"There has been an unrelenting quarter century of ONE-SIDED INDOCTRINATION OF THE WESTERN WORLD by the media and by various scientists and governments concerning a coming carbon dioxide… induced global warming disaster," he said. "These warming scenarios have been orchestrated by a combination of ENVIRONMENTALISTS, vested interest SCIENTISTS wanting larger federal grants and publicity, THE MEDIA which profits from doomsday scenario reporting, GOVERNMENTAL BUREAUCRATS who want more power over our lives, AND SOCIALISTS WHO WANT TO LEVEL-OUT GLOBAL LIVING STANDARDS.

"THESE MANY ALARMIST GROUPS APPEAR TO HAVE LITTLE CONCERN OVER WHETHER THEIR GLOBAL WARMING PROGNOSTICATIONS ARE ACCURATE, however. And they most certainly are not. The alarmists believe they will be able to scare enough of our citizens into believing their propaganda that the public will be willing to follow their advice on future energy usage AND AGREE TO A LOWERING OF THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING IN THE NAME OF CLIMATE SALVATION."

He's long described global warming as a hoax, telling the Post three years ago, "I am of the opinion that this is one of the greatest hoaxes ever perpetrated on the American people." The documents, he said, "raise a huge number of questions about THE INTEGRITY OF A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE ALARMIST COMMUNITY. US Representative Ron Paul, Republican for Texas, has urged members of Congress to consider the joint opinion of nearly 32,000 scientists, including more than 9,000 PhDs, who believe humans likely have little or nothing to do with any "global warming."

Paul later cited the petition results in a statement to Congress. "Our energy policies must be based upon scientific truth – not fictional movies or self-interested international agendas," Paul said. "They should be based upon the accomplishments of technological free enterprise that have provided our modern civilization, including our energy industries. That free enterprise must not be hindered by bogus claims about imaginary disasters."

Robinson has warned of serious political and economic consequences of assuming "global warming" results from mankind's actions. "The campaign to severely ration hydrocarbon energy technology has now been markedly expanded," he said. "In the course of this campaign, many scientifically invalid claims about impending climate emergencies are being made. Simultaneously, proposed political actions to severely reduce hydrocarbon use now THREATEN THE PROSPERITY OF AMERICANS and the very existence of hundreds of millions of people in poorer countries," he told WND.

A Vatican delegation has also visited London in an attempt to finalise the plans. It is understood, however, that the visit will begin on September 16 and that it will end after the Pope has personally presided over the beatification of Cardinal John Henry Newman, possibly in Wembley stadium, on Sunday September 19. The address in Westminster Hall will be one of two public speeches that the Pope will deliver during the trip. The other will be to academics at Oxford University.

Former Tory Minister Ann Widdecombe, a convert to Catholicism who will be standing down at the next General Election, said it was "marvellous" that the Pope will be able to address parliamentarians from such an historic venue. She said: "He should remind Parliamentarians of their duty to guarantee freedom and democracy and that includes Christians."

Westminster Hall was built in the 11th century and is the oldest part of the Palace of Westminster. IT IS SACRED TO MANY CATHOLICS because it was where many martyrs and saints were tried for High Treason during Protestant Reformation. Most notably it was the scene of the trial of Thomas More, the former Lord Chancellor canonised as a saint by Pope Pius XI in 1935 and made patron saint of politicians by Pope John Paul II. More was beheaded after he refused to take an oath attached to the Act of Supremacy THAT MADE THE KING THE SUPREME HEAD OF THE CHURCH IN ENGLAND.

A plaque marking the spot where the trial took place was kissed by Mother Teresa of Calcutta during one of her visits to Britain.

At the same time, the percentage of children being born to foreign mothers has also reached new levels, reported Jil Matheson, the national statistician. The Office for National Statistics figures showed that in 2008 some 11 per cent of the population were born abroad, up from around 8 per cent in 2001 and 6.7 per cent in 1991. Figures are not available for 1997 when Labour came to power but, based on trends, is likely to have been just over 7 per cent.

Britain's population is on course to pass 70 million in around two decades, Ms Matheson warned. She said projections based on past demographic trends suggest a 17 per cent increase in population over the next 25 years to hit 71.6 million by 2033. It currently stands at 61.4million and ministers have insisted the landmark total will not be reached.

The figures are likely to fuel recent claims by a former Government adviser that Labour DELIBERATELY RAN AN OPEN-DOOR POLICY ON IMMIGRATION TO RADICALLY CHANGE THE COUNTRY AND "RUB THE RIGHT'S NOSE IN DIVERSITY".

