1-WORLD QUAKES LAST 2 DAYS.2-Tornado search ends with toll at 10. 3-The Nation's Weather. 4-Progress seen in Iran-EU nuclear talks. 5-Russia Launches First of 8 New Nuclear Subs. 6-Putin says foreigners meddling in Russia. 7-Rice says missiles no threat to Russia. 8-Abbas group rejoices over U.S. deaths in Iraq. 9-MK Shteinitz: Egypt May Be Planning a Pan-Arab Attack. 10-Barroso organising mini-summit on EU constitution.
EARTHQUAKES
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
WORLD QUAKES LAST 2 DAYS (USGS)
Update time = Thu Apr 26 9:49 AM EDT
APR 26,07
MAP 5.0 KURIL ISLANDS
MAP 5.6 ATACAMA, CHILE
MAP 5.1 MASBATE REGION, PHILIPPINES
MAP 3.1 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP 2.6 MAUI REGION, HAWAII
MAP 5.0 VANUATU REGION
MAP 5.4 VANUATU REGION
MAP 4.8 COQUIMBO, CHILE
MAP 3.6 SOUTH OF ALASKA
MAP 4.9 NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF MYANMAR
MAP 4.5 SOUTHERN IRAN
MAP 4.5 SOUTHERN IRAN
MAP 5.1 SHIKOKU, JAPAN
APR 25,07
MAP 3.1 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 2.7 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 3.2 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.6 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 3.0 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 6.3 VANUATU
MAP 4.9 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 5.5 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
MAP 4.0 KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA
MAP 5.0 KURIL ISLANDS
MAP 2.5 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.8 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP 2.6 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.5 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.9 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.2 SOUTHERN IRAN
MAP 2.9 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.1 VANUATU
MAP 3.1 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 2.6 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 5.0 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Tornado search ends with toll at 10 By MICHELLE ROBERTS
Thu Apr 26, 4:08 AM ET
EAGLE PASS, Texas - Ricardo Tijerina saw the sky darken and expected a typical spring storm to roll in. I saw some clouds, but I never imagined it was going to be that bad, said Tijerina, who suddenly found himself riding out a series of tornadoes Tuesday night with his six children huddled under beds. At least 10 people were killed in both this community and Piedras Negras, a town on the other side of the Mexican border.
The storm killed two other people in Louisiana and Arkansas.
Neither Eagle Pass nor Piedras Negras had a siren warning system like those that helped people evacuate ahead of the same storm when it flooded streets and peeled roofs off homes in North Texas. No injuries were reported there.After the tornado passed, neighbors poured into Eagle Pass' darkened streets, checking for anyone who needed help, said Eglanteina Alamillo, 20. You could hear everyone was walking around and helping people get out of the trailers, she said.The twisters cut a 4-square-mile swath through the rural community southeast of this city of 26,000 about 150 miles southwest of San Antonio. Two empty elementary schools, a church, business and homes were destroyed, some cut open like dollhouses.Maverick County Judge Jose Aranda said all residents on the Texas side of the border were accounted for, but that 50 to 200 families were left homeless.A family of five a girl, her parents and two other relatives was killed in Eagle Pass when the winds blew their mobile home across the street and into Rosita Valley Elementary School.
It was a whole family, and they were all together, probably like they were huddling, said police Officer Ezekiel Navjas, who arrived Tuesday night just as crews were pulling from the wreckage the body of the girl, believed to be about 5 years old.Gov. Rick Perry, who arrived for a tour Wednesday, said he was pleased with officials' response. The state has asked the federal government for quick assistance and a disaster declaration, which would entitle it to federal aid.It is stunning, the devastation, he said.
Across the Rio Grande, three people were killed and 300 homes were damaged in Piedras Negras. About 1,000 people sought refuge in shelters.The toll in Texas also included one person found in a house, and another died after being taken to a San Antonio hospital, authorities said. More than 80 others were injured, and at least four remained in critical condition Wednesday.Lightning was blamed for a death Wednesday as the huge weather system plowed through the Mississippi and Ohio valleys. The bolt started a fire near Shreveport, La., that killed a 101-year-old man, authorities and the man's family said.A 12th person died in Arkansas when high winds swamped a boat on a lake, officials said.
The sprawling front also spun off tornadoes Tuesday in Oklahoma and Colorado, caused flooding in Iowa and Nebraska and piled snow more than a foot deep in the Rockies.
The Nation's Weather By WEATHER UNDERGROUND, For The Associated Press
Thu Apr 26, 5:15 AM ET
A low-pressure system is expected to continue moving through the Plains and into the Ohio Valley before pressing toward the Great Lakes on Thursday, bringing precipitation northward ahead of the storm's cold front. Heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected east of the Mississippi Valley. There is also a slight chance of severe weather in portions of the Southeast due to these thunderstorms.Light to moderate rain is likely in the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes region. Rain is also likely in the Northeast.Rain is expected in areas from the Rockies to the Plains. Washington is also expected to get light rain.
Temperatures are expected to be in the 50s and 60s in the Northeast and to reach into the 80s in the Southeast. In the upper Midwest, they are expected to rise into the 60s, and in the Southwest, temperatures could reach the 90s and triple digits.Temperatures in the lower 48 states Wednesday ranged from a low of 20 degrees at Greer, Ariz., to a high of 100 degrees at Death Valley, Calif.
Progress seen in Iran-EU nuclear talks By GEORGE JAHN, Associated Press Writer Wed Apr 25, 6:53 PM ET
ANKARA, Turkey - Senior Iranian and Western envoys signaled Wednesday that they may have made progress in trying to break a deadlock over Tehran's defiance of a U.N. demand to suspend uranium enrichment, saying they planned to meet again in two weeks. In announcing the additional talks, neither European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana nor Ali Larijani, Iran's top international negotiator, revealed details of their two meetings Wednesday, including a previously unscheduled dinner session.But an official based in a European capital said the two touched on having discussions of what would constitute a suspension. A more flexible definition of a freeze acceptable to both sides is the key issue, said the official, who was briefed on the day's talks.
There was also mention of a double time out a simultaneous freeze of Iranian atomic activities in exchange for a commitment not to impose new U.N. sanctions, said the official, who agreed to tell The Associated Press about the private talks only if not quoted by name.Both Solana and Larijani were upbeat after their meetings.We will have some talks tomorrow and in two weeks, Larijani told reporters. He described the discussions as pleasant.Solana spoke of a very constructive dinner, adding that talks will continue tomorrow and in the coming weeks also.Government officials outside Turkey had told AP before the meeting in Ankara that the six powers negotiating with Iran the United States, China, Russia, France, Britain and Germany might be willing to allow Iran to keep some of its uranium enrichment program intact, instead of demanding it be dismantled.
But all emphasized the meeting was preliminary and meant only to establish if there was enough common ground for further talks that could lead to the resumption of formal negotiations.The double time out concept is supported by the chief of the U.N. atomic watchdog agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, and is part of a confidential document shared Wednesday with AP.The one-page document, based on a Swiss initiative, proposes that during such a double-moratorium Iran will not develop any further its enrichment activities and the six powers will not introduce any additional U.N. resolutions and sanctions.Diplomats said the document was opposed by the United States, Britain and France, but said it could nonetheless serve as the basis of a later agreement leading to formal negotiations.Solana was expected to brief Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice next week, when he attends an EU-U.S. summit in Washington, as well as the foreign ministers of the other five powers.
They, in turn, were likely to set ground rules for his next meeting with Larijani.Iran says it is running more than 1,300 centrifuge machines to enrich uranium at its underground facility at Natanz. Its ultimate goal is to have 50,000 centrifuges. That would be enough to supply fuel for what Tehran says is a planned network of atomic reactors to generate electricity or material for a full-scale nuclear weapons program.The U.S. might accept allowing a limited number of centrifuges to remain assembled in series, but not running, one diplomat said. Iran, he said, would likely push for keeping the machines operating, although perhaps not producing enriched uranium.
The six powers also want to reduce the number of hooked-up centrifuges to less than 1,000.The officials who talked with AP some of them diplomats, others government officials based in their capitals are familiar with the discussions on Iran or specialize in nuclear nonproliferation. All insisted on speaking anonymously because the talks are sensitive. With agreement to strive for a new definition of enrichment, Larijani and Solana may be able to sidestep the issue that for months has thwarted the resumption of negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, the officials said. Iran's defiance of a U.N. Security Council demand to suspend all activities linked to enrichment has led to two sets of sanctions against the country.
Iran argues the sanctions are illegal, saying it has the right to enrich uranium for use in power-generating reactors under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. Iranian officials say that is the only purpose of the program, disputing suspicions they are trying to develop atomic bombs. But the United States and others say Iran's past suspicious nuclear activities, including a program that Tehran kept secret for nearly two decades, set the country apart from others that have signed the treaty.
September talks between Solana and Larijani foundered over the same issue. Solana demanded Iran dismantle not only its fledging enrichment efforts but all linked aspects, including assembling centrifuges for enrichment and facilities to house such plants. Iran refused. Earlier negotiations last year between Iran and the three European powers broke down when Iran refused to suspend enrichment in exchange for a package of economic and political inducements, including help in developing a peaceful nuclear program.
WW3 THE 3 WAVES THAT MARCH TO ISRAEL
DANIEL 11:40-45
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south( EGYPT) push at him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) and the king of the north (RUSSIA AND MUSLIM HORDES OF EZEK 38+39) shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.(JORDAN)
42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
44 But tidings out of the east(CHINA 2ND WAVE OF WW3) and out of the north(RUSSIA,
MUSLIMS WHATS LEFT FROM WAVE 1) shall trouble him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.( 1/3RD OF EARTHS POPULATION)
45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
The Third and Final Wave of WW3 is when all Nations march to Jerusalem, but JESUS bodily returns to earth and destroys them,sets up his KINGDOM OF RULE FOR 1000 YEARS THEN FOREVER.
MUSLIM NATIONS
EZEKIEL 38:1-12
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog,(RULER) the land of Magog,(RUSSIA) the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW)and Tubal,(TOBOLSK) and prophesy against him,
3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW) and Tubal:
4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws,(GOD FORCES THE MUSLIMS TO
MARCH) and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
5 Persia,(IRAN,IRAQ) Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
6 Gomer,(GERMANY) and all his bands; the house of Togarmah (TURKEY)of the north quarters, and all his bands:(SUDAN,AFRICA) and many people with thee.
7 Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
8 After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.
9 Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.(RUSSIA-EGYPT AND MUSLIMS)
10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
11 And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
ISAIAH 17:1
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
PSALMS 83:3-7
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)
JOEL 2:20,30
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army,(RUSSIA,MUSLIMS) and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.(SIBERIAN DESERT)
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.(NUCLEAR BOMB)
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
Russia Launches First of 8 New Nuclear Subs
By NABI ABDULLAEV, MOSCOW APR 25,07
Russia launched its long-awaited new-generation Borei-class submarine, the Yuri Dolgoruky, on April 15, its first new nuclear sub produced since the fall of the Soviet Union. Military officials said seven additional Borei-class (Project 955) submarines are expected to be built in the next decade. The subs will be the core of Russia’s naval strategic missile forces, yet the Bulava intercontinental ballistic
missiles (ICBMs) they are supposed to carry are nowhere near ready for production, let alone deployment.For the first time in 17 years, we are launching such a vessel, Sergei Ivanov, first deputy prime minister in charge of technology, said during a ceremony at the Sevmash plant in Severodvinsk.
In essence, this is the first Russian nuclear submarine.
The Yuri Dolgoruky was moved April 15 from the Sevmash building berth to a dock at the Severodvinsk submarine base, where construction and testing will continue until it is commissioned in 2008, Adm. Vladimir Masorin, Navy commander, told journalists. The process of building eight Borei-class submarines, expected to be commissioned by 2017, is designed in such a way that beginning from 2008, they should be commissioned by the Navy with minimal intervals, he said.
The Dolgoruky’s crew, under the command of Capt. First Rank Konstantin Mitkin, already has undergone training at the Obninsk center outside Moscow.It took 11 years to build the first submarine due to funding problems. High oil prices that helped to boost the Russian economy in the past several years finally allowed work to accelerate on the Dolgoruky and two other Borei subs under construction.
According to the Kremlin’s Web site, Ivanov on April 16 told President Vladimir Putin that the Dolgoruky is 85 percent completed, and that the second Borei, the Alexander Nevsky, is 50 percent built. The Nevsky is to be commissioned in 2009. Last spring, a keel was laid for the third vessel, the Vladimir Monomakh. All the submarines are named after ancient Russian princes.Putin called the Dolgoruky’s launch an important ... event for our armed forces and the entire nation. Putin often stresses in his speeches that Russia’s nuclear arsenals protect the country’s sovereignty and deter foreign meddling in Russian affairs.The Dolgoruky, 170 meters long and 13.5 meters wide, will be capable of descending to a depth of 450 meters and carrying 107 sailors for 100 days without surfacing. The Interfax news agency, citing unnamed defense officials, reported April 15 that it cost 23 billion rubles ($900 million) to build it.
ICBM Woes
Each Borei submarine is designed to carry 12 Bulava (SS-NX-30) ICBMs, a naval analog of the Topol (SS-27) land-based missile used by the Russian strategic missile forces. Bulava missiles are expected to have an 8,000-kilometer range and carry up to 10 nuclear warheads with individual targeting.But in four of five test launches since September 2005, the Bulavas veered off their trajectories and exploded shortly after takeoff.Masorin told journalists in Severodvinsk the next test launch will be in June.After the latest failed test in December, Anatoly Perminov, head of the Federal Space Agency that oversees work on the missile, told journalists that 12 to 14 test launches will be required before the Bulava is commissioned by the military. This may take three years, given that only two to three missiles are produced each year.
The military’s launch of the Dolgoruky will put more pressure on the Moscow Institute of Thermal Technologies, which designed the Bulava and Topol, to accelerate work on the ICBM to get it ready for deployment, said Ivan Safran-chuk, an analyst at the Moscow branch of the Center for Defense Information, a U.S. think tank.The military just will have no choice, no one will refit the submarine’s launch shafts when it is on the water, he said, referring to the fact that the Dolgoruky already has been refitted once to carry Bulavas. It was initially designed to carry R-39 Bark (SS-N-20 Sturgeon) missiles.Safranchuk and Mikhail Barabanov, a naval analyst with the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, a think tank here, agreed that it will be years before the Dolgoruky’s systems are fully operational and fine-tuned.
The reason, Safranchuk said, is that production cycles were hectic over the years as the submarine was built, with teams of technicians and engineers changing and working on and off because of the unsteady financing.Russia’s nuclear sub fleet is second only to the U.S. fleet in size. According to the Center for Arms Control Studies, another think tank here, the Russian Navy included 12 strategic nuclear subs as of July 2006. They carried 180 sea-launched ballistic missiles that can deliver 636 warheads. The vessels are deployed only with the Northern Fleet in the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Fleet. E-mail: nabdullaev@defensenews.com.
Putin says foreigners meddling in Russia By JIM HEINTZ, Associated Press Writer APR 26,07
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin charged Thursday that foreigners seeking to thwart Russia's resurgence are increasingly interfering in its affairs. He also declared in his state-of-the-nation address that he will not seek a third term, but refused to suggest a successor and said nothing to quell speculation that he seeks to remain in power behind the scenes.Putin's second term in office ends in 2008, and he is constitutionally barred from running for a third. While many observers have suggested he would try to stay in office, Putin again dismissed the idea.The next state of the nation address will be given by another head of state, he said.He acknowledged expectations that he would take advantage of his speech to reveal his choice for a successor, then drew a laugh by saying it is premature for me to declare a political will.Russia enters a high-stakes political season this year with
parliamentary elections in December, followed by presidential elections in March. Russian officials in recent months have complained that Western countries are trying to meddle in the political process by funding pro-democracy organizations, and Putin echoed those allegations.There is a growth in the flow of money from abroad for direct interference in our internal affairs, Putin said in his address, delivered to members of both houses or parliament.
There are those who, skillfully using pseudo-democratic rhetoric, would like to return to the recent past some to loot the country's national riches, to rob the people and the state; others to strip us of economic and political independence, Putin said.Putin did not cite specific countries as sources of the funding. The Russian Foreign Ministry this month complained extensively about U.S. funding of
democracy-promoting organizations in Russia.Officials contend that such funding aims to provoke mass opposition protests such as those that helped propel pro-Western leaders into power in neighboring Georgia and Ukraine in recent years.Police harshly cracked down on a series of opposition protest marches this year, beating some demonstrators and detaining hundreds.Opposition forces charge that Putin is strangling democracy through an array of measures to centralize power and increase the influence of large political parties such as his allied United Russia party, which dominates the Russian parliament.
This year's parliamentary elections will see seats distributed entirely on a party-list basis, eliminating the opportunity for small parties to win seats through strong local support in particular districts a change that critics say is among the measures to smother opposition.But Putin, in his speech, said it was part of a revolutionary step modernizing the elections system ... (it will) help the opposition widen its representation.The death Monday of Putin's predecessor, Boris Yeltsin, drew new attention to complaints that Putin is heading the country away from democracy. Yeltsin, as Russia's first post-Soviet leader, worked changes that encouraged pluralism and nudged the country toward democracy.But Putin clearly aimed to portray himself as the curator of Yeltsin's legacy. He began the speech by calling for deputies to stand in silence in memory of Yeltsin and later called for a national library to be established in his name.Putin also praised the development of Russia's economy, which has soared during his presidency, driven largely by high world oil prices. But he called for more of the country's revenues to be applied to improving the lives of its citizens, many of whom have been left behind in the boom and find themselves with insufficient pensions and unable to afford to move out of deteriorating Soviet housing.He proposed a $10 billion fund to repair housing and resettle residents, saying: It is inadmissible for a country with such reserves accumulated from its oil and gas revenues to be at peace with the fact that millions of its citizens live in Khrushchev-era housing.
