JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.GET SAVED NOW- CALL ON JESUS TODAY.THE ONLY SAVIOR OF THE WHOLE EARTH - NO OTHER.
1 COR 15:23-JESUS THE FIRST FRUITS-CHRISTIANS RAPTURED TO JESUS-FIRST FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.ROMANS 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.(THE PRE-TRIB RAPTURE)
ISRAEL SATAN COMES AGAINST
1 CHRONICLES 21:1
1 And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
GENESIS 12:1-3
1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I (GOD) will shew thee:
2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
3 And I will bless them that bless thee,(ISRAELIS) and curse (DESTROY) him that curseth thee:(DESTROY THEM) and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
ISAIAH 41:11
11 Behold, all they that were incensed against thee (ISRAEL) shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing;(DESTROYED) and they that strive with thee shall perish.(ISRAEL HATERS WILL BE TOTALLY DESTROYED)
ISRAELS TROUBLE
JEREMIAH 30:7
7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble;(ISRAEL) but he shall be saved out of it.
DANIEL 12:1,4
1 And at that time shall Michael(ISRAELS WAR ANGEL) stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people:(ISRAEL) and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation(May 14,48) even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro,(WORLD TRAVEL,IMMIGRATION) and knowledge shall be increased.(COMPUTERS,CHIP IMPLANTS ETC)
2 Palestinian teens killed by Israeli fire in clashes-Associated Press By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH-OCT 5,15-YAHOONEWS
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli troops fired at stone-throwers in West Bank clashes Monday, killing two Palestinian teens and raising fears about an escalation of violence at a time of growing diplomatic friction between the Israeli and Palestinian leaders.Recent tensions have been stoked by the mounting frustrations of a new generation of Palestinians over nearly half a century of Israeli military rule. Perceptions that Israel is trying to tighten its grip on a major Jerusalem shrine sacred to Muslims and Jews also play a role.Since late last week, four Israeli civilians were killed in two separate attacks, including a couple shot to death in the West Bank and a man stabbed in Jerusalem's Old City. Israeli forces shot dead two suspected Palestinian assailants. More than 450 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank over the weekend, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent paramedic service.On Monday, confrontations erupted in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem, just south of Jerusalem, and in the northern town of Tulkarem.In Bethlehem, stone-throwers clashed with Israeli troops near Rachel's Tomb, a frequent flashpoint near where Israel's separation barrier juts into the city.A doctor at a nearby hospital said 13-year-old, Abdel Rahman Shadi died after being hit by a live bullet to the chest while another Palestinian protester was wounded.The Israeli military said dozens of Palestinians threw rocks at Israeli soldiers near the site. Troops initially fired tear gas and then responded with live rounds, the army said. It said it was investigating the incident.Earlier Monday, an 18-year-old Palestinian was killed in clashes in Tulkarem, according to the doctor there. Both he and his colleague in Bethlehem spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.The military said hundreds of Palestinians threw firebombs and rocks at soldiers, and rolled burning tires toward them in the Tulkarem clash. The army said troops fired tear gas, stun grenades and then live rounds.The latest surge of violence comes at a time when most Palestinians no longer believe in the possibility of statehood through negotiations with Israel, following years of failed negotiations. Vast gaps remain between Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas and hard-line Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the ground rules of negotiations, and the chances of serious talks are slim.At the same time, Abbas has not offered his people an alternative path to independence. He opposes violence, and his forces have clamped down on unrest in West Bank areas under his control.The impasse leaves many Palestinians feeling hopeless. A recent poll indicates that a majority no longer believes in the possibility of statehood in the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem, the lands Israel captured in 1967. Meanwhile, tensions have been rising at a key Jerusalem shrine, revered by Muslims as the spot where Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven and by Jews as the site of their biblical Temples.The sacred hilltop compound, which houses the Al-Aqsa Mosque, has been a frequent flashpoint for tension and clashes. Its fate is at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and central to each side's national narrative.On Sunday, the Israeli government took unprecedented security measures. It barred Palestinian residents of Jerusalem from entering the walled Old City for two days during a Jewish holiday, in an attempt to curb Palestinian attacks. Palestinians who live, work and study within the Old City, as well as Israelis and tourists, are allowed in.The Israeli ban came hours after a 19-year-old Palestinian, Muhannad Halabi, attacked an Israeli family as they walked in the Old City, killing the father, seriously wounding the mother and lightly injuring their 2-year-old toddler before stabbing another Israeli man to death. He then opened fire at tourists and police before he was shot and killed by policemen who had rushed to the scene.Halabi's comments on Facebook prior to the attack, along with a similar post by another attacker, have added to fears and public debate over whether the specter of another Palestinian Intifada, or uprising, is on the horizon."What's happening to our holy places? What's happening to our mothers and sisters in the Al-Aqsa mosque," Halabi posted. "We are not the people who accept humiliation. Our people will revolt."The spike in violence has led some prominent voices to declare that a new Palestinian uprising was looming. Over the weekend, one of Israel's leading newspaper commentators, Nahum Barnea, flatly called the recent violence the "Third Intifada," referring to uprisings in the 1980s and the early 2000s. "Not calling it by name allows the political and military establishment to evade, repress, shirk responsibility," he wrote in the Yediot Ahronot newspaper. Israeli officials, however, insist that Israel is not facing another Intifada but rather a wave of attacks. On Thursday, suspected Palestinian gunmen killed an Israeli settler couple in front of their children as they drove in the West Bank.Netanyahu said Sunday that he would take "additional steps to deter terror and punish terrorists" but did not elaborate.Israel has accused Palestinian leaders of inciting violence over the Jerusalem holy site, a charge they deny. Abbas called U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon over the weekend and called for international protection for the Palestinians, according to his office.___Associated Press writers Ian Deitch in Jerusalem and Karin Laub in Amman, Jordan contributed to this report.
Israeli soldiers shoot dead teen as fresh clashes erupt-AFP By Hossam Ezzedine-OCT 5,15- YAHOONEWS
Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Fresh clashes erupted Monday in the West Bank and Israel's military shot dead a 13-year-old Palestinian boy after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged a crackdown following attacks that killed four Israelis.The spike in violence in the West Bank and east Jerusalem has led to international calls for calm, with concerns the unrest could spin out of control and memories of previous Palestinian uprisings still fresh.As part of security measures following the recent attacks, Jerusalem's Old City remained closed to Palestinians for a second straight day.On Monday afternoon, Israel's army shot dead the 13-year-old Palestinian during clashes at a refugee camp near Bethlehem.The teen was hit in the chest, making him the second Palestinian killed by Israeli fire in 24 hours, but further details of the incident were unclear.On Sunday night, an 18-year-old Palestinian was killed during clashes in Tulkarem in the West Bank. Dozens of others have been wounded."He is not the first martyr, nor will he be the last, but he died for his homeland," his father Othman Suleiman told AFP at his son's funeral on Monday, attended by hundreds.Palestinian youths throwing stones and firebombs have faced off against Israeli security forces using both live rounds and rubber bullets. Jewish settlers have also clashed with Palestinians.The rioting has followed three attacks in recent days that have killed four Israelis and wounded several others, including a two-year-old child.Late Sunday, Netanyahu pledged "a fight to the death against Palestinian terror" after meeting security chiefs immediately following his return from the United States. Netanyahu, facing pressure from right-wing members of his governing coalition to respond forcefully, announced a package of new measures "to prevent terror and deter and punish the attackers".They included swifter demolition of the homes of those accused of attacks, broader use of detention without trial for suspects, and police and troop reinforcements for Jerusalem and the West Bank.He also spoke of using restraining orders to keep "inciters" away from the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, the site of repeated clashes in recent weeks.Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, who said in a UN speech last week that he was no longer bound by previous accords with Israel, accused the Israeli government of escalating tensions.It was not clear what Abbas's UN declaration would mean in practice, including whether he would act to end security cooperation with Israel.-- Old City ban -In a rare and drastic move, Israel barred Palestinians from Jerusalem's Old City on Sunday as violence spread after two Israelis were stabbed to death. The neighbourhood remained mainly quiet early Monday, with hundreds of police on patrol.The Old City restrictions are to be in place through Monday, when Jews wrap up celebrations of the eight-day Sukkot holiday. Only Israelis, tourists, residents of the area, business owners and students were allowed in.Worship at the sensitive Al-Aqsa mosque compound has been limited to men aged 50 and above. There were no age restrictions on women.Around 300,000 Palestinians live in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, where the Old City is located."There is a concern among people (that there will be more attacks)," said Shilo Marom, a 25-year-old on his way to pray at the Western Wall, where dozens of Jews could be seen Monday morning marking the last day of Sukkot."These people were stabbed just for being Jews, but that will keep no one from going about their lives."Esraa Hajajra, 19, was among several Muslims protesting at one gate over limited access to the Al-Aqsa compound."This is our mosque, but they want to take it and pray there," she said, referring to suspicions among Palestinians that Israel will seek to change rules governing the compound, which Netanyahu strongly denies.Israeli security forces were already on alert after recent clashes at the compound and surrounding Old City, as well as the murder in the West Bank of a Jewish settler couple in front of their young children on Thursday.On Saturday night, a 19-year-old Palestinian said to be an Islamist militant killed two Israelis in the Old City and wounded a child, prompting a further security clampdown.In a separate incident early Sunday, a 19-year-old Palestinian stabbed and wounded a 15-year-old passerby in west Jerusalem before being shot dead by police while fleeing.Video circulated on social media showed what appeared to be the alleged attacker walking as bystanders shouted "shoot him" in Hebrew before a policeman fired and he fell to the ground.
