Lebanon: Beirut River Mysteriously Turns Blood Red
Maybe an Egyptian sheikh somewhere will blame it on the “Chevrolet crossing” …
By Van Meguerditchian – “BEIRUT: The Beirut River mysteriously turned blood red Wednesday after a stream of unidentified red liquid began pouring from the southern bank of the river in Furn al-Shubbak. The source of the liquid had yet to be determined Wednesday evening, as the river continued to empty the red-colored water into the Mediterranean Sea.
Government and local officials rushed to the scene at the Chevrolet crossing of Furn al-Shubbak Wednesday morning in an attempt to locate the sewage canal that was dumping the red-colored water but they were unable to locate the source. Accusations were traded among officials from the municipalities of Hadath, Hazmieh, Sin al-Fil, Furn al-Shubbak and Shiyah.
Eyewitnesses working in the area told The Daily Star this was not the first time the river had turned a different color. Several business owners around the Chevrolet crossing said that colored water pours into the river roughly every two months but no one pays attention to it.It was the quantity and brightness of the red liquid that grabbed the attention of many passersby and commuters on different bridges in the city Wednesday.
Environment Minister Nazem Khoury said the source of the water was likely from Hazmieh or Baabda.
‘I call on the municipalities of Hazmieh and Baabda to cooperate swiftly to find the source of the pollution and its type,’ Khoury said in a statement.
Earlier in the day, Khoury sent an environmental team to the area to examine the water. The team, headed by ministry official Bassam Sabbagh, took a sample of the water to determine its composition and whether it contained dangerous pollutants.
The samples will be examined Thursday because state laboratories were already closed by the time the sample was taken. ‘The sample we took will be examined tomorrow [Thursday] morning … and we will know whether it is blood being mixed with water or if it is some sort of a color dumped in it,’ said Sabbagh.” Read more.
‘Fatalism and Gloom’: Greece Spiralling Into Catastrophic Depression, Anarchy
By Patrick Cockburn – “Greece is expecting to agree the terms of European leaders for a rescue package this evening as the country seeks to avoid a default on its international debts. But Greeks fear that the cuts, imposed on them in return for a €130bn bailout, is sending the country spiralling into a catastrophic depression.
The deal was to be considered by eurozone Finance Ministers in a conference call tonight, but final agreement has been once more postponed until next week while European leaders review the credibility of Greek party leaders’ promises that there will be no back-sliding on the terms.
‘The country is on a knife’s edge,’ said Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos as party leaders signed a pledge to implement the agreement that will inevitably deepen Greece’s depression. The conservative leader Antonis Samaras, who is likely to be the next prime minister of Greece after an election, today reluctantly signed a letter committing him to cuts in wages, pensions, jobs and state expenditure…
The mood in Athens is a mixture of fatalism and gloom.” Read more.
Greek economy spirals down as EU forces final catharsis that may plunge country towards anarchy – “The escalating brinkmanship came as fresh data showed that Greece’s economy contracted by 6.8pc last year and at an accelerating 7pc rate in the last quarter, far worse than expected by the European Union (EU), the European Central Bank (ECB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) “troika”. The country appears to be in a self-feeding downward spiral that is playing havoc with budget targets, leaving Greece with a Sisyphean task of ever deeper cuts… Blackened buildings set alight by protesters on Sunday were cordoned off on streets around parliament in Syntagma Square, a vivid reminder to Greece’s politicians that any misjudgment could push the country towards anarchy.” Read more.
Flashback: ‘Perfect Storm’: In Case You Still Don’t Get It, Here’s Why A Greek Default Should Put ‘Fear In Your Heart’ – “Economists and investors see a Greek default as the biggest test of the world financial system since the crisis that followed the collapse of Lehman Brothers investment house in 2008… A breakdown in talks could trigger steep losses in stock markets in Europe and the U.S. Just as in 2008, banks could stop lending to each other, and the credit freeze could cause a market panic. More importantly overseas, it could cause borrowing rates for Portugal and Italy to jump, pushing those much larger countries closer to defaults of their own. That’s only the beginning…” Read more.
Thai Police: Bangkok Blast Suspects Were Targeting Two Israeli Diplomats
Here’s an update on this story. Thai police have confirmed what we’ve already suspected: It was a Gharqad tree …
“A group of Iranians detained after explosions in Thailand’s capital Bangkok were intending to target two Israeli diplomats, Thai police say.
