Saturday, August 02, 2003

Syria aiming VX missiles at Israel
From WorldNetDaily. Where did Saddam's weapons of mass destruction go? The Syrians likely have them.::Submitted for your war and rumor of war [Matthew 24:6] files.

Friday, August 01, 2003

The New Era of Wireless Tracking
News Factor offers this interesting report: "Several small vendors are working on technologies and networks that will enable consumer and commercial usage of wireless tracking beyond global positioning systems. Such technology is already in use in identification tags in department stores and in highway collection booths that let drivers bypass cash lanes. But the latest developments in wireless tracking will allow more data to be transmitted between a "tag" and a reader and provide a greater range of coverage: The tagged item can be a mile or two away to be read as opposed to just a few feet. That will open the door to new applications." :: Submitted for your mark of the beast files (Rev 13:15-18). :: No, I'm not saying this is the mark, but they are certainly making exciting advances in the field of ID technology.
New Purported Saddam Tape Urges Attacks
AP reports, "An audiotape broadcast Friday purporting to be from Saddam Hussein issued a new call to arms against American forces, while U.S. soldiers raided two houses in Tikrit, capturing two men said to be "important associates" of the deposed dictator." :: Submitted for your rumor of war (Matthew 24:6) files.
Army Sends Teams to Probe Iraq Illness
AP is reporting, "The Army is trying to figure out what is causing a rash of serious pneumonia cases, including two fatalities, among soldiers serving in Iraq." :: Submitted for your rumor of war (Matthew 24:6) and pestilence (Luke 21:11) files. :: A new Gulf War illness?
Editorials from the New Iraqi Press: MEMRI Baghdad Dispatch (3)
These editorials, from various new independent organs, discuss the fate of Saddam's two sons (one paper regrets only that the Iraqis themselves could not taste sweet revenge against those two; another said that now Saddam knows how it feels to have one's children killed in front of him), the new governing council, the Coalition Provisional Authority, and the UN, among other things.::Submitted for your war and rumor of war [Matthew 24.6] files.

Thursday, July 31, 2003

Experts Anxious Over Possible Net Attack
AP reports, "Government and industry experts are increasingly concerned about brewing hacker activity they consider a precursor to a broad Internet attack that will target a serious flaw in Windows software from Microsoft Corp." :: Submitted for your rumor of war and fear for the future (Luke 21:26) files. :: In this modern world, I wonder if a massive Internet attack would be the first battle of a new kind of war?
Will Episcopalians Elect a Gay Bishop?
That's what Albert Mohler is asking on Crosswalk. As I may have said before, the crisis of doctrine had to come someday, and here we are. The Archbishop of Canterbury knows that his Anglican Communion is ready to explode, and all he can do is send some pathetic letter to all the Anglican primates (the Presiding Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the USA could also be called "the Primate of America") imploring them not to do anything that "would lead to a break in fellowship." O-ohh, puh-leeeaze.::Submitted for your itching ears [2 Timothy 4:3-4] files.
The Cyber Safety Zone: Video Game Alternatives
From CBN's news division. The worst thing about video games today is their content, which has gone beyond the fanciful space opera of Asteroids to be just plain sick. But a number of developers have decided that video games can sound a Christian theme. Is there anything to this? You decide.
Church of England urges debate on sex and money
From the London Daily Mirror. Clearly the Church of England has slipped its doctrinal moorings. It wasn't always like this--after all, the Church of England gave us the Authorized or "King James" Version of the Bible. But beginning in the twentieth century, the Church of England--and the larger Anglican Communion--has been more concerned with retaining membership than with promulgating sound doctrine. Paul, of course, predicted this.::Submitted for your itching ears [2 Timothy 4:3-4] files.

Wednesday, July 30, 2003

White House Probes Expansion Of Israeli Govt.
From the Middle East News Line. This is a short introduction to an article describing how the White House sees a National Unity Government as helpful to apply pressure on Ariel Sharon to stay the course of the "Road Map for Peace."::Submitted for you covenant with many [Daniel 9:27] files.
How cheap is Jewish blood?
Jerry Golden asks this important question. His real point: those who say that "only" so many terrorist attacks have occurred since the "Palestinians" (again: whoever they are) signed "an agreement" have a funny notion of "only." Why should the Jews tolerate any such bloodshed in the name of something called "peace"?::Submitted for your covenant with many [Daniel 9:27] files.
An Iraqi Intellectual in London: Arab Nationalists' Interference in Iraqi Affairs Will Pound the Final Nail Into Iraq's Coffin
From MEMRI. Not all Arabs sympathize with Saddam Hussein. Reformist voices occasionally sound themselves. One such voice bitterly condemns Arab nationalists who, he says, will be the death of Iraq if allowed to continue with their programs.::Submitted for your war and rumor of war [Matthew 24:6] files.
Pentagon: China Gearing for Taiwan Attack
AP reports, "China is boosting its missile stocks and military budget to prepare for what could be a quick and brutal showdown with Taiwan - and to prevent U.S. forces from getting in the way, the Pentagon saidWednesday." :: Submitted for your wars and rumors of war files.
DeLay Says Palestinian Truce Is Thing
AP reports, "A truce by Palestinian militants is 'paper thin' and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat must be further isolated if a new peace effort is to succeed, U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay told Israeli lawmakers Wednesday." :: Submitted for your battle for Jerusalem files.
U.S. Asks U.N. for Liberia Peace Force
The AP reports that, "The United States asked the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to authorize a multinational force to help implement a cease-fire in war-ravaged Liberia then replace it with U.N. peacekeepers by October." :: Submitted for your wars and rumors of war files.
NGO Challenges U.S. Aid Strategy in Ethiopia
The U.S. response to Ethiopia's hunger crisis has been to send food aid, when what is required is a more long-term approach that tackles the root causes, charged Save the Children director Charles MacCormack Monday in Addis Ababa. :: This IRIN news report is submitted for your famine (Matthew 24:7) files.
Pushy homosexuality
This is Joseph Farah's commentary on the case of Lawrence v. Texas and other instances of "the homosexual agenda" in American society.::Submitted for your wickedness increases files.

Tuesday, July 29, 2003

The Anti-American and Antisemitic Writings of Saudi Prince Amr Muhammad Al-Faysal
From MEMRI. Truly this report indicates that the House of Saud are not friends either of America or of Israel or of the God that we know and serve. Taken by themselves, they are the rants of a madman--but given that this madman is a ranking agent of the government of a supposed ally of America, the American President must ask himself: with such "allies" as these, what need have we of adversaries?::Submitted for your war and rumor of war [Matthew 24:6] files.
The Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower is Underway
Space Weather reports that, "Sky watchers who have been going outside between midnight and dawn to see Mars have lately been seeing something else, too: shooting stars. Mars is in the constellation Aquarius, and so is the radiant of the delta Aquarid meteor shower, which peaks this year on July 28th and 29th. This is not a major shower. It produces just 10 to 20 meteors each hour. But if you stand outside for 10 minutes or so, you're likely to spot a few delta Aquarids--a lovely bonus for Mars watchers." :: Submitted for your signs in the stars (Luke 21:25) and signs in the heavens (Luke 21:11) files.

Monday, July 28, 2003

Heat Wave, Drought Hit Europe's Economy
AP is reporting that, "A heat wave and a drought are gouging a multibillion-dollar hole into Europe's economy, crippling shipping, shriveling crops and driving up the cost of electricity." :: Submitted for your fearsome events (Luke 21:11) files.