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2 22 35 DeParTmeNTS SPeCIal rePorT: germaNy NeWS oF THe Work 1 FROm THE EDITOR 2 The Greek Crisis Was Planned! 16 Swans make Final landing man Does Not Know His 6 The Rising might of Germany eCoNomy Greatest Enemy 10 How Germany Solves Problems 31 Greece’s mirror Image 18 WORlDWaTCH 13 Stoking the Furnace of in america 34 lETTERS the War machine 32 Why China Is Fleeing the Dollar 14 Crank up the Defense Industry 35 COmmENTaRy The Book relIgIoN Churchill WorlD 24 Where Did Christ’s apostles Go? Needed most 22 Why Have Natural Disasters Increased? 36 TElEVISION lOG 26 One True Religion— The Key of David One True Church! 28 Surrendering the lock and Key of the Kingdom 30 Will Crisis Oust Britain From the Eu?

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For a free subscription in the u.S. and Canada, call 1-800-772-8577 COVER STaFF Publisher and Editor in Chief Gerald Flurry THE PHIlaDElPHIa TRumPET (issn 10706348) is published monthly CONTaCT uS please notify us of any change in your address; include your old mail- A scene from Executive Editor News Editor (except bimonthly May-June and November-December issues) by ing label and the new address. The publishers assume no responsibility for return Stephen Flurry the philadelphia Church of God, 14400 S. Bryant Ave, Edmond, ok of unsolicited artwork, photographs or manuscripts. The editor reserves the right Greece of public managing Editor Con- protest over the ron Fraser Joel Hilliker 73034. periodicals postage paid at Edmond, ok, and additional mail- to use any letters, in whole or in part, as he deems in the public interest, and to government’s tributing Editors Mark Jenkins, ryan Malone, ing offices. 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Box 3700, Edmond, ok 73083, U.S. CONTENTS From the editor Man Does Not Know His Greatest Enemy 16 32 You can’t conquer your enemy if you don’t even know him. o matter how bad the news is, most of our lead- cent of that prophecy is being fulfilled to- ers in this world still believe they have a solution to day. Comparing other books to the Bible world problems. The terrifying truth is, not one of is like comparing man to God! them knows how to solve the world’s evils, especially Most educators have closed their ourN number-one problem of human survival. minds both to the Holy Scriptures and to Man does not understand the basic cause of our extreme im- understanding their chief enemy (Mat- morality, violence, crime and war. He doesn’t understand why we thew 13:15). But true education is about gerald Flurry are on the brink of obliterating all human life from this planet. opening minds—not closing them! Editor in chief Here is a paragraph from our booklet Human Nature—What How can it be anything but ignorant Is It? (request your free copy): “The human mind: What a wonder! and barbaric if you close your mind to the only way human be- 2 22 35 It can produce the most sophisticated computer technology imag- ings can survive? inable. We have sent men to walk on the surface of the moon—a All the red lights are flashing and all the sirens are DeParTmeNTS SPeCIal rePorT: germaNy NeWS oF THe Work robot to crawl on the surface of Mars, photographing the terrain blaring! But where is the urgency to deal with this life-extermi- for us to examine. Yet the same minds which produce such mar- nating problem? 1 FROm THE EDITOR 2 The Greek Crisis Was Planned! 16 Swans make Final landing vels of science and technology cannot solve human evils, like Nuclear bombs are real. They stand ready to erase all human man Does war, violence, crime, immorality, dishonesty and deceit. The awe- life from this planet. That is not a fantasy! Not Know His 6 The Rising might of Germany eCoNomy some mind of man has not brought about lasting peace. Indeed, the Educators have not yet learned that true education begins with being childlike and humble so you can be taught. God only Greatest Enemy 10 How Germany Solves Problems mind of man, contrary to what some modern scholars might think, 31 Greece’s mirror Image has produced an abundance of evil, heartache and bloodshed. The reveals to babes (Matthew 11:25)—that is, humble people who 18 WORlDWaTCH question is, why? How can a mind that produces such incredible will be taught. Only then does a person become truly qualified 13 Stoking the Furnace of in america technology utterly fail when it comes to solving world problems?” to teach others. 34 lETTERS the War machine Man is facing total annihilation of all human life, Many of our deceptive educators are the same brilliant ge- 32 Why China Is Fleeing the Dollar niuses who have led us to the point where we’re about to blow all 14 Crank up the Defense Industry perhaps in a decade or less. That is especially true when you 35 COmmENTaRy consider the mad leader of Iran, who is about to get nuclear weap- human beings to smithereens! I’m sure you can understand why The Book relIgIoN ons and is eager to use them. Iran is by far the greatest terrorist- such scholarly leaders exalt themselves to high heaven. Look at Churchill WorlD sponsoring nation in this nuclear world—madness that no nation what they have accomplished! 24 Where Did Christ’s apostles Go? or group of nations has been willing to take a stand against—yet. The basic cause of world evils is human nature. That includes Needed most 22 Why Have Natural The country’s leader, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, believes a nuclear the evil of a coming nuclear conflagration. But we don’t under- Disasters Increased? stand our human minds well enough to even know what human 26 One True Religion— war would hasten the return of his version of the Messiah. 36 TElEVISION lOG His philosophy has radically changed the nuclear equation! nature is. The Key of David One True Church! But how many people really understand that deeply enough to Just what is human nature? How evil is it? Only God can an- 28 Surrendering the lock and do something about it? swer those questions. “The heart is deceitful above all things, and Key of the Kingdom The irony of Ahmadinejad’s belief is this: It is a sick perver- desperately wicked: who can know it?” (Jeremiah 17:9). Every hu- 30 Will Crisis Oust Britain From the Eu? sion of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, who is going to re- man heart has this capacity for evil under the right circumstances. turn to save man just before we destroy all human life, mainly Here is man’s greatest enemy that he must face and conquer. Only with nuclear bombs. “For then shall be great tribulation, such then can he enter into the righteous and peaceful Family of God. 33 another anti-u.S. as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor Throughout history, God has tried to educate us about our alliance Is Born ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there greatest enemy. But man has refused. And today, because of that should no flesh be saved [alive]: but for the elect’s sake those days massive rebellion, you see the most frightening scenario man has shall be shortened” (Matthew 24:21-22). ever faced! What a shameful paradox. Millions of people in Iran will be- Man is going to get dangerously close to annihilating all hu- For a free subscription in the u.S. and Canada, call 1-800-772-8577 lieve a sick counterfeit of Christ’s Second Coming, but you can’t man life, just before Christ returns to save us from ourselves. COVER STaFF Publisher and Editor in Chief Gerald Flurry THE PHIlaDElPHIa TRumPET (issn 10706348) is published monthly CONTaCT uS please notify us of any change in your address; include your old mail- get most Christians to believe what Christ, who is supposed to be Every human being who has ever lived is going to be resur- A scene from Executive Editor News Editor (except bimonthly May-June and November-December issues) by ing label and the new address. The publishers assume no responsibility for return Stephen Flurry the philadelphia Church of God, 14400 S. Bryant Ave, Edmond, ok of unsolicited artwork, photographs or manuscripts. The editor reserves the right Greece of public managing Editor Con- their leader, teaches about nuclear warfare. And He prophesied rected to face his own human nature. Man must either conquer it protest over the ron Fraser Joel Hilliker 73034. periodicals postage paid at Edmond, ok, and additional mail- to use any letters, in whole or in part, as he deems in the public interest, and to government’s tributing Editors Mark Jenkins, ryan Malone, ing offices. Postmaster: Send address changes to: the philadelphia edit any letter for clarity or space. Website www.theTrumpet.com E-mail letters@ the exact nuclear conditions we face today, about 2,000 years ago! or be conquered by it, before God is finished with him. draconian, Brad Macdonald, robert Morley, philip Nice trumpet, p.o. 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There are no good choices. All of them will be very costly. Greece’s massive debt problems threaten the very viability of the Was Planned! European Union. The disparate nations of Europe are As an EU member state implodes, look who desperately seeking a savior. stands to benefit. By ron fraser and Robert Morley The truly remarkable thing is, this crisis was no accident. Not only was urope is at a crossroads! ment handouts has already created mass it eminently foreseeable long ago, but Greece is on the verge of strikes and social unrest—a trend certain evidence suggests that it was deliberately collapse. This Mediterranean to get worse as the cuts become more steep. planned. And its outcome promises to un- nation cannot pay its debts Yet if Germany and France allow Greece fold just as its authors hoped. without massive restructuring. to continue defying its monetary agree- What is happening in the European su- Both French and German ments, there will be little to stop other perstate is a mystery to most of the world. Eministers have announced that they will deeply indebted countries like Spain, Portu- Yet while stock markets gyrate and bond not bail out their Club Med neighbor. In- gal and Ireland from also reneging on their investors panic, Trumpet readers know the stead, EU monetary authorities are push- monetary commitments. The credibility of ultimate result. ing Greece to massively slash its budget. the euro would be thrown into doubt. “The crisis in Greece is a forerunner of But if Greece were to implement the severe All eyes are on Europe. Can the euro a whole rash of similar crises set to soon spending cuts needed to get its deficit un- survive if Greece leaves or is kicked out of break out across Europe,” editor in chief der control, it could easily plunge into an the monetary union? If a bailout comes, Gerald Flurry wrote in the February 2009 even deeper recession. Also, loss of govern- who will fund it, and at what cost? Trumpet. “They will provide the catalyst for

