THE DAILY WAR!
Non-pagan/papal date: 11-15
THE HOLY ROMAN
To characterize the 265th Bishop of Rome as an “exquisite person” barely scratches the surface of his personality — even if it usefully confounds some of the regnant stereotypes. Who is he?
The Vatican press office confirmed the meeting, but gave no details about the issues discussed at the meeting.
"In guaranteeing to every person the possibility of having an adequate and qualitative standard of food security, each of us becomes a participant in the great design of Creation and has the opportunity to plant values before interests, according the fundamental principles of humanity and justice."
Though we do not find any account of Mysteries observed in Greece in memory of Orion, the giant and mighty hunter celebrated by Homer, under that name, yet he was represented symbolically as having died in a similar way to that in which Osiris died, and as having then been translated to heaven. From Persian records we are expressly assured that it was Nimrod ["a mighty hunter before the Lord"] who was deified after his death by the name of Orion, and placed among the stars.
(And: The Whore's view)
EMPIRE OF THE GERMAN NATION
Thought crime update...
The trial of an author charged with denying the Holocaust resumed in a German court, coming at an awkward time for Europeans citing freedom of speech to defend the publication of cartoons that have enraged the Muslim world. The cases could provoke accusations of double standards by Muslims.
The German economy stagnated in the 4Q of 2005, casting doubt on the durability of its nascent economic recovery.
Germany`s government is bickering over whether Iran`s nuclear ambitions should be stopped with a military strike.
EUROPE/RUSSIA
The British "Iraq abuse" video features again in today's review. Bird flu comes to Europe while Iran's nuclear programme seems to be splitting Germany's grand coalition. And a German daily explains why its cartoon has upset the Iranians.
Decades of tolerant policies have turned immigration into the Trojan Horse of the EU. As in the fabled legend, what the Europeans initially thought was a godsend has become as threatening to some as the contents of the Trojan Horse in Virgil's Aeneid.
The scandal with the publication of Prophet Muhammad caricatures in European newspapers has outlined a few rather interesting details. The idea of the globalized world has returned to the West as a serious blow.
Macedonia's Muslims are likely to elect a moderate leader soon, but extremism persists.
Ex-head of the Russian Intelligence: HAMAS will eventually recognize Israel.
MIDEAST/AFRICA/ASIA
Palestinian terror leaders tell WND recent events here are leading them to launch what they call a 3rd intifada consisting of suicide bombings, rocket attacks against Jewish communities and "a few new surprises in our arsenal."
To hell with democracy!...
The US and Israel are discussing ways to destabilize the Palestinian government so that newly elected Hamas officials will fail and elections will be called again.
In a move that Hamas officials called "immoral", the outgoing Palestinian Legislative Council members passed a series of last-minute laws that strengthen the powers of the chairman and makes it possible to revoke laws and even dissolve the new PLC, which will convene for the first time on Saturday. "We are calling this a white coup d'etat."
Syria has switched all of the state's foreign currency transactions to euros from dollars. "This is a precaution. We are talking about billions of dollars. ... The switch would mean euro pricing for crude oil sales."
Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the US has said his country is in talks with Iran over its disputed nuclear programme. Speaking before the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, Prince Turki al-Faisal refused to comment on the controversy surrounding Iran and whether sanctions would be appropriate at any point, saying only that talks were under way.
Iran has sent conflicting signals about its intentions, making it hard to determine what it really wants, and where it is going.
"The Americans love football, in which the main principle is attack. During the game they beat each other or the referee. But we prefer chess. We love to play and take decisions through tranquil reflection."
Anyone who has been near a TV in recent weeks has heard the drumbeat for war on Iran. The best guess for timing is next month.
Japan's new foreign minister has been neither honest nor wise in the inflammatory statements he has been making about Japan's disastrous era of militarism, colonialism and war crimes that culminated in WW2.
HOUSE OF ISRAEL
If you have never gone hunting in Texas, you may find it odd that the man shot in the face by Dick Cheney at the weekend was adjudged to be the guilty party.
ECONOMY
A long-running trade dispute flared up again as the EU warned that it might reimpose up to $4 billion worth of sanctions on a range of products from US exporters.
MISC
Bush faces a wave of anger against him... a review of the state of the Bush state of the union address... a timetable for the coming war with Iran... and more.
For almost 3,000 years, its location has been a mystery, but classical scholars around the world are now convinced that a British amateur archaeologist with a passion for Homer has found the island of Ithaca.
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