MEMRI: Incitement to Jihad on Saudi Government-Controlled TV
I quote:

These channels include shows with leading Saudi religious figures, professors, members of the royal family, government leaders and intellectuals. Constant themes within Saudi television shows include: calls for the annihilation of Christians and Jews, rampant anti-Americanism and antisemitism, support for Jihad, incitement against U.S. troops in Iraq, and the coming Islamic conquest of the U.S.

Submitted for your War and Rumor of War files.

Health Officials Fear New Mosquito Disease
AP reports, "As if West Nile virus wasn't bad enough, now U.S. health officials are on the lookout for another mosquito-borne disease, fearing it could become a permanent part of the American landscape if it entered the country. Rift Valley fever, which originated in Africa and hasn't been seen outside that continent in three years, is the only disease at the top of both human health and agriculture lists of dangerous diseases." :: Pestilence (Luke 21:11).

Vatican Condemns China's Arrest of Bishop
AP reports, "The Vatican condemned on Wednesday recent arrests of Catholic bishops in China, calling them a violation of religious freedom." :: Believers Persecuted (Matthew 24:8).

Panel Urges Japan on Human Cloning
AP reports, "A government panel on Wednesday said it will recommend that Japan permit the limited cloning of human embryos for scientific research, an official said Wednesday." :: Fear for the Future (Luke 21:26).

Embedding Their Hopes In RFID
The Washington Post reports, "The technology has been around for a decade --including use in the E-ZPass system that helps speed drivers through toll booths on many East Coast highways - but RFID is now robust enough, and getting cheap enough, that it is beginning to transform numerous sectors of the economy by allowing unparalleled tracking of products and people." :: Mark of the Beast (Rev 13:16-18) :: Is RFID the "mark" or just the latest trend?

China, Syria Seek To Expand Defense Ties
MENL reports, "China and Syria have launched an effort to conclude what could be a series of defense and military deals." :: Rumors of War (Matthew 24:6); Doomed Damascus (Isaiah 17:1); King of the East (Rev 16:12); and, the Battle for Jerusalem (Ezekiel 38:8; Zechariah 12; Luke 21:20).

WHO: Africa on Brink of Polio Outbreak
AP reports, "Africa is on the brink of the biggest polio epidemic in years, with the crippling disease hitting Nigeria hard and re-emerging in Sudan's war-ravaged Darfur region, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. The number of polio cases globally has reached 333 so far this year, almost double the number for the same period last year." :: Pestilence (Luke 21:11).

Congo Sends 5,000 Troops to Rwanda Border
AP reports, "Congo on Monday denied claims by rival and neighbor Rwanda that it was massing troops for attack, and international diplomatic pressure built to avert what one African leader called a 'potentially catastrophic war' in central Africa." :: Rumors of War (Matthew 24:6).

Iran Confiscates Three British Vessels
AP reports, "Iran seized three British military patrol boats Monday in the Shatt-al-Arab waterway, Iraq's main link with the Persian Gulf, and eight armed crewmen were detained for entering Iranian territorial waters." :: Rumors of War (Matthew 24:6); Persia (Ezekiel 38:5).

WorldNetDaily: Israel creating 'remote control' border. A roving robotic bomb squad, and an equally robotic border patrol with shoot-to-kill rules of engagement, added to the already existing plans to dig a moat across the border to make tunnelling more difficult, if not impossible. Another Maginot Line? Sadly, yes. Not because Arab terrorists might find a physical way around it--but because the Jews ignore the Beast from the Sea [Revelation 13].

WorldNetDaily: Time for Jews to leave France? A top Nazi hunter says so for the first time, and just as the Jewish Agency for Israel prepares a new campaign to persuade French Jews to make aliyah (literally, "going up"), i.e., to leave their country of birth and take up residence in Israel. Most Jews in France are well-to-do, however, and that might tempt them to remain--a situation with which Christians might become overly familiar as the Tribulation [Daniel 12:2; Revelation 13-14; Zechariah 12, 14] continues its approach.

European Union Adopts First Constitution
AP reports, "European Union leaders agreed Friday on the first constitution for the reunited continent, spelling out the voting system and nations' rights for the bloc's 25 members but keeping out any reference to God, officials said." :: Revived Rome/Final World Empire (Revelation 17).

Spring Was 3rd Warmest on Record in U.S.
AP reports, "The March through May period was the third warmest spring on record for the United States, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Friday." :: Fear for the Future/Climate Change (Luke 21:26).

