Well The Bible clearly says the European Union will by Peaceful means destroy many. It will be by controlling the World through the 10 World Free Trade Blocks. The 10 World trading blocks will come together, then there will be a stock market crash, the European Union will grab the worlds economy since I believe the United Nations will fold because of the ISRAEL / ARABS peace process.
The EU will give the Israelis a land for security deal with the Arabs and Many.
DANIEL 7:23 (THE EU WILL CONTROL ALL THE EARTH)
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(or 7th world Empire - THE EU ) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
DANIEL 8:23-25 (THIS IS THE FUTURE EU PRESIDENT DICTATOR)
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
REVELATION 6:1-2 (THIS IS THE FUTURE EU PRESIDENT DICTATOR)
1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
REVELATION 13:3.7-9 (THIS EU DICTATOR CONTROLS THE WHOLE EARTH)
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
THE CLUB OF ROME FOUNDER AURELIO PECCEI WANTS THE WORLD IN 10 REGIONAL TRADING BLOCKS
HERES WHAT THE WORLD WOULD LOOK LIKE (SINCE THERE WILL BE WORLD GOVERNMENT IN THE FUTURE)
01 CANADA, U.S.A, MEXICO
02 EUROPEAN UNION,WESTERN EUROPE
03 JAPAN
04 AUSTRALIA,NEW ZEALAND, S AFRICA, ISRAEL AND PACIFIC ISLANDS
05 EASTERN EUROPE
06 SOUTHERN, CENTRAL AND LATIN AMERICAS
07 NORTH AFRICA, AND MIDEAST (MOSLEMS)
08 CENTRAL AFRICA
09 SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA
10 CENTRAL ASIA
THE CLUB OF ROME WANTS A WORLD CHARISMATIC DICTATOR (EITHER RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL OR SCIENTIFICAL) TO HEAD THIS WORLD GOVERNMENT. REV 13:3,7-8, DAN 7:23-24
WORLD POWERS IN THE END TIME
NORTH - RUSSIA EZEK 38:1-2, 39:1-2
SOUTH - EGYPT DAN 11:42
EAST - CHINA DAN 11:44,REV 16:12
WEST - EUROPEAN UNION DAN 7:23-24 (NOT THE U.S.A)
HOWS THIS FOR UP TO DATE PROPHESY IN THE BOOK OUR GLOBAL NEIGHBOURHOOD (THE REPORT ON GLOBAL GOVERNANCE) A 28 MEMBER THINKTANK WANTS TO REFORM THE UNITED NATIONS AND ONE THING THEY WANT TO CHANGE FOR THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE U.N OR LEADER OF THE U.N IS TO GIVE THE HEAD A 7 YEAR CONTRACT PAGE 293 QUOTE THE APPOINTMENT SHOULD BE FOR A SINGLE TERM OF 7 YEARS.
Bush Administration Quietly Plans NAFTA Super Highway,by Jerome R. Corsi,
Posted Jun 12, 2006
Quietly but systematically, the Bush Administration is advancing the plan to build a huge NAFTA Super Highway, four football-fields-wide, through the heart of the U.S. along Interstate 35, from the Mexican border at Laredo, Tex., to the Canadian border north of Duluth, Minn.
Once complete, the new road will allow containers from the Far East to enter the United States through the Mexican port of Lazaro Cardenas, bypassing the Longshoreman’s Union in the process. The Mexican trucks, without the involvement of the Teamsters Union, will drive on what will be the nation’s most modern highway straight into the heart of America. The Mexican trucks will cross border in FAST lanes, checked only electronically by the new “SENTRI” system. The first customs stop will be a Mexican customs office in Kansas City, their new Smart Port complex, a facility being built for Mexico at a cost of $3 million to the U.S. taxpayers in Kansas City. As incredible as this plan may seem to some readers, the first Trans-Texas Corridor segment of the NAFTA Super Highway is ready to begin construction next year.
Various U.S. government agencies, dozens of state agencies, and scores of private NGOs
(non-governmental organizations) have been working behind the scenes to create the NAFTA Super Highway, despite the lack of comment on the plan by President Bush. The American public is largely asleep to this key piece of the coming “North American Union” that government planners in the new trilateral region of United States, Canada and Mexico are about to drive into reality.
Just examine the following websites to get a feel for the magnitude of NAFTA Super Highway planning that has been going on without any new congressional legislation directly authorizing the construction of the planned international corridor through the center of the country.
* NASCO, the North America SuperCorridor Coalition Inc., is a “non-profit organization dedicated to developing the world’s first international, integrated and secure, multi-modal transportation system along the International Mid-Continent Trade and Transportation Corridor to improve both the trade competitiveness and quality of life in North America.” Where does that sentence say anything about the USA? Still, NASCO has received $2.5 million in earmarks from the U.S.
Department of Transportation to plan the NAFTA Super Highway as a 10-lane limited-access road (five lanes in each direction) plus passenger and freight rail lines running alongside pipelines laid for oil and natural gas. One glance at the map of the NAFTA Super Highway on the front page of the NASCO website will make clear that the design is to connect Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. into one transportation system
* Kansas City SmartPort Inc. is an “investor based organization supported by the public and private sector” to create the key hub on the NAFTA Super Highway. At the Kansas City SmartPort, the containers from the Far East can be transferred to trucks going east and west, dramatically reducing the ground transportation time dropping the containers off in Los Angeles or Long Beach involves for most of the country.
A brochure on the SmartPort website describes the plan in glowing terms: “For those who live in Kansas City, the idea of receiving containers nonstop from the Far East by way of Mexico may sound unlikely, but later this month that seemingly far-fetched notion will become a reality.”
* The U.S. government has housed within the Department of Commerce (DOC) an “SPP office” that is dedicated to organizing the many working groups laboring within the executive branches of the U.S., Mexico and Canada to create the regulatory reality for the Security and Prosperity Partnership. The SPP agreement was signed by Bush, President Vicente Fox, and then-Prime Minister Paul Martin in Waco, Tex., on March 23, 2005. According to the DOC website, a U.S.-Mexico Joint Working Committee on Transportation Planning has finalized a plan such that “(m)ethods for detecting bottlenecks on the U.S.-Mexico border will be developed and low cost/high impact projects identified in bottleneck studies will be constructed or implemented.”
The report notes that new SENTRI travel lanes on the Mexican border will be constructed this year. The border at Laredo should be reduced to an electronic speed bump for the Mexican trucks containing goods from the Far East to enter the U.S. on their way to the Kansas City
SmartPort.
* The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is overseeing the Trans-Texas Corridor (TTC) as the first leg of the NAFTA Super Highway. A 4,000-page environmental impact statement has already been completed and public hearings are scheduled for five weeks, beginning next month, in July 2006. The billions involved will be provided by a foreign company, Cintra Concessions de Infraestructuras de Transporte, S.A. of Spain. As a consequence, the TTC will be privately operated, leased to the Cintra consortium to be operated as a toll-road.
The details of the NAFTA Super Highway are hidden in plan view. Still, Bush has not given speeches to bring the NAFTA Super Highway plans to the full attention of the American public. Missing in the move toward creating a North American Union is the robust public debate that preceded the decision to form the European Union. All this may be for calculated political reasons on the part of the Bush Administration. A good reason Bush does not want to secure the border with Mexico may be that the administration is trying to create express lanes for Mexican trucks to bring containers with cheap Far East goods into the heart of the U.S., all without the involvement of any U.S. union workers on the docks or in the trucks.
Mr. Corsi is the author of several books, including "Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry" (along with John O'Neill), "Black Gold Stranglehold: The Myth of Scarcity and the Politics of Oil" (along with Craig R. Smith), and "Atomic Iran: How the Terrorist Regime Bought the Bomb and American Politicians." He is a frequent guest on the G. Gordon Liddy radio show. He will soon co-author a new book with Jim Gilchrist on the Minuteman Project.
- http://israndjer.blogspot.com/2005/11/from-nebuchadnezzar-to-today.html
- http://israndjer.blogspot.com/2006/06/old-nation-states-break-down.html
- http://israndjer.blogspot.com/2006/06/wto-bill-on-free-trade-zones.html
- http://israndjer.blogspot.com/2006/06/2-of-10-trading-blocks-together.html
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
OLMERT TO DEAL WITH ABBAS
Story 1-Iran to Hamas,step up attacks against Israel. 2-Sumatra Quake again. 3-Visions of Atlantic free trade.4-fires in Arizona.5-Olmert to deal with Abbas.
Iranian Pres. to Hamas: Step Up Attacks Against Israel 09:45 Jun 12, '06 / 16 Sivan
5766 (IsraelNN.com) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told the foreign minister of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud A-Zahar (Hamas), to step up attacks against Israel.
According to a report published by Iran’s news agency, Ahmadinejad said that only violence can be used to oppose Israel’s occupation of Arab land, and that such action must be intensified.
Earthquakes rattle Indonesia s Sumatra Island
A powerful earthquake struck off the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra Island on Monday, there were no immediate report of injuries or damage. The 5.9-magnitude quake was centered 530 kilometers southwest of Lampung provincial capital of Bandar Lampung, reported The Jakarta Post online news, quoting report from the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency. Lampung is located on the southern tip of Sumatra island, about 250 kilometers northwest of Jakarta.
Earlier on Sunday, two mild quakes rattled Padang Sidempuan mayoralty and Gunung Sitoli -- the capital of Nias regency -- in North Sumatra province. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake that shook Padang Sidempuan was centered some 9 kilometers inland from the town and about 2.1 kilometers deep. Meanwhile, a 4.2-magnitude quake that rattled Gunung Sitoli on Nias Island was centered on the sea some 42 kilometers northwest of the town and 33 kilometers deep.
Indonesia is prone to earthquakes because of its location on the so-called Pacific "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanoes and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin. On May 27, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake devastated regions in Central Java province and Yogyakarta, killing more than 5,800 people. (Source: Xinhua)
Visions of Atlantic free trade
The Danish Prime Minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, would like to turn the whole of the North Atlantic into one big free-trade zone based on the model of the EU's inner market. He unveiled his plan at Berkeley, University of California, on 12 June.Much of the globalisation debate may well revolve around the ever fiercer competition faced from China and India but we would do well not to overlook the fact that the biggest and most dominant economic factor is still the link between the EU and the USA, Rasmussen told Jyllands-Posten.Between them, the USA and the EU account for two-fifths of world trade and that this trade generates 12-14 million jobs. In addition, 85% of all US overseas investments are in the EU.
Rasmussen expects his idea will meet resistance in both America and Europe but he remains an advocate of free trade at global level. He is not promoting free trade between the EU and the USA as an exclusive club for the rich but as a potential driving force for progress within the World Trade Organisation where negotiations on free trade appear to be grinding to a halt.The Prime Minister took part in a summit of the Baltic Sea States in Iceland en route to the USA. Next weekend he will travel to a meeting of the Nordics PMs on Svalbard, so his first-hand knowledge of the North Atlantic is certainly up to date.
Crews defended containment lines Monday around a 2,800-acre wildfire and resulting spot fires 10 miles northwest of Heber, in northern Arizona. (AP)
Caused by wind throwing embers some distance from the fire's north front, two spot fires were estimated to be a combined size of 40 to 50 acres. Four Hotshot crews worked overnight Sunday to construct containment lines, said Julia Faith Rivera, a spokes woman for the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest. Firefighters will continue to conduct burnout operations in hopes of preventing the fires from spreading.
About 165 people were battling the lightning-caused fire, which was 30 percent contained. Two helicopters and three airtankers also were on hand. A Type 2 incident management team, used for more complex fires, will take over Monday. Burning mostly pinyon and juniper, the wildfire is 5 miles from the subdivision of Chevlon Retreat. While no structures have been threatened, crews continue to use air tankers to protect a high-voltage power line that lies within the fire area.
Olmert to deal with 'irrelevant' Abbas Under global pressure, convergence becomes bilateral By Ryan Jones, June 13, 2006
Under pressure from the international community to surrender Israel's biblical heartland in coordination with the Palestinian Arabs, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is set to transform his convergence plan from a unilateral affair into a bilateral deal with PLO chief Mahmoud Abbas.That despite the fact Olmert and his foreign minister, Tzipi Livni, have branded Abbas irrelevant to the peace process by virtue of Hamas' control of nearly every facet of Palestinian government.
The terms of any final status agreement concluded with Abbas, Livni has argued in the media, would have to be implemented by the ministries controlled by Hamas, which has vowed to maintain its rejection of Israel's sovereignty and to continue seeking the Jewish state's ultimate demise.
But the perceived necessity to appease Israel's Western "allies," it would seem, has trumped Olmert's and Livni's recognition of this uncomfortable fact.According to Ha'aretz, which cited senior government officials, the Prime Minister's Office and the Foreign Ministry are in the midst of drafting a proposal for the establishment of an interim "Palestinian" state in all of Gaza and 90 percent of Judea and Samaria.That state's provisional borders will roughly follow the path of Israel's yet-to-be-completed security fence, with the understanding that the fence's route does not represent the borders of a final status agreement.
Israel hopes to present the proposal as an implementation of Phase II of the US-backed Road Map peace plan, thereby satisfying American and European demands that it resume negotiations with that part of the Palestinian Authority still loyal to Abbas.Ha'aretz noted that this is being done despite the fact that the "Palestinians" have yet to even begin implementing their Phase I obligation - the dismantling of terrorist organizations such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad.European Union envoy Mark Otte told the leftist newspaper that Israel should sweeten the deal by handing over control of the Jordan River Valley to European monitors, as it did with the Gaza-Egypt border. That concession, which Israel was strong-armed into accepting by Washington, permitted the smuggling of vast quantities of terrorist weapons into Gaza.
Iranian Pres. to Hamas: Step Up Attacks Against Israel 09:45 Jun 12, '06 / 16 Sivan
5766 (IsraelNN.com) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told the foreign minister of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud A-Zahar (Hamas), to step up attacks against Israel.
According to a report published by Iran’s news agency, Ahmadinejad said that only violence can be used to oppose Israel’s occupation of Arab land, and that such action must be intensified.
Earthquakes rattle Indonesia s Sumatra Island
A powerful earthquake struck off the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra Island on Monday, there were no immediate report of injuries or damage. The 5.9-magnitude quake was centered 530 kilometers southwest of Lampung provincial capital of Bandar Lampung, reported The Jakarta Post online news, quoting report from the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency. Lampung is located on the southern tip of Sumatra island, about 250 kilometers northwest of Jakarta.
Earlier on Sunday, two mild quakes rattled Padang Sidempuan mayoralty and Gunung Sitoli -- the capital of Nias regency -- in North Sumatra province. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake that shook Padang Sidempuan was centered some 9 kilometers inland from the town and about 2.1 kilometers deep. Meanwhile, a 4.2-magnitude quake that rattled Gunung Sitoli on Nias Island was centered on the sea some 42 kilometers northwest of the town and 33 kilometers deep.
