Beyond Iraq

Why is The Final Move Beyond Iraq such an important book? The Pew Research Center, a “nonpartisan ‘fact tank’ that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world,” released a report this week that was one of the most exhaustive ever on Muslims living in America. While 75 percent of American Muslims say they are happy with their present circumstances, 25 percent of the under 30 group said they thought suicide bombing could be justified – under the right circumstances. According to Pew Research Center, Radwan Masmoudi, president of the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy in Washington, D.C., says, “It is a hair-raising number.” According to Mr. Masmoudi, most of the younger group that responded to the question linked suicide bombings with what they term “the fight against the occupation.” This expression frequently refers to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. U.S. officials have issued repeated warnings about “home-grown terrorists” mounting attacks in America much like those that occur with great frequency in Israel, and of late, in London. In a Pew Research Center report issued last year, Muslims in other countries were even more likely to support suicide bombing as a means to an end. In Muslim countries, that support is more than 50 percent; in France 33 percent; and the figures in Britain and Spain mirrored those in the U.S., 25 percent. Perhaps as equally disturbing is the fact that 40 percent of those surveyed said they did not believe the 9/11 attacks were carried out by Arab men, despite all of the evidence to the contrary. This is only one of the reasons why The Final Move Beyond Iraq should be read by every Senator, every Representative, indeed, every American. We can choose to ignore the message of this book, or we can embrace it and recognize the need for prayer and intercession. Click here to write a review. Will you please write a review? The extremists are trying to kill this book and stop this cause before it has even been birthed. The liberal Left believes that the 9/11 terrorists were right and that we should feel guilty for defending ourselves; that if we simply give them what they want (our lives and the soul of America). There are 1-3/4 million Muslims in the U.S. (25% of the 7 million population) who believe suicide bombings are allowable under certain circumstances. Please forward this to everyone on your list. CLICK HERE to see how you can win two all-expense paid trips to Israel in 2008 just by purchasing the book and telling your friends. All royalties from the book will be used to bless Israel. CLICK HERE to read an excerpt (Pages 266-269) from an interview with U.S. Navy Captain Charles Nash. THE MOVIE, go to www.beyondiraq.com.

Former President Jimmy Carter launched a brutal attack on President Bush last Saturday when he was quoted as saying “I think as far as the adverse impact on the nation around the world, this administration has been the worst in history.” Mike Evans addresses the impact of the Carter Administration’s Iran policy and how it affected the Middle East and the rise of terrorist activities worldwide in his latest book, The Final Move Beyond Iraq. Below is an article about the Carter Administration’s Iran policy and how it affected the Middle East and the rise in terrorist activities worldwide. Jimmy Carter: Radical Islam’s Ally By Michael D. Evans The Left in America is screaming to high heaven that the current situation in Iraq and the war on terrorism has been caused by the right wing and that President George Bush, the so-called “dim-witted cowboy,” has created the entire mess. The truth is the entire nightmare can be traced back to the liberal democratic policies of the leftist Jimmy Carter, who created a firestorm that destabilized our greatest ally in the Muslim world, the shah of Iran, in favor of a religious fanatic, the Ayatollah Khomeini. Mr. Carter viewed Khomeini more as a holy man in a grassroots revolution than a founding father of modern terrorism. His ambassador to the UN, Andrew Young, said “Khomeini will eventually be hailed as a saint.“ Mr. Carter’s Iranian ambassador, William Sullivan, said, “Khomeini is a Gandhi-like figure.” His adviser James Bill proclaimed in a Newsweek interview on February 12, 1979, that Khomeini was not a mad mujahid [ranking cleric], but a man of “impeccable integrity and honesty.“ The shah was terrified of Mr. Carter. He told his personal confidant, “Who knows what sort of calamity he [Carter] may unleash on the world?” Let’s look at the results of President Carter’s misguided liberal policies: the Islamic Revolution in Iran; the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (Mr. Carter’s response was to boycott the 1980 Moscow Olympics); the birth of Osama bin Laden’s terrorist organization; the Iran-Iraq War, which cost the lives of millions dead and wounded; and yes, the present war on terrorism and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. When Mr. Carter entered the political fray in 1976, America was still riding the liberal wave of anti-Vietnam War emotion. He asked for an in-depth report on Iran even before he assumed the reins of government and was persuaded that the shah was not fit to rule Iran. 1976 was a banner year for pacifism: Mr. Carter was elected president, Bill Clinton became attorney-general of Arkansas, and Albert Gore won a place in the Tennessee House of Representatives. In his anti-war pacifism, Jimmy Carter never got it that Khomeini, a cleric exiled to Najaf in Iraq from 1965-1978, was preparing Iran for revolution. Proclaiming “the West killed God and wants us to bury him,” Khomeini’s weapon of choice was not the sword but the media. Using tape cassettes smuggled by Iranian pilgrims returning from the holy city of Najaf, he fueled disdain for what he called gharbzadegi (“the plague of Western culture”). President Carter pressured the shah to make what he termed human rights concessions by releasing political prisoners and relaxing press censorship. Khomeini could never have succeeded without Mr. Carter. The Islamic Revolution would have been stillborn. Gen. Robert Huyser, Mr. Carter’s military liaison to Iran, once told me in tears: “The president could have publicly condemned Khomeini and even kidnapped him and then bartered for an exchange with the [American Embassy] hostages, but the president was indignant. ‘One cannot do that to a holy man,’ he said.” Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has donned the mantle of Ayatollah Khomeini, taken up bin Laden’s call, and is fostering an Islamic apocalyptic revolution in Iraq with the intent of taking over the Middle East and the world. Jimmy Carter became the poster boy for the ideological revolution of the 1960s in the West, hell bent on killing the soul of America. The bottom line: Carter believed then and still does now is that evil really does not exist; people are basically good; America should embrace the perpetrators and castigate the victims. In the ‘60s it was mass rebellion after the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King. When humanity confronts eternity, the response is always rebellion or repentance. The same ideologues who fought to destroy the soul of America with the “God is dead” movement in the ‘60s are now running the arts, the universities, the media, the State Department, Congress, and Senate, determined more than ever to kill the soul of America while the East attempts to kill the body. Mr. Carter’s world view defines the core ideology of the Democratic Party. What is going on in Iraq is no mystery to those of us who have had our fingers on the pulse of both Iran and Iraq for decades. The Iran-Iraq war was a war of ideologies. Saddam Hussein saw himself as an Arab leader who would defeat the non-Arab Persians. Khomeini saw it as an opportunity to export his Islamic Revolution across the borders to the Shi’ites in Iraq and then beyond to the Arab countries. Throughout the war both leaders did everything possible to incite the inhabitants of each country to rebel – precisely what Iran is now doing in Iraq. Khomeini encouraged the Shi’ites across the border to remove Saddam from power and establish an Islamic republic like in Iran. Mr. Carter’s belief that every crisis can be resolved with diplomacy - and nothing but diplomacy - now permeates the Democratic Party. Unfortunately, he is wrong. There are times when evil must be openly confronted and defeated. Khomeini had the help of the PLO in Iran. They supplied weapons and terrorists to murder Iranians and incite mobs in the streets. No wonder Yasser Arafat was hailed as a friend of Khomeini after he seized control of Iran and was given the Israeli Embassy in Teheran with the PLO flag flying overhead. The Carter administration scrambled to assure the new regime that the United States would maintain diplomatic ties with Iran. But on April 1, 1979, the greatest April Fools’ joke of all time was played, as Khomeini proclaimed it the first day of the government of God. In February 1979 Khomeini boarded an Air France flight to return to Teheran with the blessing of Jimmy Carter. The moment he arrived, he proclaimed: “I will kick his teeth in” – referring to then Prime Minister Shapour Bakhtiar, who was left in power with a US pledge of support. He was assassinated in Paris by Iranian agents in 1991. On September 23, 1980, I had dinner with Isser Harel, the former head of Israel’s Mossad, at his home with Dr. Reuven Hecht, a senior adviser to then Prime Minister Menachem Begin. I asked Harel who he thought would be elected president of the United States. He said the word on the street was that Iran would vote in favor of Ronald Reagan by releasing the American hostages during the inauguration. Little did I know that for months President Carter had tried to cut a financial deal to get the hostages freed, knowing it would likely mean the presidency if he succeeded. On Inauguration Day, Mr. Carter reached a final agreement and transferred $7.977 billion to Iran from the Federal Reserve, along with signing an agreement to respect Iran’s territorial integrity and granting amnesty against law suits to Iran by the hostages or their families. I asked Isser Harel two more questions that evening. The first was what would happen to then Egyptian president Anwar Sadat. The answer was that he would be killed for preaching President Carter’s democratic delusions. My last question was would terrorism ever come to America. “You have the power to fight it,” he said, “but not the will. They have the will, but not the power. All of that will change in time. Yes, I fear it will come to New York and your tallest building, which is a symbol of your fertility.” Click here to write a review on Amazon.com. Will you please write a review? The extremists are trying to kill this book and stop this cause before it has even been birthed. The liberal Left believes that the 9/11 terrorists were right and that we should feel guilty for defending ourselves; that if we simply give them what they want (our lives and the soul of America). A NOTE FROM MIKE EVANS: We are asking every caring person to purchase books now. Why? Because this book can be driven to the #1 spot on the New York Times bestsellers’ list. Why is that important? It will place this book before tens of million of people and will open doors of opportunity to share its message and wage this battle on secular networks. The battle can be won, but it has to be fought by knowing the truth (it will set us free), and through prayer. Millions of praying saints (Daniels and Esthers) can reverse the curse. Esther won the battle: “If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. What's more, who can say but that you have been elevated to the palace for just such a time as this?" (Esther 4:14) Daniel won the battle: “The people that do know their God will be strong and do exploits...” (Daniel 11:28) All royalties from the book will be used to bless Israel. THE MOVIE, go to www.beyondiraq.com. Please forward this to your friends and ask them to do the same. CLICK HERE to see how you can win two all-expense paid trips to Israel in 2008 just by purchasing the book and telling your friends.

