Europe

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Europe
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France willing to use its nuclear weapons

• Headline
• France is willing to use its nuclear weapons,
  says Chirac
  
• Headline DT January 20
• Event
• President Jacques Chirac gave warning yesterday
  that France would use
  nuclear weapons against any state that
  carried out a terrorist attack
  against it. Without singling out any
  country, he said the French
  reserved the right to hit back hard
  at a hostile nations centres of
  power and its capacity to act.
  During a visit to a nuclear submarine
  base in Brittany,
  Mr Chirac said France was extending the
  definition of
  vital interests protected by its nuclear
  deterrent to include allies and
  strategic supplies, taken
  to mean oil.
• Comment
• There are two things of interest here.
• Firstly there is a growing trend of nations to
  change their military doctrine regarding the use
  of their nuclear weapons. In all cases they are
  expanding the reasons when they could use them.
  Vladimir Putin has changed Russias policy on
  nuclear weapons allowing Russia to use them first
  in any exchange. It cannot be coincidence that
  nations at the time of the end are increasingly
  willing to use these most devastating of
  weapons.
• Secondly we note that France is concerned about
  energy supplies especially oil. With Russia
  shutting down gas supplies a few weeks ago and
  with Iran making veiled threats about
  constricting oil supplies the tensions are
  increasing.
• Bible Quote Joel 3 9 Proclaim ye this among
  the Gentiles Prepare war, wake up the mighty
  men, let all the men of war draw near let them
  come up10 Beat your plowshares into swords, and
  your pruninghooks into spears

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US Europe at odds over Hamas

• Headline
• US Europe at odds as Israel cuts Palestinian
  funds
  
• Headline DT January 31
• Event
• Israel cut off funds to the Palestinian Authority
  yesterday, as Hamas rejected a chorus of
  international demands that it renounce violence
  and recognise the Jewish state.
• The Israeli move came as America and Europe
  appeared at odds over how to respond to the
  election victory of Hamas in last week's
  Palestinian elections.
• Differences between the EU and American positions
  were betrayed earlier when the EU adopted a much
  softer position than the US, apparently waiting
  to see what kind of Palestinian government would
  be established.
• Comment
• It all eventually will boil (and is boiling) down
  to this. Is it a nation that backs the
  Palestinian / Arab cause or is it a nation that
  backs the Israel / Jewish cause. This is the
  fault line of the whole world. When it comes to
  it, almost all nations will back Arab over Jew.
  The exceptions are Tarshish (Britain) and her
  young lions (US, Canada, Australia, India etc).
  Europe (both political and religious) will back
  the Arab. Russia and her allies (including Iran,
  Libya and northern Africa) will also back the
  Arab. This may seem strange when Europe appears
  to be stirring up hatred amongst its Muslim
  population. However, Europe and Muslim will be
  united in their hatred of Gods people the Jews
  when the final great war eventually begins..
• The fault line is detailed in the article above
  as the US and Europe already begin to differ in
  their response to the Hamas election victory. US
  with Jew / Europe with Arab.
• Bible Quote Genesis 16 11 And the angel of the
  LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child,
  and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name
  Ishmael because the LORD hath heard thy
  affliction. The Arab people were descended from
  Ishmael

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Muslim cartoon row

• Headline
• Cartoon row rattles France
• Headline BBC online February 3
• Event
• On Friday the centre-left French newspaper
  Liberation printed two of the controversial
  Danish cartoons, describing them as "exhibits in
  the case". While criticising the caricatures as
  mediocre, the newspaper said its decision had
  been taken out of a concern to reaffirm values
  which were being damaged in France. "Liberation
  defends the freedom of expression," was the
  headline over the cartoons, one of which depicted
  the Prophet Muhammad on a cloud, telling suicide
  bombers to stop because heaven had run out of
  virgins.
• Comment
• In Revelation 16 we read of 3 froglike spirits
  that bring the nations of the earth together to
  the battle of Armageddon in Israel. These 3
  froggy spirits came out of the French Revolution.
  The cry of Liberty came out of the Beast (West
  Europe / France). The cry of Equality came out
  of the Dragon (Eastern Europe / Russia). The cry
  of Fraternity or Brotherhood came out of the
  False Prophet (Rome / Catholicism).
• The declaration of the rights of man (published
  August 1789) says this about Liberty. Liberty
  consists in the freedom to do everything which
  injures no one else hence the exercise of the
  natural rights of each man has no limits. You
  will note the French paper publishing the
  cartoons is called Liberation. Therefore this
  so called freedom allows anyone to do or say
  anything which INJURES no one else.
• We see this froglike spirit upsetting Muslims and
  therefore making a war in the Middle East more
  likely as anger will be vented against the Jews.
  Armageddon is near!!
• Bible Quote Galatians 5 1 Stand fast therefore
  in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us
  free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of
  bondage.

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Lessons on Europe

• Headline
• Lessons on Europe proposed by French
• Headline - DT February 27
• Event
• Lessons on the European Union to give secondary
  school pupils in all 25 member states an
  "apprenticeship" as Europeans, are being proposed
  by France.
• The lessons would be based on a standardised
  "teaching module" covering EU values and history,
  a senior French official said.
  
• Many European children already study the EU's
  history, learn to draw its flag, celebrate
  "Europe Day" on May 9 or sing its official hymn,
  the Ode to Joy.
• The proposal is one of more than a dozen drawn up
  by President Jacques Chirac's government to
  create new "momentum" with a "Europe of
  projects".
• Comment
• This is Europes way of trying to create a new
  momentum within Europe. They believe if they
  can teach children of the benefits of Europe
  that this in the medium/long term will have a
  positive impact on the perception people have
  about Europe.
• Britain has said that introducing harmonised EU
  lessons in schools is a non-starter.
  
• Europe is a Babel project. It is trying unite
  peoples / races and languages. This may sound
  laudable but it has its roots in the Kingdom of
  Men which began with Nimrod. The European
  project is anti Gods Kingdom. It is centred on
  a mixture of humanism and Catholicism. Humanism
  says that Man knows best. Catholicism says the
  Church i.e. the Vatican knows best. Neither
  acknowledge God knows best. It is Europe
  symbolised by the beast that will attack Jesus
  and his saints when he returns.
• Bible Quote Revelation 19 19 And I saw the
  beast, and the kings of the earth, and their
  armies, gathered together to make war against him
  that sat on the horse, and against his army.

