THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT TO EDIFY THE CHURCH. (FROM BENNY HINNS TEACHING) P2
1 CORINTHIANS 12:1-11 King James Bible
1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
REVELATION
WORD OF WISDOM
WORD OF KNOWLEDGE
DISCERNING OF SPIRITS
VOCAL
TONGUES
INTERPRETATION OF TONGUES
PROPHECY
POWER
FAITH
HEALINGS
MIRACLES
THE VOCAL GIFTS OF TONGUES
ACTS 2:4-6
4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
5 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.
Notice its Tongues, there are three kinds of Tongues. This first one in Acts 2:4-6 is Tongues that the Apostles were filled with The Holy Spirit and began to speak in Tongues that were understood by different Nationalities. That Tongue is mentioned in 1 Cor 14
1 CORINTHIANS 14:22
22 Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, butto them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.
The Second Tongue is mentioned as a PRAYER LANGUAGE.
1 CORINTHIANS 14:2
2 For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
The third kind of Tongues is mentioned in 1 Cor 14:26-28
1 CORINTHIANS 14:26-28
26 How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a
revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
27 If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.
28 But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.
This 3rd Tongue is for public use in a Church to communcate to the Body of Christ, and this Tongue must be interpreted.
And its equal to Prophecy.
INTERPRETATION OF TONGUES GIFT
The gift of the interpretation of Tongues can only be in the operation of one who is already speaking in Tongues. And number
two they must pray for the Gift.
1 CORINTHIANS 14:13
13 Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.
In fact the 5 Gifts so far come by PRAYER. This Gift is equal to Prophecy.
1 CORINTHIANS 14:3-5
3 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
4 He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
5 I would that ye all spake with tongues but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.
THE GIFT OF PROPHECY
He that prophesieth speaketh unto Men to Edification and Exortation, and comfort. These three things must be in a true
prophecy from someone to be from God.
If someone gives you a Word it must Edify (Build you), Exort (Stir you) and Comfort you (Bring you Peace).
Its Gods will that all People Prophesy.
NUMBERS 11:29
29 And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the LORD's people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!
1 CORINTHIANS 14:1
1 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
This Gift again comes by PRAYER. Its released with the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. Because when one is filled with the Spirit he will Prophesy.
ACTS 2:17
17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your
daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
ACTS 13:2
2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
1 CORINTHIANS 14:29
29 Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.
THESE GIFTS ARE OUR CREDENTIALS AS BELIEVERS. THESE SIGNS SHALL FOLLOW THEM THAT BELIEVE. GOD GIVES THESE GIFTS THAT YOU MIGHT PROFIT IN THE SPIRIT. THAT YOU MIGHT BE MATURED - BUILT UP IN THE SPIRIT.
Friday, October 19, 2007
Thursday, October 18, 2007
JEWISH GROUP BLAMED FOR DIVISION
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.
Tropical Storm Kiko reforms off Mexico Wed Oct 17, 9:47 AM ET
MEXICO CITY - Tropical Storm Kiko reformed before dawn Wednesday off Mexico's Pacific coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The storm was stalled far out to sea and was expected to strengthen slightly and move north in the coming days, forecasters said. It had sustained winds of 40 mph and wasn't expected to threaten land or become a hurricane.The storm had been downgraded to a tropical depression late Tuesday before regaining tropical storm status Wednesday.
Severe weather to continue Senior Meteorologist,The Weather Channel OCT 17,07
Midwest
There have been nearly 100 reports of severe weather so far this Wednesday. A tornado destroyed a house in southwestern Missouri and wind collapsed a tent at an Oktoberfest event in Tulsa, Okla., injuring at least 20. Heading through the overnight, severe thunderstorms will continue to slice eastward through the Mississippi Valley. Residents of Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois are urged to monitor these storms closely. Thursday, the storm system responsible for this nastiness will grind northeastward into the Upper Midwest. Rain, much of it wind-whipped, will drench the eastern Dakotas, much of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. But even more daunting will be the continuing threat of severe thunderstorms, possibly including tornadoes, from the western Great Lakes into the Ohio Valley. Strong winds, possibly gusting as high as 60 mph, will be felt on the back side of this storm, from western South Dakota into western Kansas. High temperatures during the day Thursday are forecast to range from the upper 40s and 50s in the northern Plains and portions of the Upper Midwest to the 80s in southeast Missouri, southern and central Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky.
South
Severe thunderstormns rolled across Louisiana and Arkansas on Wednesday, producing large hail and strong wind gusts. On Thursday, the threat of severe weather will shift farther east into Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama in advance of a cold front. Not all of the news is bad, however. Along with the specter of nasty storms will come some much-needed rain for the drought-stricken Southeast, mainly from the Florida Panhandle northeastward into South Carolina. A few spots could pick up an inch or two. The southern Plains will remain sunny and dry. High temperatures are expected to range from the 60s in parts of the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles to the 90s in the Texas coastal Plain and portions of southwest Florida.
West
A powerful Pacific storm will punch into the Northwest Thursday with the center of the cyclone charging into extreme northwest Washington or southern Vancouver Island. Strong, gusty winds and heavy rain will attack much of the region. High wind watches and warnings are posted from the southern Oregon coast northward through the interior of western Washington. The Puget Sound may see sustained winds in the 30- to 40-mph range with gusts as high as 65 mph possible. Some trees and power lines may be downed. Rain will soak areas over and west of the Cascades as far south as northern California, with lighter rain or showers reaching eastward as far as the Bitterroots. The fast movement of the storm should preclude any significant flooding. Snow levels will rise, getting up to around 4000 feet near the Canadian border, 7000 feet near the California line. Heavy surf, reaching 15 to 20 feet, will pound the Washington and Oregon beaches. (After diminishing slightly on Friday, even higher surf--24 to 28 feet--will roll in on Saturday.) The remainder of the West should see partly cloudy skies. Gusty winds will continue across the southern Rockies. High temperatures Thursday throughout the West are forecast to range from the 30s in the higher Rockies to the 80s in southeast California and southwest Arizona.
Northeast
A few light showers will work their way into the Northeast on Thursday, precursors of heavier showers and thunderstorms, some possibly severe, for Friday and Friday night. Southerly winds will push temperatures to above-average levels Thursday. Highs will range from the 50s in extreme northern Maine to the 80s in eastern Virginia.
DISEASES
REVELATION 6:7-8
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse:(CHLORES GREEN) and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword,(WEAPONS) and with hunger,(FAMINE) and with death,(INCURABLE DISEASES) and with the beasts of the earth.(ANIMAL TO HUMAN DISEASE).
Superbug kills more people in U.S. than AIDS, study finds
By THOMAS H. MAUGH II - Los Angeles Times - Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Severe infections by an antibiotic-resistant superbug, known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, are at least twice as high as researchers previously believed and now kill more Americans than AIDS, researchers reported Wednesday.The bacterial infections, commonly called MRSA (pronounced mersa), were once confined to a few hospitals, but a new study by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that in 2005 they made an estimated 94,000 Americans seriously ill and killed almost 19,000, compared with 17,000 who died of AIDS complications.
Certainly, MRSA now has to be viewed as a very important target for prevention and control, said Dr. David A. Talan, an infectious diseases specialist in Sylmar, Calif., who was not involved in the study.The infections have been a growing concern, particularly over the past decade, as they have spread outside hospitals, popping up in prisons, athletic fields and locker rooms.The study reported that nearly 14 percent of new antibiotic-resistant staph infections are not linked to hospitals or other medical facilities, indicating that the disease is now comfortably ingrained in the wider community.The finding, reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association, is but the latest evidence of a widespread pattern of increasing drug resistance among a variety of infectious agents, including multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis, antibiotic-resistant Clostridium difficile and other once-innocuous organisms.The emergence of these superbugs has not been accompanied by the development of new drugs to combat them.
The spread of resistant organisms is astounding, wrote Dr. Elizabeth A. Bancroft of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health in an editorial accompanying the report.Bancroft said the reported incidence of resistant staph infections is just the tip of the iceberg because the CDC researchers studied only blood-borne infections that find their way into internal organisms.
Several studies have found that such infections represent only 6 percent to 9 percent of all MRSA infections, which can also thrive on the skin in a more innocuous form, waiting for the opportunity to enter the body.It appears that the total burden of MRSA is much greater than what was estimated in this study, she said.Most forms of the staph bacterium are easily killed with common antibiotics, such as amoxicillin. But beginning in 1968, researchers began to see variants that required treatment with stronger antibiotics.
Experts attribute the emergence of the superbugs to indiscriminate use of antibiotics, the failure of patients to complete their antibiotic regimens and the use of antibiotics in animal feed. In each case, incomplete eradication of the bacteria leads to mutations that increase resistance to the drugs.Today, the most resistant require treatment with powerful and expensive antibiotics like vancomycin, and as many as one in five patients still succumb to the infections.Confined to the surface of the skin, the bacteria do minimal damage. But in hospitals, nursing homes and dialysis centers, they can hitch a ride inside the body, spreading through the bloodstream and causing severe illness.
In the same fashion, they can be spread by tattooing and drug use in prisons and by cuts and abrasions on the athletic field.While doctors were aware of the growing staph problem, there were no hard data to document it.The new results were obtained by Dr. R. Monina Klevens of the CDC and her colleagues as part of the agency's ongoing Active Bacterial Core surveillance program, which monitors infections in nine regions of the U.S., including San Francisco, Baltimore, Atlanta and Denver. All infections were laboratory-confirmed.The group observed 8,987 cases of blood-borne MRSA infections in the survey area, which was extrapolated to come up with a nationwide estimate of 94,360 cases. There were 1,598 deaths in the area, corresponding to 18,650 deaths nationwide.Only 26.6 percent of the cases were infections that occurred in hospitals, but 58.4 percent were infections that occurred in the community but were linked to hospitalization or medical procedures. Infections unrelated to medical procedures accounted for 13.7 percent of cases.Infection rates were highest among those older than 65, and blacks were twice as likely as whites to suffer an infection. In both groups, Klevens said, the higher rates were most likely due to a higher incidence of chronic diseases, which both weakens patients and sends them more often to the hospital, where they come in contact with the bacterium.
For infants, the rate was four times as high in blacks as in whites.Health-care advocates argue that hospitals need to improve hygiene. Some studies, for example, show that hospital workers wash their hands only about half as often as guidelines recommend.
Other critics say hospitals should screen all newly admitted patients for MRSA and isolate those who are found to be positive. Hospitals, however, say such isolated patients are likely to receive less care because of the inconvenience associated with entering their rooms.palmbeachpost.com
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.
Bush warns of World War III if Iran goes nuclear
Oct 17 11:45 AM US/Eastern
If you're interested in avoiding World War III...
US President George W. Bush said Wednesday that he had warned world leaders they must prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons if you're interested in avoiding World War III.We've got a leader in Iran who has announced that he wants to destroy Israel, Bush said at a White House press conference after Russia cautioned against military action against Tehran's supect atomic program.
So I've told people that, if you're interested in avoiding World War III, it seems like you ought to be interested in preventing them from having the knowledge necessary to make a nuclear weapon, said Bush. AFP
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)
Turkey lawmakers OK possible Iraq attack By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA, Associated Press Writer OCT 17,07
ISTANBUL, Turkey - Parliament authorized the government Wednesday to send troops into northern Iraq to root out Kurdish rebels who've been conducting raids into Turkey. The vote removed the last legal obstacle to an offensive, but there was no sign of imminent action as the United States urged restraint. Turkish leaders, under pressure from Washington and Baghdad, have signaled they would not immediately give the order to send in 60,000 soldiers, armor and attack helicopters into a region that has largely escaped the chaos of the Iraq war.The crisis along the border, where the Turkish troops have massed since summer, has driven up oil prices along with tensions between Turkey and its longtime NATO ally, the United States.President Bush said the U.S. was making clear to Turkey that it should not stage a major army operation in the Iraqi north, much of which has escaped the sustained violence and political discord common in the rest of Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003.
Bush said Turkey has had troops stationed in northern Iraq for quite a while, a reference to about 1,500 soldiers deployed for years to monitor the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, with the permission of Iraqi Kurd authorities.We don't think it's in their interest to send more troops in, he said.While they now have the authority to strike at PKK bases used to stage attacks in Turkey, the country's leaders appear to be holding back in hopes the threat of an incursion will prod Iraq and the U.S. to move against the guerrillas.The Turkish military, which had little success when it last carried out a major incursion into Iraq a decade ago with 50,000 soldiers, estimates 3,800 Turkish Kurd guerrillas operate from Iraq territory and 2,300 are inside Turkey.
As Parliament voted 507-19 to approve military operations against PKK fighters in northern Iraq over the next year, Turkey's government moved to explain its decision to its Arab neighbors, sending Foreign Minister Ali Babacan to both Egypt and Lebanon.Oil prices surged briefly to a record $89 a barrel after the vote. Traders worry that any escalation in the conflict will cut oil supplies from northern Iraq.Hours before the vote, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki called his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to say Iraq's government was determined to halt terrorist activities of the PKK on Iraqi territory, his office said.A close aide to al-Maliki said later that the two leaders agreed the Iraqis should deal with PKK fighters based inside Iraq and the Turks would take care of guerrillas operating in Turkish territory.But Erdogan warned that Iraq must rein in the guerrillas, the aide said. If you don't solve the problem now, we will have no choice but to pursue the PKK inside Iraq, he quoted the Turkish leader as saying.The aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to discuss the confidential conversation, added that there would be no joint operations involving Iraqi and Turkish troops. He said Iraq would not agree to more Turkish soldiers entering its territory.Erdogan had suggested that Turkey, Iraq and the U.S. conduct a joint campaign against the PKK. But U.S. and Iraqi troops are hard pressed elsewhere, and Iraqi Kurds are reluctant to fight their ethnic brethren from Turkey.
A Kurdish lawmaker in Iraq warned an incursion would threaten the relative stability of the autonomous Kurdish region in the north and called on Turkey to deal with the issue in a peaceful way.
Adnan al-Mufti, speaker of the regional parliament, also said he believed Turkey had ulterior motives aimed at upsetting the success of the Kurdish region in Iraq because it fears separatist sentiment within its own borders.PKK fighters operating from bases in the mountains of northern Iraq periodically cross the border to stage attacks in their war to win autonomy for Turkey's predominantly Kurdish southeast. More than 30,000 people have died in fighting that began in 1984. The authorization for an offensive inside Iraq had the backing of all of Turkey's parliamentary parties except a small Kurdish party. A single lawmaker from the opposition Republican People's Party voted against it. I am concerned that Turkey could be dragged into an Iraqi quagmire,said the lawmaker, Esref Erdem. Turkish leaders have said publicly that they would prefer a solution to the guerrilla problem that avoids a cross-border offensive, but Erdogan has warned that Turkey will take whatever steps it must to defeat the PKK. What's important is the parliament's decision, not what people say, Erdogan said. Public anger is high in Turkey over a recent spate of guerrilla attacks in the southeast as well as a perception that the United States has failed to back Turkey in its fight with the PKK, even though Washington lists the movement as a terrorist group.
Sam Brannen, an international security fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said the U.S. had underestimated the value of Turkey as a strategic ally and created problems for itself by angering Turks with its failure to curb PKK activity in northern Iraq. He said others in the region, such as Iran, Syria and al-Qaida in Iraq, could take advantage of strained Turkish-American relations and a destabilized northern Iraq. It's not happening in a vacuum. There are other state and non-state actors who would see some advantage in drawing Turkey into the conflict, Brannen said. It's really hard to see what U.S. leverage will be in this situation.At a White House news conference, Bush urged the Democratic-controlled Congress not to worsen tensions by approving a resolution labeling as genocide the World War I-era killing of up to 1.5 million Armenians by Turks as the Ottoman Empire crumbled. Noting the number of domestic bills pending before Congress, Bush said, One thing Congress should not be doing is sorting out the historical record of the Ottoman Empire.Turkey, which argues the deaths came during civil unrest and not from a planned campaign to eradicate Armenians, is furious over the measure and has threatened repercussions if it is adopted. Turkey is a key route for moving supplies to U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The House vote to label the bloodshed nearly a century ago as genocide was in jeopardy after several Democrats withdrew their support and sounded alarms it could cripple U.S.-Turkish relations. Soner Cagaptay, director of the Turkish program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said failure of the measure might lead Turkey's leaders to forgo military action in northern Iraq as a conciliatory gesture to Washington. Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell indicated U.S. military leaders felt Turkey was not committed to invading Iraq. It would have enormous implications, not just for us but for the Turks, and I don't think there is any rush to war on the part of the Turks, Morrell said. But Cagaptay said another serious PKK attack would probably trump diplomatic gestures. If there's another massive PKK attack, killing a dozen civilians, you can expect they will go in within the next 24 hours, he said. Associated Press writer Qassim Abdul-Zahra in Baghdad contributed to this report.
