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oiocivistheIranianpresidencyheadedbyabombastic,
loose-lippedanti-Semitewhoisopenlycommittedtothede-
miseoftheWest.AccordingtomuchoftheWesternmedia,
President-electHasanRowhani,unlikehispredecessorMahmoud
Ahmadinejad,isamoderateanda
reformistwhowillalterthe
deantcourseoftheIslamic
Republic.
Butlookscanbe
deceiving.
Rowhaniwonthe
Iranianpresidential
electionwithafrac-
tionabove,opercent
ofthevote.Repre-
sentingthemod-
erates,hesoared
onthesupportand
endorsementsofmod-
erateformerpresidents
MohammadKhatami
BY ANTHONY CHIBARIRWE
Will This Man
Change Iranian
Politics?
see IRAN page 12
Insanity: Fighting terrorism by arming terrorists 2
Imminent: Former pope to be made a saint 3
Merkel: German to be made official EU language 4
Losing: The supercomputer race 5
ADHD: A nation of kids on drugs 9

Iranian President-elect Hassan
Rowhani attends a press
conference in Tehran on June 17.
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MIDDLE EAST
Why Iran Cant Reform
FOREIGN POLICY | June 20
S
o.moderatehaswontheIra-
nianpresidentialelection.Hesa
moderatewhoadvertiseshimselfas
aslydefenderofTehransnuclearas-
pirations.Hesamoderatewhosbeen
warningWesterncountriestostayout
ofSyriascivilwar.Hesamoder-
atewhowasallowedtorunonlyafer
ahostofmorepragmaticcandidates
werecutfromtheeldbythecurrent
leadershipsvettingcommission.And
hesamoderatewhosmadeitclear
thathesnotabouttotamperwiththe
principleofclericalrulethatstandsat
thecoreofthesystemGrandAyatol-
lahRuhollahKhomeiniestablishedin
:,. Soshouldwebecelebrating:
Well,theupsideisthatHasanRow-
haniwononFridayselectionbecause
Iranianvoterswereintentonshowing
theirleadersthattheypreferastheir
presidentamanwhosuggestseventhe
mostminuterevisions[tothe]reign-
ingorder.Butthefactremainsthat,
evenifRowhaniwantedtoimplement
evenmorefar-reachingchanges,Irans
currentpowerstructuregivesthe
presidentminimalspacetodoso.
Today,theIslamicRepublicisan
internationalpariahandaneconomic
basketcase.Tirty-fouryearsafer
therevolution,however,itsbecome
increasinglyobviousthatthesystem
establishedbyKhomeinihasossied
andisnowcorrespondinglybrittle.
Telimitedspacefordemocratic
participationoriginallyallowedbythe
rstgenerationofrevolutionarylead-
ershassteadilyyieldedtounvarnished
authoritarianism.
Andthatis,aboveall,thedoingof
todayssupremeleader,AyatollahAli
Khamenei.Duringhis:-yearrule,
Khameneihasconsistentlyfollowed
theKhomeinistprincipleofkeeping
realpowerconnedtoatinyelite.
Byexcludingfellow:,veteran
andpoliticalheavyweightAliAkbar
HashemiRafsanjanifromthisyears
presidentialelection,Khameneibroke
thelastlinkconnectinghisownrule
withthehallowedrevolution.Overthe
years,hehascometodependprimari-
lyontheRevolutionaryGuardsCorps,
anorganizationoriginallyestablished
asaparallelmilitarydesignedtode-
fendtherevolutionfromitsenemiesat
homeandabroad.Teyhaveabig
stakeinthecurrentstatusquoand
theyalsohappentocommandmany
ofthegunsneededtoprotectit.
AsforRowhani,letsexpecthim
tomakeafewmodestgesturesinthe
directionofreform.Butitwillbeabig
surpriseifhemanagestogobeyond
that.Heknowsthatitwillbehisown
neckonthelineifhestepsouttoofar.
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n Iran underestimates Europe
ArecentmeetingbetweentheIranian
governmentandprominentleadersof
theTalibanhighlightshowalleyesare
distractedfromthemostdangerous
playerintheregion.Whilenations
suchasIran,AfghanistanandPaki-
stanghttoinuencetheTalibanin
T
uiOn.m.administrationappearstobemovingtoward
armingrebelsinSyria,thoughtheWhiteHousehasonly
publiclyconrmedanincreaseinthescopeandscaleof
itsmilitarysupport.
Byoneestimate,sevenofninekeyrebelcombatant
groupsareIslamist.Asthecivilwarhasdraggedon,the
rebelshavebecomemoreIslamistandextreme,the Econo-
mistreports.
ArmsshipmentsapprovedbytheObamaadministration
havealreadyendedupinthehandsofjihadistsinLibya.
TeweaponsandmoneyfromQatarstrengthenedmilitant
groupsinLibya,reportedtheNew York Times,allowing
themtobecomeadestabilizingforcesincethefallofthe
Qadhagovernment.
InhisapparentSyriaabout-face,thepresidenthasbeen
eggedonbytheClintons.FormerSecretaryofStateHillary
ClintonhadalreadyproposedarmingtheSyrianrebels,
onlytoseecoolerheadsprevail.Herhusband,former
PresidentBillClinton,hasalsoclamoredforgreaterU.S.
involvement.
TeClintonsforeign-policyviewsarealignedwith
thoseofRepublicansenatorsJohnMcCainandLindsey
Graham.Hawksofafeatherockedtogetherinsupport
ofthebipartisanMendendez-Corkerbill,whichcontains
aprovisionforarmingSyrianrebelsandeasilypassedthe
SenateForeignRelationsCommittee.
TeonlyRepublicantovoteagainstthebillrebukedhis
colleagues.Tisisanimportantmoment,RandPaulsaid.
Youwillbefunding,today,thealliesofalQaeda.Itsan
ironyyoucannotovercome.
Foryearsaferthe/::terroristattacks,conservativeswho
spokeoutagainstU.S.warsintheMiddleEastweresmeared
asapologistsforIslamicterror.Buttheevidenceismount-
ingthatthesewarsandkineticmilitaryactionshavedone
muchtounleashtheveryforcestheywerelaunchedtocom-
bat,leavingmilitantIslamistsonthemarchfromIraqtoMali.
ForeignaiddollarsarebeingspentwhereAmericansare
reviled.U.S.troopsaredyingincountriesthatdontseem
tobetrendingtowardliberaldemocracy.
Syriamaybetheclearestcaseyetofhowanintervention
againstanindisputablybrutaldictatorcouldcutagainst
Americannationalinterests.Evenwithpromisesofno
bootsontheground,itmaybetheClinton-McCaincontin-
gentstoughestsell.
Fighting Terrorism by Arming Terrorists
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE | June 17
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ordertoshoreuptheirbordersand
counterU.S.inuence,theyunderes-
timatetheEuropeanpresence.ToIran,
theTalibanisatoolbywhichitcan
exertinuenceovertheregionand
countertheUnitedStates.Byfocusing
sointentlyontheU.S.,however,itis
neglectingthemoredangerousinu-
enceofGermany.Germaninuence
intheregionisexpanding,whilethe
U.S.isbecominglessofathreat.Ger-
manpoliciesandplansintheMiddle
EastwillnotallowGermanysinu-
enceintheregiontobeundermined.
