http://www.iht.com/articles/91215.html
CIA "security core" for Mideast peace -- March 24, 2003
According to the American plan, the U.S. will head the supervising mechanism of the road map's implementation, helped by the other members of the Quartet - Russia, the EU and UN - and other elements, a possible hint of direct British involvement.
The supervising mechanism will include four committees:
1. the security committee will deal with reforms in the PA security apparatus and renewing security coordination,
monitoring Palestinian activity against terror as well as the army's withdrawals from PA areas.
The 2. special operations committee will deal with
the settlement freeze,
evacuation of the illegal outposts,
a cessation of the incitement and
reopening of Palestinian institutions in East Jerusalem.
Two other committees will deal with 3. civil reforms in the PA, and 4.humanitarian affairs.
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=276013&contrassID=2&subContrassID=1&sbSubContrassID=0
and at http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=40943
CIA operates "ghost prison" for Muslim terrorists in Jordan -- Oct.14, 2004
The most senior Muslim terrorists so far captured by the United States are being held in an ultra-secret "ghost" prison in Jordan run by the CIA, according to a report published yesterday by a respected security expert.
The base is beyond the reach of the American courts, which is likely to be one of its principal attractions.
The article was written by Yossi Melman, who is considered a leading authority on intelligence and has a wide network of contacts in the Israeli and American security establishments.
Quoting "international intelligence sources", the report said the CIA's prisoners at the facility included Three of the terrorist movement 's most senior figures, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Abu Zubaydah, and Riduan Isamuddin.
"Their detention outside the US enables CIA interrogators to apply interrogation methods banned by US law, and to do so in a country where co-operation with the Americans is particularly close, thereby reducing the danger of leaks,"
Mr Melman wrote.
Jordan, which is seen as a key ally in the war on terrorism.
The Hashemite kingdom is in the pocket of the Bush administration and Jordan offers a calm environment compared to Iraq, even Egypt, and it is weak enough that reasonable pressure could have convinced the Hashemite kingdom to host such a thing.
Since the invasion of Afghanistan three years ago, the location of America's most prized prisoners has been the subject of endless speculation but little hard information. It has been suspected that some of the world's most dangerous terrorists were kept on US territories in the Pacific, or aboard naval vessels.
and the al-Jafr prison in Jordan's southern desert has been described as a suspected CIA detention centre.
A report on these so-called ghost prisoners, issued on Tuesday by Human Rights Watch claimed that they were being held somewhere so secret that President George W Bush had asked the CIA not to tell him where it was.
Most of the al-Qa'eda detainees arrested in Afghanistan were transferred to the US base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, but according to the report some were held in Pakistan before being moved to Jordan.
Human Rights Watch reported that America is holding prisoners in more than 24 secret detention centres, of which "at least half operate in total secrecy".
The CIA is prohibited from conducting operations in the United States. America describes the system of transferring prisoners in secret from one country to another as "extraordinary rendition."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/core/Content/displayPrintable.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/10/14/wpris14.xml&site=5
Iraqi scud missiles poised at Israel for pre-emptive strike--March 14, 2003
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=40462
Gomer-Germany and the Mid East
In addition, Germany maintains special high-technology chemical and biological warfare teams in Kuwait, and it contributes one-third of the personnel for the AWACS early warning planes based in Turkey.
http://www.iht.com/articles/89623.html
ISRAEL'S DEPLOYMENT OF PATRIOT MISSILE SYSTEMS
Israel is deploying more Patriot missile interceptor batteries in anticipation of a possible war on Iraq later this month. A second German-supplied Patriot battery is expected to be operational within days, to enhance similar batteries already deployed in the country, a senior security official said.
US soldiers who served in the joint Juniper Cobra 2003 exercises held earlier in the year have remained in the country and will man the US Patriot batteries to be deployed shortly in the center of the country.
