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A DIGEST OF SIGNIFICANT WORLD NEWS FROM THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET STAFF FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 19-25, 2010

According to a new study,

it is couples who delay
sex until after the wedding
that enjoy a stronger
relationship later in life.
This was just the latest
squalid example of a
British government selling
key parts of this countrys
infrastructure to
foreign buyers.
President Mubarak has
made it clear that he sees
Iran as Egyptsand
the regionsprimary
strategic threat.
Riding the lamest of
ducks, President Obama
just won the Triple Crown.
As Europes paymaster,
Germany nds itself in
a gorgeous position to
exploit their weakness
and reshape Europe on
its own terms.
I
t is the most important story of 2010.
The fnancial crisis in Europe has
driven every nation on the Continent
to its knees before Germany, and Berlin
has exploited the crisis to tangibly and
forcefully reshape the European Union.
Its also a scenario that was de-
scribed by Herbert Armstrongmore
than 50 years ago. Germany is the
economic and military heart of Europe,
he wrote in 1953. Without Germany
such a federation of nations is impossible. Yet the other na-
tions of Europe will not trust Germany or a German leader.
Still, in spite of this, it is probable that none but a German
can provide the dynamic, inspired leadership required to
organize such a political military federation (Good News,
May 1953). For decades, Mr. Armstrong warned tirelessly
that Germany would be revived and that it would success-
fully create a European superstate!
As we enter 2011, a year in which Germany will continue
to exploit the fnancial crisis to further its own ambitions, it is
important to consider: What is the next chapter in the emer-
gence of this German-designed United States of Europe?
Once again, we turn to the Bible-based, profoundly accu-
rate forecasting of Herbert Armstrong for the answer.
In August 1978, Mr. Armstrong wrote: Europeans want
their own united military power! They have made a real
effort toward union in the Common Market. But they
well know there is but one possibility of union in Europe
and that is through the Vatican (Good News, emphasis his).
Two years later, he warned that world conditions may
force European nations to unite, bringing to pass the
revived Holy Roman Empire . [European nations] have
wanted to unite politically, with a common currency and
common military force, for some timebut have been
unable. it can be accomplished only through the Vatican
(Worldwide News, June 1980).
In 1979, Mr. Armstrong described a scenario that is
remarkably relevant in 2010. The nations of Europe have
been striving to become reunited. They desire a common
currency, a single combined military force, a single united
goVernment. They have made a start in the Common Mar-
ket. They are now working toward a common currency. Yet,
on a purely political basis, they have been totally UNABLE
to unite (Plain Truth, January 1979). In spite of these
conficting political interests, Mr. Armstrong explained,
European countries will fnd a way to unite. How?
in only one way can this resurrected Holy Roman Em-
pire be brought to fruitionby the good offces of the Vati-
can, uniting church and state once again, with the Vatican
astride and ruling.
This is the next chapter in Europes emergence as a
German-led superstate: The axis between the Vatican and
Europe, particularly Germany, will become much stronger
and extremely powerful!
Soonperhaps this coming yearexpect the Vatican to
take center stage in europe, and for a church-state rela-
tionship to materialize!
Of course, many smart geopolitical analysts will think
this forecast preposterous. In our post-Reformation, intel-
lectually enlightened world, the Vatican is rarely consid-
ered a force in geopolitics. Catholicism is widely thought
of as little more than an innocuous religion, the Vatican
an archaic institution fghting to secure its place in a world
in which secularism and Islam have it on the ropes. To too
many people, the Vatican is considered a spent force, a relic
of the Middle Agesan institution with minimal infuence
on world affairs.
In the months and years ahead, this perception will
change dramatically!
In fact, the Vatican is already making a resurgence as
a force in international relations. On December 10, the
Guardian reported on cables from U.S. offcials, disclosed
by WikiLeaks, that reveal the Vatican working behind the
scenes to shape events in Europe. In one cable, Cardinal
Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict xVi, is reported to have been
secretly encouraging European leaders to oppose Turkeys
entrance into the European Union. Other documents reveal
Catholic offcials working to infuence global debates on is-
sues such as global warming and human cloning.
Apparently, the Guardian found the cables somewhat
eye-opening. Roman Catholicism is the only religion in the
world with the status of a sovereign state, allowing the popes
most senior clerics to sit at the top table with world leaders,
it reported. The [WikiLeaks] cables reVeal the Vatican rou-
tinely wielding influence through diplomatic channels while
sometimes denying that it is doing so (emphasis mine).
If youve read a smidgen of European history, this rev-
elation isnt the least bit surprising!
The Catholic Church has been the most signifcant and
defning force in Europe for more than 1,500 years. From
see NEXT page 10
BRAD MACDONALD
COLUMNIST
europe: The next chapter
Middle east
I
raqs parliament
approved the
reappointment of
Prime Minister Nouri
al-Maliki and his new
government on Tues-
day, nine months after
inconclusive elections
left the country with
no functioning govern-
ment. While this is an
achievement, some of
the key ministries have
yet to be flled, and
the role of the newly
formed National Council for Strategic Policieswhich is intended to give
Sunnis a greater voiceis yet to be agreed upon. After having fought
hard himself to become the new prime minister, Iyad Allawi, leader of
the Sunni-backed Iraqiya bloc, which won the most seats in the March
election, told the assembly that his coalition would participate fully in the
government. The most important ministries, including the Oil Ministry,
which the Shia have retained, have been promised to Shiite and Kurdish
partiesexcept the Finance Ministry, which has been given to Iraqiya.
While U.S. President Barack Obama praised the formation of the cabinet,
the new government actually represents a failure of U.S. policy in Iraq as
the Iranian-supported Shiites maintain power.
Iran displayed an increased assertiveness when on Monday it demand-
ed that Pakistan hand over members of the Sunni Baluchi Islamist mili-
tant group Jundallah, which staged a deadly suicide attack against Shiites
in Iran last week. The chief of the Joint Staff Command of Irans Armed
Forces, the most senior military leader in Iran, threatened that Tehran
would take unilateral action if Islamabad failed to prevent terrorist action
against Iranian targets originating in Pakistan. The Iranian president
also phoned his Pakistani counterpart, demanding that Islamabad take
action against known terrorists. Stratfor reports that this is not the frst
time Jundallah has been a source of tension between the two countries.
