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U REVOIR in 20 years, spat Col. Herman Kriebel of
the German Armistice Commission as he bid fare-
well to the Allied personnel in Belgium following
the conclusion of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.
True to his word, the colonel was part of the Nazi move-
ment that sought 20 years later to fnish off the German im-
perialists unfnished business of seeking to establish global
rule. World War II, embracing a horrifc holocaust, was the
result of those perverse visionaries dream of world empire.
The most notable record of German elites seeking the
continuation of their imperialist intentions following World
War II is the document labeled the Red House Report to
which we have often referred.
In his famous treatise On War, German military theorist
Karl von Clausewitz declared that even the fnal decision
of a whole war is not always to be regarded as absolute. The
conquered state often sees in it only a passing evil, which
may be repaired in after times by means of political combi-
nations.
Following the terrible devastation
of Germany in World War II and the
empowerment of Communist Russia
through its dominance of Eastern Eu-
rope, it was always going to take longer
than 20 years for Germany to recover,
to reunite, to repair its empire by
political combinations embraced in
successive treaties, and for the current
generation of elites to get ready for a
third attempt at world dominion.
That the euro crisis is presenting a
timely opportunity for those elites to
begin forcing their ultimate imperialist vision on Europe
must soon become evident to all but the most blind.
Dr. George Friedman of Stratfor, for whose analyses of
current events we have a considerable respect, has summed
up the return of the age-old German question neatly in an
excellent piece published Tuesday.
Commenting on Germanys stringent demands on
Greece in exchange for bailing out its economy (not with-
standing Germanys failure to pay reparations for its oc-
cupation of that Balkan nation during the war), Friedman
sums up Greeces prospects thus: [W]hoever controls a
countrys government expenditures, tax rates and mon-
etary policy effectively controls that country. The German
proposal therefore would suspend Greek sovereignty and
the democratic process as the price of fnancial aid to
Greece (January 31; emphasis added throughout).
So for the Greeks, inventors of democracy, they sit now
between a rock and a hard place. They either default on
their debts, retain their national sovereignty, and become a
pariah to world marketsor they yield up their sovereignty
to the control of a German-dominated EU in exchange for
an attempt to bail them out of their crisis, and yet still be
looked upon as a pariah by world markets.
Hardly a real choice in pure market terms.
Yet with a German-appointed prime minister at the
helm, one could perhaps anticipate the latter result.
But then again, to further quote Dr. Friedman, Much of
the political crisis inside of Greece stems from the Greek
publics antipathy to austerity. But another part, which
would come to the fore under the German proposal, is that
the Greeks do not want to lose national sovereignty. In
their long history, the Greeks have lost
their sovereignty to invaders such as
the Romans, the Ottomans and, most
recently, the Nazis. The brutal Ger-
man occupation still lives in Greek
memories.
And that could prove the cruncher.
It is a sad fact that Anglo-Saxon
memories of Germanys World War II
atrocities have been so greatly reduced
by the almost complete erasing of that
history over three generations of in-
creasingly politically correct tampering
with their nations education curricula.
Otherwise they would be railing at the gates of Berlin over
the prospect of the imminent economic enslavement of their
loyal World War II ally.
Dr. Friedman has a better memory. As he declares,
Given that Germany was the historic nightmare for most of
Europe, and it is Germany that is pushing this doctrine, the
outcome could well be explosive .
We have a feeling that we shall not have to wait too long
for that outcome, and that its explosive effect on the world
will be far greater than it was 70 years ago.
For a true perspective on the history and both the im-
minent and ultimate future of Europe, study our booklet
Germany and the Holy Roman Empire.
The document
recommends conditions
dictated by a conqueror
to an enslaved population.
You dont even have to
believe the Bible to see it.
Just open your eyes.
He said Israel was a
cancerous tumour
that should be cut
and will be cut.
Prolonged spring-like
weather in the
dead of winter isnot
a good thing.
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Their nding contradicts
the widely-held belief
that it is possible to have
a good divorce.
A DIGEST OF SIGNIFICANT WORLD NEWS FROM THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET STAFF FOR THE WEEK OF JAN. 29-FEB. 4, 2012
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BY RON FRASER
Greece: Sovereignty or Servility?
Columns of the Parthenon temple are
seen behind an EU ag in Athens, Greece.
MIDDLE EAST
nVatican renews negotiations with Palestinians: Vatican
offcials met with representatives of the Palestine Liberation Orga-
nization in Ramallah on January 29 to resume bilateral negotiations.
The Vatican is seeking a formal agreement regulating and promoting
the presence and activity of the Catholic Church in the Palestinian
territories, according to the Catholic News Service. [T]he talks took
place in a positive atmosphere
to strengthen further the special
relations between the two sides, a
joint communiqu on the meet-
ing said. The Vatican presented a
draft agreement that both sides
will look at before meeting at the
Vatican in the near future, it
said. The Vatican desperately
wants control of Jerusalem, which
makes such negotiations impor-
tant to watch. For more informa-
tion on its agenda in the area, read
our article Why Does the Vatican
Want a Palestinian State? from the latest print edition of the Trumpet
magazine.
nU.S. leaving Afghanistan earlier than planned: The United
States has announced it will end its combat role in Afghanistan a year
earlier than expected, apparently taking Kabul by surprise. U.S. De-
fense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Wednesday that the U.S. would
stop combat operations before the end of 2013. Washington had previ-
ously said it would withdraw most combat troops by the end of 2014.
A decision to push this a year earlier throws out the whole transition
plan, a senior Afghan security offcial told Reuters. The transition has
been planned against a timetable and this makes us rush all our prepa-
rations. The announcement will assuredly provide a lift to the Taliban
though, who are holding out for the day they can take over. In a classi-
fed report leaked to British media, NATO says that the Taliban remain
confdent they can gain control of the country. Taliban commanders,
along with rank and fle members, increasingly believe their control
of Afghanistan is inevitable. Though the Taliban suffered severely in
2011, its strength, motivation, funding and tactical profciency remains
intact, according to an excerpt of the report, published by the Times of
London and the BBC.
nIran increasing support for terrorism: Iran is stepping up its
support for international terrorism and intelligence operations against
the U.S, the director of national intelligence told Congress on Tuesday.
