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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-10 WORLD REGIONS/TRADE BLOCS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings(10 NATIONS-10 WORLD DIVISION WORLD GOVERNMENT) that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.(THE EU (EUROPEAN UNION) TAKES OVER IRAQ WHICH HAS SPLIT INTO 3-SUNNI-KURD-SHIA PARTS-AND THE REVIVED ROMAN EMPIRE IS BROUGHT BACK TOGETHER-THE TWO LEGS OF DANIEL WESTERN LEG AND THE ISLAMIC LEG COMBINED AS 1)
LUKE 2:1-3
1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
2 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
EU-Canada pact faces German opposition over investor clauses-25.09.14 @ 18:25-EUOBSERVER-By Benjamin Fox
BRUSSELS - Provisions allowing companies to sue governments to protect their investments must be taken out of an EU-Canada trade agreement (Ceta), German chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition partners have said.Speaking in the Bundestag on Thursday (25 September), Sigmar Gabriel, who leads the centre-left SPD, noted that "the chapter regarding investment protection is not approvable," adding that "the last word hasn't been spoken yet"."We've achieved a lot. It's a good deal and it would be wrong to block it. But we must try to negotiate some adjustments".European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso and Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper will conclude the four-year negotiation process of the treaty at an EU-Canada summit in Ottawa on Friday. The trade treaty will then be published and submitted to the European and Canadian parliaments.But any celebrations are likely to be muted now that the agreement, which is widely seen as a trial run for the ongoing trade talks with the US, faces a number of obstacles before it is ratified.The mechanism, known as investor state dispute settlement (ISDS), allows companies to take legal action against governments if their decisions risk undermining their investments.Critics of ISDS claim that investor claims can prevent governments from passing legislation in fields such as environmental and social protection, enabling corporations to claim potentially unlimited damages in "arbitration panels" if their profits are adversely affected by new regulations.However, in an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, trade commissioner Karel de Gucht ruled out the possibility of re-opening talks, arguing that "If we re-open negotiations on Ceta, the deal will be dead."De Gucht, who is set to be replaced by Sweden's Cecilia Malmstrom as the EU's trade chief, also condemned criticism of ISDS as a "populistic, emotional debate and one which has been fanned by the Internet," adding that "the investment protection in Ceta is the most modern and most transparent ever,"At the weekend, the SPD party congress agreed to support the continuation of negotiations with the US on a transatlantic trade and investment partnership (TTIP), but also conditioned their support for TTIP on investor protection clauses being left out.Both Gabriel and economic affairs minister Brigitte Zypries say that foreign investors already have sufficient legal protection in national courts, while French trade minister Nicole Bricq has also stated her opposition to ISDS being included in an agreement.Both Ceta and, in time, TTIP will have to be backed by the European Parliament and, possibly, national parliaments if the agreements are to come into force.Ceta faces an uncertain path when it comes before MEPs in the coming months. Deputies from the centre-left Socialist and Democrat group and the Liberals have indicated that ISDS would have to be left out in order for them to support Ceta, while the Green and far-left GUE factions have already come out against the treaty."My group would find it much easier to put its weight behind Ceta if ISDS was removed from the text," said Socialist group trade spokesman David Martin at the parliament's session in Strasbourg earlier this month.In a statement on Thursday, the European trades union congress (ETUC) said that it would not support Ceta if ISDS remained part of the agreement. The ETUC also called on officials to include a list of sectors that would not be liberalised by the agreement and for Canada to sign up to the International Labour Organisation Conventions.
MEPs prepare 'lively' hearings for new commissioners-Today @ 07:52-SEPT 25,14-EUOBSERVER-By Valentina Pop
BRUSSELS - When the 27 new commissioners-to-be start their hearings in the European Parliament next week, the question is not if MEPs will reject one of them, but who it will be."It would be for the first time in the history of hearings if all candidates are accepted," notes one EU source.Four years ago, it was the Bulgarian candidate, Rumiana Jeleva, who had to be replaced after she failed to counter accusations of conflicts of interest. In 2004, it was Italy's Rocco Buttiglione who was vetoed by MEPs after he defended his "traditionalist" stance on gays and the role of women in society.Depending on which EU official you ask, there are different views on who is the most vulnerable this time around.Economics MEPs point to Jonathan Hill, the British candidate, who is bidding for financial services."I expect all hearings to be tough, but probably the Hill hearing will be one of the livelier ones," says Italian MEP Roberto Gualtieri, chairman of the economic affairs committee.His German colleague from the Greens, Sven Giegold, told this website that Hill does not have the backing of any of the two big parties - the centre-right European People's Party or the Socialist Party."To me, Hill is a candidate in breach of the EU treaty, which says that they should prove competence, European engagement and independence," Giegold said.However, if the two largest groups make a deal to accept Hill in order not to upset or isolate the UK, Hill is likely to pass, Giegold said.MEPs have sent written questions to all candidates which will have to be answered by Thursday (25 September).EUobserver has seen the questionnaires, which include some generic questions, such as: what qualifies them for the job; what motivates them; what guarantees of independence can they give to the European Parliament; and how do they plan to be accountable for their actions.The specific questions for Hill include his "main political objectives for future regulation of the financial sector" and plans to complete the so-called banking union, given that the UK is not part of this banking union which targets large banks in the eurozone. MEPs will also ask him how he intends to "guarantee the respect of the community method" - code for legislation being approved through the EU institutions rather than inter-governmental arrangements.They also want the European parliament to have a say and scrutiny powers over financial legislation and ask him how he will guarantee this, "bearing in mind that your home member state is advocating against existing European Union legislation, in particular with regard to the [banker] bonuses issue."
Skeletons in the closet
Another candidate likely to have a bumpy ride is the Spanish appointee, Aris Canete. The Greens on Wednesday sent an open letter against him because of potential conflicts of interest regarding oil companies he had held shares in until recently."His wife, son and brother in law all remain as either shareholders or board members of these companies," the Greens wrote.In the written questionnaire for Canete, MEPs allude to his potential conflicts of interest: "How will you personally ensure the good quality of legislative proposals, full transparency of lobbying activities (directed at you and your services), and consistent and balanced consultation of all stakeholders taking also into account the need to carry out thorough impact assessments?" Hungary's ex-foreign minister, Tibor Navracsics, may also face tough questions as he will be responsible for "Europe for citizens", at a time when the government in Budapest is cracking down on NGOs.MEP's ask him in the written questions how he will "contribute to the development of European Citizenship, taking fully into account the Charter on Fundamental Rights?""What concrete measures would you take in order to promote democratic involvement and civic participation, as well as a better communication with citizens?," the questionnaire reads.The Slovenian candidate, Alenka Bratusek, is under fire back home for having nominated herself at a time when she was an interim prime minister. Given that she is from a small political family - the Liberals, fourth-largest in the EP - and that the new government back home is not backing her, she may fall if all others pass.
Hawks and doves
France's Pierre Moscovici, a doveish ex-finance minister unpopular among fiscal hawks, will be grilled about his commitment to the deficit and debt rules when he takes up the economics portfolio.In the written questions, Moscovici has to answer how he will implement the EU's strengthened rules on deficit, debt and macreconomic imbalances.Alluding to France, which has failed to meet the deadlines for these rules, MEPs ask: "How will the commission implement these existing rules to deal with countries with excessive deficits and debt and macro-economic imbalances who fail to meet their annual targets? Do you confirm that you will make no difference between member states?"Fiscal hawk Jyrki Katainen, a former Finnish prime minister, will also have to do better than at a hearing in June, when he replaced outgoing economics commissioner Olli Rehn, who took up his MEP seat. Back then, the Greens requested a vote - which he passed - after he gave unimpressive answers.The questionnaire for Katainen asks details on how he plans to deliver on a three-month deadline for finding €300 billion in new investments, as announced in Juncker's political program.MEPs also want to know how Katainen, as vice-president for jobs, growth, investment and competitiveness, will divide work with the commissioners for economics (Moscovici) and for employment (Marianne Thyssen).His hawkish record - already an issue with the Green and leftist groups - is to be questioned further: "What are the main priorities you intend to pursue as part of your responsibilities in view of the social and employment crisis, in particular youth unemployment, which affects several member states?"This week’s written questions aside, MEPs will also be able to put 45 oral questions during each three-hour grilling, before each commissioner candidate gets a positive recommendation.If the opinion is negative, EU commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker will be under pressure to ask the respective government to replace the candidate, otherwise the entire commission could be vetoed in October.
