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Hezbollah is everywhere 2
Iran selects 16 sites for new Nuke plans 3
Popes secretary: powerful bureaucrat 3
Game, set and match in the Balkans 5
Pentagon dumbs down aviation test 10
BY RICHARD PALMER
see CYPRUS page 12
C
vvvio1su.uaclearchoiceintheirpresidentialelec-
tionsFebruary:.Onecandidatepledgedtoseeka
bailoutquickly,andsubmittothepainfulconditions
Europeimposed.HewasendorsedbyGermanChancel-
lorAngelaMerkel.TeotherpromisedtoresistEuropes
austerity.
Teresultwasalandslide.With,,.,percentofthevote
inrunoelections,NicosAnastasiadesMerkelspick
wonwiththegreatestmajorityin,oyears.
Teelectionwasalmostexclusivelyabouta
singleissue:thebailout.Cyprusneedsabail-
outbyAprilorthegovernmentwillrunout
ofcashanddefaultonitsdebt.
TeCommunistcandidate,Stavros
Malas,acceptedtheneedforabailout
butrejectedausterity.Cyprussformer
president,alsoaCommunist,Demetris
Christoas,refusedtoconsiderpriva-
tizingstateindustriesorreforming
thebankingsector.
Anastasiadespromisestobe
morecooperative,andheisthe
overwhelmingchoiceofthepeople.
WewantEuropeonourside,
AnastasiadessaidonSunday.We
willbeabsolutelyconsistentand
meetourpromises.Cyprusbelongs
toEurope.Terewillbenoirting
withRussia,tryingtogettheEUand
Russiatobidagainsteachotherfor
inuence.TeCypriotshavemadetheir
choicetheywillacceptEuropesterms.
TatsnottosayAnastasiadeswill
beapushover.Helltrytonegotiatethe
bestdealhecanget.Hesnotkeenon
Cypriot Elections:
Nation Chooses Europe
Nicos Anastasiades (right), president of the Democratic
Rally of Cyprus, received German Chancellor Angela
Merkels endorsement for his presidential bid of Cyprus.
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MIDDLE EAST
Karzai Orders U.S.
Forces Out of Province
BBC | February 24
T
uiAvuu.presidenthasordered
U.S.specialforcestoleaveWardak
provincewithintwoweeks.Tedeci-
sionwasbeingtakenduetoallega-
tionsofdisappearancesandtortureby
AfghansconsideredtobepartofU.S.
specialforces,saidaspokesmanfor
HamidKarzai.
Testrategicallysignicant,central
provinceofWardakhasbeentherecent
focusofcounter-insurgencyoperations.
AU.S.statementsaidittookallal-
legationsofmisconductseriously.
TeAfghanpresidentsoce said
thedecisiontoordertheexpulsion of
U.S.specialforceshadbeentakenat
ameetingoftheNationalSecurity
Council.Aferathoroughdiscussion,
itbecameclearthatarmedindividuals
namedasU.S.specialforce[s]stationed
inWardakprovinceengageinharass-
ing,annoying,torturingandevenmur-
deringinnocentpeople,itsaid.
Arecentexampleintheprovince
isanincidentinwhichninepeople
weredisappearedinanoperationby
thissuspiciousforceandinaseparate
incidentastudentwastakenawayat
nightfromhishome,whosetortured
bodywiththroatcutwasfoundtwo
dayslaterunderabridge.
However,Americansrejecthaving
conductedanysuchoperationandany
involvementoftheirspecialforce.
Temeetingstronglynotedthat
suchactionshavecausedlocalpublic
resentmentandhatred.
Tepresidentialstatementsaid
Afghanforcesweredutyboundto
putastoptosuchbehavior,andurged
localpeopletocooperateinbringing
themtojustice.
Wardakisseenasagatewayfor
theTalibantotargetKabul,saysthe
nncsKarenAlleninthecapital.She
saysthismovetoexpelU.S.forceshas
comeassomethingofsurpriseforthe
Americans.
Wanted by Interpol,
Irans Next President?
RADIO FREE EUROPE | February 20
O
iovthemostfearedguresof
IransIslamicestablishmenthas
announcedhiscandidacyinthecoun-
trysJune:presidentialvote.AliFal-
lahian,amemberofIransAssembly
ofExpertswhoservedasintelligence
T
uiIsv.iiitouristsonArkiaAirlinesFlight:o:fromTel
Avivcouldnothaveknownit,buttheirarrivalinCyprus
Julyowaswatchedclosely.Apairoftrainedeyescounted
eachpassengerasthegroupexitedtheplaneandboarded
ashuttle,headedforresortsthathadalsobeencarefully
studiedandmapped.
Butthewatcherwasbeingwatched.WhenCypriot
policepickedhimup,theHezbollahoperativequickly
acknowledgedwhathewasdoing,althoughheclaimednot
toknowwhy.
IwasjustcollectinginformationabouttheJews,he
toldpolice,accordingtoasworndeposition.Tisiswhat
myorganizationisdoing,everywhereintheworld.
TearrestofHossamYaakoub,aLebanese-bornSwed-
ishcitizen,onJuly,wasallbutforgotten::dayslaterwhen
abuscontaininganothergroupofvacationingIsraeliswas
blownupintheBulgarianresortcityofBurgas.Teattack,
whichkilledveIsraelisandaBulgarianbusdriver,was
quicklyblamedonHezbollah.
Now,sevenmonthsaferthatattack,newdetailsemerg-
inginYaakoubscaseareprovidingchillinginsightsinto
whatinvestigatorsdescribeasafarbroadereortbythe
Lebanon-basedmilitantgrouptolaythegroundwork
forkillingIsraelicitizensandperhapsothersinmultiple
countries.
Evidenceuncoveredbyinvestigatorsportraysaprofes-
sional,well-fundedeortbyHezbollahtorecruit,trainand
positionEuropean-basedoperativesforwhatU.S.analysts
describeaspreparationsforfutureterroristoperations.
Atissue,analystssay,isnotonlyYaakoubsguiltorin-
nocencebutalsothebroaderquestionofwhetherCyprus
andotherEuropeanUnioncountrieswilltakeaharsher
attitudetowardHezbollah.WhiletheUnitedStatesdesig-
natedtheorganizationasaterroristgroup,theEUcontin-
uestoviewitasapoliticalparty.
Hezbollah Is Everywhere
WASHINGTON POST | February 26
ministerunderformerPresident
HashemiRafsanjani,hasbeenac-
cusedofinvolvementinthekillingsof
IraniandissidentsandisonInterpols
wantedlistforallegedparticipationin
the:,bombingofaJewishcenterin
BuenosAiresthatkilled8,people.
Peoplesrequeststomehave
reachedathreshold;mycandidacyin
thepresidentialvoteisdenite,Falla-
hiansaid.Fallahian,whoranunsuc-
cessfullyforpresidentin:oo:,saidhis
campaignsloganwillbeAdvanced
IslamicCountry,andthatstabilizing
pricesandghtinginationwillbe
amonghispriorities.
Fallahianseemedtosuggestthatif
hewereelectedhewouldhaltIrans
controversialuranium-enrichment
program.Enoughofnuclear.We
dontwantnuclearenrichment,we
havealreadymastereditsknowledge,
hesaid.