IAEA Rebukes Iran Over Nuclear Cover-Ups
AP reports, "The International Atomic Energy Agency rebuked Iran Friday for past cover-ups in its nuclear program and warned the Islamic republic it has little time left to disprove it has a nuclear weapons program." :: Wars and Rumors of War (Matthew 24:6); Persia (Ezekiel 38:5).

Pilgrims Flock to See Statue in Italy
AP reports, "Thousands of people flocked to see a bronze statue of Christ in Genoa after a woman claimed she saw the face of Italian saint Padre Pio on the statue's chest." :: False Christs (Matthew 24:4).

al-Qaida Group Beheads American Hostage
AP reports, "An al-Qaida group beheaded American engineer Paul M. Johnson Jr., posting grisly photographs Friday of the hostage's severed head. Hours later, Arab TV reported the death of the chief suspect." :: War and Rumors of War (Matthew 24:6).

Benefits of Globalization Not Shared By Developing Countries
OneWorld and Oxfam International report, "As negotiations continue at the 2004 UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) this week, a recent report from Oxfam shows that many developing countries are poorer now than they were twenty years ago when globalization started." :: Nations in Distress (Luke 21:25).

Russia, China, C. Asia in Security Pact
The presidents of China, Russia and four Central Asian nations met Thursday to breathe life into a security alliance and open an anti-terrorism center, part of efforts by Beijing and Moscow to counter the U.S. military presence in the region. :: King of the East (Rev 16:12); Wars and Rumors of War (Matthew 24:6).

EU Leaders Push for Deal on Constitution
AP reports, "Six months after their first bid to establish a new constitution failed, European Union leaders faced a new round of difficult talks to create a guiding document for 25 disparate nations and win over a skeptical public. Politicians opened a two-day summit Thursday still divided over everything from making a reference to God in the preamble to sharing power in the union, which swelled to 25 members with 10 additions last month. A deal needs the green-light from all 25 EU nations." :: Revived Rome/Last World Empire (Revelation 17).

Australians Report Meteorite Explosion
AP reports, "People claiming they saw a "house-sized" meteorite slam into Earth and explode with a flash may actually have seen a small space rock streaking through the atmosphere as it burned up, an astronomer said Thursday." :: Signs and Wonders in the Heaves (Luke 21:11).

Diplomat: Info May Show Iran Nuke Cover-Up
AP reports, "The U.N. nuclear watchdog agency has information Iran may be engaging in a new nuclear cover-up near a military facility outside Tehran, diplomats said Thursday as the agency's board prepared to rebuke Iran for hindering an international probe." :: Wars and Rumors of War (Matthew 24:6).

Britain to Get Airport Iris Scanners
AP reports, "A test run of an iris-scanning system will begin at Britain's five busiest airports next year in a bid to increase security and speed immigration controls, the government said Tuesday." :: Mark of the Beast/ID tech news (Rev 13:16-18).

Conference on Internet Hate, Racism Opens
AP reports, "European neo-Nazis post online pictures of paint-smeared mosques. Web sites of Islamic radicals call for holy war on the West. Aliases like 'Jew Killer' pop up on Internet game sites. International experts met Wednesday in Paris to tackle the tricky task of fighting anti-Semitic, racist and xenophobic propaganda on the Internet - seen as a chief factor in a rise in hate crime." :: Wickedness Increases (Matthew 24:12).

U.S. AIDS Patients Donate Drugs to World
AP reports, "From Mexico to Mauritania, India to Iran, patients in poor countries have to piece together drug cocktails helping to prolong their lives using HIV and AIDS pills donated in the United States." :: Pestilence (Luke 21:11).

North Korea missile test 'brings US within range'
Telegraph reports, "North Korea has tested an intercontinental ballistic missile engine capable of hitting the United States, according to a South Korean report. The potential range of the missile was established by American intelligence from scorch marks and other traces of the engine test, the newspaper Joongang Ilbo said, citing diplomatic sources. It could reach up to 3,700 miles, enough to hit Alaska." :: Wars and Rumors of War (Matthew 24:6).

U.S. Kills 80 in 3-Week Afghan Offensive
AP reports, "In the bloodiest fighting this year, U.S. Marines killed more than 80 insurgents in a three-week offensive against a Taliban stronghold in the mountains of southern Afghanistan, the military said Saturday." :: Wars and Rumors of War (Matthew 24:6).

