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Ten EU Nations
and a New
Super-President
A P R I L 2 8 , 2 0 1 2
BY RON FRASER
Europes political center is starting to crumble 3
Vatican cracks down on American nuns 4
Sudan at warthe ominous religious dimension 6
20 years later, L.A. race riots could happen again 9
The key to Davids City 11
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iEUvovi.nationsproposeanewEUsuper-president.Tese
twoentities:onationsandasingularall-powerfulleader
seemtomatchperfectlywithBibleprophecyforthesetimes.
Yetdotheyreally:
Letstakeacloserlook.
Lastweekameetingattendedbyrepresentativesof European
nationsconvenedinapalatialmansioninBrusselsto
considercreatingapowerful new presidential postto
leadthegreatesttradingblocintheworld,the
European Union.
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tersincludemergingtherolesof
theEUCouncilandEuropean
Commissionpresidents.
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MIDDLE EAST
Abu-al-Futuh,aformerseniorleader
oftheMuslimBrotherhoodwhoisa
leadingcandidateinEgyptspresi-
dentialelections,welcomedthecessa-
tionoftheagreement,saying:Itsthe
willoftheEgyptianpeople.Several
otherpresidentialcandidatestogether
withtheEgyptianparliamentand
someArabmediaalsohailedthede-
cisionasapositivestepreectingthe
willofthepeople.Tetermination
foreshadowsthefutureofEgyptand
Israelstenuouspeaceagreement.
n Israel under pressure from
Turkey
AtthesametimeIsraelsrelationswith
Egyptaredeterioratingsharply,Turkey
isalsoshowingincreasedhostility
towardtheJewishstate.Duringa.1o
meetinginBrusselslastweek,Turkish
ForeignMinisterAhmetDavutoglu
saidTurkeywouldnotallowIsraelto
participateinaMay:o-::.1osum-
mitinChicagoaspartof.1osPart-
nershipCooperationMenuprogram.
AseniorTurkishocialelaboratedon
themovebysaying:Weareblocking
Israelinmanyareas.Weavoidcon-
tactwithIsraelinanyinternational
meeting(Courcys Intelligence Brief,
April :,).WhilepressureonTurkey
maycauseittobackdownonthisissue,
thepublicstatementsconrmTurkeys
hostilitytowardIsraelatatimewhen
Israelisalreadyunderintensepressure
fromEgyptandIran.Whateverpre-
tenseofallianceTurkeymaintains,itis
clearlynostrategicfriendofIsrael,and
thiswill,accordingtoBibleprophecy,
resultinafuturebetrayalofIsrael.
n Gulf states fear U.S.-Iran deal
TePersianGulfArabstatesare
fearfulofadealbetweenIranand
theUnitedStatesthatwouldaddress
T
uiOv.m.administrationisdoingitsutmosttopro-
motethefortunesoftheIslamistpartiesinEgypt.A
StateDepartmentocialdeclaredthatwiththeriseof
theseradicalgroupsafertheArabSpring,peoplewho
oncemighthavegoneintoalQaedaseeanopportunity
foralegitimateIslamism.Teyseethisasavictory.Te
problemis,sodotheterrorists.
Lastyear,theWhiteHousebeganpeddlingtheline
thattheuprisingsintheMiddleEastwerearepudiation
ofthealQaedamodelofseekingchangethroughterror-
ism.TeargumentwasthatwhileAmericaopposedviolent
extremism,theriseofnonviolentradicalmovementswas
justne,andevencommendable.AlQaedaleaderAyman
al-Zawahriquicklydismissedthisclaim,sayingthatfrom
theterroristspointofview,itdidntmatterwhetheran
Islamistvictorycamethroughviolenceornot.Temeans
wereunimportantexceptastheyrelatedtotheendstate:
theimpositionofhard-lineShariah-basedlawsandpolicies.
FromZawahrispointofview,itmakesnodierence
whetherthecaliphateisbornoftheballot,bomborbullet.
TeimportantthingisthevictoryofIslamism,whichthe
WhiteHousealsoseemstoendorse.
TenotionthatthereisalegitimateformofIslamism
reectsaseriousintellectualfailingonthepartofthe
Obamaadministration.PresidentObamaseemstobe-
lievetheIslamistsarelegitimizedsimplybyparticipating
inthepoliticalprocess.Somearguethatthedemands
ofelectoralpoliticswillmoderatetheIslamistparties,
whosememberswillevolvefromstern-eyedtheocrats
intosocialreformers.
Nomatterwhatthesourceofthedelusion,nopolitical
movementthatexaltstheKorancanpeaceablycoexistwith
theconceptoffreedomattherootofWesterngovernance.
Islamistnotionsofdemocracyareconstrainedbythestric-
turesoftheirreligion.RadicalMuslimsrejectthehumanistic
valuesthatgavebirthtomodernWesterngovernment;the
self-evidenttruthsregardingeveryonesinalienablerights
tolife,libertyandthepursuitofhappinessarejustsomuch
indelheresytotheIslamists.Terearenoinalienablerights
underpoliticalIslam,onlysubmissiontothewillofAllah.
TeIslamistpartiesinEgyptandelsewherearepromoting
democracysimplyasameansofconsolidatingtheirpower.
Teyseetheprocessasaratcheteect,witheverygainthey
makeasonemoresteptowarderectingaShariah-basedthe-
ocracy.Increasedpowerwillnotleadandinfact,neverhas
ledtomoderation,buttofurtherdemandstoimplement
theirblueprintforKoranicrule.TemodelistheIranian
Revolution,inwhichabriefperiodofopennesswasfollowed
bytheascentofIslamichard-linerswhosnuedoutanyhint
oflibertyandexecutedthosewhohadthenervetodier.
ToanyonewhobelievesintheWesternconceptof
freedom,Islamismbyitsnaturecannotbelegitimate.Te
WhiteHouseneedstoanswerthequestion:IfIslamismisa
legitimatepoliticalmovement,shoulditcometoAmerica,
andifso,howsoon:
Obama Embraces Islam
WASHINGTON TIMES | April 25
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n Egypt cancels gas deal with
Israel
TeEgyptianNaturalGasHolding
Companyisterminatingitscontract
toshipnaturalgastoIsrael.Te
companyannouncedthetermination
onApril::,sayingthatIsraelhad
violatedcontractualobligations.Tis
isthelatestsetbackforIsraelsenergy
sector,whichimportsopercentof
itsnaturalgasfromEgypt.Overthe
pastyear,saboteurshaverepeatedly
blownupthepipeline,disrupting
thesupply.IsraelandEgyptsigned
thenaturalgasdealin:oo,,and
IsraeliEnergyMinisterUziLandau
saiditwasacornerstoneofthetwo
nationspeacetreaty.However,ithas
becomeasymboloftensionbetween
IsraelandEgyptsincetheousterof
EgyptianPresidentHosniMubarak
lastyear.On:,April,Abd-al-Munim
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thenuclearissuebutleaveTehran
withcontroloverIraq,Courcys
Intelligence Brief reportedApril:,.
Tepro-governmentSaudidailyal-
Riyadh,forexample,wroteabouta
U.S.nucleardealwithIraninwhich
therststepwouldbehandingover
IraqsaairstoIranandtotalcooper-
ationwithitoverAfghanistan,and
inwhichtheendresultwouldbefull
recognitionof...Iranasaregional
power.IranianPresidentMahmoud
AhmadinejadconrmedIransobvi-
ousambitionswithregardtoIraq
duringatwo-dayvisittoTehranby
IraqiPrimeMinisterNourial-Maliki
onSunday,saying:ShouldIran
andIraqstandtogether,therewould
benoplacefortheenemiesofthe
peopleintheregion,includingthe
U.S.andIsrael.ToughaU.S.-Iran
dealmaynotseemparticularlylikely
atpresent,wecanexpectAmericas
toleranceofIranianbelligerenceto
continue,stokingtheconcernsof
anti-IranianArabstates.Suchfears
willencouragethesestatestotighten
alliancewithEuropeinorderto
counterIransgrowinginuencein
theregion.
