SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES

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FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS

REVELATION 8:7
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

Weather keeps Southern California wildfires burning
By Rex Crum, MarketWatch Last update: 2:53 p.m. EDT April 27, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Unseasonably hot temperatures are expected to continue for several days, making it difficult to continue a southern California wildfire that has so far caused the evacuation 300 homes near Los Angeles.Published reports said that the fires, centered around the city of Sierra Madre, Calif., have so far burned 350 acres as temperatures neared 100 degrees Fahrenheit on Sunday. The cause of the fire is not yet known.
Officials in Sierra Madre, which is about 20 miles northeast of Los Angeles, said they believed it would take two to three days before the fires are under control.

Firefighters are trying to get the blaze under control in order to prevent a repeat of last year's fires that destroyed thousands of homes between Santa Barbara and the Mexican border.
Rex Crum is a reporter for MarketWatch in San Francisco.

1,000 flee foothill homes as wildfire burns near Los Angeles By JOHN ANTCZAK, Associated Press Writer APR 28,08

SIERRA MADRE, Calif. - Darkness didn't keep firefighters from continuing to gain ground Monday on a 400-acre wildfire they have been battling all weekend near Los Angeles. It just meant a change in tactics.The hand crews are still making progress against the flanks of the fire, Cliff Johnson, fire information officer for the Angeles National Forest, said early Monday. (But) no aircraft are being used in the darkness.All of Sierra Madre's schools have canceled Monday classes, and the early season wildfire forced the evacuation of at least 1,000 people from their homes in the foothills. Authorities said no homes have burned.About 500 firefighters attacked the blaze, aided during the daytime by two helicopters and water-dropping air tankers, said city of Sierra Madre spokeswoman Elisa Weaver.This is pretty serious, Weaver said. Some of these areas have not burned in over 40 years.By Sunday evening crews had the fire 30 percent contained, Sierra Madre spokesman James Carlson said. Light winds and rising humidity were aiding firefighters, who hoped to have the blaze fully contained within a week, Carlson said.

Monday morning will see the return of firefighting aircraft and likely more ground crews, Johnson said.On Sunday, helicopters made water drops on a steep ridge above Sierra Madre near Bailey Canyon Wilderness Park, about 15 miles northeast of Los Angeles and just east of Pasadena. A fixed-wing water tanker also dropped flame retardant.Aircraft also were helping fire officials assess the movement of the blaze, which was had been creeping northwest into Angeles National Forest, Battalion Chief Tim Davis of the Forest Service said.It's very steep, inaccessible terrain, and it's very heavy brush, Davis said at a news conference. Very difficult and arduous labor for these crews. You can't get bulldozers into the majority of where these fingers of fire run.Two firefighters had minor injuries — one was treated for heat exhaustion, another for a strained knee, authorities said.The blaze stranded 50 guests from a wedding party at the Chantry Flats ranger's station on Saturday until they were airlifted out Sunday afternoon, Weaver said. It took five helicopter trips from the ranger's station to the wedding's parking area. The party then was escorted out by road.

Investigators were trying to determine the cause of the fire, first reported on a windy Saturday afternoon as temperatures approached 100 degrees.

Hundreds flee wildfires in Spain Sunday, 27 April , 2008, 09:18

San Sebastian (Spain): Hundreds of people fled wildfires on Saturday on the Spanish island of La Gomera, with some residents taking refuge on the beaches, provincial authorities said. Separate blazes broke out around the towns of Hermigua, Vallehermoso and Agulo in the northern part of the island. There were no immediate reports about the source of the fires. At least one house was destroyed by late Saturday. There were no reports of casualties.

Amid high winds driving the wildfires, dozens of fire-fighters and volunteers were battling the flames, with aerial support from tanker planes. Spanish military troops in the Canary Islands were expected to join the effort. La Gomera's Garajonay National Park, which is listed by UNESCO as a world heritage site, could be endangered by the blazes on the island.

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.

Series of quakes takes toll on rattled residents of Reno By MARTIN GRIFFITH, Associated Press Writer Sun Apr 27, 10:20 PM ET

RENO, Nev. - Dozens of minor earthquakes shook Reno on Sunday as a series of temblors entered its third month and prompted some frazzled residents to leave their homes. More than 150 aftershocks have been recorded on the western edge of northern Nevada's largest city after a magnitude-4.7 quake hit Friday night, the strongest quake in a sequence that began Feb. 28. There were no reports of injuries or widespread damage.Scientists have urged residents to prepare for worse, saying the recent activity is unusual because the quakes started out small and continue to build in strength.

After being awakened as many as four times a night by quakes, retiree Sandra Petty decided to spend nights 10 miles away at the Sparks home of her daughter, Stefanie McCaffrey.The quakes have sent her emotions and nerves into a tailspin, McCaffrey said Sunday. She was exhausted, and she couldn't relax or unwind. She just needed to get away so she could have a good night's sleep.

Keith Phillips said he's going to live somewhere else, possibly with his children, until the activity settles down. He lives about a block from the epicenter of Friday night's quake, which cracked walls in his house and pushed one of his garages off its foundation.

I grew up in the Bay Area and went through some major quakes down there, Phillips told the Reno Gazette-Journal. Since we're right on top of the epicenter, I've never felt anything like this.The strongest aftershock Sunday measured 3 and was recorded shortly before 11 a.m.Three other quakes larger than magnitude 3 have struck areas scattered hundreds of miles apart across northern Nevada since Friday night's 4.7 quake in Reno.The quakes around Reno began a week after a magnitude 6 one in the northern Nevada town of Wells, near the Utah border. The Feb. 21 quake has been followed by hundreds of aftershocks.Scientists said they're unsure whether the seismic activity across the state, unusual for its basin-and-range topography, is related.Not enough is known about the faults and their history and what their role is, said Ken Smith of the seismological laboratory at the University of Nevada, Reno.

The Reno temblors have prompted a flood of calls from homeowners to insurers about quake insurance.MetLife placed a 30-day moratorium on new coverage after a 4.2 quake jolted Reno on Thursday. Until then, the strongest quake in the sequence had been 3.6 on April 16.

Other insurers were expected to follow suit.

It probably will be extended, unfortunately, because of the one (Friday) night, MetLife agent Charlotte Eckmeyer said, adding that quake coverage just about doubles premiums.Nevada is the third most seismically active state in the nation behind California and Alaska. Reno's last major quake measured 6.1 on April 24, 1914.

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.

Flood forces 2nd day of evacuations in northern Ontario
Sun Apr 27, 12:12 PM

ST..JOHNS (CBC) - As many as 2,000 people were expected to be airlifted Sunday from three communities in northern Ontario after rapidly rising water levels and melting ice prompted local leaders to declare an emergency.The rising Albany River is threatening the communities of Kashechewan and Fort Albany near James Bay. Rising water levels were also threatening the community of Attawapiskat.
Hundreds of the most vulnerable residents were the first to be evacuated by plane on Friday and over the weekend. They were put up in motels, hotels or other accommodations in Cochrane, Greenstone, Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.The Ontario communities of Kapuskasing, Elliot Lake and Geraldton and as far south as Stratford will also be receiving people.The evacuation plan had been in place for about a year, and the federal and provincial governments were awaiting a call from the community to kick their plans into gear, said Barry Radford, a spokesman for Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources in Huntsville, Ont.
Radford said the evacuations would depend on the weather and the water levels: That'll determine when we start and when we finish, he said.Although Kashechewan is perennially beset by flooding, conditions this year are particularly bad, Radford said.Residents are expected to be away from home for six to eight weeks.With files from the Canadian Press.

Fierce snowstorm temporarily closes Trans-Canada Highway
Sun Apr 27, 9:48 AM

A stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway in southeastern Manitoba and northwestern Ontario was reopened Sunday, a day after poor visibility and treacherous driving conditions forced police to shut it down.The highway was closed for about 24 hours from Falcon Lake, Man., to Thunder Bay, Ont., as a snowstorm hammered the area, bringing high winds and up to 20 centimetres of snow.The closure forced dozens of cars and trucks to turn around. Many drivers waited out the storm in Falcon Lake, about a 90-minute drive east of Winnipeg.In Winnipeg, about 20 people were stranded at the Greyhound bus depot after their driver was forced to turn back from Falcon Lake.While the highway has been reopened, a Department of Transportation spokesman told CBC News that road conditions were still far from ideal on Sunday morning.Most highways in southeastern Manitoba were in poor shape with icy and snow-packed sections.

Northeast soaker ahead Mark Avery APR 28,08

Heavy rain is expected over much of the Northeast over the next couple of days. An area of low pressure will move up the Appalachians through Wednesday. This low will bring in moisture off of the Atlantic Ocean, and with an upper level trough digging into the region, brings a chance at some heavy rain particularly over New England. Rainfall amounts over 2 inches are expected from around Philadelphia to Burlington, Vermont, to near Bar Harbor, Maine. Rain over 3 inches is expected from New York City to Augusta, Maine, to near Albany. This amount of rain can and will cause localized flooding, especially in New England at least through Wednesday. Flood watches are posted for much of New Hampshire and western Maine, with more possible. The upper trough, currently moving out of the Great Lakes, will stall out over eastern Canada over the next several days, bringing a chance at some scattered showers to the interior Northeast for much of the week ahead. Farther south, locally heavy rain is also possible as far south as North Carolina. Rainfall amounts are not expected to be quite as dramatic as what is expected in the Northeast, but much of North Carolina and Virginia could see around an inch of rain before ending tonight.

FAMINE

REVELATION 6:5-6
5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.(A DAYS WAGES FOR A LOAF OF BREAD)

Oil nears $120 following labor and military strikes By GEORGE JAHN, Associated Press Writer APR 28,08

VIENNA, Austria - Oil prices hit an all-time high near $120 a barrel Monday after a weekend refinery strike closed a pipeline system that delivers a third of Britain's North Sea oil to refineries in the U.K. The shutdown comes amid supply outages in Nigeria that have helped to support oil against a strengthening dollar.We've got a confluence of a number of events that have really disrupted crude oil supply, said Victor Shum, an energy analyst with Purvin & Gertz in Singapore. That's what's driving oil to a new record even though the U.S. dollar actually strengthened a bit.Light, sweet crude for June delivery rose to a record $119.93 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract eased back to $119.04 a barrel by noon in Europe, up 52cents from Friday's close of $118.52.BP PLC on Sunday shut down the Forties Pipeline System that carries more than 700,000 barrels of oil a day to the U.K. because of a 48-hour walkout by employees at a refinery in central Scotland.

