Monday, April 20, 2009

Aargh. Hadda go watch my pastor's wrestling match Saturday night, then made up for sleep all afternoon Sunday, so here I am, late.

[Yes, you read that right. Baptist church, if you must know. ;) ]







MK Tibi: Jewish pyromaniacs should be barred from entering Temple Mount
Yes, this guy is member of their parliament.

Israel stands ready to bomb Iran's nuclear sites
The Israeli military is preparing itself to launch a massive aerial assault on Iran's nuclear facilities within days of being given the go-ahead by its new government.

Orthodox celebrate 'holy fire' in J'lem
Oookay.

Jewish groups ready to 'fight the good fight' in Geneva
Good for them! Doubt it'll do any good, though.

Why is Pope Benedict supporting the UN's 'anti-racist' hatefest against Israel?
Yuck. So much for this pope being a good guy.


Top US source: There is no alternative to two-state solution

US pledges 'great energy' to two-state Mideast deal

U.S.: Palestinians need not recognize Israel as Jewish state before talks

American Thinker: Obama and Israel

Peace now - Haaretz
*shudder*




Egypt seeks arrest of Hezbollah chief

Egypt detains nine over smuggling, arms trade

Egypt finds five smuggling tunnels in Egyptian side of Rafah

Egypt working to remove Hizbullah TV

Egypt's state circus joins growing unrest at tough economic reforms

Two Copts gunned down in Egypt after Easter vigil




Israelis warn of Eritrea flashpoint

Somali 'pirate' to be tried in US

Give merchant seamen fighting chance, with guns
Too obvious.

NATO ships foil pirate attack on Norwegian tanker

Dutch forces free pirate captives

Somali pirates seize Belgian ship - pirate source

World ponders what to do with captured pirates
Make 'em walk the plank!

Somalia: Islamists Welcome Legislatures' Approval of Sharia Law


Sudan bars Bashir foe from travel

Court hears dispute over Sudan's Abyei region

Another Canadian kidnapped in Sudan


Mauritania police violently break up women's demo



DR Congo transport workers on strike

Zimbabwe - Boost for tourism as US lifts travel warnings



Saudi Arabia: Secret cameras to monitor Internet cafe users

Roadside bomber sentenced to 25 years in prison

Suicide Attack Kills at Least 15 in Iraq

Drugs in Lebanons wild west

Assad: Syria supports Hizbullah because it fights Israel
In the "no shit, sherlock", category.

'Sale of Textron to UAE may expose secrets'
Defense official says Arabs' possible purchase of US defense firm could endanger Israeli deals.

US envoy Mitchell holds talks with Saudi king




More charged in Turkey coup plot

Archeologists find ancient temple

No Nabucco without Azerbaijan

Abkhazia may hold exercises as response to Georgia NATO drills

Baku plans major oil, gas upgrades

Russia, Azerbaijan seek broader gas ties

Azerbaijan interested in energy security in Europe: SOCAR president



Nato exercises 'a dangerous move'

Russia Rearms

Russian Oil Pipeline to China Gets Closer & Closer

Gazprom Gets $2.25 Billion in ‘Icebreaker’ Bond Issue

Russia's Ural Mining and Metallurgical Co cancels 150 mln euro Strabag steelworks order

Russia: 'Mission Accomplished' in Chechnya
O RLY?




Moldova brutality admitted

Romania: European Parliament to send mission to Republic of Moldova

Wealthy Moldovan accused of coup plot

Christians in rioting Moldova issue plea




Out on bail, radical cleric calls for Islamic law across Pakistan

Blasts reported in northwestern Pakistan

RWE says to develop, ship Turkmenistan gas

US seeks transit deal with Turkmenistan

India to Import Gold in April

Cash-rich China courts the Caspian

China, Kazakhstan sign $5B loans-for-oil deal

Afghanistan to have 15,000 extra police, minister says



Gunmen attack leader of 'yellow shirt' protests

China mine blast leaves 18 dead

China seeks more oversight of nations issuing reserve currencies

Areva awarded Chinese pump order for Yangjiang and Ningde nuclear power plants

US nuclear experts pull out of North Korea




Venezuela opposes Americas Summit declaration

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Finally: Obama and Evil Clown grip and grin
You've probably seen the pictures by now, so I won't post 'em here. Mostly 'cause they make me sick.

Obama's Opening Remarks at Summit of the Americas
Cliches stacked upon cliches...

Obama Leaves Mexico Dry

Obama: Summit of the Americas 'productive'

Mexico says 8 killed in attack on prison convoy

Jamaican police storm airliner to capture gunman

Obama Sees ‘Positive Signs’ for Cuba, Venezuela Ties




Report Faults World Bank's Anti-Fraud Methods

G8 farm ministers plot world food strategy

Food security and bio-fuels top G8 agriculture talks

G8 set out to fight famine, war, pestilence and death
Sorry, guys. When the horses come, you ain't stoppin' 'em.

Riot police 'should wear numbers'
Shoulda just said 'targets' and be done with it.

How NATO Has Prepared For Cyberwar

Will copper outshine gold and silver?



Congress Considers Far-Reaching Global Warming Bill

Spring Snowstorm Shuts Down Colo., Wyo. Roads





Magnitude 5.4 - KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA

Magnitude 4.7 - ROTA REGION, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

Magnitude 4.9 - ROTA REGION, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

Magnitude 5.0 - ROTA REGION, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

Magnitude 5.6 - KURIL ISLANDS

Magnitude 5.1 - WESTERN INDIAN-ANTARCTIC RIDGE

Magnitude 5.0 - SOLOMON ISLANDS

Magnitude 4.6 - MYANMAR

Magnitude 1.5 - SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI

Magnitude 1.7 - SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI

Magnitude 2.0 - SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI


Earthquake jolts northern Israel; no one injured

Dozens killed in Afghanistan as earthquakes strike Nangarhar province

Volcanic eruption takes toll on Galapagos wildlife
Hey, darwinistas! Your temple is being destroyed.