We must win the battle for the soul of America. We can if we unite and fight together. If those with moral clarity sleep, America’s next president may be presiding over a nuclear 9/11. Another special excerpt (Pages 128-131) from Dr. Mike Evans’ latest book, The Final Move Beyond Iraq: In November 1978, President Carter appointed George Ball, an undersecretary of state in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, to study the situation in Iran and make policy recommendations. Ball’s eighteen-page communiqué was strongly critical of Nixon’s Iranian policies. He inferred that the rule of the shah was at an end and encouraged Carter to begin dialogue with Khomeini. It was also in November that Ambassador William Sullivan telegraphed the White House to report that the shah’s support was rapidly eroding, including that from the military. Sullivan encouraged the administration to adopt a transition policy that would support a takeover by the military and the mullahs. In his report, Sullivan called Khomeini a “Gandhi-like” personage, a moderate, and a centrist who would not personally involve himself in the politics of Iran.3 James Bill, a leading expert on Iran, proclaimed in a Newsweek interview on February 12, 1979, that “Khomeini is not a mad mujtahid [high-ranking clergyman]...but a man of impeccable integrity and honesty.”4 Somehow, these learned men totally missed the fact that Khomeini and his fellow militants viewed the revolution as a struggle between an oppressed Iran and the “Great Satan” superpower of the United States. Carter’s national security advisor, Zbigniew Brzezinski, advised the president to reject George Ball’s report, although Ball likened the shah’s regime to that of Humpty Dumpty in the sense that it was irreparable. Brzezinski’s counsel was that Carter should send a high-level military liaison to Iran in support of Iran’s armed forces. Carter chose General Robert “Dutch” Huyser, deputy commander-in-chief of the U.S. European Command under Alexander Haig. Huyser’s personal interaction with Iranian military leaders for over a decade made him the obvious choice. It was Huyser to whom the shah expressed his concerns that he would alienate President Carter by not moving quickly enough to institute sweeping human rights changes to appease the administration. In Huyser’s own words, he was charged by President Carter to convey [President Carter’s] concern and assurances to the senior military leaders at this most critical time. It was of vital importance to both the Iranian people and the U.S. government that Iran have a strong, stable government which would remain friendly to the United States. The Iranian military was the key to the situation.5 In my book Showdown With Nuclear Iran, I wrote of a meeting I had with Robert Huyser: Huyser was a man of principle and moral clarity and believed that his mission was to support prime minister Shapour Bakhtiar and Iran’s generals. Carter promised that the U.S. would protect and provide all assets needed to shore up the government, which was increasingly endangered by violent protests against the regime of the shah, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. Despite a history of support going back to World War II, Carter had no desire to see a pro-shah regime in power. The comparison made sense to a point: the ayatollah opposed the shah, who had a terrible record of human rights abuses. But that’s where the comparison breaks down. Gandhi was nonviolent. The Ayatollah was anything but.6 In Huyser’s assessment of the situation in Iran, he opined that the United States should have learned the importance of the “need to stand by one’s friends.”7 He felt that by abandoning the shah, a long-time partner in the region, the United States had “lost a close and sturdy ally which could have provided stability for Western interests in the Persian Gulf.”8 General Huyser said of the Carter administration: The administration obviously did not understand the Iranian culture, nor the conditions that prevailed in the last few months of the shah’s reign. I believe that Washington should have recognized the seriousness of the situation early in 1978. If the real intent was to support the existing government, much could have been done to bolster the shah’s lagging confidence and resolve... The President could have publicly condemned Khomeini for his interference. He could have solicited the support of our allies, and in conjunction with them he could have given material support to the Bakhtiar government.9 Unfortunately for the United States, these were not all of the ills suffered as a result of electing the Georgian peanut farmer to the presidency. History will ultimately define Carter’s White House years by: the Soviets invading Afghanistan (Carter’s response was to boycott the 1980 Olympics in Moscow) and the birth of Osama bin Laden’s terror organization; recession, high inflation, high interest rates (21.5 percent), gas lines and rationing; the fall of the shah of Iran, the inception of the Islamic revolution, and the rise of Islamic fundamentalism; the loss of U.S. stature worldwide; the American hostage crisis that ultimately cost him reelection; extreme micromanagement; the alienation of Congress; the stripping of U.S. missiles in South Korea and Carter’s offer to remove all troops; reduction of the defense budget by $6 million; emasculation of the CIA by cutting 820 intelligence jobs;10 praise of such heinous dictators as Tito, Ceausescu, Ortega, and, following his presidency, Kim il-Sung of North Korea; the rise of Marxism in Nicaragua; and the relinquishing of control of the Panama Canal to a dictator (Hutchison Whampoa, Ltd., a front for the Chinese military, now controls entrance and egress points at either end of the Canal). CLICK HERE to see how you can win two all-expense paid trips to Israel in 2008 just by purchasing the book and telling your friends. Jakarta!, May 16, 2007 By t.g. randini (Highlands, VA) - I don't know about Mr. Evans strategy. That's why I give it 3 stars. If the strategy was right I would give it 5 stars and if it was wrong I would give it only one star... but I just don't know. Here is his strategy: after we eliminate Iran, we should take out Indonesia. Mr. Evans spends most of his book talking about taking out those pesky Indonesians! He says they're the ones to fear and there's almost a billion of them and they are a silent menace because unlike the Chinese, we don't buy a lot of their cheap imports and unlike the Indians, we don't call them up and have them fix our computer problems. So what have they been up to... all these billion Indonesians? They don't fix our computer problems and they don't sell bootleg DVD's. So they must be up to no good at all! So maybe Mr. Evans is right. Or maybe wrong. Or maybe I misread this book. But sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night screaming Jakarta! Jakarta! Click here to write a review. It’s difficult to know what book the above reviewer read, but there is no reference in The Final Move Beyond Iraq to “taking out Iran” or to taking on Jakarta. It was suggested that the border between Iran and Iraq be closed to stop the influx of terrorists and that Jakarta was a breeding ground for terrorists. Will you please write a review? The extremists are trying to kill this book and stop this cause before it has even been birthed. The liberal Left believes that the 9/11 terrorists were right and that we should feel guilty for defending ourselves; that if we simply give them what they want (our lives and the soul of America). A NOTE FROM MIKE EVANS: We are asking every caring person to purchase books now. Why? Because this book can be driven to the #1 spot on the New York Times bestsellers’ list. Why is that important? It will place this book before tens of million of people and will open doors of opportunity to share its message and wage this battle on secular networks. The battle can be won, but it has to be fought by knowing the truth (it will set us free), and through prayer. Millions of praying saints (Daniels and Esthers) can reverse the curse. Esther won the battle: “If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. What's more, who can say but that you have been elevated to the palace for just such a time as this?" (Esther 4:14) Daniel won the battle: “The people that do know their God will be strong and do exploits...” (Daniel 11:28) All royalties from the book will be used to bless Israel. CLICK HERE to read an excerpt (Pages 255-258) from an interview with General Hugh Shelton. THE MOVIE, go to www.beyondiraq.com. Please forward this to your friends and ask them to do the same.

Dear Stephen, I want to share some very urgent words with you from my heart. Every major network has a copy of the book, The Final Move Beyond Iraq, and of the documentary. They will not be watching to see if the subject is one about which viewers want to talk. The only way they will be able to determine that is by going to the big .com booksellers such as Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com. If they see that the book is number one, many of the networks will book interviews. You can make it possible for me to be your Esther or Nehemiah to the U.S. and the world. Why? I went into harm’s way in Iraq twice this year. On the morning of May 9, the very building in which I sat to interview the Minister of the Interior in the Kurdistan region was blown up. Nineteen people were killed and scores were wounded. With all my heart, I believe that had I been able to wake the nation at this time in 2001, the events of 9/11 would never have happened. I knew they would attack New York’s tallest building. (Click here to read the Jerusalem Post article.) The liberal Left does not believe evil exists because it practices New Age moral relativism. It rejects the God of the Bible, and in their world, view man as on a path toward enlightenment. One of the best examples is that of Jimmy Carter who, before the U.S. hostages were taken, believed that the Ayatollah Khomeini would be hailed a saint and the he was a “Gandhi-like” figure. As a result, a Persian revolution was born that caused the deaths of millions of innocent Christians and Jews. If you choose to accept, your assignment is to fight the battle with me...by buying a book on these two sites and telling everyone you know to do the same daily for the next two weeks. You will help launch this campaign on a high note if you do. No matter how hard I try, I cannot do this without your help. Please watch the sites, check them frequently, and pray, pray, pray. I know that terrorists are coming to America this summer to begin the war on our shores. I have been told this by top leaders in Israel and Iraq. I believe that we can push this black cloud back, but we must do it together. Leviticus 26:8 says, “Five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you.” Matthew 18:19 says, “Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.” I also know that if the U.S. backs down this year from Iran, our next president may well be presiding over a nuclear 9/11. I have been told that by all top Iraq and Israel intelligence leaders and also by many in the U.S. The battle for the soul of America begins today; let’s fight it to win. The battle can be won, but it has to be fought by knowing the truth (it will set us free), and through prayer. Millions of praying saints (Daniels and Esthers) can reverse the curse. Esther won the battle: “If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. What's more, who can say but that you have been elevated to the palace for just such a time as this?" (Esther 4:14) Daniel won the battle: “The people that do know their God will be strong and do exploits...” (Daniel 11:32) Please pray for God’s favor on the national campaign that begins May 15 with the book, The Final Move Beyond Iraq. Pray for a great open door with the networks, and pray for strength and favor as Mike steps into the fiery furnace to battle for the soul of America. Pray for protection as he battles against God-haters and radical Islamic fanatics (9/11 types) that are living among us. Pray also that everyone you know will join the battle by getting the word out, by buying the book and movie, and by telling their friends. Pray that every pastor will preach and every Sunday School teacher and prayer group will teach on this subject using the PowerPoint program and message entitled “What is Evil” available on the www.beyondiraq.com site. Will you please write a review? The extremists are trying to kill this book and stop this cause before it has even been birthed. The liberal Left believes that the 9/11 terrorists were right and that we should feel guilty for defending ourselves; that if we simply give them what they want (our lives and the soul of America). Ninety percent of the war on terror is a media war. You can fight back today with a 5-star review. This and prayer are the only way we can win the battle now. The God-haters believe that 9/11 was the fault of President Bush and that all terror will simply go away if they are allowed to run the country and if Israel is “wiped off the map in a mushroom cloud.” There have been 2000 terror attacks in Israel, and still the liberal Left believes we should simply give the terrorists what they want. Click here to write a review. CLICK HERE to see how you can win two all-expense paid trips to Israel in 2008 just by purchasing the book and telling your friends. All royalties from the book will be used to bless Israel. CLICK HERE to read an excerpt (Pages 266-269) from an interview with U. S. Navy Captain Charles Nash. THE MOVIE, go to www.beyondiraq.com. Please forward this to your friends and ask them to do the same.

Al-Qaeda in Iraq has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack in Erbil on Wednesday. This group killed at least 19 individuals and wounded scores more. Bands of this group have been seen on several occasions close to the border with Iran, fueling speculation that Tehran is providing support to Ansar al-Islam. A spokesperson from the Kurdish peshmerga military said that “intelligence acquired by the local authorities shows that Ansar al-Islam and Ansar al-Sunna – linked to al-Qaeda – are reorganizing their ranks and deploying their forces near the border.” Another group in the area close to the Iranian border has distributed a statement threatening what they call the “apostates of the Islamic religion” and calling for the names of those young people that had recently converted to Christianity. A source within the Kurdish government stated that, “The attack that targeted the city of Erbil was expected, despite the intense security operations in recent days. We had intelligence information that terrorist groups had plans to bring the instability of Baghdad...to Kurdistan.” In response to the attack, the Kurdish region has dispatched troops to its border with Iran. Major General Jabbar Yawir said, “Forces shall be sent in two brigades. Some will reinforce army units and border checkpoints and some will mount patrols in the region to ambush the enemy.” During my recent State visit to Erbil, President Barzani, members of his Cabinet and I talked about a solution to the problems in Iraq. I was in that very spot when I met with the Minister of the Interior Karim Sinjari to discuss how the Kurds could and would help the US win the war by putting themselves and not our troops in harm’s way. I am certain that if al-Qaeda had known I was coming, they would have attempted to kill me. While I had lunch with Minister Sinjari, we discussed that the United States needs to move a major military base into Erbil and allow the Kurds to have 100 percent of the money they were promised. The Kurds also need to have the proper equipment with which to help the US fight this war from the north to the south. They are currently using outdated and dilapidated military equipment. The United States needs to reward stable regimes economically. The Kirkuk oilfields should be turned over to the Kurds that have, in the past, controlled the Kirkuk region. Saddam killed to get them out and moved pro-Saddam regimes in to protect his investment in the area. The war in Iraq can be won; one only needs to go to Kurdistan to see one of the greatest success stories. The terrorists targeting the Kurdistan region must not be allowed to wreak the havoc on the Kurdish people that is so rampant in Baghdad. The Kurds love Christians. They are the ancient Medes mentioned in the Bible. Cyrus was a Mede, as were the Magi. There were even Medes in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost. A NOTE FROM MIKE EVANS: The battle for the soul of America is being lost. Intelligence leaders have related to me that terrorists fighting in Iraq are planning to head to the U.S. as early as this summer. If those with moral clarity sleep, America's next president may be presiding over a nuclear 9/11. In just one week, a battle will be fought for the soul of America by God-fearing men and women worldwide. I've been to Iraq twice this year; the last trip was at the invitation of President Barzani for a State visit. The book, The Final Move Beyond Iraq, will be in stores on May 15. We are asking every caring person to purchase books beginning May 15. Why? Because this book can be driven to the #1 spot on the New York Times bestsellers' list. Why is that important? It will place this book before tens of million of people and will open doors of opportunity to share its message and wage this battle on secular networks. The battle can be won, but it has to be fought by knowing the truth (it will set us free), and through prayer. Millions of praying saints (Daniels and Esthers) can reverse the curse. Esther won the battle: "If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. What's more, who can say but that you have been elevated to the palace for just such a time as this?" (Esther 4:14) Daniel won the battle: "The people that do know their God will be strong and do exploits..." (Daniel 11:28) Please pray for God's favor on the national campaign that begins May 15 with the book, The Final Move Beyond Iraq. Pray for a great open door with the networks, and pray for strength and favor as Mike steps into the fiery furnace to battle for the soul of America. Pray for protection as he battles against God-haters and radical Islamic fanatics (9/11 types) that are living among us. Pray also that everyone you know will join the battle by getting the word out, by buying the book and movie, and by telling their friends. Pray that every pastor will preach and every Sunday School teacher and prayer group will teach on this subject using the PowerPoint program and message entitled "What is Evil" available on the www.beyondiraq.com site. Will you please write a review? The extremists are trying to kill this book and stop this cause before it has even been birthed. The liberal Left believes that the 9/11 terrorists were right and that we should feel guilty for defending ourselves; that if we simply give them what they want (our lives and the soul of America). Ninety percent of the war on terror is a media war. You can fight back today with a 5-star review. This and prayer are the only way we can win the battle now. The God-haters believe that 9/11 was the fault of President Bush and that all terror will simply go away if they are allowed to run the country and if Israel is “wiped off the map in a mushroom cloud.” There have been 2000 terror attacks in Israel, and still the liberal Left believes we should simply give the terrorists what they want. Click here to write a review. CLICK HERE to see how you can win two all-expense paid trips to Israel in 2008 just by purchasing the book and telling your friends. All royalties from the book will be used to bless Israel. Please forward this to your friends and ask them to do the same.