So-called Khrushchevki are hastily built blocks of cramped apartments that are among Russia's most widely despised housing. Putin also called for initiating a program under which the government would match every 1,000 rubles, or $40, that citizens put into private pension plans.
Rice says missiles no threat to Russia By PAUL AMES, Associated Press Writer APR 26,07
OSLO, Norway - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday dismissed as ludicrous Russian concerns that Washington's plans to deploy anti-missile defenses in Europe would endanger Moscow's nuclear arsenal. A flurry of high-level talks in recent weeks has failed to soften Russia's public opposition to the U.S. plan to install radar scanners in the Czech Republic and 10 interceptor missiles in Poland.Washington says the deployment is aimed at protecting Europe and North America from a growing threat of missile strike by North Korea, Iran or others in the Middle East. Moscow says those countries do not pose an immediate threat, and claims the U.S. plan aims to target Russia's strategic missile arsenal.Let's be real about this and realistic about this.
The idea that somehow 10 interceptors and a few radars in Eastern Europe are going to threaten the Soviet strategic deterrent is purely ludicrous and everybody knows it, Rice told reporters ahead of NATO talks with Russia's foreign minister.
The Russians have thousands of warheads. The idea that you can somehow stop the Russian strategic nuclear deterrent with a few interceptors just doesn't make sense.The missile debate was expected to dominate two days of talks among NATO foreign ministers, who also will focus on efforts to back up the alliance's military mission in Afghanistan, and a split between Russia and Western powers over the future of Kosovo.Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will join the talks after an opening session among the 26 NATO allies.
Rice said the U.S. would continue efforts to demystify the plan for the Russians by pushing an offer to cooperate with Moscow by sharing data and technology. She insisted that Russia, Europe and the United States shared a common threat from the risk of Iran developing long-range ballistic missiles.We are very happy to continue this dialogue, but we have to continue it on the basis of a realist assessment of what we are proposing, not one that is grounded somehow in the 80s, she told a brief news conference with her Norwegian counterpart, Jonas Gahr Stoere.Russian officials and generals have revived Cold War language in criticizing the American plan, threatening to target the installations in Eastern Europe. The rhetoric has unnerved some in Western Europe, who fear the negative impact on relations with the Kremlin may outweigh any benefits of the missile shield.
Stoere said he needed to hear more from the Americans. I remain to be convinced about the nature of the threats and the way to respond to them, he told reporters after his meeting with Rice.However, NATO diplomats said there was growing support for the U.S. plans among European governments.
Ministers should get a report on Iran's nuclear stance from EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, after his talks with Iran's chief negotiator, Ali Larijani. The two met Wednesday and planned more discussions Thursday aimed at breaking the deadlock over Tehran's defiance of a U.N. demand for a freeze on uranium enrichment.
If Iran complies, Rice said the White House is prepared to reverse 27 years of American policy and sit down face-to-face with the Iranians, with our allies, to talk about how Iran can have civil nuclear power.On Afghanistan, Rice is likely to restate U.S. concerns about the refusal of some NATO allies to send troops to the frontline provinces in the south, where Canadian, British and U.S. troops are leading the fight against the Taliban. NATO ministers are expected to discuss plans to back up the military campaign with more political and economic support to the Afghan government.
Western allies are likely to press Lavrov to support a U.N. plan that would grant independence to Kosovo under international supervision. Russia has backed Serbia's opposition to the plan and has threatened to veto the plan. NATO fears that could leave its 17,000 peacekeepers facing the potentially violent consequences of a unilateral declaration of independence by the territory's Albanian majority. Associated Press writers Matthew Lee and Doug Mellgren contributed to this report.
Abbas group rejoices over U.S. deaths in Iraq 9 American dogs killed in bombing proves the collapse of the big empire is near April 26, 2007 - By Aaron Klein - WorldNetDaily.com
Mahmoud Abbas
JERUSALEM – Members of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah militias are celebrating a suicide car bombing that killed nine U.S. soldiers in Iraq earlier this week, stating the attack bolsters their belief the U.S. will soon be defeated and retreat from Muslim lands.It was a very happy day for us Palestinians to hear nine American dogs were killed in Iraq.
We feel encouraged and we feel great solidarity with our brothers in Iraq, and we consider this heroic operation, which aims to humiliate the Americans, as proof that the will of the our resistance is more powerful than any [big] American war airplanes, Abu Ahmed, the northern Gaza commander of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades terror group, said in a WND interview today. The Brigades is the declared military wing of Abbas' U.S.-backed Fatah party, which American policy largely considers moderate. Abu Ahmed was responding to news Monday of a suicide car bomber that struck a patrol base northeast of Baghdad, killing nine U.S. soldiers and wounding 20. It was one of the deadliest attacks against American ground forces since the Iraq war started more than four years ago.
The Iraqi people, with the help of the mujahedeen fighters all over the world, are teaching the American dogs a huge lesson that will serve for generations for anybody who will dare attack lands of Muslims, Abu Ahmed said. Iraq will be the beginning of the collapse of the American empire.
The Palestinian terror leader said he believes the U.S. will soon withdraw from Iraq, and he labeled any retreat a victory for resistance.Bush is speaking about bringing more soldiers to Iraq as a way to hide his crisis, but by the end of the day the Americans don't support the occupation and Bush will give up the conflict, which is judged from Allah to fail, he said. This is the era of resistance. Bush is staying [in Iraq] now only because Cheney and the Israelis are pressing on him.Abu Ahmed said Palestinians are learning from the Iraq insurgency for their own war against Israel. The coming victory in Iraq proves the next step is to release Palestine if we speak in one voice, he said. We the Palestinians are learning both on the political and military level from our brothers, the heroes in Iraq. They are a model for us. We can be inspired from them because the challenge the Americans are putting in the Green Zone is similar to the challenge the Zionists are putting on us. Andin spite of Israeli pilotless drones, we are succeeding to shoot rockets and winning.
Asked if his group or other Palestinian organizations received help from Iraqi insurgent elements, Abu Ahmed replied, Thanks to Allah the Palestinian people have enough fighting capacity and don't need outside help, but it is our full right to get assistance from anyone for our fight against Israel.
The Palestinian revolution throughout history witnessed participation of different nationalities, but for the moment we don't need help.The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades has taken responsibility together with the Islamic Jihad terror group for every suicide bombing in Israel the past two years. The Brigades recently carried out scores of shootings and rocket attacks against Jewish population centers. The U.S. regularly provides weapons and funds to Fatah militias. Congress earlier this month approved a $59 million aid package to bolster Fatah forces. Many members of the Fatah militias, including dozens recently arrested by Israel, are openly members of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. Abbas last June appointed senior Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades leader Mahmoud Damra as commander of Force 17, Fatah's presidential guard units, which are trained by America. Damra, who was arrested by Israel in November, was on the Jewish state's most-wanted list of terrorists. This past January, a spokesman for Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said the Al Aqsa Brigades members firing the missiles from Gaza are not affiliated with Fatah and don't take orders from Abbas. She said the militants are directed by the Iranian-backed Lebanese Hezbollah militia.
But in a WND interview following the spokeman's remarks, Abu Ahmed said his group, including the militants launching rockets, is loyal to Abbas and coordinates resistance operations with the Fatah party. The Al Aqsa Brigades is the military wing of the Fatah and the President Abu Mazen (Abbas) is the chairman of the movement, Abu Ahmed said.
We are committed to our leadership, to Abu Mazen. All our activity is in accordance with the political line of Fatah, which consists of fighting the occupation until the creation of a Palestinian state. The rocket-shooting is part of this vision.Most rockets fired recently from Gaza have been launched from the northern part of the territory, which falls within Abu Ahmed's jurisdiction in the Brigades. Asked why Abbas distances himself from Al Aqsa's rocket firing, Abu Ahmed told WND, Listen, we are aware of our president's (Abbas') declarations, but we are also aware of the international political system that brings the president to adopt this position.
MK Shteinitz: Egypt May Be Planning a Pan-Arab Attack
by Nissan Ratzlav-Katz (INN) APR 26,07
Even as an Egyptian delegation has brought a supposed ceasefire offer from Palestinian Authority terrorist factions to Israeli officials, Knesset Member Yuval Shteinitz (Likud) warns that Egypt's strategy is to drain IDF energy and resources by quietly promoting The Likud MK claimed that Egypt is cooperating with Syria and Iran.continued fighting with PA terrorists. In fact, Shteinitz warns, it is not unreasonable to assume that Egypt is planning for another pan-Arab attack on the Jewish State.
According to the message conveyed to Israel on Thursday by an Egyptian delegation of military officials, which met with terrorist leaders in Gaza, the armed PA factions would agree to a new calm (tahadeya) provided Israel cease all counter-terrorist activities in PA-controlled territories in Judea, Samaria and Gaza. The supposed offer from PA terrorist groups comes in the wake of intimations by Israeli officials that a large IDF operation in Gaza is in the offing. No PA faction has publicly admitted to agreeing to the Egyptian formula and there has been a steep increase in rocket attacks on Jewish towns in the Negev in recent days.
One of the Egyptian envoys, Burhan Hammad, informed the Israelis of the new commitment by the [PA] factions and at same time stressed that factions demanded the calm be reciprocal and simultaneous, according to a source quoted by Reuters. MK Shteinitz, a former head of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, said Wednesday that the covert Egyptian strategy is to facilitate continued fighting between Israel and PA-based Arab terrorists.
To that end, Shteinitz charged, Egyptian forces are allowing continued smuggling of weapons and men from Sinai into Gaza. Egypt is not afraid of an Arab terrorist entity in Gaza, Shteinitz explained, which Egyptian leaders believe will serve to weaken the IDF. The Likud MK further claimed that Egypt is cooperating with Syria and Iran in an anti-Israel coalition. Furthermore, Shteinitz did not reject the possibility that Egypt is The covert Egyptian strategy is to facilitate continued fighting between Israel and PA-based Arab terrorists.currently planning a pan-Arab attack against Israel. The possibility is particularly worrisome due to the weakness of the current government, he said, which he believes is the weakest government in 30 years.
In an interview with Arutz-7 on Wednesday, MK Shteinitz said that Israel must ignore pleas for a ceasefire from the PA and launch a large-scale defensive operation in Gaza, similar to Operation Defensive Shield in 2002.
He called on the government to return the security situation to what it was before the Oslo Accord agreements by expelling the terrorist leadership of the PA from the country and retaking control of all areas of Judea and Samaria. Any planned Israeli operation, MK Shteinitz emphasized, must also target senior Hamas officials, such as Ismail Haniyeh, despite their inclusion in the PA government. As an example, he noted, former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon isolated Fatah terrorist and former PA leader Yasser Arafat in his Mukata compound, and even considered expelling him from the country.
Barroso organising mini-summit on EU constitution
25.04.2007 - 11:05 CET | By Honor Mahony and Mark Beunderman
EUOBSERVER BRUSSELS/European commission president Jose Manuel Barroso is in the
process of organising a mini-summit brainstorming on a new-look EU constitution with the aim of giving momentum to the ongoing talks on the future treaty.The informal meeting is to take place next month, soon after the second round of the French elections with 12-13 May being slated as the date.Exactly who will be coming remains unclear, with only a select number of EU leaders expected to be invited.Dutch newspaper Volkskrant reports that Dutch leader Jan Peter Balkenende has already been invited and that German chancellor Angela Merkel and Portuguese prime minister Jose Socrates are also set to attend.Sources have told EUobserver the upcoming EU presidencies until 2009 the end of Mr Barroso's current mandate have been invited.
The next EU presidency is Portugual in the second half of this year, followed by Slovenia, France and the Czech Republic. Sweden, who has the presidency in the second half of 2009, has reportedly also been invited as has Poland and the UK, with Mr Blair already having accepted to go.
Meanwhile, Finland, Belgium and Ireland are not invited.European Commission spokesman Johannes Laitenberger told this website that Mr Barroso is keen to inject momentum into the talks.Mr Laitenberger played down the significance of the meeting, which is supposed to take place in Sintra in Portugal.[Mr Barroso] is preparing a brainstorming session with a few personalities, he said, adding that the president is engaged in a series of informal contacts and has discussions in different settings with a whole range of people.
France?
But the meeting is bound to take on political significance coming just weeks before the June summit, where all EU leaders are supposed to sign up to a time plan and a skeletal outline for the a new institutional settlement.
It remains unclear whether France will be present with a French diplomat saying it is constitutionally inconceivable that a newly elected president attends such a meeting before being sworn in something that will not take place until after the Barroso gathering.If the new French president does attend the elections are on 6 May it will be the first time that France sits round an EU table with a leader that will have to take a position on the future treaty since French voters rejected the constitution two years ago. The constitutional question has largely been left on ice since then, with Brussels waiting for elections in both France and the Netherlands who also voted no to the draft EU charter in mid-2005. The recently-formed Dutch government has in the meantime started indicating what it wants in the new document saying that a starting point should be the current Treaty of Nice and that any constitutional elements should be dropped.The UK's Tony Blair has shown support for the Dutch view, with most leaders in EU countries with eurosceptical popular sentiment now keen to see a pared-down document that will not have to be put to a referendum.In this respect, whether Mr Sarkozy or Ms Royal wins the election will be crucial to the treaty talks. The latter has promised a referendum on the new treaty, while Mr Sarkozy falls more into the same referendum-avoiding camp as London and The Hague.For its part, the European Commission and its president support the principles, values and substance of the draft constitution, but recognise that the text as is, is not going to enter into force.The commission has also said it will organise more such meetings, probably next year, and that they will cover a range of issues to do with the future of the EU.
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
SADR - TEAR DOWN THIS WALL
1-WORLD QUAKES LAST 2 DAYS.2-At least nine dead after tornado on southern Texas border. 3-The Nation's Weather. 4-On Israeli Independence Day, help stop the threat of Iran. 5-Germany sends letter to salvage EU constitution. 6-NATO, EU Working Harder To Coordinate Efforts. 7-Israel rules out major Gaza offensive. 8-Scientists discover super-Earth planet. 9-EU commissioner backs Royal in French election 10-Sadr calls for demonstration.
EARTHQUAKES
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
WORLD QUAKES LAST 2 DAYS (USGS)
Update time = Wed Apr 25 11:30 AM EDT
APR 25,07
MAP 2.6 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 3.0 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 6.3 VANUATU
MAP 4.9 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 5.7 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
MAP 4.0 KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA
MAP 5.0 KURIL ISLANDS
MAP 2.5 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.8 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP 2.5 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.9 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.2 SOUTHERN IRAN
MAP 2.9 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.2 VANUATU
MAP 3.1 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 2.6 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 5.0 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
APR 24,07
MAP 2.5 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 4.9 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 3.0 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.5 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 4.4 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.6 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.6 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 4.8 MID-INDIAN RIDGE
MAP 5.3 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 2.7 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 2.8 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 3.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 3.2 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP 3.3 KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA
MAP 5.5 SOLOMON ISLANDS
MAP 2.5 NEVADA
MAP 5.3 COLOMBIA
MAP 4.9 KURIL ISLANDS
MAP 3.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP 5.0 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 4.9 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 4.8 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
MAP 4.8 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 5.0 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 3.7 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.8 IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
MAP 4.3 VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION
MAP 2.8 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 2.5 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 4.6 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
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STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
At least nine dead after tornado on southern Texas border APR 25,07
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A tornado ripped across the US-Mexico border, killing at least nine people and injuring dozens more, local authorities and media said on Wednesday. Six people were killed in the small Texas town of Eagle Pass, officials said. Three others were killed in Mexico a few miles (kilometers) away, television station KDFW in Dallas reported.
The tornado struck Eagle Pass, at about 6:00 pm (2200 GMT) on Tuesday evening, destroying some 20 homes, an elementary school and a sewage treatment plant, local television stations reported.We have six confirmed fatalities, a spokeswoman for the mayor, Chad Foster, told AFP. Some 81 people were treated for injuries at a local hospital, including four who suffered critical injuries, the mayor's office said.State authorities deployed National Guard units to help with search and clean-up efforts, local media reported.
The mayor's office said three shelters had been opened for those who lost their homes.The same storm system that produced the tornado also had caused flash flooding elsewhere in Texas, with television footage showing people wading through waist-deep water after being rescued from flooded cars or homes.Numerous flights were delayed or cancelled in and out of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport due to the storm.
The Nation's Weather By WEATHER UNDERGROUND, For The Associated Press
Wed Apr 25, 5:59 AM ET
A storm system that has dumped rain on parts of the Plains will cause more severe weather in the central and eastern parts of the country on Wednesday. Severe thunderstorms are likely through the lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys, with high winds, hail and even tornadoes possible.Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected along a front stretching from the mid-Mississippi and Ohio Valleys to the northern Mid-Atlantic region and southern New England.Light rain and high mountain snow is expected in the Northwest, and rain is expected in the northern Rockies and Plains.
Warm, dry weather is expected in the Southeast and Southwest.Temperatures in the lower 48 states Tuesday ranged from a low of 21 degrees at Stonington, Mich., to a high of 93 degrees at Thermal, Calif.
On Israeli Independence Day, help stop the threat of Iran APR 24,07
Don't let history repeat itself.A rogue nation in the 1930s was ignored until it was too late to save Europe's Jews.Act now before Ahmadinejad has a chance to carry out a second Holocaust.