E
Uvovisvoii1ic.icenterisstartingtocrumble,repli-
catingthepatternoftheearly:,osasthecrisisground
intoitsthirdyearunderasimilarmixofscalandmon-
etarycontraction.Electedgovernmentshavealreadybeen
sweptawayorreplacedbyEUtechnocratswithoutavote,
indeedtopreventavoteineveryeurozonestatewhere
unemploymenthasreacheddouble-digits:Spain(:,.o
percent),Greece(::percent),Portugal(:,percent),Ireland
(:.,percent)andSlovakia(:percent).
Tepoliticalcarnagehasbeenstriking.IrelandsFianna
Fail,creatoroftheIrishfreestate,haslosteveryseatin
Dublin.GreecesPanhellenicSocialistMovement(v.sox)
torch-bearersofGreekdemocracysincethecolonelshas
fallento:percentinthepollsandfacesruinnextmonth.
Tisweekthetornadohassmashedintothecore,bring-
ingdownHollandsgovernmentandprobablytheFrench
leaderNicolasSarkozyaswell.
Teresultsarein:Tehardlefandhardrightareon
therampageacrossEuroland.Wehavenotreachedbreak-
ingpointofJuly:,:whenNazisandCommunistswon
overhalftheReichstagseats.Tattragedywasthefruitof
theBrningdeation,rigidlyimposedtoupholdthegold
standardtheeurostrialrun.
Weforgetnow,butGermanywasheavilyindebtedto
foreignersin:,o,likeSpaintoday.Teparallelsare
haunting,butthepoliticsaremoregenteelthistimeupto
apoint.
FrancesMarineLePenpresentsherselfasalatter-day
JeannedArc,openlycomparingFrancespro-EUcamp
withtheBurgundianswhoplottedEnglishAnnexa-
tioninthe:,osorindeedLesCollabos,whobought
peaceafer:o.LetusbreakthechainsoftheFrench
people.BringontheFrenchSpring,shetellsFrontNa-
tionalrallies.
InHolland,theright-wingFreedomPartyleaderGeert
WildersbroughtdownthecoalitiononMondaywithopen
deanceagainstthediktatsfromBrussels.Hetoowants
aeuroexit.Wemustbemasterofourownhouse,he
says.GermanysHandelsblattsaidChancellorAngela
MerkelisfacinganightmareweekinEUpoliticsasthe
austerityfrontbreaksapart.ShecampaignedforNicolas
Sarkozyinbreachofdiplomaticetiquette,aferreceiving
badadviceonthelikelyoutcomeonlytofacetheprospect
ofaPresidentFranoisHollandevowingtotearuptheEU
scalcompactandbringtheicvtoheel.
Mr.Hollandeleavesusguessingwhetherhereallywill
leadaLatinRevoltandforceGermanytomakethefateful
choiceithassolongevaded:whethertoallowscaland
monetaryreation:orprecipitateastrategiccrisisandrisk
losingitsdiplomaticinvestmentinthepostwarorder.
Nightmare Week for Angela Merkel
as Austerity Bloc Crumbles Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, TELEGRAPH | April 24
announcedtodaythatwhenthecopy-
righttothehate-lledtomeexpiresin
threeyearstime,anannotatedver-
sionwillbemadeavailabletostudents
acrossthecountry.
TestateofBavaria,whichbe-
cametheheirtoallofHitlersworks,
propertyandmoneyfollowinghis:,
suicideinBerlin,saiditwasimpor-
tantforGermanytopublishversions
forchildrenwithexpertanalysisand
commentsfromhistoriansinthem
whichrefutehisideology.
Whilethebookisnotillegalin
Germany,thestatehasnotallowedit
tobeprintedamidfearsthatitcould
promoteNazism.Othercountries
haveprintedforeign-languageedi-
tionssincethen,despitetherestric-
tions,butGermanshavebeenunable
ANGLO-AMERICA
Mein Kampf to Return
to German Schools
DAILY MAIL | April 24
A
uoivHi1ivsautobiographyMein
Kampfahate-lledbookpostwar
Germanyhasfoughttokeepoutof
thebookshopsistomakeacome-
backinschools.Germanauthorities
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togetanewly-printedversionintheir
ownlanguageforo,years.
ButnowBavariahasgivenper-
missionfortherestofGermanyto
freelyprintthebook,whichincludes
diatribesagainstJewsandSlavsand
theprophecyofaGermanwarofcon-
questintheeast.
Britain Faces Fine
From Brussels
TELEGRAPH | April 26
B
vi1.iu.sbeenthreatenedwith
legalactionandanefromBrus-
selsoverclaimsthatrestrictionson
immigrationbreakEuropeanlaw.Te
governmenthasbeentoldithasjust
twomonthstocomplywithallofthe
FreeMovementDirectiveoritwillbe
takentocourt.
Itisfacingclaimsthatithasfailed
toimplementfourhighlytechnical
aspectsofthelegislationontherights
ofEUcitizenstoliveandworkany-
whereonthecontinent.Asoneof
theEUslargermemberstates,theUK
ishometoaround:millioncitizens
fromotherEUcountries.Itisthere-
foreimportantthatUKlawsrespect
theirrights,saidtheEuropeanCom-
mission,executivearmoftheEU.
Legalexpertsbelieveitwouldbe
impossibleforthegovernmentto
implementallthechangesrequiredof
itontime,andthatitwouldlikelylose
atleastoneaspectofanycasebrought
totheEuropeanCourtofJusticein
Luxembourg.
Underthe:ooFreeMovement
Directive,whichBrusselssaysshould
havebeenimplementedfullyby:ooo,
citizensofthe:,-nationblocenjoythe
righttofreelytravel,liveandwork
anywhereintheEuropeanUnion.It
alsoguaranteescertainrightstonon-
EuropeanrelativesofEUcitizens,butit
isclaimedthatBritainisdenyingthem.
FamilymembersofEUcitizens
aresupposedtobeabletotravelwith
themaroundthecontinentwithout
needingavisa,buttheUKlawsdo
notgrantthisimportantrightwhich
liesattheheartoffreemovement.In
addition,theECsaysBritainshould
considergrantingresidencyrightsto
peoplewhoareextendedfamilymem-
bersofEUcitizens.
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n Greece, Spain continue to
weaken eurozone
OnApril:,theBankofGreece
warnedthatthecountryfacesaworse-
than-expectedrecessionin:o::,with
theeconomysettoshrink,percent.
Toughconditionsdemandedfor
rescueloandealshavepushedGreece
intoafhyearofrecessionand
brewedwidespreadpopulardiscon-
tent.Tesameday,Spainraisednearly
s:.obillioninanauctionofshort-term
T
uiV.1ic.announcedonApril:8amajorreformof
anassociationofAmericannunstoensureitsadherence
toCatholicdoctrineinareasincludingeuthanasia,abor-
tion,womensordinationandhomosexuality.Tereform
marksanunprecedentedexertionofVaticanforceonaU.S.
Catholicorganization,andreectstheCatholicChurchs
increasinglyassertiveposturingontheglobalstage.
TeVaticansireisagainstradicalfeminismpervasive
intheLeadershipConferenceofWomenReligious(icwv),
whichrepresents8opercentoftheU.S.s,,,ooonuns.Inan
eight-pagedoctrinalassessmentoftheicwv,theVatican
accuseditofnumerousgravebreachesofdoctrine,and
madeclearthatitwillforcefullycorrectthegroupsseri-
ousdoctrinalproblems.
Tereport,fouryearsinthemaking,saidthecurrent
doctrinalandpastoralsituationoficwvisgraveandamatter
ofseriousconcern,alsogiventheinuencetheicwvexercis-
esonreligiouscongregationsinotherpartsoftheworld.Te
Vaticansaysitdiscoveredthatpublicstatementsbytheicwv
thatdisagreewithorchallengepositionstakenbythebishops,
whoarethechurchsauthenticteachersoffaithandmorals,
arenotcompatiblewithitspurpose.Tereportberatedthe
nunsforbroadcastingdiscussionsabouttheordinationof
women,andministeringtohomosexualpeople.Italsolam-
bastedthemfordevotingexcessivetimetopromotingissues
ofsocialjusticewhileneglectingtocommentonissuesof
crucialimportancetothelifeofthechurchandsociety,such
ashomosexualmarriageandabortion.
