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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 6/19/2016 5:41:37 PM
	Sun Jun 19, 2016 4:46am EDT Flash floods kill 24 in Indonesia, thousands of homes damaged People stand in front of a flooded area in Kampung Sewuresidential area in Solo, Central Java province, Indonesia, June 19, 2016. Antara Foto/Maulana Surya/via REUTERS Flash floods and landslides killed 24 people in Indonesia's Central Java province, officials said on Sunday, forcing residents to evacuate to safer areas as torrential rains damaged thousands of homes. Rescue teams searched for 26 others who remained missing after the region, among the most densely populated parts of the country, saw heavy rainfall overnight. "Heavy rain has caused floods and landslides in 16 regencies in Central Java," Sutopo Nugroho, spokesman for the national disaster mitigation agency, said in a statement. "Rescue teams from the military, police, NGOs and volunteers, are contributing to the handling of the emergency and the search continues for those still missing," he added. (Reporting by Kanupriya Kapoor; Editing by Shri Navaratnam) (reuters)
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 6/20/2016 12:46:27 AM
	Massive protest on Okinawa opposes US military after killing June 19, 2016 Policemen try to block people protesting against the presence of US bases, in front of the gate of the US Marine Corps' Camp Schwab, in Nago, on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, on June 17, 2016 (AFP Photo/Toru Yamanaka) TOKYO (AP) — Tens of thousands of people on the Japanese island of Okinawa protested Sunday against the presence of U.S. military bases there, many wearing black to mourn the rape and killing of a local woman in which an American contractor is a suspect. The rally called for a review of the U.S.-Japanese security agreement, which burdens Okinawa with hosting the bulk of American troops in Japan. Also contentious is a plan to relocate a Marine Corps air station to a less-populated part of the southwestern island. The relocation plan developed after public anger erupted in 1995 over the rape of a girl by three American servicemen. The killing of the local woman, who had been missing for several weeks when her body was found last month, set off outrage on Okinawa, where tensions periodically run high over crime linked to American troops. The U.S. contractor, a former Marine, was arrested on May 19 on suspicion of abandoning the woman's body, but has not yet been charged with killing her. Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga told the crowd at the rally in Okinawa's capital, Naha, that he wanted to apologize to the woman for failing to protect her, even after what happened in 1995. "We had pledged never to repeat such an incident," he said. "I couldn't change the political system to prevent that. That is my utmost regret as a politician and as governor of Okinawa." About 65,000 people attended the rally, according to the Kyodo News agency. Many people held signs demanding the Marines leave and the overall military on Okinawa be scaled back. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government is behind the security agreement with the U.S., and wants Japan to take on a bigger military role on the international stage. But those at the rally said they wanted a more peace-oriented Japan. "This is not how we want the country to be," said university student Jinshiro Motoyama. "We want the bases gone." A rally was also held in front of the prime minister's residence in Tokyo, drawing about 10,000 people, timed to coincide with and show support for the Okinawa rally. The U.S. military has periodically tried to ease tensions on Okinawa, and says the crime rate among its ranks is lower than among the general public. Earlier this month, the U.S. Navy imposed a drinking ban after an American sailor was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving on Okinawa, driving the wrong way on a freeway and crashing into two vehicles, injuring two people. The restriction was recently eased. Last month, Lt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, the commanding general of Marine Forces Japan, stressed the importance of the bilateral alliance. "Please do not allow this terrible act of violence to drive a wedge between our two communities," he said on Okinawa, referring to the woman's death. "There may be issues we differ on. But we must continue to talk. Let's keep those lines of communication open." But Jeff Kingston, a professor of Asian history at Temple University in Tokyo, said resentment about the bases will likely continue on Okinawa, adding that he believes the base relocation project may be delayed. "I think they just feel so frustrated," he said of residents of Okinawa. "These protests are not just going to go away." ___ Associated Press videojournalists Koji Ueda and Kaori Hitomi contributed to this report. ___ Follow Yuri Kageyama on Twitter at https://twitter.com/yurikageyama Her work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/yuri-kageyama (Yahoo News)
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 6/20/2016 1:14:06 AM
	Huge NATO Drills in Poland Prepare West for Possible Conflict With Russia by CARLO ANGERER Why U.S. Troops Need To Brush Up On Their Battle Skills 1:52 WEDRZYN, Poland — Red tape marked the explosive charge U.S. soldiers set on the plywood to breach the door to a brick house. Ready to ignite it, they hunkered down along the wall their weapons at the ready. Repeated shouts of "fire in the hole" rang out, and after a loud boom, the six-man unit dashed into the building. Nearby, British soldiers carefully cleared a brick house room by room as Polish helicopters whirred above. The furious activity at military base near Wedrzyn in western Poland was part of one of the largest NATO exercises since the end of the Cold War. Some 30,000 troops, and numerous vehicles, aircraft and ships from more than 20 countries were involved in the show of force aimed at reassuring the U.S. allies unnerved by Russia's actions in nearby Ukraine. Ten-day Anakonda 2016 came amid a sharp deterioration in the relationship between Russia and