KING JESUS IS COMING FOR US ANY TIME NOW. THE RAPTURE. BE PREPARED TO GO.
then the angel said, Financial crisis will come to Asia. I will shake the world.
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.
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.
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.
16 And he(THE FALSE POPE WHO DEFECTED FROM THE CHRISTIAN FAITH) causeth all,(IN THE WORLD ) both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:(MICROCHIP IMPLANT)
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark,(MICROCHIP IMPLANT) or the name of the beast,(WORLD DICTATORS NAME INGRAVED ON YOUR SKIN OR TATTOOED ON YOU OR IN THE MICROCHIP IMPLANT) or the number of his name.(THE NUMBERS OF HIS NAME INGRAVED IN THE MICROCHIP IMLPLANT)-(ALL THESE WILL TELL THE WORLD DICTATOR THAT YOUR WITH HIM AND AGAINST KING JESUS-GOD)
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast:(WORLD LEADER) for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.(6-6-6) A NUMBER SYSTEM (6006006)OR(60020202006)(SOME KIND OF NUMBER IMPLANTED IN THE MICROCHIP THAT TELLS THE WORLD DICTATOR AND THE NEW WORLD ORDER THAT YOU GIVE YOUR TOTAL ALLIGIENCE TO HIM AND NOT JESUS)(ITS AN ETERNAL DECISION YOU MAKE)(YOU CHOOSE YOUR OWN DESTINY)(YOU TAKE THE DICTATORS NAME OR NUMBER UNDER YOUR SKIN,YOUR DOOMED TO THE LAKE OF FIRE AND TORMENTS FOREVER,NEVER ENDING MEANT ONLY FOR SATAN AND HIS ANGELS,NOT HUMAN BEINGS).OR YOU REFUSE THE MICROCHIP IMPLANT AND GO ON THE SIDE OF KING JESUS AND RULE FOREVER WITH HIM ON EARTH.YOU CHOOSE,ITS YOUR DECISION.
Dow -40 points at 4 minutes of trading today.
Dow -73 points at low today.
Dow +11 points at high today so far.
Dow -117 points at low today so far.
Dow -117 points at low today.
altered
the landscape of family finance. Over a span of three years, Americans
watched progress that took almost a generation to accumulate evaporate.
The promise of retirement built on the inevitable rise of the stock
market proved illusory for most. Homeownership, once heralded as a
pathway to wealth, became an albatross.The findings underscore
the depth of the wounds of the financial crisis and how far many
families remain from healing. If the recession set Americans back 20
years, economists say, the road forward is sure to be a long one. And so
far, the country has seen only a halting recovery.“It’s hard to
overstate how serious the collapse in the economy was,” said Mark Zandi,
chief economist for Moody’s Analytics. “We were in free fall.”The
recession caused the greatest upheaval among the middle class. Only
roughly half of middle-class Americans remained on the same economic
rung during the downturn, the Fed found. Their median net worth — the
value of assets such as homes, automobiles and stocks minus any debt —
suffered the biggest drops. By contrast, the wealthiest families’ median
net worth rose slightly.Americans have tried to rebalance the family budget but have found it difficult to reverse the damage.The
survey showed that fewer families are carrying credit card balances,
and those who do have less debt. The median balance dropped 16 percent,
from $3,100 in 2007 to $2,600 in 2010. The Fed also found that the
percentage of Americans who have no debt rose to a quarter of families.But
that progress was undermined by other factors, leaving the median level
of family debt unchanged. The report said more families reported taking
out education loans. Nearly 11 percent said they were at least 60 days
late paying a bill, up from 7 percent in 2007. And the percentage of
families saddled with debts greater than 40 percent of their income
stayed the same.Not only were Americans still facing significant
debts, but they were making less money. Median income fell nearly
8 percent, to $45,800, in 2010. The median value of stock-market-based
retirement accounts declined 7 percent, to $44,000.