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the EU’s leading nation, theorized that the euro may well even have In an earlier booklet, Design for Europe Germany, to rise to the been deliberately created to fail by certain (1947), Thorneycroft wrote: “No govern- fore with solutions of German elites. The theory was that Ger- ment dependent upon a democratic vote its own making.” many would bide its time and allow the could possibly agree in advance to the For more than a de- unworkable monetary union to prevail sacrifice which any adequate plan must cade, the Trumpet has till it reached a point of collapse and then, involve. The people must be led slowly warned about the rot- having wrested control of the European and unconsciously into the abandonment ten heart of Europe. We Central Bank (ecb) out of any competitor’s of their traditional economic defenses, not have specifically noted hands (read France, in particular), move in asked, in advance ….” the flawed currency ex- quickly and take direct control of emu ad- Economic integration, once initiated, change rate mechanism ministration. Germany could then ensure would become self-sustaining, it was and how the structure that a preferred core of EU member na- hoped. Monnet theorized that economic of the EU was a Trojan tions would receive ecb favor, with the dis- interdependence would drive integration horse for stealthy Ger- favored reduced to vassal status or worse. until eventually, Europe would end up man ambitions. Why, if the theory is correct, would with de facto political centralization and “Who will get con- Germany deliberately create an economic unification. trol of this great super- and monetary union that was destined, Today, Europe may be at a tipping state?” asked Mr. Flurry from all the tests applied by the clearest point where economic integration finally in June 2000. The battle thinking observers at the time, to fail? meets political unification. comes down to two na- “The European experiment with a tions—France and Ger- Unification Through Stealth trans-sovereign currency is facing its first many, he said. But it When the eurozone’s founders began acid test,” wrote Euro Pacific Capital’s will be the nation that working toward pan-European unity, they John Browne. “In essence, the euro was controls the money— knew it would be virtually impossible to created as a lever to encourage a complete Germany—that will ul- unite the Continent. Jean Monnet, one of European political union rather than as a timately reign supreme. the forefathers of the European Union, currency representing … an already uni- Today, events un- was well aware of the difficulty of con- fied economy” (February 10). folding in Europe are vincing voters to willingly relinquish their According to Browne, who is a former proving that forecast national sovereignty. Monnet felt that the British member of Parliament and close uncannily accurate. only way to achieve unification, without associate of then Prime Minister Margaret war, was through stealth. The people must Thatcher, the euro has largely succeeded Created to Fail? not know that sovereignty has been surren- in creating the will for a federal Europe From the beginning, dered until it is gone. among the political classes even though the euro was destined— English conservative and author Adri- European citizens have voted again and maybe even designed— an Hilton described Monnet’s intentions again to maintain their individual coun- to fail. At least that is for Europe this way: “Europe’s nations try’s sovereignty. the conclusion of some should be guided towards a superstate “Whoever controls the currency con- analysts. without their people understanding what trols the government,” said economics Back in 1992, the is happening. This can be accomplished guru Maynard Keynes. To him, that was power elites in Europe by successive steps each disguised as hav- not just a law of economics; it was a law enticed the hapless member nations of ing an economic purpose, but which will that underwrote power politics. the EU at that time into signing up to the eventually and irreversibly lead to federa- Maastricht Treaty on European Union. tion” (The Principality and Power of Eu- Anticipated Crisis The treaty contained a vital clause creat- rope; emphasis ours throughout). When the euro was created, a chain of ing the foundation for an economic and As Monnet said on April 30, 1952, “The events was set in motion. For nations like monetary union—emu. This has become fusion [of economic functions] would Greece, a future debt crisis was almost synonymous with the subsequent Europe- compel nations to fuse their sovereignty inevitable. an Monetary Union, also called the emu. into that of a single European state.” By joining the eurozone, Greece trad- The emu was glued together by a sin- Peter Thorneycroft, former chancellor of ed its inflation-prone drachma for the gle currency. The euro was introduced in the Exchequer of the United Kingdom and stability of the euro. It also gained the 1999, with notes and coins entering cir- Europhile, described the Monnet unifica- economic borrowing clout of a superstar, culation in 2002. To date 16 EU member tion method in a 1957 Foreign Affairs article: even though it had the economy of a small nations have joined the emu, sacrificing “The idea of a united Europe is not new. It supporting actor. their individual national sovereign means has exercised the minds of the soldiers and Initially, these two advantages vastly of exchange—and in the process setting sometimes of the statesmen of Europe for improved the standard of living for the themselves on a course that would lead to many centuries. … Torn by war and con- people of Greece. They allowed corpora- the total sacrifice of their national sover- quest, weakened by internecine strife, Eu- tions, individuals and government to bor- eignty on the altar of the imperialist proj- ropeans have yet found the time and the row money at the low rates typical within ect of the European Union. capacity to leave an incomparable legacy …. large developed countries like Germany. After the EU single currency system “Yet men do not live easily within the The new low interest rates were more than was implemented, certain voices pre- same institutional arrangements. Nation- Greece could resist. All levels of society dicted the failure of the euro. A handful al patriotisms are strong ….” binged on seemingly cheap money. The

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government, for its part, the eurozone countries would then be free “They welcomed the idea of a ‘beneficial embraced a massive wel- to devalue the euro (turn on the printing crisis.’” And as “ex-Commission chief fare state, also made pos- presses) to pay down debts. Romano Prodi remarked, it would allow sible by easily obtained low- Although Evans-Pritchard noted that Brussels to break taboos and accelerate interest loans. Germany is currently happy with its ad- the move to a full-fledged EU economic But as lenders to Greece are beginning vantageous position within the euro, he government” (ibid.). to remember, there was a good reason also said there would be certain benefits Mr. Flurry’s words from that Febru- Greece paid far higher interest rates to to a newly created German-led bloc. ary 2009 article ring out: “Berlin has been borrow money when it was not a member Events in Greece bear close watching, planning for this crisis before it even adopt- of the Union. Greece has a history of bor- especially in light of the advent of the sev- ed the euro. European elites knew it would rowing too much. According to analyst eventually come. And they will soon John Mauldin, Greece has been in default present a solution.” in one way or another for 105 out of the Analysts worry that Sure enough, in the midst of the Greek past 200 years. crisis, an increasing ensemble is crying for Even as luxury swiftly came to Greece, Greece may be a federalized European economic govern- so now have the first whiffs of poverty. ment—one with not just a common cur- With a projected budget deficit of 12.7 reaching the point rency, but one with a common debt union percent of the nation’s gross domestic where a debt spiral and power structure—kind of like a Unit- product, Greece is far out of compliance ed States of America in Europe. with the eurozone’s mandated 3 percent could bankrupt the It is “Time for the Eurozone to Grow maximum. With the world in recession, Up,” headlined the Wall Street Journal on investors are wondering how Greece will government. What February 8. There is a way out of this di- pay its bills. lemma, it wrote. “It would require a Euro- Typically when a country takes on will Europe do? pean federal government with substantial too much debt, it contracts Argentine- taxing and spending power, with the abil- disease. Known also as “quantitative eas- enth revival of the Holy Roman Empire in ity to redistribute resources and impose ing,” countries devalue their currency by Europe, which officially began on January fiscal discipline across the continent. In turning on the money printing presses 1 with the onset of the Lisbon Treaty. short, it would require a far greater degree and simply creating the currency to pay The first major reason to watch this is- of political union …. Yet the choice is now the bills. This of course upsets creditors, sue is that the Bible indicates that this final clear and inescapable.” but at least the bills get paid. The economy Roman imperial resurrection will be com- That is exactly the kind of talk that also gets a short-term kick-start because a posed of 10 nations or groups of nations political elites are looking for. It is also a devalued currency makes exported goods (as indicated in Daniel 2). Whether or not sentiment echoed in Europe. less expensive; thus foreigners buy more the current 27 EU nations get regrouped “The crisis has revealed our weakness- domestic products. into new political regions remains to be es,” said European Union President Her- Greece, however, does not have this seen, but the economic crisis in Greece man Van Rompuy in February. “Recent option. Since it is locked into the euro, it may well provoke a vast restructuring or developments in the euro area highlight does not control the printing presses. Ger- paring down of the European Union. the urgent need to strengthen our eco- many does. Far from heralding the end of the Eu- nomic governance.” Europe needs a pow- Analysts worry that Greece may be ropean unification project, the current erful “economic government,” he said. reaching the point where a debt spiral crisis in Greece may actually signal a new The EU’s foreign affairs chief, Cathe- could bankrupt the government. What beginning. rine Ashton, agrees. More political union will Europe do? is needed, she said on February 6 at the It’s true that the Greece crisis will neces- Forcing the Pace of Political Union Munich Security Conference. “We must sitate some difficult and costly decisions. Back when the euro was first created, the mobilize all our levers of influence—po- But in some respects, as far as the European European Commission’s top economists litical, economic, plus civil and military political class is concerned, it matters not warned politicians that the new currency crisis management tools—in support of a whether Greece stays or goes. Greece is a might not survive a serious crisis. They single political strategy.” peripheral country, immaterial to the de- knew that because the eurozone had “no “The days when a common EU foreign sire for a federalist Europe. What is materi- EU treasury or debt union to back it up” policy was regarded as mere talk are num- al is that the current crisis be exploited to its and a “one-size-fits-all regime of inter- bered,” Ashton said. maximum—and that means that it be used est rates [that] caters badly to the differ- Yes, the days when the free nations of to foster further integration of core Europe. ent needs of Club Med and the German Europe charted their own destiny are in- bloc,” the day would come that economic deed numbered. Will the Eurozone Be Pared Down? crisis would threaten the EU (Telegraph, The Telegraph’s Ambrose Evans-Pritchard Oct. 1, 2008). Victory for Berlin wrote on January 31 that the solution to The fathers of the euro did not dis- Consider the success of the euro project the crisis could involve a paring down of pute this. They knew European econom- in the grand scheme of things. By gearing the eurozone. He noted the possibility of ic union was risky, but they saw it as an a whole continental economy to a single a bloc of nations centered on Germany acceptable risk—even desirable—as a currency—imposing rules for member- leaving the eurozone and creating a new last-ditch option to force the pace of ship of monetary union that it was clear currency: the Deutsch mark 2. The rest of political union. As the Telegraph said, no member nation could reliably and con-

