Large Force Of (Russia-Iran Backed) Afghan Militants Breach U.S. Base ... 9 GIs Killed In Action

--Fox News      (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)      (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)

Russia Sends Military Fighter-Jets Over Georgia ...

--AFP  (France)     (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)      (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)

Georgia Warns It Will Shoot Down Russian Jets ...

--NewsMax      (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)      (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)

Russia and U.S. Hold Rival War Games In Caucasus Amid Simmering Tensions Over Georgia ...

--AFP    (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)     (Prophecies...The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)  

Russian Warships to Patrol Arctic Again ...

--NewsMax      (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)      (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)

Russia Warns Of Military Response Over US Missile Defense System ...

--Fox News    (Prophecies...The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)      (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) 

Russia's Military To "Neutralize" US Missile Defense Threat ...

--AFP  (France)   (Prophecies...The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)      (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) 

Ready For War:  Iran Military Takes Over Strategic Peak In Lebanon ... Could Impact Regional Balance Of Power

--Debkafile      (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)      (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)

Israel Places Military On High Alert After Iran-Syria Ignore Warnings Over Iran's Presence On Lebanese Peak ...

--Debkafile       (Prophecies ... Damascus-Syria will be utterly destroyed)     (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)

Syrian Leader Warns Israel Will Pay A 'Heavy Price' If Iran Attacked ...

--Israel Nat'l News   (Prophecies ... Damascus-Syria will be utterly destroyed)   (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)

Lebanon's New Iran-Backed President Warns Lebanon May Take Land From Israel By Force ...

--Jerusalem Post      (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)      (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)

Iran's Leader Threatens To "Cut Off Hands" Of Attackers ...

--Fox News     (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)      (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)

Ayatollah's Assistant Warns Iran Will Destroy The Heart Of Israel ...

--Ynet  (Israel)       (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)      (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)

Iran Also Warns It Will Target "32 US Bases" If Attacked ...

--AFP    (Prophecies...The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)      (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) 

Israeli Intelligence Warns Iran's Hizbullah Now Has 40,000 Missiles In Lebanon vs. 14,000 Before 2006 War ...

--World Tribune       (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)     (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)

Iranian-Hamas Seen Using New Russian Weapons In Gaza To Help Break Possible Israeli Invasion ...

--World Tribune     (Prophecies ...'Gaza shall be forsaken")     (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)

Iran’s TV Interrupts Broadcast To Announce Second Round Of Ballistic Missile Tests ...

--Debkafile    (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)      (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)

Iran's Hizbullah Gears Up For War Against Israel ... Israel's Olmert Asks UN For Help

--Israel Nat'l News    (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)       (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)

Iran Military Launches Long-Range Missiles During War-Games Exercise ...

--Jerusalem Post    (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)      (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)

Iran Tests Long-Range Ballistic Missile Capable Of Striking Israel (And US Military Targets) ...

--Debkafile    (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)      (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)

                Earlier Iran Missile Exercise - AP

Iranian Missile Photo Doctored ... On Newspaper Front Pages All Around The World

--Drudge/NY Times    (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)  (The REAL story here is how the Iran (Persia) threat against Israel is making front page news all around the world ... God does not fulfill prophecies in secret ... He has given the world ample warning.  All who ignore His warnings will be held responsible and will suffer the consequences ...

Yet, with wide open arms and with tears of joy He will welcome all who will return to Him through His Son, the Messiah of Israel, who lovingly and willingly paid the penalty for all of our sins upon the Cross in order to prepare "the way" for us into His Kingdom of Heaven ...

    Jesus said to him,

   "I am

     the way,

     the truth,

     and the life  (in Heaven) . 

     No one comes to the Father (into Heaven ... or before His Throne in prayer)

     except through Me."

     (John 14:6)     (Assurance of life in Heaven ... it's NOT too late!!!) 

CS Lewis once said you must either believe He (Jesus ... Yeshua) is a deranged liar ... or ... you must believe His Word is true and He is exactly who the Bible says He is.  Jesus (Yeshua) openly and publicly presented His powerful "credentials" to prove He was the promised Messiah of Israel through the miracles He performed (which were never disputed by the religious rulers of the day) and through all the prophecies He fulfilled ...   (Prophecies of the Messiah from the Tanakh (Old Testament)

Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew) warns you are either with Him or against Him and there is no "in between" ...

