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“Do not keep silent, O God! Do not hold Your peace, And do not be still, O God! ² For behold, Your enemies make a tumult; And those who hate You have lifted up their head. ³ They have taken crafty counsel against Your people, And consulted together against Your sheltered ones. ⁴ They have said, “Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, That the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”

Israel’s Operation Protective Edge entered its 36th day on Tuesday

Headline: “Supporters of the Islamic State in Jerusalem” – Jama’at Ansar al-Dawlat al-Islamiyya fi Beit al-Maqdis

Sinai-based group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis. ABM is  linked to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL )  and actively implicated in recruiting of new members for ISIL.  In January 2014, Ansar Bait Al-Maqdis in official statement officially pledged allegiance to ISIL  and personally to its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

http://www.esisc.org/publications/briefings/ansar-bayt-al-maqdis-the-sinai-based-group-that-introduces-itself-into-the-israeli-palestinian-conflict

Headline: Israel, Terrorists in Day 2 of ‘Gruelling’ Talks; Ceasefire set to end Wednesday

Headline: Dead End’ in Cairo Ceasefire Talks

Headline: Netanyahu summons senior ministers for ‘prep’ talks

Representatives of Palestinian Arab terror organizations and an Israeli delegation were to resume “gruelling” negotiations in Cairo on Tuesday aimed at ending the Gaza conflict, as Egyptian mediators raced to narrow gaps between the warring sides. In Monday’s indirect talks, Israel’s delegation pushed for the disarmament of terror groups in the coastal enclave, a demand the Palestinians rejected outright, officials from the two sides said. Israeli negotiators sought an extension of a 72-hour truce in Gaza that began Monday to allow for further talks, but Egyptian mediators wanted to reach a deal as soon as possible, Palestinian delegation members said. Palestinian members of the delegation said Israel had offered to ease restrictions at two of six border crossings, one for travellers and the other for goods under international monitor supervision. All sides agreed that it would be left to Cairo and the Palestinians to decide on the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, they said. Palestinian Authority forces loyal to president Mahmud Abbas would deploy along Gaza’s border with Israel, the officials said. “The negotiations are difficult and gruelling,” one of the officials said of Monday’s talks, which lasted for more than nine hours. Negotiations were set to resume at around noon at the headquarters of Egypt’s General Intelligence, which has brokered past ceasefires between Hamas and Israel.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/183967#.U-pOl2PfVeA

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/183972#.U-pbaGPfVeA

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4558064,00.html

Headline: Hamas Brags of Holding Israel ‘At Gunpoint’ in Talks

Headline: Hamas Clarifies Truce Would Only Be to Plan Next War

In a newly translated interview, Hamas spokesperson Husam Badran declared that his terror organization is holding truce talks in Cairo with Israel being held “at gunpoint” to accept the group’s demands. Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) translated the interview from Al Jazeera, which is sponsored by Qatar, a key provider of Hamas funds. In it, Badran relates being asked in jail in 2002 by then-deputy head of the Shin Bet (Israel Security Service) whether Hamas will ever negotiate with Israel. “I said to him outright: If we ever negotiate with you, whether directly or indirectly, we will do so with our weapons in our hands. If we get what we want, so be it. If not, we will shoot you in the chest. What I said back then is how Hamas negotiates now,” stated Badran. The Hamas spokesperson also clarified that his organization “began preparing for this confrontation the day the 2012 war ended,” a reference to the last counter-terror operation in Gaza, Operation Pillar of Defense. Meanwhile, Even as Israeli representatives are in Cairo to discuss a truce with Hamas on Tuesday, the terrorist group is taking pains to clarify it has no intentions of desisting from trying to wipe Israel off the map. Hamas’s “military wing,” the Al-Qassam Brigades, released a statement presenting its position on the ongoing talks in Egypt. “The warriors in Gaza are waiting with Allah’s help to renew the fighting, or to return to planning the next campaign. There’s no escape. Either jihad or planning (for the next jihad),” declared the statement.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/183980#.U-pWd2PfVeA

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/183978#.U-pZ3GPfVeA

Headline: Fatah Threatens to Kidnap Soldiers

The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the “military wing” of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party, has threatened to carry out terrorist attacks against Israel, including the kidnapping of IDF soldiers. In a newly released video filmed in Gaza, members of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades are seen in a warehouse where weapons and dozens of rockets are stored. One of the activists, who is wearing a mask, tells the camera that the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades supports the demands of the Palestinian delegation for talks on a ceasefire with Israel, adding that Israel must accept all these demands. He further stresses the organization’s determination to carry out “quality attacks” against Israel, including the kidnapping of soldiers in order to free all the “prisoners” who are serving time in Israeli prisons.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/183956#.U-pcTmPfVeA

Headline: Palestinian Envoy to Iran: Israel’s Annihilation Just Started

Palestinian Authority Envoy to Tehran Salah al-Zawawi told supporters of Gaza on Tuesday that “Israel’s annihilation has begun and the new generation in Iran will certainly witness our victory over Israel,” according to Iranian semi-official state news agency Fars.”The U.S. and the Western countries have created a fake regime in Palestine to get rid of it and have supplied it with the most advanced weapons and are seeking to create an Israel from the Nile to the Euphrates,” Zawawi said. As the Iranian press flouted the regime’s support of Hamas, to which it sent Fajr-5 missiles and Ababil drones for use against Israel, Al-Qadoumi recognized Iran’s support, saying, “We hope to be able to make our missiles more advanced with the help of the knowledgeable Iranians.”
Aug. 12, 2014

http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/08/12/palestinian-envoy-to-iran-israels-annihilation-just-started/

Headline:Hamas radio says Israeli ships firing on Gaza

Al-Aqsa Radio in Gaza, a station associated with Hamas, tweets in English that Israeli navy ships are firing on the southern city of Rafah, in violation of the ceasefire.

