1-The world media and UN are hypocrites.2-Eu tones down Criticism. 3-Summer Rain, the real truth
The World better watch out World War 3 will be a curse and not a blessing, so the Media and the World better start respecting Israel, before the nukes start flying. REPENT WORLD.
GENESIS 28:1-3
1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:(ISRAEL TODAY,AND THE LAND AROUND IT IS ALL ISRAELS INHERITANCE IN THE FUTURE)
2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
UN hypocrites at it again
United Nations officials in the Gaza Strip are complaining that Arab children living there are wetting their beds due to the tense and frightening situation created by Israel’s current military operations.As if Israel’s decisions and actions are taken in a vacuum, in the total absence of influence by outside factors. There is a very simple solution to this problem: Tell the Palestinians to stop firing rockets at Israeli towns.
As soon as that happens, it is a certainty that Israel will stop striking targets in Gaza. Of course, the Palestinians don’t want everyone to know that about Israel, so they will continue firing rockets, assured that the UN and other “human rights groups will play right into their hands by ignoring the Arab provocation and condemning the Israeli response.By the way, when was the last time Damien Personnaz and his UNICEF teams visited and assisted the traumatized children of Sderot?
The EU has to start sticking up for Israel if like the Bible says they (EU) will Guarantee Israels security for land in the future.
DANIEL 9:26-27
26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;(THE ROMANS) and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
27 And he(FUTURE EU PRESIDENT) shall confirm the covenant with many for one week:(7 YRS) and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
EU tones down criticism of Israel By SLOBODAN LEKIC, Associated Press Writer
Thu Jul 6, 6:13 AM ET
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The shift is subtle but unmistakable. European governments — long accused of being pro-Arab — have toned down criticism of Israel, left in shock by the rise to power of Islamic Hamas which they consider a terrorist outfit. The rise of Hamas and the subsequent deterioration of peace prospects have left the European Union in a quandary. The election of the Hamas government has pulled the rug from under its $626.5-million-a-year aid package that feeds, clothes and educates many Palestinians and distanced the EU from them.After the Hamas government was sworn in, the EU strongly condemned it on April 10 for refusing to recognize Israel in a one-page statement whose brevity contrasted with the bloc's usually long Mideast declarations that take pains to show balance.
The EU's tilt toward the Jewish state was highlighted after Israel's attacks last week on infrastructure targets in the Gaza Strip. Normally such strikes elicit stinging rebukes, but this time they brought only limp appeals to both sides to resolve the crisis through diplomacy.
The EU formally denies any policy shift.
Yet analysts see a more nuanced approach to the Mideast conflict caused mainly by the unexpected Hamas victory in January. They also believe the Europeans are seeking to move closer to the U.S. position to maintain some say in the region, and that
means not being automatically critical of Israel's actions.Last week, after Israeli tanks and troops mounted their offensive in a bid to free a soldier captured by Palestinian militants, EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner simply urged the two sides to consider their responsibilities extremelycarefully.
She demanded the militants release the soldier but stayed silent on the destruction of bridges and the Gaza Strip's only power plant, as well as the unprecedented arrest of 64 top Hamas officials, including eight Cabinet members and 26 lawmakers.The United States, Russia and other countries also have appealed to the militants to release the soldier.In the past, the EU has demanded that Israel repay the EU for damage caused to infrastructure that is often financed with European
money, but there was no mention of that this time.
The European Union's lukewarm reaction is shocking when even infrastructure built through the EU's own investments is being destroyed, said Marwan Bishara, a lecturer in international affairs in France. It is also contrary to the very foundations of the EU in terms of the civil and humanitarian principles.Bishara attributed the EU's attitude to Hamas' victory and a growing conviction in European capitals that the trans-Atlantic rift over the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 can only be bridged by coordinating Mideast policy more closely with Washington.Europe is now following the U.S. policy of being passive toward Israeli actions,said Bishara.
Others echoed his comments.
The election of Hamas has obviously changed the dynamics of the problem and ended the almost automatic solidarity with the Palestinians, said Mark Leonard, a foreign policy analyst at London's Centre for European Reform.Declining support for the Palestinian cause in Europe was another factor, said Dominique Moisi of the French Institute for International Relations.
They have disappointed Europeans by their divisions, their lack of organization, the spectacle of violence in Gaza between various Palestinian factions, he said. By refusing to recognize Israel's right to exist, Hamas has weakened the Palestinians' position considerably.
This has meshed with Israel's efforts to persuade the international community that Hamas is too radical to negotiate with and should be isolated despite the fact that it came to power in a legitimate fashion. Moisi also sees Europe trying to mend fences with Washington and agreeing with Washington on stifling Iran's nuclear ambitions. We don't want to jeopardize this agreement by being divided over the Palestinians,said Moisi. Yossi Alpher, an adviser to Israel's former Prime Minister Ehud Barak, noted that a few years ago the Europeans would have criticized Israel much more explicitly for an attack like the one in Gaza. What has changed is the advent of a radical Palestinian Islamist terrorist movement and government (and) a greater sense of realism in the EU on what can and what can't be done in the Middle East. Alpher warned this may change quickly if Israel's heavy-handed actions result in civilian casualties or a humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
The EU is not alone in toning down its criticisms of Israel.
Most non-Muslim members of the 105-member Nonaligned Movement — loyal supporters of the Arabs in their wars with Israel in past decades — have gone softer on the Jewish state. Also, Russia — long a key source of support for Arab countries — has
cultivated economic, political and other ties with Israel, as has China. Individual European countries have been more critical of Israel, although they, too, have shied away from publicly denouncing the latest offensive.
It was only neutral Switzerland not an EU member — that issued a strongly worded condemnation of the Gaza action, including the destruction of the local power plant and arrest of dozens of Hamas officials. A number of actions by the Israeli defense forces in their offensive against the Gaza Strip have violated the principle of proportionality and are to be seen as forms of collective punishment, which is forbidden, the Swiss Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The Purposes of Operation “Summer Rain,”
By Prof Eugene Narrett.JULY 6,2006
The Israeli army has been inching its way into the Gaza Strip for about eight days, ostensibly in response to the kidnapping of Corporal Gilad Shalit. Kidnapping is a misnomer and the tip-toe incursion is not mainly about rescuing him, as will be explained below. But the name of the Operation, “Summer Rains” is pure pr genius: soft, gentle, it sounds like a fabric softener which is basically its relation to the harsh reality of the war waged by global jihad. It’s named to please western spinners and consumers of news by conjuring up images of a moisturizing soap or other emollient.
Alas, the clever, only-too-apt name will not save Corporal Shalit, Sderot, Ashkelon or neighboring towns; it will not bring justice to Eliahu Asheri or the thousands of others like him. Rather, it will teach the jihadists even more contempt for Israel and Israelis thus resulting in more frequent and more horrible attacks. And then………
Summer Rains is meant to be an open-ended series of graduated phases because it is not meant to end or succeed in its ostensible mission.
No; it is yet another part of the endless war of attrition which the American-Israeli diplomatic elites have long been deploying, through various means, against the Jewish people in their Land. Barring regime change, by or before a catastrophic terror strike, this is the future in store: more and more places in Israel (and throughout the world) are going to look and live like Sderot.
It’s not a pretty picture.
Here are the true purposes of Operation Summer Rains:
1): To save by saving the face of the elites that cripple Jewish settlement, viability, identity and pride; to save the Barak – Peres – Olmert regime that rules in accordance with the global vision of Foggy Bottom, Brussels and the Vatican.
This is the most immediate but not the main reason for the incursion into Gaza, so notable for the bombing of empty fields and empty offices. The main reason is, 2) to save the Road Map that the Israeli regime exists to execute. They are helped and held in place by the overt and covert maneuvers of the State Department and CIA and by various forms of economic blackmail and bribery.
Repeat: the main reason for the incursion in Gaza in to save the Road Map toward the expulsion of Jews from Judea and Samaria, for starters. We will come back to this main goal.
The third reason, 3) is to save the client regimes in Cairo and Amman, the regimes of President-for-life Mubarak and Prince Abdullah of trans-Jordan who are buttressed and programmed mainly by Washington (with assistance from the client regime in Jerusalem and from Europe) in order to keep the Road Map in place by insuring that jihadist pressure is channeled toward Israel and the Jews.
If the forces of global jihad become too powerful too soon it could lead to the fall of these client regimes and complicate the clearly laid rails of the Road Map to ghettoizing and decimating Jews. We will come back to this too; its feasibility is intricately linked to that of the preceding two purposes…
4) The least important purpose by far, the ‘for public consumption’ pretext for the entire charade is to retrieve Corporal Shalit. If he is not retrieved the client regime in Jerusalem will lose a lot of face and, with it, its ability to maintain its chokehold on the Jewish people in Israel (and elsewhere). So they’d like to get him out although their slavish adherence to the Camp David – Oslo – Road Map to Israel’s constriction is what put him and all other Jews in Israel in daily risk of their lives in the first place.
Here’s one of those junctures where the internal contradictions and de facto impossibility of the Road Map and the new world order become apparent.If the regime truly gave a hoot about Jewish life the Road Map (and Oslo) would have been rejected out of hand as the suicidal and treasonous games that they are. Eliahu Asheri and thousands of other Jews like him were murdered or maimed because of what Oslo did to Israel, fragmenting it into a congeries of terrorist havens and small terror states. Those who did it and still defend its full implementation are fully responsible for everything that has ensued.
The good and bad news is that these goals of Summer Rains, of the Barak –Peres clique and of the global grand-gamers in Foggy Bottom, White Hall and Brussels are mutually contradictory. The Operation is a paper tiger emollient because the terrorists must not be dispirited by a major counter blow. They must not be dispirited or decimated because their relentless murderous pressure is needed to provide the rationale for Israel’s ruling elite to continue expelling Jews from ever larger portions of the Promised Land per the Road Map.
Also, not dealing them a crushing blow in Gaza keeps them and the hostile population that harbors and largely supports them from fleeing to Egypt. This they in fact had begun to do when Israel’s tanks arrived, but they were halted in their flight by reassurances of the Israeli government and the familiar limpness of its ‘military response’ to terror.After all, Washington’s puppet regime does not want the Jews of Gush Katif to go back and rebuild their beautiful communities; Washington and its clients do not want a flourishing and sovereign Jewish Israel established in its land. They can’t manage the crisis without a crisis to manage. Thus the bloody game continues.
However, by failing to significantly decimate the jihadists, the Israeli regime and its string-pullers in Washington have led the former to become more defiant and aggressive, increasing their threat not only to Jews in Israel but to the stability of the client regimes in Cairo and Amman. Mubarak and Abdullah are looking at the abyss and they know it, but the contradictions in Washington’s policy have created an irresolvable dilemma for all concerned.
As a result, as bitter a failure and a joke as Operation Summer Rains has been to date, the agenda of Washington and its main puppet has locked it into a context where unintended consequences will force Israel closer to regime change and, dare we say it, victory. The terrorists that are the West’s weapon of choice for bludgeoning Israel into abject servility (Olmert is the poster boy for this condition) grow ever more emboldened and increasingly a threat to the client states in Cairo, Jerusalem and Amman. The puppet governments in all places are in great jeopardy and a major change in Israel’ governance and orientation toward the world and its birthright grows closer with the catastrophic terror attack that successive administrations have all but insured.
The end game being played by the globalists is untenable and self-negating, and the above is an empirical explanation of how their scheme is doomed for attempting to trump the Divine plan for Israel. Their impressive and bloody magic trick, imposed by enormous and varied pressures is coming apart. Soon the emperor’s raw nakedness will be exposed so even most leftists will see it. What a bitter shame that it will take a tragedy of immense proportions to reveal the obvious and malicious facts.
Two potential bright spots: 1) recognition that Corporal Shalit is a P.O.W. and must be treated according to the Geneva Convention stipulations. If he is harmed in anyway the entire enemy apparatus, — jihadist leaders, cadres and hostile population becomes responsible and must pay the physical price. Applying this legal and moral standard would help expose what Islamic jihad means and seeks. 2) For reasons of personal and professional pride the General Staff of the IDF, increasingly disgusted by the indecision and limpness of the current government, and the danger into which it has put the IDF may decide it’s had enough of being a dishrag for the politicians and judges. With power comes responsibility and it is in this Israeli institution where a major change is possible and needed.
Perhaps the humiliated pride, if not a sense of brotherhood at the top echelons in the IDF will prompt them to act to save their honor and, thus, indirectly the Jewish people before a disaster strikes. To achieve this salvation, the enemy must be named, destroyed and victory achieved. Then Israel will settle in its place, proud and beyond doubts and critics. There is no peace without integrity and wholeness (shleimyut) and no wholeness without victory. It is in sight. Where is the will to choose honor and sovereignty?
By Prof. Eugene Narrett.
Friday, July 07, 2006
Thursday, July 06, 2006
NORTH KOREA MISSLE PROGRAM
1-Chronology of North Korea's missle program.2-4-Freak storm brings flooding.3-Dengue Fever plagues Mekong.5-96 fires burning in Manitoba.
YES NUCLEAR WEAPONS WILL BE USED IN THE FUTURE WW3.
INVENTION OF THE ATOMIC BOMB.
2 PETER 3:10-11
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
NUCLEAR WEAPONS WILL BE USED.
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.
Chronology of N. Korea‘s missile program
Staff and agencies,05 July, 2006
By The Associated Press 3 minutes ago
A timeline on missile development in North Korea .
_Sept. 13, 1999: North Korea pledges to freeze long-range missile tests.
_May 2004: North Korea reaffirms its missile moratorium in summit talks with Japan.
_March 2006: North Korea fires two short-range missiles.
_June 7: South Korea expresses deep concern over signs North Korea may be preparing to test fire a ballistic missile.
_June 16: The U.S. says a test of a Taepodong-2 long-range missile may be imminent.
_June 20: A North Korean official is quoted as saying the country is not bound by 2002 Pyongyang Declaration moratorium on missile tests.
_June 21: U.S. President George W. Bush President George W. Bush warns North Korea faces further isolation if it test fires a long-range missile.
_June 28: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says North Korea should refrain from aggravating regional tensions with missile launch.
_July 3: North Korea says it would respond to a pre-emptive U.S. military attack with an "annihilating strike and a nuclear war."
_July 5: North Korea launches a series of 6 missiles.
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;(chaos,mass cofusion) the sea and the waves roaring;
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.
Freak storms bring floods
Jul 6, 2006
Towns and villages across the West Midlands were plunged into chaos last night after thunderstorms brought flash floods. Cars were left stranded in Albrighton, Brewood and Cosford as the water reached more than a foot deep in places and at least one person was made homeless by the flooding.
Tropical storms caused torrential rain and flooding in Donnington Lane, Albrighton The main A41 Wolverhampton to Cosford road was turned into a river within minutes. The Met Office today warned people to brace themselves for more rain with thunderstorms expected again tonight.Torrential rain was set to move across southern areas of England this morning, with rains expected to hit the West Midlands in the late afternoon.Shropshire Fire Brigade dispatched officers to Albrighton, Brewood and Wheaton Aston but said the flooding meant there was little they could do.
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:(Chlorus green,Sickly) 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,(WAR) and with hunger,(FAMINE) and with death,(MURDERS,DISEASES) and with the beasts of the earth.(DISEASES CAUSED BY ANIMALS)
LEVITICUS 26:16
15 And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant:
16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you (sudden) terror,(TERRORISM) consumption,and the burning ague,(FEVER) that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
17 And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.
Dengue fever plagues Mekong
11:55' 06/07/2006 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet – A Dengue fever epidemic has become more widespread in the Mekong River Delta as the number of affected rises throughout the area. Last week, Soc Trang Province had 144 new cases of dengue fever, pushing case numbers over the 2,000
mark.Currently throughout the Mekong Delta there are 13,000 instances of dengue infections, an increase of 2,000 in comparison to the number of cases reported in mid June.So far 14 people from nine provinces in the Delta have died of the disease, with Hau Giang recording a death toll of three people, while Ca Mau and Tien Giang had two deaths each.
Of greatest concern is that this is the rainy season for the region, when mosquito populations are at the highest. In addition, many people still don’t have the knowledge to protect themselves or to identify symptoms of the disease. This is very dangerous for patients as in many cases patients are taken to hospital too late for treatment to be of much benefit.,(Source: SGGP).
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.
96 forest fires burning in Manitoba
JUL 05 2006 03:10 PM
Dry, hot weather continues to fuel the forest fire situation across Manitoba.Tom Mirus of Manitoba Conservation says right now, there are 96 fires burning across the province, 13 of which are out of control. He adds they had a busy day yesterday (tues) with 14 new fires, and they are expecting more starts this afternoon...Mirus says hot temperatures, low relative humidity, and unexpected lightning cells are working against them right now. (CJOB's Brenton Driedger reporting.)
YES NUCLEAR WEAPONS WILL BE USED IN THE FUTURE WW3.
INVENTION OF THE ATOMIC BOMB.
2 PETER 3:10-11
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
NUCLEAR WEAPONS WILL BE USED.
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.
Chronology of N. Korea‘s missile program
Staff and agencies,05 July, 2006
By The Associated Press 3 minutes ago
A timeline on missile development in North Korea .
_Sept. 13, 1999: North Korea pledges to freeze long-range missile tests.
_May 2004: North Korea reaffirms its missile moratorium in summit talks with Japan.
_March 2006: North Korea fires two short-range missiles.
_June 7: South Korea expresses deep concern over signs North Korea may be preparing to test fire a ballistic missile.
_June 16: The U.S. says a test of a Taepodong-2 long-range missile may be imminent.
_June 20: A North Korean official is quoted as saying the country is not bound by 2002 Pyongyang Declaration moratorium on missile tests.