Haze Alert: Pagan Volcano Erupts North Of Guam


Magnitude 5.9 - KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION

Magnitude 4.9 - CHINA-RUSSIA-NORTH KOREA BORDER REGION

Magnitude 4.8 - OFFSHORE GUATEMALA

Magnitude 4.9 - ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE

Magnitude 4.7 - SOUTH OF PANAMA

Magnitude 5.8 - FIJI REGION
5.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Fiji

Magnitude 6.6 - KURIL ISLANDS
Earthquake jolts northern Japan, Russian far east

Magnitude 2.2 - NEW YORK

Earthquake prediction could spell legal trouble for Bulgarian astrologist
Ooookaaaay.

Magnitude 5.2 - KYRGYZSTAN
Over 15,000 affected by earthquake in northwest China

Magnitude 6.1 - KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA

Magnitude 4.9 - NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

Magnitude 5.4 - VOLCANO ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION

Magnitude 5.0 - NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA

Magnitude 5.3 - RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN

Magnitude 4.9 - NORTHERN COLOMBIA
Earthquake hits north Colombia

Magnitude 5.5 - BANDA SEA
5.5-magnitude earthquake jolts eastern Indonesia

Tremor confirmed near Mittagong, Australia

Utah County prepares for massive earthquake

Big earthquake coming sooner than we thought, Oregon geologist says

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Ha!

Shoulda known it was taken.

Friday, April 17, 2009

SUBVERSIVE!

subversive

adjective
1. in opposition to a civil authority or government [syn: insurgent]

noun
1. a radical supporter of political or social revolution [syn: revolutionist]

From SUBVERT

sub⋅vert
   /səbˈvɜrt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [suhb-vurt] Show IPA
–verb (used with object)
1. to overthrow (something established or existing).
2. to cause the downfall, ruin, or destruction of.
3. to undermine the principles of; corrupt.
Origin:
1325–75; ME subverten [ L subvertere to overthrow, equiv. to sub- sub- + vertere to turn ]




Acts 17:6-8 (Amplified Bible)

6But when they failed to find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brethren before the city authorities, crying, These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also,

7And Jason has received them to his house and privately protected them! And they are all ignoring and acting contrary to the decrees of Caesar, [actually] asserting that there is another king, one Jesus!

8And both the crowd and the city authorities, on hearing this, were irritated (stirred up and troubled).


DHS Wants to Know What You’re Thinking by Andrew C. McCarthy on National Review Online







Schoolhouse Rock - The Shot Heard 'Round the World





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A PRESENTATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

JANET NAPOLITANO, DIRECTOR

IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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The story you are about to see is true. Or, at least, could be true. At this very moment dangerous subversive extremist elements are infiltrating our communities and schools, bent on destroying our American Way of Life. These are the shadowy forces of International Constitutionalism. Agents from the Department of Homeland Security are on the trail of these nefarious Red State saboteurs, but it will take a vigilant public - including ordinary high school students like you - to help bring them to justice before it’s too late. Only with your help can we preserve the American Way!

– Janet A. Napolitano
Hizbullah's #2: We Have One Leadership
Keep this in mind, you braindeads who think you can separate the political from the terrorists.

Palestinian moderates want peace - with Hamas, not with Israel

Hundreds of Muslim protesters block Jewish entry to Temple Mount
Police prevent entrance of Jews, Muslims under 50 to Temple Mount

Kassam hits Eshkol region; none hurt

Second Kassam hits Negev in 24 hours



Obama committed to 2 state solution within 4 years?

Obama wants concurrent Israeli talks with Palestinians and Syria

'Pressure Israel, or peace process will be a joke'

How much wiggle room does Netanyahu have?
Not much.

It's all biblical stuff, for you right-wing extremists.



US, Europe mull next steps on Iran

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran claims new proposals will end nuclear row with the US and Europe



Report: Russia says no S-300 missiles sent to Iran

Russia used cluster bombs in Georgia: Rights group

Gazprom Neft wants to develop 8 oil and gas deposits in Iraq

Gazprom officials arrive in Libya

More biblical stuff for the bitter clingers!



Nouriel Roubini: The Dead Cat Bounce

Government May “Nationalize” GM by Swapping Debt for Equity

Did Washington nationalize GM and not tell the rest of us?
The comments on this one were pretty good, too.

Obama Appointee Suggests Radical Plan for Newspaper Bailout

Barack Obama announces plan for high-speed railways in US
Yeah, we were supposed to build one here in Florida. Didn't work out so well. But hey, the Obamination can do anything!

President of the World by Victor Davis Hanson



President Obama Suggests Pushing for "Assault Weapon" Ban Not In the Cards
I believe him, for now. You know why?

Americans stick to their guns as firearms sales surge
Economic survivalists take root

Between the gun and ammo sales since it was clear Obama would win, the tea parties, and the backlash against the bailouts, they know this is one issue they'll need to wait a while on. It's an answer to a lot of prayers, and I suggest we all use the time wisely.

But make no mistake, they're laying the groundwork now with the DHS report and blaming the Mexico killings on US guns and the last few murder sprees.

Keep in mind also that the administration drummed up the AIG outrage. A manufactured crisis is just as good as any other for the purpose of the totalitarians.


Georgetown Says It Covered Over Name of Jesus to Comply With White House Request

And that was the backdrop for this speech:
Obama's '5 pillars' proposals

Gee, wonder where he got that from?



Obama to push for Latin American arms treaty

Obama Publishes Op-Ed in Advance of Summit of the Americas
More hopey-changey drivel.

Obama tries to shift Americas summit agenda away from Cuba

Latin America tells Chavez not to confront Obama
Why not? They'll just hug and have a grand time.

