KING JESUS IS COMING FOR US ANY TIME NOW. THE RAPTURE. BE PREPARED TO GO.
MURDERER MUSLIM HAPPY TO SEE ISRAELIS KILLED.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq28f0VztYw&feature=player_embedded
Talk in Israel of a military strike on Iranian
nuclear facilities has reached a fever pitch. Last week brought the news
of an alleged "war plan" leaked to a blogger.
This week, a well-informed military correspondent in Jerusalem reported
that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "determined" to
attack Iran before the U.S. election. Two weeks ago, an outgoing
government minister told Israelis to prepare for a war that would last 30 days.Some analysts dismiss the speculation as an effort to intimidate Iran or put pressure on the U.S. to get tough on Tehran.David
Makovsky of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy has his own
contacts in the Israeli leadership. He says there's more going on here
than just war talk."I think there's a 50-50 chance before the U.S. election of an Israeli strike," he says.In any case, it's clear there's a lot of war thinking going on in Jerusalem.The
alleged war plan that was recently leaked said an Israeli strike would
begin with an unprecedented cyberattack designed to paralyze the Iranian
regime and blind it to what was happening on its territory. The
Internet, telephones, radio and television transmissions, the electrical
grid would all be taken out.That's an attention-grabber: The world has never seen a cyberattack remotely that dramatic.John
Bumgarner, chief technology officer at the U.S. Cyber Consequences
Unit, says the plan does make sense — at least in theory."Israel
has very good cyber capabilities. Some of the best computer scientists
in the world come out of the Israeli military and intelligence branch,"
he says. "Some of the best cyber-tools that are currently used in the
world come out of Israel."But could the Israelis actually pull off a nationwide cyberattack in Iran? Bumgarner is skeptical.Maybe they
could carry out the attack against certain nodes in t he country, like,
you know, Tehran. But to carry it out across the whole country would be
very difficult.- John Bumgarner, U.S. Cyber Consequences Unit."Maybe they could carry out the attack against
certain nodes in t he country, like, you know, Tehran," he says. "But to
carry it out across the whole country would be very difficult."Security analyst Jeffrey Carr, the author of Inside Cyber Warfare,
says he doubts the Israelis could even take down Iran's power grid, let
alone its entire high-tech sector. A grid, Carr points out, is made up
of multiple power plants, each with its own network configuration."An
attacker has to map out the network before it can plan an attack. The
scenario that's been described on this war plan, or whatever you would
call this, is just fantasy," he says. "There's no way that anyone could
create a piece of software or weaponized malware that could just wipe
out multiple power plants and multiple grids with one strike. It's
nonsense."So, some of the war talk in Israel
is apparently exaggerated. But this may only reflect the debate going
on in the country. Someone could circulate a poorly thought-out scenario
to discredit the Netanyahu government's war planning.Makovsky
says the volume and variety of speculation about an Israeli strike on
Iran just underscores how seriously the idea is taken. Even apparently
outlandish plans, he says, should not be discarded out of hand."You're
going to see all sorts of things out there, and some of it might be
disinformation or psychological warfare. There's no way we're going to
know," he says. "The Israelis do pride themselves on, you know, surprise
elements that no one is thinking about."After all, three years ago, Israel and the U.S. joined in the Stuxnet cyberattack against an Iranian nuclear facility in Natanz – a surprise to many.Seemingly
far-fetched war talk could amount to propaganda and little else, but it
could also mean an Israeli strike on Iran is around the corner.
Makovsky says an attack before the U.S. election is a 50-50 proposition.
The decision may not yet be made.
DOCTOR DOCTORIAN FROM ANGEL OF GOD
then the angel said, Financial crisis will come to Asia. I will shake the world.
JAMES 5:1-3
1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
REVELATION 18:10,17,19
10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.
EZEKIEL 7:19
19 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.
REVELATION 13:16-18
16 And he(THE FALSE POPE WHO DEFECTED FROM THE CHRISTIAN FAITH) causeth all,(IN THE WORLD ) both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:(MICROCHIP IMPLANT)
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark,(MICROCHIP IMPLANT) or the name of the beast,(WORLD DICTATORS NAME INGRAVED ON YOUR SKIN OR TATTOOED ON YOU OR IN THE MICROCHIP IMPLANT) or the number of his name.(THE NUMBERS OF HIS NAME INGRAVED IN THE MICROCHIP IMLPLANT)-(ALL THESE WILL TELL THE WORLD DICTATOR THAT YOUR WITH HIM AND AGAINST KING JESUS-GOD)
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast:(WORLD LEADER) for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.(6-6-6) A NUMBER SYSTEM (6006006)OR(60020202006)(SOME KIND OF NUMBER IMPLANTED IN THE MICROCHIP THAT TELLS THE WORLD DICTATOR AND THE NEW WORLD ORDER THAT YOU GIVE YOUR TOTAL ALLIGIENCE TO HIM AND NOT JESUS)(ITS AN ETERNAL DECISION YOU MAKE)(YOU CHOOSE YOUR OWN DESTINY)(YOU TAKE THE DICTATORS NAME OR NUMBER UNDER YOUR SKIN,YOUR DOOMED TO THE LAKE OF FIRE AND TORMENTS FOREVER,NEVER ENDING MEANT ONLY FOR SATAN AND HIS ANGELS,NOT HUMAN BEINGS).OR YOU REFUSE THE MICROCHIP IMPLANT AND GO ON THE SIDE OF KING JESUS AND RULE FOREVER WITH HIM ON EARTH.YOU CHOOSE,ITS YOUR DECISION.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYUgVL9PdxM&list=UU4SH8rh0OjYV3zwqnIfqNbA&index=1&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PX-vW4VccY&feature=player_embedded#!
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/markets/indexes/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfPX59y4KxE&feature=related
HALF HOUR DOW RESULTS FRI AUGUST 24,2012
09:30 AM -2.43
10:00 AM -29.16
10:30 AM +23.95
11:00 AM +35.25
11:30 AM +73.99
12:00 PM +62.51
12:30 PM +74.97
01:00 PM +79.99
01:30 PM +80.96
02:00 PM +100.70
02:30 PM +86.07
03:00 PM +79.56
03:30 PM +88.51
04:00 PM +100.51 13,157.97
S&P 500 1411.13 +9.05
NASDAQ 3069.79 +16.39
GOLD 1,672.00 -0.80
OIL 95.93 -0.34
TSE 300 12,082.23 +19.72
CDNX 1251.88 +3.80
S&P/TSX/60 689.61 +2.20
MORNING,NEWS,STATS
YEAR TO DATE PERFORMANCE
Dow -15 points at 4 minutes of trading today.
Dow -29 points at low today.
Dow +73 points at high today so far.
GOLD opens at $1,671.00.OIL opens at $96.45 today.
AFTERNOON,NEWS,STATS
Dow -29 points at low today so far.
Dow +101 points at high today so far.
WRAPUP,NEWS,STATS
Dow -29 points at low today.
Dow +101 points at high today.
GOLD ALLTIME HIGH $1,902.60 (NOT AT CLOSE)
ISAIAH 19:1-5
1 The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
2 And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
4 And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts.
5 And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.
Egyptian Defense Minister Abdul Fatah al-Sisi spoke with his Israeli counterpart, Ehud Barak, on the phone Wednesday, and stressed that Cairo is committed to the peace treaty with Israel, according to an Arabic newspaper.The paper, Al Hayat, which is published in London, cites senior
Egyptian sources as saying that there are understandings between Israel
and Egypt regarding the means of dealing with the security problems in
Sinai.Al-Sisi reportedly spoke to Barak as he was preparing to meet
President Mohammed Morsi. He then informed Morsi of Israel's concerns.The phone conversation between Barak and Sisi was the first high level conversation between the two countries "in a long time," according to IDF Radio. The Defense Ministry preferred not to comment on the matter.
