I WRITE NEWS ABOUT AND PUT NEWS ARTICLES ABOUT ISRAEL AND JERUSALEM PERTAINING TO BIBLE PROPHESY HAPPENINGS.JOEL 3:20 But Judah (ISRAEL) shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.(THATS ISRAEL-JERUSALEM WILL NEVER BE DESTROYED AGAIN)-WE CHRISTIANS ARE ALL WAITING PATIENTLY FOR THE PRE-TRIBULATION RAPTURE TO OCCUR.SO WE CAN GO TO JESUS AND GET OUR NEVER DYING BODIES.SO WE CAN RULE OVER CITIES OURSELVES.WHILE JESUS RULES FROM DAVIDS THRONE FOREVER IN JERUSALEM.
KING JESUS IS COMING FOR US ANY TIME NOW. THE RAPTURE. BE PREPARED TO GO.
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,(TORNADOES,HURRICANES,STORMS) and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth:(DESTRUCTION) for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.(FROM QUAKES,NUKES ETC)
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.
Rescues accelerate as floodwater inundates Colo.
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P. SOLOMON BANDA and BEN NEARY
51 minutes ago-sept 14,13-yahoonews
LYONS, Colo. (AP) — By air and by land, the rescue of
hundreds of Coloradoans stranded by epic mountain flooding was
accelerating as food and water supplies ran low, while thousands more
were driven from their homes on the plains as debris-filled rivers
became muddy seas inundating towns and farms miles from the Rockies.For
the first time since the harrowing mountain floods began Wednesday,
Colorado got its first broad view of the devastation — and the reality
of what is becoming a long-term disaster is setting in. The flooding has
affected parts of a 4,500-square-mile area, almost the size of
Connecticut.National Guard choppers were evacuating 295 people —
plus pets — from the mountain hamlet of Jamestown, which was isolated by
flooding that scoured the canyon the town sits in.Helicopters
continued to fly in and out late into the night. National Guard truck
convoys to rescue residents of the town of Lyons to the northeast
resumed Saturday morning, with the airlifts expected to follow, Lt. Skye
Robinson said.The outlook for anyone who'd rather stay is weeks without power, cellphone service, water or sewer."Essentially,
what they were threatening us with is, 'If you stay here, you may be
here for a month,'" said 79-year-old Dean Hollenbaugh, who was evacuated
by Chinook helicopter from Jamestown, northwest of Boulder.For
those awaiting an airlift, Guardsmen dropped food, water and other
supplies in Jamestown and other small towns in the winding, narrow
canyons that dot the Rocky Mountain foothills.Thousands of evacuees sought shelter in cities that were nearly surrounded by raging rivers spilling over their banks.One
was Mary Hemme, 62, who displayed a pair of purple socks as she sat
outside the Lifebridge Christian Church in Longmont. They're a memento
of the more than 30 hours she spent in an elementary school in the
flood-stricken mountain town of Lyons. Many evacuees — eventually
rescued by National Guard trucks — got socks because most of them had
wet feet, Hemme said.She recalled the sirens blared at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday."Mary we have to go, this place is flooding," she recalled her friend Kristen Vincent saying as they clambered out of a trailer."And
we stepped out of the trailer, onto the ground where the cars were
parked, and it already like this, almost to our knees," she said. "It
wasn't just sitting there. It was rushing at us."Soon the trailer, like others in the park where she was staying, was submerged.Hemme said she walked up at hill a daybreak and surveyed the trailer park.
"The
most terrifying thing was when I climbed up on that cliff and looked
down. It was the meanest, most — I mean, no wonder it carries cars like
toys," Hemme said. "I was so afraid that I was going to die, that water
came so fast."The dayslong rush of water from higher ground has
killed four people and turned towns on Colorado's expansive eastern
plains into muddy swamps. Crews used inflatable boats to rescue families
and pets from stranded farmhouses. Some evacuees on horseback had to be
escorted to safe ground.Boulder County officials said Friday
night that the number of people unaccounted for had risen to 172,
according to local television and newspaper reports. The officials said
earlier that the unaccounted for figure doesn't necessarily represent
missing people."It means we haven't heard back from them," county spokesman James Burrus said.The
city of Boulder reported late Friday that the rushing waters had caused
"a significant breach in its main wastewater pipeline" to the treatment
plant, but officials said it would not affect drinking water.
Near
Greeley, some 35 miles east of the foothills, broad swaths of farmland
had become lakes, and hundreds of roads were closed or damaged by
floodwaters. A 70-mile stretch of Interstate 25 was closed from Denver
to the Wyoming line.Rocky Mountain National Park closed Friday,
its visitors forced to leave via the 60-mile Trail Ridge Road to the
west side of the Rockies.It will be weeks, if not months, before a
semblance of normalcy returns to Lyons, a gateway community to the
park. The town, surrounded by sandstone cliffs whose color was reflected
in the raging St. Vrain River, consisted of six islands Friday as
residents barbecued their food before it spoiled. Several people set up a
tent camp on a hill.Some 2,500 residents were being evacuated from Lyons, but Hilary Clark was left walking around her neighborhood Friday.Two
bridges that led into the area were washed away. Unlike other parts of
Lyons that had been reached by the National Guard in high clearance
trucks, no such help had arrived for Clark."We're surviving on what we got," she said. "Some of us have ponds in our backyard and we're using that water and boiling it."Boulder
County Sheriff Joe Pelle said recovery would be long and expensive —
similar to wildfires the state is more familiar with."Please be patient. This is an unprecedented event," Pelle said.___Neary
reported from Longmont. Associated Press writers David Martin in
Boulder, Mead Gruver in Fort Collins, and Colleen Slevin and Thomas
Peipert in Denver contributed to this report.
CHINA AND KINGS OF THE EAST MARCH TO ISRAEL 2ND WAVE OF WW3 (200 MILLION MAN ARMY)
REVELATION 16:12-16 12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates;(WERE WW3 STARTS IN IRAQ OR SYRIA OR TURKEY) and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. 13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon,(SATAN) and out of the mouth of the beast,(WORLD DICTATOR) and out of the mouth of the false prophet.(FALSE POPE) 14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.(WERE 2 BILLION DIE FROM NUKE WAR) 15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. 16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.(ITS AT THIS TIME I BELIEVE WHEN AMERICA GETS NUKED BY RUSSIA ON THE WAY TO THE MIDEAST)
DANIEL 11:44 (2ND WAVE OF WW3) 44 But tidings out of the east(CHINA) and out of the north(RUSSIA, MUSLIMS WHATS LEFT FROM WAVE 1) shall trouble him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.( 1/3RD OF EARTHS POPULATION)
REVELATION 9:12-18 12 One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter. 13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, 14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four(DEMONIC WAR) angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.(4 WINDS OF THE WORLD-WORLDWIDE WAR)(TURKEY-IRAQ-SYRIA)(EUPHRATES RIVER CONSISTS OF 760 MILES IN TURKEY,440 MILES IN SYRIA AND 660 MILES IN IRAQ) 15 And the four(DEMONIC WAR) angels were loosed,(COULD ALSO MEAN THE 4 CORNERS OF THE EARTH OR WORLDWIDE WAR) which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.(1/3 Earths Population die in WW 3 2ND WAVE) 16 And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand:(200 MILLION MAN ARMY FROM CHINA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST) and I heard the number of them. 17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.(NUCLEAR BOMBS) 18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.(NUCLEAR BOMBS)
Four Chinese ships enter disputed waters: Japan
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Image provided by the Japan Coast
Guard on September 5, 2013 shows a Chinese coastguard ship cruising near
the disputed islets known as the Senkakus in Japan and Diaoyus in
China, in the East China Sea. (AFP Photo/Japan Coast Guard)
5 hours ago-sept 14,13-yahoonews
Four Chinese ships entered waters around islands at the
centre of a bitter dispute with Japan on Saturday with no sign of a
compromise seen between Asia's two largest powers.The four Chinese coastguard vessels sailed into the 12-nautical-mile
territorial waters around the Tokyo-controlled Senkaku islands -- which
Beijing calls the Diaoyus -- Saturday morning, the Japanese coastguard
said.They had all left the waters more than four hours later and were in
contiguous waters just outside of the 12-nautical-mile band Saturday
afternoon, the Japanese guards said.The moves came after the first anniversary Wednesday of Tokyo's
nationalisation of part of the chain. On the eve of the anniversary, a
flotilla of eight Chinese ships entered the territorial band of waters.Often-testy ties have soured dramatically over the last 12 months,
with frequent confrontations between official ships from both sides.Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday vowed to beef up his country's defence capability amid the row with China.Japan annexed what it says were the unclaimed islands in 1895. It
says China's assertion of ownership only came after the discovery of
resources in the seabed at the close of the 1960s.Beijing maintains that the islands have been its territory for
hundreds of years and were illegally snatched by Tokyo at the start of
an acquisitive romp across Asia that culminated in World War II.
