JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.GET SAVED NOW- CALL ON JESUS TODAY.THE ONLY SAVIOR OF THE WHOLE EARTH - NO OTHER. 1 COR 15:23-JESUS THE FIRST FRUITS-CHRISTIANS RAPTURED TO JESUS-FIRST FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.ROMANS 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.(THE PRE-TRIB RAPTURE)
WORLD POWERS IN THE LAST DAYS (END OF AGE OF GRACE NOT THE WORLD)
EUROPEAN UNION-KING OF WEST-DAN 9:26-27,DAN 7:23-24,DAN 11:40,REV 13:1-10
EGYPT-KING OF THE SOUTH-DAN 11:40
RUSSIA-KING OF THE NORTH-EZEK 38:1-2,EZEK 39:1-3
CHINA-KING OF THE EAST-DAN 11:44,REV 9:16,18
VATICAN-RELIGIOUS LEADER-REV 13:11-18,REV 17:4-5,9,18
WORLD TERRORISM
GENESIS 6:11-13
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.(WORLD TERRORISM,MURDERS)(HAMAS IN HEBREW IS VIOLENCE)
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence (TERRORISM)(HAMAS) through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
LEVITICUS 26:16
16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you( sudden) terror(ISM), consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
GENESIS 16:11-12
11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her,(HAGAR) Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael;(FATHER OF THE ARAB/MUSLIMS) because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he (ISHMAEL-FATHER OF THE ARAB-MUSLIMS) will be a wild (DONKEY-JACKASS) man;(ISLAM IS A FAKE AND DANGEROUS SEX FOR MURDER CULT) his hand will be against every man,(ISLAM HATES EVERYONE) and every man's hand against him;(PROTECTING THEMSELVES FROM BEING BEHEADED) and he (ISHMAEL ARAB/MUSLIM) shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.(LITERAL-THE ARABS LIVE WITH THEIR BRETHERN JEWS)
ISAIAH 14:12-14
12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer,(SATAN) son of the morning!(HEBREW-CRECENT MOON-ISLAM) how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14 I (SATAN HAS EYE TROUBLES) will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.(AND 1/3RD OF THE ANGELS OF HEAVEN FELL WITH SATAN AND BECAME DEMONS)
JOHN 16:2
2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.(ISLAM MURDERS IN THE NAME OF MOON GOD ALLAH OF ISLAM)
UPDATE-NOVEMBER 27,2015-12:00AM
Grand Mosque in Brussels evacuated-By EUOBSERVER-NOV 26,15
Today, 14:45-The Grand Mosque in Brussels, a few hundred meters from the EU headquarters was Thursday evacuated and the place sealed off while envelopes containing “white powder” discovered inside the building were being analysed. Brussels is on the highest terror alert since Saturday because of a "serious and imminent threat."
Belgium lowers threat level for Brussels from 4 to 3-By EUOBSERVER-NOV 26,15
Today, 21:10-Belgian authorities have on Thursday lowered the threat level for Brussels from the highest mark 4, to 3. Interior minister Jambon said the "imminent character" of the threat is gone, while justice minister Geens noted that as far as he knows, terror suspect Abdeslam is still on the run.
German interior minister calls for refugee cap-By EUOBSERVER
26. Nov, 12:33-Europe should set a limit on the number of refugees it takes in, German interior minister Thomas de Maiziere told Austrian newspaper Der Standard, without specifying a number. He added Europe should take those most in need of international protection. Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged to stick to her open-door policy.
Norway tightens border controls-By EUOBSERVER-NOV 26,15
Today, 09:19-Norway introduced controls of ferries and borders on Thursday morning over fears that refugees in large numbers will flock to the country following neighboring Sweden's introduction of border controls on Tuesday. Finland and Sweden have urged the Nordic region to hold joint talks on the issue of immigration.
