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Weekly News and Commentary - Last Updated: Tuesday, September 02, 2008
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WORLD NEWS BULLETIN
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 Biblical Perspective
It was no coincidence that as the world’s attention was riveted on the opening of the Olympics in China, Russian troops and tanks brutally invaded Georgia in one of the most brazen acts of naked aggression in the 21st century. The message was clear. The Russian bear has come out of hibernation with a vengeance!
This latest shocking outbreak of war signals a ratcheting up in geopolitical tensions and increasing military conflicts as the power and influence of the United States wanes. The sudden Russian attack shattered any hope that nations might beat their swords into plowshares and enjoy an era of tranquility. To the contrary, it sets the stage for the unthinkable prospect of World War III as prophesied many places in the Holy Bible.
When asked what would be the sign of His coming and the end of the age, Jesus Christ warned, “And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom (Matthew 24:3, 6-7).”
The ultimate outcome of this intensifying global warfare, He said, would be an unprecedented time when all human life could be wiped off the planet by weapons of mass destruction. “For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened (v. 21-22).”
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by Mark Mendiola
Local Elder
Church of God Faithful Flock
 The Dutch intelligence service, the AIVD, has called off an operation aimed at infiltrating and sabotaging Iran's weapons industry due to an assessment that a US attack on the Islamic Republic's nuclear program is imminent, according to a report in the country's De Telegraaf newspaper on Friday.
Slideshow: Pictures of the week The report claimed that the Dutch operation had been "extremely successful," and had been stopped because the US military was planning to hit targets that were "connected with the Dutch espionage action." more...
September 1, 2008
By JPOST.COM STAFF
At least eight people were killed, houses razed and vast stretches of land flooded - but New Orleans was today still counting itself lucky after Hurricane Gustav roared ashore.
Deluged: Flooded land east of New Orleans after Hurricane Gustav stormed through the region but the damage was nothing compared to Katrina in 2005
There had been fears of catastrophic damage and loss of life, a repeat of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina just three years ago.
Some two million residents had evacuated the region, leaving the city a ghost town but in fact Gustav eventually stormed the U.S. 85 miles to the west.
 WASHINGTON — Consumers should brace for the biggest increase in food prices in nearly 20 years in 2008 and even more pain next year due to surging meat and produce prices, the Agriculture Department said Wednesday.
Food prices are forecast to rise by 5% to 6% this year, making it the largest annual increase since 1990. Just last month, USDA forecast food prices would climb between 4.5% and 5.5% in 2008.
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OSLO, Norway – Russia has informed Norway that it plans to suspend all military ties with NATO, Norway's Defense Ministry said Wednesday, a day after the military alliance urged Moscow to withdraw its forces from Georgia.
NATO foreign ministers said Tuesday they would make further ties with Russia dependent on Moscow making good on a pledge to pull its troops back to pre-conflict positions in Georgia. However, they stopped short of calling an immediate halt to all cooperation.more...
 New emergency plan doesn't address alarming scenario in disaster response
Electricity grids down, uncontrolled fires from exploding gas transport systems, no communication to call for help, no water to battle fires: It's all part of a catastrophic scenario some scientists predict could happen under an electromagnetic pulse attack – and the Department of Homeland Security's 83-page emergency plan includes no mention of EMP or how it might respond to such an attack.
When WND contacted the Department of Homeland Security, a representative explained why a course of action was not included in the National Emergency Communications Plan – a strategy that relies heavily on the ability of authorities at all levels of government to communicate using radios, computers and other electronic devices that could be disabled by an EMP attack.more...
August 21, 2008
By Chelsea Schilling
© 2008 WorldNetDaily
 1 in 3 of UK's honeybees did not survive winter and spring
Britain's honeybees have suffered catastrophic losses this year, according to a survey of the nation's beekeepers, contributing to a shortage of honey and putting at risk the pollination of fruits and vegetables.
The survey by the British Beekeepers' Association (BBKA) revealed that nearly one in three of the UK's 240,000 honeybee hives did not survive this winter and spring.
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Picture of the Week
Eclipse over the Great Wall
Contrary to the famous myth, you can't see the Great Wall of China from the Moon ... even during a total solar eclipse. But on August 1 you could see the Moon eclipsing the Sun from the Great Wall. In fact, from this location near the Great Wall's western end, the Moon completely blocked the Sun's overwhelming disk revealing a shimmering solar corona and bright planets in the briefly darkened sky. A main pass, The Great Wall's Jiayuguan Fort, is also silhouetted in the foreground. The pass is the western-most of the wall's passes and the best preserved, initially built around 1372 during the Ming dynasty. The nearby city of Jiayuguan in Gansu Province was an important stop on the Silk Road.
