WATCHDOG TO PROBE INTO ISIS USE OF MUSTARD GAS ON CITIZENS.

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)

DANIEL 7:23-24
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.

EPP and Commission to strengthen links By Eric Maurice-oct 20,15-euobserver

BRUSSELS, 19. Oct, 15:55-One European Commission vice-president and two other commissioners are running for executive functions in the centre-right European People's Party (EPP).Jyrki Katainen, the Commission vice-president for growth and investment, is expected to become vice president of the EPP at the party's congress in Madrid later this week. 
Enlargement commissioner Johannes Hahn, who is already vice-president, is running again. Social affairs commissioner Marianne Thyssen should also be elected.There are twelve candidates for ten seats next to party president, Joseph Daul, who is poised to be reelected this week.The election will strengthen the links between the leadership of the EPP, which is the main party in the European Parliament, and the EU executive, which, under the presidency of Jean-Claude Juncker, is said to be "more political".Fourteen of the current 28 commissioners are EPP members, including president Juncker, who is part of the EPP executive body.The EPP is also the party of EU Council president Donald Tusk and ten EU leaders including Germany's Angela Merkel, Spain's Mariano Rajoy and Hungary's Viktor Orban.The links between EPP members of the Commission and the party were highlighted earlier this month when the Commission delayed the publication of its assessment of Spain's budget after socialist commissioner Pierre Moscovici said the budget was non-compliant with EU rules."The EPP must have a strong voice in designing the future European economy as well as society," Katainen wrote to EUobserver. While Thyssen said that from her current position as EU commissioner for employment, social affairs, skills and labour mobility,she would try to help shape the EPP's clear social ambitions," Hahn said he was running again to help "uphold our common values and interests [because they are] vital to the success of EU foreign policy."Other candidates for vice-presidency include former Commission vice-president Antonio Tajani, MEP Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, who is running again, and David McAllistair, who led Merkel's CDU list for last year's EU elections in Germany.At the Madrid congress, the EPP will adopt the positions its members will follow in the member states, at the European Parliament and in the Commission."There cannot be a stronger EU foreign and security policy, or an EU resilient to populist and authoritarian temptations from within, without social stability, a more dynamic, competitive, more prosperous and therefore stronger Union," the EPP will say in a declaration seen by EUobserver.The EPP will advocate a "stronger Eurozone governance, the completion and full realisation of the Single Market, Energy Union, and the digital single market" .It will also call for the conclusion of TTIP, the free-trade agreement currently being negotiated with the US, and which, the EPP says, is "a precondition for improving our security and better promoting our values".Regarding the migrant crisis, the EPP will call for "a true system of responsibility sharing [which works] to the benefit of all member states confronted with a disproportionate share of applicants for international protection" as well as "a more efficient border-control policy".The declaration also says that the EU should go towards "the creation of a common EU army"."The defense and security policy is not taboo anymore in the EPP," the party's president Joseph Daul told a group of reporters last week.Because of the current migrant crisis and security challenges, he said, "we'll move forward to an EU army much faster than expected".
In Madrid, the EPP will also launch a working group on the future of Europe, chaired by former EU Council president Herman Van Rompuy, and Elmar Brok, chairman of the EU Parliament foreign affairs committee.

Ombudsman raps EU institutions on Catalonia By Helena Spongenberg-oct 20,15-euobserver

Barcelona, Today, 08:49-The EU has no procedure for how to deal with a region breaking away from a member state, the EU Ombudsman has said, despite the European Commission usually stating that a breakaway region would have to apply for EU membership.While hopes of independence have been raised in Catalonia and Scotland over the last few years, with some nationalists eager to leave Spain and the United Kingdom respectively, most still want to stay within the European Union.When asked about what will happen if a region wants to secede from a member state, the European Commission has, on several occasions, referred to an answer given by former Commission president Romano Prodi in 2004, and the answer appears to have become the Commission line."If a part of a member state ceases to be a part of that state, it will become a third country and may apply to become a member of the EU," Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas reiterated on 17 September.However, last week, in a letter to five Catalan MEPs, which has been seen by EUobserver, the Ombudsman states that "the treaties of the European Union do not foresee any procedure for a potential secession of part of the territory of a member state."Not the official position'-"Therefore, any declaration made by members of the EU institutions in relation to the consequences of a potential declaration of independence by Catalonia would be reflecting their personal view and not the official position of the institution," the letter says."The Ombudsman did not issue an opinion about what the EU institutions have been officially saying to date on this matter", the Ombudsman office clarified Monday (19 October) in an email to this website."We referred to a complaint the Ombudsman had received about verbal statements made by an EU official," the office wrote.The European Commission did not want to comment on a letter that was not addressed to it.The MEPs, Ramon Tremosa, Francesc Gambus, Ernest Maragall, Josep-Maria Terricabras and Ernest Urtasun, requested earlier this month a meeting with the European Ombudsman to ask, among other things, about an answer given by European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker, which appeared on the Parliament website in two different versions.The MEPs, all from Catalonia, belong to the center-right EPP, the liberal ALDE and the Greens/European Free Alliance (autonomists and separatists) groups in the European Parliament."We would like to personally express our concern about the recent distortion of a written answer by the European Commission about Catalonia," the MEP's letter said. "Whether we are faced with a case of human error or we are facing another type of interference at the highest level, this fact would be of the greatest concern for all European citizens."In September, ahead of a regional election in Catalonia, a Spanish MEP had asked Juncker whether or not the Commission would accept a unilateral declaration of independence from Spain despite it being against the Spanish Constitution.The written answer by Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker was published on the European Parliament website in English and in Spanish.The English version of Juncker's reply said that it was not for the Commission to enter into internal constitutional affairs of member states, while the Spanish version had an extra 9-line paragraph, saying that a regional parliament cannot decide on the fate of its territory.The Commission later stated that the English version is the official one and that the extra paragraph in the Spanish version was a "clerical error".-Maladministration-Aidan O'Sullivan, the head of cabinet of European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly, wrote in the email to the five Catalan MEPs that "there would most likely not be sufficient grounds to open an inquiry into such a complaint."He argued that exactly because "the treaties of the European Union do not foresee any procedure for a potential secession of part of the territory of a member state,… any declaration made by members of the EU institutions in relation to the consequences of a potential declaration of independence by Catalonia would be reflecting their personal view and not the official position of the institution."The five MEPs have, in a new letter, insisted for a meeting with O'Reilly to look further into the case."Our complaint is not directed at the content of the answers but related to a clear maladministration in the activities of the European Commission when providing two different answers to a single question."Commission spokeswoman Mina Andreeva refused to comment on Tuesday about "letters that are not addressed to ourselves".Regarding Juncker's letter, she said that the Commission has "never had the habit of interfering in national constitutional processes or national elections". "We regard the matter as closed," she said at the Commission's daily press briefing.This article was updated on 20 October at 15.30 to take into account the commission's reaction

Cyprus to block restart of Turkey-EU talks By Eszter Zalan-oct 20,15-euobserver

BRUSSELS, Today, 09:29-Cyprus said on Monday (19 October) that it will continue to oppose restarting Turkey’s stalled accession negotiations to join the European Union because Ankara has not done enough to reunite the divided island.Cypriot president Nicos Anastasiades said the obstacles still remain that were there in the first place, and there is nothing to compel Cyprus to agree to reopen membership negotiations on chapters that deal with justice and security, as well as wit the judiciary and fundamental rights, AP reports. German chancellor Angela Merkel on a visit to Turkey on Sunday said her government is backing to restart entry talks with Turkey on the economy and monetary policy chapters.The German leader agreed to help accelerate accession talks with Turkey as it seeks Ankara's help with the huge influx of migrants and refugees into Europe, particularly Germany.The restart for negotiations would require consent from all EU members.And Cypriot political leaders were not impressed.Cyprus has blocked six of 35 EU-Turkey negotiation chapters since 2009 because of Ankara's refusal to recognise it and to allow Cypriot ships and airplanes to use its ports and airports.Cypriot foreign minister Ioannis Kasoulides told the Cyprus News Agency on Monday that Cyprus is sticking to its line as long as Ankara doesn't live up to its obligations. However, Cyprus' permanent representative to the EU, Kornelios Korneliou, on Monday told Cyprus state radio that his country could agree to EU talks with Turkey on the economy and monetary policy chapter.Turkey doesn't recognise Cyprus as a state and is the only country to recognise a Turkish Cypriot declaration of independence. It also maintains a 35,000 strong military force in the north of the island.Cyprus has been divided since 1974 when Turkey invaded after a Greek junta-backed coup aimed to unite the island with Greece.Peace talks between are expected to pick up next month, as Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci will try to hammer out sensitive issues, like lost property during the war.Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his part said on Saturday that a solution was needed to end the division of Cyprus and guarantee the stability of the eastern Mediterranean. While opening a water pipeline connecting the north of Cyprus with Turkey, he said: "Let's hope that the waters of (Turkey) lead to an environment where unity takes root and lives forever."Cypriot president Anastasiades said he would discuss the matter with Merkel at a European People's Party (EPP) congress in Madrid later in the week.