Wall built for Americas summit seen as symbol of wealth disparity in Trinidad and Tobago



Crisis could create 100 million 'new hungry': UN

Global economic woe 'likely to be persistent,' with feeble recovery, IMF says


New global currency. Who wants it and why?
Gulfnews: It's time for a new global reserve currency

Azerbaijan backs initiative to establish Caspian Sea Economic Cooperation Organization: Foreign Ministry

FACTBOX-G8 farm ministers meet in Italy



Thai police charge 14 leaders in violent protests

Nuclear threat flares up in North Korea again as UN inspectors are told to leave

16 arrested in Chinese park attack

Three killed after explosion on boat carrying asylum seekers to Christmas Island

Vietnam suspends newspaper over China reporting

China's navy to build new ships, planes



Zimbabwe: City Council Closes Down Errant Shops

Zimbabwe opts out at last minute


Gaddafi outlines African vision
African ministers meet to push forward continental unity agenda
More unity!



Thousands protest in Georgia's capital for 6th day
Numbers are dwindling, though.

Turkmenistan to build 'Palace of Happiness'
As Dave Barry says, I Am Not Making This Up.

Audit reveals huge fraud in Tajikistan

Afghan 'anti-rape' women attacked


Baluch militants kill six mine workers in Pakistan

Radical Pakistani cleric released

6 Killed in Attack on Pakistan Police Post

Saudis show ‘muted interest’ in helping Pakistan

Japan PM pledges $1bn to Pakistan

Pakistan wants IPI meeting by end of April


Indian Court to Start Trial of Gunman Held for Mumbai Attacks

Mumbai attacks trial in disarray as lawyer sacked



By flogging Shehab issue, Egypt striking back at Hizbullah swipes over Gaza war

Egypt security finds TNT hoard near Israel border

Gheit: We'll work with Israeli gov't, just not with Lieberman

Egypt accuses Iran as police hunt 'Hezbollah cell'

Hezbollah alleges Egypt vendetta



In Khartoum, Converts from Islam Face Isolation, Threats

But good news!
U.S. senator Kerry arrives in Sudan for three day visit
I'm sure he'll straighten it all out, right?


Somali Pirates Release Hijacked Greek Cargo Ship

Somali pirates step up hijacking spree

TV shows to track Somali pirates
*retch*



'Twitter revolution' Moldovan activist goes into hiding

Moldovan opposition refuses ballot recount

Protests as Hungarian parliament elects new PM

Police raid dozens of homes as climate change activists arrested

'Don Mario' taken to Bogota prison

2 students killed, dozens injured south Yemen

Jordan pins high hopes on railway project


Four snakes ground Qantas plane
Samuel L. Jackson not aboard.





Magnitude 4.9 - ARCTIC OCEAN

Magnitude 5.1 - RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN

Magnitude 5.7 - OWEN FRACTURE ZONE REGION

Magnitude 5.1 - MAURITIUS - REUNION REGION

Magnitude 5.5 - KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA


CHILE’S CHAITÉN VOLCANO CONTINUES TO RUMBLE


Magnitude 5.5 - KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA

Magnitude 5.2 - BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Magnitude 6.2 - KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
Earthquake jolts Indonesia's West Sumatra at magnitude 6.4

Magnitude 4.8 - CENTRAL PERU

Magnitude 5.7 - BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Magnitude 4.7 - OFF THE COAST OF OREGON

Magnitude 5.1 - MID-INDIAN RIDGE

Magnitude 6.6 - SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

Magnitude 4.9 - TARAPACA, CHILE

Magnitude 1.6 - SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI

Magnitude 5.1 - KOMANDORSKIYE OSTROVA, RUSSIA REGION

Magnitude 5.0 - KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA

Magnitude 5.6 - KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA

Magnitude 5.0 - KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA

Magnitude 5.5 - HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN

Magnitude 5.1 - HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN

Magnitude 6.3 - OFFSHORE TARAPACA, CHILE

3.9-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Borrego Springs Area Of San Diego


Deuteronomy 32



1 Listen, O heavens, and I will speak;
hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

2 Let my teaching fall like rain
and my words descend like dew,
like showers on new grass,
like abundant rain on tender plants.

3 I will proclaim the name of the LORD.
Oh, praise the greatness of our God!

4 He is the Rock, his works are perfect,
and all his ways are just.
A faithful God who does no wrong,
upright and just is he.

5 They have acted corruptly toward him;
to their shame they are no longer his children,
but a warped and crooked generation.

6 Is this the way you repay the LORD,
O foolish and unwise people?
Is he not your Father, your Creator,
who made you and formed you?

7 Remember the days of old;
consider the generations long past.
Ask your father and he will tell you,
your elders, and they will explain to you.

8 When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance,
when he divided all mankind,
he set up boundaries for the peoples
according to the number of the sons of Israel.

9 For the LORD's portion is his people,
Jacob his allotted inheritance.

10 In a desert land he found him,
in a barren and howling waste.
He shielded him and cared for him;
he guarded him as the apple of his eye,

11 like an eagle that stirs up its nest
and hovers over its young,
that spreads its wings to catch them
and carries them on its pinions.

12 The LORD alone led him;
no foreign god was with him.

13 He made him ride on the heights of the land
and fed him with the fruit of the fields.
He nourished him with honey from the rock,
and with oil from the flinty crag,

14 with curds and milk from herd and flock
and with fattened lambs and goats,
with choice rams of Bashan
and the finest kernels of wheat.
You drank the foaming blood of the grape.

15 Jeshurun grew fat and kicked;
filled with food, he became heavy and sleek.
He abandoned the God who made him
and rejected the Rock his Savior.

16 They made him jealous with their foreign gods
and angered him with their detestable idols.

17 They sacrificed to demons, which are not God—
gods they had not known,
gods that recently appeared,
gods your fathers did not fear.