Dutch PM: Islamic State can't change Europe's way of life By Andrew Rettman-NOV 26,15-EUOBSERVER
THE HAGUE, Today, 17:56-Mark Rutte, the Dutch leader, was at home on the evening of 13 November when his counter-terrorism chief called with news of the Islamic State attack in Paris.“I got the message that something terrible was taking place,” he told reporters in The Hague on Wednesday (25 November).He said it touched him because he could imagine himself in the victims’ place.“This was very close to people’s daily lives … I was at home this time. But I could have been with friends at a concert, or I could have been eating out somehere in The Hague.”“My first thought, or, let’s say, after half an hour, when I started to grasp the sheer depth of the crisis … was to make sure we’ve taken all the steps we can [to prevent a similar attack] here,” he noted.“My second thought was France, and offering all out support.”“Thirdly, my main thought, was that, yes, we should be vigilant, but at the same time, we should continue our way of life. We are more people than they are and we have an older civilisation. We should not be scared,” he added.“I mean that Europe is a democracy and has freedom of speech, freedom for people to decide who governs them, the fact that, black or white, gay or not, we’re all parts of society and have equal rights. These are fundamental values we should cherish.”-EU priorities-The Dutch PM, a 48-year old Liberal, will, from 1 January, help set the EU agenda when The Netherlands takes over the bloc’s rotating presidency.His top priorties are to prevent other terrorist attacks and to “stem the flow of migrants”.He said about 40 Dutch jihadists have returned from Syria and that he “cannot guarantee” that a Paris-type attack won’t happen in his country.But he dismissed the idea of creating an EU intelligence service, because, he says, existing ways of information sharing work well.“Our services … are working very closely with their sisters and brothers in their services in the European Union. A lot has improved there in the past three or four years.”He added “there’s a risk” that terrorists could enter the EU posing as refugees.He said Dutch services spend the first two days after an asylum seeker arrives on terrorist screening.He also said Dutch society is a model in terms of migrant integration, noting that the mayor of Rotterdam, a Moroccan-born immigrant, is currently the most popular politician in the country.He warned against combining jihadism and refugees to make "one big soup," in the manner of Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders.He also said Dutch voters, as well as voters in other EU states, are unlikely to swing to populist parties if authorities deliver on security.No more migrants-Rutte echoed French PM Manuel Valls in saying the EU cannot take in more migrants, however.He also echoed the Dutch EU commissioner, Frans Timmermans, in saying the refugee crisis is an existential threat for the Union.“We need to stem the flow of migrants coming to Europe. We can’t continue at the present level,” the PM said.“The first step is to make sure the border is controlled. As we all know from the history of the Roman Empire, empires fall when borders aren’t well protected.”Rutte said he’s short of housing for asylum seekers, with Dutch agencies now using containers and empty office space for homes.Speaking ahead of the EU-Turkey summit on Sunday, he said the EU must get Turkey to “limit the numbers, moving in the direction of zero” of people coming to Greece.He said he’s “reasonably optimistic” of a deal, which involves a €3 billion EU fund, including €70 million from The Netherlands, for Turkish refugee camps.He also predicted that countries such as Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia will be happier to join the EU migrant relocation scheme if borders are secure.But he noted the Turkey summit is unlikely to be the last step in the process: “It’s not like you close a deal on Sunday, and on Monday everything is solved.”A very British disdain-Meanwhile, the next EU summit, in December, was supposed to tackle Britain's demands for EU reform ahead of its in/out referendum.But with terrorism and refugees now top of the to-do list, Rutte said: “I’m not sure whether we’ll get to a conclusion [on UK demands].”He said British PM David Cameron’s trickiest proposals are to curb welfare for EU migrants and to ringfence the City of London from eurozone decisions.But he said The Netherlands has a special interest in keeping Britain in the EU because they see eye-to-eye on what the Union should be.Rutte described himself as being pro-European, but for pragmatic, rather than ideological reasons.Looking back to the banking crisis, he said: “If we’d still had the guilder in 2008, I think speculation would have killed our economy. One of the reasons we pulled through, while having a banking sector six times the size of our economy … is because we were part of the euro.”He added, however: “I never personally got motivated by this idea of a European ideal … I’ve never been part of that group of people which sleeps with the European flag with stars on it.”Asked if the EU budget for 2014 to 2020 should go up to pay for refugees, the Dutch PM voiced a very British disdain for the way the EU spends its money.“We don’t want to increase the budget,” he said. “We’re still spending €300 billion, or €250 billion, on farms in France or whatever, so there’s a lot of scope within the budget, to be frank, for a better deal.”