Workers walked out of the Grangemouth refinery vowing not to give ground in their dispute with refinery owner Ineos over plans to close a generous pension scheme to new employees. Ineos chief executive Tom Crotty said it could take a week for the plant to return to production once the strike ends on Tuesday. BP said its pipeline could be up and running within 24 hours.BP's Kinneil plant, the onshore processing center for the pipeline system, is powered from the Grangemouth site.With the refinery being shut down, it will affect supplies from the North Sea and that has a potentially significant impact, said David Moore, a commodity strategist with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in Sydney. That comes at the same time that there's production disruptions from Nigeria so the combined effect of those is the immediate factor that's put pressure on oil prices.Analyst Stephen Schork also attributed the bullish market to the combination of events stoking supply concerns.News that BP shut-in 40 percent of the Forties Pipe compounded the latest headline out of Nigeria regarding a rebel attack near that country's largest oil and gas export terminal on Bonny Island, he said, in his Schork Report. Thus, all of that bubble talk aside, the market looks stronger than ever.In Nigeria, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, or MEND, said its fighters hit an oil pipeline late Thursday, the fourth conduit the group has attacked in the past week. MEND said the pipeline belongs to a Royal Dutch Shell PLC joint venture. A Shell spokesman confirmed one of its pipelines had been hit, but provided no additional details.Separately, workers at an ExxonMobil Corp. joint venture there cut production by an unspecified amount to demand more pay.Demand is high for Nigeria's light, sweet crude, which is easily refined. After years of militant attacks, however, Nigeria's output is dropping and the country can produce only about 75 percent of its official production capacity of 2.5 million barrels per day.

This week, the oil market is also expected to closely watch the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday.The central bank's policymakers will meet to decide whether to lower interest rates again and to issue an updated assessment of the U.S. economy and financial system. Most investors believe the Fed will lower rates by another quarter percentage point — and that it will also suggest it may temporarily halt its round of recent cuts.There are a lot of expectations that the Fed will make an announcement that they will take a pause in interest rate cuts, Shum said. If that's the case, then the U.S. dollar may bottom out and that could cause some pullback in oil pricing.Many analysts believe the weakness of the dollar is a bigger factor than supply and demand because the soft dollar draws investors worried about inflation into commodities such as oil and gold. It also makes commodities less expensive for buyers operating in other currencies.In other Nymex trading, heating oil futures were flat at $3.310 a gallon while gasoline prices moved up slightly to fetch $3.0568 a gallon. Natural gas futures added over 10 cents to sell at $11.072 per 1,000 cubic feet. Brent crude futures rose 73 cents to $117.07 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange in London. Associated Press writer Gillian Wong contributed to this report from Singapore.

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 head for higher open amid merger talk, earnings reports By JOE BEL BRUNO, AP Business Writer APR 28,08

NEW YORK - Stocks headed for a higher open Monday amid more speculation about mergers and acquisitions, and ahead of a handful of earnings reports on tap for the session. Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. shares will be in focus after The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times reported that Mars Inc. and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. may be close to buying the company for more than $22 billion. The acquisition of the maker of Doublemint gum could be announced as early as Monday.Meanwhile, Continental Airlines Inc. said late Sunday it would not be part of any merger in the near future, a surprise announcement after weeks of speculation it would link up with United Airlines to create the world's biggest airline. Continental Chairman and Chief Executive Lawrence Kellner told employees the Houston-based airline was better off alone just one week after United shocked Wall Street with a $537 million first-quarter loss.Visa Inc. will post quarterly results late in the day. The world's largest credit-card processor is expected to report strong profits for the second quarter, driven by faster growth overseas.Health insurer Humana said Monday that increased Medicare Advantage membership helped drive first-quarter profit above Wall Street expectations, as it raised its outlook for the full year.

Humana Inc.'s net income grew to $80.2 million, or 47 cents per share, from year-ago profit of $71.2 million, or 42 cents per share.
Others reporting results include Verizon Communications Inc., Sysco Corp., and Tyson Foods Inc. So far about half the Standard & Poor's 500 have reported results.Dow Jones industrial average futures rose 35, or 0.31 percent, to 12,910. Standard & Poor's 500 index futures were up 5.70, or 0.41 percent, at 1,402.80, while Nasdaq 100 index futures added 8.00, or 0.43 percent, to 1,929.00.Stocks finished mostly higher on Friday, with the Dow industrials rising 42 points and the S&P 500 up 9 points. The major indexes finished last week moderately higher.Bond prices were expected to decline ahead of the Federal Reserve policy-setting meeting on Wednesday, where central bankers are expected to lower interest rates by a quarter point. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, rose to 3.89 percent from 3.87 percent late Friday.A spike in oil prices is also expected to pressure stocks. A barrel of light crude rose 48 cents to $119 in premarket trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.The dollar was lower against other major currencies, while gold prices fell.Overseas, Japan's Nikkei stock average rose 0.22 percent. In morning trading, Britain's FTSE 100 rose 0.67 percent, Germany's DAX index added 1.10 percent, and France's CAC-40 rose 0.93 percent.On the Net:New York Stock Exchange: http://www.nyse.com.Nasdaq Stock Market: http://www.nasdaq.com

DANIEL 7:23-24
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast(THE EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TR BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise:(10 NATIONS) and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.(BE HEAD OF 3 KINGS OR NATIONS).

Confusion reigns on EU treaty
27 April 2008 By Tom McGurk

Do you have any idea what you’re being asked to vote on in the referendum on the Lisbon Treaty? Here we go again: it’s European déja vu time. Once more, we are facing into a monumental political decision that will define our democracy for generations to come. Once more, we are being reminded that we are only being asked because apparently our Constitution is tiresomely democratic. Once more, we have hardly any idea just what it is we are being asked to do.Once more, we are being asked to trust those who apparently know better than us: the political classes and the Eurotocracy. In the meantime, as the argument rages on and on, don’t for God’s sake let anyone mention the European Constitution.If you thought the Maastricht and Nice masterpieces needed a whole afternoon in a political seminar to understand, then try Lisbon. It is the Finnegans Wake of EU treaties, a masterclass in confusion and obscurity.It would be funny if it weren’t so serious; indeed, were any student in Europe to submit the Lisbon Treaty as an academic political thesis, they might well be thrown out of their faculty.

Why is this? Why is it so beyond the literary abilities of our Brussels bureaucrats to produce something that is reasonably intelligible? The answer, I believe, is neither sinister nor conspiratorial as some have suspected, but rather more arcane.

Lisbon represents the final confused consensus of over 20 governments all seeking simultaneously to do two opposite things: to create a new governing structure for Europe, while at the same time covering their political backs.Their agreement was the mere icing on an enormous cake of confusion which now threatens to collapse under the weight of its hundreds and hundreds of parliamentary drafts and redrafts. Is it any wonder how it tastes, given the number of cooks of this broth? Here is a document of monumental confusion for a new European political experiment, which in itself reeks of monumental confusion. European federal state or European super-state or European union of states: basically, it’s whatever you are having yourself.So, let’s start this whole debate leading up to our referendum by asking some leading questions. I won’t attempt to answer them myself for the very good reason that I don’t have all the answers, but apparently those who are recommending a Yes vote to Lisbon do.

1. Does Lisbon implement the 2004 EU Constitution indirectly, rather than directly? Does Lisbon in effect make us citizens of a supranational European Federation? While we would retain our Irish citizenship, would the rights and duties attaching to our EU citizenship have primacy over those of our national citizenship in any case of conflict between the two?

For example, look carefully at the wording of part of the amendment that we are being asked to accept: No provision of this (Irish) Constitution invalidates laws enacted, acts done or measures adopted by the state that are necessitated by membership of the European Union, or prevents laws enacted, acts done or measures adopted by the said European Union or by institutions there of, or by bodies competent under the treaties referred to in this section, from having the force of law in the state. In other words, is this the moment when primacy passes from the Irish Constitution to the European version?

2.Howcan the total change in the EU’s qualified majority voting methods envisaged by Lisbon not diminish Irish ambitions? For example, when Ireland joined the EEC in 1973,we had three votes in the formation of European laws, as against ten each for the big states, slightly under one third the weight of the big boys.

Under the current Nice Treaty arrangements, we have seven votes as against 29 each, just less than one-quarter. Under Lisbon, Ireland’s vote would be based on relative populations: we would have four million people as against Germany’s 82 million, that is one-twentieth, and an average of 60 million each for France, Italy and Britain, one-fifteenth.

Under Lisbon, Germany’s relative voting weight vis-a-vis the other 26 member states would more than double, from its current 8 per cent to 17 per cent; France’s would go from 8 per cent to 13 per cent and Britain and Italy’s from 8 per cent to 12 per cent each.

Ireland’s voting weight would fall to one-third its present level of 2 per cent to 0.8 per cent. Ireland’s share in a blocking minority in Council of Ministers voting would go from its current 7.7 per cent to 2.4 per cent, while Germany’s would go from 32 per cent to 48 per cent.

3.Lisbon will reduce EU Commissioner numbers from 27 to 18, meaning that, for five out of every 15 years, there will be no Irish voice on the commission. Is this acceptable?

4.Lisbon envisages that, in future, countries can only suggest someone for membership of the commission, instead of proposing them, as is the case now. Is this acceptable?

5.Who can deny that Lisbon will utterly transform law-making in the EU? It envisages the EU- as opposed to the Dáil - making new laws in some 30 new areas, including civil and criminal law, justice and policing, public services, immigration, energy, transport, tourism, space, sport, culture, civil protection, intellectual property, public health and the EU budget.

There would be majority voting, too, by EU foreign ministers as regards implementation of decisions in foreign policy. Furthermore, under Lisbon, the Irish government has retained the right to opt into or out of specific EU laws or measures in the crime and justice area, in order to keep in line with Britain’s similar opt-out. However, the government has indicated its desire to opt in fully to EU crime and justice laws at the earliest opportunity and it states that, if Lisbon is ratified, it will review its position in three years.

Of course, there are other major questions, like the militarisation of the EU and the future power of the European Court as the final arbiter of our rights, as opposed to the current status of the Irish Supreme Court and Strasbourg.Astonishingly, the Lisbon Treaty, which will so utterly transform EU citizenship, has sought no wider popular mandate other than a parliamentary one, with the sole exception of Ireland. So are we to be seen as Europe’s democratic saviours or as Europe’s political boot-boys? As we ponder this truly unreadable document, why should we be treated with contempt by some Europeans for even pondering it? And, most importantly of all, could voting No to it be our attempt to save Europe from itself?

Finally, given that we have already rejected notions of ‘European constitutions, what did Valery Giscard d’Estaing mean when he said: The difference between the original constitution and the present Lisbon Treaty is one of approach, rather than content . . .The proposals in the original constitutional treaty are practically unchanged.They have simply been dispersed through the old treaties in the form of amendments. Why this subtle change? Above all, to head off any threat of referenda by avoiding any form of constitutional vocabulary. . .But lift the lid and look in the toolbox: all the same innovative and effective tools are there, just as they were carefully crafted by the European Convention.