ON CNN THE OBAMA MOUTHPIECE LAST NIGHT I HEARD A GUY SAYING THAT ROMNEY MUST BE MORE TRANSPARENT ABOUT HIS BACKROUND AND TAX RETURNS.MEANWHILE OBAMA THAT COMMUNIST FRAUD WITH A BACKROUND OF HATE AND COVERUP OF HIS LIFE FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS HAS BEEN JUST THE WORST FRAUD IN AMERICAN HISTORY.CNN YOU BETTER START TALKING ABOUT YOUR WHITE HOUSE PAL BARRY SOETOROS BACKROUND BEFORE USE PUT DOWN ANY OTHER CANDIDATE.OBAMA AND AL GORE PROMISE YOU.IF YOU PAY THEM CARBON TAXES SO THEY CAN PROMOTE THEIR ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT NUTCASE IDEAS AND USE MARTIAL LAW ON ALL THE WORLDS CITIZENS,THAT THEY WILL MAKE A DOLLAR WORTH A DOLLAR.NOT WORTH 40 CENTS LIKE IT IS TODAY.WE PROMISE WE WILL NOT QUANTUM EASE ANY MORE TO FORCE THE ECONOMY INTO FAMINE AND INFLATION.WE WILL NOT POISON THE WATER USE DRINK ANYMORE OR WILL FORCE DEADLY VACCINES ON USE.WERE OBAMA AND AL GORE.WE ARE NOT PIECE LOVING,BUT WE ARE NEW AGE NUTCASE PEACE ,LOVE,JOY MAKERS.JUST PAY AL AND MYSELF CARBON TAXES AND SITE METOR TAXES 80% AND WE WILL BE THE HAPPIEST ENVIROMENTALCASES GOING.
The gains followed the release of an Aug. 22 letter from Mr. Bernanke to Darrell Issa of the House of Representatives, where he appeared to support the concept that the Fed stands ready to add more stimulus (QUANTUM EASING) to the economy.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/markets/market-blog/at-midday-stimulus-hopes-lift-dow-tsx/article4497058/
The United States is colluding with a top Israeli newspaper to stymie
Israel's efforts to strike Iran's nuclear weapons program, according to
a leading nationalist pundit.Writing in Friday's edition of Makor Rishon, one of the Israel's veteran journalists, Amnon Lord, paints a picture
of intense U.S. meddling in internal Israeli political and
security-oriented processes in an effort to prevent a successful Israeli
strike on the weapon program meant to make it extinct."From a technical military point of view, Israel does not require any
kind of coordination with the Americans," writes Lord regarding the
plan for a raid on Iran. "There is a concern that the Americans will
learn of the date for an attack and try to prevent it in different ways.
The Americans have not given the Israelis a feeling that they are true
partners in the operative arena, in the past two years. On the contrary,
the IDF has identified preventive American activity against an Iran
operation.""This is particularly evident in the grave matter of the leaks
regarding Azerbaijan in the past, about the Kurdish region, and recently
in the publication of the flight
paths to the target. All this is the product of our ally, with the
cooperation of one of the largest media platforms in Israel, which
serves and assists the Obama administration against the government of
Israel. The Americans are the ones who are feeding some of the
arch-pundits with damaging information."Lord – who was formerly Makor Rishon's editor-in-chief and currently writes a weekly column and is a senior editor – does not name names, but most informed Israeli readers would have no doubt that he is referring to the Yediot Aharonot
media empire. In essence, he is accusing the newspaper of colluding
with an external force – the Obama administration – against the Israeli
government and the IDF, in an existential matter of national defense.Lord states that Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, the IDF Chief of Staff, is
hard at work preparing the IDF strike on Iran and that reports that he
thinks such a strike is beyond the abilities of the Israeli military are
"simply a disinformation campaign by media people who disguise the fact
that it is motivated by a political view."
MURDERER MUSLIM HAPPY TO SEE ISRAELIS KILLED.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq28f0VztYw&feature=player_embedded
Massive Cyberattack: Act 1 Of Israeli Strike On Iran?
AP Iranian
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, visits the Natanz Uranium
Enrichment Facility on April 8, 2008. Israel and the U.S. targeted the
facility in 2009 with the Stuxnet cyberattack.August 24, 2012
DOCTOR DOCTORIAN FROM ANGEL OF GOD
then the angel said, Financial crisis will come to Asia. I will shake the world.
JAMES 5:1-3
1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
REVELATION 18:10,17,19
10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.
EZEKIEL 7:19
19 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.
REVELATION 13:16-18
16 And he(THE FALSE POPE WHO DEFECTED FROM THE CHRISTIAN FAITH) causeth all,(IN THE WORLD ) both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:(MICROCHIP IMPLANT)
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark,(MICROCHIP IMPLANT) or the name of the beast,(WORLD DICTATORS NAME INGRAVED ON YOUR SKIN OR TATTOOED ON YOU OR IN THE MICROCHIP IMPLANT) or the number of his name.(THE NUMBERS OF HIS NAME INGRAVED IN THE MICROCHIP IMLPLANT)-(ALL THESE WILL TELL THE WORLD DICTATOR THAT YOUR WITH HIM AND AGAINST KING JESUS-GOD)
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast:(WORLD LEADER) for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.(6-6-6) A NUMBER SYSTEM (6006006)OR(60020202006)(SOME KIND OF NUMBER IMPLANTED IN THE MICROCHIP THAT TELLS THE WORLD DICTATOR AND THE NEW WORLD ORDER THAT YOU GIVE YOUR TOTAL ALLIGIENCE TO HIM AND NOT JESUS)(ITS AN ETERNAL DECISION YOU MAKE)(YOU CHOOSE YOUR OWN DESTINY)(YOU TAKE THE DICTATORS NAME OR NUMBER UNDER YOUR SKIN,YOUR DOOMED TO THE LAKE OF FIRE AND TORMENTS FOREVER,NEVER ENDING MEANT ONLY FOR SATAN AND HIS ANGELS,NOT HUMAN BEINGS).OR YOU REFUSE THE MICROCHIP IMPLANT AND GO ON THE SIDE OF KING JESUS AND RULE FOREVER WITH HIM ON EARTH.YOU CHOOSE,ITS YOUR DECISION.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYUgVL9PdxM&list=UU4SH8rh0OjYV3zwqnIfqNbA&index=1&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PX-vW4VccY&feature=player_embedded#!
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/markets/indexes/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfPX59y4KxE&feature=related
HALF HOUR DOW RESULTS FRI AUGUST 24,2012
09:30 AM -2.43
10:00 AM -29.16
10:30 AM +23.95
11:00 AM +35.25
11:30 AM +73.99
12:00 PM +62.51
12:30 PM +74.97
01:00 PM +79.99
01:30 PM +80.96
02:00 PM +100.70
02:30 PM +86.07
03:00 PM +79.56
03:30 PM +88.51
04:00 PM +100.51 13,157.97
S&P 500 1411.13 +9.05
NASDAQ 3069.79 +16.39
GOLD 1,672.00 -0.80
OIL 95.93 -0.34
TSE 300 12,082.23 +19.72
CDNX 1251.88 +3.80
S&P/TSX/60 689.61 +2.20
MORNING,NEWS,STATS
YEAR TO DATE PERFORMANCE
Dow -15 points at 4 minutes of trading today.
Dow -29 points at low today.
Dow +73 points at high today so far.
GOLD opens at $1,671.00.OIL opens at $96.45 today.
AFTERNOON,NEWS,STATS
Dow -29 points at low today so far.
Dow +101 points at high today so far.
WRAPUP,NEWS,STATS
Dow -29 points at low today.
Dow +101 points at high today.
GOLD ALLTIME HIGH $1,902.60 (NOT AT CLOSE)
ISAIAH 19:1-5
1 The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
2 And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
4 And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts.
5 And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.
Egyptian Defense Minister: We are Committed to Peace Treaty
Defense Minister Abdul Fatah al-Sisi speaks to Israeli counterpart Barak on telephone.
By Gil Ronen First Publish: 8/24/2012, 12:44 PM
Morsi poster in Gaza
ON CNN THE OBAMA MOUTHPIECE LAST NIGHT I HEARD A GUY SAYING THAT ROMNEY MUST BE MORE TRANSPARENT ABOUT HIS BACKROUND AND TAX RETURNS.MEANWHILE OBAMA THAT COMMUNIST FRAUD WITH A BACKROUND OF HATE AND COVERUP OF HIS LIFE FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS HAS BEEN JUST THE WORST FRAUD IN AMERICAN HISTORY.CNN YOU BETTER START TALKING ABOUT YOUR WHITE HOUSE PAL BARRY SOETOROS BACKROUND BEFORE USE PUT DOWN ANY OTHER CANDIDATE.OBAMA AND AL GORE PROMISE YOU.IF YOU PAY THEM CARBON TAXES SO THEY CAN PROMOTE THEIR ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT NUTCASE IDEAS AND USE MARTIAL LAW ON ALL THE WORLDS CITIZENS,THAT THEY WILL MAKE A DOLLAR WORTH A DOLLAR.NOT WORTH 40 CENTS LIKE IT IS TODAY.WE PROMISE WE WILL NOT QUANTUM EASE ANY MORE TO FORCE THE ECONOMY INTO FAMINE AND INFLATION.WE WILL NOT POISON THE WATER USE DRINK ANYMORE OR WILL FORCE DEADLY VACCINES ON USE.WERE OBAMA AND AL GORE.WE ARE NOT PIECE LOVING,BUT WE ARE NEW AGE NUTCASE PEACE ,LOVE,JOY MAKERS.JUST PAY AL AND MYSELF CARBON TAXES AND SITE METOR TAXES 80% AND WE WILL BE THE HAPPIEST ENVIROMENTALCASES GOING.