Spike in Palestinian attacks raise fears of another Intifada-Associated Press By DANIEL ESTRIN-oct 5,15-yahoonews
JERUSALEM (AP) — A series of grisly Palestinian attacks that killed several Israeli civilians has prompted the government to take unprecedented security measures amid growing public debate over whether the specter of another Palestinian Intifada, or uprising, is on the horizon.Israel's prime minister vowed a "harsh offensive" to counter rising violence that has focused in recent weeks over Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site sacred to both Muslims and Jews, in a series of so-called "lone wolf" Palestinian attacks against Israelis. On Sunday, Israel announced that Palestinians would be temporarily barred from Jerusalem's Old City, the first time Israel has taken this step since it captured the Old City in the 1967 Mideast War.The latest spike in violence comes at a time when many Palestinians no longer believe statehood through negotiations with Israel is possible. Israeli commentators have raised the possibility of a third uprising, though Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has so far prevented major outbreaks of violence despite his growing friction with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Israel's leading newspaper commentator, Nahum Barnea, called the recent violence the "Third Intifada," referring to Palestinian uprisings in the 1980s and the early 2000s. "Not calling it by name allows the political and military establishment to evade, repress, shirk responsibility," he wrote in the Yediot Ahronot newspaper.But Hani al-Masri, a Palestinian political analyst, said it was not likely the start of a new uprising. "Intifada needs a leadership and the Palestinian political leadership is against it," he said.Netanyahu convened an emergency meeting of top security officials as soon as he returned to Israel Sunday afternoon from the U.S. Channel 10 TV reported that Netanyahu asked the meeting if a third Intifada is under way and was answered in the negative.After the meeting Netanyahu said he ordered "additional steps to deter terror and punish terrorists." He said that includes "fast tracking the razing of terrorists homes," beefing up security in Jerusalem and the West Bank and "banning those that incite (to violence) from the Old City and the Temple Mount."Tzachi Hanegbi, chairman of the Israeli parliament's powerful foreign affairs and defense committee, told Channel 2 TV that Israel is taking a "long list" of measures to "lower the flames."However he said "this is not an Intifada" but rather the continuation of "a wave of terror" launched against Israel for decades.A Palestinian teenager stabbed and moderately wounded a 15-year-old Israeli early Sunday morning in Jerusalem before being shot dead by an Israeli officer, police said.Relatives of the teen identified him as Fadi Alloun, 19. He wrote the day before on his Facebook page: "Either martyrdom or victory."Just hours earlier on Saturday night, a Palestinian, Muhannad Halabi, attacked a family as they walked in the old city, killing the father, seriously wounding the mother and lightly injuring their 2-year-old toddler before proceeding to stab another Israeli man to death. The 19-year-old wrote on Facebook before the attack: "What's happening to our holy places? What's happening to our mothers and sisters in the Al-Aqsa mosque? We are not the people who accept humiliation. Our people will revolt."Adele Banita, whose husband Aharon was killed and her two-year-old child wounded in that attack described the horrific assault.She told Israeli media that she felt something in her back and then saw the Palestinian assailant stabbing her husband before turning round to stab her again. "There were lots of Arabs around looking ... laughing and smiling," she said.After she tried to help her husband she said she ran for help. Palestinian onlookers "spat at me and slapped me in the face. While the knife was still stuck in me they slapped me and laughed at me."She said she pleaded with them to help her two-year-old child and was told by the onlookers to "die."The stabbings were the latest in a series of deadly Palestinian attacks.On Thursday, suspected Palestinian gunmen killed an Israeli couple in front of their children as they drove in the West Bank.An Israel died when his car was pelted with stones last month and there have been numerous incidents of Palestinians attacking Israelis and throwing stones at passing vehicles.Abbas last week seemingly made good on his threat to drop a "bombshell" in his speech to the U.N. General Assembly when he declared that the Palestinians cannot continue to be bound by 20-year-old Olso Accords and their accompanying security and economic agreements with Israel.Yet his warning, while potentially a game-changer for Israeli-Palestinian relations, lacked a timetable and specifics, suggesting little will change on the ground for now and that Abbas hasn't opted for full-on confrontation.His hard-line speech was the last of several that Israeli leaders have condemned as incitement. Abbas has said that Israelis desecrate the contested Jerusalem holy site with their "dirty feet."Much of the recent violence has stemmed from tensions at the sacred hilltop compound, a frequent flashpoint and its fate is a core issue at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It is known to Jews as the Temple Mount, site of the two biblical Jewish temples. Muslims revere it as the Noble Sanctuary, where they believe the Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven.There have been several days of clashes at the site over the past few weeks as Palestinians barricaded themselves inside the Al-Aqsa mosque while hurling stones, firebombs and fireworks at police. The unrest spread to Arab neighborhoods of east Jerusalem and to the West Bank.While blaming Palestinian leaders for incitement to violence at the site, Israeli officials have questioned why the Muslim authorities that administer the holy site allow protesters to stockpile rocks and firebombs and other munitions inside the mosque.Israel has vowed to take a tough stance against the attackers but in the current tense environment also fears that a harsh response to such attacks could lead to an escalation of violence.Sentiments regarding the site run deep and even an isolated incident could spiral out of control. In 2000, when future Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ascended the mount in a demonstration of Israeli sovereignty over the site, it helped spark wide Palestinian protests that quickly escalated into the second Intifada.In response to the recent violence, Israeli police said they would prevent Palestinian residents of Jerusalem from entering the Old City for two days during a Jewish holiday. Palestinians who live, work and study within the Old City, as well as Israelis and tourists, will be allowed in."This is a drastic measure that's being taken in order to make sure there are no further attacks during the Jewish festival where you can see thousands of people visiting the Old City," Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.Israel captured the Old City and east Jerusalem in the 1967 Mideast war from Jordan, and later annexed the areas. Palestinians claim east Jerusalem as the capital of their hoped-for independent stat.Some 300,000 Palestinians live in Jerusalem, making up about a third of the city's population. They live in the predominantly Arab eastern district and have residency status in the city, but do not hold Israeli citizenship.They are usually free to enter the Old City in east Jerusalem, where major Muslim, Christian and Jewish holy sites are located. Jerusalem expert Danny Seidemann said it is the first time since Israel captured the Old City in 1967 that it has prevented Jerusalem's Palestinians from entering.In the West Bank on Sunday, Israeli troops shot and wounded at least 6 Palestinians in an arrest raid in the Jenin refugee camp, a Palestinian hospital director said. The refugee camp was the scene of some of the fiercest fighting of the second Palestinian intifada.Monther Irshaid, director of the Khalil Suleiman Hospital in Jenin, said the Palestinians were shot in the legs with live bullets and two suffered serious leg injuries.Additionally, Red Crescent spokeswoman Arrab Fukaha said another 22 Palestinians sustained light injuries from live fire in clashes with Israeli forces at several other locations in the West Bank, while about 100 others were lightly hurt from rubber bullets.Late Sunday, Gaza militants fired two rockets at Israel causing no damage or injuries, the military said.___Associated Press writer Mohammed Daraghmeh in Ramallah, West Bank contributed to this report.
YUP ISLAM IS SO PEACEFUL AT THEIR POLITICAL-RELIGIOUS CULT SITES.THAT 1,100 ISLAMISTS GET KILLED WHILE BEING TRAMPLED BY OTHER ISLAMISTS. WHILE THROWING ROCKS AT THE DEVIL THAT KILLED THESE 1,100 THREW ISLAMISTS AT THE CULT HAJJ IN MECCA THIS YEAR.THESE ISLAMISTS NEED PEACEFUL JESUS-NOT MOON GOD ALLAH.AND FALSE PROPHET MUHAMMAD.