CHINA AND KINGS OF THE EAST MARCH TO ISRAEL 2ND WAVE OF WW3 (200 MILLION MAN ARMY)

REVELATION 16:12-16
12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates;(WERE WW3 STARTS IN IRAQ OR SYRIA OR TURKEY) and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon,(SATAN) and out of the mouth of the beast,(WORLD DICTATOR) and out of the mouth of the false prophet.(FALSE POPE)
14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.(WERE 2 BILLION DIE FROM NUKE WAR)
15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.(ITS AT THIS TIME I BELIEVE WHEN AMERICA GETS NUKED BY RUSSIA ON THE WAY TO THE MIDEAST)

DANIEL 11:44 (2ND WAVE OF WW3)
44 But tidings out of the east(CHINA) and out of the north(RUSSIA, MUSLIMS WHATS LEFT FROM WAVE 1) shall trouble him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.( 1/3RD OF EARTHS POPULATION)

REVELATION 9:12-18
12 One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.
13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four(DEMONIC WAR) angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.(WORLDWIDE WAR)(TURKEY-IRAQ-SYRIA)(EUPHRATES RIVER CONSISTS OF 760 MILES IN TURKEY,440 MILES IN SYRIA AND 660 MILES IN IRAQ)
15 And the four(DEMONIC WAR) angels were loosed,(WORLDWIDE WAR) which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.(1/3 Earths Population die in WW 3 2ND WAVE-2 billion)
16 And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand:(200 MILLION MAN ARMY FROM CHINA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST) and I heard the number of them.
17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.(NUCLEAR BOMBS)
18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.(NUCLEAR BOMBS)

Japan tries to ease South Korea's concern over military role-Reuters-OCT 20,15-YAHOONEWS

SEOUL (Reuters) - Japan's defense chief on Tuesday sought to ease South Korea's concerns about Tokyo's shift to allow its military to fight overseas, saying it won't do anything to contravene international law.Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani met his South Korean counterpart, Han Min-koo, amid a diplomatic push by South Korea, Japan and China to resume a three-way summit, with a meeting possibly as early as next month in Seoul after a more than three-year break."Minister Nakatani explained Japan's security legislation and the fact that when the Self Defense Force operates in other countries' territories, the relevant countries' approval will be sought under international law," a joint statement said.South Korea has expressed concern about Japan's move to allow its troops to fight overseas in a shift away from the limits placed by its pacifist constitution drawn up after the war, saying Japanese forces will not be allowed on to the Korean peninsula without its agreement.The legacy of World War two still haunts Japan's relations with China and South Korea, which suffered under Japan's sometimes brutal occupation and colonial rule before Tokyo's defeat in 1945.Japan's new security law, passed last month by parliament, has triggered protests from ordinary Japanese and others who say it violates the constitution and could ensnare Japan in U.S.-led conflicts. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has not had a summit with South Korean President Geun-hye since taking office in December 2012 because of tensions over history and territory.The United States is keen to encourage better relations between South Korea and Japan, its two biggest allies in Asia, given concerns about North Korea and an increasingly assertive China.Park said on Thursday that she hoped the three-way summit would help clear obstacles to better relations with Tokyo and boost stability in Northeast Asia.Park has worked to improve ties with China, which is South Korea's biggest trading partner, and raised some eyebrows in Washington when she attended Beijing's military parade to mark the end of World War Two last month.(Reporting by Jack Kim; Editing by Nick Macfie)

Focus-Silk Road: China's project could transform Eurasia By Raffaello Pantucci and Sarah Lain-oct 20,15-yahoonews

TBILISI, Today, 10:48-Almost two years have passed since Chinese President Xi Jinping first gave a name to the strategy that China had been undertaking in Central Asia for over a decade.The announcement of the Silk Road Economic Belt in Astana in September 2013 was rapidly followed by the declaration of a number of other trade and economic corridors emanating out from China, which largely copied the Central Asian model.At home in China there has been a flurry of activity to try to unpack at a regional and national level the roadmap of the leader’s vision, manifested in conferences, regional strategy documents, and various declarations.Outside China there has been less clarity, with most in Europe (who have heard the message that they are the other end of this road) questioning what the Chinese vision looks like in practice.In Georgia last week, China started its push out to explain its vision to the world at the Tbilisi Silk Road Forum. This represented the first event on the Silk Road Economic Belt co-sponsored by China’s government held outside China, placing Georgia on the map as an important partner in the project.The clearest message from the Tbilisi conference is the importance of cooperation and greater connectivity. The Chinese vision is founded on developing a network of trade and economic corridors originating in China.In a region where connectivity is a huge challenge, this approach suits not only regional development but also China – China has a surfeit of capacity and liquidity to fund such infrastructure so necessary to increasing trade and commerce.At the same time, this is not an entirely new concept – the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has long had its Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (Carec) programme and the European Investment Bank has funded numerous projects, particularly in energy connectivity.There is a clear demand for these various institutions and regional approaches to find ways of greater integration and cooperation. Regional conferences like the Forum are one way to try to advance it.But regional connectivity does not necessarily equate to regional prosperity in itself. Increased connectivity means an increase in trade by sea, air, road and rail, but transiting goods does not always mean immediate benefits to local communities.If these regional connectivity plans are going to truly benefit those along the way, then more work needs to be done to identify ways in which transit countries can benefit more than simply passing on goods and commodities to their neighbours.This touches on one of the key under-developed, or at least under-communicated, aspects of the Chinese vision. How will this benefit locals? One way is to establish special economic zones, which focus on attracting investors to set up businesses that maintain expertise, trade and manufacturing in-country. It is an approach China has championed to some success at home. But, these require specific infrastructure, market liberalization, incentives and assurances in business security to ensure investor trust.Furthermore, connectivity is not solely a question of economics. For some of the countries along the Silk Road Economic Belt, there are fundamental political and geographical problems between states whereby establishing direct transport links is problematic.For example, anyone who has travelled between the capital cities of the Central Asian states will know that finding direct and regular flights is problematic, instead having to route through Turkey or Dubai.In other situations, regional dynamics between great powers impairs direct trade connections, for example between Pakistan and India.At a more fundamental level, however, the biggest problem around connectivity is the lack of harmonised trade tariffs, technical standards and customs procedures.One delegate at the Tbilisi Silk Road Forum said 40 percent of transport time across Eurasia is spent at border crossings, adding costs to both transport operators and consumers.Associations like the Eurasian Economic Union offer a slightly more streamlined economic space, but this covers a limited part of the wide piece of territory covered under the Silk Road Economic Belt.Moreover, non-members immediately incur a separate and higher tariff compared to members, thus making any harmonization impossible.A huge amount of work needs to go into focusing on where and how to establish common standards, streamline trade and economics barriers, address non-tariff barriers and improve customs practices across the entire region.Greater digitalisation of customer paperwork, for example, is required, although this would mean alterations in much national legislation.China’s re-emergence as a Eurasian land power is going to transform the entire landmass. The Silk Road Economic Belt is the first public and holistic expression of this.However, rather than being a purely China-dictated vision, it is clear that the intention is for countries like Georgia to engage with China on cooperatively shaping the vision and tackling the issues. China is consciously reaching out for this, as demonstrated by the Tbilisi Silk Road Forum.Now is the time for Western European countries to follow Georgia’s example to understand the benefits it can reap in further cooperation on the Silk Road.Raffaello Pantucci is director of international security studies and Sarah Lain is a research fellow at Rusi, a London-based think tank. They also served as rapporteurs at the Tbilisi Silk Road Forum

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.(I belive ISIS-DAMASCUS GET NUKED BY ISRAEL)

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)

