MEMRI: Palestinian Authority Sermons 2000-2003
Once again, the wild man in the desert raises his hand against every man [Genesis 25]. These "Palestinians," lacking any historical claim to the land they demand, now make a series of outrageous statements that have propaganda value and serve few other purposes.::Submitted for your war [Matthew 24:6] files.

Iran Fears Quake Toll Could Hit 40,000
AP reports, "Relatives and rescuers used everything from bare hands to bulldozers Saturday to retrieve victims of a powerful earthquake...The destruction was so all-encompassing that a reliable death toll in the city of 80,000 was still unavailable. Most people were asleep when the earthquake, which the U.S. Geological Survey measured at magnitude 6.6, struck at 5:28 a.m. Friday. The Interior Ministry estimated the death toll at 20,000 but officials in the region said it could be double that amount." :: Submitted for your Quake (Matthew 24:7) files.

China Suspects First SARS Case Since July
AP reports, "China on Saturday announced its first suspected SARS case since July, saying the patient was hospitalized in the southern province where the virus is believed to have originated." :: Submitted for your Pestilence (Luke 21:11) files.

MEMRI: Increased Palestinian Adherence to Right of Return Following the Geneva Initiative
The disputed part of the "Geneva Initiative" is its seventh article, which is deliberately vague. How often have we seen that before, in legal instruments that men have drafted?::Submitted for your covenant with many [Daniel 9:27] files.

The Golden Report - High Mass for Christ in Bethlehem!
Jerry Golden comments on Christmas in Bethlehem and the rich--and ugly--ironies of Bethlehem's situation. These include the empty chair with the keffiya for Yasser Arafat and the very circumstance of Bethlehem being under Muslim rule of a sort.::Submitted for your struggle for Jerusalem [Zechariah 14] files.

MEMRI: Arab Columnists Envy Georgia's Political Revolution: Tbilisi Spring, Arab Winter
Many of them ask whether Islam and democracy are "contradictory." They probably don't realize that Islam and democracy are indeed contradictory.::Submitted for your wild man of the desert [Genesis 25] files.

Mob attacks Egyptian FM at Al-Aqsa
Haaretz reports, "Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher was briefly hospitalized yesterday after being attacked by Palestinians during a visit to the Temple Mount." :: Submitted for your Temple Mount (Matthew 24:15; 2 Thess.2:4; Daniel 9:27) files.

Emergency Declared After California Quake
AP reports, "Aftershocks rattled central California Tuesday as crews tallied damage from a magnitude-6.5 earthquake that killed two people, injured dozens and badly damaged the business district of this wine country town." :: Submitted for your Quake (Matthew 24:7) files.

MEMRI: Al-Qa'ida Magazine Debates Attacks in Saudi Arabia - Proposes More Attacks in the U.S. will Boost Support
Interestingly, they're beginning to rethink the notion of biting the hand that's been feeding them for the last seventy years.::Submitted for your wild man of the desert [Genesis 25] files.

The Golden Report - Who is this Ariel Sharon?
Jerry Golden angrily denounces him as a traitor to everything he has said he stood for, and a follower of expediency rather than plain Scripture--Old or New Testament, it makes little difference, because arguably Sharon, with his willingness to dismantle settlements, violates both.::Submitted for your struggle for Jerusalem [Zechariah 14] and stumblingblock [Zechariah 12] files.

Tiny transmitters give retailers, privacy advocates goosebumps
USA Today reports, "Say hello to RFID: radio-frequency identification. If you don't know about it already, you're going to. Because, depending on who you ask, RFID technology is either a giant can of WD-40 on the wheels of commerce and inventory, or a spawn of the evil military-industrial complex that (still) plans to enslave us all." :: Submitted for your Mark of the Beast (Rev 13:16-18) files on commerce technology.

MEMRI: Saudi Columnist: 'America is a Liberator and not an Occupier... Bush will Go Down in Arab History as the Liberator of Baghdad'
The columnists has harsh words for the Arab critics of the Americans. His column asks where his fellow Arabs were when Saddam was in power and why they criticize the Americans now for doing what was needed.::Submitted for your war [Matthew 24:6] files.

Sharon Gives Ultimatum on Peace Deal
AP reports, "Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday that Israel was willing to move some Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip but delivered an ultimatum that Palestinians had only a few months to make peace or Israel would impose its own solution." :: Submitted for your Covenant with Many (Daniel 9:27) files.

Asia Health Authorities Ready for Return of SARS
Reuters reports, "Hospitals have customized anti-SARS plans, multinational manufacturers in China have stockpiled surgical masks and thermal scanners map the body temperature of arriving air passengers in Singapore." :: Submitted for your Pestilence (Luke 21:11) files.

Moderate Quake Hits Northwestern Japan
AP reports, "A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 rattled northwestern Japan Friday, the Meteorological Agency said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries." :: Submitted for your Quake (Matthew 24:7) files.

MEMRI: Conspiracy Theories Surrounding Saddam's Capture
Nimrod Raphaeli, a MEMRI regular, discusses the various conspiracy theories that the Arabs are already spinning after the capture of Saddam Hussein. This illustrates the extent to which people will willingly believe a lie [2 Thess. 2] when the truth hurts. When the Rapture [1 Thess. 4:16-18] takes place, and especially when the Trumpet Judgments [Revelation 8-9] befall the earth, you will hear conspiracy theories that will make even this look tame in comparison.