AP count puts Saudi hajj disaster toll at over 1,100 killed-Associated Press-OCT 5,15-YAHOONEWS
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The number of pilgrims killed in the Saudi hajj disaster near the holy city of Mecca rose on Monday to over 1,100 dead, according to an Associated Press count.Saudi officials have said their official figure of 769 killed and 934 injured in Mina remains accurate, though an investigation into the Sept. 24 stampede is ongoing.The total figure could be even larger as the AP survey covered only 16 of the more than 180 countries that sent some 2 million pilgrims to the annual pilgrimage, a pillar of Islamic faith.Saudi authorities have said the disaster in Mina happened as two waves of pilgrims converged on a narrow road, causing hundreds of people to suffocate or be trampled to death. In previous years, the hajj has drawn more than 3 million pilgrims without any major incidents.But even before this year's hajj began, disaster struck Mecca as a construction crane crashed into the Grand Mosque on Sept. 11, killing at least 111 people.The AP count of the dead, which now is at least 1,112, includes countries that have offered formal statements through hajj commissions or in state media broadcasts, saying specifically the deceased were killed in Mina.Iran had 465 of its pilgrims killed, while Egypt had 146 and Indonesia 100.Other countries that have given their death tolls are Pakistan with 75; Nigeria 64; Mali 60; India 58; Cameroon 42; Bangladesh 41; Algeria 18; Ethiopia 13; Chad 11; Kenya eight; Senegal five and Morocco and Turkey each with three. Hundreds remain missing.The deadliest disaster to strike the hajj was in 1990, when a stampede killed 1,426 people at an overcrowded pedestrian tunnel leading to holy sites in Mecca.
Pope urges bishops put prejudices aside and work for good of church and family at synod start-The Canadian PressBy Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press | The Canadian Press – OCT 5,15- YAHOONEWS
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Monday told a contentious gathering of the world's bishops on family issues to put aside their personal prejudices and have the courage and humility to be guided by the "surprises" of God.Francis told 270 cardinals, bishops and priests that the three-week synod isn't a parliament where negotiations, plea bargains or compromises take place. Rather, he said, it's a sacred, protected space where God shows the way for the good of the church.The bishops are debating how the church can better care for Catholic families at a time when marriage rates are falling, divorce is common and civil unions are on the rise. The main sticking points include how the church should welcome gays and divorced and civilly remarried Catholics.Conservatives have been insisting that the gathering strongly reassert church doctrine on homosexuality and the indissolubility of marriage. Progressives are seeking a more merciful approach to a host of family problems, including whether civilly remarried Catholics can receive the sacraments.Despite Francis' call for a free and open debate, Hungarian Cardinal Peter Erdo, a key synod organizer who delivered the introductory remarks, made clear that there is not much to discuss on the divorce-remarried issue since church teaching is clear forbidding the sacraments for these Catholics.In his opening welcome Monday, Francis repeated a phrase he used in his homily a day earlier that the church's law cannot become an impediment to its mission of mercy."God created law and the Sabbath for man, not vice versa," he said.He called for the bishops to show apostolic courage, evangelical humility and faithful prayer over the next three weeks.The courage, he said, was needed since the church's attitudes can, "despite good intentions, distance people from God" and make "Christian life a museum of memories."He said humility was needed so bishops empty themselves of "their own beliefs and prejudices to listen to their brother bishops and fill themselves with God.""A humility that doesn't point the figure against another to judge them but to extend a hand to help them up without ever feeling superior to them," he said.And he called for prayer to hear the "soft voice of God that speaks in silence."The run-up to the synod has been particularly contentious: Conservatives have been mounting a campaign to insist that Catholic doctrine be strongly reasserted, particularly on the indissolubility of marriage and impossibility of civilly remarried Catholics to receive Communion without an annulment. Progressives have been plotting their own strategy to try to find wiggle room in pastoral practice.Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois cautioned that anyone expecting changes to doctrine, or even general recommendations to the pope to emerge from the synod would be sorely disappointed. But he suggested that the issue on Communion for the civilly remarried comes down to one of individual conscience."If there's a path to be opened, it's one that takes into consideration a personal commitment, a personal freedom," he said.Catholics who divorce and want to remarry in the church must first obtain an annulment, a ruling from a church tribunal that their first marriage was invalid. Otherwise, those who remarry in civil ceremonies are considered to be committing adultery and cannot receive Communion, a condition that has led generations of Catholics to feel shunned by their church.Francis has upheld church teaching on marriage but has sought a more merciful approach, insisting that these remarried Catholics be fully part of the life of the church. Progressive prelates led by German Cardinal Walter Kasper have called for a process by which a bishop could accompany these remarried Catholics on a path of penance that, over time and on a case-by-case basis, could lead to them receiving the sacraments.In a bid to take some of the divisiveness out of the debate, Francis passed a law over the summer making it easier for Catholics to get an annulment — a change conservatives have criticized as tantamount to "Catholic divorce."Vingt-Trois praised the new annulment process as a "precious" initiative that should help bishops "better put in place paths of mercy."But Erdo, in a keynote speech addressing the main themes for the synod, made clear that Communion for civilly remarried Catholics is effectively impossible unless they abstain from sex — as the church's teaching currently states.Erdo said his remarks were informed by responses from bishops around the world who had gotten in touch even after the Vatican drafted the working paper for the meeting, suggesting a hardening of positions against any change in pastoral practice.That said, he allowed for developments."The synod begins today," he said. "It's not like we have answers to all the questions."___AP writer Daniela Petroff contributed to this report.___Follow Nicole Winfield at www.twitter.com/nwinfield
Russian jet over Turkey risked being shot down: Kerry-AFP-OCT 5,15-YAHOONEWS
Valparaíso (Chile) (AFP) - US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Monday that a Russian warplane's "incursion" into the air space of Washington's NATO ally Turkey had risked provoking a serious escalation."We're greatly concerned about it because it is precisely the kind of thing that had Turkey responded under its rights could have resulted in a shoot-down," he said, at a public event in Chile.
NATO denounces 'unacceptable' Russian incursion into Turkey in Syria air war-Reuters By Ayla Jean Yackley and Humeyra Pamuk-OCT 5,15-YAHOONEWS
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The United States and its NATO allies denounced Russia on Monday for violating Turkish air space along the frontier with Syria, and Ankara threatened to respond if provoked again, raising the prospect of direct confrontation between the Cold War enemies.NATO summoned the ambassadors of its 28 member states for an emergency meeting to respond to what Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called "unacceptable violations of Turkish air space".Moscow's unexpected move last week to launch air strikes in Syria has brought the greatest threat of an accidental clash between Russian and Western forces since the Cold War.Russian war planes and those of the United States and its allies are now flying combat missions over the same country for the first time since World War Two, with Moscow repeatedly targeting insurgents trained and armed by Washington's allies.Turkey, which has the second-largest army in NATO, scrambled two F-16 jets on Saturday after a Russian aircraft crossed into its airspace near its southern province of Hatay, the Turkish foreign ministry said.In a second incident, the Turkish military said a MiG-29 fighter jet - an aircraft used both by Russia and Syria's own air force - had harassed two of its F-16s by locking its radar on to them on Sunday as they patrolled the border.Turkey summoned Moscow's ambassador to protest against the violation and said Russia would be held "responsible for any undesired incident that may occur" if it were repeated. Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlioglu spoke with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, as well as key NATO partners.By Monday afternoon, Russia had not given its own public account of the incidents. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that the Russian ambassador had been summoned and said "some facts were mentioned there which are to be checked", but gave no further details.Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said he had been told by Russia that the violation was a "mistake" that would not happen again."Turkey's rules of engagement apply to all planes, be they Syrian, Russian or from elsewhere ... Necessary steps would be taken against whoever violates Turkey’s borders, even if it’s a bird," he said in a live interview on HaberTurk TV."For Russia, which long opposed foreign intervention in Syria and blocked UN Security Council resolutions, to be actively involved in Syria is both a contradiction and a move that has escalated the crisis."A senior U.S. defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Washington doubted the incursions were an accident."We’re deeply concerned about it and consider it something that just contributes to our overall sense that there’s real strategic and tactical problems with the way Russia is conducting itself in Syria right now."The United States and its allies are waging their own air campaign against Islamic State fighters in Syria, while demanding that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad step down and supporting other insurgents fighting against him.Russia says it is targeting Islamic State, but the anti-Assad coalition including Washington, European powers, Turkey and most Arab states, say Moscow has mainly targeted other insurgents and hit few Islamic State targets.The potential confrontation comes at a time when relations between Russia and the West are at their worst since the Cold War, with the United States and European Union having imposed financial sanctions on Moscow over its intervention in Ukraine.Over the past year, NATO has repeatedly accused Moscow of sending planes to violate the air space of the alliance's member countries in Europe.Speaking during a trip to Spain, U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter compared Moscow's effort to bolster Assad to tethering itself to a sinking ship."By taking military action in Syria against moderate groups targets, Russia has escalated the civil war," Carter said in a speech in Madrid.More than 40 Syrian insurgent groups, including some of the most powerful groups fighting against Assad and armed by Arab states, called on regional states to forge an alliance against Russia and Assad's other big foreign backer, Iran.Regional cooperation was needed to counter "the Russian-Iranian alliance occupying Syria", they said. "Civilians have been directly targeted in a manner that reminds us of the scorched earth policy pursued by Russia in its past wars."-ENEMIES LIST-By infuriating Ankara, Russian President Vladimir Putin risks adding another name his costly and expanding enemies list: fast-growing Turkey is a big buyer of Russian gas and Moscow has announced ambitious plans to build pipelines across it to reach markets further west.Turkey is one of Assad's fiercest foes in the region, has by far the biggest army on the border with Syria and has taken in the largest number of refugees.President Tayyip Erdogan said Russia's defense of Assad was a "grave mistake"."Assad has committed state terrorism, and unfortunately you find Russia and Iran defending (him)," Erdogan was quoted by the Hurriyet newspaper as telling a crowd of supporters in Strasbourg, France, late on Sunday."Those countries that collaborate with the regime will account for it in history," he said.Britain's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Twitter: "(The) Russian incursion into Turkish air space raises stakes in what is already a high risk situation."(Additional reporting by Maria Tsvetkova in Moscow, Phil Stewart in Madrid, Robin Emmott in Brussels; Writing by Nick Tattersall; Editing by Peter Graff)