In early April, I sat in this very same room with my son, Michael. I was the last minister of the Gospel to visit in Erbil with the Minister of the Interior. This is why this book, The Final Move Beyond Iraq, is so important. The following email is from a former colonel in the American military who accompanied us during our visit to Kurdistan: Dear Mike, You may have heard there was a bombing today in Erbil. There was. A powerful truck bomb (approx. 800 kg of TNT and mortar shell mix) exploded at approximately 8:10 AM in the roadway in front of the Ministry of Interior and Erbil Asaish (security police). So far, 15 are reported dead and 126 wounded, mostly security forces and innocents who were on the roadway. The Minister was not hurt as he had not arrived at the building yet. It has been two years since we've felt the hand of terror here, but this is certainly a reminder of the face of evil and how close we are to it. The security forces are angry. I would not want to be the friend or relative of a terror associate in Erbil at the moment. Initial indications point to Ansar al Sunna simply because they have been responsible for every major attack in the Region. I've attached three photos. The first one shows the room where we met the Minister. The second shows the front of the Minister's building. The third shows the front of the Ministry staff building. We are saddened for the loss of life and injuries. But our spirit is not dampened. If anything, this strengthens our resolve to destroy the terrorists and bring lasting peace and prosperity to these people who so dearly want that dream. My best, Harry A NOTE FROM MIKE EVANS: The battle for the soul of America is being lost. Intelligence leaders have related to me that terrorists fighting in Iraq are planning to head to the U.S. as early as this summer. If those with moral clarity sleep, America's next president may be presiding over a nuclear 9/11. In just one week, a battle will be fought for the soul of America by God-fearing men and women worldwide. I've been to Iraq twice this year; the last trip was at the invitation of President Barzani for a State visit. The book, The Final Move Beyond Iraq, will be in stores on May 15. We are asking every caring person to purchase books beginning May 15. Why? Because this book can be driven to the #1 spot on the New York Times bestsellers' list. Why is that important? It will place this book before tens of million of people and will open doors of opportunity to share its message and wage this battle on secular networks. The battle can be won, but it has to be fought by knowing the truth (it will set us free), and through prayer. Millions of praying saints (Daniels and Esthers) can reverse the curse. Esther won the battle: "If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. What's more, who can say but that you have been elevated to the palace for just such a time as this?" (Esther 4:14) Daniel won the battle: "The people that do know their God will be strong and do exploits..." (Daniel 11:28) Please pray for God's favor on the national campaign that begins May 15 with the book, The Final Move Beyond Iraq. Pray for a great open door with the networks, and pray for strength and favor as Mike steps into the fiery furnace to battle for the soul of America. Pray for protection as he battles against God-haters and radical Islamic fanatics (9/11 types) that are living among us. Pray also that everyone you know will join the battle by getting the word out, by buying the book and movie, and by telling their friends. Pray that every pastor will preach and every Sunday School teacher and prayer group will teach on this subject using the PowerPoint program and message entitled "What is Evil" available on the www.beyondiraq.com site. CLICK HERE to see how you can win two all-expense paid trips to Israel in 2008 just by purchasing the book and telling your friends. All royalties from the book will be used to bless Israel. CLICK HERE to read an excerpt (Pages 255-258) from an interview with General Hugh Shelton. THE MOVIE, go to www.beyondiraq.com. Please forward this to your friends and ask them to do the same.

The following story is from an article in USA Today. This is one of the very real issues that I address in my new book, The Final Move Beyond Iraq. We must move quickly. The terrorists have been told to begin attacking in the U.S., and it is happening. This is the reason it is urgent that I get this book into the hand of every American. Only the truth will set us free, and only prayer can save us, now. If the book is a bestseller, it will open the doors to hundreds of network shows and allow me to alert America to this crisis. WASHINGTON — An alert store clerk suspicious of a videotape exposed the plan of six aspiring Islamic holy warriors who were plotting to attack Fort Dix in New Jersey with assault weapons, the FBI said Tuesday [March 8]. Investigators in court papers described the men as "Islamic militants" who purchased weapons, staked out targets, practiced tactical maneuvers and viewed inspirational jihadist videos. The 15-month investigation began when the photo-store employee contacted police about a customer who had asked to have a video made into a DVD, court papers say. A spokeswoman for Circuit City on Wednesday said the clerk was an employee at their Mount Laurel store. Spokeswoman Jackie Foreman said the store is not releasing the employee's name but confirmed the person still works for the company. "If we didn't get that tip," said U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie, "I couldn't be sure what would happen." FBI agent J.P. Weis called the clerk the "unsung hero" of the case. The video, allegedly taped on Jan. 3, 2006, at a rented house in the Pocono Mountains, showed men in military fatigues shooting assault weapons while calling for jihad, or holy war, and shouting in Arabic, "God is great," court papers say. The clerk described the video as "disturbing," court papers say. The men, who were arrested Monday, had viewed Osama bin Laden videos, but investigators found no direct link to his al-Qaeda terrorist organization, White House spokesman Tony Snow said. "There is no direct evidence of a foreign terrorist tie," Snow said. Recorded conversations show the men sought a large number of American casualties, FBI agent John Ryan wrote in a sworn statement. "My intent is to hit a heavy concentration of soldiers," Mohamad Shnewer, one of the men arrested, said in a telephone call recorded by investigators. "You hit four, five, or six Humvees and light the whole place (up) and then retreat completely without any losses." He rued a missed opportunity to strike at the Army-Navy football game held in Philadelphia, court papers say. Shnewer and five other alleged plotters also considered Fort Monmouth Army Base and the Naval Air Station Lakehurst in New Jersey, Dover Air Force Base in Delaware and the U.S. Coast Guard building in Philadelphia, court papers show. They eliminated Dover after staking out the base and finding security too tight, court papers say. They ultimately fixed on Fort Dix because one of the men, Serdar Tatar, allegedly had easy access to the base as a delivery man for his family's pizza business in Cookstown, N.J., court papers say. Five of the six men are charged with conspiring to kill soldiers at Fort Dix and illegally purchasing firearms: brothers Dritan "Tony" Duka, 28, Eljvir "Elvis" Duka, 23, and Shain Duka, 26, of Cherry Hill, N.J.; Shnewer, 22, of Cherry Hill; and Tatar, 23, of Philadelphia. The sixth man, Agron Abdullahu, 24, of Buena Vista Township, N.J., is charged with aiding the attempt to get weapons. The Dukas, who work at a roofing business, were born in the former Yugoslavia and are living illegally in the USA, the Justice Department says. Shnewer, a cab driver in Philadelphia, is a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Jordan. Tatar, who worked as a convenience store clerk, is a legal permanent resident from Turkey. Abdullahu, a supermarket clerk, is a legal permanent resident born in Yugoslavia. As the investigation progressed, two FBI informants infiltrated the group and recorded conversations and training, court papers say. The FBI also copied Shnewer's computer hard drive, court papers say. (By Donna Leinwand, USA TODAY) A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM MIKE EVANS: The battle for the soul of America is being lost. Intelligence leaders have related to me that terrorists fighting in Iraq are planning to head to the U.S. as early as this summer. If those with moral clarity sleep, America’s next president may be presiding over a nuclear 9/11. In just one week, a battle will be fought for the soul of America by God-fearing men and women worldwide. I’ve been to Iraq twice this year; the last trip was at the invitation of President Barzani for a State visit. The book, The Final Move Beyond Iraq, will be in stores on May 15. We are asking every caring person to purchase books beginning May 15. Why? Because this book can be driven to the #1 spot on the New York Times bestsellers’ list. Why is that important? It will place this book before tens of million of people and will open doors of opportunity to share its message and wage this battle on secular networks. The battle can be won, but it has to be fought by knowing the truth (it will set us free), and through prayer. Millions of praying saints (Daniels and Esthers) can reverse the curse. Esther won the battle: “If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. What's more, who can say but that you have been elevated to the palace for just such a time as this?" (Esther 4:14) Daniel won the battle: “The people that do know their God will be strong and do exploits...” (Daniel 11:28) Please pray for God's favor on the national campaign that begins May 15 with the book, The Final Move Beyond Iraq. Pray for a great open door with the networks, and pray for strength and favor as Mike steps into the fiery furnace to battle for the soul of America. Pray for protection as he battles against God-haters and radical Islamic fanatics (9/11 types) that are living among us. Pray also that everyone you know will join the battle by getting the word out, by buying the book and movie, and by telling their friends. Pray that every pastor will preach and every Sunday School teacher and prayer group will teach on this subject using the PowerPoint program and message entitled "What is Evil" available on the www.beyondiraq.com site. CLICK HERE to see how you can win two all-expense paid trips to Israel in 2008 just by purchasing the book and telling your friends. All royalties from the book will be used to bless Israel. CLICK HERE to read an excerpt (Pages 250-251) from an interview with General Hugh Shelton. THE MOVIE, go to www.beyondiraq.com. Please forward this to your friends and ask them to do the same.

