Sarkozy Touts 'Mediterranean Union' Plan - but why?

Notice the last paragraph. Has he got some inside information and is trying to stave off a fascist backlash in Europe against North Africa through this initiative, one wonders?
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The controversial plan for a political, economic, and cultural union would tie Southern Europe with parts of the Middle East and Africa
by Renata Goldirova

French president Nicolas Sarkozy has reiterated his plan to set up a Mediterranean Union, a loose grouping of countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea, in 2008 -- a move that is likely to raise eyebrows in some parts of Europe.

"I invite all the heads of state and government of countries bordering the Mediterranean to meet in France in June 2008 to lay the foundations of a political, economic and cultural union founded on the principles of strict equality", Mr Sarkozy said during his visit to Morocco on Tuesday (23 October).

He added that "in the Mediterranean will be decided whether or not civilisations and religions will wage the most terrible of wars...whether or not the North and the South will clash".

The growing rift between the EU and USA

Atlas Shrugs: Belien: "We're all Nazis now?"
(that is, for just wanting to discuss the danger that Islam poses for Europe.)
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Philosopher Roger Scruton, who also spoke at a VB event:
As the British conservative philosopher and author Roger Scruton said in a speech in Antwerp last year, the charge of racism and xenophobia in the EU countries "has become the equivalent of a charge of heresy in medieval Europe, of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts, or of ‘deviationism" in the Stalinist state." However, as Mr. Scruton pointed out, "we have a duty to brave the charge of ‘racism and xenophobia’, and to discuss every aspect of immigration." ...
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Unfortunately, some Americans realize that Europe is in for a disaster but seem to think that it is only getting what it deserves. Europe has to be destroyed by the Muslims as a punishment for the Nazis’ crimes during WWII.

Last year, I was invited to speak about the situation in Europe at one of America’s major universities. For two days my host subjected me to the most terrible accusations. He told me I would have to suffer for what my ancestors had done to his ancestors. "One cannot respect the Europeans," he said. "America should have nuked Europe during WWII instead of Japan. If ever things turn nasty in Europe I will make sure that neither you nor any white European will be allowed to seek shelter in the US. I would rather invite the Muslims in than you and your lot, because one can respect Muslims but not Europeans."...

from:
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2007/10/belien-were-all.html

Russia moves toward Fascism

As Russia moves toward fascism, it is adopting very old symbols (greatly at odds with communist symbols). I still think that, at some time in the future, a fascist European Empire and Russia will cooperate very closely against the West, before they have their own falling out. Any way, check out this article:

The holidays and symbols of the new Russian state

Excerpts from a RIA Novosti online conference with Georgy Vilinbakhov, State Heraldry Master of the Russian Federation:

Question: Who established the Russian state awards?
Answer: The Order of St. Andrew the First Called - Russia's first award - was established by Peter the Great. Russia also owes the appearance of its medals to him.

Q: What are Russia's national symbols?
A: We have the national anthem, flag and coat-of-arms. Every country has a verbal designation - that is, its name; a symbolic one - the flag and coat-of-arms; and a musical one - the anthem. These symbols occasionally go together, but it is more correct to use each independently.

For the full article go to

http://en.rian.ru/analysis/20070608/66881708-print.html

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June 16, 2007

Ruthless Russia

By Peter B. Martin

It was but all a dream to ever believe Russia would be benign and peaceful under Putin. Deplorably, numerous people in strategic posts misjudged Russia.Today the Kremlin is on the offensive. It has positioned military and ex-security service personal in charge of Russian industry and all key governmental posts.

It is liquidating its adversaries even across international borders, has gagged the media, suppressed civil liberties, harassed foreign diplomats, intimidated businessmen and NGOs, it's threatened to target Europe with ABM missiles, it carried out intense cyber attacks against its neighbor, Estonia and it's using pipeline power to shake down its near abroad and wrest the rest of Europe into line.

As if that weren't enough, an even more sinister development has arisen.Putin has created a very sophisticated youth movement made up of over 100,000 volunteers called "Nashi", much like a clone of the Nazi youth movement. It is a well-equipped, fanatical, nationalistic private army that is hostile to foreigners and to any political group opposing the Kremlin leadership. Their aggressive behavior is not only tolerated by the authorities but also even encouraged. They help re-enforce local police; wearing black attire, they aggressively beat anyone they consider hooligans or insurrectionist.They have been taught to believe that the United States is actively preparing a pro-western revolution in their country and that they will thwart it.