Tecorrectionprocesscouldlastuptoveyears,and
willincludereviewoftheicwvsliturgicalpractices,revi-
sionofitsstatutes,supervisionofitsmeetings,andthe
establishmentofformationprogramsfortheicwvscon-
gregations.Sartainsgroupwillalsoinvestigatetheicwvs
relationshipwithvariouspoliticallyactivegroups.
Teicwvhassaiditwasstunnedbytheconclusions
ofthereportandbytheplanstoforcefullyreformit,call-
ingitamomentofgreatimportforreligiouslifeandthe
widerchurch.
TeVaticanscondemnationofliberalismamongAmeri-
cannunsissignicantbecauseitrepresentsperhapsthe
mostassertivecrackdownonU.S.Catholicisminhistory.
Astheicwvsaid,itisamovewithgreatsignicancefor
thewiderchurch.TeTrumpethaslongproclaimed,based
onBibleprophecy,that,asEuropebecomesmoreuni-
ed,theRomanCatholicChurchwillbecomeincreasingly
assertiveontheglobalstage,andwillbecometheguiding
forceoftheEuropeanbloc.
Sixofhistorysbloodiestchaptersillustratethedevasta-
tionthatensueswhenauniedEuropeissteeredbythe
CatholicChurch,andtheseventhiterationofthisunholy
unionisprophesiedtobebyfarthebloodiest.TeVaticans
crackdownonAmericannunshighlightsthechurchsin-
creasinglyassertivestance,anditsattackonliberalismwill
onlybecomebolderinthemonthsandyearsahead.
Vatican Cracks Down on U.S. Nuns
Jeremiah Jacques | April 25
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debtbypayingmuchhigherinterest
ratesthannormal,asignofinves-
torwariness.Inresponse,German
ChancellorAngelaMerkelurged
Europetostickwithitspro-austerity
policiesinspiteofthelatestpolitical
uncertainty.Financialmarketsinthe
eurozonewereshakenonApril:,by
concernsthatanagreementonstrict
decittargetsagreedtobyEuropean
leadersearlierthisyearwasbeginning
tounravel.FrenchSocialistFrancois
Hollande,whohaspledgedtorenego-
tiatethepacttogivegreateremphasis
togrowth,edgedaheadinSundays
rstroundofpresidentialelections.
Everymemberofthe:,-countryEu-
ropeanUnionexceptBritainandthe
CzechRepublicsignedthetreaty,but
mostEUmembersstillhavetoratify
it,leavingthestatusofthetreatyfar
fromcertain.Bibleprophecystates
clearlythatGermanywillprovidethe
leadershiptopropeltheeurozoneout
ofitscrisis.

n Far right do well in French

election
IntherstroundofFrancespresiden-
tialelections,theNationalFrontsMa-
rineLePenwonarecord:8percentof
thevoteonApril::.Wehaveblown
apartthemonopolyofthetwoparties
ofbanking,nanceandmultination-
als,saidLePen.Nothingwillever
bethesame.Hersuccesscameafer
campaigningagainsttheEuropean
Unionandimmigration.Sheblamed
theEUforforcingFrancetoletinfar
moreimmigrantsthanitcouldhandle,
demandingthatthenationcutits
annualimmigrationfrom:oo,oooto
:o,ooo.LePensayssheisghtingthe
IslamizationofFrance.Muslims,she
warnsareadvancingintheneighbor-
hoods.Teyareputtingpressureon
thepopulation.Teyarerecruiting
youngboystoghtforIslam.Watch
forthiskindofsentimenttobecome
moremainstreamasEuropewakesup
tothethreatposedbyradicalIslam.

n France and Germany call for

stronger border controls
FrenchandGermaninteriorminis-
terspublishedajointlettercalling
forthepossibilityofre-establishing
internalbordercontrols,onApril:o.
Openbordersandthefreemovement
ofpeoplearekeypartsoftheEUs
integration.Oppositiontoitusually
comesfromfar-rightpartiesorfrom
theoccasionalcountry.Europestwo
corenationspublicallyspeakingout
thiswayshowshowmuchthiskind
ofpopulist,anti-immigrationrheto-
richasbeenadoptedbymainstream
politicians.WatchfortheEUitselfto
begintomoveinthisdirection.
ASIA
China.Tesepledgesofclosercoopera-
tioninHanoverpointtothefullmentof
thisprophecy.

n China-Philippines standoff
intensifies
Beijingintensiedatwo-week-old
standobetweenthePhilippinesand
ChinaonApril:obysendingathird
shiptoashoalintheSouthChinaSea
wherebothsidesclaimsovereignty.
TeconfrontationbeganonApril:o
whenaPhilippinewarshipaccused
Chineseshermenofillegalentryand
poachinginPhilippinewaters,and
attemptedtoarrestthem.Teattempt
wasstoppedbythearrivaloftwo
Chinesegovernmentvessels,which
orderedthePhilippineshiptoleave
theshoal.TePhilippineshiprefused
tobackdown,sayingtheterritorylies
withinPhilippinewaters.(TeUN
ConventionontheLawoftheSeades-
ignatesacountrysexclusiveeconomic
zoneas:,omilesfromitscoastline.
Teshoalinquestionis:omilesfrom
thePhilippinecoast.)TePhilippines
askedChinatobringthesimmering
disputetoaninternationalcourt,but
Beijingrefusedanddispatchedanoth-
ervesseltotheshoal.AsChinasmight
grows,watchforBeijingsbelligerent
behaviortosimultaneouslyincrease.
n Russian and Chinese warships
start joint sea drills
OnTuesdayandWednesday,Russian
andChinesewarshipsconductedjoint
exercisesintheYellowSea.Tedrills
focusedonjointairdefense,supply,
anti-submarine,andsearchandrescue
operations.ChinasViceAdmiralDing
Yipingsaidtheexercisewouldtestthe
warfareabilitiesofbothnaviesand
advancetheircooperationability.Te
jointdrillwastheseventhbetweenRus-
sianandChinesearmedforcessince
:oo,,andmarksasteadilydeepening
unitybetweenthetwoAsiangiants.
n China, North Korea confirm ties
following rocket test
ChinesePresidentHuJintaometwith
atopNorthKoreanocialonMon-
daytorearmtiesbetweenthetwo
nations.Duringthevisit,just:odays
aferPyongyangattemptedanillegal
rocketlaunch,Husaidstrengthening
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n Germany, China pledge closer
economic ties
GermanandChineseleaderspromised
toenhancebilateralbusinesstiesat
anindustrialfaironApril::.German
ChancellorAngelaMerkelandChinese
PremierWenJiabaobothspokeatthe
economicforum,whichwasheldin
Hanover,Germany.In:o::,tradebe-
tweenChinaandGermanytotaleds:o
billion.Wensaidthetwonationswant
toincreasethatguretos:8obillion
by:o:,.ChinaandGermanyarethe
worldstwobiggestexporters.Although
Chinachalkedupa:.,billiontrade
surpluslastyearoveritslargestEuro-
peantradepartner,Germanexporters
arendingmoresuccessinChinathan
theirEuropeanpeers.Inonesuchex-
ample,WenwasonhandatVolkswagen
headquartersonApril:,astheGer-
manautomakersignedadealtobuild
anewplantintheXinjiangregion.Te
Bibleforecaststhatamartofnations
willworkinconfederacytodominate
globaltradeforashortperiodoftimeat
Americasexpense.Tisconglomerate
willbeledbytheGerman-ledEUand
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S
Uu.u.sbeenoneofthebloodi-
estblotsontheplanetformostof
thepasthalfcentury.Telastcivil
warwhichlastedmorethantwo
decades,killednearly:millionpeople
anddisplacedmillionmoreonly
endedin:oo,.Finally,afersixyears
ofbrittlepeace,SouthSudandeclared
itsindependencelastJulyinawaveof
hopeforapeacefulfuture.