Gulf Arabs wrest strategic Yemen island from Iran-allied group-Reuters By Mohammed Mukhashaf-OCT 5,15-YAHOONEWS
PERIM ISLAND, YEMEN (Reuters) - Perim Island may be a small lump of windswept volcanic rock at the entrance to the Red Sea but its capture by Gulf Arab forces from Houthi fighters was a welcome victory for Yemen's government and its allies.Gulf Arab troops swooped in from air and sea last week to take back Perim, which sits on one of the world's most important sea lanes.The successful action denied Iran, the Houthis' main ally, a symbolic foothold astride trade routes as the Saudi-led Gulf Arab states and Tehran vie for influence across the Arab world."The island has now been completely secured by the coalition and the resistance forces from among its people," Rami Fahmy Mayuni, a tribal chief of the island's original inhabitants and commander of its militia fighters, told reporters flown to Perim by United Arab Emirates forces for a tour.In 2013, more than 3.4 million barrels of oil per day passed through the 20 km (12 mile) wide Bab al-Mandab Strait linking the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, a big reason why Egypt and the United States vowed to defend the security of shipping there as the Houthis descended upon it in March.The warring parties appeared to receive the message and oil tankers and cargo ships continue to heave along, untroubled by the ground combat grinding slowly up Yemen's western coast.The white-washed British colonial buildings of the island known in Arabic as Mayun, now looking like an abandoned movie set crumbling in the blazing sun, have witnessed more than one historic upheaval over the last century.When the Red Sea linked British ports to the riches of India via the Suez Canal, its lighthouse kept vigilant watch on Yemen's mainland for raids by the Ottoman Turkish empire until it collapsed after World War One.When southern Yemen split from the British as a Soviet-satellite state, the authorities banished most of Perim's 4,500 people to turn the site into a military base, a modest outpost of socialism set amid Africa and Arabia.-SHARK FISHERMEN-But some of the sons of these shark fishermen and shrimp netters have come back with their Kalashnikovs alongside high-tech Gulf forces to "liberate" the home turf whose strategic value has long captivated foreign powers more than its people."A return to normal life still faces huge obstacles," Mayuni, the local leader, said."The Houthis planted dozens of landmines to hinder our ability to take it back. The battle was violent and took a couple hours, but the power plant is destroyed, and there's no way to pump water," Mayuni said.A Yemeni gunman wearing a sarong held the Emirati flag stood behind him and Gulf troops prepared to fly out again by Blackhawk helicopter.As combat raging throughout Yemen and daily air strikes have killed over 5,400 people throughout its war, hunger and disease have spread through the already impoverished nation.The Houthis have condemned the coalition for alleged war crimes and say their seizure of the capital Sanaa in September and spread throughout the country was part of a revolution against a corrupt Yemeni government beholden to Gulf monarchies and the imperialist West.In an interview with pro-Iranian al-Mayadeen TV channel, a leader in the group Mohammed al-Houthi denounced the Gulf forces as "invaders" and "an evil that's spreading." UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan last week hailed the capture of Bab al-Mandab as a major victory for the coalition."We consider the complete control taken by coalition and popular resistance forces over the Bab al-Mandab (strait) and the defeat of the Houthis as the beginning of the end of this renegade group and those backing them," Sheikh Abdullah said in a speech before the United Nations on Friday.While swathes of the country's south and desert center fell to the Gulf Arab alliance and its local allies earlier in the summer, the regional showdown fuelling the war in Yemen shows no sign of letting up."There was always this talk of Bab al-Mandab as being in danger, that missiles would threaten trade there someday - but it's dusty, out of the way. It's was a place where there were just a few tired soldiers and trucks smuggling alcohol," Yemen analyst Farea al-Muslimi said."The military movement is important, yes, but it's almost as if the fact that civilians die every day is forgotten in the middle of all these 'big victories' announcements."(Additional reporting and writing By Noah Browning, editing by Sami Aboudi and Angus MacSwan)
Russia raids close door on political solution: Syria rebels-AFP-OCT 5,15-YAHOONEWS
Beirut (AFP) - More than 40 of Syria's most powerful rebel factions said on Monday that Russia's air campaign had made a political solution to the country's bloody conflict impossible.In a statement posted online, 41 groups including Jaish al-Islam near Damascus, Ahrar al-Sham in northwest Syria, and the Northern Front said that Russia's "brutal occupation has cut the road to any political solution".The statement also urged the creation of a regional coalition to combat both the Syrian regime and its allies Iran and Russia.Russian warplanes have been flying over Syrian territory since Wednesday, conducting air strikes on what Moscow says are Islamic State group targets in the northern and central provinces.Although some of the raids have struck IS bastions in Raqa and Homs provinces, many have hit bases held by other rebel and Islamist groups.Some of the statement's signatories, like Ahrar al-Sham and Jaish al-Izzah, have been targeted by Russian strikes."Russia jumped in to rescue the Assad regime after it was clinically dead, in order to prevent it from suffering a sweeping defeat," the statement read.It accused Russia of killing at least 50 civilians in Homs province "in Russia's first war crime on Syrian territory".The statement also called for a regional coalition to help fight back at the Syrian regime and its two steadfast allies, Iran and Russia."This new reality makes it imperative that regional countries, and allies in particular, hasten to form a regional alliance in the face of the Russian-Iranian alliance of occupation," the groups wrote."Any occupation force in the land of our beloved country is a legitimate target for us," the statement added.It followed a statement at the weekend by many of the same rebel groups and the opposition National Coalition "rejecting Russia's direct military escalation in Syria"."This escalation undoubtedly proves that Russia was not serious or genuine in its commitment to a political process, and that it cannot be an impartial intermediary because it is party to the conflict."Syria's conflict began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad, but has transformed into a multi-party civil war with Kurds, the regime, rebels and jihadists carving out zones of influence.Russia and Iran have provided substantial financial and military aid to Damascus.
POISON WATERS
EZEKIEL 32:6-9
6 I will also water with thy blood the land wherein thou swimmest, even to the mountains; and the rivers shall be full of thee.
7 And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.
8 All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD.
9 I will also vex the hearts of many people, when I shall bring thy destruction among the nations, into the countries which thou hast not known.
REVELATION 8:8-11
8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood:(bitter,Poisoned) and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.(poisoned)
REVELATION 16:3-7
3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.(enviromentalists won't like this result)
4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
6 For they(False World Church and Dictator) have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
U.S. announces $20 billion resolution with BP over 2010 oil spill-Reuters-OCT 5,15-YAHOONEWS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday announced a more than $20 billion settlement of federal and state claims against BP PLC over its deadly Gulf of Mexico oil spill five years ago.The agreement is "the largest settlement with a single entity in American history," U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said. The heads of the Environmental Protection Agency and the departments of Commerce and Agriculture joined her for the announcement.In July, BP announced that it would pay up to $18.7 billion in penalties to the U.S. government and five states to resolve nearly all claims from the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the largest corporate settlement in U.S. history.At the time, the deal was still pending court approval. The rig explosion on April 20, 2010, the worst offshore oil disaster in U.S. history, killed 11 workers and spewed millions of barrels of oil onto the shorelines of several states for nearly three months."Once approved by the court, this agreement will launch one of the largest environmental restoration efforts the world has ever seen," Lynch said.(Reporting by Susan Heavey, Patrick Rucker and Emily Stephenson; Editing by Grant McCool)
ISRAEL SATAN COMES AGAINST
1 CHRONICLES 21:1
1 And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
GENESIS 12:1-3
1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I (GOD) will shew thee:
2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
3 And I will bless them that bless thee,(ISRAELIS) and curse (DESTROY) him that curseth thee:(DESTROY THEM) and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
ISAIAH 41:11
11 Behold, all they that were incensed against thee (ISRAEL) shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing;(DESTROYED) and they that strive with thee shall perish.(ISRAEL HATERS WILL BE TOTALLY DESTROYED)
ISRAELS TROUBLE
JEREMIAH 30:7
7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble;(ISRAEL) but he shall be saved out of it.