MUSLIM NATIONS (SLAUGHTERED BY NUKES FOR COMING AGAINST ISRAEL)
EZEKIEL 36:4-5
5 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Surely in the fire (NUCLEAR BOMBS) of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea,(ARAB-MUSLIMS) which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey.
6 Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel, and say unto the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I have spoken in my jealousy and in my fury,(OF MY ANGER) because ye have borne the shame of the heathen:
7 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I have lifted up mine hand, Surely the heathen that are (Round) about you,(ARAB-MUSLIMS) they shall bear their shame.(AND BE NUKED)
EZEKIEL 35:9-11
9 I will make thee perpetual desolations, and thy (ARABS) cities shall not return: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
10 Because thou (ARABS) hast said, These two nations (ISRAEL & JUDAH) and these two countries (ISRAEL & JUDAH) shall be mine, and we (ARABS) will possess it; whereas the LORD was there:
11 Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will even do according to thine anger, and according to thine envy (GELIOUSY) which thou hast used out of thy hatred against them;(ISRAELIS) and I will make myself known among them, when I have judged thee.(ARABS)
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,(LEADER OF RUSSIA) the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW) and Tubal:TOBOLSK)
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: and many people with thee.(AFRICAN MUSLIMS,SUDAN,TUNESIA ETC)
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;(ISRAEL) 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,(OIL IS IN 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.
EZEKIEL 39:1-8,11-21
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,(RUSSIA-ARAB MUSLIM ISRAEL HATERS) and leave but the sixth part of thee,(5/6TH OR 300 MILLION DEAD RUSSIAN/ARAB/MUSLIMS I BELIEVE) 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 ATOMIC 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.
11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog (RUSSIA/ARAB/MUSLIMS) a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers (EAST OF THE DEAD SEA IN JORDAN VALLEY) on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog (RUSSIAN) and all his multitude:(ARAB/MUSLIM HORDE) and they shall call it The valley of Hamongog.(BURIEL SITE OF THE 300 MILLION,RUSSIAN/ARAB/MUSLIMS)
12 And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land.(OF ISRAEL)
13 Yea, all the people of the land (OF ISRAEL) shall bury them; and it shall be to them a renown the day that I (GOD-JESUS) shall be glorified, saith the Lord GOD.
14 And they shall sever out men of continual employment,(NUCLEAR ATOMIC BOMB EXPERTS) passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search.
15 And the passengers that pass through the land, when any seeth a man’s bone, then shall he set up a sign by it,(WON'T TOUCH IT) till the buriers have buried it (PROPERLY) in the valley of Hamongog.(RUSSIA/ARAB/MUSLIMS NEW BURIEL SITE)(EAST OF THE DEAD SEA IN THE JORDAN VALLEY)
16 And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land.(OF THE ISRAEL-GOD HATERS)
17 And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl,(500 MILLION MIGRATING BIRDS THREW ISRAEL EVERY SPRING,FALL) and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood.(OF THE RUSSIAN/ARAB/MUSLIM ARMIES)
18 Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan.
19 And ye (MIGRATING BIRDS IN ISRAEL) shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you.(RUSSIAN/ARAB/MUSLIM ISRAEL HATERS)
20 Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord GOD.
21 And I (GOD-JESUS) will set my glory among the heathen,(WORLD NATIONS) and all the heathen (WORLD NATIONS) shall see my judgment that I have executed,(AGAINST ISRAELS ENEMIES) and my (GODS) hand that I have laid upon them.(ISRAELS HATER ENEMIES)
JEREMEIAH 49:35-37 (IN IRAN AT THE BUSHEHR OR ARAK NUKE SITE SOME BELIEVE)
35 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam,(IRAN/BUSHEHR NUCLEAR SITE) the chief of their might.(MOST DANGEROUS NUKE SITE IN IRAN)
36 And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven,(IRANIANS SCATTERED OR MASS IMIGARATION) and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.(WORLD IMMIGRATION)
37 For I will cause Elam (IRAN-BUSHEHR NUKE SITE) to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life: and I will bring evil upon them, even my fierce anger,(ISRAELS NUKES POSSIBLY) saith the LORD; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them:(IRAN AND ITS NUKE SITES DESTROYED)
ISAIAH 17:1,11-14
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
11 In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.
12 Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations,(USELESS U.N) that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!
13 The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
14 And behold at evening tide trouble; and before the morning he is not.(ASSAD KILLED IN OVERNIGHT RAID) This is the portion of them that spoil us,(ISRAEL) and the lot of them that rob us.
AMOS 1:5
5 I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden:(IRAQ) and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir,(JORDAN) saith the LORD.
JEREMEIAH 49:23-27
23 Concerning Damascus.(SYRIA) Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea;(WAR SHIPS WITH NUKES COMING ON SYRIA) it cannot be quiet.
24 Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail.
25 How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!
26 Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts.
27 And I will kindle a fire (NUKES OR BOMBS) in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad.(ASSADS PALACES POSSIBLY IN DAMASCUS)
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)
JEREMIAH 47:1-7
1 The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines,(PALESTINIAN/ARABS) before that Pharaoh smote Gaza.
2 Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north,(NORTHERN TSUNAMI POSSIBLY) and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl.
3 At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses,(ISRAELS ARMY) at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of hands;(ISRAEL POSSIBLY NUKES GAZA)
4 Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines,(PALESTINIAN FAKE ARABS) and to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor.
5 Baldness is come upon Gaza;(NUKED POSSIBLY) Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?
6 O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
7 How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? (MEDITTERANEAN SEA) there hath he appointed it.
EGYPT
ISAIAH 19:1-5
1 The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
2 And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
4 And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts.
5 And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.
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.
JOEL 2:3,20,30-31
3 A fire(NUCLEAR ATOMIC BOMB) devoureth before them;(RUSSIA-ARABS-MUSLIMS) and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them,(BEFORE THE NUKE GOES OFF) and behind them a desolate wilderness;(AFTER THE ATOMIC BOMB GOES OFF) yea, and nothing shall escape them.(EVERYTHING NUKED)
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,ARAB,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate,(SIBERIAN DESERT) 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.(FOR COMING AGAINST ISRAEL)
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.
