"A prudent man forseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished."   Proverbs 22:3 and Proverbs 27:12  KJV   Word study on this verse

Salem's witches fight for civil rights reuters.com 10/31/6 ["Today the city teems with an estimated 500 to 1,000 practicing witches and pagans. Shops that sell Tarot cards and magic supplies line its streets, which swell with tourists leading up to Halloween on October 31.  ..."This is looked at as fantasy land in the pagan community," said Jerrie Hildebrand, a witch and an ordained minister with the Circle Sanctuary, a Wiccan organization that provides counseling and spiritual services."    Deuteronomy 18:10-12  "There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD..."  Editor:  Woe to the Christian who treats Halloween as a fun time.]
Reserves of $700-billion 'enough' for China theglobeandmail.com 10/31/6 ["The nation should also buy gold at an opportune time, Mr. Xia said yesterday at a seminar in Beijing. The proportion of gold in its reserves "is too low," he said.  Gold makes up 1.3 per cent of China's foreign exchange holdings, according to the World Gold Council. That compares with 1.8 per cent in Japan and 25.8 per cent for the European Central Bank, according to the Gold Council.  ...The U.S. trade deficit with China reached a high of $22-billion in August, exceeding the previous record of $20.5-billion in October, 2005."]
Saudi ambassador urges U-S to press Israel into yielding land kristv.com 10/31/6 ["He wants Israel to give all Arab land it occupies to the Palestinians -- including Jerusalem. And he says the U-S needs to press the Israelis into doing it.  The ambassador calls it "no secret" that America's standing in the region is "at an all-time low." So he says in order for the U-S to "help itself" it has to change its Mideast policies."]
UN checking claim of IDF uranium bomb jpost.com 10/31/6 ["The IDF on Saturday denied a report by the British newspaper claiming that Israel used uranium-based munitions, including uranium-tipped bunker-buster bombs, during the war."]
Temporary homeless in U.S. face tough choices reuters.com 10/31/6 ["On any given night in the United States, 750,000 people are homeless, sleeping in shelters or on the streets or in abandoned buildings, said Philip Mangano, named the nation's homelessness czar by President Bush in 2002.  Over the course of a year more than 2 million experience homelessness, though only between 10 and 20 percent of those are chronically homeless"]
Youths Burn Hundreds of Cars in France foxnews.com 10/31/6 ["Six police were injured and 47 people were arrested, ministry officials said. Still the Interior Ministry described the night as "relative calm," noting that up to 100 cars are torched by youths in troubled neighborhoods on an average night."]
Holy war against pride parade ynetnews.com 10/31/6 ["Haredim keep threatening to strike the gay parade scheduled to take place in Jerusalem in two weeks."]
US force in Iraq swells to 150,000: Pentagon news.yahoo.com 10/31/6 ["A Pentagon spokesman attributed the growth to overlapping unit rotations, but it came amid surging violence that so far this month has claimed the lives of 101 US troops and many more Iraqis."]
China Military to Tour U.S. Bases ap.org 10/31/6 ["About 30 midlevel military commanders in the People's Liberation Army, including division and brigade commanders, will visit U.S. Pacific Command headquarters in Hawaii, tour a guided missile destroyer in San Diego and observe Marine training at Camp Pendleton, Calif.  It is the third such visit by Chinese military officers since the countries agreed last October to increase military exchanges."]
 

  Iran calls adventurous a U.S.-led nuclear interception navy exercise in the Gulf iht.com 10/30/6 ["A naval training exercise led by the United States and aimed at blocking smuggling of nuclear weapons began Sunday in the Persian Gulf, the first of its kind since North Korea's nuclear test and the renewed U.S. drive for sanctions against Iran."]
 GAO Chief Warns Economic Disaster Looms apnews.myway.com 10/30/6 ["He has committed to touring the nation through the 2008 elections, talking to anybody who will listen about the fiscal black hole Washington has dug itself, the "demographic tsunami" that will come when the baby boom generation begins retiring and the recklessness of borrowing money from foreign lenders to pay for the operation of the U.S. government."]
 Gamemaker courts new controversy - boys kissing reuters.com 10/30/6 ["Gay video game enthusiasts have embraced "Bully" which was was the U.S.'s third top-selling game in the week ending Oct. 27, according to figures from UBS."]
 Russia, France overtake US as top arms sellers news.yahoo.com 10/30/6 ["The United States ceded to Russia and France last year its role of the top arms supplier to the developing world as it failed to take full advantage of emerging markets and opportunities created by booming oil prices, according to a new congressional study."]
Smart Card Industry Expects Boost via Government Deadline news.yahoo.com 10/30/6 ["The government's Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 mandate requires that all federal agencies distribute certified PIV (personal identity verification) smart cards to their employees.  As a result of the deadline that has forced organizations including the Department of Defense to distribute millions of new smart cards to workers, makers of related software and devices say that millions more of the IDs will be put into the hands of workers outside the government sector. "]
 

 The Internet – America’s Electronic Brain Transplant! lasttrumpetministries.org 10/27/6 ["This is the very condition that would allow an elitist cabal of conspirators to cleverly seduce the people of this troubled planet into accepting and even adoring an one world leader. If you have ever wondered how so many people with varied beliefs, persuasions, ideologies, and social levels, could all be one and submit to an one-world dictator, you need only to understand the power of the micro-computer and the internet, also known as the world-wide web!"]
 Quebec: Evangelical schools ordered to teach Darwin canada.com 10/27/6 ["The Quebec Ministry of Education has told unlicensed Christian evangelical schools that they must teach Darwin's theory of evolution and sex education or close their doors after a school board in the Outaouais region complained the provincial curriculum was not being followed."]
 Nicaragua Congress Passes New Law Outlawing All Abortions lifesite.net 10/27/6 ["If signed into law by President Enrique Bolanos, the measure will eliminate a loophole that allowed an unborn child to be killed if three doctors certify that a woman's “life or health” is at risk. The so-called “health” exception terminology, which is almost always broadly interpreted, has opened the door in other countries to virtually unlimited abortion-on-demand. Current law also allows for the child to be killed if she has been conceived in rape. The passed law would close both those exceptions."]
 Transforming the World by Subverting the Church crossroad.to 10/27/6 [by Berit Kjos  "Concentrate on seminaries where each new convert learns to influence thousands... Divert the heart and purposes of the Church from the spiritual to the material...  Demonstrate tolerance toward beliefs and values that clash with God's Words. "]
 

 Greenspan says dollar now sharing stage with euro reuters.com 10/26/6 ["said on Thursday that both private investors and central banks were shifting away from the U.S. dollar and toward the euro."]
 IAF denies firing on German warship jpost.com 10/26/6 ["In the wake of the controversy surrounding reports of IAF fighter jets firing on a German warship, IDF sources on Wednesday denied that any shots were fired but admitted that on Tuesday morning there had been an incident in which a German helicopter took off from a warship off the Lebanese coast in an area where, according to agreements, it was required to declare the flight to the IAF."]
 Home prices plunge by most in 35 years news.yahoo.com 10/26/6 ["The weakness in new home prices was even sharper than a 2.5 percent fall in the price of existing homes last month, which had been the biggest drop on record."]
 Vandals set buses on fire in French suburbs reuters.com 10/26/6 ["Vandals set three buses ablaze near French cities overnight, police said on Thursday, on the eve of the anniversary of riots that rocked France's multi-ethnic suburbs."]
 NJ Court Stops Short of Gay Marriage OK abcnews.go.com 10/26/6 ["New Jersey's highest court ruled Wednesday that gay couples are entitled to the same rights as heterosexuals, but that lawmakers must determine whether the state will honor gay marriage or some other form of civil union."]
 Mexico Gathers Support From 27 Nations for Declaration Opposing U.S. Border Fence Plan foxnews.com 10/26/6 ["The 28 nations express "deep concern regarding the decision adopted by the United States of America to build and extend a wall on its border with Mexico, considering it to be a unilateral measure that goes against the spirit of understanding," it said in the declaration, which was read out by Mexico's Ambassador Alejandro Garcia Moreno."]
 