There were no further details of the individual targets, but planning was said to be at an advanced stage.
Officials have linked Tuesday’s Bangkok blasts to attacks on Israeli diplomats in Georgia and India on Monday.
Israel has accused Tehran of being behind all three attacks. Tehran has denied any involvement.
Two men are in custody in Bangkok over Tuesday’s explosions, a third man was arrested in Malaysia trying to board a flight to Iran, and a fourth suspect is still at large, believed by immigration officials to be back in Iran.
‘Their targets were individuals, Israeli diplomats, not the Thai people,’ said national police chief Priewpan Damapong.
There had been widespread speculation of a plot aiming at Israelis, but Mr Priewpan is the first Thai official elaborate on the target.
He said the suspects are likely to be charged with possession of explosive devices and attempted murder.” Read more.
Egypt: Mob of 20,000 Muslims Attempt to Kill Pastor and Torch Church
It’s America’s fault …
“(AINA) — A mob of nearly 20,000 radical Muslims, mainly Salafis, attempted this evening to break into and torch the Church of St. Mary and St. Abram in the village of Meet Bashar,in Zagazig, Sharqia province. They were demanding the death of Reverend Guirgis Gameel, pastor of the church, who has been unable to leave his home since yesterday. Nearly 100 terrorized Copts sought refuge inside the church, while Muslim rioters were pelting the church with stones in an effort to break into the church, assault the Copts and torch the building. A home of a Copt living near the church and the home of the church’s porter were torched, as well as three cars.
The mob demanded the return Rania of Khalil Ibrahim, 15, to her father. She has been held with the Security Directorate since yesterday. Christian-born Rania had converted to Islam three months ago after her father, who had converted to Islam two years ago and took custody of her. She had disappeared from the village on Saturday, after claiming to go shopping. According to Reverend Guirgis Gameel, she had a disagreement with her father, who had arranged a marriage for her with a Muslim man.
Her father, Khalil Ibrahim, went to the police on Saturday and accused the priest of being behind her disappearance, and said she had gone to live with her Coptic mother.
Yesterday a Salafi mob of 2000 went to the priest’s home and destroyed his furniture and his car, surrounded the church and pelted it with stones. They demolished a large section of the church fence. In the evening security forces announced that they had found Rania in Cairo and that she was not abducted by Christians; she was brought to the police station in Meet Bashar.
‘After hearing this news yesterday everyone was relieved,’ said Coptic activist Waguih Jacob. ‘However, the Copts noticed that the Muslims did not completely disperse, but were hovering in all streets.’ The few security forced who were stationed in front of the church were dismissed as the village seemed to return to peace.
But the mob became more angry this evening when they heard that Rania refused to go back to live with her father, and returned in much greater numbers.” Read more.
Colorado Student Quits High School Choir Over Islamic Song Praising ‘Allah’
1 Peter 5:8-9a, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith …”
Islam, no matter how seemingly benign, subtly instilled into the minds of our youth is Sharia Creep at its worse. What could possibly go wrong with an innocent high school choir singing a song of praise to the god of a religion that wants to destroy the Judeo-Christian principles upon which America was founded, to the god of a political-religious ideology responsible for the deaths of an estimated 270 million ‘infidels’ throughout its bloody 1400-year history? We can eat food that is 99% healthy, and just 1% poison. But good food cannot save the body if poison is allowed to destroy it …
“A Colorado high school student quit the school choir after an Islamic song containing the lyric ‘there is no other truth except Allah’ made it into the repertoire.
James Harper, a senior at Grand Junction High School in Grand Junction, put his objection to singing ‘Zikr,’ a song written by Indian composer A.R. Rahman, in an email to Mesa County School District 51 officials. When the school stood by choir director Marcia Wieland’s selection, Harper quit.
‘I don’t want to come across as a bigot or a racist, but I really don’t feel it is appropriate for students in a public high school to be singing an Islamic worship song,’ Harper told KREX-TV. ‘This is worshipping another God, and even worshipping another prophet … I think there would be a lot of outrage if we made a Muslim choir say Jesus Christ is the only truth.’