4 April 2010 The Philadelphia Trumpet sistently fulfill—the German elites crafted Bailout or no bailout: Either way, Ger- strong powerfully proclaimed these events a scheme designed to create a continental many wins. If Germany and Europe bail that have occurred in Europe, especially crisis. If they come to control the ecb (and out Greece, what will be the cost? If Ger- since the unification of Germany, itself judging by the top candidates for the pres- many has to ask its citizens to reduce their one of his most oft-repeated prophecies. idency, which is due to change hands next standard of living to subsidize Greeks, Fully five years before World War ii, Her- year, this looks to be a done deal), they what will it ask Greece for in return? The bert Armstrong prophesied these events. will be positioned to respond to that crisis price is sure to be steep. Conversely, if Ger- He continued to air those same prophecies by enacting, at their will, a totally recon- many were to work to remove Greece from while Germany lay in abject defeat, then stituted European monetary union. the EU, the result would be a slimmer, eco- on throughout the wirtschaftswunder— Such a union will vest financial and nomically healthier, core Europe with one the German economic miracle of post- economic power in the hands of a select less voice to dilute German political clout. war revival—clear on up to his death four group of nations. These core nations will Sixty-five years after World War ii, years before the fall of the Berlin Wall and act in consortium under Berlin and Rome’s Germany is again dictating the destiny of the resultant reunification of Germany. direction to propel the Holy Roman impe- Europe. This should startle the world. Ten years before the wall fell—13 years rial vision to reality. They will no longer be As Britain’s Iron Lady, Margaret prior to the signing of the Maastricht frustrated by having to seek a majority vote Thatcher, warned in 1993, “You have not Treaty which created the European Mon- from 28 fractious, disparate EU member anchored Germany to Europe. You have etary Union—Herbert Armstrong de- nations. The weaker nations will simply be- anchored Europe to a newly dominant, clared, “I have been proclaiming and writ- come slaves to the beck and call of the ecb, unified Germany. In the end, my friends, ing, ever since 1935, that the final one of beholden to it and its governing authority you’ll find it will not work.” It is Germany’s the seven eras of the Holy Roman Empire for their economic survival—a literal ful- national character to dominate, she said. is coming in our generation—a ‘United fillment of the prophecies of Revelation 13. Germany has hijacked Europe. Greece States of Europe,’ combining 10 nations Whether or not the euro fails under knows it. Portugal and Ireland will find out or groups of nations in Europe—with a its present stress doesn’t change this real- next. And probably Britain soon thereafter. union of church and state! ity: Given the likely imminent placing of a But remember: You read it here first. “The nations of Europe have been striv- German in charge of the ecb, Germany is ing to become reunited. They desire a com- about to directly control the bullion hoard Prophecy Fulfilled! mon currency, a single combined military stashed in the vaults of the ecb and beyond. The true portent of all that is happening force, a single united GOVERNMENT. They The ecb is headquartered in Frankfurt; the in Europe will only be obvious to those have made a start in the Common Market. importance of the German elites ensuring who understand the reality of the pro- They are now working toward a common the bank lies in Germany’s heartland will phetic words of that once “ambassador for currency. Yet, on a purely political basis, prove a vital key in securing the bank’s world peace without portfolio,” Herbert they have been totally unable to unite. … wealth in times of crisis. When financial W. Armstrong. “This new united Europe will be, mili- crisis arises, Germany will control the EU’s Relying on the Bible for his vision of the tarily and economically, as strong, or even singular currency and hence imperial pow- future—and on a deep understanding of more powerful, than either the United er over the whole of the EU. It will be a case world events, coupled with his high-pro- States or the ussr. It will be a third gigan- of game, set and match to Germany. file discourse with the upper echelons of tic world power! But it will be exceedingly Some have even mused that, as the day international leadership—Herbert Arm- short-lived (Revelation 17:10, 12)—as iron of monetary crisis approaches, the Ger- and miry clay are not adhesive, and will man elites, having positioned themselves not stick together (Daniel 2:42-43)” (Plain to seize control of the ecb, would use an From the beginning, Truth, January 1979). appropriate global institution under EU In our February edition, our editor in dominance as a regulator to both control the euro was des- chief proclaimed that, as of Jan. 1, 2010, and regulate global trade in the EU’s favor. “The Holy Roman Empire Is Back!” That As regular Trumpet readers know, the tined—maybe even ought to be a call to action to those who Bible indicates that a king will soon arise once heard and believed Mr. Armstrong’s in Europe who will deceitfully gain power designed—to fail. words. If those words ring in your ears and force his authority on Europe. The today, then you ought to realize the time machinations for this pan-European fed- for delay in your returning to the eralist hijacking are falling into place. only way of life that guarantees true freedom, safety and protec- Dictating Europe’s Destiny tion from this seventh and final The second reason the Greek resurrection of the Holy crisis bears close watch is Roman Empire is up! The that the Bible indicates that words we publish are a this European superpower powerful warning to you in will be dominated by Ger- particular! many. If this crisis in Europe The ball is in your court. has shown anything, it is The door is before you. that, at least economically, Christ said all you have to Germany holds ultimate do is knock, and He will power in Europe. open unto you! n

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The Rising Might Last year’s federal election was a of Germany historic and prophetic turning point. You need to watch this nation now more than ever! By Ron Fraser

he Trumpet’s editor in chief prediction in our October issue: “As I German politics since last September’s made an electrifying statement write this article, Germany is just weeks elections, it is crisis. in our May-June 2009 edition. from electing a new chancellor. That Almost immediately, reports emerged “This is the biggest news event election and events to unfold from indicating a widening split in the ruling in the world right now,” he it are going to bring devastating coalition between Chancellor Merkel’s Texplained. “But it is almost totally over- consequences to this world.” cdu/csu bloc and Vice Chancellor Guido looked by the world’s news media.” A year What a whirlwind of activity we have Westerwelle’s Federal Democrats. “Only later, most of the world’s media are still witnessed since those words were penned! two months after being sworn in, partners overlooking this blockbuster story. After that election and the subsequent in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition What is that story? ratification of the Lisbon Treaty by all 27 government are finding it increasingly “European nations fear economic col- EU member states, Mr. Flurry referred difficult to paint over differences on is- lapse,” that article said. “Now they are look- back to the statement he’d published six sues ranging from tax cuts to anti-terror ing to Germany as their financial savior. But months before, writing in our February measures,” Deutsche Welle reported on they are going to get a lot more than a finan- edition, “I believe we may have witnessed January 3. The discord continues to be cial savior!” (emphasis mine throughout). a fulfillment of that prediction.” fueled by the very different political pro- Then came the statement that we would A close look at just what has happened files of Germany’s chancellor, vice chancel- do well to remember: “You need to watch in Germany and the European Union lor and defense minister. the September 27 election this year since that election powerfully validates Though she is still able to command in Germany,” Gerald Flurry wrote. “It that impression! headlines when she appears on a public could very well produce the politi- platform, Angela Merkel has given the cal leader of the Holy Roman Empire.” Political Crisis impression of being often absent from the Mr. Flurry reiterated this remarkable If one word could describe the state of scene when trouble boils over between the

6 April 2010 The Philadelphia Trumpet various conflicting personalities in her co- Gerhard Marx, who worked for many placed on pedestals in public places. Ger- alition. Some have viewed the chancellor years as a supporter of Herbert Armstrong, man national pride was undergoing a as becoming weary of the fray. Whereas it said of his own people, “Even though Ger- revival. seemed by pure chance she had the golden many is presently based on a democratic Last November, Germany partied as it political touch during much of her first government, it is wrong to look upon it as celebrated 20 years of national unity. stint as Germany’s leader, things have a real democracy …. [W]hat Germany has Is it not high time that we ask, once seemed to be quite the reverse since this today is more of a bureaucratic democra- again, as Germany reflects renewed pride latest election. Though she still rates high cy. And, of course, as long as the average in its nationality standing head and shoul- with the public, polls consistently indicate German finds sufficient food on the table, ders above its compatriots in Europe, just that her defense minister, Karl-Theodor zu has a reasonably secure job, is able to save who the Germans are today, who they Guttenberg, rates higher by far as Germa- some money for his annual vacation; as think they are, what they are doing, and ny’s most popular politician. Meanwhile, long as things are going well, he is in no where they will go next? Vice Chancellor Westerwelle’s popularity hurry to throw off this form of democracy. rating plunged to single digits in February. “But come a time of crisis—and Just What Is Germany Up To? Deep divisions in both economic and in German history there have been As Mr. Flurry mentioned in that May 2009 defense policy separate Westerwelle and many—will democracy withstand article, Germany has returned to a status Guttenberg, divisions Merkel has been the acid test?” (A Two-Thousand-Year where all Europe is now looking to it as unable to resolve. Mrs. Merkel’s efforts at Analysis of the German Character). its financial savior. Surely then, given that political progress are weak at a time when Many authors have analyzed the Ger- nation’s history when it wields such influ- Germany needs strong leadership; reces- ence—and combined with the volatile na- sion is biting and the people are getting Germany has ture of that nation in time of crisis such restless. In fact, Germany’s coalition gov- as the present—we ought to be asking just ernment could founder on either of two returned to a status what the Germans are doing today. issues: economic and taxation reform, or The answer is, quite a lot. defense-related matters. where all Europe is The Germans are busy shoring up their Germany is ripening for political change. capability as the greatest export nation in All this as the whole of Europe is look- now looking to it as the world, despite China’s recent claim to ing to Germany—creator of the idea of have taken over that role. European union, its main driving force its financial savior. They are busy bidding for the world’s and Europe’s most powerful economy top banking job, that of European Central by far—for solutions to the accelerating man national character. Some have de- Bank president. fiscal crisis, the collapsing economies in scribed it like Proteus, the creature of They have worked within the shadows Eastern and southern Europe, and the ris- mythology that could change shape at a of the EU to establish a regulatory body to ing tide of social unrest this is causing. Yet moment’s notice. Twenty-five years ago, control the global economy, the Financial Germany dithers. The state that leads the when it was clear that West Germany had Stability Board. Union appears reluctant to take that lead. long become the engine of a uniting Eu- They are calling the tune on just how The impression of general dither amid rope, journalist Luigi Barzini wrote, “It is the EU will deal with indebted EU mem- crisis is being emphasized by the fact that therefore once again essential for every- ber nations such as Greece, nations that two nobodies were given the two top posts body … to keep an eye across the Rhine are losing pace against the winds of accel- in the European Union hierarchy created and the Alps and the Elbe in order to fig- erating economic crisis. under the Lisbon Treaty—President Her- ure out, as our fathers, grandfathers, the The Germans are also, quietly, without man Van Rompuy and Foreign Minister ancient Romans, and remote ancestors a lot of fuss, expanding and strengthen- Catherine Ashton. The result has been had to do, who the Germans are, who they ing the deployment of their military forc- mass confusion within the EU hierarchy. think they are, what they are doing, and es around the world. And the Germans To put it simply, both Germany and where they will go next, wittingly or un- are becoming busy retooling their heavy the European Union are suffering from a wittingly” (The Europeans). industry to produce greater amounts of great leadership vacuum. Within seven years of Barzini writing armaments, military machines, ships, History indicates it is in times of crisis those words, the political face of Germany submarines and aircraft to prepare for that Germany requires the closest scruti- had changed. It was no longer divided at building up a combined European mili- ny—for that is when it is most dangerous! the Berlin Wall. East Germany had come in tary force. They are steadily exhibiting a from the cold. Within a short time, the de- greater will to use that force than their ap- Model of Democracy? bris of Communist rule was being cleared peasing Anglo-Saxon counterparts. Many German nationals will tell you they away in Potsdamer Platz in a newly united Most Anglo-Saxons are oblivious to all are a model democratic nation. They abhor city of Berlin, which emerged as the busi- this. In fact, most are totally blind to the war and just want to live peacefully, enjoy- est construction site in Europe. Structures reality that what Germany is up to today ing the good life that the strongest and reflecting a renewed German pride—the poses the greatest of risks to international richest economy in Europe has given them. pride of a united German nation—began to security. Germans today generally appear to think rise out of the ground. Then, a decade after Meanwhile, much publicity is given to they are the very model of peaceful democ- the wall came down, statues of Germany’s the misguided pronouncements on Eu- racy. Yet is that impression really correct? warrior heroes, having gathered dust in rope by “experts” across the Atlantic. The The best analyses of the German char- storage since Germany’s defeat in World Obama administration actually says Eu- acter come from Germans themselves. War ii, began to be preened, polished and rope’s leaders endanger peace with their