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EU to give 143m to PA

• Headline
• EU to give 143 million to Palestinian Authority
• Headline - CNN February 27
• Event
• The European Union said Monday that it will give
  the Palestinian Authority 143 million in
  emergency aid before the newly elected Hamas
  leadership forms a Palestinian government. The EU
  package of 120 million euros comes as the
  Palestinian Authority struggles with a financial
  crisis amid the aid cut-off threats over a
  Hamas-led government. French Foreign Minister
  Philippe Douste-Blazy told The Associated Press
  on Monday that the EU funds were needed to
  prevent "economic chaos" from paralyzing the
  Palestinian Authority.
• Israel, which considers Hamas to be a terrorist
  organization, has cut the Palestinian Authority
  off from revenue collected from taxes and fees on
  Palestinians, prompting Hamas leaders to appeal
  for international financial support.
• Comment
• And here is the evidence that Europe is opposed
  to the coming Kingdom of God. If Israel (though
  currently established in unbelief) is the nucleus
  of the future Kingdom of God we might expect
  Europe to side with those who want the
  destruction of Israel. And we do. While the USA
  and Israel withhold funds from Hamas who they
  both claim is a terrorist organisation Europe
  takes a different view. As the Palestinians
  largest donor, Europe has decided to continue
  funding. This division over how the nations deal
  with the situation in Israel will only continue
  to deepen and widen.
• Bible Quote Daniel 2 41 And whereas thou sawest
  the feet and toes, part of potters clay, and
  part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided
  
• Division is apparent not only in Europe but also
  in the world.

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Violence in Paris

• Headline
• Violence flares at French rallies
• Headline BBC online March 16
• Event
• Protests have turned violent in France as at
  least 250,000 people rallied against a
  controversial new labour law. The worst violence
  was in Paris, where riot police fired rubber
  bullets and tear gas, and was reported in some of
  the other 80 cities holding rallies.
• Protesters object to new two-year job contracts
  for under-26s which employers can break off
  without explanation.
  
• President Jacques Chirac has appealed for talks,
  but says the new law is important to fight
  unemployment.
  
• Comment
• More violence in France. It was only a few months
  ago when the country erupted in violence in
  nearly all their major cities.
  
• France, home of the French Revolution which
  created the Declaration of the Rights of Man. The
  French people are descended from the Franks a
  barbarian tribe. Clovis was king of the Franks.
  His emblem was 3 frogs. The Frankish barbarians
  believed in the rights of the individual. In
  freedom. In fact the word Frank means Free! And
  yet these rights brought slavery - slavery to
  sin. These teaching brought violence then. They
  bring violence now. Revelation 16 makes clear it
  is these froglike, Frankish, freedom teachings
  that will bring all nations to battle. In
  Galatians 51 Paul makes very clear that only
  Christ has made us free free from sin!
• Bible Quote Revelation 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.
  PHAROAH, FROGS FREEDOM new CD coming out
  shortly!

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Italian elections

• Headline
• Italy in limbo over vote counting
• Headline BBC online April 12
• Event
• Italy is in a state of political limbo. The
  Italian Interior Ministry has declared the
  centre-left leader Romano Prodi the winner of
  this election, with a thin majority in both
  houses of parliament. But so far, Silvio
  Berlusconi has refused to concede.
• "There is a majority of just 25,204 votes in the
  lower house," said Mr Berlusconi.
  
• "And many disputed ballot papers. Only when the
  necessary legal double-checking is completed,
  shall we concede. "For the time being, no-one can
  say they have won."
• Comment
• "Democracy is the worst form of government,
  except for all those other forms that have been
  tried from time to time. said Winston Churchill.
  How true those words are. In recent times we have
  seen the flaws in democracy laid bare. Italys
  elections may well be settled by the courts in a
  similar way to the election in the USA in the
  year 2000. What is interesting though are the 2
  men running in these elections. The current Prime
  Minister, Silvio Berlusconi is very pro USA and
  Britain and is pro the war in Iraq. Europe is
  longing for a Prodi win. He is pro a federal
  Europe, he has promised to bring the troops back
  from Iraq and he is decidedly cool towards
  America and Britain. Italy is part of the beast
  of Revelation 17. Home of the harlot of Rome that
  rides the beast. It is therefore likely from a
  scriptural point of view that leading Italy is
  someone like Prodi and not Berlusconi at the time
  Europe invades Israel. We see Gods hand in this
  election showing us the folly of democracy and
  at the same time putting the person he wants in
  power at this time.
• Bible Quote Revelation 17 7 I will tell thee the
  mystery of the woman, and of the beast that
  carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten
  horns.

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Plan to leave Britain out in EU cold

• Headline
• Prodi Victory to Relaunch Europe
• Headline Sunday Times April 24
• Event
• Italy, one of the European Unions largest and
  founding countries, now has an unrelenting
  Europhile at its helm. After Italys supreme
  court ruled on the much-disputed election
  results, Romano Prodi, former president of the
  European Commission, is now prime minister of
  Italy. Narrow victory aside, he is widely
  expected to provide new impetus to EU integration
  and reform.
• Romano Prodi, has unveiled a plan to speed up the
  integration of a core group of European Union
  countries that threatens to leave Britain on the
  sidelines. In his first newspaper interview
  since he narrowly defeated Silvio Berlusconi last
  week, Prodi told The Sunday Times he would
  accelerate measures to bind the main continental
  members into a tighter alliance and breathe new
  life into a European constitution. He promised
  that despite the close result, he would stick to
  his 289-page manifesto and give Italy stable
  government for a full five-year term. He added in
  English with a smile There is no alternative.
  