The snow currently extends from eastern Nebraska and northeastern Kansas to Michigan. The snow will continue to press to the northeast through the overnight hours, further making travel severely treacherous. The snow will accumulate a total of 12 and 18 inches from northeastern Iowa to northern Lower Michigan by Wednesday evening. Madison and Green Bay, Wisconsin, lie within this zone.

Snow, strong winds and blowing snow threaten to cause more flight delays across the Midwest Wednesday. These delays could have a ripple effect across the nation. The most substantial lake-effect snow event of the season so far following the storm will bring localized blizzards to areas that escaped the front end of the massive storm.

And more snow is coming: The National Weather Service said the upper elevations of the Sierra mountains could get up to 3 feet of snow, with up to 4 feet forecast for the mountains of southern Utah. Officials in northern Arizona closed parts of Interstate 17 and I-40, saying some stretches were snow-packed and visibility levels were near zero. Department of Transportation spokesman Rod Wigman advised people to stay home if possible as the brunt of the storm sweeps through.

A petition has been making the rounds, CALLING ON THE ISRAELI POLICE TO CLOSE THE TEMPLE MOUNT TO MUSLIMS UNTIL SHALIT IS RELEASED without preconditions. The campaign, which is being carried out under the banner, "Without Gilad, There is No Mosque" was initiated by Temple Mount activist Yehuda Glick, who spoke with Arutz Sheva about the project.

"The Temple Mount is our heart of hearts, and an IDF soldier rotting for three years in a hovel without a minimum of basic rights is also in our hearts. The only thing that we can do TO HURT THE MUSLIM PUBLIC IS TO BLOCK THEIR ACCESS TO THE TEMPLE MOUNT," Glick said, adding that he hopes the pressure from the entire Muslim world will force Hamas to free Shalit in order to reopen the Mount.

Josef Ackermann, the CEO of Deutsche Bank, warned emphatically that the financial situation could deteriorate. "A FEW TIME BOMBS" ARE STILL TICKING, Ackermann told his audience, noting that the growing problems of highly leveraged small countries could lead to new tremors. And then, almost casually, Ackermann mentioned the problem child of the European financial world by name: GREECE.

ACKERMANN ISN'T ALONE IN HIS OPINION. Practically unnoticed by the public, an issue has returned to the forefront in recent weeks - one that was a cause for great concern at the height of the financial crisis but then, as optimism about the economy began to grow, was eventually forgotten: THE FEAR OF A NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY IN THE EURO ZONE. And the question as to whether such a bankruptcy, should it come about, COULD DESTROY THE COMMON EUROPEAN CURRENCY.

Greece was always at the very top of the list of countries at risk. But now the danger appears to be more acute than ever. The finance ministers and central bankers of the euro-zone member states are as alarmed as they are helpless. "The Greek problem," says a senior administration official in Berlin, "will be an acid test for the currency union." FURTHERMORE, THERE IS A THREAT OF A DOMINO EFFECT. If one euro member falls, speculators will test the stability of other potential bankruptcy candidates. This could destroy the currency union.

A MELTDOWN COULD HAPPEN AS EARLY AS NEXT YEAR. That's when the government borrowers in Athens will be required to refinance €25 billion worth of debt - that is, repay what they owe using funds borrowed from the financial markets. But if no buyers can be found for its securities, Greece will have no choice but to declare insolvency - just as Mexico, Ecuador, Russia and Argentina have done in past decades. This puts Brussels in a predicament. European Union rules preclude the 27-member bloc from lending money to member states to plug holes in their budgets or bridge deficits.

The document also sets unequal limits on per capita carbon emissions for developed and developing countries in 2050; meaning that people in RICH COUNTRIES WOULD BE PERMITTED TO EMIT NEARLY TWICE AS MUCH under the proposals. The so-called Danish text, a secret draft agreement worked on by a group of individuals known as "the circle of commitment" – but understood to include the UK, US and Denmark – has only been shown to a handful of countries since it was finalised this week.

The draft hands effective control of climate change finance to the World Bank. It would abandon the Kyoto protocol – the only legally binding treaty that the world has on emissions reductions, and would make any money to help poor countries adapt to climate change dependent on them taking a range of actions.

"IT IS BEING DONE IN SECRET. Clearly the intention is to get Obama and the leaders of other rich countries to muscle it through when they arrive next week. It effectively is the end of the UN process," said one diplomat, who asked to remain nameless.

