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COVER STORY PUBLISHER and EDITOR IN CHIEF Gerald Flurry SENIOR EDITORS Dennis Leap J. Tim Thompson Vyron Wilkins SPECIAL REPORT SECOND OF TWO PARTS : MANAGING EDITOR Stephen Flurry ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR Joel Hilliker CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Ryan Malone Donna Grieves Dangerous New World Deborah Leap Paula Powell Melody Thompson Magda Wilkins 2 Who Will Fill the Power Void? CONTRIBUTORS Eric Anderson Gareth Fraser Ron Fraser Shane Granger Andrew Locher United States and Britain Wilbur Malone 5 Gary Rethford Divided We Fall PHOTOGRAPHERS David Jardine Never have these two nations been so Stephen Flurry internally divided as over Kosovo. PREPRESS PRODUCTION Mark Carroll ON THE COVER: CIRCULATION Shane Granger 7 Flower-Power War NATO attacks have sparked anti-U.S. INTERNATIONAL EDITIONS EDITOR Wik Heerma 9 Disunited Kingdom sentiment worldwide. Here, an French Antonin Chiasson American flag burns. German Wik Heerma (Digital illustration by Joel Hilliker) Italian Daniel Frendo Spanish Jorge Esparza

Germany and the Vatican OFFICE DIRECTORS Australasia Alex Harrison 14 The Fourth Reich in Disguise Canada Wayne Turgeon 16 Provocative Memoirs Caribbean J. Tim Thompson Central and South America Ron Fraser Britain, Europe, Middle East, Africa John Durrad

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ost of us have heard of the story of Achilles, the As Mr. De Courcy said, “NO COMPUTER SYSTEM IS TOTALLY warrior who was only vulnerable in his heel. SECURE, OR ANYWHERE NEAR IT”! MAmerica is the greatest superpower this world has Germany is the first nation to have their own air force ever known. But we have a very vulnerable point in our mil- base in America. It’s located in Alamogordo, New Mexico. itary—our own Achilles’ heel. It is so dangerous that I am There are probably more German pilots being trained in amazed it hasn’t received more publicity. the U.S. than there are from any other nation—most of it Here is a quote from the Intelligence Digest of being done because of NATO. Sheppard Air Force Base in Cheltenham, England, by Joseph de Courcy, March 20, 1992 Wichita Falls, Texas, is one example. They are actively teach- (emphasis mine): “We will be hear- ing and training German pilots how ing a lot more about computer to operate U.S. war planes. An crime, computer terrorism, and “For the moment, the public American heads the group. A computer warfare. Every moment of is only dimly aware of German is second in command. the day in modern, technological Germany is LEARNING A GREAT DEAL societies is dominated by comput- exactly how vulnerable a ABOUT OUR MILITARY. Along with ers. These computers are highly vul- computer-run society is, that, they are learning a lot about the nerable to criminal, terrorist or modern-day computer technology enemy sabotage. For the moment, whilst criminals, terrorists, that plays such a big role in U.S. mil- THE PUBLIC IS ONLY DIMLY AWARE OF and would-be aggressors are itary operations. EXACTLY HOW VULNERABLE A COM- One of the major concerns of PUTER-RUN SOCIETY IS, whilst crimi- only just beginning to Western security authorities is about nals, terrorists and would-be ag- understand the potential a “network of young computer gressors are only just beginning to hackers in Germany.” That the com- understand the potential available available to them. puter hackers are from GERMANY to them. This will change.... This will change.” should also send a warning mes- “Furthermore, every computer sage—especially if you understand has a ‘backdoor key,’ by-passing ac- Joseph de Courcy German history and Bible prophecy. cess codes, for the convenience of Winston Churchill said Germany the technical experts. Backdoor keys had a history of surprise attacks can be created by special instruction in order to ensure con- against enemies and nations who thought they were friends tinued access regardless of changing security codes. NO with Germany. COMPUTER SYSTEM IS TOTALLY SECURE, OR ANYWHERE NEAR IT.... Who has an unparalleled history of destroying many na- “One growing concern to Western security authorities is tions in warfare? Germany has a long history of such con- the expanding, semi-underground, NETWORK OF YOUNG COM- quests. They tried hard to conquer and rule the whole world PUTER HACKERS IN GERMANY. It is thought that some at least in World Wars I and II. of these highly skilled computer wizards are ideologically We seem to have forgotten the history of Germany. motivated—or could become so. With their expertise, a ter- Assuming the Germans are trustworthy military allies, or rorist organization could achieve a far greater impact on lovers (Bible terminology), is going to be a FATAL DELUSION! everyday life than has ever been achieved by conventional One of the main reasons we won World War II was be- terrorism. cause the British broke German radio code. We knew about “As to the implications for defense, the Gulf War showed most of their war plans in advance! Quite a gigantic advan- what a critical role technology now plays in warfare. But the tage. Some experts think we would have lost the war without course of a battle would be very different IF EFFECTIVE TECH- that knowledge. NOLOGY-SABOTAGING MEASURES COULD BE INSTITUTED AGAINST We could lose the next war before we even begin, if some- THE SUPERIOR FORCE.... body breaks our military codes. “Computer dependence is the Western world’s ACHILLES’ A powerful Germany is disturbing many people as it HEEL, and WITHIN A FEW YEARS THIS WEAKNESS COULD BE TEST- once again bullies Europe. Is America being exposed to a ED TO THE FULL.” great risk in its love affair with Germany?

JUNE 1999 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET 1 SPECIAL REPORT UPI AFP DANGEROUS NEW WORLD WHO WILL FILL THE REUTERS POWER VOID?

BY JOEL HILLIKER

ATO’S WA R I N KOSOVO has wrought a firestorm of blistering controversy worldwide. And the Nbrunt of it is falling squarely on the United States. Russia has dealt America slap after slap over Kosovo. Formal Russian protests began immediately, along with conspicuous support for Slobodan Milosevic. Russia kicked covered an already seething global anti- NATO reps out of Moscow, dis- UPI Americanism—people, especially patched a spy ship to the Adriatic to Chinese, spouting, “I want to kill monitor the U.S. fleet, threatened to Americans!” (It also put the United send military supplies to Belgrade, States again in the weak position of boycotted NATO’s 50th anniversary having to apologize to the international party in Washington. The citizenry community for mistakes in the Yugo- has united behind its government slav campaign.) for the first time in years, and the Even Jordan, a moderate, pro- impetus is just this: Down with the Western Muslim nation with every rea- West. (The U.S., meanwhile, has son to support intervention on behalf of the Muslim Kosovar Albanians, has practically fawned over Russia, mak- been critical. “If NATO’s aim was to pro- ing plain its wishes for Russia to bro- tect civilians with air strikes, the al- ker the peace deal with Belgrade— liance made a tragic miscalculation,” to the point now where the IMF just said the Jordan Times. gave them another $2 billion.) The Yugoslav conflict has even exac- The war has dealt a major blow to erbated deep division within Washing- America’s shaky relations with China. ton itself. Confusion reigned in Con- China has been adamantly against gress as they wrestled over whether the NATO’s campaign from the beginning, U.S. should fight, whether to send but the U.S.’s accidental bombing of ground troops, how much to finance the Chinese embassy in Belgrade on the military. And with every doubt and May 7 was a deal-breaker. It further un- degrading self-examination on public FAR LEFT U.S. Fighting Falcons fly into Yugoslavia; the Chinese embassy in Belgrade after the U.S. bombing; Serbian protesters storm the U.S. consulate in Vancouver. CENTER Chinese protest the embassy bombing. BELOW Russians protest NATO strikes by burning a British flag. AFP

served by weakening Serbia. Now that its aims in the present of- fensive have largely been realized, Germany is preparing for the next. When that comes, Germany doesn’t want to have to involve the U.S. Already it is pushing hard for an inde- pendent European military force. Consider these details of NATO’s “new strategic concept,” formalized during its 50th-year summit in April— deep in the midst of the Yugoslav war. display, the United States presented it- premacy are coming from several quar- The stated intent now is to reduce the self to the world as a country that can’t ters. The post-cold-war era of the lone present 19 decision-making voices agree internally how committed it is to superpower U.S. has proved to be within NATO to around three or four— waging war. nothing more than an interregnum, a by making Europe a single voice. By re- IN THE WORLD’S EYES, NATO HAS temporary anomaly. moving the sovereignty of individual FAILED. THE UNITED STATES HAS FAILED. Nature abhors a vacuum. When we European members and integrating And nations are seizing the chance, bit- speak of today’s “dangerous new their military structures, NATO would ing into America’s reputation with pi- world,” we primarily are talking about “prevent the renationalization of de- ranha-like ferocity. the power vacuum being created by an fense policies.” (This month, the EU We may completely set aside ques- ever-weaker America and Britain—a will actually appoint a high-profile po- tions of whether or not the attacks are vacuum which will be filled by nations litical figure to act as a single voice for justified and still arrive at a chilling with far-from-benign intent. the Union’s foreign policy.) conclusion: What we are seeing is un- Add to this the seeds planted within precedented. Kosovo marks the begin- OF ALL THE BACKLASH FROM THE WAR IN Article 30 which the Trumpet discussed ning of a new era. Kosovo, the most worrisome has come last month (p. 16) for Europe to be able The United States has been reluctant out of Europe. to draw on NATO resources to pursue to use its power decisively since the Though the job of absorbing criticism objectives the U.S. isn’t interested in. Second World War. It is possible that for a failed offensive in Yugoslavia seems That practically makes the Atlantic al- now, in the face of failures in Kosovo, it to have fallen on the U.S., when it comes liance a poor disguise for an indepen- may be skittish about using its power at to dictating NATO policy, Germany has dent Euroforce. all. Whether that is the case or not, the ruled the roost. Relying on U.S. military And further, consider that the new dynamics of this presently uni-polar strength, it is Germany that has been strategic concept cites virtually any rea- world are lurching violently. Increas- the primary force behind NATO attacks. son you care to name as cause for use of ingly bold challenges to American su- It is German interests which are best NATO force, over a much wider territory

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than has ever been considered the presidency of both the EU and G8 ing the close of this present age of man. its responsibility. “The new and being the strongest proponent of Why has it taken half a century for strategic concept represents the WEU, there is little doubt that the the most expert analytical minds to madness on a colossal (per- plan will be rushed through the EU catch up with Mr. Armstrong? Because haps we should say Imperial) vote and fully approved. This being the he used a source of intelligence none of scale” (Intelligence Digest, case, the EU could be in a position to them ever tapped: that of revealed bib- April 30). have in place its own combined mili- lical prophecy. The Creator God of the Concurrent with these de- tary by December 2000. Universe says he will do nothing with- velopments has been the sud- Though NATO may currently be a out first revealing his intentions (Amos den renewal of interest in the convenient means to a militarily tough 3:7-8). That he has done, as current long-dormant military arm of Europe, we can be sure that any alliance events are bearing out. the EU, the Western Euro- between Europe and the U.S. is bound Following Mr. Armstrong’s death pean Union (WEU). “Alarmed to dissolve, and quickly; the EU will and the complete change in format of by their dependence on the soak up NATO resources for its own the magazine which he founded, the United States in NATO’s mili- purposes. Whatever the mechanism, Trumpet magazine has continued in his tary campaign against Serbia, the bottom line is that EUROPE WILL BE tradition. But there is an important dis- European ministers vowed THE NEXT MILITARY POWERHOUSE OF THE tinction: He wrote about what was yet [May 11] to develop a robust WORLD, AND A GREAT DEAL OF THE to happen; today, much of what he pre- common defense policy,” re- GROUNDWORK HAS ALREADY BEEN LAID. dicted IS PRESENTLY HAPPENING. In many ported the New York Times. It is just as Trumpet editor-in-chief ways, where Mr. Armstrong prophesied Though the WEU has long Gerald Flurry wrote last month: “The of future events, we are merely giving been asleep, “a combination only real winner in our war with current events their proper significance. of the crisis in Kosovo…and a Yugoslavia will be Germany. America That is how close we are to the ring- growing German determina- and Britain will be the great losers. ing down of this present age! And still tion to play an active security They will grow weaker as Germany the world at large is almost wholly un- role in Europe appear to have grows in power.” The war isn’t even aware of what is about to occur. led to a decisive shift of mood over yet, and already we’re seeing just Despite the tumult of change and clam- that may bring concrete re- that. or of irreconcilable interests world- sults.” wide, people carelessly assume, with ir- This month, the WEU, com- HERE IS A GROWING, BUT SMALL, responsible, unfounded optimism, that prising over 40 nations but body of politicians, commenta- mankind will somehow work things largely directed by the EU tors and analysts expressing out. member nations, meets at its grave misgivings over these is- He will not! In fact, the Bible says headquarters in Brussels to Tsues. The chain of events the unequivocally that if God Himself did submit a plan for a European watershed war over Kosovo has started not intervene to stop him, mankind defense and security force to is merely making them more plain to would annihilate himself! (Matt. 24:21- EU leaders for ratification. those with the eyes to see. 22). The fact that God will intervene is With Germany in the While some few are waking up to the the only hope for a world bent on its driver’s seat, alarm today, Herbert W. Armstrong, as own destruction. But it is a sure hope! currently editor in chief of The Plain Truth mag- You must not ignore these momen- holding azine (circulation 8 million in 1986) tous global shifts, nor should you fail to forecast many of these very problems as understand them. The Trumpet is your long as half a century ago. When guide. Your early-warning news source. Germany lay prostrate in the ashes of This issue of the Trumpet, the sec- World War II, he told everyone they ond of a two-part special report, would rise again. As Europe sat “Dangerous New World,” discusses the dazed and fractured at war’s end, current fall of the United States and he prophesied of their unifica- Britain—the who, how and why. It will tion. As America and Britain help you to understand the signifi- gloried in their victory, he cance. It will show you the alliance now told them they had just building that will forcibly supplant the won their last war. world’s present superpower. And, as Over five decades, further proof of the urgency of these Mr. Armstrong times, this Trumpet highlights the al- warned the world ready evident rise of the power that will that a European subsequently challenge that European military, economic alliance. and political com- The inexorable march of end-time bine would rise up events is happening. The years ahead to dominate the will be full of horrifying shocks to a world scene for a world asleep. We urge you to prepare brief period at the yourself by taking the Trumpet serious- climax approach- ly—and acting upon what you read. JOEL HILLIKER

4 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET JUNE 1999 UNITED STATES and BRITAIN UNITED STATES

HE PAST TEN YEARS HAVE BEEN A roller-coaster ride for the greatest single nation on earth. With the Tlowering of the red flag from the Kremlin on December 25, 1991, the United States stood alone as the world’s singular superpower. Previous to that, DIVIDED following the iron curtain clanging shut in 1949, splitting the political continent of Europe East from West through the heart of Germany, the world scene was dominated by two great nations. To the east, Russia and her Union of Soviet Socialist Republics held sway. The United States of America, supported by its traditional Western allies, dominat- WE FALL ed the Western world. Then, in the spring of 1985, under THINGS FALL APART: In the long history of Britain and the the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union started to present to relatively short history of the American nation, govern- the West a façade very different to that ments have come and gone with regularity. Yet, never in which had dominated their foreign pol- icy since the revolution of 1917. This their post Cold-War histories have they faced such bitter began the era in the Soviet Union division within their elected governing bodies as over the which was to be termed by Gorbachev Kosovo crisis. Why? And where is it all leading? “perestroika,” meaning restructuring, and “glasnost,” implying more open government. Looking back on this era of fresh rapport between Russia and BY RON FRASER America, it is interesting to note that in his national bestseller, simply titled T WA S JOHN DICKINSON, COMPOSER OF THE LIBERTY SONG, WHO Perestroika, Gorbachev specifically penned the words in 1768, “Then join in hand, brave Americans highlighted the audience he wished to all—by uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.” Since then, the lat- influence with this startling new con- Iter phrase has become a cliché. cept. In the foreword to the book he As we survey the post-cold-war, post-presidential-impeachment, writes, “In writing this book it has been shortly to be post-Kosovo condition of the most powerful nation on my desire to address directly the peo- ples of the USSR, the United States, in- earth, the words of John Dickinson’s refrain seem quite haunting. For, deed every country.” UPI never in the recent history of the United States has so much division riven Note that it is the the country’s political parties, most particularly the conservative wing, United States which traditionally protectors of morals, values, law, order and that basic build- he specifically singles ing block of society, the family unit. out. Across the Atlantic, in the United Kingdom, the same phenomenon prevails This book, first in the British “center left” government, but even more so in the ranks of its published in 1987, Conservative Party. The Tories, historically the traditional royalists, protectors rocketed to the top of of ancient heritage, bastions of business, upholders of morality and honor, are the American best- bitterly divided in many quarters, seemingly unable to mount a coherent resis- seller lists. Curiously, tance to the perceived destructive forces of socialism that continue to eat away at in a series of now- the British national character. published memoran- Gorbachev Why are these two nations, which have so dominated international politics da to the CIA, ex-Soviet agent Anatoly over the past 200 years, so fractious and divided politically at this time? Golitsyn, who defected to the West in If we analyze each one, we shall find a common thread which runs through 1961, warned the U.S. administration each nation. It runs through Britain, ancient kingdom of seafaring, peace-loving of the prospect of the USSR initiating a and historically gentle folk. It runs through the United States of America, in her Gorbachev-style façade of overtures to third century as a nation, a nation which once held out its arms to the world and America and its allies in order to lull cried, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe them into a false sense of security, while free.” the Russian communists restructured Let us consider each in turn, ponder their present state, and judge the out- economically for the final phase of their come toward which each of these nations is inevitably headed. plan for world domination.

