God will uphold Israel. He has and will. All of Israel's enemies are cursed.
I hold to Scripture. You have Scripture?what if your wrong. i mean for you personally. would it make you pause for thought.
God will uphold Israel. He has and will. All of Israel's enemies are cursed.
As a result of the Battle of Ar Mageddon which Israel and the west wins, the Satanic beast of the Revelation is locked away for a thousand years.
I was interested to see the depth of openly acknowledged Turkish involvement in Syria. I was also interested to see how independent the YPD Kurdish "rebels" are of Assad's control. Up until now, I have been thinking of them as merely auxiliaries of Assad; but now I can see that there are FOUR major blocs in Syria:Kurdish Fighters and Syrian Rebels Announce Fragile Ceasefire
24/11/2012 02:27:00
Map shows control of cities in Syria: Green: Assad government controlled; Blue: contested; Brown: rebel-controlled. Map REF: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cities_and_towns_during_the_Syrian_civil_war . Kurdish-held towns are Afrin, 'Ayn al-'Arab, Al-Darbasiyah, Amuda and Al-Malikiyah, all along the Syria-Turkey border
[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The People's Defense Units (YPG) announced in a statement on Friday that they have reached a truce with the Syrian Islamist groups Jabhat al-Nusra and Ghuraba' al-Sham after 3 days of fighting in Serêkaniyê.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]“Today at 16.30 a ceasefire was declared in Serekaniye (Ras al-Ayn) after a request by armed groups and friendly groups. [The] Ceasefire was declared on our terms: Armed groups must leave and the creation of a Peoples Council from all ethnicities,” read the YPG statement.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]According to this statement, the truce is for is for 2 days. “If our terms are not met until then, we will continue to fight them,” read the statement.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]The YPG is the armed wing of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and it controls the east and the northern parts of the city of Serêkaniyê, while the Syrian rebel factions control the south and the west as well as the Turkish border crossing.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]YGP fighters have clashed with the Syrian rebels in the past several days. They want the rebel factions to leave the area.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Thursday there were renewed clashes between the YPG and the jihadist groups Jabhat al-Nusra and Ghuraba' al-Sham that resulted in the death of 9 combatants, 8 from the Nusra front and 1 YPG fighter.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]On Wednesday, the YPG sources and the Kurdish news agency [/FONT]Firat News[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans-serif] claimed that armed groups had brought 50 vehicles and seven tanks from the Turkish border to Serêkaniyê, igniting new confrontations.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]According to a PYD statement, reinforcements entered the city after negotiations to stop the fighting had failed. In two days of fighting that started last week, it is believed that at least 54 people have been killed.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]“Everybody was shocked by the intervention of seven tanks and armored vehicles from the Turkish side of the border and started bombarding Kurdish villages and areas randomly in order to terrorize/ displace citizens,” PYD Executive Council said in a statement.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]The SOHR reported earlier that 400 Kurdish fighters had come from across Syria on Wednesday to reinforce the YPG, while 200 members of the Nusra front came from Tal Abayd, and more than 100 fighters and 3 tanks commanded by Ghuraba' al-Sham went into the city.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]On Thursday, the Ghuraba’ al-Sham battalion warned the PYD in a Youtube statement that was translated by Al Jazeera English, saying, "We warn all those who stand against the revolution. Mainly the PYD and the PKK from carrying out any counterrevolutionary act. They must withdraw from Ras al-Ayn and stay away from any confrontation with our fighters,”[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]But YPD leaders are adamant that the Syrian armed groups must leave the area. Also, the Friday ceasefire comes after an announcement by the YPG that their fighters had killed 25 Syrian rebels, wounding more than 20, and destroying 3 vehicles.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]The Syrian armed groups claim that they want to take over the oil-rich Hasakah province through Ras al-Ayn, but it is unlikely that the Kurdish political parties would allow them to enter these areas without a fight.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]On Nov. 21, the PYD leadership called on people “to adhere to their land, their homeland and defend the sanctities.”[/FONT]
I'm watching this one pretty closely, Supreme. It seems that Egypt can go either way. If playing golf is President Obama's way of seriously dealing with international issues, then he is right on it.
Michelle and the kids are trying to present a front of normalcy by receiving a Christmas tree at the White House while Barry is off on this serious business.
Why is it, that I suspect Egypt might not be the only country that is levitating into outer space?
many believe Israel is its own worst enemy. The implications of this fall nicely into predictions of future conflicts involving Israel.
120 Jews, living with one accord in one place, is a greater miracle than walking on water.Acts.1
[12] Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.
[13] And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.
[14] These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
[15] And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)...
