L. A. Marzulli
July 29, 2007 -- RaidersNewsNetwork.com -- Recently Mahmood Amedihijahd, the president of Iran has hinted that there will be a summer war in the region to rid the area of its enemies, think Israel here. For those who have followed his ongoing vitriol against Israel this is nothing new except that he’s announced a definitive time frame, this summer.
In the recent past Ahmedinejhad has declared that, the holocaust didn’t exist, that Israel is a withered tree soon to be plucked by it’s roots and that the tiny nation should be wiped off the map. There’s not much wiggle room in those statements. It’s not like Israel and the Iranians are going to sit down and chat about their political differences soon. Facts are that Iran has backed the terror organization Hezbollah, who’s leader Hasan Nesrallah has sworn to destroy Israel and has recently boasted that the new rockets that he received – thanks again to the Iranians – can reach everywhere in Israel.
You may remember last summer when Hezbollah attacked Israel resulting in a war that Israel clearly won, having knocked Hezbollah from its position in southern Lebanon. Nesrallah, who probably holed up in Iran ...   more »

By Joseph Farah
Over the years, I've noticed a schism develop between many law enforcement people and ordinary "civilians" – you know, the poor schlemiels who pay their taxes, empower the high mighty and employ the cops.
This division takes many shapes and forms, but nowhere is it more obvious than on the issue of firearms.
Many police officers have come to believe guns are only safe in their hands – that they cannot be entrusted into the custody of untrained, unqualified citizens.
Obviously, this is a non-starter from a constitutional, freedom-oriented perspective. But there's a practical new reason for cops to begin rethinking where this anti-gun hysteria is leading our country.
I don't know how many of us thought to question passage of law 18 U.S. Code section 924(c)(1)(a), which calls for a mandatory 10-year sentence for using or carrying a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence.
Off hand, it sounds pretty good.
Who could argue with a law that says, "Hey, if you commit a violence crime with a gun, you go to jail for at least 10 years"?
I could live with that. It sounds just. I like to see bad guys put away ...   more »

In an open letter published in the Sunday edition of the New York Times, dozens of prominent Evangelical Christians from across the United States expressed their support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The letter urged President George W. Bush to “not grow weary” in his efforts to facilitate a final status agreement between Israel, the Palestinian Arabs and the wider Arab world.
The authors also took at fellow Christians who oppose the creation of an Arab state on Israel's biblical heartland, insisting that it is a “serious misperception” that all Evangelicals support Israel's right to all the land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.
Christians United for Israel (CUFI) director Pastor John Hagee told The Jerusalem Post that the letter was a misrepresentation of mainstream Evangelical beliefs.
“The authors of this letter do not represent the views of the vast majority of Bible-believing mainstream Evangelicals in America,” said Hagee, who blasted as “absolutely incorrect” the assertion that the Palestinian Arabs have a historic right to the land equal to that of the Jews.
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By FSM Editors
Counterterrorism expert Juval Aviv met recently with reporters at Fox News and revealed information, which he believes is accurate, concerning an imminent Al Qaeda attack on five to seven American cities simultaneously.  
"I predict, based primarily on information that is floating in Europe and the Middle East, that an event is imminent and around the corner here in the United States. It could happen as soon as tomorrow, or it could happen in the next few months. Ninety days at the most,” said Mr. Aviv.
Mr. Aviv knows of that which he speaks.  He is a former Israeli Counterterrorism Intelligence Officer and has also served as a special consultant to the U.S. Congress on issues of terrorism and security.  He is best known as the source of the 1984 book, Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team by George Jonas, on which Steven Spielberg's film Munich was based.  He is also the author of The Complete Terrorism Survival Guide: How to Travel, Work and Live in Safety (2003); and Staying Safe: The Complete Guide to Protecting Yourself, Your Family, and Your Business (2004).
Currently, Aviv is the president of Interfor, Inc., a corporate investigations ...   more »