Clear votes for new EU Treaty in Denmark, Austria and Germany[de] Published: Friday 25 April 2008

The ratification process for the new Treaty gained momentum yesterday (24 April) as the Danish and Austrian parliaments approved the text, which also easily passed Germany's lower House. The votes in Vienna and Copenhagen mean the Treaty has now been adopted in 11 out of 27 countries.

In Denmark, parliament ratified the new Treaty with a clear 90-25 majority, while 64 MPs, including Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, were absent during the vote. The populist Danish People's Party, which has otherwise backed Rasmussen's minority government in recent years, voted against ratification. Earlier on Thursday, Austria's upper House followed the example of the lower House in approving the treaty with a strong 151-27 majority thanks to the support of the ruling Social Democrats, the conservative People's Party and the opposition Greens. The two right-wing opposition parties, the FPÖ and the BZÖ, voted against it. President Heinz Fischer now has to sign the Treaty for it to be ratified, but this is considered a formality. Commission President José Manuel Barroso welcomed the support for the Treaty in Austria and Denmark, saying the ratification process is now well advanced and I look forward to its successful conclusion.

Meanwhile, the lower House of the German parliament, the Bundestag, approved the treaty with 515 MPs voting in favour and only 58 against it - a considerably higher show of support than the required two-thirds majority. A second and final vote is now expected to take place in Germany's upper house of parliament, the Bundesrat, next month. Speaking ahead of the vote, Chancellor Angela Merkel described the treaty as good for Europe and a win for Germany. It would provide a solid basis for Europe to move forward, said the chancellor, who was one of the main driving forces towards agreeing the treaty. Joseph Daul, the leader of the EPP-ED group, called the vote a milestone in the ongoing ratification process.

Bavarian MEP Peter Gauweiler of the Christian Socialist Party (CSU) was among the few not to join the pro-European chorus, announcing that he planned to take legal action against ratification of the Treaty before the country's highest court. What the Treaty brings Brussels in terms of new competences is not compatible with our democratic principles, Gauweiler told the Saarbrücker Zeitung.

Simlar feelings are being voiced by the eurosceptic Czech parliament. It asked the nation's Constitutional Court yesterday (24April) to review whether or not the Lisbon Treaty is constitutional. The proposal was initiated by the right-wing Civic Democrats of Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek. Czech President Vaclav Klaus, who founded the party, is also a critic of the treaty but has pledged not to block its ratification. For the Treaty to enter into force, all 27 member states have to ratify it. Ahead of Austria and Denmark, nine countries had already given their approval to the next, namely Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria, France, Hungary, Malta, Romania, Slovenia and Portugal.Ireland is set to be the only country to hold a referendum on the Treaty, which is scheduled for 12 June.

EUROPEAN UNION ARMY

DANIEL 7:23-25
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast (EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TRADING BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings(10 NATIONS) that shall arise: and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.( BE HEAD OF 3 NATIONS)
25 And he (EU PRESIDENT) shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.(3 1/2 YRS)

DANIEL 8:23-25
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king (EU DICTATOR) of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences,(FROM THE OCCULT) shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power:(SATANS POWER) and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes;(JESUS) but he shall be broken without hand.

DANIEL 11:36-39
36 And the king (EU DICTATOR) shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers,(THIS EU DICTATOR IS JEWISH) nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.(CLAIM TO BE GOD)
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:(WAR) and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god,(DESTROY TERROR GROUPS) whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many,(HIS ARMY LEADERS) and shall divide the land for gain.

REVELATION 19:19
19 And I saw the beast,(EU LEADER) and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse,(JESUS) and against his army.(THE RAPTURED CHRISTIANS)

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Czech Republic and Slovakia agree to form joint military unit
Apr 26, 2008, 8:14 GMT

Prague - The Czech Republic and Slovakia have agreed to form a joint military unit of 1,500 soldiers, reports said Saturday in Prague-based newspapers. The unit is expected to operate from 2009 in the European Union. The project is one of the largest between the two countries since they split amicably in 1993, Czech Defence Minister Vlasta Parkanova and Slovakian Defence Minister Jaroslav Baska said at the signing of the agreement. The unit would form part of the EU's planned rapid reaction force for international conflicts.

SIGNS IN THE SUN, MOON AND STARS

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.

EU's GPS satellite in orbit Sun Apr 27, 5:52 AM ET

MOSCOW - An experimental satellite for a much-delayed European Union rival to the United States' GPS navigation system blasted into orbit Sunday after a successful launch atop a Russian rocket, the Russian and European space agencies said. The Giove-B satellite shot into space atop a Soyuz-FG rocket launched from the Baikonur facility in Kazakhstan, entering orbit at 8:01 a.m. (0201GMT) as planned, the Russian space agency Roskosmos said.The EU called the launch a key step toward its planned global satellite navigation system, Galileo.The launch of Giove-B is the best possible proof that Galileo is well on its way and is the symbol of European excellence in this new and major technology, an EU statement quoted Jacques Barrot, the European Commission's vice president in charge of transport, as saying.Barrot and other senior EU officials monitored the launch from the Fucino control center in Italy.Giove-B is the second satellite to be launched for Galileo. It will test technologies to be used in the system, including an atomic clock that the EU says will be the most accurate in space.Touted as technologically superior to GPS, Galileo is scheduled to be operational by 2013 but has encountered delays. Its first satellite was launched in 2005, but the second missed its late 2006 launch due to a short-circuit problem in final testing.Late last year, European Union governments had to agree to a taxpayer bailout after a consortium of private companies from France, Germany, Spain, Britain and Italy walked away from the project in a financing dispute.

Galileo promises to more than double existing GPS coverage, providing navigation for motorists, sailors, pilots and emergency rescue teams. It would improve coverage in high-latitude areas such as northern Europe, and in big cities where skyscrapers can block signals.Galileo is to include 30 satellites. The next step is the planned launch by 2010 of four operational satellites designed to ensure that the system works.

REBUILT 3RD TEMPLE (THE EU DICTATORS TEMPLE)

REVELATION 11:1-2
1 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.
2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.

DANIEL 9:27
27 And he( THE ROMAN,EU PRESIDENT) shall confirm the covenant with many for one week:(1X7=7 YEARS) and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,(3 1/2 yrs in TEMPLE SACRIFICES STOPPED) and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

REBUILT 4TH TEMPLE (THE TRUE MESSIAHS TEMPLE)

ZECHARIAH 6:12-13
12 And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:
13 Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.

ISAIAH 60:9-10
9 Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
10 And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.

ISAIAH 2:1-5
1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
3 And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
4 And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
5 O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.

MARK 11:9-10,15-17
9 And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord:
10 Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
15 And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;
16 And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.
17 And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.

EZEKIEL 40 TO 48 IS THIS 4TH TEMPLE TO BIG FOR THE MOUNT I BELIEVE TO BE BUILT 25 MILES FROM JERUSALEM.

Jerusalem's Wailing Wall at risk of collapse
By Carolynne Wheeler in Jerusalem
Last Updated: 2:16am BST 28/04/2008

For thousands of years it has withstood fires, floods and earthquakes. But now a portion of one of Judaism's holiest sites, Jerusalem's Western Wall, is crumbling.The rabbi charged with watching over the structure, which the faith believes to be the last remnants of a retaining wall from the ancient Second Temple, has warned that a section repaired more than a century ago is again at risk of falling.Mourning prayer: a young Jew at Jerusalem's Western Wall which is losing its mortar to the rain.Because the weakened stonework is high on the 60ft wall, the danger from any falling fragment to the crowds who pray at its foot each day is particularly acute.We found that the stones at the bottom of the wall, the stones from the Second Temple period, were strong and stable, said Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch. However, we discovered that there are problems with the smaller stones, those at the top of the wall.

His warning came as Israel hosted record numbers of tourists for the Passover holiday and prepares for high-profile visitors for the 60th anniversary of its founding, next month. World leaders including the American President, George W Bush, the former prime minister Tony Blair, and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, are to be joined by others such as the Google founder, Sergey Brin, and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerman at a conference hosted by Israel's president, Shimon Peres.A pilgrimage to the wall is a standard part of dignitaries' visits and it receives an estimated six million visitors each year, including Israeli army recruits and tour buses of young Jews on their first visit to the Holy Land. Last week, the grand limestone plaza in front of it, also known as the Wailing Wall or in Hebrew as Ha Kotel, was crowded with families holding bar mitzvahs for excited young sons, tour groups and visitors from around the globe.The damage was discovered just before Passover as religious leaders cleared thousands of written prayers tucked into the stones of the wall, according to Jewish tradition. Twice a year, thousands of such entreaties, which also arrive by email and post, are gathered and buried on the Mount of Olives so as not to desecrate the contents.The Western Wall is believed to date from 20BC, when King Herod the Great first ordered the construction of the Second Temple, a project that took 46 years to complete. Roman legions razed the temple in AD70, and today the wall that remains is thought to be the only surviving portion of Judaism's holiest site.Along with the massive stones commissioned by Herod, the wall contains stones placed by the Umayyad dynasty in an eighth?century restoration. But the section crumbling is at the very top, where a series of smaller, uniformly sized stones were added in the 1800s under the financing and supervision of British financier and philanthropist Sir Moses Montefiore. Restoration experts say the more modern cement used as mortar to hold those stones together has been eroded more quickly by wind and rain than the ancient preparations used on the lower levels. The result is that several are now poised to fall.

Israel's Antiquities Authority has said there is no immediate risk to visitors, since the heavy winter rains have passed. But the repair work is to begin almost immediately, to ensure it is completed before the return of worse weather in the autumn.We know it is old stone and we have some crumbling, said Raanan Kislev, head of the conservation at the authority. The repair will be a delicate operation: Jewish religious law forbids the removing of any stone from the wall, and rabbis are divided over who is even permitted to carry out such work.Traditionally, Jews are forbidden to set foot on the ancient site of what they believe to be the Temple Mount, so the rabbi said much of the work would have to be conducted using cranes rather than scaffolding. Jewish workers on the project will also have to undergo ritual baths.

Jews in Israel and the Diaspora follow the peace process closely and a majority of them favour the two-state solution. As Yoram Ettinger explains below, this is due in part to their fear of the alleged Demographic Time Bomb. TED BELMAN ISRAPUNDIT

Yoram Ettinger explains.

1. Support – among Israeli Jews – for the proposed Palestinian state (Two States Solution) is soft and reluctant, according to a March 31-April 1 poll conducted by the Tel Aviv University Center For Peace Research.

2. The establishment of the proposed Palestinian state is supported by 68%, many of whom – other than the Israel ’s traditional Left – subordinate their security and historical concerns to their demographic concern. However, the demographic scare has been debunked by the Bennett Zimmerman-led American-Israel Demographic Research Group (AIDRG), as summarized below.