*****WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED:

Headline: IDF fired warning shots at Gaza boat in Rafah incident

The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit says that the earlier report of the Israeli Navy firing at Rafah involved a Palestinian motorboat attempting to run the naval blockade. The navy fired a warning shot in the air, and the boat returned to Gaza, the IDF says.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://www.timesofisrael.com/day-36-gaza-ceasefire-agreement-almost-at-hand-egyptians-report/

Headline: UK says to suspend some Israel arms exports if Gaza truce fails

Britain said on Tuesday it would suspend 12 licences to export military items to Israel, including tank, aircraft and radar parts, if hostilities with Hamas in Gaza resumed, citing concerns the exports may be used to breach international laws. Britain said last week it was reviewing all arms export licenses to Israel after fierce fighting which has resulted in heavy civilian casualties in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza. That review concluded on Tuesday that 12 licenses would be temporarily suspended pending further investigation if the current truce breaks down and heavy fighting resumes. “The UK government has not been able to clarify if the export license criteria are being met,” Business Secretary Vince Cable said in a statement. “In light of that uncertainty, we have taken the decision to suspend these existing export licenses in the event of a resumption of significant hostilities.”
Aug. 12, 2014

http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/UK-says-to-suspend-some-Israel-arms-exports-if-Gaza-truce-fails-370873

Headline: Children march in W. Bank in solidarity with Gaza

Hundreds of Palestinian children in the West Bank city of Ramallah staged a march on Tuesday, organized by the Palestinian unity government, to show solidarity with their counterparts in the Gaza Strip. Accompanied by protest organizers, young marchers set out for the United Nations office in Ramallah on Tuesday morning. They called on international organizations to protect Gaza’s children from Israel’s “destruction machine.” Some wore t-shirts bearing the names of children killed in the Gaza Strip by recent Israeli strikes. “This demonstration carries a message to the United Nations: Palestine’s children demand to live like all other children of the world, without war or killing,” protest organizer Maissoun Hega told Anadolu Agency.

***Turkish news site

Aug. 12, 2014

http://www.turkishpress.com/news/414408/ 

Headline:Anti-Israel activists storm Belfast supermarket- VIDEO 2^nd link

Anti-Israel activists belonging to the Irish éirígí political party storm an ASDA supermarket in Belfast yesterday, calling for a boycott of Israeli goods and removal of Israeli-linked products from the shelves. The activists, whose party supports a British withdrawal from northern Ireland, team up with pro-Palestinian activists to hold a protest inside the West Belfast supermarket, holding up Palestinian flags and placards and chanting slogans such as “Boycott Israeli goods,” “Free, free Palestine,” and “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” One placard, bearing the phrase “It’s not war, it’s genocide,” portrays Israel as the grim reaper, its bloody scythe hovering over a bombed-out Gaza. Meanwhile, other activists, including children, storm the supermarket’s aisles, filling up their carts with Israel-related products and “destocking” the shelves. éirígí releases a video of the event, along with a statement saying that “purchasing Israeli products provides support to the Israeli economy, which in turn lends support to the Israeli state and its murderous campaign against the Palestinian people.”
Aug. 12, 2014

http://www.timesofisrael.com/day-36-gaza-ceasefire-agreement-almost-at-hand-egyptians-report/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPS_6vrG8vQ

Lebanon

Headline:Italian UNIFIL peacekeeper found dead in South Lebanon al-Shamaa

The body of an Italian peacekeeper was found inside the Italian force’s base in the southern town of al-Shamaa, UNIFIL spokesman Andrea Tenenti announced on Tuesday. “The body of an Italian soldier was discovered early at dawn on Tuesday in the base where he served in al-Shamaa village,” Tenenti was quoted as saying by National news Agency NNA without providing any details about the deceased. “Investigation is ongoing in cooperation with Lebanese authorities to unveil the circumstances behind the incident,” he said
Aug. 12, 2014

http://yalibnan.com/2014/08/12/italian-unifil-peacekeeper-found-dead-south-lebanon/

Headline:Army will do utmost to free hostages from ISIS

Headline: Arsal: The battle that begins a long war

Army Commander Gen. Jean Kahwagi Tuesday assured families of missing soldiers believed to be held by Syria militants who battled the Army in Arsal, that the military command will spare no effort to secure their quick release, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. “The issue of the captured personnel is the Army’s top priority at this time. The command will not bargain over the blood of its martyrs and wounded or the freedom of its missing soldiers,” Kahwagi told a delegation representing the families of missing personnel who visited him at the ministry of defense in Yarze. Kahwagi said the command “will resort to all available means to ensure their release without delay.” “The Army is ready for all possibilities in order to secure the safety of its missing personnel, and to bring them back to their families and their institution,” Kahwagi added. Meanwhile, A long chain of criticism delayed the settlement reached between the government, Lebanese military and Sunni fundamentalist gunmen to end the clashes in Arsal. Yet, ministerial and partisan figures directly engaged in the agreement confirmed to Al-Monitor that “the matter is not yet over, and that the truce declared on the night of Thursday, Aug. 7, marked no more than the conclusion of the first round of the war.”
Aug. 12, 2014

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2014/Aug-12/266928-army-removes-militants-bodies-from-arsal.ashx#axzz3AD3tzJIj

http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/08/arsal-dela-militants-lebanon-army-government.html

Saudi Arabia

Headline: Saudi FM Slams Israel, Pledges $500 Million to Gaza

Headline: Saudi Arabia tells Israel only peace deal can ensure its survival

On the heels of reports that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) promised funds to Hamas in order to procure the current 72-hour ceasefire, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal openly pledged $500 million to “rebuild” Gaza. Speaking at an Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting in Jeddah on Tuesday, al-Faisal accused Israel of trying “to wipe off Palestinian existence,” and blamed the world for supporting “Israel’s savagery against the people of Gaza.” Calling for Arab unity at a time when internecine bloodbaths are raging throughout the Middle East, al-Faisal urged the Arab nations to stand together on “one line” to oppose Israel. “Divisions among Islamic nations are causing civil strife, leading Israel to repeat its crimes,” said al-Faisal, recommending Arab countries “support all Egyptian efforts to stop the aggression.” “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia considers the Palestinian cause its primary cause,” boasted the Saudi foreign minister, announcing that his country would provide $500 million in funding to “rebuild” Gaza.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/183979#.U-pXJmPfVeA

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4558024,00.html

Egypt

Headline: Egypt-Saudis talks address billions in military aid, cooperation on securing Gulf Arab states