G-8 Adopts Plan to Accelerate HIV Vaccine
AP reports, "The Bush administration won backing from major allies for a proposal to accelerate development of an HIV vaccine, and President Bush on Thursday proposed spending $15 million to launch it." :: Pestilence (Luke 21:11).

ID cards 'alarm' information commissioner
ZDNet UK reports, "Information commissioner Richard Thomas is "increasingly alarmed" about the UK Governments proposals for a national identity card, MPs were told on 8 June, 2004." :: Mark of the Beast (Rev 13:16-18).

Global Military Spending Soars in 2003
AP reports, "World military spending surged during 2003, reaching $956 billion, nearly half of it by the United States as it paid for missions in Iraq, Afghanistan and the war on terror, a prominent European think tank said Wednesday." :: Wars and Rumors of War (Matthew 24:6).

Hezbollah attacks Israeli posts near Lebanese border
AFP reports, "The Lebanese Shiite Muslim militia Hezbollah on Tuesday shelled Israeli army posts near the border with Lebanon, military sources in Israel told AFP." :: Wars and rumors of war (Matthew 24:6).

Gazers Set for Venus' Crossing With Sun
AP reports, "With concerts and sleepovers, astronomy buffs are giddily preparing to watch Venus' silhouette cross the face of the sun on Tuesday - the first time that sight has appeared in 122 years. 'Some people have been waiting all their lives for this. Nobody alive has seen it,' said astronomer Peter Boyce, who plans to watch the "transit of Venus" from Massachusetts' Nantucket Island." :: Signs in the Sun (Luke 21:25).

Dirty-Bomb Risk Suddenly Higher
WorldNetDaily reports, "U.N. records show major rise in level of smuggling of radiological material. There's a greater risk today that a radioactive "dirty bomb" will be triggered somewhere in the world, warns the International Atomic Energy Agency. According to a report in New Scientist, records from the U.N. agency 'show a dramatic rise in the level of smuggling of radiological materials, defined as radioactive sources that could be used in dirty bombs but not nuclear bombs.'" :: Rumors of War (Matthew 24:6).

Moon tells of unexpected Earth climate changes
Spaceflight Now reports, "Scientists who monitor Earth's reflectance by measuring the moon's "earthshine" have observed unexpectedly large climate fluctuations during the past two decades." :: Signs in the Moon (Luke 21:25).

Meteor Lights Up Sky in Washington State
AP reports, "A meteor about the size of a computer monitor flashed across the Northwest sky early Thursday, setting off booms that stunned witnesses. 'There was some question as to whether it was a piece of space junk burning up, but it was not,' said Geoff Chester, a spokesman for the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. " :: Signs and Wonders in the Heavens (Luke 21:11).

Japan stunned by schoolgirl crime
CNN reports, "A stunned Japan is searching for answers on Wednesday after an 11-year-old schoolgirl killed a classmate by slashing her throat, the latest in a string of violent crimes committed by children." Wickedness Increases - Matthew 24:12.

U.S. GIs, Shiite Militants Clash in Iraq
AP reports, "American troops clashed with Shiite militants in this southern city Wednesday - six days after a truce was supposed to have taken effect. At least five Iraqis were killed and more than 40 were wounded." :: War - Matthew 24:6.

Iranian Official Threatens U.S.
World Net Daily reports, "An official of Iran's Revolutionary Guards has threatened the United States and other Western nations with suicide and missile attacks aimed at 29 sensitive sites."

A National ID
The New York Times suggests that, "Now is the time to figure out how to create a card that helps identify people but doesn't rob them of a huge swath of their civil liberties."

Gunmen Kill 10 in Saudi Housing Compound
AP reports, "Suspected Islamic militants wearing military-style uniforms sprayed gunfire inside two office compounds in the heart of the Saudi oil production region Saturday, killing at least 10 people - including an American - before taking dozens of hostages at a luxury expatriate resort...According to Oasis residents and an employee, the militants asked questions when they arrived that indicated they were trying to separate Muslims from non-Muslims."

Plan Ahead: Rare Transit of Sun by Venus
Space.com reports, "Put a big red circle around June 8 on your calendar. On that day, you may have a chance to see a celestial event not witnessed by human eyes in 122 years when Venus crosses in front of the Sun."

France: No Religion in EU Constitution
AP & Yahoo News report, "The French prime minister said Wednesday there is no need for Christian references in the European Union's hotly debated constitution. 'The European project is secular,' said Jean-Pierre Raffarin. 'Our future is a European society which should include secularism as a founding value.'"