Rest of the article at http://www.americanthinker.com/2007/06/ruthless_russia.html

Does the throne of David exist today on earth?

(NB: This article summarised the truth about the British Royal Throne so well, that it has been reproduced here in full)

Does the throne of David exist today on earth? If so, where can it be found?

The throne of David does exist on earth. To show where it is located today, let us consider the following facts:

(1) We are told that the scepter--a symbol of kingship, compare the margin in the New King James Bible--was given to Judah.
Genesis 49:10: "The scepter shall not depart from Judah... Until Shiloh [the Messiah, Jesus Christ] comes."

(2) We are told that David's "seed" or descendants would rule or have dominion over Israel. This could be fulfilled in ANY of the tribes of "Israel"--the name given to Jacob by God (Compare Genesis 32:28; 35:10). We are specifically told that God would establish the throne of David's kingdom forever over Israel, in his son Solomon.
2 Samuel 7:12-13: "...I will set up your [David's] seed after you, who will come from your body... and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever."
2 Chronicles 13:5: "...the LORD God of Israel gave the dominion over Israel to David forever, to him and his sons..."
Psalm 89:4: "Your seed [David's seed] I will establish forever, And build up your throne to all generations."

(3) When Christ returns, He will take over and sit down on an existing throne of David, here on earth (compare Luke 1:32).

(4) Until the last King of Judah, Zedekiah, the descendants of David ruled as kings over the house of Judah. The house of Judah consisted of the tribes of Judah, Levi and a part of Benjamin--they are the "Jews" and called "Jews" in the Bible.

(5) But the Babylonians killed all the sons of Zedekiah, and placed Zedekiah into captivity. There has never arisen since then a descendant of David to rule as king over the house of Judah, the Jews. Today, the state of Israel is not ruled by a king. Where, then, is the throne of David today? In which country do we find a descendant of David ruling as king?

(6) The prophet Jeremiah lived at the time when the Babylonians enslaved the house of Judah, and when the last king of the house of Judah, King Zedekiah, was captured. God gave Jeremiah the commission to uproot the throne of David, but also to plant it.
Jeremiah 1:10: "I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, To root out and to pull down, To destroy and to throw down, To build and to plant."

(7) God gave Jeremiah a prophecy regarding the kingship or throne of David, which was to be transferred from the nation or house of Judah to the house of Israel. [The house of Israel, the "Northern Kingdom," consisted of descendants from the other sons of Israel or Jacob, including Joseph and his sons, Ephraim and Manasseh. It had been taken into captivity by the Assyrians more than 100 years prior to Jeremiah. They never returned to the Promised Land and have become known as the "Lost Ten Tribes."]
Jeremiah 33:17, 21, 26: "David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel... he shall [always] have a son to reign on his throne... [David's] descendants [will be] rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob."
Jeremiah was to be instrumental in uprooting the throne over the house of Judah, and to plant it over the house of Israel. Before, it was said that David's descendants were to rule over Israel [or Jacob; that is, ANY of the descendants of Jacob]. That INCLUDED the house of Judah, of course. But from the time of Jeremiah's prophecy, David's descendants were to rule over the HOUSE of Israel--which EXCLUDED the house of Judah.
Jeremiah "uprooted" the throne of David over the house of Judah by bringing the last remaining descendants of King Zedekiah--his DAUGHTERS[compare Jeremiah 43:6]--to IRELAND [where some of the "lost tribes" of the house of Israel had settled. For proof that the people of England, Scotland and Ireland are in fact descendants of the ancient house of Israel, please read our free booklet, "The Fall and Rise of Britain and America."]
According to historical records of Ireland, one daughter, Tea, married the Irish king--who was a descendant of Judah, but not of David. In this way, through the son of the king and the daughter of Zedekiah, Jeremiah "planted" the throne of David and the scepter of Judah over a tribe of the house of ISRAEL--in Ireland. The historical records confirm that subsequent kings of Ireland KNEW that they were descendants of King David.
Zedekiah's other daughter, Scota, married into a noble family and gave the name Scotland to the land where they settled.

(8) The throne of David was to be transferred three times, before Christ would return to occupy it.
Ezekiel 21:27: "Overthrown, overthrown, I will make it [the crown, compare verse 26] overthrown!"
The crown or throne of David was overthrown first in Judah and transferred to or planted in Ireland.