US and EU prepare to lift Iran sanctions By Andrew Rettman-oct 20,15-euobserver

BRUSSELS, 19. Oct, 09:27-The US and the EU are slowly dismantling Iran sanctions in return for its implementation of the nuclear accord.The White House said on Sunday (18 October) it has “directed that the heads of all relevant executive departments and agencies” are to “begin preparations … [for] relief from nuclear-related sanctions”.It added that its “tough, principled diplomacy” created the deal, which “will result in cutting off all four pathways Iran could use to develop enough fissile material for a nuclear weapon”.US treasury secretary Jacob Lew said the process is helping to forge “a more secure international community” .The EU Council the same day published the legal acts which will dissolve Europe’s restrictive measures.EU foreign relations chief Federica Mogherini and Iran’s foreign minister Moammed Zarif, in a joint statement, called the move “another important milestone” toward fulfilling the non-proliferation deal.The US and EU announcemnents correspond to what diplomats call “adoption day” of the accord reached between world powers and Iran in Vienna in July.The sanctions will be lifted on “implementation day” - the moment the UN's nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, verifies Iranian compliance, a development expected in early 2016.The US said the Iranian measures are to include “removing thousands of centrifuges and associated infrastructure, reducing its enriched uranium stockpile from approximately 12,000 kilograms to 300 kilograms, and removing the core of the Arak heavy-water reactor and filling it with concrete”.Senior officials from the EU institutions, China, France, Germany, Iran, Russia, the UK, and the US will meet in Vienna on Monday to create a new commission to monitor compliance.The EU, in January, already suspended some sanctions on insurance and services for Iran’s oil industry, on trade in gold and precious metals, and on some types of financial transactions.The lifting of the remaining sanctions will open up Iran’s oil and gas industries to Western investors.But the US is to keep human-rights related measures in place.UN-level embargoes on arms sales and ballistic missile technology will also stay in place for five to eight years.For his part, Masoud Soltanifar, Iran’s tourism chief, at the weekend told the AP news agency the detente should lead to Iran opening its doors to more foreign visitors."In the post-sanctions era, tourism is an industry that will get a boost more than any other sector”, he said."Tourism is certainly the driving engine to get Iran's economy out of recession. Iran's tourism sector is a flourishing market for investors. We are anticipating a tsunami of tourists after sanctions are lifted"."American tourists and investors are welcome”, he added, despite the recent sentencing of a US journalist on espionage charges.The US and EU intitiative still faces opposition in the US."The Obama administration's belief that this nuclear agreement can usher in a new era of partnership is a complete misread. It's sure tough to look at Iran's actions … and think Tehran will live up to its end of the nuclear bargain”, Ed Royce, a senior congressman from the opposition Republican party said on Sunday.But a Republican bill to stop the White House from going ahead fell by the wayside in a vote last month.

Exclusive: Watchdog to probe alleged mustard gas use by Islamic State-Reuters By Anthony Deutsch-oct 20,15-yahoonews
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Islamic State militants "most probably" used the banned chemical weapon mustard gas against Kurdish forces in Iraq and international inspectors have been asked to investigate, diplomatic sources told Reuters.A team of inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will go to Iraq next week to help determine if the blistering agent sulfur mustard was used in the battlefield, three sources told Reuters.Islamic State already has a broad arsenal of weapons and military vehicles seized from Iraqi forces. It launched an attack with "weaponized chlorine" in January and there have been at least four other occasions it allegedly used chemical weapons, regional officials said.If Islamic State insurgents have obtained sulfur mustard, commonly known as mustard gas, it would signal a dangerous development in a conflict that has already destabilized the region.Sulfur mustard is a Class 1 chemical agent, which means it has few uses outside chemical warfare. A blistering agent that causes severe delayed burns to the eyes, skin and respiratory tract, it was used on a massive scale during World War One.Kurdish authorities say 35 troops southwest of the regional capital of Erbil were sickened in August by a chemical attack. Blood samples tested positive for mustard gas, they said earlier this month."Most probably it was mustard gas," said one diplomat, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the information was classified, "But we want to make sure and we want to know where it came from because it is very difficult to get."Chemical agents are not believed to have been used in fighting in Iraq since Saddam Hussein's fall in 2003.If confirmed by the OPCW, it would raise serious questions about how Islamic State militants got their hands on the chemicals and, crucially, where they came from.There are no declared stockpiles of mustard gas in the Middle East since Syria joined the Chemical Weapons Convention in 2013, vowing to eliminate its chemical weapons program.The OPCW team's mandate will be limited to the single allegation of use in August against the Kurdish Peshmerga forces, which was allegedly fired using mortar rounds.Syria declared 1,300 tonnes of chemicals weapons to the OPCW in 2013 as part of a deal with Russia, avoiding air strikes that had been threatened by the United States.Amid continued allegations of the use of prohibited chlorine barrel bombs in Syria, Damascus is in discussions with the OPCW about whether it accurately and fully disclosed its chemical weapons program.(Reporting by Anthony Deutsch; Editing by Tom Heneghan)

Third Russian air strike on Syrian rebel group kills leader-Reuters-oct 20,15-yahoonews

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Russian air strikes in Syria's Latakia province killed a rebel commander and four other fighters from a group armed by President Bashar al-Assad's foreign enemies, a spokesman for the group said on Tuesday.The attack on Monday evening marked the third time Russian war planes have targeted the First Coastal Division group since Moscow began its air strikes in support of President Bashar al-Assad on Sept. 30, the group's spokesman Fadi Ahmad said.He said a further 15 civilians had been killed in the air strike in Jabal Akrad, a rural, mountainous area in the province. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights earlier put the death toll at 45 rebels and civilians.The First Coastal Division is one of several groups that have received foreign military support including U.S.-made anti-tank missiles, the most potent weapon in the rebels' arsenal.The group, which fights under the umbrella of the "Free Syrian Army", confirmed the death of its chief of staff, Basil Zamo, formerly a captain in the Syrian military.Ahmad said a fighter trained in the use of the anti-tank TOW missiles had also been killed. The Russian jets had struck one of the group's headquarters, and then struck the same target again after rescue workers had arrived on the scene."They have hit us three times now. They are hitting us on the grounds of Daesh, but they are hitting the ones who do them most damage - the Free Syrian Army," said Ahmad, speaking from the area via an internet messaging system. Daesh is an Arabic name for Islamic State.Russia's air strike campaign in Syria has killed 370 people, one third of them civilians, since it started three weeks ago, the Observatory said on Tuesday.FSA groups, often led by former Syrian army officers, have widely been eclipsed by jihadists including the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front and Islamic State. Though they describe themselves as part of an army, they do not operate with a centralized command and control structure.Some FSA groups have received support including military training by the Central Intelligence Agency. Assad's main foreign foes include Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey.The commander of another such group, the Nour al Din al-Zinki Brigades, was killed in fighting south of Aleppo on Monday.The Syrian army backed by fighters from Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah have launched a series of ground offensives against insurgent-held areas of western and northwestern Syria since Russia began air strikes in the country.(Writing by Tom Perry; Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky)

Russia's Putin says terrorist groups seek to destabilize more regions after Syria: RIA-Reuters-OCT 20,15-YAHOONEWS

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that terrorist groups planned to expand from their Syrian foothold and destabilize other regions, RIA news agency reported."Having established a foothold in Syria and other Middle East countries, the terrorists have been building plans to increase expansion and destabilize entire regions," RIA quoted Putin as telling high-ranking officers.(Reporting by Maria Kiselyova; Editing by Alexander Winning)

Paris summons Russia ambassador over 'false' aviation claim-AFP-OCT 20,15-YAHOONEWS

Paris (AFP) - France's foreign ministry summoned Russia's ambassador Tuesday after Moscow mistakenly accused a French military jet of flying "dangerously close" to a plane carrying a parliamentary delegation, a spokesman said.Switzerland later admitted that it was one of its warplanes that had approached the Russian aircraft and Moscow has lodged an official complaint with the Swiss ambassador to Russia.French foreign ministry spokesman Romain Nadal said that one of its officials, Christian Masset, summoned Russian ambassador Alexander Orlov over the accusation which has caused a diplomatic spat between Moscow and Paris."He told him that no French military plane was involved as the Russian foreign ministry mistakenly claimed," said Nadal.Masset also "condemned the fact that our ambassador to Moscow was summoned ... on the basis of this false information," Nadal added.Russia's red-faced foreign ministry admitted its error and apologised to France over the incident, a ministry source said Monday.The ministry then switched its fire to Switzerland on Tuesday by making an official complaint to the Swiss envoy in Moscow.The ministry said it had "lodged a decisive protest" after an F/A18 jet belonging to the Swiss airforce made a "dangerous approach" to a plane carrying the Russian parliamentary delegation to Geneva.The ministry said the incident could not be explained away as part of "standard procedures" and Switzerland should have warned Russia of the manoeuvre.