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pacifism. “In a withering political and economic power attack on what Wash- within Europe of an extent it ington sees as European never gained through past mili- complacency in the face of tary aggression. new security threats,” the Meanwhile, those icons of Guardian reported, “Robert Gates, the U.S. past German heritage—the defense secretary, demanded root-and- statues and memorials of branch reform of the transatlantic alliance, pre-world war imperial glory voiced exasperation with nato bureaucra- brought back to the public gaze cy and said it was becoming increasingly some years ago—remind the difficult for the U.S. and Europe ‘to oper- average German of an impe- ate and fight together’” (February 24). rial national heritage. The na- Just how real is this vision of a “paci- tion possesses a latent national fist Europe”? Dig below the surface of the spirit that history proves only journalese of the day and we find another lacks at this moment the spark story emerging. to light the fires of a revived nationalism. Germany’s Power Within the EU The Germans have a history of embrac- Four Things That Stir German ing authoritarian rule. As the German Nationalism philosopher Hegel said, “The state says Kurt P. Tauber, in his analysis of … you must obey …. The state has rights the German national character against the individual; its members have called Beyond Eagle and Swas- obligations, among them that of obeying tika, analyzed and recorded the without protest” (Ralf Dahrendorf, Society potency of the energy suddenly and Democracy in Germany). released from within Germany Look at how this tendency has manifest- by the appeal of National So- ed itself within today’s Europe. The Lisbon cialism in the 1920s and ’30s. Treaty—which in reality is the constitution He also noted the latent nation- for a revived European empire—defines alism bubbling under the sur- those powers that the EU state holds over face in postwar Germany. In its members. Greece is but an early example his conclusion, he mused, “We of a country being brought to book by the have analyzed the myriad dif- bavarian triumvirate EU centralized state. It will not be the last. ficulties and disappointments German Defense Minister Karl- (Even so, Greece has exposed deep divisions of postwar nationalism, but Theodor zu Guttenberg; mentor within the EU camp as its members have we strongly doubt that we have Edmund Stoiber, a student of considered how to deal with it. Germany it- written its epitaph.” Franz Josef Strauss; and Joseph self has been split over how to treat the issue. What have been the main Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI. This again reflects the inherent weakness of stimulants to the rise of Ger- current EU and German leadership.) man nationalism in the past? The member nations of the German- Four things: an ideology that appeals to the Only two of those aforementioned created EU imperial state have handed innate desires of German imperialism, the stimulants to German nationalism are over their individual national sovereignty power of a charismatic personality, utilizing obviously extant today: those same dynas- to the EU institutions. Constitutionally, a compliant cabal of industrialists, and a ties of German industrialists (article, page the EU now wields tremendous power powerful cadre of military officers to propel 13), and a cadre of military officers mod- over its member states—with one singular the nation to dominance in Europe. eled on the old German military High exception: Germany. On the eve of the full In the 1930s, these stimulants were Command revived under the name Joint ratification by all member states of the manifest through the ideology of Na- Operations Command. EU constitution, the German Constitu- tional Socialism (Nazism), the personal- That leaves us to wonder whether there tional Court rushed through a judgment ity of an Austrian by the name of Adolf exists a personality and a latent ideology that recognizes German law as trump- Schickle­gruber, the dynasties of German that would have mass appeal to the Ger- ing EU law. Thus Germany stands alone industrialists that produced his military man population such that it could unleash as not only the most dominant member machinery, and the powerful Prussian the dormant fires of German nationalism of the European Union, but also as the aristocratic military High Command that in a time of crisis as has been the habit of only one that retains the power of its own supported their führer’s imperial vision. the German nation in the past. sovereignty. While ensuring the loss of Today, Nazism and Hitler are the whip- We believe the answer to that is a clear the very definition of the nationality of ping boys of German politicians and com- and resounding YES! all other EU members, reducing them to mentators who squarely blame the horrors Let us consider personality first. vassal states of the European empire, the of German extremism in World War ii on German elites have been careful to protect both of them. This is a convenient way of Two Bavarians to Watch their own nationhood. absolving the German nation per se of any The Trumpet has noted two Bavarians Now Germany possesses a legal, collective guilt. who have the potential to powerfully in-

8 April 2010 The Philadelphia Trumpet michaela rehle/reuters, getty images while undergoing its revival as a national power. He wrote, “[I]t was going to be much easier for Germany to make a comeback as a member of an international family, as a member of a European Federation, than as a German Reich, a single national state. Therefore we should not insist too much on what good Europeans we are; we must understand that our European attitude was the only escape hatch we had, the only ap- proach that made a comeback possible.” Well, now Germany can play it both ways. It is a member—in fact the leading member—of a “European federation,” the EU, having cleverly also retained its status as “a single nation state,” the only nation to have done so within the entire 27-member union! If we accept that Germany has two powerfully charismatic personalities that it can call upon in time of crisis to rally the nation, there is only one of the four previously mentioned elements that fluence Germany in times bureaucracy, he is in a prime position to is lacking in the formula that has histori- of crisis such as it has now be invited to consider a senior advisory cally sparked the German people’s innate entered. post in the German government. nationalistic fervor: an overarching ideol- Edmund Stoiber, men- Stoiber has proven himself in the field ogy preached by a revered icon. tored by the powerful post- of economics at the state level in Germany. Enter yet a third Bavarian. war Bavarian politician But the plum job he sought in Germany’s Franz Josef Strauss, was coalition government was the foreign The Vatican Connection the political leader who ap- policy portfolio. That is a ministerial post Franz Josef Strauss, Edmund Stoiber and peared likeliest to replace under great pressure for change as Vice Baron zu Guttenberg all exhibit one thing Gerhard Schröder as chan- Chancellor Westerwelle flounders. Stoiber, in common: dedication to Roman Cathol- cellor in Germany’s 2002 with his statesmanlike bearing, vast po- icism. Bavaria is the heartland of Rome’s federal election. But on the litical experience and papal favor, would religion in Germany. Coincidentally or eve of the election, Schröder seem to be an ideal candidate for the for- otherwise, Bavaria’s capital, Munich, was managed to swing the vote eign policy portfolio, if not a position as a also the birthplace of the National Social- in his favor. Stoiber was nar- chief adviser in this area. ist movement in German politics back in rowly defeated. Yet there is another Bavarian—mentored the 1920s and ’30s. It was in Munich that Then in 2005, it seemed by Stoiber, even as Stoiber was previously Hitler and Ludendorf initiated the famous Stoiber would gain the coveted foreign by Strauss—who previously, though briefly, Beer Hall Putsch in 1923. minister’s job and hence the vice chan- successfully filled the economics post in Of all German states, Bavaria was the cellorship in Chancellor Merkel’s cabinet. the Merkel government. He now heads up least denazified. It is said that from the But Merkel offered Stoiber the poisoned the defense portfolio in the Merkel coali- mid-1940s through to the 1970s, Bavaria’s chalice of the economics portfolio. He de- tion: Baron Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg. government agencies and professions re- clined and withdrew from the coalition— This man’s meteoric rise within German tained many of the same personalities then became an eminent EU technocrat politics came about as a direct result of last in office as during the Nazi era. As they charged with slicing through the waste- September’s elections. And the subsequent reached retirement age by the 1970s, they ful billions of euros of red tape in the EU instability in the nation’s ruling coalition handed over to a generation they had bureaucracy. has only bolstered his political profile all taught and trained. Thus the National So- Edmund Stoiber remains a powerful, the more! Thus we track his progress with cialist spirit remained alive, though clev- if presently latent figure in German poli- growing interest in light of Mr. Flurry’s erly masked under the veil of “democracy.” tics. He first garnered political strength prediction regarding that election. Amid that process there arose a third from the years he spent as personal aide There is something almost dynastic Bavarian who had lived through both to Franz Josef Strauss. Then, as prime about the Strauss-Stoiber-Guttenberg those generations, a man now greatly re- minister of Bavaria, he became renowned connection. Strauss penned the vision vered in Germany: Joseph Ratzinger, Pope for running the most economically suc- that all three hold of the future of Germa- Benedict xvi. cessful state in Germany. He is now in an ny leading a united Europe in his vision- Bavarian by birth, Benedict xvi’s first interesting situation. Having presented ary book The Grand Design. visit back to his beloved Fatherland after his conclusions to the EU on methods to In the conclusion to that book, Strauss he was elected pope was to the University cut billions of euros of wastage out of the admitted that Germany used the cloak of of Regensburg in Bavaria where he had cumbersome and deeply corrupted EU a postwar uniting Europe to hide behind taught as a young priest. On that occasion,