(9) The throne or rule of David's descendants was later overthrown in Ireland and transferred to Scotland [where some of the tribes of the house of Israel had settled]. It was transferred to the royal house of the descendants of David in Scotland--to the offspring of Scota, the other daughter of Zedekiah.

(10) Thirdly, it was overthrown in Scotland and transferred to England, where the Stewart line of David had settled around 1600, in the person of James I. Also, descendants of Ephraim and Manasseh, the sons of Joseph, had settled there. The subsequent royal rulers in England all descended from King David, and so the throne of David is today in England. Queen Elizabeth sits on that throne, and Prince Charles' firstborn son is expected to sit on it soon.

Nowhere else could the existing throne of David be today, but in England. It is not in the state of Israel [which is part of the house of Judah], and it is not vacant, either. Jesus Christ will occupy it when He returns (Compare Luke 1:32; Isaiah 9:6-7); He has not occupied it so far. And it is a throne here on earth--not somewhere in heaven. Christ, from the house of Judah, will come back to this EARTH, and it says that He will then SIT on the throne of His father David, here on earth. Jesus will once again establish rule over Israel in Jerusalem (Compare Zechariah 1:17; 2:12). Remember, the scepter would not depart from Judah.

Lead Writer: Norbert Link

America Wake Up! Europe Wants to Be a Superpower

Fascist Europe is on the - way to rival the Anglo-Saxon Powers ...

October 24, 2007
America Wake Up! Europe Wants to Be a Superpower
By Soeren Kern

European Union leaders have reached agreement on a new treaty that many Europeans hope will transform the 27-nation bloc into a superpower capable of counter-balancing the United States in global affairs.

The 250-plus page Reform Treaty, which EU leaders will formally sign in Lisbon on December 13, calls for a permanent EU president, a European foreign minister and a European Union diplomatic service. The agreement also calls for EU nations to surrender sovereignty in many areas to centralized decision-making; and it reduces national veto rights to allow more decisions to be made by majority voting instead of by unanimous consent.

If the treaty is ratified by all 27 governments, it will take effect in January 2009.

But can Europe become a superpower? And should Americans care? No and yes.

For Europeans, multilateralism is all about neutering American hard power, not about solving international problems. It is about Lilliputians tying down Gulliver.

Europeans may understand even better than do many Americans just how much is at stake in the upcoming US presidential election.

European elites are pushing the EU in a direction that should be deeply disconcerting to Americans concerned about international security and stability. The Reform Treaty will make Europe more centralized and far less democratic than it already is. In practice, this means that many foreign policy decisions that directly affect the United States, ranging from economics and trade to transatlantic cooperation on Islamic counter-terrorism, increasingly will be made by unelected anti-American bureaucrats in Brussels rather than by national governments.

Europeans claim they are American allies, but increasingly their conduct says they are rivals. Americans should take another look and see if further European integration is really in the US interest. At the very least, Washington should send an unambiguous message to free-riding Europeans: future attempts at anti-American coalition building will be very costly. International security depends on it.

Soeren Kern is Senior Fellow for Transatlantic Relations at the Madrid-based Grupo de Estudios Estratégicos / Strategic Studies Group

The EU, not the USA, is supported by the world

A survey of public opinion in 52 countries released today shows the EU is the only great power in the world whose leadership is widely supported.

A global public opinion survey by Gallup International - conducted in collaboration with the European Council on Foreign Relation (ECFR) - shows that there is growing public support for a more multi-polar world, and one in every three citizens around the world (35%) would like to see the European Union's influence to grow. In an ECFR policy brief (PDF - 1 MB), Ivan Krastev and Mark Leonard point out that "the EU is unique among the four big powers (the other three being the US, China and Russia) in that no-one wants to balance its rise".

The 2007 edition of Voice of the People© - the world's largest survey this year based on interviews with 57,000 people from 52 countries - shows that world citizens most disapprove of an expansion of Iranian and US power. 39% of respondents would like to see Iran's power decrease, while 37% would like less US power in the world. Russia and China also provoke more negative than positive reactions. Whilst 23% and 24% of respondents, respectively, would like Russia's and China's importance to increase, 29% and 32% believe the world would benefit from a decline in their power. Accompanying the policy brief is a Love and Hate map (PDF - 3 MB), showing graphically how people in many countries around the world are calling for an increase in the EU's global influence to make the world a better place.