Tens of thousands flee new Syria offensives-AFP By Sara Hussein-oct 20,15-yahoonews

Beirut (AFP) - Tens of thousands have fled new regime offensives in Syria, the UN said Tuesday, as Russian air strikes were reported to have so far killed 370 people, many of them civilians.The mass exodus was focused south of Syria's second city Aleppo, one of five areas where regime troops have launched renewed attacks since Russia began its air war on September 30."Around 35,000 people are reported to have been displaced from... the southwestern outskirts of Aleppo city, following government offensives over the last few days," said Vanessa Huguenin, spokeswoman for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).She said many of the displaced were living with host families and in informal settlements in the west of the province."People urgently need food and basic household and shelter items" especially as the weather gets colder, Huguenin said.Syria's conflict has left more than 250,000 dead and forced millions from their homes since March 2011, sparking a mass migration of refugees that has left Europe struggling to cope. Russia has carried out more than 500 air raids in support of President Bashar al-Assad's forces and a monitoring group on Tuesday gave the first estimate for the total number of dead in the strikes.The Britain- based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 370 people had been killed, including more than 120 civilians.Among them were 45 rebels and civilians killed on Monday in a series of Russian strikes in the north of government stronghold Latakia province, it said.- Regime targets key highway -Dozens were also wounded in Monday's raids, some of the deadliest yet in the Russian campaign, and a rebel commander from a moderate opposition group was among the dead, the Observatory said.Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Moscow's air war demonstrated it could counter any "terrorist" threats."The operation has confirmed that Russia is ready to adequately and effectively respond to terrorist and any other threats to our country," Putin said in a speech to military and intelligence commanders at the Kremlin.The Observatory said Russian air strikes on Tuesday had targeted the provinces of Homs, Idlib, Damascus and Aleppo.As many as 100,000 people were fleeing the army's ground assaults in Hama, Aleppo, and Latakia provinces, it said.Syrian activist Maamun al-Khatieb said thousands had fled fierce Russian bombardment and "the fear that Iranian militias would storm their villages."Iran, a key Assad ally, has reportedly sent hundreds of troops to fight alongside his forces.Aleppo, once Syria's economic hub, has been a key focus of the fighting. Since 2012, the war-ravaged city has been divided between government forces in the west and rebels in the east, with the situation largely reversed in the surrounding countryside.But last Friday, government forces began a new offensive south of the city, attacking areas near the strategic Aleppo-Damascus highway.The Observatory said Tuesday that regime forces had seized five villages in the area since the offensive began.But Syria's Al-Watan daily, which is close to the regime, said the army had taken 16 villages and an area totalling some 100 square kilometres (40 square miles).It said the operation would "cut militant reinforcement routes between south Aleppo province and east Idlib province and take the international highway from Aleppo to Hama."- 'Whatever they could carry' -The highway that runs from Aleppo to Damascus via Hama and Homs provinces appears to be the main target of several of the government offensives launched in recent weeks.In Hama, much of the fighting has centred on an area close to the road, and in Homs, the government has been fighting to take villages along the highway just north of the provincial capital.In Homs, thousands of people have fled from a string of villages since the Syrian army's offensive there began on October 15, said Hassaan Abu Nuh, an activist in the town of Talbisseh."They've spread throughout the outskirts of Homs... those who left took whatever they could carry," he told AFP via the Internet.There has also been heavy fighting for the Sahl al-Ghab region between Hama, Idlib and Latakia provinces, with government troops seeking to prevent rebels who control Idlib province from being able to attack Latakia.Russia insists its air campaign is intended to target the Islamic State group and others it describes as "terrorists".But rebels and their backers accuse Moscow of seeking to prop up Assad, a longtime ally, and accuse Russia of striking moderate and Islamist opposition forces rather than just jihadists.The Observatory said Tuesday some 243 opposition forces had been killed in Russian air strikes since September 30, including 52 from IS.At least 127 civilians have been killed in the strikes, including 36 children and 34 women, it said.

Britain says up to 13,000 Islamic State fighters in Iraq-Reuters-OCT 20,15-YAHOONEWS

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain believes there are between 10,000 and 13,000 Islamic State fighters active in Iraq, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Tuesday.Hammond added that excluding Islamic State and Al Nusra fighters, he believed there were also some 80,000 opposition fighters in neighboring Syria."It is estimated ... that there are 10,000 to 13,000 active ISIL fighters in Iraq," he told lawmakers, using a different title for Islamic State.Asked about Syria, he said: "The non ISIL, non al-Nusra part of the opposition probably amounts to around 80,000 fighting strength deployed across the country – that is the latest estimate that I have," he told lawmakers.(Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge; writing by Kate Holton; editing by Stephen Addison)

Slovenia to ask EU for police back-up to cope with influx of migrants-Reuters By Marja Novak and Maja Zuvela-oct 20,15-yahoonews

LJUBLJANA/KLJUC BRDOVECKI, Croatia (Reuters) - Slovenia said on Tuesday it would ask the European Union to send additional police forces to its border with Croatia to help it deal with thousands of migrants streaming into the tiny country on their way to Austria and beyond.About 19,500 migrants have entered Slovenia since Friday, the Interior Ministry said, when Hungary sealed its southern border, creating bottlenecks at Balkan border crossings as migrants attempted to find new routes through the region."We need fast assistance of the European Union," President Borut Pahor told a news conference in Brussels after meeting European Council President Donald Tusk and EU chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker."Slovenia will formally ask for additional police forces to guard the border between Slovenia and Croatia and for financial help," he said.In the last two days, the former Yugoslav republic has deployed 140 soldiers to the border to assist the police, Interior Secretary of State Bostjan Sefic told reporters.Asked if Slovenia could build a border fence like Hungary, Sefic said he could not exclude the possibility of "safeguarding border crossings with physical obstacles".Later on Tuesday, parliament is due to vote on a bill that would give the army more power in guarding the border.Over half a million refugees and migrants have arrived by sea in Greece this year and the rate of arrivals is rising with over 8,000 coming on Monday alone, in a rush to beat the onset of freezing winter, the United Nations said on Tuesday.The vast majority will head to Macedonia and then cross to Serbia looking to reach Western Europe via Croatia and Slovenia, avoiding the previous route through Hungary."WE WILL TRY OUR LUCK"-Attempts by Slovenia to ration the flow of migrants since Hungary sealed its border with Croatia on Friday have triggered a knock-on effect through the Balkans, with thousands held up at border crossings.At least 12,100 migrants were currently in Serbia, the prime minister said on Tuesday, and the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) reported at least 2,500 migrants were stranded in no man's land between Croatia and Serbia overnight in cold temperatures.Among the at least 1,500 migrants who crossed a bridge across the Sutla river at the Croatian village of Kljuc Brdovecki and headed for the border with Slovenia, was 35-year-old Taysiir Halaby from the Syrian city of Aleppo."I want to go to Germany. We will try our luck no matter what," he said as helicopters flew over Slovenian side of the border.Croatian authorities said more than 2,000 people were sheltered in the Opatovac camp near the border. From there buses were taking them to the nearest train station in Tovarnik or straight to the Slovenian border.(Writing by Ivana Sekularac; Editing by Justyna Pawlak and Raissa Kasolowsky)

Germany warns of growing right-wing radicalism amid refugee crisis-Reuters By Madeline Chambers-OCT 20,15-YAHOONEWS