The gains followed the release of an Aug. 22 letter from Mr. Bernanke to Darrell Issa of the House of Representatives, where he appeared to support the concept that the Fed stands ready to add more stimulus (QUANTUM EASING) to the economy.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/markets/market-blog/at-midday-stimulus-hopes-lift-dow-tsx/article4497058/
Obama 'Using Israeli Paper to Foil Iran Strike'
Makor Rishon: IDF identifies U.S. "preventive action" against Israeli attack in collusion with Israeli pundits.
By Gil Ronen First Publish: 8/24/2012, 11:55 AM
Obama, Israeli media (montage)Reuters,
Op-Ed: It's Not Just the Temple Mount; They Even Claim Susya
Published: Friday, August 24, 2012 9:30 AM
A specious Arab "historic connection" to a spot with clear archaeological evidence of Jewish life is contradicted.
In land disputes with Israel, Arabs often claim their "historic
rights" to almost every part of Israel, often repeating the mantra that
their grandfathers had lived on a given tract of land "for centuries"In
that context, a new controversy has erupted over whether or not the
Israel civil administration, which administers the Judea region of the
"west bank", will indeed demolish the Arab hamlet of Susya. [Susya is
south of Hevron, on the road towards Be'er Sheva].As the debate
has grown more heated, Israeli groups that advocate for Arab territorial
rights have distributed their version of a history of Arab Susya, as a
reason to justify the inherent Arab right to settle in Susya, since they
have no permit or authorization whatsoever from the Israel Civil
Administration.Indeed, on June 25, 2012, The Rabbis for Human Rights issued a statement about the "historic" claims of the Arabs of Susya:“The village of Palestinian Susya has existed for centuries, long before the establishment of the [Jewish ] settlement of Susya in 1983. There are documentary evidence of a settlement in the area dating back to 1830, and it is also marked on British mandatory maps from 1917”
http://rhr.org.il/eng/index.php/2012/06/the-origin-of-the- expulsion-a-brief-history-of-palestinian-susya-guest-article/ Since the claim made by the advocates of Arab Susya focuses attention only on that "historic claim" made by those Arabs, it might be appropriate to ascertain what the Ottoman and British records would attest to that claim.A check with the researcher and Jerusalem Post journalist Dr. Seth J. Frantzman, co-author of “Bedouin Settlement in Late Ottoman and British Mandatory Palestine: Influence on the Cultural and Environmental Landscape, 1870-1948 was made in order to ascertain what the Ottoman and British records show about Susya.Dr. Frantzman carried out his Ph.D. research at Ben Gurion University on the foundation, expansion and development of Arab villages in the 19th and early 20th century, tracing how some villages expanded and gave birth to "daughter villages". Dr. Frantzman notes that, in his research, he did not come across any village, hamlet or settlement at Susya.He did identify several other villages that were founded in the 1940s, which Professor David Grossman of the Department of Geography at Bar Ilan Unversity has also written about. For example, the village Rahiya, near Yatta, was founded in the late 19th century or early 20th century. Yet there is no evidence, however, from records examined at Ben Gurion University from the Ottoman Empire period or British mandate period, of any village or settlement ever existing at Susya.There are five documents attached:The Palestine Exploration Fund, which carried out a thorough and widely respected survey of the country from 1871-77 did not show any village or settlement in the area of Susya.Instead they noted only the ruins of ancient Susya, which was a Jewish town from the Temple period with a synagogue facing Jerusalem, ritual bath and other artifacts. Their map and memoirs both indicate only a ruin. Had there been a village it would have been indicated the way Samu was on the map. Later maps from the British Mandate period, from 1942 and 1948, show no village in the area of Susya, but once again show villages at Samu and Yatta. An aerial photo from 1945 does not show a village or even tents at the site. In short, the conclusion of Dr. Frantzman’s study is that there was no settlement at Susya, no village and no houses from the 19th century through 1948.While Arab Susya's advocates, writing in various publications, claim to have lived in a "village" at the site since the 1830s, there seems to be no record of any such "village". Dr. Frantzman noted that, in his words, “It is surprising that so little was constructed from the period 1830-1948”. Photos from today show construction that is likely much more modern.Dr. Frantman observed that "The allegation that the villagers were prevented from building or "built illegally" in Area C begs the question, didn't they build anything before Area C was created in the 1990s? Where are the old houses from 1830, from 1920, 1940, 1960, 1970? Was not the settlement in fact a seasonal settlement of tents and non-permanent dwellings?" These are the questions that should be raised.
More evidence in the way of photos from the 1960s and after that would surely shed light on this.
Over the past ten days, our agency dispatched a reporter to ask advocates of Arab Susya if they could provide any documentation which would support the claim that “The village of Palestinian Susya has existed for centuries, long before the establishment of the [Jewish ] settlement of Susya in 1983. There are documentary evidence of a settlement in the area dating back to 1830, and it is also marked on British mandatory maps from 1917” No one could provide any such evidence.In other words, the issue at hand today revolves around whether the Israel Civil Administration is legally mandated to demolish homes of Arabs that were built without authorization and without any permit in Judea.Over the past few years, the Israel Civil Administration has destroyed hundreds of Jewish homes because they were built without a permit recognized by the Israel Civil Administration, despite historic claims of Jews to the land where they had made their home.And who can forget the Oct. 27, 2004 decision of the government of Israel to revoke permits for settlement in Gush Katif and four Jewish communities in Northern Samaria, which resulted in the demolition of all 21 Jewish communities in Gush Katif and all four Northern Samarian communities.
In other words, the precedent for Susya’s demolition has been established by the stringent way in which the Israel Civil Administration has applied the letter of the law to Jewish communities in Judea, Samaria and Gaza. Meanwhile, the record shows that claims by Arabs to precedence in Susya are specious.
http://rhr.org.il/eng/index.php/2012/06/the-origin-of-the- expulsion-a-brief-history-of-palestinian-susya-guest-article/ Since the claim made by the advocates of Arab Susya focuses attention only on that "historic claim" made by those Arabs, it might be appropriate to ascertain what the Ottoman and British records would attest to that claim.A check with the researcher and Jerusalem Post journalist Dr. Seth J. Frantzman, co-author of “Bedouin Settlement in Late Ottoman and British Mandatory Palestine: Influence on the Cultural and Environmental Landscape, 1870-1948 was made in order to ascertain what the Ottoman and British records show about Susya.Dr. Frantzman carried out his Ph.D. research at Ben Gurion University on the foundation, expansion and development of Arab villages in the 19th and early 20th century, tracing how some villages expanded and gave birth to "daughter villages". Dr. Frantzman notes that, in his research, he did not come across any village, hamlet or settlement at Susya.He did identify several other villages that were founded in the 1940s, which Professor David Grossman of the Department of Geography at Bar Ilan Unversity has also written about. For example, the village Rahiya, near Yatta, was founded in the late 19th century or early 20th century. Yet there is no evidence, however, from records examined at Ben Gurion University from the Ottoman Empire period or British mandate period, of any village or settlement ever existing at Susya.There are five documents attached:The Palestine Exploration Fund, which carried out a thorough and widely respected survey of the country from 1871-77 did not show any village or settlement in the area of Susya.Instead they noted only the ruins of ancient Susya, which was a Jewish town from the Temple period with a synagogue facing Jerusalem, ritual bath and other artifacts. Their map and memoirs both indicate only a ruin. Had there been a village it would have been indicated the way Samu was on the map. Later maps from the British Mandate period, from 1942 and 1948, show no village in the area of Susya, but once again show villages at Samu and Yatta. An aerial photo from 1945 does not show a village or even tents at the site. In short, the conclusion of Dr. Frantzman’s study is that there was no settlement at Susya, no village and no houses from the 19th century through 1948.While Arab Susya's advocates, writing in various publications, claim to have lived in a "village" at the site since the 1830s, there seems to be no record of any such "village". Dr. Frantzman noted that, in his words, “It is surprising that so little was constructed from the period 1830-1948”. Photos from today show construction that is likely much more modern.Dr. Frantman observed that "The allegation that the villagers were prevented from building or "built illegally" in Area C begs the question, didn't they build anything before Area C was created in the 1990s? Where are the old houses from 1830, from 1920, 1940, 1960, 1970? Was not the settlement in fact a seasonal settlement of tents and non-permanent dwellings?" These are the questions that should be raised.