DANIEL 12:1,4
1 And at that time shall Michael(ISRAELS WAR ANGEL) stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people:(ISRAEL) and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation(May 14,48) even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro,(WORLD TRAVEL,IMMIGRATION) and knowledge shall be increased.(COMPUTERS,CHIP IMPLANTS ETC)
2 Palestinian teens killed by Israeli fire in clashes-Associated Press By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH-OCT 5,15-YAHOONEWS
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli troops fired at stone-throwers in West Bank clashes Monday, killing two Palestinian teens and raising fears about an escalation of violence at a time of growing diplomatic friction between the Israeli and Palestinian leaders.Recent tensions have been stoked by the mounting frustrations of a new generation of Palestinians over nearly half a century of Israeli military rule. Perceptions that Israel is trying to tighten its grip on a major Jerusalem shrine sacred to Muslims and Jews also play a role.Since late last week, four Israeli civilians were killed in two separate attacks, including a couple shot to death in the West Bank and a man stabbed in Jerusalem's Old City. Israeli forces shot dead two suspected Palestinian assailants. More than 450 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank over the weekend, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent paramedic service.On Monday, confrontations erupted in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem, just south of Jerusalem, and in the northern town of Tulkarem.In Bethlehem, stone-throwers clashed with Israeli troops near Rachel's Tomb, a frequent flashpoint near where Israel's separation barrier juts into the city.A doctor at a nearby hospital said 13-year-old, Abdel Rahman Shadi died after being hit by a live bullet to the chest while another Palestinian protester was wounded.The Israeli military said dozens of Palestinians threw rocks at Israeli soldiers near the site. Troops initially fired tear gas and then responded with live rounds, the army said. It said it was investigating the incident.Earlier Monday, an 18-year-old Palestinian was killed in clashes in Tulkarem, according to the doctor there. Both he and his colleague in Bethlehem spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.The military said hundreds of Palestinians threw firebombs and rocks at soldiers, and rolled burning tires toward them in the Tulkarem clash. The army said troops fired tear gas, stun grenades and then live rounds.The latest surge of violence comes at a time when most Palestinians no longer believe in the possibility of statehood through negotiations with Israel, following years of failed negotiations. Vast gaps remain between Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas and hard-line Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the ground rules of negotiations, and the chances of serious talks are slim.At the same time, Abbas has not offered his people an alternative path to independence. He opposes violence, and his forces have clamped down on unrest in West Bank areas under his control.The impasse leaves many Palestinians feeling hopeless. A recent poll indicates that a majority no longer believes in the possibility of statehood in the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem, the lands Israel captured in 1967. Meanwhile, tensions have been rising at a key Jerusalem shrine, revered by Muslims as the spot where Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven and by Jews as the site of their biblical Temples.The sacred hilltop compound, which houses the Al-Aqsa Mosque, has been a frequent flashpoint for tension and clashes. Its fate is at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and central to each side's national narrative.On Sunday, the Israeli government took unprecedented security measures. It barred Palestinian residents of Jerusalem from entering the walled Old City for two days during a Jewish holiday, in an attempt to curb Palestinian attacks. Palestinians who live, work and study within the Old City, as well as Israelis and tourists, are allowed in.The Israeli ban came hours after a 19-year-old Palestinian, Muhannad Halabi, attacked an Israeli family as they walked in the Old City, killing the father, seriously wounding the mother and lightly injuring their 2-year-old toddler before stabbing another Israeli man to death. He then opened fire at tourists and police before he was shot and killed by policemen who had rushed to the scene.Halabi's comments on Facebook prior to the attack, along with a similar post by another attacker, have added to fears and public debate over whether the specter of another Palestinian Intifada, or uprising, is on the horizon."What's happening to our holy places? What's happening to our mothers and sisters in the Al-Aqsa mosque," Halabi posted. "We are not the people who accept humiliation. Our people will revolt."The spike in violence has led some prominent voices to declare that a new Palestinian uprising was looming. Over the weekend, one of Israel's leading newspaper commentators, Nahum Barnea, flatly called the recent violence the "Third Intifada," referring to uprisings in the 1980s and the early 2000s. "Not calling it by name allows the political and military establishment to evade, repress, shirk responsibility," he wrote in the Yediot Ahronot newspaper. Israeli officials, however, insist that Israel is not facing another Intifada but rather a wave of attacks. On Thursday, suspected Palestinian gunmen killed an Israeli settler couple in front of their children as they drove in the West Bank.Netanyahu said Sunday that he would take "additional steps to deter terror and punish terrorists" but did not elaborate.Israel has accused Palestinian leaders of inciting violence over the Jerusalem holy site, a charge they deny. Abbas called U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon over the weekend and called for international protection for the Palestinians, according to his office.___Associated Press writers Ian Deitch in Jerusalem and Karin Laub in Amman, Jordan contributed to this report.
Israeli soldiers shoot dead teen as fresh clashes erupt-AFP By Hossam Ezzedine-OCT 5,15- YAHOONEWS
Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Fresh clashes erupted Monday in the West Bank and Israel's military shot dead a 13-year-old Palestinian boy after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged a crackdown following attacks that killed four Israelis.The spike in violence in the West Bank and east Jerusalem has led to international calls for calm, with concerns the unrest could spin out of control and memories of previous Palestinian uprisings still fresh.As part of security measures following the recent attacks, Jerusalem's Old City remained closed to Palestinians for a second straight day.On Monday afternoon, Israel's army shot dead the 13-year-old Palestinian during clashes at a refugee camp near Bethlehem.The teen was hit in the chest, making him the second Palestinian killed by Israeli fire in 24 hours, but further details of the incident were unclear.On Sunday night, an 18-year-old Palestinian was killed during clashes in Tulkarem in the West Bank. Dozens of others have been wounded."He is not the first martyr, nor will he be the last, but he died for his homeland," his father Othman Suleiman told AFP at his son's funeral on Monday, attended by hundreds.Palestinian youths throwing stones and firebombs have faced off against Israeli security forces using both live rounds and rubber bullets. Jewish settlers have also clashed with Palestinians.The rioting has followed three attacks in recent days that have killed four Israelis and wounded several others, including a two-year-old child.Late Sunday, Netanyahu pledged "a fight to the death against Palestinian terror" after meeting security chiefs immediately following his return from the United States. Netanyahu, facing pressure from right-wing members of his governing coalition to respond forcefully, announced a package of new measures "to prevent terror and deter and punish the attackers".They included swifter demolition of the homes of those accused of attacks, broader use of detention without trial for suspects, and police and troop reinforcements for Jerusalem and the West Bank.He also spoke of using restraining orders to keep "inciters" away from the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, the site of repeated clashes in recent weeks.Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, who said in a UN speech last week that he was no longer bound by previous accords with Israel, accused the Israeli government of escalating tensions.It was not clear what Abbas's UN declaration would mean in practice, including whether he would act to end security cooperation with Israel.-- Old City ban -In a rare and drastic move, Israel barred Palestinians from Jerusalem's Old City on Sunday as violence spread after two Israelis were stabbed to death. The neighbourhood remained mainly quiet early Monday, with hundreds of police on patrol.The Old City restrictions are to be in place through Monday, when Jews wrap up celebrations of the eight-day Sukkot holiday. Only Israelis, tourists, residents of the area, business owners and students were allowed in.Worship at the sensitive Al-Aqsa mosque compound has been limited to men aged 50 and above. There were no age restrictions on women.Around 300,000 Palestinians live in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, where the Old City is located."There is a concern among people (that there will be more attacks)," said Shilo Marom, a 25-year-old on his way to pray at the Western Wall, where dozens of Jews could be seen Monday morning marking the last day of Sukkot."These people were stabbed just for being Jews, but that will keep no one from going about their lives."Esraa Hajajra, 19, was among several Muslims protesting at one gate over limited access to the Al-Aqsa compound."This is our mosque, but they want to take it and pray there," she said, referring to suspicions among Palestinians that Israel will seek to change rules governing the compound, which Netanyahu strongly denies.Israeli security forces were already on alert after recent clashes at the compound and surrounding Old City, as well as the murder in the West Bank of a Jewish settler couple in front of their young children on Thursday.On Saturday night, a 19-year-old Palestinian said to be an Islamist militant killed two Israelis in the Old City and wounded a child, prompting a further security clampdown.In a separate incident early Sunday, a 19-year-old Palestinian stabbed and wounded a 15-year-old passerby in west Jerusalem before being shot dead by police while fleeing.Video circulated on social media showed what appeared to be the alleged attacker walking as bystanders shouted "shoot him" in Hebrew before a policeman fired and he fell to the ground.
