"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

 MORRISON: It Will Never Happen - or will it? illinoisleader.com 9/30/4 ["biodiversity reserves and corridors  ...Wildlands Project ...Florida is a paradise and the people will not give it up easily. 
Or will they?  ...three major hurricanes in one season this year ...HAARP"]
 FBI's Anti-Terror 'October Plan' cbsnews.com 9/30/4 ["FBI officials here are preparing a massive counter-offensive of interrogations, surveillance and possible detentions they hope will disrupt the terrorist plans"]
 FEMA rapidly builds new community in Charlotte nbc-2.com 9/30/4 ["When all is said and done, nearly six hundred families will call the development home."]
 China Premier Pledges Reunification with Taiwan reuters.com 9/30/4 ["vowing to contain forces intent on independence for the island to ensure the sacred goal of national unity.   ...In a speech to mark Friday's 55th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic   ...President Hu Jintao urged the People's Liberation Army on Wednesday to prepare for a military struggle, though he did not make specific reference to Taiwan as the target."]
 U.S. House Rejects Constitutional Ban on Same-Sex Marriage bloomberg.com 9/30/4 [" Supporters of the amendment, including House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, a Republican from Texas, said the vote was intended to force lawmakers to take a position on the issue before the Nov. 2 elections."]
 China blasts Taiwan PM's threat of missile strike straitstimes.asia1.com.sg 9/30/4 ["for threatening to fire missiles at Shanghai in the event of an attack by the mainland."]
 China Blasts U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan guardian.co.uk 9/30/4 ["China's top diplomat accused the United States on Thursday of endangering peace in the Taiwan Straits by selling weapons to Taiwan."]
 Pro-abortion group files IRS complaint against Catholic group cwnews.com 9/30/4 ["claims that the Culture of Life Foundation violates federal law for tax-exempt non-profits when it publicly supports Church teaching on life issues and when it says that abortion is the number one issue facing Catholics in the voting booth."]
 Ashcroft Says Likely to Appeal U.S. Patriot Act Ruling reuters.com 9/30/4 ["On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero ruled that surveillance powers granted to the FBI under the Patriot Act, a cornerstone of the U.S. war on terror, were unconstitutional.  ...the FBI to demand secret customer records from communication companies, such as Internet service providers or telephone companies."]
 UN Envoy Calls Darfur Crisis Probable War Crime reuters.com 9/30/4 ["U.N. envoys told the Security Council Thursday that war crimes had probably taken place on "a large and systematic scale" in Sudan's Darfur region and called for foreign police to help stop abuses."]
 Christian minorities in Pakistan: little freedom and rising Islamic pressure asianews.it 9/30/4 ["Various attempts at “forced conversions” to Islam have been a source of alarm for Pakistani Christians"]
 Putin’s Bill on Regional Elections Reform Goes to Russian Duma mosnews.com  9/30/4 ["that would abolish gubernatorial elections in Russian regions and have governors nominated instead by the president."]
 Scientists Find Mount St. Helens Movement yahoo.com 9/30/4 ["Swarms of tiny earthquakes — more than 1,000 since the mountain began stirring last Thursday — have gradually increased, cranking up to a level not seen since 1986, when the volcano's last dome-building eruption occurred."]
 Agency Tests Security Blimp in Washington guardian.co.uk 9/30/4 ["the airship is equipped with infrared cameras designed to provide real time images to military commanders on the ground."]
 Russia set to ratify Kyoto Protocol on climate change abc.net.au 9/30/4 ["Russia has been left with the deciding vote after the United States announced its opposition three years ago."]
 Hundreds stage protest against abortion clinic southmanchesterreporter.co.uk 9/30/4 ["feelings are running high against the clinic, which is opening not just in the heart of student land but also next door to a centre for homeless families."]
 

 

 North Korea says plutonium has been turned into nuclear weapons iht.com 9/28/4 ["to serve as a deterrent against a possible nuclear strike by the United States"]
 Russia wants Chechens put on UN terror list iht.com 9/28/4 ["The time has come, once and for all, to reject double standards regarding terror, regardless of the slogans in which it may be cloaked"]
 N. Korea Sees 'Snowballing' War Danger, Slams U.S. reuters.com 9/28/4 ["North also held out the possibility that the stalled six-party talks could be resumed if Washington agreed to reward Pyongyang for freezing its nuclear activities and if recently disclosed South Korean atomic experiments are clarified."]
 Bush Switches His View of Putin's Russia abcnews.go.com 9/28/4 ["This year, as president, Bush casts Russia not as an oppressor, but as a victim of terror even as fighting continues in Chechnya and President Vladimir Putin moves to consolidate power in ways seen as threatening the country's fledgling democracy."]
 National ID seen in 9/11 panel plan washtimes.com 9/28/4 ["recommendation for federal standards of identification documents such as driver's licenses and birth certificates is tantamount to the introduction of a national ID card system "through the back door," some lawmakers believe."]
 China warns against international interference in Taiwan channelnewsasia.com 9/28/4 ["Addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing called on member-states to help "contain pro-independence activities" on the island."]
 'Backdoor' trials for Britons in Guantánamo guardian.co.uk 9/28/4 ["will be presumed to be enemy combatants by the handpicked US military officers hearing their cases before they start, have limited rights to call witnesses, have no lawyer, and that hearsay evidence can be used against them."]
 State to recommend fate of 42 ``super secret'' court cases newsday.com 9/28/4 ["have been so secretive their very existence could not be confirmed. "]
Carter fears Florida vote trouble news.bbc.co.uk 9/28/4 ["Voting arrangements in Florida do not meet "basic international requirements""]
 Abortion foes angry 'their' law changed sltrib.com 9/28/4 ["Accountability Utah's members feel betrayed by a state health department rule that will allow Utah hospitals and doctors to terminate doomed pregnancies."]
 One or Two Quakes a Minute at in Wash. apnews.myway.com 9/28/4 ["want to know whether the quakes are the result of water seeping into the mountain or magma moving under its crater."]
 Heinz Kerry helps Democrats raise $1M at Phoenix event phoenix.bizjournals.com 9/28/4 [" In regard to the hunt for terror leader Osama Bin Laden, Heinz Kerry said she could see the al-Qaida chief being caught before the November election."]
 Taiwan test-fires missiles that can hit Chinese cities straitstimes.asia1.com.sg 9/28/4 ["The new weapons are similar to cruise missiles, which can be programmed to seek out and hit land targets, the paper said."]
 