The 2011 plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States
shows that some Iranian offcialsprobably including Supreme Leader
Ali Khameneihave changed their calculus and are now more willing to
conduct an attack in the United States in response to real or perceived
actions that threaten the regime, James Clapper said in a statement to
the Senate Intelligence Committee. Because of the low cost Iran had to
pay for that plot, its leaders have changed their calculus and are now
more willing to sponsor attacks against the U.S. at home and abroad,
he said. He pointed out the danger posed by Irans nuclear program and
its threat to close the Strait of Hormuz, as well as its advancement of
ballistic missiles. Iran is expanding the scale, reach and sophistication
of its ballistic missile forces, many of which are inherently capable of
carrying a nuclear payload, he said. Clapper also said Tehran is at-
tempting to undermine any strategic relationship between the U.S. and
the Afghan government. Other threats Clapper highlighted were those
posed by al Qaedas regional affliates in the Middle East and Africa, as
well as by cyberespionage.
Vatican ofcials met with representatives
of the PLO on January 29.
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THE TALIBAN insurgency is intact, undefeated
and receiving comprehensive support from
Pakistan a classifed NATO report says, sharply
contradicting coalition claims the militants
momentum has been broken.
Many Afghans are preparing for a return
to power by the militant movement which is
unbeaten despite 10 years of foreign military
intervention and a recent surge of troops and
money into the confict.
The stark analysis based on thousands of
interrogations with Taliban prisoners stands
at odds with upbeat public statements from
coalition commanders that the movement has
been hammered on the battlefeld. The report
contains accusations Pakistan is playing a
massive double game with the West as it pub-
licly claims to seek a political solution to the
Afghan confict, while still supporting fghters
who have killed thousands of international
troops.
Barack Obama last week told America
during his State of the Union address that
The Talibans momentum has been broken.
However the report compiled for senior
commanders instead found: Though the
Taliban suffered severely in 2011, its strength,
motivation, funding and tactical profciency
remains intact.
Many of the reports most serious revela-
tions concern the scale of support to the Tali-
ban provided by Pakistan and the infuence of
its Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency.
The Government of Pakistan remains inti-
mately involved with the Taliban, says the re-
port, which was leaked to the Times newspa-
per and the BBC. The ISI is thoroughly aware
of Taliban activities and the whereabouts
of all senior Taliban personnel, it claims.
Senior Taliban leaders regularly meet with
ISI offcers who advise on strategy and relay
any pertinent concerns of the Government of
Pakistan.
The report was compiled using interroga-
tion testimony from more than 4,000 Taliban
and al Qaeda detainees held at the American-
run prison at Bagram airbase, north of Kabul.
Prisoners told interrogators that Pakistan
maintained comprehensive links with the
Taliban to offer advice and expertise, though
there was little evidence it was providing
money or weapons. The ISI remained fun-
damentally opposed to Mr. Karzais govern-
ment because of its perceived support for
India. Prisoners appeared to deny it was only
rogue elements of the ISI who had maintained
their links with the Taliban.
Taliban Intact and
Getting Pakistan
Backing
TELEGRAPH | February 1
And at the time of the end shall the king of
the south push at him: and the king of the
north shall come against him like a whirlwind,
with chariots, and with horsemen, and with
many ships; and he shall enter into the
countries, and shall overow and pass over.
Daniel 11:40
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GUARDIAN | February 3
Khamenei: Iran Will Help
Anyone Confront Israel
I
RAN WILL help any nation or group that confronts the cancer Israel,
the Islamic republics supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has
said. In remarks delivered to worshippers at Friday prayers in Teh-
ran and broadcast on state TV, he said the country would continue its
controversial nuclear program, and warned that any military strike by
the U.S. would only make Iran stronger.
Khamenei affrmed that Iran had assisted militant groups like the
Lebanese Hezbollah and the Palestinian Hamasa well-known policy,
but one that Iranian leaders rarely acknowledge explicitly. We have in-
tervened in anti-Israel matters, and it brought victory in the 33-day war
by Hezbollah against Israel in 2006, and in the 22-day war between
Hamas and Israel in the Gaza Strip, he said.
From now on, in any
place, if any nation or any
group confronts the Zionist
regime, we will endorse and
we will help. We have no
fear expressing this, said
Khamenei. He said Israel
was a cancerous tumour
that should be cut and will
be cut.
MELANIE PHILLIPS, THE AUSTRALIAN | January 31
West Aids Its Enemies
W
AS THERE ever a more perverse and self-destructive society than
the contemporary West? In its attitude to the Middle East
and the Islamic world, it appears to suffer from the political
equivalent of auto-immune disease: turning on its allies while embrac-
ing its enemies.
One year ago, the U.S. and Britain helped street protesters to over-
throw president Hosni Mubarak of Egypt. Hailing the revolutionary
tumult of the Arab Spring as the equivalent of the fall of the Berlin
Wall, the West went on to help armed Libyan rebels remove presi-
dent Muammar Qadhaf by military force. This regional strategy was
promoted even though it was obvious from the start that the people
who were best organized to take advantage of any elections in the Arab
world were Islamists of one stripe or anotherreligious extremists all,
united by their hostility to the West.
And so it has proved. The Islamists are coming to power in Egypt,
Libya, Yemen and Tunisia, and in turn are being increasingly empow-
ered elsewhere. Yet Western politicians are even now hymning the
brave new dawn of democracy throughout the Muslim world. British
Foreign Secretary William Hague conceded earlier this month that
the regional violence and votes for Islamism were a setback, but he
insisted: Greater freedom and democracy in the Middle East is an idea
whose time has come.
And the Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist organization now in the
ascendancy, which uses violence and political manipulation to advance its
aim of world domination for Islam, is suddenly being hailed by Western
leaders as the acme of moderation. And then theres Iran. Ever since the
Islamic revolution in 1979, when the ayatollahs declared war on the West,
ANGELA MERKEL got the green light for her fscal
pact at Mondays EU summit but struggled to
allay new fears of German domination. The
planned message of the meetinga commit-
ment to jobs and growthwas drowned out
by controversy following German calls to put
Greeces budget under EU control.
The banners outside the EU Council build-
ing in Brussels read No to the Savings Pact,
Yes to Solidarity. Striking Belgian workers
gave their verdict on the outcome of the frst
EU summit of 2012 on Monday: an unmistak-
able thumbs down. In the conference hall, lead-
ers once again talked austerity, and 25 of the 27
heads of government signed up to the pact for
stricter fscal discipline that Chancellor Angela
Merkel has been pushing for. Only Britain and
the Czech Republic refused to join.