18 You deserted the Rock, who fathered you;
you forgot the God who gave you birth.

19 The LORD saw this and rejected them
because he was angered by his sons and daughters.

20 "I will hide my face from them," he said,
"and see what their end will be;
for they are a perverse generation,
children who are unfaithful.

21 They made me jealous by what is no god
and angered me with their worthless idols.
I will make them envious by those who are not a people;
I will make them angry by a nation that has no understanding.

22 For a fire has been kindled by my wrath,
one that burns to the realm of death below.
It will devour the earth and its harvests
and set afire the foundations of the mountains.

23 "I will heap calamities upon them
and spend my arrows against them.

24 I will send wasting famine against them,
consuming pestilence and deadly plague;
I will send against them the fangs of wild beasts,
the venom of vipers that glide in the dust.

25 In the street the sword will make them childless;
in their homes terror will reign.
Young men and young women will perish,
infants and gray-haired men.

26 I said I would scatter them
and blot out their memory from mankind,

27 but I dreaded the taunt of the enemy,
lest the adversary misunderstand
and say, 'Our hand has triumphed;
the LORD has not done all this.' "

28 They are a nation without sense,
there is no discernment in them.

29 If only they were wise and would understand this
and discern what their end will be!

30 How could one man chase a thousand,
or two put ten thousand to flight,
unless their Rock had sold them,
unless the LORD had given them up?

31 For their rock is not like our Rock,
as even our enemies concede.

32 Their vine comes from the vine of Sodom
and from the fields of Gomorrah.
Their grapes are filled with poison,
and their clusters with bitterness.

33 Their wine is the venom of serpents,
the deadly poison of cobras.

34 "Have I not kept this in reserve
and sealed it in my vaults?

35 It is mine to avenge; I will repay.
In due time their foot will slip;
their day of disaster is near
and their doom rushes upon them."

36 The LORD will judge his people
and have compassion on his servants
when he sees their strength is gone
and no one is left, slave or free.

37 He will say: "Now where are their gods,
the rock they took refuge in,

38 the gods who ate the fat of their sacrifices
and drank the wine of their drink offerings?
Let them rise up to help you!
Let them give you shelter!

39 "See now that I myself am He!
There is no god besides me.
I put to death and I bring to life,
I have wounded and I will heal,
and no one can deliver out of my hand.

40 I lift my hand to heaven and declare:
As surely as I live forever,

41 when I sharpen my flashing sword
and my hand grasps it in judgment,
I will take vengeance on my adversaries
and repay those who hate me.

42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood,
while my sword devours flesh:
the blood of the slain and the captives,
the heads of the enemy leaders."

43 Rejoice, O nations, with his people,
for he will avenge the blood of his servants;
he will take vengeance on his enemies
and make atonement for his land and people.

44 Moses came with Joshua son of Nun and spoke all the words of this song in the hearing of the people. 45 When Moses finished reciting all these words to all Israel, 46 he said to them, "Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to obey carefully all the words of this law. 47 They are not just idle words for you—they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess."
YES! Praise the LORD God Almighty, who hears and answers prayers!

Btw, last night's bible reading? Started with this:

Jeremiah 50

1The word that the LORD spake against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet.

2Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.


If I had a band I'd call it Smashing Idols.

Testing, one, two... am I back?

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Desert locust swarms form in Yemen and N Somalia

Grasshoppers may pose problems in Sask.

Strange Colombian bug causes US terror alert

Alfalfa Weevil Hatch Underway in Southern IL

Virginia Bats Dying From Effects of White Nose Syndrome



Old time diseases on the rise again

GE, typhoid cases on the rise - India

Dengue fever outbreak worst in 20 years - Australia

Dengue in northeast Brazil has epidemic proportions

Dengue outbreak in Argentina now ‘epidemic’

Deadly cholera strain hits India



Drought still taking emotional toll - Australia

Dry Conditions In Oklahoma Keep Fire & Drought Threats High

Worsening drought sparks Lake Okeechobee water fights

Drip Drop, Not Drought for Israel's National Parks
Kinneret Administration nurtures lawn - despite water restrictions on grass -



YEMEN: Fears of flood-affected farmers abandoning agriculture

2 Killed as Violent Storms Move Across South




Alaska's Mt. Redoubt volcano: Will it disrupt salmon-fishing season?

Galapagos volcano erupts, could threaten wildlife

Magnitude 5.3 - MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA

Magnitude 4.9 - SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

Magnitude 4.9 - NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU

Indonesia - Three Volcanoes Placed on Alert Status So Far in ’09

Two Quakes Shake Near Mexicali

Magnitude 4.6 - EL SALVADOR

Magnitude 5.2 - BANDA SEA

Magnitude 1.8 - NEW YORK

"Micro" earthquake centered near Lynnwood

Cold snap piles misery on Italian quake survivors

10,000 aftershocks follow Italy quake

Geologists record minor quakes in SW Idaho

Seismologist deems Calif. quakes 'curious'

Moderate quake hits Timor-Leste

Mild earthquake hits Gujarat’s Kachchh district

4.3 magnitude earthquake hits New Zealand South Island

Researchers keep an eye on volcano emissions

Magnitude 5.0 - CENTRAL ITALY

Magnitude 4.6 - CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE

Magnitude 5.2 - KURIL ISLANDS

Magnitude 5.2 - KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND

Magnitude 4.8 - NEAR THE COAST OF SOUTHERN PERU

Magnitude 5.0 - ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
Big Island rocked by 5.1 earthquake; no tsunami generated

Magnitude 5.9 - FIJI REGION

Magnitude 5.0 - RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN

Small Earthquake Recorded on West Virginia Border

Quake hits near Invercargill NZ
Nigeria oil unrest 'kills 1,000'

