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7 THUNDERS....7 major wars in the End Times.
Their time sequence has been sealed up, and is not known . Revelation 10:3-6

"And I saw another mighty Angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon His head, and His face was as it were the sun, and His feet as pillars of fire:
And He had in His hand a little book open:
and He set His right foot upon the sea, and His left foot on the earth, and cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth:
and when He had cried, SEVEN THUNDERS uttered their voices.

"And when the Seven Thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write:
and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me,
"Seal up those things which the Seven Thunders uttered, and write them not." Revelation 10:1-4

1. Syria -- 2. Soviet Russia -- 3. North Korea -- 4. Communist China -- 5.India -- 6. Kosovo / Serbia -- 7. Turkey / Cyprus

Note: Israel, Taiwan, India, Japan, and South Korea are all Democracies.
Will these become the vulnerable nations?

The following nations mentioned are possiblities of conflict. ....

1. Syria vs. ISRAEL ( a Democracy ) Rev. 6:12-16

Syria wants the Golan Heights -- March 6, 2008 --WND Aaron Klein
"The Syrians have three main goals:
to maximize their anti-tank, anti-aircraft and ballistic missile and rocket capabilities," explained the Jordanian official
http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/mar2008/dawns37-4.htm

North Korea moving nuke facilities to Syria -- Sept. 13, 2007
"If North Korea is moving its nuclear facilities to Syria -- or 'merely' proliferating -- it would undermine everything at the heart of that (six-party aid-for-disarmament) agreement, as well as cross a long-stated American red line that Pyongyang not proliferate," the newspaper said.
The evidence of the North Korea-Syrian links include satellite imagery that led some US officials to believe the Syrian facility could be used to produce material for nuclear weapons, the Washington Post said.
Over a dozen countries have helped Syria develop its nuclear program, including Belgium, Germany, Russia, China and even the United States, by way of training of scientists, he said
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iqTxQopEPbbl38HzMKb9HlR5mIwQ

The expert said it is not clear what the ship was carrying, but the emerging consensus in Israel was that it delivered nuclear equipment. The ship arrived Sept. 3 in the Syrian port of Tartus; the attack occurred Sept. 6 under such strict operational security that the pilots flying air cover for the attack aircraft did not know details of the mission. The pilots who conducted the attack were briefed only after they were in the air, he said.
Israel has imposed heavy censorship on reporters regarding the raid, so few details have leaked. The expert said that Israel appeared to have learned a lesson from its experience in destroying the Osiraq nuclear reactor in Iraq -- that bragging about an operation only makes it easier for the world to condemn it.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/14/AR2007091402207.html

North Korea and Syria and Iran connection -- Sept. 13, 2007
http://www.defense-update.com/analysis/analysis_140907_syria_wmd.htm

Russia supplies Syria with super weapons -- January 22, 2005
Assad visits Putin on the heels of Abbas' visit with Putin
http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/jan2005/mjm122-1.htm

Next: All out war with Syria ? David Dolan -- March 25, 2004
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/printer-friendly.asp?ARTICLE_ID=37741

( Syria) Please see Psalm 83 ; Isaiah 17 and Jeremiah 49.
Arab-Israeli War ---- www.cybertime.net/~ajgood/arabwar.html

Syria has 100 chemical warheads--Dec 30, 2002
Syria has stockpiles of several types of nerve gas, including Sarin, and chemical warheads for surface-to-surface missiles and aerial bombs, according to the Middle East Military Balance, a periodical report released by Tel Aviv University's Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies and Harvard University.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/A/JPArticle/PrinterFull&cid=1041223899476

Sharon: Iraq transfers weapons to Syria--Dec 27, 2002
Sharon said that Israel has information that "weapons he (Saddam Hussein) wanted to hide, chemical weapons, biological weapons, were indeed transferred to Syria."
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,73861,00.html
also at:
http://216.26.163.62/2002/me_iraq_12_27.html

Koenig's News Watch www.watch.org
Arutz 7 http://www.a7.org and Haaretz www.haaretzdaily.com/htmls/1_1.asp
Last Days NewsWatch www.ozemail.com.au/~adamgosp/lastdays.htm
More news at www.cybertime.net/~ajgood/5bibi.html

Remembering to pray for the Peace of Jerusalem (Psalm 122) ......

"I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.
"I will make Jerusalem a burdenstone stone for ALL people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces,
though ALL the people of the earth be gathered together against it."
Zechariah 12:2,3

"On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen; All day and all night, they will never keep silent. You who remind the Lord, take no rest for yourselves; And give Him no rest until He establishes and
makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth." Isaiah 62:11

Oh Jerusalem, if I ever forget the thought of thee, may my right hand forget her skill; may my tongue cleave to my mouth. Psalm 137

2. Soviet Russia---Gog and Magog--and confederates
along with : Iran, Gomer (Germany; Warsaw Pact nations ), Libya, Ethiopia and Turkey.. Ezekiel 38 and 39
Fox News on Iran http://www.foxnews.com/world/iran/index.html
A. Would there be a pre-emptive strike at Israel's ALLY ( USA ) first, by North Korea and Russia ?
Russia renews North Korean ties -- Dec. 11, 2003--IHT
please see www.cybertime.net/~ajgood/ch3p1.html for the rest of the story

IRAN threatens US Forces in the Mideast; Missiles targeted at US posts -- Sept. 18, 2007
Map Included
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/09/18/wiran118.xml&CMP=ILC-mostviewedbox

Russia deploys strategic missiles "unrivaled anywhere in the world" --December 22, 2003
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov inaugurated the new set of Topol-M missiles at the Tatishchevo missile base in the central Saratov region Sunday, describing them as a "21st-Century weapon" unrivaled in the world.
"This is the most advanced state-of-the-art missile in the world," Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said in remarks broadcast by Russian television stations Monday. "Only such weapons can ensure and guarantee our sovereignty and security and make any attempts to put military pressure on Russia absolutely senseless.
The Interfax-Military News Agency said six Topol-Ms were deployed Sunday.(Dec. 21)

The Topol-M missiles, capable of hitting targets more than more than 6,000 miles away, so far have been deployed in silos
The Topol-Ms deployed so far have had single nuclear warheads, but it's planned to equip each missile with three individually targeted warheads, Izvestia said.
http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/R/RUSSIA_NEW_MISSILES?SITE=DCTMS&SECTION=HOME
Possibility of nuclear devices already implanted within the USA
http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/dec2003/valeries1223-5.htm