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.
Christie: Boardwalk fire is '95 percent' contained
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This aerial photo shows aftermath
of a massive fire that burned a large portion of the Seaside Park
boardwalk, Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, in Seaside Park, N.J. (AP Photo/The
Asbury Park Press, Bob Bielk)
WAYNE PARRY
22 hours ago-sept 13,13-yahoonews
SEASIDE PARK, N.J. (AP) — Hot spots could keep flaring up for
days on a New Jersey shore boardwalk where a fire leveled four blocks
and about 30 businesses just 10 months after the same area was
devastated by Superstorm Sandy.Gov. Chris Christie said the fire
was 95 percent contained by late morning Friday. He said state grants
and loans could be made available to help businesses with recovery costs
not covered by insurance.Christie said there were only minor
injuries to responders so far. But the condition of three Seaside Park
police officers who fell from a moving pickup truck at the scene Friday
morning was not immediately known. Christie said two of them fell on
their heads."I will not permit all the work we've done over the
last 10 months to be diminished or destroyed by what happened last
night," Christie said during a media briefing in Seaside Park.The
fire, which broke out Thursday afternoon, zipped up four blocks of
boardwalk in Seaside Park and Seaside Heights. It was driven by strong
gusts and fueled by tar roofs on the pizza shops, bars, ice cream shops,
an arcade and other businesses.The fire was finally stopped
around 11 p.m. Thursday when officials decided to dismantle a section of
the boardwalk, even though that meant moving firefighters and letting
some buildings continue to burn.Images from the air showed a
once-colorful area reduced to a monochromatic pile of charred dark gray
rubble. Among the places wrecked was FunTown Pier, an amusement park
that had not yet reopened after being damaged last October by Sandy.
Friday, firefighters were pouring thousands of gallons of water on the smoldering remnants of the fire.
About
a quarter of the 400 firefighters who battled the blaze Thursday
remained on the scene Friday morning, and heavy equipment was poised to
move in and start poking through the rubble once firefighters
extinguished the last burning pockets."There's not much left" in
the affected areas, said Brian Gabriel, Ocean County's fire coordinator.
"It looks like a couple of bombs went off. It's pretty much complete
devastation."
Authorities began making tentative plans to rebuild
the boardwalk, most of which had just been redone in time for Memorial
Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer. Boardwalk merchants were
numb as they pondered the second major disaster to befall them in 11
months."We just reopened June 1, went through the whole summer
trying to stay open, and now this happens," said Daniel Shauger, manager
of Funtown Arcade, which was one of 32 Seaside Park boardwalk
businesses damaged in the fire. "We're wiped out again. It's just
unimaginable."He said business was down by two-thirds this summer
because of the fallout from Sandy, which filled his arcade with water
and sand and ruined inventory, game machines and computers."It
was just enough to survive," Shauger said. "We were really looking
forward to next year. And we're still looking forward to next year."Seaside
Park officials began plans Friday morning to rebuild their part of the
boardwalk, at the southern end where the fire began Thursday afternoon
near a frozen custard stand. Bob Martucci, the borough administrator,
said it will cost $600,000 to rebuild the borough-owned boardwalk;
individual businesses are privately owned and would not be included in
that cost, he said.
Arson investigators began looking into the
cause of the fire Thursday night and continued Friday morning, which is
routine with a fire of this size. Al Della Fave, a spokesman for the
Ocean County Prosecutor's Office, said there was no indication Friday
that the fire appeared suspicious, though a cause had not been
determined.It could have been much worse. On Thursday, as the
fire pushed northward despite the frantic efforts of firefighters to
contain it, Seaside Heights officials tried a Hail Mary: They ripped out
a 25-foot swath of the boardwalk they had just finished rebuilding five
months earlier. And they filled the void with giant sand piles —
makeshift dunes designed to halt the spread of flames and save the
northern portion of the boardwalk upon which the community relied for
its financial survival.It worked.In much the same way as
forest fire crews rip out vegetation to deprive an advancing fire of
fuel, the boardwalk gambit succeeded in halting the fire's extension any
farther into Seaside Heights."That appears to have done the trick," Seaside Park Mayor Robert Matthies said.Seaside Park Councilwoman Nancy Koury said the fire caused several million dollars' worth of damage.___Wayne Parry can be reached at http://twitter.com/WayneParryAC
KING JESUS IS COMING FOR US ANY TIME NOW. THE RAPTURE. BE PREPARED TO GO.
BREAKING NEWS ATTENTION ALERT. WE KNOW BY THE BIBLE THIS WILL NOT BE WW3.SO WE HAVE TO BE
WORRIED,ABOUT ISRAELS SAFETY-BUT NOT ABOUT BEING FULL BLOWN WW3.SO PRAY
FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM-ALL. WE KNOW WW3 DOES NOT HAPPEN TILL
JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED BY THE BIBLE.THIS OBAMA LIMITED STRIKE.MIGHT STIR
UP SOME ARAB-MUSLIMS AGAINST ISRAEL.BUT IF THEY DO GO AGAINST ISRAEL-I
PREDICT-ISRAEL WILL GET SOME OF THEIR PROMISED LAND BY GOD GIVIN TO
THEM.BY DEFEATING THOSE ARAB-MUSLIMS THAT COME AGAINST ISRAEL.IN THIS
LIMITED WAR.THIS MIGHT BE THE TIME THAT ISA 17:1 IS FULFILLED
-THOUGH.THAT DAMASCUS WHICH IS ALMOST A HEAP OF RUBBLE ALREADY.MIGHT BE
FINISHED OFF.AND NO MORE WILL ANYBODY EVER LIVE IN DAMASCUS AGAIN.BUT AS
I SAY THIS WILL NOT BE WW3 YET BY THE BIBLE.
And here are the bounderies of the land that Israel will inherit either
through war or peace or God in the future. God says its Israels land and
only Israels land. They will have every inch God promised them of this
land in the future.
Egypt east of the Nile River, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan, Syria,
Lebanon, The southern part of Turkey and the Western Half of Iraq west
of the Euphrates. Gen 13:14-15, Psm 105:9,11, Gen 15:18, Exe 23:31, Num
34:1-12, Josh 1:4.ALL THIS LAND ISRAEL WILL DEFINATELY OWN IN THE
FUTURE, ITS ISRAELS NOT ISHMAELS LAND.
12 TRIBES INHERIT LAND IN THE FUTURE
JOEL 3:2 (WW3 OCCURS WHEN JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED-NOT BEFORE)
2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the
valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people
(ISRAEL) and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the
nations, and parted my land.(JERUSALEM)(WW3 STARTS BECAUSE JERUSALEM IS
DIVIDED AND ISRAELIS UPROOTED FROM THEIR GOD GIVIN LAND BRINGS 3 DEAD
BILLION IN WW3)
REVELATION 9:13-18 (HERES THE BEGGINIG OF WW3 IN THE FUTURE)
13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the
four(DEMONIC WAR) angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.(4
WINDS OF THE WORLD-WORLDWIDE WAR)(TURKEY-IRAQ-SYRIA)(EUPHRATES RIVER
CONSISTS OF 760 MILES IN TURKEY,440 MILES IN SYRIA AND 660 MILES IN
IRAQ)
15 And the four(DEMONIC WAR) angels were loosed,(COULD ALSO MEAN THE 4
CORNERS OF THE EARTH OR WORLDWIDE WAR) which were prepared for an hour,
and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of
men.(1/3 Earths Population die in WW 3 2ND WAVE)
16 And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand
thousand:(200 MILLION MAN ARMY FROM CHINA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST) and
I heard the number of them.
17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them,
having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the
heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths
issued fire and smoke and brimstone.(NUCLEAR BOMBS)
18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by
the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their
mouths.(NUCLEAR BOMBS)
REVELATION 16:12-16 (HERES WW3 SETUP AGAIN)
12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river
Euphrates;(WERE WW3 STARTS IN IRAQ OR SYRIA OR TURKEY) and the water
thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be
prepared.
13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of
the dragon,(SATAN) and out of the mouth of the beast,(WORLD DICTATOR)
and out of the mouth of the false prophet.(FALSE POPE)
14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth
unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to
the battle of that great day of God Almighty.(WERE 2 BILLION DIE FROM
NUKE WAR)
15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew
tongue Armageddon.(ITS AT THIS TIME I BELIEVE WHEN AMERICA GETS NUKED BY
RUSSIA ON THE WAY TO THE MIDEAST ALSO)
ISAIAH 17:1
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
AMOS 1:5
5 I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant
from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house
of Eden:(IRAQ) and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto
Kir,(JORDAN) saith the LORD.
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)
COUNTRIES WITH ISRAEL (THE WEST)(SAUDIA ARABIA WITH WEST)
EZEKIEL 38:10-19
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,(RUSSIA,ARAB,MUSLIMS) 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.