• Comment
• And so the temporary situation of Italy being pro
  USA and Britain is at an end. Romano Prodi
  (former EU president) is at the helm of this
  important European country. A country we
  certainly expect to be part of the beast system
  of Revelation 17. In one of his earliest
  statements he has threatened to sideline Britain
  and push ahead with further European integration
  with core EU countries. We can see the angels
  at work in the election of this man. He won with
  less than 0.1 of the votes!
• Bible Quote Revelation 17 13 These have one
  mind, and shall give their power and strength
  unto the beast. 14 These shall make war with
  the Lamb,

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Merkel to revive EU constitution

• Headline
• Merkel Makes Case for EU Constitution
• Headline DT May 5
• Event
• German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for a "new
  foundation" of the European project during a key
  speech to the Bundestag on Thursday, and said
  Germany would work to revive the failed EU
  Constitution. The EU's greatest challenge is
  making it clear to ordinary citizens that they
  benefit from the bloc's increased integration and
  expansion, Merkel said in her first speech to
  parliament on European policy since she took
  power six months ago.
• To make the benefits of the EU clear, the German
  leader said Europe needs to flex its economic
  muscles and prove it is capable of acting on the
  world stage. "Europe has to show that it can
  mould world policy according to its own values,"
  Merkel added.
• Comment
• Europe is a continued development of the Roman
  Empire. The iron legs of the image in Daniel 2
  that still exist in some form from its beginning
  in about 30BC until Christ returns. The Roman
  Empire has gone through many phases. It became
  the Holy Roman Empire.(HRE) It lasted from 800AD
  to C1800AD. It was known as the First Reich
  (Empire). German kings claimed the right to rule
  the empire after Otto I of Germany came to the
  rescue of Pope John XII. Napoleon bought the HRE
  to an end. It then remerged in 1871 as the German
  Empire or Second Reich. This caused WWI. It then
  remerged as Nazi Germany or the Third Reich. This
  caused WWII. Germany continues to want a empire!
  It will lead to WWIII. The Bible describes all
  this in Revelation 17. Europe is the beast it
  will go into perdition.
• Bible Quote Revelation 17 8 The beast that thou
  sawest was, and is not and shall ascend out of
  the bottomless pit, and go into perdition

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Prodi calls for Iraq withdrawal

• Headline
• Prodi calls for Iraq withdrawal
• Headline BBC Online May 18
• Event
• Romano Prodi has said the war in Iraq was a
  "grave error" in his first speech to Italy's
  Senate as prime minister. "It is the intention of
  this government to propose to parliament the
  return of our troops from Iraq," he said.
• The previous government of centre-right PM Silvio
  Berlusconi had decided to withdraw Italy's 2,600
  troops from Iraq by the end of 2006.
  
• Mr Prodi, whose centre-left bloc beat Mr
  Berlusconi in April's elections, did not confirm
  that deadline. The new cabinet was sworn in on
  Wednesday.
• Comment
• And so Mr Prodi the new Italian prime minister
  has confirmed his opposition to the war in Iraq
  and also the fact that he is going to bring
  Italian troops home.
• This is absolutely the opposite to Mr Berlusconi
  the previous Italian prime minister. He was a man
  who was a friend of Mr Bush and Mr Blair and
  supported the war in Iraq.
• But now this key European state part of the
  dreadful beast that rises out of the bottomless
  pit is back where we might of expected it to
  be. Anti US and UK pro Europe.
• With Romano Prodi in power this now leaves Tony
  Blair very isolated indeed in Europe with no
  other major power in Europe on his side.
  
• Again something we would expect!
• Bible Quote Revelation 17 8 The beast that thou
  sawest was, and is not and shall ascend out of
  the bottomless pit, and go into perdition and
  they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose
  names were not written in the book of life from
  the foundation of the world,

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EU looks for greater world role

• Headline
• EU looks for greater role in the world
• Headline Daily Telegraph June 9
• Event
• The European Commission yesterday called for
  national governments to join it in shared
  diplomatic and consular facilities "inspired" by
  the idea of an EU diplomatic service.
• Such a service would have been created by the
  moribund EU constitution and in the absence of
  that treaty the commission wants action now to
  increase the EU's "visibility" worldwide.
• Tony Blair and his fellow European Union leaders
  agreed last night to examine how to salvage
  elements of the European constitution in 2008 -
  ensuring that Europe will be centre stage at the
  next general election.
• Comment
• The Daily Telegraph wrote in its editorial this
  week. There is never a Plan B in Brussels Plan
  A is simply re-submitted over and over again
  until it is accepted. Indeed, with or without
  formal ratification, most of the policies and
  institutions proposed by the constitution have
  been, or are being, enacted anyway the European
  Defence Agency, the External Borders Agency, the
  Human Rights Agency, the EU foreign ministry and
  diplomatic corps, the European Public Prosecutor,
  the Charter of Fundamental Rights, the European
  Space Programme. The EU, in other words, is
  behaving as if the French and Dutch electorates
  had voted "Yes" and the constitution were already
  in force. And so as the dragon develops so does
  the beast. It is rising out of the bottomless pit
  to make war on the saints.
• Bible Quote Revelation 17 8 The beast that thou
  sawest was, and is not and shall ascend out of
  the bottomless pit, and go into perdition

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Europe - school lessons on integration

• Headline
• EC draws up school lessons in European
  integration -
  Headline Daily Telegraph June 21
  
• Event
• All children will be taught about European
  integration and the objectives and values of the
  Community under new rules, which have been
  branded a demented Euro-curriculum.
• Pupils throughout the 25 member states will be
  expected to master eight key competencies under
  the recommendations drawn up by the European
  Commission and approved by the British
  Government.
• Comment
• Europe is a project based on Babel. The first
  kingdom of men. Babel was a kingdom that set
  itself in opposition to God. It had rules and
  religions made by men which God bought to an end
  by confusing their language. Those different
  languages are found in the different countries of
  modern Europe.
• Europe has also made rules of men (The Rights of
  Man) and is also bound by a false religion (Roman
  Catholicism). It is trying to reunite people
  separated by God.
• With the re-emergence of the beast of Revelation
  17 we see a re-emergence of the propaganda that
  comes with it. For it has to constantly tell the
  community why it is right to bring all nations
  together. What better way than to teach young
  children about itself and its ideals and what it
  stands for.
• Children (they believe) will then grow up
  accepting and ultimately worshipping it. This
  headline and report is a sign that Revelation 17
  is being fulfilled.
• Bible Quote Revelation 17 8 The beast .. and
  shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go
  into perdition and they that dwell on the earth
  shall wonder

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Furious Bush defends US role

• Headline
• Furious Bush defends US role on world stage
• Headline Daily Telegraph June 22
• Event
• President George W Bush told Europeans yesterday
  it was "absurd" to
  regard the United States as the
  greatest threat to world peace, as he concluded
  an EU-US summit overshadowed by disputes on
  Guantanamo Bay and trans-Atlantic trade
  barriers.
• A visibly annoyed Mr Bush was responding to a
  journalist's question about opinion polls, asking
  why most Europeans believe the United States is a
  greater menace than Iran or North Korea.
• "It's absurd, is my statement," Mr Bush snapped,
  taking the microphone ahead of the president of
  the European Commission in his haste to answer
  the question. "We'll defend ourselves, but we are
  working with our partners to spread peace and
  democracy around the world."
• Comment
• And so the following day (after switching on
  Americas missile defence system) President Bush
  visits Europe and is visibly annoyed.
  