ButInterpolwouldliketoseeFal-
lahianincustody.Andheisthesecond
Iranianocialon Interpolswantedlist
toannouncepresidentialaspirations.
TeotherisMohsenRezai,sec-
retaryofIransExpediencyCouncil
andaformercommanderofthe
IslamicRevolutionaryGuardsCorps
(ivuc).RezaisaidonFebruary:
thathewillociallyannouncehis
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uiTcandisclosedetailsofactivityata
heavily-guardedIranianfacilityfromwhichinternation-
alinspectorshavebeenbarredfor:8months.Teimages,
takenearlierthismonth,showthatIranhasactivatedthe
Arakheavy-waterproductionplant.
Heavywaterisneededtooperateanuclearreactorthat
canproduceplutonium,whichcouldthenbeusedtomake
abomb.
InspectorsfromtheInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency
havebeenunabletovisitthefacilitysinceAugust:o::and
Iranhasrefusedrepeatedrequestsforinformationabout
thesite,whichis:,omilessouthwestofthecapital,Tehran.
TedetailsofIransplutoniumprogramemergedasthe
worldsleadingnationsresumedtalkswithTehranaimed
atallayingfearsoverthecountrysnuclearambitions.
Previously,internationaltalksonIransnuclearprogram
havefocusedontheIslamicRepublicsattemptstoenrich
uraniumatplantsincludingFordow.
ButthenewimagesofArakhighlighttheprogressIran
hasmadeonfacilitiesthatcouldallowittoproduceplu-
tonium,potentiallygivingthecountryasecondoptionin
developinganuclearweapon..
OtherimagesoftheareaaroundArakshowthatnumer-
ousanti-aircrafmissileandartillerysitesprotecttheplant,
morethanaredeployedaroundanyotherknownnuclear
siteinthecountry.
AccordingtotheInstituteforScienceandInternational
Security,aU.S.thinktank,iftheheavy-waterplantreaches
fullcapacity,itwouldproduceabout:opoundsofpluto-
niumayear.
Tatcouldbeenoughfortwonuclearwarheadsifthe
plutoniumwasreprocessed.
Irans Plan B for a Nuclear Bomb
TELEGRAPH | February 26
candidacyinthecomingdays.Like
Fallahian,Rezaiissuspectedofplay-
ingaroleintheBuenosAiresJewish
centerbombing.
Iran Selects 16 Sites
for New Nuke Plants
ASSOCIATED PRESS | February 23
I
v.u.sselected:olocationsforthe
constructionofnuclearpowerplants
aspartofaplantogenerate:o,ooo
megawattsofelectricityatmultiple
sitesoverthenext:,years.
State1vsaysSaturdaythatexperts
attheAtomicEnergyOrganization
ofIranhavenishedstudiestoselect
thebestlocationsacrossthecountry.
Itaddedthatsiteswerechoseninpart
fortheirresistancetoearthquakesand
militaryairstrikes.
TeIslamicRepublicsaysitneeds
:olarge-scaleplantstomeetitsgrow-
ingelectricityneedsoverthenextone
andahalfdecades.
State1valsosaysthatIranhas
discoverednewuraniumresourcesin
thecountrythatwillputitsreserves
at,ootonscomparedto:,,:,tons
threedecadesago.
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n Netanyahu: North Korea proves
Iran will continue nuclear program
IsraeliPrimeMinisterBenjamin
Netanyahutoldagatheringofinterna-
tionalJewishleadersinJerusalemin
FebruarythatNorthKoreasnuclear
testshowsthatsanctionswillnotstop
Iransnuclearprogram.NorthKorea
conductedanucleartestFebruary ::.
Teroguestateisalreadyunderheavy
sanctionsandunderthreatoffurther
punishmentfromtheinternational
community.TeWesthasalsoim-
posedstisanctionsonIranwithno
result.Mr.Netanyahusaid:Have
sanctions,toughsanctions,stopped
NorthKorea:No.Andthefactthat
theyproducedanuclearexplosion
reverberateseverywhereespecially
inIran.Teysay,Whereistheworld,
whereistheinternationalcommunity,
whereisthetoughresponse:Sanc-
tionsalonewillnotstopthenuclear
programofIran.Netanyahusaysthe
IranissuewilltophisagendawhenU.S.
PresidentBarackObamavisitsIsraelin
March,alongwithresumingIsraeli-
Palestiniannegotiations.ButtheWhite
Househasmovedquicklytoplaydown
expectations,sayingtheprimarygoal
ofthepresidentsvisitistorepairthe
strainedrelationshipwithNetanyahu.
AmericalacksthewilltostopIran,and
Israelisrunningoutofoptions.
EUROPE
Vaticans Secretary to
Serve Both Popes
ASSOCIATED PRESS | February 27
T
wovo1ivvs,bothwearingwhite,
bothcalledpopeandlivingafew
yardsfromoneanother,withthesame
keyaideservingthem.
TeVaticansannouncement
TuesdaythatPopeBenedictxviwill
beknownasemerituspopeinhis
retirement,becalledYourHoliness
andcontinuetowearthewhitecassock
associatedwiththepapacyhasfuelled
concernsaboutpotentialconicts
arisingfromthepeculiarrealitynow
facingtheCatholicChurch:having
onereigningandoneretiredpope.
SwisstheologianHansKueng,Bene-
dictsone-timecolleague-turned-critic,
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isvi1i1uibrickbatshurledatthe
popebytheliberalpressandmass
mediasinceheannouncedhisresigna-
tionandthechargesofhisunpopular-
ityledbytheaggressivehomosexual
lobby,acrowdestimatedat:oo,ooo
gatheredSundaytohearBenedicts
nalAngelus,llingthepiazzafront-
ingthepapalapartmentatVaticanSquareandoverowing
intoviadellaConciliazione.
TisdemonstrationofaectionforBenedictcutright
acrosswhatDeaconNickDonnellyhadtermedthe
ferociouspackofmediadogswhoareattackingPope
BenedictandtheCatholicChurch(protectthepope.com,
February:o).
Itwasnotunliketheoutcomeoftheanti-popemedia
andpresscampaignledbySpiegelinadvanceofBene-
dictsvisittohishomecountry,Germany,in:o::.In
thatinstance,despitethestrenuouseortsoftheliberal,
homophileGermanpressandmassmediatobesmirch
Benedictscharacterinthemindofthepublic,thegeneral
publicignoredthateortandwelcomedthepopewith
openarms.Whenpushcomestoshove, religionmovesthe
masses morethananysecularistideologyinEurope.
AsPopeBenedictretiresfromthepapacy,todevote
moretimetoprayerandmeditationashedeclaredin
hisAngelus,hehasgiventheclearestsignalyetthathe
intendstoremainaforcewithintheVaticanbyfollowing
thatstatementwiththedeclarationbutthisdoesnot
meanImabandoningtheChurch(TeMoynihanLet-
ters,February:).
Benedictreinforcedhishintof action tocome,following
aperioddevotedtoprayerandmeditation,withthewords,
ChristianexistenceIhavewrittenintheMessagefor
thisLentmeanstocontinuouslyclimbupthemountfor
ourencounterwithGod,sothat aferward we can descend
again lledwithHisloveandstrength to serve our brothers
and sisters withtheveryloveofGod(ibid).