Justin Trudeau to pull fighter jets, keep other military planes in ISIS fight-CBC – NOV 26,15-YAHOONEWS
The Liberal government will withdraw Canada's fighter jets from the fight against ISIS, but CBC News has learned that not all military aircraft will be pulled from the mission in Iraq and Syria.The Department of National Defence said Thursday that while the CF-18s will be withdrawn from the U.S.-led coalition combat mission, other planes — two Auroras, which are surveillance aircraft, two transport planes and a Polaris in-flight refuelling plane — will still fly alongside our allies.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has faced criticism at home for withdrawing the jets, but Canada's international allies have not asked the government to reconsider its position, according to a senior adviser to Trudeau.Trudeau sat down for a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday in London.The adviser, who spoke to reporters on background and on condition that he not be named, said there was "absolutely no pressure for Canada to continue its contribution to the bombing mission."Meanwhile, Cameron made a strong appeal to his own Parliament today to extend the mission of British fighter jets into Syria.In making his case, Cameron told members of Parliament that "you can't subcontract out security."-Leaders have been 'satisfied'-At various meetings over the past couple of weeks, Trudeau has discussed the mission with world leaders. He has been asked to sometimes explain Canada's position, but the adviser said other leaders have been "satisfied" with the response from the prime minister.Canada will not be part of the bombing mission, but will increase the number of military trainers on the ground.There is a strong sense from other allies that training is a "useful contribution," said the adviser.When Trudeau was asked yesterday in London by reporters if he would be giving his allies any sense of when more trainers would arrive or how many Canada would contribute, the prime minister would only say there's a continuing conversation with allies to see how and where Canada can be most useful.Trudeau also made the point that of the 60 counties that make up the coalition, none of them are doing everything.'We have to step it up'-After the deadly attacks in Paris, interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose called on the Liberal government to "immediately" reverse its decision to pull fighter jets from the U.S.-led bombing mission against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which claimed responsibility for the attacks."The fight against ISIS requires a strong humanitarian response, but also a military response," Ambrose said earlier this month. "It's important that we remain resolute and support our allies."James Bezan, the Conservative defence critic, made the case again on CBC News Network's Power & Politics on Wednesday, saying that pulling Canadian fighter jets out of the fight against ISIS is a "weak response.""ISIS is ramping up its activities. We need to be there, as Canada always has been historically, standing shoulder to shoulder and doing the heavy lifting as best as we possibly can," he said."If we're going to actually degrade and defeat ISIS, we have to have a more robust military intervention to stop the humanitarian crisis, to stop the genocide that's taking place by ISIS terrorists. We have to step it up, not step back."Before Trudeau's meeting with Cameron, Howard Drake, the British high commissioner to Canada, told Power & Politics on Monday that it's for Canada to decide how it will contribute to the battle against ISIS."We've made very clear that it is for each country, for each participant in the coalition, to indicate and make clear where it thinks it can make the best contribution, and that's what Prime Minister Trudeau has said he's going to do," Drake said."We happen to think, and other allies happen to think ... that bombing is a very essential part of this to protect our interests."
Feds give UN $100 million for Syrian refugee relief, including work for Canada-By Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press | The Canadian Press – NOV 26,15-YAHOONEWS
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's long-awaited $100 million contribution to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to help fleeing Syrians is destined for a half-empty international aid bucket.The UN refugee agency has only raised 45 per cent of the $4.5 billion it sought for 2015 to assist the 4.3 million refugees who have fled Syria for Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan and Iraq, according to its latest statistics.Canada's contribution, announced Thursday, fulfils a Liberal campaign promise from the federal election, a contribution that includes $10 million for the UN refugee agency to help it select eligible Syrians for settlement in Canada over the next few months."Canada is coming out very strongly, not only with this exceptional program of resettling the 25,000 Syrian refugees, but the financial support to UNHCR is absolutely crucial," Furio de Angelis, the UN agency's Ottawa representative, told The Canadian Press."Unfortunately our programs are underfunded and not only UNHCR programs but in general humanitarian programs (are) underfunded. This is another sign that Canada is on the side of refugees, it is on the side of humanitarian assistance."Government officials in the newly re-named Global Affairs Department acknowledged the vast international funding shortcoming, but said Canada was doing its part because it was still among the top 10 international donors." That's why this money is so important," said one official, who briefed journalists on the condition of anonymity. International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said the government will move quickly to disburse the funds that it has already announced, but was noncommittal about whether more might be pledged in the future."Our officials are in constant discussions with UNHCR and we will make sure that they will get the money as soon as they need it," she said."It will be a quick release."