US Cutting Gaza Lifeline
Making an American 'Impenetrable Underground Wall' the Laughing Stock of the
World—Leave It to the People of Gaza
By Ann Wright
December 10, 2009 "Information Clearing House" -- No doubt at the instigation
of the Israeli government, the Obama administration has authorized the United
States Army Corps of Engineers to design a vertical underground wall under the
border between Egypt and Gaza.
In March, 2009 the United States provided the government of Egypt with $32
million in March, 2009 for electronic surveillance and other security devices to
prevent the movement of food, merchandise and weapons into Gaza. Now details are
emerging about an underground steel wall that wil be 6-7 miles long and extend
55 feet straight down into the desert sand.
The steel wall will be made of super-strength steel put together in a jigsaw
puzzle fashion. It will be bomb proof and can not be cut or melted. It will be
"impenetrable," and reportedly will take 18 months to construct.
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8405020.stm)
The steel wall is intended to cut the tunnels that go between Gaza and Egypt.
The tunnels are the lifelines for Gaza since the international community agreed
to a blockade of Gaza to collectively punish the citizens of Gaza for their
having elected in Parliamentary elections in 2006 sufficient Hamas
Parliamentarians that Hamas became the government of Gaza. The United States
and other western countries have placed Hamas on the list of terrorist
organizations.
The underground steel wall is intended to strengthen international governmental
efforts to imprison and starve the people of Gaza into submission so they will
throw out the Hamas government.
Just as the steel walls of the US Army Corps of Engineers at the base of the
levees of New Orleans were unable to contain Hurricane Katrina, the US Army
Corps of Engineers' underground steel walls that will attempt to build an
underground cage of Gaza will not be able to contain the survival spirit of the
people of Gaza.
America's super technology will again be laughed at by the world, as young men
dedicated to the survival of their people, will again outwit technology by
digging deeper, and most likely penetrating the "impenetrable" in some novel,
simple, low-tech way.
I have been to Gaza 3 times this year following the 22-day Israeli military
attack on Gaza that killed 1,440, wounded 5,000, left 50,000 homeless and
destroyed much of the infrastructure of Gaza. The disproportionate use of force
and targeting of the civilian population by the Israeli military is considered
by international law and human rights experts as as violations of the Geneva
conventions.
When our governments participate in illegal actions, it is up to the citizens of
the world to take action. On December 31, 2009, 1,400 international citizens
from 42 countries will march in Gaza with 50,000 Gazans in the Gaza Freedom
March to end the siege of Gaza. They will take back to their countries the
stories of spirit and survival of the pople of Gaza and will return home
committed to force their governments to stop these inhuman actions against the
people of Gaza.
Just as American smart bombs in Afghanistan and Iraq have not conquered the
spirit of Aghans and Iraqis, America's underground walls in Gaza will never
conquer the courage of those who are fighting for the survival of their
families.
One more time, the American government and the Obama administration has been an
active participant in the continued inhumane treatment of the people of Gaza and
should be held accountable, along with Israel and Egypt for violations of human
rights of the people of Gaza.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24155.htm
ACLU: Obama creating `a sweeping immunity doctrine for torturers'
By Sahil Kapur
Thursday, December 10th, 2009 -- 12:42 pm
WASHINGTON -- The nation's pre-eminent civil rights organization ACLU on
Thursday slammed President Obama for shielding the Bush administration from
accountability for its "dangerous torture policy," and insisted that this "lack
of transparency" severely threatens the future of constitutional liberty in the
United States.
"The Bush administration constructed a legal framework for torture," Jameel
Jaffer, Director of ACLU's National Security Project, said in a conference call
with reporters. "Now the Obama administration is constructing a legal framework
for impunity."
While he credited Obama for having disavowed torture under his watch, Jaffer
said that "on every front, the administration is actively obstructing
accountability by shielding Bush officials from civil liability, criminal
investigation and even public scrutiny for their role in authorizing torture."
"It's the last month of 2009, and not a single torture victim has had his day in
court," said ACLU Attorney Ben Wizner. "Not a single court in a torture case has
ruled on the legality of the Bush administration's torture policies."
In response to a question from Raw Story, Jaffer said refusing to prosecute past
acts of torture sets "an extremely dangerous precedent" in the legal system.
"Torture victims can be denied their day in court solely based on assertions
made by their torturers," he said.
"We still don't have a definitive binding determination that what went on in the
last eight years was illegal," he added. "And without that kind of
determination, it will be all too easy for an unscrupulous lawyer in an
unscrupulous future administration to write another memo saying that there is no
legal prohibition against monstrous conduct."
"Torture is not an issue where there should be one person on both sides of the
table on Hardball -- torture is universally prescribed as clearly illegal."
The Obama administration has evaded transparency by "seeking to cover up details
of enhanced interrogation programs," said Alex Abdo, ACLU's attorney for torture
FOIA lawsuits, citing the president's refusal to release photos, memos and
documentation that detail instances of torture -- largely under the pre-text of
state secrets.
"The effect of the Obama administration's argument across these civil cases is
the creation of a sweeping immunity doctrine for torturers," said Abdo, citing
as one example Obama's defense of torture memo author John Yoo.
"The government can engage in torture, declare it a state secret or a matter of
national security, and by virtue of that declaration avoid any accountability
for conduct that the entire world and the United States have always recognized
as illegal in all instances," he said.
"We're frustrated by the growing gap between Obama administration's rhetoric on
accountability and the reality," Jaffer said.
"I think there is an obvious connection between what the president is saying
about the commitment we've got to human rights and the work we're doing here
inside the United States to hold people accountable for the violations of both
domestic and international law," Jaffer said, referring to Obama's acceptance of
the Nobel Prize today.
Last week, ACLU Legislative Counsel Michelle Richardson told Raw Story that
Obama's support for key Patriot Act provisions is "a major travesty."
http://rawstory.com/2009/12/aclu-obama-creating-a-sweeping-immunity-doctrine-tor\
turers/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LsSppYxSHk&feature=player_embedded
Obama Promise To End The War, 2007 - "You Can Take That To The Bank"
Quote: "I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by
the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops
home. We will bring an end to this war....
http://refreshingnews9.blogspot.com/2009/11/barack-obama-to-announce-30000-afgha\
n.html
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Barack Obama `to announce 30,000 Afghan troop increase next week'
President Barack Obama has convened his "war council" for the ninth and possibly
final time before his expected announcement next week to send more than 30,000
troops to Afghanistan after more than 80 days of deliberations.
White House sources indicated that Mr Obama is preparing to address Americans in
a live prime-time broadcast next Monday followed by testimony before Congress by
senior figures such as his Pentagon chief Bob Gates.
http://whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICLES/dyinginafghanistan.php
WHAT US TROOPS ARE DYING FOR IN AFGHANISTAN
House Democrats Eye War Tax
'Share the Sacrifice Act of 2010' Would Tax Americans to Pay for Afghan War
by Jason Ditz, November 24, 2009
Citing increasing concerns about the rising cost of the Afghan War, a group of
House Democrats led by Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-WI) have
proposed a new tax on personal income.
Rep. Obey (D-WI)
The tax is being pressed forward as part of the "Share the Sacrifice Act of
2010," which Rep. Obey and others say will ensure that all Americans share the
onerous burden of continuing the seemingly endless conflict in Afghanistan.
The tax would be graduated into three stages, one level for those earning less
than $150,000 a year, another for those earning $150,000-$250,000, and then one
for $250,000+ earners. The goal is to increase taxes on the first group by 1%
and increase each of the other two to whatever level the President decides will
be needed for the war in any given year. Members of the US military would be
exempt from the tax hike.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was among the high profile co-signers of the bill,
and said there was serious concern in the Democratic Caucus about how to afford
the war, which Rep. Obey estimates could cost another $1 trillion over the next
ten years.
Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) has proposed a similar idea, and momentum for the plan
seems to be growing with President Obama's upcoming escalation announcement next
week.
While the Afghan War is shaping up to rival Vietnam for the longest war in
American history, most war-based tax hikes endure long after the conflict has
died down. An 1898 tax on telephone service pushed forward to pay for the
Spanish American War stayed on the books until late 2006, over a century after
the war ended.
http://news.antiwar.com/2009/11/24/house-democrats-eye-war-tax/
Military Doublespeak
by Laurence M. Vance
In George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, the government had three slogans
emblazoned on The Ministry of Truth building: war is peace, freedom is slavery,
ignorance is strength. True, the dystopian society depicted by Orwell existed
only in his mind. Yet, the doublespeak that existed in that made-up society has
increasingly been adopted by governments – our government.
It is a tragic thing that the U.S. government employs doublespeak to deceive the
American people; it is even more tragic that most Americans accept government
doublespeak as the gospel truth.
There is no greater instance of government doublespeak than when it comes to the
military. Here are some examples:
* Serving in the military: getting money for college from the taxpayers.
* Deploying to Iraq or Afghanistan: occupying a sovereign country.
* The global war on terrorism: a cash machine for privileged government
contractors.
* Conscription: slavery.
* Stop-loss policy: backdoor draft.
* Dress blues: government-issued costume.
* Troop surge: escalation of a war we are losing.
* Flying sorties: bombing civilians and their property.
* Stationed overseas: helping to maintain the U.S. global empire of troops
and bases.
* Enhanced interrogation techniques: torture by the United States.
* Extraordinary rendition: U.S. sanctioned torture by other countries.
* Fighting terrorism: making terrorists.
* Fighting our enemies: making more enemies.
* Defending our freedoms: destroying our freedoms.
* Insurgents: foreigners who resent having their country invaded or
occupied.
* Sanctions: killing children without bombs and bullets.
* Military chaplain: trying to serve two masters.
* Military appreciation service: idolatry.
* Praying "God bless our troops": blasphemy.
* Supporting the troops: supporting foreign invasions and occupations.
* Precision bombing: civilian killer.
* Cluster bomb: child civilian killer.
* Land mine: American IED.
* Terrorist: someone who plants a bomb that doesn't wear an Air Force
uniform.
* Enemies of the United States: countries that oppose U.S. hegemony.
* Enemy combatant: someone turned over to U.S. troops in Afghanistan by
someone eager to collect a bounty.
* Axis of evil: countries with oppressive governments that our oppressive
government doesn't like.
* Allies: countries with oppressive governments that our oppressive
government likes.
* Anti-Semite: someone who opposes U.S. military intervention in the Middle
East.
* Military recruiter: pimp for duped young men who want to sell their
services to the government.
* Bomber pilot: long-distance killer.
* Persistent conflict: perpetual warfare.
* U.S. interests: an excuse to police the world.
* U.S. foreign policy: imperialism.
* National security: national police state.
* Collateral damage: the slaughter of unarmed civilians by American bullets
and bombs.
* Die for our freedoms: die for a lie.
* War hawk: warmonger.
* Regime change: meddling in the affairs of other countries.
* Congressional supporters of large military budgets: pimps to hook up
government and defense contractors.
* Military spokesman: military propagandist.
* Commander in chief: the chief war criminal.
I'm sure there are other words and terms that have been or will be devised or
brought to bear to justify the actions of the U.S. military. Reject them, and
denounce them for what they are: military doublespeak.
November 19, 2009
http://www.lewrockwell.com/vance/vance188.html
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!
" What would have happened if millions of American and British people,
struggling with coupons and lines at the gas stations, had learned that in 1942
Standard Oil of New Jersey [part of the Rockefeller empire] managers shipped the
enemy's fuel through neutral Switzerland and that the enemy was shipping Allied
fuel? Suppose the public had discovered that the Chase Bank in Nazi-occupied
Paris after Pearl Harbor was doing millions of dollars' worth of business with
the enemy with the full knowledge of the head office in Manhattan [the
Rockefeller family among others?] Or that Ford trucks were being built for the
German occupation troops in France with authorization from Dearborn, Michigan?
