We are getting so close to the end. I pray that you are awake. If you are not, WAKE UP!!! Please watch the videos below. GOD is revealing the truth to those who have ears.
In statements made during recent interviews, FEMA administrator Brock Longhas repeatedly urged all Americans to understand three truths:
“FEMA is broke. The system is broken. If this is the new normal, Americans can’t rely on a federal cavalry when disaster strikes. They will have to take care of themselves.”
Those are his exact words! Administrator Long’s first two points deserve some rigorous reflection. His third and most important point is something we should all act on – now – before disasters strike and FEMA fails to deliver (again). We must be our own first responders.
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In numerous statements to news media, FEMA head administrator Brock Long urged all Americans to understand three truths:
FEMA is broke.
The system is broken.
If this is the new normal, Americans can’t rely on a federal cavalry when disaster strikes. They will have to take care of themselves.
Administrator Long’s first two points deserve some rigorous analysis – something we’ll be watching as it unfolds. His third and most important point is something we should all act on now. (See source of the quote.)
UPDATE: On 5/16/18, Long told Florida’s Governor’s Conference on Hurricanes that state and local emergency personnel could not count on FEMA for supplies and assistance in a timely manner. He said:
If you don’t have the ability to do things such as provide your own food and water and your own commodities to your citizens for the first 48 to 72 hours…I can’t guarantee that we can be right on time to backfill everything you need.
We’ve known that we can’t count on the government to provide for all in a crisis. It’s happened time and time again, affecting nearly every region of our country. For decades.
I certainly don’t fault newly-minted Administrator Long for FEMA’s failure. In fact, I hope his message moves many to prepare who haven’t. It should be crystal clear now – we must take care of ourselves.
Donald Trump signs Executive order on EMP threat… Does he know something is coming? Perhaps Vladimir Putin even knows what is coming, Did Donald Trump hint who will be responsible? Central Intelligence Agency’s.. What happened in Ukraine, and is happening in Venezuela will soon come to America.
Along with the Death camps, Prison Barges, Guillotines, now another threat. wonderful. I don’t know how people can deny any of this. Some people just refuse to wake up. Some people just believe what they are told by the government and the main stream media. It’s sad.
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WHATEVER YOU HAVE TO DO FOR GOD, YOU BETTER DO IT QUICK! WORK WHILE IT IS STILL DAY FOR THE NIGHT IS COMING FAST!
John 9:4 “I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.”
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Speaking to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago resort, President Donald Trump said there’s “a very good likelihood” that he’ll be closing the U.S. southern border next week if Mexico does not immediately stop illegal immigration. (March 29) — The Associated Press
China imports more recyclable goods than any other country in the world. But earlier this year, China stopped accepting a long list of imported plastic and paper waste, and implemented much stricter guidelines for what it’s willing to take in. The dramatic policy change is part of a national campaign to reduce the country’s carbon footprint, but China’s decision to no longer be the trash collector for the rest of the world is causing major problems for U.S. waste processing operations. Across the U.S., recyclers had been accustomed to sending major portions of their paper and plastic to China, but now they’re scrambling to find other takers. Already, more than a dozen states have started to giving companies waivers to throw out recyclables, including Massachusetts, where more than 4,000 tons of single-stream recyclables and more than 10,000 tons of glass have been sent to landfills. VICE News traveled to Massachusetts to visit a processor that used to have an average of a few dozen one-ton cubes of recyclables sitting around and now has thousands.
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Purpose. An electromagnetic pulse (EMP) has the potential to disrupt, degrade, and damage technology and critical infrastructure systems. Human-made or naturally occurring EMPs can affect large geographic areas, disrupting elements critical to the Nation’s security and economic prosperity, and could adversely affect global commerce and stability. The Federal Government must foster sustainable, efficient, and cost-effective approaches to improving the Nation’s resilience to the effects of EMPs. Learn More: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidenti…
March 26, 2019– Mary Greeley News – Unvaccinated people under age 18 are banned from public places in Rockland County, New York, as of midnight Wednesday, according to John Lyon, director of strategic communications for County Executive Ed Day. https://marygreeley.com/?p=83400
Vaccinations have so much poison in them and the goal is to KILL and depopulate or keep you so ill throughout life so Big Pharma makes trillions.
Amazon, Twitter and several others are scrubbing books off their sites warning people not to vaccinate. They are pushing their agenda and don’t want the truth out there. You tube is taking off videos warning people not to vaccinate and showing stats on autism because of vaccines.
