Iran Warns of Coming Great Event We don't want to overstate or understate this, but consider this. For some radical Muslims in Iran to get their messiah to come, they must create as much death and destruction as humanly possible. Iran funds many terrorists organizations and governments that surround Israel. The Bible tells us that before the War of Gog and Magog, the Psalm 83 War must take place which is essentially a proxy war supported and controlled by Iran. This war could literally happen any day. And somewhere wrapped up in these two wars, the Bible indicates the Rapture could happen. We are potentially this close from being called Home.
Russia, China block anti-Assad resolution at UN amid Syria bloodshed Russia and China vetoed a United Nations resolution Saturday calling on Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, despite fresh appeals by President Obama and other world leaders following the deadly assault by Syrian forces on the city of Homs.
Iran is trying to develop a missile that could reach America An Iranian missile under construction, caught up in a mysterious blast in November, had a range of 6,000 miles, a senior Israeli official said Thursday in a speech outside Tel Aviv.
Israeli Facilities in North America and World on High Alert "We predict that the threat on our sites around the world will increase & on both our guarded sites and 'soft' sites," stated a letter circulated by the head of security for the Consul General for the Mid-Atlantic States.
PBSs Moyers Says Saul Alinsky A Good American Bill Moyers used his Friday night PBS show to defend community organizing icon Saul Alinsky from Newt Gingrichs recent attacks. Alinsky's 1971 book "Rules for Radicals," which was dedicated to Lucifer, popularized many organizing tactics.
U.S. Army Silences Catholic Chaplains From Speaking out Against Obama Admin Ruling Last Sunday, Catholic priests across the country read an open letter to their parishioners. It condemned the Department of Health and Human Services decision to force religious employers to cover the cost of contraception and abortion-inducing drugs in its employees health-care coverage. The letter argued that the faithful could not and must not in good conscience comply with the HHS unjust law. However, Catholic chaplains in the U.S. Army were forbidden from reading this communication....
Ahmadinejad calls for new world order... Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for a new world order of justice-seeking nations, to replace the existing Western-dominated liberal status quo.
Khamenei: Zionist regime is a cancer Tehran's supreme leader promises Iranian people the world will soon be rid of 'cancerous Zionist regime'; says Iran will help anyone fighting Israel
Iran Launches Third Satelite Iranian officials announced they have successfully launched a new satellite into orbit, the latest in the Islamic Republic's space program.
Tehran Cozying Up to Anti-Israel Terror Groups In the event anyone had doubts about Tehran's ill-intent towards Israel, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is doing his utmost to set the record straight.
Berlin digs in heels on extra ¬15bn for Greece Germany has ruled out any extra contribution from national governments or the European Central Bank (ECB) to the second Greek bail-out - as requested by the Greek government. Meanwhile, sources close to the negotiations speak of a ¬15bn funding gap.
Obama: Jesus Would Tax The Rich President Obama used the occasion of the National Prayer Breakfast to explain to religious leaders that his understanding of the teachings of Jesus Christ led him to believe that taxes need to be raised on rich people. He went so far as to tie his political agenda to a commandment from God. AWLITLD.com: We just wanted to mention that when the Antichrist comes to power (whomever that will be) that he will proclaim that he knows the mind of God and will eventually claim himself as God. Our president is setting a precedence.
President Obama Uses Religious Bigotry for Assault on Liberty President Barack Obama and his radical feminist enforcers have had it in for Catholic medical providers from the get-go. Its about time all people of faith fought back against this unprecedented encroachment on religious liberty. First, they came for the Catholics. Whos next?
Concerns grow over volcanic eruptions Scientists have known for decades that hidden under those impressive vistas at sites such as Death Valley and Yellowstone National Park are magma pools that under the right conditions can trigger explosive eruptions.
Israel: Iran's nuclear arms program is complete, its missiles can reach US Iran has completed the development of a nuclear weapon and awaits nothing more than a sign from Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to start assembling its first nuclear bomb, said Israeli Military Intelligence Chief Major General Aviv Kochavi on Thursday.
Middle East war on horizon? A proxy war between Sunni and Shia Muslims, which could dramatically further destabilize the Middle East, may be about to erupt, sources are reporting. It would pit Iran, Syrias regime and Hezbollah on one side and Turkey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, other Arab states and Syrian rebel forces on the other.
Israel Vice PM: Military strike can hit all of Iran's nuclear facilities All of Iran's nuclear faculties are vulnerable to a military strike, Vice Prime Minister and Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe Yaalon said on Thursday, calling the potential of a nuclear Iran a "nightmare to the free world."
Israels military leaders warn against Iran attack over fears of war in Mid-East Jerusalem, Feb 2 (ANI): Former Israeli Defence Chief Lt-Gen Amnon Lipkin-Shahak has warned against a strike on Iran, insisting that almost the entire senior hierarchy of Israels military and security establishment is worried about a premature attack on Tehran over fears that it could lead the Middle East into a war.
Syria: Russia warns against crossing 'red line' Russia warned Arab leaders against crossing a red line in trying to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and said it wasnt the job of the United Nations to dictate who stays in power and who goes.
IDF Intel Chief: 200,000 Missiles Aimed at Israel IDF Intelligence head Aviv Kochavi gave a chilling presentation Thursday morning at the Herzliya Conference on Israeli policy, telling listeners that Israel's enemies had 200,000 rockets and missiles pointed at the country, and could reach all parts of Israel even the ostensibly safe center of Tel Aviv and its suburbs.
UN Chief Sides With Palestinians: All Israeli Settlements Are Contrary to International Law & Prejudice Israel must halt settlement building and present detailed proposals for a border with a future Palestinian state, visiting U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday, as he tried to persuade the Palestinians to continue low-level meetings with Israel that the international community hopes will evolve into serious negotiations.
US Future Decline and Its Possible Implications towards the Middle East It is becoming clear both here and the United States that in the coming decade the US economy will be in decline with respect to its debts and GDP growth, and with that, it has been recently noted that the US defense strategy will change with respect to the world and its role as its new policeman. AWLITLD.com: The Bible predicts this. During the Iran/Russia led War of Gog and Magog on Israel, the U.S. will not help, only ask why Israel's enemies have come to loot and plunder.
UN panel says retool world economy for sustainability The world can no longer afford to ignore the environmental cost of economic growth and must redefine the very concept of national wealth, a UN panel of heads of state and environment ministers said Monday. The panel challenged leaders to recognise that "current global development is unsustainable."
Bank survey highlights EU economic gloom Euro-area banks are becoming less happy to lend and consumers are more reluctant to borrow, according to an authoritative new survey out Wednesday (1 February).
Pelosi: Girl Scouts' Relationship With Planned Parenthood Very Valuable House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Planned Parenthoods relationship with the Girl Scouts of America is very valuable, Wednesday, at a congressional reception to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the organization for young girls.
Russia says West's UN effort over Syria 'path to civil war' A senior Russian diplomat said on Tuesday that the push for adoption of a Western-Arab draft UN Security Council resolution on Syria calling for the regime to put an immediate stop to violence was a "path to civil war".
Israel sets up elite command unit to strike behind 'enemy' lines Israel has set up a specialist commando unit designed to carry out missions deep inside enemy territory amid growing consensus in government circles that military strikes must be contemplated if economic sanctions do not halt Iran's nuclear programme.
Europe May Be Planning 1.5 Trillion Euro Backstop Fund The permanent euro backstop fund ESM is due to replace the European Financial Stability Facility this year. But both 500 billion-euro funds could be merged and added to a third from the International Monetary Fund to create a super debt firewall.
EU unemployment hits record high The number of unemployed people in Europe is reaching record highs as the economic crisis unfolds into one with significant social consequences.
India's ID plan: An end to its inept bureaucracy or an Orwellian nightmare? plan to provide each of India's 1.2 billion citizens with a unique identification number has been praised as an essential programme to impose some efficiency on India's infamously inept bureaucracy. But its opponents have said it is ripe for abuse. The government could use it to spy on its citizens and criminals could steal the data and create false identities.
World lacks enough food, fuel as population soars: U.N. The world is running out of time to make sure there is enough food, water and energy to meet the needs of a rapidly growing population and to avoid sending up to 3 billion people into poverty, a U.N. report warned on Monday.