Ebola Death Toll in Africa Now at 29
AP reports, "The fifth outbreak in two years of the deadly Ebola virus in a remote area of central Africa has so far killed 29 people, the U.N. health agency said Wednesday. But the outbreak appears to be coming under control, with no one currently sick in northwest Republic of Congo..." :: Submitted for your Pestilence (Luke 21:11) files.

MEMRI: Assassination Attempt on Editor of Kuwaiti Dailies - Allegations of Syrian Involvement
Are battle lines drawing themselves even among Arabs?::Submitted for your war [Matthew 24:6] files.

Human Clone Experiment Repeated Successfully
Reuters reports, "The only researchers to publicly show that they have cloned a human embryo said on Tuesday that they had successfully repeated the experiment, growing an embryo to the 16-cell stage." :: Submitted for your Fear for the Future (Luke 21:26) files on human cloning.

MEMRI: The Arab Media Reaction to Saddam's Arrest: Part II
The second day of post-arrest reaction brings more joy from Iraq, more sour grapes from elsewhere in the Arab world (except Kuwait and some of the London Arabic dailies), and in one case, a sharp rebuke by an Iraqi columnist against a critical Egyptian minister.::Submitted for your war [Matthew 24:6] files.

MEMRI: The Arab Media Reaction to Saddam's Arrest: Part I
It had to come sooner or later. While the Iraqi press turns out to be jubilant at his capture, other Arab news organs dwell chiefly on the cowardly manner of his surrender, which is a tremendous shame to the honor of any individual Arab. Some Arabs suggest that Saddam has brought shame upon them all.::Submitted for your war [Matthew 24:6] files.

The Golden Report - The Whole Truth Nothing But The Truth So Help Me God. Please.
Jerry Golden discusses where Israel now stands as regards end-times prophecy, and where the rest of the world, seduced as it would appear to be by oil, stands as regards Israel.::Submitted for your struggle for Jerusalem [Zechariah 12, 14] files.

Saddam Hussein Captured in Iraq Hideout
AP reports, "Without firing a shot, American forces captured a bearded and haggard-looking Saddam Hussein in a dirt pit across a river from one of his former palaces near his hometown of Tikrit, ending one of the most intensive manhunts in history." :: Submitted for your Wars and Rumors of War (Matthew 24:6 and Isa. 14:16 is also noteworthy here) files on the war in Iraq.

Companies Test 'Contactless' Credit Cards
AP reports, "The familiar process of buying something with a credit card - handing the plastic to the clerk or swiping it yourself, then waiting for approval and signing the receipt - could be headed the way of the mechanical brass cash register. For more than a year, MasterCard and American Express have been testing 'contactless' versions of their credit cards. The cards need only be held near a special reader for a sale to go through - though the consumer can still get a receipt." :: Submitted for your Mark of the Beast (Rev 13:16-18) files on commerce technology.

European Constitution Summit Collapses
AP reports, "The European summit to forge a constitution for a united, post-Cold War Europe collapsed Saturday after leaders failed to agree on sharing power within an expanded European Union...French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder spoke of a core group of countries pressing ahead with closer integration - a scenario others warned would divide the union." :: Submitted for your Ten Kings (Rev 17:12-14) and/or Final Beast (Rev. 17:8) files.

Scientists Warn of Coming Flu Pandemic
AP reports, "As bad as this year's flu season is, it hasn't brought the worldwide outbreak known as a pandemic. But experts warn that a pandemic is coming, it's just a question of when." :: Submitted for your Pestilence (Luke 21:11) files.

French Report Backs Ban on Veil, Skullcap, Cross
Reuters reports, " France should ban Muslim veils, Jewish skullcaps and large Christian crosses from its public schools, while creating new holidays to respect holy days of minority religions, an official report saidThursday...Former Socialist Education Minister Jack Lang criticized the commission's proposals for not banning all religious symbols." :: Submitted for your Persecution (Matthew 24:8) files.

Flu Spreading in U.S. But Not Scary Yet -Officials
Reuters reports, "The flu is spreading across the United States and the government is concerned enough to buy up 250,000 available doses of vaccine to make sure it goes to those who need it most, officials said on Thursday...But the influenza season is not especially serious yet and has not reached the level of an epidemic..." :: Submitted for your Pestilence (Luke 21:11) files.

MEMRI: Al-Shatat: The Syrian-Produced Ramadan 2003 TV Special
Here we go again--yet another accusation that the Jews, led the world over by the Barons Rothschild, rule the world as a secret government. It would be funny were it not so sad, and pathetic did the stakes not involve life and death.::Submitted for your Jacob's Trouble [Daniel 9:24-27] files.

EU Spars Over Fine Print in Constitution
AP reports, "The vision of an integrated Europe capable of rivaling the United States on the global stage is at stake in this week's battle over the European Union's first-ever constitution...The constitution, drafted by a 105-member convention, reshapes EU institutions to avoid gridlock after the 15-nation bloc takes in 10 new members on May 1...the constitution would create new positions of an EU president and foreign minister to speak for all 25 nations in world forums... a political entity with a population of 450 million accounting for one quarter of the world's economic output - bigger and richer than the United States." :: Submitted for your Ten Kings (Rev 17:12-14) and/or Revived Rome (Rev. 17:8) files.