JEREMIAH 8:7
7 Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times;(MIGRATION TIME) and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming;(IN MIGRATION SEASON) but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.(WW3 MIGRATING BIRDS EAT ISRAELS ENEMIES FLESH AND BLOOD)
U.S. military concerned by Russian Cold War-style bomber flights-Reuters-SEPT 25,14-YAHOONEWS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military is concerned by flights by long-range Russian bombers near U.S. airspace, a top U.S. commander said on Thursday, saying the Cold War-style activity was raising questions for Pentagon planners.The remarks by Admiral Samuel Locklear, head of the U.S. military's Pacific Command, came after Russian Bear long-range bombers approached U.S. and Canadian airspace last week -- prompting both countries to scramble fighter jets to intercept them."Certainly the return of the long-range aircraft flights that we haven't seen in any significant number over the last decade or so is concerning. And it's something that we watch very carefully," Admiral Samuel Locklear, the head of the U.S. military's Pacific Command, told reporters.The United States and Russia are increasingly at odds over Ukraine, where Russian-backed separatists have been fighting for control of parts of the former Soviet state. The conflict has dragged relations with the West to their lowest levels since the Cold war.Locklear said the Russian incursions into the United States' air defense identification zone (ADIZ), an area beyond sovereign U.S. airspace, was "basically kind of Cold War activity with long-range bombers.""These are things that we have to be concerned about as military people. We have to think about them and what that would mean to the security of the region and the security of our own homeland."(Reporting by Phil Stewart; Editing by David Gregorio)
Exclusive: Ukraine prime minister says Russians 'want us to freeze'-Reuters-By Louis Charbonneau-SEPT 25,14-YAHOONEWS
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The prime minister of the Kiev government accused Russia on Thursday of attempting to freeze Ukraine in the coming winter by using natural gas as a weapon to subjugate the former Soviet Republic."They want us to freeze. This is the aim and this is another trump card in Russian hands. So, except military offense, except military operation against Ukraine, they have another trump card, which is energy," Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said in an interview on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City."The ultimate goal of Russia is to organize, to orchestrate another frozen conflict in Ukraine."Russia's state-controlled energy company Gazprom cut off gas supplies to Ukraine in June because of a row over Kiev's unpaid gas bill, raising concerns that the country may not be able to cover the peak-demand winter season.The European Commission is aiming to propose an interim solution to the gas quarrel between Russia and Ukraine at talks it is brokering in Berlin on Friday.Yatseniuk said there were no official negotiations on it, though he said a plan to help Ukraine secure additional gas "would be helpful for us."A war between pro-Russian separatists has left more than 3,000 people dead. Kiev and Western governments have said it was direct Russian military intervention that tipped the battlefield balance in favor of rebels in eastern Ukraine and forced President Petro Poroshenko to call a ceasefire on Sept. 5 after big losses by government forces.Russia, which opposes the pro-Western course of leadership in the ex-Soviet republic, has denied that its troops have participated in the war or provided arms to rebels.Yatseniuk defended the Kiev government's decision to grant temporary autonomy to rebel regions, saying it was the least repugnant choice they had, as well as a "goodwill" move that demonstrated their commitment to a peaceful solution."We do understand that we had just two options: bad and worse," he said. "So the president and the government decided to take just the bad option."He expressed little confidence in Russian President Vladimir Putin as a partner in peace talks."I have no trust in President Putin," he said, adding that was why it was crucial to have the United States and European Union sitting with Ukraine at talks with Russia.Echoing comments he made in his speech to the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, Yatseniuk said EU and U.S. sanctions against Russia should remain in place until all of Ukraine is back under control of Kiev, including Crimea, a Black Sea region Russia annexed after an independence referendum in March."Russia has to pay the price," he said. "They want to get back to business as usual but we want to restore law and order, restore territorial integrity and independence of our country.""This is the aim of the sanctions, to urge Russia to pull back its forces," he said. "To pull back its artillery and stop the supply of weapons and lethal aid to Russian-led terrorists and just to get out of Ukraine."Asked if he was disappointed by the United States not supplying weapons to his government, Yatseniuk said Washington had taken the lead in pushing for international sanctions against Moscow and was likely to do more. He did not provide details. Poroshenko visited Washington last week.A U.S. official said that for the time being the United States was not willing to consider providing Ukraine with weapons but it had not absolutely ruled it out over the long term. "The clear message last week was we're not ready to do that - now," the official said.Any eventual discussion of arming Ukraine is sure to spark a debate in Washington over whether such action would strengthen Kiev's security by deterring Russia or simply provoke Moscow.President Poroshenko's Moscow-backed predecessor Viktor Yanukovich fled to Russia in February in the face of mass street protests. Moscow denounced a pro-Western "coup" against him, annexed Ukraine's Crimean peninsula and backed armed separatists in the heavily industrialized east in their drive for independence from Kiev.The chain of events has provoked the worst crisis between Russia and the West since the Cold War.(Reporting by Louis Charbonneau; Additonal reporting by Arshad Mohammed; Editing by Toni Reinhold)
09/25/2014 - VATICAN INSIDER-President Rouhani to visit New York cathedral-Rouhani at the UN-Iran’s head of government is expected tomorrow at St. John the Divine, the cathedral of the Episcopal diocese of New York, where he will meet representatives of religious communities-Giorgio Bernardelli
Rome-Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani – who is currently in New York for the UN General Assembly – is to visit a Christian cathedral in the United States tomorrow. Here’s he will meet representatives of the Big Apple’s religious communities. This is one of many events that Rouhani will be attending in New York on this unique occasion. Indeed, this is the only visit Teheran’s political leadership will be paying to the US in order to attend the UN meeting.Ever since Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s presidency, the presidential visit to New York has been the main platform from which Iran has spoken to the world. It was on this occasion 12 months ago that the historic telephone conversation between Rouhani and Barack Obama made headlines. This was the first time the presidents of Iran and the US had had any direct contact since the Iran hostage crisis of 1979. This year, in addition to all the political meetings Rouhani will be attending at the UN, an interreligious gathering has also been crammed into the Iranian president’s agenda. On Friday morning, Rouhani will be visiting St. John the Divine, the cathedral of the Episcopal diocese of New York, for a meeting with representatives of various religious communities. It will be a closed-door meeting and will not even be advertised on the historic cathedral’s website. The only public reference to the event, is the announcement that the cathedral will only be open for visits after midday.Given today’s climate – which is heavily marked by religious sectarianism in the Middle East and with regional balances shifting dramatically, influenced by the situation in Syria – the fact that the President of the Shia Republic of the Ayatollahs is visiting a Christian cathedral, is significant. From a diplomatic point of view, it also says a great deal about how crucial interreligious dialogue is for a country that aspires to enter the international relations arena again. Even Saudi Arabia – whose Sunni government is a major counterbalance to Iran’s Shias – has founded a Vienna-based centre for interreligious dialogue. Ayatollahs on their part have maintained all the ties that the University of Qom – a doctrinal reference point for Shiites – has had for a long time with many Christian bodies, including the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. Not to mention the diplomatic relations the Islamic Republic of Iran also has with the Holy See.But the question for both Riyadh and Teheran is: what impact does this have on religious freedom in each of these countries. Rouhani’s takeover of the Iranian presidency does not seem to have triggered any major changes in this domain. In the latest edition of the International Religious Freedom Report published annually by the US State Department, Iran features among the countries that impose severe restrictions on non-Shia religious groups. Open Doors, an NGO that publishes one of the most important reports on Christian persecution in the world, ranks Iran ninth in the list of countries where the treatment of Christians has rapidly worsened. It is accused of being intolerant towards all Christian communities except the historic Assyrian and Armenian minorities. Iranian law prohibits Christians from praying and preaching in Farsi, with the Evangelical Christian communities suffering the most as a result. The most famous case is that of Fr. Saeed Abedini, an Iranian man with US citizenship, who gave up his Muslim faith to convert to Christianity. He was arrested during a visit to Iran in 2012 and was sentenced to eight years in prison as he was considered “a threat to national security”. He is still behind bars.
Iran blames 'errors' of outsiders for rise of Islamic State-Reuters-By Parisa Hafezi and Michelle Nichols -SEPT 25,14-YAHOONEWS
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday blamed the rise of the Islamic State group and other militants on the mistakes of the West and said the solution to stopping them must come from the Middle East."The strategic blunders of the West in the Middle East, Central Asia and the Caucasus have turned these parts of the world into a haven for terrorists and extremists," he said in a speech to the 193-member United Nations General Assembly.In a thinly veiled reference to the United States and Israel, Rouhani blamed the rise of violent extremists on outsiders. "Certain intelligence agencies have put blades in the hand of madmen, who now spare no one," he said.The comments were among the strongest yet by predominantly Shi'ite Iran on the rise of the Sunni militant group, suggesting Washington and its allies were the problem, not the solution, and that Middle Eastern governments should deal with the threat."The right solution to this quandary comes from within the region and regionally provided solutions with international support and not from the outside the region," he said.But Rouhani suggested the United States and Iran have a shared interest in confronting the threat after decades of enmity."The extremists of the world have found each other and have put out the call, 'extremists of the world unite.' But are we united against the extremists?" Rouhani asked.The comments follow a back-and-forth between Tehran and Washington over what role Iran can play in the U.S.-led campaign against Islamic State militants who have seized swaths of Iraq and Syria. Iranian officials have even suggested Western powers should scale back their demands in nuclear talks with Tehran helping confront the militants.While Washington has repeatedly ruled out military "coordination" with Iran against Islamic State, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said last Friday during a U.N. Security Council session on Iraq that he believed Tehran could play a role.The United States, backed by five Arab allies, this week carried out air strikes against Islamic State positions in Syria, expanding an air campaign against the group in Iraq.Despite Iran's obvious interest in seeing the militants neutralized, Rouhani made clear his suspicions about the long-term impact of Western military intervention in the Middle East."All those who have played a role in founding and supporting these terror groups must acknowledge their errors," he said.A day earlier, U.S. President Barack Obama used the U.N. podium to state his case for a more forceful, coordinated global response against Islamic State that would seek to dismantle what he called a "network of death."
IRAN OVERTURES TO U.S.
For Iran's clerical rulers, the crisis over Islamic State poses strategic and geopolitical challenges to Tehran’s so-called dream of forming a so-called Shi'ite Crescent that extends from Iran to Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon, say analysts and diplomats.Some Iranian officials see the crisis in Iraq as an opportunity for Iran, arguing that the hostility between Washington and Tehran has hurt both states and played into the hands of the militants.Iran's closest regional ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, blames Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United States and other Western powers for the rise of Islamic State. Western officials say that the Gulf states and Turkey bear some measure of responsibility.But Western governments say Assad himself is largely to blame, because for years he allowed the group to flourish on the margins of a civil war that in 3 -1/2 years has cost 190,000 lives and forced 10 million people from their homes.Despite his dismissive remarks toward the West, Iran has quietly made overtures to the United States and its allies on combating Islamic State. Several Iranian officials told Reuters last week that Iran would like the West to make concessions in nuclear talks with Tehran as a reward for fighting the group.In Thursday's speech, Rouhani said securing a long-term nuclear accord that would end sanctions against Tehran in exchange for curbing its atomic program would be the "beginning of multilateral collaboration aimed at promoting security, peace and development in our region and beyond."
