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Japan Earthquake: 7.0-magnitude quake hits Tokyo region, no tsunami warning issued

By Angel Cuala on Jan 1, 2012 in Asia

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, January 01, 2012, shaking Tokyo and other nearby regions, but no tsunami warning was issued. As noted by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. They are not aware of the lateness of the hour, they are not aware of the things that are going on throughout the world, they haven’t even noticed as man has removed leadership from many countries only to get a far worse leader than the one they got rid of, because they thought, they thought that they were doing right and yet they were not doing right. And when I speak up they don’t want to listen to me, they want to listen to the world and what the world has to say. etc..

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Mon, January 02, 2012 Tevet 7, 5772

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood: Fate of Israel peace treaty may be decided in referendum

Deputy chief of Egypt's largest party says the 'people must have their say,' rejects possibility that Muslim Brotherhood will recognize Israel.

By Jack Khoury

The Muslim Brotherhood movement may bring the fate of Egypt's peace treaty to a referendum, the Islamist factions said on Sunday, adding that there wasn't any chance that the movement will recognize Israel. Results from Egypt's recent parliamentary vote, which saw considerable gains for Islamist factions such as the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice party and the radical Salafi movement's Al-Nour Party, have caused some to question the future of Israel's 1979 peace treaty with its neighbor to the south. etc.. and the news story continues...

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'Palestinians are biggest winners of Arab Spring'

By JPOST.COM STAFF 01/03/2012 19:18

Speaking in Turkey, Hamas leader says Palestinians to win big from rise of Islamists to power.

Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh claimed Tuesday that Palestinians would be the biggest winners of the so-called Arab Spring revolutions that saw the successful overthrow of three separate regimes in the Middle East and a notable rise in the power of Islamist groups. Speaking with Turkish journalists during his trip to Turkey, the Hamas leader stressed that the recent victory of Islamist parties in newly democratic elections in countries such as Egypt and Tunisia foreshadowed a "promising future" for the Palestinian people. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Do you even know the candidates that are running for office, who are they or do you listen to what the news says?  Or are you like those that didn’t listen when they were warned about Obama and they still pressed in and voted for him only to look back and say, wow we missed it, and yet they are ready to vote for him again, are you aware of that? Are you aware that he is gaining in his poles, are you aware of those things, are you praying about this? Many things cannot change because of the hour that you are in, but you can change the realm in which you live, you can change the circumstances round about you. etc..

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WONDERING IF 2012 WILL BE ANY BETTER

Dick Case Post-Standard Columnist

How we doing, so far? It's 2012. We've turned the page. For me, I say goodbye and good riddance to 2011. It's not going to end up being one of my favorite years. We begin 2012 with the Iowa caucuses. etc.. etc.. etc.. I also have to say I'm disappointed by how Barack Obama conducted his presidency these three years past. Lots of people I know feel, well, let down. Still, the man's had rough going, at home and abroad. I don't feel strongly enough about the president's performance to not vote for him. etc.. etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc.. Are you aware of how they are removing the Bible, are you aware of how they are fighting Christians, are you aware of the countries that are killing every Christian that is there?  And then you think I can delay another five years or another ten years.  Have you not read in my word where they are laying under my altar and they are crying out, how much longer, how much longer? etc..

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Islam terror group tells Christians: Leave north Nigeria or be attacked

By msnbc.com staff

Christians have been warned by a militant Islamist group to leave northern Nigeria or be attacked, according to media reports.  Abul Qaqa, a purported spokesman for Boko Haram, said the terror group was “giving a three-day ultimatum to the southerners living in the northern part of Nigeria to move away”, the English language Vanguard newspaper reported. The group has been linked to many attacks on Christians, most notably the bombings on Christmas Day killed 49 people, etc.. Human rights activist Shehu Sani told CNN that the latest Boko Haram was credible, but many Christians born and raised in the north have nowhere else to go. "The killings will continue," he told CNN, adding that the state of emergency and an enhanced presence of the security forces would not improve the situation, alleging that troops had already been involved in human rights abuses and had done little to reduce violence. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. The storms will be far greater than the storms you have seen before, more hurricanes, more tornadoes, more typhoons, more cyclones, more tidal waves, more earthquakes, more flooding, more mudslides, etc.. etc.

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Strong earthquake strikes off the Santa Cruz Islands, no damage

9 January 2012

LATA, SOLOMON ISLANDS (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck off the Santa Cruz Islands in the Pacific Ocean on late Monday afternoon, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The 6.6-magnitude earthquake at 3:07 p.m. local time (0407 GMT) was centered about 75 kilometers (46 miles) west-northwest of Lata, the provincial capital of Temotu Province on Nendo island, which is part of the Santa Cruz Islands in the Solomon Islands. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Alaska town digging its way out after record 18 feet of snow

Snow in Alaska doesn't usually make big headlines, but even The Last Frontier has extremes.

Cordova, an isolated coastal town of about 2,000 people about 150 miles east of Anchorage, appears to be one of the hardest-hit locales, with the state National Guard reporting that it was sending Guardsmen and resources Monday after weeks of record snowfall left the city buried under 18 feet of the white stuff. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Blizzard freezes travel in Austria

Storm Andrea closes key roads and railways in western regions, amid increasing risks of avalanches.

Last Modified: 09 Jan 2012 19:59

Heavy snowfall has severely disrupted transportation across the western Austrian regions of Tyrol and Foralberg. The blizzard, named Storm Andrea by meteorologists, has forced the closure of main roads and three railway lines, including a major route connecting the country to Switzerland. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Powerful quake shakes western Pacific rim

-News service report

Indonesia - A powerful earthquake hit waters off western Indonesia early today, etc.. preliminary magnitude of 7.3 etc.. and the news story continues...

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Possible tornado injures 10 in North Carolina

Reuters 9:56 a.m. CST, January 12, 2012

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - A possible mid-winter tornado has struck a small western North Carolina community, injuring 10 people, two seriously, authorities said on Thursday. etc.. Asked if the storm was a tornado, Pat Tanner, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service in Greer, South Carolina, said: "As far as we know, it was." He said a mid-winter tornado would not be unusual since temperatures in the region have been about 10 degrees above normal for the past month or so. etc.. and the news story continues...

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5.8-magnitude quake hits Babuyan Islands region

Sunday, January 15, 2012

THE US Geological Survey (USGS) is reporting a magnitude 5.8 earthquake in the Babuyan Islands region off the northern tip of the Philippines. The USGS said the earthquake struck at 12:36 a.m. Sunday. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. But it is not an exciting time for the lukewarm or the ungodly, it shall be a terrible time, a time of a dictator, a dictator government that dictates, that takes away your rights, that takes away your freedoms, that takes away the things that you have, the things that you never expected that they would control, they shall control.  Oh, what an hour is just ahead. etc..

I received this by way of e-mail this am.

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From CNN READ IT YOURSELF

Federal court blocks Oklahoma ban on Sharia

(CNN) -- A federal appeals court has blocked an Oklahoma voter-approved measure barring state judges from considering Islamic and international law in their decisions.  The three-judge panel at the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an earlier injunction preventing State Question 755 from being certified until the free speech questions are resolved. The decision Tuesday allows a lawsuit brought by Islamic-American groups to move ahead to a bench trial.  "The proposed amendment discriminates among religions," said the judges. "The Oklahoma amendment specifically names the target of its discrimination. The only religious law mentioned in the amendment is Sharia law."  A federal judge last summer had issued a temporary restraining order in favor of the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which had sued to nullify the law completely.  The amendment would require Oklahoma courts to "rely on federal and state law when deciding cases" and "forbids courts from considering or using" either international law or Islamic religious law, known as Sharia, which the amendment defined as being based on the Quran and the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed.

So much for the land of the free

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Homeland Security Watches Twitter, Social Media

Wednesday, 11 Jan 2012 02:18 PM

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's command center routinely monitors dozens of popular websites, including Facebook, Twitter, Hulu, WikiLeaks, and news and gossip sites including the Huffington Post and Drudge Report, according to a government document. etc.. etc.. The DHS official said that under the program's rules, the department would not keep permanent copies of the internet traffic it monitors. However, the document outlining the program does say that the operations center "will retain information for no more than five years." The monitoring scheme also features a five-page list, attached to the privacy review document, of websites the Department's command center expected to be monitoring. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. The storms will be far greater than the storms you have seen before, more hurricanes, more tornadoes, more typhoons, more cyclones, more tidal waves, more earthquakes, more flooding, more mudslides, etc.. etc.

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Strong quakes rattle remote Antarctica

Agence France-Presse
Washington, January 15, 2012

Two strong earthquakes 40 minutes apart rocked the remote South Orkney Islands in Antarctica on Sunday, experts from the US Geological Survey said.  The epicenter of the first, a magnitude 6.5 temblor, etc.. The quake occurred at 1340 GMT, and about 40 minutes later the region was struck by an aftershock measured at 6.2, according to USGS. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Magnitude 5.7 - SAMAR, PHILIPPINES

2012 January 17 12:55:37 UTC

Earthquake Details

Magnitude: 5.7

Date-Time: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 12:55:37 UTC

Region: SAMAR, PHILIPPINES

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Snowstorm wallops Pacific Northwest

By Doug Esser  (AP)

Seattle – A winter storm Wednesday blasted the Pacific Northwest, dumping near-record snow in some areas, hammering parts of Oregon with winds as high as 110 mph and bringing much of the region to a standstill. etc.. and the news story continues…

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Wind whips waves in Oswego, and atop the Dome a gust hits 105 mph

A wind meter on top of the Carrier Come measured a gust of 105 mph at 10:45 p.m. Tuesday. etc.. and the news story continues…

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15 die as cold wave grips Andhra Pradesh

Agencies/Hyderabad

At least 15 more people have died as temperatures dipped in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh pushing the national death toll due to the cold wave to 180, reports said yesterday. The deaths occurred in five districts including Karimnagar, Vishakhapatnam and Guntur since Sunday. Most of the victims were elderly and homeless people who were unable to bear the cold in the region known for its tropical weather. etc.. and the news story continues..

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6.1-magnitude quake strikes off N Zealand

Agence France-Presse Wellington, January 19, 2012

A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of New Zealand's South Island on Thursday, geologists said, etc.. and the news story continues...

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6.2 quake hits off coast of southern Mexico

Associated Press | Posted: Saturday, January 21, 2012 12:26 pm
A magnitude-6.2 earthquake that hit off the coast of the southern Mexican state of Chiapas on Saturday shook as far away as El Salvador but brought no immediate reports of damage or injuries. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Magnitude-5.0 quake shakes Big Island

A magnitude-5.0 earthquake has struck Hawaii. etc.. etc.. It was immediately followed by several aftershocks. etc. and the news story continues...

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Storms kill at least two in Alabama

By Verna Gates and Peggy Gargis

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama | Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:43am EST

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Powerful thunderstorms tore through Alabama early Monday, killing at least two people and producing heavy damage just hours after tornadoes struck portions of Arkansas, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Magnitude 6.2 - OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE

2012 January 23 16:04:54 UTC

Earthquake Details

Date-Time: Monday, January 23, 2012 at 16:04:54 UTC

Region: OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE

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Magnitude-6.3 quake hits Fiji; no tsunami alert

By Associated Press

POSTED: 10:49 p.m. HST, Jan 23, 2012 LAST UPDATED: 11:02 p.m. HST, Jan 23, 2012

SUVA, Fiji >> A magnitude-6.3 earthquake has shaken the Pacific region south of the Fiji islands. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Severe flooding, landslides kill 6 in Fiji

January 25, 2012

SUVA, FijiSevere flooding and landslides in Fiji have killed six people and left hundreds more homeless. The permanent secretary of information for the South Pacific nation said Thursday that heavy rain since last weekend has forced 3,500 people into temporary shelters. Sharon Smith-Johns also says some people have lost all their possessions. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Up to 60 feared dead as landslide hits Papua New Guinea village

As many as 60 people are feared dead after a massive landslide wiped out an entire village in a scene of "utter devastation" in Papua New Guinea, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Severe storms drench Texas, spawn tornadoes

By Ramit Plushnick-Masti  Associated Press

HOUSTON —

Heavy rain and powerful winds that spawned several tornadoes have swept across Texas, forcing drivers to abandon cars on flooded roads but not dropping enough water to make up for the state's historic drought. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Alabama: Most tornado-prone state in 2011

By Elizabeth Prann Published January 28, 2012 | FoxNews.com

The mention of tornadoes typically reminds people of the Great Plains. States like Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas have traditionally been called “tornado alley” because of the frequency and severity of twisters there. But you might be surprised to find out that Southern states have been seeing just as many tornadoes as the mid-section of our country recently and sometimes more. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley is working to rebuild parts of his state after it was slammed with raging tornadoes multiple times over the past year. In fact, 177 tornadoes hit Alabama in 2011 making it the state with the highest number of twisters, according to the National Weather Service. The South saw a large increase in tornadoes in 2011. Mississippi was right behind Alabama in second place with 169 tornadoes and North Carolina was fourth with 113. Although tornado season hasn’t quite started yet for most of the country, Alabama is already ranked in the top spot for 2012, with 22 tornado strikes since New Year’s Day. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Blizzards hit eastern Europe hard

Associated Press – Thu, Jan 26, 2012

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The Balkans and parts of eastern and central Europe were hit hard by heavy snow Thursday, forcing Romania's prime minister to call in army tanks to clear roads and leaving a hundred communities in Bulgaria without power. For two days blizzards have covered the area with as much as three meters (10 feet) of snow at a time. etc.. Snowstorms also swept through neighboring Bulgaria, causing traffic chaos and blanketing villages in the northern parts of the country. The harsh weather has left more than 100 communities across the country without electricity. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Earthquake shakes northern Italy

Northern Italy has been hit by an earthquake of magnitude 5.3, the second tremor in the area this week. Residents of Turin and Milan were among those who felt the earthquake, at 1553 local time (1453 GMT), though there are no reports of any damage. The US Geological Survey says the epicentre was 36km (22 miles) southwest of Parma and 91km (56 miles) east of Genoa. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. You have seen the jobs go, you have seen America depart from where she once stood, for there were only two countries in the whole world that I blessed, one was Israel and they departed from me, the other was America and she has departed from me. etc.. 

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Obama’s Former Faith Adviser: ‘I, Frankly, Am Glad American Civil Religion is Dying’

By Penny Starr January 25, 2012

(CNSNews.com) – Shaun Casey, the religious affairs adviser to presidential candidate Barack Obama in 2008, said at a discussion on Tuesday about “God and Politics” that the demise of religious society in the United States is a good thing.I, frankly, am glad American civil religion is dying,” said Casey, who is an associate professor of Christian Ethics at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. Casey made the remarks at an event focusing on religion and the 2012 presidential election at the liberal Center for American Progress etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. They are not aware of the lateness of the hour, they are not aware of the things that are going on throughout the world, they haven’t even noticed as man has removed leadership from many countries only to get a far worse leader than the one they got rid of, because they thought, they thought that they were doing right and yet they were not doing right.  And when I speak up they don’t want to listen to me, they want to listen to the world and what the world has to say. etc..

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Our World: America and the Arab Spring

By Caroline B. Glick 01/23/2012 23:17

A year ago this week, on January 25, 2011, the ground began to crumble under then-Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak’s feet. One year later, Mubarak and his sons are in prison, and standing trial. This week, the final vote tally from Egypt’s parliamentary elections was published. The Islamist parties have won 72 percent of the seats in the lower house. etc.. etc.. As for the military junta, it has made its peace with the Muslim Brotherhood. The generals and the jihadists are negotiating a power-sharing agreement. According to details of the agreement that have made their way to the media, the generals will remain the West’s go-to guys for foreign affairs. The Muslim Brotherhood (and its fellow jihadists in the Salafist al-Nour party) will control Egypt’s internal affairs. This is bad news for women and for non-Muslims. Egypt’s Coptic Christians have been under continuous attack by Muslim Brotherhood and Salafist supporters since Mubarak was deposed. Their churches, homes and businesses have been burned, looted and destroyed. Their wives and daughters have been raped. The military massacred them when they dared to protest their persecution. As for women, their main claim to fame since Mubarak’s overthrow has been their sexual victimization at the hands of soldiers who stripped female protesters and performed “virginity tests” on them. Out of nearly five hundred seats in parliament, only 10 will be filled by women. The Western media are centering their attention on what the next Egyptian constitution will look like and whether it will guarantee rights for women and minorities. What they fail to recognize is that the Islamic fundamentalists now in charge of Egypt don’t need a constitution to implement their tyranny. All they require is what they already have – a public awareness of their political power and their partnership with the military. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Are you aware of the wars that are about ready to begin?  People laugh and mock at Iran, even my people Israel cannot take Iran out, they cannot take them out, not even with the help of the United States, they cannot take them out, have you read my word, have you read my word, do you know what my word says or do you rely upon others to tell you?  Are you aware of what they are doing and they could shut down that strait, oh yes, they could and the other countries are forming a network with them just as my word says? etc...

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War of attrition brewing with Iran over Gulf oil routes
DEBKAfile Special Report January 26, 2012, 10:50 PM (GMT+02:00)

Military tensions in the Persian Gulf shot up again Thursday, Jan. 26, after Dubai police commander Gen. Dhahi Khalfan said on Al Arabiya television that an imminent Gulf war cannot be ruled out and first signs are already apparent. "The world will not let Iran block Hormuz but Tehran can narrow the strait to the maximum," he said. He echoed debkafile's predictions that Iran will not shut down the Strait of Hormuz completely, but gradually cut down tanker traffic which carries 17 million barrels, or one-fifth of the world's daily consumption, through the waterway. Our Iranian sources report that the rule of thumb Tehran has devised for confront sanctions is to respond to the tightening of an oil embargo by having the Revolutionary Guards gradually narrow the tankers' shipping lanes through the strategic strait. This will progressively cut down the amount of oil reaching the markets. Tehran will not go all the way and shut the channel down completely for fear of provoking a military showdown with the United States. But each time Washington manages to stop Iran supplying a given country, the IRGC will shut down another section of the strait. General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff admitted on Jan. 8 that Iran has the capacity to block the Strait of Hormuz temporarily but the US would get it reopened within a short time. Saudi Arabia and Dubai are skeptical about the ability of the American navy and Gulf forces to keep the Strait of Hormuz open at all times in the face of continuous Iranian attacks. The prevailing view in Gulf capitals is that for the six months from February through July 1, when the European embargo on Iranian oil and the Iranian national bank freeze kick in, a war of attrition will unfold as Iran carries out sporadic strait closures, either by mining the waterway or firing missiles at tankers from unmarked speedboats. These operations will push up the price of oil and so drum home to oil-dependent Asian and European governments the high cost to them of the alternate opening and closing of the Strait of Hormuz. etc.. etc.. and the news story ends with this statement... debkafile's military and Gulf sources report that Persian Gulf capitals are talking less these days about an outbreak of armed hostilities over Iran's nuclear program and more about the coming war over the oil shipping routes out to market. The Dubai general's remarks Thursday about an imminent conflict referred not only to the flow of American reinforcements to the Gulf region but also to the new deployments of the armies of Gulf Cooperation Council states. They are moving into position in expectation of a military confrontation with Iran. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. The storms will be far greater than the storms you have seen before, more hurricanes, more tornadoes, more typhoons, more cyclones, more tidal waves, more earthquakes, more flooding, more mudslides, etc.. etc.

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Strong earthquake strikes central Peru, injuring more than 70

By dts Nachrichtenagentur and Europe Online

A strong earthquake struck near the Peruvian city of Ica on early Monday morning, causing damage and injuring more than 70 people, officials said. Thousands of people were forced to spend the night on the street. The 6.2-magnitude earthquake at 12:11 a.m. local time (0511 GMT) etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. The storms will be far greater than the storms you have seen before, more hurricanes, more tornadoes, more typhoons, more cyclones, more tidal waves, more earthquakes, more flooding, more mudslides, etc.. etc.

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Strong earthquake strikes central Peru, injuring more than 70

By dts Nachrichtenagentur and Europe Online

A strong earthquake struck near the Peruvian city of Ica on early Monday morning, causing damage and injuring more than 70 people, officials said. Thousands of people were forced to spend the night on the street. The 6.2-magnitude earthquake at 12:11 a.m. local time (0511 GMT) etc.. and the news story continues...

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Magnitude 5.6 - SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA

2012 February 01 07:14:27 UTC

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 5.6

Date-Time: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 at 07:14:27 UTC

Region: SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA

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Magnitude 6.9 - VANUATU

2012 February 02 13:34:38 UTC

Earthquake Details

Magintude: 6.9

Date-Time: Thursday, February 02, 2012 at 13:34:38 UTC

Region: VANUATU

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More than 50 die in Japan cold snap

More than 50 people have died and hundreds have sought treatment over the past week following heavy snowfalls in the northern and central areas of Japan. etc.. At least 60 people have died because of a cold snap in Eastern and Central Europe. Abnormally low temperatures have been reported in Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Thousands stranded by floods in eastern Australia

By the CNN Wire Staff updated 6:39 AM EST, Sat February 4, 2012

(CNN) -- Heavy rains left thousands stranded in eastern Australia on Saturday as authorities warned of more flooding and urged several communities to flee to higher ground. About 16,500 people are isolated because of flooding in New South Wales, with evacuation orders in place for several communities, the New South Wales Emergency Services said. In the neighboring state of Queensland, authorities issued flood warnings for three towns etc.. and the news story continues..

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Magnitude 5.7 - VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION

2012 February 04 20:05:32 UTC

Earthquake Details

Magnitude: 5.7

Date-Time: Saturday, February 04, 2012 at 20:05:32 UTC

Reigon: VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION

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Storm blankets Nebraska after pummeling Colorado

Wet snow downs power lines, knocks out power to thousands

By JOSH FUNK

Omaha. Neb — A powerful winter storm that covered parts of Colorado with up to 6 feet of snow crept east across the Plains Saturday, knocking out electricity to thousands in Nebraska as the blanket of heavy, wet precipitation downed power lines and made travel treacherous. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. you have seen the enemies on the right hand and on the left hand preparing for war. etc..

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Iran launches new military exercises

By ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Associated Press – 19 hrs ago

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran began ground military exercises Saturday and defiantly warned that it could cut off oil exports to "hostile" European nations as tensions rise over suggestions that military strikes are an increasing possibility if sanctions fail to rein in the Islamic Republic's nuclear program. etc.. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has issued stern warnings against any possible U.S. or Israeli attacks against Tehran's nuclear facilities. Western forces also have boosted their naval presence in the Gulf led by the American aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. The new military maneuvers came weeks after Iran rolled out its troops and arsenals in an unprecedented display of military readiness, with 10 days of naval maneuvers that included the first threats to block Gulf oil tankers in early January. Ground forces also were sent on winter war games — against what a Tehran military spokesman called a "hypothetical enemy" — with U.S. forces just over the border in Afghanistan. Plans for new Iranian naval games in the Persian Gulf off the country's southern coast have been in the works for weeks. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. The storms will be far greater than the storms you have seen before, more hurricanes, more tornadoes, more typhoons, more cyclones, more tidal waves, more earthquakes, more flooding, more mudslides, etc.. etc.

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Earthquake strikes off Vanuatu

Last Updated: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 11:22:00 +1100

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake has hit off the coast of Vanuatu. etc.. The Hong Kong Observatory gave the quake a magnitude of 6.5 while Geoscience Australia registered it as 6.3. It had a depth of four kilometres. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Are you aware of the wars that are about ready to begin?  People laugh and mock at Iran, even my people Israel cannot take Iran out, they cannot take them out, not even with the help of the United States, they cannot take them out, have you read my word, have you read my word, do you know what my word says or do you rely upon others to tell you?  Are you aware of what they are doing and they could shut down that strait, oh yes, they could and the other countries are forming a network with them just as my word says? etc...

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"Bold Alligator 2012" drills 20,000 troops on US East Coast for Persian Gulf action
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report February 7, 2012, 9:53 AM (GMT+02:00)

Some 20,000 marines, seamen and air crews from half a dozen countries, a US nuclear aircraft carrier strike group and three US Marine gunship carriers are practicing an attack on a fictitious mechanized enemy division which has invaded its neighbor. It is the largest amphibian exercise seen in the West for a decade, staged to simulate a potential Iranian invasion of an allied Persian Gulf country and a marine landing on the Iranian coast. Based largely on US personnel and hardware, French, British, Italian, Dutch, Australian and New Zealand military elements are integrated in the drill. Bold Alligator went into its operational phase Monday, Feb. 6, the same day as a large-scale exercise began in southern Iran opposite the Strait of Hormuz. This simultaneity attests to the preparations for a US-Iranian showdown involving Israel behind the words on Feb. 5 of US President Barack Obama ("I don't think Israel has decided whether to attack Iran") and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Feb. 3 ("The war itself will be ten times as detrimental to the US."). Monday, Feb. 6, the US president ordered the tightening of sanctions by freezing Iranian assets in America and blocking the operations of Iranian banks including its central bank. US Rear Adm. Kevin Scott and Brig. Gen. Christopher Owens are coordinating the exercise over large stretches of coastal terrain in Virginia, North Carolina and Florida and Atlantic etc.. and the news story continues....

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etc.. truly the signs are all round about, the tornadoes, oh, the tornadoes, the flooding, the flooding that is going on, the drought that is spreading, the earthquakes, volcanoes, oh, the things that are taking place, the economy that is rising so high at a record breaking speed etc..

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Volcano erupts in Indonesia, hurling ash cloud into the sky

From Kathy Quiano, CNN updated 9:33 PM EST, Thu February 9, 2012

Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) -- A restless volcano in northern Indonesia erupted Friday, spewing clouds of ash as high as 2 kilometers into the sky, the country's National Disaster Management Agency said. etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc.. The storms will be far greater than the storms you have seen before, etc..

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Ice grips Europe's waterways as deadly cold lingers

By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN updated 12:01 PM EST, Fri February 10, 2012

London (CNN) -- Europe remained gripped by frigid temperatures and snow Friday, with the icy weather closing much of the Danube River to shipping and disrupting travel across the region. Central and Eastern Europe have borne the brunt of the unseasonably bitter weather etc.. Twenty-two countries have posted warnings for extreme cold temperatures and accumulating snow etc.. The big freeze is not likely to end any time soon, Miller said, with the Arctic air forecast to continue spilling deep into Europe, keeping temperatures well below average and allowing the snow to continue to pile higher and higher. In Ukraine, the worst-affected country, well over 100 people have died and more than 3,000 have sought hospital treatment. State news agency Ukrinform said more than 120 ships -- most of them foreign -- were trapped in the Kerch Strait, etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. For I give a covenant I made with Ishmael even unto the wild ones and who is man that they think that they can break my covenant, oh how foolish. How foolish it is they do not listen to me nor do they seek my face nor do they call upon my name nor do they understand the hour and the things that are taking place, oh the foolishness. The lack of wisdom, the lack of understanding, the lack of knowledge, and yet they think that they are the wise ones, they are foolish and their destruction shall be because they are foolish, because they have not sought my face nor called upon my name. etc..

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Obama orders military to draft options for regime change in Syria

Special to WorldTribune.com

WASHINGTON — The administration of President Barack Obama has ordered the military to draft options to oust the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Officials said the National Security Council and State Department were directing efforts to review a range of military options to topple the Assad regime in 2012. They said the military, particularly, U.S. Central Command, would present proposals to the Joint Chiefs of Staff that would immediately increase pressure on Damascus. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Are you aware of the wars that are about ready to begin? etc..

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India belatedly upgrades its military with expensive purchases to catch up with China

By Nirmala George, The Associated Press | February 08, 2012

NEW DELHI - India has decided to buy 126 fighter jets from France, taken delivery of a nuclear-powered submarine from Russia and prepared for its first aircraft carrier in recent weeks as it modernizes its military to match China's. India and China have had tensions since a 1962 border war, and New Delhi has watched with dismay in recent years as Beijing has increased its influence in the Indian Ocean. China has financed the development of ports in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Myanmar, and its recent effort to get access in the Seychelles prodded New Delhi to renew its own outreach to the Indian Ocean island state off western India. With its recent purchases, running into tens of billions of dollars, India is finally working to counter what it sees as aggressive incursions into a region India has long dominated. "The Indian military is strengthening its forces in preparation to fight a limited conflict along the disputed border, and is working to balance Chinese power projection in the Indian Ocean," James Clapper, the U.S. director of national intelligence, told a Senate committee last week. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. truly the signs are all round about, the tornadoes, oh, the tornadoes, the flooding, the flooding that is going on, the drought that is spreading, the earthquakes, volcanoes, oh, the things that are taking place, the economy that is rising so high at a record breaking speed etc..

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Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes Costa Rica

By the CNN Wire Staff updated 7:05 AM EST, Mon February 13, 2012

San Jose, Costa Rica (CNN) -- A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Costa Rica on Monday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake's epicenter was nearly 50 miles (75 kilometers) south of the capital city, San Jose, the survey said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. The storms will be far greater than the storms you have seen before, more hurricanes, more tornadoes, more typhoons, more cyclones, more tidal waves, more earthquakes, more flooding, more mudslides, etc.. etc.

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Cyclone Giovanna hits Madagascar, kills one

Updated 3 hr(s) 21 min(s) ago

A category four cyclone hit Madagascar's eastern shores on Tuesday, killing at least one person and causing power shutdowns in some major towns, authorities said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Strong 6.0 earthquake strikes off Oregon coast

Tue Feb 14, 2012 11:34pm EST

(Reuters) - A strong 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck on Tuesday roughly 160 miles off the coast of Oregon, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake struck at 7:31 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 6.2 miles in the Pacific Ocean 159 miles west of Coos Bay, Oregon. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. And when I speak up they don’t want to listen to me, they want to listen to the world and what the world has to say. They see not all the banks teetering on bankruptcy, all the banks I said, even though some may pretend to be doing good. They talk about the economy going up and yet it is not going up, they have a fake front that they put out there, that they choose to tell you whether it is good or whether it is bad. etc.. etc.. Are you aware of where the monetary system is and the cashless society that all are predicting you will see in the year two thousand twelve, are you aware of that and these experts that are looking are not off-track, they are not off-track? etc..

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White House Economic Adviser: 'We Need a Global Minimum Tax'

2:41 PM, Feb 13, 2012 • By Daniel Halper

Gene Sperling, director of the White House's national economic council, said today at an official meeting that "we need a global minimum tax":

“He supports corporate tax reform that would reduce expenditures and loopholes, lower rates for people investing and creating jobs in the U.S., due so further for manufacturing, and that we need to, as we have the Buffett Rule and the individual tax reform, we need a global minimum tax so that people have the assurance that nobody is escaping doing their fair share as part of a race to the bottom or having our tax code actually subsidized and facilitate people moving their funds to tax havens," Sperling said. The White House adviser then said that more details would be forthcoming, etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Do you know that the other countries are building up their arms, they are building up their military and your leaders are scrapping yours, etc..

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Rush: Obama Nuclear Weapons Plan 'Downright Scary'

Wednesday, 15 Feb 2012 01:25 PM By Amy Woods

Reducing the U.S. nuclear force by 80 percent, a move under consideration by the White House, amounts to unilateral disarmament at a time when “the Iranians are nuking up,” Rush Limbaugh said today on his radio show. “There are some things happening today that are downright scary,” Limbaugh said. “The regime, led by Barack Hussein Obama, is weighing options for reducing our U.S. nuclear force. Folks, this is staggering. Meanwhile, the Iranians are nuking up.” The conservative talk-show host said the nuclear weapons reductions will not make the world safer and instead will shift the balance of power away from America. “We are unilaterally disarming,” he said. “We are not requiring the Russians to go along, and even if the Russians said they would match these reductions, they lie. That is the lesson of the Russians and nukes.” etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc. They talk about the economy going up and yet it is not going up, they have a fake front that they put out there, that they choose to tell you whether it is good or whether it is bad. They claim that jobs are being formed, are you seeing them, are they pounding on your door to hire you because things are so good? etc.

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Gallup: Unemployment Rate Spikes to 9 Percent

Friday, 17 Feb 2012 11:21 AM By Forrest Jones

The U.S. unemployment rate rose to 9 percent in mid-February, up from 8.6 percent at the end of January, according to the Gallup polling firm. The numbers suggest official unemployment rates — which came to 8.3 percent in January — are due to climb. "The mid-month reading normally reflects what the U.S. government reports for the entire month," Gallup reports. "Gallup's mid-month unemployment reading, based on the 30 days ending Feb. 15, serves as a preliminary estimate of the U.S. government report, and suggests the Bureau of Labor Statistics will likely report on the first Friday of March that its seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased in February." etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. They are not aware of the lateness of the hour, they are not aware of the things that are going on throughout the world, they haven’t even noticed as man has removed leadership from many countries only to get a far worse leader than the one they got rid of, because they thought, they thought that they were doing right and yet they were not doing right. And when I speak up they don’t want to listen to me, they want to listen to the world and what the world has to say. etc..

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Mubarak's Wife Threatens Obama Over Husband's Imprisonment

Suzanne Mubarak to Obama: Prevent the transfer of my husband to a prison hospital or I'll disclose the identities of U.S. agents.

By Elad Benari

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s wife, Suzanne Mubarak, has sent U.S. President Barack Obama a threat that if he does not prevent the transfer of her husband to a prison hospital, she will disclose the identities of U.S. agents operating in Egypt. The report on Suzanne Mubarak’s threat was posted on Monday to the website of the independent Israeli newspaper Megaphone. It quoted a report in the Egyptian newspaper Al-Mukhtasar. According to the report, Suzanne Mubarak made it clear that she is very familiar with the identities and roles of American agents who operate in Egypt, due to her closeness to the Egyptian security elite. She reportedly threatened Obama that if he does not work against the current regime’s intention to transfer her husband she will reveal the information she knows. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Watch the weather all over, watch the tornadoes, watch the flooding, the earthquakes, the drought, the cold areas that are unseasonably cold, but also those that are unseasonably hot. Keep your eyes upon all the things that are going on, then search my word, for as you search my word I shall show you, I shall show you these things. I shall show you the time and the hour etc..

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Cold winter kills at least 40 in Afghanistan

February 20, 2012|Rahim Faiez, Associated Press

More than 40 people, most of them children, have frozen to death in what has been Afghanistan’s coldest winter in years, an Afghan health official said Monday. The government has recorded 41 deaths from freezing in three provinces — Kabul, Ghor and Badakhshan, said Health Ministry spokesman Ghulam Sakhi Kargar. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. you have seen America depart from where she once stood, for there were only two countries in the whole world that I blessed, one was Israel and they departed from me, the other was America and she has departed from me.  They take not heed to the warnings that I give unto them.  Even my church feels that they have many, many years left yet.  They are like in the days of Daniel and cannot read the handwriting upon the wall.  But the true church is seeing and understanding the handwriting, they know they have been weighed in the balance of the scale and judgment is coming, judgment is coming, etc.. 

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WND EXCLUSIVE

'The Isaiah 9:10 Judgment': U.S. in crosshairs

Messianic rabbi reveals striking parallels between fall of ancient Israel, America

WASHINGTON – A messianic rabbi from New Jersey is stunning audiences nationwide by revealing the striking parallels between the fall of ancient Israel and what he suggests are God’s early judgments of America. Jonathan Cahn of the Jerusalem Center-Beth Israel Congregation in Wayne, N.J., says an otherwise obscure passage in the Book of Isaiah is since Sept. 11, 2001, being uncannily re-enacted in the U.S. just the way it originally played out in the time of the great prophet of Israel leading to the nation’s captivity and dispersions. His book on the subject, " The Harbinger," was the hottest new release of the year, the No. 1 Christian title of 2012 and has been on the New York Times bestsellers list since it was released last month. Now Cahn’s story of “an ancient mystery that holds the secret of America’s future and the collapse of the global economy” is told in a compelling new two-hour documehtary viedo, "The Isaiah 9:10 Judgment," produced by WND’s Joseph Farah and directed by award-winning filmmaker George Escobar. “Before its destruction as a nation, ancient Israel received nine harbingers, prophetic omens of warning,” Cahn says. “The same nine harbingers are now manifesting in America with immediate ramifications for end-time prophecy.” The key to decoding the harbingers, he says, is found in understanding the seemingly innocuous words of Isaiah 9:10 (King James Version), what it meant to Israel and how the history seems to be repeating itself in America today: “The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.” These words were first uttered by leaders in Israel in response to a limited strike by Assyria on the lands of Zebulun and Naphtali – an attack the prophet makes clear is actually part of a limited judgment by God against apostasy. It wasn’t meant to destroy the nation, but to awaken it, according to most commentaries. But, says Cahn, Israel didn’t take the cue. Instead, the response from the people in Isaiah 9:10 is one of defiance. The brick buildings were toppled, but they vowed to build bigger and better. The little sycamore trees may have been uprooted, but they vowed to plant bigger and better cedars in their place. God, speaking through Isaiah explains what will happen as a result of their pride and arrogance and failure to heed the harbinger: Bigger and more potent attacks will follow. Because neither the northern kingdom of Israel nor the southern kingdom of Judah truly repents, the first is eventually swept away by Assyrian invaders and the latter is carried off into captivity by the Babylonians for 70 years. But what does this have to do with the United States of America – particularly what the U.S. experienced on 9/11 and since? Cahn has found some eerie parallels. “In the aftermath of the attack, the nation was stunned,” said Cahn. “Everyone was trying to make sense of what had happened – this unprecedented attack on America. The very next day, Sept. 12, then Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle presented America’s response to the world. And what did he say?” Daschle said: “America will emerge from this tragedy as we have emerged from all adversity – united and strong. Nothing … nothing can replace the losses of those who have suffered. I know there is only the smallest measure of inspiration that can be taken from this devastation. But there is a passage in the Bible from Isaiah that speaks to all of us at times like this.” He then went on to read Isaiah 9:10. “Daschle has no idea what he is doing here,” explains Cahn. “He thinks he’s offering comforting words to a grief-stricken people, but he is actually embracing the spiritually defiant and arrogant words of the children of Israel, proclaiming the ancient and ominous vow of the leaders of that nation. He doesn’t realize it, but he is actually inviting more judgment on the nation.” It might be of some significance that Daschle, one of the most powerful men in the nation when he spoke those words, later fell into disgrace – to the point where he couldn’t even serve in Barack Obama’s Cabinet. That might have been the end of the story – if no other top leader in the nation uttered those strange and obscure words after 9/11. But that’s not the case. On the third anniversary of the attack, Sept. 11, 2004, another powerful U.S. senator running for vice president that year and who would famously run for the presidency four years later, gave a speech to the Congressional Black Caucus. This time, John Edwards’ entire speech was built on a foundation of Isaiah 9:10: “Today, on this day of remembrance and mourning, we have the Lord’s Word to get us through,” he said. He then read Isaiah 9:10. He went on to talk about how America was doing just that – rebuilding with hewn stone and planting cedars.  In "The Isaiah 9:10 Judgment," viewers get to see these remarkable, largely forgotten or overlooked speeches, which directly link the events of 9/11 and the events referred to in Isaiah 9:10. “Like Daschle, Edwards thinks he’s invoking inspirational and comforting words from the Bible, but he’s actually inviting judgment on America,” says Cahn. “He’s repeating the vow that provoked God to bring calamity on ancient Israel.” Daschle and Edwards were hardly alone among U.S. leaders in making similar statements, as "The Isaiah 9:10 Judgment" shows. But aside from such statements, which could be chalked up to political talk and coincidences, is there anything else linking Isaiah 9:10 to 9/11? The video documentary, like the book, is full of shocking parallels. There was actually a very famous sycamore tree felled in the attack on the World Trade Center. It was replaced by trees in the same genus as the cedar. There have been many plans made to rebuild the twin towers bigger and better and a large “hewn stone” was actually quarried out of the Adirondack Mountains in New York and brought to Ground Zero as a cornerstone. “The parallels are truly stunning,” says Farah, founder of WND, who produced the documentary for WND Videos. “They are too numerous and too powerful to relate in news story form. In fact, they are overwhelming in their number and their exactitude. I am persuaded God is trying to tell America something, and Rabbi Cahn has found the key to unlocking the message.” Farah says events continue to unfold that seem to link directly to the message of Isaiah 9:10 right here in the United States. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. For I have told you that even TBN would be in the news, that they would see the greed that is there. They would see how they were misusing my money and they are not the only ones, saith your Father God, there are more that have their hands in the cookie jar, there are more that are stealing from my people. That is my money, saith your Father God, yea and I watch over it. It does not belong to them, it does not belong in their pockets, it does not belong in their bellies, it does not belong in the goods that they have, for it is mine, it is mine. And they have robbed me, saith your Father God, etc..

