Jerusalem News (8 March, 2013, Adar 26, 5773)
Contents:
1. Axis of Evil, Gog and Magog in Action, North Korea, China and Iran. Rachel Ehrenfeld. U.S. Challenges in North Korea
2. Prophecy in the News? Is a New International End Times Show-Down Rehearsal Shaping up over Syria?
3. World's Rarest Gemstones
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1. Axis of Evil, Gog and Magog in Action, North Korea, China and Iran
BLOG
Rachel Ehrenfeld. U.S. Challenges in North Korea
No. 360, March 18, 2013
www.econwarfare.org
Extracts:
As with Iran, talks and lax sanctions regimes have failed to prevent North Korea's nuclear buildup.
Congratulating China's new president Xi Jingping, President Obama called Xi's attention to North Korea's nuclear and missile programs that increasingly threaten the United States and its allies. Obama "stressed the need for close coordination with China to ensure North Korea meets its denuclearization commitments."
The Chinese however, have their own agenda. "Whether China - which holds and manages life-support for Pyongyang with massive food and energy aid in exchange, in part, for metals imports - would or could force Pyongyang to back off is a moot point. There is evidence the new Chinese leadership like its predecessors is conflicted, especially with reported support for Pyongyang in the People's Liberation Army with its growing influence over all Beijing decision-making," observed Sol Sanders.
The Chinese are North Korea's largest trading partner. Their increase of investments in the North is notable. Some 100 Chinese firms have invested more than $300 million there, including in foodstuffs, industries, electronic, mining, textiles, chemicals and aquaculture. These investors are, of course, offered tax incentives, preferential loans and land utilization deals. Some $6.5 billion more is in the works as Chinese infrastructure companies plan new ports, highways, and power plants."
The 2009 U.N. sanctions on North Korea have largely failed according to a UN Panel of Experts report in May 2011. The report noted North Korea's ability to evade sanctions had in fact improved.
In addition to China, South Korean, and some 30 European companies have invested in copper and gold mines, in North Korea, a well as factories of all sorts, and even Internet service.
Finally, Reza Kahlili, pseudonym for a former CIA operative in Iran's Revolutionary Guards, have shed light on how North Korea's nuclear program is being used by the Chinese to facilitate the Iranian nuclear program. When the Revolutionary Guards failed to make good on Chinese missile technology, China has enlisted the North Koreans to fix the problems: "Ultimately it was agreed that in exchange for $7 billion, hardware, installation and launch of the technology and the necessary training for the project would be handled by the North Koreans, since Pyongyang doesn't recognize the U.N. sanctions."
For now, it seems that China's support of North Korea's and Iran's nuclear ambitions and missile programs, as well as the Chinese military's growing strength and the increase pace and volume of its cyber attacks on the U.S., will continue unabated.
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2. Prophecy in the News? Is a New International End Times Show-Down Rehearsal Shaping up over Syria?
Consider the following:
Syria is part of the Promised Land. According to the Bible all of Syria should be part of Israel. In ancient times Syria was ruled over by Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh, with enclaves from other tribes in the north. The Tribal divisions are a subject for a separate discussion.
At present France (Rueben) and the UK (Ephraim) have declared their intention of military and non-military support for the rebels against Alawite rulers of Syria. They are evidently co-ordinating their movements with the USA (Manasseh).
Against this apparent line-up of nations dominated in part by Israelite Tribes, the news item below suggests a counter involvement
of nations associated with Cush (India, South Africa), Tubal (Brazil), Meshech, Rus and Magog (Russia and China).
Add to this the deep involvement of Persia (Iran) in Syria and the support of North Korea for Iran. IN ancient times Korea was part of an Empire known as Gogaryne or simply Gog.
cf. Ezekiel 38 and 39 and the forces of Gog: Gog, Magog, Rus, Meshech, Tubal, Persia (Iran), Cush and Put, and "Gomer with all its troops, and Beth Togarmah from the far north" -
Iran is Persia. Gomer is Germany and supports Iran.
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+++SOURCE: Naharnet 17 Mar.2013: Bouthaina Shaaban: Assad urges BRICS
Intervention to End Syria War, Agence France Presse
SUBJECT: Assad appeals for BRICS intervention
Source:
IMRA - Independent Media Review and Analysis
Website: www.imra.org.il
Extracts:
The BRICS acronym refers to the nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China and
South Africa, all developing powers which opposed the use of force in Libya.
Syria's President Bashar Assad on Saturday[16 Mar] called on the
BRICS nations to intervene to end the conflict in his country, in a letter
delivered by his adviser Bouthaina Shaaban during a trip to South Africa.
Speaking to Agence France Presse, Shaaban said she had delivered the letter
to South African President Jacob Zuma ahead of the BRICS summit in South
Africa on March 26.
"In this message, President Bashar Assad asks for intervention by the BRICS
to stop the violence in his country and encourage the opening of a dialogue,
which he wishes to start."
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3. World's Rarest Gemstones
Interesting and worth looking at.