seeks damages,including a return of all amounts paid for the products,according to the press release.According to Japanese media, Lady Gaga has so far donated approximately $3 million to disaster zones in the northeast of Japan, most of that from the sale of the wristbands.The star was in Tokyo last weekend for a charity concert organized by MTV Video Music Aid Japan.

POISONED WATERS

REVELATION 8:8-11
8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood:(bitter,Poisoned) and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.(poisoned)

REVELATION 16:3-7
3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.(enviromentalists won't like this result)
4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
6 For they(False World Church and Dictator) have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.

Radioactive water leaks from Japan's damaged plant
– Tue Jun 28, 9:20 am ET

TOKYO (Reuters) – Tons of radioactive water were discovered on Tuesday to have leaked into the ground from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, the latest in a series of leaks at the plant damaged in a March earthquake and tsunami, the country's nuclear watchdog said.More than three months after the disaster, authorities are struggling to bring under control damaged reactors at the power plant, 240 km (150 miles) north of Tokyo.About 15 metric tons of water with a low level of radiation leaked from a storage tank at the plant on the Pacific coast, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said.Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) said it was investigating the cause of the leak which was later repaired.Vast amounts of water contaminated with varying levels of radiation have accumulated in storage tanks at the plant after being used to cool reactors damaged when their original cooling systems were knocked out by the March 11 disaster.Dealing with that radioactive water has been a major problem for Tepco, which is trying to use a decontamination system that cleans water so it can be recycled to cool the reactors.

But the system has encountered technical glitches and officials have said the water could spill into the Pacific Ocean unless the system was operating properly.The system was halted an hour and a half after it started on Monday because of a water leakage.Tepco fixed the problem and restarted the system on Tuesday afternoon, said Junichi Matsumoto, an official at the utility.(Reporting by Shinichi Saoshiro and Yoko Kubota; Editing by Michael Watson and Robert Birsel)

FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS

REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

US nuclear material safe despite wildfire: officials
– Tue Jun 28, 3:43 pm ET

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Radioactive material stored at the top US nuclear laboratory is safe despite a threatening wildfire which has closed the Los Alamos National Lab (LANL) until Wednesday and forced thousands to evacuate, officials said.All nuclear and hazardous materials, including those at the lab's principal waste storage site known as Area G, are accounted for and protected, authorities said Tuesday on the official New Mexico Fire Information website.Water tanks at the lab's wild land fire helicopter landing pad are re-filled in preparation for today's firefighting activities, they said about the historic lab where the atomic bomb was developed during World War II.The laboratory's website confirmed that the facility would remain closed until at least Wednesday, and that firefighters have ordered thousands to evacuate the nearby town of Los Alamos, where 42 percent of the lab's 11,800 employees live.Only employees on an essential-duties access list will be permitted back onto laboratory property during the closure, as notified by their line management,LANL said.

The Las Conchas fire did not reach lab property Monday night after a small fire on the property was put out earlier that day, and no releases of radiological or other contaminants had been detected by LANL monitoring teams, officials said.We ordered the evacuation yesterday after the fire moved beyond our safety triggers and did a small incursion into LANL property that was aggressively fought by our county personnel with LANL support and the forest service helping us to extinguish the small area restoring our line,Los Alamos Fire Department's assistant chief Michael Thompson told AFP.Today we have predictions of more winds that will carry the fire further in the forest above the community and threaten the line that we have (protecting) LANL. We have had some time to prepare for this and now have the resources ready and will defend against the threat,he added.Radioactive materials are stored at the Laboratory for research purposes and the property also houses radioactive waste.LANL is operated by Los Alamos National Security, a partnership between the University of California, Bechtel National, the Babcock & Wilcox Company, and the Washington division of URS for the US Department of Energy.
Separately, US nuclear authorities were watching floodwaters threatening a nuclear power plant in Nebraska after a protective barrier collapsed.The 2,000-foot (607-meter) long barrier, holding back floodwaters from the Missouri river, collapsed early Sunday, threatening the Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant.This allowed floodwaters to surround the auxiliary and containment buildings, which are protected by design to a floodwater level of 1014 mean sea level,the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission said.The Missouri river was at 1,006.3 feet (306.7 meters), but river levels were not expected to exceed 1,008 feet, it added in a statement. The collapse also allowed floodwaters to surround the main electrical transformers, it said, adding that operators transferred power from offsite sources as a precautionary measure.The plant has been shut down since April 7 for refueling, it said.

