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Iranian patience with Egypt pays off 2
Too late for Syria 3
Benedict back at Vatican 4
What is not okay to say in public in America 8
Capitalism is killing our morals, our future 8
BY JOEL HILLIKER
see ABORTION page 12
H
.vivoUheardofKermitGosnell:Ifyouonlywatch
thenightlynewsonthenetworks,orevenoncable,
probablynot.Gosnellisaphysicianwhowasarrestedin
January:o::formurder,illegalabortionsandmoremedi-
calmalpracticeperformedinhisblood-smearedclinicof
horrorsinPhiladelphia.Histrial,whichstartedlastmonth,
isgruesome,timely,relevantnews.
Butinthemainstreammedia,theamountofcoveragehis
trialreceiveseachnightismeasuredinsecondsifany.cns,
.nc,nc,msnc,ctheyareallsmotheringthisstory.
Teghastlydetailsofhisbarbaricpracticearenowamatter
ofcourtrecord.Butthepressistryingtoabortthestory.
Teywontpublishstoriesaboutunwantedbabieswhose
motherswentto
Gosnellsohecould
killthembeforethey
wereborn.Stories
abouttinybabies
whosurvivedabor-
tionprocedures:one
movedhisarmsand
legs,oneresponded
whenaclinicem-
ployeelifeditsarm,
onewastryingto
swimwhenitwas
borninatoilet,one
letoutasofwhine,
manywerebreath-
ing.Teydontwant
storiesaboutclinic
workerstakingthese
minutes-oldchildren
andplungingscis-
sorsintotheirnecksandsnippingtheirspinalcords.But
this is what happened.
Itsstomach-turningtolearnthatplasticbagslledwith
abortedtinycorpseslinedKermitGosnellsclinic:itscup-
boards,itshallways,itsoverowingdumpster.Itsheart-
breakingtothinkofthesewomensodesperatetoabort
theirbabiesthattheydidnteeatthehorrifyingsightof
thisclinic.Itssickeningtoconsiderthewomankilledby
Gosnellsunsafepractices,andtheprobablehundredsof
babiesmurderedaferfailedabortionsnottomentionthe
thousandsofbabiesGosnellsuccessfullykilledbeforethey
wereborn.Hediditfor:oyears.Andthesignoutfront
saysFamilyPlanningandFamilyPractice.
Butthisisntnews.Whynot:Temediagiveswall-to-
wallcoverageofmassmurder(which,byonedenition,
isjustfourwithinashortperiodoftime)andothergrisly
atrocities.Inthiscase,though,asMelindaHenneberger
wroteintheWashington Post,Isaywedidntwritemore
becausetheonlyabortionstorymostoutletsevercover
inthenewspagesis
everysinglethreator
perceivedthreatto
abortionrights.
Temainstream
mediaiscalcula-
tedlytryingtokill
anddisposeofthis
story.Some,realizing
thattheircover-up
isbeingexposed,
areactuallyargu-
ingthatGosnells
clinicisproofthat
thereshouldbefewer
restrictionsonabor-
tions.KateMichel-
man,forinstance,
insistsintheHung-
ton PostthatAmeri-
cas.1i-.nov1io
voiiciis.ucUi1UvibroughtwomentoGosnell.
Tatistheexact oppositeoftheobvioustruth.
Onlyapro-abortionculturecouldproduceaphysi-
ciansounimaginablycalloustohumanlife.Adoctorwho
didntviewbabiesinthewomborevennewbornsas
Closing the Curtain on Abortion Reality
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MIDDLE EAST
Jordanians Oppose
Palestinian Union
JERUSALEM POST | April 30
M
ovi1u.:,oooJordanianshave
signedapetitionopposingthe
ideaofaconfederationbetweenthe
kingdomandafuturePalestinianstate.
Tepetitionalsoopposesusing
JordanasalaunchingpadforWestern
militaryinterventioninSyria.
Tepetitionwassignedbyretired
armyocersandrepresentativesof
variouspoliticalparties,parliamentar-
iansandprofessionalunionsinJordan.
Itcameinresponsetoreportsthat
thePalestinianAuthorityleadership
andJordanwereconductingsecret
talksaboutformingafutureconfed-
eration.
TepetitionaccusedU.S.President
BarackObama,whovisitedIsrael,
RamallahandJordanlastmonth,of
workingtowarddividingtheregion
soastoserveWestern-Zionistinter-
ests.ItsaidthatbothPalestinians
andJordanianswereopposedtothe
confederationconspiracy.
ItalsoaccusedObamaofexert-
ingpressureonJordantoplayarole
inWesternmilitaryintervention
bytrainingSyrianandnon-Syrian
mercenariesanddispatchingthemto
southernSyria.
AttemptstoinvolveJordaninthe
C
os1iv.1ioisrisingintheSunniArabworldabout
PresidentMohamedMorsischangingattitudetowards
theSyriancivilwar. Teseconcernsarefocusednotjust
ongrowingEgyptianoppositiontoanyWesternmilitary
interventioninSyriabutalsoonsignsofagrowingunder-
standingbetweenCairoandTehran.Teyareconcerned
thattheEgyptiancommentatorAhmadRajabmaywell
berightwhenhewroteonApril,o(intheLebanesedaily
al-Akhbar):EgyptandIranarepreparingfortheinaugu-
rationofhistoricaltransformationsintheMiddleEastvia
theSyriangateway.
WereportedontheEgyptian
oppositiontoamilitaryinter-
ventioninSyriainourMarch:,
issue,quotingPresidentMorsis
March:odeclarationthatEgypt
rejectsanyforeignmilitaryinter-
ventiontoresolvetheSyriancri-
sisastheSyrianpeopleareable
toovercomethisordeal. InitsApril,oreport,al-Akhbar
addedthatithadheardfromaseniorEgyptiandiplo-
maticsourceabouttherisingconcernsinCairothatthere
wasaseriousU.S.movetodirectamilitarystrikeagainst
Damascus,andthatsuchastrikewouldopenthedoorfor
otherinternationalinterventionsintheregionthatwill
onlybringgreaterdisturbancesandwiderinterventionin
theregionsaairs.
TesameEgyptiandiplomaticsourcewentontosaythat
Israelcouldbeapartnertoanymilitaryoperationagainst
SyriaandthatthiswouldbecontrarytoEgyptiannational
security,despiteCairospublicpositiontowardstheSyrianre-
gimeanditssupportfortheSyrianoppositionateverylevel.
ItisthesefearsthathavepushedEgypttowardssup-
portingRussianandIranianeortstosecureaceasere
betweenDamascusandtheopposition.Accordingtothe
Egyptiandiplomatquotedabove:Importantunderstand-
ingswerereachedduringEgyptianPresidentMohamed
MorsisrecentmeetingwithhisRussiancounterpartVladi-
mirPutin;incooperationwithTehrantheseunderstand-
ingsmaybringtheoppositionandtheSyrianregimetosit
atthesamenegotiatingtable.
OnSunday(April:8),anEgyptiandelegationwentto
Tehranforfurtherdiscussionsonthisinitiative.Tedel-
egationwasheadedbytheEgyptianpresidentsAssistant
forForeignRelationsandInternationalCooperationIssam
Haddad.
OnhisreturntoCairo,Haddadsaidtwothingsofim-
portance. First,hesaid:Egypt
ismanagingtheSyriancrisis
dossierwithgreatprecision
andwisdom;thesamegoesfor
thedialoguewithIranoverthe
situationinSyriathereisan
agreementwithTehranregard-
ingtheneedtodevelopawork
planthataimstocreateapeace-
fulpoliticalsolutionthathelpsputanendtotheviolence
raginginSyriaandachievenationalreconciliationwiththe
participationoftheSyrianpeople.
Secondly,Haddad said:Tedecisiontoresumediplo-
maticrelationsbetweenEgyptandIranisasovereigndeci-
sionthatwillnotbeinuencedbyanyoneoutsideEgypt.