IfGermanylostitspowerintheregion,
itwouldloseitsencirclementoftheoil
goldentriangle.Germanyimported
,oo,ooobarrelsofoilperdayfromthe
MiddleEastin:o::.TeEuropean
Unionimportsaroundo percentof
itsoilfromtheMiddleEast.German
positioningintheMiddleEasthelps
itmaintainaccesstoMiddleEastern
oil,thusosettingitsdependenceon
Russia,whileatthesametimeplacing
Germantroopsinpositionscapableof
decisivemilitaryactionifneeded.
n U.S. to grant military aid to
rebels
Aferconrmingitnowbelievesthat
chemicalweaponshavebeenusedin
Syria,theUnitedStatesannouncedit
willgivedirectmilitaryaidtotheSyr-
ianrebels.Teannouncementcame
onJune:,,aferU.S.intelligencein-
formedPresidentObamathatBashar
Assadsregimehadusedchemical
weapons,includingthenerveagent
sarin,onasmallscaleagainstthe
oppositionmultipletimesinthelast
year.Tislatestdevelopmentcould
turnthetideofthewarbackinthe
rebelsfavor.Indoingso,itwilllikely
pusheventsclosertotheconclusion
revealedinBibleprophecy.Whendis-
cussingSyria,theTrumpetofenrefers
backtotheallianceofnationsproph-
esiedinPsalm8,,whichincludes
Syria(ancientlytheHagarenes).Tese
arenationsthatallywiththekingof
thenorth(Daniel:::o)afertheking
ofthenorthdestroystheIranian-led
kingofthesouth.Psalm8,indicates
thatSyriawillnotbealliedwithIran
formuchlonger.Tissuggeststhe
Assadregimesdaysarenumbered.
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EUROPE
T
uiv.1uwasclearedTuesdayforformerpopeJohn Paul ii
tobedeclaredasaintwhentheVaticanattributedasec-
ondmiracletohim.Techurchhasntdisclosedthenature
ofthemiracle,butinsiderssaythelatepopeworkeditafer
hisdeath,andthatitwillamazetheworld.
Tepapalsainthoodprocessnor-
mallytakesdecadesorcenturies,but
JohnPaulssuccessor,Benedict xvi,
fast-trackeditforhim.Protestant
churcheshadbeensweptintoanun-
precedentedfervorofpapaladulation
atthetimeofhisdeath,soBenedict
wantedtocapitalizeontheeuphoria.
Tehealingofanunwasdeclared
ashisrstmiracle,leadingtohis:o::
beatication.Reportssayhissecond
miracletookplacethedayofthat
beaticationyearsaferhisdeath
andinvolvedawomansextraordi-
naryhealingafershedprayedtothedeadpope.
Withtwocertiedmiraclesnowattributedtohim,John
Paulisjustafewsignaturesawayfromsainthood.Sinceonly
vepopesinthelast:,oooyearshavebeennamedassaints,
itwillbealandmarkeventforCatholicsandChristians
underVaticansway.ItsexpectedtohappenonOctober:o.
JohnPauliiwasnoordinarypope.Heinjectedanewvi-
talityintotheVaticanthatspilledthebanksofCatholicism
toenchantthewholeChristianworld.Hewastheprimary
catalystforchangeinEuropethatreunitedeastwithwest.
Heeliminatedmuchliberalismfromthechurch.Bythe
timeofhisdeath,AnglicansandCatholicsweretakingsuch
stridestowardunicationthatoneheadlinesaid,Itsasif
theReformationhadneverhappened.
Athisfuneral,masseschanted
SainthoodNow!Today,justeight
yearson,hisdevoteesaresettoget
theirwish.
Reportsofmiraclesaccomplished
posthumouslyarecommoninCathol-
icism.ButtheHolyBiblemakesplain
thatwhenapersonisdead,heorshe
isutterlyinactive.[T]hedeadknow
notanything.Tereisnowork,nor
device,norknowledge,norwisdom,
inthegrave(Ecclesiastes :,,:o).
Onlyaferbeingresurrectedwillany
personwhohasdiedagainbecapable
ofconsciousnessoraction(Revelation:o).
WecanbesurethatthedeadPolishmanisntworking
miraclesfromthegrave.Yet,becausehissuccessorsare
harnessingtheeuphoriageneratedduringhispapacy
thrustinghimintosainthoodwithunprecedentedspeed
JohnPaulmaywellaccomplishmorefortheCatholic
Churchindeatheventhanhedidinlife.Formoreonhow
JohnPauliilaidthefoundationfortheCatholicismsriseto
dominance,readTeDarkSideofthePopesFuneral.
John Paul II Months From Sainthood
Jeremiah Jacques | June 21
Pope John Paul II before a crowd of some
200,000 people in Zakopane in 1997.
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cii.Mivxiisconservativeswanttoincreasetheuseof
GermaninEuropeiftheyarereelectedinSeptember,call-
ingintheircampaignprogramforthelanguagetobetreated
onaparwithEnglishandFrenchintopBrusselsinstitutions.
Germanisthemostfrequentlyspokennativelanguage
andoneofthreeworkinglanguagesoftheEuropean
Union,adrafprogramfromMerkelsChristianDemo-
craticUnion(cuU)anditsBavariansisterparty,theChris-
tianSocialUnion(csU),reads.
WewillpushforafurtherstrengtheningoftheGer-
manlanguageinEurope.Ourgoalisthatitistreated
inthesamewayasEnglishandFrenchintheEuropean
Parliament,the(European)Commissionand(European)
Council.
EnglishandFrenchhavebeenthedominantworking
languagesoftheEUinthepastfewdecades,although
Frenchhasdeclinedsince:ooastheblocexpandedfrom
:,to:,members,mostfromEasternEuropewhereEnglish
isamorecommonsecondlanguage.
Buttherearedierencesdependingontheinstitution.
Germanisrarelyusedday-to-dayattheEuropeanCom-
mission,butisheardfrequentlyattheEuropeanParlia-
ment,whichhasaGermanpresidentandismadeupof
moreGermansthanmembersfromanyotherstatebecause
ofthecountryslargepopulation.
[Intheirelectionprogram,thecuUandcsUsay,]A
surveybytheBritishbroadcasternncshowsthatGermany
isthemostlikedcountryintheworld.
Merkel Wants More German Spoken in EU
EURACTIV.COM | June 19
The Next Round
GERMAN FOREIGN POLICY | June 18
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1uiafermathofIranspresiden-
tialelections,Germanforeignpolicy
specialistsandgovernmentadvisors
arepushingforanewroundinthe
powerstrugglewithTehran.Evenbe-
forevoteswerecast,Germanspecial-
istswerecallingforusingtheperson-
nelchangetolaunchanewroundin
thedisputeoverIransnuclearpro-
gram.Teconditionsarenowconsid-
eredunusuallyfavorable.
Tewinneroftheelections,Has-
sanRowhaniisinfavorofcompro-
misesinthenucleardisputeanda
normalizationofrelationswiththe
Us..WhereassomeexpertsonIran
arepleadingforusingcooperation
programs,killingTehranwithkind-
nessothersarestillinfavorofpur-
suingconfrontationapproaches.For
example,oneofChancellorHelmut
Kohlsformeradvisorsproposesthat
themorethan,,ooomembersofthe
PeoplesMujahedinofIran,trapped
inIraq,betakenfromthatcountry.
Inthepast,theWesthadconsidered
themasapossiblecoreforasubversive
militaryinsurgentmovementinIran.
TeEUshouldalsoaddresstheIra-
nianpeopledirectlyforexample,us-
inginternetPRcampaignsorthrough
therecentlyfoundedEuropeanEn-
dowmentforDemocracy,whichhas
thetaskofstrengtheningsubversive
forcesagainstundesirableregimes.