But it was
the implosion of the housing market that inflicted much of the pain. The
median value of Americans’ stake in their homes fell by 42 percent
between 2007 and 2010, to $55,000, according to the Fed.The
poorest families suffered the biggest loss of wealth from the drop in
real estate prices. But middle-class Americans rely on housing for a
larger part of their net worth. For some, it accounts for just more than
half of their assets. That means every step downward is felt more
acutely.Rakesh Kochhar, associate director of research at the Pew
Hispanic Center, calls this phenomenon the “reverse wealth effect.” As
consumers watched the value of their homes rise during the boom, they
felt more confident spending money, even if they did not actually cash
in on the gains. Now, the moribund housing market has made many
Americans wary of spending, even if their losses are just on paper.According
to the Fed survey, that paper wealth — or what is officially called
unrealized capital gains — shrank 11 percentage points, to about a
quarter of Americans’ assets.The findings track research Kochhar released last year that showed a
during the recession, particularly among minorities. That study found
record-high disparities between whites’ wealth and that of blacks and
Hispanics.“It was turning the clock back quite a bit,” Kochhar said.The
Fed’s survey is conducted every three years. Although there have been
some signs that the recovery has picked up — housing prices have begun
to stabilize and unemployment has fallen — Fed economists said those
improvements largely do not change the survey results.“Recovery from the so-called Great Recession has also been particularly slow,” the report said.
European Union apparatchiks are preparing to lockdown Europe following Greece’s exit. From the
EU finance bosses have discussed controlling ATM withdrawals,
subjecting the citizens of member states to rigorous border checks, and
imposing capital controls “as a worst-case scenario should Athens decide
to leave the euro,”
reports.The banksters are seriously worried about the second Greek election
on June 17 and are working on “contingencies” should a leftist
coalition, SYRIZA, win the second election and increase the probability
that Greece will ultimately renege on its EU/IMF bailout and dump the
euro currency.SYRIZA is a Greek abbreviation for
. It is comprised primarily of democratic socialists, green left groups and Maoist, Trotskyist and eurocommunist organizations.
The political party is second largest in the Greek parliament. During
the 2012 elections, millions of disenfranchised voters facing bankster
imposed austerity voted for SYRIZA, quadrupling its number of seats.
Earlier this month, the group re-registered as a single party instead of
as a coalition, in order to receive the 50 additional seats which will
make it the
.
has pledged to dump the EU-IMF bailout. Tsipras said forcing Greece to
return billions of euros in rescue loans will lead Greece towards
collapse.“If one of the 17 countries is brought to collapse … the fire will
become unquenchable and will not be limited to Greece and the southern
countries … it will break up the eurozone and that will not be in
anybody’s interests,” he said during a news conference.On Monday, EU central banksters rushed to prevent a run on Spain’s banks as they teetered on the edge of disaster.“The burden of recapitalizing insolvent banks or loss-making acquisitions of solvent banks will fall on Spanish citizens,” said
,
economist at University College, Dublin. “For this reason, this
weekend’s announcement may well end up shutting Spain out of the
sovereign bond market.”
Fitch Ratings last week cut Spain’s credit rating to BBB, just above junk status.The EU’s third largest economy is also looking for a bailout. Italy
believes the deal to prop up Spain represents “the removal of a filter”
that separated Spain and Italy from the group of heavily indebted EU
countries, with Greece leading the way. Italy’s “public debt” currently
accounts for 120 percent of its GDP.The
that Italy will follow Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain, and eventually seek an aid package as the EU begins its descent.It now appears the EU will impose some sort of police action to
prevent its citizen-subjects from taking money out of banks and
preventing them from fleeing the country as chaos ensues in the wake of
one country after another toppling.
Reuters has filed a report claiming that the European Union is making
preparations to contain the effects of panic if Greece was to exit from
the Euro. Among the measures they are considering imposing are a limit
on the amount of money that can be withdrawn from cashpoints, imposing
border checks, and introducing controls to stop a flight of capital from
the country.
The report itself has stressed that officials aren't considering these
likely scenarios - they are simply matters that have been up for
discussion when considering contingency planning for a Greek exit.The officials also insisted that the fact they are having these
discussions doesn't mean they think there is a strong likelihood of
Greece leaving the euro, but that they have to consider all
eventualities and plan for them.The anonymous source told Reuters: "Contingency planning is underway for
a scenario under which Greece leaves. Limited cash withdrawals from
ATMs and limited movement of capital have been considered and analysed."
However, the Central Bank of Greece denied that any such discussions
had been conducted.
