JVI-873 SeptOct'03 PT Mag - Jack Van Impe Ministries

WORLD REPORT
NEW AL QAIDA THREAT:
15-SHIP MYSTERY NAVY
WorldNetDaily.com reports:
“Osama bin Laden's al Qaida network
has purchased at least 15 ships in the
last two years — creating, perhaps,
the first terrorist naval force, reports
Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.
Lloyds of London has reportedly
helped Britain’s MI6 and the U.S. CIA
trace the sales made through a Greek
shipping agent suspected of having
direct contacts with bin Laden, the
online intelligence newsletter reported.
The ships fly the flags of Yemen
and Somalia — where they are registered
— and are capable of carrying
cargoes of lethal chemicals, a ‘dirty
bomb’ or even a nuclear weapon,
according to G2 Bulletin’s sources.
British and U.S. officials worry that
one or more of these ships could hit
civilian ports on a suicide mission.
The freighters are believed to be
somewhere in the Indian or Pacific
oceans. When the ships left their
homeports in the Horn of Africa
some were destined for ports in Asia.
The U.S. Department of State
warned citizens overseas that the
threat of terror attacks did not end
with the passing of the September
11 anniversary — specifically
mentioning the threat of maritime
terrorism…” (Matthew 24:7;
Malachi 4:1 – Global biological
and nuclear warfare)
A CALL FOR ‘UNITED
NATIONS OF RELIGIONS’
WorldNetDaily.com
reports:“As a
two-day conference
of major
religions ended
in Kazakhstan,
key leaders of
18 faiths agreed
to meet regularly
under the
banner
‘Congress of World and
Traditional Religions.’
One delegate hoped
the group would translate
into a ‘United Nations of
Religions.’ Speeches
touched on how to address
differences between religions,
the need for more
dialogue, and the issue of
terrorism.
The secretary-general of
the Muslim World League,
Sheikh Abdullah Al-Turki,
from Saudi Arabia, said the
Koran prohibits any acts
of violence.
He told the delegates,
‘Islam is against all killing
that is without a just cause.
We cannot accept those
who say that Islam is a
religion that kills or harms
others.’ Sheikh Al-Turki said
Muslims also oppose those
who use religion for political
purposes.
The senior Jewish representative
at the conference
was Jonah Metzger, the
chief rabbi of Israel. He
spoke of the need for
greater understanding
between faiths, directing
his remarks to the delegations
from Saudi Arabia,
Iran, Pakistan,
and Egypt, who
were sitting just
a short distance
away. Metzger
invited all of
those present
to come to
Jerusalem, which
he called by its Islamic
name of ‘Al-Quds.’ He told
the conference that the
invitation applied to
everyone, even those with
whom Israel does not have
diplomatic relations.
During the conference
there were private meetings
between delegates
from the Catholic and
Russian Orthodox churches,
which have spiritual
differences going back
centuries as well as more
recent disputes over
property in the former
Soviet Union.
Hindus from India also
had a chance to talk with
their historical Muslim
adversaries from Pakistan.
Representatives of other
faiths at the congress
included Taoists and
Buddhists from China, and
a Shinto delegation from
Japan…” (A One World
Religion precedes the
return of Christ to the
earth – see Revelation
13:1-15)
Jack Van Impe Ministries January/February 2004
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