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Why is the Media Ignoring the Mass Sinkholes Popping Up Around the Country?
Dec 10th, 2012
Daily NewsAnthony Gucciardi
Categories: Today's Headlines;Warning

Have you heard of the massive sinkholes popping up around the nation? Flammable craters spanning acres wide and leaking radiation, monster sinkholes described as ‘apocalyptic’ have forced residents out of homes, expelled radiation into the environment, and are now ushering in concerns about serious Earth changes in the near future. If you’ve heard of these sinkholes, chances are it has been from the alternative media.

It’s a hot issue on forums, some social networking sectors, and certain alternative talk radio programs. Sure, it has come up in some mainstream reports here and there, but there are virtually no in-depth pieces tying everything together. And they often fail to mention the scale of these sinkholes, behemoth anomalies that can swallow up 100 foot trees, houses, with the latest Ohio sinkhole devouring 4 football fields of land. Events that are sending residents scrambling.

Fracking, Drilling, Mining Responsible for Sinkhole Changing Earth Events?

A more serious issue, even beyond the dangers posed by these radiation-leaking sinkholes, is how man-made processes like fracking and excessive drilling are changing the planet on a larger scale. Bloomberg reports that fracking is a likely cause for a dramatic rise (sixfold) in earthquake activity from 2000 to 2011. Not to mention contamination of the water and food supply.

Extreme mining practices by Texas Brine and others are also responsible for triggering the sinkholes.

So are these actions ‘waking up’ the New Madrid fault line? In case you’re not familiar, the New Madrid fault line was responsible for the legendary 1811-1812 earthquakes dubbed the ‘New Madrid’ earthquakes. Extremely powerful and devastating earthquakes that are the most significant earthquakes to hit the United States in all of recorded history. As Investment Watch explains, the research indicating fracking and excessive mining in the expansion of earthquakes along the Madrid line reveals a concerning and plausible reality.

It is important to note that the New Madrid fault line includes areas within Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi. In the event of a large (8.0 or higher) earthquake along the fault line, however, a much greater area would likely be affected.

Outside of the repercussions of the sinkholes, such as the radiation issue and major possibility of implosion or massive disruption in the area, what are the larger consequences of invasive fracking? Could a massive disaster be the result of greedy corporations endangering the entire nation? Furthermore, why is the mainstream media shying away from the issue completely?

Report: U.S. Supplying Tanks, Fighter Jets to Islamist - Controlled Egypt
Dec 10th, 2012
Daily NewsBreitbart - by AWR Hawkins
Categories: Today's Headlines;Contemporary Issues

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood government is set to receive more tanks and fighter jets from the U.S.

These include 200 M1A1 Abrams battle tanks and "a squadron of F-16 Falcon" fighters.

Besides the obvious problems associated with sending weaponry to a government run by the Muslim Brotherhood, one must also consider the precarious position the U.S. will find itself in should war break out between Israel and Egypt.

This concern becomes paramount when one considers how the billions in aide provided annually by the U.S. have enabled Egypt to develop "far and away the largest army in Africa." Egypt is also the "fourth largest F-16 operator among 25 countries."

On Thursday, the Pentagon said it is constantly reviewing the foreign assistance policy to make sure "U.S. objectives" are being met and that the equipment is used "for the right purposes."

What will the U.S. do if American tanks are used to corral, crush, or fire on protesters desperate to march for freedom rather than bow to Morsi's power grab?

Netanyahu: This is Why True Peace Remains Unachievable
Dec 10th, 2012
Daily NewsIsrael Today - Ryan Jones
Categories: Today's Headlines;The Nation Of Israel;Peace Process

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week pointed to the overtly hostile rhetoric of Hamas coupled with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas' efforts to reconcile with the terror group as the primary reason that true, lasting peace is currently unachievable.

Over the weekend, Hamas marked its 25th anniversary with a gala event in Gaza City. In attendance was overall Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, who usually resides in Damascus. Speaking before hundreds of thousands of Gazans, Mashaal declared:

"Palestine is our land and nation from the (Mediterranean) sea to the (Jordan) river, from the north to the south, and we will not cede even one inch of it."