It is hardly surprising that people are talking this way, as the
eurozone is facing a number of crises from several angles. The Spanish
banking crisis was just the latest, and the Greek election waits in the
wings - where a victory for anti-austerity groups could make a Greek
exit far more likely.Ted Scott, Global Strategy Director, F&C explains: "The bailout of
the Spanish banks is yet another policy announcement that does little
more than buy time and remove short-term systemic risk, perhaps until
Sunday. A 'positive' Greek election result will buy more time but
eventually the politicians will have to choose the path between full
fiscal union or break-up. "He added: "If no new major policy measures are agreed in late June then
the current rally will be short lived and the heat will be on the policy
makers to act once again."Meanwhile, Cyprus has been touted as the next big concern, as it is so
exposed to Greek banks. It may need a bail out by the end of the month.
Many of the countries caught up in the crisis are major destinations for
British tourists, raising concerns for those who have trips planned
over the summer.The first is the possibility of unrest. There have been outbreaks of
violence across Europe, and there remain the possibility of more. The
advice is always to check the FCO recommendations online before you
travel. If they recommend you don't go there, you will be entitled to a
refund through your travel insurance. If there are no concerns raised by
the FCO then you should be fine to travel - although it is advisable to
take extra care.The second is the worry that the euro would immediately cease to become
legal tender. The experts have advised that this wouldn't be the case,
and that wherever there is a changeover of currency, there will be a
period where both currencies are accepted by large stores and tourist
services.Then there are concerns that banks may be closed for a number of days if
there is a change in currency while tourists are out there. It may
therefore be advisable to pre-load a card with spending money and
consider taking more cash than you would normally do, in case there is
difficulty in spending on plastic.Of course, there is always the possibility that concerns among
travellers have dampened demand for your destination, so you may also
find real bargains - from the holiday itself to spending while you are
out there.Travel to Europe this summer may be more of a risk than it normally is, but it may be far more rewarding too.
BRUSSELS - The European Commission on
Tuesday (12 June) confirmed it is giving legal advice on possible
capital controls and border checks should Greece leave the eurozone."We are the guardians of the EU treaty and we provide info to
whomever asks what is possible under European law to cover these
scenarios. This doesn't mean we are preparing a particular plan,"
commission spokesman Olivier Bailly said during a press conference.He was asked whether the commission - as part of the so-called
Eurogroup Working Group, comprising eurozone finance ministry officials -
is aware of contingency plans being discussed."I have not said I am not aware of discussions, but that I was not
aware of plans. Some people are working on scenarios, we are providing
information on EU law."Reuters on Monday quoted unnamed officials saying such plans could
put limits on cash withdrawals from Greek subsidiaries and reintroduce
border controls to prevent large numbers of Greek citizens leaving their
country."Our role is to say what is possible under EU law, not to draw up
scenarios. We are not scriptwriters for disaster movies," Bailly said,
adding that the commission's sole concern is to keep Greece in the
eurozone.The spokesman confirmed that capital controls were possible under
article 65 of the Lisbon Treaty, but only for reasons of "public order
and public security."Citing EU jurisprudence, Bailly noted that "economic security" cannot be invoked to trigger such a mechanism.The same is valid for border checks. Member states are allowed to
re-introduce temporary controls only in case of threats to public order
and security - ranging from terrorism attacks to large football events.According to Reuters, the Greek contingency plans were discussed in conference calls over the past six weeks.They reflect growing concerns in the eurozone that the radical left
Syriza party will win the elections on Sunday and carry out its promise
to cancel the second bail-out, de facto forcing Greece out of the common
currency.Switzerland last month also said it is considering capital controls
if the eurozone were to "collapse." "We're preparing ourselves for
turbulent times," Thomas Jordan, head of the Swiss central bank told
SonntagsZeitung in a recent interview.A special taskforce has been set up to look at various scenarios, one
of which would be controls on foreign capital entering Switzerland.Meanwhile, a spokesman for the Austrian finance ministry told this website he could not confirm any eurozone contingency plans."As far as capital flight is concerned, it is true that there has
been a continuous, slow drain of capital out of Greece during the last
couple of years. However, the situation has been stable for some time
now," spokesman Harald Waiglein said.
ISRAELS TROUBLE
JEREMIAH 30:7
7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble;(ISRAEL) but he shall be saved out of it.