OneKuwaitipoliticiancomplainedthisweekthat
EgyptsMuslimBrotherhoodwasmovingclosertoIran
whosehandsaresoiledwiththeSyrianpeoplesblood.
TeSaudiArabianviewisequallyhostiletoEgypt.
TeSaudiArabianinterpretationofEgyptslatestmoves
isthattheEgyptianMuslimBrotherhoodhasneversevered
itslinkswiththeIslamistrevolutioninIran,whichbacked
itinitsstruggleagainsttheMubarakregime,andthatthis
connectionoutranksthecauseoftheMuslimBrotherhood
inSyria.Furthermore,theSaudissay,theEgyptianMuslim
BrotherhoodviewsthesectarianrifbetweenSunniand
ShiaasaSalaproblem,notaMuslimBrotherhoodone.
Iranian Patience With Egypt Pays Off
COURCYS INTELLIGENCE BRIEF | May 1
We have prophesied for over 13 years that Iran
would head up the king of the south. We have
also prophesied that the Iranian power would
ally with Egypt. How did we know that? Because
God said so in His Biblesomething you can
prove. Gerald Flurry, Trumpet, March 2008
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aggressionagainstSyriacomeinthe
contextofeortstodismantlethe
JordanianState,thepetitioncharged.
Itsaidthattheseeortsweremainly
designedtounderminetheJordanian
Armysoastopavethewayforthe
confederationconspiracyandreplace
JordanwithaPalestinianstate.
WecalluponourJordanianpeople
andarmytoconfrontthisplottoget
Jordaninvolvedinanaggressionon
Syria,thepetitioncontinued.
T
onovvowtheclimacticlinefromEasyRider,We
blewit.Or,tobefullyaccurate,PresidentObamablew
anunprecedentedchancetoaidSyriasthen-moderateop-
positionbackin:o::.
WecouldhavehelpedendthemonstrousAssadregime,
gaininggoodwillandpracticaladvantageinahopeful
newstate.
Nowitstoolate.AndObamamaybereadytoactatlast.
Teresultcouldbedisastrous.
Strategyisntonlyaboutdoingtherightthing,butabout
doingtherightthingattherighttime.
Doingwhatappearstobetherightthingtoolateofen
makesthingsworse.
Asourpresidentlookedawaymonthafermonth,a
hopeful,homespunrevolutiontooverthrowadictatorship
hardenedintoasectarianbloodbath.Unwillingtoaidgenu-
inefreedomghtersseekinginclusivegovernment,Obama
handedothemissiontotheSaudisandGulfArabs.
ButtheGulfArabsandSaudisdontwantarule-of-law
democracyinSyriathatmightgivetheirownpeopleideas.
TeyneedSyriatobeanotherIslamiststatewithoutwom-
ensrights,pressfreedomoranythingresemblingtolerance.
Sotheserepressivestatesweclaimasalliesarmed
hardlinejihadifactions,whilewealthyindividualsspon-
soredinvolvementbyterroristoutsiders(includingal
Qaeda),givingtheirgovernmentsdeniability.
Teresult:Abravefreedomstrugglemorphedintoa
viciouspan-ArabandIranianstruggleoverSyriasfuture.
Tis is now a regional war fought by proxies.
Ontheinsurgentside,moderateshavebeenmarginal-
izedinthemilitarysphere.IfAssadfalls,SunniIslamist
gunmenwillrule.OntheBaathistregimesside,Iranis
AssadskeybackerandHezbollahsuppliesShiathugs.
Nowwerereducedtochoosingbetweendevils:Dowe
aidaninsurgencyincreasinglydominatedbyextremists
andoutrightterrorists,ordoweacceptthecontinuedrule
ofBaathistfascistsbuttressedbyShiafanatics:
InthebrutallightofRealpolitik,isitabadthingtohave
thelastBaathists,HezbollahandSalastfanaticskilling
eachother:Yes,thesueringsdeplorable.Butconsiderwhat
happenedwhenweleaptintotheendlessAfghancivilwar.
Dowehavethesophisticationtogetthisright:No.
AsforIsraelssupportersofwhichIamoneshouldnt
werecognizethat,withIsraelsmortalenemiesbusy
slaughteringeachother,theyrenotkillingIsraelis:Might
itnotbeusefulifSyriaremainedaVietnamforfanatical
Islamists,HezbollahandArabnationalistsalike:
Tisisatitanic struggle.Wehavetomakesurewerenot
theultimatelosers.
Too Late for Syria
Ralph Peters, NEW YORK POST | May 1
EUROPE
Cameron May Support
Early EU Referendum
TELEGRAPH | May 1
A
miucvowicsupportforthe
euroskepticUxivparty,theprime
ministertodaysaidtheConservatives
needtodemonstrateabsolutelythat
weareseriousaboutthisreferendum.
Mr.Cameronhasalreadypromised
apollontheEUbefore:o:,ifthe
Torieswinthenextelectionandwill
publishdraflegislationsettingout
howitwouldhappen.
However,ToryM.P.shaveurged
himtopassthislegislationbeforethe
endofthisparliament,especiallyas
UxivsuggestsMr.Cameroncannotbe
trustedtokeephispledge.
SpeakingonthenncsWorld at
Oneprogram,Mr.Cameronsaidheis
preparedtoconsideranythingwecan
dotostrengthentheoer.
Itappearstobeamovedesignedto
counterthesuccessofUxiv,whichis
nowthirdinthepollsbehindLabor
andtheTories,leavingtheLiberal
Democratstrailinginfourthplace.
NigelFarage,theleaderofUxiv,has
castdoubtonwhetherMr.Cameron
willsticktohispromiseonareferen-
dum,citinghisoldfailedpledgeto
holdapollontheLisbonTreaty.
Mr.Cameroninitiallywonsupport
fromrebelM.P.saferhepromiseda
referenduminthesecondhalfofthe
nextparliament.However,sincethen,
Toryeuroskepticshavebeenagitating
forhimtogoevenfurther.
Anti-Austerity Forces
in Europe Rise
WALL STREET JOURNAL | May 1
T
uiiiv1inEuropesperiphery
isbeginningtonditsvoicein
resistingtheausteritymeasuresbeing
imposedbytheconservativepoliti-
cianswhoarecallingtheshotsinthe
EuropeanUnion.
Tenewlyanointedprimemin-
isterofItaly,EnricoLetta,fromthe
center-lefDemocraticParty,sounded
boldenoughinhismaidenspeech
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toParliamentonMonday,declaring:
Italyisdyingfromscalconsolidation.
Growthpoliciescannotwaitanylonger.
Aferpromisinghisdomesticaudi-
encetocuttaxesandboostgrowth,
however,LettascrambledoTuesday
toBerlintopaycourttoGerman
ChancellorAngelaMerkelandtoas-
sureherofItalyscommitmenttothe
euroanddecittargets.
Eventhoughlefistpoliticiansare
nally,timidly,raisingtheirvoicesin
oppositiontoausterity,theirimpact
remainslimitedasEuropecontinues
tomuddlethroughthecrisis.
Benedict Back
at Vatican
REUTERS | May 2
B
iiuic1xvimovedbacktothe
VaticanonTursday,openingan
uncertainerainCatholicChurchhis-
torywhereanemerituspopeanda
rulingpontiwillliveasneighborsfor
thersttime.
Benedict,therstpopetoabdicate
inoooyears,willliveouthisretirement
inarestoredconventintheVaticangar-
denswithaviewofthedomeofSt.Pe-
tersBasilicaandjustashortwalkfrom
theresidenceofhissuccessor,Francis.
Benedict,8o,arrivedbyhelicopter
fromCastelGandolfo,thepapalsum-
merresidencesouthofRome,where
hehadbeenstayingsinceFebruary:8
whiletheconventwasbeingrestored.
Francis,,o,greetedBenedictin
frontoftheconvent,thersttimethey
havemetsinceMarch:,,whenFran-
cisvisitedBenedictatCastelGandolfo
andBenedictrenewedapledgeof
unconditionalreverenceandobedi-
encetoFrancis.