Enough plutonium for 5 or 6 bombs missing from Scotland
ENOUGH plutonium to make five nuclear bombs has gone missing from Sellafield in Cumbria in the past 12 months, it has been revealed. The official report which lists “materials unaccounted for” at the UK’s nuclear sites found that 19.1kg of the highly toxic substance was apparently missing from the reprocessing plant.
http://www.sundayherald.com/38953

Plutonium half-life = 20,000 years
http://www.webelements.com/webelements/elements/text/Pu/key.html

Plutonium http://www.llnl.gov/csts/publications/sutcliffe/

Russia seizes uranium from Bulgaria--Dec. 24, 2003
37 pounds of highly enriched uranium
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A25861-2003Dec23?language=printer

Russia takes 30 pounds of uranium from Romania --Sep. 2003
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43901-2003Sep21.html

Russia gets 100 pounds of weapon-grade uranium from Yugoslavia--Aug 2002
highly enriched uranium
The uranium -- enough to make up to three nuclear bombs -- was spirited out of Belgrade's Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences before daybreak with an escort of Yugoslav army helicopters and 1,200 heavily armed troops. With U.S. officials looking on, the uranium was loaded onto a plane and flown to Russia to be converted into a form that cannot be used in weapons.
many weapons experts regarded as one of the world's most dangerous nuclear repositories -- a large and unusually vulnerable stash of the kind of weapons-grade uranium that would be prized by the governments of Iraq, Iran and North Korea and terrorist groups such as al Qaeda.
This stuff is the raw material for catastrophic terrorism," said former Democratic senator Sam Nunn of Georgia,

For instance, Moscow offered no such help in 1994, when the Clinton administration quietly removed 1,320 pounds of nuclear fuel from Kazakhstan in an episode later dubbed Operation Sapphire. That uranium was also originally supplied by the Soviet Union. (editor: stored at Oak Ridge, Tennessee)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51269-2002Aug22.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/nukes/timeline/tl07.html

Libyan missiles (made in North Korea) aimed at American bases
in Europe and the Mid-East....Nov. 30- 2000
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2000/11/29/164506.shtml

B. Then Soviet Russia striking Israel (in the northern mountains)
Please see "The Russian Bear" www.cybertime.net/~ajgood/ch3p1.html

The GULF Region: RUSSIA (and China) and IRAN in the GULF

Chinese anti-tank missiles to the Gulf --Oct. 1, 2003
The campaign has displayed the HJ-73 anti-tank guided weapon meant to penetrate explosive reactor armor. The weapon, produced by China North Industries Corp., known as Norinco, is said to contain more than twice the penetrating power of the original warhead.

Industry sources said Norinco has presented several variants of the HJ-73 to such countries as Iran, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. They include the HJ-73 and the HJ-73B, said to be based on Russia's AT-3 Sagger missile.
Iran has a similar anti-tank missile called Raad. The Defense Ministry in Teheran has asserted that the Raad, equipped with a tandem warhead, can penetrate 400 mm of armor protected by explosive reactor armor. http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2003/october/10_02_2.html

Russian Warships on standby for the Gulf--Jan 10, 2003
Russia has put three warships on standby to go to the Persian Gulf within the next month to protect its "national interests" in the event of an American invasion of Iraq.
Russia's Pacific fleet has been ordered by the central command to prepare two cruisers and a fuel tanker for immediate deployment to the Gulf
Lukoil, Russia's biggest oil firm, had a £13bn contract with Baghdad to develop the West Qurna oilfield cancelled last month, reportedly after the Iraqi regime discovered Russia had been negotiating with Iraq's opposition
http://www.guardian.co.uk/russia/article/0,2763,872020,00.html

Have they come to take a spoil?

Russia secures new oil agreements with Iraq--Jan 18, 2003
signing a new oil development deal and starting negotiations on more.
Iraq's oil ministry said it had awarded a firm contract to Russia's Stroitransgaz, an oil and gas construction company, to develop block four in Iraq's Western Desert.
It also initialed two more and started negotiations with Zarubezhneft, Russia's umbrella company for state holdings abroad, on the giant Bin Umar field.

That news will come as a shock to French oil major Totalfinaelf which has long been earmarked for the $3.4 billion Bin Umar development, alongside another big prospect, Majnoon.
The initialed contracts were with Soyuzneftegaz for the 100,000-barrel-a-day Rafidain field in southern Iraq and with Tatneft for block nine in the Western Desert.
The deals, signed by Russia's deputy energy minister Ivan Matlashov and Iraq's oil ministry undersecretary Hussein al- Hadithi,
provide a boost to political relations as Baghdad seeks to prevent a military assault by the United States.

Iraqi oil reserves, second only in size to those of Saudi Arabia, are at the center of a tug-of-war between countries keen to get their hands on Baghdad's oil wealth if Saddam is overthrown.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=2063968

British Petroleum in joint venture with Russian oil--Feb 13, 2003
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2748509.stm

Russia : major purchase of oil reserves in Iraq--Jan 16-2003
a $3.7 billion contract to LUKoil for the exploration and development of Iraq's giant West Qurna-2 field
Iraq has not ruled out a new agreement with Moscow. The sources said the Russian delegation hopes to sign another accord with Baghdad on the development of oil reserves in western Iraq
Russia has been the favorite in efforts to obtain oil development contracts worth more than $10 billion in Iraq.
http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2003/january/01_16_3.html

IRAN

Tehran, Iran sits atop huge quake fault line --Oct. 2, 2003
http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/oct2003/paolop102-2.htm

Iran, third nuclear threat--Feb 11, 2003
http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,12858,893041,00.html

Iran, Hezbollah ready to "go" when war erupts--Feb 10, 2003
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=30964

IAEA want to inspect Iranian nuclear facilities--Feb 4, 2003
http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2003/february/02_04_2.html

Deploys 20 Naval ships to the Gulf --Jan 9, 2003
http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2003/january/01_09_2.html

May all those involved in these MidEast wars prepare to meet their God... Amos 4:12
The US has 250,000 committed air, land and sea forces in the Gulf Region. Nov 2002
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US CAPABILITIES

Navy successfully test fires Aegis Ballistic missile to Hawaii -- Dec. 11, 2003
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the U.S. Navy announced today the completion of a successful flight test in the continuing development of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program, the sea-based element of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS).  Flight Mission-6 (FM-6) involved the detection and tracking of an Aries short-range target missile launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Kauai, Hawaii at 8:10 a.m. HST  (1:10 p.m. EST).  Approximately two minutes after target launch, a developmental Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) was launched from the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense cruiser the USS Lake Erie.  Approximately two minutes later the SM-3 successfully intercepted the target missile with “hit to kill” technology, using only the force of the direct collision to destroy the target.  This was the fourth successful intercept for Aegis BMD and SM-3.

has the potential for use with a number of different missile defense elements, including the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) designed to protect the United States against long-range ballistic missiles.
http://www.dod.mil/releases/2003/nr20031211-0757.html

OMAN: A major U.S. base for Gulf war--Jan 13, 2003
The U.S. project appears to signal that Oman will be a major base in any war against Iraq. Oman had a small role in the 1991 Gulf war to expel Iraqi troops from Kuwait.
The United States has helped construct three major military bases in Oman, the sources said. A key base is at Thumrait, which contains an air field and facilities for the B-1 bomber. The B-1 was moved from Diego Garcia to the sultanate.

