The Middle East In The News

Bashar Assad's Syria : A focus of continued incitement to venomous ...
Independent Media Review Analysis (IMRA) - Israel 2005/4/30
of the sages. Therefore, if we want to know our enemy, not only ours but of. The Freemasons 4 are a tool in the hands of the Zionist movement . In the. ...
(Just a little out there.)

King Abdullah II: "Iraq is the Battleground - the West against Iran"
The Middle East Forum   Middle East Quarterly Spring 2005 ● Volume XII: Number 2
King Abdullah II "... Out of the 3,625 mosques in the country, plus another 280 under construction, about 20 to 30 percent have no state preachers. The result is that anybody can stand up and give a sermon. We need to find the money so we can hire the right people. ..."... We start on a layered level of attacking different problems in Jordan, and all these programs are going to continue. But we're now in a position to really tackle political reform. ...  ... We're going to do something in Jordan that has not been done before in the Middle East. And it's serious. I had my first meeting with a very small group, and I said, "You all understand when we start the process, we're talking about true democratic political reform. Once we start this, there's no going back ... ... You'll notice when we talk about political reform, there's reform also for the security services. I think they're beginning to get the message that you can't have political reform and have the archaic way of doing things."
contributed by Jody

Jordanians doubt Iraqi government
BigNewsNetwork.com 2005/4/30
Jordanian analysts Saturday doubted the new Iraqi government could achieve political and security stability and predicted a deterioration of conditions there. ... ... particularly because the Baghdad government lacks Arab Sunni leaders. ......Another political analyst ... ...insisted the Iraqi government does not have a clear working agenda to achieve political and security stability.
(Compare this statement with the statement in the above prior article regarding reform plus security services, the way the King, an Arab Sunni leader,  advocates.  Something seems to be brewing.)
Daniel 11:21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. (This should prove very interesting as we keep watching to see what happens.)

Syria restores diplomatic ties with Iraq
Jerusalem Post - Jerusalem,Israel 2005/4/30
... at a conference in Istanbul, al-Sharaa told regional foreign ministers that measures to restore ties would be taken as soon as possible, Syria's official news ...

New French UN communique condemns Lebanon "militia"
Aljazeera.net - Qatar 2005/4/30
Resolution 1559 calls for the disarmament of all "militias", in reference to the Shiiaa movement Hezbollah and other Palestinian factions. The French text proposes to "welcome the deployment of Lebanese Armed Forces to positions vacated by Syrian forces ... and call for the deployment of additional Lebanese Armed Forces throughout the South of Lebanon." ...

Mossad: US Must Invade Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran
Conspiracy Planet - USA 2005/4/30
... Mossad chief and propaganda-meister Efraim Halevy makes the case for the US, as a proxy of Israel, of course, to invade not only Iran, but also Syria and Saudi ...
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

Iraqi parliament in uproar over govt stalemate
Gulf Times - Doha,Qatar 2005/4/30
... What is the reason for this delay?" Hussein al-Sadr, a politician in the bloc led by Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, asked the assembly before the news blackout. ...

Neighbors Set to Support Iraq's Political Process
Arab News - Jeddah,Saudi Arabia 2005/4/30
DAMASCUS/ISTANBUL, 30 April 2005 -- Iraq's neighbors prepared in Istanbul yesterday to voice their support to the formation of a new government in Baghdad ... ...Diplomats from Iraq and its six neighbors - Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Turkey - plus Egypt and Bahrain met behind closed doors to prepare the agenda ...
stage North...enter Istanbul

Syrian Departure Lifts a Depression
Inter Press Service (subscription) - World 2005/4/30
... handed control of the country, backed by the much-feared Mukhabarat (intelligence services) and a Lebanese political leadership approved by Damascus made for ...

Palestinians in Lebanon Won't Disarm
The Palestine Chronicle 2005/4/29
... A few hours after Syria completed its withdrawal Tuesday, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said there should be movement on other requirements of the resolution, including the disarming of Palestinian gunmen. ...

Larsen demands Syria, Lebanon to fulfill UN demands "without delay ...
Aljazeera.com - London,UK 2005/4/29
The UN special envoy monitoring Syria's pullout from Lebanon said on Friday that the two countries must fulfill "without delay" all demands in resolution ...

Putin's Mid East Visits Signpost Unfolding Russian Penetration
DEBKA file - Israel 2005/4/29
...Just as the Russian president made sure to enunciate words Israelis wanted to hear on Thursday ... ... on Friday, he sang a tune that fell easily on Arab ears in Ramallah. ...
... The deal happened at the very moment when Syrian president Bashar Assad's fortunes are at their lowest ebb after his army was pushed out of Lebanon by a ...

Intelligence official told staff to resist Bolton
International Herald Tribune - France 2005/4/29
... official who was responsible for coordinating American intelligence assessments directed his staff to strongly resist assertions about Syria's weapons program ...

Lebanese security chiefs sacked
Middle East Online - UK 2005/4/29
... five-time premier who had become increasingly critical of Syria, has been blamed by many on the Lebanese regime and its political masters in Damascus, both of ...
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

Iraq's hostage cabinet
Asia Times Online - Kowloon,Hong Kong 2005/4/30
... Outgoing interim prime minister and former US intelligence asset Iyad Allawi - known in Baghdad as "Saddam without a mustache" - badly wanted the Interior ...

Putin's velvet fist
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA 2005/4/29
... also rejected Israel's concerns, which have strong bipartisan backing in Washington, about Moscow's sales to Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime -- which is ...

Why Lebanon matters
Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach,FL,USA 2005/4/29
... Also, Syrian President Bashar Assad, Iran and Hezbollah will have to be good losers, since all benefited from Syria's dominance of Lebanon. ...
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

Gen. Franks: Evidence Showed WMD Transfer
NewsMax.com - West Palm Beach,FL,USA 2005/4/29
... own conversations with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Jordan's King Abdullah, each of whom told him that Saddam had apprised them of his WMD capacity and ...
My question is,...why would they say this about Saddam other than to: 1) lie about it and cause the world to uproot Saddam, or 2) tell the truth and cause the world to uproot Saddam?  Does it remind you somewhat of that old Norman Rockwell gossip picture?  Either way, Saddam was uprooted, and the aftermath of it is that Libya uprooted itself of WMD's, and Syria has at least been partially uprooted.  In any case, the conclusion could be the uprooting of all 3 prior to The Little Horn coming to full power.
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 Islamist Syria is not very probable
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut,Lebanon 2005/4/29
Syria's Muslim Brotherhood - banned for nearly 25 years - has been increasingly vocal recently in its criticism of the regime of President Bashar Assad. ...

***** CHN World Watchers Dispatch 2005/4/28 *****

Don't Miss It!

UN Team in Lebanon to Verify Syrian Troop Pullout
Reuters - USA 2005/4/28
... That team arrived in Damascus on Tuesday seeking maps of the bases Syria has abandoned in Lebanon and a final report on its pullout from Syrian officials. ...
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

Good morning Lebanon
Jerusalem Post - Jerusalem,Israel 2005/4/28
Under the Ba'ath leadership, Damascus sought a Greater Syria that would include much of Jordan, some of Turkey and all of Lebanon and Israel. ...

***** Jordan committed to providing enabling environment for progress — King *****
Jordan Times 2005/4/28
... I believe the world has something to learn from Singapore's experience, and from Asia's other success stories. And my friends, I'm listening — and so are my colleagues who are here from the Middle East. ...
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: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand
Daniel 11:32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant (YHWH's covenant) shall he corrupt by flatteries ...
Revelation 6:2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer (the conquest of hearts and minds as well?).
Revelation 13:5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things ...

Russia Backs Off Middle East Conference Plan
Reuters 2005/4/28
Russia backed away on Thursday from the idea of holding a Middle East peace conference in Moscow after Israel and the United States both rejected the suggestion as premature. ...

Israeli ultra-nationalists detained near Temple Mt
Jerusalem Post 2005/4/28
Two far-right Israeli activists were detained Thursday by Jerusalem police at an entrance to the Temple Mount ...
(this is probably a lot like the headlines will read when the two witnesses start their ministry during the tribulation period)

Economic elites see Asia as new gravity center
Xinhua - Beijing,China 2005/4/28
... the meeting is credited with eminent personnel like Peter Mandelson, trade commissioner of the European Commission, King Abdullah II of Jordan and Mongolian ...
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand
(One must ask ones-self, why is King Abdullah considered 'eminent personnel' in the trade community?  He's the king of a poor country accepting much aid from the U.S. and other countries. Is it because he's being raised to prominence for a mission?)

Deputy PM Peres Laments Lack of Support for PA
Arutz Sheva - Israel 2005/4/28
... Peres described his efforts to obtain financial assistance for the PA, and noted the slow pace of fulfillment of European and other commitments made to the PA. During the discussion, Peres and Walsh also talked about the lack of response in the Arab world to requests on behalf of the PA. ...

Putin Defends Planned Missile Sale to Syria
Scotsman - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK 2005/4/28
Russian President Vladimir Putin faced down Israeli criticism today, saying Russia's planned sale of anti-aircraft missiles to Syria and supply of nuclear ...

Putin calls to back Syria and president Al-Assad's stances
Arabic News - USA 2005/4/28
Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Wednesday to "boost Syria's position as well President Bashar al-Assad who kept his promises to withdraw the Syrian ...

Mideast peace plan, Syria missiles on Putin's Israel agenda
Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab Emirates 2005/4/28
JERUSALEM - Russian President Vladimir Putin was to push his idea for a Middle East peace conference and to defend a planned weapons sale to Syria during talks ...

Rice: Syria must halt covert activity in Lebanon
Haaretz 2005/4/28
... "...Syria must fully comply with UN Resolution 1559 which calls for a full Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon, "and I mean the declared forces as well as the covert forces, because in a state like Syria, there is always covert activity that must be taken care of." ...
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 and Goh urge closer Asia-Middle East business ties
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut,Lebanon 2005/4/28
SINGAPORE: Jordan's King Abdullah II and former Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong called Wednesday for closer ties between Asia and the Middle East, and ...
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

Protesters to party as tent village comes down
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut,Lebanon 2005/4/28
... "The Syrian troops have retreated, [Syrian President Bashar] Assad went on television and said he had made mistakes. I mean, it's unbelievable!". ...
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 (so far with Syria, at least from Lebanon)

Assad can no longer pretend that the status quo will suffice
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut,Lebanon 2005/4/28
The Damascus countdown to the Baath Party Congress in the first week of June should be burning rubber by now. The discussions within ...
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 (so far with Syria, at least from Lebanon)

Zooming out, Syrian liberty must be next
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut,Lebanon 2005/4/28
... The Syrians are gone, but the rage and contempt one now feels must, necessarily, come with two caveats: that it be directed solely against the Assad regime, father and son, even as the Lebanese must continue ...
... to demonstrate its historically proven talents; and that this contempt also encompass those countless Lebanese who made a Faustian bargain with Damascus for 29 ...
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 (so far with Syria, at least from Lebanon)

***** LEBANON -- END OF AN ERA *****
IsraCast - Jerusalem,Israel 2005/4/27  (Be sure to listen to the interview on audio as well.)
... Zisser, a well-known expert on Syria, says the Alewite regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad could now be on its way out. Interviewed by David Essing, Prof. ...
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 says ME moving toward reform *****
Jerusalem Post - Jerusalem,Israel 2005/4/27
"We, in Jordan, feel we are not going to use regional instability as an excuse not to reform," King Abdullah II said. "Many countries ...
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand
Revelation 6:2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer (the conquest of hearts and minds as well?).
Daniel 11:32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant (YHWH's covenant) shall he corrupt by flatteries ...