_June 21: U.S. President George W. Bush President George W. Bush warns North Korea faces further isolation if it test fires a long-range missile.
_June 28: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says North Korea should refrain from aggravating regional tensions with missile launch.
_July 3: North Korea says it would respond to a pre-emptive U.S. military attack with an "annihilating strike and a nuclear war."
_July 5: North Korea launches a series of 6 missiles.
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;(chaos,mass cofusion) the sea and the waves roaring;
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.
Freak storms bring floods
Jul 6, 2006
Towns and villages across the West Midlands were plunged into chaos last night after thunderstorms brought flash floods. Cars were left stranded in Albrighton, Brewood and Cosford as the water reached more than a foot deep in places and at least one person was made homeless by the flooding.
Tropical storms caused torrential rain and flooding in Donnington Lane, Albrighton The main A41 Wolverhampton to Cosford road was turned into a river within minutes. The Met Office today warned people to brace themselves for more rain with thunderstorms expected again tonight.Torrential rain was set to move across southern areas of England this morning, with rains expected to hit the West Midlands in the late afternoon.Shropshire Fire Brigade dispatched officers to Albrighton, Brewood and Wheaton Aston but said the flooding meant there was little they could do.
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:(Chlorus green,Sickly) 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,(WAR) and with hunger,(FAMINE) and with death,(MURDERS,DISEASES) and with the beasts of the earth.(DISEASES CAUSED BY ANIMALS)
LEVITICUS 26:16
15 And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant:
16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you (sudden) terror,(TERRORISM) consumption,and the burning ague,(FEVER) that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
17 And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.
Dengue fever plagues Mekong
11:55' 06/07/2006 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet – A Dengue fever epidemic has become more widespread in the Mekong River Delta as the number of affected rises throughout the area. Last week, Soc Trang Province had 144 new cases of dengue fever, pushing case numbers over the 2,000
mark.Currently throughout the Mekong Delta there are 13,000 instances of dengue infections, an increase of 2,000 in comparison to the number of cases reported in mid June.So far 14 people from nine provinces in the Delta have died of the disease, with Hau Giang recording a death toll of three people, while Ca Mau and Tien Giang had two deaths each.
Of greatest concern is that this is the rainy season for the region, when mosquito populations are at the highest. In addition, many people still don’t have the knowledge to protect themselves or to identify symptoms of the disease. This is very dangerous for patients as in many cases patients are taken to hospital too late for treatment to be of much benefit.,(Source: SGGP).
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.
96 forest fires burning in Manitoba
JUL 05 2006 03:10 PM
Dry, hot weather continues to fuel the forest fire situation across Manitoba.Tom Mirus of Manitoba Conservation says right now, there are 96 fires burning across the province, 13 of which are out of control. He adds they had a busy day yesterday (tues) with 14 new fires, and they are expecting more starts this afternoon...Mirus says hot temperatures, low relative humidity, and unexpected lightning cells are working against them right now. (CJOB's Brenton Driedger reporting.)
ISRAELS ANSWER TOUGH
1-Tropical storm could form around Florida. 2-Israels answer TOUGH.
Tropical storm could form around Florida: NHC Wed Jul 5, 8:20 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A tropical storm could form around Florida over the next day or two, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Wednesday in an Atlantic tropical weather outlook at 5:30 a.m. EDT. The NHC said showers and thunderstorms were currently located over the Bahamas, central and eastern Cuba and southeastern Florida.Over the next couple of days, the system could drift slowly westward over the Florida Peninsula and into the Gulf of Mexico where several of the key U.S. oil and natural gas fields and refineries are located.
The NHC said environmental conditions were unfavorable for tropical cyclone formation at this time but may become somewhat more conducive for some slow development during the next day or two.The Center will call the next storm Beryl.Elsewhere, the NHC did not expect any tropical storms to form through Thursday.
The Only Answer Israel Needs To Give: 'Tough!'
By: Steven Plaut ,Wednesday, July 5, 2006
Quick, take a fast current events quiz:
1. Since the start of the Palestinian intifadas (Intifada I in 1987 and Intifada II in 2000), how many Palestinian civilians were intentionally murdered by Israel?
2. Since the start of the Palestinian intifadas, how many of the Israeli fatalities were civilians intentionally murdered by the PLO, Hamas, and their affiliates?
Now, if you’ve been relying on the mainstream media, you will be forgiven for not knowing the correct answers to those two questions. The correct answer to the first is “zero” and the correct answer to the second is all of them. That’s right. Not a single innocent Palestinian has been intentionally killed by Israel during the past two decades of “intifada” violence. But every single one of the hundreds of Jewish civilians killed was an intentional act of Palestinian murder.
Sure, plenty of guilty Palestinians have been killed, and these include murderers, leaders in terror organizations, rank and file terrorists, and people setting up rocket launchers to fire at Jewish civilians. And sure, there have also been innocent Palestinian civilians who were killed or injured when Jews shot back. These are people who were killed in anti-terror operations necessitated by Palestinian terrorist aggression and atrocities. There is a fundamental difference, however, between Palestinian civilians getting killed in anti-terror operations and reprisals by Israel and Israeli civilians, who are killed by Palestinian Islamofascists. The Palestinian dead are unintended collateral damage from operations aimed at stopping rocket attacks and other terrorist endeavors against Israeli civilians.True, Israeli anti-terror operations are not so surgically exact that only guilty terrorists are dispatched to Allah. I am quite sure that if and when military technology is invented for killing only guilty terrorists when they hide among innocent civilians, Israel will be the first country to adopt it. Until then, however, when Palestinians intentionally target and murder Jewish civilians, innocent Palestinian civilians will suffer the consequences of Arab terror.
Israel suffers from a fundamental strategic problem, one which hinders its ability to defend itself – namely, the fact that modern Hebrew does not have a linguistic equivalent of the American slang expression “Tough!” As a result, Israeli politicians generally fail to answer the world’s whining about Palestinian civilians getting hurt in counter-terror operations with that most succinct of one-word responses.International law recognizes the rights of countries at war to attack terrorists and soldiers when they are hiding among civilians, even when such attacks produce civilian deaths. International law assigns blame for those deaths on the belligerents who use the civilians as their “human shields. As well it should.When German civilians were killed in the massive allied bombings of Germany in World War II, when schools with German children were blown to bits, the American command did not send out forensics crews to examine whether the shell or bomb had really come from an American plane or perhaps from something else. The Allied command just said Tough!
Ditto for Japanese civilians killed in World War II. Bombing Tokyo was necessary to end the war. (Actually, so was bombing Hiroshima.) Civilians died as a result? Tough! When Palestinians on a Gaza beach are killed by an Israeli shell (if that is what really happened, and there are reasons to doubt it), then the moral responsibility for those deaths rests squarely on the shoulders of the Palestinian terrorists who necessitate Israeli return fire. These are the same terrorists who have fired thousands of rockets and mortar shells into Israeli civilian areas, even afterIsrael completely withdrew from Gaza.Don’t want Palestinian civilians killed when Israel shoots back? Simple. Stop the rocket attacks on Israel. Don’t like Israeli reprisals? Simple. Stop the terror atrocities committed by Palestinians against Jews.
When Palestinians stop murdering Jews, no one will have to check their cars. When Palestinian ambulances no longer carry explosives and murderers, no one will stop them for inspection.Want Palestinians to earn decent wages and have a comfortable life? Simple. Suppress Palestinian terrorism. Stop Palestinian rocket aggression.But as long as the terror continues, don’t expect Israel to respond by turning the other cheek and abandoning self-defense. Don’t like it? TOUGH!
Steven Plaut, a frequent contributor to The Jewish Press, is a professor at Haifa University. His book “The Scout” is available at Amazon.com. He can be contacted at www.stevenplaut@yahoo.com.
Tropical storm could form around Florida: NHC Wed Jul 5, 8:20 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A tropical storm could form around Florida over the next day or two, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Wednesday in an Atlantic tropical weather outlook at 5:30 a.m. EDT. The NHC said showers and thunderstorms were currently located over the Bahamas, central and eastern Cuba and southeastern Florida.Over the next couple of days, the system could drift slowly westward over the Florida Peninsula and into the Gulf of Mexico where several of the key U.S. oil and natural gas fields and refineries are located.
The NHC said environmental conditions were unfavorable for tropical cyclone formation at this time but may become somewhat more conducive for some slow development during the next day or two.The Center will call the next storm Beryl.Elsewhere, the NHC did not expect any tropical storms to form through Thursday.
The Only Answer Israel Needs To Give: 'Tough!'
By: Steven Plaut ,Wednesday, July 5, 2006
Quick, take a fast current events quiz:
1. Since the start of the Palestinian intifadas (Intifada I in 1987 and Intifada II in 2000), how many Palestinian civilians were intentionally murdered by Israel?
2. Since the start of the Palestinian intifadas, how many of the Israeli fatalities were civilians intentionally murdered by the PLO, Hamas, and their affiliates?
Now, if you’ve been relying on the mainstream media, you will be forgiven for not knowing the correct answers to those two questions. The correct answer to the first is “zero” and the correct answer to the second is all of them. That’s right. Not a single innocent Palestinian has been intentionally killed by Israel during the past two decades of “intifada” violence. But every single one of the hundreds of Jewish civilians killed was an intentional act of Palestinian murder.
Sure, plenty of guilty Palestinians have been killed, and these include murderers, leaders in terror organizations, rank and file terrorists, and people setting up rocket launchers to fire at Jewish civilians. And sure, there have also been innocent Palestinian civilians who were killed or injured when Jews shot back. These are people who were killed in anti-terror operations necessitated by Palestinian terrorist aggression and atrocities. There is a fundamental difference, however, between Palestinian civilians getting killed in anti-terror operations and reprisals by Israel and Israeli civilians, who are killed by Palestinian Islamofascists. The Palestinian dead are unintended collateral damage from operations aimed at stopping rocket attacks and other terrorist endeavors against Israeli civilians.True, Israeli anti-terror operations are not so surgically exact that only guilty terrorists are dispatched to Allah. I am quite sure that if and when military technology is invented for killing only guilty terrorists when they hide among innocent civilians, Israel will be the first country to adopt it. Until then, however, when Palestinians intentionally target and murder Jewish civilians, innocent Palestinian civilians will suffer the consequences of Arab terror.
Israel suffers from a fundamental strategic problem, one which hinders its ability to defend itself – namely, the fact that modern Hebrew does not have a linguistic equivalent of the American slang expression “Tough!” As a result, Israeli politicians generally fail to answer the world’s whining about Palestinian civilians getting hurt in counter-terror operations with that most succinct of one-word responses.International law recognizes the rights of countries at war to attack terrorists and soldiers when they are hiding among civilians, even when such attacks produce civilian deaths. International law assigns blame for those deaths on the belligerents who use the civilians as their “human shields. As well it should.When German civilians were killed in the massive allied bombings of Germany in World War II, when schools with German children were blown to bits, the American command did not send out forensics crews to examine whether the shell or bomb had really come from an American plane or perhaps from something else. The Allied command just said Tough!
Ditto for Japanese civilians killed in World War II. Bombing Tokyo was necessary to end the war. (Actually, so was bombing Hiroshima.) Civilians died as a result? Tough! When Palestinians on a Gaza beach are killed by an Israeli shell (if that is what really happened, and there are reasons to doubt it), then the moral responsibility for those deaths rests squarely on the shoulders of the Palestinian terrorists who necessitate Israeli return fire. These are the same terrorists who have fired thousands of rockets and mortar shells into Israeli civilian areas, even afterIsrael completely withdrew from Gaza.Don’t want Palestinian civilians killed when Israel shoots back? Simple. Stop the rocket attacks on Israel. Don’t like Israeli reprisals? Simple. Stop the terror atrocities committed by Palestinians against Jews.
When Palestinians stop murdering Jews, no one will have to check their cars. When Palestinian ambulances no longer carry explosives and murderers, no one will stop them for inspection.Want Palestinians to earn decent wages and have a comfortable life? Simple. Suppress Palestinian terrorism. Stop Palestinian rocket aggression.But as long as the terror continues, don’t expect Israel to respond by turning the other cheek and abandoning self-defense. Don’t like it? TOUGH!
Steven Plaut, a frequent contributor to The Jewish Press, is a professor at Haifa University. His book “The Scout” is available at Amazon.com. He can be contacted at www.stevenplaut@yahoo.com.
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
KING OF THE EAST TESTFIRES MISSLES
North Korea has test fired 6 missles starting at about 4 Oclock today. Story and details later on.
1-Mumbai monsoon rains. 2-Minor quake in Beijing. 3-North Korea test fires 6 Missles.
LUKE 21:11,25-26
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
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; the sea and the waves roaring;
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.
Mumbai commuters wade knee-deep as monsoon rains lash city Tue Jul 4, 12:17 PM ET
MUMBAI (AFP) - Commuters in India's financial hub Mumbai have waded knee-deep through water to reach their offices as torrential monsoon rains disrupted rail and air links and forced schools to close. Municipal workers used shovels to clear clogged drains in the western city of 18 million people which has been pounded by heavy wind and rain since late Saturday.More than 40 domestic flights were cancelled and another 10 had to be diverted to other destinations,a government official said in New Delhi.Mumbai airport director R. J. Treasurywala said the facility had not suffered damage despite the bad weather and was still usable.
Due to rains there are delays, but there is no water-logging on the runway. Flights can land and take off from this airport, he said.Mumbai was swamped by 35.9 centimeters (14 inches) of rain on Tuesday alone, the weather bureau said, forecasting more heavy rainfall until at least the following day.
The rains have showed no signs of stopping, but our staff are working round-the-clock to lessen water-logging along the main water drains, city official Johny Joseph said.The finance industry was also hit by low attendance in banks, clearing institutions and stock exchanges in Mumbai, India's economic hub.The BSE, or Bombay Stock Exchange, clocked its lowest trading volumes this year of 20.56 billion rupees (446 million dollars).It's tough going. I saw knee-deep waters at my home in south-central Mumbai, said architect Neha Sharma, 27. This is the highest (water level) I've seen for years.Marginal power disruption was reported in some suburbs after India's main energy company, Reliance Energy, shut down three power stations as a precautionary measure.
High tide and constant rains were concerns. But now we've deployed 85 large pumps across low-lying areas to help reduce waterlogging, said chief state secretary D.K. Shankaran.We will take the help of NGOs, other emergency services and locals for round-the-clock relief operations, he said.The government said schools and colleges would remain closed Wednesday.
Despite the downpours, police have only reported four deaths from weather-related accidents in Mumbai so far.Two people died from short-circuits on Tuesday while two homeless people died late Monday in a Mumbai suburb after being crushed by a tree knocked down by gusting winds.The deaths brought to at least 229 the number of people to have died across the country as a result of the rains and high winds since the start of the monsoon last month.The rains, which advance across the country from the southern tip, have stirred memories in Mumbai of last July when more than 400 people were killed by flash floods in the city.
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.
Minor quake hits Beijing, no injuries Tue Jul 4, 6:51 AM ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - A minor earthquake shook the Chinese capital on Tuesday but there were no reports of damage or casualties and the state news agency urged residents to ignore rumors of further tremors hitting the city. China's seismological bureau said the epicenter of the quake, measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale, was in Wenan county, Hebei province, 120 km (72 miles) south of Beijing. Office workers and commuters on Beijing's elevated expressways felt shaking but traffic continued to flow smoothly. Xinhua news agency said some office workers had fled their buildings to the street.The air-conditioner outside my window shook rapidly -- I didn't know what was happening, Sun Wenhao told Reuters from his 10th-floor office in downtown Tianjin, 90 km northeast of Wenan.
Government officials in Wenan said they had not received any reports of damage or casualties from the quake, which struck at 11:56 a.m. (0356 GMT).In the capital, radio quoted the government as saying the city did not expect any devastating earthquakes in coming days and asked citizens to stay calm.Xinhua quoted experts as saying the city was well geared to cope with a strong quake and that people should not listen to rumors of predictions of further tremors which have spread by text message and on the Internet.
China is hit by frequent earthquakes, with most hitting remote rural areas, but this month marks the 30th anniversary of a quake that killed at least 270,000 in Tangshan, east of Beijing.
DANIEL 11:44
44 But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.
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.
N. Korea Test-Fires Several Missiles
By Yonhapnews,{ 2006-07-05 09:48 ]
SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government confirmed Wednesday that North Korea test-fired several missiles, possibly including one long-range missile called the Taepodong-2, but said it was still trying to confirm details on the missiles.
President Roh Moo-hyun was briefed on the missile launches and he immediately called an emergency meeting of security-related ministers, Roh's aides said.The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae was about to announce its position on the issue.U.S. officials said their spy satellites detected five North Korean missile launches, adding that one missile, presumed to be a long-range Taepodong-2, failed within a minute after blast-off.South Korea's military intelligence said North Korea appeared to have fired more missiles.
North Korea fired a total of 10 missiles this morning, a military intelligence official said on condition of anonymity. The missiles include Scuds, Rodongs and Taepodongs.The United States was holding urgent consultations with other U.N. Security Council members after the launches, which came in defiance of strong warnings by the U.S. and Japan.Washington said it plans to send its top nuclear negotiator to Asia to discuss countermeasures.Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill, the U.S. envoy to six-way talks on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program, will travel to Asia as early Thursday, State Department spokesman Sean
McCormack said. The nuclear talks also involve South Korea, China, Russia and Japan.We are going to be consulting on diplomatic next steps. We are going to do that in capitals and up at the U.N. as well,he said. North Korea has not officially announced the launches.