The Hamas leader recently gave an interview to CNN in which Mashaal stated that he was ready to accept a Palestinian state in the pre-1967 borders. His words in Gaza this past weekend are further evidence that it is impossible to trust what Palestinian leaders say in English, and it is their pronouncements in Arabic that must be given greatest weight.

Mashaal went on to insist that political, diplomatic and legal efforts to achieve control of the land must be coupled with violence. He explained that all non-violent methods are "senseless in the absence of resistance," which is how the Palestinians define their acts of terrorism against Israelis.

Holding out of olive branch to Abbas and his Palestinian Authority, Mashaal said that Hamas desires unity. "We are a single authority, a single reference, and our reference is the PLO, which we want united," concluded the terrorist leader.

The Abbas regime has responded in kind, and senior Palestinian Authority official Ziad Abu Ziad told Israel's Army Radio on Sunday that the prospects for unity between Hamas and his own ruling Fatah faction are "better than ever."

Fatah has reportedly stopped operating against Hamas in Judea and Samaria (the so-called "West Bank") and might even allow its rival to hold a rally in the central Samaria city of Nablus.

Hamas actually won a majority in the Palestinian parliament in the last general election, but has been estranged from the presidency and the Palestinian Authority hierarchy since violently seizing control of the Gaza Strip in 2007.

Netanyahu, meanwhile, said Hamas had "shown its true face," and slammed Abbas for seeking unity with a group that will clearly never live in peaceful coexistence with the Jewish state.

"It’s interesting that Abbas has issued no condemnation of [Mashaal's] remarks about the destruction of Israel... To my regret, he strives for unity with the same Hamas that is supported by Iran," said Netanyahu at Sunday's cabinet meeting.

With things as they currently stand, Netanyahu said it would be utter foolishness for Israel to consider surrendering more land to Abbas' regime.

"I have always been astonished at the delusions of others who are prepared to continue this process and call it peace," continued the prime minister. "You would hand over more territory...to the same people and the result, of course, will be a Gaza on the outskirts of Tel Aviv."

Summing up, Netanyahu pointed out that Hamas "has no intention of compromising with us," and therefore Abbas' cozying up to the terror group is very telling.

Morsi Confers on Army Power to Arrest Civilians
Dec 10th, 2012
Daily Newsdebkafile
Categories: Today's Headlines;Contemporary Issues

Ahead of two rival rallies in Cairo Tuesday, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has conferred on the military the authority to arrest civilians until the referendum for the controversial constitution is held Saturday. The president is trying to win the army over into taking his part in the political crisis swirling around him. No response has been heard from Egypt’s military leaders to indicate they have abandoned their stance of non-interference.
Sunday, a wide range of opposition critics Sunday rejected the constitutional referendum and called on their supporters to mass in the streets of Cairo Tuesday. The Muslim Brotherhood also called on their adherent to stage a counter-demonstration, raising fears of violent clashes.

Let the Headlines Speak
Dec 10th, 2012
Daily NewsFrom the Internet
Categories: Today's Headlines;Contemporary Issues

Europe clings to scorched-earth ideology as depression deepens
The eurozone has crashed back into double-dip recession. It will contract a further 0.3pc next year, according to a chastened European Central Bank. The ECB omitted mention of its own role in this fiasco by allowing all key measures of the money supply to stall in mid-2012, with the time-honoured consequences six months to a year later.

Time window of N. Korea's rocket launch begins
The announced time window of North Korea's rocket launch began as of 7:00 AM on Monday. North Korea has hinted at a possible postponement of the plan. But other nations remain on alert for the launch until a final decision by the North is confirmed.

Report: Israeli Special Forces Track Chemical Weapons in Syria
“We have known for years the exact location of Syria’s stockpile of chemical and biological weapons," an Israeli source told The London Times. He noted that satellites and unmanned drones have helped locate the weapons.

Russia arms Syria with powerful ballistic missiles
Hours after NATO agreed on Tuesday to send Patriot missiles to Turkey because of the crisis in Syria, Russia delivered its first shipment of Iskander missiles to Syria.