MEMRI: Arabic Daily: Al-Qa'ida Preparing Big Operation to Coincide with Eid Al-Adha [Feast of the Sacrifice] on Feb. 2, 2004 - New Bin Laden Tape Will Explain Details
How reliable this information is, is anyone's guess, seeing that we've seen such threats from Al-Qa'ida before that have come to nothing. But a big strike to coincide with the Mulim Hajj, or pilgrimage, would be in keeping not only with Osama bin Laden's attitude but also with the real spirit of Islam--platitudes about "religions of peace" notwithstanding.::Submitted for your war [Matthew 24:6] files.

The Golden Report - Another look around!
Jerry Golden once again examines the Middle East geopolitical situation. His conclusion: that the nations of the world are employing double standards and largely acting for commercial gain.::Submitted for your Fall of (Commercial) Babylon [Revelation 18] files.

UN Predicts 9 Bln People by 2300, Many of Them Old
Reuters reports, "The human race could have 9 billion people by 2300, Japanese will live to 108, and Africa's population will explode while Europeans could dwindle, the United Nations predicted on Tuesday." :: Submitted for your Fear for the Future (Luke 21:26) files on overpopulation.

Moderate Earthquake Reported in Virginia
Submitted for your earthquake [Matthew 24] files.

MEMRI: Editor of Kuwaiti Daily: The U.S. is not going to Quit... It will Convert Poles of Jihadi Flags into Arrows to Pierce the Hearts of Terrorists
This is the strongest praise yet to come from an Arab voice in support of American efforts to clean out various rats' nests in the Middle East and elsewhere. This Kuwaiti editor basically is saying that if suicide bombing is all the terrorists have left, they're going to lose.::Submitted for your war [Matthew 24:6] and Armageddon [Revelation chapters 16 and 19] files.

The Islamic Plot to destroy both the Jew and the Christian
Jerry Golden zeros in on Islam's true purpose, as anyone can read in Islam's own foundational documents.::Submitted for your war [Matthew 24:6] files.

Ethiopian Journalist on the Detrimental Effects of Saudi Arabia's 'Poisonous Wahhabism' on His Country
From MEMRI. Also check out this article: Somali Muslim Journalist on the Detrimental Effects of Wahhabism on His Country.

What do those two articles have in common? Simply this: they show that the Saudis have been spreading their Wahabbi version of Islam far and wide, and not everyone even in the Islamic world appreciates that.

That said, the criticisms now coming from Ethiopia and Somalia ring just a trifle hollow. Wahabbi Islam happens to be as close to the Koran and the Hadith as any flavor of Islam I have recently seen. The criticisms in the two articles read like the sort of criticisms of, say, Torrey's Fundamentals that John Shelby Spong might write. One really has to consider the source--and I have no horse in a race between two varieties of lies.

However, I submit these now for your False Prophet [Revelation 13:8-18] files, because they illustrate a salient feature of life during the Tribulation: one "religion" for all the world's (lost) people to follow. As it happens, I don't expect it to be Islam--though many other commentators whom I know and respect do fear precisely that. But Revelation does tell us that one false religion is definitely coming.

MEMRI: Syrian-Produced Hizbullah TV Ramadan Series' Video Clip of a 'Blood Libel'
The video is actually the twentieth episode of a TV series purporting to trace a centuries-old Jewish conspiracy, headed at present by the House of Rothschild. I have seen this video, and I warn all who read this: it is almost as graphic as any scene from the Tobe Hooper motion picture The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. This is not a laughing matter. In fact it shows a darker reality that practically no world leader wants to say out loud--that the Red Horse of the Apocalypse [Revelation 6:3-4] is ready to ride, and that the Arab lands will be where that war starts.

Murmurs of Peace in Mideast Emerging
AP reports, "After three years of violence and pessimism, there are signs of willingness to explore new avenues toward Mideast peace. Palestinian militant groups are considering ending attacks on Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has promised to make a major policy speech outlining new moves with the Palestinians. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell lent encouragement to a symbolic peace deal brokered by former officials." :: Submitted for your Covenant With Many (Daniel 9:27) files.

MEMRI: Leading Egyptian Liberal Ali Salem on the Struggle of Arab Intellectuals for Freedom
Ali Salem actually is talking about moving "from a state of war to a state of peace." In this article he plumps for an accommodation with Israel.::Submitted for your covenant with many [Daniel 9:27] files.

MEMRI: Leading Egyptian Feminist Dr. Al-Sa'dawi: Islam Should be Removed from the Egyptian Constitution as the Official Religion
Her interview illustrates a sentiment that would seem to be a threat to Islam--and the vitriolic reaction of some Egyptian clerics speaks volumes about the so-called "religion of peace."::Submitted for your False Prophet [Revelation 13:8-18] and Mystery Babylon the Great [Revelation 17] files.

Flu Outbreak Blamed for 11 Kids' Deaths
AP reports, "As a nasty flu outbreak spreads across the country, schools are reporting more empty seats as parents keep children at home to recuperate or to protect them. The flu is now being blamed for the deaths of at least six children in Colorado, three in Texas and one each in Oklahoma and New Mexico." :: Submitted for your Pestilence (Luke 21:11) files.

The Golden Report - WE can't see the forest because of the trees.
Jerry Golden sees Europe becoming anti-Semitic--and suspects George W. Bush of treason--but in all this he sees prophecy unfolding. Specifically he sees the regathering of all the Jews back to Israel in preparation for the struggle over Jerusalem [Zechariah 12, 14].