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PHOTOS of Patriot Missiles in Israel along with American soldiers
http://www.thegoldenreport.com/articles.asp?id=00102
pictures by Jerry Golden
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The Patriots are capable of intercepting enemy missiles at a lower altitude than the Arrow missile, which is able to intercept incoming missiles at an altitude of 70 kilometers. They are only part of a combined air defense system that includes the air force's long-range F-15 fighters. Officials have described the combined system as the best in the world.
The air force remains in a high state of readiness in the event that the country comes under attack, officials said. To boost the number of missiles ready for use, an agreement has been reached with Boeing, which will speed up their manufacture. (Jerusalem Post)---For Zion Sake Ministry...Bradley Antolovich
Egypt may be attacked --March 11, 2003
A top Egyptian security official is warning he expects "a wave of Islamic terror attacks against the country, planned and prepared outside of Egypt," according to G2 Bulletin's intelligence sources.
The terror threat in Egypt is being taken so seriously among western and Israeli intelligence agencies that they are actively considering the possibility of the fall of President Hosni Mubarak's regime and pondering what might become of Cairo's weapons of mass destruction in such an eventuality.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=31453
Mamaoud Abbas head of PA -- March 11, 2003
http://www.euobserver.com/index.phtml?aid=10490
C4i Directorate for IDF---March 4, 2003
The IDF opened a new technological wing yesterday, to be known as the "Agaf HaTikshuv" - the C4I Directorate. C4I stands for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence. The launching ceremony was held yesterday in the presence of Defense Minister Mofaz and IDF Chief of Staff Yaalon. Maj.-Gen. Yitzchak Harel will head the new wing, which incorporates the spheres of communication, computers, and information technology. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=39914
Netanyahu-Marani to work with counter parts : John Snow and Stephen Friedman
http://www.iht.com/cgi-bin/generic.cgi?template=articleprint.tmplh&ArticleId=88160
Temple Mount to be opened after Iraqi war--
"The Temple Mount, Jews' most sacred location in the world,"
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=39915 March 4, 2003
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=39712 Feb. 28, 2003
ZOA, Zionist Organization of America reacts to Feb. 26 speech--Feb 28, 2003
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=39707
Olmert: key positions in new government--Feb. 27, 2003
"Acting Prime Minister - a position he gave to Ehud Olmert instead. An Acting Prime Minister takes the place of the Prime Minister when the latter is out of the country or otherwise incapacitated, and can serve in this position for up to 100 days before another Minister-MK is chosen as Interim Prime Minister.
Olmert will be Minister of Industry and Trade, a portfolio that will include the Israel Lands Authority, and he will also be a member of the inner security mini-cabinet and of the negotiating team with the PA"
Netanyahu as Finance Minister will secure loan garuntees from America.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=39665
Bush: Israel to have Palestinian State; remove from "occupied" territories--Feb. 26, 2003
Will this pave the way for someone more diplomatic from the EU ???
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/A/JPArticle/PrinterFull&cid=1046324595111
Jerusalem's First Ultra-Orthodox mayor to replace Ulmert- Feb 18, 2003
Uri Lupoliansky of the Agudat Yisrael party will be appointed acting mayor of Jerusalem today, becoming the first ultra-Orthodox person to assume this office.
Lupoliansky, whose appointment reflects the rising power of the ultra-Orthodox community in Jerusalem,
Roni Aloni, a member of the secular Jerusalem Now list, said: "Lupoliansky is the worst thing that could happen to Jerusalem." She expressed fear that an ultra-Orthodox mayor would ban soccer games on the Sabbath, stop budgets to museums that operate on the weekends, and not issue licenses to the few restaurants and cafes open in Jerusalem on Friday night and Saturday.
( Ed. note: "Pray that your flight be not in winter, neither on the Sabbath day".. Matthew 24:20)
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=263587&contrassID=2&subContrassID=1&sbSubContrassID=0
Stopping the "oblation" Daniel 9:27 (gift)--Feb 18, 2003
US Aid shrinks by 17 million dollars
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=263580&contras%20sID=2&subContrassID=1&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y
JSF-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Israel and the U.S.
