JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.GET SAVED NOW- CALL ON JESUS TODAY.THE ONLY SAVIOR OF THE WHOLE EARTH - NO OTHER.
1 COR 15:23-JESUS THE FIRST FRUITS-CHRISTIANS RAPTURED TO JESUS-FIRST FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.ROMANS 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.(THE PRE-TRIB RAPTURE)
AMERICA (POLITICAL BABYLON)(NUKED BY SNEAK ATTACK FROM RUSSIA)
IN REVELATION 17 & 18 IS THE DESTRUCTION OF THE RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL BABYLONS.IF YOU CAN NOT DECERN BETWEEN THE 2 BABYLONS IN REV 17 & 18.YOU WILL JUST THINK THEIR BOTH THE SAME.BUT NO-THERES A RELIGIOUS BABYLON (THE VATICAN IN REV 17)(AND THE POLITICAL BABYLON IN REV 18 (AMERICA OR NEW YORK TO BE EXACT)
ISAIAH 34:10
10 It (AMERICA-POLITICAL BABYLON) shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever.
JEREMIAH 51:29-32 (CYBER ATTACK 1ST)
29 And the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the LORD shall be performed against Babylon,(AMERICA-NEW YORK) to make the land of Babylon (AMERICA) a desolation without an inhabitant.
30 The mighty men of Babylon (AMERICA) have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.
31 One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon (NEW YORK) that his city is taken at one end,
32 And that the passages are stopped,(THE WAR COMPUTERS HACKED OR EMP'D) and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.(DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO)
COMPLETE SILENCE AFTER AN EMP GOES OFF
REVELATION 8:1
1 And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
JEREMIAH 50:3,24
3 For out of the north (RUSSIA) there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast.
24 I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon,(AMERICA) and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD. (RUSSIA A SNEAK CYBER,EMP ATTACK,THEN NUKE ATTACK ON AMERICA)
REVELATION 18:3-6,19-21
3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication,(U.S.A) and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her,(U.S.A) and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her,(AMERICA) my people,(CHRISTIANS,JEWS) that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
6 Reward her (AMERICA-NEW YORK) even as she rewarded you,(WITH FALSE FLAG TERRORISM) and double unto her double according to her works:(DOUBLE-EMP 1ST,THEN RUSSIA NUKE ATTACKS U.S.A) in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.(PROBABLY A RUSSIAN CYBER ATTACK WILL SET THE WHOLE SITUATION UP AS RUSSIA HACKS THE USA ARMY COMPUTERS.THEN THE EMP,THEN THE NUKE ATTACK)
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.
20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
Tianjin port's commodity operations resume after blasts-Reuters-August 17, 2015 8:14 AM-YAHOONEWS
SINGAPORE/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Many operations have resumed at China's Tianjin port, trade sources said, after explosions last week that killed more than 100 people and disrupted business at what is an important oil, gas and bulk import harbor for Asia's biggest economy.The explosions on Aug. 12 led to the disruption of all chemical and oil tanker discharges at the port, and imports of iron ore were also affected.But shipping data from Reuters on Monday showed that tankers were discharging again, with traders and shippers confirming that operations had restarted over the weekend.Port officials were not immediately available for comment.The Tianjin Maritime Safety Administration's traffic control department said in a statement: "At present, ships apart from those carrying hazardous goods or bunker oil are entering and exiting Tianjin Port's north section normally. All other berths are operating normally according to sailing plans."Reuters spoke to several captains of tankers and dry bulk freighters that are currently in the Tianjin port region, either waiting to discharge or to leave the port, and all said that operations now seemed to be broadly back to normal.One shipbroker said he had not heard of any problems with oil operations at the port on Monday. "So far, so good," he said. An oil trader also said he had not heard of any trouble with oil loading at Tianjin on Monday.Located close to Beijing, Tianjin is one of eastern China's most important oil and gas terminals, with large commercial and strategic oil storage facilities as well as a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) for liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports.It is also an important point of entry for iron ore, a key ingredient for China's giant steel-making industry.A spokesman for Australian ore miner Fortescue Metals Group said: "To date, there has been no impact on Fortescue's iron ore cargoes going through the Port of Tianjin."Traders said the strategic petroleum reserve (SPR) facility at Tianjin had not been affected by the explosion.China, the world's biggest crude oil consumer alongside the United States, imports nearly 60 percent of the crude it consumes. It is constructing vast new oil storage sites to build up its strategic reserves so that eventually it will have 90 days' worth of import demand in stock.Although ship entries and exits seemed to be returning to normal, shippers said the blasts had worsened the port congestion Tianjin already suffered from.China Ocean Shipping Company, China's largest shipping group, said its ships anchored at Tianjin had not been affected but that some of its facilities in the area suffered varying levels of damage.Singamas Container Holdings Ltd <0716 .hk=""> said its logistics depot had temporarily suspended operation.(Reporting by Asia commodities team; Editing by Alan Raybould)
China says it has arrested 15,000 people for cybercrimes-Associated Press-aug 18,15-yahoonews
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese police have arrested 15,000 people on suspicion of cybercrimes as the government tightens its control over the Internet, the Ministry of Public Security said Tuesday.Police throughout the country have investigated more than 7,400 cases of possible cybercrimes, including hacking, online fraud and illegal sale of personal information, resulting in 15,000 arrests, the ministry said. It did not say when the arrests were made.Authorities launched a six-month special operation to clean the Internet in July, but some of the cases date back as far as December.Beijing considers the Internet to be a virtual territory that must be ruled by laws and regulations.Recently, authorities detained a man for exaggerating the death toll from blasts last week in the port city of Tianjin. Police also detained a woman who falsely claimed her father was killed in the explosions and sought donations from the public. At least 114 people were killed in the disaster, which is one of the worst industrial accidents in recent years in China.The ministry said the special operation has snared suspects who hacked into websites of companies, banks and government agencies. Some obtained personal information illegally, some altered web information or uploaded content related to online gambling, and some used the Internet to defraud others, it said.Beijing also prosecutes improper online speech, although the ministry's announcement did not list cases involving that.Pu Zhiqiang, a prominent rights defense lawyer, has been indicted on charges of fanning ethnic hatred and provoking trouble. The charges stem from online comments that questioned China's ethnic policies and practices and mocked political figures.
US stock market wavers; Wal-Mart sinks-Associated Press By MATTHEW CRAFT-AUG 18,15-YAHOONEWS
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market wavered between slight gains and losses in thin trading Tuesday. Wal-Mart's shares slid after the retailer cut its earnings forecast for the year, while renewed concerns over the strength of China's economy weighed on world markets.KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average fell 18 points, or 0.1 percent, to 17,528 as of 2:15 p.m. Eastern time. The Standard & Poor's 500 index slipped four points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,098, and the Nasdaq composite sank 26 points, or 0.5 percent, to 5,066.SUMMER SHRUG: "We're in the summer doldrums," said Jim Paulsen, chief investment strategist at Wells Capital Management. "Most people are staying cool on the lake somewhere."Another reason for the general aimlessness of the market, Paulsen said, is that the news hasn't been all that surprising. "People know about China's problems, they know about falling commodity prices," he said. "They've digested a lot of the news that's out there already."LOWERING THE BAR: Wal-Mart fell 3 percent after warning that its annual profit will likely fall short of previous estimates, partly because of a strong dollar. The world's largest retailer also reported a drop in quarterly earnings as it spent more on wages and overhauling U.S. stores. Wal-Mart dropped $2.09 to $69.81.NEW HOUSES: Builders started work on single-family homes at the fastest pace since 2007, driving up shares in Lennar, D.R. Horton and other companies tied to the housing market. The Commerce Department said housing starts rose 0.2 percent in August to an annual rate of 1.21 million new houses. Construction of single-family houses accounted for all of the gains.CHINA AGAIN: China's main Shanghai stock index plunged 6 percent, its largest fall since an 8 percent dive on July 27. The sell-off followed Beijing's efforts to ban major shareholders from selling stocks."All the news out of China recently has done nothing to restore confidence in its financial markets," said David Madden, market analyst at IG, "and the ripple effect can be felt in Europe."EUROPE: Major markets in Europe closed with slight losses. Germany's DAX edged down 0.2 percent, and France's CAC-40 slipped 0.3 percent. Britain's FTSE 100 finished with a loss of 0.4 percent. Worries over China, a key customer for German-made machinery, chemicals and other goods, have helped knock the DAX down 3.5 percent so far in August.ELSEWHERE IN ASIA: Other Asian stock markets finished lower. Japan's Nikkei 225 dipped 0.3 percent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell 1.4 percent.CRUDE: Benchmark U.S. crude rose 61 cents to $42.48 a barrel in New York, hovering near a six-year low. Brent crude, an international benchmark, dipped 45 cents to $48.74.BONDS & CURRENCIES: U.S. government bonds dipped, nudging the yield on the 10-year Treasury note up to 2.19 percent. The euro was 0.1 percent lower at $1.1061 and the dollar 0.2 percent down at 124.25 yen.LACKLUSTER: Precious and industrial metals settled broadly lower. Gold slipped $1.50 to $1,117.10 an ounce, while silver sank 51 cents to $14.79 an ounce. Copper lost 3.6 cents to $2.30 a pound.
COUNTRIES WITH ISRAEL AND THE 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)(JORDAN) 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?