District spokesman Jeff Kirtland rejected Harper’s analogy.
‘This is about bringing diversity to the students and showing them other things that are out there,’ Kirtland told KREX. ‘The teacher was open with the parents and students do not have to participate in this voluntary club choir.’
Kirtland did not return multiple calls for comment from FoxNews.com.” Read more.
Terror Suspect on the Run Called 911 Screaming ‘We Love Death … There is No God But Allah and Muhammad is His Messenger!’
Proverbs 8:35-36: For he who finds Me finds life And obtains favor from the LORD. But he who sins against Me injures himself. All those who hate Me love death.
By John Marzulli and Larry Mcshane – NEW YORK DAILY NEWS – “A harrowing 911 call captured a terror suspect with ties to Al Qaeda screaming a final prayer to Allah during a 100 mph suicide run across the Whitestone Expressway.
‘There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger!’ defendant Adis Medunjanin howls in Arabic during the 33-second recording from January 2010.
The unrattled police operator replies, ‘Hello? Do you need the police, fire department or the ambulance?’
Medunjanin, 27, who survived the run, faces trial this April as a co-conspirator in a subway bombing plot set for the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
He bolted from his Queens home in his Nissan Ultima within an hour after an NYPD detective detailed Medunjanin’s alleged ties to Al Qaeda and the bomb plot.
Officials believe he was trying to martyr himself when he flew down the roadway at 100 mph before slamming his car into another vehicle. Nobody was killed in the crash.
In the 911 recording, Medunjanin — the sound of traffic in the background — tells the operator, ‘This is Adis. We love … we love death.’
‘He wants to know what?’ the operator replies.
‘You love your life!’ he shouts in Arabic. ‘There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger!'” Read more.
Intelligence Sources Fear Iran is Helping Al Qaeda to Plot Another Major Terror Attack Against the West
SKY NEWS/NEWSCORE – “LONDON — Iran and al Qaeda’s core leadership under Ayman al Zawahiri have established an operational relationship amid fears the terror group is planning an attack against the West.
There are concerns such an attack, possibly targeting the London Olympics later this year, would be in revenge for the killing of Osama bin Laden by the US last year.
Intelligence sources said Iran has been supplying al Qaeda with training in the use of advanced explosives, ‘some funding and a safe haven’ as part of a deal first worked out in 2009 which has now led to ‘operational capacity.’
The US is so concerned about the close relationship that late last year it issued a $10 million reward for information leading to the whereabouts of a Syrian al Qaeda leader in Iran, Ezedin Abdel Aziz Khalil, better known as Yasin al Suri.
The reward offered for Suri, 30, puts him on the same level as Mullah Omar, the leader of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Only Zawahiri, who replaced bin Laden, has a higher price on his head.
Sources said Iran has reacted to the publication of Suri’s name by taking him into ‘protective custody.’
‘If someone got hold of him, he would have the most incredible amount of intelligence and so it makes sense to make sure that he is protected,’ said a source.
But Suri has been swiftly replaced — a sign that the al Qaeda relationship with Iran is of great mutual importance.” Read more.
Flashback: US Officials: Iran May Be Aiding Al-Qaida (Again) – “U.S. officials say they believe Iran recently gave new freedoms to as many as five top Al Qaeda operatives who have been under house arrest, including the option to leave the country, and may have provided some material aid to the terrorist group… Adding to the U.S. pressure on Iran, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told senators in an annual intelligence assessment that U.S. agencies believe the Iranian regime is now more willing to conduct an attack in the U.S.” Read more.
Flashback: Iran Planning US Attack ‘Worse Than The World Trade Center’ From Latin American Countries (Video):
Egypt State Media Accuses the United States of Spreading Anarchy
Islamist sentiments have absolutely nothing to do with it. The policies of newly elected “politicians” have absolutely nothing to do with it. The brutality of the Egyptian military has absolutely nothing to do with it. Blood-thirsty anti-Semitic aspirations have absolutely nothing to do with it. No, not only will America be responsible for an Egyptian-Israeli war if the United States doesn’t give the elected radical Egyptian government oodles of money, it just so happens that all of the chaos occurring throughout Egypt right now is, and will be, America’s fault, too. Maybe they need more money …
By Tom Perry – “CAIRO (Reuters) – State-run newspapers splashed accusations of a U.S. plan to spread ‘anarchy’ in Egypt across their front pages on Tuesday, escalating a dispute Washington says must be resolved to ensure their continued military cooperation.