3. 55% of Israeli Jews define Judea & Samaria as Liberated Territory ,compared with 32% who consider it Occupied Territory , in defiance of a 15 year old Political-Correctness promoted by Israel ’s government, media, academic and k-12 education systems.

4. 57% of Israeli Jews do not accept the Green Line as Israel ’s border, compared with 23% who accept it.

5. 49%:43% oppose an agreement, which entails painful concessions -a code name for substantial withdrawals.

6. 47%:40% of Israeli Jews consider the 1993 Oslo Accord a mistake.

7. 75% of Israeli Jews don’t believe that negotiation would lead to an agreement with the Palestinians. 75% believe that even if an agreement would be concluded, the Palestinians would not consider it an end to their conflict with Israel .

8. Most Israeli Jews oppose the tangible – potentially lethal - consequences of the Two State Solution. Their soft & reluctant support of the Two State Solution has been based on unfounded demographic fatalism. It has benefited from the absence of a systematic, full scale educational media campaign, highlighting historical, security and demographic aspects of Judea & Samaria mountain ridges (the Golan Heights of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and the 9- 15 mile sliver along the Mediterranean, surrounded by the conflict-ridden, volatile, violent, non-compliant Arab Mideast, which is yet to experience inter-Arab peace).The American-Israel Demographic Research Group (AIDRG) Key Findings April 2008

Western taxpayers have provided, since 1994, a multi-billion dollar foreign aid to the PA, based on dramatically inflated Palestinian numbers. President Bush stated that Prime Ministers Sharon and Olmert argued that Israeli territorial concessions were required, in order to spare Israel a demographic calamity. Really?

I. AIDRG documents a 1.1MN (46%) inflation in the official number of Palestinians in Gaza, Judea & Samaria (2.7MN and not 3.8MN) and a 53% inflation in the official number of Palestinians in Judea & Samaria alone (1.5MN and not 2.3MN). The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) includes in its census some 400,000 overseas residents, 200,000 Israeli ( Jerusalem ) Arabs who are also counted as Green Line Arabs, ignores about 200,000 emigrants (since 1997), etc. The World Bank documents a 32% gap between the PCBS and the Palestinian Ministry of Education - documented – number of Palestinian births.

II. A long-term 67% Jewish majority on 98.5% of the land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean (without Gaza ). A long-term 60% Jewish majority west of the Jordan River compared with 33% and 8% minority in 1947 and 1900 respectively.

III. Arab fertility rate (within the Green Line) has declined 20 year faster than conventionally projected – due to modernity and integration - while Jewish fertility rate is rising.

IV. A 40% rise in annual Jewish births (from 80,400 to 112,000) and a stagnation of annual Arab births (39,000) in the Green Line during 1995-2007. Arab-Jewish gap of fertility (number of children per woman) reduced from 6 in 1969 to 0.8 in 2006. Arab fertility rate has declined, in Judea & Samaria, to about 4.5 since its peak (about 8) in the late 1980s.

V. Arab-Jewish fertility rates have converged in Jerusalem – 3.9 children per woman – for the first time since 1948.

VI. Net annual emigration of over 10,000 has characterized Judea & Samaria (mostly) and Gaza Arabs since 1950: 12,000 in 2004, 16,000 in 2005 and 25,000 in 2006.

VII. The Jewish State has benefited from annual Aliya (immigration) since 1882. Repeatedly, since 1948, Israel ’s demographic establishment has projected no waves of Aliya.

VIII. Secular Olim (immigrants) from the former Soviet Republics experience fertility increase from the Russian rate of one child per woman toward the average secular Israeli rate of 2.2.

IX. Repeatedly, projections of demographic doom have been refuted by robust Jewish demography between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean . For example, Ben Gurion was urged by Israel ’s demographers to delay declaration of independence, lest the 600,000 Jews of 1948 become a minority by 1967!

X. There is a demographic problem, but it is not lethal, and the demographic trend is Jewish and not Arab. The demographic momentum is shifting from the Arab to the Jewish sector. Demography constitutes a strategic asset, not a liability, for the Jewish State.

As Israelis come to understand there is no demographic time bomb, they will be more inclined to vote against the two-state solution. But many will still favour the two-state solution because they do not want another 1.1 million Arabs in the country even if Israel gets to keep the Westbank and Jerusalem.But what happens if that ratio is improved by a program to induce Arabs to leave with generous financial support and by expelling everyone connected to terror.And what if a constitution is passed which protects Israel as a Jewish state and new citizenship rules are passed which require a loyalty test and knowledge of Hebrew and National service.

This suggests they will strongly support annexation of Judea and Samaria rather than painful concessions.Ted Belman

WORLD TERRORISM

GENESIS 6:11-13
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

2 PETER 2:5
5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

2 PETER 3:7
7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men

LEVITICUS 26:16
16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you( sudden) terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.

GENESIS 16:11-12
11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

ISAIAH 33:1,18-19 Woe to thee that spoilest,(destroys) and thou wast not spoiled;(destroyed) and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil,(destroy) thou shalt be spoiled;(destroyed) and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
18 Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
19 Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.

JOHN 16:2
2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.

American, Iraqi troops kill 38 militants in Baghdad By SELCAN HACAOGLU, Associated Press Writer APR 28,08

BAGHDAD - American and Iraqi troops killed 38 militants in the fiercest clashes with militants in weeks in Baghdad, including 22 who attacked a military checkpoint in a Shiite militia stronghold, the U.S. military said Monday. Suspected Shiite extremists, apparently taking advantage of a sandstorm that blanketed the capital, attacked several checkpoints and hammered the U.S.-protected Green Zone in the fiercest salvo in weeks on Sunday. The sandstorm had grounded the American aircraft that normally prowl for launching teams.Attacks continued Monday morning as insurgents lobbed more rockets or mortar shells toward the Green Zone, which houses the U.S. embassy and much of the Iraqi government on the west side of the Tigris River, benefiting from continued limited visibility that gave cover to the launching teams. Alarms could be heard and the public address system in the area warned residents to take cover and stay away from windows.The U.S. Embassy on Monday confirmed the area was hit by indirect fire, the military's term for rocket or mortar attacks, and said there were no reports of serious injury or deaths at this time.While the sandstorm eased, the militants continued to benefit from low visibility that gave cover to the launching teams from the U.S. attack aircraft that normally target them.The fighting escalated as anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, rejected terms set by the Iraqi government for lifting a crackdown against his Mahdi Army militia.

He also has threatened to launch an open war against the U.S.-led foreign troops — a move that would lift a nearly 8-month-old cease-fire and jeopardize recent security gains.In a step to avoid a full-blown confrontation with the government, al-Sadr on Friday called for an end to Iraqi bloodshed. But the attacks against Iraqi military checkpoints Sunday suggested that patience was running thin within the ranks of the Mahdi Army.American commanders have blamed what they call Iranian-backed Shiite factions they say have broken with a cease-fire imposed by al-Sadr in late August.The clashes Sunday were concentrated in Sadr City, the stronghold of the Mahdi Army, where U.S. soldiers used Abrams main battle tanks to repel the attackers.The American and Iraqi soldiers came under attack by a large group of criminals, the U.S. military said in a statement.Fifty-eight people, including five children and eight women, were also injured in clashes in Sadr City since Sunday, local health officials said Monday.On Sunday, the U.S. military claimed success with operations that have effectively sealed off the southern section of Baghdad's Sadr City, a militia stronghold that is believed to be one of the prime launching sites for the Green Zone attacks.The Green Zone has been regularly shelled since fighting broke out over a U.S.-backed government crackdown against militias that began in late March. American commanders have blamed what they call Iranian-backed Shiite factions they say have broken with a cease-fire imposed by al-Sadr in late August.

On Sunday, Al-Sadr's spokesman in the holy city of Najaf called the Shiite-led government's terms for ceasing the crackdown against the militias illogical.Salah al-Obeidi accused Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, himself a Shiite, of wanting to resolve the problem by force instead of dialogue. Chief among al-Maliki's demands announced Friday were that the militias surrender heavy weapons and hand over all wanted people.Brig. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi, the Iraqi military spokesman for Baghdad operations, on Sunday said the government would maintain the crackdown.Meanwhile, representatives from rival factions in Iraq — senior Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish politicians — said Monday that all parties agreed to renounce violence at weekend talks in Finland facilitated by former peace negotiators in Northern Ireland and South Africa. The representatives said that all parties agreed that foreign troops must leave Iraq, but only when Iraqi forces are ready to assume responsibility for security. Associated Press writer Hamid Ahmed in Baghdad and Matti Huuhtanen in Helsinki, Finland, contributed to this report.

Passenger train collision kills 70 in eastern China By ANITA CHANG, Associated Press Writer APR 28,08

BEIJING - A high-speed passenger train jumped its tracks and slammed into another train in eastern China on Monday, killing at least 70 people and injuring more than 400. Authorities were quoted as saying human error was to blame. The death toll could rise, with 70 people hospitalized in critical condition after the pre-dawn crash in a rural part of Shandong province, the official Xinhua News Agency said.It said a total of 420 people had been hurt in China's worst train accident in a decade. No foreigners were among the dead.Xinhua said investigators had ruled out terrorism as a cause of the crash. Its English report said it was human error, while its Chinese-language report attributed the crash to negligence, without giving other details.Xinhua said two high-ranking railway officials in Shandong had been fired.The crash just before the May Day long weekend holiday happened when a train traveling from Beijing to Qingdao — site of the sailing competition during the Olympics in August — derailed and hit a second passenger train just before dawn. Nine of the first train's carriages were knocked into a dirt ditch, Railway Ministry spokesman Wang Yongping said in a statement.

The second train on its way from Yantai in Shandong to Xuzhou in eastern Jiangsu province was knocked off its tracks although it stayed upright. News photos showed several of its carriages sitting across the train tracks just outside the city of Zibo.News photos showed rescuers pulling passengers from a carriage sitting on its side. Survivors bundled in white bed sheets from the sleeper cars stood or sat near the wreckage.Xinhua said bloodstained sheets and broken thermos flasks could be seen on the ground beside the twisted train cars.It did not say how many people were on both trains.Most passengers were still asleep, but some were standing in the aisle waiting to get off at the Zibo railway station, one passenger surnamed Zhang told Xinhua.I suddenly felt the train, like a roller coaster, topple ... to one side and all the way to the other side. When it finally went off the tracks, many people fell on me, Zhang said.Zhang, who was on the train from Bejing, was injured when the train toppled into farmland beside the track. She said local villagers used farm tools to smash train windows to pull out trapped passengers.I saw a girl who was trying to help her boyfriend out of the train, but he was dead, Zhang said.A 38-year-old woman told Xinhua that she and daughter, 13, escaped unhurt by scrambling through a huge crack in the floor of their carriage.

