Countdown to Armageddon Newsletter Issue Number 7 -- (c) October 2000, The Family http://armageddon.countdown.org -- mailto:questions@countdown.org Hi again everyone. This issue will be a little shorter than the others. We'll just have the endtime news digest updates. ________________________________________________________________ ENDTIME NEWS DIGEST A compilation of articles proving that we are indeed living in the 'Time of the End' ________________________________________________________________ WAR _____________________________________________________________ Tests show Gulf War victims have uranium poisoning New evidence that Gulf War syndrome exists and was caused by radiation poisoning has been revealed by a former American army colonel. [Jonathon Carr-Brown and Martin Meissonnier, The Sunday Times] http://countdown.org/end/link.php?war_tests_show_uranium_poison A Tamil guerrilla's story, starting at age 7 The story of the youngest child soldiers captured alive by government forces in their 17-year war against the guerrilla fighters is a sad tale of abduction and lost childhood. [Thomas Crampton, International Herald Tribune] http://countdown.org/end/link.php?war_a_tamil_guerrillas_story EARTHQUAKES AND NATURAL DISASTERS _______________________________ Earthquakes, eruptions give Japan the jitters Japan is nervous. For more than a month, daily earthquake bulletins have flashed across TV screens. Most experts agree that, based on historical cycles, Tokyo is now overdue for another big quake. [Associated Press; Los Angeles Times] http://countdown.org/end/link.php?ear_earthquakes_eruptions_japan As the earth's ice cover melts, it brings floods and famine If any explorers had been hiking to the North Pole this summer, they would have had to swim the last few miles. [Lester R. Brown, International Herald Tribune] http://countdown.org/end/link.php?ear_as_earths_ice_cover_melts BIG BROTHER _____________________________________________________ Smile! The Feds want your face on file. Big Brother never forgets a face. Or, at least, he won't if the State Department implements cutting-edge facial-recognition technology to track anyone entering or leaving the country. [Patrick Riley, Fox News] http://countdown.org/end/link.php?big_smile_feds_face_smile Digital surveillance? You'll get used to it Electronic surveillance may eat away your privacy in the digital era, but you'll get used to it. You have no choice. At least according to the Government. [Richard Meares, Reuters] http://countdown.org/end/link.php?big_digital_surveillance_get_used Cyber-spying made personal In this brave new world of cyber-spying, very little is private and whatever you write, even in your own home, may come back to haunt you. [James Walker, ABC News] http://countdown.org/end/link.php?big_cyberspying_personal CLONING _________________________________________________________ Human Genome Project: big deal or big hype? It was all over the news recently--the completion of the initial sequencing of the human genome. What does it mean? [Bill Cutrer and Sandra Glahn, Baptist Press] http://countdown.org/end/link.php?clo_human_genome_project Pope says scientific progress both magnificent and terrible Pope John Paul said scientific progress created wonderful possibilities, but warned of its terrible potential. [Reuters] http://countdown.org/end/link.php?clo_pope_scientific_progress APOSTASY ________________________________________________________ Martyrs of the century The twentieth century presents a brutal spectacle that may be remembered historically as one of the darkest periods of martyrdom. [Lew Rockwell, WorldNetDaily] http://countdown.org/end/link.php?apo_martyrs_of_century MARK OF THE BEAST _______________________________________________ Cyborg facts and fantasy: Chip implants Chip Implants are now a commercial reality and being readily accepted by the public due to the accessibility of the subject in the media. [Katharine Mieszkowski, Salon] http://countdown.org/end/link.php?mar_cyborg_facts_fantasy Team links brain cells with a robot Researchers have created a fish on wheels. They connected a robot to the brain of a fish producing what they call an "artificial animal." [Daniel Sorid, NY Times News Service] http://countdown.org/end/link.php?mar_team_links_brain_robot PLAGUES AND DISEASES ____________________________________________ A hum in the global village--jet-setting mosquitoes. Most mosquitoes don't fly five miles in their lives, but a few have joined the jet age and spread disease all over the world. [Donald G. McNeil Jr., NY Times News Service] http://countdown.org/end/link.php?pla_a_hum_global_village TECHNOLOGY ______________________________________________________ System creates robotic life--automatically Scientists have created a computerized system that automatically creates, evolves, improves and finally builds a variety of simple creatures without any significant human intervention. [Curt Suplee, Washington Post] http://countdown.org/end/link.php?tec_system_creates_robotic VIOLENCE ________________________________________________________ Gun Violence: Packing heat Two of every five U.S. teenagers surveyed say it would be easy to get hold of a handgun. [UPI] http://countdown.org/end/link.php?vio_gun_packing_heat MIDEAST _________________________________________________________ Palestine: Dependence shapes emerging state "The agreement [on statehood] with Israel, whatever its shape, will condemn the Palestinians to subordination," said Ibrahim Abu Lughod. [Lee Hockstader, Washington Post Foreign Service] http://countdown.org/end/link.php?mid_palestine_dependence ________________________________________________________________ Be sure to visit the following sections of our site when you get a chance: - Countdown to Armageddon http://countdown.org/armageddon - The Future Foretold http://countdown.org/futureforetold - Endtime New Digest http://countdown.org/end ________________________________________________________________ There is another interesting newsletter/magazine, called Activated. It's all about strengthening our walk with the Lord and includes subjects on the "last days" as well. Drop by and see if you like it: http://activated.org ________________________________________________________________ * You are subscribed to the Countdown to Armageddon updates newsletter. 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