Debt-ceiling chicken and the end of empire
"These gigantic spending programs are the IED down the road for every Western nation. An aging society means the costs of these programs are set to explode. Yet, both sides in Washington cling to the magical belief that all will be well if only we adopt their simple-minded solutions. Repeal tax cuts for the rich? By all means! That would raise $700-billion over the next nine years. Unfortunately, the projected deficit over the same period is $10-trillion."

U.S.: In state of denial over taxes?
"There is now a huge disconnect between the government Americans say they want, and the government they’re willing to pay for"

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Dozens Killed as Syrian Forces Storm Restive Cities - NYTimes.com
"BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syrian military and security forces stormed Hama and other restive cities before dawn on Sunday, killing at least 75 people in what appeared to mark the fiercest crackdown yet by the government of President Bashar al-Assad on the four-month old uprising against his rule"

Al-Qaeda to Syrians: Fight US, Israel
"'Tell both America and (US President Barack) Obama: ... our powerful uprising will not stop until we raise the victorious banner of jihad over Jerusalem,' said Zawahri"

Funny how Jerusalem, which sat in squalor for centuries, is now the ultimate prize desired by Islamic terrorists. No surprise to the God of Israel - He sees their every move centuries before they even conceive it.

Psalm 83

    A song. A psalm of Asaph.

 ¹ O God, do not remain silent;
   do not turn a deaf ear,
   do not stand aloof, O God.
² See how your enemies growl,
   how your foes rear their heads.
³ With cunning they conspire against your people;
   they plot against those you cherish.
⁴ “Come,” they say, “let us destroy them as a nation,
   so that Israel’s name is remembered no more.”

 ⁵ With one mind they plot together;
   they form an alliance against you—
⁶ the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites,
   of Moab and the Hagrites,
⁷ Byblos, Ammon and Amalek,
   Philistia, with the people of Tyre.
⁸ Even Assyria has joined them
   to reinforce Lot’s descendants.

 ⁹ Do to them as you did to Midian,
   as you did to Sisera and Jabin at the river Kishon,
¹⁰ who perished at Endor
   and became like dung on the ground.
¹¹ Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb,
   all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
¹² who said, “Let us take possession
   of the pasturelands of God.”

 ¹³ Make them like tumbleweed, my God,
   like chaff before the wind.
¹⁴ As fire consumes the forest
   or a flame sets the mountains ablaze,
¹⁵ so pursue them with your tempest
   and terrify them with your storm.
¹⁶ Cover their faces with shame, LORD,
   so that they will seek your name.

 ¹⁷ May they ever be ashamed and dismayed;
   may they perish in disgrace.
¹⁸ Let them know that you, whose name is the LORD—
   that you alone are the Most High over all the earth. 

AWOL Soldier Arrested in What Police Identify as New Plot to Attack Fort Hood
"Abdo, 21, was found with weapons, explosives and jihadist materials at the time of his arrest, a senior Army source confirms to Fox News."

He had "jihadist material"...included under that category is a Quran.

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APNewsBreak: Arctic scientist under investigation
"JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A federal wildlife biologist whose observation in 2004 of presumably drowned polar bears in the Arctic helped to galvanize the global warming movement has been placed on administrative leave and is being investigated for scientific misconduct, possibly over the veracity of that article."

Iran - quietly going about its business. Armageddon coming right up?

Slain Iranian scientist was working on a nuclear bomb detonator
Iranian sources disclose he was attached to one of the most secret teams of Iran's nuclear program, employed by the defense ministry to construct detonators for the nuclear bomb and warhead already in advanced stages of development.

Norway youths discussed Palestine prior to attack
"Forty-eight hours before Friday massacre, teens participating in ruling party youth camp met with Norwegian foreign minister. Some called for boycott of Israel

The teenagers who took part in Norway's ruling party youth camp in the island of Utoya met with Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere and demanded he recognize Palestine on Wednesday, two days before the deadly terror attack which left many of them dead." 