Prophecy News Update
May 25, 2007 Brad Scott is a very interesting speaker. I invite you to listen. He will be speaking on: Letter level Ancient Hebrew Prophecy Brad Scott is the author of three books, and has been teaching Bible prophecy from the original ancient Hebrew pictograph meanings for over 25 years. More > He shows you the prophetic treasures embedded within the letters of the words you would never see in the English, Greek or Hebrew words alone. He is going to teach you the fundamentals of how you can go back to letter-level Hebrew. A fantastic study which gives a more sure understanding of hard sentences such as: Who is “he who letteth” Numbering of Daniel Confirmation of the covenant Abomination of desolation Is the rapture, pre, mid or post. Number of the Beast, 666 Image of the Beast Cain/Ishmael/Esau vs Abraham/Isaac/Jacob		In This Issue Increasing number of rabbis are allowing Jews to enter Temple Mount 'Flying saucer' police spy camera takes to the skies Would an implanted chip help to keep my child safe? iPod Bibles, BibleZines? You name it, they've got it North American union plan headed to Congress in fall Merck's vaccine tied to 3 deaths Opposition to national ID continues to grow Weather breaks record Google’s goal: to organise your daily life Work bill would create new ID database Bush grants presidency extraordinary powers Creation rules over evolution at museum Bush makes power grab Survey: Houstonians turn to faith before doctors Scientology makes it in classroom door VeriTrace System to Be Used During Mock Disaster Drill VeriChip Adds 78 New Hospitals to Its Network Muslim paramilitary compounds springing up around America Temple Mount Controversy Continues Taiwans conducts big military exercise ROUNDUP: Merkel drops plan for "Christian values" in new EU treaty Poll: 71% of Israelis want U.S. to strike Iran if talks fail Do Chip Implants Protect or Violate Privacy? Hamas: We'll attack from W. Bank Olmert seeking to expand Jerusalem's borders Jerusalem's Temple Mount: Historic Preservation with 3D Laser Scanning Redeeming The Hope Senator joins in protest of federal driver's license law Missouri lawmakers oppose Real ID Ark. lawmakers express distaste with national ID law Biblical prophecy finds way to legislators in battle over ID plan Anglican and Catholic unity One building that's been built on time and on budget in Iraq: America's fortress embassy So how did An Inconvenient Truth become required classroom viewing? Business visionary predicted North American union in '93 U.S. offers Palestinians more weapons New toll road hype in Oklahoma Hybrid embryos get go-ahead Street lockdowns proposed for Baltimore Methodist leader equates U.S. flag to swastika Messiah mystery follows death of mystical rabbi Radio host suggests putting GPS on Muslim immigrants Daniel Verse by Verse Gift of: $35 Item: V-DVB01 Endtimes News Report Gift of: $40 Item: D-ETN01 Jesus, Jews And Jihad Gift of: $25 Item: D-JJA01 The Secret of Soloman's Key Revealed Gift of: $25 Item: D-TSO01 About Us Become a Partaker Bookstore Contact Us Crusader Magazine Current Gift Offers Donations Lear Financial Media / Radio Meetings Radio Schedule
Increasing number of rabbis are allowing Jews to enter Temple Mount An increasing number of religious Zionist rabbis are allowing their followers to enter the Temple Mount, contrary to the religious consensus on the matter. This weekend, the rabbis Haim Druckman and Avraham Zukerman, of the Bnei Akiva youth movement, and Tzafania Drori, chief rabbi of Kiryat Shmona, are set to join this growing group with an ad in the Orthodox media. The rabbis, who are major figures in the religious Zionist movement, will call on Jews wishing to enter the Temple Mount "in purity, to ascend at this time to the to the places permitted for Jews to enter." The three rabbis are known for their principle support for letting Jews on to the Temple Mount. But they had not yet expressed their stand formally, because of the religious sensitivity of the issue. Now, in honor of the 40th anniversary of Jerusalem's unification, with many right-wing movements placing the Temple Mount on their agenda, the rabbis have decided to call publicly on Jews to go to the Mount. In publishing the ad, they will be joining dozens of other rabbis of the religious Zionist stream, among them rabbis in West Bank settlements, who in recent years have allowed Jews to go to the Temple Mount within the bounds of Jewish law. Currently, rabbinic consensus in the religious Zionist and the ultra-Orthodox world prohibits Jews from entering the Temple Mount. This is because the exact location of the Holy of Holies is not known, and therefore Jews who have not properly purified themselves may accidentally walk there or through other prohibited places. Rabbis who allow their supporters to ascend to the Temple Mount set stipulations for entry, including the mandating of ritual immersion beforehand, the wearing of cloth shoes, the keeping to areas permitted to Jews under Jewish custom, and the studying of relevant religious regulations. 'Flying saucer' police spy camera takes to the skies It looks more like the latest in saucepan technology than the future of crime fighting. But police are confident that this miniature remote- controlled helicopter will be an invaluable weapon in the war against wrongdoers. The Microdrone, measuring only 2ft between the tips of its eight rotor blades, was originally designed for military reconnaissance. When it takes to the skies above Liverpool this summer, it will be the first time such a device has been put to civilian use in this country. With four stubby arms carrying the rotors, a miniature camera and a pair of landing skids, the near-silent drone is designed to hover above crime scenes and send footage to officers on the ground. It can take off and fly in all weathers and has a maximum speed of 15mph. Would an implanted chip help to keep my child safe? If your child could wear an implant – a microchip that could tell a computer where he or she was at any time to within a few metres – would you buy it? After the horrific snatch of three-year-old Madeleine McCann from her bed in Portugal, the answer from many parents seems to be “yes”. Professor Kevin Warwick, who developed the technology that made it possible for the first child in Britain to volunteer to be “chipped” in 2002 – after the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman – has been bombarded with e-mails over the past few days from parents desperate to keep tabs on their children. As we talk, another e-mail drops into his inbox from a mother of two young children who says that she is deeply anxious about Madeleine’s disappearance and wants to know more about the chip technology. It works, in theory, by sending a signal via a mobile-phone network to a computer that can identify the child’s location on an electronic map. But there was the concern at the time over the ethics of tagging our children’s bodies – some groups, including Barnardo’s and Kidscape as well as sections of the media, said that it was a neurotic overreaction that would not benefit children in the long run. So Warwick, Professor of Cybernetics at Reading University, did not continue to develop the project nationally. “It caused such a backlash that we had to step back,” he says. “There were ethical concerns, and as a scientist you have to listen.” But he adds that the point about chipping is not that you would use it to track your children 24 hours a day – only in a worst-case scenario. “You would hope that it never gets used,” he says. There are, however, many other child-tracking devices on the market that will almost certainly have a surge in sales over the next few weeks. They range from pay-as-you-go tracking services that follow the SIM card in your child’s mobile phone to electronic wristbands and specially tagged pyjamas. Some companies have shied away from such gadgets, fearing legal actions from parents should they fail for any reason, but others believe that the gadgets are destined to become part of normal parenting. iPod Bibles, BibleZines? You name it, they've got it Michael Marsee was running a Christian camp when he dropped his Bible into the swimming pool. That accidental baptism did not bring new life to its pages. But from it was born The Outdoor Bible ($34.95 and up), a waterproof New Testament whose books fold like maps for easy packing. The Gospel of Luke can be used as a rain shelter. It's a popular gift for troops overseas, said Bobby Bardin, a partner at tiny publisher Bardin & Marsee, which is up against Bible giants Zondervan and Thomas Nelson. Nelson responded with Immerse ($19.95), a water-resistant Bible. The Bible is the bestselling book each year. Most publishers don't market translations but package them. They have fashion covers and notes for groups from cowboys to Catholic couples. Digital Bibles run on PDAs and iPods. But you can still buy it in black leather -- including a black leather edition for bikers. "Specialty Bibles are born out of the intention of publishers to meet people where they are," said Tim Jordan, marketing manager for B&H Publishing Group. B&H has a Bible for each branch of the military. The Marine's Bible ($19.99) has pages for service records and reflections on the relationship of Marine ideals to biblical themes. B&H's Golfer's Bible ($24.99) features photos of golf courses, and meditations by golf tour chaplains: "Brian Mogg, former PGA tour player . . . refers to Hebrews 12:2 to compare alignment in golf to alignment with Christ." Publishers Weekly estimates annual Bible sales total between $425 million and $609 million. The giants are Zondervan, of Grand Rapids, Mich., with half the market, and Thomas Nelson of Nashville, Tenn., with more than 36 percent. Those publishers primarily target the evangelical market. HarperSanFrancisco saw that as an opening and is producing Bibles for more liberal and liturgical readers. North American union plan headed to Congress in fall WASHINGTON – A powerful think tank chaired by former Sen. Sam Nunn and guided by trustees including Richard Armitage, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Harold Brown, William Cohen and Henry Kissinger, is in the final stages of preparing a report to the White House and U.S. Congress on the benefits of integrating the U.S., Mexico and Canada into one political, economic and security bloc. The final report, published in English, Spanish and French, is scheduled for submission to all three governments by Sept. 30, according to the Center for Strategic & International Studies. CSIS boasts of playing a large role in the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1994 – a treaty that set in motion a political movement many believe resembles the early stages of the European Community on its way to becoming the European Union. "The results of the study will enable policymakers to make sound, strategic, long-range policy decisions about North America, with an emphasis on regional integration," explains Armand B. Peschard-Sverdrup, director of CSIS' Mexico Project. "Specifically, the project will focus on a detailed examination of future scenarios, which are based on current trends, and involve six areas of critical importance to the trilateral relationship: labor mobility, energy, the environment, security, competitiveness and border infrastructure and logistics." Merck's vaccine tied to 3 deaths At least three deaths and more than 1,600 adverse reactions including spontaneous abortion and paralysis have been connected to Merck & Co.'s new vaccine for the human papillomavirus, a treatment the company has lobbied state lawmakers to make mandatory for young girls across the nation. The report comes from Judicial Watch, the Washington-based public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption. "The FDA adverse event reports on the HPV vaccine read like a catalog of horrors," said Tom Fitton, Judicial Watch president. "Any state or local government now beset by Merck's lobbying campaigns to mandate this HPV vaccine for young girls ought to take a look at these adverse health reports. It looks as if an unproven vaccine with dangerous side effects is being pushed as a miracle drug." One report, No. 275438-1, describes the reaction as coronary artery thrombosis, sudden cardiac death. "Given Gardasil vaccine dose #1 3/12/07. Collapsed and died on 3/26/07… Echocardiogram revealed very enlarged right ventricle, small left ventricle as well as large blood clots within both the right atrium & right ventricle." A second report noted that the woman was vaccinated and "died of a blood clot 8 hours after getting the Gardasil vaccine." Opposition to national ID continues to grow A grassroots activist organization is calling on American citizens to contact their members of Congress to try to repeal the "REAL ID Act," a piece of legislation the group says is nothing more than a federal takeover of state departments of motor vehicles. Opposition to the legislation is brewing in several states. The REAL ID Act of 2005, intended as a measure to deter terrorism, was signed into law in May 2005; implementation and enforcement, however, have been delayed until December 2009. Tom DeWeese, president of the American Policy Center (APC), says the Act will essentially transform driver's licenses into a national identification card. But the cost to fully implement the Act's provisions, he claims, could be as high as $14.5 billion dollars, or almost $300 million per state. DeWeese says the cost and red tape of the program is so enormous that a number of states are in revolt, primarily because they simply cannot afford to comply. "There have been several [states] around the country that have now passed resolutions that say they are not going to do this," he explains. "Five states have said they cannot comply and are refusing to comply; 13 more states have passed legislation in at least one chamber, saying that they are not going to comply with this; and nine more states are at least looking at some sort of legislation. So [opposition is] beginning to grow across the country." In addition, DeWeese asserts, the new system will do absolutely nothing to stop terrorists or illegal immigrants from acquiring driver's licenses, nor will it protect citizens from identity theft. "Most of the 9/11 terrorists, for example, had legitimate IDs," he notes. "It's very easy to get counterfeit ID, no matter what they do -- even retinal scans and other biometric measurements." And the APC leader says it is ridiculous that while the Department of Homeland Security will require two verifiable IDs to obtain a driver's license, they are willing to accept "matricula consular" cards, a highly questionable form of identification available from the Mexican government. Those cards, states DeWeese, contain "absolutely no legitimate information," yet remain one of the documents that state departments of motor vehicles (DMVs) will accept as identification for obtaining a driver's license. The REAL ID Act of 2005 would require tamper-proof security features on licenses issued only to individuals who can prove citizenship or legal status. Personal information on the licenses would reside in a database network accessible by DMVs nationwide. Individuals without the new license would not be permitted to enter federal buildings or board airplanes unless they could produce a passport or another form of photo ID approved by the federal government. Weather breaks record THE icy weather of snow, hail and heavy rain that has swept across South Africa over the past few days has set 54 weather records. The South African Weather Service said 34 new records were set on Monday and another 20 yesterday. Almost all records were for the lowest maximum and minimum daily temperatures in towns across the country. Plettenberg Bay and Tsitsikamma both recorded their highest daily rainfall, at 68mm and 71.2mm respectively, on Monday. Plettenberg Bay recorded its lowest minimum temperature, 5.6°C, yesterday. Tsitsikamma had its lowest maximum temperature on Monday, 12.1°C, and its lowest minimum yesterday, 6.3°C. The lowest minimum temperature recorded was -6°C in Welkom, while the lowest maximum temperature was a mere 1.7°C in Barkly East. Both were recorded on Monday night. None of this week's records reached the lowest temperature yet recorded in South Africa - -18.6°C recorded at Buffelsfontein in the Eastern Cape in 1996. Other towns and areas recording their lowest minimum temperatures yet included: Carolina (-5.5°C), Vanwyksvlei (-4.3°C), Ventersdorp (-3.9°C), Witbank (-3.7°C), Gariep Dam (-3.7°C), Pofadder (-3.5°C), Upington (-3.1°C), Marken (-2.9°C), Taung (-2.5°C), Oudestad (-1.7°C) and Nieuwoudtville (-0.1°C). Kuruman, Kathu and Gariep Dam all recorded their lowest maximum temperatures on Monday and lowest minimums yesterday. Google’s goal: to organise your daily life Google’s ambition to maximise the personal information it holds on users is so great that the search engine envisages a day when it can tell people what jobs to take and how they might spend their days off. Eric Schmidt, Google’s chief executive, said gathering more personal data was a key way for Google to expand and the company believes that is the logical extension of its stated mission to organise the world’s information. Asked how Google might look in five years’ time, Mr Schmidt said: “We are very early in the total information we have within Google. The algorithms will get better and we will get better at personalisation. “The goal is to enable Google users to be able to ask the question such as ‘What shall I do tomorrow?’ and ‘What job shall I take?’ The race to accumulate the most comprehensive database of individual information has become the new battleground for search engines as it will allow the industry to offer far more personalised advertisements. These are the holy grail for the search industry, as such advertising would command higher rates. Mr Schmidt told journalists in London: “We cannot even answer the most basic questions because we don’t know enough about you. That is the most important aspect of Google’s expansion.” He said Google’s newly relaunched iGoogle service, which allows users to personalise their own Google search page and publish their own content, would be a key feature. Another service, Google personalised search, launched two years ago, allows users to give Google permission to store their web-surfing history, what they have searched and clicked on, and use this to create more personalised search results for them. Another service under development is Google Recommendations – where the search suggests products and services the user might like, based on their already established preferences. Google does not sell advertising against these services yet, but could in time use them to display more targeted ads to people. Work bill would create new ID database The U.S. Congress is poised to create a set of massive new government databases that all employers must use to investigate the immigration status of current and future employees or face stiff penalties. The so-called Employment Eligibility Verification System would be established as part of a bill that senators began debating on Monday, a procedure that is likely to continue through June and would represent the most extensive rewrite of immigration and visa laws in a generation. Because anyone who fails a database check would be out of a job, the proposed database already has drawn comparisons with the "no-fly list" and is being criticized by civil libertarians and business groups. All employers--at least 7 million, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce--would be required to verify identity documents provided by both existing employees and potential hires, the legislation says. The data, including Social Security numbers, would be provided to Homeland Security, on penalty of perjury, and the government databases would provide a work authorization confirmation within three business days. There is no privacy requirement that the federal government delete the information after work authorization is given or denied. Employers would be required to keep all the documentation in paper or electronic form for seven years "and make it available for inspection by officers of the Department of Homeland Security" and the Department of Labor. It would also open up the IRS' databases of confidential taxpayer information to Homeland Security and its contractors. Even parents who hire nannies might be covered. The language in the bill, called the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Reform Act (PDF), defines an employer as "any person or entity hiring, recruiting, or referring an individual for employment in the United States" and does not appear to explicitly exempt individuals or small businesses. (Its Senate sponsors did not immediately respond on Monday to queries on this point.) Backers of the proposal, including the Bush administration and many members of Congress, argue the changes to U.S. law are necessary to combat fraud and to ensure employees are truly eligible to work in the United States. According to an analysis by the Pew Hispanic Center, about 7.2 million undocumented immigrants were working in the United States as of March 2005. "This bill brings us closer to an immigration system that enforces our laws and upholds the great American tradition of welcoming those who share our values and our love of freedom," President Bush said in his radio address on Saturday. But the federal government's hardly stellar track record in keeping its databases accurate and secure is prompting an outcry over the verification system. Opponents argue that errors could unwittingly shut out millions of Americans who are actually eligible to work in the United States. "All the problems that are attendant to the no-fly list are going to be a problem for a nationwide employment eligibility verification system," said Timothy Sparapani, senior legislative counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union. "And that's because the government as a rule is terrible about setting up massive data systems and then conditioning peoples' exercises of rights and privileges on the proper functioning of these databases." Supporters of a federal verification requirement argue that some states, including North Carolina, Georgia, Colorado, Idaho and Arizona, already require employers to engage in some sort of verification--but Sparapani says they're far less extensive and intrusive. One well-known example of buggy federal databases can be found in the no-fly list, which is intended to keep known terrorists off commercial airplanes. But it's flagged many other people, including Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), for questioning at security checkpoints. In 1996, Congress enacted a related law colloquially known as the "deadbeat dad database," that required employers to report new hires to the federal government. But unlike the current proposal, the new-hire database did not have the ability to deny employment authorization. The verification system also would likely create innumerable headaches for employers charged with the task of screening the estimated 146 million Americans in the workforce today. Bush grants presidency extraordinary powers President Bush President Bush has signed a directive granting extraordinary powers to the office of the president in the event of a declared national emergency, apparently without congressional approval or oversight. The "National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive" was signed May 9, notes Jerome R. Corsi in a WND column. It was issued with the dual designation of NSPD-51, as a National Security Presidential Directive, and HSPD-20, as a Homeland Security Presidential Directive. The directive establishes under the office of the president a new national continuity coordinator whose job is to make plans for "National Essential Functions" of all federal, state, local, territorial and tribal governments, as well as private sector organizations to continue functioning under the president's directives in the event of a national emergency. "Catastrophic emergency" is loosely defined as "any incident, regardless of location, that results in extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting the U.S. population, infrastructure, environment, economy, or government functions." Creation rules over evolution at museum Canada's first permanent creation museum --set to open in Alberta next month -- will use fossil displays to support the Bible's explanation of creation. The controversial Big Valley Creation Science Museum, located east of Innisfail, is billed as an alternative to the world view presented by the Royal Tyrell Museum in Drumheller and will open on June 5. Owner Harry Nibourg said in a press release that the museum provides compelling evidence for creation and refutes any unguided, "natural" processes such as evolution. He said the museum's "fossils and the flood" display, which teams a giant model of Noah's ark with museum-quality fossils, is evidence the biblical flood actually happened. According to the museum's website, another display called "dinosaurs and humans" disproves evolutionary theory that dinosaurs became extinct at least 60 million years before humans evolved. As expected, the museum has its detractors. University of Calgary biology professor Anthony Russell said an honest museum of creation would merely say this is our evidence and this is what we believe it shows. Bush makes power grab President Bush, without so much as issuing a press statement, on May 9 signed a directive that granted near dictatorial powers to the office of the president in the event of a national emergency declared by the president. The "National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive," with the dual designation of NSPD-51, as a National Security Presidential Directive, and HSPD-20, as a Homeland Security Presidential Directive, establishes under the office of president a new National Continuity Coordinator. That job, as the document describes, is to make plans for "National Essential Functions" of all federal, state, local, territorial, and tribal governments, as well as private sector organizations to continue functioning under the president's directives in the event of a national emergency. The directive loosely defines "catastrophic emergency" as "any incident, regardless of location, that results in extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting the U.S. population, infrastructure, environment, economy, or government functions." Survey: Houstonians turn to faith before doctors Houston may have one of the world's great medical centers, but its residents are more apt to turn to religion for matters of health and well-being, according to a survey being released today. Forty-three percent of Houstonians surveyed cited religious organizations and leaders as their No. 1 source of help. Only 21 percent cited doctors. It was the largest gap of any of the nine major cities surveyed. "Medical information has become so hard to interpret you almost do need divine guidance," said Dr. Clifford Dacso, an internist at The Methodist Hospital and