Jordan trains Iraqi soldiers in counter-terrorism
Jerusalem Post - Jerusalem,Israel 2005/4/27
... Next year, Jordan will begin giving anti-terrorism courses to security forces from ... army's Special Forces unit used to be headed by King Abdullah II before he ...

Putin arrives in Israel
BigNewsNetwork.com 2005/4/27
... Israeli officials are suspicious of his ideas, fearing an attempt to move to permanent status negotiations with the Palestinians before the Palestinians end acts of terror and violence. ...

Russia Proposes Middle East Conference in Moscow
Reuters 2005/4/27
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday proposed a Moscow peace summit to try to end decades of Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but immediately met resistance from the United States and Israel. ...

Lebanese Cabinet Wins Vote of Confidence
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA 2005/4/27
... Mikati told Parliament. "We will not hesitate to carry out this constitutional requirement on time." ... With Syria's nearly three decades of military involvement in Lebanon over, Lebanon shifted its attention inward ...
... Syrians hold their national flags and portraits of their President Bashar Assad as they gather at Jdaidet Yabous a crossing point on the Syrian-Lebanese border ...
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

Don't expect harried Iran to ride to Syria's rescue
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut,Lebanon 2005/4/27
... Iran will not give Syria wholehearted support this time round precisely because its alliance with Damascus is built around cold calculation rather than ...
... Given Iran's current diplomatic isolation, promising nonmilitary help is tantamount to admitting to impotence. ...
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 - Moussa asserts necessity of rendering Middle East WMD-free ...
EgyptElection.com - USA 2005/4/27
Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa said that a Middle East free of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) was part of the Arab national security. ...

Syria's army boasts large numbers but obsolete arms
DefenceTalk.com - USA 2005/4/27
... But with the collapse of the Soviet Union, a principal ally and supplier of arms to Damascus, Bennett said, "the combat capabilities of the Syrian army have ...

Al-Jaafari submits Cabinet list to Talabani
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA 2005/4/27
... Caretaker Prime Minister Iyad Allawi will not be part of the Cabinet, but Ahmed Chalabi, a controversial figure since before the US-led invasion in 2003, will ...

King of Jordan's "Amman Message" to unite Muslims
Mathaba.Net - Africa 2005/4/26
... Minister Thaksin Shinawatra told TNA on Tuesday during his official visit to Jordan. King Abdullah's “Amman Message” emphasises the use of peaceful solutions and cultural activities to create a better understanding among Muslims throughout the world. ... King Abdullah II told the Thai premier that he had fond memories of his ...

Business Leaders From 34 Countries To Convene At The World Economic Forum's Asia Roundtable...
Regu Index - New Delhi,India 2005/4/26
... public figures who have confirmed their participation so far are: .His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, who will lead the senior delegation of prominent political and business leaders from the Middle East ...
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand
Revelation 6:2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer (the conquest of hearts and minds as well? Let's stay tuned to see if a "mouth speaking great things" and "flatteries" is perhaps again revealed).
Daniel 11:32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant (YHWH's covenant) shall he corrupt by flatteries ...

Review of the Arab press
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA 2005/4/26
... the international community, but with its internal politics, "which is the battle for modernization and democratization." The paper said if Damascus won this ...
... The United Arab Emirates' al-Khaleej commented in its editorial on what it said was the "clear message" from Israel to Lebanon on the Syrian withdrawal from the country, saying this message contained three "loaded bombs." The pro-government daily, with independent Islamic trends, said the first "bomb" was Israel's seeking a peace treaty with Lebanon ...
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

Bush Administration Welcomes Syrian Withdrawal from Lebanon
Voice of America - USA 2005/4/26
... Lebanon. On the day Damascus claimed all its troops were out, administration spokesmen welcomed the news but added a cautionary note. ...

MobileCom achieves the half-a-million subscriber milestone
AME Info - United Arab Emirates 2005/4/26
... commented: "Everyone at MobileCom has worked with great enthusiasm and perseverance, inspired by King Abdullah II's vision of transforming Jordan into a regional center for information and communications technology. ...
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

Syria Ends Military Presence in Lebanon
ABC News - USA 2005/4/26
... war. After the war ended in 1990, about 40,000 Syrian troops remained, giving Damascus the decisive say in Lebanese politics. International ...
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

Now on air: The Temple Mount -The Center of the Universe!
Arutz Sheva - Israel 2005/4/26
... all nations will worship there together. How can we move forward the building of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem on the Temple Mount? ...

Inspectors find no proof Iraq hid weapons in Syria
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK 2005/4/26
... April 26 (Reuters) - The US-led group that scoured Iraq for weapons of mass destruction has found no evidence Iraq hid such weapons in Syria before the US ...

Analysis / Syria quits Lebanon - Damascus got the message
Ha'aretz - Israel 2005/4/26
... "The natural tendency is to say that Syria will continue to direct Lebanese politics from Damascus," says an Egyptian government official. ...

Syria's Ba'athists loosen the reins
Asia Times Online - Hong Kong 2005/4/26
A new Ba'ath Party law is to be created in Syria, breaking the socialist parties' monopoly over politics in that country, in place (with the exception of the years 1961-63) since 1958. ...
... in Syria. President Bashar Assad was very clear about that when speaking to Spanish journalists in Syria in March. He said, "The ...

New Palestinian Maneuver
DEBKAfile Special Analysis 2005/4/25
... When asked by Israel and the US why the Palestinian Authority has not yet disarmed the terrorists in those towns as was promised, they say: We need more time. The Palestinians thus proceed along two tracks – bargaining to see what they can get ahead of the negotiations for a quid pro quo under the Middle East road map, while not hampering in any way the Palestinian capability for unleashing upgraded terrorist attacks on top of the low-grade violence that continues steadily. ...

Syria intelligence hands HQ over to Lebanon army
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK 2005/4/25
Rustum Ghazaleh, Syria's intelligence chief in Lebanon, left for Damascus but was to return on Tuesday to take part in a farewell ceremony for Syrian forces ...

Israel Sees Peace Opening with Lebanon
Voice of America - USA 2005/4/25
... Mr. Shalom ... ... told Israel Radio on Monday that he plans to unveil a new peace initiative, soon. ...
... dozens of trucks carrying hundreds of Syrian soldiers and at least 150 armored vehicles completed the largest single movement since Damascus announced it would ...

IDF: Syria, Leb. responsible for Har Dov attack
Jerusalem Post - Israel 2005/4/25
... Hirsch, the head of Northern Command's Galilee Division, told Army Radio Monday morning that responsibility for Hizbullah aggression lies with Syria and Lebanon ...
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 ‘can't ignore' any threat against Lebanon
Gulf Times - Doha,Qatar 2005/4/25
By Osama Sadeddin. SYRIA cannot look the other way in the event of Lebanon facing an external threat, Syrian Deputy President Mohamed Zuheir Masharqa has said. ...

Free Lebanon a new challenge
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg,FL,USA 2005/4/25
... By then, Hariri was leaning more toward the Syrian opposition: According to one opposition figure, Syrian President Bashar Assad threatened the 60-year-old ...
... "The danger to Lebanese unity is external interference," Bouhabib warns. "I hope that after we have an election, there is less U.S. and French interference in Lebanon. If they want to fight Syria, they should go fight in Syria." ...

Bank's link to terror a dilemma for US
Baltimore Sun - USA 2005/4/25
... officials wouldn't comment on whether Jordan's King Abdullah took the ... to the lands west of the Jordan River serially ... world in the decades after World War II. ...

Regional aerial surveillance services demand rises fast says ...
AME Info - United Arab Emirates 2005/4/25
... SAJ was established in August 2003 as a joint venture company between the King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) of Jordan and Seabird Aviation ...

Kingdom urged to make transition to e-commerce
Jordan Times 2005/4/25
... It is crucial for a country like Jordan to “make the transition to an e-economy so as to narrow the gap between it and developed economies,” Jones said, warning that “not to make that leap would be fatal.” ...

Troops from Jordan to deploy in W. Bank
BigNewsNetwork.com 2005/4/24
... Speaking to UPI on condition of anonymity, the security sources said that an agreement is about to be reached with both Israel and Jordan to coordinate the arrival of the 1,000 officers to the northern West Bank. ...

Steps before final settlement
Jordan Times 2005/4/24
... little attention has been paid to an issue that will one day come back to haunt final-status negotiations: the fate of Palestinian refugees living in Arab countries.
The case of the refugees in Lebanon is of especial importance ...

Bush hails new milestone in training Iraqi forces
Jordan Times 2005/4/24
... The statement came a day after the Pentagon announced that the number of “trained and equipped” members of the Iraqi security forces had now exceeded 155,000, while US troop strength went below 140,000 this week following the departure of more units from the country. ...

Syria Ends 29-Year Presence in Lebanon
Guardian - UK 2005/4/24
... Syria ended its three-decade presence in Lebanon on Sunday, leaving behind only a few score troops who will attend a farewell ceremony Tuesday. ...

Petra Q1 visitors generate JD1 million in tourism receipts
Jordan Times 2005/4/24
Tourist numbers during the first quarter constituted around 35 per cent of total arrivals during 2004, according to Amarat.
“There's been a tangible increase in tourist activity in Petra since the beginning of this year, particularly from countries such as Spain, France and Germany,”

Son of Lebanon's Hariri to Run in Election
Reuters - USA 2005/4/24
... of the billionaire threw Lebanon into its gravest political crisis since the 1975-1990 civil war, sparking massive street protests against Syria, who many ...

MPs Say Deal Reached on Iraqi Gov't, Allawi Excluded
Reuters - USA 2005/4/24
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi leaders will announce a government within days and no one from caretaker Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's party will be in the cabinet ...

Syria joins UN treaty against terror funding
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK 2005/4/24
BANGKOK, April 24 (Reuters) - Syria, accused by the United States of being a sponsor of terrorism, has formally acceded to a UN treaty designed to cut off ...