Dominican, Haiti Floods Kill at Least 363
AP reports, "Sobbing villagers tore through heaps of mud with their bare hands Tuesday, searching for loved ones as the death toll from flooding in the Dominican Republic and Haiti rose to at least 363. "

Terrorists Planning Summer Attack
AP reports, "U.S. officials have obtained new intelligence deemed highly credible indicating al-Qaida or other terrorists are in the United States and preparing to launch a major attack this summer, The Associated Press has learned."

New biometric approach secures ID cards
New Scientist reports, "A novel biometric identification system could counter many of the objections to ID card schemes such as the one being proposed by the UK government.

Devils hit cyber church
CNN reports, "The world's first online church has been forced into an urgent rethink after computer hackers logged in as "Satan" and disrupted services with four-letter expletives and racist remarks."

Arab Leaders Cheer Anti-Israel Resolution
AP reports, "Arab diplomats said Friday they were encouraged by a U.S. decision to allow passage of a U.N. resolution criticizing Israel, saying they hoped it signaled a tougher line against Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon."

Sudan Investigated for Ebola-Like Illness
USA Today reports, "World Health Organization experts are investigating cases of an Ebola-like hemorrhagic fever in southern Sudan, WHO officials said Thursday."

On the Verge of Mass Famine in Darfur
All Africa reports, "The threat of famine looms in the Darfur region of western Sudan, according to the international medical aid organization Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)."

Eeastern Temple wall in danger of immediate collapse
Jerusalem Post reports, "The eastern wall of Jerusalem's Temple Mount is in danger of immediate collapse, which could cause a 'domino effect' and bring down other sections..."

Lawmakers Push Agency to Develop ID Cards
AP reports, "The government must move faster to develop high-tech ID cards that could prevent armed terrorists from boarding a plane by posing as airport workers or law officers, lawmakers said Wednesday."

Newsweek: Apocalyptic Novels
PR Newswire reports, "The cover story in the May 24 issue of Newsweek (on newsstands Monday, May 17) focuses on the phenomenal success of the bestselling "Left Behind" series of apocalyptic Christian novels."

Poll suggests ID card backlash
BBC reports, "A survey suggests that some people would be prepared to go to prison rather than register for an ID card."

China Reportedly Detains Two Priests
AP reports, "Authorities in northern China detained two priests from the underground Roman Catholic Church as they were about to begin classes on natural birth control and theology, a Connecticut-based lobby group said Monday."

Official: al-Qaida Seeks Chemical Strike
AP reports, "The top intelligence official at the Homeland Security Department, worried about an increased risk of attack in coming months, says al-Qaida wants to strike on U.S. soil with something other than a conventional explosive - perhaps with a chemical or biological weapon."

Jewish Ad Campaign Shows Muslim Nations Denying Existence of Israel
Agape Press reports, "A Jewish organization has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars for newspaper ads that show maps produced in Muslim countries that don't show the nation of Israel."

Rice Meets With Palestinian Prime Minister
AP reports, "National security adviser Condoleezza Rice stressed that the United States is committed to bringing about Palestinian statehood during talks Monday with Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia, a Palestinian delegate said."

Bomb Kills Head of Iraqi Governing Council
AP reports, "The head of the Iraqi Governing Council was killed in a suicide car bombing near a checkpoint outside the coalition headquarters in central Baghdad on Monday, dealing a blow to U.S. efforts to stabilize Iraq ahead of a handover of sovereignty on June 30."

Powell Unable to Make Headway in Mideast
AP reports, "Secretary of State Colin Powell came up short in his latest foray into Middle East peacemaking, blocked by Yasser Arafat from reshaping Palestinian security forces and waiting for Ariel Sharon to devise a new plan to pull Israel out of Gaza."

Fight against terrorism tops EU-US agenda
EUobserver reports, "However the US-imposed deadline of October 2004 for the inclusion of biometric data on passports remains a thorny issue."

Powell: Palestinians to Mull Gaza Deal
AP reports, "Secretary of State Colin Powell said Saturday the Palestinians are willing to consider a proposed Israeli pullout from Gaza depending on how Prime Minister Ariel Sharon revises a plan rejected by his party."

U.S. Troops Battle Militiamen in Iraq
AP reports, "The U.S. military said Saturday it killed 18 gunmen believed loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in Baghdad, and jet fighters bombarded militia positions on the capital's outskirts. Skirmishes persisted in the southern holy cities of Najaf and Karbala."

U.S. Will Accept Germany on UN Security Council
Bloomberg reports, "The US will not veto a German application for a permanent seat on an enlarged United Nations Security Council."