They may not give DPT but they give TDAP! I got a booster shot as a kid the last year they gave it. I was so sick, I will never forget it. I was left with a huge boil on my arm and the scar to prove it. Now they get 69 shots as a kid according to cdc schedule. That is insane. I read Drs get the $40,000 minimum bonus per year giving vaccines. The more they give the more they make… follow the money trail.
I got chicken pox, measles, and mumps in that order separated by no more than 3 days each, with no ill effects at 60 now; and havent had a flu shot in 50 years-I never get the flu…
Do people not remember that the last measles “outbreak” on the east coast was CAUSED BY A KID WHO JUST GOT HIS MMR BOOSTER!!!!!!!!! or Dr paul thomas’s practice data that shows the ones who have the least shots spread LESS disease!!!!! It’s all about the $$$
Officials in Rockland County, New York are taking a drastic step to keep a measles outbreak in check. According to Gizmodo, minors who haven’t received the MMR vaccine have been banned from public places for 30 days. Immunization statuses will not be actively tracked by police. However, the parents of children caught flouting the order face the risk of possible jail time and/or a hefty fine.
Apology to Mark Biltz and a call on him to oppose Noahide Laws Russia moved yesterday its forces into Venezuela as direct challenge to the US try to interfere in Venezuela’s political issues. Hamas launches rocket that destroys Israeli home wounded several of its residents and Israel retaliates with massive bombings.
Smoke rises from a fire burning at the Intercontinental Terminals Company in Deer Park, east of Houston, Texas, U.S., March 18, 2019. Jaimie Meldrum/@jamiejow/Handout via REUTERS
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A petrochemical fire at a storage facility outside Houston spread on Tuesday to engulf eight giant tanks containing liquid fuels, officials of Intercontinental Terminals Co said on Tuesday afternoon.
The fire started Sunday at the Mitsui & Co subsidiary along the Houston Ship Channel and has spread despite efforts to contain the blaze, which is fed by tanks holding 80,000 barrels each of liquids used in gasoline.
It would be another day before firefighters would know how much longer the inferno would last, said Ray Russell, a spokesman for Channel Industries Mutual Aid, which coordinates firefighting efforts among area energy plants. No injuries have been reported.
Reporting by Erwin Seba; Editing by James Dalgleish
Traffic has slowly begun to flow after dozens of ships were stuck along the Houston Ship Channel for a third consecutive day as the US Coast Guard continued to clean a chemical spill from Intercontinental Terminals’ (ITC) storage facility in Deer Park, Texas.
The closure of a section of the waterway prevented the passage of 62 vessels — 31 trying to come into the port and 31 trying to depart — including oil tankers, LPG tankers, and dry bulkers, the Coast Guard told Argus today.
Included in that group are seven oil tankers: the Eagle San Juan, Stolt Effort, Stolt Teal, Bow Performer, Sea Ruby, and the Silver Rotterdam; and three LPG tankers: Legend Prosperity, Albert, and Sumire Gas, according to Argus vessel tracking. These vessels are located to the west of the spill, near Tucker’s Bayou.
A section of the ship channel from Tucker’s Bayou to light 116 has been closed since 22 March, when a mix of chemicals and fire retarding foam spilled into the water when a dike surrounding storage tanks that had been burning earlier in the week gave way. A spill cleanup effort is underway using dozens of ships.
Vessel traffic has begun to loosen up slightly today. The US Coast Guard re-opened the contaminated area to vessel movement at 3:30pm ET today, for daytime transits only. One ship has moved through the spill area inbound today, while another has been boarded inbound, according to shipping agency Moran Shipping. Another vessel sailed outbound, passed the spill area, and headed to a decontamination berth.
Oil facilities inside the spill area include Houston Fuel Oil, Jacintoport, Vopak, and ITC. A number of refineries, including LyondellBasell’s 268,000 b/d facility and Shell’s 340,000 b/d refinery, were also effectively cut off from waterborne deliveries by the channel closure.
The Houston Pilots plan to prioritize outbound sailings from the port, once ships are deemed able to move through the spill area without contamination, said Moran.
IDF strikes Rafah overnight ■ Iron Dome intercepts one rocket over the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon ■ Both sides signal willingness to refrain from flare-up, but are primed for renewed aggression
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Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh, Gaza Strip, March 27, 2019.
The Israeli military carried out a series of strikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning after a rocket launched from the coastal enclave targeted southern Israel.
In the early morning on Wednesday, rocket sirens blasted in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon after renewed strikes by the Israeli army in Rafah. A rocket was intercepted by the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system.