ECFR making an impact

The launch of ECFR has made an impact across Europe, and our Statement of Principles has received significant press coverage in the vast majority of EU member states, and further afield. The website has featured expert analysis and commentary, for example on the Ukrainian elections, on how the EU should respond to the situations in Burma and Pakistan, on the EU Reform Treaty and much more. In the coming weeks we will publish our first major policy report looking at EU's relationship with Russia. We also have forthcoming analysis on how to increase EU power at the United Nations, and on what strategies the EU should be pursuing in Afghanistan.

EU is creditor - USA is debtor

The Global US Dollar Showdown
William (Bill) Buckler, Captain of The Privateer
Oct 24, 2007
Extracted from the Late October Issue of Bill Buckler's "Global Report"

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The Importance of True Global Scaling:

The European Union (EU) stands with a $US 16 TRILLION plus economy and is the largest trading bloc in the world accounting for nearly a third of the global economy. The $US 13.8 TRILLION US economy accounts for 27 percent, Japan 9 percent and China less than 6 percent. Europe is the creditor nation, the US is the debtor nation. Unless this fact is kept firmly in mind, the events surrounding the G-7 meeting which starts on October 19 will, on the surface, not make any sense at all. The US, of course, will maintain the facade that it is still the number one in the world, at least for internal consumption. The Europeans will see straight through this as empty and hollow blustering. What the EU wants to see is direct and concrete US actions to rein in its ongoing internal credit expansion.

The US wants to reaccelerate that same credit expansion. There is a huge collision ahead.

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More and more Protestants lean toward the Biblical food laws!

I have seen books by Protestants which advocate adhereing to the clean/unclean health law. In fact, there is a growing interest in both this doctrine and the holy days by them. In this contex, check out this article by a Protestant who has seen the light!

CAN EATING PORK & SHELLFISH DESTROY YOUR HEALTH?

By Greg Ciola
October 20, 2007
NewsWithViews.com

This topic is one that some will disagree with, others may not want to hear, or in some cases with Christians, they will take offense with because they believe Jesus doesn’t care what we eat. I’m not trying to be legalistic when it comes to why we should avoid pork and shellfish. I’m trying to be realistic and share some health insights into why these foods could be dangerous to your health. If you want to live a long, disease-free life while you’re occupying your body, then this issue is one you need to pay close attention to.

The cold hard truth is consuming pork and shellfish regularly can guarantee you an early trip to the grave. Pork and shellfish rank near the top of the list as some of the worst foods you can put into your body right along with trans fats, refined sugar, and artificial sweeteners. Consumption of these foods was forbidden to the ancient Israelites in the books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy because they were considered unclean. To this day Orthodox Jews and Muslims avoid pork and shellfish.

There’s a very simple reason why God wanted the Israelites to avoid these foods and it wasn’t because He wanted to make arbitrary rules just to test their obedience. Here’s what the passage from Leviticus says:

“And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you. Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you. These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat. And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you: They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination. Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.” (Leviticus 11:7-12)

From pigs we get pork, pork chops, ribs, ham, bacon, pepperoni, sausage, Chitterlings (chitlins), and other by-products. Let’s examine a few of the reasons why God considered a pig an unclean animal and why He said they shouldn’t be eaten.

Pigs are scavengers. They are notorious for eating anything, including their own waste and garbage. A pig will eat sick and infected animals, including its own piglets that die from disease. Pigs also have one the quickest, yet poorest digestive systems of any animal. On average a pig can completely digest its food in four hours. Since it processes everything so fast, many times the toxins aren’t removed and they are stored in the pig’s fat. Many pigs are traumatized physically before being slaughtered. Under these conditions, which are generally the case in large factory operations, pigs will release toxins and hormones into their muscles that affect the quality of their meat.

Pigs are also notorious for being infected with parasites and tapeworms because they roll around in poop most of their lives. Anyone that knows anything about cooking pork knows that it is important to cook it long enough and warm enough to make sure all the parasites and tapeworms have been killed off. If not, you could become infected.