However, the intelligence organization writes, this time, the Iranian re-
sponse was different: The apex leadership of Iran threatened to take mat-
ters into its own hands (December 21). This is particularly noteworthy,
Stratfor reports, because the recent Jundallah attack was not especially
signifcant compared to previous such attacks, and Islamabad has been
cooperating with Tehran on this issue for several years. This indicates that
the Iranian government is likely escalating matters with Pakistan at this
time because it is feeling confdent in other foreign policy areas, writes
Stratfor. It has been successful in having a Shiite-dominated government
of its preference installed in Iraq. Also, for the frst time, it appears to be
negotiating from a position of relative strength on the nuclear issue. ... It
is therefore likely that Iran is now fexing its muscles on its eastern fank
to showcase its regional rise (ibid.). This analysis would certainly ft with
the prophesied rise of a king of the south, an Islamic power in the end
time prophesied in Daniel 11.
The White House on Thursday released an overview of the Af-
ghanistan and Pakistan Annual Review requested by President Barack
Obama. Stratfor reports that the most signifcant aspect of the assess-
ment of the Afghanistan war effort is the degree to which the American
strategy is reliant on Pakistan: [T]he United Statesnow more than
ever beforeneeds Pakistan to offer its best, given that Washington has
deployed the maximum amount of human and material resources to the
war effort that it can feasibly allocate (December 17). The war has been
disastrous from the Pakistani point of view, with the Taliban problem
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Prime Minister Maliki received the endorsement
of Iraqs parliament this week.
egyptian president Hosni Mubarak compared
Irans growing infuence in the Middle East
to a cancer, according to a cable released by
the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks.
President Mubarak has made it clear
that he sees Iran as Egyptsand the re-
gionsprimary strategic threat, says the
secret cable, sent April 28, 2009, from the
U.S. Embassy in Cairo. His already danger-
ous neighborhood, he has stressed, has only
become more so since the fall of Saddam,
who, as nasty as he was, nevertheless stood
as a wall against Iran, according to Mubarak.
He now sees Tehrans hand moving with
ease throughout the region, from the Gulf to
Morocco, as he told a recent congressional
delegation.
The cable notes, however, that Mubaraks
focus on the Iranian threat differs somewhat
from ours. While he will readily admit
that the Iranian nuclear program is a stra-
tegic and existential threat to Egypt and
the region, he sees that threat as relatively
long term. What has seized his immediate
attention are Irans non-nuclear destabilizing
actions such as support for Hamas, media
attacks, weapons and illicit funds smuggling,
all of which add up in his mind to Iranian
infuence spreading like a cancer from the
gcc [Gulf Cooperation Council countries] to
Morocco.
The cable was sent days after Egyptian
security services rolled up a cell of opera-
tives from Hezbollah, Irans Lebanese-based
proxy, based in the Sinai.
After the arrests, according to the memo,
Egypt had sent a clear message to Iran that
if they interfere in Egypt, Egypt will interfere
in Iran, adding that egis had already begun
recruiting agents in Iraq and Syria.
Knowledge of this threat was attributed to
Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman.
At the time, the Obama administrations
policy of engagement with the Iranians was
getting under way, which frightened the
Egyptians, according to the cable.
[T]hey are worried that we are going to
strike a grand deal with the Iranians, it
says.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul
Gheit, the cable says, has speculated that
the new U.S. administration will engage with
Iran, but will be disappointed in late 2009 or
early 2010 when it realizes that Iran will not
stop its enrichment activities.
mubarak: Iranian
Infuence spreading
Like a cancer
across arab world

WASHINGTON TIMES | December 15
THE TRUMPET WEEKLY December 25, 2010 3
spilling over into Pakistan and leading to the Talibanization of the
country. What makes this situation even more problematic for the Paki-
stanis is that they feel that they are not the only ones who are without
options. Their benefactor, the United States, is in the same boat (ibid.).
DAILY TELEGRAPH | December 22
Iran recruiting
nuclear scientists
I
ran is operating a worldwide recruitment network for nuclear sci-
entists to lure them to the country to work on its nuclear weapons
program, offcials have told the Daily Telegraph.
They claim that the country is particularly reliant on North Korean
scientists but also recruits people with expertise from African coun-
tries to work on developing missiles and nuclear production activities.
North Korea relies on a lucrative fnancing agreement with Iran to
fund its expanding nuclear activities. In return for Iranian money and
testing facilities, North Korea sends technology and scientists.
Mohamed Reza Heydari, a former Iranian consul in Oslo, told the
Daily Telegraph, that he had personally helped scores of North Kore-
ans enter the country while working for the foreign ministrys offce in
Tehrans Imam Khomenei airport.
The North Koreans were all technicians and military experts
involved in two aspects of Irans nuclear program. One to enable Iran
to achieve nuclear bomb capability, and the other to help increase the
range of Irans ballistic missiles.
He said: In all our embassies abroad, especially in the African
countries, the staff of foreign ministry were always looking for local
scientists and technicians who were experts in nuclear technology and
offered them lucrative contracts to lure them into Iran. The faade of
the nuclear program is that it is for peaceful purposes, but behind it
they have a completely different agenda.
europe
V
iolence continued in Rome this week with several explosive
incidences. On December 21, a train conductor found a defective
bomb under a seat on an underground train. The bomb, however
was too rudimentary, according to Mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno.
On December 22, students took to the streets to protest education
reform. Then on December 23, parcel bombs exploded at the Swiss and
Chilean embassies. Its a wave of terrorism against embassies, some-
thing much more worrisome than a single attack, said Alemanno. It is
not at this time clear who is behind the attacks.
German Minister of State in the Foreign Ministry Werner Hoyer
visited Moldova and met with Moldovan Minister of Foreign Affairs
and European Integration Iurie Leanca on December 21. Moldova is
currently undergoing some tricky coalition negotiations that will deter-
mine whether the country has a pro-Western or pro-Russian govern-
ment. Earlier in the month, foreign ministers from Poland and Sweden
visited Moldova to try to sway the nation toward Europe. With Hoyers
visit, Germany is also getting involved, trying to persuade this strategic
territory to cast its lot in with Europe and not Russia.