 "He who is not with Me is against Me"

   (Matthew 12:30)     (Prophecies ... The coming "Rapture")

You must either reject Him (and reject God's love for you which He poured out on the Cross) ... or ... you must receive Him as your Lord and Savior (who saves us from all our sins and from Hell).   It is a decision you must make in your own heart, in faith.  Your eternal destiny is determined by your decision ...

 "Behold, I  (Jesus Christ ... Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew)

   stand at the door and knock.   (He never forces Himself into our lives ... unlike some churches would have you believe.)

   If anyone hears My voice and opens the door,    (We must choose Him ... and accept His loving gift of life in Heaven.)

   I will come in to him

   and dine with him,

   and he with Me."

   (Revelation 3:20)    ( www.howtogeteternallife.com ... audio series.) 

Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew) promises ...

 "I am the door (into the Kingdom of Heaven).

   If anyone enters by Me, 

   he will be saved (from all their sins and from Hell)"

   (John 10:9)         (Assurance of life in Heaven ... it's NOT too late!!!) 

Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew) warns we are saved from our sins and from Hell by Him (singular) ... and Him alone!!!   The Bible clearly warns that trying to put our  faith in our own "goodness," or in any other person (including wives, husbands, family members, friends, ministers, reverends, rabbis, priests, popes, or even Mary (Miriam) the mother of Jesus (Yeshua), will NOT save anybody!   And, Mohammed, Buddha, Joseph Smith, or the Dalai Lama will NOT save anybody!  The Bible warns it is between you and Him (Jesus ... Yeshua) alone ... and He is waiting for you to come to Him out of love ... both for who He is (our "Savior" who saves us from our sins and from Hell) ... and for what He has already done for us (He took the terrible wrath and penalty due for all our sins upon Himself on the Cross ... "paid in full.")  

We are told the only unpardonable sin is to reject God's love (and His "gift" of life in Heaven) by rejecting His Son ... who lovingly died for us on the Cross ("while we were yet sinners") so we might have the hope and the promise of a brand new life in His Kingdom of Heaven, which we are told will be filled with peace and beauty, where we are told we will finally find our "rest"... forever ... with the complete assurance we have been saved from the darkness, the loneliness, and the unceasing torment of Hell.   It's your choice.  

(Sadly, the Bible warns many ("most"... a "majority") will "harden their hearts" even more after hearing this.  This is why we are told God hates sinful pride (the sin of Satan) . . . "Nobody is going to tell me what to do!" ... "I don't care what the Bible says!" ... "I've got it figured out my way!" ... "My friends don't believe this stuff, so I don't want to get ridiculed!" ... "I think I'm a pretty good person, so I'll take my chances!" ... "I think all religions lead to Heaven!" ... "I don't think Hell will be as horrible as the Bible warns" ... "I think Hell will be more like what I see in those beer commercials!" ... "I just don't want to hear it!" ... "I think if all those believing Christians were put away the world would be a better place!")     (Prophecies ... Messiah (Christ) and Christians will be hated)      (Assurance of life in Heaven ... it's NOT too late!!!)     (Satan ... who is he?) 

United Nations Scheme To Make Christians Criminals ... Islamics Demanding New Law

--WND  (Prophecies ... Messiah (Christ) and Christians will be hated)     (Prophecies ... The coming Antichrist)   (The time draws near ...)

Iran Considering Mandatory Execution For "Apostasy"... Christians Being Interrogated

--WND   (Prophecies ... Messiah (Christ) and Christians will be hated)     (Prophecies ... The coming Antichrist)      (A note on Islam ...)  

Britain's BBC Drama Portrays ("Evil") Christians Beheading ("Moderate") Muslim ...

--WND   (Prophecies ... Messiah (Christ) and Christians will be hated)     (Prophecies ... The coming Antichrist)   (The time draws near ...)

McDonald's Accuses Christians Of "Hate"... Taking Their Words Right Out Of The "Gay and Lesbian" Party Line

--WND   (Bible Warnings:  Homosexuality ... "Who loves the homosexual more?")     No corporate "neutrality" here as McDonald's (Hamburgers) has openly sided with homosexuals against Christians ... and since they have now publicly identified the market segment which they prefer to serve, it seems only reasonable that Christians should humbly (and quickly) take their business elsewhere in order open up all the tables, seats, and bathrooms McDonald's will need to comfortably serve all of their homosexual, lesbian, and trans-sexual customers.