However,unresolvedissuesbetweennorthandsouthstill
layonthetable.Now,aferjustninemonthsofSouthSu-
dansexistence,thoseissuesareexplodingintoyetanother
regrettableconict.Alreadyinnocentpeoplearedying.But
thesituationthreatenstoblowupintoamuchlargercrisis,
eventoaddfueltoaloominglarge-scalereligiouswar.
SudanhasbecomearadicalIslamiststate.Carvingthe
ChristianandanimistSouthawayfromthenorthremoved
whatreligiousdiversitythecountryhad;whatremainsis
avowedlyMuslim.SincetheSouthssecession,President
Omaral-Bashirhaspledgedtoincreasethepowerofsharia
law,andhisgovernmentspersecutionofnon-Muslimsis
becomingincreasinglybold.
TroughoutSudan,Catholicsarefacingamarked
increaseinthreats,harassmentandattacks.Imamspreach
weeklyanti-Christianmessagesinthecountrysmosques.
Localmediastiruphatredanddemandthatthegovern-
mentdeportthepredominantlyChristianSouthSudanese.
TeBashirgovernmentdeclaredthatasofEasterSunday
ofthisyear,April8,allSouthSudanesestilllivinginthe
northwouldnolongerbeconsideredcitizens:Teyneeded
tomovetoSouthSudanorapplyforalienresidency.
BashirsaystheyhavenoplaceinastrictlyIslamicstate.
Amidthisbubblingreligioustension,thecontentious
issueofoilhasgivenrisetoevengreaterviolence.When
theSouthseceded,ittookwithitoverthreefourthsofthe
formerlyunitednationsoilsupply.Troublehasarisenin
oneparticularlystrategicborderoiltown,Heglig.About
halfthenorthsoilproductioncomesfromoileldsinthe
Hegligarea,makingiteconomicallyvitaltoKhartoum.
TeInternationalCourtofJusticehasruledthatitbelongs
toSudan,andPresidentBashirhasvowedtonevergiveup
theregion.Lastmonth,clashesbrokeoutbetweenSuda-
neseandSouthSudaneseforces.Afertwoweeksofheavy
ghting,SouthSudansforcesemergedwithcontrolover
thedisputedarea.ButtheUnitedNationsdeclareditan
illegalcaptureandtoldtheSouthtoevacuateitstroops.
LastFriday,SouthSudansforcespulledout.Tey
claimedtheydidsoinordertocomplywiththeUN,but
Sudanclaimedithadforcedthemoutandthenocially
declaredwar.OnMonday,Sudanesewarplanescarriedout
airstrikesontownsnearHegligthatkilledandwounded
severalpeople.Now,thevvcisreportingthattheSouth
isbuildinguptroopsneartheborder.Satelliteimages
conrmthatthenorthisamassingmilitarystrikeaircraf
attwoairbases.
Inalltheseclashes,religiousundertonesareneverfar
fromthesurface.Teseeventsarejustonepartofanun-
mistakabletrendacrosstheMiddleEastandNorthAfrica:
amountingMuslimoensiveagainstChristianity.Chris-
tiansareincreasinglysueringpersonalassaults,attackson
churches,forcedconversions,thefs,sexualabuseofwomen,
murdersandexecutions.Placesofworshiparebeing
bombedortorched,sometimeswithChristiansinside.Last
month,thegrandmufiofSaudiArabiadeclaredthatitis
necessarytodestroyallthechurchesoftheregion.Nige-
riasChristianpopulationhasalmostentirelyedthecoun-
tryaferfacingslaughteratthehandsoftheterroristgroup
BokoHaram.HalfofIraqsChristianshavelef.Egypthas
experiencedanexodusofatleast:oo,oooChristianCopts.
Violentanti-Christianincidentshavealsobeenreportedin
Syria,Iran,Kuwait,Pakistan,Kazakhstan,Turkey,Uganda,
Somalia,Algeriaandseveralothernationsintheregion.
ItalladdsuptoahugepokeintheeyeoftheVatican.
Tisisnominordevelopment.Infact,itpointsdirectlyto
oneoftheBiblesmostshockingend-timeprophecies.We
arewitnessingnothinglessthanthebuild-uptowardan
epicreligiousclashbetweenMuslimsandCatholicsa
modernrepeatoftheCrusadesthatwillleaddirectlytothe
mostdestructivewarinhistory!
Sudan at Warthe Ominous Religious Dimension
JOEL HILLIKER
AFRICA/SOUTH AMERICA
tiesbetweenBeijingandPyongyangis
akeypriorityforChina.NorthKorean
leaderKimJong-unresponded,saying
hewishestodevelopthetraditional
uvvx-ChinafriendshipAlsoMon-
day,NorthKoreasmilitaryannounced
planstolaunchspecialactionsto
destroytheadministrationofSouth
Koreaspresident.Meanwhile,intel-
ligencerevealsthatNorthKoreais
preparingforthenationsthirdnuclear
test.Beijinghascriticizedsomeof
Pyongyangsactions,buthasopposed
attemptsbytheUnitedNationsto
imposenewsanctionsontherogue
state.WithChinamaintainingitsrole
asNorthKoreasprotector,itisun-
likelythatanynationwilltakeaction
againstNorthKoreasillegalnuclear
development.AstiesbetweenBeijing
andPyongyangstrengthen,Chinawill
increasinglyuseerraticNorthKoreaas
aproxytointimidateitsAsianneigh-
borsandtoantagonizetheWest.
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Lovelockmadeonechillingpredic-
tionofplanetarydoomaferanother.
In:ooo,hewarnedthattheEarth
mightsoonpassintoamorbidfever
thatmaylastaslongas:oo,oooyears
.[A]sthecenturyprogresses,thetem-
peraturewillrise8degreescentigrade
intemperateregionsand,degreesin
thetropics.Muchofthetropicalland
masswillbecomescrubanddesert.
Beforethiscenturyisoverbillionsofus
willdieandthefewbreedingpairsof
peoplethatsurvivewillbeintheArctic
wheretheclimateremainstolerable.
Now,however,msvcreports
Lovelockassaying:Teproblemiswe
dontknowwhattheclimateisdoing.
Wethoughtweknew:oyearsago.
Tatledtosomealarmistbooksmine
includedbecauseitlookedclear-cut,
butithasnthappened.Teclimateis
doingitsusualtricks.Teresnoth-
ingmuchreallyhappeningyet.We
weresupposedtobehalfwaytowarda
fryingworldnow,hesaid.
Andsopresumablyweshouldnow
countLovelockasoneoftheirnum-
ber:Er,notexactly:Lovelocktoldms-
vc.com:Itdependswhatyoumeanby
askeptic.Imnotadenier.Hesaid
hestillthoughtthatclimatechange
washappening,butthatitseects
wouldbefeltfartherinthefuture....
Ofcourse!Isnttheenvironmen-
talmovementwonderful:Evenwhen
theyadmittheyretotallywrong,they
stillinsisttheywererightallalong.
Girls Aged 13 Should
Be Given Pill
DAILY MAIL | April 26
G
ivis.syoungas:,shouldbe
giventhecontraceptivepillwith-
outhavingtoseeadoctor,according
toan[NationalHealthService]report.
A
vui1i.uoiusthedubious
distinctionofbeingtheonlyFirst
WorldnationtobecomeTirdWorld.
Ifitisanyconsolation,itwonthold
thattitleforlong.
Americaholdsacoupleofdubious
distinctionstoo.Itistherichestnation
intheworld.Yet,itisalsoitsmost
indebted.OneinsevenAmericansis
beingactivelypursuedbydebtcollectors.Americaalsohas
theworldslargestmilitary.Buttopayforit,ithastobeg
moneyfromoneofitsbiggestrivals,China.
Americansareeitherignorantorthinktheyareimmune
tothelessonsofhistory.Argentinaoncethoughtitwasim-
munetohistorytoo.
Tecountrysverynamemeanssilver.Andforgen-
erations,Argentinaliveduptoitsglitteryname.Atone
point,it was the seventh wealthiest nation on Earth.Itsrich
minespouredoutgoldandsilver.Itsvastriversystemthe
secondmostconductivetotradeandtransportintheworld
afertheMississippibasinhelpedArgentinasmanyagri-
culturalexportsinundateglobalmarketplaces.