DANIEL 12:1,4
1 And at that time shall Michael(ISRAELS WAR ANGEL) stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people:(ISRAEL) and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation(May 14,48) even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro,(WORLD TRAVEL,IMMIGRATION) and knowledge shall be increased.(COMPUTERS,CHIP IMPLANTS ETC)
ISRAEL PERSECUTED WORST IN HISTORY YET
ISRAEL SATAN COMES AGAINST
1 CHRONICLES 21:1
1 And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
ISRAELS TROUBLE
JEREMIAH 30:7
7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble;(ISRAEL) but he shall be saved out of it.
DANIEL 12:1,4
1 And at that time shall Michael(ISRAELS WAR ANGEL) stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people:(ISRAEL) and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation(May 14,48) even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro,(WORLD TRAVEL,IMMIGRATION) and knowledge shall be increased.(COMPUTERS,CHIP IMPLANTS ETC)
ISAIAH 14:12-15
12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer,(SATAN) son of the morning!(HEBREW-CRECENT MOON-ISLAM) how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.(SATAN HAS PROUD I PROBLEMS)
15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
LUKE 10:18
18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
JOB 1:7
7 And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.(PROOF SATAN ON EARTH WALKING AND CAUSING CHAOS WITH THE 1/3RD FALLIN ANGELS WITH HIM FROM THE FALL-SATANS ARMY PUPPETS TO KILL ,STEAL,DESTROY)
MATTHEW 4:1,3,5,8-9,11
1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.(SATAN LITERALLY ON EARTH IN THE WILDERNESS IN JERUSALEM AREA TEMPTING JESUS)
3 And when the tempter (SATAN LITERALLY ON EARTH) came to him,(JESUS) he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
5 Then the devil (SATAN) taketh him (JESUS) up into the holy city,(JERUSALEM) and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,(MOUNT)
8 Again, the devil (SATAN LITERALLY) taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him (JESUS) all the kingdoms of the world,(ON EARTH) and the glory of them;
9 And (SATAN) saith unto him,(JESUS) All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.(SATAN AS GOD INSTEAD OF REVERSE SATAN WORSHIPPING JESUS AS GOD OF ALL THE EARTH WHICH IS THE REAL TRUTH)
11 Then the devil (SATAN) leaveth him,(WALKS AWAY LITERALLY FROM JESUS ON EARTH) and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.(JESUS-GOD)
2 CORINTHIANS 11:3
3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his (SATANS A MALE,NOT FEMALE) subtilty,(LITERALLY IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN IN THE MIDEAST ON EARTH) so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
1 PETER 5:8
8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:(ESPECIALLY ISRAEL HE HATES THE WORST)
JOHN 10:10
10 The thief (SATAN) cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy:
MATTHEW 12:24
24 This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub(SATANS NAME) the prince of the devils.(FALLIN DEMONIC ANGELS AT THE FALL WITH HIM)
JOHN 12:31
31 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince (SATAN-ALSO THE PRINCE OF THE GODLESS MEDIA) of this world be cast out.
EPHESIANS 2:2
2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air,(SATAN THE SATANIC DEMON BEHIND THE GODLESS MEDIA) the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
REVELATION 12:4-6,13-17
4 And his tail (SATANS)drew the third part of the stars of heaven,(1/3RD OF ANGELS FELL WITH SATAN AT THE FALL WHO ARE DEMONIC FALLIN ANGELS-DEMONS) and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman (ISRAEL) which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.(SATANS LAST HOLOCAUST TO TRY TO DESTROY ISRAEL FOREVER)
5 And she brought forth a man child,(MARY DID-JESUS WHO IS(JEWISH) who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
6 And the woman (MARY WHOS JEWISH REPRESENTING ISRAEL)fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.(3 1/2 YRS)
13 And when the dragon (SATAN) saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman (MARY) which brought forth the man child. (JESUS IS JEWISH)(ISRAEL PERSECUTED THE WORST IN HISTORY YET)
14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.(PROTECTED FOR 3 1/2 YRS IN PETRA JORDAN)
15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.(A TSUNAMI I BELIEVE SATAN WILL TRY TO DESTROY ISRAEL WITH)
16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.(GOD PROBABLY CREATES A QUAKE TO STOP THE TSUNAMI WATERS)
17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed,(SAVED) which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
ISRAELS INHERITED LAND IN THE FUTURE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytWmPqY8TE0&feature=player_embedded
DEUTERONOMY 7:7-8
7 The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people;(ISRAEL) for ye were the fewest of all people:
8 But because the LORD loved you,(ISRAEL) and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
ZECHARIAH 2:8
8 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
JEREMIAH 3:14
14 Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you:(ISRAEL) and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:
ISAIAH 42:1
1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect,(ISRAEL) in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
ISAIAH 45:4
4 For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.
ISAIAH 65:9,22
9 And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect (ISRAEL) shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.
