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Israel to ready public for ‘all-out war’ (Israel - God’s Timepiece)
With Iran racing toward nuclear power and IDF preparations for the possibility of a conflict with Syria and Hizbullah in high gear, the Home Front Command plans to launch a publicity campaign to prepare the public for war.

Within a few weeks it intends to inform the public about what people need to do in the event of attack.

The campaign was not connected to a specific event or threat but was meant to brace the public for war in general, senior IDF officers said.

“Our job is to prepare for an all-out war,” Col. Hilik Sofer, head of the Home Front Command Population Division, told The Jerusalem Post Wednesday. “We prepare for a wide range of possibilities since it doesn’t make a difference where the threat comes from.”

China’s long-range aim is to “revise the existing balance of power in the world (Where is the U.S. in Bible Prophecy?)
In its annual report on Chinese military developments, the Pentagon said this week the People’s Liberation Army is building a greater capacity to launch pre-emptive strikes. It cited as examples China’s acquisition of long-endurance submarines, unmanned combat aircraft and additional precision-guided air-to-ground missiles.

Attempting to capture the essence of China’s strategy, the report quoted former supreme leader Deng Xiaoping’s guidance, known as the 24-character maxim, which says in part, “hide our capacities and bide our time; be good at maintaining a low profile.”

TB Case Stirs Concerns About Pandemic, Biological Attack (Where is the U.S. in Bible Prophecy?)
The case of a man traveling overseas with a potentially lethal form of tuberculosis has raised several policy questions for how an avian influenza pandemic or international biological attack would be contained in the first hours and days.

While protocols have been established between the departments of Health and Human Services and Homeland Security for limiting the travel of people with contagious diseases, lawmakers and health officials said the protocols were clearly flouted in this case.

Zimbabwe: Lead in Cultural Values Restoration, Chiefs Told - AllAfrica.com

The new cold war: Russia’s missiles to target Europe (A Revived Roman Empire?)
President Vladimir Putin yesterday declared that a new arms race and cold war with the west had begun and announced that Russia would retaliate against US missile defence plans in Europe by pointing its missiles at European cities.

In a hawkish speech that sets the stage for a frosty G8 summit this week, Mr Putin launched an extraordinary broadside at the west over missile defence, Kosovo and democratic standards.

Poll: 2 of 3 U.S. Muslim Converts Left Christian Roots (The Rise Of Islam)
Two-thirds (67 percent) of all converts to Islam in the United States came from a Protestant background, according to the first nationwide survey to measure the demographics, attitudes, and experiences of Muslim Americans.

Not much was formerly known about the Muslim American population in terms of their attitudes and opinions, but the new survey by the Pew Research Center found that Muslim Americans, in comparison to the rest of the world, have the unique feature of consisting of a relatively large number of converts to the religion – nearly a quarter. Almost all conversions are native-born (91 percent) and almost three-fifths (59 percent) of converts to Islam are African American.

California Senate passes global warming legislation
SB 60 Cedillo is a bill which would require the State of California to comply with the federal Real ID Act

Brits warned Iran forming European network for strategic attacks (A Revived Roman Empire?)
Iran is establishing a sleeper network to attack strategic facilities throughout Europe.

The British Parliament was told that Teheran has been preparing to strike critical sites should the United States attack Iran’s nuclear plants. A leading analyst said Iran has drawn up European targets, including nuclear power stations.

“We have serious signals that something is under preparation in Europe,” said Claude Moniquet, president of the European Strategic Intelligence and Security Center. “Iranian intelligence is working extremely hard to prepare its people and to prepare actions.”

Poll: 2 of 3 U.S. Muslim Converts Left Christian Roots (The Rise Of Islam)
Two-thirds (67 percent) of all converts to Islam in the United States came from a Protestant background, according to the first nationwide survey to measure the demographics, attitudes, and experiences of Muslim Americans.

Not much was formerly known about the Muslim American population in terms of their attitudes and opinions, but the new survey by the Pew Research Center found that Muslim Americans, in comparison to the rest of the world, have the unique feature of consisting of a relatively large number of converts to the religion – nearly a quarter. Almost all conversions are native-born (91 percent) and almost three-fifths (59 percent) of converts to Islam are African American.

View webcast of DHS Real ID meeting in California
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