The fire exchange came after a day of relative calm, following a serious flare-up that began on Monday. Seven people were wounded early Monday morning after a house north of Tel Aviv was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cut short his visit to Washington and return to Israel.
Wednesday, 7:41 P.M.
An Egyptian security delegation has arrived in Gaza through the Erez crossing and met with Hamas leaders. Meanwhile, the southern Israeli regional council of Eshkol reported hearing explosions across the border in Gaza.
An Israeli soldier walks in a field near the border with Gaza, in southern Israel March 26, 2019Credit: \ AMIR COHEN/ REUTERS
Wednesday, 5:36 P.M.
Sky News Arabia reports that the Egyptian security delegation will suggest a draft document to Hamas to establish a year-long calm with Israel.
Wednesday, 3:16 P.M.
Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh says the “Israeli occupation got the message,” and congratulates all Gaza factions for “acting to stop Israeli arrogance.” Haniyeh promises to rebuild his bureau, which was destroyed Monday evening in an Israeli airstrike.
Speaking outside his demolished office, he calls on the Palestinian people to come protest along the border fence on Saturday in honor of the one-year anniversary of the March of Return.
The Israeli military is holding security assessments on the Gaza border.
Wednesday 2:15 P.M.
The Gaza committee organizing the protests along the border is calling for a general strike to be held Saturday and for mass mobilization near the border fence starting at 1 P.M. to mark the one-year anniversary of the March of Return
Palestinians sit with their belongings in a street outside their destroyed house after an Israeli missile targeted a nearby Hamas site, in Gaza City March 26, 2019. Credit: REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
A rocket is intercepted by the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system over the industrial area of the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.
Wednesday 04:01 A.M.
IDF strike on Hamas’ public security bureau in Gaza
Rocket sirens blare in the industrial area of the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, Israeli army says.
Wednesday, 03:08 A.M.
The Israeli army says it struck a number of targets inside a Hamas military compound in the area of Rafah in the southern Strip. The strike was launched in response to incendiary balloons and rockets fired earlier toward Israel from the Strip, the army says, adding that it holds Hamas accountable for any hostilities emanating from the Strip.
Tuesday, 11:51 P.M.
Israeli soldiers work near their tanks at a gathering area near the Israel-Gaza border, in southern Israel, Tuesday, March 26, 2019.Credit: AP Photo/Ariel Schalit
Israeli army says it identified one rocket launch from Gaza toward the industrial area of Ashkelon after sirens blared in the area.
Tuesday, 11:40 P.M.
Rocket sirens blare in the industrial area of the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.
Tuesday, 11:28 P.M.
The Israeli army attacks several targets in the southern Gaza Strip, the army’s spokesperson’s unit says. According to the military, among the targets struck was a Hamas military compound and a weapons manufacturing site in Khan Yunis.
The strike was launched in response to a rocket fired earlier toward Israel from the Strip, the army says, adding that it holds Hamas accountable for any hostilities emanating from the Strip.
Palestinians inspect their house that was damaged in a nearby Israeli air strike in Gaza City, March 26, 2019. Credit: \ MOHAMMED SALEM/ REUTERS
Tuesday, 11:05 P.M.
The Gaza-border Eshkol Regional Council tells its residents that the Israeli military started launching strikes on the Strip, warning that they will hear loud blasts. However, the council says schools will still be open Wednesday morning.
Meanwhile, Palestinian reports say Israel struck near Khan Yunis’ port.
Tuesday, 9:18 P.M.
Reports from Gaza say that a delegation of Egyptian mediators will arrive at the Strip Wednesday.
Tuesday, 9:16 P.M.
Hamas and Islamic Jihad deny responsibility for the rocket fired earlier Tuesday evening, claiming that it was an “individual act” and unconnected to either organization.
On Monday night, Hamas and Islamic Jihad announced a cease-fire had been reached. Despite these reports, limited exchanges continued Monday night and throughout Tuesday. A senior Hamas official told Haaretz that Gaza factions are committed to the cease-fire.
Palestinian sources in Gaza said Tuesday morning that Israel’s condition for a cease-fire is an end to all activities around the border fence, including the launching of incendiary balloons and the planned Friday protest, which marks the one year anniversary of the “March of Return.”
House struck by Gaza rocket in Mishmeret on March 25, 2019. Credit: Meged Gozani
Israeli officials later denied that a cease-fire agreement had been reached
Nickolay Mladenov, the UN special coordinator for the Middle East process, said Monday that the UN is “working intensely with Egypt and all sides” to reduce tensions, urging the Security Council on Tuesday to condemn the indiscriminate firing of rockets by Gaza’s Hamas rulers toward Israel.