Highlyintelligent,brilliantinpapalstrategythatdees
thecheapshotsofaliberalsocialist,homophilepressand
massmedia,Benedictnodoubthasaplanarticulatedfor
thefuturethatheispursuinginatypicaldeliberate,orga-
nizedGermanmanner.
Ashefurtherstated,hisresignationdoesnotmean
thatheisabandoningtheChurch,butrather,ifGodhas
requestedthisofme,itis so that I can continue to serve
the Church with the same dedication andthesamelove
with which I have done up until now,butinawayadapted
tomyageandmystrength(ibid).
Te TrumpetseditorinchiefhasstatedthatBenedict
iskeytotheseventhandnalresurrectionoftheHoly
RomanEmpire.Staytunedtothe Key of David television
programforrevelationoffurtherdevelopmentsintheun-
foldingstorysurroundingPopeBenedictsresignation.Te
naloutcomeisdestinedtoshaketheworld!
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wentfurther:WithBenedictxvi,
thereisariskofashadowpopewho
hasabdicatedbutcanstillindirectly
exertinuence,hetoldGermanysDer
Spiegelmagazinelastweek.
TeVaticanspokesman,theRev.
FedericoLombardi,saidTuesday
thatBenedicthimselfdecidedon
hisnameandwardrobeinconsulta-
tionwithothers,settlingonYour
HolinessBenedictxviandeither
emerituspopeoremeritusRoman
ponti.
AddingtotheconcernisthatBene-
dictstrustedsecretary,Archbishop
GeorgGaenswein,willbeserving
bothpontislivingwithBenedict
atthemonasterybeingconvertedfor
himinsideVaticangroundswhile
keepinghisdayjobasprefectofthe
newpopeshousehold.
Kuengsaiditwasamistakefor
Gaensweintoservebothmenand
forBenedicttoremainsoclosetothe
centerofaction.
Nopriestlikesitifhispredecessor
sitsnexttotherectoryandwatches
everythinghedoes,Kuengwas
quotedassayinginDer Spiegel.And
evenforthebishopofRome,itisnot
pleasantifhispredecessorconstantly
hasaneyeonhim.
Pope Has Cleaned Up
the Episcopate
EWTN NEWS | February 22
T
uvoUuuoU1uiseight-yearpapacy,
PopeBenedictxvihascarriedout
acleansingoftheepiscopate,said
theapostolicnunciotoKazakhstan,
KyrgyzstanandTadjikistan.
Tispopehasremovedtwoor
threebishopspermonththroughout
theworldbecauseeithertheaccounts
intheirdioceseswereamessortheir
disciplinewasadisaster,saidArch-
bishopMiguelMauryBuendiaduring
aFebruary:oaddressattheUniver-
sityofSanPabloinMadrid.
Tenunciowenttothesebishops
andsaid,Teholyfatherisasking
youforthegoodofthechurchto
resignfromyourpost.
Nearlyallofthesebishops,when
approachedbythepopesrepresenta-
tive,wereawareofthedisasterand
acceptedtherequesttoresign,he
added.
Terehavebeentwoorthree
instancesinwhichtheysaidno,and
sothepopesimplyremovedthem,he
explained.Tisisalsoamessageto
thebishops:Dothesamethinginyour
dioceses.
Tearchbishopwentontosaythat
hewassurprisedbythepopesdeci-
siontoresignbutsaiditisanexample
fortheworldspoliticianswhoholdon
topoweraslongastheycan.
Teholyfathersdecisionissome-
thingthatgreatmenhavealways
done,henoted.
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EU Troika Rule Worse
Than British Empire
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard,
TELEGRAPH | February 28
T
uiTvoix.hasdonemoredamage
toIrelandthanBritaineverdid
in8ooyears,saidDavidBegg,head
oftheIrishConfederationofTrade
Unions.Mr.Beggsaidtheimage
ofIrelandastheposter-childofEU
recoverywasamythcultivatedby
EUcreditorswhoseonlyinterestisto
recouptheirmoney.
Atleasttheimvocialsarewilling
toadmittheyhavebeenwrong,but
theEUocialsaretotalideologues.
ItislikebeinginanawfulWorld
Wariconictwherethegeneralshave
expendedamillionlivestogainone
yardofground,yetnothingwillchange
theirmindinfaceofalltheevidence.
Tetradeunionssayinternalcon-
sumptionhascollapsedby:opercent,
andinvestmenthasfallentothe
lowestlevelinrecordedIrishhistory.
Under-employmenthasreached:,
percentdespiteemigrationtoCanada,
Australia,theU.S.andBritain.Te
austerityhastostop.Peoplefeelthey
aredrowning,hesaid.
TheoutburstcomesadayafterIrish
unionsreachedaprovisionaldealwith
thegovernmentforafurtherround
ofpublicsectorpaycutsaveraging,.,
percent,risingto:opercentforhigher
earnerssuchasdoctors.Tisfollows:
percentpaycutsalreadyinforce.
Unemployment Now
Main Problem
EU OBSERVER | February 25
[T]
uiiUvozoiappearstobe
movingawayfromacrisisfu-
eledbydecitanddebt,massunem-
ploymentseemstobeheretostay.
Teheadlinerateof::.,percent
unemploymentacrosstheeurozoneis
badenough,butitisthesharprisein
long-termjoblessnessthatismostcon-
cerning.Forty-vepercentoftheEUs
unemployedhavebeenoutofworkfor
morethanayear,andineightcoun-
triesthisgurerisestooveroneintwo.
InSpain,GreeceandPortugal,
wheretheunemploymentrateisabove
:,percentandyouthunemployment
sitsclosetooneintwo,millionsof
Europeansriskbeinglockedoutofthe
labormarketforgood.
Telongerpeopleareoutofwork,
themorelikelyitisthathighunem-
ploymentratesbecomeastructural
featureoftheEuropeaneconomy.
WherethendoesEuropegofrom
here:Itseemsinevitablethatthe
Commissionwillrelaxitsenforce-
mentofthedecittargetsunderthe
economicgovernancesixpack.Most
governmentsareclearlytakingsteps
tocutspendingandtheconsolidation
eortsarebeingdelayedbythereces-
sionratherthanarefusaltocomply
withthenewrules.
TeCommissionandmember
statescouldalsofront-loadinfrastruc-
tureprojectstobefundedbythe:o:-
:o:obudgetframeworkandmake
greateruseoftheEuropeanInvest-
mentBank.
Germanys Exemplary
Leadership in Europe
EU OBSERVER | February 27
O
uisrsttriptoBerlinasU.S.
foreignsecretaryJohnKerryon
TuesdaypraisedGermanysleader-
shipinEuropeandmadeastrongcase
foranEU-U.S.freetradeagreement.I
I
1uipast,Germanyplayedthesecond-ddleinBalkan
aairs.Todayitseemstobetheconductorofthewhole
orchestra.AccordingtoSuzanaGrubjesic,Serbiasdeputy
primeministerinchargeofEuro-
peanintegration,itisclearthat
agreementsaremadeinBrussels
butthatBerlinmakesdecisions.
Ms.GrubjesicwasinBer-
linlastweekwithAleksandar
Vucic,Serbiasall-important
rstdeputyprimeminister,and
adelegationfromgovernment,
parliamentandtheSerbian
presidency.
