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COMPLIMENTARY SUBSCRIPTIONS to Pharisee Watch editorial, coming next week WHY DAY 911: This week: ..FROM LOS ANGELES...A pickets at a Mega-Church...FROM ISRAEL, Emigration competes with military draft; BIRMINGHAM NEWS on Ethnic Cleansing evangelical style; also from LONDON MAIL; ALJAZEERA, CAPITAL ADVANTAGE...and much more... For the full stories... (http://www.straitgateministry.org/) HOW REVERENDS ENABLE CHURCH BOMBERS (editorial) 2004 By Charles E. Carlson Five Christian churches in Iraq were bombed, killing eleven worshipers and wounding and terrifying many more. They were traditional churches--Armenian, Chaldean, Coptic and Catholic- some had been there for hundreds of years. MANY WHO ENTER ISRAEL ARE ALSO CHOOSING TO LEAVE By Lawrence Smallman, Aljazeera The head of manpower for the Israel Defense Forces reported in mid- 2003 that 34% of Israelis of conscription age were not serving in the army - a significant number of whom had "left the country prior to their recruitment and lived abroad". THE DRAFT (FOR WAR) WILL START IN JUNE 2005? By Capital Advantage The pentagon has quietly begun a public campaign to fill all 10,350 draft board positions and 11,070 appeals board slots nationwide.. Though this is an unpopular election year topic, military experts and influential members of congress are suggesting that the U.S. may have no choice but to draft. For the full story> http://www.straitgateministry.org U.S. DEBT BURDEN IS HIGHER NOW THAN DURING DEPRESSION By Miami Herold The total amount owed -- by consumers, businesses, governments and financial institutions -- totaled $34.4 trillion at the end of 2003, according to the Federal Reserve. Question: what is the Federal Reserve? Answer: See GOLD A REDISCOVERED INVESTMENT http://www.straitgateministry.org ISRAEL's WALL CUTTING INTO JESUS' BIRTHPLACE By Reuters http://www.straitgateministry.org In the Bethlehem area, the cement rampart will separate thousands of Palestinians from farmland as it twists and turns to take in Jewish settlements (link is http://www.straitgateministry.org Reports: IRAQ INTERIM PM EXECUTED SIX PRISONERS (click here) By Albawaba Editor's notes: American appointed Iraqi politicians continue to fall under criticism from diverse factions of their own people. We cannot be sure where the truth lies on every story, but readers should observed that Yassar Arafat, who is in effect a the US anointed leader of Palestine, is also falling under increasing pressure from his own people. Consider the pattern. http://www.straitgateministry.org OIL TOUCHES NEW 21-YEAR HIGH By Globe and Mail "Iraq's oil production of 2.6-million barrels a day has been down by around 400,000 since the U.S.-led invasion last year." Editor notes- The hidden cost of war: Its here to stay, park the SUV and walk. http://www.straitgateministry.org CHURCH BOMB ATTACKS KILL AT LEAST 11 By Irish Examiner Militants in Iraq have kidnapped more than 70 foreigners in recent months in an effort to push countries out of the US-led coalition that invaded Iraq and toppled Saddam Hussein more than a year ago. Oil touches new 21-year high By Globe and Mail IN HEBRON By The London Review of Books Yutzhah Laor writes about an exhibition of soldiers' photographs in Tel Aviv and introduces some of the soldiers' memories of their military service. Over 500 Israeli Solders and airmen have refused to serve in the occupied territories in the West Bank and Gaza. BOOKS, TAPES & VIDEOS (not quite free) that help explain the news we do not get... over 150 items. GAZA STRIP, director James Longley's first feature documentary, is an extraordinary and painful journey into the lives of Palestinian CHILDREN, live with them the day-to-day trials of occupation. Photographed missile raids in Gaza in real time, 60 minute video HOLOCAUST II? Saving Israel From Suicide - Hurley 345 pg hardback http://www.straitgateministry.org/ Credit cards are OK. A STRAIT GATE MINISTRY P.O. Box 14491 Scottsdale, AZ 85267 FAX 480 699 1902 To be added free, provide only your name your e-mail at: (http://www.straitgateministry.org) or you may reply if you wish. To be deleted in the future respond and write remove. (Please write only in the subject block)