 Poland Lawmakers Want Rape, Incest Out of Nation's Abortion Ban lifenews.com 10/25/6 ["Lawmakers in the Polish parliament want to remove the rape and incest exceptions from the nation's abortion ban. They say there is no reason that the babies conceived as a result of sexual abuse deserve to die because of the actions of a rapist."]
 Ritalin Is Poison newswithviews.com 10/25/6 [By Tom DeWeese  "Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are complete frauds. There is no scientific evidence whatsoever to prove either exists. Yet, today, almost seven million children have been diagnosed as being ADD or ADHD. And most have been placed on a behavior-altering drug called Ritalin, which is supposed to be the miracle answer to a non-existent problem."]
 German Police Physically Force Home Schooled Children to Public School lifesite.net 10/25/6 ["German authorities have relied on Nazi-era legislation that outlawed home education to prevent parents from keeping their children out of the public school system for religious or social convictions. The law forbade home education in order to prevent “the emergence of parallel societies based on separate philosophical convictions.”  Joerg Grosseluemern, spokesman for the NFE, said the Remeike family “have been home educating their children since the start of the school year, something which is legal in practically the whole of the [European Union].  “However, on this morning, they were confronted by police officials, who, in an incredibly inconsiderate manner, forced their crying children into a police car and drove them to the school. The police stated that they had been instructed to continue this measure in the coming week.”"]
 Germany in radical shake-up of military ft.com 10/25/6 ["Germany will on Wednesday adopt the most radical restructuring of its military since 1945, turning the Bundeswehr into an international intervention force, according to an internal cabinet strategy paper"]
 U.S. Says More GIs May Be Needed in Iraq apnews.myway.com 10/25/6 ["U.S. officials previously said they were satisfied with troop levels and had expected to make significant reductions by year's end. But a surge in sectarian killings, which welled up this past summer, forced them to reconsider."]
 'Syria increasing preparedness following IDF maneuvers' ynetnews.com 10/25/6 ["Syria expressed concern over the “the unusual military maneuvers" conducted by the IDF in the Golan Heights.  The Qatar-based Al-Watan newspaper, which reported this, also quoted Syrian Defense Minister Hassan Tourkmani, who called on the Syrian military to increase preparedness in order to resist anti-Syrian aggression. "]
 N Korea food shortages 'critical' news.bbc.co.uk 10/25/6 ["North Korea is already short of food and this year floods have damaged the harvest, making matters even worse.  President Kim Jong-Il's nuclear test has led to international condemnation of the secretive regime and sanctions against its nuclear programme.  Pyongyang was due to receive 100,000 tonnes of food aid but will now get less than that, Mr Muntarbhorn said. "]
 N.J. high court to rule on gay marriage news.yahoo.com 10/25/6 ["New Jersey is one of only five states with neither a law nor a state constitutional amendment blocking same-sex marriage. As a result, the state is more likely than others to allow gays to wed, said advocacy groups on both sides."]
 

 Olmert: IDF preparing for Iranian threat ynetnews.com 10/24/6 ["After sending firm messages to Iran following Moscow visit, on Sunday prime minister tells Kadima activists IDF troops already training to face new threats"]
 Housing Slump in U.S. Poised to Worsen, Derivatives Trades Show bloomberg.com 10/24/6 [" The ABX index, which measures the risk of owning bonds backed by home-loans to people with poor credit, rose 30 percent since Aug. 9 to the highest since January. There are more than $500 billion of such notes outstanding.  The increase in the index shows traders expect mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures to increase at a time when the number of homes for sale as measured by the National Association of Realtors is at a 13-year high."]
 Putin to PM: Using force against Iran could end in disaster haaretz.com 10/24/6 ["Russian President Vladimir Putin denounced any military operation against Iran in a meeting last week with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. Putin told Olmert in the Moscow meeting that foiling Iran's nuclear program could end in disaster for the world. "]
 Nicaragua Moves Closer to Ban on All Abortions lifesite.net 10/24/6 ["A Nicaraguan Parliamentary committee approved proposed legislation last week that would ban all abortions in the country, including the deliberate abortion of a child when the mother’s life was in danger.  The measure will be debated at a national assembly hearing before a final vote is taken next week, BBC News reported Saturday. The legislation is expected to pass the vote."]
 500,000 Iraqis make a new life in Syria seattletimes.nwsource.com 10/24/6 ["The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees reported this month that at least 914,000 Iraqis have left their homes since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, with more than a third fleeing since an increase in sectarian bloodshed at the start of this year."]
 

 Outrage in J’lem: Gay parade set for day marking Crystal Night ynetnews.com 10/23/6 ["National Religious Party Councilwoman Mina Fenton tells Ynet ‘It cannot be that the Gay Pride Parade will be held on the day that marks the beginning of the Holocaust for the Jewish people’"]
 Stem cells might cause brain tumors, study finds reuters.com 10/23/6 ["Goldman's team used human embryonic stem cells. Taken from days-old embryos, these cells can form any kind of cell in the body. This batch had been cultured in substances aimed at making them become brain cells."]
 Mailed disks raise voting machine fears seattlepi.nwsource.com 10/23/6 ["Disks containing what appears to be software code used in Maryland's touchscreen voting machines in 2004 were delivered anonymously to a former state legislator, raising fresh concerns about the reliability of the voting system."]
 Schroeder: Bush's Faith Raised Suspicion guardian.co.uk 10/23/6 ["We rightly criticize that in most Islamic states, the role of religion for society and the character of the rule of law are not clearly separated,'' Schroeder wrote. ``But we fail to recognize that in the USA, the Christian fundamentalists and their interpretation of the Bible have similar tendencies."]
 Israel admits phosphorous bombs used in Lebanon news.independent.co.uk 10/23/6 ["The reports led the Lebanese President, Emile Lahoud, to accuse Israel of breaching the Geneva Convention, which bans the use of white phosphorous both as an incendiary weapon against civilians and in air attacks against military forces in civilian areas. Yesterday, reports in the Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz revealed that Mr Edery confirmed to parliament last week that it had used the bombs during its operations this summer."]
 Divorce: The Cause Of The Shrinking Middle Class newswithviews.com 10/23/6 ["The study iterates other points I have made many times over the years. Divorce is making retirement impossible. Absent reforms, it will become perhaps the leading predictor of poverty in old age. Divorce also affects the affordability and availability of health care plans, both in the present and future sense. “Hillary Care” was essentially designed to resolve our divorce problem by turning the entire medical industry into yet another welfare state."]
 