Four French nationals — three from one family — were among the injured.Xinhua said heavy cranes were being used to move the wrecked rail cars, with workers aiming to reopen the line by early Tuesday, a little more than 24 hours after the accident.One villager who witnessed the rescue operation said ambulances ferried the injured away for more than three hours. There were a lot of police and soldiers around and I saw a lot of ambulances going back and forth, the villager told The Associated Press. He would give only his surname, Wang. It was the second major railway accident in Shandong this year. In January, 18 people died when a train hurtling through the night at more than 75 miles per hour slammed into a group of about 100 workers carrying out track maintenance near the city of Anqiu. According to the 163.com news Web site, it was the worst train accident in China since 1997, when another collision killed 126 people. Trains are the most popular way to travel in China, and the country's overloaded rail network carried 1.36 billion passengers last year, Xinhua said. That is slightly behind India, which had 1.4 billion passengers last year, according to the Indian National Railways Web site.

RUSSIA THREAT OF FORCE ON GEORGIA

ON THE TITLE IS VIDEO BIBLES FOR ISRAEL AND PASSOVER.

2 TIMOTHY 3:13
13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

WHAT DID SATAN SAY TO EVE IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN? EAT AND YOU SHALL BE LIKE GOD. SATAN WAS THE FIRST NEW AGER AND IS THE LEADER OF THIS WE ARE GOD MOVEMENT, WHICH WILL BRING TO POWER THE FUTURE DICTATOR WHO SAYS. YOU ARE LITTLE GODS I AN THE GOD OF GODS. HE WILL HATE EVERYTHING ABOUT GOD, JESUS AND THE BIBLE. EXPOSE THIS NEW AGE CULT FOR WHAT IT IS FOLKS.

DANGER: BEWARE OF WOLVES IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING - OPHRAH IS SUCH A WOLF The Oprah Church Exposed YouTube Video
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JW4LLwkgmqA

The Universal Grace After Meals
My Firstborn Child Series, Essay #194
copyright (c) 2008 by Mr. Yosef Ben Shlomo HaKohen

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YERUSHALIYIM, Israelite Tribal Territories of Judah and Benjamin, Kingdom of David and Solomon, United Israelite Kingdom of Judah and Joseph, Erev Shabbat (Eve of the Sabbath) and Erev Shevi'i shel Pesach (Eve of the Seventh Day of Passover), Fifth Day of Sefirat HaOmer (Counting of the Omer between Pesach and Shavuot), Twentieth Day, First Month (Nisan -- New Year for Kings of the House of David), (Shmittah/Sabbatical Year) 5768; Yom Shishi (Sixth Day of Week/Fri-day, April 25, 2008), Root & Branch Information Services [ mailto: rb@rb.org .il] [ www. rb.org .il]:

Introduction:

Birchas HaMazon -- The Blessing for Food -- is actually a series of blessings which we say after eating bread or a meal with bread. Through the Birchas Hamazon, we acknowledge that HaShem -- the Compassionate and Life-Giving One -- is the Source of our nourishment and all related blessings.

Dear Friends,

Our appreciation for the Divine nurturing of all creatures is expressed in the opening blessing of Birchas HaMazon:Blessed are You, HaShem, our God, Sovereign of the universe, Who nourishes the entire world with goodness -- with grace, loving kindness, and compassion. He gives nourishment to all flesh, for His loving kindness is eternal. And through His great goodness, we have never lacked, and may we never lack nourishment for all eternity, for the sake of His great Name. For He is God Who nourishes and sustains all, and benefits all, and He prepares food for all of His creatures that He has created. Blessed are You, HaShem, Who nourishes all.

The Talmud states in the name of Rabbi Nachman that the above blessing was composed by Moshe Rebbeinu -- Moses, our Teacher -- in gratitude for the manna with which the Nurturing One sustained Israel in the desert [Babylonian Talmud/Tractate Brochos 48b].

The universal language of this blessing seems to indicate that Moshe understood the Divine gift of manna to the People of Israel as a manifestation of the Divine love and concern for all life.

Therefore, Moshe praises HaShem as the One Who nourishes all!
Shabbat Shalom and Chag Sameach from Yerushaliyim,
Mr. Yosef Ben Shlomo Hakohen.Advisory Board Member, Ecology Fellowship, Root & Branch Association, Ltd.Advisory Board Member, Social Welfare Fellowship, Root & Branch Association, Ltd.
Author, The Universal Jew (Feldheim Publishers)Editor, Hazon: Our Universal Vision http://www.shemayisrael.co.il/publicat/hazon/

Related Teachings:

In addition to bread, special items such as wine, the seven species of produce for which the Land of Israel is praised, and certain grains have their own specific blessing of thanksgiving which is said after eating. For other foods and beverages, there is the following general blessing after eating, where we express our appreciation for the nurturing of all creatures:Blessed are You, HaShem, our God, Sovereign of the universe, Who creates numerous living things and their needs; for all that You have created with which to maintain the life of every being. Blessed is the One Who is the life of the worlds.

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.

4.7 quake rocks Reno as area's seismic activity continues By SCOTT SONNER, Associated Press Writer APR 26,08

RENO, Nev. - Another earthquake struck the Reno area, dumping cans off shelves, knocking pictures off walls and sending rocks off hillsides of the eastern front of the Sierra Nevada. There were no immediate reports early Saturday of injuries or major property damage from the quake late Friday.The U.S. Geological Survey reported the 4.7 magnitude temblor hit at 11:40 p.m. and was centered six miles west of Reno near Mogul, where a swarm of more than 100 quakes rattled the area on Thursday. The biggest of those was a 4.2 event.A 3.5 aftershock followed at 12:29 a.m. Saturday, followed by at least 30 smaller ones, the USGS said.The initial quake was felt 30 miles north in Portola, Calif., and at least 45 miles south near Stateline, Nev., on Lake Tahoe's south shore.

The temblor cracked walls in northwest Reno, broke lawn watering lines and damaged a wooden flume built along the Truckee River in the late 1800s to carry lumber from Lake Tahoe down the mountain to Reno. Emergency crews responded to the flume break near Mogul but there were no immediate reports of flooding.It was the strongest quake to shake the city since hundreds of much smaller events have been recorded in the area since the end of February.Jars of mayonnaise, bottles of ketchup and shampoo fell from shelves at a Wal-Mart store in northwest Reno. It caused the overhead televisions to sway at a sports bar in neighboring Sparks, 11 miles east, where bartender Shawn Jones said the rumble was significantly stronger than Thursday's event.The bottles were shaking so I sent everybody outside, he said.Shirley Dippel of Sparks said the quake pushed her bed against the wall.That's the best one I've felt so far, and I've been here 44 years, Dippel told the Reno Gazette-Journal.High school senior Alex Hill said it was scary.It is one of those things you know that happens, he said, but you never imagine it happening in your area.Scientists said earlier Friday that Reno faces a small increase in the chance of a major earthquake in the aftermath of the seismic activity.The persistence of this particular earthquake sequence slightly increases the probability for a significant earthquake in west Reno, said a statement from the Nevada Seismological Laboratory at the University of Nevada, Reno.However, the occurrence of additional earthquake activity in the Mogul area cannot be predicted or forecast, it added.On the Net: U.S. Geological Survey: http://www.usgs.gov .University of Nevada, Reno, seismology lab: http://www.seismo.unr.educ.

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.

A stormy weekend Wayne Verno Sat Apr 26, 6:13 AM ET

A potent spring storm system brought heavy snow, strong gusty winds, and blizzard conditions to parts of the northern Plains and Upper Midwest yesterday. As much as 10 to 15 inches of snow fell in parts of South Dakota with drifts reported several feet high. This same storm system also resulted in over 160 reports of severe weather, from the Great Lakes, to south Texas. This included numerous reports of hail, with baseball to softball sized hail reported in Texas and Wisconsin. Today this storm system will move north of the Great Lakes, allowing the Upper Midwest snow to taper off, while pushing a cold front eastward bringing showers and thunderstorms to the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. A few of these storms over the Mid-Atlantic could be severe, with large hail and damaging winds the primary risk. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms cannot be ruled out across the South as well. Both areas will have the risk for heavy downpours that could bring some localized flash flooding. Meanwhile, a new storm system organizing over West Texas tonight will bring a few severe thunderstorms across west and north central Texas. Large hail, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes will be possible. The threat for a few severe thunderstorms will spread into the Lower Mississippi River Valley on Sunday, as the storm system moves east. Flash flood producing rains will also be possible, from the Southern Plains tonight, into the Lower Mississippi valley on Sunday.

Flooding fear prompts evacuation of northern Ontario reserve Fri Apr 25, 7:24 PM

Officials began evacuating hundreds of Kashechewan residents from their homes on Friday over fears an ice jam could cause flooding in the low-lying northern Ontario reserve.Officials in the James Bay-area community say they are worried about the state of the Albany River, which is experiencing its highest recorded levels.About 245 people were expected to be moved to Cochrane throughout Friday. Another 180 are expected to be evacuated from their homes on Saturday.Those removed from their homes in the flood-prone reserve included the most vulnerable, such as infants, elderly and those with disabilities, officials said.Ontario's Natural Resources officials said aircraft have been secured to complete the evacuation.NDP MP Charlie Angus, whose riding includes the area, said local officials are monitoring ice jams about 20 kilometres up the river from the Cree First Nations community of about 1,800 people.Officials said they'll be monitoring the ice throughout the weekend.Since 2004, Ottawa has spent millions of dollars to move residents out of the remote Kashechewan community on two occasions due to severe spring flooding. Also, in 2005, residents were forced to leave their homes when the reserve's drinking water was found to contain high levels of E. coli.A report by Alan Pope, special adviser to the federal Indian Affairs minister, recommended the embattled community be relocated to the outskirts of Timmins, the closest urban centre at 400 kilometres to the south.But residents favoured a relocation to higher ground within their territory. A government deal in 2007, however, nixed any plans for relocation when the Indian Affairs department signed a $200-million deal with the community's chief to rebuild and redevelop the reserve.