MEMRI: Editor of Kuwaiti Daily: Syria's Secret Service is Behind the Iraqi Resistance
In other words, what we see as the Iraqi opposition is nothing more than the Syrian secret service operating hand-in-glove with Saddam Hussein. On the other hand, this editor doesn't have much respect for the Syrian operation. In fact, he says quite bluntly that it will fail, and that the Syrians will hurt no one but themselves.::Submitted for your war [Matthew 24:6] files.

White House: Geneva Accord May Be Useful
AP reports: The architects of a far-reaching proposed accord between Israel and the Palestinians campaigned for Washington's approval Wednesday, but the White House said President Bush's blueprint for a Mideast settlement still was the best formula. "The path forward to peace in the Middle East is the road map," White House spokesman Scott McClellan said, referring to the approach that has the endorsement of the United States, the European Union, the United Nations and Russia. :: Submitted for your Covenant With Many (Daniel 9:27) files on the search for Mideast peace.

MEMRI: Jewish Holy Books On Display at the Alexandria Library: The Torah & the Protocols of the Elders of Zion
Everyone knows that the so-called Protocols are an elaborate fraud. Everyone, that is, with the apparent exception of the Arab press. This would be funny were the stakes not so high.::Submitted for your struggle for Jerusalem [Zechariah 14] and your wild man of the desert [Genesis 25] files.

World Leaders Back 'Geneva' Mideast Peace Plan
Reuterrs reports, "World leaders past and present voiced firm support Monday for an unofficial Middle East peace plan shaped by regional "doves" but denounced as treason by both Israeli officials and Palestinian militants." :: Submitted for your Covenant With Many (Daniel 9:27) files.

Weather Hampers Rescue in Quake-Hit China
AP reports, "Rescue squads battled thick snow, treacherous roads and numerous aftershocks as they struggled to help the victims of a powerful earthquake that killed at least 11 people in northwestern China, official media reported Tuesday.:: Submitted for your Quake (Matthew 24:7) files.

Hopes Pinned on New Drug Plan on World AIDS Day
Reuters reports, "A global plan to rush life-saving drugs to millions of people with AIDS was launched on Monday amid warnings on World AIDS Day that the war against the disease was being lost." :: Submitted for your pestilence (Luke 21:11) files.

Annaqed (English Section) - News and Comments - Mahathir's Speech Encouraged Ignorance Among Muslims
The word Annaqed means "the critic" in Arabic. This article came to my attention, of course, through the good offices of the Middle East Media Research Institute. It is the first time that an American Muslim has squarely rebutted a hateful speech by a militant fundamentalist Muslim. But is this the sort of thing that a Christian can support? This critic actually dares challenge Allah to give another revelation to "abrogate" all the hateful anti-Jewish things that we all know that the Koran contains. In a Christian we would roundly criticize this sort of thing as not only putting God into a box but also, and worse, adding to the Bible [Revelation 22:18]. Tragically, those Koran passages will not go away, and they can only provoke war [Matthew 24:6. But that war will be a three-cornered war--among Christians in one corner, Muslims in a second, and secularists and "cafeteria religionists" both Christian and Muslim, in the third.

MEMRI: Saudi Columnist: "We Have Bred Monsters ... We Are the Problem and Not America"
So says Muhammad Talal al-Rasheed, in protest against the assassination of Prince Talal bin Abdul Aziz Al-Rasheed by Islamic fundamentalists in Algeria. The "monsters" of which Dr. Talal speaks are, of course, the very terrorists to whom the Saudi royal family has been paying remittances for all these many years.::Submitted for your war [Matthew 24:6] files.

Unofficial Mideast Accord Gains Momentum
AP reports, "An unofficial Israeli-Palestinian peace initiative to be signed the first of next month in Geneva is gaining momentum, with the likelihood that negotiators will take it to Washington, organizers said Wednesday...The Swiss-sponsored accord contains many of the same basic elements making up the U.S.-backed ``road map'' peace plan - including a Palestinian state and the removal of most Jewish settlements in the Palestinian territories. The accord would give the Palestinians a state in 98 percent of the West Bank, all of the Gaza Strip and the Arab-populated areas of Jerusalem, as well as control over the Al Aqsa Mosque compound, Islam's third-holiest site [aka The Temple Mount, Judaism's most holiest site, Ed.]." :: Submitted for your Covenant With Many (Daniel 9:27) files on the search for Mideast peace.

MEMRI: President Bush's Appointee to Commission on International Religious Freedom, Prof. Khaled Abou Al-Fadl, Warns Against Reelecting Bush
The professor is an Egyptian immigrant to the USA. His specific objection is very interesting:

Question: What is the truth about the connection between the Islamic organizations in America and the American government, today and in the recent past?
Prof. Abou Al-Fadl: Unfortunately, because of shortsightedness and ignorance, the Islamic organizations helped Bush reach the White House. I met with many leaders of these organizations and I told them that I have known Bush well since he was governor of Texas, where I live, and I am familiar with his bad policy, which does not bode well.
During the election campaign, Bush gave the Islamic leaders a certain status… They lost their equilibrium. They did not listen – not only to me, but also to someone like Ralph Nader, who was a presidential candidate of Arab origin. He met with them and all but pleaded with them not to vote for Bush. He all but kissed their hands so they wouldn't. We told them that he [Bush] is a Christian religious fundamentalist and that the group around him, of the likes of Paul Wolfowitz and others, hold the same beliefs that accompanied colonialism's entrance to the Muslim countries in the 19th century.