Weekly News Update ... with Weekly News Archives ... (More Added)

--Alpha News Daily    (Read earlier "Weekly News Updates" from Alpha News Daily)

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     "The righteous cry out,   (We are told we are made righteous through our faith in Jesus Christ ... Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew)

       and the Lord hears

       and delivers them

       out of all of their troubles."     (It often takes a while ... as God does His good work through our tests and trials)

       (Psalm 34:17)

     "We know that all things

       work together for good,    

       to those who love God"     (it doesn't say just some things or most things ... it says all things!)

       (Romans 8:28)

And I love God (so I qualify) ... I love Him because He died on the Cross so the most unrighteous one of all my family and friends ... a sorry, hard-hearted, stubborn, arrogant, drunk, foul-mouthed, and immoral sinner like me could be saved from ALL my sins and be welcomed into His Kingdom of Heaven.  I also love Him because He has never lied to me.  I have found every word He has spoken or written in His Word is true.  His last words on the Cross were "Paid In Full"... He paid the penalty for all of my sins with His life ... and I'm not going to walk away from (or be ashamed of) a Lord, a King, and a friend who would do that for me (and for everyone who will believe and trust in Him).  And when He promises that ALL things (no matter how miserable they may seem now) work together for good to those who love Him ... I can take that to the bank and rest in it.  The Bible warns most of the world will hate Him ... but not me ... because He washed me clean, He healed me, and He saved me from my sins and from Hell ... and He asked nothing in return except to love Him as He loves us.

Homosexual Sues Bible Publishers For "Emotional Distress" Because The Bible Says Homosexuality Is Sinful ...

--WND      (Bible Warnings:  Homosexuality and Abortion)     (Prophecies:  The Generation of Armageddon will be marked by its moral "corruption") 

Massachusetts To Expand Homosexual Marriages ...

--WND      (Bible Warnings:  Homosexuality and Abortion)     (Prophecies:  The Generation of Armageddon will be marked by its moral "corruption") 

From A Western Woman ... "Ode To Manly Men"

--WND/Patrice Lewis   

Decline Of Britain and The Decline Of  the West ... Cultural Suicide

--JR Nyquist    (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)      (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)

The New York Times' Poison Pen ... And Jesse Helms

--WND/Ann Coulter      (Prophecies ... "In the last days ... evil men (and women) will wax worse and worse"... lying, "deceiving and being deceived")

What The Founding Fathers Would Say ... The Threat To Any Great Nation Comes From Within

--JR Nyquist    (Prophecies:  The Generation of Armageddon will be marked by "violence" and  "immorality" ... "traitors") 

Democrat Candidate Barack Obama Says "You Should Make Sure Your Child Can Speak Spanish"...

--Drudge/CNN   

Barack Obama's Plan For Huge Military-Sized National Police Force ...

--WND/Joseph Farah      (Prophecies ... The coming Antichrist)     (The time draws near ...)

New Yorker Magazine Cover:  Obama And Wife As Marxist-Islamic Militants ...

--Ynet News   Although the New Yorker's intended sarcastic attack against Republicans backfired, there is nothing in the cover picture that doesn't reflect the Obama's dogmatic Marxist political positions ... just study their radical-left backgrounds, the communist "Che Guevera Posters" in his campaign offices, his voting record, the 1960's "Weatherman" revolutionaries core of their inner-circle, his Islamic family, his Islamic schooling, and the photos of Islamic terror group Hamas volunteers in Gaza helping Obama's campaign ... plus, nothing in Obama's voting record, his speeches, or his beliefs appear to be based on any sound "Christian" doctrines found in the Bible ...

New Yorker Obama Cover             Photos From Democrat Obama's Campaign Headquarters With Cuba's Communist Flag Flying

Burning The First Amendment ... The Future Of America If Democrats Return To Power In Congress

--WND/Joseph Farah    (Prophecies ... The coming Antichrist)     (Prophecies ... Messiah (Christ) and Christians will be hated)    The Democrats are like rabid termites eating away at our Constitution, our Bill of Rights, our Freedom of Speech, and even our Freedom to have or state our opinions!  They are quickly taking away our freedoms at every level ... Federal ... State ... Local ... and in our Schools.   And a fast growing number of weak and morally spineless Republican leaders like McCain, Lott, Specter, Hastert, and Dole have decided to follow rather than fight ...