NATO, with tensions growing after the annexation of Crimea, the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine and regular fly-overs of Russian jets over U.S. warships in the Baltic Sea. The Kremlin was quick to criticize the exercises, which culminated with a live-fire drill on Thursday. FROM APRIL 13: White House Response to Russian Jets' Buzz Past U.S. Navy Ship 2:14 "In any case, the war games … do not contribute to the atmosphere of trust and safety on the continent," Russian President Vladimir Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters on the day Anakonda 2016 kicked off, according to Russian state media. Western officials say the exercises were an opportunity to test systems and processes, and build relationships ahead of this year's NATO summit to be held in July in Warsaw. Russia was front-and-center in the planning, they said. "We have 30,000 soldiers in Europe. We used to have 300,000 and we still have the same mission — to deter Russia," the commanding general of U.S. Army Europe, Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, said during his visit to the exercise, according to a statement released by NATO. Troops train as part of multinational exercise Anakonda 2016 at the training ground Nowa Deba, southeast Poland, on Sunday. DAREK DELMANOWICZ / EPA With about 14,000 troops, the U.S. has contributed the largest contingent to the exercises. Lt. Col. Michael Wagner, a battalion commander with the 173rd Airborne Brigade based in Vicenza, Italy, told NBC News that his unit has been involved in various training directly working with troops from NATO countries. "Over the course of this time that we've been here in Poland, for the last week and a half, we've worked with Italians, we've worked with Polish, including flying on Polish aircraft," he said. "What we're really trying to do is to develop an understanding and ability to work together before we actually have to in real life." On Wednesday at the military base near Wedrzyn, Wagner watched as members of his unit made their way through the dense forest and fought up a hillside to a bunker. Wagner said the past years have been full of change, especially for the officers in his unit, what with going from fighting insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan to preparing for possible more high-level warfare in Europe. "For us it is a big shift," he said. (nbcnews.com)
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 6/20/2016 10:47:52 AM
	ANTARCTICA'S CO2 LEVELS ARE THE HIGHEST THEY'VE BEEN IN 4 MILLION YEARS Nothing escapes CO2. Not even Antarctica. BY KANYAKRIT VONGKIATKAJORN ON 6/17/16 AT 9:00 PM Carbon dioxide levels in Antarctica recently hit 400 parts per million—the first time in 4 million years the region has reached such levels. PAULINE ASKIN/REUTERS This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Oof. We just passed yet another climate change milestone, and it's a particularly troubling one. Carbon dioxide levels in Antarctica recently hit 400 parts per million, according to an announcement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Wednesday. It's the first time in 4 million years that the region has reached such levels. Carbon dioxide—a heat-trapping gas produced by burning fossil fuels—is the primary driver of global warming. Carbon dioxide levels have been on the rise all over the world, but because Antarctica is so remote, the pollutant has accumulated more slowly there. Antarctic CO2 concentrations first surpassed the 400 ppm mark on May 23, according to measurements taken at the South Pole Observatory. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION "The far southern hemisphere was the last place on earth where CO2 had not yet reached this mark," Pieter Tans, the lead scientist of NOAA's Global Greenhouse Gas Reference Network, said in a statement. "Global CO2 levels will not return to values below 400 ppm in our lifetimes, and almost certainly for much longer." (Newsweek)
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 6/20/2016 11:14:26 AM
	BOKO HARAM MILITANTS KILL SEVEN POLICE IN NIGER: MILITARY Neighboring Chad has sent troops to help Niger in a planned counterattack against Boko Haram. BY REUTERS ON 6/18/16 AT 12:12 AM Nigerian refugees and other people displaced by the Boko Haram insurgence stand in queues after arriving in Nigeria, at Geidam, Nigeria May 6, 2015. AFOLABI SOTUNDE/REUTERS NIAMEY (Reuters) - Boko Haram militants killed seven soldiers and injured others in military barracks in southeastern Niger and stole weapons, the Nigeria-based radical group said in a statement on Friday, according to SITE Intelligence Group. Before the statement was issued, military sources had said that militants from Boko Haram attacked a town in Niger while a delegation of ministers were visiting, killing seven gendarmes and wounding 12 in a gun battle. They said none of the ministers had been hurt. The attack happened on Thursday in a region that hosts refugees and internally displaced people who have been forced from their homes by the Islamist insurgents, officials said. Boko Haram said in the statement that "a detachment from the soldiers of the Caliphate carried out an attack on military barracks of the Nigerien apostate army in the town of Ghafam in the area of Diffa ... A quantity of weapons and various ammunition was taken as spoils." Neighboring Chad has sent troops to help Niger in a planned counterattack against Boko Haram after the militants seized the southern Niger town of Bosso in an attack that killed 26 soldiers. Niger's government has called on former colonial power France, which already has 3,500 troops spread across five countries in West Africa, to strengthen military operations against the Nigeria-based Boko Haram and other militants. Niger's defense minister, Hassoumi Messaoudou, told Radio France International on Friday that regional leaders needed to "rethink Boko Haram" and called on regional forces to defeat the group in Nigeria. "We thought they were reduced to making suicide attacks," he said. "Now they have rebuilt their military forces. We are dealing with an army." (Newsweek)
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