More evidence in the way of photos from the 1960s and after that would surely shed light on this.
Over the past ten days, our agency dispatched a reporter to ask advocates of Arab Susya if they could provide any documentation which would support the claim that “The village of Palestinian Susya has existed for centuries, long before the establishment of the [Jewish ] settlement of Susya in 1983. There are documentary evidence of a settlement in the area dating back to 1830, and it is also marked on British mandatory maps from 1917” No one could provide any such evidence.In other words, the issue at hand today revolves around whether the Israel Civil Administration is legally mandated to demolish homes of Arabs that were built without authorization and without any permit in Judea.Over the past few years, the Israel Civil Administration has destroyed hundreds of Jewish homes because they were built without a permit recognized by the Israel Civil Administration, despite historic claims of Jews to the land where they had made their home.And who can forget the Oct. 27, 2004 decision of the government of Israel to revoke permits for settlement in Gush Katif and four Jewish communities in Northern Samaria, which resulted in the demolition of all 21 Jewish communities in Gush Katif and all four Northern Samarian communities.
In other words, the precedent for Susya’s demolition has been established by the stringent way in which the Israel Civil Administration has applied the letter of the law to Jewish communities in Judea, Samaria and Gaza. Meanwhile, the record shows that claims by Arabs to precedence in Susya are specious.
Samaras in Berlin visit amid reports of 'Grexit' working group
Today @ 09:03 AUG 24,12 By Honor Mahony
BRUSSELS - Greek prime minister Antonis
Samaras has called on EU politicians to stop unhelpful speculation
about his country's exit from the eurozone but his plea comes as it
emerged that German officials have set up a 'Grexit' working group.
"How can we privatise when, every day, European officials speculate
publicly about a potential exit of Greece from the common currency? This
has got to stop.”Samaras said an exit from the eurozone would be "devastating" for
Greece as no democracy could survive such a drop in living standards but
also for other eurozone countries who would feel sharp knock-on
effects.His Le Monde interview - part of a series of interviews in French and
German papers designed to win support for Greece - coincided with his
first official visit to paymaster Germany, where rhetoric on Greece is
the toughest.Samaras will meet Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin Friday (24
August) to put the case for more flexibility around the austerity
programme demanded by creditors in return for the second €130bn bailout.He said the meeting would not be about discussing the goals of the
programme but how to achieve them while maintaining "social cohesion."
However his visit coincides with news that the German finance ministry has established a special working group to discuss how to deal with a potential Greek exit from the eurozone.Financial Times Deutschland revealed that the group is being headed up by state secretary Thomas Steffen, meets regularly and reports to the chancellor's office.The group is considering the "financial consequences" of an exit and how to prevent a "domino effect" to other states, the newspaper quotes a ministry official as saying.Samaras' Berlin visit takes place amid scepticism among the German population about Greece's reform efforts.According to a new N24-Emnid poll, 75 percent of Germans do not want Athens to be granted flexibility on its programme while 68 percent do not believe the country is doing everything it can to stick to the programme, and 69 percent oppose a third bailout for the country.Merkel tackled the truculent mood in Germany in a video message released Thursday.'We are living through one of Europe's worst crises. This crisis has built up over many years and will therefore take a long time to overcome. It will be difficult.''But I am deeply convinced that at the end of this path, we will have a sustainable and strengthened eurozone and European Union,' said the chancellor.
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
THE FIRST JUDGEMENT OF THE EARTH STARTED WITH WATER-IT ONLY MAKES SENSE THE LAST GENERATION WILL BE HAVING FLOODING
GENESIS 7:6-12
6 And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
7 And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,
9 There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
10 And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.
11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
GOD PROMISED BY A RAINBOW-THE EARTH WOULD NEVER BE DESTROYED TOTALLY WITH A FLOOD AGAIN.BUT FLOODIING IS A SIGN OF JUDGEMENT.
By | Associated Press – 20 hours ago AUG 24,12
Samaras is on his first official visit to Berlin since taking office in June (Photo: EUobserver) He told Le Monde newspaper that efforts to undertake the tough reforms demanded by Greece's lenders are being undermined by regular negative statements about Athens' euro future.
However his visit coincides with news that the German finance ministry has established a special working group to discuss how to deal with a potential Greek exit from the eurozone.Financial Times Deutschland revealed that the group is being headed up by state secretary Thomas Steffen, meets regularly and reports to the chancellor's office.The group is considering the "financial consequences" of an exit and how to prevent a "domino effect" to other states, the newspaper quotes a ministry official as saying.Samaras' Berlin visit takes place amid scepticism among the German population about Greece's reform efforts.According to a new N24-Emnid poll, 75 percent of Germans do not want Athens to be granted flexibility on its programme while 68 percent do not believe the country is doing everything it can to stick to the programme, and 69 percent oppose a third bailout for the country.Merkel tackled the truculent mood in Germany in a video message released Thursday.'We are living through one of Europe's worst crises. This crisis has built up over many years and will therefore take a long time to overcome. It will be difficult.''But I am deeply convinced that at the end of this path, we will have a sustainable and strengthened eurozone and European Union,' said the chancellor.
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
THE FIRST JUDGEMENT OF THE EARTH STARTED WITH WATER-IT ONLY MAKES SENSE THE LAST GENERATION WILL BE HAVING FLOODING
GENESIS 7:6-12
6 And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
7 And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,
9 There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
10 And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.
11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
GOD PROMISED BY A RAINBOW-THE EARTH WOULD NEVER BE DESTROYED TOTALLY WITH A FLOOD AGAIN.BUT FLOODIING IS A SIGN OF JUDGEMENT.
Tropical Storm Joyce forms, stays in open Atlantic
By | Associated Press – 20 hours ago AUG 24,12
SAN
JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands braced
for torrential rains on Thursday as Tropical Storm Isaac whipped up
waves as high as 10 feet (3 meters) in the Caribbean and threatened to
become a hurricane that could take a shot at Florida just as Republicans
gather for their national convention.Some flooding was reported in eastern and southern regions of Puerto Rico as the storm approached.U.S.
forecasters said Isaac will likely turn into a Category 1 hurricane by
Friday as it nears the Dominican Republic and Haiti. It was expected to
weaken a little while heading over their island and Cuba.
The storm was projected to head toward Florida as a hurricane by Monday, but the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said some forecast models show it could go further west into the Gulf of Mexico, so "significant uncertainty remains about the threat Isaac poses to Florida."Isaac was centered 200 miles (320) kilometers south-southeast of Puerto Rico late Thursday morning, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kph). It was moving west at 15 mph (24 kph) according to the Hurricane Center.The system has slowed down, and as a result, the island will see more rain, said Ernesto Morales, forecaster with the National Weather Service in San Juan, Puerto Rico."This is not the moment to become complacent," he said.
The U.S. territory has opened 428 shelters, and 50 people have taken refuge, said Gov. Luis Fortuno. Some 4,000 people were without power and more than 3,000 without water.Schools and government offices remained closed Thursday, but the governor said it was safe for people to go to work if they needed to. However, he warned everyone to stay away from beaches and swollen rivers."It's not the day to participate in recreational activities in these areas," Fortuno said.While Isaac itself has caused on reported injuries or deaths, police in Puerto Rico say a 75-year-old woman died near the capital of San Juan on Wednesday when she fell off a second-floor balcony while filling a drum with water in preparation for the storm.