director of its Abramson Center for the Future of Health. "Plus, at least you know where your pastor is once a week." In all seriousness, Dacso said he didn't find the survey results all that surprising, given all the confusing medical information out there. People look for advice from someone they trust, he said, and religion tends to simplify things. The question was just one of many posed in the survey on American attitudes about health. Sponsored by Cigna HealthCare, it found a disconnect between reality and people's perception of their health — more than half said they're in excellent or very good health, but most aren't exercising or dieting, despite admitting they need to lose weight. Houston was the least in denial. Only 54 percent of its respondents reported such good health, the lowest of the nine cities in the survey. The highest, 70 percent, was reported in Washington, D.C. Houston respondents also acknowledged they didn't react well to stress. Nearly half said they become irritable or lose their temper. Stressed people in Dallas, meanwhile, said they become silent more than people in other cities. The survey was roundly criticized by many experts. They questioned whether the 150 people sampled per city was enough to draw statistically valid conclusions. And they noted that some questions were not finely drawn, such as the mixing of health and personal well-being, two different concepts, in the one question about where people turn for help. Scientology makes it in classroom door BATON ROUGE, La. - Inside the industrial looking brick walls of one of Louisiana's poorest performing middle schools, Scientologists finally have achieved a longtime goal. A study skills curriculum written by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard is being taught as mainstream public education. All the eighth-graders at Prescott Middle School are being taught learning techniques Hubbard devised four decades ago when he set out to remedy what he viewed as barriers to learning. The curriculum and textbooks used by Prescott's 156 eighth-graders are similar to methods and books used among Scientologists worldwide. And teaching the children is a Scientologist hired by the school district. Scientologists helped usher Hubbard's program into the school during the chaotic months after Hurricane Katrina. Celebrity Scientologists John Travolta and Isaac Hayes played key roles, as did a former Clearwater resident known for her persuasive voice. The people who run the program say Hubbard's teaching technique is divorced from Scientology, that it is just a masterful way to learn. They note that it has won the support of many non-Scientologists, including a number of academics. VeriTrace System to Be Used During Mock Disaster Drill PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VeriChip Corporation (Nasdaq: CHIP - News) a provider of RFID systems for healthcare and patient-related needs, announced today that the State of Georgia, through the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, purchased the VeriTrace(TM) system for disaster relief and emergency management needs. The GBI purchased the system, which consisted of 500 chips, 5 customized Ricoh cameras and 5 VeriTrace Bluetooth(TM) handheld readers, as part of their cache of equipment used for disaster preparedness and emergency response needs. The GBI plans on using the VeriTrace system for assistance in the identification of human remains and for tagging and tracking evidentiary items associated with remains in the aftermath of a disaster. The VeriTrace system will also be utilized and featured today during a mock disaster drill with more than 500 emergency response personnel in Austell, GA. Besides the GBI, additional state, county and local agencies participating in the mock disaster drill include the Georgia Office of Homeland Security, Georgia Emergency Management Agency, Georgia Body Recovery Team, Georgia Search and Rescue, Cobb County public safety responders and other related agencies. The VeriTrace system was created in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina where it proved helpful in identifying, tracking and accounting for the remains of victims from the hurricane. VeriTrace was used by the Federal Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team (DMORT) during the Hurricane Katrina recovery operations. The GBI personnel and other Georgia agencies assisted DMORT in the recovery efforts and utilized the new VeriTrace system. Recognizing the effectiveness and benefits of the system in body recovery and identification of remains was one factor which led the GBI to include VeriTrace in its cache of disaster preparedness and response equipment. VeriTrace is designed to assist state and federal agencies in the management of emergency situations and disaster recovery using implantable RFID technology. The VeriTrace system includes a unique implantable RFID microchip, a VeriTrace Bluetooth(TM) handheld reader, a customized Ricoh 500SE Digital Camera capable of receiving both RFID scanned data and GPS data wirelessly, and a Web-enabled database for gathering and storing information and images captured during emergency response operations. This database ensures the precise collection, storage and inventory of all data and images related to remains and the associated evidentiary items. This also allows the recreation of an accurate and complete reconstruction of a disaster setting, crime scene or similar setting where recreation is necessary. VeriChip Adds 78 New Hospitals to Its Network PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VeriChip Corporation (Nasdaq: CHIP - News) a provider of RFID systems for healthcare and patient-related needs, announced today that 78 new hospitals agreed to participate in the VeriMed Patient Identification System network at the Emergency Department Practice Management Association's (EDPMA) tenth annual conference in Las Vegas on May 16-18. More than 600 hospitals have now agreed to participate in the VeriMed network. Scott R. Silverman, Chairman and CEO of VeriChip, commented, "We are very pleased with the continued acceptance of the VeriMed Patient Identification system by hospital emergency departments as they recognize the value it provides in improving patient care. VeriMed's footprint continues to grow in regions throughout the U.S. and we expect to enroll additional hospitals during the remainder of this year, with a goal of 800 hospitals in our network by year-end." The VeriMed Patient Identification System, which consists of a hand-held radio frequency identification (RFID) scanner, an implantable RFID microchip, and a secure patient database, is being used to help rapidly identify and provide access to important health information on participating patients. The new healthcare facilities agreed to use the VeriMed reader as standard protocol to scan patients that arrive in emergency rooms unconscious, delirious or confused. The Company continues to provide readers to hospitals and other healthcare facilities at no charge as part of its efforts to "seed" the infrastructure for the VeriMed patient identification system. Muslim paramilitary compounds springing up around America A U.S. defense analyst and author says Americans should be very concerned about some radical Muslim paramilitary compounds that have sprung up around the country and that are surrounded with "No Trespassing" signs. Greg Copley, president of the International Strategic Studies Association (ISSA), says the compounds are often populated with former U.S. convicts who were converted to Islam in prison. These convicts, he contends, are connected to a Pakistani organization. "Islamberg in New York, Ahmedabad in Virginia, and Holy Islamville in South Carolina, and so on are places which have been formed largely by Jamaat ul-Fuqra," Copley notes, "which is a fundamentalist jihadist movement, which has been involved in terrorist activity and supporting terrorist activity." The U.S. government has been monitoring the organization's activities, the ISSA official says. "The U.S. government, for example, claimed that ul-Fuqra members were involved in more than a dozen bombings and arson attacks during the 1980s and 1990s," he points out, and that members were "possibly responsible for a couple dozen homicides, and possibly linked to the murder of Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal reporter who was killed in Pakistan." Jamaat ul-Fuqra, which means "community of the impoverished," recruits converts from the U.S. prison system, the defense analyst says. "They're a very big international group," he asserts. "They do have connections to fundamentalist groups in Pakistan." There is also evidence that ul-Fuqra may have been linked to shoe-bomber Richard Reid, Copley adds. He says he believes U.S. authorities should thoroughly investigate and keep a watch on the activities of these Muslim compounds that are located in America but connected to a Pakistani jihadist movement. Temple Mount Controversy Continues (IsraelNN.com) Record numbers of Jews have ascended the Temple Mount since a large group of religious-Zionist rabbis issued a public call to visit Judaism’s holiest site in accordance with Jewish legal strictures. Click to start video in external player Exclusive Video Footage: Rabbis Ascend to Temple Mount On Jerusalem Day, for the first time in recent history, multiple groups of 40 or more Jews were allowed to ascend the Temple Mount at once. In the past, groups were severely limited in size – and only one allowed on the mount at a time. Two Jewish visitors were arrested Wednesday for belting out "Shma Yisrael" – the Jewish declaration of faith and G-d's Oneness of Deuteronomy 6:4. Unlike on previous occasions, the rest of the group was not penalized, and many returned the next day to visit as well. The religious precautions required of one who wishes to ascend the Mount "in purity" include immersing in a mikveh (ritual bath), taking off one's shoes, and clarifying the precise areas forbidden for entry - or else going only with a guide who knows the area. “There has been a marked increase in Jewish visitors to the Temple Mount since the large group of rabbis ascended,” the Movement for the Preparation of the Temple said in a statement. “The public is encouraged to study the relevant laws and familiarize themselves with their holiest place.” However, many rabbis in the religious-Zionist camp continue to rule out visits to the sacred site. Former Chief Rabbi Avraham Shapira, the nonagenarian [in his 90's] dean of Yeshivat Merkaz HaRav, told the massive crowds who came to celebrate Jerusalem Day at the yeshiva that entry to the Mount is not permitted at this time, because of the lack of certainty as to the exact location of the Biblically-forbidden areas on the mount. Former Sephardic Chief Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu and Rabbi Shlomo Aviner are also among those who forbid Jewish entry to the Temple Mount. It is felt that the extreme nature of the Biblical prohibition against entering the site of the Temple outweighs both political/nationalist concerns and the confidence of those who claim they know the precise location of the forbidden areas. Taiwans conducts big military exercise ILAN, Taiwan -- Anti-aircraft missiles streaked across a hazy sky Wednesday as Taiwanese forces confronted a simulated invasion from rival China in the island's biggest military exercise of the year. The Hankuang (Chinese Glory) war games are a test of military readiness for the self-governing island of 23 million people 58 years after it split from the mainland amid civil war. Some 1,800 military personnel participated in Wednesday's drills, which featured Taiwanese fighter jets, frigates and helicopters repelling a mock Chinese seaborne invasion along an isolated stretch of the island's northeastern coast. As top military brass looked on, a lethal array of Hawk, Stinger, Chaparral and other missiles took out one "Chinese" vessel after another, and neutralized the jet aircraft that were backing them up. Mobile radar installations perched on a strategically located hill helped direct the strikes, though some of the missiles failed to explode, or missed their intended targets. Faithfully chronicled by Taiwan's seven round-the-clock cable TV news stations, the exercises are meant to reassure Taiwan's people that their largely American-equipped military is up to the task of confronting Chinese threats to invade. Two years ago Beijing passed a law saying it would attack across the 100 mile-wide Taiwan Strait if Taiwan moved to formalize its de facto independence - codifying similar rhetoric from the previous five and a half decades. But many Taiwanese now seem oblivious to the threat of war, believing that 15 years of thriving economic ties and a common language and culture will rule out armed invasion from the mainland. ROUNDUP: Merkel drops plan for "Christian values" in new EU treaty "I would have liked to have a reference in the constitution, ... but there are not many chances left," Merkel, speaking in German, told reporters after an all-religion conference in Brussels. The German leader, who wants to use her country's term as EU president to revive the bloc's failed constitution, had pushed for making a reference to Christianity in the planned treaty. Any attempt to mention Christianity - or simply God - in the text are strictly opposed by secular France, liberal countries such as Sweden and Denmark and by Britain. During the 2004-negotiations on the bloc's constitution, which was vetoed by French and Dutch voters in 2005, there were concerns that any religious reference could anger Europe's Muslims and Jews. Merkel wants to see EU leaders rally behind her proposals on how to revive the constitutional process at a summit in June, shortly before Germany hands over the rotating EU presidency to Portugal. The hope is that the treaty would enter into force in 2009, just before June elections to the European Parliament. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said that the EU needed to "respect the freedom of religion not only in the EU but also in all countries that want to become a member of the EU and all other countries abroad." The EU is split over how to handle the membership bid of Muslim Turkey which opened accession talks in 2005 but faced a partial freeze in negotiations last year over a row with EU member Cyprus. If it does get through EU doors Turkey, with a population of 70 million, would be the first Muslim country to join the EU. However, even if negotiations pick up pace over the coming months, Turkey's EU admission is not expected before 2020. Vowing to hold a regular dialogue of cultures in Europe, Barroso said that the EU intended to organize an all-religion conference once a year with the next taking place 2008 in Slovenia. EU officials and 21 religious leaders of the Christian, Jewish and Islamic faiths in Europe also discussed how to promote the bloc's common values beyond Europe's borders. Poll: 71% of Israelis want U.S. to strike Iran if talks fail Fully 71 percent of Israelis believe that the United States should launch a military attack on Iran if diplomatic efforts fail to halt Tehran's nuclear program, according to a new poll. The survey, commissioned by Bar-Ilan University's BESA Center and the Anti-Defamation League, found that 59 percent of Israelis still believe the war in Iraq was justified, while 36 percent take the opposite view. Some 65 percent believe that the United States is a loyal ally of Israel, with only 11 percent saying the opposite. A slightly higher proportion, 73 percent, described U.S. President George W. Bush as friendly. Forty-eight percent attributed U.S. support for Israel to strategic considerations, while 30 percent credited American Jewry and 17 percent cited shared values and a shared democratic tradition. Regarding America's importance to Israel, there was near consensus: 91 percent said that close relations with the U.S. are vital to Israel's security. Some 51 percent of respondents predicted that the U.S. will ultimately impose an agreement on Israel and the Palestinians, while 43 percent disagreed. In addition, 52 percent of respondents described American Jewish support of Israel as "sufficient," while 33 percent did not. About half of all Israelis believe that American Jewry is in danger of disappearing due to assimilation, the poll found. Do Chip Implants Protect or Violate Privacy? A Florida adult-care facility is going ahead with plans to implant identity chips into patients with Alzheimer's disease who are in its care, despite protests that it is a form of branding. Alzheimer's Community Care in West Palm Beach will implant a radio frequency identification chip into Alzheimer's patients with the consent of their families or the patients themselves if they are deemed competent. The chip, which is slightly larger than a grain of rice, is implanted under the skin of the right forearm. Each chip will contain a unique 16-digit number that, when scanned in an emergency room, will link to the patient's medical records. Mary Barnes, the president and CEO of Alzheimer's Community Care, said the RFID chips, manufactured by VeriChip Corp., provided the best means of giving medical personnel access to a patient's medical history, since people with Alzheimer's often cannot relay that information themselves. "Our patients are the most fragile and vulnerable of any population," Barnes said. While the RFID implants have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, VeriChip is testing the effectiveness of the chips in a real-world situation to see if Alzheimer's patients with the chip receive "quicker and better treatment" than those without, said VeriChip CEO Scott Silverman. Safety and Consent Questions Opponents of the chip program say it raises serious ethical considerations. "This whole medical trial … really raises some pretty important issues about informed consent," said Katherine Albrecht, the founder of the advocacy group Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering. Albrecht is concerned that Alzheimer's patients are being enrolled in what she considers a potentially risky study without their consent. When the FDA approved VeriChip's product, it mentioned potential problems, including electromagnetic interference, failure of the chip to function properly and adverse bodily reactions. Hamas: We'll attack from W. Bank "Hamas has no red lines anymore," a group official said Monday afternoon, announcing that the organization would extend its attacks to the West Bank. Until now the group has carried out Kassam rocket attacks only from the Gaza Strip but the official said that this restriction would now be lifted "because of the Israeli attacks on our children." Earlier, Hamas's armed faction urged its members to refrain from using mobile phones, not to travel in cars and to avoid gathering in public places, for fear of IAF assassination attempts, Israel Radio reported. Earlier Monday, voices from within Hamas called out loudly for Israel's destruction, following an IAF attack on a Hamas lawmaker's home Sunday night as part of ongoing IDF operations against Kassam rocket fire. A senior Hamas leader in Gaza declared that it was signed and sealed within his party that Israel would be wiped off the map and replaced by a Palestinian State, Israel Radio reported. He added that rockets and missiles were the means of removing Israel from the picture. Olmert seeking to expand Jerusalem's borders ISRAELI Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said today he would seek to expand the borders of Jerusalem and he hoped for eventual world acceptance of Israeli rule in the disputed city. At a ceremony marking the anniversary of Israel's capture and annexation in 1967 of the city's eastern sector which Palestinians seek as a capital for a future state, Mr Olmert said: "The past 40 years are only the beginning. I believe, hope and pray that we will continue to work together to strengthen Jerusalem, to expand its borders, to cultivate its foundations, to build its neighbourhoods." In his remarks at the Western Wall remnant of an ancient Jewish temple in Jerusalem, Mr Olmert said Israel hoped to achieve world acceptance of its rule in the city, by respecting its holiness to three faiths, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. "If we do this with wisdom and caution, we will preserve this city always under our sovereignty, complete and united and accepted by the entire world. This is our goal," Mr Olmert said. About 200,000 Israelis have moved into neighbourhoods Israel has built in Arab East Jerusalem since annexing the area after a 1967 Middle East War and making it a part of its capital in a move not recognised internationally. The city is also home to about 230,000 Palestinians, most of whom live separately from Israelis. Israel said last week it had plans to build another 20,000 housing units for Israelis in east Jerusalem, a bid some Palestinian officials condemned as an obstacle to US-backed efforts to revive peace talks long stalled by violence. A recently revived Arab peace plan Mr Olmert has said he views positively offers Israel normal relations with the Arab world in exchange for a full withdrawal from lands the Jewish state captured in the 1967 War, including east Jerusalem. Israel's foreign ministry earlier expressed regret some European diplomats had declined invitations to attend a gala parliament session planned for tomorrow to mark the anniversary of East Jerusalem's capture by the Jewish state. Jerusalem's Temple Mount: Historic Preservation with 3D Laser Scanning The Temple Mount is a 35-acre historic site in the Old City of Jerusalem which is of central importance to Judaism, Islam and Christianity. It was the site of the first and second Jewish Temples in Jerusalem and is currently the site of two major Muslim shrines, the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque. The mount is hemmed in by an enclosure wall that was erected to create a level platform on which Herod the Great could rebuild the Jewish Temple in the first century B.C. In February 2004 an earthquake displaced a portion of the mount's eastern wall ( cover photo and Figure 1). To analyze the deformation and determine whether remediation was needed, the Israel Antiquities Authority engaged Mabat 3D Technologies, Ltd., of Tirat-Carmel, Israel to document and measure the displacement using 3D laser scanning. Displacement Analysis Workflow Mabat CEO Arik Degani describes how his firm scanned the wall after the earthquake, then compared the resulting data with reference scans taken more than three years earlier. To begin, the survey team placed 15 targets on rocks lying in front of the wall and located these precisely with total station surveying. "We do this to eliminate as much error as possible," Degani explains. "You need targets to determine whether you have 5mm of displacement in the wall or 10mm. In displacement analysis, every 2mm counts." Then the team scanned the eastern wall using its Leica HDS2500 (Mabat has since upgraded to an HDS3000). Total field time was between five and six hours. Post-processing and extraction of measurements were done in Cyclone. Deliverables were a TIN mesh showing the wall's geometry after the earthquake compared with before (Figures 2 and 3), and sections through the TIN mesh used to generate displacement maps (Figure 4). The TIN mesh and displacement maps were exported to AutoCAD at the client's request. For every hour of field time, 1.5 to 2 hours of office work were required, Degani reports. Using this data, the Antiquities Authority determined that earthquake-induced displacement was not severe enough to threaten the wall's stability, Mabat reports, so immediate remediation was not needed. Bulge in Southern Wall Baseline data documenting the eastern wall's pre-earthquake position had been collected by Mabat in an earlier project. As part of an engagement to monitor the walls, in October 2000 the firm was called in to document a bulge in a different location -- in this case the mount's southern wall (Figure 5). This bulge probably resulted from lateral loads exacerbated by construction and excavation activity on the mount, according to Mabat. "At the same time as scanning this bulge," Degani notes, "we were asked to monitor the southern part of the eastern wall, from the south corner to about one hundred meters away." Thus the firm had reference data on the eastern wall when the earthquake hit. Field time to scan the southern wall was likewise five to six hours, including total station-based location of targets. In post-processing, Cyclone was used to cut sections through the point cloud every 25cm and generate contour lines (Figure 6). Displacements of 9-15mm were identified. This was judged significant, and repairs were undertaken as a result. Redeeming The Hope It is in the silent whispers of our daily Hebrew prayers. “May it be thy will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, that the Temple be speedily rebuilt in our days and grant us a share in thy Torah. There we will serve thee with reverence, as in days of old and as in former years.” The dream is expressed in the Israeli national anthem, “Hatikva” (“The Hope”), written in 1886 by Naphtali Herz Imber: As long as the Jewish spirit is yearning deep in the heart, With eyes turned toward the East, looking toward Zion, Then our hope – the two-thousand-year-old hope – will not be lost: To be a free people in our land, The land of Zion and Jerusalem. During the recent Doha Debates in Dubai, Israeli MK Yossi Beilin said that Israel could provide compensation for those Palestinians who agree to give up their claim for the “right” of return to Israel. Beilin added that Israel was prepared for even the most painful concessions for peace – a statement that clearly implied giving up the Temple Mount. He also essentially said he doesn’t like Jews who live outside Israel having an input into what concessions are made for peace. Of course, while Jews outside Israel do not ride the buses here, they have been and continue to be subjected to acts of terrorism simply because they are Jews. As for the misguided concept of a Palestinian right of return and for Beilin’s idea of “compensation,” would not the very establishment of a separate Palestinian state be a full measure of “compensation”? Let the leaders of the new “Palestine,” if and when it is established, decide who will return to their new state. When the Jordanians controlled the old city of Jerusalem prior to the 1967 Six-Day War, Jews were denied access to the Kotel, which many mistakenly believe to be an actual surviving wall of the Temple itself when it’s actually a retaining wall from the Temple courtyard that held back the higher ground. But even that one remnant of our holy Temple complex was off-limits to us. Senator joins in protest of federal driver's license law WASHINGTON -- Two states leading a revolt against the Real ID Act -- Montana and Washington -- have picked up support in the U.S. Senate in their fight to roll back an unprecedented federal overhaul of state driver's licenses. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., is spearheading an effort in Congress to undo the 2005 law that would require states to verify the identity of all 245 million licensed drivers and impose a common set of security features on licenses. Under Real ID, states will have until 2013 to reissue all driver's licenses, beginning next May or at the end of 2009 if a state asks to extend the deadline. License holders will have to renew licenses in person and show photo identification and documents proving their date of birth, Social Security number and address. The National Conference of State Legislatures is asking the Department of Homeland Security to allow states 10 years after Real ID rules are finalized to reissue licenses and to decrease costs by exempting military personnel and others who have federal identification. Leahy, who can use his post to push legislation to the Democratic-controlled Senate, has signed on to a bill to repeal the Real ID law and revive a state-federal partnership effort to make driver's licenses more secure. A bill in the House has attracted 25 cosponsors. "While the federal government dictates responsibilities for what has traditionally been a state function ... there is no help in footing these hefty bills," Leahy said last week at a Judiciary Committee hearing. If states don't conform to the Real ID law, their citizens won't be able to use their driver's licenses for federal identification purposes, such as boarding a plane or entering a federal building. Final rules for Real ID are expected this summer. Missouri lawmakers oppose Real ID JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri lawmakers don’t like new federal standards for driver’s licenses. A resolution passed Thursday night claims that Congress’ Real ID Act unconstitutionally infringes on civil rights and liberties by setting federal standards for driver’s licenses. The Real ID Act was enacted after federal officials learned that some of the people involved in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks had legitimate driver’s licenses. The act requires states to verify documents proving that driver’s license applicants are U.S. citizens and issue identification cards that meet federal standards. States were expected to comply by May 2008, but the Bush administration agreed to grant states an extension until Dec. 31, 2009. Once implemented, residents from states that don’t comply could not use their licenses to board a commercial airplane or enter federal buildings. The Missouri resolution objecting to the Real ID Act will be sent to Congress and President Bush, but does not have the force of law. It is substantially softer than what Rep. Jim Guest, R-King City, originally sought. Earlier this session, the House voted for a resolution ordering the state Department of Revenue not to comply with the federal legislation’s requirements. But the Senate pared that back to the mere statement of objection that the House ultimately passed Thursday. The resolution notes that Georgia, Massachusetts, Montana, New Mexico, New Hampshire and Washington also have condemned the federal requirement. Ark. lawmakers express distaste with national ID law LITTLE ROCK Two different House committees have endorsed two different non-binding resolutions opposing the federal government's attempt to standardize driver's licenses. A measure by Senator Ruth Whitaker was endorsed by the House Rules Committee. It was inspired in part by an article from a magazine dedicated to Biblical prophecy that tries to tie the Real I-D Act of 2005 to the apocalypse. The House Public Transportation Committee endorsed another non-binding resolution offered by Senator Hank Wilkins the Fourth. It encourages the state's congressional delegation to support repealing the Real I-D law. The Real I-D law sets a national standard for driver's licenses and requires states to link their record-keeping systems to national databases. The federal law requires that states comply by May 2008. If they do not, driver's licenses that fall short of Real I-D's standards cannot be used to board an airplane or enter a federal building or open some bank accounts. Biblical prophecy finds way to legislators in battle over ID plan LITTLE ROCK --As state legislators line up against the U.S. government's attempt to standardize driver's licenses nationwide, some believe it is a beastly plot that will draw the world closer to the apocalypse. Their inspiration: a magazine dedicated to biblical prophecy. Their fear: national ID numbers given to residents are the mark of the beast, the 666 from the Book of Revelation. "The ramifications are horrendous," said Sen. Ruth Whitaker, whose resolution opposing the Real ID Act of 2005 has passed the Arkansas Senate. "If there is anything akin to Nazi Germany, it is this act." Congress hopes to reduce identity theft and boost national security by requiring people to use Real IDs to board airplanes, enter federal buildings and open some bank accounts. Those who dabble in biblical prophecy say the new government-issued numbers mark the beginning of the end "People are very concerned if the federal government gives you a number, it will be the mark of the beast," said Missouri Rep. Jim Guest, the sponsor of a resolution similar to Whitaker's. "There are everyday people who get the connection to 666." Legislators in Georgia, Maine, Montana, New Mexico, Vermont, Washington state and Wyoming have also balked at Real ID and a bill filed in Congress by Rep. Thomas Allen, D-Maine, would repeal it. Many complain that states will have to pay billions of dollars to put the system in place by the end of 2009, as mandated by Congress. Resolutions in Arkansas, Georgia, Maine and Missouri were offered after legislators read materials, spoke to or had indirect contact with Endtime Ministries of Dallas, whose magazine, radio show and outreach examines current events through the prism of Christian apocalypse. Anglican and Catholic unity Proposals to reunite Anglicans with the Roman Catholic Church under the leadership of the Pope are to be published later this year, according to a report carried in The Times newspaper, although both churches have reportedly denied that there is a reunion plan. The 42-page statement prepared by an international commission of both churches urges members of the denominations to explore how they might reunite under the Pope. It is currently being considered by the Vatican, where Catholic bishops are preparing a formal response. The report is the product of the International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission, set up in 2000 by the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey of Clifton, and Cardinal Edward Cassidy, then head of the Vatican’s Council for Christian Unity. Its aim was to find a way of moving towards unity through ‘common life and mission’. The document leaked to The Times is the commission’s first statement, Growing together in Unity and Mission. The report acknowledges the ‘imperfect communion’ between the two churches but says that there is enough common ground to make its ‘call for action’ relating to the Pope and other issues. In one significant passage the report notes: ‘The Roman Catholic Church teaches that the ministry of the Bishop of Rome [the Pope] as universal primate is in accordance with Christ’s will for the Church and an essential element of maintaining it in unity and truth’. One building that's been built on time and on budget in Iraq: America's fortress embassy When the idea of building a new US embassy in Baghdad was first mooted by the American administration in the aftermath of the invasion of Iraq, there seemed to be a grandiose logic to it. The compound, by the side of the Tigris, would be a statement of President Bush's intent to expand democracy through the Middle East. Yesterday, however, the entire project was under fresh scrutiny as new details emerged of its cost and scale. Rising from the dust of the city's Green Zone it is destined, at $592m (£300m), to become the biggest and most expensive US embassy on earth when it opens in September. It will cover 104 acres (42 hectares) of land, about the size of the Vatican. It will include 27 separate buildings and house about 615 people behind bomb-proof walls. Most of the embassy staff will live in simple, if not quite monastic, accommodation in one-bedroom apartments. The US ambassador, however, will enjoy a little more elbow room in a high-security home on the compound reported to fill 16,000 square feet (1,500 sq metres). His deputy will have to make do with a more modest 9,500 sq ft. They will have a pool, gym and communal living areas, and the embassy will have its own power and water supplies. But commentators and Iraq experts believe the project was flawed from its inception, and have raised concerns it will become an enormous, heavily targeted white elephant that will be an even greater liability if and when the Americans scale back their presence in Iraq. "What you have is a situation in which they are building an embassy without really thinking about what its functions are," Edward Peck, a former American diplomat in Iraq, told AP. "What kind of embassy is it when everybody lives inside and it's blast-proof, and people are running around with helmets and crouching behind sandbags?" So how did An Inconvenient Truth become required classroom viewing? First it was his world history class. Then he saw it in his economics class. And his world issues class. And his environment class. In total, 18-year-old McKenzie, a Northern Ontario high schooler, says he has had the film An Inconvenient Truth shown to him by four different teachers this year. "I really don't understand why they keep showing it," says McKenzie (his parents asked that his last name not be used). "I've spoken to the principal about it, and he said that teachers are instructed to present it as a debate. But every time we've seen it, well, one teacher said this is basically a two-sided debate, but this movie really gives you the best idea of what's going on." McKenzie says he has educated himself enough about both sides of the climate- change controversy to know that the Al Gore movie is too one-sided to be taught as fact. Even scientists who back Mr. Gore's message admit they're uncomfortable with liberties the politician takes with "science" in the film. But, McKenzie says most of his classmates are credulous. His teachers are not much more discerning. "They don't know there's another side to the argument," he says. McKenzie's mother was outraged to find out that Mr. Gore's film was being presented as fact in her son's classroom. "This is just being poured into kids' brains instead of letting them know there's a debate going on," she says. "An educational system falls down when they start taking one side." Business visionary predicted North American union in '93 WASHINGTON – While even in 2007 many express skepticism about a plot to integrate North America along the lines of the European Union, 14 years ago, one of world's most celebrated economists and management experts said it was already on the fast track – and nothing could stop it. Peter F. Drucker, in one of his dozens of best-selling books, "Post Capitalist Society," published in 1993, wrote that the European Community, the progenitor of the European Union, "triggered the attempt to create a North American economic community, built around the United States but integrating both Canada and Mexico into a common market." "So far this attempt is purely economic in its goal," wrote the Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree. "But it can hardly remain so in the long run." Drucker describes in his book the worldwide trends toward globalization that were evident back then – the creation and empowerment of transnational organizations and institutions, international environmental goals regarding carbon dioxide and agreements to fight terrorism long before 9/11. U.S. offers Palestinians more weapons JERUSALEM – The United States last week sent diplomatic messages to the Palestinians that if aid were requested, America would bolster Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas Fatah organization in clashes against Hamas, including providing Fatah with U.S. weapons, according to senior Israeli and Palestinian diplomatic sources. The sources said Maj. Gen. Keith Dayton, the U.S. security coordinator for the Gaza Strip and West Bank, passed messages to Abbas that America would aid Fatah with assault rifles and ammunition if the assistance is needed.The sources also said Dayton urged Israel to provide assistance to bolster Abbas' security forces in Gaza, particularly Force 17, Abbas' security detail which also serve as de facto police officers. Many members of Force 17 are openly members of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades terror group, Fatah's declared "military wing" which took responsibility for every suicide bombing in Israel the past two years. The Jewish state regularly arrests Force 17 members accused of carrying out shooting attacks against Israelis. After forging a unity government in February that ended several rounds of deadly factional Palestinian infighting, Fatah and Hamas last week engaged in heated gun battles killing 53 Palestinians in some of the deadliest internal clashes in Gaza in months. Abbas' decision to station thousands of loyalist security forces on the streets of Gaza without consulting Hamas touched off the violence. Yesterday, Fatah and Hamas attempted a fifth cease-fire in seven days, but the truce got off to a shaky start after a gun battle erupted outside the home of a senior Fatah official and both Hamas and Fatah abducted rival members. U.S. policy largely considers Fatah "moderate," while the State Department labels Hamas a terror group. The reported U.S. willingness to send weapons to Fatah comes after WND reported Hamas last week obtained a shipment of American rifles sent in recent months. Last Sunday, after a Fatah gunman shot a Hamas member, a Fatah convoy of three trucks was stopped by Hamas at a makeshift checkpoint at Dabit Circle, a northern Gaza town, according to Hamas sources. Hamas abducted 18 Fatah gunmen and seized stockpiles of American weapons that were in the vans, the sources said. New toll road hype in Oklahoma Robert Poole, a mechanical engineer who has advised the administrations of George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to privatize U.S. highways, estimates that more than $25 billion in Public-Private-Partnership, or PPP, highway projects are planned or approved in the United States. Now, a prominent Oklahoma state representative has invited Poole to promote his PPP toll road ideas, a move evidently designed to counter growing citizen opposition. Poole lobbies for PPP highways in Oklahoma Oklahoma House Speaker Republican Lance Cargill, the founder of a group known as The 100 Ideas Initiative, has invited Poole to give a June 13 luncheon speech at Spirit Bank in Tulsa. Oklahoma activists opposed to the construction of NAFTA superhighway toll roads have objected that bringing a "heavy hitter" like Poole to Oklahoma signals that state politicians are already lining up with investment bankers in a PPP plan designed to bring the Texas Department of Transportation's Trans-Texas Corridor into their state. Poole's luncheon speech will be introduced by opening remarks from Cargill. Beginning February 2007, Cargill has been holding a series of town hall meetings across Oklahoma promoting the development of "100 Ideas of Innovation for Oklahoma's Second Century." At the end of 2007, Cargill plans to publish a book on the 100 Ideas theme. The "100 Ideas" website notes that "the book will serve as an agenda for Speaker Cargill and as a plan for Oklahoma's second century." WND has already reported Republican Oklahoma state Sen. Randy Brogdon has entered a bill (HB1819) that would require the Oklahoma Department of Transportation to withdraw from North America's Super-Corridor Coalition, Inc. and to block any moves to build a NAFTA superhighway like the Trans-Texas Corridor in Oklahoma. NASCO is a Dallas-based trade association that promotes Interstate Highways 35, 29 and 94 as an international trade corridor. NASCO adamantly objects to any suggestion that the trade organization supports the construction of any new NAFTA superhighway, although it has consistently refused to accept challenges to oppose the Trans-Texas Corridor plans of their TxDOT member. According to the NASCO website, the state of Oklahoma is also a member of the trade group. Hybrid embryos get go-ahead The government has overturned its proposed ban on the creation of human-animal embryos and now wants to allow them to be used to develop new treatments for incurable diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. The proposal, in a new draft fertility bill published today, would allow scientists to create three different types of hybrid embryos. Scientists would be allowed to grow the embryos in a lab for no more than two weeks, and it would be illegal to implant them in a human. The first kind of hybrid allowed under the bill, known as a chimeric embryo, is made by injecting cells from an animal into a human embryo. The second, known as a human transgenic embryo, involves injecting animal DNA into a human embryo. The third, known as a cytoplasmic hybrid, is created by transferring the nuclei of human cells, such as skin cells, into animal eggs from which almost all the genetic material has been removed. This is this type of human-animal embryo that is being developed in British universities. Scientists say that developing these embryos will provide a plentiful source of stem cells - immature cells that can develop into many different types of tissue - for use in medical research. The move is a U-turn on proposals to outlaw all types of human-animal embryos set out by ministers in a white paper published last December. But the new proposal would not allow the creation of "true hybrid" embryos, which would involve fertilising a human egg with animal sperm or vice versa. Street lockdowns proposed for Baltimore BALTIMORE - A city council leader, alarmed by Baltimore's rising homicide rate, wants to give the mayor the power to put troubled neighborhoods under virtual lockdown. "Desperate measures are needed when we're in desperate situations," City Council Vice President Robert W. Curran told The (Baltimore) Sun. He said he would introduce the legislation next week. Under Curran's plan, the mayor could declare "public safety act zones," which would allow police to close liquor stores and bars, limit the number of people on city sidewalks, and halt traffic during two-week intervals. Police would be encouraged to aggressively stop and frisk individuals in those zones to search for weapons and drugs. Baltimore has tallied 108 homicides already this year, compared to 98 over the same period last year. Police and prosecutors also say they are facing a "stop snitching" culture that discourages victims and witnesses from cooperating with investigators trying to get criminals off the streets. Councilman Keiffer J. Mitchell Jr., a mayoral hopeful, said Curran's idea was an interesting concept but it raised questions about civil liberties. "We have to make sure we're not declaring martial law," he said. Mayor Sheila Dixon had a lukewarm response after meeting with Curran on Wednesday, but she said she might support the idea with some changes. "We're already currently in those communities. We're bringing the resources and services to the communities," Dixon said. "I want him to build on what we're attempting to do." Curran said he modeled his plan after an approach advocated by Philadelphia mayoral candidate Michael Nutter, who won the Democratic nomination Tuesday. Nutter has called for declarations of a "state of emergency" in high-crime neighborhoods, where police would conduct aggressive stop-and-frisk searches and impose curfews. Curran, who also sponsored Baltimore's recently passed smoking ban, said he expects opposition. "Some of the critics of the smoking ban were telling me, 'If you want to save lives in Baltimore, do something about the murder rate, do something about the gun violence,'" he said. "I'm trying to stop the murders, to reduce the mortality rate from gun violence in this town." Methodist leader equates U.S. flag to swastika A leader in the United Methodist Church equated the U.S. flag to the Nazi swastika, drawing the criticism of a watchdog organization that calls it an example of the church's "contemptuous" attitude towards the nation and its heritage. The comments came from Rev. Clayton Childers, of the Washington-based United Methodist Board of Church and Society, who said, "The presence of a national flag in worship can imply endorsement of national policies which often run counter to the teachings of Jesus Christ and our Christian faith. … One need only recall the way the swastika flag was displayed prominently in German churches during the Nazi era." He was discussing on the organization's website the propriety of having Old Glory in Christian churches, but his condemnation drew the ire of Mark Tooley, the executive director of UMAction, which monitors the eight-million member church and its activities. "The United Methodist Church, under its liberal leadership, is losing over 50,000 members a year, and this church lobby official is oddly worried about getting American flags out of our churches," Tooley said. "Unlike the blood-soaked swastika flags that the Nazis forced upon German churches, American churches voluntarily display their country's flag as a reminder of the country in which God has providentially placed them," Tooley said. "Typically, American flags stand against the side walls of American churches, quietly and [un]obtrusively. They are hardly the idolatrous object of imperialistic worship against which the United Methodist lobby official warned." Messiah mystery follows death of mystical rabbi A controversy is raging in Israel, in evangelical circles in the U.S. and on kabbalah web forums worldwide following the posthumous release of what a revered Sephardic rabbi claimed to be the name of the Messiah. When Rabbi Yitzchak Kaduri died in February 2006, somewhere between the age of 106 to possibly 117, 300,000 attended his funeral in Jerusalem. The Baghdad-born kabbalist had gained notoriety around the world for issuing apocalyptic warnings and for saying he personally met the long-awaited Jewish Messiah in November 2003. Before Kaduri died, he reportedly wrote the name of the Messiah on a small note, requesting it remained sealed for one year after his death. The note revealed the name of the Messiah as "Yehoshua" or "Yeshua" – or the Hebrew name Jesus. However, complicating the story further, the note is being challenged as a forgery by his 80-year-old son Rabbi David Kaduri. "It's not his writing," he is quoted as telling Israel Today. The note, written in Hebrew and signed in the rabbi's name, said: "Concerning the letter abbreviation of the Messiah's name, He will lift the people and prove that his word and law are valid. This I have signed in the month of mercy." The Hebrew sentence consists of six words. The first letter of each of those words spells out the Hebrew name Yehoshua or Yeshua. The finding has raised a combination of excitement and controversy in both Jewish and Christian circles – but scarcely any media attention. Jewish blogs and web forums are filled with skeptical analysis and puzzlement. "So this means Rabbi Kaduri was a Christian?" asked one poster rhetorically. Another wrote: "The Christians are dancing and celebrating." Not exactly. In fact, many Christian discussion boards say Kaduri's description of the Messiah – no matter what his name – doesn't fit the biblical account of a returned Jesus of Nazareth, who, they believe, will rule and reign on Earth from Jerusalem for 1,000 years. About his encounter with the Messiah Kaduri claimed is alive in Israel today, he reportedly told close relatives: "He is not saying, 'I am the Messiah, give me the leadership.' Rather the nation is pushing him to lead them, after they find [in my words] signs showing that he has the status of Messiah." Kaduri was also quoted as saying the imminent arrival of the Messiah will "save Jerusalem from Islam and Christianity that wish to take Jerusalem from the Jewish Nation – but they will not succeed, and they will fight each other." Statements like that have some Christians wondering if Kaduri might be talking about another Yeshua – perhaps even a miracle-performing "false Christ" many evangelicals believe will precede the return of Jesus. "It is hard for many good people in society to understand the person of the Messiah," Kaduri wrote before his death. "The leadership and order of a Messiah of flesh and blood is hard to accept for many in the nation. As leader, the Messiah will not hold any office, but will be among the people and use the media to communicate. His reign will be pure and without personal or political desire. During his dominion, only righteousness and truth will reign." Kaduri wrote that not all will believe in the Messiah – and that it will often be easier for non-religious people to accept him. He also describes a Messiah who is, at first, not aware of his position. Radio host suggests putting GPS on Muslim immigrants A radio talk show host in Denver asked his audience to consider whether or not it would be right for all Muslim immigrants admitted to the U.S. to wear GPS units and have the FBI bug their homes and monitor their telephone calls and e-mails. The comments from "Gunny Bob" Newman on 850 AM KOA radio were reported by the Denver Post. He was reacting to the recent arrests of six men charged in an alleged plot to attack and kill as many soldiers as they could at Fort Dix, N.J. The suspects, Muslims, have been ordered held without bond, and court documents now reveal one of the men told the others how to make bombs and gave them weapons for the planned attack. Newman, on his talk show on a station that also carries Rush Limbaugh, the nation's most-listened-to radio talk show host, said he was fed up with attacks by Muslims on the U.S. and its interests. "I want – tell me if I'm wrong or tell me if I'm right. I want every Muslim immigrant in America who holds a green card, a visa, or who is a naturalized citizen to be required by law to wear a GPS tracking bracelet at all times," Newman said in a recent diatribe against such unprovoked attacks on the U.S. "And the FBI and the NSA should monitor their phones and their e-mails, all communications – electronic – at all times, as well as bug their places of work and their residences. If they don't like the idea, or if they refuse, throw their a---- out of this country," he said. "All mosques and community centers as well as Muslim organizations must be monitored. We know with the arrests … that the Muslim terrorists are absolutely, positively here – and we invited them to our country! And I think maybe it's time that we should stop doing that," he said. The words immediately unleashed a firestorm of criticism from organizations such as the American Civil Liberties Union, and a lobbying campaign convinced three companies to withdraw their advertising from the show.