AVaticanstatementsaidthetwo
laterprayedtogetherinthechapelof
thesmallbuilding,whichalsoin-
cludesalibraryfortheformertheol-
ogyprofessor,quartersforhisaides
andaguestroomforhisolderbrother,
Georg,amonsignor.
HeishappytobebackattheVati-
canwhereheintendstodedicate
himselftotheserviceofthechurch
itsaid.
WhenthetwometinMarch,Bene-
dictlookedexceptionallyfrail.But
theVaticansayshesuersonlyfrom
normalailmentsofoldageandhasno
seriousillness.
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n Israel, Palestinians turning to a
new peace broker
IsraeliPresidentShimonPeres
metPopeFrancisattheVaticanon
April ,o.IsraeliocialssaidPeres
plannedtotalktothepopeabout
peacenegotiationswiththePalestin-
ians.Healsoplannedtodiscussthe
statusofchurchpropertiesinthe
HolyLand.PalestinianshopePope
FranciswilldiscourageIsraelfrom
extendingitsWestBankseparation
barrierthroughthevillageofBeitJala.
Teplannedfencewouldalsoaect
someVaticanproperties.Alsoon
Tuesday,PalestinianleaderMahmoud
AbbasmetwithAustrianPresident
HeinzFischerinVienna.Tetwo
leadersdiscussedpeacetalksbetween
IsraelandthePalestinians.Tese
overturesfrombothPalestiniansand
Israelisshowthattheybelievethe
UnitedStatesisbiasedanduntrust-
worthy.Althoughfewanalystsrealize
it,CatholicEuropeisseekingto
developadominantpresenceinIsrael,
andespeciallyJerusalem.Te March/
April:oo: Trumpet warnedreaders
thattheU.S.wouldbesidelinedinthe
peaceprocess.Tisisexactlywhatwe
seehappeningtoday.Palestiniansand
Israelisdisagreeonalmosteverything,
buttheyappeartoagreethatinvolv-
ingtheEUandtheVaticanmightbe
theonlysolutiontotheMiddleEast
peaceprocess.Tolearnmoreabout
whyIsraelnolongertrustsAmerica,
T
uvoUcuoU1EUvovisdebtcrisis,northernEuropean
leadershaveofensaidtheywillnotstandfortaxpayers
havingtoforkoutforothercountriesproblems,andthe
notionoftaxpayer-fundedbailoutshastakenroot.
Yetdespite,yearsofdebtandbankingturmoil,with
bailoutstotalingmorethanoobillion(Uss,:billion),
northerneurozonetaxpayershavenotactuallylostacent.
Whatismore,governmentsinGermany,Finland,
Austria,theNetherlandsandFrancehavesavedbillionsof
eurosthankstoasharpfallinhowmuchtheypaytoraise
moneyinnancialmarketssincetheirborrowingcosts
havedroppedsteeply.
Germanocialsarewellawareoftheirstrongernanc-
ingposition,theresultofamorethan:percentagepoint
fallinborrowingcosts,evenaspoliticianscontinuetola-
menttherisksbeingpiledonGermantaxpayers.
WhengivingpresentationsinGermany,KlausRegling,
theGermanwhoheadstheeurozonespermanentbailout
fund,ofencitestwostudiesthatshowthatBerlinhas
reapedsubstantialsavingsasanunintendedconsequence
ofthecrisis.
Onestudy,byGermaninsurancegiantAllianz,has
calculatedthatBerlinsaved:o.:billion(s:,.,billion)in
:o:o-:o::becauseoflowerborrowingcosts,asyieldsonits
:o-yearbondsfellfrom,.,percentto:.:8percentnow.
Ifweadduptheinterestrateadvantagesgainedinthepe-
riod:o:oto:o::andthosethatGermanywillbenetfrom
intheyearstocome,wearriveatcumulativeinterestrelief
fortheGermanbudgetofanestimatedo,billion(s8,.8bil-
lion),AllianzsaidinapaperpublishedlastSeptember.
(Tatis)enoughtoslasharound,percentagepoints
oGermanysgovernmentdebtratio,whichreapsfurther
saving.
Foranyeurozonecountrythathasprovidebailoutassis-
tancetolosemoney,Greece,Ireland,Portugal,SpainorCy-
pruswouldhavetodefaultontheloanstheyhavereceived.
Euro Crisis Saves Germany Money
REUTERS | May 2
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read GeraldFlurrysrecentexpos,
TeMysteryofPresidentObamas
VisittoIsrael.
n Is Berlin ready to rearm?
Berlinisworkingtocreateananti-Iran
alliance,anditsboostinarmssales
toPersianGulfnationsportendsa
shifingmilitaryculture,whichcould
soonpushGermanyitselftorearm,
LangleyIntelligenceGroupNetwork
saidonApril:.Tereportfocuseson
theMerkelDoctrine,astheGerman
mediatermsit,whichrefersprimarily
toBerlinseortstoformabalanceof
poweragainstIranbyarmingSunni
ArabnationsandIsrael.Tetermis
alsotakingonasecondarymean-
ingabouttheincreasingimpetusfor
Berlintomovetowardamorerobust
useoftheGermanmilitary.Merkel
maybesensingachangeinthemood
oftheelectorateandadoptinganew
Germannationalsecuritystrategy
inaneorttobeseenasamodern
Bismarck,theLangleyGroupwrote,
adding:Germansaregenerallybegin-
ningtoacceptthattheirgovernment
needstotakeamoremuscularrolein
foreignpolicy.ItwarnsthatGerman
viewsonwarandpeaceareslowly
evolvingandthehigherrateofarms
salestotheMiddleEastispushinga
reluctantpublictoconfrontitsfears
ofmilitarism.Bibleprophecymakes
plainthatthistrendwillculminate
inaGerman-ledEuropeanmilitary
forcedestroyingmanynationswith
stunningBlitzkriegpower.Forastudy
ofthepropheciesthatilluminatethis
rapidly-approachingreality,readGer-
many and the Holy Roman Empire.
n Vatican influences Italys new
government
TeCatholicChurchsinuenceruns
deepinItalianpolitics,andthenew
governmentheadedbythecenter-lef
EnricoLettaisnoexception.AsLetta
formedanewcoalitiongovernment
April:,,theAssociatedPresswrote
this:Lettacomesfromamoderate
wingofthelef-rootedDemocratic
PartythatisclosetotheVatican.Since
Parliamentalwaysincludesanarray
oflawmakersenjoyinggoodtiesto
thepoliticallyinuentialCatholic
ChurchinItaly,thiswasonemore
qualicationonLettasbridge-build-
ingrsum.TeGlobal Postrefers
toLettaasamoderatewithstrong
tiestotheCatholicChurch.Enrico
LettaisthenephewofGianniLetta,
whomthe TelegraphreferstoasSilvio
Berlusconisright-handman.Gianni
Letta,itwrites,isknownforhiskeen
politicalcunningandhasworkedasa
behind-the-scenesnegotiatorforthe
formerprimeminister,keepingback
channelsopenwiththeVaticanwhen
Berlusconiwasunderrefromthe
churchforhisBungaBungaparties.
TeVaticanalsohasastronginuence
inLettascabinet.Prof.JamesWalston,
headofInternationalRelationsand
GlobalPoliticsattheAmerican
UniversityofRome,notesonhis
blogthatthecabinetisonewayor
anotherCatholicandsoathrowback
totheChristianDemocrats.Two
(MaurizioLupiInfrastructure,and
MarioMauroDefense),hecontin-
ues,aremembersofthepowerful
Catholicpressuregroup,Commu-
nioneeLiberazione.TeVaticanhas
longhaddeeppoliticalrootsinItaly.
FormoreinformationontheCatholic
rootsinItalianpolitics,seeourarticle
TeKingbreaker.
n Pope speaks up for Europes
unemployed
PopeFranciscalledonEuropetodo
moretostoptheriseinunemploy-
mentonMay:,adaycelebratedas
LaborDayorInternationalWorkers
DaythroughoutmuchofEurope.I
callonpoliticianstomakeeveryeort
torelaunchthelabormarket,hesaid.