The Nation's Weather By WEATHER UNDERGROUND, For The Associated Press Sat Apr 26, 7:29 AM ET

An intense storm was expected to continue moving through the Great Lakes and into eastern Canada on Saturday. Significant snow was expected to fall through the Upper Midwest, and winter storm warnings were in effect for much of Minnesota in anticipation of upwards of 12 inches of new snow. Meanwhile, areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms were expected through the Great Lakes.The Mississippi Valley was also to receive moderate rain and thunderstorms.Severe weather including tornadoes was possible from the Gulf Coast through the Ohio Valley.Areas of snow and rain were to continue to fall in the Northern Rockies.Heavy rain and thunderstorms were expected in Texas late in the day and into Sunday.The Northeast was to rise into the 60s and 70s, while the Southeast was to see temperatures in the 70s and 80s. The Southern Plains was to be in the 80s and 90s, while in the Northern Plains temperatures were expected to be in the 30s and 40s. The Northwest was to rise into the 60s and 70s, and the Southwest was to see temperatures in the 80s and 90s.Temperatures in the Lower 48 states Friday ranged from a low of 6 degrees at Lake Yellowstone, Wyo., to a high of 96 degrees at Yuma, Ariz.On the Net:Weather Underground: http://www.wunderground.com.National Weather Service: http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov.Intellicast: http://www.intellicast.com

POISONED WATERS

REVELATION 8:8-11
8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood:(bitter,Poisoned) and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.(poisoned)

REVELATION 16:3-7
3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.(enviromentalists won't like this result)
4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
6 For they(False World Church and Dictator) have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.

Narwhals more at risk to Arctic warming than polar bears By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer Fri Apr 25, 2:35 PM ET

WASHINGTON - The polar bear has become an icon of global warming vulnerability, but a new study found an Arctic mammal that may be even more at risk to climate change: the narwhal. The narwhal, a whale with a long spiral tusk that inspired the myth of the unicorn, edged out the polar bear for the ranking of most potentially vulnerable in a climate change risk analysis of Arctic marine mammals.The study was published this week in the peer-reviewed journal Ecological Applications. Polar bears are considered marine mammals because they are dependent on the water and are included as a species in the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act.Scientists from three countries quantified the vulnerabilities that 11 year-round Arctic sea mammals have as the world warms. After the narwhal — which is also known as the corpse whale — and polar bear, the most at risk were the hooded seal, bowhead whale and walrus. The ringed seal and bearded seal were least at risk.

What we wanted to do was look at the whole picture because there's been a lot of attention on polar bears, said study co-author Ian Stirling, a polar bear and seal specialist for the Canadian government. We're talking about a whole ecosystem. We're talking about several different species that use ice extensively and are very vulnerable.The study looked at nine different variables that help determine ability to withstand future climate changes. Those factors included population size, habitat uniqueness, diet diversity and ability to cope with sea ice changes.This doesn't mean the narwhal — with a current population of 50,000 to 80,000 — will die off first; polar bear counts are closer to 20,000 and they are directly harmed by melting ice, scientists said.But it does mean the potential for harm is slightly greater for the less-studied narwhal, said study lead author Kristin Laidre, a research scientist at the University of Washington.Stanford University biologist Terry Root, who wasn't part of the study, said the analysis reinforces her concern that the narwhal is going to be one of the first to go extinct from global warming despite their population size.There could a bazillion of them, but if the habitat or the things that they need are not going to be around, they're not going to make it, Root said.Polar bears can adapt a bit to the changing Arctic climate, narwhals can't, she said.While polar bears are good-looking fluffy white creatures, Laidre said narwhals, which are medium-sized whales, are not that cute.

The narwhal, which dives about 6,000 feet to feed on Greenland halibut, is the ultimate specialist, evolved specifically to live in small cracks in parts of the Arctic where it's 99 percent heavy ice, Laidre said. As the ice melts, not only is the narwhal habitat changed, predators such as killer whales will likely intrude more often.Since it's so restricted to the migration routes it takes, it's restricted to what it eats, it makes it more vulnerable to the loss of those things, Laidre said in a telephone interview from Greenland, where she is studying narwhals by airplane.The paper is the talk of Arctic scientists said Bob Corell, the head of an international team of scientists who wrote a massive assessment of risk in the Arctic in 2004 but wasn't part of this study. He called it surprising because the polar bear gets a lot of attention.Inuit natives of Greenland were telling scientists last year that it seemed that the narwhal population was in trouble, Corell said.
On the Net: http://tinyurl.com/4h88qh.

DANIEL 7:23-24
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast(THE EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TR BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise:(10 NATIONS) and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.(BE HEAD OF 3 KINGS OR NATIONS).

Denmark tenth country to sign off on Lisbon Treaty
24.04.2008 - 17:45 CET | By Elitsa Vucheva

Both Denmark and the lower house of Germany's parliament on Thursday (24 April) ratified the EU's new treaty, just a day after Portugal approved the document.The Danish parliament passed the document with 90 votes in favour and 25 against, although 64 deputies from the 179-seat parliament were absent.The same political majority rejected a proposal to secure labour rights via a protocol attached to the treaty.Eurosceptic MPs were the only ones to vote against the document aimed at improving the EU's decision-making process and making the 27-nation bloc more efficient.European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso welcomed the Danish ratification, underlining that the treaty provides for a more effective, democratic, accountable and stronger Union externally.Denmark is the tenth EU country to ratify the Lisbon Treaty.Prior to Copenhagen, Portugal's parliament also ratified the document on Wednesday by 208 votes to 21, and received Mr Barroso's congratulations for the large majority ... showing the unequivocal Portuguese support for the European project.

Ratification by the German Bundestag
Meawhile, Germany's lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, passed the document with 515 votes in favour, 58 against, and one abstention.Addressing parliamentarians ahead of the vote, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the treaty would be both good for Europe and a win for Germany, Deutsche Welle reports.Ms Merkel played an important role in getting all EU leaders to agree on the draft text of the document during Germany's presidency of the EU last year.The Left party – Die Linke - was the only one opposing the treaty, with its leader, Lothar Bisky, saying it was created in the spirit of neoliberalism.The Lisbon treaty is now to be voted upon by the country's upper house, the Bundesrat, on 23 May.So far, Hungary, Malta, Slovenia, Romania, France, Bulgaria, Poland, Slovakia, Portugal and Denmark have ratified the treaty which replaced the failed European Constitution rejected by French and Dutch voters in 2005.Ireland is the only country that will hold a referendum on it, expected on 12 June.Ratification by all countries is meant to be finalised by the end of this year, in order for the treaty to come into force in early 2009.

THE 11TH RATIFICATION IS ON ITS WAY.

Redrawn EU treaty clears early hurdle April 25, 2008 BOSTON GLOBE

GERMANY BERLIN - Lawmakers in the lower house of parliament yesterday overwhelmingly approved a new European Union treaty, which Chancellor Angela Merkel described as providing a new foundation for the bloc. The so-called Lisbon Treaty is expected to easily pass when it goes to the upper house on May 23. It replaces a more ambitious draft constitution rejected by French and Dutch voters in 2005. (AP)

EU Constitution APR 26,08

We birds are beginning to feel great disappointment with the EU and the way that it is handling its constitution. Various statements that have been recently made by EU human politicians gives us the impression that the EU has embarked on a road to less democracy by disrespecting the voice and opinion of the European humans.We shall try to be more concrete. The Valery Giscard d'Estaing man, a former French president who chaired the convention that drafted the constitution said that the new plan was to camouflage the big changes that his constitution had tried to set out openly. Public opinion, he said, will be led to accept, without realizing, provisions that nobody would dare to present directly. This is familiar...The EU Constitution has 27,000 of pages, whereby direct order had been issued by the EUlites that this vast book could not be simplified to, lets say to 500 pages, so someone would read it. The EU constitution has 27,000 pages tied to 330,000 laws, sub-laws and references. For each line you read in 27,000 pages, you need to cross check it with a reference which then you would check with another reference, which essentially makes it impossible to read for anyone, just like the EU wants it. Someone should have raised their eyebrows when the order came strictly banning any creation of a book that would explain the EU Constitution in shorter form!?

Amato, Italy's interior minister, hailed the way it had been given an unreadable new form, full of cross-references and footnotes. This was done, according to Amato, to help governments that were struggling to avoid referendums. Now, said Amato, a British minister could say: Look you see it is absolutely unreadable, it's a typical Brussels treaty, nothing new, no need for a referendum. Finally, a few weeks ago, Dehaene, a former Belgian prime minister, in an interview with Le Soir declared it dangerous talk to want too much transparency and clarity in the EU. We were shocked hearing these statements from leading European politicians. Instead of providing a clear and understandable constitution and going to the effort of explaining it to their citizens, now they have created an unreadable and incomprehensible monster, with the objective of deceiving their citizens. Shame on them. We do not think that they will get away with it since many citizens will reject a text that they cannot understand. They will also vote down any government that attempts to deceive them. But even if it were to be accepted, then the EU would put itself in the predicament of having serious problems in implementing an unreadable text. We birds would consequently suggest to the European human leaders to stop being undemocratic and disrespectful to their voters and return to transparency and democracy and also make that special effort to explain to their humans the benefits they will get from the new constitution. We think that they will listen. Otherwise, undemocratic methods will only lead to the weakening if not the dissolution of the EU.

The biggest threat to the EU Constitution is Ireland. It was Irish politicians who discovered the nonsense document the EU had served them with. Apparently, the Irish tried to read it. After they complained, the EU, in attempt to fool them again, had presented another document, except in this one, 75 pages were missing. To compensate for it, the font was increased accross. They were caught once again. Smart Irish! Ireland is the only country, in Europe, to challenge this disaster called constitution (had been prepared in the early 70's) that will affect every European. England has ignored the wishes of its citizens, telling them there is nothing to worry, however English businessman Stuart Wheeler is challenging this in the High Court.

What is the EU Constitution:

There isn't a way to explain the type of disaster the EU constitution is, but I will give just a very simplistic example.

example: You live in Athens, travel to Rome and get a parking ticket there. You don't pay for the ticket in Rome. Next year you visit London and get pulled over there. You will get arrested on a violation for your parking ticket in Rome and will be jailed in London. One big enslaved happy family.For the Macedonian readers, you can only hope to be that lucky and not be part of the EU. Unfortunatelly, the EU will swallow you as well, because that's what they do. If the Irish dont falter, there is increasing evidence the EU is offering its soul and billions for a yes vote. The Irish could save Ireland, as well as Europe. N.R.

Egyptian president wants to boost economic ties, Mediterranean Union The Associated PressPublished: April 22, 2008

PARIS: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak urged French business leaders to boost their investment and trade partnerships with Egypt, saying Tuesday that tighter economic ties would energize the plan for a Mediterranean Union that France is pushing for.France is on track to become Egypt's No. 1 foreign investor this year with €12 billion (US$19 billion) placed in the Middle Eastern country so far this year, according to French government figures.

Mubarak urged even more.

Do the commercial ties between Egypt and France really match our historic, political and cultural ties? Mubarak said in a speech at the French employers' federation, MEDEF.France was the No. 4 investor in Egypt in 2007, with €3 billion in investments, behind the U.S., Britain and the United Arab Emirates. But then French cement group Lafarge bought Egyptian construction company Orascom Cement this year for €8.8 billion.