13 Sheba, and Dedan,(SAUDIA ARABIA) and the merchants of
Tarshish,(ENGLAND) with all the young lions
thereof,(USA,CANADA,AUSTRALIA,NEW ZEALAND,EU,ENGLAND,ENGLISH SPEAKING
shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered
thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away
cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
14 Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord
GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou
not know it?
15 And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and
many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company,
and a mighty army:
16 And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to
cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee
against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be
sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
17 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old
time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those
days many years that I would bring thee against them?
18 And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come
against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come
up in my face.
19 For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely
in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;
(COUNTRIES AGAINST THE WEST)(NOTICE GERMANY-TURKEY IN THE AGAINST)
EZEKIEL 38:1-7
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.
US-Russia reach agreement on Syria weapons
MATTHEW LEE and JOHN HEILPRIN
33 minutes ago-sept 14,13-yahoonews
GENEVA (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reached agreement Saturday on a framework
for Syria to destroy all of its chemical weapons, and said they would
seek a U.N. Security Council resolution that could authorize sanctions —
short of military action — if Syrian President Bashar Assad's
government fails to comply.The deal announced by the diplomats on
the third day of intense negotiations in Geneva includes what Kerry
called "a shared assessment" of Syria's weapons stockpile, and a
timetable and measures for Assad's government to comply."The
world will now expect the Assad regime to live up to its public
commitment," Kerry told a packed news conference in the Intercontinental
Hotel in Geneva, where he has been staying and the negotiations were
conducted since Thursday night. "There can be no games, no room for
avoidance, or anything less than full compliance by the Assad regime."The
deal calls for international inspectors to be on the ground in Syria by
November and to complete their initial work by the end of that month.
All of Syria's chemical weapons stocks, material and equipment would
have to be destroyed or removed by mid-2014.Administration
officials had said that President Barack Obama was open to a Security
Council resolution that did not include military force as a punishment
if Assad doesn't follow through on promises regarding the weapons. While
Russia would be all but certain to veto any measure with such a
penalty, Obama's willingness to concede the point — after threatening a
U.S.-led military strike with or without approval by the U.S. Congress —
provided a step forward."I
have no doubt that the combination of the threat of force and the
willingness to pursue diplomacy helped to bring us to this moment,"
Kerry said."Providing this framework is fully implemented, it can
end the threat these weapons pose, not only to the Syrian people, but
also to their neighbors, to the region, and because of the threat of
proliferation, this framework can provide greater protection and
security to the world," he said.But the stakes have been
especially high in Geneva, because the negotiations between the United
States and Russia on securing Syria's chemical weapons also are
considered key to breaking the international stalemate that has so far
blocked a resumption of peace talks to end the Syrian civil war, now in
its third year."We have committed to a standard that says, verify and verify," Kerry said.Among
the highlights of the agreement is that the U.S. and Russia would agree
to work together on a new, binding Security Council resolution that
would ensure verification of the agreement to secure and destroy Syria's
chemical weapons stocks and remove its capability to produce such
weapons.The
resolution would allow for punitive measures for non-compliance, but
stop short of military action, if the 15-nation Security Council
approves them. The U.S. and Russia are two of the five permanent
Security Council members with a veto. The others are Britain, China, and
France.Another major feature of the agreement is that the U.S.
and Russia plan to give Syria one week, until Sept. 21, to submit "a
comprehensive listing, including names, types and quantities of its
chemical weapons agents, types of munitions, and local and form of
storage, production, and research and development facilities."In
addition, the U.S. and Russia have agreed that international inspectors
should be on the ground in Syria by November and complete their initial
work by the end of the month. They must be given "immediate and
unfettered" access to inspect all sites.Notably, Kerry said they
had agreed on grounds under which they might request a Security Council
"Chapter 7" resolution at the United Nations, which is a measure that
could include military and non-military sanctions.But Lavrov, who
said the agreement was "based on consensus and compromise and
professionalism," indicated there would be limits to using a Chapter 7
resolution, which Russia would almost certainly veto if it specifically
authorized a military strike such as what President Barack Obama has
threatened."Any
violations of procedures ... would be looked at by the Security Council
and if they are approved, the Security Council would take the required
measures, concrete measures," Lavrov said."Nothing is said about
the use of force or about any automatic sanctions. All violations should
be approved by the Security Council," he added.Kerry also said
any violations will result in "measures" from the Security Council,
while Lavrov said the violations must be sent to the Security Council
from the board of the chemical weapons convention before sanctions —
short of the use of force — would be considered.Kerry said the
pair and their teams of experts had come to agreement on the exact size
of Syria's weapons stockpile, which had been a sticking point before
their meetings in Geneva. But in marathon sessions into early morning
hours, the U.S. and Russia succeeded in narrowing their differences.
The
agreement over the Russian proposal to inventory, isolate and
eventually destroy Syria's chemical weapons stocks comes as the Obama
administration warned that there is a timetable for a diplomatic
resolution of the weapons issue.Administration
officials have said that Obama would retain the authority to order U.S.
airstrikes against Syria. Obama himself said that any agreement to
remove Syria's chemical weapons stockpile "needs to be verifiable and
enforceable."U.N. inspectors prepared to turn in their own poison
gas report this weekend. Two U.N. diplomats, speaking on condition of
anonymity because the time was not yet final, said Friday night that
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was expected to brief the Security Council
about the report on Monday morning.Ban said Friday that he
expected "an overwhelming report" that chemical weapons were indeed used
on the outskirts of Damascus on Aug. 21. Obama called for a limited
military strike against Assad's forces in response, then deferred
seeking congressional approval to consider the Russian proposal.Kerry
and Lavrov also met Friday with U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi
about the potential for a new peace conference in the Swiss city. Kerry
said he, Lavrov and Brahimi agreed to meet around Sept. 28 on the
sidelines of the annual U.N. General Assembly meetings in New York."We
are committed to try to work together, beginning with this initiative
on the chemical weapons, in hopes that those efforts could pay off and
bring peace and stability to a war-torn part of the world," Kerry said.Kerry,
flanked by Lavrov and Brahimi, told reporters after an hour-long
meeting that the chances for a second peace conference in Geneva will
require success first with the chemical weapons talks.Kerry
planned to travel to Jerusalem Sunday to discuss the situation in Syria
with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He will then go to Paris
to see French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and British Foreign
Secretary William Hague on Monday about the Syrian war. In Paris, he
will meet separately with Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says Syrian
President Bashar Assad must take "concrete actions" to show he's serious
about giving up his chemical weapons.Obama made his comments in
his weekly radio and Internet address — which was taped Friday, before
word came Saturday that U.S. and Russian diplomats had a deal on a
framework for Syria to destroy all its chemical weapons.Obama
blames Syria for an Aug. 21 chemical weapons attack the U.S. maintains
killed more than 1,400 people. He threatened a military strike in
response but put that on hold for the U.S. and Russian talks.In
the Republican address, Tennessee Rep. Diane Black urged the Senate to
pass a bill to prevent fraud and abuse in Obama's health care law.___Online:Obama's address: http://www.whitehouse.gov
Republican address: http://www.gop.gov
Obama amenable to toothless Syria resolution, say officials
Ban
Ki-moon says ‘overwhelming’ UN report will show chemical weapons use,
adds that Assad committed ‘many crimes against humanity’
Senior White House officials
said Friday that President Barack Obama may be open to a UN resolution
to secure Syria’s chemical weapons that does not include the threat of
military force for failing to abide by the agreement.The
officials say Obama retains the authority to launch a strike, but
Russia is expected to veto a resolution that includes a military
trigger.The officials also outlined for the first time
a timetable for negotiations with Russia over Syria’s chemical weapons.
The officials say they will know within a few weeks whether that effort
has the necessary traction.Another official says talks with Russia in Geneva are at a “pivotal point” and will continue Saturday.The officials insisted on anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the internal deliberations by name.Earlier Friday, UN Secretary-General Ban
Ki-moon said he believes there will be “an overwhelming report” from UN
inspectors that chemical weapons were used in an attack in Syria on Aug.