Intheearly:othcentury,thetermasrichasanArgen-
tinesummeduplifeintheSouthAmericansuperpower.
HarvardhistorianNiallFergusonpointsoutthatwhen
ArgentinePresidentJuanPeronrstvisitedthenations
centralbankinthemid:os,hemarveledthatthereisso
muchgoldyoucanhardlywalkthroughthecorridors.
But,astheysay,thatwasthen.Notlongafer,Argentina
gaineditsdubiousdistinction:theonlyFirstWorldcountry
tobecomeTirdWorld.
AsocialistrevolutionlaterandArgentinawasnever
thesame.Tegoodolddaysweregone.Andsowasthe
nationsgold.Itwasredistributedinthenameoffairness.
Eventually,Argentineleadersranoutofotherpeoples
moneytoredistribute.Sotheybeganprintingit.Hyperin-
ationandcivilwarfollowed.
Decadesandthreedebtdefaultshavepassed,butthe
lessonsremainunlearned.Fastforwardto:o::andwesee
Argentinepoliticiansaregettingdesperateformoneyagain.
OnTuesday,ArgentinePresidentCristinaKirchner
announceonnational1vthatthegovernmenthadseized
andnationalizedvvv.vvvwasthelargestoilcompanyin
thecountry.ItisasignthateconomiccrisisisaheadforAr-
gentina.TereisalsowarningforAmerica.
Americaisadoptingmanyofthesamefailedpoliciesas
Argentina:Nationalization,pensionconscation,rhetoric
aboutgreedyoilcompanies,taxingpeoplesmoneytogive
tootherstopromotefairness,moneyprinting.
TeresultinAmericawillbethesameastheresultfor
Argentina.Argentinamayholdthedistinctionofbeing
theonlyFirstWorldnationtobecomeTirdWorld.But
ifAmericakeepsdoingwhatitsdoing,itisadistinction
Argentinawontholdforlong.
Argentina: Lesson for America?
ROBERT MORLEY
ANGLO-AMERICA
Apocalypse Deferred
Melanie Philips, DAILY MAIL | April 24
T
uiuvi.1-uv.uu.uuvofthe
man-madeglobalwarmingscam,
thefhhorsemanoftheeco-apoca-
lypseJamesLovelock,hasnowrecant-
ed.Well,sortof.Dontgettooexcited.
Lovelocknowadmitstohavingbeen
alarmistaboutclimatechange,and
saysotherfanaticenvironmentalcom-
mentatorssuchasAlGoreweretoo
alarmistaswell.
Youdontsay.Itsonlytakena
quarterofacentury.Duringthattime,
ProfessorLovelockwastheguruof
man-madeglobalwarmingtheory.
Morethanthat,hewastheprophetofa
cultwhichturnedtheEarthintoakind
ofgodormorespecicallyagoddess
calledGaia,investingitwithanthro-
pomorphiccharacteristicswhilehis
disciplesdemonizedthehumanrace
itselfasthedestroyersoftheplanet.
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Itrecommendsthathighstreetphar-
macistsacrossBritainroutinelyhand
itouttoteenagersunderthelegalage
ofconsentinthehopeofreducing
unwantedpregnancies.
Normallygirlsandwomencanonly
goonthepilloncetheyhaveunder-
goneathoroughconsultationwitha
GPornurseasitcancausesideeects
includingbloodclots.Butinapilot
project,vehighstreetpharmaciesin
theLondondistrictsofSouthwarkand
Lambethhavebeenhandingthepill
toover-:oswithoutadoctorspre-
scription.Nowareviewoftheproject,
whichwasreportedintheDaily Mail
inDecember:oo,hasconcludedthat
itshouldbeexpandedacrossLondon
andnationally.Elsewherethe
document,obtainedbyPulsemagazine,
speciesgirlsaged:,to:o.
Doctors,nursesandpharmacistsare
legallyallowedtogivethepilltoagirl
underthelegalageofconsentaslong
astheyensuresheisawareoftherisks
ofhavingsexandoftakingthemedica-
tion.Duetopatientcondentialitylaws
M
os1ovthecriticismoftheObamaadministrations
foreignpolicyconcernsthefailureofresetdiplomacy,
theinabilitytodealwithIranorNorthKorea,orthesense
thatweareignoringalliesandappeasingenemies.Alltrue.
Butundertheradar,thereareseveraldevelopmentsthat
arefarmoredisturbingthanweseemtorealize.
TaketheRQ-:,oSentinelspydronethatwentdownin
IraninDecember:o::.TeU.S.choseneithertoattemptto
retrieveitnortobombthewreckage.Why:Whoknows:
ButitseemsthatObamawasworriedaboutprovok-
inganIranianresponse.AlthoughIranbragsthatitwill
reverse-engineerthedrone,itisnotlikelytoactuallydo
so.However,itwillveryprobablysellokeycomponents
totheChineseandtheRussians,whowillduplicateitorat
leastndfarmoreeectivewaystoneutralizeitsuse.
Mostrecently,duringaSummitoftheAmericasin
Cartagena,Colombia,BarackObamaweighedinonthe
Falklandsinafashionthatwasbothoensiveandignorant:
AndintermsoftheMaldivesortheFalklands,whatever
yourpreferredterm,ourpositiononthisisthatweare
goingtoremainneutral.Wehavegoodrelationswithboth
ArgentinaandGreatBritain,andwearelookingforwardto
thembeingabletocontinuetodialogueonthisissue.But
thisisnotsomethingthatwetypicallyintervenein.
Almost everything in that statement was false or dan-
gerous. Aside from the ,,-state-type error of Maldives for
Malvinas, the U.S. does not look forward to dialogue on
theissue,butratheravoidsitliketheplague.Andinthepast,
wewerenotneutralbuteventuallyintervenedwithmassive
clandestinesupportforGreatBritain,a.1oally.Secretary
ofStateHillaryClintonhadpreviouslyusedthetermMalvi-
nas, which is a sort of Argentine equivalent of the Zion-
istentityabankruptconstructloadedwithculturaland
political signicance. Obama should know that the more
he uses that term (or trills some sort of M-word for an ar-
chipelagosomewhereonthemap),themorelikelyitisthat
therewillbeanArgentineeorttoreplicatethe:8:attack,
especially as the Peronist Kirchner regime seeks foreign
scapegoats(cf.therecentnationalizationoftheSpanishoil
rmRepsolsstakeinanArgentinecompany),andtheBrit-
ishloudlyreducetheirmilitaryforces.Teproblemisnot
justthatObamahasnoknowledgeofgeography,butthathe
hasnoneeitherabouthistoryordiplomacy.
Tenthereisthetalkofunilaterallydownsizingour
strategicarsenal,perhapsevento:,oslevelsof,ooto,oo
deployablenuclearweapons.Inutopiathatsoundsnoble,
butwithNorthKoreanownuclear,andIranabouttobe,
thenumberofroguestatesthatdonotplaybytherulesof
thenuclearclubisgrowing,notshrinking.
Teadministrationhasalsoquitepubliclyannounceda
shifinU.S.strategicattentiontothePacic,apparentlyon
thepremiseofarisingChinaandaquiescentEuropeand
Mediterranean.AsidefromthefactthatEuropessouthern
coastliesattheintersectionofthreecontinents,andiscrit-
icalforoperationsinNorthAfrica,theMiddleEast,and
EasternEurope,nowisnotthetimeforourrstPacic
presidenttoannounceadrawdowninourEuropeanforces.
Historicalpressures,wellapartfromPutinisminRussia,
arecomingtotheforeonthecontinentpressuresthat
werelongsuppressedbytheaberrationsofWorldWar ii,
theColdWar,thedivisionofGermany,andtheriseof
theEU.Teso-calledGermanproblemthetendency
ofGermanyquitenaturallyatsomepointtotranslate
itsinnatedynamiceconomicprowessintopolitical,cul-
tural,andaboveallmilitarysuperioritydidnotvanish
simplybecauseapostmodernEUannouncedthatithad
transcendedhumannatureanditsmembershipwouldno
longerbesusceptibletoancientTucydideannationalist
passionslikehonor,fear,orself-interest.