March 25, 2019– Mary Greeley News – Bomb shelters opened ■ Thousands of reservists to be called up ■ Army warns civilians: Explosions to be heard as part of attack on the Strip ■ Three wounded from rocket strike still hospitalized. https://marygreeley.com/?p=83356
#flooding#prepping#foodprices In this video I discuss the prognosticated food price hike as a result of floods, droughts and wild temperature fluctuations around the world. A few more events like this may tip the scales towards global food shortages and drastic price hikes.
We have never seen catastrophic flooding like this, and the NOAA is now telling us that there will be more major flooding for at least two more months. On Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warned that “historic, widespread flooding” would “continue through May”. More than 90 percent of the upper Midwest and Great Plains is currently covered by an average of 10.7 inches of snow, and all of that snow is starting to melt. That means that we are going to transition from one of the worst winters in modern history to a flood season that has already taken an apocalyptic turn for farmers all across America. At this moment, millions of acres of farmland are already underwater. Thousands of farmers are not going to be able to plant crops this year, and thousands of other farmers that have been financially ruined by the floods will never return to farming again. This is already the worst agricultural disaster in modern American history, and it is going to get a whole lot worse. Millions of bushels of wheat, corn and soybeans have been destroyed by flood waters, hundreds of millions of dollars worth of livestock have been lost, and all of us will soon be feeling a lot more pain at the grocery store. And this would be a complete and utter national nightmare even if the flooding was all over, but the NOAA just told us that we should expect more catastrophic flooding for the next two months. In fact, the NOAA is using the words “unprecedented flood season” to describe what is coming, and they are warning that “more than 200 million people” are at risk… Forecasters warned the floods would likely to continue through May, and could worsen in the coming weeks. Of all the natural disasters that we have seen in recent years, this is the biggest, and U.S. food production is going to be dramatically affected because many farmers will not be able to grow crops at all in 2019. Many of America’s farmers will bravely keep going after this disaster, but for many others a financial breaking point has arrived. Farm bankruptcies had already surged to the highest level since the last recession prior to all of this flooding, and now this crisis will end up driving many of them away from the profession for good. In the end, it is going to be a while before we know the full extent of the damage to America’s farms and our food supply, but all of the experts agree that it will be unprecedented. Food prices are about to start soaring in a major way. There has not been such a massive blow to U.S. food production in my entire lifetime. Food prices are already high, but the truth is that this is as low as they are going to get. Much less food will be produced in our heartland this year, and that will mean skyrocketing prices at our grocery stores. The damage continues on downstream for people, livestock, homes and businesses. Please keep them all in your prayers
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Yesterday, Thursday March 21, 2019…President Donald Trump recognized Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights…this is VERY significant…but what is also very significant is yesterday was also Purim… Make no mistake about it…yesterdays Purim announcement will increase tensions even more between Russia, Iran, Turkey, and Syria against the nation of Israel bringing us even closer to a coming confrontation…. Is there a connection between this Purim announcement and the upcoming deal of the century peace plan which is to be revealed over the coming days, weeks, or months??? The fact that we are seeing the stage being set for future Biblical Confrontations ( Isaiah 17, Ezekiel 38 )…and we know the Church is raptured prior to the Antichrist confirming (making greater) a covenant with many for one week ( 7 years )( Daniel 9:27)…. this should encourage us more than ever before to plant the seeds of Truth to a world walking in darkness and that Truth is only found in Jesus Christ… Jesus is coming soon!!!
Popocatépetl Volcano is seen from Mexico City spewing ash and smoke on December 2, 2018. The large stratovolcano exploded in one its largest eruptions on Monday night. (Photo Credit: Rodrigo Arangua / AFP / Getty Images)
Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano erupted late on Monday, hurling incandescent rock about 1.5 miles down its slopes and sending ash into the night sky near the nation’s capital.
The explosion, one of the volcano’s largest eruptions in years, was heard from nearby communities and was loud enough to shake doors and windows of houses in the city of Puebla, according to local media.
According to the Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC), the explosion at the volcano had taken place at 9:38 p.m. local time.
In a statement, the agency urged residents — especially the some 25 million who live within about 60 miles of the mountain’s crater — not to approach the volcano, because of the danger involved in the fall of ballistic fragments.
Video posted to Twitter (shown above) show rattled residents living in the vicinity of the volcano in the aftermath of the loud explosion.