Or that Colonel Sosthenes Behn, the head of the international American telephone
conglomerate ITT, flew from New York to Madrid to Berne during the war to help
improve Hitler's communications systems and improve the robot bombs that
devastated London? Or that ITT built the FockeWulfs that dropped bombs on
British and American troops? Or that crucial ball bearings were shipped to
Nazi-associated customers in Latin America with the collusion of the
vice-chairman of the U.S. War Production Board in partnership with Goering's
cousin in Philadelphia when American forces were desperately short of them? Or
that such arrangements were known about in Washington and either sanctioned or
deliberately ignored?"-- Charles Higham, researcher, about U.S.-Nazi
collaboration during WWII
As posted at
http://whatreallyhappened.net/
November 18, 2009
to blame on a Muslim patsy.
Alleged Fort Hood shooter Malik Nadal Hasan is alive
November 5
Malik Nadal Hasan is alive and in stable condition. Hasan first said to have
been killed was wounded but alive and in stable condition under military guard,
said Lt. Gen. Bob Cone at Fort Hood. "I would say his death is not imminent,"
Cone said.
Col. Ben Danner said the suspect was shot four times and was in critical
condition.
Army psychiatrist Malik Nadal Hasan allegedly opened fire at Fort Hood Army base
Thursday killing 12 people and wounding 31 others. Hasan, a 39-year-old from
Virginia, was scheduled to be deployed to Iraq on Nov. 28.
http://www.examiner.com/x-7528-SF-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Fort-Hood-Malik-N\
adal-Hasan-is-alive
Witnesses, "More than one shooter"
The killed gunman was absolutely identified as Hasan and declared dead by
officials, even to the satisfaction of the FBI. By what criteria the ID? Notice
Hasan is referred to as the "suspected" gunman. Why "suspected" as to ID?
Because they knew he really wasn't the real Hasan? But they did expect Hasan to
be dead, too, only he wasn't. Also, the FBI (Suits) were on hand to spirit away
the other probable shooters. Hasan has been framed.
Gunman a mind controlled double for Major Hasan ?
Major Hasan is single with no family. Had he died when shot, no one was
available to identify him, so he could have easily been used as a dead patsy. He
could easily have been made out to be the shooter who was killed and who may
have actually shouted the claimed"Allahu Akbar!" No one would have been wiser.
Except Hasan is still alive and can now be truly identified. So the dead shooter
can't be Hasan now, even though he was so identified on the spot.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aFZ1IY1nxZX4
[Extracts]
Army Says 12 Dead, 31 Wounded in Fort Hood Shooting (Update4)
By Anthony Capaccio and Viola Gienger
Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Twelve people were killed and 31 were wounded by at least
one gunman who opened fire on the grounds of Fort Hood Army Base in Texas, the
U.S. military said.
The suspected shooter, a soldier, was killed, Lieutenant General Robert Cone,
commander of III Corps at the base, said at a press conference.
"We do not know" what the motive was, Cone said. WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING "MORE
THAN ONE SHOOTER," HE SAID.
At least one other soldier is in custody. Two others who were apprehended after
the initial shooting were cleared, according to Christopher Haug, a public
affairs officer at the base who was interviewed on CNN.
The suspected gunman who was killed has been identified as Major Nidal Malik
Hasan, said a defense official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
"The FBI is on the scene and is working with the Army to determine what took
place, Special Agent Erik Vasys, a spokesman for the San Antonio Field Office,
whose territory includes Fort Hood, said in an interview."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IL61yoWnk4&feature=related
Texas Gov. Rick Perry Gives Remarks on Fort Hood Shooting Tragedy -- FOX News
[He says there were THREE shooters!]
http://www.prisonplanet.com/everything-about-nidal-malik-hasan-screams-patsy.htm\
l
Everything About Nidal Malik Hasan Screams "Patsy"
Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet.com
Friday, November 6, 2009
And a reminder that there were 2 more suspects that are being rubbed out of the
media reporting now. They are pushing really hard, "only one shooter," and he is
a Muslim. Also the shooting began in one place; then moved to another. Here is
the earlier report about the other two shooters:
http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=200911051656dowj\
onesdjonline000934&title=second-gunman-in-custody-at-armys-fort-hood--report
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
Nov 5, 2009
Second Gunman In Custody At Army's Fort Hood -Report
A second gunman is in custody after a shooting at the Army's Fort Hood in Texas
in which at least seven people were killed and 12 wounded, reports KCEN-TV of
Waco. The report comes about two hours after a first suspect was captured,
shortly after gunfire broke out.
Authorities say the gunmen were dressed in fatigues, though it's not confirmed
whether they are militarypersonnel. It's also not known if the victims were
military personnel or civilians.
The incident reportedly began at Fort Hood's theater and then moved to the
Soldier Readiness Processing Center, Killeen City Public Information Officer
Hillary Shine told Fox News. A graduation ceremony was scheduled to take place
Thursday.
Why Americans Gotta Read the "War Crimes Times!"
By Kim Carlyle
October 29, 2009 "Information Clearing House" -- Inundated as we are with
information, it is important for Americans to discern what is important and what
is not. This task is confounded in a society where the primary source of
information, the mainstream corporate-controlled media, limits the discourse by
ignoring or downplaying certain topics as it amplifies the importance of others.
To explain what is essential to Americans, we must define America. Contrary to
what some "patriots" seem to believe, our country is not defined by a
star-spangled rectangle of cloth; nor is it defined by a song we sing just
before the umpire hollers, "Play ball!"; it is not a pledge we say in school; it
is not a chief executive elected by the people or selected by judges for a four
year term; it is not an summer evening's pyrotechnics display; and it is not our
military might. America is defined by two documents.
The first was written by Thomas Jefferson and it notified the world that the
former colonies of England were now an autonomous, free-standing, self-governing
nation. This Declaration of Independence established certain ideals including
equality and rights to life and liberty. Its final words are a pledge of "sacred
Honor."
The other document is more technical; it describes how "We the People" will
allocate the powers of governance "in Order to form a more perfect Union." The
Constitution of the United States is the law of the land. America is defined by
ideals and by law. America could get by quite nicely without a flag, without an
anthem, without fireworks. It has managed to even get by with presidents of poor
quality and it did well enough before it became the only superpower. But without
ideals and without laws, we have no America—at least not an America worthy of
respect.
Therefore it is essential for Americans to guard our "sacred Honor" and to
ensure that our laws are upheld. When enemies, foreign or domestic, threaten our
honor or our Constitution, these enemies must be called to account.
Granted there are many important issues. The economy, health care, and the
financial crisis demand our attention. There are also issues of fluff and
celebrity that the media use to distract us. But the matter of war
crimes—actions which have caused untold suffering and death, increased enmity
toward our country and our soldiers, diminished our moral standing in the world,
increased global insecurity, and threatened the very fiber of America—have been
underreported, ignored, and swept aside as our chief executive chooses to look
forward, not back.
But we must look back. And we must hold accountable the men and women who have
broken our laws, tarnished our honor, and spit on our ideals. Since the
mainstream, corporate-controlled media have refused to provide adequate coverage
on war crimes and war criminals, several members of Veterans For Peace (a
national non-profit organization—VeteransForPeace.org) have begun publishing a
quarterly newspaper, the War Crimes Times, and maintaining a blog,
WarCrimesTimes.org, which is updated frequently. (See the mission statement
below.)
What evolved into a 16-page newspaper began as a one-time handout for an action
at the Newseum in Washington, DC. This January 2009 event followed two
occupations (September for 24 hours and November 2008 for 2 days) at the
National Archives, the home of the U.S. Constitution. On these occasions,
veterans displayed huge banners—"Defend the Constitution; Arrest Bush/Cheney;
War Criminals"—above the visitors' entrance as they occupied the ledge, fasted,
and broadcast speeches of Kennedy, King, and Kucinich; played music of Baez,
Dylan, and Seeger; and read the names of fallen soldiers. Of course, no major
media reported on these demonstrations.
The Newseum, "an interactive museum of news and journalism," was selected for
the January demonstration because the mainstream media has not only ignored
peace and justice activists, it had been complicit in advancing the Bush
administration's agenda by repeating the lies or limiting inconvenient facts
(for example, the Newseum's 9/11 exhibit fails to mention that none of the
alleged hijackers were Iraqi). The action, with a 40-foot banner display and
"newsies" handing out the War Crimes Times, was a great success. More than 3,000
copies were distributed in our nation's capital that day.
A second edition was prepared for the March anniversary of the invasion of Iraq
and it was so well-received that the editors decided to continue the War Crimes
Times as a quarterly publication. The WCT has just published its fourth edition
(http://www.veteransforpeace.org/files/pdf/WarCrimesTimesFall09.pdf) which
centers on Afghanistan—the illegality of the war and the ongoing civilian
casualties. It also has articles on the Army Experience Center, Vietnam war
crimes, citizen group actions, and the U.S.S. Liberty. The summer issue
(http://veteransforpeace.org/files/pdf/WarCrimesTimes_june.pdf) with the
headline, "Obama Drones On," included articles on torture, Obama's empty
promises, and the unmanned aerial vehicles that are bombing civilians in
Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The WCT print version is distributed for free across the country mainly by local
chapters of Veterans For Peace, who pay for printing and postage. The War Crimes
Times contains articles, opinion pieces, cartoons, and poetry that you are
unlikely to find in many other publications and certainly you won't find
concentrated in any other single publication. WCT contributors have included
academics Noam Chomsky, Lawrence Velvel, and Deborah Nelson; human rights and
constitutional lawyers Marjorie Cohn, Michael Ratner, and Francis Boyle;
journalists Peter Dyer, Dave Lindorff, and Robert Sheer; activists Laurie
Arbeiter, David Swanson, and Pat Elder; as well as many veterans who speak from
experience.
While the WCT is frequently distributed at events—forums, vigils,
demonstrations—that attract like-minded folks, it can also be used very
effectively as a teaching tool. Engage in a conversation with someone who needs
to be better informed, give them a copy of the War Crimes Times, point to an
article and say, "This woman is president of the National Lawyers Guild and she
says that Obama is obligated to prosecute war criminals!" or "Here's an army
general who says there is no doubt that the Bush administration committed war
crimes." Become an activist for America.
The veterans who produce the WCT took an oath upon their military induction to
"support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies,
foreign and domestic." They have a sense of duty to maintain the honor and
uphold the laws of America. But such a commitment is not limited to those who
have served; such patriotism should be the special interest of all Americans.
Check out the War Crimes Times, order a bundle, make a donation, spread the
word.
The War Crimes Times Mission Statement
The War Crimes Times provides information to the general public, to law-makers,
and to our justice-seeking allies on war crimes, war criminals, and on the
necessity and means of prosecuting war criminals. When national leaders initiate
hostilities they create the conditions—the extreme use of force coupled with
limited accountability—for the war crimes which invariably follow. War crimes
are therefore an inherent part of war. The suffering caused and the enmity
aroused by war crimes must be regarded as costs of war. Since these and other
costs far exceed any benefits of war, we seek to end war as a tool of
international policy. Towards this goal, we believe that holding war criminals
accountable will send a strong message to those currently in power to very
carefully weigh all the consequences of the decision to go to war. While we
recognize that United States has long relied on military force to further its
foreign policy goals, we feel that the Bush Administration's blatant and
egregious violations of international law demand special attention. The WCT has
resolved to see that Bush, Cheney, & Co. are prosecuted for war crimes no matter
how long it takes. There is no statute of limitations on war crimes.