Merkel called it a very successful result.
She imposed the fscal pact, which includes
binding limits on budget defcits and quasi-
automatic sanctions on countries that breach
defcit and debt limits, virtually on her own.
And she did it in just two months. Progress
has been much faster than most observers had
expected when the pact was agreed to at the
EU summit last December.
But Merkel cant be wholly satisfed. She
spent much of the day neutralizing a strategi-
cally misguided suggestion from the German
Finance Ministry. On Friday, the Financial
Times reported that Germany wanted to dis-
patch an EU budget commissioner to Athens
to monitor Greeces fscal policy. The article
referred to an internal ministry paper. While
politicians from Merkels center-right coalition
expressed delight at the idea over the weekend,
the Greek government protested at what it
called a sick fantasy and demanded respect
for its national dignity.
On Monday, Athens received virtually unan-
imous support in Brussels as one leader after
another sided with the Greeks. The protest
prompted the German government to adopt
a more conciliatory tone. The debate over-
shadowed the summit. Merkel had wanted the
meeting to send out a different, more positive
message about a commitment to create growth
and jobs in the EU. But the notion of an auster-
ity commissioner for Athens has renewed fears
that Germany is trying to stamp its authority
on the rest of Europe.
Once again, old prejudices have been
reawakened, and Germanys international
reputation is suffering.
EU Summit Marred
by Fears of German
Domination
SPIEGEL ONLINE | January 31
Iran has been involved in many acts of terrorism against the U.S. and
Western interests. Tehran regularly threatens to wipe Israel off the map,
and is now racing to develop nuclear weapons to realize its infernal goals.
Yet despite all this, the West has refused to fght back or even to
acknowledge the Iranian war against the West, with President Barack
Obama advertising U.S. weakness by extending his hand in friend-
ship to the regime. Obamas catastrophic strategy has given Iran the
one thing it needed above all else: time to bring its nuclear weapons
program to fruition.
So why does the West fail to see what is under its nose? There are
several reasons, including prejudice, ideology, strategic short-sighted-
ness and simple funk. But the deeper reason is surely the Western belief
that the world is basically governed by rationality. So all conficts arise
from grievances, and all parties can be persuaded to settle a quarrel in
their own interests.
Refracting everything in the world through the prism of its unshake-
able faith in universal reason, the West is incapable of recognizing or
understanding religious fanaticism, and insists instead on treating the
fanatic as a rational actor. The ghastly irony is that in making a fetish
of reason, the West is behaving irrationally by refusing to acknowledge
the mortal threat posed to its own existence by the Islamic world.
EUROPE
nUnemployment: EU vs. Germany: Germanys unemployment
rate is at a record low of 5.5 percent, according to data published Febru-
ary 2. Meanwhile, the average unemployment rate for the EU is almost
twice as high9.9 percent. Why is Germany prospering while Greece,
Portugal, Italy, etc. suffer? The European Monetary Union was deliber-
ately structured to favor the German economy to the detriment of the
entire eurozone.
nNew Spanish government more aggressive over Gibraltar:
Spains new government is pushing Britain to negotiate over Gibraltar
without consideration for the wishes of the inhabitants of Gibraltar.
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo wrote to his
British counterpart to this effect after British Prime Minister David
Cameron promised last week to respect Gibraltars right to self-deter-
mination. This, wrote the Times, marks a hardening of Madrids posi-
tion over its controversial claim for the return of the Rock. This push
to exclude Gibraltar from negotiations comes just over a week after
former Europe Minister Peter Hain said that then Prime Minister Tony
Blair came close to giving up the Rock in 2002. Mr. Hain claims that
Britain made a deal with Spain on April 18, 2002, to share sovereignty
over the area and allow Britain to keep a naval base there. The Spanish
vetoed the deal. Britain has already come close to giving away the Rock.
With the Spanish pushing for Gibraltar once again, will Britain have
the will to hold on to it? Bible prophecy says it wont.
nGermany wants Greece to hand over control of budget:
Greece should hand over control of its tax and spending policies to an
EU commissioner in return for its next bailout program, according
to a German government proposal published by the Financial Times
January 27. This commission should have the power to veto decisions
not in line with the budgetary targets set by the Troika, says the report.
Several German politicians have publicly supported the proposal, in-
cluding Economy Minister and Vice Chancellor Philipp Rsler and head
of the Christian Democratic Union in the German parliament Volker
Kauder. Greeces unelected government is outraged at the suggestion.
Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos said the suggestion un-
dermined Greek national dignity. Education Minister Anna Diaman-
topoulou said the suggestion was the product of a sick imagination.
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THE ATTEMPT to enslave
Greeces economy to Berlin/
Brussels diktat gives a
strong indication of the
tactics being adopted by
Berlin to enact a two-tier
European Union.
Greeces capitulation to
Berlin would set the prec-
edent for the same dictatorial regime to be
enforced on the rest of the EU. Greece may yet
default in an effort to retain its sovereignty. If so,
she could well then face the same fate as Kosovo.
The term Balkanization by defnition refers
to the process of dividing a large politico/geo-
graphic region into smaller groups of states or
nations. It originally applied around the turn
of the 19th century to the carving up of the
formerly Ottoman-ruled Balkan Peninsula into
a number of small, opposing nation-states.
The process was repeated in the 1990s when
Germany and the Vaticans recognition of Slo-
venia and Croatia as sovereign states separate
from Yugoslavia stimulated the entire breakup
of greater Yugoslavia ending in its virtual colo-
nization by the German-led EU.
A valid comparison can today be made
between that process and a similar tactic EU
elites are now using to virtually Balkanize the
whole EU.
One observer who is quite familiar with
the effects of this process is Serbian journalist
Momcilo Pantelic. In a recent piece, Pantelic
observed that we have seen a fare-up between
fnancially responsible and spendthrift coun-
tries and between the more developed and less
developed members of the EU. All of this has a
lot in common with the process that led to the
breakup of Yugoslavia (Politika, January 15).
The main difference between the 1990s
Balkanization of Yugoslavia and the process
now underway in Europe is that the former
was achieved by Helmut Kohls deliberate
provocation of hot war in the Balkan Peninsula.