• The relationship between the US and Europe is at
  a very low ebb indeed since the Iraq war.
  
• But again this is exactly what we would expect.
  Britain and her young lions (America, Canada,
  Australia etc) on the one side and Europe and
  Russia (and allies) on the other. The pivotal
  point of course at the time of the final war will
  be Israel.
• This war is described in some detail in Daniel Ch
  11 verse 40 to the end.
  
• Bible Quote Daniel 11 40 And at the time of the
  end shall the king of the south push at him and
  the king of the north shall come against him like
  a whirlwind

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EU warns Israel on Gaza attacks

• Headline
• (1) EU warns Israel on Gaza attacks
• (2) UN urges Israel halt 'violations'
• Headlines BBC online July 7
• Event
• (1) The EU has accused Israel of using
  "disproportionate" force and making a
  humanitarian crisis worse during operations in
  the Gaza Strip.
• On Friday Israel consolidated its hold on
  northern Gaza, as air strikes killed at least
  three Palestinian militants.
  
• It followed the worst day of violence since
  Israeli forces entered Gaza over a captured
  Israeli soldier - 22 Palestinians and an Israeli
  died.
• (2) The UN Human Rights Council has passed a
  resolution demanding a halt to Israel's offensive
  in the Gaza Strip.
  
• Twenty-nine of the council's 47 member states
  backed the resolution, 11 voted against, five
  abstained and two members were absent.
  
• The recently-formed council also said it would
  send a fact-finding mission to investigate the
  human rights situation in the Palestinian
  territories.
• Comment
• Europe accuses Israel. The UN HUMAN RIGHTS
  Council accuses Israel. This new council of Human
  Rights made no mention of the violence
  perpetrated by the Palestinians. America and
  Israel have accused this new council of bias. In
  fact human rights are part of the frog like
  spirit coming out of the French Revolution that
  are bringing all nations to the battle of
  Armageddon.
• Bible Quote Revelation 16 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.

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Bush defends Israel, Russia condemns

• Headline
• Russia, France Condemn Israeli Strikes in
  Lebanon
  
• Headline Moscownews July 13
• Event
• Paris and Moscow on Thursday sharply condemned
  Israeli strikes in Lebanon as a dangerous
  escalation of the Middle East conflict but
  Washington, while urging restraint, said Israel
  had the right to self defence, Reuters reports.
• French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy
  called Israels bombardment of Beiruts
  international airport a disproportionate act of
  war, adding the risk of a regional war
  absolutely existed.
• Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Mikhail
  Kamynin denounced both Israels attack on Lebanon
  and its on-going operations against the
  Palestinian territories. The continuing
  destruction by Israel of civilian infrastructure
  in Lebanon and in Palestinian territory (and) the
  disproportionate use of force from which civilian
  populations suffer cannot be understood and
  justified, he said.
• The attack on Beirut international airport is a
  dangerous step on the way to military
  escalation, he added, calling on all sides to
  stop a slip towards war.
• Comment
• The world is dividing along the exact lines the
  Bible said it would. Russia, Europe condemning
  Israel. America backing Israel. The UK tries to
  play the middle ground but Tony Blair has told
  the world to remember how it all started. With
  the kidnappings. i.e. He is supportive of Israel.
  As the conflict develops the nations will become
  more and more entrenched and open about which
  side they back.
• The judgement of the nations is nearing.
  Therefore our judgement is near too.
  
• Bible Quote Psalm 82 8 Arise, O God, judge the
  earth for thou shalt inherit all nations.

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French diplomacy

• Headline
• France takes lead in diplomatic race for
  ceasefire
  
• Article Daily Telegraph August 3
• Event
• France is emerging as a lead player in attempts
  to solve the Lebanon
  crisis, offering its services as an honest
  broker in place of America and Britain.
• Paris believes it is better placed to deliver
  peace than Washington and London which it feels
  are mistrusted in the region for prosecuting the
  war in Iraq and offering strong support to Israel
  in the ongoing crisis.
• This view has been given encouragement by the
  deputy secretary general of the United Nations,
  Mark Malloch Brown. "This cannot be perceived as
  a US-UK deal with Israel," he said, urging Tony
  Blair to take a back seat in diplomatic efforts.
• Comment
• What has been little reported this week is a
  pact made between France and Iran!!
  
• French foreign minister Philllippe Douste-Blazy
  and his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki
  struck a deal at their meeting in Beirut Monday,
  July 31. They agreed that the disarming of
  Hizbollah was an internal Lebanese affair. France
  is also ready to form the bulk of any
  multinational force in Lebanon.
• France is fully exploiting the Lebanese impasse
  created by Israels failure so far to achieve the
  upper hand in 3 weeks of fighting Hizbollah.
  Frances deal with Iran takes us to the 2nd great
  rift with America in 3 years. The first being
  over Iraq.
• The stage is being set for Europe (excluding UK)
  to be actively involved on Israels border. God
  is bringing all nations together to war.
  
• Bible Quote Joel 3 2 I will also gather all
  nations, and will bring them down into the valley
  of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there
  for my people and for my heritage Israel
  the gathering has begun!