Rise in Attacks on
Muslims in Europe
EU OBSERVER | June 19
V
ioiici.c.is1Muslimsin
Europeisontheriseamongthe
handfulofmemberstatesthato-
ciallyrecordsuchincidents.
AreportpublishedonTuesdayby
theVienna-basedFundamentalRights
Agency(vv.)foundthatFinland,
FranceandSwedenregisteredan
increaseinattacksagainstMuslims
between:o:oand:o::.OnlyAustria
registeredadecline.
Anti-Semiticattacksduringthesame
perioddroppedinFranceandSweden.
Tevv.reportnotesthetrends
donotreecttheprevalenceofracist,
xenophobicandrelatedcrimesinthe
memberstatesbecausemostincidenc-
esgounreported.
OnTuesday,ayoungpregnant
Muslim
womanin
Parismis-
carriedafer
sueringa
brutalattack
byskinheads
lastweek,
reportsthe
.vv.Two
menat-
tackedthe
::-year-old
womanin
theParissuburbofArgenteuil.Tey
rippedoherheadscarf,cutherhair,
andshoutedanti-Islamslurs.
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n U.S. and Germany grow closer
U.S.PresidentBarackObamaarrived
inBerlinonMay:8aferattendingthe
G-8SummitinNorthernIreland.For-
merU.S.ambassadortoGermanyJohn
KornblumnotedthatU.S.-German
relationsarestrongernowthanthey
were,oyearsago.Ezekiel:,proph-
esiesthatGermanyandAmericawill
indeedsharecloserelationsforawhile.
Butthiswillleadtoadoublecross.
AfergainingAmericastrustand
support,GermanywillbetraytheU.S.
WatchforAmericatodrawcloserto
Germany.Tounderstandmoreabout
thisprophecy,read GeraldFlurrys
articleASpecialWarning:Germanys
LongHistoryofDeadlyDeceit.
Click to Play
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ASIA
Russia Blocks Efforts
to Oust Assad
REUTERS | June 18
R
Ussi.sVi.uimivPutinderailed
BarackObamaseortstowin
backingforthedownfallofSyrian
leaderBasharalAssadataG-8sum-
mitonTuesday,warningtheWest
thatarmssuppliedtotherebelscould
beusedforattacksonEuropeansoil.
Afertwodaysofintensetalksthatfell
farshortofwhatObamaandPrime
MinisterDavidCameronhadbeen
hopingfor,PutinfumedagainstWest-
ernmovestosupplyweaponstorebels
whiledefendinghisownsuppliesof
armsforAssad.Wearesupplying
weaponsunderlegalcontractstothe
legalgovernment.Tatisthegovern-
mentofPresidentAssad.Andifwe
aregoingtosignsuchcontracts,we
aregoingtodeliver,theRussian
presidentsaid.Putin,isolatedatthe
summit,repeatedlyclashedwithother
leadersoverthefateofAssadand
resistedpressuretoagreetoanything
thatwouldimplyAssadshouldstep
down.Intheend,aG-8communique
didnotevenmentionAssadsname.
Putinstruckadeanttone:He
hintedthatObamahadtriedtoisolate
Russia,thatotherleadersweredivided,
andthatplanstosendarmstoSyrian
rebelscouldleadtomurderssuchas
thatofaBritishsoldieronabusyLon-
donstreetlastmonth.
ObamaandhisallieswantAssad
tocedepowerwhilePutin,whose
rhetorichasbecomeincreasinglyanti-
Westernsincehewasreelectedlast
year,believesthatwouldbedisastrous
atatimewhennocleartransitionplan
exists.RussiahasbeenAssadsmost
powerfulsupportershieldingtheSyr-
ianleaderfromWesternactionashis
forcesstruggletocrushanuprisingin
which,,ooopeoplehavebeenkilled
sinceMarch:o::andwhichisnow
drawinginneighboringcountries.
IthasvetoedUnitedNationsSecu-
rityCouncilresolutionscensuringthe
Assadgovernment,widelycriticized
fortheferocitywithwhichithas
wagedthewar.
SyriaisoneofMoscowslastallies
intheMiddleEast.Itsinuencehas
declinedsincethecollapseoftheSo-
vietUnion,buttheRussianNavystill
hasabaseattheMediterraneanport
ofTartus.
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n China-Russia trade volume soars
ChinaandRussiaareoncourseto
meettheirgoalofs:oobillionintrade
volumein:o:,afullyearaheadof
schedule. OnJune:,SergeyTsyplakov,
thetraderepresentativeoftheRussian
FederationinChina,stated:Tegoal
ofreaching:oobillionU.S.dollarsin
bilateraltradevolumeby:o:,iscom-
pletelywithinreachandisexpectedto
berealizedin:o:despitethedown-
turnintherstquarter.Witha:o::
tradevolumeofs88.:obillion,China
isRussiaslargesttradingpartner,and
theeconomiccooperationbetweenthe
Asiangiantsissteadilystrengthening.
n A new age in China-Russian
relations
MilitaryexercisesinBeijingthis
monthpointtoanewagein
Sino-Russianrelations,theAsian
C
ui.u.ssurpassedtheU.S.intheeldofsupercom-
putertechnology,buildingtheworldsfastestmachine,
accordingtothesemiannual1ov,ooSupercomputers
listingreleasedMonday.TeTianhe-:wascompleteda
fulltwoyearsaheadofitsexpecteddeploymentdate,and
isabouttwiceasfastastheAmericansupercomputerthat
previouslyheldtherecord.
Supercomputersareinstrumentalindevelopingnuclear
weapons,aerospaceengines,vitalchemicalsandmore.For
decades,theU.S.hadthelargestandfastestarsenalofsuch
computers,butnow,asinmanyotherraces,Americaisthe
runner-up.TeTianhe-:maynotholdtherecordforlong
sincetheU.S.,JapanandChinaareconstantlydeveloping
fastermachines,andtakingturnsoccupyingthenumber
oneslot.ButthenewsunderlinesChinasriseasapower-
houseofscienceandtechnology.
TersttimeChinaascendedtothenumberoneslotin
November:o:o,someanalystscalleditaSputnikmo-
ment.Butthattimearound,itwasntMoscowone-upping
Americainthespacerace,butChinaoverpoweringthe
U.S.inoneofthemostcrucialsectorsofnationalsecurity.
IfAmericafallsbehindinsupercomputing,itcouldlose
itsdominanceincertainmilitaryelds,manybranchesof
science,andinindustrieslikepharmaceuticaldevelopment
andoil/naturalgasproduction.
Atpresent,Chinahasooofthe,oomostpowerful
supercomputersontheplanetupfromzerojust::years
ago.TatmakesitsecondonlytoAmerica.WhiletheU.S.
scramblestopayfornewsupercomputerdevelopment,Bei-
jingisawashwithcashtopursueitsambitioustechnologi-
calgoals.Chinahasalsobecomethelargestnationonthe
Internet,climbingfrom::.,millionInternetusersin:ooo
uptomorethanhalfabillionin:o::.
TesetrendsillustratehowBeijingisleveragingspeedy
economicgrowthandsharpincreasesinresearchspend-
ingtojointheglobaltechnologyelite.Steadyevidence
ofChinasburgeoningpowerwillhastenthedecisionof
weakerAsiannationstoabandonthesinkingU.S.shipand
insteadrallybehindBeijing.