ISRAEL-WEST ENEMIES EZEK 38:4-6,15-19
4 And I (GOD) 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: and many people with thee.(AFRICAN MUSLIMS,SUDAN,TUNESIA ETC)
15 And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts,(RUSSIA-ARAB/MUSLIMS) thou, and many people with thee,(AFRICAN ISLAMIC COUNTRIES) 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;
EZEKIEL 39:1-6 ISRAELS ENEMIES DESTROYED
1 Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog,(LEADER OF RUSSIA) and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech (MOSCOW) and Tubal: (TUBOLSK)
2 And I will turn thee back,(RUSSIA-ARAB MUSLIM ISRAEL HATERS) and leave but the sixth part of thee,(5/6TH OR 300 MILLION DEAD RUSSIAN/ARAB/MUSLIMS I BELIEVE) and will cause thee to come up from the north parts,(RUSSIA) and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:
3 And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
4 Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands,( ARABS) and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.
5 Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.
6 And I will send a fire on Magog,(NUCLEAR ATOMIC BOMB) and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
EU trade surplus grows-By EUOBSERVER-aug 18,15
Today, 09:24-The euro area recorded a €26.4bn surplus in global trade in June 2015, according to Eurostat estimates. The euro area exported in June 2015 goods to the rest of the world for €182.7bn, an increase of 12% compared with June 2014. Imports rose 7% compared with June 2014.
Cameron plans second tour of Europen capitals-By EUOBSERVER-aug 18,15
Today, 09:25-UK premier David Cameron is to take another tour of European capitals next month to secure backing for Britain’s EU renegotiation before the Conservative annual conference in October, reports The Times. Cameron, who already visited Berlin, Paris, Rome and Warsaw, plans to target smaller nations in the latest diplomatic offensive.
Greek airports get new German owner-By EUOBSERVER-aug 18,15
Today, 16:39-Athens has announced the sale of 14 regional airports, including Kos, Rhodes and Corfu, to German company Fraport, known for managing Frankfurt airport. The total investment will be €1.4bn. It is the first in a series of privatisations agreed by the Syriza-led coalition in return for a eurozone bailout.
Ukraine hopes for EU visa-free travel by end-of-year-By EUOBSERVER-aug 18,15
Today, 16:35-Ukraine president Poroshenko is to visit Brussels by the end of the month amid a flare-up in violence in east Ukraine. He spoke by phone with EU commission president Juncker Tuesday, voicing hope of an EU visa-free deal in December and confirming plans to implement EU-Ukraine free trade in January.
Six EU states get set to ratify Greek bailout-By EUOBSERVER-aug 18,15
Today, 17:04-Austria, Estonia, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain are gearing up to ratify the Greek bailout Tuesday and Wednesday in committee and plenary votes or following debates in parliament. The approvals are needed for the European Stability Mechanism to pay Greece on Thursday, a deadline day for a potential default.
EU urges both sides to stop shelling in Ukraine By Andrew Rettman-aug 18,15-euobserver
BRUSSELS, Today, 09:28-The EU foreign service has urged both sides to stop ceasefire violations in Ukraine, in a situation described as “explosive” by Germany.Its spokeswoman, Catherine Ray, told press in Brussels on Monday (17 August): “We really strongly condemn this escalation of fighting and we call on all sides to cease it and to observe the ceasefire”.The US State Department the same day blamed Russia’s hybrid forces for the flare-up.“There can be no mistake about who is responsible: Russia and the separatists are launching these attacks, just as they escalated the conflict last August”, its spokesman, John Kirby, said in Washington.“Efforts by Russia and the separatists to grab more territory will be met with further costs”.For its part, Ukraine says that a Russian “terrorist attack” used artillery to fire on civilian homes in villages on the outskirts of Mariupol in south-east Ukraine in the small hours of Monday morning, killing three civilians and two soldiers.It says the attack is part of a “significant aggravation” over the past week, in which the Russian side shelled its positions more than 850 times, including 175 times on Friday.The international monitors in the region, the OSCE, noted in their latest report, also on Monday, that “a significant increase in ceasefire violations was observed in [Ukraine] government-controlled areas” over the weekend, however.The Russian FM, Sergei Lavrov, said the "Ukrainian leadership is escalating the situation".Spokesmen for the Russian-occupied parts of Donetsk in east Ukraine also said five civilians were killed.The German foreign minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, described the atmosphere as “explosive” in an interview with the Bild daily on Sunday.Lithuania’s foreign minister, Linas Linkevicius, said on Twitter on Monday that Russia appears to be trying to undo the so-called Minsk ceasefire accord.He also drew attention to Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s visit to Russian-occupied Crimea on Monday, ostensibly, to promote tourism, as another provocation.“ Putin‘s trip to Ukraine‘s Crimea and increased fatal violence by separatists look like co-ordinated efforts to undermine Minsk agreements”, Linkevicius noted.Putin himself didn’t comment on the violence.He used his trip to portray Crimea, which has seen a purge on the native Tatar population since Russia took control, as “a mirror of multi-ethnic Russia” which respects minority rights.He also complained that Ukraine is “under external control”, referring to Kiev’s appointment of three foreign-born cabinet ministers and a foreign-born governor in the Odessa region.Petro Poroshenko, the Ukrainian president, echoed Lithuania, saying the Putin trip is "a continuation of the plan to escalate the situation”.
Ukrainian, French, German, leaders to meet Monday in Berlin-Reuters-aug 18,15-yahoonews
PARIS (Reuters) - The leaders of France, Germany and Ukraine are to meet in Berlin on Monday in a bid to bring an end to a new wave of violence in Ukraine, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said.Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday blamed the Ukrainian government for the latest upsurge in fighting between Kiev's forces and Russian-backed separatists in the east of the country.The fighting flared earlier this week, killing at least two Ukrainian soldiers and several civilians. The clashes, near the port of Mariupol in the southeast and at rebel-held Horlivka, further frayed an increasingly tenuous ceasefire as Ukraine prepared to mark its Independence Day next week.More than 6,500 people have been killed in the conflict, which erupted in April 2014 after Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimea Peninsula in reaction to the fall of a Moscow-backed president to mass protests in Kiev."Its worrying," Fabius told reporters ahead of the meeting between his president, Francois Hollande, President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine and German Chancellor Angela Merkel."Military operations must stop and arms be withdrawn... Secondly, we need to right conditions for elections in the Donbass (eastern Ukraine)," he said."I hope Monday's meeting will allow us to advance on both points. We hope to have a solution by December at the latest."Poroshenko also arranged during a phone call with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Tuesday to visit EU institutions in Brussels before the end of the month.(Reporting by Marine Pennetier; Writing by Andrew Callus; Editing by Mark Heinrich)
Spanish lawmakers overwhelmingly approve Greek bailout-Associated Press-aug 18,15-yahoonews
MADRID (AP) — Spanish lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved the government's support for the 86 billion euro ($93 billion) bailout package for Greece.Members of the nation's lower house of parliament voted 297-20 in support of the third Greek bailout already backed by the administration of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.Tuesday's vote was largely symbolic because Rajoy's Popular Party holds an absolute majority in Parliament.Spain will supply 10.1 billion euros to the Greek bailout. Its officials have been hawkish in demanding that Greece abide by strict terms such as budget cuts and reforms.Spain asked for and received a bailout of its hurting banks in 2012.
Merkel urges Bundestag to back Greek bailout-By Andrew Rettman-aug 17,15-euobserver
BRUSSELS, 17. Aug, 09:23-Angela Merkel and Wolfgang Schaeuble have urged German MPs to back the Greek bailout ahead of a Bundestag vote on Wednesday (19 August).The German chancellor and her finance minister, speaking in separate interviews, praised the Greek government for bowing to German demands for tough reforms."It doesn't help if we are all nice to each other and in three or four years everything is worse than it already is today”, Merkel told the ZDF public broadcaster on Sunday.She said the Greek U-turn was “thanks to the tough stance of many countries, but also Wolfgang Schaeuble and the German government”.She also said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is likely to contribute money, in autumn, to the €86 billion aid programme.The IMF had previously said it will only take part if there is Greek debt relief and pensions reform.Merkel told ZDF it might be possible to extend the maturity dates of Greek loans and to reduce interest rates, but that there would be no debt write-downs.“There is still leeway on the extension of maturities, on interest rates … but it’s also clear that within the eurozone there can be no haircut, no reduction in debt”, she noted.“Lagarde, the head of the IMF, made very clear that if these conditions are met, she will recommend to the IMF board that the IMF takes part in the programme from October”, Merkel added."I have no doubts that what Lagarde said will become reality”.Schaeuble told the Bild tabloid, also on Sunday, the bailout deal is “responsible” and that Greece won’t get its money unless reforms are “implemented point-by-point”.He added: “After truly arduous negotiations, they understand now in Greece that the country cannot get around real and far-reaching reforms”.The Bundestag vote is due at 9am local time on Wednesday.If it goes through, the European Stability Mechanism, the EU’s Luxembourg-based crisis fund, will give the green light to disburse the first tranche, of €23 billion, on Thursday morning.The money will allow Greece to repay a €3.2 billion loan to the Europan Central Bank the same day.Merkel’s grand coalition has 504 MPs in the 631-member parliament.About 60 of them rebelled in an earlier vote on Greece in July, with some sceptics, such as Wolfgang Bosbacher, a prominent CDU member, continuing to say No, and with Bild predicting that the rebels’ ranks could grow to more than 120 this time around.“I’m afraid that we are once again buying ourselves a little time with a very, very large amount of money”, Bosbacher told press over the weekend.-Asylum reform-Merkel’s ZDF interview, her first public remarks after her summer break, also highlighted the severity of the migrant crisis in Europe.She said the issue will “preoccupy Europe much, much more than the issue of Greece and the stability of the euro” in future.She also indicated that Germany is in favour of reforming EU asylum laws, which, in their current state, put the burden of frontline countries, such as Greece and Italy, where asylum seekers first enter EU territory."The issue of asylum could be the next major European project, in which we show whether we are really able to take joint action”, Merkel said.With Germany expecting to receive 450,000 asylum applications this year, far-right groups have perpetrated more than 200 arson attacks against migrant shelters in the past eight months“That is unworthy of our country”, the chancellor said.