If you have doubts on that, just review current German
and southern-European newspapers, where commentary
sounds more likely to belong in :,8 than in :o::. Te ca-
tastropheoftheEUhasnotbeenavoidedbyadhocbandag-
ingitisstillonthenearhorizon.Nowisthetimetoreas-
sureGermanythatastrongAmerican-led.1oeliminates
anyneedforGermanrearmament,andthathistoricaloddi-
ties (why is France nuclear, while a far stronger Germany
isnot:)arenotoddatall.Inshort,astheEUunravels,and
anti-Germany hysteria waxes among its debtors, while an-
cientGermanresentmentsbuild,itwouldbeinsanetoabdi-
catethepostwartransatlanticleadershipwehaveprovided
fornearly,oyears.
Tereisapatternhereinalltheserecentmissteps,one
ofhesitancy,moralconfusion,andnavet.Totheextent
thatheunderstandsgeopolitics,itisofthejuvenilemulti-
culturalsort,inwhichhostilenuclearpowers,traditional
enemies,andtroublesomeneutralsareeithernotmuch
worsethanormorallyequivalenttolong-standingallies
andfriends.
Mr. Obamas Undiplomacy?
Victor Davis Hanson, NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE | April 24
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theycannottellthegirlsparents.
Earlierthisyearitemergedthatschools
wereprovidinggirlsasyoungas:,with
contraceptiveimplantswithouttheir
parentsknowledge.
TW
I N B R I E F
n Floods and drought in Britain as
rain comes at wrong time
Britainisstillsueringadrought,de-
spitethefactthismonthissettobeone
ofthewettestAprilsonrecord.Already
somerivershavebursttheirbanks,and
theEnvironmentAgencyhaswarned
thousandsofhouseholdersthatthey
areatriskfromooding.Ironically,
theoodwarningsareforthesame
areasthatareindrought.Depending
ontherainfalloverthenextfewdays,
thiscouldbeBritainswettestApril
onrecord.ButTrevorBishop,headof
WaterResourcesattheEnvironment
Agency,warnedthatwithdrysoils
mostoftherainwillbesoakedupor,
worsestill,runoquicklyifthesur-
faceiscompacted,causingashoods.
Hewarnedthattherainwontreach
downfarenoughtotopupground-
water,whichiswhatwereallyneed.
WhileBritainsrainwillhelpfarmers
andgardeners,itcomesatthewrong
timeofyeartotopuptheground-
waterandsolveBritainslonger-term
drought.Instead,somepartsofBritain
arebothoodedandindrought.
T
wi1vvi.vsagothisSunday,
riotseruptedacrossSouthCentral
LosAngelesaferamostlywhitejury
acquittedfourpoliceocersthree
ofthemwhiteofthebeatingof
anAfrican-Americanmotorist.Te
controversialverdictsparkedoneof
thedeadliestoutbreaksofracerioting
inU.S.history.Fify-threepeoplewere
killedandatleast,,ooomorewereinjured.
Duringthesixdaysofmobviolence,themostfrightening
scenecaughtontapehappenedattheintersectionofFlor-
enceandNormandie.Withnewshelicoptershoveringabove
tobroadcastthetragedyinrealtime,amostlyblackmob
yankedawhitetruckdriveroutofhiscabandthenmerciless-
lypoundedthemanintoastateofunconscioussubmission
causingmultipleskullfracturesandseverebraindamage.
TiswasLosAngelesoneofthemostcelebratedcities
ofAmerica.Andithadsuddenlymorphedintoalawless
TirdWorldcity,controlledbymurderousstreetgangsand
lootedbypoverty-strickenlocals.
VH:isre-tellingthistragichistorynextweekinadocu-
mentarytitled,Uprising:HipHop&theL.A.Riots.Ac-
cordingtothesynopsis,themoviedocumentshowhiphop
forecastedandsomesayignitedtheworstcivilunrestof
the:othcentury(emphasisaddedthroughout).Numerous
Angelenoswhoparticipatedintheviolenceandlootingare
interviewedinthelm.AndaccordingtotheHungton
Post,almostnooneisremorsefulforhelpingsetoare-
stormthatresultedinthedeathsof,,humanbeings.
Instead,peopledemonstrateapalpablesenseofpridein
beingpartofsomethingsohistoric,thePostwrites.
Twentyyearsonandnothingmuchinthewayof
positivechange.Andgiventhecurrentnationalclimateof
racialanimositysurroundingtheTrayvonMartincasein
Florida,itshardtoseehowthisdocumentarywillhelpto
bridgethedividebetweenwhiteandblackAmerica.
Ofcourse,ifyouvefollowedtheTrumpetovertheyears,
youarewellfamiliarwithwhattheBibleprophesiesabout
racewarscomingtothestreetsofourbiggestcities.Aswe
wrotebackin::,LosAngeleswasonlythebeginning.
Tesestrongemotionswillleadtomoreriots;moreU.S.
citiesaregoingtoburn!Astheeconomygrowsworse,
theriotersaregoingtoburnmoreandmorebecauseGods
wrathisuponus!(Trumpet,June::).
AsmyfathercorrectlypredictedonJune::,:oo8,
[T]heracecardisgoingtobeplayedofenforpolitical
gain!Tisdangerousbuildupwithinoursocietyisarac-
istbombthatmostofuswillseeexplodeinourfaces!
Oneoftheblackmenresponsiblefornearlybeating
thatwhitetruckdrivertodeathwasa:,-year-oldformer
Marine.Hehadawifeandchildren.Hewasgainfullyem-
ployed.Andhecamefromagoodfamilyhisfatherhaving
beenaprominentcommunityleader.Yet,despitethisrela-
tivelynobleupbringing,whentheRodneyKingverdictwas
announcedaferseeinghiscommunitytaketothestreets
inviolentprotesthejoinedthemobwithouthesitation.
Inarecentinterview,hesaid,Youknow,honestly,it
wassomethingthatjusthappened,man.Ineverevenknew
ReginaldDenny.Justtheangerandtheragejusttookhold
towhereInoranyonewhowasouttherethatdaywasin
theirrightframeofmind.
Itjusthappened.Tespiritofangerandragejust
grabbedholdofthem,anditresultedinthetragicdeathsof
,,fellowAmericans.
Tatsamespiritofhatredandviolenceisaboutto
explodeonAmericasstreetsonceagain!Anditsnotjust
African-Americanragethatisboilingover.AsVictorDavis
Hansonrecentlynoted,Toreadcommentsfollowingthese
storiesontheInternet[aboutTrayvonMartin]istoenter
theworldofwhitecounter-rageatalevelIhaveneverseen.
Wetalkofblackaccusationsofracism,buttheyareearning
acounter-responsethatisequallyscary,withsomeirate
andothersweariedtothepointofquietismandisolation.
Tewuoiivouvissick,asGodprophesiedinIsaiah
::,-o.Noticeverseoinparticular:Fromthesoleofthefoot
evenuntotheheadthereisnosoundnessinit;butwounds,
andbruises,andputrifyingsores:theyhavenotbeen
closed,neitherboundup,neithermolliedwithointment.
Tewoundshavenotbeenhealedorboundup.Twenty
yearsafertheinfamousLosAngelesriots,theresstill
plentyofhatredandnumerousgrievancesandperceived
injusticestogoaround.
Andtherearemultipletriggerssettogoo.
The L.A. Riots: 20 Years Later
STEPHEN FLURRY
APRIL 28, 2012
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n FBI warns of cyber-attack threat
to America
Atleastsixcountrieswithoensivecy-
ber-capabilitiesareprobingU.S.cor-
porateandmilitarycomputersystems,
lookingforweaknessestheycanone
dayexploittodisruptordestroythe
networks,accordingtoShawnHenry,
thevvisformertopcyber-sleuth.