U.S. Soldiers Attack Targets in Najaf
AP reports, "Backed by helicopters, American tanks charged into the center of this holy city on Friday and shelled positions held by fighters loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who condemned the United States and its chief coalition partner, Britain, in a sermon at a nearby city. The Shrine of Imam Ali, one of the most sacred sites for Shiite Muslims, was slightly damaged in the fighting."

Group of 8 Ministers Pledge to Redouble Anti-Terror Fight
VOA reports, "Justice and home affairs ministers from the Group of Eight nations have pledged to redouble international cooperation in the fight against terrorism. The ministers held a news conference in Washington Tuesday at the conclusion of a two-day meeting hosted by the United States."

Canada May Face Worst Drought in Years
AP reports, "With dry weather predicted for a third summer in a row, British Columbia may experience its worst drought since the Great Depression, water experts warned."

Mexican Air Force Pilots Film 11 UFOs
AP reports, "Mexican Air Force pilots filmed 11 unidentified flying objects in the skies over southern Campeche state, a Defense Department spokesman confirmed Tuesday."

Gaza Bomb Kills Five Israeli Soldiers
AP reports, "An explosion ripped apart an Israeli armored vehicle Wednesday, reportedly killing five soldiers, in the second such attack by Palestinian militants in Gaza in two days."

Commission slams Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt for abuses of religious freedom
AFP reports, "A semi-official US religious freedom watchdog heavily criticized Saudi Arabia, Iran and Egypt for discrimination and again recommended threatening the Saudi government with sanctions unless its record improves."

Rabbis Criticize Evangelicals in Israel
AP reports, "Prominent Israeli rabbis are for the first time speaking out against Israel's profitable alliance with evangelical Christians in the United States who have funneled tens of millions of dollars to the Jewish state. The rabbis fear the Christians' real intent is to convert Jews, their aides said Monday."

U.N.: World Must Brace for Diseases
AP reports, "The world must brace for future outbreaks of diseases like bird flu that leap the species barrier from animals to humans, the United Nations health agency said Wednesday."

Peacemakers Seek New Palestinian Leaders
AP reports, "...the intent of the Quartet is for Israel to withdraw from all territory it captured from the Arabs in the 1967 Middle East war. That would mean not only Gaza, which Sharon is prepared to yield, but all of the West Bank and part of Jerusalem."

MIDEAST GEO: Mideast peace sponsors meet at United Nations

Reuters: Quartet: Final Mideast Peace Deal Must Be Negotiated

Lunar eclipse on Tuesday night
CNN International reports, "A total eclipse of the moon will occur on Tuesday,
May 4, which is the third such event in less than a year's time."

WorldNetDaily: Could Noah's Ark really hold 2 of every kind?
An actual expedition now intends to find out. Specifically, some of the ice on Mount Ararat has melted, and a large structure is now exposed. Uncannily, this structure's physical dimensions would appear to match those given in the account of Noah's Ark [Genesis 6-8]. This commentary reminds us that a triple-decker barge of such dimensions could indeed have held two of every kind of animal then extant, plus provisions for fifty-two-odd weeks at sea. Previous experiments with proportional ship models have shown that the Ark would not only have been seaworthy but also would have endured the worst of the stormy seas that the Flood must have produced. What will this discovery contribute to the debates on the age of the earth, the truth of the Flood account, and the very truth of Scripture Itself?

My Way News: "EU Expands From 15 to 25 Member Nations"

The Pain of Integrating EU’s Rookie States
One World and Radio Netherlands report, "For the ten countries that join the European Union (EU) on Saturday, membership may be a question of money, but experts on European affairs argue that, membership is also a question of money for old members because the EU is not rooted in a vision of a “federal Europe”.

Mineral brew grows 'cells': A mixture of simple chemicals produces fungus-like structure.
From the journal Nature. The spiritual descendants of Miller and Urey, who claimed that a lightning bolt in a reducing atmosphere produced the first amino acids, are back. They are now claiming that various mixtures of sodium and copper salts can produce a self-replicating, fungus-like structure. Only problem is, they also start with starch, which as any reader knows is a product of life and is not a product of any non-living process. This is the equivalent of Satan claiming that he can produce life, and starting with a handful of dirt--whereupon God says, "Not so fast. Get your own dirt." Furthermore, I searched that recipe carefully for any compound containing phosphorus or nitrogen, and found none. (Starch is a polysaccharide; it contains carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen--and nothing else.)