Tsipras dominates Greek politics despite crises and U-turn-Reuters By Lefteris Papadimas-aug 18,15-yahoonews
ATHENS (Reuters) - Alexis Tsipras has presided over a near-death experience for the Greek financial system and performed a U-turn on resisting austerity. And yet the prime minister bestrides his nation's politics, with no serious challenger in sight.With his ministers openly discussing the possibility of a snap election, Tsipras seems nearly ready to exploit his enduring popularity in Greece and further consolidate his position after seven turbulent months in office.Tsipras's one tangible achievement has been to seal a new bailout deal for Greece, but on terms so onerous that part of his radical left Syriza party is threatening to walk out.Nevertheless, Greeks like a fighter and Syriza voters still admire how he fought the euro zone and IMF for a better deal, even though he lost.Above all, they regard the handsome and charismatic 41-year-old as an untainted leader of a country with a sorry history of corruption that was close to bankruptcy for years."Tsipras is the most popular politician right now. He is young and fresh, and he's never been involved in scandals," said Ilias Tiganis, a 50-year-old kiosk owner in central Athens. "People don't forget that the previous governments and opposition parties brought the country to this situation."Any hesitation in calling an election could be risky for Tsipras, who won power in January with much experience of protest politics and none of running a country.Two momentous decisions under his leadership - both taken as disaster beckoned - are likely to start hurting his leftist supporters in the next few months, as if they haven't suffered enough during five years of economic crisis.At the end of June his government closed the banks for three weeks, imposing capital controls as Greece headed to the brink of bankruptcy while he tried to extract concessions from the creditors who refused to offer them.While this narrowly saved the financial system from collapse, businesses are struggling with the strict curbs on cash withdrawals and payments abroad that remain. Unemployment is still at 25 percent, and the capital controls - which are likely to remain until the banks are recapitalized later this year - could cost yet more jobs.Then Tsipras caved in to the creditors - ditching his election promises to reverse austerity policies imposed under Greece's first two bailouts - to avoid a banking collapse and euro exit. Instead he accepted more spending and pension cuts, tax increases and economic reforms which will soon start hurting Greeks, all to secure 86 billion euros in bailout loans.BLAMING THE EUROPEANS-Tsipras is unapologetic. "My conscience is clear," he told parliament before it approved the bailout deal on Friday. "It is the best we could achieve under the current balance of power in Europe, under conditions of economic and financial asphyxiation imposed upon us."His supporters believe him. "Syriza voters think that Tsipras put up a real fight in the euro zone and got the best he could," said Thomas Gerakis, a political analyst and head of the Marc polling company. "They blame euro zone policymakers for the new austerity package more than Tsipras."Exactly how popular Tsipras remains is unclear. A Metron Analysis poll released on July 24 showed 61 percent had a positive view of his performance. It also put support for Syriza at 33.6 percent, making it by far the most popular party, but not enough to govern without seeking a coalition partner.After that the trail goes cold. As it is high summer in Greece, many voters are away at the beach or family homes in the country and pollsters say mustering a representative sample is nearly impossible until they all return later this month.To fulfill his promises to the creditors, Tsipras needs a parliamentary majority to pass the necessary legislation. But nearly a third of Syriza lawmakers have rebelled, and the bailout bill passed on Friday only with support from opposition parties, which said they wanted to save Greece from ruin.That support is unlikely to continue. Three ministers raised the possibility on Monday that Tsipras will call a parliamentary confidence vote, probably leading to a snap election. One said Syriza would aim to achieve a majority, something it narrowly failed to secure in January.But if he fails to move quickly, the risk is his popularity will slip. "The real test for the Tsipras government will be in a few months when people start feeling the effects of the implementation of the new measures," said Gerakis.Tsipras appears ready to ditch the bailout objectors from his party, allowing Syriza to occupy the left-of-center ground vacated by the near demise of the PASOK socialist party.Outside Syriza, Tsipras seems to have no rivals. PASOK, which negotiated Greece's first bailout in 2010, now has only 13 members of the 300-seat parliament. The conservative New Democracy party has only an interim leader after former prime minister Antonis Samaras quit as party chief in July after Greeks overwhelmingly supported Tsipras's call to reject an EU bailout at a referendum.Some Greeks, hardened by the long crisis, accept Tsipras has political skills but doubt his credentials as a national leader. "He is better at lying than the others," said Fotis Mamoglou, a 64-year-old jeweler. "He speaks to the problems that people are facing, but he also uses them to elevate himself."Through all the crises and U-turns, Tsipras has still kept hope alive among many Greeks after years of hardship. Importantly, the former Communist comes from a culture far removed from PASOK and New Democracy, which took turns to rule Greece for almost four decades. "The rest of the parties had people that have been involved in scandals," said Tiganis. "They all have skeletons in their closets."(additional reporting by Greg Roumeliotis; writing by David Stamp; editing by Giles Elgood)
WORLD POWERS IN THE LAST DAYS (END OF AGE OF GRACE NOT THE WORLD)
EUROPEAN UNION-KING OF WEST-DAN 9:26-27,DAN 7:23-24,DAN 11:40,REV 13:1-10
EGYPT-KING OF THE SOUTH-DAN 11:40
RUSSIA-KING OF THE NORTH-EZEK 38:1-2,EZEK 39:1-3
CHINA-KING OF THE EAST-DAN 11:44,REV 9:16,18
VATICAN-RELIGIOUS LEADER-REV 13:11-18,REV 17:4-5,9,18
WORLD TERRORISM
GENESIS 6:11-13
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.(WORLD TERRORISM,MURDERS)(HAMAS IN HEBREW IS VIOLENCE)
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence (TERRORISM)(HAMAS) through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
2 PETER 2:5
5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
2 PETER 3:7
7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men
LEVITICUS 26:16
16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you( sudden) terror(ISM), consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
GENESIS 16:11-12
11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her,(HAGAR) Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael;(FATHER OF THE ARAB/MUSLIMS) because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he (ISHMAEL-FATHER OF THE ARAB-MUSLIMS) will be a wild (DONKEY-JACKASS) man;(ISLAM IS A FAKE AND DANGEROUS SEX FOR MURDER CULT) his hand will be against every man,(ISLAM HATES EVERYONE) and every man's hand against him;(PROTECTING THEMSELVES FROM BEING BEHEADED) and he (ISHMAEL ARAB/MUSLIM) shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.(LITERAL-THE ARABS LIVE WITH THEIR BRETHERN JEWS)
ISAIAH 14:12-14
12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer,(SATAN) son of the morning!(HEBREW-CRECENT MOON-ISLAM) how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14 I (SATAN HAS EYE TROUBLES) will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.(AND 1/3RD OF THE ANGELS OF HEAVEN FELL WITH SATAN AND BECAME DEMONS)
ISAIAH 33:1,18-19 Woe to thee that spoilest,(destroys) and thou wast not spoiled;(destroyed) and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil,(destroy) thou shalt be spoiled;(destroyed) and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
18 Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
19 Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.