-The government also said it is honouring a commitment made by the previous Conservative government to match donations by Canadians to the international relief efforts. People have until Dec. 31 to make donations, which will be matched to a ceiling of $100 million, officials said."Those funds will be matched to where those needs are greatest. If an organization raises a dollar, it might not be that organization that needs another dollar to respond based on their position in the field and the services they deliver," said a department official.UN staff in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey are working tirelessly to help select the 15,000 Syrians who will be brought to Canada by the end of February directly by the government.Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion said Canada has received a positive reaction from most of those countries, as well as requests to take more refugees."If you add up all the requests, it will be much more than 25,000," Dion said after arriving in Malta for the Commonwealth summit.Dion noted the strain on Lebanon, which has a population of 4.5 million and has absorbed more than a million refugees."For Canada it would be about 11 million refugees — 11 million refugees! That's what Canada would have to absorb," said Dion."So we are certainly able to welcome 25,000 human beings in the coming weeks and to welcome them well."In an email Thursday, Citizenship and Immigration said Minister John McCallum put the number of permanent residence visas that have been processed for Syrian refugees at just over 900, but said that in some cases exit visas have not been obtained. It said McCallum said likely the first group will travel to Canada on a Canadian Air Force plane and the government will also look into the option of leased planes thereafter, but that logistics are still being finalized. The government is also giving the UN money to help deal more broadly with the effect of the Syrian crisis in neighbour countries which have taken in refugees."We know that Syrian refugees are cutting on meals, taking on debt to meet their basic daily needs and risking their lives to leave Syria," said Bibeau."This funding to UNHCR will help to make these decisions a little less difficult by helping to meet basic needs." Thursday's announcement brings to $969 million the total amount of humanitarian assistance from Canada in response to the Syrian crisis.— With files from Colin Perkel in Hamilton, Ont. and Bruce Cheadle in Valletta, Malta
UK's Cameron: Britain must expand anti-IS airstrikes to Syria to deny group safe haven-By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press | The Canadian Press – NOV 26,15-YAHOONEWS
LONDON - British Prime Minister David Cameron urged skeptical lawmakers to back airstrikes on the Islamic State group in Syria, saying Thursday that the Paris attacks have given the fight new urgency and Britain owes it to key allies to act.Cameron told the House of Commons that President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande had urged Britain to join the military campaign in Syria."These are our closest allies and they want our help," he said."We have to hit these terrorists in their heartlands. We have not and we must not shirk our responsibility for security or hand it to others."Some previously skeptical lawmakers said they were convinced, but Cameron has not yet announced a date for a House of Commons vote on airstrikes.The Royal Air Force is part of a U.S.-led coalition attacking IS militants in Iraq, but not in Syria. Cameron has been reluctant to seek backing for strikes in Syria since lawmakers voted down his 2013 plan to launch RAF strikes against the forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad.Many Britons are wary of getting drawn in to another Middle Eastern conflict after messy, bloody wars in Iraq and Libya.Earlier this month, Parliament's Foreign Affairs Select Committee said British airstrikes would be "incoherent" and ineffective without a plan to end Syria's four-year civil war.Cameron replied Thursday with a 36-page letter, arguing that Britain should act to deny the Islamic State group a "safe haven" from which to plot mass- casualty attacks like the Nov. 13 rampage that left 130 dead and hundreds wounded in Paris.He said airstrikes should be part of a "comprehensive overall strategy" to destroy IS, end the Syrian war and help rebuild the country.Attempting to allay legislators' concerns, Cameron answered questions for more than two hours in the House of Commons.He argued that military action was legal under the U.N. charter's right to self-defence. And he said while ground forces would also be needed, they would not be British.Cameron said airstrikes would not increase the already-high risk of an attack in Britain. He said British authorities have foiled seven attacks in the past year either planned or inspired by IS.Cameron said he would only seek a vote in Parliament if "there is a clear majority for action," so as not to hand IS "a publicity coup."The main opposition Labour Party remains divided. Leader Jeremy Corbyn, whose left-wing views are at odds with some of his lawmakers, said military action could have "unintended consequences" — as it did in Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan. He wrote Thursday to Labour legislators to say he wouldn't back airstrikes because Cameron had not set out "a coherent strategy" to defeat IS.Labour's leadership in Parliament met Thursday, but didn't decide whether to allow the party's lawmakers a free vote. Another meeting is scheduled for Monday.The Scottish National Party's Angus Robertson said his legislators would not support airstrikes without effective ground support and "a fully costed reconstruction and stability plan."The debate is shadowed by the legacy of Parliament's divisive 2003 decision to join the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. That decision was made on the basis of flawed intelligence about Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's alleged weapons of mass destruction, and without an adequate plan for postwar reconstruction."This is about learning the lessons of Iraq," Cameron said, adding that — unlike in Iraq — "we are not taking or proposing to take military action to achieve regime change in Syria."