Mysterious booms rock Verde Valley
"It was a whole series of booms," Swesey said. "Up to six or seven. It was fast, it went loud. We were quiet and then my daughter down the hall screams really loud, ‘Did you hear that?' I sat there for a second and I heard another set." Swesey wasn't alone. Residents in communities in and around Verde Valley and as far as Flagstaff called 911 or their police and fire departments to report the strange booming sounds. "It sounded like thunder, but underground," Swesey said. "Like muffled thunder. And all the dogs in the neighborhood, all of them that were outside all started barking at once."

Phillippines Jolted by 5.7 Magnitude Earthquake
A strong 5.6 magnitude earthquake just jolted the Phillippines moments ago. The quake’s epicenter was 9km E of Talisay. Presently there are no reports of any injuries or damage and no tsunami warnings were issued yet.

Moderate earthquake recorded in New Guinea
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.2 shook portions of New Guinea Sunday at about 10:30 a.m. PST, the U.S. Geological Survey reported in an email alert. It was 4:30 a.m. Monday in New Guinea when the earth shifted.

Wall St Week Ahead: "Cliff" worries may drive tax selling
Investors typically sell stocks to cut their losses at year end. But worries about the "fiscal cliff" and the possibility of higher taxes in 2013 may act as the greatest incentive to sell both winners and losers by December 31. The $600 billion of automatic tax increases and spending cuts scheduled for the beginning of next year includes higher rates for capital gains, making tax-related selling even more appealing than usual.

Chinese Group Buys 80% of AIG Plane Unit for $4.2 Billion
A Chinese group agreed to buy 80.1 percent of American International Group Inc. (AIG)’s plane-leasing unit for $4.23 billion in the nation’s largest acquisition of a U.S. company. The International Lease Finance Corp. acquirers, led by New China Trust Co. Chairman Weng Xianding, have an option to buy another 9.9 percent, New York-based AIG said today in a statement.

Deadly clashes in Lebanese city of Tripoli
Six people were killed and at least 40 injured in the Lebanese city of Tripoli in clashes on Sunday between opponents and supporters of Syria's president. Since Tuesday, 19 people have died in the fighting between residents of the Alawite district of Jabal Muhsin and the Sunni Muslim Bab al-Tabbana area. Sectarian tensions in Tripoli have been aggravated by the conflict in Syria.

Arabs offer Palestinians $100 million a month "financial safety net"
Arab states agreed to provide the Palestinian Authority with a $100 million monthly "financial safety net" to help President Mahmoud Abbas's government cope with an economic crisis after the United Nations granted de facto statehood to Palestine.

Foodstamps Soar By Most In 16 Months: Over 1 Million Americans Enter Poverty In Last Two Months
And we thought last month's delayed foodstamp data was bad. The just reported foodstamp number for September was a doozy, with 607,544 new Americans becoming eligible for foodstamps, as a record 47.7 million Americans are now living in poverty at least according to the USDA. The monthly increase was the highest since May 2011, and with August's 421K new impoverished America, over 1 million Americans made the EBT card their new best friend.

North Korea extends rocket launch period over Christmas
A day after announcing a review of the original December 10-22 launch schedule, the Korean Committee of Space Technology said it was extending the window to December 29. In a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency, the committee said scientists and technicians were still "pushing forward" with preparations for the mission.

Israel Has No Other Alternative But the Alternative It Has is a Good One
Dec 10th, 2012
Daily NewsBary Rubin
Categories: Commentary;The Nation Of Israel

The Palestinian leadership, abetted by many Western governments, has now torn up every agreement it made with Israel. Once the efforts of two decades of negotiations—including irrevocable Israeli compromises in giving the Palestinian Authority control over territory, its own armed forces, dismantling settlements, and permitting billions of dollars of foreign aid to the Palestinians—were destroyed, the world has decided to focus the blame on Israel approving the construction of 3000 apartments.

In 1993, Israel signed an agreement with the PLO to make peace in the Israel-Palestinian conflict. The accord, known as the Oslo agreement, included the following passage in Article 31:

“Neither side shall initiate or take any step that will change the status of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip pending the outcome of the permanent status negotiations.”