BERLIN (Reuters) - Cabinet ministers warned on Tuesday that right-wing radicalism and xenophobia are on the rise in Germany after the anti-Islam PEGIDA movement held its biggest rally in months, spurred on by the arrival of hundreds of thousands of migrants.Emboldened by popular fears about the refugee crisis, some 15-20,000 people joined the Monday evening rally in Dresden by Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West (PEGIDA). Many waved German flags and chanted "Out! Out!"The leader of the Social Democrats (SPD), who share power with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives, told the Sueddeutsche daily that PEGIDA was a "right-wing populist and in part openly radical right-wing movement".It was, said Sigmar Gabriel, an extension of the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which has gained support in opinion polls, and the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD), with a more brutal vocabulary.In a speech that outraged many Germans, Turkish-born writer Akif Pirincci, a long-time German resident, told the crowd that politicians were ignoring grassroots concerns about migrants and that concentration camps were "unfortunately out of action". Some PEGIDA supporters walked away as he spoke.Dresden prosecutors are considering opening an investigation into Pirincci, who also spoke of "Muslim rubbish tips". They are already investigating PEGIDA founder Lutz Bachmann, who quit in January after a photo was published of him posing as Hitler.In a further sign of concern about mounting xenophobia, top-selling German newspaper Bild published a double-page spread of named hate messages on social media, including, "Piss off to where you've come from", and, "Go to Auschwitz and Buchenwald, there is enough room, the ovens just have to be heated up."MERKEL UNDER FIRE-The concern about growing radicalism coincides with a drop in popular support for Merkel over her handling of the crisis.She has been criticized by some in her conservative bloc for opening Germany's borders to Syrian refugees, a move they say has spurred more migrants from any country to come. As German towns struggle to house and look after migrants, her insistence that Germany will cope looks too optimistic to many people.SPD Justice Minister Heiko Maas spoke of a radicalizing atmosphere he called "extraordinarily alarming". Conservative Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere wrote in Bild daily that everyone must take a stand against hate."We do not accept that dignity and respect are replaced by hate towards those who think differently ... A patriot loves his country and does not hate others," he wrote.The PEGIDA rally marked the grassroots movement's first anniversary. It had all but fizzled out following infighting when Bachmann resigned but a recent spike in migrant numbers has given it a new lease of life, though some 14,000 counter demonstrators also gathered in Dresden on Monday.Polls show that Merkel's handling of the refugee crisis has cost her support while the anti-immigration AfD has gained.An INSA poll released on Monday showed support for Merkel's conservative bloc at a 2-1/2-year low of 37 percent and the right-wing AfD at 7.5 percent, a seven-month high.AfD politician Bjoern Hoecke drew criticism for pulling a German flag out of his pocket on a talk show and draping it over the arm of his chair while saying how much he loved his country and that Germany could not absorb so many migrants.U.N. officials said on Tuesday that more than 643,000 refugees and migrants in all had entered the EU from the Middle East, Africa and Asia this year.. Germany alone expects at least 800,000 by year-end.(Reporting by Madeline Chambers; Editing by Mark Heinrich)

Trudeau wins big as Canada votes resoundingly for leftward shift-Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party swept Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper from office in a major upset in Monday's vote.Christian Science Monitor By Michael Holtz-oct 20,15-yahoonews

First came the Toronto Blue Jays’ 11-8 victory over the Kansas City Royals in a must-win Major League Baseball playoff game.Then came news of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s defeat in the federal election at the hands of Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party.Mr. Trudeau, a charismatic politician who captivated many voters here with his youth and optimism – not to mention his boxing skills – is set to be Canada's new prime minister after his party won a majority of Parliament's 338 seats in a sweeping, come-from-behind victory.For many here, the election was foremost a referendum on Mr. Harper and his Conservative Party’s near-decade in power. His secretive and often partisan political style grated with many voters. And in pushing Canada to the right, Mr. Harper supported policies that many viewed as out of sync with the nation, including his refusal to pursue climate change legislation and his push to shrink government and trim spending.Now, many Canadians are eager to see Trudeau return the country to its left-of-center traditions.“In this election, the question was how badly did Canadians want to defeat Stephen Harper,” says Zain Velji, a Calgary-based political strategist and host of “The Strategists,” a popular political podcast.  “The answer was, ‘desperately.’ ”Voters in Toronto flocked to polling stations in Blue Jays baseball caps and jerseys to cast their votes ahead of the game on Monday. Although ballot boxes stayed open until 9:30 p.m., election officials expected turnout to fall to a trickle after the 8:07 first pitch.It was unclear if the occasional car horns that could be heard later in the night were in celebration of the game, Harper’s defeat, or both.Having re-energized the Liberal Party since its devastating electoral losses four years ago, Mr. Trudeau rode a wave of anti-conservatism that galvanized voters around his promise of change and helped his party win a resounding 184 seats, or 56 percent.Trudeau has pledged to raise taxes on the rich and run deficits for three years to increase government spending and boost the economy. He’s promised a more multilateral approach in international affairs – cooperating more, for example, with the UN. He's vowed to repair ties with the United States, which were dogged by Harper's weak personal relationship with President Barack Obama and differences over the Keystone pipeline. Addressing climate change – an area where he shares common cause with Mr. Obama – is high on his agenda.“Right away, I expect we’ll see a brand new posture from the federal government when Trudeau takes office,” says Christopher Cochrane, a political science professor at the University of Toronto. “It looks like the Liberals are going to have a solid four years to implement their plans.”Trudeau, a 43-year-old former school teacher and member of Parliament since 2008, will be the second youngest prime minister in Canadian history. He carries with him the immense legacy of his father, the late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, who took office in 1968 and led Canada for most of the next 16 years. Trudeau has also cited his maternal grandfather, Jimmy Sinclair, who represented a constituency in Vancouver from 1940-58, as an inspiration and role model.But concerns over his lack of political experience – a common theme in Conservative attack ads during the campaign – are likely to follow the young leader into office.While critics say Trudeau lacks the political intelligence of his father, many Canadians say they are simply happy to have anyone but Harper as their leader. Harper’s attempt to shift the nation to the right alienated a wide swath of voters, who came to view his policies – such as lowering corporate taxes and taking a more hawkish stance on global affairs – as out of sync with the Canada they knew.The election marked a stunning turnaround for the Liberals, who held only 36 seats when Parliament was dissolved in early August. Their victory amounts to the largest seat increase for a party between elections in Canadian history, according to the Globe and Mail.The Liberals dealt a major blow not only to the Conservatives but also to the New Democratic Party, the furthest left of the big three parties. At the beginning of the 78-day campaign, the longest in Canada since the 19th century, the NDP was considered a frontrunner.Election results show that Conservatives were reduced to 99 seats. The NDP, which had previously formed the official opposition as the second largest party in Parliament, held onto only 44 seats after suffering major losses to the Liberals in Quebec.

A FALSE PROPHET COMES FROM THE VATICAN ALSO AT THIS TIME.

ISAIAH 23:15-17
15  And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot.
16  Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.
17  And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.(COULD THIS BE 70 YEARS AFTER ISRAEL BECAME A NATION IN 1948)(IF SO THIS SATANIC ONE WORLD WHORE CHURCH WILL MINGLE TOGETHER BY 2018)(AND NOW ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY AND ALL RELIGIONS ARE MINGLING AS ONE PEACE-LOVE-JOY-GET ALONG RELIGION LEAD BY THE VATICAN RIGHT NOW 4 YEARS FROM THE 70 YEAR TIME WHEN ISRAEL BECAME A NATION).AND IN CONTROL OF JERUSALEM.

REVELATION 13:11-18
11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth;(FALSE VATICAN POPE) and he had two horns like a lamb,(JESUS IS THE LAMB OF GOD) and he spake as a dragon.(HES SATANICALLY INSPIRED,HES A CHRISTIAN DEFECTOR FROM THE FAITH)
12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him,(WORLD DICTATOR) and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.(THE WORLD DICTATOR CREATES A FALSE RESURRECTION AND IS CROWNED LEADER OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER).
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
16 And he(FALSE POPE) causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:(CHIP IMPLANT)
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.(6-6-6) A NUMBER SYSTEM

REVELATION 17:1-18
1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication,(VATICAN IN POLITICS) and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
4 And the woman (FALSE CHURCH) was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour,(VATICAN COLOURS)(ANOTHER REASON WE KNOW THE FALSE POPE COMES FROM THE VATICAN) and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
7 And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.(THE VATICAN IS BUILT ON 7 HILLS OR MOUNTAINS)
10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen,(1-ASSYRIA,2-EGYPT,3-BABYLON,4-MEDO-PERSIA,5-GREECE) and one is,(IN POWER IN JOHNS AND JESUS DAY-6-ROME) and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.(7TH-REVIVED ROMAN EMPIRE OR THE EUROPEAN UNION TODAY AND THE SHORT SPACE IS-THE EUROPEAN UNION WILL HAVE WORLD CONTROL FOR THE LAST 3 1/2 YEARS.BUT WILL HAVE ITS MIGHTY WORLD POWER FOR THE FULL 7 YEARS OF THE 7 YEAR TRIBULATION PERIOD.AND THE WORLD DICTATOR WILL BE THE BEAST FROM THE EU.AND THE VATICAN POPE WILL BE THE WHORE THAT RIDES THE EUROPEAN UNION TO POWER.AND THE 2 EUROPEAN UNION POWER FREAKS WILL CONTROL AND DECIEVE THE WHOLE EARTH INTO THEIR DESTRUCTION.IF YOU ARE NOT SAVED BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS.YOU WILL BE DECIEVED BY THESE TWO.THE WORLD POLITICIAN-THE EUROPEAN UNION DICTATOR.AND THE FALSE PROPHET THAT DEFECTS CHRISTIANITY-THE FALSE VATICAN POPE.
11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.(VATICAN-CATHOLICS ALL AROUND THE WORLD OVER 1 BILLION)
16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast,(WORLD DICTATOR) these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