Puerto Rico's main international airport remained open, but Cape Air and American Eagle cancelled all their flights Thursday, Fortuno said. Ferry service to the tourist islands of Vieques and Culebra also was temporarily suspended.In Vieques, one of the owners of Bananas Guesthouse said his brother had called from Florida and suggested he tell reporters "there are mudslides and cows flying through the air. But in fact, there's a breeze going by," Glenn Curry said. "We've had a little bit of rain. Nothing much has happened so far ... Overnight it didn't even blow enough to wake me up."In the U.S. Virgin Islands town of Christiansted, streets lined with historic buildings of Danish architecture, were largely deserted. All but a small handful of businesses and government offices were closed. Hurricane shutters covered the entrances to most buildings and sandbags were stacked in anticipation of potential floods and storm surge.Two shelters were open on the island, and 10 people were housed overnight, according to Elton Lewis, director of the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency.In St. Croix, the owners of Turtle's, a seaside restaurant, were baking bread for sandwiches, selling coffee and snacks to the few passersby and fielding calls from people about the weather."Yes, we're open," Mary Scribner said cheerily. "No, it's not raining!"The Scribners pulled out sandbags in case the predicted storm surge or flooding impacted their business, but by mid-morning, the sandbags sat in a pile in the corner."We didn't see this as a big deal," Bob Scribner said. "Moderate rain and wind."The storm already forced military authorities at the U.S. base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to cancel pretrial hearings for five prisoners charged in the Sept. 11 attacks. They also planned to evacuate about 200 people, including legal teams and relatives of Sept. 11 victims.Isaac also posed a threat to next week's Republican National Convention in Tampa, where officials said they were ready to take emergency measures even as 70,000 delegates, journalists and protesters descend on the city."Public safety will always trump politics," Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn said. "And so my job, and our job, if we move into that mode, is to make sure we get people out of harm's way."In St. Kitts, the government said all businesses and schools were open after Isaac passed through late Wednesday.In Dominica, the government said no damage or injuries were reported. The airport and seaports have reopened and things are back to normal, said Benoit Bardouille, CEO of the island's Air & Seaport Authority.However, Disaster Coordinator Don Coriette warned that heavy rains would persist through Friday."Dominica has been spared the full brunt of Tropical Storm Isaac," he said. "We want to thank the almighty God for that."Meanwhile, another tropical storm, Joyce, formed over the open water of the eastern Atlantic. Forecasters said it does not pose an immediate threat to land. The Hurricane Center in Miami said Thursday the storm has maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour (65 kph). Little change in strength was expected in the next 48 hours.___Associated Press reporters Jason Bronis in Frederiksted, St. Croix; Carlisle Jno Baptiste in Roseau, Dominica; Clive Bacchus in Basseterre, St. Kitts; and Tamara Lush in Tampa contributed to this report.
By Tom Brown | Reuters – 14 hrs ago AUG 24,12
FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS
REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
By | Associated Press – 21 hours ago AUG 24,12
The storm was projected to head toward Florida as a hurricane by Monday, but the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said some forecast models show it could go further west into the Gulf of Mexico, so "significant uncertainty remains about the threat Isaac poses to Florida."Isaac was centered 200 miles (320) kilometers south-southeast of Puerto Rico late Thursday morning, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kph). It was moving west at 15 mph (24 kph) according to the Hurricane Center.The system has slowed down, and as a result, the island will see more rain, said Ernesto Morales, forecaster with the National Weather Service in San Juan, Puerto Rico."This is not the moment to become complacent," he said.
The U.S. territory has opened 428 shelters, and 50 people have taken refuge, said Gov. Luis Fortuno. Some 4,000 people were without power and more than 3,000 without water.Schools and government offices remained closed Thursday, but the governor said it was safe for people to go to work if they needed to. However, he warned everyone to stay away from beaches and swollen rivers."It's not the day to participate in recreational activities in these areas," Fortuno said.While Isaac itself has caused on reported injuries or deaths, police in Puerto Rico say a 75-year-old woman died near the capital of San Juan on Wednesday when she fell off a second-floor balcony while filling a drum with water in preparation for the storm.
Puerto Rico's main international airport remained open, but Cape Air and American Eagle cancelled all their flights Thursday, Fortuno said. Ferry service to the tourist islands of Vieques and Culebra also was temporarily suspended.In Vieques, one of the owners of Bananas Guesthouse said his brother had called from Florida and suggested he tell reporters "there are mudslides and cows flying through the air. But in fact, there's a breeze going by," Glenn Curry said. "We've had a little bit of rain. Nothing much has happened so far ... Overnight it didn't even blow enough to wake me up."In the U.S. Virgin Islands town of Christiansted, streets lined with historic buildings of Danish architecture, were largely deserted. All but a small handful of businesses and government offices were closed. Hurricane shutters covered the entrances to most buildings and sandbags were stacked in anticipation of potential floods and storm surge.Two shelters were open on the island, and 10 people were housed overnight, according to Elton Lewis, director of the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency.In St. Croix, the owners of Turtle's, a seaside restaurant, were baking bread for sandwiches, selling coffee and snacks to the few passersby and fielding calls from people about the weather."Yes, we're open," Mary Scribner said cheerily. "No, it's not raining!"The Scribners pulled out sandbags in case the predicted storm surge or flooding impacted their business, but by mid-morning, the sandbags sat in a pile in the corner."We didn't see this as a big deal," Bob Scribner said. "Moderate rain and wind."The storm already forced military authorities at the U.S. base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to cancel pretrial hearings for five prisoners charged in the Sept. 11 attacks. They also planned to evacuate about 200 people, including legal teams and relatives of Sept. 11 victims.Isaac also posed a threat to next week's Republican National Convention in Tampa, where officials said they were ready to take emergency measures even as 70,000 delegates, journalists and protesters descend on the city."Public safety will always trump politics," Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn said. "And so my job, and our job, if we move into that mode, is to make sure we get people out of harm's way."In St. Kitts, the government said all businesses and schools were open after Isaac passed through late Wednesday.In Dominica, the government said no damage or injuries were reported. The airport and seaports have reopened and things are back to normal, said Benoit Bardouille, CEO of the island's Air & Seaport Authority.However, Disaster Coordinator Don Coriette warned that heavy rains would persist through Friday."Dominica has been spared the full brunt of Tropical Storm Isaac," he said. "We want to thank the almighty God for that."Meanwhile, another tropical storm, Joyce, formed over the open water of the eastern Atlantic. Forecasters said it does not pose an immediate threat to land. The Hurricane Center in Miami said Thursday the storm has maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour (65 kph). Little change in strength was expected in the next 48 hours.___Associated Press reporters Jason Bronis in Frederiksted, St. Croix; Carlisle Jno Baptiste in Roseau, Dominica; Clive Bacchus in Basseterre, St. Kitts; and Tamara Lush in Tampa contributed to this report.
Storm Isaac moves near Puerto Rico, seen becoming hurricane
By Tom Brown | Reuters – 14 hrs ago AUG 24,12
MIAMI
(Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac unleashed heavy rain and winds off
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Thursday and was expected to
strengthen into a hurricane before tearing across the Dominican Republic
and Haiti, U.S. forecasters said.Isaac also posed a big threat to Florida, where it could make landfall on Monday as the Republican National Convention is due to start in Tampa.Authorities have not ruled out the possibility of postponing or
relocating the Republican convention if the storm takes direct aim at
the city on Florida's central Gulf Coast. But Craig Fugate, director of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said the convention was not his
biggest concern, at least for now."People are spending a lot of time talking about that," Fugate
said of the convention. "I wish they'd be talking about making sure
people in the (Florida) Keys are getting ready and that people in
southwest Florida are getting ready," he told CNN.
The storm could also affect U.S. energy interests in the Gulf of Mexico, with analysts at Weather Insight, a Thomson Reuters company, giving it a 50 percent probability of moving into the heart of the oil and gas production region.Isaac is forecast to approach Florida on Monday as a Category 1 hurricane, the lowest on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale, but some computer models show it may swing farther west into the Gulf of Mexico. "Significant uncertainty remains about the threat Isaac poses to Florida," the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.It said Isaac was centered about 165 miles south of San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Thursday afternoon and was moving westward at 15 miles per hour.The storm's top sustained winds dropped to 40 mph overnight, but the Miami-based NHC said re-strengthening was forecast over the next 48 hours and Isaac could become a hurricane on Friday before it reaches Hispaniola."The structure of Isaac suggests that only slow strengthening is likely. However, environmental conditions are favorable for rapid intensification, which could occur if the cyclone develops a well-defined inner core," the NHC said.
Hispaniola is the island shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti, the latter of which is highly prone to flooding due to deforestation and mountainous terrain.Isaac was expected to dump between 8 and 12 inches of rain over some parts of Hispaniola, with total accumulations up to 20 inches in some areas, the NHC said.
"These rains could cause life-threatening flash floods and mud slides," it warned in an advisory.Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, still has 400,000 people living in tents or makeshift shelters more than 2 1/2 years after a devastating earthquake that took more than a quarter of a million lives.In the U.S. commonwealth of Puerto Rico, authorities also braced for flooding as Isaac slowed down but swung farther south of the island than initially predicted."Our big worry is flooding," said Governor Luis Fortuno, who ordered schools and government offices to remain closed for a second day."We are preparing for the worst and hoping for the best," he said.