Kim Carlyle is a homesteader, an army veteran (1966-69), president of Veterans
For Peace Chapter 099, and an editor of the War Crimes Times.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23845.htm#at
[http://www.veteransforpeace.org/files/pdf/WarCrimesTimesFall09.pdf]
"THY WORD IS TRUTH"--JESUS, John 17:17
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/deception_of_catholicism/?yguid=225298015
DECEPTION OF CATHOLICISM
http://www.chcpublications.net/CathCrn1.htm
THE HOLY EUCHARIST
Eating the Flesh of Deity
Edited and compiled by Keith Green
Introduction
A young Catholic believer recently asked me, "What are Protestants still
protesting about anyway?" The question caught me off-guard, and at the time I
had to answer, "I don't really know . . . nothing, I guess." Well, my
on-the-spot answer really bothered me, and it started gnawing away at me. What
were Martin Luther, the Hugenots, the Anabaptists, the Quakers and the
multitudes of others protesting anyway when they broke away from the Church of
Rome? What did they suffer untold persecutions and martyrdoms for? I had to find
the answer. . . and when I found it, I knew I had no choice but to share it.
http://www.chcpublications.net/CathCrn2.htm
The SACRIFICE of the MASS
http://www.chcpublications.net/CathCrn3.htm
Salvation According to Rome
http://www.chcpublications.net/CathCrn4.htm
What Did Vatican II Really Change?
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Last Days suppresses tracts
http://www.informationgospel.net/the_chronicles_of_catholic.htm
Catholics and Protestants Together: "The Catholic Chronicles" revisited
International Foursquare movement and Assemblies of God...
This was brought to my attention several weeks ago when a friend of mine was
talking to me about his internship under Pastor Steve Overman of Eugene Faith
Center (foursquare church). He was telling me about his curriculum and let out
that it came from the pope. I began to research the mater and found that Pastor
Overman was part of the "International Roman Catholic Pentecostal Dialogue."
"The goal of the Dialogue is a deepening of mutual understanding and respect
between the two communities, and not organic or structural unity. The
discussions were typified by an attitude of candor and trust. Each day was
opened and closed with periods of devotions led alternatively by members of the
two teams."
"This year's discussion was hosted by the Roman Catholic team who invited the
Pentecostals to worship with them"
-- http://www.pctii.org/news/99rcpent.html
Why would any bible believing Christian pray and worship the Catholic God?
"Co-Chairs of the Dialogue are Rev. Cecil M. Robeck, Jr. (Assemblies of God,
Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California) and Rev. Kilian McDonnell,
O.S.B. (St. John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota, USA)."
"Other Pentecostal participants included: Dr. Cheryl Bridges Johns (Church of
God, Cleveland, TN, USA) who was asked to serve as co-secretary; Rev. Jackie
Johns (Church of God, Cleveland, TN, USA); Rev. Francois Moller (Apostolic Faith
Mission, South Africa): Ms. Marta Palma (Iglesia Mision Pentecostal, Chile);
Rev. Raymond M. Pruitt (Church of God of Prophecy, USA). The Rev. Gary Matsdorf
(International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, USA) attended as an observer."
--http://www.pctii.org/news/99rcpent.html
Here is pastor Overman:
"* Rev. Steve Overman
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Eugene, Oregon, USA
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997"--
http://home.hetnet.nl/~stucom/document/0002uk.htm
These are some heavy hitting protestant churches involved in this. These
protestant groups make up the "World Council of Churches." Let's continue to
explore the nature of this "dialogue" as well as the agenda of the World
Council.
LIST OF THOSE ATTENDING ASSISI PEACE CONFERENCE
VATICAN, (CWNews.com) - The Italian daily newspaper Avvenire has published a
list of the religious leaders expected to participate in the January 24
inter-religious observance at Assisi.
Avvenire reported that 33 cardinals are expected, led by the Vatican Secretary
of State, Cardinal Angelo Sodano; the prefect of the Congregation for Bishops,
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re; the president of the Pontifical Council for
Justice and Peace, Cardinal Francois-Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan; the president of
the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity, Cardinal Walter Kasper; and Cardinal
Etchegaray, who organized the original inter-religious ceremony in Assisi in
1986. Also present will be representatives of the episcopal conferences of
Algeria, Angola, the Philippines, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Rwanda, and
Sudan-- countries where inter-religious dialogue is particularly important.
The Orthodox churches of the world will send 11 patriarchs to Assisi, led by the
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople. But no representative of
the Moscow patriarchate is expected.
About 50 Islamic leaders will attend, coming from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia,
Lebanon, Egypt, Iran, the Philippines, and Jordan. And Jewish rabbis will come
from Jerusalem, France, and the United States-- along with Elio Toaff, the
former chief rabbi of Rome.
Protestant bodies will be represented by Konrad Kaiser, the secretary-general of
the World council of Churches; Anglican Bishop Richard Garrard of Rome; Setri
Nyomi of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches; George Freeman of the World
Methodist Council; CECIL ROBECK OF THE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH; Alvin Jackson of the
Disciples of Christ; Theodor Angelou of the European Baptist Federation; and
Bert Beach of the Seventh-Day Adventists.
The Vatican also expects representatives of Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism,
Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, and traditional African faiths.
So the World Council, made up of protestant churches including the foursquare
church and the assemblies of God, is now praying for peace with members of all
faiths no matter who their god(s) is/are.
Pope John Paul II, in an address to the World Council said:
"Our dialogue then becomes an examination of conscience, a call to conversion,
in which both sides examine before God their responsibility to do all that they
can to put behind them the conflicts of the past. At that point, the Spirit
fills us with a yearning to confess together that "there is one body and one
Spirit, ... one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of us all, who
is above all and through all and in all" (Eph 4.4-6), And we feel this as a
duty, as something that must be done so that "the world may believe" (Jn 17.21).
For this reason the commitment of the Catholic Church to ecumenical dialogue is
irrevocable."-- from: http://www.warc.ch/2000/17.html
Why would the pope be putting out "a call to conversion" to other christians?
Don't we all believe in the same god? Fortunately, Jesus made provision in his
teachings for leaders such as these:
Matthew 7:15-19
15 "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly
they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather
grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree bears
good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad
fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good
fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore by their fruits you
will know them.
2 Corinthians 11:12-15
12 But what I do, I will also continue to do, that I may cut off the opportunity
from those who desire an opportunity to be regarded just as we are in the things
of which they boast. 13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers,
transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder! For Satan
himself transforms himself into an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is no great
thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of
righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.[/b]
_________________
-Colin Elliott Tue Jul 15, 2003
http://forums.zealfortruth.org/viewtopic.php?p=4570
The Unacceptable Cost of Judeo-Christianity; Its Legacy of Pain
Charles E. Carlson Oct 05, 2009
[Extract only]
Essential facts about Christian Zionism
First: It must be understood what Judeo-Christianity (also called
"evangelicalism," dispensationalism, or Christians Zionism) is: by any name, a
20th Century phenomena, an apostate-cult, meaning it practices, in part, a
deviant path of following Christ, and it relies upon many varied human sources
other than the traditional bible(s) for its theology.4 & 5
Second: Judeo-Christianity ascribes holiness to a foreign political state,
Israel, as though it was itself a god. It placed political Israel on the throne
along side of Jesus Christ, and, in so doing, its teachers ignore, if not annul,
much of Jesus' teachings. 1 & 2 & 3
Third: Rank and file churchgoers and many lesser known Judeo-Christian pastors
think of themselves as moral, even when they are actively contributing to
immoral acts, such as supporting mass military assassinations in Gaza and the
West Bank. They do not consider these acts immoral because they believe events
are ordained, or even demanded, by God.
http://whtt.org/index.php?news=2&id=3307
James 4:4
http://biblecc.com/james/4-4.htm
.........................
You adulterous people, don't you know that friendship with the world is hatred
toward God? Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of
God.
NIV
Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is
enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy
of God.
KJV
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http://www.newswithviews.com/BeritKjos/kjos67.htm
MOTHER OF ALL PURPOSE-DRIVEN DECEPTIONS
By Berit Kjos
November 28, 2006
http://www.prophezine.com/Default.aspx?tabid=475&EntryID=36
Saturday, November 18, 2006 11:01 AM
Rick Warren made a statement in his damage control spin piece about his so
called favor to a neighbor trip to Syria. He once again distorts and perverts
the Scriptures to give credibility to his purpose driven doctrine of devils.
Here is Rick Warren in his spin doctor letter to his pdlobots at Saddleback
"Friends, I am aware that inaccuracies, misquotes, and misperceived
motivations get reported about me In the press daily. Most of the time, I just
ignore them. Jesus said, "If the world hates you, remember that it Hated me
first." (John 15:18 - NCV)
I love the paraphrase of Matthew 5:11-12 (Msg): "Count yourselves blessed
every time people put you Down or speak lies about you to discredit me. What it
means is that the truth is too close for comfort and They are uncomfortable. You
can be glad when that happens—for though they don't like it, I do! And all
Heaven applauds. And know that you are in good company. My prophets and
witnesses have always gotten Into this kind of trouble.""
Rick ... Let me just publicly state for the record here ... The world LOVES you!
It is God fearing, Bible believing, true born again Christian's that have a huge
problem with your false humanistic doctrine of devils. You have no need to worry
about the world and their being enamored with your celebrity status.
You have the love and admiration of people like Bono, Presidents and heads of
States. You have the full endorsement of Bill Gates and President Bush. You hob
knob with the likes of Brad Pitt and his mistress. You are routinely welcomed to
foreign countries to push your poison. You are invited to speak at some of the
most politically influential organizations on the planet. There is really not a
religion on this planet that does not accept your purpose driven poison as in
keeping with their own beliefs.
No... Rick Warren, the only problem you have is with true Christians and the
true Word of God. Both of which expose you for the wolf in sheep's clothing that
you are.
Which brings me to the point of this post; your extremely un-holy alliances in
the name of P.E.A.C.E. You have quite a line up of people speaking at your
purpose driven compound at the beginning of December to help you push your
P.E.A.C.E. Plan world wide. Why do you see fit to have someone like Barach Obama
speak at your compound Mr. Warren? Do you agree with his legislating the
slaughter of millions of unborn babies? Is it the age old "the end justifies the
means" excuse? What is it Rick Warren?
I can tell you this with great certainty, God will not be mocked. What ever you
sow to your one world P.E.A.C.E. Plan you will reap. And I will venture into
another reality for you Rick Warren; it won't be heaven on earth that you reap.
For those of you who would like to defend this false teacher Rick Warren ...
Please take a look at the letter that Mr. Obama's wife sent out in an effort to
help her husband get elected. She defends partial birth abortion. Then click on
the second link and see what the true result is of partial birth abortion. It is
the ugly, demonic result of what Mr. & Mrs. Obama believe is a woman's right and
this is the same man that Mr. Warren will give his pulpit over to the first part
of December 2006.
Mrs. Barach Obama -
http://www.prolifeblogs.com/articles/archives/2006/10/post_5.php
The horrific demonic results of partial birth abortion -
http://www.sliceoflaodicea.com/archives/obamababy.php - (WARNING) the photo is
disturbing and should not be viewed by small children.
Here is a list of those who will be in attendance at this years P.E.A.C.E. Plan
aids conference put on by Rick & Kay Warren at Saddleback church in California.
The world loves you Rick Warren!
Below is a list of Rick Warren's un-holy alliances...