"HOPEFUL" OF NUCLEAR DEAL
Rouhani's much-anticipated speech was in contrast to last year when he appeared at the General Assembly as Iran’s new "moderate" president, making a splash by telling the world Tehran posed no threat and offering immediate talks on removing any "reasonable concerns" over his country's nuclear program.Fast-forward a year: Nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers have not collapsed but they are at an impasse.On the current round of talks in New York on the sidelines of the General Assembly, Rouhani said the negotiations have taken place "with seriousness and optimism on both sides."The meetings between Iran and the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China are expected to continue until Friday. Diplomats say a breakthrough is unlikely, even though a Nov. 24 deadline for a deal is only two months away.Rouhani said Iran is committed to maintaining its uranium enrichment program, the biggest sticking point in the negotiations, and warned that delaying a deal would have economic costs for everyone. He said he was hopeful there would be an agreement in the "short amount of time left."German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier met alone with Rouhani for nearly an hour. Speaking to reporters afterwards, Steinmeier said, "We have never been so close to a deal as now. But the truth is that the final phase of the talks that lay before us is probably the most difficult."(Additional reporting by Louis Charbonneau and Jonathan Allen; Writing by Jason Szep and Louis Charbonneau; Editing by Grant McCool and Jonathan Oatis)
Militant in Syria beheading videos identified: FBI-Reuters-By Julia Edwards and Mark Hosenball-SEPT 25,14-YAHOONEWS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A masked Islamic State militant seen wielding a knife in videos at the beheading of two Americans has been identified, FBI Director James Comey said on Thursday, but he declined to give the person's name or nationality.The videos released in August and September of American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff showed a masked Islamic State militant brandishing a knife and speaking English with a British accent.A European government source familiar with the investigation said that the accent indicated that the man was from London and likely from a community of Asian immigrants. U.S. and European officials said the principal investigative work identifying the man was conducted by British government agencies."I believe that we have identified," Comey told a small group of reporters. "I'm not going to tell you who I believe it is."Actual beheadings were not shown on the Foley and Sotloff videos. The videos imply that the masked militant was the person who carried out the killings. But the videos did not show him actually drawing blood from the victims but faded to black after he finished his speeches and then cut to pictures of the beheaded bodies.Investigators said that because of the way the videos were edited, it is possible that someone other than the British-accented man carried out the murders.A third video purporting to depict the murder of David Haines, a British aid worker, surfaced later and Islamic State militants also have threatened to kill a second British aid worker, Alan Henning.John Cantlie, a British journalist held by the group, has appeared in two Islamic State videos criticizing U.S. airstrikes against the group and suggesting that the United States had become engaged in "Gulf War III."The British ambassador to the United States, Sir Peter Westmacott, told CNN shortly after Foley's killing in August that Britain was working on identifying the suspect using voice-recognition technology. Westmacott said then that law enforcement was close to identifying the man.British authorities had sought to keep a lid on news coverage of their investigation, hoping that might make it easier for authorities to capture militants implicated in the beheadings. Prime Minister David Cameron is scheduled to address the British parliament on Friday about his country's involvement in the fight against Islamic State.FBI Director Comey told reporters about a dozen Americans were known to be fighting with militants in Syria, and some had already returned to the United States. Earlier, U.S. officials had said about 100 Americans had joined up.(Editing by Mohammad Zargham and Grant McCool)
EARTHQUAKES
ISAIAH 42:15
15 I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places,(DIFFERNT PLACES AT THE SAME TIME) and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
1 Day, Magnitude 2.5+ Worldwide
41 earthquakes - DownloadUpdated: 2014-09-25 21:56:37 UTC-04:00Showing event times using Local System Time (UTC-04:00)41 earthquakes in map area
2.9 9km E of Mammoth Lakes, California 2014-09-25 20:52:07 UTC-04:00 5.6 km
2.6 10km E of Mammoth Lakes, California 2014-09-25 20:48:38 UTC-04:00 6.8 km
2.9 10km E of Mammoth Lakes, California 2014-09-25 20:44:47 UTC-04:00 6.5 km
2.9 11km E of Mammoth Lakes, California 2014-09-25 20:44:43 UTC-04:00 6.5 km
3.2 10km E of Mammoth Lakes, California 2014-09-25 20:30:09 UTC-04:00 6.6 km
3.2 83km W of Willow, Alaska 2014-09-25 20:29:06 UTC-04:00 92.2 km
4.0 50km SSW of Jarm, Afghanistan 2014-09-25 20:13:05 UTC-04:00 202.9 km
2.9 10km E of Mammoth Lakes, California 2014-09-25 19:56:04 UTC-04:00 6.7 km
3.0 10km E of Mammoth Lakes, California 2014-09-25 19:54:29 UTC-04:00 6.7 km
2.8 11km E of Mammoth Lakes, California 2014-09-25 19:54:22 UTC-04:00 5.7 km
2.9 10km E of Mammoth Lakes, California 2014-09-25 19:42:54 UTC-04:00 6.5 km
2.8 17km SSE of Wetumka, Oklahoma 2014-09-25 18:43:18 UTC-04:00 1.6 km
4.2 184km NNE of Dili, East Timor 2014-09-25 17:28:41 UTC-04:00 477.4 km
2.6 17km W of Medford, Oklahoma 2014-09-25 16:12:36 UTC-04:00 5.0 km
2.9 10km E of Mammoth Lakes, California 2014-09-25 16:09:02 UTC-04:00 6.3 km
2.9 10km E of Mammoth Lakes, California 2014-09-25 16:07:48 UTC-04:00 6.4 km
3.0 60km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska 2014-09-25 15:59:52 UTC-04:00 157.9 km
5.1 79km NNW of Visokoi Island, 2014-09-25 14:59:58 UTC-04:00 107.3 km
6.2 94km WNW of Willow, Alaska 2014-09-25 13:51:17 UTC-04:00 102.8 km
4.4 18km SW of La Romana, Dominican Republic 2014-09-25 13:16:58 UTC-04:00 128.5 km
4.7 115km WNW of Hofn, Iceland 2014-09-25 12:35:19 UTC-04:00 11.4 km
2.5 10km E of Mammoth Lakes, California 2014-09-25 12:03:41 UTC-04:00 6.0 km
2.8 64km SSW of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska 2014-09-25 11:07:42 UTC-04:00 104.0 km
3.0 10km E of Mammoth Lakes, California 2014-09-25 07:49:24 UTC-04:00 6.0 km
4.7 24km WNW of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands 2014-09-25 06:55:10 UTC241.2 km
5.0 20km ENE of Taitung City, Taiwan 2014-09-25 06:35:02 UTC-04:00 12.0 km
4.7 42km W of Sardinal, Costa Rica 2014-09-25 05:23:12 UTC-04:00 15.4 km
6.0 160km SSW of Gizo, Solomon Islands 2014-09-25 05:13:50 UTC-04:00 10.0 km
4.9 75km SSW of Sukorejo, Indonesia 2014-09-25 05:06:08 UTC-04:00 82.6 km
4.9 24km ENE of Sabang, Indonesia 2014-09-25 04:29:57 UTC-04:00 184.3 km
3.3 58km WSW of Stella, Puerto Rico 2014-09-25 03:33:51 UTC-04:00 134.0 km
3.1 13km NE of Noatak, Alaska 2014-09-25 02:55:04 UTC-04:00 12.9 km
2.8 4km SSE of Anthony, Kansas 2014-09-25 02:46:24 UTC-04:00 5.0 km
3.2 71km NE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands 2014-09-25 02:36:10 UTC-04:00 32.0 km
5.1 100km NNE of Awaran, Pakistan 2014-09-25 02:16:12 UTC-04:00 28.9 km
2.5 61km SSE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska 2014-09-25 01:41:41 UTC-04:00 38.4 km
4.8 109km WNW of Hofn, Iceland 2014-09-25 01:00:06 UTC-04:00 8.9 km
2.8 62km N of Joshua Tree, California 2014-09-25 00:05:54 UTC-04:00 4.4 km
4.5 260km SE of Lambasa, Fiji 2014-09-24 23:00:55 UTC-04:00 581.1 km
5.5 92km WSW of Khuzdar, Pakistan 2014-09-24 22:31:58 UTC-04:00 52.0 km
3.0 25km S of Cohoe, Alaska 2014-09-24 22:03:00 UTC-04:00 23.1 km
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-10 WORLD REGIONS/TRADE BLOCS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings(10 NATIONS-10 WORLD DIVISION WORLD GOVERNMENT) that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.(THE EU (EUROPEAN UNION) TAKES OVER IRAQ WHICH HAS SPLIT INTO 3-SUNNI-KURD-SHIA PARTS-AND THE REVIVED ROMAN EMPIRE IS BROUGHT BACK TOGETHER-THE TWO LEGS OF DANIEL WESTERN LEG AND THE ISLAMIC LEG COMBINED AS 1)
LUKE 2:1-3
1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
2 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
EU-Canada pact faces German opposition over investor clauses-25.09.14 @ 18:25-EUOBSERVER-By Benjamin Fox