PANHANDLE LANDFALL?
Some computer forecast models on Thursday shifted west, while others showed Isaac skirting across the north coast of Cuba before cutting across the Keys island chain and southern tip of Florida on Monday.
Several forecast a final landfall in the Florida Panhandle, in the northwest corner of the state, although one model put the storm moving almost directly over Tampa.Jeff Masters, a hurricane expert at private forecaster Weather Underground, said that if Isaac tracked west through the Gulf of Mexico en route to the Florida Panhandle, there was a chance the storm could become a Category 2 hurricane."The storm would probably have an extra day over water, increasing the odds that it will become a Category 2 or stronger hurricane," he wrote in his blog at www.wunderground.com.At the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in southeast Cuba, Isaac forced the postponement of pretrial hearings that were to begin on Thursday for five prisoners accused of plotting the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.Florida has not been hit by a major hurricane since 2005 and forecasts showed Isaac was not expected to strengthen beyond a weak Category 1, with top sustained wind speeds of about 80 mph.The threat to Florida triggered a 14-percent rally in orange juice prices in trading in New York earlier this week. Prices pulled back on Thursday as panic buying over the previous two days subsided.Florida accounts for most U.S. orange juice output, which is about 700,000 tonnes a year. "As long as it's Category 1 coming into Florida, it lessens the chances of it being destructive," said James Cordier, founder and president of Liberty Trading Group in Tampa.In addition to Isaac, the NHC said Tropical Storm Joyce formed on Thursday over the open Atlantic.The 10th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, Joyce formed about 1,305 miles east of the Caribbean's Leeward Islands and had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph. It was not forecast to gain hurricane strength.
(Additional reporting by Josephine Mason in New York, Kevin Gray in Miami; Editing by Peter Cooney)
The storm could also affect U.S. energy interests in the Gulf of Mexico, with analysts at Weather Insight, a Thomson Reuters company, giving it a 50 percent probability of moving into the heart of the oil and gas production region.Isaac is forecast to approach Florida on Monday as a Category 1 hurricane, the lowest on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale, but some computer models show it may swing farther west into the Gulf of Mexico. "Significant uncertainty remains about the threat Isaac poses to Florida," the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.It said Isaac was centered about 165 miles south of San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Thursday afternoon and was moving westward at 15 miles per hour.The storm's top sustained winds dropped to 40 mph overnight, but the Miami-based NHC said re-strengthening was forecast over the next 48 hours and Isaac could become a hurricane on Friday before it reaches Hispaniola."The structure of Isaac suggests that only slow strengthening is likely. However, environmental conditions are favorable for rapid intensification, which could occur if the cyclone develops a well-defined inner core," the NHC said.
Hispaniola is the island shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti, the latter of which is highly prone to flooding due to deforestation and mountainous terrain.Isaac was expected to dump between 8 and 12 inches of rain over some parts of Hispaniola, with total accumulations up to 20 inches in some areas, the NHC said.
"These rains could cause life-threatening flash floods and mud slides," it warned in an advisory.Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, still has 400,000 people living in tents or makeshift shelters more than 2 1/2 years after a devastating earthquake that took more than a quarter of a million lives.In the U.S. commonwealth of Puerto Rico, authorities also braced for flooding as Isaac slowed down but swung farther south of the island than initially predicted."Our big worry is flooding," said Governor Luis Fortuno, who ordered schools and government offices to remain closed for a second day."We are preparing for the worst and hoping for the best," he said.
PANHANDLE LANDFALL?
Some computer forecast models on Thursday shifted west, while others showed Isaac skirting across the north coast of Cuba before cutting across the Keys island chain and southern tip of Florida on Monday.
Several forecast a final landfall in the Florida Panhandle, in the northwest corner of the state, although one model put the storm moving almost directly over Tampa.Jeff Masters, a hurricane expert at private forecaster Weather Underground, said that if Isaac tracked west through the Gulf of Mexico en route to the Florida Panhandle, there was a chance the storm could become a Category 2 hurricane."The storm would probably have an extra day over water, increasing the odds that it will become a Category 2 or stronger hurricane," he wrote in his blog at www.wunderground.com.At the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in southeast Cuba, Isaac forced the postponement of pretrial hearings that were to begin on Thursday for five prisoners accused of plotting the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.Florida has not been hit by a major hurricane since 2005 and forecasts showed Isaac was not expected to strengthen beyond a weak Category 1, with top sustained wind speeds of about 80 mph.The threat to Florida triggered a 14-percent rally in orange juice prices in trading in New York earlier this week. Prices pulled back on Thursday as panic buying over the previous two days subsided.Florida accounts for most U.S. orange juice output, which is about 700,000 tonnes a year. "As long as it's Category 1 coming into Florida, it lessens the chances of it being destructive," said James Cordier, founder and president of Liberty Trading Group in Tampa.In addition to Isaac, the NHC said Tropical Storm Joyce formed on Thursday over the open Atlantic.The 10th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, Joyce formed about 1,305 miles east of the Caribbean's Leeward Islands and had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph. It was not forecast to gain hurricane strength.
(Additional reporting by Josephine Mason in New York, Kevin Gray in Miami; Editing by Peter Cooney)
FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS
REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
Costs of big wildfire season hurting some states
By | Associated Press – 21 hours ago AUG 24,12
MANTON,
Calif. (AP) — Twisted sheets of metal, the hulks of pickup trucks and
brick walls were all that was left of homes once sheltered by green pine
and cedar trees.In a rural Northern California subdivision that
was the latest to feel the wrath of massive western wildfires, long pine
needles bent back on themselves, unburned but dried to a brittle dusty
gray by the intense heat of the Ponderosa fire.Thousands of
residents of tiny rural communities just outside Lassen Volcanic
National Park who had been forced to flee soon after the fire was
ignited by lighting on Saturday were allowed to return home on
Wednesday.While the fire was 57 percent contained, with full
containment forecast for early next week, 900 other homes were
threatened Thursday as the fire burned a new front on the southern
front.The blaze has grown to 44 square miles in the hills about 25 miles southeast of Redding.Bob
Folsom, who works at a nearby hydroelectric facility, tended the
gasoline generator that is keeping his refrigerator running while
utility crews worked to replace power lines destroyed by the blaze when
it roared through the area last weekend."I was ready for this day," he said. "I try to be self-sufficient."Folsom
and his son never left their home as the fire burned within a half mile
of them last weekend, close enough that they heard trees exploding and
the flames roaring like a freight train. Over the past 10 years, they
had thinned hundreds of trees, dug a pond to store water, and installed
hydrants to fill fire hoses."When it comes through, it's gonna come fast," he said. "You don't have time to cut down trees."Fires
across the West have left some states with thin budgets to scramble to
get people, planes, bulldozers and other tools on fire lines to beat
back the flames.And that's with about a third of the annual wildfire season remaining.According
to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, the nation as
of Wednesday had seen 42,927 wildfires this year, which burned just over
7 million acres.While the number of fires is down from the
10-year average of 54,209 as of Aug. 22, the acreage was well above the
average of 5.4 million acres, said Don Smurthwaite, a NIFC spokesman."The fires are bigger," he said.In
Colorado Springs, Colo., this summer, about 350 homes were burned in
the most destructive wildfire in state history. Another fire in northern
Colorado just before it scorched 257 homes.The costs have mounted, not just in the damage to houses and other buildings.In
Utah, for example, officials have spent $50 million as of mid-August to
fight more than 1,000 wildfires, far surpassing the $3 million a year
the Legislature budgeted for fighting wildfires.The state's share
is estimated at $16 million, said Roger Lewis of the Utah Division of
Forestry, Fire and State Lands. He said lawmakers will need to figure
out how to come up with $13 million.That's the largest-ever
supplemental appropriation request needed for firefighting in the state,
agency spokesman Jason Curry said. He said, "It's obviously been a big
year."Washington state fire officials project that they will
spend about $19.8 million on emergency fire suppression activities in
the current fiscal year that ends next June.