The signing marked the "successful conclusion of months of intensive consultations between representatives of the Israel Air Force and the American Defense Department," said Israeli officials. It was agreed that Israel would receive the planes, known as F-35's
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=38951
Saudi Arabia to end US military presence-Feb 13, 2003
More than 5,000 Western troops, most of them U.S. Air Force personnel, are deployed in the Prince Sultan Air Base. Saudi Arabia has permitted the NATO members use of the air base to monitor the no-fly zones in northern and southern Iraq.
But Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khaled Bin Sultan said he expects the United States and its allies to end the no-fly zones over the next year. He said this will prompt the departure of the Western military forces from the kingdom. http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2003/february/02_14_1.html
Israel, US conduct live-fire missile defense tests--Feb 4, 2003
Israel and the United States have launched a live-fire missile defense test in the last stage of a three-week exercise to determine the effectiveness and interoperability of interceptor systems deployed by the two countries.
Israeli military sources said the exercise on Tuesday will see the firing of up to 14 PAC-2 interceptors toward mock enemy missile and aircraft targets. The exercise, called Juniper Cobra, is taking place in Israel's southern Negev desert
http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2003/february/02_05_2.html
The Swelling of Jordan--North...Jan 29,2003
arm over Iraq
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=256691&contrassID=1&subContrassID=8&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y
Abdullah goes shopping for Arms--Jan 27, 2003
http://www.albawaba.com/headlines/TheNews.php3?action=story&sid=240247&lang=e&dir=news
Merging Iraq with Jordan-- 9-02
http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/sep2002-daily/28-09-2002/main/main3.htm
Cheney wants to divide up the land for gain 10-02
http://www.onlinejournal.com/Special_Reports/Conover100302/conover100302.html
Millions for Jordan
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,750951,00.html
Israel, U.S. develop AGM for F-16...Jan 28, 2003
Air-to-ground missile ( fire down from heaven )
The Have Lite development program is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Rafael, Israel Armament Development Authority. About three years ago, both companies signed an agreement to develop a lighter version of the Popeye, called the AGM-142 in the United States, for the F-16. Turkey has expressed interest in purchasing the Have Lite.
http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2003/january/01_28_3.html
Israel already under the EU - US --- Jan 18, 2003
USEUCOM
The United States is raising the level of its military coordination with Israel in advance of its expected war against Iraq.
Next week, General Charles Wald, deputy commander of the U.S. European Command (USEUCOM), will visit here. Wald, who is in charge of ties with the Israel Defense Forces, will meet with Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz and senior IDF officers. He will apparently also visit the American soldiers who came to Israel with the Patriot missile batteries.
Wald took over as deputy head of USEUCOM just last month, and his trip to Israel is being billed as a get-acquainted visit. Israeli sources, however, predict the talks will focus on the expected war with Iraq. "Our strategic coordination with the Americans is at a much higher level than it was during the 1991 Gulf War," a senior security source said.
Wald, a fighter pilot who saw action in both Vietnam and Iraq, is also considered the acting commander of
USEUCOM, which has responsibility for Israel. In the U.S. military hierarchy, the official commander of USEUCOM is also the head of NATO's military forces and thus spends most of his time running the NATO command in Brussels.
Wald is familiar with the Middle East having served as commander of Central Command's air forces in the late 1990s. Central Command is responsible for the Gulf states.......
Wald's visit will follow hard on the heels of that of Gen. Charles Simpson, who left the country on Wednesday. Simpson, the director of air and space operations at USEUCOM, has been appointed chief liaison officer with Israel in the event of a war with Iraq. Simpson met with Deputy Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Gaby Ashkenazy and other senior officers to set up working procedures for coordination in the event of a war. Other members of the American liaison unit who came with Simpson are staying here to set up a system of communications between the IDF and the Pentagon.
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=252970&contrassID=2&subContrassID=1&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y
Israel's Role in the UN-WEOG "Western European and Others Group"
The WEOG is the only regional group which is not purely geographical, but rather geo-political, namely a group of states that share a Western-Democratic common denominator. (WEOG comprises 27 members: all the West European states; and the "others" -- Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States.)
www.israel-un.org/Israelun/isrun/weog1.htm
Now that Israel has been accepted into the UN Regional group of the
"West European and Others Group WEOG",
she will eventually have to allow her forces to be taken to other lands.