 Thousands of U.S. troops held back from overseas duty because of debt news.bostonherald.com 10/20/6 ["The Pentagon contends financial problems can distract personnel from their duties or make them vulnerable to bribery and treason. As a result, those who fall heavily into debt can be stripped of the security clearances they need to go overseas.  ...Officials also say the increase has not undermined the military’s fighting ability, though some say it has complicated the job of assembling some of the units needed in Iraq or Afghanistan. "]
 UN: No decision to fire on IAF planes jpost.com 10/20/6 ["The French units of UNIFIL have deployed with anti-aircraft batteries. The rules of engagement allow these weapons to be used only in self-defence in case a position is under imminent attack by air, no matter who attacks," the spokesperson clarified in an official statement."]
 Florida Appeals Court Approves Teen's Secret Abortion, Waivers Abused lifenews.com 10/20/6 ["Florida appeals court has approved a teenager's request to have a secret abortion without her parents knowing. The ruling, which overturns a local judge's decision, is exposing a problem in the state where virtually all of the waivers request to bypass parental notification are granted."]
 Migrants are sending more cash back home miami.com 10/20/6 ["Latin American migrants in the United States will send a record $45 billion to support relatives back home this year, according to a study released Wednesday that sheds new light on the powerful economic forces driving migrants -- legal and undocumented -- to America's labor-hungry regions."]
 

 Bush praises US Muslims at Ramadan iftar dinner jpost.com 10/19/6 ["This year, he opened with the traditional Ramadan greeting of "Ramadan Karim" and praised Islam for bringing "hope and comfort to more than a billion people around the world.""]
 FBI director wants ISPs to track users news.com.com 10/19/6 ["FBI Director Robert Mueller on Tuesday called on Internet service providers to record their customers' online activities, a move that anticipates a fierce debate over privacy and law enforcement in Washington next year."]
 Peretz: French UNIFIL commanders say will shoot at IAF overflights haaretz.com 10/19/6 ["Peretz said that nevertheless, Israel would continue to patrol the skies over Lebanon as long as United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 remained unfulfilled, adding that such operations were critical for the country's security, especially as the abducted IDF soldiers remain in Hezbollah custody and the transfer of arms continue."]
 Death toll calculation method 'correct gulfnews.com 10/19/6 ["The author of a report that put the Iraqi post-invasion death toll at 655,00 has told Gulf News that the method of calculation was "tried and trusted'' and despite criticism from President George W. Bush was even used by the US government."]
 From Success To Significance To Seduction newswithviews.com 10/19/6 ["Instead of repenting from a disobedient life of self-satisfying rebellion against God to an obedient life of self-denying righteousness in Christ, we are taught now to simply "transition" from "success to significance"... "]
 Europhoria Trumps Americana newswithviews.com 10/19/6 ["Because the US budget deficit is broadly viewed as dangerous to the global economy, it matters big time that Europe’s countervailing power wields more voting power than the US in the IMF and WTO (not to mention the UN).  To offset America’s insatiable spendthrift habit, her economy depends heavily, and increasingly so, on a huge flood—a tsunami, if you will—of transatlantic investment."]
 Gays hope ally becomes first black Mass. governor reuters.com 10/19/6 ["Deval Patrick, widely expected to become Massachusetts' first black governor, says a nearly century-old law used to stop gays from elsewhere in America from marrying in the liberal state is rooted in racism."]
 Haredim: J’lem gay parade may lead to another war ynetnews.com 10/19/6 ["Thousands of ultra-Orthodox protest at Jerusalem’s Sabbath Square against holding of 2006 Gay Pride Parade in city; ‘war in Lebanon broke out as soon as the parade was announced,’ haredi man says. "]
 CA: Law stops renting to illegal immigrants news.yahoo.com 10/19/6 ["ESCONDIDO, Calif. - City leaders have approved an ordinance prohibiting landlords from renting to illegal immigrants, the latest in one of many efforts by local governments across the country to crack down on undocumented workers."]
 

 Web could be terror training camp in U.S., politician says reuters.com 10/14/6 ["Disaffected people living in the United States may develop radical ideologies and potentially violent skills over the Internet and that could present the next major U.S. security threat, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said on Monday."]
 Bush signs law authorizing harsh interrogation reuters.com 10/14/6 ["The new law means Bush can continue a secret CIA program for interrogating terrorism suspects whom he believes have vital information that could thwart a plot against America.  Bush said the law will allow intelligence professionals to question suspects without fear of being sued by them later. "]
 Rice's approving 'gay' remarks rankle GOP base worldnetdaily.com 10/14/6 ["Rice and first lady Laura Bush spoke for the administration at the Oct. 10 swearing-in at the State Department where Dybul was accompanied by his male partner, Jason Claire. "]
 Oregon Under Fire for Changing "Assisted Suicide" Wording in Reports  lifenews.com 10/14/6 ["The Oregon Department of Human Services has determined that it will begin referring to "physician assisted suicide" as "physician assisted death" on official reports."]
 Pentagon to resume forced anthrax vaccine program thestar.com.my 10/14/6 ["The Pentagon on Monday said it will force troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and South Korea to be vaccinated against anthrax, restarting a court-halted program after U.S. regulators declared the shots safe and effective.  ...Winkenwerder could not say how many troops would be vaccinated under the mandatory program, which should start in 30 to 60 days. Troop levels total 143,000 in Iraq, 21,000 in Afghanistan and 28,000 in South Korea. "]
 Hamas: Israel's tanks will be destroyed ynetnews.com 10/14/6 ["The military wing of Hamas announced Monday evening that it had completed its preparations towards a possible all-out conflict with Israel should the IDF launch a ground offensive inside Gaza. "]
 Freedom's Nightmare Is Public Ignorance newswithviews.com 10/14/6 [by Nancy Levant   "I am also becoming more and more fearful for the American people as each and every day passes. Of course, I realize that we the people are no longer rugged, intelligent, or loyal Americans. These traits have been deadened by decades of public school indoctrination and decades of screen “visions.” These traits have also been eroded by genetically modified food and tampered-with water, by pharmaceutical drug enticements, decade-long and unending diets coupled with diabetes and other pharmaceutically assisted drug concoctions/plans. But when the demise of freedom stares into the face of each and every American adult, and ignorance continues to be claimed, while loyalty to partisan, global, and dialectic-spewing elitists continues to thrive, I ask myself why I bother."]
  Euronext and NYSE are open to 4-way deal iht.com 10/14/6 ["NYSE, operator of the world's largest stock exchange, and Deutsche Börse have been fighting over Euronext for much of this year. Exchanges are seeking to consolidate in response to steps by securities firms to trade stocks and other financial instruments globally.  Euronext and NYSE reiterated in the statement their conviction that European exchanges should merge their businesses."]
 

 Syria converts half of its foreign currency reserves to euros, official says iht.com 10/13/6 [""Syria's (foreign currency) reserves were entirely in U.S. dollars last year. But half of the reserves has since been converted to euros," Governor Adeeb Mayalleh said.  He would not disclose the value of Syria's foreign currency reserves but said they were "balanced" and capable of paying for the country's foreign expenses."]
 Germany plans to revive EU treaty bbc.co.uk 10/13/6 [" Germany takes over the presidency of the EU on 1 January for six months, and wants to set a "roadmap" and a "method" for adoption of the constitution.  The charter was rejected by voters in France and the Netherlands in 2005.  However, there is wide support in the EU for efforts to adopt a constitution in some form by 2009. "]
 Grain stockpiles at lowest for 25 years ft.com 10/13/6 ["The world’s stockpiles of wheat are at their lowest level in more than a quarter century, according to the US Department of Agriculture, which on Thursday slashed its forecasts for global wheat and corn production.  The lower forecasts were largely attributable to the severe drought in Australia, where the forecast for this year’s wheat crop was cut by 8.5m tons to 11m. That is less than half of the 24m produced last year, of which about 17m went to exports."]
 The Politics Of Disaster  newswithviews.com 10/13/6 ["There was a time in America when even huge disasters were understood to be best handled at the local level. Such was the case with relief efforts following the enormous death and destruction of the great Chicago fire of 1871 and the San Francisco earthquake of 1906."]
 Pro-Abortion Lawsuit Wants FDA to Sell Morning After Pill OTC to Teens lifenews.com 10/13/6 ["A pro-abortion law firm has filed a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration over its recent decision to allow over the counter sales of the morning after pill. The Center for Reproductive Rights filed a legal complaint in an attempt to force the agency to extend the sales to teenagers under the age of 18."]
 RailAmerica Sept. carloads down bizjournals.com 10/13/6 [" As the housing market continued to slow, September carloads fell at RailAmerica.  The Boca Raton-based short line and regional railroad operator reported 100,385 carloads for the month, down 7,185 carloads, or 6.7 percent, from 107,570 carloads in September 2005.  ...The most recent numbers were primarily affected by lower shipments of coal, lumber and forest products, paper products and minerals, RailAmerica said."]
 