Spike in Palestinian attacks raise fears of another Intifada-Associated Press By DANIEL ESTRIN-oct 5,15-yahoonews
JERUSALEM (AP) — A series of grisly Palestinian attacks that killed several Israeli civilians has prompted the government to take unprecedented security measures amid growing public debate over whether the specter of another Palestinian Intifada, or uprising, is on the horizon.Israel's prime minister vowed a "harsh offensive" to counter rising violence that has focused in recent weeks over Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site sacred to both Muslims and Jews, in a series of so-called "lone wolf" Palestinian attacks against Israelis. On Sunday, Israel announced that Palestinians would be temporarily barred from Jerusalem's Old City, the first time Israel has taken this step since it captured the Old City in the 1967 Mideast War.The latest spike in violence comes at a time when many Palestinians no longer believe statehood through negotiations with Israel is possible. Israeli commentators have raised the possibility of a third uprising, though Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has so far prevented major outbreaks of violence despite his growing friction with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Israel's leading newspaper commentator, Nahum Barnea, called the recent violence the "Third Intifada," referring to Palestinian uprisings in the 1980s and the early 2000s. "Not calling it by name allows the political and military establishment to evade, repress, shirk responsibility," he wrote in the Yediot Ahronot newspaper.But Hani al-Masri, a Palestinian political analyst, said it was not likely the start of a new uprising. "Intifada needs a leadership and the Palestinian political leadership is against it," he said.Netanyahu convened an emergency meeting of top security officials as soon as he returned to Israel Sunday afternoon from the U.S. Channel 10 TV reported that Netanyahu asked the meeting if a third Intifada is under way and was answered in the negative.After the meeting Netanyahu said he ordered "additional steps to deter terror and punish terrorists." He said that includes "fast tracking the razing of terrorists homes," beefing up security in Jerusalem and the West Bank and "banning those that incite (to violence) from the Old City and the Temple Mount."Tzachi Hanegbi, chairman of the Israeli parliament's powerful foreign affairs and defense committee, told Channel 2 TV that Israel is taking a "long list" of measures to "lower the flames."However he said "this is not an Intifada" but rather the continuation of "a wave of terror" launched against Israel for decades.A Palestinian teenager stabbed and moderately wounded a 15-year-old Israeli early Sunday morning in Jerusalem before being shot dead by an Israeli officer, police said.Relatives of the teen identified him as Fadi Alloun, 19. He wrote the day before on his Facebook page: "Either martyrdom or victory."Just hours earlier on Saturday night, a Palestinian, Muhannad Halabi, attacked a family as they walked in the old city, killing the father, seriously wounding the mother and lightly injuring their 2-year-old toddler before proceeding to stab another Israeli man to death. The 19-year-old wrote on Facebook before the attack: "What's happening to our holy places? What's happening to our mothers and sisters in the Al-Aqsa mosque? We are not the people who accept humiliation. Our people will revolt."Adele Banita, whose husband Aharon was killed and her two-year-old child wounded in that attack described the horrific assault.She told Israeli media that she felt something in her back and then saw the Palestinian assailant stabbing her husband before turning round to stab her again. "There were lots of Arabs around looking ... laughing and smiling," she said.After she tried to help her husband she said she ran for help. Palestinian onlookers "spat at me and slapped me in the face. While the knife was still stuck in me they slapped me and laughed at me."She said she pleaded with them to help her two-year-old child and was told by the onlookers to "die."The stabbings were the latest in a series of deadly Palestinian attacks.On Thursday, suspected Palestinian gunmen killed an Israeli couple in front of their children as they drove in the West Bank.An Israel died when his car was pelted with stones last month and there have been numerous incidents of Palestinians attacking Israelis and throwing stones at passing vehicles.Abbas last week seemingly made good on his threat to drop a "bombshell" in his speech to the U.N. General Assembly when he declared that the Palestinians cannot continue to be bound by 20-year-old Olso Accords and their accompanying security and economic agreements with Israel.Yet his warning, while potentially a game-changer for Israeli-Palestinian relations, lacked a timetable and specifics, suggesting little will change on the ground for now and that Abbas hasn't opted for full-on confrontation.His hard-line speech was the last of several that Israeli leaders have condemned as incitement. Abbas has said that Israelis desecrate the contested Jerusalem holy site with their "dirty feet."Much of the recent violence has stemmed from tensions at the sacred hilltop compound, a frequent flashpoint and its fate is a core issue at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It is known to Jews as the Temple Mount, site of the two biblical Jewish temples. Muslims revere it as the Noble Sanctuary, where they believe the Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven.There have been several days of clashes at the site over the past few weeks as Palestinians barricaded themselves inside the Al-Aqsa mosque while hurling stones, firebombs and fireworks at police. The unrest spread to Arab neighborhoods of east Jerusalem and to the West Bank.While blaming Palestinian leaders for incitement to violence at the site, Israeli officials have questioned why the Muslim authorities that administer the holy site allow protesters to stockpile rocks and firebombs and other munitions inside the mosque.Israel has vowed to take a tough stance against the attackers but in the current tense environment also fears that a harsh response to such attacks could lead to an escalation of violence.Sentiments regarding the site run deep and even an isolated incident could spiral out of control. In 2000, when future Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ascended the mount in a demonstration of Israeli sovereignty over the site, it helped spark wide Palestinian protests that quickly escalated into the second Intifada.In response to the recent violence, Israeli police said they would prevent Palestinian residents of Jerusalem from entering the Old City for two days during a Jewish holiday. Palestinians who live, work and study within the Old City, as well as Israelis and tourists, will be allowed in."This is a drastic measure that's being taken in order to make sure there are no further attacks during the Jewish festival where you can see thousands of people visiting the Old City," Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.Israel captured the Old City and east Jerusalem in the 1967 Mideast war from Jordan, and later annexed the areas. Palestinians claim east Jerusalem as the capital of their hoped-for independent stat.Some 300,000 Palestinians live in Jerusalem, making up about a third of the city's population. They live in the predominantly Arab eastern district and have residency status in the city, but do not hold Israeli citizenship.They are usually free to enter the Old City in east Jerusalem, where major Muslim, Christian and Jewish holy sites are located. Jerusalem expert Danny Seidemann said it is the first time since Israel captured the Old City in 1967 that it has prevented Jerusalem's Palestinians from entering.In the West Bank on Sunday, Israeli troops shot and wounded at least 6 Palestinians in an arrest raid in the Jenin refugee camp, a Palestinian hospital director said. The refugee camp was the scene of some of the fiercest fighting of the second Palestinian intifada.Monther Irshaid, director of the Khalil Suleiman Hospital in Jenin, said the Palestinians were shot in the legs with live bullets and two suffered serious leg injuries.Additionally, Red Crescent spokeswoman Arrab Fukaha said another 22 Palestinians sustained light injuries from live fire in clashes with Israeli forces at several other locations in the West Bank, while about 100 others were lightly hurt from rubber bullets.Late Sunday, Gaza militants fired two rockets at Israel causing no damage or injuries, the military said.___Associated Press writer Mohammed Daraghmeh in Ramallah, West Bank contributed to this report.
YUP ISLAM IS SO PEACEFUL AT THEIR POLITICAL-RELIGIOUS CULT SITES.THAT 1,100 ISLAMISTS GET KILLED WHILE BEING TRAMPLED BY OTHER ISLAMISTS. WHILE THROWING ROCKS AT THE DEVIL THAT KILLED THESE 1,100 THREW ISLAMISTS AT THE CULT HAJJ IN MECCA THIS YEAR.THESE ISLAMISTS NEED PEACEFUL JESUS-NOT MOON GOD ALLAH.AND FALSE PROPHET MUHAMMAD.