Dear Stephen, It is time to knock Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything off the Number 1 and 2 spots on Amazon (the world’s largest book Internet site) and replace it with a Christian book. Let the media know that God’s people are alive and well and that only the truth will set us free. If every JPT member will buy a book today and ask everyone on their list to do the same, it will happen. Let’s do it. Watch and pray. Rather than being critical of the secular media, let’s get out message out and use the media to do it. 1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) by J. K. Rowling (Author), Mary GrandPré (Illustrator) Release date: July 21, 2007 Available for Pre-order List Price: $34.99 Price: $17.99 You Save: $17.00 (49%) 2. God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens (Author) Usually ships in 1 to 3 weeks List Price: $24.99 Price: $14.99 You Save: $10.00 (40%) Please pray for God's favor on the national campaign that begins TOMORROW, May 15, with the book, The Final Move Beyond Iraq. Pray for a great open door with the networks, and pray for strength and favor as Mike steps into the fiery furnace to battle for the soul of America. Pray for protection as he battles against God-haters and radical Islamic fanatics (9/11 types) that are living among us. Pray also that everyone you know will join the battle by getting the word out, by buying the book and movie, and by telling their friends. Pray that every pastor will preach and every Sunday School teacher and prayer group will teach on this subject using the PowerPoint program and message entitled "What is Evil" available on the www.beyondiraq.com site. Will you please write a review? The extremists are trying to kill this book and stop this cause before it has even been birthed. The liberal Left believes that the 9/11 terrorists were right and that we should feel guilty for defending ourselves; that if we simply give them what they want (our lives and the soul of America). Ninety percent of the war on terror is a media war. You can fight back today with a 5-star review. This and prayer are the only way we can win the battle now. The God-haters believe that 9/11 was the fault of President Bush and that all terror will simply go away if they are allowed to run the country and if Israel is “wiped off the map in a mushroom cloud.” There have been 2000 terror attacks in Israel, and still the liberal Left believes we should simply give the terrorists what they want. Click here to write a review. CLICK HERE to see how you can win two all-expense paid trips to Israel in 2008 just by purchasing the book and telling your friends. All royalties from the book will be used to bless Israel. THE MOVIE, go to www.beyondiraq.com. Please forward this to your friends and ask them to do the same.