JOHN 16:2
2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.(ISLAM MURDERS IN THE NAME OF MOON GOD ALLAH OF ISLAM)
U.S., allies target Islamic State with 20 air strikes in Syria, Iraq: statement-Reuters-aug 18,15-yahoonews
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies launched 20 air strikes on Monday against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, according to the Combined Joint Task Force leading the air operations.In Iraq, 17 air strikes targeted the militant group and its operations near nine cities and struck 10 units of Islamic State fighters as well as other targets, the task force said in a statement on Tuesday. In Syria, three air strikes hit near Al Hasaka and Kobani, hitting two units of fighters, among other targets, it said.(Reporting by Washington Newsroom)
Turkey PM formally gives up on coalition as polls loom-AFP By Stuart Williams-aug 18,15-yahoonews
Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Tuesday met President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to formally acknowledge he cannot form a coalition government, paving the way for new elections just months after June polls.In line with procedure, Davutoglu was to return to Erdogan the mandate he received from the president on July 9 to begin coalition talks with opposition parties, the official Anatolia news agency said.Their closed-door meeting began at 1700 GMT at Erdogan's presidential palace in Ankara, NTV television said.With all possibilities exhausted before a August 23 deadline to form the new government, Turkey is now facing snap new polls and entering uncharted political territory.In a major setback for Erdogan, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost its overall majority in the June 7 legislative polls for the first time since it came to power in 2002.Davutoglu held coalition talks with the second-placed Republican People's Party (CHP) and third-placed Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) but failed to broker a deal with either.According to the constitution, the AKP will be able to continue as a minority government until elections if a majority in parliament votes in favour of holding the early polls.If, however, Erdogan uses his right to call the polls himself, a so-called "election government" will be formed until the polls, consisting of members from all four parties represented in parliament."Now all paths lead to the ballot box," pro-AKP columnist Abdulkadir Selvi wrote in the Yeni Safak daily.It will be the first time in Turkey's political history that the largest party has failed to form a coalition and repeat elections need to be held.The AKP prides itself on providing Turkey with almost 13 years of stable one-party rule that have been a marked contrast to the chaotic coalitions and coups that marked political life before.- 'Ignoring the outcome' -The political drama comes as the government wages an unprecedented "anti-terror" offensive against jihadists and Kurdish militants, although it vehemently denies this was launched in the hope of providing a boost at the ballot box.The elections should be held 90 days after they are called, meaning that Sunday, November 22 would be a possibility were Erdogan to call the polls shortly after the expiration of the August 23 deadline.This would mean that the polls could be held in the wake of Turkey hosting the G20 leaders' summit in Antalya from November 15-16.Confusing matters further, the election commission ruled Tuesday that this period should be shortened if necessary, meaning polls could be held as early as October.AKP deputy chairman and chief spokesman Besir Atalay announced after a meeting of its executive committee it would hold a general congress on September 12, in possible preparation for the early polls.Some analysts have suggested Erdogan all along wanted to see a re-run of the election so the AKP could regain an overall majority and realise his dream of creating a presidential system in Turkey.Pro-government newspapers have buzzed with speculation that the party would improve on its June 7 vote share of just under 41 percent in new polls, although this is far from certain.The president, who dominated Turkey as premier from 2003-2014 and now as head of state, had infuriated opponents on Friday when he insinuated that the presidential system was already "de-facto" in place."Whether you agree or not, Turkey's regime has changed," Erdogan said.Murat Yetkin, editor-in-chief of Hurriyet Daily News, said Erdogan had used every possible means in order to extend the AKP's time in power in defiance of the election result."Nobody expected the seizure of an entire election by simply ignoring the outcome," he wrote.The political uncertainty, coupled with a decision by the central bank to freeze interest rates put further pressure on the Turkish lira which has lost 24.3 percent in value against the dollar since the start of the year.The lira lost 1.31 percent in value to hit a historic low in value of 2.906 to the dollar, the first time it has broken through the psychologically important 2.9 barrier.
Libya, Egypt seek international aid against IS-Associated Press By SARAH EL DEEB-aug 18,15-yahoonews
CAIRO (AP) — Libya's internationally recognized government, with strong backing from neighboring Egypt, on Tuesday urged fellow Arab countries to provide arms to help it defeat a local Islamic State affiliate and criticized the U.S.-led coalition for confining its efforts to Syria and Iraq.Egypt criticized what it called international "double standards" and "lethargy" in dealing with the spread of the IS group in Libya, where the militants have exploited the chaos following the 2011 revolt that toppled and killed longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi, seizing his hometown of Sirte and other areas.Egypt has meanwhile been grappling with a wave of attacks by another IS affiliate based in the northern Sinai Peninsula, and last week IS fighters claimed to have beheaded a Croat abducted on the outskirts of Cairo.Cairo's representative to the Arab League, Tarek Adel, said his country would keep pressuring the international community to lift an arms embargo and provide assistance to Libya's military. Egypt has targeted Libya's IS branch with airstrikes, including after the group killed 21 captive Egyptian Christians earlier this year.The Arab League emergency meeting Tuesday was called for after IS fighters in Sirte put down a local revolt against their rule, killing rival Muslim clerics, desecrating the bodies of prisoners and seizing new ground."Libya is bleeding," Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Dairi told the gathering of resident diplomats. He warned that his ill-equipped government is unable to fight off IS, which he said was seeking to establish a base in Libya as it faces U.S.-led airstrikes in Iraq and Syria.Libya has slid into chaos in the years since the 2011 NATO-backed uprising, and is now divided between an elected parliament and government in the far eastern town of Tobruk and an Islamist militia-backed government based in the capital, Tripoli.The North African nation has been under a U.N. arms embargo since 2011. In March, the Security Council renewed the ban, but allowed a sanctions committee to review requests for exemptions. U.N. members are concerned that weapons could fall into the hands of any number of armed groups.Al-Dairi said U.N.-brokered talks to form a national unity government should not "obstruct" arming the military to fight IS.Egypt's representative said fighting terrorism should run "parallel" to the political process, and "requires urgent movement on the international and regional levels to dry up the sources of terrorism and their finances and to lift the arms embargo.""What is surprising is that double-standard with which the international community is dealing with the threats of Daesh," Adel said, using the Arabic acronym for the IS group. "There is energy and work when it comes to pushing it back in Syria and Iraq, but ignoring the same group's practices in Libya."In a statement over the weekend, Egypt's foreign ministry sharply criticized the international coalition, saying that "despite our constant urging, it has refused to be more emphatic, decisive and swift in its response to Daesh. This has undoubtedly undermined international efforts to combat terrorism in the region."In a statement after the Tuesday meeting, the Arab League urged member states to help Libya, separately or as a group, without elaborating. Arab League officials said member states are meeting next week to discuss the formation of a joint Arab force to be used to intervene in regional crises and combat terrorism.
KNOWLEGE AND WORLD TRAVEL (IMMIGRATION) INCREASED
DANIEL 12:4
4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro,(WORLD TRAVEL,IMMIGRATION FROM FLEEING WARS) and knowledge shall be increased.(COMPUTERS MICROCHIPS ETC)
Feeling strain, Germany set to raise asylum-seeker forecast to 750,000-Reuters By Tina Bellon-aug 18,15-yahoonews
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government will sharply raise its forecast for the number of asylum-seekers expected to arrive this year to a record-breaking 750,000, coalition sources said on Tuesday.The increase, from a previous estimate of 450,000, is the latest sign of how a huge influx of migrants and refugees, many fleeing war and poverty in Africa and the Middle East, is straining the European Union's ability to cope."The situation is extremely unsatisfying," Chancellor Angela Merkel told ZDF television on Sunday, referring to the disproportionate number of refugees that Germany has taken in compared to many of its EU partners. "We need a common European asylum policy."After Merkel warned that the number of refugees will be far higher than expected, sources in her coalition told Reuters that the asylum-seeker forecast would probably be formally raised on Wednesday to a range of 650,000-750,000.Thomas Oppermann, parliamentary leader of the center-left Social Democrats, the junior coalition partner, said he expects 700,000 to 800,000 arrivals this year.Migrant numbers across the EU have shot up during the summer months, overwhelming authorities from the Greek islands to the French port of Calais. Many undertake dangerous sea voyages to reach southern Europe, then make their way across the continent in the hope of reaching wealthier nations like Germany.In Brussels, the European Union's border control agency said nearly 110,000 migrants were tracked entering the EU in July by irregular means, setting a record, with nearly 340,000 in all seen arriving in the EU so far this year.Merkel has said other EU nations must do more, and tried to allay fears that migrants will cost taxpayers money and take their jobs. The number of attacks on migrant shelters has soared.Across Germany, towns and cities have been saying they cannot cope with the surging numbers. Originally, the government predicted 300,000 this year, up from 200,000 in 2014.Germany is the biggest recipient of asylum-seekers in the EU, which has been overwhelmed by refugees fleeing war and poverty in countries such as Syria, Iraq and Eritrea.There is also a flood of asylum-seekers from Balkan countries. Almost half of those who reached Germany in the first half of the year came from southeast Europe.Along with a shortage of lodgings in cities including Berlin, Munich and Hamburg, Germany also struggles to process applications, which can take over a year.On Tuesday, the finance ministry seconded 50 customs officials to the National Office for Migration and Refugees for six months to get through the backlog.After Germany, Sweden is the next most generous recipient of asylum-seekers in Europe. In 2014, it recorded 81,200 applications and anti-immigration sentiment is on the rise.U.N. High Commissioner for refugees Antonio Guterres told Germany's Die Welt daily: "In the long run it is not sustainable that only two EU countries -- Germany and Sweden -- with effective asylum structures accept the majority of refugees."(Writing by Madeline Chambers and Erik Kirschbaum; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)
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.