Workisfundamentalfordignity.
Unemploymentisatcrisislevelsin
southernEuropeandisbecominga
majordynamicinEuropeanpolitics.
WatchfortheCatholicChurchtouse
thistobecomemorepoliticallyac-
tiveinEurope.Formoreonthis,see
TrumpetcolumnistRonFrasersrecent
articleAJobforEuropesYouth.
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n Russia builds up, U.S. tears
down
AsRussiaupgradesitsnuclearforces,
theU.S.ispreparingtolaunchan-
otherroundofnuclearmissilecuts,
accordingtoreportsonWednes-
day.MoscowannouncedinApril
thatitwilldeploytherstofitsnew
intercontinentalballisticmissiles,
whichcanpenetratetheU.S.missile
defenses.Russiaisalsodeveloping
newrail-mobileicnms,submarine-
launchedmissiles,Topolmissilesand
anewstrategicbomber.Bycon-
trast,theAmericanmilitaryisshort
betweens: billiontos:.obillion
thatpolicymakershadallocatedin
:o:ofornuclearmodernization.Tis
shortagehaspromptedocialsto
scrapmissiletestplansandplansto
buildaplutoniumfacility.Teshort-
agealsojeopardizesanewsubma-
rineprogram,andprogramsforlife
extensionofkeywarheads.President
Obamaisalsoexpectedtosoon
announcethatheaimstocutU.S.
nuclearstockpilestoasfewas:,ooo,
whichcouldundermineU.S.ability
toextendanuclearumbrellatoitsal-
liesinEuropeandAsia.Washington
alsomysteriouslyorderedastudyon
theenvironmentalimpactofclosing
anentirewingforland-basednuclear
missiles.Noannouncedplanscall
forclosingamissilewing,andno
explanationwasoeredforthestudy.
Couldsuchordersbedesignedto
conditiontheAmericanpeopleand
policymakersformoredrasticcuts
totheU.S.sarsenalthaneverbefore:
Someanalyststhinkso.Asnations
incentralandeasternEurope,and
beyond,seeRussianmightgrowing
andAmericanwilldeteriorating,
theywillbeincreasinglyinclinedto
abandonthesinkingU.S.ship,andto
rallyinsteadbehindRussia.
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Gunmen Surround
Justice Ministry
BBC | April 30
T
uiovvicisoftheLibyanJustice
MinistryinTripolihavebeen
surroundedbyarmedmendemand-
ingtheexpulsionofocialswho
workedforthegovernmentduringthe
Qadhaera.
Meninpick-uptrucksequipped
withanti-aircrafgunshadaskedthe
employeesandjusticeministerto
leave,amemberofstatoldthennc.
TeForeignMinistrybuildinghas
beenblockedobygunmensince
Sunday.
Tearmedgroupsarecallingfor
apoliticalisolationlawtobepassed
banningocialswhoservedunder
n Japan PMs stealth plan could
prompt return to militarism
ItsnosecretthatJapanesePrime
MinisterShinzoAbewantstochange
hiscountrysconstitutionwhich
waswrittenbytheU.S.aferWorld
WariiinordertoformalizeJapans
righttohaveamilitary,butareport
onWednesdaysaidhisplansentail
more,andcouldpushTokyobackto
itsauthoritarianpast.Teopenpart
ofAbesplanremovalofthepaci-
stclauseinJapansconstitutionis
largelysymbolicsincethecountryhas
longbeenbuildingupdefenseforces
thatarenowlargerthanBritains.
Butactivistsandscholarssayhe
hasstealthilyproposedwidespread
changesthatwouldrepresentanas-
saultoncivilrightsthatcouldmuzzle
Japansmedia,andswingthedoor
openforareturntoitsauthoritarian
past.WhatIndstrangeisthatal-
thoughtheprimeministerisnotthat
old,heistryingtorevivethemoresof
hisgrandfathersera,saidRyoMotoo,
leaderoftheWomensArticleAs-
sociation,agroupdevotedtoprotect-
ingtheconstitution.Ifearthismight
leadtoasocietyfullofrestrictions,
onethatdoesnotrecognizediversity
ofopinionsandputsrestraintsonthe
freedomofspeechasinthepast.If
Japanundergoesatransformation
towardmilitarismandnationalism,it
couldcontributetoaruptureinthe
U.S.-Japanalliance,andseetheJapa-
nesebegintotakestridestowardthe
congealingRusso-Chinesebloc.
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A
sv.v1oftheGermangovern-
mentspolicyofstrengthening
strategictieswithitsoverseassuppliers
ofrawmaterials,Germanyiscloseto
approvinganEUtradeagreementwith
twoprincipalmembersofthePacic
Alliance,ColombiaandPeru.
OciallylaunchedinJune:o::,the
PacicAllianceisthemostpowerful
tradingblocinLatinAmerica,comprisingMexico,Colom-
bia,PeruandChile.Betweenthemthesecountriesaccount
forover,,percentofcombinedLatinAmericangross
domesticproduct.
TetradeagreementwasapprovedbyallotherEUna-
tionsbeforenalconsiderationbyBerlinthisweek.But
warningbellshavebeensoundedaboutitseectonLati-
nos,withsuspicionsthatthewordingofthetradeagree-
mentheavilyfavorstheEuropeanUnion.
InareportauthoredbyGermanresearcherTomas
FritzandpublishedbytheCenterforResearchandDocu-
mentationChile-LatinAmerica(Berlin)andtheTransna-
tionalInstitute(Amsterdam),titledTeSecondConquest:
TeEUFreeTradeAgreementWithColombiaandPeru,
gravedoubtsareexpressedaboutinequalitiesbuiltintothe
tradeagreementthatdisfavorLatinostothebenetofthe
EU.Teseinequalitiescouldwellresultinthelossofland
andlivelihoodofasignicantproportionofthepeasantry
asmajorcorporationsenforcetheirwillinthewakeofthe
agreement.Tisisconsistentwiththehard-nosedattitude
thatGermanyhastakentowardcountriessuchasGreece
andCyprusinthewakeoftheeurocrisis.
Techancellorsstatementcanonlymeanonething.
Germanynowwantingtorushforwardwithimplementing
thistradeagreementbetweentheEU,ColombiaandPeru
isdenitely,asGerman-Foreign-Policy.comstates,evi-
denceofthehighforeignpoliticalandeconomicsigni-
canceBerlinattributestothecontract.
Trumpet subscriberswouldbewellawarethatwehave
longforecasttheincreasinglinkageoftheGerman-empow-
eredEUand LatinAmerica.Yetthereisanotherreason
thattheRome/Berlinaxis,therealdrivingforcebehindthe
EuropeanUnion,wouldndanaturalsymbiosiswithLatin
America.Itrelatestothestrongculturalconnectionthat
existsbetweenthetwo:acommonEuropeanlanguage
Spanish,andacommonreligionRomanCatholicism.
TeagreementbetweentheEUandthesetwoPacicAl-
liancenationswillnotbethelastsuchagreementreached
betweenLatinAmericaneconomiesandtheEU,ormore
specicallyitsleadeconomy,Germany.Notbyfar.
Ofcourse,toBiblestudents,thatisgreatnews,forit
bespeakstheaccelerationofprophesiedworldeventsthat
quicklyleadtoourSaviorsreturnandtheinstallationof
theonlytrueandlastingempireofalltheKingdomof
GodonEarth! Follow Ron Fraser: Twitter
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ANGLO-AMERICA
thelateMuammarQadhafrom
seniorgovernmentposts.
Armedgroupshavetargetedstate
buildingsinthepast,stormingthe
GeneralNationalCongress(cc)on
severaloccasions.
SinceSunday,armedgroupshave
blockedotheroadsleadingtothe
ForeignMinistrybuildinginTripoli,
althougharenotreportedtohave
enteredtheministryitself.
InMarch,protestersbarricaded
membersoftheccinsidethebuild-
ingforhours,insistingtheyadoptthe
lawkeepingQadha-eraocialsout
ofpolitics.