10/20/2015 -“African bishops optimistic about the outcome of this Synod”-Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier-In his statements during today’s press briefing on the Synod discussions, Fox Napier said an ideological approach prevailed in the 2014 meetings but that now there is trust. The cardinal called for pastoral independence in the case of marriages in stages. And Synod Fathers are positive about the reform of the marriage annulment process-Iacopo Scaramuzzi-vatican insider

vatican city-African bishops are “optimistic” about the outcome of the Synod on the Family, said the Archbishop of Durban (South Africa), Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier, during the course of the daily Vatican press briefing. He rejected claims that last year’s Extraordinary Synod followed “in a certain direction, ideology and agenda”. Instead, he expressed his satisfaction with and trust in the assembly, which draws to an end this weekend, underlining that the letter of criticism which 13 cardinals addressed to the Pope, received a satisfactory response from the Pope himself. The African cardinal also called for the African episcopate to be given a certain independence with regard to pastoral care given in the various stages of African marriage. The Synod Fathers who spoke during the press briefing all expressed their satisfaction with Pope Francis’ proposal for the reform of marriage annulment.“African bishops feel a sense of optimism at the Synod because of God’s goodness but also because of Pope Francis’ testimony and the way in which he is guiding the Church, an optimism other bishops share too,” Napier said. “As African bishops we wish to express our appreciation for the many millions of people  who are praying for the Synod’s success and are helping us through the difficult moments in the Synod,” the Franciscan cardinal said, adding that “the new Synod procedure is a great help because it leaves plenty of time for reflection in the language groups. It gives us the chance to exchange views with people from different parts of the world, as well as lay auditors and fraternal delegates”. According to Napier, “the Synod will give a strong impulse to the local Churches to improve marriages through marriage preparation courses and clear communication of the Church’s teaching on marriage and the family”. The South African cardinal drew a parallel between the Synod and the 2013 Conclave: at the time, “the need clearly emerged for reform in the Church, starting with the Vatican and moving onto all dioceses. Now this reform is about what the Church does for families in terms of a good education, which has a positive impact on society as a whole. Napier then answered a journalist’s question about what had changed to make him so optimistic after the concerns he openly expressed about the Extraordinary Synod of 2014 and the letter to the Pope, which he signed along with 12 other cardinals at the start of this year’s assembly, raising some doubts about the Synod process: “Some specific issues caused concern at the last Synod. One of them was the publication of the intermediary report, as if it represented a reflection of the entire Synod, which was not true because we ourselves received the document an hour after you journalists did and the things said in that document had only been expressed by two or three people: this have the impression of a Synod that was heading in a certain direction. I was a member of the commission that drafted the final document and it seemed to be going in a certain direction, it seemed to express a certain ideology or agenda”. Regarding the letter sent by the 13 cardinals, “which was confidential”, “it was written in the same spirit encouraged by Pope Francis when he invited us to speak openly and honestly and to listen with humility. Pope Francis responded the day after he received the letter. This made a huge difference, it inspired trust, the concerns expressed in the letter were taken into consideration and from that moment on we all worked for the good of the Synod. Hence, my impression is that in comparison to the last Synod, participants this time round are working in a spirit of synodality and collegiality - a term the Pope is very fond of -, we are walking together for the good of the Church”.Cardinal Napier listed a series of problems African bishops are particularly concerned about. In one of his answers to the media, he focused especially on the issue of pre-marital “cohabitation” which - in Africa, unlike in the West - is seen as being beneficial for marriage: “Traditionally, marriage in Africa is not between two individuals but between two families. It is said to be arranged but it is actually negotiated. During this process, while the families the future spouses try to agree on the financial arrangements, they may agree for the two to live together before the marriage is celebrated. Cohabitation is nevertheless part of a marriage in stages.” This is “one of those things that the Synod cannot decide on, it should be up to African bishops to decide”. The Archbishop of Barcelona, Cardinal Lluís Martinez Sistach, a canonist by training, stated that the reform of marriage annulment procedures which was recently approved by the Pope, “fully integrates faithfulness and indissolubility with the mercy of the Church”. All three Synod Fathers present returned to this during the press briefing, answering questions put to them by various journalists. Napier said bishops are aware of the challenge the reform presents “in ensuring the right personnel and that the process is respected”. Sistach underlined that the “brief” process can easily become an “ordinary” process if it emerges that the conditions do not allow for brevity. “We could establish a religious congregation or an association of lay male and female faithful who could learn a bit about matrimonial law, offering advice and assistance to tribunals across the world,” the Catalan cardinal added.

10/19/2015-vatican insider-Synod: Participants call for a gesture from the Pope during the Jubilee-Bishops at the Synod meetings-During today's press briefing, reference was made to the words the Pope pronounced Saturday on “synodality” in the Church. Bishop Solmi said the story about the child who split the host and shared it with his parents shook the assembly-Iacopo Scaramuzzi

vatican city-An echo of the Pope’s words on synodality (“It just occurred to me that perhaps it is time for a national Synod”) and a new prospect for the Year of Mercy (regarding the issue of communion for remarried divorcees, appeals were made during today’s general discussions, for an “exceptional gesture” by the Pope on the occasion of the Jubilee). Both points featured in the Archbishop of Brisbane, Mark Benedict Coleridge’s account of today’s meeting, which marked the start of the third and final week of Synod discussions on the family. The Synod will conclude with a discussion on the final text on Saturday and a mass in St. Peter’s Square Sunday.“You can sense participants are feeling a bit tired…” said Fouad Twal, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. “It is only normal for there to be differences in opinion. We all have different backgrounds, we have some challenges in common, others depend on the context in which we live, the political and socio-economic context. It is normal that we don’t agree on all challenges but we all want the good of families and the family.”The Australian archbishop commented on the words pronounced Saturday by Francis on the occasion of the anniversary of the Synod’s institution: it was a “programmatic” speech, “the most notable speech of the Synod”: “I don’t think it was revolutionary in the way I mean revolutionary,” he said in answer to a question, “but what struck me the most is that he spoke about synodality of the whole Church. We are celebrating a Synod in Rome, yes, but synodality much be a permanent characteristic of the entire Church. In this context, the Pope talked about episcopal collegiality. This is the ecclesiology of the Second Vatican Council. What happens when I go home? It occurred to me that perhaps it is time for a national Synod”. According to Coleridge, “one thing is certain about next Sunday and that is that our work will not be over by then: the journey continues.”The concept was reiterated in the context of the question of communion for remarried divorcees. The story a Mexican bishop told last week about the young boy who broke the host and gave it to his parents, two remarried divorcees, “certainly shook the assembly”, the Bishop of Parma (Italy), Enrico Solmi, explained, in answer to a question asked during the press briefing. “We were touched by this gesture, it reminds us that these dramas affect everyone, all families,” Patriarch Twal said. Coleridge said he had not heard the speech, probably because being rapporteur of one of the 13 language groups (circuli minores) he was absent from the hall. Still, he underlined how important it was for the Church to stay “in touch with reality”. More generally, in some cases, for example when there are children present, a “path of discernment” is possible. This would give the Church “the capacity to listen” and “accompany” people whose marriage has failed, encouraging a dialogue that “may lead to a sense of guilt emerging, the realisation of having committed a mistake”, leading them onto the path of “penitence, conversion” and “reconciliation” that is able to “reach people even beyond the mediation of the Church which he wanted”. The Patriarch of Jerusalem said: “in my discussion group the issue has not and will never be presented in these terms, those who are for and those who are against communion for remarried divorcees: we need to look at each case individually, at what drove a family to separation, whether wanted or imposed. In our language group, other than the suffering of families with remarried divorcees we have talked about millions of other families that face their own suffering, be it because they are refugees, or war victims or victims of violence.”According to Coleridge, we need to distinguish, for example, between “a second marriage that is solid and involves a faithful and loving relationship” and “a bit of fun in a hotel”. “I do not recall a single speech that explicitly said remarried divorcees must be readmitted to the sacrament of communion.” Without wishing to give percentage numbers (“I have no idea”)  or confirm any figures (65% no, 35% yes) apparently mentioned in an interview, the Australian cardinal said he got the impression from the discussions in his language group, that while the idea of readmitting some couples of remarried divorcees to the sacrament of communion seemed to have “faded”, in the general meetings there were a number of speakers who appealed for an “exceptional gesture of mercy”  by the Pope on the occasion of the Jubilee of Mercy. Coleridge expressed the hope that the Church would adopt a more positive language and refrain from constantly using terms such as “indissolubility”, often described as legally or “intrinsically messy”: “In my view, there will be no changes to Church doctrine, but my hope for this Synod is that there will be a move towards a truly new pastoral approach. We will need to adopt a new language. Something genuine, not just a superficial cosmetic change”.

