Iran - Ahmadinejad Predicts Israel Will Soon Be Swept Away
May 14, 2008
In Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s latest verbal outburst against Israel, the Iranian President said Tuesday that it would “be soon swept away” by the Palestinians.
“This terrorist and criminal state is backed by foreign powers, but this regime would soon be swept away by the Palestinians,” Ahmadinejad said in a press conference in Tehran.
It is the second time within less than three years that the Iranian president predicted the eradication of Israel.
The first time was in 2005 when Ahmadinejad hoped that Israel would be eradicated from the Middle East map.
Referring to worldwide celebrations for the 60th anniversary of Israel’s foundation, he said that “it would be futile to hold a birthday ceremony for something which is already dead.”
“As far as the regional countries are concerned, this regime does not exist,” Ahmadinejad added.
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Belief in God a Product of Human Weaknesses According to Einstein Letter
May 14, 2008
Renowned scientist Albert Einstein dismissed the Bible as a collection of “pretty childish” legends and belief in God as a “product of human weaknesses,” according to a letter to be auctioned this week.
Einstein, who was Jewish, also rejects the notion that Jews were God’s chosen people.
The letter was written in German in 1954 to philosopher Eric Gutkind.
It is to be auctioned in London, England, on Thursday by Bloomsbury Auctions, and is expected to fetch between $12,000 and $16,000 US.
Einstein writes “the word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honourable but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish.”
Born to a Jewish family in Germany in 1879, he also adds that “for me, the Jewish religion like all other religions is an incarnation of the most childish superstitions.”
He also wrote “the Jewish people to whom I gladly belong, and with whose mentality I have a deep affinity have no different quality for me than all other people.
“As far as my experience goes, they are also no better than other human groups, although they are protected from the worst cancers by a lack of power. Otherwise I cannot see anything ‘chosen’ about them.”
John Hagee Apologizes For Referring to Catholic Church as ‘Great Whore’
May 14, 2008
John Hagee, a popular US televangelist who backs Republican presidential candidate John McCain has apologised for calling the Catholic church “a great whore”.
“I want to express my deep regret for any comments that Catholics have found hurtful,” Texas-based preacher John Hagee wrote to Catholic League for Civil and Religious Rights president William Donahue, who made the letter public.
Mr Hagee, 68, said that after speaking with Catholic friends and officials, “I now have an improved understanding of the Catholic Church, its relation to the Jewish faith, and the history of anti-Catholicism.”
A staunch supporter of Israel, Mr Hagee, leader of John Hagee Ministries, has in the past accused the Catholic Church of being anti-Semitic, in addition to branding it “the great whore”.
“In my zeal to oppose anti-Semitism and bigotry in all its ugly forms, I have often emphasised the darkest chapters in the history of Catholics and Protestant relations with the Jews,” he wrote.
“In the process, I may have contributed to the mistaken impression that the anti-Jewish violence of the Crusades and the Inquisition defines the Catholic church. It most certainly does not.”
Mr Donahue’s response was positive. “The tone of Hagee’s letter is sincere,” he said.
Mr Hagee is known for controversial statements. In 2006 he said Hurricane Katrina, that killed some 1,500 people the year before in Louisiana, was God’s way of punishing New Orleans for scheduling a gay parade the day the storm struck, August 29.
Senator McCain has publicly condemned Mr Hagee’s comments, but has not refused his endorsement, made on February 27.
Divers Find Marble Bust Of Caesar Possibly Dating Back to 46 BC
May 14, 2008
Divers trained in archaeology discovered a marble bust of an aging Caesar in the Rhone River that Frances Culture Ministry said Tuesday could be the oldest known.
The life-sized bust showing the Roman ruler with wrinkles and hollows in his face is tentatively dated to 46 B.C. Divers uncovered the Caesar bust and a collection of other finds in the Rhone near the town of Arles - founded by Caesar.
Among other items in the treasure trove of ancient objects is a 5.9 foot marble statue of Neptune, dated to the first decade of the third century after Christ.