21, but he did not say who was responsible.The Syrian government and rebels blame each
other for the attack in the Damascus suburb of Ghouta. The Obama
administration, which says 1,429 people were killed, has said it has
evidence that clearly indicates the Syrian government was behind the
attack. But Russia, a key ally of Syria, has said it is not convinced by
the US evidence.The UN inspectors have a mandate to determine
whether chemical weapons were used — and if so, which agent — not to
establish who was responsible. But two UN diplomats said the report
could point to the perpetrators, saying that the inspectors collected
many samples from the attack and also interviewed doctors and witnesses.Ban spoke shortly before the chief chemical
weapons inspector, Ake Sellstrom, told The Associated Press that he has
completed his report and will deliver it to the secretary-general in New
York this weekend.Ban also said President Bashar Assad’s regime “has committed many crimes against humanity.”“Therefore, I’m sure that there will be surely the process of accountability when everything is over,” he said.Asked whether Ban’s conclusion was in response
to the report, UN associate spokesman Farhan Haq said that as far as he
knows the report hadn’t been completed “so it’s not possible for any of
us to have seen the report at this present moment.”But he added that Ban “has been in touch with different people including the experts.”The secretary-general spoke at the Women’s
International Forum. He thought his speech and response to questions
were not being broadcast, but they were shown on UN television.Speaking by telephone from the Netherlands,
Sellstrom said he didn’t know exactly when the report would be released
publicly. He confirmed that “it’s done, but when to present it is up to
the secretary-general.”The two diplomats said the inspectors had
soil, blood and urine samples and may also have collected remnants of
the rockets or other weapons used in the attack, which could point to
those responsible. The diplomats spoke on condition of anonymity because
discussions on the issue have been confidential.Haq said after receiving the report, Ban will
present it UN member states and that the media should receive it shortly
afterward.In his speech, Ban said “the disaster” in
Syria has created “a lost generation of children and young people” and
led to “rising sectarian tensions, regional instability, the largest
displacements of people in a generation, grave violations of human
rights, including sexual violence.”“The latest fighting has also raised the
specter of chemical warfare — which, if confirmed by the UN
investigation mission, would be an atrocious violation of international
law,” Ban said.
Iran urges 'new steps' from Russia on nuclear crisis
1 hour ago - sept 13,13-yahoonews
Iran's new leader Hassan Rowhani on Friday urged Moscow to
help solve Tehran's nuclear crisis as he met President Vladimir Putin
for a key meeting at a security summit in Kyrgzystan."As far as the Iranian nuclear problem is concerned, we would like
this problem to be solved as soon as possible within the framework of
international norms," Rowhani told Putin in televised remarks translated
into Russian in Bishkek."In the past Russia undertook important steps in this sphere, and
right now is the best opportunity for new steps on your part," he said.The two leaders were meeting for the first time on the sidelines of a
summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation held in Kyrgyzstan.Rowhani said the meeting was an "opportunity to exchange opinions on
sensitive regional problems, international topics and bilateral
questions".Putin in turn praised Moscow's long-standing regional ally as a close
neighbour in Rowhani's first meeting with a major world leader since he
won June elections."We know how much in international affairs is revolving around the
Iranian nuclear problem, but we in Russia know something else, too: that
Iran is our neighbour, a good neighbour," Putin said."We do not choose our neighbours," he added.Putin was reportedly going to offer for Russia to build a second
nuclear reactor at Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, according to a
diplomatic source quoted by Kommersant daily on Wednesday."We have always had a large amount of cooperation, we have it now and most likely we will do in the future," Putin said.Putin was also reportedly offering the renewal of a contract to
supply Iran with sophisticated S-300 air defence missile systems, after
the deal was cancelled under international pressure in 2010.The diplomatic source told Kommersant that Putin would make the offer
in return for Iran's withdrawing a $4 billion (3 billion euros) lawsuit
that it has lodged in Geneva over the scrapping of the deal.Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied to Russian news agencies that the arms offer was on the table, however.Putin's meeting with Rowhani came shortly after he hosted Western
powers for a G20 summit focused on Syria in Saint Petersburg last week.Moscow has cooperated with Iran on nuclear power generation despite
international opposition to a programme that Western powers and Israel
believe is being used as a smokescreen for building a nuclear bomb,
while Iran insists it is peaceful.
Iran denies seeking or ever having sought nuclear weapons and argues
that the six UN Security Council resolutions passed against it since
2006 -- four with sanctions attached -- are illegal.Russia urged the West to soften sanctions against Iran after the
election of Rowhani, a centrist cleric, in June, expressing hopes for a
major breakthrough in the nuclear standoff. Rowhani has pledged greater
transparency in talks.
Syrian opposition: Don’t let Assad stall while he keeps on killing
Regime’s professed readiness for diplomatic solution to crisis is ‘too little, too late,’ says Syrian National Council
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s main
opposition group in exile was “deeply skeptical” Friday about Damascus
signing an international treaty banning the production and use of
chemical weapons, saying a U.N. resolution was needed to enforce
compliance.Syrian
President Bashar Assad told Russian TV that his government would start
submitting data on its chemical weapons stockpile a month after signing
the convention.
His ambassador to the United Nations said that
as of Thursday, Syria had become a full member of the treaty, which
requires destruction of all chemical weapons.“This gesture comes as too little, too late to
save civilians from the regime’s murderous intent,” said the main
Western-backed Syrian opposition group, the Syrian National Council.“It is clearly an attempt to evade international action as well as accountability in front of the Syrian people,” it said.It said the regime must not be allowed to use
diplomacy “to indefinitely stall international action while it continues
its policy of widespread violence against civilians.”Syria’s acceptance of a Russian proposal to
relinquish its chemical weapons stockpile has — for now — averted a U.S.
military strike in response to the alleged chemical weapons attack that
killed hundreds near Damascus on Aug. 21.
The U.S. accuses Assad’s government of being
responsible for the attack in the suburb of Ghouta, saying 1,429 people
were killed; others estimated a lower death toll.Assad has denied responsibility, blaming the
rebels and accusing Washington of spreading lies without evidence to
justify a military strike.U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he
believes there will be “an overwhelming report” from the world body’s
inspectors that chemical weapons were used in the attack, but he did not
say who was responsible. Under the mandate for the inspectors, the team
was to determine whether or not chemical agents were used and if so,
which agent.The chief chemical weapons inspector, Ake
Sellstrom, told The Associated Press that he has completed his report
and will deliver it to Ban in New York this weekend.Ban also said the Assad’s regime “has committed many crimes against humanity.”“Therefore, I’m sure that there will be surely
the process of accountability when everything is over,” Ban said in
remarks shown on U.N. television.Fighting in the civil war continued. Activists
said government troops battled for the ancient Christian village of
Maaloula, northeast of the capital of Damascus; regime warplanes bombed
rebel positions in the southern province of Daraa and in the eastern
oil-rich province of Deir el-Zour; and both sides clashed in Barzeh, on
the edge of Damascus.Russian President Vladimir Putin praised
Syria’s joining of the Chemical Weapons Convention, telling an
international security meeting in Kyrgyzstan that the move proved
Damascus’ “serious intentions.” The summit was dominated by Russia,
China and Iran, all Assad allies.Syria’s opposition said it was “deeply
skeptical,” and rebel commanders accused Assad of moving the chemical
weapons to make tracking them more difficult.Qassem Saadeddine, a former Syrian army
colonel and spokesman for the rebels’ Supreme Military Council, said the
Syrian leadership has spread its chemical weapons over several dozen
locations.
Saadeddine also accused Syria of sending some
of the weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon and to Iraq — both close to the
regime. He declined to give the source of his information.“The chemical weapons convention requires a
state to act in good faith,” the SNC said. “Considering the regime’s
actions, this is not something the Syrian people can afford to grant the
regime.”France has proposed a draft resolution that
demands the weapons be put under international control and dismantled.
Submitted under Chapter 7 of the U.N. charter, which makes it
enforceable militarily, it warns of “very serious consequences” if Syria
does not comply.Russia has rejected any resolution under
Chapter 7 and proposed a weaker presidential statement — a move rejected
by the U.S., Britain and France.U.S. and Russian chemical weapons experts met in Geneva to haggle over the technical details.The SNC urged the U.S. to keep the threat of force on the table, saying a U.N. resolution must be enforceable under Chapter 7.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met in Geneva with U.N.-Arab League
envoy Lakhdar Brahimi to examine political developments and plot a new
international conference to support the creation of a transitional
government for Syria.Also Friday, Human Rights Watch accused Syrian
government forces and pro-regime militias of carrying out mass killings
of at least 248 people in two predominantly Sunni Muslim towns along
the Mediterranean in May.The New York-based group said its report on
the killings in Bayda and Banias on May 2 and 3 was based on accounts of
witnesses who saw or heard government and pro-government forces detain
and then kill their relatives. It said 167 people were killed in Bayda
and 81 in Banias.The towns are predominantly populated by Sunni
Muslims, who dominate the revolt against Assad. The towns are in
Syria’s coastal area, the heartland of his Alawite sect, an offshoot of
Shiite Islam.“While the world’s attention is on ensuring
that Syria’s government can no longer use chemical weapons against its
population, we shouldn’t forget that Syrian government forces have used
conventional means to slaughter civilians,” said Joe Stork, HRW’s acting
Middle East director. “Survivors told us devastating stories of how
their unarmed relatives were mowed down in front of them by government
and pro-government forces.”