 Rice says U.S. wants end to Palestinian "humiliation" reuters.com 10/12/6 [""The Palestinian people deserve a better life, a life that is rooted in liberty, democracy, uncompromised by violence and terrorism, unburdened by corruption and misrule and forever free of the daily humiliation of occupation," she told a dinner organized by the American Task Force on Palestine."]
 China's Oil Reserves Surge chron.com 10/12/6 ["China is the world's second largest oil consumer after the United States and construction of a state-controlled crude oil reserve is viewed as a strategic priority. Until now, Chinese oil companies have held between 10-30 days of oil stocks, but the country as a whole has not kept emergency reserves.  Eventually, Beijing is expected to stockpile up to 100 million barrels of petroleum, or the equivalent of a month's national consumption. The U.S., Japan and other countries have similar reserves."]
 Strong wind and maintenance problems once more shut down Alaska’s Prudhoe Bay oil field news.bostonherald.com 10/12/6 ["Three days of high wind blew dust and dirt onto high voltage insulators on the power grid at Prudhoe Bay, America’s largest oil field. A day later, rain turned dust into mud that shorted out insulators, halting power to oil wells.  The power outage reduced Prudhoe Bay output from 350,000 barrels per day Monday to about 35,000 Wednesday. "]
 Pastors unite against ban argusleader.com 10/12/6 ["Pastors from five mainline denominations criticized South Dakota's abortion ban Tuesday, separating themselves from their Roman Catholic and evangelical counterparts and ramping up a politically charged debate that already is influenced by strong religious undercurrents."]
 How To Create Jobs & Cut Medical Care Costs newswithviews.com 10/12/6 ["A nation that doesn't produce what it needs to sustain itself will die, simple as that. "Old" presidents and members of Congress warned against "free" trade, but their words of wisdom coninue to be ignored as America further slides down the razor's edge of dependency on other countries to provide even our most basic needs.  ...Those solid industry jobs have been replaced with service oriented jobs, pushing paper for foreign governments, some our mortal enemies (while one corrupt Congress after another unconstitutionally steals from the people's treasury to give them "foreign aid") and the ever growing medical industry."]
 Japan bans North Korean ships, imports and citizens japantimes.co.jp 10/12/6 ["Wednesday's steps include a total ban on North Korean ships' entering Japanese ports, a ban on all imports from North Korea and the barring of all North Korean nationals from entering Japan, with some very slight exceptions.  Japan first imposed economic sanctions following North Korea's seven missile tests on July 5, including a ban on the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92, which plies between Wonsan and Niigata ports."]
 UK: Young shoppers want to pay with chip in skin thisislondon.co.uk 10/12/6 ["Around 8 per cent of 13 to 19-year-olds were open to the idea of microchip implants while 16 per cent wanted trolleys to be fitted with SatNav systems.  This compared to just 5 per cent and 12 per cent respectively for adults asked the same questions. Two thirds of teenagers and 62 per cent of adults questioned for grocery think tank IGD's report wanted self-scanning systems at shop check-outs."]
 Rabbis split on Temple Mount synagogue plan jpost.com 10/12/6 ["an announcement by Ariel (National Union-National Religious Party) Tuesday that he intended to revive an old idea to build a synagogue on the Temple Mount and reverse a cabinet decision that prohibits Jewish prayer on the mount.  ...Ariel stressed in his announcement that his proposal would maintain the status quo and would not infringe Muslims' right to full access to the Al Aqsa Mosque, which is situated on the ruins of the destroyed Second Temple.  "Muslims now have the opportunity to prove they are tolerant enough to accommodate faiths that different from their own," said Ariel. "]
 Report: Few cities prepared for evacuation procedures usatoday.com 10/12/6 ["Most of the nation's largest cities got flunking grades on a report card released today that measures how well each city can evacuate its population before or after a major disaster.  Ten urban areas received grades of "B" or "C," six got a "D," and 20 got an "F" in the report by the American Highway Users Alliance. Only Kansas City, Mo., got an "A."  ...Kansas City scored high because it's not densely populated, there are no geographical barriers on any side of the city and it has a good intra-city road system"  Editor: a good reason to move out of the cities now.]

 MIT Prof: Embryonic Stem Cell Research Nowhere Close to Helping Patients lifenews.com 10/11/6 ["because scientists haven't yet figured out how to stop embryonic stem cells from causing tumors when injected into patients.  ...Sherley said that embryonic stem cells cause tumors and cancers when injected into human tissue and, as a result, they can't be used to treat patients with various diseases. He said the tumors form because embryonic stem cells have the potential to turn into various other kinds of tissues -- including the wrong ones."]
 Berri threatens renewed Hizbullah ops jpost.com 10/11/6 ["Hizbullah will resume its military campaign unless Israel withdraws from the disputed Shaba farms area and other areas occupied during this summer's 34-day war, Nabih Berri, the speaker of the Lebanese parliament told The Guardian. "If Israel does not pull out, we will have to drive them out," he warned."]
 Pentagon defends quality of U.S. military recruits reuters.com 10/11/6 ["he Pentagon on Tuesday defended the quality of recruits entering the military even as the Army accepted older enlistees and more with past criminal problems, no high school diplomas and lower aptitude marks."]

 N. Korea issues threat to Washington jpost.com 10/10/6 ["A North Korean official threatened that the communist nation could fire a nuclear-tipped missile unless the US acted to resolve its standoff with Pyongyang, Yonhap news agency reported Tuesday."]
 Mexico May Take Fence Dispute to U.N. washingtonpost.com 10/10/6 ["The Mexican government last week sent a diplomatic note to Washington criticizing the plan for 700 miles of new fencing along the border. President-elect Felipe Calderon also denounced the plan, but said it was a bilateral issue that should not be put before the international community."]
 The Cancer Research Money Machine newswithviews.com 10/10/6 ["However, too many of them refuse to look at remedies and cures that have been healing and curing humans for thousands of years - without all these expensive medicines and treatments. More pills won't solve the problem. One thing Lorraine told me while I was at her home in 1996 was that radiation and chemotherapy kill your natural immune system - the very mechanism that fights off disease. When you get these treatments, you are killing your body's natural ability to fight the disease. "]
 Openly gay Republicans deal with Foley fallout msnbc.msn.com 10/10/6 ["Log Cabin, a group of more than 20,000 gay Republicans."]
 What the Bursting Bubbles Mean businessweek.com 10/10/6 ["Consumer spending will slow because it is more expensive to borrow, and because consumers will see less of an increase in home equity to borrow against."]
 Bush summit on school violence opens news.yahoo.com 10/10/6 ["Four weeks before the midterm elections, the event allows Bush to return to the politically safe issue of education and child safety. But the federal role in making schools safer is limited because education remains mainly a local matter. The White House chose to host a national sharing of ideas, hoping to seize a moment when people are focused on preventing violence."]

