Dr. Scott Johnson: [3.24.13] End Time Current Events.

[3.24.13] End Time Current Events.

**PDF: [3.24.13]  End Time Current Events.**

*Part 1 Table of Contents:

• 1 Peter 1 Bible Study
• Cyprus bank insolvency crisis quickly escalating; may set off EU bankageddon
• Saber rattling intensifies: North Korea warns war is coming
• Retired Army Captain Warns DHS Acquisitions are ‘bold threat of war’ Against the American People–Says Americans may have to prepare to defend themselves, and the U.S. Constitution, against the Obama Administration’s “coup” against the People

*Part 2 Table of Contents:

• Obama Now Global Head of Al-Qaeda
• Breaking: US unblocks $500M for Islamic Palestinians
• Breaking: Israel fires into Syria after Golan attack on troops
• Pope Francis Now Urges All Religions To Unite, And He Spake As A Dragon
• Vatican calls for world government and a New World Order
• With The Final Pope Enthroned, The Jewish Press Calls On Muslims And Jews To Rise Up Together Now And Rebuild The (Final) Temple Of Solomon In Jerusalem
• Pope to get seat over the Tomb of King David
• Vatican to begin tracking clergy and employees with RFID cards- Are Implantable Microchips Next?
• End Time Unity Around False Marian Theology
• Catholics adore a 750 Year Old Skeleton and “feast of its tongue”
• Comparison of the Catholic 10 Commandments vs. the Biblical 10 Commandments

*Part 3 Table of Contents:

• “Burkas for babies”: Saudi cleric’s new fatwa causes controversy
• Celebrity Saudi preacher who ‘raped’ and tortured his five-year-old daughter to death-Escapes with light sentence: Campaign to give women and children better protection gaining momentum
• Staggering Numbers of Women Converting to Islam
• Female Genital Mutilation on Rise in U.S.
• Students made to wear burqas … in Texas
• Texas teaching ‘Allah is the Almighty God’ & how to convert to Islam

**Dr. Scott Johnson**
http://www.contendingfortruth.com

North Korea Launches Long-Range Missile; Launch Fails.

*Source: Yahoo News

• U.S. officials say they believe the launch failed.
• U.N. Security Council is meeting Friday to discuss a response.
• This is the third failed attempt at an orbital launch since 1998.

Defying international pressure, North Korea launched a long-range missile Friday morning. However, U.S. officials say they believe the attempted launch failed before the missile was able to leave the Earth's atmosphere.

U.S. officials confirm that a North Korean long-range missile appears to have broken apart midair after launch. Officials say they believe the missile fell apart within the Earth's atmosphere before crashing into the sea.

"Despite the failure of its attempted missile launch, North Korea's provocative action threatens regional security, violates international law and contravenes its own recent commitments," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said in a statement.

"The President has been clear that he is prepared to engage constructively with North Korea. However, he has also insisted that North Korea live up to its own commitments, adhere to its international obligations and deal peacefully with its neighbors," Carney said.

Japan's Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka has backed U.S. reports that the launch failed. "We have confirmed that a certain flying object has been launched and fell after flying for just over a minute," Tanaka said.

South Korea's Defense Ministry first reported the launch, which is seen as defying international warnings and widely viewed as a provocation from the rogue state.

The U.N. Security Council will meet Friday to discuss a response to the North's attempted launch.

South Korea Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok told reporters in a nationally televised news conference that the rocket was fired at 7:39 a.m, local time Friday. "We suspect the North Korean missile has fallen as it divided into pieces minutes after liftoff."

A North Korean long-range missile launch has failed, U.S. officials confirm (AP Photo)

South Korean and U.S. intelligence reports say the launch was made from the west coast launch pad in the hamlet of Tongchang-ri.

The launch comes after weeks of speculation regarding the possible launch, which North Korea's government says was being done to send a weather satellite into orbit. If true, it would represent the third failed attempt by North Korea to send a satellite into space since 1998.

North Korea says it was timing the launch to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the birth of the country's former leader, Kim Il Sung, which they are celebrating Sunday.

However, most observers say the launch is actually tied to the country's missile program. Japan has already given its military clearance to shoot down the rocket if it crosses into Japanese airspace.

A White House statement is expected to be issued shortly.

There was no word from North Korea's capital, Pyongyang, about the launch.

North Korean television was reportedly broadcasting popular folk music at the time of the launch and has only said it will offer an announcement on the launch "soon."

Yahoo News White House correspondent Olivier Knox contributed to this report

Kim Jong-un Assassination Rumours Flood Twitter, Weibo

*Source: National Post

By Lucas Shaw at Reuters and Allison Cross at the National Post

Did social media prematurely kill off the leader of North Korea?

Rumours that Kim Jong-un, the country’s supreme leader, was assassinated at the North Korean embassy in Beijing just months after he took power originated on Chinese microblogging service Weibo, and spread swiftly on Twitter on Friday.

Jong-un was thrust into power in the communist nation after the death of his father Kim Jong-il. Believed to be in his 20s, Kim Jong-un and his inexperience have sparked concern in the international community over whether he is capable of ruling North Korea.

Some reported Jong-un wasn’t actually dead, but that some kind of coup was taking place. By Friday afternoon, the North Korean government — admittedly not well known for their transparency with the outside world — had neither confirmed nor denied the rumours.

As Adrian Chen at Gawker wrote, these types of reports crop up often given the furtive nature of North Korea’s government.