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etc.. It is that hour, it is that time, you are going to see the greatest, the greatest spiritual downfall of TV ministries that you have ever seen in your life.  There is a shaking right now that is taking place with TBN, there is a shaking going on right now, saith your Father God, that shall remove many from the TV as I have told you over the years that it would come to that and it would come to pass.  You shall see taxes come upon the churches now because of the things that the TV evangelists are doing, the church shall suffer now because of them, and I, your Father God, will not allow this.  I will pour out my wrath upon them and I shall consume them, for they are false, saith your Father God, they have been false and their desire is to but heap things upon themselves.  They praise an outward adornment, they shout with outward adornment, but they do nothing, nothing to the inner man.  For the inner man is perishing, but everyone is looking upon the outer and not upon the inner, etc..

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Suit: TBN board diverted millions from "charitable assets"

February 9th, 2012, 12:00 am posted by Teri Sforza, Register staff writer

The granddaughter of Trinity Broadcasting Network’s Paul and Jan Crouch has accused the world’s largest Christian broadcaster of unlawfully distributing charitable assets worth more than $50 million to the company’s directors. The charges are leveled in a federal lawsuit filed by Crouch granddaughter Brittany Koper last week against her former lawyers, who also do legal work for TBN. “Observers have often wondered how the Crouches can afford multiple mansions on both coasts, a $50 million jet and chauffeurs,” said Tymothy MacLeod, Koper’s attorney. “And finally, with the CFO coming forward, we have answers to those questions.” Koper had served as chief financial officer, director of finance, corporate treasurer and director of human resources for Trinity Christian Center of Santa Ana, which does business as Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), according to the suit. Koper’s complaint is not directed against her grandparents or TBN — but against the two attorneys who handle some TNB legal work, and who once worked for Koper herself. She accuses them of professional negligence, breach of fiduciary duty and other transgressions in the suit. Koper was using these attorneys for her personal affairs, and she went to them with her suspicions over the legality of the payments to TBN’s directors, only to be told to shut up, return everything she had earned through TBN to the company, and be gone, according to the suit. Douglass S. Davert of Davert & Loe in Long Beach is one of the attorneys targeted in Koper’s suit. ”Her assertions are outright fiction and wholly without merit,” he said. ”The allegations are defamatory and to the extent they get printed we are going to defend ourselves vigorously.” Davert said he couldn’t comment fully on pending litigation, but that there’s a great deal more going on here. To wit: Koper and her husband were actually the ones doing the misdeeds, according to a suit originally filed by Davert & Loe in Orange County Superior Court in October. Though apparently crafted to avoid mentioning TBN, that suit accused Koper and her husband — both of whom worked for TBN and were on its board of directors — of forging documents and misappropriating funds to the tune of some $400,000. The suit was dismissed without settlement in January. Koper’s lawyer says that suit was a preemptive strike, an attempt to discredit Koper, because Koper was going to blow the whistle. etc.. etc.. TBN, a nonprofit, reported revenues of $175.6 million, expenses of $193.7 million, and net assets of $827.6 million at the end of 2010, according to its tax returns. Its highest-paid officer was Paul Crouch, with compensation of $400,000. Its officers, directors and key employees included Paul and Jan Crouch, Paul Crouch Jr., Matthew Crouch, Koper and her husband, among others, according to TBN’s most recent tax returns. etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc.. The storms will be far greater than the storms you have seen before, more hurricanes, more tornadoes, more typhoons, more cyclones, more tidal waves, more earthquakes, more flooding, more mudslides, etc.. etc.

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Magnitude 4.0 quake shakes nine states

Missouri - Days after the 200th anniversary of enormous earthquakes in southeast Missouri, residents woke up Tuesday to a rumbling reminder they live in one of the continent's most active seismic areas.  The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter of a magnitude 4.0 etc.. etc. midway between St. Louis and Memphis.  The earthquake was felt as far away as North Carolina and Georgia, etc. and the news story continues..

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6.1-magnitude quake strikes eastern Indonesia

By Agence France-Presse, Updated: 2/22/2012
A 6.1-magnitude undersea earthquake struck off Indonesia's eastern Maluku islands Wednesday, meteorologists said, but there was no tsunami warning or reports of damage. The quake occurred at 5:45 pm (1045 GMT) with an epicentre 98 kilometres (61 miles) northeast of Southeast Maluku district, the Indonesian Meteorological and Geophysics Agency said.
  It struck at a relatively shallow depth of 14 kilometres (8.5 miles). etc.. and the news story continues...

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Tornado surprises NW Georgia town

Dozens of homes damaged by unexpected tornado

Published On: Feb 24 2012 05:55:26 AM EST Updated On: Feb 24 2012 08:57:43 AM EST

Dozens of homes were damaged when the twister struck on Wednesday night. Power was knocked out and schools in the area were forced to close. etc.. The National Weather Service confirmed that the storm was an EF1 tornado. Most were caught by surprise. The NWS had not issued a tornado warning. etc.. and the news story continues....

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etc. For darkness has crept across the face of the earth, destruction has come from the north and the east, from the south to the west, many things are taking place throughout the world including Russia, she is on the move, she is on the move, China building nuclear weapons faster than ever. Oh, I say unto you, look, look and see where the Muslim world is and about what they are doing, understand the signs, understand the times, etc..

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Putin: Russia needs stronger military

20 February 2012 Last updated at 06:20 ET

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has backed the modernization of his country's military, less than a fortnight before the presidential vote. "We must not tempt anyone with our weakness," he wrote in a newspaper. Mr Putin is widely expected to win the 4 March election and demonstrations have taken place both against and in support of his likely return to power. etc.. In his article published on Monday by state newspaper Rossiiskaya Gazeta, the leading presidential candidate said Russia was planning to spend 23tn rubles (£487bn; $772bn) over the next decade on 400 intercontinental ballistic missiles and more than 600 warplanes as well as nuclear submarines and S-400 missile defence systems. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. You have seen Russia and the things that are going on there, you have seen China and the things that are going on there, etc..

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China defence budget to double over 5 years: IHS
by Staff Writers Singapore (AFP) Feb 14, 2012

China's defence budget will double between 2011 and 2015 and outstrip the combined spending of all other key defence markets in the Asia-Pacific region, global research group IHS said Tuesday. China's defence budget stood at $119.8 billion last year and will rise to $238.2 billion in 2015, marking a combined annual growth rate of 18.75 percent during the period, the US-based IHS said in a forecast. etc... "Beijing has been able to devote an increasingly large portion of its overall budget towards defence and has been steadily building up its military capabilities for more than two decades," said Rajiv Biswas, Asia-Pacific chief economist for IHS Global Insight. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. The storms will be far greater than the storms you have seen before, more hurricanes, more tornadoes, more typhoons, more cyclones, more tidal waves, more earthquakes, more flooding, more mudslides, etc.. etc.

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Earthquakes Rock Russia and Taiwan: No Tsunami Warning Issued

By J.J. MCGRATH February 26, 2012 3:55 AM EST

There's a whole lot of shaking going on in the Asia-Pacific region Sunday, as an absolutely strong magnitude-6.7 earthquake hit southwestern Siberia in Russia and a relatively strong magnitude-5.9 quake struck southern Taiwan, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc.. You touched my heart as you listened to the words that I sent to you, etc... And you realize that you are not able, you are not able to defeat them even though you are still pushing hard on the reins, even though you desire to do this, even after you sought America and their help and they told you they could not give it to you.  You know you can’t do it and yet you repent not, you turn not back, you do not realize that they are the nation that I have raised up to chastise you, just as they will become the nation that shall chastise America because they have turned their backs on me. etc..

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Source: Israel won't warn US before striking Iran

By Kimberly Dozier (AP)

Washington - Israeli officials say they won't warn the U.S. if they decide to launch a pre-emptive strike against Iranian nuclear facilities, etc.. etc.. The U.S. has been working with the Israelis for months to convince them that an attack would be only a temporary setback to Iran's nuclear program. But the apparent decision to keep the U.S. in the dark also stems from Israel's frustration with the White House. After a visit by National Security Adviser Tom Donilon, they became convinced the Americans would neither take military action, nor go along with unilateral action by Israel against Iran. The Israelis concluded they would have to conduct a strike unilaterally - a point they are likely to hammer home in a series of meetings over the next two weeks in Washington, the official said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. The storms will be far greater than the storms you have seen before, more hurricanes, more tornadoes, more typhoons, more cyclones, more tidal waves, more earthquakes, more flooding, more mudslides, etc.. etc.

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1 killed as storm system slashes central U.S.

By the CNN Wire Staff updated 7:52 AM EST, Wed February 29, 2012

(CNN) -- Pounding rain and swirling, destructive winds raking several Plains states killed a woman in Missouri overnight and injured at least nine people in Kansas, authorities said Wednesday. etc.. The state of emergency was declared for the tiny Kansas town of Harveyville, about 20 miles southwest of Topeka. Emergency teams combed the community to assess damage. Authorities said they believe a tornado hit the town Tuesday night. etc.. There were also reports of a tornado touchdown in Kansas' Reno County, near Hutchinson, and another in central Nebraska. The same powerful winter storm system later pushed to the east, spawning the severe weather in Dallas County and along the Missouri-Arkansas border. A path of destruction cut six to seven miles through Taney County, Missouri, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Storms damage country music resort town, kill 9

By Jim Salter (AP)

Branson, MO. - A powerful storm system that produced multiple reports of tornadoes lashed the Midwest early Wednesday, roughing up the entertainment resort town of Branson and laying waste two small towns in Illinois and Kansas. At least nine people were killed. etc.. etc.. The tornadoes were spawned by a powerful storm system that blew down from the Rockies on Tuesday and was headed across the Ohio and Tennessee river valleys toward the Mid-Atlantic region. Carey Mead, lead forecaster at the U.S. Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., said a broad cold front was slamming into warm, humid air over much of the eastern half of the nation. From Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, at least 16 tornados sightings were reported from Nebraska and Kansas across southern Missouri to Illinois and Kentucky, according to the storm center etc.. and the news story continues....

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Latest from AP: 38 dead in 5 states

6:34 PM, Mar. 3, 2012

WEST LIBERTY, Ky. (AP) — Across the South and Midwest, survivors emerged Saturday to find blue sky and splinters where homes once stood, cars flung into buildings and communications crippled after dozens of tornadoes chainsawed through a region of millions, leveling small towns along the way. At least 38 people were killed in five states, etc.. etc.. The spate of storms was the second in little more than 48 hours, after an earlier round killed 13 people in the Midwest and South, and the latest in a string of severe-weather episodes that have ravaged the American heartland in the past year. Friday's violent storms touched down in at least a dozen states from Georgia to Illinois, killing 19 people in Kentucky, 14 in Indiana, three in Ohio, and one each in Alabama and Georgia. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Magnitude 6.6 - SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS

2012 March 03 12:19:55 UTC

Earthquake Details This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude 6.6

Date-Time Saturday, March 03, 2012 at 12:19:55 UTC

Region SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS

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MARCH 5 2012 13:29h

6.1-magnitude earthquake hits Argentina

SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, Argentina, March 5 (UPI) -- A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck at a depth of 341 miles near Santiago del Estero, Argentina, Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. etc.. and the news story continues....

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Seconds-apart quakes shake Californians awake

By Miranda Leitsinger, msnbc.com

Back-to-back earthquakes rattled northern California Monday morning, triggering an early start to the work week for some in San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area. The stronger quake -- at a 4.0 magnitude -- was centered one mile north of El Cerrito in the East Bay and 10 miles north-northwest of Oakland. It struck at a depth of 5.7 miles at 5:33 a.m. PT, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It came about seven seconds after a 3.5 temblor -- known as the foreshock -- hit in nearly the same location at a depth of five miles. "There were two earthquakes … and since then there have been a lot of little aftershocks, which is totally to be expected, down in the magnitude 2.0 range,” Don Blakeman, a geophysicist at the USGS' National Earthquake Information Center in Colorado etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. You have seen Russia and the things that are going on there, you have seen China and the things that are going on there, etc..

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China boosts defence budget by 11.2% to $106.4 billion

AFP Mar 4, 2012, 11.45AM IST

BEIJING: China on Sunday announced a double-digit hike in military spending in 2012, in a move likely to fuel concerns about Beijing's rapid military build-up and increase regional tensions. The defence budget will rise 11.2 per cent to 670.27 billion yuan ($106.41 billion), said Li Zhaoxing, a spokesman for China's national parliament, citing a budget report submitted to the country's rubber-stamp legislature. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. The storms will be far greater than the storms you have seen before, more hurricanes, more tornadoes, more typhoons, more cyclones, more tidal waves, more earthquakes, more flooding, more mudslides, etc.. etc.

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More than 13,000 flee east Australia floods

By msnbc.com staff and news services

Floods across eastern Australia forced more than 13,000 people to evacuate their homes on Tuesday after record-high summer rains drenched three states over the past week, swelling rivers and forcing dams to overflow.  In the worst-hit state of New South Wales, authorities ordered 8,000 people to leave their homes in the inland city of Wagga Wagga, where flood waters were expected to breach an 11-meter levee and swamp houses and the main business district. Etc.. and the news story continues..

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Philippine quake cracks buildings, injures 10

By Associated Press Tuesday, March 6, 2012

MANILA, Philippines — A moderately strong earthquake cracked buildings and knocked televisions and glassware from tables Tuesday in a central Philippine province, injuring at least 10 people and sending others rushing outside in panic, officials said. The quake came a month after 58 people died in a quake on another Philippine island. Renato Solidum of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 struck Tuesday morning and was centered at sea just two miles (three kilometers) north of Masbate City on the island province of Masbate. and the news story continues...

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South Pacific nation of Vanuatu hit by large quake

PORT VILA, Vanuatu (AP) -- The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 7.1 earthquake has hit the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. But not so for my church, for it shall be the greatest hour they have ever had, it shall be packed full of miracles, of signs, of wonders, it shall be packed full of souls being saved, it shall be packed full of those working for me and pressing towards the fullness of the things that I have for them. Many churches shall empty out and close, but not my church, saith your Father God, for it shall flourish, it shall flourish and my power shall be seen by all. A great hour, an hour of great expectation, an hour when my light will be so bright that even those in foreign countries shall see the light and come. etc..

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Banks Foreclosing on US Churches in Record Numbers

Friday, 09 Mar 2012 08:44 AM

Read more on Newsmax.com: Banks Foreclosing on US Churches in Record Numbers

Banks are foreclosing on America's churches in record numbers as lenders increasingly lose patience with religious facilities that have defaulted on their mortgages, according to new data. The surge in church foreclosures represents a new wave of distressed property seizures triggered by the 2008 financial crash, analysts say, with many banks no longer willing to grant struggling religious organizations forbearance. Since 2010, 270 churches have been sold after defaulting on their loans, with 90 percent of those sales coming after a lender-triggered foreclosure, according to the real estate information company CoStar Group. In 2011, 138 churches were sold by banks, an annual record, with no sign that these religious foreclosures are abating, according to CoStar. etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc.. Have I not kept my covenant with you, have I ever, ever failed to keep my covenant with you? You have not kept your covenant with me, you have turned your back upon me, you have turned your back upon your Messiah, you have turned your back upon all who have tried to help you and they have been unable to help you because you have closed your ears and become a stiff-necked people again, more stiffed-necked than anytime. You think that man can help you, you think that man can deliver you, you put your trust into the country that you think is the strongest in the world, and yet it is crumbling, it is crumbling before your eyes, for they have also turned their back upon me. etc..

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America’s most biblically hostile US president

By DAVID BARTON (The Blaze)

When one observes President Obama’s unwillingness to accommodate America’s four-century long religious conscience protection through his attempts to require Catholics to go against their own doctrines and beliefs, etc.. Listed below in chronological order are (1) numerous records of his attacks on biblical persons or organizations; (2) examples of the hostility toward Biblical faith that have become evident in the past three years in the Obama-led military; (3) a listing of his open attacks on biblical values; and finally (4) a listing of numerous incidents of his preferential deference for Islam’s activities and positions, including letting his Islamic advisors guide and influence his hostility toward people of biblical faith.

1. Acts of hostility toward people of biblical faith:

April 2008 – Obama speaks disrespectfully of Christians, saying they “cling to guns or religion” and have an “antipathy to people who aren’t like them.”

February 2009 – Obama announces plans to revoke conscience protection for health workers who refuse to participate in medical activities that go against their beliefs, and fully implements the plan in February 2011.

April 2009 – When speaking at Georgetown University, Obama orders that a monogram symbolizing Jesus’ name be covered when he is making his speech.

May 2009 – Obama declines to host services for the National Prayer Day (a day established by federal law) at the White House.

April 2009 – In a deliberate act of disrespect, Obama nominated three pro-abortion ambassadors to the Vatican; of course, the pro-life Vatican rejected all three.

October 19, 2010 – Obama begins deliberately omitting the phrase about “the Creator” when quoting the Declaration of Independence – an omission he has made on no less than seven occasions.

November 2010 – Obama misquotes the National Motto, saying it is “E pluribus unum” rather than “In God We Trust” as established by federal law.

January 2011 – After a federal law was passed to transfer a WWI Memorial in the Mojave Desert to private ownership, the U. S. Supreme Court ruled that the cross in the memorial could continue to stand, but the Obama administration refused to allow the land to be transferred as required by law, and refused to allow the cross to be re-erected as ordered by the Court.

February 2011 – Although he filled posts in the State Department, for more than two years Obama did not fill the post of religious freedom ambassador, an official that works against religious persecution across the world; he filled it only after heavy pressure from the public and from Congress.

April 2011 – For the first time in American history, Obama urges passage of a non-discrimination law that does not contain hiring protections for religious groups, forcing religious organizations to hire according to federal mandates without regard to the dictates of their own faith, thus eliminating conscience protection in hiring.

August 2011 – The Obama administration releases its new health care rules that override religious conscience protections for medical workers in the areas of abortion and contraception.

November 2011 – Obama opposes inclusion of President Franklin Roosevelt’s famous D-Day Prayer in the WWII Memorial.

November 2011 – Unlike previous presidents, Obama studiously avoids any religious references in his Thanksgiving speech.

December 2011 – The Obama administration denigrates other countries’ religious beliefs as an obstacle to radical homosexual rights.

January 2012 – The Obama administration argues that the First Amendment provides no protection for churches and synagogues in hiring their pastors and rabbis.

February 2012 – The Obama administration forgives student loans in exchange for public service, but announces it will no longer forgive student loans if the public service is related to religion.

2. Acts of hostility from the Obama-led military toward people of biblical faith:

June 2011 – The Department of Veterans Affairs forbids references to God and Jesus during burial ceremonies at Houston National Cemetery.

August 2011 – The Air Force stops teaching the Just War theory to officers in California because the course is taught by chaplains and is based on a philosophy introduced by St. Augustine in the third century – a theory long taught by civilized nations across the world (except America).

September 2011 – Air Force Chief of Staff prohibits commanders from notifying airmen of programs and services available to them from chaplains.

September 2011 – The Army issues guidelines for Walter Reed Medical Center stipulating that “No religious items (i.e. Bibles, reading materials and/or facts) are allowed to be given away or used during a visit.”

November 2011 – The Air Force Academy rescinds support for Operation Christmas Child, a program to send holiday gifts to impoverished children across the world, because the program is run by a Christian charity.

November 2011 – The Air Force Academy pays $80,000 to add a Stonehenge-like worship center for pagans, druids, witches and Wiccans.

February 2012 – The US Military Academy at West Point disinvites three star Army general and decorated war hero Lieutenant General William G. (“Jerry”) Boykin (retired) from speaking at an event because he is an outspoken Christian.

February 2012 – The Air Force removes “God” from the patch of Rapid Capabilities Office (the word on the patch was in Latin: Dei).

February 2012 – The Army orders Catholic chaplains not to read a letter to parishioners that their archbishop asked them to read.

3. Acts of hostility toward biblical values:

January 2009 – Obama lifts restrictions on U.S. government funding for groups that provide abortion services or counseling abroad, forcing taxpayers to fund pro-abortion groups that either promote or perform abortions in other nations.

January 2009 – President Obama’s nominee for deputy secretary of state asserts that American taxpayers are required to pay for abortions and that limits on abortion funding are unconstitutional.

March 2009 – The Obama administration shut out pro-life groups from attending a White House-sponsored health care summit.

March 2009 – Obama orders taxpayer funding of embryonic stem cell research.

March 2009 – Obama gave $50 million for the UNFPA, the UN population agency that promotes abortion and works closely with Chinese population control officials who use forced abortions and involuntary sterilizations.

May 2009 – The White House budget eliminates all funding for abstinence-only education and replaces it with “comprehensive” sexual education, repeatedly proven to increase teen pregnancies and abortions. He continues the deletion in subsequent budgets.

May 2009 – Obama officials assemble a terrorism dictionary calling pro-life advocates violent and charging that they use racism in their “criminal” activities.

July 2009 – The Obama administration illegally extends federal benefits to same-sex partners of Foreign Service and Executive Branch employees, in direction violation of the federal Defense of Marriage Act.

September 16, 2009 – The Obama administration appoints as EEOC Commissioner Chai Feldblum, who asserts that society should “not tolerate” any “private beliefs,” including religious beliefs, if they may negatively affect homosexual “equality.”

July 2010 – The Obama administration uses federal funds in violation of federal law to get Kenya to change its constitution to include abortion.

August 2010 – The Obama administration Cuts funding for 176 abstinence education programs.

September 2010 – The Obama administration tells researchers to ignore a judge’s decision striking down federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.

February 2011 – Obama directs the Justice Department to stop defending the federal Defense of Marriage Act.

March 2011 – The Obama administration refuses to investigate videos showing Planned Parenthood helping alleged sex traffickers get abortions for victimized underage girls.

July 2011 – Obama allows homosexuals to serve openly in the military, reversing a policy originally instituted by George Washington in March 1778.

September 2011 – The Pentagon directs that military chaplains may perform same-sex marriages at military facilities in violation of the federal Defense of Marriage Act.

October 2011 – The Obama administration eliminates federal grants to the US Conference of Catholic Bishops for their extensive programs that aid victims of human trafficking because the Catholic Church is anti-abortion.

4. Acts of preferentialism for Islam:

May 2009 – While Obama does not host any National Day of Prayer event at the White House, he does host White House Iftar dinners in honor of Ramadan.

April 2010 – Christian leader Franklin Graham is disinvited from the Pentagon’s National Day of Prayer Event because of complaints from the Muslim community.

April 2010 – The Obama administration requires rewriting of government documents and a change in administration vocabulary to remove terms that are deemed offensive to Muslims, including jihad, jihadists, terrorists, radical Islamic, etc.

August 2010 – Obama speaks with great praise of Islam and condescendingly of Christianity.

August 2010 – Obama went to great lengths to speak out on multiple occasions on behalf of building an Islamic mosque at Ground Zero, while at the same time he was silent about a Christian church being denied permission to rebuild at that location.

2010 – While every White House traditionally issues hundreds of official proclamations and statements on numerous occasions, this White House avoids traditional biblical holidays and events but regularly recognizes major Muslim holidays, as evidenced by its 2010 statements on Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr, Hajj, and Eid al-Adha.

October 2011 – Obama’s Muslim advisers block Middle Eastern Christians’ access to the White House.

February 2012 – The Obama administration makes effulgent apologies for Korans being burned by the U. S. military, but when Bibles were burned by the military, numerous reasons were offered why it was the right thing to do.

Many of these actions are literally unprecedented – this is the first time they have happened in four centuries of American history. The hostility of President Obama toward biblical faith and values is without equal from any previous American president.

(The writer is a conservative historian.)

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etc.. But it is not an exciting time for the lukewarm or the ungodly, it shall be a terrible time, a time of a dictator, a dictator government that dictates, that takes away your rights, that takes away your freedoms, that takes away the things that you have, the things that you never expected that they would control, they shall control.  Oh, what an hour is just ahead. etc.. 

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Constitutional analyst: Detention now legal

Controversial federal provision gives president undefined authority

By Bob Unruh

A retired attorney who has taught constitutional law and now is an author and radio host says America is duplicating with the new National Defense Authorization Act its mistakes that landed hundreds of thousands of Japanese-Americans in Wyoming and Colorado internment camps during World War II. That issue has been making headlines for several weeks because of the interpretation held by many critics that the law allows Barack Obama as the president to determine when someone, even an American citizen, would be taken into custody and held under the law of war – that is, without trial, hearing, charges or due process. etc.. Commentator Chuck Baldwin, who himself has been the target of smears by the Department of Homeland Security-related apparatus, explained the law, “for all intents and purposes, completely nullifies a good portion of the Bill of Rights, turns the United States into a war zone, and places U.S. citizens under military rule.” “When signing the NDAA into law, Obama issued a signing statement that in essence said, ‘I have the power to detain Americans … but I won’t,” Baldwin wrote. Baldwin was vilified by an anti-terror campaign in Missouri several years ago when authorities there described suspicious characters as those who might have supported him or other third-party candidates during a presidential election. A state agency, and later the Department of Homeland Security, offered warnings that returning veterans, those who oppose abortion and others who advocate conservative issues could pose a danger to the nation. etc.. and the news article continues..

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etc.. Watch the weather all over, watch the tornadoes, watch the flooding, the earthquakes, the drought, the cold areas that are unseasonably cold, but also those that are unseasonably hot. Keep your eyes upon all the things that are going on, then search my word, for as you search my word I shall show you, I shall show you these things. I shall show you the time and the hour etc..

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Syracuse sets another record high at 68

Spring seems to be getting a head start in Syracuse, with another record-setting day Monday. The temperature hit 68 degrees at 1:10 p.m, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Rains soak, flood southern Louisiana

By the CNN Wire Staff updated 8:21 AM EDT, Tue March 13, 2012

(CNN) -- Record floodwaters inundated parts of southern Louisiana early Tuesday after intense rains caused flash flooding and prompted hundreds of rescues. Estimates by the National Weather Service put total rainfall at 12 to 18 inches across the region, with possible amounts of 20 or more inches in some areas. A flood warning has been issued until late Tuesday. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Strong quakes shake Japan, but no apparent damage

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | Associated Press – 28 mins ago

TOKYO (AP) — A series of earthquakes rattled Tokyo and northeastern Japan on Wednesday evening but caused no apparent damage or injury in the same region hit by last year's devastating tsunami. A magnitude-6.8 earthquake first struck the southern coast of the island of Hokkaido, causing a small tsunami. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Keep your eyes on Israel, for the great attack is on, the pressure is on, she is your fig tree, are you watching her, do you know the things that are taking place? etc..

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Iran lauds Egypt house vote to expel Israel envoy

By Oren Kessler 03/13/2012 21:52

Islamist-dominated lower parliament says Cairo will "never be a friend, partner or ally of the Zionist entity."

Iran on Tuesday applauded the Egyptian parliament’s demand a day earlier that Cairo expel its Israeli ambassador over air strikes in the Gaza Strip. “Egypt will never be the friend, partner or ally of the Zionist entity which we consider as the first enemy of Egypt and the Arab nation,” said the statement from Egypt’s lower house of parliament, which called on the Egyptian government to “revise all its relations and agreements with that enemy.” The text called for supporting Palestinian “resistance... in all its kind and forms” in the face of the Jewish state’s “aggressive policies,” Egypt’s official MENA news agency reported. The statement – approved unanimously in the Islamist-dominated chamber – also called for pulling Egypt’s ambassador from Tel Aviv and for an immediate end to natural gas exports to Israel. Parliament Speaker Mohamed Saad el- Katatni – representing the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party – asked a parliamentary committee to “follow the government’s implementation of parliament’s demands,” MENA reported. News of the statement was welcomed in Tehran, whose Shi’ite theocracy has enjoyed warming ties with Egypt since its former president Hosni Mubarak was ousted in a popular uprising over a year ago. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. They talk about the economy going up and yet it is not going up, they have a fake front that they put out there, that they choose to tell you whether it is good or whether it is bad. They claim that jobs are being formed, are you seeing them, are they pounding on your door to hire you because things are so good? What about the winter weather, where is your snow, are you aware of global warming that is taking place, etc..

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Dismal summer prospects for teens

By Tami Luhby March 15, 2012: 9:23 AM ET

The job market might be getting better...but not for teens

Their unemployment rate remains above 20% for the 40th month in a row, the first time this has happened since the government started keeping records in 1948. etc.. Some 31 states and the District of Columbia have teen unemployment rates above 20%. Washington D.C. ranks the worst with an unemployment rate of 48%, while California comes in in second place at 35.2%. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. The storms will be far greater than the storms you have seen before, more hurricanes, more tornadoes, more typhoons, more cyclones, more tidal waves, more earthquakes, more flooding, more mudslides, etc.. etc.

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Possible Tornadoes, Severe Weather in Michgan

by Matt Sampson, weather.com

Updated March 15th, 2012, 8:25pm Eastern

Breaking News:

Updates from Washtenaw Co., Michigan EMA where damage has been reported:
- Possible 200 people have been displaced. etc.. etc.. Severe Weather Expert Dr. Greg Forbes says a tornado was reported near Dexter, Michigan this afternoon, Northwest of Ann Arbor. The tornado was a possible EF-3. Thunderstorms have also produced softball size hail near Flint, Michigan. Marc Breckenridge with the Washtenaw Co., Michigan EMA tells The Weather Channel that Several Skywarn spotters have confirmed funnel clouds on the ground in the area. "Downed trees, power lines, structural damage, but we don't have any information yet on injuries." etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Watch the weather all over, watch the tornadoes, watch the flooding, the earthquakes, the drought, the cold areas that are unseasonably cold, but also those that are unseasonably hot. Keep your eyes upon all the things that are going on, then search my word, for as you search my word I shall show you, I shall show you these things. I shall show you the time and the hour etc..

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Syracuse marches into weather record books

Staff reports

More than 1,200 record high temptures were set across the United States between March 8 and Wednesday, and Syracuse was among the communities that helped rewrite the record books. etc.. The March mildness capped a warm winter across the country. AccuWeather said 5,618 record highs were set between Jan.1 and March 12, compared with 2,800 record highs in the first three months of 2011. etc.. and the news story continues...

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6.4 quake strikes Papua New Guinea: USGS

Agence France-Presse
Sydney, March 15, 2012

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Thursday, the US Geological Survey reported, but a tsunami warning was not issued and seismologists said "no major human impact is expected". etc.. and the news story continues....

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Arizona cities buried in rare snowstorm as much of U.S. enjoys balmy weather

By the CNN Wire Staff updated 5:20 AM EDT, Mon March 19, 2012

(CNN) -- Parts of Arizona will remain buried under snow Monday as a surprising late-winter onslaught paralyzed travel and closed schools. Yet much of the eastern two-thirds of the country will continue to enjoy unseasonably warm temperatures, a day before spring officially starts. etc.. Meanwhile, officials in southwestern Nebraska, will try to assess Monday the damage left by a pair of suspected tornadoes Sunday night. Daniel H. Guenthner, emergency management director in Lincoln County, said he received reports of structures destroyed and 15 Union Pacific rail cars overturned at local rail yards after the two suspected twisters struck North Platte, Nebraska, at the same time. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Rains soak southern Plains after suspected tornado touchdown in Texas

By the CNN Wire Staff updated 5:25 AM EDT, Tue March 20, 2012

(CNN) -- Heavy rains threatened to inundate sections of the central and southern Plains Tuesday -- a day after a suspected tornado from the same slow-moving system touched down in south-central Texas. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. But it is not an exciting time for the lukewarm or the ungodly, it shall be a terrible time, a time of a dictator, a dictator government that dictates, that takes away your rights, that takes away your freedoms, that takes away the things that you have, the things that you never expected that they would control, they shall control.  Oh, what an hour is just ahead. etc.. 

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President Obama signs Executive Order allowing for control over all US resources

By Kenneth Schortgen Jr

On March 16th, President Obama signed a new Executive Order which expands upon a prior order issued in 1950 for Disaster Preparedness, and gives the office of the President complete control over all the resources in the United States in times of war or emergency.

The National Defense Resources Preparedness order gives the Executive Branch the power to control and allocate energy, production, transportation, food, and even water resources by decree under the auspices of national defense and national security. The order is not limited to wartime implementation, as one of the order's functions includes the command and control of resources in peacetime determinations.

Section 101. Purpose. This order delegates authorities and addresses national defense resource policies and programs under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (the "Act").

(b) assess on an ongoing basis the capability of the domestic industrial and technological base to satisfy requirements in peacetime and times of national emergency, specifically evaluating the availability of the most critical resource and production sources, including subcontractors and suppliers, materials, skilled labor, and professional and technical personnel.. etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc.. Watch the weather all over, watch the tornadoes, watch the flooding, the earthquakes, the drought, the cold areas that are unseasonably cold, but also those that are unseasonably hot. Keep your eyes upon all the things that are going on, then search my word, for as you search my word I shall show you, I shall show you these things. I shall show you the time and the hour etc..

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Flooding feared after storms

Oklahoma – Residents and businesses from southeast Texas north through western Missouri braced for flooding Tuesday after a violent band of storms brought heavy rain, hail and at least one tornado, with more of the same forecast for the next several days etc.. and the news story continues..

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Strong, long 7.6 quake shakes city

Mexico – A strong, ling 7.6-magnitude earthquake with an epicenter in Guerrero state Tuesday shook central southern Mexico etc.. It was followed by a 4.8-magnitude aftershock, etc.. and the news story continues..

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6.7-magnitude quake strikes Papua New Guinea: USGS

March 22, 2012

A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Thursday, the US Geological Survey reported, etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. But it is not an exciting time for the lukewarm or the ungodly, it shall be a terrible time, a time of a dictator, a dictator government that dictates, that takes away your rights, that takes away your freedoms, that takes away the things that you have, the things that you never expected that they would control, they shall control.  Oh, what an hour is just ahead. etc.. 

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The American Dream

Waking People Up And Getting Them To Realize That The American Dream Is Quickly Becoming The American Nightmare

Proposed UN Environmental Constitution For The World Would Establish An Incredibly Repressive System Of Global Governance

Most people have no idea that the United Nations has been drafting an environmental constitution for the world that is intended to supersede all existing national laws. This document has a working title of "Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development" and you can read the entire thing right here. Work on this proposed world environmental constitution has been going on since 1995, and the fourth edition was issued to UN member states on September 22nd, 2010. This document is intended to become a permanent binding treaty and it would establish an incredibly repressive system of global governance. This "covenant", as it is being called, claims authority over the entire global environment and everything that affects it. Considering the fact that everything that we do affects the environment in some way, that would mean that this document would become the highest form of law for all human activity. This proposed UN environmental constitution for the world is incredibly detailed. The U.S. Constitution only has 7 articles, but the UN document has 79 articles. If the U.S. eventually ratifies this treaty, any national, state or local laws that conflict with this covenant will be null and void. This is potentially one of the greatest threats to our national sovereignty that we have ever seen and we need to warn the American people about it.

Essentially what this proposed environmental covenant does is it takes the sustainable development principles underlying Agenda 21 and turns them into global constitutional law. All parties to this new constitution would be forced to turn their nations into centrally-planned societies where all decisions about everything are evaluated within the framework of sustainable development. If the United States became a party to this treaty, America would become a paradise for control freaks. Basic decisions about what you eat, about what you wear, about where you live, about how big a family you can have and about what activities you could engage in on a daily basis would be dictated by the mandates in the global constitution. etc.. Let's take a closer look at some of the wording in this proposed constitution for the world.... In documents such as these, drafters have learned to never use the term "global government" because it sets off alarm bells for people. So they often use the more politically-correct term of "governance". On page 36, we are told that proper governance includes the creation of governing institutions on various levels "from the local to the global"....

In Article 33, countries are required to determine "the size of the human population their environment is capable of supporting" and to implement measures to make sure that the population does not exceed that level....

Parties shall develop or strengthen demographic policies in order to achieve sustainable development. To this end, the Parties shall:

(a) conduct studies to estimate the size of the human population their environment is capable of supporting and develop programmes relating to population growth at corresponding levels;

(b) cooperate to alleviate the stress on natural support systems caused by major population flows;

(c) cooperate as requested to provide a necessary infrastructure on a priority basis for areas with rapid population growth;

(d) provide to their populations full information on the options concerning family planning;

and

(e) provide for long-term resettlement of persons displaced by changing environmental conditions.

As I have written about previously, the elites that are pushing sustainable development are obsessed with population control and they love death.

Article 33 is definitely one of the most chilling parts of the entire document.

In Article 34, nations are required to maintain "an open and non-discriminatory international trading system". This document affirms the emerging one world economic system and sets out rules for how to participate in it in an environmentally responsible way....

1. Parties shall cooperate to establish and maintain an open and non-discriminatory international trading system that equitably meets the developmental and environmental needs of present and future generations.

To this end, Parties shall endeavour to ensure that:

(a) trade does not lead to the wasteful use of natural resources nor interfere with their conservation or sustainable use;

(b) trade measures addressing transboundary or global environmental problems are based, as far as possible, on international consensus;

(c) trade measures for environmental purposes do not constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination or a disguised restriction on international trade;

(d) unilateral trade measures by importing Parties in response to activities which are harmful or potentially harmful to the environment outside the jurisdiction of such Parties are avoided as far as possible or occur only after consultation with affected States and are implemented in a transparent manner; and

(e) prices of commodities and raw materials reflect the full direct and indirect social and environmental costs of their extraction, production, transport, marketing, and, where appropriate, ultimate disposal.

Those that try to claim that this is not a proposed constitution for the world are simply being delusional. Article 71 even gives us detailed procedures for "amending" this constitution. If this document is not intended to be a constitution, then why does it have a "preamble" like the U.S. Constitution does, why is it organized into "articles" like the U.S. Constitution is, and why does it set forth procedures for "amending" the document like the U.S. Constitution does? And notice that the word "shall" is used constantly throughout the entire document. This proposed constitution does not contain "suggestions" that the authors hope will be followed. Rather, it contains commands which are intended to be obeyed. This document would establish a very repressive system of world governance. The global elite believe that we are not smart enough to think for ourselves and that they need to run the entire planet like a tightly-controlled prison in order to save the environment. If you have a few moments, go look the document over, and then come back and leave a comment with your opinion of it.... etc.. and the news article continues...

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etc.. Watch the weather all over, watch the tornadoes, watch the flooding, the earthquakes, the drought, the cold areas that are unseasonably cold, but also those that are unseasonably hot. Keep your eyes upon all the things that are going on, then search my word, for as you search my word I shall show you, I shall show you these things. I shall show you the time and the hour etc..