Iraqi war: Perhaps more complex and dangerous than thought--Dec 19,2002
2 Generals Dispute Pentagon Plan
http://www.iht.com/articles/80814.html

Third Infantry Division from Georgia departs for Kuwait--Dec 31, 2003...praying here
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/1/1/193802.shtml

Qatar: US finds a new friend
http://www.globalsecurity.org/org/news/2002/020807-iraq6.htm

Chemical and Biological Warfare: www.cybertime.net/~ajgood/bcterror.html

Zinni: Our military not adequate..Aug 2000
And Zinni told CNN that while the United States could carry out its stated goal of being able to win two major wars at once, it could do so only with great risk and high casualties in the second conflict.
Zinni also says Persian Gulf commanders should have an aircraft carrier available 365 days a year. The Navy says it would have to go from 12 carriers to 15 to meet Zinni's standard.
Overall, Zinni's conclusions are backed up by the Pentagon's most recent report to Congress, which calls overall readiness "satisfactory," but cites deficiencies even among some of the military's "forward deployed, and first to fight forces."
retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf noted that he had far more Army divisions to call on when he was planning for the Persian Gulf War.
At that time, there were 18 Army divisions, and a total of 2.2 million people in the U.S. armed forces.
But Schwarzkopf did not mention that the Republican administration of President [G.Herbert #41] Bush -- with current GOP vice-presidential candidate Dick Cheney serving as Defense secretary -- was responsible for cutting the Army from 18 to 12 divisions as part of the post-Cold War reduction in the size of the U.S. military. That left 1.6 million men and women serving in the armed forces.
The Clinton administration ["thanks for the ride"] made further cuts, reducing the Army to just 10 divisions. Now, there are 1.4 million people serving in the U.S. military.
Zinni said that number is too low.
www.cnn.com/2000/US/08/10/military.readiness/index.html

US Contracts
http://www.defenselink.mil/contracts/2003/ct20031126.html

Jeremiah 50:3
3. Communist North Korea vs. South Korea ( a Democracy ) and JAPAN ( a democracy )
with missiles aimed at US troops in South Korea , Japan, Okinawa, Guam
missiles capable of hitting the United States


Profile: Kim Jong-il
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/1907197.stm


North Korea .... backed up by China

Jeremiah 51:1 speaks of a "destroying wind". Jeremiah 50:3 tells of our destruction coming from the NORTH (Korea?) ..... "a" (single) nation against 'Babylon.'

North Korea has 5,000 tonnes of biological weapons; to be used against USA or our troops in S. Korea ?
3rd largest bio-weaponry after Russia, USA.....Nov. 21-2001
http://asia.scmp.com/ZZZWHOD81UC.html
Message Board concerning North Korea
http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?s=7cc4bd93679846edaed92090c06aa842&threadid=86575

North Korea in military cooperation with Syria and Iran -- Feb. 26, 2008
http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20080226\ACQDJON200802260523DOWJONESDJONLINE000163.htm&selected=9999&selecteddisplaysymbol=9999&StoryTarget
Frame=_top&mkt=WORLD&chk=unchecked&lang=&link=&headlinereturnpage=http://www.international.na

* Cruise Stealth-missiles from rogue states
(Like NORTH Korea) capable of hitting U.S. Aug 18-2002
Capable in some cases of taking off from ships close to shore and maneuvering below radar scanners or behind terrain, cruise missiles present a particular worry as potential platforms for delivering nuclear, biological or chemical warheads
could use rudimentary cruise missile technology to attack U.S. installations or the American homeland.

At least 81 countries are reported to have cruise missiles of some kind, totaling more than 70,000 weapons, although the vast majority are designed to go against ships at distances of less than 60 miles. Of greatest concern to U.S. officials are "land-attack" cruise missiles, which are produced by only a few major industrialized nations.

What worries U.S. authorities is the prospect of such states as Iraq, Iran or North Korea or such terrorist groups as al Qaeda taking existing aircraft or anti-ship missiles and converting them into unmanned drones that could function as crude but still very deadly cruise missiles.

"Your car has in it all the sophisticated technology that's necessary to feed a little actuator inside of a guidance system to make a missile fly more or less where you want it to go," the Rumsfeld aide said. "If you can buy it in your automobile, you begin to get a sense of how practical it is for those kinds of weapons systems to be developed."

The U.S. government's most recent unclassified assessment of foreign missile developments, issued in December, said "many countries" see cruise missiles as a "better alternative" than ballistic missiles for attacking the United States, in large part because such weapons can be launched nearer to U.S. territory from commercial ships. This would not only shorten the delivery time of the missiles but also help obscure their origins.

"We're not just talking about hypothetical situations," said the official who follows the subject. "We have reason to believe that folks are starting to look at this kind of capability."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31153-2002Aug17.html

Japan - U.S. relations to suffer if U.S. takes No. Korea off terrorists list -- Oct. 26, 2007
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20071025/tap-nkorea-nuclear-weapons-japan-us-kidn-d1078a1.html

So. Korea to make many concessions to No. Korea -- May 11, 2006
Will meet together in June 06
"I'm going to make lots of concessions," Roh said, citing a need to build trust with the North. South Korea "will not make compromises on fundamental issues" but "intends to provide institutional and material aid without conditions," he added
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/05/10/news/korea.php

North Korea threatens U.S. bases in Far East to become "a sea of fire" -- Feb. 6, 2005
U.S. military bases will become a "sea of fire" if war breaks out on the Korean peninsula.
That's the latest threat from North Korea, while South Korea says close to 700,000 American troops would be sent to the region.
He [ Huh Ryong ] also said his country would "thoroughly" wipe out those who aid the U.S., implying allies like South Korea and Japan, both of which host U.S. bases
premier Pak Pong-Ju urged North Koreans to counter "U.S. moves for aggression with a decisive and merciless military strike