22 They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect (ISRAEL) shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
1 CHRONICLES 17:9
9 Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel,(IN PALESTINE) and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more;(ISRAEL-NEVER DESTROYED-FOREVER AN EARTHLY NATION) neither shall the children of wickedness(ISHMAEL-ARAB/MUSLIMS-WORLD ISRAEL HATERS) waste them any more, as at the beginning,(ARAB/MUSLIMS ATTACK ISRAEL ON MAY 15,1948)
ISAIAH 56:5
5 Even unto them (ISRAELIS) will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name,(ISRAEL) that shall not be cut off.
ISAIAH 51:3-4
3 For the LORD shall comfort Zion:(JERUSALEM) he will comfort all her waste places;(FROM NUCLEAR WAR) and he will make her wilderness like Eden,(I BELIEVE THE EZEKIEL-4TH TEMPLE WILL BE BUILT 25 MILES FROM THE CURRENT TEMPLE MOUNT AFTER JESUS RULE FOR THE 1,000 YRS FROM JERUSALEM) and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.(PRAISE TO JESUS IN THE DESERT-COULD BE THE NEW JERUSALEM-4TH TEMPLE BUILT 25 MILES INTO THE DESERT FROM THE CURRENT TEMPLE MOUNT.SINCE EZEKIELS TEMPLE IS WAY TO BIG FOR THE CURRENT TEMPLE MOUNT)
4 Hearken unto me, my people;(ISRAEL) and give ear unto me, O my nation:(ISRAEL) for a law shall proceed from me,(JESUS IN JERUSALEM) and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people.(ISRAEL AND THE WORLD)
And here are the bounderies of the land that Israel will inherit either through war or peace or God in the future. God says its Israels land and only Israels land. They will have every inch God promised them of this land in the future.
Egypt east of the Nile River, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, The southern part of Turkey and the Western Half of Iraq west of the Euphrates. Gen 13:14-15, Psm 105:9,11, Gen 15:18, Exe 23:31, Num 34:1-12, Josh 1:4.ALL THIS LAND ISRAEL WILL DEFINATELY OWN IN THE FUTURE, ITS ISRAELS NOT ISHMAELS LAND.
12 TRIBES INHERIT LAND IN THE FUTURE
ISRAELIS FROM NEW YORK ITS TIME TO GO HOME TO ISRAEL AND REBUILD THE 3RD TEMPLE AND START ANIMAL SACRIFICING TO KING JESUS ,ISRAELS,CHRISTIANS AND THE WORLDS MESSIAH.SINCE RELIGIOUS JEWS ARE GROWING THE FASTEST IN NEW YORK.
Religious Jews Lead New York to Jewish Growth
New York’s Jewish population is on the rise after decades of decline. Researchers credit orthodox birthrates.First Publish: 6/12/2012, 8:06 PM
Times Square
Flash 90
The Jewish community of New York City is increasing in size after shrinking for decades, according to new
research published in the
New York Times. The Jewish community now numbers an estimated 1.1 million.The change was attributed to birthrates in the orthodox Jewish community, particularly in Chassidic circles.Forty
percent of New York City Jews now identify as orthodox, up from 33% a
decade ago. Nearly three out of every four Jewish children in the city
are growing up in orthodox families.Researchers included as
Jewish anyone who defined themselves as Jewish or “partially Jewish.”
Those who considered themselves Jewish but practiced a different
religion were not included.A total of 5,993 people were interviewed for the study.An
estimated one-third of American Jews live in the New York area. The
total American Jewish population has been estimated at 5 to 6 million.New
York City’s Jewish population hit its peak in the 1950s, when two
million Jews lived in the area. A study conducted in 2002 found that the
Jewish population had dropped to under one million. Much of the decline
was attributed to a move to the suburbs.In addition, the Conservative and Reform Jewish movements both reported a significant drop in
affiliation. Half of non-orthodox Jews who married in the past five years married a non-Jew, the
survey found.“There
are more deeply engaged Jews and there are more unengaged Jews. These
two wings are growing at the expense of the middle,” social analyst
Jacob Ukeles told the Times.The survey
showed that today’s young Jews are much more likely than their parents
to have attended Jewish schools. Nearly half of Jewish adults ages 18 to
34 had attended a Jewish day school or yeshiva, compared to 16% of
those ages 55 to 69.
