1-WORLD QUAKES LAST 2 DAYS.2-Flooding causes state of emergency in Uruguay. 3-Wildfire spreads through Los Angeles suburbs. 4-Iran seeks improved ties with N. Korea. 5-SKorea and EU hail initial free trade talks as success. 6-Koreas adopt military agreement. 7-Voting and veto issues to dominate EU constitution discussions. 8-My love of Jerusalem. 9-This Week with Rabbi Eckstein.
EARTHQUAKES
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
WORLD QUAKES LAST 2 DAYS (USGS)
Update time = Fri May 11 12:34 PM EDT
MAY 11,07
MAP 2.6 KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP 3.9 NORTHERN ALASKA
MAP 5.0 SOLOMON ISLANDS
MAP 2.7 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 3.2 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 2.7 GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.7 SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA
MAP 3.2 SOUTHERN QUEBEC, CANADA
MAP 5.3 MARIANA ISLANDS REGION
MAP 2.5 PUGET SOUND REGION, WASHINGTON
MAP 4.3 TAJIKISTAN
MAP 2.6 SOUTHERN IDAHO
MAP 2.9 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 3.2 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 2.9 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP 5.5 MAUG ISLANDS REG., NORTHERN MARIANA ISL.
MAP 4.9 KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA
MAY 10,07
MAP 4.6 KURIL ISLANDS
MAP 2.6 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.5 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 4.3 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 5.1 KURIL ISLANDS
MAP 5.0 MARIANA ISLANDS REGION
MAP 4.7 MARIANA ISLANDS REGION
MAP 5.3 KEPULAUAN KAI, INDONESIA
MAP 2.5 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 4.4 NORTHWEST OF THE KURIL ISLANDS
MAP 4.7 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 3.3 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 4.7 MENDOZA, ARGENTINA
MAP 2.6 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 4.7 MARIANA ISLANDS REGION
MAP 4.0 VOLCANO ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
MAP 4.6 SOLOMON ISLANDS
MAP 2.6 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP 5.3 BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MAP 4.9 BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MAP 4.4 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
MAP 4.6 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
MAP 3.6 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP 3.2 ALASKA PENINSULA
MAP 4.7 VALPARAISO, CHILE
MAP 2.5 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 4.0 OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO
MAP 4.4 TONGA
MAP 4.3 TARAPACA, CHILE
MAP 3.3 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 2.6 HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Flooding causes state of emergency in Uruguay by Kirsty McCabe MAY 11,07
Uruguay has declared a national disaster after experiencing the worst flooding in 50 years. An exceptionally wet few months combined with a week of heavy rainfall has forced around 12,000 people to leave their homes. The floods have affected more than 110,000 people, destroying crops and infrastructure amounting to millions of dollars in damage.The central city of Duranzo has been hit the hardest, with 20% of the population being evacuated as the torrential rain continues. The Yi River rose to 14 metres above its average level resulting in flash floods and landslides, and leaving 30,000 people without access to clean water. As water is being pumped in from other cities, concerns are now being raised over the spread of diseases such as Malaria and the levels of sanitation. With the South American Met Office predicting the onset of more extreme weather, the number of people affected is expected to rise, with many now vulnerable communities fearing the worst.
FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS
REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
Wildfire spreads through Los Angeles suburbs. by Tomasz Schafernaker MAY 11,07
Fire fighters in Los Angeles have been battling a blaze which has been tearing through the bush covered hills of Hollywood over the past two days. The state is in the grip of the driest start to the year since records began in 1877, with the combination of high temperatures and drought conditions sparking the wildfire outbreak. The fire erupted Tuesday afternoon in Griffin Park, a mixture of wilderness and cultural sites set between Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley; already destroying the popular terraced garden of Dante’s View.
Although there have been no deaths or destruction of any homes, around 300 people have been evacuated. Councilman Tom LaBonge said it’s overwhelming, spreading through thick bush that hasn’t burned down in years.Across the state, fire fighters in northern Georgia have also been battling with wild fire for a fourth consecutive week. Deemed the largest blaze in state history, the fire has consumed over 100,000 acres of the Okefenokee National Wildfire Refuge. Conditions had begun to improve, with a drop in overnight temperatures enabling fire fighters to contain 40% of the 600 acre blaze. However with the National Weather Service stating they expect the weather reprieve to be short lived, the Los Angeles fire services may have a fight on their hands.
MUSLIM NATIONS
EZEKIEL 38:1-12
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog,(RULER) the land of Magog,(RUSSIA) the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW)and Tubal,(TOBOLSK) and prophesy against him,
3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW) and Tubal:
4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws,(GOD FORCES THE MUSLIMS TO
MARCH) and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
5 Persia,(IRAN,IRAQ) Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
6 Gomer,(GERMANY) and all his bands; the house of Togarmah (TURKEY)of the north quarters, and all his bands:(SUDAN,AFRICA) and many people with thee.
7 Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
8 After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.
9 Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.(RUSSIA-EGYPT AND MUSLIMS)
10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
11 And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
ISAIAH 17:1
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
PSALMS 83:3-7
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)
2ND WAVE CHINA AND KINGS OF THE EAST MARCH TO ISRAEL
REVELATION 16:12
12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.(THIS IS THE ATATURK DAM IN TURKEY,THEY CROSS OVER).
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 angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.(IRAQ-SYRIA)
15 And the four angels were loosed, 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)
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)
Iran seeks improved ties with N. Korea By NASSER KARIMI, Associated Press Writer MAY 11,07
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's foreign minister said North Korea's debts stand in the way of improving ties between the two countries — both U.S. foes under international pressure over their nuclear programs.
It was the first time an official of either country referred to their dealings, which go back to at least the 1980s but are not publicly known. The extent of North Korea's debts to Iran remain unknown.North Korea's debts to Tehran are among the obstacles in the way of cooperation, the official IRNA news agency quoted Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki as saying Friday. The two countries can find a formula to remove this obstacle.Mottaki met late Thursday with North Korean acting Foreign Minister Kim Yong Il. He added that Iran was still interested in improving ties with North Korea in the fields of politics, economics and culture with North Korea.Kim said his country was ready to cooperate with Iran in various economic fields and support the country on the international level.
On Friday, Vice President Dick Cheney issued a warning to Iran while aboard an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf, saying the United States would join allies to prevent Iran from gaining nuclear weapons and dominating this region.
The U.N. Security Council has imposed two sets of sanctions against Iran for its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment, a process that can produce fuel for nuclear reactors or the material for atomic bombs. Iran, which denies it is secretly trying to develop nuclear weapons, has another deadline later this month to freeze enrichment or face tighter sanctions.The Security Council imposed sanctions on North Korea last year for conducting its first nuclear weapons test. North Korea has since refused to act on a February pledge to start dismantling its nuclear program in exchange for economic aid and political concessions.The North Korean government is believed to have cooperated with Iran militarily since early 1980s, when Saddam Hussein waged an eight-year war against Iran. Officials of the two countries regularly meet.
SKorea and EU hail initial free trade talks as success by Lim Chang-Won MAY 11,07
SEOUL (AFP) - Initial talks between South Korea and the European Union on forging a free trade agreement have been a success, both sides said Friday at the end of the first round. Seoul's chief negotiator Kim Han-Soo called the five days of talks highly successful while his EU counterpart Ignacio Garcia Bercero said discussions were very constructive.
Asia's third largest economy and the world's biggest trading bloc began talks Monday, focusing on rules and principles. Bercero said they aim for a very ambitious and comprehensive free trade agreement.The first round was highly successful, said Kim, the deputy trade minister. Mutual trust was built considerably between negotiators of the two sides.He said they have agreed in principle to scrap about 95 percent of each other's tariffs on merchandise. A draft text on tariff concessions would be exchanged by the end of June, with a second round of talks starting July 16 in Brussels.South Korea's average tariff is 11.2 percent compared to the EU's 4.2 percent, according to Kim's office.
South Korea has said it wants to conclude a pact within a year. Kim said it was too early to say when an agreement would be sealed, but I hope we will be able to conclude the deal as quickly as possible.South Korea, fresh from a landmark trade pact with the United States, hopes to become a free trade hub linking America and Europe and to steal a march on its export rivals China and Japan.
The European Union sees an agreement as giving it a bridgehead in Northeast Asia.The EU was South Korea's second largest trading partner after China last year, with trade reaching 78.56 billion dollars. It is the biggest single foreign investor, committing 4.97 billion dollars last year alone.South Korea wants to gain more access to the EU market for auto parts, electronics and textiles. The EU wants Seoul to remove barriers on automobiles, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and cosmetics.
The EU cited rules of origin, services and sustainable development as sensitive issues for future negotiations, while South Korea regards environment and labour matters as the most difficult areas.
South Korea hopes the EU will ease anti-dumping rules and countervailing duties, while the EU wants Seoul to ease regulations on imported cars.The EU has called for reciprocity in services and investment, Bercero said, adding he also raised intellectual property rights.South Korea has in recent years tightened laws to tackle copyright violations. But European businessmen believe there is still no
effective deterrent and are also concerned at the theft of intellectual property in software.In an annual report this year the United States kept South Korea on its watch list for intellectual property rights, as a country not providing an adequate level of protection or enforcement.
Koreas adopt military agreement By JAE-SOON CHANG, Associated Press Writer
Fri May 11, 8:10 AM ET
SEOUL, South Korea - North and South Korea adopted a military agreement Friday enabling the first train crossing of their heavily armed border in more than half a century, the South's Defense Ministry said. The rail test, planned for Thursday, would be the first time trains have crossed the tightly sealed border since inter-Korean rail links were severed in the middle of the 1950-53 Korean War.
Two tracks have been reconnected as part of a series of reconciliation projects launched since the two sides held the first-ever summit of their leaders in 2000.The test would be just a single run of trains along the restored tracks on each side of the peninsula, with regular train service between the two sides unlikely to begin anytime soon.The two Koreas had agreed in principle on security for the rail test earlier this week, but the adoption of a formal agreement came only after more than 30 hours of extended talks that stretched into Friday due to unspecified sticking points.
South Korea hopes the inter-Korean railways could ultimately be linked to Russia's Trans-Siberian railroad, and could allow an overland route connecting the peninsula to Europe significantly cutting delivery times for freight that now requires sea transport.Economic officials from both sides agreed last month to conduct the train run, but North Korea's military had the final say on whether it goes forward because such a border crossing requires security arrangements.
The security accord sets out protocols for the train crossings next week, including what areas of the border should open and for how long, as well as pledges from each side to guarantee travelers' safety.South Korea had hoped to expand the agreement to cover similar future border crossings, but the North refused.The two sides also agreed in principle to set up a joint fishing area around their disputed western sea border and continue talks on that issue and other measures aimed at preventing accidental clashes in the area, according to a joint statement summarizing the negotiations' outcome.
North Korea doesn't recognize the current sea border demarcated by the United Nations at the end of the 1950-53 Korean War, and has long claimed it should be further south.The waters around the border are rich fishing grounds and boats from the two Koreas routinely jostle for position during the May-June crab-catching season. In 1999 and 2002, their navies fought deadly skirmishes, killing several sailors and sinking six ships.The two sides agreed to hold the next general-level talks in July and continue discussions to set up a defense ministers' meeting, the joint statement said.This week's talks were the first high-level military contacts between the two sides in a year. The two Koreas remain technically at war because the Korean War ended in a cease-fire that has never been replaced with a peace treaty.
Ties between the two sides have warmed significantly since the 2000 summit, although they suffered during the international standoff over North Korea's nuclear ambitions.Pyongyang conducted its first-ever nuclear test in October, chilling relations with the South.But the South began reaching out again to the North after Pyongyang agreed in February to shut down its nuclear reactor under an agreement with the United States and four other neighboring countries.Still, the communist regime missed an April deadline to close the reactor because of a separate financial dispute with the United States, and it is unclear when it will close down the facility.
Voting and veto issues to dominate EU constitution discussions
11.05.2007 - 17:39 CET | By Honor Mahony and Mark Beunderman
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - The voting system and where member states should have a right to a veto are shaping up to be the two biggest issues at the treaty summit next month in Brussels with diplomats already gearing themselves up for a long meeting.The German EU presidency has finished the technical consultations with member state officials - a last gathering of all of these technocrats will occur next week on Wednesday - and is now expected to enter the political phase.According to diplomats close to the talks, member states are heading towards a consensus to abandon the idea of substituting all the previous treaties by one constitutional treaty.Instead the draft constitution, rejected by Dutch and French voters in 2005, will take the form of an amendment to current treaties.
Discussions are ongoing about attaching part one of the constitutional treaty containing the institutional innovations to the 1992 Treaty of Maastricht and attaching part three containing the policies of the EU to the original 1957 Treaty of Rome.
Getting as much cleared as possible at the June summit
According to one diplomat, Germany, using its political weight as a large country as well as holding the current presidency of the EU, will try to get as much of the political issues cleared up at the 21-22 June summit so that the following intergovernmental conference on the treaty is as technical as possible.This stance has led diplomats in Brussels to assume that the summit is going to be long and
contentious, with some looking back to the Nice Treaty summit, a bad-tempered political bout that lasted several days.There is talk of a lengthy council ... I have noticed it creeping into the language of other diplomats, one EU diplomat remarked.This talk reflects the list of controversial points that need to be agreed - including two fundamental issues on voting weights among member states and the
extension of qualified majority voting.For Germany, the voting system contained in the draft constitution is something not to be touched. Whoever touches this [issue] has to know that he will not reach a compromise, state secretary Georg Boomgaarden said on Thursday in the Netherlands. But Berlin still has to reckon with an increasingly tough-talking Poland.