JUNE 1999 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET 5 DANGEROUS NEW WORLD U.S. and BRITAIN

We quote here from a memoran- big-time; the UN regains a little of its dum sent by Golitsyn to the CIA on July THIS WAR IS BEING PLAYED OUT battered prestige. 4, 1984: “The Soviet strategists may re- by the U.S. like a child And the losers? America primarily, place the old leader, Konstantin playing a video game. Stand with Britain runner-up. So America’s Chernenko, who is actually only a fig- your distance, press a button, pride takes a belly-blow, and her old urehead, with a younger Soviet leader isolationist tendencies well up as she who was chosen some time ago as his see the flash on the screen, licks her wounds and creeps home; al- successor, named Comrade Gorbachev. switch off and walk away. beit, her “flower power” educated ad- One of Gorbachev’s primary tasks will ministration whimpers a false cry of be to carry out the so-called liberaliza- victory as they leave behind the whole tion” (Anatoliy Golitsyn, The Peres- sad and sorry mess, easy pickings for

troika Deception, p. 183). NEWSMAKERS the rising Europower. A clear two years prior to Gorba- As the Spectator recently mused, chev’s Perestroika being published in “We now know how Liberals conduct a the U.S. and other Western countries, war.” In a matter of months, the U.S. Golitsyn wrote to the CIA in January has slipped from superpower status to 1985 warning of the developing strate- perhaps great power status. It still pos- gy of the Soviet Union: “Now the sesses great power. But two petty dicta- Soviets can proceed with the imple- tors of two small nations, Iraq and mentation of their New Economic Serbia, have proven that America no Policy and liberalization in the USSR longer has the capacity or the will to use under Gorbachev and can proceed with its might in defense of right to the point the next phase of their strategy in of victory. America is not willing to Poland—the creation of a coalition shed blood to protect and sustain the government made up of representatives values for which it fought and bled to of the Communist Party, priests and ultimate victory in two great world solidarity. Now they can resume their wars. diplomatic offensive against West “Serbia’s Milosevic…must believe Germany…to lead to the reunification that the United States have lost their of Germany and the break-up of the fighting spirit…. It is hard to imagine NATO alliance…. The Soviet strategists’ the nation that was born of the endeav- primary interim objectives will include HIGH ALTITUDE WARFARE ors of Paul Revere and the Minutemen the following: F-16 Falcons refuel in midair is the same modern America…. War is • To divide the American nation. over northern Bosnia. blood and sacrifice, especially if a na- • To increase pressure for defense tion wants to remain a great power ca- cuts. Russia needs money, truckloads of pable of preserving its way of life” (The • To increase tension between the it, to help restore its ailing economy. Spectator, April 28). United States and its allies. But the IMF, miffed at Russia salting We predicted in our September- • To reactivate the anti-military away “billions” of “missing” aid, had October 1998 edition that Kosovo movements in Britain and West taken a stand in January to not give any would be the crisis point of Western Germany. further aid to Russia until that country leadership. Now we see the result. • To reactivate the nuclear freeze showed real proof of economic reform. “Make love—not war,” they cried in movement in the United States” (ibid., Well, as they say, money talks. Real- the ’60s. It’s the ’60s generation, ma- p. 185). izing that the only way to get the tured in the flower-power mentality, With the perestroika deception in Russians to bend to the West’s de- which leads the U.S., Britain and NATO, place, all Russia needed was a compli- mands to lean on Milosevic and help which dominates the thinking of the ant administration in the U.S. They NATO save face in the Kosovo crisis, the foreign-policy strategists of the West, made few inroads with the Reagan ad- U.S. squeezed the IMF and suddenly which drew 19 nations into supporting ministration, some little headway with came up with an offer of a couple of bil- this ill-thought-out adventure in the the Bush administration and have since lion dollars to Russia. Balkans. made giant leaps in taking advantage of That’s how deals are done in the age the current center-left Democratic ad- of center-left Western democracies. A House Divided ministration in Washington. A case in The result? Russia gains prestige on the The Democrats were in disarray. point is the current Kosovo crisis. world stage as it works to cobble to- Should we continue to bomb Kosovo, It worked like this: Germany, the gether its old empire. Milosevic will be should we not? Should we send in real “peace broker” under the table in contained but saves face with his people ground troops, should we not? The the Kosovo crisis, was desperate to get and awaits the aid which the West will same confusion reigned in Republican Russia and America together to con- throw at Yugoslavia to restructure its ranks. As soon as the bombs began to clude a deal which would patch togeth- war-torn economy. Germany wins, rain down on Serbia, a high-volume er a “peace process” for Serbia, Kosovo hands down, by strengthening its pres- squabble erupted within the Repub- and Albania. Milosevic could not af- ence in Albania and gaining a foothold lican and conservative arena. ford to lose his old ally Russia. Without in Serbia, thus inching its hegemony Why should we wonder that such Russia’s support, he’s out in the cold. eastward. The Albanian economy wins confusion reigns? It is patently obvious

6 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET JUNE 1999 to the general public that under the cloak of NATO, the U.S. is at war with Yugoslavia. It is certainly obvious to FLOWER-POWER WAR Slobodan Milosevic! It is most obvious to 6 million Serbs in Yugoslavia! Yet Yesterday’s doves fly off to war the American administration and NATO leaders cannot bring themselves to use ATO’S LEADERS ARE BOUND BY A COMMON HISTORY—THEIR LIBERAL YOUTH. d the word “war” in the context of this Men who fought against the very institutions, offices and policies tradi- horrible little affair. It is termed a con- Ntionally espoused by their national governments and underpinned by their flict, a campaign, an operation, air countries’ constitutions are today the very individuals who reside

strikes, anything other than its singular in those institutions, hold those offices and enact those policies. UPI (5) defining term—war! No wonder both Yesterday’s war protesters are today’s war promoters. These lead- sides of the House are divided. Was ers have ushered in the age of flower-power war. there ever an attack on a perceived U.S. President Bill Clinton was directly involved in the famed “enemy” where the protagonist de- Georgetown University protests against the Vietnam War. His clared its goal was to “degrade” the avoidance of the draft (a sore point among many U.S. military top power of the antagonist? What does it brass) has been clearly documented. Georgetown students are ap- mean to “degrade” the opposition? athetic when questioned about their alumni President’s actions. Clinton This is a new term invented by center- Today’s students simply don’t care. Offspring of ’60s-educated ad- leftist spin-doctors who can’t face up to ministrators, they have truly become the “turned-off” generation. the fact that blood and guts are spilled It was actually during the McGovern anti-war campaign under in warfare. the slogan “Bring America Home” that Mr. Clinton met Sandy This war is being played out by the Berger. Berger is now National Security Adviser to his old anti-war U.S. like a child playing a video game. activist comrade. In the seven years they have worked together, Stand your distance, press a button, see they have ordered 28 military deployments. That’s an 18-fold in- the flash on the screen, switch off and crease over the frequency of deployments ordered by all seven walk away. Meanwhile, the real losers U.S. presidents from 1945-1990. in this Balkan war, the masses of dis- British Prime Minister Tony Blair was lead singer of the rock Berger placed Albanians and the disrupted group “Ugly Rumours” in the 1970s. He also opposed any deploy- Serbian population, are sacrificed on ment of troops or military action in the Vietnam War. In 1975 he the altar of political convenience. The moved into political office and staged his campaign on an anti-war plain fact is that the U.S. admini- policy. Blair, who used the “Clintonesque” blueprint of center-lib- stration saw the Balkan situation as eral politics to gain Britain’s top civil job, has worked hand in subject to a quick fix. Get in, hit glove with the U.S. in both the Mideast and Balkan quagmires. Milosevic, he backs off, we claim victo- Germany’s Chancellor, Gerhard Schröder, was also opposed in ry and everyone goes home, with his younger days to the Vietnam War. He rose through the ranks Kosovo secured for its Albanian major- of Germany’s socialist party voicing loud opposition to the de- Blair ity population. But the U.S. hit Milo- ployment of nuclear missiles in Europe. In 1982, a young, very sevic and he didn’t back off. There will drunk German MP stood outside Chancellor Helmut Kohl’s offi- be no U.S. victory; Kosovo will remain cial residence, shook the steel gates and shouted “Let me in!” insecure till the end of the age. There Seventeen years later, that same politician is Germany’s comman- was no plan B. This must go down in der in chief. history as the most ill-thought-out In Spain, Javier Solana protested his country’s very involve- “campaign” ever mounted by a U.S. ment in NATO. In 1964 he joined Spain’s socialist party and in 1977 administration, perhaps even surpass- was elected to parliament in Spain’s first democratic elections. ing the Bay of Pigs fiasco during the Today, it may come as a shock to many that after protesting his Kennedy administration. country’s involvement in NATO, Solana now holds NATO’s top job, Schröder So! Kosovo turned into a crisis for that of secretary general. the U.S. administration. “Now, Clinton The liberal-socialist glue that knits together these flower-power is in the grip of a crisis with undeniably leaders has provided the bond which has maintained their seem- large implications—the fate of hun- ingly illogical approach to allied military campaigns in the ’90s. dreds of thousands of Kosovo The paradox is that the very policies these former doves opposed Albanians and the credibility of the are now policies that they themselves struggle to implement as NATO alliance—in which anything short they fly off to war. of clear victory would be a policy disas- Anciently the prophet Isaiah foretold of our time when power- ter that no amount of political gloss ful politicians, military personnel, government advisers and elo- Solana could disguise” (The Washington Post, quent spokesmen would be removed (Isa. 3:2-3). April 26). As long as liberal-socialist leadership continues in the policy of self-righteous The point is, not only has Kosovo flower-power warfare waged for short-term political gain—as long as American become a crisis for the U.S., as we pre- and British leadership is seen internationally to be lacking the will to use their dicted in our September-October 1998 full fire power for CLEAR-CUT goals and pursue those goals to ALL-OUT VICTORY— edition, it has become the crisis point flower-power war promises to backfire in an unprecedented fashion. for Western leadership. GARETH FRASER

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Left’s tendency for “skillful sleight of BRITAIN hand,” encouraged by left-wing intel- “BUT WE NOW HAVE A POST- lectuals penetrating and taking over the S MANY PUNDITS HAVE PUT IT, THE historical set of ministers, country’s traditional seats of learning. current leadership in Britain and for whom the world began This takeover of academia by liber- the U.S. is not much interested in in 1994, and who have no al-socialists consummated, as in Ahistory. For the U.S. leadership, America, in the student revolution of “war” is Vietnam. For the British lead- knowledge of or interest the ’60s. “Looking back, it is extraordi- ership, it is the Falklands or the Gulf. in the dim, distant nary that so much notice should have Both the present British and U.S. gov- pre-Blairite past.” been taken of the kindergarten Marx- ernments have leaders who have no ism and ego-central demands which concept of the reality of the First and Bruce Anderson characterized it…. These rootless Second World Wars. young people lacked both the authority Similar to the U.S., the British tend which had been imposed on their pre- to avoid the term “war” in association interest in the dim, distant pre-Blairite decessors in the 1950s and the disci- with the Balkan conflict. As Prime past” (The Spectator, April 10). pline which the need to qualify for a Minister Tony Blair informed the In a cynical headline to this article, good job would place on students in British public on April 13, in respect of The Spectator declared, “Mr. Blair’s the ’80s” (ibid., p. 186). the Kosovo crisis, Britain is involved in War Policy: Staying 25 Percent Ahead of From this generation has sprung “military action for a moral purpose” the Tories.” today’s leaders in Britain and America. (The Spectator, April 17). Is that what it has come to? Is that The generation which tore down that The point is, we have a generation of how and why center-left liberal, anti- moral base of British and American so- leaders, in the U.S. and Britain, who Vietnam, flower-power, “make love— ciety (the same moral base which un- have led 19 nations to commit to a war not war” politicians of our day ap- derpinned these great nations’ drive to against Yugoslavia “for a moral pur- proach war? If that be so, and much ev- victory over national-socialist oppres- pose.” The problem we struggle with is idence has been put forward in this age sion in the greatest war known to man defining that moral purpose. What is it? of media-spin to support that, then 54 years ago) now would have us be- Is it to stop “ethnic cleansing” by Serbs Britain has fallen far from the days of lieve that they are involved in an ag- of Albanians in Kosovo? If so, why did her erstwhile Esther-like leader, Mar- gressive “campaign” against Serbia on we not intervene to stop the rapacious, garet Thatcher. In a piece published in moral grounds. Whose morals? Could drug-running Kosovo Liberation Army an earlier edition of The Spectator, we please have a description of the from “ethnically cleansing” over 1000 Bruce Anderson mused, “At the begin- moral principles for which the British Serbs in Kosovo in 1987? Why was the ning of the Falklands war, Margaret and U.S. governments fight against Croatian “ethnic cleansing” of Serbs, Thatcher agonized for some hours be- Serbia? By their own behavior, these earlier this decade, largely hushed up fore deciding to commit our forces. In leaders demonstrate that they certainly and written out of Western journalists’ contrast, President Clinton and Mr. do not stand for the moral tenets of accounts of those horrors to become Blair went to war in the most casual Britain and America upon which their unmentionable by the current crop of manner; we are now seeing the conse- societies fought two great world wars. leaders in the West? Where’s the consis- quences of their insouciance. As for Whose moral standards apply? From tency of moral purpose in all this? morality, a junior American officer their respective government policies Something is amiss. Where is the sense once made an unwise comment during one can glean that these moral stan- of morality that a smiling British prime the Vietnam War. To save the village of dards which compel us to war are those minister insists is the reason he has An Loc, he said, we had to destroy it. standards which promote perverted readily joined Britain with America in NATO’s policy in Serbia/Kosovo is lifestyles, murder in the womb, same- leading this grubby war against moral, in the sense that An Loc was sex marriages, the lowering of age for Yugoslavia? saved.” consensual homosexual relationships, The confusion in the ranks of the Far from this whole Balkans fiasco— the emasculation of the male gender, British Upper and Lower Houses on from the earlier Bosnia debacle to the the feminization of society and the neu- both left and right is reflected in Bruce recent Kosovo crisis—being ap- tering of all gender forms in lan- Anderson’s comment: “This war is a proached from a truly moral perspec- guage—and that’s just for starters! Is mess. Inasmuch as they even had objec- tive, many arguments could be put to that the sort of society American and tives, our ministers have regularly dis- the contrary. Margaret Thatcher com- British leadership in their sanctimo- carded them, inventing new ones as ments in her biography on “how the nious, center-left self-righteousness they go along.” Claiming that the con- West’s moral failure allowed the rise of would fight to impose on Kosovo, to fused British government has “ignored Hitler and the war which followed” force Slobodan Milosevic and the Serb every historical precedent” in going (The Path to Power, p. 30). As far as nation to subscribe to? about this war, Anderson seizes on a Britain’s contribution to this moral fail- Confusion! Strife! Division! That’s common thread of explanation for this ure, Thatcher pins this down to “the the fruit of this current crop of leaders U.S. and British division in their lead- Left [who] were setting the political in Britain and America. And it’s all pol- ers’ ranks over the Kosovo crisis: “But agenda throughout the ’30s and ’40s, ished up by the spin-doctors of the age, we now have a post-historical set of even though the leadership of Churchill experts in their line of sleight of hand in ministers, for whom the world began in concealed it during the years of war it- the age of win-at-all costs domestic pol- 1994, and who have no knowledge of or self” (ibid., p. 28). She alludes to the itics.