Zimbabwe shelves own currency for one-year

Police break up DR Congo political gathering

DR Congo transport workers on strike

Mortar attacks in Congo capital

Hutu rebel 'hit list' in DR Congo




Prime Minister Kevin Rudd forced to abort ASEAN summit in Thailand

China planned $10 billion invest fund at failed summit

Taxi drivers on strike in Chinese city

Thai riot police clash with protesters
Street battles in Thai capital leave 2 dead
Thai troops, protesters clash in Bangkok

Tokyo Electric Atomic Restart Delayed Further by Fire

China cuts bond buys from the US and others




Daily protests planned in Georgia

Protesters camp near Georgian leader's residence
‘Round-the-Clock Rally’ at President’s Residence

Turkmenistan president to visit Armenia in the second half of 2009




Turkmenistan 'flexing muscles' in Russia gas tiff

10 Indian police killed by Maoists

6 found dead as riots continue in Pakistan

There is nothing called the 'moderate Taliban'

Taliban attack NATO supplies

Religious rift tears at Orissa communities

Kazakh FM meets Turkmen president in Ashgabat

Polio vaccination team members abducted in Hangu

Pakistani Taliban begin imposing rule in new area

Pakistan in danger of collapse

Pakistan takes another Mumbai suspect into custody

Sweden wants in on India's nuclear

India braces for world's biggest vote




Darling will offer £2,000 reward to scrap old cars

Violent Riots Devastate Moldovan Presidential and Parliament Buildings
'Romania journalists harassed in Moldova'
Moldova's Voronin agrees to vote recount
Moldova has 'proof' of Romanian riot involvement

Prisoners riot as fire breaks out in jail

Truce call as 100,000 rally in London Tamil protest

William Hague demands Gordon Brown apology over 'blog smears'

Obama half-brother ‘linked to UK sex attack’

Swedish church unveils 'life-size' Lego statue of Jesus Christ
It's actually kinda cool-looking.

Poland hostel fire kills at least 21

NHS staff made 2,221 'avoidable' errors which left patients dead, injured and in pain... and they're just the ones Trust chiefs will admit to

All 114 power station protesters released as pre-emptive arrests spark civil liberties row




Joseph Stiglitz: A global economic crisis requires global solutions

Obama, Summit overshadow Easter in Trinidad & Tobago

MORE EX-MUSLIMS WILL CELEBRATE EASTER THIS YEAR THAN ANY OTHER TIME IN HISTORY

GCC mulls reopening free trade talks with EU

G-20: For the greater common good?

Brazil Hosts Economic Meeting in Preparation for Davos Forum

China's Proposal for a Super-sovereign Global Reserve Currency System

US to host global finance ministers' meet next week




Hizbullah plot to target Israelis in Sinai was 'act of war'

Syrian envoy prefers Lieberman to Livni

Disgruntled Arab workers riot

Peres threatens action against Iran

No confrontation expected with Mitchell

Protesters in Sderot break through police barriers; police detain 22 youths

Mitchell to Feel Out New Israeli Government's Positions on Existing Peace Deal

Israeli troops arrest Syrian in Golan: army




Rebels kill 13 soldiers in Peru

Former drug cartel leader sent back to Mexico

Mexico: U.S. Supplies 90% Of Cartel's Guns

Obama Lifts Ban on Travel to Cuba, Money Transfers




President of Armenia to pay a two-day visit to Iran

Turkish minister in Iraq for Kurd rebel talks

Lebanon's Hezbollah savors increasing legitimacy

Palestinian president arrives in Saudi Arabia

4 Lebanese soldiers killed in ambush

Shell, China Oil Cos May Make Joint Iraq Oilfield Bid

Al-Qaida front group claims attack in Iraq's north

Iraq sues to shut newspaper, TV station in Baghdad

Fears over Iraq gay killing spate
But most media didn't notice the killing of Christians in Mosul until after the fact.

Kidnapped Dutch couple freed in Yemen: govt

UAE banks wary of lending on Dubai property fears

Jordan king to meet Obama this month

Iran, Armenia sign memo on power plant construction

US to give Lebanon military unmanned aircraft

Lebanese Shiite cleric: US and Iran can cooperate




US sea captain freed in swift firefight

Somali pirate attack foiled by water-hoses

Pirate chief vows to target Americans

Somali pirates hijack 4 ships, take 60 hostages
New wave of Somali pirate attacks
FACTBOX - Ships held by Somali pirates

Egypt: 13 Hizbullah men hiding in Sinai
Mossad tip led to capture of Hezbollah cell in Sinai

Gaddafi receives ousted Madagascar president Ravalomanana

Egypt church issues first conversion certificate

Kidnapped Darfur aid workers 'alive and well'
Threat to kill two Sudan hostages

Sudan's Bashir hails Obama's overture to Islamic world

Sudan hangs nine men for journalist beheading

11 OFWs held, kicked out of Libya

Gazprom, Libya agree work on hydrocarbon production done as scheduled

GDF Suez to invest $1.31b in Algeria

Sahara movement denies breaching truce with Morocco




White House denies 'Ha'aretz' report of Obama trip to Israel in June
They denied the Turkey trip at first too, didn't they? Anyhow, my guess is July for a Jerusalem trip. Maybe even the 9th.

Mark Steyn: Civilization walking the plank

Caroline Glick - Surviving in a post-American world

Michelle Malkin » Confirmed: The Obama DHS hit job on conservatives is real




Russian Police detain anti-government protesters in Vladivostok

East Siberian minister dies as SUV crashes through Baikal ice
Hmm.

Russia to finish first stage of Asia oil pipeline

Russian court removes tycoon Lebedev from Sochi mayor race




Goldman Sachs to Sell $5 Billion in Stock, Repay TARP
Stock market ponders meaning of Goldman Sachs results

Scorpion King's Wines--Egypt's Oldest--Spiked With Meds

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Obamas Head to Church for Easter Sunday, But Remain Mum on Details
Barryo worships at the Church of Self.