Tropical Depression Four forms in east-central tropical Atlantic: U.S. NHC-Reuters-aug 18,15-yahoonews
(Reuters) - Tropical Depression Four of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season has developed over the east-central tropical Atlantic, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday.The depression was located about 1,665 miles (2,675 km) east of the Windward Islands with maximum sustained winds of 35 miles per hour (55 kph), the Miami-based weather forecaster said."Gradual strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and the depression is expected to become a tropical storm later today," the NHC said.(Reporting by Koustav Samanta and Nallur Sethuraman in Bengaluru; Editing by James Dalgleish)
70 percent chance of cyclone near Cape Verde Islands: U.S. NHC-Reuters-aug 18,15-yahoonews
(Reuters) - A low-pressure area located several hundred miles west-southwest of West Africa's Cape Verde Islands has a 70 percent chance of becoming a tropical cyclone over the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Tuesday."A tropical depression will likely form within the next day or two while the system moves west-northwestward," the Miami-based weather forecaster said.(Reporting by Kevin Jose in Bengaluru; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)
AMERICA (POLITICAL BABYLON)(NUKED BY SNEAK ATTACK FROM RUSSIA)
IN REVELATION 17 & 18 IS THE DESTRUCTION OF THE RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL BABYLONS.IF YOU CAN NOT DECERN BETWEEN THE 2 BABYLONS IN REV 17 & 18.YOU WILL JUST THINK THEIR BOTH THE SAME.BUT NO-THERES A RELIGIOUS BABYLON (THE VATICAN IN REV 17)(AND THE POLITICAL BABYLON IN REV 18 (AMERICA OR NEW YORK TO BE EXACT)
ISAIAH 34:10
10 It (AMERICA-POLITICAL BABYLON) shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever.
JEREMIAH 51:29-32 (CYBER ATTACK 1ST)
29 And the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the LORD shall be performed against Babylon,(AMERICA-NEW YORK) to make the land of Babylon (AMERICA) a desolation without an inhabitant.
30 The mighty men of Babylon (AMERICA) have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.
31 One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon (NEW YORK) that his city is taken at one end,
32 And that the passages are stopped,(THE WAR COMPUTERS HACKED OR EMP'D) and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.(DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO)
COMPLETE SILENCE AFTER AN EMP GOES OFF
REVELATION 8:1
1 And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
JEREMIAH 50:3,24
3 For out of the north (RUSSIA) there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast.
24 I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon,(AMERICA) and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD. (RUSSIA A SNEAK CYBER,EMP ATTACK,THEN NUKE ATTACK ON AMERICA)
REVELATION 18:3-6,19-21
3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication,(U.S.A) and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her,(U.S.A) and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her,(AMERICA) my people,(CHRISTIANS,JEWS) that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
6 Reward her (AMERICA-NEW YORK) even as she rewarded you,(WITH FALSE FLAG TERRORISM) and double unto her double according to her works:(DOUBLE-EMP 1ST,THEN RUSSIA NUKE ATTACKS U.S.A) in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.(PROBABLY A RUSSIAN CYBER ATTACK WILL SET THE WHOLE SITUATION UP AS RUSSIA HACKS THE USA ARMY COMPUTERS.THEN THE EMP,THEN THE NUKE ATTACK)
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.
20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
Tianjin port's commodity operations resume after blasts-Reuters-August 17, 2015 8:14 AM-YAHOONEWS
SINGAPORE/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Many operations have resumed at China's Tianjin port, trade sources said, after explosions last week that killed more than 100 people and disrupted business at what is an important oil, gas and bulk import harbor for Asia's biggest economy.The explosions on Aug. 12 led to the disruption of all chemical and oil tanker discharges at the port, and imports of iron ore were also affected.But shipping data from Reuters on Monday showed that tankers were discharging again, with traders and shippers confirming that operations had restarted over the weekend.Port officials were not immediately available for comment.The Tianjin Maritime Safety Administration's traffic control department said in a statement: "At present, ships apart from those carrying hazardous goods or bunker oil are entering and exiting Tianjin Port's north section normally. All other berths are operating normally according to sailing plans."Reuters spoke to several captains of tankers and dry bulk freighters that are currently in the Tianjin port region, either waiting to discharge or to leave the port, and all said that operations now seemed to be broadly back to normal.One shipbroker said he had not heard of any problems with oil operations at the port on Monday. "So far, so good," he said. An oil trader also said he had not heard of any trouble with oil loading at Tianjin on Monday.Located close to Beijing, Tianjin is one of eastern China's most important oil and gas terminals, with large commercial and strategic oil storage facilities as well as a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) for liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports.It is also an important point of entry for iron ore, a key ingredient for China's giant steel-making industry.A spokesman for Australian ore miner Fortescue Metals Group said: "To date, there has been no impact on Fortescue's iron ore cargoes going through the Port of Tianjin."Traders said the strategic petroleum reserve (SPR) facility at Tianjin had not been affected by the explosion.China, the world's biggest crude oil consumer alongside the United States, imports nearly 60 percent of the crude it consumes. It is constructing vast new oil storage sites to build up its strategic reserves so that eventually it will have 90 days' worth of import demand in stock.Although ship entries and exits seemed to be returning to normal, shippers said the blasts had worsened the port congestion Tianjin already suffered from.China Ocean Shipping Company, China's largest shipping group, said its ships anchored at Tianjin had not been affected but that some of its facilities in the area suffered varying levels of damage.Singamas Container Holdings Ltd <0716 .hk=""> said its logistics depot had temporarily suspended operation.(Reporting by Asia commodities team; Editing by Alan Raybould)
China says it has arrested 15,000 people for cybercrimes-Associated Press-aug 18,15-yahoonews
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese police have arrested 15,000 people on suspicion of cybercrimes as the government tightens its control over the Internet, the Ministry of Public Security said Tuesday.Police throughout the country have investigated more than 7,400 cases of possible cybercrimes, including hacking, online fraud and illegal sale of personal information, resulting in 15,000 arrests, the ministry said. It did not say when the arrests were made.Authorities launched a six-month special operation to clean the Internet in July, but some of the cases date back as far as December.Beijing considers the Internet to be a virtual territory that must be ruled by laws and regulations.Recently, authorities detained a man for exaggerating the death toll from blasts last week in the port city of Tianjin. Police also detained a woman who falsely claimed her father was killed in the explosions and sought donations from the public. At least 114 people were killed in the disaster, which is one of the worst industrial accidents in recent years in China.The ministry said the special operation has snared suspects who hacked into websites of companies, banks and government agencies. Some obtained personal information illegally, some altered web information or uploaded content related to online gambling, and some used the Internet to defraud others, it said.Beijing also prosecutes improper online speech, although the ministry's announcement did not list cases involving that.Pu Zhiqiang, a prominent rights defense lawyer, has been indicted on charges of fanning ethnic hatred and provoking trouble. The charges stem from online comments that questioned China's ethnic policies and practices and mocked political figures.
US stock market wavers; Wal-Mart sinks-Associated Press By MATTHEW CRAFT-AUG 18,15-YAHOONEWS
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market wavered between slight gains and losses in thin trading Tuesday. Wal-Mart's shares slid after the retailer cut its earnings forecast for the year, while renewed concerns over the strength of China's economy weighed on world markets.KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average fell 18 points, or 0.1 percent, to 17,528 as of 2:15 p.m. Eastern time. The Standard & Poor's 500 index slipped four points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,098, and the Nasdaq composite sank 26 points, or 0.5 percent, to 5,066.SUMMER SHRUG: "We're in the summer doldrums," said Jim Paulsen, chief investment strategist at Wells Capital Management. "Most people are staying cool on the lake somewhere."Another reason for the general aimlessness of the market, Paulsen said, is that the news hasn't been all that surprising. "People know about China's problems, they know about falling commodity prices," he said. "They've digested a lot of the news that's out there already."LOWERING THE BAR: Wal-Mart fell 3 percent after warning that its annual profit will likely fall short of previous estimates, partly because of a strong dollar. The world's largest retailer also reported a drop in quarterly earnings as it spent more on wages and overhauling U.S. stores. Wal-Mart dropped $2.09 to $69.81.NEW HOUSES: Builders started work on single-family homes at the fastest pace since 2007, driving up shares in Lennar, D.R. Horton and other companies tied to the housing market. The Commerce Department said housing starts rose 0.2 percent in August to an annual rate of 1.21 million new houses. Construction of single-family houses accounted for all of the gains.CHINA AGAIN: China's main Shanghai stock index plunged 6 percent, its largest fall since an 8 percent dive on July 27. The sell-off followed Beijing's efforts to ban major shareholders from selling stocks."All the news out of China recently has done nothing to restore confidence in its financial markets," said David Madden, market analyst at IG, "and the ripple effect can be felt in Europe."EUROPE: Major markets in Europe closed with slight losses. Germany's DAX edged down 0.2 percent, and France's CAC-40 slipped 0.3 percent. Britain's FTSE 100 finished with a loss of 0.4 percent. Worries over China, a key customer for German-made machinery, chemicals and other goods, have helped knock the DAX down 3.5 percent so far in August.ELSEWHERE IN ASIA: Other Asian stock markets finished lower. Japan's Nikkei 225 dipped 0.3 percent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell 1.4 percent.CRUDE: Benchmark U.S. crude rose 61 cents to $42.48 a barrel in New York, hovering near a six-year low. Brent crude, an international benchmark, dipped 45 cents to $48.74.BONDS & CURRENCIES: U.S. government bonds dipped, nudging the yield on the 10-year Treasury note up to 2.19 percent. The euro was 0.1 percent lower at $1.1061 and the dollar 0.2 percent down at 124.25 yen.LACKLUSTER: Precious and industrial metals settled broadly lower. Gold slipped $1.50 to $1,117.10 an ounce, while silver sank 51 cents to $14.79 an ounce. Copper lost 3.6 cents to $2.30 a pound.
COUNTRIES WITH ISRAEL AND THE 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)(JORDAN) 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?