8 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET JUNE 1999 A Matter of Trust no credibility in the broader ones…. sulate, will result in closure and with- “The reason the founders selected a drawal by the U.S. This happened in Dr. George Friedman, chairman of republican form of government was the the wake of the bombing of the U.S. Stratfor Systems and a political science assumption that our leaders would embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. expert, tends to pin down the current have to take steps that are not fully un- Under threat, the U.S. simply closed leadership vacuum in the U.S. to a sim- derstood by the people…. And the no- down and fled their embassies in Kuala ple matter of trust—or rather lack tion of republican virtue was that these Lumpur, Malaysia, Kampala and thereof. “Dwight Eisenhower had no men were wise and decent men, who Uganda. The world’s greatest power problem landing troops in Lebanon in could be trusted to take issues that you cannot be trusted to hold its ground, 1959, achieving what he wanted to and I are not fully competent to dis- stand and fight in overt resistance to achieve, and withdrawing them,” he cuss, and act wisely. And the problem any terrorist menace. said. Dwight Eisenhower was trusted by with [the current administration] is Yet, this administration in America, the American people. that no one, [not even its] closest de- which turns pale at the sight of any “The problem with the leaders since fender, would say that this is a [leader- blood spilled by an American boy in Eisenhower, with the exception of ship] with moral instincts, that allows battle, will not blanch one whit at the Reagan, who was able to do these us to suspend judgment on anything.” slaughter of 31 million American-con- things, is that our presidents are simply America is in the process of with- ceived lives in the wombs of its mothers not trusted. You know, you talk about drawal from its position as global po- on its own national soil! It just doesn’t the moral connection between charac- liceman. Terrorists have learned that a make sense! ter and behavior…. Well, [the current bomb placed near

American administration] cannot be a U.S. embassy, or AFP trusted to make the correct judgment in even a threat to the simplest matter, and therefore…has bomb a U.S. con- DISUNITED KINGDOM COTLAND SUCCESSFULLY VOTED FOR ITS OWN PARLIAMENT and Wales for its own national assembly last month. SThese initiatives of Britain’s center-left government now place the future of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and BACK IN BUSINESS Scotland’s Parliament, open for Northern Ireland, as a coherent political entity, at grave risk. the first time in three centuries. The union of Wales with England in the 1500s, followed by Scotland in 1707, gave to this island nation’s peoples a com- now about to reap the fruit of the seeds it willingly sowed at bined strength of will and common purpose, founded upon home in the “swinging sixties.” The Carnaby Street set, edu- the most ancient traditions of their Israelite forebears. A unity cated to question, challenge, divide and annul every tradition of will and purpose which staved off attacks from the might of of the heritage of this ancient British race, has its heart set on Spain and France in their heydays and brought them through dividing up the very foundational Union upon which those to victory in two great world wars. Devolution is indeed the last vestiges of wealth, peace and power, presently enjoyed by trump card in the hand of those who, for reasons best known its population, were built. to themselves, have schemed for decades to destroy the last Oddly enough, the British prime minister, in an obtuse vestiges of the greatest empire and commonwealth the world statement, recently declared that by giving Scotland its first has ever known. Finally, Great Britain has a government Parliament since union with England in 1707, he believes this which the people voted into power on a platform to devolve will quell Scottish nationalism by resolving the Scots’ de- parliamentary power away from Westminster, mother of all mands for more say in their own affairs. This reflects typical parliaments, to the separate nations comprising the United wooly-headed liberal-socialist thinking. No person in history Kingdom. Not only that—this present British government has ever yet demonstrated how any act of division can lead to has a determination to eliminate the upper house of a maintenance of unity. Parliament in its present and ancient form as the House of A prime consideration in the devolution process is the Lords. A specific initiative, eliminating the right of hereditary party in opposition, the Scottish National Party, wedded as it peers to vote in the House of Lords, faces implementation by is to the specific objective of full independence from the UK. the current government. The hereditary peers generally hail Should they prove an effective opposition in representing the from ancient families of landed gentry whose commercial, interests of their constituents and the Scottish nation, they military and administrative abilities led the way in building could well be voted in at the next Scottish elections. They the British Empire. would then be in a position to hold a referendum for In his revisionist rendition of the rise and fall of the British Scotland’s divorce from the Union. Empire, author Lawrence James writes, “Few empires have While England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland equipped their systems with the intellectual wherewithal to held together as a United Kingdom, they proved invincible to overthrow their rulers” (The Rise and Fall of the British European invasion. A British government now intent on Empire, p. 629). breaking up this union is simply blind to this history. A histo- It does seem that, having not only sown but reaped the ry which will return to bite it very hard in the not-too-distant seeds which dismantled her far-flung empire, Great Britain is future.

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Vatican/Germany Link GERMANY With the main players in this A NICE GIFT FROM NATO Balkan war, the U.S. and Britain, dragging along with them the bag- gage of NATO to legitimize their role, in such disarray at their policy-for- mulation level, what is it going to take ALBANIA to bring the Kosovo crisis to conclu- ADRIATIC SEA sion? Already it is apparent that a Tirana seemingly unlikely “menage a trois” comprising Russia, Germany and the Vatican will influence the cobbling together of yet another patchwork, ill-fitting “peace process” in the Balkans. Consider the following. The quiet players behind the MED ITERRANEAN SEA scenes are the Vatican and Germany. Yet they are involved, and up to their NDER THE UMBRELLA OF NATO, GERMANY HAS, OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, OB- neck in it. The pope even recently tained complete acceptance by the West of the deployment of both its ground said the Vatican had been busy work- Uand air forces in combat roles. Not only that, it now seems that the Kosovo ing for a solution to the Kosovo cri- conflict will gain for Germany that which it has sought all along in the Balkans: a sis. Germany’s role came to the sur- warm-water port. face in April when they proposed a Tirana, a deep-water port on the coast of Albania in the warm Adriatic Sea, is the peace plan. It resurfaced at the Group plum. The port of Tirana, located near the junction of the Adriatic and of Eight talks in May when Joschka Mediterranean Seas, is within closest proximity of any port in either sea to the Fischer publicly read a peace propos- largest concentration of ballistic and anti-ballistic weaponry in the entire al to which they were actively seeking Mediterranean region. As Germany quietly performs its duty as a loyal NATO mem- to draw both Russians and Ameri- ber, the U.S. and Britain plus the NATO allies busily reconstruct Albania’s infrastruc- cans into agreement. ture. Albania will become the main base of operations for the peace-keeping forces On the religious connection, in Yugoslavia. The trade-off is the huge benefit to its weakened ex-Maoist economy. Eastern Orthodox patriarchs visited When the U.S. and NATO withdraw, their place taken in the future by the coming Milosevic in April to influence efforts Euroforce which will be initiated by the EU within the terms of the Maastricht for a settlement to the Kosovo crisis. Treaty (fully ratified in May), the German-led EU will take over all of the infrastruc- Then on May 6 Pope John Paul II vis- ture put in place and maintained to that point largely by U.S. and British tax-payers’ ited Romania, an Eastern Orthodox money in support of their defense contribution to lame-duck NATO. country, the first pope to do so for Game, set and match to Germany. Germany: the peace-broker in Kosovo, the 1000 years! That was a historical oc- future administrator of Kosovo and of the whole Balkan Peninsula—the lead nation casion. Why? Why now? in the Eurocombine shortly to rule the European continent and extend its powerful Readers of this magazine will reach globally to impact all nations (Rev. 13). know that we have long supported the view of Herbert W. Armstrong, UPI founded upon proph- Europe as the Vatican reacts to current clothes. Germany is destined to lead a etic scriptural evi- Russian efforts to rebuild its old em- power bloc in Europe which will domi- 1 dence, that the coming pire. nate world affairs for 3 /2 years. Follow- European federal gov- ing this world dominance, Russia, ernment would exhibit German Peace Moves joined with China, will loom on the both eastern and west- Without the biblical perspective of horizon and sweep down upon this ern legs (Dan. 2:41). God-breathed prophecy for these tur- fractious ten-nation European power No one has worked bulent times which we are living bloc, on into the Middle East, in prepa- harder than this aging through as we approach the nexus of ration for what Saddam Hussein never and ailing Polish pope, the end of one millennium on the dreamed of when he uttered the phrase, Karol Wojtyla, John Roman calendar and the start of anoth- the “mother of all wars” (Rev. 16:16). John Paul II Paul II, to weld togeth- er, little sense can be made of world The current, albeit laborious, seem- er the Eastern buffer states, lying west events. However, with the vision of in- ingly confused and lumbering efforts of of the Caucasus, to Western Europe. In spired biblical prophecy, we can readily a domestically embattled Russian his recent visit to Romania, John Paul see the motives and read the inevitable power bloc, painfully sticking back to- stated, “Thank God, after the winter of outcome of such events as are occur- gether its old empire, will continue. Its Communist domination, a springtime ring right now in the Balkans. nuclear power, though rusting and ill- of hope has begun.” Expect to see the As our editor in chief wrote in his secured, is still breathtaking in its scope pope take on a more aggressive and article in our May edition, “The and extent of deployment. And Kosovo higher profile role in cementing rela- Unseen Danger in Kosovo,” today’s has provided the spark to ignite the tions between Eastern and Western Germany is ancient Assyria in modern flames of Russian nationalism such that

10 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET JUNE 1999 the perception of aggression by a “war- Surprised? You need not have been. mongering” United States of America ALL THE SMILING RHETORIC OF If you read, study, submit to and obey on a “helpless” Yugoslavia is enough to minds out of the ’60s flower- the basic instruction book which our stir anti-U.S. sentiment within Russia Creator God gave to mankind to show to a point unheard of under the precar- power campuses has, in just these events in advance of them hap- ious peace of the cold war. Russia is one decade, reduced the single pening, you would not be surprised. back, albeit economically wounded, greatest national superpower You would know that God says that and swallowing its pride momentarily, this world has ever seen to a He sets up over nations the very basest to be used at the behest of “peacemak- lackey of the Vatican-Euro- of men (Dan. 4:17). Not only that, you er” Germany, as the means of motivat- Russian triumvirate. would know that God declares of ing Slobodan Milosevic to front the ne- Britain and America in particular that, gotiating table and get NATO off the in the times in which we live, those men Kosovo hook. to successfully penetrate and dominate who lead us would have the minds as of With Russia looming again on the the Catholic Church and German poli- women and children (Isa. 3:12). A horizon across the Polish plain, tics. rightly balanced woman would not Germany gets the jitters. Germany will The Vatican has moved very aggres- want to go to war. She would rather never trust NATO in a European adven- sively, under the reign of Pope John stay home and nurture her children. ture again. Apart from this, Germany Paul, against communism. The battle Warfare is traditionally a man’s job. has never, ever trusted Russia! So— was joined in Poland, with papal fi- God implies in this verse that we will be revive the old Ribbentrop-Molotov nancing and support of Lek Walesa’s oppressed, in the end of this age, by pact! In 1939 the German foreign min- Solidarity movement. The papal-Polish leaders with minds that won’t fully ister negotiated a non-aggression pact wedge, driven under the old iron cur- commit to war. They will have minds with Russia. We believe that a similar tain, commenced the crumbling of the immature, not fully developed, as of a pact will soon be concluded between foundation of communism in the mid- child. And, as God says, “Foolishness is Russia and Germany. dle European states and consummated bound in the heart of a child” (Prov. Russia is concerned at Germany’s with a thundering crack in the Berlin 22:15). Of such are the minds that eastward push, under the umbrella of Wall. From there on the dominos fell: enter, unthinking, into a moral morass the European Union extending mem- Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania such as the Kosovo crisis. bership to Eastern European states, for- and, of course, the trump card planned Yet, God says also, of that foolish- merly members of the Soviet Union. by the Vatican in consortium with ness bound up in a mind that is imma- Germany in turn is concerned at Germany, the recognition of Croatia ture, still thinking like a child, lacking Russia’s resurgence and its increased and Slovenia as independent states in wisdom, common sense and judg- initiatives in the affairs of the Ukraine, 1991. ment—“the rod of correction will drive Belarus and the Caucasus region. Thus the Vatican and Germany cast it far from him.” Germany will want to secure an under- the die that destabilized the whole That rod of correction is imminent. taking from Russia which clearly delin- Balkan Peninsula, making it ripe for the It will take the form of a nation, an ag- eates the limits to Russia’s westward plucking by a German-Vatican-domi- gressive nation of war-men, who are es- push. Russia will seek like security of nated European Union only too ready pecially selected for that task—the rod mind by obtaining a clear understand- to take over from an embattled NATO of God’s anger (Isa. 10:5-6). That na- ing as to where Germany’s subtly initi- and a withdrawing U.S. and Britain in tion is rising fast. It will soon rule, from ated eastward hegemony will stop. the very near future. its ancient capital in the heart of Note that it is Germany which has Europe, a combined European force, End Game proposed a “Marshall Plan” for the re- which will descend on the soft-core, So, how did we get to this position construction of the Balkans. It is Ger- weak-willed, decadent nations of just ten years on from the cessation of many which has proposed the peace Britain and America to teach them the the cold war? Well, those socialists who plan for Yugoslavia and Kosovo. It is greatest lesson of their entire history— took the Italian Communist Gramsci at Germany which has offered to adminis- to submit to the will, the direction, the his word and sought to turn the minds ter Kosovo when the dust settles upon vision and the light of God’s word, of a whole generation from traditional the signing of the peace accord by all obey it and come under its govern- values to possession of the mind by parties. ment, to mature into the fullness of the philosophies and tenets expounding perfect character of Jesus Christ (Eph. the very opposite of biblical morality, Divided We Fall 4:13). the traditional family unit and the rule Yes! Weak, inept, divided U.S. and Only then shall we turn, nationally, of law, certainly contributed greatly to British leadership has led us to this. All in deep repentance toward our maker the education of the “baby boom” gen- the smiling rhetoric of Gramsci-bent and avidly learn to live the way of true eration. Of such is our current crop of minds out of the ’60s flower-power peace, undivided in our efforts. Then leaders in the Western democracies, in campuses has, in just one decade, re- we shall teach this peace, become its particular Britain and Europe. Russian duced the single greatest national su- very ambassadors to all nations and Communists must be pleased with the perpower this world has ever seen to a work to bring them under its ambit for- success of their agents of influence in lackey of the Vatican-Euro-Russian tri- ever. Then, truly, for the first time in the institutions of learning within umvirate which now dictates the condi- this world’s history, by uniting, under Britain and America. Yet they are con- tions upon which U.S. and British-led that one global, godly government, we cerned at their lack of success in efforts NATO will whimper a cry of “victory.” will stand, never to fall!