Somehow eating pork containing cooked, dead parasites doesn’t sound much better either. All parasites lay eggs to create more parasites. Just because a parasite dies during cooking doesn’t mean that you can’t become contaminated by the eggs. Some health experts believe that over 90 percent of our population today has parasites in their body that reside primarily in the intestinal system. Certainly our society’s desire for pork products has played a major factor in this. People that consume pork products all the time tend to be overweight and unhealthy. Body odor is usually a problem too.

A doctor that I know personally says that pig fat is the best medium there is for cancer growth. He runs a high-tech laboratory where all sorts of microbiological research and tests are conducted. Their lab puts a lot of emphasis on diagnosing and treating cancer naturally. They actually have the ability to isolate cancer viruses from a patient’s blood and view them under a microscope to determine the strain and then develop herbs to help rid the body of that specific virus. They also have the ability to replicate the cancer virus in a Petri dish. What he told me is that the best medium he works with for growing cancer viruses is pig fat.

If they can do that in a lab, what’s all the pig fat doing to your body internally if you’re eating high amounts of pork products regularly? It would be interesting to see a study where that question was asked of cancer patients. My guess is we would find that many cancer patients and people with poor health are pork eaters.

Did you know that all of the clean animals God said we could eat live only on vegetation? They also digest their food much slower and more effectively so they aren’t storing all these toxins and wastes in their body. Would you rather eat an animal that eats filth and waste and is potentially contaminated with parasites or would you rather eat an animal that processes its food properly and eliminates the toxins from its body?

Don’t Gamble Your Health On Shellfish Either

Now let’s examine why you should avoid shellfish. Shellfish consists of lobster, shrimp, oysters, clams, crabs, scallops, and mussels. All shellfish can be a serious health risk. Like pigs, they are scavengers that live at the bottom of the ocean and eat the waste of other animals and the pollutants that man dumps into the ocean. Although only 0.1 % of all shellfish consumed is eaten raw, that tiny percentage is responsible for a large proportion of reported food-caused illnesses. Poisoning from shellfish can come from bacterial or viral contamination. Generally adequate cooking eliminates this danger, but is it worth the risks in the long run. Poisoning can also arise from heat-stable toxins derived from the food that the shellfish have been eating. Shellfish are notorious for being high in mercury, heavy metals, and industrial contaminants in the environment because they’re bottom feeders that eat the ocean’s waste. I’m sure I don’t have to explain in detail how damaging these heavy metals and toxins can be to your health.

God didn’t give the Israelites dietary laws because he was a mean, restrictive God that didn’t want them to enjoy their food. He gave them these laws because He knew best how the human body functions and that by following His dietary laws they would live their best without succumbing to disease and pre-mature death so they can serve Him. God knows far more than we can understand or comprehend. While things definitely changed after Jesus came to the earth, we should examine the Old Testament scriptures further to try and understand why God wanted things done a certain way, especially with the foods we eat.

Greg Ciola is the editor and publisher of Crusador, a hard-hitting alternative health publication that sheds light on many critical health issues. Ciola believes that there is a conscious effort going on to sabotage our health. His mission is to actively educate others by explaining the reasons why many health problems are occurring, and what can be done so you, your family, and your loved ones can stay well.

website: Healthtruthrevealed.com

Judah's Sceptre and Joseph's Birthright
by J. H. Allen - free!

This book by Allen is noted as one of the major textbooks on the subject of British-Israelism. Here it is, FREE, for you to download!

It is a must read for any avid British-Israel believer and those that are still considering the subject.

Should Christian hymns be accompanied by music?

Some are beginning to fall into the same error as the Church of Christ and others with the view that it is wrong to accompany the singing of hymns with music.

Their argument is that there is no proof that music was used in the early church - not for several hundred years after Christ. Alas, instead of focussing on the true Church which structure was based on the synagogue, they look at the early proto-Catholic Church's practice to support their stance. They are simply looking at the wrong Church!