NUCLEAR WEAPONS WILL BE USED.
JESUS SHED HIS BLOOD FOR US THAT WE CAN BE SAVED FOREVER.AND DURING WW3 PEOPLES BLOOD WILL BE SHED AS A JUDGEMENT FOR HATING HIM AND ISRAEL.GOD IS NOT MOCKED.
ZEPHANIAH 1:2-3
2 I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD.
3 I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.
PSALMS 97:3
3 A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.
EZEKIEL 5:15-17
15 So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto the (ARAB/MUSLIM) nations that are round about thee,(ISRAEL) when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the LORD have spoken it.
16 When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:
17 So will I send upon you famine and evil beasts,(WHEN RUSSIA/MUSLIMS GET DEFEATED THIER BODIES GET EATEN BY BIRDS,ANIMALS IN ISRAEL MIGRATION SEASON) and they shall bereave thee; and pestilence and blood shall pass through thee;(NUKES) and I will bring the sword upon thee. I the LORD have spoken it.
REVELATION 14:18-20
18 And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
20 And the winepress was trodden without the city,(JERUSALEM) and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.(200 MILES) (THE SIZE OF ISRAEL)
ISAIAH 66:15-18
15 For, behold, the LORD will come with fire,(NUKES) and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
16 For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many.
17 They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.
18 For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.
ISAIAH 26:21
21 For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.(WW3,1/2 earths population die).
ISAIAH 13:6-13 KJV
6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:(FROM FRIGHT)
8 And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.
9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
ISAIAH 24:17-23 KJV
17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
2 TIMOTHY 3:1
1 This know also, that in the last days perilous (DANGEROUS) times shall come.
JOEL 2:3,30
3 A fire devoureth before them; 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.
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
ZECHARIAH 14:12-13
12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.(1/2-3 BILLION DIE IN WW3)
EZEKIEL 20:47
47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.
ZEPHANIAH 1:18
18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
MALACHI 4:1
1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
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.
REVELATION 9:18
18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.
HALF OF EARTHS POPULATION DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION.(THESE VERSES ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES)
LUKE 17:34-37
34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
37 And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.(Christians have new bodies,this is the people against Jerusalem during the 7 yr treaty)(Christians bodies are not being eaten by the birds).
MATTHEW 24:37-51
37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Iranian Media: Islamic World Needs Nuclear Weapons
Iranian
state-run media published a commentary that stated, The Islamic world
should rise up and shout that a nuclear bomb is our right.”By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
First Publish: 6/12/2012, 2:49 PM
Iranian nuclear facility
Reuters
Iranian state-run media has published a commentary that stated, "The
Islamic world should rise up and shout that a nuclear bomb is our
right.”The regime under Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has constantly stated that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.The commentary was published by
Fars News Agency, which is run by the Revolutionary Guards tightly and usually
publishes official
opinion. It indicates that Iran is changing gears, said Erick Staklebeck, who writes for the
Christian Broadcasting Network.
Staklebeck noted that the Islamic world already has nuclear weapons
because Pakistan is known to have approximately 110 such weapons.“If Pakistan uses one of its nukes, it will be to the East, against
its arch-rival, India. Iran, on the other hand, clearly has its sights
set on the United States, Europe and Israel,” he wrote.The commentary, which he said he received from a friend, was written
by Alireza Forghani, a former governor of southern Iran’s Kish Province
and an analyst and a strategy specialist “in the camp of the supreme
leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.”Iran could possibly rationalize its “peaceful objectives” for nuclear
power by arguing that a nuclear bomb would create peace if it were to
be used on Israel to achieve Ahmadinejad’s stated objective of
annihilating Zionism. Forghani wrote in February that Iran should stage a
“pre-emptive” strike on Israel.Forghani wrote on Sunday, “The fatwa from Imam Khomeini [the founder of Iran's Islamic revolution -- ed.] said ‘all
Islamic countries
have Islamic blood.’ Therefore the Islamic world should rise up and
shout that a nuclear bomb is our right, and disrupt the dreams of
America and Israel."