The Catholic Church changed its mind about involving itself with the
International Task Force on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and

RON FRASER | COLUMNIST
tens of thousands of
visitors have focked to the
Somme Valley over the nine
decades that have elapsed
since the last cannon was
fred on the Western Front
after the armistice fol-
lowing World War i. Their
mission has been one of
remembrancelest the world forget the
massive sacrifce made by so many for so
little gained. That war was billed as the
war to end all wars. Yet all it achieved
was a 20-year peace that enabled prep-
arations for an even bigger and bloodier
affair, one ending with the use of mans
most fearful weapon, the nuclear bomb.
It is impossible to visit the Somme
and meditate on the horror of the Great
War without thinking deeply about the
current scenario of the dominance of
Germany in Europe since the euro-crisis.
It would be foolish to assume that such
dominance may not tempt Germany one
more time to reassert itself with military
aggression. It is now becoming a distinct
possibility.
At the same time, public recognition
of Germanys involvement in combat
in foreign theaters of war is back in the
headlines. Even Germanys Chancel-
lor Merkel has cast aside her mask and
fnally used the term.
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg became
the frst defense minister in Germany
to take his wife into a combat zone. It
was by no mere coincidence that inside
of a week, Chancellor Merkel was the
next woman to accompany Guttenberg
to the war zone in Afghanistan. Nor was
it coincidence that the chancellor would
wrest that word war out of her mouth
at the time.
Agence France-Presse quoted Merkel
as stating, What we have here is not just
a warlike situation. You are involved in
combat as in war. This is a new experi-
ence. We have heard such things from
our parents talking of World War ii, but
that was different because Germany was
the aggressor (December 18).
Well, today, being right on the scene
of mass carnage in the Somme Valley
brought on by Germany, it is most poi-
gnant reading of these words confrming
Germany is once again embroiled in war
outside its own national borders. The
question is, where will it end this time?
somme Valley
meditations
Research (itf), probably because of pressure to release records from
World War ii-era Pope Pius xii, according to a diplomatic cable released
on December 21. The cable, dated Oct. 16, 2009, states that plans for
the Vatican to become an observer in the itf had fallen apart complete-
ly due to Vatican back-pedaling. The Vatican continues to cover up
the actions of the man whom some have labeled Hitlers pope.
The president of the Lutheran World Federation wants to celebrate
the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation by forging an
agreement with the Vatican allowing Lutherans to receive Communion
at Roman Catholic Mass. On December 16, the recently elected president
of the Lutheran World Federation met with Pope Benedict xVi in private
audience at the Vatican to discuss the prospects of such an agreement in
the run-up to the 500th anniversary of Martin Luthers historic break
with the Catholic Church, set to be held in 2017. Our intention is to
arrive at 2017 with a common Roman Catholic-Lutheran declaration on
Eucharistic hospitality, Bishop Munib Younan told Italian Protestant
news agency neV before his meeting with the pope. Under the concept of
Eucharistic hospitality, Catholics and Lutherans would be able to receive
Communion at either type of religious service, Catholic or Lutheran.
Benedict has clearly made the re-evangelization of Europe the corner-
stone of his papacy. He has already offered a free ticket to Rome for all
Anglicans who choose to reject the policies of their liberalized hierarchy.
Now he is in discussions with the Lutheran World Federation that may
result in a similar offer to the Lutheran Church.
The Vatican announced that Archbishop Antonio Mennini will
become the new apostolic nuncio to Britain. Nuncios are the Vaticans
ambassadors to other nations. They also have the responsibility of rec-
ommending candidates for the offce of a bishop to the Vatican. Men-
nini has been working as apostolic nuncio to Russia and Uzbekistan.
Conservative Catholics hope that Mennini will promote more orthodox
priests to bishops. This would completely change the face of the Catho-
lic Church in Britain.
RZECZPOSPOLITA, POLAND | December 21
Toward a euronato?
T
oday, the trajectories of Europe and the United States are obvi-
ously divergent when it comes to Afghanistan. At the same time,
natos current structure is increasingly an obstacle to its further
development, and will have to be overhauled. The main problem is that
the clear vision of a common threat, which justifed the existence of the
alliance between the United States and Europe in the Cold War pe-
riod, no longer prevails. As it stands, the allies could restructure their
defense around a shared vision of a world order in which the United
States would take charge via nato of the security of the Western world.
However, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have demonstrated the
failure of the American strategy which consists of the unilateral instru-
mentalization of nato as the Western worlds main weapon in the global
war against Islamic terrorism.
A progressive Europeanization of nato accompanied by the military
emancipation of the European Union could provide a solution to the in-
compatibility of interests between allies, and space that is freed by a U.S.
withdrawal from nato could pave the way for a benevolent European
hegemony, in which Europe would utilize its potential to establish peace
and a new moral order on an equal standing with the United States.
The recent Franco-British military cooperation agreement is a testa-
ment to the growing appeal of this vision in Europe.
As long as nato exists in its current form and as long as the European
Union remains militarily fragmented, it will be unable to enter into an
equal partnership with the United States, or with Russia, and even less
THE TRUMPET WEEKLY December 25, 2010 4
germanys frau
nein calls the shots
german chancellor Angela Merkel certainly
earned her Frau Nein moniker in 2010. Like
a stern schoolteacher, she said no to euro
bonds, no to boosting the size of the bailout
fund and scolded the eurozones lesser mem-
bers for their shabby fnancial behavior.
She gave the impression that the 16-coun-
try eurozone is largely composed of feckless
underachievers who should know better that
to jeopardize the common currency. Her mes-
sage: Smarten up or get lost.
Maybe the lady protests too much. So far
Germany appears to have suffered little from
the hare-brained economic and fnancial
management of Europes debt bratsGreece,
Ireland, Portugal and Spain. She may be
secretly pleased by their troubles, for as
Europes paymaster, Germany fnds itself in
a gorgeous position to exploit their weakness
and reshape Europe on its own terms. The
European Union might evolve into German
Europe in a few years, and might be the better
for it.