Norwegian Suspect Wanted European Anti-Muslim Crusade
"The man blamed for killing at least 93 people during terrorist attacks on Norway's government headquarters and an island retreat for young people wanted to trigger an anti-Muslim revolution in Norwegian society, his lawyer said Sunday."

 

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Norway Shooting and Bomb Attack Leaves at Least 91 Dead - NYTimes.com
"“What we know is that he is right-wing and a Christian fundamentalist.”"

Double standard, lefty media is quick to state that Brievik is a "Christian fundamentalist", (heck almost a Tea Partier). I'm sure if he was yet another Jihadist they would ever so carefully label him as "an al Qaeda operative", "Palestine liberation fighter", "terrorist", or at most - "Islamist". This deranged Brievik is a complete anti-thesis to the Jesus Christ and Bible I know, and for the mainstream media to label him as a fundamental Christian this early in the investigation is irresponsible and unfair. They almost seem relieved that finally a terrorist may not be a Muslim, but then again this is the NYTimes - can we expect more?

Alleged Muslim Claim for Oslo Attacks
Muslims originally claimed responsibility for the Oslo attacks, then quickly retracted after a "Christian" was blamed in lefty media.

 

Somali militants block foreign aid from famine-hit south
"Islamist guerrillas who control swaths of Somalia are banning food aid from foreigners – a posture that observers predict might cost millions of lives."

Islam at its best - religion of the devil. What's the difference between an Islamist and a Muslim? They both follow the Quran, but the Islamist believes it sincerely.

Straight from the prestigious AhlulBayt News Agency - "Hezbollah can beat Israel better today"
"A senior Hezbollah official says that the Lebanese resistance movement is more powerful today and can inflict a heavier defeat on Israel five years after the 2006 Lebanon War."

All I can say to that is: bring it on!

Israel Prepares for Unrest as Palestinians Press for UN Recognition
"Israel's army is reinforcing points on its frontiers and boosting stockpiles of rubber bullets and tear gas as it prepares for possible unrest as Palestinians press ahead with a drive for full United Nations recognition."

Hezbollah: If Israel attacks Lebanon, Eilat wouldn't be safe
"Not an inch of Israel would be spared if an attack is launched, Hezbollah official warns amid tension over demarcation of maritime border."

This cartoon is so old - El Baradei doesn't even run the IAEA anymore - but the UN is
still feverishly trying to stop Iran from attaining nuclear weapons...NOT!

This time the West is really, really angry... really.

Iran's acceleration of its nuclear program angers the west
"'This is a new violation of six security council resolutions and 10 resolutions by the council of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency [IAEA].'

The British Foreign Office said the announcement "further undermines Iran's claim that its nuclear program is designed for purely peaceful purposes, and demonstrates the urgency of increasing pressure on Iran ... Iran must understand that we will not be distracted by events in the region and it should not doubt our resolve"."

Resolve? Resolve to do what? This is where the LBL Beast of Islam and the Islamic Republic of Iran are taking us:

Revelation 16:

¹³ Then I saw three impure spirits that looked like frogs; they came out of the mouth of the dragon [Revelation 12:9 says the dragon is satan], out of the mouth of the [Daniel 7 and the Revelation 13:2 LBL] beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet [I'm 99% sure this is referring to Mohammad and Islam]. ¹⁴ They are demonic spirits that perform signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty. 

¹⁵ “Look, I will come as unexpectedly as a thief! Blessed are all who are watching for me, who keep their clothing ready so they will not have to walk around naked and ashamed.” ¹⁶ And the demonic spirits gathered all the rulers and their armies to a place with the Hebrew name Armageddon. [my opinion inserted - thank you to Mr. Ellis H Skolfield!]

Israeli navy seizes Gaza-bound yacht
"The Israeli navy on Tuesday seized a French yacht carrying pro-Palestinian activists intending to sail to the blockaded Gaza Strip and forced it to go to Israel's Ashdod port, a military spokeswoman said."