Holy war over health care law? Obama angers Catholic leaders Catholics are fired up over new rules implementing Obama's health care reform law forcing Catholic universities, hospitals, and charities to provide insurance for their employees covering contraception -- even though that violates church teachings.
HURT: Islamist Firster president not what he claimed Surveying the live minefields, cratered roads and mortar-pocked concrete buildings along the border here between Syria and Israel, it is hard not to be reminded of the historic and monumental disappointment President Obama has been.
Occupier Thugs Dump Condoms on Catholic School Girls A group of Occupy Wall Street protesters disrupted a Right to Life rally and threw condoms on Catholic school girls inside the Rhode Island state capitol building.
Tuesday 31, January 2012
Assad masses loyal troops in Damascus after he was warned of a military coup According to exclusive reports reaching debkafile, President Bashar Assad Sunday, Jan. 30, pulled in the Syrian Republican Guard and the 4th armored divisions commanded by his brother Maher Assad from the northern rebel centers and over to Damascus.
WWIII More Battle Lines It would appear that battle lines are being drawn in the Middle East. On one side we have Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and HAMAS, being backed by Russia and perhaps China. On the other we see the US and her allies demanding regime change both in Syria and in Iran. I posted a story a few weeks ago that headlined Russias statement, that if Tehran, Iran was attacked it would be like attacking Moscow. The Russians have made it very clear that they will come to the aid of Iran if the US attempts to go to war with her. Some say that a covert war is already underway in Iran and that US military boots on the ground is inevitable. It would appear that the world is teetering on the verge of an all out war, and the consequences of this war will be devastating, and I believe will change the way we live here in the USA in ways that we cant even imagine.
Brotherhood would cancel Camp David Agreement, says Hezbollah official Egypts Muslim Brotherhood will eventually cancel the Camp David Agreement, despite the groups announcement that it respects international agreements Egypt has signed, said Amin al-Sayed Ibrahim, head of Hezbollahs political council.
'Israel sees narrowing window for Iran strike' International sanctions on Iran are constraining Israel from taking military action against Islamic Republic's nuclear sites, which must be mounted by summer, officials say
'US will take steps to stop Iran from developing nuke weapon' If they (Iran) proceed and we get intelligence that they're proceeding with developing a nuclear weapon then we will take whatever steps are necessary to stop it," Panetta told CBS '60 Minutes'
US Intel Chief: Iran Ready to Strike America In Terror Attacks The U.S. intelligence community believes that Iran is prepared to launch terrorist attacks inside the United States in response to perceived threats from America and its allies, says Director of National Intelligence James Clapper.
Turkey may replace Iran as Hamas' financier Turkey may reportedly replace Hamas' chief financier, Iran, to alleviate the Gaza ruling party's financial pain as it has faced difficulty in receiving aid from the Islamic republic.
Portuguese storm gathers as EU leaders fight over Greece Surging borrowing costs in Portugal have raised the spectre of a second full-fledged contagion crisis in the eurozone, eclipsing the latest efforts by European Union leaders in Brussels to agree on Europe's bail-out machinery and a strategy for Greece.
Reasons The Future Of The Global Economy Rests 'On A Knife's Edge' "It can either break out of its current malaise and deliver economic prosperity, jobs, and greater social fairness; or, instead, it can slip deeper into unemployment, inequality, financial instability, and trade wars."
Obama: The most polarizing president. Ever. In 2010, the partisan gap between how Obama was viewed by Democrats versus Republicans stood at 68 percent; in 2009, it was 65 percent. Both were the highest marks ever for a presidents second and first years in office, respectively. What do those numbers tell us? Put simply: that the country is hardening along more and more strict partisan lines.
NBC, AP Avoid 'Muslim' word in Report About 'Honor Killings' It is the religion that dare not speak its name...at least on NBC News and at the Associated Press among other politically correct circles. Both media outlets reported on a verdict in an "honor killings" case in Canada while managing to avoid mentioning a certain religion whose name starts with "M." To watch or read both reports, you would think that "honor killings" was some sort of bizarre ritual limited to the family in question or perhaps a few other members of an unidentified "patriarchal culture."
Proxy War in Syria Threatens Catastrophe for the Middle East "Iran and Russia aide the [Syrian government] regime; Saudi Arabia and Turkey favor the rebels... Left alone, the rival camps will fuel a worsening conflict that could destabilize the entire region.
Turkey may provide Hamas with $300 million in annual aid Hamas has been facing financial difficulties due to late and reduced payments from Iran; Meshal deciding between Qatar and Jordan for new Hamas headquarters, after leaving Syria.
Egypt Islamists look to build on success in polls Egyptians cast ballots on Sunday for the upper house, with Islamists looking to build on their success in voting for the lower assembly as part of the first polls since a revolt ousted Hosni Mubarak.
Pope calls for peace in Holy Land Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday called for peace in the Holy Land, as preliminary talks to relaunch negotiations between Israel and Palestine ended in a deadlock over the last few days.
Army fights for Damascus suburbs The Syrian army appears to have gained ground in its battle for control of suburbs on the outskirts of Damascus, where armed rebels had established a presence in recent weeks.
Brannon Howse: Is The Lack of Good Presidential Candidates Another Sign of God Turning America Over To Our Rebellion Against Him? Brannon explains how Christians can use national judgment to advance the gospel. Romans 1, explains why there is an increase in false teachers as well as the increase in false gods, and demonic activity. The Bible explains that demons often take on the role of the false gods that pagans worship. I King 22:19-23 explain that God has allowed demons to speak through false prophets as part of His judgment. Romans 1, allows us to understand that part of divine judgment is that leaders at all levels of government, religion, education, and society increasingly become debased. Brannon explains why he believes that many of the leaders of neo-evangelicalism and the New Religious Right are also part of divine national judgment. Romans 1, tells us that debased people lack discernment and thus are open to spiritual deception and embracing false teaches.
EU: Pundits fear 'perfect storm' despite official optimism Despite attempts by political and business leaders to suggest the eurozone has turned a corner, the prevailing view of pundits is things can only get worse and a "perfect storm" is brewing.
Critics of capitalism call global protest in June Thousands of critics of capitalism meeting in Brazil called Sunday for a worldwide protest in June to press for concrete steps to tackle the global economic crisis.
EU signs ACTA, global internet censorship treaty Both ACTA and TPP were developed without public input and outside international trade groups, like the World Trade Organization and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Bill Salus's REVOLUTION ROAD releasing next week
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Bill Salus: Ezekiel 35, the Arab-Israeli War before Ezekiel 38 Many end times experts believe the Gog of Magog invasion described in Ezekiel 38 and 39 is nearing the time of its prophetic fulfillment. Russias seemingly inseparable alliance with Iran, Turkeys increased disdain toward Israel, and Libyas uncertain future all suggest that the stage is rapidly setting for the fulfillment of the Magog invasion of Israel. All of these countries along with several more appear to be part of the Russian coalition that mounts this massive attack.
Muslim Brotherhood Vows to Shun Israel: Its Illogical to Have Any Dialogue Muslim Brotherhood spokesperson Mahmoud Ghezlan told the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper on Wednesday that the militant group will neither speak nor meet with Israeli officials. He added that the Brotherhoods stance on Israel is unwavering and not up for discussion.
Massive Blockade Needed to Stop Iran Threat, Israels Steinitz Says A massive aerial and naval blockade of Iran, reminiscent of the 1962 U.S. quarantine of Cuba, is needed to stop the Islamic regime from pursuing nuclear weapons, Israeli Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz said.
Palestinians: Peace negotiations with Israel have ended The time frame that the Palestinians have allowed for talks with Israel in Amman under Jordanian auspices expires on Thursday. According to diplomatic sources associated with the Middle East Quartet - the United States, United Nations, European Union and Russia - last-minute efforts are underway to head off the talks' collapse, but the prospects seem slim.
'Israel has declared war on Hamas in West Bank' Israel has declared war on Hamas representatives in the West Bank, Palestinians said Tuesday, pointing out that five legislators belonging to the Islamist movement have been arrested in the past few days.
Fatah's Top Religious Authority Calls for Genocide of Jews The principal Palestinian Authority religious leader, the Mufti Muhammad Hussein, presented the killing of Jews by Muslims as a religious Islamic goal. At an event celebrating the 47th anniversary of the founding of Fatah, he cited the Hadith (Islamic tradition attributed to Muhammad) saying that the Hour of Resurrection will not come until Muslims fight the Jews and kill them.