 

 Teenage abortion figures on rise news.com.au 9/25/4 [Austrailia: " the world's third-highest teenage abortion rate"]
 Authorities fear collapse of section of Temple Mount haaretzdaily.com 9/25/4 ["under the weight of the hundreds of thousands of Muslim worshippers who are expected to arrive for Ramadan observances which start in another three weeks  ...The Antiquities Authority said collapse of the building's roof and walls is almost certain. "]
 Iran approves 'strategic missile' bbc.co.uk 9/25/4 ["saying that it was better than another unspecified missile for four reasons - it was more powerful, more accurate, faster and had a longer range."]
 U.S. destroyers deploying off N. Korea msnbc.msn.com 9/25/4 ["He said the role of the 7^th Fleet destroyers will be to provide long-range search and tracking of missile activity.  ...The interceptors won’t be fully deployed at the American bases until next year."]
 N.S. [Nova Scotia] allows same-sex marriages cnews.canoe.ca 9/25/4 ["a Nova Scotia Supreme Court justice ruled the couple, who have been partners for the last two decades, could legally wed."]
 U.S. going ahead with plans to supply IAF with 'smart bombs' haaretz.com 9/25/4 ["including 500 "bunker busters,"  a possible Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities."]
 Navy shuts down Project ELF this week duluthsuperior.com 9/25/4 ["With terrorism the new global threat, a network of antennas strung atop 40-foot poles in northern Wisconsin that lets the Navy signal submarines prowling the oceans has become another Cold War relic."]
 Taboos hide same-sex violence stuff.co.nz 9/25/4 ["with a third of homosexual partnerships estimated to be abusive."]
 Annan Warns of Risks to Peace dw-world.de 9/21/4 ["Annan, who in an interview last week described the Iraq war as "illegal," took aim at the violations of the rule of law happening around the world."]
 Annan Warns U.S., World to Respect Rule of Law reuters.com 9/21/4 [""At the same time, we have seen Iraqi prisoners disgracefully abused," Annan said, referring to inmates in the Abu Ghraib prison outside Baghdad who were photographed being brutalized by American soldiers.  "Every nation that proclaims the rule of law at home must respect it abroad. And every nation that insists on it abroad must enforce it at home," he said. "]
 Governor Jeb Bush May Appeal Court's Decision on Terri Schiavo's Law lifenews.com 9/25/4 ["A day after Florida's high court struck down a measure passed by the state legislature that would prevent Terri Schiavo from being starved to death"]

 Assault weapons ban expires detnews.com 9/13/4 [hmmm...]
 Rights Group: US Racial Profiling Expanded Under War on Terror voanews.com 9/13/4 ["Amnesty International says 32 million Americans report they have been racially profiled, and says 87 million are at risk for future profiling because they belong to certain racial, ethnic or religious groups. "]
 1,000 Iraqi rebels, civilians dead in urban warfare, Najaf leader says thestate.com 9/13/4 ["Three weeks of urban warfare"]
 Semiautomatic gun sales resume detnews.com 9/13/4 ["California will still have what are considered the nation’s toughest state laws against assault weapons, and several other states’ bans also will remain in effect."]
 Putin plans heavy central control for Russia's war on rebels news.independent.co.uk 9/13/4 ["Addressing the entire government and the country's 89 regional governors, Mr Putin said he would introduce a bill that would see Russia's once powerful governors appointed by him and not elected. He stressed the importance of "vertical" top-down power and strong central leadership saying that the terrorists who targeted Beslan had wanted to break up Russia itself."]
 Mass Prayer at Western Wall Precedes Gaza Expulsion Protest israelnationalnews.com 9/13/4 ["as thousands of worshippers cried out to God to protect the Jewish people from terrorism and expulsion from parts of Israel."]
 'I THOUGHT WE WERE DIFFERENT' yahoo.com 9/13/4 ["Have we changed as a people so as to be willing, as the polls show us, to re-elect men and women who have misled us and lied to us every step of the way? And others: Are we willing to accept the fact that, even as our American losses topped 1,000 this week, we probably also killed up to 2,500 "insurgents" in only the last week?"]
 Iran begins military exercises near Iraq border jpost.com 9/13/4 ["Hundreds of thousands of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards began military maneuvers Sunday near the border with Iraq, with a top commander saying the exercise was designed to reinforce Iran's resolve to defend itself against "big powers."  ...The exercises would involve missiles, fighter aircraft and helicopters"]
 U.S. believes Korea blast not nuclear oaklandtribune.com 9/13/4 ["Several nuclear nonproliferation experts said in interviews Sunday that the blasts were probably caused by an accident at the base, or by an accident at a mine or fuel depot."]
 Defending Dakota, Goodbye Columbus foxnews.com 9/13/4 [" folks in North Dakota are worked up about the U.S. military's plans to use their state as a site for war games and call the area "Dakistan" during the games"]
 Privacy Experts Shun Black Boxes foxnews.com 9/13/4 ["over a recent ruling by the National Transportation Safety Board to require electronic data recorders or "black boxes" in all new cars manufactured in the United States."]