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October 19/08
Bible Reading of the day.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 10,1-9. After this the Lord
appointed seventy (-two) others whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town
and place he intended to visit. He said to them, "The harvest is abundant but
the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for
his harvest. Go on your way; behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves.
Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals; and greet no one along the way.Into whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace to this household.' If a
peaceful person lives there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will
return to you.
Stay in the same house and eat and drink what is offered to you, for the laborer
deserves his payment. Do not move about from one house to another.
Whatever town you enter and they welcome you, eat what is set before you, cure
the sick in it and say to them, 'The kingdom of God is at hand for you.'
Cardinal John Henry Newman
(1801-1890), priest, founder of a religious community, theologian
Parochial and Plain Sermons, vol.3, no.22: «The Good Part of Mary»
Saint Luke the Evangelist, «minister of the Word» (Lk 1,2)
Every word of Christ is good; it has its
mission and its purpose, and does not fall to the ground. It cannot be that He
should ever speak transitory words, who is Himself the very Word of God,
uttering, at His good pleasure, the deep counsels and the holy will of Him who
is invisible. Every word of Christ is good; and did we receive a record of His
sayings even from ordinary men, yet we might be sure as to whatever was thus
preserved - whether spoken to disciple or enemy, whether by way of warning,
advice, rebuke, comfort, argument, or condemnation - that nothing had a merely
occasional meaning, a partial scope and confined range...
To the contrary, all His sacred speeches, though clothed in a temporary garb,
and serving an immediate end, and difficult, in consequence, to disengage from
what is temporary in them and immediate, yet all have their force in every age,
abiding in the Church on earth, "enduring for ever in heaven," (cf Mt 24,35; Heb
10,34) and running on into eternity. They are our rule, "holy, just, and good,"
"the lantern of our feet and the light of our paths," (Ps 119[118], 105) in this
very day as fully and as intimately as when they were first pronounced. And if
this had been so, though mere human diligence had gathered up the crumbs from
His table, much more sure are we of the value of what is recorded of Him,
receiving it, as we do, not from man, but from God (1Thes 2,13). The Holy Ghost,
who came to glorify Christ, and inspired the Evangelists to write, did not trace
out for us a barren Gospel; but doubtless, praised be His name, selected and
saved for us those words which were to have an especial usefulness in after
times, those words which might be the Church's law, in faith, conduct, and
discipline; not a law written in tables of stone, (Ex 24,12) but a law of faith
and love, of the spirit, not of the letter (Rom 7,6); a law for willing hearts,
which could bear to "live by every word," however faint and low, "which
proceeded from His mouth," (Dt 8,3; Mt 4,4).
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Latest News Reports From
Miscellaneous Sources for October
18/08
Qahwaji: Anyone who Messes with Army will Not Go Unpunished-Naharnet
Suleiman: Lebanon Eager to Become Center for Religious Dialogue-Naharnet
Saniora Denounces Israel to U.N.-Naharnet
Karami: No Decision Yet on
Participation in Elections-Naharnet
Ban Ki-moon calls Hezbollah threat
to Mideast security-Ha'aretz
US warns Syria against
"military intervention" in Lebanon
Lebanon's Bank Audi sees benefit
from global crisis-Reuters
Lebanon becomes a battleground for
Syria, Hezbollah and al-Qaeda-College
News
Washington Gives Lebanese
Armed Forces More Equipment-Naharnet
Israeli Journalist:
Mughniyeh's killing Was Needed to Restore Faith in Israel's Intelligence
Services-Naharnet
Sheikh Naim Qassem:UN pressure
won’t suppress resistance.Israel
News
Iran denied Security Council
seat-AP
Lebanese Police Officer, Two
Civilians Arrested in Kfar Shouba for Possessing Explosives-Naharnet
Lebanese security arrests terrorists planning to
target UNIFIL-Xinhua
Hezbollah leader hails power-sharing-United
Press International
Iranian envoy stresses Hizbullah 'independence'-Daily
Star
Ban report on Resolution 1559 notes positive developments-Daily
Star
LAF commander inks deal for more US weaponry-Daily
Star
General Security officer, two
civilians charged with terror plans-Daily
Star
Campaign to build firefighting capacity raises more than $10 million-Daily
Star
UN secretary general's eighth report on Security Council Resolution 1559-Daily
Star
Iran denied Security Council seat.