TereasonforthisisthatduetochangesinGermanleg-
islationin:oo,theBundestagmustbeconsultedonmat-
tersconcerningEUenlargement.Tismakesthechamber
uniqueamongtheEUs:,parliaments.TeBundestaghas
exercisedthisrighttwice,invotingtoapprovetheopening
ofaccessionnegotiationswithIcelandandMontenegro.
InApril,theEuropeanCommissionwillmakearecom-
mendationastowhetherSerbiashouldopennegotiations.
MostlikelyitwillrecommendthatSerbiagetsadatetodo
so,albeitconditionedonthefulllmentofvarioustasks.
Ineecthowever,therealdecision-makersarethegovern-
ment,andtheEuropeanAairsCommitteeoftheBund-
estag,whichwillrecommend
whichwayparliamentshould
vote.
Germanocialssaythatthey
havetakentheleadinBalkan
aairsthankstocircumstance
ratherthandesign.Aferall,says
one,wedidnotvolunteerto
savetheeuroeither.America
onceplayedanimportantrole,
butithaslongsinceturnedto
otherpressingproblems[and]Francehaslostinterestin
theBalkanscompletely,saystheocial.Italyismorein-
terestedinbusinessintheregionandBritainandHolland
agreeonpolicywithGermany,butastheirparliamentsare
notinvolvedatthisstageinBalkanEUintegration,they
donthavetheGermanclout.
Germany and the Balkans
ECONOMIST | February 26
In the Balkan Peninsula, it will then be game,
set and match to Germany. Germanythe peace-
broker in Kosovo, the future administrator of
Kosovo and of the whole Balkan Peninsulathe
lead nation in the Eurocombine shortly to rule
the European continent and extend its powerful
reach globally to impact all nations.
theTrumpet.com, Nov. 3, 2005
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rememberbikingheredowntheReich-
stagwhenitwasinastateofdestruc-
tion.Whatyouhavedoneforthiscity
andthiscountryisnothingshortof
remarkable,Kerrytoldpressalongside
ChancellorAngelaMerkel.
WhatyouredoingnowinGerma-
nyissoremarkableintermsofleading
Europeandexpressingavisionabout
wherewecangotogether,Kerrytold
theyoungaudience.Herepeatedthe
complimentwhenmeetingMerkel,
thankingGermanysexemplary
leadership.
Germanyhasbeenunderstrong
criticisminsouthernEuropeancoun-
triesforitsausteritydiktat,with
protestersinGreecerecentlyportray-
ingMerkelasaNazi.
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n Britain will leave EU
GermanyspresidentappealedtoBrit-
ainFebruary::nottoturnitsbackon
theEuropeanUnion.Healsoinsisted
thatEuropeneedsdeeperunityto
remainasignicantplayerinaglobal-
izedworld.Fromhisocialresidence
atSchlossBellevueCastle,President
JoachimGauckacknowledgedthatthe
decisionoverEUmembershipulti-
matelyrestswiththepeopleofBritain,
andhemadeapersonalappealtotryto
persuadethem.Gaucksaid,Wewould
likeyoutostaywithus.Weneedyour
experienceastheoldestparliamentary
democracy,weneedyourtraditions,
yoursobernessandyourcourage.
However,tomanyBritons,theprospect
ofstayinginsideEuropesincreasingly
undemocraticfederationisunappeal-
ing.PrimeMinisterDavidCameron
hassaidthatifhispartywinsthe
nextelection,hewillgivethepeoplea
referendumoverwhetherornottostay
intheEU.GauckinsistedthatBerlin
isnottryingtooverpowerEurope.He
said,Iassureallcitizensinneighbor-
ingcountriesthat,amongthepolitical
leadersinGermany,Iseenoonewho
seeksaGermandiktat.Despitethisap-
pealfromGermanyspresident,youcan
expectGermanandEUleaderstoput
increasingpressureonBritaintoeither
meltintotheEuropeancombineor
leaveitaltogether.Bibleprophecyshows
thatBritainultimatelywillnotbeapart
oftheEU.
n Slovenia ousts prime minister
JustaweekaferBulgariasprimemin-
isterwasforcedtoresign,Slovenias
primeministerwasalsoforcedoutof
oce.Defectorsfromhisownparty
joinedwiththeoppositiontoforce
JanezJansaoutofoce.AlenkaBra-
tusek,leaderofthelargestopposition
party,willsucceedhim,becoming
Sloveniasrstfemaleprimeminister.
Slovenia,aeurozonemember,isstrug-
glingwithitsbankingsystemand
economy.Tefallofthegovernment
continuestodemonstratethedestabi-
lizingpoweroftheeurocrisis.
S
Uviivi1couldonlyhappenin
Italy,wheretheworldhasbecome
usedtoregularboutsofpolitical
chaos.
ResultspublishedTuesdayindicate
thatSundaysnationalelectionshave
deliveredahungparliament,with
comedianBeppeGrillosupstartFive
StarMovementreceivingenoughsup-
porttolimitthechanceofmainstreampartiesforminga
coalitiongovernment.
PierLuigiBersaniscenter-lefDemocraticparty(PD)
hasclaimednarrowvictoryinthepollsforbothchambers
oftheItalianparliament.However,theresultlefitwell
shortofaneededmajorityintheSenate.
SilvioBerlusconi,theDemocraticpartyleader,came
withinawhiskerofbeatingBersanisslimvictory.
TechnocratMarioMontiproducedadisappointing
result,gainingonly:seats.Teseresultsareviewedasa
disasterforoutgoingPrimeMinisterMonti,whosecentrist
coalitionwasrelegatedtoadistantfourthplace.
Tusthebigsurpriseintheelectionoutcomewasthe
gainsbyBeppeGrillospopulistFiveStarMovement.
IntheeventthatItalianpoliticalpartiesfailtoagreeon
agoverningcoalition,newelectionswillbenecessary.Tis
willsimplycausemoreuncertaintyandcreatealeadership
vacuuminthecountryatacrucialtimeintheongoing
eurocrisis.
TechaoscreatedbyItalyselectionresultwillonly
exacerbatethecountryscurrentdeeprecession,withun-
employmentabove::percent,mostlyaectingtheyoung.
GreeceistheonlyotherEUcountrytocarryabiggerdebt
burdenthanItaly.
StratforopinesthatLikeGreece,Italyisapproaching
asituationwherepopulardiscontentisthreateningthe
countrysgovernability.TesituationinItalyisnotasse-
vereasinGreece,buttheHellenicnationremindsonejust
howquicklythesocialandpoliticalsituationofeurozone
memberscandegrade.[A]nyhopesthatItalywouldreturn
tosomekindofpoliticalnormalcyvanishedwiththese
elections.RatherthansolvingItalysproblems,theyhave
onlymadethemmoreacute(February:o).
PoliticalconditionsinEuropeareripeningfortherise
ofpopulistleadersheadingpoliticalpartiesbeyondthe
mainstream.Teincreasingeconomicandsocialdisrup-
tioncausedbyGermanysstoicinsistenceonitseconomic
modelastheonlysaviorfortheContinentiscreatinga
climatethatcouldeasilyleadtotheEUfragmentinginto
the:opoliticalgroups,eachunderapopulistleaderintune
withtheGermanway,prophesiedinyourBible(Revela-
tion:,:::-:).