Obama hosts a Seder: Who was invited?
President Obama broke new ground Thursday by personally hosting a White House Seder dinner for the Jewish holiday of Passover. But by limiting invitees to an exclusive group of staffers and family, he apparently irritated some constituents.
aaaaaarrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhh

How radical will Obama go to combat global warming?
Somebody's been watching too many sci-fi B-movies.

Obama seeks $83.4 bln for Iraq, Afghanistan
On top of all the trillions spent elsewhere.

Obama Asks Muslims to Accept Israel, to Visit Jerusalem in June
This makes my blood run absolutely cold.





Obama pledges to seek two-state Mideast pact

Jordan, UK 'in agreement' on two-state solution - Miliband

Abdullah urges immediate return to talks

Egypt urges Israel to give up rejection of two-state solution



Expert's Report: Israel Cannot Leave Golan

Huge Bomb Lab Found in Mosque
I know I'm shocked!



Hezbollah confirms Egypt arrest

Hizbullah Admits It Smuggles Weapons from Egypt to Gaza

'Nasrallah trying to take over Egypt'

Egypt detains man transporting $2M for Hamas

Egypt detains 15 people on suspicion of making rockets



A New U.S. Relationship with Libya?

Foreign legionnaire murderer caught in Chad

U.S. cargo ship attacked by pirates was carrying UN food for starving: UN official
U.S. Warship Keeps Watch as Pirates Hold Ship Captain
U.S. Negotiations With Somali Pirates Continue

Pirates seize Italians on tug as US ships converge



Gunmen free 220 prisoners in eastern Congo raid

Illegal mining in DR Congo




Iraq: 5 U.S. soldiers killed in blast

Interview: Ex-Muslim Women on Life Under Sharia Law

Qaeda claims second Yemen attack on SKoreans

Saudi man divorces wife via text
Modern primitive.

Turkey, Syria agree to swap convicts

Maliki: We want Russian companies in Iraq
Gog and Babylon, together!



Russia and Armenia establish joint missile defense system in Caucasus

Two imprisoned journalists released in Azerbaijan

Friendship group to travel to Azerbaijan
The head of the Turkey-Azerbaijan friendship group of the Turkish Parliament, Mustafa Kabakçı, has said the group plans to travel to Azerbaijan soon in order to provide Azerbaijanis with accurate information about recent developments in relations between the two countries.
FRIENDSHIP GROUP?!?

Analysis: Gazprom in Azerbaijan
On March 27 in Moscow, officials from Gazprom and the State Oil Co. of Azerbaijan Republic signed a memorandum of understanding providing that discussions between the two energy giants would begin at an unspecified date on the shipment of an unspecified quantity of Azeri gas to Russia starting in January 2010. While the specifics of the agreement have yet to be elaborated, the memorandum represents a potential seismic shift in the strategic tussle between the Kremlin and the West over the future energy assets, as events of the past year have demonstrated both Russia's reviving influence over the region and the West's relative inability to forestall it.

Yushchenko off to Azerbaijan to discuss Caspian Sea oil pipeline


In pictures: Georgia protests
Georgian protesters block Tbilisi avenue overnight
Georgia's protests



Russian gas supply cut by Turkmen blast
Turkmenistan accuses Gazprom of causing pipeline explosion

Russia opposes North Korea sanctions
You don't say!

Russia Will Retain as Many Nuclear Weapons as Possible

'Russia won't press Iran for America'

From Russia With Love: Gazprom Gas Headed to California
Gazprom takes on North America

Russia signs deal to buy Israeli drones

GDF Suez in talks with Gazprom on Nordstream stake

Gazprom sees gas demand picking up in Europe
Even though it's the summer slow season. Hmm...

Foreign Policy: The Russification of Kyrgyzstan



German government moves to nationalize bank

With bigger role in crisis, IMF seen softening some conditions for rescuing troubled nations
Bail out the whole world!



Envoy Suggests Pakistan Deserves U.S. 'Bailout' More Than American Companies

Pakistan offers to help screen U.K. visa applicants
Britain should refer suspicious student visa applications to Pakistan as a way to help prevent terrorism, the country's high commissioner to Britain said Friday.
What could possibly go wrong?

Deadly Riots After 3 Bodies Are Discovered

Pakistan peace effort rattled by cleric's exit

'Assam separatists' attack train

Media Freedom In Afghanistan Curtailed By Violence, Cultural Pressures

Kyrgyzstan Government Confirms Death Of Political Power-broker
A fishy car crash.



Nepal police detain seven in pro-Tibet protest

China executes two Muslims for pre-Olympics attack

Steelmakers Accuse China of ‘Dumping’ Pipes in U.S.

UN Security Council Nations Agree to Condemn N. Korea's Rocket Launch
They're quaking in their boots.


Protesters force Thailand to cancel Asia summit
PATTAYA, Thailand – Anti-government protesters stormed a convention center where leaders of Asian nations planned to meet Saturday, smashing doors and searching room by room for the prime minister. Thailand canceled the summit and airlifted the leaders out by helicopter.

The red-shirted protesters, who are calling for the resignation of Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, declared victory and walked away from the complex after about an hour.



Dead Sea Scrolls stir storm at ROM

Tamils protest in Canada

Teens arrested in shooting plot at Colorado school

Calif. Sunday school teacher booked in child death
A Sunday school teacher was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and killing 8-year-old Sandra Cantu, whose body was found in a suitcase in an irrigation pond.
God doesn't like it when people hurt kids.

22 arrested in protest at NYC university

Pentagon preps for economic warfare

Goldman Sachs hires law firm to shut blogger's site
And with that, aren't they proving him right?



Network infiltrated, Conficker whirrs for the first time

Santa Cruz County in a black hole amid phone, Internet outage

What if Russia or China Cut Off Your Electricity?
The problem of smart grid hackers
Hacking the Grid: Is Smarter Less Secure?

The art of survival: Essential skills for the post-apocalyptic world
Hmmm.