He continues to complain that "Bush makes continued American aid in the world contingent upon permitting missionary activity." Zounds! Spreading the Gospel of Christ? Horrors!::Submitted for your false teachers [Jude] and open door that no man can shut [Revelation 3:7] files.

MEMRI: The ‘Islamic Affairs Department’ of the Saudi Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Americans wanting to learn about Islam from the country that includes Mecca and Medina really get an eyeful. In their own words they declare their hostility and intolerance towards all non-Muslims, in complete contradiction of every pronouncement they have ever made that Islam is a religion of peace or that Saudi Arabia wants peace.::Submitted for your war [Matthew 24:6] files.

Report: Asian AIDS Epidemic Is Worsening
AP reports, "HIV is spreading faster in Asia than in Africa, and the Asian AIDS epidemic is worsening because of complacent governments, inadequate health care and widespread prejudice, a new report has warned." :: Submitted for your Pestilence (Luke 21:11) files on the AIDS pandemic.

Israel, Palestinian Summit Is in Doubt
AP reports, "Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Monday he would not accept preconditions for a summit, and the dispute threatened hopes for a decisive effort to end three years of violence and jump-start stalled peace talks. Momentum had seemed to be building toward a renewal of talks on implementing the U.S.-backed 'road map' peace plan." :: Submitted for your Covenant With Many (Daniel 9:27) files on the search for Mideast peace.

The Golden Report - A sad State of affairs.
The article includes a picture of a new toy being stocked for Eid al-Fitr, or the end of Ramadan. It is a play-set that includes a bearded and turbaned doll holding a model of the Pentagon in his hand. Standing next to him is a model of the Twin Towers, with gouts of flame marking where the two planes hit each one.

In the same article, Golden sharply rounds on President George W. Bush for saying that Muslims and Christians worship the same God. For the benefit of any seekers reading this, that is utterly and categorically false. I submit this for your heterogospel that is not an allogospel [Galatians 1:6-7] files. The King James Version reads "another gospel, which is not another." The Greek for that transliterates as heteros...ouk allos. In ancient Greek, heteros means "radically different" while allos means "another of the same or similar kind". Paul was telling the Galatians that they were going so far off-track that they were no longer on the same road. Sadly, President Bush has done the same thing, although he probably doesn't have a clue.

Golden also points out that the anti-Semitism that boiled over so violently in Europe during WWII is getting hotter all over again. He cites Zechariah 14:2 and multiple verses from Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel to show that this, too, is prophesied: namely that God will regather His chosen ones to their Promised Land and that the nations of the world will do battle over Jerusalem.

MEMRI: Reactions in the Arab Press to President Bush's Address on Democracy in the Middle East
The reaction, unfortunately, is largely negative. Still, most of the criticisms are frankly silly. It would appear that they are all interested only in war [Matthew 24:6] with anyone and anything non-Arab.

Applied Digital Solutions' Announces Secure Solution for Payment & Transactions
Business Wire reports, "Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADSX) an advanced technology development company, announced that the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Scott R. Silverman, in his speech today at the ID World 2003 in Paris, France, revealed the Company's newest subdermal RFID solution called VeriPay(TM). VeriPay is intended to be a secure, subdermal RFID (radio frequency identification) payment technology for cash and credit transactions. About the size of a grain of rice, VeriChip(TM) is the world's first subdermal, radio frequency identification (RFID) microchip that can be used in a variety of security, financial, emergency identification and other applications." :: Submitted for your Mark of the Beast (Rev 13:16-18) files on identification verification technology and mobile commerce technology.

MEMRI: A Debate in the Saudi Press on Dialogue with Saudi Al-Qa'ida Members
That this issue would even be debatable in any body of news organs just goes to show how ambivalent (at best) the Arabs really are. This sort of "debate" could only take place in the context of a religion that explicitly directs its adherents to kill non-adherents. The sadly deluded practitioners of this false religion do not, of course, have any hope of the salvation of their eternal souls. After all, Jesus says, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No man comes to the Father if not through Me." [John 14:6]

Now as it happens, the three sheikhs who called for this misguided dialogue have come in mostly for criticism in no uncertain terms. But no Christian cleric would ever call for "dialogue" with a group of mass murderers and insurrectionists. St. Paul tells us, "Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities." [Romans 13:1]::Submitted for your war [Matthew 24:6] files.

125 Christian Meeting Halls in China Shut
AP reports, "Authorities in an east China province have sealed off 125 Christian gathering places since July, cutting off 3,000 believers from their places of worship, a human rights organization said Thursday." :: Submitted for your Persecution (Matthew 24:8) files.

3 Countries ID'd As Iran Atomic Providers - AP
The International Atomic Energy Agency has identified Russia, China and Pakistan as probable suppliers of some of the technology Iran used to enrich uranium in its suspect nuclear programs, diplomats told The Associated Press on Thursday. :: Submitted for your Rumors of War (Matthew 24:6)files.