BRUSSELS - Provisions allowing companies to sue governments to protect their investments must be taken out of an EU-Canada trade agreement (Ceta), German chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition partners have said.Speaking in the Bundestag on Thursday (25 September), Sigmar Gabriel, who leads the centre-left SPD, noted that "the chapter regarding investment protection is not approvable," adding that "the last word hasn't been spoken yet"."We've achieved a lot. It's a good deal and it would be wrong to block it. But we must try to negotiate some adjustments".European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso and Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper will conclude the four-year negotiation process of the treaty at an EU-Canada summit in Ottawa on Friday. The trade treaty will then be published and submitted to the European and Canadian parliaments.But any celebrations are likely to be muted now that the agreement, which is widely seen as a trial run for the ongoing trade talks with the US, faces a number of obstacles before it is ratified.The mechanism, known as investor state dispute settlement (ISDS), allows companies to take legal action against governments if their decisions risk undermining their investments.Critics of ISDS claim that investor claims can prevent governments from passing legislation in fields such as environmental and social protection, enabling corporations to claim potentially unlimited damages in "arbitration panels" if their profits are adversely affected by new regulations.However, in an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, trade commissioner Karel de Gucht ruled out the possibility of re-opening talks, arguing that "If we re-open negotiations on Ceta, the deal will be dead."De Gucht, who is set to be replaced by Sweden's Cecilia Malmstrom as the EU's trade chief, also condemned criticism of ISDS as a "populistic, emotional debate and one which has been fanned by the Internet," adding that "the investment protection in Ceta is the most modern and most transparent ever,"At the weekend, the SPD party congress agreed to support the continuation of negotiations with the US on a transatlantic trade and investment partnership (TTIP), but also conditioned their support for TTIP on investor protection clauses being left out.Both Gabriel and economic affairs minister Brigitte Zypries say that foreign investors already have sufficient legal protection in national courts, while French trade minister Nicole Bricq has also stated her opposition to ISDS being included in an agreement.Both Ceta and, in time, TTIP will have to be backed by the European Parliament and, possibly, national parliaments if the agreements are to come into force.Ceta faces an uncertain path when it comes before MEPs in the coming months. Deputies from the centre-left Socialist and Democrat group and the Liberals have indicated that ISDS would have to be left out in order for them to support Ceta, while the Green and far-left GUE factions have already come out against the treaty."My group would find it much easier to put its weight behind Ceta if ISDS was removed from the text," said Socialist group trade spokesman David Martin at the parliament's session in Strasbourg earlier this month.In a statement on Thursday, the European trades union congress (ETUC) said that it would not support Ceta if ISDS remained part of the agreement. The ETUC also called on officials to include a list of sectors that would not be liberalised by the agreement and for Canada to sign up to the International Labour Organisation Conventions.
MEPs prepare 'lively' hearings for new commissioners-Today @ 07:52-SEPT 25,14-EUOBSERVER-By Valentina Pop
BRUSSELS - When the 27 new commissioners-to-be start their hearings in the European Parliament next week, the question is not if MEPs will reject one of them, but who it will be."It would be for the first time in the history of hearings if all candidates are accepted," notes one EU source.Four years ago, it was the Bulgarian candidate, Rumiana Jeleva, who had to be replaced after she failed to counter accusations of conflicts of interest. In 2004, it was Italy's Rocco Buttiglione who was vetoed by MEPs after he defended his "traditionalist" stance on gays and the role of women in society.Depending on which EU official you ask, there are different views on who is the most vulnerable this time around.Economics MEPs point to Jonathan Hill, the British candidate, who is bidding for financial services."I expect all hearings to be tough, but probably the Hill hearing will be one of the livelier ones," says Italian MEP Roberto Gualtieri, chairman of the economic affairs committee.His German colleague from the Greens, Sven Giegold, told this website that Hill does not have the backing of any of the two big parties - the centre-right European People's Party or the Socialist Party."To me, Hill is a candidate in breach of the EU treaty, which says that they should prove competence, European engagement and independence," Giegold said.However, if the two largest groups make a deal to accept Hill in order not to upset or isolate the UK, Hill is likely to pass, Giegold said.MEPs have sent written questions to all candidates which will have to be answered by Thursday (25 September).EUobserver has seen the questionnaires, which include some generic questions, such as: what qualifies them for the job; what motivates them; what guarantees of independence can they give to the European Parliament; and how do they plan to be accountable for their actions.The specific questions for Hill include his "main political objectives for future regulation of the financial sector" and plans to complete the so-called banking union, given that the UK is not part of this banking union which targets large banks in the eurozone. MEPs will also ask him how he intends to "guarantee the respect of the community method" - code for legislation being approved through the EU institutions rather than inter-governmental arrangements.They also want the European parliament to have a say and scrutiny powers over financial legislation and ask him how he will guarantee this, "bearing in mind that your home member state is advocating against existing European Union legislation, in particular with regard to the [banker] bonuses issue."
Skeletons in the closet
Another candidate likely to have a bumpy ride is the Spanish appointee, Aris Canete. The Greens on Wednesday sent an open letter against him because of potential conflicts of interest regarding oil companies he had held shares in until recently."His wife, son and brother in law all remain as either shareholders or board members of these companies," the Greens wrote.In the written questionnaire for Canete, MEPs allude to his potential conflicts of interest: "How will you personally ensure the good quality of legislative proposals, full transparency of lobbying activities (directed at you and your services), and consistent and balanced consultation of all stakeholders taking also into account the need to carry out thorough impact assessments?" Hungary's ex-foreign minister, Tibor Navracsics, may also face tough questions as he will be responsible for "Europe for citizens", at a time when the government in Budapest is cracking down on NGOs.MEP's ask him in the written questions how he will "contribute to the development of European Citizenship, taking fully into account the Charter on Fundamental Rights?""What concrete measures would you take in order to promote democratic involvement and civic participation, as well as a better communication with citizens?," the questionnaire reads.The Slovenian candidate, Alenka Bratusek, is under fire back home for having nominated herself at a time when she was an interim prime minister. Given that she is from a small political family - the Liberals, fourth-largest in the EP - and that the new government back home is not backing her, she may fall if all others pass.
Hawks and doves
France's Pierre Moscovici, a doveish ex-finance minister unpopular among fiscal hawks, will be grilled about his commitment to the deficit and debt rules when he takes up the economics portfolio.In the written questions, Moscovici has to answer how he will implement the EU's strengthened rules on deficit, debt and macreconomic imbalances.Alluding to France, which has failed to meet the deadlines for these rules, MEPs ask: "How will the commission implement these existing rules to deal with countries with excessive deficits and debt and macro-economic imbalances who fail to meet their annual targets? Do you confirm that you will make no difference between member states?"Fiscal hawk Jyrki Katainen, a former Finnish prime minister, will also have to do better than at a hearing in June, when he replaced outgoing economics commissioner Olli Rehn, who took up his MEP seat. Back then, the Greens requested a vote - which he passed - after he gave unimpressive answers.The questionnaire for Katainen asks details on how he plans to deliver on a three-month deadline for finding €300 billion in new investments, as announced in Juncker's political program.MEPs also want to know how Katainen, as vice-president for jobs, growth, investment and competitiveness, will divide work with the commissioners for economics (Moscovici) and for employment (Marianne Thyssen).His hawkish record - already an issue with the Green and leftist groups - is to be questioned further: "What are the main priorities you intend to pursue as part of your responsibilities in view of the social and employment crisis, in particular youth unemployment, which affects several member states?"This week’s written questions aside, MEPs will also be able to put 45 oral questions during each three-hour grilling, before each commissioner candidate gets a positive recommendation.If the opinion is negative, EU commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker will be under pressure to ask the respective government to replace the candidate, otherwise the entire commission could be vetoed in October.