The crisis began in March 2011 as largely
peaceful protests against Assad, but turned into a civil war after
opposition supporters took up arms to fight a government crackdown on
dissent. The fighting has taken on increasingly sectarian overtones, and
more than 100,000 people have been killed.
Arabic professor distributes map without Israel, then pencils it in half-assedly
On
the second day of Arabic class, San Diego State University professor
distributed a map that had omitted Israel and labeled the land mass
where Israel is located as “Palestinian Territories.”The professor, Ghassan Zakaria, then redistributed the exact same map
after sloppily writing “Israel” and generally indicating where the
country is, reports KGTV.The ABC affiliate’s unnamed sources called Zakaria’s new map of the
Middle East little better than the old one in the sense that it doesn’t
convey Israel’s legitimacy as a sovereign political entity accurately.Unidentified students had feared academic reprisals if they said anything about the map in class.“I don’t really believe it was the right place for dialogue,” an anonymous student told KGTV in a prior report. “It is a language class. It’s not a class about conflict.”Concerned students decided to forward the map to the local branch of a pro-Israeli group called “Stand With Us.”Representatives of the group posted the map on its Facebook page and
asked members to contact the taxypayer-funded university’s Arabic
program director.Zakaria has expressed regret to the class, notes KGTV. He has not issued any apology to anyone outside the class.The program director — Ghada Osman (Ph.D., Harvard), according to SDSU’s website — told KGTV that Zakaria had handed out the Israel-less map to “reflect the view of Arab-speakers in the region.”Israel is a nation roughly the size of New Jersey. It became
independent in 1948. The United States officially recognized its
existence in 1949. The United States does not recognize Palestine as a
state. A number of other countries do recognize Palestine
diplomatically.A spokesman for San Diego State issued a statement siding fairly
strongly with the upset students. “While SDSU encourages scholarly
debate and discussion of varying opinions, presenting inaccurate
information to students in not acceptable,” the statement said. “This
inaccurate portrayal will not reoccur.”At the website Rate My Professors, Zakaria gets almost universally outstanding reviews from past students.Students generally call Zakaria “the best professor” at SDSU or at least “definitely of the best professors on campus.”“I’m a big, big fan. This guy freakin’ rocks,” gushes a student who admits to barely passing Zakaria’s class..This guy needs to be CLONED,” agrees still another student. “And he actually cares about your grade.” Follow Eric on Twitter and send education-related story tips to erico@dailycaller.com.
Op-Ed: The Pope Separates Jews from Israelis
Published: Friday, September 13, 2013 10:06 AM
One of the grave dangers in the Vatican's dialogue
with Judaism is the Church's attempt to drive a wedge between the “good”
and docile Jews of the Diaspora and the “bad” and arrogant Jews of
Israel.
Giulio Meotti
Pope Francis has praised Jews for keeping their faith despite
the Holocaust and other “terrible trials” throughout history, and
reaffirmed Judaism as the “holy root” of Christianity.In a letter, published on the front page of La Repubblica Italian
newspaper, the Pope writes that "since Vatican Council II, we have
rediscovered that the Jewish people are still for us the holy root from
which Jesus germinated".As archbishop of Buenos Aires, Bergoglio
had celebrated Rosh Hashana in local synagogues, he had voiced
solidarity with Jewish victims of Iranian terrorism and co-written a
book with a rabbi, Avraham Skorka. He attended a commemoration of
Kristallnacht, the wave of Nazi attacks against Jews in November 1938.But
as this new letter shows, one of the grave dangers in the Vatican's
dialogue with Judaism is the Church's attempt to drive a wedge between
the “good” and docile Jews of the Diaspora and the “bad” and arrogant
Jews of Israel.
Pope Francis has never addressed the Israelis in
his messages, nor has he openly defended the Jewish State since he was
elected by the college of the cardinals. It seems that there is no room
for stubborn, faithful Zionists in the Pope's lenient smile. In his
speeches, Jewish national aspirations are ignored, if not denigrated.
The definitive proof is in Washington. It seems that there is no room for stubborn, faithful Zionists in the Pope's lenient smile. While the Pope was distributing that letter, in a new event co-sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Catholic University of America
was hosting a special conference about “religious freedom and human
rights issues in the Holy Land”. The speakers included Cardinal Theodore
McCarrick, archbishop emeritus of Washington, D.C., Jessica Montell,
executive director of B’Tselem anti-Israel group, and Mustafa Barghouti,
the prominent member of the Palestinian Legislative Council.Cardinal
McCarrick said that “the expansion of Israeli settlements into occupied
territories provokes violence”, in a self-evident justification of Arab
terrorism. Montell, who accepted money from BDS, added that “settlement
expansion is a primary source of human rights violations for Palestinians” and that “human rights violations are inherent to a prolonged military occupation”."When
you live under occupation, you come to accept things you shouldn't
accept,” Lubna Alzaroo, a Muslim graduate of Bethlehem University and
Fullbright scholar studying at the University of Washington, said at the D.C. event of the Catholic Church.
Among
the organizations invited by the Catholic bishops there was also the
Society of St. Yves, which charges "Israeli colonization, occupation and
apartheid" and works for "the Palestinian refugees’ rights to return to
their homes and places of origin". The Society of St. Yves shares also
the "Nakba” ideology, the “catastrophe”, as the Arabs call the date of
the creation of the State of Israel in 1948.While the Pope was
penning his letter about Jesus, the US' highest Catholic political body
was giving a platform to the boycotters of Israel, it was calling for
the indefensible-for-Israel partition of the holy land and it was
exculpating the Palestinian Arab for their jihad.The Vatican,
as always happened in the past, will be silent during the next "terrible
trials" for the Jewish people, if they occur, should it be Iranian
nuclear or Arab terrorism.When Pope Francis was elected, a media
outlet asked me to comment. My reply was: "I hope the next Pope will
avoid the ecumenical mistakes of his predecessors, he will address the
challenge of political Islam and understand the Jewish revolution of
returning to the land after Auschwitz. Otherwise, any Jewish-Catholic
dialogue will be empty, or worse, it will be a show for hypocrites".Was I right to be skeptical?
KING JESUS IS COMING FOR US ANY TIME NOW. THE RAPTURE. BE PREPARED TO GO.
FALSE POPE FROM THE VATICAN
REVELATION 13:11-13 11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth;(FALSE VATICAN POPE) and he had two horns like a lamb,(JESUS IS THE LAMB OF GOD) and he spake as a dragon.(HES SATANICALLY INSPIRED,HES A CHRISTIAN DEFECTOR FROM THE FAITH) 12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him,(WORLD DICTATOR) and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.(THE WORLD DICTATOR CREATES A FALSE RESURRECTION AND IS CROWNED LEADER OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER). 13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
REVELATION 17:1-5,9,15-18 1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: 2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication,(VATICAN IN POLITICS) and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. 3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. 4 And the woman (FALSE CHURCH) was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour,(VATICAN COLOURS)(ANOTHER REASON WE KNOW THE FALSE POPE COMES FROM THE VATICAN) and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: 5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. 9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.(THE VATICAN IS BUILT ON 7 HILLS OR MOUNTAINS) 15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.(VATICAN-CATHOLICS ALL AROUND THE WORLD OVER 1 BILLION) 16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast,(WORLD DICTATOR) these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. 17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. 18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
09/12/2013 VATICAN INSIDER
Archbishop Fitzgerald reflects on the Pope's friendly outreach to Muslims
Archbishop Michael L. Fitzgerald
Archbishop M. Fitzgerald, one of the Catholic Church’s top experts
on Islam, reflects on Pope Francis’s friendly outreach to Muslims, and
why he calls them “our brothers”
gerard o'connellromePope Francis has reached out in a very friendly
way to Muslims calling them “brothers”. He has done so on a number of
occasions, including at Aparecida on July 24, when he met a
representative of Brazilian Muslims, and on August 11 when, from the
Vatican, he extended his greeting to “the Muslims of the entire world” –
some one billion of them, who had just celebrated the end of the month
of Ramadan.I discussed the Pope’s approach and his use of the
word ‘brother’ for Muslims with Archbishop Michael L. Fitzgerald, one
of the Catholic Church’s top experts on Islam, former head of the
Vatican’s office for interreligious dialogue (2002-06) and papal nuncio
to Egypt and Delegate to the Arab League (2006-2012), who now lives in
Jerusalem. On August 11, Pope Francis called Muslims “our brothers”. How do you interpret this?
To me this is a further sign that Pope Francis is reaching out to
Muslims in a friendly way. Already the day after the inauguration of his
pontificate, when he met with the delegations which had been present,
including representatives of Muslims, he surprised the director of the
Rome mosque by embracing him. He later told the members of the
diplomatic corps that for him dialogue with Muslims is a priority. Just
recently Pope Francis has signed in person the annual message to Muslims
for the end of Ramadan. Addressing Muslims as brothers (including
“sisters” one would presume) is in line with these steps.