MEMRI: Saudi Daily Newspaper Mocks President Bush - "May Get Killed for the Heck of It"
Some people have rather twisted senses of humor. This Saudi government man actually goes back to the Boston Tea Party to suggest that Britons still resent us for that. All of which goes to show that the Saudis are not the friends of America that they pretend to be--and that those who sacrifice principle for friendship deserve neither.::Submitted for your war [Matthew 24:6] files.

Security Council Affirms Mideast Road Map
AP reports, "The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday unanimously endorsed the so-called road map to a permanent two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, a move welcomed by the Palestinians but called unnecessary by Israel. The stalled peace plan was drafted by Russia, the United States, the United Nations and the European Union, and aims to end more than three years of Mideast violence and establish a Palestinian state by 2005." :: Submitted for your Covenant With Many (Daniel 9:27) files on the search for Mideast peace.

MEMRI: Al-Hayat Publishes Official Documents from Saddam's Regime On Executions
In a refreshing display of openness, the London Arabic daily Al-Hayat recently published two documents from the old Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq, each dealing with executions.::Submitted for your war [Matthew 24:6] files.

Strong Earthquake in Central Philippines
AP reports, "A strong earthquake jolted the central Philippines early Wednesday, and residents in one town reported several people were hit by falling debris from damaged houses." :: Submitted for your Quake (Matthew 24:7) files.

China Threatens Taiwan Anew With Force
AP reports: Raising the stakes in an already tense situation, China threatened in remarks published Wednesday that "the use of force may become unavoidable" if Taiwan pursues independence — the mainland's strongest statement in years against its archrival. :: Submitted for your Rumor of War (Matthew 24:6) files.

RFID Backers, Privacy Advocates Seek Common Ground
Tech Web reports, "Consumers must be given notice if radio-frequency identification chips are ever used on individual products and packaging, and they need to be better educated about the technology's benefits and potential for misuse. Privacy advocates and RFID backers appeared to agree on at least that much Saturday at a workshop on RFID and privacy involving several hundred representatives of RFID technology producers and users, privacy advocates, academics, and technologists." :: Submitted for your Mark of the Beast (Rev 13:16-18) files on ID technology and RFID chips.

Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks
Space Weather reports, "The 2003 Leonid meteor shower began on Nov. 13th with a mild flurry of meteors over the Pacific Ocean. It continues on Wednesday morning, Nov. 19th, with a much stronger peak over the Americas and western Europe. Sky watchers on the Atlantic side of North America are favored; they could see as many as 80 meteors per hour between 1:30 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. local time. Western Europeans and South Americans ought to have a good view, too, shortly before local sunrise. (All these times refer to Wednesday morning, Nov. 19th.) In western North America and around the Pacific Ocean the display will be weaker, perhaps 20 to 40 meteors per hour, but that's still a nice shower. Favored sites include Alaska and Hawaii before dawn on Nov. 19th and Japan after local midnight on Nov. 20th." :: Submitted for your Signs and Wonders in the Heavens (Luke 21:11) files on celestial events.

More Solar Fireworks Possible Soon
AP reports: The sun is demanding everyone's attention, three weeks into perhaps the most dramatic and unexpected chain of eruptions ever observed venting from its seething, bubbling surface. There have been as many as 11 salvos since Oct. 19. And the fireworks could reach a new crescendo by Thanksgiving, the nation's busiest holiday for air travel, just one of the things that can be disrupted. "There's been nothing quite like this," said Bill Murtagh, a space weather forecaster for the National Oceanic and Space Administration in Boulder, Colo. :: Submitted for your Signs in the Sun (Luke 21:25) files on solar activity.

Sharon Urges Jews to Move to Israel - AP
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon warned Jewish leaders Monday that "a great wave of anti-Semitism" is confronting Jews and told them the best way to combat it is to move to Israel. :: Submitted for your files on the Gathering of Jews to Israel (Ezekiel 36:24; 37).

The Golden Report - The Synagogue of Satan
This report appeared on The Golden Report a long time ago but is directly relevant today. The title is instructive: Synagogue of Satan [Revelation 2:9 and 3:8-9]. Only a Jew could say such things.

The Golden Report - The Roots of Evil in Jerusalem.
Jerry Golden lays it on the line: Jerusalem is getting filled with pagan altars and temples and similar high places again, and in essence is repeating the same mistakes that were made by Solomon and the other Kings [I-II Kings, I-II Chronicles]. Golden also presents photographs of men with familiar names--like Baron Guy de Rothschild. His main point: that the abomination that makes desolate [Daniel 9:27] is definitely on the way.

MEMRI: 2003 Palestinian Authority Textbook Calls for Jihad and Martyrdom
The PA returns to its true colors--and when the government controls the printing of the textbooks, you can always tell what they really think by reading such books. They brazenly call for the spread of Islam by all means, including physical warfare--thus giving the lie to all claims that jihad does not mean physical warfare [Matthew 24:6].

This textbook also includes their critique of Christian missions. Like all leaders of Muslim theocracies, they are very sensitive to criticism and reject it all as unjust and hypocritical. But Christians can learn one thing from their counter-claims. The PA textbook speaks of "admiration and adoption of the Western way of life," which they describe as "materialistic and exploitative." Here they confuse Christianity with secularism. Now we may dismiss them as being the real hypocrites here, but we cannot ignore all of their criticisms of Western culture, such as it is today. The reason is that we have many of the same reservations as they have--which is why I have always stated that the great war of civilizations, leading up to the ride of the red horse [Revelation 6:3-4], is actually a three-cornered war--with Christians in one corner, Muslims in another, and secularists in a third.