Meanwhile, a just-released South Korean defense-policy paper says the U.S. would dispatch 690,000 troops and 2,000 warplanes in the event of a serious conflict.
"The United States has a plan to send more than 40 percent of its entire Navy, more than half of its Air Force and more than 70 percent of its Marine Corps to defend South Korea," the white paper said. "This shows the United States is firmly determined in its will to help defend the Korean peninsula."
It mentioned 160 vessels and 1,600 additional aircraft would augment the troops and fighter jets. http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42733

If South Korea and Japan go nuclear -- Dec. 15, 2004
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/FJ07Dh02.html

US to dispatch destroyer to Sea of Japan in September--March 30, 2004
The warning came as the U.S. navy planned to deploy a destroyer equipped with the advanced Aegis anti-missile system to Japanese waters off the Korean peninsula in September
The U.S. is frantically pushing ahead with its moves to establish the MD (missile defense)
in order to mount a preemptive attack on the DPRK (North Korea) under the pretext of its 'ballistic missile threat,'" the North's state-run Minju Joson newspaper said Tuesday.
The U.S. Navy announced last week that it would deploy the high-tech warship in the Sea of Japan as part of efforts to build a missile defense network to protect against possible missile attacks mainly from North Korea.
http://interestalert.com/brand/siteia.shtml?Story=st/sn/03300000aaa04a7f.upi&Sys=siteia&Fid=WORLDNEW&Type=News&Filter=World%20News

"EAST WIND"--DF-31" Missiles : West Coast and throughout USA.... December 17, 2003
 Missiles from China, Iran and North Korea
"North Korea has also restarted development of its long-range Tae Po Dong missile that can reach Alaska and the western United States.
The North Korean military has recently deployed over 100 No Dong missiles.
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/12/17/171048.shtml

More on "East Wind" missiles
The Chinese Army Second Artillery Corps is preparing to test its new Dong Feng 31, or "East Wind," ICBM during the next few days. The DF-31 reportedly can carry a single 3-megaton H-bomb or three 90-kiloton nuclear warheads. The missile has an official range of over 4,800 miles.
"It is likely that the goal for the JL-2 is to be able to reach the western U.S. from the Yellow Sea, an area that the PLA can defend with near-current ship and aircraft resources. But of course, if the Type 094 SSBN is able to reach launch points outside this area, the JL-2's reach will increase," stated Fisher.
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2001/11/8/13331.shtml

Japan will strike if necessary --September 15, 2003
100 Rodong missiles aimed at Japan by North Korea
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/story.jsp?story=443447

Massive Retaliation
http://www.kimsoft.com/2003/nk-war-han.htm

Znet : Korea Watch http://www.zmag.org/asiawatch/koreawatch.htm

US Blockade of NK nuclear material "Cuba lite" -- April 27, 2003
The Pentagon is planning a permanent selective blockade of North Korean shipping, to prevent the country's threatened export of nuclear materials to other rogue states and terrorist organisations.

The move, nicknamed "Cuba Lite" for its echoes of the tactics used during the 1963 Cuban missile crisis, is America's first reaction to last week's warning by a North Korean envoy that Pyongyang intends to "transfer" nuclear devices or other material overseas.

It is aimed at increasing pressure on the North Korean regime, and would use American ships stationed in the Pacific region, without mounting a total blockade, which Pyongyang would regard as an act of war....
The threat has concentrated minds at the Pentagon, where senior officials are now devising a strategy to contain North Korea without escalating to a full-scale military conflict on the Korean peninsula - which on some Washington estimates could result in a million casualties on the first day.

North Korea would be dangerously well-prepared for any conflict. More than 4,000 pieces of artillery are buried deep in the mountainous terrain to the north of the de-militarised zone that separates North and South Korea.

Hundreds of thousands of North Korean soldiers, belonging to the world's fifth-largest army, would be expected to invade Seoul within hours of an American attack. North Korea is also believed to possess chemical and biological weapons
http://www.dailytelegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/04/27/wkor27.xml&sSheet=/news/2003/04/27/ixworld.html

Col. LaPorte : North Korean threat -- April 24, 2003
North Korea poses numerous threats to global security with an economy on the brink of collapse and an active nuclear weapons program, Gen. Leon J. LaPorte, commander of the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) and the South Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command, said yesterday.

In a speech to the Korea Freedom League in Seoul, the top U.S. commander in South Korea said the North represents a growing threat to the world through its proliferation of missiles and potential nuclear materials and technologies. North Korea¡¯s large conventional force and special operation force directly threaten South Korea, he said.

Regarding the ongoing Future of the Alliance Policy Initiative between South Korea and the U.S., LaPorte said he feels changes are inevitable.
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200304/kt2003042217482510510.htm

Month of March "Foal Eagle" joint exercises--March 5, 2003
South Korea and the United States launched a major joint military exercise Tuesday
http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20030304-034533-2960r

B-52's to Guam -- March 1, 2003
Deployment of about 24 long-range bombers - including B-52s and B-1Bs along with hundreds of support and maintenance personnel - is expected to take place within days in the latest move in the ever-worsening crisis over ....

In recent weeks, the U.S. military has increased the alert status of U.S. forces in the Pacific,
extended the tours of the 37,000 troops in South Korea by three months, and has the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson steaming toward the region.
In addition, U.S. and South Korean forces begin major military exercises
http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/55277.htm

Japan threatens pre-emptive strike against North Korea--Feb. 14, 2003
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/2757923.stm
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/eastasia/view/32351/1/.html

North Korea capable of hitting Western US--Feb 12, 2003
http://www.nbc5i.com/news/1972750/detail.html?treets=dfw&tid=2652804823813&tml=dfw_12pm&tmi=dfw_12pm_5875_12000102122003&ts=H

Howard Baker assessment--Feb 11, 2003
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/2/10/225446.shtml

Background info on North Korea---Joshua Muravchik
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/muravchik.htm

Crisis , part 3
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/1/15/165830.shtml

More US Troops to Korea ---Feb 1, 2003
The U.S. commander in the Pacific asked Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for about 2,000 troops, mostly Air Force personnel, to back up the 37,000 already stationed in South Korea.

Two dozen long range bombers – B-52s and B-1s – would be moved to the Pacific island of Guam, in range of targets in Korea. Eight F-15e fighter-bombers plus U-2s and other reconnaissance aircraft would be added to U.S. forces in Japan and Korea

U.S. intelligence estimates North Korea has enough uranium on hand for about six nuclear weapons and could begin producing the plutonium for those weapons in March – exactly the same time the United States could have a quarter-million troops committed to battle in Iraq.