Based on remarks by a government minister, the headlines marked another low in the crisis between Washington and Cairo triggered by the investigation into U.S.-based non-governmental organisations that has led to criminal charges against Americans who have been prevented from leaving the country.
‘America is behind the anarchy,’ declared the front page of Al Gomhuria newspaper. ‘American funding aims to spread anarchy in Egypt,’ read the front page of Al Ahram newspaper. The papers are two of Egypt’s most widely distributed dailies.
The headlines were based on comments made in October to the investigating judges by Minister of International Cooperation Faiza Abul Naga – but which only came to light on Monday when they were released to state news agency MENA.
Like Al Ahram and Al Gomhuria, MENA is part of a state-run media loyal to the government which has long been a tool for shaping public opinion in favour of Egypt’s establishment.
In her remarks, Abul Naga linked what she said was a surge in U.S. funding for civil society groups last year to an attempt to steer the course of the post-Hosni Mubarak transition in ‘a direction that realized American and Israeli interests.’
‘All the indications show that there was a clear desire to abort any chance for Egypt to emerge as a modern democratic state with a strong economy,’ she was quoted as saying, adding that that would be a threat to ‘American and Israeli interests’.” Read more.
Strong, Shallow 6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes off Coast of Oregon
Apparently, this was felt as far away as San Francisco, CA. No word of any damages, and no tsunami warning has been issued …
Richter Magnitude 6.0 – OFF THE COAST OF OREGON
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 07:31:20 PM at epicenter
43.536°N, 127.381°W
Depth: 10 km (6.2 miles)
Somalia: Children Continue to Suffer from Hunger as Islamists Hinder Food Aid
Revelation 6:8, “And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.”
Foreign Policy Association – “Children in Somalia continue to suffer needlessly from hunger as politics hinder the much needed distribution of food aid. In Somalia, it is women and children who bear the brunt of the famine. Children are susceptible to malnutrition that decreases their ability to fight off disease, while women are unable to access the services they need and carry the responsibility of caring for their families. Malnutrition is the largest contributor to global child mortality and is the cause of one-third of child deaths, which amounts to some 15 million children dying of hunger each year. According to UNICEF, 21,000 children die everyday.
In October last year, I published the piece Are Politics to Blame for the Deaths of 30,000 Children in Somalia? The answer to the question remains the same. The famine was not only caused by drought and poor harvest, but was fueled by a lack of political will. In July, the UN declared a famine in two regions of Southern Somalia; however, Somalia continues to find itself gripped tightly by starvation in many regions. Many believe the famine is largely a political creation, due to factions that have actively prevented food and other aid from reaching drought victims. However, the political commitment to end the problem remains difficult. The largest areas of malnutrition and famine are centered in Southern Somalia, where a failing government sits idly by as al-Shabaab, a terrorist group with ties to al-Qa‘ida, controls parts of the country.
In November 2011, al-Shabaab banned 16 aid organizations distributing food, including several UN agencies, from their controlled areas, accusing them of ‘illicit activities and misconduct.’ This political curve ball only served to ensure that not only would the famine continue and the death toll mount, but al-Shabaab would retain their tight reign over the region.
Somalia continues to remain in a major food crisis, classified as famine in some regions, and once again politics are impacting the distribution of food aid. Al-Shabaab has now banned aid distributions by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), who was one of the last aid agencies operating in areas under al-Shabab’s control and the only agency bringing in food to those famine-hit areas on a large scale. In a statement issued by al-Shabaab, they accused ICRC of ‘repeated distribution of expired food and false accusations’ and thus stated that its Office for Supervising the Affairs of Foreign Agencies (OSAFA) ‘has decided to terminate the contract of ICRC permanently.’ The ICRC’s operations were formally suspended in al-Shabaab controlled areas on 12 January. This major political move has now placed innocent Somalians in the center of what continues to look like a loosing battle; with each gain in the fight against hunger by the international community, al-Shabaab seeks to take control back.” Read more.