The latter, occurring under Angela Merkels
mandate, is being achieved by treaty.
In the end, Europe will not be very dis-
similar to the Balkans: It will be divided into
a strata of regions, all subservient in the end
to Germany both politically and economically.
Pope Benedicts aggressive evangelization of
Europe will ensure that all is frmly bound to-
gether under Romes spiritual oversight, either
voluntarily, or, as has been the case throughout
history, by force.
Germanys
Angela Merkel and
the Balkanization
of Europe
RON FRASER | Columnist
Greek newspaper To Ethnos went much further, saying: The document
recommends conditions dictated by a conqueror to an enslaved popula-
tion and must be treated by the Greek people as a hostile attack by a
state that wants to destroy Greek sovereignty just like the German Nazi
attack of April 1941. Dr. George Friedman of Stratfor pointed out that
[W]hoever controls a countrys government expenditures, tax rates and
monetary policy effectively controls that country. The German pro-
posal therefore would suspend Greek sovereignty and the democratic
process as the price of fnancial aid to Greece (January 31; emphasis
added). Germany shows some signs of bowing to the outrage. It may
beat a strategic retreat, but the fact remains that German money is
keeping the eurozone afoat right now. It will get what it wants in the
endGreece will have to comply or have its economy destroyed even
more. Germanys fnances give it great power over the eurozone.
nGermanys secret service spies on politicians: The German
secret service has been spying on members of parliament belonging to
the Left Party, according to evidence published by the Spiegel last week.
The incident exposes just how much power Germanys intelligence
service has accrued.
nNATO missile shield HQ to be in Germany: The command
center for NATOs missile shield will be at the American airbase in
Ramstein, Germany, a spokesman for the base said February 2. It will
enter service after a summit in Chicago, in May. Germany will be the
most important, strategically meaningful deployment of the United
States in Europe. We appreciate that. And Ramstein is part of that with
its strategic importance for the air forces, said the German defense
minister. Yet again, America is trusting Germany with key national
defense issues. For more information, see our October 2008 Trumpet
article The Next Nuclear Superpower.
CHRISTIANITY TODAY | January 28
Catholic and Orthodox
Move Towards Unity
T
HE ROMAN Catholic Church and Oriental Orthodox Churches in the
UK have welcomed an unprecedented move towards unity this
week. They have launched a new book entitled Joint Statements
outlining areas of theological agreement between the two denomina-
tions. The book was developed by the Catholic-Oriental Orthodox
Regional Forum (COORF) and presented by the bodys co-chairs Bishop
Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the UK,
and the Catholic Archbishop of Southwark Kevin McDonald.
Bishop Angaelos said that the areas of common faith and witness
outweighed the issues that had separated them for the last 1,600 years.
It is very well for us to stand at our pulpits and preach love, but if our
faithful do not see our churches working together they see this as being
quite hypocritical, he said.
If we, as church leaders, as priests and pastors and shepherds in the
church cannot actually portray this, if we cannot have this relationship
and the wider relationship
in this room and indeed
between our churches in this
land that we live in, then we
will fnd it very diffcult to
stand and preach love and
forgiveness and acceptance,
that is why I am very happy
to be part of this launch.
The pope will step in as the supreme unifying
authoritythe only one that can nally unite
the differing nations of Europe. Europe
will go Roman Catholic! Protestantism will
be absorbed into the mother churchand
totally abolished.
Herbert Armstrong, Plain Truth, October 1961
THE TRUMPET WEEKLY February 4, 2012 5
FOR WEEKS now my local
weatherman has been
chirping on about the un-
seasonably warm weather
that has settled over Okla-
homa. Sure, sunny skies
and warm temperatures
make for a smaller electric
bill, a more tolerable wait at
the bus stop, and a lively winter social life. But
its time he stopped being so short-sighted.
Prolonged spring-like weather in the dead of
winter is not a good thing.
On Wednesday, the high here in Edmond
was 72 degrees, more than 20 degrees above
normal. Folks were wearing T-shirts and
fip-fops, and driving around town with their
windows down drinking giant Slurpeesin
Oklahoma, on the frst day of February. And
its not just Oklahoma. In New York, Japanese
apricot trees are in full bloom. In Illinois, out-
door ice rinks are closing because its too warm,
and in Iowa authorities are cancelling ice fsh-
ing on lakes and ponds.
This is not good.
One of the largest factors ensuring a healthy
ecosystem is the weather. To remain healthy,
many ecosystems need four seasons. In many
cases, a cold winter is just as important as a
wet spring or warm summer.
For example, in regions that traditionally ex-
perience cold winters, many plants and seeds
must experience prolonged cooler tempera-
tures in order to germinate or blossom in the
spring. For these plants, dormancy is a physi-
ological necessity. Without prolonged cold tem-
peratures the growth cycles of these plants can
be affected, which often results in unhealthy
plants. Unhealthy plants are more susceptible
to insect infestation, disease and drought.
Oftentimes, warmer winter temperatures can
activate plant growth, resulting in the prema-
ture fow of sap, bud burst and even leaf growth.
Then, if freezing temperatures do arrive, the
new growth is destroyed and the tree or plant
goes into shock. For species that yield one crop
per season, premature bud burst followed by
hard freeze can destroy the entire season.
In many regions, cold temperatures are also
needed for insect control. Cold temperatures
play an important role in interrupting breed-
ing cycles, reducing activity and keeping insect
populations in check. Point is, in many ecosys-
tems theres a need for pleasant 70-degree days
as well as chilly 40-degree days, for a warm, in-
viting spring and a cold, uncomfortable winter.
When these needs are not met, problems set in.
Think about this the next time you step into
a 70-degree day in the middle of winter.
Winter, Where Are
You?
BRAD MACDONALD | Columnist
Archbishop McDonald stated: Even though in the past there were dif-
ferences, they no longer justify the continued separation, and it is a call
to the churches to come together and move towards a closer communion.
It is a good time for us to recognize that there is an international dimen-
sion to ecumenism and we all have a stake in it, we are all part of it.