That's not to mention 10,000 American soldiers in Afghanistan, where U.S. intelligence expects al Qaeda and the Taliban to mount a spring offensive.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/12/10/world/main532546.shtml

North Korea Boasts --Jan 24, 2003
However, military analysts say the North has more than 10,000 artillery pieces lined up within range of Seoul and that a bombardment could kill as many as 1 million people, mainly civilians, in the first month of a war.
http://asia.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/east/01/23/korea.north.frontline.reut/

North Korea calls on South Korea to unite--Jan 3, 2002
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia_china/story.jsp?story=365771

JAPAN fears North Korean missiles--Dec 26, 2002
TOKYO, Dec. 25 — With Japan increasingly worried about North Korea's missile arsenal and nuclear bomb programs, the United States has offered assurances that its Aegis destroyers are capable of shooting down medium-range missiles, the Japanese Jiji Press news agency reported today.

Japan's defense minister, Shigeru Ishiba, won the assurances from Pentagon officials when he was in Washington earlier this month, the agency said. North Korea is believed to have about 100 missiles with a range of 800 miles, enough to cover most of the Japanese archipelago.

The United States fears the plant could be used to make nuclear weapons. The atomic energy agency, which had been administering the controls, estimates that the North Koreans will have the five-megawatt reactor operational by the end of February.

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld warned North Korea on Monday not to take advantage of the Iraq crisis to further its nuclear ambitions. He asserted that American forces were capable of fighting two wars at once.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/26/international/asia/26KORE.html

North Korea has 1 million man army--Dec 24, 2002
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/2604587.stm

Pyongyang draws fire--Dec 26, 2002
http://www.iht.com/articles/81221.html

100,000 US troops stationed in Far East Asia
37,000 in South Korea; 45,000 in Japan ; 18,000 in Guam, Okinawa and elsewhere.
w.anti-imperialist.org/korea_3-5-02.html

North Korea threatens to" Destroy the earth "-- Dec 23, 2002
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=30156

North Korea: a military threat
the commander of the US forces in South Korea, General Thomas A Schwartz, described North Korea as the country most likely to involve the United States in a large-scale war.

Of particular concern to Washington is an untested North Korean missile, the Taepodong 2, which some analysts believe could reach the western fringes of the US.
The Taepodong 1 tested by North Korea in 1998 demonstrated the country's ability to strike Japan. North Korea maintains the world's third largest army, with its ground forces numbering one million active duty soldiers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/787837.stm

North Korea expands Military
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2000/12/4/185352.shtml

Korea: A never-ending war
http://www.kdvamerica.org/Background.html

37,000 US troops in Korea--Oct 2002
http://newsobserver.com/24hour/world/story/571329p-4477416c.html

North Korea--1 MILLION military personnel deployed for surprise lightening attack
(blitzkrieg) against South Korea BEFORE any US military involvement.
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2000/12/05/200012050044.asp

North Korea --500 missiles at DMZ border
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_1054000/1054210.stm

May all those involved prepare to meet their God

4. Communist China vs. Taiwan (a Christian democracy )

Bush endorses "one China" policy; -Aug. 12, 2004
500 missiles aimed at Taiwan
Bush said that his administration's `one China' policy has not changed. He said the policy was "based upon the three communiques," but he neglected to add a reference to the Taiwan Relations Act, the 25-year-old law that is the cornerstone of US-Taiwan relations.

In an effort to quell Beijing's concerns, Bush telephoned Chinese President Hu Jintao (­JÀAÀÜ) on July 31 from Air Force One to repeat the US' commitment to a one-China policy and non-support of Taiwan's independence.
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/08/11/2003198282

Chinese exercises may have already begun -- June 3, 2003
The 18,000 soldiers will be deployed from the land, navy and air force of the Nanjing Military Region, where some 500 short-range ballistic missiles are pointed at Taiwan.

"Sukoi Su-27 fighter jets will be outfitted with KN59M guided air-to-surface missiles in an effort to maintain control over the Taiwan Strait and ensure that tank brigades can make a landing and engage in warfare," the report said. Submarines, war ships and a guided missile brigade would also be involved in the exercises that were to be led by Lieutenant General Huang Jiang, it said.
http://www.hipakistan.com/en/detail.php?newsId=en66586&F_catID=&f_type=source

China to "blind" US in space before attacking Taiwan -- June 3, 2004
The Chinese are considering ways of "blinding" U.S. surveillance in space before launching any attack against Taiwan.
Small anti-satellite weapons capable of disabling or destroying U.S. military satellites, which now provide real-time battlefield information to ground commanders as well as guide warplanes and munitions to their intended targets · Infrared cameras that conduct photographic spying, launched under the auspices of China's fledgling manned space program · China's own military intelligence-gathering satellites · Lasers capable of blinding or destroying U.S. satellites

"[China's] space assets will play a major role in any use of force against Taiwan and in preventing foreign intervention," Lt. Col. Mark Stokes, director of the Taiwan desk at the Pentagon, predicted in a Sept. 30, 2003 speech.
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2004/6/2/171336.shtml

Taiwan holds live-fire exercises; threatened by China -- June 3, 2004
The exercise came after the Beijing-based New Express Daily said China was gearing up for large-scale military wargames aimed at "taking control of the Taiwan Strait", with 18,000 troops and the amphibious landing of tanks.
The Chinese exercises were to take place in June and July on Dongshan Island just 150 nautical miles west of Taiwan's Penghu Island, the daily said.
http://www.spacewar.com/2004/040603083457.31sdyt8n.html


China aims missiles at our troops in South Korea, Okinawa ; Taiwan too-July 2003
Please pray for the protection of our forces in the Far East, and may they prepare to meet their God.
China is modifying short-range mobile missiles to target U.S. forces in Okinawa [ 25,000 U.S. troops ] and is sharply increasing the number of missiles aimed at Taiwan, according to the Pentagon's latest annual report on Chinese military power.
    "Beijing has greatly expanded its arsenal of increasingly accurate and lethal ballistic missiles and long-range strike aircraft that are ready for immediate application should the [People´s Liberation Army] be called upon to conduct war before its modernization aspirations are fully realized," according to the report released yesterday.

China's efforts to develop coercive military options present challenges not only to Taiwan, but also to other countries in the region such as the Philippines and Japan," the report said.
    China also is beefing up its long-range nuclear missiles.