LIST OF SPEAKERS FOR THE GLOBAL SUMMIT ON AIDS & THE CHURCH
SPECIAL VIDEO PRESENTATIONS
President George W. Bush
Bill & Melinda Gates
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH LEADERS
Robert Redfield, M.D., Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland,
Baltimore
Edward Green, Ph.D., Harvard University anthropologist and AIDS prevention
authority
Christian Pitter, M.D., Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Paul Cimoch, M.D., Center for Special Immunity
Innocent Nyaruhirira, M.D., Minister of State and Health, Rwanda
Derek Spencer, M.S., C.R.N.P., Institute of Human Virology, JACQUES Initiative
Irene Khethi Mngadi, Director of HIV/AIDS, Dept. Of Social Development, South
Africa
Robb Sheneberger, M.D., Professor & Senior medical advisor, Southern Africa
University
Becky Kuhn, M.D. Adult & Pediatric AIDS Clinic, Long Beach, Calif.
RELIEF & HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS
Richard Stearns, President, World Vision
Wess Stafford, President, Compassion International
Franklin Graham, President, Samaritan's Purse
Sammy Mah, President, World Relief
Richard Feacham, President, The Global Fund
Mary Davis Fisher, United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
Rolando Figueroa, Director, Catholic Relief Services, El Salvador
Deborah Dortzbach, International Director, HIV/AIDS, World Relief
Laura van Vuuren, Northwest Medical Teams,
U.S. GOVERNMENT
Ambassador Mark Dybul, United States global AIDS coordinator
Senator Barack Obama, Illinois
Senator Sam Brownback, Kansas
Kent Hill, Director, Bureau for Global Health, U.S. Agency for International
Development
Terri Hasdorff, Director, Center for Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, USAID
Chad Haywood, Senior advisor, Center for FBCI, U.S. Agency for International
Development
PASTORS & MINISTRY LEADERS
Archbishop Emmanuel Kolini, Archibishop of the Anglican Church of Rwanda
Bishop Charles E. Blake, Pastor, West Angeles Church of God in Christ, Los
Angeles
Calvin Butts, Pastor, Abyssinian Baptist Church, New York City,& President of
SUNY College
John Ortberg, Pastor, Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, Menlo Park, CA.
John Benn, Pastor, First City Baptist Church, East London, South Africa
Luis Cortés, Jr., President, Esperanza USA
Dennis Rainey, President, FamilyLife
Cliff & Joyce Penner, Ph.D., Authors of The Gift of Sex, Clinical psychologists
Chad Thompson, Author, Loving Homosexuals the Way Jesus Would
Dale Hanson Bourke, Author, The Skeptics Guide to the Global AIDS Crisis
Paul Pennington, Director, Family Life's Hope for Orphans
Bruce Sonnenberg, President, He Intends Victory
Carol Wagstaff, Living Stones Ministries
Tim Wilkins, Cross Ministry
Rick and Barb Wise, Youth Prevention Specialists, Wise Choices
PLUS SADDLEBACK STAFF
Rick and Kay Warren, Founders, Saddleback Church &HIV/AIDS Initiative
Elizabeth Styffe, R.N., M.N., Director, HIV/AIDS Initiative
Mike Constantz, Pastor of Missions & Global P.E.A.C.E Plan
Skip Lanfried, Pastor of North America P.E.A.C.E. Plan
Tommy Hilliker, Pastor of Pastoral Care
Craig Jutila, Pastor of Children's Ministry
Brad Baker, Pastor of CRAVE Ministry
Shaun Blakeney, Pastor of High School ministry
John Baker, Founder, Celebrate Recovery
Rick Warren and those who defend him; I leave you with a few Scriptures to
ponder....
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his
own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? (Mark 8:36-37 KJV)
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of
heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will
say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? And in
thy name have cast out devils? And in thy name done many wonderful works? And
then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work
iniquity. (Matthew 7:21-23 KJV)
Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is
enmity with God? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy
of God. (James 4:4 KJV)
RICK WARREN CALLS ON MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS TO WORK TOGETHER
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jul 13, 2009 in Rick Warren
From The Orange County Register as cited at the Islamic Society of North America
(ISNA) website:
Speaking to a crowd of nearly 8,000 Muslims at the Islamic Society of North
America's annual convention in Washington D.C., Saddleback Church Pastor Rick
Warren called on Muslims and Christians to form an interfaith coalition to
combat prejudice and stereotypes. While Fourth of July revelers staked out seats
to watch fireworks at the nearby Capitol Building, Warren addressed
convention-goers – some of them from Orange County Muslim student associations –
about the need for mutual respect.
"Tolerance is not enough," Warren said. "People don't want to be tolerated,
they want to be respected, they want to be listened to. They want to be valued."
Armed with four ideas for action, Warren called on Muslims and Christians to
work together to create respect, restore civility to civilization, promote peace
and tackle major world problems. "I am not interested in interfaith dialogue, I
am interested in interfaith projects," Warren said. "Talk is very cheap."…
(Online source)
If you haven't yet heard Warren's talk at ISNA we have a video of it below that
apparently the Saddleback censors missed. You may want to save it quickly as
odds are it will be gone within an hour.
http://apprising.org/2009/07/rick-warren-calls-on-muslims-and-christians-to-work\
\-together/
RICK WARREN ENVISIONING COALITION OF FAITH
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jul 6, 2009 in Rick Warren
Washington Times brings us a secular persepective in the story quoted below
concerning Warren's latest violation of 2 Corinthians 6:14-15, which also shows
immediately where Rick Warren jumps the track as a minister of the gospel:
The Rev. Rick Warren, one of America's best-known evangelical Protestant
pastors, pleaded with about 8,000 Muslim listeners on Saturday night to work
together to solve the world's greatest problems by cooperating in a series of
interfaith projects.
"Muslims and Christians can work together for the common good without
compromising my convictions or your convictions," Mr. Warren said during an
evening session of the annual convention of the Islamic Society of North America
(ISNA) at the Washington Convention Center.
"I am not interested in interfaith dialogue but interfaith projects," said
the pastor of the 24,000-member Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., who is
widely known for his bestseller "The Purpose-Driven Life."… (Online source)
If Warren's so concerned about "the common good" that he's willing to compromise
the Gospel in order to accomplish his humanitarian goals, then he should
immediately resign from ministry so that he'd be free to be simply a social
worker.
http://apprising.org/2009/07/rick-warren-envisioning-coalition-of-faith/
Rick Warren's Ecumenical Idolatry!
Jan 30, 2009
Did Rick Warren Pray to Allah in the Name of a Muslim Prophet?
Rick Warren—who is one of President Barack Obama's bridges to the evangelical
church—managed to pray an inaugural prayer that made nearly everyone happy, with
the exception, that is, of the one true God to whom the prayer was supposed to
be addressed. While Warren began by quoting the Hebrew Schema, and addressing
the biblical God of all creation, who warned, "You shall have no other gods
before Me….for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God…" (Exodus 20:3, 5b),
Warren went on to invoke the Muslim deity Allah. If that was not bad enough,
Warren quoted both the Bible and the Koran, and he prayed in the names of Jesus
Christ as well as the Muslim prophet Isa! I felt this perilous travesty needed
to be addressed, especially since Time Magazine has dubbed Rick Warren
"America's New People's Pastor," and he is influencing millions of people
through his books and public persona.
Tragically, Warren's incorporation of the Islamic deity in the name of a Muslim
prophet went over the heads of the vast majority of Christians who heard his
inaugural prayer. While Warren's prayer may have pleased President Barack Obama,
who gained countless votes by riding on Warren's back into the evangelical
church, God warned us in His Word that religious syncretism would characterize
the great apostasy of the last days (Revelation 17)!
(More at http://cupofjoe.goodfight.org/?p=88 )
Category: * Purpose Driven Movement
Source: Chris Pinto with Adullam Films
Posted on October 15, 2009
RICK WARREN, TONY BLAIR & THE VATICAN AGENDA
AMERICA'S PASTOR & THE PATH TO APOSTASY
Rick Warren recently joined with Tony Blair's Interfaith Advisory Board, which
includes leaders from six different faiths. The man called "America's Pastor"
will sit alongside leaders from Muslim, Buddhist and Hindu "faiths," along with
his Roman Catholic counterpart, Tony Blair. To read Warren's own statement about
it, click here.
http://www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com/blog/index.php?p=1680&more=1&c=1
Rick Warren announces that he has joined an Interfaith Advisory Board.
Rick announced the following:
The vision and values of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation are desperately
needed today when every major issue in our world is influenced for good or harm
by faith factors. It would be foolish to ignore how religious conviction impacts
personal and national identity, poverty and education, extremism and
reconciliation, disease and development, peace and progress. In any effort to
help people learn to live and work together, we must engage the vast networks,
resources, wisdom, and influence of the faith communities. My friends, Tony
Blair is uniquely prepared with the gifts of temperament, knowledge, experience,
leadership, and global respect essential for a task this great. I honestly don't
know of anyone better suited for this challenge. It's why I agreed to serve on
the Advisory Board. The Tony Blair Faith Foundation's potential for doing good
is staggering.
Rick Warren
Saddleback Church
Purpose Driven Network
P.E.A.C.E. Coalition
The above can be found on the Tony Blair Faith Foundation website.
This graphic was taken from http://tonyblairfaithfoundation.org/http://www.exchangedlife.com/departing/warren3.shtml
Sunday October 18, 2009
Israel, we know what you did last winter
BEHIND THE HEADLINES
By BUNN NAGARA
THE fuss over the "Goldstone Report" confirms that were it otherwise, the report
would have been more pro-Israeli whitewash after gross human rights atrocities
in Gaza.
After two years of Israel's crippling siege of Gaza, pro-Hamas fighters fired
some rockets at Israel last December. The Israeli military then crushed Gaza,
its artillery and air force bombarding homes, schools, hospitals and mosques for
a death toll of some 1,400 Palestinians to 13 Israelis.
The asymmetrical battle caused an uproar worldwide, with UN Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon condemning Israel's disproportionate use of force and the Pope
calling for a ceasefire. It also led to the UN Human Rights Council
commissioning the report "Human Rights in Palestine and Other Occupied Arab
Territories", led by international jurist Richard Goldstone.
Goldstone, a South African Jew and constitutional court judge, was the first
chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former
Yugoslavia as well as for Rwanda. He also chaired the Independent International
Commission on Kosovo, besides other international appointments.
For Gaza he was joined by Christine Chinkin, professor of international law at
the London School of Economics and member of the fact-finding mission to Beit
Hanoun; Hina Jilani, Advocate of Pakistan's Supreme Court and former Special
Representative to the secretary-general on human rights; and Col (Rtd) Desmond
Travers of Ireland and board member of the Institute for International Criminal
Investigations.
The result is a hefty document in five parts, covering 31 chapters and 575 pages
even in its "edited version". It investigated 36 incidents, visited scenes of
devastation, held public hearings in Gaza and Geneva, conducted 188 interviews,
and reviewed in excess of 300 reports and documents spanning more than 10,000
pages, 30 videos and 1,200 photographs.
It sought meetings with individuals and officials on both sides, receiving
cooperation only from the Palestinian Authority (PA). The Israeli government
repeatedly frustrated investigations, including blocking access to some
Palestinian officials.
When the report was released last month most countries welcomed it, but not
Israel and Hamas. That should count as a credibility factor, but things became
more complicated as Hamas later approved it.
Anyone following the news would see nothing dramatic in the report. Israel as
the much stronger power and the occupying force had hammered Gaza relentlessly
for more than three weeks, including with highly incendiary white phosphorous
bombs in densely populated civilian neighbourhoods.
That much is known by international human rights NGOs and news media. The
Goldstone Report recorded all these points and more, where possible through
first-hand eyewitness accounts.