Indonesia is prone to earthquakes because of its location on the so-called Pacific "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanoes and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin. On May 27, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake devastated regions in Central Java province and Yogyakarta, killing more than 5,800 people. (Source: Xinhua)
Visions of Atlantic free trade
The Danish Prime Minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, would like to turn the whole of the North Atlantic into one big free-trade zone based on the model of the EU's inner market. He unveiled his plan at Berkeley, University of California, on 12 June.Much of the globalisation debate may well revolve around the ever fiercer competition faced from China and India but we would do well not to overlook the fact that the biggest and most dominant economic factor is still the link between the EU and the USA, Rasmussen told Jyllands-Posten.Between them, the USA and the EU account for two-fifths of world trade and that this trade generates 12-14 million jobs. In addition, 85% of all US overseas investments are in the EU.
Rasmussen expects his idea will meet resistance in both America and Europe but he remains an advocate of free trade at global level. He is not promoting free trade between the EU and the USA as an exclusive club for the rich but as a potential driving force for progress within the World Trade Organisation where negotiations on free trade appear to be grinding to a halt.The Prime Minister took part in a summit of the Baltic Sea States in Iceland en route to the USA. Next weekend he will travel to a meeting of the Nordics PMs on Svalbard, so his first-hand knowledge of the North Atlantic is certainly up to date.
Crews defended containment lines Monday around a 2,800-acre wildfire and resulting spot fires 10 miles northwest of Heber, in northern Arizona. (AP)
Caused by wind throwing embers some distance from the fire's north front, two spot fires were estimated to be a combined size of 40 to 50 acres. Four Hotshot crews worked overnight Sunday to construct containment lines, said Julia Faith Rivera, a spokes woman for the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest. Firefighters will continue to conduct burnout operations in hopes of preventing the fires from spreading.
About 165 people were battling the lightning-caused fire, which was 30 percent contained. Two helicopters and three airtankers also were on hand. A Type 2 incident management team, used for more complex fires, will take over Monday. Burning mostly pinyon and juniper, the wildfire is 5 miles from the subdivision of Chevlon Retreat. While no structures have been threatened, crews continue to use air tankers to protect a high-voltage power line that lies within the fire area.
Olmert to deal with 'irrelevant' Abbas Under global pressure, convergence becomes bilateral By Ryan Jones, June 13, 2006
Under pressure from the international community to surrender Israel's biblical heartland in coordination with the Palestinian Arabs, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is set to transform his convergence plan from a unilateral affair into a bilateral deal with PLO chief Mahmoud Abbas.That despite the fact Olmert and his foreign minister, Tzipi Livni, have branded Abbas irrelevant to the peace process by virtue of Hamas' control of nearly every facet of Palestinian government.
The terms of any final status agreement concluded with Abbas, Livni has argued in the media, would have to be implemented by the ministries controlled by Hamas, which has vowed to maintain its rejection of Israel's sovereignty and to continue seeking the Jewish state's ultimate demise.
But the perceived necessity to appease Israel's Western "allies," it would seem, has trumped Olmert's and Livni's recognition of this uncomfortable fact.According to Ha'aretz, which cited senior government officials, the Prime Minister's Office and the Foreign Ministry are in the midst of drafting a proposal for the establishment of an interim "Palestinian" state in all of Gaza and 90 percent of Judea and Samaria.That state's provisional borders will roughly follow the path of Israel's yet-to-be-completed security fence, with the understanding that the fence's route does not represent the borders of a final status agreement.
Israel hopes to present the proposal as an implementation of Phase II of the US-backed Road Map peace plan, thereby satisfying American and European demands that it resume negotiations with that part of the Palestinian Authority still loyal to Abbas.Ha'aretz noted that this is being done despite the fact that the "Palestinians" have yet to even begin implementing their Phase I obligation - the dismantling of terrorist organizations such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad.European Union envoy Mark Otte told the leftist newspaper that Israel should sweeten the deal by handing over control of the Jordan River Valley to European monitors, as it did with the Gaza-Egypt border. That concession, which Israel was strong-armed into accepting by Washington, permitted the smuggling of vast quantities of terrorist weapons into Gaza.
Monday, June 12, 2006
THE ISRAELI COVENANT TO THE LAND
Story 1-The Israeli Covenant to the Land. 2-Quakes in Japan. 3-Minor Quake in Utah.
THE ISRAELI COVENANT TO THE LAND.
DANIEL 9:27
27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
In Israel theres a Professor by the name of Paul Eidelberg a Torah based leader that wants to have a Torah based Government instead of the current Democratic Government.
Well I have a name for this New Government if Paul gets it up and going. Since Pauls new Government would be Torah, Bible based, I think he should name the New Government "The Israeli Covenant to the Land".
As well as naming the New Government, he will also be fulfilling Bible prophecy of Daniel 9:27 that says there will be a COVENANT SIGNED IN THE FUTURE. This would be the Covenant that would have to be signed in the final Peace treaty Signing.
Also in his NEW GOVERNMENT there has to be at its COVENANT WITH THE LAND THAT THE 3RD TEMPLE HAS TO BE REBUILT. Since the Temple Mount is the center of Judaism and Jerusalem is the Center of the World, This New Government has to have as its number one Charter item that the 3RD TEMPLE has to be rebuilt if this New Torah based Government comes into being.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
Two Earthquakes Shake Japan Sunday, June 11, 2006
TOKYO — A strong earthquake rattled southern Japan early Monday followed by a milder temblor in the north the nation's meteorological agency said. At least five people were injured from the magnitude-6.2 quake in the south, but no one died, Kyodo News agency reported. No injuries or damage were reported from the second quake, Kyodo said.The first quake occurred at around 5 a87 miles underground in Oita Prefecture (state) on the southern island of Kyushu.
It struck wide areas of southern and western Japan, Kyodo said. The second one, which registered magnitude-4.8, was three hours later off the coast of Aomori in northern Japan.The meteorological agency said there was no danger of a tsunami from either quake.In western Japan's Hiroshima prefecture (state), an 82-year-old woman broke her leg as she fell on the ground while walking her dog, and a 14-year-old student was hit by a falling object and
suffered a slight head injury, a police spokesman said on condition of anonymity citing protocol.Three other people in southwestern prefectures (states) Ehime, Yamaguchi and Miyazaki also suffered minor injuries, Kyodo News agency reported.
Oita is about 500 miles southwest of Tokyo, and Aomori is 360 miles northeast of the capital.Japan is one of the world's most quake-prone countries because it is located at the juncture of four tectonic plates, or moving slabs of the earth's outer crust. FOXNEWS.COM
Utah Earthquake Center Reports Minor QuakeJune 11th, 2006 @ 4:04pm
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The University of Utah Seismograph Station has reported recording a small earthquake in central Utah at 4:01 a.m. MDT Sunday. The magnitude of the quake was 3.6 and is considered minor, Dr. Walter Arabasz of the center said. The epicenter of the shock was located about 3 miles northeast of Strawberry Reservoir, in a remote area beneath the eastern side of the Wasatch Range, approximately 56 miles southeast of Salt Lake City. No one reported feeling the quake, Arabasz said.
About 700 earthquakes, including aftershocks occur in the Utah region each year, according to the seismograph station's web site. Only about 2 percent of those are felt. On average, about 13 quakes of magnitude 3.0 or larger occur annually. Earthquakes can occur anywhere in the state of Utah, the web site states. Dispatchers for Duschesne and Wasatch counties, both of whom receive 911 emergency calls from the reservoir area said they took no calls with reports of the quake. And at the reservoir's marina, proprietor Rebecca Phillips said she was unaware of the temblor. "We were all asleep at 4 a.m.," she said. Arabasz said anyone who felt the quake is encouraged to fill out an interactive form on the University of Utah seismograph stations website: http://www.quake.utah.edu/.
THE ISRAELI COVENANT TO THE LAND.
DANIEL 9:27
27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
In Israel theres a Professor by the name of Paul Eidelberg a Torah based leader that wants to have a Torah based Government instead of the current Democratic Government.
Well I have a name for this New Government if Paul gets it up and going. Since Pauls new Government would be Torah, Bible based, I think he should name the New Government "The Israeli Covenant to the Land".
As well as naming the New Government, he will also be fulfilling Bible prophecy of Daniel 9:27 that says there will be a COVENANT SIGNED IN THE FUTURE. This would be the Covenant that would have to be signed in the final Peace treaty Signing.
Also in his NEW GOVERNMENT there has to be at its COVENANT WITH THE LAND THAT THE 3RD TEMPLE HAS TO BE REBUILT. Since the Temple Mount is the center of Judaism and Jerusalem is the Center of the World, This New Government has to have as its number one Charter item that the 3RD TEMPLE has to be rebuilt if this New Torah based Government comes into being.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
Two Earthquakes Shake Japan Sunday, June 11, 2006
TOKYO — A strong earthquake rattled southern Japan early Monday followed by a milder temblor in the north the nation's meteorological agency said. At least five people were injured from the magnitude-6.2 quake in the south, but no one died, Kyodo News agency reported. No injuries or damage were reported from the second quake, Kyodo said.The first quake occurred at around 5 a87 miles underground in Oita Prefecture (state) on the southern island of Kyushu.
It struck wide areas of southern and western Japan, Kyodo said. The second one, which registered magnitude-4.8, was three hours later off the coast of Aomori in northern Japan.The meteorological agency said there was no danger of a tsunami from either quake.In western Japan's Hiroshima prefecture (state), an 82-year-old woman broke her leg as she fell on the ground while walking her dog, and a 14-year-old student was hit by a falling object and
suffered a slight head injury, a police spokesman said on condition of anonymity citing protocol.Three other people in southwestern prefectures (states) Ehime, Yamaguchi and Miyazaki also suffered minor injuries, Kyodo News agency reported.
Oita is about 500 miles southwest of Tokyo, and Aomori is 360 miles northeast of the capital.Japan is one of the world's most quake-prone countries because it is located at the juncture of four tectonic plates, or moving slabs of the earth's outer crust. FOXNEWS.COM
Utah Earthquake Center Reports Minor QuakeJune 11th, 2006 @ 4:04pm
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The University of Utah Seismograph Station has reported recording a small earthquake in central Utah at 4:01 a.m. MDT Sunday. The magnitude of the quake was 3.6 and is considered minor, Dr. Walter Arabasz of the center said. The epicenter of the shock was located about 3 miles northeast of Strawberry Reservoir, in a remote area beneath the eastern side of the Wasatch Range, approximately 56 miles southeast of Salt Lake City. No one reported feeling the quake, Arabasz said.
About 700 earthquakes, including aftershocks occur in the Utah region each year, according to the seismograph station's web site. Only about 2 percent of those are felt. On average, about 13 quakes of magnitude 3.0 or larger occur annually. Earthquakes can occur anywhere in the state of Utah, the web site states. Dispatchers for Duschesne and Wasatch counties, both of whom receive 911 emergency calls from the reservoir area said they took no calls with reports of the quake. And at the reservoir's marina, proprietor Rebecca Phillips said she was unaware of the temblor. "We were all asleep at 4 a.m.," she said. Arabasz said anyone who felt the quake is encouraged to fill out an interactive form on the University of Utah seismograph stations website: http://www.quake.utah.edu/.
MARKETS IN TURMOIL NO COLLAPSE YET
Story 1-World economy strong despite turmoil of Markets. 2-The meaning of 666 The MARK of the Dictator.
EZEKIEL 7:19
19 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.
JAMES 5:1-3
1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
World economy strong despite market turmoil, G8 ministers sayBy Simon Kennedy, St Petersburg,June 12, 2006 (THE AGE)
Finance ministers from the Group of Eight nations say the global economy is still strong after shares tumbled and interest rates rose around the world.Equities in the US, Europe and Asia fell this week on concern that central banks will stifle economic growth as they boost interest rates to quell inflation, which Barclays Capital estimates is running globally at its fastest pace in a decade.Ministers including the US's John Snow and Germany's Peer Steinbrueck said global growth remains strong and is gradually becoming more broadly based, while acknowledging high oil prices and trade gaps threaten expansion, according to a statement released after two days of talks in St Petersburg.There are concerns of a fragile global stock market,said Jodie Saul, an economist at CIBC World Markets in London.
Ministers are obviously highlighting the strengths of the economy.
Shares fell as the central banks of the dozen euro countries, Turkey, South Africa, India and South Korea all boosted their benchmark rates this past week. The Federal Reserve is expected to execute its 17th straight increase this month, and the Bank of Japan is signalling it will soon act for the first time in more than five years.The Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc World Index dropped 4.4 per cent this past week, the biggest decline in a trading week since September 2002, as investors factored in the first synchronised tightening in global interest rates in six years. The index has declined 8.7 per cent since reaching a six-year high on
May 9.Despite some volatility in financial markets, we're experiencing a very positive development of the world economy,Steinbrueck said.
The outlook faces downside risks from "high and volatile energy prices and widening global imbalances, the statement said. The ministers omitted their view of April that inflationary pressures were contained, although Snow said the recent rise in prices wasn't alarming.They have to be cognisant of the risks, said Andrew Cates, a global economist at UBS AG in London.On oil, which has gained 32 per cent over the past year and reached a record $US75.35 a barrel in April, the ministers repeated a call first made two years ago for countries to increase investment in the energy sector, improve fuel efficiency and enhance market data.They released a separate statement on energy policy for developing nations with an agreement to take steps to alleviate energy poverty.The officials repeated global economic adjustment is a shared responsibility.,BLOOMBERG
FUTURE MARK OF THE BEAST (THE 666 MICROCHIP IMPLANT)
REVELATION 13:16-18
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
THINKER I AGREE WITH YOU TOTALY. I THINK THIS MARK WILL BE A COMPUTER CHIP IMPLANT UNDER THE SKIN. LETS LOOK UP WHAT THE WORD MARK SAYS IN REVELATION 13:16-18, 14:9,11, 15:2, 16:2, 19:20, 20:4
ALL THESE VERSES FROM THE BOOK OF REVELATION SPEAK OF THIS DICTATORS MARK. NOW LETS SEE WHAT IT MEANS FROM STRONGS EXAUSTIVE CONCORDANCE OF THE BIBLE. UNDER MARK PAGE 684.
MARK UNDER MARK. THE OLD TESTAMENT IS UNDER HEBREW AND THE NEW TESTAMENT IS UNDER GREEK. SO WHEN WE LOOK UNDER REVELATION 13:16-17 WE SEE IT IS UNDER GREEK, SO WE GO TO GREEK IN THE BACK SECTION AND GO TO 5480 TO SEE WHAT IT SAYS THIS MARK WOULD BE. SO LETS GET TO IT.
MARK IN STRONGS GREEK 5480 XAPAYUA CHARAGMA, KHAR-AG-MAH: FROM THE SAME AS 5482: A SCRATCH OR ETCHING, I.E STAMP (AS A BADGE OF SERVITUDE), OR SCULPTURED FIGURE
(STATUE):-GRAVEN, MARK FROM 5482 XAPAE CHARAX, KHAR-AX; FROM XAPAOOW CHARASSO (TO SHARPEN TO A POINT; AKIN TO 1125 THROUGH THE IDEA OF SCRATCHING); A STAKE, I.E (BYIMPL.) A PALISADE OR RAMPART (MILITARY MOUND FOR CIRCUMVALLATION IN A SIEGE): - TRENCH FROM 1125 YPAPOE GRAPHO, GRAF-0; A PRIM. VERB; TO "GRAVE", ESPEC. TO WRITE; FIG. TO DESCRIBE:-DESCRIBE, WRITE (-ING, -TEN).