Bombings at Turkish Synagogues Kill 20
AP reports, "Near-simultaneous car bombs exploded outside two Istanbul synagogues filled with worshippers Saturday, killing at least 20 people and wounding more than 300. The government said the attack had international links, raising suspicions that the al-Qaida terror network was involved." :: Submitted for your Wars and Rumors of War (Matthew 24:6) files on the war on terrorism, and Wickedness Increases (Matthew 24:12) files on anti-Semitism.

Moderate Earthquake Kills 5 in China
AP reports, "A moderate earthquake hit a sparsely populated area of southwestern China's interior early Saturday, killing at least five people and injuring 29, authorities and witnesses said. It was the third fatal quake in six months in the seismically active region." :: Submitted for your Quake (Matthew 24:7) files.

CIA Says Experts See 'Darker Bioweapons Future'
Reuters reports, "A panel of outside experts told the CIA that advances in technology due to genomic research could produce the worst known diseases and the "most frightening" biological weapons, a CIA report said on Friday." :: Submitted for your Fear for the Future (Luke 21:26) and Pestilence (Luke 21:11) files on biological warfare. :: A two page unclassified version of the report has been posted on the web by the Federation of American Scientists (thanks, guys), you can find the PDF report at this link.

Palestinians, Israelis Look Toward Summit
AP reports, "Looking ahead for the first time after months of impasse, the Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers on Thursday prepared for a summit, possibly within days." :: Submitted for your Covenant With Many (Daniel 9:27) files.

Sharon Signals Willingness to Compromise
AP reports, "Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Wednesday he is prepared to make compromises for the sake of peace but would not make concessions on security issues." :: Submitted for your Covenant With Many (Daniel 9:27) files on the Mideast peace process.

Global Warming May Spur More Wildfires
AP reports, "Drought- and beetle-ravaged trees in this mountain community stick up like matchsticks in the San Bernardino National Forest, bypassed by the fires still smoldering, but left like kindling for the next big blaze. Welcome to the future." :: Submitted for your Fear for the Future (Luke 21:25) files on fears of global warming.

MEMRI: Arafat's National Security Advisor Jibril Rjoub: 'The U.S. Administration is a Fascist Administration,' 'The Iraqi Opposition to the American Occupation Must be Increased'
This would be a joke were the stakes not so high. Notice, however, the reference to Russia. Clearly the "Palestinians" want to renew the old alliance with Russia back when it was called "The Soviet Union."::Submitted for your Gog-Magog War [Ezekiel 38-9] files.

Britain Plans to Introduce Identity Cards
AP reports, "The British government said Tuesday it wants to introduce compulsory identity cards to protect against illegal immigration, welfare fraud and terrorism - though implementation is years away." :: Submitted for your Mark of the Beast (Rev 13:16-18) files on national ID card plans.

MEMRI: Palestinian Reactions to the 'Geneva Understandings'
The reaction from the public has been mostly negative. Palestinian newspaper columnists, however, have stressed their advantages. But have a look at those "advantages." Among other things, one columnists touts the potential to "Bring Down Sharon's Government and Bring the Israeli Left and the Labor Party Back to Power." In other words, this is a ploy to make Israel weak.::Submitted for your covenant with many [Daniel 9:27] and war and rumor of war [Matthew 24:6] files.

VeriChip Corporation: Sales of Subdermal RFID VeriChip to Europe
Business Wire reports, "Applied Digital Solutions, Inc., an advanced technology development company, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, VeriChip Corporation, has received a purchase order for 400 VeriChips and 34 handheld scanners from its exclusive distributor for Russia and Switzerland. These VeriChip sales represent the first to countries in the European region. About the size of a grain of rice, VeriChip(TM) is the world's first subdermal, radio frequency identification (RFID) microchip that can be used in a variety of security, financial, emergency identification and other applications. :: Submitted for your Mark of the Beast (Rev 13:16-18) files on identification technology.

MEMRI: Editor of the Kuwaiti Daily Al-Siyassa: The New Iraq Will Be 'the Beacon of Freedom, Democracy, and Respect to Human Rights in the Middle East'
Another voice for reform speaks out in the Middle East itself. But is he overly optimistic? Remember: Iraq contains an ancient city that may see a new heyday: Babylon [Revelation 17-18].

The Golden Report - Islamic Warnings!
Jerry Golden warns that in this year two eclipses will take place during Ramadan. We've seen one already: that of the moon. The solar eclipse will take place within two weeks. Golden also reminds us that Muslims have been telling their co-religionists to get out of New York, Washington, and Los Angeles, suggesting major terrorist incidents to come.::Submitted for your war [Matthew 24:6] files.

The Golden Report - No Spin, Just Facts.
Again Jerry Golden castigates the Gentile world for applying a double standard to the USA and Israel in the Middle East.::Submitted for your Jerusalem the stumblingblock [Zechariah 12] files.

Solar flare-up surprises scientists
The Otago Daily Times, of New Zealand, reports, "Scientists at the University of Otago and elsewhere in the world have been left scratching their heads in puzzlement." :: Submitted for your Signs in the Sun (Luke 21:25) files.