ISRAEL-WEST ENEMIES EZEK 38:4-6,15-19
4 And I (GOD) 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: and many people with thee.(AFRICAN MUSLIMS,SUDAN,TUNESIA ETC)
15 And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts,(RUSSIA-ARAB/MUSLIMS) thou, and many people with thee,(AFRICAN ISLAMIC COUNTRIES) 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;
EZEKIEL 39:1-6 ISRAELS ENEMIES DESTROYED
1 Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog,(LEADER OF RUSSIA) and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech (MOSCOW) and Tubal: (TUBOLSK)
2 And I will turn thee back,(RUSSIA-ARAB MUSLIM ISRAEL HATERS) and leave but the sixth part of thee,(5/6TH OR 300 MILLION DEAD RUSSIAN/ARAB/MUSLIMS I BELIEVE) and will cause thee to come up from the north parts,(RUSSIA) and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:
3 And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
4 Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands,( ARABS) and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.
5 Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.
6 And I will send a fire on Magog,(NUCLEAR ATOMIC BOMB) and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
EU trade surplus grows-By EUOBSERVER-aug 18,15
Today, 09:24-The euro area recorded a €26.4bn surplus in global trade in June 2015, according to Eurostat estimates. The euro area exported in June 2015 goods to the rest of the world for €182.7bn, an increase of 12% compared with June 2014. Imports rose 7% compared with June 2014.
Cameron plans second tour of Europen capitals-By EUOBSERVER-aug 18,15
Today, 09:25-UK premier David Cameron is to take another tour of European capitals next month to secure backing for Britain’s EU renegotiation before the Conservative annual conference in October, reports The Times. Cameron, who already visited Berlin, Paris, Rome and Warsaw, plans to target smaller nations in the latest diplomatic offensive.
Greek airports get new German owner-By EUOBSERVER-aug 18,15
Today, 16:39-Athens has announced the sale of 14 regional airports, including Kos, Rhodes and Corfu, to German company Fraport, known for managing Frankfurt airport. The total investment will be €1.4bn. It is the first in a series of privatisations agreed by the Syriza-led coalition in return for a eurozone bailout.
Ukraine hopes for EU visa-free travel by end-of-year-By EUOBSERVER-aug 18,15
Today, 16:35-Ukraine president Poroshenko is to visit Brussels by the end of the month amid a flare-up in violence in east Ukraine. He spoke by phone with EU commission president Juncker Tuesday, voicing hope of an EU visa-free deal in December and confirming plans to implement EU-Ukraine free trade in January.
Six EU states get set to ratify Greek bailout-By EUOBSERVER-aug 18,15
Today, 17:04-Austria, Estonia, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain are gearing up to ratify the Greek bailout Tuesday and Wednesday in committee and plenary votes or following debates in parliament. The approvals are needed for the European Stability Mechanism to pay Greece on Thursday, a deadline day for a potential default.
EU urges both sides to stop shelling in Ukraine By Andrew Rettman-aug 18,15-euobserver
BRUSSELS, Today, 09:28-The EU foreign service has urged both sides to stop ceasefire violations in Ukraine, in a situation described as “explosive” by Germany.Its spokeswoman, Catherine Ray, told press in Brussels on Monday (17 August): “We really strongly condemn this escalation of fighting and we call on all sides to cease it and to observe the ceasefire”.The US State Department the same day blamed Russia’s hybrid forces for the flare-up.“There can be no mistake about who is responsible: Russia and the separatists are launching these attacks, just as they escalated the conflict last August”, its spokesman, John Kirby, said in Washington.“Efforts by Russia and the separatists to grab more territory will be met with further costs”.For its part, Ukraine says that a Russian “terrorist attack” used artillery to fire on civilian homes in villages on the outskirts of Mariupol in south-east Ukraine in the small hours of Monday morning, killing three civilians and two soldiers.It says the attack is part of a “significant aggravation” over the past week, in which the Russian side shelled its positions more than 850 times, including 175 times on Friday.The international monitors in the region, the OSCE, noted in their latest report, also on Monday, that “a significant increase in ceasefire violations was observed in [Ukraine] government-controlled areas” over the weekend, however.The Russian FM, Sergei Lavrov, said the "Ukrainian leadership is escalating the situation".Spokesmen for the Russian-occupied parts of Donetsk in east Ukraine also said five civilians were killed.The German foreign minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, described the atmosphere as “explosive” in an interview with the Bild daily on Sunday.Lithuania’s foreign minister, Linas Linkevicius, said on Twitter on Monday that Russia appears to be trying to undo the so-called Minsk ceasefire accord.He also drew attention to Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s visit to Russian-occupied Crimea on Monday, ostensibly, to promote tourism, as another provocation.“ Putin‘s trip to Ukraine‘s Crimea and increased fatal violence by separatists look like co-ordinated efforts to undermine Minsk agreements”, Linkevicius noted.Putin himself didn’t comment on the violence.He used his trip to portray Crimea, which has seen a purge on the native Tatar population since Russia took control, as “a mirror of multi-ethnic Russia” which respects minority rights.He also complained that Ukraine is “under external control”, referring to Kiev’s appointment of three foreign-born cabinet ministers and a foreign-born governor in the Odessa region.Petro Poroshenko, the Ukrainian president, echoed Lithuania, saying the Putin trip is "a continuation of the plan to escalate the situation”.
Ukrainian, French, German, leaders to meet Monday in Berlin-Reuters-aug 18,15-yahoonews
PARIS (Reuters) - The leaders of France, Germany and Ukraine are to meet in Berlin on Monday in a bid to bring an end to a new wave of violence in Ukraine, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said.Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday blamed the Ukrainian government for the latest upsurge in fighting between Kiev's forces and Russian-backed separatists in the east of the country.The fighting flared earlier this week, killing at least two Ukrainian soldiers and several civilians. The clashes, near the port of Mariupol in the southeast and at rebel-held Horlivka, further frayed an increasingly tenuous ceasefire as Ukraine prepared to mark its Independence Day next week.More than 6,500 people have been killed in the conflict, which erupted in April 2014 after Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimea Peninsula in reaction to the fall of a Moscow-backed president to mass protests in Kiev."Its worrying," Fabius told reporters ahead of the meeting between his president, Francois Hollande, President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine and German Chancellor Angela Merkel."Military operations must stop and arms be withdrawn... Secondly, we need to right conditions for elections in the Donbass (eastern Ukraine)," he said."I hope Monday's meeting will allow us to advance on both points. We hope to have a solution by December at the latest."Poroshenko also arranged during a phone call with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Tuesday to visit EU institutions in Brussels before the end of the month.(Reporting by Marine Pennetier; Writing by Andrew Callus; Editing by Mark Heinrich)
Spanish lawmakers overwhelmingly approve Greek bailout-Associated Press-aug 18,15-yahoonews
MADRID (AP) — Spanish lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved the government's support for the 86 billion euro ($93 billion) bailout package for Greece.Members of the nation's lower house of parliament voted 297-20 in support of the third Greek bailout already backed by the administration of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.Tuesday's vote was largely symbolic because Rajoy's Popular Party holds an absolute majority in Parliament.Spain will supply 10.1 billion euros to the Greek bailout. Its officials have been hawkish in demanding that Greece abide by strict terms such as budget cuts and reforms.Spain asked for and received a bailout of its hurting banks in 2012.
Merkel urges Bundestag to back Greek bailout-By Andrew Rettman-aug 17,15-euobserver
BRUSSELS, 17. Aug, 09:23-Angela Merkel and Wolfgang Schaeuble have urged German MPs to back the Greek bailout ahead of a Bundestag vote on Wednesday (19 August).The German chancellor and her finance minister, speaking in separate interviews, praised the Greek government for bowing to German demands for tough reforms."It doesn't help if we are all nice to each other and in three or four years everything is worse than it already is today”, Merkel told the ZDF public broadcaster on Sunday.She said the Greek U-turn was “thanks to the tough stance of many countries, but also Wolfgang Schaeuble and the German government”.She also said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is likely to contribute money, in autumn, to the €86 billion aid programme.The IMF had previously said it will only take part if there is Greek debt relief and pensions reform.Merkel told ZDF it might be possible to extend the maturity dates of Greek loans and to reduce interest rates, but that there would be no debt write-downs.“There is still leeway on the extension of maturities, on interest rates … but it’s also clear that within the eurozone there can be no haircut, no reduction in debt”, she noted.“Lagarde, the head of the IMF, made very clear that if these conditions are met, she will recommend to the IMF board that the IMF takes part in the programme from October”, Merkel added."I have no doubts that what Lagarde said will become reality”.Schaeuble told the Bild tabloid, also on Sunday, the bailout deal is “responsible” and that Greece won’t get its money unless reforms are “implemented point-by-point”.He added: “After truly arduous negotiations, they understand now in Greece that the country cannot get around real and far-reaching reforms”.The Bundestag vote is due at 9am local time on Wednesday.If it goes through, the European Stability Mechanism, the EU’s Luxembourg-based crisis fund, will give the green light to disburse the first tranche, of €23 billion, on Thursday morning.The money will allow Greece to repay a €3.2 billion loan to the Europan Central Bank the same day.Merkel’s grand coalition has 504 MPs in the 631-member parliament.About 60 of them rebelled in an earlier vote on Greece in July, with some sceptics, such as Wolfgang Bosbacher, a prominent CDU member, continuing to say No, and with Bild predicting that the rebels’ ranks could grow to more than 120 this time around.“I’m afraid that we are once again buying ourselves a little time with a very, very large amount of money”, Bosbacher told press over the weekend.-Asylum reform-Merkel’s ZDF interview, her first public remarks after her summer break, also highlighted the severity of the migrant crisis in Europe.She said the issue will “preoccupy Europe much, much more than the issue of Greece and the stability of the euro” in future.She also indicated that Germany is in favour of reforming EU asylum laws, which, in their current state, put the burden of frontline countries, such as Greece and Italy, where asylum seekers first enter EU territory."The issue of asylum could be the next major European project, in which we show whether we are really able to take joint action”, Merkel said.With Germany expecting to receive 450,000 asylum applications this year, far-right groups have perpetrated more than 200 arson attacks against migrant shelters in the past eight months“That is unworthy of our country”, the chancellor said.