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CorrespondentreportedonWednes-
day. AstheU.S.andJapanimprove
theirabilitytooperateinhostile
environments,Beijingislooking
westforsupport,thereportsaid,
anditsgazehasfallenonMos-
cow.BeginningonJune::,Chinese
andRussianmilitaryforcesheld
militarydrillsinBeijinginvolv-
ingtroopsfromChinaseliteSnow
LeopardCommandoesandfroma
specialtaskforceunitofRussias
domesticsecurityforce.Techair-
manoftheNationalCommittee
oftheChinesePeoplesPolitical
ConsultativeConferencesaidthe
comprehensivecooperationbetween
thetwonationsisatanewhistoric
startingpoint.Someanalystshave
saidBeijingandMoscowhavetoo
manydisagreementstoeverpresent
aunitedfront.TeAsian Corre-
spondent reportsaidthecongealing
relationscanbeexplainedbyone
compellingreason:theircommon
problemswiththeUnitedStates.
TiscommoninterestcangetChina
andRussiatocompromiseontheir
conictofinterestsinCentralAsia
andelsewhere.
AFRICA/LATIN AMERICA
B
vi1isu-n.siuicoomicsanalyst
Dr.PeterWarburtonbelievesthat
underPrimeMinisterShinzoAbes
aggressivepoliticalleadership,Japanis
nallysettoemergefromitseconomic
stupor.HeobservesthattheJapanese
believeakindrenaissanceisgoingto
happen(Lignet,June:,).
Predictingagrowthrateof:per-
centforthecurrentyear,Dr.Warburtonpositsthat:o:
mayhaveJapanonagrowthpaththatallowsittobeginto
addressitshugepublicdebt(ibid).
InanAprilreport,Stratforstated,Tenewgovernorof
theBankofJapanwonalmostunanimousconsentforhis
proposaltolaunchmassivemonetarystimulusinJapan.
Teanticipationofthenewpolicyhasalreadycontributed
toasharpdropintheyensvaluerelativetoexportcom-
petitors.Tismovewillnotrevivethewholeeconomy,but
the combination of political consensus and the governments
willingness to embrace new ideas is a notable development
(April8;emphasisadded).
Tisiswhathasbecomeaprimaryindicatorofchange
inJapanconsensus.AsJapanesegovernmentshavecome
andgoneinrapidsuccessionoverrecentyears,ithasbeen
dicultforthenationtoreachaconsensusonthedirec-
tionofeconomicpolicy.Wenowappeartohaveacollec-
tivemindchangetakingplacenotonlywithingovernment
circlesinJapan,butalsointhemindofthepublic.
IfAbeisabletomanagethissignicantpsychological
advantageaphenomenonthathasnotbeenexperienced
fordecadesinJapantohispoliticaladvantagesuchthat
hewinsamajorityintheupperhouseoftheJapaneseDiet
duringelectionsthisJuly,hecouldwellbeoncoursetolead
Japanbacktoitspriorstatusofaneconomicpowerhouse.
Tereasonwehavewrittenwithsuchcondenceofa
Japaneserenaissanceisbecauseofthepropheciesdocu-
mentedinyourBible.TosepropheciesrevealJapanwill
beapowerhouseeconomy,ultimatelyembracingSoutheast
AsiainsomethingakintotheGreaterEastAsiaCo-Pros-
peritySphere,whichwasitsinitialgoalinWorldWarii.
Bycheckingtheethnicityofthenationsnamedinthe
futureFarEastallianceintheprophecyofEzekiel,8:o,we
seeJapananditsSoutheastAsianrelativescombinedinal-
liancewithChinaandRussia(verses:-,).
Atpresent,Russo-Chineserelationsarequitewarm,
tothepointofholdingperiodicjointmilitaryexercises
together.Itisnotyetapparent,givencertaintensionsbe-
tweenJapanandChinaoverterritorialquestions,justhow
thetwowillformafuturealliancetocompletetheproph-
esiedFarEasttriumvirate.But,giventhattheprophecy
cannotbebroken(John:o:,,;:Peter:::),itissomething
weshouldbewatchingfor.
Inthemeantime,watchfortheoutcomeoftheJapanese
electionsinJuly.IfthemajorityfallstoAbesgovernmentat
thattime,wemaywellseeJapanrapidlypropelledforward
intoitsfutureprophesiedstatusasaglobalmilitarypower,
yetonceagaintobereckonedwithbytheWest.Readour
bookletRussia and China in Prophecyformoreinsightinto
thesedevelopments.
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Massive Brazil
Protests
GUARDIAN | June 21
N
icu1ovprotestsdrawsvast
crowdsincitiesacrossBrazil,
withatotalturnoutestimatedat
: million.
Brazilspresident,DilmaRous-
se,andkeyministersaretoholdan
emergencymeetingonFridayfollow-
inganightofproteststhatsawRiode
Janeiroanddozensofothercitiesecho
withpercussiongrenadesandswirl
withteargasasriotpolicescattered
thebiggestdemonstrationsinmore
thantwodecades.
Teprotestsweresparkedlastweek
byoppositiontorisingbusfares,but
theyhavespreadrapidlytoencompass
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Wildres Force
More Evacuations
CBS | June 18
C
viwsinorthernColoradofaced
powerfulwindsSundayasthey
battledablazethathasscorched
8, squaremilesofmountainousforest
landanddestroyedatleast:8:homes,
D
is.vm.mi1: Pvisiui1On.m.hasproposedtarget-
ingcutsindeployedatomicweaponsofuptoathird
belowlevelsachievedina:o:otreatywithRussia.He
wantsaworldwithoutnucleararmsspecicallyours.
ItwasObamasvisionofaworldwithoutnuclearweap-
onssetoutinaspeechinPraguein:oo,threemonths
intohispresidency,thatarguablyearnedhimtheNobel
PeacePrize.Heignoredthefactthatbefore:,welivedin
suchaworld,anditwasneitherpeacefulnorsecure.
OnWednesdayinBerlin,herenewedthatpledge,
committedtothefantasythatweaponscausewar,notthe
tyrantsandthugswhowouldusethemagainstothers.
TeU.S.,astheworldsonlyeectivedefenderoffreedom
andrepresentativegovernment,hasaslightlydierent
missionstatementandmilitaryneedsthanRussia,China
oranyoftheroguestates.
Tomorallyequateuswiththemistosaythereisno
dierencebetweenlawenforcement,armedcitizensand
criminalsbecausetheyallcarryguns,nevermindthequite
dissimilarreasonsforhavingthem,soletsputrestrictions
onthegunsandthenuclearweapons.
HereweseethekindofexibilityObamaprom-
isedRussianPresidentDmitryMedvedevlastyearatthe
NuclearSecuritySummitinSeoul,SouthKorea.Obama
assuredMedvedevthataferhisreelectionhewouldhave
moreleewaytoweakenmissiledefense,whichwouldhelp
himfulllhisdreamofU.S.disarmament.
InavideomadeforthegroupCaucusforPriori-
ties,Obamapledged:Iwillsetagoalofaworldwithout
nuclearweapons.Toseekthatgoal,Iwillnotdevelopnew
nuclearweapons;Iwillseekaglobalbanontheproduction
ofssilematerial;andIwillnegotiatewithRussiatotake
ouricnmsohair-triggeralert,andtoachievedeepcutsin
ournucleararsenals.
Itisonecampaignpromisehehaskept.
Nuclearweaponsintherighthandsendedtheviolence
ofWorldWarii.Intherighthands,theykeptWestern
EuropefreeandhelpedwintheColdWar.Andthefact
thattheydbeenusedmadeitlesslikelytheywouldeverbe
usedagain.