Lies, Distortions, Omissions, & Half-Truths…The Real Injustice Regarding Palestine
"Time after time, for almost a half a century, a similar story has been handed out to millions of readers all over the world: poor, stateless, victimized 'Palestinians' still waiting for a share of justice to come their way."

Gaza-bound ship carrying pro-Palestinian activists sets sail from Greece - Haaretz Daily Newspaper
"Ten activists head to Gaza aboard the French Dignite-Al Karama ship, regarding themselves as representatives of the entire abortive flotilla"

Jpost | Blair: Quartet talks were not a failure, talks must resume
Russia had "played a crucial role in preventing the Quartet from adopting a stance that calls the Palestinians to recognize Israel as a Jewish state.”

Zechariah 12:

³ On that day I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock. All the nations will gather against it to try to move it, but they will only hurt themselves.

Iran Is at War with Us 
Andrew C. McCarthy - National Review Online
"Iran has spent eight years killing Americans in Iraq. We responded by doing nothing. Attacking the source of the problem might have jeopardized Iraq’s fragile new government, whose leading factions are beholden to Tehran, a complication we chose to paper over."

The path to the next Lebanon War
"Five years ago this week, Iran's Lebanese proxy opened war with Israel. The war lasted 34 days, during which Hezbollah launched more than 4,000 missiles against Israel. Now five years later, under US President Barack Obama, America is pushing a policy that drastically escalates the chance that a new war between Israel and Iran's Lebanese army will break out again in the near future."

Bolton: Obama worst president for Israel – ever
"Former US envoy to UN says Jerusalem should pay as much attention to PA’s UN bid as to the ‘grass you tread beneath your feet,’ . Says [Israel] should have hit Iran in 2008"

'Iran's nuclear threat is escalating' - William Hague, UK Secretary of Foreign Affairs

Libyan rebel fighters backed by NATO (i.e. your and my tax dollars)

DEBKAfile, Hamas fortifies Egyptian border against Libyan infiltrators
"Hamas is said to be anxious to ward off the spillover of post-revolutionary chaos from Egypt and Sinai into the Gaza Strip and curtail the new influx of fighters and smugglers from Libya"

Ezekiel 38:

⁵ Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya will join you too, with all their weapons.

Darkness in Egypt
"Uprising hopes give way to growing Islamism, racism and anti-Israel venom"

Rushing floodwater is up around the walls of Fort Calhoun’s reactor

Wisdom and Warning
"Natural disasters that are already occurring are apocalyptic to those who suffer through them. Let’s face it—we are up against something stupendous that will send most of us scrambling—too late—into preparation mode. All of humankind is threatened by simultaneous apocalyptic horsemen riding tough on dark stallions."

The Associated Press: Israel's prime minister visits Romania
"BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Romania on Wednesday to try to drum up opposition to U.N. recognition of a Palestinian state, as his country's hardline foreign minister warned of a tough response if the Palestinians take the issue to the world body."


Israeli authorities on high alert ahead of 'aerial flotilla' - CNN.com
"Israeli authorities are on high alert ahead of the expected arrival of hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Israel's Ben-Gurion International Airport this Friday."

Isaiah 51

³ The Lord will comfort Israel again
      and have pity on her ruins.
   Her desert will blossom like Eden,
      her barren wilderness like the garden of the Lord.
   Joy and gladness will be found there.
      Songs of thanksgiving will fill the air.

 ⁴ “Listen to me, my people.
      Hear me, Israel,
   for my law will be proclaimed,
      and my justice will become a light to the nations.
 ⁵ My mercy and justice are coming soon.
      My salvation is on the way.
      My strong arm will bring justice to the nations.
   All distant lands will look to me
      and wait in hope for my powerful arm.
 ⁶ Look up to the skies above,
      and gaze down on the earth below.
   For the skies will disappear like smoke,
      and the earth will wear out like a piece of clothing.
   The people of the earth will die like flies,
      but my salvation lasts forever.
      My righteous rule will never end!