GEORGE FRIEDMAN, STRATFOR | January 31
Germanys Role in Europe
T
HE GERMAN government proposed last week that a European com-
missioner be appointed to supplant the Greek government. While
phrasing the German proposal this way might seem extreme, it
is not unreasonable. Under the German proposal, this commissioner
would hold power over the Greek national budget and taxation. Since
the European Central Bank already controls the Greek currency, the
euro, this would effectively transfer control of the Greek government
to the European Union, since whoever controls a countrys government
expenditures, tax rates and monetary policy effectively controls that
country. The German proposal therefore would suspend Greek sover-
eignty and the democratic process as the price of fnancial aid to Greece.
Though the European Commission rejected the proposal, the concept
is far from dead, as it fows directly from the logic of the situation. The
Greeks are in the midst of a fnancial crisis that has made Greece unable
to repay money Athens borrowed. Their options are to default on the debt
or to negotiate a settlement with their creditors. The International Mon-
etary Fund (IMF) and European Union are managing these negotiations.
The Germans dont trust the Greeks to keep any bargain, which is
not unreasonable given that the Greeks havent been willing to enforce
past agreements. Given this lack of trust, Germany proposed suspend-
ing Greek sovereignty by transferring it to a European receiver. This
would be a fairly normal process if Greece were a corporation or an
individual. A nation state is different. It rests on two assumptions.
The frst is that the nation represents a uniquely legitimate community
whose members share a range of interests and values. The second is
that the state arises in some way from the popular will and that only
that popular will has the right to determine the states actions.
The Germans thus are proposing that Greece, a sovereign country,
transfer its right to national self-determination to an overseer. The Ger-
mans argue that given the failure of the Greek state, and by extension
the Greek public, creditors have the power and moral right to suspend
the principle of national self-determination. Given that this argument
is being made in Europe, this is a profoundly radical concept.
The Germans are caught in a dilemma. On the one hand, Germany is
the last country in Europe that could afford general austerity in trou-
bled states and the resulting decline in demand. On the other hand, it
cannot simply tolerate Greek-style indifference to fscal prudence. Ger-
many must have a structured solution that to some degree maintains
demand in countries such as Spain or Italy; Germans must show there
are consequences to not complying with the orderly handling of debt
without default. Above all, the Germans must preserve the European
Union so they can enjoy a European free-trade zone. There is thus an in-
herent tension between preserving the system and imposing discipline.
Germany has decided to make an example of the Greeks. The Ger-
man public largely has bought into Berlins narrative of Greek duplic-
ity and German innocence. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has
needed to frame the discussion this way, and she has succeeded. The
German move into questions of sovereignty has raised the stakes in
the debt crisis dramatically. Even if the Germans simply back off this
demand, the Greek public has been reminded that Greek democracy
is effectively at stake. While Greece may have borrowed irresponsi-
bly, if the price of that behavior is yielding sovereignty to an unelected
THE TRUMPET WEEKLY February 4, 2012 6
THREE MILLION children in this country take
drugs for problems in focusing. Toward the
end of last year, many of their parents were
deeply alarmed because there was a short-
age of drugs like Ritalin and Adderall that
they considered absolutely essential to their
childrens functioning.
But are these drugs really helping chil-
dren?
In 30 years there has been a 20-fold
increase in the consumption of drugs for
attention-defcit disorder. As a psychologist
who has been studying the development of
troubled children for more than 40 years, I
believe we should be asking why we rely so
heavily on these drugs.
Attention-defcit drugs increase concentra-
tion in the short term, which is why they work
so well for college students cramming for
exams. But when given to children over long
periods of time, they neither improve school
achievement nor reduce behavior problems.
The drugs can also have serious side effects,
including stunting growth.
Sadly, few physicians and parents seem
to be aware of what we have been learning
about the lack of effectiveness of these drugs.
What gets publicized are short-term results .
Indeed, there are a number of incontrovert-
ible facts that seem at frst glance to support
medication
Back in the 1960s I, like most psycholo-
gists, believed that children with diffculty
concentrating were suffering from a brain
problem of genetic or otherwise inborn ori-
gin. Just as Type I diabetics need insulin to
correct problems with their inborn biochem-
istry, these children were believed to require
attention-defcit drugs to correct theirs. It
turns out, however, that there is little to no
evidence to support this theory.
To date, no study has found any long-term
beneft of attention-defcit medication on
academic performance, peer relationships or
behavior problems, the very things we would
most want to improve. Until recently, most
studies of these drugs had not been properly
randomized, and some of them had other
methodological faws.
Nevertheless, fndings in neuroscience are
being used to prop up the argument for drugs
to treat the hypothesized inborn defect.
Since 1975, we have followed 200 children
who were born into poverty and were there-
fore more vulnerable to behavior problems.
What we found was that the environment
of the child predicted development of ADD
problems.
Putting children on drugs does nothing to
change the conditions that derail their devel-
opment in the frst place.
Ritalin Gone Wrong
ALAN SROUFE, NEW YORK TIMES | January 28
commissioner, that price not only would challenge Greek principles, it
would bring Europe to a new crisis.
That crisis would be political, as the ongoing crisis always has been.
In the new crisis, sovereign debt issues turn into threats to national
independence and sovereignty. If you owe too much money and your
creditors distrust you, you lose the right to national self-determination
on the most important matters. Given that Germany was the historical
nightmare for most of Europe, and it is Germany that is pushing this
doctrine, the outcome could well be explosive.
DER SPIEGEL | February 1
Challenging America
E
UROPES SPACE industry, cash-strapped as a result of the debt crisis,
wants to step up cooperation with China, which has an ambitious
program and is building a moon-landing vehicle and capsules for
manned missions. Such an alliance would likely cause tensions with the
U.S.
Thomas Reiter is a man who isnt easily impressed. He is a former
test pilot with the German Air Force, and he also few into space twice
for Germany. Since last April, the 53-year-old has been one of the
directors of the European Space Agency (ESA). When it comes to the
technology that transports people into space, Reiter has seen just about
everythingso he was all the more astonished by what he saw during a
trip to China in late 2011.
In Beijing, government representatives took him through factory
buildings where satellites and rocket engines are being built. He could
see how the Chinese are building a moon-landing vehicle and capsules
for manned space missions. At the end of his trip, Reiter was able to
observe a rocket carrying the Shenzhou-8 lifting off from the Jiuquan
space center in the Gobi Desert, headed for Chinas Tiangong 1 space
station. It was a perfect lift-off, Reiter says enthusiastically.