Sticking points
Speaking to French daily Le Monde, Polish prime minister Lech Kaczynski said we will not accept the voting system proposed in the current project. For Poland this is a crucial question.The current Nice Treaty is extremely favourable to Warsaw in terms of voting weights, a privilege it loses under the draft constitution where a re-jigged voting system takes into account population size, making it much more favourable to Germany.Britain's wish to cut down the amount of areas that can be agreed by qualified majority voting is another brewing, and potentially even tougher, fight. The draft constitution, already largely ratified by 18 member states, extends the rights of the parliament to co-legislate, thus reducing the right of veto, in 49 new areas - mainly in freedom, security and justice.London is looking to claw some of this back to make the treaty an easier sell to a sceptical public and largely anti-Europe press.But this is strongly opposed in several countries, including Spain and Italy, while Paris has also signalled it will not compromise on this topic.Alain Lamassoure, an advisor to French president-elect
Nicolas Sarkozy told the EUobserver that while the UK might be tempted to revisit the list of issues that should be decided by qualified majority vote rather than unanimity (...) for the rest of member states this is not negotiable.
Other sticking points include the Charter of Fundamental Rights with member states bickering over how to incorporate it into the treaty. Currently it is in there as a whole, but some capitals are pushing for it to be referred to only in one article which says that it will only be applicable to EU law and giving member states the right to adapt it to their own traditions and legislation.
Enlargement is another controversial factor. While enlargement criteria are likely to make it into the treaty, sources are already predicting a quarrel over whether the EU's own capacity to take on new member states should be put into the treaty. Meanwhile, the German presidency is already working on additional protocols on climate change, social Europe and energy solidarity.Remarking on the difficulties facing chancellor Merkel to balance the wishes of those already having ratified and the nine countries that have not, one diplomat noted that she has a big stick to beat member states with - that they all signed up to the contents of the constitution in 2004.It's a very dangerous tactic to sign up to something at heads of state and government level and then try and wiggle out of it, said an official adding especially when there is a big presidency in town.
My love of Jerusalem
By Sir Jonathan Sacks - Thursday 10th of May 2007
There are times when you know you are living through history: that what you are witnessing will be remembered for centuries. That is what I, and surely every Jew, felt on the day forty years ago when the word went round the world: Har haBayit beyadenu. The Temple Mount is in our hands.. That day, 28 Iyar, the Chief Rabbi of the Israel Defence Forces, R. Shlomo Goren, carried a Sefer Torah to the Kotel, blew shofar and recited Psalms. Yitzhak Rabin, Chief of Staff, described the scene: We stood among a tangle of battle-weary men who were unable to believe their eyes or restrain their emotions.
Their eyes were moist with tears, their speech incoherent. The overwhelming desire was to cling to the Wall, to hold on to that great moment as long as possible.When the Israelis reached the Jewish Quarter, they discovered that it had been reduced to rubble. Synagogues had been destroyed and holy places desecrated.
Moshe Dayan made an immediate public announcement that Israel would act differently: To our Christian and Muslim fellow citizens, we solemnly promise full religious freedom and rights. We did not come to Jerusalem for the sake of other peoples. holy places and not to interfere with the adherents of other faiths, but in order to safeguard its entirety. Israel has kept that promised since. No people has ever loved a city as, for 3,000 years, Jews have loved Jerusalem. The Book of Psalms calls it beautiful in its heights, joy of all the earth, city of the great King. The word Jerusalem appears almost 700 times in Tanakh.There are few laments that speak to us with such undiminished force as the words Jews said, twenty-six centuries ago, when Jerusalem was conquered by the Babylonians: If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill. May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not consider Jerusalem my highest joy.Wherever Jews
prayed, they prayed towards Jerusalem. At every wedding they broke a glass in its memory. At the two great climaxes of the Jewish year, on Pesach and at the end of Yom Kippur, they sang, Le-shanah haba bi-Yerushalayim. It is said that once Napoleon was passing a synagogue and heard sounds of lamentation.
Why are the Jews crying., he asked. They are mourning the loss of Jerusalem, one of his officers replied. How long ago was that?. he asked. More than seventeen centuries ago, the officer replied. A people that can mourn the loss of Jerusalem for so long, will one day have it restored to them, Napoleon said. And so it was, forty years ago. It is worth remembering that on the first day of the war, 5 June, Israel sent three messages to King Hussein of Jordan – one through the United Nations representative, another via the American ambassador and a third directly. Israel would not attack Jordan if Jordan did not enter the war. Israel would honour the armistice agreement with Jordan in its entirety. The West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Old City, would remain under Jordanian control.
There was no reply. Instead, Jordan attacked. Had King Hussein not hardened his heart, Jerusalem would still be in Arab hands. It is one of the great ironies of history. I remember the first time I looked down on the old city and the Temple Mount. I was standing on Mount Scopus, the original and now rebuilt site of the Hebrew University. I recalled the moment described in the Talmud when Rabbi Akiva and his colleagues stood on the same spot, looking down at the ruins of the Temple. The rabbis wept. Rabbi Akiva smiled. How can you smile? they asked.
The place that was once the most sacred spot on earth is now laid waste and fox is walking across the Holy of Holies where once only the High Priest was allowed to enter, and only on the holiest of days. I smile, Rabbi Akiva replied, because the prophets prophesied that Jerusalem would be laid waste, and they prophesied that it would be rebuilt. Now that the one prophesy has been fulfilled, can we doubt that the other will be likewise? That was when I realized the power of faith. Jews never lost faith that one day they would return. And they did. It was faith that brought the Jewish people back to Israel and rebuilt the ruins of Jerusalem. So, as we remember those events of forty years ago, let us thank G-d for the freedom to stand once again in David.s city, joining our prayers to those of our ancestors in the place the Divine Presence never left and to which the Jewish people has now returned.
This Week with Rabbi Eckstein
Is it 1938 all over again - May 11, 2007
Dear Friend of The Fellowship,
Over the last couple of years, we've seen evidence that France is becoming a less hospitable place for Jews. First, there were the 2005 riots in the Paris suburbs by Muslim youth, which gave the French Jewish community special reason to be wary—at the time, one Jewish man commented, When there are problems in this area (the suburban housing projects that are home to many Muslims), Jews are always easy scapegoats.
The uneasiness from these riots helped contribute to a record year for French aliyah (Jewish immigration to Israel). The following year came the heartbreaking story of Ilan Halimi, a young French Jew abducted, tortured and ultimately killed by members of a Muslim gang, just for being Jewish. This was one of many events in 2006 which contributed to a 45% increase in anti-Semitic violence and vandalism in France in 2006.Anti-Semitic incidents since 2006 have been less spectacular, but no less disturbing. In the last month alone, attackers beat a young Jewish woman in the southern city of Marseille. She reported that they tore a necklace with a Jewish ornament off her neck, crying this is the symbol of evil, before assaulting her. On April 19, a rabbi was beaten in a Paris train station, his attackers shouting, Dirty Jew, you are looking at me—I will smash your face, dirty Jew. In the city of Villeurbanne, a Jewish man standing in front of a kosher restaurant was stabbed just last week.
The election of Nicolas Sarkozy as France's president offers some encouragement. In his role as Interior Minister, Sarkozy was instrumental in alerting the French government to the growing problem of anti-Semitic attacks and Islamic radicalism. There is every reason to believe that, with him holding the nation's highest office, France will become a better friend of Israel and the Jewish people.
However, with the continued growth of Islamic radicalism, the new French president will have his work cut out for him when he takes office next week. While some of the most highly publicized anti-Semitic incidents have occurred in France, this is a phenomenon repeated across Europe and the former Soviet Union. Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Russia—all these countries, and more, have recorded a disturbing number of anti-Semitic attacks, desecration of Jewish cemeteries, and vandalism of Jewish institutions.
It was with these and other incidents in mind that I participated recently in a very interesting and important seminar. Held at Queens College in New York, it brought together Jewish (and some non-Jewish) leaders to discuss the question, Is it 1938 all over again? 1938 was, of course, the year of Kristallnacht, when Jewish synagogues and businesses were destroyed and Jewish men and women were attacked throughout Germany. While oppressive laws against Jews were in place years before this, 1938 is generally seen as the unofficial beginning of Hitler's Final Solution the Nazis' effort to destroy Europe's Jews. This conference looked at theconvergence of world events today—Iran's pursuit of nuclear arms and vows to destroy Israel, the strengthening of virulently anti-Jewish, anti-Israel Islamist terrorist groups, the growth of anti-Semitism worldwide—and asked if history is repeating itself.
There were a number of interesting viewpoints expressed at the conference, far too many to go into here. But one of the most compelling and arresting talks came from a non-Jew, David Pryce-Jones, an Englishman, Oxford professor and senior editor of the magazine National Review. Speaking on the subject, Europe, Islam and the Future of European Jewry, Mr. Pryce-Jones painted a bleak picture of the rise of anti-Semitic and anti-Jewish attacks and sentiment and the growth of a vocal and increasingly radicalized Muslim minority in Europe. By the time he was done, it seemed clear to me that, just 60 years after the Holocaust, the survival of Europe's Jewish community is far from assured.
Is it 1938 all over again? Ultimately, of course, no one knows the answer to that question. And perhaps it is less important to try to answer it than it is to continually be on the defense against the ugly forces of hate and anti-Semitism that are again rearing their ugly heads—not just in Europe, but worldwide. You can help us gather more people to join with us and stand for Israel and Jewish people around the world by sending this update to your friends and inviting them to sign up for The Fellowship's e-newsletter. Thank you for your continued concern, care, and prayers for the peace of Jerusalem.
With prayers for shalom, peace,
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein
President International Fellowship of Christians and Jews
Friday, May 11, 2007
Thursday, May 10, 2007
HELLO GLOBAL CURRENCY
1-WORLD QUAKES LAST 2 DAYS.2-The Nation's Weather. 3-Flooded Uruguay town has looters, but no drinking water. 4-Atlantic's first named storm forms early. 5-Storm dissipates off Florida but rain welcomed. 6-Olmert war testimony released. 7-Pope stresses opposition to abortion. 8-Bush OKs integration with European Union. 9-More religious Zionist rabbis allowing followers to enter Temple Mount. 10-Crowd Packs Amphitheater For Man Claiming He's Jesus Christ Reincarnated. 11-Prague seeks get-out clause for EU laws in new treaty. 12-Goodbye U.S. dollar, hello global currency.
EARTHQUAKES
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
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LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
The Nation's Weather By WEATHER UNDERGROUND, For The Associated Press
Thu May 10, 7:09 AM ET
The first named storm of 2007 swirled off the Southeast coast early Thursday, while rain showers pelted the Northeast and southern Plains. Subtropical Storm Andrea was expected to produce scattered showers and thunderstorms over the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida.
High surf was likely along the coast.A low pressure system was moving through the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley and Mississippi Valley and was predicted to reach the Northeast and Appalachians by day's end.Another storm system was moving through Texas toward Louisiana, sparking showers and scattered thunderstorms in Texas and along the Gulf Coast.Scattered showers also were possible from the Northwest through the Intermountain West and into western Montana.The Southwest was to be quite warm Thursday as temperatures rise well into the 90s and 100s for much of the region. Portions of the Southeast will rise into the 80s and 90s, while the Northeast will see temperatures in the 70s. The Plains will rise into the 70s and 80s, while the Northwest will see temperatures in the 50s, 60s and 70s.
Temperatures in the Lower 48 states Wednesday ranged from a low of 22 degrees at Leadville, Colo., to a high of 110 degrees at Death Valley, Calif.
Flooded Uruguay town has looters, but no drinking water Wed May 9, 11:20 PM ET
DURAZNO, Uruguay (AFP) - Heavy rains have not only flooded the town of Durazno, north of the Uruguayan capital, driving residents from their homes, but has muddied the drinking water as well.
Today is a good day for Durazno, said governor Carmelo Vidalin. The waters of the Yi river have not gotten higher.That is as much as anyone could hope in this town of 30,000, of which 6,000 have left, 180 kilometers (110 miles) north of Montevideo.The river crested and the water level has fallen 2.5 centimeters (one inch) an hour, according to emergency workers.Residents got drinking water from tanker trucks, while treatment plants are under water.
That meant suspending primary and secondary school classes.Health Minister Jorge Basso warned against outbreaks of diarrhea while ordering the vaccination of children 2-5 against hepatitis and everyone against the flu.The Yi river has not crested this high since 1959, said residents, some of whom lost everything from clothing to furniture and vehicles and are sleeping in shelters.Others fear looters, who are traveling in boats, will make off with their things.
Atlantic's first named storm forms early By JESSICA GRESKO, Associated Press Writer Wed May 9, 2:20 PM ET
MIAMI - The first named storm of the year formed Wednesday off the southeastern U.S. coast, more than three weeks before the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, forecasters said. Subtropical Storm Andrea had top sustained winds around 45 mph Wednesday afternoon and didn't appear to be much of a threat, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. Still, a tropical storm watch was issued for parts of Georgia and Florida, meaning tropical storm conditions are possible within 36 hours.
We're not looking at this system strengthening significantly, said Richard Pasch, a senior hurricane specialist at the center.The storm's wind, however, has been blowing smoke from wildfires across Georgia and Florida.It didn't appear the wind would hinder firefighting efforts, said Jim Harrell, a spokesman for Florida's Division of Forestry. But those battling the blazes won't get much immediate help from rain forecasters said no significant downpours were expected over land through at least Thursday morning. The storm's lightning could also spark more fires, meteorologists said.
At 2 p.m. EDT, Andrea was centered about 100 miles southeast of Savannah, Ga., and about 135 miles northeast of Daytona Beach. The storm was moving west at about 3 mph.Wind-driven waves have been causing coastal erosion in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, and the ocean has lapped at beachfront homes and condominiums.Coast Guard officials in South Carolina said they had rescued one of two kayakers who had been missing since Tuesday when they were seen leaving Seabrook Island, S.C. Jeremy Scott, 28, of Atlanta, was found about five miles east of Fripp Island.