Syria to Complete Withdrawal From Lebanon
Guardian - UK 2005/4/24
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - The last Syrian troops will leave Lebanon on Sunday after 29 years, a senior Lebanese military officer said, as Damascus yields to ...

Last Syrian Forces to Quit Lebanon in Days -Source
Reuters - USA 2005/4/23
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's military will complete its withdrawal from eastern Lebanon in the next 48 hours and its security chiefs will go a day later, a ...

UN to send teams for Syria pullout
Aljazeera.net - Qatar 2005/4/23
Syria , which has held military and political sway in Lebanon for the past three decades, has promised to complete its troop withdrawal by the end of April in ...

Reform hinges on Syria's leader
Chicago Tribune (subscription) - USA 2005/4/22
DAMASCUS, Syria -- The president known as Dr. Bashar likes to dine out. ... Basil joined the military, and Bashar enrolled in Damascus University medical school. ...

Prime Minister speaks to 'The Post'
Jerusalem Post - Israel 2005/4/22
... The Jerusalem Post: While you were in the US last week, you raised the ... there is incitement, events like the attempt to go up to the Temple Mount -- of course I ...

King to lead team to Asia Roundtable
Jordan Times 2005/4/22
His Majesty King Abdullah will lead a top delegation of prominent political and business leaders from the Middle East, joining the World Economic Forum's Asia Roundtable in Singapore by the end of this month. ... ...Under the working theme, “Tilting the global balance: The strategic implications of Asia's growth,” participants at the Asia Roundtable will discuss issues of economic integration, globalisation and competitiveness in attracting investments, in addition to ...
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

King attends ceremony marking Prophet's birthday
Jordan Times 2005/4/22
His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday acted as patron at a ceremony organised by the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs to mark Prophet Mohammad's birth anniversary. ... ...Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Abdul Salam Abbadi highlighted King Abdullah's efforts in supporting the role of mosques and imams in the nation's religious life and in promoting the true spirit of Islam as a faith of tolerance, dialogue and positive interaction with other cultures and religions. ...

The Road Back to Damascus
Frontpagemag.com - USA 2005/4/22
There is no better time than the present for the US to press its advantage in the Mideast; to further pressure Syrian president Bashar Assad to rid the country ...
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

Lebanon: 2 top pro-Syria security chiefs step down
Jerusalem Post - Israel 2005/4/22
Two top pro-Syrian security chiefs stepped aside Friday as Lebanon's new government tried to meet opposition and UN demands. The move by Maj. Gen. ...

Pope reaches out to Jews
Daily Telegraph - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia 2005/4/22
... Jordan's King Abdullah II, a direct descendant of Islam's prophet, Mohammed, voiced his trust in the new pope's "wisdom and courage to go forward and continue his predecessor's mission with strength and faith to bring about world peace and reinforce respect between religions".
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: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
Revelation 13:5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things ...
Daniel 11:21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries

Iraqis must develop national identity before reconvening with ...
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut,Lebanon 2005/4/22
... the circumstances? I met President Bashar Assad and found him very pragmatic, civilized, thoughtful and intelligent. He's not an ...

Christians and the lions: from hostility to outright rejection of ...
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut,Lebanon 2005/4/22
... troika rule. In fall 1998, Bashar Assad was given the Lebanon file by his father, the late Syrian President Hafez Assad. He opted ...

The coming Pax Americana
Ha'aretz - Israel 2005/4/21
... presence in Europe after World War II lasted for ... a country that did succeed, along with Jordan, which under King Hussein and King Abdullah has promoted ...

Israeli media against me: Abbas
Herald Sun 2005/4/21
... "We are not being given a chance."   Instead of helping him stabilise his Government, Mr Abbas said, the Israeli Government was undermining it by failing to make promised concessions, such as completing the withdrawal of troops from West Bank cities. ...

Loyalty to Our Land and People
Arutz Sheva - Israel 2005/4/21
... terrorists. The are the same terrorists found in Jerusalem, spitting out hate and disclaiming the Jewish rights to the Temple Mount. And ...

World Economic Forum to host Asia Roundtable in Singapore
EastDay.com - Shanghai,China 2005/4/21
... A delegation of political and business leaders from the Middle East led by King Abdullah II of Jordan will join the discussion on the growing trade and ...
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

Assad under siege
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA 2005/4/21
"Is Assad's regime long for this world?" It is a sign of how weakened Syrian dictator Bashar Assad has become since the Feb. 14 ...
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

Al Qaeda claims Allawi assassination attempt
Reuters.uk - UK 2005/4/21
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iraq's al Qaeda wing said on Thursday it had tried to assassinate caretaker Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, according to a statement posted on ...

Jordan Quashes Unions, Critics of US
Antiwar.com - Redwood City,CA,USA 2005/4/21
... Badran wasn't elected prime minister of Jordan -- he was simply picked for the post by Jordanian ruler and US ally, King Abdullah II. ...

Annan Tells US He Delayed Syria Report
Guardian - UK 2005/4/21
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Secretary-General Kofi Annan told Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice he was delaying the release of a report on Syria until April 26 so ...

Putin: Sale of missiles to Syria will block Israeli flyovers
Ha'aretz - Israel 2005/4/21
... missiles: Syrian embarrassment over Israeli air force planes "buzzing" presidential palaces in Syria to issue warnings to Syrian President Bashar Assad. ...

Muslims, Mideast seek continuity from Pope
Jordan Times 2005/4/21
... the King congratulated Pope Benedict XVI and expressed confidence that the Holy Father's "wisdom and courage" would guide him in carrying on with the efforts spearheaded by John Paul II to help achieve world peace and social justice and enhance mutual respect between the world's religions. ..."Rania joins me in congratulating you upon your election and we are sure that His Holiness will spare no effort in advocating human dignity and love," King Abdullah was quoted ...
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: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
Revelation 13:5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things ...
Daniel 11:21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries

50 bodies fished out of Tigris as 19 executed
Jordan Times 2005/4/21
... But the shooting of 19 Iraqi soldiers at a football stadium and President Jalal Talabani's account of 50 bodies being hauled from a river near Baghdad showed that violence persists despite a relative lull perceived after the January 30 polls. ...

Pope Benedict XVI: Enemy of Jihad
FrontPageMag.com 2005/4/20
In choosing Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger to succeed Pope John Paul II as Pope Benedict XVI, the Catholic Church has cast a vote for the survival of Europe and the West. “Europe will be Islamic by the end of the century,” historian Bernard Lewis predicted not long ago; however, judging from the writings of the new Pope, he is not likely to be sanguine about this transition. For one thing, the new Pope seems to be aware of the grave danger Europeans face: he has called upon Europe to recover its Christian roots “if it truly wants to survive.” ... ... Now, through jihad terrorism and demographics Islam is threatening Europe’s survival yet again — and it looks as if now there is a Pope who has noticed. Maybe in Europe the resistance is just beginning.
contributed by Bob Anderson
Revelation 17:16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. 17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. 18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth. (at the time that city was Rome)
Re above posted article: Robert Spencer is the director of Jihad Watch; author of Onward Muslim Soldiers: How Jihad Still Threatens America and the West (Regnery), and Islam Unveiled: Disturbing Questions About the World’s Fastest Growing Faith (Encounter); and editor of the essay collection The Myth of Islamic Tolerance: Islamic Law and Non-Muslims (Prometheus). He is working on a new book, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam and the Crusades (forthcoming from Regnery).

Marines storm ashore in Nitzanim
The Jerusalem Post 2005/4/20
Hundreds of US Marines riding hovercrafts stormed ashore the beaches of Nitzanim Wednesday as part of joint maneuvers being quietly held between the US and Israeli militaries. ...
contributed by Bob Anderson

Putin: Russian-Syrian missile deal completed
The Jerusalem Post 2005/4/20
Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed on Wednesday that Moscow has completed a deal to sell advanced SA-18 anti-aircraft missiles to Syria. ...

US, Allies Upset by Delay of UN Report
Washington Post - USA 2005/4/20
... Rice and French President Jacques Chirac telephoned Annan on Monday to urge him not to agree to a request from Syrian President Bashar Assad to delay the report ...

Reports reveal Zarqawi nuclear threat
The Washington Times 2005/4/20
Recurrent intelligence reports say al Qaeda terrorist Abu Musab Zarqawi has obtained a nuclear device or is preparing a radiological explosive -- or dirty bomb -- for an attack, according to U.S. officials ...

The Autumn of the Autocrats
Foreign Affairs Magazine (CFR) - USA 2005 May/June
... It is likely that the trail to Damascus will never be found. ... Damascus had no real claims on Washington's loyalty and indulgence. ...
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

Russian parliamentary delegation rejects threats on syria
Arabic News - Middle East 2005/4/20
A Russian parliamentary group leader said on Tuesday any threat directed to Syria would be considered a threat against Russia. "The ...

Boogie's night in Jordan
Ynetnews - Israel 2005/4/20
Army Chief Moshe Yaalon visited Jordan's King Abdullah II and updated him about Israel's plans to release nine Jordanian prisoners and about a planned ...

Support press, King tells gov't
Jordan Times 2005/4/19
... The King said the press has an important role of “clarifying the real picture of the new situation in Iraq,”... ... Badran told top representatives of Iraqi media outlets at a meeting that Jordan and Iraq “share the same destiny.” ...
Hmmmmm

US Middle East policy — heedless but unequivocal
Jordan Times 2005/4/19
... the Bush administration's position on illegal Jewish settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories is crystal clear. ... ...If the US government should carry on with its costly gamble for whatever strategic reasons it wishes to serve, the American people ought to think twice. ...

The waxing of the Shi'ite crescent
Asia Times Online - Hong Kong 2005/4/20
DAMASCUS - Since the Islamic revolution took place in Iran in 1979, one of its prime objectives was to strengthen Shi'ites all over the Muslim world. ... ... Fear of this threat was first used by King Abdullah of Jordan in an interview with the Washington Post last December, arousing anger of the Shi'ite community in the Arab world. Actually, the fear of a "crescent" in this part of the world dates back to the 1950s, when Iraqi prime minister Nuri al-Sa'id talked about a "fertile crescent" plan for the Middle East, to unite Iraq with Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan, in a federal union to be ruled by the Hashemite family in Baghdad. ...

Bush: Syria must shut down Hizbullah
Ynetnews - Israel 2005/4/19
US President George W. Bush warned Syria on Monday night to comply with his administration's demand to shut down Hizbullah's Damascus offices, and to disarm ...
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

Bush Stands Firm Against Syria, Hezbollah
San Francisco Chronicle - USA 2005/4/19
... Syrian President Bashar Assad has said his country's remaining 8,000 soldiers and intelligence agents will leave Lebanon by the end of this month. ...
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

Border with Iraq protected — King
Jordan Times 2005/4/19
His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday reiterated that Jordan is doing its utmost to protect the border with Iraq and prevent the infiltration of terrorists into the neighbouring country. ... ...and brotherly ties with Iraq “are too strong to be sabotaged.” ... ...“Jordan will always be the primary backer of Iraq and Iraqis' aspirations,” he reiterated. ... ... The media representatives, who met with several officials and their counterparts here, said the visit enhanced their belief in Jordan as “the real backer of the Iraqi people.” ...