JERUSALEM DIVIDED
ZECHARIAH 12:1-5 King James Bible
1 The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.
2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.
3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.
4 In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.
5 And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God.
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.
ZECHARIAH 14:1-9 King James Bible
1 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. 5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.
6 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:
7 But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.
8 And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.
9 And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.
ISRAELS TROUBLE
JEREMIAH 30:7
7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble;(ISRAEL) but he shall be saved out of it.
DANIEL 12:1,4
1 And at that time shall Michael(ISRAELS WAR ANGEL) stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people:(ISRAEL) and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation(May 14,48) even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro,(WORLD TRAVEL,IMMIGRATION) and knowledge shall be increased.(COMPUTERS,CHIP IMPLANTS ETC)
FROM WND'S JERUSALEM BUREAU
Jewish group to blame for dividing Jerusalem?
Allowed tens of thousands of Arabs to build on land purchased for Jews - October 17, 2007 - By Aaron Klein - 2007 WorldNetDaily.com
JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and senior members of his Kadima party have hinted the past few days the Israeli government may agree to divide Jerusalem, noting that some eastern neighborhoods have an Arab majority, with some even housing refugee camps. But WND had learned key Jerusalem neighborhoods mentions as slated for possible evacuation are owned by a U.S. Jewish group that over the years has allowed tens of thousands of Arabs to illegally squat on its land, resulting in the current Arab majority. The Jewish National Fund, or JNF, purchased the land now up for possible Israeli withdrawal using Jewish donor funds for the specific purpose of Jewish settlement. On Monday, Olmert hinted he would withdraw from parts of Jerusalem by asking whether it was necessary to retain certain Arab communities, specifically mentioning Shoafat, a Jerusalem neighborhood. Was it necessary to also add the Shuafat refugee camp, Sawakra, Walaje and other villages and define them as part of Jerusalem? On that, I must confess, I am not convinced, stated Olmert, speaking at a special Knesset session to mark the sixth anniversary of the assassination of former government minister Rehavam Ze'evi, who drew up the 1967 map.
Vice Premier Haim Ramon, a member of Olmert's ruling Kadima party, last week reportedly mapped out a future partition of Jerusalem under a deal with the Palestinians, stating Israel may give up Jerusalem's Shoafat and Qalandiya neighborhoods, among other communities. Ramon was quoted by the popular YnetNews.com Israeli website as writing in a letter to Jerusalem City Councilman Nir Barkat that under his plan, The Jewish neighborhoods (of Jerusalem) will be recognized as Israeli and under Israeli sovereignty. Accordingly, the Arab neighborhoods will be recognized as Palestinian.But some of the areas mentioned as slated for possible evacuation – hundreds of acres in Shoafat and Qalandiya – are owned by the JNF, a nonprofit that purchases property using donor funds. The JNF lands have been utilized for the illegal construction of dozens of Arab apartment buildings, a refugee camp and a U.N. school. The properties recently were blocked off from Jewish sections of Jerusalem and isolated to Arab neighborhoods by Israel's security fence. Qalandiya is located near an old Israeli airport; the Jerusalem suburb of Shoafat is adjacent to the Jewish neighborhood of Pisgat Zeev. The lands were purchased legally on behalf of JNF using Jewish donations in the early 1900s, immediately after the organization was founded in 1901 with the specific charge of repurchasing and developing the land of Israel for Jewish settlement. A tour of Qalandiya found dozens of Arab apartment complexes, a Palestinian refugee camp and a U.N. school for Palestinians constructed on the land.
According to officials in Israel's Housing Ministry, Arabs first constructed facilities illegally in Qalandiya and Kfar Akev between 1948 and 1967, prior to the 1967 Six-Day War during which Israel retook control of the entire city of Jerusalem. Qalandiya, still owned by JNF, came under the management of the Israeli government's Land Authority in the late 1960s. Ministry officials say the bulk of illegal Arab construction in Qalandiya took place in the past 20 years, with construction of several new Arab apartment complexes taking place in just the past two years. Neither the Israeli government nor JNF took any concrete measures to stop the illegal building, which continues today with at least one apartment complex in Qalandiya under construction. Jerusalem's Shoafat neighborhood, which has an estimated value of $3 million, was also purchased by JNF in the early 1900s and fell under the management of the Israel Land Authority about 40 years ago. Much of the illegal Arab construction in Shoafat took place in the past 15 years, with some apartment complexes built as late as 2004. In Qalandiya and Shoafat, Israel's security fence cordons off the Arab sections of the JNF lands from the rest of Jewish Jerusalem.
Internal JNF documents obtained by WND outline illegal Arab construction on the Jewish-owned land. A survey of Qalandiya summarized on JNF stationery conducted in December 2000 and signed by a JNF worker states, In a lot of the plots I find Arabs are living and building illegally and also working the JNF land without permission.The JNF survey goes on to document illegal construction of Arab apartment complexes and the U.N. school under the property management of Israel's Land Authority.
Group misleading donors?
In response to a WND exclusive report on the JNF's alleged mismanagement of the properties, JNF CEO Russell Robinson sent statements to concerned donors that the illegal construction occurred during periods the Jerusalem land was occupied by Jordan.
During that time the Jordanian government oversaw all activities, including the U.N. building. Under international law, this makes matters pertaining to the land more complicated than what [WND describes],states Robinson's letter
Jordan, together with other Arab countries, attacked Israel after its founding in 1948 and administered eastern sections of Jerusalem following an armistice agreement until Jordan attacked again and Israel liberated the entire city of Jerusalem in the 1967 Six-Day War. During the period of Jordanian control, some new construction took place, including in areas previously purchased by Jews.
1991 photo of Shoafat shows region entirely forest land
But WND obtained aerial photos of the two JNF sites in question, Shoafat and Qalandiya, which Robinson claimed were illegally built upon prior to 1967.
1967 aerial photo of Qalandiya region
An aerial photo taken in 1967 of the second site, Qalandiya, which is now a large Arab town, finds construction of a U.N. building but few other sites, indicating the vast majority of Arab construction – dozens of large apartment complexes – occurred under JNF control. WND originally reported some of the construction took place prior to 1967, but the bulk of the building occurred the past few years, under Jewish management. Robinson did not return phone calls seeking comment.
Leftist millionaires influencing JNF?
Illegal Arab construction on Jewish-owned lands is not limited to Jerusalem. Arabs reportedly are building without permits on JNF-owned property in the Galilee and in areas outside Bethlehem. Due to Israeli military laws, Jews are barred from building on the JNF lands near Bethlehem. Also, Arabs are living illegally in JNF-owned apartments in strategic areas in Jerusalem's Old City. Asked to explain why the esteemed Jewish organization would allow Arabs to illegally occupy strategic land purchased for Jews, one JNF source involved in land acquisition pointed to what he claimed was the disproportionate influence over the organization by a small group of Jewish multimillionaires in New Jersey who lead major public fundraising efforts for JNF. The source said the group of wealthy New Jersey Jews, all of whom are real estate moguls and many of whom invest in projects as a team, are largely also donors to leftist causes associated with Israeli President Shimon Peres, who advocates the division of Jerusalem and an Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank.
The Jews include the Wilf, Halpern, Zuckerman and Tisch families, according to the JNF source. The key lands in Jerusalem upon which the JNF has allowed Arabs to illegally build are part of the areas Peres has advocated handing to the Palestinians. Peres currently serves as Israel's minister for the development of the Negev Desert, which the JNF has been leading a massive campaign to populate, with the goal of bringing 250,000 Jewish residents there. Peres' face is prominently featured on JNF advertisements and material. The wealthy New Jersey Jews are highly politically motivated, support leftist causes and are involved in JNF affairs, charged the JNF source. It is unfair to Jews worldwide who donate to the JNF with certain expectations, such as that their donations will be used for Jewish settlement in Jerusalem.
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.
Tropical Storm Kiko reforms off Mexico Wed Oct 17, 9:47 AM ET
MEXICO CITY - Tropical Storm Kiko reformed before dawn Wednesday off Mexico's Pacific coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The storm was stalled far out to sea and was expected to strengthen slightly and move north in the coming days, forecasters said. It had sustained winds of 40 mph and wasn't expected to threaten land or become a hurricane.The storm had been downgraded to a tropical depression late Tuesday before regaining tropical storm status Wednesday.
Severe weather to continue Senior Meteorologist,The Weather Channel OCT 17,07
Midwest
There have been nearly 100 reports of severe weather so far this Wednesday. A tornado destroyed a house in southwestern Missouri and wind collapsed a tent at an Oktoberfest event in Tulsa, Okla., injuring at least 20. Heading through the overnight, severe thunderstorms will continue to slice eastward through the Mississippi Valley. Residents of Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois are urged to monitor these storms closely. Thursday, the storm system responsible for this nastiness will grind northeastward into the Upper Midwest. Rain, much of it wind-whipped, will drench the eastern Dakotas, much of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. But even more daunting will be the continuing threat of severe thunderstorms, possibly including tornadoes, from the western Great Lakes into the Ohio Valley. Strong winds, possibly gusting as high as 60 mph, will be felt on the back side of this storm, from western South Dakota into western Kansas. High temperatures during the day Thursday are forecast to range from the upper 40s and 50s in the northern Plains and portions of the Upper Midwest to the 80s in southeast Missouri, southern and central Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky.
South
Severe thunderstormns rolled across Louisiana and Arkansas on Wednesday, producing large hail and strong wind gusts. On Thursday, the threat of severe weather will shift farther east into Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama in advance of a cold front. Not all of the news is bad, however. Along with the specter of nasty storms will come some much-needed rain for the drought-stricken Southeast, mainly from the Florida Panhandle northeastward into South Carolina. A few spots could pick up an inch or two. The southern Plains will remain sunny and dry. High temperatures are expected to range from the 60s in parts of the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles to the 90s in the Texas coastal Plain and portions of southwest Florida.
West
A powerful Pacific storm will punch into the Northwest Thursday with the center of the cyclone charging into extreme northwest Washington or southern Vancouver Island. Strong, gusty winds and heavy rain will attack much of the region. High wind watches and warnings are posted from the southern Oregon coast northward through the interior of western Washington. The Puget Sound may see sustained winds in the 30- to 40-mph range with gusts as high as 65 mph possible. Some trees and power lines may be downed. Rain will soak areas over and west of the Cascades as far south as northern California, with lighter rain or showers reaching eastward as far as the Bitterroots. The fast movement of the storm should preclude any significant flooding. Snow levels will rise, getting up to around 4000 feet near the Canadian border, 7000 feet near the California line. Heavy surf, reaching 15 to 20 feet, will pound the Washington and Oregon beaches. (After diminishing slightly on Friday, even higher surf--24 to 28 feet--will roll in on Saturday.) The remainder of the West should see partly cloudy skies. Gusty winds will continue across the southern Rockies. High temperatures Thursday throughout the West are forecast to range from the 30s in the higher Rockies to the 80s in southeast California and southwest Arizona.
Northeast
A few light showers will work their way into the Northeast on Thursday, precursors of heavier showers and thunderstorms, some possibly severe, for Friday and Friday night. Southerly winds will push temperatures to above-average levels Thursday. Highs will range from the 50s in extreme northern Maine to the 80s in eastern Virginia.
DISEASES
REVELATION 6:7-8
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse:(CHLORES GREEN) and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword,(WEAPONS) and with hunger,(FAMINE) and with death,(INCURABLE DISEASES) and with the beasts of the earth.(ANIMAL TO HUMAN DISEASE).
Superbug kills more people in U.S. than AIDS, study finds
By THOMAS H. MAUGH II - Los Angeles Times - Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Severe infections by an antibiotic-resistant superbug, known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, are at least twice as high as researchers previously believed and now kill more Americans than AIDS, researchers reported Wednesday.The bacterial infections, commonly called MRSA (pronounced mersa), were once confined to a few hospitals, but a new study by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that in 2005 they made an estimated 94,000 Americans seriously ill and killed almost 19,000, compared with 17,000 who died of AIDS complications.
Certainly, MRSA now has to be viewed as a very important target for prevention and control, said Dr. David A. Talan, an infectious diseases specialist in Sylmar, Calif., who was not involved in the study.The infections have been a growing concern, particularly over the past decade, as they have spread outside hospitals, popping up in prisons, athletic fields and locker rooms.The study reported that nearly 14 percent of new antibiotic-resistant staph infections are not linked to hospitals or other medical facilities, indicating that the disease is now comfortably ingrained in the wider community.The finding, reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association, is but the latest evidence of a widespread pattern of increasing drug resistance among a variety of infectious agents, including multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis, antibiotic-resistant Clostridium difficile and other once-innocuous organisms.The emergence of these superbugs has not been accompanied by the development of new drugs to combat them.
The spread of resistant organisms is astounding, wrote Dr. Elizabeth A. Bancroft of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health in an editorial accompanying the report.Bancroft said the reported incidence of resistant staph infections is just the tip of the iceberg because the CDC researchers studied only blood-borne infections that find their way into internal organisms.
Several studies have found that such infections represent only 6 percent to 9 percent of all MRSA infections, which can also thrive on the skin in a more innocuous form, waiting for the opportunity to enter the body.It appears that the total burden of MRSA is much greater than what was estimated in this study, she said.Most forms of the staph bacterium are easily killed with common antibiotics, such as amoxicillin. But beginning in 1968, researchers began to see variants that required treatment with stronger antibiotics.
Experts attribute the emergence of the superbugs to indiscriminate use of antibiotics, the failure of patients to complete their antibiotic regimens and the use of antibiotics in animal feed. In each case, incomplete eradication of the bacteria leads to mutations that increase resistance to the drugs.Today, the most resistant require treatment with powerful and expensive antibiotics like vancomycin, and as many as one in five patients still succumb to the infections.Confined to the surface of the skin, the bacteria do minimal damage. But in hospitals, nursing homes and dialysis centers, they can hitch a ride inside the body, spreading through the bloodstream and causing severe illness.
In the same fashion, they can be spread by tattooing and drug use in prisons and by cuts and abrasions on the athletic field.While doctors were aware of the growing staph problem, there were no hard data to document it.The new results were obtained by Dr. R. Monina Klevens of the CDC and her colleagues as part of the agency's ongoing Active Bacterial Core surveillance program, which monitors infections in nine regions of the U.S., including San Francisco, Baltimore, Atlanta and Denver. All infections were laboratory-confirmed.The group observed 8,987 cases of blood-borne MRSA infections in the survey area, which was extrapolated to come up with a nationwide estimate of 94,360 cases. There were 1,598 deaths in the area, corresponding to 18,650 deaths nationwide.Only 26.6 percent of the cases were infections that occurred in hospitals, but 58.4 percent were infections that occurred in the community but were linked to hospitalization or medical procedures. Infections unrelated to medical procedures accounted for 13.7 percent of cases.Infection rates were highest among those older than 65, and blacks were twice as likely as whites to suffer an infection. In both groups, Klevens said, the higher rates were most likely due to a higher incidence of chronic diseases, which both weakens patients and sends them more often to the hospital, where they come in contact with the bacterium.
For infants, the rate was four times as high in blacks as in whites.Health-care advocates argue that hospitals need to improve hygiene. Some studies, for example, show that hospital workers wash their hands only about half as often as guidelines recommend.
Other critics say hospitals should screen all newly admitted patients for MRSA and isolate those who are found to be positive. Hospitals, however, say such isolated patients are likely to receive less care because of the inconvenience associated with entering their rooms.palmbeachpost.com
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.
Bush warns of World War III if Iran goes nuclear
Oct 17 11:45 AM US/Eastern
If you're interested in avoiding World War III...