Michael Ross: Witless Hamas apologists denounce Israel from sunny Greece
"Only anti-Israel activists would be blind to the glaring irony of Hamas condemning Greece for blocking the departure of the ridiculous “Freedom Flotilla II” from its ports. The supreme irony isn’t that these “peace activists” are in bed with Hamas, an internationally recognized terrorist organization that made suicide bombing a staple of Islamist terror; it’s that Hamas issued its communiqué from its headquarters in that Mecca of social justice and human rights, Damascus"

Hezbollah leader vows to protect militants accused in Hariri assassination
"Hezbollah's leader has vowed never to turn over four members of his Shiite militant group who have been indicted in the 2005 murder of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, saying in a defiant speech that “even in 300 years” authorities will not be able to touch them."

The Associated Press: Gaza flotilla: We still plan to breach blockade
"However, organizers of the flotilla were trying to maintain momentum with planned protests in Athens in the face of increasing calls for them to scrap their campaign. On Saturday, the Middle East Quartet of Mideast mediators — the U.S., U.N., EU and Russia — urged governments to discourage Gaza-bound flotillas that could escalate tension in the region."

Greece Jails Captain of U.S. Boat in Stalled Gaza Flotilla - NYTimes.com
"ATHENS — The American captain of a United States-flagged boat in the planned flotilla to Gaza was jailed Saturday, a day after trying to sail out of port"

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Loses His Grip: Iran's Messy Politics
"Iran's president is facing a growing backlash from his conservative allies, including Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Omid Memarian on how the tension could turn into a bloody duel in Iranian politics over the coming weeks."

Turkey’s Haunted and Dangerous Syrian Border
"Finally I asked in Arabic, “So you don’t have any problems here with ‘the Arab Spring’? They laughed sourly. “Spring? Does that mean it's a time when everybody kills each other? What is the Arab Winter going to look like?”"

Flotilla to Hell

Caroline Glick: Unmasking the "international community 

"What these representative examples of what passes for business as usual at the UN show is that the international institution considered the repository of the will of the 'international community' is wholly and completely corrupt. It is morally bankrupt. It is controlled by the most repressive regimes in the world and it uses its US- and Western-funded institutions to attack Israel, the US, the West and forces of liberty and liberalism throughout the world."

Psalm 83:

"1 God, don’t be silent!
Don’t be quiet or sit still, God,
2 because—look!—
your enemies are growling;
those who hate you
are acting arrogantly.
3 They concoct crafty plans
against your own people;
they plot against the people you favor.
4 “Come on,” they say,
“let’s wipe them out as a nation!
Let the name Israel
be remembered no more!”
5 They plot with a single-minded heart;
they make a covenant against you.
6 They are the clans
of Edom and the Ishmaelites,
Moab and the Hagrites,
7 Gebal, Ammon, Amalek,
Philistia along with the citizens of Tyre.
8 Assyria too has joined them—
they are the strong arm
for Lot’s children...

¹³ My God, make them like tumbleweeds,
   like chaff blown by wind.
¹⁴ Just like a fire consumes a forest,
   just like flames set mountains ablaze,
    ¹⁵ pursue them with your storm,
      terrify them with your hurricane. "

Obadiah 1:

15 The day of the LORD is near

against all the nations.

As you have done,

so it will be done to you;

your actions will make you suffer!

16 Just as you have drunk

on my holy mountain,

so will all the nations

around you drink;

they will drink and swallow quickly,

and they will be like they’ve never been before.

Edom’s punishers

17 But on Mount Zion

there will be those who escape,

and it will be holy;

and the house of Jacob will drive out those who drove them out.

18 The house of Jacob will be a fire,

the house of Joseph a flame,

and the house of Esau straw;

they will burn them up completely,

and there will be no one left

of the house of Esau,

for the LORD has spoken.