AP count puts Saudi hajj disaster toll at over 1,100 killed-Associated Press-OCT 5,15-YAHOONEWS
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The number of pilgrims killed in the Saudi hajj disaster near the holy city of Mecca rose on Monday to over 1,100 dead, according to an Associated Press count.Saudi officials have said their official figure of 769 killed and 934 injured in Mina remains accurate, though an investigation into the Sept. 24 stampede is ongoing.The total figure could be even larger as the AP survey covered only 16 of the more than 180 countries that sent some 2 million pilgrims to the annual pilgrimage, a pillar of Islamic faith.Saudi authorities have said the disaster in Mina happened as two waves of pilgrims converged on a narrow road, causing hundreds of people to suffocate or be trampled to death. In previous years, the hajj has drawn more than 3 million pilgrims without any major incidents.But even before this year's hajj began, disaster struck Mecca as a construction crane crashed into the Grand Mosque on Sept. 11, killing at least 111 people.The AP count of the dead, which now is at least 1,112, includes countries that have offered formal statements through hajj commissions or in state media broadcasts, saying specifically the deceased were killed in Mina.Iran had 465 of its pilgrims killed, while Egypt had 146 and Indonesia 100.Other countries that have given their death tolls are Pakistan with 75; Nigeria 64; Mali 60; India 58; Cameroon 42; Bangladesh 41; Algeria 18; Ethiopia 13; Chad 11; Kenya eight; Senegal five and Morocco and Turkey each with three. Hundreds remain missing.The deadliest disaster to strike the hajj was in 1990, when a stampede killed 1,426 people at an overcrowded pedestrian tunnel leading to holy sites in Mecca.
Pope urges bishops put prejudices aside and work for good of church and family at synod start-The Canadian PressBy Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press | The Canadian Press – OCT 5,15- YAHOONEWS
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Monday told a contentious gathering of the world's bishops on family issues to put aside their personal prejudices and have the courage and humility to be guided by the "surprises" of God.Francis told 270 cardinals, bishops and priests that the three-week synod isn't a parliament where negotiations, plea bargains or compromises take place. Rather, he said, it's a sacred, protected space where God shows the way for the good of the church.The bishops are debating how the church can better care for Catholic families at a time when marriage rates are falling, divorce is common and civil unions are on the rise. The main sticking points include how the church should welcome gays and divorced and civilly remarried Catholics.Conservatives have been insisting that the gathering strongly reassert church doctrine on homosexuality and the indissolubility of marriage. Progressives are seeking a more merciful approach to a host of family problems, including whether civilly remarried Catholics can receive the sacraments.Despite Francis' call for a free and open debate, Hungarian Cardinal Peter Erdo, a key synod organizer who delivered the introductory remarks, made clear that there is not much to discuss on the divorce-remarried issue since church teaching is clear forbidding the sacraments for these Catholics.In his opening welcome Monday, Francis repeated a phrase he used in his homily a day earlier that the church's law cannot become an impediment to its mission of mercy."God created law and the Sabbath for man, not vice versa," he said.He called for the bishops to show apostolic courage, evangelical humility and faithful prayer over the next three weeks.The courage, he said, was needed since the church's attitudes can, "despite good intentions, distance people from God" and make "Christian life a museum of memories."He said humility was needed so bishops empty themselves of "their own beliefs and prejudices to listen to their brother bishops and fill themselves with God.""A humility that doesn't point the figure against another to judge them but to extend a hand to help them up without ever feeling superior to them," he said.And he called for prayer to hear the "soft voice of God that speaks in silence."The run-up to the synod has been particularly contentious: Conservatives have been mounting a campaign to insist that Catholic doctrine be strongly reasserted, particularly on the indissolubility of marriage and impossibility of civilly remarried Catholics to receive Communion without an annulment. Progressives have been plotting their own strategy to try to find wiggle room in pastoral practice.Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois cautioned that anyone expecting changes to doctrine, or even general recommendations to the pope to emerge from the synod would be sorely disappointed. But he suggested that the issue on Communion for the civilly remarried comes down to one of individual conscience."If there's a path to be opened, it's one that takes into consideration a personal commitment, a personal freedom," he said.Catholics who divorce and want to remarry in the church must first obtain an annulment, a ruling from a church tribunal that their first marriage was invalid. Otherwise, those who remarry in civil ceremonies are considered to be committing adultery and cannot receive Communion, a condition that has led generations of Catholics to feel shunned by their church.Francis has upheld church teaching on marriage but has sought a more merciful approach, insisting that these remarried Catholics be fully part of the life of the church. Progressive prelates led by German Cardinal Walter Kasper have called for a process by which a bishop could accompany these remarried Catholics on a path of penance that, over time and on a case-by-case basis, could lead to them receiving the sacraments.In a bid to take some of the divisiveness out of the debate, Francis passed a law over the summer making it easier for Catholics to get an annulment — a change conservatives have criticized as tantamount to "Catholic divorce."Vingt-Trois praised the new annulment process as a "precious" initiative that should help bishops "better put in place paths of mercy."But Erdo, in a keynote speech addressing the main themes for the synod, made clear that Communion for civilly remarried Catholics is effectively impossible unless they abstain from sex — as the church's teaching currently states.Erdo said his remarks were informed by responses from bishops around the world who had gotten in touch even after the Vatican drafted the working paper for the meeting, suggesting a hardening of positions against any change in pastoral practice.That said, he allowed for developments."The synod begins today," he said. "It's not like we have answers to all the questions."___AP writer Daniela Petroff contributed to this report.___Follow Nicole Winfield at www.twitter.com/nwinfield
Russian jet over Turkey risked being shot down: Kerry-AFP-OCT 5,15-YAHOONEWS
Valparaíso (Chile) (AFP) - US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Monday that a Russian warplane's "incursion" into the air space of Washington's NATO ally Turkey had risked provoking a serious escalation."We're greatly concerned about it because it is precisely the kind of thing that had Turkey responded under its rights could have resulted in a shoot-down," he said, at a public event in Chile.
NATO denounces 'unacceptable' Russian incursion into Turkey in Syria air war-Reuters By Ayla Jean Yackley and Humeyra Pamuk-OCT 5,15-YAHOONEWS
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The United States and its NATO allies denounced Russia on Monday for violating Turkish air space along the frontier with Syria, and Ankara threatened to respond if provoked again, raising the prospect of direct confrontation between the Cold War enemies.NATO summoned the ambassadors of its 28 member states for an emergency meeting to respond to what Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called "unacceptable violations of Turkish air space".Moscow's unexpected move last week to launch air strikes in Syria has brought the greatest threat of an accidental clash between Russian and Western forces since the Cold War.Russian war planes and those of the United States and its allies are now flying combat missions over the same country for the first time since World War Two, with Moscow repeatedly targeting insurgents trained and armed by Washington's allies.Turkey, which has the second-largest army in NATO, scrambled two F-16 jets on Saturday after a Russian aircraft crossed into its airspace near its southern province of Hatay, the Turkish foreign ministry said.In a second incident, the Turkish military said a MiG-29 fighter jet - an aircraft used both by Russia and Syria's own air force - had harassed two of its F-16s by locking its radar on to them on Sunday as they patrolled the border.Turkey summoned Moscow's ambassador to protest against the violation and said Russia would be held "responsible for any undesired incident that may occur" if it were repeated. Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlioglu spoke with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, as well as key NATO partners.By Monday afternoon, Russia had not given its own public account of the incidents. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that the Russian ambassador had been summoned and said "some facts were mentioned there which are to be checked", but gave no further details.Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said he had been told by Russia that the violation was a "mistake" that would not happen again."Turkey's rules of engagement apply to all planes, be they Syrian, Russian or from elsewhere ... Necessary steps would be taken against whoever violates Turkey’s borders, even if it’s a bird," he said in a live interview on HaberTurk TV."For Russia, which long opposed foreign intervention in Syria and blocked UN Security Council resolutions, to be actively involved in Syria is both a contradiction and a move that has escalated the crisis."A senior U.S. defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Washington doubted the incursions were an accident."We’re deeply concerned about it and consider it something that just contributes to our overall sense that there’s real strategic and tactical problems with the way Russia is conducting itself in Syria right now."The United States and its allies are waging their own air campaign against Islamic State fighters in Syria, while demanding that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad step down and supporting other insurgents fighting against him.Russia says it is targeting Islamic State, but the anti-Assad coalition including Washington, European powers, Turkey and most Arab states, say Moscow has mainly targeted other insurgents and hit few Islamic State targets.The potential confrontation comes at a time when relations between Russia and the West are at their worst since the Cold War, with the United States and European Union having imposed financial sanctions on Moscow over its intervention in Ukraine.Over the past year, NATO has repeatedly accused Moscow of sending planes to violate the air space of the alliance's member countries in Europe.Speaking during a trip to Spain, U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter compared Moscow's effort to bolster Assad to tethering itself to a sinking ship."By taking military action in Syria against moderate groups targets, Russia has escalated the civil war," Carter said in a speech in Madrid.More than 40 Syrian insurgent groups, including some of the most powerful groups fighting against Assad and armed by Arab states, called on regional states to forge an alliance against Russia and Assad's other big foreign backer, Iran.Regional cooperation was needed to counter "the Russian-Iranian alliance occupying Syria", they said. "Civilians have been directly targeted in a manner that reminds us of the scorched earth policy pursued by Russia in its past wars."