Injustamatterofdays,wehavewitnessedthepope
resignandthenationthatishometotheVaticanState
thrownintopoliticalturmoil.
Whereisthisallleading:Teoutcomeisclearlyprophe-
siedinourbook The United States and Britain in Prophecy.
Election Throws Italy Into Chaos
RON FRASER
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D
ivviuAmivic.ambivalenceandChineseoutrage,
JapanPrimeMinisterShinzoAbedeclaredinWash-
ingtonlastweekthatJapanwillremainarst-ratepower
intheworld.AddressingaWashingtonaudienceaferhe
metU.S.PresidentBarackObamaintheWhiteHouse,
AbespokeinEnglish,unusualforaJapanesepremier,and
assertedthatJapanisnot,andwillneverbe,asecond-tier
country.
AferaseriesofweakPMsandpersistenteconomic
recessioninthelastfewyears,thewidespreadassumption
inWashingtonandbeyondhasbeenthatJapanisslowly
butcertainlyfadingoutoftheworldscenterstage.Inthe
lastfewweekshehasbeeninpower,Abehassoughtto
shakeJapan,EastAsiaandtheworldoutofthecertitudes
onJapansinevitabledecline.Makingboldmovestorevive
theeconomy,standinguptoChinesepressureoverthedis-
putedislandsthatBeijingcallsDiaoyuandJapanSenkaku,
proposinganincreaseindefensespendingandcallingfor
far-reachingchangesinJapanspeaceconstitution,Abehas
generatedshockwaves.
Imakeapledge,AbedeclaredinWashington,Iwill
bringbackastrongJapan,strongenoughtodoevenmore
goodforthebettermentoftheworld.Foracountrythat
hasneverstoppedoeringapologiesforitsimperialcon-
ductinWorldWarii,theuseofthephraseJapanisback
hasgratedonChinesenerves.
WhileChinaisangrywithAbe,itisapparentlypleased
withObamasseemingreluctancetopubliclybacktheJapa-
nesepremieragainstBeijing.MediacommentaryinChina
notedthatObamahadturneddownAbesrequesttovisit
WashingtoninJanuary.BeijinghasalsonotedthatJohn
KerryhasnotfollowedhispredecessorHillaryClintons
footstepsinmakingtherstforeigntripassecretaryof
statetoAsiaaddingtoChinesespeculationthatWash-
ingtonishavingsecondthoughtsontheU.S.pivottoAsia.
Whilethetwoleadersrearmedthecentralityofthe
U.S.-Japanalliance,Chinesemedianoted,Obamacare-
fullyavoidedanymentionofChinaandrefusedtoanswer
questionsfromJapanesereportersontheterritorialdispute
betweenTokyoandBeijingintheEastChinaSea.
ChinesenewsagencyXinhuasaidwhattranspiredin
WashingtonwascontrarytoAbesgreathopeofshowing
otherobustU.S.-JapanallianceandproddingtheU.S.
intotakingJapanssideinitsspiralingdisputewithneigh-
boringChinaovertheDiaoyuIslands.
Japan Is Back
INDIAN EXPRESS | February 27
China Launches
Stealth Frigate
CBS NEWS | February 26
C
ui.u.slaunchedtherstship
inanewclassofstealthmissile
frigates,statemediareportedTuesday,
amidongoingtensionswithneighbor-
ingcountriesoverBeijingsmaritime
claims.
TePeoplesLiberationArmy
Navyisbuildingatotalof:oType
o,oJiangdaoclassfrigatestoreplace
oldermodelsandbolsteritsabilityto
conductpatrolsandescortshipsand
submarinesinwatersitclaimsinthe
SouthChinaandEastChinaseas.
Terstintheclass,No.,8:,was
formallydeliveredtothenavyon
MondayinShanghai,whichishome
tooneofthecountryslargestcom-
plexesofnavalshipyards,accordingto
theocialXinhuaNewsAgencyand
thenavysocialwebsite.
Tehelicopter-equippedships
featureasleekdesigntoreduceclut-
terandmakethemhardertospotby
radarandarearmedwithanti-
shipandanti-aircrafmissiles.
At:,otonsfullyloaded,[it]is
considerablysmallerthanU.S.
Navyfrigates,andiscategorized
bysomeobserversasamem-
berofthesmallerclassofship
knownascorvettes.
Chinahasmadenosecretof
itsdesiretoextenditsnavys
globalreach,andtheservice
hasreceivedconsiderableattention
inChinasmilitarymodernization.
Chinasrstaircrafcarrier,theover-
hauledSoviet-eraLiaoning,entered
servicelastyear,whileagrowingar-
rayofnuclearsubmarinesandultra-
modernsurfaceshipsarealsojoining
theeet.
TW
I N B R I E F
n Russia to resume permanent
Mediterranean naval presence
TeRussiannavyplanstoresumea
permanentpresenceintheMediterra-
neanSea,asourceintheGeneralSta
saidonTuesday.Tenewtaskforce
willbesolvingroutineandsuddenly
emergingcombatmissionsinthe
Mediterraneancombattheater.Inpar-
ticular,itwillbefendingothreatsfor
Russiasnationalandmilitarysecurity
fromthisdirection,thesourcesaid.
Russiaspermanentpresenceisslated
tobeginin:o:,.RussianPresident
VladimirPutinhaslongbeenworking
torebuildRussiasinuenceinitsfor-
merSovietperipheryandbeyond,and
thenewsofRussiasplanstoreestab-
lishapermanentMediterraneannaval
presencerepresentanintensication
oftheseeorts.SuchmovesinMos-
cowwillfrightenEuropeanpowers
andhastentheirunication.
ASIA
Russian sailors line up in front of
Russian Navy missile cruiser Varyag.
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Oakland Residents
Lose Faith in Cops
CBS | February 26
O
.xi.uscvimiproblems
havegottensobadthatsome
peoplearentevenbotheringtocall
thecopsanymore;instead,theyre
tryingtosolveandpreventcrimes
themselves.
Tevigilancehasneverseemed
morenecessarythannow;:,homesin
theneighborhoodhavebeenburglar-
izedoverthelasttwomonthsalone.In
aneighborhoodthathasstartedtofeel
liketheWildWest,peoplehaveeven
startedpostingwantedsigns.
Youhavetowalkaroundinyour
housewithaguntofeelsafehere,
saidAlaskaTarvinsoftheArcadia
ParkBoardofDirectors.Overthe
weekend,onehomewasburglarized
twiceina:-hourperiod,oncewhile
aresidentsnephewwasinside.
Aplantogatetheircommunityhas
beenstalled.Withthepoliceforce
stretchedpainfullythin,theymaybe
forcedtofollowotherOaklandneigh-
borhoodsandhireprivateguards.
Wedonthaveachoice.Eitherdie
orwehiresomesecurityourselves,
becausewecantdependonthepolice
department,saidTarvins.
Republicans: Gay
Marriage Is a Right
THE BLAZE | February 26
A
s1uigaymarriagedebatecontin-
uestoheatup,prominentRepubli-
cansandsomesurprisingnamesat
thatareemergingtovoicetheirsup-
portforsame-sexunions.Followinga
blisteringlossinthe:o::presidential
election,discussionaboutsocialissues,
particularlygayrights,hasemerged
asapotentially-problematicareafor
right-of-centerpoliticians.