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Chile earthquake: No California tsunami warning issued

March 25, 2012

The 7.2 earthquake that was reported Sunday 20 miles from Talca, Chile, has not prompted any tsunami warnings for California, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 3:37 p.m. Pacific time.  The depth was recorded at 18.6 miles. Officials said they do not believe the quake posed a tsunami threat for the United States' Pacific coast. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Strong quake hits northern Japan, no tsunami risk

TOKYO (AP) – A strong earthquake shook northern Japan on Tuesday, but no damage was reported and there was no risk of a tsunami. The Japan Meteorolgical Agency recorded a 6.4 preliminary magnitude. The agency said there may be a small change in sea levels but did not issue tsunami warnings. The epicenter was off the coast of Iwate and was about 10 kilometers (6 miles) below the sea surface. Iwate is in the region heavily damaged by last year's earthquake and tsunami. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Continue to stand firm, be not moved, stand in my word, speak forth my word, for truly many things are continuing to take place. Continue to pray even more so concerning the terrorists, for many, many are here now. etc..

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US must remain alert to Hezbollah threats abroad and at home

By Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) - 03/27/12 08:13 PM ET

There has been a lot of talk of war with Iran, as its extremist regime comes ever closer to building a nuclear weapon. There has been a lot of talk of war with Iran, as its extremist regime comes ever closer to building a nuclear weapon. As we face the possibility of being drawn into another military conflict overseas, Americans also face potential danger here at home from Tehran and its top proxy terror force, Hezbollah. And so we must brace ourselves for the worst, and do more than simply pray it never comes. Members of Hezbollah — the Lebanese Shiite terror group responsible for murdering more Americans than any other terrorists before 9/11live among us here in the U.S. homeland. At least 21 Hezbollah-linked cases prosecuted by the Justice Department since al Qaeda’s attacks a decade ago make that evident. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Watch the weather all over, watch the tornadoes, watch the flooding, the earthquakes, the drought, the cold areas that are unseasonably cold, but also those that are unseasonably hot. Keep your eyes upon all the things that are going on, then search my word, for as you search my word I shall show you, I shall show you these things. I shall show you the time and the hour etc..

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Earthquake aftershock rattles Mexico City

Quake had an initial magnitude of 6.3, U.S. Geological Survey says

The Associated Press

Posted: Apr 2, 2012 2:40 PM ET Last Updated: Apr 2, 2012 3:12 PM ET

Mexico was shaken Monday afternoon by a strong apparent aftershock from a powerful earthquake late last month. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Dallas area surveys damage after tornadoes rip through

By the CNN Wire Staff updated 8:20 AM EDT, Wed April 4, 2012

Lancaster, Texas (CNN) -- Rescuers plan to search the Dallas area again Wednesday for anyone trapped after violent tornadoes flattened homes, sucked up tractor-trailers and sent debris swirling in the air. Between six and 13 tornadoes may have touched down in north Texas on Tuesday, the National Weather Service in Dallas-Fort Worth said. The number is an estimate pending a survey and damage assessment. etc.. etc.. Before the flurry of twisters touched down, massive hail pounded the area. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Strong winds and heavy rain cause chaos in Japan

4 April 2012 Last updated at 04:58 ET

A typhoon-strength storm in Japan has left at least four people dead and dozens injured. Strong winds and rain hit the country on Tuesday in what was said to be the biggest storm in decades. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Ecuador heavy rain kill 24

April 4 2012 at 09:49am By Sapa-AFP

Babahoyo- Thousands of poor Ecuadorian farmers are watching their livelihoods being washed away, hit by the worst rainfall in 14 years which has cost 24 lives. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Keep your eyes on Israel, for the great attack is on, the pressure is on, she is your fig tree, are you watching her, do you know the things that are taking place? etc..

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ROCKET FROM SINAI HITS EILAT; NO INJURIES

Posted: Thursday, April 5, 2012 8:04 am | Updated: 9:54 am, Thu Apr 5, 2012.

JERUSALEM (JTA) -- A long-range Grad rocket fired from the Egypt hit a near a residential area in Eilat. The rocket fired from the Sinai Peninsula exploded in the southern resort town early Thursday morning. etc.. The attack came a day before the start of Passover, when hundreds of tourists – both from Israel and abroad – flock to the Red Sea resort town. etc.. and the news story continues....

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etc.. The global warming is still there; many are taking a closer look at that. Everything that my word says that you shall see in these last days, you are seeing, they are there, etc..

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Satellite documents thinning ice shelf

By the CNN Wire Staff updated 5:26 PM EDT, Thu April 5, 2012

(CNN) -- A European satellite has observed a rapid retreat of one of Antarctica's ice shelves, which is half the size it was 10 years ago, the European Space Agency said Thursday. The agency's Envisat satellite shows part of the Larsen Ice Shelf, which lies on a peninsula south of Chile, has decreased from 3,463 square kilometers (1,337 square miles) in March 2002 to 1,670 square kilometers (645 square miles) today, a change the European Space Agency blames on warmer temperatures. "Ice shelves are sensitive to atmospheric warming and to changes in ocean currents and temperatures," Helmut Rott from the University of Innsbruck said in an statement from the space agency. "The northern Antarctic Peninsula has been subject to atmospheric warming of about 2.5 degrees Celsius (36.5 degrees Fahrenheit) over the last 50 years -- a much stronger warming trend than on global average, causing retreat and disintegration of ice shelves." etc.. and the news story continues...

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Start of 2012, March shatter heat records

The United States sees heat that is alarming to some meteorologists.

By Seth Borenstein (AP)

It's been so warm in the United States this year, especially in March, that national records weren't just broken, they were deep-fried. Temperatures in the lower 48 states were 8.6 degrees above normal for March and 6 degrees higher than average for the first three months of the year, according to calculations by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That far exceeds the old records. The magnitude of how unusual the year has been in the U.S. has alarmed some meteorologists who have warned about global warming. One climate scientist said it's the weather equivalent of a baseball player on steroids, with old records obliterated. etc.. etc.. It's important to note that this unusual winter heat is mostly a North America phenomenon. Much of the rest of the Northern Hemisphere has been cold, said NOAA meteorologist Martin Hoerling. The first quarter of 2012 broke the January-March record by 1.4 degrees. Usually records are broken by just one- or two-tenths of a degree. U.S. temperature records date to 1895. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Watch the weather all over, watch the tornadoes, watch the flooding, the earthquakes, the drought, the cold areas that are unseasonably cold, but also those that are unseasonably hot. Keep your eyes upon all the things that are going on, then search my word, for as you search my word I shall show you, I shall show you these things. I shall show you the time and the hour etc..

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Anchorage breaks seasonal snowfall record

By the CNN Wire Staff updated 8:10 AM EDT, Sun April 8, 2012

(CNN) -- While winter is a distant memory for most Americans, it continues unabated in Anchorage, Alaska -- where a new bout of precipitation this weekend helped the city break its record for seasonal snowfall, at more than 133 inches (3.38 meters). etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. It is crumbling, it is crumbling, the earthquakes and the tornadoes, the hurricanes and the forest fires, the flooding and the drought, the economy and the lack of food worldwide, it is crumbling, it is crumbling. And man has not seen it yet nor have they made the turns and the changes that they should have made, they are not pressing in as they should press in, they are standing back watching, thinking that the wind shall blow it by, oh, how foolish, oh, how foolish. etc..

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Massive 1,000-acre brush fire threatens homes in rural New Jersey

Published April 09, 2012 | NewsCore

TABERNACLE, N.J. – A brush fire spread to 1,000 acres Monday and threatened homes in a rural area of New Jersey. etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc.. you are seeing the enemies preparing for war, you are seeing North Korea as she is preparing to send forth her new missile that will crash off the shores of America proving that she can reach here, for I have told you these things. etc..

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etc.. Your prayers have been heard and some things, some things will be slowed down just a mite, but watch, for you shall see openly in the news the things that I have spoken unto you concerning. You shall see many, many, many things that shall take place, and throughout the remainder of this month because of your prayers, you will see other things that take place and they will not all bunch in at one time, but they shall be spread out just a little. Watch, be in prayer concerning these things, be not shocked, be not moved, but expect to see and then to watch and listen to the news. Read your newspaper if you get one, look on the internet and you shall see, etc..

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North Korean rocket installed on launch pad

By North Asia correspondent Mark Willacy, wires Updated April 09, 2012 14:18:28

North Korea has shown off its long-range rocket to foreign journalists as it prepares to send what it claims is a satellite into orbit, which its neighbors believe is a ballistic missile test.

In a rare move, the regime allowed the rocket to be viewed on the launch pad in the country's north-west. The launch could take place any time between Thursday and next Monday. Pyongyang says the rocket will send a satellite into orbit to observe the Earth and will be used for weather observation and to collect data on natural resources. But the United States, South Korea and Japan say the launch is a ballistic missile test, and both Tokyo and Seoul have vowed to shoot the rocket down if it comes near their airspace. North Korea says it will respond with merciless punishment if the rocket is brought down. "To say this is a missile test is really nonsense," Jang Myong-Jin, head of the Tongchang-ri space centre, said. "This launch was planned long ago, on the occasion of the 100th birthday of (late) president Kim Il-sung. "We are not doing it for provocative purposes." etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. are you aware of how they are removing the Bible, are you aware of how they are fighting Christians, etc..

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Atheist "Jesus is a myth" banner placed in Illinois town's public park

Hugh Kramer

LA Atheism Examiner

On April 4th, just before the Easter holiday weekend, an atheist banner has been raised in Streator IL's City Park. The 8 foot by 3 foot banner, which reads "Nobody died for our sins. Jesus Christ is a myth" was placed by the Freedom From Religion Foundation in the public park with the permission of city officials. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc. You shall see many, many, many things that shall take place, and throughout the remainder of this month because of your prayers, you will see other things that take place and they will not all bunch in at one time, but they shall be spread out just a little. Watch, be in prayer concerning these things, be not shocked, be not moved, but expect to see and then to watch and listen to the news. Read your newspaper if you get one, look on the internet and you shall see, but don’t guess, don’t try to figure it out, listen to what I have said, listen carefully, for each day shall become even more important. etc.

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Indonesia, India downgrade tsunami warnings after massive earthquake 

Southeast Asian nations on high tsunami alert

By Nurdin Hasan, Agence France-Presse April 11, 2012

JAKARTA - Indonesia lifted a tsunami warning which was issued following a massive 8.6-magnitude earthquake off Sumatra island Wednesday. etc.. The 8.6-magnitude quake struck 431 kilometres (268 miles) off the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh, the U.S. Geological Survey said, and was followed by a major 8.2-magnitude aftershock. etc.. The latest tremor was felt as far afield as Thailand, where skyscrapers in the capital Bangkok swayed. India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Myanmar all issued alerts or evacuation orders. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Philippines, China commit to diplomacy in standoff

2012-04-11 23:29

MANILA (AP) -- The Philippine government said Wednesday it agreed with China to diplomatically resolve a tense standoff involving a Philippine warship and two Chinese surveillance vessels in the disputed South China Sea, the most dangerous confrontation between the sides in recent years. Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert Del Rosario said he met with Chinese Ambassador Ma Keqing and both reaffirmed their governments‘ positions that the Scarborough Shoal where the ships are facing off was part of their own country’s territory and neither was ready to stand down. Del Rosario said that despite the impasse, "we resolved to seek a diplomatic solution to the issue." The Philippine government said the standoff began when its navy tried to detain Chinese boats fishing in its waters but was stopped by two Chinese surveillance craft. The Chinese Embassy accused the Philippine warship of harassing the fishermen and called for it to leave Chinese territory. etc.. and the news story continues...

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7.0-magnitude quake strikes western Mexico

By the CNN Wire Staff updated 7:42 PM EDT, Wed April 11, 2012

Mexico City (CNN) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 struck near Mexico's western coast on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter of the quake was 32 miles (51 kilometers) southwest of La Mira, Michoacan, USGS said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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4 feet of hail? Massive hail storm hits Texas panhandle

4 feet of hail: Snow plows were brought out to clear muddy piles of hail that were up to 4 feet high on Route 287 in Texas. More hail is forecast for this weekend.

By Linda Stewart, Associated Press / April 13, 2012

Dallas - Maintenance crews worked Thursday to clear roads after a storm dumped several inches of hail on parts of the Texas Panhandle, trapping motorists in muddy drifts that were waist-to-shoulder high. The storm left so much hail in its wake that workers had to use snow plows to clear the piles from the road. "It was crazy," National Weather Service Meteorologist Justyn Jackson said about the strange storm, which hit Wednesday afternoon. The hail was "real small" but there was a lot of it in a concentrated area, accumulating 2- to 4-feet deep, he said. The rural area where the storm struck was mainly ranch land, about 25 miles north of Amerillo and south of Dumas. Rainwater gushed across the parched land, washing dirt and then mud into the hail, pushing it all onto U.S. 287, Potter County Sheriff Brian Thomas said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Drought expands throughout USA

By Doyle Rice, USA TODAY

The USA hasn't been this dry in five years.

Still reeling from devastating drought that led to at least $10 billion in agricultural losses across Texas and the South in 2011, the nation is enduring more unusually parched weather. A mostly dry, mild winter has put nearly 61% of the lower 48 states in "abnormally dry" or drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, a weekly federal tracking of drought. etc.. Only two states — Ohio and Alaska — are entirely free of abnormally dry or drought conditions, according to the Drought Monitor. The drought is expanding into some areas where dryness is rare, such as New England. "Conditions are starting to worry us now," said Keith Eggleston , a climatologist with the Northeast Regional Climate Center in Ithaca, N.Y. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, stream flow levels are at record or near-record lows in much of New England. The Drought Monitor lists all of Vermont as "abnormally dry," just six months after the state's wettest August on record that stemmed mainly from disastrous flooding by the remnants of Hurricane Irene. So far this year, Connecticut has endured its driest January-March period ever, Weather Channel meteorologist Jonathan Erdman reports. This followed the state's wettest year on record. The drought is mainly an agricultural concern in the Northeast at this point, says Eggleston. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Arab Spring is winter for Christians in Middle East

By Dow Marmur (thestar.com)

Though early Christians suffered persecution and many died as martyrs, when Christianity became dominant it was Christians who treated first Jews and later also Muslims as inferiors, often humiliating and sometimes executing them. Nowadays it’s Muslims who tend to persecute adherents of other faiths. As a result, Jews had to leave the countries where they had lived from time immemorial and settle elsewhere, mainly in Israel. Christians who have remained under Muslim rule are often exposed to state-sponsored discrimination and worse. In recent years, their plight has reached dramatic proportions. Raymond Ibrahim, a specialist in the field, last December published a lengthy survey of how “the so-called ‘Arab Spring’ continues to transition into a ‘Christian Winter.’ ” He listed discrimination, persecution and killings of Christians by Muslims in Afghanistan, Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, Kashmir, Kenya, Nigeria, Turkey and Pakistan. Since it’s almost impossible to fathom the plight of masses, we tend to concentrate on stories of individuals. That’s why lately the media have focused on Yousef Nadarkhani, a Christian pastor who was sentenced to death in 2010 by the Iranian regime because of his religion. So far, Teheran hasn’t heeded appeals by President Barack Obama and other western leaders to release him. Michael Curtis, distinguished professor emeritus of political science at Rutgers University, has written persuasively about the plight of Palestinian Christians. Though it’s fashionable to blame Israel for their suffering, in fact, writes Curtis, “two-thirds of Christian Arabs left the areas between 1949 and 1967, the period when Jordan occupied and annexed the West Bank, and Egypt controlled Gaza, years before Israel controlled those areas.” In the 15 years or so since Israel ceded control of Bethlehem to the Palestinian Authority, the share of the town’s Christian population has dropped dramatically from two-thirds to one-fifth. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Mexican town celebrates Easter with ‘burning of the Jews

By NATHAN BURSTEIN (The Times of Israel)

The world is full of charming Easter traditions, but this isn’t one of them.

A newspaper in Mexico is detailing Sunday’s “burning of the Jews,” an annual tradition in Coita, a small town in the state of Chiapas. As part of the custom, locals spend the middle of their Holy Week making Jewish effigies — a reference to Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus before his crucifixion. The fake Jews are then displayed for three days in different parts of the town, serving as an example of poor conduct. They’re ultimately paraded through the streets on Easter Sunday, with local children assigned to stand in front of them and collect money for flammable materials. The article notes that the tradition differs in Coita, where locals set fire to the effigies on Easter itself, rather than the day before, as in other towns. The burning is followed by a dance, etc.. and the news story continues...

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More tornadoes prompt new label for Tornado Alley

Posted: Apr 11, 2012 1:49 PM EDT Updated: Apr 11, 2012 2:36 PM EDT

You can't quite call it Tornado Alley anymore, but how about Tornado Field? According to a report by CoreLogic, a California-based research and consulting firm, tornadoes are striking in more parts of the U-S, more often. The traditional boundaries of Tornado Alley center on the Plains states of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota. Researchers think it should be expanded to include much of the Midwest and Deep South. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Plains states could see tornado outbreak

By the CNN Wire Staff

April 14, 2012 -- Updated 1524 GMT (2324 HKT)

(CNN) -- A tornado touched down late Friday afternoon in Norman, Oklahoma, bringing scattered structural damage and a taste of more severe weather -- including a tornado outbreak -- expected Saturday in the Plains. etc.. and the news story continues...

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A (warm) March to remember

By John Mariani Staff Writer

March 2012 was the warmest March on record across the contiguous United States, and Auburn was one of the heat wave's standout communities. etc.. etc.. Nationally, Clintonville and Arboretum University, both in Wisconsin, broke or tied the most high temperature marks: 23. But Auburn also made one other exclusive list in the NOAA report. The city's high temperature of 65 degrees on March 13 broke by one degree a record high set that date in 1898. Auburn one of 77 stations nationwide during the month that had stood for at least 111 years, the report said. etc.. Twenty-five states east of the Rockies had the warmest March on record, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Three states in 'bull's-eye' after storms kill 5

By the CNN Wire Staff  April 15, 2012 -- Updated 1745 GMT (0145 HKT)

Wichita, Kansas (CNN) -- More than 200 emergency officials descended on a small Oklahoma town Sunday to help conduct door-to-door searches -- and make sure the death toll from suspected tornadoes didn't grow. etc.. The National Weather Service received 122 reports of possible tornado touchdowns Saturday and early Sunday in Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa. Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback told CNN that "97 tornadoes touched down" in his state; the National Weather Service has not confirmed the exact number of twisters. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Series of quakes hit Mexico: What's going on?

Four earthquakes have rattled Mexico City in four months. The Monitor's Mexico City bureau chief explains how the frequent aftershocks have kept earthquakes on the mind.

By Sara Miller Llana, Staff writer / April 12, 2012

Mexico City - Yesterday, at my favorite taco stand, a woman who cleans houses in the neighborhood struck up a conversation with the vendor. "I keep thinking I am dizzy, that the earth is shaking," she said. He nodded in agreement. "Ah, that earthquake," he said. etc.. etc.. In fact, just four hours after the woman, munching on a taco of hard boiled egg and rice, complained of her imagined dizzy spells the earth shook again. Yesterday, a 6.4 magnitude quake struck western Mexico, and caused Mexico City, 200 miles away, to rattle. It is the fourth earthquake or aftershock of a magnitude over 6.0 to impact the city in four months. (Separately a 6.9 quake hit the waters of northern Mexico last night at 12:15 a.m.) etc.. and the news story continues...

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Major earthquake in Chile rocks Harper, wife

Tue Apr 17 2012

SANTIAGO, Chile — Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen were awakened by a major earthquake as they overnighted in the Chilean capital. Buildings shook throughout the city at around 12:50 a.m. local time in what the United States Geological Survey (USGS) rated as a 6.7 magnitude earthquake centred 112 kilometres from the city. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Drought may last until Christmas: Environment Agency

16 April 2012 Last updated at 07:31 ET

Official drought zones have been declared in a further 17 English counties, as a warning came that water shortages could last until Christmas. The Environment Agency said dry weather over the past few months had left some rivers in England exceptionally low. It has now extended its "drought map" into the Midlands and the South West. etc.. England's South West and the Midlands have moved into official drought status after two dry winters "left rivers and ground waters depleted", the agency said. Hosepipe ban The Midlands region covers Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, Warwickshire, Shropshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire. The South West region covers Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, parts of Hampshire and most of Wiltshire. Drought restrictions were already in place in south-east England, East Anglia, parts of the South and Yorkshire. The Environment Agency said the dry weather was taking its toll on the environment and farmers. etc.. and the news story continues...

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My ways are not the ways of man, and yet man tries to make my ways his ways. Man walks in his own wisdom and his own knowledge and he seeks not my wisdom nor my knowledge, he seeks not my ability, he has not learned how to rest in me that I can finish within him the things that I have begun, that I can open doors before him, closed doors, that I can lead him, that I can guide him. He has not made me the shepherd of their life, he forgets the twenty third psalm, he forgets the twenty first and the twenty second psalm. He forgets the things that I have done for him, how I delivered them, how I set them free, how I brought them out of the bondage of Egypt and yet they continually look back. They put their trust and their confidence in the strength of their own weapons and their weapons shall fail them. They put their trust and their confidence in a great country that has departed from me and they will receive no help there. etc..

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Israel: Obama’s secret dealings with Iran conflict with US-Israeli understandings
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report April 16, 2012, 3:07 PM (GMT+02:00)

The fundamental rift on Iran between US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu burst into the open Monday, April 16 when high-ranking Israeli officials close to Netanyahu directly accused the president of reneging on the US-Israeli understandings reached ahead of the Istanbul talks between the six powers and Iran on April 14. etc.. etc.. As disclosed by debkafile on April 9, American and Israeli officials preceded the Istanbul talks with an understanding for the US to put before Iran agreed demands/concessions: Iran would be allowed to keep 1,000 centrifuges for the low-level enrichment of uranium up to 3.5 percent purity, the first time Israel had accepted the principle of Iran enriching uranium at any grade at all. It was also agreed between Washington and Jerusalem that Iran would not be permitted to keep 20 percent enriched uranium, which is a short step before weapons-grade, in any quantity. These understandings, known as the “1,000 principle,” were meant to represent the final upshot of the formal negotiations with Iran, a consensus to which US diplomats would aspire in as short a time possible. In the event, the US delegation did not present any of the agreed demands – or any other - to the Iranians attending the first round of talks in Turkey. The belated sense of being misled prompted the prime minister’s exceptionally sharp reaction. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Indonesia earthquake: Tsunami warnings lifted after 8.6 magnitude quake strikes off coast

By Dylan Stableford / The Envoy – Wed, Apr 11, 2012

A massive earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia on Wednesday, triggering immediate tsunami warnings for the region—and fears for an area devastated by an earthquake almost eight years ago. The tsunami warnings were later lifted. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the 8.6 magnitude earthquake struck 270 miles southwest of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, at a depth of 14 miles. Two hours later, an 8.2 magnitude aftershock also struck off the coast of the Sumatra island. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Egypt Terminates Gas Deal With Israel
By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press
CAIRO April 22, 2012 (AP)

The head of the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company said Sunday it has terminated its contract to ship gas to Israel because of violations of contractual obligations, a decision Israel said overshadows the peace agreement between the two countries. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Moderate Earthquake Hits Nicobar Island

April 25,2010

Kular Lumpur, April 24 (Bernama) - A moderate earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale hit the Nicobar Islands, India region 10.57pm Tuesday, etc.. and the news story continues....

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Earthquake registering 3.8 strikes southern California

By Michael Martinez and Kara Devlin, CNN updated 4:28 PM EDT, Sat April 28, 2012

Los Angeles (CNN) -- A magnitude 3.8 earthquake in southern California struck San Bernardino County near the San Andreas Fault Saturday morning, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Magnitude 6.7 - TONGA

2012 April 28 10:08:07 UTC

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 6.7

Date-Time Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 10:08:07 UTC

Region TONGA

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Magnitude 5.8 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

2012 April 29 10:28:51 UTC

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 5.8

Date-Time Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 10:28:51 UTC

Region NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

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3 Earthquakes Shake Western Mexico; No Damage

MEXICO CITY May 2, 2012 (AP)

A series of earthquakes hit three regions of Mexico on Tuesday, swaying buildings in Mexico City but bringing no reports of damage. The strongest quake hit off the state of Chiapas at 5:43 p.m. with an initial magnitude of 6.3, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. An earlier 5.7 quake was centered 85 miles from Michoacan state's capital, Morelia. A 5.0 quake struck 114 miles off the coast of Cabo San Lucas in the state of Baja California Sur. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Hear the sounds of war, hear the things that are going on, saith your Father God, make note, watch them carefully, be open to the moving of the Spirit that you may hear what the Spirit has to say that you can walk in victory, that you can walk in safety, etc..

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Israelis: Best Time to Bomb Iran Is During US Election Campaign

Wednesday, 02 May 2012 01:57 PM By Arnaud De Borchgrave

Arnaud de Borchgrave reports — A sense of inevitable war with Iran seized Israel as its two principal leaders — Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak — concluded 1) Iran is about to produce a nuclear bomb; 2) planned to use it to wipe out Israel; 3) the time for Israel to bomb Iran’s nuclear production sites is now (i.e., at the height of the U.S. presidential campaign when neither candidate would risk losing by criticizing Israel). Israel’s three principal former intelligence directors — Shin Bet, Mossad and Army — retired last year and came out strongly against a preemptive attack. Israel’s top general, Chief of Staff Benny Gantz, also disagreed with his boss the defense minister. He thinks diplomatic pressures and economic sanctions against Iran’s mullahs are beginning to work. Gantz was also quoted as saying he thinks Iran’s decision-makers are “very rational.” Barak replied he was skeptical the pressures thus far had persuaded Tehran to change intentions about nuclear weapons, a secret drive that started shortly after the 1979 revolution. Gantz then said he had been misquoted and got back on his boss’ message: “The military force is ready. Not only our forces, but other forces as well.” The difference between the two camps was one of timing. Gantz believes there is no hurry this year. Netanyahu believes the U.S. presidential campaign is critical. Not only would the Republican challenger, presumably Mitt Romney, and President Obama refrain from chastening, they might even compete in praising. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Wake up I say, are you slumbering, are you asleep, can you not see the signs, do you not know that Israel has already budded and the bud’s are ready to fall off, can you not see this, can you not understand this? Do you not see the economy falling apart, that the two nations and the other nations with it that do not belong in the last confederate nations of the EU are ready to be cut off, do you not understand these things? etc..

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etc.. Oh, I will tell you the EU is no longer what the EU used to be, matter of fact they are dropping off nations now just like my word said in the Book of Daniel, just like my word says in Revelation. They are dropping off the countries that they don’t need and becoming the massive country that they need to be to march down behind Russia after the defeat of Russia trying to take the spoils that are there. Are you aware of this, can you see and understand the things that are going on? Can you not see the monetary system is gone, etc...

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Eurocrats' secret plan to abolish EU States under way

Friday, 04 May 2012

Senior Eurocrats are secretly plotting to create a super-powerful EU president to realise their dream of abolishing ­Britain and other nation states, UK media has revealed. A covert group of EU foreign ministers has drawn up plans for merging the jobs currently done by Herman Van Rompuy, president of the European Council, and Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission. The new bureaucrat, who would not be directly elected by voters, is set to get sweeping control over the entire EU and force member countries into ever-greater political and economic union. Tellingly, the UK has been excluded from the confidential discussions within the shady “Berlin Group” of Europhile politicians, spearheaded by German foreign minister Guido Westerwelle. Opponents fear the plan could create a modern-day equivalent of the European emperor envisaged by Napoleon Bonaparte or a return to the Holy Roman Empire of Charlemagne that dominated Europe in the Dark Ages. They are concerned that David Cameron’s coalition Government is doing nothing to prevent the sinister plot. The secret talks were uncovered by Independent Labour peer Lord Stoddart of Swindon. “This is a plot by people who want to abolish nation states and create a United States of Europe,” he said. “The whole thing is barmy. These people are determined to achieve their final objective. “The only hope for Britain is to leave the EU and become an independent nation.” The move will give further momentum to the Daily Express’s hugely popular crusade for Britain’s withdrawal from the EU. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Watch the weather all over, watch the tornadoes, watch the flooding, the earthquakes, the drought, the cold areas that are unseasonably cold, but also those that are unseasonably hot. Keep your eyes upon all the things that are going on, then search my word, for as you search my word I shall show you, I shall show you these things. I shall show you the time and the hour etc..

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Tornado strikes city near Tokyo; 1 killed

TOKYO (AP) – A tornado tore through a city northeast of Japan's capital on Sunday, killing one person, injuring dozens of others and destroying scores of houses. and the news story continues...

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Magnitude 5.5 - TONGA

2012 May 05 20:23:31 UTC

Magnitude 5.5

Date-Time Saturday, May 05, 2012 at 20:23:31 UTC

Region TONGA

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13 killed in floods near Nepal’s Mount Annapurna

By AP

Published: May 5, 2012 15:14 Updated: May 5, 2012 15:14

KATMANDU, Nepal: Flash floods from a mountain river swept away dozens of people along with their cattle and houses in western Nepal, officials said.  Police official Shailesh Thapa said 13 bodies have been recovered from the Seti river south of Mount Annapurna in Kaski district. Police were searching for dozens of missing people, including three Russian tourists who were trekking in the area, etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. But hear my word, know my word, watch the news this week, read the newspaper this week and you will see what I am saying, you will see the things that are taking place, you will understand the things that are taking place. etc..

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Change of French presidents weakens Western front against nuclear Iran

May 7, 2012, 12:11 AM (GMT+02:00)

Two stalwarts of the Western confrontation against a nuclear-armed Iran suffered election defeats this week: Nicolas Sarkozy was swept out of the Elysee by the Socialist leader Francois Hollande Sunday, May 6. Three days earlier, the two parties forming UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s government coalition were trounced in local elections across Britain. In Washington, Dennis Ross, Barack Obama’s former adviser on Iran and frequent visitor to Jerusalem with messages from the White House said Sunday, May 6, that oddly enough Israel had attacked the Iraqi nuclear reactor in 1981 and destroyed Syria’s nuclear facility 2007 without talk. So why were Israelis talking so much now? Ross answered his own question by suggesting that Israeli leaders aimed at giving the world a strong motive for raising the heat on Iran and tightening sanctions so as to stop Israel going to war; then, if sanctions and diplomacy failed, no one could complain if Israel attacked Iran’s nuclear program. etc.. etc... and the news article continues and ends with..... When ten days ago, Netanyahu sent his security adviser Yaacov Amidror on a round trip to European capitals to pitch Israel’s case against Iran, he never imagined how quickly the Iranian issue would recede into irrelevance as key Western government go swept up in more pressing business and upsets. Netanyahu announced Sunday that he would call an early election in four months, a year before it is due. Prime minister since 2009, he is assured by every opinion poll that he is miles ahead in popularity of any Israeli politician. He told a meeting of his party Sunday, May 6, that he didn't want "a year and a half of political instability accompanied by blackmail and populism". Currently in his element, he may feel that it is up to him now to take the initiative for prempting a nuclear Iran. And the sooner the better.

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etc.. Watch the weather all over, watch the tornadoes, watch the flooding, the earthquakes, etc..

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Moderate earthquake jolts northwest Azerbaijan, injuring 15

7 May 2012

ZAQATALA, AZERBAIJAN (BNO NEWS) -- A moderate earthquake shook northwestern Azerbaijan on late Monday morning, injuring more than a dozen people and seriously damaging a number of houses, officials said. Shaking was also felt in neighboring Russia and Georgia. The 5.5-magnitude earthquake at 9:40 a.m. local time (0440 GMT) was centered about 17.5 kilometers (10.8 miles) south of Zaqatala, the capital of Zaqatala Rayon along the Tala River. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Moderate earthquake hits Tajikistan

A moderate, 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck near the major Tajikistan city of Kulob early Sunday, the US Geological Survey reported. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Heavy snow surprises Bosnians after a hot weekend

The Associated Press

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- Sunbathing one day, snowstorm the next: Bosnians are getting whiplash from the latest crazy weather to hit the Balkans. Weeks after Bosnians had stashed away their winter clothes and their memories of last winter's unbearably heavy snow, residents had to drag out the shovels Monday after waking up to a blanket of snow in the middle of an otherwise unusually hot May. Some 50 remote villages in a mountainous area near the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo lost power due to the snow. The unseasonal weather followed a week of summer-like temperatures with 27 C (80.6 Fahrenheit) registered in Sarajevo on Saturday. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. truly the signs are all round about, the tornadoes, oh, the tornadoes, the flooding, the flooding that is going on, the drought that is spreading, the earthquakes, volcanoes, oh, the things that are taking place, the economy that is rising so high at a record breaking speed etc..

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Mexico volcano spews huge ash cloud, frightens villagers

Noe Torres Reuters 5:42 p.m. CDT, May 12, 2012

SANTIAGO XALITZINTLA, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano spewed out huge clouds of ash and fiery rock overnight, closing a local airport on Saturday and frightening nearby villagers, already on edge after weeks of increased activity. Popocatepetl, 50 miles southeast of Mexico City, shook with tremors that belched out four large plumes of ash on Friday night and Saturday morning, the National Center for Disaster Prevention said in a statement on Saturday. The biggest expulsion shot an ash cloud 2.5 miles into the air and launched glowing rocks more than half a mile from the crater, the statement said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. a dictator government that dictates, that takes away your rights, that takes away your freedoms, that takes away the things that you have, the things that you never expected that they would control, they shall control. etc..

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US skies to be full of drones

The American skies may soon be full of drones after it was disclosed that domestic law enforcement agencies – from the FBI to local police – have been granted permission to deploy the unmanned aircraft.

By Raf Sanchez, Washington 11:15PM BST 22 Apr 2012

Documents obtained under Freedom of Information laws show that show that more than 50 non-military organizations have asked to fly drone aircraft, many of which can carry cameras and surveillance equipment for spying within the US. The figures from the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a civil liberties group pledged to defending Americans from digital snooping by government, showed that major agencies like the FBI, Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice had been cleared to launch drones. But more alarmingly, the documents reveal that individual city police forces are also drawing up plans to use the reconnaissance aircraft more regularly associated with top secret missions against terror suspects in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen. Police chiefs in Miami, Seattle and even North Little Rock – a city in Arkansas of less than 70,000 people – were all cleared by the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) to launch drones within their jurisdictions. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Federal judge: Terror law violates 1st Amendment

By LARRY NEUMEISTER | Associated Press – 3 hrs ago

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Wednesday struck down a portion of a law giving the government wide powers to regulate the detention, interrogation and prosecution of suspected terrorists, saying it left journalists, scholars and political activists facing the prospect of indefinite detention for exercising First Amendment rights. U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest in Manhattan said in a written ruling that a single page of the law has a "chilling impact on First Amendment rights." She cited testimony by journalists that they feared their association with certain individuals overseas could result in their arrest because a provision of the law subjects to indefinite detention anyone who "substantially" or "directly" provides "support" to forces such as al-Qaida or the Taliban. She said the wording was too vague and encouraged Congress to change it. "An individual could run the risk of substantially supporting or directly supporting an associated force without even being aware that he or she was doing so," the judge said. She said the law also gave the government authority to move against individuals who engage in political speech with views that "may be extreme and unpopular as measured against views of an average individual. etc.. The National Defense Authorization Act was signed into law in December, allowing for the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens suspected of terrorism. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. truly the signs are all round about, the tornadoes, oh, the tornadoes, the flooding, the flooding that is going on, the drought that is spreading, the earthquakes, volcanoes, oh, the things that are taking place, the economy that is rising so high at a record breaking speed etc..

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No injuries reported after 4.6-quake in Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Seismologists say an earthquake that struck in southern Alaska near Anchorage was widely felt in the city and other communities. The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says the 4.6-magnitude quake occurred at 7:02 a.m. Wednesday. It struck eight miles south of Anchorage. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Earthquake rattles East Texas

Elderly woman fell out of bed and cut her arm

Updated: Thursday, 17 May 2012, 9:02 AM CDT
Published : Thursday, 17 May 2012, 6:20 AM CDT

TIMPSON, Texas (AP) - A moderate earthquake rattled an area in east Texas near the Louisiana border. National Earthquake Information Center geophysicist Amy Vaughan said the quake happened at 3:12 a.m. Thursday and had a magnitude of 4.3. It was centered near Timpson, Texas. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Magnitude 6.7 Earthquake Reported Off Chilean Coast

07:29 18/05/2012

MEXICO, May 18 (RIA Novosti)

An earthquake of 6.7 magnitude was registered on Thursday night near the southern coast of Chile, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported. The quake’s epicenter was in the Pacific Ocean some 400 km (248 miles) from Chile at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). etc.. and the news story continues...

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Magnitude 5.9 - OFFSHORE ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE

2012 May 19 08:35:10 UTC

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 5.9

Date-Time Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 08:35:10 UTC

Region OFFSHORE ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE

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20 May 2012 Last updated at 14:59 ET

Deadly northern Italy earthquake hits heritage sites

An earthquake in northern Italy has killed at least seven people and caused serious damage to buildings in several towns, local officials say.

The magnitude-6.0 quake struck in the middle of the night, about 35km (22 miles) north of the city of Bologna. The tremor caused "significant damage to the cultural heritage" of Emilia Romagna region, the government said.  Later on Sunday, a magnitude-5.1 aftershock hit the region, causing more buildings to collapse. etc.. It was felt across a large swathe of northern Italy, including the cities of Bologna, Ferrara, Verona and Mantua and as far away as Milan and Venice. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Death toll rises to 57 in NW China storms

LANZHOU - Authorities in northwest China have reported 57 deaths and 15 missing people as of Friday following hail and torrential rains that battered two mountainous counties in the region last week. etc.. Last Thursday's storms and ensuing flash floods and landslides affected 358,000 people in Minxian, forcing the evacuation of about 30,000 local residents. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Strong quake rocks Bulgaria

SOFIA: A strong 5.8-magnitude quake that struck southwest of Bulgaria's capital Sofia shortly after 3:00 am (0000 GMT) Tuesday made no casualties, Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Keep your eyes on Israel, for the great attack is on, the pressure is on, she is your fig tree, are you watching her, do you know the things that are taking place? etc..

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Turkey issues arrest warrants for ex-IDF officers

By Zvi Bar'el, Tomer Zarchin and Barak Ravid | May.24, 2012 | 1:48 AM

Turkey has issued arrest warrants for four former senior Israel Defense Forces officers and plans to indict them over the deaths of nine Turkish nationals during a botched raid on a Turkish-sponsored flotilla to Gaza in 2010. The officers in question are former IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi, former Military Intelligence chief Amos Yadlin, former commander of the navy Eliezer Marom, and former head of air force intelligence Avishai Levi. The four are accused of giving the orders for the raid on the Mavi Marmara, in which nine Turks were killed after passengers brutally assaulted the naval commandos who boarded the ship. According to the Turkish newspaper Sabah, the officers will be arrested if they ever set foot in Turkey. Local experts in international law noted that Turkey could ask Interpol to issue a so-called "red notice" for the four, in which case they would be liable to be arrested any time they visited any country that is a member of Interpol. Nick Kaufman, who currently serves as a defense attorney at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, explained that a red notice indicates an intent to indict the suspects, and requires any country that they enter to inform Turkey of their presence, thereby allowing Turkey to request the suspects' extradition. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Be in prayer concerning the division between the blacks and the whites and what they are doing to cause this division, for it shall erupt in bloodshed, great bloodshed. etc..

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In Conservative Media, A "Race War" Rages

They don't care if you call it racist. “In Obama's America, the white kids now get beat up with the black kids cheering,” says Limbaugh.