Dear Stan
As we celebrate Israel's Independence Day, Israel's enemies are openly advocating its destruction. Ahmadinejad's plan to wipe Israel off the map is not much different than Hitler's was in the 1930's.While global leaders are practicing the politics of appeasement, the menace of Iran armed with nuclear weapons is gathering strength. A nuclear Iran poses a threat not only to Israel but to the entire free world.Will you sit on the sidelines or will you do your part to get the world to act? No one wants to think the unthinkable, but those who bury their heads in the sand and simply count on others to do the right thing are relying on hope. But when lives are at stake, hope is a poor planning tool.At The Israel Project (TIP), we have a plan to make sure the world knows the threat a nuclear Iran poses to Israel and the world.
With your continued support, TIP will focus on the following activities which are imperative if Israel and the world are to remain safe from nuclear rogue nations like Iran. http://www.theisraelproject.org/donate.
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The Israel Project has now become the go-to place in the pro-Israel community for message research and communications strategies proven effective in the war for the hearts and minds of the public. TIP's research is made available free of charge to Jewish Federations, Jewish Community Relations Councils and other Jewish groups throughout the country as well as to officials in Israel. TIP's research team includes the best and brightest in strategic communications: Stan Greenberg, PhD; Neil Newhouse; Anna Greenberg, PhD; Ari Fleischer; and Dan Hazelwood.
But we must do more.
The current threat posed by rogue nuclear states bent on attacking Israel and the rest of the world demands that TIP increase its efforts to educate the global media on this threat and what it means to Israel and the rest of the world.This will mean creating and executing a communications effort to educate the public and media on a global scale.That is why your tax deductible gift is needed now before it is too late!http://www.theisraelproject.org/donate.
We were too late once before when the world turned its back to the threat of a rogue nation bent on destruction in the 1930's. With your continued support, The Israel Project will make sure the same mistake is not made again.
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The Israel Project
DANIEL 7:23-25
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast (EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TRADING BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings(10 NATIONS) that shall arise: and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.( BE HEAD OF 3 NATIONS)
Germany sends letter to salvage EU constitution
23.04.2007 - 17:45 CET | By Honor Mahony
German chancellor Angela Merkel has indicated Berlin is going to leave as much of the EU constitution intact as possible making only the minimum changes needed to get sceptical nations such as the UK, Poland and the Czech Republic on board.
British media over the weekend gave details of a leaked letter by Mrs Merkel in which she says Every effort will have to be made to restrict change to what is absolutely necessary to reach an overall agreement and to ensure ratification by all member states.The letter, quoted in The Times, shows the pragmatic line that Berlin is taking in an effort to get reluctant nations on board but also to make sure that the 18 countries that have already largely ratified the document are catered for.For its part, the German government has denied reports of a letter from Mrs Merkel. There is no such letter from the chancellor to her counterparts, deputy government spokesman Thomas Steg said on Saturday, according to Spiegel Online.But it has not denied asking 12 crucial questions of national governments, with a summit fast approaching in June where member states will be asked to lay their cards on the political table and agree a timetable and a basic frame of reference for the treaty.
The 12 questions attempt to put together some of the suggestions that member states have made for altering the constitution, which was rejected by French and Dutch voters two years ago. Some of the questions include purely cosmetic changes such as altering the name of the proposed EU foreign minister the Czech government recently brought this issue up as well as dropping the symbols of the EU the flag, hymn and logo something which the Dutch are in favour of.
Berlin also asks if enlargement criteria should be included in a future treaty and if there should be a reference to the social dimension of Europe France strongly supports this as well as whether countries should be able to opt in or out of future provisions of the treaty.This model has been used in previous treaties with Denmark being granted an opt out from the single currency, defence policy, EU citizenship and justice and home affairs after it rejected the Maastricht treaty in 1992.The chancellor's questions, reported in the Swedish website Europaportalen, also ask whether to replace the full text of the Charter of Fundamental Rights by a short cross reference having the same legal value.Taking up an important suggestion by UK prime minister Tony Blair, question number two indirectly asks whether the constitution could be presented as a document that is amending the 2001 Nice Treaty.
How do you assess in that case the proposal made by some Member States that the consolidated approach of part 1 of the Constitutional Treaty is preserved, with the necessary presentational changes resulting from the return to the classical method of treaty changes? asks the chancellor.
The German leader has upped the tempo around the constitution and is due to meet EU leaders bilaterally over the coming weeks to see if she can smooth out as many of the difficulties as possible before the June summit.Under Berlin's timetable, there will be a short intergovernmental conference in the second half of this year, with ratification by member states planned in 2008 and the whole exercise wrapped up by the European elections in mid 2009.
EUROPEAN UNION ARMY
DANIEL 7:23-25
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast (EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TRADING BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings(10 NATIONS) that shall arise: and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.( BE HEAD OF 3 NATIONS)
25 And he (EU PRESIDENT) shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.(3 1/2 YRS)
DANIEL 8:23-25
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king (EU DICTATOR) of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences,(FROM THE OCCULT) shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power:(SATANS 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;(JESUS) but he shall be broken without hand.
DANIEL 11:36-39
36 And the king (EU DICTATOR) shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers,(THIS EU DICTATOR IS JEWISH) nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.(CLAIM TO BE GOD)
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:(WAR) and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god,(DESTROY TERROR GROUPS) whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many,(HIS ARMY LEADERS) and shall divide the land for gain.
REVELATION 19:19
19 And I saw the beast,(EU LEADER) and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse,(JESUS) and against his army.(THE RAPTURED CHRISTIANS)
NATO, EU Working Harder To Coordinate Efforts
By BROOKS TIGNER, BRUSSELS APR 24,07
Dialogue and cooperation between NATO and the European Union appear to be on the mend, several years after tension flared over the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.NATO and the union are working more tightly than ever — for example, to orchestrate a peaceful transition of Kosovo to independence and to coordinate military and civil security reforms in Afghanistan. Just as important, the uneasy rhetorical competition about who should do what regarding security policy in Europe is subsiding. Accommodation and a flexible division of security tasks are now the operative concepts.
The EU needs a partnership, a strategic partnership, with NATO, and it is very important to accept the challenge of cooperating with it, German Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung told an audience of German officials here April 10. We must not consider NATO or the U.N. as competitors. They and the EU are complementary to each other and it is obvious we should now work closely together. At the very least, we do not have the financial means to compete with each other.
Though EU sensitivities remain about cozying up too publicly to NATO, the two sides are consulting closely on a wide range of practical matters, albeit behind closed doors. NATO and EU military planners are carefully synchronizing the timing of the drawdown of EU peacekeeping troops in Bosnia-Herzegovina with contingency planning in nearby Kosovo, in case of security problems linked to Kosovo’s imminent detachment from Serbia. Alliance and union experts meet regularly on civil reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, where an EU civil security mission soon will be established to train and reform the country’s police sector. The two blocs also coordinate logistics assistance to African Union forces in Darfur, Sudan, and may be asked to do the same in Somalia.Finally, NATO military planners are working more closely with EU counterparts than in the past to avoid duplication or competing claims on rapid-reaction capabilities as the union creates its 1,500-strong rapid-reaction battle groups. Two of the battle groups are close to operational readiness and another 13 will be created in the coming years.
Jung is not alone in pushing for a change of stance in EU-NATO relations. NATO Secretary-General Jaap De Hoop Scheffer has repeatedly called on the union to establish healthier consultations with the alliance. EU officialdom has not formally echoed de Hoop Scheffer’s appeal, but there is a growing recognition in its military and security policy circles that institutional competition with NATO will do more harm than good.Avoiding competition between the EU battle groups and the NATO Response Force is a good example. We are not going to duplicate the NATO Response Force, French Gen. Henri Bentégeat, EU Military Committee chairman, told reporters here in March during an EU-flagged naval exercise. He is widely seen as supporting closer coordination with NATO.Lt. Gen. David Leakey, head of the union’s Military Staff, the operational and planning wing that reports to the committee, holds a similar view: Look at all the EU member states that are double-hatted; it’s not as if each side [NATO and the EU] doesn’t know what the other is doing, he said, referring to European security and military personnel who shuttle between the two organizations. We talk to NATO and we coordinate planning.
One potentially sharp disturbance to EU-NATO relations, however, is the U.S. offer to extend its missile defense shield across Europe by setting up radar tracking and interceptor sites in Poland and the Czech Republic. Both are NATO and EU members.Washington’s discussion of the subject with capitals outside the framework of NATO or the union has upset member states in both organizations.
EU leaders are nervous about public opposition to missile deployment in Eastern Europe as well as Russian hostility to the U.S. system, while alliance politicians want debate on missile defense in Europe placed within a NATO context, not bilaterally between Washington and selected partners.If Washington is going to build a missile shield across Europe, it needs to be discussed within NATO, and you cannot leave Russia out of the talks, Jung said.E-mail: btigner@defensenews.com.
Israel rules out major Gaza offensive By STEVE WEIZMAN, Associated Press Writer APR 25,07
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday authorized the army to carry out limited operations against militants in the Gaza Strip, but ruled out a large-scale ground offensive in response to a new round of Hamas rocket attacks, Israeli officials said.
The decision was made at an emergency meeting that Olmert held with senior security officials following the fresh rocket fire. The violence has threatened to unravel a five-month cease-fire.Two meeting participants said Olmert agreed to allow the army to carry out pinpoint operations to halt the rocket fire, but decided against a widespread offensive, essentially continuing current Israeli policy in Gaza. There have been growing calls in military circles for tougher action in Gaza.
The participants spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter with the media.On Tuesday, the Islamic militant group said its members fired 41 rockets and 54 mortar shells in response to Israeli raids.The Israeli military said it could confirm the launching of only six rockets and eight shells. Just two rockets reached Israel, causing no casualties or injuries, the
army said.The head of an Egyptian security delegation in Gaza, Maj. Gen. Burhan Hamad, called a meeting of all Palestinian factions Wednesday morning, urging them to maintain the calm to avert any possible Israeli invasion of Gaza.He condemned the rocket barrages, as well as the Israeli raids earlier in the week that killed nine Palestinians, most of them militants. Egypt frequently acts as a mediator between Israel and Palestinian militants.
Hamas is a partner in the Palestinian coalition government, whose platform calls for a long-term truce with Israel.Israeli media, citing military officials, said the rocket bombardment apparently had been intended to create a diversion in order to capture an Israeli soldier near the Gaza border. The military refused to comment on the reports.Hamas-linked militants have been holding a 20-year-old Israeli corporal, Gilad Shalit, captive since capturing him in a cross-border raid last June.Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced the Gaza truce in late November, declaring an end to Palestinian rocket fire and Israeli attacks, including airstrikes at Gaza militants and invasions of towns in northern Gaza.Israel has stopped most of military activity but kept Gaza in a stranglehold by frequently closing its vital border crossings, citing security threats. While Hamas rocket squads stayed on the sidelines, other groups, like Islamic Jihad, have kept up fire of homemade rockets almost daily at Israeli towns and villages just outside Gaza.Tuesday's rocket barrage, coinciding with Israeli Independence Day, was the first sign Hamas was backing away from the truce.The cease-fire has been over for a long time, and Israel is responsible for that, Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida, told the Voice of Palestine radio station.
On a visit to Rome, Abbas called on Israel to exercise the necessary self-control and said the truce violation is an exceptional act which will not last.Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas appeared to defend the attack.We made great efforts at keeping the truce and there was a positive Palestinian position, but unfortunately this position was met by expanding (Israeli) aggression and escalating it against the Palestinian people, he said. Haniyeh's spokesman, Ghazi Hamad, also blamed Israel, but said the Palestinian government affirms the importance of maintaining the truce and protecting it.Peretz told Israel Radio late Tuesday that the Hamas claim of responsibility for the rockets attack was a very serious matter, and we will have to deal with it.Also Wednesday, the army ended a general closure of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The closure, put in place on Sunday for Israeli Memorial Day and Independence Day, had barred virtually all Palestinians from entering Israel. Thousands of Palestinians enter Israel each day for work, medical care and family visits.
KNOWLEDGE INCREASE (COMPUTERS) AND TRAVEL.
DANIEL 12:4
4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
FEARFUL SIGHTS AND GREAT SIGNS FROM HEAVEN
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.
Scientists discover super-Earth planet Wed Apr 25, 6:35 AM ET
PARIS (AFP) - Astronomers reported on Wednesday they had discovered a super-Earth more than 20 light years away that is the most intriguing world found so far in the search for extraterrestrial life.
About five times the mass of Earth, the planet orbits a cool, dim red dwarf star located in the constellation of Libra, the team from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) said in a press release.The star, Gliese 581, has already been identified as hosting a planet similar in size to Neptune, the frigid gas giant on the edge of our own Solar System.The new planet is 14 times closer to Gliese 581 than the Earth is to the Sun. But because Gliese 581 is so cool, the planet is not scorched by solar radiation. It zips around the star at express speed, making just 13 days to complete an orbit.
We have estimated that the mean temperature of this super-Earth lies between 0 and 40 degrees Celsius (32 and 104 degrees Fahrenheit), and water would thus be liquid, said lead researcher Stephane Udry of Switzerland's Geneva University.Moreover, its radius should be only 1.5 times the Earth's radius, and models predict that the planet should be either rocky like our Earth or covered with oceans.Liquid water is critical to life as we know it, said Xavier Delfosse, a team member from France's Grenoble University.Because of its temperature and relative proximity, this planet will most probably be a very important target of the future space missions dedicated to the search for extra terrestrial life.He added: On the treasure map of the Universe, one would be tempted to mark this planet with an X.
In 1995, two astronomers, also at Geneva, spotted the first extrasolar planet, a term for a planet orbiting a star other than our own. Since then, 227 such planets have been spotted, according to the Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia (http://exoplanet.eu/).Gliese 581 is among the 100 closest stars to us. Its red dwarf monicker comes from the fact that it is only one-third of the mass of the Sun.
Because such stars emit far less heat, they offer a far greater chance of having planets in the so-called Goldilocks zone where liquid water and thus the potential for life can exist.The search for extrasolar planets has thrown up very few potential home-from-homes.The finds are typically uninhabitable, gassy giant planets, rather than small rocky ones. Or they orbit so close to their star that their atmosphere is stripped away by solar radiation or, alternatively, at such a distance that they are ice balls.
Two years ago, the same ESO team found a Neptune-sized planet around Gliese 581, and their observations that time gave them a hint that a smaller planet, closer to Earth in size, might also encircle the star.Not only did they find the super-Earth, they also found indications of another planet, eight times the size of Earth, that completes an orbit in 84 days a discovery that makes Gliese 581 quite a remarkable system, ESO said.The discovery is being reported in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics.It came thanks to a highly sensitive instrument at ESO's facility at Silla, Chile. The detection technique works by measuring the so-called radial velocity of the star. A planet orbiting around a star produces changes in the star's position relative to Earth. This causes a measurable wobble in the starlight, from which the orbiting object and its size can be inferred. Even though Gliese 581 offers such promise, it would be impossible for mankind to reach it or even send an unmanned scout probe using current technology. Chemical rockets generate only a fraction of the light speed needed to get there within a human timescale.
THE EU DICTATOR
REVELATION 6:1-2,13:1-3,7-9,16
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.(THIS IS THE EU DICTATOR)
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.(7 HEADS ARE THE 7TH WORLD EMPIRE IN HISTORY (THE EU) AS WELL AS THE VATICAN WHICH IS BUILT ON 7 HILLS. 10 HORNS ARE 10 KINGS THAT ARISE FROM THE EU, THEN #11 COMES ON THE SCENE BECOMES THE HEAD OF 3 OUNTRIES AND THEN THE EU DICTATOR, COMES FROM 1 OF THE 3 COUNTRIES THAT RULE FOR THIS TERM. I BELIEVE THE 3 COUNTRIES RULING AT THE TIME ARE SPAIN AND 2 OF THE ORIGINAL 6 THAT STARTED THE EU. FROM 1 OF THESE 3 COUNTRIES COME THE FUTURE EU DICTATOR PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION WHO GUARENTEES ISRAELS SECURITY FOR A LAND FOR PEACE 7 YEAR TREATY.
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.(THE JEWISH EU DICTATOR GETS HIS POWER FROM SATAN,HE COMES FROM THE OCCULT).
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.(THE DICTATOR HAS A FALSE RESURRECTION. JUST LIKE JESUS HAD A LITERAL RESURRECTION THIS DICTATOR GETS MURDERED AT THE 3 1/2 YR MARK OF THR 7 YEAR TREATY AND COMES BACK TO LIFE. THIS IS HOW HE CAN CLAIM TO BE GOD AND GET AWAY WITH IT AND CONTROL THE WHOLE EARTH.
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.
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:
DANIEL 11:36-40
36 And the king shall do according to his will;(EU PRESIDENT) and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers,(THIS EU DICTATOR IS A EUROPEAN JEW) nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:(HES A MILITARY GINIUS) and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds (CONTROL HEZBOLLAH,AL-QUAIDA MURDERERS ETC) with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he
shall cause them to rule over many,(HIS ARMY LEADERS) and shall divide the land for gain.
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south(EGYPT) push at him:(EU DICTATOR PROTECTING ISRAELS SECURITY) and the king of the north(RUSSIA) shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
WELL IS THIS NOT INTERESTING THE EU WANTS ROYAL TO WIN THE FRENCH ELECTION JUST LIKE I FIGURE TO KEEP THE EU A GODLESS DICTATORSHIP LIKE THE BIBLE SAYS IT HAS TO BE.
EU commissioner backs Royal in French election
24.04.2007 - 15:54 CET | By Honor Mahony
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - Although Brussels is formally keeping quiet on who it would like to see win the French elections, certain individual commissioners have been less discreet.Margot Wallstrom, the EU communications commissioner, has made an all-out plug for socialist candidate Segolene Royal in her blog.In an entry posted on Monday, the day after presidential elections that saw Ms Royal go through to the second round run-off on 6 May against Nicolas Sarkozy, the commissioner wrote that she cheered the achievements of her fellow socialist politician.Continuing her blog in French, Ms Wallstrom says that maybe more than anything else, I was so happy to see that a woman will take part in the second round of the presidential elections.
