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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 11/26/2014 1:32:30 AM
	More troops deployed in Ferguson to guard against fresh riots By Ellen Wulfhorst, Daniel Wallis and Edward McAllister2 hours ago KTLA - Los Angeles Streets of Ferguson Smolder After Grand Jury Decides Not to Indict Officer Darren Wilson Watch video By Ellen Wulfhorst, Daniel Wallis and Edward McAllister Related Stories Brown family blasts prosecutor; Wilson speaks Associated Press Missouri governor: More National Guard in Ferguson Associated Press Racial unrest in US after Ferguson officer not indicted AFP Missouri governor activates National GuardAssociated Press Missouri officials to reveal grand jury's decision on teen's shooting Reuters FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) - Missouri's governor ordered hundreds more National Guard troops on Tuesday to the St. Louis suburb rocked by rioting after a white policeman was cleared in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager, while the local mayor said the governor did not do enough to protect businesses from looting. Attorneys for the family of Michael Brown, the 18-year-old shot to death in Ferguson by officer Darren Wilson in August, condemned as biased the grand jury process that led to Monday's decision not to bring criminal charges against Wilson. The killing in Ferguson, a predominantly black city with a white-dominated power structure, underscores the sometimes tense nature of U.S. race relations. Violent protests and looting flared after the St. Louis County grand jury's decision, with Governor Jay Nixon calling the resulting damage "heartbreaking." About a dozen Ferguson buildings burned overnight and 61 people were arrested on charges including burglary, illegal weapons possession and unlawful assembly, police said. Police said protesters fired guns at them, lit patrol cars on fire and hurled bricks into their lines. Police fired tear gas and flash-bang canisters at protesters. View gallery Missouri national guardsmen in riot gear line up in front of the police station on November 25, 2014 … "Lives and property must be protected. This community deserves to have peace," Nixon told a news conference, saying about 700 guard troops were deployed on Monday and hundreds more will be out on Tuesday night to protect homes and businesses. He said there are more than 2,200 guardsmen now in the region. "We must do better and we will," Nixon said. Criticizing the governor's response to the unrest, Ferguson Mayor James Knowles said the National Guard "was not deployed in enough time to save all of our businesses." "The decision to delay the deployment of the National Guard is deeply concerning," Knowles told a news conference. "We are asking that the governor make available and deploy all necessary resources to prevent the further destruction of property and the preservation of life in the city of Ferguson." The unrest came despite calls by President Barack Obama and others for police and protesters to exercise restraint. Police had been preparing for months but admitted they were overtaken by the violent events that unfolded. View gallery In this aerial photo, workers dig in the parking lot of a building Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Fergus … The grand jury decision also shifted the legal spotlight to the ongoing U.S. Justice Department investigation into whether Wilson violated Brown's civil rights by intentionally using excessive force and whether Ferguson police systematically violate people's rights by using excessive force or discrimination. Obama was briefed about the situation in Ferguson by Attorney General Eric Holder, White House spokesman Eric Schultz said. A day after the grand jury's decision, protests were held in major U.S. cities including Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Philadelphia and Washington. BROKEN PROCESS Brown family lawyer Benjamin Crump said the grand jury proceedings were unfair because the prosecutor in the case had a conflict of interest and Wilson was not properly cross-examined. View gallery A police officer runs from a burning squad car after it was set on fire by demonstrators during a pr … "The process should be indicted," Crump told a news conference, adding that the family wants police to be equipped with body video cameras to provide an indisputable account of their actions. "This is going to happen again," said Ferguson area resident James Hall, 56, as he walked past a building smoldering from a blaze set during the street protests. "If they had charged him with something, this would not have happened to Ferguson," he said. Although no serious injuries were reported, St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said the rioting on Monday night and early Tuesday morning was "much worse" than the disturbances that erupted in the immediate aftermath of the August shooting. In the city of St. Louis, where windows were broken and traffic was briefly stopped on a major highway overnight, Police Chief Sam Dotson vowed a stronger response on Tuesday night. Schools in Ferguson and its surrounding cities were closed on Tuesday and city offices in Ferguson were also shut. About 1,000 demonstrators gathered outside the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse in St. Louis blocking an interstate ramp and chanting, “This what democracy looks like.” They were confronted by a line of riot police and there was no major violence. Wilson, who could have faced charges ranging from involuntary manslaughter to first-degree murder, offered thanks to his supporters, saying "your dedication is amazing," in a letter attributed to him posted on a Facebook page for those who have rallied to his side. Attorneys for Wilson, who was placed on administrative leave since the shooting, said he was following his training and the law when he shot Brown. Wilson told the grand jury that Brown had tried to grab his gun and he felt his life was in danger when he fired, according to documents released by prosecutors. "I said, 'Get back or I'm going to shoot you,'" Wilson said, according to the documents. "He immediately grabs my gun and says, 'You are too much of a pussy to shoot me.'" (Additional reporting by Eric M. Johnson in Seattle, Brendan O'Brien in Milwaukee, Carey Gillam in Kansas City, David Bailey in Minneapolis, Fiona Ortiz and Mary Wisniewski in Chicago, Laila Kearney and Letitia Stein in New York; Writing by Jon Herskovitz and Scott Malone; Editing by Will Dunham) View Gallery
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Ukraine reports new arrivals of Russian supplies for eastern rebels

