Posted on 09/06/2010 4:35:53 PM PDT by kronos77
Russia and Israel today signed an agreement on military cooperation.
Details of the deal inked by the countries' defense ministers in Moscow were not immediately disclosed. But Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said Moscow was "studying seriously and attentively" the experiences and practices of Israel's military as it modernizes its army.
His Israeli counterpart, Ehud Barak, said Israel was "ready to continue sharing experience with the Russian military on fighting terrorism and ensuring security, including by using air drones."
Barak also met with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who said, "We have purchased several unmanned aerial vehicles in Israel. We have launched a few satellites in Israel's interests. We are examining the possibility of equipping Israeli airplanes with our instruments and laser equipment."
Today's talks came after strains between Russia and Israel over Russian arms sales to the Jewish state's major regional foes, Syria and Iran.
Russia has sought to build up a fleet of Israeli-made spy drones since Georgia used such Israeli aircraft against Russia in their brief 2008 war.
Russian officials said Israel had already sold Moscow 12 pilotless aircraft and would supply 36 more, worth around $100 million.
Fox, hens look forward to mutually beneficial cooperation.
And so it begins...
exactly
Israel also hopes to interest the Russians in tactical missiles. The source told “Globes”, “Israel has much to sell the Russians in this area and I believe there will be much demand from the Russians for the systems we will offer. For example: advance systems for protecting strategic installations; systems for fighting in built-up areas; and other systems for fighting terror. In all matters related to this we have carte blanche and there is a lot to talk about.”
While in Russia, Barak will also meet with prime minister Vladimir Putin to discuss the Iranian threat and arms sales to Syria and Hezbollah.
Can you blame Israel considering who we now have in the White House?
Not really.
Last I heard is that Hussein is selling more F-15s to Saudis.
Any bets on how long it will be before someone claims that this was prophesized somewhere in the Old Testament and thus it is absolute proof that we will be “raptured” before the next Feast of Trumpets?
Well, the grand finale does seem rather close.
Rapture is preached to increase the collections
Like Sarah Connor preached it?
“You know all, the machines will rise, but my kid will stop them.”.....
You know that Russian Christians do not believe in Rapture? It is basically western “invention”
Yes, it came from the same community of intellectuals in Europe who gave us Marxism and Evolution in the mid 1800s. Fortunately the firewall keeps it mainly within the Big Box American Religion which is really nothing more than moralistic therapeutic deism that has a great social networking and entertainment product.
I think that Premillennial Dysfunctionalism is the Mother of all Campfire Stories, designed to captivate and scare ignorant and gullible [spiritual] children. Those who promulgate the heresy have made untold millions in books, videos, conferences and news letters.
“You know all the part in the Bible where it says that we are all going to die in horrible, fiery, burning death?
- Well, for just 99.95 you can all get MY OWN version of Bible where it says- we wont!”
Marxism, evolution, and the pretribulation rapture? This is getting good. Who were these people?
Marxism, evolution, and the pretribulation rapture? This is getting good. Who were these people?
Were you expecting forensic evidence of secret "Bilderberger"-like meetings in smoke filled backrooms?
(sigh)
Its almost universally known that teachings of a "Pretribulation Rapture" didn't exist prior to John Nelson Darby's fall from a horse where stoked up on opiates he systematized what would be one of the more successful attacks against the Doctrines of Redemption since the first century.
A coherent discussion on the origins and the social/religious/cultural environment that cultivated this heresy is better left for lengthy articles which I'm not inclinded to write right now, nor probably of any reader's interest. With the rare exeception of the Ryries, Pentacosts, and MacArthurs of this world, Premillennial Dysfunctionalism is in the domain of those who would otherwise seriously call up Miss Cleo for her visions.
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