“Having a nuclear bomb is our right. Israel would have been destroyed
completely 30 years ago” but remains because of its assumed possession
of nuclear warheads.“The Islamic republic, after the victory of the 1979 revolution,
faced a hard reality of its enemies trying to overthrow the only true
Islamic republic in the world,” he wrote. “The enemies of the Islamic
Republic of Iran, headed by America with cooperation by its European
allies and some in Asia — [and] using the tools such as the United
Nations, other
international organizations and NATO — have continuously pursued their goal of overthrowing the … government.”
Staklebeck commented that the article indicates that Iranian leaders
are “telegraphing their intentions towards us and are very close to
acquiring nuclear weapons that will make their apocalyptic visions a
reality.”
MUSLIM NATIONS
JEREMIAH 30:10-11
10 Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob,(ISRAEL) saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob (ISRAEL) shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.
11 For I am with thee,(ISRAEL-JERUSALEM) saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee:(GOD-JESUS ALWAYS PROTECTS ISRAEL-JERUSALEM)
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;(FATHER OF THE ARAB/MUSLIMS) because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man,(ISLAM HATES EVERYONE) and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.(LITERAL-THE ARABS LIVE WITH THEIR BRETHERN JEWS)
JEREMIAH 4:6-8
6 Set up the standard toward Zion:(JERUSALEM) retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north,(RUSSIA/MUSLIMS) and a great destruction.(WITH NUKES)
7 The lion is come up from his thicket,(RUSSIA/MUSLIMS) and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.
8 For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us.(AMERICA-NY AND OTHER CITIES)
EZEKIEL 5:15-17
15 So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto the (ARAB/MUSLIM) nations that are round about thee,(ISRAEL) when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the LORD have spoken it.
16 When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:
17 So will I send upon you famine and evil beasts,(WHEN RUSSIA/MUSLIMS GET DEFEATED THIER BODIES GET EATEN BY BIRDS,ANIMALS IN ISRAEL MIGRATION SEASON) and they shall bereave thee; and pestilence and blood shall pass through thee;(NUKES) and I will bring the sword upon thee. I the LORD have spoken it.
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,(LEADER OF RUSSIA) the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW) and Tubal:TOBOLSK)
4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws,(GOD FORCES THE RUSSIA-MUSLIMS TO MARCH) and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
5 Persia,(IRAN,IRAQ) Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
6 Gomer,(GERMANY) and all his bands; the house of Togarmah (TURKEY)of the north quarters, and all his bands:(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.
JEREMEIAH 49:35-37 (IN IRAN AT THE BUSHEHR NUKE SITE SOME BELIEVE)
35 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam,(IRAN/BUSHEHR NUCLEAR SITE) the chief of their might.(MOST DANGEROUS NUKE SITE IN IRAN)
36 And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven,(IRANIANS SCATTERED OR MASS IMIGARATION) and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.(WORLD IMMIGRATION)
37 For I will cause Elam (IRAN-BUSHEHR NUKE SITE) to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life: and I will bring evil upon them, even my fierce anger,(ISRAELS NUKES POSSIBLY) saith the LORD; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them:(IRAN AND ITS NUKE SITES DESTROYED)
ISAIAH 17:1
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
JEREMEIAH 49:23-27
23 Concerning Damascus.(SYRIA) Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea;(WAR SHIPS WITH NUKES COMING ON SYRIA) it cannot be quiet.
24 Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail.
25 How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!
26 Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts.
27 And I will kindle a fire (NUKES OR BOMBS) in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad.(ASSADS PALACES POSSIBLY IN DAMASCUS)
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 (MUSLIMS) have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,(JORDAN) and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, PALESTINIANS,JORDAN) and the Hagarenes;(EGYPT)
7 Gebal,(HEZZBALLOH,LEBANON) and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA,ARABS,SINAI) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)
JEREMIAH 47:1-7
1 The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines,(PALESTINIAN/ARABS) before that Pharaoh smote Gaza.
2 Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north,(NORTHERN TSUNAMI POSSIBLY) and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl.
3 At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses,(ISRAELS ARMY) at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of hands;(ISRAEL POSSIBLY NUKES GAZA)
4 Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines,(PALESTINIAN FAKE ARABS) and to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor.