I BELIEVE IT WILL BE A CHIP IMPLANT, BECAUSE BY THIS IT WILL BE A BREAKING OF THE SKIN, AN ETCHING OR ENGRAVING IN THE SKIN. AND WITH CHIPS YOU HAVE TO BREAK THE SKIN TO IMPLANT IT INTO YOUR RIGHT HAND OR FOREHEAD. I HOPE THIS WILL HELP PEOPLE OUT TO WHAT THE 666 MARK WILL BE IN THE FUTURE, SO NO ONE WILL TAKE IT AND BE DOOMED IN THE LAKE OF FIRE FOREVER.
EZEKIEL 7:19
19 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.
JAMES 5:1-3
1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
World economy strong despite market turmoil, G8 ministers sayBy Simon Kennedy, St Petersburg,June 12, 2006 (THE AGE)
Finance ministers from the Group of Eight nations say the global economy is still strong after shares tumbled and interest rates rose around the world.Equities in the US, Europe and Asia fell this week on concern that central banks will stifle economic growth as they boost interest rates to quell inflation, which Barclays Capital estimates is running globally at its fastest pace in a decade.Ministers including the US's John Snow and Germany's Peer Steinbrueck said global growth remains strong and is gradually becoming more broadly based, while acknowledging high oil prices and trade gaps threaten expansion, according to a statement released after two days of talks in St Petersburg.There are concerns of a fragile global stock market,said Jodie Saul, an economist at CIBC World Markets in London.
Ministers are obviously highlighting the strengths of the economy.
Shares fell as the central banks of the dozen euro countries, Turkey, South Africa, India and South Korea all boosted their benchmark rates this past week. The Federal Reserve is expected to execute its 17th straight increase this month, and the Bank of Japan is signalling it will soon act for the first time in more than five years.The Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc World Index dropped 4.4 per cent this past week, the biggest decline in a trading week since September 2002, as investors factored in the first synchronised tightening in global interest rates in six years. The index has declined 8.7 per cent since reaching a six-year high on
May 9.Despite some volatility in financial markets, we're experiencing a very positive development of the world economy,Steinbrueck said.
The outlook faces downside risks from "high and volatile energy prices and widening global imbalances, the statement said. The ministers omitted their view of April that inflationary pressures were contained, although Snow said the recent rise in prices wasn't alarming.They have to be cognisant of the risks, said Andrew Cates, a global economist at UBS AG in London.On oil, which has gained 32 per cent over the past year and reached a record $US75.35 a barrel in April, the ministers repeated a call first made two years ago for countries to increase investment in the energy sector, improve fuel efficiency and enhance market data.They released a separate statement on energy policy for developing nations with an agreement to take steps to alleviate energy poverty.The officials repeated global economic adjustment is a shared responsibility.,BLOOMBERG
FUTURE MARK OF THE BEAST (THE 666 MICROCHIP IMPLANT)
REVELATION 13:16-18
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
THINKER I AGREE WITH YOU TOTALY. I THINK THIS MARK WILL BE A COMPUTER CHIP IMPLANT UNDER THE SKIN. LETS LOOK UP WHAT THE WORD MARK SAYS IN REVELATION 13:16-18, 14:9,11, 15:2, 16:2, 19:20, 20:4
ALL THESE VERSES FROM THE BOOK OF REVELATION SPEAK OF THIS DICTATORS MARK. NOW LETS SEE WHAT IT MEANS FROM STRONGS EXAUSTIVE CONCORDANCE OF THE BIBLE. UNDER MARK PAGE 684.
MARK UNDER MARK. THE OLD TESTAMENT IS UNDER HEBREW AND THE NEW TESTAMENT IS UNDER GREEK. SO WHEN WE LOOK UNDER REVELATION 13:16-17 WE SEE IT IS UNDER GREEK, SO WE GO TO GREEK IN THE BACK SECTION AND GO TO 5480 TO SEE WHAT IT SAYS THIS MARK WOULD BE. SO LETS GET TO IT.
MARK IN STRONGS GREEK 5480 XAPAYUA CHARAGMA, KHAR-AG-MAH: FROM THE SAME AS 5482: A SCRATCH OR ETCHING, I.E STAMP (AS A BADGE OF SERVITUDE), OR SCULPTURED FIGURE
(STATUE):-GRAVEN, MARK FROM 5482 XAPAE CHARAX, KHAR-AX; FROM XAPAOOW CHARASSO (TO SHARPEN TO A POINT; AKIN TO 1125 THROUGH THE IDEA OF SCRATCHING); A STAKE, I.E (BYIMPL.) A PALISADE OR RAMPART (MILITARY MOUND FOR CIRCUMVALLATION IN A SIEGE): - TRENCH FROM 1125 YPAPOE GRAPHO, GRAF-0; A PRIM. VERB; TO "GRAVE", ESPEC. TO WRITE; FIG. TO DESCRIBE:-DESCRIBE, WRITE (-ING, -TEN).
I BELIEVE IT WILL BE A CHIP IMPLANT, BECAUSE BY THIS IT WILL BE A BREAKING OF THE SKIN, AN ETCHING OR ENGRAVING IN THE SKIN. AND WITH CHIPS YOU HAVE TO BREAK THE SKIN TO IMPLANT IT INTO YOUR RIGHT HAND OR FOREHEAD. I HOPE THIS WILL HELP PEOPLE OUT TO WHAT THE 666 MARK WILL BE IN THE FUTURE, SO NO ONE WILL TAKE IT AND BE DOOMED IN THE LAKE OF FIRE FOREVER.
Sunday, June 11, 2006
ALBERTO 1ST NAMED STORM
Story 1-Its time for a North American Union. 2-1 dead in Taiwan floods. 3-Alberto 1st named storm.
The Bible clearly say the EU will control the world through breaking it into pieces (10 World trading blocks I believe).
DANIEL 7:23-24
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
REVELATION 13:7-9
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
DANIEL 12:4,1,9-10
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) and knowledge shall be increased.(computers,microchip implants etc).
1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
9 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.10 Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
Posted on Sun, Jun. 11, 2006 It's time for a North American UnionBy STEVEN HILL,
Special to The Washington Post
WASHINGTON - Immigration issues are always ripe for demagoguery, particularly in an election year. But the solution to the very real problems along the U.S.-Mexican border can be found, ironically, in that other part of the world that demagogues love to ridicule: old Europe.Two years ago, the European Union admitted 10 new members. Like Mexico, all of these nations were poor, some of them fairly backward and most recently ravaged by war and dictatorship.The leaders of the European Union wisely created policies for fostering regional economic and political integration that make the North American Free Trade Agreement look timid and halfhearted by comparison,according to Bernd Westphal, consul general of Germany.
Europe realized it had to prevent a giant sucking sound of businesses and jobs relocating from the 15 wealthier nations to the 10 poorer ones. It also had to foster prosperity and the spread of a middle class and prevent an influx of poor workers to the richer nations.So for starters, it gave the new states billions in subsidies to help construct schools, roads, telecommunications and
housing, thus making these nations more attractive for business investment. It was expensive, but the result has been a larger economic union in which a rising tide floats all boats.In return, the 10 poorer nations had to agree to raise their standards on the environment, labor law, health and safety -- and more.
Worker migration is regulated. Immigrants will be carefully integrated so as to cause the least disruption to the developed economies, with the goal of having open borders down the road.This bold yet carefully planned EU approach suggests the direction that policy between the United States and Mexico should take. The demands of the global economy will push North American
regional integration out of the realm of a shadow economy and flawed free-trade agreement. But what might such a U.S.-Mexico union look like?
It would start with massive subsidies from the United States to Mexico, a Tex-Mex Marshall Plan, with the goal of decreasing disparities on the Mexican side of the border and fostering a climate riper for investment. This would create more jobs in Mexico and foster a middle class, homeownership and better schools, roads and health care. Mexicans would stay home, becoming consumers of U.S. products.But Europe's union is not just an economic one. It also includes continentwide political institutions for all 25 nations. As American-Mexican economic integration unfolds, regional political structures also make sense to allow better coordination and supervision of the regulatory regime and common goals.We always assume that opening the border means hordes of Mexicans streaming north, but under this scenario, more Americans also would begin emigrating to Mexico.
With the cost of living spiraling along the U.S. coasts, many Americans would find not only the cheaper prices but also the warm climate of Mexico a more attractive alternative than relocating to Kansas. Call it the Mexican safety valve, with American workers migrating to Mexico in search of jobs, homeownership, even to start businesses. They would chase the American dream in Mexico.The Census Bureau predicts that by 2050, the number of Latinos and Asians will triple in the United States and Anglos will make up only 50 percent of the nation's population. For many people, these changes are alarming, but economic disparities guarantee that poor Mexicans will continue seeking entry into El Norte.Given these demographic realities, gradual integration of the American and Mexican economies is the only sensible solution.The United States is missing out on huge economic opportunities; the European Union has grown to the largest trading bloc in the world.Old Europe is looking spry, while the United States is looking clumsy and stuck to the flypaper of old ideas.
Steven Hill is director of the political reform program of the New America Foundation. This essay appeared previously in The Washington Post.
REVELATION 3:10
10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
PSALMS 2:4-5
4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
PSALMS 8:3-9
3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;
8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
9 O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!
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; the sea and the waves roaring;26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
One missing, six injured in Taiwan floods Sun Jun 11, 8:06 AM ET
TAIPEI (AFP) - One person was missing and six others were injured when flash floods sparked by torrential rain triggered major landslides in Taiwan. An 80-year-old man in the northern city of Hsichih fell into a ditch and was washed away Saturday, the National Fire Agency said, adding that he was feared dead.A train carrying some 600 passengers derailed in the central county of
Miaoli after a landslide hit the line. The driver and five passengers were injured, the agency said Sunday.
On Sunday the army and police mobilized a fleet of helicopters to transport hundreds of tourists stranded at two mountainous hot spring spots in Taichung and Nantou counties. Among those rescued were 14 tourists from China's northeastern province of Heilongjiang. It was really scary. This was the heaviest downpours I have ever seen in my life,a Chinese male tourist told a local
television station after his group was evacuated to safety.The Council of Agriculture put 320 rivers island-wide on flood alert and urged residents to heighten vigilance against possible landslides.The council estimated that the floods had caused crop damage worth at least 500 million Taiwan dollars (more than 15 million US).
Alberto becomes first named storm of '06 By PHIL DAVIS, Associated Press Writer 34 minutes
ago TAMPA, Fla. - Tropical Storm Alberto, the first named storm of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season, developed Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico and appeared likely to soak parts of Florida and Cuba with heavy rain, forecasters said. By midday, the storm had maximum
sustained wind near 45 mph, up 10 mph from early in the morning, but it was not likely to grow into a hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said.
The satellite presentation of the storm is not very impressive, so not much additional strengthening is anticipated,said hurricane specialist Richard Pasch. The prospect of a wet storm without hurricane-force wind was welcomed by firefighters who have been battling wildfires for six weeks on Florida's east coast.
A good soaking rain would do a lot to help stop the fires in our area, said Pat Kuehn, a spokes woman for Volusia County Fire Services. It has been a hard fire season. We've had several fires a week here.Forecasters said up to 30 inches of rain could fall over the western half of Cuba, creating a threat of flash floods and mudslides, and up to 8 inches could fall over the Florida Keys and the state's Gulf Coast.Residents of the state's Gulf Coast were watching the storm, including Patricia Haberland, whose back porch was flooded by 12 inches of rain in March. She put a few valuables in plastic bins this weekend just to be on the safe side.
Other than that, we're carrying on as usual, going to work, going to church,said Haberland, 52. It doesn't look like it's going to have a major impact on our area.At 11 a.m. EDT, Alberto was centered about 400 miles west of Key West and about 445 miles south-southwest of Apalachicola, forecasters said.
It was moving northwest at about 9 mph but was expected to turn northeastward in the direction of central or northern Florida, where it could make landfall early Tuesday, forecasters said.The tropical depression that produced Alberto formed Saturday, nine days after the official start of the hurricane season, in the northwest Caribbean, which can produce typically weak storms that follow a similar track this time of year, forecasters said. They can also meander in the Gulf for awhile, and we've seen some dissipate before reaching any land areas,Pasch said.
There is no guarantee (Alberto) will make landfall. Scientists say the 2006 season could produce up to 16 named storms, six of them major hurricanes.Last year's hurricane season was the most destructive on record. Hurricane Katrina devastated Louisiana and Mississippi and was blamed for more than 1,570 deaths in Louisiana alone. It also was the busiest in 154 years of storm tracking, with a records 28 named storms and a record 15 hurricanes. Meteorologists used up their list of 21 proper names — beginning with Arlene and ending with Wilma — and had to use the Greek alphabet to name storms for the first time.This year, however, meteorologists have said the Atlantic is not as warm as it was at this time in 2005, meaning potential storms would have less of the energy needed to develop into hurricanes.Last year's first named storm was
Tropical Storm Arlene, which formed June 9 and made landfall just west of Pensacola in the Florida Panhandle.(On the Net: National Hurricane Center: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/)
The Bible clearly say the EU will control the world through breaking it into pieces (10 World trading blocks I believe).
DANIEL 7:23-24
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
REVELATION 13:7-9
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
DANIEL 12:4,1,9-10
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) and knowledge shall be increased.(computers,microchip implants etc).
1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
9 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.10 Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
Posted on Sun, Jun. 11, 2006 It's time for a North American UnionBy STEVEN HILL,
Special to The Washington Post
WASHINGTON - Immigration issues are always ripe for demagoguery, particularly in an election year. But the solution to the very real problems along the U.S.-Mexican border can be found, ironically, in that other part of the world that demagogues love to ridicule: old Europe.Two years ago, the European Union admitted 10 new members. Like Mexico, all of these nations were poor, some of them fairly backward and most recently ravaged by war and dictatorship.The leaders of the European Union wisely created policies for fostering regional economic and political integration that make the North American Free Trade Agreement look timid and halfhearted by comparison,according to Bernd Westphal, consul general of Germany.
Europe realized it had to prevent a giant sucking sound of businesses and jobs relocating from the 15 wealthier nations to the 10 poorer ones. It also had to foster prosperity and the spread of a middle class and prevent an influx of poor workers to the richer nations.So for starters, it gave the new states billions in subsidies to help construct schools, roads, telecommunications and
housing, thus making these nations more attractive for business investment. It was expensive, but the result has been a larger economic union in which a rising tide floats all boats.In return, the 10 poorer nations had to agree to raise their standards on the environment, labor law, health and safety -- and more.
Worker migration is regulated. Immigrants will be carefully integrated so as to cause the least disruption to the developed economies, with the goal of having open borders down the road.This bold yet carefully planned EU approach suggests the direction that policy between the United States and Mexico should take. The demands of the global economy will push North American
regional integration out of the realm of a shadow economy and flawed free-trade agreement. But what might such a U.S.-Mexico union look like?