The 17,797-foot volcano has been particularly active in recent months, several times spewing out sprays of hot rock and towering clouds of ash, the Associated Press reported.
The Mexican government has issued a Yellow Alert, which means people should prepare for a possible evacuation, although no such order is in place right now. No injuries were reported from the Monday night explosion.
Popocatépetl is considered the most threatening volcano in North America, in terms of explosive activity and population threat. Its current low- or moderate-scale eruptive behavior can switch relatively quickly to a large, catastrophic Plinian eruption, the largest and most violent of all the types of volcanic eruptions, according to the volcanologists at the National History Museum.
Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, The power, and the glory, Forever and ever. Amen.
The worm moon is named for signs of earthworms that appear, signaling the return of spring, according to The Farmers’ Almanac. It is also known as the Crow moon or Sap moon for similar reasons.
The worm moon will rise at 6:54 p.m. March 20 and set at 7:43 a.m. the next day.
The super snow moon from Feb. 18, 2019. (Neil Blake | MLive.com)
A supermoon happens when the full moon phase coincides with the moon’s closest point in its orbit to Earth, making it appear about a bit larger and brighter than normal, though not really enough for most to tell the difference.
Flooded Camp Ashland, Army National Guard facility, is seen in this aerial photo taken in Ashland, Nebraska, U.S., March 17, 2019. Picture taken March 17, 2019. Courtesy Herschel Talley/Nebraska National Guard/Handout via REUTERS
The floods, which have prompted each state’s governor to declare a state of emergency, are the result of last week’s “bomb cyclone” winter storm, a winter hurricane that blew in from the western Rocky Mountains.
The NWS reported that temperatures across the hardest-hit areas will reach above 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 C) through midweek and exceed 60 Fahrenheit by Friday. That would speed the pace of snow melt across the region and contribute water to already swollen rivers, the NWS said, possibly forcing evacuations in communities along the Missouri River on the Nebraska and Iowa border, as well as along the Elkhorn and Platte rivers in Nebraska.
“There could be issues across portions of Nebraska and Kansas for the next seven days,” NWS meteorologist Jim Hayes said.
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds also issued an emergency proclamation at the outset of the flooding.
I posted this next story because I found it so interesting that this fire was so near in time and location to the other Texas Blaze in the past few days.
BAYTOWN, TX. (THECOUNT) — La Porte emergency personnel are responding to a report of a large blaze at the Exxon facility in Baytown Saturday.
Officials said there is no need for residents to shelter in place and that more information will be provided “when possible,” source.
Geo quick facts: Baytown is a city within Harris County and partially in Chambers County in the Gulf Coast region of the U.S. state of Texas. Located within the Houston–The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area, it lies on the northern side of the Galveston Bay complex near the outlets of the San Jacinto River and Buffalo Bayou – Wikipedia.
The fire was coming from storm drains when first responders got to the scene at 216 West Slauson Avenue in Florence around 7:45 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The fire department said manhole covers were “displaced due to underground pressure.”
Roughly 80 firefighters were at the scene hours later investigating the fire, which the department said was caused by a gasoline tank in a storage yard, ABC7 reports.
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Drone video of Spencer Dam collapse/ US 281 bridge. The power of mother nature is just unbelievable what it can do. The whole area looked like a bomb went off. Thoughts and prayers to all who were affected by the insane force of the floods. Angels Straw Bale Saloon and residence was a complete loss. The river channel moved over to where the bar and house once was.
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President Donald Trump ordered the immediate grounding of Boeing’s BA controversial 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9 planes following similar decisions from aviation authorities around the world in the wake of Sunday’s deadly crash in Ethiopia.
I received another message, this one stating that Pakistan has moved the TEL vehicles to launch sites which can reach into India. Pakistan is getting ready to launch. (I received the link to this post but have not been able to get the link to open. I am working on it. I will continue to attempt to verify.)
Update 2/28/19
I just received a message (I have not yet been able to confirm) that states China has begun deploying 500,000 troops to the China/Pakistan and China/Indian border and Pakistani 50,000 troops are moving to the Indian border. Pakistan and India have been bombing each other this week. As of 9 pm CST, they have been moving truck mounted nuclear missiles out of storage. If nuclear weapons are fired, the fallout will circle the globe. Be prepared to shelter in place for a minimum of two weeks.
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U.S. Says India-Pakistan Escalation Risks ‘Unacceptably High’
Indian and Pakistani troops traded fire briefly along the contested border in Kashmir on Thursday morning, a day after the two nuclear powers both downed enemy jets, with Pakistan capturing an Indian pilot.
