Ahamadinejad: Iran Now Nuclear Power; Al Qaeda Leader Calls Abbas "America's Man"

Ahmadineajd: Iran now nuclear power
Iran is now a "nuclear power," its President, Mahmoud Ahamdinejad, delcared Wednesday, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency .

During a speech delivered in the Western Iranian province of Javanroud, Ahmadinejad said: " The Islamic Republic of Iran is now a nuclear power, thanks to the hard work of the Iranian people and authorities."

Ahmadinejad says Israel, US, Britain will vanish – 'this is a divine promise;'
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad launched another attack of Israel and it's allies the United States and Britain in a speech Wednesday morning.

The Iranian news agency reported that, during his speech in western Iran, the Iranian president said that the US, Britain and Israel are doomed to disappear.

DEBKAfile Exclusive: Al Qaeda was in an uncharacteristically big hurry to criticize Palestinian elections - only five days after the Abbas declaration of new polls
Normally, Qaeda takes its time before reacting to current events. But now a videotape of Al Qaeda’s No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahri calling Mahmoud Abbas “America’s man” was rushed into broadcast over al Jazeera TV, Wednesday night, Dec. 18. This sign that the Palestine is a burning issue for the Islamist movement confirms Mossad director Meir Dagan’s assessment to the Knesset foreign affairs and security committee Monday, Dec. 18, that the jihadist organization’s sights are now set on Israel.

Iran Seeks UN Condemnation of Israeli Nukes...
UNITED NATIONS -- Iran demanded Tuesday that the U.N. Security Council condemn what it said was Israel's clandestine development of nuclear weapons and "compel" it to place all its nuclear facilities under U.N. inspection.

If Israel refuses to comply, Iran said the council must take "resolute action" under Chapter 7 of the U.N. Charter which authorizes a range of measures from diplomatic and economic sanctions to military action.

New Fatah-Hamas Truce: Will it Hold?
Hamas and Fatah have reached a new truce agreement, with the help of Egyptian intermediaries, but analysts are skeptical if the truce will hold.

Syria in Bush's Crosshairs
The Bush Administration has been quietly nurturing individuals and parties opposed to the Syrian government in an effort to undermine the regime of President Bashar Assad. Parts of the scheme are outlined in a classified, two-page document which says that the U.S. already is "supporting regular meetings of internal and diaspora Syrian activists" in Europe. The document bluntly expresses the hope that "these meetings will facilitate a more coherent strategy and plan of actions for all anti-Assad activists."

Hill met informally with N. Korea's Kim, may meet again Thursday
(Kyodo) _ The chief U.S. delegate to the six-party talks on the North Korean nuclear issue said he had informal meetings with his North Korean counterpart on Wednesday in Beijing and that the two sides may meet again Thursday.

Most Americans Have Had Premarital Sex
More than nine out of 10 Americans, men and women alike, have had premarital sex, according to a new study. The high rates extend even to women born in the 1940s, challenging perceptions that people were more chaste in the past.

Comments
In a video tape news presentation Al Qaeda’s No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahri called Mahmoud Abbas “America’s man” for calling for new election.  He also made it clear to all involved that “those who try to liberate the Islamic territories through elections based on secular constitutions… will not liberate one grain of sand of Palestine.” http://www.debka.com/

I think Mahmoud Abbas may have angered the wrong people and it wouldn't surprise me if he turns up dead.  I look at this much like what is going on in Lebanon and see a bad ending for Abbas even though he's a wolf in sheep's clothing.

In other news, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahamdinejad has declared that Iran is now a nuclear power.  My take on this is that intelligence data does not back up his claim, but I never say never especially in these last days.  Ahamdinejad also reported that "Iranian young scientists reached the zenith of science and technology and gained access to the nuclear fuel cycle without the help of big powers."  http://www.ynetnews.com/Ext/Comp/ArticleLayout/CdaArticlePrintPreview/1,2506,L-3342489,00.html

This isn't the first time the free world has been caught off guard and I suspect it won't be the last.  I have to stand behind what former Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned yesterday...we should beware of the coming "Islamic Reich".  Actually, prophecy expert and commentator Hal Lindsay has been warning those who would listen about this for years.  

As you know, Iran has declared that it would freely share its nuclear secrets with any Islamic country that wanted them.  This will prove to be a major problem in the near future and may serve to bring about a pre-emptive strike by the U.S., the E.U., Israel or all three.  I just can't see the West or Israel tolerating the proliferation of nuclear technology to spread among the Islamic world.  As we speak, U.S. President Bush is contemplating amassing naval forces in the region as a show of force to the Iran.  

On one hand we have negotiators all over the Middle East frantically trying to bring peace to the region.  On the other hand we could be facing a war that may reach heights that no man has ever seen nor imagined.

"For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape." (I Thessalonians 5:3)

The question is who will come forward first...the peacemaker (antichrist) or the rumblings of war?

Are you ready to meet the Lord?  If not, your time is running out!

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