Azerbaijan police foil Iran plot to assassinate Israel ambassador Police in Azerbaijan have foiled an Iranian plot to assassinate Israel's ambassador and other prominent Jews in apparent revenge for the killing of nuclear scientists in Tehran, officials in the former Soviet state claimed.
One World Religion Alert: Pope says uniting Christianity requires conversion Ecumenism, the Pope stated, is not an optional extra for Catholics but is "the responsibility of the entire Church and of all the baptized." Christians, he said, must make praying for unity an "integral part" of their prayer life, "especially when people from different traditions come together ...
Federal Mortgage Insurer Headed Toward Collapse The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is deeply insolvent and headed toward a financial crash like that of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae in 2008, according to analysis from the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) released last week.
Time is Up: Iran preparing now for Armageddon Irans supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has held several secret meetings with his economic and military advisers in recent days to prepare for the possibility of war with the United States.
Azerbaijan foils Iranian-Hizballah terror strike against Israel targets and Habad A Hizballah cell backed by intelligence from Tehran and external Iranian terror cells in Turkey, Bulgaria, Georgia and Armenia, was captured in Baku on Jan. 19 by Azerbaijan's National Security Ministry (MNS) officers as it was about to launch a series of attacks on the Israeli embassy...
Former Israeli Envoy to US: Replace Obama President Obama should be replaced, former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Dan Gillerman told a womens Zionist conference.
Rumors of War: Former Indian Army Officer - Expect a Chinese Attack Against India by 'June/July 2012' former Indian Army officer Dr. Anil Athale warned that China is carefully orchestrating security-related incidents against India. Such incidents include Chinese military incursions into Indian territory in the Western and North-Eastern border regions of India, recent mistreatment of Indian diplomats and businessmen in China, recurring disputes on the issuance of visas, and diplomatic rows involving Chinese attempts to question Indian sovereignty in Jammu & Kashmir.
Shock Docs: Total Federalization of Police Under New Homeland Security Mission A new white paper presented to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence carves out an evolving mission for Homeland Security that moves away from fighting terrorism and towards growing a vast domestic intelligence apparatus that would expand integration with local/state agencies and private-public partnerships already underway via regional fusion centers.
Minuteman PAC warns of imperial presidency An influential Minuteman PAC is weighing in on the argument over Barack Obamas eligibility to be president, with a call for concerned citizens across the country to flood their state secretaries of state offices with requests that Obama be removed from the 2012 ballot.
School Punishes Boy for Opposing Gay Adoptions A 15-year-old Wisconsin boy who wrote an op-ed opposing gay adoptions was censored, threatened with suspension and called ignorant by the superintendent of the Shawano School District, according to an attorney representing the child.
Syria: Bolstered by Iran and Russia, Assad Remains Defiant Syrian President Bashar al-Assads defiant rejection today of a new Arab League peace plan indicates he remains firmly entrenched and has no intention of negotiating an end to the violence or stepping down as president. Assad is being encouraged by Russian and Iranian efforts to help Syria evade U.S. and EU sanctions.
IMF chief unveils euro plan and warns of '1930s moment' IMF head Christine Lagarde set out Monday a raft of proposals to fight the eurozone crisis, including a bigger rescue fund, lower ECB rates and eurobonds as she warned of dimmer world growth prospects.
George Soros on the Coming U.S. Class War We are facing an extremely difficult time, comparable in many ways to the 1930s, the Great Depression. We are facing now a general retrenchment in the developed world, which threatens to put us in a decade of more stagnation, or worse. The best-case scenario is a deflationary environment. The worst-case scenario is a collapse of the financial system.
Kuwaiti prince 'converts to Christianity' In an audio file posted with his name, he affirms that if he is killed because of a recording he made where he talks about his conversion, he firmly believes that he will meet Jesus Christ face-to-face.
Carney Asked if Saul Alinsky Portrait Is Hanging in the White House The Presidents background as a community organizer is well documented in his own books. His experience in that field contributed to who he is today. But his experiences abroad also included alot of other areas in his life. So Ill just leave it at that.
Top U.S. Catholic Bishop: Administration is on Wrong Side of the Constitution Again Cardinal-designate Timothy M. Dolan, archbishop of New York and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has recorded a video message bluntly stating that the Obama administration has a habit of advancing policies that violate the U.S. Constitution.
Monday 23, January 2012
Iran 'definitely' closing Strait of Hormuz over EU oil embargo Tensions in the Gulf could reach a breaking point as a senior Iranian official said Iran would definitely close the Strait of Hormuz if an EU oil embargo disrupted the export of crude oil, the semi-official Fars news agency reports.
US miffed as Israel hints at unilateral strike on Iran N-sites Israel could launch a unilateral strike on Iran's nuclear facilities without much prior notice to its closest ally for over 60 year, US, according to information reaching here from Tel Aviv.
Egypt's Islamists win 75 Percent of Parliament The Islamist domination of Egypt's parliament has worried liberals and even some conservatives about the religious tone of the new legislature, which will be tasked with forming a committee to write a new constitution. It remains unclear whether the constitution will be written while the generals who took power after Mubarak's fall are still in charge, or rather after presidential elections this summer.
Israeli settlers reject Netanyahu's request to evacuate largest outpost in West Bank The ongoing controversy about the evacuation of the Migron outpost hit a new high Sunday, as settlers angrily rejected a compromise proposal offered by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu asked the Migron settlers to voluntarily evacuate the outpost and receive in return support to establish a community on nearby state land. The settlers rejected the proposal and demanded that Netanyahu authorize the Migron outpost's settlement by legislation.
Why Isnt Illinois A Bigger Story Than Greece? As the Greek default (and it is a default no matter what they end up calling it) is finalized this week, the consensus seems to be that failure to reach a deal would cause a global financial apocalypse. That may be true. And if it is, why arent we more worried about Illinois? Its more or less the same size as Greece, its finances are in the same generally catastrophic shape, and its leaders are just as feckless and dishonest.
Davos Elites to Seek Reforms of 'Outdated' Capitalism Economic and political elites meeting this week at the Swiss resort of Davos will be asked to urgently find ways to reform a capitalist system that has been described as "outdated and crumbling. "We are in an era of profound change that urgently requires new ways of thinking instead of more business-as-usual," the 73-year-old said, adding that "capitalism in its current form, has no place in the world around us." AWLITLD.com: It's thinking like this that will propel the world into a one-world money, government and religion, once us Christians are Raptured and the Earth is left under the ruthless control of the Antichrist.
Subculture of Americans Prepares for Civilization's Collapse Some are driven by a fear of imminent societal collapse, others are worried about terrorism, and many have a vague concern that an escalating series of natural disasters is leading to some type of environmental cataclysm.
Obama Celebrates Roe, 54 Million Abortions President Barack Obama today released a statement celebrating the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision that allowed for 54 million abortions. The decision, handed down on January 22, 1973, overturned pro-life laws offering protection for unborn children in most states across the country, and made abortions legal and virtually unlimited.
U.S. carrier to test limits of Iranian rhetoric The U.S. Navy has been moving its massive aircraft carriers in and out of the Gulf for decades, but when it sails through the Strait of Hormuz again, there will be extraordinary attention on what the Navy considers a mostly ordinary maritime maneuver.
Heading for More Middle East War Washington, Israel and rogue NATO allies seem headed for ruinous wars with Iran and Syria, besides others ongoing interminably. "Russia fears Israel will push" America to war on Iran "which could retaliate by blocking" Persian Gulf oil shipments.
Russia warns of a 'very big war' if West meddles with Middle East Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said Western meddling would lead to 'a very big war that will cause suffering not only to countries in the region, but also to states far beyond its boundaries', the New York Times reported.
Intervention in Iran would trigger war and chaos French President Nicolas Sarkozy warned Friday that any foreign military intervention against Irans nuclear programme would trigger war and chaos across the Middle East and beyond.
Iran warns region against "dangerous" stance on Hormuz Iran's foreign minister warned neighboring states not to put themselves in a "dangerous position" by aligning themselves too closely with the United States in the escalating dispute over Tehran's nuclear activity.