Our nation's resolve to call "evil evil" and "good good" is crumbling ... and believing Christians will be cleverly scripted as the adversaries of "change," and soon will be cast and "legislated" as enemies of the "State" ...

 "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;

   Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness"  ("Woe is a terrible, terrible, curse ...)

   (Isaiah 5:20)

Earlier:  John McCain Representative To Jewish Crowd ... The Christian Right Is A "Serious Problem"

--Ha'aretz  (Israel)       (Prophecies ... Messiah (Christ) and Christians will be hated)        (Prophecies ... The coming Rapture)

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The foundation of all prayer in times of trouble . . .

     "Casting all your cares upon Him,

       for He cares for you."  

       (1 Peter 5:7)

   Saying,

     "Father, if it is Your will,

       take this cup (trouble) away from Me;  (or whoever you are praying for ...)

       nevertheless,

       not My will,

       but Your Will, be done."   (He can heal, mend broken hearts, and provide ... yet, He sometimes keeps us in the oven longer than we like)

       (Luke 22:42)   (God did not take away the troubles facing Jesus at this time, but He used them for His good purpose ...)

     "But let him ask in faith,

       with no doubting,

       for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea

       driven and tossed by the wind.

       For let not that man (the man or woman who doubts)

       suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord"  

       (James 1:5-7)  

Russia's Putin Tours New Oil Rig In Russia's Arctic Oil Drive ...

--Drudge/AFP  (France)    (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)   (The old card shark's "misdirection" ploy ... while Russia's global propaganda machine shrieks and howls and points their accusing finger at the US over oil, Russia has been quietly and steadily gaining control over much of the world's oil and gas ...)

Russia's State-Run Oil Giant Gazprom Moving On Libyan and African Oil ...

--WND/Bloomberg     (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)

Russia and Oil Giant Saudi Arabia Sign Military-Technical Cooperation Agreement ...

--Itar-Tass  (Russia)     (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)

Iran Welcomes Russian State-Oil Giant Gazprom's Participation In Iranian Oil and Gas Projects ...

--Itar-Tass  (Russia)      (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)

Russian Warships to Patrol Arctic Again ...

--NewsMax      (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)      (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)

Russia Cuts Oil Shipments To Czech Republic Because Of Radar Agreement With The U.S. ...

--Pravda   (Russia)   (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)   (Russia controls much of Europe's oil supply ...)

Wealthy Russians Will Soon Purchase The Whole Of French Riviera ...

--Pravda   (Russia)   (Prophecies ... Russia and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)   (The world was duped by Russia's orchestrated "collapse"...)

Russia To Become Europe's Largest Automotive Market ...

--Pravda   (Russia)   (Prophecies ... Russia and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)   (The world was duped by Russia's orchestrated "collapse"...)

Tell The Democrats It's Time To Let Our People Drill ... And To Stop Blocking Our Nation's Independence From Foreign Oil

--WND/Janet Folger    

Federal Judge Blocks US Oil Drilling In Michigan ... Says Impact On "Song Birds" Not Adequately Considered

--WND/AP    (People are now losing their homes because the sudden leap in gas prices has affected their abilities to keep up with their mortgages  ... yet, the Democrats still arrogantly deny and block access to our nation's vast oil reserves to help stabilize the market and reduce prices.)

43 Nations Creating 'Mediterranean Union"...

--NewsMax        (Prophecies ... 10 nations of the Roman Empire will reunite and rise in great power)

6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Greek Island Rhodes ...

--AFP  (France)      (Prophecies ... Earthquakes in diverse places)

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    "Trust in the LORD with all your heart (and mind),

       And lean not

       on your own understanding"

       (Proverbs 3:5)   (Stop worrying about how bad things "look"  ... pray earnestly and trust only in the Lord ... in faith!!!)

     "And those whose faith

       has made them good in God’s sight

       must live by faith,

       trusting Him in everything."     (Not in just a few things or  most things ... but in everything!)

       (Hebrews 10:38)

From Israel:  A White-Knuckled Behind The Scenes Look At Israel's Bombing Mission On Iraq's Nuclear Plant ...

--Jerusalem Post/David Horovitz      (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)      (Prophecies:  Iraq)

Another Islamic Terror Attack In Jerusalem ... Two Officers Wounded In Shooting

--Ynet News     (Prophecies ... Israel and Jerusalem after becoming a nation)      (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)

Iranian Hizbullah Gets Veto Power In New Lebanon Government ...