MUSLIM NATIONS (SLAUGHTERED BY NUKES FOR COMING AGAINST ISRAEL)
EZEKIEL 36:4-5
5 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Surely in the fire (NUCLEAR BOMBS) of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea,(ARAB-MUSLIMS) which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey.
6 Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel, and say unto the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I have spoken in my jealousy and in my fury,(OF MY ANGER) because ye have borne the shame of the heathen:
7 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I have lifted up mine hand, Surely the heathen that are (Round) about you,(ARAB-MUSLIMS) they shall bear their shame.(AND BE NUKED)
EZEKIEL 35:9-11
9 I will make thee perpetual desolations, and thy (ARABS) cities shall not return: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
10 Because thou (ARABS) hast said, These two nations (ISRAEL & JUDAH) and these two countries (ISRAEL & JUDAH) shall be mine, and we (ARABS) will possess it; whereas the LORD was there:
11 Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will even do according to thine anger, and according to thine envy (GELIOUSY) which thou hast used out of thy hatred against them;(ISRAELIS) and I will make myself known among them, when I have judged thee.(ARABS)
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,(LEADER OF RUSSIA) the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW) and Tubal:TOBOLSK)
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: and many people with thee.(AFRICAN MUSLIMS,SUDAN,TUNESIA ETC)
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;(ISRAEL) 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,(OIL IS IN 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.
EZEKIEL 39:1-8,11-21
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,(RUSSIA-ARAB MUSLIM ISRAEL HATERS) and leave but the sixth part of thee,(5/6TH OR 300 MILLION DEAD RUSSIAN/ARAB/MUSLIMS I BELIEVE) 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 ATOMIC 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.
11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog (RUSSIA/ARAB/MUSLIMS) a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers (EAST OF THE DEAD SEA IN JORDAN VALLEY) on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog (RUSSIAN) and all his multitude:(ARAB/MUSLIM HORDE) and they shall call it The valley of Hamongog.(BURIEL SITE OF THE 300 MILLION,RUSSIAN/ARAB/MUSLIMS)
12 And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land.(OF ISRAEL)
13 Yea, all the people of the land (OF ISRAEL) shall bury them; and it shall be to them a renown the day that I (GOD-JESUS) shall be glorified, saith the Lord GOD.
14 And they shall sever out men of continual employment,(NUCLEAR ATOMIC BOMB EXPERTS) passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search.
15 And the passengers that pass through the land, when any seeth a man’s bone, then shall he set up a sign by it,(WON'T TOUCH IT) till the buriers have buried it (PROPERLY) in the valley of Hamongog.(RUSSIA/ARAB/MUSLIMS NEW BURIEL SITE)(EAST OF THE DEAD SEA IN THE JORDAN VALLEY)
16 And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land.(OF THE ISRAEL-GOD HATERS)
17 And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl,(500 MILLION MIGRATING BIRDS THREW ISRAEL EVERY SPRING,FALL) and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood.(OF THE RUSSIAN/ARAB/MUSLIM ARMIES)
18 Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan.
19 And ye (MIGRATING BIRDS IN ISRAEL) shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you.(RUSSIAN/ARAB/MUSLIM ISRAEL HATERS)
20 Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord GOD.
21 And I (GOD-JESUS) will set my glory among the heathen,(WORLD NATIONS) and all the heathen (WORLD NATIONS) shall see my judgment that I have executed,(AGAINST ISRAELS ENEMIES) and my (GODS) hand that I have laid upon them.(ISRAELS HATER ENEMIES)
JEREMEIAH 49:35-37 (IN IRAN AT THE BUSHEHR OR ARAK NUKE SITE SOME BELIEVE)
35 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam,(IRAN/BUSHEHR NUCLEAR SITE) the chief of their might.(MOST DANGEROUS NUKE SITE IN IRAN)
36 And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven,(IRANIANS SCATTERED OR MASS IMIGARATION) and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.(WORLD IMMIGRATION)
37 For I will cause Elam (IRAN-BUSHEHR NUKE SITE) to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life: and I will bring evil upon them, even my fierce anger,(ISRAELS NUKES POSSIBLY) saith the LORD; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them:(IRAN AND ITS NUKE SITES DESTROYED)
ISAIAH 17:1,11-14
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
11 In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.
12 Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations,(USELESS U.N) that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!
13 The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
14 And behold at evening tide trouble; and before the morning he is not.(ASSAD KILLED IN OVERNIGHT RAID) This is the portion of them that spoil us,(ISRAEL) and the lot of them that rob us.
AMOS 1:5
5 I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden:(IRAQ) and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir,(JORDAN) saith the LORD.
JEREMEIAH 49:23-27
23 Concerning Damascus.(SYRIA) Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea;(WAR SHIPS WITH NUKES COMING ON SYRIA) it cannot be quiet.
24 Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail.
25 How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!
26 Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts.
27 And I will kindle a fire (NUKES OR BOMBS) in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad.(ASSADS PALACES POSSIBLY IN DAMASCUS)
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)
JEREMIAH 47:1-7
1 The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines,(PALESTINIAN/ARABS) before that Pharaoh smote Gaza.
2 Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north,(NORTHERN TSUNAMI POSSIBLY) and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl.
3 At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses,(ISRAELS ARMY) at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of hands;(ISRAEL POSSIBLY NUKES GAZA)
4 Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines,(PALESTINIAN FAKE ARABS) and to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor.
5 Baldness is come upon Gaza;(NUKED POSSIBLY) Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?
6 O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
7 How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? (MEDITTERANEAN SEA) there hath he appointed it.
EGYPT
ISAIAH 19:1-5
1 The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
2 And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
4 And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts.
5 And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.
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.
JOEL 2:3,20,30-31
3 A fire(NUCLEAR ATOMIC BOMB) devoureth before them;(RUSSIA-ARABS-MUSLIMS) and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them,(BEFORE THE NUKE GOES OFF) and behind them a desolate wilderness;(AFTER THE ATOMIC BOMB GOES OFF) yea, and nothing shall escape them.(EVERYTHING NUKED)
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,ARAB,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate,(SIBERIAN DESERT) 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.(FOR COMING AGAINST ISRAEL)
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.