AP
Mohammed al-Amin Mosque Inaugurated-Naharnet
'Lives Will Again Be in
Danger' as Demining Program Runs Out of Money-Naharnet
Ban in Report on 1559
Welcomes Beirut-Damascus Ties, Says Concerned About Emergence of Extremists-Naharnet
Kuwait Builds Field
Hospital, Three Schools in Lebanon-Naharnet
Rice: Washington Would Never Allow Syria to Intervene Militarily in Lebanon
Naharnet/U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday pledged that
Washington would "never permit Syria to intervene militarily in Lebanon."
Rice, in an interview with the Arabiya television network, said the message has
been "clearly" relayed to the Syrians.
The recent military attacks in Tripoli and Damascus should not be used as a
pretext to justify Syrian military intervention in Lebanon, she said.
Lebanon, Rice added, would not be able to "tolerate" such an intervention in
light of "signals" by Syria that it is interested in a "different" relationship
with Beirut.
The chief of U.S. diplomacy said she had discussed with Syrian Foreign Minister
Walid Muallem the topics of border demarcation and border control with Lebanon.
She also discussed with Muallem the need to halt the flow of foreign fighters to
Iraq. "Syria should clarify to us on which side it stands," she stressed.
Beirut, 17 Oct 08, 13:40
Israeli Journalist: Mughniyeh's killing Was Needed to
Restore Faith in Israel's Intelligence Services
Naharnet/An Israeli investigative reporter comes close to saying
outright in a new book that Israel was responsible for the assassination of
Hizbullah commander Imad Mughniyeh in a car bombing in Damascus last February.
"Although Israel has denied responsibility for the assassination, the Mughniyeh
hit was exactly the kind of thing needed to restore the country's faith in, and
more importantly the enemy's fear of, Israel's intelligence services," Ronen
Bergman says in his book "The Secret War with Iran." Bergman then quotes an
Israeli intelligence official, who recalls the exact model of the vehicle
Mughniyeh was driving when he was killed. "Pity about that new Pajero," he said.
"The Secret War With Iran: The 30-year Clandestine Struggle Against the World's
Most Dangerous Terrorist Power" deals with the covert clash between Iran and the
West from 1978–2008.
Through several tales, the analyst for Israel's newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, says
Israel and the U.S. are intensifying a clandestine war against Iran that has run
hot and cold since the Islamic Revolution in 1979 but has grown more urgent as
Tehran races to obtain an atomic bomb. Bergman told the Israeli Haaretz daily
recently that the past year has witnessed positive developments. "The killing of
Hizbullah terror mastermind Imad Mughniyeh last winter, the explosion at a
Syrian chemical-weapons facility in July 2007 and the bombing of its nuclear
plant last September, are a few examples that may suggest that Western and
Israeli intelligence are recovering their ability vis-a-vis Iran and its
proxies," he said.(AP file photo shows women carrying Hizbullah yellow flags and
Palestinian flags along with pictures of Mughniyeh, right, and Iran's Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini, center) Beirut, 18 Oct 08, 08:39
Washington Gives Lebanese Armed Forces More Equipment
Naharnet/U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman
signed an agreement in Beirut on Friday to give the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)
additional military equipment. Edelman met with Premier Fouad Saniora and Army
Commander Jean Qahwaji. During Edelman's meeting with Qahwaji, "the two signed
an agreement for the LAF to receive additional automatic grenade launchers.
These weapons are part of the $410 million in grants that the U.S. government
has provided to the LAF," the U.S. embassy said in a statement. "Building on
previous discussions between Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, President Michel
Suleiman, and Minister of Defense Elias Murr, Ambassador Edelman and the
Lebanese officials followed up on the recent joint military commission
discussions designed to strengthen the U.S.-Lebanon bilateral defense
relationship," the statement said. "Since 2006, the United States has committed
more than $410 million in security assistance to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF),
and the United States will continue to provide equipment and training to the LAF,"
the embassy added.
In his meetings, Edelman stressed continued U.S. commitment to enhance the LAF's
capabilities. Beirut, 18 Oct 08, 05:16
Iran denied Security Council seat
Iranian bid to secure non-permanent Security Council seat denied
by huge majority; Japan wins Asian seat with 158 votes, compared to Iran's 32.
Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni lauds UN's decision
Associated Press Published: 10.17.08, 19:48 / Israel News
Iran and Iceland failed Friday to win non-permanent seats on the United Nations
Security council.
Austria and Turkey beat Iceland in the battle for the two non-permanent European
seats on the 15-member council in voting at a meeting of the UN General Assembly
while Iran lost out to Japan for the council's Asian seat. The other two seats
went to Mexico, which will represent Latin America, and Uganda, which will
represent Africa; both ran unopposed. Kadima Chairman Tzipi Livni lauded the
decision, congratulated Japan for being elected, and added that "Iran's very
candidacy was unthinkable."
Livni added that the UN averted disgrace by preventing Iran from joining the
Security Council, stressing that international activity vis-à-vis Iran and the
threat it represents "must continue at all levels and with greater force."
Iran receives 32 votes
General Assembly President Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann said after the balloting
that Austria received 133 votes, Turkey 151 votes, Japan 158 votes, Uganda 181
votes and Mexico 185.
Iran received only 32 votes from the U.N. members, Iceland, which had been
considered by many to be a strong candidate until the recent economic crisis,
received only 87 votes.
The five new non-permanent members of the council will serve two-year terms.
Ten of the council's 15 seats are filled by the regional groups for two-year
stretches. The other five are occupied by its veto-wielding permanent members:
Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States. The five countries elected
to the Council will take their seats on Jan. 1, 2009, replacing Belgium,
Indonesia, Italy, Panama and South Africa. The five countries elected last year
- Libya, Vietnam, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica and Croatia - will remain on the
Council until Jan. 1, 2010.*Attila Somfalvi contributed to the story
Hizbullah: UN pressure won’t suppress resistance
Nasrallah's deputy slams report claiming Shiite group threatens
regional security, says ' those trying to come between Lebanon and the
resistance will lose'
Roee Nahmias Published: 10.18.08, 14:03 / Israel News Hizbullah Deputy
Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem denounced on Saturday a report issued by UN
Middle East envoy Terje Roed-Larsen describing the Shiite group as a threat to
Middle East security.
Speaking in Beirut's Dahiya quarter, a Hizbullah stronghold, Qassem said it was
Israel that posed a threat to the region, adding "those who believe they can
suppress our resistance by pressuring us are mistaken.
"We must address Terje Roed-Larsen's report, which claims that the resistance
jeopardizes Lebanon's regime and security," he said.
The sheikh referred to Roed-Larsen's report as "incitement" and called the UN
envoy "one of the last remnants of Israel's defeat", adding that "those trying
to come between (Lebanon) and the resistance will lose.
"Roed-Larsen condemned Israeli violations of Lebanese airspace. Is Israel only
violating (Lebanon's airspace), or is it attacking, destroying and kidnapping?"
Qassem said. He continued to say that "Israel, which annihilated the
Palestinians in 1948 and killed (12-year-old) Muhammad al-Dura in front of the
world's media outlets, is the real danger to our region.
"As long as Israel is the enemy situated along our border, we will prevent it
from implementing its plans," the sheikh said.
Police Officer, Two Civilians Arrested in Kfar Shouba for Possessing Explosives
Naharnet/A police officer and two civilians were accused by a military judge on
Friday of possessing explosives with the intent to commit terrorist acts, a
judicial official said."The three men were caught in possession of vials
containing unknown substances which have been sent to a laboratory to determine
their contents," a judicial official told AFP on condition of anonymity. The
officials say the three were arrested this week after security troops
confiscated weapons and vessels containing a liquid possibly used to activate
explosives.
"The military judge has accused them of possession of illegal substances and has
ordered their detention," the official said.
The three were arrested in the Kfar Shouba district in southern Lebanon, local
press reported, though the date of their arrests was not specified.
"The accused are not linked to the attacks that recently took place in Tripoli,"
the official said referring to two bus bombings that targeted Lebanese soldiers
leaving over two dozen people killed.
Lebanese authorities announced last Sunday the arrest of a "terrorist network"
thought to be behind three deadly attacks against the army since May.
The cell is thought to be linked to the al-Qaida inspired Fatah al-Islam group,
that fought a deadly 15-week battle with the army in the Nahr al-Bared
Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon last year, a security official
said.(AFP-AP) Beirut, 18 Oct 08, 08:42