We diplomats do not know what the (North Korean) military is doing, Han Song-ryol, deputy chief of the North's mission to the United Nations, was quoted as saying in a telephone interview with the Associated Press.Earlier, Japanese media reported that
North Korea test-fired at least three missiles early Wednesday morning that landed off the western coast of Japan.Pyongyang's move followed weeks of reports that it is preparing to launch a long-range Taepodong-2 that is believed to be capable of reaching the western U.S.The U.S. and Japan had warned that North Korea would face stern measures if it fired a missile in breach of its self-declared moratorium on missile testing in 1999.
Wednesday's missile test comes amid prolonged tensions over the North's nuclear weapons program, and it is likely to further complicate international efforts to resume the related six-party talks, as well as deal a blow to the burgeoning rapprochement between the two Koreas.North Korea declared last year that it succeeded in developing nuclear weapons.In Tokyo, a top Japanese official condemned the North's activity.It is regrettable, and we protest strongly against North Korea for going ahead with a launch despite warnings from relevant countries, including Japan, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe said.
1-Mumbai monsoon rains. 2-Minor quake in Beijing. 3-North Korea test fires 6 Missles.
LUKE 21:11,25-26
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
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; the sea and the waves roaring;
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.
Mumbai commuters wade knee-deep as monsoon rains lash city Tue Jul 4, 12:17 PM ET
MUMBAI (AFP) - Commuters in India's financial hub Mumbai have waded knee-deep through water to reach their offices as torrential monsoon rains disrupted rail and air links and forced schools to close. Municipal workers used shovels to clear clogged drains in the western city of 18 million people which has been pounded by heavy wind and rain since late Saturday.More than 40 domestic flights were cancelled and another 10 had to be diverted to other destinations,a government official said in New Delhi.Mumbai airport director R. J. Treasurywala said the facility had not suffered damage despite the bad weather and was still usable.
Due to rains there are delays, but there is no water-logging on the runway. Flights can land and take off from this airport, he said.Mumbai was swamped by 35.9 centimeters (14 inches) of rain on Tuesday alone, the weather bureau said, forecasting more heavy rainfall until at least the following day.
The rains have showed no signs of stopping, but our staff are working round-the-clock to lessen water-logging along the main water drains, city official Johny Joseph said.The finance industry was also hit by low attendance in banks, clearing institutions and stock exchanges in Mumbai, India's economic hub.The BSE, or Bombay Stock Exchange, clocked its lowest trading volumes this year of 20.56 billion rupees (446 million dollars).It's tough going. I saw knee-deep waters at my home in south-central Mumbai, said architect Neha Sharma, 27. This is the highest (water level) I've seen for years.Marginal power disruption was reported in some suburbs after India's main energy company, Reliance Energy, shut down three power stations as a precautionary measure.
High tide and constant rains were concerns. But now we've deployed 85 large pumps across low-lying areas to help reduce waterlogging, said chief state secretary D.K. Shankaran.We will take the help of NGOs, other emergency services and locals for round-the-clock relief operations, he said.The government said schools and colleges would remain closed Wednesday.
Despite the downpours, police have only reported four deaths from weather-related accidents in Mumbai so far.Two people died from short-circuits on Tuesday while two homeless people died late Monday in a Mumbai suburb after being crushed by a tree knocked down by gusting winds.The deaths brought to at least 229 the number of people to have died across the country as a result of the rains and high winds since the start of the monsoon last month.The rains, which advance across the country from the southern tip, have stirred memories in Mumbai of last July when more than 400 people were killed by flash floods in the city.
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.
Minor quake hits Beijing, no injuries Tue Jul 4, 6:51 AM ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - A minor earthquake shook the Chinese capital on Tuesday but there were no reports of damage or casualties and the state news agency urged residents to ignore rumors of further tremors hitting the city. China's seismological bureau said the epicenter of the quake, measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale, was in Wenan county, Hebei province, 120 km (72 miles) south of Beijing. Office workers and commuters on Beijing's elevated expressways felt shaking but traffic continued to flow smoothly. Xinhua news agency said some office workers had fled their buildings to the street.The air-conditioner outside my window shook rapidly -- I didn't know what was happening, Sun Wenhao told Reuters from his 10th-floor office in downtown Tianjin, 90 km northeast of Wenan.
Government officials in Wenan said they had not received any reports of damage or casualties from the quake, which struck at 11:56 a.m. (0356 GMT).In the capital, radio quoted the government as saying the city did not expect any devastating earthquakes in coming days and asked citizens to stay calm.Xinhua quoted experts as saying the city was well geared to cope with a strong quake and that people should not listen to rumors of predictions of further tremors which have spread by text message and on the Internet.
China is hit by frequent earthquakes, with most hitting remote rural areas, but this month marks the 30th anniversary of a quake that killed at least 270,000 in Tangshan, east of Beijing.
DANIEL 11:44
44 But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.
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.
N. Korea Test-Fires Several Missiles
By Yonhapnews,{ 2006-07-05 09:48 ]
SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government confirmed Wednesday that North Korea test-fired several missiles, possibly including one long-range missile called the Taepodong-2, but said it was still trying to confirm details on the missiles.
President Roh Moo-hyun was briefed on the missile launches and he immediately called an emergency meeting of security-related ministers, Roh's aides said.The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae was about to announce its position on the issue.U.S. officials said their spy satellites detected five North Korean missile launches, adding that one missile, presumed to be a long-range Taepodong-2, failed within a minute after blast-off.South Korea's military intelligence said North Korea appeared to have fired more missiles.
North Korea fired a total of 10 missiles this morning, a military intelligence official said on condition of anonymity. The missiles include Scuds, Rodongs and Taepodongs.The United States was holding urgent consultations with other U.N. Security Council members after the launches, which came in defiance of strong warnings by the U.S. and Japan.Washington said it plans to send its top nuclear negotiator to Asia to discuss countermeasures.Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill, the U.S. envoy to six-way talks on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program, will travel to Asia as early Thursday, State Department spokesman Sean
McCormack said. The nuclear talks also involve South Korea, China, Russia and Japan.We are going to be consulting on diplomatic next steps. We are going to do that in capitals and up at the U.N. as well,he said. North Korea has not officially announced the launches.
We diplomats do not know what the (North Korean) military is doing, Han Song-ryol, deputy chief of the North's mission to the United Nations, was quoted as saying in a telephone interview with the Associated Press.Earlier, Japanese media reported that
North Korea test-fired at least three missiles early Wednesday morning that landed off the western coast of Japan.Pyongyang's move followed weeks of reports that it is preparing to launch a long-range Taepodong-2 that is believed to be capable of reaching the western U.S.The U.S. and Japan had warned that North Korea would face stern measures if it fired a missile in breach of its self-declared moratorium on missile testing in 1999.
Wednesday's missile test comes amid prolonged tensions over the North's nuclear weapons program, and it is likely to further complicate international efforts to resume the related six-party talks, as well as deal a blow to the burgeoning rapprochement between the two Koreas.North Korea declared last year that it succeeded in developing nuclear weapons.In Tokyo, a top Japanese official condemned the North's activity.It is regrettable, and we protest strongly against North Korea for going ahead with a launch despite warnings from relevant countries, including Japan, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe said.
PUTIN CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS
1-Landslide kills 10 in Pakistan. 2-Medium sized Quake shakes China. 3-Asteroid,not near Earth. 4-Putin warns of clash of civilizations. 5-Implanted chips to people with memory loss. 6-40th Indonesia Avian flu case.
GENESIS 6:11-13
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
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 through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Landslide kills 10 in northwest Pakistan Mon Jul 3, 3:18 AM ET
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A landslide caused by torrential rain killed at least 10 people, including women and children, in northwest Pakistan, police said on Monday.It hit three houses in a mountain village late on Sunday night, and rescue workers struggled desperately to clear rubble without the aid of heavy machinery.We recovered 10 bodies but have no idea how many persons are still stranded there,said Shadawan Khan, a police officer in Kalam city, 210 km (130 miles) northwest of Islamabad.
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.
Medium-sized earthquake shakes China 6 minutes ago
BEIJING - A medium-sized earthquake shook northern China on Tuesday, but no injuries were immediately reported, state television said. State television said the quake was a magnitude 5.1 and struck around noon in Wen'an county in Hebei province, which surrounds the capital Beijing. The U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude at 4.9 and said the epicenter was on the Beijing-Hebei border, about 55 miles south of the capital.The quake could be felt in Beijing but there were no immediate reports of damage.A man who answered the telephone at the Hebei Civil Affairs Bureau said he was not aware of any deaths or injuries. The man would not give his name.
LUKE 21:11,25
11 and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
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;
Asteroid has near-collision with Earth: scientists ,AFP
Monday, July 03, 2006 22:19 IST
WASHINGTON: An asteroid hurtling through space came within a hair's breadth -- in astronomical terms, at least -- of crashing into the Earth early Monday, US scientists said.Apollo Asteroid 2004 XP14 was discovered by Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington, Massachusetts, a research facility which part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and which claims the title of the world's principal detector of asteroids said Roger Sudbury, a spokesman for the lab.We were the discoverer said Sudbury of the Apollo Asteroid 2004 XP14, which passed some 268,873 miles (432,000 kilometers) from the Earth at 0425 GMT.The distance between the two bodies was slightly greater than that between the Earth and the moon -- a close shave in the vastness of outer space.
Sudbury said the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Minor Planet Center, which is affiliated with the Lincoln Lab, had classified the body as a potentially hazardous asteroid, because of its proximity to Earth and, if it hit, could have caused significant impact.
Most of them that we discover are in the main asteroid belt, which is between Mars and Jupiter, Sudbury said.Most would just burn up upon reentry into the atmosphere, he said. "Some of them will have trajectories that will at some point come into the Earth's orbit.The question, of course, he continued, is, where the Earth as the asteroid goes by?
Sudbury said The Minor Planet Center has established criteria in terms of size and other factors to alert scientists and lay observers whether an asteroid could actually penetrate the Earth's atmosphere and do significant damage.In the case of Monday's asteroid, he said, scientists were able to reassure the public that there was never any great risk, but that it would stray off course and crash into the Earth.The spokesman said that near-Earth asteroids were once believed to be a rarity, but recent scientific and technological advances have allowed researchers to track asteroids that previously escaped detection.In a few years we've detected more than have ever been discovered in history, Sudbury said.
Putin is right and he will be the Leader of it.The march against Christians and Jews or who ever the leader of Eussia is when the 1ST WAVE of WW3 starts.
EZEKIEL 38:1-12
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog,(LEADER OF) the land of Magog,(RUSSIA) the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW) and Tubal,(TUBOLSK) and prophesy against him,
3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:(RUSSIA)
4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, 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,SUDAN,AFRICA) of the north quarters, and all his bands: 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.(MUSLIM COUNTRIES)
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.
MORE MUSLIM COUNTRIES ARE WITH RUSSIA (EGYPT THE LEADER OF THE MUSLIM HORDE)
ISAIAH 17:1,12-14
1 The burden of Damascus.(SYRIA) Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
12 Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!
13 The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
14 And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.
PSALMS 83:3-8
3 They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, 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:
6 The tabernacles of Edom,(JORDAN) and the Ishmaelites;(PALESTINIANS) of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines(ARABS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBABON)
8 Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.
So there is all the Muslim and more that March to Israel, Lead by Egypt, but overall Leader is Russia who gives the Commands.
Russia's Putin warns about potential clash of civilizations
18:35 | 03/ 07/ 2006
MOSCOW, July 3 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Monday that people had to understand the potential consequences of a clash of civilizations that he said was being imposed on the world. With fighting in Iraq continuing and violence in the Middle East rising, many political scientists and commentators in Russia have suggested that a conflict between the Muslim and Christian worlds is a possibility. But addressing a world summit of religious leaders, Putin warned, A conflict of civilizations is being virtually imposed on the world and it is necessary to understand what consequences this confrontation could lead to. He said attempts to split the Christian and Muslim communities represented a new threat to the world.
REVELATION 13:15-18
15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
Fla.-Made Microchip To Be Used In Volunteers With Memory Loss
POSTED: 9:19 am EDT July 3, 2006
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Four hospitals in Puerto Rico will begin implanting a Florida made microchip the size of a rice grain in patients who suffer from illnesses that cause memory loss, like Alzheimer's disease, a newspaper reported Sunday.The hospitals will start using the microchip, made by the Delray Beach, Fla.-based Verichip Corp., in August, according to El Nuevo Dia. It is inserted in the forearm, costs $200 and is voluntary.It is a way to offer an additional service because the chip it going to be used on a population that has memory problems ... or great health problems," said Nelson Martinez, coordinator of operations for Hostos Medical Services.
VeriChip is the only company with U.S. federal approval to implant such chips in people. The company has implanted more than 2,500 people worldwide with chips that give hospitals access to their identification, which is used to retrieve medical information from an Internet database.In February, a Cincinnati surveillance equipment company became the first U.S. business to allow employees who voluntarily got chip implants to use them to enter secure rooms. Some employees in the Mexico attorney general's office have also been implanted with chips for this use.
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: 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, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
WHO lab confirms 40th Indonesian avian flu death
Jul 3, 2006 (CIDRAP News) – A 5-year-old boy who died Jun 16 in East Java province has become Indonesia's 40th death from H5N1 avian influenza, according to test results from a World Health Organization (WHO)-accredited lab, as reported today by Reuters. Indonesia now trails Vietnam for most deaths in the world from H5N1 by only two, according to WHO statistics. Vietnam, however, has had no human cases of H5N1 since last November, while Indonesia's 52 cases have all come in 2005 and 2006.
The boy was admitted to a hospital in Tulungagung, East Java, Jun 8 and died 8 days later, Nyoman Kandun, director-general of disease control for Indonesia's Ministry of Health, told Reuters today. The presence of H5N1 was confirmed by a WHO laboratory in Hong Kong, according to Kandun.
Reuters quoted an unnamed official at the Ministry of Health's avian flu center as saying, There was a dead chicken near his house.The official said the chicken's cage was about 50 feet (15 meters) from the boy's house. In other avian flu news, China reported a new H5N1 outbreak in poultry in its northwestern Ningxia region, according to a Jul 1 Associated Press story that cited Xinhua News Agency. The outbreak was identified near Zhongwei city, the story cited China's Agriculture Ministry as saying. The ministry did not specify how many or what species of poultry were affected. Ministry experts arrived in the area to control the outbreak, and local officials were disinfecting vehicles and people traveling in and out of the area, according to Xinhua, said the story. China has reported more than 30 outbreaks of avian flu in birds since October 2005.
And in Nigeria, an H5N1 outbreak has affected 20 poultry farms in the eastern state of Taraba, making it the 15th of Nigeria's 36 states to be affected, according to a local official as cited in a Jul 1 Agence France-Presse (AFP) story. The presence of the H5N1 strain of avian flu was confirmed by a National Institute of Veterinary Research lab at Vom after last week's outbreak, according to AFP. Taraba abuts northern Cameroon. So far, 20 farms have been infected and chickens killed, said Yusuf Sanda, spokesperson for the state governor, in the AFP story. The case has been taken over by the federal ministry of agriculture for containment and culling. The state government has set up a committee to look into the ways and means to assist the farmers. Veterinary experts have been sent to these areas to ascertain the damage and the extent of the spread. Avian flu has been detected in several northern Nigerian states and in Nigeria's capital city, Abuja, according to the AFP story. More than 450,000 chickens have already been culled to stop the spread of the disease.
GENESIS 6:11-13
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
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 through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Landslide kills 10 in northwest Pakistan Mon Jul 3, 3:18 AM ET
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A landslide caused by torrential rain killed at least 10 people, including women and children, in northwest Pakistan, police said on Monday.It hit three houses in a mountain village late on Sunday night, and rescue workers struggled desperately to clear rubble without the aid of heavy machinery.We recovered 10 bodies but have no idea how many persons are still stranded there,said Shadawan Khan, a police officer in Kalam city, 210 km (130 miles) northwest of Islamabad.
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.
Medium-sized earthquake shakes China 6 minutes ago
BEIJING - A medium-sized earthquake shook northern China on Tuesday, but no injuries were immediately reported, state television said. State television said the quake was a magnitude 5.1 and struck around noon in Wen'an county in Hebei province, which surrounds the capital Beijing. The U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude at 4.9 and said the epicenter was on the Beijing-Hebei border, about 55 miles south of the capital.The quake could be felt in Beijing but there were no immediate reports of damage.A man who answered the telephone at the Hebei Civil Affairs Bureau said he was not aware of any deaths or injuries. The man would not give his name.
LUKE 21:11,25
11 and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
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;
Asteroid has near-collision with Earth: scientists ,AFP
Monday, July 03, 2006 22:19 IST
WASHINGTON: An asteroid hurtling through space came within a hair's breadth -- in astronomical terms, at least -- of crashing into the Earth early Monday, US scientists said.Apollo Asteroid 2004 XP14 was discovered by Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington, Massachusetts, a research facility which part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and which claims the title of the world's principal detector of asteroids said Roger Sudbury, a spokesman for the lab.We were the discoverer said Sudbury of the Apollo Asteroid 2004 XP14, which passed some 268,873 miles (432,000 kilometers) from the Earth at 0425 GMT.The distance between the two bodies was slightly greater than that between the Earth and the moon -- a close shave in the vastness of outer space.
Sudbury said the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Minor Planet Center, which is affiliated with the Lincoln Lab, had classified the body as a potentially hazardous asteroid, because of its proximity to Earth and, if it hit, could have caused significant impact.
Most of them that we discover are in the main asteroid belt, which is between Mars and Jupiter, Sudbury said.Most would just burn up upon reentry into the atmosphere, he said. "Some of them will have trajectories that will at some point come into the Earth's orbit.The question, of course, he continued, is, where the Earth as the asteroid goes by?