 U.S. detects seismic event in N. Korea news.yahoo.com 10/9/6 ["Snow declined to speculate on a possible U.S. response to a North Korean nuclear test. "At this point we're still assessing the data and trying to figure out what happened," he said. "A lot of this hinges on what the data tells us."  A U.S. government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity also because of political sensitivity of the situation, said the seismic event could have been a nuclear explosion, but its small size was making it difficult for authorities to pin down."]
 Security Council expected to hold emergency meeting on NKorea's nuclear test news.yahoo.com 10/9/6 ["During negotiations over the council statement adopted Friday, Japan, which chairs the council for October, and the United States had pushed for inclusion of a threat to resort to mandatory sanctions, including an arms embargo and other trade and financial sanctions under Chapter Seven of the UN charter.  But in the face of opposition from China and Russia, the explicit mention of sanctions was removed although the text said a test "would represent a clear threat to international peace and security," "]
 Schwarzenegger Supports RFID Tracking Technology newswithviews.com 10/9/6 [By Liz McIntyre & Katherine Albrecht  "Senate Bill 768, known as the Identity Information Protection Act of 2006, was passed by state legislators last month. It was drafted to prohibit abusive tracking of people through RFID tags and give Californians control over personal information stored on RFID-laced identity documents.  ...He issued a statement explaining that he vetoed the bill because it could conflict with new government standards for identity documents like those to be issued for driver's licenses under the Real ID Act."]
 California Stem Cell Research Agency Outlines Spending Plans for $3 Billion lifenews.com 10/9/6 ["The agency charged with spending the $3 billion in taxpayer funds California voters authorized for human cloning and embryonic stem cell research has outlined its plans for the money. The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine unveiled the plan on Tuesday showing its plans over the next 10 years."]
 Cities opt for economics instead of religion to boost downtown areas usatoday.com 10/9/6 ["The Liberty Legal Institute, which represents churches in religious-freedom disputes, says more communities are tightening zoning codes or considering other ways to restrict church locations."]
 Same-sex R.I. couple weds in Mass. after judge gives the OK boston.com 10/9/6 ["Kris Mineau of the Massachusetts Family Institute, which opposes same-sex marriage, said he feared a legal challenge attempting to force Rhode Islanders to recognize same-sex couples was coming."]
 Asian, African, South American Nations More Pro-Life Than U.S. on Abortion lifenews.com 10/9/6 ["A new poll conducted by the Pew Research firm finds that a sampling of nations in Asia, Africa and South America are more pro-life on the issue of abortion than residents of the United States. The poll also found that conservative Christians in each nation are more pro-life than citizens of the nations in general.  Pew conducted the poll to gauge the views of Pentecostal and charismatic Christians in the United States and other nations and compare their views to all citizens in those countries."]
 Border fence barely gets off the ground without enough money delawareonline.com 10/9/6 ["What fencing there will be is likely to be more along the lines of 300 miles instead of 700.  In addition, to help persuade wavering Republicans in the wee hours before adjournment, Congress also allowed that American Indian tribes, governors, local leaders and members of Congress will have a say in "exact placement" of any fence-like structure, according to the Washington Post."]

 

 U.S. state nears historic vote on abortion ban iht.com 10/8/6 ["On Nov. 7, when American voters will choose a new Congress, governors in 36 states and decide whether to approve various ballot initiatives, South Dakota voters will vote on a measure that would allow abortions only to save a pregnant woman's life. It makes no exception for other health concerns, or for cases of rape or incest; a doctor performing illegal abortions could face five years in prison.  ...One of the legislators responsible for the toughly worded measure is House Majority Leader Larry Rhoden, a Republican cattle rancher. He was swayed by women's testimony that their abortions left emotional scars, but now — aware of polls showing his side behind — he has second thoughts."]
 US gun ban 'unlikely' despite school slayings iol.co.za 10/8/6 ["What's depressing is how little people are pushing for gun control today. The public has grown numb about this kind of gun violence, and there is a sickening predictability to these shocking outbursts," said Jamin Raskin, a law professor at American University here.  ...The state governor said gun controls would not have stopped Amish school shooter Charles Roberts from acquiring the 9mm pistol, shotgun, rifle, stun gun, and 600 rounds of ammunition found on his body, because he had no police record or diagnosis of psychological illness."]
 Software Being Developed to Monitor Opinions of U.S. nytimes.com 10/8/6 ["Such a “sentiment analysis” is intended to identify potential threats to the nation, security officials said.  Researchers at institutions including Cornell, the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Utah intend to test the system on hundreds of articles published in 2001 and 2002  ...Andrei Sitov, Washington bureau chief of the Itar-Tass news agency of Russia, said he hoped that the objective did not go beyond simply identifying threats to efforts to stifle criticism about an American president or administration.  “This is what makes your country great, the open society where people can criticize their own government"]
 U.S. Casualties in Iraq Rise Sharply washingtonpost.com 10/8/6 ["The number of U.S troops wounded in Iraq has surged to its highest monthly level in nearly two years as American GIs fight block-by-block in Baghdad to try to check a spiral of sectarian violence that U.S. commanders warn could lead to civil war."]
 AU: Teen failed for stand on gays news.com.au 10/8/6 ["The girl was among a class of 13 and 14-year-olds asked to imagine living as a heterosexual among a mostly homosexual colony on the moon as part of their health and physical education subject.  They had to answer 10 questions, including how they felt about being in the minority and what strategies they would use to help them cope.  They were also asked to discuss where ideas about homosexuality came from."]
 4,000 Iraq Police Killed in Past 2 Years forbes.com 10/8/6 ["any Iraqi police who are identified with a militia or who commit crimes are arrested, and others who have affiliations that cannot be tied directly to a crime are released from duty.  Iraqi authorities on Wednesday pulled a brigade of about 700 policemen out of service in their biggest move ever to uproot troops linked to death squads."]

 US ready to face full supply cut by Iran gulfnews.com 10/7/6 ["Washington: US and world emergency crude reserves could replace a complete shut-off of Iranian oil exports for 18 months, avoiding an estimated $201 billion in damage to the American economy, the Government Accountability Office said on Tuesday."  Editor: Remember the US is not in a rush to resupply its reserves, and China would gladly buy any surplus from Iran anway, and other logic does not follow through.  Propaganda.]
 U.S. must follow Nuremberg code seattlepi.nwsource.com 10/7/6 ["Congress passed the law legitimizing the Bush administration's right to do whatever it chooses to detainees (short of rape and mutilation) almost 60 years to the day of the verdicts at Nuremberg.  Two of the Nuremberg trial defendants, Field Marshall Wilhelm Keitel and Gen. Alfred Jodl, were sentenced to death on Oct. 1, 1946, in part, for delegating Hitler's infamous "commando order." Hitler ranted that allied commandos who attacked German troops by stealth were not soldiers but common criminals. Gangsters, he added, were not covered by the Geneva Convention."]
 Mubarak: Regional war could break out jpost.com 10/7/6 ["Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak called the recent Lebanon war between Israel and Hizbullah a "warning sign" that another regional war could soon break out.  "The Middle East is on the verge of exploding," Mubarak said in an interview marking 33 years since the Yom Kippur War (known to Arab nations as the "October War.)   ...Syrian President Bashar Assad said Friday that Syria has begun preparations to counter an Israeli attack, and that his country was prepared for an Israeli attack "at any moment."  ...Assad also said that if Iran attacked any Arab country, Syria would send armed forces in response as required by the Joint Defense Treaty."]
 Marine says Guantánamo guards bragged about beatings boston.com 10/7/6 ["Guards at Guantánamo Bay bragged about beating detainees and described it as a common practice, a Marine sergeant said in a sworn statement obtained by the Associated Press."]
 Report: Thousands Wrongly on Terror List apnews.myway.com 10/7/6 ["More than 30,000 airline passengers have asked just one agency - the Transportation Security Administration - to have their names cleared from the lists, according to the Government Accountability Office report.  Hundreds of millions of people each year are screened against the lists by Customs and Border Protection, the State Department and state and local law enforcement agencies. The lists include names of people suspected of terrorism or of possibly having links to terrorist activity."]
 Wis. lawmaker urges arming teachers seattlepi.nwsource.com 10/7/6 ["In Thailand, where officials have been waging a bloody fight with Muslim separatists for the last two years, some teachers carry weapons for self defense as they are viewed as part of the government.   ...Lasee said he planned to introduce legislation that would allow school personnel to carry concealed weapons.  He stressed that it would hinge on school staff members getting strict training on the use of the weapons, and he acknowledged he would have to work around a federal law that bans guns on school grounds."]
 