But less-discerning minds won't catch the omission, and the professional "scientists" will claim to have found a far simpler recipe for life than the irreducibly complex cell that Michael Behe identified as the base unit of life. In other words, God will send strong delusion on people, in order that they might believe a lie. [II Thess. 2:11]

My Way News: "U.S. Warplane Fires on Fallujah Targets"

UN Nuclear Inspections Chief to Visit Israel
VoA reports, "Visit aimed at establishing a nuclear weapons-free zone in Middle East."

NYT: Europe-Russia Pact to Cover New Union Nations
The New York Times reports, "The European Union and Russia agreed to extend their economic and political relationship to the union's 10 new members."

MENL: Russia Develops New S-300 Missile
Middle East Newsline reports, "Russia has developed an anti-missile interceptor for marketing to Middle East clients."

VOA: Iranians Captivated by UFO Sighting

Berlin Conference to Discuss Rising Anti-Semitism
VOA reports, "Secretary of State Colin Powell joins foreign ministers, senior officials from more than 50 countries for conference aimed at combating resurgence of anti-Semitism in Europe."

WorldNetDaily: Dutch ban Islam book
The book, titled De Weg van de Muslim (The Way of the Muslim), openly advocates:

• Executing homosexuals by throwing them off the roof of a tall building and, if they don't die on impact, stoning them to death after they land.
• Recognizing the husband as the sole authority in the home and empowering him to beat his wife.
• The mutilation of female genitals.
• That a woman who tells a lie be dealt a hundred blows.
• That a husband has the positive duty to force his wife to have sexual intercourse with him.

In response, two Dutch officials have banned the book, and several parliamentarians want to prosecute the officials of the mosque that the book came from.

Clearly, tolerance of other religions has its limits. Can you doubt that the three-cornered war among Christians, Muslims, and secularists will inevitably escalate? Do not be so sure, however, that Muslims will win this war. A wave of anti-religious secularism could sweep the USA, as euthanasia now threatens to do--and after they have suppressed the Muslims, they will turn their attention against the Christians, saying that we are no better than the Muslims. And in their lead, perhaps, will be the Beast from the Sea and the False Prophet [Revelation 13].

AP: Sectarian Violence Spreads in Indonesia
"Snipers spread terror across this provincial capital Tuesday in a third day of bloodshed that intensified fears the region could plunge back into a Muslim-Christian war that killed 9,000 people three years ago."

AP: U.S. Aircraft Hammer Fallujah After Dark
"Multiple explosions shook Fallujah after dark Tuesday, and large plumes of smoke billowed into the sky as fighting erupted for the second straight night. An American AC-130 gunship hammered targets in the city."

CNN: SARS: China ups the ante
"Chinese health officials are keeping more than 600 people under observation, as they try to contain a cluster of confirmed and suspected SARS cases in Beijing and the eastern province of Anhui."

CNN: Deadly violence hits Ambon
"Clashes between Christians and Muslims in the Indonesian city of Ambon has left at least 14 people dead and more than 100 injured, many with knife wounds. Hundreds of extra troops and police have been rushed to the strife torn region in a bid to contain the violence."

VOA: Britain Tests National ID Card to Reduce Terror Threat

My Way News: "China Probes 4 New Suspected SARS Cases"

My Way News: "Iran: 'Complete Story' Given Inspectors"

My Way News: "Pope Puts Six People on Path to Sainthood"

My Way News: "General: U.S. Troops Ready to Enter Najaf"

My Way News: "Troops Wait to See if Fallujah War Resumes"

Yahoo News: Lunar Eclipse May 4 For Asia, Australia and Europe

AP: China Seals Off SARS Research Lab

Jerusalem Post: Muslim worshipers restricted at Temple Mount for 3rd week.

MSNBC: EU pushes for early Quartet meeting.

AFP and Yahoo News are reporting that Powell urges Congress to delay biometric passports deadline for friendly nations, for your Mark (Rev 13:16-18) files on ID tech.

I'm changing my posting style just a bit, I just don't have the time I used to, so I'll be posting quick links without explanation or commentary. If you have a question about a particular post, about what Bible prophecy it relates to or what the context is, please leave a comment and I will reply when time allows. Other team members are free to follow their own established style or change it as they see fit.

NewsMax.com : Losing the Next War - Chinese Space War Heats Up

AP: China Reports 2 Suspected Cases of SARS

AP: Paper: Shanghai Net Cafes to Be Monitored