Despite the bailouts of Greece and Ireland,
the widespread austerity programs and the
lingering effects of the recession across Eu-
rope, Germany had a terrifc year. Growth in
2010 should come in at 3.7 percentthe best
performance since the unifcation of West
and East Germany 20 years ago. Exports
are booming. Falling unemployment, rising
wages and new investment are pushing up
domestic demand.
Germany seems to be in a no-lose situa-
tion. The eurozone is not damaged enough to
hurt Germanys performance, but is dam-
aged enough to allow it to dictate terms. That
was plainly obvious throughout 2010, as Ms.
Merkel ruled the eurozones agenda. Virtu-
ally nothing of signifcance happened without
her approval.
Ms. Merkels go-it-alone strategy isnt win-
ning her friends in the weak EU countries.
Germany seems oblivious to the criticism. It
has allies; France, the Benelux countries and
Scandinavia are happy to play in the Ger-
man orchestra. It also has moral authority.
EU countries from Ireland to Italy marvel at
Germanys growth surge and falling unem-
ployment.
A Europe dictated on Germanys economic
and political terms may not be many Eu-
ropeans idea of a union, one with shared
goals, interests and vision. But whats the
alternative when at least half the eurozone
used mountains of debt to sabotage their
economies? Germany is making the best of
a bad situation. You can hardly blame it for
being bossy.

GLOBE AND MAIL | December 23
so with China. Military force continues to be an integral component
of the foreign policies adopted by Washington and the Kremlin, and
unfortunately this is not the case in Brussels. It is striking to see how
Russia, even though it is economically weaker than the EU, succeeds in
exerting a considerable diplomatic weight on Brussels, simply by allud-
ing to the extent of its armed forces and its nuclear arsenal.
Without an army and a common defense policy, the European Union
will be obliged to follow a political line that is alternately dictated by
the United States and Russia, like a rudderless ship adrift without a
destination. And as long as this situation prevails, different countries
within the EU (like Poland for example) will continue to seek protection
from outside of the European Union.
The military emancipation of Europe and the establishment of an
army to provide support for a European hegemony would split the
Western world into two powers of comparable capacity. In such a sce-
nariowith American power counterbalanced by an equal partner in
the form of the European UnionWestern civilization would have every
chance of holding its own in the competition for world leadership.
TELEGRAPH, AMBROSE EVANS-PRITCHARD | December 21
citigroup warns of wave
of Bank failures
P
rof. willem Buiter, the banks chief economist, said the eurozone
was paralyzed by a game of chicken between the European Cen-
tral Bank and emu governments.
Both sides are trying to shift responsibility on to the other for
shoring up southern Europe and Ireland, raising the risk of contagion
spreading. The market is not going to wait until March for the EU
authorities to get their act together. We could have several sovereign
states and banks going under. They are being far too casual, he said.
Mark Schofeld, Citigroups global head of interest rate strategy, said
Portugal would need an EU rescue soon and that it was highly likely
that Spain will go the same way. This risks overpowering the 440 bil-
lion ($578 billion) bailout fund.
Restructuring of some sovereign debt is inevitable. There is a chance
that Spain could still make it, but the debt trajectory looks unsustain-
able if a broader EU-wide solution isnt found, he said. The warnings
came after Moodys said it might downgrade Portugals A1 rating by one
or two notches on growth worries, but said the countrys solvency was
not in question .
GLOBALEUROPE ANTICIPATION BULLETIN | December 16
explosion of the western
Public Debt Bubble
T
he second half of 2011 will mark the point in time when all the
worlds fnancial operators will fnally understand that the West
will not repay in full a signifcant portion of the loans advanced
over the last two decades. For leap/E2020 it is, in effect, around October
2011, due to the plunge of a large number of U.S. cities and states into an
inextricable fnancial situation following the end of the federal funding
of their defcits, while Europe will face a very signifcant debt refnancing
THE TRUMPET WEEKLY December 25, 2010 5
europe is so besieged by problems that on
some days it looks as if its common cur-
rency and hopes for unity are disintegrating.
All the same, Nicolas Sarkozy will head to
Washington early in January for a conversa-
tion about reorganizing the world monetary
system in a way that might just mark the
United States as the real global force in
decline.
For the last two years, the French presi-
dent has been arguing that the dollars role
as the single global reserve currency doesnt
refect what he insists is a multipolar world
with no further reason to kowtow to the
greenback.
Now, as president and agenda setter in
2011 of the Group of 20 consultative body
of leading economic nations, Mr. Sarkozy is
leaving his bully pulpits specifc aims and
tactics on the dollar fuidan imprecision
diffcult to avoid against a background of the
euros daily ducks and dives.
Still, in the words of Le Monde last
month, he is counting on making the G-20
his magnum opus and fnding a solution to
the worlds monetary imbalances with, if
necessary, a common French-Chinese front
against the United States.
This much is sure: The governor of the
Peoples Bank of China did indicate in 2009
that he wanted the U.S. dollars reserve
status transferred to a basket of currencies
called Special Drawing Rights that comes
under the aegis of the International Mon-
etary Fund.
But this much is not certain: that the
Chinese, who often deal with the European
Union with disdain, have any interest in in-
volving third parties as anything but useful
idiots (a descriptive applied by Jean-Joseph
Boillot, a French researcher and writer) on
currency issues basically concerning the
renminbis relation to the dollar.
Barack Obama, according to Mr. Sar-
kozys annotators, is scheduled to receive
him on January 9. They say Mr. Sarkozy will
be asking Mr. Obama what his red lines
on the dollar are. Mr. Obama, it is assumed,
will have read the French presidents list of
grand intentions and pronouncements.
At the same time Mr. Obama wont fnd
it easy to avoid a response.
In his own pre-election-year circum-
stances, Mr. Obama seemingly could not
let pass an argument that tacitly centers on
nudging or shoving the dollar aside or to a
diminished role among the worlds curren-
cies, and is based on a premise (or creed) of
American decline.
sarkozy vs. Obama:
a Test for the Dollar

NEW YORK TIMES | December 20
requirement, that this explosive situation will be fully revealed.