Egypt has submitted a request for billions of dollars in additional aid from Saudi Arabia. Diplomatic sources said the regime of President Abdul Fatah Sisi discussed a plan for Egypt to help bolster security of Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies. They said Sisi, who met Saudi King Abdullah, sought in return billions of dollars for Egypt’s military and defense industry sector. The Egyptian plan was high on the agenda of Sisi’s visit,” a source said. On Aug. 10, Sisi met the Saudi king during the president’s visit to Jedda. Few details were released, but officials said Abdullah and Sisi focused on security cooperation. “Whatever concerns Egypt is of concern to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” Saudi National Guard Minister Prince Mitab, the king’s son, said. The sources said Abdullah and Sisi discussed Egyptian operations to help Riyad counter Iranian influence in the Gulf. They said the two men envisioned that Egypt and Saudi Arabia would lead an Arab strategy against Teheran and its proxies. “The talks also reviewed the developments in Iraq and the impact of terrorist operations on the country and the region,” Egyptian presidential spokesman Ihab Badawi said. During Sisi’s visit, Saudi Arabia briefed the United Arab Emirates on Egypt’s plan. The UAE sent Foreign Minister Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan for a late-night meeting in Jedda with his Saudi counterpart, Prince Saud Al Faisal. So far, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have relayed some $20 billion in aid to Egypt. The assistance was said to have helped Egypt purchase naval vessels from Europe and air defense systems from Russia.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://www.worldtribune.com/2014/08/12/egypts-sisi-asks-saudis-billions-aid-two-countries-work-counter-iranain-influence/

Headline: Sisi, Putin discuss military and economic ties

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi discussed Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin the creation of a Russian industrial hub in Egypt as part of the latest Suez Canal development project. The visit is also meant to address Cairo’s purchase of advanced surface-to-air missiles and membership in a Moscow-led free trade zone, Agence France-Presse reported. All the people of Egypt are closely watching my visit and expecting a high level of cooperation between our states,” Russian state news agencies quoted Sisi as telling Putin. “I expect us to meet their expectations.” Sisi also thanked Putin for being the first leader to invite him for a visit outside the Arab world since his swearing in as head of state.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/08/12/Egypt-s-Sisi-heads-to-Russia-to-discuss-bilateral-relations.html

Headline: Egypt’s pro-Morsi bloc calls for uprising to mark Rabaa day

The main support bloc of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi has called for a “revolutionary wave” on Thursday to mark the passage of one year since the violent dispersal of pro-democracy sit-ins in Cairo that left hundreds dead and thousands injured. In a Monday statement, the National Alliance for the Defense of Legitimacy said that the planned activities – to be held under the banner “We demand retribution” – will set out from “all revolutionary mosques and safe points.” The alliance went on to warn the authorities against taking “any criminal decision that targets Egyptians,” calling for the prosecution of “coup leaders” for what it described as “genocide crimes.”
Aug. 12, 2014

http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypts-pro-morsi-bloc-calls-uprising-mark-rabaa-day-174774277

Headline: Egypt: We won’t discuss Rafah until the ceasefire is stable

The Egyptian foreign ministry said Tuesday that the discussion between Egypt and the Palestinian Authority regarding the Rafah border crossing has yet to begin. “It’s not possible at the moment to discuss a date to begin talks on the Rafah Crossing because the ceasefire is fragile. We want to stabilize the ceasefire first and foremost without rushing other issues,” said the foreign ministry’s spokesperson Badr Abdel-Ati.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4557792,00.html

Headline: Egyptian army says it killed 9 ‘militants’ in Sinai

Headline: Egypt thwarts rocket fire directed at Israel

Nine alleged militants were killed by Egyptian army troops in North Sinai, announced army spokesman Mohamed Samir on Tuesday. According to a statement issued by Samir, another 15 wanted persons have also been arrested. Egypt’s army is countering an insurgency based in the North Sinai governorate that has so far led to the deaths of hundreds of police and army personnel.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/108323/Egypt/Politics-/Egyptian-army-says-it-killed–militants-in-Sinai.aspx

http://www.timesofisrael.com/day-37-london-to-nix-some-arms-sales-to-israel-if-fighting-resumes/

Syria

Headline: Syrian Kurdish fighters rescue stranded Yazidis

In a dusty camp here, Iraqi refugees have new heroes: Syrian Kurdish fighters who battled militants to carve out an escape route for tens of thousands trapped on a mountaintop. While the U.S. and Iraqi militaries struggle to aid the starving members of Iraq’s Yazidi minority with supply drops from the air, the Syrian Kurds took it on themselves to rescue them. The move underlined how they — like Iraqi Kurds — are using the region’s conflicts to establish their own rule. For the past few days, fighters have been rescuing Yazidis from the mountain, transporting them into Syrian territory to give them first aid, food and water, and returning some to Iraq via a pontoon bridge. The (Kurdish fighters) opened a path for us. If they had not, we would still be stranded on the mountain,” said Ismail Rashu, 22, in the Newroz camp in the Syrian Kurdish town of Malikiya some 20 miles (30 kilometers) from the Iraqi border. Families had filled the battered, dusty tents here and new arrivals sat in the shade of rocks, sleeping on blue plastic sheets. Camp officials estimated that at least 2,000 families sought shelter there on Sunday evening.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-kurdish-fighters-rescue-stranded-yazidis-172250184.html

Headline: Kurdish forces intensify offensive against Islamic State in Syria’s Kobane

Clashes renewed between the Kurdish forces of the Popular Protection Units (YPG) on the one hand, and militants of al-Qaeda offshoot group of the Islamic State (IS) on the other hand, in eastern, western and southern countryside of the predominant Kurdish city of Kobane in Aleppo province, northern Syria, after a week of relative calmness in the area. The area saw over the last two days fierce clashes and bombardment of villages in Kobane countryside.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://aranews.net/2014/08/kurdish-forces-intensify-offensive-islamic-state-syrias-kobane/

Headline: Syrian Forces Advance on Aleppo

Syrian government forces are advancing on Aleppo, aiming to besiege the rebel-held city into submission in what would be the biggest blow yet to the three-year uprising. The fall of Aleppo, Syria’s largest city and economic hub before the fighting, could also bolster the ranks of Islamic State militants who continue to make gains across the country, as defeated rebels from the Western-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) switch to their side. Rebel commanders (FSA) in Aleppo say they’ve started to stockpile goods as aid groups step up food deliveries–crates of lentils, rice, ketchup and baby formula–seeking to prevent the same kind of mass starvation that forced them to surrender the much smaller city of Homs in May. Regime forces now encircle most of Aleppo and are trying to seal off a 4-mile access point that rebels control in the northeast of the city. Simultaneously, jihadists with the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, are approaching from the north and uprooting the FSA from Aleppo’s countryside.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://www.nasdaq.com/article/syrian-forces-advance-on-aleppo-20140812-00915

Headline: Syria Up To the Minute

https://www.facebook.com/syriahroe (Syrian Humans Rights Watch)
 

Listed below are the nations which will attack Israel from Ezekiel chapter 38 and their modern day names (see chart above). 

Gog is the leader of the Russian invasion of Israel.

Magog, Meshech, and Tubal comprise modern day Russia.