Tsipras dominates Greek politics despite crises and U-turn-Reuters By Lefteris Papadimas-aug 18,15-yahoonews
ATHENS (Reuters) - Alexis Tsipras has presided over a near-death experience for the Greek financial system and performed a U-turn on resisting austerity. And yet the prime minister bestrides his nation's politics, with no serious challenger in sight.With his ministers openly discussing the possibility of a snap election, Tsipras seems nearly ready to exploit his enduring popularity in Greece and further consolidate his position after seven turbulent months in office.Tsipras's one tangible achievement has been to seal a new bailout deal for Greece, but on terms so onerous that part of his radical left Syriza party is threatening to walk out.Nevertheless, Greeks like a fighter and Syriza voters still admire how he fought the euro zone and IMF for a better deal, even though he lost.Above all, they regard the handsome and charismatic 41-year-old as an untainted leader of a country with a sorry history of corruption that was close to bankruptcy for years."Tsipras is the most popular politician right now. He is young and fresh, and he's never been involved in scandals," said Ilias Tiganis, a 50-year-old kiosk owner in central Athens. "People don't forget that the previous governments and opposition parties brought the country to this situation."Any hesitation in calling an election could be risky for Tsipras, who won power in January with much experience of protest politics and none of running a country.Two momentous decisions under his leadership - both taken as disaster beckoned - are likely to start hurting his leftist supporters in the next few months, as if they haven't suffered enough during five years of economic crisis.At the end of June his government closed the banks for three weeks, imposing capital controls as Greece headed to the brink of bankruptcy while he tried to extract concessions from the creditors who refused to offer them.While this narrowly saved the financial system from collapse, businesses are struggling with the strict curbs on cash withdrawals and payments abroad that remain. Unemployment is still at 25 percent, and the capital controls - which are likely to remain until the banks are recapitalized later this year - could cost yet more jobs.Then Tsipras caved in to the creditors - ditching his election promises to reverse austerity policies imposed under Greece's first two bailouts - to avoid a banking collapse and euro exit. Instead he accepted more spending and pension cuts, tax increases and economic reforms which will soon start hurting Greeks, all to secure 86 billion euros in bailout loans.BLAMING THE EUROPEANS-Tsipras is unapologetic. "My conscience is clear," he told parliament before it approved the bailout deal on Friday. "It is the best we could achieve under the current balance of power in Europe, under conditions of economic and financial asphyxiation imposed upon us."His supporters believe him. "Syriza voters think that Tsipras put up a real fight in the euro zone and got the best he could," said Thomas Gerakis, a political analyst and head of the Marc polling company. "They blame euro zone policymakers for the new austerity package more than Tsipras."Exactly how popular Tsipras remains is unclear. A Metron Analysis poll released on July 24 showed 61 percent had a positive view of his performance. It also put support for Syriza at 33.6 percent, making it by far the most popular party, but not enough to govern without seeking a coalition partner.After that the trail goes cold. As it is high summer in Greece, many voters are away at the beach or family homes in the country and pollsters say mustering a representative sample is nearly impossible until they all return later this month.To fulfill his promises to the creditors, Tsipras needs a parliamentary majority to pass the necessary legislation. But nearly a third of Syriza lawmakers have rebelled, and the bailout bill passed on Friday only with support from opposition parties, which said they wanted to save Greece from ruin.That support is unlikely to continue. Three ministers raised the possibility on Monday that Tsipras will call a parliamentary confidence vote, probably leading to a snap election. One said Syriza would aim to achieve a majority, something it narrowly failed to secure in January.But if he fails to move quickly, the risk is his popularity will slip. "The real test for the Tsipras government will be in a few months when people start feeling the effects of the implementation of the new measures," said Gerakis.Tsipras appears ready to ditch the bailout objectors from his party, allowing Syriza to occupy the left-of-center ground vacated by the near demise of the PASOK socialist party.Outside Syriza, Tsipras seems to have no rivals. PASOK, which negotiated Greece's first bailout in 2010, now has only 13 members of the 300-seat parliament. The conservative New Democracy party has only an interim leader after former prime minister Antonis Samaras quit as party chief in July after Greeks overwhelmingly supported Tsipras's call to reject an EU bailout at a referendum.Some Greeks, hardened by the long crisis, accept Tsipras has political skills but doubt his credentials as a national leader. "He is better at lying than the others," said Fotis Mamoglou, a 64-year-old jeweler. "He speaks to the problems that people are facing, but he also uses them to elevate himself."Through all the crises and U-turns, Tsipras has still kept hope alive among many Greeks after years of hardship. Importantly, the former Communist comes from a culture far removed from PASOK and New Democracy, which took turns to rule Greece for almost four decades. "The rest of the parties had people that have been involved in scandals," said Tiganis. "They all have skeletons in their closets."(additional reporting by Greg Roumeliotis; writing by David Stamp; editing by Giles Elgood)
WORLD POWERS IN THE LAST DAYS (END OF AGE OF GRACE NOT THE WORLD)
EUROPEAN UNION-KING OF WEST-DAN 9:26-27,DAN 7:23-24,DAN 11:40,REV 13:1-10
EGYPT-KING OF THE SOUTH-DAN 11:40
RUSSIA-KING OF THE NORTH-EZEK 38:1-2,EZEK 39:1-3
CHINA-KING OF THE EAST-DAN 11:44,REV 9:16,18
VATICAN-RELIGIOUS LEADER-REV 13:11-18,REV 17:4-5,9,18
WORLD TERRORISM
GENESIS 6:11-13
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.(WORLD TERRORISM,MURDERS)(HAMAS IN HEBREW IS VIOLENCE)
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence (TERRORISM)(HAMAS) through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
2 PETER 2:5
5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
2 PETER 3:7
7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men
LEVITICUS 26:16
16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you( sudden) terror(ISM), consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
GENESIS 16:11-12
11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her,(HAGAR) Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael;(FATHER OF THE ARAB/MUSLIMS) because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he (ISHMAEL-FATHER OF THE ARAB-MUSLIMS) will be a wild (DONKEY-JACKASS) man;(ISLAM IS A FAKE AND DANGEROUS SEX FOR MURDER CULT) his hand will be against every man,(ISLAM HATES EVERYONE) and every man's hand against him;(PROTECTING THEMSELVES FROM BEING BEHEADED) and he (ISHMAEL ARAB/MUSLIM) shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.(LITERAL-THE ARABS LIVE WITH THEIR BRETHERN JEWS)
ISAIAH 14:12-14
12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer,(SATAN) son of the morning!(HEBREW-CRECENT MOON-ISLAM) how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14 I (SATAN HAS EYE TROUBLES) will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.(AND 1/3RD OF THE ANGELS OF HEAVEN FELL WITH SATAN AND BECAME DEMONS)
ISAIAH 33:1,18-19 Woe to thee that spoilest,(destroys) and thou wast not spoiled;(destroyed) and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil,(destroy) thou shalt be spoiled;(destroyed) and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
18 Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
19 Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.