Sudbury said The Minor Planet Center has established criteria in terms of size and other factors to alert scientists and lay observers whether an asteroid could actually penetrate the Earth's atmosphere and do significant damage.In the case of Monday's asteroid, he said, scientists were able to reassure the public that there was never any great risk, but that it would stray off course and crash into the Earth.The spokesman said that near-Earth asteroids were once believed to be a rarity, but recent scientific and technological advances have allowed researchers to track asteroids that previously escaped detection.In a few years we've detected more than have ever been discovered in history, Sudbury said.
Putin is right and he will be the Leader of it.The march against Christians and Jews or who ever the leader of Eussia is when the 1ST WAVE of WW3 starts.
EZEKIEL 38:1-12
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog,(LEADER OF) the land of Magog,(RUSSIA) the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW) and Tubal,(TUBOLSK) and prophesy against him,
3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:(RUSSIA)
4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, 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,SUDAN,AFRICA) of the north quarters, and all his bands: 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.(MUSLIM COUNTRIES)
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.
MORE MUSLIM COUNTRIES ARE WITH RUSSIA (EGYPT THE LEADER OF THE MUSLIM HORDE)
ISAIAH 17:1,12-14
1 The burden of Damascus.(SYRIA) Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
12 Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!
13 The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
14 And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.
PSALMS 83:3-8
3 They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, 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:
6 The tabernacles of Edom,(JORDAN) and the Ishmaelites;(PALESTINIANS) of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines(ARABS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBABON)
8 Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.
So there is all the Muslim and more that March to Israel, Lead by Egypt, but overall Leader is Russia who gives the Commands.
Russia's Putin warns about potential clash of civilizations
18:35 | 03/ 07/ 2006
MOSCOW, July 3 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Monday that people had to understand the potential consequences of a clash of civilizations that he said was being imposed on the world. With fighting in Iraq continuing and violence in the Middle East rising, many political scientists and commentators in Russia have suggested that a conflict between the Muslim and Christian worlds is a possibility. But addressing a world summit of religious leaders, Putin warned, A conflict of civilizations is being virtually imposed on the world and it is necessary to understand what consequences this confrontation could lead to. He said attempts to split the Christian and Muslim communities represented a new threat to the world.
REVELATION 13:15-18
15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
Fla.-Made Microchip To Be Used In Volunteers With Memory Loss
POSTED: 9:19 am EDT July 3, 2006
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Four hospitals in Puerto Rico will begin implanting a Florida made microchip the size of a rice grain in patients who suffer from illnesses that cause memory loss, like Alzheimer's disease, a newspaper reported Sunday.The hospitals will start using the microchip, made by the Delray Beach, Fla.-based Verichip Corp., in August, according to El Nuevo Dia. It is inserted in the forearm, costs $200 and is voluntary.It is a way to offer an additional service because the chip it going to be used on a population that has memory problems ... or great health problems," said Nelson Martinez, coordinator of operations for Hostos Medical Services.
VeriChip is the only company with U.S. federal approval to implant such chips in people. The company has implanted more than 2,500 people worldwide with chips that give hospitals access to their identification, which is used to retrieve medical information from an Internet database.In February, a Cincinnati surveillance equipment company became the first U.S. business to allow employees who voluntarily got chip implants to use them to enter secure rooms. Some employees in the Mexico attorney general's office have also been implanted with chips for this use.
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: 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, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
WHO lab confirms 40th Indonesian avian flu death
Jul 3, 2006 (CIDRAP News) – A 5-year-old boy who died Jun 16 in East Java province has become Indonesia's 40th death from H5N1 avian influenza, according to test results from a World Health Organization (WHO)-accredited lab, as reported today by Reuters. Indonesia now trails Vietnam for most deaths in the world from H5N1 by only two, according to WHO statistics. Vietnam, however, has had no human cases of H5N1 since last November, while Indonesia's 52 cases have all come in 2005 and 2006.
The boy was admitted to a hospital in Tulungagung, East Java, Jun 8 and died 8 days later, Nyoman Kandun, director-general of disease control for Indonesia's Ministry of Health, told Reuters today. The presence of H5N1 was confirmed by a WHO laboratory in Hong Kong, according to Kandun.
Reuters quoted an unnamed official at the Ministry of Health's avian flu center as saying, There was a dead chicken near his house.The official said the chicken's cage was about 50 feet (15 meters) from the boy's house. In other avian flu news, China reported a new H5N1 outbreak in poultry in its northwestern Ningxia region, according to a Jul 1 Associated Press story that cited Xinhua News Agency. The outbreak was identified near Zhongwei city, the story cited China's Agriculture Ministry as saying. The ministry did not specify how many or what species of poultry were affected. Ministry experts arrived in the area to control the outbreak, and local officials were disinfecting vehicles and people traveling in and out of the area, according to Xinhua, said the story. China has reported more than 30 outbreaks of avian flu in birds since October 2005.
And in Nigeria, an H5N1 outbreak has affected 20 poultry farms in the eastern state of Taraba, making it the 15th of Nigeria's 36 states to be affected, according to a local official as cited in a Jul 1 Agence France-Presse (AFP) story. The presence of the H5N1 strain of avian flu was confirmed by a National Institute of Veterinary Research lab at Vom after last week's outbreak, according to AFP. Taraba abuts northern Cameroon. So far, 20 farms have been infected and chickens killed, said Yusuf Sanda, spokesperson for the state governor, in the AFP story. The case has been taken over by the federal ministry of agriculture for containment and culling. The state government has set up a committee to look into the ways and means to assist the farmers. Veterinary experts have been sent to these areas to ascertain the damage and the extent of the spread. Avian flu has been detected in several northern Nigerian states and in Nigeria's capital city, Abuja, according to the AFP story. More than 450,000 chickens have already been culled to stop the spread of the disease.
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
PRAY FOR ISRAELI SOLDIER
1-34 killed in train accident. 2-Forest fires heat up around B.C. 3-Rash of Quakes in Alaska area. 4-WTO in crises after talks fail. 5-Pray for Israeli Soldier.
At least 34 killed in Spain subway mishap
Staff and agencies,03 July, 2006
By CIARAN GILES, Associated Press Writer 10 minutes ago
VALENCIA, Spain - A subway train accelerated, shuddered and flipped off the tracks Monday in the Mediterranean port of Valencia, killing at least 34 passengers and injuring 47 in one of Spain‘s worst rail accidents, officials and witnesses said. Rescue workers hustled bloodied, sooty survivors from the tunnel. Anguished relatives cried out in grief and drew each other close as they waited outside the local morgue. The accident brought back memories of the 2004 terrorist attack on Madrid commuter trains that killed 191 people.
Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero cut short a visit to India. Pope Benedict XVI , who was to arrive in Valencia on Saturday for the Roman Catholic Church‘s World Meeting of the Families, prayed for the victims and has followed with pain ... the dramatic reports, the Vatican said. Jorge Alvarez, secretary-general of the Independent Railway Union, said it was too early to blame human error for Monday‘s tragedy.
He said his union repeatedly warned of safety problems on Valencia‘s 18-year-old subway system, particularly the No. 1 line. Vicente Rambla of the regional Interior Ministry said that Monday was one of the saddest days for Valencia, a city of 800,000 on the country‘s east coast, some 220 miles from Madrid. Some of the dead were still inside the carriage hours later, Rambla said. A woman who emerged unhurt from the subway told reporters she had been waiting for a train to arrive when she heard a very loud noise and saw sparks fly deep inside the tunnel, state news agency Efe reported. About 150 people were evacuated from the station, authorities said. Nunez said he was able to break open a door to leave the train.
Police cordoned off the area and a mobile medical unit was set up at the scene. Zapatero was to attend a Tuesday morning mass in Valencia. More than 60 million people used Valencia‘s subway system in 2005, some 165,000 people a day, according to its Web site. The subway has four lines and 116 stations. In June 2003, 19 people were killed and 48 injured in a head-on crash in central Spain. The crash, in which a passenger train collided with a freight train, occurred outside the station in Chinchilla. On March 11, 2004, Islamic radicals bombed several commuter trains around Madrid, killing 191 people and injuring more than 1,500.
On the Net:http://www.metrovalencia.com
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.
Forest fires heat up around the province
Jul, 03 2006 - 5:30 AM
VANCOUVER/CKNW(AM980) - Hot and dry conditions around the province are causing some concern for BC's fire service. And with conditions not expected to change in the near future, we can expect more forest fires. So far, there have been 650 forest fires in BC this season, 30 of which are from Saturday alone. Radha Fisher with the BC Fire Service says this season has been busier than the last.We've had a beautiful weekend, and that has increased the activity that we've seen. We're expecting to see another, at least a week of dry, warm conditions which will compound that even further.Fisher says dry conditions were a contributing factor in the Tumbler Ridge fire, which is anywhere from one to four thousand hectares in size. That fire was caused by a lightning strike.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
Rash of small earthquakes reported
Associated Press
There's been a rash of small earthquakes in the Andreanof Islands Sunday. But the Alaska Earthquake Information Center says there have been NO reports of damage from any of them.
The latest was a magnitude 5.0 earthquake recorded about 10:30 Sunday morning. It was centered about 73 miles southeast of Amchitka. Two others -- with magnitudes 5.2 and 5.3 -- were both centered 81 miles southeast of Amchitka. They rumbled within about 20 minutes of each other around ten o'clock this morning.
DANIEL 7:23
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
WTO in 'crisis' after talks fail, Lamy says
03.07.2006 - 09:58 CET | By Helena Spongenberg
With another failed world trade meeting pushing the WTO into a crisis, the head of the organisation, Pascal Lamy, is set to step up negotiating efforts.More than 60 ministers of the 149 WTO members took part in the so-called Doha development round meeting in Geneva over the weekend (30 June-2 July), where they tried to reach an agreement on tariff reductions on the imports of agricultural and industrial goods.I will not beat about the bush, Mr Lamy said after the meeting in a statement. We are now in a crisis.He stated that the 149 WTO members now seemed to be faced with the real propsect of a Doha development round not taking place.
This is serious, not only for the agriculture and industrial tariffs, but also obviously for the round as a whole if we want to conclude it by the end of this year,he said.Mr Lamy also explained that in the next few weeks he would bilaterally establish intensive diplomatic contacts in search of an agreement.The gaps are not unbridgeable and there is no panic,the Frenchman said.EU trade commissioner Peter Mandelson, who deals with WTO negotiations on behalf of the European Union agreed on the problematic outlook.If we don't turn things around in the next two weeks, we will not make a breakthrough this summer and then we will be facing defeat, he said according to the BBC.
The almost five year old Doha round of WTO talks, which started in the capital of Qatar in 2001, has already missed several deadlines and was meant to end in 2004.A ministerial meeting in December last year failed to reach an agreement but set a
deadline for a deal in April which was then postponed to this weekend in Geneva.US trade representative Susan Schwab said the impasse does not mean that the Doha is dead.
The Indian minister of industry, Kamal Nath, who is one of most outspoken critics of the richer countries and who returned to India without waiting for the final outcome of the meeting said, according to La Vanguardia, that there was no necessity to hide that the meeting of Geneva has been a failure.
Australian prime minister John Howard today blamed the EU for the near collapse of the trade talks, saying it was European intransigence on agricultural protection that was putting the negotiations at risk.The Doha round aims to boost the global economy and help pull millions of people across the world out of poverty by liberalising trade in agriculture, industry and services.To save the deal, according to Mr Lamy, the US must reduce the subsidies Washington pays to its farmers, while the EU must lower the duties on agriculture imports and the G-20 group of developing countries, led by Brazil and India, must open up access to its industrial markets.
PSALMS 122:2-7
2 Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.
3 Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:
4 Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.
5 For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
7 Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
PSALMS 137:4-6
4 How shall we sing the LORD’S song in a strange land?
5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
Global prayers for Gilad
Jews, and Christians in more than 50 nations petition the Almighty
By Stan Goodenough,July 03, 2006
Ignoring fundamental differences that have kept them apart for 2000 years, Jews and Christians in more than 50 different nations have been joining in prayer to the God of Israel for the safekeeping and speedy release of kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit.Since his abduction by Palestinian Arabs on June 25, congregations in synagogues and churches and students in colleges and seminaries at all four points of the compass have held special prayers on behalf of the 19-year-old and his family.
And in what is surely a sign of the extra-ordinary days in which we live, The Jerusalem Post – a secular Israeli daily – has been printing the prayers of hundreds of these People of the Book.
This ongoing phenomenon of worldwide intercession ignited spontaneously among people of many tribes and nations and tongues who worship the one true God, and whose hearts have been wrenched at the photographs of the slight, sweetly-smiling and bespectacled young man standing in uniform next to an Israeli tank.
Whether been made to “HaShem,” “Adonai,” “Jesus,” or “Yeshua,” more than 1000 prayers have been posted on the Post website by concerned individuals in Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Curacao, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, England, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, the Ukraine, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela and the Virgin Islands.
Petitioners, many of them parents who said they could hardly imagine what Shalit’s family must be going through, expressed their hopes for a safe reunification, for courage for both the captured soldier and his family, for wisdom and strength for the Israeli government, and for the exacting of just and swift retribution on the abductors.On Monday morning, the terrorists holding Shalit issued an ultimatum, saying that unless Israel met their demand for the release of hundreds of Arab prisoners by 6:00 am Tuesday, the Jewish state would have to pay the full future consequences.Prayers for Shalit's freedom are expected to intensify in the coming
hours.
PRAYER FOR GILAD AND ALL ISRAELIS.
I Pray Father, The GOD of Israel that you protect and save your Israeli Soldier Gilad Shalit. And I pray your protection for all the Israelis in Israel and the World from hatred and death. I also pray for the rebuilding of the 3RD TEMPLE and for the PEACE OF JERUSALEM. And I pray this Father in KING JESUS Name AMEN and AMEM. Come quickly Lord Jesus.
STAN L BOWMAN JR
At least 34 killed in Spain subway mishap
Staff and agencies,03 July, 2006
By CIARAN GILES, Associated Press Writer 10 minutes ago
VALENCIA, Spain - A subway train accelerated, shuddered and flipped off the tracks Monday in the Mediterranean port of Valencia, killing at least 34 passengers and injuring 47 in one of Spain‘s worst rail accidents, officials and witnesses said. Rescue workers hustled bloodied, sooty survivors from the tunnel. Anguished relatives cried out in grief and drew each other close as they waited outside the local morgue. The accident brought back memories of the 2004 terrorist attack on Madrid commuter trains that killed 191 people.
Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero cut short a visit to India. Pope Benedict XVI , who was to arrive in Valencia on Saturday for the Roman Catholic Church‘s World Meeting of the Families, prayed for the victims and has followed with pain ... the dramatic reports, the Vatican said. Jorge Alvarez, secretary-general of the Independent Railway Union, said it was too early to blame human error for Monday‘s tragedy.
He said his union repeatedly warned of safety problems on Valencia‘s 18-year-old subway system, particularly the No. 1 line. Vicente Rambla of the regional Interior Ministry said that Monday was one of the saddest days for Valencia, a city of 800,000 on the country‘s east coast, some 220 miles from Madrid. Some of the dead were still inside the carriage hours later, Rambla said. A woman who emerged unhurt from the subway told reporters she had been waiting for a train to arrive when she heard a very loud noise and saw sparks fly deep inside the tunnel, state news agency Efe reported. About 150 people were evacuated from the station, authorities said. Nunez said he was able to break open a door to leave the train.
Police cordoned off the area and a mobile medical unit was set up at the scene. Zapatero was to attend a Tuesday morning mass in Valencia. More than 60 million people used Valencia‘s subway system in 2005, some 165,000 people a day, according to its Web site. The subway has four lines and 116 stations. In June 2003, 19 people were killed and 48 injured in a head-on crash in central Spain. The crash, in which a passenger train collided with a freight train, occurred outside the station in Chinchilla. On March 11, 2004, Islamic radicals bombed several commuter trains around Madrid, killing 191 people and injuring more than 1,500.
On the Net:http://www.metrovalencia.com
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.
Forest fires heat up around the province
Jul, 03 2006 - 5:30 AM
VANCOUVER/CKNW(AM980) - Hot and dry conditions around the province are causing some concern for BC's fire service. And with conditions not expected to change in the near future, we can expect more forest fires. So far, there have been 650 forest fires in BC this season, 30 of which are from Saturday alone. Radha Fisher with the BC Fire Service says this season has been busier than the last.We've had a beautiful weekend, and that has increased the activity that we've seen. We're expecting to see another, at least a week of dry, warm conditions which will compound that even further.Fisher says dry conditions were a contributing factor in the Tumbler Ridge fire, which is anywhere from one to four thousand hectares in size. That fire was caused by a lightning strike.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
Rash of small earthquakes reported
Associated Press
There's been a rash of small earthquakes in the Andreanof Islands Sunday. But the Alaska Earthquake Information Center says there have been NO reports of damage from any of them.
The latest was a magnitude 5.0 earthquake recorded about 10:30 Sunday morning. It was centered about 73 miles southeast of Amchitka. Two others -- with magnitudes 5.2 and 5.3 -- were both centered 81 miles southeast of Amchitka. They rumbled within about 20 minutes of each other around ten o'clock this morning.
DANIEL 7:23
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
WTO in 'crisis' after talks fail, Lamy says
03.07.2006 - 09:58 CET | By Helena Spongenberg
With another failed world trade meeting pushing the WTO into a crisis, the head of the organisation, Pascal Lamy, is set to step up negotiating efforts.More than 60 ministers of the 149 WTO members took part in the so-called Doha development round meeting in Geneva over the weekend (30 June-2 July), where they tried to reach an agreement on tariff reductions on the imports of agricultural and industrial goods.I will not beat about the bush, Mr Lamy said after the meeting in a statement. We are now in a crisis.He stated that the 149 WTO members now seemed to be faced with the real propsect of a Doha development round not taking place.