Persia is Iran, parts of northern Iraq, and Afghanistan.

Cush is Ethiopia and Sudan.

Put is Libya and will most likely include Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco.

Gomer is Eastern Germany.

Beth Togarmah is Turkey and Armenia.

Russia

Headline:   Russian convoy heads to Ukraine despite West’s warnings

Headline: Ukraine to Deny Access to Russian Aid Convoy

A Russian convoy of 280 trucks carrying “humanitarian supplies” was headed to conflict-torn east Ukraine on Tuesday, despite warnings from the West that Moscow could be using the mission as a guise to sneak in troops. Russian President Vladimir Putin had on Monday justified the mission citing “catastrophic consequences” of Ukraine’s offensive against insurgents in eastern Ukraine, and said Moscow was working in collaboration with the Red Cross. But the international aid agency said on Tuesday there was still no agreement on the issue and France insisted such convoys should not be allowed to cross the border unless they met strict conditions, including Red Cross approval. Suspicions about Russia’s intentions are running high in the West which has accused Moscow of fanning the insurgency in eastern Ukraine by supplying pro-Russian separatists with arms. Meanwhile, Ukraine says it will not allow a convoy of 280 trucks reportedly carrying humanitarian aid from Russia to enter its territory.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://www.arabnews.com/news/world/615071

http://www.voanews.com/content/ukraine-to-deny-access-to-russian-aid-convoy/2410555.html

Headline: Donetsk says ready for urban warfare with Ukraine forces

Pro-Russian fighters in the east of Ukraine say they are ready for a military engagement with the government forces in the city of Donetsk. Ukraine’s eastern city of Donetsk is under heavy bombardment of government forces as Ukrainian troops tighten their grip on the strongholds of pro-Russian fighters. The newly-elected Prime Minister of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Alexander Zakharchenko, on Saturday called for a ceasefire with Kiev to prevent a possible “humanitarian catastrophe” but added that if the Ukrainian army moves into Donetsk the pro-Russians will hold their ground. “We are ready to have a ceasefire to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe, but will not surrender under any circumstances,” said Zakharchenko in a written statement. “The fight will be for every street, for every house, for every meter of our land,” he added. He warned that such circumstance would turn the city into a new “Stalingrad,” a reference to the Soviet Union’s refusal to surrender the city of Stalingrad to the Nazis during World War II.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/08/12/375033/donetsk-ready-for-housetohouse-war/

Iran

Headline:  Iran slams Egypt for stalling to green light aid shipment

Iran blamed Egypt for stalling to grant permission for the delivery of supplies to the Gaza Strip, Iranian state-run Press TV reported on Tuesday. Iranian official Hossein Amir-Abdollahian charged Egyptian officials of refusing to approve Tehran’s request to transfer, via Egypt, a shipment of what the Islamic Republic said was medical and humanitarian aid for Palestinians injured in Israeli strikes. To get aid across, Iran would have to fly its shipments to Egypt and then cross by land through the Rafah border into Gaza. The only other option would be to go through Israel, an unlikely scenario for Iran. The Iranian deputy foreign minister said more than two weeks after the the request was made for the delivery of 100 tons in aid supplies, Egypt had still not positively responded to it. Iran’s appeal also reportedly included a request to transfer wounded Gazans to the Islamic Republic for treatment.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://www.jpost.com/Operation-Protective-Edge/Iran-slams-Egypt-for-stalling-to-green-light-aid-shipment-370838

Headline: Iran backs Iraqi PM replacement Haidar al-Abadi

Iran, a key ally of Iraq’s sidelined Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, said Tuesday it backed the legal process to pick his replacement, following the nomination of Haidar al-Abadi as new head of government, Agence France-Presse reported. Ali Shamkhani, secretary and representative of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, made the remarks at a meeting of Iranian ambassadors in Tehran, the Fars and Mehr news agencies said. “The framework provided by the Iraqi constitution stipulates that the prime minister has been chosen by the majority group in the parliament,” Shamkhani said. In an apparent message to Maliki, Shamkhani invited “all Iraqi factions to yield to the rule of law and unite toward their national interests … at a sensitive time” when the country is facing foreign threats, Reuters news agency reported.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/08/12/Kerry-urges-Iraqi-leaders-to-.html

Headline: ISIS Turns Saudi Arabia and Iran Into Allies (& the US too)

The growing power of Sunni Islamic terrorist group ISIL (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) in the last year has caused the Saudis and Iranians to pause their growing Sunni-Shia feud because both countries have more to fear from ISIL and its rabid brand of Sunni Islamic terrorism than from each other. Signs of this unofficial truce can be seen in several ways. Saudi Arabia has backed off on its anti-Iran propaganda and is quietly cooperating with Iran to deal with ISIL advances in Syria and Iraq. Iran reciprocated when it recently ordered the shutdown of several semi-legal satellite TV channels run by some rabidly anti-Sunni (but high ranking) Shia clerics. While Shia Moslems like to believe that their form of Islam is the best one, they also have to live (or die) with the fact that only about ten percent of all Moslems are Shia and 80 percent are Sunni.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htlead/articles/20140812.aspx

Iraq Provinces

Iraq

Headline: U.S. considers more military advisers for Iraq

Headline: John Kerry insists any US moves in Iraq will not involve combat troops

Headline: Britain says will ‘transport’ military supplies to Kurdish forces

Headline: UK warplanes over Iraq taking on surveillance and reconnaissance duties

The Obama administration is thinking about sending additional military advisers to Iraq as it ramps up efforts to consider how to get thousands of Yazidi Iraqis off Sinjar Mountain and how to boost the capabilities of Kurdish Peshmerga fighters in northern Iraq, a U.S. official said Tuesday. The official did not want to be named because no decisions have been made yet. But consideration is being given to sending as many as 75 additional American military personnel to Iraq, a second U.S. military official told CNN. Currently, 250 U.S. military personnel are in Iraq and are directly involved in the already-approved mission of running two joint operations centers and assessing the capabilities of Iraqi forces. However, the first U.S. official said, their job is expanding to consider evacuation options and the needs of the Peshmerga.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/12/us/military-advisers-iraq/

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/12/john-kerry-insists-us-iraq-not-involve-combat-troops

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Aug-12/267005-britain-says-will-transport-military-supplies-to-kurdish-forces.ashx#axzz3AD3tzJIj

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2722372/UK-warplanes-Iraq-But-Britain-s-drawn-deeper-crisis-holidaying-PM-won-t-recall-MPs.html