Weoncelivedinaworldfreeofnuclearweaponsorthe
needforthem.Tatworldended[on]Dec.,,::.
Obama Gives Away Americas Nuclear Arsenal
INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY | June 9
ANGLO-AMERICA
arangeofgrievances,aswasevident
fromtheplacards.Stopcorruption.
ChangeBrazil;Haltevictions;
Cometothestreet.Itstheonlyplace
wedontpaytaxes;Governmentfail-
uretounderstandeducationwilllead
torevolution.
Roussesocesaidshehadcan-
celledatriptoJapannextweek.
Aformerstudentradicalherself,
Roussehastriedtomollifythe
protestersbypraisingtheirpeaceful
anddemocraticspirit.Partlyather
prompting,Rio,SaoPauloandother
citieshavereversedtheincreasein
publictransportfares,butthishas
failedtoquelltheunrest.
Avastcrowdestimatedbythe
authoritiesat,oo,oooandmorethan
amillionbyparticipantslled
Riosstreets,oneofawaveofhuge
nationwidemarchesagainstcorrup-
tion,policebrutality,poorpublic
servicesandexcessivespendingon
theWorldCup.
Terearenopoliticianswhospeak
forus,saidJamaimeSchmitt,an
engineer.Tisisnotjustaboutbus
faresanymore.Wepayhightaxes
andwearearichcountry,butwecant
seethisinourschools,hospitalsand
roads.Manyinthemostlyyoung,
middleclasscrowdwereexperiencing
theirrstlargeprotest.
MatheusBizarria,whoworksfor
thecoActionAid,saidpeoplehad
reachedthelimitoftheirtolerance
aboutlongstandingproblemsthat
theConfederationsCupandWorld
Cuphavebroughtintofocusbecause
ofthebillionsofrealsspentonnew
stadiumsratherthanpublicservices.
Rioisalsoduetohostapapalvisitto
WorldYouthDaynextmonth,andthe
Olympicsin:o:o.
themostinstatehistory.Meanwhile,
localauthoritiesarefocusingonan-
otherconcernlooting.
TedestructivenessoftheHighPark
Fireburning:,mileswestofFortCol-
linssurpassedtheFourmileCanyon
wildre,whichdestroyed:ohomes
westofBoulderinSeptember :o:o.
Tereghtingforcehassteadily
increasedandbySundaynight
ocialssaidabout:,,,opersonnel
wereworkingonthere,whichwas
sparkedbylightningandwas,per-
centcontained.
Asreghterstrytogettheupper
handontheblaze,whichhasburned
largeswathsofprivateandU.S.Forest
Serviceland,localauthoritieshave
dispatchedrovingpatrolstocombat
looting.
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OnSunday,deputiesarrested
,o-year-oldMichaelStillmanMaher,
ofDenver,onchargesincludingthef
andimpersonatingareghter.Te
sherisdepartmentsaidMaherwas
drivingthroughtherezonewith
phonyreghtercredentialsanda
stolengovernmentlicenseplate.
Histruckwaslaterseennearabar
inLaporte,andinvestigatorssaythey
foundarearmandstolenpropertyin
thevehicle.
Plans to Integrate
Women in Combat
ABC NEWS | June 18
I
.fewyearswomencouldbein
trainingtobecomeArmyRang-
ersandNavysi.isunderplansto
beannouncedtodaybythemilitary
servicesforintegratingwomeninto
combatunits.
FormerDefenseSecretaryLeon
PanettalastJanuarylifedthe:
CombatExclusionRulethatrestricted
womenfromservinginfrontline
infantry,armorandspecialop-
erationsunitsandsetaJanuary:o:o
compliancedeadline.Teconceptofa
frontlinebecameblurredinthewars
inIraqandAfghanistanaswomen
servinginotherunitsalsobecamethe
targetsofroadsidebombsandattacks.
Todate,almost:,omilitarywomen
havediedinthosewars.
Testatedgoalofthelifingofthe
banwastoopenallcombatjobsto
women,buttheservicesweregiven
theoptionofrequestinganexception
thatwouldhavetobeapprovedbythe
defensesecretary.
Whenthebanwaslifedthemili-
taryservicessaidtheywoulddevelop
newjob-specicstandardsformen
andwomenservingincombatunits
thatwouldbegenderneutral.Many
ofthosestandardsremaintobede-
veloped,thoughDefenseocialssay
thateliteSpecialOperationForceswill
retainthecurrentphysicalandpsy-
chologicalstandardsusedonpotential
candidateswishingtojointheirranks.
Army Redundancies
BBC | June 18
N
i.viv,,oo[British]Armyper-
sonnelarebeingtoldtheyhave
beenmaderedundantinthethirdand
biggestroundofjobcutssincethe
:o:odefensereview.
Teyarepartofalong-termplan
tocutthenumberofregularsoldiers
from:o:,oooto8:,ooo.Tegovern-
mentplanstoincreasethenumberof
reservists.
Ministerssaidthecutswereun-
avoidableandtheArmywouldbe
moreexibleandagileinfuture.
DefenseSecretaryPhilipHam-
mondsaid:Itiswithgreatregretthat
wehavehadtomakeredundanciesto
deliverthereductioninthesizeofthe
armedforces,butunfortunatelythey
wereunavoidableduetothesizeofthe
defensedecitthatthisgovernment
inherited.
Althoughsmaller,ourarmed
forceswillbemoreexibleandagile
toreectthechallengesofthefuture
withtheprotectionandequipment
theyneed.
ButShadowDefenseSecretaryJim
Murphysaid:Tegovernmenthasa
awedplanforreformingtheBritish
Army.Tereisahugeeortgoinginto
sackingsoldiersbutnowherenearas
muchisbeingdonetoplugthegapby
recruitingnewreservists.
P
visiui1On.m.ishavingahardtimedefendingthe
gushingleaksfromthes.ssurveillanceprograms.Its
notbecausehendsthemindefensible;heseemsemphatic
thatalthoughhewasworriedabouttheseprogramsasa
senatorandcandidate,seeingtheminactionandseeing
theoversightsinplaceputhimatease.
Butherestheproblemwithsellingtheseprograms
tothosewhomistrustthem:Teaveragecitizencant
gothroughthatsameprocessthepresidentdid.Despite
theleaks,theresnotmuchpublictransparencywiththe
programs.Companiesinvolvedareorderednottotalk,
proceedingsintheForeignIntelligenceSurveillanceCourt
aresecret,andlawmakershaveonlyjustbegunexplaining
tothepresshowtheyveoverseentheprocess.
Whenrstaskedabouttheprogrambyareporteron
June,,Obamasaidhetrustsintheoversightsystemin
place,andgaveassurancesthatthesysteminvolvesall
threebranchesofgovernment.Intheabstract,youcan
complainaboutBigBrotherandhowthisisapotential
programrunamok,hesaid,butwhenyouactuallylook
atthedetails,thenIthinkwevestrucktherightbalance.
Buttheordinarycitizencantlookatthedetails.
Inthesameanswer,thepresidentsaid,Iwelcomethis
debate.AndIthinkitshealthyforourdemocracy.
Butwewouldntbehavingthisdebateifeveryonefol-
lowedthelawandtherewasnoleak.