10/20/2015 -vatican insider-“How Francis’ visit touched the hearts of the American people”-The Pope in Philadelphia-The results of a survey carried out by the Knights of Columbus shows a strong majority of Americans are aligned with the Pope’s message on defence of life, the environment and religious freedom. Almost 6 out of 10 Americans are now more inclined to get involved in charity activities as a result of the papal visit. “The Holy Father has certainly given us an opportunity as a country to overcome polarization and a path by which to do that,” Carl Anderson tells Vatican Insider-ANDREA TORNIELLI

vatican city-A survey carried out by the Knights of Columbus in conjunction with “The Marist Poll”, shows that Americans “embraced Pope Francis’ message” as a result of his visit. Two-thirds of Americans (66 percent) saw the Pope’s trip as mostly about values. Less than a quarter saw it as mostly political (24 percent). Among practicing Catholics the numbers were even higher (80 percent to 18 percent, respectively). Following the trip, a majority of 55 percent say they are clear about his vision for the Church. This includes almost 9 in 10 practicing Catholics (88 percent). By contrast, in April, 43 percent of Americans and 73 percent of practicing Catholics said the same.Pope Francis’ Catholic values resonated even on the most controversial of issues, as strong majorities of Americans align with his message and say they agree with Pope Francis that:“We should support religious freedom” — 85 percent agree; an additional 7 percent are more likely to agree now than prior to the papal visit. (Among practicing Catholics, these numbers are 87 percent and 7 percent, respectively).“We should be more respectful of the earth and the environment” — 84 percent agree; an additional 7 percent are more likely to agree now. (Among practicing Catholics, these numbers are 81 percent and 10 percent, respectively).“We should support life at every stage of development, including for the unborn” — 62 percent agree; an additional 6 percent are more likely to hold that view now. (Among practicing Catholics, these numbers are 81 percent and 5 percent, respectively).“We should view marriage as between one man and one woman” — 55 percent agree; an additional 4 percent are now more likely to agree. (Among practicing Catholics, these numbers are 60 percent and 7 percent, respectively).“We should allow people to opt out of taking actions that go against their religious beliefs” — 57 percent agree; an additional 5 percent are now more likely to agree. (Among those who are practicing Catholics, these numbers are 70 percent and 6 percent, respectively).Only on the death penalty did Americans divide. “Forty-one percent agree with the Pope that we should oppose the death penalty, and an additional 5 percent are more likely to agree now. Forty-four percent disagree, and an additional 4 percent are more likely to disagree now. The numbers were similar for practicing Catholics.”The survey found that the trip dramatically increased the Pope’s favourability among Americans. “Almost three quarters of Americans now view him favourably (74 percent), up from a strong 58 percent in August. Among practicing Catholics, he is viewed favourably by 90 percent, up from 83 percent in August.”A majority of Americans (56 percent) also now feel better about their own faith because of Pope Francis' visit, including more than 8 in 10 practicing Catholics (86 percent).Almost six in 10 Americans (58 percent) are more likely to engage in charitable activity as a result of the trip, including more than 8 in 10 practicing Catholics (82 percent).Finally, the survey found that almost eight in 10 Americans (78 percent) — and more than 9 in 10 practicing Catholics (96 percent) — also followed coverage of the Pope’s trip at least “a little,” with 7 in 10 practicing Catholics (70 percent) saying they followed the coverage “a great deal” or “a good amount.” This survey of 1,095 adults was conducted Oct. 1-9, 2015, by The Marist Poll and sponsored and funded in partnership with the Knights of Columbus.The Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, Carl Anderson, observed that “Pope Francis’ presentation of Catholic values resonated in the minds and hearts of the American people. His ability to generate so much consensus on such a diverse number of issues, some of which are seen as very complicated here, speaks to his ability to preach Gospel values convincingly, in our country and in our time.”“The Holy Father has certainly given us an opportunity as a country to overcome polarization and a path by which to do that,” Anderson said in answer to a question put to him by Vatican Insider.  “It is now up to us to achieve it. In terms of the Church, Pope Francis came as an evangelizer - a missionary - and he raised the question of authenticity - of always being authentically committed to Catholic values - in terms of the work the Church does.”“As our poll showed,” the Supreme Knight continued, “people understood his visit to be pastoral, not political. He helped people to begin to see that what the Church does in its pastoral outreach and outreach to the poor, the sick, etc. constitutes the vast majority of what it does overall. In addition, our poll showed that the visit made the vast majority of Catholics feel proud of their Catholic faith. His trip may also begin a process by which many non-practicing Catholics will return to the practice of their faith. We see hopeful signs of that in the fact that 6 in 10 non-practicing Catholics say they too feel better about their faith as a result of his visit.”“The Pope seems to have specifically helped overcome polarization on some very important issues,” Carl Anderson explained. “In his presentation of values, he has the agreement of strong majorities of the American people on issue after issue - including some issues that are generally seen as polarizing. Consider the Pope's support for life at every stage of development including the unborn. 62 percent of Americans say they agree with him on this and another 6 percent are now more likely to agree. That's almost 7 in 10 Americans taking - or increasingly open to - Catholic teaching on human life. Or take his definition of marriage as between a man and a woman. 55 percent agree with him, with another 4 percent more likely to agree now. That's nearly 6 in 10 in agreement with - or increasingly open to - Catholic teaching on marriage.”So the Pope is “doing something that works. These are two issues about which Americans have been told that the Church's position was in the minority, or wasn't relevant, and yet, people are embracing Pope Francis' message on both, so one could certainly say that he has helped overcome polarization. And of course people agree with him in great numbers also on the need to protect our environment, the need for religious freedom, and the importance of conscientious objection.”In terms of what he believed to be the strongest part of the Pope's message to the American people, the Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus said: “I think the strongest part of the Pope's message to the American people begins in “Laudato Si’” - with the idea that we are all neighbours who share a common home. As such, we should build a culture of respect and civility. This is even truer for Christians, because we should see our neighbour as our brother or our sister. Second, on issues where Americans disagree, they should do so with civility. The dignity and respect for the human person that he speaks of must extend to those we disagree with, not just those we agree with. In this, Pope Francis is showing us an alternative to the politics of destruction working its way through Western democracies. Third, we need to remember that Popes do not see things in terms of left and right. They see things in terms of values. The Holy Father has called us to look at God's creation as God intended us to look at it. What is God's design for nature, and for the nature of man?”

STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES

LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun,(HEATING UP-SOLAR ECLIPSES) and in the moon,(MAN ON MOON-LUNAR ECLIPSES) and in the stars;(ASTEROIDS ETC) and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear,(TORNADOES,HURRICANES,STORMS) and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth:(DESTRUCTION) for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.(FROM QUAKES,NUKES ETC)

Heavy rains bring flooding to Mexico's Yucatan-Associated Press-OCT 20,15-YAHOONEWS

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Flooding from two days of heavy rains has prompted the governor of Mexico's Quintana Roo state to declare an emergency in seven municipalities on the Yucatan Peninsula.Gov. Roberto Borge Angulo said late Monday that flooding has caused millions of dollars in damages to streets in the state capital of Chetumal, where television images showed people wading through waist-deep water in some places.Three shelters were opened in the state for families displaced by floodwaters.The U.S. National Hurricane Center says rains are likely to continue as a low-pressure system moves across the southern Yucatan Peninsula and into the Gulf of Mexico in the next few days.

