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Canada gives spy agency new anti-terror powers
Canada's spy agency will be granted new powers in legislation unveiled Friday to thwart terror plots in a national security overhaul precipitated by twin jihadist attacks three months ago.

Spain rally: Podemos holds Madrid mass 'March for Change'
Tens of thousands of people have massed in central Madrid for a rally organised by radical Spanish leftists Podemos. The "March for Change" is one of the party's first outdoor mass rallies, as it looks to build on the recent victory of its close allies Syriza in Greece.

Egyptian leader warns of ‘long battle’ against jihadists
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday the battle against jihadist insurgents in the Sinai Peninsula would be a long and hard one, as violence there continues unabated. Sisi spoke following a meeting with his top brass two days after militants killed more than two dozen people, mostly soldiers, in the latest attacks in the largely lawless North Sinai.

Chile's President Bachelet proposes end to total abortion ban
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has announced plans to end a total ban on abortions in the predominantly Roman Catholic country.

Angela Merkel rules out Greece debt cuts as Syriza refuses to cooperate with troika
he German chancellor Angela Merkel has ruled out debt cuts for Greece, saying Athens had already been forgiven billions of euros by private creditors and banks. The left-wing party Syriza emerged victorious from last week’s elections after vowing to halve Greece's debt. Greece's new government insists it will honour pre-election promises to cut the country's rescue loans and scrap painful budget measures that were demanded by the troika - the European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund - in exchange for the bailout.

Chad army says kills 120 Boko Haram militants in Cameroon
Chadian forces have killed 120 militants from Boko Haram in a battle in the north of neighboring Cameroon that began when the insurgents attacked its troops, the army said in a statement on Saturday, adding that three of its soldiers were killed.

The Official White House Terrorist Identification Chart
The Official White House Terrorist Identification Chart

OPEC Sees Oil Prices Exploding to $200 a Barrel
Right now the oil market is totally focused on finding a bottom for oil prices. However, according to OPEC's Secretary-General Abdulla al-Badri we've already hit bottom. Not only that, but he sees a real possibility that oil prices could explode higher to upwards of $200 per barrel in the future. He's far from the only one that sees a return of triple-digit oil prices.

Likud Press Conference to Expose Obama-Labor Link
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Congressman Lee Zeldin, R-NY-1, have sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry asking for information regarding V15, in which they stated that “given the overtly partisan nature of this particular case, we are deeply concerned by the relationship that also exists between OneVoice and the U.S. Department of State. OneVoice lists the State Department as a partner on its website.

Egypt Designates Hamas a Terrorist Organization
Egypt has officially banned Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood-affiliate that operates in the Gaza Strip, and named it a terrorist organization.

ISIS Beheads Kenji Goto
ISIS released a video showing the beheading of Japanese hostage Kenji Goto. Goto, 47, was a freelance TV journalist. He went to Syria to try and free his friend Haruna Yukawa, who was beheaded by ISIS last week.

The “Falling Away” – Has It Happened?
for Christians, there is one prophecy that is at the top of the list.It tells us that prior to the Tribulation, something called “a falling away” must come. In the light of many other prophetic developments, this event seems to be in the process of happening at the present time.

Nothing off limits for new Christian prophecy show
Horn describes SkyWatch as a combination of ABC’s “20/20″ and the popular “Unsolved Mysteries” series, but presented through the lens of an evangelical Christian worldview.

Ebola virus mutating but will not become airborne, scientists say
The Ebola virus that has claimed nearly 9,000 lives across West Africa is gradually mutating but will not become airborne, scientists said on Thursday.

Compulsory income tax on Christians drives Germans away from Protestant and Catholic churches
Hundreds of thousands of German Christians are formally renouncing their faith and leaving the church in order to escape a controversial change in the tax laws. ...Church members in Germany are required by law to pay tax to fund church activities, which is collected by the government.

Obama has agreed to 80 percent of Iran's demands in nuclear talks, Israeli officials tell Ch. 10
Israeli officials told Channel 10 on Friday that they are convinced the Obama administration has already agreed to most of Iran’s demands in the P5+1 negotiations over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. According to unnamed officials, Washington “has given the Iranians 80 percent of what they want” out of the negotiations, Channel 10 is reporting.

Egypt's Sisi cuts short visit over Sinai attacks
Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has cut short a visit to an African Union summit to deal with an upsurge of attacks in the Sinai peninsula. Militants targeted military and police in North Sinai late on Thursday, which officials say killed at least 32 and wounded many more. The group Sinai Province, which has pledged allegiance to Islamic State (IS), said it carried out the attacks.

US, UK condemn latest Israeli plan for settler housing as 'illegal, illegitimate'
The United States and the United Kingdom on Friday both condemned the Israeli government’s plan to issue new tenders for housing units in the West Bank. Israel published tenders on Friday for the construction of 450 new housing units in occupied Palestinian territory, a move that critics denounced as a political gesture ahead of a March general election.

Islamic State seizes oil facility in north Iraq, 15 workers missing
Islamic State insurgents on Saturday seized a small crude oil station near the northern Iraqi city Kirkuk where 15 employees were working, and explosions in and around the capital Baghdad killed at least nine people. Two officials from the state-run North Oil Co confirmed the militants seized a crude oil separation unit in Khabbaz and said 15 oil workers were missing after the company lost contact with them.

Dozens dead in bombing of mosque in Pakistan
An explosion ripped through a Shia mosque in southern Pakistan during weekly prayers yesterday, killing more than 40 people and wounding at least 50 in an apparent suicide attack, hospital officials said. The bombing, in Shikarpur, about 480km north of Karachi, was the country’s worst sectarian attack in months.

Mitt Romney will not run in 2016 election
Mitt Romney, the Republican beaten by President Obama in the US 2012 election, has decided he will not run for president again. Mr Romney, 67, said he had decided it was "best to give other leaders in the party the opportunity to become our next nominee".

IS chemical weapons expert killed, says US military
A chemical weapons expert with the Islamic State (IS) militant group in Iraq has been killed in a coalition airstrike, the US military has said. Abu Malik's training provided IS with "expertise to pursue a chemical weapons capability", a statement said.

Greece's Varoufakis: 'No debt talks with EU-IMF troika'
Greece's new left-wing finance minister says his government will not negotiate over the Greek bailout conditions with the "troika" team from the EU and IMF. Yanis Varoufakis said he was rather seeking direct talks with eurozone leaders, to try to cancel more than half the money Greece owes.

Hezbollah: we don't want war with Israel but do not fear it
The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Friday his group did not want war with Israel but was ready for one, and reserved the right to respond to Israeli attacks any time, anywhere.

Islamic State attacks Kurdish outposts across Iraq
Islamic State militants struck at Kurdish forces southwest of the Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Friday, while bombs in Kirkuk, Baghdad, Samarra and Ramadi killed at least 27 people.

Ukraine peace talks aborted as civilians die in east
Civilians were killed on both sides in heavy fighting in eastern Ukraine on Friday, while an attempt to reopen peace talks in neighboring Belarus was aborted before it began.

Morgan Stanley thinks Russia's doomed
Morgan Stanley has a short message for Russia: you're doomed. This past week hasn't been easy for the Russian economy: on Thursday, the EU foreign ministers decided to extend the sanctions on Russia by six months. Additionally, the Central Bank slashed interest rates to 15% down from 17% after the economy deteriorated following the rate hike in December.

Proposed school policy would ban Satanic materials, Bibles
ibles, atheist materials and Satanic coloring books would be banned from Orange schools under a policy the School Board endorsed Thursday evening.. But several speakers warned board members they are likely to get sued — and lose — if they go ahead with the changes. "We believe excluding all religious materials is unconstitutional," said Roger Gannam, a lawyer with Liberty Counsel, which is representing a group that has given out Bibles three times in Orange County high schools.

Sociologists: 'Christianophobia,' Anti-Christian Hostility Infects Powerful Elite Subculture
Yancey, professor of sociology at the University of North Texas, explained that Christians are fortunate in one sense, because those with anti-Christian hostility are small in number; but in another sense, they should be concerned, because those with "Christianophobia" tend to be powerful elites with influence in certain important areas, such as higher education.

Hamas ‘War Crimes Camp’ Graduates Trains 17,000 Teens for Terror
”The Hamas version of the Boy Scouts dresses the children in military uniforms, preaches sermons of hate against Israel and for the “love of death,” and teaches skills they will need to lead them there, such as using assault weapons. The United Nations Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (OPAC) specifically prohibits soldiers under the age of 18.

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If therefore thou shalt not watch I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee Rev(3:3)



Netanyahu’s message
Ever since John Boehner announced Benjamin Netanyahu would be addressing Congress, Obama officials have been screaming how the GOP House leader and the Israeli prime minister have spit in their faces — and vowing behind the scenes to make them pay. Then again, maybe they’re vilifying the messenger to distract from the message. Because Netanyahu’s main focus will be on Iran and the dangers of the nuclear deal President Obama is pursuing with Tehran.

The Tide Is Turning: Obama "Expresses Sympathy" For Greece; Lazard Says 50% Greek Haircut "Reasonable"
The news flow over the past several days was progressing much as expected: any time Greece demanded a bailout renegotiation (or termination), and an end to the Troika, Germany just said "Nein", most recently on Saturday when Merkel told Hamburger Abendblatt's "that banks and creditors had already forgiven a considerable amount of Greece's debt and that she rejected any further concessions.

Treason: Obama Aids the Enemy
Well, that didn’t take long. This summer after Barack Obama inexplicably (and illegally) freed five of the Taliban’s most deadly terrorists in exchange for army deserter Bowe Bergdahl, I asked a burning question – a question that remains unanswered: “What will it take for our spineless U.S. Congress to impeach this tyrant? This is way beyond partisan politics. This is about justice. This is about the safety of the American people. Barack Hussein Obama is America’s biggest threat to national security. He is ‘an enemy within.’”

Six Lebanese killed in Damascus bus blast
A bomb ripped through a bus carrying Lebanese Shiite pilgrims in Damascus Sunday, killing at least six people and wounding up to 20, in an attack linked to the ongoing war between Hezbollah and Islamist militants who have vowed to punish the party for its involvement in the Syrian war.

GOP House to vote next week to repeal ObamaCare, after attacking law piece by piece
The Republican-led House is set to begin February with a vote to repeal ObamaCare, making clear that trying to dismantle the health-care law remains a top priority. The scheduled vote next week was announced in a new memo from House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy to fellow GOP House members in which he said the effort to repeal the legislation will give them an opportunity to tell voters that health care decisions “should be made by patients and their doctors, not by Washington.”

The Iranian Nuclear Crisis and the U.S. Administration
In his State of the Union address on January 20, 2015, President Barack Obama stated that Iran’s progress toward achieving military nuclear capability had been halted and its stockpiles of materials with nuclear potential reduced as a result of the dialogue on the nuclear issue between the world powers (the P5+1) and Iran.

Franklin Graham: I’m Not Going to Run
“Now I’m not talking about Baptists or Republicans and the Tea Party,” he said. “I have no confidence that any of these politicians or any party is going to turn this country around. The only hope for this country is for men and women of God to stand up and take a stand.”

St. Paul area hit with slew of higher magnitude earthquakes in last 48 hours
"We have seen five higher magnitude earthquakes (above 4.5 ML) in that region since Friday afternoon," said Paul Huang, of the National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer.

4.0 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Grant County
Oklahoma - An earthquake was recorded near the town of Caldwell, KS., in Grant County Sunday afternoon. The 4.0 magnitude quake struck at approximately 12:06 p.m.

Japanese PM: We Will Never Forgive Terrorists
A visibly upset Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has vowed to "never forgive terrorists" after the Islamic State (ISIS) released a video purportedly showing the beheading of Japanese hostage Kenji Goto. "I am extremely angry about these heinous and despicable terrorist acts. We will never forgive terrorists," Abe told reporters in Tokyo on Sunday morning (local time), according to the AFP news agency.

Neo-Nazis Plan Rally in London Jewish Neighborhood
The racist group, calling itself "Liberate Stamford Hill," says the rally is to oppose the "Jewification" of the UK, and particularly to protest Stamford Hill's local "Shomrim" neighborhood watch initiative.

Netanyahu: No Terrorist is Immune to Israeli Strikes
"Over the weekend we witnessed how terrorist elements operate beyond our southern border in Sinai and we have also seen Iran's attempts to open another front against us on the Golan Heights, in addition to the front it is operating against us in southern Lebanon."

The hidden US message to Israel behind the leaked reports of the Mughniyeh assassination
Whoever leaked the details of the 2008 joint Mossad-CIA assassination of Hezbollah operational chief Imad Mughniyeh to two US newspapers, and certainly to a paper like The Washington Post, (the second one was Newsweek), did not do so capriciously. Most likely someone wanted to send the following message to the people of Israel and also to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: You need us.

Lieberman: Third Lebanon war is inevitable
"A fourth operation in the Gaza Strip is inevitable, just as a third Lebanon war is inevitable" because of indecisiveness in Israel's response to the Hezbollah attack in Mt. Dov, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told Ynet on Sunday morning. The foreign minister said Israel's deterrence has been compromised following the Hezbollah attack last week...and what he considered to be an insufficient response from Israel.

Anoka-Hennepin Schools May Start Depression Screenings
Minnesota’s largest school district is discussing screening high school students for depression and anxiety in the classroom. As part of a state grant to improve mental health services, Anoka-Hennepin schools could offer a screening as soon as next fall.

New Boko Haram attack on Nigerian city of Maiduguri
Boko Haram Islamist militants have launched a fresh assault on the strategically important Nigerian city of Maiduguri, eyewitnesses say. Gunfire was reported on the streets of the northern city after an attack that began in the early hours of Sunday. It comes a week after Boko Haram's last attempt to capture the capital of Borno state was repelled by the Nigerian army with heavy loss of life.

Canada gives spy agency new anti-terror powers
Canada's spy agency will be granted new powers in legislation unveiled Friday to thwart terror plots in a national security overhaul precipitated by twin jihadist attacks three months ago.

Spain rally: Podemos holds Madrid mass 'March for Change'
Tens of thousands of people have massed in central Madrid for a rally organised by radical Spanish leftists Podemos. The "March for Change" is one of the party's first outdoor mass rallies, as it looks to build on the recent victory of its close allies Syriza in Greece.

Egyptian leader warns of ‘long battle’ against jihadists
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday the battle against jihadist insurgents in the Sinai Peninsula would be a long and hard one, as violence there continues unabated. Sisi spoke following a meeting with his top brass two days after militants killed more than two dozen people, mostly soldiers, in the latest attacks in the largely lawless North Sinai.

Chile's President Bachelet proposes end to total abortion ban
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has announced plans to end a total ban on abortions in the predominantly Roman Catholic country.

Angela Merkel rules out Greece debt cuts as Syriza refuses to cooperate with troika
he German chancellor Angela Merkel has ruled out debt cuts for Greece, saying Athens had already been forgiven billions of euros by private creditors and banks. The left-wing party Syriza emerged victorious from last week’s elections after vowing to halve Greece's debt. Greece's new government insists it will honour pre-election promises to cut the country's rescue loans and scrap painful budget measures that were demanded by the troika - the European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund - in exchange for the bailout.

Chad army says kills 120 Boko Haram militants in Cameroon
Chadian forces have killed 120 militants from Boko Haram in a battle in the north of neighboring Cameroon that began when the insurgents attacked its troops, the army said in a statement on Saturday, adding that three of its soldiers were killed.

The Official White House Terrorist Identification Chart
The Official White House Terrorist Identification Chart

OPEC Sees Oil Prices Exploding to $200 a Barrel
Right now the oil market is totally focused on finding a bottom for oil prices. However, according to OPEC's Secretary-General Abdulla al-Badri we've already hit bottom. Not only that, but he sees a real possibility that oil prices could explode higher to upwards of $200 per barrel in the future. He's far from the only one that sees a return of triple-digit oil prices.

Likud Press Conference to Expose Obama-Labor Link
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Congressman Lee Zeldin, R-NY-1, have sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry asking for information regarding V15, in which they stated that “given the overtly partisan nature of this particular case, we are deeply concerned by the relationship that also exists between OneVoice and the U.S. Department of State. OneVoice lists the State Department as a partner on its website.

Egypt Designates Hamas a Terrorist Organization
Egypt has officially banned Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood-affiliate that operates in the Gaza Strip, and named it a terrorist organization.

ISIS Beheads Kenji Goto
ISIS released a video showing the beheading of Japanese hostage Kenji Goto. Goto, 47, was a freelance TV journalist. He went to Syria to try and free his friend Haruna Yukawa, who was beheaded by ISIS last week.

The “Falling Away” – Has It Happened?
for Christians, there is one prophecy that is at the top of the list.It tells us that prior to the Tribulation, something called “a falling away” must come. In the light of many other prophetic developments, this event seems to be in the process of happening at the present time.

Nothing off limits for new Christian prophecy show
Horn describes SkyWatch as a combination of ABC’s “20/20″ and the popular “Unsolved Mysteries” series, but presented through the lens of an evangelical Christian worldview.

Ebola virus mutating but will not become airborne, scientists say
The Ebola virus that has claimed nearly 9,000 lives across West Africa is gradually mutating but will not become airborne, scientists said on Thursday.

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Iceland to build first temple to Norse gods since Viking age
Icelanders will soon be able to publicly worship at a shrine to Thor, Odin and Frigg with construction starting this month on the island’s first major temple to the Norse gods since the Viking age. Worship of the gods in Scandinavia gave way to Christianity around 1,000 years ago but a modern version of Norse paganism has been gaining popularity in Iceland.

Ukraine run by 'miserable' Jews: rebel chief
Ukraine's pro-Russian rebel chief on Monday branded the country's leaders "miserable" Jews in an apparent anti-Semitic jibe.

Reports: Israel attacked in Sinai
Following the recent terror wave in Sinai, Palestinian media reported that Israeli drones attacked targets in the peninsula, killing several people. These reports did not receive confirmation from Israeli sources and their credibility is in doubt.

Obama Honouring Presidential Commitments Trumps Protocol
The furore engendered by House Speaker John Boehner inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress on March 3—supposedly in breach of Presidential protocol - marks the first step in Congress flexing its muscles to persuade President Obama to re-think his concerted attempts to undermine the written commitments made by President Bush to Israel’s then Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in his letter dated 14 April 2004 - as overwhelmingly endorsed by the House of Representatives 407-9 on 23 June 2004 and the Senate 95-3 the next day.

The United Kingdom’s Health Care Mess and Its Implications for a Clinton Presidency
Hillary Clinton was clearly disappointed when the health care legislation proposed by the task force she headed was declared dead on arrival when it was submitted to a Democrat controlled Congress on November 30, 1993. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s comment that anyone who thought her health care plans would work wasn’t living in the real world served as a fitting epitaph

Meddling at the Pond
Jeffery Goldberg describes the relationship between President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu as one of “mutual loathing.” I will grant the feeling on the President’s part, although Netanyahu feels the heat, but does not reciprocate. Netanyahu has a country to run, and issues for him are not personal.

Exposed: Obama team working on election campaigns worldwide
Intuitive Winston Churchill’s warning: “A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on” can now be taken literally. The lies of President Barack Obama’s have reached all the way over to Israel and are still traveling with the truth yet to get its pants on.

Picked Off: Jeb grabs top spot in 2016 Power Index
He’s the undisputed frontrunner now since there is no near rival for the support – financial and electoral – of the still dominant Republican establishment.

6.3-magnitude quake jolts Catanduanes–Phivolcs
A 6.3- magnitude quake shook the island province of Catanduanes in the Bicol region late Monday evening, according to a Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology’s (Philvolc) earthquake bulletin.

Mexican opium farmers expand plots to supply US heroin boom
Red and purple blossoms with fat, opium-filled bulbs blanket the remote creek sides and gorges of the Filo Mayor mountains in the southern state of Guerrero. Mexican farmers from three villages interviewed by The Associated Press are feeding a growing addiction in the U.S., where heroin use has spread from back alleys to the cul-de-sacs of suburbia.

Ebola vaccines testing starts in Liberia
Large-scale human testing of two potential Ebola vaccines got under way in Liberia's capital Monday, part of a global effort to prevent a repeat of the epidemic that has now claimed nearly 9,000 lives in West Africa.

Egypt court sentences 183 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to death
An Egyptian court sentenced 183 supporters of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to death on Monday on charges of killing police officers, part of a sustained crackdown by authorities on Islamists.

U.S. consumer spending weakest since 2009, inflation muted
The Commerce Department said on Monday consumer spending dropped 0.3 percent after a downwardly revised 0.5 percent increase in November. It was the largest drop since September 2009.

Ending Groundhog Republicanism
Humanity is tormented once again by an age-old issue—is man to live in dignity and freedom under God or be enslaved—are men in government to serve, or are they to master, their fellow men?

Magnitude-6.3 Earthquake Hits Central Argentina
The quake struck at 7:49 a.m. on Monday, with its epicenter about 87 kilometers (54 miles) from the city of La Punta, and about 314 kilometers (213 miles) from the Chilean capital, Santiago.

‘OneVoice’ Used US Grant to Promote ‘Non-Violent Resistance’
“OneVoicePalestine” received grants from the U.S. State Dept. until last November, weeks after most political observers said it was only a matter of time before the Netanyahu coalition would collapse and new elections would be held.

Ex-president Ahmadinejad launches website ahead of Iran polls
Iran's hardline former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday launched his official website, in a possible return to the political scene a year before legislative elections. The site Ahmadinejad.ir, showing Ahmadinejad with a big smile, was launched at the same time as a Google+ page for the two-time former president and an account on Instagram.

Ukraine rebel leader Zakharchenko 'to raise 100,000 men'
Pro-Russian separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko has announced plans to recruit 100,000 men, as fighting with Ukrainian forces intensifies. The separatists are trying to capture the key town of Debaltseve, while central areas of rebel-held Donetsk have been hit by artillery fire. Dozens of civilians were killed on both sides of the front line at the weekend.

Iran says it launches domestically-made satellite into orbit
Iran said Monday that it has successfully launched a domestically-produced satellite into space. According to Iran's semi-official Press TV, the launch of "Fajr" marked the fourth Iranian-made satellite put into orbit. The launch came after Iranian Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari said Sunday that the satellite would go into orbit this week.

Netanyahu’s message
Ever since John Boehner announced Benjamin Netanyahu would be addressing Congress, Obama officials have been screaming how the GOP House leader and the Israeli prime minister have spit in their faces — and vowing behind the scenes to make them pay. Then again, maybe they’re vilifying the messenger to distract from the message. Because Netanyahu’s main focus will be on Iran and the dangers of the nuclear deal President Obama is pursuing with Tehran.

The Tide Is Turning: Obama "Expresses Sympathy" For Greece; Lazard Says 50% Greek Haircut "Reasonable"
The news flow over the past several days was progressing much as expected: any time Greece demanded a bailout renegotiation (or termination), and an end to the Troika, Germany just said "Nein", most recently on Saturday when Merkel told Hamburger Abendblatt's "that banks and creditors had already forgiven a considerable amount of Greece's debt and that she rejected any further concessions.

Treason: Obama Aids the Enemy
Well, that didn’t take long. This summer after Barack Obama inexplicably (and illegally) freed five of the Taliban’s most deadly terrorists in exchange for army deserter Bowe Bergdahl, I asked a burning question – a question that remains unanswered: “What will it take for our spineless U.S. Congress to impeach this tyrant? This is way beyond partisan politics. This is about justice. This is about the safety of the American people. Barack Hussein Obama is America’s biggest threat to national security. He is ‘an enemy within.’”

Six Lebanese killed in Damascus bus blast
A bomb ripped through a bus carrying Lebanese Shiite pilgrims in Damascus Sunday, killing at least six people and wounding up to 20, in an attack linked to the ongoing war between Hezbollah and Islamist militants who have vowed to punish the party for its involvement in the Syrian war.

GOP House to vote next week to repeal ObamaCare, after attacking law piece by piece
The Republican-led House is set to begin February with a vote to repeal ObamaCare, making clear that trying to dismantle the health-care law remains a top priority. The scheduled vote next week was announced in a new memo from House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy to fellow GOP House members in which he said the effort to repeal the legislation will give them an opportunity to tell voters that health care decisions “should be made by patients and their doctors, not by Washington.”

The Iranian Nuclear Crisis and the U.S. Administration
In his State of the Union address on January 20, 2015, President Barack Obama stated that Iran’s progress toward achieving military nuclear capability had been halted and its stockpiles of materials with nuclear potential reduced as a result of the dialogue on the nuclear issue between the world powers (the P5+1) and Iran.