Tensions Rise as Iran is Hurt by Western Sanctions Iranian war games in the Persian Gulf amid threats to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The United States and Europe tighten sanctions to choke off Iranian oil revenues. Iran begins enriching uranium at an underground plant, as one of its nuclear scientists is killed in a bomb attack.
WEF seeks to rewire global leadership The World Economic Forums (WEF) founder and chairman Klaus Schwab told the media on Wednesday that established systems of governance and business are in urgent need of a radical overhaul.
Dronology: Americas flying eye pries on its own people A staple of Washingtons war missions, targeted assassinations and spying operations overseas, unmanned aerial vehicles, known as drones, are now being used by US police in the domestic arena, stirring up privacy concerns among Americans. According to John Whitehead, a constitutional attorney from the Rutherford Institute, US police departments have been authorized to use drones extensively in pursuit of their duties on home soil.
Air Forces Top Brain Wants a Social Radar to See Into Hearts and Minds Chief Scientists of the Air Force usually spend their time trying to figure out how to build better satellites or make jets go insanely fast. Which makes Dr. Mark Maybury, todays chief scientist, a bit of an outlier. Hed like to build a set of sensors that peer into peoples souls...
Why Mormons say they're Christians "I grew up as a Mormon bishop's daughter, so I know how they think; I know how they program their members," she accounts. "Mormonism is no different than any other cult. It's very likened to Islam because they're not really allowed to have critical thinking." And Erickson says the LDS Church wants the outside world to think it is part of Christendom.
Mark Levin: Utopians Must Destroy the Family [Leftists] are trying to say that society stinks. You cant succeed in this society. So you cannot point to successful people, independent people, [and] industrious people because that shows if you work hard enough, or if you think hard enough, or if you pursue your interests, then you can actually succeed in this society. The class warfare you hear today is taken right out of the Communist Manifesto.
Thursday 19, January 2012
IDF: Hezbollah now has long-range surface-to-air missiles Group also believed to have received more surface-to-surface rockets, some of which can reach targets 300 km. away; Hezbollah took advantage of Syria crisis to obtain weapons.
Russia Warns against Iranian Attack Russia warned on Wednesday that an attack on Iran would be a "catastrophe" for the region and said world powers should adopt a policy of non-intervention in the Middle East and North Africa.
Nato urges Iran to keep Strait of Hormuz open Secretary-General of Nato calls on Iran to ensure the security of energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz as Turkey offers to host a new round of talks between Iran and the EU.
EU: Israel undermines Jerusalem as capital of 2 states Israel's policies in Jerusalem are "systematically undermining the Palestinian presence" in the city and making the prospect of it becoming the shared capital of Israel and a future Palestinian state "increasingly unlikely and unworkable," British daily The Independent quoted a report drafted by European diplomats as saying.
Israelis, Arabs tied to Sudan oil conflict The swelling confrontation between newly independent South Sudan and its former rulers in Khartoum over the region's oil resources is becoming linked to the seeming endless Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Dempsey visit will not alter Israel's refusal to notify US of an Iran strike Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands by the view that Iran is advancing its plans to build a nuclear bomb full speed ahead, undeterred even by the threat of harsher sanctions. Netanyahu therefore stands by his refusal of President Barack Obama's demand for a commitment to abstain from a unilateral strike on Iran's nuclear sites without prior notice to Washington.
Obama Ceding Middle East and South Asia to China The Bible says that "the armies of the East" (China, India, etc) will play heavily in the conflicts and wars as end-time prophecy plays out. America is not mentioned at all.
Economic Terrorism: Was the 2008 Collapse Intentional? The 2008 financial crisis was one of the worst the U.S. has ever seen. It was the culmination of several factors including poor investments, government intervention and crony capitalism. However, the confluence of these events has prompted some analysts to ask, Was the 2008 collapse intentional?
Nearly Half of Churchgoing Americans Say Church Doesnt Have an Effect on Their Lives Church is widely regarded as a regular action that can assist one in cultivating his or her faith, while subsequently experiencing personal benefits. While this characterization may hold validity for some, theres a new study out that shows that, for nearly half of attendees, church isnt doing anything to impact or change individuals lives.
Pagan mom challenges Bible giveaway at North Carolina school pagan mother's challenge to the distribution of donated Bibles at a local school has prompted the Buncombe County Board of Education to reevaluate its policies regarding religious texts.
Whoda thunk: Bias in new vote-counting system? A top director at a venture-capital firm that finances a controversial new online voting system donated to Barack Obamas presidential campaign and also contributed the maximum allowable amount to Obamas inauguration...
Mein Kampf extracts to be sold in Germany Is it permissible to sit in a cafe and read Adolf Hitlers Mein Kampf? British publisher Peter McGee, 51, has no doubt. Of course it is. Its long overdue that a broad public should get the opportunity to deal with the original text.
Wednesday 18, January 2012
Did Israel postpone joint drill with US? As opposed to earlier reports whereby major US-Israel exercise delayed as not to escalate regional tensions, American media say Jerusalem asked to annul drill due to budgetary constraints.
Iran warns Saudis, Europeans over oil Saudi Arabias bid to compensate an oil shortage that might emerge upon an embargo on Iran is unfriendly, the Islamic republic warns its neighbor. As global oil prices climb, Europe will lose big if it obeys US sanctions, Iran also says
Iran's Al Qods cells for Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Kuwait to hit oil and US targets In the past 48 hours, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Turkey have alerted Washington to intelligence reports of Iranian Al Qods Brigades operatives heading their way for attacks on oil installations and American targets. The alert was accompanied by a query about how the US intended to respond to the approaching menace.
Mideast tensions could spill beyond region says Russia Russias Foreign Minister has reiterated that the international community must allow the Middle East nations to decide their own fate for themselves or the crisis could lead to a war far beyond the region's borders.
Billy Graham and Rome
"I've found that my beliefs are essentially the same as those of orthodox Roman Catholics." - Billy Graham. While there are many other examples of antichrist teachers and teachings supported by Graham, they are all like so many roads that lead to Rome. Each endorsement really furthers the Vatican's purpose of establishing a world religion. This is something that both Billy Graham and Robert Schuller have in common.
One World Religion Cometh: The Templeton Prize for "Progress" in Religion 'Evolution is accelerating & traditional Judaism and Christianity are losing their powers to inform the contemporary mind &. The main purpose of the Templeton Foundations is to encourage enthusiasm for accelerating discovery and progress in spiritual matters &. The next stage of human divine progress on the evolutionary scale needs & geniuses of the spirit & [who] can develop a body of knowledge about God that doesn't rely on ancient revelations or scripture [such as the Bible] & that is scientific & and is not disputed because of divisions between religions or churches or ancient scripture or liturgy &. To encourage progress of this kind, we have established the Templeton Foundation Prizes for Progress in Religion.'
Foreign Company Buys U.S. Election Results Reporting Firm In a major step towards global centralization of election processes, the world's dominant Internet voting company has purchased the USA's dominant election results reporting company. When you view your local or state election results on the Internet, on portals which often appear to be owned by the county elections division, in over 525 US jurisdictions you are actually redirected to a private corporate site controlled by SOE software, which operates under the name ClarityElections.com.
World Bank lowers global growth outlook "While contained for the moment, the risk of a much broader freezing up of capital markets and a global crisis similar in magnitude to the Lehman crisis remains," it said. "The world could be thrown into a recession as large or even larger than that of 2008-09."
Mark Levin on Ameritopia: We Now Live in a Post-Constitutional Country Utopianism is not new, Levin writes in Ameritopia. It has been repackaged countless timessince Plato and before. It is as old as tyranny itself. In democracies, its practitioners legislate without end. In America, law is piled upon law in contravention and contradiction of the governing lawthe Constitution.
Edible Microchips, Biometric Identity Systems And Mind Reading Computers As technology continues to advance at an exponential rate, will we someday find ourselves living in a scientific dictatorship where virtually everything that we do, say and think is monitored and controlled by technology?
Huge ID project offers multitude of challenges The task being undertaken by the authorities is enormous. India's population is about 1.2 billion and growing all the time. By 2030 it is expected to have overtaken its Asian neighbour, China, reaching more than 1.53 billion.
Irish police recover stolen part of Jesus' crucifixion cross RELICS from the cross the Catholic Church says Jesus was crucified on were returned today to the Irish church where they are housed, three months after they were stolen by burglars, The Irish Times reported.