5 Baldness is come upon Gaza;(NUKED POSSIBLY) Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?
6 O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
7 How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? (MEDITTERANEAN SEA) there hath he appointed it.
DANIEL 11:40-43
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south ( EGYPT) push at him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) and the king of the north (RUSSIA AND MUSLIM HORDES OF EZEK 38+39) shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.(JORDAN)
42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
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,(5/6TH OR 750 MILLION DEAD I BELIEVE) and will cause thee to come up from the north parts,(RUSSIA) and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:
3 And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
4 Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands,( ARABS) and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.
5 Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.
6 And I will send a fire on Magog,(NUCLEAR 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-MUSLIMS) 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,ARAB,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.
THE BIBLE EVEN SAYS THE RUSSIANS WILL ARM THE ARAB/MUSLIMS AGAINST ISRAEL.
The market for Russia's weapons
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Published: Tuesday, Jun. 12, 2012 - 5:11 am
The following editorial appeared in the
Los Angeles Times on Sunday, June 10:
As the atrocities mount in
Syria, Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton has started increasing the pressure on
Russia, which, as
Syria's biggest weapons supplier, is propping up the regime of dictator
Bashar Assad. In a speech in
Oslo last week, she said that
Russia's refusal to halt this
arms trade flies in the face of international efforts to sanction
Syria and raises serious concerns in
Washington.It's a principled stance, but it presents a major consistency
problem. Even as the administration slams Russian arms exporters for
shipping weapons to
Syria, the
Pentagon is doing a multimillion-dollar business with Russian arms exporters.The
Defense Department
contracted a year ago to buy 21 Mi-17 helicopters from Rosoboronexport,
a state-owned Russian arms dealer that's heavily involved in the Syrian
arms trade.
The Mi-17 is sort of like the helicopter equivalent of the AK-47, a
reliable and comparatively cheap craft that's unusually suited for the
harsh environments of the
Middle East. The $375 million contract is to supply helicopters for the Afghan military.To say this sends a mixed message is an understatement; by continuing to buy Russian weapons even as it calls for
Russia to stop selling weapons to
Syria, Washington demonstrates that there will be no consequences if
Russia
fails to comply. It signals that the U.S. cares more about its
mercantile or strategic interests than the human rights of the Syrian
people - just as
Moscow clearly does.The Rosoboronexport contract has attracted concern in
Congress. In March, a bipartisan group of 17 senators sent a letter to Clinton and
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta urging the
Pentagon to review all options for procuring helicopters for
Afghanistan through other means; some senators favor buying only American-made choppers. The
Pentagon
has responded by saying the Russian craft are cheaper, highly versatile
in their load-carrying capacity and are already familiar to Afghan
pilots and mechanics, who have been using them for decades. (According
to a Defense spokeswoman, the Mi-17 was actually designed for use in
Afghanistan.)Opponents of the contract don't think that's good enough. The House
version of the defense authorization bill contained an amendment
ordering the
Government Accountability Office
to investigate the helicopter contract and why it was awarded on a
"no-bid" basis; a companion amendment is making its way to the Senate
floor. We think a full investigation of the alternatives makes sense. If
there is any practical way to punish Russia and its arms merchants for
their support of Syria, where thousands have been slaughtered by Assad's
repressive regime, the U.S. is obliged to pursue it.
Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/06/12/4555501/the-market-for-russias-weapons.html#storylink=cpy
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(HERALD,
Calif.) -- Brian and Deborah Campbell’s backyard has been hit by a
plague straight out of the Bible. Locusts, thousands of them, are eating
through their commercial garden, destroying crops and leaving the
once-thriving area nearly completely barren.“We don’t know what
to do,” Deborah Campbell told local television station KCRA. “We don’t
know how to stop it. We’re just breeding them now.”The locusts
have also infested the garden of Brad Lucchese. They have decimated his
produce, eating everything but the tomatoes. Lucchese told KCRA that his
chickens are having a field day feasting upon the locusts. However,
there aren’t nearly enough chickens to stop the thousands of bugs.As
of Wednesday, the problem is confined to a relatively small area in the
town of Herald, Calif., known as “the grove,” but locals fear that it
will grow and spread, infesting more gardens and threatening vineyards
in the area. 
Olivier
Bailly said Tuesday that, legally, limits could be imposed on movement
of people and money across national borders within the EU if it’s
necessary to protect public order or public security — but not on
economic grounds.