It would start with massive subsidies from the United States to Mexico, a Tex-Mex Marshall Plan, with the goal of decreasing disparities on the Mexican side of the border and fostering a climate riper for investment. This would create more jobs in Mexico and foster a middle class, homeownership and better schools, roads and health care. Mexicans would stay home, becoming consumers of U.S. products.But Europe's union is not just an economic one. It also includes continentwide political institutions for all 25 nations. As American-Mexican economic integration unfolds, regional political structures also make sense to allow better coordination and supervision of the regulatory regime and common goals.We always assume that opening the border means hordes of Mexicans streaming north, but under this scenario, more Americans also would begin emigrating to Mexico.
With the cost of living spiraling along the U.S. coasts, many Americans would find not only the cheaper prices but also the warm climate of Mexico a more attractive alternative than relocating to Kansas. Call it the Mexican safety valve, with American workers migrating to Mexico in search of jobs, homeownership, even to start businesses. They would chase the American dream in Mexico.The Census Bureau predicts that by 2050, the number of Latinos and Asians will triple in the United States and Anglos will make up only 50 percent of the nation's population. For many people, these changes are alarming, but economic disparities guarantee that poor Mexicans will continue seeking entry into El Norte.Given these demographic realities, gradual integration of the American and Mexican economies is the only sensible solution.The United States is missing out on huge economic opportunities; the European Union has grown to the largest trading bloc in the world.Old Europe is looking spry, while the United States is looking clumsy and stuck to the flypaper of old ideas.
Steven Hill is director of the political reform program of the New America Foundation. This essay appeared previously in The Washington Post.
REVELATION 3:10
10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
PSALMS 2:4-5
4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
PSALMS 8:3-9
3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;
8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
9 O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!
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; the sea and the waves roaring;26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
One missing, six injured in Taiwan floods Sun Jun 11, 8:06 AM ET
TAIPEI (AFP) - One person was missing and six others were injured when flash floods sparked by torrential rain triggered major landslides in Taiwan. An 80-year-old man in the northern city of Hsichih fell into a ditch and was washed away Saturday, the National Fire Agency said, adding that he was feared dead.A train carrying some 600 passengers derailed in the central county of
Miaoli after a landslide hit the line. The driver and five passengers were injured, the agency said Sunday.
On Sunday the army and police mobilized a fleet of helicopters to transport hundreds of tourists stranded at two mountainous hot spring spots in Taichung and Nantou counties. Among those rescued were 14 tourists from China's northeastern province of Heilongjiang. It was really scary. This was the heaviest downpours I have ever seen in my life,a Chinese male tourist told a local
television station after his group was evacuated to safety.The Council of Agriculture put 320 rivers island-wide on flood alert and urged residents to heighten vigilance against possible landslides.The council estimated that the floods had caused crop damage worth at least 500 million Taiwan dollars (more than 15 million US).
Alberto becomes first named storm of '06 By PHIL DAVIS, Associated Press Writer 34 minutes
ago TAMPA, Fla. - Tropical Storm Alberto, the first named storm of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season, developed Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico and appeared likely to soak parts of Florida and Cuba with heavy rain, forecasters said. By midday, the storm had maximum
sustained wind near 45 mph, up 10 mph from early in the morning, but it was not likely to grow into a hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said.
The satellite presentation of the storm is not very impressive, so not much additional strengthening is anticipated,said hurricane specialist Richard Pasch. The prospect of a wet storm without hurricane-force wind was welcomed by firefighters who have been battling wildfires for six weeks on Florida's east coast.
A good soaking rain would do a lot to help stop the fires in our area, said Pat Kuehn, a spokes woman for Volusia County Fire Services. It has been a hard fire season. We've had several fires a week here.Forecasters said up to 30 inches of rain could fall over the western half of Cuba, creating a threat of flash floods and mudslides, and up to 8 inches could fall over the Florida Keys and the state's Gulf Coast.Residents of the state's Gulf Coast were watching the storm, including Patricia Haberland, whose back porch was flooded by 12 inches of rain in March. She put a few valuables in plastic bins this weekend just to be on the safe side.
Other than that, we're carrying on as usual, going to work, going to church,said Haberland, 52. It doesn't look like it's going to have a major impact on our area.At 11 a.m. EDT, Alberto was centered about 400 miles west of Key West and about 445 miles south-southwest of Apalachicola, forecasters said.
It was moving northwest at about 9 mph but was expected to turn northeastward in the direction of central or northern Florida, where it could make landfall early Tuesday, forecasters said.The tropical depression that produced Alberto formed Saturday, nine days after the official start of the hurricane season, in the northwest Caribbean, which can produce typically weak storms that follow a similar track this time of year, forecasters said. They can also meander in the Gulf for awhile, and we've seen some dissipate before reaching any land areas,Pasch said.
There is no guarantee (Alberto) will make landfall. Scientists say the 2006 season could produce up to 16 named storms, six of them major hurricanes.Last year's hurricane season was the most destructive on record. Hurricane Katrina devastated Louisiana and Mississippi and was blamed for more than 1,570 deaths in Louisiana alone. It also was the busiest in 154 years of storm tracking, with a records 28 named storms and a record 15 hurricanes. Meteorologists used up their list of 21 proper names — beginning with Arlene and ending with Wilma — and had to use the Greek alphabet to name storms for the first time.This year, however, meteorologists have said the Atlantic is not as warm as it was at this time in 2005, meaning potential storms would have less of the energy needed to develop into hurricanes.Last year's first named storm was
Tropical Storm Arlene, which formed June 9 and made landfall just west of Pensacola in the Florida Panhandle.(On the Net: National Hurricane Center: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/)
30 ROCKETS IN 24 HRS
I wish I could understand why the WORLD condems ISRAEL for everything, yet the Arabs have blown up thousands upon thousands of ISRAELI Children, Women and Men. Why the USA and western countries stick up for the Arabs and not Israel is beyond me. When the Bible clearly says its Israels land given to them by GOD, and who ever blesses ISRAEL will be blessed, whoever curses ISRAEL will be cursed and destroyed.
This just tells me theres not a whole lot of Christian people in the West. We claim to be Christian Nations in the West, but we sure don't go by what GOD says or everyone who calls themselves Christians would be sticking up for ISRAEL and not the Arabs on the Mideast Land Issue.
Now we know why the Bible says if you do my saying not just talk my sayings you are of GOD. Christians we better start believing the Bible and stick up for ISRAEL and help them with this Arab situation. We must demand its ISRAELS land givin them by the creator of everything thats been created GOD, not Politicians, not the European Union, not the United Nations. We must stick up for Israel and help them get the Arabs off their GOD givin land. The Bible clearly says the ISRAELIS and ARABS will live side by side in the future but ISRAEL will control the MIDEAST and JERUSALEM will be the WORLD CAPITAL.
The bounderies of the state of Israel are recorded in scripture. (see Numbers 34:2-15; Joshua 11:16-23; 13:11-22.) The bounderies are futhur described in Ezekiel 47:13-28 and all of chapter 48. Here is the Land Abraham, Isaac and Jacobs (Israels) decendants inherit forever.
Egypt east of the Nile River, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, The southern part of Turkey and the Western Half of Iraq west of the Euphrates. Gen 13:14-15, Psm 105:9,11, Gen 15:18, Exe 23:31, Num 34:1-12, Josh 1:4.
Unfortunately the Bible does say it will be through GOD and WAR not peace that ISRAEL gets their land. So the Bible will all come to pass (since GOD can not lie), everything the Bible says is and will come to pass literally just like JESUS' BIRTH, DEATH and RESURRECTION was literal, the Prophecies from the ISRAELI Prophets will come to pass literally not Spiritually like some Churches teach (FALSE TEACHING).
Of course if you believe this false teaching that ISRAEL is the Church and JERUSALEM is heaven you can eliminate ISRAEL and JERUSALEM from the Prophecies and believe anything in your Imagination. SMARTIN UP WORLD, THE WORLD WILL BE TEMPORARILY DESTROYED TO GIVE PEOPLE HINTS THAT THE GOD OF ISRAEL IS IN CONTROL OF EVERYTHING, NO MAN.
GENESIS 12:3
3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
JOEL 3:2
2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
Kassam rain falls on Negev townsMore than 30 fired in 24 hours by terrorists of Hamas-led PA
By Stan GoodenoughJune 11, 2006
“Palestinians” taking full advantage of an explosion that killed seven Arabs on Friday – and an incident that led Israel to suspend retaliatory shelling – unleashed a barrage of Kassam rockets at Israeli towns in the Negev over the weekend.Terrorist members of Hamas, the organization controlling the Palestinian Authority, have been behind the attacks, which have seen at least 32 rockets fired in a 36 hour period.Hamas, which has purportedly been observing a “ceasefire” against Israel, announced its intention to “resume” attacks after the incident on Friday.
Its intention, said an official, is to render the population center of S’derot into a ghost town. At least one person was critically wounded, and a number lightly injured, when four out of 13 rockets fired Sunday morning hit the S’derot area. One landed near a first grade classroom.The town ordered all schools closed and instructed parents to keep their children off the street to protect them from attacks.As the rockets were falling, S’derot mayor Eli Moyal was meeting with officials in the Prime Minister’s Office, where he complained at the lack of adequate security precautions being taken on behalf of his townspeople. Moyal was told to convey to his citizens that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert supported them in their situation.
Because of the ban on artillery retaliation, it took most of Sunday morning before Israeli Air Force planes began targeting Kassam cells with rocket fire. At least one two-man Kassam firing cell was blown apart in an IAF missile strike.
This just tells me theres not a whole lot of Christian people in the West. We claim to be Christian Nations in the West, but we sure don't go by what GOD says or everyone who calls themselves Christians would be sticking up for ISRAEL and not the Arabs on the Mideast Land Issue.
Now we know why the Bible says if you do my saying not just talk my sayings you are of GOD. Christians we better start believing the Bible and stick up for ISRAEL and help them with this Arab situation. We must demand its ISRAELS land givin them by the creator of everything thats been created GOD, not Politicians, not the European Union, not the United Nations. We must stick up for Israel and help them get the Arabs off their GOD givin land. The Bible clearly says the ISRAELIS and ARABS will live side by side in the future but ISRAEL will control the MIDEAST and JERUSALEM will be the WORLD CAPITAL.
The bounderies of the state of Israel are recorded in scripture. (see Numbers 34:2-15; Joshua 11:16-23; 13:11-22.) The bounderies are futhur described in Ezekiel 47:13-28 and all of chapter 48. Here is the Land Abraham, Isaac and Jacobs (Israels) decendants inherit forever.
Egypt east of the Nile River, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, The southern part of Turkey and the Western Half of Iraq west of the Euphrates. Gen 13:14-15, Psm 105:9,11, Gen 15:18, Exe 23:31, Num 34:1-12, Josh 1:4.
Unfortunately the Bible does say it will be through GOD and WAR not peace that ISRAEL gets their land. So the Bible will all come to pass (since GOD can not lie), everything the Bible says is and will come to pass literally just like JESUS' BIRTH, DEATH and RESURRECTION was literal, the Prophecies from the ISRAELI Prophets will come to pass literally not Spiritually like some Churches teach (FALSE TEACHING).
Of course if you believe this false teaching that ISRAEL is the Church and JERUSALEM is heaven you can eliminate ISRAEL and JERUSALEM from the Prophecies and believe anything in your Imagination. SMARTIN UP WORLD, THE WORLD WILL BE TEMPORARILY DESTROYED TO GIVE PEOPLE HINTS THAT THE GOD OF ISRAEL IS IN CONTROL OF EVERYTHING, NO MAN.
GENESIS 12:3
3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
JOEL 3:2
2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
Kassam rain falls on Negev townsMore than 30 fired in 24 hours by terrorists of Hamas-led PA
By Stan GoodenoughJune 11, 2006
“Palestinians” taking full advantage of an explosion that killed seven Arabs on Friday – and an incident that led Israel to suspend retaliatory shelling – unleashed a barrage of Kassam rockets at Israeli towns in the Negev over the weekend.Terrorist members of Hamas, the organization controlling the Palestinian Authority, have been behind the attacks, which have seen at least 32 rockets fired in a 36 hour period.Hamas, which has purportedly been observing a “ceasefire” against Israel, announced its intention to “resume” attacks after the incident on Friday.
Its intention, said an official, is to render the population center of S’derot into a ghost town. At least one person was critically wounded, and a number lightly injured, when four out of 13 rockets fired Sunday morning hit the S’derot area. One landed near a first grade classroom.The town ordered all schools closed and instructed parents to keep their children off the street to protect them from attacks.As the rockets were falling, S’derot mayor Eli Moyal was meeting with officials in the Prime Minister’s Office, where he complained at the lack of adequate security precautions being taken on behalf of his townspeople. Moyal was told to convey to his citizens that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert supported them in their situation.
Because of the ban on artillery retaliation, it took most of Sunday morning before Israeli Air Force planes began targeting Kassam cells with rocket fire. At least one two-man Kassam firing cell was blown apart in an IAF missile strike.
Saturday, June 10, 2006
BILDERBERGS IN OTTAWA
Story 1-Bilderbergs meet in Ottawa.
Well the Bible does say there will be a one World Government, One World Religion and a 10 Regional grouping of World nations of Trading Block. Then out of the EU will Come 2 World Leaders, one a World dictator the future President of the European Union, and two a False Vatican Pope that will control the One World Church. Revelation 13:1-10 Is the future Dictator, and Revelation 13:11-18 is the Future False Pope.
DANIEL 12:4,9-10
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 AND IMMIGRATION) and knowledge shall be increased.(COMPUTERS)
9 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
10 Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
REVELATION 13:1-10 THE FUTURE WORLD EU POLITICIAN
1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority
.3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
REVELATION 13:11-18 THE FUTURE FALSE VATICAN POPE OF THE WORLD CHURCH
11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
NOTICE IN REVELATION 13:3,7,8,12,16 IT WILL BE GLOBAL AS ALL KINDREDS,TONGUES AND NATIONS ARE UNDER THIS FUTURE EUROPEAN UNION PRESIDENT AND FALSE RELIGOUS LEADER.
DANIEL 7:7-8,23-24
7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
REVELATION 17:1-18 DEALS WITH WITH FALSE RELIOUS SYSTEM ALSO.
1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
7 And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
Shadowy group meets amid secrecy in Ottawa
Updated Fri. Jun. 9 2006 6:23 PM ET,CTV.ca News Staff
A shadowy group of world leaders and decision makers are meeting in Ottawa this weekend, cloaked in a blanket of security and secrecy that has conspiracy theorists' websites working overtime.Considered one of the world's most powerful and secret societies, the Bilderberg group's annual meeting was scheduled to be attended by about 130 people at the Brook Street Resort.
The guest list, according to an unsigned press release obtained by The Canadian Press, includes the likes of David Rockefeller, Henry Kissinger, Holland's Queen Beatrix, and New York Gov. George Pataki. And the Canadian complement includes Indigo books CEO Heather Reisman and former New Brunswick premier Frank McKenna. British prime ministers Tony Blair has spoken to the group in the past, as have former Canadian prime ministers Pierre Trudeau and Jean Chretien. Stephen Harper attended in 2003, when he was Opposition Leader. The prime minister is not expected, however, to attend this year's conference.
Conspiracy theories
Conspiracy theorists maintain the group has played a key role in world events, allegedly orchestrating the move to a common European currency and getting Bill Clinton elected after he agreed to sign onto NAFTA. And in Yugoslavia, Serbs have blamed Bilderberg for starting the war that led to the downfall of former dictator Slobodan Milosevic. And according to the release, this year's group will discuss high oil prices and the best way to deal with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. But beyond the press release -- which was tantamount to transparency by Bilderberg standards -- there is little indication about what will take place within the hotel.
