PLAGUES & PESTILENCES

• CDC: Researchers Suggest Leprosy May Become Endemic in Florida
• ‘Disease X’ — UK Scientists Start Developing Vaccines for Unknown Pandemic

SANCTITY OF LIFE

• Quebec Doctor Warns Euthanasia No Longer a ‘Last Resort’
• Canada: Suicidal Patient Says Clinician Asked If She Had Considered Euthanasia

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

• Pakistan: Muslim Mob of 10,000 People Burns Down Hundreds of Christian Homes, Churches, over ‘Blasphemy’
• Pakistan arrests two Christians accused of blasphemy day after riots

THE RUSSIAN BEAR AWAKENS

• Russia’s Medvedev hints at future Russian invasion of Georgia
• Putin Ally: When We Finish with Ukraine, We’re Going Into Europe
• Russian intel. director: America no longer dominates international field
• Russia Launches Baltic Naval Drills, Ratcheting Up Tensions With European Neighbors
• Russian warship fires warning shots to stop cargo ship in Black Sea
• Russia and China Sent Large Naval Patrol Near Alaska
• Russia, North Korea Aim for Closer Cooperation

NORTH KOREAN MADMAN

• Kim Jong Un tells North Korea arms factories to boost capacity
• Kim Jong Un fires top military brass, orders troops to prepare for ‘offensive’ war
• North Korean leader oversees test of strategic cruise missiles
• North Korea calls itself a ‘responsible nuclear power’

NEWS FROM ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST

• Nasrallah says Israel ‘will cease to exist’ if war erupts, as rhetoric escalates
• Nasrallah threatens to return Israel to ‘stone age’
• Iran threatens Israel: ‘Prepare for a trip to the Stone Age’
• Jerusalem Shiekh: There is no proof the Temples ever existed
• Predicted scenario: 6,000 rockets at Israel during first days of war with Hezbollah
• Assad: Israeli strikes will continue as long as Israel is an enemy
• Egypt, Jordan voice ‘full support’ for Palestinians, slam Israel
• Iran trying to assert dominance by threatening US warships in Gulf
• US hopes F-35s, ships will deter Iran in Gulf region as Iran threats grow
• US May Arm Commercial Ships in Strait of Hormuz to Stop Iran Seizures
• Iran Says It Has Technology to Build Supersonic Cruise Missile
• Iran unveils armed drone, claims it could potentially reach Israel

New law allowing killing of children takes effect

WND.com reports: “On February 1, a Dutch law allowing the euthanasia of terminally ill children went into effect. The law legalizes the killing of children ages one through 12 who are deemed to be ‘suffering […]

Egypt deploys 40 tanks to beef up border with Gaza as Rafah offensive looms

The Times of Israel reports: “Egypt has sent about 40 tanks and armored personnel carriers to northeastern Sinai within the past two weeks as part of a series of measures to bolster security on its […]

North Korea tests new guided rocket launcher system in latest threat to Seoul

SpaceWar.com reports: “North Korea tested a new ‘controllable shell and ballistic control system’ for multiple rocket launchers, state media reported Monday, as the isolated state keeps up a flurry of weapons launches on a tense […]

Hamas Member Reveals That Organization’s Goal Is Not Just to Free ‘Palestine’

PJMEdia.com reports: “Virtually every political and media analyst in the Western world agrees that Hamas is a national liberation movement, dedicated to freeing Palestine from an alleged Israeli occupation. Most also assume that if the […]

At White House — King Abdullah attacks ’70 years of occupation’ impact

The Jerusalem Post reports: “Jordan’s King Abdullah warned against the danger of ‘seventy decades of occupation’ as he called for a two-state resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during a press conference with US President Joe […]

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