Muslims

Muslims urged to integrate more
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New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Hindus and the Muslims in India have suffered equally in incidents of communal violence that have shown a marginal increase since ...
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Dalit Muslims demand publication of Rangnath Mishra Commission report
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Demands from Muslims and Christians that their dalits be given reservation as well have increased and this will only intensify in light of the Commission's ...
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Muslims down shutters over Hyderabad blast
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First Survey of its Kind Aimed at Understanding UK Muslims' Wants ...
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Friends

Walid will be speaking in New Jersey at Gloucester County Community Church tomorrow night at 6.30 pm, Sunday Morning Services and again Sunday Evening.

For full details go to the church's website shown below
http://www.gcccpray.com/

For all our supporters in Southern California

All those who live in Irvine and surrounding towns I need you to spread the word and get people to attend the big event on May 30th at UC Irvine. Tell your pastors, Rabbi and get them to announce the event this week end and next in the Churches and Synagogues. If you need a pdf of the poster email us at walid@shoebat.com

Students and Faculty are free but We have had to charge $8.00 for non UC Irvine ID holders. This is because the hall rental and security was very expensive.

For full details go to www.3xterrorists.com

We already have about 2000 people lined up to attend but we need 3000 more to fill the place.

I promise it will be a night to remember.

As Winston Churchill said " This is not the end, it is not even the beginning of the of the end but it is perhaps the end of the beginning"

I reference this to the battle for truth on our University Campuses and in the media.

The Truth is being delivered, be part of it.

Keith Davies
Director of The Walid Shoebat Foundation


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Friends

The Three Ex Terrorists are coming to UC Irvine with our largest planned event ever.

Date: May 30th 2007
Time: 7.30 pm
Place:UC Irvine Bren Event Center.

On Campus sponsors are The College Republicans

We have rented an auditorium which holds 5000 people. We have acquired the services of two PR specialists and we plan to fill the auditorium with your help, as well as around 2000 students who we estimate will attend.

The month of May is a traditional Anti Zionist festival on the UCI campus, but this year WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE PARTY.

On Monday next the 14th of May 1200 posters with our insignia of "the three ninjas" will be go up everywhere on campus. You will not be able to walk five yards without - the three ninjas now peace activists looking at you with their beady eyes. We have printed 30,000 handouts and hundreds more notice board posters.

All our friends who live in the Southern California area - I need to you to contact your Pastors, Rabbis and friends and advise them to attend the event to support Walid, Zak and Kamal who are speaking to warn and save our great nation as well as speak for Israel.

Admission is free but I am suggesting at least a $5.00 donation which you can pay at the door when attending. These events cost in the tens of thousands to set up and any help in this regard is appreciated.

We are taking reservations for the event which guarantees entry. Email us at walid@shoebat.com for reservations giving your name(s), phone number and zip code.

If anyone would like to post a poster in their church/synagogue or at work place in Orange County, please email us at walid@shoebat.com . We will email you a pdf which you can print out and then post on your notice board.

Lets get to work and make a huge statement to put the Islamo fascists in their place, and we all know where that is!

Your attendance and getting out support is just as important as what our speakers do.

The truth is being delivered loud and clear. Be part of it.

Shalom

Keith Davies
Director


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Let's hear it for Australia

Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on Wednesday to get out of Australia , as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks.

A day after a group of mainstream Muslim leaders pledged loyalty to Australia and her Queen at a special meeting with Prime Minister John Howard, he and his Ministers made it clear that extremists would face a crackdown.

Treasurer Peter Costello, seen as heir apparent to Howard, hinted that some radical clerics could be asked to leave the country if they did not accept that Australia was a secular state, and i ts laws were made by parliament. "If those are not your values, if you want a country which has Sharia law or a theocratic state, then Australia is not for you" he said on national television.

"I'd be saying to clerics who are teaching that there are two laws governing people in Australia : one the Australian law and another the Islamic law, that is false. If you can't agree with parliamentary law, independent courts, democracy, and would prefer Sharia law and have the opportunity to go to another country, which practices it, perhaps then, that's a better option" Costello said.

Asked whether he meant radical clerics would be forced to leave, he said those with dual citizenship could possibly be asked to move to the other country. Education Minister Brendan Nelson later told reporters that Muslims who did not want to accept local values should "clear off." Basically people who don't want to be Australians, and who don't want to live by Australian values and understand them, well then, they can basically clear off", he said.

Separately, Howard angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by saying he supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's mosques Quote: "IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT. I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individuals or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali , we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians. However, the dust from the attacks had barely settled when the 'politically correct' crowd began complaining about the possibility that our patriotism was offending others. I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against anyone who is seeking a better life by coming to Australia ." However, there are a few things that those who have recently come to our country, and apparently some born here, need to understand. This idea of Australia being a multicultural community has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity. As Australians, we have our own culture, our own society, our own language and our own lifestyle. This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom.
We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society, Learn the language! Most Australians believe in God. This is not some Christian, right wing, political push, but a fact, because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture.
We will accept your beliefs, and will not question why. All we ask is that you accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us.
If the Southern Cross offends you, or you don't like ' A Fair Go', then you should seriously consider a move to another part of this planet. We are happy with our culture and have no desire to change, and we really don't care how you did things where you came from. By all means, keep your culture, but do not force it on others.

This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND and OUR LIFESTYLE and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this. But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our Christian beliefs, or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great Australian freedom, 'THE RIGHT TO LEAVE'.

"If you aren't happy here then LEAVE. We didn't force you to come here. You asked to be here. So accept the country YOU accepted."

Maybe if we circulate this amongst ourselves, British citizens and others will find the backbone to start speaking and voting the same truths!!

SEND THIS TO EVERYBODY YOU KNOW, IF YOU AGREE !!!

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