Who was the first Pope to call Muslims ‘brothers’?
As far as I know, the first Pope to call Muslims “brothers” was Pope John Paul II.
Why did Benedict XVI call them ‘friends’ and not ‘brothers’? It may be that
Benedict XVI was following an ancient tradition in the Church according
to which only fellow Christians are called brothers. We find this
expressed in a sermon on Psalm 32 by St Augustine, and we can remember
that Benedict is very much an Augustinian. Augustine say: “The prophet
says of certain people: ‘To those who say to you, “You are not our
brothers,” say, “You are our brothers.” Ask yourselves whom he could
have meant – surely not the pagans? No, for according to the scriptures
and in the normal usage of the Church we do not call them our brothers.
Surely it was not the Jews, who did not believe in Christ? Read the
apostle (i.e. St Paul), and observe that when he says ‘brothers’
without any qualification he means only Christians” (Office of readings,
Tuesday of 14th week of the year). Could you mention some significant statements by Popes in this regard since the Second Vatican Council? Before setting out on his apostolic
journey to India, Pope Paul VI referred to this trip in a general
audience (2 December 1964). He called it “a journey of friendship and
fraternity”. Having arrived the following day in Bombay (now Mumbai) he
said: “We must meet not merely as tourists, but as pilgrims who set out
to find God – not in buildings of stone but in human hearts. Man must
meet man, nation must meet nation, as brothers and sisters, as children
of God”. Of course the Pope was speaking to the people of India in
general, but we should remember that Muslims make up a considerable
number of the population of that country. When Paul VI journeyed to Uganda in 1969 he made a
point of meeting with Muslims. He expressed to them his hope “that what
we hold in common may serve to unite Christians and Muslims ever more
closely in true brotherhood”. If we are united in brotherhood, there is
surely no reason not to call one another “brothers”. John Paul II was even more explicit in the use of the word ‘brother’ for Muslims. Yes! John Paul
II did not hesitate to call Muslims “brothers”. Speaking to
representatives of the Muslims of France on 31 May 1980, he said: “It is
with great joy that I address my greetings to you Muslims, our brothers
in faith in the one God. Through you I salute all your brothers and
sisters living in this country”. When he met representatives of Muslims
of the Philippines in Davao, on 20 February 1981, he was even more
explicit. “I deliberately address you as brothers: that is
certainly what we are, because we are members of the same human family,
whose efforts, whether people realize it or not, tend toward God and the
truth that comes from him. But we are especially brothers in God, who
created us and whom we are trying to reach in our own ways, through
faith, prayer, and worship, through the keeping of his law and through
submission to his designs.” He continues: “But are you not,
above all, brothers of the Christians of this great country, through the
bonds of nationality, history, geography, culture, and hope for a
better future, a future that you are building together?” (G363 emphasis
in the original) .In this speech we can see different reasons for
using the term “brothers” to express the relationship between Christians
and Muslims: first of all simply as human beings, since we are all
members of the one human family; secondly, because Christians and
Muslims are united in their belief in and in the worship of the one God,
even if their ways of expressing their belief and worship differ.
Thirdly there is the brotherhood that exists when Christians and Muslims
belong to the same nation. Apart from the statements by Paul VI, John Paul
II and Francis, are there some significant Church documents where this
concept of Muslims as brothers is used?
The Second Vatican Council was the first Council ever to mention
Muslims. It does so twice. In the Constitution on the Church it is
stated that “the plan of salvation also includes those who acknowledge
the Creator, in the first place among whom are the Muslims: these
profess to hold the faith of Abraham, and together with us they adore
the one, merciful God, mankind’s judge on the last day” (LG16). The
Declaration on the Relations of the Church to other religions has a
special paragraph on Islam. Brotherhood is not mentioned, but the
paragraph starts by affirming that “The Church has also a high regard
for the Muslims” (NA3).Attention should be given also to the final
paragraph of this Declaration. Here the purpose is to remove the basis
for discrimination of any kind. The following are the significant words:
“We cannot truly pray to God our Father of all if we treat any people
in other than brotherly fashion, for all men are created in God’s image.
Man’s relation to God the Father and man’s relation to his fellowmen
are so dependent on each other that the scripture says ‘he who does not
love, does not know God’ (I Jn 4:8)” (NA5). It is true that this text is
addressed to Christians, and it is true also that Muslim would not wish
to use the name of Father for God; nevertheless if people are to be
treated in brotherly fashion, there should be no objection to calling
them “brothers”. Following Pope Francis’ remarks, I have seen on Twitter comments
like ‘Yes, they are brothers like Cain and Abel”, or ‘Why does the Pope
call them brothers when they kill or behead us”. What do you say to
such people? One could say: Of
course, brothers do not always behave, but this is not a reason for not
considering them as brothers. We should remember too that our Christian
brothers in past centuries, the Crusaders, did not refrain from killing
people. We should remember too that it was Christians who dropped the
first atomic bomb. From your experience and travel, do you think
Christians in majority Muslim countries are happy at the identification
of Muslims as brothers of Christians? It is hard to generalize. It seems to me that many
Christians in Muslim majority countries are quite happy to call Muslims
their brothers. In Egypt there is a movement called al-ikhâ’ al-dînî, “the
Religious Brotherhood”, which brings together Christians and Muslims.
On the other hand, there are Christians who are tired of suffering from
discrimination, and so tend towards a negative attitude to Muslims.
Do Muslims consider Christians as ‘brothers’? The Qur’an states: “The
Believers are but a single Brotherhood” (49:10). Another translation is:
“Surely, the believers are brothers.” The question then arises as to
who are the believers. All those who believe in God, whether they be
Jews, Christians or Muslims, could be intended, yet Islamic tradition
has tended to limit brotherhood to fellow Muslims only.
09/12/2013 VATICAN INSIDER
Pope Francis shows his knack for communication with a flurry of letters and phone calls
Pope Francis
The Pope has surprised everyone once again, this time with a letter
to the co-founder and former editor of the Italian newspaper "La
Repubblica"
Andrea Torniellivatican city
“Dear Dott. Scalfari…” Breaking with traditional Vatican protocol,
the Pope has put pen to paper and written a letter in response to a
couple of open letters published in Italian newspaper La Repubblica
by its co-founder and former editor, Eugenio Scalfari. Scalfari had
written to the Pope twice, in July and again in August, with a series of
questions and reflection regarding Francis’ first encyclical, “Lumen Fidei”.
The Pope, considering them to be intelligent questions, responded with a
long letter written in person and published yesterday by La Repubblica,
in which he outlines the core elements of the Christian faith and
experience. Francis also explains that dialogue with non-believers “is
not a secondary accessory in the existence of those who believe, but is
rather an intimate and indispensable expression.”In his letter – a sort of compendium of essential points about the
faith – the Pope talks about Jesus who “is revealed as the Son of God”
on the cross. He talks about God’s forgiveness which is “stronger than
any sin”. Francis answers the question about whether the Christian God
forgives the sins of those who do not believe, explaining that the issue
for those who do not believe in God is in obeying their own
conscience.” In terms of the difference between “absolute truth” and
“relative and subjective truths” he says: “I would not speak about, not
even for those who believe, an "absolute" truth, in the sense that
absolute is something detached, something lacking any relationship.
Now, the truth is a relationship! ”As a cardinal, Joseph Ratzinger sometimes discussed faith-related
issues with non-believers. When he became Benedict XVI, he promoted the
meeting of the “Court of Gentiles” to continue this dialogue between
believers and non-believers. But the letter which La Repubblica
published yesterday has no precedent. Paul VI and John Paul II had
discussed faith before and the content of these interviews published in
books, but only with great Catholic figures such as Jean Guitton, André
Frossard, Vittorio Messori. Not with non-believers.Francis’ letter to Scalfari is just the latest of a number of
surprise gestures made by the Pope. The same Pope who, in response to
the general bafflement at the fact that he carried his own hand luggage
onto the plane to Rio last July, said: “We need to be normal”. Francis’
“normality” as Pope is certainly out of the ordinary. He gets around
Rome without escorts and swaps flashy cars for ordinary Fiats and Ford
Focuses – far more modest than the cars the cardinals in his retinue
ride in. He decided to live in St. Martha’s House, which is much smaller
and less isolated than the papal apartment in the Apostolic Palace and
he eats his meals in the common dining room. He often telephones people –
even complete strangers – who have written to him about their
hardships, personally. For example, he called a mother who decided not
to abort and another whose son was killed during a robbery..These little and big choices that reflect Francis’ personal style are
new for a Pope. They are reminiscent of a pastor who twenty years ago,
worked as a bishop among the people, far away from the Curia and any
form of clericalism and power. Francis has not changed one bit, even now
he is in the Vatican.This Pope, who bowed his head and asked people – before blessing them
– to pray for him in silence, minutes after making his first appearance
as newly-elected Pope, is reaching the hearts of so many people. Men
and women who may not be that close to the Church, await his daily
homilies in St. Martha’s House and look fondly upon the Pope-“parish
priest” who manages to break the Gospel down, giving special focus to
its message of mercy. And the message of a loving God who embraces the
poor and suffering and calls on us to touch “the flesh of Christ”, an
evangelical priority. What makes Francis so good at communicating is the
fact that he is a direct and credible witness of the faith. “He is a
Pope who really makes the poor and needy feel God close to them,” an
African girl said last Tuesday during the Pope’s visit to Centro
Astalli, the Jesuit refugee centre in Rome. Francis is as at ease in
Rio’s favelas, in soup kitchens and hugging the sick in St. Peter’s Square, as he is discussing faith with Eugenio Scalfari.