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Israelis don’t buy the ‘peace process’ chatter
Among the many things President Obama gets wrong about the Middle East is that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is an impediment to “peace” with the Palestinians. This obviously neglects to account for the serial refusal of the Palestinians to accept peace deals, their attempt to bypass negotiations by running to the United Nations Security Council and to delegitimize Israel at the International Criminal Court, rampant anti-Semitism in the West Bank, the alliance (on again, off again) between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas and the PA’s repeated refusal to give up the right of return. But it also misreads Israeli public opinion.

An ‘ISIS Recruiting Network’ Has Been Broken Up in Canada
Federal authorities in Canada say they have crippled a Jihadist recruitment network following the arrest of a Canadian man they allege had ties to the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS).

French Soldiers Attacked Outside Jewish Community Center
Three French soldiers were attacked Tuesday by a knife-wielding assailant outside a Jewish community center in the southern French city of Nice.

Argentina prosecutor Nisman 'planned warrant' for President Fernandez
Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman had planned an arrest warrant for President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, according to the woman investigating the prosecutor's mysterious death. Lead investigator Viviana Fein said the draft warrant was found in a rubbish bin in Mr Nisman's apartment complex.

North Korea strikes down US talks, vows 'final doom'
North Korea on Wednesday appeared to rule out any resumption of dialogue with the United States, threatening to react to any US "war of aggression" with nuclear strikes and cyber warfare.

Drone targets senior Shebab militant in Somalia: US
US drone aircraft targeted a senior figure in Somalia's Shebab militia, the Pentagon said Tuesday, in the latest bid to take out leaders of the Al-Qaeda-linked group.

Jordan executes two Iraqi militants in response to pilot's death
AMMAN - Jordan has executed by hanging a jailed Iraqi woman militant whose release had been demanded by the Islamic State group that burnt a captured Jordanian pilot to death, a security source said on Wednesday.

Hamas claims Egypt fired at Gaza security outposts
Hamas accused Egypt's army of firing at Palestinian security outposts in the Gaza Strip Tuesday, just days after Cairo declared the Islamist movement's military wing a terrorist group.

Russia is looking to make an ally within its biggest enemy
Putin, a former Soviet spy, knows the value of infiltrating the other side. It looks like Russia is trying to make a military ally within its biggest enemy.On Tuesday, Greece's defense minister and outspoken "Eurosceptic" Panos Kammenos announced that he was invited to Moscow to meet his Russian counterpart, Sergei Shoygu in the near future. What's interesting here is that Greece is one of the 28 members of NATO , while Russia perceives NATO as its biggest threat. Still, Russia appears to be courting Greece's defense minister. On Tuesday, Kammenos met with both the US and Russian ambassadors to Greece.

U.S.-Russia clash in Ukraine?
Obama is being goaded by Congress and the liberal interventionists in his party to send lethal weaponry to Kiev in its civil war with pro-Russian rebels in Donetsk and Luhansk.

More Snow Ahead for the Northeast and Midwest
An active weather pattern brought three named winter storms to the U.S. since the beginning of last week and more snow is on the way through this weekend.

'If possible, not Jewish' - French job site sets off scandal with anti-Semitic post
A French graphic design company came under heavy criticism after it posted a notice for an available position on its website which included "If possible, not Jewish" as a criterion, French media reported on Tuesday.

The Enemies of God and The Religious Hypocrites – What’s the Difference?
The first group I will address are those who advance ungodly agendas, which are criminal and are enemies to this country and to mankind. The second group I will address are the hypocritical, modern-day churchgoers. I am talking of those who say that they love God so much that they disobey Him at every command.

Tragedy as militants bomb 2,700-year-old Nineveh Wall in Iraq
the Islamic State have destroyed a large portion of the ancient Nineveh wall in Mosul, which dates back some 2,700 years. The tragic loss adds to a series of archaeological, historical, and religious sites of great historical value that have been reduced to ruins.

China's 2nd aircraft carrier nears construction phase: report
The construction of China's second aircraft carrier appears to be imminent, reports the Global Times, a tabloid under the auspices of the Communist Party mouthpiece People's Daily.

CDC Report: U.S Measles Outbreak Comparatively More Dangerous Than Ebola
As per the latest report of Center of Disease Control and Prevention, the disease has infected dozens of people in 14 different states. Measles is considered as a highly contagious childhood disease. The most prominent symptoms of the viral disease are runny nose, high fever, inflamed eyes, sore throat, cough and small red spots on body. The disease can become deadly for infants and young children.

Every Al Sharpton Business Has Been Shut Down In At Least One Jurisdiction
According to National Review Online, the records of Sharpton’s organizations are “copious, confusing, and sometimes outright bizarre; and together, they depict persistent financial woes for Sharpton, who also personally owes New York State nearly $596,000, according to active tax warrants.”

Obama Says US Not in 'Religious War' Against Radical Islamists; Sen. Graham Asserts the Opposite
"We are in a religious war with radical Islamists," Sen. Lindsey Graham said on Fox News earlier this month. "When I hear the President of the United States and his chief spokesperson failing to admit that we're in a religious war, it really bothers me."

Just whose Internet is it? New federal rules may answer that
Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, says he's keeping that question in mind as he pitches the biggest regulatory shake-up to the telecommunications industry... Wheeler has not publicly released his plan...But he has suggested that Internet service has become as critical to people in the United States as water, electricity or phone service and should be regulated like any other public utility.

Obama Budget Creates Second Death Tax
The Obama budget calls for a stealth increase in the death tax rate from 40% to nearly 60%. Here's how it works: ...Conceivably, an accumulated capital gain could face a 40% death tax levy and then a 28% capital gains tax on what is left. Do the math, and that's an integrated federal tax of just under 60% on inherited capital gains.

Nigeria elections: Blast hits presidential rally in Gombe
A female suicide bomber has blown up herself in northern Nigeria's Gombe city, minutes after President Goodluck Jonathan left a campaign rally there. At least one person was killed and 18 others were wounded in the blast, police and hospital sources said. Mr Jonathan is standing for re-election on 14 February against former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari.

'Innocent people' on police photos database
Police forces in England and Wales have uploaded up to 18 million "mugshots" to a facial recognition database - despite a court ruling it could be unlawful. They include photos of people never charged, or others cleared of an offence, and were uploaded without Home Office approval, Newsnight has learned. Photos of "hundreds of thousands" of innocent people may be on the database, an independent commissioner said.

Three-person babies technique voted on by MPs
MPs will hold a crucial vote later to decide whether to allow the creation of babies using DNA from three people. They will have a free vote on the technique, which is aimed at preventing deadly genetic diseases being passed from mother to child. The UK would become the first country to introduce laws to allow the creation of babies from three people.

Iran admits to helping arm groups opposed to ‘Zionist, ISIS terror’
A senior Iranian military commander was quoted as telling state media this week that the Islamic Republic has provided technological know-how to Hezbollah, Hamas, and other regional groups. Revolutionary Guards Brig. Gen. Amir-Ali Hajizadeh told Press TV that Iran has been exporting missile technology to its allies fighting “the Zionist regime, [Islamic State], and other Takfiri groups.”

Iceland to build first temple to Norse gods since Viking age
Icelanders will soon be able to publicly worship at a shrine to Thor, Odin and Frigg with construction starting this month on the island’s first major temple to the Norse gods since the Viking age. Worship of the gods in Scandinavia gave way to Christianity around 1,000 years ago but a modern version of Norse paganism has been gaining popularity in Iceland.

Ukraine run by 'miserable' Jews: rebel chief
Ukraine's pro-Russian rebel chief on Monday branded the country's leaders "miserable" Jews in an apparent anti-Semitic jibe.

Reports: Israel attacked in Sinai
Following the recent terror wave in Sinai, Palestinian media reported that Israeli drones attacked targets in the peninsula, killing several people. These reports did not receive confirmation from Israeli sources and their credibility is in doubt.

Obama Honouring Presidential Commitments Trumps Protocol
The furore engendered by House Speaker John Boehner inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress on March 3—supposedly in breach of Presidential protocol - marks the first step in Congress flexing its muscles to persuade President Obama to re-think his concerted attempts to undermine the written commitments made by President Bush to Israel’s then Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in his letter dated 14 April 2004 - as overwhelmingly endorsed by the House of Representatives 407-9 on 23 June 2004 and the Senate 95-3 the next day.

The United Kingdom’s Health Care Mess and Its Implications for a Clinton Presidency
Hillary Clinton was clearly disappointed when the health care legislation proposed by the task force she headed was declared dead on arrival when it was submitted to a Democrat controlled Congress on November 30, 1993. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s comment that anyone who thought her health care plans would work wasn’t living in the real world served as a fitting epitaph

Meddling at the Pond
Jeffery Goldberg describes the relationship between President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu as one of “mutual loathing.” I will grant the feeling on the President’s part, although Netanyahu feels the heat, but does not reciprocate. Netanyahu has a country to run, and issues for him are not personal.

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After Jordanian pilot’s death, king signals he will escalate fight against Islamic State
Jordan’s King Abdullah II vowed Wednesday that his military forces would hit Islamic State militants with “relentless” strikes upon “their own homes,” an escalation that could place Jordan in the middle of the Syrian civil war.

European Central Bank toughens its stance on Greece
The European Central Bank (ECB) has toughened its stance with Greece by restricting financing to the country's banks. In a statement, the central bank said it would no longer accept Greek government bonds as collateral for lending money to commercial banks. The move makes access to cash more expensive for Greece's banks.

2008 Pentagon study says Putin has 'an autistic disorder'
A 2008 study from a Pentagon think tank written by an expert in movement pattern analysis speculated that Russian President Vladimir Putin has Asperger's syndrome, "an autistic disorder which affects all of his decisions."

Suppression of Islamic State more realistic than elimination: UK lawmakers
Containing Islamic State may be a more realistic strategy than defeating it, a committee of British lawmakers said, calling on Britain to play a greater role in the fight against the militants in Iraq and Syria.

Boko Haram kill more than 100 in Cameroon: local leader
Boko Haram fighters have killed more than 100 people in the north Cameroon town of Fotokol, murdering residents inside their homes and a mosque, a local civic leader said on Wednesday.

Security confab focuses on ‘collapse of global order’
The Ukraine conflict, Islamic State group jihadists and the wider “collapse of the global order” will occupy the world’s security community at an annual meeting in Germany from Friday. the meeting will discuss what he called an unprecedented upsurge in global crises over the past year, and the inability of the international community to tackle them.

Russia Expert: Putin in 'Dangerous Game of Chicken' in Ukraine
"The Putin regime needs an end to sanctions not because they are crippling in themselves but because in combination with the growing crisis of the economy and the unpredictable trajectory of the war, they could help lead to the destabilization of Russia." Satter writes that Russia is shooting itself in the foot with its actions — and if the West imposes more sanctions on it, Putin could lash out with military action against the West.

Dems give Israeli ambassador earful over Netanyahu speech
WASHINGTON — Israel's ambassador to the United States got an earful on Wednesday from seven House Democrats angered by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's acceptance of a Republican invitation to address Congress next month.

.Earthquake rattles Trinidad
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 rattled Trinidad early on Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damages.

The Navy's massive, high-tech destroyer is here (pictures)
The absence of high-profile masts and rotating antennas, combined with a composite-material deckhouse, means the Zumwalt-class destroyer will be extremely low profile.

‘Saudi princes planned to down Air Force One with missile’: 9/11 terrorist gives ****ing testimony
According to the New York Times, Moussaoui submitted the claim on his own initiative. He sent a letter to the judge presiding over the lawsuit filed by family members of 9/11 victims against the government of Saudi Arabia. And so, for two days last October, lawyers were permitted for the first time to interview the terrorist at the federal prison – the most secure facility in the federal system, in Florence, Colorado. He gave a ****ing report that included very prominent members within the royal family, including three princes he says were all Al-Qaeda donors.

Lawmakers push White House to supply arms to Ukraine
A bipartisan group of Senate lawmakers on Tuesday urged President Obama to give weapons to Ukraine’s military in the face of ongoing Russian military aggression, arguing a “change in response is needed.”

Dead Argentine prosecutor wrote request for president's arrest
The Argentine prosecutor found dead in mysterious circumstances last month had drafted a request that President Cristina Fernandez be arrested for conspiring to derail his probe into the deadly bombing of a Jewish center, the investigator into his death said on Tuesday. (Video)

Dollar steadies after slide, oil retreats
The U.S. dollar recovered ground on Wednesday after its worst day in more than a year, while a retreat in oil prices after four days of gains knocked back European stock markets.

CHANCE OF MAGNETIC STORMS
For the third day in a row, a high-speed stream of solar wind is buffeting Earth's magnetic field. Observers around the Arctic Circle have been seeing bright auroras, and the display could continue tonight.

Chris Christie Works To Lose Pro-Life Goodwill Gained In Iowa
“Conservatives only care about lives in the womb, after that … you are on your own. Vote Democrat!”

ISIS calls for more terrorist attacks against France, urges Muslims to join 'caliphate'
Just a month after a jihadist-inspired killing spree killed over a dozen people in Paris, the Islamic State called for more attacks against France on Wednesday. In a new video circulated on social media, the extremist organization that has managed to carve out a de facto jihadist state across large swaths of Syria and Iraq is urging French Muslims to defect from the Fifth Republic and take up arms in the new “caliphate.”

Israelis don’t buy the ‘peace process’ chatter
Among the many things President Obama gets wrong about the Middle East is that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is an impediment to “peace” with the Palestinians. This obviously neglects to account for the serial refusal of the Palestinians to accept peace deals, their attempt to bypass negotiations by running to the United Nations Security Council and to delegitimize Israel at the International Criminal Court, rampant anti-Semitism in the West Bank, the alliance (on again, off again) between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas and the PA’s repeated refusal to give up the right of return. But it also misreads Israeli public opinion.

An ‘ISIS Recruiting Network’ Has Been Broken Up in Canada
Federal authorities in Canada say they have crippled a Jihadist recruitment network following the arrest of a Canadian man they allege had ties to the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS).

French Soldiers Attacked Outside Jewish Community Center
Three French soldiers were attacked Tuesday by a knife-wielding assailant outside a Jewish community center in the southern French city of Nice.

Argentina prosecutor Nisman 'planned warrant' for President Fernandez
Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman had planned an arrest warrant for President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, according to the woman investigating the prosecutor's mysterious death. Lead investigator Viviana Fein said the draft warrant was found in a rubbish bin in Mr Nisman's apartment complex.

North Korea strikes down US talks, vows 'final doom'
North Korea on Wednesday appeared to rule out any resumption of dialogue with the United States, threatening to react to any US "war of aggression" with nuclear strikes and cyber warfare.

Drone targets senior Shebab militant in Somalia: US
US drone aircraft targeted a senior figure in Somalia's Shebab militia, the Pentagon said Tuesday, in the latest bid to take out leaders of the Al-Qaeda-linked group.

Jordan executes two Iraqi militants in response to pilot's death
AMMAN - Jordan has executed by hanging a jailed Iraqi woman militant whose release had been demanded by the Islamic State group that burnt a captured Jordanian pilot to death, a security source said on Wednesday.

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Magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes western Japan, no tsunami warning
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 hit the western Japanese island of Shikoku on Friday, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of injury or damage.

Obama at National Prayer Breakfast: Hey, Christians did things just as bad as ISIS, you know
My God. While ISIS is burning people alive, our president wants us to know we shouldn’t get all impressed with ourselves and think we’re any better than they are. Put your hand up if you voted for this guy. Now lower it and smack yourself hard in the back of your head. Seriously, while the best he can say about ISIS is that he wants to “degrade” the possibly most sadistic killers the world has ever seen, he sure as hell wants you Christians to know that you’ve been pretty horrible yourself throughout human history.

Whom Should ISIS Fear Most: King Abdullah or Barack Obama?
In his state of perpetual denial about global terrorism and the irrefutable link to the “religion” of Islam, Barack Obama has earned the dubious distinction of being the most dangerous man on the planet. His simple-minded fascination with the Islamic “evening calls to prayer,” despite the inhuman barbarism practiced by Islamic extremists puts every living creature on earth at risk.

Obama on Religion – Confusion and Sentimentalism
“Radical Islamists have no limits when it comes to destruction and the taking of human life. They are motivated by a religious doctrine which requires them to convert or destroy all who are opposed to their religious views. In essence, they are pursuing a master religion for the world as the Nazis tried to pursue a master race.” – Sen. Lindsey Graham SC Barack Obama’s refusal to call Muslim atrocities acts of Islamic terrorism or, even Islamic extremism, took a new twist the morning after the horrific murder of Moath al-Kasasbeh a Jordanian pilot who was burned to death in a metal cage by ISIS.

The Ghosts of Auschwitz in the Middle East
Eichmann found support for Auschwitz in the "surahs of your Koran." So did the Jihadis who murdered Jews in Paris. If we forget that, then we forget the real lesson of Auschwitz.

The United Nations Balks at Jordan’s Response to ISIS Brutality
The barbaric murder by ISIS of captured Jordanian fighter pilot, First Lt. Moaz al-Kasabeh, whom the sadistic jihadists videotaped as he burned alive in sheer agony in an iron cage, has stiffened Jordan’s resolve to fight back. Jordan promptly executed two of its convicted jihadist prisoners whom had previously received death sentences for their crimes.

The Caliph of America
For the past six years there has been a debate among conservatives around the competency of Barack Obama. One side claims he’s evil; another holds the opinion that he’s terminally incompetent. For a long time, I waffled between the former and the latter, at one point even thinking that both propositions were correct.

A 5.2 earthquake hits Táchira, Mérida, and Trujillo states
According to the Venezuelan Foundation of Seismologic Research (Funvisis), the epicenter of the seism was located 45 kilometers west of Tovar, western Mérida state, and 13 kilometers east of La Fría, south western Táchira state


Swarm of earthquakes strikes parts of northern Oklahoma
Alfalfa County Sheriff's Department office manager Amanda Kutz says the earthquake damaged parts of the courthouse in Cherokee. Kutz says plaster is peeling off interior walls and there is damage to the ceiling on the building's third floor. Kutz says no injuries were reported.

Calls grow to arm Ukraine, as European leaders scramble for last-ditch peace plan
European leaders scrambled Thursday to try and forge a diplomatic deal to end fighting in eastern Ukraine, in an apparent bid to head off U.S. consideration of lethal military aid for the Ukrainian government in its war against Russian-backed separatists.

Jordan's King Abdullah to Personally Lead Airstrikes on ISIS?
"The Jordanian King Abdullah II will participate personally on Thursday in conducting air strikes against the shelters of the terrorist ISIL organization to revenge the execution of the Jordanian pilot [First Lieutenant Moaz al-Kasasbeh] by the ISIL," said one IraqiNews report published Wednesday.

Democrats Ready to Join Obama in Snubbing Netanyahu Speech to Congress
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to address Congress next month on the need for stronger sanctions against Iran is turning into a major political and diplomatic blunder for the Israeli leader just weeks before that country’s elections. Many Democrats are considering boycotting the speech, scheduled for March 3. Others took the highly unusual step Wednesday of meeting with the Israeli ambassador Ron Dermer in an effort to get Netanyahu to postpone his address.

Pope Francis: 'Everything possible must be done to rid the Church of the scourge of sexual abuse'
Pope Francis on Thursday ordered Roman Catholic bishops around the world to fully cooperate with a commission he set up to protect children from sexual abuse by clerics and to give the issue top priority even if it unearths new scandals.

Cluster Of 7 Small Earthquakes Hit Bay Area From North To South
A swarm of seven small earthquakes hit the Bay Area Wednesday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s automated seismograph alert network.

Lawyers: Evidence Shows Saudi Arabia Aided 9/11 Hijackers
The lawyers filed documents in Manhattan federal court to buttress claims Saudi Arabia supported al-Qaida and its leader at the time, Osama bin Laden, prior to the attacks. They have always said “the Saudi government directly and knowingly assisted the 9/11 hijackers,” but now say facts and evidence supporting the assertion “are compelling.”

Hamas Leader Calls for United Terror Front to 'Liberate Palestine'
Mahmud Zahar told reporters in the Gaza Strip that Lebanese and Syrian branches of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas' armed wing, should launch attacks on Israel "to help us liberate Palestine".

Shocked Jordanians rally behind king, against ISIS after video of pilot's killing
In a statement, the king said Jordan is waging a war of principles against the militants. He said that Jordan's response to the killing of the pilot "will be harsh because this terrorist organization is not only fighting us, but also fighting Islam and its pure values."

'Held at gunpoint': Scandal rocks biggest Christian network
The former chief financial officer of Trinity Broadcasting, the nation’s largest Christian broadcasting network, has filed a lawsuit against her former company and its top bosses for allegedly threatening her with a loaded gun when she objected to “unlawful distributions” of $100 million to themselves and others.

State-owned Chinese firms are currently in discussions to sell high-speed trains to the United States.
China has been building high-speed rail networks in Turkey and Venezuela, and now Chinese leaders are getting actively involved in the US market.

Greek banks hit after ECB snub, Athens rejects 'blackmail'
Greek borrowing costs leapt and bank shares were hit hard on Thursday after the European Central Bank abruptly pulled the plug on its funding for the country's financial sector in what Athens labelled an act of coercion.

German, French leaders to take Ukraine peace plan to Kiev, Moscow
The leaders of Germany and France launched a new diplomatic initiative over Ukraine on Thursday, announcing they would fly together to Kiev and Moscow with a proposal to resolve the conflict that could be "acceptable to all". Washington has begun openly talking of arming Ukraine for the first time.

Brian Williams Forced to Recant Iraq War Lie Repeated for 12 Years
In what could easily be a career-ender, NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams admitted Wednesday that for the last 12 year both he and his network have repeatedly told a false story about a helicopter Williams was in being forced down due to RPG fire during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Strong earthquake off coast of Panama poses no tsunami threat
A preliminary magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck off the southern coast of Panama Wednesday, but does not pose a tsunami threat to Hawaii.

Exclusive: Obama finds bipartisan support for first 'Big Data' privacy plan
The White House is working with bipartisan sponsors on a bill to protect data collected from students through educational apps... Obama has pushed to do more to protect privacy in an age when consumers leave a trail of digital footprints through smart phones, personal devices and social media - information that can be collected, analyzed and sold.

California lawmakers seek to end 'personal belief' vaccine exemptions
Responding to an outbreak of measles that has infected more than 100 people, two California lawmakers said on Wednesday they would introduce legislation to end the right of parents in the state to exempt their children from school vaccinations based on personal beliefs.

Oil rises back toward $55, outlook still fragile
Oil rose toward $55 a barrel on Thursday, recovering from part of the previous session's slide after China took steps to pour liquidity into the world's second-biggest economy, although traders and analysts said oil's outlook looked weak. Crude snapped a four-day winning streak on Wednesday, when the U.S. government said crude inventories increased by 6.3 million barrels, rising for a fourth consecutive week to hit a record high.

New Ebola cases show first rise in 2015
The number of new cases of Ebola went up in all three of West Africa's worst-hit countries in the last week of January, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. It is the first weekly increase in 2015, ending a series of encouraging declines. The WHO says Sierra Leone registered 80 of the 124 new cases, Guinea 39 and Liberia the remaining five.

Islamic State selling, crucifying, burying children alive in Iraq
Islamic State militants are selling abducted Iraqi children at markets as sex slaves, and killing other youth, including by crucifixion or burying them alive... Iraqi boys aged under 18 are increasingly being used by the militant group as suicide bombers, bomb makers, informants or human shields to protect facilities against US-led air strikes, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child said.

'Abbas may halt security cooperation with Israel unless Palestine is created'
An unnamed international diplomat well-versed in the vicissitudes of the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations of recent years told Israel Radio on Thursday that “it is not inconceivable to envisage a scenario in which Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas would put a halt to security cooperation with Israel in the West Bank.”

Panel: Unlike Obama, Jordan's King Shows Leadership in Terror War
The execution of two Iraqi jihadists by Jordan as punishment and revenge for the Islamic State (ISIS) burning alive a 26-year-old Jordanian pilot captured by the terror group shows how seriously King Abdullah takes the threat, a far cry from the lackluster response shown by President Barack Obama, according to Texas Rep. Kevin Brady and retired military commanders Paul Vallely and Derek Harvey. !

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"Pseudocide" jihadist jailed for 12 years
A British jihadist who faked his death and sneaked back into Britain last year was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Friday, local media reported. Imran Khawaja, 27, from west London, traveled to Syria and joined a militant group related to the radical group Islamic State (IS).

Pope Francis Backs Spanking As A Form Of Discipline
Britain is in the midst of a heated debate over criminally banning parents from using spanking as a form of disciplining their children. In the U.S., one state has banned it, others have tried banning it, and parents have been arrested for it and had their children seized. The United Nations is seeking a worldwide ban.