Osterhaus, known as "Dr Flu," is the head of the department of virology at the Erasmus MC, University of Rotterdam. According to a European Commission Research website, OSTERHAUS IS CO-FOUNDER OF TWO BIOTECH COMPANIES AND PROMOTES VACCINES AS SOLUTIONS FOR PANDEMICS. Another expert who advises WHO on vaccines, Dr Frederick Hayden, is described as a flu-research coordinator from the Wellcome Trust in London. However, according to the report, HAYDEN ALSO SERVES AS A "PAID ADVISER" FOR PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES ROCHE, RW JOHNSON, SMITHKLINE BEECHAM AND GLAXO WELLCOME.

WHO expert DR ARNOLD MONTO IS ALSO PURPORTEDLY A PAID CONSULTANT FOR MEDIMMUNE, A COMPANY THAT PRODUCES NASAL FLU VACCINE; GLAXO WELLCOME AND VIROPHARMA. However, WHO's Strategize Advisory Group of Experts, or SAGE, never divulged those ties, according to the report. The newspaper also states that numerous pharmaceutical companies maintain an active presence during WHO advisory group meetings, with representatives listed as "observers."

Professor Tom Jefferson, epidemiologist at the Cochrane Center in Rome, told Information he believes the researchers' dual roles are problematic, AND HE NOTED THE WHO'S EMPHASIS ON DRUGS RATHER THAN PROPER HYGIENE HABITS. "The WHO's latest recommendation on the control of pandemic influenza has frequent washing of hands mentioned twice," he said. "Vaccines and antivirals are, however, mentioned 24 and 18 times. Why would an international public health agency focus on much more expensive interventions, such as vaccines and medication, when it is not proven that they work?" JEFFERSON SAID WASHING ONES HANDS IS THE ONLY PROVEN METHOD OF FLU PREVENTION.

Article 52 now reads: 'Subject to the principle of proportionality, limitations may be made only if they are necessary and genuinely meet objectives of general interest recognised by the Union.' Don't be misled by this inverted wording. WHAT IT STATES IS THAT THE EU MAY INDEED LIMIT RIGHTS IN THE 'GENERAL INTEREST'."

He goes on: "in other words, OUR MAGNA CARTA HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED. It is the European Court (ECJ) that decides what is 'proportional' or 'necessary', and it cannot be trusted. The ECJ behaves like the Star Chamber of Charles I, as I learned following three cases where IT RUBBER-STAMPED THE ABUSE OF STATE POWER against whistleblowers Bernard Connolly and Marta Andreasen, and German journalist Hans-Martin Tillack."

HOWEVER, IT HAS NOT INVITED BRITAIN OR OTHER MEMBER STATES IN FAVOUR OF REFORM OF THE POLICY - the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark and Malta. Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague said: "It's important that the Commission does not allow itself to be nobbled by countries with vested interests. The EU needs a modern budget for the 21st century, not one stuck with the spending priorities of the 1960s."

Bruno Le Maire, the French Agriculture Minister, was quoted by the paper saying: "It is time to produce a battle plan TO DEFEND A STRONG COMMON AGRICULTURE POLICY, TO SUPPORT A RENEWED CAP. Work on this has to start as quickly as possible. The whole point of this meeting in Paris is to show our attachment to the CAP, our attachment to the tools of European regulation that are the only thing capable of guaranteeing the future of European agriculture, and to show that we are capable of imagination and daring."

A leader in the paper argued, "It has happened again: BRITISH POLITICIANS HAVE BEEN THOROUGHLY OUTMANOEUVRED BY THEIR FRENCH COUNTERPARTS in the formulation of EU policy... France's grip on the key European jobs, together with its relentless lobbying of the EU's less developed members, ensures that its interests will prevail not just on the CAP, but in other vital areas of EU regulation."

However, the law also permits the president to delay the move for six-month periods, based on national security grounds. Both President Bill Clinton and George W Bush invoked the clause during their administrations, in spite of Bush's campaign promise to immediately move the embassy upon taking office. "JERUSALEM SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED AS THE CAPITAL OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL AND THE UNITED STATES EMBASSY in Israel should be established in Jerusalem no later than 31 May 1999," the 1995 Jerusalem Embassy Act states.

In a 2007 resolution, the House of Representatives reiterated its commitment to the provisions of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 and called "upon the President and all United States officials to abide by its provisions." However, US presidents have voiced the belief that Congressional resolutions attempting to legislate foreign policy infringe upon the Executive's authority and responsibility to carry out sound and effective US foreign relations and have refused to honour them.