Acts 2
[1] And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
The scriptures I had in mind were:Rev 16
[13] And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
[14] For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
[15] Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
[16] And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
Good. You are correct in your chronology, and I have been wrong about the "Battle of Armageddon". It is definitely premillenial, and may refer to the "Zechariah 14" battle. I had been confusing the Battle of Armageddon with the Final Battle.Rev 19
[20] And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
Rev 20
[7] And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
[8] And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, [This does NOT refer to Ezekiel 38] to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
[9] And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
[10] And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
If President Obama is hamstrung, it is because of some secret communication between the US Administration and Mosri that made the latter believe he had a green light to take on dictatorial powers. In this context, the golf expedition was not just a way for Obama to "clear his head, to think better". It is a public endorsement of Morsi's actions -- at least, that's how I see it. As for Morsi being a "friend", this is debatable.I don't think Obama can do much. America has already lost too much influence in the region to have much affect, and it doesn't want to lose the few friends it has by interfering in Arab affairs.
This seems like semantic games here. The "international force" consists almost entirely of Americans, as do most "international' forces. Because Morsi's men take the DEBKA article seriously (by pointedly denying it), I suspect DEBKA has struck a nerve. Here is a snap of their article:Saturday, November 24, 2012
Egyptian military denies foreign troops will be deployed in Sinai
Military denies that foreign troops will be deployed in Sinai
Egypt Independent Sat, 24/11/2012 - 14:00
Military denies that foreign troops will be deployed in Sinai | Egypt Independent
Military Spokesperson Mohamed Ahmed Ali denied plans to deploy US forces in Sinai as part of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.
The armed forces confirms entrenched Egyptian national security policies to preserve its sovereignty. It doesnt accept the presence of foreign forces on its land, Ali posted on Facebook.
He added that the only foreign forces based in Sinai are multinational ones from 13 countries. The Multinational Force and Observers have been in Sinai since 25 April 1982, after Israel withdrew from Sinai, as part of the two sides commitment to the Camp David Peace Accords.
The Israeli DEBKAfile website, which is close to the Israeli intelligence establishment, reported Friday that there will be a US military presence in
Sinai as part of the truce between Gaza and Israel.
The report was also denied by the Egyptian military attache in Washington, Major General Mohamed al-Keshki.
The reader may wonder how a conversation on a "secure phone line" got intercepted by DEBKA. The answer is that in Washington, the difference between "Confidential" and "Top Secret" seems to be a matter of hours, at the most. Ask Paula Broadwell, if you don't believe me.Obamas pledge of US troops to Sinai next week won Israels nod for ceasefire
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report November 23, 2012, 3:11 PM (GMT+02:00)
Obama on the phone to Netanyahu with key pledge
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu agreed to a ceasefire for halting the eight-day Israeli Gaza operation Wednesday night, Nov. 21, after President Barack Obama personally pledged to start deploying US troops in Egyptian Sinai next week, debkafile reports. The conversation, which finally tipped the scales for a ceasefire, took place on a secure line Wednesday morning, just hours before it was announced in Cairo. The US and Israeli leaders spoke at around the time that a terrorist was blowing up a Tel Aviv bus, injuring 27 people.
Obamas pledge addressed Israels most pressing demand in every negotiating forum on Gaza: Operation Pillar of Clouds main goal was a total stoppage of the flow of Iranian arms and missiles to the Gaza Strip. They were smuggled in from Sudan and Libya through southern Egypt and Sinai. Hostilities would continue, said the prime minister, until this object was achieved.
Earlier, US officials tried unsuccessfully to persuade Israel to accept Egyptian President Mohamed Morsis personal guarantee to start launching effective operations against the smugglers before the end of the month. The trio running Israels Gaza campaign, Netanyahu, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, were willing to take Morsi at his word, except that Israeli security and intelligence chiefs assured them that Egypt has nothing near the security and intelligence capabilities necessary for conducting such operations.
When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Jerusalem from Bangkok Tuesday, she tried assuring Netanyahu that President Obama had decided to accelerate the construction of an elaborate US system of electronic security fences along the Suez Canal and northern Sinai. It would also cork up the Philadelphi route through which arms are smuggled into the Gaza Strip. (The US Sinai fence project was first disclosed exclusively by DEBKA-Net-Weekly 564 on Nov. 9).
US security and civilian units will need to be deployed in Egyptian Sinai to man the fence system and operate it as an active counter-measure for obstructing the smuggling of Iranian weapons supplies.
The prime minister said he welcomed the presidents proposal to expedite the fence project, but it would take months to obtain Egyptian clearance. Meanwhile, the Palestinians would have plenty of time to replenish their weapons stocks after Israels Gaza campaign. It was therefore too soon to stop the campaign at this point or hold back a ground incursion.