That necessitates the fact that foreign forces will enter into her land for stabilization.
Israel and WEOG
www.cybertime.net/~ajgood/israelun.html
"in the day that the strangers carried away captive his (Israel's) forces, and the foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem"...... Obadiah 11
Russia to help build nuclear-reactor for Syria--Jan 15-2003
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=37298
Netanyahu asks Berlusconi for Israel to join EU --Nov 9-2002
Meanwhile, Netanyahu, in his conversation with Berlusconi, asked him to look into the possibility of Israel joining the European Union. This idea has been put on the table by some members of the European Parliament, and has gained a degree of support in Italy.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/A/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1036830287261
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1,000 U.S. troops in the Negev-- Jan 13, 2003
About 1,000 U.S. Army personnel and the PAC-2 systems have arrived from U.S. European Command for the exercise. The exercise will last for three weeks.
http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2003/january/01_14_1.html
British Air Force arrives in East Jordan--Jan 13, 2003
British warplanes have arrived in the Hashemite kingdom for the start of an air exercise with Jordan.
http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2003/january/01_14_3.html
NATO in co-operation with 6 Muslem nations and Israel--Jan 13, 2003
NATO feels that vis-a-vis new security problems, including international terrorism, we can move from political dialogue to hard military cooperation," Nicola de Santis, a spokesman for the alliance's Mediterranean dialogue, said.
The seven Mediterranean members of the NATO dialogue are Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia. The dialogue began in 1994 and has been limited to information exchange, civil emergency planning, humanitarian relief and scientific cooperation.
Jordan wants more US F 16s Jan 13, 2003
Officials said they hope the Bush administration will decide to transfer additional F-16s toward the end of 2003. Jordan has 16 F-16 A/B models obtained in 1997. The F-16s were U.S. Air Force surplus and were supplied for free.
http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2003/january/01_13_4.html
IDF WEBSITE: THE IRAQI THREAT FOR ISRAEL (rec'd from Arutz 7) Jan. 8-2003
This webpage comprises a general overview of Iraq, its history, its involvement in the two Gulf Wars and their aftermath and the threat Iraq poses to Israel and other countries in the region. We
present the Iraqi armed forces, the missiles and unconventional weapons at its disposal, as well as the Israeli response. Finally, we describe Iraq's blatant violations of human rights as presented by numerous human right's organizations and reports.
http://www.idf.il/iraq/english/media.asp (IMRA)
1,000 US troops now in Israel--Dec 23, 2002
12,000 US troops in Kuwait; 65,000 + in Gulf region
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/2599207.stm
Israel, US to share military cooperation--Dec 9-2002
We're making preparations every day," Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz,
http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2002/december/12_10_1.html
Sharon willing to have "interim" Palestinian state in 2003--Dec 5-2002
Suggested by big 4: US--UN--EU and Russia
It is a logical, wise plan that can be implemented," Sharon said. "We accepted in principle the Bush formula. Israel will not return to control territories from which we withdrew in political settlements."
http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2002/december/12_06_2.html
Sharon willing to give 42% of the West Bank---Dec.5-2002
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=238124&contrassID=1&subContrassID=0&sbSubContrassID=0
"The SWELLING of JORDAN"
RE-Settling the PLO... The ELON PEACE PLAN -- Nov. 15-2002
Named for Benny Elon, the relatively small Moledet Party's leader and a member of the Knesset, the new peace plan calls for transferring Arabs from the West Bank and other areas to what Elon calls the "existing state of Palestine" – the nation of Jordan.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=29671
This plan calls for the PLO to become Jordanians. The Jordainians have virulently resisted this ever since 1948. How then could this plan be feasible ?
All they would have to do is make Trans-Jordan (the West Bank) part of the state of Jordan. Yes, that would mean that Israel would surrender yet another large chunk of land to her neighbors (like she did when she gave away the Sinai to the Egyptians in the C.D.P.A.