This is serious, not only for the agriculture and industrial tariffs, but also obviously for the round as a whole if we want to conclude it by the end of this year,he said.Mr Lamy also explained that in the next few weeks he would bilaterally establish intensive diplomatic contacts in search of an agreement.The gaps are not unbridgeable and there is no panic,the Frenchman said.EU trade commissioner Peter Mandelson, who deals with WTO negotiations on behalf of the European Union agreed on the problematic outlook.If we don't turn things around in the next two weeks, we will not make a breakthrough this summer and then we will be facing defeat, he said according to the BBC.
The almost five year old Doha round of WTO talks, which started in the capital of Qatar in 2001, has already missed several deadlines and was meant to end in 2004.A ministerial meeting in December last year failed to reach an agreement but set a
deadline for a deal in April which was then postponed to this weekend in Geneva.US trade representative Susan Schwab said the impasse does not mean that the Doha is dead.
The Indian minister of industry, Kamal Nath, who is one of most outspoken critics of the richer countries and who returned to India without waiting for the final outcome of the meeting said, according to La Vanguardia, that there was no necessity to hide that the meeting of Geneva has been a failure.
Australian prime minister John Howard today blamed the EU for the near collapse of the trade talks, saying it was European intransigence on agricultural protection that was putting the negotiations at risk.The Doha round aims to boost the global economy and help pull millions of people across the world out of poverty by liberalising trade in agriculture, industry and services.To save the deal, according to Mr Lamy, the US must reduce the subsidies Washington pays to its farmers, while the EU must lower the duties on agriculture imports and the G-20 group of developing countries, led by Brazil and India, must open up access to its industrial markets.
PSALMS 122:2-7
2 Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.
3 Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:
4 Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.
5 For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
7 Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
PSALMS 137:4-6
4 How shall we sing the LORD’S song in a strange land?
5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
Global prayers for Gilad
Jews, and Christians in more than 50 nations petition the Almighty
By Stan Goodenough,July 03, 2006
Ignoring fundamental differences that have kept them apart for 2000 years, Jews and Christians in more than 50 different nations have been joining in prayer to the God of Israel for the safekeeping and speedy release of kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit.Since his abduction by Palestinian Arabs on June 25, congregations in synagogues and churches and students in colleges and seminaries at all four points of the compass have held special prayers on behalf of the 19-year-old and his family.
And in what is surely a sign of the extra-ordinary days in which we live, The Jerusalem Post – a secular Israeli daily – has been printing the prayers of hundreds of these People of the Book.
This ongoing phenomenon of worldwide intercession ignited spontaneously among people of many tribes and nations and tongues who worship the one true God, and whose hearts have been wrenched at the photographs of the slight, sweetly-smiling and bespectacled young man standing in uniform next to an Israeli tank.
Whether been made to “HaShem,” “Adonai,” “Jesus,” or “Yeshua,” more than 1000 prayers have been posted on the Post website by concerned individuals in Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Curacao, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, England, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, the Ukraine, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela and the Virgin Islands.
Petitioners, many of them parents who said they could hardly imagine what Shalit’s family must be going through, expressed their hopes for a safe reunification, for courage for both the captured soldier and his family, for wisdom and strength for the Israeli government, and for the exacting of just and swift retribution on the abductors.On Monday morning, the terrorists holding Shalit issued an ultimatum, saying that unless Israel met their demand for the release of hundreds of Arab prisoners by 6:00 am Tuesday, the Jewish state would have to pay the full future consequences.Prayers for Shalit's freedom are expected to intensify in the coming
hours.
PRAYER FOR GILAD AND ALL ISRAELIS.
I Pray Father, The GOD of Israel that you protect and save your Israeli Soldier Gilad Shalit. And I pray your protection for all the Israelis in Israel and the World from hatred and death. I also pray for the rebuilding of the 3RD TEMPLE and for the PEACE OF JERUSALEM. And I pray this Father in KING JESUS Name AMEN and AMEM. Come quickly Lord Jesus.
STAN L BOWMAN JR
Monday, July 03, 2006
ISLAM RISES CHRISTIANITY FALLS
1-Moderate Quake in Turkey. 2-Storms,floods in China 3--Bush declares 6 Ohio areas disaster.4-100,000 signatures against Homosexual paeade.5-In Europe Islam eises,Christianity falls.
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.
Moderate quake shakes southeast Turkey Sun Jul 2, 4:53 PM ET
ANKARA, Turkey - A moderate earthquake shook the southeastern Turkish province of Bingol on Sunday, a seismology center said. There were no reports of any damage or injuries.The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9, was centered near the town
Karliova, 560 miles southeast of the capital, Ankara, the Istanbul-based Kandilli Observatory said. It struck at 10:39 p.m.Earthquakes are frequent in Turkey which lies on active fault lines.
Two devastating earthquakes in 1999 killed some 18,000 people.In 2003, an earthquake measuring 6.4 collapsed a school dormitory in Bingol province, killing 83 children. The collapse was blamed on poor construction. A magnitude-6.4 quake killed 177 people in Bingol in 1995.
LUKE 21:11,25-26
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
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; the sea and the waves roaring;
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.
Storms kill 11 in southwest China 1 hour, 12 minutes ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - Storms in southwest China's Yunnan province have killed 11 people, adding to a trail of havoc from heavy rains lashing parts of the country, state media reported on Monday. In Zhaotong in Yunnan, thousands of villagers have been hit by heavy rains, hail storms, flash floods and landslides since June 20, and troops were called in to rescue and search for survivors, the Xinhua news agency reported.As well as the 11 dead, nine residents were seriously injured and six were still missing on Sunday, Xinhua said.
The deaths in Yunnan are the latest from a string of local but devastating storms and flash floods across south and southwest China that have killed about 200 people since late May.A week ago, flash floods killed 18 with another 18 missing in the central province of Hunan.Storms in the southwestern province of Sichuan last week unleashed floods and mudslides which killed 14, the China Daily reported on Monday.Chinese meteorological authorities have warned people to expect more heavy storms in coming days, the daily said.
President Bush Declares Six NW Ohio Counties Disaster Areas
COLUMBUS (AP) -- President Bush declared a major disaster Sunday in six storm-ravaged counties in northern Ohio, making federal aid available to residents recovering from flooding, tornadoes and straight-line winds. Ohio Governor Bob Taft sought the declaration last week after visiting some of the hardest-hit spots, which he declared were in a state of emergency.I toured some of the areas recently and saw firsthand the severity and the magnitude of the damage, Taft said in a news release issued by his office.
This federal assistance will help Ohio families and businesses as they recover from the disaster and return to their daily lives.The counties eligible for federal aid are Cuyahoga, Erie, Huron, Lucas, Sandusky and Stark.Residents and business owners can begin applying for aid Monday by calling the Federal Emergency Management Agency at (800) 621-3362 or visiting the agency's Web site, http://www.fema.gov.
The storms, which began June 21 and continued into June 23, killed two people, produced several tornadoes and knocked out power to thousands. Rescue diver Al Anderson Jr. drowned while trying to help two teens whose Jeep got caught in rising floodwaters near the village of Wellington, about 40 miles southwest of Cleveland. As the storm passed southwest of Canton, 16-year-old Jordan Stephens was killed when a tree crashed into his tent, authorities said.The water in Norwalk, about halfway between Toledo and Cleveland in Huron County, nearly covered cars and playground equipment in some low-lying areas. Bill Ommert, director of the county's emergency management agency, estimated the damage at about $2 million to homes and businesses and another $5 million to farmers' crops.Posted by AEB
ROMANS 1:25-28
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie,
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.(Aids,VDS ETC).
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
100,000 Signatures Against Homosexual Parade in Jerusalem
By Hillel Fendel(Arutz-7 News)
Over 100,000 people have signed a petition against the large gay-pride parade scheduled in Jerusalem next month. The petition is being organized by Jerusalem City Council member Mina Fenton (NRP). The petition states that the "holding of such a parade in Jerusalem, of all places, is a great blow at the ages-old Jewish character of the city and its holy values, for the Jewish and non-Jewish public in Israel and around the world. To hold it in Jerusalem is a provocation and a declared mockery of all that is precious and sacred in the Holy city of Jerusalem in the eyes of the entire world.I have received positive feedback from all over the world, Fenton said, as well as within Israel... We are sure that these first 100,000 signatures will clarify to the Supreme Court the majority opinion, as well as the dangers and degradation involved in holding the parade. I call upon every citizen in Israel and abroad to help out in gathering signatures and to do whatever is necessary to reach the ultimate goal, which is the cancellation of the parade.
Rabbi Yehuda Levin, of the New York-based Jews for Morality organization (JewsforMorality.org.), is now in Israel - for the sixth time of late - solely to fight against the parade. He says that he has been hearing talk of a compromise, which worries him greatly. If they think that we will be silent if the parade is moved from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv," he told IsraelNationalRadio's Tamar Yonah, they
do not understand our entire struggle. The Holy Land in its entirety must not be defiled; the basis for our continued presence in this land is that it remain pure.Rabbi Levin also said that the newly appointed mufti of Jerusalem, as well as other leading Moslem clerics, has shown great support for his cause.
The international gay event is scheduled to be a week-long affair, featuring visits all over Israel, including planting a tree in Pride Forest and a meeting with like-minded individuals in Kibbutz Tuval in the Galilee; Tzfat; the ancient synagogue at Katzrin; night-life in Tel Aviv; and more. In Jerusalem, the participants will be welcomed in a ceremony with members of the Jerusalem Open House, the hosts of World Pride. The internet site states the group will tour the Old City, including King David's Tomb, the room of the Last Supper, the Western Wall, the Jewish Quarter, and more.
The organization has also scheduled a tour of the Knesset, which several MKs have asked to cancel. The event is billed on the World Pride internet site as Bringing Order to the Knesset: National and International Summit Meeting for Youth. The promotional literature states, Youth on the map! After this day, it will be impossible to ignore us.
Everyone will understand and remember for a long, long time that the proud [Hebrew gaieh] youth has what to be proud of... Ages 15-25 - boys, girls, lesbian, homo, trans, bi,those who are hesitating, and friends - come to take part in this exciting youth day, a joint production of the Open House and the Israeli Gay Youth Organization, which will be held in the Knesset... Two-way transportation from all over the country... We will meet lots of pals from all over Israel and the world, and we'll sit together to work out important subject that are very relevant to our daily lives as students, soldiers... youth with ideals and values. After lunch, we will meet with elected representatives of all stripes, and we will present them with our I Believe' about the life of gaieh youth in Israel.
And at the end of the day: 'Good Jerusalem Children'the greatest youth party in Israel. MK Otniel Shneller (Kadima), as well as several MKs from the National Union/National Religious Party, have asked Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik to cancel the event. Shneller said he supports "teaching towards democracy and liberalism, but a visit like this will turn the legislature into Sodom and Gomorra.
MK Eli Gabbai (NRP) told Arutz-7, "Our original plan was to try to legislate a law that would allow a municipality to ban a parade for various reasons. But then we realized that the Supreme Court might disallow such a law because of civil rights considerations. So we are now turning once again to the municipality and the police, because all three religions agree that this parade should not be held in Jerusalem, and it could easily become a danger to the public welfare, in this special city that is recognized as such by the whole world.
Yes this will continue Islam will rise ,Christianity will fall because the Bible says beheading will be a common occurance. During the 7 yr tribulation if you get saved and do not accept the Murderous system of the World Politician you will be beheaded for your Faith and Testimony in Christ.
REVELATION 20:4
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
In Europe, Islam rises, Christianity falls
Muslims may soon become majority,July 2, 2006
PARIS -- Al Fath Mosque is in a scruffy immigrant neighborhood not far from the neon-lit kitsch of the Pigalle district. On Friday afternoons, the mosque is jammed, and the overflow of worshippers spills into the streets.Tourists who stumble on the scene reflexively reach for their cameras, struck by this unusual public manifestation of religiosity in a country where Christian belief has become passi.
In France and in almost every other European country, Christianity appears to be in a free fall. Although up to 88% of the French identify themselves as Catholic, only about 5% go to church on most Sundays; 60% say they never or practically never go.
But Islam is a thriving force. The 12 million to 15 million Muslims who live in Europe make up less than 5% of the total population, but the vitality of their faith has led some experts to predict that Islam will become the continent's dominant faith.Princeton University historian Bernard Lewis, the dean of American Middle East scholars, flatly predicts that Europe will be Muslim by the end of this century.
George Weigel, a leading American theologian, frets about a Europe in which the muezzin summons the faithful to prayer from the central loggia of St. Peter's in Rome, while Notre Dame has been transformed into Hagia Sophia on the Seine -- a great Christian church will become an Islamic museum.Lewis and Weigel represent a trend among American thinkers who say they fear Europe's doom if it does not re-Christianize, and soon.
Most European experts believe those fears are exaggerated.France, with Europe's largest Muslim population, surely will be a test case.
A church in crisis
Little argument exists about the severity of the crisis facing the Catholic Church in France. In contrast with the vigorous (and masculine) face that French Muslims present to the world, a typical Sunday mass almost anywhere in France will feature an elderly priest preaching to a dwindling congregation of mostly elderly women.Mass is boring, said Odon Vallet, a religion professor at the Sorbonne. The ceremony isn't very beautiful; the music is bad; the sermon is uninteresting. Mass is for people who have nothing else to do on a Sunday -- no sports, no hobbies, no shopping, no entertainment.Islam is France's fastest-growing religion.
But this is mainly a result of immigration patterns, not conversions. Most of the 4.5 million Muslims who make up about 7% of the French population are immigrants or the descendants of immigrants from former French colonies in north Africa and sub-Saharan Africa.
Global Islam is eager for converts. But in Europe, the situation is nuanced. According to Olivier Roy, a leading French scholar on Islam, Muslims in Europe would be happy for Christians to convert, while Christians merely want Muslims to become more secular.While President George W. Bush proudly declares America "a nation of prayer,French President Jacques Chirac praises the virtues of French secularism. France developed a distinctly French notion of church-state separation more than a century ago in an attempt to curb the influence of the Catholic Church. Known as laicite, it allows all faiths equal status and ensures that all are equally divorced from the functions of the state.Bruno Bourg-Broc, a deputy in the National Assembly and self-described committed Catholic, laments the erosion of the faith in France.
We are a fundamentally Christian society, he said. The landscape is formed of churches. It's part of our culture, our literature and painting. Whether people want it in the constitution or not, we were formed in this way and should not be ashamed of it.The doctrine of Islam is to conquer and convert, and we must keep this in mind. I don't think there is a real risk here, but if it happens, it will be our own fault.
Hope for the future
Last year, when Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected pope and took the name Benedict, the patron saint of Europe, it was seen as a sign that he would refocus the church's energies on rebuilding the faith in Europe. The Vatican was heartened when a million young people turned out last August for World Youth Day in Cologne, Germany, and heard the new pope urge them to rediscover Europe's Christian roots.Some experts also are encouraged on Christianity's behalf if only because things can't get much worse.If you are the type of person who buys stocks and bonds, I'd buy Christianity, said Vallet of Sorbonne. The price now is very low, so I think it has to go up.Other analysts believe Europe's future is neither Christianity nor Islam, but secularism. A pragmatic reading of the numbers suggests that not only will Christianity never regain its dominant cultural role but also that churchgoers will be forced to recast themselves as minorities or subcultures.Who truly thinks that Benedict XVI is the future of Europe? said Roy, the Islamic scholar.
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.
Moderate quake shakes southeast Turkey Sun Jul 2, 4:53 PM ET
ANKARA, Turkey - A moderate earthquake shook the southeastern Turkish province of Bingol on Sunday, a seismology center said. There were no reports of any damage or injuries.The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9, was centered near the town
Karliova, 560 miles southeast of the capital, Ankara, the Istanbul-based Kandilli Observatory said. It struck at 10:39 p.m.Earthquakes are frequent in Turkey which lies on active fault lines.
Two devastating earthquakes in 1999 killed some 18,000 people.In 2003, an earthquake measuring 6.4 collapsed a school dormitory in Bingol province, killing 83 children. The collapse was blamed on poor construction. A magnitude-6.4 quake killed 177 people in Bingol in 1995.
LUKE 21:11,25-26
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
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; the sea and the waves roaring;
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.
Storms kill 11 in southwest China 1 hour, 12 minutes ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - Storms in southwest China's Yunnan province have killed 11 people, adding to a trail of havoc from heavy rains lashing parts of the country, state media reported on Monday. In Zhaotong in Yunnan, thousands of villagers have been hit by heavy rains, hail storms, flash floods and landslides since June 20, and troops were called in to rescue and search for survivors, the Xinhua news agency reported.As well as the 11 dead, nine residents were seriously injured and six were still missing on Sunday, Xinhua said.
The deaths in Yunnan are the latest from a string of local but devastating storms and flash floods across south and southwest China that have killed about 200 people since late May.A week ago, flash floods killed 18 with another 18 missing in the central province of Hunan.Storms in the southwestern province of Sichuan last week unleashed floods and mudslides which killed 14, the China Daily reported on Monday.Chinese meteorological authorities have warned people to expect more heavy storms in coming days, the daily said.
President Bush Declares Six NW Ohio Counties Disaster Areas
COLUMBUS (AP) -- President Bush declared a major disaster Sunday in six storm-ravaged counties in northern Ohio, making federal aid available to residents recovering from flooding, tornadoes and straight-line winds. Ohio Governor Bob Taft sought the declaration last week after visiting some of the hardest-hit spots, which he declared were in a state of emergency.I toured some of the areas recently and saw firsthand the severity and the magnitude of the damage, Taft said in a news release issued by his office.