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States is developing a proposed $20 billion, 10-year arms sales package for Saudi Arabia, a senior administration official confirmed on Saturday.
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, left, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will meet with Saudis next week.
 The proposed sale, first reported in The New York Times, is intended to upgrade the Saudi military's ability to counter possible Iranian aggression in the Persian Gulf region, the official said.
"This is all about Iran," said the official, who spoke to CNN on condition of anonymity because discussions with the Saudis are still going on and the arms sale deal has not been completed.
Israel is expected to raise objections to the arms package, and has expressed concerns about previous Saudi arms deals.
The official said the Bush administration is mindful that Israel must maintain its "qualitative edge" in the region.
Besides Saudi Arabia, other countries in discussion with the United States about arms sales include the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman.
One of the more controversial proposals will probably be selling the Saudis, for the first time, satellite-guided bombs known as JDAMs. The sale may include a 500-pound and a 2,000-pound ...   more »

BERLIN (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has told a German magazine that the United States has too many problems in Iraq to become involved in armed conflict with Iran.
Military action is sometimes discussed in Washington as an option in trying to derail what it sees as Iran's drive to develop nuclear weapons.
The United States "is not in a position to get into a new military conflict", Mottaki was quoted as saying in an excerpt of an interview to be published in Focus magazine.
"170,000 American soldiers can guarantee neither their own safety nor the security of Iraq," he said.
The United States and its allies say Iran's nuclear fuel enrichment programme is aimed at developing nuclear weapons. Iran insists it is purely for peaceful power generation.
The United Nations has imposed sanctions on Iran for failing to stop enrichment, but Mottaki reiterated that Iran had no intention of curtailing the programme.
Mottaki has dismissed the U.N. sanctions already imposed and said that tougher penalties would not change Iran's mind.
There was no mention of plans for further talks between Iran and the United States on Iraq.
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Telegraph.co.uk and The Christian Science Monitor publish two separate articles with contrasting and converging viewpoints on what is basically the same topic: the growth of Islam in the west. Interestingly, both articles make mention of the "conflict of cultures" within the German city of Cologne. Although the article by CSM failed to mention that "the number of Germans who have converted to Islam has increased fourfold within one year,"   
both articles illustrate how Europe is overwhelming itself with toxic levels of Islamophobia. The articles also reveal how many who wield power in Europe aim to propagate negative perceptions of Muslims living in their society - we are not welcome - a piety for what is to become of the emblem of tolerance in the west if this striking trend gains momentum. The problem is not that Muslims aren't able to integrate - not at all - rather it is that Muslims are integrating all too well, Islam is finding a growing and sizable niche within the European community, and consequentially many institution (like the Catholic Church) find plenty of contention with that. Also noteworthy in the Telegraph article are recent comments by the Pope's secretary who comes out now ...   more »

Some bigheaded preachers demand rock star treatment. If the apostle Paul were around today he might throw rocks at them. 
Just when I thought we charismatics had finally taken enough abuse from the egomaniac ministers in our midst, I’ve learned that some of our leaders are taking things to a new extreme. We’ve moved beyond the red carpets, limousines and entourages of the 1990s. A new strain of the celebrity virus is spreading in large segments of the church. 
“What is this sickness spreading in the body of Christ? All I know is that God is grieved by all of this shameful carnality.” 
One friend of mine in Texas recently inquired to see if a prominent preacher could speak at her conference. The minister’s assistant faxed back a list of requirements that had to be met in order to book a speaking engagement. The demands included:
a five-figure honorarium
a $10,000 gasoline deposit for the private plane
a manicurist and hairstylist for the speaker
a suite in a five-star hotel
a luxury car from the airport to the hotel (2004 model or newer)
room-temperature Perrier   
This really makes me wonder how the apostle Paul, Timothy or Priscilla managed ministering ...   more »

By Ivan Penn
Published July 28, 2007
Delray Beach's VeriChip offers a device the size of a grain of rice to allow access to a patient's medical history when implanted in the arm. About 400 Americans have chips. 
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It appears that the effort to implant microchips into humans is not only alive and well but moving ever closer to getting under everyone's skin.
Delray Beach firm VeriChip, the nation's only FDA-approved company allowed to produce microchips for injection into people, got a boost recently from the American Medical Association.
The AMA said such devices "may help to identify patients, thereby improving the safety and efficiency of patient care." But the council warned that the devices' safety and security are unclear.
That was enough to create a stir in the technology and medical worlds as well as among privacy and religious folks. And enough to put a smile on VeriChip's face.
Scott Silverman, chief executive officer of VeriChip, says the primary aim is to help high-risk medical patients such as those with diabetes, Alzheimer's, cancer and heart conditions.
The chip, implanted in the upper right arm, allows medical personnel to access a patient's medical history in the ...   more »