Today in Europe

Photo exhibit shows Paris under Nazi occupation, minus the miseryPutting pollution on grocery billsGeorgia steps up its push for NATO membership .French exports to Egypt fell by nearly 10 percent in 2007, while imports from Egypt dropped by nearly 20 percent.Mubarak vaunted Egypt's ongoing reforms to liberalize its economy, which grew more than 7 percent last year, and called on French businesses to view Egypt as the main gate to Mideast and African markets.Increased trade between the two countries would also enhance French plans for an association between Europe and nations south of the Mediterranean, said Mubarak, who is on a two-day visit to Paris.President Nicolas Sarkozy sees the Mediterranean Union as a plan to link southern European countries to the mainly Muslim nations to the south and southeast of Europe.Sarkozy and Mubarak discussed the union plan as well as Middle East issues, including Iran, Lebanon and tensions between Israelis and Palestinians, during a working dinner Tuesday, diplomatic officials said.

Jean-David Levitte, Sarkozy's top diplomatic adviser, told reporters France would favor putting the eventual headquarters of the union on the south side of the Mediterranean — and suggested Mubarak might make an excellent co-president of the body.The union is supposed be launched at a summit in Paris in July. Getting it running would be the highlight of France's turn as EU president in the second half of this year.Sarkozy hopes it will help build political ties and tackle issues such as trade, migration and security.Laurence Parisot, the director of MEDEF, told Mubarak that the recent hunger riots in Egypt underlined the extreme urgency of enhanced economic cooperation between wealthy and developing nations.Mubarak meets Sarkozy later Tuesday for a working dinner to discuss the union and regional issues.Associated Press Writer Laurent Pirot contributed to this report.

LAND FOR PEACE (THE FUTURE 7 YEARS OF HELL ON EARTH)

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.

THE WEEK OF DANIEL 9:27 WE KNOW ITS 7 YRS

Heres the scripture 1 week = 7 yrs Genesis 29:27-29
27 Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.

DANIEL 9:26-27
26 And after threescore and two weeks(62X7=434 YEARS+7X7=49 YEARS=TOTAL OF 69 WEEKS OR 483 YRS) shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;(ROMAN LEADERS DESTROYED THE 2ND TEMPLE) and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.(THERE HAS TO BE 70 WEEKS OR 490 YRS TO FUFILL THE VISION AND PROPHECY OF DAN 9:24).(THE NEXT VERSE IS THAT 7 YR WEEK OR (70TH FINAL WEEK).
27 And he( THE ROMAN,EU PRESIDENT) shall confirm the covenant with many for one week:(1X7=7 YEARS) and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,(3 1/2 yrs in TEMPLE SACRIFICES STOPPED) and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

ISAIAH 28:14-19 (THIS IS THE 7 YR TREATY COVENANT OF DANIEL 9:27)
14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.

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.

The CARMEL ALERT April 25th 2008 A compilation of news reports from the past week for the information of those committed to praying for Israel and the salvation of the Jewish people.Guest Comment: Duplicity in Occupied Lands- Steven Shamrak-(IsraelNN )

There are many lands around the world that were occupied not so long ago by other countries. Many of them are still subjugated to the rule of an occupying power. They were conquered during offensive or defensive wars, throughout the process of establishment of statehood, or as a part of colonial and imperial policy. The following is a far from complete list of the currently occupied lands.

* Great Britain still occupies 17 provinces of Ireland, Gibraltar and is holding on to the many residual symbols of her former colonial glory around the world.
* France is still holding on to many overseas territories like New Caledonia and French Guinea.
* France and Spain divided, and have no intention to give independence to, the Basque people, the oldest indigenous living group known in Europe.
* Belgium is an artificially forged country, which was created in order to protect the Netherlands from continuous attacks by France. There is still no love lost between the French- and Flemish-speaking populations of the country.
* China: The international community has done nothing to stop the occupation of Tibet by China. Eastern, predominantly Muslim, provinces of China are still under imperial communist rule.
* Chile: From the 1840s, heavy Anglo-Chilean investments were made in nitrate mining on the Bolivian coast. Bolivia lost its coastal region after the war of 1879-1884. Since then, Bolivia has been economically stifled by Chile, with limited access to the sea ports.
* Indonesia: It was painful for Indonesia to allow freedom to East Timor. International pressure was applied only because of the huge oil reserves off the coast of East Timor were found. But there is no pressure in relation to the continuous occupation of Bali, West Papua and numerous islands that would love to obtain independence from the Muslim tyranny of Jakarta.
* Panama proclaimed its independence after the US expressed interest in obtaining the rights to the canal, which Colombia refused. US marines landed in Panama the same day independence was declared.
* Russia has no plans to return the eastern part of Poland it has occupied since before World War II, nor to end occupation of eastern Prussia, the Kuril Islands and Southern Sakhalin. Russia still retains its status as an imperial power by holding on to Chechnya, Dagistan, North Ossetia, Tatarstan and many other national enclaves which were occupied by the Czar.
* USA: The biggest and leading democracy of the world is one of the biggest occupiers as well. There is no intention of even talking about compensation for, never mind returning, the occupied land which used to be a part of Mexico. What about Puerto Rico, Hawaii and other 'strategic interests'?

The United Nations maintains a list of territories that do not govern themselves. The list was initially prepared in 1946 and adopted in 1986. It has officially endorsed control of these lands by their former colonial powers. It should be remembered that most countries around the world (including the USA, the UK, France, Germany, China and Russia) were forged and established their current borders during the last 300 years. Their creation was accompanied by dramatic conquests and destruction of unique and independent cultures.

In a Russian play, one character asked the audience: Look, who are the judges? Yes, who are they to tell Jews what is their land and to force Israel to give away Jewish land to Arab scoundrels? Israel is one of the only countries that can rightly claim its statehood and ownership of the land. Jewish people have over 3,000 years of spiritual and historical connection with the land of Israel.

Israel withdrew from the Sinai Peninsula after it was conquered during a defensive war. In exchange, Israel received a worthless piece of paper, which is called the Peace Agreement with Egypt. And still, Israel is the only country under international pressure to surrender her own land to her enemy, a recently forged people - called Palestinians - whose only goal (they are not even hiding it) is to destroy the Jewish state. There are three reasons why Israel is under such an international onslaught: traditional international anti-Semitism; a desire to sell out Israel in exchange for a steady supply of oil; and an appeasement of Islamic terrorists in order to defer attacks on the West.

Does it make sense? What definitely takes place and makes sense is that the world's economic and political powers (the puppet masters) apply pressure on Israel and use any means at their disposal, including manipulation of international law. An example of this is how it was done after Israel won the War of Independence. Immediately, the Fourth Geneva convention ruled out population transfer as a legitimate way of resolving conflicts - but only when it suits the puppet masters' economic and political interests, with complete disregard for the historical, spiritual and even legal rights of any people, not just Jews (remember the ongoing dismantling of Yugoslavia and the non-existence of Kurdistan, homeland of 35 million Kurds, divided and occupied by five countries). A multitude of international organizations - including the United Nations, the International Red Cross, Amnesty International, etc. - are at the full disposal of the international puppet masters, and only too eager to assist by generating and manipulating public opinion, creating the illusion of propriety.

The bottom line is that it is all about power, control and money. ( and Satan's desparation to prevent the 2nd coming of Messiah - David )

Just to press the point, I received this recently - I am not sure if its true, or just some truth based humor ...........

An ingenious example of speech and politics occurred recently at the U.N. and made the world community smile: A representative from Israel began-Before beginning my talk I want to tell you something about Moses. When he struck the rock and it brought forth water, he thought, What a good opportunity to have a bath! He removed his clothes, put them aside on the rock and entered the water. When he got out and wanted to dress, his clothes had vanished. A Palestinian had stolen them.

The Palestinian representative jumped up furiously and shouted, What are you talking about? The Palestinians weren't there back then.

The Israeli representative smiled and said And now that I have made that clear, I will begin my speech.

The Lord bless you as you bless Israel by standing in defense of her right to exist on the land given to the Jewish people by the God of Israel . Lets pray that Israel will turn back to their God. Do not be silent, but share this with your fellow Christians, share it with your pastors, and with anyone you have a chance to speak to. Lets also pray for that breakthrough to the Muslims, and please remember to pray for our son Jordan, and all of his fellow soldiers in the IDF.

Shabbat Shalom ... David & Josie

Abbas in Egypt for talks with Mubarak APR 26,08

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas arrived in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Saturday for talks with President Hosni Mubarak. He is to brief Mubarak on Sunday morning on his latest visits to Washington and Moscow, the official MENA news agency reported.On Thursday, Abbas was in the White House for a meeting with President George W. Bush, who is pushing for an Israel-Palestinian peace deal before the end of his term in January.Abbas and Bush are to meet again on May 17 in Egypt when the president visits the region to mark the 60th anniversary of Israel's founding.Negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis were revived after a seven-year freeze in the peace process following a US-sponsored conference in November.

SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ENEMIES COMES AGAINST ISRAEL TO DESTROY THEM, THE TABLES GET TURNED ON THE ENEMY NATIONS.

Arab League warns of humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza APR 28,08

CAIRO (AFP) - The Arab League on Saturday warned of anunprecedented humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip after the United Nations was forced to suspend aid deliveries because of Israeli restrictions. The 22-member body expressed its grave concern at the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip after the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) was forced to stop delivering aid, Hisham Yussef, Arab League Secretary General Amr Mussa's chief of staff, said in a statement.These circumstances, as well as the Israeli armed forces' continued military action against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, will lead to an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe for which the Israeli government will have to bear responsibility, Yussef said.He said the Israeli blockade on Gaza, as well as military operations and the halting of fuel supplies to the impoverished territory, is unacceptable and silence over the issue cannot continue.Yussef urged international bodies including the United Nations and the European Union to exert pressure on Israel to accept its responsibility in applying interntional law.The United Nations stopped distributing aid to the Gaza Strip on Thursday after running out of fuel as the Israeli terminal that supplies the besieged Palestinian territory remained shut.Humanitarian agencies say Gaza, one of the world's most densely populated territories with 1.5 million people living on a narrow sliver of land, is on the brink of disaster.

PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE BY JACK VAN IMPE APR 26,08

Crime is a national scandal.

Every thinking American is concerned about crime. Millions are afraid to be on the streets in their own communities after dark. In official recognition of the problem in 1968, Congress passed the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, a high impact program that poured millions of dollars into major cities to fight crime. Within a few years, the program was called a flop.

Money did not buy safety . Crime marches on.

It is difficult to escape the thought of a possible encounter with a criminal. Every branch of the media keeps us aware of crime's danger. Television watchers start the day with some kind of early morning news report that describes all the violence and thievery that took place the night before. Lunch is seasoned with the noon news, and the dinner hour is treated to a full color reenactment of the crime and terror going on in the world. Viewers are then given an almost steady diet of detective shows and police shootouts until the late news, when they are offered one last opportunity before retiring to get in on the murder and mayhem that somehow might have been missed in the course of the day. It is no wonder that sleeping pills and antacids sell well. 1

If you think crime is being over covered by writers and reporters, read what former Attorney General Ramsey Clark writes in his book Crime in America.