US President George W. Bush said Wednesday that he had warned world leaders they must prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons if you're interested in avoiding World War III.We've got a leader in Iran who has announced that he wants to destroy Israel, Bush said at a White House press conference after Russia cautioned against military action against Tehran's supect atomic program.
So I've told people that, if you're interested in avoiding World War III, it seems like you ought to be interested in preventing them from having the knowledge necessary to make a nuclear weapon, said Bush. AFP
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)
Turkey lawmakers OK possible Iraq attack By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA, Associated Press Writer OCT 17,07
ISTANBUL, Turkey - Parliament authorized the government Wednesday to send troops into northern Iraq to root out Kurdish rebels who've been conducting raids into Turkey. The vote removed the last legal obstacle to an offensive, but there was no sign of imminent action as the United States urged restraint. Turkish leaders, under pressure from Washington and Baghdad, have signaled they would not immediately give the order to send in 60,000 soldiers, armor and attack helicopters into a region that has largely escaped the chaos of the Iraq war.The crisis along the border, where the Turkish troops have massed since summer, has driven up oil prices along with tensions between Turkey and its longtime NATO ally, the United States.President Bush said the U.S. was making clear to Turkey that it should not stage a major army operation in the Iraqi north, much of which has escaped the sustained violence and political discord common in the rest of Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003.
Bush said Turkey has had troops stationed in northern Iraq for quite a while, a reference to about 1,500 soldiers deployed for years to monitor the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, with the permission of Iraqi Kurd authorities.We don't think it's in their interest to send more troops in, he said.While they now have the authority to strike at PKK bases used to stage attacks in Turkey, the country's leaders appear to be holding back in hopes the threat of an incursion will prod Iraq and the U.S. to move against the guerrillas.The Turkish military, which had little success when it last carried out a major incursion into Iraq a decade ago with 50,000 soldiers, estimates 3,800 Turkish Kurd guerrillas operate from Iraq territory and 2,300 are inside Turkey.
As Parliament voted 507-19 to approve military operations against PKK fighters in northern Iraq over the next year, Turkey's government moved to explain its decision to its Arab neighbors, sending Foreign Minister Ali Babacan to both Egypt and Lebanon.Oil prices surged briefly to a record $89 a barrel after the vote. Traders worry that any escalation in the conflict will cut oil supplies from northern Iraq.Hours before the vote, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki called his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to say Iraq's government was determined to halt terrorist activities of the PKK on Iraqi territory, his office said.A close aide to al-Maliki said later that the two leaders agreed the Iraqis should deal with PKK fighters based inside Iraq and the Turks would take care of guerrillas operating in Turkish territory.But Erdogan warned that Iraq must rein in the guerrillas, the aide said. If you don't solve the problem now, we will have no choice but to pursue the PKK inside Iraq, he quoted the Turkish leader as saying.The aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to discuss the confidential conversation, added that there would be no joint operations involving Iraqi and Turkish troops. He said Iraq would not agree to more Turkish soldiers entering its territory.Erdogan had suggested that Turkey, Iraq and the U.S. conduct a joint campaign against the PKK. But U.S. and Iraqi troops are hard pressed elsewhere, and Iraqi Kurds are reluctant to fight their ethnic brethren from Turkey.
A Kurdish lawmaker in Iraq warned an incursion would threaten the relative stability of the autonomous Kurdish region in the north and called on Turkey to deal with the issue in a peaceful way.
Adnan al-Mufti, speaker of the regional parliament, also said he believed Turkey had ulterior motives aimed at upsetting the success of the Kurdish region in Iraq because it fears separatist sentiment within its own borders.PKK fighters operating from bases in the mountains of northern Iraq periodically cross the border to stage attacks in their war to win autonomy for Turkey's predominantly Kurdish southeast. More than 30,000 people have died in fighting that began in 1984. The authorization for an offensive inside Iraq had the backing of all of Turkey's parliamentary parties except a small Kurdish party. A single lawmaker from the opposition Republican People's Party voted against it. I am concerned that Turkey could be dragged into an Iraqi quagmire,said the lawmaker, Esref Erdem. Turkish leaders have said publicly that they would prefer a solution to the guerrilla problem that avoids a cross-border offensive, but Erdogan has warned that Turkey will take whatever steps it must to defeat the PKK. What's important is the parliament's decision, not what people say, Erdogan said. Public anger is high in Turkey over a recent spate of guerrilla attacks in the southeast as well as a perception that the United States has failed to back Turkey in its fight with the PKK, even though Washington lists the movement as a terrorist group.
Sam Brannen, an international security fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said the U.S. had underestimated the value of Turkey as a strategic ally and created problems for itself by angering Turks with its failure to curb PKK activity in northern Iraq. He said others in the region, such as Iran, Syria and al-Qaida in Iraq, could take advantage of strained Turkish-American relations and a destabilized northern Iraq. It's not happening in a vacuum. There are other state and non-state actors who would see some advantage in drawing Turkey into the conflict, Brannen said. It's really hard to see what U.S. leverage will be in this situation.At a White House news conference, Bush urged the Democratic-controlled Congress not to worsen tensions by approving a resolution labeling as genocide the World War I-era killing of up to 1.5 million Armenians by Turks as the Ottoman Empire crumbled. Noting the number of domestic bills pending before Congress, Bush said, One thing Congress should not be doing is sorting out the historical record of the Ottoman Empire.Turkey, which argues the deaths came during civil unrest and not from a planned campaign to eradicate Armenians, is furious over the measure and has threatened repercussions if it is adopted. Turkey is a key route for moving supplies to U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The House vote to label the bloodshed nearly a century ago as genocide was in jeopardy after several Democrats withdrew their support and sounded alarms it could cripple U.S.-Turkish relations. Soner Cagaptay, director of the Turkish program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said failure of the measure might lead Turkey's leaders to forgo military action in northern Iraq as a conciliatory gesture to Washington. Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell indicated U.S. military leaders felt Turkey was not committed to invading Iraq. It would have enormous implications, not just for us but for the Turks, and I don't think there is any rush to war on the part of the Turks, Morrell said. But Cagaptay said another serious PKK attack would probably trump diplomatic gestures. If there's another massive PKK attack, killing a dozen civilians, you can expect they will go in within the next 24 hours, he said. Associated Press writer Qassim Abdul-Zahra in Baghdad contributed to this report.
JERUSALEM DIVIDED
ZECHARIAH 12:1-5 King James Bible
1 The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.
2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.
3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.
4 In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.
5 And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God.
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.
ZECHARIAH 14:1-9 King James Bible
1 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. 5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.
6 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:
7 But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.
8 And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.
9 And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.
ISRAELS TROUBLE
JEREMIAH 30:7
7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble;(ISRAEL) but he shall be saved out of it.
DANIEL 12:1,4
1 And at that time shall Michael(ISRAELS WAR ANGEL) stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people:(ISRAEL) and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation(May 14,48) even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro,(WORLD TRAVEL,IMMIGRATION) and knowledge shall be increased.(COMPUTERS,CHIP IMPLANTS ETC)
FROM WND'S JERUSALEM BUREAU
Jewish group to blame for dividing Jerusalem?
Allowed tens of thousands of Arabs to build on land purchased for Jews - October 17, 2007 - By Aaron Klein - 2007 WorldNetDaily.com
JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and senior members of his Kadima party have hinted the past few days the Israeli government may agree to divide Jerusalem, noting that some eastern neighborhoods have an Arab majority, with some even housing refugee camps. But WND had learned key Jerusalem neighborhoods mentions as slated for possible evacuation are owned by a U.S. Jewish group that over the years has allowed tens of thousands of Arabs to illegally squat on its land, resulting in the current Arab majority. The Jewish National Fund, or JNF, purchased the land now up for possible Israeli withdrawal using Jewish donor funds for the specific purpose of Jewish settlement. On Monday, Olmert hinted he would withdraw from parts of Jerusalem by asking whether it was necessary to retain certain Arab communities, specifically mentioning Shoafat, a Jerusalem neighborhood. Was it necessary to also add the Shuafat refugee camp, Sawakra, Walaje and other villages and define them as part of Jerusalem? On that, I must confess, I am not convinced, stated Olmert, speaking at a special Knesset session to mark the sixth anniversary of the assassination of former government minister Rehavam Ze'evi, who drew up the 1967 map.
Vice Premier Haim Ramon, a member of Olmert's ruling Kadima party, last week reportedly mapped out a future partition of Jerusalem under a deal with the Palestinians, stating Israel may give up Jerusalem's Shoafat and Qalandiya neighborhoods, among other communities. Ramon was quoted by the popular YnetNews.com Israeli website as writing in a letter to Jerusalem City Councilman Nir Barkat that under his plan, The Jewish neighborhoods (of Jerusalem) will be recognized as Israeli and under Israeli sovereignty. Accordingly, the Arab neighborhoods will be recognized as Palestinian.But some of the areas mentioned as slated for possible evacuation – hundreds of acres in Shoafat and Qalandiya – are owned by the JNF, a nonprofit that purchases property using donor funds. The JNF lands have been utilized for the illegal construction of dozens of Arab apartment buildings, a refugee camp and a U.N. school. The properties recently were blocked off from Jewish sections of Jerusalem and isolated to Arab neighborhoods by Israel's security fence. Qalandiya is located near an old Israeli airport; the Jerusalem suburb of Shoafat is adjacent to the Jewish neighborhood of Pisgat Zeev. The lands were purchased legally on behalf of JNF using Jewish donations in the early 1900s, immediately after the organization was founded in 1901 with the specific charge of repurchasing and developing the land of Israel for Jewish settlement. A tour of Qalandiya found dozens of Arab apartment complexes, a Palestinian refugee camp and a U.N. school for Palestinians constructed on the land.
According to officials in Israel's Housing Ministry, Arabs first constructed facilities illegally in Qalandiya and Kfar Akev between 1948 and 1967, prior to the 1967 Six-Day War during which Israel retook control of the entire city of Jerusalem. Qalandiya, still owned by JNF, came under the management of the Israeli government's Land Authority in the late 1960s. Ministry officials say the bulk of illegal Arab construction in Qalandiya took place in the past 20 years, with construction of several new Arab apartment complexes taking place in just the past two years. Neither the Israeli government nor JNF took any concrete measures to stop the illegal building, which continues today with at least one apartment complex in Qalandiya under construction. Jerusalem's Shoafat neighborhood, which has an estimated value of $3 million, was also purchased by JNF in the early 1900s and fell under the management of the Israel Land Authority about 40 years ago. Much of the illegal Arab construction in Shoafat took place in the past 15 years, with some apartment complexes built as late as 2004. In Qalandiya and Shoafat, Israel's security fence cordons off the Arab sections of the JNF lands from the rest of Jewish Jerusalem.
Internal JNF documents obtained by WND outline illegal Arab construction on the Jewish-owned land. A survey of Qalandiya summarized on JNF stationery conducted in December 2000 and signed by a JNF worker states, In a lot of the plots I find Arabs are living and building illegally and also working the JNF land without permission.The JNF survey goes on to document illegal construction of Arab apartment complexes and the U.N. school under the property management of Israel's Land Authority.
Group misleading donors?
In response to a WND exclusive report on the JNF's alleged mismanagement of the properties, JNF CEO Russell Robinson sent statements to concerned donors that the illegal construction occurred during periods the Jerusalem land was occupied by Jordan.
During that time the Jordanian government oversaw all activities, including the U.N. building. Under international law, this makes matters pertaining to the land more complicated than what [WND describes],states Robinson's letter
Jordan, together with other Arab countries, attacked Israel after its founding in 1948 and administered eastern sections of Jerusalem following an armistice agreement until Jordan attacked again and Israel liberated the entire city of Jerusalem in the 1967 Six-Day War. During the period of Jordanian control, some new construction took place, including in areas previously purchased by Jews.
1991 photo of Shoafat shows region entirely forest land
But WND obtained aerial photos of the two JNF sites in question, Shoafat and Qalandiya, which Robinson claimed were illegally built upon prior to 1967.
1967 aerial photo of Qalandiya region
An aerial photo taken in 1967 of the second site, Qalandiya, which is now a large Arab town, finds construction of a U.N. building but few other sites, indicating the vast majority of Arab construction – dozens of large apartment complexes – occurred under JNF control. WND originally reported some of the construction took place prior to 1967, but the bulk of the building occurred the past few years, under Jewish management. Robinson did not return phone calls seeking comment.
Leftist millionaires influencing JNF?
Illegal Arab construction on Jewish-owned lands is not limited to Jerusalem. Arabs reportedly are building without permits on JNF-owned property in the Galilee and in areas outside Bethlehem. Due to Israeli military laws, Jews are barred from building on the JNF lands near Bethlehem. Also, Arabs are living illegally in JNF-owned apartments in strategic areas in Jerusalem's Old City. Asked to explain why the esteemed Jewish organization would allow Arabs to illegally occupy strategic land purchased for Jews, one JNF source involved in land acquisition pointed to what he claimed was the disproportionate influence over the organization by a small group of Jewish multimillionaires in New Jersey who lead major public fundraising efforts for JNF. The source said the group of wealthy New Jersey Jews, all of whom are real estate moguls and many of whom invest in projects as a team, are largely also donors to leftist causes associated with Israeli President Shimon Peres, who advocates the division of Jerusalem and an Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank.
The Jews include the Wilf, Halpern, Zuckerman and Tisch families, according to the JNF source. The key lands in Jerusalem upon which the JNF has allowed Arabs to illegally build are part of the areas Peres has advocated handing to the Palestinians. Peres currently serves as Israel's minister for the development of the Negev Desert, which the JNF has been leading a massive campaign to populate, with the goal of bringing 250,000 Jewish residents there. Peres' face is prominently featured on JNF advertisements and material. The wealthy New Jersey Jews are highly politically motivated, support leftist causes and are involved in JNF affairs, charged the JNF source. It is unfair to Jews worldwide who donate to the JNF with certain expectations, such as that their donations will be used for Jewish settlement in Jerusalem.
WISDOM - KNOWLEDGE - DISCERNMENT
THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT TO EDIFY THE CHURCH. (FROM BENNY HINNS TEACHING)
1 CORINTHIANS 12:1-11 King James Bible
1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
REVELATION
WORD OF WISDOM
WORD OF KNOWLEDGE
DISCERNING OF SPIRITS
VOCAL
TONGUES
INTERPRETATION OF TONGUES
PROPHECY
POWER
FAITH
HEALINGS
MIRACLES
What is the Word of Wisdom?
1 Cor 12:31
31 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
The word of Wisdom is the application of Gods Word in a situation. But if you do not know GODS word you will not have this gift.
Matthew 4:3-7
3 And when the tempter (Satan) came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the
mouth of God.
5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Notice JESUS used scripture to counter Satan. This was a Word of Wisdom in the situation. Another example.
MATTHEW 22:15-22
15 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.
16 And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.
17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
19 Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.
20 And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?
21 They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.
22 When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.
Think about this, the Holy Spirit gave to Jesus the knowledge when he needed it. Since they wanted to trap Jesus with his
words. But what happened it shut the enemy up instead. The Holy Spirit saved JESUS from the enemy by revealing a word of
Wisdom.
ACTS 23:6-10
6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and
brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
7 And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.
8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.
9 And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in
this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
10 And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them,
commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
Here we see Paul used the scripture of the resurrection. The Word of Wisdom is the supernatural impartation of facts. Its being lead by the Holy Spirit, its knowing by the Holy Spirit when to use the Scripture concerning a situation.
This Gift comes by PRAYER.
EPHESIANS 1:17
17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him.
THE WORD OF KNOWLEDGE
ACTS 5:1-6
1 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
2 And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the
land?
4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived
this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.
6 And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.
The holy Spirit revealed to Peter that Ananias lied. This was a supernatural Word of Knowledge. This Gift is Specific imfomation givin by the Holy spirit concerning a need or a problem.
ROMANS 8:16
16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.
This Gift works with the Witness of the Spirit.You might bedriving down the highway and you will know danger is ahead and you will go another way. Or you are in Prayer and you will know somebody is in trouble. Or a name will come to you out of nowhere and you will feel a burden, thats a Word of Knowledge. This could save your life or the life of someone else, we need this Gift.
