Syria threat over Golan puts Israel on war alert
Telegraph.co.uk 2006/9/30
Israel has gone on heightened alert over a possible war with Syria amid reports that President Bashar Assad may be considering military strikes to regain the Golan Heights.   For years Israeli military intelligence has down-played Syria's capacity to launch a meaningful attack against Israel, and the threat level has been kept "low".   But Israeli reports have revealed that the threat level had been raised after intelligence assessments that Damascus is "seriously examining" military action. ...
? Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots
An attack by Syria would be the last straw, and impetus to complete this last uprooting.

Ben-Eliezer: Assassinate Nasrallah
The Jerusalem Post 2006/9/30
National Infrastructures Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer (Labor) called on Saturday for the assassination of Hizbullah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah.   "He is dangerous to everyone," Ben-Eliezer declared in an interview to Army Radio - an interview that Army Radio reported was picked up and reported by a number of foreign news outlets, including the British Sky News - and said that Israel should target Nasrallah at an "appropriate opportunity."   Ben-Eliezer also said that he was "unimpressed" by Syrian President Bashar Assad's announcement that he was willing to negotiate with Israel. ...
? Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots

Egypt, Jordan want Hamas gov’t toppled
Judeoscope 2006/9/30
...Delegates from Arab states also demanded that Hamas bows to demands by the Quartet of peace brokers - the United Nations, European Union, Russia and the United States - that it recognizes Israel’s right to exist as a precondition to forming a unity government with Fatah.   Jordan said it will advice Abbas on legal means to topple the Hamas government if it continues to refuse to recognize Israel. ...

Hashemite Islamic Councils Kick off in the First Friday of Ramadan
Jordan News Agency 2006/9/29
The First Hashemite Islamic Council entitled "Muslims and Future Challenges" kicked off on Friday. ...The councils are organized by Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs and take place at the Islamic Cultural Center of King Abdullah I Mosque.   The councils gain the patronage of His Majesty the King in this holy month, where a number of Muslim scholars come together from Jordan, Arab and Islamic countries. ...Salem talked about the future of Islamic culture and challenges the Muslim nation faces, underlining that the greatest challenge is breaking away from its past and thought. ...

DoD OKs sale of helicopters, control system to Jordan
Market Watch 2006/9/29
The Pentagon has signed off on Jordan's request to buy two Black Hawk helicopters and a $450 million command and control system. ...It said Jordan needs the equipment so its military can respond quickly to national security threats.    "The proposed sale will enhance the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security of a key regional partner who has proven to be a vital force for political stability and peace in the Middle East," the U.S. defense agency said.   United Technologies Corp.'s (UTX) Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. unit makes the Black Hawk helicopters, which will be used for transporting King Abdullah II and other government officials. General Electric Co. (GE) makes the engines. That deal is valued at $60 million.
? Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand
? Daniel 11:38 ...But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.

UN, Do More than Assuage Guilt
The Washington Post 2006/9/29
...Jordan offers the world a person who is familiar with the conflict in the Middle East and is a representative of Arab moderation and reform. The UN record on the Middle East has been bad and looks likely to remain so. The list of unfulfilled UN resolutions on Palestine is long.   If the international community is serious about solving the Palestinian conflict then it should vote for the Jordanian candidate. Judging from the UN's record, it seems unlikely that a Jordanian official -- even a Hashemite prince - can do much, but it might be worth giving this seemingly intractable problem a chance to find a permanent solution. ...

Syria defies US threat and backs Hamas, Hezbollah
Gulf Times 2006/9/29
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice threatened this week to toughen sanctions Washington imposed on Syria in 2004, mainly because of its support for the two movements, which Washington regards as "terrorist organisations". ...
? Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots

Syria vows to back Hamas, Hizbullah at all costs
The Daily Star 2006/9/29
Syria will keep supporting Hamas and Hizbullah despite US threats to impose more sanctions on it, a Syrian government newspaper said on Thursday. Relations between the United States, Israel's chief ally, and Syria have been bad for years, and hit a new low after last year's assassination in Beirut of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, who was friendly with Washington.   A UN investigation said the assassination could not have been carried out without the knowledge of Syrian security officials. Damascus denies involvement in the killing.   "Syria is more determined to stand by the resistance until the land is liberated and Israel is defeated," an editorial in the newspaper Baath said. ...
? Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots

The Case for Waterboarding
FrontPageMag 2006/9/29
...Although waterboarding is normally employed as the last resort and the frequency of its use kept secret, it has been made known that so far it has worked every time it has been tried. Thanks to its extraordinary efficacy, we have been able to obtain a great amount of critical intelligence that would have otherwise remained inaccessible. With the help of this information we have captured al-Qaeda operatives, stopped deadly plots, and saved many innocent lives. One of the fruits of Mohammed’s confession, to give one example, was the thwarting of a conspiracy to fly an airliner into the Library Tower, the tallest building in Los Angeles.   Given these facts, it is almost incomprehensible that there are some people in this country who insist that we relinquish this life-saving tool. Resting their objections on ethical grounds, they try to convince us that the procedure is morally unacceptable. But theirs is a misguided stance ...
Contributed by Bob Anderson.    ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterboarding

American-Arab Summit Will Focus on Israel, Iran
The New York Sun 2006/9/29
America and its Arab allies are rushing to finish last-minute planning for a diplomatic summit next week on possible Arab-Israeli negotiations and Iran's nuclear program.   The summit of foreign ministers is likely to coincide with Secretary of State Rice's visit to the Middle East, where she is scheduled to visit Egypt, Israel, the Palestinian Arab territories, and Saudi Arabia. The conference, to be sponsored by the Gulf Cooperation Council, a grouping of oil-rich states in the Persian Gulf, appears to be a direct outgrowth of President Bush's speech at the U.N. General Assembly earlier this month, in which he announced that he is sending Ms. Rice to the region. ...

King visits Army Headquarters
The Jordan Times 2006/9/28
...King Abdullah, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces, is greeted by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff General Khaled Sarayreh, during a visit to Army Headquarters ...
? Daniel 11:38 ...But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.

Jordan draft law sets up anti-corruption commission
Middle East Times 2006/9/28
The Jordanian parliament has approved a draft law to fight corruption through the creation of a new independent commission capping debates lasting more than a year, officials said. ...In June 2005 King Abdullah II instructed the government of former prime minister Adnan Badran to set up "an independent commission ... to fight corruption and institutionalize its eradication."   "We aspire to a responsible commission that will pursue any corrupt person," the king had said in a letter to Badran, adding that he considers "nepotism" a form of corruption that should be wiped out from Jordan.

King Checks on Situations of Salhyeh and Nayfeh District, Orders to Build Houses for Them
Jordan News Agency 2006/9/28
...King Abdullah II issued orders to build other 26 residential units for poor in Salhyeh and Nayfeh village who live in tents and to improve educational and medical services in the area.   King Abdullah also issued orders to distribute food stuff sufficient for six months for the families in the village, promising villagers to pay them other visit in the coming few months to check on them. ...
A benevolent king.  Winning the hearts and minds of people one good deed at a time.

Shofar, not so good: Blower barred from Temple Mount
Israelis concerned sound of Jewish instrument offensive to Muslims congregating at holy site
WorldNetDaily 2006/9/28
...Shmulik Ben Ruby, a spokesman for the Jerusalem Police Authority, told WND the Jewish man, 19-year-old Jerusalem resident Eliyahi Kleiman, was taken forcibly from the Western Wall last weekend for fear the sound of the shofar would offend nearby Muslims congregating on the Temple Mount, which is opposite the wall.   "Hundreds of Muslims went up to the Temple Mount. In order to prevent any tensions between the two sides, we asked Kleiman to stop blowing the shofar," Ben Ruby said. "He continued and so he was removed and detained." ...

Crossfire War - Hezbollah on Re-Supply Schedule for Next War - mid-October
News Blaze 2006/9/28
...it seems that Israel's government the Knesset, its foreign affairs and security committee, is ignoring warnings that emerged right after the ceasfire in mid-August, that with the rampant arms trade going on Palestinian units in the south and Hezbollah up north are now able to start wars simultaneously around Israel. One month ago crossfirewar.com reported Israel's intelligence services estimate, their projection for when Tehran-Damascus, using Palestinians and Hezbollah, will be ready to start the next phase of fighting at their current rate of re-supply, mid-October.