Henry,whoretiredfromhispost
lastmonth,declinedtospecically
identifythecountries,butothercyber-
expertshaveincludedChina,Russia
andIranonthelist.Computerde-
pendenceisthemostvulnerablepoint
inAmericasmilitarydefensesystem.
TrumpeteditorinchiefGeraldFlurry
haswarnedofthisvulnerabilitysince
January:,,whenhewrote:America
isthegreatestsuperpowerthisworld
haseverknown.Butwehaveavery
vulnerablepointinourmilitaryour
ownAchillesheel.Exploitingthis
vulnerablepointmaytriggerthegreat-
estshockinthehistoryofwarfare!
ComputerdependenceistheWestern
worldsAchillesheel,andwithinafew
yearsthisweaknesscouldbetestedto
thefull.
n One in seven Americans
pursued by a debt collector
TepercentageofAmericansbeing
pursuedbyathird-partydebtcollec-
tionservicehasmorethandoubled
since:ooo,fromalittlelessthan,
percenttoalittleover:percent.Only
:oyearsago,onein:U.S.consumers
wasbeingpursuedbydebtcollectors;
todayitsoneinseven.AsAmerican
consumerscontinuetofeelthepres-
sureofrisingenergycosts,creditcard
paymentsandinterestrates,consumer
debtwillcontinuetoputastrangle-
holdontheeconomy.

n U.S. gun sales skyrocket

AstheU.S.economycontinuestosuf-
ferfromtheafereectsoftheworst
recessionsincetheGreatDepression,
oneindustryinparticularhasbucked
thetrendandchurnedoutastronomi-
calprotstherearmsindustry.
AccordingtotheNationalShooting
SportsFoundation,thetotaleconomic
impactofrearmsalesincluding
jobs,taxesandsaleshits,:billionin
:o::.Tisgurerepresentsanincrease
ofovero, percentsince:oo8.Accord-
ingtotheNew Yorkermagazine,there
I
.parliamentaryinquiryreport
releasedlastweek,Britishmembers
ofParliamentsoundedthealarm
abouttheconsumptionofonlinepor-
nographybychildrenandteenagers.
Althoughthestatsdisclosedwarranta
shockedgasp,itstheraucousyetpiti-
fullymisguidedreactionofthemedia
andgovernmentleadersthatsmostdisheartening.
Accordingtothegovernmentinquiry,voUvoU1ovvivi
:o-year-oldsviewpornonlineregularly.Meanwhile,one in
three :o-year-oldshaveviewedsimilarcontent.Naturally,
theserevelationshavesetoanationaldebateontheneed
toprotectchildrenfromsmut.Butasissoofenthecase
intodaysintellectuallyandmorallymuddledworld,the
conversationhasquicklygravitatedtowardasideissue.Te
Daily Mailsummeditupbest,explaininglastweekthatthe
solutiontokeepingpornfromchildrenandteenslieswith
BritainsInternetproviders.(Tiswasthefocusofthe
parliamentaryinquirytoo.)
Teproblemwiththisall-consumingdebateaboutthe
responsibilityofInternetprovidersisthatitdistractsat-
tentionfromthoseultimatelyresponsibleforthisproblem:
Teparents.
Aferall,whospayingforthecomputers,televisions,
gameconsolesandtheInternetserviceusedbythese
youths:Whosallowingtheirchildrenandteenstoslink
intotheseclusionoftheirscreen-litbedrooms:(More
thanhalfofchildrenages,to:ohaveInternetaccessin
theirownroom;among::-to-:o-year-olds,thegureiso:
percent.)Whospurchasingthesmartphones,thenpaying
themonthlybill:Andwhosallowingtheseyouthstotake
thesegadgetstoprivateplaceswheretheycantext,sextand
surftotheirheartsdesire:ForgetInternetproviders,this
inquiryrevealsacrisisinBritishparenting.
Fromapracticalstandpoint,thesolutiontoteensview-
ingpornisfairlystraightforward.Afewmeasureswould
includerelocatingcomputersand1vstothelivingroom;
downloadingfree,easy-to-installInternetlters,andtak-
ingthetimetoregularlymonitorachildsonlinedallianc-
es.Tesameappliestosmartphones.Ifparentstookthem
awayaferacertainhour,monitoredtextsandconducted
spur-of-the-momentchecks,teenswouldndnefariousac-
tivitymuchmoredicultandmuchlessenticing.Whatif
thechildgoestoafriendshometoengageinthisbehavior:
Tatssimpletoo:Severtherelationship.
Teseactionsaresimple,attainablewithouthugecostor
stateintervention,andwillnotdepriveachildofhisbasic
needsphysically,mentallyoremotionally.Buttheyllnever
beconsideredviable,andneveremployedonalargescale.
Why:Becausetheyrepredicatedonasocialconstructthat
todayisvirtuallyobsolete:theauthorityoftheparent.
Mostparentswillneverimplementthesemeasuresand
neverstoptheirteensfromviewingpornbecausetheyve
abdicatedauthorityovertheirchildren.
Tracedtoitsorigin,thecrisisofteensviewingonline
pornographyistheresultofsomeformoffamilydysfunc-
tion.TesameappliestoallofBritain(andAmericas)social
crises.Gangviolenceandgeneralstreetcrime;sexualper-
versionandpromiscuity;unwantedpregnancyandsexually
transmitteddisease;rapeandsexualabuse;fatherlessness/
singlemotherhoodandtheresultantexploitationofthewel-
faresystem;divorceanditsmanycostlybyproductseach
stemsfromthedissolutionofthetraditionalfamily!
Isntittimewestartedtalkinglessaboutinternetpro-
vidersandmoreaboutthedestructionofthefamily!
Why British Teens Have a Problem With Online Pornography
BRAD MACDONALD
APRIL 28, 2012
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OTHER NEWS AND NOTES
W
.s1uibiblicalgureofDavida
leaderoftherstJewishempire,
thelegendarykingofJerusalem,orjust
someminorgure,ameretribalchief-
tain:Didheevenexistatall:ToEilat
Mazar,scionofIsraelsmostpromi-
nentfamilyofarchaeologists,theevi-
denceshehasuncoveredsuggeststhat
theBiblegotitright:thatDavid,who
isthoughttohaveruledfrom:o:oto
,ovci,wasindeedalarger-than-life
politicalandmilitaryleaderandthat
ancientJerusalemwasaformidable
centerinbiblicaltimes.
Hermainarchaeologicalndisa
mightystructureatJerusalemsCity
ofDavidthatshebelievesmaywell
havebeenKingDavidspalacewhen
hereignedintheearlypartofthe:oth
centuryv.c.Giventhatarchaeologists
haveuncoveredalmostnorelicsfrom
theperiodofthebiblicalKingDavid
about,,oooyearsago,Mazarsdis-
coveryoftheLargeStoneStructure,
asshecallstheputativepalace,could
beoneofthebiggestbreakthroughs
ofbiblicalarchaeology.
Tediscoveryhastriggerederce
debate,makingMazarperhapsthe
countrysmostcontroversialarchaeolo-
gist.Iamnottryingtodealwith
whatotherpeoplesay,shetellsTe
JerusalemReport.Idontcareabout
politicswhenitisdirectlyconnectedto
ourarchaeologicalwork.Wewhodo
archaeologyinJerusalemhavetodeal
withtheprinciplethatitisimportantto
revealtheremainsofancientJerusalem
inthemostscienticallyaccurateway.
[Mazar]punctuatesourconversation
withoutburstsofemotionandsmiles
whenevershetalksaboutdiggingup
Jerusalemspast.Decidedly
unreligious,Mazar,aJerusalem
resident,suggeststhatherinter-
estintheBibleisofascholarlynature.
TeBibleisJerusalemsgreatestroad
map,inherview.Shetreatseveryword
intheBibleasapossibleclueforwhat
reallytranspired.
ShecameupontheLargeStone
Structurein:oo,whilediggingin
thenorthernsectorofthe:o-acre
CityofDavid,justsouthofJerusa-
lemsTempleMount.Restrainedin
herclaims,Mazarsaysonlythatthe
structuremayhavebeenDavidspal-
ace.Mazarinsistsherdiscoveryputs
torest[Israel]Finkelsteinsclaimthat
Davidwasaminorgure.Inlightof
ourexcavations,whathethinkshas
nobasis,shesays.