Authorities were continuing to search for Stephen Lee, 27, of Atlanta.Subtropical systems are hybrid weather formations that are usually weaker than hurricanes and tropical storms. They are kind of a half-breed, sharing characteristics of tropical systems, which get their power from warm ocean water at their centers, and more typical bad weather that forms when warm and cold fronts collide, Pasch said.
Forecasters said Andrea has the warm center characteristic of tropical storms but its core is not particularly well defined. In addition, its winds are farther out from the center than they would be in a tropical storm.Typically, about one subtropical storm forms each year, but they often turn into tropical storms. That doesn't appear to be the case with Andrea, senior hurricane specialist Jack Beven said. It only has a small area of warmer water to draw energy from and is facing dry wind.
He said it wasn't unusual for the storm to form in May, outside the hurricane season that starts June 1 and end Nov. 30. Eighteen tropical storms and four hurricanes have been recorded in that month since 1851; the earliest hurricane had made landfall on the U.S. was Alma in northwest Florida on June 9, 1966.
What we call the hurricane season is a totally manmade creation. Nature doesn't always pay attention to that, Beven said.Private and university forecasters have predicted that the 2007 season will be especially active, producing up to 17 tropical storms and hurricanes and a well above average possibility of at least one striking the U.S. The federal government plans to release its predictions May 22.The Atlantic basin has been in a busy period for hurricanes since 1995. Some federal forecasters believe this is part of a natural cycle. But the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a U.N.-sponsored group, says global warming caused by humans has led to an increase in stronger hurricanes.
Storm dissipates off Florida but rain welcomed MAY 10,07
MIAMI (Reuters) - Subtropical Storm Andrea dissipated off the U.S. Atlantic Coast on Thursday and promised only scant rainfall in Florida, where brush fires burned throughout the parched state.
Andrea's winds had helped fan the 225 wild fires burning in Florida, where the winter dry season was the third-driest on record. Much of the state was under water-use restrictions and blanketed with smoky haze from the fires.Andrea was a subtropical storm, lacking the warm core and thunderstorms characteristic of a tropical storm. All warnings were dropped and the system was downgraded to a depression on Thursday when its sustained winds weakened to 35 mph (55 kph). Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center said Andrea still could bring an inch of rain to coastal areas as the remnants drifted off the northeast Florida coast.That would hardly be enough to douse the fires that burned in 52 of Florida's 67 counties.Andrea formed three weeks before the official start of the Atlantic
-Caribbean hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30.
Olmert war testimony released By AMY TEIBEL, Associated Press Writer
Thu May 10, 7:42 AM ET
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told an investigative panel that the Israeli military seriously let itself down in last summer's war in Lebanon, according to censored minutes of his testimony released on Thursday. But Olmert tried to deflect the commission's suggestions that he acted rashly and on the basis of sketchy information.The 89 pages of testimony were released 10 days after the commission issued a damning appraisal of his handling of the initial stage of the war.
The especially harsh censure of Olmert has prompted renewed calls for his resignation and cast a cloud over his political future.Although he has survived the initial uproar over the report, it is not clear whether he can keep his coalition together under his leadership. A final report on the 34-day war is due out in the summer.The war started July 12 when Hezbollah guerrillas carried out a July 12 cross-border raid in which three soldiers were killed and two were captured.The Israeli public backed Olmert throughout the war, but the support broke down after he failed to achieve his two declared aims — recovering the two soldiers and crushing Hezbollah, which in the course of the war bombarded Israel with nearly 4,000 rockets.The minutes of Olmert's appearance before the war probe panel — censored by the military on security grounds — are studded with panel members' suggestions that Olmert took decisions without doing enough to explore alternatives or seek information beyond what the military told him.
Asked whether he displayed any skepticism about what the military told him, Olmert didn't reply directly with any examples of how he might have disputed that information. Instead, he told the commission's five members that in his position, he had to apply another perspective that they (military commanders) don't have and can't have.
At the end of his testimony, Olmert acknowledged making mistakes of his own, saying, for example, that he might have met more often with senior Cabinet ministers to consult with them on diplomacy.Olmert told the panel he was convinced Hezbollah would send rockets thudding into Israel's northern communities — as it did — and that he had two options: do nothing or do something from the very first minute. I don't think there was any option but to act from the very first, he told the commission.When weighing his options, Olmert said, In my mind's eye, I saw the new Lebanese morass closing in on us like the old one did — a reference to Israel's
1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon to eject Palestinian militants. That led to an 18-year military occupation of a strip of southern Lebanon.
While effusively praising the fighting forces as exceptional, Olmert he said the military command seriously let itself down during the war.Something in the concept of how they operated the forces, something in the concept of their control over the forces, something wasn't what we expected, unfortunately, and that no doubt led to the gap between our abilities and what we achieved in practice.Asked to address the breakdown of security on the border with Lebanon in July, Olmert acknowledged that senior security officials told him about a lack of military exercises in the area. But he said he didn't really pay much attention because the defense establishment always comes to budget deliberations saying it doesn't have enough money.Olmert's office, commenting on the testimony, defended his wartime actions as the necessary conclusion from a process of planning and consultation that Olmert has carried out since taking over as prime minister in January 2006, following Ariel Sharon's incapacitating stroke.
Addressing commentators' criticisms that Olmert was trying to shift the blame to the army, the statement said, the prime minister didn't fob off responsibility onto anyone or accuse anyone. ... At the same time, Olmert doesn't conceal there were failures; the military says that, too.Israel Radio analyst Hanan Crystal said that after last week's devastating report, the new testimony would cause little additional damage to Olmert.If we thought that the interim report created a magnitude 8 or 9 earthquake this testimony is not going to cause further upheaval, Crystal said. It won't be this that brings about Olmert's resignation.The censored testimonies of Defense Minister Amir Peretz and wartime military chief Lt. Gen. Halutz were also published on Thursday. Peretz told the panel Israel expected the war to last 10 to 14 days. At a meeting with Halutz and other defense chiefs, The prominent opinion was that ... we could not pursue a policy of restraint given the situation in which we found ourselves. In his heavily censored testimony, Halutz told the committee that the army's greatest failure was its inability to bring the war to a swifter conclusion, the Haaretz newspaper reported. Without a doubt, I recognize that at the end of the day that was the most blatant non-achievement or failure, he said. Halutz resigned in January following widespread criticism of his performance during the war. Peretz is expected to leave his post after this month's primary vote in his Labor Party. Opinion polls forecast Peretz will not win re-election as party chief.
Pope stresses opposition to abortion By ALAN CLENDENNING, Associated Press Writer MAY 10,07
SAO PAULO, Brazil - Pope Benedict XVI reaffirmed the Roman Catholic Church's opposition to abortion in his first speech in Brazil but avoided further suggestion that politicians who support abortion rights should be considered excommunicated. Benedict is on his first papal trip to Latin America, where women's rights groups have been pushing to expand access to abortion. With few exceptions, the procedure is illegal in Brazil and most other countries in the region, home to more than half the world's 1.1 billion Catholics.
The pope, who will inaugurate an important regional bishops' conference during his trip, was met at Sao Paulo airport Wednesday by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Speaking in Portuguese, Benedict said he's certain that the bishops will reinforce the promotion of respect for life from the moment of conception until natural death as an integral requirement of human nature.Benedict's comments came just hours after one of the president's Cabinet members said a macho culture in Brazil has prevented a legitimate debate about legalizing abortion in Latin America's largest nation.
If men got pregnant, I'm sure this question would have been resolved a long time ago, said Health Minister Jose Gomes Temporao, who is pushing for a referendum on the issue.Like most Brazilians, Silva says he's opposed to abortion. But in an interview aired on Catholic radio stations earlier in the week, he said abortion was an issue for his government because of the many illegal — and often fatal — abortions performed in clandestine clinics in Brazil.Silva's spokesman said the president did not intend to bring up abortion during a second scheduled meeting with Benedict.On Thursday morning, thousands of Brazilians streamed down barricaded streets toward the Pacaembu soccer stadium, where the pope was scheduled to preside over a ceremony for young people.About 41,000 people were invited, but officials expected at least 100,000 more to gather outside. Not all agreed with the church.
Until the church broadens its scope of action to include the dispossessed, the poor and the hungry and youth, the evangelical sects are going to continue gaining ground in Brazil, said Charles Marinho de Souza, 27-year-old union activist and member of a Catholic youth group.
Even before Benedict got off his plane, he stoked a debate among Catholics who have been arguing whether politicians who approve abortion legislation as well as doctors and nurses who take part in the procedure subject themselves to automatic excommunication under church doctrine.During the flight from Rome, Benedict gave his first full-fledged news conference since becoming pontiff in 2005. When a reporter pressed Benedict on whether he agreed that Catholic politicians who recently legalized abortion in Mexico City should rightfully be considered excommunicated, the response was Yes.Church law says anyone who procures a completed abortion is automatically excommunicated. But considering political support for abortion as equivalent to procurement would set new Vatican policy.
Benedict's spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, later said the pope was not setting a new policy and did not intend to formally excommunicate anyone — a rare process under church law separate from the doctrine of self-excommunication.
But Lombardi added that politicians who vote in favor of abortion should not receive the sacrament of Holy Communion. Legislative action in favor of abortion is incompatible with participation in the Eucharist. ... Politicians exclude themselves from Communion, he said.As many as 20,000 faithful waited in cold rain for a glimpse of Benedict in South America's largest city, then chanted Bento, Bento and waved flags of different South American nations as he greeted them in Portuguese and Spanish blessed them in Latin.As well as abortion, Benedict is expected to address other challenges to Roman Catholicism during his trip, including the church's declining influence in Brazil, the rise of evangelism and a deep divide between rich and poor.
The Vatican also has promised that Benedict will deliver a tough message on poverty and crime during his five-day visit to the world's most populous Roman Catholic country. Benedict's predecessor, John Paul II, visited Mexico and addressed Latin American bishops just three months after assuming the papacy. Benedict has waited two years for his first trip to the region, but he denied being Eurocentric or less concerned about poverty in the developing world than his predecessors.
I love Latin America. I have traveled there a lot, he told reporters, adding that he is happy the time had come for the trip after focusing on more urgent problems in the Middle East and Africa. Benedict, who visited Brazil as then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1990, will celebrate several open-air Masses, including a canonization ceremony for Brazil's first native-born saint, and visit a church-run drug and
alcohol rehabilitation center. The tour ends on Sunday, when he will open the conference of Latin American and Caribbean bishops in the shrine city of Aparecida. Associated Press Writer Victor Simpson contributed to this report from Sao Paulo.
Bush OKs integration with European Union
Congress never asked about new obligation
May 8, 2007 - By Jerome R. Corsi - WorldNetDaily.com
President Bush
President Bush signed an agreement creating a permanent body that commits the U.S. to deeper transatlantic economic integration, without ratification by the Senate as a treaty or passage by Congress as a law. The Transatlantic Economic Integration between the U.S. and the European Union was signed April 30 at the White House by Bush, German Chancellor Angela Merkel Рthe current president of the European Council Рand European Commission President Jos̩ Manuel Barroso.
The document acknowledges the transatlantic economy remains at the forefront of globalization, arguing that the U.S. and the European Union seek to strengthen transatlantic economic integration. The agreement established a new Transatlantic Economic Council to be chaired on the U.S. side by a cabinet-level officer in the White House and on the EU side by a member of the European Commission.
The current U.S. head of the new Transatlantic Economic Council is Allan Hubbard, assistant to the president for Economic Policy and director of the National Economic Council. The current EU head of the council is Günther Verheugen, vice-President of the European Commission in charge of enterprise and industry. The Transatlantic Economic Council was tasked with creating regulatory convergence between the U.S. and the EU on some 40 different public policy areas, including intellectual property rights, developing security standards for international trade, getting U.S. GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Practices) recognized in Europe, developing innovation and technology in health industries, implementing RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technologies, developing a science-based plan on bio-based products and establishing a regular dialogue to address obstacles to investment. At a joint press conference, Bush thanked the other two leaders for signing the trans-Atlantic economic integration plan, commenting that, It is a recognition that the closer that the United States and the EU become, the better off our people will be.Barroso said the Transatlantic Economic Council is meant to be a permanent body, with senior people on both sides of the Atlantic.
As WND has reported, Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez repeatedly has pushed for North American integration, much as the April 30 agreement proposes closer U.S.-EU integration. Mexico's ambassador to the U.N., Enrique Berruga, has called for a North American Union to be created in the next eight years.
But the Bush administration's push for North American integration is facing increasing opposition within Congress. WND reported Rep. Virgil Goode, R-Va., has introduced House Concurrent Resolution 40, which opposes the administration's Security and Prosperity Partnership, blocks a NAFTA Superhighway System and expresses opposition to the U.S. entry into a North American Union with Mexico and Canada. WND also has reported a movement led by Phyllis Schlafly of Eagle Forum has led to an increasing number of state legislatures proposing resolutions opposing a North American Union.
More religious Zionist rabbis allowing followers to enter Temple Mount
By Nadav Shragai MAY 10,07
An increasing number of religious Zionist rabbis are allowing their followers to enter the Temple Mount, contrary to the religious consensus on the matter. This weekend, the rabbis Haim Druckman and Avraham Zukerman, of the Bnei Akiva youth movement, and Tzafania Drori, chief rabbi of Kiryat Shmona, are set to join this growing group with an ad in the Orthodox media.
The rabbis, who are major figures in the religious Zionist movement, will call on Jews wishing to enter the Temple Mount in purity, to ascend at this time to the to the places permitted for Jews to enter.The three rabbis are known for their principle support for letting Jews on to the Temple Mount. But they had not yet expressed their stand formally, because of the religious sensitivity of the issue. Now, in honor of the 40th anniversary of Jerusalem's unification, with many right-wing movements placing the Temple Mount on their agenda, the rabbis have decided to call publicly on Jews to go to the Mount.