Clinton was sympathetic to this argument. Soon after, President Obama was on the phone to Netanyahu with an assurance that US troops would be in place in Sinai next week, after he had obtained President Morsis consent for them to go into immediate action against Iranian smuggling networks...
-- Obamaâs pledge of US troops to Sinai next week won Israelâs nod for ceasefire
Sinai is another place being taken over by terrorists. Egypt has nominal sovereignty, but is forbidden by treaty from a substantial military presence there; and the US-led "multinational force" was recently held hostage in its own barracks by Bedouin guerillas.
Hezbollah and Hamas Are Not Alone
The "Playgrounds"
Syria established numerous defensive infrastructures at the national level, and at the tactical and campaign echelons over the past four decades. According to foreign sources, terror organizations such as Al Qaeda and Hezbollah are already based in Syria. The demilitarized buffer zone, based on agreements signed in 1974 after the Yom Kippur War, has long since turned into “officer residence neighborhoods” (military facilities). The day is not far – and may have already arrived – when various organizations establish terror dens close to Israel’s border in these “neighborhoods.”
There is a greater concern with regards to Syria that advanced weapons might find their way to various terror groups. Syria is teeming with advanced weapons, with an emphasis on its artillery rocket layout. One does not need much of an imagination to envision what might happen if they end up possessing even some of the existing measures.
Syria’s rebels already hold part of the country’s enormous stockpile of advanced weapons. It is quite possible that these weapons will reach (or have already reached) a terrorist organization. Given the increasingly volatile situation, not much more is needed for terror forces to direct fire against Israel as well. The motivation already exists, the weapons are present, and the territorial proximity is convenient, to say the least. The restraining elements that once existed, such as a central government and regime, are nearly nonexistent, as most of Assad’s remaining energy is directed at the rebel forces.
-- Hezbollah and Hamas Are Not Alone
I don't think Obama can do much. America has already lost too much influence in the region to have much affect, and it doesn't want to lose the few friends it has by interfering in Arab affairs.
Is a New SARS-like Virus Spreading in the Middle East?
As with most emerging epidemics, we usually ignore them until people start dying. If the same logic applies here, its time to begin paying attention to the new SARS-like virus found in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. While only six cases have been identified so far, two of the patients died, suggesting that the survival rate isnt stellar.
According to Reuters, the World Health Organization (WHO) originally issued an international alert in late September saying a virus previously unknown in humans had infected a Qatari man who had recently been in Saudi Arabia, where another man with the same virus had died.
On Friday, November 23, the WHO said in an outbreak update that it had registered four more cases and one of the new patients had died...
-- Is a New SARS-like Virus Spreading in the Middle East? - Forbes
Relates to it in terms of sadness for the human suffering that accompanies diseases?
Why would I be thinking of Bono ?
Israel outraged as EU poll names it a threat to peace
Peter Beaumont, foreign affairs editorThe Observer,
Saturday 1 November 2003 19.19 EST
Israel has been described as the top threat to world peace, ahead of North Korea, Afghanistan and Iran, by an unpublished European Commission poll of 7,500 Europeans, sparking an international row.
The survey, conducted in October, of 500 people from each of the EU's member nations included a list of 15 countries with the question, 'tell me if in your opinion it presents or not a threat to peace in the world'. Israel was reportedly picked by 59 per cent of those interviewed...
-- Israel outraged as EU poll names it a threat to peace | World news | The Observer
Israel serious threat to world peace, 48% say in German poll
Mon May 28, 2012 9:44PM GMT
The majority of respondents to a survey conducted by a German research institute believe that Israel poses the biggest threat to world peace and international security.
In an opinion poll conducted by the Berlin-based Infratest/Dimap institute on April 17 and 18, nearly 48 percent of the 1,000 participants said they regard Israel as a serious threat to world peace and global security.
According to the poll results, which were released on May 24, [only] some 22 percent of the respondents maintained that Iran and Israel are equal threats to world peace.
Eighteen percent of the people surveyed said Iran poses a more serious threat to world peace than Israel.
-- PressTV - Israel serious threat to world peace, 48% say in German poll
"These shocking results, that Israel is the greatest threat to world peace, bigger than North Korea, Iran and Afghanistan, defies logic and is a racist flight of fancy that only shows that anti-Semitism is deeply embedded within European society, more now than in any other period since the end of World War II," said Rabbi Marvin Hier, the Center's dean and founder.
-- [bless and do not curse] European Poll: Israel Biggest Threat To World Peace[bless and do not curse] :[bless and do not curse] Information Clearing House
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