 Current "assassins maces" that could trump advanced U.S. weapons include fighter bombers, submarines, antiship missiles, and mines that could attack U.S. aircraft carriers.
    "Chinese doctrine continues to emphasize surprise, deception, and shock effect in the opening phase
[ ed: pre-emptive strike] of a campaign," the report said.
  Based on observation of U.S. forces in the 1999 conflict in Kosovo, China has adopted an air-defense system called "Three Attacks and Three Defenses," that calls for attacking stealth aircraft, cruise missiles and helicopters and defending against precision bombing and missile strikes, electronic warfare and enemy reconnaissance, the report said

Development of advanced weapons, including lasers, radio-frequency bombs and anti-satellite weapons.
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20030730-105115-8410r.htm

China and Taiwan heating up -- Cliff Hughes
http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/jan2004/cliffh13.htm

China and Taiwan--Dec 26, 2002
Preoccupation with the war against terror, Iraq and now North Korea must not blind U.S. officials to any opportunity to defuse the only conflict that could plausibly take America to war against another great power in the early years of the 21st century.
With some 350 to 400 short- and medium-range missiles positioned opposite Taiwan, it could be that China’s deployments have reached a saturation point in any case.
America should also recognize that any reductions in Chinese missile de ployments near Taiwan could be quickly reversed, and avoid responses that would be difficult to reverse.
http://www.iht.com/articles/81219.html

China Prepares to Invade Taiwan--Dec 10, 2002
http://www.financialsense.com/stormwatch/geo/pastanalysis/2002/1210.htm

Carl Vinson aircraft carrier battle group--- West Pacific
http://www.news.navy.mil/local/view_photos.asp?id=13

China launches mock attack upon Taiwan...May 31-2001
The exercise prompted the US to send two aircraft carrier battle groups to the waters off Taiwan in a show of strength.
http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3DRF6WENC&live=true&tagid=IXLC078IH7C&Collid=Any

China to launch missiles near Taiwan
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=20615
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2000/12/18/193537.shtml
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2000/12/17/120958.shtml

Cinese cruise missile : 75 miles..Nov 21-2002
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20021120-2387.htm

China vs. US over Taiwan
http://www.hvk.org/articles/0301/24.html

SU-23 vs. F-18
http://www.brojon.org/frontpage/bj042001.html

Great Wave 2 (JL-2) missile capable of hitting the US
http://www.softwar.net/jl2.html

DF-31 "EAST WIND" missile capable of hitting the US
"Most sources note it is the sea-borne counterpart to the DF-31, which is credited with a 8,000 km (4,800 mile) range. However, there is some unconfirmed reporting that the JL-2 may have longer range."

U.S. Navy sources expressed concern that a JL-2-armed submarine could sail to within a few hundred miles of the U.S. West Coast. Such a move would place West Coast cities at "point-blank" range, enabling the Chinese submarine to shower Los Angeles or San Francisco with nuclear warheads. The move would also place most – if not all – U.S. cities within range of the H-bomb-equipped missile.
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2001/11/8/13331.shtml

Chinese DF- 41 version of Russian Topol M (SS-X-27)
http://www.softwar.net/ss27.html

All Chinese Missiles are called "EAST WIND"
Chinese "EAST WIND "Missiles (many exported to Pakistan)
http://www.softwar.net/dongfeng.html

Sunburn Missile--most deadly of all
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=20643

State of the World ( enemy logistics)
http://www.rogerkyoung.com/events2000.html

May all those involved prepare to meet their God

5. India (backed by Russia ) and Pakistan (backed by China)

India and Terrorism [study guide]
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/india/front.html

INDIA, PAKISTAN, KASHMIR




Pakistan has nuclear missiles targeted for India -- July 26, 2007
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan said it successfully test-fired a cruise missile Thursday capable of delivering nuclear warheads deep into India
The military says the Babur or Hatf VII missile ... has a range of about 435 miles _ enough to reach the New Delhi, the capital of archrival India.
Pakistan and India have fought two wars over Kashmir since their independence from British rule in 1947.
Kashmir is split between the two countries, but each claims the whole of it.
http://groups.google.com/group/Bible-Prophecy-News/browse_thread/thread/86b005fb7a69b595/080240d1540cf025#080240d1540cf025

US, British forces now in Karachi, Pakistan -- Jan. 22, 2005
Exclusive information gathered by Asia Times Online shows that Pakistan has provided extensive facilities to special United Kingdom and US units to train them in commando operations in Pakistan's port city of Karachi, which in many ways resembles the Iranian towns of Tehran, Shiraz, Isphan and other urban centers. Special forces from the US and Britain have staged unannounced exercises in Karachi. With its maze of high rises, communication networks and the division of the city (Sher-i-Bala and Sher-i-Payien), Tehran and Karachi are very similar

This is the first time in the history of Pakistan that armed forces, including the Pakistan army, have been known to stage exercises in city areas. Traditionally, they exercise in areas resembling the borders, including deserts and mountains, to prepare for assaults from forces such as India's. Pakistan has fought three wars with India.
http://atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/GA19Df05.html

Bush-Musharaff of Pakistan partnership confirmed -- Dec. 8, 2004
There was leeway for bringing in the Palestine issue. When General Musharraf said that the Palestinian state should be allowed to come into being as a solution to the Middle East crisis, his host simply repeated his stance on the creation of a Palestinian state. When, talking to the press, General Musharraf tried to link the Palestine issue with the “core issue” of global terrorism, a White House “explanation” stated that the two issues were not linked during the meeting between the two presidents. Of course, the two presidents exploited the theme of terrorism to their advantage. Mr Bush said Pakistan was playing a great role against Al Qaeda and he was completely satisfied with what General Musharraf had done so far.

The Al Qaeda has been a bit of a problem between Islamabad and the American military commands in Afghanistan. So has been the question of South Waziristan. The rumour that Pakistan had downgraded its Wana Operation was waved aside by Mr Bush. He did not comment on the possible location of Osama bin Laden either, although Kabul has been speculating that he could be either in Azad Kashmir or in Karachi. If Washington kept its side of the roster of demands under wraps, Pakistan, too, is supposed to have decided not to make public its latest plaints on the conduct of India in the composite dialogue. Mr Musharraf said he had raised the question of F16 aircraft — 25 of them that he needs at $25 million apiece — but a US official said there was nothing to report on the issue, which means whatever you may make of it.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_6-12-2004_pg3_1

Bush-Musharaff -- Dec. 5
All in all, our relationships are good, they're strong, and they will remain that way," said Bush, adding that he and Musharraf "are absolutely committed to fighting off the terrorists who would destroy life in Pakistan, or the United States, or anywhere else."
http://us.rediff.com/news/2004/dec/05bush.htm

US to sell F16s to Pakistan --- Dec. 3, 2004
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1041203/asp/opinion/story_4077551.asp

India and Pakistan missiles --July 4, 2004
Asked if Pakistan was concerned over Sunday's testing of 700 kilometres range surface-to-surface
Agni missile by India, Hussain said "absolutely not."
Early last month, Pakistan successfully test-fired a Hatf V ballistic missile, which has a range of 1,500 kilometres. The missile would be able to carry nuclear warheads deep inside India.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_866298,00050002.htm

India successfully tests Russian made BrahMos missile--Nov. 23, 2003
India successfully test fired the supersonic anti-ship BrahMos cruse missile from a naval warship for the first time Sunday, defence officials said.
This was the sixth test flight of the missile, which has been jointly developed by India and Russia. The previous five tests have been conducted from land-based launchers at the Chandipur base. The last test was conducted on November 9.