Talks with ambassadors focus on investment, trade and business visits
Jordan Times 2005/4/19
Meetings between Industry and Trade Minister Sharif Zu'bi and several ambassadors to the Kingdom on Monday focused on means to bolster investments, enhance trade and exchange private sector visits between Jordan and these countries.
According to Zu'bi, who met with ambassadors of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Russia, Pakistan, Brazil and Holland, discussions also covered the facilities provided by the free zones in the Kingdom to encourage business dealings and the benefits available at the Qualifying Industrial Zones and the Aqaba Special Economic Zone. ...
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

Sharon and Bush win at Crawford
Jordan Times 2005/4/19
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is a master strategist. US President George Bush is a master tactician. ... ... Sharon's goals ... unilaterally drawing the permanent borders of the state of Israel to secure its future as a Jewish state. ...

Vote in May — Miqati
Jordan Times 2005/4/19
Lebanon's prime minister-designate Najib Miqati pledged on Monday to hold the crucial general elections on schedule in May as demanded by the international community and the anti-Syrian opposition. ...

Syria and Lebanon: the winds of change
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut,Lebanon 2005/4/19
Most observers and analysts following up the Lebanon-Syria file agree that it will be quite some time before Damascus' long-established influence in Lebanon ...

Syria loves Ankara but will the relationship last?
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut,Lebanon 2005/4/19
... thaw on border issues with Jordan, Syria is eying with great concern the strong relationship between US President George W. Bush and Jordan's King Abdullah II. ...

QUO VADIS ARIEL SHARON?
IsraCast - Jerusalem,Israel 2005/4/19
... falls within a Jewish penitence period linked to Tisha BeAv, the Hebrew calendar date marking the fall of the Biblical Temples on Jerusalem's Temple Mount. ...

Israel weighs delaying Gaza move
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA 2005/4/19
Jerusalem, Israel, Apr. ... realized the pullback would begin about the day commemorating Titus' breach of the ancient Jews' defenses around the Temple Mount. ...

***** Israel's Better Neighbor *****
Jewish.com - Atlanta,GA,USA 2005/4/18
... Hussein's eldest son, now King Abdullah II, has been something ... grandfather (although not for the first Abdullah's idea of a bringing Jordan and Iraq ... ... and that he tells Arab audiences different things about wanting Syria out of Lebanon than he does his American listeners. ...
Daniel 11:27 And both of these kings' hearts (Jordan the King of the North & Egypt the King of the South) shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table (Sharm al-Sheik?); but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed (according to YHWH's clock not theirs?).

Sharon Now Wants to Delay Gaza Pullout
DEBKAfile Special Report 2005/4/18
By coming forward with advice from rabbis that Jews are forbidden to move house in this mourning period which ends on 9th of Av (August 14), disengagement authority chief Yonatan Bassi gave his boss the perfect face-saving pretext for a decision that could no longer be avoided. ...

Analysis: France's role in Lebanon
World Peace Herald - Washington,DC,USA 2005/4/18
... Resolution 1559 called for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Lebanon but did not name Syria, which has forces in the country; the dismantling of foreign ...

Arab Press Roundup: April 18, 2005
World Peace Herald - Washington,DC,USA 2005/4/18
... Syria's official Tishreen daily said Israel's demand to referring the issue of Iran's nuclear program to the UN Security Council was a "humiliation" for the ...
... The paper said Hamas' gain in the local polls also made Sharon abandon his partner, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, "and speak about his inability to manage the situation." ...

Lebanon PM in Race Against Time to Hold May Polls
Reuters - USA 2005/4/18
... Mikati, a telecommunications tycoon with close business and political ties to Syria, has under two weeks to form a cabinet, win a confidence vote in parliament ...

There's no partner
Ha'aretz - Israel 2005/4/18
... (If Assad were alive ... W. Bush would send him, before anything else, to study Plato's writings on democracy.) It's well known that Hafez's successor, Bashar, is a ...
haven't we heard that before about Arafat?

Abbas ready to work with Israelis on Gaza
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut,Lebanon 2005/4/18
... Abbas met separately with Jordanian Prime Minister Adnan Badran and Jordan's King Abdullah II, who stressed that an Israeli pullout from Gaza "must be followed ...

MIDDLE EAST REMOVAL OF SETTLEMENTS    Israeli army prepares to uproot Gaza settlers
Bangkok Post news 2005/4/18
... Senior military commanders gathered near Tel Aviv to prepare to counter different scenarios when the pullout begins in late July, including attempts by settlers to barricade themselves in their homes and even commit suicide, army sources said. ...

***** Too modest a map *****
Ha'aretz - Israel 2005/4/17
Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom chose to announce last week on Egyptian soil his new initiative, called "A road map for promoting peace with Arab states." The goal of the plan is to bring about the establishment of relations between Israel and an additional seven Arab states, besides the three that already have complete diplomatic relations with Israel. All in all, therefore, the goal is to achieve peaceful relations with 10 Arab states. ...

Palestinian gunman infiltrates Golan IDF post from Syria
Ha'aretz - Israel 2005/4/17
... Friday morning. The man, who crossed the border from Syria, was captured after a shoot-out with IDF troops. Nobody was hurt. The ...

Confusion surrounds Shiite hostage rescue
ABC Online - Australia 2005/4/17
... stop progress, destroy Iraq, keep killing innocent civilians and planning for the start of ethnic, sectarian and religious division," Iyad Allawi said in a ...

Israelis asked not to visit Jordan, Egypt
Islamic Republic News Agency - Tehran,Iran 2005/4/17
Both Jordan and Egypt have diplomatic relations with the Zionist state. ... the nine prisoners was a "gesture of good will" toward the Jordanian King, Abdullah II.

Abbas Ducks out of Ramallah, Reaches for Egyptian, Jordanian Help
Debkafile Special Report 2005/4/17
Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah still commands a majority in the Palestinian legislative council - but only if there is no general election on July 17, which Hamas is almost certain to win. That is why the ruling party is acting for a 70-day postponement of the vote ...

Abbas arrives in Jordan
NDTV.com 2005/4/17
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says he is ready to coordinate fully with Israel's pullout from the Gaza Strip. ... ...Standing next to Abbas, Jordanian Prime Minister Adnan Badran said Jordan wanted to "invest" its 1994 peace agreement with Israel to facilitate dialogue between the Jewish state and the Palestinians.
contributed by De Trefethen

Abbas in tight spot
JordanTimes.com 2005/4/17
... With the Palestinian parliament deadlocked over a new elections law, it appears likely that parliamentary elections slated for July 17 will be postponed, thus heaping considerable pressure on Abbas. ... ... “[Postponing the elections] is a very dangerous move,” said Ghazi Hamed, editor-in-chief of the Islamist Al Resala weekly and a close observer of Hamas. “Many inside Fateh fear holding elections now, because they fear losing out to Hamas. ...

Gunmen threaten to kill Palestinian MPs
The Jerusalem Post 2005/4/17
Palestinian gunmen shut down a government building on Sunday and threatened to kill members of the Palestinian parliament, demanding ... ... jobs to former prisoners and to relatives of people killed during ...

Cabinet ministers approve release of nine Jordanian prisoners
Ha'aretz - Israel 2005/4/17
... said. The release had been promised by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as a gesture of goodwill toward Jordan's King Abdullah II. There ...

PNA Seeks Clarifications on Bush's "Gaza Authority' ...
Palestine Media Center - Israel 2005/4/17
... a meeting of the Higher Committee for Negotiations in Ramallah before leaving to Jordan and Egypt for summit meetings with King Abdullah II and President Hosni ...

PA wants Israel to raze Gaza settler homes
Peninsula On-line - Qatar 2005/4/17
... Meanwhile, President Mahmoud Abbas was due to meet with Mubarak today morning before travelling to Amman for talks with Jordan's King Abdullah II.

Egyptian judges threaten not to supervise elections
JordanTimes.com 2005/4/17
Hundreds of Egyptian judges on Friday threatened to abstain from supervising this year's presidential election unless the government amends laws curbing their authority.

EUMEDIS conference opens today
JordanTimes.com 2005/4/17
... The conference's main objectives are to consolidate the existing networks between partners and sectors; exchange experiences and discuss achievements; increase the visibility of projects and the programme as a whole in the region ...
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

JUST to launch 'laptop for every student' project
JordanTimes.com 2005/4/17
A project to provide each student at the Jordan University for Science and Technology (JUST) with a laptop will be launched within two months, according to JUST President Wajih Oweis.
“The project seeks to provide university students not only with laptops but also computer programmes related to their curricula. ...

Across Middle East, a New Power Rises
Washington Post - USA 2005/4/17
... media group immediately put its election strategy into action as tens of thousands of protesters flooded Beirut's central square demanding that Syria pull out ...

Huge Rally in Jakarta Against Israel
Laksamana - Jakarta,Indonesia 2005/4/17
... efforts by Jewish extremists to enter the disputed Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in Jerusalem. ... to seize the holy site, which the Jews call the Temple Mount compound. ...
My comments: Should it be any wonder why Indonesia is experiencing earthquakes, tsunamis, and other catastrophic natural disasters?

1ST & 2ND TEMPLE ARCHEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES
Christian News Today 2005/4/17
... From a brazen attempt by the Moslem Wakf to destroy all evidence of the truth, the truth comes shining forth: For one thousand years, the first and second temples stood on Mount Moriah. For one thousand years, the divine service was performed day after day. For one thousand years, all Jews were united by the Holy Temple. For one thousand years Jews streamed to Jerusalem annually ...

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Comments: When you read the following article (click the link for the complete article), the situation seems to fit perfectly with:
1. A rapture this spring 40 days after 'first fruits' (the sign of Jonah) (click here to see article on First Fruits)
2. The reason for 'a crown being given unto him'
3. The King being in a place to negotiate directly with Israel for the Palestinians for the so called 'peace'

***** Jordan`s Not-So Far-fetched Scenario for West Bank *****
DEBKAfile - Israel 2005/4/16
King Abdullah II is deeply preoccupied in restructuring governance in his ... Abdullah's aides are seeking to muster a ... Samir Rifai, one of the king's closest ...
...As for the West Bank, the Jordanian king would not be surprised if a breakdown of the Abbas government in Ramallah produced an invitation from Washington, pro-Jordanian elements among the Palestinians - and even possibly Israel, for him to step in and sort out the mayhem in the West Bank.
Such an invitation might lead to consideration of a plan to make the territory the Jordanian kingdom’s fourth wilaya. ...
Daniel 11:21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour (could this mean 'not be elected'?) of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries (from who would he 'obtain' it, Washington & Israel?  If this would happen this year, it's almost certain that the rapture has got to come this year, as the so called 'peace' would follow shortly thereafter, but that's why we watch and wait.).
Revelation 6:2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

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Jordan falls from grace in Washington
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut,Lebanon 2005/4/16
Is Jordan still the darling of US President George W. Bush's campaign to ... From all outward appearances, the meeting between King Abdullah II and Bush last month ...
... A day before his statement, Washington Post columnist Jim Hoagland began his commentary with a pop quiz: Which Arab ruler, he asked, is to George W. Bush what Yasser Arafat was to Bill Clinton? Answer: King Abdullah of Jordan.