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Perhaps of greater con- ercises. Albania is a coveted He is prepared to concede KLA cern, upon reflection, is the prize in this whole Balkans fi- parts of the Golan Heights. urging of then-NATO asco. It is a key outpost be- Carving up his territory to Respectable Secretary General Manfred tween the Adriatic and the appease: This is the same pol- Wörner for Albania’s “partic- Eastern Mediterranean cres- icy Tony Blair is using to dis- ipation in the security of cent. Within this arc lie the mantle the United Kingdom. terrorists? southeast Europe” way back world’s busiest shipping lanes Barak was in fact the “unoffi- t is reminiscent of the CIA’s in 1995. Why would a with the greatest amount of cial” favorite in the election Igovernment-endorsed ef- German head of the principal ballistic missile proliferation. by American and British gov- forts with the drug barons of security alliance in Europe be Chancellor Gerhard ernments, who openly re- Central America: Much of calling for Albanian involve- Schröder has already pro- joiced over his victory. The the arms cache from which ment in European security ef- posed a “Marshall Plan” for ideological similarity of Barak the Kosovo Liberation Army forts a full four years prior to restructuring the Balkans and to Mr. Clinton is further re- has fought its terrorist war the Kosovo fiasco? A little re- has offered the EU as prime flected in Barak’s choice of against the Serbs in Kosovo administrator of the program UPI has been funded by heroin of reconstruction and peace- UPI sales. keeping in Kosovo. Mean- Massive clandestine while, the U.S. has promised movements of drugs via a aid, infrastructure building corridor through Turkey, and political support to a Bulgaria, Greece, Yugoslavia, country once seemingly total- Austria, Germany and Italy ly isolated from the world— (dubbed “the Balkan Route”) KLA: funded by drug money Albania. Barak celebrates are organized by the KLA So! In an odd sort of way, his win through a drug smuggling cent history is worthy of con- the Balkan drug corridor, the cartel based in Kosovo’s sideration. KLA, the EU, Germany and James Carville (of Clinton’s provincial capital, Pristina. In 1997, subsequent to the NATO all seem to coalesce in camp) as his campaign advis- The most amazing phe- “pyramid” banking collapse this Kosovo crisis in the an- er. The polemic Carville was nomenon involving the KLA in Albania and its descent cient, mountainous, Adriatic, able to win him the election drug runners is their conver- into temporary chaos, Alban- strategically located country —with little care for the polit- sion in the eyes of the public ians took hundreds of mil- of Albania. ical climate he’ll now inherit. from a listed terrorist organi- lions of dollars into Kosovo. In Israel, religion deter- zation in 1998 to a group of Additionally, huge supplies ISRAEL mines policy. Wider than “freedom fighters” in the of automatic weapons and ever now is the rift between spring of 1999. State loaded cartridges were Israel’s Orthodox and secular Department records list the shipped out of Albania to Dividing the Jews, violently split over the KLA as a terrorist organization western Macedonia. sacredness of their possession which bankrolled its opera- Curiously, it was not until holy land of Mideast land. tions from heroin trade and this high-profit activity had Remember Yasser Arafat’s loans from known terrorists spread to Kosovo and west- e will see. Now that threats to declare a Palestin- such as Osama bin Laden. ern Macedonia that Albanian Whard-line Israeli Prime ian state on May 1? He put it Germany figures in the leaders started to call for Minister Benjamin Netan- off until after Netanyahu equation not only as a turn- Albania’s unification with yahu has been ousted, now could be put out—after re- around port for huge drug those regions. This happened that his critics got their wish ceiving “unofficial” word consignments but also as a fa- to coincide with the KLA’s on May 19 with the election from Clinton that he’d have cility for laundering cash re- “ethnic cleansing” campaign of Labor Party leader Ehud his state within six months to ceived in the drug deals by in southern Kosovo where Barak, the whole world will a year if he’d only sit tight. the KLA. Last year German they slaughtered around 1000 soon find out whether the (Incidentally, Barak was also television reported that the Serbs. “peace process” they’ve been the “unofficial” favorite of the Bundeswehr has had a “legal Why are the ethnic Alban- envisioning will really work. Palestinian government.) residence” in Tirana since ians now the good guys and Barak is just the sort of The Trumpet has long as- 1990, and that Germany has Serbia the béte noir? It just so politician many have been serted that no amount of land provided the Kosovo Alban- happens that Manfred looking for. A firm believer in will make the Palestinians ian separatists with weapons, Wörner had earlier given the the “land for peace” formula peaceful neighbors. Netan- optical observation and radio game away. so integral to the Middle East yahu did not achieve peace, equipment and training over Albania is the most sought peace agenda, Barak seems but he did stave off a major the past decade. With Alban- after Balkan beachhead by eager to engage several land Middle East explosion. With ia declaring that Germany is both a German-dominated giveaway requests. He has al- Barak in office and territorial one of its strongest support- EU and a failing NATO. ready expressed willingness concessions soon to follow, ers, the connection with this Albania served as a base in to accept an independent we’ll now see how long it ethnic Albanian drug-run- the Bosnian war, in addition Palestinian state. He has takes for the Palestinians’ ap- ning terrorist group is some- to Tirana featuring as a promised to withdraw troops petite for land to exceed what worrisome. prominent base for NATO ex- from Lebanon within a year. Israel’s capacity to satisfy it.

12 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET JUNE 1999 MIDDLE EAST ture. The Israeli government malaise, Japan has had to face Japanese nationals caught in contends a proportionate de- up to the fact that, notwith- situations where their securi- crease in supply to Jordan standing that nation’s close ty is at risk. Increasingly, More pre- should be permitted in fair- alliance with America since Japanese leaders are speaking ness to both nations. World War II, they are now out on the need for Japan to cious than oil In response, Jordan an- largely on their own. seek a higher military profile. nounced a joint-venture with Next to the U.S. and the Japan’s tendency to play ealth in the Middle East Syria in early May to con- EU, Japan, despite its current down its past militaristic his- Wis often measured in struct a dam on the Yarmuk. economic woes, is still the tory is being overtaken by a barrels of oil. Yet a commodi- Israel is opposed because the third-largest economy in the need to reconfigure its securi- ty even more valuable now Syrians and Jordanians would world. But a huge gap exists, ty arrangements to reflect the threatens the region’s stabili- benefit to the detriment of following the lower house of impact of diminishing U.S. ty. One of the most severe Israel. (In 1987 Israel success- parliament passing revisions power and, in particular, the droughts of the century is fully lobbied the World Bank to the U.S.-Japan defense co- rise of China to great-power withering the Middle East. to deny the loan to pay for operation guidelines on April status in the Far East. The common global issue this same project.) 27, between its economic size Addressing the Foreign of water management and Further, Syria has agreed and its capability to defend its Correspondents’ Club of ownership of water resources to give Jordan 8 million cubic global interests. Japan on March 16, Kunihiko is compounded in the Middle meters of drinking water to Japan faces a watershed. Saito, outgoing Japanese am- East where supplies are nor- help them over the summer. The country’s internal debate bassador to the U.S., warned mally scarce, and several na- The emerging partnership on closing the gap between its of the heightened risk of re- tions share water from the between Syria and Jordan significant role in interna- viving militant nationalist few sources available. threatens the peace between tional economic affairs and sentiment under the sensitivi- The Yarmuk River origi- Israel and its neighbors. its felt need to become more ties currently straining rela- nates in Syria and empties Israel is also at odds with assertive in the political and tions between the U.S. and into the Jordan River just the Palestinians and Syrians military sphere is heating up. Japan. “Memories of the south of the Sea of Galilee. regarding water resources in The experiences of the 1990- 1930s and ’40s are still fresh in Both Israel and Jordan de- the occupied territories of the 91 Gulf War, the 1996-97 our minds. We should always pend on this fresh water sup- West Bank and Golan hostage crisis at the Japanese be careful about the revival of ply not only for residential Heights. Without those embassy in Peru, followed by nationalism,” said Saito. He consumption, but also for ir- sources, Israel is left with few North Korea’s launch last added, “If the United States’ rigation. options for fresh water. August of a two-stage Taepo- economy starts to have prob- For now, long-term plan- dong missile over Japan’s lems, the issue of trade imbal- SYRIA ning and international peace Honshu Island, all have ance will surely become a Sea of Galilee treaties determine how water worked to heighten a new very serious political issue be- Yarmuk should be shared. But in the sense of urgency in the Japan- tween our two countries” face of severe drought, des- ese leadership reconsidering (Stratfor Systems, March 19). peration is driving the na- the constitutional limitations Adding fuel to the debate West Bank tions apart. If the drought on their military forces. over Japan’s national security worsens, more drastic action Earlier this year, all major is the current rush of the un- Jordan JORDAN will be required for all Japanese political factions employed, displaced by the Mideast nations to meet their reached agreement on a gen- continuing Japanese reces- needs. eral policy direction—that sion, into the nation’s mili-

AP/WIDEWORLD tary forces. Unlike the U.S., ISRAEL JAPAN Japanese military straining to attract manpower exercises to its depleted defense forces, For months now, predic- Japan is booming in military tions have been made to pre- Asian recruitment. pare for drought conditions. The continuing trade war The Sea of Galilee is 60 per- realignment with the U.S., Japan’s ongo- cent below average capacity. ing dispute with Russia on Measurable rainfall has not s Russia and China con- sovereignty over the Kurile fallen for months, bringing Atinue to move toward a Islands, its current political reservoirs to a mere 30 per- mutual security alliance, debate on Japanese military cent of their capacity. Japan is emerging with re- forces, perceived North The 1994 peace accord newed indications of pursu- Korean and Chinese aggres- signed by Israel and Jordan ing a foreign policy more at sion, and the call from South- provisioned that Jordan be odds with the U.S. the Japanese self-defense east Asian countries for Japan provided 55 million cubic Since the Asian financial forces should be given ex- to take a more assertive role meters of water from the meltdown and America’s panded capability to partici- in Asia will all inevitably Yarmuk annually. But meet- lukewarm response to ren- pate in missions abroad, in- combine to push Japan back ing the demands of the treaty dering any real help to Japan cluding UN missions and ini- onto the world stage as a mili- will cripple Israel’s agricul- in the slough of her economic tiatives designed to rescue tary power of note.

JUNE 1999 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET 13 DANGEROUS NEW WORLD GERMANY and the VATICAN

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ODAY THE GERMANS AND THE EUROPEAN UNION ARE ONCE again focusing the peoples’ minds on the Holy Roman Empire. Otto von Hapsburg said, “The [European] Com- Tmunity is living largely by the heritage of the Holy Roman Empire, though the great majority of the people who live by it don’t know by what heritage they live.” NOTICE, “THE GREAT MAJORITY” DON’T KNOW THEY ARE EVEN NOW LIVING BY THE HERITAGE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE! That is because it has mostly been UNDERGROUND. But that is changing fast as the empire grows in power. America and Britain are even more unaware of this great, fast-rising em- pire. The people of Europe need a specific focus to stir their imaginations. And they are getting just that. Hapsburg, a descendant of the Hapsburg Dynasty which ruled the Holy Roman Empire for 400 years, talked about a crown in a museum in Vienna, Austria, which symbolizes a great deal to the Germans and the Vatican. He said, “We possess a European symbol which belongs to all nations of Europe equally; THIS IS THE CROWN OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, WHICH EMBODIES THE TRADITION OF CHARLEMAGNE.” Charlemagne was crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in 800 A.D.—THE FIRST REICH. Hapsburg failed to mention that the Holy Roman Empire also embodied the tradition of Mussolini and Adolf Hitler—leaders of THE THIRD REICH. Europe is once again becoming mesmerized by the crown of Charle- magne—just as Hitler was. Most of the time, over 1500 years of history, the Holy Roman Empire has been dominated by Germany and the Vatican.

14 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET JUNE 1999 UNION BOOK CO. The Spirit of Charlemagne Recent Election denazify themselves. (Write for our free booklet The History and Prophecy of What is happening in the European Last year, we informed our readers Germany.) This fact is well-document- superstate is a MYSTERY to most of the that in a German election in Saxony- ed. That is why the Nazis are so popular world. But that mystery is beginning to Anhalt, a pro-Nazi party won nearly 13 with the middle class. Nobody de- be removed. percent of the vote. This racist party manded that they change the spirit that Bernard Connolly wrote a bomb- gained 14 seats in the state parliament. started World Wars I and II. shell book in 1995 titled The Rotten This was the first time a pro-Nazi THIS IS THE TERRIFYING TRUTH THAT Heart of Europe. For years he served at party won parliament seats since the MOST OF THE WORLD REFUSES TO FACE. the heart of the Exchange-Rate Mech- Adolf Hitler era! That madman’s ghost anism for the European Union (EU). is back to haunt us. Even most of the The Vatican-Israel Pact He headed the commission unit German press labeled April 26, 1998, a The Vatican and Israel stunned the responsible for monitoring and servic- “black day” for Germany. Jewish leader world by signing an agreement on ing the system. He labels the European Ignatz Bubis said, “I have diplomatic relations on superstate as rotten. Why so? great fears.” AFP December 30, 1993. For 45 Connolly writes, “It is the battle for On May 2, 1998, NBC years since the birth of control of the European superstate, in News showed footage of Israel, no such relations which French technocrats confront Hitler and stated how this had existed. In fact, there German federalists, both sides claiming pro-Nazi party in the recent had been deep bitterness to fight under the BANNER OF CHARLE- election gained more votes between these two parties. MAGNE. The ‘collateral damage’ from than Hitler’s did just a few Some of that bitterness still this battle lies mainly in the future, but years before he took control lingers, and for good rea- IT COULD BE GHASTLY” (p. xvi, emphasis of Germany! son. mine). The election victory was Parade magazine pub- Who will gain control of this great followed a few days later by lished an interview with superstate? The battle can be narrowed a three to four thousand- Pope John Paul II on April down to two nations—France and man neo-Nazi rally. It was 3, 1994. It said, “Notwith- Germany. Do knowledgeable people the largest Nazi rally in Gerhard Frey standing the pope’s empha- really doubt who will win this battle? years. sis on the improvement of The nation which controls the money Gerhard Frey, leader of the pro-Nazi Catholic-Jewish ties, much tragic histo- will reign supreme. party (the DVU, or German People’s ry, resentment and suspicion still live in “Across the Rhine, successive Ger- Union), denied in the news publication Jewish memories about the behavior of man governments have, in their pursuit Süddeutsche Zeitung THAT THE HOLO- the church, its faithful and the papacy of a ‘EUROPEAN’ CLOAK FOR GERMAN AM- CAUST EVER HAPPENED! over long centuries, as well as in the BITIONS, been prepared to accept an ap- And this election happened in rela- not-so-distant past…. THERE ARE parent cession of national monetary tively prosperous times. What would VATICAN CONSERVATIVES WHO THINK authority—as long as the new Euro- happen during an economic crisis like THAT JOHN PAUL II HAS GONE MUCH TOO pean monetary looks, sounds, smells the one before World War II? FAR IN BEING A ‘PROTECTOR OF JEWS,’ AS and acts exactly as the German mone- This is one of many warning signs THE CHARGE IS WHISPERED AMONG SOME tary authority now does” (ibid., p. 4). that our leaders and the press virtually IN ROME and elsewhere, and who would The EU system has already been ignore—in spite of Germany’s bloody prefer to see their church remain im- called a Trojan horse. Mr. Connolly history. America keeps lifting and mutable IN ITS ATTITUDES AS IN BYGONE says it is a “CLOAK FOR GERMAN AMBI- pushing Germany to be the unchal- CENTURIES.” TIONS” and that “it could be ghastly”! lenged leader in Europe. As we strongly That is a frightening statement if you The spirit of Charlemagne has re- support Germany, they move more to- consider the church’s bloody inquisi- turned. This past king who ruled the ward right-wing extremism. And anti- tions and other crimes. And what if one First Reich had to wade through a sea Americanism, especially since the U.S.- of these “Vatican conservatives” re- of blood to achieve his goal of ruling led flop in Kosovo, is gaining momen- places the ailing pope? Europe. tum. Several intelligence services know “This history includes the diaspora, The big question remains unan- that is true, not only in Germany, but in the dispersion of the Jews around the swered. “In the new empire of Charle- much of Europe. world—which the pope has stressed— magne, WHO WOULD PLAY CHARLE- America is trying to buy Germany’s and their expulsion by the Catholic MAGNE? Exactly the same question was love, and it isn’t working. Such actions kings of Spain and the Inquisition, the implicit, and left unanswered, at reveal a dangerous weakness. For persecutions, pogroms [planned mas- Maastricht” (ibid.). America to survive as a nation, it must sacres] and ritual murders over cen- Soon the world will know who the recognize and correct that deadly flaw. turies and across the whole map of modern Charlemagne is to be. You can Several newspaper articles have been Europe, their confinement in ghettos be sure he will have Germany’s stamp written about how THE NEO-NAZIS ARE and the endless humiliations.” of approval. His actions will shock the POPULAR WITH MANY GERMANS, includ- THAT HISTORY SOUNDS LIKE THE NAZIS world far more than the original ing the middle class. That is a disturb- OF WORLD WAR II! And still most peo- Charlemagne’s did. ing thought indeed! ple just ignore it. Two years after World War II, Parade continued, “The greatest CHARLEMAGNE, of the First Reich America and Britain let the Germans Jewish bitterness surrounds the figure