HOSEA 12:10
10 I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes,(definate Impression or inner witness)by the ministry of the prophets.
At times when your reading the scriptures it will be like a quickening, thats the Word of Knowledge.
ACTS 1:15-26
15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)
16 Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have beenfulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.
17 For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.
18 Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
19 And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.
20 For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.
21 Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
22 Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.
23 And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who wassurnamed Justus, and Matthias.
24 And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,
25 That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his
own place.
26 And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
PRAYER activates this gift. Or worship or being still.
THE DISCERNING OF SPIRITS
The Discerning of Spirits is the Supernatural ability givin by the Holy Spirit to detect or percieve the source of a spiritual
Manifestaion. Is it God, ist it the Devil or is it Man.
ACTS 10:30-35
30 And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a
man stood before me in bright clothing,
31 And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
32 Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee.
33 Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.
34 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
In Acts 8 Peter discerned the Human Spirit in Simon in Action.
ACTS 8:18-23
18 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
19 Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.
20 But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
23 For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.
Paul in Acts 16 discerned an Evil Spirit in a Woman.
ACTS 16:16-19
16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:
17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.
18 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
19 And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers.
In Acts 16, the Lady was speaking truth. Paul detected the Evil Spirit even in truth. Watch this, the truth is not sufficant proof
that GOD is in it. Because the Devil will use truth to decieve people. But he will keep one portion out. So you gotta see is the Holy Spirit in this. Thats why we need the Gifts of the Holy Spirit.
1 CORINTHIANS 12:1-11 King James Bible
1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
REVELATION
WORD OF WISDOM
WORD OF KNOWLEDGE
DISCERNING OF SPIRITS
VOCAL
TONGUES
INTERPRETATION OF TONGUES
PROPHECY
POWER
FAITH
HEALINGS
MIRACLES
What is the Word of Wisdom?
1 Cor 12:31
31 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
The word of Wisdom is the application of Gods Word in a situation. But if you do not know GODS word you will not have this gift.
Matthew 4:3-7
3 And when the tempter (Satan) came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the
mouth of God.
5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Notice JESUS used scripture to counter Satan. This was a Word of Wisdom in the situation. Another example.
MATTHEW 22:15-22
15 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.
16 And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.
17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
19 Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.
20 And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?
21 They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.
22 When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.
Think about this, the Holy Spirit gave to Jesus the knowledge when he needed it. Since they wanted to trap Jesus with his
words. But what happened it shut the enemy up instead. The Holy Spirit saved JESUS from the enemy by revealing a word of
Wisdom.
ACTS 23:6-10
6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and
brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
7 And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.
8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.
9 And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in
this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
10 And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them,
commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
Here we see Paul used the scripture of the resurrection. The Word of Wisdom is the supernatural impartation of facts. Its being lead by the Holy Spirit, its knowing by the Holy Spirit when to use the Scripture concerning a situation.
This Gift comes by PRAYER.
EPHESIANS 1:17
17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him.
THE WORD OF KNOWLEDGE
ACTS 5:1-6
1 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
2 And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the
land?
4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived
this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.
6 And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.
The holy Spirit revealed to Peter that Ananias lied. This was a supernatural Word of Knowledge. This Gift is Specific imfomation givin by the Holy spirit concerning a need or a problem.
ROMANS 8:16
16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.
This Gift works with the Witness of the Spirit.You might bedriving down the highway and you will know danger is ahead and you will go another way. Or you are in Prayer and you will know somebody is in trouble. Or a name will come to you out of nowhere and you will feel a burden, thats a Word of Knowledge. This could save your life or the life of someone else, we need this Gift.
HOSEA 12:10
10 I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes,(definate Impression or inner witness)by the ministry of the prophets.
At times when your reading the scriptures it will be like a quickening, thats the Word of Knowledge.
ACTS 1:15-26
15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)
16 Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have beenfulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.
17 For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.
18 Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
19 And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.
20 For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.
21 Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
22 Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.
23 And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who wassurnamed Justus, and Matthias.
24 And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,
25 That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his
own place.
26 And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
PRAYER activates this gift. Or worship or being still.
THE DISCERNING OF SPIRITS
The Discerning of Spirits is the Supernatural ability givin by the Holy Spirit to detect or percieve the source of a spiritual
Manifestaion. Is it God, ist it the Devil or is it Man.
ACTS 10:30-35
30 And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a
man stood before me in bright clothing,
31 And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
32 Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee.
33 Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.
34 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
In Acts 8 Peter discerned the Human Spirit in Simon in Action.
ACTS 8:18-23
18 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
19 Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.
20 But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
23 For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.
Paul in Acts 16 discerned an Evil Spirit in a Woman.
ACTS 16:16-19
16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:
17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.
18 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
19 And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers.
In Acts 16, the Lady was speaking truth. Paul detected the Evil Spirit even in truth. Watch this, the truth is not sufficant proof
that GOD is in it. Because the Devil will use truth to decieve people. But he will keep one portion out. So you gotta see is the Holy Spirit in this. Thats why we need the Gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
PUTIN - DONT STRIKE IRAN
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.
Flooding, flight troubles in North Texas Mon Oct 15, 8:06 PM ET
DALLAS - Heavy storms swept through North Texas on Monday, flooding roads, damaging buildings and knocking out power to thousands of homes and businesses. The rainy weather was blamed for at least one death and caused numerous accidents, snarled traffic and canceled more than 100 flights at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.A driver in Denton was killed when his car slid into the path of an oncoming truck, authorities said. The driver appeared to be driving too fast on the wet roads, Denton police spokesman Jim Bryan said.One person was rescued after floodwaters submerged a stretch of roadway under elevated Interstate 635 in Dallas. Several vehicles were caught in the water, authorities said.A pickup truck and a school bus filled with students collided in Farmersville, about 35 miles northeast of Dallas. The impact knocked the bus on its side in a ditch, and a 15-year-old girl was taken to a hospital for back pain.At the storm's peak, 20,000 Dallas-Fort Worth customers were without power, according to Oncor Electric Delivery. Utility crews had restored power to most of them by early Monday evening, spokesman Jeamy Molina said.
Wind blew the roof off of a warehouse in Dallas and off a vacant building in Haltom City, a Fort Worth suburb.DFW reported 110 canceled flights and delays of up to 90 minutes, spokesman Ken Capps said. He said flights were slowly getting back on track. About 10 golfers became stranded when a flooded creek quickly rose. They were rescued by Garland firefighters using an inflatable raft and weren't injured.The storms were caused by a cold front rolling eastward across the region. More rain was expected in the evening before subsiding Tuesday, weather officials said.
Tropical cyclone may form in Gulf of Mexico: NHC Mon Oct 15, 11:44 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A low-pressure system emerged from the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico into the southwestern Gulf of Mexico and could develop into a tropical cyclone over the next day or two, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Monday. Weather models show the system will move generally north across the Gulf and make landfall in the oil rich northern Gulf Coast between central Louisiana and western Florida over the next few days.The NHC will name the next tropical storm Noel. Tropical storms pack winds of 39 to 73 miles per hour.In addition, the system could disrupt some of Mexico's oil production in the Bay of Campeche in the southwestern Gulf.Mexico's Cantarell Complex lies in the Bay of Campeche. It is one of the most productive oil fields in the world, supplying about two-thirds of Mexico's crude oil output.
CARIBBEAN SYSTEM
The NHC is also watching a low-pressure system in the southwestern Caribbean off the coast of Nicaragua.The NHC however does not expect the Caribbean system to develop into a tropical cyclone before making landfall.Weather models show the system will make landfall in Nicaragua before moving northwest over Central America. A couple of the models showed the system emerging in the Bay of Campeche over the next five days.
EARTH DESTROYED WITH THE EARTH
GENESIS 6:11-13
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.(WORLD TERRORISM,MURDERS)
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence (TERRORISM) through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Death toll in Cent. American rains at 21 Sun Oct 14, 11:02 PM ET
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Three children and a woman were killed when their boat capsized in Honduras, officials said Sunday, raising to 21 the death toll from days of torrential rains that have driven thousands from their homes across Central America.
The boat was carrying 20 children and three adults when it sank Saturday in the choppy waters of the Choluteca River during an evacuation in the town of El Chapernal south of the capital, chief firefighter Wilfredo Hernandez said.The victims were three children, ages 5 to 14, and a 23-year-old woman, he said.
Heavy rains have swept through Central America since the middle of the week, displacing thousands and prompting authorities to send the military to hard-hit areas.Police evacuated some 10,000 people in western Nicaragua on Sunday as rains caused rivers to overflow. Guatemalan officials reported that 1,400 people were evacuated from townships near the Mexico border.In Costa Rica, 14 people died Friday when a hillside collapsed in the town of La Fatima de Atenas northeast of the capital, according to the Red Cross.The following day an 87-year-old man was killed trying to cross a river in northwest Costa Rica, and a woman died when a rock fell on her car in Acosta, near the capital.In El Salvador, a 40-year-old man died after he was carried away by a river Friday. Panamanian authorities said Sunday two people were missing.Costa Rica's meteorological institute predicted the heavy rains would continue through at least Monday night.
Alert on Indonesian volcano raised to maximum OCT 16,07
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia raised on Tuesday the alert level for Mount Kelud volcano to the highest level, as residents started fleeing amid signs an eruption could be imminent, officials and a witness said. The number of volcanic earthquakes at Mount Kelud, 90 km (55 miles) southwest of Indonesia's second-largest city Surabaya, had soared to more than 300 in a six-hour period from late morning, the country's top volcano expert said by telephone.
An area 10 km from the crater should be evacuated, said Surono, head of the Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation in Bandung.The alert level was raised to maximum based on the seismic activity, deformation, visual observation and the temperature of the crater lake going up, according to the centre's Web site (www.vsi.esdm.go.id).
An estimated 350,000 people live within 10 km of the volcano on Java island, growing coffee, sugar cane, pineapples and papayas on the rich volcanic soil or feeding their cattle on the volcano's slopes.People are panicking as they are heading towards the evacuation areas, a Reuters witness said by telephone from the area. They are facing water and sanitation problems as the evacuation sites have not been properly equipped.Surono, who said that the evacuation had started at 7 p.m. (1200 GMT), warned that residents should steer clear of rivers near the volcano in case of flows of lahar, a mix of hot stones and water.They were also urged to prepare face masks to protect against possible ash clouds from the 1,731-metre (5,712-foot) volcano causing eye irritation or respiratory problems.The crater lake on Kelud makes it harder to monitor than many of the other volcanoes scattered across Indonesia's archipelago, as some of the warning signs are concealed below the water's surface.Saut Simatupang, another official at the centre, said the crater lake had started to change color indicating increasing sulphur levels.On the east and the north of the lake, it has started to turn white with sulphur. When Kelud last erupted in 1990, at least 30 people were killed, while an eruption in 1919 killed about 5,000 as it ejected scalding water from its crater lake.Indonesia, which sits on a belt of intense seismic activity known as the Pacific Ring of Fire, has had several volcanic eruptions over the centuries.
Rethink on human hybrid experiments
Oct 8 02:42 PM US/Eastern
A radical Government re-think on the law governing hybrid embryos will allow scientists to carry out virtually any work they like - if it is approved by regulators.The move opens the door to experiments involving every known kind of human-animal hybrid. These could include both cytoplasmic embryos, which are 99.9% human, and true hybrids carrying both human and animal genes.In addition chimeras made of a mosaic-like mix of cells from different species, and human transgenic embryos - human embryos modified with animal DNA - will also be allowed under licence.
Provision has also been made for the regulation of hybrid embryo research to incorporate any unforeseen developments that might arise in the future.Ministers have moved a long way from original White Paper proposals for an outright ban on all human-animal embryos, prompting outrage from scientists.The new measures are contained in a revised version of the Human Tissue and Embryology Bill which will be included in the Queen's Speech next month. They have been set out as part of the Government's response to a parliamentary committee's verdict on the Bill.Another major change is that plans to combine two regulatory bodies into a single authority have been dropped. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) and Human Tissue Authority (HTA) will now remain separate entities. They were to have been fused together to create a new Regulatory Authority for Tissue and Embryos (RATE).The Scrutiny Committee of MPs and peers that reported on the Bill in August had recommended putting the issue of whether or not to allow animal-human embryos to a free vote in both houses of Parliament. It said if a decision were taken in principle to permit such research, it should be up to regulators to decide what experiments can be licensed.
The revised Bill does more than even the committee asked for. It effectively removes the barriers completely, permitting the creation of all four currently envisaged types of hybrid embryo, subject to a licence being granted by the relevant regulatory authority - in this case the HFEA.Allowing scientists to work on human-animal hybrid embryos will greatly speed up progress in stem cell research. Researchers hope to use embryonic stem cells (ESCs), which can transform into virtually any kind of body tissue, to investigate the causes of human diseases and develop new therapies for currently incurable conditions such as Parkinson's and type 1 diabetes. Press Association Ltd 2007,
EU treaty talks near deal
Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:10pm BST
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Negotiations on a treaty to reform European Union institutions enter the home straight on Monday when foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg try to clear the last land mines on the road to a summit agreement this week.Since the bloc's 27 leaders struck a deal on the political mandate in June, lawyers, linguists and diplomats have been working in the shadows to turn it into a treaty text, replacing the constitution rejected by French and Dutch voters in 2005.That work is now complete and only a handful of minor issues remain involving Poland, Italy and Bulgaria. None is considered serious enough to prevent EU leaders finalising the treaty in Lisbon on Friday, due to be signed in December.Like the defunct constitution, the treaty provides for a long-term president of the EU from 2009, a more powerful foreign policy chief, a simpler, more democratic decision-making system and more power for the European and national parliaments.
The general prognosis is that we should get it done this time. There is no obstacle that looks likely to call an agreement into question, an EU ambassador said.Given continent-wide fatigue after a decade of wrangling over European institutions, the desire to reach the finishing line and avoid new ratification problems is widespread.Only Ireland is bound to hold a referendum, although there is strong pressure from so-called Eurosceptics on Prime Minister Gordon Brown to hold a plebiscite, which he would likely lose. Barring such an accident, the treaty would take effect in 2009.
Poland fought a successful rearguard battle to delay the new population-based voting system until 2017 and is still pushing to incorporate in the treaty a provision allowing states short of a blocking minority to delay EU decisions for several months.Other states want the so-called Ioannina Compromise confined to a less binding, perhaps time-limited political declaration.Poland seems likely to win a consolation prize with the creation of an additional post of advocate-general at the European Court of Justice for a Polish nominee.Italy is angry at losing parity with France and Britain in the redistribution of European Parliament seats and wants that issue separated from the treaty and negotiated at a later date. The EU assembly proposed the reallocation to take account of population trends, with Spain the biggest beneficiary.
New member Bulgaria raised the stakes at the last minute by demanding that the European single currency be written as evro in its Cyrillic alphabet, as it was in its accession treaty.The European Central Bank has opposed alternative spellings of the euro.Sofia threatened to block the signing of an accord on closer ties between the EU and Montenegro on Monday, but agreed to back off provided EU ambassadors approve a declaration recognising a linguistic-technical problem and promising to solve it soon.
(additional reporting by Yves Clarisse)
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.
THIS COULD BE THE START OF THE RESOLVE OF THE QUARTET. THE BIBLE SAYS THE EU WILL BE THE ONE THAT MAKES THE FINAL 7 YR PEACE CONTRACT WITH THE ISRAELI-ARABS AND MANY.
U.N. Human Rights Envoy Recommends U.N. Quit the Quartet
by Hana Levi Julian
(IsraelNN.com) John Dugard, employed as an independent expert (special rapporteur) to the United Nations’ Human Rights Commission, has called on the U.N. to quit the Quartet of Mideast peace brokers if the international body does not address alleged human rights violations by Israel.In my most recent report to the General Assembly, which I will present later this month, I will suggest that the Secretary-General withdraw the U.N. from the Quartet, if the Quartet fails to have regard to the human rights situation in the Palestinian Territories, he said.Dugard said in an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Monday that the Quartet, which also includes Russia, the United States and the European Union, is heavily influenced by the U.S., weakening the international group’s effectiveness.Every time I visit, the situation seems to have worsened, he said. This time, I was very struck by the sense of hopelessness among the Palestinian people. That hopelessness was also noted in a report by the Economist magazine, albeit attributed to different causes.Dugard added that the U.N. does itself little good” by remaining in the Quartet, due to human rights violations by Israel in Judea, Samaria and Gaza.