US Affairs: Damascus be damned
The Jerusalem Post 2006/9/28
Israel's quick rejection of Syria's latest overture did not come as a surprise to policy-makers in the Bush administration. After years of trying as hard as possible to push a Syrian-Israeli peace process forward, the US has given up, at least temporarily, on such a prospect. ...Indeed, in the eyes of US policy-makers, Damascus has evolved from being a key to regional peace to constituting an obstacle to American interests. ...
? Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots

Israel Rejects Syrian Peace Overture
All Headline News 2006/9/28
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Thursday publicly rejected a recent peace overture by Syrian President Bashar Assad, citing the latter's continued support for Palestinian terrorist organizations.   Olmert told Israel Radio that Syria "was and remains the main supporter of the Palestinian terror groups who daily try to carry out terrorism against the state of Israel.   "In my opinion, this is not a foundation on which it is possible to hold peace negotiations." ...
? Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots

Jordan's King expresses concern about stability in Sudan
People's Daily Online 2006/9/27
Jordanian King Abdullah II stressed on Monday Jordan's keenness on supporting efforts that aim at enhancing stability in Sudan and preserving its territorial integrity.   During a meeting with visiting Sudanese Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Hussein, Abdullah said that Jordan will support all efforts serving interests of the Sudanese people and preserving stability and security in the country. ...

A battle lost
The Washington Times 2006/9/27
...the United States has suffered a substantial defeat in the war against radical Islam.   Three weeks ago, Pakistan signed the terms of the Waziristan Accord with the northern region of its country called North Waziristan. It was, effectively, the terms of surrender by Pakistan to the Taliban and al Qaeda, which dominate North Waziristan. Pakistan has negotiated a separate peace -- the eternal danger to any wartime alliance. ...
Contributed by Bob Anderson.

Israel names new general for Lebanon, Syria fronts
Reuters 2006/9/27
Israel appointed a new military commander for its Lebanese and Syrian fronts on Wednesday, replacing a general who resigned amid charges of incompetence in waging the war against Hizbollah. ...

Admit We’re Peaceful…or Else
FrontPageMag 2006/9/27
...At his meeting this week with the Muslim representatives, Pope Benedict refused to kowtow once more, as his critics had expected him to do. He told the diplomatic envoys: “The circumstances which have given rise to our gathering are well known. I have already had occasion to dwell upon them in the course of the past week.” Rather, he told them: “I am profoundly convinced that in the current world situation it is imperative that Christians and Muslims engage with one another in order to address the numerous challenges that present themselves to humanity.” But, the pontiff told them, this can only occur if there is “a spirit of sincere and respectful dialogue, based on ever more authentic reciprocal knowledge.” And therein lies the greatest irony of this whole dramatic episode: by their own words and actions these past two weeks, Benedict’s most vociferous critics—both in the Western world and in the Muslim umma—have given us far more knowledge of the ideologies driving them in the here and now than any quote from a king of yesteryear.

U.S. And Israel Get Tough On Syria
All Headline News 2006/9/27
...U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that the international community is "going to have to start looking at further sanctions on Syria if it is to continue on the path it's currently on."   "I think that the Syrians look as if they've made their choice and their choice is to associate with extremist forces in Iran," said Rice, who believes that garnering support for increased sanctions will be made increasingly easy "as Syria continues to show its stripes and isolate itself." ...

Jordanian court convicts 5 of plotting attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq
Chron.com 2006/9/27
Jordan's military court today convicted five men of plotting attacks against U.S. troops in Iraq, including a cousin of slain al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.   The five were sentenced to prison terms ranging between six months to five years. ...

Despite U.N. calls, no side moving to disarm Hezbollah
International Herald Tribune 2006/9/27
Six weeks after the end of the Lebanon war, the militant Hezbollah group is facing little on-the-ground pressure to give up its weapons — despite a U.N. cease-fire resolution calling for the eventual disarming of the guerrillas.   The leaders of a U.N. peacekeeping force in south Lebanon say the job is not theirs. And Lebanon's ill-equipped army, some of whose soldiers wear tin-pot helmets and carry outdated M-16 rifles, shows no signs of diving into a confrontation with battle-hardened Hezbollah fighters ...