Tisweek,morethan8oprominent
Republicans,includingtopadvisers
toPresidentGeorgeW.Bush,four
formergovernorsandtwomembers
ofCongresssignedalegalbriefthat
proclaimsgaypeoplehavetheright
tomarryundertheU.S.Constitution.
Tedocumentwillbesubmittedtothe
SupremeCourtthisweek.
Nextmonth,theHighCourtwill
hearabattleoverProposition8,
Californiascontroversiallawbanning
same-sexunions.Telegalbrief
couldhaveanimpactonconserva-
tivejusticeswhosupporttraditional
A
mivic.iiustolearnfromthe
destructionofDetroit.OnFebru-
ary:,ateamofindependentauditors
appointedbythestateofMichigan
concludedthatDetroitisatotaland
completenancialmess.
Tereportsaysthecitywillface
as:oomillionshortfallbyJune.Te
cityslong-termdebtsandliabilitiesmostlyunfunded
pensionpromisesmadetounionizedemployeestotal
morethans:billion.
WithDetroitspopulationdowntoalittleover,oo,ooo,
citydebtstandsats:o,oooperman,womanandchild.
ButDetroitsoverspendingproblemisntduetolow
taxation.Detroithasthehighestpropertytaxratesofany
majorcityinAmerica.
Teresultispredictable.OnlyalittleoverhalfofDe-
troitspropertyownerspaidtheirtaxbillslastyear.Forty-
sevenpercentofallcitylandparcelsweredelinquenton
theirtaxesin:o::.
TeDetroit Newsreportsthatdelinquencyissoendemic
thattherewere,,cityblockswhereonlyoneownerpaid
taxeslastyear.
Peoplearerevolting.Whypaytaxes:askedhomeown-
erFredPhillips.Onhisblockontheeast-sideofDetroit,
onlyvepeoplepaidtheirtaxeslastyearWhyshouldI
sendthemtaxeswhentheyarentsupplyingservices:It
issickening.EverytimeIseethetaxbillcome,Ithink
aboutthetimeswecalledandnobodycame.
Tecitydoesntknowwhattodo.WayneCounty
treasuryocialssaytherewereo,ooodelinquentDetroit
propertiesthatshouldhavebeenseizedfornotpaying
taxeslastyear,butwereignored.Terewillbeanaddition-
al,o,ooothisyear.
Detroitisstuckinaviciouscircleofhightaxesforde-
terioratingservice,plummetingrevenues,andescalating
civildisobedience.
Accordingtotheauditorsreport,althoughcityleaders
arefullyawareofthegravityofthesituationtheystill
havenosatisfactoryplantoxit.
Morethanadecadeofmassiveoverspendingandno
plan!Decadesofpopulationlossandnoplan.Greedy
unionsstillsuckingtaxpayersdryandnoplan.Tree
quartersofDetroitstudentsdontgraduatehighschool.
Forty-sevenpercentofadultsarefunctionallyilliterate.De-
troitisnumberoneinunmarriedbirthsamongthenations
,olargestcities.Tehomiciderateisbacktolevelsseen
nearlyoyearsagowhenitwastheMurderCapital.
Tecityisliterallydyinganditsleadersstillcantcome
togethertoformaviableplan.
SomebodyneedstotellDetroitandAmericathatit
hasaspendingproblem!Andthelongerwewaittodeal
withit,theworseitwillbe.
Follow Robert Morley: Twitter
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marriage,butwhoarealsosympa-
thetictogaymarriagearguments
surroundingequalrights.
WiththeAmericanpublicincreas-
inglybecomingsupportiveofgaymar-
riage,questionsoverhowthisdynam-
icwillimpacttheRepublicanPartys
futureareongoing.Recenttrendsare
certainlyshowcasingincreasedsup-
portforsame-sexunionsandeven
homosexualitymoregenerally.
Gay Couples Report
Poorer Health
REUTERS | February 27
G
.v.ulesbiancouplesliving
togetherreportpoorerhealththan
straightmarriedcouples,U.S.re-
searcherssaidonWednesday.
Studieshaveshownthatmar-
riedcouplesenjoybetterhealththan
peoplewhoaresingle,divorcedor
separated.
WhenDr.HuiLiu,anassistant
professorofsociologyatMichigan
StateUniversity,andherteamstudied
thehealthofgayandstraightcouples,
theyfoundmarriagemadeadier-
ence.
Whenwecontrolledforsocio-
economicstatus,theoddsofreport-
ingpoororfairhealthwereabouto:
percenthigherforsame-sexcohabit-
ingmenthanformeninheterosexual
marriage,andtheoddsofreporting
poortofairhealthwereaboutoper-
centhigherforsame-sexcohabiting
womenthanforwomeninhetero-
sexualmarriages,Liusaid.
Teresearcherscomparedthe
healthof:,o,gaycouplesliving
togetherandasimilarnumberofmar-
riedheterosexuals.Teypooleddata
from:,to:ooNationalHealth
InterviewSurveysinwhichpeople
acrossthecountrywereaskedtorate
theiroverallhealthasexcellent,very
good,good,fairorpoor.
Testudy,whichispublishedinthe
Journal of Health and Social Behav-
ior,showedthatblackwomenliving
togetherasacouplewerethemost
disadvantaged.Teyreportedworse
healththananyothernon-married
blackwomen.
IMF Pushes for Global
Currency
NEW AMERICAN | February 20
W
uiiiui.uiiistoriesabout
avertingthedangersofaninter-
nationalcurrencywardominated
newscoverageoftherecentlycon-
cludedG-:omeetinginMoscow,the
realunreportedstoryisthattheglobal
gatheringofcentralbankersand
O
vvici.is.1theU.S.FederalReservemaybemorewor-
riedthantheyhaveletonaboutthetreacheroustask
ofextricatingAmericafromquantitativeeasing.Tisisan
unsettlingtwist,withglobalimplications.
AnewpaperfortheU.S.MonetaryPolicyForumand
publishedbytheFedwarnsthattheinstitutionscapital
basecouldbewipedoutseveraltimesonceborrowing
costsstarttoriseinearnest.
Amerewhiofinationormorelikelystagation
wouldcauseabondmarketrout,leavingtheFednursing
escalatinglossesonitss:.trillionholdings.Tisportfolio
isrisingbys8,billioneachmonthunderQE,.Telongerit
goeson,thegreatertherisk.Exitwillbecomemuchharder
by:o:.
SuchlosseswouldleadtoapoliticalstormonCapitol
Hillandriskacrisisofcondence.TepaperCrunch
Time:FiscalCrisesandtheRoleofMonetaryPolicyis
co-writtenbyformerFedgovernorFredericMishkin,Ben
Bernankesformerright-handman.
ItarguestheFedisacutelyvulnerablebecauseithas
stretchedtheaveragematurityofitsbondholdingsto::
years,andthelongerthedate,thebiggerthelosseswhen
yieldsrise.TeBankofJapanhaskeptbelowthreeyears.