Israel's consistent efforts to block the report's investigations and later to
condemn it serve three purposes: deny investigators forensic evidence that would
further implicate Israel, make the report seem biased, and then justify
allegations of bias.
It has done all these, besides the spurious arguments of its defenders: among
them, that Israel knew from the start the report would be biased against it, so
it refused to cooperate.
Other arguments include Israel's assumed right to do anything in self-defence,
regardless of what others may think; its exemption from criticism, immunity from
prosecution at the International Criminal Court, and denial of any rights to the
Palestinian people; and support for the report from non-Western democracies
means it is illegitimate.
Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Israel's own B'Tselem disagree
with Israel's stand, including its view that most of the Palestinian victims
were militants. There is an internal movement within Israel so opposed to
government policies as to have triggered official concern beyond the report
itself.
Since 1979, several statements by Israeli youths have openly rejected the
government's conscription programme. Now there are even former Israeli soldiers
who reject the occupation of Palestine.
The latest letter by 84 young Israelis as conscientious objectors was presented
at a news conference in Tel Aviv last Monday. These high school students say
they want to contribute to Israeli society, but were prepared to risk jail by
opposing harsh government policies.
Such developments have spurred Israeli officials into overdrive in damage
control mode, focusing on the Goldstone Report as target.
There was the predictable Times commentary by Israel's ambassador to Britain
attacking the UN Human Rights Council, as Israeli leaders huffed and puffed.
Then as Justice Goldstone insisted that guilty soldiers must be punished, Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that would never happen.
Israel warned that if the UN pursued the report the "peace process" could be
threatened, and if Western countries approved it then their own anti-terror
efforts could be compromised. It also leaned on the United States to persuade
the PA's Mahmoud Abbas to withhold immediate endorsement of the report.
That was done, Abbas hesitated to give endorsement, and Israeli hawks pounced:
they said even the Palestinians were divided over the report. Abbas realised his
mistake, but the damage was done.
Now the new focus is on the UN Human Rights Council, as it took up the report's
recommendation on Friday for Israel to conduct a satisfactory inquiry into the
Gaza conflict or have the ICC intervene. The mere thought of Israel being
accused of anything continues to inflame Zionist passion, particularly when
Hamas is not seen as an equal.
But if Hamas were treated as an equal, with all its implications, Israel would
be the first to complain again.
http://www.thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?file=/2009/10/18/columnists/behin\
dtheheadlines/4927990&sec=behindtheheadlines
1 Timothy 4: Doctrines of Devils in the Last Days
Kato Mivule | October 13, 2009
A study through the writings of Paul to Timothy reveal the sense of urgency with
which Paul the apostle wrote to the early Church concerning the issue of demonic
deception that had crept inside the Christian Church...
1Timothy Chapter 4 has been discussed numerous times over and over again by a
number of Ministers dealing with Discernment and also here at YesuMulungi
website. It is a subject that every Christian ought to be aware of that there is
a `diabolically orchestrated' deception going on around the world and inside
some churches that choose not watch.
Yet still the warnings in 1Timothy are worthy of repeating numerous times
perhaps someone will awake and listen to what The Holy Spirit is expressly
speaking to the Churches.
Many ministers ignore this warning and many Christians too follow in the ruinous
footsteps of some false Preachers and pseudo Pastors by totally ignoring the
fact that devils and demons are out there disseminating deception in Christian
Circles that if possible the very elect could get deceived.
Part of the problem is the false leadership we have in many Churches and
1Timothy Chapter 3 addresses this issue that for Christians to be grounded in
solid bible doctrine requires Christians Leaders who truly love The Lord Jesus
Christ from a pure heart and are given to keeping the teachings and sayings of
Jesus Christ – Sound Doctrine.
I recently heard a Pastor in the United States of America who accused
`Discernment' Ministers of "loving the Word more than Jesus Christ"… The Pastor
claimed that such folks (meaning discernment ministers) love the Bible more than
Jesus Christ… However, such reasoning is very dangerous and leaves the door wide
open for an inflow of falsehood. First and foremost, the Pastor tries to
separate Jesus Christ from His Word; secondly he promotes a lie that as long as
you love Jesus Christ, his word is secondary and not part of the equation.
This kind of thinking is finding its way in many Christian Churches where they
claim to love Jesus Christ but have no regard to the doctrine Jesus Christ
teaches. Jesus Christ clearly stated that if you love Him then you will keep His
sayings and teachings. Therefore to love Jesus Christ is to love and cherish His
Word.
John 14:15
(15) If ye love me, keep my commandments.
John 14:21
(21) He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me:
and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will
manifest myself to him.
John 14:23-24
(23) Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words:
and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with
him.
(24) He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear
is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.
Yet it is keeping to God's Word that will keep us safe from any kind of
Diabolical Deception out there in the World today. Our discernment is useless
and blinded if it is not based of the Teachings and Sayings of Jesus Christ. We
therefore cannot separate Jesus Christ from His Teachings and Sayings. Jesus
Christ is The Word of God and Jesus Christ and His Words are inseparable.
Brethren, watch out and don't buy into that demonic lie that you can love Jesus
Christ even if you do not love His word.
We ought to come before the Throne of Grace with humility and ask for Grace and
Mercy that we may love Jesus Christ and Love His Word. It is this single factor
of watering down God's Word, having disregard to the Teachings and sayings of
Jesus Christ that deception has crept into churches.
Yet even as 1Timothy 4 gives a warning against the Doctrine of Devils in the
Last Days, Paul the apostle made sure that he gave the antidote in the same
chapter as we shall see below. However, interestingly, Paul the apostle gives us
the `times' or `season' when this kind of `diabolical' deception would occur,
and that would be in the last days – the very days in which we live today.
So there are three or four things that we learn from 1Timothy 4 and that is…
• The Demonic Deception…
• Who will be the object of this Diabolical Deception…
• The Times and Season when it Occurs…
• The Antidote to the Diabolical Deception…
The four points are not that difficult for anyone to grasp… Every Christian from
the baby Christians to those who have walked with The Lord for many years should
seriously consider what Paul the apostle writes in 1Timothy chapter 4 as this is
a clear echo of the warnings that Jesus Christ gave concerning the falsehood
that would appear in the last days.
Warnings about the Diabolical Deception…
1 Timothy 4:1-14
(1) Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall
depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
We see that Paul the apostle using very strong language here in that he quotes
the Holy Spirit expressly, specifically, explicitly, particularly speaking that
in the Last Days some shall depart from the faith, giving heed top seducing
spirits, and doctrines of devils…
Those that are departing from the faith are Christians who happened to be in the
Faith… You cannot depart from the faith if you are not in the faith in the first
place. Therefore the warning is so serious that all Christians should take note
of it.
Many times when speaking about deception in the Church, I have found that
Evangelical Christians are always quick to point the finger to Catholics,
Episcopal, Methodists, among another `Liberal Christians' as being `deceived'.
Yet many Evangelicals are getting deeper into deception as they fail to examine
themselves and their teachings in light of the Sayings of Jesus Christ, if they
are still in the faith.
Therefore the object of this end time diabolical deception is the Church – some
in the church are currently departing from the faith and giving heed to seducing
spirits and doctrines of demons.
The times and seasons are given to us by Paul the apostle when these diabolical
deception is to occur, and that is the last days. Now, the question is that when
did the last days begin? This question is important to get the answer and it
helps us in our discernment and puts procrastination at bay insofar as
discernment in the Body of Christ is concerned.
Acts 2:14-21
(14) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto
them, Ye men of Judea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto
you, and hearken to my words:
(15) For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour
of the day.
(16) But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
(17) And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of
my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
(18) And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of
my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
(19) And I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath;
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke:
(20) The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before
that great and notable day of the Lord come:
(21) And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the
Lord shall be saved.
Peter the apostle standing to speak mentions the Last Days as being the time
when Joel's prophecy concerning the outpouring of the Holy Spirit would be
fulfilled. Certainly from that day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit was poured
out on the believers in the upper room marked the beginning of the Last Days.
This is why Paul the apostle, Peter the apostle, and John the apostle in their
epistles always speak of the Church being in the last days… John the apostle
puts it more clearly…
1 John 2:18
(18) Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist
shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the
last time.
Therefore the `Diabolical' deception in the last days is a warning by the Holy
Spirit to the current Church with great urgency that all Christians watch and
not be deceived by Doctrines of Demons and Devils.
Those who choose to ignore such a warning like many Preachers and Pastors do
today, is to do it at their own peril. Walking away from the Faith in Christ
because you allowed deception into your life is to follow Devils to perdition.
This is a very serious matter as it concerns your very eternal life.
Yet still even more startling is who would orchestrate the deception. It is
clear from our study in 1Timothy 4 that it is Devils and Demons. These are
fallen angels and agents of Satan who are out to deceive mankind into following
and doing the will of Satan.
Yet Paul the apostle uses a powerful word here `Doctrines' as he refers to the
teachings of these Devils. What happens is that these Devils creep into the
Church by stealth of course using people who are given to deception. Then these
Devils `communicate demonic and diabolical teachings to these human agents –
false preachers and fake pastors, who then teach the demonic teachings.
Yes, the picture is a fearful one and a dreadful one that you would wakeup early
in the morning to go to your Sunday service only to have a Pastor engage in
Teaching Doctrines of Devils. I tell you the truth and a `wakeup call' truth,
that some preachers and pastors on Christian TV, Radio, and Churches no longer
teach Sound Bible Doctrine but instead teach doctrines of Devils and Demons.
How do you know if your Pastor and Preacher are engaged in Teaching Doctrines of
Devils? The answer is simple; it is all those teachings they teach that
contradict the Whole Counsel of God's Word. It is when they engage in teaching
doctrines that contradict New Testament Christian Teachings. It is when they
teach commandments of Men as if they are Doctrines of Jesus Christ. It is when
they engage in teaching doctrines that contradict the sayings and teachings of
Jesus Christ.
Yes, many times the false teachings are accompanied by false miracles, signs,
and wonders. There is a so-called `powerful Man of God' in Kampala, Uganda who
clearly teaches doctrines of devils and demons in his Church yet at the same
time performs great signs and wonders. This Pastor teaches his followers that it
is OK to curse your enemies and wish your enemies evil that they wished on you…
This Pastor has a very large following as people go out to him to seek revenge
against their enemies… The Devils that author his demonic doctrines grant him
deceptive signs and wonders too and as such those who are already deceived only
continue deeper into deception…and Jesus Christ warned us long before…
Matthew 7:21-23
(21) Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom
of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
(22) Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy
name and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful
works?
(23) And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye
that work iniquity.
Matthew 24:24-25
(24) For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show
great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive
the very elect.
(25) Behold, I have told you before.
A few examples of doctrines that are diabolical being preached by a number of
Pastors today include…
* The Prosperity Gospel…
* The Dominionist Gospel…
* The Gospel of Legalism…etc…
Yet Paul the apostle gives us the antidote in dealing with the diabolic
deception inside the Church as we shall see later below.
Legalism is a clear sign of a Diabolical Teaching in the Church…
1Timothy 4:2-5
(2) Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
(3) Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath
created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the
truth.
(4) For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be
received with thanksgiving:
(5) For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
Paul the apostle clearly shows Timothy that one of the teachings that Devils
would author, would be legalism. These Devils would influence the preachers and
pastors controlled by Devils to teach and speak lies in hypocrisy… This is
important to note as many times some deceptive preachers use part of truth,
usually out of context as a pretext for lies and distortion.
What they do is give you drinking water with 30 percent poison in it. The goal
is to be deceptive… The 30 percent poison is what puts to sleep the individual
that drinks it. The 70 percent truth is used as cover and pretext for some other
sinister agendas. The goal is to control and manipulate the individual so that
they lose any sense of clarity, reasoning, and sound thinking.