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A woman touches a portrait of her husband in Kiev, on a banner with portraits of Ukrainian servicemen killed in the conflict with pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, November 25, 2014. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine leveled fresh charges on Tuesday that Russia was sending support to pro-Russian separatists in the east, saying that five columns of heavy equipment were seen crossing onto Ukrainian territory on Monday.

The latest accusations come amid a standstill in diplomatic efforts to end the six-month conflict in the east in which the United Nations says more than 4,300 people have been killed.

Separately, the Kiev military said one soldier was killed and five others injured in the past 24 hours as a fragile ceasefire declared on Sept. 5 continued to come under pressure.

"The Russian side is continuing to provide the terrorist organizations of the Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics with heavy armaments," said a foreign ministry spokesman.

Evhen Perebyinis told journalists that a total of 85 vehicles had been detected in the five columns that entered at the Izvaryne border crossing point from Russia on Monday.

"Up to six of these were heavy armored transporters. The rest were vehicles and buses carrying fighters and ammunition," he said.

Despite what Kiev's pro-Western leaders and Western government say is incontrovertible proof, Russia denies sending in troops to support separatist rebels trying to hive off parts of Ukraine's industrialized east and eventually join Russia.

Asked about reports of Russian humanitarian aid convoys entering Ukraine without authorization, he said: "A significant amount of the goods which are being supplied ... is fuel, ammunition and other military help."

Perebyinis repeated an earlier charge that on Nov. 20, for the first time since a peace deal had been signed by Russia, Ukraine and the separatists, Ukraine had been subjected to artillery fire from the Russian Federation near the village of Kamyshine near the rebel-controlled border town of Luhansk.

Describing the fire as "outright aggression" against Ukraine's territorial integrity, he called on Russia to pull out its troops and equipment from Ukrainian territory.

(Reporting by Natalia Zinets; Writing By Richard Balmforth; Editing by Tom Heneghan)

