Perilous times: Pentagon chief says ‘we’re within an inch of war almost every day’ in East Asia
April 19, 2012 – WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta offered a blunt assessment of the threats facing the United States on Wednesday, saying the potential for another war breaking out remains high in places like North Korea. “We’re within an inch of war almost every day in that part of the world,” Panetta said in an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, in response to a question about the threats in the Korean Peninsula. “And we just have to be very careful about what we say and what we do.”
Struggle for Jerusalem (Zechariah 12:3; Luke 21:20)
Chief of Staff: IDF's 'Steely Arm' will Hit Back at Enemies
April 19, 2012 – WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta offered a blunt assessment of the threats facing the United States on Wednesday, saying the potential for another war breaking out remains high in places like North Korea. “We’re within an inch of war almost every day in that part of the world,” Panetta said in an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, in response to a question about the threats in the Korean Peninsula. “And we just have to be very careful about what we say and what we do.” Struggle for Jerusalem (Zechariah 12:3; Luke 21:20)
Chief of Staff: IDF's 'Steely Arm' will Hit Back at Enemies
Maj. Gen. Benny Gantz, IDF Chief of Staff, warned Israel's enemies Wednesday that any attempt to harm Israel will be met with a painful response."The IDF draws from the memory of Holocaust Remembrance Day military strength and moral resilience that directs it in every crossroad and leads it to victory time after time," Gantz said, in a ceremony at the Masua Institute at Tel Yitzchak.
Damascus, Syria (Isaiah 17:1-3)
Turkey Intercepts Ship Carrying Weapons to Syria
Syria: Security Forces Open Fire Near UN Monitors
Syrian security forces opened fire on anti-regime demonstrators surrounding the cars of a UN team of monitors on Wednesday, according to a report by The Associated Press.The gunfire sent the observers speeding off and protesters dashing for cover, according to activists and amateur videos.Syria hasn't fully complied with Annan peace plan: U.N. chief
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria has not fully complied with a U.N.-backed peace plan for the country and has yet to send a "clear signal" about its commitment to ending more than a year of violence, the U.N. chief told the Security Council in a letter obtained by Reuters on Wednesday.At the same time, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced hope that there may be a chance for progress on ending a 13-month conflict that has brought Syria to the brink of civil war.
Blasts in Baghdad, northern Iraqi cities kill 30
BAGHDAD (AP) — Bombings struck several areas in Baghdad and to the north Thursday, killing at least 30 people in the first major attacks in Iraq in nearly a month. The violence stoked fears that insurgents were trying to undermine confidence in the Shiite-led government amid rising sectarian tensions. In all, officials said extremists launched 12 attacks in the Iraqi capital and in the cities of Kirkuk, Samarra, Baqouba, Dibis and Taji. Mortars were fired into the northern cities of Beiji and Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit. Magog Invasion – Iran, Russia (Ezekiel 38-39)
Obama ready to yield on Iran's nuclear transparency. Israel:Tehran will cheat
In the direct, secret exchanges between the US and Iran which led up to the Istanbul talks with the six powers, of Saturday, April 14, President Barack Obama quietly backed off from his demand that Iran “come clean” on its nuclear activities and open up to international inspection, debkafile reports.
This concession paved the way for Tehran’s consent to discuss his framework proposal to stop enriching uranium to 20 percent, halt work at its underground facility for higher enrichment near Qom...
Obama ready to yield on Iran's nuclear transparency. Israel:Tehran will cheat
In the direct, secret exchanges between the US and Iran which led up to the Istanbul talks with the six powers, of Saturday, April 14, President Barack Obama quietly backed off from his demand that Iran “come clean” on its nuclear activities and open up to international inspection, debkafile reports.This concession paved the way for Tehran’s consent to discuss his framework proposal to stop enriching uranium to 20 percent, halt work at its underground facility for higher enrichment near Qom...
The Rise of the East
Nuclear shadow grows across planet: India tests its first intercontinental ballistic missile capable of striking China
April 19, 2012 – NEW DELHI - India has launched a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile able to carry a nuclear warhead, say media. The locally-developed Agni-V missile was originally scheduled to have been launched on Wednesday in the eastern state of Orissa. Defense officials had delayed the launch until Thursday because of heavy lightning in the area, BBC informs. The missile has a range of more than 5,000km (3,100 miles), within range of targets in China.