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Europe promises 7000 troops

• Headline
• Europe promises 7,000 troops to hold Lebanon line
  
  
• Article Daily Telegraph August 26
• Event
• European governments yesterday promised to send
  nearly 7,000 troops to Lebanon, with a first wave
  of up to 4,000 men to arrive within a week. That
  was enough to provide the "backbone" of a
  "strong, credible and robust" peacekeeping force,
  the United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan
  said.
• Mr Annan confirmed that he had asked France to
  lead the force until February 2007. On Thursday
  President Jacques Chirac promised a contribution
  of 2,000 men in total.
• Italy, which has said it will provide up to 3,000
  troops, the largest single contribution, would
  send a general to head a command "cell" based at
  the UN headquarters in New York, Mr Annan said.
  Italian troops are likely to head for Lebanon as
  early as Tuesday. A promise of 1,200 men came
  from Spain, while Poland, Belgium and Finland
  were among those pledging hundreds each.
• Comment
• Europe is moving towards the northern border of
  Israel! This week France finally accepted to send
  troops and lead the UN force to Lebanon. Israel
  initially viewed the international force in
  Lebanon as a force that would disarm Hezbollah.
  The European governments contributing contingents
  to this force have their own ideas and
  interests. They have said explicitly they will
  NOT disarm them. It may even end up as a
  protector and shield for them! We can surely see
  how this volatile situation could escalate at any
  time. Europe could quickly become involved in the
  war.
• Bible Quote Revelation 19 19 And I saw the
  beast, and the kings of the earth, and their
  armies, gathered together to make war against him
  that sat on the horse, and against his army.
  Beast Europe him that sat on the horse
  Jesus his army the saints

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EU talks on Mid-East peace plan

• Headline
• EU talks on Mid-East peace plan
• Headline BBC online September 1
• Event
• Finland, current holder of the EU presidency, is
  to propose talks on a renewed peace plan in the
  Middle East.
  
• Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja is due to put the
  idea to EU colleagues at a meeting in Finland.
  
• He said the recent fighting between Israel and
  Hezbollah had shown the need for reviving - and
  if necessary updating - the road map peace plan.
  
• He said it was time for the EU to consider
  whether it could enhance its role in the region.
  
  
• In remarks to the Financial Times newspaper, Mr
  Tuomioja said the EU should talk to Palestinian
  militant group Hamas, as part of its policy of
  having dialogue with every group relevant to a
  peace settlement.
• Comment
• Europe is becoming increasingly involved now in
  the situation in Israel. The war in Lebanon has
  forced Europe to send troops to the area.
  
• Having now agreed to send troops Europe now wants
  to have more say in the peace process. Europe
  is the beast of Revelation 17. It is the 4th
  beast of Daniel 7. The beast has always been
  against Gods people. It is against them now. The
  time will come when the beast will actually
  fight against Christ and the saints.
• You will note that Europe is now suggesting that
  they should talk to Hamas! Hamas who want to
  destroy Israel. When the crunch comes Europe is
  always against Israel.
• Bible Quote Revelation 17 12 And the ten horns
  which thou sawest are ten kings, which have
  received no kingdom as yet but receive power as
  kings one hour with the beast.

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Italian task force sets sail for Lebanon

• Headline
• Italian task force sets sail for Lebanon
• Headlines Washington Post August 29
• Event
• A five-ship Italian fleet set off for Lebanon on
  Tuesday carrying more than 800 soldiers bound for
  U.N. peacekeeping duties.
  
• The task force, led by Italy's only aircraft
  carrier the Giuseppe Garibaldi, assembled some 20
  miles off the southern port of Brindisi for a
  brief sendoff ceremony.
• Premier Romano Prodi and Defense Minister Arturo
  Parisi arrived by helicopter to salute the
  troops. "We will follow you with trepidation
  because it is a delicate mission of huge historic
  significance," Prodi told the soldiers. "But we
  will also follow you with pride and trust,
  knowing that although you carry arms, you're
  going to Lebanon exclusively to bring peace."
• Marines and engineering corps specialists are
  included in the vanguard of a 2,500-strong
  contingent Italy is contributing to the expanded
  UNIFIL force. It is the largest national
  contingent so far committed to the force, which
  is to help the Lebanese army maintain a fragile
  cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah militants
  
• Comment
• We can surely see a future scenario (that may not
  be too distant!) of Europe becoming embroiled in
  a war with Israel over Lebanon. If the conflict
  starts again (which many say it will within the
  coming months) European troops will be caught in
  the crossfire. Europe then, instead of just being
  on the sidelines, would be totally involved. God
  has gathered them to the very border of Israel.
  The time of war is near
• Bible Quote Joel 3 1 For, behold, in those
  days, and in that time, when I shall bring again
  the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,2 I will
  also gather all nations, and will bring them down
  into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead
  with them

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Naval Babel around Lebanon

• Headline
• Lebanese Security Is the Pretext for the Naval
  Babel around
  Lebanons Shores DEBKAfile September 6
  
• Event
• The extraordinary buildup of European naval and
  military strength in and around Lebanons shores
  is way out of proportion for the task the
  European contingents of expanded UNIFIL have
  undertaken to create a buffer between Israel and
  Hizbollah.
• Close investigation by DEBKAfiles military and
  intelligence sources discloses that Lebanese
  security and peacemaking is not the object of
  the exercise. It is linked to the general
  anticipation of a military clash between the
  United States and Israel, on one side, and Iran
  and possibly Syria on the other, some time from
  now until November
• This expectation has brought together the
  greatest sea and air armada Europe has ever
  assembled at any point on earth since World War
  II two carriers with 75 fighter-bombers, spy
  planes and helicopters on their decks 15
  warships of various types 7 French, 5 Italian,
  2-3 Green, 3-5 German, and five American
  thousands of Marines French, Italian and
  German, as well as 1,800 US Marines.
• Comment
• Europe is modern Babel. A gathering of nations of
  different languages under a false religion.
  Europe says it is Babel itself. Europe gathers a
  huge military force right next to Israel in
  anticipation of conflict in the area. The
  gathering of the nations to Israel is surely
  underway. How long before Babel/Babylon makes war
  on Israel?
• Bible Quote Genesis 11 9 Therefore is the name
  of it called Babel because the LORD did there
  confound the language of all the earth and from
  thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the
  face of all the earth.