McKay Coppins BuzzFeed Staff Posted May 20, 2012 11:55pm EDT

It was near midnight on April 14 when the Chevy Cavalier carrying Dave Forster and Marjon Rostami rolled to a stop at a red light in Norfolk, Va. As the pair waited, one of a crowd of teenagers on the sidewalk threw a rock at the passenger seat window, prompting Forster to get out of the car and confront the aggressor. That's when the beating began. Forster later said the crowd swarmed, taking turns punching and kicking him in the ribs and face. When Rostami got out to help, the attackers moved on to her, pulling her hair and dealing one blow after another. Police eventually arrived, the crowd dispersed, and the victims were left shaken and bruised, but not gravely injured. Local authorities wrote it off as an all-too-routine assault in a city whose violent crime rate is well above the state average. Even the Norfolk newspaper where the victims worked, the Virginian-Pilot, skipped the story, which the editor deemed un-newsworthy. That was before Bill O'Reilly found out about it. The Fox News host turned the incident into national news by adding one detail: The attackers were black, and the victims were white. If you've spent much time consuming conservative media lately, you've probably learned about a slow-burning "race war" going on in America today. Sewing together disparate data points and compelling anecdotes like the attack in Norfolk, conservative bloggers and opinion-makers are driving the narrative with increasing frequency. Their message: Black-on-white violence is spiking — and the mainstream media is trying to cover it up. This notion isn't necessarily new to the right, which has long complained about stifling political correctness in the media and the rising tide of "reverse racism." But the race war narrative has gained renewed traction during the Obama years, as various factors — from liberals' efforts to paint the Tea Party as racist, to the widely-covered Trayvon Martin shooting — have left conservatives feeling unfairly maligned, and combative. "I wouldn't call it political correctness, I would call it lying," said Tucker Carlson, editor-in-chief of The Daily Caller, describing what he considers to be the media's racial double-standard. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. truly the signs are all round about, the tornadoes, oh, the tornadoes, the flooding, the flooding that is going on, the drought that is spreading, the earthquakes, volcanoes, oh, the things that are taking place, the economy that is rising so high at a record breaking speed etc..

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6.2 magnitude quake hits Norwegian Sea: USGS

IANS
Washington, May 25, 2012

An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted Norwegian Sea on Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. It is a watchful moment, a watchful time, a time when your spiritual eyes should be open, not slumbering, not sleeping, not daydreaming, it is time, saith your Father, to pay attention to the things that are going on. etc.. He watches as he sees the European Union crumbling financially before his eyes and he sees the antichrist system ready to pick that up. etc..

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Stocks fall on Wall Street as Spanish bank teeters

By CHRISTINA REXRODE, AP Business Writer – 1 day ago

NEW YORK (AP) — Another flare-up in Europe's debt crisis knocked U.S. markets lower Friday. This time, it was more trouble at a major Spanish bank. Stock indexes were waffling between small gains and losses until news broke in the afternoon that Bankia, a hobbled Spanish lender, asked that country's government for $23.8 billion in support. Earlier in the day, Standard & Poor's cut the bank's credit rating to junk status because of deepening uncertainty over its restructuring plans. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Analysts: Europe bank run is under way
ByConstantine von Hoffman May 25, 2012 12:42 PM

(MoneyWatch) It used to be that you knew a bank run was under way when you saw crowds outside a bank trying to get in and get their money. This is another thing that online banking seems to have gotten rid of. Despite the lack of crowds, many analysts believe what had been a "jog" by big European investors (with the exception of Germany) is now a sprint. On Monday Gavyn Davies, who chairs Fulcrum Asset Management and is an adviser to the British government, wrote in the Financial Times: A bank run is now happening within the eurozone. So far it has been relatively slow and prolonged, but it is a run nonetheless. And last week, it showed signs of accelerating sharply, in a way which demands an urgent response from policy-makers. This was followed on Tuesday by a report from Citi analyst Matt King who applied Greece, Ireland, and Portugal's documented withdrawal rates and applied them to Spain and Italy: In Greece, Ireland, and Portugal, foreign deposits have fallen by an average of 52 percent, and foreign government bond holdings by an average of 33 percent, from their peaks. The same move in Spain and Italy, taking into account the fall that has taken place already, etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc.. truly the signs are all round about, the tornadoes, oh, the tornadoes, the flooding, the flooding that is going on, the drought that is spreading, the earthquakes, volcanoes, oh, the things that are taking place, the economy that is rising so high at a record breaking speed etc..

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Magnitude 6.0 - BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION

2012 May 26 21:48:09 UTC

Earthquake Details

Magnitude: 6.0

Date-Time: Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 21:48:09 UTC

Region: BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION

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etc.. It is crumbling, it is crumbling, the earthquakes and the tornadoes, the hurricanes and the forest fires, the flooding and the drought, the economy and the lack of food worldwide, it is crumbling, it is crumbling. And man has not seen it yet nor have they made the turns and the changes that they should have made, they are not pressing in as they should press in, they are standing back watching, thinking that the wind shall blow it by, oh, how foolish, oh, how foolish. etc..

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Earthquake measuring 5.9 hits south of Fiji

By Sarah Turner May 29, 2012, 1:14 a.m. EDT

SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale occurred south of the Fiji islands on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was recorded at 03.33.26 GMT etc.. and the news story continues...

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Ten dead as new quake hits Italy

A strong earthquake struck northern Italy on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people and spreading panic among residents still living in tents after a tremor shook the region just over a week ago, destroying their homes. etc.. etc.. "The situation is very serious, some people are stuck under the rubble," Alberto Silvestri, the mayor of the San Felice sul Panaro told television channel SkyTG24. The 5.8-magnitude quake struck near Modena and was felt across much of northern and central Italy. etc.. and the news story continues..

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6.4-magnitude quake strikes northern Argentina: USGS

Reuters
Monday, May 28, 2012

WASHINGTON - A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck northern Argentina early on Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Wildfire burns across 30 square miles

Michigan - Homes and cabins make up a third of he nearly 100 structures destroyed by a wildfire burning across more than 30 square miles of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, officials said Monday.  etc.. etc.. and the news article ends with.. Parts of Michigan are extremely dry; fireworks and out door burning are banned in 49 of the state's 83 counties, especially in northern Michigan. 

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Despite downgrade, Beryl still soaks Memorial Day

By RUSS BYNUM, Associated Press – 10 hours ag

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Joyce Connolly and her daughters left their home in Hurricane, W.Va., to head south for a Memorial Day beach vacation — and ended up in the center of Tropical Storm Beryl. While it left little damage after sweeping ashore with 70 mph winds around midnight Sunday at Jacksonville, Fla. etc.. etc.. Aside from ruining holiday plans, the rain was welcome on the Georgia coast for bringing some relief from persistent drought. According to the state climatologist's office, as of May 1, rainfall in Savannah was 15 inches below normal for the past 12 months. Emergency officials said minor flooding was reported near the coast, but the ground was quickly soaking up the water. And the winds had died down considerably. "We've needed it for a long time," said Ray Parker, emergency management director for coastal McIntosh County south of Savannah, etc.. and the news story continues...

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MALIBU, Calif. - A small earthquake has given a jolt to the Southern California coast but there are no reports of damages or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey says in a preliminary report that the magnitude-4.1 quake struck in the Channel Islands region at 10:14 p.m. Tuesday. The USGS says the earthquake was centred 30 miles southwest of Malibu, etc.. and the news story continues..

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Wildfire close to being New Mexico's largest ever

By RUSSELL CONTRERAS
Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Two lightning-sparked blazes that merged in a mountainous southwestern New Mexico forest are close to becoming the largest wildfire in state history, fire officials said Tuesday. The U.S. Forest Service said the erratic blaze in Gila National Forest had grown to about 152,000 acres by Tuesday - just 5,000 acres from breaking the state record. etc.. and the news article ends with this statement.. Dry and hot conditions in the Southwest have also fueled wildfires in other states, including Colorado. Hundreds of firefighters were at an 8-square-mile fire in western Colorado near that state's border with Utah, and a separate 4-square-mile blaze about 200 miles southwest of Denver.

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Weather service to examine storm damage in Seneca Falls

Published: Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 7:57 AM Updated: Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 8:00 AM

By John Mariani

Seneca Falls, NY – The National Weather Service will send a team from its Binghamton office to Seneca Falls this morning to look at damage caused by the string of powerful thunderstorms that pummeled Upstate New York on Tuesday. "There’s a lot of damage with trees down, so they are going to go take a look,” said Dan Padavona, a meteorologist at the Binghamton office. etc.. The storm also apparently took the roof off a building at at the New York Chiropractic College and caused a barn to collapse in Fayette, he said. and the news story continues...

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Tornado spins off from Tropical Storm Beryl remnants on NC coast; 3 homes destroyed
By Associated Press, Published: May 30
 

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl spun off a tornado that destroyed three homes and damaged dozens of others near the North Carolina coast Wednesday as the system sped toward the Atlantic, authorities said.  Between 40 and 50 homes were damaged near Peletier in the western part of Carteret County, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Fear not the things that are coming now, fear not the pressures, fear not the lack, fear not the economy that is falling to pieces.  Fear not the things that your Congress and your Senate and your President does, fear not those things, but put all of your trust, all of your trust in me. etc..

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Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Defense Of Marriage Act

A three-judge panel says law deprives same-sex couples of rights and privileges granted to heterosexual couples.

By Denise Lavoie  (AP)

A  battle over a federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman appears headed for the Supreme Court after a federal appeals court in Boston ruled Thursday that denying benefits to married gay couples is unconstitutional.  etc.. etc.. White House spokesman Jay Carney said the appeals court ruling is "in concert with the president's views."  Obama, who once opposed same-sex marriage, declared his unequivocal personal support on May 9. etc.. and the news story continues... 

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etc.. The global warming is still there; many are taking a closer look at that. Everything that my word says that you shall see in these last days, you are seeing, they are there, etc..

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Carbon dioxide level in Arctic reaches troubling high

The world's air has reached what scientists call a troubling new milestone for carbon dioxide, the main global-warming pollutant. etc.. etc.. the news story continues and ends with this statement.. "This is the first time the entire Arctic is that high," said Pieter Tans, a senior NOAA scientist who called the news "depressing."

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etc.. It is crumbling, it is crumbling, the earthquakes and the tornadoes, the hurricanes and the forest fires, the flooding and the drought, the economy and the lack of food worldwide, it is crumbling, it is crumbling. And man has not seen it yet nor have they made the turns and the changes that they should have made, they are not pressing in as they should press in, they are standing back watching, thinking that the wind shall blow it by, oh, how foolish, oh, how foolish. etc..

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Quake causes panic among Cianjur, Sukabumi residents

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Mon, 06/04/2012 8:18 PM

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake on Monday drove shoppers in Cianjur Supermall in Cianjur, West Java, into a panic, with hundreds rushing to get out of the mall when they felt the tremor. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Panama shaken by 6.6 quake

Published: 1:15PM Monday June 04, 2012 Source: Reuters

A 6.6 magnitude struck off the Pacific coast of Panama today, the United States Geological Survey said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. The clock is ticking, the midnight hour is already striking, the horses have been riding and yet many see not the things I have told them. They understand not what my word has said, etc..

Revelation 6:8 And I looked, and behold, an ashen horse; and he who sat on it had the name Death; and Hades was following with him. And authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by the wild beasts of the earth. (NAS)

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Chagas Disease Considered To Be The New AIDS of the Americas

Posted by Ronald Silva On Jun 1, 2012 10:42am in Health

With 20 million people already affected by this tropical parasitic disease, the Chagas disease is likely to turn into a pandemic that will not be contained by the borders of Mexico, the United States or South America. In fact, the Chagas disease is considered to be the new AIDS of the Americas.  A report published in late May in journal PLoS made it clear that the Chagas disease is quite a big risk. Experts in tropical diseases discussed the disease and found several aspects that make Chagas very alike with HIV. Although it is mostly considered a risk for countries with numerous poor populations, the United States has its own share of Chagas cases. Texas seems to be most vulnerable as most of the 30,000 U.S. citizens suffering with Chagas live in southern Texas. etc.. and the news story continues...

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2 people dead after swarms of venomous spiders invade Indian town

Published June 03, 2012 NewsCore

SADIYA, IndiaA town in India has suddenly been overrun by swarms of venomous spiders, leaving two people dead after being bitten. It may sound like a B-grade horror movie, but residents of the town of Sadiya, in Assam state, say that on the evening of May 8 as they were celebrating a Hindu festival swarms of spiders suddenly appeared and attacked them, The Times of India reported. Over the next few days two people -- a man, Purnakanta Buragohain, and an unnamed school boy -- died after being bitten by the spiders. Scores more turned up at the town's hospital with spider bites. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. The shortages are not over, the lack is not over, the economy is not on its way back up, it may look that way, but you shall soon see it fall again. For all the signs are there if you were wise, if you could look, if you could see, etc..

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Early Spring + Killer Frost Wipes Out Fruit Crops

Expect smaller selection higher prices for apples peaches and charries in the worst year since 1945

By Marnie Eisenstadt & John Mariani Staff writes

The stretch of unusually hot days in March that had people running barefoot through sprinklers has proven deadly for several Central New York fruit crops. The apples, peaches, cherries, nectarines and wine grapes sprouted early buds that were then ruined by frost. Farmers report losses larger than any in recent years, possibly rivaling the legendary killer frosts of 1945. Some apple growers have lost more than 80 percent of their crops. Local peaches and cherries will be even more scarce. etc.. and the news story continues....

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etc.. Watch the weather all over, watch the tornadoes, watch the flooding, the earthquakes, etc..

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June 05, 2012 | MANILA, PHILIPPINES

THREE CHILDREN were killed and six fishermen were missing after typhoon Ambo (international name: Mawar) brought heavy rains and rough waters to parts of the Philippines, the civil defense office said yesterday. etc.. etc.. Ambo became a typhoon early on Sunday with maximum winds of 120 kilometers per hour as it passed near the eastern side of the Philippines. Although Ambo did not hit the country directly it brought heavy rains, particularly over eastern parts of the archipelago, raising fears of flash floods and landslides. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Tornado leaves 3 dead in SE Missouri

By JIM SALTER Associated Press

ST. LOUIS — A man and his two adult sons died when a tornado obliterated a mobile home in southeast Missouri, officials said Tuesday.  The twister was part of a storm that struck Missouri, Illinois and Kentucky late Monday, but hit hardest in the tiny village of Diehlstadt, in Scott County, where the three men were killed. Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter said the mobile home was smashed beyond recognition. etc.. and the news story continues...

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 Tornado touches down in Wyo.; at least 1 injured
 
Published June 07, 2012 Associated Press
 DENVER – Storms have brought a tornado and 2-inch hail to Wyoming, a day after thunderstorms pummeled parts of Wyoming and Colorado with golf ball-sized hail and heavy rain. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. The clock is ticking, the midnight hour is already striking, the horses have been riding and yet many see not the things I have told them. They understand not what my word has said, etc..

Rev 6:4
4 And another horse appeared, a red one. Its rider was given a mighty sword and the authority to remove peace from the earth. And there was war and slaughter everywhere. (NLT)

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Ian Black, Middle East editor The Guardian, Wednesday 6 June 2012

Syria's government was accused on Wednesday of carrying out a new massacre in a small village near the central city of Hama, with an opposition group claiming 100 people, including many women and children, had been killed. "We have 100 deaths in the village of al-Qubair, among them 20 women and 20 children," said Mohammed Sermini, spokesman for the Syrian National Council, who accused the regime of being behind the incident. etc.. The news came as international efforts to deal with the Syrian crisis appeared to have stalled after Russia and China again made clear their opposition to any kind of outside intervention after 15 months of bloodshed, an estimated 15,000 dead and a de facto civil war. Both countries have vetoed UN security council resolutions designed to pressure Assad. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. They talk about the economy going up and yet it is not going up, they have a fake front that they put out there, that they choose to tell you whether it is good or whether it is bad. They claim that jobs are being formed, are you seeing them, are they pounding on your door to hire you because things are so good? What about the winter weather, where is your snow, are you aware of global warming that is taking place, etc..

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Spring bounces into record books as warmest ever

By John Mariani Staff writer

Syracuse just closed the books on its warmest spring on record, joining 27 other weather stations across the Northeast that set new seasonal warmth records, regional climate experts said. etc.. etc.. National weather records also were set this spring, The Associated Press reported.  Federal records show the U.S. just finished its hottest spring on record. etc.. etc.. and the news story continues and ends with this statement... The first five months of 2012 were the hottest start to a year in U.S. weather record history.  The 12-month period starting last June also is the hottest on record.

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Shrinking Arctic ice makes winters here more severe

Cornell scientists say more cold air now flows into the Northern Hemisphere.

By John Mariani  Staff writer

The shrinking Arctic ice cap is making winters tougher for most of the people living in the Northern Hemisphere, two Cornell University scientists say in a soon-to-be published paper. etc... Bright ice reflects solar radiation, while darker ocean water absorbs it, Green said.  The reduction in sea ice is exposing more ocean water to the sun’s energy.  This energy is released as heat into the polar atmosphere during the fall. etc.. etc.. the news story continues and ends with this statement.. Although this polar air is warmer, it’s still a frigid minus 40 degrees, Greene said.  So, as it infiltrates the middle latitudes, it brings snow and cold with it, he said.  The relationship was demonstrated by the cold, snowy winters that scoured the United States and Europe in 2009-10 and 2010-11 the authors said.  While the winter of 2011-12 was the fourth-mildest ever for the eastern United States, conditions were harsh in the Northwest, Alaska and Europe, they noted.

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etc.. It is crumbling, it is crumbling, the earthquakes and the tornadoes, the hurricanes and the forest fires, the flooding and the drought, the economy and the lack of food worldwide, it is crumbling, it is crumbling. And man has not seen it yet nor have they made the turns and the changes that they should have made, they are not pressing in as they should press in, they are standing back watching, thinking that the wind shall blow it by, oh, how foolish, oh, how foolish. etc..

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VOA News June 09, 2012

A powerful earthquake has hit off the east coast of Taiwan, but there have been no reports of casualties. The U.S. Geological Survey the 6.0-magnitude quake hit early Sunday about 50 kilometers east of the town of Su-ao. On Wednesday a quake of about 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted eastern Taiwan. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Evacuations ordered as Colorado fire grows to 8,000 acres

From Greg Morrison, CNN updated 3:09 AM EDT, Sun June 10, 2012

(CNN) -- A raging wildfire that swelled within a day to 8,000 acres in northern Colorado, burning structures and forcing evacuations, will likely grow Sunday, fire officials said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Tornado causes outages, scattered damage in Alabama

Posted: Sunday, June 10, 2012 4:13 pm (AP)

SLOCOMB — A tornado uprooted trees and destroyed chicken houses Sunday in southeast Alabama, where an emergency official said a few homes were damaged but no injuries were reported. "I actually saw it myself coming out of our church door — my first tornado I have ever witnessed," said Margaret Mixon, emergency management director for rural Geneva County. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Panicked residents jump from buildings as quake rocks tourist resort

June 11, 2012
A strong earthquake hit off the southwest coast of Turkey on Sunday near a popular tourist resort, putting dozens of people in hospital, including some who jumped from buildings in panic, officials said. The 6.0 magnitude quake struck off Oludeniz, a small Aegean Sea holiday resort near the city of Fethiye which is popular particularly with Britons. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Up to 100 feared dead after earthquake, landslide hits Afghanistan

ASSOCIATED PRESS June 11, 2012 2:36PM

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — As many as 100 people are feared dead in an earthquake and landslide that buried more than 20 houses in northern Afghanistan on Monday, officials said. etc.. An earthquake measuring a magnitude 5.4 struck the Hindu Kush region Monday morning, followed by a 5.7 quake, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Both were felt as far away as the Afghan capital, Kabul, where buildings shook. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. The clock is ticking, the midnight hour is already striking, the horses have been riding and yet many see not the things I have told them. They understand not what my word has said, etc..

Rev 6:4
4 And another horse appeared, a red one. Its rider was given a mighty sword and the authority to remove peace from the earth. And there was war and slaughter everywhere. (NLT)

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Syrian children used as human shields, says UN report

12 June 2012 Last updated at 05:06 ET

Syrian troops have tortured children and used them as human shields on tanks to prevent attacks by opposition forces, a UN report says. The UN's Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict said children were being tortured in detention and slaughtered in massacres. The report said rebel forces were also using children on the front line. Separately the US has accused Syria of planning another massacre, while the UN chief condemned the rising violence. 'Torture marks' The UN special representative, Radhika Coomaraswamy, told the BBC her team had returned from Syria with "horrific" reports. She said she had never seen a similar situation where children were not spared - and even targeted - in a conflict. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Panicked residents jump from buildings as quake rocks tourist resort

June 11, 2012
A strong earthquake hit off the southwest coast of Turkey on Sunday near a popular tourist resort, putting dozens of people in hospital, including some who jumped from buildings in panic, officials said. The 6.0 magnitude quake struck off Oludeniz, a small Aegean Sea holiday resort near the city of Fethiye which is popular particularly with Britons. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Up to 100 feared dead after earthquake, landslide hits Afghanistan

ASSOCIATED PRESS June 11, 2012 2:36PM

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — As many as 100 people are feared dead in an earthquake and landslide that buried more than 20 houses in northern Afghanistan on Monday, officials said. etc.. An earthquake measuring a magnitude 5.4 struck the Hindu Kush region Monday morning, followed by a 5.7 quake, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Both were felt as far away as the Afghan capital, Kabul, where buildings shook. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. The clock is ticking, the midnight hour is already striking, the horses have been riding and yet many see not the things I have told them. They understand not what my word has said, etc..

Rev 6:4
4 And another horse appeared, a red one. Its rider was given a mighty sword and the authority to remove peace from the earth. And there was war and slaughter everywhere. (NLT)

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Syrian children used as human shields, says UN report

12 June 2012 Last updated at 05:06 ET

Syrian troops have tortured children and used them as human shields on tanks to prevent attacks by opposition forces, a UN report says. The UN's Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict said children were being tortured in detention and slaughtered in massacres. The report said rebel forces were also using children on the front line. Separately the US has accused Syria of planning another massacre, while the UN chief condemned the rising violence. 'Torture marks' The UN special representative, Radhika Coomaraswamy, told the BBC her team had returned from Syria with "horrific" reports. She said she had never seen a similar situation where children were not spared - and even targeted - in a conflict. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. The clock is ticking, the midnight hour is already striking, the horses have been riding and yet many see not the things I have told them. They understand not what my word has said, etc..

Rev 6:2   And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. (KJV)

:: EYEWITNESSES WARNINGS OF BROWNSVILLE, PENSACOLA (-UPDATED). :: ::

REPORT DATE: 4 FEB 1997.

FROM: MRS BARBARA L. (-USA).

Reflections on the Brownsville "revival" in Pensacola..

In the summer of 1996, Charisma magazine published an extensive article on the "revival" taking place at the Brownsville Assembly of God in Pensacola, Florida. Great care was given to describe this "revival" as being quite different from the Toronto Blessing. Throughout the article, it was claimed that this was in fact an authentic revival with repentance and salvations occurring nightly.. in the tradition of the great revivals of the past. I felt an urge by the Holy Spirit to make a detour on my family vacation and visit the Brownsville Assembly of God. So with great anticipation and expectation I arrived in Pensacola late on a Friday evening in August. The next day we drove out to the barrier islands that lie off the coast of Pensacola and witnessed the devastation of two recent hurricanes that had come inland at Pensacola (a rare phenomenon for two hurricanes to enter at the same point in such a short span of time).
I felt the timing of these powerful storms and the "revival" taking place were not coincidental and that the Lord was speaking to me through things I was witnessing in the natural but I had no idea yet as to the interpretation of these events. etc... etc.. I was still unsuspecting as to what waited for me at the Brownsville Assembly of God. I got to the meeting early, excited at the prospect of perhaps seeing a true revival, something I know every believer of Jesus Christ longs to see in the church. It is so desperately needed. As I talked with those waiting, everyone encouraged us that our long trip would not be in vain, that we would be greatly blessed. I purchased some booklets in the lobby excited to learn more about what God was doing.
Finally, the meeting began with worship. My excitement and enthusiasm quickly vanished. Something seemed very wrong to me. I thought maybe I was expecting too much. The worship was very typical of the modern contemporary worship that I had been accustomed to, most of the songs familiar, but something didn't seem right in the Spirit.. Then the manifestations began. Young girls walking around gesturing as though they were mentally ill. One of the worship leaders, a female, collapsed on the floor during the worship where she remained for a long time. I kept telling myself.. keep an open mind. I kept asking God.. is this you.. if this is you, give me a peace in my spirit. It never came. As the speakers began to share, I became increasing disturbed. They spoke of the mystical appearance of the river on that fateful Sunday in June of 1995 and how its power swept into the building and changed everything. They went on and on about manifestations, particularly about bizarre behaviors in which they believed they were birthing things through intercession. The pastor's wife spoke and the entire time she was on the platform she jerked uncontrollably as she told stories of phenomenon. Finally, I could stand it no longer. I looked at my family and said let's get out of here. They were quick to agree. I left the materials that I had purchased on the church parking lot. I didn't even want to take them in my car. At first, I was devastated. I was so disappointed.. so confused. Why would God send me to witness such a spectacle. I thought surely I missed God, either in the decision to come.. or the decision to get up and leave. As I wept before the Lord, sought His face over the next few days, I realized why he had sent me. The hurricanes were a warning. Mighty storms are devastating the church.. the storm generating from Pensacola, Florida will be twice as devastating and will come in two phases.. like the two hurricanes. Pensacola has already been the sight of great religious deception with the murder of an abortion doctor. What is being heralded as good is bringing untold destruction. I also realized that we are about to enter a period of "civil war" in the church, a battle between the true church of true faith which will be like Fort Pickens and the deceived church in rebellion and a counterfeit spirit like the three forts which were taken over by enemy forces. Those who know the truth, who are loyal to the kingdom, will be under great assault but as we look to God, look to the sea of His faithfulness, we too will be supplied and we will be able to stand and be victorious in the end.
The deceptive power of the enemy is awesome and adaptive. The folks promoting Pensacola are cleverly answering the objections that have been made to the Toronto Blessing. They are now packaging this revival as authentic, patterned after the revivals of John Wesley's day. This is deception and I believe with all my heart that the spirit operating at Pensacola is a religious spirit, a counterfeit spirit...
They talked about the river, they talked about manifestations of power... the Spirit of God inside me did not bear witness that this "revival" was of Him. etc.. As I have thought about this emphasis on the river, I was reminded by the Lord that another culture worshipped a river.. it was the Egyptians. I admit this river theology that is developing frightens me. It makes the river the source, it makes the river the focus of faith. Let me give you an example from Naman the Syrian general. Advised by the prophet to dip in the river seven times to be cured of leprosy, he obeyed and was healed but he went back to the prophet to give glory to God. He knew the source of the healing wasn't the river. The error I see in this emphasis on manifestations is this: Our journey is no longer toward the prize of the high calling, we must simply get to the river. Christianity is no longer taking up the cross and following Jesus, it is a resort experience by the "river." etc.. and the writer of this article continues.....

8        And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

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US says Russian arms kill Syrians 'hourly' as West turns up pressure

US ratchets up its charges even as Russia says it's supplying only defensive weapons. Britain and France join a chorus that appears to be pressing Moscow to give up on Syria's Assad.

By Howard LaFranchi, Staff writer / June 13, 2012

Washington - Far from backing off claims that Russia is providing Bashar al-Assad the heavy weapons that are killing Syrian civilians, the United States ratcheted up the charges Wednesday – asserting that Russian-supplied weapons are killing Syrians “on an hourly basis.” etc.. etc.. The latest US-Russia row over Syria, touched off by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's warning Tuesday that a shipment of Russian attack helicopters is on its way to President Assad’s armed forces, comes as the Syrian conflict deteriorates to a point where a growing number of diplomats and regional experts are deeming it a full-blown civil war. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Bloomberg News

South Sudan Refugee Water Shortage Killing Up to 10 People Daily

By Jared Ferrie on June 13, 2012

As many as 10 refugees are dying daily as water runs out in camps in South Sudan hosting an influx of people fleeing fighting in Sudan’s Blue Nile state, the aid group Medicines Sans Frontieres said. Voitek Asztabski, an emergency coordinator with MSF, said people died on the road during a 25-kilometer (16-mile) trek to a camp in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state after water ran out at another site four days ago, forcing thousands to leave. etc.. etc.. and the news story continues and ends with this statement... Asztabski said refugees tell “horrific stories” of fleeing their villages to escape aerial attacks. Some have walked for as long as two months to reach the border, and many arrive malnourished and sick, he said.

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US official: Russia sends troops to Syria as peace hopes fade

NBC's Jim Miklaszewski reports that a Russian military ship carrying troops is on its way to Syria to protect a Russian deep water port.

By Jim Miklaszewski, NBC News, and msnbc.com news services

Russia is sending armed troops to Syria amid escalating violence there, United States military officials told NBC News Friday, in a move certain to frustrate Western efforts to put pressure on the regime of President Bashir Assad. Moscow has sent a ship carrying a small contingent of combat forces to guard Russia’s deep-water port and military base at the Syrian city of Tartus, the US officials said. The U.S. officials also said Russia has not sent additional attack helicopters to the Syrian government, but replacement parts for the Russian helicopters the Syrians are already flying. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. for they shall talk about that hot weather and many shall see the hundreds. There will be storms and lots of tornadoes, you shall see baseball and softball size hail. etc..

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Storm Dumps Hail in Dallas Area

updated 6/13/2012 11:16:19 PM ET 2012-06-14T03:16:19

Large hail as large as baseballs damaged cars in one of the worst hailstorms in the Dallas area in several years. The storm caused chaos along North Central Expressway during the evening commute as drivers tried to take cover from baseball-sized hail. "As soon as I started to hear sounds louder than my radio, I tried to pull over as fast as possible," John Ingebritson said. The hail smashed a number of car windows and skylights in North Dallas, etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Keep your eyes on Israel, for the great attack is on, the pressure is on, she is your fig tree, are you watching her, do you know the things that are taking place? etc..

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Missile Attack on Tel Aviv Might Force Evacuation

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu First Publish: 6-12-12

The entire population of Tel Aviv would be evacuated if unconventional missiles were to strike the city, a Home Front officer says. The entire population of Tel Aviv would be evacuated if unconventional missiles were to strike the city, a Home Front officer told the AFP news agency in an interview. Colonel Adam Zusman, chief of the Home Front Command in metropolitan Tel Aviv, told the interviewer, "In case of a missile attack on the center of Israel, especially unconventional, the population from Tel Aviv and other cities will be evacuated and relocated in other areas of the country. "Massive evacuations will take place in case of unconventional attacks and if buildings are destroyed by a missile." etc.. and the news article continues and ends with this statement... Hizbullah is estimated to possess more than 60,000 missiles, three times the number it had stockpiled before the Second Lebanon War. In addition, Hamas is known to have smuggled from Iranian and Syrian sources missiles that can strike Tel Aviv.

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etc.. It is crumbling, it is crumbling, the earthquakes and the tornadoes, the hurricanes and the forest fires, the flooding and the drought, the economy and the lack of food worldwide, it is crumbling, it is crumbling. And man has not seen it yet nor have they made the turns and the changes that they should have made, they are not pressing in as they should press in, they are standing back watching, thinking that the wind shall blow it by, oh, how foolish, oh, how foolish. etc..

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2012 June 17 03:43:11 UTC

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 5.7

Date-Time Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 03:43:11 UTC

Region SOLOMON ISLANDS

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Earthquake jolts Philippines; no injuries

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials say a strong quake has jolted Manila and outlying provinces, rousing some people from their sleep. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries. Renato Solidum of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology says the Sunday-morning quake has a preliminary magnitude of 6 and was most possibly caused by movement in the Manila Trench in the South China Sea off northern Zambales province. etc.. and the news story continues...

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6.4 magnitude earthquake off the coast of northern Japan

By Adam Westlake

On Monday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey recorded a 6.4 magnitude earthquake off Japan’s northern coast. The quake was measured as originating from 115 kilometers (72 miles) from Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, and 31 kilometers deep. Fortunately there have been no reports of any serious damages, and there is no expectation of a tsunami. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. You have heard of the two elections, you know what shall take place, etc..

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Officials: Hamas ordered Grad attack on Israel at request of Muslim Brotherhood

It is unclear whether the rocket was part of an attempt to launch rockets at specific targets within Israel.

By Avi Issacharoff and Gili Cohen | Jun.16, 2012 | 10:20 PM |

Israeli security officials say that the rockets that landed on Friday in the area near Ovda and Mitzpeh Ramon, were launched after a request by senior leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. According to these officials, the rockets were launched from the Sinai Peninsula by a Bedouin unit, according to Hamas orders, even though Hamas itself wasn't the initiator of the launching, but responded to the request of the Brotherhood, who wanted such an event on the eve of the second round of presidential elections in Egypt. It is yet unclear why the Brotherhood requested such an unusual action, a first military strike against Israel, or whether the strike was aimed at specific sites in the area. etc.. and the news story continues...

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IDF, terrorists clash along Egypt border; 1 Israeli killed

By Yaakov Katz 06/18/2012 08:13

Explosive device detonated where workers building border fence, killing workman, wounding another; 2 terrorists dead; tracks found indicating 1-2 additional terrorists crossed into Israel; IDF searching area.

Almost a year since the last deadly terror infiltration from the Sinai, a terror cell crossed into Israel Monday morning, killing one Israeli and seriously wounding another. The incident took place at around 6 a.m., along a section of the Egyptian border, located about 30 km. from the Gaza Strip and not far from the Israeli town of Nitzana. The cell attacked a group of workers involved in constructing the border fence with light gunfire and at least one RPG. One of the workers was killed and another was injured. A force from the Golani Brigade quickly arrived at the scene, located one of the terrorists and in a short exchange of fire killed him. The IDF later located the body of a second terrorist killed in the clash, and found him to be in possession of an explosive device. Tracks were found at the scene indicating that one to two additional terrorists had also crossed into Israel. The IDF was still searching for the terrorists. As a result, the IDF has ordered all residents in the area to remain inside their homes and schools were closed for the time being. The IDF also closed all roads in the area including Road 12 which was reopened last week after it was closed following the attacks last August. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. It is crumbling, it is crumbling, the earthquakes and the tornadoes, the hurricanes and the forest fires, the flooding and the drought, the economy and the lack of food worldwide, it is crumbling, it is crumbling. And man has not seen it yet nor have they made the turns and the changes that they should have made, they are not pressing in as they should press in, they are standing back watching, thinking that the wind shall blow it by, oh, how foolish, oh, how foolish. etc..

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Thousands flee as typhoon comes ashore

Japan - Typhoon Guchol assaulted parts of Japan Tuesday with fierce winds and heavy rainfall, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Moderate Aftershock Follows 6.0 Alaska Earthquake

ANCHORAGE, Alaska June 19, 2012 (AP)

A strong earthquake that struck a remote and sparsely populated region of Alaska on Tuesday was felt on the island of Shemya where the U.S. military operates an air station. etc.. etc.. The center reported that the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 and occurred shortly after 8 a.m. Tuesday in the Aleutian Islands that extend into the Bering Sea in far southwestern Alaska. About five hours later, a magnitude-5.8 aftershock was reported in the same area etc.. and the news story continues..

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Magnitude 5.6 - SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA

2012 June 20 09:59:03 UTC

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 5.6

Date-Time Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at 09:59:03 UTC

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Duluth in state of emergency after torrential rains sweep city, North Shore
Pioneer Press Posted: 06/20/2012 12:01:00 AM CDT

Major flooding struck in and around Duluth on Wednesday after up to 10 inches of rain fell overnight across northeastern Minnesota, leaving neighborhoods isolated, zoo animals drowned and state parks closed. Steady, torrential rain kept up into Wednesday morning, June 20, closing Interstate 35 and a tunnel into downtown Duluth. Police said sinkholes and washouts made travel dangerous. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Firefighters struggle against major blazes in two Western states

By Jennifer Dobner SALT LAKE CITY | Sun Jun 24, 2012 2:26am IST

SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - Firefighters in Utah and Colorado struggled on Saturday to contain raging wildfires stoked by high winds, which have forced the evacuation of more than 2,000 people in Utah and burned some 200 dwellings in Colorado. Fanned by winds, the so-called Dump Fire about 35 miles south of Salt Lake City, Utah grew to 5,600 acres on Saturday from 4,000 late Friday, and was only about 30 percent contained, Bureau of Land Management spokeswoman Cami Lee said. In neighboring Colorado, firefighters grappling with the High Park Fire, a 75,537-acre blaze burning in steep mountain canyons west of Fort Collins, braced for another round of hot temperatures, low humidity and erratic winds on Saturday. etc.. and the news story continues....

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Tropical Storm Debby strengthens off Gulf

Associated Press – 52 mins ago

MIAMI (AP) — A tropical storm warning was issued Sunday for Alabama to the Florida Panhandle as Debby lashed parts of the Gulf Coast with wind and rain. etc.. At least one tornado linked to the storm touched down Saturday in southwest Florida, but no injuries were reported. Heavy squalls pounded parts of that state. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Debby: Inundated Florida braces for even more flooding

By the CNN Wire Staff updated 11:24 AM EDT, Tue June 26, 2012

(CNN) -- He used sand bags and a water pump, but Chad Mercer couldn't stop floodwaters from rising to his knees inside his Starke, Florida, home.  "I'm laughing about it now, because I've been doing this since 6 this morning," he told CNN affiliate WJXT Monday night. "Gotta laugh now." But Tropical Storm Debby proved to be no laughing matter as it wreaked widespread havoc in Florida. The slow-moving storm has killed one person, dumped nearly 2 feet of rain in some areas and triggered flooding resulting in evacuations, etc.. And Debby isn't finished -- forecasters warned the storm could bring another 8 inches of rain to the northern part of the state etc.. The storm also dumped 5 inches of rain hourly in some Florida Panhandle locations etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. The global warming is still there; many are taking a closer look at that. Everything that my word says that you shall see in these last days, you are seeing, they are there, etc..

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More extreme heat, continued headaches for Central, Eastern U.S.

By the CNN Wire Staff updated 10:15 PM EDT, Sun July 1, 2012

(CNN) -- As the sun set Sunday evening, millions of people in a mammoth chunk of the Central and Eastern United States finally got relief from scorching heat -- though, for many of them, it won't last long. Summer has been out in full force for days, baking areas from Missouri to New York to Georgia in life-threatening heat, and unleashing thunderstorms that knocked out power to millions and killed 13 people on Friday and Saturday. Then, three more people died Sunday afternoon after a fresh batch of storms. Between June 24 and Saturday, 1,928 record-high temperatures were broken or tied nationwide, not including new ones expected from Sunday that still aren't in the National Climatic Data Center's official count. Many cities and towns in the Southeast and Midwest saw temperatures Sunday that topped 100 degrees Fahrenheit, much like they've experienced in the few days prior, and the Northeast also saw blistering heat. The National Weather Service warned, for instance, that the heat index (or what it actually feels like) near the North Carolina coast could hit 120 degrees. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Watch the weather all over, watch the tornadoes, watch the flooding, the earthquakes, etc..

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NZ's North Island shook by earthquake

Updated: 23:37, Tuesday July 3, 2012

A large earthquake rocked New Zealand's North Island on Tuesday night but no damage has been reported. The long, rumbling quake was upgraded to magnitude-7 soon after it struck off the west coast at 2036 AEST. etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc.. The clock is ticking, the midnight hour is already striking, the horses have been riding and yet many see not the things I have told them. They understand not what my word has said, etc..