N.Korea Envoy Says Nuclear Deterrent Ready to Use
Reuters reports, "North Korea's envoy in Britain said that Pyongyang had a nuclear deterrent that was ready to use and powerful enough to deter any U.S. attack." :: Submitted for your Wars and Rumors of War (Matthew 24:6) files on the North Korean nuclear crisis.

MEMRI: United Nations Development Programme: Arab Human Development Report
The Arab Human Development Report is out, and this time it talks about features of Arab culture and politics that block Arabs from realizing their full intellectual potential. Occasionally you see Arabs raising their voices and calling for reform. But the real question in anyone's mind is whether you can trust anything that carries the imprimatur of the UN. This could be part of the plan for the covenant with the many [Daniel 9:27] and the subduing of kings [Daniel 7:24].

Palestinians and Israelis Still Speaking, in a Whisper
The New York Times reports, "Leaders from the two sides have quietly resumed
behind-the-scenes discussions in an effort to revive the stalled Middle East peace plan." :: Submitted for your Covenant With Many (Daniel 9:27) files on the search for Middle East peace.

Historic Solar Flare
Space Weather.com reports, "Giant sunspot 486 unleashed another intense solar flare on Nov. 4th (1950 UT), and this one could be historic. The blast saturated X-ray sensors onboard GOES satellites. The last time this happened, in April 2001, the flare that saturated the sensors was classified as an X20--the biggest ever recorded at the time...[this] flare appears to have been even stronger. Because sunspot 486 is near the sun's western limb, the blast was not directed much toward Earth. Nevertheless, our planet's magnetic field might be hit by a coronal mass ejection on Nov. 5th or 6th. The impact will be glancing, but even a glancing blow from such a powerful explosion could stir geomagnetic storms. Sky watchers should be alert for auroras during the nights ahead." :: Submitted for your Signs in the Sun (Luke 21:25) files.

Lunar eclipse will be Nov. 8
Knoxville News Sentinel reports, "For the second time this year, a total lunar eclipse will occur the night of Nov. 8. :: Submitted for your Signs in the Moon (Luke 21:25) files.

Israel Can't Sway Russia on 'Road Map'
AP reports, "Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon tried to persuade President Vladimir Putin on Monday to drop his support for a U.N. resolution on a Mideast peace plan...The official said Putin listened seriously to Sharon's concerns but made no promise to take action on them...Russia wants the Security Council to formally endorse the "road map" Mideast peace plan, which sets out steps for the end of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the creation of a Palestinian state." :: Submitted for your Covenant With Many (Daniel 9:27) files on the search for Mideast peace.

Rules to Stop Monkeypox Spread in U.S. Finalized
Reuters reports, "U.S. health officials on Monday finalized rules to prevent future outbreaks of monkeypox by strictly limiting the transportation of certain animals, including prairie dogs and rodents from Africa." :: Submitted for your Pestilence (Luke 21:11) files.

Sun More Active Than For A Millennium
New Scientist reports, "The Sun is more active now than it has been for a millennium. The realisation, which comes from a reconstruction of sunspots stretching back 1150 years, comes just as the Sun has thrown a tantrum. Over the last week, giant plumes of have material burst out from our star's surface and streamed into space, causing geomagnetic storms on Earth...[researchers] found that there have been more sunspots since the 1940s than for the past 1150 years." :: Submitted for your Signs in the Sun (Luke 21:25) files.

The Golden Report - The Time Is Near!
Specifically, world history is galloping toward its close, with anti-Semitism running rampant throughout Europe (to the point where Europeans actually consider Israel a greater threat than known sponsors of terrorism), a "Road Map for [a false] Peace" and continued outrages within Israel itself.::Submitted for your struggle for Jerusalem [Zechariah 12, 14] files.

Israel's Sharon Brings Concerns to Moscow
AP reports, "Israeli officials said Sharon would raise objections to a Russian initiative to seek a U.N. Security Council endorsement of the 'road map' Mideast peace plan, which the United States also opposes. Israel only reluctantly accepted the U.S-backed plan, which aims to end violence and establish a Palestinian state by 2005. The Israeli government has attached a list of reservations to the proposal, making its implementation dependent on a Palestinian crackdown on militant groups and stipulating that any monitoring be under U.S. control. Israel sees the United Nations as a hostile forum and officials say that deepening its involvement would hinder, rather than help, peace efforts." :: Submitted for your Covenant With Many (Daniel 9:27) files on the search for Mideast peace and your Ten Kings (Rev 17:12-14) files on the U.N. Security Council.

Israel, U.S. Develop Short-Range Defense
AP reports, "Israel and the U.S. are to spend at least $57 million for development of a laser cannon that can shoot down short-range missiles, an Israeli legislator and security officials said Tuesday...The Nautilus [laser weapon] uses a high-powered radar to track and lock onto the incoming projectile. Then a Mid-Infrared Advanced Chemical Laser (MIRACL), which looks like a large spotlight, shoots out an intense beam that destroys the rocket." :: Submitted for your Battle for Jerusalem ( Ezekiel 38:8; Zechariah 12; Luke 21:20) and Great Eagle (Rev 12:14) files.

15 GIs Killed in Chopper Attack in Iraq
AP reports, "Targeting American forces with new audacity, insurgents hiding in a date palm grove shot down a Chinook helicopter carrying dozens of American troops Sunday, killing 15 and wounding 21 in the deadliest strike against U.S. forces since they invaded Iraq in March." :: Submitted for your War (Matthew 24:6) files.