JEREMIAH 8:7
7 Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times;(MIGRATION TIME) and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming;(IN MIGRATION SEASON) but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.(WW3 MIGRATING BIRDS EAT ISRAELS ENEMIES FLESH AND BLOOD)
U.S. military concerned by Russian Cold War-style bomber flights-Reuters-SEPT 25,14-YAHOONEWS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military is concerned by flights by long-range Russian bombers near U.S. airspace, a top U.S. commander said on Thursday, saying the Cold War-style activity was raising questions for Pentagon planners.The remarks by Admiral Samuel Locklear, head of the U.S. military's Pacific Command, came after Russian Bear long-range bombers approached U.S. and Canadian airspace last week -- prompting both countries to scramble fighter jets to intercept them."Certainly the return of the long-range aircraft flights that we haven't seen in any significant number over the last decade or so is concerning. And it's something that we watch very carefully," Admiral Samuel Locklear, the head of the U.S. military's Pacific Command, told reporters.The United States and Russia are increasingly at odds over Ukraine, where Russian-backed separatists have been fighting for control of parts of the former Soviet state. The conflict has dragged relations with the West to their lowest levels since the Cold war.Locklear said the Russian incursions into the United States' air defense identification zone (ADIZ), an area beyond sovereign U.S. airspace, was "basically kind of Cold War activity with long-range bombers.""These are things that we have to be concerned about as military people. We have to think about them and what that would mean to the security of the region and the security of our own homeland."(Reporting by Phil Stewart; Editing by David Gregorio)
Exclusive: Ukraine prime minister says Russians 'want us to freeze'-Reuters-By Louis Charbonneau-SEPT 25,14-YAHOONEWS
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The prime minister of the Kiev government accused Russia on Thursday of attempting to freeze Ukraine in the coming winter by using natural gas as a weapon to subjugate the former Soviet Republic."They want us to freeze. This is the aim and this is another trump card in Russian hands. So, except military offense, except military operation against Ukraine, they have another trump card, which is energy," Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said in an interview on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City."The ultimate goal of Russia is to organize, to orchestrate another frozen conflict in Ukraine."Russia's state-controlled energy company Gazprom cut off gas supplies to Ukraine in June because of a row over Kiev's unpaid gas bill, raising concerns that the country may not be able to cover the peak-demand winter season.The European Commission is aiming to propose an interim solution to the gas quarrel between Russia and Ukraine at talks it is brokering in Berlin on Friday.Yatseniuk said there were no official negotiations on it, though he said a plan to help Ukraine secure additional gas "would be helpful for us."A war between pro-Russian separatists has left more than 3,000 people dead. Kiev and Western governments have said it was direct Russian military intervention that tipped the battlefield balance in favor of rebels in eastern Ukraine and forced President Petro Poroshenko to call a ceasefire on Sept. 5 after big losses by government forces.Russia, which opposes the pro-Western course of leadership in the ex-Soviet republic, has denied that its troops have participated in the war or provided arms to rebels.Yatseniuk defended the Kiev government's decision to grant temporary autonomy to rebel regions, saying it was the least repugnant choice they had, as well as a "goodwill" move that demonstrated their commitment to a peaceful solution."We do understand that we had just two options: bad and worse," he said. "So the president and the government decided to take just the bad option."He expressed little confidence in Russian President Vladimir Putin as a partner in peace talks."I have no trust in President Putin," he said, adding that was why it was crucial to have the United States and European Union sitting with Ukraine at talks with Russia.Echoing comments he made in his speech to the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, Yatseniuk said EU and U.S. sanctions against Russia should remain in place until all of Ukraine is back under control of Kiev, including Crimea, a Black Sea region Russia annexed after an independence referendum in March."Russia has to pay the price," he said. "They want to get back to business as usual but we want to restore law and order, restore territorial integrity and independence of our country.""This is the aim of the sanctions, to urge Russia to pull back its forces," he said. "To pull back its artillery and stop the supply of weapons and lethal aid to Russian-led terrorists and just to get out of Ukraine."Asked if he was disappointed by the United States not supplying weapons to his government, Yatseniuk said Washington had taken the lead in pushing for international sanctions against Moscow and was likely to do more. He did not provide details. Poroshenko visited Washington last week.A U.S. official said that for the time being the United States was not willing to consider providing Ukraine with weapons but it had not absolutely ruled it out over the long term. "The clear message last week was we're not ready to do that - now," the official said.Any eventual discussion of arming Ukraine is sure to spark a debate in Washington over whether such action would strengthen Kiev's security by deterring Russia or simply provoke Moscow.President Poroshenko's Moscow-backed predecessor Viktor Yanukovich fled to Russia in February in the face of mass street protests. Moscow denounced a pro-Western "coup" against him, annexed Ukraine's Crimean peninsula and backed armed separatists in the heavily industrialized east in their drive for independence from Kiev.The chain of events has provoked the worst crisis between Russia and the West since the Cold War.(Reporting by Louis Charbonneau; Additonal reporting by Arshad Mohammed; Editing by Toni Reinhold)
09/25/2014 - VATICAN INSIDER-President Rouhani to visit New York cathedral-Rouhani at the UN-Iran’s head of government is expected tomorrow at St. John the Divine, the cathedral of the Episcopal diocese of New York, where he will meet representatives of religious communities-Giorgio Bernardelli
Rome-Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani – who is currently in New York for the UN General Assembly – is to visit a Christian cathedral in the United States tomorrow. Here’s he will meet representatives of the Big Apple’s religious communities. This is one of many events that Rouhani will be attending in New York on this unique occasion. Indeed, this is the only visit Teheran’s political leadership will be paying to the US in order to attend the UN meeting.Ever since Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s presidency, the presidential visit to New York has been the main platform from which Iran has spoken to the world. It was on this occasion 12 months ago that the historic telephone conversation between Rouhani and Barack Obama made headlines. This was the first time the presidents of Iran and the US had had any direct contact since the Iran hostage crisis of 1979. This year, in addition to all the political meetings Rouhani will be attending at the UN, an interreligious gathering has also been crammed into the Iranian president’s agenda. On Friday morning, Rouhani will be visiting St. John the Divine, the cathedral of the Episcopal diocese of New York, for a meeting with representatives of various religious communities. It will be a closed-door meeting and will not even be advertised on the historic cathedral’s website. The only public reference to the event, is the announcement that the cathedral will only be open for visits after midday.Given today’s climate – which is heavily marked by religious sectarianism in the Middle East and with regional balances shifting dramatically, influenced by the situation in Syria – the fact that the President of the Shia Republic of the Ayatollahs is visiting a Christian cathedral, is significant. From a diplomatic point of view, it also says a great deal about how crucial interreligious dialogue is for a country that aspires to enter the international relations arena again. Even Saudi Arabia – whose Sunni government is a major counterbalance to Iran’s Shias – has founded a Vienna-based centre for interreligious dialogue. Ayatollahs on their part have maintained all the ties that the University of Qom – a doctrinal reference point for Shiites – has had for a long time with many Christian bodies, including the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. Not to mention the diplomatic relations the Islamic Republic of Iran also has with the Holy See.But the question for both Riyadh and Teheran is: what impact does this have on religious freedom in each of these countries. Rouhani’s takeover of the Iranian presidency does not seem to have triggered any major changes in this domain. In the latest edition of the International Religious Freedom Report published annually by the US State Department, Iran features among the countries that impose severe restrictions on non-Shia religious groups. Open Doors, an NGO that publishes one of the most important reports on Christian persecution in the world, ranks Iran ninth in the list of countries where the treatment of Christians has rapidly worsened. It is accused of being intolerant towards all Christian communities except the historic Assyrian and Armenian minorities. Iranian law prohibits Christians from praying and preaching in Farsi, with the Evangelical Christian communities suffering the most as a result. The most famous case is that of Fr. Saeed Abedini, an Iranian man with US citizenship, who gave up his Muslim faith to convert to Christianity. He was arrested during a visit to Iran in 2012 and was sentenced to eight years in prison as he was considered “a threat to national security”. He is still behind bars.
Iran blames 'errors' of outsiders for rise of Islamic State-Reuters-By Parisa Hafezi and Michelle Nichols -SEPT 25,14-YAHOONEWS
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday blamed the rise of the Islamic State group and other militants on the mistakes of the West and said the solution to stopping them must come from the Middle East."The strategic blunders of the West in the Middle East, Central Asia and the Caucasus have turned these parts of the world into a haven for terrorists and extremists," he said in a speech to the 193-member United Nations General Assembly.In a thinly veiled reference to the United States and Israel, Rouhani blamed the rise of violent extremists on outsiders. "Certain intelligence agencies have put blades in the hand of madmen, who now spare no one," he said.The comments were among the strongest yet by predominantly Shi'ite Iran on the rise of the Sunni militant group, suggesting Washington and its allies were the problem, not the solution, and that Middle Eastern governments should deal with the threat."The right solution to this quandary comes from within the region and regionally provided solutions with international support and not from the outside the region," he said.But Rouhani suggested the United States and Iran have a shared interest in confronting the threat after decades of enmity."The extremists of the world have found each other and have put out the call, 'extremists of the world unite.' But are we united against the extremists?" Rouhani asked.The comments follow a back-and-forth between Tehran and Washington over what role Iran can play in the U.S.-led campaign against Islamic State militants who have seized swaths of Iraq and Syria. Iranian officials have even suggested Western powers should scale back their demands in nuclear talks with Tehran helping confront the militants.While Washington has repeatedly ruled out military "coordination" with Iran against Islamic State, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said last Friday during a U.N. Security Council session on Iraq that he believed Tehran could play a role.The United States, backed by five Arab allies, this week carried out air strikes against Islamic State positions in Syria, expanding an air campaign against the group in Iraq.Despite Iran's obvious interest in seeing the militants neutralized, Rouhani made clear his suspicions about the long-term impact of Western military intervention in the Middle East."All those who have played a role in founding and supporting these terror groups must acknowledge their errors," he said.A day earlier, U.S. President Barack Obama used the U.N. podium to state his case for a more forceful, coordinated global response against Islamic State that would seek to dismantle what he called a "network of death."
IRAN OVERTURES TO U.S.
For Iran's clerical rulers, the crisis over Islamic State poses strategic and geopolitical challenges to Tehran’s so-called dream of forming a so-called Shi'ite Crescent that extends from Iran to Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon, say analysts and diplomats.Some Iranian officials see the crisis in Iraq as an opportunity for Iran, arguing that the hostility between Washington and Tehran has hurt both states and played into the hands of the militants.Iran's closest regional ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, blames Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United States and other Western powers for the rise of Islamic State. Western officials say that the Gulf states and Turkey bear some measure of responsibility.But Western governments say Assad himself is largely to blame, because for years he allowed the group to flourish on the margins of a civil war that in 3 -1/2 years has cost 190,000 lives and forced 10 million people from their homes.Despite his dismissive remarks toward the West, Iran has quietly made overtures to the United States and its allies on combating Islamic State. Several Iranian officials told Reuters last week that Iran would like the West to make concessions in nuclear talks with Tehran as a reward for fighting the group.In Thursday's speech, Rouhani said securing a long-term nuclear accord that would end sanctions against Tehran in exchange for curbing its atomic program would be the "beginning of multilateral collaboration aimed at promoting security, peace and development in our region and beyond."