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in a now infamous “The Empire is held [by] God alone …. Em- statement “God has successfully created speech, he laid down the peror and pope are supreme each in what four empires” is a reference to the four gauntlet to both the anti- has been entrusted to him: the pope in empires prophesied in Daniel 2:36-40, church secularists and the what concerns the soul; the emperor in all with the fourth kingdom being the iron entire Muslim community. that belongs to the body and the knight- kingdom that was to crush all others. Over the five years of his papacy, Pope hood.” This was at the time of Frederick ii, Of the later Habsburg dynasty, histo- Benedict has proven himself the most imperial ruler of the Holy Roman Empire. rian A.J.P. Taylor noted that the Holy Ro- articulate of modern popes, publishing The German Eike von Repgow, con- man Empire of the time was “In the eyes of a vast array of homilies, treatises and temporary of Frederick ii, stated in his its rulers … a supranational organization, books. He is the archetypal conservative, ordained by God, and ruled over by God’s right-wing and German to the core. He is nominee” (The Habsburg Monarchy). backed by a strong rightist curia, the leg- Guttenberg is Otto von Habsburg, of that same dy- acy of both his and his predecessor John nasty, referred to the symbol that Europe Paul ii’s efforts to swing the church hier- determined to change possesses which “belongs to all nations archy away from its 20th-century liberal equally. This is the crown of the Holy bent toward a more traditional “Holy Ro- the Bundeswehr’s Roman Empire, which embodies the tra- man” orientation. dition of Charlemagne …. [T]he crown Benedict has a dogged determination to image into that of represents not merely the sovereignty of see his religion returned to its previous sta- the monarch, but also the ties between au- tus as the force that binds the whole culture a legitimate com- thority and the people” (The Social Order of Europe together. His vision is to see Eu- of Tomorrow). That crown represents the rope, newly federalized under the Lisbon bat force with broad only power that has succeeded in binding Treaty, return en masse to the religion that Europe together in unity throughout his- has bound imperial Europe together as the public acceptance. tory as a union of church and state: the Holy Roman Empire in six previous resur- Church of Rome and the German sover- rections since Justinian’s restoration. Bene- treatise The Saxon Mirror that “God has eign state! The crown of the Holy Roman dict knows that his home nation is the only successfully created four empires and the Empire of the German Nation! power on Earth that can bring that about. present one is the continuation of the old The EU has its ideology, even more He is, after all, an avid student of history. Roman Empire. Caesar had conquered potent than the now discredited National James Bryce, in his work titled The Holy Germany, and the [German] Franks had Socialism. It is a religion that has, over Roman Empire, notes that it is recorded in then inherited the empire from the Ro- many centuries in the past, enlivened the the Speculum Saxonicum, the great North mans” (Frederick Hertz, The Develop- whole nation with a religious zeal to cru- German law book written in a.d. 1240, that ment of the German Public Mind). The sade for the dominance of the Holy Reich How Germany Solves Problems istory demonstrates that it to a crisis. This spurred one of There you are! That’s solving ‘European’ project can be as- has been crises, often of the the German companies involved, the crisis not the “European” way, sured” (ibid.). Hnation’s own making, that ThyssenKrupp, to “renounce civil- but the German way! “According Yet another similar instance of have spurred the German people ian ship production to concentrate to the daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Berlin’s “my way or the highway” into action to impose very Ger- its dockyards solely on arms pro- Zeitung, this means that the proj- approach was its support of anoth- manic solutions to those crises. duction. It is entering a ‘strategic ect of a common European mari- er German corporation caught in Our friends at German- partnership’ with the Abu Dhabi time shipbuilding industry is ‘as yet another Franco-German crisis. Foreign-Policy.com highlighted Mar Co. from the United Arab dead as a doornail.’ As a matter “Siemens recently terminated its a recent classic case of this Emirates (UAE). Their deal seals of fact, the arms cooperation with nuclear cooperation with France, approach to crisis. It involved a the military alliance between Ger- the Gulf state was already cleared because Paris refused to give in to couple of high-profile industrial many and the Emirates, possibly with the representatives of the German demands for more influ- agreements between France and creating the opportunity for cir- Berlin government: ‘We have ence in the nuclear sector, and Germany, the two nations that cumventing German arms exports sounded out all of the ministries began cooperation with Russia” many have touted as underpinning regulations and ending efforts and received a very positive pre- (ibid.). Shades of the 1920s? true European unity. aimed at forging a German/French vailing sentiment,’ ThyssenKrupp Both these reactions to similar For some time, France had lim- ship production …” (Oct. 26, declared. Cooperation with the crises depict Berlin’s reversion to ited Germany’s effort in producing 2009; emphasis mine throughout). Emirates is ‘far more sustainable a well-tried strategy. The trend warships by stifling plans for a As German-Foreign-Policy than a European maritime com- we are seeing in Berlin’s reaction joint Franco-German effort to cre- .com observed, this just goes to pany,’ according to the German to any crisis facing the EU project ate a common European shipbuild- show that “If a German-dominated press, which usually never tires of is simply to impose the “German ing enterprise. The typical (and ‘European solution’ cannot be ac- praising ‘Europe’ and ‘European solution.” no doubt strategically motivated) complished, Berlin will do without solutions’—of course, only when This reaction has historic over- French defiance over this deal led ‘Europe’ and go it alone.” German predominance in the tones. It’s a strategy enacted in

10 April 2010 The Philadelphia Trumpet over the whole world. It’s a religion that Afghanistan so as to demonstrate public potential is quietly taken as a given by cer- inspired German soldiers with a crusad- support of the nation’s troops involved in tain German military and political elites. ing zeal in battle with the words “Gott mit active combat roles. Germany has come a long way since uns”—God with us—embedded in their Guttenberg is determined to change the Luftwaffe was the first Bundeswehr belt buckles as they fought in the trenches the Bundeswehr’s image into that of a le- force to return to active combat outside and in the desert in World War i. gitimate combat force with broad public of the nation’s borders in the skies over acceptance. At the February Munich Se- Kosovo in 1999. Each step—from bomb- Gearing for Battle curity Conference, he laid his cards on the ing runs over Kosovo to combat on the The Balkans provided the test case for table. He “spoke about the need to take ground in Afghanistan; from arresting pi- public acceptance of the German mili- action. What was important, the minister rates in the Gulf to deployment in Sudan, tary deploying in combat outside of the pointed out, was that progress be made Libya and Gabon, or securing the Medi- nation’s borders when the Luftwaffe was regarding the long-overdue reforms of the terranean Sea and engaging in naval ex- drafted over Kosovo in 1999. Ten years United Nations and the North Atlantic ercises off the coast of South Africa; from later, the Bundeswehr operates in over a Treaty Organization (nato). ‘We talk too tank training in Canada and Luftwaffe dozen countries around the world. much and act too little,’” he said (Munich training in the U.S.—is helping to fine- Even the Greens in Germany endorsed Security Conference, February 6). tune the Bundeswehr and make the public the Luftwaffe mission in the Balkans. Now, This was an effort to apply pressure to comfortable with its expeditionary roles. Afghanistan is providing the pressure nato to revamp its charter by the end of It is important now to watch for the point for German elites to begin condi- the year, implicitly integrating German new nato charter, which should be tabled tioning the public’s mind to accept an even imperial goals with nato objectives. Gut- by the end of this year. An appeasing wider and a stronger role for Germany in tenberg is particularly interested in elimi- Washington is being juggled out of the theaters of active or potential combat. nating overlap between the developing im- European sphere of influence. Europe’s Since taking office last October after perial European military force and nato. future security won’t depend on an al- that pivotal election, Defense Minister Ultimately, German military elites will be liance with the U.S. Rather, it will be a Guttenberg has overseen certain changes eyeing either a merger with, or takeover forthcoming alliance between a German- in the government’s stand on Germany’s of, the nuclear-armed nato. This vision is led European Union and—believe it or military force. He is spearheading chang- helped by the fact that the majority of nato not—America’s nemesis, Russia. es to the Bundeswehr’s rules of engage- members are overwhelmingly EU member ment in Afghanistan. Even months be- nations. The EU is empowered under the Where Is It All Leading? fore that, Guttenberg had made it known Lisbon Treaty to develop a continental mili- The outcome of Germany’s return to glob- that the public must be enticed to change tary force. That this force will have nuclear al power status is bound to amaze many its collective negative view of in the near future. Mr. Flurry’s German troop deployment in prediction of “devastating con-

cooperation with Berlin’s traditional invested in the German economy supporters, the German industrial- and strengthened political ties ists. A closer look at the Thyssen­ with Berlin. To students of Bible Krupp example bears this out. prophecy, such an agreement has powerful overtones of a proph- Back in the War Business esied alliance (Psalm 83) between ThyssenKrupp found itself suffer- Germany and the oil-rich southern ing seriously because of the global Arab states. economic crisis. Its response “Abu Dhabi’s joining the Ger- (having resulted in a €2 billion galvanized Germany man maritime shipbuilding indus- loss) was to consolidate its ship- can turn rolls of steel try signals Berlin’s fundamental building enterprises into one cen- like these into a number change of strategy in its long-term tralized operation, converting its of quality products. efforts to help bring the German whole operation to a war footing. arms industry to a position of pre- Berlin has been directly dominance in Europe” (ibid.). involved in supporting the Thys- Dhabi bought into the Daimler car militarizing its economy—some- Germany is reverting to its senKrupp/Emirates deal. “The producer. Just last June, Thys- thing Germany’s Defense Minister historical militarized role in global political ties between Berlin and senKrupp’s partner, the Abu Dhabi Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg has politics. As Baron Guttenberg has the Arab feudal states are also Mar Consortium, bought majority called for. declared, the time has come for being consolidated by the Gulf shares in the Nobiskrug Shipyard, Berlin’s cooperation with the Germany once again to merge eco- states’ investments in the German which specializes in luxury ships, uae began not long after the Ber- nomic policy with military policy. economy” (ibid.). Financial Times in Rendsburg, Germany” (ibid.). lin Wall fell and Germany reunited. The result of this increasing pace Deutschland reported that, “Most This is Germany’s more tradi- Five years ago, that cooperation in the militarization of the German recently, with a large financial tional approach to crisis: impos- was formalized by the signing economy will pale into stark insig- transfusion, the Emirate of Qatar ing the German solution. In each of an Agreement of Cooperation nificance the previous two occa- bought into Volkswagen, while the case, the solution has brought in the Military Field. Since then, sions when Berlin adopted such a Aabar Investment Society of Abu Germany closer, much closer, to the Gulf states have increasingly strategy. ron fraser