In publishing the ad, they will be joining dozens of other rabbis of the religious Zionist stream, among them rabbis in West Bank settlements, who in recent years have allowed Jews to go to the Temple Mount within the bounds of Jewish law. Currently, rabbinic consensus in the religious Zionist and the ultra-Orthodox world prohibits Jews from entering the Temple Mount. This is because the exact location of the Holy of Holies is not known, and therefore Jews who have not properly purified themselves may accidentally walk there or through other prohibited places. Rabbis who allow their supporters to ascend to the Temple Mount set stipulations for entry, including the mandating of ritual immersion beforehand, the wearing of cloth shoes, the keeping to areas permitted to Jews under Jewish custom, and the studying of relevant religious regulations. There are two Islamic shrines on the Mount, the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock. Over the years, successive Israeli governments, backed by the High Court of Justice, have allowed Jews to visit the Temple Mount, but have prohibited them from praying there.
The policy was set 40 years ago by then-defense minister Moshe Dayan. Dayan argued that the national and territorial dimension of the Arab-Israeli conflict should be separated from the religious dimension, and for this reason Jewish prayer and ritual should be prohibited on the Mount. At the same time, it was decided that ultimate responsibility for security on and around the Temple Mount would be in the hands of Israel, while religious and administrative autonomy at the Temple Mount would be under the Waqf (the Muslim religious authorities), a situation that prevails to this day.
THIS DECIEVERS AT IT AGAIN. THIS GUYS OUT TO LUNCH BUT THERE IS ONE PERSON I BELIEVE THE FUTURE EU DICTATOR WILL BE LIKE. ITS CHRIS ANGEL.
CHRIS IS THE BEST DECIEVER THAT I SEE SO FAR THAT THE FUTURE DICTATOR WILL BE LIKE, HE CAN EVEN GRAVATATE PEOPLE OFF THEIR FEET, THIS IS HOW THE EU DICTATOR WILL BE DECIEVING PEOPLE THROUGHT FALSE MIRACLES AND DECEPTION. AS CHRIS IS FROM THE OCCULT SO THE FUTURE DICTATOR COMES FROM THE OCCULT.
Crowd Packs Amphitheater For Man Claiming He's Jesus Christ Reincarnated
Christians Protest Event In Orlando May 9, 2007
ORLANDO, Fla. A controversial religious figure who claims he is Jesus Christ incarnate with a following of millions with 666 tattoos on their bodies, filled an amphitheater in Orlando this weekend, and promised joy, peace and prosperity.Orlando police officers stood guard around the Lake Eola amphitheater as Dr. Jose Luis De Jesus Miranda, 61, arrived in the city Saturday. Miranda, who has been banned from three countries, told Local 6 News cameras and a cheering crowd that he was Jesus Christ reincarnated.His followers believe that Miranda's life and his teachings replace those of Jesus of Nazareth, Local 6's Jamie Guirola said.They believe that Jesus is going to come from the sky, Juan Sanchez said. But, that is not the way he is going to come.He is here? Guirola said.He is here. Sanchez said.Miranda said millions of people worldwide have tattooed their bodies with 666 in recognition that the second-coming of Christ has taken place, according to the report.
I have it proudly on my hand, a believer told Local 6's Jamie Guirola. It is easier when they shake my hand. It is easier for them to ask. I am very proud to show it is a sign of love.A group of Christians protested the event, calling the following a cult. Police also removed two people from the amphitheater.We are just questioning their faith and their 666 tattoos, a protestor told Local 6. We just want to learn more so we can relate more between being a Christian and believing in this and who the true Jesus is.Miranda said he is known as God in at least 30 countries.Local 6 reported that he was born in Puerto Rico and admits to being a recovering heroin addict. He also spent times in prison on drug and petty theft charges.Miranda is the founder of the Miami-based Growing in Grace Ministry. by Internet Broadcasting Systems and Local6.com.
Prague seeks get-out clause for EU laws in new treaty
09.05.2007 - 17:36 CET | By Mark Beunderman
EUOBSERVER/BRU-The Czech Republic wants a new EU treaty to include a clause
allowing groups of EU states to opt out of Brussels legislation, in a plan set to re-ignite the debate on a two-speed Europe.Prague's negotiator on the disputed EU constitution Jan Zahradil told EUobserver the new-look version of the treaty should introduce a measure that would allow a group of states to withdraw from particular European policies.The treaty clause, recently proposed by Prague in confidential talks with the German EU presidency, would enable a minority group of member states not to sign up to EU laws agreed by a majority in the council, member states' decision making body.Mr Zahradil said he would table the collective opt-out idea at a 15 May gathering of member state sherpas - government appointees for talks on the EU constitution - in Berlin.Prague believes the mechanism is necessary in light of the voting system proposed in the EU constitution, giving more power to big member states.
[The constitution] strongly increases the voting weights of some big states - particularly Germany (...)- this creates the possibility that smaller states are more frequently outvoted in controversial issues, such as social schemes, environmental issues or a very fashionable issue of today - consumer protection, said Mr Zahradil.Prague's latest proposals reflect the views of the government led by the centre-right ODS party which opposes far-reaching EU integration and dislikes Brussels legislation hampering the free market.Mr Zahradil is himself an ODS politician and member of the European Parliament, in addition to his job as Czech sherpa.
Two-speed Europe
The Czech proposal is likely to fuel the debate on a two-speed Europe which has re-emerged in the context of the renegotiations on the EU constitution, rejected in French and Dutch referendums in 2005.
The idea of some member states moving faster than others is usually promoted by proponents of EU integration who are irritated by sceptics blocking progress. The EU's current Nice Treaty already contains the possibility for enhanced cooperation allowing a group of at least eight states to go ahead on their own. By contrast, opt out rights are reserved for some individual member states and are carefully negotiated, with Denmark, for example, enjoying an opt-out from the eurozone.The Czech proposal for a group opt-out would allow a more structured two-way flexibility, Mr Zahradil said, with Czech officials currently working out the details of the proposal.
Controversial
But the idea, characterised by Mr Zahradil as probably controversial, is unlikely to get an easy reception with the German presidency unhappy at the prospect of reopening the institutional core of the EU constitution.And Poland, which shares the Czech concern about Germany getting too much voting power in the EU constitution, reacted lukewarmly to the Czech idea.Marek Cichocki, the Polish sherpa, said he had not seen the Czech plan, but signalled that Warsaw would prefer to stick to its more fundamental opposition to the voting weights in the constitution.We are above all interested in a general solution to this problem, rather than solutions to particular circumstances, he said.Warsaw is promoting its own alternative voting model which would give Poland more power, particularly relative to Berlin.Mr Cichocki added that the Czech plan also runs the risk of dividing Europe into different groups in different areas.That is something we would like to avoid.
Goodbye U.S. dollar, hello global currency
CFR chief: Monetary nationalism, sovereignty should be abandoned
May 9, 2007- By Jerome R. Corsi - WorldNetDaily.com
Benn Steil
The director of international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations has launched a scathing attack on sovereignty and national currencies. Benn Steil, writing in the current issue of CFR's influential Foreign Affairs magazine, says the world needs to abandon unwanted currencies, replacing them with dollars, euros, and multinational currencies as yet unborn.In the article, The End of National Currency, Steil clearly asserts the dollar and the euro are temporary currencies, perhaps necessary today. He argues economic development outside the process of globalization is no longer possible.
His inevitable conclusion is countries should abandon monetary nationalism.Steil tempers his embrace of one world currency, writing, Governments should replace national currencies with the dollar or the euro or, in the case of Asia, collaborate to produce a new multinational currency over a comparably large and economically diversified area.He concludes: It is the market that made the dollar into global
money – and what the market giveth, the market can taketh away. If the tailors balk and the dollar falls, the market may privatize money on its own.
The tailors Steil has in mind are the world's central bankers. He advises that the U.S. needs to perpetuate the sound money policies of former Federal Reserve chairmen Paul Volker and Alan Greenspan and return to long-term fiscal discipline. In our current era of large and growing trade imbalances and over $35 trillion in GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) accounted federal deficits, these targets appear unlikely. Steil concludes the foreign tailors, with their massive and growing holdings of dollar debt no longer feel wealthy and secure in the economic environment of a resultant falling dollar. The inevitable conclusion is that the dollar, too, may be on the way out. Steil's essay is antagonistic to the ideas of sovereignty and national currencies.
He writes, The right course is not to return to a mythical past of monetary sovereignty, with governments controlling local interest and exchange rates in blissful ignorance of the rest of the world. Governments must let go of the fatal notion that nationhood requires them to make and control the money used in their territory.Steil has ultimate confidence that economic globalism is irreversible, with national currencies doomed to the dustbin of history. In order to globalize safely, he advises, countries should abandon monetary nationalism and abolish unwanted currencies, the source of much of today's instability.Steil believes continued economic growth demands a global flow of capital unimpeded by the barriers inherent to monetary nationalism. He asserts barriers created by monetary nationalism, such as national exchange rates or national monetary policy regimes, inevitably impede capital flow and cause currency crises as a consequence. Steil fundamentally argues, Monetary nationalism is simply incompatible with globalism. Since Steil believes that only globalism offers the unrestrained flow of capital needed for worldwide economic development, he contends even re-establishing a gold standard would be counter-productive when the only real solution is to abandon the idea that nations have any reason to create currencies at all.
Throughout his analysis, Steil cautions that dependence upon the dollar or the euro as global currencies is not fundamental to his argument. He stresses that the dollar's privileged status as today's global money is not heaven-bestowed. The dollar is ultimately just another money supported only by faith that others will willingly accept it in the future in return for the same sort of valuable things it
bought in the past.In other words, if the institutions of the U.S. government fail to validate that faith, the dollar, too, merits being abandoned. Reckless U.S. fiscal policy is undermining the dollar's position even as the currency's role as a global money is expanding, he notes. Steil imagines the ultimate solution is to privatize a global currency through a gold-based international monetary system.
A new gold-based international monetary system surely sounds far-fetched, he concludes. But so, in 1900 did a monetary system without gold. Modern technology makes a revival of gold money, through private gold banks, possible even without government support.
WND previously reported Steve Previs, a vice president at Jeffries International Ltd., in London, told CNBC Nov. 27, 2006, the amero is the proposed new currency for the North American Community which is being developed right now between Canada, the U.S., and Mexico.A video clip of the CNBC interview with Jeffries is now available for viewing at YouTube.com. WND also has reported a continued slide in the value of the dollar on world currency markets could set up conditions in which the adoption of the amero as a North American currency gains momentum. The amero was first proposed as a North American unitary currency by Canadian economist Herbert G. Grubel of the Fraser Institute in Vancouver, British Columbia. In a publication entitled The Case for the Amero, Grubel argued that a North American monetary union would eliminate the costs of currency trading and risk, furthering the development of a North American common market along the model of the European Common Market. Robert Pastor, director of the Center for North American Studies at American University, supported Grubel's arguments for the amero. In his 2001 book entitled Toward a North American Community, Pastor supported Grubel's suggestion that the creation of the amero would be accompanied by the creation of a Central Bank of North America, similar to the European Central Bank. Grubel's argument on the amero has also been published as a book in Spanish, entitled El Amero: Una Moneda Comun para Améica del Norte, published by CIDAC (Centro de Investigación para el Desarrollo), the Center for Research for Development in Mexico.
EARTHQUAKES
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
WORLD QUAKES LAST 2 DAYS (USGS)
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MAP 2.6 KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
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STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
The Nation's Weather By WEATHER UNDERGROUND, For The Associated Press
Thu May 10, 7:09 AM ET
The first named storm of 2007 swirled off the Southeast coast early Thursday, while rain showers pelted the Northeast and southern Plains. Subtropical Storm Andrea was expected to produce scattered showers and thunderstorms over the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida.
High surf was likely along the coast.A low pressure system was moving through the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley and Mississippi Valley and was predicted to reach the Northeast and Appalachians by day's end.Another storm system was moving through Texas toward Louisiana, sparking showers and scattered thunderstorms in Texas and along the Gulf Coast.Scattered showers also were possible from the Northwest through the Intermountain West and into western Montana.The Southwest was to be quite warm Thursday as temperatures rise well into the 90s and 100s for much of the region. Portions of the Southeast will rise into the 80s and 90s, while the Northeast will see temperatures in the 70s. The Plains will rise into the 70s and 80s, while the Northwest will see temperatures in the 50s, 60s and 70s.
Temperatures in the Lower 48 states Wednesday ranged from a low of 22 degrees at Leadville, Colo., to a high of 110 degrees at Death Valley, Calif.
Flooded Uruguay town has looters, but no drinking water Wed May 9, 11:20 PM ET
DURAZNO, Uruguay (AFP) - Heavy rains have not only flooded the town of Durazno, north of the Uruguayan capital, driving residents from their homes, but has muddied the drinking water as well.
Today is a good day for Durazno, said governor Carmelo Vidalin. The waters of the Yi river have not gotten higher.That is as much as anyone could hope in this town of 30,000, of which 6,000 have left, 180 kilometers (110 miles) north of Montevideo.The river crested and the water level has fallen 2.5 centimeters (one inch) an hour, according to emergency workers.Residents got drinking water from tanker trucks, while treatment plants are under water.
That meant suspending primary and secondary school classes.Health Minister Jorge Basso warned against outbreaks of diarrhea while ordering the vaccination of children 2-5 against hepatitis and everyone against the flu.The Yi river has not crested this high since 1959, said residents, some of whom lost everything from clothing to furniture and vehicles and are sleeping in shelters.Others fear looters, who are traveling in boats, will make off with their things.
Atlantic's first named storm forms early By JESSICA GRESKO, Associated Press Writer Wed May 9, 2:20 PM ET
MIAMI - The first named storm of the year formed Wednesday off the southeastern U.S. coast, more than three weeks before the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, forecasters said. Subtropical Storm Andrea had top sustained winds around 45 mph Wednesday afternoon and didn't appear to be much of a threat, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. Still, a tropical storm watch was issued for parts of Georgia and Florida, meaning tropical storm conditions are possible within 36 hours.