--Jerusalem Post   (Putin notches another victory as the West stands by to watch another nation fall to the Russia-Islam-China axis ...)

Our World:  From Israel To Colombia ... "A Tale Of Two Hostages"

--Jerusalem Post/Caroline Glick   (Prophecies ... Israel  after becoming a nation)  (Interesting that both hostages' captors have ties to Iran and Russia ...)

Negotiating With Iran ..."When Talking Can Kill"

--Jerusalem Post/Caroline Glick      (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)

Children of Judah ... A Short Update On The Forsaken Of Gaza And Gush Katif

--Israel Nat'l News/Rachel Saperstein    (Prophecies ...'Gaza shall be forsaken")    (Prophecies ... Israel after becoming a nation)

Israel's Leaders Keep Trying To Give Her Land Away To Calm Her Enemies ... "It's Never Enough"

--Israel Nat'l News/Jack Engelhard    (Prophecies ...'Gaza shall be forsaken")    (Prophecies ... Israel after becoming a nation)

Israel Facing Worst Water Crisis Since They Started Keeping Records 80 Years Ago ...

--Israel Nat'l News    (Prophecies ...'Gaza shall be forsaken")    (Prophecies ... Israel after becoming a nation)

 "IF My people

   who are called by My Name

   will HUMBLE themselves,

   and PRAY

   and SEEK My face,

   and TURN from their wicked ways,

   THEN I will hear from Heaven,

   and WILL forgive their sin

   and HEAL their Land."

   (2 Chronicles 7:14)

Second-Largest Bank Failure In U.S. History ... California Based IndyMac Bank Seized By Federal Regulators

--Drudge/LA Times      As our nation (and California) now openly mock God and His Word ... we can expect great troubles ahead.

Winds Prompt New Fire Related Evacuations In California ...

--Drudge/AP      Homosexual marriage ... forced atheism in schools ... homosexual textbooks in grade schools ...

Earlier:  California Firefighters Now Fighting More Than 1,400 Fires!

--Drudge/AP     Homosexual marriage ... forced atheism in schools ... homosexual textbooks in grade schools ...

The Bible warns God will raise up evil nations to judge those who have turned away from Him and His Word . . .

The Weapons Of WW III ... China and Russia May Already Be Testing Cyber-Weapons Against The US

--WND      (Prophecies...China and allies will destroy 1/3 of mankind)      (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)

Taiwan to Stage War Game To Defend Against China Attack ...

--NewsMax      (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)     (Prophecies...China and allies will destroy 1/3 of mankind)   

Pentagon Worker Gets 5 Years For Aiding China Spy ...

--AFP  (France)      (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)     (Prophecies...China and allies will destroy 1/3 of mankind)   

Russia’s Sukhoi and MiG Working On New Unmanned Combat Aircraft ...

--Pravda   (Russia)     (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)

Britain Accuses Russia In The Murder-Assassination Of Ex-KGB Agent Litvinenko ...

--BBC News    (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)      (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)

Kremlin Fingered in Ex-KGB Officer Litvinenko's Murder-Assassination In England ...

--Moscow Times   (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)      (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)

Earlier:  'Is al Qaeda a Kremlin (Russian) Proxy?'

--JRNyquist     (From an interview with high-level KGB defector Litvinenko shortly before he was assassinated by Russia ...)

Earlier:  KGB Officer Accused Of Assassinating Ex-KGB Officer Litvenko May Receive Seat In Russian Duma ...

--Moscow Times (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)  (He was sponsored by party leader Zhirinovsky...)

Earlier:  Russia's Zhirinovsky Calls For A Nuclear Attack Against Japan and Re-Occupying Alaska ...

--Moscow Times     (Prophecies...Russia and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)     (Prophecies:  The coming 'Apocalypse')

Earlier:  "Putin Death Squad Roams Britain"... Ex-KGB Agent In Hiding

--WND     (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)     (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)  

Earlier:  Russian President (and KGB Director) Putin Made Good on Promise to KGB ... (Now Called FSB)

--Moscow Times   (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)   (Prophecies...The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)

From Putin's speech to hundreds of KGB agents gathered together for an annual celebration . . .

"Dear comrades," Putin said. "I would like to announce to you that the group of KGB agents that you sent to work undercover in the government has accomplished the first part of its mission."  ...  "There are no former agents," Putin declared, giving a new twist to a common joke among KGB officers ..."  (From the Moscow Times article )