Talks start on Lebanon government
BBC News - E,UK 2005/4/16
... Mr Mikati, a moderate pro-Syrian MP who has previously served as public works minister, has support both among supporters and opponents of Syria's influence in ...

Abbas to meet Bush in Washington on May 1
Xinhua - China 2005/4/16
Abbas will first head to Jordan and Egypt later Saturday to meet Jordanian King Abdullah II and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to discuss with them the ...

Bush refuses to talk to Assad - Report
Aljazeera.com - London,UK 2005/4/16
... saying. "The United States is not at all happy with Syria's policies," the unnamed official told the London-based paper. "Contact ...

Lebanon and the world will be watching to see if Mikati can rise to the task
DailyStar.com   The Daily Star 2005/4/16
... There is a critical mission that needs to be accomplished: during the next two months Mikati's government must produce an electoral law and hold parliamentary elections on time. ...

Mikati elected Lebanese premier-designate
DailyStar.com   The Daily Star 2005/4/16
A new Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati was appointed late Friday to take-up the difficult task of forming a government capable of overseeing the parliamentary elections next month and lead the country out of its current political crisis. Mikati, a Sunni Muslim ...

Al-Rai al-Am: Abu al-Ghait: we will contain any crisis in Lebanon ...
Arabic News - Middle East 2005/4/16
He explained that the issues of the Hizbullah weapons is an internal matter and that Cairo seeks to clam down the situation between Damascus and Washington ...

Killing rocks Middle East truce
NEWS.com.au - Australia 2005/4/16
... Television cameras showed Mr Katsav seated at the funeral within a few metres of Mr Khatami and of the Syrian President, Bashar Assad. ...

Regular Iran-Syria consultation a must, says Kharrazi
Islamic Republic News Agency - Tehran,Iran 2005/4/15
The visiting minister termed vital consultation between the leaders of Iran and Syria under current circumstances in the region particularly in Lebanon and ...

Israel Captures Infiltrator from Syria After Shootout
Reuters - USA 2005/4/15
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A Palestinian gunman infiltrated the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from Syria and opened fire on Israeli troops before being captured ...

Truly grave problems
Ha'aretz - Israel 2005/4/15
... Finally, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the tomb becoming part of Jerusalem. ... The three holiest sites in Judaism are the Temple Mount, the Tomb of the ...

King telephones Arab leaders
Jordan Times 2005/4/15
His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday telephoned several Arab leaders for consultation and coordination on bilateral relations and regional issues. King Abdullah telephoned Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Ben Abdul Aziz, Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas...

Wolfensohn gets new Mideast role
Jordan Times 2005/4/15
Outgoing World Bank chief James Wolfensohn on Thursday was named special representative of the Middle East "Quartet" with the job of smoothing Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank.
I look forward to assisting the Israelis and the Palestinians as they strive to reach and implement a peaceful solution that restores hope and confidence to the people of the region," he said in a statement released by the World Bank. ...

Old Rivalries Reignite Power Struggle in Lebanon
Global Politician - Brooklyn,NY,USA 2005/4/15
... When Bashar Assad allowed the constitution to be changed so that they could extended Lahoud's term for three years there was an outpour of criticism in Lebanon ...
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

Temple Mount relics saved from garbage
Jerusalem Post - Israel 2005/4/14
... According to decades-old regulations in place on the Temple Mount, Islamic Wakf official administer the compound, while Jerusalem police are in charge of ...

Iraq govt. blames foreigners for violence
World Peace Herald - Washington,DC,USA 2005/4/14
... suicide bombings. Thaer Nakib, spokesman for outgoing Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, said officials expected the attacks. "They reflect ...

Kharrazi: Middle East friendly states should hold regular ...
Islamic Republic News Agency - Tehran,Iran 2005/4/14
He told reporters upon his arrival in Damascus that what is going on in Lebanon and failure of Prime Minister Omar Karami to form a government indicated a ...

Turkey to Syria: Do not Set the World Against You
Zaman Online - Istanbul,Turkey 2005/4/14
Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer's visit to Damascus caused debates between Ankara and Washington; however, it has been welcomed by the Damascus ...
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

President Abbas to Visit Washington
International Press Center (press release) - Palestine 2005/4/14
... to Jordan, Atallah Khairy, said that President Abbas will be visiting Amman in the beginning of next week. "President Abbas will meet with King Abdullah II and ...

Press Review
Turkish Press - Plymouth,MI,USA 2005/4/14
... After meeting with his Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad, Sezer told reporters that they had agreed to develop bilateral ties and cooperation in all areas. ...

Lebanon's pro-Syria political coalition in disarray
Reuters - USA 2005/4/14
By Nadim Ladki. BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's pro-Syrian political coalition was in disarray Thursday with a key politician 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

Outside view: US rides high in Mideast
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA 2005/4/14
... Since Hezbollah, which was set up and financed by Tehran, is traditionally armed by Damascus, Israel may decide to deliver a strike at Syria. ...

Jordan, christian widow wins guardianship battle
AsiaNews.it - Italy 2005/4/14
... But after Qandah's dilemma attracted international press coverage, King Abdullah II and other ... Qandah and her children live in northern Jordan in the city of ...

IDF: War may be brewing on northern border
Jerusalem Newswire 2005/4/14
Senior IDF officials reported Monday that their intelligence indicates the Hizballah terrorist organization will at any moment initiate large-scale hostilities along Israel’s northern border. ...
contributed by Bob Anderson

A new age for Turkey-Syria relations
Asia Times Online - Hong Kong 2005/4/14
... Sezer's visit this week is a reciprocation of Syrian President Bashar Assad's visit to Ankara in January 2004, the first ever such visit since Syria broke away ...

Temple Mount relics saved from garbage
The Jerusalem Post 2005/4/14
... a small group of Israeli archaeologists and volunteers sifting through piles of rubble discarded by Islamic Wakf officials from the Temple Mount into a city garbage dump have recently uncovered a series of history-rich artifacts dating back to the First and Second Temple periods. ...

Exclusive: Dumped Temple Mount Rubble Yields Jewish Artifacts
Arutz Sheva  Israel National News 2005/4/14
A historic excavation has been taking place in an eastern Jerusalem valley for the past six months: the first-ever archaeological examination of the Temple Mount. ...

Humaimeh — potential in the making
KingAbdullah.jo 2005/4/13
... King Abdullah promised Manfiyyeh Abu Juaibeh, a widow with almost no source of income or medical insurance, to visit her in her future house.
Another widow, Thurayya Abu Zeitun, will also get a new house. She lives on JD40 a month, which is the pension allowance of her late husband. Both women also received immediate financial assistance, along with scores of Humaimeh families.

Turkey defies US with Syria visit
BBC News - E,UK 2005/4/13
Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer has begun a two-day visit to Syria aimed at strengthening bilateral ties. Before his departure ...

Rumsfeld Meets With Iraqi Leaders
CBS News - USA 2005/4/13
... The Iraqi government said Tuesday it had earlier captured an insurgent who has confessed to attempting to cross into Syria to collect a car bomb for detonation ...

Latest Mideast dispute causes both sides to miss big picture
Chicago Sun-Times - USA 2005/4/13
... The Temple Mount, the E-1 controversy, and the attempt by the Palestinian ... to move directly to "permanent status" negotiations, including Jerusalem, are all ...

Israel police chief in Jordan for talks on mosque security
Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab Emirates 2005/4/13
... Jordan's King Abdullah II said at the weekend that any attack on the site would "undermine the security and stability of the region.". ...

Lack of ability to govern or lack of will?
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut,Lebanon 2005/4/13
High-ranking Lebanese officials are displaying a flagrant incapability to manage the country in the wake of Syria's military and intelligence services ...

Lebanese abroad united by concern, split by politics
Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab Emirates 2005/4/13
... The Christian, Druze and Sunni Muslim opposition have blamed Syria and Lebanon's pro-Syrian government for the killing. Damascus has denied any role. ...

Turkish president starts Syria visit
Aljazeera.net - Qatar 2005/4/13
Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer has started a two-day visit to Syria, a trip aimed at strengthening ties between the two neighbors. ...

Gaza withdrawal 'victory for terrorism'
WorldNetDaily 2005/4/13
... ."The withdrawal is going to be terrible for Israeli security. Hamas is going to become dominant as soon as Israel leaves Gaza, and they will use the land to stage more attacks against Israel," said Kara, a Druze Arab member of Sharon's Likud party. ...
contributed by Bob Anderson

Syrian troops in Lebanon to leave in 10 days
Jerusalem Post - Israel 2005/4/13
... The accelerated Syrian pullout means the troops will depart a week ahead of the April 30 target set by Syrian President Bashar Assad under pressure from the ...
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

US Kills Foreign Insurgents in Iraq
Arab News - Saudi Arabia 2005/4/13
... In a release sent out by his office yesterday, interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi called on US Gen. George Casey to review the cases ...

FM Shalom presents Mubarak with peace plan with Arab states
Haaretz 2005/4/12
... Under the plan, Israel will renew diplomatic ties with seven states other than the three it already has ties with (Egypt, Jordan and Mauritius). Although the names of the new states were not mentioned, they are believed to be mainly north African and Gulf states. ...
contributed by Bob Anderson

Infiltration
FrontPageMag.com 2005/4/12
...Can you tell us a bit about how Islamic extremists disguise themselves as “moderates” and infiltrate our institutions? ... ...they've infiltrated every security agency from the FBI to the Pentagon to the prison system, which is the top recruiting ground for al-Qaida right now...

The Temple Mount Secret
Arutz Sheva - Israel 2005/4/12
... The Arabs understand much better than the Jews that whoever controls the Temple Mount controls Jerusalem and the whole of Palestine. ...

***** Did Bush and Sharon Figure out How to Preempt a Hamas Election Victory? *****
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report from Washington 2005/4/11
... But the big dilemma that most exercised the two leaders, according to DEBKAfile’s Washington sources, did not come up in the news conference. What to do about the Palestinian general election scheduled for July in view of the mortal threat it poses for Mahmoud Abbas’s regime and the prospects of peace? ...