By essentially unilaterally declaring the existence of an Arab Palestine, the world has abrogated that agreement.

What is shocking is not just that this has happened but there has been no discussion much less hesitation by dozens of countries to destroy an agreement that they hitherto supported. Indeed, a study of the history of this agreement shows clearly that the Palestinian side prevented the accord from succeeding, most obviously by permitting and carrying out continuing terrorism and rejecting Israeli offers for a Palestinian state with its capital in east Jerusalem both in the 2000 Camp David summit and in the ensuing offer conveyed by President Bill Clinton at the end of that year.

Now there are certain implications of this move. I am completely aware that virtually no one in a position of power in the Western world cares about these implications but it is necessary to remind them and others of just what they have done. And at least the Western public should know how this all looks from an Israeli perspective, information often denied it altogether or distorted by the mass media.

--They have rewarded the party that refused to make peace.

--They have rewarded the side that rejected the offer of a state and pursued violence instead, cheering the murder of Israeli civilians.

--They have removed the framework on the basis of which Israel made numerous risky concessions including letting hundreds of thousands of Palestinians enter the West Bank and Gaza Strip; establish a government; obtain billions of dollars of money; created military organizations that have been used to attack Israel; establish schools and other institutions which call and teach for Israel’s destruction; and a long list of other things.

As a result of these concessions, terrorists were able to strike into Israel. Today, Hamas and its allies can fire thousands of rockets into Israel. Israel has paid for the 1993 deal; the Palestinian Authority has only taken what it has wanted.

Abbas Zaki, a member of the Fatah Central Committee, was one of many who stated that the Oslo Accords have now ceased to exist. What then governs the situation and Israel-Palestinian (Palestine?) relations?

Nothing.

There is, for example, no standing for any claim that the Palestinian side has recognized—much less accepted—Israel’s existence. Indeed, a “one-state solution” is daily advocated by Palestinian leaders.

Yet the world’s outrage is reserved for Israel’s announcement that 3000 apartments will be constructed on land claimed by Israel on the West Bank, all built on settlements whose existence until a bilateral agreement was reached was accepted by the PLO and the Palestinian Authority. Incidentally, repeatedly decisions of Israeli zoning boards that permit construction in future provoke global hysteria about the bulldozers moving in next week. Perhaps if the Palestinian Authority would make peace those buildings would never get built in a few years.

Whether or not the announcement of this construction was a good idea, the fact is that it is hardly the biggest outrage in what has just happened. The decision is a signal that if the Palestinian side, or indeed the world, isn’t going to recognize what was in effect a treaty—contrary to international practice—and in favor of the side that violated the treaty—even more contrary to international practice—Israel is not going to be bound by the interpretation of that document by those who have torn it up.

Again, what’s important here is not to complain about the unfairness of international life, the hypocrisy of those involved, and the double standards applied against Israel. This is the reality of the situation and must be the starting point for considering what to do.

And what’s important is to do that which is necessary to preserve Israel’s national security and to ignore to the greatest possible extent anything that subverts it.

What has experience taught us? Very simply this: The Palestinian leadership's priority is not on getting a state of their own--they have missed many opportunities to do so--but to gain total victory. No matter how much you might think it is rational for them to seek to have a country living peacefully alongside Israel forever as it develops its economy and culture and resettles refugees out of the camps they do not think so. And that's all that's important.

Taking a state of that kind is only acceptable to the PA, and even more to the Hamas, leadership if it serves to promote that goal. Even if moderation provides material rewards they prefer militancy. But after all, suffering--even if self-inflicted--brings massive political gains for them.

What has the world's behavior taught us? Very simply this: Nothing we can do will suffice. If Israel were to accept unconditionally a Palestinian state along the 1967 borders with its capital in east Jerusalem, the Palestinian Authority would then demand that all Palestinians who so wished and had an ancestor living there before 1948 must be admitted to Israel with full voting and all other rights. And then what would the UN do?

What has diplomacy taught us? That the other side will not keep commitments and those guaranteeing those commitments will not keep their word to do so. And then they will complain that Israel doesn't take more risks, give more concessions, and defend itself too vigorously.