This federal assistance will help Ohio families and businesses as they recover from the disaster and return to their daily lives.The counties eligible for federal aid are Cuyahoga, Erie, Huron, Lucas, Sandusky and Stark.Residents and business owners can begin applying for aid Monday by calling the Federal Emergency Management Agency at (800) 621-3362 or visiting the agency's Web site, http://www.fema.gov.
The storms, which began June 21 and continued into June 23, killed two people, produced several tornadoes and knocked out power to thousands. Rescue diver Al Anderson Jr. drowned while trying to help two teens whose Jeep got caught in rising floodwaters near the village of Wellington, about 40 miles southwest of Cleveland. As the storm passed southwest of Canton, 16-year-old Jordan Stephens was killed when a tree crashed into his tent, authorities said.The water in Norwalk, about halfway between Toledo and Cleveland in Huron County, nearly covered cars and playground equipment in some low-lying areas. Bill Ommert, director of the county's emergency management agency, estimated the damage at about $2 million to homes and businesses and another $5 million to farmers' crops.Posted by AEB
ROMANS 1:25-28
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie,
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.(Aids,VDS ETC).
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
100,000 Signatures Against Homosexual Parade in Jerusalem
By Hillel Fendel(Arutz-7 News)
Over 100,000 people have signed a petition against the large gay-pride parade scheduled in Jerusalem next month. The petition is being organized by Jerusalem City Council member Mina Fenton (NRP). The petition states that the "holding of such a parade in Jerusalem, of all places, is a great blow at the ages-old Jewish character of the city and its holy values, for the Jewish and non-Jewish public in Israel and around the world. To hold it in Jerusalem is a provocation and a declared mockery of all that is precious and sacred in the Holy city of Jerusalem in the eyes of the entire world.I have received positive feedback from all over the world, Fenton said, as well as within Israel... We are sure that these first 100,000 signatures will clarify to the Supreme Court the majority opinion, as well as the dangers and degradation involved in holding the parade. I call upon every citizen in Israel and abroad to help out in gathering signatures and to do whatever is necessary to reach the ultimate goal, which is the cancellation of the parade.
Rabbi Yehuda Levin, of the New York-based Jews for Morality organization (JewsforMorality.org.), is now in Israel - for the sixth time of late - solely to fight against the parade. He says that he has been hearing talk of a compromise, which worries him greatly. If they think that we will be silent if the parade is moved from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv," he told IsraelNationalRadio's Tamar Yonah, they
do not understand our entire struggle. The Holy Land in its entirety must not be defiled; the basis for our continued presence in this land is that it remain pure.Rabbi Levin also said that the newly appointed mufti of Jerusalem, as well as other leading Moslem clerics, has shown great support for his cause.
The international gay event is scheduled to be a week-long affair, featuring visits all over Israel, including planting a tree in Pride Forest and a meeting with like-minded individuals in Kibbutz Tuval in the Galilee; Tzfat; the ancient synagogue at Katzrin; night-life in Tel Aviv; and more. In Jerusalem, the participants will be welcomed in a ceremony with members of the Jerusalem Open House, the hosts of World Pride. The internet site states the group will tour the Old City, including King David's Tomb, the room of the Last Supper, the Western Wall, the Jewish Quarter, and more.
The organization has also scheduled a tour of the Knesset, which several MKs have asked to cancel. The event is billed on the World Pride internet site as Bringing Order to the Knesset: National and International Summit Meeting for Youth. The promotional literature states, Youth on the map! After this day, it will be impossible to ignore us.
Everyone will understand and remember for a long, long time that the proud [Hebrew gaieh] youth has what to be proud of... Ages 15-25 - boys, girls, lesbian, homo, trans, bi,those who are hesitating, and friends - come to take part in this exciting youth day, a joint production of the Open House and the Israeli Gay Youth Organization, which will be held in the Knesset... Two-way transportation from all over the country... We will meet lots of pals from all over Israel and the world, and we'll sit together to work out important subject that are very relevant to our daily lives as students, soldiers... youth with ideals and values. After lunch, we will meet with elected representatives of all stripes, and we will present them with our I Believe' about the life of gaieh youth in Israel.
And at the end of the day: 'Good Jerusalem Children'the greatest youth party in Israel. MK Otniel Shneller (Kadima), as well as several MKs from the National Union/National Religious Party, have asked Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik to cancel the event. Shneller said he supports "teaching towards democracy and liberalism, but a visit like this will turn the legislature into Sodom and Gomorra.
MK Eli Gabbai (NRP) told Arutz-7, "Our original plan was to try to legislate a law that would allow a municipality to ban a parade for various reasons. But then we realized that the Supreme Court might disallow such a law because of civil rights considerations. So we are now turning once again to the municipality and the police, because all three religions agree that this parade should not be held in Jerusalem, and it could easily become a danger to the public welfare, in this special city that is recognized as such by the whole world.
Yes this will continue Islam will rise ,Christianity will fall because the Bible says beheading will be a common occurance. During the 7 yr tribulation if you get saved and do not accept the Murderous system of the World Politician you will be beheaded for your Faith and Testimony in Christ.
REVELATION 20:4
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
In Europe, Islam rises, Christianity falls
Muslims may soon become majority,July 2, 2006
PARIS -- Al Fath Mosque is in a scruffy immigrant neighborhood not far from the neon-lit kitsch of the Pigalle district. On Friday afternoons, the mosque is jammed, and the overflow of worshippers spills into the streets.Tourists who stumble on the scene reflexively reach for their cameras, struck by this unusual public manifestation of religiosity in a country where Christian belief has become passi.
In France and in almost every other European country, Christianity appears to be in a free fall. Although up to 88% of the French identify themselves as Catholic, only about 5% go to church on most Sundays; 60% say they never or practically never go.
But Islam is a thriving force. The 12 million to 15 million Muslims who live in Europe make up less than 5% of the total population, but the vitality of their faith has led some experts to predict that Islam will become the continent's dominant faith.Princeton University historian Bernard Lewis, the dean of American Middle East scholars, flatly predicts that Europe will be Muslim by the end of this century.
George Weigel, a leading American theologian, frets about a Europe in which the muezzin summons the faithful to prayer from the central loggia of St. Peter's in Rome, while Notre Dame has been transformed into Hagia Sophia on the Seine -- a great Christian church will become an Islamic museum.Lewis and Weigel represent a trend among American thinkers who say they fear Europe's doom if it does not re-Christianize, and soon.
Most European experts believe those fears are exaggerated.France, with Europe's largest Muslim population, surely will be a test case.
A church in crisis
Little argument exists about the severity of the crisis facing the Catholic Church in France. In contrast with the vigorous (and masculine) face that French Muslims present to the world, a typical Sunday mass almost anywhere in France will feature an elderly priest preaching to a dwindling congregation of mostly elderly women.Mass is boring, said Odon Vallet, a religion professor at the Sorbonne. The ceremony isn't very beautiful; the music is bad; the sermon is uninteresting. Mass is for people who have nothing else to do on a Sunday -- no sports, no hobbies, no shopping, no entertainment.Islam is France's fastest-growing religion.
But this is mainly a result of immigration patterns, not conversions. Most of the 4.5 million Muslims who make up about 7% of the French population are immigrants or the descendants of immigrants from former French colonies in north Africa and sub-Saharan Africa.
Global Islam is eager for converts. But in Europe, the situation is nuanced. According to Olivier Roy, a leading French scholar on Islam, Muslims in Europe would be happy for Christians to convert, while Christians merely want Muslims to become more secular.While President George W. Bush proudly declares America "a nation of prayer,French President Jacques Chirac praises the virtues of French secularism. France developed a distinctly French notion of church-state separation more than a century ago in an attempt to curb the influence of the Catholic Church. Known as laicite, it allows all faiths equal status and ensures that all are equally divorced from the functions of the state.Bruno Bourg-Broc, a deputy in the National Assembly and self-described committed Catholic, laments the erosion of the faith in France.
We are a fundamentally Christian society, he said. The landscape is formed of churches. It's part of our culture, our literature and painting. Whether people want it in the constitution or not, we were formed in this way and should not be ashamed of it.The doctrine of Islam is to conquer and convert, and we must keep this in mind. I don't think there is a real risk here, but if it happens, it will be our own fault.
Hope for the future
Last year, when Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected pope and took the name Benedict, the patron saint of Europe, it was seen as a sign that he would refocus the church's energies on rebuilding the faith in Europe. The Vatican was heartened when a million young people turned out last August for World Youth Day in Cologne, Germany, and heard the new pope urge them to rediscover Europe's Christian roots.Some experts also are encouraged on Christianity's behalf if only because things can't get much worse.If you are the type of person who buys stocks and bonds, I'd buy Christianity, said Vallet of Sorbonne. The price now is very low, so I think it has to go up.Other analysts believe Europe's future is neither Christianity nor Islam, but secularism. A pragmatic reading of the numbers suggests that not only will Christianity never regain its dominant cultural role but also that churchgoers will be forced to recast themselves as minorities or subcultures.Who truly thinks that Benedict XVI is the future of Europe? said Roy, the Islamic scholar.
THE SONIC BOOM
What is a Sonic Boom?
Sonic boom is an impulsive noise similar to thunder. It is caused by an object moving faster than sound, about 750 miles per hour at sea level. An aircraft traveling through the atmosphere continuously produces air-pressure waves similar to the water waves caused by a ship's bow. When the aircraft exceeds the speed of sound, these pressure waves combine and form shock waves which travel forward from the generation or release point. As an aircraft flies at supersonic speeds it is continually generating shock waves, dropping sonic boom along its flight path, similar to someone dropping objects from a moving vehicle. From the perspective of the aircraft, the boom appears to be swept backwards as it travels awayfrom the aircraft. If the plane makes a sharp turn or pulls up, the boom will hit the ground in front of the aircraft.
The sound heard on the ground as a "sonic boom" is the sudden onset and release of pressure after the buildup by the shock wave or peak overpressure. The change in pressure caused by sonic boom is only a few pounds per square foot, about the same pressure change we experience on an elevator as it descends two or three floors, in a much shorter time period. It is the magnitude of this peak overpressure that describes a sonic boom.There are two types of booms: N-waves and U-waves. The N-wave is generated from steady flight conditions, and its pressure wave is shaped like the letter N. N-waves have a front shock to a positive peak overpressure which is followed by a linear decrease in the pressure until the rear shock returns to ambient pressure. The U-wave, or focused boom, is generated from maneuvering flights, and its pressure wave is shaped like the letter U. U-waves have positive shocks at the front and rear of the boom in which the peak overpressures are increased compared to the N-wave.
For today's supersonic aircraft in normal operating conditions, the peak over pressure varies from less than one pound to about 10 pounds per square foot for a N-wave boom. Peak overpressures for U-waves are amplified two to five times the N-wave, but this amplified overpressure impacts only a very small area when compared to the area exposed to the rest of the sonic boom. The strongest sonic boom ever recorded was 144 pounds per square foot and it did not cause injury to the researchers who were exposed to it. The boom was produced by a F-4 flying just above the speed of sound at an altitude of 100 feet. In recent tests, the maximum boom measured during more realistic flight conditions was 21 pounds per square foot.
There is a probability that some damage shattered glass, for example, will result from a sonic boom. Buildings in good repair should suffer no damage by pressures
of less than 16 pounds per square foot. And, typically, community exposure to sonic boom is below two pounds per square foot. Ground motion resulting from sonic boom is rare and is well below structural damage thresholds accepted by the U.S. Bureau of
Mines and other agencies.
Characteristics:
The energy range of sonic boom is concentrated in the 0.1 - 100 hertz frequency range that is considerably below that of subsonic aircraft, gunfire and most industrial noise. Duration of sonic boom is brief; less than a second, 100 milliseconds (.100 seconds) for most fighter sized aircraft and 500 milliseconds for the space shuttle or Concorde jetliner.
The intensity and width of a sonic boom path depends on the physical characteristics of the aircraft and how it is operated. In general, the greater an aircraft's altitude, the lower the overpressure on the ground. Greater altitude also increases the boom's lateral spread, exposing a wider area to the boom.
Overpressures in the sonic boom impact area, however, will not be uniform. Boom intensity is greatest directly under the flight path, progressively weakening with greater horizontal distance away from the aircraft flight track. Ground width of the boom exposure area is approximately one mile for each 1,000 feet of altitude; that is, an aircraft flying supersonic at 30,000 feet will create a lateral boom
spread of about 30 miles.
For steady supersonic flight, the boom is described as a carpet boom since it moves with the aircraft as it maintains supersonic speed and altitude. Some maneuvers, diving, acceleration or turning, can cause focusing of the boom. Other maneuvers, such as deceleration and climbing, can reduce the strength of the shock. In some instances weather conditions can distort sonic booms.
Sonic Boom Refraction:
Depending on the aircraft's altitude, sonic booms reach the ground two to 60 seconds after flyover. However, not all booms are heard at ground level. The speed of sound at any altitude is a function of air temperature. A decrease or increase in temperature results in a corresponding decrease or increase in sound speed. Under standard atmospheric conditions, air temperature decreases with increased altitude. For example, when sea-level temperature is 58 degrees Fahrenheit, the temperature at 30,000 feet drops to minus 49 degrees Fahrenheit. This temperature gradient helps bend the sound waves upward. Therefore, for a boom to reach the ground, the aircraft speed relative to the ground must be greater than the speed of sound at the ground.
For example, the speed of sound at 30,000 feet is about 670 miles per hour, but an aircraft must travel at least 750 miles per hour (Mach 1.12, where Mach 1 equals the speed of sound) for a boom to be heard on the ground.
F-4 Breaks sound barrier
The Air Force has conducted faster-than-sound test flights since 1947, and today most Air Force fighter aircraft are capable of supersonic speed. Consequently, supersonic training flights that simulate actual combat conditions are necessary to ensure the success and survival of aircrews during wartime. However, Air Force procedures require that, whenever possible, flights be over open water, above 10,000 feet and no closer than 15 miles from shore. Supersonic operations over land must be conducted above 30,000 feet or, when below 30,000 feet, in specially designated areas approved by Headquarters United States Air Force, Washington, D.C., and the Federal Aviation Administration.
Public Interest Responsibilities:
The Air Force continues to expand its knowledge of sonic boom. Continuing research specifically addresses modeling the generation of a sonic boom and its impact on the environment people, domestic animals, wildlife, and historical, unconventional and
conventional structures.
This research provides the Air Force with tools to mitigate sonic boom disturbances through flight operations planning and land use compatibility planning.
Source: United States Air Force
Sonic boom is an impulsive noise similar to thunder. It is caused by an object moving faster than sound, about 750 miles per hour at sea level. An aircraft traveling through the atmosphere continuously produces air-pressure waves similar to the water waves caused by a ship's bow. When the aircraft exceeds the speed of sound, these pressure waves combine and form shock waves which travel forward from the generation or release point. As an aircraft flies at supersonic speeds it is continually generating shock waves, dropping sonic boom along its flight path, similar to someone dropping objects from a moving vehicle. From the perspective of the aircraft, the boom appears to be swept backwards as it travels awayfrom the aircraft. If the plane makes a sharp turn or pulls up, the boom will hit the ground in front of the aircraft.
The sound heard on the ground as a "sonic boom" is the sudden onset and release of pressure after the buildup by the shock wave or peak overpressure. The change in pressure caused by sonic boom is only a few pounds per square foot, about the same pressure change we experience on an elevator as it descends two or three floors, in a much shorter time period. It is the magnitude of this peak overpressure that describes a sonic boom.There are two types of booms: N-waves and U-waves. The N-wave is generated from steady flight conditions, and its pressure wave is shaped like the letter N. N-waves have a front shock to a positive peak overpressure which is followed by a linear decrease in the pressure until the rear shock returns to ambient pressure. The U-wave, or focused boom, is generated from maneuvering flights, and its pressure wave is shaped like the letter U. U-waves have positive shocks at the front and rear of the boom in which the peak overpressures are increased compared to the N-wave.
For today's supersonic aircraft in normal operating conditions, the peak over pressure varies from less than one pound to about 10 pounds per square foot for a N-wave boom. Peak overpressures for U-waves are amplified two to five times the N-wave, but this amplified overpressure impacts only a very small area when compared to the area exposed to the rest of the sonic boom. The strongest sonic boom ever recorded was 144 pounds per square foot and it did not cause injury to the researchers who were exposed to it. The boom was produced by a F-4 flying just above the speed of sound at an altitude of 100 feet. In recent tests, the maximum boom measured during more realistic flight conditions was 21 pounds per square foot.
There is a probability that some damage shattered glass, for example, will result from a sonic boom. Buildings in good repair should suffer no damage by pressures
of less than 16 pounds per square foot. And, typically, community exposure to sonic boom is below two pounds per square foot. Ground motion resulting from sonic boom is rare and is well below structural damage thresholds accepted by the U.S. Bureau of
Mines and other agencies.
Characteristics:
The energy range of sonic boom is concentrated in the 0.1 - 100 hertz frequency range that is considerably below that of subsonic aircraft, gunfire and most industrial noise. Duration of sonic boom is brief; less than a second, 100 milliseconds (.100 seconds) for most fighter sized aircraft and 500 milliseconds for the space shuttle or Concorde jetliner.
The intensity and width of a sonic boom path depends on the physical characteristics of the aircraft and how it is operated. In general, the greater an aircraft's altitude, the lower the overpressure on the ground. Greater altitude also increases the boom's lateral spread, exposing a wider area to the boom.
Overpressures in the sonic boom impact area, however, will not be uniform. Boom intensity is greatest directly under the flight path, progressively weakening with greater horizontal distance away from the aircraft flight track. Ground width of the boom exposure area is approximately one mile for each 1,000 feet of altitude; that is, an aircraft flying supersonic at 30,000 feet will create a lateral boom
spread of about 30 miles.