We're not looking at this system strengthening significantly, said Richard Pasch, a senior hurricane specialist at the center.The storm's wind, however, has been blowing smoke from wildfires across Georgia and Florida.It didn't appear the wind would hinder firefighting efforts, said Jim Harrell, a spokesman for Florida's Division of Forestry. But those battling the blazes won't get much immediate help from rain forecasters said no significant downpours were expected over land through at least Thursday morning. The storm's lightning could also spark more fires, meteorologists said.
At 2 p.m. EDT, Andrea was centered about 100 miles southeast of Savannah, Ga., and about 135 miles northeast of Daytona Beach. The storm was moving west at about 3 mph.Wind-driven waves have been causing coastal erosion in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, and the ocean has lapped at beachfront homes and condominiums.Coast Guard officials in South Carolina said they had rescued one of two kayakers who had been missing since Tuesday when they were seen leaving Seabrook Island, S.C. Jeremy Scott, 28, of Atlanta, was found about five miles east of Fripp Island.
Authorities were continuing to search for Stephen Lee, 27, of Atlanta.Subtropical systems are hybrid weather formations that are usually weaker than hurricanes and tropical storms. They are kind of a half-breed, sharing characteristics of tropical systems, which get their power from warm ocean water at their centers, and more typical bad weather that forms when warm and cold fronts collide, Pasch said.
Forecasters said Andrea has the warm center characteristic of tropical storms but its core is not particularly well defined. In addition, its winds are farther out from the center than they would be in a tropical storm.Typically, about one subtropical storm forms each year, but they often turn into tropical storms. That doesn't appear to be the case with Andrea, senior hurricane specialist Jack Beven said. It only has a small area of warmer water to draw energy from and is facing dry wind.
He said it wasn't unusual for the storm to form in May, outside the hurricane season that starts June 1 and end Nov. 30. Eighteen tropical storms and four hurricanes have been recorded in that month since 1851; the earliest hurricane had made landfall on the U.S. was Alma in northwest Florida on June 9, 1966.
What we call the hurricane season is a totally manmade creation. Nature doesn't always pay attention to that, Beven said.Private and university forecasters have predicted that the 2007 season will be especially active, producing up to 17 tropical storms and hurricanes and a well above average possibility of at least one striking the U.S. The federal government plans to release its predictions May 22.The Atlantic basin has been in a busy period for hurricanes since 1995. Some federal forecasters believe this is part of a natural cycle. But the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a U.N.-sponsored group, says global warming caused by humans has led to an increase in stronger hurricanes.
Storm dissipates off Florida but rain welcomed MAY 10,07
MIAMI (Reuters) - Subtropical Storm Andrea dissipated off the U.S. Atlantic Coast on Thursday and promised only scant rainfall in Florida, where brush fires burned throughout the parched state.
Andrea's winds had helped fan the 225 wild fires burning in Florida, where the winter dry season was the third-driest on record. Much of the state was under water-use restrictions and blanketed with smoky haze from the fires.Andrea was a subtropical storm, lacking the warm core and thunderstorms characteristic of a tropical storm. All warnings were dropped and the system was downgraded to a depression on Thursday when its sustained winds weakened to 35 mph (55 kph). Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center said Andrea still could bring an inch of rain to coastal areas as the remnants drifted off the northeast Florida coast.That would hardly be enough to douse the fires that burned in 52 of Florida's 67 counties.Andrea formed three weeks before the official start of the Atlantic
-Caribbean hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30.
Olmert war testimony released By AMY TEIBEL, Associated Press Writer
Thu May 10, 7:42 AM ET
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told an investigative panel that the Israeli military seriously let itself down in last summer's war in Lebanon, according to censored minutes of his testimony released on Thursday. But Olmert tried to deflect the commission's suggestions that he acted rashly and on the basis of sketchy information.The 89 pages of testimony were released 10 days after the commission issued a damning appraisal of his handling of the initial stage of the war.
The especially harsh censure of Olmert has prompted renewed calls for his resignation and cast a cloud over his political future.Although he has survived the initial uproar over the report, it is not clear whether he can keep his coalition together under his leadership. A final report on the 34-day war is due out in the summer.The war started July 12 when Hezbollah guerrillas carried out a July 12 cross-border raid in which three soldiers were killed and two were captured.The Israeli public backed Olmert throughout the war, but the support broke down after he failed to achieve his two declared aims — recovering the two soldiers and crushing Hezbollah, which in the course of the war bombarded Israel with nearly 4,000 rockets.The minutes of Olmert's appearance before the war probe panel — censored by the military on security grounds — are studded with panel members' suggestions that Olmert took decisions without doing enough to explore alternatives or seek information beyond what the military told him.
Asked whether he displayed any skepticism about what the military told him, Olmert didn't reply directly with any examples of how he might have disputed that information. Instead, he told the commission's five members that in his position, he had to apply another perspective that they (military commanders) don't have and can't have.
At the end of his testimony, Olmert acknowledged making mistakes of his own, saying, for example, that he might have met more often with senior Cabinet ministers to consult with them on diplomacy.Olmert told the panel he was convinced Hezbollah would send rockets thudding into Israel's northern communities — as it did — and that he had two options: do nothing or do something from the very first minute. I don't think there was any option but to act from the very first, he told the commission.When weighing his options, Olmert said, In my mind's eye, I saw the new Lebanese morass closing in on us like the old one did — a reference to Israel's
1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon to eject Palestinian militants. That led to an 18-year military occupation of a strip of southern Lebanon.
While effusively praising the fighting forces as exceptional, Olmert he said the military command seriously let itself down during the war.Something in the concept of how they operated the forces, something in the concept of their control over the forces, something wasn't what we expected, unfortunately, and that no doubt led to the gap between our abilities and what we achieved in practice.Asked to address the breakdown of security on the border with Lebanon in July, Olmert acknowledged that senior security officials told him about a lack of military exercises in the area. But he said he didn't really pay much attention because the defense establishment always comes to budget deliberations saying it doesn't have enough money.Olmert's office, commenting on the testimony, defended his wartime actions as the necessary conclusion from a process of planning and consultation that Olmert has carried out since taking over as prime minister in January 2006, following Ariel Sharon's incapacitating stroke.
Addressing commentators' criticisms that Olmert was trying to shift the blame to the army, the statement said, the prime minister didn't fob off responsibility onto anyone or accuse anyone. ... At the same time, Olmert doesn't conceal there were failures; the military says that, too.Israel Radio analyst Hanan Crystal said that after last week's devastating report, the new testimony would cause little additional damage to Olmert.If we thought that the interim report created a magnitude 8 or 9 earthquake this testimony is not going to cause further upheaval, Crystal said. It won't be this that brings about Olmert's resignation.The censored testimonies of Defense Minister Amir Peretz and wartime military chief Lt. Gen. Halutz were also published on Thursday. Peretz told the panel Israel expected the war to last 10 to 14 days. At a meeting with Halutz and other defense chiefs, The prominent opinion was that ... we could not pursue a policy of restraint given the situation in which we found ourselves. In his heavily censored testimony, Halutz told the committee that the army's greatest failure was its inability to bring the war to a swifter conclusion, the Haaretz newspaper reported. Without a doubt, I recognize that at the end of the day that was the most blatant non-achievement or failure, he said. Halutz resigned in January following widespread criticism of his performance during the war. Peretz is expected to leave his post after this month's primary vote in his Labor Party. Opinion polls forecast Peretz will not win re-election as party chief.
Pope stresses opposition to abortion By ALAN CLENDENNING, Associated Press Writer MAY 10,07
SAO PAULO, Brazil - Pope Benedict XVI reaffirmed the Roman Catholic Church's opposition to abortion in his first speech in Brazil but avoided further suggestion that politicians who support abortion rights should be considered excommunicated. Benedict is on his first papal trip to Latin America, where women's rights groups have been pushing to expand access to abortion. With few exceptions, the procedure is illegal in Brazil and most other countries in the region, home to more than half the world's 1.1 billion Catholics.
The pope, who will inaugurate an important regional bishops' conference during his trip, was met at Sao Paulo airport Wednesday by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Speaking in Portuguese, Benedict said he's certain that the bishops will reinforce the promotion of respect for life from the moment of conception until natural death as an integral requirement of human nature.Benedict's comments came just hours after one of the president's Cabinet members said a macho culture in Brazil has prevented a legitimate debate about legalizing abortion in Latin America's largest nation.
If men got pregnant, I'm sure this question would have been resolved a long time ago, said Health Minister Jose Gomes Temporao, who is pushing for a referendum on the issue.Like most Brazilians, Silva says he's opposed to abortion. But in an interview aired on Catholic radio stations earlier in the week, he said abortion was an issue for his government because of the many illegal — and often fatal — abortions performed in clandestine clinics in Brazil.Silva's spokesman said the president did not intend to bring up abortion during a second scheduled meeting with Benedict.On Thursday morning, thousands of Brazilians streamed down barricaded streets toward the Pacaembu soccer stadium, where the pope was scheduled to preside over a ceremony for young people.About 41,000 people were invited, but officials expected at least 100,000 more to gather outside. Not all agreed with the church.
Until the church broadens its scope of action to include the dispossessed, the poor and the hungry and youth, the evangelical sects are going to continue gaining ground in Brazil, said Charles Marinho de Souza, 27-year-old union activist and member of a Catholic youth group.
Even before Benedict got off his plane, he stoked a debate among Catholics who have been arguing whether politicians who approve abortion legislation as well as doctors and nurses who take part in the procedure subject themselves to automatic excommunication under church doctrine.During the flight from Rome, Benedict gave his first full-fledged news conference since becoming pontiff in 2005. When a reporter pressed Benedict on whether he agreed that Catholic politicians who recently legalized abortion in Mexico City should rightfully be considered excommunicated, the response was Yes.Church law says anyone who procures a completed abortion is automatically excommunicated. But considering political support for abortion as equivalent to procurement would set new Vatican policy.
Benedict's spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, later said the pope was not setting a new policy and did not intend to formally excommunicate anyone — a rare process under church law separate from the doctrine of self-excommunication.
But Lombardi added that politicians who vote in favor of abortion should not receive the sacrament of Holy Communion. Legislative action in favor of abortion is incompatible with participation in the Eucharist. ... Politicians exclude themselves from Communion, he said.As many as 20,000 faithful waited in cold rain for a glimpse of Benedict in South America's largest city, then chanted Bento, Bento and waved flags of different South American nations as he greeted them in Portuguese and Spanish blessed them in Latin.As well as abortion, Benedict is expected to address other challenges to Roman Catholicism during his trip, including the church's declining influence in Brazil, the rise of evangelism and a deep divide between rich and poor.
The Vatican also has promised that Benedict will deliver a tough message on poverty and crime during his five-day visit to the world's most populous Roman Catholic country. Benedict's predecessor, John Paul II, visited Mexico and addressed Latin American bishops just three months after assuming the papacy. Benedict has waited two years for his first trip to the region, but he denied being Eurocentric or less concerned about poverty in the developing world than his predecessors.
I love Latin America. I have traveled there a lot, he told reporters, adding that he is happy the time had come for the trip after focusing on more urgent problems in the Middle East and Africa. Benedict, who visited Brazil as then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1990, will celebrate several open-air Masses, including a canonization ceremony for Brazil's first native-born saint, and visit a church-run drug and
alcohol rehabilitation center. The tour ends on Sunday, when he will open the conference of Latin American and Caribbean bishops in the shrine city of Aparecida. Associated Press Writer Victor Simpson contributed to this report from Sao Paulo.
Bush OKs integration with European Union
Congress never asked about new obligation
May 8, 2007 - By Jerome R. Corsi - WorldNetDaily.com
President Bush
President Bush signed an agreement creating a permanent body that commits the U.S. to deeper transatlantic economic integration, without ratification by the Senate as a treaty or passage by Congress as a law. The Transatlantic Economic Integration between the U.S. and the European Union was signed April 30 at the White House by Bush, German Chancellor Angela Merkel Рthe current president of the European Council Рand European Commission President Jos̩ Manuel Barroso.
The document acknowledges the transatlantic economy remains at the forefront of globalization, arguing that the U.S. and the European Union seek to strengthen transatlantic economic integration. The agreement established a new Transatlantic Economic Council to be chaired on the U.S. side by a cabinet-level officer in the White House and on the EU side by a member of the European Commission.
The current U.S. head of the new Transatlantic Economic Council is Allan Hubbard, assistant to the president for Economic Policy and director of the National Economic Council. The current EU head of the council is Günther Verheugen, vice-President of the European Commission in charge of enterprise and industry. The Transatlantic Economic Council was tasked with creating regulatory convergence between the U.S. and the EU on some 40 different public policy areas, including intellectual property rights, developing security standards for international trade, getting U.S. GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Practices) recognized in Europe, developing innovation and technology in health industries, implementing RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technologies, developing a science-based plan on bio-based products and establishing a regular dialogue to address obstacles to investment. At a joint press conference, Bush thanked the other two leaders for signing the trans-Atlantic economic integration plan, commenting that, It is a recognition that the closer that the United States and the EU become, the better off our people will be.Barroso said the Transatlantic Economic Council is meant to be a permanent body, with senior people on both sides of the Atlantic.
As WND has reported, Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez repeatedly has pushed for North American integration, much as the April 30 agreement proposes closer U.S.-EU integration. Mexico's ambassador to the U.N., Enrique Berruga, has called for a North American Union to be created in the next eight years.