Well, that's the way things are and in some ways they've been like that for decades; from a Jewish standpoint, for centuries. So what else is new?

Of course, all the proper statements will be made and the diplomatic options pursued by Israel. They will not make any difference on the rhetorical dynamics but their point is to limit the material effects.

That is not a pessimistic assessment at all. Basically, this process has now been going on for about 40 years. It will continue to go on, partly because the West has been and will continue to be content with purely symbolic anti-Israel measures so it can reap some public relations’ benefits without any costs. The quality of existence is more important than the quality of the ability to justify one's existence.

By coincidence, several surveys have just been published which pertain to Israel’s achievements in the face of such obstacles as small size, lack of resources, international hostility, and war waged against it by neighbors.

In its November 21, 2012, issue, The Economist Intelligence Unit, a respected research group which is part of The Economist (which has been bitterly anti-Israel in recent years) published a study—“The lottery of life: Where to be born in 2013””-- of the best places for a baby to be born in 2013 and subsequently live its life. Israel was rated at number 20, just behind the United States (20, incidentally down from being number 1 in the 1980s!) and ahead of Italy (21), France (26), and Britain (27).

In the World Happiness Report, Israel rated 14^th and in health it was in the 6^th position, ahead of the United States, Germany, Britain, and France.

Living well, as the saying goes, is the best revenge. Meanwhile, Israel’s neighbors don’t get criticized by the UN—many of them get elected to the Human Rights Council despite their records—but are sinking into violence, disaster, and new dictatorships.

So which fate is preferable? To win the wars forced on you, to develop high living standards, to enjoy real democratic life, or to writhe under the torture of dictators, terrorists, and totalitarian ideologies?

Israel's fate includes to be slandered, its actions and society so often distorted by those responsible for conveying accurate information to their own societies. And that also means to be attacked violently by its neighbors, though it can minimize the effectiveness of that violence. Like our ancestors we have to deal with this bizarre situation, this mistreatment that others don't even understand still exists.

But we cannot let this nonsensical excuse for reality drive us mad or make us mad.

There are only three ways, which must be combined, to survive: to believe truthful things, do constructive things, and laugh at the absurdity of the situation.

For such a set of alternatives to exist--the fictional world of hypocritical and misinformed Israel-bashing or the real world --is ridiculous, empowered by the behavior of the world and especially by the West.

But that’s what does exist in this early twenty-first century era.

Truly, as the Israeli saying puts it and as the story of the Oslo agreement so vividly proves, en breira, there’s no choice. Fortunately, the real-life alternative available is a good one. Go ahead; do what's necessary; reconcile everyone possible; but don't let that stand in the way of survival.

Inside Look At Muslim Brotherhood’s Torture Chambers
Dec 10th, 2012
Daily NewsINN - Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
Categories: Today's Headlines;Contemporary Issues

The Muslim Brotherhood has replaced Hosni Mubarak, but an inside look at Egypt’s torture chambers reveal that they remain the same despite the Obama administration’s attempt to make Egypt safe for democracy.

At least two things have not changed: Violence and protests.

The Egyptian Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper, with the help of a Brotherhood-owned television station, was given a rare tour of the torture chambers by the Muslim Brotherhood, which does not allow anyone to access the compound without its own permission. The report was translated and published by the Al Monitor website.

During a three-hour visit, the newspaper’s reporter revealed, “Protesters suspected of working against the Muslim Brotherhood are tortured and beaten with the knowledge of the police before being handed over for formal detention at a site just outside the presidential palace in Heliopolis.”

Bearded Muslim Brotherhood police and security officials, some in civilian clothes and some in military uniforms, supervise 15 bearded men who carry out whippings and beatings of demonstrators arrested for opposing Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi.

After the violent suppression of protesters by Mubarak’s regime, Morsi was swept into power in a democratic voted heralded by President Barack Obama as a new age of democracy for the Middle East.

Morsi announced two weeks ago he was giving himself new and exclusive powers as he presented a new Egyptian constition based on Sharia law, sparking the same kind of protests and violent suppression that marked the end of the Mubarak regime.

Inside the torture chambers, protesters or even one who is suspected of opposing the Muslim Brotherhood are punched, kicked and beaten with a stick over their entire body.