3-26-1979).
Would this new addition to the State of Jordan then be "the swelling of Jordan" as the Bible states in Jeremiah 12:5, 6; ( and Jer. 49:19 and Jer. 50:44)
" and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trusted, they weary thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan ?
"For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee;
yea, they have called a multitude after thee;
believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee." Jeremiah 12:5, 6
Is it a "coincidence" that K. Annan is calling for Israel to surrender her land at the same time as the Elon " Peace" Plan ?
Kofi ANNAN : Israel, Give up land from '67 war ! Nov 14, 2002
The only solution, he said, is for Israel to relinquish the land the Arabs lost in the 1967 Mideast War and to live side by side with a Palestinian nation.
The precise location of the borders would be negotiated by the two sides, Annan said. http://www.freep.com/news/nw/annan14_20021114.htm
K. Annan : Israel, Give up the territories ! Nov 13, 2002
WASHINGTON - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan denounced Israel as an expropriator of Arab land and said it must give up "nearly all of the territory" for peace with the Arabs....
Annan, who met with President George W. Bush later at the White House, drew applause from students assembled in a university field house as he repeatedly criticized Israel and its policies.
The secretary-general's speech marked the 25th anniversary next week of the late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's historic visit to Jerusalem that led to a peace treaty in 1979 in which Egypt recovered all the land it had lost in the 1967 Mideast war.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=524&u=/ap/20021113/ap_wo_en_po/us_mideast_1&printer=1
US and Jordan in Armored Personel Carrier (APC) venture--Nov 25-2002
hope to find buyers in Egypt, the Gulf States and Pakistan
http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2002/october/10_55_3.html
US turns Horn of Africa into Military Hub (Djibouti) --- Nov 17-2002
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nyt/20021117/ts_nyt/u_s__turns_horn_of_africa_into_a_military_hub&e=5
also at:
We are getting heavy weapons ashore and firing," said Col. John Mills, the commander of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which has been conducting a major military exercise here for just over a week. "I am preparing my unit to operate in a high-intensity conflict."
Bereft of oil or valuable resources, the impoverished nation of Djibouti has long been a desirable base for Western militaries. Put simply, what Djibouti offers is location. It is close to Yemen and near the Bal el Mandeb Strait, a critical choke-point where the Red Sea meets the Gulf of Aden. The sea lanes near Djibouti are particularly crucial since they are used for commercial shipping and to transport American war matériel to the Persian Gulf.
United States Central Command is setting up a military headquarters to oversee operations in and around the Horn of Africa. Led by a Marine officer, Maj. Gen. John Sattler, the headquarters will initially be based on the amphibious command ship Mount Whitney, but it will probably be moved ashore.
About 800 American Special Operations forces and other American troops have already moved into Camp Lemonier, a former French barracks near the Djibouti airport that the Americans have turned into a bastion
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/17/international/africa/17HORN.html
Egypt refuses security to American ships through the Suez canal--Nov 16-2002
http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2002/october/10_47_2.html
Choke-Point : Suez Canal ... between Mediterranean and the Gulf of Suez > >Red Sea
Closes Suez Canal to U.S. Ships http://www.rense.com/general28/suez.htm
Egypt's SOON judgement...Ezekiel 29-32
500,000 could die in Iraqi War Nov 13-2002
A war against Iraq could kill half a million people, warns a new report by medical experts - and most would be civilians.
The report claims as many as 260,000 could die in the conflict and its three-month aftermath, with a further 200,000 at risk in the longer term from famine and disease. A civil war in Iraq could add another 20,000 deaths.