Al Qaeda Preparing for Another Attack in US, WMD Use Probable
The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA) - Washington,DC,USA 2005/4/11
... the year. Additional efforts to detect, prevent and limit the fallout-effects of a WMD attack continue to progress. Sometime between ...

New Jordan prime minister tells of plans, MSU memories
Detroit Free Press - USA 2005/4/12
... has come a long way from studying biology at the Michigan campus to serving as prime minister of the desert kingdom of Jordan. King Abdullah II on Thursday ...

***** Did Bush and Sharon Figure out How to Preempt a Hamas Election Victory? *****
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report from Washington 2005/4/11 (purposely placed here to be read in conjunction with above article)
... But the big dilemma that most exercised the two leaders, according to DEBKAfile’s Washington sources, did not come up in the news conference. What to do about the Palestinian general election scheduled for July in view of the mortal threat it poses for Mahmoud Abbas’s regime and the prospects of peace? ... ...Any new decisions that may have been taken did not come to light in their news conference. It will take a couple of days until the real substance of their talks begins to surface. (then read Debka 4/16 article above)

Hidden in Plain Sight
Maisonnueve - Montreal,Quebec,Canada 2005/4/11
... “We have Russians, Ukrainians, Moroccans, Chinese, Syrians and Romanians,” he announces, as though rattling off a wine list. Above him hang portraits of the late, beloved King Hussein and of his son, the current ruler, King Abdullah II. The monarchs seem to smile beneficently down at the tremendous wad of cash the man is holding. ... ...“This society is screwed up, worse than you can imagine,” says Shadi al-Qassem, a Jordanian ... ...“The girls are looking for the money, so guys without cars, they will not go with them. But a guy with a car, they will immediately jump inside.” Because a woman’s virginity is prized, al-Qassem says that young Jordanians choose to have anal sex instead—usually without protection. He qualifies such middle-class hook-ups as purely “sexual relationship[s].”...

End of regional role of Syria
Middle East Online - UK 2005/4/11
DAMASCUS - Thirty years after Syria's tiny neighbour Lebanon plunged into civil war, the region's dominant powerbrokers in Damascus have witnessed a dramatic ...
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 weed in democracy's garden
Seattle Times - USA 2005/4/11
... continued occupation staged by Syria's Lebanese client, Hezbollah, followed by the "spontaneous" demonstration Assad orchestrated for himself in Damascus. ...
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

Aprés Lebanon Assad Launches His Own Regime Change
From DEBKA-Net-Weekly 200 Updated by DEBKAfile 2005/4/11
...Bashar Assad is trying to turn his back on the fiasco of his exit from Lebanon and shore up his regime by a secret crash reform program. ...
Stage one took place in total hush Saturday, April 9.
DEBKA-Net-Weekly’s exclusive Middle East sources report that Assad wants his epic political and military revolution to be over and done in three months, unlike the Baath revolutions in Iraq and Syria which dragged on through the 1960s and 1970s. ...
...They are all warning Assad that if he goes through with his plan he will be riding for a fall and risk the eclipse of the Assad dynasty in Syria. ...
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

'If nothing changes in Washington...'
Jordan Times 2005/4/11
... If next weekend matters come down to a staring contest between Sharon and the president, Bush must not blink, otherwise, like previous attempts for peace in the Holy Lands, the “roadmap to peace” will lead to another dead end. ...

Ex-Mossad head says Israel risks religious coup
Jordan Times 2005/4/11
“There are too many rabbis calling for orders to be disobeyed en masse — effectively, a mutiny. If there are enough soldiers willing to put such edicts ahead of the army, it will cause a crisis that could lead to a coup,” Yatom told Reuters. ... ... .“They acted on the belief that their ideology took precedence over the democratic processes in France,” Yatom said. “We can only hope that in Israel there are enough people with the maturity to resist the messianic pull of radical rabbis.”

Syria completes troop pullout
Australian - Australia 2005/4/11
... Lebanon's chief Western backers, France and the US, will be delighted by the apparent collapse of Syria's position inside the country. ...

Saddam's nephew captured
NEWS.com.au - Australia 2005/4/11
... No further details were given on the date of the arrest or its circumstances, which comes six weeks after his father was captured close to the border with Syria ...

Jews suffer discrimination at Temple Mount
Jerusalem Newswire - Jerusalem,Israel 2005/4/10
JERUSALEM - Several Israeli Jews, including members of Knesset, who attempted to ascend Jerusalem's Temple Mount Sunday to hold prayers were prevented from ...

Israel seals off shrine
Reuters.uk - UK 2005/4/10
... Jerusalem police chief Ilan Franco said the march was banned "given assessments that such a move on the Temple Mount may spark a flare-up and disturbances by ...

Iraq's Allawi Agrees His Bloc Will Join Govt
Reuters - USA 2005/4/10
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's outgoing Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has agreed that his parliamentary bloc will join the country's new government, and he is in ...

Did They or Didn´t They (Katzav and Khatami) Shake Hands?
Arutz Sheva - Israel 2005/4/10
... Shaking the hand of Syrian President Bashar Assad was a totally different matter, according to the government source, insisting there was "no problem shaking ...

Arabs Renew War: Over 70 Rockets and Mortar Shells into Gaza
Arutz Sheva - Israel  2005/4/10
... Many communities in the area were hit, including Morag in the south, Rafiach Yam, Gadid, N'vei Dekalim, Atzmona, Ganei Tal, Katif and Kfar Darom, as well as IDF bases in the area. ...

Report: Hezbollah outlines arms talks conditions
Ha'aretz - Israel 2005/4/10
... Hezbollah, a Shi'ite Muslim group backed by Syria and Iran, has previously said it will not disarm until Israel withdraws from Shaba Farms and will keep its ...

Saudi Arabia says it killed al-Qaida chief
Big News Network.com 2005/4/10
Saudi Arabia announced Saturday it killed al-Qaida leader Saoud al-Otaibi during three days of fighting earlier this week.
Security sources at the interior ministry said he was among 15 extremist gunmen killed during the battles...

Police mass at Temple Mount to bar Jewish, Arab protests
Ha'aretz - Israel 2005/4/10
Some 3,000 police were deployed the Old City of Jerusalem on Sunday in a bid to head off threatened protests by extreme rightists on the Temple Mount, and by ...

The disengagement plan of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
Foundation for Middle East Peace (from Ha'aretz, April 16)
Israel believes that it must act to improve the current reality. Israel has come to the conclusion that at present, there is no Palestinian partner with whom it is possible to make progress on a bilateral agreement. In light of this, a unilateral disengagement plan has been formulated, which is based on the following considerations...
contributed by Bob Anderson

IDF Ordered to Hold Fire as Palestinians Launch Fight for Philadelphi
DEBKAfile Exclusive Military Report 2005/4/10
An intelligence report reaching the Israeli military command early Sunday, April 10, disclosed that the five Palestinian teenagers who crawled across the flashpoint Philadelphi route on the Egyptian border Saturday, April 9, were each paid IS1,500 ($348) by Mussa Arafat’s Palestinian military intelligence and the Popular Resistance Committees in the Gaza Strip. It was a well-timed direct provocation to stir up trouble... ...The two Palestinian chiefs knowingly sent the boys to certain death. ...

Iraq attacks claim at least 31 lives
Jordan Times 2005/4/10
At least 31 people were killed and scores wounded in attacks against Iraqi security forces and civilians on Saturday, the second anniversary of the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime. ...

Syria eyes reform
Jordan Times 2005/4/10
Rushing its troops out Lebanon, Syria may turn to domestic reform to deflect further US-led pressure, but diplomats say its past record suggests any changes to the autocratic system will be modest at best. ...

New gov't to pursue cultural reforms — Badran
Jordan Times 2005/4/10
Prime Minister Adnan Badran said on Saturday that the time has come for a pan-Arab cultural policy and a national cultural strategy which can absorb “the positive aspects of globalisation and safeguard our special status and identity.” ...

Jordan warns against Jewish extremists' plans
Jordan Times 2005/4/10
Jordan on Saturday warned against plans by Jewish extremists to enter Al Aqsa Mosque compound, a Foreign Ministry official said. ... ...“The government, in line with its duties stipulated in the 1994 peace treaty with Israel, is currently trying through diplomatic means to prevent any harm to the holy sites of Jerusalem,”...

Syrian Tanks Roll Out of Lebanon; New Govt Monday
Swissinfo - Switzerland 2005/4/10
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Dozens of Syrian tanks and militaryvehicles left Lebanon on Saturday as Syria quickened the paceof a complete military and intelligence ...

Arabs Renew War, Launch 29 Rockets and Mortar Shells
Arutz Sheva - Israel 2005/4/10
... Though no mention was made of tomorrow's mass Jewish Temple Mount prayers by any of the PA terror groups, the IDF spokesman speculated that it may be the ...

Jerusalem police prepare for turmoil
Ynetnews - Israel 2005/4/9
JERUSALEM -The Jerusalem police are set to deploy in full force and limit the age of Muslim worshippers at the Temple Mount Sunday as tensions in the capital ...

Israeli Troops Kill 3 Palestinian Teens
Guardian - UK 2005/4/9
... said his group was only interested in asserting its right to pray on the Temple Mount. Access has been restricted since Israel captured east Jerusalem in the ...

Muslim leader warns Jews away from Mount
Ynetnews - Israel 2005/4/9
... the Middle East would explode if rightist Jews visit the Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. ... Muslims after Mecca and Medina and is known to Jews as the Temple Mount. ...

Top News ; CPIM urges withdrawal of US forces from Iraq:
Keralanext - Kerala,India 2005/4/9
... It also asked the US to give up its efforts to convert Iraq into a client state. "The so-called handing over of power to the Iyad Allawi government in June ...

Official: Israeli Police to Stop Protest
ABC News - USA 2005/4/9
... from holding a rally at the most sensitive holy site in Jerusalem, as Palestinian ... is known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount. ...

Jewish extremists plan rally at Jerusalem site
MSNBC - USA 2005/4/9
... holding a rally at the most hotly disputed holy site in Jerusalem as Palestinian ... is known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount. ...

Syria's Assad could cause Mideast trouble
Chicago Sun-Times - USA 2005/4/9
... The 39-year-old leader doesn't have the same ruthless skills of either Iraq's Saddam or his late father, Hafez, whose iron hand ruled Syria for three decades. ...

'Harm to al-Aqsa will not go by quietly'
Ynetnews - Israel 2005/4/9
Harsh action will be taken should Jewish radicals attack the Temple Mount's sacred ... addition, he warned Christians that their holy sites in Jerusalem are also ...