Royal visit puts Canada's sense of self to a test
APBy ROB GILLIES - Associated Press | AP – JUNE 28,11

TORONTO (AP) — Decades have passed since Canadians abandoned the Union Jack and replaced God Save the Queen with O Canada, but the royalty-lovers among them are in for a thrill when Britain's newest royal couple come visiting on Thursday.Meanwhile, those who leaf through the government's updated guide to good citizenship will notice that the oath of allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II has been moved from the back of the pamphlet to the front.Royalty seems to be making a comeback of sorts in Canada.Part of it is simply the afterglow of the sumptuous wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton two months ago. But something deeper is afoot than mere stargazing: Prime Minister Stephen Harper is the most pro-monarchy Canadian leader since the 1950s, and his ambition is to foster a national identity that is more conservative and more aware of its historical roots. He has just come out of a general election greatly strengthened, and now he gets to bask in the aura of William and Kate on their first official overseas trip as a married couple.He thinks that emphasizing Canada's monarchical traditions is key to refashioning Canadians' self-image,said Robert Bothwell, a professor at the University of Toronto.

Ordinarily, most Canadians are indifferent to the monarchy, even though 85-year-old Queen Elizabeth II is their titular head of state, is portrayed on their coins and stamps, and has visited them 22 times as head of state. But a royal visit usually brings out the crowds, and Heritage Minister James Moore reckons this one will be the most-watched in Canada's history.The monarchy is part of our fabric, part of our future and it's one of the central institutions to our identity as Canadians, Moore told The Associated Press.Many in the French-speaking province of Quebec disagree, and small groups have taken to the streets on past royal visits to show their displeasure. The visiting couple will be in Quebec City, where a militant French separatist group has vowed to demonstrate, and may face similar protests in Montreal.
The group's spokesman, college student Julien Gaudreau, said The monarchist symbol is a right-wing symbol ... It's not really democratic, it's not representative of the population.Overall, the antiroyal movement in Canada is minuscule, meaning that William, now 29, will almost certainly be king of Canada one day. One reason is that abolishing the monarchy would mean changing the constitution. That's an inherently risky undertaking, given how delicately it is engineered to unite a nation of 34 million that embraces English-speakers, French-speakers, indigenous tribes and a constant flow of new immigrants.The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, as they are formally known, will encounter many of those faces of Canada during their nine days of travel, from the sub-Arctic to oil-rich Calgary, Alberta, from busy Montreal to bucolic Prince Edward Island of Anne of Green Gables fame. They'll sit around a campfire with young people, dress casual for the Calgary rodeo, join a cookout in Quebec City, and hand out flags to newly minted Canadians at a citizenship ceremony.

Harper, five years in office, will meanwhile be pushing ahead with his long-term goal of shifting the country's ideological bearings from center-left to center-right — a project that lays greater stress on such symbols as the monarchy, the military, hockey and the Arctic.When the updated guide for new immigrants was published in 2009, it was widely noted that the monarchy and armed forces overshadowed social programs such as universal health care, the pride of the left-of-center Liberal era typified by the late Pierre Trudeau.Harper harkens back to a 1950s conservative vision of Canada — none of the Trudeau-welfare state stuff, said Lawrence Martin, a political columnist for The Globe and Mail newspaper and author of Harperland: The Politics of Control.That's the type of identity that he's trying to forge here, which is a fair distance from the Liberal way. He likes to use the monarchy as a tool of that because it fits his vision of the country, distinct from the Liberal vision.Gerry Nicholls, who worked under Harper at a conservative think tank, said Harper previously wasn't a staunch monarchist, but that he values it as a conservative symbol.It plays into a larger strategy of creating this conservative ethos for Canada. But we're never going to go back to God Save the Queen, the Union Jack or those kind of things, Nicholls told the AP.Nicholls said the Liberals were often seen as openly hostile to the monarchy, in what people would see as a rejection of our past and our traditions.John Manley, a former foreign minister and deputy Liberal prime minister, is the most prominent Canadian to have suggested, while in office, that the tie be severed. But he as well as the opinion polls acknowledge it's not a hot-button issue.A poll of about 1,000 Canadians taken by Harris/Decima a year ago, just before the queen's last visit, showed 55 percent were aware she was coming. Fifty-two percent of those who were aware of the visit felt the monarchy is an important part of Canadian history, while 44 percent saw it as part of the colonial past. Margin of error was given as 3.1 percent.

In an interview, Manley said Canadians care much more about who wins hockey's Stanley Cup. I suspect that another country, perhaps Australia, is going to deal with this first. Then perhaps Canadians might consider it.Josh Upton, 21, of the Calgary branch of The Monarchist League of Canada, expects the William-and-Kate visit to strengthen Canada's ties with its sovereign.It's the new fresh face on the monarchy, he said. People are going to be more excited about it because they see the future of the monarchy in Canada in the duke and duchess.But Ameya Pendse, born in the U.S. to Indian parents and now a Canadian citizen, belongs to Citizens for a Canadian Republic, an anti-monarchy group.I've talked to many young kids and they say the queen shouldn't have any role in our society whatsoever, said Pendse, 18. We're paying millions of dollars for their stays in Canada and it's really disturbing. It's like paying for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie to come visit us here because they are nothing but celebrities.The trip will cost the Canadian government about $1.5 million, Moore, the heritage minister, estimated.Selena Ross in Montreal contributed to this story.