IfthisiswheretheFedisheading,theworldisatacriti-
caljuncture.TeU.S.economyhasnotyetreachedescape
velocity,andinfactshrankinthefourthquarterof:o::.
Brusselshasslasheditseurozoneforecast,expectingasec-
ondyearofoutrightcontractionin:o:,.
Prof.MichaelPettisfromBeijingUniversityarguesin
anewbookTe Great Rebalancing: Trade, Conict, and
the Perilous Road Aheadthattheglobaltraumaofthelast
veyearsisatradeconictmasqueradingasadebtcrisis.
Tereistoomuchindustrialplantintheworld,andtoo
littledemandtosoakupsupply,likethe:,os.Chinais
distortingtheglobalsystembyrunninginvestmentnear
,opercentofuuv,andcompressingconsumptionto,,
percent.Nothinglikethishasbeenseenbeforeinmodern
times.
TetwinpolicyregimesinEastandWeststokedthe
creditbubble,andthisinturndisguisedwhathashappening
totradeows.Teseowsweredisguisedyetfurtherafer
:oo8byQEandscalbuers,butthehardrealitybeneath
maysoonbeexposedasthesearepropsareknockedaway.
Inaworldofdecientdemandandexcesssavings,
everycountrywilltrytoacquireagreatershareofglobal
demandbyexportingsavings,hewrites.Tewinners
inthiswillbethedecitstates.Teloserswillbethe
surplusstateswhocannotretaliate.Telessonofthe:,os
isthatthecreditorsarepowerless.ProfessorPettisargues
thatChinaandGermanyriskanastysurprise.
TefouryearsofQEhavegivenusacontaineddepres-
sionandpreventedtheglobalstrategicorderfromunrav-
eling.Tatisnotabadoutcome,butthetimegainedhas
largelybeenwastedbecausefewwishtofacetheawful
truththatglobalizationitselfinitscurrentdeformed
structureistherootcauseofthewholedisaster.
Itwillbeharderfromnowonifcentralbanksconclude
thattheirarsenalisspent.Wecanonlypraythattheirhelp
willnotbeneeded.
Trade Protectionism Looms
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, TELEGRAPH | February 24
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nanceministersispushingforward
withtheirplanforsupersizingthe
InternationalMonetaryFund.Te
endgoalistotransformtheimvinto
aglobalFederalReserve,withthe
abilitytooodtheworldwithhuge
newvolumesofloansandcurrency.It
wouldalsowieldvastnancialregula-
torypowers.
Teimvsunitofaccount,orcur-
rency,knownasaSpecialDraw-
ingRight(suv),isbeingreadiedfor
eventualadoptionasthereplacement
fortheU.S.dollarininternational
transactions,toleadthewaytoward
eventualadoptionofthesuvorsome
otherdesignatedunitastheglobal
currency,muchinthesamewaythat
theeurowasfoisteduponthepeople
ofEuropeasareplacementoftheir
nationalcurrencies.
Virtuallyunreportedwasimv
ManagingDirectorChristineLa-
gardescommentsatthecloseofthe
G-:oMoscowsummitonFebruary:o
thatsheexpectedtheimvmembersto
comethroughsoonwiththeremain-
ingfundsnecessarytodoublethe
imvsfunds.Unknowntomostvoters
andtaxpayerstheworldoveristhe
factthattheirgovernmentsnance
ministersagreedattheG-:osKorea
meetingin:o:otoincreasethequo-
tas(contributions)ofeachmemberto
theimv,eectivelydoublingtheimvs
suvassetstoaboutUss,,obillion.
Withournationalbudgetnow
beingmeasuredintrillionsofdol-
lars,themerehundredsofbillions
ofdollarstheimvisbandyingabout
maynolongerseemasimpressiveas
itoncemighthave.However,theimv
hasmuchgrandervisions;thisisjust
thestart.
Pentagon Dumbs
Down Aviation Tests
RUSSIA TODAY | February 12
A
mivic.si.1is1stealthghterjet
istooheavyandslowtopassper-
formancetests.Insteadofimproving
theaircraf,thePentagonhasdecided
toloweritsexpectations.Expertssay
theF-,,ismorevulnerablethanthe
jetitsreplacing.
Abandon the Constitution?
THETRUMPET.COM | March 3
BothpoliticalpartiesintheU.S.willhavesomepeople
whodislikeorperhapshatetheConstitution,butitseems
liketodaymostofthosepeoplecomefromwhatwecall
theradicallef.Isthereaproblemwiththat:Andwhat
doesitallmeanifpeoplehatetheConstitutionandwant
todoawaywithit:WhatisabandoningtheConstitution
goingtoproduce:
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Simplyput,theF-,,JointStrike
Fighter(,sv)doesntgoasfast,turn
assharplyorhandleasgracefullyas
itshould.Butinsteadofbringingin
ateamofaviationexpertstoxthe
problem,thePentagonhaschosento
acceptthatthejetunderperforms.
Inan:8-pageannualweapons
testingreport,thePentagonoutlined
changestoitsrulebook,whichinclude
amendingperformancespecications
andincreasingtimeforacceleration
forthe,sv.Tese changes were due to
the results of air vehicle performance
and ying qualities evaluations,the
reportread.
Te,svsreducedperformance
meanstheaircrafmightnotbeable
tocompetewiththelatestRussianand
Chinese-madeghters.Evenbefore
thedowngrades,someanalystsques-
tionedtheF-,,sabilitytodefeatnewer
SukhoiandShenyangjets,Wired
reported.
TenewscomesaferU.S.tax-
payersworkedtopayforthestealth
ghterprogramss:trillionprice
tagthemostexpensiveinU.S.his-
tory.Itsthesecondtimeinayear
thattheU.S.governmenthaseased
theperformancerequirementsofthe
aircraf.
InJanuary,themilitarygranted
theF-,,alongertakeorunthan
originallyrequiredandadjustedthe
planesstandardightproleinorder
tocompensateforsomeoftheying
rangelosttoincreasingweightand
drag.
ItsnotthersttimetheF-,,series
hasfacedsetbacks.Lastmonth,theF-
,,Bwasbannedfromtravelingwithin
:,milesofathunderstormamidfears
thatlightingcouldcauseitsfueltank
toexplode.
Andlastyear,theAirForcesus-
pendedoperationofitseetof:oJoint
StrikeFightersafertheyexperienced
malfunctionsthethirdtimethe
programwasputonhold.
Previoustestsrevealedanumberof
problems.
AstheU.S.governmentcontinues
tostressitsneedforastrongmili-
tary,theF-,,appearstobeanything
butintimidating,andisbelievedto
bemorevulnerablethanthejetitis
replacing.
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A
vivov1titledStateoftheScienceofEndocrine-Disrupt-
ingChemicalscommissionedbytheUnitedNations
EnvironmentProgramandtheWorldHealthOrganization
andproducedoveraperiodoftwoyearsbyaninternational
teamofhealthexpertshasfoundpathogenichormone-dis-
ruptingsubstancesinamultitudeofcertaincommon,every-
daymaterialslikecreditcards,sunglasses,toys,dashboards,
vvcooring,cosmeticsandagriculturalpesticides.
TereportwasreleasedFebruary:,anditnotesthe
seriousconsequencesforhealthofsomeoftheculprit
substancessuchasphthalates,bisphenolAandbrominated
ameretardants.Accordingtothereport,theconsequenc-
esaregraveenoughtowarrantabantoprotectfuture
generations.