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WORLD POWERS IN THE LAST DAYS (END OF AGE OF GRACE NOT THE WORLD)
EUROPEAN UNION-KING OF WEST-DAN 9:26-27,DAN 7:23-24,DAN 11:40,REV 13:1-10
EGYPT-KING OF THE SOUTH-DAN 11:40
RUSSIA-KING OF THE NORTH-EZEK 38:1-2,EZEK 39:1-3
CHINA-KING OF THE EAST-DAN 11:44,REV 9:16,18
VATICAN-RELIGIOUS LEADER-REV 13:11-18,REV 17:4-5,9,18
WORLD TERRORISM
GENESIS 6:11-13
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.(WORLD TERRORISM,MURDERS)(HAMAS IN HEBREW IS VIOLENCE)
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence (TERRORISM)(HAMAS) through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
LEVITICUS 26:16
16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you( sudden) terror(ISM), consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
GENESIS 16:11-12
11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her,(HAGAR) Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael;(FATHER OF THE ARAB/MUSLIMS) because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he (ISHMAEL-FATHER OF THE ARAB-MUSLIMS) will be a wild (DONKEY-JACKASS) man;(ISLAM IS A FAKE AND DANGEROUS SEX FOR MURDER CULT) his hand will be against every man,(ISLAM HATES EVERYONE) and every man's hand against him;(PROTECTING THEMSELVES FROM BEING BEHEADED) and he (ISHMAEL ARAB/MUSLIM) shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.(LITERAL-THE ARABS LIVE WITH THEIR BRETHERN JEWS)
ISAIAH 14:12-14
12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer,(SATAN) son of the morning!(HEBREW-CRECENT MOON-ISLAM) how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14 I (SATAN HAS EYE TROUBLES) will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.(AND 1/3RD OF THE ANGELS OF HEAVEN FELL WITH SATAN AND BECAME DEMONS)
JOHN 16:2
2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.(ISLAM MURDERS IN THE NAME OF MOON GOD ALLAH OF ISLAM)
UPDATE-NOVEMBER 27,2015-12:00AM
Grand Mosque in Brussels evacuated-By EUOBSERVER-NOV 26,15
Today, 14:45-The Grand Mosque in Brussels, a few hundred meters from the EU headquarters was Thursday evacuated and the place sealed off while envelopes containing “white powder” discovered inside the building were being analysed. Brussels is on the highest terror alert since Saturday because of a "serious and imminent threat."
Belgium lowers threat level for Brussels from 4 to 3-By EUOBSERVER-NOV 26,15
Today, 21:10-Belgian authorities have on Thursday lowered the threat level for Brussels from the highest mark 4, to 3. Interior minister Jambon said the "imminent character" of the threat is gone, while justice minister Geens noted that as far as he knows, terror suspect Abdeslam is still on the run.
German interior minister calls for refugee cap-By EUOBSERVER
26. Nov, 12:33-Europe should set a limit on the number of refugees it takes in, German interior minister Thomas de Maiziere told Austrian newspaper Der Standard, without specifying a number. He added Europe should take those most in need of international protection. Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged to stick to her open-door policy.
Norway tightens border controls-By EUOBSERVER-NOV 26,15
Today, 09:19-Norway introduced controls of ferries and borders on Thursday morning over fears that refugees in large numbers will flock to the country following neighboring Sweden's introduction of border controls on Tuesday. Finland and Sweden have urged the Nordic region to hold joint talks on the issue of immigration.