SinceQadhasdeath,Tripoliand
otherLibyancitieshavebeenplagued
byviolenceandinghting.
Tegovernmenthasrecentlytried
todismantlemilitiasthatformeddur-
ingandaferthewarthattoppledthe
long-servingleader.
Lastweek,acarbombexplosion
outsidetheFrenchEmbassyinTripoli
injuredtwoFrenchguardsandcaused
seriousdamage.
T
uiRisivviBankofAustralia
hasannouncedthatfortherst
timeitwillinvestinChinabybuying
Chinesegovernmentbonds.Reserve
BankDeputyGovernorPhillipLowe
wasgivenpermissionbyChinese
authoritiestoannouncetheapproval
onApril :.
LowesaidChinahaddecidedto
approveAustraliasinvestmentandthatAustraliawould
investapproximately,percent,approximatelys:.:billion,
ofitscurrencyreserveswiththeChinesegovernment.
AustralianTreasurerWayneSwancalledthedealanim-
portantsteptodeepenAustraliasnancialandeconomic
linkageswithChina.
Australiacurrentlyallocates,percentofitsforeign
reservestotheU.S.,,percenttoEurope,andtherestto
JapanandCanada.
SoifAustraliaistoallocate,percenttoChina,which
assetswillitsell:
ProbablyitsU.S.dollar-basedholdings.Tiswillbea
blowtoAmerica,butitishardtoblameAustralia.
TeAustralianDepartmentofForeignAairsreports
thatin:o::,,opercentofAustralianexportswentto
China,,.8percentwenttoEuropeandonly,.opercentto
theU.S.Additionally,onApril:o,AustraliaandChinabe-
ganusingChineseyuaninsteadofU.S.dollarsfortrade
betweenthetwonations.Tesearetwobigindicatorsthat
AustraliawillcutitsU.S.dollarholdings.
Americaneedstowakeupandunderstandthatthedol-
larspositionastheworldsreservecurrencyiseroding.
Tethreepillarssupportingthedollarsreservecur-
rencystatusthesheerscaleofitsnancialmarkets,its
traditionalsafe-havenreputation,andthedearthofviable
alternativesarecrumbling,BarryEichengreen,professor
ofeconomicsatUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeley,wrote
in:o::.
Ofthosethreepillars,itisprimarilythelackofviable
alternativereservecurrenciesthatmostappearstobeprop-
pingupthedollar.
Chinaisnowactivelyworkingtoremedythat.Butitis
nottheyuanthatthedollarshouldmostfear.
ItisEurope.
Tatmaysoundunlikelyconsideringthecurrenteco-
nomicturmoilinEurope.Butitisthatveryturmoilthat
hasencouragedinvestorstohidetheirmoneyinAmerica.
OnceGermanygetsEuropeshouseinorder,allthatsafe-
havenmoneywillexitAmericaandheadbackintoaneco-
nomicallyandpoliticallyuniedEuropeputtingincred-
iblestrainonthatthirdpillarofU.S.dollardominance.
Tedollarsdaysastheglobalreservecurrencyarenum-
bered.Othernationswillsoonbevyingforthattitle,and
alltheperksthatgoalongwithit.
TearticleTeDaytheDollarDiesoersaglimpseat
howfastthedollarcouldcrash.
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875,000 Names on
Terrorism Database
REUTERS | May 2
T
uiUmnivofnamesonahighly
classiedU.S.centraldatabase
usedtotracksuspectedterroristshas
jumpedto8,,,ooofrom,o,oooonly
veyearsago,aU.S.ocialfamiliar
withthemattersaid.
AmongthosewassuspectedBoston
MarathonbomberTamerlanTsarnaev,
whosenamewasaddedin:o::.Te
increaseinnamesisdueinpartto
securityagenciesusingthesystem
moreinthewakeofthefailed:oo
attackonaplanebyunderpants
bomberUmarFaroukAbdulmutal-
labinDetroit.
Intelligenceandlawenforcement
ocialsacknowledgedinCongress
thattheyhadmissedcluestothat
attackdespiteAbdulmutallabsname
appearinginthemaindatabase,
knownas1iui.
MaintainedbytheNationalCoun-
terterrorismCenter,thehighlyclassi-
eddatabaseisnotawatchlistbut
insteadisarepositoryofinformation
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onpeoplewhomU.S.authoritiessee
asknown,suspectedorpotentialter-
roristsfromaroundtheworld.
Capitalism Is Killing
Our Morals, Future
WALL STREET JOURNAL | April 29
Y
is,c.vi1.iismisworkingfor
theForbes:,oooGlobalBillionaires
whoseranksswelledfrom,::in:ooo
to:,:orecently.Billionairescontrol
thevastmajorityoftheworldswealth,
whiletheincomeofAmericanwork-
ersstagnated.
Fortherestoftheworld,capitalism
isnotworking:Abillionliveonless
thans:aday.
Formorethanthreedecades
[HarvardphilosopherMichael]Sand-
elsbeenexplaininghowcapitalismis
underminingAmericasmoralvalues
andwhymostpeopleareindenialof
theimpact.
Todaymarkets,andmarketvalues,
havecometogovernourlivesasnever
beforesaysSandel.
Today,thelogicofbuyingand
sellingnolongerappliestomaterial
goodsalone.Itincreasinglygoverns
thewholeoflife.
Tencomesthebigquestion:So
what:Whyworrythatwearemoving
towardasocietyinwhicheverything
isupforsale:
Puttingapriceonthegoodthings
inlifecancorruptthemmarkets
dontonlyallocategoods,theyexpress
andpromotecertainattitudestoward
thegoodsbeingexchanged.
Butnotallgoodsareproperlyval-
uedinthisway.Slaverywasappall-
ingbecauseittreatedhumanbeingsas
acommodity,tobeboughtandsoldat
auction.
Manythingsshouldneverbecom-
modities.
Sandelscoremessageissimple:
Tegoodthingsinlifearedegradedif
turnedintocommodities.Sotodecide
wherethemarketbelongs,andwhere
itshouldbekeptatadistance,wehave
todecidehowtovaluethegoodsin
questionhealth,education,family
life,nature,art,civicduties,andsoon.
Tesearemoralandpoliticalques-
tions,notmerelyeconomicones.
Whatiscertain:Capitalismiselim-
inatingmoralvalues,asNobelecono-
mistMiltonFriedmanandcapital-
ismsphilosopherAynRandhadbeen
J
.soCoiiisisAmericasnew
hero.Tisweekthe,-footn.center
announcedthatheishomosexual,
becomingtherstathleteinamajor
Americansporttodoso.
Collinsisbeingbroadlypraised
forhiscourage.Tepresshailedhis
declarationasgroundbreaking,epic,
ahistoricmilestone.Tedaythenews
broke,withthecoverstoryofthenewestSports Illustrated
issue,hereceivedmessagesofencouragementfromformer
coachesandn.playersaroundtheleague,aswellasthe
n.commissioner.HegotphonecallsfromOprahand
PresidentObama.
Publicpersonalitieswerepracticallytrippingovereach
otherinexpressingtheirenthusiasm.ItseemsAmerica
couldntbemoreexcited.
Ifcourageisthewordforhissteppinguptoreceivethis
virtuallyunanimouspublicovation,whatwordcanwe
usetodescribeisvsChrisBroussardsresponse:Inthe
middleofaspecialone-hourprogramcelebratingCollinss
announcement,Broussardsaid:Idontbelievethatyoucan
liveanopenlyhomosexuallifestyle.Ifyouareopenlyliv-
ingthattypeoflifestyle,thentheBiblesays,youknowthem
bytheirfruits.Itsaysthatthatsasin,andifyouareopenly
livinginunrepentantsin,whateveritmaybe,notjustho-
mosexuality,adultery,fornicationthatiswalkinginopen
rebelliontoGodandtoJesusChrist.SoIwouldnotcharac-
terizethatpersonasaChristian,becauseIdontthinkthe
BiblewouldcharacterizethatpersonasaChristian.