Canadian writer Daniel Estulin, who has been following Bilderberg for years, describes it as a "powerful" group of politicians and business people with one objective: To create a one-world government where you don't have individual nations -- you have one region, one religion, one constitution, one church, one currency and one country. And you're seeing it right now as you have NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, and you have the European Community (EC), Estulin, author of Club Bilderberg, said Friday on CTV's Mike Duffy Live.The author claims he has several "intimate friends" who are Bilderbergers, who are constantly feeding him information about the proceedings.
Journalists are banned from the proceedings, except in special cases, and attendees never speak about what took place inside the meetings. No one is allowed to talk about it -- but you have within the conference itself the members of the Bilderberg press, said Estulin, adding that members of The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek magazine, The Financial Times and Time magazine are in attendance.
Security measures
Other guests at the Ottawa hotel were asked to check-out before Thursday, cars left in the parking lot will be towed, and members of the hotel gym were told it would be inaccessible for four days.On Thursday, this year's guests began arriving at the suburban Ottawa location.They came in black limousines and sedans with darkly tinted windows, surrounded by burly security guards and passing through a security checkpoint a half-kilometre away from the hotel.Even uniformed Ottawa police were required to show identification to private security personnel before passing through the gates. The Bilderberg group has been surrounded in high level secrecy since it was established by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands in 1954.
The group, which is known by the name of the Dutch hotel where the first conference was held, was originally formed with the goal of establishing better cooperation and understanding between the U.S. and Europe.There are no real members of the group. Instead, a secret steering committee sends out invitations to mainly business and political leaders each year.The group has headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands, at a building where phone calls are met by a recorded voice with instructions to leave a message, and calls are reportedly never returned. Critics such as Estulin say the group is sinister and elitist, and that it operates entirely through self interest.If the group's motives are legitimate, they ask, why keep their meetings so secret?
Now you have 125 of the most powerful people in the world, and no one seems to want to know what these people are talking about. If this is not a conspiracy, I don't know what is, he said. The group, however, claims secrecy is necessary in order to stimulate discussions.The meeting is private to encourage frank and open discussion," said the press release.There will be no press conference.Over the past five years, the group's annual meetings have been held in the following locations:
2000 (June 1-3) Brussels, Belgium
2001 (May 24-27) Gothenburg, Sweden
2002 (May 30-June 2) Chantilly,VA, United States
2003 (May 15-18) in Versailles, France
2004 (June 3-6) in Stresa, Italy
2005 (May 5-8) Rottach-Egern, Germany
2006 (June 8-11) in Ottawa, Canada
Well the Bible does say there will be a one World Government, One World Religion and a 10 Regional grouping of World nations of Trading Block. Then out of the EU will Come 2 World Leaders, one a World dictator the future President of the European Union, and two a False Vatican Pope that will control the One World Church. Revelation 13:1-10 Is the future Dictator, and Revelation 13:11-18 is the Future False Pope.
DANIEL 12:4,9-10
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 AND IMMIGRATION) and knowledge shall be increased.(COMPUTERS)
9 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
10 Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
REVELATION 13:1-10 THE FUTURE WORLD EU POLITICIAN
1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority
.3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
REVELATION 13:11-18 THE FUTURE FALSE VATICAN POPE OF THE WORLD CHURCH
11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
NOTICE IN REVELATION 13:3,7,8,12,16 IT WILL BE GLOBAL AS ALL KINDREDS,TONGUES AND NATIONS ARE UNDER THIS FUTURE EUROPEAN UNION PRESIDENT AND FALSE RELIGOUS LEADER.
DANIEL 7:7-8,23-24
7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
REVELATION 17:1-18 DEALS WITH WITH FALSE RELIOUS SYSTEM ALSO.
1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
7 And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
Shadowy group meets amid secrecy in Ottawa
Updated Fri. Jun. 9 2006 6:23 PM ET,CTV.ca News Staff
A shadowy group of world leaders and decision makers are meeting in Ottawa this weekend, cloaked in a blanket of security and secrecy that has conspiracy theorists' websites working overtime.Considered one of the world's most powerful and secret societies, the Bilderberg group's annual meeting was scheduled to be attended by about 130 people at the Brook Street Resort.
The guest list, according to an unsigned press release obtained by The Canadian Press, includes the likes of David Rockefeller, Henry Kissinger, Holland's Queen Beatrix, and New York Gov. George Pataki. And the Canadian complement includes Indigo books CEO Heather Reisman and former New Brunswick premier Frank McKenna. British prime ministers Tony Blair has spoken to the group in the past, as have former Canadian prime ministers Pierre Trudeau and Jean Chretien. Stephen Harper attended in 2003, when he was Opposition Leader. The prime minister is not expected, however, to attend this year's conference.
Conspiracy theories
Conspiracy theorists maintain the group has played a key role in world events, allegedly orchestrating the move to a common European currency and getting Bill Clinton elected after he agreed to sign onto NAFTA. And in Yugoslavia, Serbs have blamed Bilderberg for starting the war that led to the downfall of former dictator Slobodan Milosevic. And according to the release, this year's group will discuss high oil prices and the best way to deal with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. But beyond the press release -- which was tantamount to transparency by Bilderberg standards -- there is little indication about what will take place within the hotel.
Canadian writer Daniel Estulin, who has been following Bilderberg for years, describes it as a "powerful" group of politicians and business people with one objective: To create a one-world government where you don't have individual nations -- you have one region, one religion, one constitution, one church, one currency and one country. And you're seeing it right now as you have NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, and you have the European Community (EC), Estulin, author of Club Bilderberg, said Friday on CTV's Mike Duffy Live.The author claims he has several "intimate friends" who are Bilderbergers, who are constantly feeding him information about the proceedings.
Journalists are banned from the proceedings, except in special cases, and attendees never speak about what took place inside the meetings. No one is allowed to talk about it -- but you have within the conference itself the members of the Bilderberg press, said Estulin, adding that members of The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek magazine, The Financial Times and Time magazine are in attendance.
Security measures
Other guests at the Ottawa hotel were asked to check-out before Thursday, cars left in the parking lot will be towed, and members of the hotel gym were told it would be inaccessible for four days.On Thursday, this year's guests began arriving at the suburban Ottawa location.They came in black limousines and sedans with darkly tinted windows, surrounded by burly security guards and passing through a security checkpoint a half-kilometre away from the hotel.Even uniformed Ottawa police were required to show identification to private security personnel before passing through the gates. The Bilderberg group has been surrounded in high level secrecy since it was established by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands in 1954.
The group, which is known by the name of the Dutch hotel where the first conference was held, was originally formed with the goal of establishing better cooperation and understanding between the U.S. and Europe.There are no real members of the group. Instead, a secret steering committee sends out invitations to mainly business and political leaders each year.The group has headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands, at a building where phone calls are met by a recorded voice with instructions to leave a message, and calls are reportedly never returned. Critics such as Estulin say the group is sinister and elitist, and that it operates entirely through self interest.If the group's motives are legitimate, they ask, why keep their meetings so secret?
Now you have 125 of the most powerful people in the world, and no one seems to want to know what these people are talking about. If this is not a conspiracy, I don't know what is, he said. The group, however, claims secrecy is necessary in order to stimulate discussions.The meeting is private to encourage frank and open discussion," said the press release.There will be no press conference.Over the past five years, the group's annual meetings have been held in the following locations:
2000 (June 1-3) Brussels, Belgium
2001 (May 24-27) Gothenburg, Sweden
2002 (May 30-June 2) Chantilly,VA, United States
2003 (May 15-18) in Versailles, France
2004 (June 3-6) in Stresa, Italy
2005 (May 5-8) Rottach-Egern, Germany
2006 (June 8-11) in Ottawa, Canada
FIRST POTENTIAL HURRICANE
Story 1-First Caribbean tropical depression. 2-Floods kill 93 in China. 3-Cholera in Angola. 4-Hanavirus worries officals.
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;
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
GENESIS 6:13
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
First Caribbean tropical depression of 2006 forms 11 minutes ago
MIAMI (Reuters) - The first tropical depression of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season formed south of Cuba on Saturday and could become a tropical storm as it moves toward the United States, U.S. forecasters said. The depression, which will be given the name Alberto once its maximum sustained winds reach 39 miles per hour (63 km per hour), was located around 45 miles west-southwest of Cabo San Antonio on the western tip of Cuba at 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT). It was expected to bring heavy rain to the communist-run Caribbean island and also served as a wake-up call to residents of U.S. coastal areas battered by eight hurricanes in
the last two years, including Hurricane Katrina -- the most costly natural disaster in U.S. history and one of the deadliest.
The depression was moving north-northwestward, and while the longer-term tracks of storms are always highly uncertain, was expected to make landfall on Monday somewhere between central Florida and the state's westernmost reaches near Alabama, the U.S.National Hurricane Center said.Laden with rainfall but not particularly powerful in terms of their winds, tropical storms can cause deadly floods in poor countries where buildings are often ramshackle but do not present a significant threat to developed nations.When their maximum sustained winds reach 74 mph (119 kph) they become hurricanes and the possibility of death and destruction
begins to increase.Forecasters have predicted that 2006 will see more storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic than an average season.But it should be nothing like last year, when a record 28 tropical cyclones spawned 15 hurricanes, including monster storms like Katrina, which flooded New Orleans, killed more than 1,300 people and caused $80 billion in damage.
93 killed as torrential rains lash southern China 30 minutes ago
BEIJING (AFP) - At least 93 people have died in torrential rains that have battered southern China over the past two weeks. Eleven people are missing and nearly 12 million have been affected by rains, floods and landslides, China Daily reported, quoting the Ministry of Civil Affairs.Some 560,000 people have been evacuated and economic losses in the region have been estimated to be 7.66 billion yuan (957.5 million dollars), it added.
Fujian province on the southeast coast has been the hardest hit with at least 45 people confirmed killed since the end of May, it said.The water level in some parts of Nanping city rose to six metres (19.8 feet), it said.Rains also lashed the southwestern province of Guangxi, killing at least 14 people since Monday and forcing the evacuation of 112,000, the newspaper said.In Wuzhou Thursday, 306 millimetres of rain fell in eight hours -- equivalent to one-fifth of the city's annual average rainfall, the report said.
REVELATION 6:7-8
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
Cholera death toll over 1,646 in Angola
The World Health Organization said here on Friday, a cholera outbreak in Angola that broke out mid- February has claimed than 1,646 lives from more than 43,316 cumulative cases until Thursday. In its latest update on the epidemic that has infected in 14 of Angola's 18 provinces, the WHO said that 238 new cases of the disease and three deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours.
Cholera, an acute intestinal infection spread by contaminated water or food, causes vomiting and acute diarrhea that can lead to dehydration and death within 24 hours if not treated swiftly with antibiotics and oral rehydration salts. Angola's 27-year civil war, which ended in 2002, devastated the country's water and sanitation systems. (Source: Xinhua)
Hantavirus Cases Have Experts WorriedFrom Times Wire Reports,June 10, 2006
As many as 19 people may have been infected this year with hantavirus, a rare disease spread by mice, and officials are worried more cases may follow. Nine confirmed infections, four fatal, occurred in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, South Dakota and Washington by the end of March, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. Ten suspected cases have
been reported since April.
Last year, there were 34 cases, 10 ending in death. Hantavirus, which causes fever, deep muscle aches and shortness of breath, kills 30% to 40% of those infected. The disease is mostly found in rodent-infested areas, and the increase may be tied to excess rain this year that has helped the animals thrive, officials said.
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;
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
GENESIS 6:13
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
First Caribbean tropical depression of 2006 forms 11 minutes ago
MIAMI (Reuters) - The first tropical depression of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season formed south of Cuba on Saturday and could become a tropical storm as it moves toward the United States, U.S. forecasters said. The depression, which will be given the name Alberto once its maximum sustained winds reach 39 miles per hour (63 km per hour), was located around 45 miles west-southwest of Cabo San Antonio on the western tip of Cuba at 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT). It was expected to bring heavy rain to the communist-run Caribbean island and also served as a wake-up call to residents of U.S. coastal areas battered by eight hurricanes in
the last two years, including Hurricane Katrina -- the most costly natural disaster in U.S. history and one of the deadliest.
The depression was moving north-northwestward, and while the longer-term tracks of storms are always highly uncertain, was expected to make landfall on Monday somewhere between central Florida and the state's westernmost reaches near Alabama, the U.S.National Hurricane Center said.Laden with rainfall but not particularly powerful in terms of their winds, tropical storms can cause deadly floods in poor countries where buildings are often ramshackle but do not present a significant threat to developed nations.When their maximum sustained winds reach 74 mph (119 kph) they become hurricanes and the possibility of death and destruction
begins to increase.Forecasters have predicted that 2006 will see more storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic than an average season.But it should be nothing like last year, when a record 28 tropical cyclones spawned 15 hurricanes, including monster storms like Katrina, which flooded New Orleans, killed more than 1,300 people and caused $80 billion in damage.
93 killed as torrential rains lash southern China 30 minutes ago
BEIJING (AFP) - At least 93 people have died in torrential rains that have battered southern China over the past two weeks. Eleven people are missing and nearly 12 million have been affected by rains, floods and landslides, China Daily reported, quoting the Ministry of Civil Affairs.Some 560,000 people have been evacuated and economic losses in the region have been estimated to be 7.66 billion yuan (957.5 million dollars), it added.
Fujian province on the southeast coast has been the hardest hit with at least 45 people confirmed killed since the end of May, it said.The water level in some parts of Nanping city rose to six metres (19.8 feet), it said.Rains also lashed the southwestern province of Guangxi, killing at least 14 people since Monday and forcing the evacuation of 112,000, the newspaper said.In Wuzhou Thursday, 306 millimetres of rain fell in eight hours -- equivalent to one-fifth of the city's annual average rainfall, the report said.
REVELATION 6:7-8
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
Cholera death toll over 1,646 in Angola
The World Health Organization said here on Friday, a cholera outbreak in Angola that broke out mid- February has claimed than 1,646 lives from more than 43,316 cumulative cases until Thursday. In its latest update on the epidemic that has infected in 14 of Angola's 18 provinces, the WHO said that 238 new cases of the disease and three deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours.
Cholera, an acute intestinal infection spread by contaminated water or food, causes vomiting and acute diarrhea that can lead to dehydration and death within 24 hours if not treated swiftly with antibiotics and oral rehydration salts. Angola's 27-year civil war, which ended in 2002, devastated the country's water and sanitation systems. (Source: Xinhua)
Hantavirus Cases Have Experts WorriedFrom Times Wire Reports,June 10, 2006
As many as 19 people may have been infected this year with hantavirus, a rare disease spread by mice, and officials are worried more cases may follow. Nine confirmed infections, four fatal, occurred in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, South Dakota and Washington by the end of March, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. Ten suspected cases have
been reported since April.
Last year, there were 34 cases, 10 ending in death. Hantavirus, which causes fever, deep muscle aches and shortness of breath, kills 30% to 40% of those infected. The disease is mostly found in rodent-infested areas, and the increase may be tied to excess rain this year that has helped the animals thrive, officials said.