Israel’s security checkpoints, which have enabled the IDF to prevent dozens of intended terrorist attacks, are actually used as a method of collective punishment against the Arab population, he said, to make the life of Palestinians as miserable as possible.
Dugard has assiduously dedicated himself to an unending condemnation of Israel, as has the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva which according to Israel’s Ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva, Yitzchak Levanon, is obsessed with the desire to continue with [its] unending odyssey of bashing a single U.N. member state.
At a meeting in Geneva last month, Lebanon also blasted a decision to hold a special debate on Israel during each session of the council, calling it a flagrant violation of the fundamental principles of equality.The retired South African professor of international law is considered an expert on apartheid. As permanent investigator of Israel’s actions in Judea, Samaria and Gaza, he has also been criticized in the past for accusing Israel of apartheid policies in the PA territories.Although he grudgingly acknowledged that Israel does indeed face a threat to its security, Dugard charged that its response is very disproportionate.
He also warned that the upcoming U.S. Mideast summit scheduled for next month might end in a third intifada by PA Arabs against Israel due to unrealistic expectations raised among the population by the PA leadership. Dugard added that this should come as no surprise, since in a military occupation, there are likely to be those engaged in resistance.The U.N. human rights expert said although some might refer to those who attack Israeli civilians as terrorists, history looks at the picture quite differently. He compared PA terrorists to members of the French resistance to the Nazi invaders during World War II and those in Namibia who fought occupation by South Africa. Now they are in the government and treated as heroes, he said.Dugard did not address the issue of the wide-scale human rights violations by Fatah and Hamas terrorists and militia forces perpetrated against their own people, in addition to their attacks on Israeli citizens.Instead, Dugard claimed the U.N. should be playing the role of mediator between the warring Hamas and Fatah terrorist factions who are fighting for control of the PA. Instead, the international community has given its support almost completely to one faction, to Fatah. That’s not the role the U.N. should take, he contended.
Hamas has ruthlessly squelched any attempt by journalists to document its human rights violations in Gaza, which it seized in June as part of its bloody civil war with Fatah.
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)
EZEKIEL 39:1-8
1 Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog,(LEADER OF RUSSIA) and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech (MOSCOW) and Tubal: (TUBOLSK)
2 And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts,(RUSSIA) and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:
3 And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
4 Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands,( ARABS) and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.
5 Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.
6 And I will send a fire on Magog,(NUCLEAR BOMB) and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
7 So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.
8 Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this is the day whereof I have spoken.
JOEL 2:3,20,30-31
3 A fire(NUCLEAR BOMB) devoureth before them;(RUSSIA-ARABS) and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
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.
Putin warns US against attacking Iran By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press Writer OCT 16,07
TEHRAN, Iran - Russian leader Vladimir Putin met his Iranian counterpart Tuesday and implicitly warned the U.S. not to use a former Soviet republic to stage an attack on Iran. He also said nations should not pursue oil pipeline projects that are not backed by regional powers. At a summit of the five nations that border the inland Caspian Sea, Putin said none of the nations' territory should be used by any outside countries for use of military force against any nation in the region. It was a clear reference to long-standing rumors that the U.S. was planning to use Azerbaijan, a former Soviet republic, as a staging ground for any possible military action against Iran.We are saying that no Caspian nation should offer its territory to third powers for use of force or military aggression against any Caspian state, Putin said.Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad also underlined the need to keep outsiders away from the Caspian.The Caspian Sea is an inland sea and it only belongs to the Caspian states, therefore only they are entitled to have their ships and military forces here, he said.A State Department spokesman, Tom Casey, said the United States is not planning military action against Iran.
We are pursuing a diplomatic course with respect to Iran that includes with respect to its nuclear program as well as with respect to its support for terrorism and other issues that are out there, he said.Putin, whose trip to Tehran is the first by a Kremlin leader since World War II, warned that energy pipeline projects crossing the Caspian could only be implemented if all five nations that border the Caspian support them.Putin did not name any specific country, but his statement underlined Moscow's strong opposition to U.S.-backed efforts to build pipelines to deliver hydrocarbons to the West bypassing Russia.Projects that may inflict serious environmental damage to the region cannot be implemented without prior discussion by all five Caspian nations, he said.Other nations bordering the Caspian Sea and in attendance at the summit are: Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan.The legal status of the Caspian — believed to contain the world's third-largest energy reserves — has been in limbo since the 1991 Soviet collapse, leading to tension and conflicting claims to seabed oil deposits.Iran, which shared the Caspian's resources equally with the Soviet Union, insists that each coastal nation receive an equal portion of the seabed. Russia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan want the division based on the length of each nation's shoreline, which would give Iran a smaller share.
Putin's visit took place despite warnings of a possible assassination plot and amid hopes that personal diplomacy could help offer a solution to an international standoff on Iran's nuclear program.Putin has warned the U.S. and other nations against trying to coerce Iran into reining in its nuclear program and insists peaceful dialogue is the only way to deal with Tehran's defiance of a U.N. Security Council demand that it suspend uranium enrichment.Threatening someone, in this case the Iranian leadership and Iranian people, will lead nowhere, Putin said Monday during his trip to Germany. They are not afraid, believe me.Iran's rejection of the council's demand and its previous clandestine atomic work has fed suspicions in the U.S. and other countries that Tehran is working to enrich uranium to a purity usable in nuclear weapons. Iran insists it is only wants lesser-enriched uranium to fuel nuclear reactors that would generate electricity.Putin's visit to Tehran is being closely watched for any possible shifts in Russia's carefully hedged stance in the nuclear standoff. The Russian president underlined his disagreements with Washington last week, saying he saw no objective data to prove Western claims that Iran is trying to construct nuclear weapons. Putin emphasized Monday that he would negotiate in Tehran on behalf of the five permanent U.N. Security Council members — United States, Russia, China, Britain and France — and Germany, a group that has led efforts to resolve the stalemate with Tehran. Associated Press writers Ali Akbar Dareini and Nasser Karimi contributed to this report.
Pentagon confirms accidental Patriot launch OCT 16,07
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A US Patriot missile was accidentally launched in Qatar and landed in an unpopulated farm area, causing no injuries, the Pentagon confirmed Tuesday.
HOARDING OF GOLD AND SILVER
DOCTOR DOCTORIAN FROM ANGEL OF GOD
then the angel said, Financial crisis will come to Asia. I will shake the world.
JAMES 5:1-3
1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
REVELATION 18:10,17,19
10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.
EZEKIEL 7:19
19 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.
REVELATION 13:16-18
16 And he(FALSE POPE) causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:(CHIP IMPLANT)
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.(6-6-6) A NUMBER SYSTEM
Stocks dip on Bernanke's sobering words By MADLEN READ, AP Business Writer OCT 16,07
NEW YORK - Wall Street sank for the second straight session Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the night before that the slumping housing market remains a significant drag on the economy. Bernanke's speech at the New York Economic Club elevated concerns that the summer credit crisis might persist into the winter — a sobering thought for investors, who are sifting through mixed third-quarter earnings and watching energy costs rise.First of all, the worry is we're getting more bad news on housing. Number two is higher oil prices. That's a pretty bad combination, said Hugh Johnson, chief investment officer of Johnson Illington Advisors.He added: Of particular concern were the comments by Bernanke. That sort of injected a fairly high level of uncertainty into the economic and earnings outlook. That comes at a time when earnings results are not particularly exciting — in fact, are dismal.The stock market had its biggest drop in more than five weeks Monday after Citigroup Inc. reported a steep third-quarter profit drop and announced plans with a consortium of banks to set up a fund to help bail out the credit markets.
Then on Tuesday, Wells Fargo & Co. shares fell more than 3 percent after the bank said its third-quarter earnings increased less than analysts anticipated and that it boosted loan loss reserves in anticipation of further problems in consumer credit. KeyCorp shares also declined more than 3 percent after the Midwest regional bank posted a 33 percent drop in third-quarter profit. Most other financial and housing-related stocks fell, as did retailers. One of the few gainers in the financial sector was Bear Stearns Cos., after China Citic Bank expressed interest in buying a stake in the U.S. brokerage.In late morning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 66.33, or 0.47 percent, to 13,918.47.
Broader indicators also fell. The Standard & Poor's 500 index slid 7.40, or 0.48 percent, to 1,541.31, and the Nasdaq composite index dipped 11.18, or 0.40 percent, to 2,768.87.Treasury bond prices rose, pushing down the yield on the 10-year Treasury note to 4.65 percent from 4.68 percent at Monday's close. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions. The dollar rose against most currencies, and gold prices slipped.Bernanke said in his speech that the deepening housing slump probably will be a drag on economic growth. Still, he again pledged to act as needed to help financial markets that were sent reeling this summer, and said inflation remains in check. That could be a key factor for policymakers when deciding whether to cut interest rates at their Oct. 30-31 meeting.But while core inflation — which excludes volatile food and energy prices — is mild, oil prices are pushing further into record territory.
Despite expectations of higher inventories in the weekly U.S. supply report released on Wednesday, a barrel of light, sweet crude rose $1 to $87.13 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Investors will get another reading on the housing market Tuesday at 1 p.m. EDT with the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo housing market index for October. The report is expected to show a decline.Declining issues outnumbered advancers by about 7 to 3 on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume came to 395.5 million shares.Overseas, Japan's Nikkei stock average closed down 1.27 percent. Britain's FTSE 100 fell 0.42 percent, Germany's DAX index fell 0.36 percent, and France's CAC-40 fell 0.87 percent.
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Rice wins Egypt's support for conference By MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press Writer OCT 16,07
CAIRO, Egypt - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday won tempered Egyptian support in her quest to nudge Israelis and Palestinians closer together ahead of a Mideast peace conference to be held in November or December. Egypt, a key mediator between the Arabs and Israel, and other key Arab allies have expressed skepticism over the conference in past weeks, fearing it would be merely symbolic without making real progress in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. A day earlier, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit spoke of postponing it.But Aboul Gheit said his meeting with Rice on Tuesday gives us a lot of trust and confidence about American intentions for the conference, though he cautioned that preparations to hammer out the agenda could take more time.Rice has helped us to understand the American objective. She shed a great deal of light on the current American efforts, he told reporters.We feel encouraged regarding what we heard from Secretary Rice and promised her that we would help and we would help the parties as well in order to achieve the objective which is launching the permanent status negotiations that would lead to the establishment of a Palestinian state on both the Palestinian territories, he said.
Rice and Aboul Gheit said the timing of the conference depended on progress in Israeli-Palestinian talks on hammering out an agreement to be sealed at the gathering, expected to be in Annapolis, Md. The Palestinians want the document to address core issues of the peace negotiations, while Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert wants a vaguer statement.We will continue to work and help them to create this document and we will then be in a position I think fairly soon to talk about when this meeting ought to take place, Rice said.Rice was heading later in the day back to Jerusalem for further talks with Olmert.Still, Aboul Gheit said the conference should be put off if a strong deal is not reached.
We have to go into the meeting ready to launch negotiations, he said. It can be done if we have enough determination on the part of the (Bush) administration.Palestinian and Israeli negotiating teams met for a second time on Monday to try to thrash out details of the joint document. So far, no advances have been made, and we are not deluding ourselves, Palestinian negotiator Yasser Abed Rabbo said Tuesday.Last week, Arab League chief Amr Moussa — whom Rice was also meeting Tuesday — derided the conference, saying the Americans were just hoping for a photo opportunity between Saudi and Israeli officials.But Aboul Gheit on Tuesday suggested Egypt would work with the Palestinians and Israelis to help solidify the agenda. All of us are required to help in drafting the parameters, the principles, the understandings, whatever will launch the negotiations on a sound basis, he said.
There were some tensions over U.S. criticism of human rights in Egypt. Rice told their press conference that in her talks with Mubarak and Aboul Gheit she brought up the issue of the detentions of four independent newspaper editors given prison sentences or put on trial for criticizing Mubarak.When we touch on issues we considered sensitive and internal, I listen. But my response is always that it is due process, Aboul Gheit retorted. This government does not interfere in Egyptian legal procedures.On Monday and earlier Tuesday, Rice pressed Israeli and Palestinian leaders to push ahead in their talks on the conference agenda. In one of her strongest statements yet on the issue, Rice declared that creation of a Palestinian state is a key U.S. interest and urged the two sides to drop contentious demands and reach consensus on a substantive joint statement.After meeting both sides again Tuesday and Wednesday, Rice will travel to London to meet Jordan's King Abdullah II, trying to build support among skeptical Arab nations.
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.
Flooding, flight troubles in North Texas Mon Oct 15, 8:06 PM ET
DALLAS - Heavy storms swept through North Texas on Monday, flooding roads, damaging buildings and knocking out power to thousands of homes and businesses. The rainy weather was blamed for at least one death and caused numerous accidents, snarled traffic and canceled more than 100 flights at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.A driver in Denton was killed when his car slid into the path of an oncoming truck, authorities said. The driver appeared to be driving too fast on the wet roads, Denton police spokesman Jim Bryan said.One person was rescued after floodwaters submerged a stretch of roadway under elevated Interstate 635 in Dallas. Several vehicles were caught in the water, authorities said.A pickup truck and a school bus filled with students collided in Farmersville, about 35 miles northeast of Dallas. The impact knocked the bus on its side in a ditch, and a 15-year-old girl was taken to a hospital for back pain.At the storm's peak, 20,000 Dallas-Fort Worth customers were without power, according to Oncor Electric Delivery. Utility crews had restored power to most of them by early Monday evening, spokesman Jeamy Molina said.
Wind blew the roof off of a warehouse in Dallas and off a vacant building in Haltom City, a Fort Worth suburb.DFW reported 110 canceled flights and delays of up to 90 minutes, spokesman Ken Capps said. He said flights were slowly getting back on track. About 10 golfers became stranded when a flooded creek quickly rose. They were rescued by Garland firefighters using an inflatable raft and weren't injured.The storms were caused by a cold front rolling eastward across the region. More rain was expected in the evening before subsiding Tuesday, weather officials said.
Tropical cyclone may form in Gulf of Mexico: NHC Mon Oct 15, 11:44 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A low-pressure system emerged from the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico into the southwestern Gulf of Mexico and could develop into a tropical cyclone over the next day or two, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Monday. Weather models show the system will move generally north across the Gulf and make landfall in the oil rich northern Gulf Coast between central Louisiana and western Florida over the next few days.The NHC will name the next tropical storm Noel. Tropical storms pack winds of 39 to 73 miles per hour.In addition, the system could disrupt some of Mexico's oil production in the Bay of Campeche in the southwestern Gulf.Mexico's Cantarell Complex lies in the Bay of Campeche. It is one of the most productive oil fields in the world, supplying about two-thirds of Mexico's crude oil output.
CARIBBEAN SYSTEM
The NHC is also watching a low-pressure system in the southwestern Caribbean off the coast of Nicaragua.The NHC however does not expect the Caribbean system to develop into a tropical cyclone before making landfall.Weather models show the system will make landfall in Nicaragua before moving northwest over Central America. A couple of the models showed the system emerging in the Bay of Campeche over the next five days.
EARTH DESTROYED WITH THE EARTH
GENESIS 6:11-13
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.(WORLD TERRORISM,MURDERS)
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence (TERRORISM) through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Death toll in Cent. American rains at 21 Sun Oct 14, 11:02 PM ET
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Three children and a woman were killed when their boat capsized in Honduras, officials said Sunday, raising to 21 the death toll from days of torrential rains that have driven thousands from their homes across Central America.
The boat was carrying 20 children and three adults when it sank Saturday in the choppy waters of the Choluteca River during an evacuation in the town of El Chapernal south of the capital, chief firefighter Wilfredo Hernandez said.The victims were three children, ages 5 to 14, and a 23-year-old woman, he said.