Of the 184 nations with which the United States has diplomatic relations, Israel, WHOM THE US REPEATEDLY CLAIMS IS ITS FRIEND, is the only one in which the United States does not recognize its capital nor does it have its embassy located in that city. However, for that fact, no other country has its embassy in Jerusalem. They are generally located in Tel Aviv or Ramat-Gan.

By contrast, the 'BASIC LAW: JERUSALEM, CAPITAL OF ISRAEL' passed by the Knesset in 1980, establishes that "JERUSALEM COMPLETE AND UNITED IS THE CAPITAL OF ISRAEL." Perhaps Israel should likewise refuse to acknowledge Washington, DC as the capital of the United States, recognizing that it originally belonged to the Patawomeck, the Piscataway, the Nacostines, and the Nacotchtank indian tribes (ie, "native Americans"). THEY HAVE MUCH BETTER TITLE TO THAT LAND THAN THE "PALESTINIANS" (WHO NEVER EXISTED) DO TO JERUSALEM.

Shaul Goldstein, regional council head for the Eztion Bloc of settlements south of Beit Lechem, said that he had met recently with a US diplomat who asked for updates on all building projects in the area. Goldstein said that he simply told the representative the truth, and added that "we have come home to build and to remain on our land."

But long-time settler and former Knesset Member Elyakim Haetzni warned in a letter to settler leaders not to cooperate with Obama's representatives, since any information given to them will be used to further pressure Israel. Haetzni also blasted the US government for THINKING IT HAS THE RIGHT TO KEEP TABS ON AN ALLY IN SUCH A MANNER.

"It's great chutzpah of a foreign government TO OPENLY COLLECT INFORMATION AND SUPERVISE A COUNTRY ON THAT COUNTRY'S OWN TERRITORY. We must not cooperate with this brazenness."

The Toba eruption, which took place on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia about 73,000 years ago, released an estimated 800 cubic kilometers of ash into the atmosphere that blanketed the skies and blocked out sunlight for six years. In the aftermath, global temperatures dropped by as much as 16 degrees centigrade (28 degrees Fahrenheit) and life on Earth plunged deeper into an ice age that lasted around 1,800 years.

Although humans survived the event, researchers have detected INCREASING ACTIVITY UNDERNEATH A CALDERA AT YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, where some suspect another supervolcanic eruption will eventually take place. Though not expected to occur anytime soon, A YELLOWSTONE ERUPTION COULD COAT HALF THE UNITED STATES IN A LAYER OF ASH UP TO 3 FEET (1 METER) DEEP.

American scientist Elizabeth Blackburn was here in Stockholm to collect her Nobel prize for medicine and everyone attending her news conference wanted to know the same thing. When will our lives be measured in centuries not decades? Could we one day stave off death itself? But for those hoping the scientific Holy Grail was in reach, Blackburn had some sad news. She said SCIENTISTS WERE A LONG WAY OFF FROM BEING ABLE TO SIGNIFICANTLY SLOW THE AGEING PROCESS.

"OF COURSE, IN SOME WAY, WE TREASURE THE IDEA OF IMMORTALITY," Blackburn told me. But she had mixed feelings and said the focus should be about improving the quality of the current lifespan, not just about extending it. "I think that most people value a healthy life. I don't think that so many people so much value the (idea of) hundreds of years of life," she said. "I think that's an intriguing possibility to play with mentally, BUT I DON'T SEE IT SCIENTIFICALLY ABOUT TO HAPPEN."

An Italian businessman announced the sale of the dolls on the same day that a Mafia witness linked the 73-year-old Berlusconi to the Mafia and a corruption case against him resumed. Berlusconi has denied any wrongdoing. Darrigo says he has sent one of the voodoo dolls - complete with pins - to the prime minister's office as a gift for Berlusconi and hopes all Italian politicians will soon have one.

The puppet, pins and book can be bought online. The website - which describes voodooism as "the black magic which the damned communists used to beat Silvio Berlusconi's empire in 2021" - includes a disclaimer that assures Berlusconi's lawyers that the doll and story are satirical. Berlusconi has repeatedly accused opposition political parties and magistrates of being communists out to destroy him.

Last year, French President Nicolas Sarkozy went to court seeking a ban on a voodoo doll representing him and an accompanying manual, but a court rejected his case citing, in part, "the right to humour." An appeals court later ruled the figurines and manual were an offence to Sarkozy's dignity but let them remain on sale.