Two smaller statues, both in bronze and measuring 27.5 inches each also were found, one of them, a satyr with his hands tied behind his back, “doubtless” originated in Hellenic Greece, the ministry said.
7.8 Earthquake Strikes China
May 12, 2008
An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale has hit China’s Sichuan province.
The tremor was felt across the entire region - shaking buildings in the capital, Beijing, as well as the Thai capital, Bangkok, and Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.
Israel At 60
May 12, 2008
Sixty years ago this week, a British Army officer appeared at the door of Rabbi Mordechai Weingarten, the leader of the Jewish community inside Jerusalem’s Old City. He carried an iron key to the walled city’s Zion Gate, which he handed to the elderly rabbi.
“From the year 70 A.D. until today, a key to the gates of Jerusalem has never been in Jewish hands,” the major said. “This is the first time in 18 centuries that your people have been so privileged.”
The British Mandate in Palestine came to an end on that day. And on that day – May 14, 1948 – in Tel Aviv, Zionist leader David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the State of Israel in the territory the United Nations designated as the Jewish homeland. After nearly two millennia, the Jewish people had come home.
Arab armies attacked within hours, with one leader promising to “sweep the Jews into the sea.” Against unbelievable odds, Israel prevailed (for the Palestinians, this is remembered as the naqba, or catastrophe). After winning two more wars of survival – in 1967 and 1973 – the Jewish state would build a durable, prosperous democracy.
3rd-graders Asked To Help Classmate In Gender Change
May 12, 2008
A Pennsylvania elementary school has angered parents by giving them one-day’s notice of planned counseling sessions with 100 third-grade students to explain that one of their male classmates would soon begin wearing girls’ clothing and taking a female name and to ask that they accept him as a girl and not make unkind remarks.
The exercise in “social transition” was initiated by the boy’s parents who approached the administration at Chatham Park Elementary School in Haverford Township asking that the school help in having their child’s female identity find acceptance among his peers. After consulting experts on transgender children, the Haverford School District sent letters to parents advising them the school guidance counselor would meet with their children, reported the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Ark of the Covenant Altar Found In Sheba’s Palace
May 12, 2008
The queen of Sheba’s palace at Axum in Ethiopia, purported to once have been the home of the Ark of the Covenant, has been found, archaeologists from the University of Hamburg report.
The Ethiopian queen was the friend and ally of King Solomon of Israel in the 10th century before the Christian era.
According to the Bible, in 1 Kings 10, the Queen of Sheba journeyed to Jerusalem after hearing of King Solomon’s wisdom to see if what she had heard was true. So impressed was she that she gave large quantities of gold, spices and precious stones to the king of Israel.
Beijing and Riyadh Will Call The Shots On Ailing Dollar’s Future
May 12, 2008
Only a month ago the dollar slumped to an all-time low against the euro. And it’s just five weeks since the greenback hit a 12-year low against the yen.
But now, the US currency has started to strengthen - with the markets talking about a “turning point”. On Wednesday, the dollar reached a six-week high against the European single currency, closing in on $1.53 - an improvement of more than 5 cents. And on the same day, the greenback climbed to a 10-week peak against the pound.
Is the Greenback back?
Is the Greenback back? - click to enlarge
But does the dollar remain in danger? Could “the rope slip” and the world’s pivotal currency still go into freefall? That would plunge America beyond recession and into depression - as inflation ballooned amid soaring import costs, forcing the Federal Reserve to raise rates in the teeth of shuddering slowdown.
A plummeting US currency would also cause chaos globally, as central banks sought to protect the value of their reserves. And after the inevitable overshoot, the currency would snap back, sending financial markets into a tailspin, and threatening a fully-blown global slump.
The Threat Mr. Putin Sees
May 12, 2008
Mr. Putin could not be clearer on this point: Russia will not tolerate further NATO expansion eastward. He has stated that to any media outlet that will listen. He has shown his seriousness on this point with stepped-up Cold War-style flights by his Tu-95 Bear bombers over our ships at sea and near Alaska and Great Britain.
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