Cyprus releases Syria-bound weapons ship
yNetNews 2006/9/27
Cypriot authorities release suspected air defense radars seized three weeks ago on a Syria-bound vessel; there is no arms embargo on Syria but Cyprus refused to release cargo after vessel's manifest said shipment consisted of irrigation pipes, meteorological equipment ...

Allah imposes on Jerusalem's Jews
Jerusalem Newswire 2006/9/27
Fearing violence by Muslim mobs fired-up by the Ramadan sermons now being delivered daily atop Jerusalem's Temple Mount, Israeli authorities have instructed Jewish residents of parts of the capital's Old City to remain indoors during the evening hours.   Local Jews complained that police should be enforcing the law equally among all citizens, rather than cowering in fear at the mere hint of Muslim hostility. ...

Syria offers rewards to Golan settlers
United Press International 2006/9/27
Syrian President Bashar Assad said cash rewards will be offered for citizens residing permanently on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.   The president's decree said the rewards, available to all workers, officials and service providers, would be provided to those returning to the region with the objective of "supporting the resilience of our people on the Golan and encouraging others to return," ...

King Congratulates Yemeni President on Sept. 26 Revolution
Jordan News Agency 2006/9/26
...King Abdullah II sent a cable to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh congratulating him in his name ...
? John 5:43 "I am come in my Father's name (HASHEM), and ye receive me not: if another shall come "in his own name" (HASHEMITE), him ye will receive.

Jordan to supply power to Jericho
The Jerusalem Post 2006/9/26
National Infrastructures Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer on Monday gave his approval for Hemi, the Jerusalem District Electric Company, to link Jericho to Jordan's electric grid through 33,000 volt high-tension lines. ...Hemi had negotiated with the Jordanian electric company, King Abdullah II, Prime Minister Marouf al-Bakhit and the country's energy minister towards their approval of the project to supply Jericho Jordanian power through Hemi lines. ...

Aid Convoy due in the Palestinian Lands on Wednesday
Jordan News Agency 2006/9/26
...a new aid convoy will arrive in the Palestinian lands on Wednesday to help Palestinians face shortage in basic consumer goods.   The aid, which comes in implementation of His Majesty King Abdullah's directives, is sent by the Jordanian Hashemite Charity organization in cooperation with the Jordan Armed Forces' Crisis Management Center. ...
A benevolent king.  Winning his kingdom truckloads at a time.

King opens Ah El-Kahf religious site
Jordan News Agency 2006/9/26
...King Abdullah II on Tuesday opened the project of Ahl El-Kahf site development.... ...In the same place, which is full of religious and historical gestures, a mosque with minarets and domes has been built. And it has been surrounded by walls and trees, within a plan to carry out the Hashemite construction of religious sites in Jordan, which has included twenty sites along the Kingdom. ...His Majesty started his opening ceremony by visiting the tombs of Ahl El-kahf, and was acquainted with the elements of development, where he gave instructions to adopt the halls related to the mosque to be the headquarters of King Abdullah II's Institute for qualification and training of preachers. ...
There's no separation of religion and state in Jordan, AND no ACLU making a fuss either!

King Receives Sudanese Defense MinisterKing Receives Sudanese Defense Minister
Jordan News Agency 2006/9/26
During a meeting on Tuesday with Sudanese Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Hussein and his accompanying delegation, the King affirmed Jordan's support to all efforts that aim at serving interests of the Sudanese people and preserving stability and security in the country. ...Hussein underlined King Abdullah's supportive stands towards Arab issues, noting to Jordan's keenness on achieving peace and stability in Sudan.

Rice Evokes Possible New Sanctions Against Syria for Destabilizing Lebanon
Naharnet 2006/9/26
..."We're going to have to look at tougher measures if Syria continues to be on the path that it's on," Rice told The Wall Street Journal in an interview, the transcript of which was released Monday by the State Department.   The United States has accused Syria of backing anti-U.S. insurgents in Iraq and of involvement in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Premier Rafik Hariri.   It also says Syrian support for Hizbullah was a factor in sparking the recent conflict with Lebanon, while Rice accused Damascus of undermining attempts to form a moderate Palestinian government by backing rejectionists inside Hamas. ...
? Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots
Yes, it's called 'the path to its uprooting'.