Heavy rains have swept through Central America since the middle of the week, displacing thousands and prompting authorities to send the military to hard-hit areas.Police evacuated some 10,000 people in western Nicaragua on Sunday as rains caused rivers to overflow. Guatemalan officials reported that 1,400 people were evacuated from townships near the Mexico border.In Costa Rica, 14 people died Friday when a hillside collapsed in the town of La Fatima de Atenas northeast of the capital, according to the Red Cross.The following day an 87-year-old man was killed trying to cross a river in northwest Costa Rica, and a woman died when a rock fell on her car in Acosta, near the capital.In El Salvador, a 40-year-old man died after he was carried away by a river Friday. Panamanian authorities said Sunday two people were missing.Costa Rica's meteorological institute predicted the heavy rains would continue through at least Monday night.
Alert on Indonesian volcano raised to maximum OCT 16,07
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia raised on Tuesday the alert level for Mount Kelud volcano to the highest level, as residents started fleeing amid signs an eruption could be imminent, officials and a witness said. The number of volcanic earthquakes at Mount Kelud, 90 km (55 miles) southwest of Indonesia's second-largest city Surabaya, had soared to more than 300 in a six-hour period from late morning, the country's top volcano expert said by telephone.
An area 10 km from the crater should be evacuated, said Surono, head of the Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation in Bandung.The alert level was raised to maximum based on the seismic activity, deformation, visual observation and the temperature of the crater lake going up, according to the centre's Web site (www.vsi.esdm.go.id).
An estimated 350,000 people live within 10 km of the volcano on Java island, growing coffee, sugar cane, pineapples and papayas on the rich volcanic soil or feeding their cattle on the volcano's slopes.People are panicking as they are heading towards the evacuation areas, a Reuters witness said by telephone from the area. They are facing water and sanitation problems as the evacuation sites have not been properly equipped.Surono, who said that the evacuation had started at 7 p.m. (1200 GMT), warned that residents should steer clear of rivers near the volcano in case of flows of lahar, a mix of hot stones and water.They were also urged to prepare face masks to protect against possible ash clouds from the 1,731-metre (5,712-foot) volcano causing eye irritation or respiratory problems.The crater lake on Kelud makes it harder to monitor than many of the other volcanoes scattered across Indonesia's archipelago, as some of the warning signs are concealed below the water's surface.Saut Simatupang, another official at the centre, said the crater lake had started to change color indicating increasing sulphur levels.On the east and the north of the lake, it has started to turn white with sulphur. When Kelud last erupted in 1990, at least 30 people were killed, while an eruption in 1919 killed about 5,000 as it ejected scalding water from its crater lake.Indonesia, which sits on a belt of intense seismic activity known as the Pacific Ring of Fire, has had several volcanic eruptions over the centuries.
Rethink on human hybrid experiments
Oct 8 02:42 PM US/Eastern
A radical Government re-think on the law governing hybrid embryos will allow scientists to carry out virtually any work they like - if it is approved by regulators.The move opens the door to experiments involving every known kind of human-animal hybrid. These could include both cytoplasmic embryos, which are 99.9% human, and true hybrids carrying both human and animal genes.In addition chimeras made of a mosaic-like mix of cells from different species, and human transgenic embryos - human embryos modified with animal DNA - will also be allowed under licence.
Provision has also been made for the regulation of hybrid embryo research to incorporate any unforeseen developments that might arise in the future.Ministers have moved a long way from original White Paper proposals for an outright ban on all human-animal embryos, prompting outrage from scientists.The new measures are contained in a revised version of the Human Tissue and Embryology Bill which will be included in the Queen's Speech next month. They have been set out as part of the Government's response to a parliamentary committee's verdict on the Bill.Another major change is that plans to combine two regulatory bodies into a single authority have been dropped. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) and Human Tissue Authority (HTA) will now remain separate entities. They were to have been fused together to create a new Regulatory Authority for Tissue and Embryos (RATE).The Scrutiny Committee of MPs and peers that reported on the Bill in August had recommended putting the issue of whether or not to allow animal-human embryos to a free vote in both houses of Parliament. It said if a decision were taken in principle to permit such research, it should be up to regulators to decide what experiments can be licensed.
The revised Bill does more than even the committee asked for. It effectively removes the barriers completely, permitting the creation of all four currently envisaged types of hybrid embryo, subject to a licence being granted by the relevant regulatory authority - in this case the HFEA.Allowing scientists to work on human-animal hybrid embryos will greatly speed up progress in stem cell research. Researchers hope to use embryonic stem cells (ESCs), which can transform into virtually any kind of body tissue, to investigate the causes of human diseases and develop new therapies for currently incurable conditions such as Parkinson's and type 1 diabetes. Press Association Ltd 2007,
EU treaty talks near deal
Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:10pm BST
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Negotiations on a treaty to reform European Union institutions enter the home straight on Monday when foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg try to clear the last land mines on the road to a summit agreement this week.Since the bloc's 27 leaders struck a deal on the political mandate in June, lawyers, linguists and diplomats have been working in the shadows to turn it into a treaty text, replacing the constitution rejected by French and Dutch voters in 2005.That work is now complete and only a handful of minor issues remain involving Poland, Italy and Bulgaria. None is considered serious enough to prevent EU leaders finalising the treaty in Lisbon on Friday, due to be signed in December.Like the defunct constitution, the treaty provides for a long-term president of the EU from 2009, a more powerful foreign policy chief, a simpler, more democratic decision-making system and more power for the European and national parliaments.
The general prognosis is that we should get it done this time. There is no obstacle that looks likely to call an agreement into question, an EU ambassador said.Given continent-wide fatigue after a decade of wrangling over European institutions, the desire to reach the finishing line and avoid new ratification problems is widespread.Only Ireland is bound to hold a referendum, although there is strong pressure from so-called Eurosceptics on Prime Minister Gordon Brown to hold a plebiscite, which he would likely lose. Barring such an accident, the treaty would take effect in 2009.
Poland fought a successful rearguard battle to delay the new population-based voting system until 2017 and is still pushing to incorporate in the treaty a provision allowing states short of a blocking minority to delay EU decisions for several months.Other states want the so-called Ioannina Compromise confined to a less binding, perhaps time-limited political declaration.Poland seems likely to win a consolation prize with the creation of an additional post of advocate-general at the European Court of Justice for a Polish nominee.Italy is angry at losing parity with France and Britain in the redistribution of European Parliament seats and wants that issue separated from the treaty and negotiated at a later date. The EU assembly proposed the reallocation to take account of population trends, with Spain the biggest beneficiary.
New member Bulgaria raised the stakes at the last minute by demanding that the European single currency be written as evro in its Cyrillic alphabet, as it was in its accession treaty.The European Central Bank has opposed alternative spellings of the euro.Sofia threatened to block the signing of an accord on closer ties between the EU and Montenegro on Monday, but agreed to back off provided EU ambassadors approve a declaration recognising a linguistic-technical problem and promising to solve it soon.
(additional reporting by Yves Clarisse)
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.
THIS COULD BE THE START OF THE RESOLVE OF THE QUARTET. THE BIBLE SAYS THE EU WILL BE THE ONE THAT MAKES THE FINAL 7 YR PEACE CONTRACT WITH THE ISRAELI-ARABS AND MANY.
U.N. Human Rights Envoy Recommends U.N. Quit the Quartet
by Hana Levi Julian
(IsraelNN.com) John Dugard, employed as an independent expert (special rapporteur) to the United Nations’ Human Rights Commission, has called on the U.N. to quit the Quartet of Mideast peace brokers if the international body does not address alleged human rights violations by Israel.In my most recent report to the General Assembly, which I will present later this month, I will suggest that the Secretary-General withdraw the U.N. from the Quartet, if the Quartet fails to have regard to the human rights situation in the Palestinian Territories, he said.Dugard said in an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Monday that the Quartet, which also includes Russia, the United States and the European Union, is heavily influenced by the U.S., weakening the international group’s effectiveness.Every time I visit, the situation seems to have worsened, he said. This time, I was very struck by the sense of hopelessness among the Palestinian people. That hopelessness was also noted in a report by the Economist magazine, albeit attributed to different causes.Dugard added that the U.N. does itself little good” by remaining in the Quartet, due to human rights violations by Israel in Judea, Samaria and Gaza.
Israel’s security checkpoints, which have enabled the IDF to prevent dozens of intended terrorist attacks, are actually used as a method of collective punishment against the Arab population, he said, to make the life of Palestinians as miserable as possible.
Dugard has assiduously dedicated himself to an unending condemnation of Israel, as has the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva which according to Israel’s Ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva, Yitzchak Levanon, is obsessed with the desire to continue with [its] unending odyssey of bashing a single U.N. member state.
At a meeting in Geneva last month, Lebanon also blasted a decision to hold a special debate on Israel during each session of the council, calling it a flagrant violation of the fundamental principles of equality.The retired South African professor of international law is considered an expert on apartheid. As permanent investigator of Israel’s actions in Judea, Samaria and Gaza, he has also been criticized in the past for accusing Israel of apartheid policies in the PA territories.Although he grudgingly acknowledged that Israel does indeed face a threat to its security, Dugard charged that its response is very disproportionate.
He also warned that the upcoming U.S. Mideast summit scheduled for next month might end in a third intifada by PA Arabs against Israel due to unrealistic expectations raised among the population by the PA leadership. Dugard added that this should come as no surprise, since in a military occupation, there are likely to be those engaged in resistance.The U.N. human rights expert said although some might refer to those who attack Israeli civilians as terrorists, history looks at the picture quite differently. He compared PA terrorists to members of the French resistance to the Nazi invaders during World War II and those in Namibia who fought occupation by South Africa. Now they are in the government and treated as heroes, he said.Dugard did not address the issue of the wide-scale human rights violations by Fatah and Hamas terrorists and militia forces perpetrated against their own people, in addition to their attacks on Israeli citizens.Instead, Dugard claimed the U.N. should be playing the role of mediator between the warring Hamas and Fatah terrorist factions who are fighting for control of the PA. Instead, the international community has given its support almost completely to one faction, to Fatah. That’s not the role the U.N. should take, he contended.
Hamas has ruthlessly squelched any attempt by journalists to document its human rights violations in Gaza, which it seized in June as part of its bloody civil war with Fatah.
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)
EZEKIEL 39:1-8
1 Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog,(LEADER OF RUSSIA) and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech (MOSCOW) and Tubal: (TUBOLSK)
2 And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts,(RUSSIA) and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:
3 And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
4 Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands,( ARABS) and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.
5 Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.
6 And I will send a fire on Magog,(NUCLEAR BOMB) and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
7 So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.
8 Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this is the day whereof I have spoken.
JOEL 2:3,20,30-31
3 A fire(NUCLEAR BOMB) devoureth before them;(RUSSIA-ARABS) and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
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.
Putin warns US against attacking Iran By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press Writer OCT 16,07
TEHRAN, Iran - Russian leader Vladimir Putin met his Iranian counterpart Tuesday and implicitly warned the U.S. not to use a former Soviet republic to stage an attack on Iran. He also said nations should not pursue oil pipeline projects that are not backed by regional powers. At a summit of the five nations that border the inland Caspian Sea, Putin said none of the nations' territory should be used by any outside countries for use of military force against any nation in the region. It was a clear reference to long-standing rumors that the U.S. was planning to use Azerbaijan, a former Soviet republic, as a staging ground for any possible military action against Iran.We are saying that no Caspian nation should offer its territory to third powers for use of force or military aggression against any Caspian state, Putin said.Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad also underlined the need to keep outsiders away from the Caspian.The Caspian Sea is an inland sea and it only belongs to the Caspian states, therefore only they are entitled to have their ships and military forces here, he said.A State Department spokesman, Tom Casey, said the United States is not planning military action against Iran.
We are pursuing a diplomatic course with respect to Iran that includes with respect to its nuclear program as well as with respect to its support for terrorism and other issues that are out there, he said.Putin, whose trip to Tehran is the first by a Kremlin leader since World War II, warned that energy pipeline projects crossing the Caspian could only be implemented if all five nations that border the Caspian support them.Putin did not name any specific country, but his statement underlined Moscow's strong opposition to U.S.-backed efforts to build pipelines to deliver hydrocarbons to the West bypassing Russia.Projects that may inflict serious environmental damage to the region cannot be implemented without prior discussion by all five Caspian nations, he said.Other nations bordering the Caspian Sea and in attendance at the summit are: Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan.The legal status of the Caspian — believed to contain the world's third-largest energy reserves — has been in limbo since the 1991 Soviet collapse, leading to tension and conflicting claims to seabed oil deposits.Iran, which shared the Caspian's resources equally with the Soviet Union, insists that each coastal nation receive an equal portion of the seabed. Russia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan want the division based on the length of each nation's shoreline, which would give Iran a smaller share.
Putin's visit took place despite warnings of a possible assassination plot and amid hopes that personal diplomacy could help offer a solution to an international standoff on Iran's nuclear program.Putin has warned the U.S. and other nations against trying to coerce Iran into reining in its nuclear program and insists peaceful dialogue is the only way to deal with Tehran's defiance of a U.N. Security Council demand that it suspend uranium enrichment.Threatening someone, in this case the Iranian leadership and Iranian people, will lead nowhere, Putin said Monday during his trip to Germany. They are not afraid, believe me.Iran's rejection of the council's demand and its previous clandestine atomic work has fed suspicions in the U.S. and other countries that Tehran is working to enrich uranium to a purity usable in nuclear weapons. Iran insists it is only wants lesser-enriched uranium to fuel nuclear reactors that would generate electricity.Putin's visit to Tehran is being closely watched for any possible shifts in Russia's carefully hedged stance in the nuclear standoff. The Russian president underlined his disagreements with Washington last week, saying he saw no objective data to prove Western claims that Iran is trying to construct nuclear weapons. Putin emphasized Monday that he would negotiate in Tehran on behalf of the five permanent U.N. Security Council members — United States, Russia, China, Britain and France — and Germany, a group that has led efforts to resolve the stalemate with Tehran. Associated Press writers Ali Akbar Dareini and Nasser Karimi contributed to this report.
Pentagon confirms accidental Patriot launch OCT 16,07
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A US Patriot missile was accidentally launched in Qatar and landed in an unpopulated farm area, causing no injuries, the Pentagon confirmed Tuesday.
HOARDING OF GOLD AND SILVER
DOCTOR DOCTORIAN FROM ANGEL OF GOD
then the angel said, Financial crisis will come to Asia. I will shake the world.
JAMES 5:1-3
1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
REVELATION 18:10,17,19
10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.
EZEKIEL 7:19
19 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.
REVELATION 13:16-18
16 And he(FALSE POPE) causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:(CHIP IMPLANT)
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.(6-6-6) A NUMBER SYSTEM
Stocks dip on Bernanke's sobering words By MADLEN READ, AP Business Writer OCT 16,07
NEW YORK - Wall Street sank for the second straight session Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the night before that the slumping housing market remains a significant drag on the economy. Bernanke's speech at the New York Economic Club elevated concerns that the summer credit crisis might persist into the winter — a sobering thought for investors, who are sifting through mixed third-quarter earnings and watching energy costs rise.First of all, the worry is we're getting more bad news on housing. Number two is higher oil prices. That's a pretty bad combination, said Hugh Johnson, chief investment officer of Johnson Illington Advisors.He added: Of particular concern were the comments by Bernanke. That sort of injected a fairly high level of uncertainty into the economic and earnings outlook. That comes at a time when earnings results are not particularly exciting — in fact, are dismal.The stock market had its biggest drop in more than five weeks Monday after Citigroup Inc. reported a steep third-quarter profit drop and announced plans with a consortium of banks to set up a fund to help bail out the credit markets.
Then on Tuesday, Wells Fargo & Co. shares fell more than 3 percent after the bank said its third-quarter earnings increased less than analysts anticipated and that it boosted loan loss reserves in anticipation of further problems in consumer credit. KeyCorp shares also declined more than 3 percent after the Midwest regional bank posted a 33 percent drop in third-quarter profit. Most other financial and housing-related stocks fell, as did retailers. One of the few gainers in the financial sector was Bear Stearns Cos., after China Citic Bank expressed interest in buying a stake in the U.S. brokerage.In late morning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 66.33, or 0.47 percent, to 13,918.47.