Syrian withdrawal of troops enters final phase
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut,Lebanon 2005/4/8
... Eyewitnesses said the junction of the main Damascus Road at Ain Sehat was filled with Syrian troops and vehicles which had converged on the junction from a ...
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

EU adds to Syria's international woes
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut,Lebanon 2005/4/8
... Syria had hoped that signing the agreement, which gives Damascus greater access to EU markets, would drive a wedge between Europe and America. ...
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

Iran casts shadow over new Iraqi leader
Telegraph.co.uk - UK 2005/4/8
... Iyad Allawi, the outgoing prime minister who is likely to become leader of the opposition, immediately tendered his resignation. ... 
... "What does he know about Iraq?" demanded Mustafa Saidi, a Sunni businessman in Baghdad. "He was out of the country for 20 years. He is a weak man, a disaster, who will never be able to unite Iraq. Everyone knows he is just an Iranian spy." ...

World Threats Report - March 2005
Global Politician - Brooklyn,NY,USA 2005/4/8
... Bashar Assad is in his most vulnerable moment since his regime assumed power. In a development that some say means hell has frozen ...

After Weeks of Arguing, Iraq's New Premier Named
Los Angeles Times (subscription) - CA,USA 2005/4/8
... Among the well-wishers Thursday was interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, who had been noticeably absent from the previous two National Assembly sessions. ...

Jaafari named Iraqi PM
PakTribune.com - Pakistan 2005/4/8
... of alleged insurgents. Jaafari vowed to swiftly put in place a new government to replace the outgoing prime minister Iyad Allawi.

IRAQ HAS COME A LONG WAY FORWARD
Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab Emirates 2005/4/8
... Iyad Allawi and Sheikh Ghazi al Yawar, who oversaw the elections from the top, failed to make any major mark, whereas those who were not in the seats of power ...

In Arafat's Footsteps
FrontPageMagazine.com - Los Angeles,CA,USA 2005/4/8
... In his speech in Gaza, Sheikh Muderis, asserted that the plots against Al-Aqsa, the silver-domed holy mosque that sits on Jerusalem's Temple Mount, had come to ...

Israel Will Not Destroy Gaza Settlements
ABC News - USA 2005/4/8
Jewish settlers pray next to the Al Aqsa Mosque compound, also known to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City Thursday April 7, 2005. ...

Various sides welcome settlement of Iraqi leading posts
Xinhua - China 2005/4/8
... Abdullah II reiterated his support for Iraq and its people to improve the current situation. In a message to Iraqi President Talabani, the king said Jordan ...

What You Didn't Know About the Popes of Rome
The Conservative Voice - USA 2005/4/8
... In a letter sent to the Vatican in January 2004, the TMF demanded that Pope John Paul return the Temple Menorah and other vessels and treasures removed in 70AD ...

MKs Ariel & Eldad Plan to Visit the Temple Mount on Sunday
Arutz Sheva - Israel 2005/4/8
... Eldad plan to visit the Temple Mount on Sunday ... situation permitting Arabs onto the Mount, but not ... via official channels, Ariel turned to Jerusalem Police Chief ...

Discrimination on the Mount: Arab MKs can go up, Jewish ones can't
Israel Insider - Israel 2005/4/8
... of Jewish protesters are expected to gather in the Old City of Jerusalem on Sunday to demonstrate against the police decision to close the Temple Mount to Jews ...
"Today all we want is the right to pray on the Temple Mount," said Rabbi Yishai Ba'avad, secretary of The Institute for the Establishment of the Temple. "But this is just the first stage to realizing every Jew's aspiration to see the Temple rebuilt and the sacrificial worship renewed."

An alliance of doubtful utility
Media Monitors Network - USA 2005/4/8
... For starters, given that the Tehran-Damascus pact was born of a mutual opposition toward Saddam Hussein's Iraq, the removal of the Iraqi dictator and the post ...

The only remaining anti-Israel front
Media Monitors Network - USA 2005/4/8
... Iran seeks to develop nuclear weaponry, while Bashar Assad's regime is, under duress, pulling out of Lebanon and declaring its intention to "democratize". ...

Lebanon seizes bomb hidden on truck to Syria
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK 2005/4/8
... trucks carrying tanks, troops and artillery headed toward the Syrian border from the Bekaa Valley on Friday night, witnesses said, as Damascus raced to pull ...

Scientist appointed as prime minister of Jordan
SciDev.net - UK 2005/4/7
King Abdullah II of Jordan has appointed Adnan Badran, the president of the Arab Academy of Sciences, as the country's prime minister. ...

Likely New Iraqi Prime Minister Has Ability To Unite Country
Radio Free Europe - Prague,Czech Republic 2005/4/7
... "Especially dealing with the fractious parliament, groups such as Kurds and groups associated with [outgoing interim Prime Minister Iyad] Allawi, who will ...

Jordanian King Swears in a New Cabinet
Guardian - UK 2005/4/7
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - King Abdullah II swore in a new Cabinet Thursday, headed by a US-educated biologist, and ordered him to speed up economic reforms. ...

Syrian Foreign Policy is To Avoid Being Ignored
Global Politician - Brooklyn,NY,USA 2005/4/7
... Washington. "When we say withdraw we mean complete withdrawal - no half-hearted measures," Bush warned President Bashar Assad. "Syrian ...
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

Road to Damascus: Were Iraqi WMD Moved to Syria?
Global Politician - Brooklyn,NY,USA 2005/4/7
Was Saddam Hussein hiding in Syria? DEBKAfile, an Israeli-owned rumor mill thought so two years ago. He was supposed to be in the ...

Arik's mission impossible
Jerusalem Post - Israel 2005/4/7
... Barak was ready for almost complete withdrawal, and was prepared to give Yasser Arafat a foothold on the Temple Mount, the holiest place for the Jews, without ...

Jordan: Draft Bill Would Muzzle Civil Society
Human Rights Watch 2005/4/7
“This law is a naked attempt to silence the vocal and often critical public debate that the professional associations foster,” said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch. “It is a major step backwards in Jordan’s commitment to human rights, and parliament should reject it at once.”

*** Outside administration of Temple Mount favoured
Canadian Jewish News - North York,ON,Canada 2005/4/7
... Bar-Siman-Tov said Jerusalem will likely become a shared capital of Israel and a new Palestinian state, but the Temple Mount may have to be administered by an ...

Israel must be ready to discuss Jerusalem, scholars say
Canadian Jewish News - North York,ON,Canada 2005/4/7
... Using examples from such sources as Muslim websites and fatwas, Reiter discussed how Jerusalem and the Temple Mount are viewed in the Muslim world. ...

What the US Needs to Do to Move an Arab-Israeli Peace Forward
UCLA International Institute - Los Angelas,CA,USA 2005/4/6
... the qualifications and provisos issued by White House aides almost immediately and by the President himself in a May meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah II. ...

Rice: US to Aid in Gaza Reconstruction
Guardian - UK 2005/4/6
... Meanwhile, on Syria's pledge to withdraw all remaining troops and security forces from Lebanon, Rice said, ``You always need to be on guard because words and ...

Gadhafi and Gorbachev are lessons for Assad
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut,Lebanon 2005/4/6
... Pressures will increase against Damascus, which must respond in a more constructive and productive way than it has dealt with its predicament in the past few ...

Lebanese terror group vows to stay, keep arms after Syria leaves
WorldNetDaily - Grants Pass,OR,USA 2005/4/6
... from education to medical care and was able to produce large numbers at a pro-Syrian rally several weeks ago where Nasrallah called for Damascus to keep its ...

DAMASCUS DEVILRY
New York Post - New York,NY,USA 2005/4/6
April 6, 2005 -- Syria now says it will withdraw all of its military and intelligence personnel "fully and completely" from Lebanon by the end of this month ...

Syrian Troops Quicken Pace of Lebanon Withdrawal
ABC News - USA 2005/4/6
It was among the biggest movements of Syrian forces across the border in a single day since Damascus began withdrawing the 14,000 troops it had in its neighbor ...

Fearing violent clashes, police close Temple Mount
Ha'aretz - Israel 2005/4/6
Police announced Wednesday they would close Jerusalem's Temple Mount to Jews on Sunday, fearing that extreme right-wing activists may clash with Muslim ...

Hizbullah Cell Uncovered in Shechem
Arutz Sheva - Israel 2005/4/6
... In March, Jordan's King Abdullah II warned Jewish leaders in Washington that Syria and the Hizbullah were encouraging terrorist attacks against Israel in an ...

Talabani to Be New Iraqi President
Arab News - Saudi Arabia 2005/4/6
... Shiites and Kurds have agreed that Shiite leader Ibrahim Al-Jaafari will be prime minister, taking over from secular Shiite Iyad Allawi. ...

AHDR 2004 details challenges facing Arab world
Jordan Times 2005/4/6
...With yet another bold review of the challenges facing the Arab world, the report's authors noted that the prevailing repressive leaderships and negation of certain constitutional human rights in some countries was an ingredient for potential disaster. ...

Speed up reform, King tells prime minister-designate
Jordan Times 2005/4/6
 ...We pride ourselves for being the first to adopt reform and to assume a pioneering role in the region. Reform is a comprehensive and a long-term process. Although we are certain that the fruits of reform will take time before they ripen. ...(King Abdullah)
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

King names Badran PM
Jordan Times 2005/4/6
...In the Letter of Designation, King Abdullah urged Badran to select a “homogenous” team of efficient ministers to accelerate and institutionalise the political reform process. And in an unusual Royal Decree that followed the Designation Letter, the Monarch instructed secretaries general of all government ministries to assume ministerial duties until a new Cabinet is formed, indicating that the King expects the new prime minister to weigh his options carefully as he selects his team.
The tone and the brevity of the letter were also departures from the norm, which indicates that the King feels “we have no more time to waste,” said a senior official. “He believes we must accelerate the pace of reform and move forward on the National Agenda. ...
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

Israel's Folly
The New York Sun 2005/4/5
With the passage last week of a budget bill in Israel, the government of Ariel Sharon appears to be ready to remove more than 8,000 Israelis living in Gaza with force, if necessary.
In addition to the legal dubiousness of this step and its historical unprecedented nature (challenge to the reader: name another democracy that has forcibly removed thousands its own citizens from their lawful homes), the planned withdrawal of all Israeli installations from Gaza amounts to an act of monumental political folly. ...

Iraq factions agree upon government
The Washington Times 2005/4/5
Iraq's political factions have agreed on the outlines of an ethnically balanced government and expect to nominate a president and two vice presidents tomorrow , with the swearing-in to take place over the weekend.
contributed by Bob Anderson

King Abdullah appoints new PM
Jerusalem Post 2005/4/5
...Abdullah's reform calls came long before the United States unveiled early in 2004 its Greater Middle East Initiative, which envisions more democracy in the largely totalitarian Arab world.

How will Israel deal with a political Hamas
Media Monitors Network - USA 2005/4/5
... David on issues like the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif, the right of return, and the status of the 200,000 Israelis who live across the green line in Jerusalem. ...