But notice:

AQUINAS "Our church does not use musical instruments, as harps and psalteries, to praise God withal, that she may not seem to Judaize." (Thomas Aquinas, Bingham's Antiquities, Vol. 3, page 137)

LUTHER "The organ in the worship Is the insignia of Baal… The Roman Catholic borrowed it from the Jews." (Martin Luther, Mcclintock & Strong's Encyclopedia Volume VI, page 762)

CAMPBELL "[Instrumental music in worship] was well adapted to churches founded on the Jewish pattern of things and practicing infant sprinkling. That all persons singing who have no spiritual discernment, taste or relish for spiritual meditation, consolations and sympathies of renewed hearts should call for such an aid is but natural. So to those who have no real devotion and spirituality in them, and whose animal nature flags under the opposition or the oppression of church service I think that instrumental music would... be an essential prerequisite to fire up their souls to even animal devotion. But I presume, that to all spiritually-minded Christians, such aid would be as a cow bell in a concert." (Alexander Campbell, recorded in Robert Richardson's biography, Memoirs of Alexander Campbell, Vol. 2., p366)

So, it was anti-Semitism that led to the absence of music in the early neo-pagan Church. BUT, the true Church would have used music given that it is Biblical - and also because it based its structure on the synagogue. For further information, see:

http://www.myjewishlearning.com/culture/Music/TOSynagogueMusic/SynagogueMusic.htm

http://www.smithcreekmusic.com/Hymnology/Early.Hymnody/Jewish.influence.html

EU agrees on new Treaty!

EU agrees new 'Lisbon Treaty'

19.10.2007 - 06:49 CET

By Renata Goldirova

EUOBSERVER / LISBON – The European Union has overnight agreed the precise text of its new 'Lisbon Treaty' to be formally signed off on 13 December in the Portuguese capital. At around 02:00 local time on Friday morning - following shorter-than-usual discussions - Portuguese prime minister Jose Socrates announced that a deal has been struck, describing it as "victory for Europe".

"With this agreement we have managed to get out of stalemate...we will be ready to tackle the world's challenges", Mr Socrates said. European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso also branded the accord as "historic", providing the EU with the "capacity to act". The decision effectively ends a six-year long period of trying to internally reform.

[For the rest of the article click here]

EU Treaty - drafting a new world power to challenge the USA

Very soon, when the EU has its foreign minister etc in place, it will present itself as an alternative to the USA in world affairs. The world will gasp at Europe's wealth, splendour and peaceful outlook (well, at least initially). 'Peace, peace' or 'peace and safety' they will cry, for the German-led EU will dominate the world's trading system etc and bring stability to the world. Perhaps the United Nations may even move to the EU - Austria has been touted.

In due course, it will turn angrily on the Anglo-Saxon powers as it unveils its fascist intent ...

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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Drafting a Global Player
By MARK LEONARD
October 17, 2007

Unless something goes badly wrong, European Union leaders will agree a new treaty at this week's summit in Lisbon. Unlike the doomed Constitution of 2005, which aimed to supersede all earlier agreements with a grandiose state-building exercise, this will be just another amending treaty shorn of the trappings of statehood.
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The most compelling reason for supporting the reform treaty is the fact that it could help the EU become a more effective power in the world. The EU has the resources to be a real global player: It is the largest single market in the world, it is involved in over half of the world's trade, and it has over 50,000 peacekeepers deployed from Bosnia to Beirut and an even larger army of diplomats and aid workers. But despite all of this latent power, the EU punches way below its weight. When its member states disagree, as over Iraq, the EU cannot hope to be credible. But even when the governments do agree to pursue a common foreign policy, the EU's fragmented institutional machinery often prevents it from delivering in an effective and timely manner. The big problem is that EU institutions and member states often fail to coordinate their various policies and instruments -- including trade, aid, defense, policing and diplomacy -- in the pursuit of common objectives.

For the rest of the article click here.

Vatican publishes Knights Templar papers

Vatican publishes Knights Templar papers
By FRANCES D'EMILIO, Associated Press Writer Fri Oct 12, 7:53 PM ET

VATICAN CITY - It's not the Holy Grail, but for fans of "The Da Vinci Code" and its tantalizing story line about the Knights Templar, it could be the next best thing.
Ignored for centuries, documents about the heresy trial of the ancient Christian order discovered in the Vatican's secret archives are being published in a limited edition — with an $8,377 price tag. They include a 14th-century parchment showing that Pope Clement V initially absolved the Templar leaders of heresy, though he did find them guilty of immorality and planned to reform the order, according to the Vatican archives Web site.

But pressured by King Philip IV of France, Clement later reversed his decision and suppressed the order in 1312.

Only 799 copies of the 300-page volume, "Processus Contra Templarios," — Latin for "Trial against the Templars" — are for sale, said Scrinium publishing house, which prints documents from the Vatican's secret archives. Each will cost $8,377, the publisher said Friday.