Media escalation of the European crisis regarding sovereign debt of
eurolands peripheral countries will have created the favorable context
for such an explosion, of which the U.S. Muni market incidentally has
just given a foretaste in November 2010 with a mini-crash that saw all
the years gains go up in smoke in a few days. This time this crash took
place discreetly since the Anglo-Saxon media machine succeeded in
focusing world attention on a further episode of the fantasy sitcom The
End of the Euro .
Yet the contemporaneous shocks in the United States and Europe make
for a very disturbing set-up comparable, according to our team, to the
Bear Stearn crash which preceded Lehman Brothers bankruptcy and
the collapse of Wall Street in September 2008 by eight months. But the
[GlobalEurope Anticipation Bulletin] readers know very well that major
crashes rarely make headlines in the media several months in advance .
THE LOCAL | December 22
guttenberg Demands
ronald reagan memorial
in Berlin
G
erman de-
fense Minister
Karl-Theodor
zu Guttenberg on
Wednesday called on
Berlin to honor Ronald
Reagan by naming a
square or a street after
the late U.S. president.
I would welcome nam-
ing a street after this
great honorary citizen
and it would be evi-
dence that the grati-
tude of (the citys left-wing government) didnt stop at (leftist student
leader) Rudi Dutschke, Guttenberg told daily Bild.
Guttenberg and other conservative politicians are upset that the
German capital has no plans to mark what would have been Reagans
100th birthday on February 6. The former U.S. president, who died in
2004, famously demanded Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev tear down
the Berlin Wall in a speech before the citys Brandenburg Gate in 1987.
Ronald Reagans determi-
nation and clear message
brought down the Iron Cur-
tain in Europe, said Chris-
tian Democratic mp Ruprecht
Polenz, adding he believed
German reunifcation would
not have been possible
without Reagan. We should
permanently remember this
great friend of Germany in a prominent place.
Martin Lindner, a state legislator in Berlin for the pro-business Free
Democrats, said city offcials were being blind to history by overlooking
the Republican president. Germany and especially Berlin owe a lot to
Ronald Regan, he told Bild.
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Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
Winston Churchill said Germany had a
history of surprise attacks against enemies
and nations who thought they were friends
with Germany. God says our lovers are
going to betray us, and one of our greatest
lovers is the Assyrian nation, or modern-day
Germany.
Gerald Flurry, Trumpet, January 1995
riding the lamest of ducks, President
Obama just won the Triple Crown. He ful-
flled (1) his most important economic pri-
ority, passage of Stimulus ii, a.k.a. the tax
cut deal . (2) his most important social
policy objective, repeal of dont ask, dont
tell; and (3) his most cherished (achiev-
able) foreign policy goal, ratifcation of the
New start treaty with Russia.
Politically, these are all synergistic. The
bipartisan nature of the tax deal instantly re-
positioned Obama back to the center. Even
more subtly and understatedly, the repeal of
[dont ask, dont tell] represents the taming
of the most conservative of the nations insti-
tutions, the military, by a movement histori-
cally among the most avant-garde. Whatever
your views, that is a cultural landmark.
Then came start, which was important
for Obama not just because of the dearth
of foreign policy achievements these past
two years but because treaties, especially
grand-sounding treaties on strategic arms,
carry the aura of presidential authority and
diplomatic mastery. No matter how useless
they are, or even how damaging. New start
was signifcantly, if subtly, damaging, which
made the rear-guard Republican opposi-
tion it engendered so salutary. The debate it
sparked garnered the treaty more attention
than it would have otherwise and thus gave
Obama a larger PR victory. But that debate
also amplifed the major faw in the treaty
the gratuitous reestablishment of the link
between offensive and defensive weaponry.
One of the great achievements of the past
decade was the Bush administrations sever-
ing of that linkfrst by its withdrawal from
the abm Treaty, which had expressly prevent-
ed major advances in missile defense, and
then with the 2002 Treaty of Moscow, which
regulated offensive weapons but ostenta-
tiously contained not a single word about
any connection to missile defense. Why is
this important? Because missile defense is
essential for protecting ourselves from the
most menacing threat of the coming cen-
turynuclear hyper-proliferation.
The relinking that we acquiesced to
in the preamble to New start is a major
reversal of that achievement. Sure, Obama
sought to reassure critics with his letter to
the Senate promising unimpeded develop-
ment of our European missile defense sys-
tem. But the Russians have already watched
this president cancel our painstakingly
planned Polish and Czech missile defenses
in response to Russian protests and threats.
Thats why they insisted we formally ac-
knowledge an interrelationship between
offense and defense.
Obamas new start
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THETRUMPET.COM, RON FRASER AND CRAIG MILLAR | December 23
assange extradition
shows eU Power
T
he swedish case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is a
clear example of the loss of the once-globally admired system of
British justice caused by the implementation of the European Ar-
rest Warrant (eaw).
Whether or not Mr. Assange is guilty of the accusations brought
against him in Sweden, this case clearly demonstrates that, under the
eaw, the British courts have no right to take into account the evidence
against an accused Briton or foreign guest in Britain. It is a clear case
of the once-sovereign British law being trumped by EU imperial law.
In fact, under the all-powerful eaw, EU law even trumps the sover-
eign law of any nation to which a foreign national is subject in his own
country, if that foreign national is charged under EU law while resident
in Britain.
Speaking to a crowd of journalists from around the world, Member
of the European Parliament Gerard Batten said: The ancient rights
of the English (and our guests) to be protected by the courts has been
removed because of the headlong fight to create a common European
system of criminal law. Unfortunately for Mr. Assange his case will
shine a light on the diabolical injustices being done to British citizens
by the European Arrest Warrant.
Michael Howie wrote in the Telegraph on December 18 that judges
are sending people abroad with no questions asked at the behest of
foreign countries, often over allegations of petty crimes or offenses
committed many years ago, and with little regard to potentially seri-
ous human rights abuses. Last year Britain received more than 4,000
extradition requests from other EU states.
And the justice defcit in the EU is only going to get much worse. In
January 2011, the European Evidence Warrant will come into effect. It
requires all EU states to give automatic recognition to search warrants
issued by other member states and gives EU member countries the
right to demand surveillance on a UK resident who has returned home,
and access to his or her bank records.