Idcallthatcourage.
Openlyprofessinghomosexualitymakessomeonea
heroinAmericatoday.Butopenlyprofessingbeliefinthe
Bibleevenitslabelingofhomosexualityassin?Tisisthe
realminorityposition.
Predictably,Broussardtookackforthecomment.isv
issuedanapologyandemphasizedthatthenetworkis
fullycommittedtodiversityandwelcomesJasonCollinss
announcement.
Soisvisnowocially,publiclypro-homosexual.So
isthen..Nottomentionthefederalgovernment.Ifyou
believetheBible,youaretokeepyourmouthshut.Your
opinionisnotwelcomeinpublicdiscussion.Ifyouexpress
it,thisisgoingtorequireanapology.
Temasspressuretoembracehomosexualityhasnever
beensoerce.AsIwrotelastmonth,thisisthenewmain-
stream.Ifyoudontagree,youdbetterhavesomecourage.
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preachingtothegeneration.AsSandel
putsit:Eachpartytoadealdecides
forhim-orherselfwhatvaluetoplace
onthethingsbeingexchanged.Tis
nonjudgmentalstancetowardvalues
liesattheheartofmarketreasoning,
andexplainsmuchofitsappeal.
Butunfortunately,market
capitalismhasexactedaheavy
pricedrainedpublicdiscourseof
moralandcivicenergy.
[W]ehavenochoicebut[to]wait
patientlytillthecollapse,anxiously
awarethatourbizarrepoliticalsystem
willjustkeepdegradingAmericas
moralvalues,pricing,buying,selling,
tradingmoralslikecommodities,be-
causeinthenalanalysiseverything
hasapriceandeveryonehasapricein
ourhotnewexcitingmarketsociety.
Threatened Benghazi
Whistle-Blowers
FOX NEWS | April 29
A
1ii.s1fourcareerocialsatthe
StateDepartmentandtheCentral
IntelligenceAgencyhaveretainedlaw-
yersorareintheprocessofdoingso,
astheypreparetoprovidesensitivein-
formationabouttheBenghaziattacks
toCongress,FoxNewshaslearned.
VictoriaToensing,aformerJustice
DepartmentocialandRepublican
counseltotheSenateIntelligence
Committee,isnowrepresentingone
oftheStateDepartmentemployees.
ShetoldFoxNewsherclientandsome
oftheothers,whoconsiderthemselves
whistle-blowers,havebeenthreatened
byunnamedObamaadministration
ocials.
Imnottalkinggenerally,Imtalk-
ingspecicallyaboutBenghazithat
peoplehavebeenthreatened,Toens-
ingsaidinaninterviewMonday.And
notjusttheStateDepartment.People
havebeenthreatenedattheci..
Itsfrightening,andtheyredo-
ingsomeverydespicablethreatsto
people,shesaid.Notweregoing
tokillyou,ornotweregoingto
prosecuteyoutomorrow,buttheyre
takingcareerpeopleandmaking
themwellawarethattheircareers
willbeover[iftheycooperatewith
congressionalinvestigators].
Federallawprovidesexplicit
protectionsforfederalgovernment
employeeswhoareidentiedas
whistle-blowers.Telawsaimto
ensuretheseindividualswillnotface
repercussionsfromtheirsuperiors,or
fromotherquarters,inretaliationfor
theirprovisionofinformationabout
corruptionorotherformsofwrong-
doingtoCongress,ortoanagencys
inspector-general.
TeObamaadministrationmain-
tainsthatithasbeenmorethan
forthcomingonBenghaziandthatit
istimefortheStateDepartmentto
moveon.Atarecenthearingbefore
theHouseForeignAairsCommittee,
Kerry[said]Soifyouhaveadditional
questionsoryouthinktheressome
documentthatsomehowyouneed,Ill
workwithyoutotrytogetitandseeif
wecanprovidethattoyou.Idonot
wanttospendthenextyearcomingup
heretalkingaboutBenghazi.
Women Suffer From
the Retreat of Men
RICHARD PALMER | May 2
I
1isthebestoftimesandtheworst
oftimesforwomengoingthrough
Britainseducationsystem.Ontheone
handonethirdmorewomenthanmen
gotouniversity.Yet,womenarealso
sueringinmanywaysbecauseofthe
declineofmen.Perhapsnoneissodis-
turbingastheriseinsexualviolence.
Astudybythe NationalUnionof
Students in:o:ofoundthatonein
fourfemaleuniversitystudentshad
beensexuallyassaulted.Oneinthree
saidtheyhadexperiencedphysicalha-
rassmentmenlifinguptheirskirts
orgrabbingthem,forexample.
Te Times CatherineNixeyrecently
investigatedtheproblem.Laddism
ifyouwanttogivethisjollytermto
whatissexualharassmenttowards
femalestudentsseemstohavegot
evenworseinthedecadesinceIlef,
shewrote.
Tenyearsago,nofemalestudents
posedforPage,pictures,referringto
thepicturesoftoplessgirlsshownon
page,of Te Sun newspaper.None
felttheneedtojelly-wrestleintheir
bikinis,shecontinued.
Teproblemissobadthatthe
NationalUnionofTeachers(U1),
the largestteachersorganizationin
Europe,hasgotteninvolved.Last
monthatitsannualconference, the
U1 putforwarditssolution:feminiz-
ingboys.Teyencouragedteachersto
promotebooks like Williams Doll, Te
Sissy Duckling and Bills New Frock.
Teywantteacherstodestroyanydif-
ferencesbetweengirlsandboys.
Butschoolshavebeentryingto
feminizeboysforyears.Todaysuni-
versitystudentsaretheresult.
Tetruthisthatwomenaremore
vulnerablethanmen.Insteadofdeny-
ingthis,schoolsshouldteachboys
thattheirroleistoprotectwomen.
Ifeverymansawhimselfasthe
protectorofwomen,howmanyas-
saultswouldtherebe:Anyonethat
chosetoattackawoman,physicallyor
verbally,wouldquicklybestopped.
TesolutiontoBritainsraunch
cultureisinsteadtoteachboysand
girlstheirproperrolesasmenand
women.Tatwillgivewomenthe
self-respecttonotengageinbikini-
jellywrestling,andwillstopmenfrom
coercingthemintogivingitatry.
Treasury Warns
About U.S. Defaults
MONEY NEWS | April 25
T
uiUi1iuStatesmightruninto
troubleaccessingdebtmarketsifit
defaultedonanyofitsnancialobli-
gations,evenifitwereabletokeepup
paymentsongovernmentbonds,Trea-
surySecretaryJackLewtoldCongress.
Lewwasrespondingtoquestions
aboutabillintheU.S.Houseof
Representativesthatwouldprioritize
paymentsongovernmentbondsand
SocialSecurityiftheUnitedStates
hitsitsdebtlimit,inordertoavoida
Could a tyrant come on the scene and
take over America? I dont know for
sure. When you have an Antiochus
inside your organization, he can do a
breathtaking amount of damage.
America Under Attack, Gerald Flurry.
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creditdefault.
TethingIwouldurgeyouto
consideris,youenteraworldweve
neverbeeninoncetheUnitedStatesis
notmeetingitsobligations,Lewtold
aHousesubcommittee.Wecannot
assumemarketswillfunctioninan
orderlywayifthat(happens).
Tecurrentsuspensionofthedebt
limitexpiresonMay:,althoughthe
Treasurycanuseemergencycash-
managementmeasurestopushothe
dayofreckoningintoAugust.
OncetheUnitedStatesreachesits
debtlimit,thegovernmentfacesthe
prospectofdefaultingonnancial
obligations,andpotentiallyitsdebt,
whichcouldshakeupmarketsand
damagetheeconomy.
29 Percent Think
Armed Revolution
Coming
UPI | May 2
T
uviiitenAmericanvotersagree
thatarmedrevolutionwillbe
necessarywithinafewyears.
ManyAmericansbelievearmed
rebellionisonthehorizon,according
toaFairleighDickinsonUniversity
PublicMindpoll.