The missile - which derives its name from the Brahmaputra and Moscow rivers - has a range of almost 300 km and is designed for use from land, sea and aerial platforms.
http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=1137

US to send troops to India --June12, 2003
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_9-6-2003_pg4_14

US may send troops to India-- June 9, 2003
India's strategic location in the centre of Asia, astride the frequently travelled Sea Lanes of Communication (SLOC) linking Middle East and East Asia, makes India particularly attractive to the US military," Carbaugh said quoting the recent Pentagon report, entitled Indo-US Military Relationship: Expectations and Perceptions.

Carbaugh, in his paper on the same issue, said, "currently, the Pentagon is undertaking a major review of the future of US bases in Asia in order to have more flexibility in responding to regional crises and to deal with terrorism."
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=12418

China supplying Pakistan with nuclear missiles--Jan 29, 2003
http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1042491249637&p=1012571727102

U.S. Army says has right to enter Pakistan--Jan 3, 2003
KABUL (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Friday it reserved the right to cross from Afghanistan  into neighboring Pakistan in pursuit of fugitive Taliban or al Qaeda militants.
The military said this was a long-standing policy which had the express consent of the government of Pakistan, although it has never been acknowledged publicly before and the government in Islamabad denied any formal agreement to allow U.S. troops to cross into Pakistan.
"It has been a long-standing policy that if we are pursuing enemy forces, we are not just going to tiptoe and stop right when we get to the border," said U.S. military spokesman Major Stephen Clutter at Bagram air base.

He added that to his knowledge U.S. forces had never exercised that right, and that the closest they came was an incident on December 29 which culminated in a U.S. warplane bombing a disputed border location.
The question of U.S. troops operating inside Pakistan is a sensitive one for the government in Islamabad, particularly after hardline Islamic groups registered large electoral gains in October on the back of their opposition to Pakistan's support for U.S. military action in the region. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20030103/ts_nm/afghan_usa_pakistan_dc&e=5&ncid=578

US plans to evacuate 64,000 Americans from Pakistan-India area--- May 30-2002
As border tensions heighten between nuclear powers Pakistan and India, a U.S. government team is in India to plan the possible evacuation of 1,100 U.S. troops and up to 63,000 U.S. citizens from both countries.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002/05/29/nuclear-fears-usat.htm
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002/05/29/nuclear-fears-usat.htm#more

India to test first ICBM missile......May 6-2001
Indian media reports said the first ICBM, the Surya (Agni IV), with a range of 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles) will begin flight testing in January, followed by a longer-range version, the Surya II, to begin testing in 2003.

The Surya II, reports said, will have a range of 12,000 kilometers (7,500 miles), according to officials at India's Defense Research and Development Organization, New Delhi's version of the U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense Organization. http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=22706

Bush and India ("Iron Triangle"...China/ India/ Russia)
India: World's largest democracy
"First, Washington believes it is time to bury the hatchet of the cold war. India maintained close ties with the Soviet Union for most of the period after independence in 1947. Even after the Soviet Union disintegrated, Delhi remained suspicious of US interests in the region.
http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT39IAKVENC&live=true&tagid=IXLC078IH7C&Collid=Any

India conducts largest military exercises ever...May 6-2001
INDIA LAUNCHED on Saturday its biggest military exercise in over a decade
near the border with Pakistan, the defence ministry said.
About 50,000 troops and more than 100 combat planes are taking part in the manoeuvres
aimed at equipping soldiers to cope with a nuclear, biological or chemical weapons strike.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/nonfram/060501/detnat34.asp

Pakistan supplying rogue states with nukes ?
This could give North Korea the opportunity to obtain nuclear weapons technology - perhaps in return for details of ballistic missile technology.
The US is trying to persuade other governments that a ballistic missile threat is developing from "rogue states" such as North Korea, Iran and Iraq, which requires the US to develop missile defences. Pakistan denies any contact with North Korea over nuclear weapons.
http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3LZYHZENC&live=true&tagid=IXLC078IH7C&Collid=Any

India bracing for nuclear attack from Pakistan
http://www.indian-express.com/ie20010501/nat27.html

Pakistan coup
India's Vajpayee Government on full high alert

May all those involved prepare to meet their God

6. Balkanization of Yugoslavia
Macedonia - Bosnia - Herzegovina - Kosovo (and Albania ? ) Serbia
http://story.news.yahoo.com/fc?cid=34&tmpl=fc&in=World&cat=Bosnia_and_Herzegovina
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1066981.stm

NATO troops till December 2004; followed by "EU mission" --July 2004
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=24&art_id=qw1089446402140B212

Gen. Jms. Jones (NATO chief) rearranges US troops-- March 2, 2003
http://www.iht.com/articles/88478.html

Feist named NATO Commander over Macedonia--Feb 10, 2003
The decision-making process for the Macedonia crisis management is keeping in time with the March deadline. On Thursday, NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson appointed German Admiral Rainer Feist, Deputy Supreme Commander Europe, as operational commander for the EU-led crisis management units. The decision was based on a formal request from the EU Council headed by its foreign policy chief, Javier Solana.
http://www.euobserver.com/index.phtml?aid=9309

Operation Essential Harvest; TFH Task Force Harvest
No guns
There are 50,000 international troops in Kosovo compared with a projected 3,500 in Macedonia. After two years, Kfor is still incapable of stopping weapons and men moving across borders or providing full protection for the minority Serb and Roma populations.
In Macedonia, the prospect of a full-scale war terrifies everybody. The affected populations on both sides cling to what hand-holds they have on normal life.
http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;$sessionid$X4UTWGIAAD3SZQFIQMGCFGGAVCBQUIV0?xml=/news/2001/08/16/wmac116.xml
and
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/europe/newsid_1513000/1513129.stm

SAS--NATO--and "Quint" (Big 5)...gearing up for war in Macedonia
SAS (German troops assembling NATO force)
Big 5 .... US, UK, France, Germany, Italy (military forces of NATO)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/06/15/wmac15.xml

Turkey warns of war spreading
http://www.turkeyupdate.com/kosovo.htm

US Troops in the Balkans
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2000/12/18/101046.shtml