This whole process has echoes of darker days that prevailed in Eu-
rope under a similarly inquisitorial system some 70 years ago.
asia
T
he relationship between India and China, long marked by suspicion
and rivalry, veered into new harmonious territory last week when
the two sides moved toward an over-arching bilateral trade deal.
These two Asian giants, which together are home to two ffths of the
worlds population, are taking steps to work together in an alliance that
could deeply impact the global economy. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao
took a rare visit to New Delhi December 15 to 17 to promote bilateral
trade between these two Eastern powerhouses. Wen had set the goal dur-
ing his last trip to India, in 2005, of boosting combined Sino-Indian trade
from $18 billion to $30 billion by 2010. His goal has been far exceeded,
with 2010 bilateral commerce totaling around $60 billion. In the last
10 years, trade between these two economic behemoths has increased a
staggering 30-fold, and they have now set the goal of boosting trade to
$100 billion annually. China already ranks as Indias largest trading part-
ner, and the relationship is gearing up to get much deeper. The favor India
is showing to China has deep implications, particularly in light of the less
There are grave potentialities in having
British ports, communications and energy
rms run by overseas directors and
shareholders, whose loyalties lie outside the
UK.
Trumpet, April 2010
The Heathrow farce
among the hundreds of thousands of people
caught up in the international chaos caused by
the crisis at Heathrow this week was none other
than Chancellor George Osborne. He has been
in New York seeking to persuade Wall Streets
fnancial giants that Britain is still a great place
for the worlds top bankers to work .
It will have hardly helped his cause that the
chancellor was held up in New Yorkunable to
return to Londonfor nearly two days while
pictures of the Third World conditions at Lon-
dons premier airport flled American televi-
sion screens. This was as far as it is possible
to get from the image of the effcient, modern,
bustling commercial center that the chancellor
was seeking to promote. But who is to blame?
Step forward the dopey, ineffcient baa (the
former British Airports Authority) who owns
Heathrow. The real scandal is that despite
Heathrows economic and strategic importance
to Britain, the government is virtually power-
less to do anything because the Authority is
owned by a foreign company.
And it is a scandal that goes back to 2006,
when the Labour government stood idly by
while a little-known, family-controlled Span-
ish construction group called Ferrovial was
allowed to buy all of Britains airports at the
knockdown price of 10.3 billion. Whats more,
the purchase was made despite the frm already
having huge debts.
This was just the latest squalid example of
a British government selling key parts of this
countrys infrastructure to foreign buyers.
The problem with our airports is that the gov-
ernment is powerless to force the foreign own-
ers to ensure there are the necessary systems to
prevent fights being grounded in bad weather.
While sensible investment is made in other
countries airports, ministers have been unable
to get baa to buy adequate snow-clearing and
de-icing equipment.
Equally culpable is the regulator, the Civil
Aviation Authority, which has been supine in its
refusal to raise any serious objections over Fer-
rovials behavior. The truth is that the Spanish
owners of baa and its main asset, Heathrow (with
annual passenger numbers of more than 66 mil-
lion) had no experience of running airports, or
indeed consumer-orientated businesses, and was
only interested in taking advantage of easy credit
conditions in order to make quick profts.

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fruitful trip American President Barack Obama recently made to India.
While Obama left Delhi with $14 billion in investment project contracts,
Wen obtained $23 billion from the U.S. We can expect their interlocking
trade relationships to knit India and China closer together and for Delhis
steps toward Beijing to edge it away from Washington.
On Tuesday, North Korea threatened to wage a holy war against
South Korea, including the use of nuclear weapons, if the South en-
croached on its turf. Earlier this month Pyongyang had said it would
strike the South if Seoul conducted live-fre artillery exercises, but, on
Monday, South Korea went ahead with the exerciseits largest of the
yearin spite of North Koreas threat. Although the North has taken
no action against the South, pundits are worried about the escalating
tensions on the Korean peninsula. In typical times, Pyongyangs bluster
would not be taken seriously, but these times are far from typical. Vic-
tor Cha, the U.S.s former top adviser on North Korean affairs, said in a
recent interview: Im worried this is not just another cycle of provoca-
tion and that the cycle is getting much worse. We havent seen this sort
of premeditated conventional attack really since 1968. They may really
believe that they are a nuclear weapons state and therefore they can
act with impunity and I think thats an incorrect perception. In March
of this year, Pyongyang sunk one of South Koreas warships resulting in
the death of 46 sailors. Then, on November 23, North Korea attacked
Yeonpyeong Island killing four South Koreans, and injuring several oth-
ers. In light of this recent belligerence, North Koreas threats should not
be viewed as the usual empty bluster. We can expect tensions on the
Korean peninsula to continue to escalate.
Thousands of protesters assembled in Minsk on Sunday evening
to contest Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenkos stealing of
another presidential election. The demonstrations prompted a harsh
police response in the capital city and detention of seven presidential
hopefuls from opposition parties. Lukashenka, who has been called
the European Mugabe, had appeared over the last several years to
be mellowing, as he worked to secure EU support for funds from the
imf, the World Bank, and various European banks for his beleaguered
nation. But now that he has secured the assistance he needed, and now
that Russia is again providing Belarus with subsidized oil, Lukashenka
can abandon his charade and be true to his dictatorial inclinations.
Moscow has ignored Europes suggestions that it deal with Lukash-
enkas rampant human rights violations and is even expected to allow
Lukashenka to re-sell Russias subsidized oil to Western nations and
use the profts to keep himself surrounded by bodyguards, police and
soldiers. The Russian bear is waking up from its hibernation, and
should be expected to work behind the scenes to prop up tyrants like
Lukashenka, whose allegiance is to Moscow.
REUTERS | December 23
china speeds Plans to
Launch aircraft carrier
C
hina may be ready to launch its frst aircraft carrier in 2011,
Chinese military and political sources said on Thursday, a year
ahead of U.S. military analysts expectations.