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In recent decades, the nation-states of the Western world have been gradually surrendering pieces of their sovereignty to globalist, supranational organizations. These supranational organizations have leaders who are not elected by the people and they are dominated by global elites who wield wealth and power. The vanquished World War II foes, Germany and Japan were successfully absorbed into the family of western nations and this trend toward supranationalism. The western elites thought that the same thing would happen with Russia and China after the "end of the Cold War."
After the USSR fell, Russia was seen as a source of immense raw materials that western corporations could exploit and China was seen as a vast nation of coolies who could build an endless supply of cheap goods for the western corporations to sell to the world's customers. However, Russia and China have not cooperated with the plan that the western elites had set out for them. Russia's Putin jailed the kleptocrats in Russia who were cooperating in the West's plunder of Russian raw materials and he has steadily made Russia a growing financial and military power financed by the very energy wealth the western corporations thought they could exploit for themselves. China is historically inscrutable, but it has steadily gained much leverage over the USA's decisions due to China's vast dollar reserves and China has already embarked on a military expansion much like Hitler's Germany did in the run-up to World War II. Russia and China are acting like traditional nation states who see the West in a weakened state so they intend to exploit that weakness. That is how the game of geopolitics has always been played.
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Fears are mounting that Russia may restrict oil deliveries to Western Europe over coming days, in response to the threat of EU sanctions and Nato naval actions in the Black Sea.
Any such move would be a dramatic escalation of the Georgia crisis and play havoc with the oil markets.
Reports have begun to circulate in Moscow that Russian oil companies are under orders from the Kremlin to prepare for a supply cut to Germany and Poland through the Druzhba (Friendship) pipeline. It is believed that executives from lead-producer LUKoil have been put on weekend alert.
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(NaturalNews) A serious outbreak of bird flu has devastated poultry stocks and prices in India and killed 100 people in Indonesia.
The H5N1 strain of avian flu is highly lethal, but does not spread easily to humans. Health officials are concerned that it might mutate into a strain that is easily transmitted to and between humans, leading to a global health crisis.more...
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The Russians are interested in the destruction of the United States. It is time to understand what we are dealing with.
When a civilization begins to unravel, the first action is always internal. It is hidden, spiritual, and unobserved by the public. Brazilian philosopher Olavo de Carvalho recently pointed out that Western Civilization has produced more “educated” people than we have positions for. In fact, we’ve educated them beyond their intelligence, giving them tools too advanced for their character, putting a simple life of contented drudgery out of their reach. In other words, we’ve mass-produced a horde of impotent wits, angry because their princely education cannot produce for them a princely sum or a kingdom.
When a civilization is far along the path of unraveling, the barbarians sense the Empire’s growing weakness. They gather at the frontiers. They push, threaten and fuss. Earlier this week the president of Russia, having invaded and looted a small country, warned that Russia would crush anyone who got in its way. Menacing language was used with regard to Poland and Ukraine. In response to this NATO was split. Some member states were unwilling to hold Russia accountable because Russia supplies them with natural gas and oil.
It’s funny how things play out. The price of oil should start rising again. There is a leaky pipeline in the North Sea, and the world’s second-largest pipeline has been damaged in Georgia. Funny thing, too, and most will think it a coincidence; but a Ukrainian patriot recently explained to me that energy prices bottomed out just before the Chernobyl reactor blew up in April 1986, releasing a radioactive cloud that blew across Europe. People who’ve experienced such an event aren’t eager to build nuclear power plants. What better advertisement could there have been for Russian natural gas? And now Europe depends on Russian gas.more...
August 22,2008
by J. R. Nyquist
http://www.financialsense.com/
 Russia Calls NATO’s Bluff
Biblical Perspective Blog Post
 DEBARY, Fla. -- The St. Johns River is about seven feet higher than it was before Tropical Storm Fay moved through the region and will continue to cause problems for flooded neighborhoods for weeks.
Officials said the St. Johns River was not expected to crest until later this week, meaning several inches more of flooding for families living near Lake Harney, Lake Monroe, Lake Kathryn and Lake Jesup.
"It's like trying to drain the Atlantic Ocean with a straw," DeBary's Bob Karbonic told Local 6's Tiffany Tift Monday. "This will take a good month going around the clock."more...
Analysis concludes that many small faults believed inactive could pose risks
WHITE PLAINS, New York - An analysis of recent earthquake activity around New York City has found that many small faults that were believed to be inactive could contribute to a major, disastrous earthquake.
The study also finds that a line of seismic activity comes within two miles of the Indian Point nuclear power plant, about 25 miles north of New York City. Another fault line near the plant was already known, so the findings suggest Indian Point is at an intersection of faults.more...
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Bird Flu Marches Through India and Indonesia