IRAN HAS ENRICHED
Story 1-Highly enriched Uranium found in Iran. 2-Ethics expert warns of implications of Microchip implants.3-Rabbi Eckstein on Presbyterian boycott of Israel. 4-Arab free trade area.
Highly enriched uranium discovery in Iran confirms regime's nuclear weapons program Saturday, 10 June 2006
The Iranian regime’s president and head of the Guardian Council call for further enrichment NCRI - In its report released on Thursday, the International Atomic Energy Agency acknowledged that, “it has found traces of highly enriched uranium in the regime’s equipments in a technical school in Tehran.” In May 2003, the Iranian Resistance revealed the location of these equipments which had been installed at the Shian-Lavizan facility in eastern Tehran.
Subsequently, the Iranian regime razed the Shian-Lavizan site and relocated its equipments to other sites. Discovery of highly enriched uranium is proof of a parallel atomic weapons project and confirms that the regime is still on the path of further diversions and secretive behavior despite the new and increasing tolerance on the part of the western countries.At Friday prayers in Tehran, Ahmad Jannati, head of the regime’s Guardian Council said, We must have uranium enrichment between 3.5 to five percent.
They have no choice but to accept this. On Thursday in Qazvin, the regime’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said, “Whether you do negotiate or not, whether you sulk or not, the Iranian people are determined in their path to acquire peaceful atomic energy and would not retreat even an inch.Discovery of highly enriched uranium, and the assertions by Jannati and Ahmadinejad, reaffirms the need for the adoption of a firm policy which involves comprehensive sanctions being imposed on the regime at the UN Security Council. No amount of incentives would convince the mullahs’ regime to abandon its sinister nuclear program.These incentives and negotiations only provide the necessary time it needs to complete its secret nuclear weapons projects and bring the region and the world to the brink of a major catastrophe.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, June 9, 2006
Ethics expert warns of microchip implants Many implicationsBy Sun Staff
An expert in technology and ethics warned a national information rights conference about microchips implanted in patients for access to health care. Let’s talk a little about the implications before that happens, because sometimes you can’t put the genie back in the bottle, said Ian Kerr, Canada Research Chair in Ethics, Law and Technology. He spoke to a few hundred information professionals – from government, health care and other sectors – at the downtown Westin Friday on the growing use of microchips to identify patients in the United States.
Ninety-seven hospitals there have agreed to implement the system sold by VeriChip, according to the company. The radio frequency identification chips are about the size of a grain of rice and are injected under the skin, usually near the tricep. The technology can also be used to track materials and for access control. Kerr, a professor at the University of Ottawa, said the it hasn’t been approved for use in Canada yet. He said chips have been successfully cloned in the United States, giving rise to concerns of identity theft.
He stressed the chips don’t hold personal information, but numbers that match up to one’s information in a secure database. Alberta’s Information and Privacy Commissioner Frank Work said he knows of no plans underway in Alberta’s healthcare system to adopt the technology. There’s huge security problems with them. They’re not the panacea that we originally thought they were.
Work said he suspects the technology will inevitably make its way here, though. I rather suspect it is (inevitable,) and we’ll do it in a well intentioned way, wanting to look after people. (EDMONTON SUN)
This Week with Rabbi Eckstein, June 8, 2006
Dear Friends,
Two years ago, the Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA), one of the “mainline” denominations that used to represent the religious establishment in this country, voted to endorse divestment from Israel. This policy caused a stir that has not yet died down. Jews and evangelical supporters of Israel were -- and are --outraged. If a religious group is truly concerned about human rights, Jews asked, how could it single out democratic Israel for punishment, given
the abuses perpetrated daily by Israel’s Arab neighbors? And evangelicals -- who take seriously the biblical injunction to support the Jewish people -- rightly demanded to know how a Christian denomination could support a policy so clearly biased against Israel.
Unfortunately, this policy of economic warfare against Israel has found traction in other mainline denominations, many of which are heavily influenced by radical Palestinian Groups. The Episcopal Church and the United Church of Christ (UCC) have both considered divestment, while the UCC and the largest Lutheran denomination (the ELCA) have also entertained resolutions recommending Israel demolish its security fence -- an important line of defense against terrorism.
But this year, there are hints that the tide is turning. After a recent trip to the Holy Land, a group of PCUSA leaders announced that it was time for their denomination to reject its “one-sided, negative and counterproductive” divestment policy -- and, in fact, when the PCUSA meets next week, it will consider a number of motions to do just that. Pro-Israel groups have sprung up in the PCUSA and the Episcopal Church, and several “umbrella” organizations now bring together mainline and evangelical Christians and Jews to encourage support for the Jewish state and foster Jewish-Christian relations.
You have played a part as well. Your overwhelming response to our anti-divestment, pro-Israel advocacy initiatives directed at the mainline churches has shown beyond a shadow of a doubt that Israel’s true friends won’t sit by while she is under attack -- from anyone. We are committed to supporting Israel and the Jewish people in any and every way we can and that includes ensuring that the truth is told about Israel’s struggle for peace and freedom. Please help us stand firm in our commitment by supporting our Stand for Israel program which rallies support for Israel at both the grassroots and leadership levels. And check your inbox regularly for alerts that will tell you when Israel is under attack and how her friends can come to her defense.
With prayers for shalom, peace,
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein Founder and PresidentInternational Fellowship of Christians and Jews www.ifcj.org
EU trade chief: Free trade deal with GCC by year-end by Taieb Mahjoub 2 hours, 58 minutes
ago ABU DHABI (AFP) - European Union trade chief Peter Mandelson called for talks with the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council toward a final free trade deal with the Gulf Arab bloc after 18 years of negotiations. I believe that the technical level negotiations should take place without delay. I would invite GCC technical experts to come to Brussels next month,Mandelson told reporters after meeting with GCC finance ministers in Abu Dhabi.
He said the July negotiations would be a precursor to a ministerial-level meeting to be held after the summer that would make a final decision on a free trade agreement (FTA), that has been under discussion for nearly two decades.This is to be done this year. That's why we need to make fast progress now building on the positive atmosphere (of this morning's meeting),he said. Mandelson said experts from the EU and GCC have been meeting in the UAE capital for the past few days to narrow differences on market access and rule of origin issues as well as those relating to direct investment, services and government procurement.The GCC groups Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
In all these areas we do not have identical views and do understand we need to show flexibility to one another in order to conclude an agreement which both of us believe is important economically and politically,he said.If we can't make this agreement this year, I'll be surprised and disappointed. Mohammed Khalfan bin Kharbash, the UAE state minister for financial and industrial affairs, told reporters that an eventual deal with the EU would have a profound impact on relations.Last year EU countries exported nearly 50 billion euros (64 billion dollars) worth of goods and services to the GCC, while imports from the oil-rich region stood at 33.7 billion euros (43 billion dollars), according to GCC chief negotiator Saudi Hamad al-Baziy.
We agreed to act with flexibility," Baziy said, citing the GCC's "worries" about measures that could complicate the entry of Arab products into European markets.Baziy also said the EU wants the GCC to agree to allow European investors to retain "up to 100 percent" of businesses that they establish in the six Gulf monarchies, where foreign capital is always subject to restrictions.The GCC and the EU signed a framework economic cooperation agreement in 1988 but have so far failed to agree on a free trade deal.
The EU has long pressed the GCC, which last month celebrated its 25th anniversary, to implement among its members a customs union that was signed in 2003.In principle, the GCC plans a common market in 2007 and a monetary union and a single currency by the start of 2010. However, a slew of political and economic differences among member countries ruled by powerful and sometimes competing dynasties has gotten in the way.Over the past year Bahrain and Oman have signed FTAs on their own with the United States, and Washington is seeking similar deals with Qatar, Kuwait and the UAE.
Highly enriched uranium discovery in Iran confirms regime's nuclear weapons program Saturday, 10 June 2006
The Iranian regime’s president and head of the Guardian Council call for further enrichment NCRI - In its report released on Thursday, the International Atomic Energy Agency acknowledged that, “it has found traces of highly enriched uranium in the regime’s equipments in a technical school in Tehran.” In May 2003, the Iranian Resistance revealed the location of these equipments which had been installed at the Shian-Lavizan facility in eastern Tehran.
Subsequently, the Iranian regime razed the Shian-Lavizan site and relocated its equipments to other sites. Discovery of highly enriched uranium is proof of a parallel atomic weapons project and confirms that the regime is still on the path of further diversions and secretive behavior despite the new and increasing tolerance on the part of the western countries.At Friday prayers in Tehran, Ahmad Jannati, head of the regime’s Guardian Council said, We must have uranium enrichment between 3.5 to five percent.
They have no choice but to accept this. On Thursday in Qazvin, the regime’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said, “Whether you do negotiate or not, whether you sulk or not, the Iranian people are determined in their path to acquire peaceful atomic energy and would not retreat even an inch.Discovery of highly enriched uranium, and the assertions by Jannati and Ahmadinejad, reaffirms the need for the adoption of a firm policy which involves comprehensive sanctions being imposed on the regime at the UN Security Council. No amount of incentives would convince the mullahs’ regime to abandon its sinister nuclear program.These incentives and negotiations only provide the necessary time it needs to complete its secret nuclear weapons projects and bring the region and the world to the brink of a major catastrophe.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, June 9, 2006
Ethics expert warns of microchip implants Many implicationsBy Sun Staff
An expert in technology and ethics warned a national information rights conference about microchips implanted in patients for access to health care. Let’s talk a little about the implications before that happens, because sometimes you can’t put the genie back in the bottle, said Ian Kerr, Canada Research Chair in Ethics, Law and Technology. He spoke to a few hundred information professionals – from government, health care and other sectors – at the downtown Westin Friday on the growing use of microchips to identify patients in the United States.
Ninety-seven hospitals there have agreed to implement the system sold by VeriChip, according to the company. The radio frequency identification chips are about the size of a grain of rice and are injected under the skin, usually near the tricep. The technology can also be used to track materials and for access control. Kerr, a professor at the University of Ottawa, said the it hasn’t been approved for use in Canada yet. He said chips have been successfully cloned in the United States, giving rise to concerns of identity theft.
He stressed the chips don’t hold personal information, but numbers that match up to one’s information in a secure database. Alberta’s Information and Privacy Commissioner Frank Work said he knows of no plans underway in Alberta’s healthcare system to adopt the technology. There’s huge security problems with them. They’re not the panacea that we originally thought they were.
Work said he suspects the technology will inevitably make its way here, though. I rather suspect it is (inevitable,) and we’ll do it in a well intentioned way, wanting to look after people. (EDMONTON SUN)
This Week with Rabbi Eckstein, June 8, 2006
Dear Friends,
Two years ago, the Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA), one of the “mainline” denominations that used to represent the religious establishment in this country, voted to endorse divestment from Israel. This policy caused a stir that has not yet died down. Jews and evangelical supporters of Israel were -- and are --outraged. If a religious group is truly concerned about human rights, Jews asked, how could it single out democratic Israel for punishment, given
the abuses perpetrated daily by Israel’s Arab neighbors? And evangelicals -- who take seriously the biblical injunction to support the Jewish people -- rightly demanded to know how a Christian denomination could support a policy so clearly biased against Israel.
Unfortunately, this policy of economic warfare against Israel has found traction in other mainline denominations, many of which are heavily influenced by radical Palestinian Groups. The Episcopal Church and the United Church of Christ (UCC) have both considered divestment, while the UCC and the largest Lutheran denomination (the ELCA) have also entertained resolutions recommending Israel demolish its security fence -- an important line of defense against terrorism.
But this year, there are hints that the tide is turning. After a recent trip to the Holy Land, a group of PCUSA leaders announced that it was time for their denomination to reject its “one-sided, negative and counterproductive” divestment policy -- and, in fact, when the PCUSA meets next week, it will consider a number of motions to do just that. Pro-Israel groups have sprung up in the PCUSA and the Episcopal Church, and several “umbrella” organizations now bring together mainline and evangelical Christians and Jews to encourage support for the Jewish state and foster Jewish-Christian relations.
You have played a part as well. Your overwhelming response to our anti-divestment, pro-Israel advocacy initiatives directed at the mainline churches has shown beyond a shadow of a doubt that Israel’s true friends won’t sit by while she is under attack -- from anyone. We are committed to supporting Israel and the Jewish people in any and every way we can and that includes ensuring that the truth is told about Israel’s struggle for peace and freedom. Please help us stand firm in our commitment by supporting our Stand for Israel program which rallies support for Israel at both the grassroots and leadership levels. And check your inbox regularly for alerts that will tell you when Israel is under attack and how her friends can come to her defense.
With prayers for shalom, peace,
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein Founder and PresidentInternational Fellowship of Christians and Jews www.ifcj.org
EU trade chief: Free trade deal with GCC by year-end by Taieb Mahjoub 2 hours, 58 minutes
ago ABU DHABI (AFP) - European Union trade chief Peter Mandelson called for talks with the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council toward a final free trade deal with the Gulf Arab bloc after 18 years of negotiations. I believe that the technical level negotiations should take place without delay. I would invite GCC technical experts to come to Brussels next month,Mandelson told reporters after meeting with GCC finance ministers in Abu Dhabi.
He said the July negotiations would be a precursor to a ministerial-level meeting to be held after the summer that would make a final decision on a free trade agreement (FTA), that has been under discussion for nearly two decades.This is to be done this year. That's why we need to make fast progress now building on the positive atmosphere (of this morning's meeting),he said. Mandelson said experts from the EU and GCC have been meeting in the UAE capital for the past few days to narrow differences on market access and rule of origin issues as well as those relating to direct investment, services and government procurement.The GCC groups Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
In all these areas we do not have identical views and do understand we need to show flexibility to one another in order to conclude an agreement which both of us believe is important economically and politically,he said.If we can't make this agreement this year, I'll be surprised and disappointed. Mohammed Khalfan bin Kharbash, the UAE state minister for financial and industrial affairs, told reporters that an eventual deal with the EU would have a profound impact on relations.Last year EU countries exported nearly 50 billion euros (64 billion dollars) worth of goods and services to the GCC, while imports from the oil-rich region stood at 33.7 billion euros (43 billion dollars), according to GCC chief negotiator Saudi Hamad al-Baziy.
We agreed to act with flexibility," Baziy said, citing the GCC's "worries" about measures that could complicate the entry of Arab products into European markets.Baziy also said the EU wants the GCC to agree to allow European investors to retain "up to 100 percent" of businesses that they establish in the six Gulf monarchies, where foreign capital is always subject to restrictions.The GCC and the EU signed a framework economic cooperation agreement in 1988 but have so far failed to agree on a free trade deal.
The EU has long pressed the GCC, which last month celebrated its 25th anniversary, to implement among its members a customs union that was signed in 2003.In principle, the GCC plans a common market in 2007 and a monetary union and a single currency by the start of 2010. However, a slew of political and economic differences among member countries ruled by powerful and sometimes competing dynasties has gotten in the way.Over the past year Bahrain and Oman have signed FTAs on their own with the United States, and Washington is seeking similar deals with Qatar, Kuwait and the UAE.