Eurogroup Gives Greece 10 Day Ultimatum: Apply For Bailout Or Grexit
Europe has an unpleasant habit of dropping tape bombs at the most inopportune of times, like at 3pm or later a Friday. And while on Wednesday it was the ECB yanking repoable Greek collateral for local banks, today it was first S&P, which downgraded Greece 5 months after upgrading it, and moments ago it was none other than the Cyprus bail-in man himself, the Eurogroup's Dijsselbloem, aka Diesel "Blueprint" BOOM, who just have Greece a 10 day ultimatum to fall into place or risk a terminal bank run and capital controls

Yemen crisis: UN warns rebels after they seize power
The UN Security Council has warned of unspecified further steps if the Shia Houthi rebels who took power in Yemen do not immediately return to talks. Gulf Arab states had called for a stronger international response after the rebels announced a political takeover in the capital, Sanaa.

Islamic State: US has 'no proof' of Kayla Mueller death
White House officials say they have not seen any evidence to confirm reports by the Islamic State (IS) militant group that an air strike killed a US hostage. The group says a female hostage, Kayla Jean Mueller, was killed when Jordanian jets bombed a house on the outskirts of their Syrian stronghold, Raqqa.

Egyptian military kills 47 militants in the Sinai
Egyptian security forces killed 47 Islamic militants in the country's Northern Sinai on Friday in one of the biggest operations in the region in months, security sources said.

Joe Biden to skip Netanyahu speech, raising stakes in US-Israel drama
Vice President Joe Biden will be out of the country when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint session of Congress next month.

Chuck Missler Aligns Himself with 'Prophet' Kim Clement
For the past few years, we have documented the ever-mystical leanings of notable Bible teacher and author, Chuck Missler, ultimately listing him among a group of evangelical teachers we've dubbed 'Postmodern Prophecy Paradigm' (PPP) leaders, because of their gravitation away from sound truth revealed in Scripture alone, coupled with their feverish efforts to re-fashion end-times prophecy to fit their extra-biblical speculations....

Canada court rules doctors can help ill patients die
Canada's highest court struck down a ban on doctor-assisted suicide for mentally competent patients with terminal illnesses Friday, declaring that outlawing that option deprives dying people of their dignity and autonomy.

Two-mile fault stretching from Irving to West Dallas at center of recent earthquake swarm
And, no, this is not a new fault, said DeShon in response to one journalist’s question. Rather, it’s an “ancient subsurface fault that has been reactivated.” By what remains to be determined.

Ebola: New studies model a deadly epidemic
According to the World Health Organization, over 21,000 cases as of Jan. 21, with nearly 9000 confirmed deaths--the actual toll likely much higher. For the first time since June 2014, there have been fewer than 100 new "weekly" cases reported in the 3 countries most affected, signaling what health care workers hope is the final phase of Ebola's devastating reign.

Franklin Graham to Obama: Muhammad Killed Innocents, Christ Didn't
Evangelist Franklin Graham and Catholic League President Bill Donohue have condemned President Barack Obama for comparing the Islamic State's atrocities to the "terrible deeds" committed by Christians hundreds of years ago.

*****hammer calls Obama’s Prayer Breakfast lecture to Christians ‘banal and offensive’
It was especially shocking that the president made his remarks two days s after Islamic State terrorists released footage of them executing a Jordanian pilot by dousing him with gasoline and setting him afire, yet the president’s message was that “we should remember thew Crusades and the Inquisition.”

Active volcanoes in the world: January 28 - February 3, 2015
New activity was observed at 7 volcanoes from January 28 - February 3, 2015. During the same period, ongoing activity was observed at 13 volcanoes.

Texas lawsuit about to derail Obama amnesty
Prominent immigration advocates have all but conceded that federal judge Andrew Hanen – a staunch critic of the Obama administration’s immigration policies – will block the president’s executive actions just weeks before the measures are slated to kick in.

Obama poised to ask Congress for new war authorization
Obama is poised in coming days to ask Congress for new authority to use US military force against Islamic State militants, the White House said Thursday. But the top Republican in Congress warned it won’t be easy to pass the measure and that it will be up to Obama to rally support from lawmakers and the public.

Jordan vows to ‘eradicate’ Islamic State
Judeh declined to reveal Jordan’s military plans but said it would hit the militants with all its might. “We’re upping the ante. We’re going after them wherever they are, with everything that we have,” he said. “We’re going to go after them and we will eradicate them… We are at the forefront. This is our fight.”

Barack Obama Is Not a Christian in Any Meaningful Way
Barack Obama is not, in any meaningful way, a Christian and I am not sure he needs to continue the charade. With no more elections for him, he might as well come out as the atheist/agnostic that he is. He took his first step in doing so yesterday in a speech reeking with contempt for faith in general and Christianity in particular.

Fresh earthquake fears in Japan as scientists warn over plate stress levels
As Japan prepares to mark the fourth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, scientists have warned that stress levels in the tectonic plates that triggered the magnitude-9 tremor are once again building to worrying levels.

5.2 quake jolts Surigao del Sur
MANILA, Philippines—A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur at 4:03 p.m. Friday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.

Magnitude 5 quake jolts Shikoku
An earthquake in Shikoku with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 shook Tokushima Prefecture on Friday morning, the Meteorological Agency said.

Iran is using Israel to distract from its real aims in the Persian Gulf
It is time the West takes a hard look at exactly why Saudi Arabia and other Arab states are so concerned about the Iranian threat. Much of the Western commentary on the strategic threats in the Middle East focuses on violent jihadist threats from non-state actors and the Iranian nuclear threat to Israel. The reality is far more complicated and involves the vital strategic interests of the United States, Europe, and Asia.

North Korea stages chemical warfare drills
North Korea has stepped up its biological and chemical warfare exercises, carrying out at least a dozen large-scale drills in the last year, according to South Korean intelligence estimates. Previously limited to small-scale exercises conducted in summer, the North Korean army is now conducting "massive" drills throughout the year, a senior government official told the Chosun Ilbo newspaper.

GCHQ intelligence sharing 'was unlawful', tribunal rules
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) said the intelligence sharing regime between the agency and America's National Security Agency did not comply with human rights law until December. The IPT cited a lack of transparency. It is the first time the tribunal has ruled against an intelligence agency in its 15-year history.

Jordanian escalation against ISIS may lead to surge in terror attacks in Kingdom
Jordan’s move to intensify its military operations against Islamic State in response to the burning alive of its air force pilot may lead to terrorist attacks in the kingdom. Jordanian fighter jets struck Islamic State targets in Syria on Thursday, a day after King Abdullah called for more action against the group.

Magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes western Japan, no tsunami warning
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 hit the western Japanese island of Shikoku on Friday, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of injury or damage.

Whom Should ISIS Fear Most: King Abdullah or Barack Obama?
In his state of perpetual denial about global terrorism and the irrefutable link to the “religion” of Islam, Barack Obama has earned the dubious distinction of being the most dangerous man on the planet. His simple-minded fascination with the Islamic “evening calls to prayer,” despite the inhuman barbarism practiced by Islamic extremists puts every living creature on earth at risk.

Obama on Religion – Confusion and Sentimentalism
“Radical Islamists have no limits when it comes to destruction and the taking of human life. They are motivated by a religious doctrine which requires them to convert or destroy all who are opposed to their religious views. In essence, they are pursuing a master religion for the world as the Nazis tried to pursue a master race.” – Sen. Lindsey Graham SC Barack Obama’s refusal to call Muslim atrocities acts of Islamic terrorism or, even Islamic extremism, took a new twist the morning after the horrific murder of Moath al-Kasasbeh a Jordanian pilot who was burned to death in a metal cage by ISIS.

The Ghosts of Auschwitz in the Middle East
Eichmann found support for Auschwitz in the "surahs of your Koran." So did the Jihadis who murdered Jews in Paris. If we forget that, then we forget the real lesson of Auschwitz.

The United Nations Balks at Jordan’s Response to ISIS Brutality
The barbaric murder by ISIS of captured Jordanian fighter pilot, First Lt. Moaz al-Kasabeh, whom the sadistic jihadists videotaped as he burned alive in sheer agony in an iron cage, has stiffened Jordan’s resolve to fight back. Jordan promptly executed two of its convicted jihadist prisoners whom had previously received death sentences for their crimes.

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Our Nagging North Korea Problem
Desperately seeking a strategy: North Korea will continue to pose a grave and growing danger to U.S. interests. When North Korea’s young tyrant Kim Jong Un inherited power upon the death of his father, Kim Jong Il, in late 2011, there were hopes in some quarters that the new ruler might take his country in a less malign direction. Unlike his father, or his grandfather, North Korea’s founding tyrant Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Un had studied in the West, at a boarding school in Switzerland.

Obama Refuses to Publicly Condemn Islamic Brutality By Name
President Barack Obama is absolutely the wrong human being to be leading the West at this point in history. Heaven help us.President Obama has been publicly condemned for his recent comments at a National Prayer Breakfast in Washington. During this service, Obama pointedly avoided condemning recent Islamic terrorist actions, especially the brutal and barbaric actions of ISIS.

Fire Volcano in Guatemala erupts, spewing rock and ash
A national disaster preparedness official in Guatemala says the Fire Volcano has exploded, spewing incandescent rock and ash that dusted surrounding communities. Spokesman David de Leon says authorities put the southern Guatemala area on alert, though no evacuations have been made so far.

As Baghdad lifts curfew, bombs are reminder of country at war
Five blasts across Baghdad on Saturday tempered Iraqis' anticipation of a more relaxed and accessible capital as the government prepared to lift a night-time curfew that has kept the city on a war-time footing for more than a decade.

A month after kosher market attack, French Jews plan an exodus
“The question is not will they leave or won’t they leave,” said Alain Assouline, a prominent Saint-Mandé doctor and president of a Jewish community center. “The question has become when they will leave.”

Libyan factions to resume talks on Tuesday; Benghazi death toll hits 700
Libya's warring factions will resume U.N.-sponsored talks on Tuesday inside the country to try to resolve a struggle between two governments and parliaments, officials from both sides said on Saturday.

Greek cabinet prepares high-risk talks amid default fears
Greece's radical left government fine-tuned its economic programme Saturday ahead of a week of high-risk international talks but with no sign of an imminent deal with its creditors.

Nebraska, Oklahoma in border war with Colorado over marijuana
On the front door of the 20,000-square-foot marijuana dispensary here is a laminated sign warning every customer: "It is illegal to sell or transport marijuana to another state."

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Obama Never Learns, Even After Six Years He Doesn’t Know What to Do
The elections that took place in November 2014 must have told the Socialist Democrats in Congress and the anti-Christian, pro Islam Obama Administration that the great majority of the country’s citizens are fed up with ever-increasing taxes, mindless and killing profligate spending and more growth in deficit creating, and Obama-welfare-type government.

Fake Watchdog Group, Southern Poverty Law Center Puts Ben Carson on ‘Extremist’ Watch List
The fake extremist watchdog group called the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has put Dr. Ben Carson, a leading Republican and possible GOP candidate for President, on its “extremist” watch list.

Homeland Security Chief Johnson: Terrorist Sleeper Cells in US Now
There are individuals living in the United States today who have contact with the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) and other terrorist groups who have "a desire to conduct an attack" on U.S. soil, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union." Johnson would not say how many such individuals the government is aware of, but did say the number is dwarfed by the number of people in Europe intent on carrying out out acts of terror there.

The British Press Continues Down the Slippery Slope of Self-Censorship
Among the artworks in the Islamic collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum are two beautiful paintings by 12th century Persian artists. One depicts Mohammed ascending to heaven and the other is a scene in which a prince is drinking wine while carousing with beautiful scantily clad women.

The fiddling with temperature data is the biggest science scandal ever
When future generations look back on the global-warming scare of the past 30 years, nothing will shock them more than the extent to which the official temperature records – on which the entire panic ultimately rested – were systematically “adjusted” to show the Earth as having warmed much more than the actual data justified.

Islamic State crisis: Jordan air strikes 'destroy' IS hideouts
Jordan says it has carried out 56 air strikes in three days on Islamic State logistics sites and hideouts. "We achieved what we aimed at," Air Force chief Gen Mansour al-Jbour said. Jordan intensified its strikes after captured pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh was shown being burned alive by IS.

Twenty-two people killed outside Cairo soccer stadium
Twenty-two people were killed outside an Egyptian soccer stadium on Sunday when security forces barred fans from entering, the public prosecutor's office said. Most of the dead were suffocated when the crowd stampeded after police used tear gas to clear the fans trying to force their way into a league match between two Cairo clubs, Zamalek and Enppi, doctors and witnesses said.

Greek exit from euro inevitable: Greenspan
Greece will have to leave the eurozone sooner or later, the former head of the United States central bank Alan Greenspan said on Sunday. The comments come after a diplomatic blitz by Greece's new anti-austerity government to try to renegotiate a new debt deal amid fears Greece could default on its loans.


BofA's Woo: Currency War Is 'a Zero Sum Game'
"If China decides to play the same game, it will be a disaster because commodity prices are going to crash because China consumes 40 percent of the world's basic commodities," Woo explains.

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Liberty Counsel Defends More Alabama Probate Judges
Mobile, AL - As the battle to preserve natural marriage rages in Alabama, Liberty Counsel is standing with probate judges who are following the direction of Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy S. Moore. Yesterday, Chief Justice Moore issued this directive: “Effective immediately, no probate judge of the state of Alabama nor any agent or employee of any Alabama probate judge shall issue or recognize a marriage license that is inconsistent with…the Alabama Constitution.”

The ‘Defeat Jihad Summit’
Later this month, leaders and other influential figures from around the world will come together to address in a realistic way the emerging – and potentially existential – threat facing our nation and its friends overseas, and to resolve how best to counter it. I am not talking about President Obama’s “Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Summit” that will be held on February 18th.

Muslims Think They Should Be Allowed to Ban ‘Others’ From Public Cemetery
Over the weekend the family of a Muslim man buried in a British cemetery demanded that a man of Gypsy descent be dug up and moved away after his burial near their loved one. The Muslims claimed that in their “religion of peace” it wasn’t permitted to have a Gypsy buried near a Muslim and so demanded the right to control who is allowed to be buried in a public, non-denominational cemetery.

Tom DeLay: Obama Is an 'Apologist for Islam'
President Barack Obama's comparison of the savagery of the Islamic State (ISIS) to the brutality of the Crusades reveals he is an "apologist for Islam," former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay says. "He doesn't even know anything about the Crusades or history. Even if he did, that was 700 years ago," DeLay said Monday on "The Steve Malzberg Show."

Black Criminals, White Victims, and White Guilt
CFP Magazine Medical News, Nutrition, Exercise Vacations, Resorts, Travel Automotive News & Reviews Lifestyles Life, Pets, Gardens, Food, Music Christianity-Religion CFP Book Page Cartoon of the day Cartoons CFP Magazine Medical News, Nutrition, Exercise Vacations, Resorts, Travel Automotive News & Reviews Lifestyles Life, Pets, Gardens, Food, Music Christianity-Religion CFP Book Page Cartoon of the day Cartoons Cloward and Piven sought to rig the welfare system for failure to provoke that anger. Their apprentice was Wade Rathke, the founder of ACORN. ACORN’s proud protégé was Barack Hussein Obama. .

Russia's Putin arrives in Cairo for talks with Egyptian leader
Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun a two-day visit to Egypt, as both sides aim to boost bilateral ties and discuss major regional security issues. Ahead of his trip, he described Egypt as Russia's "old and trusted partner".

Hezbollah Risks All-Out War With Israel
Operating out of Lebanon, Hezbollah is a terrorist organization that pulls the strings in this nation north of Israel. It has influence in the army, in the parliament, and even on the streets of major cities. It has this influence because President Bashar al-Assad of Syria offers financial and military support, and Iran is the ultimate broker controlling Assad’s fragile government and exporting the missiles Hezbollah has stockpiled.

5 Reasons Israel Won't Attack Iran
Although not a member of the P5+1 itself, Israel has always loomed large over the negotiations concerning Iran’s nuclear program. For example, in explaining French opposition to a possible nuclear deal earlier this month, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius stated: “The security concerns of Israel and all the countries of the region have to be taken into account.”

Samsung: Don't discuss personal info in front of TV
Your SmartTV just might be smarter than you think. Did you know someone might be listening on the other end of your TV? Would you have guessed that many someones are indeed listening if you are using a voice-recognition SmartTV?

Madonna Dances Over Pit Of Horned Demons At 2015 Grammys
THIS MARKS THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW THAT MADONNA HAS PERFORMED AT THE GRAMMYS. “And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.” John 3:19 (KJV)

Global Warming: So Dishonest It Makes Enron Look Like a Paragon of Integrity
The guardians of the world’s land-based temperature records have been adjusting the raw data in order to exaggerate “global warming” then this is indeed a crime against the scientific method unparalleled in history.

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Democrat strategist unloads my party is the dictator to the common man
This ship of fools running foreign policy, shockingly promoted the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. They can't even call the Islamic State "Islamic terrorism."

DSCOVR satellite to keep a weather eye on solar storms
NOAA's Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) will wait at least a day before it can take up its job of helping warn of potentially damaging solar flares. If Monday's rescheduled liftoff goes as planned, the unmanned spacecraft will be on its way to a point between the Earth and the Sun, where it will act as a space weather observatory and early warning station.

Earth's surprise inside: Geologists unlock mysteries of the planet's inner core
The iron crystals in the outer layer of the inner core are aligned directionally, north-south. However, in the inner-inner core, the iron crystals point roughly east-west. Not only are the iron crystals in the inner-inner core aligned differently, they behave differently from their counterparts in the outer-inner core. This means that the inner-inner core could be made of a different type of crystal, or a different phase.

Obama Administration Sends Massive Weapons Shipment to Lebanon
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Le Pen says Washington attempting to start ‘war in Europe’
The leader of France’s rightwing Front National (FN), Marine Le Pen, has called Brussels “American lackeys” over the EU's Ukraine policy. She further accused Washington of attempting to start a “war in Europe” and expand NATO towards Russia’s borders.

Don’t Mention God on the Temple Mount
After one Muslim extremist approached Rabbi Elitzur and cursed him with the traditional Islamic phrase “Allahu achbar”, the good rabbi responded with, “Hashem Hu HaElohim”, which in English means, “The Lord, He is God”.

EXPOSÉ: Belgium is Committing Suicide
Belgium has the highest per capita number of Islamic terrorists gone to fight in Syria and Iraq than any other European country. Brussels is the capital of the holy war, as well as of the European Union.

Arab Leader Agrees with Bennett on Arab Crime; 'It's Unbearable'
While Israeli media portrays Bennett's statement as racist, a key Arab local leader says he is absolutely right. Sakhnin Mayor Mazen Ghanaim, the Head of the High Monitoring Committee of Arabs in Israel, said that he, too, demands that police take action against crime in the Arab sector. "The current situation is unbearable," Ghanaim said.

Grexit, China growth fears weigh on European assets
European stocks dipped and low-rated bond yields rose on Monday as dismal Chinese trade data, escalating violence in Ukraine and fears Greece is on a collision course with its European partners inflamed market tensions.

WHAT'S INSIDE THE GIANT MAGNETIC SLINKY
It's a dark solar filament--essentially, a tendril of plasma more than 1,000,000 km long held suspended above the surface of the sun by magnetic forces.

Seismologists Say A Fault Is At Fault For Irving Earthquakes
Scientists are discovering what is to blame for the recent earthquakes in Irving. ...They are identified fault line that runs right through Irving and into Dallas. It is about 2 miles in length and 3 to 5 miles deep. In the area of the newly identified fault are: buildings, businesses, high-rises, and residents.

Mexican border now a major entry point for Cuban migrants
Although a homemade raft overloaded with desperate people is the most enduring image of the decades-long migration to the U.S. from Cuba, that is not the way most Cubans without visas now arrive. ...During the last three months of 2014, nearly 6,500 Cubans arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Guatemala volcano: Fuego eruption showers towns in ash
Scores of residents have been evacuated from their homes in southern Guatemala after the Fuego volcano erupted, the country's president says. Clouds of black ash belched into the sky, while showers of rock and dust fell on to surrounding towns. The international airport in the capital Guatemala City was closed as result of the explosion, President Otto Perez said.

EU leaders to meet with Russia and Ukraine in Minsk
French, German, Ukrainian, and Russian leaders are to hold peace talks in Minsk on Wednesday (11 February), in an event described as a “last chance” to avert full-scale war. ...For his part, French leader Francois Hollande told the France 2 broadcaster on Saturday that Merkel and he are proposing a 50 to 70km-wide demilitarised zone on the current line of contact in Ukraine.

Obama Never Learns, Even After Six Years He Doesn’t Know What to Do
The elections that took place in November 2014 must have told the Socialist Democrats in Congress and the anti-Christian, pro Islam Obama Administration that the great majority of the country’s citizens are fed up with ever-increasing taxes, mindless and killing profligate spending and more growth in deficit creating, and Obama-welfare-type government.

Fake Watchdog Group, Southern Poverty Law Center Puts Ben Carson on ‘Extremist’ Watch List
The fake extremist watchdog group called the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has put Dr. Ben Carson, a leading Republican and possible GOP candidate for President, on its “extremist” watch list.

Homeland Security Chief Johnson: Terrorist Sleeper Cells in US Now
There are individuals living in the United States today who have contact with the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) and other terrorist groups who have "a desire to conduct an attack" on U.S. soil, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union." Johnson would not say how many such individuals the government is aware of, but did say the number is dwarfed by the number of people in Europe intent on carrying out out acts of terror there.

The British Press Continues Down the Slippery Slope of Self-Censorship
Among the artworks in the Islamic collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum are two beautiful paintings by 12th century Persian artists. One depicts Mohammed ascending to heaven and the other is a scene in which a prince is drinking wine while carousing with beautiful scantily clad women.

The fiddling with temperature data is the biggest science scandal ever
When future generations look back on the global-warming scare of the past 30 years, nothing will shock them more than the extent to which the official temperature records – on which the entire panic ultimately rested – were systematically “adjusted” to show the Earth as having warmed much more than the actual data justified.

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Netanyahu admits 'profound disagreement' with Obama
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted Tuesday he has a "profound disagreement" with President Barack Obama over efforts by the US and world powers to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue.

Greece says "no way back" in bid to rewrite bailout deal
Greece's new prime minister struck a defiant tone on the eve of high-stakes negotiations with skeptical European creditors, saying there is "no way back" for his radical left-led government in its quest to rewrite the barely solvent country's bailout commitments.

Europe’s Jewish Population Continues to Plummet
If you ignore the cringe-worthy opening line of this article from the Pew Research Center – the Holocaust did far worse than “decimate” Europe’s Jewish population – you will find some interesting facts. In a nutshell, Europe’s Jewish population continues to decline. There are now approximately 1.4 million Jews living in Europe, compared to 9.5 million in 1939. Only 10 percent of the world’s Jews now live in Europe, and a mere 0.2 percent of Europeans are Jewish.

America’s Colleges Have Become Political Correctness Indoctrination Centers
Most parents assume that when they send their kids to college that they will receive training which will prepare them for a lifetime of employment. Sadly, the truth is that very little time is actually spent imparting practical skills to students at most of America’s colleges. Instead, an extraordinary amount of classroom time is spent telling students what they should think and what they should believe.

Does Iran signal 'End Time Prophecies? Christian apologist thinks so
Christian apologist Don Stewart believes that the New Testament suggests that Iran, together with Russia, poses a major threat not only to Israel, but to the United States as well. The Christian Post quoted Stewart as saying that Ezekiel 38 contains a prophecy in which Persia (modern day Iran), and Rosh, apparently Russia, have a military alliance in "the last days." Iran, believe that they "are divinely ordained" to have nuclear weapons.

Democrats suffering from Clinton fatigue say they’re ready for Warren
Thirteen Iowa Democrats wearily took their seats here this weekend and discussed among themselves the source of their angst: Hillary Rodham Clinton. “I’m utterly tired, tired of the Clintons and the whole establishment,” said Carol Brannon, 71, a retired nurse. Anne Kinzel, 57, a former health-care lawyer, nodded sympathetically. “The hacks think Hillary is entitled to be president,” Kinzel said. “I think she is one of those people who has lost the sense of why they are in politics.”

Los Angeles Earthquake 2015 Today Strikes Downtown
A Los Angeles earthquake 2015 today has just struck downtown. The Los Angeles earthquake today February 10, 2015 began moments ago near MacArthur Park. No reports of injuries are expected.

We Can Now Build Autonomous Killing Machines. And That’s a Very, Very Bad Idea
How do we build killer robots that will make the correct decision in every situation? How do we even know what the correct decision would be?