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sequences” to emerge greatest era of peace on this Earth that Herbert Armstrong was ordained by God from the last election and can ever be imagined (Luke 21:20). to begin publicizing that same message. events unfolding from it Eike von Repgow understood that the During the latter half of the 20th century, was based on sure biblical biblically prophesied fourth kingdom of he fulfilled Christ’s prophecy of Matthew prophecies describing Ger- Nebuchadnezzar’s great vision was the 24:14, reaching all nations on Earth. Mr. many’s role in events just ahead of us. We Teutonic iron empire, which later became Armstrong even took that message per- have since witnessed an unmistakable rip- known the Holy Roman Empire of the sonally to many world leaders at the time. ening of the conditions—in several specific German Nation. But did he foresee the Then, just as prophesied in your Bible, areas—that will lead directly to the fulfill- fifth kingdom? In Daniel 2:44 we read: powerful forces destroyed that organized ment of those prophecies. “And in the days of these kings shall the work. Amid the present crisis and confusion, God of heaven set up a kingdom which But God had prophesied that the group watch Germany closely. The German mind shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom He set up to publicize the message of His delights in creating order out of confu- shall not be left to other people, it shall coming Kingdom would never die out. sion. The trouble is that in the past it has break in pieces and consume all these And it never did. It exists today, still often been guilty of creating the chaos kingdoms and it shall stand forever.” small, yet powerful in its potential to prophesy that same message of the com- ing of the Kingdom of God one final time around this globe. You hold that message in your hands: a message prophesying the great clash of civilizations that is the fore- runner to the return of the Savior of man- kind to enforce global peace under His government over the whole Earth! That is a message no man can shut down. It is that reign—that kingdom—which needs our attention today, even as we see Germany rising one more time to global prominence to lead that final resurrection of the Holy Roman Empire for its brief yet powerful moment in history immediately before the establishment of the fifth king- active duty dom of Daniel’s prophecy! German soldiers patrol To find out more about the final res- Balkh, Afghanistan. urrection of that fourth kingdom, request our free booklets Germany and the Holy Roman Empire and The Rising Beast. out of which it then finds opportunity to Leaders of the German people have To really understand the prophesied impose its own solution. The Balkan wars sought throughout history, in association all-powerful fifth kingdom and what to do of the 1990s were triggered by Germany with the Vatican, to set up a thousand-year about preparing for its coming, request our unilaterally—speedily supported by the Reich. It has always failed, despite six deter- booklet The Wonderful World Tomorrow— Vatican—recognizing Croatia and Slove- mined efforts to resurrect it. The seventh What It Will Be Like. It explains in detail nia as separate nation-states to the Yugo- and final effort to resurrect that old Holy the same message of hope that the ruler of slav federation. The intent was to solve the Roman Empire—the Fourth Reich—be- that coming kingdom personally broad- resulting crisis by imposing German-led came an operating entity, despite its appar- cast when He trod this Earth 2,000 years rule over the Balkan Peninsula. This plan ent sputtering start, on Jan. 1, 2010. Though ago. It’s a message that prophesies of two is now well advanced. it is destined to rain terrible destruction on nations that have been the traditional en- The classic crisis of all that German and old Persia and the Anglo-Saxon nations in emies of Israel from ancient times actually Vatican elites would dearly love to grab on particular, it will be the shortest-lived res- reconciling and living in harmony as an to and then impose their own solution on urrection of that old empire in history. example to all peoples. That kind of peace is the Middle East peace process. That is Believe it or not, an actual thousand- on Earth is only possible under the direct what Bible prophecy forecasts will actually year rule of a great imperial government rule of the Creator of humankind Himself! happen. The result will be the surrounding is about to consume all the nations on “In that day shall there be a highway of Jerusalem by an international “peace- Earth and take them under its wing. This out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyr- keeping” force, which will prepare the way government will teach all nations how to ian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyp- for the pope to move his headquarters to finally live in peace and harmony with tian into Assyria, and the Egyptians shall the city that Rome has lusted to possess each other. That is the very same kingdom serve with the Assyrians. In that day shall ever since the failure of its last crusade. that a small and loyal group was set up by Israel be the third with Egypt and with But the good news is, it doesn’t end there. its King to publicize way back in a.d. 31. Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the The surrounding of Jerusalem by This they did for 40 years until forced to land: Whom the Lord of hosts shall bless, armies is the most potent sign of the im- disperse and flee persecution and martyr- saying, blessed be Egypt, my people, and minence of intervention by a military dom under the old iron rule of Rome. Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel power of incredible force to impose the Just over 80 years ago, a man named mine inheritance” (Isaiah 20:23-25). n

12 April 2010 The Philadelphia Trumpet michael kaepeller/afp/getty images, getty images to make sure industry goes in the right direction.” The new combine “meets the long-held German desire to build indus- trial companies with world scale in the defense field” (January 18). Anyone who knows the history of Rhe- inmetall and Man should be alarmed. Rheinmetall has been at the forefront of German military manufacturing for over a century, so it isn’t too surprising that it again became a weapons builder af- ter the World War ii loss. In fact, despite the Allies’ initial ban on arms production, Rheinmetall was back mass-producing machine guns by 1956. By 1972, Rhein- metall had developed and begun selling the Leopard 2 battle tank. Not much later, and after a series of corporate acquisitions, Rheinmetall be- came Europe’s leading military supplier of systems and equipment for ground forces, providing everything from artillery and munitions to communications, surveil- lance technology and guided missile sys- tems. Rheinmetall subsidiaries, which also include significant automotive component manufacturers, are located throughout Europe, the Americas and China. Man Group’s 252-year history is even more impressive. Man is one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of commercial ve- hicles, engines and mechanical engineer- ing equipment. Man builds trucks, buses, diesel engines and turbo-machinery; it also provides industrial services. During World War ii, and in conjunction with Rhein- Stoking metall, Man produced the hugely success- ful Panther tank. Following the war, Man took over notorious World War ii light ve- hicle manufacturer Büssing. According to the Furnace Man’s website, the corporation holds “lead- making war possible A foundry worker amid the ing market positions in all its business ar- flames of a ThyssenKrupp eas,” employing 50,000 people worldwide. of the War factory, armorer of Ger- But the real reason the Rheinmetall- many in two world wars Man Group alliance should be thoroughly and once owned by a man scrutinized stems from a historic meeting Machine convicted of war crimes. the Trumpet has often drawn attention to. Germany’s Plan to Return According to a top-secret document the The German military-industrial complex went under- U.S. government declassified in 1996, sev- ground after the war, but it is back. By Robert Morley eral of Germany’s largest industrial giants and top German officials met on Aug. ince World War ii, building up national champion and leading supplier 10, 1944, just nine months before World large-scale defense companies has for wheeled military vehicles in Europe. War ii’s end. Among them were corporate been taboo in Germany. But that This amalgamation, which has been leaders representing Krupp, Volkswagen- Staboo is now largely history. in the works for a year, has been pushed werk, Messerschmitt, Rheinmetall, Roch- Two of Germany’s top military manu- by the political class. The German gov- ling, Büssing and other companies. Top facturers—Rheinmetall and Man Group— ernment is a big supporter of bulking up German military and political person- have announced their intention to merge German military industry. MarketWatch nel from the SS, Navy, and the Ministries their military vehicle production. The columnist David Marsh said it “has been of Armaments told them to prepare for a resulting combine will produce a new providing behind-the-scenes assistance “postwar commercial campaign” after the

The Philadelphia Trumpet April 2010 13 special report | the rise of germany

eventual German loss. never again be able to disturb the peace War ii success of the other above-men- They must, the document of the world. We are determined to … tioned four companies identified in the said, “through their ex- break up for all time the German Gen- document not only suggests a postwar ports increase the strength eral Staff that has repeatedly contrived the German commercial campaign, but a of Germany.” They were in- resurgence of German militarism; … elim- highly effective one. structed to place existing financial reserves inate or control all German industry that at the disposal of the Nazi Party “so that a could be used for military production ….” Astonishing Industrial Rebound strong German empire can be created after It is now blatantly evident that they Take steel and weapons manufacturer the defeat.” failed! Both Rheinmetall and Man Group Krupp (now ThyssenKrupp). When Ger- This document highlighted the exact (Büssing), which were named in the declas- many lost World War ii, the company was worry that the Allies tried to address by sified report, have become dominant play- forbidden by the Allies to manufacture seeking to destroy Germany’s future war- ers on the world stage again. And Germany arms (as it was after World War i); Alfried making capability. Franklin Roosevelt and has become the world’s largest exporting Krupp, the company’s owner, was convict- Winston Churchill said, “It is our inflexible nation and fourth-largest economy. ed of war crimes, including the use of mass purpose to … ensure that Germany will But a look at the astounding post-World slave labor. He was sentenced to 12 years Crank Up the Defense Industry lobal summits are gener- the contrary. The an- ally worthless. January’s nouncement was greeted GWorld Economic Forum with words of approval. at Davos, Switzerland, was no Jackson Janes, execu- exception—except for a startling tive director of the Wash- announcement from a German ington-based think tank the official. American Institute for Con- consumer The German Dow Jones reported the news: temporary German Studies, economy will soon crank “Germany’s government launched warmly declared, “Germany out fewer products for citi- an initiative to strengthen its has come a long way since zens and more for soldiers. military industry during the World unification toward expedi- Economic Forum this weekend tionary activities including, in the latest sign that the country but not only in, Afghanistan. Think that the German military would be conditioned to support this has become emboldened to fight of the Balkans” (ibid.). never, ever again pose a threat to latest aggressive policy change for its international interests” Yes! THINK of the Balkans! global freedom! by Berlin. Dow Jones reported (January 31). There Germany lit the fuse that The move is being backed by Bruderle as asserting, in words Germany’s defense minister, started the Balkan wars of the Washington, which has long been just too reminiscent of the 1930s: Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, 1990s, cleverly then handing the pushing Germany to take more “Germans are still a little bit shy used Davos as the occasion to resultant explosion to the U.S./ responsibility for global security in this domain, but we’ll work to announce that Germany is com- NATO axis to fight an illegal war on and defense. change this too”! mencing an aggressive develop- its behalf. In the process, Germany But the German elites are For the past 20 years since ment of its defense industry! “A willingly joined the battle by send- faced with one small problem: the Berlin Wall came down, the group of top executives from Ger- ing a belligerent force via the Luft- a German public whose mind Trumpet has been watching for, man blue chips met with federal waffe to join NATO bombing raids has been conditioned to non- and predicting, these very events. ministers, talking military busi- over the Balkan Peninsula in 1999. aggression. Witness the extreme Now they are rapidly becoming ness in Davos,” this report said. Ten years later, with the unpopularity of the wars in Iraq a reality. Today, under a continu- At a breakfast meeting with lead- Bundeswehr now deployed in 13 and Afghanistan, the latter being ance of appeasing 20th-century ers of several companies, Gutten- countries, the German defense a theater where Germany pro- governments in Washington and berg brought up the “necessary minister announces at Davos, to vides the third-largest contingent London, misled by a facade of interplay of defense policy and plaudits from the West, that the of troops in the nato/isaf force. democracy that masks the true Germany’s economic interests,” Deutschlanders are once again But the German political elites intentions of German elites, according to his spokesman. aggressively cranking up their are taking this all in their stride. America endorses the revving up For anyone who had memories industry to produce weapons and Startlingly, Germany’s Economics of the German military machine. of the last time that a united Ger- machinery of war! And this time Minister Rainer Bruderle added to The consequences are destined to many revived an ailing economy it’s with the encouragement of the the announcement of stepped-up haunt us. Ron Fraser by cranking up the wheels of Anglo-Saxons, who, less than a German militarization by giving industry to produce instruments century ago, fought a war, initi- more than a hint that propaganda For more information, request of war, this should have set the ated by Germany, to determine, would prevail to ensure that the our free booklet Nahum: An alarm bells ringing! But no—to in the words of the Allied leaders, mind of the German public would End-Time Prophecy for Germany.

