Kinda scattered tonight, since I'm working on three things at once.

Lotta pretty freaky stuff going on in the world these days. If you're not right with God, you might oughtta look to that.


Proverbs 2:6-8

6 For the LORD gives wisdom,
and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

7 He holds victory in store for the upright,
he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,

8 for he guards the course of the just
and protects the way of his faithful ones.


'Hamas trying to infiltrate IDF ranks'

Jordanian soldier fires at Israel patrol

Jews in Muslim Lands Feeling the Heat

Clinton says 'no' to Hamas talks

Indictment: Iranian network employees fed enemy sensitive information

UN chief heads to Mideast to press Gaza resolution

Israel Says Hamas Is Damaged, Not Destroyed

Clinton Pledges Tough Diplomacy and a Fast Start

Hamas accepts Egyptian proposal for Gaza cease-fire

Terrorists fire 16 rockets at Israel

3 rockets fired from Lebanon hit north Israel; IDF returns fire

Bolivia cuts ties with Israel, seeks genocide charges against Israeli officials

In a first, Gaza militants fire phosphorus bomb into Israel

Official: Greece objected to arms shipment

Anti-Israel forum in Malacca draws 10,000

France: 55 anti-Semitic acts since start of Cast Lead

Six wounded as Grads hit Beersheba

Hamas interior minister Said Siam dies in IAF air strike

Obama, Clinton Signal Willingness to Help on Israel-Syria Talks

Livni sets out to US to sign deal on preventing arms smuggling

IAF Kills Hamas Interior Minister

UN outraged after Israel shells its aid compound
[Maybe you should keep Hamas out of your precious compound.]

Report: Israel, Hamas agree on 2-week truce





Attacks Stir Another India-Pakistan Border Dispute

Turkey's Koc says signs $770 mln loan deal

False alarm over bomb scare at UNIFIL base blamed on over-enthusiastic dog

Russian navy eyes Tartous, Syria as base for Black Sea Fleet

Iran to seek influence through Iraq elections: Pentagon

Syrian Daily: Syria, Turkey Attempting To Torpedo Egyptian Ceasefire Initiative

Iran Says U.S. Helped Finance Overthrow Plot
[*headdesk*]

Iranian lawmaker slams Saudi, Egyptian positions on Gaza issue

Iraq Joins Chemical Weapons Convention

Turkey's drift away from the West

Turkey does not plan gas supply cuts - source

The Arab Economic Summit: a market approach to development

Iran concerned about new BBC Persian TV

Pakistan shares Indian dossier with Saudi Arabia

Pakistan, China vow to boost mutual to complete

Hayden: Iran near nuke decision
[I think we all know that decision has been made already.]

Pakistan arrests 124 in crackdown over Mumbai terrorist attacks

Iraq Cabinet member escapes bomb in Baghdad

Crude Oil Rises as Saudi Arabia Says It Will Make Deeper Cuts







Sri Lanka seeks closer economic integration

China Grows to World's Third-Largest Economy

Spate of Shark Attacks in Australia Rattles Nerves

Security stepped up at railway stations-Allahabad

Japan's current account surplus plunge 65.9% in November

PHILIPPINES Church helping 42 thousand flood victims

Families face eviction after Rosemeadow riots

Fiji Lashed by New Rains After Tropical Storms Kill 8 People

Masked motives in China's anti-piracy push

India reiterates commitment to economic integration in Asia

Apec to deal with crisis

Transneft says credit crisis stalks China pipeline







Biometric passports agreed to in EU

Slovak, Bulgarian PMs to visit Moscow on gas issue, says Putin

Accusations reignite Europe's gas row

BP and Russia Bury the Hatchet

Anti-government rioting hits Riga

Georgia’s Energy Minister Is Assailed for Deal With Russia

Russia seeks to expand Blue Stream gas pipeline

Nabucco alive and well despite crisis

Nabucco pipeline countries to meet in Budapest end-Jan.

Protecting our children from diseases—and ugly truths.

Gibraltar Government takes control of civil aviation

Vladimir Putin turns his hand to painting
[Oy.]