Rev 6:4
4 And another horse appeared, a red one. Its rider was given a mighty sword and the authority to remove peace from the earth. And there was war and slaughter everywhere. (NLT)

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Saudis are buying nuclear-capable missiles from China

DEBKAfile Exclusive Report July 4, 2012, 9:48 AM (GMT+02:00)

debkafile’s military sources report that Saudi Arabia has set its feet on the path to a nuclear weapon capability and is negotiating in Beijng the purchase of Chinese nuclear-capable Dong-Fen 21 ((NATO-codenamed CSS-5) ballistic missile. China, which has agreed to the transaction in principle, would also build a base of operations near Riyadh for the new Saudi purchases. As we reported last year, Saudi Arabia has struck a deal with Pakistan for the availability on demand of a nuclear warhead from Islamabad’s arsenal for fitting onto a ballistic missile. Riyadh owns a direct interest in the two most active Middle East issues: Iran and Syria. Iran’s nuclear weapons program has been advancing for two decades regardless of countless attempts at restraint by every diplomatic tool under the sun and a rising scale of sanctions – to no avail. Tehran marches on regardless of impediments. In Istanbul, Tuesday, July 3, the six powers and Iran failed the fourth attempt to reach an accommodation on Iran’s nuclear program. etc.. Saudi forces have been poised for action in Syria on the Jordanian and Iraqi borders since US Secretary of State Leon Panetta visited Riyadh in late June. On July 1, they redoubled their military preparedness when the European Union clamped down an oil embargo on Iran. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Iran says can destroy US bases "minutes after attack"
Wed Jul 4, 2012 6:20am EDT

Latest threat in war of nerves over nuclear programme

By Marcus George
(Reuters) - Iran has threatened to destroy U.S. military bases across the Middle East and target Israel within minutes of being attacked, Iranian media reported on Wednesday, as Revolutionary Guards extended test-firing of ballistic missiles into a third day.
  Israel has hinted it may attack Iran if diplomacy fails to secure a halt to its disputed nuclear energy programme. The United States also has mooted military action as a last-resort option but has frequently nudged the Israelis to give time for intensified economic sanctions to work against Iran. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Iran threatens to stop Gulf oil if sanctions widened

By Ramin Mostafavi TEHRAN | Tue Dec 27, 2011 6:48pm EST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran threatened on Tuesday to stop the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz if foreign sanctions were imposed on its crude exports over its nuclear ambitions, a move that could trigger military conflict with economies dependent on Gulf oil. Western tensions with Iran have increased since a November 8 report by the U.N. nuclear watchdog saying Tehran appears to have worked on designing an atomic bomb and may still be pursuing research to that end. Iran strongly denies this and says it is developing nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. etc.. "If they (the West) impose sanctions on Iran's oil exports, then even one drop of oil cannot flow from the Strait of Hormuz," the official Iranian news agency IRNA quoted Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi as saying. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Watch the weather all over, watch the tornadoes, watch the flooding, the earthquakes, etc..

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Extreme weather shows "what global warming looks like"

If you want a glimpse of some of the worst of global warming, scientists suggest taking a look at U.S. weather in recent weeks. Horrenous wildfires. Oppressive heat waves. Devastating droughts. Flooding from giant deluges. And a powerful freak wind storm called a derecho. These are the kinds of extremes that climate scientists have predicted will come with climate charge, although it's too early to say that is the cause. Nor will they say global warming is the reason 3,215 daily high temperature records across the nation were set in the month of June. etc.. etc.. But at least since 1988, climate scientists have warned that climate change would bring increased heat waves, more droughts, more sudden downpours, more widespread wildfires and worsening storms. In the United States, those extremes are happening here are happening here and now. etc.. and the news story continues...

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2 dead in Smoky Mountains storm 

From Michael Pearson and Dave Alsup, CNN updated 9:55 AM EDT, Fri July 6, 2012
(CNN) -- Search crews began scouring the vast backcountry of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Friday morning, hours after severe thunderstorms swept through east Tennessee, killing two people and injuring eight, park officials said. etc.. The weather that hit the area began as a cluster of thunderstorms that formed along the Ohio River moving south. The storms continued to intensify as they got into more heat and humidity, and converged on the foothills of the Smokies.
  Straight-line winds of 70 mph were recorded. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Sunday, July 8, 2012

Strong earthquake strikes near Vanuatu in Pacific

SYDNEY -- A strong earthquake has rattled the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries, and no tsunami alert has been issued. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-6.3 quake struck Friday, 95 kilometers (60 miles) north of the island of Santo, at a depth of 179 kilometers (111 miles). etc.. and the news story continues...

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NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Magnitude 5.6 

2012 July 07 03:35:29 UTC

Magnitude 5.6

Date-Time Saturday, July 07, 2012 at 03:35:29 UTC

Region NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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Over 100 killed in floods in southern Russia

Updated: 23:03, Saturday, 7 July 2012

The worst hit area was Krymsk region, where 123 people died, a police representative at the disaster's emergency task force in Moscow said. Others died in the Black Sea resort town of Gelendzhik and in the port city of Novorossiisk. Torrential rains dropped nearly a foot of water in the Black Sea region overnight. The water rushed into the area around the hard-hit town of Krimsk with such speed and volume that rumours emerged that local officials had opened a nearby water reservoir. etc.. "Nobody remembers such a flood in all (of the area's) history," Alexander Tkachev said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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A magnitude 5.6 quake has hit east of the Greek island of Rhodes and south of the Turkish mainland, with tremors felt as far away as the Egyptian capital Cairo. Turkish media report a 6.0 magnitude quake. The quake’s epicenter lies in the Mediterranean Sea, east of the Greek island of Rhodes and south of the Turkish mainland. The quake occurred around 15.55 local time (13.55 GMT) at a depth of 19.4 km. etc.. and the news story continues...

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A magnitude 5.6 quake has hit east of the Greek island of Rhodes and south of the Turkish mainland, with tremors felt as far away as the Egyptian capital Cairo. Turkish media report a 6.0 magnitude quake. The quake’s epicenter lies in the Mediterranean Sea, east of the Greek island of Rhodes and south of the Turkish mainland. The quake occurred around 15.55 local time (13.55 GMT) at a depth of 19.4 km. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. And as you line up with my word, as you line up with the things that I, your Father God, have said, my word shall come to pass, it shall fulfill the things that I have sent it forth to do. Therefore, in this time and in this hour, saith your Father God, you are seeing it being fulfilled right now, even though at times you do not like it, even though at times you do not agree with it, yet my word is being fulfilled. The clock is ticking, the midnight hour is already striking, the horses have been riding and yet many see not the things I have told them. They understand not what my word has said, etc.

Revelation 6:7-8 7 And when the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living being say, "Come!"

8 And I looked up and saw a horse whose color was pale green like a corpse. And Death was the name of its rider, who was followed around by the Grave. They were given authority over one-fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword and famine and disease and wild animals. (NLT)

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WHO links children's disease to hand, foot and mouth

Monday 9th July, 2012

July 9, 2012 5:26 pm Phnom Penh - Researchers have found a link between an unidentified illness that has killed almost 60 children in Cambodia and the virus that causes hand, foot and mouth disease, officials said Monday. Fifteen of 24 affected children had tested positive for enterovirus 71, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Unprecedented Drought May Have Already Led To 20,000 Deaths In North Korea Since April

By IBTIMES STAFF REPORTER June 27, 2012 7:42 AM EDT

The Korean Peninsula is suffering from a historic drought.

On Sunday, media and governments in North and South Korea were claiming that the current drought was the worst that North Korea had faced in 60 years. By Tuesday, both North and South Korean meteorological officials were reporting that the drought was the worst the Peninsula had experienced in over 100 years. That could have dire consequences for deeply impoverished North Korea, no stranger to famines and food shortages in the past. Xinhua news in China quoted Japan's Tokyo Shimbun on Monday as saying that 20,000 people in the country have already perished since the drought began in April. The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said on Monday that 17 percent, or 196,882 hectares, of the country's total farmland had already been affected. The FAO noted that 3 million North Koreans were in need of urgent food aid. The UN had already estimated that 24 million people in the country -- essentially the entire population -- faced food shortages; it has asked for nearly $200 million in donations. etc.. and the news story continues...

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SPECIAL REPORT Famine in Africa

Posted: Jul 20, 2011 4:15 PM ET Last Updated: Aug 10, 2011 4:20 PM ET

Hope grew for hard-pressed Somalis in the capital, Mogadishu, as the Islamist militant group al-Shabab, peacefully left the city on Aug. 6, paving the way for international aid agencies to ship in food. In what looks to be a related development, the U.S. government is preparing to announce $ 100 million in new famine aid, a top official said Monday. etc... The World Food Program estimates that 11.5 million people in Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Djibouti and Uganda urgently need food aid and medical supplies and a total of 13 million have been affected by drought and food shortages. etc.. and the news story continues...

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5.7-magnitude quake hits Kuril Islands

WASHINGTON, July 11 (Xinhua) -- A 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Kuril Islands Wednesday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said. etc. and the news story continues...

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etc.. It is crumbling, it is crumbling, the earthquakes and the tornadoes, the hurricanes and the forest fires, the flooding and the drought, the economy and the lack of food worldwide, it is crumbling, it is crumbling. And man has not seen it yet nor have they made the turns and the changes that they should have made, they are not pressing in as they should press in, they are standing back watching, thinking that the wind shall blow it by, oh, how foolish, oh, how foolish. etc..

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Drought stretches across America, threatens crops

By Moni Basu, CNN updated 12:47 PM EDT, Fri July 13, 2012

(CNN) -- A dry and mild spring led Don Villwock, like all of Indiana's corn and soybean farmers, to plant two weeks early this year. He was hopeful for a bountiful Labor Day harvest. But the rain didn't fall and June brought blistering heat. Now, as punishing drought grips the Midwest, Villwock, 61, walks his 4,000 acres in utter dismay. etc.. etc.. Authorities have declared more than 1,000 counties in 26 states as natural disaster areas. A county is generally qualified as a natural disaster area if it has suffered severe drought for eight consecutive weeks. etc.. As of Tuesday, 61% of land in the lower 48 states was experiencing drought conditions -- stretching from Nevada to South Carolina -- the highest percentage in the 12-year record of the U.S. Drought Monitor. etc.. The sizzling conditions have also led to a dramatic increase in wildfire activity since mid-June, shortly after the High Park Fire ignited near Fort Collins, Colorado. During the past three weeks, acres scorched by wildfires went up from 1.1 million to 3.1 million. The past 12 months have been the warmest the United States has experienced since the dawn of record-keeping in 1895, the National Climatic Data Center said earlier this week. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Earthquake hits northern Afghanistan

An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale has rocked the northern area of Afghanistan, but there have been no immediate reports of casualties or damage. According to the US Geological Survey, the Thursday quake struck the northern Hindu Kush region some 72 kilometers (45 miles) southeast of Faizabad, capital of Badakhshan province, and 121 kilometers (75 miles) northwest of Chitral in Pakistan at a depth of 190 kilometers. Last Month, two slightly smaller quakes triggered landslides that killed at least 75 villagers in Baghlan province, 160 km north of the capital Kabul. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Japan floods: 250,000 people ordered to leave homes

14 July 2012 Last updated at 07:48 ET

About 250,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes to avoid floods caused by torrential rainfall in south-west Japan, officials say. Flooding and landslides on the southern island of Kyushu have left at least 20 people dead in the past three days. TV footage showed muddy waters sweeping through homes and streets as rivers burst their banks in the north of the island. The Japan Meteorological Agency has warned of further rain and landslides. etc.. More than 75cm (30in) of rain fell in 72 hours in the city of Aso, in Kumamoto prefecture, according to weather officials quoted by the French news agency AFP. etc.. and the news story continues...

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5.6 magnitude earthquake hits north east India - USGS

Sun, Jul 15th, 2012 5:30 pm BdST

Kohima, Nagaland, Jul 15 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - A 5.6 magnitude earthquake has struck India, the US Geological Survey said on Saturday. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. The clock is ticking, the midnight hour is already striking, the horses have been riding and yet many see not the things I have told them. They understand not what my word has said, etc..

Rev 6:4
4 And another horse appeared, a red one. Its rider was given a mighty sword and the authority to remove peace from the earth. And there was war and slaughter everywhere. (NLT)

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Syrian Opposition Says Civilians Massacred in Hama

VOA News July 12, 2012

Syrian opposition activists say government forces have massacred more than 150 people, mostly civilians, inside a village in Hama province. The activists and witnesses say troops shelled the village of Treimsa with tanks and helicopters before storming the area. A rebel leader put the death toll at more than 200. State-run Syrian media say troops battled an armed group in the area and, as in previous mass killings, blamed the massacre on those it calls terrorists. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Russian Warships Steam to Syria

James Brooke July 11, 2012

MOSCOW — Two Russian Navy ships entered the eastern Mediterranean Wednesday, steaming toward a Russian Navy base at Tartus, Syria. The ships are advance units of a flotilla of 11 warships - one destroyer, five amphibious landing ships, two patrol frigates, two rescue tugs, and one tanker. Several ships carry units of Russian Marines.  It is to be the largest display of Russian naval power in the Mediterranean since the collapse of the Soviet Union two decades ago. And in case the world misses the message, Russia television is broadcasting images of warship after warship steaming out of bases in the Arctic, Baltic and Black seas. In Moscow, Yevgeny Michenko, director of the International Institute for Policies Expertise, says the Kremlin is sending the message that it does not want to see in Syria the kind of Western-led regime change that took place last year in Libya. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Israel Warned To Prepare For Syrian Surface-to-Surface Missile Attack

Guardian Express News Room:

As the already unthinkable pace of slaughter in Syria accelerates further, Western military sources warned Saturday, July 14, that not only Israel, but additional strategic targets in Middle East lands deemed enemies by Bashar Assad should prepare for him to launch surface-to-surface missile attacks. The assaults would start out with conventional warheads, but as the regime continued to be hammered, the beleaguered ruler might well arm the next round of missiles from his huge stockpile of mustard gas – not to mention sarin nerve poison and cyanide. Western intelligence sources say Assad has a list of targets ready to go. Analyzing the Syrian war game taking place last week, they calculated that Wednesday and Thursday, July 11 and 12, the Syrian army practiced shooting missiles at strategic centers in Israel, Turkey and Jordan. But while most Western officials now confirm that Assad has moved his WMD warheads and shells out of storage, they are already divided on what it means. Some US officials are soft-pedaling the menace, offering the theory that the Syrian ruler is only safeguarding his unconventional weapons from falling into rebel – or what he calls “terrorist” – hands. Other Western intelligence watchers, especially in Britain, believe he is preparing a campaign of ethnic cleansing at centers of revolt and report that chemical weapons have already been transferred to Homs, Latakia and Aleppo for operational use. That is one game-changing predicament facing the West. It would quickly assume a regional dimension if Turkey, Israel and Jordan were to come under Syrian missile assault. Air and missile reprisals against Syrian military or regime centers would carry the danger of Hizballah retaliation from Lebanon leading to direct attacks from Iran. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. The global warming is still there; many are taking a closer look at that. Everything that my word says that you shall see in these last days, you are seeing, they are there, etc..

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Huge iceberg breaks off from glacier in north Greenland, just as predicted

An iceberg twice the size of Manhattan has conformed to scientists' predictions by breaking free of its northern Greenland glacier.

By Seth Borenstein, (AP) July 17, 2012

For several years, scientists had been watching a long crack in the floating ice shelf of the northerly Petermann Glacier. On Monday, NASA satellites showed it had broken completely, forming an iceberg covering 46 square miles (120 sq. kilometers). The same glacier spawned an iceberg twice that size two years ago. Researchers suspect global warming is to blame, but cannot prove it conclusively yet. Many of Greenland's southern glaciers have been melting at an unusually rapid pace. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. It is crumbling, it is crumbling, the earthquakes and the tornadoes, the hurricanes and the forest fires, the flooding and the drought, the economy and the lack of food worldwide, it is crumbling, it is crumbling. And man has not seen it yet nor have they made the turns and the changes that they should have made, they are not pressing in as they should press in, they are standing back watching, thinking that the wind shall blow it by, oh, how foolish, oh, how foolish. etc..

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Magnitude 5.9 - FIJI REGION

2012 July 18 08:09:46 UTC

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 5.9

Date-Time Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 08:09:46 UTC

Region FIJI REGION

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China storms kill 20, including 10 in Beijing

Associated Press – 4 hrs ago

BEIJING (AP) — The heaviest rain to hit Beijing in six decades killed at least 10 people and left cars and buses submerged, and 10 other storm deaths were reported elsewhere as China braced Sunday for more downpours. The rain Saturday night knocked down trees in Beijing and trapped cars and buses in waist-deep water in some areas. In Tongzhou district on the capital's eastern outskirts, two people were killed by collapsed roofs, one person was fatally struck by lightning and a fourth was electrocuted by a fallen power line as he helped neighbors escape, the government's Xinhua News Agency said. etc.. and the news story continues....

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etc.. The clock is ticking, the midnight hour is already striking, the horses have been riding and yet many see not the things I have told them. They understand not what my word has said, etc..

Rev 6:4
4 And another horse appeared, a red one. Its rider was given a mighty sword and the authority to remove peace from the earth. And there was war and slaughter everywhere. (NLT)

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Attackers blow up gas pipeline in Egypt's Sinai

AFP – 12 hrs ago

Attackers on Sunday blew up a gas pipeline in Egypt's Sinai used to export fuel to Israel and Jordan, the 15th such attack since 2011, the official MENA news agency reported. Witnesses told AFP they heard a loud explosion and saw flames from the site of the explosion near the northern Sinai town of El-Arish. Bedouin militants are believed to be behind the spate of pipeline attacks etc.. and the news story continues...

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Hamas children's summer camps teach Palestinian kids terror tactics

July 21, 2012 By Jim Kourl

In June-August 2012, as they do each year, the Hamas administration and its military wing are running summer camps in the Gaza Strip. Registration for the summer camps is held mostly in mosques. The slogans for the Hamas summer camps this time were “Victory through youth” and “Camps of return.” Tens of thousands of children and adolescents from elementary school age to high school age take part in the summer activities, especially now since the United Nations ceased their childrens' summer programs. As in previous years, in addition to social activities the camps also offered Koran lessons, indoctrination with Hamas’ political ideology, and paramilitary training, according to Law Enforcement Examiner's Israeli source. Hamas and other terrorist organizations operating in the Gaza Strip regard the summer camps as a means for inculcating their ideological values and nurturing the next generation of operatives and supporters. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Syria Live Blog

Violence in Syria has escalated into what some are calling a civil war. Activists say at least 17,000 people have died since the uprising began in March last year. The government blames "terrorists" and "armed gangs" for the unrest, as rebels claim responsibility for a bomb attack that kills several members of President Bashar al-Assad's inner circle.

Syria about 3 hours ago

Turkey sent batteries of ground-to-air missiles to the border with Syria on Sunday, media reports said, boosting its firepower as rebels in Syria seized several border posts. As fighting raged in Damascus and Aleppo, rebels were said to have taken control of three crossing points on the border with Turkey, which is sheltering thousands of Syrians who have fled the conflict at home. etc.. and the blog continues...

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9 killed in attacks after deadly Iraq day

July 24, 2012 By SINAN SALAHEDDIN, Associated Press

BAGHDAD (AP) — Bomb attacks in Iraq killed nine people Tuesday, officials said, a bloody aftershock to the country's deadliest day in two years that followed the declaration of a new al-Qaida offensive.  Police said an explosives-rigged motorcycle killed six Kurdish intelligence officials on a late afternoon security patrol in the northeast town of Tuz Khormato, located 210 kilometers (130 miles) north of Baghdad. etc.. Less than an hour earlier and a little farther south, a parked minibus blew up near a police checkpoint in the city of Baquoba. The blast killed three passers-by and wounded 29 others, said local council spokeswoman Samira al-Shibli. The blasts followed a wave of violence across Iraq on Monday during which 115 people were killed. Many of those attacks also targeted security forces. Al-Qaida's new leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi announced days before that the network would stage attacks and try to rebuild tribal alliances to make a comeback in Sunni areas from which it had retreated in 2007-2008. etc.. and the news story continues...

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6.5-magnitude quake hits Solomon Islands
Posted: 25 July 2012 2002 hrs

SYDNEY : A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean late Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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6.7 magnitude earthquake hits off Mauritius

July 26, 2012

JOHANNESBURG—Seismologists say a strong 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck north of the Indian Ocean islands of Mauritius. etc.. and the news story continues...

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State of emergency declared in Elmira, New York after reported tornado

July 26, 2012 By: Johnny Kelly

The widespread damage left behind across the city of Elmira N.Y. on Thursday was created by a strong, long-tracked tornado, the National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed Friday afternoon. The EF-1 tornado with winds from 105 to 110 mph, touched down in the Elmira area around 4 p.m. EDT, according to the NWS. After touching down, the NWS says the tornado remained on the ground for an estimated 10 miles across Chemung County, toppling and uprooting numerous trees, power lines and damaging buildings. etc.. and the news story continues...

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N.Y. state official among 3 killed during powerful storms

By Khara Lewin, CNN updated 4:30 PM EDT, Fri July 27, 2012

(CNN) -- An assistant New York state attorney general was killed during severe storms that barreled through the Northeast, killing at least two others as they unleashed strong winds and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers. etc.. The storms struck Thursday, and at one point that evening, severe thunderstorm watches were in effect for a continuous stretch from Oklahoma through New Jersey. etc.. etc.. Tornadoes touched down in the Pennsylvania towns of Coudersport and Montrose on Thursday, forecasters said after conducting a survey of the area. The one in Coudersport was rated an EF-1 with a maximum wind speed of 90 mph, and the Montrose one was an EF-0 with maximum winds of 80 mph, the National Weather Service said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. The clock is ticking, the midnight hour is already striking, the horses have been riding and yet many see not the things I have told them. They understand not what my word has said, etc..

Rev 6:4
4 And another horse appeared, a red one. Its rider was given a mighty sword and the authority to remove peace from the earth. And there was war and slaughter everywhere. (NLT)

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Iran bolsters retaliation capability in Persian Gulf, experts say

By Joby Warrick, Published: July 26The Washington Post

Iran is rapidly gaining new capabilities to strike at U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf, amassing an arsenal of sophisticated anti-ship missiles while expanding its fleet of fast-attack boats and submarines, U.S. and Middle Eastern analysts say. The new systems, many of them developed with foreign assistance, are giving Iran’s commanders new confidence that they could quickly damage or destroy U.S. ships if hostilities erupt, the officials say. etc.. etc.. Increasingly accurate short-range missiles — combined with Iran’s use of “swarm” tactics involving hundreds of heavily armed patrol boats — could strain the defensive capabilities of even the most modern U.S. ships, current and former military analysts say. In recent weeks, as nuclear talks with world powers have faltered and tensions have risen, etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Keep your eyes on Israel, for the great attack is on, the pressure is on, she is your fig tree, are you watching her, do you know the things that are taking place? etc..

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Israel ups security on Syria border

Defense establishment deploys troops, adds barbed wire to border with Syria in order to bar refugees, terrorists from entering Israel, officials say

Ynet, AFP Published: 07.26.12

Israel bolstered security along its border with Syria on Thursday as fighting between Syrian rebels and President Bashar Assad's regime intensified, Israeli security sources told AFP. etc.. Ynet's military analyst Ron Ben Yishai said that Israel has an interest in preventing a surge of Syrian, Druze and Palestinian refugees to the border fence in search of shelter. He reiterated the concern that Islamic Jihad terrorists could slip in among the asylum seekers and carry out attacks on Israel. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. It is crumbling, it is crumbling, the earthquakes and the tornadoes, the hurricanes and the forest fires, the flooding and the drought, the economy and the lack of food worldwide, it is crumbling, it is crumbling. And man has not seen it yet nor have they made the turns and the changes that they should have made, they are not pressing in as they should press in, they are standing back watching, thinking that the wind shall blow it by, oh, how foolish, oh, how foolish. etc..

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Moderate quake shakes central Myanmar

Published 10:41 p.m., Saturday, July 28, 2012
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A moderate earthquake has shaken central Myanmar near the Indian border. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake had a magnitude of 5.7 etc.. and the news story continues...

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6.0-magnitude quake off Mexico, Guatemala

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A 6.0-magnitude quake struck off Mexico's Pacific coast close to the Guatemala border on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. The clock is ticking, the midnight hour is already striking, the horses have been riding and yet many see not the things I have told them. They understand not what my word has said, etc..

Rev 6:8
8 And I looked up and saw a horse whose color was pale green like a corpse. And Death was the name of its rider, who was followed around by the Grave. They were given authority over one-fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword and famine and disease and wild animals. (NLT)

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World Bank says rising food prices a concern, ready to help

By Doug Palmer | Reuters – 2 hrs 35 mins ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank on Monday said it stood ready to help governments respond to a broad-based run-up in grain prices that has again put the world's poorest people at risk and could have lingering detrimental impacts for years. etc.. etc.. Wheat prices have jumped more than 50 percent and corn prices more than 45 percent since mid-June, with dry conditions in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan, excessively wet weather in Europe and a below average start to the Indian monsoon season adding to global crop worries. Prices for soybeans, a critical food and animal feed crop, also have risen almost 30 percent over the past two months and nearly 60 percent since the end of last year. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. But if you watch closely, if you listen carefully you will hear the rumbling, you will hear the machinery as it prepares for war.  You will hear the things that you never expected to hear, you shall see the things that you have not expected to see, many, many evil things, for it is that hour and it is that time. etc..

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Report: Obama authorizes covert Syrian rebel aid

(CBS News) Earlier this year, President Obama signed an intelligence "finding" authorizing U.S. intelligence agencies to support the opposition in Syria, Reuters reports. The "finding" is largely a bureaucratic mechanism, and it has long been reported that the CIA is at least aiding in the flow of money and weapons from Saudi Arabia and Qatar to the opposition inside Syria. In June, CBS News correspondent David Martin reported the CIA has been advising other countries about which Syrian rebel groups are deserving of aid. Additionally, the CIA is known to have been operating a small number of offices in Turkey, but none so far in Syria itself. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. For the weather continues to move in a way that you are not used to seeing, in a way that is very dangerous, very destructive.  For the drought has expanded beyond mans reasons, the economy is effected, etc..

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As drought widens, 50.3% of U.S. counties declared disaster areas

By Michael Muskal August 1, 2012, 2:18 p.m.

More than half of the counties in the United States have been designated as disaster areas mainly because of the ongoing drought that has been ravaging the nation, officials announced Wednesday. Disaster designations were signed for 218 more counties in 12 states, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced. That brings this year's total to 1,584 counties in 32 states; more than 90% of those designations are due to drought conditions. The latest designations were in Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee and Wyoming. The Department of Agriculture said that 50.3% of all U.S. counties have been designated as disaster areas. etc.. and the news story continues....

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Earthquake hits central Peru: USGS
(08-02 19:35)
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake rattled central Peru today, US seismologists said, waking people up and sending them rushing into the street, AFP reports citing media. etc. and the news story continues...

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Heavy rain floods streets in Naugatuck

August 1, 2012

NAUGATUCK, Conn.—Naugatuck is cleaning up after a thunderstorm dumped heavy rainfall that flooded streets and caused evacuation of two apartment buildings. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy visited the town Wednesday evening to tour damage with Mayor Robert Mazzo, who declared a state of emergency at 4 p.m.etc.. and the news story continues

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etc.. It is crumbling, it is crumbling, the earthquakes and the tornadoes, the hurricanes and the forest fires, the flooding and the drought, the economy and the lack of food worldwide, it is crumbling, it is crumbling. And man has not seen it yet nor have they made the turns and the changes that they should have made, they are not pressing in as they should press in, they are standing back watching, thinking that the wind shall blow it by, oh, how foolish, oh, how foolish. etc..

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Fires roar across Calif; evac orders posted for Plumas Co.

2 fires are in Plumas National Forest

UPDATED 7:42 PM PDT Aug 01, 2012 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) -

Crews are battling two fires in the Plumas National Forest on Wednesday, one of which is 780 acres. Firefighters have the blaze 90 percent contained. The other spread to 1,000 acres, and crews contained it by 10 percent. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Destructive Wildfire

Blaze damages 25 structures, including homes

By Tim Talley (AP)

Noble, Okla. - A wildfire whipped by gusty, southerly winds swept through rural woodlands south of the Oklahoma City area Friday, burning several homes as firefighters struggled to contain it in 113-degree heat. etc.. etc.. With the ongoing drought, high temperatures and gust winds, it took little for fires to begin and spread and there was little crews could do to fight them. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Flooding brings chaos to Philippine capital

By the CNN Wire Staff

updated 2:57 PM EDT, Tue August 7, 2012

Manila, Philippines (CNN) -- Fueled by seasonal monsoon rains and a nearby tropical storm, widespread flooding in the Philippines worsened Tuesday, causing a landslide that killed nine members of a family, the national disaster agency reported. etc.. The capital city of Manila got 504 millimeters (about 20 inches) of rain Tuesday, PNA reported, with more on the way. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. For the weather continues to move in a way that you are not used to seeing, in a way that is very dangerous, very destructive.  For the drought has expanded beyond mans reasons, the economy is effected, etc..

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2012 sets record for Northeast's hottest year ever

Published: Tuesday, August 07, 2012, 6:16 PM Updated: Tuesday, August 07, 2012, 6:16 PM (AP)

ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — No surprise for Northeast residents sweating out the summer after a winter barely touching their snow shovels: This is the hottest year on record in the region so far. The Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University reported Tuesday that the average temperature in the 12-state region was 49.9 degrees from January through July. That’s the warmest seven-month period since 1895, the year systematic record keeping began. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Rare snow stuns people in Johannesburg

South Africa - People poured out of offices, pointed mobile phone cameras to the sky and opened their mouths to taste a rare snowfall blanketing South Africa's city of Johannesburg. etc.. etc.. and the news story continues and ends with this statement.. Snow is rare in Johannesburg, even as South Africa endures its winter months. The South African Weather Service says this is the 23rd day of snow in Johannesburg in the past 103 years.

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YORBA LINDA, Calif. (AP) — No damage has been reported from the second of two moderate earthquakes that shook wide areas of Southern California. California Institute of Technology seismologist Kate Hutton says the latest quake at 9:33 a.m. Wednesday quake was a magnitude-4.5 and was centered two miles northeast of the Orange County city of Yorba Linda. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. truly the signs are all round about, the tornadoes, oh, the tornadoes, the flooding, the flooding that is going on, the drought that is spreading, the earthquakes, volcanoes, oh, the things that are taking place, the economy that is rising so high at a record breaking speed etc..

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New Zealand volcano erupts after 100 years

A volcano quiet for more than a century erupted in a New Zealand national park, spreading thick ash for several miles and causing some residents to evacuate their homes. Some domestic flights were cancelled Aug. 7.  Steam spills from Mt Tongariro after the mountain erupted for the first time in over 100 years on August 8, 2012 in Tongariro National Park, New Zealand. Mt Tongariro erupted intermittently from 1855 to 1897. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. For the weather continues to move in a way that you are not used to seeing, in a way that is very dangerous, very destructive.  For the drought has expanded beyond mans reasons, the economy is effected, etc..

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July was the hottest ever recorded in history books

By Seth Borenstein (AP)

Washington - Scientists say July was the hottest month recorded in the Lower 48 states, braking a record set during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. etc.. etc.. But it's not just the heat. The U.S. Climate Extreme Index, which dates to 1900, follows indicators of unusually high and low temperatures, severe drought, downpours, and tropical storms and hurricanes. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. You have seen the collapse of the stock market and the rebirth that man has made, you have seen the enemies on the right hand and on the left hand preparing for war. You have seen the jobs go, you have seen America depart from where she once stood, for there were only two countries in the whole world that I blessed, one was Israel and they departed from me, the other was America and she has departed from me. They take not heed to the warnings that I give unto them. etc..

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etc.. Watch, watch, watch as you begin to see the monetary system totally crumble and collapse, etc..

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Economist: "This Is Going To Be A Lot Worse Than 2008"

Money Morning

By Terry Weiss, Money Morning

Noted expert Peter Schiff says the U.S. economy is on the verge of an economic collapse worse than 2008 and is warning investors to take immediate steps to protect themselves.

In a gripping interview on Yahoo Finance, Schiff warns that while any moves the Fed makes this year could "artificially" bolster the economy - and bring investors false hope that things are turning around - the truth is that the government will only be delaying the "Day of Reckoning." "If the Fed ultimately comes through with QE3... it won't strengthen the economy, but it will weaken the dollar," Schiff said, noting that Bernanke's policies will eventually lead to a Greek style debilitating sovereign debt crisis where the dollar plunges and consumer prices and interest rates spike. "We have a much bigger collapse coming, not just the markets, but of the economy. It's like what you're seeing in Europe right now only worse," Schiff said. Schiff goes on to say that things will get truly ugly when we hit our fiscal cliff and have to slash government spending across the board. "People on entitlements like Social Security and Medicare... they're not going to get the benefits they've been promised. Government workers are going to have to take pay cuts... banks are going to fail... people are going to lose money, not just investors but depositors. The housing market is going to fall again." And Schiff isn't the only expert warning about the U.S. economy's dire predicament. A group of prominent scientists, economists and geopolitical experts have uncovered an emerging pattern... one they believe could soon hasten an American economic catastrophe - and a radical hit to the wealth and financial security of millions Americans. etc.. and the news story continues...

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6.2 quake hits Alaska's Aleutian Islands

AAP August 11, 2012 9:54AM

A MODERATE earthquake has been recorded off Alaska's remote Aleutian Islands, but a tsunami wasn't generated. etc.. The Alaska Earthquake Information Centre initially put the preliminary magnitude at 5.0 but later revised it to match the magnitude 6.2 announced by the US Geological Survey. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Powerful earthquake strikes northwestern Iran

Reuters – 26 mins ago

DUBAI (Reuters) - Two strong earthquakes struck northwest Iran on Saturday and at least 50 people were taken to hospital, but there were no reports of any deaths, Iranian media said. The U.S. Geological Survey measured the first quake at 6.4 magnitude and said it struck 60 km (37 miles) northeast of the city of Tabriz at a depth of 9.9. km (6.2 miles) at 12.34 GMT. It said a second earthquake measuring 6.3 struck 49 km (30 miles) northeast of Tabriz 11 minutes later at a similar depth. Three more lesser aftershocks have followed since then. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. And as you line up with my word, as you line up with the things that I, your Father God, have said, my word shall come to pass, it shall fulfill the things that I have sent it forth to do. Therefore, in this time and in this hour, saith your Father God, you are seeing it being fulfilled right now, even though at times you do not like it, even though at times you do not agree with it, yet my word is being fulfilled. The clock is ticking, the midnight hour is already striking, the horses have been riding and yet many see not the things I have told them. They understand not what my word has said, etc.

Revelation 6:7-8 7 And when the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living being say, "Come!"

8 And I looked up and saw a horse whose color was pale green like a corpse. And Death was the name of its rider, who was followed around by the Grave. They were given authority over one-fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword and famine and disease and wild animals. (NLT)

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Dallas County allows aerial spraying for 1st time in decades to fight West Nile virus outbreak

By Danny Robbins, The Associated Press | Associated Press – 9 hrs ago

DALLAS - Suffering from the nation's deadliest outbreak of West Nile virus this year, Dallas County authorized aerial spraying of insecticide on Friday for the first time in nearly five decades to help fight the mosquito-born illness. Texas' second most populous county announced the decision after its leaders met with the state's top health official and experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly 90 cases of the most severe form of West Nile have been confirmed in the county so far, nine residents have died, and the virus' peak season is just beginning. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Strong earthquake reported in far-western China

BEIJING – Chinese officials say a strong earthquake has struck a remote area of the country's far-western Xinjiang region. The government earthquake monitoring center said the quake registered magnitude 6.2 and hit Sunday evening. It said it was centered 175 miles southeast of the oasis city of Hotan. The area is deep in the thinly populated Kunlun mountains. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. It is crumbling, it is crumbling, the earthquakes and the tornadoes, the hurricanes and the forest fires, the flooding and the drought, the economy and the lack of food worldwide, it is crumbling, it is crumbling. And man has not seen it yet nor have they made the turns and the changes that they should have made, they are not pressing in as they should press in, they are standing back watching, thinking that the wind shall blow it by, oh, how foolish, oh, how foolish. etc..

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Mandatory evacuations ordered as wildfires advance toward California town

By the CNN Wire Staff updated 1:13 AM EDT, Mon August 13, 2012

(CNN) -- Firefighters were battling two wildfires in Northern California that grew late Sunday to more than 5,000 acres, forcing people from their homes in Lake County, a fire official said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Wildfires blaze through Western states

By the CNN Wire Staff updated 10:33 AM EDT, Tue August 14, 2012

(CNN) -- Colorado paid the price earlier this summer. This week, new wildfires are burning through sagebrush, grass and beetle-killed lodgepole pines in California, Oregon, Nevada and Idaho. In all, 62 fires, including 16 new large fires, were burning as of Tuesday, the U.S. Forest Service reported. They have destroyed dozens of homes and threatened many more. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Magnitude 7.7 Pacific quake causes no damage

TOKYO (AP) – A magnitude 7.7 earthquake that hit waters off Russia's Pacific island of Sakhalin on Tuesday inflicted no casualties or damage, Russian officials said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Dry weather hurts area corn crop

By CATHERINE WILDE  Staff Reporter
A hot, dry growing season has resulted in high prices and unsteady corn crop yields so far this year, area farmers said.  John Diescher, whose farm on Route 41 in Polkville supplies both sweet and feed corn, said he has had to irrigate his sweet corn this year and the product is down about 10 to 20 percent from its usual growth this time of the year. Diescher and other farmers said that the hot temperatures and sparse rainfall early in the season hit the corn hard. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. For as you look around the world you see many things taking place, from earthquakes, from forest fires, from drought, oh from the lack of crops, the shortages of food, the high prices, are you not seeing these things, do you understand what the word says? You remember when man laughed and mocked at global warming and yet they are seeing that they are even admitting now that they are seeing that, for my word has declared that unto you? Do you know the signs, do you know the times, do you know the things that are taking place etc..

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Salt creeping up the Mississippi River

By Tom Watkins, CNN updated 5:31 AM EDT, Thu August 16, 2012

(CNN) -- A drought in Louisiana has lowered the Mississippi River, leaving its southern tip awash in saline from the Gulf of Mexico and prompting health officials in Plaquemines Parish to issue a drinking water advisory. etc.. etc.. the news story continues and ends with this statement... The drought's impact has had effects that extend beyond the river. It led the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday to designate four Louisiana parishes and seven contiguous parishes as natural disaster areas. Morehouse, Richland, Union and West Carroll parishes were declared primary natural disaster areas. The seven parishes named as contiguous disaster areas were: Caldwell, Claiborne, East Carroll, Franklin, Lincoln, Madison and Ouachita, according to the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry. According to the department, 63% of the nation's hay acreage and about 73% of cattle acreage are in drought areas, as are about 87% of U.S. corn and 85% of soybeans.

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Heat Waves "Almost Certainly" Due to Global Warming?

"The climate dice are now loaded," NASA's James Hansen says.