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of Pope Pius XII, whose lengthy pontif- ical reign spanned the periods before PROVOCATIVE MEMOIRS and after World War II. He has been accused in learned treatises and in dra- What did she say to make Europe so mad? matic plays of looking the other way and remaining silent when the Nazis TRUMPET HEN MARGARET THATCHER RELEASED murdered millions of Jews—and non- her memoirs in 1993, it created a furor Jews—in the death camps of the Holo- Win Europe. The German press was out- caust, and he remains to this day the raged. She told of Britain’s attempts to stop subject of painful controversy among German reunification under her administra- Catholics. He has been accused of fail- tion. She disagreed vehemently with Chan- ing to marshal the moral authority of cellor Helmut Kohl over that issue. the Holy See to protest Hitler’s crimes. The German magazine Der Spiegel extract- “When, during the war, the Apos- ed eight pages from Mrs. Thatcher’s book and tolic Delegate in Turkey, Monsignor titled it, “Stop the German Monster”! This Angelo Roncalli, urged Pius XII to re- book has made the Germans more hostile to- ceive Yitzhak Isaac Halevy Herzog, the ward Britain than they already are! This book Chief Rabbi of Palestine, who wished to could also have a great deal to do with push- plead personally for the rescue of Jews ing Britain out of the European Union. We throughout Eastern Europe, THE POPE have said for many years that this would un- FLATLY REFUSED….” doubtedly happen. It’s hard to imagine a more con- THATCHER voiced her concerns Der Spiegel is probably Germany’s most demning truth from a man who pro- over “the German problem.” prestigious magazine internationally, and it fesses to lead the world in God’s love! states that Mrs. Thatcher was making “The pope flatly refused”! And we still Germany look like a MONSTER! This is a violent reaction to the simple truth. have “Vatican conservatives” who It reveals that Germany has not deeply repented of starting both world whisper against the present pope for wars—and starting many other wars as a part of the Holy Roman Empire. Only being “a protector of Jews.” the U.S. has the power and influence to control the Germans. But we have done Of course, the Jews were not the just the opposite! We have pushed and empowered them to be the masters of only ones killed in the Inquisition. The Europe. Catholic Church killed more than 50 Mrs. Thatcher also revealed how she and French President François Mitter- million people during the Inquisition! rand both wanted “to check the German juggernaut.” Mr. Mitterand chose to Only 6 million Jews were killed in move faster toward a United Europe “in order to tie down the German giant.” World War II. How responsible is Pope Germany is already the greatest economic power in Europe—by far! Pius XII for the other 40-50 million Margaret Thatcher wrote in her book (emphasis mine): “There was—and killed? still is—a tendency to regard the ‘German problem’ AS SOMETHING TOO DELICATE Was the Vatican just “SILENT” when FOR WELL-BROUGHT-UP POLITICIANS TO DISCUSS. THIS ALWAYS SEEMED TO ME A MIS- millions of Jews were murdered in TAKE. The problem had several elements which could only be addressed if non- World War II? Mark Aarons and John Germans considered them openly and constructively. I do not believe in collec- Loftus, in their book Unholy Trinity, tive guilt: It is individuals who are morally accountable for their actions. But I have abundantly documented the fact do believe in national character, which is molded by a range of complex factors: that the Vatican heavily sponsored and The fact that national caricatures are often absurd and inaccurate does not de- engineered the infamous “Ratlines”— tract from that. Since the unification of Germany under Bismarck—perhaps used to help most of the Nazi leaders partly because national unification came so late—Germany has veered unpre- escape the Allies at the end of World dictably between aggression and self-doubt…. War II! The evidence in this book is “As I have already argued, that is one reason why so many Germans genuine- overwhelming. Read it and you will be- ly—I believe wrongly—want to see Germany locked in to a federal Europe. In lieve the Catholic Church was more fact, Germany is more rather than less likely to dominate within that frame- than just “SILENT” regarding the Jews in work; FOR A REUNITED GERMANY IS SIMPLY TOO BIG AND POWERFUL TO BE JUST AN- World War II and in their support for OTHER PLAYER WITHIN EUROPE…. GERMANY IS THUS BY ITS VERY NATURE A DESTABI- the Nazi cause. These facts are so well- LIZING RATHER THAN A STABILIZING FORCE IN EUROPE. Only the military and politi- documented that nobody can honestly cal engagement of the United States in Europe and close relations between the reject them. other two strongest sovereign states in Europe—Britain and France—are suffi- Margaret Thatcher was the only cient to balance German power: and nothing of the sort would be possible with- world leader with the courage to dis- in a European superstate. cuss the “German problem” (see left). “One obstacle to achieving such a balance of power when I was in office was The Vatican problem is even more ex- the refusal of France under President Mitterrand to follow his and French in- plosive to discuss politically. So the stincts and challenge German interests. This would have required abandoning Catholic Church continues to spill the Franco-German axis on which he had been relying and, as I shall describe, buckets of blood because men fail to the wrench proved just too difficult for him” (The Downing Street Years). speak and fight for the truth! How can She sees that America and France have failed to challenge the Germans—es- we possibly justify not facing these pecially America. deadly facts?

16 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET JUNE 1999 A Disturbing Interview THE CATHOLIC CHURCH Germany Gets Aggressive The German newspaper Schwab- should have been teaching Trumpet readers are well-aware that ische Zeitung (SZ) printed in June of God’s love, but was instead in December 1991, Germany decided 1996 an interview with Roman Catholic trying to perpetuate to recognize breakaway Yugoslav re- cardinal Alfons Maria Stickler from what Hitler built! publics Slovenia and Croatia despite Austria. He is a cardinal of the Curia strong opposition from the EU, the (papal court of the Roman Catholic United States and the United Nations; Church) and an adviser to the pope. and despite the fact that the move again Anybody who understands the history resurrected unsavory memories of of the Catholic Church and the Holy Germany’s fascist past. Roman Empire would have to find the One week later the Vatican also rec- interview very disturbing. Here are RIVERSIDE PRESS, LTD. ognized Croatia. some quotes: The EU eventually recognized the “SZ: What ails our society? two states a month later. The UN also “Stickler: The principles that were backed away from a direct confronta- once personified in the aristocracy of tion with Germany. And THE U.S., the past are now gone. The moral WHICH AT FIRST BLAMED THE GERMANS strength, the willingness to stand up for FOR PROVOKING YUGOSLAVIA’S CIVIL WAR what is good and defend it against all BY RECOGNIZING THE TWO BREAKAWAY opposition, the UNCONDITIONAL WILL- STATES, EVENTUALLY FLIP-FLOPPED TO INGNESS TO FIGHT FOR THE DOCTRINES OF EVEN SUPPORT GERMANY’S DECISION MILI- THE HOLY ROMAN CHURCH, as well as re- TARILY! straint by a noble spirit…. That will prove to have been the be- “SZ: What distinguishes the repre- Inside St. ginning of AMERICA’S BIGGEST FOREIGN sentatives of this aristocracy? Peter’s POLICY DEBACLE EVER! “Stickler: They are loyal and devot- Basilica, It seemed the whole world feared to ed to the pope; politically neither right Vatican City challenge Germany! It gives you an idea or left, ONLY GUIDED TO REALIZE THE of how quickly after the Wall fell, only WILL OF THE POPE AND THE CATHOLIC any student of history knows that nu- two years, that Germany ascended to HONOR…. merous popes have had a very dark his- world dominance—marching to its “SZ: Why? tory. Isn’t it frightening to think of sup- own drum, with little concern for world “Stickler: You know, the Brazilian porters “ONLY guided to realize the will opinion. nobleman Plinio Correa de Oliveira, of the pope”? Yugoslavia had existed as one uni- founder of the Organization for the The cardinal discussed the “aggres- fied country since 1919, with the excep- Defense of Traditions, Family and sive Catholicism” of the Holy Roman tion of one particularly deadly inter- Possessions, and the author of numer- Empire. That aggressive system has al- lude: when Hitler made Croatia his ous works for the defense of AGGRESSIVE ways converted members with the own puppet state during World War II. CATHOLICISM against ungodliness, con- sword! There has never been an excep- Over 700,000 Serbs were slaughtered by tinually spoke of the value of the…aris- tion in six different resurrections of the Croats during the war, which is why tocracy. ONLY THESE ARISTOCRATS [this that empire! Never one exception! And Serbia was more than uneasy about the includes the house of Hapsburg] CAN we must not forget that the Catholic Vatican and Germany’s world-defying SAVE THE WORLD FROM MORAL DECAY.” Church killed 50 million people during alliance with Croatia. The cardinal says loyal Catholic sup- the last Inquisition! Croatian President Franjo Tudjman porters should be “ONLY GUIDED TO RE- Is that the kind of “aggressive has REFUSED TO DISASSOCIATE HIMSELF ALIZE THE WILL OF THE POPE and the Catholicism” to which the cardinal FROM HIS COUNTRY’S FASCIST ROOTS. Yet Catholic honor.” Politically, they are refers? What makes this man think only his shocking stance DID NOT DISSUADE neither right or left—“they are loyal the Catholics can save the world from GERMANY AND THE VATICAN FROM and devoted to the pope” only! moral decay? His views obviously re- PLEDGING THEIR FULL SUPPORT! Accord- Let me again remind you that, at the flect the pope’s philosophy. If they ing to Martin Lee, author of The Beast end of World War II and just after, the want to save the world from moral Reawakens, the Germans exported over pope engineered the escape of many of decay, perhaps they could start by pub- $320 million worth of military hard- the most evil leaders ever on the planet! licly repenting of their mind-staggering ware to Croatia between 1992 and 1994. I BELIEVE THAT WAS THE MOST evil committed during and after World And in 1995, for the first time since TREACHEROUS ACT OF WORLD WAR II! War II. World War II, Germany committed After all, the Catholic Church should Their philosophy has led the world 4,000 troops beyond its borders—inside have been teaching God’s love, but was into continual disaster. No church or Croatia, to enforce the tenuous peace instead trying to perpetuate what Hitler organization can save this world. Man agreement. built! It doesn’t take a psychoanalyst to is the problem, not the solution. Only Since the Wall fell in 1989, the world know that they had to be closely allied God can save us from moral decay or has not only witnessed an alarming up- with the Nazis during World War II to nuclear annihilation. surge in neo-Nazi violence, we have commit such an indescribable atrocity! How much suffering does it take be- also witnessed the escalating spirit of THAT WAS “THE WILL OF THE POPE.” And fore we learn that simple truth? independence and arrogance within the

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German nation as a whole. Germany cusing the Vatican of hoarding has rapidly risen to the ranks of a bona “FOR WHATEVER SUCCESSES Holocaust gold for the Croatian Nazi fide world power. ODESSA achieved, they puppet regime during and after World were mere amateurs at Nazi- War II. The Vatican dismissed the ac- The Catholic Holocaust Document cusation as ridiculous. But then, when The Vatican recently issued a docu- smuggling when compared pressured by Jewish organizations to ment saying Christians did not do with the Vatican.” open their archives (which have been enough to stop the extermination of 6 closed for 100 years) to dispel rumors million Jews in World War II. But it de- of Nazi sympathies, the Vatican re- fended Pope Pius XII against charges fused. Why? Could it be that they have that he did not speak out against the something to hide? Nazis during the Holocaust. Jewish or- In Unholy Trinity, Mark Aarons and ganizations were angered, saying the John Loftus contend that they do have Vatican’s 14-page document, “We something to hide! Many Serbs, ac- Remember, a Reflection on the Shoah,” cording to the authors, were butchered did not go far enough to condemn using medieval methods. “Eyes had Pius’ silence. been gouged out,” they wrote, “limbs On March 22, 1998, the Philadelphia severed, intestines and other internal Inquirer carried an article summarizing organs ripped from the bodies of the Pius’ 1942 Christmas message in which living. Some were slaughtered like he lamented the cruelties of war, but beasts, their throats cut from ear to ear failed to even mention the Nazis. with special knives. Others died from Wladyslav Raczkiewicz, president of blows to their heads with sledge- the Polish government-in-exile at that hammers. Many more were simply time, wrote to Pius: “My people…im- burned alive.” plore that a voice be raised to show Much more alarming, however, is clearly and plainly where the evil lies. the “special relationship” between the Today…the Apostolic See must break pope and Croatia at a time when Cro- silence.” As was written in the Inquirer, atian fascists were slaughtering Serbs. “Pius did not.” SECRET ALLIANCE A frighten- Aarons and Loftus said the atrocities After the Vatican released its docu- ing expose of the Vatican’s were already under way when Pope ment, Phil Baum, executive director of post-war Nazi-smuggling. Pius XII met with Ante Pavelic, Cro- the American Jewish Congress, lament- atia’s leader, in April 1941. ed the Vatican’s reluctance to “impose war, or that they all made their own The pope agreed to meet with moral culpability on some leading travel arrangements. Modern popular Pavelic again in May 1943, by which church authorities…who were either in- culture has presented the escape of the time the Nazi atrocities against the different or in some cases ACTUALLY Nazis in an adventurous, almost ro- Serbs were without refute. (One Italian COMPLICIT in the persecution of Jews” mantic light. The most popular Nazi journalist interviewed Pavelic in his (emphasis mine). smugglers are ODESSA and Die home and was shocked to find a large Baum believes some Catholic au- Spinne, although other mysterious bowl of Serbian eyes the fascist had thorities may have been “actually com- groups are also mentioned from time to been collecting.) Yet, according to plicit” in the Jewish persecution and time. But in the main these stories owe Unholy Trinity, “PIUS HIMSELF PROMISED slaughter. In other words, the church— more to the fertile imagination of script TO GIVE PAVELIC HIS PERSONAL BLESSING in Europe especially—was actually al- writers and novelists than to historical AGAIN. By this time, the Holy See pos- lied with Hitler and the Nazis. research and accuracy. sessed abundant evidence of the atroci- Mussolini openly called his move- “The truth is much more ordinary, ties committed by his regime.” ment the Holy Roman Empire! That almost mundane. It is all the more U.S. intelligence also confirmed that means the Vatican was a part of that shocking as a result. For whatever suc- Pavelic had numerous secret meetings empire. cesses ODESSA achieved, THEY WERE with the Under Secretary of State of the The pope and other Catholics were MERE AMATEURS AT NAZI-SMUGGLING Holy See, Monsignor Montini, who more than just silent during the war. All WHEN COMPARED WITH THE VATICAN. later became Pope Paul VI. According we have to do is look at what the Draganovic’s Ratline [the name given to one intelligence official Unholy Catholic Church was doing at the end to the Vatican’s Nazi smuggling opera- Trinity quotes, “Pavelic’s contacts are of World War II. Let’s view the whole tion] was truly professional, ensuring so high and his present position is so picture. that many guilty war criminals reached compromising to the Vatican, that ANY I would like to again give you some safe havens. Often they did not end up EXTRADITION OF [PAVELIC] WOULD DEAL quotes from the most frightfully shock- in the remote jungles of South America, A STAGGERING BLOW TO THE ROMAN ing book I have read in years. In but settled instead in Britain, Canada, CATHOLIC CHURCH.” Unholy Trinity, Mark Aarons and John Australia and the United States” (p. 88). Any right-thinking person ought to Loftus wrote (emphasis mine), “It is ask why the very highest officials in the absurd to believe that 30,000 fugitive The Croatian Connection Catholic Church, including the pope, Nazis escaped to South America on the In July of 1997, a United States would associate with and even protect few U-Boats remaining at the end of the Treasury document was published ac- Croatian fascists. Is that the kind of his-