Sohowdoyoudefendaprogramwhosebroaddetails
havebeenexposedbutthenerpointsneedtobekeptin
thedark:PresidentObamawillappearwithCharlieRose
onMondaynightonvnstotakeanotherstabatit.Based
onatranscriptoftheinterview,hisdefensefollowsmoreor
lessthesamelines.So,onthistelephoneprogram,youve
gotafederalcourtwithindependentfederaljudgesover-
seeingtheentireprogram,thepresidenttoldRose.And
youvegotCongressoverseeingtheprogram,notjustthe
intelligencecommitteeandnotjustthejudiciarycommit-
teebutallofCongresshadavailabletoitbeforethelast
reauthorizationexactlyhowthisprogramworks.
Forsome,thisanswerwillbeenough.Forothers,itwill
neverbebecausetheargumentisreducedtoifyoutrust
thesystem,youshouldtrustthes..AndAmericantrust
ofpublicinstitutionsisaslowasithaseverbeen.
Trust Us, Because Trust Us
NATIONAL JOURNAL | June 17
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Sequestration
Grounds More Air
Force Planes
LEXINGTON INSTITUTE | June 18
T
uicvi.1is1numberofAirForce
(ArmyAirCorpsinthosedays)
planesdestroyedordamagedona
singledaywas:o,duringtheJapa-
neseattackonPearlHarbor.Anaddi-
tional::,Navyaircrafweredestroyed
ordamagedforatotalof,:8.Toput
theselossesinperspective,theaverage
dailylossofAmericanaircrafduring
WorldWariifromallcauseswas:,o.
NowtheUnitedStatesCongresshas
beatentherecordsetbyJapanaswellas
theaveragefortheentirewar.Accord-
ingtopublishedreportsofaspeechby
theAirForcechiefofsta,Gen.Mark
Welsh,sequestrationhasforcedhis
servicetogroundabout,,squadrons,
::ofthemcombat-codedghterand
intelligence,surveillance,andrecon-
naissance(isv)units.Inaddition,seven
moresquadrons,apparentlyincluding
fourstrategicbomberunits,havebeen
reducedtodoingonlybasictakeo
andlandingtraining.Includedonthe
casualtylistisatleastonesquadronof
F-::s,themostadvancedghterinthe
U.S.inventory,fourF-:,EStrikeEagle
squadrons,theAirForcespremierair-
to-groundplatformandtwosquadrons
eachofB-:BsandB-,:s.Bymyadmit-
tedlyback-of-the-envelopecalculation,
withoutringashot,sequestration
hasalreadyinictedlossesonthe
U.S.AirForcealoneontheorderof,oo
aircraf.Ifoneincludestheadditional
squadronsplacedinasimilarstatus
bytheNavyandMarineCorps,the
totalcostofsequestrationintermsof
downedU.S.aircrafrisestosome-
thinglikeooo.
Tisbloodbathamountstoapproxi-
mately:opercentoftheaircombat
capabilityoftheU.S.military.Tere
areadditionalcasualtiesintheformof
squadronsinvolvedintraining,airlif,
intelligenceandsupport.Moreover,the
costsimposedbysequestrationextend
overtime.Accordingtotheabove-ref-
erencedarticle,GeneralWelshsaidthat
ittakes:,opercentmoremoneytoget
afullygroundedsquadroncombat-
readyagainthanitwouldtosimply
keepittrainedupallalong.
Scrapping Equipment
Key to Withdrawal
WASHINGTON POST | June 19
F
.cic.tightwithdrawaldeadline
andtoughterrain,theU.S.military
hasdestroyedmorethan:,omillion
poundsworthofvehiclesandother
militaryequipmentasitrushesto
winddownitsroleintheAfghanistan
warbytheendof:o:.
Temassivedisposaleort,which
U.S.militaryocialscallunprec-
edented,hasunfoldedlargelyoutof
sightamidanongoingdebateinside
thePentagonaboutwhattodowith
W
.ixi1oanyAmericanhighschoolandnearlyone
inveboysinthehallwayswillhaveadiagnosisof
attention-decithyperactivitydisorder.Accordingtothe
CentersofDiseaseControlandPrevention,::percentof
allAmericanchildrenagesto:,overomillionhave
.uuu,a:opercentincreasesince:oo,.Whenyouconsider
thatinBritainroughly,percentofchildrenhavebeen
similarlydiagnosed,thegureisevenmorestartling.Now
comesworsenews:IntheU.S.,beingtoldthatyouhave
.uuuandthusreceivingsomevarietyofamphetamineto
treatithasbecomemorelikely.
Lastmonth,theAmericanPsychiatricAssociationreleased
thefheditionofitsDiagnosticandStatisticalManualof
MentalDisordersthebibleofmentalhealthandthislatest
version,knownasusm-,,outlinesanewdiagnosticparadigm
forattention-decithyperactivitydisorder.Symptomsof
.uuuremainthesameinthenewedition:overlooksdetails,
hasdicultyremainingfocusedduringlengthyreading,
ofendgetswithortapshands,andsoon.Tedierenceis
thatinthepreviousversionofthemanual,therstsymptoms
of.uuuneededtobeevidentbyage,foradiagnosistobe
made.Inusm-,,ifthesymptomsturnupanytimebeforeage
::,the.uuudiagnosiscanbemade.
Itsalsoeasiertodiagnoseadult.uuu.Before,adults
neededtoexhibitsixsymptoms.Now,vewilldo.Tese
changeswillundoubtedlyfuelincreasedprescriptionsof
thedrugsthatdoctorsusetotreat.uuu:stimulantssuch
asRitalinandAdderall.
Evenbeforeusm-,,doctorswerealreadyontrackto
prescribeenoughstimulantsthisyearforeachAmerican
man,womanandchildtoreceivetheequivalentof:,omg
ofamphetamine(aboutove-mgpillsofAdderall)and
anevengreateramountoftheverysimilardrugRitalin.In
thiseraofexcessiveprescribing,weseemtohaveforgotten
thecautionaryhistoryofamphetaminesinAmericaa
historythatshowshowoverprescribingstimulantsleadsto
widespreaddependenceandaddiction.
In:o:o,Adderallwassecondonlyinpopularitytothe
painkillerVicodinasaprescriptiondrugofabuseamong
highschoolseniors,accordingtotheNationalInstituteon
DrugAbuse.Adolescentsofenperceiveprescriptiondrugs
assaferthanillicitones,butabusingprescriptionamphet-
aminescanleadtoseizures,psychosisandlife-threatening
heartdisease.
[H]istoryhasalreadytaughtusthatoverprescribing
stimulantstomillionsofAmericansleadstodependence,
addictionandoverdose.Bymedicatingchildrenforwig-
glingintheirchairs,losingtheirhomeworkandshouting
outanswers,wearenotteachingthemvitalcopingskills
tomanagetheirbehavior.Instead,weareteachingthemto
takeapill.Oneday,welllookbackandwonder:Whydid
wedothis:Again.
A Nation of Kids on Speed
WALL STREET JOURNAL | June 16
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theheapsofequipmentthatwontbe
returninghome.Militaryplanners
havedeterminedthattheywillnotship
backmorethans,billionworthof
equipmentabout:opercentofwhat
theU.S.militaryhasinAfghanistan
becauseitisnolongerneededorwould
betoocostlytoshipbackhome.
Weremakinghistorydoingwhat
weredoinghere,saidMaj.Gen.KurtJ.
Stein,headofthe:stSustainmentCom-
mand,whoisoverseeingthedrawdown
inAfghanistan.Tisisthelargest
retrogrademissioninhistory.
One in Nine Bridges
Structurally Decient
BBC | June 19
O
iinineU.S.bridgesmore
thanoo,ooointotalarestructur-
allydecient,areporthasfound.
Since:oo8,thepaceatwhichthe
U.S.repairsbridgeshasslowedthree-
foldcomparedto::-o,the report
byTransportationforAmerica,a
coalitionoftransportinterests,found.