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Europes role in the Middle East

• Headline
• Europe now has a chance to play more than a
  marginal role
  in the Middle East- The Economist August 31st
  
• Event
• Its Europe's moment in the Arab-Israeli arena,
  says Martin Indyk, a former American ambassador
  to Israel and head of the Saban Centre, a
  Washington DC think-tank. If true, that may mean
  a big change in one of the world's most dangerous
  spots.
• Europeans have been marginal in the Middle East
  for years. Too pro-Palestinian to be trusted by
  Israel, they have not had much power or influence
  over the Arabs either.
• However, Europeans are sending 7,000 soldiers to
  the United Nations' peacekeeping force in
  Lebanon. This, as it happens, is the number of
  British soldiers in Iraqnot a negligible force.
  Two or ten years ago, it would have been hard to
  imagine Europeans taking such a role. Something
  has clearly changed. Two things, in fact.
• America's scope for action in the region is
  limited, partly by choice and partly by the
  fall-out from the occupation of Iraq. That puts
  Europe into the unfamiliar position of being the
  one who hasn't messed up recent
• Comment
• We quoted Martin Indyk (former US ambassador to
  Israel) last week when he spoke of the growing
  links with Sunni Arab leaders and Israel. This
  week he comments on Europes new involvement in
  the Middle East and the weakening of Americas
  position. The Lebanon war has brought this about.
  The political plates in the region have shifted
  dramatically in the last few weeks. The European
  beast is emerging from slumber and will
  eventually make war against Christ and the
  saints. As the next slide shows the literal
  tectonic plates of the region are moving as
  well!
• Bible Quote Revelation 17 8 The beast that thou
  sawest was, and is not and shall ascend out of
  the bottomless pit, and go into perdition
  beast Europe

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EU sees Palestinian opportunity

• Headline
• EU sees Palestinian 'opportunity'
• Headline BBConline September 15
• Event
• The EU's Finnish presidency has called on member
  countries to welcome the creation of a new
  Palestinian national unity government.
  
• Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja said the
  move could provide an opportunity to return to
  the Middle East peace process.
  
• EU foreign ministers are meeting to discuss the
  aid embargo imposed after Hamas won parliamentary
  elections.
  
• Washington has been insisting the aid freeze
  should remain in place.
  
• Comment
• Ever since Hamas swept into power in the
  elections last January, the new Palestinian
  government has faced a growing economic boycott
  from Israel and key international players like
  the European Union and the United States. Under
  this severe pressure Hamas has agreed this week
  to create a unity government. Hamas does not want
  to explicitly recognise Israel however, and this
  was one of the demands by the international
  community. What is interesting now, is that
  Europe appears to be welcoming the creation of
  this Palestinian national unity government and
  are now discussing the possibility of releasing
  EU money to them. America continues to insist the
  money freeze stays in place. The BBC reported it
  like this Correspondents say these are signs of
  a growing rift between the US and the European
  Union over the issue.
• This rift will continue to grow. It will
  eventually bring the US and Europe into conflict.
  
  
• Bible Quote Isaiah 34 2 For the indignation of
  the LORD is upon all nations, and his fury upon
  all their armies he hath utterly destroyed them,
  he hath delivered them to the slaughter. God
  is gathering the nations to battle over Israel

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German warships set sail for Lebanon

• Headline
• 8 German Warships Set Sail for Lebanon
• Headline Daily Telegraph September 12
• Event
• Germany began its biggest naval operation since
  World War II on Thursday
  as eight warships set sail for the eastern
  Mediterranean to help the
  U.N. keep the peace in Lebanon.
• The first of the ships, the frigate Karlsruhe,
  pulled away from the dock at the North Sea port
  at Wilhelmshaven and moved smoothly across the
  calm harbour after a farewell ceremony.
• The German force of two frigates, two support
  vessels and four fast patrol boats, along with
  three ships from Denmark, are to arrive off the
  Lebanese coast in 10 to 14 days.
• Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung said the force
  would make a contribution to peace by supporting
  the U.N.-brokered cease-fire that ended Israel's
  month long war with Hezbollah guerrillas.
• Comment to read more of Germanys influence in
  Europe - note the bit on
  the Middle Ages!
  
• More warships on the way to the Eastern
  Mediterranean! It must be getting a crowded
  place. There are French, Italian, Spanish,
  British, American and now German warships there!
  There are 4 different chains of command in
  operation. The concern is that if trouble
  breaks out there will be total confusion with so
  many warships so close together. Interesting that
  Germany is now getting involved. We know Europe
  will invade Israel. Germany, (home of the
  Holocaust) became the seat of power for Europe
  after Otto I dreamt of the domination of Europe
  in 936AD. He also established a strong German
  influence over the papacy! See website above for
  more..
• Bible Quote Revelation 17 11 And the beast that
  was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of
  the seven, and goeth into perdition. Beast
  Europe

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Russia in Europe energy pledge

• Headline
• Russia in European energy pledge
• Headline BBConline September 23
• Event
• Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought to
  reassure France
  and Germany about the security of
  Europe's energy supplies as winter approaches. Mr
  Putin told French President Jacques Chirac and
  German Chancellor Angela Merkel that energy
  co-operation was a high priority for his
  government.
• Speaking at summit talks in Paris, he said Russia
  would fulfil its duties towards its partners in
  Europe.
  
• The European Union imports about 30 of its
  natural gas from Russia. Concerns were raised at
  the beginning of the year when Russia temporarily
  cut supplies to some European customers during a
  row with Ukraine over prices.
• President Chirac and Chancellor Merkel described
  the talks as productive.
  
• Comment
• This weekend saw France, Germany and Russia
  coming together to talk about a number of common
  concerns. One was energy. Russia here is assuring
  Europe that energy supplies will not be
  disrupted as they were last year.
• With the growing threats and fears in the world,
  energy is of increasing concern. The world is so
  fragile and is so dependent on energy to keep
  generating mammon that any slight disruption
  can now have massive effects.
• We know that Russia and Europe will be allied at
  the time of the end when all nations are gathered
  against Jerusalem to battle. It is an alliance of
  all elements of the image in Daniel 2 that will
  be destroyed when Christ returns.
• Bible Quote Daniel 2 35 Then was the iron, the
  clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken
  to pieces together, and became like the chaff of
  the summer threshingfloors

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Franco Russian deals

• Headline
• Franco-Russian deals
• Headline BBC online September 23
• Event
• The three leaders also discussed the situation in
  the Middle East,
  including Lebanon, and how best to reduce
  tensions over Iran's
  nuclear programme. The BBC's Clive Myrie in
  Paris says that on this issue, the three seem in
  agreement that the threat of sanctions for the
  moment is not the best way to get Iran to agree
  to end uranium enrichment.
• Ahead of the three-way summit, France and Russia
  signed deals in the transport and aviation
  sectors worth more than 10bn (7.8bn euros).
  