There is hardly any other area in which China is as active today as in
space technology. In late December, the government in Beijing unveiled
a fve-year plan that ranges from the increased exploration of the Earth
via satellite to the preparation of a manned mission to the moon. Chi-
nas foray into space presents a challenge to the West. The Europeans
and the German government, however, see the Chinese as less of a rival
than a potential partner.
ASIA
nChina aims to punish Philippines for U.S. ties: Chinas state-
run Global Times said on Sunday that Beijing must punish the Philip-
pines economically for Manilas moves toward closer military ties with
the United States. The article was a response to an agreement the previ-
ous week between Philippine and American offcials to boost coopera-
tion in several areas including maritime defense and security. Manila
also said it is considering an increase in the presence of American
troops in the Philippines and conducting more joint military drills with
U.S. forces. The Philippines is among several nations with which China
is engaged in territorial disputes regarding the South China Sea, and
Beijing views the U.S. as an unwelcome participant in those skirmishes.
The Global Times nationalist tabloid, published by the Communist
Partys Peoples Daily, said China must apply economic pressure on the
Philippines in order to make it abandon its cooperation with Washing-
ton. Although Manila may cling to the declining U.S. in the short term,
it will eventually be won over or forced over to allegiance with China.
THE TRUMPET WEEKLY February 4, 2012 7
THERE IS no such thing as a good divorce when
children are involved, a study has concluded.
The analysis of almost 1,000 families found
that children suffer when their parents mar-
riage endsno matter how amicable the split.
The researchers said their fnding contra-
dicts the widely-held belief that it is possible
to have a good divorce in which the children
and adults emerge relatively unscathed. They
called for marriage counselors to make greater
efforts to save marriages in distress and said
that divorcing parents need to do more to pro-
tect their children from the fallout.
The research team began by comparing the
welfare of children whose parents had divorced
with those whose marriages were strong. Those
from broken homes scored more poorly. The
parents were interviewed while the children
were teenagers and the children interviewed
when they became adults. All gave similar
answers, debunking the idea of it being pos-
sible to have a good divorce, the journal Family
Relations reported.
As young adults, those from a good divorce
were just as likely to have under-age sex and
be promiscuous as those whose parents led
entirely separate lives. Similar results were
obtained for children whose parents had co-
habited before splitting up and those who had
been married and divorced.
The Pennsylvania State University research-
ers said [i]t is also possible that the idea of
a good divorce caught on because people
simply wanted it to be true. [Norman Wells,
of the Family Education Trust, said:] Although
divorce rates in the UK have declined in recent
years, family breakdown is affecting growing
numbers of families as a result of the rise in
cohabitation and births outside marriage.
Co-habiting relationships are much less
stable than marriages and even more so when
children are involved. The importance for chil-
dren of the life-long marriage of their parents
cannot be overestimated. Far too often sepa-
ration and divorce are presented as quick-fx
solutions without thinking through the longer-
term implications.
A Divorce Can
Never Be Good for
Children
DAILY MAIL | February 2
FAMILY IS THE MOST SACRED OF ALL INSTITUTIONS. When
a family obeys God, it produces strong,
beautiful children. When those children are
taught Gods way, they just amaze you. Strong
families are the backbone of a nation. WHEN
FAMILIES FALL APART, NATIONS FALL.
Gerald Flurry, The Epistles of Peter
nMilitary analyst: Russia and China should form Eurasian
alliance: Chinese military analyst Dai Xu said on Monday that the
U.S.s ramped up military presence in Asia is designed to intentionally
provoke Beijing, and suggested that Russia and China form a Eurasian
alliance in response to the provocations. In order to maintain stabil-
ity in the region, Dai is urging Beijing and Moscow to ally against U.S.
infuence, and to assist nations like Iran and Syria, which he sees as
being oppressed by Washington. Because Russia and China are both
military powers with nuclear weapons and massive land areas, Dai said
it would not be possible for Washington and NATO to penetrate Eurasia.
Dai also suggested inviting Iran and Pakistan to become members of
his proposed Eurasian alliance. In reality, the alliance that Dai has pro-
posed already exists between Beijing and Moscow, although no offcial
announcement of it has ever been made.
nPakistan expected to become SCO member in March: The
Shanghai Cooperation Organization is mulling the membership appli-
cations of both Iran and Pakistan, and the situation looks promising for
the latter. On Wednesday, the Rupee News said, While there is much
discussion of Iran on the agenda, whose absorption into the regional
grouping would be seen as a provocative step, there is almost no oppo-
sition to the membership of Pakistan. Whether Pakistan allies with the
Eastern nations or falls in line behind Iran, its breakaway from the U.S.
represents a signifcant strategic loss for Washington.
ANGLO-AMERICA
nBritish priests back homosexual partnerships: Around 120
Church of England clergy in the diocese of London have signed a peti-
tion demanding that they be allowed to conduct civil partnership cer-
emonies in their churches for homosexual couples. The ban on holding
civil partnership ceremonies in churches was struck down last year by
the government, but the church has told priests they cannot hold them
until the General Synod approves. The diocese of London is one of the
more conservative districts, so support is likely to grow as the petition
spreads to other areas. The petition proves how liberal the Church of
England is becoming.
nCalifornia budget comes up short again: California state con-
troller John Chiang said this week that his state will need to come up
with an additional $3.3 billion by early March if it wants to avoid send-
ing out IOUs or delaying tax refunds again. The rest of the defcit can be
covered using creative accounting and other emergency measures, he
indicated. Lawmakers not only underestimated spending, but overes-
timated tax collections, according to Chiang. They spent $2.6 billion
more than planned, and collected $2.6 billion less than hoped. It is the
tax shortfall that is particularly worrisome for California. More than
two years after the recession offcially ended, tax revenues should be
soaring as the recovery takes holdat least that is what has happened
after previous recessions ended. Not so this time. Not only havent the
jobs returned, but tax revenues are under-performing to expectations
as well. It just confrms what many people intuitively realize: This re-
covery is the worst on record. Tax collections are usually one of the bet-
ter indicators of how the economy is really doingand in Californias
case, it is still coming up short. On a national level, Californias condi-
tion is troublesome too, because California typically leads the nation in
economic recoveries.
nOccupy Oakland protests turn violent: A march to take over a
vacant building by members of the Occupy Oakland movement turned
violent last Saturday, after protesters began tearing down barricades
and destroying construction equipment. When police ordered the
crowd to disperse, offcers were pelted with bottles, metal pipe, rocks,
THE TRUMPET WEEKLY February 4, 2012 8
EVEN AS bad as we KNOW
world conditions will get
before the return of Jesus
Christ, the Bible tells us the
vast majority of mankind
will still refuse to repent.