Obama ‘Is Building the Iranian Islamo-nazi Caliphate’
the pressure is on to “destroy” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu because he was invited to speak before Congress by Republican leader John Boehner and, in his remarks, “might offend the Islamo-nazi regime in Tehran” and “offend Obama.”

The Jihad That Lead to the Crusades
Obama’s remarks about the evil of the Crusades, needs to be factually examined in detail. Here is such a list:

Watch: ISIS May Have Just Met Its Match, You’ll Never Believe Who Declared ‘War’
The hacker group “Anonymous” came through on their promise to begin a cyber war on ISIS. They claim to have taken down hundreds of accounts on Twitter and Facebook that had ties to the Islamic terrorist group also known as Daesh.

Guatemala volcano Fuego: Australian hiker says explosive eruption sounded like 'huge bomb'
The hikers were trekking near the volcano Fuego when it violently erupted on Saturday (local time), with one saying it "sounded like a jumbo jet taking off ... with the occasional explosion that sounded like a huge bomb". It was Fuego's largest eruption in three years.

Obama, Merkel Won’t ‘Allow Borders of Europe To Be Redrawn by Barrel of a Gun’
Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed Monday they would stand together in the battle to restrain Russia from swallowing European territory again.

Sisi: ‘Muslim Brotherhood is the Origin of all Islamic Extremism’
Sisi called for a “reformation” of Islam, said that ISIS and all other Islamic extremists descended from the Muslim Brotherhood, and agreed that true Muslims must take action against the extremists who are hurting other Muslims as well as insulting Allah.

Russia pushing U.S. out of Middle East
Vladimir Putin’s visit to Egypt marks a low point in U.S.-Egyptian relations, weakening an alliance formed 35 years ago, when President Carter negotiated the Camp David Accords with Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, contends a retired Army general.

Alabama chief justice orders state judges to defy feds on gay marriage
Alabama’s chief justice on Monday ordered state judges to defy a federal ruling that overturns the state’s voter-approved ban on gay marriage, even as pro-gay groups celebrated the failure of the Supreme Court to intervene as a signal the justices will decide in their favor in this summer’s highly anticipated decision. Most of the state’s counties, with the backing of Alabama’s governor, refused or held off on issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Sinai terrorists linked with ISIS decapitate 10 alleged Israeli spies
An Islamic-State-linked group beheaded 10 men accused of spying for Israel and Egypt in a gruesome video posted online, Egyptian media reported Tuesday.

Assad: US 'Tramples Over International Law'
It says the raids cannot defeat ISIS unless the international community starts cooperating with Syrian troops on the ground. In the interview, Assad ruled out joining the coalition against ISIS."No, definitely we cannot and we don't have the will and we don't want, for one simple reason - because we cannot be in an alliance with countries which support terrorism."

ACTIVE SUNSPOT
The magnetic field of sunspot AR2282 does not appear to be unstable ... yet it is.

Central Europeans feel crushed by Swiss franc loans
Elvis Constantin Cluci and his wife had planned a second child, their dreams set on a little brother for their 2 1/2 year-old daughter. But due to a surge in the Swiss franc that caused the Romanian couple's mortgage payments to rise, not only is another child out of the question but they have had to send their daughter to live with grandparents 100 kilometers (60 miles) away.

Emirates launches airstrikes from Jordan on IS targets
The United Arab Emirates' state news agency says the country has launched a series of airstrikes on Islamic State militants from an air base in Jordan. The official WAM news agency quoted the General Command of the UAE Armed Forces saying that the Emirati F-16s carried out the strikes Tuesday morning.

Magnitude 4.6 earthquake shakes southern Turkey
According to data from the Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute at Boğaziçi University, the earthquake occurred at 6:01 a.m. and its epicenter was the Yayladağı district.

Military action needed in Iraq to help Christians, archbishop says
Christians in Iraq "do not have much time left" without direct military action on the ground, the Archbishop of Irbil has told UK peers and MPs. Archbishop Bashar Warda said air strikes were "not enough" to defeat Islamic State militants and "begged" for Western troops to be deployed. He said Iraq's Christian population was declining and that he would speak to the UK government about further action.

Belgian teacher to Jewish Students: 'We should put you all on freight wagons'
A Brussels high school teacher was summoned to appear before a local school board for telling a Jewish student, “We should put you all on freight wagons.” ...“My feeling is that this teacher meant to say exactly what he said, and that this is yet another example of the anti-Semitism that is making life increasingly difficult for Belgian Jews here,”...

Liberty Counsel Defends More Alabama Probate Judges
Mobile, AL - As the battle to preserve natural marriage rages in Alabama, Liberty Counsel is standing with probate judges who are following the direction of Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy S. Moore. Yesterday, Chief Justice Moore issued this directive: “Effective immediately, no probate judge of the state of Alabama nor any agent or employee of any Alabama probate judge shall issue or recognize a marriage license that is inconsistent with…the Alabama Constitution.”

The ‘Defeat Jihad Summit’
Later this month, leaders and other influential figures from around the world will come together to address in a realistic way the emerging – and potentially existential – threat facing our nation and its friends overseas, and to resolve how best to counter it. I am not talking about President Obama’s “Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Summit” that will be held on February 18th.

Muslims Think They Should Be Allowed to Ban ‘Others’ From Public Cemetery
Over the weekend the family of a Muslim man buried in a British cemetery demanded that a man of Gypsy descent be dug up and moved away after his burial near their loved one. The Muslims claimed that in their “religion of peace” it wasn’t permitted to have a Gypsy buried near a Muslim and so demanded the right to control who is allowed to be buried in a public, non-denominational cemetery.

Tom DeLay: Obama Is an 'Apologist for Islam'
President Barack Obama's comparison of the savagery of the Islamic State (ISIS) to the brutality of the Crusades reveals he is an "apologist for Islam," former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay says. "He doesn't even know anything about the Crusades or history. Even if he did, that was 700 years ago," DeLay said Monday on "The Steve Malzberg Show."

Black Criminals, White Victims, and White Guilt
CFP Magazine Medical News, Nutrition, Exercise Vacations, Resorts, Travel Automotive News & Reviews Lifestyles Life, Pets, Gardens, Food, Music Christianity-Religion CFP Book Page Cartoon of the day Cartoons CFP Magazine Medical News, Nutrition, Exercise Vacations, Resorts, Travel Automotive News & Reviews Lifestyles Life, Pets, Gardens, Food, Music Christianity-Religion CFP Book Page Cartoon of the day Cartoons Cloward and Piven sought to rig the welfare system for failure to provoke that anger. Their apprentice was Wade Rathke, the founder of ACORN. ACORN’s proud protégé was Barack Hussein Obama. .

Russia's Putin arrives in Cairo for talks with Egyptian leader
Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun a two-day visit to Egypt, as both sides aim to boost bilateral ties and discuss major regional security issues. Ahead of his trip, he described Egypt as Russia's "old and trusted partner".

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Does the West have the will to stop Russia?
President to president: Barack Obama has told Vladimir Putin "the cost will rise" if Russia continues its aggression in Ukraine. But he hasn't spelt out what that means. And that matters a lot.

Yemen crisis: US, UK and France close Sanaa embassies
The US, UK and France are closing their embassies in Yemen due to the deteriorating security situation and political crisis in the country. The US and UK governments have withdrawn diplomatic staff from Sanaa and urged their citizens to leave.

Leaders hold Ukraine peace talks as fighting surges
The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine held peace talks in Belarus deep into the night, while in Ukraine pro-Moscow separatists tightened the pressure on Kiev by launching some of the war's worst fighting.

'Bankrupt but Free': Greeks support push against EU austerity
Thousands of Greeks took to the streets of Athens on Wednesday to support their new anti-austerity government which was locked in tough negotiations with euro zone partners in Brussels.

Strong quake hits northwest Argentina, near Chile; no damage
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit northwestern Argentina on Wednesday, near the border with Chile, striking at a fairly deep 190 kilometres (118 miles) below the earth, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Cardinal May Resist Pope's Attempts To Change Teachings
An American cardinal’s disclosure he “will resist” any persistent attempts by Pope Francis to allow Holy Communion for divorced and civilly remarried Catholics has further alerted Catholics to what is at stake ahead of a Synod on the Family in October. this is the first time he has publicly acknowledged the Pope himself could lead the church in a direction he couldn’t accept.

Obama says US has 'risen to the challenge' of fighting Ebola
Obama is announcing plans to withdraw nearly all U.S. troops sent to the region to assist with the response. Only 100 of the 2,800 troops will remain after April 30.

Arabs Attack Jerusalem Kindergarten
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USGS: New fault zone discovered following 2011 earthquake
The magnitude 5.8 temblor marked the first time that a fault zone in the eastern United States produced a magnitude 5 or higher earthquake “clearly delineated by aftershocks,” according to a new report by the U.S. Geological Survey.

Hezbollah Planned to Assassinate Prime Minister Olmert
Al-Arabi’s report claims the Olmert assassination was thwarted by Mohammed Shurba, a high-ranking Hezbollah officer. Shurba was recently arrested by Hezbollah amid concerns that he may be an Israeli agent.

Three Muslims killed in US; radical atheist in police custody
A 46-year-old man identified by police as Craig Stephen Hicks allegedly gunned them down.

SUPER SOLAR FILAMENT
It is, arguably, the second biggest thing in the solar system. A filament of magnetism almost 1,000,000 km long is stretching across the face of the sun. Only the sun itself is bigger.

Obama to seek permission for World War on ISIS
Obama, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize only months after he was inaugurated but quickly became a war president, responsible for nearly 75 percent of U.S. troop deaths in Afghanistan, now is preparing to formally ask Congress to take the fight against ISIS worldwide.

Obama: 'We have to twist arms when countries don't do what we need them to'
In a broad-ranging interview with Vox, which Obama himself described as a venue "for the brainiac-nerd types," the US president both denied the efficacy of a purely “realist” foreign policy but also arguing that at times the US, which has a defense budget that exceeds the next 10 countries combined, needed to rely on its military muscle and other levers of power.

US Officials Randomly Shoot from the Mouth to Make Obama Look Silly
Spokesmen at the White House and State Dept. made things worse for ... Obama Tuesday by twisting themselves into deformed pretzels to somehow justify their boss’s remark Monday that the terrorist who attacked a kosher deli in Paris was not targeting Jews.

US Shutters Yemen Embassy as Shiite Rebels Take Over Country
Tuesday, Feb. 10, the U.S. State Department announced it was suspending all embassy operations in Yemen, and that it had evacuated its U.S. Embassy American Staff.

Ancient Leviathan Fossils Found in Arava Valley
The entire area, you see, was actually an ancient seabed. So it should come as no surprise that the remains of what may have been the Leviathan were found in southern Israel, researchers announced Tuesday.

Time to end the authorization for endless war
even as the president and Congress consider authorizing force against Islamic State, they should also work to sunset the outdated — and open-ended — Authorization for the Use of Military Force passed in 2001. This dangerous law could be used by a future president to wage costly, unauthorized wars with little congressional oversight.

Ukraine peace summit overshadowed by some of war's worst fighting
The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine were due to attend a peace summit on Wednesday, but Ukraine's pro-Moscow separatists diminished the chance of a deal by launching some of the war's worst fighting in an assault on a government garrison.

Bashar Assad continues to kill scores of Syrian civilians with explosive steel barrels dropped from the sky
Syrian regime forces hit Douma with heavy bombing, using suspected barrel bombs, from Monday night to Tuesday, killing at least 18 people in the capital of rebel-held Eastern Ghouta province. But the bombing was just the latest blow in the brutal campaign the regime has been carrying out in the Damascus countryside for the past week, human rights activists said.

Anti-Semitic horrors don‘t exist in Obama’s world
At Tuesday’s press briefing, White House mouthpiece Josh Earnest said something disgusting — I don’t know how else to describe it — about the massacre at the Hyper Casher kosher supermarket in Paris one month ago. “The individuals who were killed in that terrible, tragic incident,” Earnest droned, “were killed not because of who they were but because of where they randomly happened to be.”

Ukraine conflict: Obama warns Putin ahead of peace talks
US President Barack Obama has warned President Vladimir Putin that Russia will face greater costs if it continues its "aggressive actions" in Ukraine. Mr Obama urged his Russian counterpart to seize the opportunity of fresh talks to find a peaceful solution to the war that has raged since April last year.

Netanyahu admits 'profound disagreement' with Obama
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted Tuesday he has a "profound disagreement" with President Barack Obama over efforts by the US and world powers to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue.

Greece says "no way back" in bid to rewrite bailout deal
Greece's new prime minister struck a defiant tone on the eve of high-stakes negotiations with skeptical European creditors, saying there is "no way back" for his radical left-led government in its quest to rewrite the barely solvent country's bailout commitments.

Europe’s Jewish Population Continues to Plummet
If you ignore the cringe-worthy opening line of this article from the Pew Research Center – the Holocaust did far worse than “decimate” Europe’s Jewish population – you will find some interesting facts. In a nutshell, Europe’s Jewish population continues to decline. There are now approximately 1.4 million Jews living in Europe, compared to 9.5 million in 1939. Only 10 percent of the world’s Jews now live in Europe, and a mere 0.2 percent of Europeans are Jewish.

America’s Colleges Have Become Political Correctness Indoctrination Centers
Most parents assume that when they send their kids to college that they will receive training which will prepare them for a lifetime of employment. Sadly, the truth is that very little time is actually spent imparting practical skills to students at most of America’s colleges. Instead, an extraordinary amount of classroom time is spent telling students what they should think and what they should believe.

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The Worst U.S. President Ever!
President Obama has brought nothing to the presidency except his Marxist theology.I won’t be around to see it, but I have little doubt that future historians and others will conclude that President Barack Hussein Obama was the worst President ever to serve in that office.

‘Net Neutrality’ is Hijacking the Information Highway
With public attention riveted on 50 Shades of Grey and NBC’s ‘lyin Brian‘ Williams, the proletariat is about to lose its most reliable form of communication: the Internet. “Quickly and quietly”, high-handed Barack Obama and the Democrats are working on hijacking the Information Highway. Big Government takeover of the Internet will become a fait accompli by February 26, 2015, with a Federal Communications Commission (FCC ) vote. By the time the public becomes aware of it, the Internet will already belong to Obama.Suffering in silence with no means of communication to others is exactly what Obama wants on his mission for his ever-expanding Fundamental Transformation of the Free West.

Israel warns anew of action against Iran
Intelligence Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz warned Thursday that Israel could act unilaterally against Iran over its nuclear drive, saying Tehran has failed to make concessions in talks with world powers.

Boris Johnson to consider radiation devices for London police
The London mayor will ask Scotland Yard to evaluate whether issuing radiation devices to police officers could help in the fight against terrorism in London. Boris Johnson was speaking after meeting New York Police Department commissioner Bill Bratton, who said the devices were useful when searching for weapons.

African Giant Nigeria Relies on Poorer Chad to Fight Boko Haram
Nigeria, with Africa’s biggest economy, is relying on poorer neighbor Chad to spearhead the battle against the Islamist militant group Boko Haram so it can hold delayed presidential elections next month.

Venezuela Allows Bolivar to Weaken 69% as FX Market Starts
Venezuela allowed the bolivar to weaken 69 percent against the U.S. dollar on its first day of trading on a new currency market Thursday.

Greek PM edges towards bailout deal
Greece's new Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras edged closer to securing a massive overhaul of its huge bailout on Thursday after making his case to sceptical EU leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Fresh Offensive, Hezbollah Troops Fast Approaching Israeli Border From Syrian Side
Bolstered by the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah and its patrons in Tehran, the Syrian Army continued its rapid advance into southern Syria today, inching closer to the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

Iran commander Suleimani says IS 'nearing end'
An influential Iranian general who has reportedly been near the front line against the Islamic State group was quoted Thursday saying the jihadists are "nearing the end of their lives".


Earthquake shakes Mexico's central Pacific coast
The U.S. Geological Survey says the morning quake had a magnitude of 5.2 and was centred about 86 kilometres southwest of the town of Tomatlan. Its depth was about 40 kilometres.

West Africa sees spike in Ebola cases as decline stalls: WHO
The number of new Ebola cases rose for the second week in a row in West Africa, nearly doubling in Guinea, suggesting declines in the disease seen earlier this year had stalled, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.

It Takes Just Three Words for George W. Bush to Fully Sum Up Recent Actions of Islamic Radicals
“Evil is real,” Bush said during a question and answer session that followed prepared remarks, according to KTBC-TV. “There is no light grey,” the former president added. “Murdering innocent people to move a political point of view has been, is and always will be evil.”

Yemen Falls Apart: Marines Forced to Destroy Weapons, U.S. Embassy Evacuated, Al Qaeda Seizes Military Base
Despite President Obama claiming in September that U.S. strategy used to combat terrorism in Yemen has been a "success," so successful in fact that it should be used to defeat ISIS, the country continues to fall apart.

European states step up efforts against Islamist recruiters
Belgian court sentences dozens of Sharia4Belgium members; Bosnia tries Muslim cleric accused of recruiting for Islamic State in Syria.

Al-Qaeda militants seize Yemeni military base in south
Yemeni military officials say al-Qaida militants have seized control of an important army base in the south following clashes with soldiers.

Obama's birth certificate to sink Brian Williams' 'replacement'?
It could be out of the frying pan and into the fire for “NBC Nightly News” if Brian Williams’ rumored successor in the anchor role gets the job. The release of additional findings, Jones wrote, likely would pose for NBC News a “credibility crises far more severe than the Brian Williams fiasco.”

Monstrous algal bloom erupts in world's largest lake
This is the Caspian Sea, located between Europe and Asia, bordered by Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkmenistan and, seen in the lower portion of the photograph, Kazakhstan.

A Charismatic New World Leader Appears From Nowhere And Takes Control Of Greece
A man has come on the international scene, and many who know the Lord Jesus Christ as their Savior, are taking a hard look at him. We are looking for Jesus Christ, and not the Antichrist. But when we discovered this new “mystery man” who from nowhere has taken rock-star control of Greece, is backed by George Soros, has formed alliance with Russia and is talking with Pope Francis about a peace treaty between Israel and the Palestinians. We thought you just might want to know about it.

Earthquake measuring 7.0 hits north east Chile
The quake, initially reported as a major 7.0, occurred 157 miles (252 km) below the earth's surface. It has been reported that the depth of the quake should have the effect of lessening its impact.

Effort To Declassify Key Material On Saudis And 9/11 Edges Ahead
With the Obama administration declining to comment on fresh claims of close ties between al-Qaeda and prominent Saudis in the run-up to 9/11, a congressional effort to prod the administration to declassify documents on the topic is gaining support – although at a glacial pace.

Islamic State Recruitment of Americans Brings War to Home Front
More than 150 Americans have joined 20,000 others fighting for the Islamic State (ISIS) and pose a clear and present danger of terrorist attacks in the United States.

'Glimmer of hope' for Ukraine after deal at Minsk peace summit
Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine agreed a deal that offers a "glimmer of hope" for an end to fighting in eastern Ukraine after marathon overnight talks.

IRS apologizes for seizing bank accounts of small businesses
Pressured by Congress, the IRS said Wednesday it is changing its policies and apologizing for seizing banks accounts from otherwise law-abiding business owners simply because they structured bank transactions to avoid federal reporting requirements. Their alleged crime: routinely making bank deposits of less than $10,000.

US troops fighting Ebola to leave Liberia by end of April
President Obama has said all but 100 of the US troops currently stationed in Liberia to fight the spread of Ebola will pull out by the end of April. There were 2,800 US troops in West Africa at the height of the epidemic. His announcement follows the news that the number of new Ebola cases has risen for the second consecutive week, ending a sequence of encouraging declines.

Mark Carney says inflation could turn negative in spring
Launching the Bank's inflation report, Mark Carney added that prices were likely to rebound around the turn of the year, so this did not mean the economy had entered deflation. Mr Carney said the fall in oil prices was "unambiguously" good for the UK. Inflation stands at 0.5%, the joint lowest level on record.

Keystone XL: House backs oil pipeline, defying Obama
The US House of Representatives has given its final approval to a bill - already passed by the Senate - backing the Keystone XL pipeline, in defiance of the president's wishes. The White House recently said President Barack Obama would veto the bill. The bill has not enough votes to override a presidential veto.

Secret Iranian unit fueling Mideast bloodshed with illicit arms shipments
As conflicts and civil wars rage across the Middle East and North Africa, a shadowy covert cell operating under the Iranian government is fueling the bloodshed. Unit 190, a secret arm of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's Quds Force made up of about two-dozen employees, has for years smuggled arms to these conflict zones.

Does the West have the will to stop Russia?
President to president: Barack Obama has told Vladimir Putin "the cost will rise" if Russia continues its aggression in Ukraine. But he hasn't spelt out what that means. And that matters a lot.

Yemen crisis: US, UK and France close Sanaa embassies
The US, UK and France are closing their embassies in Yemen due to the deteriorating security situation and political crisis in the country. The US and UK governments have withdrawn diplomatic staff from Sanaa and urged their citizens to leave.

Leaders hold Ukraine peace talks as fighting surges
The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine held peace talks in Belarus deep into the night, while in Ukraine pro-Moscow separatists tightened the pressure on Kiev by launching some of the war's worst fighting.

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US: Russia Resupplying Pro-Russian Forces as Cease-Fire Nears
The United States says Russia is sending large amounts of military supplies and equipment to pro-Russian fighters in eastern Ukraine, as the deadline for a cease-fire draws near and raging fighting kills at least 26 people.

ISIS Fighters Attack Iraqi Base Wearing Iraqi Army Uniforms
Between 20 and 25 ISIS fighters wearing Iraqi Army uniforms infiltrated al-Asad airbase Friday -- the sprawling western Iraqi base where 400 American forces are training Iraqi troops -- and tried to enter the base, military officials said.

Case against Argentine president moves forward
The Argentine prosecutor who inherited a high-profile case against President Cristina Fernandez reaffirmed the accusations Friday, formally renewing the investigation into whether she helped Iranian officials cover up their alleged role in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center.

Iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei sent Obama secret letter: WSJ
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has responded to overtures from U.S. President Barack Obama amid nuclear talks by sending him a secret letter, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

Mark Levin: 'Our Rights Do Come From God'
Nationally syndicated radio show host Mark Levin, commenting on Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore’s claim that our rights come from God, pinpointed the fundamental difference between the left and the right. “ he left does not believe in fundamental human rights,” says Levin. “They believe in fundamental quote, unquote rights dispensed by government, and this is where the problem rests!”

A Jew And A Catholic Went To Congress….(Just Saying)
A Jew and a Catholic went to Congress kind of sounds like the beginning of a joke, but it is what will be played out over the next few months. The Jew of course is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Catholic Pope Frances. Each was invited to speak under the same circumstances, but the reaction to the invitations was totally different. Only the Jewish man’s visit was criticized.

Secret Iranian Unit Ships Illegal Weapons Throughout Middle East
A covert cell operating under the Iranian government is fueling the bloodshed throughout the Middle East and North Africa, Fox News revealed Thursday. Unit 190, a secret arm of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's Quds Force made up of about two-dozen employees, has for years smuggled arms to these conflict zones, the network said.

Iceland convicts bad bankers, says other nations can act
Iceland's Supreme Court has upheld convictions of market manipulation for four former executives of the failed Kaupthing bank in a landmark case that the country's special prosecutor said showed it was possible to crack down on fraudulent bankers.

CNN’s Cuomo: ‘Our Rights Do Not Come from God’
CUOMO: Our rights do not come from God. That’s your faith. That’s my faith, but not our country. Our laws come from the collective agreement and compromise. MOORE: It’s not a matter of faith, sir. It’s a matter of organic law, which states, ‘We hold these truths to be held equal and endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.’ And the only role of government is stated in the next sentence is to secure those rights for us.

Sandstorm hits Israel causing the worst air pollution in years
Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry said air pollution levels were the country’s worst in five years and the storm would last into Wednesday night.

Greece, Troika start talks on common reform ground
Greece and its international creditors started talks on Friday on reforms needed to keep the country financed, increasing the possibility of a interim compromise deal between the euro zone and Athens at a ministerial meeting on Monday.

Another Blizzard Bearing Down on Northeast, Midwest with Bitter Cold
The winter that seemingly won’t quit is set to pack another wallop to the Midwest and eastern potions of the U.S. with blizzard conditions, plummeting temperatures, and a newly named winter storm: Winter Storm Neptune.