• French officials said the Franco-Russian deal
  comprised of a general co-operation accord
  between the two countries' ministries in charge
  of infrastructure, and a memorandum of
  understanding between Russia and the French
  company Vinci for the construction of a motorway
  between Moscow and St Petersburg.
• Comment
• At the same meeting we then the 3 nations
  agreeing the way forward on Iran. With America
  (behind the scenes) pushing for sanctions against
  Iran, it is interesting that another axis of
  nations i.e. Russia, Germany and France are
  saying NO to this approach. An alliance of
  similar strategy and thinking is developing here.
  Dependent on Russia for energy and now with
  similar objectives for the Middle East we see the
  angels putting the final pieces in place for the
  culmination on Gods plan.
• Russia (as we noted last week) is sending
  Engineers to Lebanon under its own command. We
  see the nations sending ships and soldiers to the
  borders of Israel!
• Bible Quote Isaiah 66 18 For I know their works
  and their thoughts it shall come, that I will
  gather all nations and tongues and they shall
  come, and see my glory.

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Italy to sell missiles to Lebanon

• Headline
• Italy to sell Lebanon sophisticated ground-to-air
  missiles
  
• Headline Debkafile October 17
• Event
• Israeli aircraft are monitoring illegal Hizballah
  movements and arms
  smuggling in the absence of any Lebanese army
  and UNIFIL
  preventive action to implement UN Resolution
  1701.
• According to DEBKAfiles Rome sources, prime
  minister Romano Prodi has instructed his defense
  ministry to negotiate with the Fouad Siniora
  government the quick sale of an Aster 15 battery,
  the only Western surface-to-air missile with an
  active guidance system capable of last-minute
  corrections of targeting at the moment of
  interception. As a joint Franco-Italian product,
  the sale also needed - and obtained - approval
  from French president Jacques Chirac.
• Comment
• Europe is becoming increasingly involved in
  Lebanon. The BBC reported yesterday that the
  commander of UN peacekeepers in Lebanon (Unifil)
  has suggested the use of force to stop continuing
  Israeli violations of Lebanese airspace. He
  admitted that France has already deployed
  anti-aircraft missiles to Lebanon to protect its
  own forces. As the report above says more
  sophisticated weaponry has now been approved with
  Italy and France agreeing to sell missiles to
  Lebanon which would help them to bring down
  Israeli planes! We can see how the war in Lebanon
  has opened the door for Europe to enter. The
  escalation to war continues.
• Bible Quote Zechariah 11 1 Open thy doors, O
  Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.
  Jeremiah 22 23 O inhabitant of
  Lebanon, , how gracious shalt thou be when pangs
  come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!

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Putin firm on EU energy

• Headline
• Putin firm on EU energy charter
• Headline BBConline October 22
• Event
• Russian President Vladimir Putin has resisted
  calls from EU leaders to agree to binding rules
  on energy relations at a summit in Finland.
  
• Mr Putin said he was confident Europe and Russia
  would find a common approach on trade and
  investment in oil and gas.
  
• But he said a charter opening up Russia's energy
  sector to more foreign investment needed further
  work.
  
• Mr Putin also hit out at Georgian leaders,
  accusing them of building up forces near two
  breakaway regions.
  
• Russia supplies a quarter of the oil and gas
  consumed in the EU, and the proportion is set to
  rise sharply in coming decades.
  
• Comment
• Europe is becoming increasingly dependent on
  Russian gas. Russia knows this and holds all the
  cards. EU leaders meeting with Putin this week
  wanted binding rules and agreements between
  Russia and Europe on energy. Putin full of smiles
  and charm said that an agreement needed further
  work. Europes faith in Russia as a stable
  supplier of gas has been badly shaken over recent
  months when Russia switched of gas supplies to
  the Ukraine. But this gives Russia huge power
  over Europe. Energy is helping Russia to dominate
  Europe. This is precisely what we have expected
  to see. Note as well Putins comments about
  Georgia. In effect he is saying to Europe you
  want my gas dont criticise my military
  ambitions. Gog is becoming powerful.
• Bible Quote Ezekiel 38 2 Son of man, set thy
  face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief
  prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against
  him,

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Russias key ally - Germany

• Headline
• Putin delivers huge gas supply deal to 'key ally'
  Germany
  
• Headline Daily Telegraph October 12
• Event
• Vladimir Putin hailed Germany yesterday as
  Russia's strategic ally in
  Europe after promising to double the
  amount of gas pumped to
  German businesses each year via a new
  pipeline. "I am sure that
  Bavaria will contribute to the
  development of Russian-German co-operation," the
  Russian president said after being greeted at the
  Residenz palace in Munich.
• The visit followed Mr Putin's announcement in
  Dresden late on Tuesday that Russia's
  state-controlled Gazprom natural gas firm would
  use gas from the Shtokman field under the Barents
  Sea to send 55 billion cubic metres a year to
  Germany, in addition to the 40 billion it already
  receives. "Germany will not only be able to
  completely cover its gas needs, it will itself
  become a great distribution centre of gas in
  Europe," Mr Putin said.
• Comment
• Europe is symbolised by the beast in Revelation
  and Russia is symbolised by the dragon. Using
  Revelation 13 as a pattern, Revelation 16 uses
  the dragon to represent a power at the time of
  the end whose territory will match much of the
  old part of the Eastern Roman Empire. It will be
  military in character, in contrast to the
  religious character of the beast. The beast
  (Western Europe), the dragon (Eastern Europe /
  Russia) and the false prophet (Rome), will make
  war as one against Israel, Christ and the
  saints.
• We see above the dragon working with the beast
  and giving it support as it did in the past.
  
• Bible Quote Revelation 16 14 For they are the
  spirits of devils coming out of the dragon,
  beast false prophet, 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.

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Germany plans to revive constitution

• Headline
• Germany plans to revive EU treaty
• Headline BBC online October 11
• Event
• German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said her
  government will be "very ambitious" in trying to
  revive the European Union constitution in 2007.
  
• Germany takes over the presidency of the EU on 1
  January for six months, and wants to set a
  "roadmap" and a "method" for adoption of the
  constitution.
• "We have given ourselves a timeframe to solve the
  issue, therefore the German presidency should set
  the target, the roadmap and the method."
  
• A declaration of the EU's values could be made in
  the middle of the German presidency, in March
  2007, when the EU celebrates its 50th birthday.
  