Collateral Damage is being published on Tuesday in 14 countries and has been compiled by Medact, an organisation of British health professionals. It comes as the Iraqi leader,
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993043
Chemical and Biological Warfare: www.cybertime.net/~ajgood/bcterror.html
Ariel Sharon http://triumphpro.com/sharon.htm
US Forces: After Iraq, the real target is Iran
http://www.canoe.ca/Columnists/margolis_nov10.html
Netanyahu backs Palestinian State Nov 6-2002 (only eliminates the word "terrorist")
Netanyahu told Israeli television on Tuesday he had discussed with Sharon a U.S.-led "roadmap" for peacemaking calling for a Palestinian state after violence ends and the Palestinian Authority carries out democratic reform.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=578&ncid=578&e=6&u=/nm/20021105/ts_nm/mideast_dc
Islamic victory in Turkey likely to change alliance Nov 4-2002
http://216.26.163.62/2002/me_turkey_11_04.html
Bibi will return ( Aug-01)
Bibi gave up more territory during his three years in office than Barak and Sharon put together. Bibi made a commitment to pull back from Hebron (Peres never dared) and carried it out to the letter. He signed the Wye accords. In Bibi's day, there was no major surge of settlement activity. Together with Frenkel, he drew up blueprints for a solid economy. ......
I'm not saying that Bibi is already on his way back, but the person who is paving the road for him is Sharon.
One fine morning, the headlines will scream: Bibi has returned.
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=196961&contrassID=2&subContrassID=4&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y
Saudis have Chinese long-range missiles -- Nov 2, 2002
Pakistan as intermediary
Saudi Arabia could be buying a nuclear capability from China through a proxy state with Pakistan serving as the cutout," the report said. "If Riyad's influence over Pakistan extends to its nuclear programs, Saudi Arabia could rapidly become a de facto nuclear power through a simple shipment of missiles and warheads."
http://216.26.163.62/2002/me_saudis_10_31.html
Israel to get new defense minister--Oct 31-2002
http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2002/october/10_32_2.html
Muslems gain power in Bahrain-- Oct 27-2002
Bahraini parliamentary elections.
http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2002/october/10_28_3.html
"Faith" is a generic term. What we have faith IN gives it it's true meaning.
Carey discusses peace in the MidEast. Oct 25-2002
Leaders of the three main religions in the disputed Holy Land will on Friday begin a second day of talks in London to try to provide new impetus to the Middle East peace process.
Already, they have made an impassioned plea for closer inter-faith dialogue to address the religious roots of much of the tension.
The call follows an unprecedented meeting in Egypt at which leaders of the Jewish, Christian and Muslim communities pledged to promote better understanding of their beliefs and called for a religiously sanctioned ceasefire on all sides.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/2359275.stm
Egypt conducts major military exercises in the Sinai--Oct 23, 2002
http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2002/october/10_23_1.html
Palestinian products included in tax measure by EU--Oct 15- 2002
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=219627&contrassID=1&subContrassID=0&sbSubContrassID=0
EU main financial backer in Arab MidEast (UNRWA)...Oct 15, 2002
http://www.arabia.com/afp/news/mideast/article/english/0,10846,310630,00.html
Iraq implores Turkey to join forces...Oct 15, 2002
http://www.arabia.com/afp/news/mideast/article/english/0,10846,310358,00.html
Bush Officially recognizes Jerusalem as Capitol--- October 1-2002
urges his administration to shift the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem,
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=214848&contrassID=1&subContrassID=0&sbSubContrassID=0
BUSH Recognizes JERUSALEM---Arutz Sheva --October 1-2002
US President George Bush has signed a Congress-approved resolution calling for the United States to officially recognize Jerusalem as the Jewish State's legitimate capital. Bush says, however, that his administration's
policy toward Jerusalem will remain unchanged. In the words of his press secretary, the resolution's Jerusalem provisions are "advisory, not mandatory." As such, Bush has no plans to relocate the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, as urged by the bill.
Congress passed the Jerusalem addendum last week as part of the government's Foreign Relations Authorization Act for the year 2003. The resolution states, inter alia, that official US government documents that
list country's capitals will have to identify Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. A second provision stipulates that US citizens born in Jerusalem may request that "Israel" be included as their country of birth. Until now, only "Jerusalem" appeared - as if the city were a separate independent entity.