 Bush cites authority to bypass FEMA law boston.com 10/6/6 ["Bush signed the homeland-security bill on Wednesday morning. Then, hours later, he issued a signing statement saying he could ignore the new restrictions. Bush maintains that under his interpretation of the Constitution, the FEMA provision interfered with his power to make personnel decisions.  The law, Bush wrote, ``purports to limit the qualifications of the pool of persons from whom the president may select the appointee in a manner that rules out a large portion of those persons best qualified by experience and knowledge to fill the office."  The homeland-security bill contained measures covering a range of topics, including terrorism, disaster preparedness, and illegal immigration. One provision calls for authorizing the construction of a 700-mile fence along the Mexican border.  But Bush's signing statement challenged at least three-dozen laws specified in the bill."]
 EU, U.S. agree on air passenger data news.yahoo.com 10/6/6 ["Under the deal, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will no longer have an automatic right to pull data from European airlines' computer systems, and must instead ask for such information.  The department also may disclose passenger data to U.S. law enforcement agencies only if "they have comparable standards of data protection," Frattini told reporters. It cannot give those agencies direct electronic access to the passenger data, he added."]
 The Dow's Phony New High newswithviews.com 10/6/6 [By: Devvy Kidd  "One day soon one special event will occur. It may be an unexpected bankruptcy of a major corporation, i.e., Fannie Mae, a major bank or a highly leveraged hedge fund. It could also be a terrorist attack on a major US city. When that event occurs it will be too late to protect your assets."]
 Hanegbi: Pullout prompted Lebanon war ynetnews.com 10/6/6 ["Only days after an IDF general caused uproar by saying the disengagement from the Gaza Strip was "suicide" for Israel, the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Tzachi Hanegbi said on Thursday that the move "was interpreted as weakness and this weakness prompted attacks in Gaza and along the northern border.""]
 Grave of Nazi Euthanasia Victims Discovered in Germany lifesite.net 10/6/6 ["The grave site is near a hospital once run by Hitler’s personal physician, Dr. Karl Brandt, who headed Action T-4, the Nazi state euthanasia program that “compassionately” murdered hospitalized handicapped infants, children, elderly and mentally ill people and even veterans before it was ordered stopped.  ...Although modern euthanasia promoters naturally shun the comparison, US scholar Henry Friedlander in his landmark book, “The Origins of Nazi Genocide: from Euthanasia to the Final Solution,” chronicled the progress of the eugenics philosophy from sterilization of the “unfit” to the T-4 program to the Holocaust."]
 CBS News' Katie Couric Labels Pro-Life View on Abortion "Repugnant" lifenews.com 10/6/6 ["...is coming under fire for saying some viewers may consider the pro-life views of a recent guest "repugnant." Her statement came after a father of a victim of the Columbine shootings, responding to the recent shooting at an Amish school, said abortion has cheapened people's view of life."]
 Official: China starts filling strategic oil reserve iht.com 10/6/6 ["China has started filling the tanks of a strategic oil reserve meant to insulate the country from disruptions in supplies, an official said Friday.  ...Previous reports said Beijing plans to stockpile up to 100 million barrels of petroleum, or the equivalent of almost a month's national consumption."]

 Treason In The Church: Trading Truth For A "Social Gospel" newswithviews.com 10/5/6 [ By Berit Kjos  "Rauschenbusch introduced Jesus "not as one who would come to save sinners from their sins but as one who had a 'social passion' for society."[6] He and his comrades established the "Brotherhood of the Kingdom," which unified like-minded church leaders under a common socialist quest for an earthly "Kingdom of God."  Their plan would have fit our times! It called for political reform, ecumenical unity, "social justice" (ending poverty), and global peace. To justify its place in "Christian" theology, words like redemption and regeneration were redefined to fit their socialist ideals."]
 Rice: U.S. will double its efforts to aid Palestinians haaretz.com 10/5/6 ["Rice said the U.S. wants to help make practical improvements in the Palestinians' daily lives, as violence, deprivation and political chaos are reaching threatening levels in the PA. The secretary of state said the U.S. is "very concerned" about the plight of the Palestinians."]
 Canadian government pressed to implement Kyoto Protocol news.yahoo.com 10/5/6 ["The minority Conservative government, which plans to unveil new environmental regulations in the coming weeks to stem air pollution and global warming, voted against the bill, which must still pass several hurdles before it becomes law.  "We know that the Conservatives have abandoned the fight against climate change. They abandoned Kyoto. We want to force them to accept the Kyoto Protocol and respect what was promised to Canadians"]
 The Media And 9-11 newswithviews.com 10/5/6 [By Dennis L. Cuddy, Ph.D.  "Caught on tape July 14, 1999, at New York's Tribeca Grill during the probe was a Pakistani operative, R. G. Abbas, working for the ISI and Taliban and pointing to the WTC saying, "Those towers are coming down.""]
 NATO set to cover all Afghanistan cnn.com 10/5/6 ["taking command of more than 13,000 U.S. troops in the east of the country.  ...Of the 41,000 foreign troops in Afghanistan, only 8,000 U.S. troops will function outside NATO control: those tracking al-Qaeda terrorists or involved in air operations. The overall level of American forces will remain around 21,000."]
 Advisory Doctor to FDA Confirms Morning-After Pill Acts as Abortifacient lifesite.net 10/5/6 ["While the drug will prevent sperm from fertilizing an egg if taken before conception has occurred, it will also cause an abortion if taken after the egg has been fertilized by preventing the baby from implanting into the wall of the womb. Manufacturers bypass that fact by relying on an argument that claims life begins at implantation, not fertilization.  That argument is a “deliberate redefinition” of the beginning of life, Dr. Stanford said. Science accepts that at the moment of conception DNA from the sperm and the egg unite to form a new and completely unique human being—nothing further is added by implantation."]
 Twenty-one reasons Iraq is not working atimes.com 10/5/6 ["How many American and Iraqi troops and police are now trying to regain control of the capital and suppress the raging violence there? About 15,000 US troops, 9,000 Iraqi army soldiers, 12,000 Iraqi national police and 22,000 local police, according to the commander of US forces in Baghdad, Major General James Thurman - and yet the mayhem in that city has barely been checked at all.  ...In the capital itself, US troops are reported to be deeply dissatisfied with their Iraqi allies. ("Some US soldiers say the Iraqis serving alongside them are among the worst they've ever seen - seeming more loyal to the militias than the government.")"]
 U.N. peacekeeping nearing 100,000 troops, civilians thestaronline.com 10/5/6 ["U.N. peacekeeping has surged to 93,000 troops, police and civilian personnel in 18 operations around the world, the most ever in the history of the world body, a U.N. official said on Wednesday.   But this figure, which includes nearly 70,000 military personnel, could jump to 140,000 within a year"]
 SAN FRANCISCO: Huge statue to be jailed in anti-Bush rally sfgate.com 10/5/6 ["Anti-Bush demonstrations are planned in more than 150 cities across the nation, as well as in Canada and Switzerland, as part of a movement that has been coalescing on the Internet for the past year.  At least 70 of the demonstrations are being held in "red" cities, those that lean conservative, said organizers in the New York headquarters of a group called The World Can't Wait -- Drive Out the Bush Regime. The group saw a surge of support from red states, and $100,000 in donations, after taking out ads last month in USA Today and the New York Times, national coordinator Debra Sweet said. "]
Warning! "The World Can't Wait" Protest Movement Is A Communist Front Organization! cuttingedge.org 10/5/6 ["We understand the principled of the Dialectic Struggle -- Controlled Conflict Brings About Controlled Change". An organization like this simply reeks of an Illuminist founded and funded organization set up to stage a controlled conflict.  ...As you can see, a great deal of people, from many walks of life, have been fooled by this Communist front organization just because they feel common cause with the overall objectives. God cares as much about methods as He does about results. Illuminists/Communists coined the phrase, "The Ends Justifies The Means" -- the exact opposite of God's standards.  How can we be so sure that this organization is Communist? Please consider these proofs. "]