18 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET JUNE 1999 tory more “conservative” Vatican offi- ing destruction it will bring on the cials today want to hold on to? world scene. That is because God is “For fugitive Nazis,” Aarons and raising Germany to punish biblical Loftus wrote, “all roads led to Rome.” Israel—mainly the American and High-ranking ministers, civil ser- British peoples—for their sins, unless vants, even Ante Pavelic himself, with RIVERSIDE PRESS, LTD. they repent! (See Isaiah 10:5-7.) help from the Vatican’s Ratlines, were Our reaction should not be to rise able to disappear into thin air, intelli- up and try to stop Germany. That gence sources have confirmed. At the wouldn’t work. Our only hope is to re- time, the Vatican labeled these escapees pent of our sins. Then God would “refugees.” But they were Croatian fas- humble Germany. cists who were helping Hitler’s regime! The new Charlemagne is to lead the Remember this all happened at the world into the greatest sea of blood that end of World War II! humanity has ever seen or even Pope Pius XII was by far the greatest dreamed about. Whether we realize it Nazi smuggler at the end of World War or not, the Fourth Reich has arrived— II! The man who succeeded him as though still in disguise to most of the pope, Giovanni Montini, was also world. deeply involved in this crime against humanity! The Modern Charlemagne What if this Holy Roman Empire We are going to see the rise of a man turns its wrath toward America, first of who is prophesied to do great evil. And all, the next time around? That is pre- he undoubtedly will be a German. cisely what the post-World War II Nazi “And in the latter time of their king- underground has pledged to do! dom, when the transgressors are come They know that we mass-produced to the full, a king of fierce countenance, most of the armaments that beat them and understanding dark sentences, in World Wars I and II. shall stand up” (Dan. 8:23). This verse We can’t afford to take this lightly. is dual. It applies to Antiochus Epipha- These shocking facts reveal that the POPE PIUS XII has been nes anciently. But it also refers to the Vatican was deeply involved with the documented as the greatest Nazi end time, “when the sinners fill up their Germans in World War II. There is smuggler of World War II. measure” (literal translation). Mankind simply no other explanation. But most is not getting better and better, as evo- people continue to ignore the truth—to Why can’t we see that Germany and lutionists and others think! Just the re- their own great peril! the Vatican are renewing their ties from verse is happening in this “latter time”! Aarons and Loftus understand the World War II? A history that reaches A leader will rise who is the epitome important history between Croatia and back to Charlemagne. of all this end-time evil. He has a “fierce the papacy, dating back to A.D. 700. The Why would a church which is sup- countenance,” meaning he is unyield- Catholic Church has been involved in posed to teach God’s love again ally it- ing and merciless. The expression mass murder since A.D. 514, when the self with Croatia and Germany, consid- “dark sentences,” most commentaries first Holy Roman Empire began. THIS ering their heinous Nazi crimes? agree, means HE CONCEALS HIS TRUE MO- CHURCH HAS MORE TO HIDE—OR REPENT Wouldn’t a repentant church or state TIVES. He is highly skilled at intrigue, OF—THAN ANY OTHER INSTITUTION IN do just the opposite? Unless they plan deceit, double-talk and double-dealing. THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD! for a future somewhat akin to the He comes to destroy, but is disguised as A church either represents the true dream of Adolf Hitler! a peacemaker! Like Satan, he comes as God or it is a false church. And because Margaret Thatcher was the only “an angel of light.” a church supposedly represents God, it high-ranking politician who would The Jamieson, Fausset and Brown must be held very accountable. It cer- even discuss the “German problem.” Commentary relates that anciently, tainly is by God, if not by man. Read Only she had the understanding and “Antiochus made himself master of Jeremiah 23 and Ezekiel 34 to see how courage to do so! Egypt and Jerusalem successively by severely God judges rebellious pastors. No politician has yet had the cour- craft.” JFB then quotes two verses from The most terrifying history by far is age to discuss the Vatican problem. the book of Maccabees: “The king sent coming in the very near future. It is That attitude can only lead to a bloody his chief collector of tribute, who came time we understand the truth. The disaster. unto Jerusalem with a great multitude, worst mistake you can make is to refuse So expect Germany to repeat their and spake peaceable words unto them; to understand! history. How could we expect it to be but ALL WAS DECEIT: for when they had Germany and the Vatican primarily otherwise? given him credence, he fell suddenly started the war in Yugoslavia. This is Thatcher came to see that she and upon the city, and smote it very sore, the so-called Holy Roman Empire in President Mitterrand of France could and destroyed much people of Israel…. action! This power should be feared do nothing to stop German reunifica- Antiochus sent also that detestable 1000 times more than the Serbs. Still tion. She and the whole world must ringleader, Apollonius, with an army of the world races madly toward disaster come to see that nothing can stop two and twenty thousand, command- because men refuse to face the truth. Germany’s rise to power and the result- ing him to slay all those that were in

JUNE 1999 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET 19 DANGEROUS NEW WORLD their best age, and to sell the women can escape this gigantic nightmare. this is a peaceful entry—not done by and the younger sort; who, coming to This vision was so stark and grisly military force. Jerusalem, and pretending peace, did that it caused Daniel to get sick and For many years, the Vatican DE- forbear till the holy day of the Sabbath, faint (Dan. 8:27). If a vision did that to MANDED that Jerusalem be internation- when, taking the Jews keeping holyday, Daniel, what will the actual event be alized, or ruled by the international he commanded his men to arm them- like? community. In recent months, Yasser selves, and so he slew all them that were Arafat has been pleading for the same gone to the celebrating of the Sabbath” A Religious Clash situation. (I Macc. 1:30; II Macc. 5:24). The pope said, “It must be under- After war explodes in the Middle This is the kind of leader who is stood that Jews, who for 2,000 years East, there will probably be a thunder- about to rise in Germany! were dispersed among the nations of ous call for a peacekeeper in Jerusalem. the world, had decided to return to the The king of the north will no doubt The European Union land of their ancestors. This is their take the job, but then WILL QUICKLY BE- “And his power shall be mighty, but right. COME A WAR-MAKER! (Ezekiel 23 dis- not by his own power: and he shall de- “And this right,” he said, “is recog- cusses A SHAMEFUL DOUBLE-CROSS. Write stroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, nized even by those who look upon the for our free booklet The Ezekiel and practise, and shall destroy the nation of Israel with an unsympathetic Watchman.) mighty and the holy people” (Dan. eye” (Parade interview). This is a very By peace he shall destroy many! 8:24). He destroys, “but not by his own significant and dramatic statement. The (Dan. 8:25.) A great church actually power.” Ten nations will be unified. pope knows there are millions of Arabs guides this militaristic union. It looks This political power is guided by a great who have an “unsympathetic eye” to- like a lamb but speaks like a dragon! false church. But the real power is from ward Jerusalem! This statement is sure (Rev. 13:2.) That makes the political Satan himself! (Rev. 13:2; 17:13). This to offend many Arabs. And that is dou- beast, which is empowered by Satan, will be the European Union led by bly true concerning radical Islam. ALL THE MORE DECEITFUL. Germany and the Vatican. ITISA Already friction is building between This great religion is a “mystery” to POWER THAT WILL TERRIFY THE ENTIRE the Islamic world and the Catholic the world (Rev. 17:7). Today, most of EARTH! Church. The Bible says this division the truth is underground—hidden from The “holy people” shall also be de- will lead to a great clash. the world. But that is changing fast. stroyed. God’s own rebellious church “And at the time of the end shall the Russia and China will then strike will be destroyed by this beast power. king of the south PUSH at him: and the fear in the king of the north. “But tid- THIS OUGHT TO SOBER AND MOTIVATE ALL king of the north shall come against ings out of the east and out of the north OF GOD’S PEOPLE! Unfortunately, most him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and shall trouble him: therefore he shall go of them continue to sleep. with horsemen, and with many ships; forth with great fury to destroy, and ut- “And through his policy also he shall and he shall enter into the countries, terly to make away many” (Dan. 11:44). cause CRAFT to prosper in his hand; and and shall overflow and pass over” The king of the north is then defeated. he shall magnify himself in his heart, (Dan. 11:40). “And he shall plant the tabernacles of and BY PEACE SHALL DESTROY MANY:he The king of the south will undoubt- his palace between the seas in the glori- shall also stand up against the Prince of edly be radical Islam, led by Iran. We ous holy mountain; yet he shall come to princes; but he shall be broken without had thought in the past that the “push” his end, and none shall help him” (v. hand” (Dan. 8:25). The word “craft” would be a cutting off of oil supplies to 45). Here we see a great religious means fraud. The expression “by peace the European Union, which is the king leader—“tabernacles of his palace”— he shall destroy many” means he is pre- of the north. But it now seems so much moving his headquarters to Jerusalem. tending “peace” and friendship. Then more likely that the “push” is going to But he also comes to his end. Why? suddenly comes the malignant shock! be over Jerusalem. That city is the third- Here is another statement by the He destroys suddenly, while his enemy most holy city in the Arab world. And pope: “We trust that with the approach is in a peaceful state of mind. This illus- the pope has publicly talked of possibly of the year 2000, Jerusalem will become trates the deceitful malice practiced by moving his headquarters there. the city of peace for the entire world and this political tyrant. These two great and powerful reli- that all the people will be able to meet The good news is that it’s CONNECT- gions passionately desire Jerusalem. there, in particular the believers in the ED directly to the return of Jesus Christ. Most believe these events are leading to religions that find their birthright in the Do we realize how close we are to this peace. ACTUALLY THEY ARE LEADING TO faith of Abraham” (ibid.). magnificent event? Christ will destroy WAR! The pope is right! “JERUSALEM WILL that great empire and rule this earth! “He shall enter also into the glorious BECOME THE CITY OF PEACE FOR THE EN- We must not lose sight of this glorious land, and many countries shall be over- TIRE WORLD,” but not the way he be- end! thrown: but these shall escape out of his lieves. A great false religious leader is also hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the The “Holy” Roman Empire’s ver- going to come on the scene about the chief of the children of Ammon” sion of “peace” has brought nothing same time. He will be allied with this (v. 41). The king of the north conquers but rivers of blood. History’s record political leader of “fierce countenance” the king of the south. Then he “enters” cannot be ignored! (Rev. 17:5). The fulfillment of these into “the glorious land”—or Jerusalem. Jesus Christ, on the other hand, has mind-chilling prophecies is almost If the “push” will be over Jerusalem, it an unblemished record of peace. He ready to explode on the world scene! would be a natural step to then “enter.” will soon return to this earth and give We must stay close to God so that we The Hebrew word for “enter” indicates its inhabitants rivers of living water.

20 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET JUNE 1999 eventually.) Mao “unified” China under communism after butchering well over 20 million dissenters, earning him the dubious distinction of being the greatest mass murderer this centu- ry. In the Korean War, Mao sacrificed another one million Chinese lives, fighting against the United States and South Korea. Post-World War II America rejected Mao’s Communist dictatorship. The U.S. recognized Taiwan as the capital of China, not Beijing. So did the interna- tional community. Taiwan had a seat in the United Nations—Beijing did not. All that changed during the Nixon administration. At that time, the United States and Communist China both viewed the Soviet Union as their number-one enemy. Thus, one com- mon enemy brought together a rather unlikely alliance. Allied with Communist China, the U.S. could counterweigh the Soviet threat in East Asia. (They already had firm resistance on the West side of the The Forbidden City, Beijing Soviets with the NATO alliance.) Establishing ties with Beijing, however, would not come without price. CHINA In July 1971, Nixon’s national secu- rity adviser, Henry Kissinger, secretly met with Chinese leaders in Beijing. He assured them that the Nixon adminis- tration would not support Taiwan’s in- FEEDING dependence. Three months after that meeting, the PRC was admitted into the United Nations. Taiwan lost its seat despite vigorous opposition from many Amer- ican officials, including U.S. ambas- THE DRAGON sador to the UN, George Bush. The following year, in 1972, Nixon IRRESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR: How America has himself flew to China for more talks. catapulted China to center stage. And why. The visit resulted in the carefully word- ed Shanghai Communique, which re- ferred to “all Chinese on either side” BY STEPHEN FLURRY being for one China—not an indepen- dent Taiwan. It was America’s first offi- ITH NATO’S BOMBING OF THE ern, prosperous nation that is armed to cial declaration that the PRC had, in ef- Chinese embassy in Belgrade the teeth—thanks, in large part, to fect, won the Chinese civil war. Thus, last month, Sino-American America’s policy on China. the groundwork for Sino-American re- Wrelations seemed to have This is the story of how America cre- lations was laid on a one-China policy, come full circle. As one journalist ated a monster—and why. which was decidedly pro-Communist. noted, if a space traveler returned to After Mao’s death in 1976, his suc- earth after 30 years, he would be ex- AS FOUNDING FATHER OF THE PEOPLE’S cessor, Deng Xiaoping, worked to es- cused for thinking nothing had Republic of China (PRC), Mao Tse- tablish diplomatic relations with any- changed. Communist China still hates tung’s reign of terror began in 1949 one willing to help China modernize the United States. when he overthrew Chiang Kai-shek’s and prosper economically. China There would, however, be one no- Nationalist government, forcing it to thirsted for American technology, table difference. Thirty years ago, flee to the island of Taiwan. (Chiang Western education and free trade. China was an isolated, poverty-strick- Kai-shek, while on Taiwan, insisted America was more than willing to en, backward nation that hated Amer- that his government was the real China quench their thirst. ica. Today, it is an increasingly mod- and vowed to return to the mainland Jimmy Carter’s administration was

JUNE 1999 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET 21 DANGEROUS NEW WORLD CHINA the first to formalize diplomatic rela- ing in the steps of previous administra- tions with China in 1978. He was the “It does not tions concerning Beijing, he also in- first American president to extend seem to me tended to abide by the Taiwan Rela- most-favored-nation trade status (MFN) that far down tions Act. In dealing arms to both to China, eliminating high tariffs on AP/WIDEWORLD the road, a China and Taiwan, he made sure Chinese exports. Carter also initiated a Taiwan always had enough to success- student-exchange program, admitting China armed fully defend itself. Chinese students into American uni- to the teeth, It is also worth noting that during versities, and vice versa. He formalized as she intends this time, America itself was in the joint intelligence operations between to be, with a midst of the largest, most modern arms the U.S. and China, allowing both na- fairly strong economy, build-up in history. By comparison, it tions to closely watch their mutual probably is not going to be dwarfed China’s build-up (and Tai- enemy. And like Nixon, Carter ac- wan’s). That tremendous advantage, knowledged that Taiwan was part of very benign in her attitude along with strategic trade policies, Communist China. toward the United States, enabled America to balance power in In all of these developments, Amer- because they are against the regional hot spots according to U.S. in- ica was willing to pay a big price to sort of things we stand for.” terests. During the 1980s, it was hard to maintain and strengthen the anti- imagine any nation—let alone China, a Soviet bloc in Asia. MFN status led to a Malcolm Toon nation that in many respects was still generous trade surplus for China and backward and in desperate need of helped turn its economy around. The hemmed in. Besides, how can you ig- modernization—ever challenging U.S. student-exchange program allowed nore one fourth of the world’s popula- superiority. waves of Chinese students to enter tion? But while China might have been American schools, whereas Beijing by Taiwan was a touchier subject. puny compared to America, in South- comparison only allowed a handful of Many politicians, especially on Capitol east Asia it was starting to make its Americans into China. (Most of the Hill, were upset over America’s betray- presence known. Years of stockpiling more than 80,000 Chinese who trans- al of Taiwan. Thus, in 1979, despite conventional weapons enabled them to ferred to American schools during the President Carter’s objection, a biparti- become the world’s most active low- 1980s pursued degrees heavily concen- san coalition in Washington legislated cost arms supplier ($8.7 billion in trated in the fields of science and tech- the Taiwan Relations Act. It allowed the weapons exports from 1980 to 1987). nology.) As for “joint” intelligence U.S. to supply Taiwan with enough And what worried America was who operations, the phrase is a little mis- arms to defend itself. It even allowed they were supplying—mostly nations leading because at that time China had for U.S. intervention in case Taiwan in the Middle East like Iran and Iraq. no intelligence operation. Under was attacked. The United States may That posed a threat to U.S. interests. Carter’s proposal, however, both na- have recognized Beijing, but Congress There were also signs during the tions could monitor Soviet movement, did not want to forget Taiwan. 1980s that hostile relations between the using American intelligence and Beijing angrily said the act breached Russians and Chinese were beginning China’s strategic location. China could promises made by previous adminis- to subside. For decades, this had been not have asked for a better arrange- trations. It would not be the last time one of America’s worst nightmares— ment. They could now keep a watchful controversy swirled around Taiwan. that Communist China would one day eye on the Soviet Union and on how ally itself with the Soviet Union. America used its sophisticated infor- URING THE 1980S, TRADE, TECH- And in America, during that time, mation-gathering equipment. nology and Taiwan continued to Larry Wu-Tai Chin was convicted of There were some by this point who top the list of what China wanted espionage. A CIA insider, Larry had were quite critical of what they consid- Din return for counter-balancing been spying for Beijing since the ered a “conciliatory” China policy. the Soviet threat for America. In 1983, Korean War. Malcolm Toon, former American am- President Reagan lifted the ban on All these events were but a foreshad- bassador to Moscow, said in 1980, “It many technological exports considered ow of much worse to come after the does seem to me that far down the “dual use”—that which could be used epochal shifts to occur between 1989 road, a China armed to the teeth, as she for civilian or military purposes. The and 1991. intends to be, with a fairly strong econ- following year, he admitted China into omy, probably is not going to be very the Foreign Military Sales program, al- HAVING SERVED AS U.S. AMBASSADOR TO benign in her attitude toward the lowing China to purchase American the United Nations and as head of the United States, because they are against weapons on a line of U.S. credit. U.S. liaison office in Beijing during the the sort of things we stand for.” As for Taiwan, in 1982, Reagan 1970s (not to mention as vice president Gene Hogberg, writing for The Good agreed to set a limit on their arms ship- for eight years during the 1980s), News in 1978, said China was exploit- ment. Fortunately for them, Reagan George Bush began his presidency in ing America’s generosity in order to be- made it a flexible “limit.” It could fluc- 1989 confident he could strengthen ties come a “genuine world power” by the tuate depending on the rate of China’s with Beijing. year 2000. build-up. Reagan had always sympa- During Bush’s first foreign trip, he To most, however, close relations thized with Taiwan because of its de- stopped in Beijing to see his “old with Beijing was a good thing. America mocratic reforms and excellent trade friend,” Deng Xiaoping. needed to keep the Soviet threat relation with America. While continu- Three months later, Mikhail Gorba-