Jesus knew this, yet He
commanded His apostles
to warn the nations as a
witness anyway (Acts 1:8).
Why arent there more preachers and religious
groups proclaiming this message today?
Christ also commanded His disciples to
preach a message of repentance and remission
of sins to all nations (Luke 24:47). But most
religious people dont even grasp WHAT SIN IS
because theyve been led to believe, errone-
ously, that Gods spiritual law was NAILED TO THE
CROSS!
The only thing nailed to that stake was
Jesus Christs crucifed bodyalong with our
guilty past, assuming we turn to God in repen-
tance! This is why Jesus told people to REPENT
and to believe the TRUE gospel of the Kingdom
of God. We have to be willing to change our
waysto repent of sinif we are to enter into
Gods Kingdom.
This has always been the message of Gods
true servants: repentance and remission of
sins. Again, God knows most people will not
repent. But He says, You witness against them
anyway! That way they will be left without
excuse (Isaiah 58:1). If Gods true servants do
their job, then when the plagues come crashing
down upon our peoples, the unrepentant wont
be able to say, You should have warned us!
The entire book of Ezekiel is about the
watchman warning that must be delivered to
the latter-day descendants of Jacob. But to our
great shame, we simply will not turn to God
until after we have suffered widespread dev-
astation and death (Ezekiel 33:11, 28-29). This
is what it takes for mankind to fnally come to
know its Maker.
Most, including Gods own lukewarm people,
wont repent until after its too late to save their
physical lives (verses 30-31). But when all of
these dire prophecies come to pass, then they
will know where God was working (verse 33). It
may be too late for them to be saved physically.
But spiritually, they can still turn to God in
repentance and faith.
This is why we MUST warn. It really isnt that
diffcult to fnd where God is working. Just look
for the organization that is faithfully fulflling
Christs commission to watch and WARNthe
one work that is lifting up its voice like a trum-
pet, showing the people their transgressions
and preaching a message of repentance and
remission of sins.
Why We Must Warn
STEPHEN FLURRY | Columnist
spray cans, improvised explosive devices and burning fares. Accord-
ing to an Oakland press release, the police responded to these attacks
with smoke, tear gas and beanbag projectiles. Apparently the protest-
ers wanted to occupy the empty Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center
and use it as a commune-like command center for further protest.
After being expelled from the area surrounding the convention center,
the protesters attempted to occupy the nearby Oakland Museum of
California. Later, the protesters entered the downtown Oakland YMCA
and broke into City Hall. Three police offcers and at least one pro-
tester were injured in the hostilities. So far, over 400 people have been
arrested. In an open letter to Mayor Jean Quan, the group threatened
actions like blockading the airport indefnitely, occupying City Hall
indefnitely and shutting down the Oakland ports. Expect violent ri-
oting of the type seen last week in Oakland to soon engulf cities across
America. The political establishment is gearing up for a presidential
election campaign based on partisan division, class warfare and even
hints of racism. The Occupy protesters are likely to become a major
component of this campaign.
nBarack Obama on track to become most divisive president
ever: During U.S. President Barack Obamas third year in offce, an
average of 80 percent of Democrats approved of the job he was doing,
as compared to 12 percent of Republicans who felt the same way, ac-
cording to the Washington Post. That amounts to a 68 percent partisan
gap, the highest in history for any presidents third year in offce. The
previous high was during President George W. Bushs third year in
offce, when he had a 59 percent partisan difference in job approval
ratings. As a matter of fact, of the 10 most partisan years in terms of
presidential job approval, seven have come since 2004, according to
Gallup tracking polls. Political division is crippling America at a time
when it needs political unity more than ever.
DAILY MAIL | February 2
Flesh-Eating Bug
Spreading in the UK
A
FLESH-EATING form of pneumonia that is easily passed between
healthy people on public transport is spreading across the UK,
experts have warned. The deadly strain of MRSA called USA300
passes easily through skin-to-skin contact. It can also survive on
surfaces and so has the potential to be picked up on crowded buses and
tubes.
It was frst seen in the U.S. but cases are now being reported in the
community and not just hospitals in Britain. Dr. Ruth Massey, from the
Department of Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Bath, said
extra vigilance was required around this and similar MRSA bugs .
USA300 is resistant to treatment by several front-line antibiotics and
can cause large boils on the skin. In severe cases, USA300 can lead to
fatal blood poisoning or a form of pneumonia that can eat away at lung
tissue. Dr. Massey said there were 1,000 cases of PVL-positive communi-
ty-acquired MRSA in England in the last year, of which 200 were USA300
strains.
Dr. Massey said USA300 is a really big issue in the U.S. and its start-
ing to emerge here. Chris Thomas, professor of molecular genetics
at the University of Birmingham, said: The key message is that strains
of MRSA that are spreading in the community are better able to infect
the young and healthy . He said there was now a need to worry about
community super bugs that are fne tuned to spreading outside of hos-
pitals, and we all need to be extra vigilant about hygiene and unneces-
sary use of antibiotics.
THE TRUMPET WEEKLY February 4, 2012 9
VENTURE CAPITALISTS are re-
ally vulture capitalists, says
former presidential candi-
date Rick Perry. And Mitt
Romneys Bain Capital was
a venture/vulture capital-
ist. Such frms swoop down
on sick companies, devour
them, and leave only bones and lost jobs behind.
According to Mitt Romney, venture capi-
talism is what makes Americas economy so
dynamic. And every time that we invested
in a business, it was to try and encourage that
business to have ongoing life, he said. It is all
about creative destruction. Sometimes jobs
have to be destroyed, so that others can thrive.
Yet, Mitt Romneys description of venture
capitalism is not how many private equity
frmsincluding Bain Capitaloftentimes work.
Remember KB Toys? In 2000 (one year after
Mitt Romney retired as a director, but remained
a major shareholder), Bain Capital bought KB
Toys for $305 million. To do this, it borrowed
$297 million from big banks and other inves-
tors. It used only $18 million of its own money.