Friday, June 09, 2006
2 OF 10 TRADING BLOCKS TOGETHER
Story 1-Strong underwater quake in Fiiji. 2-Small Quake in Scotland. 3-2 of 10 trading blocks coming together.
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
Strong underwater earthquake near Fiji AFP Friday, June 09, 2006 17:13 IST
SYDNEY: A strong earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.1 struck on Friday near the Pacific island of Fiji, Australian officials said. Geoscience Australia said the quake hit about 300 kilometres northeast of the Fijian capital Suva, Geoscience Australia said. The US Geological Survey earlier described the epicenter of the quake, which occurred at 0558 GMT, as 563 kilometres (350 miles) northwest of the Tongan capital Nuku'alofa.No reports of casualties or damage were immediately available but Spiro Spiliopoulos, a seismologist with Geoscience Australia, said the underwater earthquake was not considered dangerous.
It's too deep and too small to cause a tsunami, he told AFP.It's a very active area. We see these quite often. A second quake with an estimated magnitude of 5.6 struck 305 kilometres west of the Tongan town of Neiafu at 1040 GMT on Friday, the US Geological Survey said later. Spiliopoulos, who was speaking before the second quake, said earthquakes were a common occurrence in what is known as the Pacific Ring of Fire, where the meeting of continental plates causes high volcanic and seismic activity.
Scotland hit by small earthquake
A small earthquake hit the Highlands of Scotland on Thursday. People living in the Applecross area said they felt floors vibrate and heard noises which sounded like explosions at around lunchtime. No-one was hurt but experts say the quake registered 3.1 on the Richter Scale, making it the biggest to hit Scotland since 2004. Earthquakes in the UK often go unnoticed but there are about eight significant tremors every year.
Olaf Preston, who lives in Lochcarron, about 10 miles from Applecross, felt the quake. He said: "I was at a neighbour's having a cup of coffee when I heard an almighty bang. It sounded like an explosion almost. Britain strongest recorded earthquake happened 75 years ago in 1931. It measured 6.1 on the Richter Scale and happened in the North Sea.
2 of the 10 World trading blocks are coming together, The EU the leader of these blocks and now Canada, America and mexico want to form a free trade area. Like Daniel 7:23-24 Say The EU will take world control and break it in pieces.
DANIEL 2:28,40-43,45
28 But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days.
40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.
42 And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.
DANIEL 7:7-8,23-24
7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
Security and Prosperity Partnership Of North America
President George Bush, President Vicente Fox of Mexico, and Prime Minister Paul Martin of Canada unveiled a blueprint for a safer and more prosperous North America when they announced the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP) on March 23 in Waco, TX. They agreed on ambitious security and prosperity agendas to keep our borders closed to terrorism and open to trade. The SPP is based on the premise that security and our economic prosperity are mutually reinforcing, and recognizes that our three great nations are bound by a shared belief in freedom, economic opportunity, and strong democratic institutions.
The SPP provides the framework to ensure that North America is the safest and best place to live and do business. The Partnership is a trilateral effort to increase security and enhance prosperity among the three countries through greater cooperation and information-sharing.
Guided by a Leaders Statement and Action Plans on Security and Prosperity, Cabinet Secretaries and Ministers convened trilateral working groups to develop concrete work plans and specific timetables for securing North America and ensuring legitimate travelers and cargo efficiently cross our shared borders; enhancing the competitive position of North American industries in the global marketplace; and, providing greater economic opportunities for all of our societies while maintaining high standards of health and safety.
- http://israndjer.blogspot.com/2005/11/from-nebuchadnezzar-to-today.html
- http://israndjer.blogspot.com/2006/06/old-nation-states-break-down.html
- http://israndjer.blogspot.com/2006/06/wto-bill-on-free-trade-zones.html
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
Strong underwater earthquake near Fiji AFP Friday, June 09, 2006 17:13 IST
SYDNEY: A strong earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.1 struck on Friday near the Pacific island of Fiji, Australian officials said. Geoscience Australia said the quake hit about 300 kilometres northeast of the Fijian capital Suva, Geoscience Australia said. The US Geological Survey earlier described the epicenter of the quake, which occurred at 0558 GMT, as 563 kilometres (350 miles) northwest of the Tongan capital Nuku'alofa.No reports of casualties or damage were immediately available but Spiro Spiliopoulos, a seismologist with Geoscience Australia, said the underwater earthquake was not considered dangerous.
It's too deep and too small to cause a tsunami, he told AFP.It's a very active area. We see these quite often. A second quake with an estimated magnitude of 5.6 struck 305 kilometres west of the Tongan town of Neiafu at 1040 GMT on Friday, the US Geological Survey said later. Spiliopoulos, who was speaking before the second quake, said earthquakes were a common occurrence in what is known as the Pacific Ring of Fire, where the meeting of continental plates causes high volcanic and seismic activity.
Scotland hit by small earthquake
A small earthquake hit the Highlands of Scotland on Thursday. People living in the Applecross area said they felt floors vibrate and heard noises which sounded like explosions at around lunchtime. No-one was hurt but experts say the quake registered 3.1 on the Richter Scale, making it the biggest to hit Scotland since 2004. Earthquakes in the UK often go unnoticed but there are about eight significant tremors every year.
Olaf Preston, who lives in Lochcarron, about 10 miles from Applecross, felt the quake. He said: "I was at a neighbour's having a cup of coffee when I heard an almighty bang. It sounded like an explosion almost. Britain strongest recorded earthquake happened 75 years ago in 1931. It measured 6.1 on the Richter Scale and happened in the North Sea.
2 of the 10 World trading blocks are coming together, The EU the leader of these blocks and now Canada, America and mexico want to form a free trade area. Like Daniel 7:23-24 Say The EU will take world control and break it in pieces.
DANIEL 2:28,40-43,45
28 But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days.
40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.
42 And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.
DANIEL 7:7-8,23-24
7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
Security and Prosperity Partnership Of North America
President George Bush, President Vicente Fox of Mexico, and Prime Minister Paul Martin of Canada unveiled a blueprint for a safer and more prosperous North America when they announced the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP) on March 23 in Waco, TX. They agreed on ambitious security and prosperity agendas to keep our borders closed to terrorism and open to trade. The SPP is based on the premise that security and our economic prosperity are mutually reinforcing, and recognizes that our three great nations are bound by a shared belief in freedom, economic opportunity, and strong democratic institutions.
The SPP provides the framework to ensure that North America is the safest and best place to live and do business. The Partnership is a trilateral effort to increase security and enhance prosperity among the three countries through greater cooperation and information-sharing.
Guided by a Leaders Statement and Action Plans on Security and Prosperity, Cabinet Secretaries and Ministers convened trilateral working groups to develop concrete work plans and specific timetables for securing North America and ensuring legitimate travelers and cargo efficiently cross our shared borders; enhancing the competitive position of North American industries in the global marketplace; and, providing greater economic opportunities for all of our societies while maintaining high standards of health and safety.
- http://israndjer.blogspot.com/2005/11/from-nebuchadnezzar-to-today.html
- http://israndjer.blogspot.com/2006/06/old-nation-states-break-down.html
- http://israndjer.blogspot.com/2006/06/wto-bill-on-free-trade-zones.html
FLOODS LANDSLIDES FIRES
Story 1-Floods displace 66,000 in India. 2-China landslides kill 12.3-Quebec fires.
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; the sea and the waves roaring;26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
GENESIS 6:13
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Floods displace 66,000 people in India Fri Jun 9, 2:46 AM ET
GUWAHATI, India (AFP) - Floods caused by summer monsoon rains displaced about 66,000 people in India's northeast, while heavy rains disrupted traffic in eastern India, officials said. In northeastern Assam state, floodwaters from the Brahmaputra river had inundated about 13,000 hectares (33,000 acres) of land, the state government said.The affected people have been shifted to safer places with relief materials distributed among the flood-hit victims,a statement said.
No casualties were reported from Assam, but heavy rains and lightning storms have claimed at least 140 lives nationwide since the monsoon hit last month.According to the Central Water Commission, the Brahmaputra was flowing above the danger level in at least six places.The 2,906-kilometer (1,816-mile) river -- one of Asia's longest -- traverses China's Tibet region, India and Bangladesh before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
Every year the monsoon causes the river to flood, submerging paddy fields, washing away villages, drowning livestock and killing many in the remote state of 26 million people.In 2004, at least 200 people died and more than 12 million were displaced in the floods.In the eastern city of Patna, three consecutive days of heavy rain flooded homes and roads, disrupting traffic, correspondents said.In the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, where water in four rivers was close to danger level, the government had sanctioned three billion rupees (65 million dollars) for the construction and maintenance of embankments, officials said.
Southern China landslides kill at least 12 By AUDRA ANG, Associated Press Wrter Fri Jun 9,
12:00 AM ET BEIJING - Landslides triggered by torrential rain in southern China killed at least 12 people and injured 24, while residents in another province escaped unhurt after the bank of a river collapsed and flooded nearby villages, the government said Friday. The landslides occurred Thursday in Wuzhou, a city in the Guangxi region, during nine hours of heavy downpour, the official Xinhua News Agency said.The rain began Wednesday and caused a series of landslides that collapsed 1,195 houses, Xinhua said. Some 14,929 people were evacuated, it said.In Fujian province, also in the south, the bank of a rain-swollen river collapsed Thursday and flooded 11 villages filled with sleeping people. No injuries were discovered and water levels were receding, Xinhua said Friday. The breech has been plugged, it said.
The disasters come amid what the government says is the worst summer flooding in parts of China in three decades.At least 55 people have been killed and 12 are missing in Fujian and two other provinces since late May from heavy rains that have caused floods and landslides and washed away part of a rail-link between Beijing and Hong Kong.Across southern China, at least 378,000 people have already been evacuated from the provinces of Fujian, Guangdong and Guizhou due to floods prompted by an unusually heavy seasonal monsoon, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said. China suffers hundreds of deaths every year in floods set off during the June-to-August rainy season, although the season's first storm arrived unusually early this year.The rains played havoc on transportation, flooding streets and requiring thousands of police and military officers to evacuate residents by boat.
REVELATION 7:2-3
2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,
3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
Weather helping quell fires near Quebec reserve Last updated Jun 9 2006 08:11
AM EDT ,CBC News-Rain and shifting winds are helping firefighters battle forest fires in northern Quebec, where more than 3,500 people have been forced to leave their reserve.Fire officials say the situation has improved since Thursday. Two of three fires raging close to the Mistissini reserve, located about 550 kilometres north of Montreal, were under control and a third was headed in the opposite direction.
As many as 30 fires were burning in the region Thursday.It is not yet known when people may be able to return to their homes. The reserve was evacuated Wednesday, when fires were generating heavy smoke and threatening to cut off the only road out of Mistissini.A convoy of buses and cars took people to Chibougamau, about 50 kilometres southwest of the reserve. They are being put up in schools and an arena.Kathleen Wootton, deputy chief of the Cree Nation of Mitissini, told CBC News that everyone was coping really well and praised the accommodations and hospitality they have received. However, she said, people are very anxious about their homes.
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; the sea and the waves roaring;26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
GENESIS 6:13
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Floods displace 66,000 people in India Fri Jun 9, 2:46 AM ET
GUWAHATI, India (AFP) - Floods caused by summer monsoon rains displaced about 66,000 people in India's northeast, while heavy rains disrupted traffic in eastern India, officials said. In northeastern Assam state, floodwaters from the Brahmaputra river had inundated about 13,000 hectares (33,000 acres) of land, the state government said.The affected people have been shifted to safer places with relief materials distributed among the flood-hit victims,a statement said.
No casualties were reported from Assam, but heavy rains and lightning storms have claimed at least 140 lives nationwide since the monsoon hit last month.According to the Central Water Commission, the Brahmaputra was flowing above the danger level in at least six places.The 2,906-kilometer (1,816-mile) river -- one of Asia's longest -- traverses China's Tibet region, India and Bangladesh before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
Every year the monsoon causes the river to flood, submerging paddy fields, washing away villages, drowning livestock and killing many in the remote state of 26 million people.In 2004, at least 200 people died and more than 12 million were displaced in the floods.In the eastern city of Patna, three consecutive days of heavy rain flooded homes and roads, disrupting traffic, correspondents said.In the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, where water in four rivers was close to danger level, the government had sanctioned three billion rupees (65 million dollars) for the construction and maintenance of embankments, officials said.
Southern China landslides kill at least 12 By AUDRA ANG, Associated Press Wrter Fri Jun 9,
12:00 AM ET BEIJING - Landslides triggered by torrential rain in southern China killed at least 12 people and injured 24, while residents in another province escaped unhurt after the bank of a river collapsed and flooded nearby villages, the government said Friday. The landslides occurred Thursday in Wuzhou, a city in the Guangxi region, during nine hours of heavy downpour, the official Xinhua News Agency said.The rain began Wednesday and caused a series of landslides that collapsed 1,195 houses, Xinhua said. Some 14,929 people were evacuated, it said.In Fujian province, also in the south, the bank of a rain-swollen river collapsed Thursday and flooded 11 villages filled with sleeping people. No injuries were discovered and water levels were receding, Xinhua said Friday. The breech has been plugged, it said.
The disasters come amid what the government says is the worst summer flooding in parts of China in three decades.At least 55 people have been killed and 12 are missing in Fujian and two other provinces since late May from heavy rains that have caused floods and landslides and washed away part of a rail-link between Beijing and Hong Kong.Across southern China, at least 378,000 people have already been evacuated from the provinces of Fujian, Guangdong and Guizhou due to floods prompted by an unusually heavy seasonal monsoon, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said. China suffers hundreds of deaths every year in floods set off during the June-to-August rainy season, although the season's first storm arrived unusually early this year.The rains played havoc on transportation, flooding streets and requiring thousands of police and military officers to evacuate residents by boat.
REVELATION 7:2-3
2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,
3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
Weather helping quell fires near Quebec reserve Last updated Jun 9 2006 08:11
AM EDT ,CBC News-Rain and shifting winds are helping firefighters battle forest fires in northern Quebec, where more than 3,500 people have been forced to leave their reserve.Fire officials say the situation has improved since Thursday. Two of three fires raging close to the Mistissini reserve, located about 550 kilometres north of Montreal, were under control and a third was headed in the opposite direction.
As many as 30 fires were burning in the region Thursday.It is not yet known when people may be able to return to their homes. The reserve was evacuated Wednesday, when fires were generating heavy smoke and threatening to cut off the only road out of Mistissini.A convoy of buses and cars took people to Chibougamau, about 50 kilometres southwest of the reserve. They are being put up in schools and an arena.Kathleen Wootton, deputy chief of the Cree Nation of Mitissini, told CBC News that everyone was coping really well and praised the accommodations and hospitality they have received. However, she said, people are very anxious about their homes.
EU AIMS FOR BIGGER FOREIGN ROLL
1-new forcast for Hurricane season. 2-11 cities floodedc near China River. 3-Eu aims for bigger foreign role. 4-Indiana Tornado. 5-Sumatra Quake Again.