America, Israel, and Iran: Some Troubling Questions
ChronWatch 2006/9/26
As Iran ’s nuclear program moves ahead there is something especially puzzling, and even disturbing, about American actions. Three years ago President Bush stated that Iran must not be allowed to go nuclear. As time passes Iran becomes more dangerous and belligerent, yet Bush’s stance becomes less certain instead of stronger. He now works with the U.N. Security Council where China and Russia play their own double game against America . ...

Researcher: Temple treasure is in West Bank
yNetNews 2006-9-26
...After decades of searching and probing the holy scriptures, the archeologist reached the conclusion that the treasure was taken out of Rome in the fifth century CE. He discovered that it was transported to Carthage, a city-state near Tunisia which became an empire that controlled North Africa and the Mediterranean, and to Constantinople (Turkey) and Algeria. The treasures were then returned to Jerusalem and hidden under a monastery.   Kingsley explained that during the 1990s Israeli and Vatican officials confronted each other on the issue of location of these treasures. Israel even claimed that the Pope was hiding them in Rome. "The Temple treasure remains a deadly political tool in the volatile Arab-Israeli conflict centered on the Temple Mount," said Kingsley. “The treasure’s final hiding place – in the modern West Bank . . . deep in Hamas territory – will rock world religions,” he added. ...

Olmert: Assad is no peace partner now
United Press International 2006/9/26
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has snubbed Syria's call for political negotiations, saying Syrian President Bashar Assad is no peace partner. ..."I have no intention at all to be lured by public relations maneuvers undertaken by Bashar Assad," Olmert was quoted as saying. ...
? Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots

Olmert talks tough on Golan
JTA 2006/9/26
Ehud Olmert ruled out a return of the Golan Heights to Syria under his administration.   “So long as I am prime minister, the Golan Heights will remain in our hands, as it is an inseparable part of the State of Israel,” ...Asked about recent peace overtures by Bashar Assad, in which the Syrian president also threatened to resort to war should he not win back the Golan through diplomacy, Olmert was dismissive.   “What Assad is saying is actually this: ´I’m going to continue with terrorism, I’m going to continue supporting Palestinian terrorism, I’m going to continue supporting anti-American terrorism in Iraq, I’m going to continue ...
? Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots

Abdullah offers US-style prep school
The Jerusalem Post 2006/9/25
The Arab world's best and brightest young people will soon have a new option for top-notch Western schooling, and they won't have to trek all the way to London or New England to get it.   At the behest of Jordan's King Abdullah II, the King's Academy private boarding school was founded in recent weeks just outside Amman and expects to open its doors to students for the first time in the fall of 2007. ...

Under the Patronage of Jordan's Consul in Dubai, Saraya Aqaba hosts a gala dinner, and sponsors 'Back to Business' event in Dubai
AMEInfo 2006/9/24
..."Saraya Aqaba benefits from the investment facilitations and the huge economic growth in Jordan. Such factors continue to contribute to attracting regional and international investors."
? Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

Jordan works on mosque law
SeattlePI 2006/9/24
Jordan's parliament moved Sunday to tighten state control over mosque preachers, amending legislation that aims to prevent the kingdom's mosques from being used to propagate extremist ideas. ...The parliament added a provision to a bill to require prior written approval from the government before someone enters the pulpit. The changes came just three weeks after members of the lower house of parliament approved the law. ...King Abdullah II, the ultimate authority in Jordan, is expected to sign the bill into law soon, replacing legislation enacted in 1986. ...

Delusion in Damascus
The Washington Post 2006/9/24
...Syria is more likely to trigger a new round of armed conflict in the near future.   The threat stems from Mr. Assad's overt resistance to the U.N. Security Council resolution that ended the war. Among other provisions, the resolution mandated the expansion of a U.N. peacekeeping force along the Lebanese-Israeli border and prohibited any state from helping Hezbollah to rearm. Mr. Assad has denounced the deployment of European troops as part of the U.N. force; last week he described it as a Western plot to divide the Arab world. More significantly, he has threatened that any deployment of the force along the Lebanese-Syrian border would be treated by Damascus as hostile. ...