Analysts expect China to use its frst operational aircraft carrier to
ensure the security of its oil supply route through the Indian Ocean and
near the disputed Spratly Islands, but full capability is still some years
away. The period around July 1 next year to celebrate the (Chinese
Communist) Partys birthday is one window (for launch), one source
with ties to the leadership told Reuters, requesting anonymity because

JOEL HILLIKER | COLUMNIST
eVery year, amid the noise
of commercialism, material-
ism and excess, some few
endeavor to remind everyone
that Christmas is supposed to
be about the Son of God. He
is, they say, the reason for
the season. But is He really?
Have you ever looked it up?
That December 25 isnt Christs birthday
is easy to prove. According to ChristianHis-
tory.net (a service of Christianity Today), it
was the day of the Roman birth of the un-
conquered sun and the birthday of the Ira-
nian Sun of Righteousness, Mithras. The
New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Reli-
gious Knowledge says the pagan celebrations
of Saturnalia and Brumalia were popularly
held on that date. Further into antiquity, the
Egyptians marked December 25 to celebrate
the birth of the son of Isis. Around three
centuries after Jesuss death, church leaders
decided to preserve the celebration but affx
Christs name to it.
Christian History says, The pagan
origins of the Christmas date, as well as
pagan origins for many Christmas customs
(gift-giving and merrymaking from Roman
Saturnalia; greenery, lights, and charity from
the Roman New Year; Yule logs and various
foods from Teutonic feasts)and to this list
we could add Santa Claus, an import from
Nordic mythologyhave always fueled argu-
ments against the holiday. Its just paganism
wrapped with a Christian bow, naysayers
argue.
Count me among the naysayers. What is
astonishing is how unconcerned people are
about these pagan roots. Christian History
concludes: But while kowtowing to worldli-
ness must always be a concern for Christians,
the church has generally viewed efforts to re-
shape cultureincluding holidayspositively.
As a theologian asserted in 320, We hold
this day holy, not like the pagans because of
the birth of the sun, but because of him who
made it. Thus, the appropriation of a whole
closetful of pagan customs moves from kow-
towing to worldliness to efforts to reshape
culture. They assume God smiles on such ef-
forts. But read Jeremiah 10:2-4. Doesnt God
have the right to tell us how and how not He
wants to be worshiped?
We hold this day holy, this theologian
said. On whose authority? It was not holy to
begin with. And human beings cannot make
anything holy. The best we can do is to keep
holy what God has made holy. This pagan
celebration, He certainly did not.
we Hold
This Day Holy?
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the carrier program is one of Chinas most closely guarded secrets.
The Defense Ministry spokesmans offce declined to comment. The
possible launch next year of the ex-Soviet aircraft carrier Varyag will
be one step toward building an operating aircraft carrier group, ana-
lysts said. The U.S. Offce of Naval Intelligence estimates the Varyag
will be launched as a training platform by 2012, and China will have an
operational domestically built carrier after 2015.
Andrew Erickson and Andrew Wilson of the U.S. Naval College
wrote that it was conceivable that carrier-relevant research, develop-
ment, and even production could proceed with a rapidity that might
surprise Western analysts. The 300-meter (1,000-foot) Varyag is
undergoing reft at a state-run shipyard in northeastern city Dalian,
sources said. The Varyag will allow us to familiarize ourselves with
aircraft carrier tactics of war, one Chinese military source said.
The United States and Chinas neighbors are nervous about how Chi-
na could use its growing navy, and speeding up preparations for an air-
craft carrier group could add to those jitters. Just the prospect of China
building aircraft carriers has already made neighbors uneasy, former
Taiwan Deputy Defense Minister Lin Chong-Pin said in an interview.
China has refused to rule out the use of force to unify with Taiwan, a
self-ruled island over which Beijing claims sovereignty.
africa
A
n explosion at a bus station in Nairobi killed three people and
wounded 39 on December 20. It was cause by a grenade, probably
detonated by a Tanzanian, according to Kenyas police commission-
er. Uganda said that Somali terrorist group al-Shabab may be linked to the
attack. The attack may have been meant for Uganda, as a bus at the station
was heading in that direction and Uganda is an enemy of al-Shabab.
Somali terrorist group Hizbul Islam has been absorbed by al-Shabab.
Hizbul Islam announced that it would join with al-Shabab politically
and militarily, on December 20. This gives al-Shabab greater power
and fewer rivals.
anglo-aMerica
T
he outgoing United States Congress and President Barack Obama
signed into law a slew of new legislation in late December. The
111th Congress struck down the U.S. militarys Dont Ask, Dont
Tell policy, which will soon allow homosexuals to serve openly in all
branches of the armed forces all over the world. Congress also ratifed
Obamas signature foreign-policy measure, a new start arms reduction
pact with Russia. Contentious spending issues between Democrats and
Republicans were temporarily resolved and an omnibus spending bill
passed. The solution: Keep spending the same amount of money on all
government agencies as the government already has been.
The next 40 years will be the most important in human history, Ian
Morris wrote Tuesday in the Christian Science Monitor. Morris says
that Asias rise is inevitable and that the world is living through the big-
gest shift in wealth, power and prestige since the Industrial Revolution
200 years ago.
American college students are becoming more hopeless, literally. That
is the fnding of a study by the Center for the Study of Collegiate Mental
Health published in the New York Times on Sunday. The center found
that the prevalence and severity of mental health concerns has increased
signifcantly in the past decade or two. Almost half of students said in the
want a Happy
marriage? Dont Have
sex Before wedding
the beckhams say that quality time is the
secret behind their happy marriage . But,
according to a new study, it is couples who
delay sex until after the wedding that enjoy a
stronger relationship later in life.
Scientists at the School of Family Life at
Brigham Young University in Utah inter-
viewed 2,035 married people about when
they frst had sex with their partner.
Analysis of the results showed that couples
who waited until marriage before having sex
enjoyed a much healthier relationship with
their partner than those who started having
sex in the early part of their relationship.
In particular, relationship stability was
rated 22 percent higher, relationship satisfac-
tion was 20 percent higher, quality of sex was
15 percent better and even communication
between partners was 12 percent better.
For couples who became sexually involved
later in their relationship, but before marriage,
the benefts were about half as strong.