State Department spokesman Richard Boucher criticized the Congressional resolution, saying that it hinders the "advance[ment] of [US] interests in the region and promoting a just and lasting peace." Boucher added that Secretary of State Colin Powell believes the city's future must be determined in the course of negotiations between Israel and the PA.
Over 2,000 US forces at Djibouti and Obock---Horn of Africa... Sept 30-2002
The five-month-old U.S. base in this former French colony just miles across the Red Sea from Yemen and within striking distance of Iraq is no longer a secret. But finding out what the Americans are up to is another matter.
Nothing was said about the 1,500 Marines training at Obock, 30 miles north of Djibouti town across the Gulf of Tadjoura
Djibouti's acting foreign minister, Mahamoud Ali, said American troops have been conducting large-scale exercises involving ground troops, helicopters, boats and AC-130 planes fitted with air-to-surface missiles. Giant U.S. Air Force cargo planes swoop in and out of Djibouti's small airport every day as camouflaged MH-53 helicopters with the word "Marines" barely visible on their shells ferry men and equipment to and from Le Monier.
Foreign Legionnaires in tight khaki shorts and white "kepi" caps amble through town when they're not out on grueling exercises. French soldiers with shaved heads and tattoos pack the bars and restaurants at night. They're often joined by some of the 1,000 German soldiers who have been in Djibouti since January as part of the U.S.-led war on terrorism. The Americans seem to stay home at night.
During the day the lobby of the Djibouti Sheraton looks like a military operations center as uniformed Germans mingle among
plainclothes American security officials, pistols strapped to their sides.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=515&ncid=721&e=8&u=/ap/20020930/ap_on_re_af/base_in_djibouti
Arabs march through Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Jordan --- Sept 29-2002
"We tell the U.S. administration, Israel and all the despots who are threatening us with death and humiliation...
we are people who adore martyrdom."
"We are people who await you everywhere and will continue to await you everywhere...until the end of time," added Nasrallah,
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=213454&contrassID=1&subContrassID=8&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y
Weighing the Alternatives--Sept 26-2002
http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=topnews&StoryID=1500872
News Report from Jerusalem --Bradley Antolovich (For Zion's Sake Ministry)- Sept 18-2002
Western intelligence analysts say that Iraq has readied a number of its longer range aircraft for "one-way missions," carrying non-conventional payloads and targeting cities in Israel. According to the analysts, the Iraqi air force has managed to prepare a number of its Soviet-made Tupolev-16 and Sukhoi-25 aircraft for suicide missions against Israel, which would be equipped with a "dirty bomb" (radiological weapon) as a possible payload.
Missile Proliferation and the coming wars (Joel Skousen)
http://www.centrexnews.com/columnists/skousen/2002/0823.html
15. 5 mile electronic fence to be built around Jerusalem- Sept 18-2002
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/A/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1032275783046
Roadmap to MidEast Peace = EU + US cooperation --Sept 17-2002
http://www.euobserver.com/index.phtml?aid=7587
He Who Rides the Back of the Tiger-- Yoel Marcus Sept 15-2002
Israel depending on the US
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=207896&contrassID=2&subContrassID=4&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y
Massive US equipment to Israel--Sept 11-2002
Israel is bracing for what defense sources termed a massive pre-positioning of U.S. military equipment in the Jewish state as part of preparations for any Washington-led war against Iraq.
The sources said the U.S. Army plans to bring such systems as PAC-2 anti-missile and anti-aircraft batteries, ammunition, military systems and logistical supplies. They said the equipment would begin arriving in Israel by air and sea over the next week.[Sept 15-20]
The U.S. equipment would be stored in unspecified army and air force bases, the sources said. More than 50 U.S. Army personnel have arrived in Israel to arrange for the delivery and stockpiling of the equipment.