That is expected to far surpass the $11.2 million the agency was allotted for such work, meaning the Department of Natural Resources will have to ask the Legislature for supplemental funds.Not all Western states are seeing their budgets busted because of fires.In Oregon, the state estimated it had spent $3.4 million through last Saturday to fight wildfires, with more than two months of the season left. Last year, it spent $6.6 million.In Montana, forest managers told Gov. Brian Schweitzer that long-term forecasts call for fire conditions through the end of September, which is longer than normal.The Northern Rockies Coordination Center put the total cost of fighting large wildfires in Montana, including costs to federal and state agencies, at $64 million so far this season. The state's share is about $25 million to fight fires that have burned about 1,100 square miles.Schweitzer said the state has already burned through cash reserves set aside for such natural disasters, but that plenty of money is available from surplus general funds.While parts of the Southwest, particularly Southern California, still have three months of fire season left, Smurthwaite said, shorter days, declining temperatures and higher humidity will help curtail fires."That's almost like putting a little wet blanket over a fire," he said.Firefighters in Northern California on Wednesday made progress in containing a huge wildfire that has burned dozens of homes and scorched about 38 square miles. It was 50 percent contained Wednesday morning.The threat to homes dropped from 3,500 earlier this week to 260 residences, officials said.Fire crews assessing the rural area determined Tuesday that 50 buildings had been destroyed since it was sparked by lightning Saturday. It was unclear when the structures burned and how many were homes.More than 2,100 firefighters were battling the fire near several remote towns about 170 miles north of Sacramento.Elsewhere in California, a large wildfire in Plumas National Forest continued to expand, helped by gusty winds.The blaze, about 120 miles north of Sacramento, has consumed nearly 98 square miles since it started at the end of July and threatens about 900 homes. It was 37 percent contained Wednesday.In Washington state, fire crews still hoped to fully contain a week-old wildfire that has destroyed 51 homes and 26 outbuildings and damaged at least six other homes, authorities said.The fire, about 75 miles east of Seattle, has caused an estimated $8.3 million in property damage.In south-central Idaho, authorities have spent more than $23 million fighting a fire near the towns of Pine and Featherville and another in a forest near the resort town of Stanley.Those wildfires have each consumed about 150 square miles, and will not be extinguished for some time, Smurthwaite said."We expect to be managing them for weeks to come," he said.
___Geranios reported from Spokane, Wash. Associated Press writers Haven Daley in Manton Calif., Jonathan Cooper in Salem, Ore., Brian Skoloff in Salt Lake City, Terry Collins, John S. Marshall and Terence Chea in San Francisco, Shannon Dininny in Yakima, Wash., Mike Baker in Olympia, Wash., and Jessie Bonner in Boise, Idaho, contributed to this report.
MUSLIM NATIONS
EZEKIEL 12:25
25 For I am the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord GOD.
EZEKIEL 5:17
17 So will I send upon you famine and evil beasts, and they shall bereave thee; and pestilence and blood shall pass through thee; and I will bring the sword upon thee. I the LORD have spoken it.
EZEKIEL 38:1-12
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog,(RULER) the land of Magog,(RUSSIA) the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW)and Tubal,(TOBOLSK) and prophesy against him,
3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog,(LEADER OF RUSSIA) the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW) and Tubal:TOBOLSK)
4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws,(GOD FORCES THE RUSSIA-MUSLIMS TO MARCH) and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
5 Persia,(IRAN,IRAQ) Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
6 Gomer,(GERMANY) and all his bands; the house of Togarmah (TURKEY)of the north quarters, and all his bands:(SUDAN,AFRICA) and many people with thee.
7 Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
8 After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.
9 Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.(RUSSIA-EGYPT AND MUSLIMS)
10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
11 And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
JEREMEIAH 49:35-37 (IN IRAN AT THE BUSHEHR NUKE SITE SOME BELIEVE)
35 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam,(IRAN/BUSHEHR NUCLEAR SITE) the chief of their might.(MOST DANGEROUS NUKE SITE IN IRAN)
36 And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven,(IRANIANS SCATTERED OR MASS IMIGARATION) and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.(WORLD IMMIGRATION)
37 For I will cause Elam (IRAN-BUSHEHR NUKE SITE) to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life: and I will bring evil upon them, even my fierce anger,(ISRAELS NUKES POSSIBLY) saith the LORD; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them:(IRAN AND ITS NUKE SITES DESTROYED)
ISAIAH 17:1,12-14
1 The burden of Damascus. 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,(USELESS U.N) that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!
13 The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
14 And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not.(ASSAD) This is the portion of them that spoil us,(ISRAEL) and the lot of them that rob us.
JEREMEIAH 49:23-27
23 Concerning Damascus.(SYRIA) Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea;(WAR SHIPS WITH NUKES COMING ON SYRIA) it cannot be quiet.
24 Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail.
25 How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!
26 Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts.
27 And I will kindle a fire (NUKES OR BOMBS) in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad.(ASSADS PALACES POSSIBLY IN DAMASCUS)
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis | Reuters – 13 mins ago AUG 24,12
That is expected to far surpass the $11.2 million the agency was allotted for such work, meaning the Department of Natural Resources will have to ask the Legislature for supplemental funds.Not all Western states are seeing their budgets busted because of fires.In Oregon, the state estimated it had spent $3.4 million through last Saturday to fight wildfires, with more than two months of the season left. Last year, it spent $6.6 million.In Montana, forest managers told Gov. Brian Schweitzer that long-term forecasts call for fire conditions through the end of September, which is longer than normal.The Northern Rockies Coordination Center put the total cost of fighting large wildfires in Montana, including costs to federal and state agencies, at $64 million so far this season. The state's share is about $25 million to fight fires that have burned about 1,100 square miles.Schweitzer said the state has already burned through cash reserves set aside for such natural disasters, but that plenty of money is available from surplus general funds.While parts of the Southwest, particularly Southern California, still have three months of fire season left, Smurthwaite said, shorter days, declining temperatures and higher humidity will help curtail fires."That's almost like putting a little wet blanket over a fire," he said.Firefighters in Northern California on Wednesday made progress in containing a huge wildfire that has burned dozens of homes and scorched about 38 square miles. It was 50 percent contained Wednesday morning.The threat to homes dropped from 3,500 earlier this week to 260 residences, officials said.Fire crews assessing the rural area determined Tuesday that 50 buildings had been destroyed since it was sparked by lightning Saturday. It was unclear when the structures burned and how many were homes.More than 2,100 firefighters were battling the fire near several remote towns about 170 miles north of Sacramento.Elsewhere in California, a large wildfire in Plumas National Forest continued to expand, helped by gusty winds.The blaze, about 120 miles north of Sacramento, has consumed nearly 98 square miles since it started at the end of July and threatens about 900 homes. It was 37 percent contained Wednesday.In Washington state, fire crews still hoped to fully contain a week-old wildfire that has destroyed 51 homes and 26 outbuildings and damaged at least six other homes, authorities said.The fire, about 75 miles east of Seattle, has caused an estimated $8.3 million in property damage.In south-central Idaho, authorities have spent more than $23 million fighting a fire near the towns of Pine and Featherville and another in a forest near the resort town of Stanley.Those wildfires have each consumed about 150 square miles, and will not be extinguished for some time, Smurthwaite said."We expect to be managing them for weeks to come," he said.
___Geranios reported from Spokane, Wash. Associated Press writers Haven Daley in Manton Calif., Jonathan Cooper in Salem, Ore., Brian Skoloff in Salt Lake City, Terry Collins, John S. Marshall and Terence Chea in San Francisco, Shannon Dininny in Yakima, Wash., Mike Baker in Olympia, Wash., and Jessie Bonner in Boise, Idaho, contributed to this report.
MUSLIM NATIONS
EZEKIEL 12:25
25 For I am the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord GOD.
EZEKIEL 5:17
17 So will I send upon you famine and evil beasts, and they shall bereave thee; and pestilence and blood shall pass through thee; and I will bring the sword upon thee. I the LORD have spoken it.
EZEKIEL 38:1-12
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog,(RULER) the land of Magog,(RUSSIA) the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW)and Tubal,(TOBOLSK) and prophesy against him,
3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog,(LEADER OF RUSSIA) the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW) and Tubal:TOBOLSK)
4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws,(GOD FORCES THE RUSSIA-MUSLIMS TO MARCH) and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
5 Persia,(IRAN,IRAQ) Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
6 Gomer,(GERMANY) and all his bands; the house of Togarmah (TURKEY)of the north quarters, and all his bands:(SUDAN,AFRICA) and many people with thee.