Noting that there are women ministers in several governments, particularly in Finland, she emphasizes that this is the first time a woman has made it through to the second round in France.
It's historic and I wanted, as a woman involved in politics, to pay homage to Segolene Royal and wish her good luck for what comes.A spokesperson said her comments were personal but they reflect the increasing trend towards politicisation of the European Commission.Dutch commissioner Neelie Kroes sparked criticism in 2005 when just days before the elections, she openly supported Angela Merkel to become chancellor of Germany.In addition, blogs also raise the question of where the line is drawn between the personal and the public. Last year, Ms Wallstrom's comments in her blog in support of scrapping the European Parliament's seat in Strasbourg were widely reported as news.
Not above a little politics
In previous years, the commission and its commissioners often ex-politicians themselves tended to keep a distance between Brussels and national politics, hovering somewhat above the domestic fray.
The treaty itself says that commissioners should be impartial and work for the European cause, stipulating they must be completely independent in the performance of their duties in the general interest of the European community. But as the European Union has evolved, the commission has sought to rebrand itself as more of a political entity. This is partially as a reaction to its own commissioners, some of whom have found the corridors of power in the commission stultifying when compared to the cut and thrust of domestic politics.At the moment, Louis Michel, the EU's commissioner for development, is on unpaid leave because he is taking part in Belgium's federal elections.
During the last commission Italian prime minister Romano Prodi actively campaigned in the general elections in Italy while still head of the Brussels executive and Greek commissioner Anna Diamantopoulou also took a leave of absence for domestic elections and then resigned after winning a seat.
The commission says this is part and parcel of the job, that its commissioners are politicians and that they do not exist in a vacuum.Its revised code of conduct for commissioners allows them to be active members of political parties or trade unions. If they are to play an active role in an election campaign they have to withdraw from the work of the commission for the duration of the campaign.
Connecting with citizens
Some also say, including Mr Michel himself, that it is part of reconnecting with Europe's citizens.But critics argue the practice undermines both the commission and the portfolio concerned. For their part, MEPs in the development committee have asked for a legal opinion on Mr Michel's electioneering, saying it violates the EU's treaty.He is expected to be called before the MEPs at the beginning of next month to justify why he should be able to remain as commissioner when running in the 10 June
elections.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WALL WILL COME DOWN IN IRAQ, BUT IN ISRAEL THE BIBLE SAYS THE WALLS WILL BE COMING DOWN WHEN THE EU SECURES ISRAELS SECURITY FOR A LAND TRADEOFF. WHICH SEEMS TO BE COMING TOGETHER QUICK NOW. THE ARABS ARE CRYING FOR THEIR LAND BACK AND ISRAEL IS WILLING TO GIVE UP LAND FOR PEACE. BUT THE FINAL TREATY HAS TO BE A 7 YEAR TREATY IT CAN NOT BE ANYTHING ELSE AND THE EU NOT THE U.S.A WILL BE THE PROTECTOR OF ISRAEL.
WE SEE THE US FADING INTO WORLD DEPLETION THANKS TO THE IRAQ WAR, NOW WE SEE HOW THE EU WILL STEP IN AND BE THE WORLD POWER OF THE WEST AND GUARENTEE ISRAELS SECURITY FOR LAND IN THE PEACE PROCESS BECAUSE THE US IS NOT TRUSTWORTHY ANYMORE OF HANDLING THE WORLDS TROUBLES. TOO MANY LIES ARE COMING FROM THE GOVERNMENT ON BOTH SIDES.
EZEKIEL 38:11-12
11 And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.(THIS IS WHEN THE RUSSIA,MUSLIM HORDE MARCH TO ISRAEL IN THE FUTURE WHILE ISRAEL IS SECURED BY THE EU).
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.
ISAIAH 28:14-19 (THIS IS THE 7 YR TREATY COVENANT OF DANIEL 9:27)
14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.
Sadr calls for demonstration By BASSEM MROUE, Associated Press Writer APR 25,07
BAGHDAD - Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr strongly condemned construction of a wall around a Sunni neighborhood in Baghdad, calling for demonstrations against the plan as a sign of the evil will of American occupiers.The remarks, in a statement read by an aide, were the first by the anti-American cleric since the U.S. military announced last week that it was building a three-mile long 12-foot high concrete wall in Azamiyah, a Sunni stronghold that has been targeted by mortar and rocket attacks by Shiite militiamen.Many Sunnis also protested the plan, saying they felt like they were being herded into a prison. Protesters in Azamiyah carried banners Monday with slogans such as No to the sectarian wall and Azamiyah children want to see Baghdad without walls.In the statement, al-Sadr said the protests showed that Iraqis reject the sectarian, racist and unjust wall that seeks to divide Sunnis and Shiites.I am confident that such honorable voices will bring down the wall, he said.
Al-Sadr, whose Mahdi Army militia was blamed for much of the sectarian killing of Sunnis, has been trying to make overtures to the Sunni minority and draw a difference between ordinary Sunnis and extremists who target Shiites.This wall shows the evil will of the occupier and its sectarian and terrorist projects against our people, al-Sadr said in the statement. We the people of Iraq will defend Azamiyah and other neighborhoods that you (Americans) want to segregate from us.
We will stand hand in hand with you (Sunnis) to demonstrate and protect our holy land.The U.S. and Iraqi military said they plan to construct barriers in other neighborhoods too to protect people from sectarian death squads.A leading Sunni Muslim group accused the Shiite-led government of turning a blind eye to sectarian death squads allegedly run by the Mahdi Army.The return of the militias and death squads to target Sunni areas, the attempts to chain these areas with walls to make them soft targets for militias, and the arrest campaigns against Sunnis, especially mosque imams, are all part of a plan to empty Baghdad of Sunnis, the Conference for the People of Iraq said in a statement.The group, which is led by prominent Sunni politician Adnan al-Dulaimi, called on the government to stop what it called sectarian projects that target Sunnis, warning our patience is running out.
On Sunday, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said he would not allow a separation wall, but then he said that the subject would be discussed. He said he would not rule out all barriers, such as barbed wire.
Following al-Maliki's comments, the new American ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker, defended the barrier plan, saying it was an effort to protect the Sunni community from surrounding Shiite areas, not to segregate it. Crocker said security measures were implemented in coordination with the Iraqi government.Obviously, we will respect the wishes of the government and the prime minister, he said, although he did not say construction would halt.Iraq's chief military spokesman indicated that some type of barrier would go up, saying al-Maliki was responding to exaggerated reports about the wall.
An aide to al-Sadr, Sheik Salah al-Obaidi, told reporters in the holy Shiite city of Najaf that they plan two demonstrations in eastern and western Baghdad to condemn the wall. He did not give a date for the demonstrations but said that if the security situation permits, al-Sadr's followers will be happy to join demonstrators in Azamiyah.The U.S. military has said that al-Sadr is currently in neighboring Iran, a claim that his aides denied in the past week saying he is in Iraq.Al-Obaidi said al-Sadr's disappearance is for security reasons and ... it is not necessary to know where he is. Sayyed Muqtada is with the people and feels their suffering.The Mahdi Army, that launched two uprising against U.S. troops in 2004, has been one of the main targets of a security plan in Baghdad launched two months ago. Last week, al-Sadr ordered his six Cabinet ministers to leave the government after al-Maliki refused to put a timetable for foreign troops withdrawal.
EARTHQUAKES
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
WORLD QUAKES LAST 2 DAYS (USGS)
Update time = Wed Apr 25 11:30 AM EDT
APR 25,07
MAP 2.6 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 3.0 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 6.3 VANUATU
MAP 4.9 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 5.7 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
MAP 4.0 KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA
MAP 5.0 KURIL ISLANDS
MAP 2.5 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.8 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP 2.5 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.9 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.2 SOUTHERN IRAN
MAP 2.9 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.2 VANUATU
MAP 3.1 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 2.6 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 5.0 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
APR 24,07
MAP 2.5 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 4.9 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 3.0 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.5 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 4.4 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.6 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 2.6 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 4.8 MID-INDIAN RIDGE
MAP 5.3 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 2.7 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 2.8 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 3.3 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 3.2 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP 3.3 KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA
MAP 5.5 SOLOMON ISLANDS
MAP 2.5 NEVADA
MAP 5.3 COLOMBIA
MAP 4.9 KURIL ISLANDS
MAP 3.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP 5.0 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 4.9 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 4.8 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
MAP 4.8 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 5.0 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 3.7 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.8 IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
MAP 4.3 VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION
MAP 2.8 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 2.5 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 4.6 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
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STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
At least nine dead after tornado on southern Texas border APR 25,07
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A tornado ripped across the US-Mexico border, killing at least nine people and injuring dozens more, local authorities and media said on Wednesday. Six people were killed in the small Texas town of Eagle Pass, officials said. Three others were killed in Mexico a few miles (kilometers) away, television station KDFW in Dallas reported.
The tornado struck Eagle Pass, at about 6:00 pm (2200 GMT) on Tuesday evening, destroying some 20 homes, an elementary school and a sewage treatment plant, local television stations reported.We have six confirmed fatalities, a spokeswoman for the mayor, Chad Foster, told AFP. Some 81 people were treated for injuries at a local hospital, including four who suffered critical injuries, the mayor's office said.State authorities deployed National Guard units to help with search and clean-up efforts, local media reported.
The mayor's office said three shelters had been opened for those who lost their homes.The same storm system that produced the tornado also had caused flash flooding elsewhere in Texas, with television footage showing people wading through waist-deep water after being rescued from flooded cars or homes.Numerous flights were delayed or cancelled in and out of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport due to the storm.
The Nation's Weather By WEATHER UNDERGROUND, For The Associated Press
Wed Apr 25, 5:59 AM ET
A storm system that has dumped rain on parts of the Plains will cause more severe weather in the central and eastern parts of the country on Wednesday. Severe thunderstorms are likely through the lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys, with high winds, hail and even tornadoes possible.Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected along a front stretching from the mid-Mississippi and Ohio Valleys to the northern Mid-Atlantic region and southern New England.Light rain and high mountain snow is expected in the Northwest, and rain is expected in the northern Rockies and Plains.
Warm, dry weather is expected in the Southeast and Southwest.Temperatures in the lower 48 states Tuesday ranged from a low of 21 degrees at Stonington, Mich., to a high of 93 degrees at Thermal, Calif.
On Israeli Independence Day, help stop the threat of Iran APR 24,07
Don't let history repeat itself.A rogue nation in the 1930s was ignored until it was too late to save Europe's Jews.Act now before Ahmadinejad has a chance to carry out a second Holocaust.
Dear Stan
As we celebrate Israel's Independence Day, Israel's enemies are openly advocating its destruction. Ahmadinejad's plan to wipe Israel off the map is not much different than Hitler's was in the 1930's.While global leaders are practicing the politics of appeasement, the menace of Iran armed with nuclear weapons is gathering strength. A nuclear Iran poses a threat not only to Israel but to the entire free world.Will you sit on the sidelines or will you do your part to get the world to act? No one wants to think the unthinkable, but those who bury their heads in the sand and simply count on others to do the right thing are relying on hope. But when lives are at stake, hope is a poor planning tool.At The Israel Project (TIP), we have a plan to make sure the world knows the threat a nuclear Iran poses to Israel and the world.
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The Israel Project has now become the go-to place in the pro-Israel community for message research and communications strategies proven effective in the war for the hearts and minds of the public. TIP's research is made available free of charge to Jewish Federations, Jewish Community Relations Councils and other Jewish groups throughout the country as well as to officials in Israel. TIP's research team includes the best and brightest in strategic communications: Stan Greenberg, PhD; Neil Newhouse; Anna Greenberg, PhD; Ari Fleischer; and Dan Hazelwood.
But we must do more.
The current threat posed by rogue nuclear states bent on attacking Israel and the rest of the world demands that TIP increase its efforts to educate the global media on this threat and what it means to Israel and the rest of the world.This will mean creating and executing a communications effort to educate the public and media on a global scale.That is why your tax deductible gift is needed now before it is too late!http://www.theisraelproject.org/donate.
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The Israel Project
DANIEL 7:23-25
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast (EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TRADING BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings(10 NATIONS) that shall arise: and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.( BE HEAD OF 3 NATIONS)
Germany sends letter to salvage EU constitution
23.04.2007 - 17:45 CET | By Honor Mahony
German chancellor Angela Merkel has indicated Berlin is going to leave as much of the EU constitution intact as possible making only the minimum changes needed to get sceptical nations such as the UK, Poland and the Czech Republic on board.
British media over the weekend gave details of a leaked letter by Mrs Merkel in which she says Every effort will have to be made to restrict change to what is absolutely necessary to reach an overall agreement and to ensure ratification by all member states.The letter, quoted in The Times, shows the pragmatic line that Berlin is taking in an effort to get reluctant nations on board but also to make sure that the 18 countries that have already largely ratified the document are catered for.For its part, the German government has denied reports of a letter from Mrs Merkel. There is no such letter from the chancellor to her counterparts, deputy government spokesman Thomas Steg said on Saturday, according to Spiegel Online.But it has not denied asking 12 crucial questions of national governments, with a summit fast approaching in June where member states will be asked to lay their cards on the political table and agree a timetable and a basic frame of reference for the treaty.
The 12 questions attempt to put together some of the suggestions that member states have made for altering the constitution, which was rejected by French and Dutch voters two years ago. Some of the questions include purely cosmetic changes such as altering the name of the proposed EU foreign minister the Czech government recently brought this issue up as well as dropping the symbols of the EU the flag, hymn and logo something which the Dutch are in favour of.
Berlin also asks if enlargement criteria should be included in a future treaty and if there should be a reference to the social dimension of Europe France strongly supports this as well as whether countries should be able to opt in or out of future provisions of the treaty.This model has been used in previous treaties with Denmark being granted an opt out from the single currency, defence policy, EU citizenship and justice and home affairs after it rejected the Maastricht treaty in 1992.The chancellor's questions, reported in the Swedish website Europaportalen, also ask whether to replace the full text of the Charter of Fundamental Rights by a short cross reference having the same legal value.Taking up an important suggestion by UK prime minister Tony Blair, question number two indirectly asks whether the constitution could be presented as a document that is amending the 2001 Nice Treaty.
How do you assess in that case the proposal made by some Member States that the consolidated approach of part 1 of the Constitutional Treaty is preserved, with the necessary presentational changes resulting from the return to the classical method of treaty changes? asks the chancellor.
The German leader has upped the tempo around the constitution and is due to meet EU leaders bilaterally over the coming weeks to see if she can smooth out as many of the difficulties as possible before the June summit.Under Berlin's timetable, there will be a short intergovernmental conference in the second half of this year, with ratification by member states planned in 2008 and the whole exercise wrapped up by the European elections in mid 2009.
EUROPEAN UNION ARMY
DANIEL 7:23-25
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast (EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TRADING BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings(10 NATIONS) that shall arise: and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.( BE HEAD OF 3 NATIONS)
25 And he (EU PRESIDENT) shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.(3 1/2 YRS)
DANIEL 8:23-25
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king (EU DICTATOR) of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences,(FROM THE OCCULT) shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power:(SATANS 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;(JESUS) but he shall be broken without hand.
DANIEL 11:36-39
36 And the king (EU DICTATOR) shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers,(THIS EU DICTATOR IS JEWISH) nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.(CLAIM TO BE GOD)
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:(WAR) and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god,(DESTROY TERROR GROUPS) whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many,(HIS ARMY LEADERS) and shall divide the land for gain.
REVELATION 19:19
19 And I saw the beast,(EU LEADER) and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse,(JESUS) and against his army.(THE RAPTURED CHRISTIANS)
NATO, EU Working Harder To Coordinate Efforts
By BROOKS TIGNER, BRUSSELS APR 24,07
Dialogue and cooperation between NATO and the European Union appear to be on the mend, several years after tension flared over the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.NATO and the union are working more tightly than ever — for example, to orchestrate a peaceful transition of Kosovo to independence and to coordinate military and civil security reforms in Afghanistan. Just as important, the uneasy rhetorical competition about who should do what regarding security policy in Europe is subsiding. Accommodation and a flexible division of security tasks are now the operative concepts.
The EU needs a partnership, a strategic partnership, with NATO, and it is very important to accept the challenge of cooperating with it, German Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung told an audience of German officials here April 10. We must not consider NATO or the U.N. as competitors. They and the EU are complementary to each other and it is obvious we should now work closely together. At the very least, we do not have the financial means to compete with each other.
Though EU sensitivities remain about cozying up too publicly to NATO, the two sides are consulting closely on a wide range of practical matters, albeit behind closed doors. NATO and EU military planners are carefully synchronizing the timing of the drawdown of EU peacekeeping troops in Bosnia-Herzegovina with contingency planning in nearby Kosovo, in case of security problems linked to Kosovo’s imminent detachment from Serbia. Alliance and union experts meet regularly on civil reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, where an EU civil security mission soon will be established to train and reform the country’s police sector. The two blocs also coordinate logistics assistance to African Union forces in Darfur, Sudan, and may be asked to do the same in Somalia.Finally, NATO military planners are working more closely with EU counterparts than in the past to avoid duplication or competing claims on rapid-reaction capabilities as the union creates its 1,500-strong rapid-reaction battle groups. Two of the battle groups are close to operational readiness and another 13 will be created in the coming years.