JOHN 16:2
2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.(ISLAM MURDERS IN THE NAME OF MOON GOD ALLAH OF ISLAM)
U.S., allies target Islamic State with 20 air strikes in Syria, Iraq: statement-Reuters-aug 18,15-yahoonews
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies launched 20 air strikes on Monday against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, according to the Combined Joint Task Force leading the air operations.In Iraq, 17 air strikes targeted the militant group and its operations near nine cities and struck 10 units of Islamic State fighters as well as other targets, the task force said in a statement on Tuesday. In Syria, three air strikes hit near Al Hasaka and Kobani, hitting two units of fighters, among other targets, it said.(Reporting by Washington Newsroom)
Turkey PM formally gives up on coalition as polls loom-AFP By Stuart Williams-aug 18,15-yahoonews
Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Tuesday met President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to formally acknowledge he cannot form a coalition government, paving the way for new elections just months after June polls.In line with procedure, Davutoglu was to return to Erdogan the mandate he received from the president on July 9 to begin coalition talks with opposition parties, the official Anatolia news agency said.Their closed-door meeting began at 1700 GMT at Erdogan's presidential palace in Ankara, NTV television said.With all possibilities exhausted before a August 23 deadline to form the new government, Turkey is now facing snap new polls and entering uncharted political territory.In a major setback for Erdogan, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost its overall majority in the June 7 legislative polls for the first time since it came to power in 2002.Davutoglu held coalition talks with the second-placed Republican People's Party (CHP) and third-placed Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) but failed to broker a deal with either.According to the constitution, the AKP will be able to continue as a minority government until elections if a majority in parliament votes in favour of holding the early polls.If, however, Erdogan uses his right to call the polls himself, a so-called "election government" will be formed until the polls, consisting of members from all four parties represented in parliament."Now all paths lead to the ballot box," pro-AKP columnist Abdulkadir Selvi wrote in the Yeni Safak daily.It will be the first time in Turkey's political history that the largest party has failed to form a coalition and repeat elections need to be held.The AKP prides itself on providing Turkey with almost 13 years of stable one-party rule that have been a marked contrast to the chaotic coalitions and coups that marked political life before.- 'Ignoring the outcome' -The political drama comes as the government wages an unprecedented "anti-terror" offensive against jihadists and Kurdish militants, although it vehemently denies this was launched in the hope of providing a boost at the ballot box.The elections should be held 90 days after they are called, meaning that Sunday, November 22 would be a possibility were Erdogan to call the polls shortly after the expiration of the August 23 deadline.This would mean that the polls could be held in the wake of Turkey hosting the G20 leaders' summit in Antalya from November 15-16.Confusing matters further, the election commission ruled Tuesday that this period should be shortened if necessary, meaning polls could be held as early as October.AKP deputy chairman and chief spokesman Besir Atalay announced after a meeting of its executive committee it would hold a general congress on September 12, in possible preparation for the early polls.Some analysts have suggested Erdogan all along wanted to see a re-run of the election so the AKP could regain an overall majority and realise his dream of creating a presidential system in Turkey.Pro-government newspapers have buzzed with speculation that the party would improve on its June 7 vote share of just under 41 percent in new polls, although this is far from certain.The president, who dominated Turkey as premier from 2003-2014 and now as head of state, had infuriated opponents on Friday when he insinuated that the presidential system was already "de-facto" in place."Whether you agree or not, Turkey's regime has changed," Erdogan said.Murat Yetkin, editor-in-chief of Hurriyet Daily News, said Erdogan had used every possible means in order to extend the AKP's time in power in defiance of the election result."Nobody expected the seizure of an entire election by simply ignoring the outcome," he wrote.The political uncertainty, coupled with a decision by the central bank to freeze interest rates put further pressure on the Turkish lira which has lost 24.3 percent in value against the dollar since the start of the year.The lira lost 1.31 percent in value to hit a historic low in value of 2.906 to the dollar, the first time it has broken through the psychologically important 2.9 barrier.
Libya, Egypt seek international aid against IS-Associated Press By SARAH EL DEEB-aug 18,15-yahoonews
CAIRO (AP) — Libya's internationally recognized government, with strong backing from neighboring Egypt, on Tuesday urged fellow Arab countries to provide arms to help it defeat a local Islamic State affiliate and criticized the U.S.-led coalition for confining its efforts to Syria and Iraq.Egypt criticized what it called international "double standards" and "lethargy" in dealing with the spread of the IS group in Libya, where the militants have exploited the chaos following the 2011 revolt that toppled and killed longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi, seizing his hometown of Sirte and other areas.Egypt has meanwhile been grappling with a wave of attacks by another IS affiliate based in the northern Sinai Peninsula, and last week IS fighters claimed to have beheaded a Croat abducted on the outskirts of Cairo.Cairo's representative to the Arab League, Tarek Adel, said his country would keep pressuring the international community to lift an arms embargo and provide assistance to Libya's military. Egypt has targeted Libya's IS branch with airstrikes, including after the group killed 21 captive Egyptian Christians earlier this year.The Arab League emergency meeting Tuesday was called for after IS fighters in Sirte put down a local revolt against their rule, killing rival Muslim clerics, desecrating the bodies of prisoners and seizing new ground."Libya is bleeding," Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Dairi told the gathering of resident diplomats. He warned that his ill-equipped government is unable to fight off IS, which he said was seeking to establish a base in Libya as it faces U.S.-led airstrikes in Iraq and Syria.Libya has slid into chaos in the years since the 2011 NATO-backed uprising, and is now divided between an elected parliament and government in the far eastern town of Tobruk and an Islamist militia-backed government based in the capital, Tripoli.The North African nation has been under a U.N. arms embargo since 2011. In March, the Security Council renewed the ban, but allowed a sanctions committee to review requests for exemptions. U.N. members are concerned that weapons could fall into the hands of any number of armed groups.Al-Dairi said U.N.-brokered talks to form a national unity government should not "obstruct" arming the military to fight IS.Egypt's representative said fighting terrorism should run "parallel" to the political process, and "requires urgent movement on the international and regional levels to dry up the sources of terrorism and their finances and to lift the arms embargo.""What is surprising is that double-standard with which the international community is dealing with the threats of Daesh," Adel said, using the Arabic acronym for the IS group. "There is energy and work when it comes to pushing it back in Syria and Iraq, but ignoring the same group's practices in Libya."In a statement over the weekend, Egypt's foreign ministry sharply criticized the international coalition, saying that "despite our constant urging, it has refused to be more emphatic, decisive and swift in its response to Daesh. This has undoubtedly undermined international efforts to combat terrorism in the region."In a statement after the Tuesday meeting, the Arab League urged member states to help Libya, separately or as a group, without elaborating. Arab League officials said member states are meeting next week to discuss the formation of a joint Arab force to be used to intervene in regional crises and combat terrorism.
KNOWLEGE AND WORLD TRAVEL (IMMIGRATION) INCREASED
DANIEL 12:4
4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro,(WORLD TRAVEL,IMMIGRATION FROM FLEEING WARS) and knowledge shall be increased.(COMPUTERS MICROCHIPS ETC)
Feeling strain, Germany set to raise asylum-seeker forecast to 750,000-Reuters By Tina Bellon-aug 18,15-yahoonews
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government will sharply raise its forecast for the number of asylum-seekers expected to arrive this year to a record-breaking 750,000, coalition sources said on Tuesday.The increase, from a previous estimate of 450,000, is the latest sign of how a huge influx of migrants and refugees, many fleeing war and poverty in Africa and the Middle East, is straining the European Union's ability to cope."The situation is extremely unsatisfying," Chancellor Angela Merkel told ZDF television on Sunday, referring to the disproportionate number of refugees that Germany has taken in compared to many of its EU partners. "We need a common European asylum policy."After Merkel warned that the number of refugees will be far higher than expected, sources in her coalition told Reuters that the asylum-seeker forecast would probably be formally raised on Wednesday to a range of 650,000-750,000.Thomas Oppermann, parliamentary leader of the center-left Social Democrats, the junior coalition partner, said he expects 700,000 to 800,000 arrivals this year.Migrant numbers across the EU have shot up during the summer months, overwhelming authorities from the Greek islands to the French port of Calais. Many undertake dangerous sea voyages to reach southern Europe, then make their way across the continent in the hope of reaching wealthier nations like Germany.In Brussels, the European Union's border control agency said nearly 110,000 migrants were tracked entering the EU in July by irregular means, setting a record, with nearly 340,000 in all seen arriving in the EU so far this year.Merkel has said other EU nations must do more, and tried to allay fears that migrants will cost taxpayers money and take their jobs. The number of attacks on migrant shelters has soared.Across Germany, towns and cities have been saying they cannot cope with the surging numbers. Originally, the government predicted 300,000 this year, up from 200,000 in 2014.Germany is the biggest recipient of asylum-seekers in the EU, which has been overwhelmed by refugees fleeing war and poverty in countries such as Syria, Iraq and Eritrea.There is also a flood of asylum-seekers from Balkan countries. Almost half of those who reached Germany in the first half of the year came from southeast Europe.Along with a shortage of lodgings in cities including Berlin, Munich and Hamburg, Germany also struggles to process applications, which can take over a year.On Tuesday, the finance ministry seconded 50 customs officials to the National Office for Migration and Refugees for six months to get through the backlog.After Germany, Sweden is the next most generous recipient of asylum-seekers in Europe. In 2014, it recorded 81,200 applications and anti-immigration sentiment is on the rise.U.N. High Commissioner for refugees Antonio Guterres told Germany's Die Welt daily: "In the long run it is not sustainable that only two EU countries -- Germany and Sweden -- with effective asylum structures accept the majority of refugees."(Writing by Madeline Chambers and Erik Kirschbaum; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)
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.
Tropical Depression Four forms in east-central tropical Atlantic: U.S. NHC-Reuters-aug 18,15-yahoonews
(Reuters) - Tropical Depression Four of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season has developed over the east-central tropical Atlantic, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday.The depression was located about 1,665 miles (2,675 km) east of the Windward Islands with maximum sustained winds of 35 miles per hour (55 kph), the Miami-based weather forecaster said."Gradual strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and the depression is expected to become a tropical storm later today," the NHC said.(Reporting by Koustav Samanta and Nallur Sethuraman in Bengaluru; Editing by James Dalgleish)
70 percent chance of cyclone near Cape Verde Islands: U.S. NHC-Reuters-aug 18,15-yahoonews
(Reuters) - A low-pressure area located several hundred miles west-southwest of West Africa's Cape Verde Islands has a 70 percent chance of becoming a tropical cyclone over the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Tuesday."A tropical depression will likely form within the next day or two while the system moves west-northwestward," the Miami-based weather forecaster said.(Reporting by Kevin Jose in Bengaluru; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)