UN envoy worried about Lebanon's stability
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK 2005/4/5
... Roed-Larsen, who began talks in Lebanon on Monday, a day after meeting Assad in Damascus, said holding elections as scheduled in May was the best way to ...
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

Brookings Announces 2005 US-Islamic World Forum
U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA 2005/4/5
... Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies (Egypt); Robert Blackwill, president, Barbour Griffith & Rogers International; and Iyad Allawi, prime minister ...

Bush warns against delay in Lebanons elections
Aljazeera.com - London,UK 2005/4/5
... Speaking a day after Syria promised to end its military and intelligence presence in Lebanon by April 30, Bush said: "I appreciate the fact that Syria has ...
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

Washington and NATO Want to Dismantle Israel's WMD
International Press Center (press release) - Palestine 2005/4/5
... officials asserted that both parties are determined more than ever to dismantle the Middle East and Israel's weapons of mass destruction (WMD), Israeli sources ...

Lebanon: Syria removes radar equipment, missiles
Jerusalem Post - Israel 2005/4/5
... The UN envoy is also expected to visit the cleared out premises that once housed Syria's main intelligence units here at Beirut's Beau Rivage Hotel. ...
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

'Frontline' takes an unsettling look at extremist Israeli settlers
Boston Globe - USA 2005/4/5
... and plots to blow up Muslim holy sites on what Jews revere as the Temple Mount. ... to detonate a bomb at a Palestinian girls' school in East Jerusalem, timed to ...

Bush Threw Us a 'Curveball'
Los Angeles Times (subscription) - CA,USA 2005/4/5
... After the occupation of Iraq in spring 2003, the massive US Iraq Survey Group confirmed that Curveball was either hallucinating or lying, finding no WMD or WMD ...

Jordan king appoints new PM
Middle East Online - UK 2005/4/5
AMMAN - Jordan's King Abdullah II on Tuesday asked an academic, Adnan Badran, to form a new government to replace the two-year-old cabinet of Prime Minister ...

Jordan's Cabinet resigns, king names prime minister
Baltimore Sun - USA 2005/4/5
AMMAN, Jordan -- Jordan's Cabinet resigned today and King Abdullah II will name a prime minister to form a new government, top government officials said. ...

To forestall a clerical-driven religious regime, Washington has a ...
Independent - UK 2005/4/5
... of the Baath party, which has already split into three factions, and would receive assistance from the interim prime minister Iyad Allawi's Iraqi National ...

Washington Wants The Withdrawal Of The Regime From Damascus!
Dar Al-Hayat - Saudi Arabia 2005/4/4
... from Syria itself! Despite all the above, sources asserted that the dialogue between Washington and Damascus never stopped. At the ...
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

Muslim Brotherhood urges free elections in Syria
Middle East Online - UK 2005/4/4
NICOSIA - The Muslim Brotherhood, banned in Syria on pain of death since 1980, called Monday for an end to the ruling Baath party's 42-year grip on power and ...
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

Lebanese troops take over key Syrian checkpoint
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK 2005/4/4
BEIRUT, April 4 (Reuters) - Lebanese troops took over a key Syrian checkpoint on the Beirut-Damascus highway on Monday and the Syrians, now committed to ...
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

Jewish terror attack feared
Ynetnews - Israel 2005/4/4
... JERUSALEM - The police are tightening security around the Temple Mount amid fears that far-right extremists will attempt to target the holy Muslim site, in a ...

Next stop: Syria
Quad City Times - Davenport,IA,USA 2005/4/4
Say what you will about Bashar Assad, dictator of Syria and perhaps the dimmest eye doctor ever produced by British medical schools, but subtle he is not. ...
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

Exiled Lebanese leader claims Damascus causing security crisis to ...
WorldNetDaily - Grants Pass,OR,USA 2005/4/4
... Aoun, who went into political exile in 1991 after Syrian forces crushed his revolt against Damascus, said he plans to return to Lebanon next month, and told ...
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

A Chance for Arab News Media to Show Their Wider Reach
New York Times - USA 2005/4/4
... who has tangible contributions and positive stands towards the legitimate Arab cause, especially the Palestinian cause," King Abdullah II of Jordan said in a ...

Muslims praise Pontiff's bridge-building with Islam
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut,Lebanon 2005/4/4
... In Jordan, a stop on the pope's millennium tour, officials and media praised ... "King Abdullah II expressed his deep sorrow over the passing of Pope John Paul II ...

Jordan mourns Pope John Paul II
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA 2005/4/3
3 (UPI) -- Jordan's King Abdullah Sunday mourned the death of Pope John Paul II, saying he HAD dedicated his life to peace and solidarity among nations and ...

Bringing 100,000 Jews to Gush Katif: Pro and Con
Arutz Sheva - Israel 2005/4/3
... jail for this struggle. If we give up now, then it [the withdrawal process] is headed straight for Temple Mount and Jerusalem.". ...

State Dept. Calls on Israel to “Foreswear” Nuclear Arms
Israel National News 2005/4/3
In a move that could curtail Israeli power in the Middle East, the US is calling on Israel to sign the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) and forego the use and stockpile of nuclear weapons. ...

Embattled Jerusalem patriarch claims Jordan's support in land sale crisis
Yahoo! News 2005/4/3
...the patriarch said he received personal encouragement from Jordan's King Abdullah in a phone conversation.
"(King Abdullah said) we are close to his side," Irineos said, adding that the Jordanian monarch told him he was fully aware of an ongoing "war" against the Greek Orthodox patriarchate. ...

Jordan’s ICT sector drives for billion dollar opportunity
Strategiy 2005/4/3
...The ongoing liberalization of Jordan’s ICT sector is set to drive the growth of Jordan’s telecommunications market to a level in excess of a billion dollars annually, according to Jordan’s Telecommunications Regulator. Based on the concrete steps so far taken to open the Jordanian market to fair competition, the projection takes into account the newly competitive and dynamic marketplace that Jordan represents for investors today and foresees the attraction of new investments and new, innovative services to the Kingdom. ...
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

Dead Sea retreat outlines 2005 strategy action plan
Jordan Times 2005/4/3
...His Majesty King Abdullah's Adviser Akel Biltaji conveyed the Monarch's support for the strategy...."Today, we have a strategy supported by the government and led by the private sector. This remarkable partnership between the private and public sectors will no doubt herald an era of tourism development never witnessed before.”
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

Fayez opens garment factory in Tafileh
Jordan Times 2005/4/3
...When all the three phases of the JD500,000 project are complete, the factory, the first private sector project in Tafileh, will be hiring 600 people from the impoverished district. ...At the inauguration ceremony yesterday, Tafileh Governor Wanas Harahsheh said 313 projects worth JD34 million have been set up under the Socio-Economic Transformation Plan in the past three years. He also noted that His Majesty King Abdullah has ordered the establishment of a technical university and several model schools to improve the education situation in the underprivileged district. ...
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

Iraqi Assembly Makes Progress, Elects Speaker
Reuters - USA 2005/4/3
... Hassani, a religious Sunni, is an ally of Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi. "We passed the first hurdle," Hassani told reporters afterwards. ...

Syria to leave Lebanon
Middle East North Africa Financial Network - Middle East 2005/4/3
... "I have been informed that Syria has already withdrawn 4,000 troops into Syria", from a force estimated at around 14,000, Larsen said. ...

Syria agrees deadline for Lebanon pullout
Reuters.uk - UK 2005/4/3
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria will withdraw all its troops and intelligence agents from Lebanon by April 30, UN envoy Terje Roed-Larsen says. ...

Pro-democracy and anti-US
Ha'aretz - Israel 2005/4/3
... The grumbling against Syria that erupted after the Israel Defense Force's withdrawal from Lebanon in May 2000 ripened into an almost nationwide protest, which ...

The Secret Cold War Partnership between Pope John Paul II and White House Revealed
DEBKAfile Exclusive Intelligence Report 2005/4/2
...Brzezinski’s brainwave of harnessing religious zeal to beat communism had two extreme though opposite effects. The force of Christianity was a major factor in undermining Soviet communist domination of East Europe. Its lands turned around to embrace democratic change, a pro-Western orientation and a market economy in a still-evolving process. In Asia and the Middle East, Carter’s national security adviser resorted to fundamentalist Islam to defeat communism. The CIA-supported mujaheddin did indeed drive the Red Amy out of Afghanistan. But this same religious weapon eventually became a boomerang against America. It spawned Osama bin Laden’s al Qaeda, the Islamic jihadist terrorist movement dedicated to destroying the West and its values.

Jumblatt: Syrian-Lebanese security dependant on one another
Aljazeera.com - London,UK 2005/4/2
Speaking from his home in Mukhtara, the Druze leader said: "The special ties between Beirut and Damascus should remain in place after the Syrian troop pullout ...

Lebanon's pro-Syria PM to stay on to form new govt
ABC Online - Australia 2005/4/2
... Lebanese opposition leaders accused Syria and its local allies on Thursday of trying to delay elections to prolong the life of the chamber that is largely ...

Abbas orders crackdown after rampage
Jordan Times 2005/4/1
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday expelled a group of fighters from his West Bank headquarters who had been given refuge by Yasser Arafat, a spokesman for the gunmen said. ...

Greek Orthodox patriarch pledges not to sell church land
Jordan Times 2005/4/1
Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem Irineos I yesterday signed a commitment cancelling all powers of attorney given to dispose of church property in Jerusalem, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

*** Syria and the New Axis of Evil
Washington Post - USA 2005/4/1
Say what you will about Bashar Assad, dictator of Syria and perhaps the dimmest eye doctor ever produced by British medical schools, but subtle he is not. ... Syria is the prize. It is vulnerable and critical, the geographic center of the axis, the transshipment point for weapons, and the territorial haven for Iranian and regional terrorists. ...If Syria can be flipped, the axis is broken.
Daniel 7:20 And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell...

Jordan says Israel has agreed to release prisoners next week
Ha'aretz - Israel 2005/4/1
... Al-Mulqi has said Jordan's king, Abdullah II, is willing to make his first public visit to Israel in four years once confidence-building measures ...

Lebanon: forty days, three bombs
Middle East International (MEI) - London,England,UK 2005/4/1
... The same day that the UN mission concluded its work, just after a White House meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah II, President Bush seemed to take a ...

Syria Blocking Poll: Lebanon Opposition
Arab News - Saudi Arabia 2005/4/1
DAMASCUS/BEIRUT, 1 April 2005 -- Lebanese opposition leaders yesterday accused Syria and its local allies of trying to block elections due in May to stave off ...

Drive for Lebanese poll hits high gear
Australian - Australia 2005-4-1
... A decision to allow a radical shift in Lebanon's political conformation appears to have been taken at the highest level in Damascus; Syrian officials are ...

My friend's friend is my enemy
Asia Times Online - Hong Kong 2005/4/1
... He said Syrian President Bashar Assad has been keen on compromising with Washington since the invasion of Saddam Hussein's Iraq two years ago. ...

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