Headline: Iraq militants changing tactics, complicating US airstrike mission

Islamic militant forces in northern Iraq appear to be shifting tactics in the face of the newly launched U.S. airstrike campaign, Defense officials say, posing a new challenge to the Obama administration as it seeks to at least slow the terrorists’ advances. According to officials, until now the Islamic State (IS) was behaving like a well-organized army, moving with strategic intent and pursuing military objectives. Now, officials are seeing at least a partial shift to classic insurgency tactics, as militants begin to blend in among the population, making targeting more difficult. “One of the things that we have seen with the [IS] forces is that where they have been in the open, they are now starting to dissipate and to hide amongst the people,” Lt. Gen. William Mayville Jr., director for operations with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said. “The targeting in this is going to become more difficult.”
Aug. 12, 2014

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/08/12/iraq-militants-changing-tactics-complicating-us-airstrike-mission/

Headline: Car bombs kill 12 people in Baghdad

Two car bombs killed 12 people in different parts of the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Tuesday, police sources said. A witness said he saw black smoke rising from the Karada area of central Baghdad.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/08/12/iraq-security-baghdad-bombs-idINKBN0GC1FD20140812

Headline: Moqtada al-Sadr reveals that terrorist organizations finished preparations to enter Baghdad, affirms willingness to defend it and holy sites of all religions

Shia cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr, revealed that some “terrorist organizations” have completed preparations to enter the capital Baghdad and that he is willing to recruit fighters to defend the capital, in coordination with government agencies. Sadr said, in a statement received by IraqiNews.com that “we received intelligence information that some terrorist organizations completed preparations to enter the beloved capital Baghdad,” adding that “in terms of peace and the defense of holy sites of all religious group, we are fully prepared to collect the fighters to defend it in coordination with some government agencies. al-Sadr said “the government agreed that must accelerate our efforts,” stressing that “if this attack happens, we will be ready to protect the borders of Baghdad and its gates in addition to defend its holy sites, mosques, churches and houses of worship.”
Aug. 12, 2014

http://www.iraqinews.com/features/urgent-moqtada-al-sadr-reveals-terrorist-organizations-finished-preparations-enter-baghdad-affirms-willingness-defend-holy-sites-religions/

Headline: Iraq Situation Report 8-11-14

Afghanistan

Headline:    War News for Tuesday, August 12th, 2014

NATO is reporting the death of an ISAF soldier from an insurgent attack in an undisclosed location in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, August 12th.

NATO warns Afghanistan of total pullout unless election deadlock ends

Reported security incidents
#1: The three policemen died when their patrol vehicle struck a bomb planted along the road in the district of Bahrami Shahid in southern Gazni province, according to the province’s deputy police chief, Asadullha Ensafi. A fourth policeman was wounded in the attack, Ensafi said.

#2-3: At least five people were killed and two injured in two separate incidents in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

#2: According to the police, the first incident of firing occurred in Dera Ismail Khan city when the victims were returning after attending a wedding function, Geo News reported. The assailants, who were waiting for their targets, ambushed the victims’ car killing three people and injuring two. The victims included a policeman.

#3: Another incident occurred in Malangi Town where unidentified gunmen entered a house and opened fire at the residents killing two people.

#4: Three more civilians also lost their lives in Ghazni province as a mine planted by militants struck their motorbike Monday morning, according to the official.

#5: However, the security forces during cleanup operations launched Monday morning have killed 22 Taliban militants including two local commanders in Ghazni province, an army spokesman in the province Nazifullah Sultani said. There were no casualties on the security personnel, he said, adding the cleanup operations will continue till eviction of the militants from the district.

#6: “A group of Taliban rebels launched offensive against police checkpoints in Narai district, Kunar province Monday morning and police retaliated killing 12 insurgents on the spot,” provincial police chief Abdul Habib Sayedkhili told Xinhua. “During the gun battle which lasted for a while, two civilians were killed and 28 others including 14 Taliban rebels, four police and 10 civilians sustained injuries,” the official further said.

#7: Seven civilians including women and children were martyred in joined operation conducted by Afghan and foreign troops in Logar province.

http://warnewstoday.blogspot.com/

Sudan

Headline: UN Security Council envoys in S.Sudan to push for peace

UN Security Council ambassadors met the leaders of South Sudan’s warring sides on Tuesday in a bid to end eight months of conflict that has pushed the young nation to the brink of famine. Brandishing the threat of sanctions, the diplomats arrived in the capital on a two-day visit to “engage with leaders” and witness “the humanitarian crisis first hand,” British Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant said. Thousands of people have been killed and over 1.5 million have fled almost eight months of carnage, sparked by a power struggle between President Salva Kiir and his sacked deputy Riek Machar, with battles between government troops, mutinous soldiers and ragtag militia forces divided by tribe. The ambassadors are due to meet with Kiir before flying to the northern town of Malakal, one of the hardest hit areas in the fighting. The town was left in ruins, swapping hands several times between government and rebels. Foreign Minister Barnaba Marial told reporters that the diplomats would be “shown what South Sudan is doing with regard to peace.” The UN Security Council last week threatened to slap sanctions on leaders of both sides if fighting continues.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/108287/World/Region/UN-Security-Council-envoys-in-SSudan-to-push-for-p.aspx

Libya

Headline:   Libyan security says Tripoli police chief assassinated

Col. Mohammad al-Suissi, chief of police in Tripoli, was gunned down by unidentified attackers in the Libyan capital’s eastern suburbs on Tuesday, a security source told AFP.
“Col. al-Suissi was assassinated by a group of unknown hooded, armed people. Two men with him were kidnapped in the attack,” said the source, who asked not to be identified.
Suissi had taken part in a meeting of Tajura municipal council in the eastern suburbs and was on his way back to Tripoli city center when the attack took place, the source said.
State news agency Lana confirmed the assassination and said Col. Suissi died shortly after arrival at a nearby clinic. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/08/12/Libyan-security-says-Tripoli-police-chief-assassinated.html

Turkey

***For those who missed this on my Facebook page last night

Headline: TURKEY DEALS WITH IRAQ, NOT WITH ISIS, SAYS ENERGY MINISTER

Turkey doesn’t take ISIS threats concerning the Ataturk dam seriously, said Turkish energy minister on Monday in Ankara, responding to a warning issued by the ISIS that they would invade Istanbul should Turkey continue to hold water in the Euphrates river in southeastern Turkey via the Ataturk dam. Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz replied: “Turkey makes its own decisions about energy policy. I do not take it seriously as Turkey sees Baghdad as the partner to negotiate with.” ISIS militants seized 49 Turkish consulate staff, including the consul-general and family members, in the Iraqi city of Mosul. Moreover, 31 Turkish truck drivers were also abducted in early June.