 Mom wants Harry Potter books banned canada.com 10/4/6 ["Laura Mallory, a mother of four, told a hearing officer for the Gwinnett County Board of Education on Tuesday that the popular fiction books are an "evil" attempt to indoctrinate children in the Wicca religion."]
 US border fence signed into law news.bbc.co.uk 10/4/6 [" a controversial bill into law that will pay for a 700-mile fence (1,125km) fence along the border with Mexico.  The barrier, equipped with hi-tech surveillance equipment, will be built in areas where many illegal immigrants cross over into the United States. "]
 Court Temporarily OKs Domestic Spying forbes.com 10/4/6 ["The Bush administration can continue its warrantless surveillance program while it appeals a judge's ruling that the program is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. "]
 African-American Pro-Life Leaders Will Hold Summit on Abortion in Philly lifenews.com 10/4/6 ["Several leading African-American pro-life advcoates will band together and hold a national summit on abortion and other topics in Philadelphia. Organizers say the city is an appropriate place for the conference because nearly half of all black babies in pregnancies there in 2002 were victims of abortion."]

 Philadelphia Schools Declare Gay History Month family.org 10/3/6 ["The School District of Philadelphia has declared October "Gay and Lesbian History Month," and the designation has prompted some parents to consider keeping their children home from school until November.  ...Alberta Wilson, founder of Faith First Educational Assistance Corp., said even elementary-level phonics cards have been rendered politically correct.  "They're teaching three syllable words —the word 'fam-i-ly,' " she said. "And on those phonics cards they have a mom and a dad, an elderly grandparent and grandfather raising children, and then they have two men and two women.  ..."If there is a parent who wants to remove their child from school," he told Family News in Focus, "they would have to deal with the truancy regulations." "]
 North Korea says will conduct nuclear test reuters.myway.com 10/3/6 [""]
 Crackdown on immigrants empties a town and hardens views csmonitor.com 10/3/6 ["As federal, state, and local officials crack down on illegal immigrants across the country, attitudes continue to harden among those who want them to stay and those who want them to go. In places like Stillmore, Ga., Arkadelphia, Ark., and Charlotte, N.C., raids and crackdowns have uncorked a phenomenon for those left behind: a sense of moral confusion about mass roundups and midnight raids.  "There's a tension between working alongside these people, understanding their impact on the economy, and then some of the issues of a community being able or not able to sustain this kind of immigration," says Allan Burns, an anthropologist at the University of Florida in Gainesville. "People are divided.""]
 Government to hold off on refilling oil reserve chron.com 10/3/6 ["The Energy Department said Monday it will put off buying replacement oil for the nation's emergency petroleum stockpile through the winter heating season in order to keep more supplies on the market."]
 Tortured Canadian wins battle for truth 10/3/6 ["Four years ago, Canadian Maher Arar was detained on a routine airport stopover in the United States. He ended up Syria, where he was imprisoned and tortured for 10 months.  ...Based on the flimsiest of evidence - the fact that he was an acquaintance of a man the Americans suspected of being a terrorist - the RCMP told American officials that Mr Arar was suspected of links to Al-Qaida."]
 EU may keep peace on Gaza border jpost.com 10/3/6 ["The European Union is willing to take up "peacekeeping tasks" on the Philadelphi Corridor, the EU's ambassador to Israel told The Jerusalem Post Thursday, a day after the cabinet was told that arms smuggling across the Gaza-Egyptian border has gotten completely out of hand.  Ramiro Cibrian-Uzal said that if the international force in Lebanon is successful, "it could represent another good example to take into account for other places where peacekeeping forces could be needed."  One such place, he said, could be the Philadelphi Corridor, separating Gaza from Egypt. He stressed, however, that this could only be done within the framework of an agreement between the parties."]
 Fatal Vision - The Deeper Evil Behind The Detainee Bill infowars.com 10/3/6 ["It was a dark hour indeed on Thursday when the United States Senate voted to end the Constitutional Republic and transform the country into a "Leader-State," giving the president and his agents the power to capture, torture and imprison forever anyone - American citizens included - whom they arbitrarily decide is an "enemy combatant." This also includes those who merely give "terrorism" some kind of "support," defined so vaguely that many experts say it could encompass legal advice, innocent gifts to charities or even political opposition to US government policy within its draconian strictures.  All of this is bad enough - a sickening and cowardly surrender of liberty not seen in a major Western democracy since the Enabling Act passed by the German Reichstag in March 1933."]
 Syria threat over Golan puts Israel on war alert telegraph.co.uk 10/3/6 ["Israeli reports have revealed that the threat level had been raised after intelligence assessments that Damascus is "seriously examining" military action.  The raised threat level comes as Israel prepares for Monday's Day of Atonement, known as Yom Kippur, a solemn Jewish holiday when the entire country effectively shuts down as residents fast and seek forgiveness for sins.  It was on Yom Kippur in 1973 that Israel was caught by surprise as Syrian and Egyptian forces launched a joint attack and inflicted heavy losses before being repelled."]
 Once dominated by whites, homeschooling appeals to more African Americans sfgate.com 10/3/6 ["We felt like it wasn't the right environment, especially for an African American boy," said Tanya Marshall, 36. "The teachers were young and nervous. Black males were not being challenged and ending up in special ed.  ...The Marshalls, who had both worked as teachers' aides, feared public school would contradict their Christian beliefs, and they wanted to avoid having their sons labeled as violent or hyperactive or seeing them pressured by peers to drink, do drugs and have sex.  A desire for more rigorous academics and greater emphasis on black history also has led black families into homeschooling, educators say. "]
 UK “Experts” Discount New Ultrasound Images of Unborn for Abortion Debate lifesite.net 10/3/6 ["Responding to the recent debate, triggered by the images, on lowering the gestational age for legal abortions --currently set at 24 weeks--the experts said the images do not prove unborn babies have feelings.  The images are the result of new developments in ultrasound technology, led by Professor Stuart Campbell, former professor of obstetrics and gynecology at King’s College, London. The four-dimensional images allow viewers to witness details of the unborn child’s activity previously hidden to researchers.  Babies can be seen stretching, kicking and leaping at 12 weeks, making intricate finger movements at 15 weeks, and yawning at 20 weeks, the Guardian reported. Babies at 18 weeks gestation were shown opening their eyes."]
 National Embryo Donation Center Awarded Federal Grant for PR Campaign lifenews.com 10/3/6 ["An organization that works to raise awareness about the need to adopt frozen human embryos to save them from destruction or death through embryonic stem cell research has received two federal grants. The grants will help the National Embryo Donation Center promote public awareness of embryo donation and adoption."]
 Massachusetts Gov. Signs Law Mandating Health Insurance for All Residents foxnews.com 10/3/6 ["This summer, the federal government gave the state its approval for a first-in-the-nation program that will require everyone 18 and older to carry health insurance. The state's universal health insurance program will use a combination of subsidies and penalties to make coverage more affordable and to encourage people to buy it.  ...Next July, all Massachusetts residents earning more than three times the federal poverty level will be required to have health insurance — on their own or through work — or face tax penalties."]
 The One World Order: Stage-Managed Morality newswithviews.com 10/3/6 ["Soon after the establishment of the U.N. and the CIA our traditional values, stable marriages and morality rapidly began to decline while crime, drug use, divorce, promiscuity, pornography and perversion accelerated. Family destabilization is not happenstance but a very deliberate plan. The Rockefeller Foundation had funded the “research” efforts of the decadent Alfred Kinsey whose junk science instigated the family-destroying moral metamorphosis of America. Kinsey’s work was further enhanced by the American Law Institute's Model Penal Code. The American Law Institute was created in 1923 as the educational arm of the American Bar Association. The development of the Model Penal Code was, not surprisingly, also funded by the Rockefeller Foundation. The Penal Code decreased criminal accountability for criminal predators engaging in serious crime against women and children.  Kinsey’s deliberately misleading research brought about predictable social behavior minus the appropriate liability. "]
 