But the Bush administration's push for North American integration is facing increasing opposition within Congress. WND reported Rep. Virgil Goode, R-Va., has introduced House Concurrent Resolution 40, which opposes the administration's Security and Prosperity Partnership, blocks a NAFTA Superhighway System and expresses opposition to the U.S. entry into a North American Union with Mexico and Canada. WND also has reported a movement led by Phyllis Schlafly of Eagle Forum has led to an increasing number of state legislatures proposing resolutions opposing a North American Union.
More religious Zionist rabbis allowing followers to enter Temple Mount
By Nadav Shragai MAY 10,07
An increasing number of religious Zionist rabbis are allowing their followers to enter the Temple Mount, contrary to the religious consensus on the matter. This weekend, the rabbis Haim Druckman and Avraham Zukerman, of the Bnei Akiva youth movement, and Tzafania Drori, chief rabbi of Kiryat Shmona, are set to join this growing group with an ad in the Orthodox media.
The rabbis, who are major figures in the religious Zionist movement, will call on Jews wishing to enter the Temple Mount in purity, to ascend at this time to the to the places permitted for Jews to enter.The three rabbis are known for their principle support for letting Jews on to the Temple Mount. But they had not yet expressed their stand formally, because of the religious sensitivity of the issue. Now, in honor of the 40th anniversary of Jerusalem's unification, with many right-wing movements placing the Temple Mount on their agenda, the rabbis have decided to call publicly on Jews to go to the Mount.
In publishing the ad, they will be joining dozens of other rabbis of the religious Zionist stream, among them rabbis in West Bank settlements, who in recent years have allowed Jews to go to the Temple Mount within the bounds of Jewish law. Currently, rabbinic consensus in the religious Zionist and the ultra-Orthodox world prohibits Jews from entering the Temple Mount. This is because the exact location of the Holy of Holies is not known, and therefore Jews who have not properly purified themselves may accidentally walk there or through other prohibited places. Rabbis who allow their supporters to ascend to the Temple Mount set stipulations for entry, including the mandating of ritual immersion beforehand, the wearing of cloth shoes, the keeping to areas permitted to Jews under Jewish custom, and the studying of relevant religious regulations. There are two Islamic shrines on the Mount, the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock. Over the years, successive Israeli governments, backed by the High Court of Justice, have allowed Jews to visit the Temple Mount, but have prohibited them from praying there.
The policy was set 40 years ago by then-defense minister Moshe Dayan. Dayan argued that the national and territorial dimension of the Arab-Israeli conflict should be separated from the religious dimension, and for this reason Jewish prayer and ritual should be prohibited on the Mount. At the same time, it was decided that ultimate responsibility for security on and around the Temple Mount would be in the hands of Israel, while religious and administrative autonomy at the Temple Mount would be under the Waqf (the Muslim religious authorities), a situation that prevails to this day.
THIS DECIEVERS AT IT AGAIN. THIS GUYS OUT TO LUNCH BUT THERE IS ONE PERSON I BELIEVE THE FUTURE EU DICTATOR WILL BE LIKE. ITS CHRIS ANGEL.
CHRIS IS THE BEST DECIEVER THAT I SEE SO FAR THAT THE FUTURE DICTATOR WILL BE LIKE, HE CAN EVEN GRAVATATE PEOPLE OFF THEIR FEET, THIS IS HOW THE EU DICTATOR WILL BE DECIEVING PEOPLE THROUGHT FALSE MIRACLES AND DECEPTION. AS CHRIS IS FROM THE OCCULT SO THE FUTURE DICTATOR COMES FROM THE OCCULT.
Crowd Packs Amphitheater For Man Claiming He's Jesus Christ Reincarnated
Christians Protest Event In Orlando May 9, 2007
ORLANDO, Fla. A controversial religious figure who claims he is Jesus Christ incarnate with a following of millions with 666 tattoos on their bodies, filled an amphitheater in Orlando this weekend, and promised joy, peace and prosperity.Orlando police officers stood guard around the Lake Eola amphitheater as Dr. Jose Luis De Jesus Miranda, 61, arrived in the city Saturday. Miranda, who has been banned from three countries, told Local 6 News cameras and a cheering crowd that he was Jesus Christ reincarnated.His followers believe that Miranda's life and his teachings replace those of Jesus of Nazareth, Local 6's Jamie Guirola said.They believe that Jesus is going to come from the sky, Juan Sanchez said. But, that is not the way he is going to come.He is here? Guirola said.He is here. Sanchez said.Miranda said millions of people worldwide have tattooed their bodies with 666 in recognition that the second-coming of Christ has taken place, according to the report.
I have it proudly on my hand, a believer told Local 6's Jamie Guirola. It is easier when they shake my hand. It is easier for them to ask. I am very proud to show it is a sign of love.A group of Christians protested the event, calling the following a cult. Police also removed two people from the amphitheater.We are just questioning their faith and their 666 tattoos, a protestor told Local 6. We just want to learn more so we can relate more between being a Christian and believing in this and who the true Jesus is.Miranda said he is known as God in at least 30 countries.Local 6 reported that he was born in Puerto Rico and admits to being a recovering heroin addict. He also spent times in prison on drug and petty theft charges.Miranda is the founder of the Miami-based Growing in Grace Ministry. by Internet Broadcasting Systems and Local6.com.
Prague seeks get-out clause for EU laws in new treaty
09.05.2007 - 17:36 CET | By Mark Beunderman
EUOBSERVER/BRU-The Czech Republic wants a new EU treaty to include a clause
allowing groups of EU states to opt out of Brussels legislation, in a plan set to re-ignite the debate on a two-speed Europe.Prague's negotiator on the disputed EU constitution Jan Zahradil told EUobserver the new-look version of the treaty should introduce a measure that would allow a group of states to withdraw from particular European policies.The treaty clause, recently proposed by Prague in confidential talks with the German EU presidency, would enable a minority group of member states not to sign up to EU laws agreed by a majority in the council, member states' decision making body.Mr Zahradil said he would table the collective opt-out idea at a 15 May gathering of member state sherpas - government appointees for talks on the EU constitution - in Berlin.Prague believes the mechanism is necessary in light of the voting system proposed in the EU constitution, giving more power to big member states.
[The constitution] strongly increases the voting weights of some big states - particularly Germany (...)- this creates the possibility that smaller states are more frequently outvoted in controversial issues, such as social schemes, environmental issues or a very fashionable issue of today - consumer protection, said Mr Zahradil.Prague's latest proposals reflect the views of the government led by the centre-right ODS party which opposes far-reaching EU integration and dislikes Brussels legislation hampering the free market.Mr Zahradil is himself an ODS politician and member of the European Parliament, in addition to his job as Czech sherpa.
Two-speed Europe
The Czech proposal is likely to fuel the debate on a two-speed Europe which has re-emerged in the context of the renegotiations on the EU constitution, rejected in French and Dutch referendums in 2005.
The idea of some member states moving faster than others is usually promoted by proponents of EU integration who are irritated by sceptics blocking progress. The EU's current Nice Treaty already contains the possibility for enhanced cooperation allowing a group of at least eight states to go ahead on their own. By contrast, opt out rights are reserved for some individual member states and are carefully negotiated, with Denmark, for example, enjoying an opt-out from the eurozone.The Czech proposal for a group opt-out would allow a more structured two-way flexibility, Mr Zahradil said, with Czech officials currently working out the details of the proposal.
Controversial
But the idea, characterised by Mr Zahradil as probably controversial, is unlikely to get an easy reception with the German presidency unhappy at the prospect of reopening the institutional core of the EU constitution.And Poland, which shares the Czech concern about Germany getting too much voting power in the EU constitution, reacted lukewarmly to the Czech idea.Marek Cichocki, the Polish sherpa, said he had not seen the Czech plan, but signalled that Warsaw would prefer to stick to its more fundamental opposition to the voting weights in the constitution.We are above all interested in a general solution to this problem, rather than solutions to particular circumstances, he said.Warsaw is promoting its own alternative voting model which would give Poland more power, particularly relative to Berlin.Mr Cichocki added that the Czech plan also runs the risk of dividing Europe into different groups in different areas.That is something we would like to avoid.
Goodbye U.S. dollar, hello global currency
CFR chief: Monetary nationalism, sovereignty should be abandoned
May 9, 2007- By Jerome R. Corsi - WorldNetDaily.com
Benn Steil
The director of international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations has launched a scathing attack on sovereignty and national currencies. Benn Steil, writing in the current issue of CFR's influential Foreign Affairs magazine, says the world needs to abandon unwanted currencies, replacing them with dollars, euros, and multinational currencies as yet unborn.In the article, The End of National Currency, Steil clearly asserts the dollar and the euro are temporary currencies, perhaps necessary today. He argues economic development outside the process of globalization is no longer possible.
His inevitable conclusion is countries should abandon monetary nationalism.Steil tempers his embrace of one world currency, writing, Governments should replace national currencies with the dollar or the euro or, in the case of Asia, collaborate to produce a new multinational currency over a comparably large and economically diversified area.He concludes: It is the market that made the dollar into global
money – and what the market giveth, the market can taketh away. If the tailors balk and the dollar falls, the market may privatize money on its own.
The tailors Steil has in mind are the world's central bankers. He advises that the U.S. needs to perpetuate the sound money policies of former Federal Reserve chairmen Paul Volker and Alan Greenspan and return to long-term fiscal discipline. In our current era of large and growing trade imbalances and over $35 trillion in GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) accounted federal deficits, these targets appear unlikely. Steil concludes the foreign tailors, with their massive and growing holdings of dollar debt no longer feel wealthy and secure in the economic environment of a resultant falling dollar. The inevitable conclusion is that the dollar, too, may be on the way out. Steil's essay is antagonistic to the ideas of sovereignty and national currencies.
He writes, The right course is not to return to a mythical past of monetary sovereignty, with governments controlling local interest and exchange rates in blissful ignorance of the rest of the world. Governments must let go of the fatal notion that nationhood requires them to make and control the money used in their territory.Steil has ultimate confidence that economic globalism is irreversible, with national currencies doomed to the dustbin of history. In order to globalize safely, he advises, countries should abandon monetary nationalism and abolish unwanted currencies, the source of much of today's instability.Steil believes continued economic growth demands a global flow of capital unimpeded by the barriers inherent to monetary nationalism. He asserts barriers created by monetary nationalism, such as national exchange rates or national monetary policy regimes, inevitably impede capital flow and cause currency crises as a consequence. Steil fundamentally argues, Monetary nationalism is simply incompatible with globalism. Since Steil believes that only globalism offers the unrestrained flow of capital needed for worldwide economic development, he contends even re-establishing a gold standard would be counter-productive when the only real solution is to abandon the idea that nations have any reason to create currencies at all.
Throughout his analysis, Steil cautions that dependence upon the dollar or the euro as global currencies is not fundamental to his argument. He stresses that the dollar's privileged status as today's global money is not heaven-bestowed. The dollar is ultimately just another money supported only by faith that others will willingly accept it in the future in return for the same sort of valuable things it
bought in the past.In other words, if the institutions of the U.S. government fail to validate that faith, the dollar, too, merits being abandoned. Reckless U.S. fiscal policy is undermining the dollar's position even as the currency's role as a global money is expanding, he notes. Steil imagines the ultimate solution is to privatize a global currency through a gold-based international monetary system.
A new gold-based international monetary system surely sounds far-fetched, he concludes. But so, in 1900 did a monetary system without gold. Modern technology makes a revival of gold money, through private gold banks, possible even without government support.
WND previously reported Steve Previs, a vice president at Jeffries International Ltd., in London, told CNBC Nov. 27, 2006, the amero is the proposed new currency for the North American Community which is being developed right now between Canada, the U.S., and Mexico.A video clip of the CNBC interview with Jeffries is now available for viewing at YouTube.com. WND also has reported a continued slide in the value of the dollar on world currency markets could set up conditions in which the adoption of the amero as a North American currency gains momentum. The amero was first proposed as a North American unitary currency by Canadian economist Herbert G. Grubel of the Fraser Institute in Vancouver, British Columbia. In a publication entitled The Case for the Amero, Grubel argued that a North American monetary union would eliminate the costs of currency trading and risk, furthering the development of a North American common market along the model of the European Common Market. Robert Pastor, director of the Center for North American Studies at American University, supported Grubel's arguments for the amero. In his 2001 book entitled Toward a North American Community, Pastor supported Grubel's suggestion that the creation of the amero would be accompanied by the creation of a Central Bank of North America, similar to the European Central Bank. Grubel's argument on the amero has also been published as a book in Spanish, entitled El Amero: Una Moneda Comun para Améica del Norte, published by CIDAC (Centro de Investigación para el Desarrollo), the Center for Research for Development in Mexico.
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
INDIA TESTS NUKE CAPABLE MISSLE
1-WORLD QUAKES LAST 2 DAYS.2-Earthquake damages Montana buildings. 3-AccuWeather forecasts active 2007 hurricane season. 4-Wildfire burns in middle of Los Angeles. 5-Migratory birds, whales confused by warming. 6-China acts on food safety after pet poisonings. 7-Iran compromises on nuclear talks agenda. 8-India tests nuclear-capable surface missile.
EARTHQUAKES
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
WORLD QUAKES LAST 2 DAYS (USGS)
Update time = Wed May 9 3:00 AM AM EDT
MAY 9,07
MAP 5.2 HALMAHERA, INDONESIA
MAP 3.8 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 3.6 GULF OF ALASKA
MAP 2.6 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 3.4 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAY 8,07
MAP 2.7 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 2.7 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.5 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.7 WESTERN MONTANA
MAP 2.6 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 3.3 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 3.1 PUERTO RICO
MAP 5.2 TONGA
MAP 3.1 ALASKA PENINSULA
MAP 3.2 NORTHERN ALASKA
MAP 2.5 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.6 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 2.6 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 4.7 WESTERN XIZANG
Earthquake damages Montana buildings By AMY BETH HANSON, Associated Press Writer Tue May 8, 9:48 PM ET
HELENA, Mont. - An earthquake damaged an apartment building and knocked bricks off the facades of Main Street buildings in southwestern Montana on Tuesday, authorities said. The 4.6 magnitude quake, reported at 9:46 a.m., was centered about nine miles northeast of Sheridan. It was felt in Helena and as far away as Idaho, according to the U.S. Geological Survey Web site.Students at Sheridan Elementary School were under their desks Tuesday morning, in some cases before teachers realized an earthquake was shaking the area, the school secretary said.It was a hard jar, and really loud, said secretary Jenny Burke. It was like somebody just shook the heck out of us for two seconds.