***Please see Iraq news on Baghdad above

Aug. 12, 2014

http://www.dailysabah.com/politics/2014/08/11/turkey-doesnt-take-isis-threats-seriously-says-energy-minister

Armenia

Headline:  Baku Boasts Ability to Destroy ‘Any Object’ in Armenia

The Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan stated that “Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian will as soon as possible answer to the Azerbaijani nation and [international courts of justice] for his bloody acts.” “As to ballistic missiles about which Serzh Sarkisian spoke, we firmly state that the military equipment Armenian Armed Forces possess can nowise be compared to the modern armament and equipment Azerbaijan possesses. The defective, expired and outdated equipment Armenia has since the Soviet era, including the “Scud” liquid-propellant missiles are not only incapable of destroying an object but cannot even fly,” the statement of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reads. “If Armenia resorts to military operations against Azerbaijan, then the Azerbaijani army armed with state-of-the-art, modern and high-precision armament will destroy any military infrastructure and strategic object in the territory of Armenia,” the statement notes.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://asbarez.com/125871/baku-boasts-ability-to-destroy-any-object-in-armenia/

Luke 21:9 and Matthew 24:7 speak of nation against nation and kingdom against kingdom in the end times. Revelation 6:3-4 speaks of the fiery red horse given power to make men slay one another and Revelation 6:8 speaks again of this red horse in conjunction with the pale horse of Death and Hades, as the one that has the power to kill by sword.  Luke 21:9: wars & commotions; the Greek word here is Akatastasia, meaning instability, a state of disorder, disturbance, confusion (revolutions)   Matthew 24:7: the Greek word for nation is Ethnos & refers to various ethnic groups fighting among themselves, where the next sentence in the verse refers to kingdoms (basileiva) fighting one another (not to be confused with an actual kingdom but rather the right or authority to rule over a kingdom)

Headline: Police, protesters again clash outside St. Louis

Headline: Ferguson, Missouri, Has Turned Into A ‘War Zone’ As Riots Over Police Shooting Take Hold Of The Town

Headline:  FBI Investigating Ferguson Police Shooting

Headline:  FAA Issues Flight Warning Over FERGUSON, MO

Police in riot gear fired tear gas into a crowd of protesters in a St. Louis suburb where an unarmed black teenager had been fatally shot by police over the weekend, as tension rose even amid calls for collective calm. Between two nights of unrest, a community forum hosted by the local NAACP chapter Monday night drew hundreds to a sweltering church in Ferguson, the nearly 70 percent black St. Louis County suburb where an unarmed 18-year-old, Michael Brown, was shot multiple times by a police officer. Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson said a large crowd that gathered throughout Monday at the site of a burned-out convenience store turned rowdy at nightfall, throwing rocks at police. Officers used tear gas and shot “beanbag rounds” meant to stun them, he said. St. Louis County police spokesman Brian Schellman said there were at least five arrests and no reports of looting. Nearly three dozen people were arrested following a candlelight vigil Sunday night when crowds burned stores, vandalized vehicles, assaulted reporters and taunted officers. “People are tired. They have reached the end of their rope,” said Ruth Latchison Nichols after the NAACP forum, where many more were left waiting outside once the pews reached capacity. “Enough is enough. This is a state of emergency.” Early Tuesday, the streets of Ferguson were once again calm. A handful of police officers sat in patrol cars near a burned out gas station, vastly outnumbered by the news crews putting together their early reports.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://news.msn.com/us/police-protesters-again-clash-outside-st-louis

http://www.businessinsider.com/ferguson-missouri-has-turned-into-a-war-zone-2014-8

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fbi-investigating-ferguson-police-shooting-teen-michael-brown-n177761

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/08/breaking-faa-issues-flight-warning-over-ferguson-missouri-effective-immediately/

Scorching Sun Isaiah30:26 , Revelation 16:8-9 & Revelation 7:16, Malachi 4:1 “Moreover the light of the moon will be as the light of the sun, And the light of the sun will be sevenfold, As the light of seven days, In the day that the Lord binds up the bruise of His people And heals the stroke of their wound.” (Isaiah 30:26) “Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and power was given to him to scorch men with fire. ⁹ And men were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; and they did not repent and give Him glory.” (Revelation 16:8-9) “Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat upon them, nor any scorching heat.” ( Revelation 7: 16) “For behold, the day is coming,Burning like an oven, And all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble. And the day which is coming shall burn them up,” Says the Lord of hosts, “That will leave them neither root nor branch” (Malachi 4:1)

Headline: Colombia drought triggers clashes in La Guajira province

Nine people have been injured in clashes between police and residents of Colombia’s northern La Guajira province demanding more government support for the impoverished region. La Guajira is currently suffering from a drought and locals say the authorities have not done enough to mitigate its effects on the population. Riot police were deployed to clear roadblocks and remove burning cars. The government says it has done all it can to ease the water shortage. Angry locals have called an open-ended strike and about 70% of businesses and most schools remained closed on Monday. Protest leader Felipe Rodriguez said that “the debt the state owes this province is enormous”.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-28754687

Headline: Over 100 killed in Boko Haram clashes in northeastern Nigeria
More than 100 civilians and several soldiers have been killed during clashes between Nigerian military forces and Takfiri Boko Haram militants in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State.
A military official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said on Tuesday that Nigerian government forces on Monday tried in vain to regain control over the border town of Gwoza, situated about 135 kilometers (83 miles) southeast of the state capital of Maiduguri. The town has been under Boko Haram control for more than a week. “The sheer number of the militants and the fact that they were heavily armed prompted the ground troops to request for reinforcements from the air force,” the military official said. The notorious Takfiri group Boko Haram has repeatedly targeted Nigerian civilians, mostly in Borno, killing more than 2,000 civilians since January.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/08/12/375029/boko-haram-kills-over-100-in-nigeria/

****IS BOKO HARAM PART OF ISIS?

Let’s look at the word Takfiri- this is an Arabic word for a Muslim who accuses another Muslim of apostasy. That is certainly a word that can be applies to ISIS. And here is the proof that they work together:

Boko Haram voices support for ISIS’ Baghdadi

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/africa/2014/07/13/Boko-Haram-voices-support-for-ISIS-Baghdadi.html