*****hammer: Obama Trying ‘Regime Change’ in Israel
He said that’s Bush stuff, that is not — except in one place. The one place he’s actively trying to change the regime is in Israel. He’s doing everything he can to outmaneuver, to humiliate, to insult, to give the back of the hand to Bibi Netanyahu knowing that for any Israeli Prime Minister jeopardizing the US-Israeli relationship could be fatal at the polls, and that’s exactly what Obama is doing”

CNN’s Chris Cuomo Gives an Unbelievable Answer on Whether He’d Enforce Dred Scott
Cuomo tried to get out of answering the question, but Chief Justice Moore demanded Cuomo answer it. It is safe to say, Cuomo would have enforced both Dred Scott and Plessy based on his answer, which was “You follow the law of the land. You follow the law of the land. That’s what our nation is based on.”

Quake shakes Aceh
An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale struck Friday morning at 10:21 a.m. in Semeulue regency in western Aceh, but authorities say there is no tsunami threat, Antara news agency reports.

Central Banks Are Boosting Their Gold Reserves
Central banks purchased enough gold in 2014 to buy 75 Boeing Co. Dreamliners. Governments added 477.2 metric tons to their reserves, the second-biggest increase in 50 years and 17 percent more than a year earlier, the World Gold Council said in a report Thursday. Based on the average price of gold in 2014, central banks probably paid about $19.4 billion. A Boeing 787-9 has a $257.1 million retail price, according to the company’s website.

Obama amnesty creates loophole for illegal immigrants to vote in elections
VIDEO: President Obama's temporary deportation amnesty will make it easier for illegal immigrants to improperly register and vote in elections, state elections officials testified to Congress on Thursday, saying that the driver's licenses and Social Security numbers they will be granted create a major voting loophole.

Islamic State militants attack Iraqi town near US base
Islamic State (IS) militants have launched an attack on a town in Iraq's Anbar province, close to an airbase that is home to some 300 US marines. The militants attacked the town of al-Baghdadi, 5km (three miles) from the Ain al-Asad base, where the US forces are training Iraqi troops. Heavy fighting was reported around the town, west of Anbar's capital, Ramadi.

Nigeria's 'Boko Haram' militants attack Chad for first time
Suspected Nigerian Boko Haram militants have carried out an attack on Chad overnight, the first such assault on Chadian soil, security sources say. Officials said the fighters crossed Lake Chad by motorboat and attacked a village on the shores of the lake. The Islamist militants were pushed back by Chadian troops after killing several people, residents said.

Hezbollah fighters, Iranian operatives flowing into southern Syria
Just a few weeks after an air strike killed 12 Hezbollah and Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps operatives...headlines are again reporting the presence of Iranian-backed Shi’ite forces in the area. ...Hezbollah and Iran remain committed to setting up a base in southern Syria, with the dual goal of beating back the Syrian rebels and expanding the Iranian front of jihad against Israel, from Lebanon to Syria.

COLOMBIA: Church Leaders Face Life-Threatening Hostility
Five church leaders working in the northern coastal city of Barranquilla have received death threats from a neo-paramilitary group, reportedly due to their pastoral care for victims of human rights violations. On January 11th, the Black Eagles neo-paramilitary group printed and circulated a threatening note which included the warning, “We know where you live, and your organizations are also in our sights…we are coming for you.”

UN Security Council’s Feel-Good Resolution Against ISIS
Unless unrelenting and overwhelming force is used to wipe this scourge from the face of the earth – something that the Security Council would never authorize – nothing the Security Council can say or do will make any difference. On February 12th, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution to respond to the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), as well as the al Nusra Front and other groups associated with al Qaeda in Syria and Iraq. The resolution, which Russia of all countries put forward, was adopted under the legally binding provisions contained in Chapter VII of the UN Charter.

The Worst U.S. President Ever!
President Obama has brought nothing to the presidency except his Marxist theology.I won’t be around to see it, but I have little doubt that future historians and others will conclude that President Barack Hussein Obama was the worst President ever to serve in that office.

‘Net Neutrality’ is Hijacking the Information Highway
With public attention riveted on 50 Shades of Grey and NBC’s ‘lyin Brian‘ Williams, the proletariat is about to lose its most reliable form of communication: the Internet. “Quickly and quietly”, high-handed Barack Obama and the Democrats are working on hijacking the Information Highway. Big Government takeover of the Internet will become a fait accompli by February 26, 2015, with a Federal Communications Commission (FCC ) vote. By the time the public becomes aware of it, the Internet will already belong to Obama.Suffering in silence with no means of communication to others is exactly what Obama wants on his mission for his ever-expanding Fundamental Transformation of the Free West.

Israel warns a new of action against Iran
Intelligence Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz warned Thursday that Israel could act unilaterally against Iran over its nuclear drive, saying Tehran has failed to make concessions in talks with world powers.

Boris Johnson to consider radiation devices for London police
The London mayor will ask Scotland Yard to evaluate whether issuing radiation devices to police officers could help in the fight against terrorism in London. Boris Johnson was speaking after meeting New York Police Department commissioner Bill Bratton, who said the devices were useful when searching for weapons.

African Giant Nigeria Relies on Poorer Chad to Fight Boko Haram
Nigeria, with Africa’s biggest economy, is relying on poorer neighbor Chad to spearhead the battle against the Islamist militant group Boko Haram so it can hold delayed presidential elections next month.

Venezuela Allows Bolivar to Weaken 69% as FX Market Starts
Venezuela allowed the bolivar to weaken 69 percent against the U.S. dollar on its first day of trading on a new currency market Thursday.

Greek PM edges towards bailout deal
Greece's new Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras edged closer to securing a massive overhaul of its huge bailout on Thursday after making his case to sceptical EU leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Fresh Offensive, Hezbollah Troops Fast Approaching Israeli Border From Syrian Side
Bolstered by the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah and its patrons in Tehran, the Syrian Army continued its rapid advance into southern Syria today, inching closer to the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

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Study: Oklahoma's Daily Small Quakes Raise Risk Of Big Ones
Small earthquakes shaking Oklahoma and southern Kansas daily and linked to energy drilling are dramatically increasing the chance of bigger and dangerous quakes, federal research indicates.

Ukraine crisis: President Poroshenko orders ceasefire
Ukraine's president has said a truce agreed with pro-Russian rebels in the east must be honoured, as he ordered the army to stop fighting. Petro Poroshenko also warned the rebels against continuing attacks on the besieged strategic town of Debaltseve. Fighting appeared to have died down immediately after the ceasefire took effect at 22:00 GMT.

Great powers unlikely to accept flawed nuclear deal with intransigent Iran
With hopes fading that nuclear negotiations between Western powers and Iran will succeed, talk in Washington is beginning to turn to how dangerous their failure may be.

'Misfits' plotted Valentine's Day murders in Canada mall: minister
A group of "murderous misfits" planned a massacre on Valentine's Day in Atlantic Canada's largest regional shopping mall but the alleged plot was foiled by police after an anonymous tip-off, the justice minister said on Saturday.

German anti-euro party eyes first seats in western state
Germany's euroskeptic Alternative for Germany (AfD) party may win seats in its first western state on Sunday, buoyed by worries Greece's new anti-austerity government could unleash a fresh wave of turmoil in the euro zone.

Copenhagen hit by second deadly shooting
A shooting near a synagogue in Copenhagen has left one person dead and two injured, hours after a deadly attack at a cafe in the city. In the second shooting one person died after being shot in the head, and two police officers were wounded. The attacker is believed to have fled.

Order For Mandatory Government Nannies Challenged
Opponents of a Scottish government plan to assign a state guardian to every child from birth until the age of 18 are appealing a judge’s rejection of their legal challenge.

Iraqi Sunni tribal leader assassinated in Baghdad
A Sunni tribal leader, his son and seven bodyguards were killed in Baghdad, a cousin told AFP Saturday, in an attack that could inflame sectarian tension in Iraq.

Illegals Will Receive Tax Refunds
Illinois Congressman Luis Gutierrez told The Daily Caller Friday that he didn’t know that illegal immigrants are eligible for tax refunds — even if they haven’t paid taxes. IRS Commissioner John Koskinen told members of Congress Wednesday that illegal immigrants who did not pay taxes will be able to claim back-refunds once they are issued social security numbers.

Yemen unrest: Saudi Arabia closes embassy
Saudi Arabia has suspended operations at its embassy in Yemen, as the security situation in the country deteriorates. It is the first Arab country to suspend its diplomatic mission. Many Western embassies have also closed. The Saudis have long played a key role in Yemen, but their influence has been shaken by a recent political takeover by the Houthis, a Shia rebel group.

Egypt ready for Libya evacuations as IS hostage photos emerge
Egypt has offered to evacuate its citizens from Libya after Islamic State (IS) released photos which it says show 21 Coptic Egyptians kidnapped there. President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi said Egyptians would be airlifted out of Libya, state-run news agency Mena said. It came as a relative of one of those kidnapped told the BBC the victim's family had "collapsed emotionally".

Possibility of Mauna Loa erupting?
Though scientists say no eruption is imminent, if Mauna Loa were to erupt, the hazard could be immediate. "South Kona is very vulnerable to fast moving lava flow some people only have a matter of a few hours to respond," said Trusdell.

6.2-magnitude quake jolts off Taiwan, delays trains
An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted southern Taiwan on Saturday morning, delaying trains that affected nearly 3,000 passengers. The 6.2-magnitude earthquake wobbled areas off Taitung in eastern Taiwan at 4:06 a.m. Saturday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

US 'not concerned' by French jet sale to Egypt
The US said Friday that France's multibillion-dollar sale of Rafale fighter jets to Egypt was no cause for worry, despite Cairo's close defense-sales relationship with America.

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Copenhagen police believe man shot dead was sole perpetrator of attacks
Copenhagen police said Sunday they believe a man shot dead by officers was responsible for two fatal attacks that shocked the normally peaceful Danish capital. The killings, coming little more than a month after bloody Islamist attacks in Paris that left 17 people dead, were described by Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt as "a cynical act of terror".

Russia's former largest foreign investor: Putin is worth $200 billion
Hedge fund manager Bill Browder, once the largest foreign investor in Russia, estimates Russian President Vladimir Putin's wealth at $200 billion — which would make him by far the richest man in the world.

Female suicide bomber kills 7 in Nigeria
A female suicide bomber killed at least seven people in northeast Nigeria on Sunday in an attack believed to be the work of Boko Haram, as neighbouring Niger stepped up efforts to stop the Islamist insurgency from spreading.

Jewish cemetery vandalized in eastern France amid tensions
Hundreds of graves have been vandalized at a Jewish cemetery in eastern France, in what the president called an "odious and barbaric" anti-Semitic act against French values. The vandalism comes at a time of growing insecurity among French Jews and amid general religious tensions in Europe, after Islamic radicals attacked a kosher market and a satirical newspaper in Paris last month and similar attacks hit Denmark this weekend.

Islamic State: Egyptian Christians held in Libya 'killed'
A video has emerged showing the beheadings purportedly of 21 Egyptian Christians who had been kidnapped by Islamic State (IS) militants in Libya. The footage shows a group wearing orange overalls, being forced to the ground and then decapitated.

China opposes extending Iran nuclear deadline: minister
China is against another extension of the deadline for Iran to reach a deal with world powers in talks on its nuclear programme, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in Tehran Sunday.

Banks, Gov't Struggle to Contain Growing Cyber Threat
Obama's signing of an executive order helping the government and private sector to share more information about cyber threats. The order creates a new agency called the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center that will provide analysis and facilitate information sharing between the private sector and the government.

Netanyahu, Bennett call for ‘Massive Immigration’ of European Jews to Israel
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Let West Gaza be Palestine
The money is there, the space is there and all it needs now is the traveling diplomacy John Kerry, Tony Blair, and the goodwill of the Egyptians, the Arabs and the Israelis.

Cincinnati Archbishop warns Christians against 'destructive message' of 'Fifty Shades of Grey'
Archbishop Dennis Marion Schnurr describes the steamy movie as "a direct assault on Christian marriage and on the moral and spiritual strength of God’s people."

Netanyahu calls for 'massive immigration' of European Jews to Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Sunday morning for the "massive immigration" of European Jews to Israel following the shooting attack outside a Copenhagen synagogue that killed a Danish Jew. Netanyahu says the government on Sunday will discuss a $46 million plan to encourage Jewish immigration from France, Belgium and Ukraine.

Paraded in cages 'to be burned alive'
In a grim echo of the terrible fate which befell Jordanian pilot Lieutenant Muath al-Kaseasbeh the captives, reportedly Peshmerga fighters, are dressed in orange jumpsuits and shackled in cages. Just as Lt. al-Kaseasbeh was burned alive on camera, IS are planning to do the same with their latest prisoners, according to posts on social media.

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A federal judge just put the brakes on Obama’s immigration actions
Federal judge Andrew Hanen just ruled that the Obama administration has to temporarily halt implementation of its executive actions on immigration. The ruling comes right before the administration was going to open up applications for immigrants older than 30 who came the US as children to apply for protection from deportation and work permits. It also affects a program that was supposed to open later this spring, for parents of US citizens and permanent residents. The injunction means Hanen thinks there's a substantial chance that he's going to ultimately rule that the executive actions are improper, siding with the 26 states that have sued the administration.

NSA Has Ability To Hide Spying Software Deep Within Hard Drives: Cyber Researchers
The U.S. National Security Agency has figured out how to hide spying software deep within hard drives made by Western Digital, Seagate, Toshiba and other top manufacturers, giving the agency the means to eavesdrop on the majority of the world's computers, according to cyber researchers and former operatives.

The rise of IS in Libya and how the West will respond
The Egyptian air strikes in Libya have opened up a new front in the war against Islamic State (IS) with the extremists there exploiting a power vacuum after the fall of Colonel Gaddafi. Islamic State are just one of hundreds of militias looking to gain power in a country torn apart from factionalism.

'Stop shooting' EU pleads as Ukraine ceasefire teeters
A two-day-old truce in Ukraine was at risk of collapsing Monday as fighting raged around a strategic railway hub and both sides said conditions were not met to start withdrawing heavy weapons from the frontline.

Five French teens held for vandalising Jewish graves
French prosecutors said Monday they had taken five teenagers into custody suspected of vandalising hundreds of Jewish graves, an act that prompted fresh pleas for Jews not to turn their back on France.

Netanyahu: If emerging nuclear deal with Iran is so good, why hide it?
Israeli-US public sparring over the Iranian issue continued Monday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asking, if the emerging agreement with Tehran is a good one, why hide the details? Netanyahu’s comments at the annual meeting in Jerusalem of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations came the same day that The Washington Post’s David Ignatius reported that the US had decided to “reduce the exchange of sensitive information about the Iran talks,” because of a concern that Netanyahu’s office had leaked “sensitive details” of the US position.

Hans-Werner Sinn: "Impose Capital Controls In Greece Now To Avoid Another Cyprus"
The ECB is underwriting a temporary reprieve for Greek banks that would otherwise be bankrupt, and doing so at the risk of eurozone taxpayers. It is ultimately the citizens of other eurozone countries who, without having been consulted, are providing credit at their own risk to enable wealthy Greeks to whisk their money to safety.

Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on beheadings of Coptic Christians in Libya
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement after learning that up to 21 Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Christians had reportedly been beheaded in Libya by groups linked to the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL): “I am outraged and saddened by the beheadings of Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Christians in Libya by groups linked to ISIL. Coming soon after the savage burning of Royal Jordanian Air Force pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh, the threat posed by ISIL could not be clearer.

Creepy, Calculating and Controlling: All the Ways Big Brother Is Watching You
None of us are perfect. All of us bend the rules occasionally. Even before the age of overcriminalization, when the most upstanding citizen could be counted on to break at least three laws a day without knowing it, most of us have knowingly flouted the law from time to time.

Most Presidential Experts Agree: Obama is Worst President In History
It appears that by a three to one margin presidential scholars are now convinced that Barack Obama has been the worst president ever. For as far left as most in academia are, this is quite a shock, really.

ISIS picks up on Obama’s Prayer Breakfast Crusades Meme
From Obama’s lips at Washington’s National Prayer Breakfast straight to the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIS). Just one week and a half after President Barack Obama linked the Crusades and Inquisition with “many terrible deeds done in the name of Christ” at the National Prayer Breakfast, ISIS has picked up and run with his meme.

Russian researchers expose breakthrough U.S. spying program
The U.S. National Security Agency has figured out how to hide spying software deep within hard drives made by Western Digital, Seagate, Toshiba and other top manufacturers, giving the agency the means to eavesdrop on the majority of the world's computers, according to cyber researchers and former operatives.

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Rev. Graham: ‘Imagine the Outcry if 21 Muslims Had Been Beheaded by Christians? … The Storm is Coming’
The Islamic State beheaded 21 Egyptian Christians over the weekend, propping the severed heads on the victims’ backs, a barbaric slaughter that led Reverend Franklin Graham to ask, “Can you imagine the outcry if 21 Muslims had been beheaded by Christians?” “Where is the universal condemnation by Muslim leaders around the world?” he asked.

Queensland rocked by third-largest earthquake in state's history
Houses shook, windows rattled and loose objects fell over as residents in the small town of Eidsvold were woken in their beds by the 5.1 magnitude earthquake at 1.57am on Monday morning.

Pope Francis Slams 'Prejudiced Mentality' Of Believers Who Fearfully Cling To Religious Laws
Francis has pushed the church to focus less on denouncing the sins of others — especially on issues of sexual morality — and to instead to reach out more to the poor and social outcasts.

Defense Minister Ya’alon: Iran has 'apocalyptic messianic ambition'
Iran, whose regime has “apocalyptic messianic ambition,” would become a nuclear threshold state under the terms of an agreement now under negotiation between Tehran and the six world powers, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon said on Monday morning in Tel Aviv.

Leon Panetta ‘Afraid’ of Netanyahu Speech to Congress
Former U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told CNN’s “State of the Union” program on Sunday that he is “afraid” of the impact Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will have in Congress next month.

Newspaper correction on Obama being 'Antichrist'
For all those who may have wondered if President Barack Obama is the Antichrist mentioned in the Bible, a U.S. newspaper is now clarifying the issue. The Lexington Dispatch in North Carolina has reportedly printed a correction to a reader’s letter. The correction reads: “Boyd Thomas’ letter Saturday contained an error in the headline. He does not believe President Obama is the Antichrist, who will come after seven kings, according to Revelation. He thinks Obama could be the seventh king.”

Egyptian, Libyan airstrikes on ISIS targets in Libya after terrorists behead 21 Copts
Egypt’s Air Force has hit Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) positions in Derna, Libya, after the execution of 21 Christian Egyptians by the terrorist group. Libyan forces loyal to the authorities have also targeted the IS in the country, a commander said.

Take Me to Church? Half of Pastors Believe Faith Will Become Online-Only Experience
Roughly 1 in 7 pastors (13%) say the risks of the internet being used to "spread spiritual heresy and distort Christianity" outweigh its potential to "spread authentic Christianity." By comparison, 17 percent felt the same in 2000.

Report: US cuts Israel out of Iran talks
A Israeli report claims the US administration has stopped updating Israel about developments in nuclear negotiations between world power and Iran, allegedly in response to Prime Minister Netanyahu's decision to accept an invitation by Republicans to address Congress on the issue. ...US Undersecretary of State, Wendy Sherman, who is involved in the talks has announced she will no longer be updating Israelis about the talks.

Iraq preparing to retake Mosul from Islamic State - PM
Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says its armed forces are preparing for an offensive to retake the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State (IS). Mr Abadi told the BBC he hoped Mosul would be liberated in a few months' time, and with a minimum of casualties. Mosul, which was home to more than a million people, fell to IS last June.

Queensland hit by rare earthquakes
Rare earthquakes have hit Queensland, Australia, with tremors reported hundreds of kilometres away. Meteorologists said a 5.2-magnitude tremor occurred near the town of Eidsvold in the early hours of Monday. A second - weaker - earthquake struck about an hour later, with local residents in the nearby town of Mount Perry reporting power cuts.

US north-east shivers in snowstorms
The US north-east is reeling from the latest in a series of blizzards, with low temperatures - up to 17C below normal - exacerbated by strong winds. A fourth major snowstorm in Boston, Massachusetts, made February the snowiest month in the city's history. Almost 2,000 flights have been cancelled so far, mostly from airports in Boston and New York.

Egypt avenges mass beheadings, strikes ISIS in Libya
Egypt's air force bombed Islamic State targets inside Libya on Monday, a day after the group released a video showing the beheading of 21 Egyptians there, marking an escalation in Cairo's battle against militants. It was the first time Egypt confirmed launching air strikes against the group in neighboring Libya, showing President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is ready to expand his fight against Islamist militancy beyond Egypt's borders.

Copenhagen police believe man shot dead was sole perpetrator of attacks
Copenhagen police said Sunday they believe a man shot dead by officers was responsible for two fatal attacks that shocked the normally peaceful Danish capital. The killings, coming little more than a month after bloody Islamist attacks in Paris that left 17 people dead, were described by Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt as "a cynical act of terror".

Russia's former largest foreign investor: Putin is worth $200 billion
Hedge fund manager Bill Browder, once the largest foreign investor in Russia, estimates Russian President Vladimir Putin's wealth at $200 billion — which would make him by far the richest man in the world.

Female suicide bomber kills 7 in Nigeria
A female suicide bomber killed at least seven people in northeast Nigeria on Sunday in an attack believed to be the work of Boko Haram, as neighbouring Niger stepped up efforts to stop the Islamist insurgency from spreading.

Jewish cemetery vandalized in eastern France amid tensions
Hundreds of graves have been vandalized at a Jewish cemetery in eastern France, in what the president called an "odious and barbaric" anti-Semitic act against French values. The vandalism comes at a time of growing insecurity among French Jews and amid general religious tensions in Europe, after Islamic radicals attacked a kosher market and a satirical newspaper in Paris last month and similar attacks hit Denmark this weekend.

Islamic State: Egyptian Christians held in Libya 'killed'
A video has emerged showing the beheadings purportedly of 21 Egyptian Christians who had been kidnapped by Islamic State (IS) militants in Libya. The footage shows a group wearing orange overalls, being forced to the ground and then decapitated.

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Putin tells Kiev to let troops surrender as Ukraine ceasefire unravels
NIKISHINE, Ukraine/BUDAPEST - Russian President Vladimir Putin told Kiev to let its soldiers surrender to pro-Russian rebels, who spurned a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and fought their way on Tuesday into the town of Debaltseve, encircling thousands of government troops.

U.S., Turkey soon to sign Syrian opposition train-and-equip deal
ANKARA/WASHINGTON - The United States and Turkey have reached a tentative agreement to train and equip moderate Syrian opposition fighters and expect to sign the pact soon, U.S. and Turkish officials said on Tuesday with Ankara predicting a signing in days.

Hayden: Obama 'Trapped by Own Words' on Islamic Terror
The Obama administration needs to square with the American people about the real threats posed by the Islamic State (ISIS), including calling the group's members radical Islamists, former National Security Agency Director and retired Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden said Tuesday during an appearance on Newsmax TV’s "America’s Forum."

Report: ISIS Burns to Death 45 Near Base Where US Marines Stationed
Islamic State terrorists have burned to death 45 people in the western Iraqi town of al-Baghdadi, local authorities said Tuesday. A local police chief, Col. Qasim al-Obeidi, told BBC News that he believed some of those murdered belonged to security forces. He said he did not know exactly who those killed were or why they were burned to death. Al-Obeidi's report could not be confirmed, according to the BBC.

Divers in Caesarea find largest treasure of gold coins ever discovered in Israel
A group of divers from the diving club in the harbor reported the find to the IAA whose officials then went with the divers to the location with a metal detector and uncovered almost 2,000 gold coins from the Fatimid period (eleventh century CE) in different denominations: a dinar, half dinar and quarter dinar, of various dimensions and weight.

Mystery cloud-like blobs over Mars baffle astronomers
We have sent over 50 robot explorers to patrol its surface and watch it from orbit, seven of which are operational on and around the Red Planet right this minute. It's not for nothing that space aficionados quip that Mars is the only planet known to be inhabited solely by robots.

Still Fighting Ebola: A View from Liberia’s Front Line
Progress at beating the disease is stalling, though. According to the World Health Organization, the number of new cases has gone back up for two weeks in a row. Sierra Leone, now the outbreak’s epicenter, still has what the WHO calls “widespread transmission,” and on Saturday its government quarantined part of the capital. Guinea has had a spike in cases, and in several areas, mobs have attacked clinics.

At least 8 individuals have been monitored for Ebola in Nebraska
Phil Rooney, public information officer for the county, told KETV NewsWatch 7 on Monday that at least eight other individuals who had recently traveled in West Africa were monitored in Nebraska since last fall. After the CDC flagged them as being potentially at risk, it notified health departments in Nebraska. "Eight of them? Well that is a surprise to me, too," Dan Dagerman, of Omaha, said.

ISIS beheads, pope condemns, Obama golfs
Muslim terrorists released a video of their mass execution of Christians, Egypt responded with jet fighters carrying bombs, the pope condemned the destruction of life and ... Obama went golfing.