Ker Than for National Geographic News Published August 6, 2012

Recent heat waves that have triggered wildfires, droughts, and heat-related deaths in the United States and around the globe "almost certainly would not have occurred" without global warming —and will become more routine in coming years, NASA climate scientist James Hansen says. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Wildfires roast western states

By the CNN Wire Staff updated 10:26 AM EDT, Thu August 16, 2012

(CNN) -- Blistering hot temperatures will blast the normally tepid Pacific Northwest again Thursday as dozens of wildfires burn across large sections of the western United States. The mercury is expected to soar near triple digits in Portland, Oregon, with Seattle forecast to reach the lower 90s, the National Weather Service said. The coastal region is roasting under an excessive heat warning. At least 70 large fires were burning across 13 states west of the Mississippi River, according to the National Interagency Coordination Center. California had the most with 13, followed by Nevada with 12 and Idaho with 10, the center said. etc.. As of Wednesday, wildfires have burned through 6.47 million acres this year, surpassing the 6.36 million acres burned by this date last year, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. etc.. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. And as you line up with my word, as you line up with the things that I, your Father God, have said, my word shall come to pass, it shall fulfill the things that I have sent it forth to do. Therefore, in this time and in this hour, saith your Father God, you are seeing it being fulfilled right now, even though at times you do not like it, even though at times you do not agree with it, yet my word is being fulfilled. The clock is ticking, the midnight hour is already striking, the horses have been riding and yet many see not the things I have told them. They understand not what my word has said, etc.

Revelation 6:7-8 7 And when the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living being say, "Come!"

8 And I looked up and saw a horse whose color was pale green like a corpse. And Death was the name of its rider, who was followed around by the Grave. They were given authority over one-fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword and famine and disease and wild animals. (NLT)

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Bloody day of blasts in Iraq kills more than 70

By Kareem Raheem  BAGHDAD | Thu Aug 16, 2012 7:27pm EDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A series of bombings and shootings killed more than 70 people across Iraq on Thursday in a bloody day of attacks underscoring the country's struggle with a stubborn insurgency more than half a year after the U.S. military withdrew. In the worst of the blasts that erupted in the morning and ended in the evening, at least 27 people were killed when a car bomb exploded outside a cafe in Baghdad's Zafraniya district as Iraqis took to the streets to end daily fasting for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. It is crumbling, it is crumbling, the earthquakes and the tornadoes, the hurricanes and the forest fires, the flooding and the drought, the economy and the lack of food worldwide, it is crumbling, it is crumbling. And man has not seen it yet nor have they made the turns and the changes that they should have made, they are not pressing in as they should press in, they are standing back watching, thinking that the wind shall blow it by, oh, how foolish, oh, how foolish. etc..

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Coast Guard halts traffic on low-water stretch of Mississippi

From Joe Sutton, CNN updated 10:06 AM EDT, Tue August 21, 2012

(CNN) -- An 11-mile stretch of the Mississippi River near Greenville, Mississippi, was closed Monday to most vessel traffic because of low water levels, idling nearly a hundred boats and barges in the stream, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. etc.. etc.. A historic drought and excessive heat have reduced water levels and scorched wide sections of the U.S. Midwest. Flooding last year may have worsened the situation on the Mississippi by leaving deposits of silt and debris in areas that would normally be clear. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. But if you watch closely, if you listen carefully you will hear the rumbling, you will hear the machinery as it prepares for war.  You will hear the things that you never expected to hear, you shall see the things that you have not expected to see, many, many evil things, for it is that hour and it is that time. etc..

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Hamas top official: Kill every last Jew and American

August 24, 2012

A senior Hamas official said in a televised sermon that he wished for the annihilation of every single Jew and American. The sermon by Sheik Ahmad Bahr, deputy speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, was broadcast earlier this month on Hamas’s Al-Aqsa TV. “Oh, Allah, destroy the Jews and their supporters” and “the Americans and their supporters,” he was filmed saying. “Oh, Allah, count them one by one, and kill them all, without leaving a single one. The video was edited and translated by MEMRI, the Middle East Media Research Institute. “If the enemy sets foot on a single square inch of Islamic land, Jihad becomes an individual duty incumbent upon every Muslim, male or female,” Bahr also said. “A woman doesn’t need permission from her husband, nor a servant his master’s permission,” in order to engage in jihad. This, Bahr said, is “in order to annihilate those Jews.” The Islamist Hamas movement seized control of the Gaza Strip in 2007, and won a majority of seats in the Palestinian parliament in 2006 elections.

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'Iran expands nuclear capacity underground'

By Yaakov Lappin, REUTERS  08/23/2012 21:26

Diplomatic sources in Vienna say Iran added more uranium enrichment machines at underground bunker in Fordow.

Iran has installed many more uranium enrichment machines in an underground bunker, diplomatic sources said on Thursday, potentially paving the way for a significant expansion of work the West fears is ultimately aimed at making nuclear bombs. Several sources said Iran had put in place additional enrichment centrifuges in its Fordow facility, buried deep inside a mountain to protect it against any enemy strikes. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. The global warming is still there; many are taking a closer look at that. Everything that my word says that you shall see in these last days, you are seeing, they are there, etc..

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Antarctic Peninsula now almost as warm as 12,000 years ago

 
Rapid warming of the Antarctic Peninsula is bringing temperatures close to the warmth that followed the end of the last ice age, says lead researcher Richard Mulvaney, a paleoclimatologist with the British Antarctic Survey.

By Wynne Parry, LiveScience / August 22, 2012
The Antarctic Peninsula, which juts out about 1,000 miles (1,610 kilometers) from the western flank of the frozen continent, is one of the fastest warming places on Earth. etc.. The rapid, modern warming is bringing the peninsula's temperatures close to the warmth that followed the end of the last ice age, lead researcher Richard Mulvaney, a paleoclimatologist with the British Antarctic Survey, told LiveScience.  "We are now approaching the temperatures last seen 12,000 years ago," he wrote in an email. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. It is crumbling, it is crumbling, the earthquakes and the tornadoes, the hurricanes and the forest fires, the flooding and the drought, the economy and the lack of food worldwide, it is crumbling, it is crumbling. And man has not seen it yet nor have they made the turns and the changes that they should have made, they are not pressing in as they should press in, they are standing back watching, thinking that the wind shall blow it by, oh, how foolish, oh, how foolish. etc..

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Strong earthquake shakes El Salvador

AFP – 16 hrs ago

A strong 7.3 earthquake shook an area in the Pacific Ocean off El Salvador early Monday, prompting a brief tsunami warning for the region that was later lifted, US officials said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Southern California shaken by 'swarm' of earthquakes

By Brian Day and Frank C. Girardot, SGVNcontracostatimes.com

Posted: 08/27/2012 06:59:13 AM PDT August 27, 2012 3:31 PM GMTUpdated: 08/27/2012 08:31:29 AM PDT

PASADENA -- A swarm of hundreds of earthquakes -- some registering magnitudes greater than 5 -- rattled Southern California along the Mexican border Sunday. The ground below the town of Brawley near the Salton Sea could continue to rumble for several days, experts at the California Institute of Technology said. etc.. etc.. Sunday's series of more than 200 earthquakes, which scientists refer to as a swarm, all emanated from a small stretch of fault line about three to four kilometers long near Brawley, about 16 miles north of El Centro, etc.. etc.. The region is known as the Brawley Seismic Zone, Jones explained. Lined with small fault lines, it sits between the San Andreas Fault and Imperial Fault Zones. The first quake of the swarm had a magnitude of 3.9 and hit at 10:02 a.m. It was followed by a smaller quake about 90 seconds later in the same area near the southern end of the Salton Sea, and other smaller quakes followed within six minutes of the first shock. By afternoon, more than 200 earthquakes had been recorded by the USGS, and continued into the evening. Sixteen of the quakes had a magnitude between 4.0 and 4.9, and another 16 registered magnitudes between 3.0 and 3.9, Jones said. The vast majority of the quakes were well below 3.0-magnitude. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Open Story: Hurricane Isaac makes landfall

(CNN) -- Residents, governments and businesses in New Orleans and the central Gulf coast rushed Tuesday to complete last-minute preparations to bear the brunt of Hurricane Isaac. The storm made initial landfall Tuesday evening as a Category 1 hurricane after graduating from tropical storm status Tuesday afternoon. Isaac hit the day before on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the area. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. The clock is ticking, the midnight hour is already striking, the horses have been riding and yet many see not the things I have told them. They understand not what my word has said, etc..

Rev 6:4
4 And another horse appeared, a red one. Its rider was given a mighty sword and the authority to remove peace from the earth.

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Peres: Hamas will pay for firing rockets at kids

By Greer Fay Cashman 08/27/2012 16:03

Three rockets fall in South as school year begins; president visits embattled Sha'ar Hanegev, says "if they fire, we will fire."  President Shimon Peres told students at Shaar HaNegev Technological High School on Monday that there would be “strong repercussions from Israel” if Hamas continues firing rockets at Israeli children. Referring to the four rockets that had been fired into the South in recent days, two of them quite close to the rocketproof educational facility – Peres said that he could not understand the stupidity of the ongoing rocket campaign, and warned that if the people in Gaza will continue in their attempts to destroy Israel, there will be no choice but to retaliate, and Israel will destroy them. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. It is crumbling, it is crumbling, the earthquakes and the tornadoes, the hurricanes and the forest fires, the flooding and the drought, the economy and the lack of food worldwide, it is crumbling, it is crumbling. And man has not seen it yet nor have they made the turns and the changes that they should have made, they are not pressing in as they should press in, they are standing back watching, thinking that the wind shall blow it by, oh, how foolish, oh, how foolish. etc..

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Quake off Philippines spurs small tsunami; 1 dead

By TERESA CEROJANO | Associated Press – 15 mins ago

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A 7.6-magnitude quake struck off the eastern coast of the Philippines late Friday, killing at least one person in a house collapse, knocking out power in several towns and generating negligible tsunami surges. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Tropical Storm Isaac Causes First Death as Tornadoes Ravage Region

By ANTHONY CASTELLANO and KEVIN DOLAK | Good Morning America – Thu, Aug 30, 2012

As Tropical Storm Isaac moves away from the Gulf Coast and into the country's interior, spinning off tornadoes across two states, etc.. "[The county] is completely flooded. And it's only going to get worse," Harris said, adding that rivers and creeks along the county near the Louisiana border will not crest until midnight tonight through 4 a.m. "The worst is yet to come," Harris said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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For if you think last week was exciting, if you think that the things that I told you, the things that you were to keep your eyes upon were non existent, then you were sleeping. But I say unto you, this week it shall also be an exciting time and there will be things going on that you need to keep your eyes upon, that you need to keep your ears open that you can hear, that you can hear what the Spirit is saying to the church, etc..

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Activists say 5,000 people killed in Syria in August

(AP)

Beirut _ Activist groups said Sunday that about 5,000 people were killed in Syria's civil war in August, the highest figure ever reported in more than 17 months of fighting etc.. the news story continues and ends with this statement.. The two main activists groups also released new death tolls for the entire uprising since March 2011. The Observatory said more than 26,000 have been killed, including more than 18,500 civilians. The LCC put the death toll at more than 23,000 civilians. The LCC does not count members of he military who are killed, but the Observatory does. That averages out to about 1,300 to 1,500 deaths per month, making the August figure more than three times higher than average.

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Nasrallah: Iran could strike US bases if attacked

By Ruters 9-3-12

"The response will be very great," Hezbollah leader says, but adds he doesn't believe J'em will launch a strike soon.

Iran could strike US bases in the Middle East in response to any Israeli strike on its nuclear facilities, the leader of Lebanon's Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah said on Monday. "A decision has been taken to respond and the response will be very great," Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said in an interview with the Beirut-based Al Mayadeen television. "The response will not be just inside the Israeli entity - American bases in the whole region could be Iranian targets," he said, citing information he said was from Iranian officials. "If Israel targets Iran, America bears responsibility." etc.. and the news story continues...

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Stronger red lines for Iran could prevent conflict, Netanyahu says

By Jeff Abramowitz MCT

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Monday on the world to lay dawn a red line for Iran, saying the clearer the line, the less the chance of bloodshed - in a possible pullback from hits that Israel may attack the Islamic republic. He told a group of U.S. and Israeli military veterans that Iran was "galloping ahead" with its nuclear program because it did not see clear red lines, "or the necessary resolve and determination from the international community." etc.. etc.. The premier's comments came hours after the New York Times reported that the Obama administration is pushing ahead with a range of steps "short of war," which it hopes will head off an Israeli military attack on Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program. etc.. and the news story continues...

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French envoy: Paris won't be idle in face of Iranian threat

By GIL SHEFLER LAST UPDATED: 09/04/2012 16:38

French ambassador to Israel Christophe Bigot said during a ceremony in Jerusalem on Tuesday that his country would not stand idly by in the face of Iran's nuclear ambitions. "We must act resolutely towards the Iranian regime which seeks not only to have a nuclear weapon, but also denies the very existence of the right for Israel to exist," he said. "In front of these words and actions, France will not be a passive witness.” etc.. and the news story continues...

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India, China to resume joint military exercises

By REUTERS LAST UPDATED: 09/04/2012 13:29

NEW DELHI - India and China plan to restart joint military exercises soon, Indian officials said on Tuesday, as visiting Chinese defense minister General Liang Guanglie sought to soothe New Delhi's nerves about Beijing's growing footprint in South Asia. On the first trip by a Chinese defense minister to New Delhi in eight years, Liang and his Indian counterpart discussed security in the Asia-Pacific region, where India's competition for resources and influence has added to Chinese concerns about the US 'pivot' to Asia. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Reports: Egypt wouldn't fire on Iran ship

Published: Aug. 27, 2012 at 11:01 AM

CAIRO, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Egypt's Navy refused a U.S. request to fire on an Iranian weapons ship heading for violence-torn Syria through the Suez Canal, al-Arabiya reported. "The Suez Canal is a narrow waterway and it is impossible for military action to take place there," Mohab Mamish, recently appointed chairman of the Suez Canal Authority and former Egyptian Navy commander told al-Arabiya. etc.. and the news story continues...

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5.9 earthquake shakes southern Philippines

Updated Mon Sep 3, 2012 8:48pm AEST

A moderate earthquake struck the southern Philippines this afternoon, just days after a powerful tremor in the same area triggered a tsunami warning. The quake measured 5.9 and was located in the Celebes Sea, 67 kilometres west of Palimbang town on the southern island of Mindanao. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake hits off Bali

From: AFP September 04, 2012 5:16AM

A STRONG 6.4-magnitude earthquake has struck off the Indonesian resort island of Bali early today, but there was no tsunami warning and no immediate reports of damage or injuries. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Wildfire near Los Angeles destroys 4,000 hectares

AFP – 8 hrs ago

Around 700 firefighters are battling a wildfire near Los Angeles that forced the evacuation of hundreds of tourists camping over the holiday weekend, officials said. The fire at the Angeles National Forest has consumed 4,000 acres (1,600 hectares) and was just five percent contained, according to the interagency information management system InciWeb. The rest was burning uncontrollably. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Cooler weather helps control Nebraska wildfires

Associated Press – Sun, Sep 2, 2012

CHADRON, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman says some cooler weather helped firefighters make good progress overnight in their battle against several wildfires in the northwest corner of the state. But Heineman says it will likely take two or three more days to get the fires near Chadron fully under control. The governor was touring the fire damage on Sunday and meeting with local officials. He says firefighters are concerned about the Sunday forecast for winds that could spread the fires further than the more than 93 square miles they've already burned. One fire has crossed the state border into South Dakota. Heineman says Nebraska has had a rough summer of wildfires, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Typhoon Bolaven kills 48, leaves scores missing in North Korea

Posted about 3 hours ago

PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA (BNO NEWS) -- The death toll as a result of Typhoon Bolaven, one of the most powerful storms to strike the Korean Peninsula in recent years, has risen to at least 48, state-run media reported on Monday. The storm also left tens of thousands of people homeless. Bolaven made landfall in North Korea on late Tuesday with torrential rains and maximum sustained winds of 90 kilometers (55.9 miles) per hour and gusts up to 129.6 kilometers (80 miles) per hour, according to Choe Tong Hwan, the director of the North Korean Hydro-meteorological Management Office in North Hwanghae province. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Belfast rioters 'tried to murder' police officers

Northern Ireland police federation chief hails 'bravery and courage' of officers after 60 injured in two nights of violence

Henry McDonald, Ireland correspondent Tuesday 4 September 2012 04.59 EDT

Rioters attacking police lines over the past 48 hours were prepared to murder officers, the organisation representing Northern Ireland's rank and file policemen and women has claimed. The Police Federation of Northern Ireland condemned those behind two nights' violent disorder in north Belfast, during which more than 60 police officers were injured. At least three police officers had to be hospitalized. Terry Spence, the federation's chairman, said of the officers on the front line in the Carlisle Circus/Lower Shankill area: "Their bravery and courage is in stark contrast to that of the cowardly thugs responsible for trying to murder them." Fifteen police officers were injured in Monday night's disturbances when the Police Service of Northern Ireland fired up to six plastic baton rounds and deployed water cannon to quell trouble from up to 300 loyalists who had gathered in the area following a teatime protest. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Suspect in Quebec shooting hospitalized

By Holly Yan and Michael Pearson, CNN updated 1:25 PM EDT, Wed September 5, 2012

(CNN) -- Police in Montreal were working Wednesday to uncover the motive behind a gunman's midnight attack that left one person dead and another wounded at the victory rally by Quebec's newly elected premier. Pauline Marois was speaking to excited supporters near midnight Tuesday when the man, dressed in what appeared to be a bathrobe and face mask and armed with two guns, slipped into the Montreal concert hall and opened fire. He then set a small fire at the venue's back door, police said. etc.. etc.. While it's not clear what the motive for the attack may have been, the man shouted "The English are waking up!" in French as he was being taken to a police cruiser. Marois' party, Parti Quebecois, wants the French-speaking province to secede from Canada and become its own country. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Powerful Earthquake Reported in Costa Rica

By DANICA COTO The Associated Press NOSARA, Costa Rica September 5, 2012 (AP)

A powerful, magnitude-7.6 earthquake shook Costa Rica and a wide swath of Central America on Wednesday, collapsing some houses, blocking highways and causing panic, but officials said there was only one reported death, from a heart attack. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered about 38 miles (60 kilometers) from the town of Liberia. The magnitude initially was estimated at 7.9, but was quickly downgraded. Local residents said it shook for about 30 seconds. etc.. and the news story continues...

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West Nile cases in U.S. up 25 percent in latest week: CDC

By Marice Richter DALLAS | Wed Sep 5, 2012 6:52pm EDT

DALLAS (Reuters) - The number of U.S. cases of West Nile virus rose 25 percent in the latest week, putting the 2012 outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease on track to be the most severe on record in the United States, health officials said on Wednesday. It's already the worst year ever in Texas, they said. So far this year, 1,993 cases have been reported to federal health officials, up from 1,590 reported the week before, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in its weekly update of outbreak data. A total of 87 people have now died from the disease, compared with 66 reported one week ago. etc...

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Yosemite hantavirus warning expands to 39 countries

September 5, 2012

U.S. health officials have notified 39 other countries whose citizens may be at risk for hantavirus after recently traveling to Yosemite National Park, where a deadly outbreak of rodent-borne disease has been traced. etc.. Spread through urine, droppings or saliva of infected rodents, hantavirus takes between one and six weeks before causing symptoms in humans, officials said. The disease is generally transmitted when people come in contact with an enclosed area that has been infested by mice. The disease is rare587 cases were diagnosed nationwide from 1993 and 2011, of which about one-third were fatal, according to the CDC. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Quakes kill at least 50 in mountainous SW China

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN | Associated Press – 1 hr 3 mins ago

BEIJING (AP) — A series of earthquakes collapsed houses and triggered landslides in a remote mountainous part of southwestern China on Friday, killing at least 50 people with the toll expected to rise. Damage was preventing rescuers from reaching some outlying areas, and communications were disrupted. The quakes started with a 5.6-magnitude shock before 11:30 a.m. along the borders of Guizhou and Yunnan provinces, and another equally big quake struck shortly after noon followed by more than 60 aftershocks, Chinese and U.S. government seismologists said. Though of moderate strength, the quakes were shallow, which often causes more damage. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Police Say No Reports of Damage From Calif. Quake

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. September 7, 2012 (AP)

A small but shallow earthquake centered in the heart of Beverly Hills shook a lot of people awake but caused no injuries or damage early Friday, authorities said. The magnitude-3.5 quake struck at 12:03 a.m., triggering numerous calls to police and fire agencies. The U.S. Geological Survey says more than 4,000 people checked in on its website to say they felt it. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Iran hosts Islamic resistance festival

Updated Sep 07, 2012 at 01:55am IST

Isfahan: Often called one of the world's most beautiful cities, Isfahan is famous for its elegant architecture and formal gardens. It is also the city that 500 years ago was pivotal in transforming Iran from a Sunni-dominated country to a Shia one. So it was the ideal backdrop for the regime in Tehran to host its "resistance" partners from the Palestinian Territories and Lebanon to discuss how they will triumph over US and Israeli threats to the Middle East, notably in Syria. In a 300-year-old former caravanserai, representatives from Lebanon's Hizbollah and Amal Movements, as well as Hamas and Islamic Jihad from the Palestinian Territories, gathered for the third International Conference and Festival of Islamic Resistance. In a series of speeches at a conference hall covered in exquisite plasterwork, they recounted how resistance was key to the victory against Israel in Lebanon in 2006, and the 22-day siege of Gaza in 2008-09. Their Iranian hosts made clear that it was Syria's turn to resist what it sees as a global threat against Damascus as "punishment for its support for Palestine". This resistance, however, should come through the government of Bashar al-Assad, rather than militant groups or a popular movement. "Al-Qaeda along with the US, Israel and Arab reactionaries all intend to overthrow one government," Ali-Akbar Velayati, senior adviser to Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, told the conference on Wednesday. "It is because Syria is the golden link of the resistance chain against Israel." etc.. and the news story continues..

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Two Rockets Explode in Sdot Negev Regional Council

Two rockets fired on Friday morning by terrorists from Hamas-controlled Gaza exploded in open areas of the Sdot Negev Regional Council.

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UPDATE 2-Turkish jets hit Kurdish militant positions-sources

Thu Sep 6, 2012 4:49am EDT

Turkey witnessing some of worst violence for 30 years

At least one soldier killed in initial clashes

Southeastern Turkey, Northern Iraq targeted

Turkish leaders blame rising violence on Syrian conflict

By Seyhmus Cakan

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Turkish fighter planes and attack helicopters struck suspected Kurdish militant positions in southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq late on Wednesday in a major air-and-ground operation, security sources and witnesses said. The offensive, which involved at least 2,000 ground troops and 10 F-16 warplanes, underscores a growing cycle of violence in the mainly Kurdish southeast of the country - a development Turkish leaders have linked to the nearby conflict in Syria. "Around 2,000 soldiers are involved in the operation. Cobra helicopters ... are bombing targets on the Kato mountain," a security source told Reuters, referring to a location in southeastern Sirnak province, which borders Iraq and Syria. Up to 10 F-16 fighter jets had also been sent from a nearby base in Diyarbakir to support the operation, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Iran says may retaliate for Canada's "hostile" cut in ties

Reuters – 4 hrs ago

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran accused Canada on Saturday of "hostile behavior" under Israeli and British influence after Ottawa cut diplomatic relations, and it raised the prospect of swift retaliation. Canada said on Friday that it was closing its embassy in Tehran and gave Iranian diplomats five days to leave the country, branding the Islamic Republic as the "most significant threat to global peace and security". Ottawa cited Iran's disputed nuclear work, which Western states see as a disguised effort to develop atomic bombs, its hostility toward Israel and alleged military aid to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who is battling a popular uprising. etc.. etc.. The closure of Ottawa's Tehran mission is the most significant row between Iran and another country since the ransacking of the UK embassy, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Friday Storms Slam Parts of Midwest, Plains

Updated: Sep 8, 2012, 7:32 AM EDT weather.com

Powerful storms rumbled across parts of the Midwest and the southern Plains late Friday evening, leaving four people dead in Oklahoma after their mobile home was blown into a ravine. The storms also left damaged homes, downed trees and thousands of power outages in their wake as the storms swept toward the east. etc.. Large Hail, Power Outages in the Ozarks The storms were part of storm system and cold front that collided with triple-digit temperatures in much of the state on Friday. Wind gusts topping 70 mph were reported at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Syrian warplanes pummel cities as opposition reports 178 more killed

From the CNN Wire Staff updated 9:02 PM EDT, Sat September 8, 2012

(CNN) -- Warplanes crossed the skies over key battleground areas in another bloody day in Syria. Here are the latest developments in the 18-month crisis: On the ground: Fire from the air  The Syrian military bombarded Aleppo and Damascus provinces Saturday, the opposition Local Coordination Committees (LCC) of Syria said.  Across the country, at least 178 people were killed Saturday -- 89 of them in Aleppo alone -- said the LCC, a network of opposition activists. Fifteen were "summarily executed" in Douma and nine were executed in Hirak in Daraa province, according to the group.  Amateur videos showed people running towards the scene of explosions in Aleppo and pulling out bodies from the rubble.  The LCC said government forces were taking aim at water supply lines but state media denied that accusation.  State-run media said Syrian armed forces had killed "a big number of terrorist mercenaries" in the Deir al-Asafir area near Damascus and arrested many of their leaders. From the beginning, President Bashar al-Assad has refused to acknowledge the popular uprising and blamed the bloodshed as the work of armed thugs. The region: Rockets land in Iraq Four rockets fired from Syria landed across the Iraqi border in the town of al-Qaim, Iraqi Interior Ministry officials said Saturday. The rockets fell on a residential area, killing a 4-year-old girl. etc.. and the news story continues...

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2 tornadoes strike in NYC; no injuries reported (AP)

NEW YORK (AP) — Two tornadoes struck the outer edges of New York City on Saturday, hurling debris into the air, knocking out power but causing no serious injuries among startled residents accustomed to thinking of twisters as a Midwestern phenomenon. The first hit a beachfront neighborhood and the second, stronger tornado followed moments later about 10 miles away. etc.. The National Weather Service said winds were up to 110 miles per hour, and several homes and trees were damaged. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Nicaraguan volcano spews ash cloud, residents evacuated

Sunday, September 09, 2012 - 13:08 By Reuters

NICARAGUA'S highest volcano belched an ash plume up to 3 miles (5 km) into the atmosphere on Saturday, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of nearby residents. etc.. The plume formed a cloud extending 30-miles etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Oh foolish man, many boast that they would and yet they have allowed their own strength to go down because they have forsaken me. They have taken on other god’s, etc..

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Mosque construction in the U.S. up 74 percent in past decade

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) 9/8/2012

The number of mosques in the United States has grown by 74 percent in the past 11 years, up from 1,209 in 2001 to a substantial 2,106 in 2011. The statistics was compiled and released by Faith Communities Today, affiliated with the Hartford Seminary's Hartford Institute for Religion Research earlier this year.

LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - The survey found that mosque construction has typically been in larger metropolitan U.S. areas. The 10 states with the largest number of mosques are New York, with 257, California with 246, Texas with 166, Florida with 118, Illinois with 109, New Jersey with 109, Pennsylvania with 99, Michigan with 77, Georgia with 69 and Virginia with 62. etc. In terms of metropolitan areas, Greater New York City again led with 192 mosques. Southern California has 120, Greater Chicago has 90, Greater Philadelphia has 63 and Greater Detroit's 63 mosques rounded out the top five metropolitan areas for mosque population. The survey was the first of two reports on American mosques released this year. and the news story continues..

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etc.. Are you aware of how they are removing the Bible, are you aware of how they are fighting Christians, are you aware of the countries that are killing every Christian that is there? And then you think I can delay another five years or another ten years. Have you not read in my word where they are laying under my altar and they are crying out, how much longer, how much longer? Oh what a sad state the world is in.

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DNC Removes Any Mention of God From Party Platform

Posted 09/05/2012 |

Democrats have removed any mention of God from their party platform, dropping language from the 2008 version that at least had a passing reference to the Creator whom the founders of the nation explained grants the rights we enjoy.

This is the paragraph that was in the 2008 platform:

We need a government that stands up for the hopes, values, and interests of working people, and gives everyone willing to work hard the chance to make the most of their God-given potential.” Now the words “God-given” have been removed. The paragraph has been restructured to say this: “We gather to reclaim the basic bargain that built the largest middle class and the most prosperous nation on Earth – etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. For truly the darkness is only going to begin to spread further and further and to get darker and darker and you need to be in the place where you can be with me at all times, saith the Lord, that you can hear my voice at all times. For truly the demon activity has gotten far greater than ever before any time in history. etc..

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Protesters attack U.S. diplomatic compounds in Egypt, Libya

By the CNN Wire Staff updated 9:09 AM EDT, Wed September 12, 2012

Cairo (CNN) -- The United States said it was taking measures to protect its citizens worldwide after protesters angry about an online film considered offensive to Islam attacked U.S. diplomatic compounds in Libya and Egypt Tuesday. In Libya, witnesses say members of a radical Islamist group called Ansar al-Sharia protested near the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, where NATO jets established no-fly zones last year to halt ground attacks from then-Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi. The group then clashed with security forces in the city, blocking roads leading to the consulate, witnesses said. The U.S. ambassador to Libya, J. Christopher Stevens, was killed in the attack, etc.. and the news story continues...

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US: Setting red lines for Iran is not useful

By Herb Keinon, JPOST.COM STAFF  09/11/2012 00:58

State Department statement follows Clinton's comment against setting deadlines on the Iranian nuclear program.

The US State Department on Monday said setting red lines on the Iranian nuclear program is not useful, following Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's statement Sunday that Washington is "not setting deadlines." etc.. Her words came within hours of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu telling the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that Jerusalem and the US were discussing what kind of "red lines" needed to be drawn to keep Iran from pursuing its nuclear program. etc..

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Pakistan: Troops push militants across Afghan border after weeks of fighting; over 100 dead

KHAR, Pakistan — Pakistani security forces pushed Taliban militants who came from Afghanistan back across the border after more than two weeks of fighting in a mountainous tribal region, spokesmen for both sides said Sunday. The government says over 100 people were killed in the offensive. The violence in the northwestern Bajur area highlighted the growing problem of Taliban militants using sanctuaries in Afghanistan to attack Pakistan. The frequency of the raids has increased, and this was the first instance in which Pakistani Taliban militants coming from Afghanistan seized and held territory in Pakistan for a significant amount of time. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Sudan's army clashes with rebels in border state

KHARTOUM | Mon Sep 10, 2012 3:04pm EDT

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's armed forces attacked rebels near the capital of the oil-producing South Kordofan state on Monday, killing 18 people, a state-linked website said, in an escalation of recent fighting on several fronts in Sudan's borderlands. Sudan's government is battling an alliance of rebels in the western region of Darfur and the southern states of South Kordofan and Blue Nile which both border Khartoum's arch rival South Sudan. The fighting is overshadowing current talks between Sudan and South Sudan in Ethiopia over a border security agreement to end hostilities after both nations came close to war in April. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Car bomb in northwest Pakistan kills 12 Shiite Muslims, officials say

By Associated Press, Published: September 10AP

PARACHINAR, Pakistan — A car bomb ripped through a crowded market in a Pakistani tribal region bordering Afghanistan on Monday, killing 12 Shiite Muslims in the latest instance of sectarian violence to rock this country, officials said. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Suspected al-Qaida bombing misses Yemen minister

By AHMED AL-HAJ and SARAH EL DEEB
Associated Press

SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Yemen's defense minister narrowly escaped assassination Tuesday when a powerful car bomb ripped through his motorcade as it traveled in the nation's capital, killing at least 13 people in an attack that bore the hallmarks of al-Qaida. The bombing came a day after Yemeni authorities announced the killing of the No. 2 leader of the network's Yemeni branch - the terror group's most active - in an apparent U.S. airstrike. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Nigeria floods kill 137, displace thousands

LAGOS | Sun Sep 9, 2012 1:14pm EDT

LAGOS (Reuters) - Floods across Nigeria have killed 137 people and displaced more than 30,000 since the beginning of July, the local Red Cross said on Sunday. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Pakistan 'blasphemy' family tell of fire threat

11 September 2012 Last updated at 16:42 ET

The family of a young Pakistani Christian girl, known as Rimsha, who is accused of blasphemy, say their Muslim neighbors threatened to burn them alive inside their home. Speaking to the BBC under tight security, Rimsha's father said he feared for their lives. He insisted his daughter was innocent. Rimsha was released on bail on Saturday, but could still face charges. She had been accused of burning pages from an Islamic textbook. But a cleric who had accused her was arrested last week for allegedly planting evidence against her, and himself desecrating the Koran. etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc.. truly the signs are all round about, the tornadoes, oh, the tornadoes, the flooding, the flooding that is going on, the drought that is spreading, the earthquakes, volcanoes, oh, the things that are taking place, the economy that is rising so high at a record breaking speed etc..

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Guatemala volcano erupts, forcing 33,000 to evacuate homes

By Alberto Arce and Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, Associated Press / September 13, 2012

Guatemala volcano: At least 17 villages near the Volcan del Fuego, six miles from the colonial city of Antigua, are being evacuated. The eruption of the volcano could cause a disruption in airline flights in and out of Guatemala.

Guatemala City - A long-simmering volcano outside one of the Guatemala's most famous tourist attractions exploded into a series of powerful eruptions Thursday, hurling thick clouds of ash nearly two miles (three kilometers) high etc.. and the news story continues...

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Powerful typhoon rumbles over Japanese island of Okinawa

From Judson Jones, CNN updated 10:32 PM EDT, Sat September 15, 2012

(CNN) -- Typhoon Sanba was aiming squarely at South Korea early Sunday after passing over the Japanese island of Okinawa, according to regional forecasters. etc.. The storm has maximum sustained winds of estimated winds of 194 kph (120 mph) and gusts nearing 241 kph (149 mph), according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, the U.S. military agency responsible for issuing tropical storm warnings in the Pacific Ocean. etc.. the news story continues and ends with this statement.. Sanba is forecast to make a second landfall in mainland South Korea around noon local time Monday. It could also strike southern mainland Japan. Last month, Typhoon Bolaven killed more than 60 people on the Korean peninsula. Bolaven had also swept over Okinawa, which escaped relatively unscathed.

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etc.. They are not aware of the lateness of the hour, they are not aware of the things that are going on throughout the world, they haven’t even noticed as man has removed leadership from many countries only to get a far worse leader than the one they got rid of, because they thought, they thought that they were doing right and yet they were not doing right.  And when I speak up they don’t want to listen to me, they want to listen to the world and what the world has to say. etc

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Protests Rage On

Anti US rallies in a dozen nations; embassy breached in Tunisia

New York Times News Service

Cairo - The violent anti-American rallies that have roiled the Islamic world over a video denigrating the Prophet Muhammad expanded Friday to more than a dozen countries, with demonstrators breaching the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia for the first time and protesters in Sudan's capital broadening the targets to include Germany and Britain. The broadening of the protests appeared unabated by calls for restraint from the new Islamic president of Egypt, etc.. Germany's foreign minister, Guido Westerwelle, told reporters at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin that the country's embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, had been "stormed and in part set aflame" in an attack by "demonstrators capable of violence." etc.. German missions in Muslim countries had already strengthened security measures because of the unrest. etc.. etc.. Witnesses in Cairo said protests that first flared Tuesday - the day that J. Christopher Stevens, the U.S. ambassador in Libya, was killed in an attack in neighboring Libya - continued sporadically Friday, with protesters throwing rocks and gasoline bombs near the U.S. Embassy and police firing tear gas. In Lebanon, one person was killed and 25 injured as protesters attack restaurants. There was also turmoil in Yemen, Bangladesh, Qatar, Kuwait and Iraq, and demonstrations in Malaysia. In Nigeria, troops fired in the air to disperse protesters etc.. The widening unrest has challenged the Obama administration's policy in the tinderbox region where the Arab Spring uprisings have removed many of the pro-American strongmen who once kept public displays of Islamic passion in check. etc.. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Film protests: US orders Tunisia and Sudan withdrawal

16 September 2012 Last updated at 03:29 ET

The United States has ordered non-essential diplomatic staff and their families to leave Sudan and Tunisia. In a statement, the state department also urged US citizens in Tunisia to make their way out of the country.  The US embassies in the Tunisian and Sudanese capitals have both been attacked in the wave of anti-US protests in the Muslim world over an anti-Islam film made in the US. Earlier, Sudan refused to allow the US to send Marines to protect its embassy. Sudanese officials said the country's security forces were capable of providing protection to the embassy. etc.. The state department said the Sudanese government had "taken some steps to limit the activities of terrorist groups", but that elements remained and had threatened to attack Western interests, the BBC's Paul Adams in Washington reports. Americans were also warned against all travel to Tunisia, after two people lost their lives during attacks on the embassy in Tunis and a neighboring American school. "US citizens remaining in Tunisia should use extreme caution and avoid demonstrations," it said. The Canadian government announced on Sunday it was closing its embassies in Sudan, Libya and Egypt for the day as a precautionary measure. Several other people have been killed across the Middle East and north Africa etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. The clock is ticking, the midnight hour is already striking, the horses have been riding and yet many see not the things I have told them. They understand not what my word has said, etc..

Rev 6:4
4 And another horse appeared, a red one. Its rider was given a mighty sword and the authority to remove peace from the earth. And there was war and slaughter everywhere. (NLT)

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Six Nato troops and eight women killed in Afghanistan

EMMA GRAHAM-HARRISON in Kabul

IN A WEEKEND that highlighted the strains on the international mission in Afghanistan the Taliban mounted an audacious and deadly assault on the main British base in Helmand, six Nato troops were killed by Afghan allies, and an airstrike yesterday killed eight women who were out collecting pine nuts. On Friday night an attack on Camp Bastion caught commanders by surprise, when a 15-strong suicide squad wearing US military uniforms and armed with suicide vests, rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles punched through the wall of a base considered almost impregnable because of its isolated location and heavily fortified perimeter. Inside, the attackers killed two US soldiers, destroyed six multi-million pound Harrier jets and three refueling stations, “significantly damaged” two other jets, and hit six aircraft hangars. Nato commanders often talk of the insurgency being weakened. In May, the top UK officer in Afghanistan, Lieut Gen Adrian Bradshaw, said the Taliban’s weapon supplies and financing were under pressure. “I would say that we have clear evidence that the momentum has been reversed,” he said. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Russia warns US over Iran oil sanctions

Last Modified: 14 Jan 2012 04:16

Russia has warned the US that moves to tighten sanctions on Iran would be perceived as an attempt at "regime change", as Tehran appeared to express readiness to return to negotiations and allow UN monitors to inspect its nuclear facilities. Gannady Gatilov, Russia's deputy foreign minister, told a press conference on Friday that additional sanctions or military strikes against Iran would "unquestionably be perceived by the international community as an attempt at changing the regime". Gatilov's comments came as Washington imposed new restrictions on companies from China, Singapore and the UAE over their ties to Iranian oil. etc.. and the news article continues..