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.
After raging fire, Jersey towns slammed by Sandy must rebuild - again
By Dave Warner-sept 13,13-yahoonews
SEASIDE PARK, New Jersey (Reuters) -
Two New Jersey beach towns devastated by Superstorm Sandy will once
again need to rebuild, after a fast-moving fire reduced dozens of
businesses along the towns' boardwalk to rubble.About 100
firefighters remained on the scene on Friday, putting out remaining hot
spots after containing a fire that started at a frozen custard stand in
Seaside Park on Thursday and blazed out of control for hours, moving
several blocks into neighboring Seaside Heights."It's piles of
rubble, it's piles of just char and debris, caved-in buildings with no
walls and no roofs," said Brian Gabriel, chief fire coordinator for
Ocean County. "It just looks like a bomb went off."Authorities
said they did not yet know the cause of the fire and did not have an
estimate of how many businesses had been damaged."I don't have a handle on it," Gabriel said. "It's a lot."WCBS-TV reported, however, that witnesses said they saw electrical
wires under the custard stand catch fire. The fire then burned through
the stand and spread, the witnesses told WCBS-TV.Seaside Heights
was the setting of MTV's reality show "Jersey Shore" and more recently
became famous as the site of one of the most memorable images of Sandy: a
roller coaster that fell into the Atlantic Ocean, where it stood,
partially submerged by the waves.The blaze destroyed businesses
over a total of six blocks in Seaside Park and Seaside Heights,
officials said. Both communities were badly damaged during Sandy in
October 2012."We're going to go up and do an assessment and put
everything back together as soon as possible," Seaside Heights Mayor
Bill Akers said on CNN on Friday. "If there's a silver lining, we just
built it, we have the specs, we know what we're doing and we'll get it
out to bid and we'll get it back up."
'CALL THE GOVERNOR'
Officials on Friday were urging people to stay away from the towns as fire crews and inspectors finished their work."It's unimaginable," said Seaside Park city councilwoman Gail Coleman
as she directed traffic on one of the town's streets. "It's
heart-wrenching. All of these businesses borrowed money, rebuilt with a
lot of blood, sweat, tears and hope," Coleman said.Standing next to a large hose piping water in from nearby Barnegat Bay, Coleman urged motorists to stay out of town."You have to call your boss and tell him it's an emergency," she told
one driver. "If your boss doesn't like it, tell him to call the
governor."New Jersey Governor Chris Christie declared a state of
emergency on Thursday after surveying the damage and declaring that it
made him want to "throw up."Sandy, the second-costliest storm in
U.S. history after Hurricane Katrina, devastated the New Jersey coast.
The state estimated the damage at $37 billion.
The blaze was
fanned by wind gusts that reached 40 miles per hour, though the 400
firefighters who were fighting the fire at its peak were aided by an
overnight rainstorm.Crews tore up part of the boardwalk and a
dug a 20-foot trench to keep flames from spreading through the closely
packed buildings.(Additional reporting by Ian Simpson; Writing by Scott Malone; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe and Steve Orlofsky)
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,(TORNADOES,HURRICANES,STORMS) and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth:(DESTRUCTION) for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.(FROM QUAKES,NUKES ETC)
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.
Colo. flooding leads to thousands more evacuations
P. SOLOMON BANDA and BEN NEARY
1 hour ago -sept 13,13-yahoonews
LYONS, Colo. (AP) — With rain still falling and the flood
threat still real, authorities called on thousands more people in the
inundated city of Boulder and nearby towns to evacuate as rivers and
creeks rose to dangerous levels.The late-night reports from
Boulder and the village of Eldorado Springs came as rescuers struggled
to reach dozens of people cut off by flooding in Colorado mountain
communities. Residents in the Denver area and other downstream
communities were warned to stay off flooded streets.The towns of
Lyons, Jamestown and others in the Rocky Mountain foothills have been
isolated by flooding and without power or telephone since rain hanging
over the region all week intensified late Wednesday and early Thursday.At
least three people were killed and another was missing, and numerous
people were forced to seek shelter up and down Colorado's populated
Front Range.Boulder County spokesman James Burrus said 17 people
were unaccounted for Friday, and officials planned to publicly release
the names later."Unaccounted for doesn't mean missing. It means we haven't heard back from them," he said.
Two
backpackers who were hiking the 14,259-foot Longs Peak became stranded
when the weather turned, the mother of one of the backpackers said
Friday.Suzanne Turell and Connie Yang of York, Maine, last sent a
text message at 9 a.m. Thursday with their GPS coordinates, but their
cellphones have since gone dead, said Barbara Turell of Federick, Md.They have a tent but do not have cold-weather gear, she said"Those
kids have been up there for two days now. They're not prepared for the
cold weather," she said. "We're very concerned we may be in a long line
of people needing assistance."Late Thursday, warning sirens
blared in Boulder and city officials sent notice to about 4,000 people
living along Boulder Creek around the mouth of Boulder Canyon to head
for higher ground, according to Boulder's Daily Camera newspaper.The
alert was prompted by rapidly rising creek levels caused by water
backing up at the mouth of the canyon because of debris and mud coming
off the mountainsides, the city Office of Emergency Management said.The
creek began to recede after midnight, but the conditions remained
dangerous and a surprising amount of water was still flowing into the
city's streets, Police Chief Mark Beckner told the Daily Camera after
touring the damage.The entire hamlet of Eldorado Springs, about
500 people, was urged to evacuate because of a flash flood and mudslide
threat along South Boulder Creek, Burrus said.Northwest of
Boulder, the overflowing Vrain Creek cut the town of Longmont in half.
Evacuation requests were issued for some neighborhoods, all major roads
were closed, and several thousand homes and businesses were without
power, he said.
Interstate 25 east of Loveland was closed in both directions Friday, state transportation officials said.In
Fort Collins, neighborhoods along the Cache La Poudre River were
evacuated overnight, with the river expected to rise to nearly 2 feet
above flood stage Friday morning, according to the National Weather
Service.
City officials in Fort Collins closed bridges after water
began topping Seaman Reservoir in the Poudre Canyon, The Denver Post
reported. The city warned residents to stay clear of the river.South
of the historic Red Rocks Amphitheater, Jefferson County deputy
sheriffs went door-to-door in Morrison and Kittridge, asking hundreds of
residents to leave their homes as Bear Creek neared flood stage. The
amphitheater was in no immediate danger.In Lyons, residents took
shelter on higher ground, including some at an elementary school.
Although everyone was believed to be safe, the deluge was expected to
continue into Friday.
"There's no way out of town. There's no way
into town. So, basically, now we're just on an island," said Jason
Stillman, 37, who was forced with his fiancee to evacuate their home in
Lyons after a nearby river began to overflow into the street.The Colorado National Guard began trucking people out of Lyons on Thursday evening.To
the north, residents along the Big Thompson Canyon in Larimer County,
scene of the deadliest flash flood in state history, were also
evacuated. The Big Thompson River flooded in 1976 after about a foot of
rain fell in just four hours, killing 144 people.Early Friday,
the National Weather Service warned of more flash flooding in Loveland,
according to the Post. NOAA reported that the Big Thompson River at
Drake was more than 4 feet above its flood stage of 6 feet.President
Barack Obama signed an emergency declaration Thursday night, freeing
federal aid and allowing the Federal Emergency Management Agency to
coordinate disaster relief efforts.Some of the flooding was
exacerbated by wildfire "burn scars" that have spawned flash floods all
summer in the mountains. That was particularly true in an area scarred
by fire in 2010 near the tiny community of Jamestown and another near
Colorado Springs' Waldo Canyon that was hit in 2012.The
University of Colorado canceled classes at least through Friday after a
quarter of its buildings were flooded. Students in family housing near
Boulder Creek were also forced to leave.One person was killed
when a structure collapsed in the tiny town of Jamestown northwest of
Boulder. Another man drowned in floodwaters north of Boulder early
Thursday, and a woman who was with him was missing.