Ukraine truce fades as fighting rages, arms pullback stalls
Pro-Russian rebels bombarded government troops encircled in east Ukraine on Tuesday and a plan for both sides to pull back their heavy guns stalled, pushing a fragile peace deal closer to collapse.

Federal Judge Stalls Obama's Executive Action on Immigration
A federal judge in South Texas on Monday temporarily blocked President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration, giving a coalition of 26 states time to pursue a lawsuit that aims to permanently stop the orders. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen's decision comes after a hearing in Brownsville in January and puts on hold Obama's orders that could spare as many as five million people who are in the U.S. illegally from deportation.

Hezbollah chief admits his group's presence in Iraq for first time
Lebanon’s Shi'ite movement Hezbollah is fighting the Islamic State, its chief, Hassan Nasrallah, revealed in a speech to supporters in southern Beirut, AFP reported on Monday.

Blair: 'You could lock Israeli-PA negotiators in room for eternity and peace would not come'
A new approach to Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations and the Gaza Strip is needed 20 years after Oslo, Quartet envoy Tony Blair said Sunday following his first visit to Gaza in more than five years.

Lithuanian fascists march beneath swastikas near execution site of 10,000 Jews
Approximately 500 ultra nationalists, some bearing Nazi swastikas, marched through a Lithuanian city that during the Holocaust saw the region’s most effective massacre of Jews.

Top general: 'Islamists embedded in White House?'
U.S. Air Force Gen. Tom McInerney is slamming the Obama administration for failing to take obvious military steps to destroy the terrorists and identify radical Islam as the motivating factor for the atrocities committed throughout the region.

Eidsvold earthquake: Geoscience Australia says it released same amount of energy as a nuclear bomb
He said the earthquake released roughly the same amount of energy as a WWII atomic bomb.

Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits northern Japan, gov't lifts tsunami advisory
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 struck off northeastern Japan on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, and small waves were reported along the northern coast but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries.

Thirty Madison, Wisconsin Homes Spraypainted With Anti-Semitic Slurs
At least 30 homes in Madison, Wisconsin, were vandalized overnight Friday, some with anti-Semitic slurs and swastikas. Other residents awoke to derogatory words geared toward women and other minorities sprayed on their homes, cars, garage doors, mailboxes and driveways, according to the Coordination Forum for Countering Anti-Semitism.

New epidemic strain of HIV in Cuba is twice as aggressive as average virus
Researchers are worried after discovering a new strain of HIV in Cuba that progresses to Aids twice as fast as the average strain of the disease, leaving those infected with a preciously shorter window in which to seek treatment. The strain – which is actually a mix of three subtypes of human immunodeficiency virus – can progress to Aids within three years if left untreated, according to reports.

Mystery Mars haze baffles scientists
A mysterious haze high above Mars has left scientists scratching their heads. The vast plume was initially spotted by amateur astronomers in 2012, and appeared twice before vanishing. Scientists have now analysed the images and say that say the formation, stretching for more than 1,000km, is larger than any seen before.

Narendra Modi: India PM warns against religious attacks
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed to protect all religious groups after a string of attacks on churches in Delhi. Addressing a Christian audience in the capital, he called on all religious groups to show restraint and respect. Since December, five churches have been attacked, but this is the first time Mr Modi has commented on the issue.

Egypt seeks UN mandate for Libya Islamic State intervention
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has called for a United Nations resolution allowing international forces to intervene in Libya. There was no other choice, he told French radio. "We will not allow them to cut off the heads of our children." Egyptian jets bombed IS targets on Monday in response to a militant video of the apparent beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians.

Northern Argentina floods kill at least six in Cordoba
At least six people have been killed in deadly flooding in Cordoba province in northern Argentina. Three of them were swept away by strong currents in the town of Rio Ceballos when the local river burst its banks. The river overflowed after 32cm (12.6in) fell in the space of 12 hours, trapping people in their cars.

Jewish Cemetery in Germany desecrated, mirroring French vandalism
A Jewish cemetery in the northern German city of Oldenburg was desecrated over the weekend, the Oldenburger Online newspaper reported on Monday. Police are investigating the incident which left swastikas splattered on the cemetery's entrance, a wall as well as on two parked cars.

Palestinians: Israel lying about ISIS presence in West Bank
The Palestinian Authority has denied Israeli claims that cells affiliated with Islamic State (ISIS) have been active in the West Bank. The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) revealed last month that the Judea Military Court on December 18 indicted three members of a Hebron Islamic State cell for plotting a range of terrorist attacks.

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Liberty Counsel Petitions Supreme Court on Change Therapy Ban
Washington, DC-Today, Liberty Counsel filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court asking the High Court to overturn a New Jersey law that bans counselors from providing and youth from receiving counsel to overcome unwanted same-sex attractions, behavior, and identity.

Muslim leader who called Israel a ‘suspect’ after 9/11 attends White House summit
A controversial U.S. Muslim leader who has been highly critical of Israel and said that the Jewish state should be on the "suspect list" in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks participated on Tuesday in a White House summit on Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) that featured Vice President Joe Biden. Salam Al-Marayati, founder of the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), tweeted out a photo of himself at the White House with Biden and bragged, "We joined VP @JoeBiden for a discussion at the @WhiteHouse #CVESummit which kicked off today."

NYT's James Risen: Holder's Legacy Is a 'Wrecked First Amendment'
New York Times reporter James Risen responded with fury to remarks Tuesday by Attorney General Eric Holder defending the Obama administration's record on press freedom, repeating his previously stated view that "the Obama administration is the greatest enemy of press freedom in a generation."

CCRKBA To NJ: “You’re Part Of The United States, Not A Police State!”
BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today is reminding New Jersey that it is “still part of the United States, not a police state,” over the case of retired teacher Gordon Van Gilder who faces ten years in prison for possession of an unloaded, antique flintlock pistol during a traffic stop.

As of today, there is no longer any mystery about who Barack Hussein Obama really is. Obama’s the deadly Imam who stealthily slipped into the White H
Obama a cheerleader of Islamic terrorism whose defense of society’s biggest and most life-threatening scourge transcends even that of the Ayatollahs of Iran.As of today, there is no longer any mystery about who Barack Hussein Obama really is. Obama’s the deadly Imam who stealthily slipped into the White House circa November 2008. It’s destined to be the Irony of all Time, that the man whose given name sounds an awful lot like “Akbar” as in “Allahu Akbar” was Democrat-sicced on an unsuspecting word as “the Messiah”, when the revered bona fide one is the antithesis of the deity held in honour by radical Islam.

The growth of Islamic extremism, a byproduct of nuclear talks with Iran
Involving Iran in the Iraq crisis will neither stop their nuclear bomb ambitions, nor ISIS. In fact, it will actually strengthen the ISIS terror machine and the extremely violent crimes seen by Shiite militants.While U.S. President Barack Obama is pressing to finalize a nuclear agreement with Iran, a growing number of congressmen and officials from allied states, especially in the Middle East, are expressing deep concerns over the framework of the deal being shaped. During the course of these talks, the Obama administration is reluctant in showing any reaction vis-a-vis Iran’s increasing crusade to expand its influence across the Middle East; in fact it appears the administration is ready to provide Tehran a power-role in the region, which will come at the expense of the people of Middle East nations—especially in Iran, Iraq, Syria and Yemen.

The Muslim Brotherhood-ISIS Connection
President Obama’s ongoing antipathy towards Egypt is no accident. Our feckless president has long had a soft spot in his heart for the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), and Egypt’s removal of the terror group from the corridors of power has rankled the administration. So what is it the Egyptians understand and our president denies? The Egyptian Minister of Religious Endowments insists that ISIS was birthed by the MB.

Middle Class Fleecing with Obamacare
It is becoming increasingly difficult for Virginians to find doctors and secure appointments in a timely manner thanks to Obamacare. After a fierce battle, the bills meant to create state exchanges and to expand Medicaid have died in the House and in the Senate. However, Democrat Governor McAuliffe added Medicaid expansion to his budget amendment. The House removed that language from the budget.

State Department spokeswoman: Call for using jobs to combat terror ‘too nuanced’ for critics
State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf, after coming under fire for suggesting a way to fight the Islamic State and all terrorism is by creating jobs, has an answer for her critics: Her argument is just "too nuanced" for them to understand.

ISIS Plannig Attacks On U.S. Soil
Egypt, now at the forefront of fighting ISIS, is warning it has intelligence revealing the global jihadist group is planning a worldwide offensive this spring or summer that could reach targets within the United States.

'ISIS sets sights on Libya as gateway to eventual invasion of Europe'
Islamic State has set its sights on taking over Libya as a bridgehead to eventually waging war all across southern Europe, the British Telegraph is reporting on Wednesday.

GEOMAGNETIC STORM
Earth is entering a solar wind stream, and this is sparking G1-class geomagnetic storms around the Arctic Circle.

‘Democracy itself in peril’: Telegraph commentator quits over paper’s HSBC links
Peter Oborne, journalist and respected political commentator for the Telegraph, has published a lengthy resignation letter in which he condemns the links between the newspaper and scandal ridden banking giant HSBC.

ISIS Burns to Death 45 in Iraq, Vows to ‘Conquer Rome’
Another horrific mass execution by Daesh (ISIS) -- this time in Iraq -- involved 45 victims being burned alive in cages in Anbar province, only five miles from a U.S. air base.

Greece to submit loan request to euro zone, Germany resists
Greece will submit a request to the euro zone on Wednesday to extend a "loan agreement" for up to six months but EU paymaster Germany says no such deal is on offer and Athens must stick to the terms of its existing international bailout.

Swiss prosecutor raids HSBC office, opens criminal inquiry
Geneva's public prosecutor searched HSBC's (HSBA.L) lakeside Swiss office on Wednesday after opening a criminal inquiry into allegations of aggravated money laundering, the second probeto hit the bank this week.Europe's largest lender is in regulators' sights after details about how its Swiss private bank allegedly helped wealthy clients evade taxes were leaked to the media and published last week.

Marie Harf and Those She Represents are **** Naive Fools
Marie Harf, the State Department spokeswoman making international headlines for being a **** naive fool, claims we cannot win this war by killing the bad guys. According to Harf, we need to root out “underlying causes” and create jobs.

4.3 earthquake felt in central Washington; no damage
The 4.3 earthquake rumbled under the Washington Cascades at 1:04 a.m. Wednesday.

Vandals set fire at Florida church, write 'Allahu Akbar,' draw swastika
A possible hate crime is under investigation after a fire was set at a Central Florida church, where vandals also spray-painted "Allahu Akbar." The incident happened around 3 a.m. Monday at the New Shiloh Christian Church in Melbourne on Sarno Road. About 1,500 members attend the church.

US Officials Admit Concern Over Syrian Refugee Effort
Top U.S. counterterrorism officials say they worry a potential terrorist could be hiding among refugees who are looking to come to the United States after escaping the brutal war in Syria. "It's clearly a population of concern,” the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Nicholas Rasmussen, told the House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday.

Nigeria attacks kill dozens as Boko Haram releases video
Dozens of people have been killed in suicide attacks in Nigeria. Twenty people died following explosions at a military checkpoint outside the north-eastern town of Biu. Troops present at the checkpoint fired back, killing 17 of the insurgents. It is believed they were from Boko Haram.

US hosts anti-extremism summit after global terror attacks
The US has opened a three-day summit on countering violent extremism. Representatives from around the world are attending the gathering, which follows shooting incidents in Denmark, France and Australia. Vice President Joe Biden said it was imperative to engage with immigrants who may be radicalised because of marginalisation.

'ISIS sets sights on Libya as gateway to eventual invasion of Europe'
Islamic State has set its sights on taking over Libya as a bridgehead to eventually waging war all across southern Europe, the British Telegraph is reporting on Wednesday. ..According to the report, ISIS jihadists plan to “flood Libya with militiamen from Syria and Iraq, who will then sail across the Mediterranean posing as migrants on people-trafficking vessels.”

Divers find record trove of gold coins in Mediterranean
Jerusalem - Scuba divers have discovered the largest trove of gold coins ever found off Israel's Mediterranean coast -- about 2,000 pieces dating back more than 1,000 years, the country's antiquities authority said Tuesday.

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Israel's Netanyahu: 'What is there to hide' in Iran deal
Israel's prime minister said Thursday that he knows the details of the deal being forged with Iran over its nuclear program and asked "what is there to hide" after the U.S. said it was withholding some information on the talks.

Ukraine crisis: House of Lords criticises EU and Britain for 'sleepwalking into crisis' as Moscow and Nato remain on diplomatic collision cour
The fraught relationship between Russia and the West, which was supposed to improve following an agreement over Ukraine, has descended instead into renewed acrimony after a series of tense military and diplomatic confrontations. France and Germany, which had brokered the Minsk accord last week, were yesterday trying to hold together the increasingly fragile ceasefire in Ukraine amid reports that fighting was spreading once again. Kremlin-backed separatists and Cossack fighters triumphantly paraded through the shattered town of Debaltseve, a strategic point they had captured in the past 48 hours.

Rudy Giuliani: President Obama doesn’t love America
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani says he believes President Barack Obama does not love the United States — or the people in it. “I do not believe, and I know this is a horrible thing to say, but I do not believe that the president loves America,”

Obama: We really need to address the terrorists’ grievances
You listen to this, and your first instinct - which is not wrong - is that you’re listening to class mushbrained left-wing blather about how we all just need to understand each other, etc. But I think Obama’s narcissism may be an even bigger factor here. Following Marie Harf’s bizarre statement that we can’t defeat ISIS by killing them, here comes Obama to say this:

Jobs for Jihadists
arxists and radical Muslims go together like camels and deserts. They’re now the nightmarish frick and frack of the 21st century. With the shock of YouTubes still going the rounds showing the ISIS beheading of 21 Coptic Christians on a beach in Libya, Barack Obama is taking the Muslim Brotherhood under his protective wing; these poor wretches only need to be given jobs and be shown tolerance by citizens who just don’t understand their righteous grievances.

Obama Readying USA for Islamic Takeover?
Tragically and with full malice aforethought, the beauty, simplicity and essential to thought subject of Logic is no longer taught in the US Public school system. As a note, little else that matters is now taught either. It was taught when I attended school. For the purposes of this column, I will deal with two forms of logic, as defined by the current on-line Merriam-Webster Dictionary: “A particular mode of reasoning viewed as valid or faulty” and “interrelation or sequence of facts or events when seen as inevitable or predictable.” I hope that these will assist those people who still cannot—according to their own words seem to fathom why Barack Hussein Obama does what he does and says what he says.

‘We Love This Land’: Iraqi Christian Men Fight to Keep ISIS Away From Homes
In late January, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s peshmerga—a leading force fighting ISIS that receives American support—offered up the Kirkuk training facility as the grounds for the Assyrian Christian battalion to learn military might.

We Need More of Moore
The Ninth Amendment to the Constitution states that, “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.”

The loonies have taken over the asylum
You really know the world is wonky when top-level US Government officials like Marie Harf, the State Department’s deputy spokesperson, suggest that America is unable to stop terrorism and that instead we need to examine the “root causes” that create this turmoil in the first place. Harf stated that, “We cannot kill every terrorist around the world, nor should we try.” Why not? I’m reasonably certain that ISIS is taking a polar opposite view and would be delighted to kill each and every non-believer on the planet.

Cyclone Lam and Cyclone Marcia: Twin severe storms a 'first' for Australia
Australia's northern coasts are being battered by two severe tropical cyclones on Friday, the first time meteorologists have seen twin storms of such intensity making near-simultaneous landfall.

Turkey, U.S. sign deal to train, equip Syrian opposition, official says
The United States and Turkey signed an agreement on Thursday to train and equip moderate Syrian opposition fighters, and Ankara will provide an equal number of trainers to work alongside their American military counterparts, a U.S. official said.

Netanyahu on collision course with White House over Iran
For someone who was educated in the United States, speaks fluent American-accented English and worked as a management consultant in Boston, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sure knows how to rub his closest ally up the wrong way.

Ukraine crisis: House of Lords criticises EU and Britain for 'sleepwalking into crisis' as Moscow and Nato remain on diplomatic collision cour
The fraught relationship between Russia and the West, which was supposed to improve following an agreement over Ukraine, has descended instead into renewed acrimony after a series of tense military and diplomatic confrontations.

Germany rejects Greece 'take-it or leave-it' debt offer
Germany rejected a take-it or leave-it request by Athens Thursday for a six-month extension to its EU loan programme, but both sides indicated later that there was still hope for a solution.

City of 20 million people to cut water service to just 2 days per week; humanity plunging towards ecological disaster
A last-ditch effort to avoid a complete collapse of one of the city's primary water sources, the city of Sao Paulo in Brazil, population 20 million, has proposed cutting off the water supply up to five days a week, allowing residents to access water only twice per week, or about eight times monthly.

Earthquake of 6.5 magnitude strikes off Vanuatu: USGS
An earthquake of 6.5 magnitude struck on Thursday 87 miles (140 km) northwest of the Pacific island of Vanuatu, the U.S. Geological survey said.

The Line Between Islamic Extremists and Gay Rights Extremists
Barronelle Stutzman is now going to lose her business, her life savings, and possibly her own home for putting her faith into practice. Both her customer and the State of Oregon are taking everything she has for not bowing at the altar of sexual sin.

ISIS approaches Europe, reportedly planning attacks in Turkey and Bulgaria
Islamic State militants have entered Turkey and are plotting to attack diplomatic missions in Ankara and Istanbul, Turkish media on Thursday quoted the national intelligence agency (MIT) as saying.

85 Years after Pluto’s Discovery, NASA’s New Horizons Spots Small Moons Orbiting Pluto
The moons Nix and Hydra are visible in a series of images taken by the New Horizons spacecraft from Jan. 27-Feb. 8, at distances ranging from about 125 million to 115 million miles (201 million to 186 million kilometers). The long-exposure images offer New Horizons’ best view yet of these two small moons circling Pluto which Tombaugh discovered at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, on Feb. 18, 1930.

Russia 'danger' to Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia - Fallon
There is a "real and present danger" of Russia trying to destabilise the Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, the UK defence secretary says.

UCLA says 179 people were exposed to 'superbug', 7 infected
A total of 179 patients at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center were exposed to antibiotic-resistant carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, or CRE, during endoscopic procedures between October and January, the university said in a statement.

Gay Catholic group gets VIP treatment at Vatican for first time
A prominent American Catholic gay rights group was given VIP treatment for the first time at an audience with Pope Francis on Wednesday, a move members saw as a sign of change in the Roman Catholic Church. "This is a sign of movement that's due to the Francis effect," said Sister Jeannine Gramick, co-founder of New Ways Ministry, which ministers to homosexual Catholics and promotes gay rights in the 1.2 billion-member Church.

Qatar recalls envoy to Egypt in row over Libya strikes
Qatar has recalled its ambassador from Egypt following a row about air strikes on Islamic State targets in Libya. Foreign ministry officials said it was prompted by comments made by Egypt's delegate to the Arab League, who accused Qatar of supporting terrorism. Qatar had expressed reservations over Egypt's unilateral military action in another Arab League member state and the risk of civilian casualties.

Libya urges UN to lift arms embargo to tackle IS
Libya has asked the UN Security Council to lift an arms embargo so that it can deal with the Islamic State (IS) group and other militants. Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Dairi said that it would help the government build its army and deal with "rampant terrorism". Egypt said it supported Libya's request at an emergency session of the UN council on Wednesday.

Poroshenko calls for UN peacekeepers
Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has called for international peacekeepers to be deployed in the east of Ukraine amid a crumbling ceasefire. They would help guarantee security "in a situation where the promise of peace is not being kept" he said Wednesday, referring to a 15 February truce brokered with the leaders of Russia, Germany, and France in Minsk.

Britain says scrambles fighter jets to escort Russian bombers off UK coast
Britain said on Thursday it had scrambled Typhoon fighter jets to see two Russian long-range Bear bombers off the south coast of England the previous day, the second such incident in as many months. Britain summoned the Russian ambassador in January to explain a similar episode, when Russian bombers flew over the English Channel, forcing British authorities to reroute civil aircraft.

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The Church - Silent Too Long
FLOWER MOUND, Texas,— Christians slaughtered in droves. Videos of unspeakable terror. Threats of blood running in the streets. Attorney David Gibbs of the National Center for Life and Liberty (www.NCLL.org) calls on Christians and Christian leaders to speak up and speak out for life and liberty. “The voice of the church has remained silent too long,” he says. “It’s time for pastors and ministry leaders to boldly declare the truth of the Word of God. It’s time for religious leaders to come out of the closet on the critical moral issues of our day.”

Netanyahu’s true electoral rival
Officially, the election on March 17 is among Israelis. Depending on how we vote, either Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will remain in office and form the next government led by his Likud party, or Isaac Herzog and Tzipi Livni will form a government. But unofficially, a far greater electoral drama is unfolding. The choice is not between Netanyahu and Herzog/Livni. It is between Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama.

Self-inflicting Arm-twisting
Obama: A deadhead for Middle Eastern rulers, a source of deep frustration in Israel. He twisted arms in his own country. Not surprising, that Putin was welcomed in Cairo.Obama and his entourage did everything possible to make sure that the Middle East doesn’t perceive USA as a superpower anymore Putin’s Triumph: During a recent visit to Cairo, Russian President Vladimir Putin was received with imperial honors. The streets of Cairo were decorated with giant portraits of the Russian ruler; Egyptian jets accompanied Putin’s aircraft in the skies of Cairo and an honorary cavalry escorted a limousine with Putin and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

Russia 'undermining' global world order: US
Washington - In some of its sharpest criticism to date, Washington accused Moscow on Friday of "undermining" the global order by supporting rebels in eastern Ukraine. Germany and France also demanded that a crumbling Ukraine truce be "fully respected," but the words appeared hollow as pro-Russian rebels celebrated a battlefield victory in the strategic town of Debaltseve.

Clinton Foundation Defends Acceptance of Foreign Donations
Charity has received funds from governments of U.A.E., Saudi Arabia, Oman and Canada, among others.

Greece says reaches draft accord with euro zone creditors on loan
European Union paymaster Germany, Greece's biggest creditor, had demanded "significant improvements" in reform commitments by the new leftist government in Athens before it would accept a six-month extension of euro zone funding.

Op-Ed: God gave the Jews the Temple Mount, not Copenhagen's cafés"
The kippah is prohibited all over Europe. It is the symbol of a continent that is inexorably emptying itself of its Jews. Wearing a Jewish yarmulke is a revolutionary revolt in Berlin, Paris, Rome, Malmö and Brussels.

U.S. Sees Need of up to 25,000 Iraqis to Retake Mosul
The U.S. estimates it will take as many as 25,000 Iraqis to dislodge up to 2,000 Islamic State fighters from Mosul, a senior military official said Thursday...

Israel is ready for a large number of people immigrating from Europe
The cabinet approved a 180 million Shekel immigration plan aimed at French, Belgian and Ukrainian Jews on Sunday, only hours after a Jewish guard was shot outside a synagogue in the Danish capital of Copenhagen

UNUSUAL COMET SKIRTS THE SUN
An unusual comet is skirting past the sun today. "It's a 'non-group comet,' meaning that it does not appear to be related to any other comet or comet family that we have on record," explains Karl Battams of the Naval Research Lab.

Active volcanoes in the world: February 11 - 17, 2015
New activity was observed at 9 volcanoes from February 11 - 17, 2015. During the same period, ongoing activity was observed at 13 volcanoes.

Obama accused of skirting Islamic extremist threat, at ‘summit without substance’
"Sadly, this was a summit without substance," said Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. "Americans understand we are not at war with Islam. But, we will not defeat these fanatics if we refuse to define them for what they are -- violent Islamist extremists."

Greece is on the brink of exiting the European Union as concerns grow
Germany and Greece face a dramatic eurozone showdown which could see Athens abandon the single currency to ease crippling austerity. Euro finance ministers will hold crisis talks as a deadline for Greece to request an extension to its €240billion bailout programme looms. The last tranche of rescue money destined for Athens will be withheld unless the Greeks agree to more spending cuts and tax hikes.

Obama: 'Islam Has Been Woven Into the Fabric of Our Country Since Its Founding'
We hear a lot about the United States' Judeo-Christian heritage, but according to President Obama, "Islam has been woven into the fabric of our country since its founding." That's what the president told a White House conference on "countering violent extremism" on Wednesday.

6.3-magnitude quake hits off Miyako, Japan -- USGS
An earthquake of 6.3 magnitude jolted 140 km east of Miyako, Japan on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter, with a depth of 13.54 km, was initially determined to be at 39.8472 degrees north latitude and 143.569 degrees east longitude.