Court: 'Jesus' Prayers Can Be Banned The Supreme Court will not intervene in a controversy over Christian prayers delivered before commission meetings in Forsyth County, North Carolina. The North Carolina chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union and Americans United for Separation of Church and State praised the decision as a victory for the First Amendment.
Begin Sex Ed in Kindergarten, Says New National Standards Report By the time they leave elementary school, children should be able to define sexual orientation, and by the eighth grade be able to define emergency contraception and its use, according to a report containing controversial new recommendations for sex education in U.S. public schools.
Israel 'waging covert war on Iran' A report released this week claims agents from Israel's spy agency Mossad posed as CIA officers in 2008 in order to recruit people to carry out attacks and assassinations against Iranian officials.
Joint US-Israel drill called off by Netanyahu, to Washington's surprise Washington was taken aback by the decision. It was perceived as a mark of Israel's disapproval for the administration's apparent hesitancy in going through with the only tough sanctions with any chance of working against Iran's nuclear weapon program: penalizing its central bank and blocking payments for its petroleum exports.
Israel raises alarm over Sinai-Gaza cooperation Israeli is facing a growing security threat to its south because of the changes brought on by the Arab Spring which is not likely to disappear any time soon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday.
Palestinian Minister: Israeli Jails More Horrible Than Nazi Dungeons Palestinian Minister for Captives Affairs Ataollah Abu Sabah said Palestinian prisoners are suffering harsh and inhuman conditions in Israeli jails, and stressed that Israeli prisons are much more horrible than those of the Nazis.
The Truth about the Middle East is Spreading Zero Hedge has published an article, "Are The Middle East Wars Really About Forcing the World Into Dollars and Private Central Banking?" that mentions my theory that Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown because he wanted to set up a private gold-currency in ...
Mark Levin on Ameritopia: We Now Live in a Post-Constitutional Country Utopianism is not new, Levin writes in Ameritopia. It has been repackaged countless timessince Plato and before. It is as old as tyranny itself. In democracies, its practitioners legislate without end. In America, law is piled upon law in contravention and contradiction of the governing lawthe Constitution.
Judge: White House persecuting pro-lifer A federal judge says he doesnt have enough evidence to sanction Barack Obamas Department of Justice, but its prosecution of a Florida pro-lifer is suspiciously like persecution.
Osteen: Romney "believer in Christ, like me" "There's differences in all religion. I realize Mormonism is different from Christianity, but you know what, he's a man of faith and values. And to me, that's strong."
Indian TB Cases Cannot be Cured Concern over drug-resistant strains of TB is growing, with similar 'incurable' TB emerging in Italy and Iran. Doctors in Mumbai said 12 patients had a "totally drug resistant" form of the infection, and three have died.
Was Martin Luther King Jr. a conservative? Yes! The president of the Frederick Douglass Society and a spokesman for Project 21 says if Martin Luther King were alive today, he would be a conservative.
Monday 16, January 2012
Largest Ever U.S.-Israel Military Drill Postponed Amid Rising Tensions with Iran Israel state radio Reshet Bet [Hebrew link] first reported on Sunday that the drill would be delayed due to budgetary constraints. However, IDF Radio later in the day quoted military officials saying the motivation was to prevent unnecessary headlines.
Iran closer to bomb than world realizes? A report that Iran is about a year away from having the capability to build a nuclear bomb may be too optimistic, contended John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Freedom fading in U.S. as Obama disses Constitution Every year that Barack Obama has occupied the Oval Office, the United States has fallen lower in the Economic Index of Freedom compiled annually by the Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal...
Door opened to force gay marriage on churches With little fanfare, and almost no debate in the House of Commons, the English government recently passed a law allowing same-sex couples to hold civil partnership ceremonies on religious premises.
Synagogue Broken Into, Scrolls Desecrated Worshippers who came to the synagogue for morning prayers were shocked to find out that the ark had been opened and that the Torah scrolls were taken out of it, thrown on the floor and then covered with mud.
Iran vows retaliation against Israel for scientist The opponents of [Iran's Islamic] Revolution and the nation's progress should have no doubt that the punitive response to the US, the Zionist regime (Israel) and their criminal accomplices will be delivered in an opportune time, Iran's Press TV quoted deputy armed forces chief, Brig.-Gen. Massoud Jazayeri as saying on Sunday.
UN chief urges end to Israeli 'occupation' UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Sunday called for an end to Israeli "occupation" in the Arab world, saying the illegal building of settlements worked against a two-state solution. "The Israeli occupation of Arab and Palestinian territories must end. So must violence against civilians," Ban said in a keynote address at a conference in Beirut on democracy in the Arab world.
Arabs involved in 67% of murder cases Crime rates in the Arab sector are a cause for concern as Ministry of Public Security figures reveal that in 2011 Arabs were involved in 67% of the murder cases and 70% of attempted murder cases.
US concerned over Israeli strike in Iran Officials in Washington boost security in Gulf in case Jerusalem ignores US requests to hold off on military operation against Iran's nuclear facilities, The Wall Street Journal says.
'Russian-operated arms ship reaches Syria' A Russian-operated ship with "a dangerous cargo" has reached conflict-torn Syria, a source at the vessel's St. Petersburg-based firm said on Friday, after being temporarily halted during a refueling stop in Cyprus.
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. harassed by Iranian boats At a time of heightened tensions with Iran, U.S. military officials told CNN Friday that U.S. military and Coast Guard ships had two close encounters earlier this month with high-speed Iranian boats in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf that exhibited provocative behavior.
US acts to hold Israel back from striking Iran. Their intel agencies at odds The bombing attack in Tehran which killed Iranian nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan last Wednesday, Jan. 11, generated an angry phone call from US President Barack Obama to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the next day...
Draft cyber bill gives DHS controversial authorities The draft version of the comprehensive cybersecurity bill could give the Homeland Security Department the ability to take "any lawful action" against contractors if their systems are under attack.
Standard & Poor's downgrades 9 European nations What began as excessive debts in countries such as Greece steadily evolved into concerns about unsustainable spending in Italy and the financial strength of France, spawning a contagion that threatens to unravel the eurozone and could hit American exports and the financial sector.
Religious leaders: Gay marriage peril to liberty Nearly 40 religious leaders, including Catholic, evangelical, Jewish and Mormon figures, issued an open letter Thursday that argues that the battle against same-sex marriage is a fight on behalf of religious freedom.
YouTubers punish Girl Scout for her beliefs The online video-sharing website YouTube can be a cruel place for young people, especially for teenagers who dare to criticize homosexuality.
Friday 13, January 2012
Israel raises security after Iran scientist killed The defense establishment is tightening security over Israeli delegations overseas out of concern that Iran will avenge the assassination on Wednesday of a senior nuclear scientist and ahead of the anniversary of the killing of Hezbollahs military chief.
Proxy Wars and the Middle East For years, Lebanon has been the most tragic example of proxy wars. Similarly, Afghanistan has been circling around the same vortex for the last ten years. These examples fail to express the weight of what we are trying to say herein the same way the bloody proxy wars carried out in Iraq over the ethnic-sectarian political tensions fail.
US stations two aircraft carriers opposite Iran, 15,000 troops in Kuwait US President Barack Obama is busy aligning Middle East allies with the next US steps on Iran. Contributing to the mounting sense in Washington of an approaching US-Iranian confrontation, the Pentagon is substantially building up its combat power around Iran, stationing nearly 15,000 troops in Kuwait - two Army infantry brigades and a helicopter unit and keeping two aircraft carriers the region.
Syria: Nato 'planning direct military intervention', Russia claims "We are getting information that Nato members and some Persian Gulf States, operating according to the Libya scenario, intend to move from indirect intervention in Syrian affairs to direct military intervention," Nikolai Patrushev, the head of the Kremlin security body said in an interview.
Obama to take on Netanyahu after election? The Obama administration asked the Palestinian Authority not to make any major demands until after the presidential election in November, a senior PA official says.
Rumors of War: U.S. warns of possible "terrorist" attack on Bangkok The U.S. embassy in Thailand warned on Friday that "foreign terrorists" could be looking to conduct attacks in areas of the capital, Bangkok, frequented by tourists and told its citizens in a message to be careful.