For steady supersonic flight, the boom is described as a carpet boom since it moves with the aircraft as it maintains supersonic speed and altitude. Some maneuvers, diving, acceleration or turning, can cause focusing of the boom. Other maneuvers, such as deceleration and climbing, can reduce the strength of the shock. In some instances weather conditions can distort sonic booms.
Sonic Boom Refraction:
Depending on the aircraft's altitude, sonic booms reach the ground two to 60 seconds after flyover. However, not all booms are heard at ground level. The speed of sound at any altitude is a function of air temperature. A decrease or increase in temperature results in a corresponding decrease or increase in sound speed. Under standard atmospheric conditions, air temperature decreases with increased altitude. For example, when sea-level temperature is 58 degrees Fahrenheit, the temperature at 30,000 feet drops to minus 49 degrees Fahrenheit. This temperature gradient helps bend the sound waves upward. Therefore, for a boom to reach the ground, the aircraft speed relative to the ground must be greater than the speed of sound at the ground.
For example, the speed of sound at 30,000 feet is about 670 miles per hour, but an aircraft must travel at least 750 miles per hour (Mach 1.12, where Mach 1 equals the speed of sound) for a boom to be heard on the ground.
F-4 Breaks sound barrier
The Air Force has conducted faster-than-sound test flights since 1947, and today most Air Force fighter aircraft are capable of supersonic speed. Consequently, supersonic training flights that simulate actual combat conditions are necessary to ensure the success and survival of aircrews during wartime. However, Air Force procedures require that, whenever possible, flights be over open water, above 10,000 feet and no closer than 15 miles from shore. Supersonic operations over land must be conducted above 30,000 feet or, when below 30,000 feet, in specially designated areas approved by Headquarters United States Air Force, Washington, D.C., and the Federal Aviation Administration.
Public Interest Responsibilities:
The Air Force continues to expand its knowledge of sonic boom. Continuing research specifically addresses modeling the generation of a sonic boom and its impact on the environment people, domestic animals, wildlife, and historical, unconventional and
conventional structures.
This research provides the Air Force with tools to mitigate sonic boom disturbances through flight operations planning and land use compatibility planning.
Source: United States Air Force
Sunday, July 02, 2006
EGYPT WANTS A SETTLEMENT
1-Death Wish. 2-Arab league want US to change position. 3-Egypt struggles to defuse crisis.
JUDE 4-16
4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
5 I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.
6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
8 Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.
11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.
14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.
Death Wish
by Moshe Feiglin
What do the Labor party, the Israeli and international media, the Oslo Accords, the destruction of Israeli outposts, the Separation Fence and the Gay Parade all have in common? The answer? Simple. They are all products of the Leftist worldview. And what is the essence of that worldview? According to general consensus, Leftist ideology is forward-looking, progressive and striving for liberation: liberation from class enslavement by the rich and powerful, from enslavement to the concept of nationality and to those who lead in its name straight to the killing fields; liberation from the controlling clutches of religion and tradition, from the
yoke of hypocritical conservative morality, even from outdated family frameworks. In short, the Left sees and presents itself as a liberation movement that seeks to allow life to burst forth in Technicolor.
But something strange happens in real life. Throughout history, whenever the Left achieved absolute control, you will find nothing but death. Even more to the point, no ideology has brought such tremendous death and suffering in its wake as the various Leftist ideologies. Fascism does not even come close to the edge of the deep dark chasm that the Left has dug for humanity. Even the Nazis (may their names be blotted out) did not claim the staggering number of victims that the Left brought on the human race; from Stalin's Communist party to the Khmer Rouge of Pol Pot, from Fidel Castro's reign of terror to the billion-slave work-camp of Mao Tse-tung in China. "O.K.," you may ask, but what do all those madmen have to do with our homegrown Israeli Leftists? Yossi Beilin is not interested in creating gulags in Dimona, and Chaim Ramon is not a supporter of organized mass murder.
True. It is reasonable to assume that the vast majority of our own Leftists really believe that they are a liberation movement. Stalin also believed it. But the real test is in the outcome. What have been the results of the Leftist activities and forces listed at the beginning of this article? Where have Labor and the extreme left Meretz party led us? What has been the consequence of the Israeli and international media pushing the Oslo process – its impact on our buses, in our shopping centers and public places? Who makes money when settlements are demolished?
What is the significance of the Separation Fence ("Auschwitz Borders" in the words of Abba Eban)? How can we promote morality and life if encouraging the dissolution of the family unit?
The Left is not a movement of life, love and liberty. It is an ideology based on a death wish. Whatever the Left touches, wherever it reaches, death is not far behind. Either directly, if the Left has absolute control, or indirectly – when it wraps its message in meaningless slogans and presents itself as a liberation movement. The Left's death wish is expressed by its desire to return the world to a state of chaos. Order, borders and proper separation all create life. Chaos is death. G-d separated between light and dark, between one ocean and the next, between heaven and earth. A short overview of the story of Creation shows us how the entire process of creating life is a process of one separation after another. A microscopic peek at the fertilization process of a zygote once again shows how life from its very inception is a series of divisions. The cell divides time and again. G-d differentiates between the cells, and life is created. Human life is built on separation: between nations, communities, classes and more. Separation creates life.
But what does the Left desire?
The Left desires to revert to chaos. To eliminate borders – political, national, of class and of family.To jumble everything together and to return it to chaos. To death. Keeping things in order requires effort. It is difficult to guard life. It
is much more enticing to allow everything to fuse together and to surrender to the ritual of slavery and death, while deluding ourselves that this is authentic living and that this is what happiness is all about. Israeli society is learning this traumatic lesson after a decade of Oslo. Every time that a Leftist comes up with a new, hollow idea, we would be wise to remember what draws us to it and where it will lead us.To learn more about Moshe Feiglin and Manhigut Yehudit (Jewish Leadership) and to read our plan for Israel's future, visit http://www.jewishisrael.org/ .
Thank God for John Bolton sticking up for Israel.
Arab League calls on U.S. to “revise its position”
7/1/2006 7:00:00 PM GMT
The Arab League is urging Washington "revise its position" after its ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton, accused Syria of being responsible for the crisis over the Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit. The United States, as a large power and a permanent member of the Security Council , must revise its position and assume its responsibilities with regard to international law, the deputy secretary general of the Arab League, Ahmed Ben Helli, was quoted as saying.He also warned the U.S. against stirring up these questions because it is the Palestinians who are subjected to the aggression. Yesterday, the Palestinians demanded the UN Security Council pressure the Jewish State to immediately end current aggression, but the United States defended its number one ally in the Middle East, accusing Syria and Iran of having role as state sponsors of terror in the crisis over the Israeli soldier.
U.S. ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton claimed that Syria was behind Sunday raid in Which Gilad Shalit was kidnapped, since it houses the offices of Islamic group Hamas. We would not be where we are right now if it were not for Syria's support and harboring of fighters, Bolton said. He moreover urged the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to turn in Hamas' exiled supreme Khaled Mashaal. Syrian ambassador Milad Attieh dismissed Bolton’s accusations as baseless and unacceptable.
The American delegate to the United Nations who is defending Israel in its aggression against the Palestinian people, has no right to level such accusations, SANA news agency quoted him as saying. Meanwhile, Iranian Assistant Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi slammed Israel for recently sending its jets over the Syrian coast violating the Syrian airspace and sovereignty.
The U.S. unwavering support to Israel made it evades the international punishment and persists in its hostile aggressions on the occupied Arab territories, Araqhchi was quoted by the Central Unity for News as saying during a speech at the UN Security Council emergency meeting.Araqhchi moreover criticized Washington for previously using its veto power in blocking any resolution that pressures the Israelis and protects Palestinians’ rights.Pretexts that Israel has claimed to overrun the Palestinian lands are baseless and untrue as well they don't justify crimes against the Palestinians. He said, condemning the destruction of infrastructure in Gaza and the detention of Palestinian cabinet members.
Notice the Arabs went Immediately to the UN as soon as Israel defended its Soldier and country, The Arabs cry foul, but still no one country goes to the UN to stick up for the Israelis while Missles are being fired left right and center at Israeli Citizens, outrages I say, but GOD will have the last say in this, we will see who wins in the end, when GOD demolished 5/6TH of the Muslim Armies in the future, then we will see who will be laughing and complaining about Israel.
PSALMS 2:1-6
1 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
Egypt struggles to defuse crisis
From correspondents in Cairo,July 03, 2006
EGYPT is trying to defuse a rapidly escalating crisis over the capture of an Israeli soldier by Palestinian militants but has so far little to show for its efforts despite the involvement of President Hosni Mubarak.President Hosni Mubarak is in overall command and the head of the intelligence service, Omar Suleiman, is at the controls, said a senior foreign diplomat who asked not to be named. Mr Mubarak himself has said he is "personally undertaking all possible efforts, working until late at night, to prevent a veritable catastrophe for the whole region.
Mr Mubarak called Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas Sunday to discuss Egyptian moves to resolve the standoff by diplomatic means, the Egyptian news agency MENA reported.But a spokesman for Abbas, Nabil Abu Rudeina, warned Sunday that the
mediation efforts to free Israeli corporal Gilad Shalit had yielded no results and were near an impasse.Three armed Palestinian groups, including the armed wing of the governing party Hamas, captured Shalit in a raid on the Israel-Gaza border June 25 and have demanded the release of 1000 Palestinian, Arab and Muslim prisoners held by Israel.But they have not explicitly said they would free Shalit in exchange.
An official with Abbas's Fatah movement said Egypt had proposed that Shalit be released in exchange for an Israeli commitment, guaranteed by Egypt, to free Palestinian women and children held by Israel by the end of the year.But Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday again ruled out any prisoner exchange.These are not easy days for the state of Israel but we have no intention of capitulating to blackmail, he said. "Everyone knows that capitulating to terrorism today means inviting the next act of terrorism.The key player on the ground for Egypt is Mr Suleiman, a 70-year-old general and intelligence chief who is often given charge of some of the country's most sensitive diplomatic assignments.It was Mr Suleiman who arranged truces among Palestinian factions, including Hamas, in the spring of 2005 as well as the transition to an Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in September last year.
Suleiman is at the heart of everything, that's for sure,said Emad Gad, a Middle East specialist at the Al-Ahram strategic studies centre in Cairo.As one of only two Arab states - the other being Jordan - to have signed a peace treaty with Israel, Egypt has long seen itself as a protective older brother for the Palestinians, ready with advice or to act as an arbiter.But a diplomat with long experience in the Middle East noted that "Egypt is navigating by sight and we cannot underestimate the adverse influence of Syria, home to Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, and of Iran.He said Egypt, a major beneficiary of US aid, wants to appear in the eyes of the United States as the only reasonable partner in the region.
For Egypt, where public opinion is deeply hostile to Israel, the crisis could have domestic reverberations in the event of a major Israeli ground offensive in Gaza or a massive influx into Egypt of Gaza Palestinians.Egyptian authorities have beefed up security along the border with Gaza, sending 2500 police officers to support 750 soldiers deployed there.
JUDE 4-16
4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
5 I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.
6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
8 Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.
11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.
14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.
Death Wish
by Moshe Feiglin
What do the Labor party, the Israeli and international media, the Oslo Accords, the destruction of Israeli outposts, the Separation Fence and the Gay Parade all have in common? The answer? Simple. They are all products of the Leftist worldview. And what is the essence of that worldview? According to general consensus, Leftist ideology is forward-looking, progressive and striving for liberation: liberation from class enslavement by the rich and powerful, from enslavement to the concept of nationality and to those who lead in its name straight to the killing fields; liberation from the controlling clutches of religion and tradition, from the
yoke of hypocritical conservative morality, even from outdated family frameworks. In short, the Left sees and presents itself as a liberation movement that seeks to allow life to burst forth in Technicolor.
But something strange happens in real life. Throughout history, whenever the Left achieved absolute control, you will find nothing but death. Even more to the point, no ideology has brought such tremendous death and suffering in its wake as the various Leftist ideologies. Fascism does not even come close to the edge of the deep dark chasm that the Left has dug for humanity. Even the Nazis (may their names be blotted out) did not claim the staggering number of victims that the Left brought on the human race; from Stalin's Communist party to the Khmer Rouge of Pol Pot, from Fidel Castro's reign of terror to the billion-slave work-camp of Mao Tse-tung in China. "O.K.," you may ask, but what do all those madmen have to do with our homegrown Israeli Leftists? Yossi Beilin is not interested in creating gulags in Dimona, and Chaim Ramon is not a supporter of organized mass murder.
True. It is reasonable to assume that the vast majority of our own Leftists really believe that they are a liberation movement. Stalin also believed it. But the real test is in the outcome. What have been the results of the Leftist activities and forces listed at the beginning of this article? Where have Labor and the extreme left Meretz party led us? What has been the consequence of the Israeli and international media pushing the Oslo process – its impact on our buses, in our shopping centers and public places? Who makes money when settlements are demolished?
What is the significance of the Separation Fence ("Auschwitz Borders" in the words of Abba Eban)? How can we promote morality and life if encouraging the dissolution of the family unit?
The Left is not a movement of life, love and liberty. It is an ideology based on a death wish. Whatever the Left touches, wherever it reaches, death is not far behind. Either directly, if the Left has absolute control, or indirectly – when it wraps its message in meaningless slogans and presents itself as a liberation movement. The Left's death wish is expressed by its desire to return the world to a state of chaos. Order, borders and proper separation all create life. Chaos is death. G-d separated between light and dark, between one ocean and the next, between heaven and earth. A short overview of the story of Creation shows us how the entire process of creating life is a process of one separation after another. A microscopic peek at the fertilization process of a zygote once again shows how life from its very inception is a series of divisions. The cell divides time and again. G-d differentiates between the cells, and life is created. Human life is built on separation: between nations, communities, classes and more. Separation creates life.
But what does the Left desire?
The Left desires to revert to chaos. To eliminate borders – political, national, of class and of family.To jumble everything together and to return it to chaos. To death. Keeping things in order requires effort. It is difficult to guard life. It
is much more enticing to allow everything to fuse together and to surrender to the ritual of slavery and death, while deluding ourselves that this is authentic living and that this is what happiness is all about. Israeli society is learning this traumatic lesson after a decade of Oslo. Every time that a Leftist comes up with a new, hollow idea, we would be wise to remember what draws us to it and where it will lead us.To learn more about Moshe Feiglin and Manhigut Yehudit (Jewish Leadership) and to read our plan for Israel's future, visit http://www.jewishisrael.org/ .
Thank God for John Bolton sticking up for Israel.
Arab League calls on U.S. to “revise its position”
7/1/2006 7:00:00 PM GMT
The Arab League is urging Washington "revise its position" after its ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton, accused Syria of being responsible for the crisis over the Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit. The United States, as a large power and a permanent member of the Security Council , must revise its position and assume its responsibilities with regard to international law, the deputy secretary general of the Arab League, Ahmed Ben Helli, was quoted as saying.He also warned the U.S. against stirring up these questions because it is the Palestinians who are subjected to the aggression. Yesterday, the Palestinians demanded the UN Security Council pressure the Jewish State to immediately end current aggression, but the United States defended its number one ally in the Middle East, accusing Syria and Iran of having role as state sponsors of terror in the crisis over the Israeli soldier.
U.S. ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton claimed that Syria was behind Sunday raid in Which Gilad Shalit was kidnapped, since it houses the offices of Islamic group Hamas. We would not be where we are right now if it were not for Syria's support and harboring of fighters, Bolton said. He moreover urged the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to turn in Hamas' exiled supreme Khaled Mashaal. Syrian ambassador Milad Attieh dismissed Bolton’s accusations as baseless and unacceptable.
The American delegate to the United Nations who is defending Israel in its aggression against the Palestinian people, has no right to level such accusations, SANA news agency quoted him as saying. Meanwhile, Iranian Assistant Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi slammed Israel for recently sending its jets over the Syrian coast violating the Syrian airspace and sovereignty.
The U.S. unwavering support to Israel made it evades the international punishment and persists in its hostile aggressions on the occupied Arab territories, Araqhchi was quoted by the Central Unity for News as saying during a speech at the UN Security Council emergency meeting.Araqhchi moreover criticized Washington for previously using its veto power in blocking any resolution that pressures the Israelis and protects Palestinians’ rights.Pretexts that Israel has claimed to overrun the Palestinian lands are baseless and untrue as well they don't justify crimes against the Palestinians. He said, condemning the destruction of infrastructure in Gaza and the detention of Palestinian cabinet members.
Notice the Arabs went Immediately to the UN as soon as Israel defended its Soldier and country, The Arabs cry foul, but still no one country goes to the UN to stick up for the Israelis while Missles are being fired left right and center at Israeli Citizens, outrages I say, but GOD will have the last say in this, we will see who wins in the end, when GOD demolished 5/6TH of the Muslim Armies in the future, then we will see who will be laughing and complaining about Israel.
PSALMS 2:1-6
1 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
Egypt struggles to defuse crisis
From correspondents in Cairo,July 03, 2006
EGYPT is trying to defuse a rapidly escalating crisis over the capture of an Israeli soldier by Palestinian militants but has so far little to show for its efforts despite the involvement of President Hosni Mubarak.President Hosni Mubarak is in overall command and the head of the intelligence service, Omar Suleiman, is at the controls, said a senior foreign diplomat who asked not to be named. Mr Mubarak himself has said he is "personally undertaking all possible efforts, working until late at night, to prevent a veritable catastrophe for the whole region.
Mr Mubarak called Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas Sunday to discuss Egyptian moves to resolve the standoff by diplomatic means, the Egyptian news agency MENA reported.But a spokesman for Abbas, Nabil Abu Rudeina, warned Sunday that the
mediation efforts to free Israeli corporal Gilad Shalit had yielded no results and were near an impasse.Three armed Palestinian groups, including the armed wing of the governing party Hamas, captured Shalit in a raid on the Israel-Gaza border June 25 and have demanded the release of 1000 Palestinian, Arab and Muslim prisoners held by Israel.But they have not explicitly said they would free Shalit in exchange.