14 April 2010 The Philadelphia Trumpet in prison and ordered to forfeit all his property. Later, however, the U.S. high commissioner for Germany granted him amnesty and restored much of his holdings. Al- fried Krupp was released in the early part of 1951, and even though many of the Krupp factories, shipyards and steel and coal mines had been damaged, destroyed or dismantled, Krupp was still able to reestablish it- self as a leading German company by the 1960s to continue its 100-year skilled workers tradition of supplying Rheinmetall employees create Germany with the arms a product that Germany has needed for war. made and used with precision The speed at which throughout its history: weapons. ThyssenKrupp reestab- lished itself as a corpo- rate giant was astonishing. too has risen to become part of a world- Armstrong—warned that Germany would Today, ThyssenKrupp is one of the leading corporation. Messerschmitt was eventually rise again to dominate Europe largest steel and technology groups in the eventually allowed to build aircraft again, and threaten the world. world, employing about 184,000 workers and in 1989, after several postwar mergers, As early as 1945, broadcasting during in more than 70 countries. It is also a lead- Messerschmitt became part of Daimler- a United Nations conference, Mr. Arm- ing naval military supplier, building some Benz Aerospace (another German indus- strong warned that German industry was of the most technologically advanced sub- trial giant). Daimler-Benz Aerospace then working toward the revival of a German marines, frigates and corvettes available. later helped found the European Aeronau- empire. “We don’t understand German Its fiscal 2004/2005 sales of approximately tic Defense and Space Company (eads), thoroughness,” he said. “From the very $53.3 billion were generated in bulk from becoming a 30 percent owner. start of World War ii, they have considered its roughly 600 foreign subsidiary compa- eads today is a global aerospace and the possibility of losing this second round, nies, located in the UK, France, Italy and 13 defense technology leader. The group in- as they did the first—and they have care- other European countries. ThyssenKrupp cludes the aircraft manufacturer Airbus, fully, methodically planned, in such even- also has operations in the United States and the world’s largest helicopter supplier, tuality, the third round: World War iii!” and Asia. Not bad for a company that was Eurocopter. It is also a major shareholder “What most do not know,” said Mr. all but destroyed in two world wars. in mbda, the international leader in mis- Armstrong, “is that the Germans have Volkswagen, another German corpora- sile systems. eads produces the Eurofight- their plans for winning the battle of the tion documented for its collusion with the er and other military aircraft. Galileo, the peace. Yes, I said battle of the peace.” World War ii Nazis, has become a globally European satellite navigation system be- Peaceably, through corporate mergers dominant automotive power. Though its ing constructed to rival the U.S.’s gps, is and acquisitions, German corporations core market is the European Union, Volk- also being built in large part by eads. The are reaching out beyond the borders of swagen sales make it the world’s third- company employs 113,000 people at more Germany to gain control of strategic in- largest automotive company by revenue. than 70 production sites, primarily in dustry. Even Germany’s most notorious Volkswagen owns the Bentley brand; in- France, Germany, Great Britain and Spain. World War ii companies, which were ternational vehicle manufacturer Audi; Rochling, founded 184 years ago as a severely disassembled and banned from Seat and Skoda, which manufacture and coal-trading house, has now become a future arms production by the Allies, sell cars in Spain and in southern and leader in high-performance plastics tech- have emerged as European and global Eastern Europe; and Lamborghini, which nologies. In 2004, the Rochling Group’s powerhouses. makes sports cars in Italy. worldwide operations generated revenue Be forewarned. Trouble out of Europe Messerschmitt, Germany’s famous of approximately $1.78 billion and em- is coming, and Germany will be the driv- World War ii manufacturer that built ployed 8,000 workers. ing force behind it. Germany’s recent cor- much of the Luftwaffe’s fighting aircraft, is Yes, Germany’s war machine is back in porate revival is just the precursor to a also prospering today, though under a dif- fighting order. much larger and non-peaceable event. n ferent name. Like Krupp, much of Mess- erschmitt’s infrastructure was destroyed Just as Predicted For additional information, request a copy in the war. Further, Messerschmitt was While Germany was but a pile of rubble of Germany and the Holy Roman Empire. even forbidden to produce aircraft. Yet it after World War ii, one man—Herbert W. All of our literature is free.

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n e ws o f th e w o r k Swans Make Final Landing

The sound of diesel motors, hydraulic pistons, power tools and voices brought the Armstrong Auditorium work site to life the morning of March 9, just before the day’s most important piece of equipment arrived: a 100-ton crane. The crane would make possible the audi- torium’s interior and exterior centerpieces: three crystal chandeliers and Swans in Flight, a sculpture by Sir David Wynne. As the crane began hoisting equipment to the roof of the au- ditorium, the work site quickly became the center of attention of workers on the site and in the adjacent offices where theTrumpet is produced. By 10 a.m., the crew had set the hoist apparatus that will be used to secure three important parts of the Armstrong Auditorium lobby: two 10-foot side chandeliers and one 12-foot center chande- lier. Then the crew repositioned the crane and began to secure lifting slings and straps to the birds. Swans in Flight was commissioned by Herbert Armstrong—after whom Armstrong Auditorium is named—in the late 1960s. Renowned British sculptor David Wynne created the piece for the Ambassador College campus in Big Sandy, Texas. The iconic form depicts the five stages of a swan in flight.Wynne was knighted in 1994 by Queen Elizabeth II for his body of work, which includes Boy With Dolphin near the Tower Bridge in London and the royal seal on the gates of Hyde Park honoring the Queen Mother’s 90th birthday in 1992. Wynne’s work appears all over the world and includes numerous commissions by the royal family. After Mr. Armstrong died, Ambassador College eventually failed, and the campus was sold. The campus’s new owner, the Institute in Basic Life Principles, subsequently announced that the Wynne sculp- ture was for sale. Gerald Flurry, editor in chief of the Trumpet and pastor general of the Philadelphia Church of God, authorized the purchase of the sculp- ture in April 2009. The sculpture was disassembled at Big Sandy on August 11 and transported to a foundry in Norman, Oklahoma. After repairing the sculpture and applying a refinished patina, the foundry delivered the birds to the PCG campus in January 2010, where they awaited installation. After the crane operator relocated four of the birds, the heaviest of which weighs approximately 1,600 pounds, the crane swung back to bring the final stage—the swan with its wings in an upstroke—into place at the top of the sculpture, about 12 feet off the ground. As he waited for the foundry workers and his crew to unsling the bird, crane operator Rick Church commented about the sculpture. Church, who has worked cranes for 15 years throughout Oklahoma and Texas, said he looked forward to seeing the finished product, which will feature a 120-foot reflecting pool and water jets spraying toward the birds, simulating motion. “I’ve seen a lot of fountains,” he said over the growl of the crane’s idling diesel engine. “But you’ve got something real special here. This is rare.” The swan sculpture will be unveiled by David Wynne at Armstrong Auditorium’s official grand opening ceremony this summer.