Headline: India PM Modi accuses Pakistan of waging proxy war

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accused Pakistan of waging “proxy war” by sending militants to attack India and he used a trip to the disputed Kashmir region to stress that reconciliation between the nuclear-armed neighbors needs peace. Making his second visit since his election triumph in May to the northern region, Modi vowed to strengthen India’s armed forces. “The neighboring country has lost the strength to fight a conventional war but continues to engage in the proxy war of terrorism,” Modi told officers and men from the army and air force in the Himalayan region of Leh. There are regular clashes on the Line of Control that divides Kashmir, however, and Modi has made it clear that bilateral dialogue depends on the guns falling silent. Modi, whose speech to troops in Leh was televised, did not give any details of Pakistan’s “proxy war”. Pakistan says it only gives political support to the Muslim people of Kashmir who it says face human rights abuses at the hands of Indian troops. India denies that.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://www.arabnews.com/news/world/615081

Headline:  Pakistan steps up security ahead of anti-govt. protest

Headline: Bomb wounds 22 in SW Pakistan: officials

Pakistan has implemented special security measures to deal with upcoming mass anti-government protests announced by some opposition parties. This comes as two opposition parties are planning a march from the eastern city of Lahore to the capital Islamabad on the country’s Independence Day. The mass rally called by dissident cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri is planned for Thursday, on the same day that an opposition protest is announced by opposition leader Imran Khan in the capital. In response to the planned demonstrations, the government has deployed thousands of security personnel and police officers in major cities across Pakistan. A Press TV correspondent said on Monday that authorities have also decided to shut down petrol stations and big markets in Lahore to prevent the march. The government has also banned political gatherings in Islamabad at least for three months.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/08/12/374967/pakistan-steps-up-security-amid-tensions/

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/World/2014/Aug-12/266994-bomb-wounds-22-in-sw-pakistan-officials.ashx#axzz3AD3tzJIj

Economic collapse Revelation 6:5-6 & Daniel 2:41-43- Decline of the Euro ^“ When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. ⁶ And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.” (Revelation) “Whereas you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter’s clay and partly of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet the strength of the iron shall be in it, just as you saw the iron mixed with ceramic clay. ⁴² And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile. ⁴³ As you saw iron mixed with ceramic clay, they will mingle with the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay.” (Daniel 2:41-43)

Headline:  Euro Falls to Almost Nine-Month Low as Confidence Sags

Headline: Ukraine Crisis Takes Toll on Germany’s Economy, Powerhouse of the Eurozone

The euro fell toward the weakest since November after investor confidence in Germany slumped to the lowest level since 2012, adding to concern Europe may be entering a Japanese-style deflationary spiral. German bund yields dropped toward 1 percent on bets the European Central Bank’s stimulus measures are insufficient to boost inflation. Ukraine’s hryvnia fell to a record low as turmoil with Russia deepened. New Zealand’s currency fell after the housing market slowed. “The German number today pointed to a weak purchasing-manager index reading coming our way and emphasized a headwind to the primary engine of Europe,” Brad Bechtel, managing director of Faros Trading LLC in Stamford, Connecticut, said in a phone interview. “In light of further sanctions that were recently announced on Russia, which impact the EU as well, all that’s painting a very bleak picture of the euro zone.” The euro depreciated 0.1 percent to $1.3367 as of 2:16 p.m. New York time, after reaching $1.3333 on Aug. 6, the lowest since Nov. 8. The 18-nation shared currency weakened 0.1 percent to 136.64 yen.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-12/yen-weakens-from-3-week-high-on-reduced-haven-demand.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/13/business/international/ukraine-crisis-takes-toll-on-germanys-economy-powerhouse-of-the-eurozone.html

Economic collapse Revelation 6:5-6 & James 5:1-3– Worldwide ^“ When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. ⁶ And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.” (Revelation) “Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you! ² Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. ³ Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have heaped up treasure in the last days.” (James)

Headline: S&P downgrades Canada’s biggest banks to ‘negative’ rating

Ratings agency S&P has downgraded Canada’s biggest banks to “negative” over concerns about the federal government’s stance on possible bailouts in the future. The decision hinges on concerns that Ottawa will be reluctant to bail out large financial institutions in the event of another major economic meltdown, and would instead opt for a “bail in” regime that would not use taxpayer money. “The outlook revision reflects our expectation of reduced potential for extraordinary government support,” wrote credit analyst Lidia Parfeniuk in a note released Friday. A week earlier, Ottawa launched a public consultation on the bail-in proposal that’s scheduled to wrap up on Sept. 12. The revised outlook covered all of the major Canadian financial institutions, Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSX:TD), Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:BNS), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSX:CM), Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO) and National Bank of Canada (TSX:NA). The ratings agency said its revision is hinged on the possibility that the bail-in policy could lead it to lower its ratings on the banks within two years. The S&P revision comes after fellow credit ratings firm Moody’s Investor Services shifted its sentiment last month.
Aug. 11, 2014

http://www.ctvnews.ca/business/s-p-downgrades-canada-s-biggest-banks-to-negative-rating-1.1954789

Headline: BRICS Launches New Development Bank

In July, nations known as the “BRICS,” Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, announced the creation of a new, $100 billion development bank (NDB). The project is aimed at lending money to developing nations for investments, much like how the American and European-backed International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank operate.
Liu Haifang, a professor at Peking University’s Center for African Studies, said the bank will provide developing countries with more options for financing. “Finally they got some alternative sources to get funding for infrastructure and they do not come with these conditionalities. So it for me is very symbolic in terms of political meaning, it means the whole world order is not unipolar. It is not a west centered world. It is a multipolar world.  African countries trying to get funding do not have to only follow the rules of the developed world,” said Liu Haifang. The “rules of the developed world” Liu refered to are the conditions that the IMF sets forth in exchange for access to loans. Instead of putting up collateral, governments must follow economic policies prescribed by the IMF.BRICS nations have 40 percent of the world’s population and 20 percent of global economic output. However, they have been blocked from gaining greater voting rights at the IMF, largely because of opposition in the U.S. Congress.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://www.voanews.com/content/brics-launches-new-development-bank/2410633.html

Wars & Rumors of WarsMatthew 24:6 , Revelation 6:3-4 & Revelation 6:8 ^“ And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.” Revelation 6:3-4 speaks of the fiery red horse given power to make men slay one another and Revelation 6:8 speaks again of this red horse in conjunction with the pale horse of Death and Hades, as the one that has the power to kill by sword. Weapons of Mass DestructionZechariah 14:12 “And this shall be the plague with which the Lord will strike all the people who fought against Jerusalem: Their flesh shall dissolve while they stand on their feet, Their eyes shall dissolve in their sockets, And their tongues shall dissolve in their mouths.”

