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IDF deputy chief: Israel’s army needs faith in God more than tanks

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Deputy Chief of Staff Yair Naveh said the events currently shaking the Arab world ‘were ordained from above’ by a guiding hand. ‘We don’t know where it will lead, but it’s clear to us that there is a hand from above.’  Read more.

Categories: Good News

“Big Problem”: NW Florida Fishermen See Massive Decline in Crabs, Fish — BP Oil Disaster Blamed

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Fishermen blame oil spill for decline in fish-catch, WCTV, February 16, 2011: St Marks, Fla. — Some local fishermen say they’re seeing a significant decline in the amount of fish they catch.

Categories: Man-Made Disasters

750 Earthquakes Since September Keep Arkansas Shaking

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Greenbrier residents felt the ground shake again around 9 a.m. Sunday by a 3.7 magnitude earthquake. Just three hours later, another 2.7 magnitude earthquake rocked the town.

This past week more than 60 earthquakes have shook the town and its residents. Jaime Cottrell works at the local Doublebee’s and felt Sunday morning’s quake.  Read more.

 

Categories: Earthquakes

Thousands Flee as Philippine Volcano Erupts

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MANILA — Thousands of people in the Philippines fled their homes as a volcano erupted on Monday, sending a spectacular column of ash high into the sky, residents said.

The eruption of Bulusan, a 1,559-metre (5,115-foot) volcano, turned mid-morning into night for about 20 minutes across largely farming areas around its slopes, regional army spokesman Major Harold Cabunoc told AFP.

“There was a major ashfall. There was zero visibility,” Cabunoc said.  Read more.

 

Categories: Natural Disasters

Muslim Cleric Plans White House Protest in Attempt to Spread Sharia Law in America

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A Muslim cleric who called Americans “the biggest criminals” during a recent interview has announced he will hold a protest outside the White House, according to the Daily Mail.

Anjem Choudary, who once said “the flag of Islam will fly over the White House,” says he will lead a demonstration rallying Muslims to establish Sharia law across the United States.  Read more.

 

Categories: Radical Islam

107 Pilot Whales Die in New Zealand Stranding

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All members of a pod of 107 pilot whales that stranded on a remote New Zealand beach have died, including 48 that were euthanized, the government’s conservation department said Monday.

The stranded whales were discovered by hikers Sunday near Cavalier Creek on Stewart Island, off the southern tip of New Zealand’s South Island.  Read more.

Categories: Mass Animal Deaths

Egypt is No Longer Committed to an Alliance with Israel Against Iran

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There is growing concern in Israel that Egypt will become a hostile front, adding to the feeling of international isolation which has only intensified since Benjamin Netanyahu became prime minister.  Read more.