Jung is not alone in pushing for a change of stance in EU-NATO relations. NATO Secretary-General Jaap De Hoop Scheffer has repeatedly called on the union to establish healthier consultations with the alliance. EU officialdom has not formally echoed de Hoop Scheffer’s appeal, but there is a growing recognition in its military and security policy circles that institutional competition with NATO will do more harm than good.Avoiding competition between the EU battle groups and the NATO Response Force is a good example. We are not going to duplicate the NATO Response Force, French Gen. Henri Bentégeat, EU Military Committee chairman, told reporters here in March during an EU-flagged naval exercise. He is widely seen as supporting closer coordination with NATO.Lt. Gen. David Leakey, head of the union’s Military Staff, the operational and planning wing that reports to the committee, holds a similar view: Look at all the EU member states that are double-hatted; it’s not as if each side [NATO and the EU] doesn’t know what the other is doing, he said, referring to European security and military personnel who shuttle between the two organizations. We talk to NATO and we coordinate planning.
One potentially sharp disturbance to EU-NATO relations, however, is the U.S. offer to extend its missile defense shield across Europe by setting up radar tracking and interceptor sites in Poland and the Czech Republic. Both are NATO and EU members.Washington’s discussion of the subject with capitals outside the framework of NATO or the union has upset member states in both organizations.
EU leaders are nervous about public opposition to missile deployment in Eastern Europe as well as Russian hostility to the U.S. system, while alliance politicians want debate on missile defense in Europe placed within a NATO context, not bilaterally between Washington and selected partners.If Washington is going to build a missile shield across Europe, it needs to be discussed within NATO, and you cannot leave Russia out of the talks, Jung said.E-mail: btigner@defensenews.com.
Israel rules out major Gaza offensive By STEVE WEIZMAN, Associated Press Writer APR 25,07
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday authorized the army to carry out limited operations against militants in the Gaza Strip, but ruled out a large-scale ground offensive in response to a new round of Hamas rocket attacks, Israeli officials said.
The decision was made at an emergency meeting that Olmert held with senior security officials following the fresh rocket fire. The violence has threatened to unravel a five-month cease-fire.Two meeting participants said Olmert agreed to allow the army to carry out pinpoint operations to halt the rocket fire, but decided against a widespread offensive, essentially continuing current Israeli policy in Gaza. There have been growing calls in military circles for tougher action in Gaza.
The participants spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter with the media.On Tuesday, the Islamic militant group said its members fired 41 rockets and 54 mortar shells in response to Israeli raids.The Israeli military said it could confirm the launching of only six rockets and eight shells. Just two rockets reached Israel, causing no casualties or injuries, the
army said.The head of an Egyptian security delegation in Gaza, Maj. Gen. Burhan Hamad, called a meeting of all Palestinian factions Wednesday morning, urging them to maintain the calm to avert any possible Israeli invasion of Gaza.He condemned the rocket barrages, as well as the Israeli raids earlier in the week that killed nine Palestinians, most of them militants. Egypt frequently acts as a mediator between Israel and Palestinian militants.
Hamas is a partner in the Palestinian coalition government, whose platform calls for a long-term truce with Israel.Israeli media, citing military officials, said the rocket bombardment apparently had been intended to create a diversion in order to capture an Israeli soldier near the Gaza border. The military refused to comment on the reports.Hamas-linked militants have been holding a 20-year-old Israeli corporal, Gilad Shalit, captive since capturing him in a cross-border raid last June.Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced the Gaza truce in late November, declaring an end to Palestinian rocket fire and Israeli attacks, including airstrikes at Gaza militants and invasions of towns in northern Gaza.Israel has stopped most of military activity but kept Gaza in a stranglehold by frequently closing its vital border crossings, citing security threats. While Hamas rocket squads stayed on the sidelines, other groups, like Islamic Jihad, have kept up fire of homemade rockets almost daily at Israeli towns and villages just outside Gaza.Tuesday's rocket barrage, coinciding with Israeli Independence Day, was the first sign Hamas was backing away from the truce.The cease-fire has been over for a long time, and Israel is responsible for that, Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida, told the Voice of Palestine radio station.
On a visit to Rome, Abbas called on Israel to exercise the necessary self-control and said the truce violation is an exceptional act which will not last.Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas appeared to defend the attack.We made great efforts at keeping the truce and there was a positive Palestinian position, but unfortunately this position was met by expanding (Israeli) aggression and escalating it against the Palestinian people, he said. Haniyeh's spokesman, Ghazi Hamad, also blamed Israel, but said the Palestinian government affirms the importance of maintaining the truce and protecting it.Peretz told Israel Radio late Tuesday that the Hamas claim of responsibility for the rockets attack was a very serious matter, and we will have to deal with it.Also Wednesday, the army ended a general closure of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The closure, put in place on Sunday for Israeli Memorial Day and Independence Day, had barred virtually all Palestinians from entering Israel. Thousands of Palestinians enter Israel each day for work, medical care and family visits.
KNOWLEDGE INCREASE (COMPUTERS) AND TRAVEL.
DANIEL 12:4
4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
FEARFUL SIGHTS AND GREAT SIGNS FROM HEAVEN
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.
Scientists discover super-Earth planet Wed Apr 25, 6:35 AM ET
PARIS (AFP) - Astronomers reported on Wednesday they had discovered a super-Earth more than 20 light years away that is the most intriguing world found so far in the search for extraterrestrial life.
About five times the mass of Earth, the planet orbits a cool, dim red dwarf star located in the constellation of Libra, the team from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) said in a press release.The star, Gliese 581, has already been identified as hosting a planet similar in size to Neptune, the frigid gas giant on the edge of our own Solar System.The new planet is 14 times closer to Gliese 581 than the Earth is to the Sun. But because Gliese 581 is so cool, the planet is not scorched by solar radiation. It zips around the star at express speed, making just 13 days to complete an orbit.
We have estimated that the mean temperature of this super-Earth lies between 0 and 40 degrees Celsius (32 and 104 degrees Fahrenheit), and water would thus be liquid, said lead researcher Stephane Udry of Switzerland's Geneva University.Moreover, its radius should be only 1.5 times the Earth's radius, and models predict that the planet should be either rocky like our Earth or covered with oceans.Liquid water is critical to life as we know it, said Xavier Delfosse, a team member from France's Grenoble University.Because of its temperature and relative proximity, this planet will most probably be a very important target of the future space missions dedicated to the search for extra terrestrial life.He added: On the treasure map of the Universe, one would be tempted to mark this planet with an X.
In 1995, two astronomers, also at Geneva, spotted the first extrasolar planet, a term for a planet orbiting a star other than our own. Since then, 227 such planets have been spotted, according to the Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia (http://exoplanet.eu/).Gliese 581 is among the 100 closest stars to us. Its red dwarf monicker comes from the fact that it is only one-third of the mass of the Sun.
Because such stars emit far less heat, they offer a far greater chance of having planets in the so-called Goldilocks zone where liquid water and thus the potential for life can exist.The search for extrasolar planets has thrown up very few potential home-from-homes.The finds are typically uninhabitable, gassy giant planets, rather than small rocky ones. Or they orbit so close to their star that their atmosphere is stripped away by solar radiation or, alternatively, at such a distance that they are ice balls.
Two years ago, the same ESO team found a Neptune-sized planet around Gliese 581, and their observations that time gave them a hint that a smaller planet, closer to Earth in size, might also encircle the star.Not only did they find the super-Earth, they also found indications of another planet, eight times the size of Earth, that completes an orbit in 84 days a discovery that makes Gliese 581 quite a remarkable system, ESO said.The discovery is being reported in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics.It came thanks to a highly sensitive instrument at ESO's facility at Silla, Chile. The detection technique works by measuring the so-called radial velocity of the star. A planet orbiting around a star produces changes in the star's position relative to Earth. This causes a measurable wobble in the starlight, from which the orbiting object and its size can be inferred. Even though Gliese 581 offers such promise, it would be impossible for mankind to reach it or even send an unmanned scout probe using current technology. Chemical rockets generate only a fraction of the light speed needed to get there within a human timescale.
THE EU DICTATOR
REVELATION 6:1-2,13:1-3,7-9,16
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.(THIS IS THE EU DICTATOR)
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.(7 HEADS ARE THE 7TH WORLD EMPIRE IN HISTORY (THE EU) AS WELL AS THE VATICAN WHICH IS BUILT ON 7 HILLS. 10 HORNS ARE 10 KINGS THAT ARISE FROM THE EU, THEN #11 COMES ON THE SCENE BECOMES THE HEAD OF 3 OUNTRIES AND THEN THE EU DICTATOR, COMES FROM 1 OF THE 3 COUNTRIES THAT RULE FOR THIS TERM. I BELIEVE THE 3 COUNTRIES RULING AT THE TIME ARE SPAIN AND 2 OF THE ORIGINAL 6 THAT STARTED THE EU. FROM 1 OF THESE 3 COUNTRIES COME THE FUTURE EU DICTATOR PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION WHO GUARENTEES ISRAELS SECURITY FOR A LAND FOR PEACE 7 YEAR TREATY.
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.(THE JEWISH EU DICTATOR GETS HIS POWER FROM SATAN,HE COMES FROM THE OCCULT).
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.(THE DICTATOR HAS A FALSE RESURRECTION. JUST LIKE JESUS HAD A LITERAL RESURRECTION THIS DICTATOR GETS MURDERED AT THE 3 1/2 YR MARK OF THR 7 YEAR TREATY AND COMES BACK TO LIFE. THIS IS HOW HE CAN CLAIM TO BE GOD AND GET AWAY WITH IT AND CONTROL THE WHOLE EARTH.
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.
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:
DANIEL 11:36-40
36 And the king shall do according to his will;(EU PRESIDENT) and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers,(THIS EU DICTATOR IS A EUROPEAN JEW) nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:(HES A MILITARY GINIUS) and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds (CONTROL HEZBOLLAH,AL-QUAIDA MURDERERS ETC) with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he
shall cause them to rule over many,(HIS ARMY LEADERS) and shall divide the land for gain.
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south(EGYPT) push at him:(EU DICTATOR PROTECTING ISRAELS SECURITY) and the king of the north(RUSSIA) shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
WELL IS THIS NOT INTERESTING THE EU WANTS ROYAL TO WIN THE FRENCH ELECTION JUST LIKE I FIGURE TO KEEP THE EU A GODLESS DICTATORSHIP LIKE THE BIBLE SAYS IT HAS TO BE.
EU commissioner backs Royal in French election
24.04.2007 - 15:54 CET | By Honor Mahony
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - Although Brussels is formally keeping quiet on who it would like to see win the French elections, certain individual commissioners have been less discreet.Margot Wallstrom, the EU communications commissioner, has made an all-out plug for socialist candidate Segolene Royal in her blog.In an entry posted on Monday, the day after presidential elections that saw Ms Royal go through to the second round run-off on 6 May against Nicolas Sarkozy, the commissioner wrote that she cheered the achievements of her fellow socialist politician.Continuing her blog in French, Ms Wallstrom says that maybe more than anything else, I was so happy to see that a woman will take part in the second round of the presidential elections.
Noting that there are women ministers in several governments, particularly in Finland, she emphasizes that this is the first time a woman has made it through to the second round in France.
It's historic and I wanted, as a woman involved in politics, to pay homage to Segolene Royal and wish her good luck for what comes.A spokesperson said her comments were personal but they reflect the increasing trend towards politicisation of the European Commission.Dutch commissioner Neelie Kroes sparked criticism in 2005 when just days before the elections, she openly supported Angela Merkel to become chancellor of Germany.In addition, blogs also raise the question of where the line is drawn between the personal and the public. Last year, Ms Wallstrom's comments in her blog in support of scrapping the European Parliament's seat in Strasbourg were widely reported as news.
Not above a little politics
In previous years, the commission and its commissioners often ex-politicians themselves tended to keep a distance between Brussels and national politics, hovering somewhat above the domestic fray.
The treaty itself says that commissioners should be impartial and work for the European cause, stipulating they must be completely independent in the performance of their duties in the general interest of the European community. But as the European Union has evolved, the commission has sought to rebrand itself as more of a political entity. This is partially as a reaction to its own commissioners, some of whom have found the corridors of power in the commission stultifying when compared to the cut and thrust of domestic politics.At the moment, Louis Michel, the EU's commissioner for development, is on unpaid leave because he is taking part in Belgium's federal elections.
During the last commission Italian prime minister Romano Prodi actively campaigned in the general elections in Italy while still head of the Brussels executive and Greek commissioner Anna Diamantopoulou also took a leave of absence for domestic elections and then resigned after winning a seat.
The commission says this is part and parcel of the job, that its commissioners are politicians and that they do not exist in a vacuum.Its revised code of conduct for commissioners allows them to be active members of political parties or trade unions. If they are to play an active role in an election campaign they have to withdraw from the work of the commission for the duration of the campaign.
Connecting with citizens
Some also say, including Mr Michel himself, that it is part of reconnecting with Europe's citizens.But critics argue the practice undermines both the commission and the portfolio concerned. For their part, MEPs in the development committee have asked for a legal opinion on Mr Michel's electioneering, saying it violates the EU's treaty.He is expected to be called before the MEPs at the beginning of next month to justify why he should be able to remain as commissioner when running in the 10 June
elections.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WALL WILL COME DOWN IN IRAQ, BUT IN ISRAEL THE BIBLE SAYS THE WALLS WILL BE COMING DOWN WHEN THE EU SECURES ISRAELS SECURITY FOR A LAND TRADEOFF. WHICH SEEMS TO BE COMING TOGETHER QUICK NOW. THE ARABS ARE CRYING FOR THEIR LAND BACK AND ISRAEL IS WILLING TO GIVE UP LAND FOR PEACE. BUT THE FINAL TREATY HAS TO BE A 7 YEAR TREATY IT CAN NOT BE ANYTHING ELSE AND THE EU NOT THE U.S.A WILL BE THE PROTECTOR OF ISRAEL.
WE SEE THE US FADING INTO WORLD DEPLETION THANKS TO THE IRAQ WAR, NOW WE SEE HOW THE EU WILL STEP IN AND BE THE WORLD POWER OF THE WEST AND GUARENTEE ISRAELS SECURITY FOR LAND IN THE PEACE PROCESS BECAUSE THE US IS NOT TRUSTWORTHY ANYMORE OF HANDLING THE WORLDS TROUBLES. TOO MANY LIES ARE COMING FROM THE GOVERNMENT ON BOTH SIDES.
EZEKIEL 38:11-12
11 And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.(THIS IS WHEN THE RUSSIA,MUSLIM HORDE MARCH TO ISRAEL IN THE FUTURE WHILE ISRAEL IS SECURED BY THE EU).
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.
ISAIAH 28:14-19 (THIS IS THE 7 YR TREATY COVENANT OF DANIEL 9:27)
14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.
Sadr calls for demonstration By BASSEM MROUE, Associated Press Writer APR 25,07
BAGHDAD - Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr strongly condemned construction of a wall around a Sunni neighborhood in Baghdad, calling for demonstrations against the plan as a sign of the evil will of American occupiers.The remarks, in a statement read by an aide, were the first by the anti-American cleric since the U.S. military announced last week that it was building a three-mile long 12-foot high concrete wall in Azamiyah, a Sunni stronghold that has been targeted by mortar and rocket attacks by Shiite militiamen.Many Sunnis also protested the plan, saying they felt like they were being herded into a prison. Protesters in Azamiyah carried banners Monday with slogans such as No to the sectarian wall and Azamiyah children want to see Baghdad without walls.In the statement, al-Sadr said the protests showed that Iraqis reject the sectarian, racist and unjust wall that seeks to divide Sunnis and Shiites.I am confident that such honorable voices will bring down the wall, he said.
Al-Sadr, whose Mahdi Army militia was blamed for much of the sectarian killing of Sunnis, has been trying to make overtures to the Sunni minority and draw a difference between ordinary Sunnis and extremists who target Shiites.This wall shows the evil will of the occupier and its sectarian and terrorist projects against our people, al-Sadr said in the statement. We the people of Iraq will defend Azamiyah and other neighborhoods that you (Americans) want to segregate from us.
We will stand hand in hand with you (Sunnis) to demonstrate and protect our holy land.The U.S. and Iraqi military said they plan to construct barriers in other neighborhoods too to protect people from sectarian death squads.A leading Sunni Muslim group accused the Shiite-led government of turning a blind eye to sectarian death squads allegedly run by the Mahdi Army.The return of the militias and death squads to target Sunni areas, the attempts to chain these areas with walls to make them soft targets for militias, and the arrest campaigns against Sunnis, especially mosque imams, are all part of a plan to empty Baghdad of Sunnis, the Conference for the People of Iraq said in a statement.The group, which is led by prominent Sunni politician Adnan al-Dulaimi, called on the government to stop what it called sectarian projects that target Sunnis, warning our patience is running out.
On Sunday, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said he would not allow a separation wall, but then he said that the subject would be discussed. He said he would not rule out all barriers, such as barbed wire.
Following al-Maliki's comments, the new American ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker, defended the barrier plan, saying it was an effort to protect the Sunni community from surrounding Shiite areas, not to segregate it. Crocker said security measures were implemented in coordination with the Iraqi government.Obviously, we will respect the wishes of the government and the prime minister, he said, although he did not say construction would halt.Iraq's chief military spokesman indicated that some type of barrier would go up, saying al-Maliki was responding to exaggerated reports about the wall.