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; the sea and the waves roaring;
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
GENESIS 6:13
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
New forecast sees bad hurricane season, but milder than 2005 Thu Jun 8, 8:54 AM ET
PARIS (AFP) - A long-range forecast has issued became the second prediction in just over a week to declare that this year's Atlantic storm season would be bad, but nowhere as brutal as the 2005 record crop that produced Hurricane Katrina. Tropical Storm Risk (TSR), a London-based group of scientists, said they expected 14 tropical storms for the Atlantic during the season, which runs from June 1 to November 30.Eight of these will be hurricanes and three will be intense hurricanes, it said.
Four tropical storms will make landfall on the United States, two of them hurricanes, TSR said Thursday.On June 1, University of Colorado climatologists Philip Klotzbach and William Gray forecast 17 tropical storms in the Atlantic, nine of which would become hurricanes. Five of these would be intense hurricanes.These are rated Category Three or higher on the five-point Saffir-Simpson scale. Level three storms on the scale have driving winds of at least 111 miles (178 kilometers) per hour, capable of knocking down large trees and destroying mobile homes.
TSR (tropicalstormrisk.com) groups scientists from University College London's Benfield Hazard Research Centre, which is sponsored by the reinsurance industry. TSR has been in operation for four years and has a strong record for accuracy.In a press release, TSR said the data for its 2006 forecast is based on the sea surface temperature and trade wind speed in the Caribbean and tropical North Atlantic, which are the two main drivers for whipping up hurricanes.Lead scientist Mark Saunders said 2003-2005 saw the highest three-year total number of US hurricane landfalls -- 11 -- since 1900 and the highest three-year total number of North Atlantic hurricanes (31) since reliable records began.
Based on current and projected climate signals, there is a 74-percent likelihood that 2006 will be in the top one-third of years for highest storm activity, said Saunders.Despite this forecast, the chance of 2006 seeing hurricane activity as high as in 2005, which was the most active and destructive season on record, is low, he added.The current forecast is 20 percent lower than at this time last year. In particular, we expect the Gulf of Mexico to witness far fewer intense hurricanes than in 2005.The biggest storm of last year's season was Hurricane Katrina, a category-three event which killed 1,300 people in the southern United States and left around
100,000 displaced.
In all, 2005 saw a record 15 hurricanes among an unprecedented 28 named storms that formed in the Atlantic. For the first time on record, seven of the hurricanes were considered major, meaning they hit category three or higher.It was also the costliest hurricane season, with damage estimated at more than 100 billion dollars.
Report: 11 villages flood near China river By ALEXA OLESEN, Associated Press Wrter 1 hour,
38 minutes ago BEIJING - The bank of a rain-swollen river collapsed early Thursday in southern China, flooding 11 villages filled with sleeping people and causing an unknown number of deaths and injuries, state media reported. The river bank collapse in Fujian province came amid what the government calls the worst summer flooding in some areas in three decades. At least 55 people have been killed in Fujian and two other provinces since late May from heavy rains that have caused floods and landslides and washed away part of a rail line between Beijing and Hong Kong. Twelve people are missing.
Fujian's Changting county saw more than 3 1/2 inches of rain in two hours, sending the Bashili River over its banks and sweeping through the 11 villages around 3 a.m., the government's Xinhua News Agency reported, citing provincial flood control officials.Some 3,500 families lived in the villages, parts of which were covered by 6 feet of water, the report said.Most of the people were asleep, so there's no way to calculate the number of casualties and the loss of property, Xinhua said.
However, a man who answered the phone at the Changting county Public Security Bureau said his colleagues were at the site and there were no reports of deaths so far. He would only give his surname, Li.Rescue crews, including paramilitary police and fire brigades, helped evacuate more than 16,000 people from the area and were reinforcing the river bank with sand bags, Xinhua said.Across southern China, at least 378,000 people have been evacuated from Fujian, Guangdong and Guizhou provinces due to floods, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said.
Other provinces further inland and to the north also have reported scattered deaths and flood damage.The rains have disrupted transportation, flooded streets and required thousands of police and military officers to evacuate residents by boat.Hundreds die in China each year in floods during the June-August rainy season. This season's first storm arrived unusually early.Deadly landslides also have occurred when water rushed down mountainsides stripped of trees by decades of farming and logging.
EU aims for bigger foreign role
The Commission wants to work more closely with Javier Solana The European Commission has unveiled plans designed to strengthen the EU's role on the world stage, despite the setback to the European constitution. It wants better co-operation between the European Commission and the Council of the European Union, which represents the 25 member states. "Europe is still punching under its weight," said European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. One idea is for EU officials to attend national diplomatic training schemes. The report also calls for an "enhanced programme" of exchanges between the Commission, member states' diplomatic services, and the Council's secretariat.
Solana wooed
The proposals come as a response to October's summit at Hampton Court, where heads of state called for the EU to reinforce its external action despite the rejection of the constitution in France and the Netherlands. Europe is still punching under its weight - its influence is not proportionate to its economic and trade dimension The constitution called for the creation of an EU foreign minister - with existing foreign policy chief Javier Solana tipped to be the first holder of the post - and a diplomatic service. The new proposals would mirror the constitution by inviting Mr Solana, who reports to the member states, to become "associated" with the work of the external relations group of commissioners.
The report also suggests that the Commission and the Council secretariat should produce more joint strategy papers, and co-ordinate more closely in crisis management. And it favours the idea of top EU officials abroad taking on a dual role as head of the Commission delegation, and special representative of the Council.
Consular co-operation
Mr Barroso said foreign leaders neither knew nor cared which institution was on which side of Brussels' Rue de la Loi, which separates the Commission from the Council. The ideas will be discussed at an EU summit next week, along with proposals from Austria, the current president of the Council, for member states' consular services to work more closely together, especially in
cases of natural disasters such as last year's Asian tsunami. The EU has long worried about being an economic superpower but a "political dwarf". The leader of the European Parliament's Liberal group, Graham Watson, described the Commission proposals as "sticking-plaster solutions" that were no substitute for the constitution.
Tornado damages homes in Indiana Thu Jun 8, 7:45 PM ET
SEYMOUR, Ind. - A tornado flipped mobile homes, tossed debris into trees and tore the roof off a police station as it traced a path up to a half-mile wide in southern Indiana, officials said Thursday. Thousands of homes and businesses lost power in Wednesday night's storm, and two elderly residents were hospitalized with possible broken bones and other non-life-threatening injuries after being trapped in their home.At least seven homes were destroyed in Jackson County, said Duane Davis, the county's emergency management director. Dispatchers said numerous tree limbs and power lines were down and flash flooding was extensive.
The tornado, which had winds up to 110 mph, was responsible for tearing roofs off of some homes and the Crothersville police station, the National Weather Service said. Its path grew to a half-mile wide at one point, meteorologist Dave Tucek said.The twister hit just outside the town of Reddington, moving south for eight miles before lifting back into the sky near Interstate 65, the weather service said.The heaviest damage appeared to be around Seymour. Resident Cathy Sandlin said she and her family ran for cover when the storm hit."It was just here and gone," she said.
Quake jolts Indonesia's Sumatra Thu Jun 8, 4:36 AM ET
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A 5.1 magnitude undersea earthquake struck off the western Indonesian island of Sumatra on Thursday, but the state meteorology and geophysics agency said it would not generate a tsunami nor cause damage.The quake's Indian Ocean epicenter was in the same area where a massive earthquake triggered a tsunami that left 170,000 people killed and missing in Aceh province in December 2004.
A quake with a 6.2 magnitude shook Indonesia's main island of Java late last month, killing more than 5,700 people and rendering thousands homeless in and around Yogyakarta.Earthquakes are frequent in Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous country. Its 17,000 islands sprawl along a belt of intense volcanic and seismic activity, part of what is called the "Pacific Ring of Fire."
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; the sea and the waves roaring;
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
GENESIS 6:13
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
New forecast sees bad hurricane season, but milder than 2005 Thu Jun 8, 8:54 AM ET
PARIS (AFP) - A long-range forecast has issued became the second prediction in just over a week to declare that this year's Atlantic storm season would be bad, but nowhere as brutal as the 2005 record crop that produced Hurricane Katrina. Tropical Storm Risk (TSR), a London-based group of scientists, said they expected 14 tropical storms for the Atlantic during the season, which runs from June 1 to November 30.Eight of these will be hurricanes and three will be intense hurricanes, it said.
Four tropical storms will make landfall on the United States, two of them hurricanes, TSR said Thursday.On June 1, University of Colorado climatologists Philip Klotzbach and William Gray forecast 17 tropical storms in the Atlantic, nine of which would become hurricanes. Five of these would be intense hurricanes.These are rated Category Three or higher on the five-point Saffir-Simpson scale. Level three storms on the scale have driving winds of at least 111 miles (178 kilometers) per hour, capable of knocking down large trees and destroying mobile homes.
TSR (tropicalstormrisk.com) groups scientists from University College London's Benfield Hazard Research Centre, which is sponsored by the reinsurance industry. TSR has been in operation for four years and has a strong record for accuracy.In a press release, TSR said the data for its 2006 forecast is based on the sea surface temperature and trade wind speed in the Caribbean and tropical North Atlantic, which are the two main drivers for whipping up hurricanes.Lead scientist Mark Saunders said 2003-2005 saw the highest three-year total number of US hurricane landfalls -- 11 -- since 1900 and the highest three-year total number of North Atlantic hurricanes (31) since reliable records began.
Based on current and projected climate signals, there is a 74-percent likelihood that 2006 will be in the top one-third of years for highest storm activity, said Saunders.Despite this forecast, the chance of 2006 seeing hurricane activity as high as in 2005, which was the most active and destructive season on record, is low, he added.The current forecast is 20 percent lower than at this time last year. In particular, we expect the Gulf of Mexico to witness far fewer intense hurricanes than in 2005.The biggest storm of last year's season was Hurricane Katrina, a category-three event which killed 1,300 people in the southern United States and left around
100,000 displaced.
In all, 2005 saw a record 15 hurricanes among an unprecedented 28 named storms that formed in the Atlantic. For the first time on record, seven of the hurricanes were considered major, meaning they hit category three or higher.It was also the costliest hurricane season, with damage estimated at more than 100 billion dollars.
Report: 11 villages flood near China river By ALEXA OLESEN, Associated Press Wrter 1 hour,
38 minutes ago BEIJING - The bank of a rain-swollen river collapsed early Thursday in southern China, flooding 11 villages filled with sleeping people and causing an unknown number of deaths and injuries, state media reported. The river bank collapse in Fujian province came amid what the government calls the worst summer flooding in some areas in three decades. At least 55 people have been killed in Fujian and two other provinces since late May from heavy rains that have caused floods and landslides and washed away part of a rail line between Beijing and Hong Kong. Twelve people are missing.
Fujian's Changting county saw more than 3 1/2 inches of rain in two hours, sending the Bashili River over its banks and sweeping through the 11 villages around 3 a.m., the government's Xinhua News Agency reported, citing provincial flood control officials.Some 3,500 families lived in the villages, parts of which were covered by 6 feet of water, the report said.Most of the people were asleep, so there's no way to calculate the number of casualties and the loss of property, Xinhua said.
However, a man who answered the phone at the Changting county Public Security Bureau said his colleagues were at the site and there were no reports of deaths so far. He would only give his surname, Li.Rescue crews, including paramilitary police and fire brigades, helped evacuate more than 16,000 people from the area and were reinforcing the river bank with sand bags, Xinhua said.Across southern China, at least 378,000 people have been evacuated from Fujian, Guangdong and Guizhou provinces due to floods, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said.
Other provinces further inland and to the north also have reported scattered deaths and flood damage.The rains have disrupted transportation, flooded streets and required thousands of police and military officers to evacuate residents by boat.Hundreds die in China each year in floods during the June-August rainy season. This season's first storm arrived unusually early.Deadly landslides also have occurred when water rushed down mountainsides stripped of trees by decades of farming and logging.
EU aims for bigger foreign role
The Commission wants to work more closely with Javier Solana The European Commission has unveiled plans designed to strengthen the EU's role on the world stage, despite the setback to the European constitution. It wants better co-operation between the European Commission and the Council of the European Union, which represents the 25 member states. "Europe is still punching under its weight," said European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. One idea is for EU officials to attend national diplomatic training schemes. The report also calls for an "enhanced programme" of exchanges between the Commission, member states' diplomatic services, and the Council's secretariat.
Solana wooed
The proposals come as a response to October's summit at Hampton Court, where heads of state called for the EU to reinforce its external action despite the rejection of the constitution in France and the Netherlands. Europe is still punching under its weight - its influence is not proportionate to its economic and trade dimension The constitution called for the creation of an EU foreign minister - with existing foreign policy chief Javier Solana tipped to be the first holder of the post - and a diplomatic service. The new proposals would mirror the constitution by inviting Mr Solana, who reports to the member states, to become "associated" with the work of the external relations group of commissioners.
The report also suggests that the Commission and the Council secretariat should produce more joint strategy papers, and co-ordinate more closely in crisis management. And it favours the idea of top EU officials abroad taking on a dual role as head of the Commission delegation, and special representative of the Council.
Consular co-operation
Mr Barroso said foreign leaders neither knew nor cared which institution was on which side of Brussels' Rue de la Loi, which separates the Commission from the Council. The ideas will be discussed at an EU summit next week, along with proposals from Austria, the current president of the Council, for member states' consular services to work more closely together, especially in
cases of natural disasters such as last year's Asian tsunami. The EU has long worried about being an economic superpower but a "political dwarf". The leader of the European Parliament's Liberal group, Graham Watson, described the Commission proposals as "sticking-plaster solutions" that were no substitute for the constitution.
Tornado damages homes in Indiana Thu Jun 8, 7:45 PM ET
SEYMOUR, Ind. - A tornado flipped mobile homes, tossed debris into trees and tore the roof off a police station as it traced a path up to a half-mile wide in southern Indiana, officials said Thursday. Thousands of homes and businesses lost power in Wednesday night's storm, and two elderly residents were hospitalized with possible broken bones and other non-life-threatening injuries after being trapped in their home.At least seven homes were destroyed in Jackson County, said Duane Davis, the county's emergency management director. Dispatchers said numerous tree limbs and power lines were down and flash flooding was extensive.
The tornado, which had winds up to 110 mph, was responsible for tearing roofs off of some homes and the Crothersville police station, the National Weather Service said. Its path grew to a half-mile wide at one point, meteorologist Dave Tucek said.The twister hit just outside the town of Reddington, moving south for eight miles before lifting back into the sky near Interstate 65, the weather service said.The heaviest damage appeared to be around Seymour. Resident Cathy Sandlin said she and her family ran for cover when the storm hit."It was just here and gone," she said.
Quake jolts Indonesia's Sumatra Thu Jun 8, 4:36 AM ET
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A 5.1 magnitude undersea earthquake struck off the western Indonesian island of Sumatra on Thursday, but the state meteorology and geophysics agency said it would not generate a tsunami nor cause damage.The quake's Indian Ocean epicenter was in the same area where a massive earthquake triggered a tsunami that left 170,000 people killed and missing in Aceh province in December 2004.
A quake with a 6.2 magnitude shook Indonesia's main island of Java late last month, killing more than 5,700 people and rendering thousands homeless in and around Yogyakarta.Earthquakes are frequent in Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous country. Its 17,000 islands sprawl along a belt of intense volcanic and seismic activity, part of what is called the "Pacific Ring of Fire."
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