-ENEMIES LIST-By infuriating Ankara, Russian President Vladimir Putin risks adding another name his costly and expanding enemies list: fast-growing Turkey is a big buyer of Russian gas and Moscow has announced ambitious plans to build pipelines across it to reach markets further west.Turkey is one of Assad's fiercest foes in the region, has by far the biggest army on the border with Syria and has taken in the largest number of refugees.President Tayyip Erdogan said Russia's defense of Assad was a "grave mistake"."Assad has committed state terrorism, and unfortunately you find Russia and Iran defending (him)," Erdogan was quoted by the Hurriyet newspaper as telling a crowd of supporters in Strasbourg, France, late on Sunday."Those countries that collaborate with the regime will account for it in history," he said.Britain's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Twitter: "(The) Russian incursion into Turkish air space raises stakes in what is already a high risk situation."(Additional reporting by Maria Tsvetkova in Moscow, Phil Stewart in Madrid, Robin Emmott in Brussels; Writing by Nick Tattersall; Editing by Peter Graff)
Gulf Arabs wrest strategic Yemen island from Iran-allied group-Reuters By Mohammed Mukhashaf-OCT 5,15-YAHOONEWS
PERIM ISLAND, YEMEN (Reuters) - Perim Island may be a small lump of windswept volcanic rock at the entrance to the Red Sea but its capture by Gulf Arab forces from Houthi fighters was a welcome victory for Yemen's government and its allies.Gulf Arab troops swooped in from air and sea last week to take back Perim, which sits on one of the world's most important sea lanes.The successful action denied Iran, the Houthis' main ally, a symbolic foothold astride trade routes as the Saudi-led Gulf Arab states and Tehran vie for influence across the Arab world."The island has now been completely secured by the coalition and the resistance forces from among its people," Rami Fahmy Mayuni, a tribal chief of the island's original inhabitants and commander of its militia fighters, told reporters flown to Perim by United Arab Emirates forces for a tour.In 2013, more than 3.4 million barrels of oil per day passed through the 20 km (12 mile) wide Bab al-Mandab Strait linking the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, a big reason why Egypt and the United States vowed to defend the security of shipping there as the Houthis descended upon it in March.The warring parties appeared to receive the message and oil tankers and cargo ships continue to heave along, untroubled by the ground combat grinding slowly up Yemen's western coast.The white-washed British colonial buildings of the island known in Arabic as Mayun, now looking like an abandoned movie set crumbling in the blazing sun, have witnessed more than one historic upheaval over the last century.When the Red Sea linked British ports to the riches of India via the Suez Canal, its lighthouse kept vigilant watch on Yemen's mainland for raids by the Ottoman Turkish empire until it collapsed after World War One.When southern Yemen split from the British as a Soviet-satellite state, the authorities banished most of Perim's 4,500 people to turn the site into a military base, a modest outpost of socialism set amid Africa and Arabia.-SHARK FISHERMEN-But some of the sons of these shark fishermen and shrimp netters have come back with their Kalashnikovs alongside high-tech Gulf forces to "liberate" the home turf whose strategic value has long captivated foreign powers more than its people."A return to normal life still faces huge obstacles," Mayuni, the local leader, said."The Houthis planted dozens of landmines to hinder our ability to take it back. The battle was violent and took a couple hours, but the power plant is destroyed, and there's no way to pump water," Mayuni said.A Yemeni gunman wearing a sarong held the Emirati flag stood behind him and Gulf troops prepared to fly out again by Blackhawk helicopter.As combat raging throughout Yemen and daily air strikes have killed over 5,400 people throughout its war, hunger and disease have spread through the already impoverished nation.The Houthis have condemned the coalition for alleged war crimes and say their seizure of the capital Sanaa in September and spread throughout the country was part of a revolution against a corrupt Yemeni government beholden to Gulf monarchies and the imperialist West.In an interview with pro-Iranian al-Mayadeen TV channel, a leader in the group Mohammed al-Houthi denounced the Gulf forces as "invaders" and "an evil that's spreading." UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan last week hailed the capture of Bab al-Mandab as a major victory for the coalition."We consider the complete control taken by coalition and popular resistance forces over the Bab al-Mandab (strait) and the defeat of the Houthis as the beginning of the end of this renegade group and those backing them," Sheikh Abdullah said in a speech before the United Nations on Friday.While swathes of the country's south and desert center fell to the Gulf Arab alliance and its local allies earlier in the summer, the regional showdown fuelling the war in Yemen shows no sign of letting up."There was always this talk of Bab al-Mandab as being in danger, that missiles would threaten trade there someday - but it's dusty, out of the way. It's was a place where there were just a few tired soldiers and trucks smuggling alcohol," Yemen analyst Farea al-Muslimi said."The military movement is important, yes, but it's almost as if the fact that civilians die every day is forgotten in the middle of all these 'big victories' announcements."(Additional reporting and writing By Noah Browning, editing by Sami Aboudi and Angus MacSwan)
Russia raids close door on political solution: Syria rebels-AFP-OCT 5,15-YAHOONEWS
Beirut (AFP) - More than 40 of Syria's most powerful rebel factions said on Monday that Russia's air campaign had made a political solution to the country's bloody conflict impossible.In a statement posted online, 41 groups including Jaish al-Islam near Damascus, Ahrar al-Sham in northwest Syria, and the Northern Front said that Russia's "brutal occupation has cut the road to any political solution".The statement also urged the creation of a regional coalition to combat both the Syrian regime and its allies Iran and Russia.Russian warplanes have been flying over Syrian territory since Wednesday, conducting air strikes on what Moscow says are Islamic State group targets in the northern and central provinces.Although some of the raids have struck IS bastions in Raqa and Homs provinces, many have hit bases held by other rebel and Islamist groups.Some of the statement's signatories, like Ahrar al-Sham and Jaish al-Izzah, have been targeted by Russian strikes."Russia jumped in to rescue the Assad regime after it was clinically dead, in order to prevent it from suffering a sweeping defeat," the statement read.It accused Russia of killing at least 50 civilians in Homs province "in Russia's first war crime on Syrian territory".The statement also called for a regional coalition to help fight back at the Syrian regime and its two steadfast allies, Iran and Russia."This new reality makes it imperative that regional countries, and allies in particular, hasten to form a regional alliance in the face of the Russian-Iranian alliance of occupation," the groups wrote."Any occupation force in the land of our beloved country is a legitimate target for us," the statement added.It followed a statement at the weekend by many of the same rebel groups and the opposition National Coalition "rejecting Russia's direct military escalation in Syria"."This escalation undoubtedly proves that Russia was not serious or genuine in its commitment to a political process, and that it cannot be an impartial intermediary because it is party to the conflict."Syria's conflict began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad, but has transformed into a multi-party civil war with Kurds, the regime, rebels and jihadists carving out zones of influence.Russia and Iran have provided substantial financial and military aid to Damascus.
POISON WATERS
EZEKIEL 32:6-9
6 I will also water with thy blood the land wherein thou swimmest, even to the mountains; and the rivers shall be full of thee.
7 And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.
8 All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD.
9 I will also vex the hearts of many people, when I shall bring thy destruction among the nations, into the countries which thou hast not known.
REVELATION 8:8-11
8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood:(bitter,Poisoned) and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.(poisoned)
REVELATION 16:3-7
3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.(enviromentalists won't like this result)
4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
6 For they(False World Church and Dictator) have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
U.S. announces $20 billion resolution with BP over 2010 oil spill-Reuters-OCT 5,15-YAHOONEWS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday announced a more than $20 billion settlement of federal and state claims against BP PLC over its deadly Gulf of Mexico oil spill five years ago.The agreement is "the largest settlement with a single entity in American history," U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said. The heads of the Environmental Protection Agency and the departments of Commerce and Agriculture joined her for the announcement.In July, BP announced that it would pay up to $18.7 billion in penalties to the U.S. government and five states to resolve nearly all claims from the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the largest corporate settlement in U.S. history.At the time, the deal was still pending court approval. The rig explosion on April 20, 2010, the worst offshore oil disaster in U.S. history, killed 11 workers and spewed millions of barrels of oil onto the shorelines of several states for nearly three months."Once approved by the court, this agreement will launch one of the largest environmental restoration efforts the world has ever seen," Lynch said.(Reporting by Susan Heavey, Patrick Rucker and Emily Stephenson; Editing by Grant McCool)