Dutch PM: Islamic State can't change Europe's way of life By Andrew Rettman-NOV 26,15-EUOBSERVER
THE HAGUE, Today, 17:56-Mark Rutte, the Dutch leader, was at home on the evening of 13 November when his counter-terrorism chief called with news of the Islamic State attack in Paris.“I got the message that something terrible was taking place,” he told reporters in The Hague on Wednesday (25 November).He said it touched him because he could imagine himself in the victims’ place.“This was very close to people’s daily lives … I was at home this time. But I could have been with friends at a concert, or I could have been eating out somehere in The Hague.”“My first thought, or, let’s say, after half an hour, when I started to grasp the sheer depth of the crisis … was to make sure we’ve taken all the steps we can [to prevent a similar attack] here,” he noted.“My second thought was France, and offering all out support.”“Thirdly, my main thought, was that, yes, we should be vigilant, but at the same time, we should continue our way of life. We are more people than they are and we have an older civilisation. We should not be scared,” he added.“I mean that Europe is a democracy and has freedom of speech, freedom for people to decide who governs them, the fact that, black or white, gay or not, we’re all parts of society and have equal rights. These are fundamental values we should cherish.”-EU priorities-The Dutch PM, a 48-year old Liberal, will, from 1 January, help set the EU agenda when The Netherlands takes over the bloc’s rotating presidency.His top priorties are to prevent other terrorist attacks and to “stem the flow of migrants”.He said about 40 Dutch jihadists have returned from Syria and that he “cannot guarantee” that a Paris-type attack won’t happen in his country.But he dismissed the idea of creating an EU intelligence service, because, he says, existing ways of information sharing work well.“Our services … are working very closely with their sisters and brothers in their services in the European Union. A lot has improved there in the past three or four years.”He added “there’s a risk” that terrorists could enter the EU posing as refugees.He said Dutch services spend the first two days after an asylum seeker arrives on terrorist screening.He also said Dutch society is a model in terms of migrant integration, noting that the mayor of Rotterdam, a Moroccan-born immigrant, is currently the most popular politician in the country.He warned against combining jihadism and refugees to make "one big soup," in the manner of Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders.He also said Dutch voters, as well as voters in other EU states, are unlikely to swing to populist parties if authorities deliver on security.No more migrants-Rutte echoed French PM Manuel Valls in saying the EU cannot take in more migrants, however.He also echoed the Dutch EU commissioner, Frans Timmermans, in saying the refugee crisis is an existential threat for the Union.“We need to stem the flow of migrants coming to Europe. We can’t continue at the present level,” the PM said.“The first step is to make sure the border is controlled. As we all know from the history of the Roman Empire, empires fall when borders aren’t well protected.”Rutte said he’s short of housing for asylum seekers, with Dutch agencies now using containers and empty office space for homes.Speaking ahead of the EU-Turkey summit on Sunday, he said the EU must get Turkey to “limit the numbers, moving in the direction of zero” of people coming to Greece.He said he’s “reasonably optimistic” of a deal, which involves a €3 billion EU fund, including €70 million from The Netherlands, for Turkish refugee camps.He also predicted that countries such as Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia will be happier to join the EU migrant relocation scheme if borders are secure.But he noted the Turkey summit is unlikely to be the last step in the process: “It’s not like you close a deal on Sunday, and on Monday everything is solved.”A very British disdain-Meanwhile, the next EU summit, in December, was supposed to tackle Britain's demands for EU reform ahead of its in/out referendum.But with terrorism and refugees now top of the to-do list, Rutte said: “I’m not sure whether we’ll get to a conclusion [on UK demands].”He said British PM David Cameron’s trickiest proposals are to curb welfare for EU migrants and to ringfence the City of London from eurozone decisions.But he said The Netherlands has a special interest in keeping Britain in the EU because they see eye-to-eye on what the Union should be.Rutte described himself as being pro-European, but for pragmatic, rather than ideological reasons.Looking back to the banking crisis, he said: “If we’d still had the guilder in 2008, I think speculation would have killed our economy. One of the reasons we pulled through, while having a banking sector six times the size of our economy … is because we were part of the euro.”He added, however: “I never personally got motivated by this idea of a European ideal … I’ve never been part of that group of people which sleeps with the European flag with stars on it.”Asked if the EU budget for 2014 to 2020 should go up to pay for refugees, the Dutch PM voiced a very British disdain for the way the EU spends its money.“We don’t want to increase the budget,” he said. “We’re still spending €300 billion, or €250 billion, on farms in France or whatever, so there’s a lot of scope within the budget, to be frank, for a better deal.”