"America Must Listen"
Spiegel Online 2006/9/24
...Assad: America must listen. It must listen to the interests of others. But the US government has no interest in similarities, no matter how obvious. Think of the war against terrorism. In my view, Washington's approach can be compared to a doctor constantly banging away at a tumor instead of removing it surgically. Terrorism is growing instead of declining. We both suffer from it, but the United States doesn't want to cooperate with us.
Seems to me like Assad just recommended the method of his own demise.  Remove him surgically instead of banging away at him.

Dividing Iraq Would Just Mean More Threats
Assyrian International News Agency 2006/9/24
...Dividing Iraq would invite Tehran to make even more mischief within the Iraqi Shiite community, especially to further exploit the rivalry between the two major clerics, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani and Muqtada Sadr. If the Shiite areas in southern and eastern Iraq fell under Iranian influence, would Tehran not be tempted to turn its attention to the Sunnis in the west and the Kurds in the north? How would the global energy situation be affected if Iran were to gain influence over a rump Shiite state as its protector? How would neighboring Sunni states -- Jordan and Saudi Arabia -- react? Would Hezbollah, Iran's proxy against Israel, not feel strengthened in Lebanon? ...

Iran and Turkey Prepare for War in Iraqi Kurdistan
DEBKAfile 2006/9/24
A new Middle East war is in the offing. DEBKAfile’s exclusive military sources in Iraq and sources in Iran reveal that Turkish and Iranian air units as well as armored, paratroop, special operations and artillery forces are poised for an imminent coordinated invasion of the northern Iraqi autonomous province of Kurdistan. ...Turkey to the northwest and Iran to the east both have Kurdish minorities which have been radicalized by the emergence of Iraqi Kurdistan in the last three years. The three contiguous Kurdish regions form a strategic world hub.   A jittery Washington foresees a Kurdish-Iranian military thrust quickly flaring into a comprehensive conflict and igniting flames that would envelop the whole of Iraqi Kurdistan as well as southern Turkey and Armenia. ...
Contributed by Bob Anderson.

Israeli Occupation Must End in Order to Achieve Mideast Peace
News Blaze 2006/9/23
The King of Jordan today issued an urgent appeal to leaders gathered at the United Nations for attention to Israel's occupation of Palestine, which he said is fundamental to achieving peace across the Middle East.   "Never has it been more important for the world community to act decisively for peace in my region," King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein told the General Assembly's general debate. ...

The Jordan Tourism Board launches the new Jordan Tourism brand
AMEInfo 2006/9/23
...This launch is considered a very significant step for JTB in promoting its new brand identity that was derived from the vision and objectives of the National Tourism Strategy, which aims at putting Jordan on the global tourism map.   The new brand identity reflects the cultural heritage of Jordan through the fine old tradition of calligraphy and its unique character is expressed in the shapes of the letters which are styled to represent a small mosaic piece, a part of the larger mosaic that makes up Jordan. The Crown was drawn to communicate that Jordan is a 21st century monarchy. ...
? Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

Bush: Fighting Terror Will Bring Peace
Voice Of America 2006/9/23
..."In the broader Middle East, the world faces a straightforward choice:  We can allow that region to continue on the course it was headed before September 11, and, a generation from now, our children will face a region dominated by terrorist states and radical dictators, armed with nuclear weapons; or we can stop that from happening by confronting the ideology of hate, and helping the people of the Middle East build a future of hope," he said. ...

Kirkuk must be recognized as part of South Kurdistan
Kurdish Aspect 2006/9/23
Kirkuk has been and must be recognized as a part of South Kurdistan to assure the safety and national security of the 5 million Kurds living there and other areas of its inseparable body of S.. Kurdistan homeland territory from time immemorial for how long the nation of Kurds must bleed by the few usurper vultures until the Civilized World decides to recognize them as an Independent state? Or are the Kurds to remain in the same bloody quagmire for another 84 years, even now that all freedom loving nations agree; that South Kurdistan should have been declared Independent once the manufactured Iraq of the1920s was finally Liberated on April 2003. ...

President Says World Must Support Muslim Moderates
News Blaze 2006/9/23
...Bush said all civilized nations, "especially those in the Muslim world," are "bound together in this struggle between moderation and extremism," and that through international cooperation it will be possible to "roll back this grave threat to our way of life," help the inhabitants of the Middle East "claim their freedom," and create a "safer and more hopeful world." ...