Most crime is never reported to police, and much crime is inaccurately reported. Erroneous crime statistics are often used to create the impression that the new chief is doing a good job or to support a movement to add more police. Frequently an apparent increase in crime really reflects an improved effectiveness in law enforcement or in the reporting of crime itself.

The better the police, the more they learn of crimes that are actually committed. Today, some cities suffering far more crime than others take false comfort from lower rates of reported crime because of weaker police departments.

Wherever crime is not reported we know the police are not effective, trusted , or respected . Too many people there would rather suffer crime in silence than report it. It is a bother, useless, gets you involved-or even worse, in trouble yourself.2

The crime we know about, then, is but the tip of the iceberg. This fact presents an alarming scenario for the future .

Social scientists and criminologists seem baffled by the continued avalanche of crime. Their solutions fail or are only mildly successful.

In his book Thinking About Crime, James Wilson questions present theories about crime's causes.

The Social Science View of crime is thought by many, especially its critics. To assert that crime is the result of poverty, racial discrimination. and other privations, and that the only morally defensible and substantively efficacious strategy for reducing crime is to attack its root causes with programs that end poverty, reduce discrimination, and meliorate privation...

Such a theory, if it is generally held by Social Scientists professionally concerned with crime, ought to be subjected to the closest scrutiny, because what it implies about the nature of man and society are of fundamental significance. Scholars would bear a grave responsibility if, by their theoretical and empirical work, they had supplied public policy with the assumption that men are driven primarily by the objective conditions in which they find themselves. Such a view might be correct, but it would first have to be reconciled with certain obvious objections-for example, that the crime rate in this country is higher than that in many other countries despite the fact that the material wellbeing of even the lowest stratum of our population is substantially greater than that of a comparable stratum in countries with much lower crime rates, or that crime rates have increased greatly during the very period (1963 to 1970) when there were great advances made in the income, schooling, and housing of almost all segments of society.3

Students of the Bible are not surprised when solutions to moral and social problems based entirely on environmental conditions fail. The problem lies deeper. We are socially and morally in trouble because of man's sinful nature. The psalmist David capsulated the root cause of all of the problems of the human race,

Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me (Ps. 51 :5) .

Paul's inspired observation in his letter to the Romans reads like a summary of all the newspaper and radio and TV news reports ever given.

Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:

Their feet are swift to shed blood: Destruction and misery are in their ways: And the way of peace have they not known: There is no fear of God before their eyes. Now we know that what things so ever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God (Rom. 3:13--19).

Martin Luther said:

Sin is so deep and horrible a corruption of nature that no reason can comprehend it , but upon the authority of the Scriptures, it must be believed. The original sin is not like all other sins which are committed. The original sin is. It is the root of all sin.4

Jesus said:

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications , thefts, false witness, blasphemies (Matt. 15:19).

Paul explained how the sinful nature of man is manifested in day-to-day living.

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication , uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft , hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like (Gal. 5: 1921).

Man, then, is capable of doing terrible things.

Within him lies the potential of all kinds of crime and violence. The headlines in the daily newspaper and the violence on the evening news are but evidences of what lies within him.

If that is true, why are not all men criminals? Because of certain influences in life that restrain us.

Augustine wrote, We are capable of every sin we have seen our neighbor commit unless God's grace restrains us.5

Christians are a restraining influence on the world.

Believers are not all they ought to be, but the world is better because they are here. Jesus referred to His own as the light of the world and the salt of the earth. Those who belong to Christ and are totally committed to Him have a restraining influence on evil, and their presence in the world promotes a higher moral standard among all people whose lives are touched by them. Speaking prophetically, that is why we believe the Antichrist cannot come to power until the church is taken out of the world at our Lord's return.

The Holy Spirit, working through the church, holds back the tide of evil.

For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth [hinders] will let [hinder], until he be taken out of the way . And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved (2 Thessalonians. 2:7-10).

A nation is law-abiding to the extent that its Christian heritage is strong. A revival of a past generation may not continue to fill the churches and produce genuine Christian joy, but some of the influence of that revival may linger: respect for the Bible, an awareness of biblical standards of righteousness, traditions rooted in a more spiritual time, a form of government founded upon biblical principles.

The restraints of home and family have kept many from crime and violence. A husband may restrict his desires because of a deep love for his wife. A wife may overcome temptation to do wrong because of admiration and respect for her husband. Children may refuse to go along in some of their friends' escapades for fear of hurting their parents, whom they love .

Fear of punishment for law-breaking may loom large, deterring the tempted from antisocial behavior.

All these restraints work to hold evil in check and to give society stability. They help keep the lid on crime and immorality. They do not do away with man's potential to sin, but they help to hold him in check, and in this function these restraints are beneficial to all.

Alcohol removes restraints.

The same characteristic of alcohol that allows a drinker to relax at a party eats away at the forces that restrain him from doing wrong. The sections of his brain that are being paralyzed by alcohol, eliminating some of his fears, are the same thinking centers that keep the lion within him caged.

With the entrance of alcohol, the walls fall down.

When it penetrates the brain, it lulls the sentries to sleep, allowing man's sinful nature to show itself in behavior.

The defenders of beverage alcohol argue that drinking does not make people commit crimes. They insist that the lawbreaker had crime on his mind or he would not have committed it while under the influence of alcohol.

We could not agree more.

All people have a natural bent to sin. However, God-ordained restraining fences often prohibit the tempted one from carrying out the act. When alcohol removes the restraints, the act is committed. And people suffer. Had alcohol not been used, the crime might never have taken place, and society would have benefited.

Driving down the highway, one might have the urge to swerve from side to side or accelerate to a high speed. Laws act as restraints against such irresponsible driving. But if alcohol is traveling with the driver, toppling the protective walls, he may swerve or accelerate to a dangerous speed and injure or kill himself and others.

One may want to punch another in the nose because of some old grievance , but his better judgment and the fear of prosecution keep him under control. A few drinks can prompt the long-awaited punch, resulting in personal injury, shame, and expense. (Of course, it is also wrong to hold a grievance against someone even if you never take revenge.)

A person under severe financial pressure may be tempted to steal. Restraints may keep him a law-abiding citizen, but enter the beloved enemy and the forces that have held the pressured person steady are nullified. The crime is committed, and legal woes are likely to be added to the already burdened individual.

Along with alcohol's power to remove inhibitions, then, comes its unwanted effect of uncovering and releasing the evil in man. And the results are felt by the entire community. Dr . E. M. Jellinek, formerly of Yale University, wrote:

The death rate, crime rate ,or accident rate in a given community varies according to the average alcohol consumption; and when alcohol [use] decreases so do the death, crime, and accident rates. Relaxation of restrictions on alcohol is followed by a rise in commitments to asylums, hospitalizations, and delinquency,6

But what is alcohol's involvement in crime?

The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice says:

About 1 million violent crimes occurred in 2002 in which victims perceived the offender to have been drinking at the time of the offense. Among those victims who provided information about the offender's use of alcohol, about 30% of the victimizations involved an offender who had been drinking.

Two-thirds of victims who suffered violence by an intimate (a current or former spouse, boyfriend, or girlfriend) reported that alcohol had been a factor. Among spouse victims, 3 out of 4 incidents were reported to have involved an offender who had been drinking. By contrast, an estimated 31% of stranger victimizations where the victim could determine the absence or presence of alcohol were perceived to be alcohol-related.

For about 1 in 5 violent victimizations involving perceived alcohol use by the offender, victims also reported they believed the offender to have been using drugs as well.7

How does this translate into human loss?

Who can measure the amount of grief felt by victims and their families?

And what will we learn from this information?

If past experience is a guide, criminologists and politicians will explore every avenue of combating crime except the one that could make a difference.

New studies will be made. More prisons will be constructed. More police officers will be hired. More judges will be installed. More citizens' groups will be formed.

And the enemy will be untouched.

Why? Because too many of the policymakers share the love affair with alcohol and are unwilling to touch their beloved.

To try to fight crime without facing the alcohol issue is to work blindfolded. Even if we had the most ideal system of corrections, we could not stop crime's onslaught because of alcohol's devastating effects. If we had the most stringent sentencing coupled with perfect police work and flawless penology, the best we could do would be to deal with a fraction of the total crime problem, if the issue of alcohol remained unchecked.

Most crime would keep surging on year after year.

But could our nation survive the financial impact of a meaningful drop in the liquor business?

What would happen to our economy?

How would the government continue to operate without liquor revenues?

Wouldn't taxes have to be increased?

Doesn't alcohol pay its way?

Chapter 5

Roger Campbell, Justice Through Restitution (Milford, Mich.: Mott Media, 1977), p. 1.

Ramsey Clark, Crime in America (New York : Simon and Schuster, 1970), p. 30.

James Q. Wilson, Thinking About Crime (New York: Basic Books, 1975), pp. 43-44.

Walter B. Knight, Knight's Treasury of Illustrations(Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 1963), p. 360 .

Ibid.

Ibid., p. 390.

Bureau of Justice Statistics report on Crime Characteristics http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/cvict_c.htm

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.

Russian threat violates international law: Georgia Sat Apr 26, 8:24 AM ET

TBILISI (Reuters) - Russia's warning that it could use military force in Georgia's breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia is a breach of international law, Georgia said on Saturday. And Russian Foreign Ministry envoy said on Friday that Russia might have to use military means to protect compatriots in the regions if they were attacked.The statement about the possible use of force against Georgia in Abkhazia and South Ossetia on the part of Russia is a violation of all international legal acts and agreements, Georgia's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.The Russian side is taking aggressive actions, it said.Russia's ties with Georgia have been strained for more than a decade by Moscow's support of the two separatist regions, which threw off Georgian rule after wars in the 1990s.Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili says he wants to bring the regions back under Tbilisi's control.Moscow said this month it was deepening ties with the two regions, where most of the population have been issued with Russian passports.Russia is trying to justify their criminal activities in relation to the Georgian separatist regions by saying they protect Russian citizens there, the Georgian ministry said.However the actions of Russia contradict the fundamental obligations which derive from the European Convention of Human Rights, it said.

Russia and Georgia are engaged in a war of words over the downing of a Georgian spy drone over Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia, a stretch of land run by pro-Moscow separatists on the Black Sea coast.Georgia said a Russian jet shot down the drone in a deliberate act of international aggression. Russia says Abkhaz separatists downed the unmanned aircraft and that the flight itself was a breach of international agreements.(Reporting by Margarita Antidze, writing by Amie Ferris-Rotman; Editing by Janet Lawrence)