Justin Trudeau to pull fighter jets, keep other military planes in ISIS fight-CBC – NOV 26,15-YAHOONEWS
The Liberal government will withdraw Canada's fighter jets from the fight against ISIS, but CBC News has learned that not all military aircraft will be pulled from the mission in Iraq and Syria.The Department of National Defence said Thursday that while the CF-18s will be withdrawn from the U.S.-led coalition combat mission, other planes — two Auroras, which are surveillance aircraft, two transport planes and a Polaris in-flight refuelling plane — will still fly alongside our allies.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has faced criticism at home for withdrawing the jets, but Canada's international allies have not asked the government to reconsider its position, according to a senior adviser to Trudeau.Trudeau sat down for a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday in London.The adviser, who spoke to reporters on background and on condition that he not be named, said there was "absolutely no pressure for Canada to continue its contribution to the bombing mission."Meanwhile, Cameron made a strong appeal to his own Parliament today to extend the mission of British fighter jets into Syria.In making his case, Cameron told members of Parliament that "you can't subcontract out security."-Leaders have been 'satisfied'-At various meetings over the past couple of weeks, Trudeau has discussed the mission with world leaders. He has been asked to sometimes explain Canada's position, but the adviser said other leaders have been "satisfied" with the response from the prime minister.Canada will not be part of the bombing mission, but will increase the number of military trainers on the ground.There is a strong sense from other allies that training is a "useful contribution," said the adviser.When Trudeau was asked yesterday in London by reporters if he would be giving his allies any sense of when more trainers would arrive or how many Canada would contribute, the prime minister would only say there's a continuing conversation with allies to see how and where Canada can be most useful.Trudeau also made the point that of the 60 counties that make up the coalition, none of them are doing everything.'We have to step it up'-After the deadly attacks in Paris, interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose called on the Liberal government to "immediately" reverse its decision to pull fighter jets from the U.S.-led bombing mission against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which claimed responsibility for the attacks."The fight against ISIS requires a strong humanitarian response, but also a military response," Ambrose said earlier this month. "It's important that we remain resolute and support our allies."James Bezan, the Conservative defence critic, made the case again on CBC News Network's Power & Politics on Wednesday, saying that pulling Canadian fighter jets out of the fight against ISIS is a "weak response.""ISIS is ramping up its activities. We need to be there, as Canada always has been historically, standing shoulder to shoulder and doing the heavy lifting as best as we possibly can," he said."If we're going to actually degrade and defeat ISIS, we have to have a more robust military intervention to stop the humanitarian crisis, to stop the genocide that's taking place by ISIS terrorists. We have to step it up, not step back."Before Trudeau's meeting with Cameron, Howard Drake, the British high commissioner to Canada, told Power & Politics on Monday that it's for Canada to decide how it will contribute to the battle against ISIS."We've made very clear that it is for each country, for each participant in the coalition, to indicate and make clear where it thinks it can make the best contribution, and that's what Prime Minister Trudeau has said he's going to do," Drake said."We happen to think, and other allies happen to think ... that bombing is a very essential part of this to protect our interests."
Feds give UN $100 million for Syrian refugee relief, including work for Canada-By Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press | The Canadian Press – NOV 26,15-YAHOONEWS
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's long-awaited $100 million contribution to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to help fleeing Syrians is destined for a half-empty international aid bucket.The UN refugee agency has only raised 45 per cent of the $4.5 billion it sought for 2015 to assist the 4.3 million refugees who have fled Syria for Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan and Iraq, according to its latest statistics.Canada's contribution, announced Thursday, fulfils a Liberal campaign promise from the federal election, a contribution that includes $10 million for the UN refugee agency to help it select eligible Syrians for settlement in Canada over the next few months."Canada is coming out very strongly, not only with this exceptional program of resettling the 25,000 Syrian refugees, but the financial support to UNHCR is absolutely crucial," Furio de Angelis, the UN agency's Ottawa representative, told The Canadian Press."Unfortunately our programs are underfunded and not only UNHCR programs but in general humanitarian programs (are) underfunded. This is another sign that Canada is on the side of refugees, it is on the side of humanitarian assistance."Government officials in the newly re-named Global Affairs Department acknowledged the vast international funding shortcoming, but said Canada was doing its part because it was still among the top 10 international donors." That's why this money is so important," said one official, who briefed journalists on the condition of anonymity. International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said the government will move quickly to disburse the funds that it has already announced, but was noncommittal about whether more might be pledged in the future."Our officials are in constant discussions with UNHCR and we will make sure that they will get the money as soon as they need it," she said."It will be a quick release."