TeaverageageofU.S.bridgesis
now,years,sevenyearsshortofthe
averagelifespan,thereportfound.
Itwarnsthebacklogofbridges
needingrepairwillgrowamidU.S.
budgetwoes.
TereportrecommendsU.S.poli-
cymakersenshrinebridgerepairand
overhaulasatoppriorityforfederal
transportfunds,butnotesrepairing
Americasdecientbridgeswillcost
s,obillion.
NSA Spying Flap
Extends
CNET | June 15
T
uiN.1io.iSecurityAgencyhas
acknowledgedinanewclassied
briengthatitdoesnotneedcourt
authorizationtolistentodomestic
phonecalls,aparticipantinthebrief-
ingsaid.
Rep.JerroldNadler,aNewYork
Democrat,disclosedonTursdaythat
duringasecretbriengtomembersof
Congress,hewastoldthatthecontents
ofaphonecallcouldbeaccessedsim-
plybasedonananalystdecidingthat.
Ifthes.wantstolistentothe
phone,ananalystsdecisionissu-
cient,withoutanyotherlegalauthoriza-
tionrequired,Nadlersaidhelearned.
Becausethesamelegalstandardsthat
applytophonecallsalsoapplytoe-mail
messages,textmessages,andinstant
messages,beingabletolistentophone
callswouldmeanthes.analysts
couldalsoaccessthecontentsofIn-
ternetcommunicationswithoutgoing
beforeacourtandseekingapproval.
Tereareseriousconstitutional
problemswiththisapproach,said
KurtOpsahl,aseniorstaattorney
attheElectronicFrontierFoundation
whohaslitigatedwarrantlesswiretap-
pingcases.Itepitomizestheproblem
ofsecretlaws.(Tisisunrelatedto
thedisclosurethatthes.iscurrently
collectingrecordsofthemetadataof
alldomesticVerizoncalls,butnotthe
actualcontentsoftheconversations.)
The Incarceration
Epidemic
ATLANTIC | June 20
T
uiU.S.incarcerationratehasmore
thanquadrupledsince:8o.Itsnow
thehighestintheworld,justaheadof
RussiaandRwanda.Itisestimatedthat
approximately:.,millionAmericans
arenowbehindbars.Tisisaboutone
fourthofalltheincarceratedpeopleon
Earth,thoughtheU.S.representsonly
onetwentiethoftheworldspopula-
tion.Whentheguresforthoseunder
probationandparoleareadded,about
:in:8U.S.menisundersomeformof
monitoringorcontrol.Tegurefor
blacksis:in::.
Tecostsofincarcerationarehigh.
Forexample,thestateofCalifornia
spendsapproximatelys,oooper
yearforeachpublicschoolstudentit
educatesbutovers,o,oooperyearfor
eachinmateitkeepsincarcerated.Te
proportionofthestatebudgetdevoted
toimprisonmenthasbeenincreasing
ataratemuchfasterthanthatforedu-
cation.Moreover,despiteCalifornias
hugeprisonexpenditures,itsprisons
recentlyheld:o,oooprisonersin
facilitiesdesignedforonly8o,ooo.
Yetitisdiculttomakethecase
thatso-calledcorrectionalinstitutions
domuchinthewayofcorrecting,
reforming,orrehabilitatinginmates.
Terecidivismrateatthreeyearspost-
releaseisabouttwothirds,ofwhich
overhalfendupbackinprison.Te
mostimportantfactorinpreventing
recidivismisnottheamountoftime
peopleserveinprison,buttheage
atwhichtheyaresetfree.Teolder
inmatesareatthetimeoftheirrelease,
thelesslikelytheyaretoreturn.
EventheU.S.Congressadmits
thatprisonisineectiveatcorrecting
andrehabilitatingthoseconvicted
ofcrimes,andithasdirectedfederal
judgestoavoidsendingpeopleto
prisonwiththisobjectiveinmind.If
wearetheproductofourenvironment,
thenprison,whichputspeoplecon-
victedofcrimesinclosedailycontact
withothercriminals,mightwellcause
moreproblemsthanitsolves.Farfrom
correctingandrehabilitating,prison
itselfmayserveasaschoolforcrime.
Strong Momentum for
Same-Sex Marriage
JOURNALISM.ORG | June 17
I
.periodmarkedbySupreme
Courtdeliberationsonthesubject,
thenewsmediacoverageprovideda
strongsenseofmomentumtowards
legalizingsame-sexmarriage,ac-
cordingtoanewstudybythePew
ResearchCenter.Storieswithmore
statementssupportingsame-sexmar-
riageoutweighedthosewithmore
statementsopposingitbyamarginof
roughly,-to-:.
Almosthalf(,percent)ofthenear-
ly,oostoriesstudiedfromMarch :8
(aweekpriortotheSupremeCourt
hearings)throughMay ::,primarily
focusedonsupportforthemeasure,
whilepercentlargelyfocusedonop-
positionandpercenthadaroughly
equalmixofbothviewpointsorwere
neutral.Inorderforastorytobeclas-
siedassupportingoropposingsame-
sexmarriage,statementsexpressing
thatpositionhadtooutnumberthe
oppositeviewbyatleast:-to-:.
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Manyoftheeventsthemselves
duringtheperiodstudied,suchasan-
nouncementsbypoliticiansandstate
legislation,reectedmovementtoward
same-sexmarriage.Pollsshowthe
nationsviewshavebeenshifingas
well,thoughthereremainssignicant
oppositionwith,:percentofthepub-
licinsupportoflegalizingsame-sex
marriageversus:percentopposed,
accordingtoarecentPewResearch
Centersurvey.
TW
I N B R I E F
n Archbishop of Canterbury visits
the pope
ArchbishopofCanterburyJustinWel-
byvisitedPopeFrancisattheVatican
onJune:.Mr.Welbysaidhefeltat
homeattheVatican.Healsoreferred
tothefactthatbothreligiouslead-
ersarrivedintheirocesatsimilar
times,sayinghehopedthecloseness
ofthetwoinaugurationsmayserve
thereconciliationoftheworldandthe
church.Tehistoryofrelationsbe-
tweentheChurchofEnglandandthe
CatholicChurchislongandcomplex,
andnotwithoutpain.Recentdecades,
however,havebeenmarkedbyajour-
neyofrapprochementandfraternity,
andforthiswegiveheartfeltthanks
toGod,saidFrancis.Watchforthese
twochurchestocontinuethatjourney.
n Pension crisis about to get
worse
Americanpensionplans,already
severelyunderfunded,areaboutto
hitunsustainablelevelsasmorebaby
boomersreachretirementage.Anewly
proposedcreditevaluationstandard
wouldchangehowthegovernments
pensionliabilityisdetermined.If
Moodysstartsissuingnewstatecredit
ratingsbasedonitsnewevaluation
standard,itcouldspotlightafunding
crisisthatishidingbehindthescenes.
