Prophecy of Nostradamus

[oldblue]

simply put, islamic fundamentalists or extremists are just like our neighborhood idealists/militants/insurgents, but with big guns and weapons of mass destruction. ika nga sa kahuli-hulihan James Bond Die another day Movie - "One Man's Terrorist is another man's freedom fighter"

we really cant blame this people. For them, it is their god given right to protect themselves from the intrusions of the west. katulad na lang sa Iraq yan, they're willing to lose their lives on suicide attacks to further their cause. sagad hanggang buto ang sakit na nararamdaman ng Iraqi insurgents when the US occupied their sovereign nation. in an ordinary Arab's point of view, the aggressiveness of the west is trampling upon their beliefs and fundamentals.


and yan ang nakaka-deadlock sa 'tin lahat.

it's necessary for the US and the rest of the western-influenced world to stake their claim on the rich oil deposits dyan sa Mideast. kung hindi back to stone age tayo lahat coz up to now wala pa alternative source of energy. The US has one, in fact, comparable sa mideast oil land area, pero ayaw nila i-share sa mundo. they're like hoarders. yun kanila, kanila lang, yun sayo, kanila den but they're not remiss of their function naman of policing the world. A fair trade off para sa atin lahat. if not for the US, baka nasa World War IV na tayo ngaun 21st century if ever we survived WW3.

no win-win situation na talaga yan *city. it will only get worse bec. more and more Arabs are born every day hating westerners' guts and vice versa.

with all these as given, naisip mo na ba *city na mahirap din maging atheist. if worse comes to worst like for example, a fundamentalist/idealist managing to launch missiles undetected (just like what Nokor did a week ago although they brushed it off as simply test missiles -> imagine taepodong 2 test missile that has capability to hit US cities hehehe), you're gonna wish that you have God by your side.

[Juan Tamad]

the conflict in israel should be monitored closely.... if this escalates more... dont know if this will become a world issue.

[Eismann]

It's a world issue now, it has been ever since. The thing we dread most is for the war to escalate and bring other oil-producing countries involved in that war which they surely will. Imagine the horror we will face if sweet crude hits $80 or $90 a barrel. The repercussions will be on the economies of oil dependent countries like ours.

[mazdamazda]

Nobody has the guts to launch a full-scale war again at Israel since they acquired nuclear capabilities. If pushed to the brink of defeat, they will not hesitate to unleash nuclear weapons (current stockpile is estimated to be between 50-150 nukes).

During the Yom Kippur War Israel had armed several nuke devices as they had feared that they will lose that one.

[oldblue]

Nobody has the guts to launch a full-scale war again at Israel since they acquired nuclear capabilities. If pushed to the brink of defeat, they will not hesitate to unleash nuclear weapons (current stockpile is estimated to be between 50-150 nukes).

During the Yom Kippur War Israel had armed several nuke devices as they had feared that they will lose that one.

when cornered, Israel self-destructs nuclear missile within their homeland. sigurado apektado lahat ng Arab nations

[Eismann]

Sa akin lang if this scenario oldblue dwelled on happens to me, I'll try to make sure I'm in the state of grace. My God and saviour will take care both of my soul and of those I will be leaving behind. I'm 100% sure of that. No worries.

[Fast Eddie]

tired of all these wars. i want it to get it over with. i am
waiting for my Jesus to come. i know it's the "end times".
come quickly Lord Jesus, this world is a mixed up world!.

[Negus]

Bush used the word "****" not knowing the mic was on during a g8 meeting although at least he was on message or did not contradict himself when he was caught off guard talking about hezbollah with tony blair...

From Stewart's Daily Show, damn funny:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6fc3...h=bush%20blair

for a serious analysis on Bush's "****":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d0kv...h=bush%20blair

I agree with uls, instability in the world favor the west..
In the past few days, the dollar rose against all major currencies. also beating gold. The dollar is a "safe haven" for people with a lot of money... btw, a friend of mine made very large profits in foreign exchange betting on the dollar due to the tensions in the middle east, it's definitely true....

The north korean missile tests that landed on the sea of japan also caused the dollar to rise significantly against the japanese yen.

[uls]

we are paying 43 pesos per liter unleaded. That's based on 72-73 USD per barrel oil.

If oil hits 100 USD per barrel, that would probably mean P60-P70 per liter unleaded.

That is if it oil hits 100 USD/barrel. What if it goes beyond 100 USD, 100 pesos per liter unleaded isnt that far out.

[ssaloon]

Did you guys catch "Nostradamus - The Truth" last night on Discovery Channel? Very interesting...

[mazdamazda]

Did you guys catch "Nostradamus - The Truth" last night on Discovery Channel? Very interesting...

anong sabi ba?

parang na debunk yata nila dba?

[ssaloon]

anong sabi ba?

parang na debunk yata nila dba?

they were saying that he was able to predict 9/11 and katrina accurately.

[badsekktor]

they were saying that he was able to predict 9/11 and katrina accurately.

really??? nostradamus is a good fortune teller i guess.... where can i see his predictions??? baka meron din sila numbers sa lotto!

[uls]

Bush's blooper actually makes sense. Syria can make Hezbollah stop. Syria can make this sh*t end.

Bush is funny when he's candid.

[Eismann]

He sure is.

[theveed]

Cool lang kayo... Stay on topic, whoever has the editing rights here, can you delete whatever posts above that aren't related to the topic, not only by City, but BB, M2, Glenn as well.

City: Sending you a PM right now, please check nalang. Thanks.

[theveed]

JOHN STEWART RULES hehehehe....

Love his skit last night sa JackTV...