Anti-Semitic, Pro-Islamic State Graffiti Continues to Plague D.C.
Anti-Semitic, pro-terror graffiti continues to plague an affluent neighborhood in Washington, D.C., causing worry among some residents as anti-Jewish incidents continue to spike across the globe. A swastika with the words, “F***ing D.C. cops” was spotted this week along 19th and N Streets NW in the Dupont Circle neighborhood in downtown D.C...

Malaria on Myanmar-India border is 'huge threat'
Resistance to the drug that has saved millions of lives from malaria has been detected over a wider area than previously thought, scientists warn. The ability of the malaria parasite to shrug off the effects of artemisinin has been spreading since it emerged in South East Asia. Tests, published in Lancet Infectious Diseases, now show this resistance on the verge of entering India.

Australia storms: Cyclones hit Queensland and Northern Territory
Two major storms have slammed into Australia, knocking out power, damaging homes and forcing evacuations in coastal areas. Tropical Cyclone Marcia hit the Queensland coast between Yeppoon and St Lawrence on Friday morning local time. Arriving with little warning as a Category Five storm, it has now been downgraded to a Two but still threatens high tides and heavy rain.

Israel 'crucial and loyal ally in fight against Boko Haram,' says Nigerian gov't spokesperson
A Nigerian government spokesman told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday that Israel has been a crucial and loyal ally in the fight against the radical Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram. “Israel has been a crucial and loyal ally in our fight against Boko Haram. It is a sad reality that Israel has a great deal of experience confronting terrorism,” Mike Omeri, the chief coordinating spokesman of the National Information Center, based in Abuja said.

Israel's Netanyahu: 'What is there to hide' in Iran deal
Israel's prime minister said Thursday that he knows the details of the deal being forged with Iran over its nuclear program and asked "what is there to hide" after the U.S. said it was withholding some information on the talks.

Ukraine crisis: House of Lords criticises EU and Britain for 'sleepwalking into crisis' as Moscow and Nato remain on diplomatic collision cour
The fraught relationship between Russia and the West, which was supposed to improve following an agreement over Ukraine, has descended instead into renewed acrimony after a series of tense military and diplomatic confrontations. France and Germany, which had brokered the Minsk accord last week, were yesterday trying to hold together the increasingly fragile ceasefire in Ukraine amid reports that fighting was spreading once again. Kremlin-backed separatists and Cossack fighters triumphantly paraded through the shattered town of Debaltseve, a strategic point they had captured in the past 48 hours.

Rudy Giuliani: President Obama doesn’t love America
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani says he believes President Barack Obama does not love the United States — or the people in it. “I do not believe, and I know this is a horrible thing to say, but I do not believe that the president loves America,”

Obama: We really need to address the terrorists’ grievances
You listen to this, and your first instinct - which is not wrong - is that you’re listening to class mushbrained left-wing blather about how we all just need to understand each other, etc. But I think Obama’s narcissism may be an even bigger factor here. Following Marie Harf’s bizarre statement that we can’t defeat ISIS by killing them, here comes Obama to say this:

Jobs for Jihadists
arxists and radical Muslims go together like camels and deserts. They’re now the nightmarish frick and frack of the 21st century. With the shock of YouTubes still going the rounds showing the ISIS beheading of 21 Coptic Christians on a beach in Libya, Barack Obama is taking the Muslim Brotherhood under his protective wing; these poor wretches only need to be given jobs and be shown tolerance by citizens who just don’t understand their righteous grievances.

Obama Readying USA for Islamic Takeover?
Tragically and with full malice aforethought, the beauty, simplicity and essential to thought subject of Logic is no longer taught in the US Public school system. As a note, little else that matters is now taught either. It was taught when I attended school. For the purposes of this column, I will deal with two forms of logic, as defined by the current on-line Merriam-Webster Dictionary: “A particular mode of reasoning viewed as valid or faulty” and “interrelation or sequence of facts or events when seen as inevitable or predictable.” I hope that these will assist those people who still cannot—according to their own words seem to fathom why Barack Hussein Obama does what he does and says what he says.

‘We Love This Land’: Iraqi Christian Men Fight to Keep ISIS Away From Homes
In late January, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s peshmerga—a leading force fighting ISIS that receives American support—offered up the Kirkuk training facility as the grounds for the Assyrian Christian battalion to learn military might.

We Need More of Moore
The Ninth Amendment to the Constitution states that, “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.”

The loonies have taken over the asylum
You really know the world is wonky when top-level US Government officials like Marie Harf, the State Department’s deputy spokesperson, suggest that America is unable to stop terrorism and that instead we need to examine the “root causes” that create this turmoil in the first place. Harf stated that, “We cannot kill every terrorist around the world, nor should we try.” Why not? I’m reasonably certain that ISIS is taking a polar opposite view and would be delighted to kill each and every non-believer on the planet.

Cyclone Lam and Cyclone Marcia: Twin severe storms a 'first' for Australia
Australia's northern coasts are being battered by two severe tropical cyclones on Friday, the first time meteorologists have seen twin storms of such intensity making near-simultaneous landfall.

Turkey, U.S. sign deal to train, equip Syrian opposition, official says
The United States and Turkey signed an agreement on Thursday to train and equip moderate Syrian opposition fighters, and Ankara will provide an equal number of trainers to work alongside their American military counterparts, a U.S. official said.

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North Korea sends 'slaves' abroad to fund Kim Jong-un's luxury lifestyle
Tens of thousands of impoverished North Koreans have been sent abroad to work as "state-sponsored slaves" whose wages are confiscated and used to buy luxury goods for the regime, human rights activists have claimed.

How Islamic State is expanding its empire of terror
Affiliates are adopting their slick media production along with bloody tactics, amplifying the influence of the violence. The murder of the Egyptian Christians has already drawn bombing raids on Libya by Egyptian jets, which may suit some Isis commanders keen to draw enemies into an expensive and draining war.

Ukraine crisis: Prisoner swap boosts ceasefire
Ukrainian government and rebel forces have exchanged dozens of prisoners, a week after a ceasefire came into effect in the east of the country. A total of 139 Ukrainian soldiers were freed and 52 rebels.

Gunmen seize 89 boys from South Sudan camp
Armed men have abducted at least 89 boys in South Sudan, the United Nations children's agency has said. The incident happened in a camp in the northern city of Malakal that hosts thousands of people displaced by fighting between the army and rebels.

Gov. Scott Walker: ‘I don’t know’ whether Obama is a Christian
Wisconsin Gov. Scott K. Walker, a prospective Republican presidential contender, said Saturday he does not know whether President Obama is a Christian. “I don’t know,” Walker said in an interview at the JW Marriott hotel in Washington, where he was attending the winter meeting of the National Governors Association.

Myanmar says more than 130 dead in fighting near China border
Myanmar's army Saturday said more than 130 people had died in a deepening battle with rebels in the northeast, declaring it would not rest until stability was restored to the border area which tens of thousands have fled.

Last days? Heavenly signs abound during Netanyahu speech
Religious leaders are warning that the United States is nearing a day of judgment based on its treatment of the nation of Israel. What’s more, they say, signs in the heavens are coinciding with what is shaping up to be an unexpectedly controversial address by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on March 3 and a fiercely contested Israeli election weeks later.

Syria forces execute 10 children of rebels: monitor
Ten children were among at least 48 people killed in a Syrian village this week when regime forces executed six families of rebel fighters, a monitoring group said on Saturday.


When Burying a Terrorist, You Might Want to Remove the Suicide Vest First…
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Newly Found Virus Linked to Kansas Death After Tick Bite
U.S health officials are investigating a new strain of virus linked to the death of a Kansas man, who fell ill after being bitten by a tick, then went into organ failure and died about two weeks later. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that it’s working with Kansas officials to find any other cases. They’ve named the virus “Bourbon” after the county where the man lived.

India struggles with deadly swine flu outbreak
Indian health officials are struggling to contain a swine flu outbreak that has killed more than 700 people since it took hold in mid-December. The number of cases has doubled since last week to more than 11,000. Critics have accused the government of failing to distribute medicines, but officials insisted the situation was under control.

Libya violence: Islamic State attack 'kills 40' in al-Qubbah
A bombing by suspected Islamic State (IS) militants in Libya has killed at least 40 people and wounded dozens in the eastern town of al-Qubbah. Three bombs exploded, targeting a petrol station, a police station and the home of parliamentary speaker Agila Salah, a security source told BBC News. According to an online statement, IS fighters said they struck in retaliation for Egyptian air strikes.

Arab governments express concern over Iran deal, potential for Mid-East nuclear arms race
Arab governments, not only Israel, are expressing concern over the development of a deal with Iran over its nuclear program... Talks with Iran over its nuclear program have instilled fear within some major Sunni states, such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates that a nuclear arms race will break out in the region...

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The climate con goes on
Nearly 200 countries may sign a modest Kyoto II climate treaty, say December 2014 media reports from Lima, Peru. But will they agree to stop using coal to generate electricity? No. Curtail their economic growth? No. Cease emitting carbon dioxide? Maybe, but only a little, sometime in the future, when it is more convenient to do so, without any binding commitments. Then why would they sign a treaty?

President Putin Visits Egypt
On February 9-10, 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Egypt for the first time since 2005, when Mubarak was still in power. The most significant outcome of this visit, which reflects the notable improvement in bilateral relations over the last two years, was the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two governments on Russian aid for the construction of a nuclear reactor in western Egypt.

Just like the king, the mainstream media is affronted by Rudy Giuliani’s truth telling
The most telling part of the ‘Obama doesn’t love America’ Rudy Giuliani story is how the mainstream media is coming off so sanctimoniously affronted. Talking heads in some of the most surprising places (like Megyn of Fox News’ Kelly file, for example) are absolutely affronted that Giuliani put into plain words what millions of Americans are already thinking: “Obama does not love America."

Islamist Group Calls for Attack on US Shopping Malls
The U.S. homeland security chief said on Sunday he takes seriously a threat made by Somali-based Islamist militants against shopping malls, including the Mall of America in Minnesota, and urged people going there to be careful.

How to Win the Christian Baker/Same-Sex “Wedding” Cake Debate
A homosexual couple goes into a known Christian bakery and asks for a wedding cake for a same-sex “marriage,” is refused and then files a government complaint or sues. “Intolerance! Bigotry! Equal access!” is the cry. Many Americans have read of such stories in the news. Often the attempted purchase is a set-up, with activist-minded individuals targeting bakers whom they know will decline the request and then be vulnerable to state persecution by zealous bureaucrats.


Netanyahu Says It Is ‘Astonishing’ that West still Talks with Iran
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the Cabinet Sunday morning, “It is astonishing that even after the recent IAEA report determined that Iran is continuing to hide the military components of its nuclear program, the nuclear talks are with it are proceeding.”

Earthquake 6.6 magnitude hits Mexico's Pacific coast
An earthquake of 6.6 magnitude struck off Mexico's Pacific coast at 1423 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no risk of a tsunami.

Migrants tell of deepening chaos in Libya: 'Everyone is armed now'
Sekou Balde is living testimony to the increasing chaos and brutality that is sweeping Libya, as fears grow that the Islamic State terrorist group is seeking to establish a caliphate on the shores of the Mediterranean. ...All of the migrants spoke of being subjected to random brutality... "They especially don't like Christians," he said, making the sign of a cross with his fingers...

Muslims form 'ring of peace' to protect Oslo synagogue
More than 1,000 people formed a "ring of peace" Saturday outside Oslo's main synagogue at the initiative of a group of young Muslims. ..."We want to demonstrate that Jews and Muslims do not hate each other," co-organiser Zeeshan Abdullah told the crowd, standing in a half-circle before the white synagogue. "We do not want individuals to define what Islam is for the rest of us."

UK nuclear sites warned over drone terror attack
Such an attack could kill tens of thousands of people, a Government adviser has warned. But authorities are “burying their heads in the sand,” according to John Large. His call for an urgent security overhaul comes as fi gures showed nuclear power plants suffered 37 security breaches last year – the highest numberalso been breached a dozen times since 2011, including by at least one drone.

Turkey enters Syria to evacuate Suleyman Shah tomb
Hundreds of Turkish troops in armoured vehicles have entered northern Syria and evacuated a historic Ottoman tomb and the soldiers guarding it. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said the remains of Suleyman Shah would be moved elsewhere in Syria. He said troops had destroyed the tomb, apparently to prevent it from being used by Islamic State (IS) militants.

Ukraine crisis: US to consider new Russia sanctions
Washington is considering "serious sanctions" against Russia following the recent events in the eastern Ukraine conflict, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said. During a visit to London, Mr Kerry said Mr Obama would make a decision on the options before him in the coming days. He accused Moscow of "craven behaviour" in its support for the rebels, undermining a ceasefire.

Israel signs contract to purchase additional 14 F-35 fighter jets
A delegation of Defense Ministry officials in the US signed a contract this weekend finalizing Israel's purchase of 14 additional Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) F-35A fighter jets.... According to the terms of the deal struck with the JSF Project team at the Pentagon, 14 jets, made by Lockheed Martin, will be delivered to Israel Air Force, with an option to purchase another 17 of the fifth generation platforms in the future.

Turkish government strikes down parliamentary request to investigate ISIS activity in Turkey
Turkey's ruling Islamist party, the AKP, has struck down a parliamentary motion to launch an official probe into Islamic State's activities inside Turkey... Nazmi Gur, a deputy of the opposition's People's Democratic Party, who initially forwarded the motion, claimed that the government's rejection of the investigation is "a sign that the Turkish government still refrains from taking a clear position against ISIL...

Self-inflicting Arm-twisting
Obama: A deadhead for Middle Eastern rulers, a source of deep frustration in Israel. He twisted arms in his own country. Not surprising, that Putin was welcomed in Cairo. Obama and his entourage did everything possible to make sure that the Middle East doesn’t perceive USA as a superpower anymore Putin’s Triumph:During a recent visit to Cairo, Russian President Vladimir Putin was received with imperial honors. The streets of Cairo were decorated with giant portraits of the Russian ruler; Egyptian jets accompanied Putin’s aircraft in the skies of Cairo and an honorary cavalry escorted a limousine with Putin and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

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Mysterious tunnel found near Canada sports venue
Montreal - A sophisticated tunnel has been discovered near a major sporting venue and a university in Toronto, reports said Monday, with Canada on edge over the threat of possible extremist attacks.

ISIS Burns 8000 Rare Books and Manuscripts in Mosul
While the world was watching the Academy Awards ceremony, the people of Mosul were watching a different show. They were horrified to see ISIS members burn the Mosul public library. Among the many thousands of books it housed, more than 8,000 rare old books and manuscripts were burned.

Russia offers Iran new missiles despite sanctions
MOSCOW, Russia — Russia has offered Iran advanced surface-to-air missiles after scrapping a similar deal in 2010 because of UN sanctions over Tehran’s nuclear program, the state defense company said Monday. Any such a deal is likely to go down badly in Washington, as Western countries seek to keep up the pressure on Iran to agree a comprehensive deal on its nuclear activities.

Defense minister rips into deal with ‘apocalyptic’ Iran
Moshe Ya’alon says nuclear agreement taking shape in Geneva is a danger to the West and to the citizens of Israel. Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon slammed the emerging deal between “messianic, apocalyptic” Iran and the six world powers on Monday, calling it “a great danger to the peace of the Western world” and “a danger to the security of the State of Israel.”

Harf’s ISIS job plan based on “opiate of the masses” concept
Last week, State Department Spokesperson Marie Harf hawked the administration’ s rationale behind individuals joining ISIS and other terrorist Islamic groups: they are poor and crave nothing more than a good job. The concept is as old as Karl Marx (older, actually, if you go back to ancient gnostic teachings) who said that religion is “the opium of the people.” Evidently, the Obama administration is still reliant on the communist explanation of why one turns to religion, even one with the barbaric, murderous practices of an ISIS.

Much Ado at the Qusayr Site? A Syrian Nuclear Snapshot
On January 9, 2015, the German weekly Der Spiegel published an article alleging that Syria did not give up its nuclear weapons development ambitions following the destruction in 2007 of its almost completed, North Korean-constructed nuclear reactor near the town of Deir-al-Zor. Instead, according to Der Spiegel, it is in the process of erecting a new nuclear facility near the town of Qusayr, very close to Syria’s border with Lebanon. Syria has a long history of deception and lying to the international community on matters concerning its development and use of weapons of mass destruction.

Neutralize Obama’s Hijacking of the Internet
Barack Obama is knocking all little people in civil society off the Information Highway—but leaving the coast clear for all Islamic terrorists. Average citizens who depend on the Internet to get their message out will be ‘regulated’ off beginning three days from now, but ISIS which recruits new members from off the ‘Net will continue to send its threats and gruesome YouTubes online.

Space telescopes uncover supermassive black hole winds
Now observations from NASA and ESA space telescopes are shedding light on the incredibly powerful cosmic winds they produce, which can have more energy than an entire galaxy.

Russia offers Iran new air defense missile deal
Russia has offered Iran its latest Antey-2500 missiles, the head of Russian state defence conglomerate Rostec said on Monday according to media reports, after a deal to supply less powerful S-300 missiles was dropped under Western pressure.

France deploys aircraft carrier against ISIS in Iraq - ministry
France has deployed its Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier against the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) in Iraq, as part of the US-led military campaign, French media report, citing government officials.

Magnitude 5 quake strikes Spain, 73 km west of Albacete - USGS
MADRID: A magnitude 5 earthquake shook central and eastern Spain on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake's epicentre was close to the town of Ossa de Montiel, 170 km (105 miles) south of Madrid, at a depth of about 15 km, according to Spain's National Institute of Seismology. It gave a magnitude of 5.2 for the earthquake.

New Madrid earthquake potential is elevated
The chances of the New Madrid "big one" rocking the area may be greater than previously thought according a recent update of the US Geological Survey's (USGS) National Seismic Hazards Map. The updates reflect the USGS's best and most recent understanding of when and where earthquakes are likely to occur and how intense they might be.

Prayers to God in wrong spot?
To suggest that the traditional Temple Mount, where Jews have prayed at the Wailing Wall and where Muslims pray at the Dome of the Rock, is actually not the holy ground they believe it to be, is sacrilege to many historians and archaeologists, not to mention clerics. Yet, his case is so well researched that it’s hard to ignore. Many are reading, and re-reading, perhaps hoping to find some obvious blunder that would allow them to discount its conclusion. Because, if it is true, that means the unthinkable for Muslims, and opens new possibilities for Jews.

Egypt Suggests Pan-Arab Force to Fight ISIS
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has called for a pan-Arab military force to fight the Islamic State (ISIS). Speaking a week after Egypt bombed ISIS positions in Libya in retaliation for the terrorist army’s execution of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians, al-Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said he believes in “coordination with our Arab brothers.”

All the President’s Boot Lickers Still Pretend Obama is a Christian
From the New York Times to the Washington Post to the Atlantic to the Politico to National Journal to the various news networks to NPR, these people want to have President Obama’s baby, protect his policy, and advance his cause. They could be focusing on all the important stories they lament are being ignored, but instead they have to ask Republicans whether they believe in evolution and whether they believe President Obama is a Christian. He’s not, by the way.

U.S., allies stage 25 air strikes on Islamic State: joint task force
The United States and its allies staged 25 air strikes on Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria, focusing on the Syrian cities of Kobani and Hasakah, the Combined Joint Task Force said on Monday.

Greece readies reform promises
Leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has insisted Greece achieved a negotiating success when euro zone finance ministers agreed to extend the bailout deal for four months, provided it came up with a list of reforms by Monday.

UNUSUAL COMET DIVE-BOMBS THE SUN
Astronomers are puzzling over a comet that passed "insanely close" to the sun on Feb. 19th. At first glance it appeared to be a small object, not much bigger than a comet-boulder, doomed to disintegrate in the fierce heat. Instead, it has emerged apparently intact and is actually brightening as it recedes from the sun.

CHANCE OF MAGNETIC STORMS
NOAA forecasters estimate a 40% chance of geomagnetic storms on Feb. 22-23 in response to an incoming solar wind stream.

Moderate quake jolts China's Xinjiang province
A magnitude-5 earthquake hit China's northwestern Xinjiang province today but caused no damage. The epicentre in Shawan county, in Tacheng prefecture, was monitored at a depth of 4 kms, the China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC) reported.

Three-parent babies could risk the future of the human race, warn 55 Italian MPs
THREE-PARENT babies could risk the future of the human race by "modifying genetic heritage in an irreversible way", warned 55 Italian MPs.

Last Days? Heavenly Signs Abound During Netanyahu Speech
signs in the heavens are coinciding with what is shaping up to be an unexpectedly controversial address by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on March 3 and a fiercely contested Israeli election weeks later. Pastor Mark Biltz of El Shaddai Ministries warns that “our nation will be judged” based on whether the United States sides with or against the Jewish state.

Texas, Louisiana brace for ice as bitter winter drags on
A winter storm pummeled the southern and western United States on Monday, forcing authorities to cancel flights and close schools as most of the country braced for another bout of freezing weather. A storm warning was issued from southeastern California through Louisiana as an arctic cold front expands south and east after dropping heavy snow on Colorado, the National Weather Service said.

High-level U.S. and Iran nuclear talks resume
High-level nuclear negotiations between the United States and Iran resumed in Geneva on Monday as both sides work...to come up with an initial deal by a March 31 deadline. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, as well as U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and Iran's atomic nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi met for a second day following a two-hour meeting on Sunday.

Iran forming 'third front' against Israel on Golan: Netanyahu
Iran is seeking to open a "third front" against Israel using Hezbollah fighters on the Syrian Golan Heights, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. Netanyahu said Tehran's attempts to entrench itself along Israel's borders was one of the biggest emerging security threats facing the Jewish state.

Ukraine says it cannot start heavy weapons withdrawal
The Ukrainian military has said it cannot start withdrawing heavy weapons from the front line in the east until the rebels stop shelling its positions. Military spokesman Lt Col Anatoliy Stelmakh told reporters the rebels had not stopped firing. Both sides agreed at the weekend to begin withdrawing heavy weapons shortly, under this month's ceasefire.

Australia storms: Army deployed in massive clean-up
Australian soldiers have been deployed in Queensland to help clean up after a powerful tropical cyclone caused widespread damage in coastal areas. It is estimated 1,500 homes were damaged and 100 families left homeless after Cyclone Marcia struck on Friday. About 50,000 homes and businesses are still without power in the towns of Rockhampton and Yeppoon.

Australia to toughen citizenship laws to combat terrorism
Australian PM Tony Abbott has announced a push to toughen citizenship laws and tackle those inciting hatred in an attempt to target domestic extremists. He said citizenship for dual nationals involved in terrorism could be suspended or even revoked. People born in Australia could also lose some privileges if they broke anti-terror laws, he added.

US security chief warns shoppers after terror threat
US Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson has urged people to be vigilant following a terror threat to Western shopping centres, including one of America's largest malls. He said he took the threat by the Somali-based group al-Shabab seriously. In a video, the group urged followers to carry out attacks on shopping centres in the US, Canada and the UK.

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Muslims Predict Jesus Will Defeat ISIS, Beginning in 2015
All right, it might not start until 2016, these things can be awfully hard to predict exactly. However, surprising as it may seem, one way or another the end of ISIS is in sight, and it's all resting securely in the hands of Jesus, peace be upon him.

2.1 Magnitude Earthquake in Eastern Connecticut
The quake, centered about a mile north of Moosup, is the 13th in eastern Connecticut since the beginning of January. The USGS reports the quake happened at 9:18 a.m. Plainfield police said they fielded more than a dozen calls this morning, many from the Green Hollow Road area of town.

STUDY: Assessing Emerging Policy Threats to the U.S. Power Grid
This year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is slated to finalize a regulation that closes reliable power plants and forces the use of unreliable sources of electricity. Reliable, affordable electricity is critical to our well-being and essential to modern life. But today, threats to the reliability of the power grid are numerous: cyber-attacks, weather, and accidents. Fortunately, the most significant threat is also the most avoidable—bad policy. Federal and state policies are already increasing electricity bills around the country, and the worst effects are yet to come. The federal government, and particularly the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, is promulgating regulations that will reduce the reliability of the power grid with little thought of the consequences.

The West has dealt itself a weak hand
Obama continues to back the Brotherhood and in doing so has alienated Egypt, who is now buying arms from Russia with Saudi money. Egypt in now fighting ISIS in Libya and the Sinai and Hamas in Sinai. It is a serious war.The Western countries have dealt themselves a weak hand, yet they are going all in. Israel need only call their bluff. The pot they hope to win is an agreement, misnamed as a peace agreement, which will establish a Palestinian state on the ’67 borders with Jerusalem as its capital. But there are no takers on either side of the ’67 lines.