The torture was carried out before the eyes of the Egyptian newspaper’s reporter, and the Brotherhood allowed him to witness it so that he would report the beatings and instill fear into protesters.

“They tear off his clothes and take him to the nearest secondary torture chamber, from which CSF [Central Security Forces -ed.] personnel, members of the Interior Ministry and the State Security Investigations Services (SSIS) are absent,” the journalist reported.

“It is hard to determine how many locations there are, given that the torture chambers are established as near as possible to where a person is arrested. Before the interrogation process starts, they search him, seize his funds, cellphones or ID, all the while punching and slapping his face in order to get him to confess to being a thug and working for money.

“They ask him why he took to the street, whether he got paid to take part in the protest and whether he supports Mohamed ElBaradei, founder of the Constitution Party, or Hamdeen Sabahi, founder of the Egyptian Popular Current or the dissolved Egyptian Nationalist movement. As long as this person denies the allegations, they beat him and insult his parents.”

Beatings continued while the victims were transported from the secondary torture chamber to the central one. Many of the prisoners were unable to answer questions after severe beatings, and they were not given medical aid despite bleeding over their entire bodies.

Once the protesters are handed over to the police, the Muslim Brotherhood thugs fall out of the picture.

“We left the place and found blood flowing on the sidewalk of the palace,” wrote the Al-Masry reporter. “Someone had tried to cover the blood with soil to remove it. However, no one will be able to clean the image of this blood from the memory of Egyptians for hundreds of years."

Abbas Warms Up to Axis of Evil, Hamas to Celebrate in Shechem
Dec 10th, 2012
Daily NewsINN - Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
Categories: Today's Headlines;Anti-Israel

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah faction take another step to fight hand in hand with Hamas, which will celebrate in Shechem and let Fatah do the same in Gaza.

Abbas will allow Hamas to stage a festival to mark the terrorist organization’s 25th anniversary, according to the Bethlehem-based Ma'an news agency, which quoted PA legislator Khalil Assaf.

The event is to take place next Thursday in city that is referred to by the PA and most media as Nablus, located in central Samaria.

Hamas also has allowed Fatah to celebrate the 48th year of the terrorist party that founded by Yasser Arafat until Abbas took over after his death eight years ago.

Fatah said the event will take place under the slogan of “statehood and victory.”

The mutual celebrations mark the end of years of bloody fighting, which resulted in Hamas' wresting control from Fatah in Gaza. Abbas and de facto Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh reached a formal unification last year, but it has not been put into force.

Abbas’s unification with Hamas makes him a new ally in the “axis of evil” that links Iran, Syria, Hizbullah, Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.

The rapidly changing fortunes of Hamas, which suffered serious losses in Israel’s brief Pillar of Defense counterterrorist campaign against missile attacks, and the success of Abbas to win de facto recognition in the UN have promoted the two rivals to join forces.

Abbas is expected to use the unity with Hamas as a basis for claims that the Palestinian Authority now is politically unified and can become an independent country.

However, the unity also makes Abbas a partner in Hamas’s declared aim to destroy Israel, contrary to the Fatah leader’s stated claims that he wants “negotiations” with Israel to establish borders and divide Jerusalem.

Riding high on its diplomatic success, the Palestinian Authority’s senior negotiator Saeb Erekat said on Monday he will urge the international community to pressure Israel to resume talks, on the usual conditions that Israel stop building for Jews in Judea and Samaria and release all PA security prisoners from jail.

Abbas has stated that “negotiations” must be based on Israel’s accepting his territorial and political demands.

6 in 10 Expect Killer Catastrophe in Lifetime
Dec 10th, 2012
Daily NewsWND - Bob Unruh
Categories: Today's Headlines;Contemporary Issues

The end of the Mayan calendar in just days, reports of sarin gas production in Syria, Iran building a nuclear bomb and al-Qaida reportedly eyeing a Middle East supply of ground-to-air missiles – possible catastrophes seem to be thick on the ground just now. And then there’s Washington.

And that’s all making Americans very nervous.