King Calls on Developed Countries to Commit to their Role in Achieving Development
Jordan News Agency 2006/9/22
...In his speech at the annual dinner banquette for Clinton Global Initiative, King Abdullah said that development, international understanding and solving conflicts are the main issues the world must attach concern to.   "Sustainable development creates economic stability and development and benefit from them" said the King, addressing the gathering which brought together hundreds of international prominent persons. ...Former US President Bill Clinton welcomed their Majesties King Abdullah II and Queen Rania Al Abdullah, saying "When I met His Majesty King Abdullah and Queen Rania Al Abdullah I felt great hope because they represented what I hoped the new Middle East". UN Secretary General Kofi Annan determined the global challenges which are danger over the world as they threaten stability and life on earth saying that wars in all its kinds, environmental deterioration, infectious diseases, international organized crime, terrorism and mass destruction weapons.
? Daniel 7:8, Revelation 13:5 …And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things…
? Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand
? Matthew 24:7-9 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.  9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
? Revelation 13:3 ...and all the world wondered after the beast.
We are in the precursor days of what's to come shortly.

What About Hamas?  "No To Abbas."
Threats Watch 2006/9/22
After Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared at the UN Thursday that the potential ‘unity government’ in the process of being formed would recognize both Israel as a state and existing PLO agreements with Israel, we asked “But What of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, Mr. Abbas?” For it appeared that no affirming words had been spoken by Hamas on their own behalf suggesting any recognition of Israel. Abbas’ statement unfortunately appeared more idealistic than realistic.   Well today Hamas has spoken. Clearly.   But Prime Minister Ismail Haniya, in a mosque sermon in Gaza City on Friday, said: “I personally will not head any government that recognises Israel.”   Earlier, Ahmed Youssef, a senior adviser to Mr Haniya, said there would be no explicit recognition of Israel, but Hamas was prepared to agree to a 10-year truce with the Jewish state.   “The government and the Hamas movement will be against recognising Israel. Our position to solve the crisis is a 10-year truce which will be good for stability and prosperity,” he said. ...

Analysis: Middle East takes U.N. stage
United Press International 2006/9/22
The session, originally opposed by the United States, was requested Aug. 30 by the League of Arab States. It failed to reach any accord, just general agreement that the Middle East was facing a bad situation. ...In the end, the meeting merely agreed a peace settlement and a solution to the Palestinian issue were necessary. ...

Abbas makes Israel recognition pledge
ABC.Net.au 2006/9/22
The Palestinian President has set himself on a collision course with the elected Hamas-led majority in his government.   President Mahmoud Abbas has told the UN General Assembly that any new Palestinian government would recognise Israel.   The parties are currently trying to negotiate an agreement for a government of national unity, but the recognition of Israel issue is a big sticking point. ...

Arab League urges immediate action to settle Middle East conflict
The Raw Story 2006/9/22
Arab League foreign ministers on Friday said "time is running out" in the effort to resolve the Israeli- Palestinian conflict and urged immediate action. Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa said the peace process in the Middle East needs to be revived without further delay.   "Time is running out and actions are needed to end the procrastination," Moussa said, following the ministerial meeting at UN headquarters. ...
They are all parroting the recent statements of Jordan's King Abdullah II, so you know who's behind the forcing of this so called 'peace'.

Anbar Sunnis Turn on al-Qaeda
Threats Watch 2006/9/22
Twenty-five Sunni tribes in Iraq’s western Anbar Province say that they have sealed an agreement to unite against al-Qaeda because of the foreign terrorist group’s indiscriminate killing of innocent Iraqis. This is actually the formalization of a process which has been ongoing for more than a year, as native Sunni Iraqis who opposed the presence of U.S. troops came to view foreign jihadists not as the allies they claimed to be, but as enemies of the Iraqi people. ...This marks the end of a broad anti-American coalition which came together in the two years following the fall of the Baathist regime in April 2003, but began to show increasing signs of strain in the latter part of 2005.

Ahmadinejad-Al Qaeda-Bush Partition Iraq
The Conservative Voice 2006/9/22
A surprising new alliance is shaping up in the Middle East  ...The three unlikely partners agree on the central issue of what to do about Iraq. They all want Iraq partitioned, as follows.   Iran would take eastern Iraq including Basra, which has Iraq's only major port and holds 60% of Iraq's proven oil reserves. ...