[Eismann]

From CNN:
Israeli Troops Enter Southern Lebanon
Wednesday, July 19, 2006; Posted: 12:00 a.m. EDT (04:00 GMT)

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BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) -- Israeli ground troops have entered southern Lebanon on a mission to destroy outposts of the militant group Hezbollah, an Israel Defense Forces spokesman told CNN early Wednesday.
The spokesman said the troops are "close to the border." No further details were immediately available.
Hours earlier, Israeli airstrikes pounded the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital near the airport, lighting up the night with explosions.
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the latest airstrikes, but at least a dozen people were killed in Israel and Lebanon on Tuesday.
Eleven Lebanese soldiers died in an Israeli airstrike on an army barracks, and one Israeli was killed by Hezbollah rockets fired into northern Israel, sources said.
Israel launched an extensive bombing campaign against the militant Islamist group after it abducted two Israeli soldiers and killed three others in a raid into northern Israel last Wednesday. Since Thursday, Hezbollah has fired 750 rockets into Israel, the Israel Defense Forces said.
Also Wednesday, Israeli tanks were rolling into a refugee camp in central Gaza, the IDF said. Israeli forces have been operating in parts of Gaza since one of its soldiers was captured June 25 by three militant groups.
There was no immediate word on casualties in the Gaza operation.
The death toll in northern Israel stands at 25, including 13 civilians. Lebanese internal security forces said 183 people have been killed and 456 wounded in the country since the start of hostilities. There was no breakdown between civilians and military personnel.
Members of Hezbollah told CNN that Israel's aerial assault has not damaged their ability to fight, and vowed to struggle to the death.
Hezbollah officials gave CNN exclusive access to the southern suburbs of Beirut -- the area thought to house the organization's headquarters, CNN's Nic Robertson reported.
Robertson noted that his tour of the area was hurried, and he could not confirm the group's claims that civilians were being targeted or that it had no weapons stockpiles.
Hezbollah members told him that morale is good, Robertson said.
The continuing violence is raising fears that others in the region would join the conflict.

Rocket Kills 1 Israeli
A dozen Hezbollah rockets rained down Tuesday in the Israeli coastal town of Nahariya, with one of them landing on a house and killing one person inside, Israeli medical sources and the town's mayor said.
"I was near the bomb shelter," eyewitness Eli Dayari told Israeli TV, according to The Associated Press.

"There was a humongous boom, and I saw it was two meters next to my house, really two meters. People are panicking and the house was on fire."
Haifa, Israel's third-largest city, experienced another day of shelling as well. Air raid sirens wailed as four explosions were heard Tuesday afternoon, and people on the streets ran for cover. Haifa police said there were no reports of casualties.
Several people were wounded Tuesday when rockets also struck Safed and Hatzor, medical sources said. (Watch why new rockets pose a greater threat -- 1:36)
Rockets also hit the northern towns of Akko and Karmiel, but no casualties were reported, medical sources said.

Lebanese Soldiers Die In Strike
Eleven Lebanese soldiers were killed when the Jahour barracks east of Beirut was hit by Israeli airstrikes early Tuesday.
The deaths came a day after six Lebanese troops were killed in a similar strike on a post in Abdeh, north of Beirut.
The Israeli air force also hit two trucks in the coastal town of Jbeil -- also known as Byblos -- north of the capital, Lebanese police said. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
In Beirut, debris from the Israeli raids littered mostly deserted streets, Reuters reported. Broken glass, water tanks and satellite dishes lay on the ground, and water from broken pipes filled potholes in roads, Reuters reported.
Buildings left standing were blackened from fires, the news service reported. Stray cats sniffed around a damaged sandwich stall for food. Carpets and rugs were scattered in front of a ruined shop, Reuters reported.
The Lebanese port city of Tyre was under bombardment Tuesday, and unmanned drone aircraft circled overhead. At the site of one bombing, an apartment house, rubble was piled on the street alongside the wreckage of a nearly unrecognizable vehicle.
A poster of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah stood aside a road into the city. A billboard adorned with Hezbollah militia fighters read, "We stay and fight."
Many in Tyre support the militant organization. Mohammed Swyel, 18, said he and his family evacuated their home near the Israeli border in order to allow Hezbollah rocket teams more space to maneuver and fire into Israel.
"Everybody in Lebanon needs Hezbollah," he said. "Of course, we need peace for this country, but not over our dignity. Our dignity is first."
But French Army Maj. Eric Minoli, who is commanding a United Nations contingent in Lebanon, told CNN he is sickened by what he has seen.
"The people are clearly terrorized. Many Lebanese are fleeing north," he said. "As a Frenchman and a United Nations soldier, I hope the diplomats work out a cease-fire."

Evacuations Under Way
In war-ravaged Lebanon, the evacuation of Westerners began to pick up steam Tuesday as foreign governments moved to get their citizens to safety by land, sea and air.
Hundreds of Westerners have piled on to cruise ships, but tens of thousands remain stranded in Beirut. (Full story)
The U.S. Navy's Iwo Jima expeditionary group is heading to the Mediterranean from the Red Sea to help with the evacuations, Pentagon officials said.
In Washington, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called for a cease-fire "when conditions are conducive to do so" after a meeting Tuesday with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abdul Gheit.
"We all want a cessation of violence; we all want the protection of civilians," Rice said.
In other diplomatic moves, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni met with a U.N. delegation headed by special envoy Vijay Nambiar in Jerusalem.
Hezbollah has demanded that Israel exchange Lebanese prisoners in its jails for the captured soldiers, but Israel has rejected calls for a prisoner exchange.
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What a sad turn of events. I am offering a minute of silence for those who died in these senseless events.

[RedHorse]

cnn reporter's helmet, nakita ko ng sinuot... its black, parang sa time ni hitler/nazi germany!

[city]

The world will see how far the hezbollah can sustain another zionists massacre.