Oklahoma, Texas Wildfires Destroy Over 100 Homes, Kill 3

At Least 1 of Fires Raging Over Okla., Texas Arson

Tenn. twister kills 2, flattens homes

Doctor Possibly Exposed Hundreds to TB







'As the sun rose over the Kotel, a real feeling of unity'



Religion of hatred: Why we should no longer be cowed by secular zealots






Magnitude 5.2 - KURIL ISLANDS

Magnitude 4.6 - CHIAPAS, MEXICO

Magnitude 4.6 - NORTHERN PERU

Magnitude 5.6 - SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE

Magnitude 5.2 - CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE

Magnitude 4.5 - VALPARAISO, CHILE

Magnitude 5.2 - OFF EAST COAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, N.Z.

Magnitude 4.5 - ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA

Magnitude 5.3 - CENTRAL ITALY

Magnitude 5.1 - INDIA-PAKISTAN BORDER REGION
Northern India tourist area hit by quake

Magnitude 5.2 - SCOTIA SEA

Magnitude 5.3 - SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS

Magnitude 5.4 - NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION

Magnitude 4.8 - HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN

Magnitude 5.2 - CENTRAL ITALY

Magnitude 4.7 - CENTRAL ALASKA

Magnitude 5.0 - MAURITIUS - REUNION REGION

Magnitude 2.3 - NEAR THE COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS

Magnitude 2.3 - ONTARIO-QUEBEC BORDER REGION, CANADA

Earthquake measuring 2.3 on Richter scale registered close to Zagreb


Mass funeral for Italy quake victims

Seattle at risk of giant earthquake

US to boost quake detection, under stimulus plan

Scientists Uncover Lightning Inside Volcano

Monitoring Yellowstone earthquake swarms

CHILE: VOLCANO CRATER IS OBSTRUCTED


Magnitude 4.9 - GUERRERO, MEXICO

Magnitude 5.2 - SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION

Magnitude 3.2 - SOUTHERN IDAHO

Magnitude 4.2 - OFF THE COAST OF OREGON

Magnitude 4.1 - OFF THE COAST OF OREGON

Friday, April 10, 2009

Link dump to clear things out:

Analysis: Crisis may lead to new world order - CNN.com The-G20-moves-the-world-a-step-closer-to-a-global-currency.html How President Obama managed to unlock the G20 Summit - Telegraph Can IMF currency replace the dollar? - Swaminomics - SA Aiyar - Columnists - Opinion - The Times of India Calls for alternative global currency grow louder Ian Jack: Apocalypse now: please form an orderly queue | Comment is free | The Guardian "Comrade" Obama Makes His Marx At G20 - Commentary: The Post Chronicle Islands resent crackdown of tax havens by G-20 Feel Like Getting Nasty? by Mark Steyn on National Review Online FT.com / In depth - Financial forum emerges from shadows G-20 open to idea of alternate global currency: Brown- Forex-Markets-The Economic Times Business world rallies with new G20 accord Obama, G20 claim success; joblessness up - UPI.com G20 summit: the verdicts from the world's press | World news | guardian.co.uk G-20 summit surprises with a show of unity - Los Angeles Times Duncan Campbell: Did the handling of the G20 protests reveal the future of policing? | World news | The Guardian Barack Obama's New World Order Medvedev Resurrects Idea of Creating Regional Currencies to Replace Dollar as Reserve Currency - NYTimes.com Russia proposes study on world currencies A World Redefined: The Global Summits | STRATFOR Rep. Michele Bachmann Wants to Defend U.S. Dollar, Prohibit Global Currency - Glenn Beck G20 communiqué: Point by point analysis - Telegraph Sarkozy campaign against tax havens hit by reports of Swiss contacts - Times Online Full text: G20 communique - Times Online G-20 Leaders to Give $1 Trillion to IMF, World Bank Obama Strains to Drive Message, as Friction Builds at G20 In depth coverage of G-20 from the Financial Times


BBC NEWS | Africa | Who is re-supplying the LRA? allAfrica.com: Congo-Kinshasa: Catholic Missionary Survives Fierce Gunfire in Kivu (Page 1 of 1) -Gazprom signs north Nigeria oil search deal Zimbabwe's MDC ministers accept official Mercedes cars - Times Online

Libya: death toll tops 200 for drowned migrants Somali pirates hijack Yemeni tugboat in Indian Ocean - Monsters and Critics Pirates attack Israeli ship off Somalia - Forbes.com Egypt police beat, detain 18 protesters | Top News | Reuters Red Sea games - Haaretz - Israel News The Associated Press: Yacht hijacked by pirates near Seychelles islands Somali forces seize two Greek ships after shoot-out | Reuters AFP: Egypt knew about Sudan convoy strike at the time: FM U.S. Envoy Visits Sudan Yacht hijacked by pirates near Seychelles islands AFP: Egypt Islamists call for nationwide strike BBC NEWS | Africa | Somali pirates seize more vessels


AFP: Iran and Venezuela vow to boost ties amid world crisis Jordan charges Syria is violating water-sharing agreement | Top News Yemenis Convicted Of Spying For Iran | AHN | April 4, 2009 Firestorm over U.A.E.-U.S. nuclear deal? - UPI.com Syria, U.A.E. hold economic talks - UPI.com How the Sacramento Bee Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Sharia How Islamic banking operates within sharia law Syria: 'Barack Obama Has Changed Everything' - ABC News Officials refused access to Britons held in Syria - Telegraph FOXNews.com - Palestinian President Abbas in Iraq for Talks - International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News