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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 11/26/2014 2:08:28 AM
	Climate change is just another sign of the end times, according to half of America By Emma Green on 24 Nov 2014 Cross-posted from The Atlantic Snowmageddon, snowpocalypse, snowzilla, just snow. Superstorm Sandy, receding shorelines, and more. Hurricanes Isaac, Ivan, and Irene, with cousins Rammasun, Bopha, and Haiyan. The parade of geological changes and extreme weather events around the world since 2011 has been stunning. Perhaps that’s part of why, as the Public Religion Research Institute reported on Friday, “The number of Americans who believe that natural disasters are evidence of the apocalypse has increased somewhat over the past couple years.” As of 2014, it’s estimated that nearly half of Americans — 49 percent — say natural disasters are a sign of “the end times,” as described in the Bible. That’s up from an estimated 44 percent in 2011. This belief is more prevalent in some religious communities than others. White evangelical Protestants, for example, are more likely than any other group to believe that natural disasters are a sign of the end times, and they’re least likely to assign some of the blame to climate change (participants were allowed to select both options if they wanted). Black Protestants were close behind white evangelicals in terms of apprehending the apocalypse, but they were also the group most likely to believe in climate change, too. Predictably, the religiously unaffiliated were the least likely to believe superstorms are apocalyptic — but even so, a third of that group said they see signs of the end times in the weather. The Public Religion Research Institute This is an interesting study in how religious beliefs affect thinking on science and current events, but it also may have implications for how people view public policy and their responsibility for the natural world. If God will intercede to stop humans from destroying the Earth — which 39 percent of respondents believed to be true — why legislate limits on carbon emissions? Or, for that matter, why drive less, or eat fewer steaks, or change any behavior that affects the environment? Plus, a large portion of Americans don’t think humans are responsible for changes in the Earth’s temperature or weather, whether or not they think God’s involved. A majority of respondents said they either don’t believe the Earth’s temperature is rising, or they believe it but think it’s happening for a reason other than human activity. Less than a third of respondents said they are “very concerned” about climate change, and half said they’re “somewhat unconcerned” or “unconcerned.” A 2014 survey by Pew Research Center yielded slightly different results: In it, 61 percent of Americans agreed that the Earth’s temperature is rising, and of that group, 40 percent attributed the warming to human activity. But in general, this just isn’t an topic Americans seem to prioritize. In the new PRRI survey, participants rated climate change as less important than many other issues, including unemployment, income inequality, healthcare, the deficit, immigration, and education reform. To be fair, people’s views on the existence and importance of climate change aren’t the same as their views on environmentalism, and this is reflected across the religious communities that were included in the survey. Significant majorities of Jews, mainline Protestants, white and Hispanic Catholics, and the religiously unaffiliated agreed that God expects people to care for animals, plants, and the planet. But 43 percent of black Protestants and 46 percent of white evangelicals said the opposite: The Earth, they say, was made for the use of humankind. Stewardship of the Earth is a complex topic, theologically. The Bible has many beautiful passages on the wonders of creation, from the Psalms to the Book of Job. But even at the very beginning of Genesis, other passages stand in tension with the idea that humans should shape their civilizations with a concern for the environment. “Be fruitful and multiply,” it reads. “Fill the Earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the Earth.” This could be interpreted to mean that humans should be able to use the Earth’s resources limitlessly — or that “dominion” comes with the responsibility of stewardship. Either reading might theoretically shape the way someone things about climate change. If someone sees humans as the natural rulers of the Earth, it makes sense that he or she wouldn’t prioritize renewable energy production or environmentally friendly oil drilling. But maybe some evangelicals and others who see signs of the end times just believe that today’s events have already been written: The nations were angry; and your wrath has come. The time has come for judging the dead, and for rewarding your servants the prophets and your saints and those who reverence your name, both small and great — and for destroying those who destroy the Earth. This story was produced by The Atlantic as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. (GRIST)
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 11/26/2014 10:20:12 AM