The United States, China, and other world powers have urged restraint from the two nations as tensions escalate following tit-for-tat airstrikes in the wake of a suicide car bombing that killed at least 40 Indian paramilitary police in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Feb. 14.
On Thursday morning troops from India and Pakistan briefly exchanged fire in Poonch, a district in Indian-occupied Kashmir, according to a statement from the Indian army.
“The Indian army retaliated strongly and effectively,” said Lieutenant Colonel Devender Anand, a defense ministry spokesman.
The firing, that India claims was initiated by Pakistan and lasted for a little over an hour beginning at 0600 local time (0030 GMT), was significantly less elevated than the artillery fire exchanged by the two sides on Wednesday.
Pakistan said the firing began overnight.
“The firing continued in intervals throughout the night. It was moderate. Even now it’s continuing,” said Shaukat Yusufzai, an administration official in the Pakistan-controlled part of Poonch.
One man was hospitalized after being hit by shrapnel, he added.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has called for talks.
“History tells us that wars are full of miscalculation. My question is that, given the weapons we have, can we afford miscalculation,” Khan said during a brief televised broadcast to the nation. “We should sit down and talk.”
Pakistan and India have fought three wars since independence from British colonial rule in 1947, two over Kashmir, and went to the brink of a fourth in 2002 after a Pakistani militant attack on India’s parliament.
Pakistan has shut its airspace, forcing commercial airlines to reroute. Thai Airways International announced on Thursday that it had canceled flights to Pakistan and Europe, which left thousands of passengers stranded in Bangkok.
On Wednesday evening India’s foreign ministry handed a dossier to Pakistan that it claimed detailed camps of the Pakistan-based militant group that carried out the Feb. 14 attack.
The conflict comes at a critical time for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who faces a general election in a matter of months.
Late on Wednesday B.S. Yeddyurappa, the leader of Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party in the southern state of Karnataka, said India’s strike inside Pakistani territory would help the party to win back power in the state – the first such comment from a member of the ruling party.
“This has brought a pro-Modi wave all through the country,” he told reporters.
“The effect of this will be seen in the elections.”
International concern
The latest escalation marks a sudden deterioration in relations between the two countries. As recently as November, Pakistan’s leader Khan spoke of “mending ties” with India.
The White House urged “both sides to take immediate steps to de-escalate the situation.”
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement he had spoken separately with the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan and urged them to “prioritize direct communication and avoid further military activity”.
Pakistan’s envoy to the United States, Asad Majeed Khan, said Islamabad would like to see the Trump administration play a more active role in easing the crisis.
At the same time, he said the lack of U.S. condemnation of India’s strike on Pakistan was “construed and understood as an endorsement of the Indian position, and that is what emboldened them even more”.
China, the European Union and other countries also called for restraint. Japan’s foreign minister said on Thursday the country was concerned about the “deteriorating situation”.
The Chinese government’s top diplomat, State Councilor Wang Yi, spoke by telephone with Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and expressed “deep concern”, China’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
The United States, Britain, and France proposed the United Nations Security Council blacklist Azhar Masood, the head of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad, the group that claimed responsibility for the Feb. 14 attack. China is likely to be oppose the move.
Stranded passengers wait at the check-in area at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok on February 28, 2019. (AFP)
Flights canceled
Thai Airways said it had canceled more than a dozen flights to Europe due to Pakistan’s move, along with all flights to and from the country.
Several airlines including Emirates and Qatar Airways, suspended flights to Pakistan on Wednesday, while others such as Singapore Airlines and British Airways were forced to reroute flights.
Singapore Airlines said on Thursday all of its Europe-bound flights would continue as planned, avoiding the affected airspace as necessary.
Flights from the Middle East and India were also affected.
Air Canada said on Wednesday it has temporarily suspended service to India.
Last Update: Thursday, 28 February 2019 KSA 09:22 – GMT 06:22
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Smoke rises from a fire burning at the Intercontinental Terminals Company in Deer Park, east of Houston, Texas, U.S., March 18, 2019. Jaimie Meldrum/@jamiejow/Handout via REUTERS
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Popocatépetl Volcano is seen from Mexico City spewing ash and smoke on December 2, 2018. The large stratovolcano exploded in one its largest eruptions on Monday night. (Photo Credit: Rodrigo Arangua / AFP / Getty Images)
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Stranded passengers wait at the check-in area at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok on February 28, 2019. (AFP)