-The government also said it is honouring a commitment made by the previous Conservative government to match donations by Canadians to the international relief efforts. People have until Dec. 31 to make donations, which will be matched to a ceiling of $100 million, officials said."Those funds will be matched to where those needs are greatest. If an organization raises a dollar, it might not be that organization that needs another dollar to respond based on their position in the field and the services they deliver," said a department official.UN staff in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey are working tirelessly to help select the 15,000 Syrians who will be brought to Canada by the end of February directly by the government.Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion said Canada has received a positive reaction from most of those countries, as well as requests to take more refugees."If you add up all the requests, it will be much more than 25,000," Dion said after arriving in Malta for the Commonwealth summit.Dion noted the strain on Lebanon, which has a population of 4.5 million and has absorbed more than a million refugees."For Canada it would be about 11 million refugees — 11 million refugees! That's what Canada would have to absorb," said Dion."So we are certainly able to welcome 25,000 human beings in the coming weeks and to welcome them well."In an email Thursday, Citizenship and Immigration said Minister John McCallum put the number of permanent residence visas that have been processed for Syrian refugees at just over 900, but said that in some cases exit visas have not been obtained. It said McCallum said likely the first group will travel to Canada on a Canadian Air Force plane and the government will also look into the option of leased planes thereafter, but that logistics are still being finalized. The government is also giving the UN money to help deal more broadly with the effect of the Syrian crisis in neighbour countries which have taken in refugees."We know that Syrian refugees are cutting on meals, taking on debt to meet their basic daily needs and risking their lives to leave Syria," said Bibeau."This funding to UNHCR will help to make these decisions a little less difficult by helping to meet basic needs." Thursday's announcement brings to $969 million the total amount of humanitarian assistance from Canada in response to the Syrian crisis.— With files from Colin Perkel in Hamilton, Ont. and Bruce Cheadle in Valletta, Malta
UK's Cameron: Britain must expand anti-IS airstrikes to Syria to deny group safe haven-By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press | The Canadian Press – NOV 26,15-YAHOONEWS
LONDON - British Prime Minister David Cameron urged skeptical lawmakers to back airstrikes on the Islamic State group in Syria, saying Thursday that the Paris attacks have given the fight new urgency and Britain owes it to key allies to act.Cameron told the House of Commons that President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande had urged Britain to join the military campaign in Syria."These are our closest allies and they want our help," he said."We have to hit these terrorists in their heartlands. We have not and we must not shirk our responsibility for security or hand it to others."Some previously skeptical lawmakers said they were convinced, but Cameron has not yet announced a date for a House of Commons vote on airstrikes.The Royal Air Force is part of a U.S.-led coalition attacking IS militants in Iraq, but not in Syria. Cameron has been reluctant to seek backing for strikes in Syria since lawmakers voted down his 2013 plan to launch RAF strikes against the forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad.Many Britons are wary of getting drawn in to another Middle Eastern conflict after messy, bloody wars in Iraq and Libya.Earlier this month, Parliament's Foreign Affairs Select Committee said British airstrikes would be "incoherent" and ineffective without a plan to end Syria's four-year civil war.Cameron replied Thursday with a 36-page letter, arguing that Britain should act to deny the Islamic State group a "safe haven" from which to plot mass- casualty attacks like the Nov. 13 rampage that left 130 dead and hundreds wounded in Paris.He said airstrikes should be part of a "comprehensive overall strategy" to destroy IS, end the Syrian war and help rebuild the country.Attempting to allay legislators' concerns, Cameron answered questions for more than two hours in the House of Commons.He argued that military action was legal under the U.N. charter's right to self-defence. And he said while ground forces would also be needed, they would not be British.Cameron said airstrikes would not increase the already-high risk of an attack in Britain. He said British authorities have foiled seven attacks in the past year either planned or inspired by IS.Cameron said he would only seek a vote in Parliament if "there is a clear majority for action," so as not to hand IS "a publicity coup."The main opposition Labour Party remains divided. Leader Jeremy Corbyn, whose left-wing views are at odds with some of his lawmakers, said military action could have "unintended consequences" — as it did in Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan. He wrote Thursday to Labour legislators to say he wouldn't back airstrikes because Cameron had not set out "a coherent strategy" to defeat IS.Labour's leadership in Parliament met Thursday, but didn't decide whether to allow the party's lawmakers a free vote. Another meeting is scheduled for Monday.The Scottish National Party's Angus Robertson said his legislators would not support airstrikes without effective ground support and "a fully costed reconstruction and stability plan."The debate is shadowed by the legacy of Parliament's divisive 2003 decision to join the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. That decision was made on the basis of flawed intelligence about Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's alleged weapons of mass destruction, and without an adequate plan for postwar reconstruction."This is about learning the lessons of Iraq," Cameron said, adding that — unlike in Iraq — "we are not taking or proposing to take military action to achieve regime change in Syria."
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