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1971 1972 1978 Under Nixon, Nixon visits Carter is the first 1982 Sino-American China, resulting to formalize Reagan lifts relations improve. in Shanghai diplomatic ban on certain Kissinger secretly Communique. relations with technological UNITED STATES visits. China. exports. 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 19701975 1980 1985 DIGITAL STOCK 1949 1976 1985

CORBIS Chiang Kai- Mao Tsetung dies. Deng Xiaoping is Shek’s forces Deng Xiaoping Time’s man of escape to takes over. the year. Taiwan. CORBIS

1971 1949 China given seat

CHINA Mao Tsetung’s in UN. Taiwan reign of terror SIMON & SCHUSTER, INC. loses seat. begins.

chev visited Beijing, effectively ending Year in 1985.) Its economic reform barely outlasted public outrage. the strain between Sino-Soviet rela- meant China was becoming more like China was quietly approved for tions. America, people thought. The Soviet most-favored-nation status shortly Simultaneous with Gorbachev’s Union, on the other hand, was the after the massacre. And within weeks, visit, pro-democracy rallies were gath- enemy. When the dust settled from the Bush lifted the ban on high-level con- ering momentum in major Chinese events of 1989, however, Americans tacts when he secretly sent his national cities. The situation boiled over on June awakened to see the Soviet Union security adviser, Brent Scowcroft, and 3-4. Westerners watched in shock as crumbling and the People’s Republic of the deputy secretary of state, Lawrence television cameras captured horrific China the same old totalitarian regime Eagleburger, to Beijing for talks. The video showing Chinese tanks squashing it had been the past four decades—only press did not discover the July meeting student demonstrators in Tiananmen more modern and with a burgeoning until December that year, after Bush Square. The students had constructed a economy. had sent them both to Beijing again replica of the Statue of Liberty, one of These stark realities had many peo- trying to prevent relations from deteri- America’s foremost symbols of free- ple questioning why we had developed orating. dom and democracy. The People’s such close relations with China in the Bush also relaxed trade sanctions Liberation Army (PLA) murdered hun- first place. within weeks of the massacre. He ap- dreds, perhaps thousands, in the mas- proved the sale of four Boeing jet en- sacre. An exact count is unknown be- MERICA’S CHINA POLICY SOON gines in July, allowed Chinese officials cause the Communists are said to have after Tiananmen was influenced to go back to work at the Grumman piled up the dead demonstrators, more by public outrage than it plant in Long Island (a project de- doused the pile with gasoline, and Awas by President Bush. At least signed to upgrade China’s aging air torched it to destroy the evidence. four changes in America’s policy result- force) in October, and approved the The Tiananmen images outraged the ed from the ugly incident: 1) Ban on export of two Hughes Aircraft satellites American public. They had been led to high-level contacts between U.S. and to China in December. believe for the past decade and a half China; 2) strict trade sanctions; 3) U.S.- As for the international loan freeze, that China was improving its human led freeze on international loans for Bush opened the door for that to re- rights record. (Time magazine even China; and 4) ban on military contacts. sume six months after Tiananmen. In named Deng Xiaoping its Man of the Most of these restrictions, however, less than three years, Beijing had the

JUNE 1999 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET 23 DANGEROUS NEW WORLD CHINA same line of credit it had before tain restrictions to China’s MFN status Russian scientists and physicists lost Tiananmen. was “unconscionable.” their jobs. Reports surfaced that some While major fault lines shifted in This verbal diatribe continued left their country to help rogue states 1989 to forever alter the course of inter- throughout the campaign. like Iran develop nuclear programs. On national relations, President Bush top of that, Russia was out of money seemed to resist change. Others were IT’S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE and had lots of military hardware. It be- far more concerned about what these forces at work when the cold war came their most valuable export. realities meant for Sino-American rela- ended. With the Soviet threat gone, the What you probably did not read tions. For that reason, the Senate United States slashed the Pentagon’s about, however, was how the United Foreign Relations Committee sum- defense spending. That left the defense States contributed just as much, if not moned Lawrence Eagleburger for testi- industry looking for new customers. more, to this proliferation of modern mony on February 7, 1990. Eagleburger Meanwhile, by 1993, China had the weapons. It was just done under a dif- admitted that the dramatic reforms oc- fastest-growing economy in the world. ferent name. Russia sold hardware. curring in Eastern Europe and the It was pocketing an annual trade sur- America sold technology—or, in some Soviet Union had “altered the strategic plus of $15 billion from the United cases, gave it away. scene.” But, while Soviet-American re- States. It had tripled its defense spend- Before the cold war, America guard- lations had been altered, relations with ing over pre-cold war levels. Above all, ed its technological secrets more closely China had not, he said. it was still intent on becoming a legiti- than gold at Fort Knox. The business That may have been true. The ques- mate world power by century’s end. community did not complain much tion is, however, why? If China had a And when the Gulf War broke out in about trade restrictions because of the pitiful human rights record and the 1991, China watched closely, seeing Pentagon’s fat budget. (It was a big Soviet threat was gone, why continue how far it still had to go to modernize. enough customer.) When all that such close relations? According to Enter the Clinton administration, changed, trade barriers collapsed like Eagleburger, because of the “prolifera- whose campaign slogan had been, “It’s the Berlin Wall. tion of missiles and nuclear weapons, the economy, stupid.” From 1993 to 1998, the Clinton ad- chemical weapons proliferation and en- After being sworn into office in ministration brought about the most vironmental pollution.” James Mann, January 1993, President Clinton set out sweeping deregulation of export con- in his 1998 book About Face, succinctly to toughen up on China. In May 1993, trols in American history. Prior to summarized what this testimony meant he issued an executive order which 1993, U.S. companies had to seek ex- concerning America’s new China poli- connected China’s trade benefits to port licenses from the government for cy. “China was now important to the human rights. China would have to all products that could be used for mili- United States not because of the help it meet certain obligations each year be- tary purposes, like supercomputers, could provide (against the Soviet fore its most-favored-nation status nuclear power plants and satellites. Union), but because of the potential could be renewed. That way, even if the Pentagon granted harm it might do (by exporting missiles Three months later, Clinton slapped the license, at least it was easier to track and nuclear technology).” In other sanctions on China for shipping M-11 the item. words, before we needed China to missile parts to Pakistan. This restricted After 1993, the burden of tracking counterweigh the Soviets; now we China from importing certain kinds of items used for suspicious purposes fell needed close relations so they would “dual use” technology, like high-speed upon the businesses selling them. not proliferate dangerous weapons. computers and satellites. Today, after a series of scandals and in- Not all politicians agreed with this Nine months after being sworn in, vestigations, the administration has policy revision. In fact, the Tiananmen however, Clinton’s knees buckled been forced to reconsider its lax export massacre generated impassioned de- under pressure from big business, in- security. Senior officials now acknowl- bate in Washington. It became a pivotal cluding the defense industry, which was edge that the president often changed campaign issue. Democrats scathingly anxious to burst into China’s incredible the rules without even consulting na- rebuked the president for being soft on market of 1.2 billion people. In a stun- tional security experts or intelligence of- China. Most of them wanted heavy re- ning reversal, Clinton scrapped his ficials! strictions to accompany China’s most- campaign rhetoric. He called MFN re- One embarrassing episode, which favored-nation status. They wanted strictions “outdated,” insisting the only hit newspapers last year, concerned two China’s MFN renewed each year only if way to encourage China to improve American satellite makers, Loral Space Beijing showed real signs of improving human rights and to stop shipping con- and Communications and Hughes their human rights record. ventional weapons to rogue states was Electronics. Both companies benefited One of Bush’s foremost critics was to strengthen diplomatic ties further. from the relaxed controls. And both Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton. In a His new initiative eventually became companies, according to the Pentagon, 1991 speech, Clinton excoriated Bush known as a “policy of engagement”—a committed at least three major security for coddling China “despite its continu- “strategic partnership.” breaches. Beijing had been unsuccessful ing crackdown on democratic reform, in trying to launch American satellites its brutal subjugation of Tibet, its irre- OU PROBABLY REMEMBER STORIES aboard its own rockets. (These are the sponsible export of nuclear and missile from a few years back about the same kind of rockets that could be used technology, its support for the homici- post-cold-war proliferation of to launch nuclear warheads.) After one dal Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, and its Ydangerous weapons. When the rocket blew up shortly after take-off, abusive trade practices.” A year later, Soviet states disbanded, scores of nu- China solicited help from the U.S. Clinton said Bush’s refusal to apply cer- clear warheads were found missing. satellite makers. They were more than

24 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET JUNE 1999 1989 1992 1993 1994 1997 New president China caught President Clinton Clinton eliminates Clinton agrees to sell confident to smuggling parts for softens MFN require- virtually all export nuclear reactors and strengthen ties its M-11 missiles ments and begins controls. technology to China. with Beijing. into Pakistan. “policy of engagement.” UPI

1991 UPI Arkansas Governor REUTERS Clinton condemns 1998 Bush for his Clinton is the first tolerance of China. U.S. president to visit China since 1991 1995 Tiananmen. He 1989 China discovered Unprecedented assures China Massacre results supplying arms to visit of Taiwan’s publicly that the in major policy Pakistan, Syria, Lee Teng-hui to U.S. would oppose changes that last Iran, and U.S. does U.S. irks China. Taiwan. only a few weeks. not sever relations. 1989 19901991 1992 1993 1994 19951996 1997 1998 CORBIS AP 1989 1993 1995 Gorbachev visits China, by now the China seizes Beijing to end fastest-growing Mischief Reef.

Sino-Soviet economy, breaks an REUTERS strains. informal nuclear testing

UPI moratorium.

1989 Pro-democracy demonstration and 1997 massacre of thousands China receives Hong at Tiananmen Square. Kong from the British.

willing to share technical expertise with export controls were lifted in 1996, weapons design technology. Chinese scientists. China had only three U.S.-made sys- In March, the New York Times re- The Loral case is particularly dubi- tems. Today, congressional sources es- vealed just how deep the espionage had ous. During the seven years its chair- timate that China has over 600. (In penetrated American security. James man has known President Clinton, he 1998, of the 390 supercomputers Amer- Risen and Jeff Gerth wrote that since has donated more than $1.3 million to ica exported, half went to China.) the mid-1980s, China has been stealing campaign funds. In 1996, Loral’s chair- China, more than any other trade secrets from the Los Alamos laboratory man drafted a letter to the president partner, has taken advantage of Presi- in New Mexico. “China’s technical ad- urging him to transfer the job of export dent Clinton’s lax security measures. vance allows it to make mobile missiles, licensing on satellites from the State We should note that Mr. Clinton did ballistic missiles with multiple war- Department (responsible for defense) not lift the ban on all exports. U.S. heads and small warheads for sub- to the Commerce Department (respon- companies still could not export ballis- marines—the main elements of a mod- sible for promoting exports). Clinton’s tic missiles, spy satellites or advanced ern nuclear force.” According to the ar- compliance, even against Warren fighter technology. The only way China ticle, U.S. intelligence had discovered a Christopher’s strong objection, not could get their hands on that kind of Chinese missile with a design remark- only made it easier to export satellite technology was to steal it. ably similar to America’s W-88—the technology; it left critics wondering if most modern miniature warhead the presidential policy was for sale. WHAT STARTED AS A SMALL INVESTIGA- U.S. has in its arsenal. Last October, Congress reversed tion into two U.S. satellite companies The day after the Times broke the President Clinton’s 1996 decision and in May 1998 quickly turned into an story, two prominent presidential ad- moved licensing back to the State open can of worms. A select House visers, National Security Adviser Sandy Department. They concluded that ex- committee finished a 700-page classi- Berger and Energy Secretary Bill Rich- port controls to nations like China had fied report on the investigation in ardson, admitted there had been enor- been “significantly and improperly re- December. That report, some of which mous lapses in security. duced over the years.” will soon be declassified, uncovered a Newsweek followed the Times Consider supercomputers as just Chinese espionage ring responsible for revelation three weeks later by blaring one example. According to The Ameri- stealing some of America’s most sensi- this headline: “The Penetration Is can Spectator, before strict computer tive technology, including nuclear Total.” It asserted that the espionage