Dershowitz: Democrats' Boycott of Netanyahu 'Appalling, Irresponsible'
Liberal commentator Alan Dershowitz has slammed Democrats for planning to boycott a controversial speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next week to Congress. In The Wall Street Journal, the Harvard law professor emeritus said that by attending the Netanyahu’s address on March 3, Democrats can help to prevent President Barack Obama from allowing Iran to develop nuclear weapons, which could lead to a terrifying arms race in the Middle East.

The Right to Say No
CFP Magazine Medical News, Nutrition, Exercise Vacations, Resorts, Travel Automotive News & Reviews Lifestyles Life, Pets, Gardens, Food, Music Christianity-Religion CFP Book Page Cartoon of the day Cartoons States are caving into homosexual demands and asking their residents to abandon the reality that marriage is intended solely for a man and a woman. Something very unpleasant is occurring in America. Those who have a strong religious faith are being denied the right to say “no” based on its teachings and values. This is particularly true these days as homosexuals, barely three percent of the population, demand that they be accommodated when their demand runs counter to thousands of years of what has been deemed moral behavior and, for many, still is.

Wanted: An Internet to call our own
“Stop, thief!” can be heard daily on the street corners of the world when vulnerable old ladies and others are being relieved of their grocery money and identification by purse snatching, knockout-practicing thugs. “Stop, thief!” should be the universal alarm for this Thursday when, in daylight, Barack Obama boldly makes away with the Internet.

Islamic State: Egypt wakes up—when will America and Russia?
America and Russia must both be brain dead in ignoring Islamic State's increasing threat to their vital respective interests in the Middle East. Whilst the American—led coalition continues its largely ineffectual air strikes in Iraq and Syria—Islamic State has spread its barbaric tentacles into Libya with alarming rapidity.

New terror alert for France after 'at least' five drones are spotted flying above Paris landmarks including Eiffel Tower and the US embassy
Paris is on alert for a new terror attack after 'at least' five drones were spotted illegally flying around city landmarks, including the Eiffel Tower, Bastille Square and the U.S. embassy building. Unmanned aircraft were also spotted flying overnight near the French capital's Place de la Concorde and the Invalides military museum, where Napoleon Bonaparte is buried.

'My first thought was earthquake': Unexplained tremors hit Florida town three times
Tremors have hit Coral Gables, Florida, at least three times Residents have told local media they've felt the shaking inside their homes Authorities so far have yet to figure out what's behind the tremors.

NY Jury Finds PLO, Palestinian Authority Financially Liable for American Victims of Terror
The jury found the PA and the PLO knowingly provided support for at least six terrorist attacks in which U.S. citizens were killed and wounded between 2002 and 2004. The plaintiffs were awarded $215.5 million in damages. However, the lawsuit by 10 families comprised of some 36 members was filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act, which actually triples the award of damages, raising the total to $655.5 million. Oddly, not one national network carried “breaking news” about the verdict when it was announced, nor was it mentioned on evening newscasts.

Al Sharpton, Cable Giants Hit With $20B Discrimination Suit
Comcast and Time Warner recently announced they were merging. The complaint charges that the companies effectively bought protection from Sharpton and other black advocacy groups against possible claims of racial discrimination, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Magnetic Storm, another comet, Rare Quake, SO news, February 24, 2015
Suspicious0bservers.org is the home of an online research community investigating solar activity, climate change, earthquakes, and more. There are +210,000 Observers in our community.

Greek PM Tsipras’ Shocking Demand For Reparations From Germany Over WWII Nazi Occupation
I find it interesting that the new PM of Greece, Alexis Tsipras, and Vladamir Putin of Russia have become best friends. When powerful people align themselves with one another, you can be sure there is a geo-political reason. The old “You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours” becomes the game of choice.

‘Apocalyptic’ Iran Deal: Details Increasingly Reveal Bibi is Right
The details that are emerging support the position the Israelis have been warning against, increasingly loudly, for many months. Although the U.S. recently admitted it had kept Israel out of the loop about details of the deal, Israel has been kept abreast through other channels.

Flower Power: Christian florist rejects attorney general’s offer, won’t betray her religious beliefs
Barronelle Stutzman, a Washington State florist who declined to provide flowers for a gay wedding , has rejected a deal by the attorney general’s office that would’ve forced her to betray her religious beliefs – much like Judas betrayed Jesus.

Exclusive: Greece reform plan offers major compromises
Greece has promised not to roll back any ongoing or completed privatizations and ensure that any state spending to address a "humanitarian crisis" does not hurt its budget, according to a document containing its reform plans seen by Reuters on Tuesday.

Congressional Republicans Preparing to Investigate NASA Temperature Tampering
Reports of NASA and NOAA’s temperature data manipulation have been around for months now, but since the beginning of this year, it has exploded. Christopher Booker of the UK’s Telegraph is among those leading the way when he dubbed it earlier this month “the biggest science scandal ever“,

Iran is Deployed, 'Planning War' Along Israel's Northern Border
Iran has built an active front from Israel's northern Mediterranean border adjacent to Rosh Hanikra, all the way to the Golan Heights. The goal: to undermine and wage war against the "Zionist entity" with conventional, powerful military means from within Lebanon and Syria.

The New Madrid Earthquake That Will Divide The United States In Half
This fault zone is six times larger than the San Andreas fault zone in California and it covers portions of Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi.

Earthquake of 5.2 in Albacete felt from Valencia to Murcia and inland to Madrid
PANIC broke out across mainland Spain last night as an earthquake of 5.2 on the Richter scale struck the province of Albacete – one degree higher than the devastating tremor which caused nine deaths, 324 injuries and thousands of homes to collapse in Lorca (Murcia) four years ago.

Historic US-Iran nuclear deal could be taking shape
Edging toward a historic compromise, the U.S. and Iran reported progress Monday on a deal that would clamp down on Tehran's nuclear activities for at least 10 years but then slowly ease restrictions on programs that could be used to make atomic arms. Officials said there were still obstacles to overcome before a March 31 deadline, and any deal will face harsh opposition in both countries.

Republican FCC Commissioners Ask Wheeler To Delay Net Neutrality Vote, Release Proposal
Three days before the Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to vote on the most significant Internet regulations in history, two commissioners are asking Chairman Tom Wheeler to delay the vote and release his proposal to the public. “We respectfully request that FCC leadership immediately release the 332-page Internet regulation plan publicly and allow... a reasonable period of not less than 30 days to carefully study it,”...

US-South Korea joint military drills announced
South Korea and the US have announced that their annual military drills will begin on 2 March - a move that will anger Pyongyang. The exercises, called Key Resolve and Foal Eagle, always generate tension on the Korean peninsula. Seoul and Washington call the drills defensive in nature. North Korea calls them a rehearsal for invasion.

Libya crisis: UN talks between rival governments suspended
Libya's internationally-recognised parliament has suspended its participation in UN-brokered talks aimed at restoring calm to the country. A spokesman for the chamber of representatives blamed Friday's suicide bombings by Islamic State (IS) for the decision. He said the attack in al-Qubbah, which killed at least 40 people, had not been condemned by the rival government.

Homeland security cash stand-off over US migrant policy
President Barack Obama and Congress are at loggerheads over homeland security's $40bn (£26bn) budget, with time running out to secure a deal. Republicans, who control Congress, are seeking to remove funding for Mr Obama's attempt to save undocumented immigrants from deportation. The department of homeland security protects the US borders, and guards against disasters and terror attacks.

Sisi calls on Arabs to field united force against ISIS
Addressing his country in a televised speech on Sunday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi declared that the time has come for a united Arab effort against the Islamic State group, CNN reported Monday. "The need for a unified Arab force is growing and becoming more pressing every day", said Sisi, citing supposed offers by both Jordan and UAE to help in such an endeavor.

ISIS abducts at least 90 from Christian villages in Syria
Islamic State militants have abducted at least 90 people from Assyrian Christian villages in northeastern Syria, a monitoring group that tracks violence in Syria said on Tuesday. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the militants carried out dawn raids on rural villages inhabited by the ancient Christian minority west of Hasaka, a city mainly held by the Kurds.

Australian mining giant BHP just told the market exactly why oil prices are going lower
Oil prices have been volatile of late, but a number of banks and commenters have said that oil prices are going lower.

Mysterious tunnel found near Canada sports venue
Montreal - A sophisticated tunnel has been discovered near a major sporting venue and a university in Toronto, reports said Monday, with Canada on edge over the threat of possible extremist attacks.

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What If Obama Refuses to Obey Court Order?
Beware Patriots! Barack Obama’s promise to “Fundamentally Transform America” may include the newly-minted prerogative of the president (at least this one) to rule by fiat, regardless of what the US Congress or Judiciary branch desires. Sound like a stretch….a normal president would never consider such a lawless action, you say.

Obama’s coming caliphate crusade in North America
Obama has this dream. No, not the somewhat sappy one allegedly ghost-written for him on the pages of Dreams from my Father by Billy Ayers, but one of far more frightening dimensions. Obama’s dream is everyone else’s waking nightmare, the takeover of North America by caliphate-seeking jihadists. Nobody’s ever going to believe it. People who can’t allow themselves to believe that Obama doesn’t love America would never be ready to believe that Obama was brought into power for the express purpose to hand the coveted North America kingdom over to the jihadists.

FCC: You Won’t Know What’s In Net Neutrality Until We Force It Upon You
The power grab is on, and the Obama Executive Branch will keep it all under wraps until it is too late for you to protest against it. Such has been the tendency of the Obama White House for six years, but now the brazen tyranny is being pranced in front of us as if the hard left minions of President Obama are daring us to make a peep about it.

Smokies add earthquake to snow, ice
Along with the recent snow, ice and high winds, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park can now throw in an earthquake for good measure.

Jewish Students Under Siege on College Campuses
Two new reports indicate that anti-Semitism is growing on college campuses, with one stating that more than half of Jewish students claim to have witnessed or been subjected to some form of anti-Jewish harassment.

Fake US aircraft carrier the target in latest Iranian drills
With rockets roaring and guns blazing, more than a dozen swarming Iranian speedboats assaulted a replica of a U.S. aircraft carrier Wednesday during large-scale naval drills near the strategically vital entrance of the Persian Gulf.

Three New York men sought to join Islamic State, FBI says
The FBI has arrested three foreign nationals living in Brooklyn who agents say sought to join the Islamic State. Two of the men had threatened to kill police officers and FBI agents in the US if they were unable to travel to Syria, the FBI said. The men came to the authorities' attention after they posted to Uzbek-language websites in recent months.

Netanyahu row with Obama administration deepens
A row between the US and Benjamin Netanyahu has deepened, with the Israeli leader accusing America and others of "giving up" on trying to stop Iran obtaining nuclear weapons. The US Secretary of State questioned Mr Netanyahu's judgement on the issue. Republican leaders have invited Mr Netanyahu to address the US Congress next week, angering Democrats.

This Is What Happens To Gold In A Hyperinflationary Currency Crisis: Ukraine Edition
As Ukraine's socio-economic situation goes from wost to worst-er, today's announcement by President Poroshenko that the government will take actions to stabilize the currency (which as we previously noted, appears to be heading for hyperinflation) has Ukrainians rushing for the exits into precious metals... with only one goal in mind - wealth preservation.

US-Israel quarrel intensifies over Netanyahu speech
Trading barbs, the U.S. and Israel escalated their increasingly public spat Wednesday over Benjamin Netanyahu's GOP-engineered congressional speech next week, with the Israeli prime minister accusing world powers of rolling over to allow Tehran to develop nuclear weapons. Secretary of State John Kerry openly questioned Netanyahu's judgment on the issue.

China submarines outnumber U.S. fleet: U.S. admiral
China is building some "fairly amazing submarines" and now has more diesel- and nuclear-powered vessels than the United States, a top U.S. Navy admiral told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday, although he said their quality was inferior.

The Big Story for the month of Adar is ‘America lies’
The Big Story today is how the current US Administration lies. But the lies politicians tell are usually not entirely lies. They’re more like half-lies—or, more accurately, half-truths. This Administration doesn’t do that. It doesn’t play with half-truths. It plays with lies.

Unidentified drones reappear over Paris during night
Unidentified drones flew over Paris for a second night in a row, in the latest mystery appearance of unmanned aircraft over the French capital at a time of high security.

Magnitude 5.5 quake jolts Sulu
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the epicenter of the quake was located at 91 kilometers (km) southwest of Pangutaran munipality in Sulu.

CIA Insider Breaks Silence on Global Currency Wars
In a startling interview he reveals that all 16 U.S. Intelligence Agencies have begun to prepare for World War III.

Earthquake measuring 6.2 magnitude strikes off southern Japan
SYDNEY: An earthquake measuring 6.2 magnitude struck off southern Japan on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

US missionary Phyllis Sortor abducted in Nigeria
A US woman working as a Christian missionary in Nigeria has been abducted by masked gunmen in what may be an effort to secure a ransom, police say. Phyllis Sortor was taken from the Hope Academy compound in the central state of Kogi, the Free Methodist Church USA said on its website. The number of kidnappings has escalated in Nigeria in recent years.

Obama vetoes Keystone oil pipeline bill
US President Barack Obama has vetoed a bill that would have approved construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. The Republican-led Congress sent the bill to the president on Tuesday. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Obama vetoed the bill "without any drama or fanfare or delay".

Iranian cruise missiles blow up life-size replica of American aircraft carrier
Iran fired hundreds of missiles in a military drill on Wednesday, including two ballistic missiles which blew up an Iranian-built, life-size replica of a US aircraft carrier in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian and Arab media outlets reported. The model of the aircraft carrier was completely destroyed by the missiles, according to the reports.

N.Korea may have 100 atomic arms by 2020: US experts
North Korea appears poised to expand its nuclear program over the next five years and in a worst case scenario could possess 100 atomic arms by 2020, US researchers warned Tuesday.

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The fatal flaw in the Iran deal
The news from the nuclear talks with Iran was already troubling. Iran was being granted the “right to enrich.” It would be allowed to retain and spin thousands of centrifuges. It could continue construction of the Arak plutonium reactor.

Not again! Meet Obama's new controversial pastor
Rev. Jim Wallis, a member of President Obama’s “faith council” who is described as a spiritual adviser to the president, is a socialist activist who has championed communist causes and previously labeled the U.S. “the great captor and destroyer of human life.”

After bashing Netanyahu, top Obama aide Rice to address AIPAC
In a bid to ease soaring tensions with Israel over a potential Iran nuclear deal, the White House has decided against snubbing America’s leading pro-Israel lobby and will send President Barack Obama’s national security adviser and UN ambassador to address its annual policy conference.

Putin Ready To Turn Off Europe’s Gas Supply
Russia threatened yesterday to disrupt gas supplies to Europe within days, opening a new front in the showdown over Ukraine. President Putin demanded immediate advance payments from Kiev to keep the gas taps on in the depths of winter. Cutting off gas would be likely to hit transit flows to Europe.

Ben Carson Tells CPAC Crowd He Wants to ‘Get Rid of Dependency,’ Not Welfare Programs
Ben Carson, the celebrated neurosurgeon who has excited many grassroots conservatives, said today that if he were president he would not be an enemy of welfare programs but of “dependency” on government.

Boehner: Democrats Using DHS Funding As 'Blackmail'
0 in Share . Two days before U.S. Department of Homeland Security funding is set to expire, House Speaker John Boehner blamed Democrats for the impasse and accused them of using blackmail to shield President Barack Obama’s immigration policy. Boehner refused to say how the House may respond to a bill nearing a Senate vote that would finance the agency without blocking Obama’s immigration orders as House Republicans demand.

Time to sever fiscally irresponsible Greece from its EU lifeline
OAKLAND, California—Instead of extending Greece’s credit line for another four months, European officials should have cut Greece off from the financial lifeline it’s been abusing. It would have sent the right message to other spendthrift governments, such as Italy, Portugal and Spain, and would have forced Greece to reform its economy and get its finances in order. Now all the EU gets is a another promise.

Obama Threatens Immigration Officials Who Don’t Comply With Executive Amnesty
President Obama sent a strong message to illegal immigrants counting on the legality of his executive actions on immigration reform at a Wednesday town hall. He said that the Texas ruling against him was only temporary and that he would hold immigration officials accountable to his directives.

Feds to Ban Popular Ammo; NRA Rips Obama's Anti-Gun Agenda
A federal proposal that would ban M855 AR-15 green tip ammo by revoking its "armor-piercing" exemption was revealed earlier this month, angering the National Rifle Association and conservatives across the board.

The ‘Unmasking’ of an Islamic Terrorist, mainstream media style
ce of ISIS, executioner ‘Jihadi John’, identified as Mohammed Emwazi, still rides the Internet hiding behind his trademark black mask. CFP Magazine Medical News, Nutrition, Exercise Vacations, Resorts, Travel Automotive News & Reviews Lifestyles Life, Pets, Gardens, Food, Music Christianity-Religion CFP Book Page Cartoon of the day Cartoons Jihadi John, destined to be charged with ‘workplace violence’ will escape justice because we’ve all been taught to believe that there is no such thing as “Islamic terrorism. ‘Jihadi John unmasked: Former Westminster University student was arrested FIVE years ago and put on a terror watch list—but he flew to Syria to join ISIS two years later’, is the headline in today’s British Daily Mail.

Politics: U.S. Congressman visits Temple Mount - is greeted by Muslim women screaming ‘allahu akbar
On February 18th, Congressman Dennis Ross (R-FL) visited the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. There, he was harassed by a cadre of Islamic women who wandered around screaming “Allahu Akbar” and the Arabic word for “leave.”

Austria passes controversial reforms to 1912 Islam law
The Austrian parliament has passed controversial reforms to the country's century-old law on Islam. The bill, which is partly aimed at tackling Islamist radicalism, gives Muslims more legal security but bans foreign funding for mosques and imams. Austria's Integration Minister, Sebastian Kurz, defended the reforms but Muslim leaders say they fail to treat them equally.

Bolivia flooding displaces thousands in Pando province
Flooding has forced more than 4,000 people from their homes in the town of Cobija in northern Bolivia after the river Acre burst its banks. Heavy rains have also caused the nearby river Tahuamanu to burst its banks. Vice-President Alvaro Garcia Linera travelled to Cobija on Tuesday to deliver aid to the town.

Netanyahu 'not correct' on Iran nuclear talks - Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry has questioned the judgement of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu over his stance on Iran's nuclear programme. Mr Netanyahu has criticised the US and others for "giving up" on trying to stop Iran obtaining nuclear weapons. The Israeli PM "may not be correct", Mr Kerry said after attending the latest Iran nuclear talks in Geneva.

Washington DC legalises marijuana possession and use
Washington DC has become the latest place in the United States to legalise the possession of small amounts of marijuana. As of midnight on Thursday (05:00 GMT), people who use the drug in private no longer face prosecution. The change has created tension between the city's mayor and Congress.

ISIS in Syria has abducted 220 from Christian villages this week, monitor says
Islamic State militants have abducted at least 220 people from Assyrian Christian villages in northeastern Syria during a three day offensive, a monitor that tracks violence in Syria said on Thursday. The...Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the abductions took place when Islamic State took 10 villages inhabited by the...Christian minority near Hasaka, a city mainly held by the Kurds, over the past three days.

'Senior ISIS commanders killed in air strikes in Iraq, fate of leader Baghdadi unknown'
A number of prominent Islamic State operatives were killed Thursday in intensive air-strikes by the US-led coaltion against the terrorist group in the Iraqi town of al-Qaim near the Syrian border, Al Arabiya reported. It was not clear if Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was injured in the strikes, however he reportedly was en route to the area.

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Greece runs out of funding options despite euro zone reprieve
Greece is running out of options to fund itself despite a four-month bailout extension, raising pressure on Athens to quickly implement reforms it has vocally opposed or default on debt repayments in a matter of weeks.

Russian Politician Boris Nemtsov Killed in Moscow
Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov was shot to death in central Moscow late Friday. According to Moscow police, Nemtsov was walking near Red Square with a female companion when assassins opened fire on him.

Vandalism in Arizona Shut Down Internet, Cellphone, Telephone Service Across State
Cellphone, Internet, and telephone services across half of Arizona went dark on Wednesday after vandals sliced a sensitive fiber optic cable, according to those familiar with the situation. The incident is raising concerns about the safety of U.S. infrastructure.

Obama’s Little Shop of Horrors!
Obama continues to feed on America's freedoms everyday, taking more and more, never satisfied. “Feed me!Feed me now!! Feed me all night long!If you feed me, I can grow up big and strong.” These are lines spoken by Audrey II, in the movie, “Little Shop of Horrors.” The plant that grows bigger every time he eats and is never quite satisfied. He always wants more. It is never enough! “FEED ME!”

A Letter to the Senate
The nomination of Loretta Lynch to the position of Attorney General is before you. Although her intelligence, experience, and poise may appear to make her a superb candidate, it is clear now that she would be an extremely poor – even dangerous — choice due to her strong position on civil asset forfeiture.

Equatorial Glaciers?—Yeah
As you know from the Prez, the UN, and countless NGOs, the earth is ready to get a heat stroke, we’re told that “climate change” is the mother of all threats. All because of your use of (still?) incandescent light bulbs, not wanting to freeze in the dark, or your need to drive to the drugstore for a medicine or to work.

Report: Specter of McCarthyism in Democrats' Climate Change 'Witch Hunt'
In a twist in the "war on science," conservatives and some scientists are saying they are the victims of a politically fueled campaign to discredit the science of climate change skeptics.

IRS Opens Criminal Inquiry into 'Lost' Lois Lerner Emails
The scandal surrounding the IRS targeting of conservative groups has taken a new twist with the agency’s inspector general revealing he’s conducting a possible criminal probe into the discovery of "lost" emails from former official Lois Lerner.

7 Reasons Net Neutrality Is a Threat to Your Freedom
The FCC's Democrat majority voted on Thursday to fix something that ain't broken by approving new regulations for the Internet. Republicans are dissenting, darkly suggesting that the new rules in government hands are a threat.

Government Takeover of the Internet Begins
In a vote along party lines, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved what amounts to a government takeover of the Internet. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler and his fellow Democrats, Mignon Clyburn and Jessica Rosenworcel, approved placing the Internet under Title II regulations.

Jihadi John: Another rich terrorist who didn’t need a job
In a recent interview, State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said that to fight terrorism, “we need to go after the root causes that lead people to join these groups, whether it’s a lack of opportunity for jobs….”

Obama’s True Enemy
Republicans, and conservatives that file into Tea Party meetings and rallies, Constitution Classes, and Libertarian gatherings, say time and time again that they are so tired of having to battle the failures of President Barack Obama. His failed policies are nearly more than they can digest.

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Obama Dares GOP: Go Ahead, ‘Have a Vote on Whether What I’m Doing Is Legal…I Will Veto’
Pres. Obama is daring Republicans to vote on whether or not his executive actions are legal. Discussing opposition to his executive amnesty orders...Obama said he would veto the vote because his actions are “the right thing to do...“What we’ve done is we’ve expanded my authorities under executive action...so now the question is, how can we get a law passed.”

Treasury won't explain decision to make $3 billion in Obamacare payments
The U.S. Treasury Department has rebuffed a request by House Ways and Means Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R- Wis., to explain $3 billion in payments that were made to health insurers even though Congress never authorized the spending through annual appropriations. At issue are payments to insurers known as cost-sharing subsidies.

Ukraine crisis: 'Military threat from east to remain' despite truce
Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko has said a "military threat from the east" will remain even if a ceasefire holds between government troops and pro-Russian rebels in the east. Mr Poroshenko's warning is widely seen as an indirect reference to Russia. Ukraine and the West accuse Russia of helping the rebels with weapons and soldiers - a claim denied by Moscow.

Dozens of Australian women 'supporting terrorism'
Up to 40 Australian women have taken part in terror attacks or are supporting militant groups, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has said. She said an increasing number of women were going to Syria and Iraq to join husbands fighting with Islamic State (IS) or to marry a militant. Dozens of Australian nationals are thought to have joined IS.

US-Bangladesh blogger Avijit Roy hacked to death
A knife-wielding mob has hacked to death a US-Bangladeshi blogger whose writing on religion had brought threats from Islamist hardliners. Avijit Roy, an atheist who advocated secularism, was attacked in Dhaka as he walked back from a book fair with his wife, who was hurt in attack. No-one has been arrested but police say they are investigating a local Islamist group that praised the killing.

Jordan takes no chances in confronting native Jihadis
At Jordan's State Security court, Islamic State militants, clad in green military fatigues with long, unkempt beards, stood impassively, awaiting sentence inside a black iron cage. The barred enclosure was very much like the one in which their fellow jihadis in Syria burned alive Jordanian pilot Mouath al-Kasaesbeh, igniting a storm across a trouble

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