An aide to al-Sadr, Sheik Salah al-Obaidi, told reporters in the holy Shiite city of Najaf that they plan two demonstrations in eastern and western Baghdad to condemn the wall. He did not give a date for the demonstrations but said that if the security situation permits, al-Sadr's followers will be happy to join demonstrators in Azamiyah.The U.S. military has said that al-Sadr is currently in neighboring Iran, a claim that his aides denied in the past week saying he is in Iraq.Al-Obaidi said al-Sadr's disappearance is for security reasons and ... it is not necessary to know where he is. Sayyed Muqtada is with the people and feels their suffering.The Mahdi Army, that launched two uprising against U.S. troops in 2004, has been one of the main targets of a security plan in Baghdad launched two months ago. Last week, al-Sadr ordered his six Cabinet ministers to leave the government after al-Maliki refused to put a timetable for foreign troops withdrawal.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
IMMIGRATION - EU AGREES R R FORCE
1-WORLD QUAKES LAST 2 DAYS.2-New Madrid Fault: Earthquakes in Kentucky. 3-Chile to evacuate fjord hit by waves. 4-Flood waters ravaging rural roads. 5-EU agrees rapid reaction anti-immigration units. 6-EU-U.S. agree on economic partnership. 7-Israel at 59 - Facing Unpleasant Facts in the Middle East. 8-Hamas: Truce with Israel at end. 9-Gay marriage evil, abortion terrorism: Vatican By Philip Pullella. 10-Hamas Launches Independence Day Rocket Attack on Israel.
EARTHQUAKES
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
WORLD QUAKES LAST 2 DAYS (USGS)
Update time = Tue Apr 24 12:00 AM EDT
APR 24,07
MAP 2.8 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 3.1 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP 3.5 KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA
MAP 5.5 SOLOMON ISLANDS
MAP 5.3 COLOMBIA
MAP 4.9 KURIL ISLANDS
MAP 3.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP 5.0 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 4.9 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 4.8 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
MAP 4.8 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 5.0 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 3.7 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.8 IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
MAP 4.3 VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION
MAP 2.8 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 2.5 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 4.6 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 4.8 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
APR 23,07
MAP 4.7 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 2.8 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 3.1 GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
MAP 4.2 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
MAP 3.0 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.1 VANUATU
MAP 2.9 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 4.8 TONGA
MAP 5.0 BANDA SEA
MAP 3.1 SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL, CALIFORNIA
New Madrid Fault: Earthquakes in Kentucky
by: Equine Disease Quarterly April 22 2007 Article # 9438
Just when we think life is under control, Mother Nature surprises us with something new or unusual. Emerging issues such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in horses, ivermectin-resistant parasites, and the ever-present threat of foreign animal disease pathogens entering the United States via insects or migrating birds pose never-ending challenges to researchers, in both veterinary and human medicine. After first being recognized in the 1960s, equine neurologic herpesvirus disease was diagnosed sporadically. It did not occur as recognized outbreaks of disease, as has been experienced recently. A mere one-point mutation in the DNA of the virus changes it from a typica herpesvirus respiratory or abortion clinical presentation to one that neurologically affects healthy adult horses. While it is an amazing feat of scientific discovery to have determined this mutation, researchers have significant work ahead in seeking effective prevention and treatment for this devastating disease. Earthquake Preparations While no one can accurately predict a major earthquake, here are some simple procedures that any farm owner can take to mitigate damage on the farm, most of which also apply to standard preparedness for other disasters.
Have a personal and family disaster preparedness plan in place. For help, go to
www.fema.gov/plan/index.shtm.
Maintain building structures and foundations in proper repair. Bolt all shelving and cabinets solidly to wall studs, not plasterboard Keep heavy objects on low shelves. Ensure that all cabinets have a locking mechanism to prevent opening during movement. Store chemicals (disinfectants, insecticides, etc.) on low shelves in a closed, sturdy cabinet. Carefully consider storage of any flammable liquids or chemicals to help prevent spillage. Never store ammonia and bleach together, as toxic gases are produced when these chemicals are mixed. Hang heavy objects (shelving, televisions, bookcases, etc.) away from areas where people sit. Use straps to secure water heaters to wall studs or supports.
Secure all overhead lighting fixtures. Know where and how to turn off all utilities to buildings. Have all animals properly identified in case they get loose. Keep temporary fencing materials on hand for repair of downed fences. Consider purchasing earthquake insurance. Remember that human safety always comes first.
Natural surprises can also appear in the forms of deeply buried faults in the earth's geography, such as the New Madrid Fault. It is likely not known by a majority of veterinarians and equine owners that this fault is in the middle of the American heartland along the central Mississippi River Valley from northeastern Arkansas to southern Illinois. Because of the difference in geography between California and the Mississippi River Valley, an earthquake at the New Madrid Fault of 6.0+ on the Richter Scale would be much more devastating than in California. Why are earthquakes discussed in this issue of the Equine Disease Quarterly? Imagine that all bridges crossing the Mississippi River from St. Louis to Memphis were so structurally damaged that they were closed for weeks to months, even years. The
impact on commerce, travel, and infrastructure would be enormous, including that to horse farms and all ancillary businesses. A major New Madrid Fault earthquake could impact a significant portion of the United States, making the hurricanes of 2005 seem like a warm-up exercise in disastermanagement.
Preparation for unexpected events as well as predicted blizzards, tornadoes, flooding, etc., is critical to the horse economy. While this discussion may sound like the plot of a made-for-TV movie, the reality is that the New Madrid Fault is real, and earthquakes cannot be predicted like some other major natural disasters.
Preparing for common natural disasters can go a long way toward preparing for a rare, but significant, disaster, whether it be an earthquake, an overturned tanker or railway car carrying hazardous materials, or a barn fire. Likewise, having a biosecurity plan in place for that unexpected disease outbreak of fetal losses, respiratory or diarrheic disease or, in the worst case, diseases of undetermined etiology and transmission, can make response time much faster and less costly than having to plan and implement at the same time. Preparing for the worst with an emergency family and animal plan can make the anticipated, predictable disasters more manageable. Mother Nature almost always has the last word. Contact: Dr. Roberta M. Dwyer, 859/257-4757, rmdwye2@email.uky.edu, Maxwell H.
Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. This is an excerpt from Equine Disease Quarterly, funded by underwriters at Lloyd's, London, brokers, and their Kentucky agents.
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Chile to evacuate fjord hit by waves By EDUARDO GALLARDO, Associated Press Writer Mon Apr 23, 6:14 PM ET
SANTIAGO, Chile - The government said Monday it will evacuate residents and businesses from the banks of a fjord in southern Chile where 10 people were swept away by 26-foot waves following a powerful earthquake. At least three people died when they were engulfed by the massive waves, which were triggered by a 6.2-magnitude quake that sent avalanches of rock crashing into the water at the base of Aysen Fjord. Rescuers were searching Monday for the other seven people.Experts warned that the fjord is unsafe because of continuing seismic activity in the area. There have been hundreds of quakes in the region since Jan. 22, most too weak to be felt. But Saturday's quake opened cracks in the ground and rattled residents.
Seismologist Oscar Aranda, who is investigating the quakes for the government, recommended that people not remain at the base of the fjord.Only a few people actually live along the fjord, a narrow inlet of water surrounded by rocky cliffs, but more than 120 people work there in the salmon industry.
Interior Minister Belisario Velasco said the government is in discussions with salmon industry executives to arrange for operations to be transferred elsewhere.President Michelle Bachelet on Sunday visited Puerto Aysen, a city close to the fjord about 1,700 miles south of the Chilean capital of Santiago, where she was met by hundreds of angry residents who claim the government is not paying attention to their needs.
Flood waters ravaging rural roads
Last Updated: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 | 9:23 AM CT CBC News
As the threat of flooding subsides in parts of Saskatchewan, a new problem has arisen washed-out rural roads.Up to two-thirds of the roads in some rural communities in the northeast grainbelt are impossible to travel on, residents say.It's leaving people like Wilfred Quill, his wife and three children stranded. Last week, flood waters forced them to leave their home near the Yellowquill First Nation.
Now, they don't know when they will be able to return.The culvert's washed out and we can't get in, he said Monday. We've just been staying around my auntie's place there, my boy's place, back and forth.Quill thinks it may be two or three weeks before road crews can get out and even do some temporary repairs.It's a scenario that's being repeated throughout the northeast.
Richard Niezgoda, a councillor with the rural municipality of Kelvington, said at least half the roads in the area are washed out and one of them goes by his farm.Makes things difficult, he said. Likewise with our school bus, we haven't had a bus here since last Thursday or Wednesday.In a neighbouring area, farmer Ted Cawkwell narrowly escaped injury yesterday when a road caved in while he was driving over it.As we were crossing the culvert, the front end of my truck went across then the back end broke through, he said. When we stopped there was a two-foot hole behind us in the road.
According to Cawkwell, two-thirds of the roads in the area are washed out, but municipal officials won't be able to repair them until the water subsides.
EUROPEAN UNION ARMY
DANIEL 7:23-25
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast (EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TRADING BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings(10 NATIONS) that shall arise: and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.( BE HEAD OF 3 NATIONS)
25 And he (EU PRESIDENT) shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.(3 1/2 YRS)
DANIEL 8:23-25
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king (EU DICTATOR) of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences,(FROM THE OCCULT) shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power:(SATANS 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;(JESUS) but he shall be broken without hand.
DANIEL 11:36-39
36 And the king (EU DICTATOR) shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers,(THIS EU DICTATOR IS JEWISH) nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.(CLAIM TO BE GOD)
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:(WAR) and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god,(DESTROY TERROR GROUPS) whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many,(HIS ARMY LEADERS) and shall divide the land for gain. (Israel)
REVELATION 19:19
19 And I saw the beast,(EU LEADER) and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse,(JESUS) and against his army.(THE RAPTURED CHRISTIANS)
NOW THE EU ARMY IS COMING TOGETHER. AS YOU READ IN THE SCRIPTURES ABOVE IT WILL BE A BRUTAL FORCE ONCE IT GETS GOING IN FULL GEAR. THIS SAME EU ARMY WILL TRY TO NUKE JESUS OUT OF THE SKY WHEN HE RETURNS BODILY TO THE MOUNT OF OLIVES AT THE END OF THE FUTURE 7 YEAR PEACE TREATY.
EU agrees rapid reaction anti-immigration units
23.04.2007 - 09:29 CET | By Renata Goldirova
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - In an effort to cut the numbers of illegal migrants arriving to Europe by sea, EU interior ministers have given the green light to setting up a rapidly deployable force of border guards which would assist countries facing an immigration emergency.
It is the best ever example of European solidarity, EU home affairs commissioner Franco Frattini said after the deal on the so-called rapid border intervention teams was struck on Friday (20 April). The rapid border intervention teams – operational under the EU's external borders agency, Frontex - are foreseen as a pool of some 450 national experts, made available at short notice of up to five working days to any member state whose borders are under urgent and exceptional strain by illegal migration. Under the deal, all 27 capitals will be required to contribute to the EU teams.
The prime goal is to combat illegal immigration in the Mediterranean and Atlantic coastal area, after last year saw an unprecedented amount of Africans taking the perilous trip, crammed together in small fishing boats, in search of a better life in Europe.More than 31,000 illegal immigrants reached Spanish territory in 2006 - six times more than in 2005 – while Italy and Malta were also heavily targeted.
Thousands are feared to have been lost at sea.The idea of special EU teams already received the backing from the European Parliament's committee on civil liberties, justice and home affairs on 11 April. The parliament is expected to give its final blessing during this week's plenary session in Strasbourg.
In addition, Frontex is to set in motion a permanent coast patrols network for the EU's southern sea borders amid fears that favourable weather could make 2007 another record year in terms of sea-borne migration. The patrols will begin work in late May to define and monitor flashpoint areas for illegal attempts to enter Europe. We have succeeded in making another important step to protect the common external sea frontiers in the south, German interior minister Wolfgang Schauble said in response to the announcement, adding this mechanism is a vital measure to counter illegal migration at the external sea borders jointly and in a coordinated manner.According to EU commissioner Frattini, Frontex - created in 2005 to co-ordinate EU border security – now has at its disposal over 20 air planes, almost 30 helicopters and far more than 100 vessels as well as a variety of other equipment.
EU-U.S. agree on economic partnership - 2007/4/23
BERLIN, AFP
The European Union and the United States have approved a plan to bolster the transatlantic economic partnership, to be signed at the next EU-U.S. summit, Der Spiegel magazine reported.
In its edition to be published Monday, the German magazine said the accord had been agreed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, as holder of the EU presidency, U.S. President George W. Bush and European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso. They had agreed to extensive economic collaboration between the EU and United States, it wrote, of the draft accord which is due to be signed in Washington at the end of the month. According to Der Spiegel, the plan notably says, We are aiming for a transatlantic market without barriers.The partnership includes common norms and standards for industrial companies and financial service providers. Balance sheet directives would be recognized on both sides of the Atlantic in 2008, it said.
That would also be the case for admission procedures in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, as well as for the cosmetics sector and automobile parts, it added. And it foresees the creation of a forum on energy technologies to formulate recommendations. Both the American administration and the European Commission are also each expected to create a post to deal with transatlantic trade issues. Questioned by AFP, a German government spokesman said he was unable to deny or confirm the Spiegel article. However, he said, We are confident that Mrs. Merkel, Mr. Barroso and Mr. Bush will adopt an ambitious accord to deepen economic transatlantic relations during the American-European summit.Bush is due to host the annual summit between the United States and the European Union on April 30.
Israel at 59 - Facing Unpleasant Facts in the Middle East
by Prof. Steven Plaut April 23, 2007 Haifa, Israel
The world is now well into the post-Oslo. post-911 era, in which the delusions and denials of reality that were the foundations of the Middle East peace process are at last being acknowledged for what they were. For those returning to the planet Earth from Fantasyland in the Oslo parallel universe, it behooves them and us all to bear in mind some of the unpleasant facts of life about the Middle East.
1. The Arab world has never come to terms with Israel’s existence within ANY set of borders whatsoever and is still seeking the annihilation of Israel and its population.
2. ANY Palestinian state, regardless of who rules it, will produce escalated violence, terror and warfare in the Middle East, and neither stability nor peaceful relations. ANY Palestinian state will seek warfare with Israel and not solutions to the economic and social problems of its citizens.
3. The only reason Arafat and the PLO ever wanted control of the West Bank and Gaza Strip was to use them as bases for attacks on Israel. This is the only real use to which they will be put by any future Palestinian state.
4. There is no alternative that will stop the bloodshed and war in the Middle East other than the adoption by Israel of an unambiguous policy of R&D, that is, of Re-Occupation and Denazification of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Every other alternative proposal for stabilization and pacification is delusional.
5. Denazification of the West Bank and Gaza Strip must be based partly on the programs of Denazification imposed on Germany and Japan by the Allies after World War II, but in part must be different. Such Denazification policies will have to stay in place for decades. There is no other way by which Israel can prevent the daily massacre of its civilians by Palestinian terrorists.
6. The bulk of Palestinians have lived outside Israeli occupation for years, and their liberation from Israeli occupation only produced Nazification, terrorism, mass murders, and violence. Their pacification requires re-imposing of open-ended martial rule upon them by Israel.
7. The instability of the Middle East is not caused by Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands but by PLO occupation of Israeli lands.
8. There was never in history an Arab Palestinian state. There is no justification whatsoever for one now (other than perhaps in Jordan).
9. The Palestinians have no legitimate claim to the right to set up their own state. It is doubtful whether they ever did have such a right, but - even if they once did - they forfeited it thanks to decades of terrorism, savagery, mass murders and barbarism.
10. Palestinians are Arabs. The Arabs already rule 22 states. There is no reason why they should be entitled to a 23rd state, and creation of a 23rd Arab state, Palestine, in the West Bank and Gaza will escalate Middle East violence and world terrorism.
11. The Palestinians are not and never were a nation. They are not even a tribe. They are a branch of Arabs with only minor and secondary cultural differences that distinguish them from Syrians, Lebanese or Jordanians.
12. The Middle East conflict cannot be resolved through endless exhibitions of niceness and restraint by Israel. Israeli niceness, restraint, and goodwill gestures are interpreted by the Arab world as weakness and as signs that the Jews, like Paul McCartney’s Band, are on the run.
13. The Palestinians are not mistreated by Israel, but ARE poorly treated by the Palestinian Authority. The treatment of Arabs by Israel is a thousand times better than the treatment of Arabs by Arab countries.
14. The only Arabs in the Middle East with any semblance of civil rights are those who live under Israeli rule.
15. If the intifada uprising were in fact a product of oppression and mistreatment of Arabs by a government, then Israel should be the only country in the Middle East that does NOT have an intifada.
16. Oslo has radicalized and Sudetenized most Israeli Arabs, who now identify with and openly support Arab parties and politicians who call openly for terror violence against Jews and the destruction of Israel.
17. There exists no set of concessions by Israel that would result in the Arab states coming to terms with Israel’s existence.
18. There are no Arab democracies and no support for democracy among significant minorities within the Arab world.
19. Israeli assassination of Palestinian terrorists is in fact a substitute for retaliation in kind against the Palestinians for bombings of Israeli children and other civilians. The alternative to such assassinations is bombings of Palestinian civilians.
20. Israeli settlements are the mine canaries of the Arab world. There is no reason why Jewish civilians should not be free to live in peace within Arab countries truly seeking peace with Israel, just as Arabs live at peace within Israel and within the United States. The attitude of the Arab world in general and of the Palestinian Authority in particular towards such settlements is indicative of their attitudes
towards Israel and Jews in general. If the Palestinians are NOT seeking peace with the Jews, and indeed they are not, then the real problem is that Israel has built too few settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
21. Israel is the only country in the Middle East that does NOT deal with Islamist terror through wholesale massacres of the people in whose midst the terrorists operate.
22. There is an inverse relationship between the material comfort of Arabs living under Israeli rule and political moderation. The better off they are in a material sense, the more violent and radical they are. More generally, Arab radicalism and terror are positively correlated with comfort and education and wealth. Bin Laden and his people are filthy rich. There have been no undernourished Palestinian suicide bombers. Many have been college students.