The woman was
swept away after the vehicle she was riding in got stuck in water. The
man died after getting out of the vehicle to help her, Commander Heidi
Prentup of the Boulder Sheriff's Office said.To the south,
Colorado Springs police conducting flood patrols found the body of
54-year-old Danny Davis in Fountain Creek on the west side of the city.At
least one earthen dam gave way southeast of Estes Park, the gateway to
Rocky Mountain National Park. Water levels could rise downstream as
authorities release more water to ease pressure on dams. With debris
piling up near bridges, downstream farming areas including Fort Lupton,
Dacono and Plateville were also at risk.__Associated
Press writers Colleen Slevin, Steven K. Paulson and Thomas Peipert in
Denver and Mead Gruver in Longmont contributed to this report.
DANIEL 7:23-25 23 Thus he said, The fourth beast (EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TRADING BLOCKS-10 WORLD REGIONS/TRADE BLOCS) 24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings(10 NATIONS-10 WORLD DIVISION WORLD GOVERNMENT) that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.(TAKE OVER 3 WORLD REGIONS)
BRUSSELS - European Commission
President Jose Manuel Barroso said his State of the Union address laid
out a pro-European narrative for political groups to follow in the lead
up to the European elections.
Speaking to a group of reporters on Thursday (12 September), one day
after his speech in the EU parliament, he conceded that the message may
have been lost in some media coverage.“I thought I was making 28 different speeches,” the Portuguese politician said after reviewing press clips.“In my own country the debate was about the issue of flexibility in
terms of the correction of the deficit, almost exclusively, something I
did not even mention,” he noted.He said the speech received extensive TV coverage, but less so in the written press.“It is probably true that in the written press it got less coverage
and has less impact, probably it was not attractive what I said,
probably it was my fault,” he said.With the EU parliament election in May, campaign strategies are already being discussed among the groups.He said he is confident that the more moderate and mainstream parties
will come out on top despite the rise of eurosceptic forces in some
countries, which he attributes to simplistic messages and their
manipulation of people’s emotions in times of difficulty.The anger felt among people about the crisis is justified and has
paradoxically helped kick-start a wider European public space, he said.“We have seen in the last months and years in the coffee bars of
Athens people discuss the internal politics of Germany and in the
popular talk shows in Germany people discuss the public finances of
Cyprus,” he said.He added: “I understand them, they are very angry when they see what
happened in the financial sector, there is a resistance for the bonus
for bankers and at the same time there is a resistance to a financial
transaction tax that is a kind of a way of responding to the equity
principle.”
But moderate political parties should resist the urge to redirect
that anger against Europe because the EU cannot implement solutions
without the member states, he said.“Very often Europe takes the blame but it is not Europe, it is
national capitals that put obstacles and that is why I said, once again,
that there is a tendency of national politicians to nationalise the
successes and Europeanise the failures,” he said.For its part, the European Union is on the path to deeper political and monetary integration, he said.He pointed out that the single supervisor mechanism, which was
presented one year ago, was approved earlier this week by heads of the
European Parliament and European Central Bank (ECB).The rules lay the ground for a new bank supervisor to oversee the eurozone’s 150 largest banks.“A few years ago that would have been unthinkable with the arguments
even among countries considered the most European would not have
accepted that an entity outside their competence would supervise their
banks. It’s done, it’s fantastic,” he said.The next step, he said, is to adopt a single resolution mechanism before the end of the parliament’s mandate.“I think we have to do it because it is something essential to create
confidence which is indispensible for establishing the mechanisms of
the monetary union and to avoid the disintegration of the financial
market,” he said.Asked if he would consider running a third time as European Commission president, he said it was too early to discuss.“I still have my mandate until next October and a political year is
an eternity. For the moment, like I said, I am concentrated on what I
have to do. One thing I can say is that two mandates is already a lot in
terms of responsibility.”
BRUSSELS - EU and Israeli negotiators
in Brussels on Thursday (12 September) failed to agree on new funding
rules, but identified "options" on making them easier for Israel to
swallow.The talks, involving dozens of officials and diplomats from both sides, centred on Israel's participation in Horizon 2020.The EU's €80 billion science scheme runs from 1 January 2014 for seven years.But Israel has said it will not take part under new rules, published
in July, which oblige its firms and institutions to sign documents
saying EU money will not fund activity on occupied land.The European Commission noted on Thursday that "each side will go
back to consult and check the various options discussed today," with a
view to holding more talks "as soon as possible."An earlier meeting between EU and Israeli diplomats in Jerusalem on Tuesday also failed to reach agreement.But an EU spokeswoman said the Jerusalem talks were "fruitful" and
that both sides "expressed their willingness to find solutions."For his part, the Greek ambassador to Israel, Spiros Lampridis, told
Israeli daily the Jerusalem Post he sympathises with his host country."If I put myself in the Israeli shoes I can see why they are not able
to sign it … our task as European states is to find alternatives to
make this thing workable," he said.Israel has lobbied EU foreign ministers and the US state department to make Brussels postpone the measures.It says it cannot sign EU grant papers saying East Jerusalem, for
example, is part of Palestine at the same time as negotiating final
borders with Palestine in ongoing peace talks.US secretary of state John Kerry urged EU ministers at a meeting in Vilnius last Saturday to put off the rules.
But his appeal had limited impact.When EU foreign relations chief Catherine Ashton briefed ambassadors
in the EU's political and security committee in Brussels on Monday, "she
said there is no suggestion of changing the EU's policy," an EU
diplomat told this website.The EU estimates that 0.3 percent, or €2.5 million, of the
€800-million-or-so it paid to Israel in 2007 to 2013 funded settler
activity.But under old rules it has no way to claim the money back even though it violates the EU position on Israel's borders.Meanwhile, Israeli opinion is split on the subject.In July, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: "We will not accept any external dictates regarding borders."But on Wednesday over 600 Israeli intellectuals, former officials and
activists, including Netanyahu's sister-in-law Ofra Ben-Artzi, sent a
petition to EU officials urging them not to give way.They said Israel's threat to stay out of Horizon 2020 is a "tactical
manoeuvre," which would be "to Israel’s own great detriment" if it
followed through.
EARTHQUAKES
ISAIAH 42:15 15 I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.
MATTHEW 24:7-8 7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8 8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11 11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places,(DIFFERNT PLACES AT THE SAME TIME) and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
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Four Chinese ships entered waters around islands at the
centre of a bitter dispute with Japan on Saturday with no sign of a
compromise seen between Asia's two largest powers.The four Chinese coastguard vessels sailed into the 12-nautical-mile
territorial waters around the Tokyo-controlled Senkaku islands -- which
Beijing calls the Diaoyus -- Saturday morning, the Japanese coastguard
said.They had all left the waters more than four hours later and were in
contiguous waters just outside of the 12-nautical-mile band Saturday
afternoon, the Japanese guards said.The moves came after the first anniversary Wednesday of Tokyo's
nationalisation of part of the chain. On the eve of the anniversary, a
flotilla of eight Chinese ships entered the territorial band of waters.Often-testy ties have soured dramatically over the last 12 months,
with frequent confrontations between official ships from both sides.Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday vowed to beef up his country's defence capability amid the row with China.Japan annexed what it says were the unclaimed islands in 1895. It
says China's assertion of ownership only came after the discovery of
resources in the seabed at the close of the 1960s.Beijing maintains that the islands have been its territory for
hundreds of years and were illegally snatched by Tokyo at the start of
an acquisitive romp across Asia that culminated in World War II.
SEASIDE PARK, N.J. (AP) — Hot spots could keep flaring up for
days on a New Jersey shore boardwalk where a fire leveled four blocks
and about 30 businesses just 10 months after the same area was
devastated by Superstorm Sandy.Gov. Chris Christie said the fire
was 95 percent contained by late morning Friday. He said state grants
and loans could be made available to help businesses with recovery costs
not covered by insurance.Christie said there were only minor
injuries to responders so far. But the condition of three Seaside Park
police officers who fell from a moving pickup truck at the scene Friday
morning was not immediately known. Christie said two of them fell on
their heads."I will not permit all the work we've done over the
last 10 months to be diminished or destroyed by what happened last
night," Christie said during a media briefing in Seaside Park.The
fire, which broke out Thursday afternoon, zipped up four blocks of
boardwalk in Seaside Park and Seaside Heights. It was driven by strong
gusts and fueled by tar roofs on the pizza shops, bars, ice cream shops,
an arcade and other businesses.The fire was finally stopped
around 11 p.m. Thursday when officials decided to dismantle a section of
the boardwalk, even though that meant moving firefighters and letting
some buildings continue to burn.Images from the air showed a
once-colorful area reduced to a monochromatic pile of charred dark gray
rubble. Among the places wrecked was FunTown Pier, an amusement park
that had not yet reopened after being damaged last October by Sandy.
Giulio Meotti