An official with Abbas's Fatah movement said Egypt had proposed that Shalit be released in exchange for an Israeli commitment, guaranteed by Egypt, to free Palestinian women and children held by Israel by the end of the year.But Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday again ruled out any prisoner exchange.These are not easy days for the state of Israel but we have no intention of capitulating to blackmail, he said. "Everyone knows that capitulating to terrorism today means inviting the next act of terrorism.The key player on the ground for Egypt is Mr Suleiman, a 70-year-old general and intelligence chief who is often given charge of some of the country's most sensitive diplomatic assignments.It was Mr Suleiman who arranged truces among Palestinian factions, including Hamas, in the spring of 2005 as well as the transition to an Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in September last year.
Suleiman is at the heart of everything, that's for sure,said Emad Gad, a Middle East specialist at the Al-Ahram strategic studies centre in Cairo.As one of only two Arab states - the other being Jordan - to have signed a peace treaty with Israel, Egypt has long seen itself as a protective older brother for the Palestinians, ready with advice or to act as an arbiter.But a diplomat with long experience in the Middle East noted that "Egypt is navigating by sight and we cannot underestimate the adverse influence of Syria, home to Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, and of Iran.He said Egypt, a major beneficiary of US aid, wants to appear in the eyes of the United States as the only reasonable partner in the region.
For Egypt, where public opinion is deeply hostile to Israel, the crisis could have domestic reverberations in the event of a major Israeli ground offensive in Gaza or a massive influx into Egypt of Gaza Palestinians.Egyptian authorities have beefed up security along the border with Gaza, sending 2500 police officers to support 750 soldiers deployed there.
FINLAND TAKES OVER EU PRESIDENCY
1- 6 dead in Romania storms.2-Monserrat Volcano at level 4. 3-EU-Israel should free Hamas monisters. 4-Finland takes over EU presidency for the next 6 months.
LUKE 21:26
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.
Six dead, nine missing after storms in northern Romania Sat Jul 1, 6:57 AM ET
VIENNA (AFP) - Six people are dead and nine missing after a strong storm hit northern Romania overnight, Suceava county prefect Orest Onofrei has said. Four members of one family in the village of Arbore were carried away in seconds after a small river burst its banks, witnesses said.Our priority is to find those missing and to pick up the corpses of animals to prevent the spread of diseases,
Agriculture Minister Gheorghe Flutur, who travelled to the area during the night, told journalists Saturday.Several hundred houses were damaged, as well as a number of roads.Only last week, floods in northern Romania killed 12 people died and another three were missing.
LUKE 17:28-30
28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
Montserrat volcano now at level 4 alert ,Thursday June 29 2006
Scientists at the Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) have reported that there is an ongoing swarm of volcanic earthquakes at shallow depths,“the likes of which have not been seen at the MVO for years. Monday, the governor’s office released a press
statement stating that Montserrat’s authorities have increased the volcanic alert to level 4.According to the statement, “This comes in the wake of increased seismic activity this past weekend, which is still ongoing. This reported seismic activity increases the possibility of serious eruptive activity that could affect some inhabited areas. This reported ongoing swarm of volcanic earthquakes could possibly lead to a dome collapse or explosive events. It is because of this exact reason that the volcanic alert level on Montserrat has been increased.
Due to this recent increase in the volcanic alert level, St. George’s Hill, located in the day time entry zone, is closed until further notice. After a meeting at the governor’s office on Monday, the emergency policy group decided to close St. George’s Hill; this means that there should be no entry to this area at all until further notice. The office went on to advise, Anyone entering points south of the Belham Valley, other than Iles Bay Hill, should, for their own safety and as a precaution, register at the Salem Police Station before crossing the Belham Valley. Residents of Iles Bay Hill were further reminded that they should not attempt to cross the Belham Valley during heavy rain or increased volcanic activity.
For those residents of Salem, a highly populated village living close to the boundaries of the exclusion zone, there is no change in risk levels. The level of risk associated with this area is currently categorised as low on the chief medical officer’s scale. Director of the MVO, Dr. Sue Loughlin, said as usual it was hard to predict exactly what would be the outcome of this current increase in volcanic activity. As a result, the MVO is monitoring this increased activity closely.
Residents of Montserrat are paying keen attention to the Soufriére Hills Mountain to find out what will come of this ongoing swarm of shallow volcano tectonic earthquakes.
DANIEL 9:26-27
26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;(ROMANS) and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
27 And he( The Roman EU,President) shall confirm the covenant with many for one week:(7 YRS) and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
Israel should free Hamas ministers -EU president
01 Jul 2006 09:30:29 GMT
More BERLIN, July 1 (Reuters) - Israel should release dozens of detained Palestinian officials and the Palestinians should free immediately an Israeli soldier, the new Finnish EU president was quoted as saying on Saturday.I am very concerned about developments in the Middle East. The only way to resolve the conflict is to return to the negotiating table," Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen said in an interview with Germany's Die Welt newspaper.
On Saturday Vanhanen took over from Austria as the head of the rotating presidency of the 25-member European Union.I call on the Palestinians to immediately release the Israeli soldier they took hostage. At the same time, Israel must halt its military operations, free the Palestinian ministers and members of parliament and stop destroying civilian infrastructure in the Palestinian territories,he said.
Finland gives 2nd suspension warning in 2 days
Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen said on Friday that the European Union could suspend entry talks with Turkey during his country's presidency of the bloc if Ankara fails to meet the Union's accession requirements.There's always the possibility to stop the negotiations, Vanhanen told reporters in Helsinki, a day before Finland takes over the six-month rotating presidency of the 25-nation bloc from Austria.Vanhanen's warning was the second in two days following a similar one from Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja on ThursdayI believe Turkey realizes that. Otherwise it will become a difficult question during Finland's presidency,
Vanhanen said reiterating that Ankara has to fulfill all its commitments, referring to the need for Turkey to open its airports and harbors to Greek Cypriot vessels by the end of the year and implement reforms on fundamental freedoms in Turkey.
Turkey put reservations on the implementation of the Ankara Protocol which extends the Customs Union to the 10 new members of the EU, including Greek Cyprus. It refuses to allow Greek Cypriot ships and planes to use its ports and airports until the crippling international isolation of the Turkish Cypriots is ended.The EU gave Turkey the green light to open membership talks in October but Ankara has accused the Union of obstructing its bid to join by linking the speed of its membership negotiations with demands that it recognize EU-member Greek Cyprus.Cyprus has been divided into a Greek Cypriot-controlled south and a Turkish Cypriot-controlled
north since 1974, when Turkey intervened on the island to stop an Athens-backed coup by supporters of union with Greece (enosis).
A blueprint for peace and reunification on Cyprus was approved by Turkish Cypriots but rejected by Greek Cypriots in separate referendums in April 2004.
Finnish agenda for term presidency
As well as the European Union's membership talks with Turkey, Finland also intends to concentrate on the Union's prospects and efforts to improve energy cooperation with Russia during its six-month presidency of the bloc.Vanhanen said on Friday that he hopes his country's leadership will breathe fresh air into the EU, currently in the doldrums. He vowed to offer the EU more transparency to help it reconnect with its citizens, especially after France and the Netherlands voted last year to reject the bloc's constitution.Finnish officials said they intend to push more open access to EU minister's meetings and public access to documents. We believe we have a lot to give to the presidency, he told reporters. The Union is useful and necessary for its citizens. It must have a clear mandate, a clear legitimacy.
Vanhanen said Finland also seeks to prioritize more research and development issues as a way to boost job growth and that he'll work towards better coordination on innovations, notably on patent protection measures.The Russian energy issue will also top its agenda as the 25-nation bloc is heavily dependent on Russian energy imports and several members experienced shortages last winter during a gas pipeline dispute between Ukraine and Russia.This will be Finland's second turn as EU president since it joined in 1995. Its 1999 chairmanship saw the Union declare Turkey an official candidate and open talks with Romania and Bulgaria.Greek Cyprus: Turkey will decide whether road to EU remains open
The newly appointed Greek Cypriot foreign minister stressed on Friday that it's entirely up to Turkey to decide whether the road towards the EU remains open. Turkey has to help itself. Ankara can't expect Greek Cyprus or any other European country to help and at the same time jeopardize its own course towards the EU,Greek Cypriot Foreign Minister George Lillikas added.Touching on the EU Committee of Permanent Representatives' (COREPER) decision on Wednesday to open the chapter on the Customs Union in Croatia's accession talks but not for Turkey, Lillikas described the EU move as a practical assurance. That decision was expected. The EU has warned Turkey to meet its European obligations, he said, expressing the Greek Cypriot administration's wish for Turkey to continue its course towards Europe.
Rasmussen: Candidates should consider EU absorption capacity
Danish Premier Anders Fogh Rasmussen stated on Friday that EU candidate states should take the bloc's absorption capacity into consideration. Delivering a speech at an EU Parliament speakers' meeting in Copenhagen, at which Turkey is represented by Bulent Arinc, Rasmussen expressed his opposition to proposals to draw the final borders of the 25-nation bloc, suggesting the implementation of new criteria and standards for incoming member states by also taking into account the Union's absorption capacity.Rasmussen also ruled out further EU enlargement before there's approval of the proposed EU constitution, which was rejected by French and Dutch voters in separate referendums last year.I find it unrealistic to begin new rounds of accession talks before the EU constitution is approved, said the Danish premier, underlining that the views presented in the constitution will also be a determining factor in further enlargement.Rasmussen, however, did express his support for the enlargement process, saying, We have to keep the promises made to candidate states. Suggesting further debates on the process, the Danish premier said, We aren't afraid of discussing the enlargement issue and holding discussions doesn't mean that we'll suspend the process.
ABHaber 01.07.2006 The New Anatolian
LUKE 21:26
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.
Six dead, nine missing after storms in northern Romania Sat Jul 1, 6:57 AM ET
VIENNA (AFP) - Six people are dead and nine missing after a strong storm hit northern Romania overnight, Suceava county prefect Orest Onofrei has said. Four members of one family in the village of Arbore were carried away in seconds after a small river burst its banks, witnesses said.Our priority is to find those missing and to pick up the corpses of animals to prevent the spread of diseases,
Agriculture Minister Gheorghe Flutur, who travelled to the area during the night, told journalists Saturday.Several hundred houses were damaged, as well as a number of roads.Only last week, floods in northern Romania killed 12 people died and another three were missing.
LUKE 17:28-30
28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
Montserrat volcano now at level 4 alert ,Thursday June 29 2006
Scientists at the Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) have reported that there is an ongoing swarm of volcanic earthquakes at shallow depths,“the likes of which have not been seen at the MVO for years. Monday, the governor’s office released a press
statement stating that Montserrat’s authorities have increased the volcanic alert to level 4.According to the statement, “This comes in the wake of increased seismic activity this past weekend, which is still ongoing. This reported seismic activity increases the possibility of serious eruptive activity that could affect some inhabited areas. This reported ongoing swarm of volcanic earthquakes could possibly lead to a dome collapse or explosive events. It is because of this exact reason that the volcanic alert level on Montserrat has been increased.
Due to this recent increase in the volcanic alert level, St. George’s Hill, located in the day time entry zone, is closed until further notice. After a meeting at the governor’s office on Monday, the emergency policy group decided to close St. George’s Hill; this means that there should be no entry to this area at all until further notice. The office went on to advise, Anyone entering points south of the Belham Valley, other than Iles Bay Hill, should, for their own safety and as a precaution, register at the Salem Police Station before crossing the Belham Valley. Residents of Iles Bay Hill were further reminded that they should not attempt to cross the Belham Valley during heavy rain or increased volcanic activity.
For those residents of Salem, a highly populated village living close to the boundaries of the exclusion zone, there is no change in risk levels. The level of risk associated with this area is currently categorised as low on the chief medical officer’s scale. Director of the MVO, Dr. Sue Loughlin, said as usual it was hard to predict exactly what would be the outcome of this current increase in volcanic activity. As a result, the MVO is monitoring this increased activity closely.
Residents of Montserrat are paying keen attention to the Soufriére Hills Mountain to find out what will come of this ongoing swarm of shallow volcano tectonic earthquakes.
DANIEL 9:26-27
26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;(ROMANS) and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
27 And he( The Roman EU,President) shall confirm the covenant with many for one week:(7 YRS) and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
Israel should free Hamas ministers -EU president
01 Jul 2006 09:30:29 GMT
More BERLIN, July 1 (Reuters) - Israel should release dozens of detained Palestinian officials and the Palestinians should free immediately an Israeli soldier, the new Finnish EU president was quoted as saying on Saturday.I am very concerned about developments in the Middle East. The only way to resolve the conflict is to return to the negotiating table," Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen said in an interview with Germany's Die Welt newspaper.
On Saturday Vanhanen took over from Austria as the head of the rotating presidency of the 25-member European Union.I call on the Palestinians to immediately release the Israeli soldier they took hostage. At the same time, Israel must halt its military operations, free the Palestinian ministers and members of parliament and stop destroying civilian infrastructure in the Palestinian territories,he said.
Finland gives 2nd suspension warning in 2 days
Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen said on Friday that the European Union could suspend entry talks with Turkey during his country's presidency of the bloc if Ankara fails to meet the Union's accession requirements.There's always the possibility to stop the negotiations, Vanhanen told reporters in Helsinki, a day before Finland takes over the six-month rotating presidency of the 25-nation bloc from Austria.Vanhanen's warning was the second in two days following a similar one from Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja on ThursdayI believe Turkey realizes that. Otherwise it will become a difficult question during Finland's presidency,
Vanhanen said reiterating that Ankara has to fulfill all its commitments, referring to the need for Turkey to open its airports and harbors to Greek Cypriot vessels by the end of the year and implement reforms on fundamental freedoms in Turkey.
Turkey put reservations on the implementation of the Ankara Protocol which extends the Customs Union to the 10 new members of the EU, including Greek Cyprus. It refuses to allow Greek Cypriot ships and planes to use its ports and airports until the crippling international isolation of the Turkish Cypriots is ended.The EU gave Turkey the green light to open membership talks in October but Ankara has accused the Union of obstructing its bid to join by linking the speed of its membership negotiations with demands that it recognize EU-member Greek Cyprus.Cyprus has been divided into a Greek Cypriot-controlled south and a Turkish Cypriot-controlled
north since 1974, when Turkey intervened on the island to stop an Athens-backed coup by supporters of union with Greece (enosis).
A blueprint for peace and reunification on Cyprus was approved by Turkish Cypriots but rejected by Greek Cypriots in separate referendums in April 2004.
Finnish agenda for term presidency
As well as the European Union's membership talks with Turkey, Finland also intends to concentrate on the Union's prospects and efforts to improve energy cooperation with Russia during its six-month presidency of the bloc.Vanhanen said on Friday that he hopes his country's leadership will breathe fresh air into the EU, currently in the doldrums. He vowed to offer the EU more transparency to help it reconnect with its citizens, especially after France and the Netherlands voted last year to reject the bloc's constitution.Finnish officials said they intend to push more open access to EU minister's meetings and public access to documents. We believe we have a lot to give to the presidency, he told reporters. The Union is useful and necessary for its citizens. It must have a clear mandate, a clear legitimacy.
Vanhanen said Finland also seeks to prioritize more research and development issues as a way to boost job growth and that he'll work towards better coordination on innovations, notably on patent protection measures.The Russian energy issue will also top its agenda as the 25-nation bloc is heavily dependent on Russian energy imports and several members experienced shortages last winter during a gas pipeline dispute between Ukraine and Russia.This will be Finland's second turn as EU president since it joined in 1995. Its 1999 chairmanship saw the Union declare Turkey an official candidate and open talks with Romania and Bulgaria.Greek Cyprus: Turkey will decide whether road to EU remains open
The newly appointed Greek Cypriot foreign minister stressed on Friday that it's entirely up to Turkey to decide whether the road towards the EU remains open. Turkey has to help itself. Ankara can't expect Greek Cyprus or any other European country to help and at the same time jeopardize its own course towards the EU,Greek Cypriot Foreign Minister George Lillikas added.Touching on the EU Committee of Permanent Representatives' (COREPER) decision on Wednesday to open the chapter on the Customs Union in Croatia's accession talks but not for Turkey, Lillikas described the EU move as a practical assurance. That decision was expected. The EU has warned Turkey to meet its European obligations, he said, expressing the Greek Cypriot administration's wish for Turkey to continue its course towards Europe.
Rasmussen: Candidates should consider EU absorption capacity
Danish Premier Anders Fogh Rasmussen stated on Friday that EU candidate states should take the bloc's absorption capacity into consideration. Delivering a speech at an EU Parliament speakers' meeting in Copenhagen, at which Turkey is represented by Bulent Arinc, Rasmussen expressed his opposition to proposals to draw the final borders of the 25-nation bloc, suggesting the implementation of new criteria and standards for incoming member states by also taking into account the Union's absorption capacity.Rasmussen also ruled out further EU enlargement before there's approval of the proposed EU constitution, which was rejected by French and Dutch voters in separate referendums last year.I find it unrealistic to begin new rounds of accession talks before the EU constitution is approved, said the Danish premier, underlining that the views presented in the constitution will also be a determining factor in further enlargement.Rasmussen, however, did express his support for the enlargement process, saying, We have to keep the promises made to candidate states. Suggesting further debates on the process, the Danish premier said, We aren't afraid of discussing the enlargement issue and holding discussions doesn't mean that we'll suspend the process.
ABHaber 01.07.2006 The New Anatolian
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