"HOPEFUL" OF NUCLEAR DEAL
Rouhani's much-anticipated speech was in contrast to last year when he appeared at the General Assembly as Iran’s new "moderate" president, making a splash by telling the world Tehran posed no threat and offering immediate talks on removing any "reasonable concerns" over his country's nuclear program.Fast-forward a year: Nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers have not collapsed but they are at an impasse.On the current round of talks in New York on the sidelines of the General Assembly, Rouhani said the negotiations have taken place "with seriousness and optimism on both sides."The meetings between Iran and the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China are expected to continue until Friday. Diplomats say a breakthrough is unlikely, even though a Nov. 24 deadline for a deal is only two months away.Rouhani said Iran is committed to maintaining its uranium enrichment program, the biggest sticking point in the negotiations, and warned that delaying a deal would have economic costs for everyone. He said he was hopeful there would be an agreement in the "short amount of time left."German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier met alone with Rouhani for nearly an hour. Speaking to reporters afterwards, Steinmeier said, "We have never been so close to a deal as now. But the truth is that the final phase of the talks that lay before us is probably the most difficult."(Additional reporting by Louis Charbonneau and Jonathan Allen; Writing by Jason Szep and Louis Charbonneau; Editing by Grant McCool and Jonathan Oatis)
Militant in Syria beheading videos identified: FBI-Reuters-By Julia Edwards and Mark Hosenball-SEPT 25,14-YAHOONEWS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A masked Islamic State militant seen wielding a knife in videos at the beheading of two Americans has been identified, FBI Director James Comey said on Thursday, but he declined to give the person's name or nationality.The videos released in August and September of American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff showed a masked Islamic State militant brandishing a knife and speaking English with a British accent.A European government source familiar with the investigation said that the accent indicated that the man was from London and likely from a community of Asian immigrants. U.S. and European officials said the principal investigative work identifying the man was conducted by British government agencies."I believe that we have identified," Comey told a small group of reporters. "I'm not going to tell you who I believe it is."Actual beheadings were not shown on the Foley and Sotloff videos. The videos imply that the masked militant was the person who carried out the killings. But the videos did not show him actually drawing blood from the victims but faded to black after he finished his speeches and then cut to pictures of the beheaded bodies.Investigators said that because of the way the videos were edited, it is possible that someone other than the British-accented man carried out the murders.A third video purporting to depict the murder of David Haines, a British aid worker, surfaced later and Islamic State militants also have threatened to kill a second British aid worker, Alan Henning.John Cantlie, a British journalist held by the group, has appeared in two Islamic State videos criticizing U.S. airstrikes against the group and suggesting that the United States had become engaged in "Gulf War III."The British ambassador to the United States, Sir Peter Westmacott, told CNN shortly after Foley's killing in August that Britain was working on identifying the suspect using voice-recognition technology. Westmacott said then that law enforcement was close to identifying the man.British authorities had sought to keep a lid on news coverage of their investigation, hoping that might make it easier for authorities to capture militants implicated in the beheadings. Prime Minister David Cameron is scheduled to address the British parliament on Friday about his country's involvement in the fight against Islamic State.FBI Director Comey told reporters about a dozen Americans were known to be fighting with militants in Syria, and some had already returned to the United States. Earlier, U.S. officials had said about 100 Americans had joined up.(Editing by Mohammad Zargham and Grant McCool)
EARTHQUAKES
ISAIAH 42:15
15 I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places,(DIFFERNT PLACES AT THE SAME TIME) and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
1 Day, Magnitude 2.5+ Worldwide
41 earthquakes - DownloadUpdated: 2014-09-25 21:56:37 UTC-04:00Showing event times using Local System Time (UTC-04:00)41 earthquakes in map area
2.9 9km E of Mammoth Lakes, California 2014-09-25 20:52:07 UTC-04:00 5.6 km
2.6 10km E of Mammoth Lakes, California 2014-09-25 20:48:38 UTC-04:00 6.8 km
2.9 10km E of Mammoth Lakes, California 2014-09-25 20:44:47 UTC-04:00 6.5 km
2.9 11km E of Mammoth Lakes, California 2014-09-25 20:44:43 UTC-04:00 6.5 km
3.2 10km E of Mammoth Lakes, California 2014-09-25 20:30:09 UTC-04:00 6.6 km
3.2 83km W of Willow, Alaska 2014-09-25 20:29:06 UTC-04:00 92.2 km
4.0 50km SSW of Jarm, Afghanistan 2014-09-25 20:13:05 UTC-04:00 202.9 km
2.9 10km E of Mammoth Lakes, California 2014-09-25 19:56:04 UTC-04:00 6.7 km
3.0 10km E of Mammoth Lakes, California 2014-09-25 19:54:29 UTC-04:00 6.7 km
2.8 11km E of Mammoth Lakes, California 2014-09-25 19:54:22 UTC-04:00 5.7 km
2.9 10km E of Mammoth Lakes, California 2014-09-25 19:42:54 UTC-04:00 6.5 km
2.8 17km SSE of Wetumka, Oklahoma 2014-09-25 18:43:18 UTC-04:00 1.6 km
4.2 184km NNE of Dili, East Timor 2014-09-25 17:28:41 UTC-04:00 477.4 km
2.6 17km W of Medford, Oklahoma 2014-09-25 16:12:36 UTC-04:00 5.0 km
2.9 10km E of Mammoth Lakes, California 2014-09-25 16:09:02 UTC-04:00 6.3 km
2.9 10km E of Mammoth Lakes, California 2014-09-25 16:07:48 UTC-04:00 6.4 km
3.0 60km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska 2014-09-25 15:59:52 UTC-04:00 157.9 km
5.1 79km NNW of Visokoi Island, 2014-09-25 14:59:58 UTC-04:00 107.3 km
6.2 94km WNW of Willow, Alaska 2014-09-25 13:51:17 UTC-04:00 102.8 km
4.4 18km SW of La Romana, Dominican Republic 2014-09-25 13:16:58 UTC-04:00 128.5 km
4.7 115km WNW of Hofn, Iceland 2014-09-25 12:35:19 UTC-04:00 11.4 km
2.5 10km E of Mammoth Lakes, California 2014-09-25 12:03:41 UTC-04:00 6.0 km
2.8 64km SSW of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska 2014-09-25 11:07:42 UTC-04:00 104.0 km
3.0 10km E of Mammoth Lakes, California 2014-09-25 07:49:24 UTC-04:00 6.0 km
4.7 24km WNW of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands 2014-09-25 06:55:10 UTC241.2 km
5.0 20km ENE of Taitung City, Taiwan 2014-09-25 06:35:02 UTC-04:00 12.0 km
4.7 42km W of Sardinal, Costa Rica 2014-09-25 05:23:12 UTC-04:00 15.4 km
6.0 160km SSW of Gizo, Solomon Islands 2014-09-25 05:13:50 UTC-04:00 10.0 km
4.9 75km SSW of Sukorejo, Indonesia 2014-09-25 05:06:08 UTC-04:00 82.6 km
4.9 24km ENE of Sabang, Indonesia 2014-09-25 04:29:57 UTC-04:00 184.3 km
3.3 58km WSW of Stella, Puerto Rico 2014-09-25 03:33:51 UTC-04:00 134.0 km
3.1 13km NE of Noatak, Alaska 2014-09-25 02:55:04 UTC-04:00 12.9 km
2.8 4km SSE of Anthony, Kansas 2014-09-25 02:46:24 UTC-04:00 5.0 km
3.2 71km NE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands 2014-09-25 02:36:10 UTC-04:00 32.0 km
5.1 100km NNE of Awaran, Pakistan 2014-09-25 02:16:12 UTC-04:00 28.9 km
2.5 61km SSE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska 2014-09-25 01:41:41 UTC-04:00 38.4 km
4.8 109km WNW of Hofn, Iceland 2014-09-25 01:00:06 UTC-04:00 8.9 km
2.8 62km N of Joshua Tree, California 2014-09-25 00:05:54 UTC-04:00 4.4 km
4.5 260km SE of Lambasa, Fiji 2014-09-24 23:00:55 UTC-04:00 581.1 km
5.5 92km WSW of Khuzdar, Pakistan 2014-09-24 22:31:58 UTC-04:00 52.0 km
3.0 25km S of Cohoe, Alaska 2014-09-24 22:03:00 UTC-04:00 23.1 km