Nuclear shadow grows across planet: India tests its first intercontinental ballistic missile capable of striking China
April 19, 2012 – NEW DELHI - India has launched a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile able to carry a nuclear warhead, say media. The locally-developed Agni-V missile was originally scheduled to have been launched on Wednesday in the eastern state of Orissa. Defense officials had delayed the launch until Thursday because of heavy lightning in the area, BBC informs. The missile has a range of more than 5,000km (3,100 miles), within range of targets in China. Nuclear Contamination (Rev 8:10-11)
Fukushima Reactor 2: Radiation “Comparable to What We See in Space”
“We want to check whether there is no deformation or damage in the suppression pool. And, with any luck, we hope to see areas where water (injected into the reactor as a coolant) may be leaking,” TEPCO spokesman Junichi Matsumoto said, according to Nuclear Street News.The suppression pool is a doughnut-shaped vessel connected to the primary containment structure designed to hold cooling water.
Fukushima Reactor 2: Radiation “Comparable to What We See in Space”
“We want to check whether there is no deformation or damage in the suppression pool. And, with any luck, we hope to see areas where water (injected into the reactor as a coolant) may be leaking,” TEPCO spokesman Junichi Matsumoto said, according to Nuclear Street News.The suppression pool is a doughnut-shaped vessel connected to the primary containment structure designed to hold cooling water.
Famines, Drought, Floods, Earthquakes & Pestilences (Matthew 24:7-8) (Luke 21:11; 25) (Rev 6:5-8)
Mount Lamington volcano awakens in Papua New Guinea after 56 years
April 19, 2012 – PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Mount Lamington is a stratovolcano in the Oro Province of Papua New Guinea. Local community of Popendetta reported smoke and ash emission on March 25. No official reports have come in yet. Lamington is an andesitic stratovolcano with a 1.3-km-wide breached summit crater containing a lava dome. After a long quiescent period, the volcano sprang suddenly to life in 1951, producing a powerful explosive eruption during which devastating pyroclastic flows and surges swept all sides of the volcano, killing nearly 3000 persons.
New Brunswick town plagued for weeks by earthquake swarm and no one knows why
April 19, 2012 – CANADA - “Everybody is talking about the earthquakes,” says David Blair, a retired science teacher and lifetime McAdam resident from his home on Old Harvey Road, just east of downtown. “You’ll be out and about and people will say, ‘Did you feel the one last night, or did you feel the one this morning? Some people will say yes, others might say no. It really depends on what you are doing.’ “If you are quiet at home and there is not a lot of noise you are probably going to feel or hear it. But if you are banging around, or if the grandkids are banging around, you sometimes won’t know if it’s the kids
Hailstorms hammer San Joaquin Valley crops
April 19, 2012 – CALIFORNIA – A series of freak April storms hammered the San Joaquin Valley last week, damaging vulnerable crops with a one-two-three punch of hail, lightning and tornados that caused millions of dollars of crop losses. It will be several weeks before an accurate tabulation of losses can be made, but for some growers it amounted to 100 percent of this year’s production. A number of crops suffered damage from the unrelenting power of hailstones measuring 1.5 inches in diameter or larger.
Mount Lamington volcano awakens in Papua New Guinea after 56 years
New Brunswick town plagued for weeks by earthquake swarm and no one knows why
Hailstorms hammer San Joaquin Valley crops
Preaching the Gospel (Mat 24:14)
Methodist Church Prepares for London Olympic Outreach
The Methodist Church is encouraging people to get involved in the Olympic and Paralympic celebrations as the 100-day countdown to the London Games begins Wednesday.
One Methodist church in Cornwall, England is in full Olympic spirit already with plans for a nationwide Praise Bus to tour the country ahead of the official Olympic torch procession.
State of the Bible 2012
The good news about the Good Book is that it's still the No. 1 seller of all time, with an estimated 6 billion copies sold. The not-so-good news though, according to a new survey by The American Bible Society, is that it's lost a bit of its prominence in affecting people's lives. The "State of the Bible 2012" looked at the trends surrounding the most influential book of Western civilization. The survey found that while 82 percent of Americans revere the Bible as sacred literature, that number is down slightly from a year ago when 86 percent thought so.
Methodist Church Prepares for London Olympic Outreach
One Methodist church in Cornwall, England is in full Olympic spirit already with plans for a nationwide Praise Bus to tour the country ahead of the official Olympic torch procession.
State of the Bible 2012
The good news about the Good Book is that it's still the No. 1 seller of all time, with an estimated 6 billion copies sold. The not-so-good news though, according to a new survey by The American Bible Society, is that it's lost a bit of its prominence in affecting people's lives. The "State of the Bible 2012" looked at the trends surrounding the most influential book of Western civilization. The survey found that while 82 percent of Americans revere the Bible as sacred literature, that number is down slightly from a year ago when 86 percent thought so.
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