The U.S. move is part of the strategic cooperation between Jerusalem and Washington and bolsters existing U.S. military stockpiles in Israel, the sources said. They said that over the last few months the United States has moved equipment from Israel to other areas of the Middle East.
http://jewishpress.com/news_article.asp?article=1544
Lebanon and Syria to join Quartet + MidEast meeting--Sept 17-2002
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=208824&contrassID=1&subContrassID=0&sbSubContrassID=0
Arab States to join US, Russia, EU and UN for "peace" talks---Sept. 9-2002
Marwan Muasher, the Jordanian foreign minister, said members of an Arab committee, including
Jordan, Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, the Palestinians, Lebanon, Yemen, Morocco and Bahrain,
have requested to join the Quartet.
The European proposal is expected to be tabled at a Sept. 17 meeting of the "Quartet" in New York.
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=206118&contrassID=1&subContrassID=0&sbSubContrassID=0
US building B2 bomber-hangers at Diego Garcia Island in northern Indian Ocean-- Sept 18-2002
The Air Force selected a Royal Air Force base at Fairford in the United Kingdom; Andersen AFB, Guam; and Diego Garcia to host forward deployed B-2s. Fairford and Diego Garcia need the shelters, as Anderson has adequate hangars in place already.
http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20020917-044930-2166r
Britain blocks components to Israel --Aug 25-2002
"I will bless them that bless thee, and I will curse them that curse thee" Genesis 12:3
http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2002/august/08_25_1.html
Aug 27--Bush meets with Saudi Prince Bandar
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,61152,00.html
From JR Nyquist "Divide and Conquer" http://www.jrnyquist.com/
" Today, more than eleven months after Sept. 11, the effectiveness of the terrorist’s “divide and conquer” strategy is apparent. Late last week a Qatar News Agency (QNA) headline stated,
“Egypt will not let US warships pass through Suez Canal.” This is significant because it coincides with an apparent change in U.S. policy regarding foreign aid to Egypt. Reports indicate that Egypt may lose economic goodies for failing to support U.S. efforts against Saddam Hussein."
http://www.ipsnews.net/interna.asp?idnews=11683
This may be the reason for Ezekiel 29-31 "Egypt not inhabited 40 years"
http://www.rense.com/general28/suez.htm
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=28717
Iraqi War involves their allies -- Aug 24-2002
http://www.stratfor.com/fib/fib_view.php?ID=205871
Who is going to preempt who ?.... Jerry Golden--Aug. 17-2002 ... Good read !
http://thegoldenreport.com/news-report/whoisgoingtopreemptwho.shtml
Bush freezes $200 million aid to Israel till 2003
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=28397
MidEast peace plan to be discussed at next UN General Assembly (Sept -2002)
AMMAN — The United States and other key diplomatic players are to discuss a new Middle East peace plan on the sidelines of next month's UN General Assembly, Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher said on Tuesday.
The plan is likely to contain a detailed timetable after His Majesty King Abdullah convinced US President George W. Bush of the need to flesh out his offer in a June policy speech of US support for Palestinian statehood within three years on certain conditions, the foreign minister told AFP.
The US president's four-fold vision:
* stipulated the creation of an efficient Palestinian security force,
* the drawing up of a Palestinian constitution,
* the implementation of reforms,
* and the convening of an international conference to set up a Palestinian state in three years.
"The international conference on the Middle East will be one of the steps of this plan of action which starts today and ends in mid-2005 with the creation of a Palestinian state."
http://www.jordantimes.com/Wed/homenews/homenews2.htm
Israeli AF receives 5 US Black Hawk Attack Helicopters--Aug 9-2002
24 on order (29 total)
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/A/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1028814637025
Is this the time of the myrtle trees ?? Zechariah 1: 8-21
Zechariah Chapter 6:1-9
From Jerry Golden--July 31-2002 http://thegoldenreport.com
When will this war begin, is a question I am asked daily, I know what they mean, but I can't help but to answer with, what are we in now, if not a war? But the regional war must start soon, very soon. And for several reasons, I will spell some of them out for you.
Syria is building up supplies to the Hizbullah in preparation for an all out attack. In fact, my guess is Syria will be the first to get hit by Israel just to stop the northern threat as quickly as possible. (Isaiah 17:1)
Egypt is slowing and quietly preparing and I think they really want to lead the charge, as they want revenge for the defeats of 67 and 73.