An 800th copy will go to Pope Benedict XVI, said Barbara Frale, the researcher who found the long-overlooked parchment tucked away in the archives in 2001.

The Knights Templar, which ultimately disappeared because of the heresy scandal, recently captivated the imagination of readers of the best-seller "The Da Vinci Code," which linked the order to the legend of the Holy Grail.

The new Vatican work reproduces the entire documentation of the papal hearings convened after Philip IV of France arrested and tortured Templar leaders in 1307 on charges of heresy and immorality.

The military order of the Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon was founded in 1118 in Jerusalem to protect pilgrims in the Holy Land after the First Crusade.

As their military might increased, the Templars also grew in wealth, acquiring property throughout Europe and running a primitive banking system. After they left the Middle East with the collapse of the Crusader kingdoms, their power and secretive ways aroused the fear of European rulers and sparked accusations of corruption and blasphemy.

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Further update on Raymond F McNair's condition

From: Eve McNair
Sent: Friday, 12 October 2007 3:35 AM
To: surfer11

Please continue to pray that the pain in my husband's back will subside so that he will have the "energy" needed to do more of the things he desires to do.

He is coming along, has a wonderful appetite, which is always good. Tuesday's visit by a nurse who comes to take his "vital signs" once a month, commented that his heart is that of a young man. All other organs are in tip top shape. She commented that my husband did not have cancer and that years ago the doctors were totally mistaken.

For one who is 77 years of age, this is good news. She told us that when the heart is in that good condition, the rest of the body lives a long time.

We know that God has kept him alive and has performed miracles along the way for some reason, when a list of many evangelists, ministers, etc., died in just a few months time (Carl McN, Dean Blackwell, John Ogywn, Garner Ted, and others, or in Dr. Hoeh's situation, just minutes.
We patiently wait for God's promise to heal my husband totally and to guide us as to what His will is.

Warm regards, and thanks,

Mrs. McNair

Revival of Prussia

The forces of fascism were beaten down by the British (and allies) in 1814/15 (Napoleon) and again in WWI (with the help of the Americans).

But by the end of WWII, the fascists were utterly smashed and scattered. And Prussia was identified by the Allies as having a 1,000 year tradition of militarism and the cause of most of the wars. They thus removed the Junker class, eliminated their assets and outlawed Prussia - their power was broken!

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Germany and Prussia were so broken that it has taken them 60 years to regain their confidence and national identity. The traditional enemies of the House of Israel have been struggling to unite and become a force ever since, but are making progress.

Yet today, Prussia is slowly re-forming:

- lands and property of the old Junker class are being bought back

- the Prussian flag is flying again

- various Prussian symbols and statues have been restored

- attempts have been made to restore the name of Prussia to a combination of some German states

- they even have their own website

The Prussian Junkers were the landed artisocracy – the name alludes to a ‘young lord’ or even a country squire. They were regarded as the backbone of German imperialism, sometimes called the ‘1,000 year conspiracy’ for war-mongering. Today, however, they are very gradually regathering their lands.

See “Noblesse oblige returns to Eastern Germany” by Colin Nickerson in The Boston Globe:

“In the depressed hinterlands of Eastern Germany, scores of gentry are quietly returning to hard-luck realms, buying back from governmental agencies and other quasi-public holders the lands, buildings
and, yes, castles that would have been their inheritances, had history not intervened …

"The Communists were here for 45 years," von Maltzahn said during an interview in the main keep.

"What's that? The blink of an eye. My family had been here for 800 years … Today, European royalty watchers estimate, some 70,000 Germans hold inherited titles … Under Germany's reunification law, owners who lost large holdings to the Soviet occupiers have no legal right to their properties, although the government will help negotiate the repurchase of lost lands.”

One organisation to watch is the Prussian Claims Society, established in 2000 AD, was set up to regain Prussian properties which their families had held for centuries. The problem is, part of the former Prussia is now within Poland.

Note also the following information taken from Wikipedia (article “Kyffhäuser Monument”):

“The Kyffhäuser Monument (German: Kyffhäuserdenkmal), also known as the Barbarossa Monument (Barbarossadenkmal) or the Kaiser Wilhelm Monument (Kaiser-Wilhelm-Denkmal), is a monument on the summit of the Kyffhäuser Mountain … recalls the castles and fortresses of the Hohenstaufen period in Germany in the 12th and 13th centuries. It was intended to suggest that the Prussia-dominated German Empire founded in 1871 was the legitimate successor to the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, which existed from the 10th century until 1806. It also signifies the national theme of decline and rebirth."