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Russia warns US on consequences of regime change

Published: 13 September, 2012, 18:49

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has addressed a message to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemning the death of the US Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens. He also called for a change of tact in the fight against terrorism. "I am shocked by the tragic death of Ambassador Chris Stevens and his colleagues,” the message began. “Please convey our words of sincere sympathy to the families and friends of the deceased." He also took the opportunity to appeal for better coordinated anti-terrorism efforts between the two countries. "We strongly condemn this crime that once again confirms the need for the joint efforts of our countries, as well as the global community in combating the evil of terrorism in all its manifestations," Lavrov wrote in his message, which appeared on the Foreign Ministry’s website. Violent protests erupted on Tuesday in the Libyan city of Benghazi following the release of a US film entitled “Innocence of Muslims,” which many Muslim groups condemned as blasphemous. The US Embassy became the rallying point of a highly charged protest that eventually saw militant Islamists targeting the American complex with rocket fire. Ambassador Chris Stevens, press officer Sean Smith and two marines accompanying the ambassador were killed in the attack. Thus, the so-called Arab Spring has come full circle: newly liberated Libya, which just passed through a brutal civil war that pitted pro-Gaddafi forces against a Western-backed opposition, is responsible for the death of an envoy whose country contributed to the Libyan ‘liberation.’ In a recent interview with RT, President Vladimir Putin touched upon the issue of America’s tendency to interfere militarily in countries that are experiencing internal strife and the consequences such a strategy may have. Mentioning the upheaval gripping the Arab world and the West’s determination to intervene in the internal strife, Putin asked: “Would you say that order and prosperity has been ensured in these countries?” Concerning the situation in Libya, Putin was even less sanguine. “In Libya, there are armed clashes raging between the various tribes, and I won’t even mention how this country experienced regime change,” the Russian leader said. Putin stressed, however, that the violence that we are now witnessing has its roots back in 1979 when the United States trained rebels to fight against Soviet troops in Afghanistan. Those fighters, under the leadership of Osama bin Laden, went on to become al-Qaeda, the terrorist organization that Russia warned made up part of the Libyan opposition. etc.. and the news story continues....

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Pakistan film protests: 19 die in Karachi and Peshawar

21 September 2012 Last updated at 16:19 ET

At least 19 people have died as violent protests erupted on the streets of Pakistan's main cities in anger at an anti-Islam film made in the US. etc.. Dozens of people have been reported wounded and BBC correspondents said some were in a critical condition. Although US targets have borne the brunt of protests against the film, anti-Western sentiment has been stoked further by caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad published this week in the satirical French magazine, Charlie Hebdo. France shut embassies and other missions in around 20 countries across the Muslim world on Friday. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. And as you line up with my word, as you line up with the things that I, your Father God, have said, my word shall come to pass, it shall fulfill the things that I have sent it forth to do. Therefore, in this time and in this hour, saith your Father God, you are seeing it being fulfilled right now, even though at times you do not like it, even though at times you do not agree with it, yet my word is being fulfilled. The clock is ticking, the midnight hour is already striking, the horses have been riding and yet many see not the things I have told them. They understand not what my word has said, etc.

Revelation 6:7-8 7 And when the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living being say, "Come!"

8 And I looked up and saw a horse whose color was pale green like a corpse. And Death was the name of its rider, who was followed around by the Grave. They were given authority over one-fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword and famine and disease and wild animals. (NLT)

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West Nile virus kills 5 in Balkans, dozens in hospital

PRISTINA | Thu Sep 20, 2012 1:49pm EDT

(Reuters) - At least five people in the Balkans have died from West Nile virus and several dozen others have been hospitalized in the past four weeks, according to health authorities in Serbia, Kosovo, Macedonia and Croatia. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. The global warming is still there; many are taking a closer look at that. Everything that my word says that you shall see in these last days, you are seeing, they are there, etc..

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SO LONG TO ONE HOT SUMMER

It was one for the record books, fall, on the other hand may be underwhelming

By John Mariani Staff writer

The summer that Syracuse bids goodbye at 10:49 a.m. today was the hottest and among the driest in 111 years of local weather record-keeping.  Through Thursday, summer 2012's average daily temperature of 72.8 degrees and average daily high temperature of 84.5 degrees were the highest in local weather annals stretching back to 1902, according to the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University.  etc..  The record hot summer followed Syracuse's warmest winter and second-balmiest spring ever, said Jessica Rennells, a climatologist at the Cornell center.  etc.. and the news story continues... 

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A warm Arctic summer might bring CNY a colder winter

By Dave Eichorn

The National Snow and Ice Data Center reports that the 2012 seasonal melt of the Arctic ice cap has just ended, an the normal refreezing of the Arctic waters has begun.  The summer's ice melt season was notable and record breaking.  The Arctic ice cap broke the 2007 record minimum, which means ice covered the smallest area of the Arctic since we've been keeping good records.  The ice cap is 49 percent smaller than the 33-year average obtained from satellite observations, according the the data center, based at the University of Colorado, in Boulder, Colo.  The center reports this is "the largest summer ice extent loss in the satellite record, more than 1 million square kilometers greater than in any previous year." etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. It is crumbling, it is crumbling, the earthquakes and the tornadoes, the hurricanes and the forest fires, the flooding and the drought, the economy and the lack of food worldwide, it is crumbling, it is crumbling. And man has not seen it yet nor have they made the turns and the changes that they should have made, they are not pressing in as they should press in, they are standing back watching, thinking that the wind shall blow it by, oh, how foolish, oh, how foolish. etc..

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2 massive wildfires burning in California

Monday, September 24, 2012 Eyewitness News

MURRIETA, Calif. -- Firefighters were trying to gain control of a pair of wildfires in Southern California that sent residents fleeing and destroyed at least four homes. In Riverside County, a fire that erupted near a park Sunday afternoon threatened as many as 200 homes as it quickly spread to more than 150 acres of brush, etc.. Farther south, a fire that started near the Campo Indian Reservation destroyed four homes and threatened 80 more in a rural part of San Diego County. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Thousands evacuated as wildfire threatens Spanish coast

August 31, 2012|From Laura Perez Maestro, CNN

Thousands of people were evacuated from the coast of southern Spain on Friday as a wildfire menaced the wealthy resort town of Marbella, local authorities said. About 4,000 people were evacuated from the village of Ojen and an additional 2,000 people from the eastern part of Marbella, said Maria Jose Figueira, a spokeswoman for Marbella's government. The fire has been brought under control in Marbella but continues to rage out of control north of Marbella near Ojen and Coin, Figueira said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Magnitude 5.7 - TONGA

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 5.7

Date-Time Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at 03:06:52 UTC

Region TONGA

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Bizarre 2012 earthquake signals birth of world's newest tectonic plate

After millions more years of similar earthquakes, the ruptures will begin to favor a particular path, giving rise to a new plate boundary, and separating today's existing plate into two.

By Andrea Mustain, OurAmazingPlanet Staff Writer / September 27, 2012

On the afternoon of April 11, 2012, one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded — and now revealed to be among the weirdest — struck in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Sumatra. It's a region all too familiar with geological catastrophe. Eight years earlier, in December 2004, the third largest earthquake on record had ripped through a nearby region of the ocean floor. The magnitude-9.1 earthquake and the monstrous tsunami that soon followed killed more than 227,000 people in 14 countries. So when a magnitude-8.7 earthquake (some put the magnitude at 8.6) shook the Indonesian island on that Wednesday afternoon earlier this year, many expected the worst. Yet, no monster wave appeared. A wave did come ashore, but it was a miniature tsunami, just 12 inches (31 centimeters) high. All told, the earthquake did very little damage — yet only five higher earthquake magnitudes have ever been recorded. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Pakistani authorities says monsoon rains, flooding kill 422, affects nearly 5 million people

By Associated Press, Published: September 28AP

ISLAMABAD — Monsoon rains and flooding killed more than 400 people across Pakistan during the rainy season this year, authorities said Friday. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Why do you try to do it your way when your way brings destruction, when your way brings disaster, when your way fences you up in the caves of the mountains for three and a half years unable to move, unable to function, unable to win even a small victory, locked up tight until Jesus comes.  Look at the handwriting on the wall, listen, listen, do the things that I have told you. etc..

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Israel's Netanyahu to push case against Iran at UN

By ARON HELLER, Associated Press – 4 hours ago

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to the United Nations Wednesday night with a single item on his agenda: Iran.  Netanyahu is convinced the Islamic Republic isn't taking American vows to block it from acquiring nuclear weapons seriously and that time is quickly running out to stop them. Claiming international diplomatic efforts and economic sanctions have failed, Netanyahu says the threat of force must be seriously considered. His demand that President Barack Obama declare "red lines" that would trigger an American attack on Iran's nuclear facilities has been rejected and sparked a public rift between the two leaders. Netanyahu's General Assembly address on Thursday offers the Israeli prime minister an opportunity in front of the international community to press his case once again, perhaps in a final plea before Israel takes matters into its own hands. Israeli leaders have issued a series of warnings in recent weeks suggesting that if Iran's uranium enrichment program continues it may soon stage a unilateral military strike, flouting even American wishes. The Obama administration has urgently sought to hold off Israeli military action, which would likely result in the U.S. being pulled into a conflict and cause region wide mayhem on the eve of American elections. Such an attack would almost certainly lead to retaliatory Iranian missile strikes on Israeli population centers. On Sunday, Iranian leaders suggested they may strike Israeli preemptively if they feel threatened. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Did I not warn you that the days would be like Sodom and Gomorrah as it was in the days of Lot? When America accepts this lifestyle and makes a law protecting them, she will be like Samson breaking her last vow. I will no longer stand with her neither will my blessing be upon her, then shall come to pass in my timing, the twenty four hour period of Babylon’s destruction. For you have not a leader of this country who follows my word or ways. They have gone the ways of the antichrist system and forsaken the religion of their forefathers of days gone by. For the illuminati’s have placed their men in office and people voted for them that knew me not, nor do they know my word. It is a sad sight in my eyes. etc..

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California becomes first state in nation to ban 'gay cure' therapy for children

By James Eng, NBC News Updated at 12:34 p.m. ET:

California has become the first state in the nation to ban therapy that tries to turn gay teens straight.

Gov. Jerry Brown announced Sunday that he has signed Senate Bill 1172, which prohibits children under age 18 from undergoing “sexual orientation change efforts.” The law, which goes into effect Jan. 1, prohibits state-licensed therapists from engaging in these practices with minors. "Governor Brown today reaffirmed what medical and mental health organizations have made clear: Efforts to change minors' sexual orientation are not therapy, they are the relics of prejudice and abuse that have inflicted untold harm on young lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Californians," Clarissa Filgioun, board president of Equality California, said in a press release. Kate Kendell, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, added: “Governor Brown has sent a powerful message of affirmation and support to LGBT youth and their families. This law will ensure that state-licensed therapists can no longer abuse their power to harm LGBT youth and propagate the dangerous and deadly lie that sexual orientation is an illness or disorder that can be ‘cured.’ The bill was sponsored by Sen. Ted Lieu, D-Torrance, who said bogus and unethical practices by mental-health providers to try to change a young person’s sexual orientation have resulted in irreparable psychological and emotional harm to patients. etc.. and the news story continues....

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6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off Japanese coast

By the CNN Wire Staff updated 8:28 PM EDT, Mon October 1, 2012

(CNN) -- A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's eastern coast early Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. With a depth of 9 kilometers (5.6 miles), the tremor was about 96 kilometers (almost 60 miles) east-northeast of Miyako and 550 kilometers (342 miles) north-northeast of Tokyo, according to the U.S. agency. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. And as you line up with my word, as you line up with the things that I, your Father God, have said, my word shall come to pass, it shall fulfill the things that I have sent it forth to do. Therefore, in this time and in this hour, saith your Father God, you are seeing it being fulfilled right now, even though at times you do not like it, even though at times you do not agree with it, yet my word is being fulfilled. The clock is ticking, the midnight hour is already striking, the horses have been riding and yet many see not the things I have told them. They understand not what my word has said, etc.

Revelation 6:7-8 7 And when the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living being say, "Come!"

8 And I looked up and saw a horse whose color was pale green like a corpse. And Death was the name of its rider, who was followed around by the Grave. They were given authority over one-fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword and famine and disease and wild animals. (NLT)

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Meningitis Outbreak Linked To Steroid Pain Shots

An outbreak of a rare form of meningitis is likely to grow after sickening 26 people in five states, including four who died, health officials warned. All received steroid injections, mostly for back pain, a fairly typical treatment. The drug was made by a Massachusetts pharmacy that issued a recall last week and has shut down. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Watch the weather all over, watch the tornadoes, watch the flooding, the earthquakes, etc..

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China landslide kills 19, 18 of them students

Associated Press – 36 mins ago

BEIJING (AP) — All 18 elementary school students buried in a landslide were confirmed dead Friday, while one other person also died after a hillside collapsed and smothered part of a village in mountainous southwestern China. etc.. and the news story continues...

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5.6 Tremor Hits Northern Luzon

By FREDDIE G. LAZARO October 7, 2012, 5:39pm

SINAIT, Ilocos Sur — A strong earthquake with 5.6 magnitude in the Richter scale hit Northern Luzon provinces shortly before noontime of Sunday etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. The clock is ticking, the midnight hour is already striking, the horses have been riding and yet many see not the things I have told them. They understand not what my word has said, etc..

Rev 6:4
4 And another horse appeared, a red one. Its rider was given a mighty sword and the authority to remove peace from the earth. And there was war and slaughter everywhere. (NLT)

:: 10-4-12 All Africa :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::

Sudan: Hashaba Attacks - Almost 300 Victims

Tagged: 4 October 2012

Hashaba — According to a survivor, between 250 and 300 people got killed or injured following last week's attacks in Hashaba, North Darfur.  The survivor Ishaaq Adduma Adam Ishaaq, who got seriously injured, told Radio Dabanga he witnessed the burial of 168 victims, from Friday, 28 September until Tuesday, 2 October. He added that there are still tens of bodies lying in the vicinity of the battlefield that have not yet been buried. Ishaaq, who previously owned a water supply tank in the area, said that hundreds of people who fled Hashaba are still wondering around valleys, mountains and deserts. etc.. Four-day attacks The source also told Radio Dabanga that at about 10:45am on Tuesday, gunmen coming from several different directions attacked the area. They were riding horses, camels and Land Cruisers, he added. According to Ishaaq, just about 15 minutes after the gunmen attack, an Antonov plane bombed the area. He said these attacks lasted four days, from Tuesday to Friday. Dozens killed Ishaaq also reported that gunmen attacked three different markets on Tuesday. He saw at least 25 people being killed, at least 10 who got injured and several other seeking refugee inside wells. According to the source, the markets in Kutum, El-Fasher and Zanga Zanga (in Hashaba area) were attacked and looted, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Gunmen call out, kill 46 students

Written by Wale Akintunde and Oluwole Ige, with agency reports Wednesday, 03 October 2012

THE seeming lull in the violent attacks by the dreaded Boko Haram religious sect in the North suddenly changed on Monday night, as no fewer than 46 students of the Federal Polytechnic and two other institutions in Mubi, Adamawa State, were killed in a renewed violence, shattering the fragile peace in the North-East area. etc.. and the news story continues...

:: 10-7-12 The Jerusalem Post :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::

Analysis: Iran, Hezbollah likely behind UAV trespass

By Yaakov Lappin 10/07/2012 00:58

With Iranian funds and technological assistance, Hezbollah has been trying to build up its UAV capabilities.

Of all the hostile elements seeking to harm Israeli national security, only two have the capability, track record and motivation to send drones into Israeli airspace: Iran and its Shi’ite proxy Hezbollah. The IDF has refused to comment on where the drone that was intercepted Saturday over southern Israel originated, or who sent it, but several factors point to Tehran and its Lebanese terror organization as prime suspects. Ten days ago Iran showcased a new long-range drone it said could fly to Israel and carry out reconnaissance or bombing missions. etc.. etc.. and the news story continues and ends with this statement... And last week The New York Times cited classified Pentagon data as indicating that Iran had practiced bombing runs on Dimona and Haifa. In light of this background, it seems reasonable to conclude that Iran and Hezbollah are testing out their latest drone capabilities to see how far they can get into Israeli air space and to test Israeli responses. The latest incident appears to be a brazen message from Tehran and Hezbollah saying that in any future conflict, they will attempt to reach sensitive points deep inside Israel. Israel will now have to decide how to respond.

:: 10-9-12 CNN :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::

Blasts may have struck prison of torture in Syria

From Ashley Fantz and Salma Abdelaziz, CNN updated 8:40 PM EDT, Tue October 9, 2012

(CNN) -- Although the bombs went off miles from her house, the young woman in Damascus still felt them in her gut. Boom! Her windows rattled as she ran to her computer. "What happened?!?!?!?" she typed furiously into Skype, sending the message to her friends. What Alexia Jade heard was the thunderous clap of two car bombs exploding outside a Syrian air force intelligence compound outside Damascus Monday night. etc.. "It was a moment of slight shock when I knew that the blast was in the air force intelligence branch," she told CNN. "I have always heard stories about that place. Former detainees call it a hellhole. "It is certainly one of the worst detaining centers ever." Alexia Jade is not her real name. The young woman is an activist who has protested against the Syrian government, and she insisted on using an alias to protect her against reprisals for talking to reporters. Air force intelligence, known as the AFI, is considered the elite, primary agency of Syria's intelligence matrix. There are 17 branches of Syrian intelligence, according to Syrian experts. President Bashar al-Assad relies on AFI to gather information on rebels fighting to oust him. The opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights raised the possibility that "hundreds of regime forces" were killed in the attack, but concrete casualty figures were impossible to obtain. Government opponents also said they feared for the lives of "hundreds if not thousands of anti-government detainees that are being held in the basements of the air force security compound." etc.. and the news story continues...

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US report: Israel-US discussing joint Iran attack

By Herb Keinon 10/09/2012 19:31

Israel and the US are considering a joint surgical strike targeting Iranian uranium enrichment facilities, according to a report in Foreign Policy magazine that appeared Monday, soon after Republican candidate Mitt Romney slammed US President Barack Obama’s Iran policy. etc.. and the news story continues..

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etc.. It is crumbling, it is crumbling, the earthquakes and the tornadoes, the hurricanes and the forest fires, the flooding and the drought, the economy and the lack of food worldwide, it is crumbling, it is crumbling. And man has not seen it yet nor have they made the turns and the changes that they should have made, they are not pressing in as they should press in, they are standing back watching, thinking that the wind shall blow it by, oh, how foolish, oh, how foolish. etc..

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No tsunami threat from southwestern Pacific quake

By Star-Advertiser staff  POSTED: 05:21 a.m. HST, Oct 09, 2012 LAST UPDATED: 05:21 a.m. HST, Oct 09, 2012

A preliminary 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck 452 miles northwest of the Balleny Islands region early this morning at 2:32 a.m., but presented no tsunami threat to Hawaii, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Earthquake shakes Chilean capital, no initial reports of damage or injury

Published October 11, 2012 Associated Press

SANTIAGO, Chile – An earthquake has shaken central Chile, rattling buildings in the capital of Santiago, but country's emergency office says there are no reports of injury or damage. The U.S. Geological Survey says Thursday's magnitude-5.5 quake took place at 2:22 p.m. etc.. and the news story continues..

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Magnitude 5.8 - KURIL ISLANDS

2012 October 14 09:41:59 UTC

Magnitude 5.8

Date-Time Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 09:41:59 UTC

Region KURIL ISLANDS

Distances 288 km (178 miles) SSW of Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia

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Asia Pacific News

Posted: 14 October 2012 1453 hrs

SYDNEY: A 5.9-magnitude earthquake rattled the Pacific's Solomon Islands Sunday, seismologists said, but there were no reports of damage and no tsunami alert was issued. The quake struck 86 kilometres (53 miles) south-west of remote Chirovanga, on the island of Choiseul etc.. and the news story continues...

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Strong earthquake in Celebes Sea

17 October 2012 | last updated at 02:21PM
KUALA LUMPUR: An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale occurred in the Celebes Sea in Indonesia at 12.42 pm today, the Malaysian Meteorological Department reported. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Quake rumbles through region

By Jordan Graham Wednesday, October 17, 2012 - Updated 47 minutes ago

An earthquake centered in Maine sent tremors rippling from Montreal to northern New Jersey last night, prompting the phones to “ring off the hook” at the National Weather Service and causing some in the Hub to wonder which coast they were on. etc.. The tremor — 4.6 on the Richter scale — was centered southwest of Lake Arrowhead in Maine, 20 miles west of Portland, according to the U.S. Geological Survey etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. The clock is ticking, the midnight hour is already striking, the horses have been riding and yet many see not the things I have told them. They understand not what my word has said, etc..

Rev 6:4
4 And another horse appeared, a red one. Its rider was given a mighty sword and the authority to remove peace from the earth. And there was war and slaughter everywhere. (NLT)

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China leads rise in Asia military spending: Study

Tuesday, 16 October 2012 16:24

WASHINGTON, Oct 16, 2012 (AFP) - Military spending by Asia's major powers increased dramatically over the past decade with China leading the way, as its defense budget quadrupled since 2000, according to a study released Monday. Defense spending in China and four other Asian countries doubled over 10 years and will surpass Europe's military expenditures this year, said the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington-based think tank. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. It is crumbling, it is crumbling, the earthquakes and the tornadoes, the hurricanes and the forest fires, the flooding and the drought, the economy and the lack of food worldwide, it is crumbling, it is crumbling. And man has not seen it yet nor have they made the turns and the changes that they should have made, they are not pressing in as they should press in, they are standing back watching, thinking that the wind shall blow it by, oh, how foolish, oh, how foolish. etc..

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Magnitude 5.7 - WEST OF MACQUARIE ISLAND

2012 October 18 01:27:15 UTC

Magnitude 5.7

Date-Time Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 01:27:15 UTC

Region WEST OF MACQUARIE ISLAND

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Tornadoes hit Mississippi, Arkansas

Published: Oct. 18, 2012 at 1:50 PM

JACKSON, Miss., Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Severe storms, including tornadoes, moved through the Mississippi Valley and South, injuring at least eight people and destroying buildings, officials said. At least four tornadoes touched down Wednesday across Arkansas and Mississippi while strong winds and hail were reported from Illinois to Mississippi, AccuWeather.com reported Thursday. etc.. AccuWeather.com said nearly 100 reports of severe weather and instances of damage from the weather were recorded by early Thursday etc.. and the news story continues...

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Moderate Earthquake Shakes Central California

Updated: Oct 21, 2012, 6:41 AM EDT Associated Press

SALINAS, Calif. — A moderate earthquake has rattled a coastal area of central California with hundreds of residents reporting feeling the temblor. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 5.3 quake struck shortly before midnight Saturday. It was centered near King City, about 40 miles southeast of Salinas. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Tornadoes reported in Northern California as storm hits region

October 22, 2012 | 5:47 pm

Tornadoes reportedly touched down Monday afternoon in three Northern California counties, knocking down some trees and power lines as a powerful storm blew over the region. Officials said no injuries were reported by the tornadoes, which were caused by the first storm of the season in Northern California. The National Weather Service said preliminary reports indicated that the tornadoes touched down in Sutter, Yuba and Butte counties. The unstable weather prompted the agency to issue a tornado warning for Placer County. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Magnitude-6.6 earthquake rocks Costa Rica on Tuesday night

Posted: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - By Matt Levin

280 aftershocks reported. The quake's epicenter was located on the Nicoya Peninsula, the same place where a magnitude-7.6 hit on September 5. Another large earthquake hit Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula and rocked the entire country on Tuesday night. No injuries and only minor damages were reported. The temblor, which lasted at least 30 seconds, registered a magnitude-6.6 at a depth of 37 kilometers at 6:45 p.m., according to the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (Ovsicori). The U.S. Geological Survey also cited a magnitude-6.6. etc.. and the news story continues...

:: 10-25-12 New Europe :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::

5.6 hits Japan

Article | October 25, 2012 - 4:06pm | By Stanislava Gaydazhieva

According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), an earthquacke with a magnitude of 5.6 has hit Japan today around 10:32 UTC. etc.. The information was confirmed also by the the Japan Meteorological Agency which informed that no tsunami warning was issued. The Kuwait news agency informed that there were no reports about abnormalities at nuclear power plants in the region. The EMSC recorded today also two quakes in Taiwan with a 4.1 and 5.1 magnitudes, as well as an earthquake in Indonesia with a magnitude of 5 on the Richter scale and a 4.6 quackes in Greenland and Kamchatka. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Keep your eyes on Israel, for the great attack is on, the pressure is on, she is your fig tree, are you watching her, do you know the things that are taking place? etc..

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US, Israel Hold Largest-Ever Joint Military Drill

October 25, 2012 8:17 AM

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The U.S. and Israel simulated rocket attacks during their largest-ever joint military drill Wednesday, just as as real ones fired from Gaza exploded in southern Israel. U.S. military officials insisted the joint exercise, called Austere Challenge 2012, was planned long before the latest flare-up between Israel and Hamas-ruled Gaza and a long-running debate over how to deal with Iran, unrelated to specific threats facing Israel. It comes at a time when Israel and the U.S. have openly debated the merits of a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities etc.. and the news story continues....

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Iran develops Ababil-T – a 2,000-km range stealth attack drone

DEBKAfile Exclusive Report October 29, 2012, 9:57 AM (GMT+02:00)

Defense Minister Gen. Ahmad Vahidi warned Sunday, Oct. 28, in Tehran: “The drone was definitely not the latest Iranian technology.” debkafile: He was talking about the drone which Iran and Hizballah sent over Israeli airspace on Oct. 6 and stressing that it was not the last word in their UAV armory - or even the last to invade Israel’s skies.  According to our military sources, in mid-September, Tehran secretly shipped to Lebanon a batch of dismantled Ababil-T UAVs although the Iranians could not be sure that Israel would not discover their location and its air force bomb them before they were launched. The Syrian war is also making it hard to maintain permanent Iranian launching teams in Lebanon.  However, Iran is making great strides in producing drones with more capabilities and longer ranges. During the 2006 Lebanon War, Hizballah launched an earlier model of the Ababil to bomb Tel Aviv. It was shot down by the Israeli Air Force.  Since then, the Iranians have produced the more advanced Ababil-T for short and medium range attack and Ababils-B and –S.
Our military sources identify Ababil-T as Iran’s most advanced drone in operational service. It has electronic warfare, military intelligence-gathering and online transmission capabilities suited to conditions of front-line battle. It is designed to disable enemy electronic systems in combat, especially those of the United States and Israel.

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IAF strikes Gaza after rocket barrage hits south Israel

Israeli aircraft targets rocket-launching squad and two training sites; some 17 rockets and mortars fired at Israel on Monday, Hamas claims responsibility.

By Gili Cohen, Yanir Yagna and (AP)

An Israel Air Force craft struck a Palestinian rocket launching pad and two militant activity sites in the Gaza Strip on Monday, in response to persistent rocket and mortar fire from the coastal territory. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. It is crumbling, it is crumbling, the earthquakes and the tornadoes, the hurricanes and the forest fires, the flooding and the drought, the economy and the lack of food worldwide, it is crumbling, it is crumbling. And man has not seen it yet nor have they made the turns and the changes that they should have made, they are not pressing in as they should press in, they are standing back watching, thinking that the wind shall blow it by, oh, how foolish, oh, how foolish. etc..

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Magnitude 7.7 earthquake rattles West coast of Canada

Canada earthquake: The earthquake stuck just after 8 p.m. local time Saturday, creating a small tsunami. No major damage or injuries have been reported in Canada. Hawaii still on tsunami watch.

Vancouver, British Columbia

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the west coast of Canada, but there were no reports of major damage. Residents in parts of British Columbia were evacuated but the province appeared to escape the biggest quake in Canada since 1949 largely unscathed. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Minor earthquakes rattles S. California

Published: Oct. 28, 2012 at 11:32 AM

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- No damage or injuries were reported Sunday from a pair of magnitude 3.9 earthquakes in Southern California near the town of Valle Vista, geologists said. etc... and the news story continues....

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Sandy's trail of devastation: 21 dead, millions without power -- and it's not over

By Holly Yan and Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN updated 11:48 AM EDT, Tue October 30, 2012

(CNN) -- The destruction caused by Superstorm Sandy mounted Tuesday morning as electrical fires and record power outages added to the misery of devastating flooding in the Northeast. More than 7.5 million customers shivered without electricity in 15 states and the District of Columbia in Sandy's chilly wake. Sandy also claimed at least 21 lives across the United States, bringing the total number of deaths to at least 89 after the storm wreaked havoc in the Caribbean. etc.. Hundreds of people had been rescued Tuesday morning, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said. "We'll have to rescue hundreds more," he said. etc.. Fierce winds will blow from northern Georgia into Canada and as far west as Lake Michigan on Tuesday. Meanwhile, heavy rains will soak New England and parts of the Midwest. And in West Virginia, a blizzard spawned by Sandy knocked out power, toppled trees and covered streets with masses of wet snow. "It's 3 feet of heavy snow. It's like concrete," said meteorologist Reed Timmer, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Magnitude-6.4 quake shakes Philippines

4:25PM EDT November 2. 2012 -

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A magnitude-6.4 earthquake rattled the Philippine island of Mindanao early Saturday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. The clock is ticking, the midnight hour is already striking, the horses have been riding and yet many see not the things I have told them. They understand not what my word has said, etc..

Revelation 6:7-8 7 And when the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living being say, "Come!"

8 And I looked up and saw a horse whose color was pale green like a corpse. And Death was the name of its rider, who was followed around by the Grave. They were given authority over one-fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword and famine and disease and wild animals. (NLT)

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Yellow fever in Sudan's Darfur kills 32

Updated: 08:15, Thursday November 1, 2012

Mosquito-born yellow fever has killed 32 people in Sudan's conflict-plagued Darfur region this month. 'According to laboratory results, people are affected by yellow fever. The total number affected in the two states is 84, 32 of whom died,' the health minister said in a statement obtained by AFP said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. for more storms will come.  Between now and the first of the year you shall see things and hear things that you won’t believe, but I have told you so this day.  Mark it down, saith your Father God, and watch and see. etc.

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Magnitude 5.7 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 5.7

Date-Time Monday, November 05, 2012 at 04:30:26 UTC

Region OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

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Strong earthquake off Guatemala kills at least 48

By Jorge Dan and Milton Castillo SAN MARCOS, Guatemala | Wed Nov 7, 2012 8:56pm EST

SAN MARCOS, Guatemala (Reuters) - A strong earthquake off the coast of Guatemala killed at least 48 people and trapped others under rubble on Wednesday, crushing homes and cars, destroying roads and forcing evacuations as far away as Mexico City. Most of the dead were buried under debris in San Marcos state, a mountainous region near the Mexican border. Landslides triggered by the 7.4 magnitude quake blocked highways and complicated rescue efforts. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Maryland, Maine, Washington approve same-sex marriage; 2 states legalize pot

By Chelsea J. Carter and Allison Brennan, CNN updated 11:51 AM EST, Wed November 7, 2012

(CNN) -- Ballot measures approving same-sex marriage and the recreational use of marijuana were approved Tuesday by voters in a handful of states, signaling a historical social shift by popular vote. Voters in Maine approved for the first time in history a measure that gives the right to same-sex couples to marry, while in Maryland voters also made history by upholding a new law allowing same-sex couples to marry in the state, according to CNN projections. A couple of percentage points were all that separated similar measures in Minnesota and Washington, initial returns showed. Colorado and Washington, meanwhile, voted to approve state initiatives legalizing marijuana, etc.. and the news story continues...

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France adopts gay marriage plan despite opposition

07 November 2012 - 12H43
AFP - France's Socialist government Wednesday adopted a draft bill to authorize gay marriage and adoption despite opposition from the Roman Catholic Church and others. "This is an important step towards the equality of rights," said Minister of Family Affairs Dominique Bertinnoti. President Francois Hollande, who had made the issue a key part of his electoral platform, said it was an advance "for all of society". etc.. and the news story continues...

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Nigeria’s worst flood kills 363, displaces 2.1 million people – NEMA

The flood disaster that was recently witnessed across Nigeria has been described as the worst in at least half a century, killing 363 people and affecting over 7 million people. etc.. and the news story continues...


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Nor'easter leaves behind power outages, heavy snow

Kevin McCoy and Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY 11:46AM EST November 8. 2012 -

The nor'easter that brought new woes to recovery efforts from Superstorm Sandy began moving off the New England coast at mid-morning Thursday, leaving behind new power outages, transport snarls and school cancellations from a night of high winds and heavy snow, including a record 4.7 inches in New York City's Central Park. etc.. Packing gusts as high as 54 miles per hour, the storm dumped significant amounts of snow in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York as it rolled through the tri-state area hit by Sandy early last week.  Clintonville, Conn., measured 13.5 inches of snow, the highest so far from the storm, AccuWeather reported. Freehold, N.J., followed with 13 inches, and Bronxville, N.Y., got 9.5 inches.

The 4.7 inches that draped Central Park overnight was 1.7 inches more than it has ever gotten this early in the winter since record-keeping began in 1869, AccuWeather reported. Elsewhere in the tri-state region, downed tree limbs and overhead electrical lines triggered new power disruptions just as the area utilities was restoring thousands outages caused by Sandy. Consolidated Edison reported 11,000 new outages late Wednesday, raising the total for New York City and the Westchester County northern suburb to 75,000. "God hates us!" the New York Post's front page complained Thursday over the weather one-two punch. In New Jersey, the new storm also added a layer of frustration for coastal residents and property owners still trying to clean up from Sandy's coastal devastation. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Magnitude 5.9 - CENTRAL PERU

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 5.9

Date - Time Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 14:57:49 UTC

Region CENTRAL PERU

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5.8 magnitude quake hits Myanmar

Sunday, Nov 11, 2012 AFP

SHWEBO, Myanmar - A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar Sunday evening, hours after a stronger tremor killed at least 13 people and injured 40, witnesses and the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The USGS said the latest quake occurred at a depth of nine km (5.6 miles), 86 km (54 miles) north-northwest of the central city of Mandalay. AFP reporters near the town of Shwebo felt the new tremor. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Keep your eyes on Israel, for the great attack is on, the pressure is on, she is your fig tree, are you watching her, do you know the things that are taking place? etc..

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Egypt joins China club
By Brendan O'Reilly

President Mohammed Morsi's historic trip to Beijing signifies a new direction for Egyptian foreign policy. The Muslim Brotherhood leader has sent a clear message by selecting China for his first state visit outside the Middle East. By forging closer ties with China, Morsi is warning the US government not to take Egyptian acquiescence for granted. He has furthermore offered an important opportunity for China to expand its regional influence. It is essential at this juncture to forecast what China expects from the New Egypt in particular, and the greater Middle East in general. Regional and international powers should take note: China's influence and clout will increasingly become a decisive factor in all Middle Eastern struggles. etc.. Currently, the dominant foreign investors in Egypt are Saudi Arabia and the United States. Beyond traditional investments, the latter currently bankrolls the Egyptian government to the tune of about US$2 billion a year - $1.4 billion of which goes to the military. This money comes with strings attached - especially regarding Egyptian policy toward Israel and the Palestinians. Chinese investments could counterbalance US influence and help Morsi steer an independent foreign policy more in line with the expectations of the Egyptian electorate. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Israel drawn into fighting for first time

Syria - Israel was drawn into the fighting in neighboring Syria Sunday, firing warning shots across the border after an errant mortar shell landed near an Israeli military installation in the Golan Heights. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Israel launches air raids Gaza Strip amid hints of ground invasion

The Israeli airforce carried out several raids on the Gaza Strip overnight in response to Palestinian rocket fire towards southern Israel, the army said in a statement Monday.

By Phoebe Greenwood and agencies, Jerusalem 4:38AM GMT 12 Nov 2012

The raids came as Benjamin Netanyahu indicated Israel may launch a ground invasion into Gaza, after a weekend of escalating cross border violence. The overnight air raids targeted a smuggling tunnel and an arms cache in the northern Gaza Strip as well as a rocket launch site in the area, a military spokesman said, adding that the targets had been hit. Israel warned the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on Sunday that it would pay a "heavy price" for the latest barrage of rocket attacks into the Jewish state and that the conflict could escalate. By lunchtime on Sunday, more than 70 rockets and mortars had landed in Israel from Gaza within 24 hours, leaving six Palestinians killed and eight Israelis injured. etc. and the new story continues...

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etc.. for more storms will come.  Between now and the first of the year you shall see things and hear things that you won’t believe, but I have told you so this day.  Mark it down, saith your Father God, and watch and see. etc.

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Earthquake near Whitesburg rattles parts of 8 states

By Linda B. Blackford

A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck outside Whitesburg shortly after noon Saturday, with reverberations felt through Eastern and Central Kentucky and at least seven other states. etc.. WKYT-TV chief meteorologist Chris Bailey said the earthquake was the strongest in Kentucky since a 5.2 quake that hit Bath County in 1980.The USGS reported that it was felt in West Virginia, Tennessee, Ohio, North Carolina, Georgia, Indiana and South Carolina. etc.. and the news story continues and ends with this statement... About 3 p.m., Bailey reported that aftershocks of 2.2 and 2.3 magnitude had been reported near the epicenter of the original quake.

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Magnitude 6.0 - OFF THE COAST OF AISEN, CHILE

2012 November 13 04:31:27 UTC

Magnitude 6.0

Date-Time Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 04:31:27 UTC

Region OFF THE COAST OF AISEN, CHILE

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Secession petitions filed on White House Web site

Posted by Rachel Weiner on November 12, 2012 at 11:23 am

From states across the country, Americans have filed petitions on the White House Web site seeking to secede from the union and form new state governments. etc.. Petitions have been filed for Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. “We petition the Obama Administration to peacefully grant the State of Alabama to withdraw from the United States of America and create its own new government,” reads the Alabama petition. The following text is the same in most of the 20 filed so far: As the founding fathers of the United States of America made clear in the Declaration of Independence in 1776: “When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.”“…Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it, and institute new Government…” Most of the petitions have a few thousand signatures; many signers appear to be from other states. Under the “We the People” program, launched last year, the White House will respond to any petition that receives 25,000 or more signatures within 30 days. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Three more killed by Italy floods, hundreds evacuated

Reuters – 19 hrs ago

FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) - Two men and a woman were killed when their car fell off a collapsed bridge in Tuscany on Tuesday, as floods battered central Italy for a third straight day. etc.. The Tiber river burst its banks north of the capital of Rome as heavy rain moved south, flooding factories and homes near the ancient town of Orte. "Even if you listen to the oldest inhabitants this has never happened before," said Orte resident Luca Seccese. "It has completely destroyed us." etc.. and the news story continues...

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Gaza missiles fired at Tel Aviv

Palestinian militants have attempted to hit Israel's commercial capital, Tel Aviv, with missiles fired from Gaza. Residents took cover after air raid sirens alerted them to a missile threat for the first time in two decades, but there were no casualties. Israel's defense minister authorized the call-up of 30,000 reservists. Three Israelis were killed by rockets from Gaza earlier, while 15 Palestinians have been killed in two days of Israeli attacks on Gaza. Israel said 274 missiles had been fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel since Wednesday afternoon, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Strong earthquake rattles Mexico

Published November 15, 2012

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook southern Mexico early Thursday and was felt strongly in this capital, etc.. etc.. Twenty minutes after the initial temblor, which occurred at a depth of 40 kilometers (25 miles), the SSN detected a magnitude 4.1 aftershock. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Anonymous targets Israeli websites in response to Gaza conflict

Devin Coldewey , NBC News

Hacker collective Anonymous has embarked on a campaign to harass and disable Israeli websites in response to the country's attacks on those tied to Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The attacks are not limited to government websites; dozens of ".il" and otherwise Israeli-associated sites can be seen to have been taken down or defaced. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Storm lashes Oregon coast, killing elk hunter, closing roads and knocking out power; slides possible

By The Oregonian on November 19, 2012 at 9:40 AM, updated November 19, 2012 at 4:51 PM

The storm ravaging Oregon's coast has claimed the life of a man near Nehalem. etc.. Meanwhile, the high winds and heavy rains continue to play havoc with communities along the Oregon coast today, causing school and road closures as well as power outages. etc. Wind gusts as high as 100 mph have been recorded at Astoria, where a truck was blown over while trying to cross the Astoria-Megler Bridge which connects Oregon and Southwestern Washington about 10 a.m. today. "It's raining so hard I can see maybe 30 yards ahead of me," said Clatsop County Sheriff Tom Bergin. "I've never seen it rain so hard. It's nasty nasty." etc.. and the news story continues...