JUNE 1999 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET 25 DANGEROUS NEW WORLD CHINA CHINA ON THE MARCH China’s imperialist urges are becoming TAIWAN CHINA increasingly evident in Southeast Asia. Hong Kong Macau The U.S. is looking the other direction. PHILIPPINES TAKEOVER OF TAIWAN IMMINENT TENSIONS OVER TAIWAN NEARLY ERUPTED INTO FULL-SCALE WAR IN 1995 after President Lee Teng-hui visited the United States for a Paracel college reunion. It was the first time a Taiwanese president ever Is. SOUTH set foot in America. Irked by Lee’s visit and nervous about the CHINA SEA upcoming elections in Taiwan, the PLA began a week-long series of military exercises off China’s coast, just north of Taiwan. In the lead-up to Taiwan’s first democratic presidential elec- tions in March 1996, China stepped up its threat by conducting “live-fire” warship exercises and practicing bombing runs south Spratly of the Taiwan Straits. Masses of troops gathered on China’s Islands coast, just across the Straits from Taiwan. China backed down after the U.S. sent two of its carrier groups to the Straits in sup- port of Taiwan’s thriving democracy. Yet, behind the scenes, President Clinton had already told China, in secret, that he would 1) oppose Taiwanese indepen- dence, 2) would not support the creation of “two Chinas,” and 3) would not support Taiwan’s admission into the United Nations. These assurances, later to be known as the “three noes,” were not formalized until Clinton’s visit to Beijing in June 1998. He was the first damage was far worse than what the CIA U.S. president to ever state these objectives publicly. first thought. The White House With America’s support for one Communist China now public, Taiwan’s brushed the story aside as exaggeration. days as a freedom-loving democracy appear to be numbered. Obviously, the Subsequent revelations, however, U.S. would prefer a peaceful takeover, similar to Hong Kong. But if Taiwan ne- seemed only to confirm Newsweek’s cessitates it, China is not unprepared for a forceful entry. Prior to the Taiwan scoop. One month after the Los Alamos Straits crisis in 1996, China had between 30 and 50 missiles aimed at Taiwan. story broke, reports surfaced about the Today, now that the crisis has “settled,” they have 200 M-9 and M-11 missiles theft of neutron warhead technology aimed at the island, with hopes of expanding the arsenal to 650 by 2005. (these bombs kill people but leave buildings intact). The April 8 New York CHINA’S SOUTHERN EXPANSION Times said that after spies stole the in- ANOTHER ARTICLE FROM THE LONDON TELEGRAPH SAYS THAT SINCE 1988, CHINA HAS formation and then unsuccessfully test- progressively moved southward to occupy islands claimed by neighboring ed the bomb in China, they came back countries. One such example is the Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands, located to the States in 1995 to steal the infor- just off the coast of the Philippines. Nearly 1000 miles away from China’s coast- mation they were yet lacking. line, Beijing seized control of Mischief in 1995, and now lays claim to a large On May 10, the New York Times un- measure of sea space around the Spratlys. It has bluntly refused any request to veiled another shocker. This time it negotiate with its neighbors over the territory. Just last year, China announced concerned a spy who worked on a clas- that it was proceeding with plans to build a military airstrip on Mischief. sified Pentagon project in 1997. The in- Strategically situated right in the middle of the South China Sea, the Spratlys are sider revealed to Beijing advanced also believed to be rich in oil reserves. Other island clusters China has laid claim radar technology which allows them to to in recent years include the Paracel and Diaoyutai. track submarines. Until now, the Apart from bullying tactics, China has also won territorial concessions Pentagon has zealously guarded this through negotiation. In 1997, the People’s Liberation Army signed a treaty to technology because it gives the U.S. obtain the Pacific island of Tarawa. The Chinese army base was up and running Navy an obvious advantage at sea. by the beginning of 1999 and now enables Beijing to more closely monitor U.S. Initially, the Clinton administration forces in the Pacific. brushed aside these intelligence re- Their most prized acquisition to this point has been Hong Kong, which the ports, saying there was no proof that British handed over in 1997. In Hong Kong, China inherited one of the wealthi- the Chinese had deployed nuclear est trade centers in the world. Aside from the obvious economic benefits, weapons that rely on stolen U.S. se- Beijing delightedly moved its warships into the modern $380 million naval base crets. But according to another Times built by the British. article, U.S. intelligence officials say On the other side of the Pearl River delta, across from Hong Kong, China Beijing is three or four years away from will soon grab the port of Macau. Portugal will return the enclave, and its half- deploying its Dong Feng-31, “equipped million population, to Beijing in December. with a small nuclear warhead whose

26 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET JUNE 1999 design uses secret American technolo- broken its promises to Washington by U.S. interests because America is cur- gy” (May 14). exporting M-11 missile components rently the dominant naval power in the Clearly, much of what the Chinese and technology to Pakistan.” western Pacific. What kind of strategic have not been able to buy for modern- The U.S. protested further about “partnership” is America involved in ization, they have stolen. The question Beijing exporting nuclear weapons anyway? is, what do they intend to do with technology to Pakistan in 1996. The China has even uttered threats that their arsenal, and will it threaten U.S. following year, the CIA discovered that reach far beyond U.S. interests in the interests? Iran was receiving equipment for western Pacific. In 1995, an officer of chemical weapons from Chinese firms the PLA told a former State Department OING BACK TO THE END OF THE using front companies in Hong Kong specialist that the U.S. would not inter- cold war, you will remember how (before Hong Kong was handed over to vene in an armed conflict over Taiwan Lawrence Eagleburger redefined China). When Clinton agreed to sell because America “will not sacrifice Los GAmerica’s purpose for maintain- U.S. nuclear reactors and technology to Angeles”—a not-so-subtle threat of ing close relations with China: for the China in October of 1997, he wanted nuclear war. Two years later, the CIA sake of non-proliferation. Now consid- assurances that Beijing would stop sup- confirmed that 13 of China’s intercon- er the facts. plying Iran and Pakistan with chemical tinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), When President Reagan confronted and nuclear weapons technology and equipped with nuclear warheads, were China in 1987 about shipping arms to equipment. In effect, the president had pointed at the United States. terrorist nations, they earnestly denied made further concessions for a promise Yet American leadership continues any wrongdoing—something they that HAD BEEN MADE (and broken) RE- along, basing its foreign policy on would become good at over the next PEATEDLY OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS! greed and the naive notion that world decade, even when presented with ir- America’s policy of engagement for conditions are generally improving. refutable proof. Reagan sanctioned the purpose of non-proliferation has Concerning China, American leaders them in October 1987, only to lift the failed. It has not stopped proliferation have ignored the plain facts and have restrictions a month later upon receiv- of dangerous weapons. It has not im- forgotten history. They have forgotten ing assurances from Beijing that there proved China’s human rights record. It that the world’s most populated nation would be no illegal arms shipments. has not put a lid on China’s massive was also one of the most advanced just Six months later, the U.S. caught arms build-up. It has not stopped a few centuries ago. They have forgot- China making deals with Saudi Arabia China from becoming a bully in ten that China has always considered it- and Syria. As James Mann wrote, Southeast Asia. And above all, the poli- self the “Middle Kingdom”—the center “China proved adept at parceling out cy of engagement has not helped Sino- of the world. They have forgotten that concessions, making a series of promis- American relations. It has made them Mao Tsetung, the man Henry Kissinger es, each slightly less vague than the last, worse. said radiated “authority and deep wis- often seeking something in exchange dom,” murdered over 20 million of his from the United States” (About Face, p. IT’S TIME FOR AMERICA TO WAKE UP TO own people. They have forgotten 171). what it has created in Southeast Asia— China’s stated objectives to be a gen- In 1991, the CIA confirmed reports a monster. As the London Telegraph uine world power by the year 2000—a that China was delivering missiles and declared in a story three years ago, superpower by 2050. They have ig- military equipment to Pakistan, Syria “The dragon has woken and is turning nored the fact that China does not ac- and Iran, the latter two ardent support- away from its land frontiers towards the cept international law. And they have ers of international terrorism. After open ocean. China’s aging leaders are ignored the fact that China hates fielding repeated denials, the U.S. re- backing a huge program of sea and air America and its policy. sponded by applying limited sanctions. military expansion that is aimed at When Mao Tsetung died, he left be- That brought China to the bargaining making China the dominant naval hind a poor, poverty-stricken country table where they agreed to comply with power in the western Pacific within 20 that had little exposure to the outside the Missile Technology Control years” (Oct. 13, 1996). As Gene Hog- world. Now, almost 25 years later, Regime (MTCR), an agreement between berg noted back in 1978, China thinks China has nearly achieved its goal of the United States and six of its allies not long-term! There is a reason why they becoming a world power—thanks, in to export missiles or missile systems. are building their forces at such break- large part, to America’s shallow, short- Bush lifted sanctions. neck speed. U.S. leadership should be sighted leadership. CHINESE GENIUS HAS A year and a half later, U.S. intelli- sounding the alarm right now—alert- BEEN FEEDING ON WESTERN TECHNOL- gence caught China smuggling parts for ing our peoples to a very real threat de- OGY—and Western weakness! And its M-11 missiles into Pakistan, a clear veloping across the Pacific! Beijing will continue feeding on that violation of the MTCR agreement. “They intend to dominate the waters U.S. benevolence until it runs dry or President Clinton inherited this prob- off the country’s coastline out to 1000 until they do not need it anymore. The lem in 1993 and applied sanctions. In nautical miles by the year 2010,” the events surrounding NATO’s bombing of November that year, Clinton lifted Telegraph continues, “enveloping China’s embassy in Belgrade gave us a them, agreeing to sell China a sophisti- Japan, the Philippines and the South brief glimpse of that eventuality. If you cated $8 million supercomputer. He China Sea. A decade on, the Chinese noticed, after the bombing, it was also lifted a ban that made it difficult intend to be in the blue waters of the China who sanctioned the U.S.—sus- for China to construct nuclear power ‘outer island chain’—or as far as pending diplomatic relations, military plants. This despite clear evidence, says Darwin, Australia”! contacts and human rights discussions. the New York Times, “that China has Now that poses a very real threat to Twenty years ago something like that

JUNE 1999 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET 27 LETTERS never would have happened because the size of this Asian army will number I JUST RECEIVED THE TRUMPET. I WANT TO China needed America too much to 200 million men—a number that seems express the thoughts that came to mind further its ambitions. inconceivable, but not when you add without any pretense. Having being ex- China’s 1.2 billion people with Russia’s posed to traditional Christianity for a HERE IS THIS ALL LEADING? 150 million, along with several smaller great period of my life, I find that your ex- Without the Bible, it would nations in Asia that will undoubtedly positions of the Bible truths, held against be impossible to understand. join the alliance. the bewildering and conflicting back- WBut when you understand Combining recent events with what ground of the fast-changing world, to be who biblical Israel is today (mainly the God prophesies, makes the picture precise, thought provoking and in com- United States and Britain) and what clear. China will soon use its terrible plete accord with the principles laid down in the Bible. Your approach is fresh and God prophesies about Israel for this weapons of mass destruction—not vibrant, your articles are carefully docu- end time, it makes perfect sense. against America, as some might mented with historical facts and you God said in Isaiah 3 that at the end think—but against Europe. quote profusely from the Bible to support of this age, there would be a crisis in So what is behind America’s three- your claims. Israel’s leadership—one so severe that decade relationship of engagement We are being fed with concocted lies, it would lead our peoples into captivity. with China? Was it to build a hedge vacuous dribble and blatant misrepresen- One of the names God labels that soon- against Soviet expansion? To stop pro- tations in the media and on TV, and I coming time period is the “times of the liferation? Was it motivated purely by hope that the voice of the Trumpet will Gentiles” (Luke 21:24). What we are greed and shallow leadership? These ring in the ears of the world. witnessing, especially beginning with are all right answers, viewing it from Negombo, Sri Lanka the seismic shifts that took place be- man’s perspective. tween 1989 and 1991, is a complete re- But behind all of this is GOD’S HAND. THANK GOD THAT ALL OF THESE RECENT versal of power. Israel used to be the God has a plan that will be carried out world-shaking events are giant signals of “head,” God says in Deuteronomy 28. with preciseness and detail, right up to the “True World” which will be born But because they have forsaken God, the return of His Son, Jesus Christ. soon. After all, it would be utterly foolish they have become the tail—and the God will use the European Union to for one to believe that a world that helps strangers, or Gentile nations, have be- correct his people Israel once the exacerbate small preventable problems come the head. Tribulation begins. But then He will use could travail much longer. God is now raising a conglomerate the Asian hordes to correct Europe. Newcastle, Australia of Gentile peoples in the heart of China’s miraculous catapult to the Europe, led by Germany, to correct His forefront of the world’s stage, thanks in I HAVE BEEN ONE OF YOUR REGULAR READERS in South Africa for maybe the last ten wayward people of Israel. That coming large part to America’s help, means we years, and it has indeed been very inter- captivity, referred to in dozens of are much closer than you probably re- esting. I have also read some of your ex- prophecies, is called the Great Tribu- alize to the ultimate fulfillment of God’s cellent books by Mr. Armstrong—these lation. end-time prophecies. are truly a revelation to mankind. But other Gentile nations also play Verwoerdpark, South Africa significant roles in end-time events— including China. The Bible says that to- For further study… I AM A SUBSCRIBER TO YOUR WONDERFUL ward the end of the Tribulation, the magazine produced by your hardworking European beast power will turn its at- Our booklet, Russia and China in staff with complete accuracy and quality. tention east, away from Israel (already Prophecy, details the final outcome Your magazine covers wide and real is- defeated by then) because of rumblings of these two great nations. Request sues affecting the world today, relating out of Asia (Dan. 11:44). By then, a free copy in writing (addresses on those very well in the context of the great Russia and China will be completely this magazine’s table of contents), teaching of the Bible. I would like to ex- united as one gigantic Communist or on our website, www.pcog.org. tend my word of thank you and apprecia- Asian front. Fearing the powerful Asian tion for production and distribution of alliance, Europe will lash out against such a quality factual magazine without them, setting off a final firestorm of any obligations or costs to the subscriber. fury just before Christ returns. In re- Zenag, Papua New Guinea sponse, the Asian hordes will strike back at the beast power, dealing a dev- I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO THANK YOU astating, near-death blow to Europe. for my Trumpet. It really made me under- stand the Bible and its prophecies more, Then, finally, these two future su- and I believe them. I thank God that there perpowers will gather in a place called is a ministry out there trying to warn peo- “Armageddon,” mentioned in Revela- ple to repent of their sins. tion 16:16. People often refer to this Suva, Fiji biblical reference without ever looking at what that passage really says. 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28 THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET JUNE 1999 COMMENTARY ANDREW LOCHER The Wake of a Storm What can we learn from killer weather disasters?

ATURAL DISASTERS BRING TRUMPET Though not a popular mes- back the stark realization of sage, the Trumpet tells its sub- Njust how puny man is. The scribers why “natural disasters” power of nature is well beyond happen. In Isaiah 29:6 we are that of mankind. Remember the warned, “Thou shalt be visited of impact of last year’s El Niño phe- the Lord of hosts with thunder, nomena: Some of the worst dis- and with earthquake, and great asters of the century—floods, noise, with storm and tempest, firestorms, tornadoes, droughts and the flame of devouring fire.” —all made headlines and upset The word “visited” would be bet- lives around the world. ter translated “punished.” God is But how long does the realiza- sending these curses upon tion last? After a few months of mankind in general, but more relative calm, we are lulled back specifically against the nations of into complacency. Israel, to turn them back to Him. Throughout May 3 in Okla- Turning to God in a time of homa City, I watched news disaster is natural. But God wants weathermen sound tornado us to rely on Him through the warnings on television. “Take good times as well. We have en- these storms seriously,” they joyed peace and abundance for pleaded. Still, though the warn- centuries, but in the coarse of all ings came early and often, noth- these blessings, we have forgotten ing could have prepared us for where they came from. the devastation about to occur. Abraham Lincoln noted that As the storms moved to the fact almost a century and a half north and east, clearing skies illu- ago when he proclaimed a na- minated the results of a deadly F5 tional day for prayer and fasting. tornado (the most destructive on “We have been the recipients of the Fujita scale, with winds be- the choicest blessings of heaven,” tween 261 to 318 miles per hour) he said. “We have been pre- which ripped through 19 miles of PICKING UP THE PIECES A boy finds an old served, these many years, in metropolitan Oklahoma City. toy in the rubble of his home in Moore, Okla. peace and prosperity. We have With a path of destruction a mile grown in numbers, wealth and wide, nothing was left standing in the 60-mile long path of power as no other nation ever has grown; but we have forgot- this deadly twister. The devastation was unimaginable. ten God! We have forgotten the gracious Hand which pre- Though the intensity of the storms was not unheard of, what served us in peace, and multiplied and enriched and strength- made these storms different was their course through densely ened us; and we have vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of populated areas. our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some su- “It’s all gone,” residents declared, referring to their per- perior wisdom and virtue of our own.” sonal property. Undoubtedly thankful to be alive, yet dis- This great American president knew the source of our heartened at their personal loss, dazed victims roamed the blessings. When the nation was under such inspired leader- streets after the storm, taking in the devastation. Thousands ship, the people prospered. That is not to say disasters never of homes and businesses lay in rubble across the state. occurred, but certainly not with as much regularity and inten- All told, that fateful Monday-night storm generated an sity. outbreak of 76 tornadoes across the fertile plains of central Today, thanks to press coverage of the Oklahoma City Oklahoma and Kansas: one of the top-ten worst ever in the tragedy, we are all familiar with the scenes of devastation. U.S. It was the sixth-most-deadly tornado attack in Perhaps now, many more will take warnings issued by the Oklahoma history. National Weather Service seriously. Hundreds of lives were The storm system was said to have amazed veteran meteo- undoubtedly saved by early warning broadcasts from the rologists. Dr. Baker of the Storm Prediction Center in NWS and news media. Norman, Okla., admitted, “It is sobering to realize that even But just think about how many more lives would be spared with all of our research and technology, we are…essentially if all men would heed the early warning broadcast of Jesus powerless in the face of such violent tornadoes.” Christ.

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