23. Palestinians endorse terrorism and violence against Jews by near-universal majorities.
24. Israeli Arabs endorse terror and violence against Jews by large majorities. They also support bin Laden and the Hizbollah.
25. There are no visible Palestinian public figures who oppose violence, terror and Islamist fascism. There are no Palestinian moderate leaders, only a few Palestinian fascists who speak English well and elegantly, like Hanan Ashrawi.
26. There is not and never has been a Palestinian peace movement nor a Syrian peace movement.
27. Syria has no legitimate claim to the Golan Heights. Its claim to the Golan is far less legitimate than German’s claim to Alsace and Lorraine.
28. The PLO, and not just the Hamas, is itself very much a manifestation of Islamist fascism and was founded by Islamist fundamentalists. Its head, Abu Mazen, is no more moderate than the heads of the Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
29. Asking Arafat to arrest the terrorists is a bit like asking Osama bin Laden to arrest those responsible for the September 11 attacks on the US or asking Hitler to take steps against those who invaded Poland. It is all part of the Oslo era of mass delusion and make-pretend.
30. Peace cannot be achieved through pretending that war does not exist.
31. The Israeli Left is responsible for the bloodshed in Israel. The Israeli Left rescued the PLO from oblivion in the early 1990s, armed it, and allowed it to become entrenched in the suburbs of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. The Israeli Left is as wacky as is the pro-Taliban, pro-Saddam campus Left in the United States. It is today as anti-Israel as the US far Left is anti-American.
32. Ehud Olmert and his crew have yet to detach themselves from the pipe dreams and denials of reality imposed on the country by the Israeli Left, those that produced the Oslo debacle. They continue to insist they favor creation of a Palestinian state.
33. The only peaceful terrorist is a dead terrorist.
34. Israel cannot restore the credibility of its military prowess through signaling, but rather only through using that prowess and putting its military might to actual use.
35. Unilateral withdrawal by Israel produces massive terrorist aggression. Anyone nursing doubts should contemplate what Israel’s 2000 withdrawal from Southern Lebanon produced in the summer of 2006. Steven Plaut is a professor at the Graduate School of the Business Administration at the University of Haifa and is a columnist for the Jewish Press. A collection of his commentaries on the current events in Israel can be found on his blog at www.stevenplaut.blogspot.com.
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Hamas: Truce with Israel at end By IBRAHIM BARZAK, Associated Press Writer APR 24,07
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Hamas militants fired a barrage of rockets and mortar shells toward Israel on its independence day Tuesday, and said they considered it the end of a five-month truce with Israel.
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, whose Hamas-led government negotiated the cease-fire with its militant wing, blamed Israel: We made great efforts at keeping the truce and there was a positive Palestinian position, but unfortunately this position was met by expanding the aggression and escalating it against the Palestinian people, he said. It's not a Palestinian problem, it is an Israeli problem.Nine Palestinians were killed in fighting with Israel over the weekend, most of them militants, but also two civilians.The barrage, which came on Israel's 59th independence day, did not cause any damage or injury, but it marked the first time Hamas acknowledged firing shells toward Israel since agreeing to a cease-fire along the Gaza-Israel border in November. Hamas is tightly organized, and Israel says attacks from Gaza have the tacit approval from the militant group's political leaders.Israel Radio, citing military officials, said the rocket attack appeared to be an unsuccessful attempt to create a diversion in order to capture an Israeli soldier posted at the Gaza border.
In June, Hamas-allied militants had tunneled from Gaza into Israel and seized an Israeli soldier, Cpl. Gilad Shalit, who is still being held.In Israel, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his defense minister discussed a possible response. More security consultations were planned for Wednesday, government officials said.The Israeli military has warned of a Hamas arms buildup in Gaza, and has readied contingency plans for a large-scale invasion of the territory. However, Olmert said earlier this month that the time is not ripe for a major ground campaign.
Hamas had held back attacks on Israel for months, especially during power-sharing talks with the Fatah movement of moderate President Mahmoud Abbas. A spokesman for the Islamic group's armed wing said the group considered the truce over.The cease-fire has been over for a long time, and Israel is responsible for that, the spokesman, Abu Obeida, told the Voice of Palestine radio station.
We are ready to kidnap more and more, and kill more and more of your soldiers.Hamas-allied militants have demanded hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for the release of Shalit, the captured Israeli soldier.On Monday, Olmert said freeing soldiers is important to the government, but that it would not repeat mistakes made in the past by releasing violent prisoners who then carried out more attacks against Israelis. But Olmert said there would be no escape in the end from making a difficult decision on trading prisoners for the captured troops.In other developments Tuesday, around 200 men from the Abu Sharkh tribe, many armed with rifles and M16s, pushed their way into the parliament building in Gaza City, firing in the air, and carrying the body of 38-year-old Hassan Abu Sharkh on a stretcher.
The protesters briefly left Abu Sharkh's body in the plenum, pushing aside guards and demanding the killers be bought to justice.Abu Sharkh was shot in the head on Sunday, and his body dumped in a nearby park. Two other Palestinians were killed in internal fighting on the same day.In a growing problem for Gaza, Palestinian smugglers and clansmen settle differences with guns, and bands of self-styled vigilantes have killed suspected pimps, prostitutes, drug dealers, owners of music shops, internet cafes, pool halls — activities which could divert people from worship — and women suspected of sexual misconduct. Bystanders are often wounded or killed.
Gay marriage evil, abortion terrorism: Vatican By Philip Pullella
Mon Apr 23, 2:43 PM ET
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican's second-highest ranking doctrinal official on Monday forcefully branded homosexual marriage an evil and denounced abortion and euthanasia as forms of terrorism with a human face.The attack by Archbishop Angelo Amato, secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, was the latest in a string of speeches made by either Pope Benedict or other Vatican officials as Italy considers giving more rights to gays.In an address to chaplains, Amato said newspapers and television bulletins often seemed like a perverse film about evil. He denounced evils that remain almost invisible because the media presented them as expression of human progress.
He listed these as abortion clinics, which he called slaughterhouses of human beings, euthanasia, and parliaments of so-called civilized nations where laws contrary to the nature of the human being are being promulgated, such as the approval of marriage between people of the same sex ...
Amato spoke at a time when the Vatican and Italy's powerful Roman Catholic Church are at loggerheads over plans for a highly controversial law that would give unmarried heterosexual and homosexual couples some form of legal recognition.The Church and Catholic politicians, even some in Prime Minister Romano Prodi's centre-left coalition, see the proposed law as a Trojan Horse and say it could lead to gay marriages.Amato, who is said to be very close to Pope Benedict, criticized the media's coverage of ethical issues.
After denouncing abominable terrorism such as that carried out by suicide bombers, he condemned what he called terrorism with a human face, and accused the media of manipulating language to hide the tragic reality of the facts.For example, abortion is called voluntary interruption of pregnancy and not the killing of a defenseless human being, an abortion clinic is given a harmless, even attractive, name: centre for reproductive health and euthanasia is blandly called death with dignity, he said in his address.
Gay rights group have criticized the Pope and Catholic Church officials in the past over such comments, accusing them of interfering in Italy's domestic affairs.Groups opposed to gay marriage and recognition of unmarried couples are planning a national rally in Rome next month.Italy's Roman Catholic Church, set up on diocesan and parish levels, has the organizational machinery to mobilize hundreds of thousands of people. A huge turnout, which is expected, could be a major embarrassment for Prodi's government.
ITS BECAUSE OF ACTIONS LIKE THIS THAT I BELIEVE THE RUSSIA/MUSLIM HORDES WILL BE DESTROYED IN THE FUTURE ON ISRAELS INDEPENDANCE DAY. THE BIBLE SAYS 5/6TH OF THIS HORDE WILL BE DESTROYED AND FORCED BACK TO THE SIBERIAN DESERT WHEN THEY MARCH AGAINST ISRAEL IN THE FUTURE.
Hamas Launches Independence Day Rocket Attack on Israel
by Hana Levi Julian 6 Iyar 5767, April 24, '07
(IsraelNN.com) Kassam rockets fired by Hamas terrorists slammed into the western Negev in the early morning light of Israel's Independence Day, in a faint echo of the Arab attacks on the nascent state in 1948. In a statement issued from Gaza City, the Izz a-Din al-Kassam Brigades, said it had fired up to 30 rockets and 50 mortar shells at Israel. The terror group said the attack was a reaction to the continued Zionist crimes against our people in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.Izz a-Din al-Kassam is a military unit in the Palestinian Authority’s ruling Hamas faction. An IDF spokesman dismissed the claim, and told Arutz-7 that only two rockets actually reached Israeli territory north of Gaza out of a total of six rockets that were launched. Eight mortar shells also reached the western Negev, according to the army spokesman, although more were launched. The specific number of mortar shells fired at Israel was unavailable.
No injuries or damage were reported in the attacks, said the spokesman. Residents in an unidentified community in southern Israel reported some damage, according to Ynet. IDF helicopters returned fire, shooting at the open areas in which the launch sites were identified, but hit no one. That was not the intent, said the army spokesman, who added the primary goal of the IDF response was deterrence. He declined further comment. Tuesday morning’s attack was the first by a Hamas terrorist group in five months and could signal the end of the limited ceasefire with the Palestinian Authority that began last year. The November 26th agreement called for Israel to withdraw its forces and PA terrorist groups to halt the rocket attacks on western Negev communities. Israel stuck to its promise, but more than 200 missiles have been fired at Israel from Gaza since the supposed ceasefire went into
effect.
EARTHQUAKES
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
WORLD QUAKES LAST 2 DAYS (USGS)
Update time = Tue Apr 24 12:00 AM EDT
APR 24,07
MAP 2.8 ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP 3.1 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP 3.5 KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA
MAP 5.5 SOLOMON ISLANDS
MAP 5.3 COLOMBIA
MAP 4.9 KURIL ISLANDS
MAP 3.0 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP 5.0 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 4.9 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 4.8 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
MAP 4.8 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 5.0 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 3.7 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
MAP 4.8 IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
MAP 4.3 VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION
MAP 2.8 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 2.5 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 4.6 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 4.8 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
APR 23,07
MAP 4.7 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP 2.8 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 3.1 GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
MAP 4.2 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
MAP 3.0 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.1 VANUATU
MAP 2.9 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 4.8 TONGA
MAP 5.0 BANDA SEA
MAP 3.1 SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL, CALIFORNIA
New Madrid Fault: Earthquakes in Kentucky
by: Equine Disease Quarterly April 22 2007 Article # 9438
Just when we think life is under control, Mother Nature surprises us with something new or unusual. Emerging issues such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in horses, ivermectin-resistant parasites, and the ever-present threat of foreign animal disease pathogens entering the United States via insects or migrating birds pose never-ending challenges to researchers, in both veterinary and human medicine. After first being recognized in the 1960s, equine neurologic herpesvirus disease was diagnosed sporadically. It did not occur as recognized outbreaks of disease, as has been experienced recently. A mere one-point mutation in the DNA of the virus changes it from a typica herpesvirus respiratory or abortion clinical presentation to one that neurologically affects healthy adult horses. While it is an amazing feat of scientific discovery to have determined this mutation, researchers have significant work ahead in seeking effective prevention and treatment for this devastating disease. Earthquake Preparations While no one can accurately predict a major earthquake, here are some simple procedures that any farm owner can take to mitigate damage on the farm, most of which also apply to standard preparedness for other disasters.
Have a personal and family disaster preparedness plan in place. For help, go to
www.fema.gov/plan/index.shtm.
Maintain building structures and foundations in proper repair. Bolt all shelving and cabinets solidly to wall studs, not plasterboard Keep heavy objects on low shelves. Ensure that all cabinets have a locking mechanism to prevent opening during movement. Store chemicals (disinfectants, insecticides, etc.) on low shelves in a closed, sturdy cabinet. Carefully consider storage of any flammable liquids or chemicals to help prevent spillage. Never store ammonia and bleach together, as toxic gases are produced when these chemicals are mixed. Hang heavy objects (shelving, televisions, bookcases, etc.) away from areas where people sit. Use straps to secure water heaters to wall studs or supports.
Secure all overhead lighting fixtures. Know where and how to turn off all utilities to buildings. Have all animals properly identified in case they get loose. Keep temporary fencing materials on hand for repair of downed fences. Consider purchasing earthquake insurance. Remember that human safety always comes first.
Natural surprises can also appear in the forms of deeply buried faults in the earth's geography, such as the New Madrid Fault. It is likely not known by a majority of veterinarians and equine owners that this fault is in the middle of the American heartland along the central Mississippi River Valley from northeastern Arkansas to southern Illinois. Because of the difference in geography between California and the Mississippi River Valley, an earthquake at the New Madrid Fault of 6.0+ on the Richter Scale would be much more devastating than in California. Why are earthquakes discussed in this issue of the Equine Disease Quarterly? Imagine that all bridges crossing the Mississippi River from St. Louis to Memphis were so structurally damaged that they were closed for weeks to months, even years. The
impact on commerce, travel, and infrastructure would be enormous, including that to horse farms and all ancillary businesses. A major New Madrid Fault earthquake could impact a significant portion of the United States, making the hurricanes of 2005 seem like a warm-up exercise in disastermanagement.
Preparation for unexpected events as well as predicted blizzards, tornadoes, flooding, etc., is critical to the horse economy. While this discussion may sound like the plot of a made-for-TV movie, the reality is that the New Madrid Fault is real, and earthquakes cannot be predicted like some other major natural disasters.
Preparing for common natural disasters can go a long way toward preparing for a rare, but significant, disaster, whether it be an earthquake, an overturned tanker or railway car carrying hazardous materials, or a barn fire. Likewise, having a biosecurity plan in place for that unexpected disease outbreak of fetal losses, respiratory or diarrheic disease or, in the worst case, diseases of undetermined etiology and transmission, can make response time much faster and less costly than having to plan and implement at the same time. Preparing for the worst with an emergency family and animal plan can make the anticipated, predictable disasters more manageable. Mother Nature almost always has the last word. Contact: Dr. Roberta M. Dwyer, 859/257-4757, rmdwye2@email.uky.edu, Maxwell H.
Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. This is an excerpt from Equine Disease Quarterly, funded by underwriters at Lloyd's, London, brokers, and their Kentucky agents.
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Chile to evacuate fjord hit by waves By EDUARDO GALLARDO, Associated Press Writer Mon Apr 23, 6:14 PM ET
SANTIAGO, Chile - The government said Monday it will evacuate residents and businesses from the banks of a fjord in southern Chile where 10 people were swept away by 26-foot waves following a powerful earthquake. At least three people died when they were engulfed by the massive waves, which were triggered by a 6.2-magnitude quake that sent avalanches of rock crashing into the water at the base of Aysen Fjord. Rescuers were searching Monday for the other seven people.Experts warned that the fjord is unsafe because of continuing seismic activity in the area. There have been hundreds of quakes in the region since Jan. 22, most too weak to be felt. But Saturday's quake opened cracks in the ground and rattled residents.
Seismologist Oscar Aranda, who is investigating the quakes for the government, recommended that people not remain at the base of the fjord.Only a few people actually live along the fjord, a narrow inlet of water surrounded by rocky cliffs, but more than 120 people work there in the salmon industry.
Interior Minister Belisario Velasco said the government is in discussions with salmon industry executives to arrange for operations to be transferred elsewhere.President Michelle Bachelet on Sunday visited Puerto Aysen, a city close to the fjord about 1,700 miles south of the Chilean capital of Santiago, where she was met by hundreds of angry residents who claim the government is not paying attention to their needs.
Flood waters ravaging rural roads
Last Updated: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 | 9:23 AM CT CBC News
As the threat of flooding subsides in parts of Saskatchewan, a new problem has arisen washed-out rural roads.Up to two-thirds of the roads in some rural communities in the northeast grainbelt are impossible to travel on, residents say.It's leaving people like Wilfred Quill, his wife and three children stranded. Last week, flood waters forced them to leave their home near the Yellowquill First Nation.
Now, they don't know when they will be able to return.The culvert's washed out and we can't get in, he said Monday. We've just been staying around my auntie's place there, my boy's place, back and forth.Quill thinks it may be two or three weeks before road crews can get out and even do some temporary repairs.It's a scenario that's being repeated throughout the northeast.
Richard Niezgoda, a councillor with the rural municipality of Kelvington, said at least half the roads in the area are washed out and one of them goes by his farm.Makes things difficult, he said. Likewise with our school bus, we haven't had a bus here since last Thursday or Wednesday.In a neighbouring area, farmer Ted Cawkwell narrowly escaped injury yesterday when a road caved in while he was driving over it.As we were crossing the culvert, the front end of my truck went across then the back end broke through, he said. When we stopped there was a two-foot hole behind us in the road.
According to Cawkwell, two-thirds of the roads in the area are washed out, but municipal officials won't be able to repair them until the water subsides.
EUROPEAN UNION ARMY
DANIEL 7:23-25
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast (EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TRADING BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings(10 NATIONS) that shall arise: and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.( BE HEAD OF 3 NATIONS)
25 And he (EU PRESIDENT) shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.(3 1/2 YRS)
DANIEL 8:23-25
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king (EU DICTATOR) of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences,(FROM THE OCCULT) shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power:(SATANS 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;(JESUS) but he shall be broken without hand.
DANIEL 11:36-39
36 And the king (EU DICTATOR) shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers,(THIS EU DICTATOR IS JEWISH) nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.(CLAIM TO BE GOD)
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:(WAR) and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god,(DESTROY TERROR GROUPS) whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many,(HIS ARMY LEADERS) and shall divide the land for gain. (Israel)
REVELATION 19:19
19 And I saw the beast,(EU LEADER) and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse,(JESUS) and against his army.(THE RAPTURED CHRISTIANS)
NOW THE EU ARMY IS COMING TOGETHER. AS YOU READ IN THE SCRIPTURES ABOVE IT WILL BE A BRUTAL FORCE ONCE IT GETS GOING IN FULL GEAR. THIS SAME EU ARMY WILL TRY TO NUKE JESUS OUT OF THE SKY WHEN HE RETURNS BODILY TO THE MOUNT OF OLIVES AT THE END OF THE FUTURE 7 YEAR PEACE TREATY.