Tesurveymeasurespublicatti-
tudestowardgunsandgunissues.It
foundthat:percentofAmericans
agreewiththestatement,Inthenext
fewyears,anarmedrevolutionmight
benecessaryinordertoprotectour
liberties.Fivepercentwereunsure
aboutthatstatement.
EighteenpercentofDemocratssaid
anarmedrevoltmightbenecessary,
ascomparedto:,percentofindepen-
dentsandpercentofRepublicans.
Supportlevelswerehigheramong
lesseducatedvoters,butsimilaralong
genderlines.
ItturnsoutafullquarterofAmeri-
cansbelievetheNewtownshooting
wasaso-calledfalseagoperation
orchestratedbythegovernmentto
pushstricterguncontrol.
Tepollfoundthat:,percentofvot-
ersbelievetheAmericanpublicisbeing
liedtoabouttheSandyHookelementa-
ryschoolshootinginordertoadvance
apoliticalagenda.Anadditional::
A
cvoUvofsexeducationexpertshassuggestedthat
pupilsshouldbetaughtinschoolaboutpornography,
onthegroundsthatitisnotallbadandcanevenbe
helpfultothem.
Yes,youreadthatright.
TeSexEducationForumsaysinanewpublicationfor
schoolsthatpornographyshouldbetaughtintermsof
medialiteracyandrepresentation,gender,sexualbehavior
andbodyimage.
Behindthegobbledygook,thisseemstobeatleastin
partaconfusedattempttodealwiththefactthatchildren
arenowaccessingallmannerofdubiousorharmfulmate-
rialontheInternet.
[T]hispublicationsuggestsshowingsuchimagesto
childrenatage:.Moreover,itstatesthattheymightnd
someofthepositionsinsuchpornlmshelpful,while
beingmadeawarethattheso-calledpleasuretheysee
maybeanythingbut.
Soschoolchildrenaretobetaughtsexualpositionsfrom
pornographywithapioushealthwarningthattheymay
notgetmuchpleasureoutofthem!
Pinchyourselfweretalking:-year-oldshere.What-
everhappenedtochildhoodinnocence:
Whateverhappenedtoteaching:
TeForumsaysthatthiswillequipchildrenwithlters
intheirheadtoapplytothedisturbingordamagingme-
diaimagesavailabletothem.
Whatanamazingargument,thatforchildrentohandle
situationsthatareharmfultothemtheymustbeexposed
tothatharm!Whatnextteachingthemhowtosmokea
crackpipe:
Tereisnosuchthingasharmlessporn,letaloneporn
thatisactuallyhelpfultochildren.
Tisisbecause,evenatitsleastextreme,porninvariably
turnsthehumanbodyintoadehumanizedsexualobject
anddegradesthepeopleinvolved,particularlywomen.
Tesedangersmoveontoadierentplanealtogetherwhen
childrenareexposedtoporn.Somewillseetheseimages
beforetheyareoldenoughfullytounderstandhuman
sexuality.Indeed,pornmayshapetheirwholeviewof
sexuality,doinguntoldharmasaresult.
Italsoinescapablymakestheviewercomplicitinavoy-
euristicexercisewhichusessexasasalaciouspeep-show.
Exposingchildrentothesedisgustingimagesistherefore
itselfatypeofchildabuse.
AteachernamedBooSpurgeonwritesthat,sincechil-
drenstartaccessingpornataroundtheageof::,teachers
needthentostarttalkingtothemaboutit.
Tisistheargumentthatsaysifyoucantbeatthem,join
them:Innocenceisalreadybeingabused,soteachersmight
aswellnishthejob.
Whatanabandonmentofadultresponsibility. Teadult
worldneedstosetboundariesforchildrenbysayingthat
certainthingsaresimplywrongandonlytalkingabout
mattersthatbelongtotheadultworldwhenchildrenare
fullyabletounderstandthatworld.
Indeed,destroytheinnocenceofachildandyoudestroy
whatitistobeachildandasaresult,damagetheadult
intowhomthechildthengrows.
[F]orseveraldecadesnow,asmallnumberofdeter-
minedzealotshavewormedtheirwayintoinuentialposi-
tionsfromwheretheyhavesetaboutunderminingtradi-
tionalmoralpreceptsandreplacingparentalauthoritywith
theirown,inordertobrainwashchildrenwiththedoctrine
ofanythinggoesandtherighttochoose.
Teresanameforthis.Itssocietysdeathwish.
Spare the Rodand Bring on the Porn
Melanie Phillips, DAILY MAIL | April 29
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percentsaidtheywerentsure.
TestatementCongressneedsto
passnewlawstoprotectthepublic
fromgunviolence,wasagreedto
by,opercentofAmericans.Tepoll
foundthat,percentdisagree,and:
percentwereunsure.
Tepoll,conductedbetweenApril
::-:8,surveyed8o,randomlyselected
registeredvotersacrossthecountry
andhadamarginoferrorofplusor
minus,.percentagepoints.
Sex Superbug Could
Be Worse Than AIDS
CNBC | April 30
A
.1inio1ic-visis1.1strain
ofgonorrheanowconsidereda
superbughassomeanalystssaying
thatthebacteriaseectscouldmatch
thoseof.ius.
Tismightbealotworsethan.ius
intheshortrunbecausethebacteriais
moreaggressiveandwillaectmore
peoplequickly,saidAlanChristian-
son,adoctorofnaturopathicmedicine.
Eventhoughnearly,omillionpeo-
plehavediedfrom.ius-relatedcauses
worldwide,Christiansonbelievesthe
eectofthegonorrheabacteriais
moredirect.
Gettinggonorrheafromthisstrain
mightputsomeoneintosepticshock
anddeathinamatterofdays,Chris-
tiansonsaid.Tisisverydangerous.
Tisgonorrheastrain,HO:,was
discoveredinJapantwoyearsagoina
,:-year-oldfemalesexworkerwhohad
beenscreenedin:oo.Tebacteria
hassincebeenfoundinHawaii,Cali-
forniaandNorway.
Becauseitresistscurrentantibiotic
treatment,thestrainhasbeenplaced
inthesuperbugcategorywithother
resistantbacteria,suchasmvs.and
cvi.Tesesuperbugskillabouthalf
thepeopletheyattack,andnearlyone
in:ohospitalpatientsbecomeinfect-
edwithone,accordingtotheCenters
forDiseaseControlandPrevention.
Accordingtothecuc,about:o
millionayearcontractasexually
transmitteddisease(s1u)andresult
inabouts:obillioninmedicalcosts.
Morethan8oo,oooofs1ucasesre-
portedaregonorrheainfections,with
mostoccurringinpeoplebetweenthe
agesof:,and:.
Gonorrheacanbehardtodetect.
Itofenshowsnosymptomsinabout
halfofwomenandinabout,percent
ofmen.Gonorrheainfectionrates
wereathistoriclowsuntiltwoyears
ago,accordingtothecuc.
Tisisadisasterjustwaitingto
happen,Christiansonsaid.Itstime
todosomethingaboutitbeforeitex-
plodes.Tesesuperbugs,includingthe
gonorrheastrain,areahealththreat.
Weneedtomovenowbeforeitgets
outofhand.
TW
I N B R I E F
n Foreigners now hold more than
$13 trillion in American securities
Foreignstockholdersnowholdmore
thans:,trillioninAmericansecurities,
arecordsetastheU.S.seekstoassert
itselfasasafeportinatroubledglobal
economy.Teseforeignholdingshave
morethandoubledsince:oo,andare
gettingclosetothes:,trilliontotalsize
oftheU.S.economy.Tesetotalscom-
paretoaboutsootrillionintotalU.S.
debtandequityholdings,meaningthat
foreignersholdabout:opercentofall
U.S.securities.Combined,Chineseand
Japanesecitizensownmorethans,.
trillionworth.Tesestatisticsmean
thatinatimeofincreasingglobalin-
security,theAmericanmarketisbeing
powerfullyinuencedbythosewho
mayhavecontraryalliances.Currency
warsandnancialterrorismareproph-
esiedtointensifyinthenearfuture.