	Yet using fallacious reasoning Giuliani slams 'racial arsonists,' calls Ferguson grand jury's decision 'correct' 'The racial arsonists, who enjoyed last night — this was their day of glory,' former NYC mayor says By Dylan Stableford17 hours agoYahoo News A police officer runs from a burning squad car after it was set on fire by demonstrators during a protest following the grand jury announcement on Nov. 24, 2014 in Ferguson, Mo. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) View Gallery Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said the grand jury's decision not to indict white police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager, Michael Brown, was "correct" and the only one they could have reached in the racially charged case. "I believe it was a correct verdict," Giuliani said on CNN Tuesday. "In fact, I think it was the only verdict the grand jury could reach." The longtime mayor and former U.S. attorney argued that there was no evidence of probable cause, and no chance that a prosecutor could secure a conviction in the case. "As a prosecutor, you couldn't possibly have won that case," Giuliani said. "They would've been destroyed at trial by a halfway competent defense lawyer, because of all the inconsistencies." He added: "If you can't prove probable cause, how are you going to prove it beyond a reasonable doubt when the witnesses are contradicting themselves?" Watch video On Sunday's "Meet the Press," Giuliani sparked controversy over his contention that the fatal shooting of Brown is not emblematic of a larger problem. "I find it very disappointing that you're not discussing the fact that 93 percent of blacks in America are killed by other blacks," Giuliani said. "We're talking about the exception here." "Black people who kill black people go to jail," Georgetown University Professor Michael Eric Dyson, who was also a guest on "Meet the Press," replied. "White people who are policemen who kill black people do not go to jail." On Tuesday, Giuliani did not back away from his comments. "I said the same thing the president of the United States said, and I was accused of being a racist," the former mayor said on CNN. "The president of the United States said because the minorities typically are subject to more crime, they need law enforcement more than anybody else. When he said it, he wasn't accused of being a racist." Giuliani, who lost his bid for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, criticized President Barack Obama's comments in the wake of the grand jury's decision. "When the president was talking last night about training the police, of course, the police should be trained," Giuliani said. "He also should have spent 15 minutes on training the [black] community to stop killing each other. In numbers that are incredible — incredible — 93 percent of blacks are shot by other blacks. They are killing each other. And the racial arsonists, who enjoyed last night, this was their day of glory." Related video
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 11/26/2014 10:40:35 AM
	'Burn this b---- down!' Michael Brown's stepfather criticized for reaction to grand jury decision 'Don't condemn them for being human,' family's attorney says By Dylan Stableford12 hours agoYahoo News Watch video Michael Brown's stepfather is being criticized for appearing to incite a crowd of protesters shortly after learning of the grand jury's decision not to indict Darren Wilson, the Ferguson, Mo., police officer, in the fatal shooting of his unarmed stepson. Related Stories Anxieties mount as Ferguson waits on grand jury Associated Press Civic group: No Ferguson grand jury decision yet Associated Press Live updates: Ferguson braces for more protests Yahoo News Protests in Ferguson After Grand Jury Decision MarketWatch Politicians React To Ferguson Grand Jury Not Indicting Darren Wilson Huffington Post When the grand jury's decision was announced Monday, Brown's mother, Lesley McSpadden, stood silently on the hood of a car, surrounded by protesters, seemingly letting the news that Wilson would not be charged in her son's killing soak in. "I have been living here my whole life, I have never had to go through anything like this," McSpadden said. "None of you know me, but I don’t do nothin’ to nobody. Anybody say so, they’re a liar. They’re a damn liar." McSpadden, overcome with grief, broke down and was comforted by Brown's stepfather, Louis Head, who climbed on top of the car, turned to the crowd and repeatedly shouted, "Burn this b---- down!" In the hours that followed, Ferguson erupted in violent protests in the wake of the grand jury's decision. Officials said two police cruisers and at least 12 buildings were set on fire, and that hundreds of gunshots were fired during the demonstrations. Eighteen people were injured in the unrest, and at least 61 protesters were arrested. "I'm disappointed," St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar told reporters at a 1:30 a.m. press briefing. "I didn't see a whole lot of peaceful protesters out there." Ferguson in flamesPlay video At a press conference in St. Louis on Tuesday, Brown family attorney Benjamin Crump was asked about Head's inflammatory comments. "Raw emotion," Crump said. "Not appropriate at all. Completely inappropriate." But Crump told reporters not to judge the family's visceral reaction to the decision. "Don't condemn them for being human," he said.
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