EU agrees rapid reaction anti-immigration units
23.04.2007 - 09:29 CET | By Renata Goldirova
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - In an effort to cut the numbers of illegal migrants arriving to Europe by sea, EU interior ministers have given the green light to setting up a rapidly deployable force of border guards which would assist countries facing an immigration emergency.
It is the best ever example of European solidarity, EU home affairs commissioner Franco Frattini said after the deal on the so-called rapid border intervention teams was struck on Friday (20 April). The rapid border intervention teams – operational under the EU's external borders agency, Frontex - are foreseen as a pool of some 450 national experts, made available at short notice of up to five working days to any member state whose borders are under urgent and exceptional strain by illegal migration. Under the deal, all 27 capitals will be required to contribute to the EU teams.
The prime goal is to combat illegal immigration in the Mediterranean and Atlantic coastal area, after last year saw an unprecedented amount of Africans taking the perilous trip, crammed together in small fishing boats, in search of a better life in Europe.More than 31,000 illegal immigrants reached Spanish territory in 2006 - six times more than in 2005 – while Italy and Malta were also heavily targeted.
Thousands are feared to have been lost at sea.The idea of special EU teams already received the backing from the European Parliament's committee on civil liberties, justice and home affairs on 11 April. The parliament is expected to give its final blessing during this week's plenary session in Strasbourg.
In addition, Frontex is to set in motion a permanent coast patrols network for the EU's southern sea borders amid fears that favourable weather could make 2007 another record year in terms of sea-borne migration. The patrols will begin work in late May to define and monitor flashpoint areas for illegal attempts to enter Europe. We have succeeded in making another important step to protect the common external sea frontiers in the south, German interior minister Wolfgang Schauble said in response to the announcement, adding this mechanism is a vital measure to counter illegal migration at the external sea borders jointly and in a coordinated manner.According to EU commissioner Frattini, Frontex - created in 2005 to co-ordinate EU border security – now has at its disposal over 20 air planes, almost 30 helicopters and far more than 100 vessels as well as a variety of other equipment.
EU-U.S. agree on economic partnership - 2007/4/23
BERLIN, AFP
The European Union and the United States have approved a plan to bolster the transatlantic economic partnership, to be signed at the next EU-U.S. summit, Der Spiegel magazine reported.
In its edition to be published Monday, the German magazine said the accord had been agreed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, as holder of the EU presidency, U.S. President George W. Bush and European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso. They had agreed to extensive economic collaboration between the EU and United States, it wrote, of the draft accord which is due to be signed in Washington at the end of the month. According to Der Spiegel, the plan notably says, We are aiming for a transatlantic market without barriers.The partnership includes common norms and standards for industrial companies and financial service providers. Balance sheet directives would be recognized on both sides of the Atlantic in 2008, it said.
That would also be the case for admission procedures in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, as well as for the cosmetics sector and automobile parts, it added. And it foresees the creation of a forum on energy technologies to formulate recommendations. Both the American administration and the European Commission are also each expected to create a post to deal with transatlantic trade issues. Questioned by AFP, a German government spokesman said he was unable to deny or confirm the Spiegel article. However, he said, We are confident that Mrs. Merkel, Mr. Barroso and Mr. Bush will adopt an ambitious accord to deepen economic transatlantic relations during the American-European summit.Bush is due to host the annual summit between the United States and the European Union on April 30.
Israel at 59 - Facing Unpleasant Facts in the Middle East
by Prof. Steven Plaut April 23, 2007 Haifa, Israel
The world is now well into the post-Oslo. post-911 era, in which the delusions and denials of reality that were the foundations of the Middle East peace process are at last being acknowledged for what they were. For those returning to the planet Earth from Fantasyland in the Oslo parallel universe, it behooves them and us all to bear in mind some of the unpleasant facts of life about the Middle East.
1. The Arab world has never come to terms with Israel’s existence within ANY set of borders whatsoever and is still seeking the annihilation of Israel and its population.
2. ANY Palestinian state, regardless of who rules it, will produce escalated violence, terror and warfare in the Middle East, and neither stability nor peaceful relations. ANY Palestinian state will seek warfare with Israel and not solutions to the economic and social problems of its citizens.
3. The only reason Arafat and the PLO ever wanted control of the West Bank and Gaza Strip was to use them as bases for attacks on Israel. This is the only real use to which they will be put by any future Palestinian state.
4. There is no alternative that will stop the bloodshed and war in the Middle East other than the adoption by Israel of an unambiguous policy of R&D, that is, of Re-Occupation and Denazification of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Every other alternative proposal for stabilization and pacification is delusional.
5. Denazification of the West Bank and Gaza Strip must be based partly on the programs of Denazification imposed on Germany and Japan by the Allies after World War II, but in part must be different. Such Denazification policies will have to stay in place for decades. There is no other way by which Israel can prevent the daily massacre of its civilians by Palestinian terrorists.
6. The bulk of Palestinians have lived outside Israeli occupation for years, and their liberation from Israeli occupation only produced Nazification, terrorism, mass murders, and violence. Their pacification requires re-imposing of open-ended martial rule upon them by Israel.
7. The instability of the Middle East is not caused by Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands but by PLO occupation of Israeli lands.
8. There was never in history an Arab Palestinian state. There is no justification whatsoever for one now (other than perhaps in Jordan).
9. The Palestinians have no legitimate claim to the right to set up their own state. It is doubtful whether they ever did have such a right, but - even if they once did - they forfeited it thanks to decades of terrorism, savagery, mass murders and barbarism.
10. Palestinians are Arabs. The Arabs already rule 22 states. There is no reason why they should be entitled to a 23rd state, and creation of a 23rd Arab state, Palestine, in the West Bank and Gaza will escalate Middle East violence and world terrorism.
11. The Palestinians are not and never were a nation. They are not even a tribe. They are a branch of Arabs with only minor and secondary cultural differences that distinguish them from Syrians, Lebanese or Jordanians.
12. The Middle East conflict cannot be resolved through endless exhibitions of niceness and restraint by Israel. Israeli niceness, restraint, and goodwill gestures are interpreted by the Arab world as weakness and as signs that the Jews, like Paul McCartney’s Band, are on the run.
13. The Palestinians are not mistreated by Israel, but ARE poorly treated by the Palestinian Authority. The treatment of Arabs by Israel is a thousand times better than the treatment of Arabs by Arab countries.
14. The only Arabs in the Middle East with any semblance of civil rights are those who live under Israeli rule.
15. If the intifada uprising were in fact a product of oppression and mistreatment of Arabs by a government, then Israel should be the only country in the Middle East that does NOT have an intifada.
16. Oslo has radicalized and Sudetenized most Israeli Arabs, who now identify with and openly support Arab parties and politicians who call openly for terror violence against Jews and the destruction of Israel.
17. There exists no set of concessions by Israel that would result in the Arab states coming to terms with Israel’s existence.
18. There are no Arab democracies and no support for democracy among significant minorities within the Arab world.
19. Israeli assassination of Palestinian terrorists is in fact a substitute for retaliation in kind against the Palestinians for bombings of Israeli children and other civilians. The alternative to such assassinations is bombings of Palestinian civilians.
20. Israeli settlements are the mine canaries of the Arab world. There is no reason why Jewish civilians should not be free to live in peace within Arab countries truly seeking peace with Israel, just as Arabs live at peace within Israel and within the United States. The attitude of the Arab world in general and of the Palestinian Authority in particular towards such settlements is indicative of their attitudes
towards Israel and Jews in general. If the Palestinians are NOT seeking peace with the Jews, and indeed they are not, then the real problem is that Israel has built too few settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
21. Israel is the only country in the Middle East that does NOT deal with Islamist terror through wholesale massacres of the people in whose midst the terrorists operate.
22. There is an inverse relationship between the material comfort of Arabs living under Israeli rule and political moderation. The better off they are in a material sense, the more violent and radical they are. More generally, Arab radicalism and terror are positively correlated with comfort and education and wealth. Bin Laden and his people are filthy rich. There have been no undernourished Palestinian suicide bombers. Many have been college students.
23. Palestinians endorse terrorism and violence against Jews by near-universal majorities.
24. Israeli Arabs endorse terror and violence against Jews by large majorities. They also support bin Laden and the Hizbollah.
25. There are no visible Palestinian public figures who oppose violence, terror and Islamist fascism. There are no Palestinian moderate leaders, only a few Palestinian fascists who speak English well and elegantly, like Hanan Ashrawi.
26. There is not and never has been a Palestinian peace movement nor a Syrian peace movement.
27. Syria has no legitimate claim to the Golan Heights. Its claim to the Golan is far less legitimate than German’s claim to Alsace and Lorraine.
28. The PLO, and not just the Hamas, is itself very much a manifestation of Islamist fascism and was founded by Islamist fundamentalists. Its head, Abu Mazen, is no more moderate than the heads of the Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
29. Asking Arafat to arrest the terrorists is a bit like asking Osama bin Laden to arrest those responsible for the September 11 attacks on the US or asking Hitler to take steps against those who invaded Poland. It is all part of the Oslo era of mass delusion and make-pretend.
30. Peace cannot be achieved through pretending that war does not exist.
31. The Israeli Left is responsible for the bloodshed in Israel. The Israeli Left rescued the PLO from oblivion in the early 1990s, armed it, and allowed it to become entrenched in the suburbs of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. The Israeli Left is as wacky as is the pro-Taliban, pro-Saddam campus Left in the United States. It is today as anti-Israel as the US far Left is anti-American.
32. Ehud Olmert and his crew have yet to detach themselves from the pipe dreams and denials of reality imposed on the country by the Israeli Left, those that produced the Oslo debacle. They continue to insist they favor creation of a Palestinian state.
33. The only peaceful terrorist is a dead terrorist.
34. Israel cannot restore the credibility of its military prowess through signaling, but rather only through using that prowess and putting its military might to actual use.
35. Unilateral withdrawal by Israel produces massive terrorist aggression. Anyone nursing doubts should contemplate what Israel’s 2000 withdrawal from Southern Lebanon produced in the summer of 2006. Steven Plaut is a professor at the Graduate School of the Business Administration at the University of Haifa and is a columnist for the Jewish Press. A collection of his commentaries on the current events in Israel can be found on his blog at www.stevenplaut.blogspot.com.
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Hamas: Truce with Israel at end By IBRAHIM BARZAK, Associated Press Writer APR 24,07
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Hamas militants fired a barrage of rockets and mortar shells toward Israel on its independence day Tuesday, and said they considered it the end of a five-month truce with Israel.
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, whose Hamas-led government negotiated the cease-fire with its militant wing, blamed Israel: We made great efforts at keeping the truce and there was a positive Palestinian position, but unfortunately this position was met by expanding the aggression and escalating it against the Palestinian people, he said. It's not a Palestinian problem, it is an Israeli problem.Nine Palestinians were killed in fighting with Israel over the weekend, most of them militants, but also two civilians.The barrage, which came on Israel's 59th independence day, did not cause any damage or injury, but it marked the first time Hamas acknowledged firing shells toward Israel since agreeing to a cease-fire along the Gaza-Israel border in November. Hamas is tightly organized, and Israel says attacks from Gaza have the tacit approval from the militant group's political leaders.Israel Radio, citing military officials, said the rocket attack appeared to be an unsuccessful attempt to create a diversion in order to capture an Israeli soldier posted at the Gaza border.
In June, Hamas-allied militants had tunneled from Gaza into Israel and seized an Israeli soldier, Cpl. Gilad Shalit, who is still being held.In Israel, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his defense minister discussed a possible response. More security consultations were planned for Wednesday, government officials said.The Israeli military has warned of a Hamas arms buildup in Gaza, and has readied contingency plans for a large-scale invasion of the territory. However, Olmert said earlier this month that the time is not ripe for a major ground campaign.
Hamas had held back attacks on Israel for months, especially during power-sharing talks with the Fatah movement of moderate President Mahmoud Abbas. A spokesman for the Islamic group's armed wing said the group considered the truce over.The cease-fire has been over for a long time, and Israel is responsible for that, the spokesman, Abu Obeida, told the Voice of Palestine radio station.
We are ready to kidnap more and more, and kill more and more of your soldiers.Hamas-allied militants have demanded hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for the release of Shalit, the captured Israeli soldier.On Monday, Olmert said freeing soldiers is important to the government, but that it would not repeat mistakes made in the past by releasing violent prisoners who then carried out more attacks against Israelis. But Olmert said there would be no escape in the end from making a difficult decision on trading prisoners for the captured troops.In other developments Tuesday, around 200 men from the Abu Sharkh tribe, many armed with rifles and M16s, pushed their way into the parliament building in Gaza City, firing in the air, and carrying the body of 38-year-old Hassan Abu Sharkh on a stretcher.
The protesters briefly left Abu Sharkh's body in the plenum, pushing aside guards and demanding the killers be bought to justice.Abu Sharkh was shot in the head on Sunday, and his body dumped in a nearby park. Two other Palestinians were killed in internal fighting on the same day.In a growing problem for Gaza, Palestinian smugglers and clansmen settle differences with guns, and bands of self-styled vigilantes have killed suspected pimps, prostitutes, drug dealers, owners of music shops, internet cafes, pool halls — activities which could divert people from worship — and women suspected of sexual misconduct. Bystanders are often wounded or killed.
Gay marriage evil, abortion terrorism: Vatican By Philip Pullella
Mon Apr 23, 2:43 PM ET
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican's second-highest ranking doctrinal official on Monday forcefully branded homosexual marriage an evil and denounced abortion and euthanasia as forms of terrorism with a human face.The attack by Archbishop Angelo Amato, secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, was the latest in a string of speeches made by either Pope Benedict or other Vatican officials as Italy considers giving more rights to gays.In an address to chaplains, Amato said newspapers and television bulletins often seemed like a perverse film about evil. He denounced evils that remain almost invisible because the media presented them as expression of human progress.
He listed these as abortion clinics, which he called slaughterhouses of human beings, euthanasia, and parliaments of so-called civilized nations where laws contrary to the nature of the human being are being promulgated, such as the approval of marriage between people of the same sex ...
Amato spoke at a time when the Vatican and Italy's powerful Roman Catholic Church are at loggerheads over plans for a highly controversial law that would give unmarried heterosexual and homosexual couples some form of legal recognition.The Church and Catholic politicians, even some in Prime Minister Romano Prodi's centre-left coalition, see the proposed law as a Trojan Horse and say it could lead to gay marriages.Amato, who is said to be very close to Pope Benedict, criticized the media's coverage of ethical issues.
After denouncing abominable terrorism such as that carried out by suicide bombers, he condemned what he called terrorism with a human face, and accused the media of manipulating language to hide the tragic reality of the facts.For example, abortion is called voluntary interruption of pregnancy and not the killing of a defenseless human being, an abortion clinic is given a harmless, even attractive, name: centre for reproductive health and euthanasia is blandly called death with dignity, he said in his address.
Gay rights group have criticized the Pope and Catholic Church officials in the past over such comments, accusing them of interfering in Italy's domestic affairs.Groups opposed to gay marriage and recognition of unmarried couples are planning a national rally in Rome next month.Italy's Roman Catholic Church, set up on diocesan and parish levels, has the organizational machinery to mobilize hundreds of thousands of people. A huge turnout, which is expected, could be a major embarrassment for Prodi's government.
ITS BECAUSE OF ACTIONS LIKE THIS THAT I BELIEVE THE RUSSIA/MUSLIM HORDES WILL BE DESTROYED IN THE FUTURE ON ISRAELS INDEPENDANCE DAY. THE BIBLE SAYS 5/6TH OF THIS HORDE WILL BE DESTROYED AND FORCED BACK TO THE SIBERIAN DESERT WHEN THEY MARCH AGAINST ISRAEL IN THE FUTURE.
Hamas Launches Independence Day Rocket Attack on Israel
by Hana Levi Julian 6 Iyar 5767, April 24, '07
(IsraelNN.com) Kassam rockets fired by Hamas terrorists slammed into the western Negev in the early morning light of Israel's Independence Day, in a faint echo of the Arab attacks on the nascent state in 1948. In a statement issued from Gaza City, the Izz a-Din al-Kassam Brigades, said it had fired up to 30 rockets and 50 mortar shells at Israel. The terror group said the attack was a reaction to the continued Zionist crimes against our people in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.Izz a-Din al-Kassam is a military unit in the Palestinian Authority’s ruling Hamas faction. An IDF spokesman dismissed the claim, and told Arutz-7 that only two rockets actually reached Israeli territory north of Gaza out of a total of six rockets that were launched. Eight mortar shells also reached the western Negev, according to the army spokesman, although more were launched. The specific number of mortar shells fired at Israel was unavailable.
No injuries or damage were reported in the attacks, said the spokesman. Residents in an unidentified community in southern Israel reported some damage, according to Ynet. IDF helicopters returned fire, shooting at the open areas in which the launch sites were identified, but hit no one. That was not the intent, said the army spokesman, who added the primary goal of the IDF response was deterrence. He declined further comment. Tuesday morning’s attack was the first by a Hamas terrorist group in five months and could signal the end of the limited ceasefire with the Palestinian Authority that began last year. The November 26th agreement called for Israel to withdraw its forces and PA terrorist groups to halt the rocket attacks on western Negev communities. Israel stuck to its promise, but more than 200 missiles have been fired at Israel from Gaza since the supposed ceasefire went into
effect.
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