 Mayor declares SoCal city 'sanctuary' for illegal immigrants mercurynews.com 10/2/6 ["Mayor Nick Inzunza made the proclamation at City Hall as a few hundred supporters rallied on the sidewalk outside, said police Lt. Lanny Roark.  Backers were met by a smaller group of anti-illegal immigration protesters, including members of the Minutemen civilian border patrol group, Roark said.  The rallies were "loud and tumultuous" but peaceful, he said. There were no arrests.  As a result of the declaration, city funds will not be used to enforce federal immigration laws. The city already practices the policy, but Inzunza said he wanted to underscore that fact.  ...Other California cities have similarly named themselves sanctuaries, including Maywood, Pomona, Huntington Park and Coachella."]
 UK: Viewing God as male 'contributes to domestic abuse' says Church dailymail.co.uk 10/2/6 ["The document highlights "misguided" or distorted versions of Christian belief which have contributed to the problem of domestic abuse in contrast to "life-giving" theology which could help the Church counter abuse.  These harmful beliefs include a conception of God derived from the Bible and the Christian tradition portraying divine power in "unhealthy and oppressive" ways, the report said.   ...There are particular problems in the attribution of violent actions and attitudes to God, chiefly but not solely in the Old Testament, which require "careful" interpretation, it said.  A view of our relationship with God in terms of domination and submission, along with uncritical use of masculine imagery to characterise God, can validate "overbearing and ultimately violent patterns of behaviour" in intimate relationships, it said. "]
 FIJI: Church opposes gay resort plan fijitimes.com 10/2/6 ["Earlier this week, the media highlighted how two New Zealand developers were working on a resort in the Yasawas, targeted for homosexuals only.  ..."If this type of resort is allowed, the Christian values will quickly vanish and God's teachings will no longer be considered and that is dangerous," he said.  Meanwhile, the Rakiraki Tourism Association has also called on the Government to stop all developments on the proposed gay resort."]
 Gunman in shooting spree at Amish school itv.com 10/2/6 ["The shooting in Pennsylvania followed reports earlier on Monday of lockdowns at two Las Vegas area schools as police searched for an armed youth, according to local TV.  Last Friday, a 15-year-old student killed his school's principal in western Wisconsin.  Last Wednesday, a drifter took six female high school students hostage"]
 Pro-Life Advocates Stand Against Abortion in Thousands of Life Chains lifenews.com 10/2/6 ["Hundreds of thousands of pro-life advocates across the country stood together in a silent witness for life in the annual Life Chain. With signs driving home the message that abortion hurts women and kills children, the pro-life people lined the sidewalks along busy streets in large cities and small towns from one coast to the other."]
 CSI Baghdad, hunting for truth in the combat zone thestar.com.my 10/2/6 ["Before the war, the level of murders was very low, up to maybe 10 a month," Amir said. "Now we have more than 1,000 a month -- and in the last three months, even up to 3,000."]
 North American Union threat gets attention of congressmen worldnetdaily.com 10/2/6 ["Rep. Virgil Goode Jr., R-Va., has introduced a resolution – H.R. 487 – designed to express "the sense of Congress that the United States should not engage in the construction of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Superhighway System or enter into a North American Union (NAU) with Mexico and Canada."  ...The resolution introduced by Goode had three co-sponsors: Reps. Thomas Tancredo, R-Colo., Ron Paul, R-Texas, and Walter Jones, R-N.C."]
 Lebanon army deploys on border, ready to counter Israel news.yahoo.com 10/2/6 ["The Lebanese army will confront any new Israeli "aggressions", Army Commander Brigadier General Michel Sleiman has warned as the military deployed along the southern borders for the first time in almost 40 years."]

 Israel shuts down for observance of Yom Kippur holy day iht.com 10/1/6 ["On Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, Jews across the world fast and pray for forgiveness for the sins they may have committed over the previous year. In Israel, the country effectively shuts down for the holy day, which lasts from sundown Sunday until Monday evening.  ...Israelis do not drive during Yom Kippur and normally bustling cities become ghost towns. TV and radio stations go off the air, planes at the airport are grounded, and shops and cafes are closed."]
 Document Seizure Hampers Gitmo Detainees ap.org 10/1/6 ["the detainee could not produce letters from his family that he wanted to submit as evidence. They were seized by the military, along with thousands of other documents from detainees, as it investigates whether the suicides of three prisoners in June were assisted or encouraged.  ...the hearing shows that the Naval Criminal Investigative Service's confiscation of more than 1,100 pounds of documents is hampering detainees' ability to confront accusations against them.  Correspondence between attorneys and their clients was among the documents seized. Lawyers for detainees say the military is violating attorney-client privilege "]
 Russia hands over powerful warship to China thestar.com.my 10/1/6 [""Concern about these ships in both Taipei and Washington is justified by the fact that Taiwan and perhaps even the U.S. Navy lacks an effective defence against the ship's SS-N-22 Sunburn (3M-80E Moskit) supersonic anti-ship missile," Washington-based think-tank the International Assessment and Strategy Center said  ..."This missile travels at about three times the speed of sound and can perform violent manoeuvres that can defeat most defences designed to ward off subsonic anti-ship missiles." "]
 Colleges coveting home-schooled students news.yahoo.com 10/1/6 ["Home-schooled students — whose numbers in this country range from an estimated 1.1 million to as high as 2 million — often come to college equipped with the skills necessary to succeed in higher education, said Regina Morin, admissions director of Columbia College.  Such assets include intellectual curiosity, independent study habits and critical thinking skills, she said."]