Flashback: Somalia: Islamist Group Bans Samosas After Deciding They’re Too ‘Christian’ Because … – “Apparently triangles are not halal in Somalia. These exceptionally deep-thinking Islamists would rather see children starve to death than see them eat a three-sided snack food. It might remind somebody of the Trinity. Finally, I understand my addiction to Doritos. And thank goodness it never snows in Somalia, otherwise Jack Handey bin Laden would have to issue a fatwa against Jack Frost bin Chillin, and we’d never enjoy a White Christmas ever again …” Read more.
Underwear Bomber: Blowing Up Nearly 300 Passengers in the Name of Allah is OK, But Life in Prison is ‘Cruel and Unusual’
I can’t make this stuff up. And I just so happen to agree with the government’s position in this case. Apparently, President Obama didn’t get involved. It’s actually reasonable …
Update: Life …
By Tresa Baldas – “DETROIT — Confessed underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is challenging his mandatory life in prison sentence, arguing in court documents filed Monday that a life sentence is ‘cruel and unusual punishment’ and unconstitutional.
Abdulmutallab, who is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday, is facing a mandatory life in prison sentence after pleading guilty in October to trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner carrying nearly 300 people with a bomb hidden in his underwear. He pleaded guilty to numerous criminal charges, including attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, and conspiracy to commit terrorism.
The plot was foiled when his bomb malfunctioned.
‘Given the circumstances and what did NOT occur in the instant matter it is fair to say that the mandatory minimum sentence of life is excessive and grossly disproportionate to the conduct,’ Abdulmutallab wrote in court documents Monday. ‘Aside from the defendant no passengers suffered any serious injuries and there were no casualties.’
The government strongly disagrees, and has asked U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds to give him the maximum punishment.
‘Defendant is an unrepentant, would-be mass murderer, who views his crimes as divinely inspired and blessed, and who views himself as under a continuing obligation to carry out such crimes,’ prosecutors wrote Friday in a sentencing memo. ‘He attempted to murder 289 individuals, no sentence other than life. … Could possibly reflect the seriousness of defendant’s conduct.'” Read more.
Joel Rosenberg: The Handwriting is On the Wall, It’s Time to Prepare Churches for the Inevitable
By JONI B. HANNIGAN – “JACKSONVILLE (FBW)—The handwriting is on the wall and war between Iran and Israel is imminent, Joel Rosenberg, an evangelical Christian and New York Times best-selling author, told the last session of the First Baptist Jacksonville Pastors’ Conference Jan. 29.
‘War is coming,’ Rosenberg said. ‘You and I are living in an extraordinary moment in one of the most dangerous moments in the history of our country; one of the most dangerous moments in the history of Israel and the Middle East; and one of the most dangerous moments in the history of the church.’
And the question is, ‘Are we ready for what could be coming?’
The popular writer, who grew up with a Jewish father and a gentile mother, shared lessons from Daniel 5 on the future of America and the coming war in the Middle East.
Rosenberg, whose newest book Implosion: Can American Recover from our Economic and Spiritual Challenges in Time is set for release in June, said many pastors are unwilling to speak about the future in terms of Bible prophesy.
For some it’s because prophecy has been ‘sensationalized’ in the past and they resist the ‘cheapening of God’s Word,’ he said. Others might feel unprepared. Some have simply forgotten its power.
‘Prophecy is an intercept from the mind of an all-knowing and all-seeing and all powerful God,’ he said. It is meant to inspire, motivate and encourage. It will lead to repentance, holiness, and prayer and fasting, Rosenberg said, adding that prophecy is about the ‘preaching of the Gospel, making of disciples, planting churches, reaching young people with the Gospel, [and] reaching all people with the Gospel.’
Speaking on ‘The pastor and his future,’ Rosenberg asked pastors, ‘What is it that God is calling you and your congregation to do?’
Sharing examples of escalating tensions in the Middle East and rejecting ‘replacement theology,’ Rosenberg said the physical state of Israel is the Israel about which the Bible refers. ‘God is not done with us, He loves us, He has a plan for us,’ Rosenberg said. ‘God so loves the world, the whole world, that He gave His only begotten Son.’
After a recent trip to the concentration camp at Auschwitz, Rosenberg said he was reminded ‘bombs can do in six minutes what it took Adolph Hitler about six years to do; to kill six million Jews.'” Read more.
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