Once the individual has lost any sense of clarity, judgment, objectivity, and
Sound Mind, the Devils go for a `kill', they then administer 70 to 80 percent
false teachings and at the end of the day the individual is worse off than when
they first believed. Yet many times Christians are OK with preachers and
pastors who teach things that are just 70 percent truth but 30 percent lies…
The goal of the Devils is to have preachers controlled and influenced by Devils
teach lies in hypocrisy. Hypocrisy is a very big instrument. It is one reason
that you find big name preachers who preach and teach false doctrines engage in
"helping the poor" and giving to orphans etc, usually with TV cameras to
broadcast their benevolence.
Yet such benevolence is done merely for `photo ops' and using the media to paint
a picture that they are truly men of God when the opposite is true.
Yet Legalism is often used in both overt and subtle forms so as to get the
deceived Christians to fully comply and submit to the Doctrines of Devils being
taught by the demonically influenced preacher. One good example is when
Christians are forced to Tithe and told that no blessings would come to them
except if they tithe, that they would be cursed until they blessed the `Man of
God' with the tithe.
Many other forms of Legalism are present in Christendom, all authored by Devils
and their doctrines. In Paul's time, some folks had begun teaching that people
should not marry, even to this day this Doctrine still exists in the Catholic
Church were Pastors a.k.a. Priests are forbid to marry; others were teaching
forms of legalism that involved not eating certain types of foods.
Yet the same its true today, check through Christendom and look at all the forms
of legalisms that some individuals love to call "liturgy", all such forms of
legalism set impediments between the believer and The Lord Jesus Christ. Instead
Man becomes center and a form of substitute mediator between Jesus Christ and
the Believer. Such legalism is diabolical and hinders a personal relationship
between the believer and Jesus Christ.
Legalism is something that all we Christians much watch out for, especially
Christians who have walked with The Lord for sometime. We tend to think that our
spiritual life and walk should be the standard for all other Christians. If one
is gifted in prayer and fasting, then they tend to want to force all other
Christians to Pray and Fast or else they won't be `up to tune' spiritually…
The danger is that the Devil takes your good walk with The Lord Jesus Christ and
tries to defile it by turning it into a legalistic activity and then making you
set that as a standard for all peoples. This at the same time is not a call for
a lazy spiritual life, we ought to encourage and exhort the brethren in good
works for Jesus Christ but out of love and desire to serve Jesus Christ and
others and not legalism.
The Antidotes to Diabolical Teachings and Doctrines of Devils…
In the last part of 1Timothy Chapter 4, Paul the apostle does not leave the
saints hanging as in not knowing what to do in dealing with the false teachings
authored by Devils and spreading by stealth inside Churches. Paul the apostle
equips the saints with antidotes that would protect and keep them immune to the
demonic deception inside Christendom in these last days…
Put to Remembrance these things…
1Timothy 4:6
(6) If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a
good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good
doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.
Sound Bible Doctrine is emphasized in the verse above. It was in keeping to
God's Word that the saints in the Church at Ephesus would keep themselves safe
from demonic teachings. Paul the apostle places emphasis on God's Holy Word by
telling Timothy that he had to be `nourished' which meant to be fed with
nutritious spiritual food, by feeding of the words of Faith and good doctrine.
Refuse Profane and Old wives Fables…
1Timothy 4:7
(7) But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto
godliness.
(8) For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all
things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
Paul the apostle uses very strong language here in his description to Timothy
concerning what Timothy was to ignore…Profanity and Old Wives Fables… Of course
Paul's concern was that the worldly philosophies of the day were contrary to the
teachings of Jesus Christ and Christians had to be aware of such contradictions.
Today many Christian Authors including Pastors and Preachers find it money
worthy to publish so-called Christian books that speak nothing about what Jesus
Christ taught but rather speak volumes about self help methodologies, positive
thinking, and self empowerment among other self- empowerment topics.
Other Christian publishers are so caught up with the latest conspiracy theories
of the day that all they do is email and blog about the next global demise
President Obama will bring about. Lately such political Old wives fables have
consumed time and resources of Christians in America that would have been better
spent on spending time in God's Word and also preaching the gospel.
Paul also makes some interesting remarks about bodily exercise. Timothy might
have spent perhaps more time in the gym of his day taking care of his body, yet
not much time doing spiritual `exercise'. As Paul note, taking care of your body
is not bad in itself and healthy but more time should be devoted to spending
time in God's Holy Word and other spiritual duties like prayer, fasting, helping
the poor etc.
A godly life is important and every Christian should seek to live a godly life
in Christ Jesus. The theme of Sound Bible Doctrine and a godly life always go
together in Paul's letters to the Churches. Therefore is should be our prayers
that The Lord grants us grace to keep His Word and also live a godly life…these
are spiritual areas in our lives that we all must continuously grow.
Let it be known to all that we are all not perfect and no one is perfected yet.
This however, is no excuse to give up, or in some cases make excuses for
falsehood and a hypocritical life but we strive and wrestle everyday, dying to
self and giving up the lusts of the flesh, eyes, and pride of life, striving day
by day to be life Jesus Christ until He returns. Yes, Christians do make
mistakes and lots of them; however, we can come before The Throne of Grace and
receive Grace and Mercy in times of need rather than cement our weaknesses as
normal and standard. The door for repentance is open to all.
These are Faithful and Worthy Sayings…
1Timothy 4:9-10
(9) This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.
(10) For therefore we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the
living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those that believe.
Paul made a note to Timothy that the words he stated in his letter were faith
and worthy of all acceptation. The warnings of Paul concerning the demonic
falsehood that would come in the last days is worth take note of by any serious
Christian today. Paul makes even this point stronger by stating that he and is
team labored and suffered reproach because they trusted in The Lord who is
Savior of all men and especially those who believe.
In other words Paul was willing to take the reproach of equipping the Saints and
warning them about the wolves that would come in their midst. Some times
ministers will have to endure ridicule and mockery as they preach and teach
Truth and Sound Bible Doctrine…the false preachers and pseudo pastors always
belittle and make mockery of those who expose false teachings inside the Church.
These things command and teach…
1Timothy 4:11-14
(11) These things command and teach.
(12) Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in
word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
(13) Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
(14) Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy,
with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
Lastly Paul writes to Timothy to observe and do the following things that would
help Timothy better guard himself against the demonic teachings that were
floating around in his day and also help the Christians of that time stand
strong and firm, withering all the storms of false teachers and winds of false
doctrines at that time. Yet this is very true for us today…Paul's writings to
Timothy still apply to our generation and any serious Christian would take heed
to follow the remedies that Paul wrote to Timothy…
Teach God's Word…
Lastly Paul commands Timothy not to be timid but boldly command and teach these
things… Which things? What Paul the apostle was writing in his letters to
Timothy…'these things', Timothy had to COMMAND and TEACH.
Teach and Preach with Boldness and Courage…
Timothy was to be bold and not allow anyone to despise his youthfulness… The
same message goes out to those called to preach and teach that you do so
faithfully, boldly without fear and do not be intimidated…
Set an Example with your life and walk with Jesus Christ…
Timothy however, had to set an example, live a life that sets an example as a
follower of Jesus Christ…in word (Study and Practice of God's Word), charity
(Love and ministry to others), in spirit, in faith, and purity (holiness)… The
same call applies to us today regardless… The call is even stronger in these
last days…
Attendance to Reading Scripture and Sound Doctrine…
Timothy was to give attendance to reading scripture, exhorting the saints, and
to keep to sound Bible Doctrine… Today's Christian ministers are called to the
same calling and even with greater urgency as we live in these last days…
Neglect not the Gift…
Finally Timothy had to fulfill his ministry, he had to stir up that gift in
him…which in the context of Paul's writings seemed to be the gift perhaps to
Teach with Discernment…Timothy was to stir up that gift without timidity, in
boldness but with love and boldly teach Sound Bible Doctrine to the saints.
Perhaps there are many Christians out there who have been silenced by preachers
and pastors not to stand up and speak and teach God's Word… Perhaps you have
been discouraged due to the overwhelming falsehood coming to the Church like a
flood… Yet there is no other time than these last days that the church needs men
and women who are bold and will stand for truth and God's Word regardless, doing
it with The Love of Jesus Christ.
Kato Mivule
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UN body okays Goldstone Gaza report accusing Israel of war crimes
By Jack Khoury and Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondents, and Agencies
Tags: Netanyahu, Israel News
South African jurist Richard Goldstone, who headed a UN investigation commission
into the conduct of Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas during Israel's
offensive in Gaza last winter, criticized on Friday the United Nations Human
Rights Council's decision to endorse the report his commission had compiled.
The council on Friday endorsed the report which accused both Israel and the
Palestinian militant group Hamas of committing war crimes during their
December-January conflict in Gaza.
Goldstone told the Swiss newspaper Le Temps before the vote that the wording of
the resolution was unfortunate because it included only censure of Israel. He
voiced hope that the Human Rights Council would alter the wording of the draft.
In a special session Friday, 25 of the Human Rights Council's members voted in
favor of the resolution that chastised Israel for failing to cooperate with the
UN mission led by Goldstone. Another 6 voted against and 11 abstained.
The resolution agreed in Geneva simply calls for the UN General Assembly to
consider the Goldstone report and for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to report
back to the Human Rights Council on Israel's adherence to it.
The report calls for the UN Security Council to refer the matter to the
International Criminal Court if the Israelis or Palestinians fail to investigate
the alleged abuses themselves.
The countries that voted against the report included the U.S., Italy, Holland,
Hungary, Slovakia and the Ukraine.
China, Russia, Egypt, India, Jordan, Pakistan, South Africa, Argentina, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Bolivia, Ghana, Indonesia, Djibouti, Liberia, Qatar, Senegal,
Brazil, Mauritius, Nicaragua and Nigeria voted in favor of the report.
The abstaining countries included: Bosnia, Burkina-Faso, Cameron, Gabon, Japan,
Mexico, Norway, Belgium, South Korea, Slovenia and Uruguay.
Madagascar and Kyrgyzstan were not present during the vote.
"This resolution goes far beyond even the initial scope of the Goldstone Report
into a discussion of elements that should be resolved in the context of
permanent status negotiations between the Palestinians and the Israelis," US
envoy to the UN Douglas Griffiths said, when explaining why his country was
voting against the document.
The US has said the report was unfair towards Israel, something Goldstone
repeatedly denied, noting he investigated all sides of the conflict.
France called on Friday to delay the UN Human Rights Council vote in Geneva
regarding the adoption of the Goldstone Gaza Report by half an hour in a
last-minute attempt to lobby allies to reject the report's findings.
The French delegates joined Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent
diplomatic attempts to lobby European counterparts, including Holland, Spain and
Denmark, to back Israel's rejection of the report's findings.
Officials from Adalah - the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel -
said the French representative in Geneva asked to postpone the vote minutes
before the council adjourned for a break.
Days before the vote Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attempted to lobby
diplomatic support to back Israel's objection of the report which accuses Israel
of war crimes
Deformed babies in Fallujah
Iraq LETTER TO THE UNITED NATIONS
H.E. Dr. Ali Abdussalam Treki
President of the Sixty-fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly
United Nations
New York, NY 10017
October 12th 2009
Your Excellency,
RE DEFORMED BABIES IN FALLUJAH
Young women in Fallujah in Iraq are terrified of having children because of the
increasing number of babies born grotesquely deformed, with no heads, two heads,
a single eye in their foreheads, scaly bodies or missing limbs. In addition,
young children in Fallujah are now experiencing hideous cancers and leukaemias.