The research supports the decisions made
by celebrities such as actress Lisa Kudrow,
who had not had sex before she married her
advertising executive husband Michel Stern,
and pop stars The Jonas Brothers.
[T]he researchers argued that too much
emphasis is put on the physical side of a
relationship, and too little on trust, loyalty
and commitment. Prof. Dean Busby, who led
the study, said: Most research on the topic is
focused on individuals experiences of sex and
not the timing within a relationship.
Theres more to a relationship than sex,
but we did fnd that those who waited longer
were happier with the sexual aspect of their
relationship. I think its because theyve
learned to talk and have the skills to work
with issues that come up.
Mark Regnerus, author of Premarital
Sex in America, echoed Professor Busbys
opinion. He said: Couples who hit the
honeymoon too earlythat is, prioritize sex
promptly at the outset of a relationshipof-
ten fnd their relationships underdeveloped
when it comes to the qualities that make
relationships stable and spouses reliable and
trustworthy.
Given that religious beliefs often play
a role for couples who choose to wait, the
researchers took any infuence of religion
into account. Regardless of how religious
a couple are, waiting helps the relationship
form better a communication process and
this improves long-term stability and rela-
tionship satisfaction, added Professor Busby.

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past year that they felt things were hopeless, 58 percent felt lonely, and 31
percent felt so depressed it was diffcult to function, the study found.
For 170 years, every Briton who sent, received or handled a piece
of mail saw the queen or king of England. Thats because the monarch
has appeared on every postage stamp in Britain since Sir Rowland
Hill invented them in 1840. However, rushed-through legislation that
is selling off the Royal Mail to the highest private bidder has failed to
secure the guarantee that the stamps will survive. Current rules allow
the future owners of the post, which might be Germanys Deutsche Post,
to use whatever design they please on British stamps.
MARKETWATCH | December 20
a Bad year for california
G
et away from Californias coastline, and watch your fortunes dip.
For 2010 at least, that seems to be the lesson as six of the Golden
States metro areas fell to the bottom 10 in MarketWatchs an-
nual survey of the best U.S. cities for business.
Along with Riverside, Fresno, Stockton, Modesto, Sacramento and
Bakersfeld sunk to the bottom of the pack. And jobs are the main
culprit. If youre looking at unemployment and job growth, it was not a
good year for California, said Stephen Levy, director of the Center for
Continuing Study of the California Economy.
California holds the third-highest unemployment rate in the nation
at 12.4 percent, but four of those cities are at the very top of that list.
Stockton is the worst of the cities in the survey with a 16.6 percent job-
less rate, followed by Modesto at No. 2 with 16.2 percent, Fresno at No.
3 with 15.2 percent and Bakersfeld at No. 4 with 15.1 percent.
Las Vegas is No. 5 with a 15 percent, but it is closely followed by Riv-
erside at 14.8 percent. Sacramento is 11th at 12.5 percent.
But its not as if those cities closer to the Pacifc are going great guns
either. The highest-rated California city in the overall MarketWatch
survey is San Franciscoand in the No. 33 spot, it barely cracks the top
third of the 102 cities included. All California cities in the survey are
in the bottom fourth when it comes to unemployment rates.
the time that Emperor Constantine institutionalized Catholicism as the
state religion of the Roman Empire at the Council of Nicea in a.d. 325,
Catholic offcials and the Vatican have maintained ties with virtually all
the major monarchies and governments in Europe.
The Vatican was behind Emperor Justinian in the sixth century
when he purged Germanic tribes from Rome, reuniting the western
Roman Empire with the east. In the eighth century, the pope provided
moral and spiritual cover to Charlemagne as his armies swept across
Europe, converting via the sword an entire continent to Catholicism.
Similar church-state relationships existed under Otto the Great and the
Holy Roman Empire, the Habsburgs in the 16th century, Napoleon in
the early 19th, and Nazi Germany in the 20th.
Fifteen hundred years of European history testify to this reality: When
seismic events occur in Europe, the Vatican always plays a central role!
Many now recognize that Europe is currently experiencing a politi-
cal, economic and military shift of tremendous proportions. In the time
ahead, as Germany continues to reshape the Continent, Europe will
enter the next chapter of its emergence as a global superstate. Expect
the Vatican to reclaim its historic and prophetic role as the most power-
ful force in Europethis time sitting astride the now-imminent United
States of Europe!
caught sleeping
the summer of 1914 is a
warning. Back then, as to-
day, fnancial markets were
zinging along. Infation
seemed to be under control.
Commodity prices were
rising. Emerging markets
were attracting inves-
tors. The world, especially
governments, were leverag-
ing up on debt. The lessons of the stock
market crash several years earlier had
been forgotten.
Even after Archduke Franz Ferdinand
of Austria was assassinated, the markets
collectively yawned and went back to busi-
ness as usual.
Stop and ponder that! The world was on
the brink of the most disruptive political
and economic event in history, and the
markets were completely asleep! It wasnt
until Austria actually sent its severe ulti-
matum to Serbiaalmost a month later
that the markets woke up to the impend-
ing slaughter.
In 1914, everyone knew that a war be-
tween Britain and Germany was possible.
The popular press was full of it, says
Harvard historian Niall Ferguson. But its
as if investors didnt want to factor that in
until it was upon them.
What a lesson about human nature.
People dont like to think about catastro-
pheslet alone plan or prepare for them
until they are forced to. And by then, it is
often too late!
To investors, the First World War was
a shock. The stock markets were routed
and offcials shut down bourses in New
York, London and Vienna. By July 30, all
continental markets had shut their doors.
New York didnt fully reopen for business
as usual until April 1915. Global bond
markets cratered too and lenders to many
countries were never repaid.
The question for America is, if the
smart money and the big investors of 1914
were so wrong, could they be wrong in
2011? At the end of 2010, the bond market
has been in bull mode for 30 years. The
stock market is hitting two-year highs,
commodity prices are soaring. Yet look at
the world around you. It is a messy place.
The truth is that the list of 10-sigma,
black-swan type unforeseen events that
carry the potential to crash global markets
is probably bigger than ever today. But if
Ferguson is right, the fash points staring
us in the face are what should cause the
most worry.

ROBERT MORLEY | COLUMNIST