T
uim.,ovi1vofBritonsexpecttoreceiveaninheritance
fromtheirparents,butinrealityoutof:owillnotget
anything,accordingtonewresearch.
Researchersfoundthat,,percentof:o-to-,,-year-
oldsexpecttoreceiveanaveragenesteggofc,8,ooo
[Uss:::,ooo]whentheirparentsdie.Buttheyaresettobe
disappointedas,,percentofparentsintendtospendall
theirmoneyduringtheirretirementandwillhavenothing
leftopasson.
Testudyof:,oooadultsfoundthatafhofchildren
agedover:oarerelyingontheirparentswealthtosecure
theirnancialfutures.Butpercentofparentsaged,o
andoverhavealreadyhadtodipintotheirsavingstoget
by.Andin:ohavealreadybeengivingtheirchildren
handoutstohelpthemwithcollegefees,drivinglessons
andrentpayments.
Testudyshowsthato8percentofpeopleexpectto
inherittheirparentshousewhentheypassaway,while,:
percentthinktheyllgetthecar.Buto,percentarecon-
vincedtheyllreceivecash,and,percentarentmaking
anynancialplansforacomfortableretirement.
Indeed,afhofthosepolledarecountingontheir
parentsinheritancetohelpthemgetoutofdebt,whilethe
samepercentagehopetheyllnallybeabletostepfooton
thepropertyladder.
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A good man leaves an inheritance to his childrens children: and
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human.Amanwhobeheadedbabies
andyetappearsconfusedbytheno-
tionthatheisamurderer.
Onlyinapro-abortionculture
couldsomanyocialsentrustedwith
thepublictrustlooktheotherway
overthetwodecadesthatGosnellwas
inbusiness.Onlyajaded,hardenedpro-abortionculture
couldproduceNationalAbortionFederationinvestigators
whocameandwitnessedGosnellshorrorshowrsthand,
evenrejectedhisapplicationformembershipthenfailed
toreporthimtopolice.
Onlyinapro-abortionculturewouldthemediacollec-
tively,strategicallyturnitsbackbecauseexposingthemass
murderofinfantsislessimportantthanjeopardizingwom-
ensrightstoreceivingabortionsatwill.Onlyinapro-abor-
tionculturecouldthefederalgovernmentpasslawsinsisting
thattheseproceduresactuallybepaidforbytaxpayers.
IfyouthinkthatGosnellisananomaly,andthatfewer
abortionrestrictionswouldmeanmorehumaneabortion
practices,thinkagain.
Considerthreevideosrecentlyreleasedbypro-life
advocacygroupLiveAction.Inthevideos,womenwhoare
aboutsixmonthspregnantvisitabortionclinicsclaimingto
seektoterminatethelivesinsidethem.Teygowithhidden
camerasandaskthedoctorshowtheabortionisperformed,
whattheabortionproceduredoestothebaby,andsoon.
Oneparticularlyenlighteningvideowasrecordedatan
upscaleclinicinWashington,u.c.Whenthewomanasked
theabortionistwhatwouldhappenifthebabysomehow
survivedtheabortion(whichinvolvedcuttingtheum-
bilicalcordwhileitwasinthewombandwaitingforthe
babytoexpirebeforetheyremovedit),heexplainedthat
typicallythebabywouldnotsurvivesuchaprocedure.Any
childbornatonly:weeks,heexplained,wouldrequire
vigorouscaretokeepitalive.Itschancesofsurviving
wouldbemaybe:oto,opercent.
But if it did survive,shepersisted,would I have to take it
home and be responsible for it? What would you do?Legal-
ly,wewouldbeobligatedtohelpit,youknow,tosurvive,
hebegan.Afermoreexplanation,henallyanswered:We
wouldnothelpit.Hethenpressuredhertoactimmedi-
atelytoterminateherpregnancybeforeitwastoolate.
TeBornAliveInfantsProtectionActof:oo:statesthat
anybabybornwithaheartbeat,pulsationoftheumbilical
cord,ordenitemovementofvoluntarymusclesevenafer
anabortionprocedureshouldbetreatedasapatientandis
entitledtolife-savingmedicalcare.Tislegalabortionclinic
inu.c.,withitscleanhallwaysandniceoce,maynotbeas
macabreasGosnellskillingchambers,buttheresultsarethe
same:killingbabiesinthewomband,ifneedbe,newborns.
Onlyinapro-abortionculture.
AnotherLiveActionvideoshowsapregnantwomanget-
tingadvicefromanabortionistintheBronx,N.Y.where
half of all babies are aborted.Sheaskedhowtheclinicwould
dotheabortion,andthedoctorexplainedthatitwasbysuc-
tion.Tewomanquestionedfurther,andthedoctorsaidthe
babywouldcome out in pieces.Finallythedoctorlaughed,I
dontknowwhyyouwanttoknowallthis!Just do it!
Laterthewomanwonderedwhatwouldhappenifthe
babycomesoutathome.Tedoctorsresponse:Flushit!
Onlyinapro-abortionculture.Onlyinaculturedead-
enedtodeath,aculturethathasdevaluedanddestroyed
thelivesofourmostinnocent,mosthelpless.
TeorganizationthatcallsitselfPlannedParenthood
isAmericasmostactiveproviderofabortions(in:o:o,it
performed,,,,oofthem).Itreceivesnearlys,,omillion
ingovernmentfundingperyear.Tegrouppridesitselfon
providinghigh-quality,aordablecare,servicesandsex
education.Itisexactlythekindoflegitimate,reputableabor-
tionproviderthatpro-choiceadvocatespromoteasthe
humane,squeaky-cleanalternativetooutlawslikeGosnell.
Lastyear,aLiveActionstingrevealedaPlannedPar-
enthoodclinicencouragingawomantoabortherchildif
itwasagirlwhenshewantedaboydespitesex-selective
abortionsbeingillegal.
Afewweeksago,PlannedParenthoodlobbyistAlisa
LaPoltSnowtestiedinfavorofpost-birthabortions.Ifa
babyisbornonatableasaresultofabotchedabortion,
shewasaskedbyFloridalegislators,whatwouldPlanned
Parenthoodwanttohavehappentothatchildthatisstrug-
glingforlife:
Heranswer:Webelievethatanydecisionthatsmade
shouldbelefuptothewoman,herfamilyandthephysi-
cian.
Tischildisborn.Shesalive.Sheslyingthere.What do
you do?PlannedParenthoodandKermitGosnellsay,If you
dont want it, kill it.
Suchislifeinourpro-abortionculture.
In:o:o,Americansabortedanestimated:.:million
babies.Teexactdeathtollishardtopindown,because
abortionistsarenotrequiredtoreporthowmanytheyper-
form,andsomestatesrefusetosubmittheinformation.
FromthetimeRow v. Wadepassedin:,,upuntil:o::,
abortionistshavetakensome. millionlivesbeforethey
wereborn.Anditisnowobviousmanyofthemafer
theywereborn.
Butinourculture,whosecollectiveconsciencediedo
witheachlifethathasbeensnuedoutandthrownonto
theshelfinaplasticshoebox,weglimpsetherealfaceof
thisholocaust,andweshrug.
Whenitsjustanumber,itseasytoignore.Tenthe
gorydetailsinevitablyriseup,brusquelyandinconvenient-
lyimposingthemselvesintoourconsciousness.Butwe
alongwithouractivistmediaquicklyclosethecurtain,
shutthedoor,andgoaboutourlives.
Godsprophecyofourdaycondemnswhatwereally
are,aculturesoselshitwillmurderitsownnewborns.
[I]nthelastdaysperiloustimesshallcome.Formenshall
beloversoftheirownselves,covetous,boasters,proud,
blasphemers,disobedienttoparents,unthankful,unholy,
withoutnaturalaection(:Timothy,::-,).
Terecouldbenotruerdescriptionofourcalloused,
pro-abortionculture.
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