These deformities are now well documented, for example in television
documentaries on SKY UK on September 1 2009, and on SKY UK June 2008. Our direct
contact with doctors in Fallujah report that:
In September 2009, Fallujah General Hospital had 170 new born babies, 24% of
whom were dead within the first seven days, a staggering 75% of the dead babies
were classified as deformed.
This can be compared with data from the month of August in 2002 where there were
530 new born babies of whom six were dead within the first seven days and only
one birth defect was reported.
Doctors in Fallujah have specifically pointed out that not only are they
witnessing unprecedented numbers of birth defects but premature births have also
considerably increased after 2003. But what is more alarming is that doctors in
Fallujah have said, "a significant number of babies that do survive begin to
develop severe disabilities at a later stage".
As one of a number of doctors, scientists and those with deep concern for Iraq,
Dr Chris Burns-Cox, a British hospital physician, wrote a letter to the Rt. Hon.
Clare Short, M.P. asking about this situation. She wrote a letter to the Rt.
Hon.Douglas Alexander, M.P. the Secretary of State of the Department for
International Development (a post she had held before she resigned on a matter
of principle in May 2003 ) asking for clarification of the position of deformed
children in Fallujah.
She received a reply dated 3rd September 2009 (two days after the Sky TV
broadcast of 1st September 2009 ) from a junior minister, deputy to The
Secretary of State, Mr. Gareth Thomas MP, Duty Minister, Department for
International Development. In his reply he denies that there are more than two
or three deformed babies in Fallujah in a year and asserts that there is,
therefore, no problem. This is at wild variance with reports coming out of
Fallujah. One grave digger of a single cemetery is burying four to five babies a
day, most of which he says are deformed.
Clare Short passed us a copy of this letter. It bears a remarkable similarity to
three other written answers we have received over a four year period, in regard
to child health and the use of depleted uranium. All these letters are based on
lies and an aim to confuse the recipients. In her autobiography "Honorable
Deception?" Clare Short says "The first instinct of Number 10 (Downing Street)
is to lie."
We regard the mendacity of Mr. Thomas's letter, and of the other letters we have
received, as extremely serious. These letters do not deal with minor matters of
corruption, or taxes, but do deal with the use of armed forces and deadly
weapons.
The use of certain weapons has tremendous repercussions. Iraq will become a
country, if it has not already done so, where it is advisable not to have
children. Other countries will watch what has happened in Iraq, and imitate the
Coalition Allies' total disregard of the United Nations Charter, The Geneva, and
Hague Conventions, and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
Some countries, such as Afghanistan, will also come to experience the very long
term damage to the environment, measured in billions of years, and the
devastating effect of depleted uranium and white phosphorous munitions.
If, as we say in our letter to the Duty Minister of the Department for
International Development, the UK Government clearly does not know the effects
of the weapons it uses, nor, as a matter of policy, does "it do body counts",
how can the UK Government judge whether it is conducting the wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan according to International Law, especially in terms of
"proportionality" and long term damage to the natural environment? How can the
UK know about the illegality of the weapons systems it sells on the
international market, such as the "Storm Shadow" missile, if the very Department
of the Government that is supposed to assess the deaths and medical needs of
children and adults in Iraq is not telling the truth.
We request from the United Nations General Assembly the following:
1. To acknowledge that there is a serious problem regarding the unprecedented
number of birth defects and cancer cases in Iraq specifically in Fallujah,
Basra, Baghdad and Al - Najaf.
2. To set up an independent committee to conduct a full investigation into the
problem of the increased number of birth defects and cancers in Iraq.
3. To implement the cleaning up of toxic materials used by the occupying forces
including Depleted Uranium, and White Phosphorus.
4. To prevent children and adults entering contaminated areas to minimize
exposure to these hazards.
5. To investigate whether war crimes, or crimes against humanity, have been
committed, and thereby uphold the United Nations Charter, The Geneva and Hague
Conventions, and The Rome Statute of The International Criminal Court.
Please find enclosed a copy of our letter to Mr Gareth Thomas, dated 12th
October 2009, and his letter to The Rt Hon Clare Short, M.P. dated 3rd September
2009, and enclosures relating to this matter.
Yours faithfully,
Dr Nawal Majeed Al-Sammarai ( Iraq Minister of Women's Affairs 2006 -2009)
Dr. David Halpin FRCS (Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon)
Malak Hamdan M. Eng in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering.
Dr Chris Burns-Cox MD FRCP
Dr. Haithem Alshaibani (Environmental Sciences)
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (Author and Journalist)
Nicholas Wood MA, RIBA, FRGS
Enclosures to follow by surface mail:
1: Copy of Sky Television Documentary 1 September 2009 "The Deformed Babies of
Fallujah":
2: Copy of Sky Television Documentary June 2008 "The Deformed Babies of
Fallujah".
3: Frieder Wagners's film "Deadly Desert Dust" 2006.
4: Report by doctors in Fallujah 4 March 2008 " Prohibited Weapons Crisis"
5: Film the "Dying children of Iraq",compiled by Nicholas Wood.
6: US Army briefing on the use of White Phosphorous in Fallujah on "Shake and
Bake Missions"
7: Report "Who Can Forgive the Crime of using Depleted Uranium Against Iraq and
Humanity" by Dr Haithem Alshaibani, September 2009 .
8: Written Answer by Mr Hilary Benn, Secretary of State, Department for
International Development to Parliamentary Question. 10 March 2005.
9: Letter by Mr Hilary Benn, Secretary of State, Department for International
Development to The Independent, 20 January 2007, in reply to the 98 Doctors'
letter to the Prime Minister.
10:Letter by Rt.Hon. Des Browne, M.P. UK Former Minister of Defence to Rt. Hon.
Tony Benn, November 2008
11: Black Country Coroner's District ( Sandwell, Dudley.and Walsall: ) Coroner's
Report into death of Stuart Raymond Dyson. 18 September 2009.
12: Calculations of expected child abnormalities in a city the size of Cardiff
or Fallujah using UK statistics , David Halpin FRCS
Letter from Mr Gareth Thomas M.P. Duty Minister, Department for International
Development, 3 September 2009 to Rt. Hon. Clare Short M.P.
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WHAT OUR CHILDREN ARE DYING FOR IN AFGHANISTAN
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US Policy On Taliban Influenced By Oil Deal Negotiations
By Julio Godoy
November 20, 2001
But, confronted with Taliban's refusal to accept US conditions, "this rationale
of energy security changed into a military one", the authors claim.
"At one moment during the negotiations, the US representatives told the Taliban,
'either you accept our offer of a carpet of gold, or we bury you under a carpet
of bombs,'" Brisard said in an interview in Paris.
http://whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICLES/preplanned.html?q=preplanned.html
The US government informed other nations of it's plan
to invade Afghanistan months before the 9/11 attacks
9 September 2001: Bush given Afghanistan invasion plan
7 October 2001: Bush announces opening of Afghanistan attacks
13 June 2002: Hamid Karzai Elected as New Afghan Leader
(Former Unocal Consultant)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2608713.stm
27 December 2002: Afghanistan Pipeline Deal signed
An agreement has been signed in the Turkmen capital, Ashgabat, paving the way
for construction of a gas pipeline from the Central Asian republic through
Afghanistan to Pakistan.
The building of the trans-Afghanistan pipeline has been under discussion for
some years but plans have been held up by Afghanistan's unstable political
situation.
http://news.antiwar.com/2009/10/14/report-obama-poised-to-announce-45000-troop-e\
scalation/
Report: Obama Poised to Announce 45,000 Troop Escalation in Afghanistan
British Government's Troop Surge Came Amid Claims of US Assurances
by Jason Ditz, October 14, 2009
[http://whatreallyhappened.net/
Oct 15 10:50
Michael Rivero, Webmaster's Commentary:
How many more of your children are you going to have to see killed and crippled
in the Graveyard of Empires before you understand that the US Government is
trying to kick off WW3 because of the long shot chance that WW3 can reverse the
economic mess they've made (not to mention that Congress has invested almost
$200 million of their own money in weapons companies and will get rich as hell
on your taxes during a major global war).]
Objects of Provocation to Sin
Arthur Owiti | Posted September 9, 2009
This is a warning to Christians not to be provoked to sin in anyway by the
events happening and soon coming in these days of crisis.
This provocation is out to create serious conflict between groups, nations and
peoples that will culminate into chaos to justify a new order. What happens is
that man spends money to create war to make more money. This behavior is like a
whisperer who spreads falsehood to A about what B said about A to cause A and B
to conflict. The whisperer funds and fuels both sides for his gain.
In fact one analyst said that due to the damaging effect of past 'natural'
revolutions to the rich, they (the rich) preempt them from happening by creating
their own. Thus the crises of today are ingredients for a revolution for the
rich, falsely seen as revolution for the poor. The revolution of the rich is to
bring their own dictatorship which the prophetic scriptures have well explained.
AFRICA, AMERICA AND THE CLASH OF CULTURES
Since last year election the deadly fissures in American society have been
exposed. It is interesting that at a time of economic crisis the enmity between
the so called right and left is being fuelled ferociously.
A clash of cultures is on and it is not abetting until one side wins.
Homosexuals are openly demanding official recognition, Minorities are crying for
equal rights. On the other side of the spectrum the Conservatives detest the
President and so called communist tendencies .Hate is spewing like a volcano
ready to erupt.
With all this furor one can see a man made mixture of chaos to bring in order (
as mentioned in the scriptures therefore in God's will ).The rulers of the earth
through the corporate media are creating enmity to sanctify chaos and justify a
new order afterward. The rich men of the earth believe War is 'good' for
business and government. A look at every war shows formation of a peace league.
It is still part of the script in these last days.
As believers were are not to be fearful but watchful. Jesus already foretold
about these things therefore there is no room for panic for Christians who are
awake and are buying oil for their lamps, abiding in the word. Only do not get
involved in any carnal wars or dissent as Christians.
Some think that this only means holding guns or street marching. Involvement is
also in enticing words and association. When Kenya went into chaos some
Christians thought that those who needed to repent were those who caused actual
violence. What they did not know is that sermons, discussions, votes, words,
perceptions people had about one another, fuelled and were used to justify
chaos. Hatred does not come from the gun but from the heart.
Christians in Africa also should watch out for political tensions in their
countries due to the global crisis. Do not get involved in arguing political
points or tribal interests. The disputes are an excuse for creation of a one
world government with regional blocs. Preach and seek righteousness, any
provocation being vented out is a trap for you to fight in the flesh.
So we should watch that we do not fall into temptation of trying to offend
because we have been offended. When homosexuals threw condoms at some churches
in California what do you think the Christians were supposed to do? Shoot, throw
abuses, revenge or stand firm without offence and preach truth? God will avenge
only patiently endure.
Jesus warned that in the last days the spirit of offence would increase. Let the
woes rest on the offender but do not offend back. Pray for and forgive your
enemies but also boldly speak truth about the righteousness and wrath of God.
Below are some of the objects of provocations that will snare people to sin and
chaos, but Christians should avoid completely in employing carnal weapons. It is
right to know about the sinister plans of the great men of the earth but not
edgy or fearful. These seeds of destruction were planted long time ago only to
be reaped in these days.