Cashless Society: India Implements First Biometric ID Program for all of its 1.2 Billion Residents Recently, India has launched a nationwide program involving the allocation of a Unique Identification Number (UID) to every single one of its 1.2 billion residents. Each of the numbers will be tied to the biometric data of the recipient using three different forms of information fingerprints, iris scans, and pictures of the face. All ten digits of the hand will be recorded, and both eyes will be scanned.
David Wolman: A universal currency could end the financial crisis Despite all the evidence that it could never work (we're looking at you, euro zone), the idea of a universal currency just won't die. Thanks to the debt crisis, some Greek officials are contemplating dumping the common currency for the drachma.
France Loses its AAA Rating Germany and the Netherlands aren't among those facing a downgrade, a senior euro zone government source told Reuters. Another source confirmed "several" countries would be hit.
Obama requests $1.2T increase in debt ceiling President Obama is kicking off 2012 with an uncomfortable but inevitable request -- for Congress to permit another $1.2 trillion increase in the debt ceiling.
22 Signs That We Are On The Verge Of A Devastating Global Recession 2012 is shaping up to be a very tough year for the global economy. All over the world there are signs that economic activity is significantly slowing down. Many of these signs are detailed later on in this article...
Military Networks Not Defensible, Says General Who Defends Them The Defense Departments networks, as currently configured, are not defensible, according to the general in charge of protecting those networks. And if theres a major electronic attack on this country, there may not be much he and his men can legally do to stop it in advance.
U.S. military moves carriers, denies Iran link The U.S. military said on Wednesday that a new aircraft carrier strike group had arrived in the Arabian Sea and that another was on its way to the region, but denied any link to recent tensions with Iran and portrayed the movements as routine.
'Hezbollah, Iran providing weaponry to Assad' Iran and Hezbollah are actively assisting Syrian President Bashar Assad and providing him with weaponry as part of an effort to ensure that he survives in the face of growing resistance and protests, head of Military Intelligence Maj.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi said on Wednesday.
Egypt activists vow no Israeli pilgrimage to tomb Egyptian Islamists and other activists vowed Wednesday to prevent Israelis from making an annual pilgrimage to the tomb of a 19th-century Jewish holy man in the Nile Delta.
Egypt cancels Jewish festival in Nile Delta Egypt on Wednesday called off an annual Jewish festival in the Nile Delta, which draws Israeli pilgrims every year to the tomb of holy man Abu Hassira.
Egypt has informed Israel that it would not be "appropriate" for the pilgrims to make the annual visit to the northern province of Beheira, foreign ministry sources said.
Dollar power on the wane, new reserve system likely : Stiglitz The days of the US dollar as a global currency, with its overarching charisma as a brand to measure everything from hamburger prices to trade between remote nations could be on the wane, says Nobel-prize winning Joseph Stiglitz. Stiglitz expects a new world reserve system to evolve at the next meeting of the G-20 group of the worlds leading economies.
Fitch warns of 'cataclysmic' euro collapse The European Central Bank should ramp up its buying of troubled euro zone debt to support Italy and prevent a "cataclysmic" collapse of the euro, David Riley, the head of sovereign ratings for Fitch, has warned.
Global financial crisis threatens to drag the world back to the 1930s In its annual assessment of the global economy, the World Economic Forum warned of a rising tide of protectionism, nationalism and protests as seen during the Great Depression. It blamed the chronic state of government finances and the widening gap between the rich and poor as the world lurches from one crisis to another.
Federal court orders Rhode Island school to remove prayer mural A federal judge has ordered the immediate removal of a prayer mural displayed in the auditorium of a Rhode Island public high school. Teenage atheist student Jessica Ahlquist had sued Cranston city and Cranston High School West officials, demanding they remove the banner because it promotes a religion.
Wednesday 11, January 2012
US builds hospitals in Georgia, readies for war with Iran The United States is sponsoring the construction of facilities in Georgia on the threshold of a military conflict in Iran, a member of Georgian opposition movement Public Assembly, Elizbar Javelidze has stated. These are 20-bed hospitals&Its an American project. A big war between the US and Iran is beginning in the Persian Gulf. $5 billion was allocated for the construction of these 20-bed military hospitals, Javelidze said in an interview with Georgian paper Kviris Kronika (News of the Week), as cited by Newsgeorgia website.
Senior Natanz executive slain in Tehran, US Navy, Air Force on Hormuz readiness Forty-eight hours after Iran began advanced uranium enrichment in the fortified Fordo bunker near Tehran, Prof. Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan, deputy director of the first uranium enrichment facility at Natanz, was killed early Wednesday, Jan. 11 by a sticky bomb planted on his car by two motorcyclists.
Iran, West approaching 'turning point' in 2012, officials warn War games. Threats to close a key oil passageway and block a U.S. aircraft carrier from returning to the Persian Gulf. An American sentenced to death in Tehran, accused of spying. And now a breakthrough in Iran's nuclear program.
US senators warn Ashton on risk of Iran war US senators have warned EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton that Iran's alleged nuclear weapons programme risks igniting a military confrontation.
Visiting Catholic Bishops Decide: "Gaza is a Prison" French Bishop Dubost's comment was, Last week, I asked prisoners in the largest prison in Europe (in Evry) to pray for you. The inference is clear: Gazas Christians are living in a big prison and terrified by Israel. Not a word about the Islamic repression of that tiny Christian community in Gaza - and Bethlehem and the rest of the PA.
Doomsday Clock ticks closer to midnight In moving the clock ahead on Tuesday, the BAS cited the failure of world leaders to achieve significant progress on the reduction of nuclear weapons and in developing a comprehensive response to climate change.
Euro crisis puts continent's future in doubt, warns Fiat boss Europe is "playing with fire" and its future is in doubt if it doesn't "get serious," the boss of the Italian car giant Fiat has warned, as ratings agency Fitch put Italy on notice of a credit downgrade.
Appeals court upholds stay of Oklahoma ban on Islamic law OKLAHOMA CITY An amendment that would ban Oklahoma courts from considering international or Islamic law discriminates against religions and a Muslim community leader has the right to challenge its constitutionality, a federal appeals court said Tuesday.
Iran's uranium enrichment is escalation, says US The warning comes after the UN's nuclear watchdog confirmed that Tehran had begun enriching uranium up to 20% at its northern Fordo plant. Analysts say 20% enrichment is an important step towards making uranium weapons-grade, but Tehran says it is for purely peaceful purposes.
Report: Israel preparing for nuclear Iran within a year Israel is preparing for an Iran with nuclear capabilities within the next 12 months, according to a report by the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), an Israeli think tank.
Israel preparing for nuclear Iran: report Israel is preparing for Iran to become a nuclear power and has accepted it may happen within a year, the London Times reported on Monday citing an Israeli security report.
Iran and Russia End Trading in Dollars Iran and Russia replaced the U.S. dollar with their national currencies in bilateral trade, Iran's state-run Fars news agency reported Saturday, citing Seyed Reza Sajjadi, the Iranian ambassador in Moscow. The proposal to switch to the ruble and the rial was raised by President Dmitry Medvedev at a meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in Astana, Kazakhstan, at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the ambassador said. The meeting was in June of last year. Iran has replaced the dollar in its oil trade with India,..
Israeli Bill Would Outlaw Comparisons to Nazis Should it be a crime to liken individuals to Nazis? In Israel, theres a new bill being proposed that would criminalize this offensive comparison.
Homeland Security monitors journalists Freedom of speech might allow journalists to get away with a lot in America, but the Department of Homeland Security is on the ready to make sure that the government is keeping dibs on who is saying what.
Pope: Gay marriage threatens humanitys future In the speech, the pope, 84, unleashed what some consider being his strongest tirade against gay marriage, saying it is among conventions that undermine the family and threaten human dignity and the future of humanity itself, Reuters reported.
Mountain State paving way for 'gay' indoctrination A West Virginia pro-family advocate says homosexual activists have revamped a legislative cyber-bullying bill in a manner that opens the door for pro-homosexual programs in schools.
Israel's 'gay'-friendly image A pro-family activist who works to expose the truth about homosexuality says it's outrageous that the Israeli government is going out of its way to recruit "gays" and lesbians as unofficial envoys.
New Sex Ed Standards Call for Homosexuality to Be Explained to 5th Graders Young elementary school students should use the proper names for body parts and, by the end of fifth grade, know that sexual orientation is the romantic attraction of an individual to someone of the same gender or a different gender, according to new sexual education guidelines released Monday by a coalition of health and education groups.