Broader indicators also fell. The Standard & Poor's 500 index slid 7.40, or 0.48 percent, to 1,541.31, and the Nasdaq composite index dipped 11.18, or 0.40 percent, to 2,768.87.Treasury bond prices rose, pushing down the yield on the 10-year Treasury note to 4.65 percent from 4.68 percent at Monday's close. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions. The dollar rose against most currencies, and gold prices slipped.Bernanke said in his speech that the deepening housing slump probably will be a drag on economic growth. Still, he again pledged to act as needed to help financial markets that were sent reeling this summer, and said inflation remains in check. That could be a key factor for policymakers when deciding whether to cut interest rates at their Oct. 30-31 meeting.But while core inflation — which excludes volatile food and energy prices — is mild, oil prices are pushing further into record territory.
Despite expectations of higher inventories in the weekly U.S. supply report released on Wednesday, a barrel of light, sweet crude rose $1 to $87.13 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Investors will get another reading on the housing market Tuesday at 1 p.m. EDT with the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo housing market index for October. The report is expected to show a decline.Declining issues outnumbered advancers by about 7 to 3 on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume came to 395.5 million shares.Overseas, Japan's Nikkei stock average closed down 1.27 percent. Britain's FTSE 100 fell 0.42 percent, Germany's DAX index fell 0.36 percent, and France's CAC-40 fell 0.87 percent.
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Rice wins Egypt's support for conference By MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press Writer OCT 16,07
CAIRO, Egypt - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday won tempered Egyptian support in her quest to nudge Israelis and Palestinians closer together ahead of a Mideast peace conference to be held in November or December. Egypt, a key mediator between the Arabs and Israel, and other key Arab allies have expressed skepticism over the conference in past weeks, fearing it would be merely symbolic without making real progress in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. A day earlier, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit spoke of postponing it.But Aboul Gheit said his meeting with Rice on Tuesday gives us a lot of trust and confidence about American intentions for the conference, though he cautioned that preparations to hammer out the agenda could take more time.Rice has helped us to understand the American objective. She shed a great deal of light on the current American efforts, he told reporters.We feel encouraged regarding what we heard from Secretary Rice and promised her that we would help and we would help the parties as well in order to achieve the objective which is launching the permanent status negotiations that would lead to the establishment of a Palestinian state on both the Palestinian territories, he said.
Rice and Aboul Gheit said the timing of the conference depended on progress in Israeli-Palestinian talks on hammering out an agreement to be sealed at the gathering, expected to be in Annapolis, Md. The Palestinians want the document to address core issues of the peace negotiations, while Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert wants a vaguer statement.We will continue to work and help them to create this document and we will then be in a position I think fairly soon to talk about when this meeting ought to take place, Rice said.Rice was heading later in the day back to Jerusalem for further talks with Olmert.Still, Aboul Gheit said the conference should be put off if a strong deal is not reached.
We have to go into the meeting ready to launch negotiations, he said. It can be done if we have enough determination on the part of the (Bush) administration.Palestinian and Israeli negotiating teams met for a second time on Monday to try to thrash out details of the joint document. So far, no advances have been made, and we are not deluding ourselves, Palestinian negotiator Yasser Abed Rabbo said Tuesday.Last week, Arab League chief Amr Moussa — whom Rice was also meeting Tuesday — derided the conference, saying the Americans were just hoping for a photo opportunity between Saudi and Israeli officials.But Aboul Gheit on Tuesday suggested Egypt would work with the Palestinians and Israelis to help solidify the agenda. All of us are required to help in drafting the parameters, the principles, the understandings, whatever will launch the negotiations on a sound basis, he said.
There were some tensions over U.S. criticism of human rights in Egypt. Rice told their press conference that in her talks with Mubarak and Aboul Gheit she brought up the issue of the detentions of four independent newspaper editors given prison sentences or put on trial for criticizing Mubarak.When we touch on issues we considered sensitive and internal, I listen. But my response is always that it is due process, Aboul Gheit retorted. This government does not interfere in Egyptian legal procedures.On Monday and earlier Tuesday, Rice pressed Israeli and Palestinian leaders to push ahead in their talks on the conference agenda. In one of her strongest statements yet on the issue, Rice declared that creation of a Palestinian state is a key U.S. interest and urged the two sides to drop contentious demands and reach consensus on a substantive joint statement.After meeting both sides again Tuesday and Wednesday, Rice will travel to London to meet Jordan's King Abdullah II, trying to build support among skeptical Arab nations.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
CANADIANS CALL FOR NAU VOTE
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.
IN THE FUTURE THE GREATEST QUAKE IN HISTORY OCCURS WHEN JESUS RETURNS TO EARTH BODILY TO RULE AND REIGN FROM DAVIDS THRONE.
ZECHARIAH 14:4
4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
Mini-Earthquake Sets Off Predictions of a Larger One
by Hillel Fendel OCT 15,07
(IsraelNN.com) The Patzael region in the central Jordan Valley, just 20 kilometers north of Jericho, was touched by a small earthquake on Saturday night, registering 3.0 on the Richter scale. A similar quake occurred in the same area two months ago.
On Sunday morning, researchers at Tel Aviv University presented a new study on the timeline of earthquakes throughout history. No precise future earthquake dates can be extrapolated from the data, of course, but the researchers say one is on the way - as no major quake has hit the danger area between the Dead Sea and the Kineret in centuries.
It's like the first winter rain, said Dr. Shmuel Marko, who took part in the study. The longer the dry summer lasts, the closer the first rain is. Here, as well: The quiet is worrisome. The longer we go without a large quake, the more we can expect one.On the other hand, experts have said that Israel's earthquakes are in general less frequent than those in other quake-prone regions such as California, Japan and Turkey. Israel is located along the Syria-Africa rift, a friction point between two subterranean plates and is therefore considered earthquake-prone. In 1927, some 250 people were killed in an earthquake that hit Jericho and central Israel. In November 1995, a 6.2 quake caused injuries to several people in Eilat. A minor quake, 5.0 on the Richter scale, hit Israel in February 2004, shaking buildings in many cities and even causing damage to the Knesset building. No one was reported hurt. The northern city of Tzfat was hit by two earthquakes in recent centuries, in 1759 and in 1837. The latter one killed at least 2,000 people, when residents were buried under the ruins of their homes and help did not arrive for days.
PREMEDITATED MERGER
Canadians call for vote on SPP
Activists demand national referendum on continental divide
October 15, 2007 - 1:00 a.m. Eastern - By Jerome R. Corsi
2007 WorldNetDaily.com
Canadian activists are demanding Prime Minister Stephen Harper fulfill a promise and submit the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America to a national referendum for an up or down vote. The Prime Minister of Canada and his cabinet in both Liberal and Conservative regimes support the unification of North America as witnessed by the fact of [former Prime Minister] Paul Martin and [current Prime Minister] Stephen Harper being signatories to the SPP process, said Connie Fogal, leader of the Canadian Action Party. Fogal rejects the idea that the vote on SPP should be taken solely in the Canadian Parliament.
A decision about the restructuring of Canada into an integrated North America is not a decision for parliament, but for the citizens of Canada, Fogal says. What every Parliamentarian should do is call for a no confidence vote on this issue to cease unification of Canada, the USA and Mexico, and then run a campaign on the life of Canada not its death.Maude Barlow, the National Chairperson of the Council of Canadians, agrees. So far, only 30 CEOs from North America's richest corporations, including Lockheed Martin, Bank of Nova Scotia, Chevron, Power Corporation and Merck, have had any meaningful input, a news release on Barlow's website proclaims. Only they have been invited to annual closed-door meetings of SPP leaders and ministers, such as the one that took place in Montebello, Quebec, in August.As WND previously reported, the North American Competitiveness Council, or NACC, dominated the SPP closed-door meetings with the SPP trilateral working groups, the trilateral cabinet members in attendance and President Bush, Mexico's President Felipe Calderon, and Harper at the third annual SPP summit in Montebello, Quebec, on Aug. 20-21.
WND has also reported the NACC is a shadowy council of 30 top North American multinational corporations self-appointed by the Chambers of Commerce in each of the three countries to constitute the sole outside advisory to the SPP. The 30 companies composing the NACC are listed on a memo posted on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce website. In the United States, the companies on the NACC are: Campbell Soup Company,Chevron Corporation,Ford Motor Corporation,FedEx Corporation,General Electric Company,General Motors Corporation,Kansas City Southern,Lockheed Martin Corporation
Merck & Co., Inc.Mittal Steel USA,New York Life Insurance Company
Procter & Gamble,UPS,Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Whirlpool Corporation
No union leaders, public interest groups, environmental advocates or news media have ever attended the closed-door of the NACC with the SPP. According to a document on the Commerce Department's SPP website, the organization of the NACC was agreed upon by the three leaders on March 31, 2006. We are pleased to announce the creation of a North American Competitiveness Council, the White House announced the same day. The Council will comprise members of the private sector from each country, the White House said, and will provide us recommendations on North American competitiveness, including, among others, areas such as automotive and transportation, steel, manufacturing, and services. The Council will meet annually with security and prosperity Ministers and will engage with senior government officials on an ongoing basis.On Sept. 25, Harper made a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York where he again endorsed SPP. In a transcript archived on the CFR website, Harper referred to the NACC, saying: At the North American summit that Canada hosted in Montebello last month, I was struck by the power of the message sent to us by the leaders from the American and Canadian private sectors. They appealed to us to see the connection between security and prosperity, Harper continued. They told us that without the and we won't have either.
The CFR website also has archived a video of Harper's Sept. 25 remarks.
Mayors From Around the World to Gather in Jerusalem
by Hillel Fendel OCT 15,07
(IsraelNN.com) The City as Capital and Metropolitan Center is the name of the 25th Jerusalem Conference of Mayors taking place this week in Jerusalem, sponsored by the American Jewish Congress Council for World Jewry. Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski will host the event, which is co-sponsored by Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.Mayors from 40 cities are taking part in the five-day event, including Kiev, London, Dublin, Addis Ababa, Leipzig (Germany), Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Zagreb (Croatia), Tbilisi (the former USSR republic of Georgia), and others. The South American cities of Lima (Peru), Montevideo (Uruguay), Quito (Ecuador), and La-Paz (Bolivia) will also be represented. Participating US cities include Cincinnati (Ohio), Baton Rouge (Louisiana), Providence (Rhode Island), Madison (Wisconsin), and others.
The mayors will participate in round-table sessions exploring various challenges facing modern metropolitan areas. Among the topics to be discussed are the concept of metropolis and capital city as government centers, intercultural and economic challenges facing cities, the role of mayors in the international arena, and more. They will also tour various sights of Jerusalem and meet with local businessmen and volunteers.The visiting mayors will also meet with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, President Shimon Peres, and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni.Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski predicted that the conference will be the beginning of future cooperation between the cities, and especially with Jerusalem.
In sponsoring this annual gathering of mayors from around the world, Council for World Jewry Chairman Jack Rosen said, we hope to give them a fresh outlook of Jerusalem, and a new understanding of Israel and its achievements. Mayors Conference alumni are among Israel's best ambassadors of good will.The Council for World Jewry is a body that seeks, inter alia, to narrow the gaps between peoples of different backgrounds and faiths, combat world-wide anti-Semitism, and support Israel.Previous such conferences have been held under banners such as Excavating the Future: Tradition and Technology in the City, The Role of Mayor in Times of Crisis, and Mobilizing the Past for a Better Economic Future.
FROM WND'S JERUSALEM BUREAU
Rice: No Jewish building in eastern city
Says she'll push Israel to divide capital, blame Olmert if he doesn't comply - October 15, 2007 - By Aaron Klein
2007 WorldNetDaily.com
Condoleezza Rice
JERUSALEM – Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in the region to prepare for an Israeli-Palestinian summit next month, told Palestinian officials yesterday she would pressure Israel against initiating any Jewish construction in eastern sections of Jerusalem, a senior Palestinian negotiator involved in talks with Rice told WND. The Palestinian negotiator stated Rice singled out Jerusalem areas as becoming part of a future Palestinian state and told his negotiating team she would publicly blame Israel for the failure of next month's U.S.-sponsored summit slated to be held in Maryland if the Jewish state didn't agree to evacuate eastern Jerusalem neighborhoods. The information follows a flurry of media reports last week Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was contemplating handing over sections of Jerusalem to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah organization. Vice Premier Haim Ramon, a member of Olmert's ruling Kadima party, last week reportedly mapped out a future partition of Jerusalem under a deal with the Palestinians.
Ramon was quoted by the popular Ynet Israeli website as writing in a letter to Jerusalem City Councilman Nir Barkat that under his plan, The Jewish neighborhoods (of Jerusalem) will be recognized as Israeli and under Israeli sovereignty. Accordingly, the Arab neighborhoods will be recognized as Palestinian. Passages between the Israeli neighborhoods will be open and secure – accordingly the same will be true for the Palestinian neighborhoods.According to Ramon's reported plan, There will be special sovereignty over the holy sites, taking into account Israel's unique interests in overseeing them. Within this framework, the Western Wall, the Jewish Quarter and other holy sites in the Jerusalem vicinity will remain under Israeli rule forever.Ramon's letter as quoted did not single out the fate of the Temple Mount, Judaism's holiest site.
Knesset Member Otniel Schneller, a Kadima party colleague of Olmert and Ramon known for his close relationship to the prime minister, claimed the plan violated the Kadima's platform. But WND first reported in 2006 it was Schneller who first floated a Kadima plan for dividing Jerusalem.
The Old City, Mount Scopus, the Mount of Olives, the City of David, Sheikh Jarra will remain in our hands, but [regarding] Kafr Akeb, Abu-Ram, Shuafat, Hizma, Abu-Zaim, Abu-Tur, Abu Dis, in the future, when the Palestinian state is established, they will become its capital, said Schneller at the small Jerusalem debate in May 2006, covered by WND. Days later, Schneller gave an interview to the Associated Press in which he stated We will not divide Jerusalem, we will share it.The Kadima lawmaker told AP most Jerusalem neighborhoods with large Arab populations would be given to the Palestinians. Those same neighborhoods will, in my assessment, be central to the makeup of the Palestinian capital ... al-Quds, said Schneller, calling Jerusalem by its Arabic name. Rice arrived in the region yesterday reportedly to help the Israeli and Palestinian sides formulate a joint statement ahead of November's conference. Palestinian leaders want the statement to specifically outline a Palestinian state including the Gaza Strip, West Bank and parts of Jerusalem, while Olmert officials have been quoted in recent days stating they prefer more vague commitments.
Olmert will forfeit Temple Mount
According to senior Palestinian negotiators, Olmert's team expressed willingness multiple times to divide Jerusalem and place the Temple Mount under pan-Arab control. WND in August quoted PA sources stating Olmert's office presented the Palestinians a formal plan in which the Jewish state would forfeit the Temple Mount to Muslim control under the joint management of Egypt, Jordan and the PA. The sources said Olmert's plan called for the entire Temple Mount plaza to fall under Arab sovereignty; Jerusalem's Old City holy sites near the Mount to be governed by a Jewish, Christian and Muslim task force; and the Western Wall plaza below the Mount to be controlled by Israel. David Baker, a spokesman for Olmert, would neither confirm nor deny the prime minister offered the Temple Mount.
Olmert hints Jerusalem could be shared
Signal to Palestinians comes as Rice visits region ahead of summit
OCT 15,07
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday raised questions about Israel's control of Arab neighborhoods in east Jerusalem, the first time he has openly signaled readiness to share control of the city with the Palestinians. Control of Jerusalem is at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israel claims all of the city, including east Jerusalem, which it captured in the 1967 Mideast war, as its capital. The Palestinians want the eastern sector for the capital of a future independent state. In a speech, Olmert noted that Israel has built a series of thriving Jewish neighborhoods in east Jerusalem, but signaled that Israel's control of Arab areas is not necessary. Was it necessary to also join the Shuafat refugee camp, Sawakra, Walaje and other villages and define them as part of Jerusalem? he asked. With that, I must confess it is possible to ask legitimate questions.
His comments came as U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza visited the region, saying Monday that President Bush has decided to make ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict one of the highest priorities of his administration.An international peace conference expected to take place in Annapolis, Md., in the fall has to be serious and substantive, Rice said at a news conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. We frankly have better things to do than invite people to Annapolis for a photo op, she said.
Israelis and Palestinians, Rice observed, are making their most serious effort in years to resolve the conflict. Frankly, it's time for the establishment of a Palestinian state, she added.