Objects of Provocation to Sin
1. Government failures and blatant illegalities-- excuse for chaos and new order
2. Islamic expansion and growth
3. Liberalism v. Conservatives-homosexuals, abortionists v pro life and marriage
4. Class struggles through thefts, murders bailouts
5. Race/tribe struggles
6. Religious divisions
7. Oppressive policies against working class
8. Breakdown of social amenities and family
9. Immorality v. Morality - porn industry, drugs industry
10. Creation of blanket blame games on tribes, races e.g blame Jews for
immorality, Blacks for crime, Whites for inequality
11. Scientific inventions v. Nature
As Christians avoid clinging on propaganda for what you should do. Stand on the
word of God alone. Even as iniquity abounds in our patience we shall preserve
our souls. Yes, Christianity will not enjoy the special status or majority
position it has enjoyed. Those Christians who insist on ruling will not be
deemed Christians but antichrist lovers.
Whereas many of these things are based on the economic crisis and some of them
are also connected to poor government leadership .The Lord said that in the last
days there will be great affliction so it is useless to try and fight to fix
this wicked world. Do not see things in the eyes of man and shallow lenses such
as Democrat v. Republican. The whole world lies in the wicked one.
Ours is to watch and pray and look up to the Lord whose kingdom is full of
righteousness and equity. Amen.
http://www.yesumulungi.com/index.php/commentaries/371-objects-of-provocation-to-\
sin.html
WHAT OUR CHILDREN ARE DYING FOR IN AFGHANISTAN
What Really Happened
The Taliban had all but eradicated the opium growers before the US invasion. So
why is cheap Afghani heroin flooding into the United States?
http://whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICLES/dyinginafghanistan.php
WASHINGTON'S HIDDEN AGENDA : RESTORE THE DRUG TRADE THE SPOILS OF WAR:
AFGHANISTAN'S MULTIBILLION DOLLAR HEROIN TRADE
BY MICHEL CHOSSUDOVSKY
www.globalresearch.ca 5 April 2004
The URL of this article is: http://globalresearch.ca/articles/CHO404A.html
Jamboree Used by Military, Police to Indoctrinate Boy Scouts
Reposted from:
http://www.infowars.com/jamboree-used-by-military-police-to-indoctrinate-boy-sco\
uts/
September 27, 2009 @ 4:28 pm
Kurt Nimmo Infowars
[Photos]
An Infowars reader has sent us an account of military and police indoctrination
of Boy Scouts at the Boy Scouts Of America Great Lakes Centennial Jamboree, held
on September 25, 26, and 27 at Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
"I thought it would be a great adventure with thousands of scouts from all over
the Midwest," an assistant Scout Master writes in an email. "The official count
was 10,144 people in attendance (Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, Adult
Leaders, Parents, and Staff)."
Instead of an old-fashioned Boy Scout event of camping and outdoor activities,
the attendees were subjected to unrelenting military and police propaganda.
The Scout Master immediately noticed the presence of the Wisconsin Army National
Guard and police at the event. The next day, he observed Humvees, troop
vehicles, cargo vehicles, a patriot missile battery truck, and other military
equipment at the event.
The police demonstrated "chase and takedown demonstrations" and showed off a
new SWAT vehicle. "There were several military displays," he writes. "The
National Guard had a Baghdad combat simulator setup that people 16 and older
could try. Three people at a time were allowed in, one person got to man a
machine gun on a vehicle, another got an M16/AR15 [while] the other person got a
9mm pistol. You were simulating going through the streets of Baghdad trying to
kill terrorists, militants etc. There were also civilians you were supposed to
either avoid shooting or determine if they were a terrorist. There was an Army
Blackhawk helicopter that showed up and circled the area and then landed for
people to go look at and get into and talk to the Army pilots." (See photos
below.)
The Lt. General of the Wisconsin National Guard gave a speech and compared the
Boy Scouts to the U.S. Army. "They showed video on two big screens that were on
either side of the stage that showed old and new video of scouts in different
activities, marching, and mixed in with those scenes were video scenes of the
Army and scenes from World War I and the war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Scout Master, a listener of the Alex Jones Show, said the display disturbed
him deeply. "I have to tell you I was scared to death of what is getting ready
to happen to scouting. I told my son who was with me at the show to listen for
certain things and don't buy into what was being said. I felt like I was in
1940's Nazi Germany and was being prepared for indoctrination."
When he expressed concern to other adults at the event, he was dismissed as a
conspiracy theorist.
"I even saw Girl Scouts at this Jamboree (not to as many as the Boy Scouts mind
you but there were some). I think scouting is a very important thing in the
lives of boys and girls. I think we can still save the Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts if
ALL scout leaders and parents of scouts stand up and in one voice say `NO!' we
will not have our boys and girls turned into the Hitler Youth of America. We
need to write, call the local Councils, and the National offices and tell them
to STOP this `indoctrination' that is happening to our boys and girls. It's not
to late!" he concludes.
On May 14, 2009, Infowars reported on a program initiated by the Department of
Homeland Security and the FBI to train Boy Scouts and "thousands of young people
in skills used to confront terrorism, illegal immigration and escalating border
violence — an intense ratcheting up of one of the group's longtime missions to
prepare youths for more traditional jobs as police officers and firefighters,"
according to the New York Times.
"The Boy Scouts of America has announced a partnership with the U.S. Department
of Homeland Security on Ready Kids, a family-friendly program designed to
increase the level of citizen preparedness nationwide by motivating and helping
parents and teachers to educate children about the importance of being prepared
for emergencies," a press release issued by the Boy Scouts announced in
February. "Scouting embodies the very essence of being prepared and has specific
training and merit badges designed to encourage proper awareness and planning in
our Scouts. To partner on a program such as this allows us to reinforce the
importance of preparation to families throughout the nation," said Roy Williams,
Chief Scout Executive.
"The Department of Homeland Security is training teenage scouts how to conduct
armed raids on terrorists and drug dealers," Steve Watson wrote on May 14.
"Given recent concerns over the DHS definition of `right wing extremists' and
the agency's penchant to affiliate veterans, gun owners, Ron Paul supporters and
even those who question the mainstream media with terrorists, one wonders
exactly who the boy scouts are being trained to target."
Earlier this month the AFP reported on an effort by the DHS to recruit Girl
Scouts. "The United States wants to enlist its 3.4 million Girl Scouts in the
effort to combat hurricanes, pandemics, terror attacks and other disasters. The
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) launched a campaign Tuesday to entice the
blue, brown and green-clad multitudes to be even more prepared, with the promise
of a new patch if they pitch in."
"The news that Girl Scouts are to be recruited for disaster preparedness by the
federal government follows similar programs being run by the DHS that train Boy
Scouts how to conduct armed raids on discontented American citizens, described
as `terrorists' and `drug dealers' by Homeland Security," Paul Joseph Watson
noted on September 10.
The Boy Scout event in Wisconsin was exploited by the government to further the
indoctrination agenda, preparing America's youth for a future of foreign wars,
occupations, and mass murder campaigns and the police state lockdown at home.
http://truthiscontagious.com/2009/09/27/jamboree-used-by-military-police-to-indo\
ctrinate-boy-scouts
24 September 2009
NETANYAHU IS RIGHT!!!!!!
Sometimes words are powerful things. And sometimes they are not. I am talking
about Netanyahu's words immediately after the Summit on Tuesday. I watched it
live on television, not expecting anything as explained here. But still I
watched, and afterwards a grinning Netanyahu said this about Illegal
settlements:
¼ Million people living in those communities
They need Kindergartens, they need Schools,
they need Health Clinics….they are living
People have to live, you cannot freeze life
http://irish4palestine.blogspot.com/2009/09/netanyahu-is-right.html
[ Warning Extremely graphic]
"The Holy Land in Pictures; Imagine what an immoral army would do
.... images on this page were brought to you courtesy of the special
relationship between the US and Israel.
http://rockthetruth.blogspot.com/2009/09/holy-land-in-pictures.html
The Holy Land in Pictures
Imagine what an immoral army would do
Israel pretended outrage when the child of criminal squatters in occupied Hebron
died in an alledged Palestinian sniper fire incident.
[ Warning Extremely graphic]
All other images on this page were brought to you courtesy of the special
relationship between the US and Israel.
http://www.giwersworld.org/israel/more-pics/
Freedom Rider: Iran's Right to Exist
by Margaret Kimberley 09/22/2009
Citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran have the right to live without fear of
sanctions, military attack, and destruction at the hands of the United States.
The Iranian government has the right to enrich uranium, launch satellites, build
missiles or even to develop nuclear weapons. It has these rights of
self-determination freely exercised by other nations, regardless of American,
European or Israeli opinion.
The United States does not have the right to wage or even to threaten war
against Iran, or to tell bald-faced lies about nonexistent threats. These lies
are particularly egregious given the United States' long history of invading,
destabilizing or occupying many foreign countries, including Iran, all over the
world.
This week president Obama announced changes to the Bush era missile defense plan
for Europe. Media reports gave the impression that missile defense plans were
being scrapped, when instead the number of proposed missile sites will actually
expand from central Europe to include southern and northern Europe as well. In
typically Obamaesque fashion, the president spoke as though a great positive
change was taking place when the threat posed by the American military
industrial complex has only increased.
Obama, sounding like a Bush administration appointee instead of a Democratic
president, claimed that Europe was in grave danger from Iranian missiles. He
even quoted George W. Bush for good measure.
"As I said during the campaign, President Bush was right that Iran's ballistic
missile program poses a significant threat. And that's why I'm committed to
deploying strong missile defense systems which are adaptable to the threats of
the 21st century."
The premise of an Iranian threat is made up out of whole cloth. The whole point
of this diplomatic sleight of hand is to mollify Russia and make it easier for
Iran's putative ally to march in lock step and support United Nations sanctions
or even military action against Iran should America demand it.
It is not Obama-like to openly threaten military action as the Bush
administration did, or to engage in provocative acts so clumsy that even the
corporate media refuse to go along with the amateurish ruses. Instead Barack
Obama proposes a missile defense system that removes the threat from Russia's
back yard and simultaneously whispers sweet nothings about Iran not being so
important after all.
Americans should not be fooled into following the Russia-is-our-enemy line. The
unipolar world with the U.S. as the only superpower poses a grave threat to
world peace.The rights of all humanity are protected when nations like Russia
are strong enough to keep Uncle Sam in his place.
Iranians are deeply divided over the direction of their country and it isn't
clear whether the government has the support of a majority of its population or
what Iranians see as the issues of contention. In any case, despite the
Iranian's own revelations of human rights abuses and torture of anti-government
protesters, the principle of non-interference must still apply.
It is up to Iranians to do the difficult work of determining what kind of
government they will have, but concerned world citizens should not be silent
when protesters are shot or imprisoned. The right to seek redress of grievances
is one of the most treasured among people of conscience all over the globe. It
is possible to condemn these abuses without also supporting the American
government's efforts to bully the rest of the world into submission and impose
what always turns out to be a disastrous situation in every country it claims to
be helping.
Likewise, President Ahmadinejad's comments regarding the founding of Israel and
its connection to the Nazi genocide against European Jews should not be used as
a justification for war or as an excuse for American mischief. The use of
objectionable words is never as bad as the use of bombs and bullets. Whatever
the explanation for his remarks, they do not give the United States the right to
overthrow an Iranian government for the second time in history.
A smooth, intelligent president can be more dangerous than a blustering, boorish
one. Obama knows how to make his arguments and pick his fights. Where Bush would
be vilified, Obama will be lionized for committing the same acts of aggression.
It isn't hard to imagine Obama successfully making the case for another
violation of international law. Unfortunately, it is hard to imagine
progressives speaking up against him.
The rights of other peoples ought to be respected, instead of deeply ingrained
notions about American supremacy. These notions make Americans a very dangerous
group indeed, but the sooner they forsake those beliefs, the better off the
world will be.
http://www.blackagendareport.com/?q=content/freedom-rider-iran%E2%80%99s-right-e\
xist