Palestinian kills Israeli teenager with pickax Hezbollah: Britain says U.S. doesn't object to efforts to engage Hezbollah - Los Angeles Times Red Sea games - Haaretz - Israel News Government reconsidering road map | Israel | Jerusalem Post Syria lays out conditions for peace - Middle East Times Ex-foreign minister: Israel not a peace partner Arab States: Ultimatum to Israel Lebanon says 16 Israeli jets flew over country | Middle East | Jerusalem Post Egypt to shun Lieberman unless he apologizes | Middle East | Jerusalem Post U.S. committed to two-state solution - UPI.com General Petraeus warns Israel may strike Iran first over nuclear fears FOXNews.com - Palestinian President Abbas in Iraq for Talks - International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News


APA - Azerbaijan National TV and Radio Broadcasting Council extends its authorities Editorial - Mr. Obama and Turkey - NYTimes.com Georgia joins White Stream gas pipeline project The Associated Press: Turkey: Thousands demonstrate against US, NATO Associated Baptist Press - Police raid Baptist home in Azerbaijan Europe's Turkey Problem - TIME Azerbaijan concerned at Turkey-Armenia thaw

BBC NEWS | Europe | Roman police find sewer children AFP: Mass protest in Rome over financial crisis French nuclear company Areva expands - Forbes.com Technip Would Consider Nuclear, Wind Projects Amid Oil Slump - Bloomberg.com BBC NEWS | Europe | Greek strikers in angry protests

Gazprom to boost gas supplies to Turkey after pipeline accident AFP: EU-Ukraine gas deal 'unfeasible': Gazprom Russia says Georgia planning revenge for war defeat | Reuters Russia Keeps Troops in Georgia, Defying Deal - NYTimes.com Ageing pipes blamed for Moldova gas blast - Moldova : news, world | euronews Bomb blows hole in Lenin statue Moldova pipeline for Russian gas under repair Steel Guru : Gazprom sells USD 351 million in bonds


U.S. Military to Request 10,000 More Troops for Afghanistan - washingtonpost.com The Associated Press: 2 bomb blasts kill at least 7, injure 60 in India Pakistan suicide bomber kills 22 outside mosque - Los Angeles Times The Associated Press: 62 migrants dead inside container in Pakistan BBC NEWS | South Asia | Bomb hits Pakistan police base Pakistan depot attack blamed on Taliban - UPI.com US in Afghan supply route deal with Uzbekistan Pakistan: Would-be suicide bomber shoots himself Kazakhstan offers to host global nuclear fuel bank | Reuters


BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | North Korea space launch 'fails' China urges calm after North Korea rocket launch | Reuters UN council fails to condemn North Korea | International | Jerusalem Post Analysis: Why is North Korea different from Iran? | International | Jerusalem Post Chinese activist detained for reporting on the Sichuan earthquake | Amnesty International AFP: China orders tightened Internet controls U.N. council to meet if N.Korea fires rocket: Japan | Reuters


Brazil’s Lula Too Weird to Be Global Leader: Alexandre Marinis The Associated Press: 11 bodies found in Mexico, some with torture signs The Associated Press: Chavez says he wants to 'reset' relations with US Mexican police say body may be missing US priest's | AP Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle Guns from U.S. to Mexico: Thorny issues crop up at the border -- chicagotribune.com Little Progress as U.S., Mexico Discuss Drug Cartels and Arms - washingtonpost.com The Myth of 90 Percent: Only a Small Fraction of Guns in Mexico Come From U.S. Mexico arrests 'drug cartel boss' Former Peruvian President Convicted in Murder, Kidnapping Trial - washingtonpost.com


Obama bows to Saudi king | Midwest Voices Text of President Obama in Prague - washingtonpost.com Feel Like Getting Nasty? by Mark Steyn on National Review Online Pentagon nomination on hold Only Obama can save Iran from Israeli bombs | Richard Beeston - Times Online John Crace: The question that flummoxed the great orator | World news | The Guardian Obama Endorses Soros Plan to Loot America White House Corrects Conference Call Number After Directing Reporters to Sex Line YouTube - Obama Bows to Saudi King Obamas bows to Saudi king Barack Obama really does go on a bit :: Iain Martin


Financial Rescue Nears GDP as Pledges Top $12.8 Trillion Authorities: Pilot of stolen plane lands, now on run - CNN.com Gold on Track for Second Weekly Decline as Haven Allure Fades - Bloomberg.com Fusion Centers Should Be Dismantled, Expert Says | Security Management Southern Baptist Convention's Richard Land Praises Obama Family Values - God & Country (usnews.com) Police: Gunman in Binghamton, N.Y., Immigration Center Massacre Was 'Coward' Gay Marriages Set to Begin in Iowa April 24 - Presidential Politics | Political News - FOXNews.com reportonbusiness.com: globeinvestor.com - A big bear: Markets 'way too optimistic' Gunman 'lying in wait' kills 3 Pittsburgh officers FOXNews.com - Man Suspected of Stealing Plane in F-16 Chase Had No Ties to Terrorism, Left Goodbye Note - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News


TheRecord.com - Faith - Art of Passover
Drought hits tea production in northeastern India - Forbes.com

Strong aftershock felt in Rome and L'Aquila ANSA.it - News in English - Quake: Italy getting wider 760 KFMB, San Diego Talk Radio-Scientists Monitoring Quake Swarms Near San Andreas Russian experts predict more deadly earthquakes in 2009 / MosNews.com In photos: 'Italy Earthquake Aftermath' - Monsters and Critics Scientists dismiss earthquake prediction | Reuters New strong quake jolts central Italy | Reuters Grandmother, 98, Survives Earthquake Burial, Knits to Pass Time - Bloomberg.com Massive earthquake hits off Kuril Islands - washingtonpost.com Magnitude 5.6 - CENTRAL ITALY Magnitude 4.5 - IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION Magnitude 5.0 - AZORES-CAPE ST. VINCENT RIDGE Magnitude 5.1 - BANDA SEA Magnitude 4.9 - CENTRAL ITALY Magnitude 6.9 - KURIL ISLANDS Magnitude 4.9 - CENTRAL ITALY AGI News On - EARTHQUAKE: PHYSICIST BIAGI, NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT


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