Typhoon Koppu: More Flooding Ahead for Philippines, Government Warns; Calamity Declared North of Manila-Published Oct 20 2015 12:20 PM EDT-weather.com

Tropical Storm Koppu Leaves Philippines-Meteorologist Ari Sarsalari updates you on Tropical Storm Koppu. The Philippine government is warning its citizens that the deadly impacts from Typhoon Koppu (Lando), now a tropical storm, will persist for days.For days, massive rainfall totals have been reported in the northern Philippines, where water has flowed down the mountains and into villages, the BBC reported. The floods left many residents stranded on the roofs of their homes, awaiting rescue, the report added.At least 28 people have died since Koppu's landfall in the Philippines Sunday morning, local time, while flooding rains continue to lash parts of the country with torrential downpours. Koppu was downgraded to a tropical storm late Monday, but remains a deadly threat to the archipelago."The center of the tropical storm is now just north of mainland Luzon, so that puts the northern regions of that island – Ilocos, Cagayan Valley and the Cordillera – at risk of additional heavy rainfall through Wednesday. As much as 8 inches (200 millimeters) of additional rain may fall in some areas," said weather.com senior meteorologist Nick Wiltgen. "In addition, flooding is expected a bit farther south as the 3 feet of rain that fell around Baguio City drains into the rivers that flow toward the coast."Now, the government is working diligently to ensure residents don't return to their homes yet, as another round of expected rain could trigger more deadly flooding."They think it is safe already to go back to their communities but we are preventing them right now," President Benigno Aquino told the BBC. He also declared a calamity for the Nueva Ecija province, north of Manila, the report added.At Least 23 Killed, Many Injured or DisplacedA 6-year-old girl died after falling into a creek in Bambang municipality Sunday, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). Additional fatalities included two deaths due to cardiac arrest after landslides in Tinoc municipality, two young men swept away by swift waters in Buguias and Tineg municipalities and a woman who died from electrocution in Moncada municipality. A teenager was killed Sunday in suburban Quezon city after being pinned by a fallen tree. Four others were injured in the incident and three houses were damaged. A concrete wall collapsed in Subic town, killing a 62-year-old woman and injuring her husband, according to Nigel Lontoc of the Office of Civil Defense.In Casiguran, Aurora province, where the storm made landfall, virtually all of the buildings and infrastructure sustained damage, according to Rappler. Officials said two other nearby towns, Dinalungan and Dilasag, were cut off from the outside world. Tuesday evening, the Philippine government confirmed one death in Dinalungan, saying 26-year-old Armando de Leon died of multiple injuries due to falling debris Sunday.According to Latino Fox News, Nueva Ecija Gov. Aurelio Umali reported two people drowned in the city of Palayan. They were found floating in floodwaters, Inquirer.net reports.Another man was killed by a landslide Sunday when he went to check on his farm in the mountain town of Bakud in Benguet province, the NDRRMC said. Two other men drowned in Nueva Ecija, the report added.Seven others died when a mortoboat capsized in rough seas between Iloilo and Guimaras Sunday afternoon, the Inquirer reported. In a separate incident, the NDRRMC said one person died and 26 others were rescued when a motorbanca capsized in choppy waters near Surigao City. Those deaths occurred in the central Philippines, which were only indirectly affected by the storm, and the government did not count the eight fatalities toward its typhoon toll.Lontoc also stated that three fishermen who were missing at sea were rescued off northern Bataan province, and three other missing people were found in an evacuation camp in Aurora's Baler town.The AP reported that 65,000 villagers have been displaced in the typhoon's path, including in towns prone to flash floods and landslides.According to a tweet from the Philippines Red Cross, a child was swept away and reported missing in Nueva Vizcaya. The NDRRMC is asking those in need of rescue to tweet the hashtags #LandoPH or #RescuePH along with their name, location and contact information for assistance.-Flash Flooding Threats-La Union province was affected by heavy flooding after strong waves, generated by Lando, damaged a seawall in San Fernando City, GMA News Online said. Officials urged hundreds of residents in Barangay Ilocanos to evacuate, with some families staying in evacuation centers. Residents of multiple low-lying towns in Pangasinan province were asked to evacuate, as reports said the Agno River could flood in the early hours of Tuesday, ABC-CBN News reported. The typhoon triggered head-high floods in 5 villages near Cabanatuan City, Rappler reports, prompting rescue operations in the early hours of Monday, October 19.  Red Cross Bravo team had rescued 64 people in Barangay Sumakab since 3 a.m. Monday, and volunteers using boats and bangkas continued to rescue residents as of Monday at 8 a.m. as many families remained stranded in their homes. Local police and military officials worked Sunday to rescue those trapped in flooded villages throughout some of the nation's hardest hit provinces. Both Aurora and rice-growing province Nueva Ecija were among those swamped by floodwaters.The flooding in Nueva Ecija forced residents onto their rooftops Sunday afternoon, reports ABS-CBN News. Certain areas were so inundated that rescuers were unable to reach residents. A road in Valdefuente village, Cabanatuan City was impassable except for loaders, firetrucks and military rescue trucks as of 10 p.m. Sunday, according to Rappler. Rescue vehicles were seen cutting through the water throughout the night to reach hundreds of residents waiting for rescue in flooded areas.Two hospitals, Premiere Medical Center and Eduardo L. Joson Memorial Hospital, have been breached by flood waters and have been the target of several rescue operations already, according to Nueva Ecija provincial government employee Bobby Balagtas.Many villages further down this road are under water, says Balagtas. Aduas Central, Aduas Sur and Aduas Norte, in particular, experienced head-high floods, leaving many residents stranded on their roofs until help arrived.Residents who sought shelter in evacuation centers have been cautioned by disaster officials not to return to their homes yet. The large amounts of rainwater accumulated in the mountains will not start coming down into the lowlands until at least Tuesday afternoon, which will likely cause more flooding in areas that have already been inundated.Though it caused widespread damage, the rainfall from Typhoon Koppu provided much-needed water to several dams still suffering from the effects of El Niño, according to a situation report from the United Nations. The Angat Dam, which supplies a majority of Metro Manila's water needs, saw an increase of 7.2 meters in its water level.Crops Lost to the Storm-In areas where farming is a way of life, Koppu has been devastating for crops. Vice Mayor Henry Velarde of Nueva Ecija's Jaen town was briefed on the damage and told the AP via telephone that the fields are in bad shape."Our rice farms looked like it was ran over by a giant flat iron," he said. "All the rice stalks were flattened in one direction."Residents were forced to flee the storm while leaving their poultry and other farm animals behind, in many instances. Much of the area's rice crops, which were expected to be harvested in a few weeks, have been destroyed.Erwin Jacinto, a resident of Nueva Ecija's Santa Rosa town, told the AP that his farmland has been reduced to "nothing but mud" as Koppu continues to pound the area.High Winds, Downed Trees and Power Outages-There have been power outages, downed trees and flattened crops in some of the top rice-producing areas of the country, according to World Vision teams in Luzon.“We woke up early this morning to strong rain and howling winds. Already there are uprooted trees blocking roads,” said Joy Maluyo, emergency communications officer for World Vision. “In farm fields, the rice stalks are supposed to be ready for harvest next week. Unfortunately now, they’re drowned in water. Farmers are worried all their efforts are now wasted.”The NDRRMC reported complete power outages in 9 provinces, potentially affecting more than nine million people - equal to nearly 10 percent of the entire population of the Philippines and nearly 20 percent of the population of Luzon.The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) sent out a severe weather bulletin Saturday at 11 p.m local time. Fishers have been advised not to venture past the seaboards of Luzon and Visayas, as well as the eastern seaboard of Mindanao. Residents in mountainous and low-lying areas of the providences that received the Public Storm Warning Signal (PSWS) have been alerted of possible flash floods and landslides.Province-wide power outages were also reported in Pangasinan, Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Apayao, and Kalinga.CNN Philippines tweeted that high winds in the town of Baler had toppled trees and ripped the roofs off several buildings early on Sunday morning. Floods and small landslides made 25 roads and bridges impassable.A total of 2,225 passengers were stranded in 6 districts of Southern Tagalog according to the Philippine Coast Guard as of noon local time on Saturday. The weather bureau PAGASA had placed Batangas under Signal No. 1 which automatically canceled all trips of passenger vessels.