May all those involved prepare to meet their God

7. Turkey vs. Greece ( birthplace of Democracy ) over Cyprus
Clickable Map of Cyprus http://flagspot.net/flags/cy(.html

40,000 Turkish troops in the North -- Feb. 27, 2008
 NICOSIA, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- President-elect of Cyprus Demetris Christofias said on Tuesday that efforts to solve the Cyprus problem also depend on
Turkey, which has stationed up to 40,000 troops in the north
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/27/content_7674632.htm

Cyprus votes in Communist Demetrius Christofias --Feb. 24, 2008
Christofias has been trying hard to fend off criticism from rivals of being a Euro-skeptic, while his party has tried to allay concerns that if elected, his presidency would usher in communist-inspired policies.
Christofias claims to be more adept than his two rivals at reaching out to Turkish Cypriots thanks to his long-held ties with the Turkish Cypriot trade union movement
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/16/europe/EU-POL-Cyprus-Candidates.php

Turk Talat of Cyprus --Feb. 26, 2008
Cyprus has remained divided since 1974 when Turkey militarily intervened and occupied the north of the island following a coup by a group of Greek officers who pushed for a union with Greece.
In 1983, the Turkish Cypriot authorities declared a breakaway territory and set up the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is recognized only by Ankara. Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat said on Monday he was ready for negotiations with the new Greek Cypriot leader but warned against any pure image polishing attempt.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/26/content_7669468.htm

July 20, 2007 : 33 years of Turkish occupation on Cyprus ( a GREEK Island)
According to official data, 36.2% of the sovereign territory of Cyprus is still under illegal military occupation by Turkey
More than 162,000 Greek Cypriots, about a quarter of the total population, who were forcibly expelled from the occupied northern part of the island, where they constituted about 70% of the population, are still deprived of the right to return to their homes and properties.
More than 43,000 troops from Turkey, heavily armed with the latest weapons, supported by air, land and sea power, are illegally stationed in the occupied area, making it one of the most militarized regions in the world.
http://www.financialmirror.com/more_news.php?id=7671&type=st

Papoulias ( Greece) to visit Cypris end of July 2007
President of the Hellenic Republic, Karolos Papoulias, will visit Cyprus end of July, at the invitation of President of the Republic of Cyprus Tassos Papadopoulos.
http://www.financialmirror.com/more_news.php?id=7587&nt=Politics

Coup-attempt began the invasion --July 2007
Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat on Tuesday accepted an invitation to meet his Greek Cypriot counterpart, President Tassos Papadopoulos, in a bid to break the deadlock in reunification talks.
Cyprus has been divided into a Greek Cypriot south — represented by the internationally recognized government — and a Turkish Cypriot north since 1974, when Turkey invaded after a failed Athens-backed coup by supporters of union with Greece
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/10/europe/EU-GEN-Cyprus-Talks.php

Majority are communist -- July 2007
Cyprus's governing alliance was on the verge of dissolving on Monday after its largest party broke ranks with President Tassos Papadopoulos, disclosing for the first time disagreement over a log-jammed peace process
Communist AKEL, the largest party in the three-way coalition, plans to field its own candidate in presidential elections next February.
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=1070942007

US allows Turkey to bolster forces in Cyprus -- March 3, 2005
In February 2005, the southern-based Republic of Cyprus asserted that Turkey has deployed additional tanks and armored personnel carriers in the breakaway northern republic. Greek Cypriot officials said Turkey transferred 12 U.S.-origin M-48 tanks as well as M113 APCs to the island.
State Department deputy spokesman Adam Ereli said the deployment of additional U.S.-origin weaponry in Turkey did not violate U.S. law. Ereli said Turkey's military continues to be responsible for the U.S. equipment. http://menewsline.com/stories/2005/march/03_04_4.html

US warns Greeks on Cyprus
a Greek national may attack a U.S. listening post in Narcosia. January 15, 2005
Cypriot officials said the United States has relayed a warning to Greek Cypriot authorities of an impending strike on a
U.S. military facility in Nicosia. The facility has been used as a listening post by the National Security Agency, a major element in the U.S. intelligence community
http://menewsline.com/stories/2005/january/01_16_2.html

Greek-Cypriots rejecting unification; Turkish-Cypriots not to be in the EU. --April 24, 2004
" He said Turkey's 30,000-strong troop presence would remain in place."
http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13069655,00.html

Greek-Cyprus put on high alert -- March 27, 2003
The Republic of Cyprus has been placed on high alert for the prospect of Iraqi attacks on civilian or military installations on the island.
The alert was imposed after the government in Nicosia approved a U.S. request for Greek Cypriot air bases and air space. The British military has two large bases on the island.
Officials said the coast guard has been placed on high alert and vessels are patrolling Cypriot territorial waters in the eastern Mediterranean. They said leave for officers in the service has been cancelled.
http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2003/march/03_27_3.html

Cypriot Turks demand reunification--Dec 29, 2002
http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,866114,00.html

UN gives CYPRUS (Turkey and Greece) 1 more month for peace settlement-- Nov 12-2002
Rivalry over EU membership
http://dw-world.de/english/0,3367,1430_A_674335_1_A,00.html

Anxiety over UN plan Nov 12-2002
http://www.lobbyforcyprus.org/press/kath111102.htm

CYPRUS
Part 1...http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=22231
Part 2...http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=22232

US considers missile defense for Turkey...April 4, 2001
http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2001/april/headline04_05_6.html

More on T-G-C
http://www.lobbyforcyprus.org/
http://www.lobbyforcyprus.org/

Preventing a Wider War-- Alan W Bock
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=12870

May all those involved prepare to meet their God

South America on the brink of war -- March 4, 2008 -- Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador
http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/mar2008/mjm34-3.htm

ASEAN 10 nations --July 30, 2007
Richer members, including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines, favour faster decision-making.
Asean's poorest and newest members – Burma, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos – want a consensual approach.
[ Ed: also Brunei-Darussalam ; source Wikipedia ]
Burma, which is planning a Russian-built nuclear plant, could also become the focus of a proposed Asean agency that would ensure that the region's nuclear facilities would not be used to produce weapons.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/74066fe8-3e70-11dc-bfcf-0000779fd2ac.html

Afghanistan and Pakistan

Pakistan's Duplicity---Feb 24-2003
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=31193

Pakistan terror raids into Afghanistan--Feb 24, 3003
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=31191

Thousands of al-Quida escape from Afghanistan---Feb 24, 2003
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=25464


May all those involved prepare to meet their God

May our Shepherds:
"Sanctify ye a fast. Call a solemn assembly. Gather the elders
and