Deployment of thousands of U.S. troops in Israel, a start of war against Iran? The Middle East roils in crisis as a U.S. aircraft carrier entered one of the worlds most important choke point for oil shipments, the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has threatened to close if the United States raises sanctions against the Islamic Republic. The deployment of thousands of U.S. troops in Israel has raised speculation of an imminent war.
Iran plans more war games in strait as sanctions bite Tehran: Iran announced plans on Friday for new military exercises in the worlds most important oil shipping lane, the latest in weeks of bellicose gestures towards the West as new sanctions threaten Tehrans oil exports.
Iran holds military exercise near Afghan border Iran launched a military maneuver near its border with Afghanistan on Saturday, the semi-official Fars news agency reported, days after naval exercises in the Gulf increased tensions with the West and pushed up oil prices.
Iran Says New Enriched Uranium Site Ready for Operation The nuclear site is buried inside a mountain in central Iran, and the announcement is the latest in a series of boasts that snub Western efforts to convince Iran to allow international inspection of its nuclear facilities before continuing to develop its nuclear development.
Middle East in 2012: What lies ahead for Israel? Many western analysts make the mistake of projecting what the Iranians would do based on what they, the analysts, would do. Unfortunately, they do not understand the radical rift between western society and Islamic mentality. Many Muslims think of westerners as sub-citizens, unworthy of Muslim civilization. We are seen as cowardly, corrupted pansies (to put it politely), destined to be destroyed by world-ending, dominating Muslims.
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Wins Big in Final Round Egypt's once-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood won big in the third and final round of parliamentary elections last week. The organization has vowed to leave the issue of how to deal with the country's peace treaty with Israel to the people of Egypt, vowing to hold a referendum on the matter once a government is in place.
The risk of civil war in Iraq Not since the brutal sectarian conflict that engulfed the country in 2006 and 2007 has Iraq been as dangerously close as it is now to civil war. Meanwhile, the Obama administration, eager to close the chapter on the U.S. invasion, is portraying the country as a democratic model for the Middle East. The reality is that the U.S. is leaving behind a budding police state.
Asking For I.D. Before Voting Is Racist, But You Need A Govt. I.D. To Buy Drain Cleaner? Illinois has a new law that took effect on January 1 requiring all people who purchase drain cleaners or any caustic substances to provide a government issued photo ID. And retailers now must ask for identification from those buying drain cleaners and maintain extensive records of which caustic products have been purchased...
HHS Calls For Health Professionals To Study 'LGBT Cultural Competency Curricula' The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) says it is taking action to better address the health care needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, by encouraging, among other things, health profession training programs to "include LGBT cultural competency curricula."
Communist Obama to share U.S. Nuclear warfare secrets with Russia President Obama signaled Congress this week that he is prepared to share U.S. missile defense secrets with Russia. In the presidents signing statement issued Saturday in passing into law the fiscal 2012 defense authorization bill, Mr. Obama said restrictions aimed at protecting top-secret technical data on U.S. Standard Missile-3 velocity burnout parameters might impinge on his constitutional foreign policy authority.
Report: Israel could take out Irans nuclear infrastructure in two days A report by a leading aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israel Air Force could destroy most of Irans infrastructure in two days. The report by Yoaz Hendel, a senior adviser to Netanyahu, said air strikes could be augmented by naval operations.
Irans Quds Force expanding in Europe, S. America Iranian force responsible for operations overseas believed to be increasing presence in effort to deter West from taking action against its nuclear program.
The U.S. and Biblical Israel By now, most Americans know that the two-state solution is no solution to the war that supremacist Muslims have been waging against the state of Israel since its rebirth in 1948.
The Federal Reserve's Covert Bailout of Europe America's central bank, the Federal Reserve, is engaged in a bailout of European banks. Surprisingly, its operation is largely unnoticed here. The Fed is using what is termed a "temporary U.S. dollar liquidity swap arrangement" with the European Central Bank (ECB)...
European Order: A Timeline to the Euro-SuperState On December 7, 2011, Germany's Angela Merkel and France's Nicolas Sarkozy spearheaded a call for European nations to give up economic sovereignty. Euro-nations, according to Merkel and Sarkozy, should no longer have control over their own spending but operate under the umbrella of a supranational body.
Mark Levin: 'We Have a Constitutional Crisis' On his radio show last night, Mark Levin said that President Barack Obama has caused a constitutional crisis by appointing members to the National Labor Relations Board and a director to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau without going through the constitutionally required Senate confirmation process and said, "That is a forthright statement of a dictator.
Dr. David Reagan: Are there Scientists who say the Earth is Young? When Darwinism exploded on the scene, Christian leaders sold out quickly to the theories of scientists that the universe is billions of years old. To accommodate that supposition, Christian theologians developed the Gap Theory and the Day-Age Theory.
All for Gaia: Earth Day and Total Transformation Just as in olden days, the Earth has become the focal point for worship. In Grecian times the supreme Earth deity was Gaia, also known as the Universal Mother. Sacred oaths were given in her name, and worshippers performed rituals in her honor. In our contemporary era, Earth Day has become the modern celebration of Gaia.
UK threatens military action against Iran British defense secretary says Royal Navy will join any action to keep open Strait of Hormuz which Iran has threatened to block.
Saudis, Gulf states on war alert for early US-Iran clash The armies of Saudi Arabia and fellow Gulf Cooperation Council states stood ready Thursday Jan. 5, for Washington to stand up to Iranian threats and send an aircraft carrier or several warships through the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf.
Turkey Warns of Sunni-Shiite War Turkey has warned of a sectarian Cold War in the Middle East, amid growing rivalry between Shiite Iran and Sunni powerhouse Saudi Arabia for regional influence.
In final leg of vote, Egypt's Islamists eye majority The Islamist Muslim Brotherhood looks set for a dominant role in Egypt's first free parliament in decades and is promising rivals a role in writing a new constitution as military generals face growing pressure to hand power to civilians.
Greek prime minister warns of March default Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has said Greece may default on its debts in March unless unions accept further cuts to salaries.
A Blatant, Frontal Assault on the Constitutional Separation of Powers Despite the fact that, according to the Senate, the Senate is most emphatically not in recess, and despite the fact that they have been meeting every two days even over the holiday, the Obama administration has taken it upon themselves to declare that the Senate is in fact in recess and has made recess appointments to both the NRLB and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Will there ever be Peace on Earth? Yes! But only when Jesus returns AFTER the seven years of Tribulation when he sets up his kingdom here on earth. Until then, there will be no peace.
Obama, Leon Panetta to unveil "more realistic vision" for U.S. military President Barack Obama will join top Pentagon commanders to unveil a new more realistic vision for the U.S. military, including cuts to ground force numbers as a result of budget strains, officials familiar with the plans said on Wednesday.
California Public School Kids Now Required to Study Contributions of LGBT Americans On Jan. 1, the California Department of Education started implementing a new law that requires all children in the states public schools to study the role and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans to the development of California and the United States of America.
Israeli drone over Turkish-Syrian border. Battles in Syrian-Jordanian-Israeli border triangle Military tensions are building up on Syria's borders. Wednesday, Jan. 4, Turkish military sources reported sighting an Israeli Eitan (Heron) drone in the sky above the Turkish Hawk Brigade 14 stationed on the northern Syrian border at Kirikhan in the Hatay district of southern Turkey. The Israeli drone was said to have hovered over the encampment for four hours.
Turkey Nearly Downs Israeli UAV Turkish army nearly downs an Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) after it is spotted spying on Turkish equipment.
Report: IAF Drill Above Southern Lebanon The IDF also staged a surprise drill at its base at the port of Haifa as Iran completed ten days of war games that included a threat on Israel.
Report: Al Qaeda Operating in Jerusalem Al Qaeda claims to be operating a Sunni Youth terrorist cell in Jerusalem, another example of how Muslim extremism is growing throughout the Middle East.
Hamas now firing phosphorus-filled mortar shells into Israel Officials said Hamas and its Palestinian militia allies have acquired or produced hundreds of phosphorus shells in an effort to increase Israeli casualties. They said the shells were designed to spark fires and destroy homes and fields.