Headline:  Russia says begins military exercises in Pacific islands also claimed by Japan
Russia began military exercises in the Kurile Islands in the Pacific Ocean, a Defence Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday, a move likely to anger Japan, which also lays claim to them. “Exercises began involving military units in the region, which are deploying to the Kurile Islands,” Colonel Alexander Gordeyev, a spokesman for Russia’s Eastern Military District, told the Russian news agency Interfax. He said more than 1,000 troops, five Mi-8AMTSh attack helicopters and 100 other pieces of military hardware would be involved in the manoeuvres. The dispute has strained relations Japan and Russia since World War Two, when Soviet forces occupied the four islands at the southern end of the Kurile chain. Japan says the islands are part of its territory and wants Moscow to hand them over.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://newsdaily.com/2014/08/12/russia-says-begins-military-exercises-in-pacific-islands-also-claimed-by-japan/

Headline: US, Australia Finalize Deal to Expand American Troop Presence

Top U.S. and Australian officials have signed a deal that expands American air and naval presence in northern Australia. The agreement was inked Tuesday during a visit to Sydney by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Pentagon Chief Chuck Hagel, the finalization of a 2011 deal seen as a key part of the U.S. rebalance to Asia. The deal will put 2,500 Marines in Darwin by 2017. Kerry said the agreement will help Australia and the U.S. deal with regional security issues of mutual importance. “We do face new challenges. The South China Sea questions, the uncertainties in the Japan Sea and elsewhere, North Korea, and of course foreign fighters who go to various parts of the world and learn jihadism and come back with bad intentions. So there’s a lot for us to work on together,” said Kerry.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://www.voanews.com/content/us-australia-finalize-deal-expand-american-troop-presence/2410463.html

Pestilence & Plagues Luke 21:11 & Revelation 6:8 “And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.” (Luke) “So I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed with him. And power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, with hunger, with death (Thanatos in Greek meaning the death of the body whether natural or violent), and by the beasts of the earth” (Revelation)

Headline:  Spanish Priest With Ebola Dies; West Africa Death Toll Passes 1,000

Headline:  Liberia puts third province under Ebola quarantine

A Spanish missionary priest being treated for Ebola died Tuesday in a Madrid hospital, authorities said. Spain’s Health Ministry said a day earlier that it had obtained a course of the U.S.-made experimental Ebola drug ZMapp to treat Father Miguel Pajares, 75. Pajares died Tuesday at Carlos III Hospital, the hospital and his order said. The hospital would not confirm that he had been treated with the drug, but his order said earlier that he would be. He is one of only three Ebola patients thought to have received the experimental drug. The others are two Americans evacuated to Atlanta. Pajares, who was treating people with Ebola at the San Jose de Monrovia Hospital in Liberia when he became infected, was evacuated to Spain on Thursday. He worked for the San Juan de Dios hospital order, a Spain-based Catholic humanitarian group that runs hospitals around the world. The World Health Organization says that now, the death toll in the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has passed 1,000. The U.N. health agency said in a news release Monday that 1,013 people have died in the outbreak, which has hit Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and possibly Nigeria. Authorities have recorded 1,848 suspected, probable or confirmed cases of the disease, which causes a high fever, vomiting and bleeding. The outbreak was first identified in March in Guinea, but it likely started months earlier.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://www.wric.com/story/26256137/spanish-priest-with-ebola-dies-west-africa-death-toll-passes-1000

http://news.yahoo.com/liberia-puts-third-province-under-ebola-quarantine-140238395.html

Headline: One Ebola drug tapped out after experimental doses

In the battle against the Ebola outbreak, the experimental treatment ZMapp had offered hope, but its manufacturer now says its supply has been exhausted. Manufacturer Mapp Biopharmaceutical told Bloomberg News that it is bringing “additional resources” to scale up production, but that its stores of the treatment have been depleted after sending the drug to Africa. The drug was provided at no cost, it said. Nigeria and Liberia are among the countries that had requested the treatment, with the company telling Bloomberg it had complied with every request for the drug that was authorized by legal and regulatory authorities. The treatment was given to the two American aid workers who have since been transferred to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, and a Spanish missionary priest, who died Tuesday. “It is our understanding that all patients offered treatment, treated, or expected to be treated were or are highly capable of providing informed consent for the use of an experimental drug not yet evaluated for safety in animals or people,” the company said in a statement.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/one-ebola-drug-tapped-out-after-experimental-doses/

Headline: HealthMap

Global leader in utilizing online informal sources for disease outbreak monitoring and real-time surveillance of emerging public health threats. The freely available Web site ‘healthmap.org’ and mobile app ‘Outbreaks Near Me’ deliver real-time intelligence on a broad range of emerging infectious diseases for a diverse audience including libraries, local health departments, governments, and international travelers.

http://healthmap.org/formobile/

August 9, 2014- Thousands of fish have died in a lake in Northamptonshire, England

http://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/top-stories/fish-die-after-fall-in-ringstead-lake-s-oxygen-levels-1-6224836

August 11, 2014- Hundreds of dead fish show up in a lake in Minnesota, America

http://kstp.com/article/stories/S3529735.shtml?cat=12196

August 11, 2014- Hundreds of dead fish and crabs washing up at Jurien Bay, Australia

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-10/jurien-bay-residents-call-for-action-over-rotting-fish/5661386

August 12, 2014- 1000 dead fish found in a waterway in Prince Edward Island, Canada

http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/pei-launches-investigation-after-more-than-1000-dead-fish-found-in-provincial-waterway-1.1955921

Matthew 24:7 “For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. Luke 21:11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.” Luke21:25 “And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring”

Headline:  Detroit area hit by severe flooding; 1 woman dies

A woman died when her vehicle became stranded in 3 feet of water in suburban Detroit, after heavy rain across southeastern Michigan left many roads impassable. Fearing more motorists could become stranded a day after a storm dumped more than 6 inches of rain in some places in and around Detroit, the state warned commuters against driving in affected areas Tuesday morning. Warren Mayor James Fouts said roughly 1,000 vehicles had been abandoned in floodwaters in the suburb where many roads were closed after 5.2 inches of rain fell Monday. He said he was seeking state help for residents dealing with the “overwhelming” and “catastrophic” flooding. Fouts said a woman apparently died of cardiac arrest when her vehicle got stuck in floods. He did not name the woman or say when she died. The Associated Press left a message for Fouts seeking more information.
Aug. 12, 2014

http://news.msn.com/us/detroit-area-hit-by-severe-flooding-1-woman-dies