Bulgarians in anti-government protests clash with police

How the gas cutoff affects Eastern Europe

Miliband regrets 'war on terror'

Miliband endorses Pak's root-cause theorists

Bulgaria seeks gas supplies from Greece, Turkey

Turkey: restart of Russia gas via west pipe

Putin urges EU to pressure Ukraine to resolve gas crisis

Putin proposes that Europe pays to pump gas west

Spending on defense contract by 2011 to reach 4 trillion rbls-Putin

Britain and Germany press for end to gas crisis as Putin plays Mr Nice Guy

Kremlin snubbed as Russia, Ukraine plan gas crisis talks






Nigeria and the trans-Saharan gas pipeline

Zimbabwe cholera deaths more than 2,000 - WHO

UN 'should take over control of Zimbabwe's health system'

Somali pirates release Turkish ship

Pirates attack Norwegian ship off Nigeria

43 new cases of Ebola reported in Western DR Congo

Who Supplied The Missiles To The LRA?

Uganda rebels killed over 500 civilians in DR Congo: UN

UPDF captures more Kony rebels

British ship escapes pirates with help from Russian warship: IMB

Somali pirates release 21 Filipinos

Southern Africa: Region Takes Giant Step Toward African Economic Community

Fears of Bubonic Plague grow as city alleys pile up with rubbish.

NATO: Anti-Piracy Goes Hi-Tech

Sudanese Flee to UN Base as Darfur Rebels Attack Each Other







UN finds 217 sex abuse claims against blue helmets

With economic integration on their minds

IMF chief warns about deepening global slowdown

Better global governance needed in 2009: WEF







GM to cut 744 workers at Brazil plant - union

Brazil, the Least Affected by Global Economic Crisis

The Promise and Perils of South American Integration

Brazil sells $500 mln in dollar repos in auction

BG Group May Spend Up to $5 Billion on Brazil Fields

Brazil: Presidential contender undergoes makeover
[hahaha. Don't all politicians?]

Nicaragua farmers fight police, more than 160 held

Chavez: OPEC could further reduce output

Mexican Army Sends 2,000 Troops to Violent Juarez






Reality check for U.S.-Mexico relations

Military report raises concerns about social unrest fueled by globalization, urbanization

Strategic Collapse at the Army War College

Rangel to reintroduce military draft measure

American Thinker: The Meat and Potatoes of Child Indoctrination
[Do you know how protein deprivation affects your brain?]

Bush declares a 'state of emergency' in Washington as cost of Obama's swearing-in ceremony soars to £110m

Just in time for the Inauguration - an all-Obama TV channel

Obama's Permanent Grass-Roots Campaign

Analyst: Obama may spend a billion on biometrics

FBI studies biometrics to plan its future research

Clinton vows to quickly renegotiate arms treaty with Russia

Bernanke: More bank bailouts needed

Prediction: 2009 Will See More Abortion, Assisted Suicide and Human Cloning

Shaky economy means 'bye-bye baby' for some

Manhunt for Suspect After Woman, 4 Kids Found Slain in Oklahoma

Energy shares send U.S. stocks to December lows

TransCanada says delays won't hamper U.S. pipeline



Gaia worshipers launch hysterics over global warming

Blowing snow and frigid temperatures pound nation
Americans suffer record cold as temperatures plunge to -40C
Sharp cold wave shocks upper Midwest, temps to -36
ABC News: Winter Weather
Snow storms hit U.S. - Yahoo! News Photos

[We're supposed to get down to 20 tonight, maybe into the teens tomorrow night. That's scary cold for Florida, even here in the Panhandle. ]





Magnitude 7.4 - EAST OF THE KURIL ISLANDS
Russia issues tsunami warning after quake

Magnitude 6.7 - SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
Strong quake hits near New Caledonia

Maybe that's enough to relieve some of that pressure.


Magnitude 5.0 - COQUIMBO, CHILE

Magnitude 2.3 - VIRGINIA
Earthquake near Giles County

Magnitude 5.1 - CRETE, GREECE
Earthquake rattles southern Greece

Magnitude 5.7 - SOLOMON ISLANDS

Magnitude 5.0 - MARIANA ISLANDS REGION

Magnitude 5.0 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA

Magnitude 5.0 - FLORES SEA
5.0-magnitude earthquake hits West Papua, Indonesia

Magnitude 5.0 - EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA

Magnitude 4.7 - KAZAKHSTAN-XINJIANG BORDER REGION

Magnitude 4.6 - NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE

Magnitude 5.1 - IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION

Magnitude 5.4 - SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
Earthquake Hits Papua

Two minor earthquakes shake Hollister this morning

Earthquake shakes southeast Iran - radio

Several earthquakes jolt Central America

Mourning for 19 dead, 23 still missing after Costa Rica quake

Yellowstone Earthquakes





Russia, China spur worldwide demand for wine: study

Ancient Persians who gassed Romans were the first to use chemical weapons

Beam me up: Scientists left baffled as mysterious columns of coloured light appear in the night skies