As if the Arab Spring Doesnt Have the Middle East Hot Enough, Now Iranians Threaten War over Oil Today, Oil prices surged upward by over 4% pushed by the increased concerns over the Iranian threats to close to Strait of Hormuz. This narrow strip of water is a major shipping route for oil tankers. Closing of this waterway would not stop the flow of oil but would cause shipped to have to reroute tankers, using slower, longer shipping routes. This rerouting, is costly, and would also cause shortages in the supply of oil, until the shipping cycles could catch up.
Ron Paul's Popularity in Iowa a Sign of a War-weary America Remember... as the War of Gog and Magog breaks out, the West (US and Europe) will NOT come to Israel's defense. A "war-weary" America and a U.S. President unwilling or unable to help its strongest ally (Israel) seems extremely plausible.
Court: Obama must be Constitutionally Eligible For the first time in dozens of court cases challenging Barack Obamas eligibility to be president, a judge has ruled that Obama must, in order to be a candidate on the Georgia ballot for president in 2012, meet the constitutional demands for candidates for the office.
Greeks, Italians burying cash as crisis fears grow Greeks and Italians are taking their money and running, moving it abroad or even burying it underground for fear the eurozone crisis will topple banks and wipe out what remains of their savings.
Muslim Brotherhood Plans to Cancel Peace Pact with Israel The Muslim Brotherhood comes up with a neat trick to break the peace treaty with Israel without formally doing so. Egypts next likely ruling party says it simply will hold a plebiscite and let the people do it.
Bill Salus update: Egypt 2012 Dissatisfaction Plagues the Land! As we say farewell to 2011 and usher in the New Year, disconcerting images continue to pour out of Tahrir Square in Egypt. Egyptians are again violently protesting against their fellow countrymen as a spirit of discontent plagues the land. How much longer can the Middle Easts most populated Arab state sustain such internal strife?
IDF predicts missile attacks on Jerusalem in future war For years, the defense establishment widely assumed that Israels enemies primarily Hezbollah and Syria would avoid targeting Jerusalem due to the relatively large Arab population in the city, and the fear that Muslim holy sites such as the Aksa Mosque would accidentally be hit.
'Israel can cease to exist if Iran attacked' If this rhetoric spins out of control, if there are incidents in the Persian Gulf or the Strait of Hormuz that lead to wider hostilities, as night follows the day, this could spin not only into a regional war but even farther; and... of Israel, I fear, may cease to exist, says former CIA analyst Ray McGovern.
Palestinians: Peace talks require halt to Israeli settlement construction The Palestinians are downplaying expectations ahead of their first meeting with Israelis in more than a year. The chief Palestinian negotiator, Saeb Erekat, and Israeli envoy Yitzhak Molcho are set to meet in Jordan on Tuesday in a bid to get peace talks restarted. Negotiations have been stalled since September 2010.
'Iran to deny Hormuz oil to war engines' Iran will never allow the Strait [of Hormuz] to be used against it and for the benefit of its enemies, Head of Majlis Internal Security Committee Parviz Sorouri said on Sunday. Sorouri added that Iran considers the strategic waterway as a Strait of Peace, but would undertake any fundamental measures to ensure the security of itself and the entire region.
Iran provokes showdown, warns US carrier not to return to Persian Gulf In another heated escalation over the strategic Strait of Hormuz, Iran Tuesday, Dec. 3, threatened to take action if the US aircraft carrier which "moved to the Sea of Oman because of our drill returns to the Persian Gulf." Army chief Lt. Gen. Ataolla Salehi said:" Iran will not repeat this warning."
Iran: Ahmadinejad says sanctions will be met with 'force' The Iranian Central Bank will respond to new sanctions imposed by the United States "with force, "Iranian president Ahmadinejad told an annual meeting of senior central bank officials on Monday, according to state media.
Israel to shut down Dimona nuclear reactor should war break out IDF and the IAEC prepared for possibility of an attempted attack on the reactors during a conflict with Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon or Hamas and other Palestinian organizations in Gaza.
NATO forces to attend drill in Israel NATO forces are scheduled to participate, for the first time, in a home front drill that will be held in Israel next October. In recent years, the IDF took part in several exercises held by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization abroad, but has never hosted its members in Israel.
Turkeys spy satellite to zoom in on Israeli secrets Israels politicians and military have a new headache to worry about. High resolution photos of the countrys territory, which are currently unavailable to the public, may soon turn up in the hands of any of its many enemies. Until now, only the Americans had the technology capable of taking satellite images greater than two meters per pixel resolution, and American law stopped US companies from distributing the pictures. Washington shares Israels security concerns and abides by the wishes of its key Middle East ally.
Are Christian Zionists Replacing Mainstream US Jews? Christian Zionists are certainly a potent political force to be reckoned with in the US. And as the longstanding consensus among mainstream Jewry breaks down along new generational, cultural, religious and political divisions in the community, the Christian Zionists are filling the growing gap left by what was once considered the mainstream Jewish position regarding Israel and US-Israel relations.
Dream of Universal Currency Just Wont Die Thanks to the debt crisis, some Greek officials are contemplating dumping the common currency for the drachma. Meanwhile, Italy and Spain teeter. A decade after the shared currency was heralded as a 21st-century tool for peace and prosperity, it turns out that currency unions arent such a hot idea.
One World Religion Alert: Tri-Faith Project to construct multi-million dollar interfaith complex in America's heartland The similarities between the three Abrahamic faiths of Judaism, Christianity and Islam are well known to those who study each religion, but many people practicing these faiths are not quite as aware. A new project that its creators call the first development of its kind in the world hopes to shed light on those similarities with the building of the new Tri-Faith Project...
One of the earliest drawings of the Tower of Babel found on ancient stone tablet A carving of the Tower of Babel has been found on a stone tablet dating back over 2,500 years. It comes from the newly published book Cuneiform Royal Inscriptions And Related Texts In The Schøyen Collection. The collection is owned by Norwegian businessman Martin Schøyen, who has amassed over 13,000 ancient manuscripts and tablets. One of the images shows King Nebuchadnezzar II, who ruled Babylon 2,500 years ago, standing next to a huge ziggurat a pyramidlike structure dedicated to the god Marduk that some scholars...
Transhumanism Turns People Into Slaves to Technology The gaming industry is into transhumanism. The idea of removing a perfectly good limb and replacing it with one that has super human abilities is the stuff of video games, for now.
Deus Ex is a game about transhumanism. Part of the hype for Deus Ex was the creation of a fictitious corporation, Sarif Industries that specializes in human augmentation using artificial body parts. Here is Sarif Industries perfect pitch for transhumanism. This is the hard sell for using technology to replace normal body parts augmenting healthy humans beyond normal human abilities...
Eurozone is closer to break-up, warns Standard Chartered's Peter Sands The head of one of Britain's "Big Five" banks warned that any break-up of the single currency would have dire consequences for the global economy because it would be difficult to judge how the contagion would unravel.
Iran Says It's Produced First Nuclear Fuel Rod Iranian scientists have produced the nation's first nuclear fuel rod, a feat of engineering the West has doubted Tehran capable of, the country's nuclear agency said Sunday.
Happy New Year: Obama Signs NDAA, Indefinite Detention Now Law of the Land President Obama, who pledged to veto the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), has now signed it. Of course, his promise was only for public consumption. After all, lying to your enemy is what invading corporate takeover armies do. It was the Obama administration all along that demanded the indefinite detention provisions be added while at the same time telling the American people he was fighting to protect their rights. This is treason on parade, in your face all out despotism that is, for those paying any attention!
France's future hangs in balance in 2012: Sarkozy French President Nicolas Sarkozy warned on Saturday that the country's future hung in the balance in 2012 amid the eurozone debt crisis but said ratings agencies would not decide French policy.
Italian president urges sacrifices to save economy President Giorgio Napolitano on Saturday called on Italians to make sacrifices to prevent the "financial collapse of Italy". "Sacrifices are necessary to ensure the future of young people, it's our objective and a commitment we cannot avoid," he said in a New Year's speech to the nation.
Greeks must avert economic collapse, euro exit Prime Minister Lucas Papademos on Saturday warned Greeks of another difficult year ahead as it battles to avert economic collapse and an exit from the single European currency.
Our Trojan Horse President I was thinking about writing a novel about what might happen if a man who hates America and wants to bring it down is somehow elected president. What would he do? I sketched out a few plot elements, and you can decide whether this will fly...