The two sides are trying to work out an outline for a final peace deal ahead of the Annapolis conference. But tensions arose on Sunday when Olmert told his Cabinet that he didn't regard that outline as a prerequisite for the conference to go ahead. The Palestinians said that without such a document, they wouldn't attend the meeting. Israel has been pushing for a vaguely worded document while the Palestinians want a detailed outline, complete with a timetable for establishing a Palestinian state.
Livni to lead Israel, Qureia for Palestinians
Israel said Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni would lead negotiations with the Palestinian team led by Ahmed Qureia, a former prime minister. Ahead of her meetings, Rice delivered a rare warning to Israel not to take any steps that might erode confidence in the peace process. This is a very delicate time, she said. It’s just a time to be extremely careful.Her comments referred to the renewal of a road project that Palestinians fear is intended to tighten Israeli control over strategic West Bank areas near Jerusalem. Israel says construction is not imminent and is meant to ease Palestinian movement. But those assertions did little to ease concerns. Shortly after she landed, Israeli officials said they had decided to resume an archaeological dig near a hotly disputed Jerusalem holy site, drawing more Palestinian charges that Israel is trying to scuttle the conference. Rice also met with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who later issued a statement saying the military’s freedom of movement in the West Bank was a fundamental principle that must be demanded in the future as well.
The comments from Barak, who later headed to Washington for talks with the Bush administration, came despite long-standing Palestinian demands for a reduced Israeli presence in the West Bank.
Rice is on her third trip to the region since June, when the United States began to try to revive peace efforts after the Islamic militant group Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip. That takeover has left the moderate Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, in control of just the West Bank. His expulsion of Hamas from the government has, in U.S. eyes, freed him to pursue a peace deal that would create a Palestinian state. To build Arab support for the conference, Rice plans stops in Egypt on Tuesday to see President Hosni Mubarak and in Britain on Thursday, where she will see King Abdullah of Jordan. The participation of the those countries, the only major Arab nations to have signed peace deals with Israel, along with Saudi Arabia is considered key to the success of the conference. All three have expressed doubts about the effectiveness of the meeting. MSNBC.com,AP
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.
IN THE FUTURE THE GREATEST QUAKE IN HISTORY OCCURS WHEN JESUS RETURNS TO EARTH BODILY TO RULE AND REIGN FROM DAVIDS THRONE.
ZECHARIAH 14:4
4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
Mini-Earthquake Sets Off Predictions of a Larger One
by Hillel Fendel OCT 15,07
(IsraelNN.com) The Patzael region in the central Jordan Valley, just 20 kilometers north of Jericho, was touched by a small earthquake on Saturday night, registering 3.0 on the Richter scale. A similar quake occurred in the same area two months ago.
On Sunday morning, researchers at Tel Aviv University presented a new study on the timeline of earthquakes throughout history. No precise future earthquake dates can be extrapolated from the data, of course, but the researchers say one is on the way - as no major quake has hit the danger area between the Dead Sea and the Kineret in centuries.
It's like the first winter rain, said Dr. Shmuel Marko, who took part in the study. The longer the dry summer lasts, the closer the first rain is. Here, as well: The quiet is worrisome. The longer we go without a large quake, the more we can expect one.On the other hand, experts have said that Israel's earthquakes are in general less frequent than those in other quake-prone regions such as California, Japan and Turkey. Israel is located along the Syria-Africa rift, a friction point between two subterranean plates and is therefore considered earthquake-prone. In 1927, some 250 people were killed in an earthquake that hit Jericho and central Israel. In November 1995, a 6.2 quake caused injuries to several people in Eilat. A minor quake, 5.0 on the Richter scale, hit Israel in February 2004, shaking buildings in many cities and even causing damage to the Knesset building. No one was reported hurt. The northern city of Tzfat was hit by two earthquakes in recent centuries, in 1759 and in 1837. The latter one killed at least 2,000 people, when residents were buried under the ruins of their homes and help did not arrive for days.
PREMEDITATED MERGER
Canadians call for vote on SPP
Activists demand national referendum on continental divide
October 15, 2007 - 1:00 a.m. Eastern - By Jerome R. Corsi
2007 WorldNetDaily.com
Canadian activists are demanding Prime Minister Stephen Harper fulfill a promise and submit the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America to a national referendum for an up or down vote. The Prime Minister of Canada and his cabinet in both Liberal and Conservative regimes support the unification of North America as witnessed by the fact of [former Prime Minister] Paul Martin and [current Prime Minister] Stephen Harper being signatories to the SPP process, said Connie Fogal, leader of the Canadian Action Party. Fogal rejects the idea that the vote on SPP should be taken solely in the Canadian Parliament.
A decision about the restructuring of Canada into an integrated North America is not a decision for parliament, but for the citizens of Canada, Fogal says. What every Parliamentarian should do is call for a no confidence vote on this issue to cease unification of Canada, the USA and Mexico, and then run a campaign on the life of Canada not its death.Maude Barlow, the National Chairperson of the Council of Canadians, agrees. So far, only 30 CEOs from North America's richest corporations, including Lockheed Martin, Bank of Nova Scotia, Chevron, Power Corporation and Merck, have had any meaningful input, a news release on Barlow's website proclaims. Only they have been invited to annual closed-door meetings of SPP leaders and ministers, such as the one that took place in Montebello, Quebec, in August.As WND previously reported, the North American Competitiveness Council, or NACC, dominated the SPP closed-door meetings with the SPP trilateral working groups, the trilateral cabinet members in attendance and President Bush, Mexico's President Felipe Calderon, and Harper at the third annual SPP summit in Montebello, Quebec, on Aug. 20-21.
WND has also reported the NACC is a shadowy council of 30 top North American multinational corporations self-appointed by the Chambers of Commerce in each of the three countries to constitute the sole outside advisory to the SPP. The 30 companies composing the NACC are listed on a memo posted on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce website. In the United States, the companies on the NACC are: Campbell Soup Company,Chevron Corporation,Ford Motor Corporation,FedEx Corporation,General Electric Company,General Motors Corporation,Kansas City Southern,Lockheed Martin Corporation
Merck & Co., Inc.Mittal Steel USA,New York Life Insurance Company
Procter & Gamble,UPS,Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Whirlpool Corporation
No union leaders, public interest groups, environmental advocates or news media have ever attended the closed-door of the NACC with the SPP. According to a document on the Commerce Department's SPP website, the organization of the NACC was agreed upon by the three leaders on March 31, 2006. We are pleased to announce the creation of a North American Competitiveness Council, the White House announced the same day. The Council will comprise members of the private sector from each country, the White House said, and will provide us recommendations on North American competitiveness, including, among others, areas such as automotive and transportation, steel, manufacturing, and services. The Council will meet annually with security and prosperity Ministers and will engage with senior government officials on an ongoing basis.On Sept. 25, Harper made a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York where he again endorsed SPP. In a transcript archived on the CFR website, Harper referred to the NACC, saying: At the North American summit that Canada hosted in Montebello last month, I was struck by the power of the message sent to us by the leaders from the American and Canadian private sectors. They appealed to us to see the connection between security and prosperity, Harper continued. They told us that without the and we won't have either.
The CFR website also has archived a video of Harper's Sept. 25 remarks.
Mayors From Around the World to Gather in Jerusalem
by Hillel Fendel OCT 15,07
(IsraelNN.com) The City as Capital and Metropolitan Center is the name of the 25th Jerusalem Conference of Mayors taking place this week in Jerusalem, sponsored by the American Jewish Congress Council for World Jewry. Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski will host the event, which is co-sponsored by Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.Mayors from 40 cities are taking part in the five-day event, including Kiev, London, Dublin, Addis Ababa, Leipzig (Germany), Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Zagreb (Croatia), Tbilisi (the former USSR republic of Georgia), and others. The South American cities of Lima (Peru), Montevideo (Uruguay), Quito (Ecuador), and La-Paz (Bolivia) will also be represented. Participating US cities include Cincinnati (Ohio), Baton Rouge (Louisiana), Providence (Rhode Island), Madison (Wisconsin), and others.
The mayors will participate in round-table sessions exploring various challenges facing modern metropolitan areas. Among the topics to be discussed are the concept of metropolis and capital city as government centers, intercultural and economic challenges facing cities, the role of mayors in the international arena, and more. They will also tour various sights of Jerusalem and meet with local businessmen and volunteers.The visiting mayors will also meet with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, President Shimon Peres, and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni.Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski predicted that the conference will be the beginning of future cooperation between the cities, and especially with Jerusalem.
In sponsoring this annual gathering of mayors from around the world, Council for World Jewry Chairman Jack Rosen said, we hope to give them a fresh outlook of Jerusalem, and a new understanding of Israel and its achievements. Mayors Conference alumni are among Israel's best ambassadors of good will.The Council for World Jewry is a body that seeks, inter alia, to narrow the gaps between peoples of different backgrounds and faiths, combat world-wide anti-Semitism, and support Israel.Previous such conferences have been held under banners such as Excavating the Future: Tradition and Technology in the City, The Role of Mayor in Times of Crisis, and Mobilizing the Past for a Better Economic Future.
FROM WND'S JERUSALEM BUREAU
Rice: No Jewish building in eastern city
Says she'll push Israel to divide capital, blame Olmert if he doesn't comply - October 15, 2007 - By Aaron Klein
2007 WorldNetDaily.com
Condoleezza Rice
JERUSALEM – Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in the region to prepare for an Israeli-Palestinian summit next month, told Palestinian officials yesterday she would pressure Israel against initiating any Jewish construction in eastern sections of Jerusalem, a senior Palestinian negotiator involved in talks with Rice told WND. The Palestinian negotiator stated Rice singled out Jerusalem areas as becoming part of a future Palestinian state and told his negotiating team she would publicly blame Israel for the failure of next month's U.S.-sponsored summit slated to be held in Maryland if the Jewish state didn't agree to evacuate eastern Jerusalem neighborhoods. The information follows a flurry of media reports last week Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was contemplating handing over sections of Jerusalem to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah organization. Vice Premier Haim Ramon, a member of Olmert's ruling Kadima party, last week reportedly mapped out a future partition of Jerusalem under a deal with the Palestinians.
Ramon was quoted by the popular Ynet Israeli website as writing in a letter to Jerusalem City Councilman Nir Barkat that under his plan, The Jewish neighborhoods (of Jerusalem) will be recognized as Israeli and under Israeli sovereignty. Accordingly, the Arab neighborhoods will be recognized as Palestinian. Passages between the Israeli neighborhoods will be open and secure – accordingly the same will be true for the Palestinian neighborhoods.According to Ramon's reported plan, There will be special sovereignty over the holy sites, taking into account Israel's unique interests in overseeing them. Within this framework, the Western Wall, the Jewish Quarter and other holy sites in the Jerusalem vicinity will remain under Israeli rule forever.Ramon's letter as quoted did not single out the fate of the Temple Mount, Judaism's holiest site.
Knesset Member Otniel Schneller, a Kadima party colleague of Olmert and Ramon known for his close relationship to the prime minister, claimed the plan violated the Kadima's platform. But WND first reported in 2006 it was Schneller who first floated a Kadima plan for dividing Jerusalem.
The Old City, Mount Scopus, the Mount of Olives, the City of David, Sheikh Jarra will remain in our hands, but [regarding] Kafr Akeb, Abu-Ram, Shuafat, Hizma, Abu-Zaim, Abu-Tur, Abu Dis, in the future, when the Palestinian state is established, they will become its capital, said Schneller at the small Jerusalem debate in May 2006, covered by WND. Days later, Schneller gave an interview to the Associated Press in which he stated We will not divide Jerusalem, we will share it.The Kadima lawmaker told AP most Jerusalem neighborhoods with large Arab populations would be given to the Palestinians. Those same neighborhoods will, in my assessment, be central to the makeup of the Palestinian capital ... al-Quds, said Schneller, calling Jerusalem by its Arabic name. Rice arrived in the region yesterday reportedly to help the Israeli and Palestinian sides formulate a joint statement ahead of November's conference. Palestinian leaders want the statement to specifically outline a Palestinian state including the Gaza Strip, West Bank and parts of Jerusalem, while Olmert officials have been quoted in recent days stating they prefer more vague commitments.
Olmert will forfeit Temple Mount
According to senior Palestinian negotiators, Olmert's team expressed willingness multiple times to divide Jerusalem and place the Temple Mount under pan-Arab control. WND in August quoted PA sources stating Olmert's office presented the Palestinians a formal plan in which the Jewish state would forfeit the Temple Mount to Muslim control under the joint management of Egypt, Jordan and the PA. The sources said Olmert's plan called for the entire Temple Mount plaza to fall under Arab sovereignty; Jerusalem's Old City holy sites near the Mount to be governed by a Jewish, Christian and Muslim task force; and the Western Wall plaza below the Mount to be controlled by Israel. David Baker, a spokesman for Olmert, would neither confirm nor deny the prime minister offered the Temple Mount.
Olmert hints Jerusalem could be shared
Signal to Palestinians comes as Rice visits region ahead of summit
OCT 15,07
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday raised questions about Israel's control of Arab neighborhoods in east Jerusalem, the first time he has openly signaled readiness to share control of the city with the Palestinians. Control of Jerusalem is at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israel claims all of the city, including east Jerusalem, which it captured in the 1967 Mideast war, as its capital. The Palestinians want the eastern sector for the capital of a future independent state. In a speech, Olmert noted that Israel has built a series of thriving Jewish neighborhoods in east Jerusalem, but signaled that Israel's control of Arab areas is not necessary. Was it necessary to also join the Shuafat refugee camp, Sawakra, Walaje and other villages and define them as part of Jerusalem? he asked. With that, I must confess it is possible to ask legitimate questions.
His comments came as U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza visited the region, saying Monday that President Bush has decided to make ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict one of the highest priorities of his administration.An international peace conference expected to take place in Annapolis, Md., in the fall has to be serious and substantive, Rice said at a news conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. We frankly have better things to do than invite people to Annapolis for a photo op, she said.
Israelis and Palestinians, Rice observed, are making their most serious effort in years to resolve the conflict. Frankly, it's time for the establishment of a Palestinian state, she added.
The two sides are trying to work out an outline for a final peace deal ahead of the Annapolis conference. But tensions arose on Sunday when Olmert told his Cabinet that he didn't regard that outline as a prerequisite for the conference to go ahead. The Palestinians said that without such a document, they wouldn't attend the meeting. Israel has been pushing for a vaguely worded document while the Palestinians want a detailed outline, complete with a timetable for establishing a Palestinian state.
Livni to lead Israel, Qureia for Palestinians
Israel said Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni would lead negotiations with the Palestinian team led by Ahmed Qureia, a former prime minister. Ahead of her meetings, Rice delivered a rare warning to Israel not to take any steps that might erode confidence in the peace process. This is a very delicate time, she said. It’s just a time to be extremely careful.Her comments referred to the renewal of a road project that Palestinians fear is intended to tighten Israeli control over strategic West Bank areas near Jerusalem. Israel says construction is not imminent and is meant to ease Palestinian movement. But those assertions did little to ease concerns. Shortly after she landed, Israeli officials said they had decided to resume an archaeological dig near a hotly disputed Jerusalem holy site, drawing more Palestinian charges that Israel is trying to scuttle the conference. Rice also met with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who later issued a statement saying the military’s freedom of movement in the West Bank was a fundamental principle that must be demanded in the future as well.
The comments from Barak, who later headed to Washington for talks with the Bush administration, came despite long-standing Palestinian demands for a reduced Israeli presence in the West Bank.
Rice is on her third trip to the region since June, when the United States began to try to revive peace efforts after the Islamic militant group Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip. That takeover has left the moderate Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, in control of just the West Bank. His expulsion of Hamas from the government has, in U.S. eyes, freed him to pursue a peace deal that would create a Palestinian state. To build Arab support for the conference, Rice plans stops in Egypt on Tuesday to see President Hosni Mubarak and in Britain on Thursday, where she will see King Abdullah of Jordan. The participation of the those countries, the only major Arab nations to have signed peace deals with Israel, along with Saudi Arabia is considered key to the success of the conference. All three have expressed doubts about the effectiveness of the meeting. MSNBC.com,AP
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