• The timeframe already pencilled in by European
  leaders envisages general agreement on how to
  proceed with the constitution at a summit
  concluding the German presidency in June 2007.
• Comment
• Interesting that Germany takes over the
  presidency of Europe in January. We would have a
  German Pope and a German president of Europe (who
  speaks fluent Russian!) at the very time that
  Europe celebrates its 50th birthday!
• Note that in March 2007, there will be a
  declaration of the EUs values. The values of
  Europe in the past have involved a Christian
  element. I.e. a Roman Catholic element. It maybe
  that we see the values include the religious
  element. After all we are told in Revelation 17
  the woman false religion of Rome, directs the
  beast western Europe, and together they make
  war against Christ and the saints.
• Bible Quote Revelation 17 I will tell thee the
  mystery of the woman, and of the beast that
  carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten
  horns.

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Germany eyes incident with Israeli jets

• Headline
• Germany Eyes Incident With Israeli Jets
• Headline Associated Press October 25
• Event
• The German Defence Ministry said Wednesday it is
  investigating an incident in which two Israeli
  fighter jets fired shots and dropped flares near
  a German warship patrolling the Lebanese coast as
  part of a peacekeeping force.
• The planes two F-16s fired two shots and released
  the flares, which can be used as a defence
  measure against heat-seeking missiles, said a
  ministry spokesman. He did not identify the
  vessel or say when the incident occurred. The
  Israeli military denied the reports, saying the
  air force did not attack any ship or fire in the
  vicinity.
• A German naval task force led by the frigate
  Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is off the coast of
  Lebanon seeking to prevent weapons smuggling as
  part of the UNIFIL peacekeeping force set up to
  secure a U.N.-brokered cease-fire that ended 34
  days of fighting between Israel and Lebanon-based
  Hezbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon on
  August 14.
• Germany joined the peacekeeping force but did not
  send ground troops, in part out of worries that
  they might come in conflict with Israeli troops a
  sensitive point given Nazi Germany's role in
  carrying out the Holocaust during World War II.
• Comment
• Some have queried what the Lebanon war has
  achieved in prophetical terms.
  
• It achieved a remarkable thing. The gathering of
  the nations to the borders of Israel. With so
  many warships from so many different nations so
  close to Israel it is only a matter of time
  before they become involved in conflict over
  Israel. As we see above!
• Bible Quote Joel 3 2 I will also gather all
  nations, and will bring them down into the valley
  of Jehoshaphat this valley is in Israel

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France protest over hostile Israeli jets

• Headline
• France in protest over 'hostile' Israeli jets
• Headline Daily Telegraph November 10
• Event
• France complained to Israel yesterday about the
  "hostile attitude" of its air force in Lebanon.
  It followed an incident in which French
  peacekeeping troops came within seconds of firing
  on Israeli fighter jets that entered Lebanese
  airspace and appeared about to attack. Michelé
  Alliot-Marie, the defence minister, said that
  French troops had been within "two seconds" of
  shooting down the aircraft." A catastrophe was
  narrowly avoided by our troops," she said.
• Speaking to the lower house of parliament on
  Wednesday night, she said that the flyover on Oct
  31 had been the latest in a string of incidents
  in which Israeli warplanes had "adopted a hostile
  attitude" to French and German forces.
• Comment
• It was only 2 weeks ago that Germany was
  complaining about hostile Israeli warplanes
  firing missiles / flares near one of their
  warships. Now it is the turn of France. Israel is
  powerless to stop Hezbollah rearming in Lebanon
  but it is watching it do so. Israels only option
  is to show its frustration / anger at this by
  becoming more hostile in its flights over the
  country. This then enrages the UNIFIL force led
  by France. How long the precarious situation can
  continue is not certain. Perhaps until a mistake
  happens or Israel finally has enough and decides
  it has to act.
• To have Israel and France / Germany so close to
  conflict on the northern border of Israel is just
  so amazing to witness. We surely see the hand of
  God gathering all nations to Jerusalem to battle.
  Europe WILL fight against Israel. Jesus WILL
  intervene.
• Bible Quote Zechariah 142 For I will gather all
  nations against Jerusalem to battle

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Spain unveils Mid East peace plan

• Headline
• Spain unveils Mid-East peace plan
• Headline BBC online November 16
• Event
• Spain, Italy and France are to launch a new
  Middle East peace initiative, Spain's prime
  minister has said. "Peace between Israel and the
  Palestinians means to a large extent peace on the
  international scene," Jose Luis Rodriguez
  Zapatero said. He said a plan would be put to an
  EU summit in December and he hoped it would be
  backed by the UK and Germany. The proposal would
  include an immediate ceasefire and the formation
  of a Palestinian unity government.
• The other three components of the plan would
  involve an exchange of prisoners, talks between
  Israel's prime minister and the Palestinian
  Authority president and an international mission
  in Gaza to monitor a ceasefire. The announcement
  came amid fresh violence in the region.
• Comment
• America is weakened politically due to the
  continued fallout from Iraq this is enabling
  Europe to come up with its own peace initiatives
  for Israel and the Palestinians that would not
  have been possible before. Tony Blair (before
  this announcement by the 3 nations above) spoke
  of the need to resolve the Palestinian / Israeli
  conflict. One UK newspaper reported that A rift
  between Britain and France deepened last night as
  three European countries launched a surprise
  Middle East initiative. Apparently Britain knew
  nothing about this new peace initiative. So at
  the time that war is being prepared the nations
  are speaking of peace. But we know the sudden
  destruction will come. NB the verse below does
  not say when there IS peace but when they SAY
  it.
• Bible Quote 1 Thessalonians 5 3 For when they
  shall say, Peace and safety then sudden
  destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a
  woman with child

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Anxiety in Europe after dictator death

• Headline
• Anxiety in Europe after sudden death of
  Turkmen
  dictator Headline Daily Telegraph December 22
  
• Event
• Saparmurat Niyazov, the Turkmen dictator whose
  cruel eccentricities raised him high in the
  pantheon of history's most bizarre megalomaniacs,
  died of a heart attack yesterday aged 66. His
  browbeaten people greeted the death of the man
  who had led them for 21 years mostly in stunned
  silence.
• In capitals elsewhere in the world, there was
  concern for the future of a nation whose vast gas
  supplies play a vital role in keeping Europe warm
  during the winter. Russia, the European Union and
  the United States all called for an orderly and
  peaceful transition. Turkmenistan being one of
  the world's most absolute dictatorships, none
  bothered to call for a democratic one.
• Comment
• Mr Niyazov's sudden and fatal heart failure could
  have immense implications. The heat in European
  homes, the war in the neighbouring Afghanistan
  and the fragile stability of the whole of Central