ProvingthebiblicalDavidsexis-
tencewasneverpartofhermission.
Shesayshergoalhasbeentooer
thebestpossibleevidenceofhow
ancientbiblicalJerusalemappeared.
Ifshecouldunearthincontrovertible
proofthatDavidexisted,thatwould
unquestionablydrawhugeheadlines,
but,asarealist,shehasmoremodest
pursuitsinmind.Shesimplywantsto
examinetheholybookandletitsend
herintherightdirectionsothatshe
canlocatethestonesandbuildings
thatshedlightonallthatisdescribed
intheBible.Archeology,saysMa-
zar,cansometimesgiveustangible
evidenceoftheBiblesstories.
ArcheologyisMazarsbirthright:
hergrandfatherwastheworld-famous
archaeologistBenjaminMazar.Heis
bestknownforhispath-ndingexca-
vationsnearthemostsignicantbibli-
calsiteinIsraeltheTempleMount.
Fromtheageof:oshehungaround
hergrandfathersTempleMountdigs,
startinghermagicaljourneyintoa
careerasaprofessionalarchaeologist.
Ilovedit,shesayssimply.
Redtapealwayswasvexingtoher.
Whenarchaeologyauthoritiesinsisted
thatshecreateasmallarchaeological
siteratherthanaregularlargeone
sothattouristscouldgetagoodviewof
herdig,shebalked,arguingthatsuch
ademandharmedherwork.Asmall
sitewouldhavebeenconvenientfor
gawkingtourists,butMazarrequireda
muchlargerareaforherdig.Youcant
digsimplyasatouristgimmick,she
says.Intheendshegotherway.
Evenwithherunremittingenthu-
siasm,sheencounteredchallenges
thatmadeherwonderwhethershe
reallywantedtocontinueinbiblical
archaeology.Perhapsworstofallfor
herwerethelocalauthoritieswho,
thinkingherintrusive,soughtto
placeobstaclesinherpath.Shesays
thoseauthoritieswouldnotlether
digattheCityofDavidfor:oyears.
Shewas,theauthoritiesbelieved,too
scholarly,toomuchofanoutsider.
TeythoughtIwasadisturbance,
shesays.Nobodylikedme.Nobody
likestobedisturbed.Teytriedto
tellmewhattodig,butIwouldnot
acceptwhattheyaskedmetodo.I
cantworklikethat.Teattacks
andthreatstooktheirtollandshe
thoughtofquitting.
Ittakessomuchofyourhealth.
SometimesIfeltlikewowIcannot
dothisanymore.Itisfrustratingtohave
toghtallthetime.Butintheend,the
archaeologyalwayspaysyouback.
WorkingwiththeBibleinonehand
andherexcavationtoolsintheother,
sheremainsopen-mindedaboutnd-
ingnewarchaeologicaltreasures.I
trytoconsidereverything,shesays.
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arenownearly,oomillionprivately
ownedrearmsintheU.S.Manyin
theindustryattributethedrasticjump
ingunsalestofearsthattheObama
administrationwilltightengun
controllawsinapossiblesecondterm.
Amuchmoreprobableexplanation
isthatconditionsontheworldscene
arerapidlydeterioratingandpeople
areconcernedabouttheirfuture
safety.Violentdrugcartelshaveall
butconqueredMexicoandarenow
spillingintotheU.S.Tenthereis
thethreatposedbyradicalprotesters
withinAmerica.AstheOccupyWall
Streetmovementspreads,asubsetof
theprotestershaveturnedtomore
radicalmeansofgettingtheirmessage
out.Athirdthreatistheimminent
possibilityofraceriots.Onceshooting
actuallybreaksout,thereareenough
weaponsinthenationtounleasha
waveofviolenceunseeninAmerica
sincetheCivilWar.
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Italy,Luxembourg,theNetherlands,
Poland,PortugalandSpain.Tough
thenumber:oissignicanttoBible
prophecyrelatingtoaEuropeofthe
immediatefuture(Revelation:,and:,),
itishighlydoubtfulthatthispar-
ticulargroupof:owillbethenal:o
nationsthatwilltaketheleadunderGermanhegemonyin
theprophesiedfuturerestructuredEuropeanUnion.
Onereasonwecastdoubtonthisisbecauseaparallel
prophecytothatofRevelation:,and:,containedinDan-
iel:indicatesthatthenal:owillbedividedbetweeneast
andwestEurope.Teonlytwonationsthatmaypresently
beconsideredaspartofeastEuropeintodaysclubof:o
thatconvenedinBrusselslastweekareAustriaandPoland.
Nevertheless,thepropheticallymostpotentconsider-
ationtowhichthisgroupof:odevoteditstimewasthe
prospectofmergingitspresentthree-tiertop-levelleader-
shipintoone all-powerful presidential oce.Suchapro-
posalhasamostsignicantpropheticringtoit.
TeproblemthattheEUleadershippresentlyexperi-
encesisaproblemofredundancy.Tethreetopocesthat
presentlyleadtheunwieldyunionof:,nationstendtotrip
overeachotherinthedecision-makingprocess.
AsEUobserver.computsit,TeEUCouncilpresident
postwascreatedbytheLisbonTreatyin:oo.ButtheLis-
bonarchitectureismessy,withVanRompuy,forinstance,
overseeingrecentdebateonEUscalreform,whileBar-
rososcommissionputsforwarditsownideasandimple-
mentsnaldecisions.
VanRompuyandBarrosoalsorepresenttheUnion
atinternationalsummits.ButVanRompuyistopdogin
termsofprotocol,whileanotherpost-Lisboncreature,the
EUhighrepresentativeajobcurrentlylledbyCatherine
Ashtondoesday-to-dayforeignrelations(ibid).
Intherevelationofprophecyforourtimerelativeto
worldconditionsthatwillprevailimmediatelypriorto
Christsreturn,itisclearthatasingle powerful political
leaderintandemwithasingle great religious leaderwill
dominateagreatprophesiednorthernpowerthatshallhold
swaygloballyforabriefmomentintime(Revelation:,).
Asoureditorinchiefhaspointedout,thatreligious
leadermayalreadybeinoce.
Inrespectoftheprophesiedfuturepoliticalsupremoof
Europe,thefactthatallthreeseniorEUocialsHerman
vanRompuy,JosManuelBarrosoandKatherineAshton
arepreparedtoconsideramergeroftheirpowersintoa
singularsuper-presidency of the EUisvitallysignicant!
Keepwatchingforthisproposaltobecomeareality.
However,inourwatching,oneaspectofthispower-
fulsuper-presidentsappointmenttooceshouldnotbe
overlooked.ContrarytotheobservationquotedbyEUob-
server.comssourcewhostatedthattheappointmentof
asingularEUsuper-presidentwouldgivetheEUmore
democraticlegitimacybecauseheorshewouldbeelected
bymivsBibleprophecyindicatesthatthefuturepoliti-
calleaderofthenal:owillnotbeelectedtothatoce.In
fact,thatleaderwillratherbedrawntothatall-powerful
ocebyatteries(Daniel:::::).
Tequestionsthatremainare,whichpoliticalpersonality
hasthecharisma,thegeneral political appeal,andperhaps
thedynastic prole,tobedrawnintothatoceby atteries?
Believeitornot,heisalreadywaiting in the wingsforhis
moment.Indicationsarethatheeventestedthewaterlast
yearandfoundthathismomenthadnotyetcome.
Watchthiswebsiteforregularupdatesontheinevitable
risetoprominenceofacharismaticpoliticalpersonality
tothepointofhiseventualappointmentasthesuper-pres-
identofapowerfulEuropeancombineagreatnorthern
superpower(Daniel::)ruledoverby:okings,allyielding
theirownindividualpowertohisoverarchingleadership
(Revelation:,:::-:,).
Ten,whenthesethingsbegintocometopass,as
JesusChristdeclared,lookup,andlifupyourheads;for
yourredemptiondrawethnigh!(Luke::::8).
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