The school was not damaged.
One Sheridan family was evacuated from their damaged downtown apartment until it can be proven safe, said Frank Ford, Madison County's former emergency management director.Madison County Commissioner Jim Hart was on the third floor of the courthouse when the earthquake hit.We all just kind of held onto the table for a second or two, and then went, We need to get out of here,
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
AccuWeather forecasts active 2007 hurricane season Tue May 8, 1:29 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season will bring 13 to 14 named storms, of which six or seven could strike the United States, AccuWeather.com said in its hurricane season forecast on Tuesday. Florida and the U.S. Gulf Coast are the most at risk.The highest area of risk has swung southwest from the Atlantic to Florida and the eastern and central Gulf Coast regions, said AccuWeather forecaster Joe Bastardi.The hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30.
EARTH DESTROYED WITH THE EARTH
GENESIS 6:11-13
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.(WORLD TERRORISM,MURDERS)
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence (TERRORISM) through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS
REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
Wildfire burns in middle of Los Angeles By PETER PRENGAMAN, Associated Press Writer MAY 9,07
LOS ANGELES - A wildfire roared across brush-covered hills in the city's sprawling Griffith Park on Tuesday, triggering evacuations of homes and some of the city's most famous landmarks. A wall of flames raced across ridges and jumped fire lines late in the evening as the fire drew closer to homes and the Griffith Observatory.Hundreds of firefighters and five water-dropping helicopters rushed to Los Angeles' landmark park — a mix of wilderness, cultural venues, horse and hiking trails and recreational facilities set on more than 4,000 acres on the hills between Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley.Late Tuesday, authorities called for a mandatory evacuation of homes that sit along the park's southern edge as the fire burned out of control after dusk.Steve Yoo, who lives in the evacuation area, said he was able to pack his passport, wallet and some clothes into a duffel bag before leaving home.You need to evacuate, you need to evacuate your houses immediately, a police officer said over a loudspeaker.
The fire is coming toward the neighborhood.Rangers evacuated the park's Vermont Canyon area, which includes the Los Angeles Zoo, two golf facilities, a merry-go-round and school, said Jane Kolb, a city Department of Recreation and Parks spokeswoman.Fire Capt. Rex Vilaubi said the evacuations were voluntary and the areas were not in imminent danger of being overrun.Authorities were investigating whether the fire broke out after a person discarded a cigarette at one of the park's golf courses, a law enforcement official familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing.The person tried to put out the fire but was badly burned and was taken to Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, the official said.Nearly 2,000 customers were without power in the area around the mandatory evacuations, although Department of Water and Power officials said it was not immediately known whether the outage was related to the fire.The blaze erupted on the second day of a heat spell. The National Weather Service said downtown hit 97 degrees, 23 degrees above normal, tying the record for the date.
POISONED WATERS
REVELATION 8:8-11
8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood:(bitter,Poisoned) and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.(poisoned)
REVELATION 16:3-7
3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.(enviromentalists won't like this result)
4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
6 For they(False World Church and Dictator) have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
Migratory birds, whales confused by warming: U.N. By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent Mon May 7, 12:37 PM ET
BONN (Reuters) - Birds, whales and other migratory creatures are suffering from global warming that puts them in the wrong place at the wrong time, a U.N. official told 166-nation climate talks on Monday.
A warmer climate disrupts the biological clocks of migratory species including bats, dolphins, antelopes or turtles, said Lahcen el Kabiri, deputy head of the U.N.'s Bonn-based Convention on Migratory Species.They are the most visible warning signs -- indicators signaling the dramatic changes to our ecosystems caused in part by climate change, he told delegates on the opening day of a May 7-18 U.N. meeting searching for new ways to offset warming.
Many creatures are mistiming their migrations, or failing to bother as changes between seasons become less clear. The shifts make them vulnerable to heatwaves, droughts or cold snaps.Among birds, for instance, cranes are starting to spend the winter in Germany rather than fly south to Spain or Portugal. A harsh winter could decimate the population, he said.Migratory species are particularly vulnerable because they need separate breeding, wintering and stop-over sites. Changes to any one of the habitats can put them at risk.Global warming, blamed by almost all experts on a build-up of gases from burning fossil fuels, adds stresses for migratory species such as pollution, overfishing or destruction of habitats on land for farming, roads or towns.
FISH, PLANKTON
Climate change affects all migratory species, El Kabiri, a Moroccan, told Reuters. He said that whales were sometimes in the wrong place to feed on fish and plankton which were thriving closer to the poles because of warmer oceans.In the Arctic, forests could take over from tundra, complicating life for many birds that nest on the ground and have to fly from Africa to find sites with few predators.
Warmer weather could bring predators north.Rises in sea levels could swamp habitats for many shore birds. El Kabiri said governments should cooperate more to create and protect international migration corridors.Birds are sometimes hatching early in a warmer climate, but sometimes insect food can flourish even earlier. Pied flycatcher birds in Europe, for instance, have suffered from a lack of caterpillars for their chicks.The Convention on Migratory Species and the U.N.'s African Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds Agreement said they will highlight the problems for birds and climate change around the world with a series of events on May 12-13.
DISEASES
REVELATION 6:7-8
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse:(CHLORES GREEN) and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword,(WEAPONS) and with hunger,(FAMINE) and with death,(INCURABLE DISEASES) and with the beasts of the earth.(ANIMAL TO HUMAN DISEASE).
China acts on food safety after pet poisonings By Niu Shuping and Nao Nakanishi MAY 9,07
BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China will launch a food industry clean up after exports of a contaminated ingredient in pet food drew global attention to its insufficient controls. It will prioritize inspecting fertilizer and pesticide use in vegetable planting as well as animal medicines and additives in livestock feed, according to a notice from the State Council, China's cabinet.China's rush into
capitalism has created a rash of unregulated companies, operating on thin margins, whose temptation to cut corners has sometimes led to deaths from dangerous food additives.That's increasingly raising concern in countries that import food, or food ingredients, from China.China acknowledged on Tuesday that two Chinese companies illegally exported wheat gluten and rice protein that contained melamine scrap, a chemical product that artificially inflates protein levels. It was mixed into pet food along with another compound, causing a spate of animal deaths in the United States.
I think the primary thing that must be recognized is that this thing represents a gap in the regulatory system, a worldwide gap, said a U.S. official based in China.Although there's probably a lot of culpability on the part of the Chinese -- misrepresenting products is a common procedure in China to skirt around their regulatory process -- it doesn't necessarily indict their regulatory process. It more or less indicts the ability to enforce the rules.A team from the U.S. Food and Agriculture department has arrived in China to help investigate how the melamine got into the feed. It is touring Shandong province, a centre for China's poultry and feed industry, as well as Jiangsu province, home to many small chemical producers.Washington has considered a ban on imports of wheat gluten and rice protein from China, officials have said.China will test food including cooking oil, flour and beverages as well as baby food. Unqualified producers will have their licenses revoked, the State Council said in its announcement, dated April 27 but posted on the central government's Web site (www.gov.cn) on Wednesday.Separately, the Ministry of Health said on Wednesday it would step up hygienic inspections of plants making food from beans.
MUSLIM NATIONS
EZEKIEL 38:1-12
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog,(RULER) the land of Magog,(RUSSIA) the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW)and Tubal,(TOBOLSK) and prophesy against him,
3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW) and Tubal:
4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws,(GOD FORCES THE MUSLIMS TO
MARCH) and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
5 Persia,(IRAN,IRAQ) Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
6 Gomer,(GERMANY) and all his bands; the house of Togarmah (TURKEY)of the north quarters, and all his bands:(SUDAN,AFRICA) and many people with thee.
7 Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
8 After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.
9 Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.(RUSSIA-EGYPT AND MUSLIMS)
10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
11 And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
ISAIAH 17:1
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
PSALMS 83:3-7
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)
Iran compromises on nuclear talks agenda By GEORGE JAHN, Associated Press Writer Tue May 8, 9:52 PM ET
VIENNA, Austria - Iran agreed Tuesday to a compromise on the agenda text of a global conference called to consider ways to strengthen the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, taking a surprise turn under pressure from allies to end a weeklong deadlock preventing talks. Tehran's decision saved the meeting from a likely collapse, allowing delegations to move on to their main purpose — beginning to lay the ground work for a 2010 conference that is to review and possibly revise the pact to make it more effective in curbing the spread of nuclear arms.The current meeting has no decision-making powers.
But its failure would have damaged chances for progress in further preparatory sessions by putting into question the ability of nations to reach consensus decisions — the usual procedure for such treaties.The conference had been snarled since its start April 30 by Tehran's objection to a phrase in the agenda citing the need for full compliance with the Nonproliferation Treaty.
Diplomats said Iran felt that wording would allow it to be targeted for defying U.N. Security Council demands for Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment, a process that can produce both fuel for electricity-generating nuclear reactors and material for atomic warheads.The South African proposal accepted Tuesday will footnote the phrase to reflect that all aspects of the treaty must be fully observed — an allusion to the need for the United States and other nuclear weapons states to disarm.
Iranian chief delegate Ali Ashgar Soltanieh spoke of the flexibility of my delegation in accepting the compromise.But the decision appeared driven by the frustration over the deadlock expressed by nations that often support Iran in its nuclear dispute. Before Iran's announcement, delegates evoked memories of the 2005 Nonproliferation Treaty review conference that failed to make substantive progress because of similar bickering over procedural issues.The U.S. delegation said the delay had been unnecessary because it was clear all along that the phrase full compliance meant acceptance of all treaty provisions.
It's been disappointing that, as a result of Iranian obstruction of procedure, it has taken so long to get to the point of beginning substantive discussion, chief U.S. delegate Christopher A. Ford told reporters.Iran argues it is entitled to enrich uranium under a Nonproliferation Treaty provision giving all pact members the right to develop peaceful nuclear programs. But suspicions bred by Iran's nearly
two decades of clandestine atomic activities, including black-market acquisitions of equipment and blueprints that appear linked to weapons plans, led the Security Council to impose sanctions over Tehran's refusal to halt enrichment.Diplomats said senior officials from the United States and five other world powers would meet in Germany's capital this week to discuss ways to deal with Iran's continued defiance of the council.The diplomats said Deputy Secretary of State Nicholas Burns would be joined in Berlin on Thursday by counterparts from Russia, China, Britain, France — the other Security Council's other veto-empowered permanent members — as well as Germany and a European Union representative.The Nonproliferation Treaty requires signatory nations not to pursue nuclear weapons in exchange for a commitment by the five nuclear powers — the U.S., Russia, Britain, France and China — to move toward nuclear disarmament.India and Pakistan, known nuclear weapons states, remain outside the treaty as does Israel, which is considered to have such arms but has not acknowledged that.
NUCLEAR WEAPONS WILL BE USED.
ISAIAH 26:21
21 For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.(WW3,1/2 earths population die).
ISAIAH 13:6-13 KJV
6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:(FROM FRIGHT)
8 And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.
9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
ISAIAH 24:17-23 KJV
17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
2 TIMOTHY 3:1
1 This know also, that in the last days perilous (DANGEROUS) times shall come.
JOEL 2:20,30
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(SIBERIAN DESERT)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
ZECHARIAH 14:12-13
12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.
EZEKIEL 20:47
47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.
ZEPHANIAH 1:18
18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
MALACHI 4:1
1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
REVELATION 9:18
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.
HALF OF EARTHS POPULATION DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION.(THESE VERSES
ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES)
LUKE 17:34-37
34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall
be left.
35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
37 And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.(Christians have new bodies,this is the people against Jerusalem during the 7 yr treaty)(Christians bodies are not being eaten by the birds).
MATTHEW 24:37-51
37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
India tests nuclear-capable surface missile MAY 9,07
BHUBANESWAR, India (AFP) - India on Wednesday successfully tested a nuclear-capable ballistic missile from a site in the eastern state of Orissa, defence sources said. The test of the Prithvi-1 (Earth 1) surface-to-surface missile took place at Chandipur-on-sea, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) northeast of Orissa's state capital Bhubaneswar.The 8.5-metre-long (28-foot) missile -- which can carry a one-tonne conventional or nuclear warhead -- can travel 150 kilometres in five minutes and has a range of up to 250 kilometres.
It is designed for battlefield use against troops or armoured formations.An official at the government's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) told AFP on condition of anonymity that the test was part of a continued effort to improve the indigenously-developed missile.Nuclear-capable India and Pakistan -- which have fought three wars, two of them over the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir -- routinely carry out missile tests and normally notify each other in advance.The Prithvi is India's first indigenously-built ballistic missile, and one of five being developed by New Delhi, along with the Agni, Trishul, Akash and Nag.Two other variants of the Prithvi, with a strike range of between 250 and 350 kilometres, will be handed over to the navy and air force once tests are completed.Last month, India tested the Agni-III, an intermediate range ballistic missile which can reach the Chinese cities of Beijing and Shanghai.