7 Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
8 After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.
9 Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.(RUSSIA-EGYPT AND MUSLIMS)
10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
11 And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
JEREMEIAH 49:35-37 (IN IRAN AT THE BUSHEHR NUKE SITE SOME BELIEVE)
35 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam,(IRAN/BUSHEHR NUCLEAR SITE) the chief of their might.(MOST DANGEROUS NUKE SITE IN IRAN)
36 And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven,(IRANIANS SCATTERED OR MASS IMIGARATION) and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.(WORLD IMMIGRATION)
37 For I will cause Elam (IRAN-BUSHEHR NUKE SITE) to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life: and I will bring evil upon them, even my fierce anger,(ISRAELS NUKES POSSIBLY) saith the LORD; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them:(IRAN AND ITS NUKE SITES DESTROYED)
ISAIAH 17:1,12-14
1 The burden of Damascus. 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,(USELESS U.N) that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!
13 The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
14 And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not.(ASSAD) This is the portion of them that spoil us,(ISRAEL) and the lot of them that rob us.
JEREMEIAH 49:23-27
23 Concerning Damascus.(SYRIA) Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea;(WAR SHIPS WITH NUKES COMING ON SYRIA) it cannot be quiet.
24 Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail.
25 How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!
26 Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts.
27 And I will kindle a fire (NUKES OR BOMBS) in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad.(ASSADS PALACES POSSIBLY IN DAMASCUS)
Fierce fighting in Syria swells refugee exodus
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis | Reuters – 13 mins ago AUG 24,12
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian army bombardments killed 21 people in a Damascus suburb on Friday in an intensifying civil war that the U.N. refugee agency said had prompted more than 200,000 people to flee the country.In an accelerating exodus, more than 3,500 Syrians crossed into Turkey in the past 24 hours, Turkish officials said, one of the highest daily totals since initially peaceful protests against President Bashar al-Assad erupted in March 2011."In Jordan,
a record 2,200 people crossed the border overnight and were received at
Zaatari camp in the north," Adrian Edwards, spokesman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, said in Geneva.Assad's forceful
response to unrest inspired by Arab uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt and
elsewhere has spawned an armed insurrection and plunged Syria into a civil war in which over 18,000 people have been killed, according to a U.N. estimate.There was no let-up in the violence on Friday, the
Muslim holy day that has often been a focus for anti-Assad protests.The Syrian army pounded the Damascus suburb of Daraya, where the 21 deaths reported by opposition activists brought the toll from a three-day-old military assault to at least 70.Assad's forces are trying to regain control of the
capital's outlying districts such as Daraya, a Sunni Muslim working
class township that sprawls among farmlands where insurgents often take
refuge after attacking government troops.Troops fired multiple rocket launchers and artillery at Daraya, where rebels were still holed up, activists said."There are lots of bodies trapped in destroyed
buildings and civilians are trying to flee towards Damascus," an
activist in Daraya, who gave his name as Abu Kinan, told Reuters by
phone.Syrian authorities restrict media access, making it hard to verify accounts by both sides in the conflict.
ELITE FORCES
Fighting was also taking place in several lower middle class Sunni suburbs around Damascus, including Qatana, Sbeineh, Qadam, Assali and Hajar al-Aswad, opposition activists said.Assad's elite forces, mostly drawn from his minority Alawite sect and increasingly used to keep control of Damascus, are based in hilltop compounds in the capital and surrounding areas.About 220 people were killed in Syria on Thursday, according to the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.Death tolls on that scale have become commonplace since the killing of four of Assad's senior aides in a July 18 bombing prompted a rebel offensive that led to fierce military counter-attacks in Damascus and the northern city of Aleppo.Fighting raged on in Aleppo, Syria's biggest city and commercial powerhouse, where combat jets and helicopter gunships struck rebel-held districts overnight, residents said.One school used as a base by rebels was bombed twice during the night. Abu Ahmed, a resident living next to the school, said:"The rebels stay in abandoned police stations and hospitals, but the army knows exactly where they are."On a frontline in the southern Saif al-Dawla area, rebels destroyed an armored personnel carrier and the army fired tank shells and mortar bombs, but made no attempt to advance.The body of a civilian named Mohammed Tabraji, 25, lay in the street. His friend Mohammed al-Arabi said they had been looking for a place to buy bread when a sniper shot Tabraji.
SAFE HAVEN
The incessant fighting has sent rising numbers of civilians fleeing to neighboring Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq.Turkey alone hosts more than 78,000 Syrian refugees, according to its Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate, a sharp rise on the 44,000 registered there at the end of July.Ankara, saying it will not be able to accommodate more than 100,000 Syrian refugees, has suggested that the United Nations set up a safe haven inside Syria to staunch the outflow.The chances of gaining a U.N. Security Council mandate for such a safe haven, which would require military protection, are close to zero, given the rejection by veto-wielding powers Russia and China of any outside intervention in Syria.French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on France 24 television on Thursday that an "international coalition" of Western nations and allies could consider setting up a limited no-fly zone over part of Syria without such a mandate.
"The scenario mentioned by (U.S. Secretary of State) Hillary Clinton of a particular zone where there could be a banned area is something that needs to be studied," said Le Drian, the first senior French official to air the possibility of action by an "international coalition," rather than the United Nations.France chairs a meeting of U.N. Security Council foreign ministers in New York next week which it has said will focus on humanitarian solutions for Syrians caught up in the conflict.Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said he had invited Turkey, Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan to attend the conference, given the number of refugees and fears of the conflict spreading.At least three people, including a Sunni Islamist commander, were killed on Friday in a fifth day of Sunni-Alawite fighting in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli, where the bloodshed in Syria has aggravated old sectarian tensions.A Lebanese security source said the Tripoli violence, in which 16 people have been killed this week, was "alarming and dangerous .. It is very likely that it will escalate this time".
ELITE FORCES
Fighting was also taking place in several lower middle class Sunni suburbs around Damascus, including Qatana, Sbeineh, Qadam, Assali and Hajar al-Aswad, opposition activists said.Assad's elite forces, mostly drawn from his minority Alawite sect and increasingly used to keep control of Damascus, are based in hilltop compounds in the capital and surrounding areas.About 220 people were killed in Syria on Thursday, according to the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.Death tolls on that scale have become commonplace since the killing of four of Assad's senior aides in a July 18 bombing prompted a rebel offensive that led to fierce military counter-attacks in Damascus and the northern city of Aleppo.Fighting raged on in Aleppo, Syria's biggest city and commercial powerhouse, where combat jets and helicopter gunships struck rebel-held districts overnight, residents said.One school used as a base by rebels was bombed twice during the night. Abu Ahmed, a resident living next to the school, said:"The rebels stay in abandoned police stations and hospitals, but the army knows exactly where they are."On a frontline in the southern Saif al-Dawla area, rebels destroyed an armored personnel carrier and the army fired tank shells and mortar bombs, but made no attempt to advance.The body of a civilian named Mohammed Tabraji, 25, lay in the street. His friend Mohammed al-Arabi said they had been looking for a place to buy bread when a sniper shot Tabraji.
SAFE HAVEN
The incessant fighting has sent rising numbers of civilians fleeing to neighboring Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq.Turkey alone hosts more than 78,000 Syrian refugees, according to its Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate, a sharp rise on the 44,000 registered there at the end of July.Ankara, saying it will not be able to accommodate more than 100,000 Syrian refugees, has suggested that the United Nations set up a safe haven inside Syria to staunch the outflow.The chances of gaining a U.N. Security Council mandate for such a safe haven, which would require military protection, are close to zero, given the rejection by veto-wielding powers Russia and China of any outside intervention in Syria.French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on France 24 television on Thursday that an "international coalition" of Western nations and allies could consider setting up a limited no-fly zone over part of Syria without such a mandate.
"The scenario mentioned by (U.S. Secretary of State) Hillary Clinton of a particular zone where there could be a banned area is something that needs to be studied," said Le Drian, the first senior French official to air the possibility of action by an "international coalition," rather than the United Nations.France chairs a meeting of U.N. Security Council foreign ministers in New York next week which it has said will focus on humanitarian solutions for Syrians caught up in the conflict.Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said he had invited Turkey, Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan to attend the conference, given the number of refugees and fears of the conflict spreading.At least three people, including a Sunni Islamist commander, were killed on Friday in a fifth day of Sunni-Alawite fighting in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli, where the bloodshed in Syria has aggravated old sectarian tensions.A Lebanese security source said the Tripoli violence, in which 16 people have been killed this week, was "alarming and dangerous .. It is very likely that it will escalate this time".
(Additional
reporting by Oliver Holmes in Aleppo, Mariam Karouny in Beirut,
Stephanie Nebehay in Geneva, John Irish in Paris; Writing by Alistair
Lyon)