Californiasunfundedpensionliability
wouldociallydoubletos,:8.obil-
lion,accordingtoReuters.Stateslike
Illinois,whichaccordingtoaSeptem-
ber:o::reportfromRepublicanson
theSenateJointEconomicCommittee
hasonlya,opercent-fundedpension
fund,facerunningoutofmoneycom-
pletely.Tereportnoted,Bystandard
accountingmethods,somestatepen-
sionfundswillrunoutofassetswithin
aslittleasveyears.Whencombined,
stateandlocalpensionsaremore
thanstrillionunderfundedthisis
moneyneededtodayandearningin-
teresttopayforretirementpromises.
n Number of stay-at-home dads
on the rise
Tenumberofstay-at-homefathersin
theUnitedStatesismultiplying.Since
:oo:,thenumberofdadswhoremain
hometocareforchildrenwhilemoth-
ersworkfull-timehasdoubled.Today,
,.,percentofmenremainhometo
careforthechildren.Onereasonmore
andmorefathersarestayingathome
isnances.Womenareearningmore
collegedegreesthanmen,andabout:8
percentofmarriedmothersintheUnit-
edStatesnowmakemoremoneythan
theirhusbands.APewCentersurvey
foundthatapproximately,opercent
ofpeoplebelievechildrenarebetter
oifMomstaysathomeanddoesnt
work.About8percentfeelthatway
aboutstay-at-homedads.Tewomans
mostimportantjobistakingcareofthe
homeandchildren.WhenGodcreated
maleandfemale,Healsocreatedspe-
cicroles.Tewomanisthenurturer
andcaretakerthemanisprovider
andprotector.Today,however,parents
haveinvertedthesebiblicalroles.
n Morning-after pills for all
Inacontroversialmove,theObamaad-
ministrationhasannounceditwillallow
themorning-aferpillPlanBOne-Step
tobesoldtogirlsandwomenofallages
withoutprescriptionorproofofidentity.
TegovernmentannouncedJune:othat
itwoulddropitsappealofU.S.District
JudgeEdwardKormansrulingtomake
thepillavailabletofemalesage:,and
upwithoutprescription.BackinApril,
JudgeKormanoverturnedarulingthat
requiredgirlsyoungerthan:,tohave
aprescriptionforthepill.Tismove
hascausedconcernamongcertain
groupswhichfeelthedecisionshows
contemptforparentalrightsandlimits
theamountofinuenceparentshave
intheirchildrenslives.Womensrights
groupsarehailingthemoveasahuge
breakthroughintheghtforwomens
healthandequality.Bothsides,however,
aremissingtwobigpoints:Americais
hookedonpromiscuoussex;andthe
morning-aferpillispotentiallyaform
ofabortion,whichismurder.
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Your Bible says that Satan is the god of this world. Yet religious
leaders hardly ever talk about Satan. Just who is Satan and
what is he doing today? Is Satan a mystery to you?
Satan Is a Mystery
This week
on television
Check local listings or visit
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andAkbarHashemiRafsanjani.Rowhanishardlinerop-
ponentssplitthevoteamongthemselvesandperformed
dismally,leavingtheShiiteclericvictorious.Tishasbeen
seenasavictoryforthemoderatesinIran.
Buthowmuchcanyoureadintoanelectionengineered
bytheayatollah,whodecidedwhowouldrunandhow
manymoderatesandhardlinerswouldrun:
Despitebeinglabeledasamoderate,HasanRowhani
wasoneoftheeightcandidateshandpickedbyAyatol-
lahKhamenei.True,someofIransmullahswouldhave
preferredahardlinerlikeSaeedJalili,butRowhanimay
provetobeafarbetterpresidentfortheclericsinIran,
towhomheswellconnected.Accordingtothepopular
Cranmerblog,Iransnewpresidentisadevoutbeliever
intheapocalypticTwelfhImam,aswasAhmadinejad.
Rowhanismainadvantageisthereformistcloakthat
hedons,bothfortheIranianpublicandtheinternational
community.
Texas-basedthinktankStratfornoted:Followingfour
yearsoffractiousinghtingbetweenSupremeLeader
AyatollahAliKhameneiandoutgoingPresidentMahmoud
Ahmadinejad,Rowhaniselectionhelpssafeguardagainst
publicunrestandpresentstheWestwithapresumably
moreconciliatoryIranianpresident(June:,).
UnderAhmadinejadstumultuoussecondterm,power
strugglessawtheIslamicRevolutionaryGuardCorpsrise
ininuencetocounterhim,buttheydidsotothedetri-
mentoftheclericsclout,observesStratfor.WithRowhani,
therewontbeAhmadinejad-likedeance,andthebalance
ofpowerwillshifmoreheavilytowardtheclericsspeci-
cally,AyatollahKhamenei.
Ontheinternationalfront,HasanRowhaniisbeing
widelyviewedasapragmatistwhomtheinternational
communitycanengageinmeaningfuldialogue.His
reformistimagemaybesignicantinhelpingeasethe
economicsanctionsIranfaces.Hewas,aferall,Irans
chiefnegotiatorwiththeWestforitsnuclearprogram
from:oo,to:oo,.In:oo,,hesuccessfullyreachedadeal
withtheEuropeanUnionforIrantosuspenditsuranium
enrichment.Atthetime,hecalledthedealavictoryof
moderationandavictoryofcommitmentoverextremism.
Unfortunately,enrichmentneverstopped.AndRowhani
waswellawareofthefact.
Aferleavinghisnuclearnegotiatorpost,Rowhanigave
aspeechin:oooinwhichheopenlyadmittedtoduping
theinternationalcommunity.Hesaid,Whilewewere
talkingwiththeEuropeansinTehran,wewereinstall-
ingequipmentinpartsofthe[nuclearresearch]facilityin
Isfahan,butwestillhadalongwaytogotocompletethe
project.Infact,bycreatingacalmenvironment,wewere
abletocompletetheworkonIsfahan.
HasanRowhanithuscombinesthesameduplicitous
natureofIransmullahswiththetactandmoderatefaceof
areformist,incontrasttothebrazendemeanorofAhma-
dinejad.Tismakeshimtheperfectpresidentforthecler-
icsandpotentiallyadeadlyadversaryoftheWest.
TeLangleyIntelligenceGroupNetworksurmisedon
June:,:RowhaniswinmaybeanattemptbytheIranian
regimetondareplacementforAhmadinejadwithasofer,
moremoderateimage.Khameneiprobablyplanstouse
Rowhanissoferimagetomountaninternationalcampaign
toimproveIransimageintheWestandpromoteinterna-
tionaltrade.Signsthatsuchacampaigncouldsucceedare
alreadyapparentwiththestrongpositiveWesternmedia
coverageofRowhaniselectionanditsdepictionofhimas
amoderate.WithRowhaniservingasIranschiefdiplomat,
hemaybewelcomedmoreopenlyinmanycapitalsaround
theworld,makingitmoredicultfortheUnitedStatesand
itsalliestomaintaintheincreasinglytightnooseofeconom-
icsanctionsthathavebeenimposedonIraninrecentyears.
Rowhanismoreacceptableimagemayalsocomplicateef-
fortstopursuecoercivemeasures,includingtheuseofforce,
shouldsanctionsfailtopreventIransnuclearadvances.
TetruthaboutIransnewpresidentinformsusthatthe
worldstillhasadangerousIrantocontendwith.Indeed,
Iranmayevenbemoredeadlybecauseofthemoderate
labelitspresidentnowhas.Whateverthenatureofhis
leadership,itwillbesubservienttothatofIranianSupreme
LeaderAyatollahKhamenei,whoalonecontrolsnuclear
andforeignpolicy.
BibleprophecyrevealsthatIranwillcontinueitsdan-
gerouslybelligerentpath.ButDaniel:::oshowsthatone
day,Iranwillbestoppedfromwithout,byaEuropean
kingofthenorth.Formoreonthissubject,readourfree
bookletTe King of the South.Youmayalsobeinterestedin
asidebarinourAugust:oo,TrumpetissuetitledKhatami
WasNoSlouch.
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