In a new poll from Wenzel Strategies, a public-opinion research and media consulting company, six in 10 respondents believe there will be a major catastrophe that kills more than 1 million people in their lifetime.

The poll, conducted Nov. 28-Dec. 3 with a margin of error of 3.14 percentage points, uncovers the level of alarm by revealing that nearly 9 percent believe it will happen before Christmas 2013, another 28 percent say it will happen while Barack Obama is in office, or immediately after, and yet another 24 percent say it will happen in the next 10 years.

Fritz Wenzel, president of Wenzel Strategies, told WND: “For a majority of American voters, there is a quiet burden they carry, our survey shows. More than 60 percent of the American voting public harbors a fear that, at some point during their lives, the world will be struck with a historic catastrophe that will kill a minimum of one million people.”

He continued, “Just 11 percent said there is no likelihood at all such a catastrophe will occur.”

He said 37 percent expect that calamity to destroy lives in the next five years.

“What is more alarming is that 56 percent said they think such a cataclysm will be caused by man, while 33 percent said they think such a thing will occur because of natural processes,” he concluded in his analysis of the results.

So, what man-made trouble do Americans fear most? The poll posed choices of a nuclear explosion launched by a nation-state, a nuclear explosion triggered by a terrorist group, a major chemical or biological weapons attack, a major, sustained conventional war on the United States, a major electrical grid outage caused by conventional terrorism or a computer hack, a national electrical grid outage caused by an electro-magnetic pulse (EMP) attack, a non-nuclear attack as large or larger than the attacks on 9/11, a major financial collapse that leads to widespread social unrest and a worldwide pandemic spread by a killer virus.

“Our survey shows three scenarios are thought to be strongly likely by Americans – a nuclear explosion somewhere in America triggered by terrorists, a major electrical grid outage caused by terrorists or a computer hacker, or a widespread financial meltdown that leads to sustained social unrest,” Wenzel warned.

“Among men, 53 percent said it is strongly likely that a nuclear attack on America will come at the hands of terrorists, while just 45 percent of women fear the same thing. Of the nine scenarios offered to respondents, men were more pessimistic than women about the prospects for possible catastrophes hitting America,” he said.

Wenzel found that Democrats were much less concerned than Republicans about the possibility of trouble.

“In each of these three scenarios, Republicans are by at least double digits more probable to consider these tragedies strongly likely to occur. While 48 percent of Republicans believe a nuclear attack by terrorists is strongly likely, just 44 percent of Democrats agree. While 47 percent of Republicans believe a major electrical grid outage caused by terrorists is strongly likely, just 35 percent of Democrats agree. While 56 percent of Republicans believe a major financial collapse will lead to widespread social unrest, just 28 percent of Democrats see that as strongly likely,” he said.

What does it mean?

“These findings either show Republicans overly pessimistic or Democrats with their heads in the sand,” Wenzel said. “It is undeniable, however, that Americans are now living with a fear that was unthinkable just a few years ago.

“This may well be the result of a failure to permanently quell Islamic terrorism around the world. There is no question that, while Islamic extremists have been at war with America for decades, most Americans only realized we were under attack on Sept. 11, 2001. Now, more than a decade later, it is clear that this terrorism has not and will not be defeated by the overwhelming force of the U.S. armed forces, and that we will not win these terrorists over to our point of view through any measure of friendship,” he said.

“The unvarnished truth is that Islamic terrorism is not going away, and we will likely live the rest of our lives looking over our shoulders for another massive terrorist attack,” he said.

“Another unsettling truth is that the American government is growing more, not less, dysfunctional and is less, not more, able to honestly deal with and solve its most pressing problems, including terrorism, immigration, federal spending, and a host of other issues. Taking these factors together paints a very bleak outlook for our country’s future.”

Editors note.....Jesus gave warning signs that would occur in the last days indictating that the end of age was near at hand. One of those signs is recorded in Luke 21:26, "Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken."

Jesus also said in Matthew 24:21, "For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be." We are standing on the threshold of that time.

Any thinking person can easily realize that we are living in the days Jesus warned about. The only deliverance from the catastophic events at hand is to come to Christ in repentance and faith for the salvation which He freely provides.

John 3:14-15, "And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life."