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See also the article 'Germans Warm to Vilified Prussia' at http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070821/lf_nm/germany_prussia_dc

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And, as Adolf Bastian, German anthropologist simply declares: “Prussia is a country of warriors; so it was and so it will remain.” Do we care to heed that warning?

How Far We Have Come!

I couldn't resist doing this :)

How Far We've Come
(to the lyrics by Matchbox20)

I'm waking up at the start of the Lao Era and its sore
but its feeling just like every other morning before,
but thankfully the Phily Era is not gone,
the Churches are moving like a half a mile an hour if that
and I started staring at the apostates who're waving goodbye
can you tell me what was ever really special about us all this time?

chorus:
but i don't believe the Church is burning to the ground
oh well i guess we have found out
let's see how far we've come
let's see how far we've come
Well I, believe, it all, is not coming to an end
oh well, i guess, we're not gonna end,
let's see how far the Church has come
let's see how far we've come

i think it turned ten o'clock but i don't really know
then i can remember caring for two decades or so
started crying and i couldn't stop myself
i started running but there's no where to run to
i sat down on the street and took a look at myself
said you know that Tkach tried to lead us into hell
say your goodbyes if you've got someone you can say goodbye to

i don't believe the Church is burning to the ground
oh well i guess we have found out
let's see how far the Church has come
let's see how far we've come

Well I, believe, it all, is not coming to an end
oh well, i guess, we're not gonna end,
let's see how far we've come
let's see how far we've come

its not gone gone baby its not all gone
although there are still a few in the Church and a few at home
it was cool cool under HWA, it was just all cool
but it's not over for me and it's not over for you
its not gone gone baby its not all gone
although there are still a few in the Church and a few at home
it was cool cool under HWA, it was just all cool
but it's not over for me and it's not over for you

Well I, don't believe, the Church is burning to the ground
oh well, i guess, we have found out
let's see how far the Church has come
let's see how far we've come
Well I, believe, it all, is not coming to an end
oh well, i guess, we're not gonna end,
let's see how far the Church has come
let's see how far we've come
let's see how far we've come
let's see how far we've come
let's see how far we've come
let's see how far we've come
let's see how far we've come
let's see how far we've come
let's see how far we've come

European Defence Agency

The European Defence Agency has been created to help EU Member States develop their defence capabilities for crisis-management operations under the European Security and Defence Policy. Click here to read more about the genesis of a German-led European military superpower.

Getting ready for an EU Foreign Minister

[see also http://www.onevoiceforeurope.eu/]

New EU foreign policy think tank created
03.10.2007 - 09:10 CET By Helena Spongenberg

A group of European politicians and intellectuals have started a new think tank aimed at pushing EU capitals to creating a "more coherent and vigorous" foreign affairs policy in an attempt to make Europe a stronger player on the global stage.The new think tank - European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) - was launched on Tuesday (2 October) by fifty founding members such as former prime ministers, presidents, European commissioners, MEPs and ministers as well as intellectuals, business leaders, and cultural figures from the EU member states and candidate countries ...

They call on European governments "to adopt a more coherent and vigorous foreign policy in support of European values and interests backed by all of Europe's power: political, cultural, economic and – when all else fails – military."The centre will be based in seven EU capitals - Berlin, London, Madrid, Paris, Rome, Sofia and Warsaw - and headed by Mark Leonard - a writer and former director of Foreign Policy at the UK-based Centre for European Reform."Europe needs to come of age. We need to stop complaining about what others are doing to the world, and start thinking for ourselves. We want a can-do foreign policy, where European power is put at the service of European values," he said in a statement after the launch.

Imperial Council of Princes and Counts of Germany and Europe

Recently I tried to access the website for the 'European Council of Princes.' But alas! It seems to have been removed. As have www.royalhouseofstewart.org.uk/ and www.mediaquest.co.uk/RHSsite/RHShome.html The probable reason can be found at www.jacobite.ca/essays/lafosse.htm However, another website is available with a lot more information: 'The Imperial Council of Princes and Counts of Germany and Europe.' You can access it here.

Something may be afoot by the European royals and princes ... an attempt at eventual Imperial revival?