Tereportnotedthattheriseinhealthproblemsisjust
toorapidtobeblamedongenesalone.Itstatesthatthese
endocrinedisruptingchemicals(iucs)someofwhich
areairbornehavebeenlinkedtosuchhealthconditions
asbirthdefects,stuntedintelligence,autism,.uuu,breast
andprostatecancer,asthma,infertilityandleukemia.
Naturalhormonesarevitaltonormalgrowth,devel-
opmentandoverallhealth.Whenthesehormonesare
disruptedbyaniuc,problemsarise.
A:oo:reportonthesamestudyshowedtheadverse
eectsofthesechemicalsonwildlifepopulations.How-
ever,backthen,therewasveryweakevidencethathuman
healthwassimilarlyaectedbyexposuretotheseendo-
crinedisruptors.Tenyearslater,followingcomprehensive
scienticworkandimprovedunderstanding,thereis
concreteevidencetoreinforcethelinkbetweeniucsanda
hostofhealthproblems.
Techemicalsstudiedthusfar,thereportnotes,may
onlybethetipoftheiceberg.
Godintendedmankindtoliveinahealthy,disease-free,
productiveanduplifingenvironment,completelyfreeof
harmfulpollutantsandinjuriouschemicalssuchasiucs.
Insuchaworld,manspotentialwouldnotbelimitedby
chemicalsanddiseases.
Everyday Chemicals Linked to Diseases
February 25
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n UK loses AAA rating
Britainscreditratingwasdowngraded
from...toAA:byMoodysInves-
torServicesFebruary::,humiliating
thegovernment,whichwasproud
ofitsperfectrating.Teratingscut
hashadlittleeectontheeconomy.
Manyexpectedit.Tepounddropped
toitsweakestagainsttheeurofor
:omonths,butonlybecauseitwas
alreadylow.Tev1si:ooshareindex
isclosetoitshighestlevelinve
years.Buttheratingscutsoundsan
importantwarningaboutBritains
debt.Moodysmainreasonforcut-
tingtheratingwasthecontinuing
weaknessintheUKsmedium-term
growthoutlook.Buttheothercauses
itcitedallrevolvearoundthegovern-
mentsabilitytogetthedebtunder
control.MoodyssaidtheAA:rating
wasstable,butonlybecauseofits
expectationthatacombinationof
politicalwillandsomeeconomic
strengthwillenableBritaintogetits
debtundercontrol.Unfortunately,
Britainlacksthatwill.MostinBritain
believethegovernmentiscuttingthe
debt.Tereisnopoliticalwilltotell
thetruthabouttheproblem,letalone
xit.Ifanything,Moodysiswildly
optimistic.
n Farrakhan calls on gang member
to protect black community
NationofIslamMinister LouisFarra-
khan statedlastSundaythatChicagos
gangmemberscouldserveabetter
purposebytrainingtobecomesoldiers
toprotecthisgroupsassets.Allyou
gangbangers,weknowyouloveto
shoot,butyourekillingyourselves,he
said.Allyourweaponsareillegal,and
youreusingthemlikesavages.Instead
ofghtingothergangs,Farrakhan
suggestedthatgangmembersarenat-
uralsoldierswhocouldbeinstructed
inthescienceofwartoprotectthe
NationofIslamspropertyandassets.
Duringhisspeech, Farrakhan also
calledontheblackcommunitytopool
theirmoneyandbuylandinorderto
controlthemeansofproduction.Such
violentrhetoricispushingthenation
towardaperiodofviolenceandintense
racialstrife.
n DHS releasing hundreds of
illegal immigrants in face of budget
cuts
TeDepartmentofHomelandSecu-
rityhasstartedreleasinghundredsof
illegalimmigrantsheldinlocaldeten-
tioncentersinanticipationoflooming
budgetcuts.PinalCountySheriPaul
BabeusaidTuesdaythatImmigration
andCustomsEnforcementreleased
morethan,oodetaineesinhiscounty
alone.Toughnumbersarestillbeing
disputed,aspokesmanforBabeutold
FoxNews.comthatocialsplantore-
leasenearly:o,oooillegalimmigrants.
Tisunexpectedinuxofillegal
immigrantswilllikelyfuelarisein
crime.TebiblicalbookofIsaiahfore-
tellsofatimewhenforeignstrangers
burnthecitiesofend-timeIsrael.
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privatizationsorchangingCypriotbanks.Butwhenyou
promiseinadvancenottoleavethenegotiatingtable,you
giveupalotofyourbargainingpower.
AnastasiadesappointedIoannisKasoulidesashis
foreignministerapickthatwillgodownwellinEurope.
KasoulidesisthevicechairmanoftheEuropeanPeoples
Party(ivv)intheEuropeanParliament.Merkelsparty,the
ChristianDemocraticUnion,alsobelongstotheivv.
ButAnastasiadesstillhasatoughjobaheadofhim.Cy-
prusneedsabailoutof:,billion(Uss::billion).Cyprusis
avitalstrategiclocation,andGermanysleadershipmaybe
excitedaboutsnappingitupforabargainbasementprice.
ButtheGermanpeoplearent.
Sixty-threepercentofthosesurveyedinapollreleased
afewdaysagowereagainstbailingoutCyprus.Only:o
percentwereforit.Sixtypercentsaiditwassomething
veryimportantorimportantwhenitcametoselecting
Germanysnextchancellor.
TismakesitatrickysituationforMerkel,whoisup
forelectionintheautumn.Cyprusiswillingtohandover
sovereigntyinexchangeforGermancash.ButtheGerman
peopledontwantthedeal.
However,thesituationwillalsomakeiteasyforGer-
manytoapplypressureonCyprustogetmoreconcessions.
Germanyholdsalmostallthecards.Tebailoutmoney
neededisahugeamountforCyprus,butisonlyasmall
percentageofEuropesbailoutfund.GermanFinanceMin-
isterWolfgangSchubletoldtheGermandailynewspaper
Stuttgarter Zeitung:Iwillnotallowmyselftobeputunder
timepressureoverCyprus.Germanycanusepublicop-
positiontothebailouttoplayhardtogetandmakeCyprus
giveupevenmoreinexchangeforthemoney.
GermanyhaseventoyedwiththeideaofgettingRussia
involved.TewaymanyGermansseeit,bailingoutCy-
prussbanksmeansgivingmoneytothecorruptRussians
whohaveinvestedinthem.HavingRussiacontributea
portionofthebailoutcouldmakeitmorepalatabletothe
public.
Ifthathappens,restassuredGermanywillstillbein
control.TeInternationalMonetaryFundplayedakeyrole
inthebailoutsofGreece,IrelandandPortugal.ButEurope
retainedpower.ShouldGermanygetRussiainvolved,it
willbeonsimilarterms.
Germanyisintheprocessofgainingcontrolofavital
pieceofrealestateforanyEuropeannationthatwantsto
projectitspowerintheMiddleEast.Formoreinforma-
tiononwhatisgoingonhere,seeTrumpeteditorinchief
GeraldFlurrysWebexclusivevideoCyprusSurrendersto
Germany. Follow Richard Palmer: Twitter
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