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US warships head for Israel for possible evacuation of Americans

DEBKAfile Special Report November 20, 2012, 11:33 AM (GMT+02:00)

An unidentified man injured the US embassy guard in Tel Aviv with an axe and knife Tuesday, Nov. 20. He was captured.  Three amphibious warships with 2,500 Marines aboard back to the eastern Mediterranean to remain on standby off Israel’s shore in case they are needed to evacuate American citizens. The USS Iwo Jima, the USS New York and the USS Gunston Hall, were sailing west of Gibraltar on their way to back to Norfolk, Virginia, when they were turned around. etc.. and the news story continues...

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3.6 earthquake in Southern Illinois

Associated Press AP 12:55 a.m. CST, November 21, 2012

Authorities say a preliminary magnitude-3.6 earthquake was reported in southern Illinois. The U.S. Geological Survey said Tuesday that the earthquake's epicenter was 4 miles north of Bellmont in Wabash County. etc.. and the news story continues...

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New Zealand Volcano Erupts Again, At Risk for More

By Eli MacKinnon, OurAmazingPlanet Contributor | LiveScience.com – Wed, Nov 21, 2012

New Zealand's Mount Tongariro volcano erupted for the second time this year on Wednesday (Nov. 21), sending a plume of ash 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) skyward and raising the odds that another eruption is imminent. Tongariro, one of three active volcanoes that stand over Tongariro National Park in the heart of New Zealand's North Island, lay dormant for more than a century before blowing open its Te Maari crater in August. That eruption was augured by an increase in seismic activity, but Wednesday's eruption came without any warning, said volcanologist Tony Hurst, who spoke to Radio New Zealand. etc.. and the news story continues...

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5.9-magnitude earthquake strikes central Chile, shakes capital

By The Associated Press | Associated Press – Wed, Nov 21, 2012

SANTIAGO, Chile - A strong 5.9-magnitude earthquake shook central Chile on Wednesday, causing office buildings in the capital to sway for almost a minute but authorities said no damage was reported and ruled out the possibility of tsunami along its coast. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake's epicenter was 37 miles (59 kilometres) southwest of the port city of San Antonio, Chile. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. They are not aware of the lateness of the hour, they are not aware of the things that are going on throughout the world, they haven’t even noticed as man has removed leadership from many countries only to get a far worse leader than the one they got rid of, because they thought, they thought that they were doing right and yet they were not doing right.  And when I speak up they don’t want to listen to me, they want to listen to the world and what the world has to say. etc

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Egypt's Morsi branded new 'pharaoh'

From: AFP November 23, 2012 8:13AM

EGYPT'S Islamist President Mohamed Morsi has assumed sweeping powers, drawing criticism he is seeking to be a "new pharaoh" and raising questions about the gains of last year's uprising to oust Hosni Mubarak. The move is a blow to the pro-democracy movement that toppled the long-time president, himself derided by many as a pharoah, and raises concerns that Islamists will be further ensconced in power. "The president can issue any decision or measure to protect the revolution," according to a decree read out on television by presidential spokesman Yasser Ali. "The constitutional declarations, decisions and laws issued by the president are final and not subject to appeal." Nobel laureate and former UN atomic energy agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei lashed out at the declaration, which would effectively put the president above judicial oversight. "Morsi today usurped all state powers and appointed himself Egypt's new pharaoh. A major blow to the revolution that could have dire consequences," ElBaradei wrote on his Twitter account. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. It is crumbling, it is crumbling, the earthquakes and the tornadoes, the hurricanes and the forest fires, the flooding and the drought, the economy and the lack of food worldwide, it is crumbling, it is crumbling. And man has not seen it yet nor have they made the turns and the changes that they should have made, they are not pressing in as they should press in, they are standing back watching, thinking that the wind shall blow it by, oh, how foolish, oh, how foolish. etc..

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Magnitude 4.9 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA

2012 November 24 11:52:28 UTC

Magnitude 4.9

Time-Date Saturday, November 24, 2012 at 11:52:28 UTC Saturday, November 24, 2012 at 11:52:28 PM at epicenter

Region OFF THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA

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etc.. Are you aware of the new leader in North Korea, very dangerous, very wicked, strong desires to prove that he can do what his father and what his grandfather couldn’t do? How about China, are you aware of China and the things that China is doing? Have you seen her newest ship, have you noticed that she is building her nuclear weapons, that she is making missiles even as North Korea is making missiles? Are you aware of all the missiles that Saudi Arabia has given to Iran, long-range missiles along with Russia; are you aware of these things? For off and on throughout the whole year these have been reported. But who watches the news, there is something else more exciting on, and everybody talks when it comes on so no body listens and what you read in the newspaper is only part of the news, oh the calamities that are at hand. etc..

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China lands first jet on its aircraft carrier

Published November 25, 2012 Associated Press

BEIJING – China has successfully landed a fighter jet on its first aircraft carrier, which entered service two months ago, the country's official news agency confirmed Sunday. The Liaoning aircraft carrier underscores China's ambitions to be a leading Asian naval power, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Know ye also that the storms shall still come, the hurricanes, the tornadoes, the flooding, the dust storms, the drought, for even as last year set a record and this year set a record, so shall next year set a record. etc..

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Corps Cuts Flow on Missouri River

Jim Salter Published: Nov 24, 2012, 9:51 PM EST Associated Press

ST. LOUIS -- The Army Corps of Engineers on Friday began reducing the flow from a Missouri River reservoir, a move expected to worsen low-water conditions on the Mississippi River and potentially bring barge traffic to a halt within weeks. The Missouri flows into the Mississippi around a bend just north of St. Louis. One result of this year's drought, the worst in decades, has been a big drop in water levels on both rivers. etc.. The National Weather Service forecast for river levels extends only as far as Dec. 6. It calls for the Mississippi River to get to minus 3.7 feet at St. Louis by then. Businesses that ship on the river and their trade groups expect to get to minus 5 feet by around Dec. 10. Barges carry 20 percent of the country's coal and more than 60 percent of its grain exports. Other cargo, including petroleum products, lumber, sand, industrial chemicals and fertilizer, also gets shipped along the Mississippi River. Barge operators and those who ship on the Mississippi have warned that a shutdown would have disastrous economic consequences on those industries, with companies laying off workers if it lasts for any significant amount of time. etc.. and the news story continues...

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DEAD, MISSING AND STILL THE STORMS RAGE

Sunday November 25,2012 By Stuart Winter

FLOOD busters were battling incessant rains and howling gales last night as the autumn storms showed no signs of letting up. Emergency teams from the Environment Agency, firefighters and police braved appalling conditions to rescue families, shore up flood defenses and pump water out of stricken towns. At least three people are feared dead since the latest set of Atlantic cyclones began pummelling Britain last week, in some places delivering almost a month’s rain in a few hours. Winds of 80 miles an hour added to the misery for millions. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. Keep your eyes on Israel, for the great attack is on, the pressure is on, she is your fig tree, are you watching her, do you know the things that are taking place? etc..

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Oh the foolishness of man to challenge me, oh the foolishness of man to challenge my people, my covenant people. For I have said that I will bless them that blesses thee and I will curse them that curses thee, that I will bring judgment upon those that come against mine, for they are mine and I love them with an everlasting love. I am their Father and I shall protect them even as a father would protect his children. For I shall assemble my army, saith your Father God, and I will declare war, oh the foolishness of man, for when my war comes man cannot stand against it, they cannot defeat it, they cannot stop it, for they are foolish. For who are they, they are like ants, they are even smaller than grasshoppers, they are like ants, oh the foolishness of man that dwells upon the thoughts that they can dethrone me, Almighty God, the creator of heaven, the creator of the universe, the creator of all things. For I am God, I am that I am, I am and I shall move how I desire to move. I shall bless those that I desire to bless, I shall protect those that belong to me, I shall fulfill my covenants both the old and the new, etc..

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Not Enough Dead Jews

Michael Brown

In the aftermath of Israel’s latest conflict with Hamas terrorists, it seems that the Jewish state’s greatest failing was that it did not suffer enough casualties to satisfy its critics. And so, once again, the world is railing against “Israeli aggression” and casting its sympathies with those who seek to slaughter its civilians, and this despite the outrageous statements of the Islamic radicals hell-bent on destroying Israel. On Thursday, November 23rd, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said, “Israel screamed with pain from what the resistance did to it. I thank everyone who provided us with arms and money, especially Iran.” Yes, to make Israel scream with pain is something virtuous. Shortly after the bomb blast in Tel Aviv that wounded 22 Israelis, Hamas-run Al-Aqsa TV aired a report showing footage of the bloody scene and commenting: “These are scenes of the casualties. God willing, we will soon see black body bags. I pray to God the exalted we will see body bags in a short while. . . . Right now in these moments, the mosques in the Gaza Strip, their minarets are loudly sounding cries of ‘Allahu Akbar’ and cries of joy, and the residents of the Gaza Strip are bowing down to Allah for this offering [or, gift]. The morale of the Gaza residents is in the sky right now, and is rising just as the rockets of the resistance.” This is in keeping with Articles 6 and 8 of the Hamas charter which read (in part): “Israel will rise and will remain erect until Islam eliminates it … The Islamic Resistance Movement…strives to raise the banner of Allah over every inch of Palestine … Allah is our goal, the Prophet our model, the Qur’an our Constitution, Jihad our path and death for the cause of Allah our most sublime belief.” (The last sentence is the motto of Hamas.) Danny Ayalon, Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister, noted “that Hamas's charter includes the aspiration that ‘The Day of Judgment will not come about until Muslims fight the Jews (killing the Jews)’.” In contrast, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pointed out that, “For us, every time there are civilian casualties, that’s an operational failure. For them, every time there are civilian casualties, that’s an operational success.” etc.  Even before Israel began its attack on Hamas last week, the student senate at the University of California Irvine (UCI) passed a resolution by a vote of 16-0, accusing Israel of “human rights abuse and institutionalized structural violence against the Palestinian people.” But terrorist groups like Hamas are apparently guilty of no such thing. etc. and the news story continues...

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etc.. It is crumbling, it is crumbling, the earthquakes and the tornadoes, the hurricanes and the forest fires, the flooding and the drought, the economy and the lack of food worldwide, it is crumbling, it is crumbling. And man has not seen it yet nor have they made the turns and the changes that they should have made, they are not pressing in as they should press in, they are standing back watching, thinking that the wind shall blow it by, oh, how foolish, oh, how foolish. etc..

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Strong earthquake in western China causes damage, no deaths reported

Published November 26, 2012 Associated Press

BEIJING – Chinese says a strong earthquake has damaged buildings in the northwestern region of Xinjiang. The magnitude-5.5 quake struck at early Monday afternoon near the town of Ruoqiang in the vast but lightly populated region. etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc. But it is a very, very dark hour, a very wicked hour, a very evil hour with much going on every day, every moment of the day. You see it not maybe here in the sense that others are seeing it around the world. But I say unto you, open your spiritual eyes, open your spiritual eyes, see, see, see what is taking place. etc..

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15-year-old Afghanistan girl beheaded for turning down marriage proposal

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) 11/29/2012

A 15-year-old Afghanistan girl was beheaded for turning down a marriage proposal. The girl was reportedly decapitated by a knife while she tried to gather water near her village. Two men have been arrested in connection with the incident.

LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - The victim, only identified as Gisa, was murdered in the Imam Sahib district of Kunduz province earlier this week. Two men, named as Sadeq and Massoud, are now in custody in connection with the killing. The men are understood to be close relatives of the victim. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Persecution and Prayer Alert, Voice of the Martyrs

Update: Potential Mass Genocide Threatens Sudanese Christians

(Source: Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin)

The threat of genocide looms in Sudan as Christian and non-Arab communities in three regions have been targeted by President General Omar al-Bashir, a notorious leader well known for the systematic slaughter of those who oppose Islamisation. When the mainly Christian south seceded from the predominantly Islamic north in 2011, the government of Sudan began to persecute “southerners” (those who are politically and culturally aligned with the south) living in the north, stripping them of their citizenship and denying them rights. etc.. (Source: Mission Network News) A young Christian man was beheaded by Muslim extremists in Somalia before an assembled crowd. The brutal murder of 25-year-old Farhan Haji Mose occurred in broad daylight in the city of Barawa, and his body was desecrated as a warning for others. Prior to his death on November 16th, Farhan was accused of apostasy by members of al Shabaab. Sources report that this group of militants has compiled a list of people to hunt down; those who are suspected of converting from Islam to Christianity. There have been a series of decapitations of believers by this group in an attempt to rid Somalia of Christianity etc.. and the news story continues...

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etc.. for more storms will come.  Between now and the first of the year you shall see things and hear things that you won’t believe, but I have told you so this day.  Mark it down, saith your Father God, and watch and see. etc.

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Volcanic eruption starts in Far East

by RIA Novosti at 28/11/2012 10:49

An explosive volcanic eruption began in Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Tuesday, the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) said on Wednesday. etc.. “Explosive eruption of the volcano began on November 27. Ash explosions up to 32,800 ft (10 km) a.s.l. could occur at any time. Ongoing activity could affect international and low-flying aircraft,” the organization said on its website. etc.. and the news story continues...

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10 Missing after landslide in Colombia

Published November 28, 2012

Ten people were missing and 50 others left trapped after a massive landslide in the northeastern Colombian province of Norte de Santander, authorities said. The avalanche that struck the hamlet of Teorama was caused by torrential rains, Colombia's emergency management office said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Strong earthquake rattles Vanuatu

PUBLISHED: 02 Dec 2012 13:15:26 | UPDATED: 02 Dec 2012 13:15:26PRINT EDITION: 02 Dec 2012

A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the South Pacific island of Vanuatu on Sunday, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued. The quake struck at 11.54am, 108 kilometres north-west of the capital Port Vila at a depth of 34 kilometres, the US Geological Survey said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Third storm in less than week drenches NorCal

By By JOHN S. MARSHALL | Associated Press – 16 hrs ago

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Residents of Northern California endured the brunt of another powerful storm that drenched the area with yet another round of pounding rain and strong winds, but damage from the storm was less than expected, officials said. The latest storm system — the third to hit the area in less than a week — moved across the region late Saturday and early Sunday dropping as much as an inch of rain per hour in some areas, toppling trees and knocking out electrical service to tens of thousands of people, officials said. Rivers across Northern California swelled from the deluge, but did not flood as extensively as had been expected, officials said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Europe threatens to withdraw support for Israel over settlement building plans

German, Dutch, British, and French envoys communicated their protest over Israel's plan to construct 3,000 housing units in East Jerusalem, as well as other West Bank settlement blocs, announced after UN vote on Palestine.

By Barak Ravid

Europe has been putting heavy diplomatic pressure on Israel to reverse its decision to proceed with development plans for a new neighborhood in the area between Ma’aleh Adumim and Jerusalem, known as the E1 corridor. Since Friday, five senior European ambassadors have communicated strong words of protest to the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Third storm in less than week drenches NorCal

By By JOHN S. MARSHALL | Associated Press – 16 hrs ago

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Residents of Northern California endured the brunt of another powerful storm that drenched the area with yet another round of pounding rain and strong winds, but damage from the storm was less than expected, officials said. The latest storm system — the third to hit the area in less than a week — moved across the region late Saturday and early Sunday dropping as much as an inch of rain per hour in some areas, toppling trees and knocking out electrical service to tens of thousands of people, officials said. Rivers across Northern California swelled from the deluge, but did not flood as extensively as had been expected, officials said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Europe threatens to withdraw support for Israel over settlement building plans

German, Dutch, British, and French envoys communicated their protest over Israel's plan to construct 3,000 housing units in East Jerusalem, as well as other West Bank settlement blocs, announced after UN vote on Palestine.

By Barak Ravid

Europe has been putting heavy diplomatic pressure on Israel to reverse its decision to proceed with development plans for a new neighborhood in the area between Ma’aleh Adumim and Jerusalem, known as the E1 corridor. Since Friday, five senior European ambassadors have communicated strong words of protest to the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Magnitude 5.8 quake rattles Anchorage, Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska | Mon Dec 3, 2012 9:38pm EST

(Reuters) - A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska on Monday, close to the city of Anchorage, rattling buildings and knocking bric-a-brac from shelves, but no serious damage or injuries were reported. The tremor, initially reported as a magnitude 5.7, struck at 4:42 p.m. (8:42 p.m. EST) 25 miles west of Anchorage, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake, relatively shallow at a depth of 33.1 miles, was widely felt in Anchorage etc.. and the news story continues...

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Has the War on Terror failed? Number of terrorist attacks QUADRUPLE in decade after 9/11

More terrorist attacks have been recorded but the number of fatalities has fallen 25 per cent since 2007

Western Europeans were 19 times more likely to die in a terrorist attack than North Americans in the past ten years

Only 31 of 158 countries ranked have not experienced a terrorist attack since 2001

In 2011, terrorism had the most impact on Iraq, according to the new Global Terrorist Index

By Becky Evans PUBLISHED: 08:56 EST, 4 December 2012 | UPDATED: 09:00 EST, 4 December 2012


The number of terrorist attacks each year has more than quadrupled in the decade since 9/11, according to a study launched today. The Global Terrorist Index showed that in 2002 there were 982 separate attacks. By 2011 that had risen to 4,564. Researchers suggest the U.S. military interventions pursued as part of the West's anti-al Qaeda 'war on terror' may have made terrorism worse. It also said it was impossible to prove whether the policy made the U.S homeland safer. etc.. and the news story continues...

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The weather outside was delightful

Syracuse set a record 70 Tuesday before colder air moved in.

Staff reports

Tuesday was certainly a day for the record books. It hit 70 degrees shortly after noon in Syracuse, according to the National Weather Service. The previous record for the day was 63 degrees, set in 1982. It was warmer in Syracuse than Los Angeles, where the high was 67 degrees on Tuesday. We were not alone. The National Climatic Data Center reported at least 259 daily record highs were tied or broken across 39 states pm Tuesday. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Fastest Spreading Flu in 3 years

Onondaga County sees sudden surge in cases in past week

By James T. Mulder Staff Writer

The Syracuse area is experiencing a surge of flu activity not seen since the swine flu pandemic three years ago. The number of lab-confirmed cases in Onondaga County rose to 210 last week, up from 95 cases the week before. etc... This year's flu season started earlier than usual and the virus is spreading rapidly. The number of cases in Onondaga County has been doubling every week since late October. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Rescuers struggle to aid Philippines storm victims

By Michael Pearson, CNN updated 1:52 PM EST, Wed December 5, 2012

(CNN) -- Rescue crews in the Philippines worked Wednesday to overcome washed-out roads, downed power lines and poor communications as they tried to reach what's left of remote villages to search for hundreds of people missing after a powerful typhoon.  More than 180,000 people were left homeless after Typhoon Bopha rked the large southern island of Mindanao with heavy rains and sustained winds of up to 175 kph (110 mph). etc. and the news story continues....

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Eight dead in earthquake in eastern Iran

DUBAI | Wed Dec 5, 2012 5:39pm EST

DUBAI (Reuters) - An earthquake measuring 5.5 in magnitude struck eastern Iran on Wednesday, killing eight people and injuring 12 others as emergency teams scrambled to rescue others and treat the injured, Iranian media reported. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Japan earthquake: Tsunami hits Fukushima disaster zone

A warning issued for Miyagi Prefecture, hit by a devastating earthquake and tsunami in 2011.

A strong earthquake has shaken north eastern Japan, triggering a one-metre tsunami in an area devastated by last year's Fukushima disaster. The quake shook buildings as far Tokyo and led to the warnings being issued for coastal areas. The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.3, the U.S. Geological Survey said. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes northeastern Chile, no injuries or damages reported

By The Associated Press December 6, 2012
SANTIAGO, Chile - A mild 5.0 earthquake has struck Chile's northeastern region, but there are no reports of injuries or damage.
  The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake's epicenter was 18 miles (29 kilometres) north-north-east of Putre, Chile and struck Thursday at 2:58 p.m. local time (18:58 GMT). The quake was not felt in the capital of Santiago. etc.. and the news story continues...

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7.1-magnitude quake hits Indonesia’s Banda Sea: USGS

The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake hit at 01: 53 a.m. local time (1653 GMT) on Monday, some 215 kilometers (134 miles) northwest of the Tanimbar Islands. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Rare December tornadoes slam southern states

Up to six tornadoes slammed four southern states. In Florida, 40 homes were damaged and 12 were completely destroyed. TODAY's Al Roker reports. At least six tornadoes ripped through four southern states Monday evening, blowing over gas pumps and destroying homes. The hardest hit areas by the unusual December tornadoes were in Florida and Alabama. In Edgewater, Fla., 40 homes were damaged and 12 completely destroyed. etc.. and the news story continues....

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Wednesday, December 12, 2012 WND EXCLUSIVE

Next 9/11: Iran's death squad is here

Team infiltrated, assigned to attack from within next year

Published: 15 hours ago

by Reza Kahlili - Reza Kahlili served in CIA Directorate of Operations, as a spy in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, counterterrorism expert; currently serves on the Task Force on National and Homeland Security, etc..

Iran has infiltrated a team of Quds Force terrorist leaders into the United States to attack from within in 2013, according to a source. The source within the office of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of the Islamic regime, said the team is to create instability in America through terrorism should the U.S. fail to accept the regime’s illicit nuclear program, increase sanctions, confront Iran militarily or intervene in the Syrian civil war. Members of the team, no more than 10 Quds Force officers, each lead cells totaling about 50 terrorists already in the U.S. The source is risking his life not only to reveal the terror operation but to warn that Iran is pursuing its nuclear bomb program around the clock from several secret sites. Details of the terror plot, meant to disrupt the West, have been passed on to U.S. officials, who are taking countermeasures. The source said the team members, unlike the alleged Iranian operative Manssor Arbabsiar, who was arrested in a plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington, D.C. in 2011, are highly trained and sophisticated. The team leaders are all senior Revolutionary Guard officers who were recruited for this specific mission nine years ago on the recommendation of the Quds Force commander, Qassem Soleimani, and with the approval of security advisers to Khamenei. Some of these individuals held high-level posts before joining the mission. One served as the security officer in the supreme leader’s office, another was a member of the special forces for intelligence and security in charge of protecting regime officials, two were in charge of security of ground and air transportation, another was a commander of recruiting assets, and others had experience in security and intelligence. Most of the team members have been in America for a year; a few were successfully placed here about five years ago. The families of the team members are financially supported by the regime, but team members are financially supported through various means as they do not maintain any contact with Iran. Two wealthy Iranian businessmen in Iran with ties in Europe are used to finance the team; one routinely travels to the U.S. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Syrian rebels defy US and pledge allegiance to jihadi group

Rebel groups across Syria are defying the United States by pledging their allegiance to a group that Washington will designate today a terrorist organization for its alleged links to al-Qaeda.

Wednesday 12 December 2012 By Ruth Sherlock Beirut 10:03PM GMT 10 Dec 2012

A total of 29 opposition groups, including fighting "brigades" and civilian committees, have signed a petition calling for mass demonstrations in support of Jabhat al-Nusra, an Islamist group which the White House believes is an offshoot of al-Qaeda in Iraq. The petition is promoting the slogan "No to American intervention, for we are all Jabhat al-Nusra" and urges supporters to "raise the Jabhat al-Nusra flag" as a "thank you". "These are the men for the people of Syria, these are the heroes who belong to us in religion, in blood and in revolution," read a statement widely circulated on Syrian opposition Facebook pages. etc.. and the news story continues..

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By Margaret Brennan / CBS News/ December 11, 2012, 6:05 PM

U.S. recognizes Syrian opposition

In a diplomatic move that may help pave the way for the creation of a new Syrian government, the U.S. will recognize the Syrian Opposition Council (SOC) as the legitimate representatives of the Syrian people. This recognition will help pave the way for the creation of a new political structure that fill the vacuum left inside of Syria after Bashar al Assad's regime falls. The United Kingdom and France have already recognized the SOC and have begun providing direct financial assistance. "The time of a political transition is approaching. It's approaching quickly as events on the ground move," said a senior State Department official who is in regular contact with both the SOC political opposition and with the Free Syrian Army fighters inside of Syria. In an interview with ABC News' Barbara Walters, President Obama confirmed the move, saying: "We've made a decision that the Syrian opposition coalition is now inclusive enough, reflective and representative enough of the Syrian population that we consider them the legitimate represent of the Syrian people in opposition to Assad...and we will provide them with recognition and with that recognition comes responsibilities uh, on the part of that coalition." etc.. and the news story continues...

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2 strong earthquakes strike off California coast

Published December 14, 2012 Associated Press

The U.S. Geological Survey says two large earthquakes have struck in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of southern California and Mexico. The first quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4, was recorded at 2:36 a.m. (1036 GMT) Friday, 163 miles (262 kilometers) south southwest of the California city of Avalon and 167 miles west southwest of Rosarito, Mexico. Only seconds later, a second quake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck 88 miles (142 kilometers) from Avalon. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Medical examiner: all Sandy Hook victims died of multiple gunshot wounds

By Dylan Stableford, Yahoo News The Lookout

NEWTOWN, Conn.--Dr. H. Wayne Carver, the medical examiner investigating Friday's massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, said autopsies completed on 20 children and six adults on Saturday showed they were killed with multiple bullets fired by a rifle at close range. "I've been at this for a third of a century and my sensibilities may not be those of the average man, but this probably is the worst I have seen or the worst that I know of any of my colleagues have seen," Carver told reporters etc.. and the news story continues...

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Man fires some 50 shots at Calif. mall parking lot

Associated Press – 9 hrs ago

Newport Beach, Calif. (AP) — A man was arrested Saturday after firing about 50 shots in the parking lot of a Southern California shopping mall, prompting a lockdown of stores crowded with holiday shoppers. Marcos Gurrola, 42, of Garden Grove was taken into custody by bicycle police officers patrolling around the open-air Fashion Island mall around 4:30 p.m., police spokeswoman Cathy Lowe said. She said he fired into the air and onto the ground in the parking lot near a Macy's department store. etc.. and the news story continues...

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US-Iranian nuclear talks fail. Iran has plutonium for 24 Nagasaki-type bombs

DEBKAfile Special Report December 15, 2012, 12:03 PM (GMT+02:00)

The secret, one-on-one nuclear negotiations President Barack Obama launched with Iran have run into a blank wall. A senior Iranian team member, Mostafa Dolatyar, said Friday, Dec. 14 in New Delhi that the diplomatic process for solving the nuclear issue with Iran was in effect going nowhere, because the demand that Tehran halt its 20-percent enrichment of uranium “doesn’t make sense.” etc. After more than 15 years of on-and-off, largely aimless, nuclear diplomacy with world powers and evasive tactics with the UN nuclear agency, Tehran is for the first time showing signs of impatience and not just is usual disdain. This is because two things have changed: 1. For all those years, Tehran availed itself of every diplomatic opening for protracted bargaining about its nuclear program for the sake of buying time, free of pressure, to push that program forward. Now, the Iranians are telling the US and Europe that they have arrived at their destination. For them, time is no longer of essence, as it may be for the West. 2. The second development was revealed on Dec. 5 by The Wall Street Journal in a short leader captioned “From Bushehr to the Bomb.” This revelation was not picked up by any other Western - or even Israeli - publication despite its sensational nature. etc.. American, Russian and Israeli nuclear experts have always maintained that the technology for extracting plutonium from fuel rods was too expensive and complicated to be practical - and certainly beyond Iran’s capacity. The Wall Street Journal begs to differ: “…experts tell us that the rapid extraction of weapons-usable plutonium from spent fuel rods is a straightforward process that can be preformed in a fairly small (and easily secreted) space.” etc.. and the news story continues...

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Strong earthquake hits off eastern Indonesia

AP / December 17, 2012

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An earthquake of 6.1 magnitude has been detected off the eastern Indonesian island of Sulawesi. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Tungurahua volcano, Ecuador: activity remains at a high level

Monday Dec 17, 2012 10:58 AM | Age: 10 hrs BY: T

Following the first explosion on Friday, the volcano has entered a second violent phase of activity on Sunday. Numerous explosions have occurred in the morning of Sunday with ash rising up to 8 km above the crater. Small pyroclastic flows have descended the flanks and partly heavy ash fall has been affecting nearby areas. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Winter storm pummels the Pacific Northwest

Originally published Monday, December 17, 2012 at 1:41 AM (AP)

A powerful winter storm has moved into the Pacific Northwest and is expected to linger into Monday, delivering strong winds and rain in some places and heavy snowfall and whiteout conditions in others. PORTLAND, Ore. —

A powerful winter storm has moved into the Pacific Northwest and is expected to linger into Monday, delivering strong winds and rain in some places and heavy snowfall and whiteout conditions in others. Towering waves also are expected, but the storm won't be limited to the coast and mountains. Forecasters also have posted high-wind warnings with gusts up to 55 mph in Oregon's Willamette Valley and the metro Portland area, The Oregonian reported. Liana Ramirez, a National Weather Service forecaster in Portland, said the wind's effect could be more severe because it's coming directly from the south, instead of the season's usual southwesterly and westerly winds. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Island paradise Fiji battered by deadly tropical storm

By NBC News staff and wire reports

More than 3,500 people evacuated to emergency shelters in Fiji as the biggest cyclone in 20 years swept across the Pacific island nation on Monday, three days after the storm killed four people and destroyed thousands of homes in nearby Samoa. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Strong earthquake reported on Papua New Guinea

December 15, 2012 By Michael McGuir

An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.0 was registered Saturday at 11:30 a.m. PST on Papua New Guinea the U.S. Geological Survey reported. etc.. and the news story continues...

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A Possible Tornado In Alabama Is Already Flipping Cars

Abby Rogers Dec. 20, 2012, 8:33am

A line of storms is working its way through Alabama and with it bringing reports of a possible tornado in parts of Mobile, The Weather Channel reported Thursday morning. No one was injured in the tornado but some buildings were damaged. According to the National Weather Service, the tornado touched down about 7 miles east of Mobile's airport. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Russia Sends Military Destroyer to Iran

Russian destroyer arrives in southern Iran ahead of joint programs with the Islamic Republic's navy.

AAFont Size By Elad Benari First Publish: 12/20/2012, 6:12 AM

A Russian destroyer has berthed in the southern Iranian Port of Bandar Abbas, an Iranian Navy commander announced on Wednesday. "Marshal Shaposhinkov, which is a heavy Russian destroyer, has berthed in this zone to consolidate the military ties between the two countries," the Commander of Iran's First Naval Zone, Admiral Hossein Azad, said, according to a report in the Iranian Fars news agency. Azad said the Iranian navy has arranged certain programs to be carried out during the presence of the Russian destroyer in the region, but said these programs will be announced later. Iran and Russia have long held constant consultations on key regional and global issues and the two countries have close commercial ties. Russia, along with China, has been traditionally more lenient on Tehran in regards to its nuclear program. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Al Qaeda grows powerful in Syria as endgame nears

Reuters | Updated: December 20, 2012 12:55 IST

Amman: Having seen its star wane in Iraq, Al Qaeda has staged a comeback in neighbouring Syria, posing a dilemma for the opposition fighting to remove President Bashar al-Assad and making the West balk at military backing for the revolt. The rise of Al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, al-Nusra Front, which the United States designated a terrorist organisation last week, could usher in a long and deadly confrontation with the West, and perhaps Israel. etc.. and the new story continues...

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Earthquake strikes off coast of Vanuatu

11:53 AM Saturday Dec 22, 2012

An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the richter scale has struck 129km north of Santo in Vanuatu. etc.. and the news story continue..

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Blizzard barrels east with a bit less snow, high winds

By Greg Botelho, CNN updated 10:32 PM EST, Fri December 21, 2012

(CNN) -- The winter storm system that walloped the Midwest moved east Friday night, bringing with it not just snow but powerful winds etc.. Earlier this week, blizzard-like conditions left many locales white less than a week before the holiday. Many communities in central Iowa, for instance, got about a foot of snow, and the city of Madison, Wisconsin, got 15.2 inches Wednesday and Thursday, etc.. The lone blizzard warning, in effect Friday night through 6 p.m. Saturday, was for parts of northern West Virginia and north-central Maryland. The National Weather Service predicts 8 to 12 inches of snow and sustained winds of up to 35 mph, with gusts blowing up to 60 mph. "Strong winds will cause blowing and drifting of snow with blizzard conditions expected at times with visibilities of one quarter mile or less (and) wind chill temperatures in the single digits etc.. and the news story continues...

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Vote cements Muslim Brotherhood rule

From: AFP December 24, 2012 12:00AM

A CONVINCING majority of Egyptians have backed a controversial charter in a two-round referendum that has deeply polarised the country and riled the secular-leaning opposition. The vote is a victory for Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, but a costly one. The bruising battle over the past month stripped away hope that the long-awaited constitution would bring a national consensus on the path Egypt will take after shedding its autocratic ruler Hosni Mubarak nearly two years ago. The Muslim Brotherhood, from which Mr Morsi hails, and the official Al-Ahram newspaper reported yesterday that about 64 per cent of votes cast in the two rounds had been in favour of the new charter etc.. and the news story continues...

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Officials: NY gunman led quiet life before killing 2 firefighters, injuring 2 others in ambush

By John Kekis, The Associated Press | Associated Press – 1 hr 41 mins ago

WEBSTER, N.Y. - A man who set his house on fire then lured firefighters to their deaths in a blaze of flames and bullets had attracted little attention since he got out of prison in the 1990s for killing his grandmother, authorities said. But two months ago, William Spengler's mother died, leaving the 62-year-old ex-con in a Lake Ontario house with his sister, who he "couldn't stand," a friend said. Spengler set a car and a house in his neighbourhood ablaze early Monday, luring firefighters to the neighbourhood and then killed two, wounded two others and injured a police officer while several homes burned around him, police said. Spengler then killed himself. His sister, Cheryl, was missing. etc.. and the news story continues...

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24 December 2012 Last updated at 08:18 ET

Eastern Europe deadly freeze leaves hundreds dead Freezing weather in eastern Europe has claimed at least 220 lives this month, most of them in the former USSR. Temperatures in Russia have been 10 to 15 degrees below average, with -50C (-58F) recorded in Siberia. At least 88 deaths have been reported. Ukraine reported 83 deaths on Friday and Poland 49, while heavy snow caused disruption in the Balkans. etc.. and the news story continues..

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California avalanche claims life of snowboarder

By CNN Staff updated 12:26 AM EST, Tue December 25, 2012

(CNN) -- The body of a California snowboarder was recovered hours after the man was reportedly trapped in an avalanche, the sheriff's office in Nevada County said Monday. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Gunman: I Want To "Do What I Like Doing Best, Killing People"

Body found in charred house believed to be killer's sister

By George M. Walsh & Mary Esch (AP)

Webster - An ex-con killed two firefighters Monday with the same caliber and make military style rifle used in the Connecticut school massacre after typing a note pledging to burn down his neighborhood and "do what I like doing best, killing people," police said Tuesday. Another body - believed to be the gunman's missing sister, Cheryl Spengler, 67 - was found in his fire-ravaged house. William Spengler, 62, who served 17 years in prison for manslaughter in the 1980 hammer slaying of his grandmother, etc.. and the news story continues...

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Cold wave kills 25 in north India

Wed, Dec 26th, 2012 1:20 pm BdST

Dhaka, Dec 26 (bdnews24.com) – At least 25 people have died so far in a cold wave that's brought down the mercury sharply across northern India so far, the BBC said, citing reports from All India Radio etc.. The BBC report said a severe cold wave is sweeping over capital Delhi causing temperatures to plunge to as low as seven degrees. At places in Rajasthan , it was as low as four degrees. etc.. and the news story continues...

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12 killed in attacks on two churches in Nigeria

By CNN Staff updated 5:30 AM EST, Wed December 26, 2012

(CNN) -- At least 12 people died in northern Nigeria when attackers raided two churches during Christmas Eve services, police said.  One assault occurred at the Church of Christ in Nations in Postikum, in Yobe province. Gunmen attacked worshipers during prayer, killing six people, including the pastor, and setting the building on fire. Worshipers also were attacked at the First Baptist Church in Maiduguri, in Borno state. A deacon and five church members were killed. They were the latest strikes against Christians in the region. More than 30 people died in a wave of Christmas Day attacks in the north last year, blamed on Boko Haram, a militant group that has targeted Christians and Muslims it considered insufficiently Islamist. etc.. and the news story continues...

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FAITH UNDER FIRE

Christianity 'close to extinction' in Mideast

Due to mounting persecution of worshipers

Published: 3 days ago

(TELEGRAPH) — Christianity faces being wiped out of the “biblical heartlands” in the Middle East because of mounting persecution of worshippers, according to a new report. The study warns that Christians suffer greater hostility across the world than any other religious group. And it claims politicians have been “blind” to the extent of violence faced by Christians in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The most common threat to Christians abroad is militant Islam, it says, claiming that oppression in Muslim countries is often ignored because of a fear that criticism will be seen as “racism”. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Severe Weather Spawns 34 Tornado Reports From Texas to Alabama

By Kevin Dolak / Lauren Effron Dec. 26, 2012

Severe Christmas day weather tore across the deep South, spinning off 34 possible tornadoes and killing at least three people in its path, while extreme weather is forecast throughout today for parts of the East Coast. The storm first pounded Texas, then touched down in Louisiana and blasted through homes in Mississippi. In Mobile, Ala., a wide funnel cloud was barreled across the city etc..

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Storm whips into Northeast bringing snow, rain

10:43 AM, December 27, 2012 |

CONCORD, N.H. — A powerful winter storm brought snow to inland parts of the Northeast and driving rain and wind to areas along the coast Thursday, a day after it swept through the nation's middle, dumping a record snowfall in Arkansas and wrecking post-holiday plans for thousands of travelers. The storm, which was blamed for 12 deaths, pushed through the Upper Ohio Valley and made its way into the Northeast Wednesday night. By Thursday morning, there was anywhere from a few inches of snow to a foot in some locations. etc.. The East Coast's largest cities — New York, Philadelphia and Boston — were seeing mostly high winds and rain Thursday morning. Other areas were getting a messy mix of rain and snow or just rain etc.. and the news story continues..

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Residents evacuated as Nicaragua volcano spews ash cloud

Some 300 families living on the flanks of the highest volcano in Nicaragua have been advised to leave after it began spewing hot gas and ash. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

By Reuters

Nicaragua's tallest volcano has belched an ash cloud hundreds of feet into the sky in its latest bout of sporadic activity, prompting the evacuation of nearby residents, the government said on Wednesday. The 5,725-foot San Cristobal volcano, which sits less than 100 miles north of the capital, Managua, in the country's northwest, has been active in recent years and went through a similar episode in September. The latest activity began late Tuesday. etc.. and the news story continues...

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Iran Navy develops new missile launching system: Report

Wednesday Dec 26, 201204:15 PM GMT

Iran’s Navy has developed a missile launching system which aims to increase the precision and range of anti-ship missiles.  The new system has been designed in collaboration with the Iranian Defense Ministry and Imam Khomeini Maritime University. Given that all naval units are equipped with short-range and medium-range surface-to-surface Cruise missiles, using the new system will be a major move towards improving the missile capabilities of these units at sea. Meanwhile, Commander of Iran Navy Rear-Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said that the missile system could be installed on all vessels and announced that it would become operational in the near future. etc.. and the news story continues...

 

 

 

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