Immediately following the purchase, Bain
Capital made the toy company borrow $297 mil-
lion so that Bain could pay back the initial money
borrowed from investors. Now KB Toys, not Bain
Capital, owed investors the $297 million.
At this point, Bain Capital was free and clear.
It was the owner of a proftable, if now indebt-
ed, company.
But Bain wasnt satisfed. It then directed KB
to borrow tens of millions more over the ensuing
months. Why? To grow a better company? No. To
pay itself a cumulative $85 million in dividends
from the now super-indebted toy retailer. Like a
leach, it was sucking all it could get from KB.
It was too much. In the face of growing com-
petition from other retailers and with basically
a giant parasite as owner, KB Toys fled for
bankruptcy. Over 500 stores were shuttered.
Thousands of employees lost their jobs, their
retirements and their livelihoods.
But what about Bain Capital? With tens of
millions in dividendsplus consulting fees
paid to itself from KBs borrowed moneyit
still made around a 400 percent return on
investment! All legal. And all ugly.
There was no creation in the destruction of
KB Toys. It was never about cutting back in or-
der to survive, or always and every time invest-
ing with the intent to encourage ongoing life.
Some call it vulture capitalism. Vultures gen-
erally only eat the dead and dying. Bain Capital
seems to have very deliberately killed KB Toys.
Thats the dirty, and all too common, side of
American-style capitalism.
Americas Vulture
Capitalists
ROBERT MORLEY | Columnist
TELEGRAPH | February 2
Argentina Planning
Economic Blockade
B
RITAINS DIPLOMATS fear Argentina is preparing an economic
blockade of the Falklands with a plan to cut off the islands
only air link with South America, it was reported last night. The
Argentine government has said publicly that it would consider blocking
the Chilean airline LAN from making its weekly fight between Punta
Arenas and Port Stanley. The fight is the only way to reach the Falk-
lands by air from the continent and serves as the main link between the
disputed islands and the outside world.
British diplomats in the region told the Guardian they believed Cristi-
na Fernndez de Kirchners government would cut off the fight as a way
of ramping up the cost to Britain of maintaining the overseas territory.
Their warnings came as tensions between the two countries continued
to rise ahead of the 30th anniversary of the 1982 Falklands War.
If the LAN Chile fight is cancelled it would be pretty diffcult to resist
the already credible thesis that there is an economic blockade of the
civilian population of the Falklands, one diplomat told the newspaper.
If the LAN fight were cut off, the islands 3,000 residents would be
dependent on a twice-weekly military fight from Britain, which stops
at Ascension Island on its 8,000 mile journey.
Earlier this week, Britain deployed the HMS Dauntless, the Royal Navys
most advanced warship to the south Atlantic, accompanied by a warn-
ing from William Hague that the feet still packs a considerable punch.
Prince William is expected to reach the Falklands later today, where he
will serve on six-week tour as an RAF rescue pilot. Argentinas foreign min-
istry said he would arrive on our soil in the uniform of a conquistador.
ASSOCIATED PRESS | February 2
Washington State and
Same-Sex Marriage
T
HE WASHINGTON state Senate has passed a bill to legalize same-sex
marriage, bringing the state a step closer to becoming the seventh
to allow lesbian and gay couples to wed. But the threat of a ballot
challenge looms.
The packed public galleries burst into applause as the Senate passed
the measure on a 28-21 vote Wednesday night after nearly an hour and
a half of debate. Four Republicans crossed party lines and voted with
majority Democrats for the measure. Three Democrats voted against
it. The measure now heads to the House, which is expected to approve
it and could take action on it as early as next week. Gov. Chris Gregoire
supports the measure and has said she will sign it into law, though op-
ponents have promised to challenge it at the ballot with a referendum.
Before last week, it wasnt certain the Senate would have the support
to pass the measure, as a handful of Democrats remained undecided.
Same-sex marriage is legal in New York, Connecticut, Iowa, Mas-
sachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and the District of Columbia.
Lawmakers in New Jersey and Maryland are expected to debate gay
marriage this year, and Maine could see a gay marriage proposal on the
November ballot. Proposed amendments for constitutional bans on gay
marriage will be on the ballots in North Carolina on May 8 and in Min-
nesota on November 6.
THE TRUMPET WEEKLY February 4, 2012 10
BLACK IS better than red.
Youd rather have someone
owe you $100 than owe
someone $100. Better to
have $10,000 in the bank
than to be $10,000 in the
hole. Financial security
brings peacedebt brings
grief. Thats just common
sense.
Except, apparently, when applied nationally.
Americas preposterously elephantine
national debt is in the news again, for good
reason. Last month, it reached an embarrass-
ing milestone: It is now bigger than the entire
economy. And it is getting worse. The federal
government collected $2.2 trillion last yeara
huge heap of money that is nowhere near the
$3.7 trillion it spent.
Imagine a household that makes $4,000
a month sitting down to make a budget, and
patting itself on the back for planning to spend
$6,500. Were not talking about impulse buy-
ing. Were talking about planning to go $2,500
deeper into debt every month$30,000 a year.
Im guessing you have enough common
sense to recognize that to budget yourself
to go $1.5 trillion deeper into debt each year
simply isnt sustainable. It is lunacy.
But here is something you may not know
something extraordinary. Did you know that
the Bible specifcally foretold Americas na-
tional debt? In fact, it prophesied that that debt
would be a curse on this country!
If you have never read the 28th chapter of
Deuteronomy, you should. Read verse 12 to see
one of the blessings for obedience: The Lord
shall open unto thee his good treasure, the
heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his
season, and to bless all the work of thine hand:
and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and
thou shalt not borrow.
That makes sense, doesnt it? Its a blessing
to be able to lend and not have to borrow. As
much a blessing as favorable weather and fruit-
ful labor.
Now, though, look at verse 44. This is within
the portion of the chapter describing the curses
for disobedience. It says of foreigners (the
stranger): He shall lend to thee, and thou
shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and
thou shalt be the tail.
This is brutal reality for America today.
Today America is the most indebted nation on
Earth. Borrowing is a curse, and America is
already starting to suffer for it. You dont even
have to believe the Bible to see it. Just open
your eyes.
A Secret About
Americas Debt
JOEL HILLIKER | Columnist