EARTHQUAKES
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
WORLD QUAKES LAST 2 DAYS (USGS)
Update time = Wed May 9 3:00 AM AM EDT
MAY 9,07
MAP 5.2 HALMAHERA, INDONESIA
MAP 3.8 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 3.6 GULF OF ALASKA
MAP 2.6 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 3.4 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAY 8,07
MAP 2.7 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 2.7 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.5 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.7 WESTERN MONTANA
MAP 2.6 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 3.3 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 3.1 PUERTO RICO
MAP 5.2 TONGA
MAP 3.1 ALASKA PENINSULA
MAP 3.2 NORTHERN ALASKA
MAP 2.5 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.6 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 2.6 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 4.7 WESTERN XIZANG
Earthquake damages Montana buildings By AMY BETH HANSON, Associated Press Writer Tue May 8, 9:48 PM ET
HELENA, Mont. - An earthquake damaged an apartment building and knocked bricks off the facades of Main Street buildings in southwestern Montana on Tuesday, authorities said. The 4.6 magnitude quake, reported at 9:46 a.m., was centered about nine miles northeast of Sheridan. It was felt in Helena and as far away as Idaho, according to the U.S. Geological Survey Web site.Students at Sheridan Elementary School were under their desks Tuesday morning, in some cases before teachers realized an earthquake was shaking the area, the school secretary said.It was a hard jar, and really loud, said secretary Jenny Burke. It was like somebody just shook the heck out of us for two seconds.
The school was not damaged.
One Sheridan family was evacuated from their damaged downtown apartment until it can be proven safe, said Frank Ford, Madison County's former emergency management director.Madison County Commissioner Jim Hart was on the third floor of the courthouse when the earthquake hit.We all just kind of held onto the table for a second or two, and then went, We need to get out of here,
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
AccuWeather forecasts active 2007 hurricane season Tue May 8, 1:29 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season will bring 13 to 14 named storms, of which six or seven could strike the United States, AccuWeather.com said in its hurricane season forecast on Tuesday. Florida and the U.S. Gulf Coast are the most at risk.The highest area of risk has swung southwest from the Atlantic to Florida and the eastern and central Gulf Coast regions, said AccuWeather forecaster Joe Bastardi.The hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30.
EARTH DESTROYED WITH THE EARTH
GENESIS 6:11-13
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.(WORLD TERRORISM,MURDERS)
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence (TERRORISM) through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS
REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
Wildfire burns in middle of Los Angeles By PETER PRENGAMAN, Associated Press Writer MAY 9,07
LOS ANGELES - A wildfire roared across brush-covered hills in the city's sprawling Griffith Park on Tuesday, triggering evacuations of homes and some of the city's most famous landmarks. A wall of flames raced across ridges and jumped fire lines late in the evening as the fire drew closer to homes and the Griffith Observatory.Hundreds of firefighters and five water-dropping helicopters rushed to Los Angeles' landmark park — a mix of wilderness, cultural venues, horse and hiking trails and recreational facilities set on more than 4,000 acres on the hills between Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley.Late Tuesday, authorities called for a mandatory evacuation of homes that sit along the park's southern edge as the fire burned out of control after dusk.Steve Yoo, who lives in the evacuation area, said he was able to pack his passport, wallet and some clothes into a duffel bag before leaving home.You need to evacuate, you need to evacuate your houses immediately, a police officer said over a loudspeaker.
The fire is coming toward the neighborhood.Rangers evacuated the park's Vermont Canyon area, which includes the Los Angeles Zoo, two golf facilities, a merry-go-round and school, said Jane Kolb, a city Department of Recreation and Parks spokeswoman.Fire Capt. Rex Vilaubi said the evacuations were voluntary and the areas were not in imminent danger of being overrun.Authorities were investigating whether the fire broke out after a person discarded a cigarette at one of the park's golf courses, a law enforcement official familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing.The person tried to put out the fire but was badly burned and was taken to Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, the official said.Nearly 2,000 customers were without power in the area around the mandatory evacuations, although Department of Water and Power officials said it was not immediately known whether the outage was related to the fire.The blaze erupted on the second day of a heat spell. The National Weather Service said downtown hit 97 degrees, 23 degrees above normal, tying the record for the date.
POISONED WATERS
REVELATION 8:8-11
8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood:(bitter,Poisoned) and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.(poisoned)
REVELATION 16:3-7
3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.(enviromentalists won't like this result)
4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
6 For they(False World Church and Dictator) have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
Migratory birds, whales confused by warming: U.N. By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent Mon May 7, 12:37 PM ET
BONN (Reuters) - Birds, whales and other migratory creatures are suffering from global warming that puts them in the wrong place at the wrong time, a U.N. official told 166-nation climate talks on Monday.
A warmer climate disrupts the biological clocks of migratory species including bats, dolphins, antelopes or turtles, said Lahcen el Kabiri, deputy head of the U.N.'s Bonn-based Convention on Migratory Species.They are the most visible warning signs -- indicators signaling the dramatic changes to our ecosystems caused in part by climate change, he told delegates on the opening day of a May 7-18 U.N. meeting searching for new ways to offset warming.
Many creatures are mistiming their migrations, or failing to bother as changes between seasons become less clear. The shifts make them vulnerable to heatwaves, droughts or cold snaps.Among birds, for instance, cranes are starting to spend the winter in Germany rather than fly south to Spain or Portugal. A harsh winter could decimate the population, he said.Migratory species are particularly vulnerable because they need separate breeding, wintering and stop-over sites. Changes to any one of the habitats can put them at risk.Global warming, blamed by almost all experts on a build-up of gases from burning fossil fuels, adds stresses for migratory species such as pollution, overfishing or destruction of habitats on land for farming, roads or towns.
FISH, PLANKTON
Climate change affects all migratory species, El Kabiri, a Moroccan, told Reuters. He said that whales were sometimes in the wrong place to feed on fish and plankton which were thriving closer to the poles because of warmer oceans.In the Arctic, forests could take over from tundra, complicating life for many birds that nest on the ground and have to fly from Africa to find sites with few predators.
Warmer weather could bring predators north.Rises in sea levels could swamp habitats for many shore birds. El Kabiri said governments should cooperate more to create and protect international migration corridors.Birds are sometimes hatching early in a warmer climate, but sometimes insect food can flourish even earlier. Pied flycatcher birds in Europe, for instance, have suffered from a lack of caterpillars for their chicks.The Convention on Migratory Species and the U.N.'s African Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds Agreement said they will highlight the problems for birds and climate change around the world with a series of events on May 12-13.
DISEASES
REVELATION 6:7-8
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse:(CHLORES GREEN) and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword,(WEAPONS) and with hunger,(FAMINE) and with death,(INCURABLE DISEASES) and with the beasts of the earth.(ANIMAL TO HUMAN DISEASE).
China acts on food safety after pet poisonings By Niu Shuping and Nao Nakanishi MAY 9,07
BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China will launch a food industry clean up after exports of a contaminated ingredient in pet food drew global attention to its insufficient controls. It will prioritize inspecting fertilizer and pesticide use in vegetable planting as well as animal medicines and additives in livestock feed, according to a notice from the State Council, China's cabinet.China's rush into
capitalism has created a rash of unregulated companies, operating on thin margins, whose temptation to cut corners has sometimes led to deaths from dangerous food additives.That's increasingly raising concern in countries that import food, or food ingredients, from China.China acknowledged on Tuesday that two Chinese companies illegally exported wheat gluten and rice protein that contained melamine scrap, a chemical product that artificially inflates protein levels. It was mixed into pet food along with another compound, causing a spate of animal deaths in the United States.
I think the primary thing that must be recognized is that this thing represents a gap in the regulatory system, a worldwide gap, said a U.S. official based in China.Although there's probably a lot of culpability on the part of the Chinese -- misrepresenting products is a common procedure in China to skirt around their regulatory process -- it doesn't necessarily indict their regulatory process. It more or less indicts the ability to enforce the rules.A team from the U.S. Food and Agriculture department has arrived in China to help investigate how the melamine got into the feed. It is touring Shandong province, a centre for China's poultry and feed industry, as well as Jiangsu province, home to many small chemical producers.Washington has considered a ban on imports of wheat gluten and rice protein from China, officials have said.China will test food including cooking oil, flour and beverages as well as baby food. Unqualified producers will have their licenses revoked, the State Council said in its announcement, dated April 27 but posted on the central government's Web site (www.gov.cn) on Wednesday.Separately, the Ministry of Health said on Wednesday it would step up hygienic inspections of plants making food from beans.
MUSLIM NATIONS
EZEKIEL 38:1-12
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog,(RULER) the land of Magog,(RUSSIA) the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW)and Tubal,(TOBOLSK) and prophesy against him,
3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW) and Tubal:
4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws,(GOD FORCES THE MUSLIMS TO
MARCH) and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
5 Persia,(IRAN,IRAQ) Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
6 Gomer,(GERMANY) and all his bands; the house of Togarmah (TURKEY)of the north quarters, and all his bands:(SUDAN,AFRICA) and many people with thee.
7 Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
8 After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.
9 Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.(RUSSIA-EGYPT AND MUSLIMS)
10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
11 And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
ISAIAH 17:1
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
PSALMS 83:3-7
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)
Iran compromises on nuclear talks agenda By GEORGE JAHN, Associated Press Writer Tue May 8, 9:52 PM ET
VIENNA, Austria - Iran agreed Tuesday to a compromise on the agenda text of a global conference called to consider ways to strengthen the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, taking a surprise turn under pressure from allies to end a weeklong deadlock preventing talks. Tehran's decision saved the meeting from a likely collapse, allowing delegations to move on to their main purpose — beginning to lay the ground work for a 2010 conference that is to review and possibly revise the pact to make it more effective in curbing the spread of nuclear arms.The current meeting has no decision-making powers.
But its failure would have damaged chances for progress in further preparatory sessions by putting into question the ability of nations to reach consensus decisions — the usual procedure for such treaties.The conference had been snarled since its start April 30 by Tehran's objection to a phrase in the agenda citing the need for full compliance with the Nonproliferation Treaty.
Diplomats said Iran felt that wording would allow it to be targeted for defying U.N. Security Council demands for Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment, a process that can produce both fuel for electricity-generating nuclear reactors and material for atomic warheads.The South African proposal accepted Tuesday will footnote the phrase to reflect that all aspects of the treaty must be fully observed — an allusion to the need for the United States and other nuclear weapons states to disarm.
Iranian chief delegate Ali Ashgar Soltanieh spoke of the flexibility of my delegation in accepting the compromise.But the decision appeared driven by the frustration over the deadlock expressed by nations that often support Iran in its nuclear dispute. Before Iran's announcement, delegates evoked memories of the 2005 Nonproliferation Treaty review conference that failed to make substantive progress because of similar bickering over procedural issues.The U.S. delegation said the delay had been unnecessary because it was clear all along that the phrase full compliance meant acceptance of all treaty provisions.
It's been disappointing that, as a result of Iranian obstruction of procedure, it has taken so long to get to the point of beginning substantive discussion, chief U.S. delegate Christopher A. Ford told reporters.Iran argues it is entitled to enrich uranium under a Nonproliferation Treaty provision giving all pact members the right to develop peaceful nuclear programs. But suspicions bred by Iran's nearly
two decades of clandestine atomic activities, including black-market acquisitions of equipment and blueprints that appear linked to weapons plans, led the Security Council to impose sanctions over Tehran's refusal to halt enrichment.Diplomats said senior officials from the United States and five other world powers would meet in Germany's capital this week to discuss ways to deal with Iran's continued defiance of the council.The diplomats said Deputy Secretary of State Nicholas Burns would be joined in Berlin on Thursday by counterparts from Russia, China, Britain, France — the other Security Council's other veto-empowered permanent members — as well as Germany and a European Union representative.The Nonproliferation Treaty requires signatory nations not to pursue nuclear weapons in exchange for a commitment by the five nuclear powers — the U.S., Russia, Britain, France and China — to move toward nuclear disarmament.India and Pakistan, known nuclear weapons states, remain outside the treaty as does Israel, which is considered to have such arms but has not acknowledged that.
NUCLEAR WEAPONS WILL BE USED.
ISAIAH 26:21
21 For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.(WW3,1/2 earths population die).
ISAIAH 13:6-13 KJV
6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:(FROM FRIGHT)
8 And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.
9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
ISAIAH 24:17-23 KJV
17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
2 TIMOTHY 3:1
1 This know also, that in the last days perilous (DANGEROUS) times shall come.
JOEL 2:20,30
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(SIBERIAN DESERT)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
ZECHARIAH 14:12-13
12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.
EZEKIEL 20:47
47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.
ZEPHANIAH 1:18
18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
MALACHI 4:1
1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
REVELATION 9:18
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.
HALF OF EARTHS POPULATION DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION.(THESE VERSES
ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES)
LUKE 17:34-37
34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall
be left.
35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
37 And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.(Christians have new bodies,this is the people against Jerusalem during the 7 yr treaty)(Christians bodies are not being eaten by the birds).
MATTHEW 24:37-51
37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
India tests nuclear-capable surface missile MAY 9,07
BHUBANESWAR, India (AFP) - India on Wednesday successfully tested a nuclear-capable ballistic missile from a site in the eastern state of Orissa, defence sources said. The test of the Prithvi-1 (Earth 1) surface-to-surface missile took place at Chandipur-on-sea, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) northeast of Orissa's state capital Bhubaneswar.The 8.5-metre-long (28-foot) missile -- which can carry a one-tonne conventional or nuclear warhead -- can travel 150 kilometres in five minutes and has a range of up to 250 kilometres.
It is designed for battlefield use against troops or armoured formations.An official at the government's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) told AFP on condition of anonymity that the test was part of a continued effort to improve the indigenously-developed missile.Nuclear-capable India and Pakistan -- which have fought three wars, two of them over the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir -- routinely carry out missile tests and normally notify each other in advance.The Prithvi is India's first indigenously-built ballistic missile, and one of five being developed by New Delhi, along with the Agni, Trishul, Akash and Nag.Two other variants of the Prithvi, with a strike range of between 250 and 350 kilometres, will be handed over to the navy and air force once tests are completed.Last month, India tested the Agni-III, an intermediate range ballistic missile which can reach the Chinese cities of Beijing and Shanghai.
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