The Philadelphia Trumpet April 2010 17 russia

WORlDWaTCH united kingdom Germany ukraine eurOPe France urope is waiting for a decisive answer from u.s. Greece Japan E lebanon Germany on what to do with syria Afghanistan china Greece. On February 3, Euro- israel iraq iran pean Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Qatar Almunia announced that he would take the unprecedented step of monitoring the Greek government’s spending. How- ever, apart from issuing vague promises that Greece will not go bust, Europe has not re- vealed its plan of action. The Brazil European Union, however, has jumped on the chance to give itself more powers. It took the Zimbabwe unprecedented step of deny- ing Greece its right to vote at south Africa an EU meeting in March as a show of disapproval. It has also threatened to invoke Ar- Argentina inally bound for Syria before ticle 126.9 of the Lisbon Treaty, Israel struck a plutonium plant general in Iraq, Gen. which would force Greece to under construction there in ray Odierno, revealed follow the EU’s program of 2007, was reshipped to Iran that the two politi- taxation and spending in or- ion polls indicate the party came less than a fortnight two years later. debkafile said cians who organized der to cut its deficit. for Freedom would increase after the pope admonished this revelation suggests Tehran the banning of about The Dutch government its number of seats in the English and Welsh bishops may be secretly hoarding even 500 Sunni candidates collapsed on February 20 150-strong parliament from 9 to be generous toward any more enriched uranium from from running in Iraq’s over a disagreement within to 24—making it the second- Anglicans wishing to return mideaST black-market sources. March 7 elections the ruling coalition over the largest party after the Chris- to rome. The Catholic, prot- ran celebrated the 31st president Ahmadinejad were linked to Iran’s country’s participation in the tian Democrats. During local estant and Orthodox churches Ianniversary of Ayatollah and other Iranian officials revolutionary Guard afghanistan war. The Labor elections at the beginning are all coming together. Khomeini’s Islamic revolu- met with Syrian and Hezbol- Corps. Earlier in the party wanted to keep its cam- of March, Wilders’s party The Catholic Church has tion on February 11, with lah leaders in Damascus on month an appeals paign promise and bring all came first in one of the two been hit by another massive large-scale rallies in Tehran February 25. Ahmadinejad panel lifted the ban, a deci- largest trade partner, and has capitulating to Hezbollah Dutch troops home; its coali- cities where it fielded can- sex scandal, this time in Ger- and across the country. At also had a meeting with lead- sion that was subsequently been the biggest investor in its and its Syrian and Iranian tion partners, the Christian didates, and second in the many. Around 100 priests and the same time, security forces ers of palestinian terrorist overruled by prime Minister Shiite neighbor since 2003. sponsors. Democrats in the cda and cd, other. Wilders could well be members of the laity are sus- cracked down on anti-govern- organizations Hamas and Nouri al-Maliki, despite U.S. Lebanese prime Minister Just two days after Hariri’s wanted to leave 500 to 600 a member of the next govern- pected of abuse. “[T]he wall of ment protesters holding oppo- Islamic Jihad. Vice president Joe Biden urg- Saad Hariri has stated that statement, the U.S. announced soldiers in the country as per ment. Watch for more such silence is coming down here sition rallies. Iran and the persian Gulf ing Iraqi officials to recon- the Lebanese government will a boost in military aid to nato’s request. Queen Beatrix successes as Europe’s citizens in Germany,” wrote Spiegel Meanwhile, on February state of Qatar signed a memo- sider. The Maliki government officially support Hezbollah Lebanon. U.S. Defense Sec- of the Netherlands ordered a turn further against Islam and Online. “It started when Ber- 7, president Mahmoud Ah- randum of understanding for blasted the U.S. for interfer- in any future conflict with retary robert Gates said the new election for June 9. One immigration. lin’s Canisius College, an elite madinejad ordered his atomic defense cooperation on Feb- ing, illustrating just how weak Israel. “I think they’re bet- U.S. would provide Lebanon of the big- The Catholic and Or- Jesuit high school, recently chief to enrich uranium to a ruary 24. The fact that Qatar, America’s influence in Iraq ting that there might be some $267 million in military aid. gest benefi- thodox churches must unite disclosed the sordid past of a higher, weapons-grade level an ally of the U.S. in its war has become—and how strong division in lebanon, if there Of course, as U.S. think tank ciaries will in order to defend Europe’s number of members of the or- of purity. Tehran says it is on terror, is actually strength- Iran’s. As a result, a major is a war against us,” Hariri Stratfor points out, “If the probably Christian roots, Pope Benedict der who had abused students now enriching uranium to 20 ening defense ties with the Sunni political bloc, the Na- said in an interview with the United States were to train and be Geert XVI told a group of romanian at the school in the 1970s and percent. biggest state sponsor of terror tional Dialogue Front, said it bbc, published on February equip the Lebanese military, it Wilders bishops on February 12. As the 1980s. After that, new victims Additionally, Japanese demonstrates the unreliable would boycott the election. 10. “Well, there won’t be a would run the very real risk of and his bishops concluded their regu- began coming forward on a intelligence sources have re- nature of America’s “moder- On the economic front, division in Lebanon. We will having those trained individu- right-wing lar consultation with the pope, daily basis. … A tremor is vealed that a North Korean ate” Arab allies. Iran is seeking to double its stand against Israel. We will als and all that equipment fall anti-Islamic Benedict emphasized the need currently passing through the shipment of 45 tons of yel- Iran continues to inter- trade with Iraq to $8 billion stand with our own people.” into the hands of one of the Freedom for them to work with their Catholic Church in Germany” lowcake—enough for several fere in Iraq. On February this year, an Iranian official Hariri has been considered a many militant groups operat- party. Opin- Orthodox counterparts. This (February 8). nuclear bombs—that was orig- 16, America’s commanding said February 21. Iran is Iraq’s moderate in the past—before ing out of Lebanon” (February

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WORlDWaTCH united kingdom Germany ukraine eurOPe France urope is waiting for a decisive answer from u.s. Greece Japan E lebanon Germany on what to do with syria Afghanistan china Greece. On February 3, Euro- israel iraq iran pean Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Qatar Almunia announced that he would take the unprecedented step of monitoring the Greek government’s spending. How- ever, apart from issuing vague promises that Greece will not go bust, Europe has not re- vealed its plan of action. The Brazil European Union, however, has jumped on the chance to give itself more powers. It took the Zimbabwe unprecedented step of deny- ing Greece its right to vote at south Africa an EU meeting in March as a show of disapproval. It has also threatened to invoke Ar- Argentina inally bound for Syria before ticle 126.9 of the Lisbon Treaty, Israel struck a plutonium plant general in Iraq, Gen. which would force Greece to under construction there in ray Odierno, revealed follow the EU’s program of 2007, was reshipped to Iran that the two politi- taxation and spending in or- ion polls indicate the party came less than a fortnight two years later. debkafile said cians who organized der to cut its deficit. for Freedom would increase after the pope admonished this revelation suggests Tehran the banning of about The Dutch government its number of seats in the English and Welsh bishops may be secretly hoarding even 500 Sunni candidates collapsed on February 20 150-strong parliament from 9 to be generous toward any more enriched uranium from from running in Iraq’s over a disagreement within to 24—making it the second- Anglicans wishing to return mideaST black-market sources. March 7 elections the ruling coalition over the largest party after the Chris- to rome. The Catholic, prot- ran celebrated the 31st president Ahmadinejad were linked to Iran’s country’s participation in the tian Democrats. During local estant and Orthodox churches Ianniversary of Ayatollah and other Iranian officials revolutionary Guard afghanistan war. The Labor elections at the beginning are all coming together. Khomeini’s Islamic revolu- met with Syrian and Hezbol- Corps. Earlier in the party wanted to keep its cam- of March, Wilders’s party The Catholic Church has tion on February 11, with lah leaders in Damascus on month an appeals paign promise and bring all came first in one of the two been hit by another massive large-scale rallies in Tehran February 25. Ahmadinejad panel lifted the ban, a deci- largest trade partner, and has capitulating to Hezbollah Dutch troops home; its coali- cities where it fielded can- sex scandal, this time in Ger- and across the country. At also had a meeting with lead- sion that was subsequently been the biggest investor in its and its Syrian and Iranian tion partners, the Christian didates, and second in the many. Around 100 priests and the same time, security forces ers of palestinian terrorist overruled by prime Minister Shiite neighbor since 2003. sponsors. Democrats in the cda and cd, other. Wilders could well be members of the laity are sus- cracked down on anti-govern- organizations Hamas and Nouri al-Maliki, despite U.S. Lebanese prime Minister Just two days after Hariri’s wanted to leave 500 to 600 a member of the next govern- pected of abuse. “[T]he wall of ment protesters holding oppo- Islamic Jihad. Vice president Joe Biden urg- Saad Hariri has stated that statement, the U.S. announced soldiers in the country as per ment. Watch for more such silence is coming down here sition rallies. Iran and the persian Gulf ing Iraqi officials to recon- the Lebanese government will a boost in military aid to nato’s request. Queen Beatrix successes as Europe’s citizens in Germany,” wrote Spiegel Meanwhile, on February state of Qatar signed a memo- sider. The Maliki government officially support Hezbollah Lebanon. U.S. Defense Sec- of the Netherlands ordered a turn further against Islam and Online. “It started when Ber- 7, president Mahmoud Ah- randum of understanding for blasted the U.S. for interfer- in any future conflict with retary robert Gates said the new election for June 9. One immigration. lin’s Canisius College, an elite madinejad ordered his atomic defense cooperation on Feb- ing, illustrating just how weak Israel. “I think they’re bet- U.S. would provide Lebanon of the big- The Catholic and Or- Jesuit high school, recently chief to enrich uranium to a ruary 24. The fact that Qatar, America’s influence in Iraq ting that there might be some $267 million in military aid. gest benefi- thodox churches must unite disclosed the sordid past of a higher, weapons-grade level an ally of the U.S. in its war has become—and how strong division in lebanon, if there Of course, as U.S. think tank ciaries will in order to defend Europe’s number of members of the or- of purity. Tehran says it is on terror, is actually strength- Iran’s. As a result, a major is a war against us,” Hariri Stratfor points out, “If the probably Christian roots, Pope Benedict der who had abused students now enriching uranium to 20 ening defense ties with the Sunni political bloc, the Na- said in an interview with the United States were to train and be Geert XVI told a group of romanian at the school in the 1970s and percent. biggest state sponsor of terror tional Dialogue Front, said it bbc, published on February equip the Lebanese military, it Wilders bishops on February 12. As the 1980s. After that, new victims Additionally, Japanese demonstrates the unreliable would boycott the election. 10. “Well, there won’t be a would run the very real risk of and his bishops concluded their regu- began coming forward on a intelligence sources have re- nature of America’s “moder- On the economic front, division in Lebanon. We will having those trained individu- right-wing lar consultation with the pope, daily basis. … A tremor is vealed that a North Korean ate” Arab allies. Iran is seeking to double its stand against Israel. We will als and all that equipment fall anti-Islamic Benedict emphasized the need currently passing through the shipment of 45 tons of yel- Iran continues to inter- trade with Iraq to $8 billion stand with our own people.” into the hands of one of the Freedom for them to work with their Catholic Church in Germany” lowcake—enough for several fere in Iraq. On February this year, an Iranian official Hariri has been considered a many militant groups operat- party. Opin- Orthodox counterparts. This (February 8). nuclear bombs—that was orig- 16, America’s commanding said February 21. Iran is Iraq’s moderate in the past—before ing out of Lebanon” (February

The Philadelphia Trumpet April 2010 19 WORlDWaTCH 17). To avoid this scenario, the on Japan’s support. China continues to grow as an Hong Kong and some and transfer U.S. offer reportedly included The new leader of ukraine, economic powerhouse. laTiN other incidental is- all operations the development and training Viktor Yanukovych, has begun China and russia spoke lands” (member and co- to Iraqi forces. of an elite army unit separate the process of rebuilding Kiev’s out in early March against ameriCa/ worker letter, April 21, Although last from the main Lebanese mili- relationship with Moscow. levying harsher United Na- 1982). Now Hong Kong year was the tary, specifically to combat Even before he was sworn in on tions sanctions on Iran, main- aFriCa is gone. The EU threat- third-dead- Hezbollah. However, there is February 25, Yanukovych an- taining that negotiations are rgentina is once again ens Gibraltar. Watch for liest for U.S. no guarantee that Hezbollah nounced several pro-russian the best way to resolve con- Apushing its claim to the Britain to lose the Falk- troops in Iraq, would not be able to infiltrate defense policies and said nato cerns over Tehran’s nuclear Falkland Islands. British lands soon—either to the war has such a force, just as it has the integration would no longer be program. France, Germany, firms have begun exploring Argentina, or the EU. slipped from Lebanese Army. The U.S.’s a goal for Ukraine. He declared the U.S. and the UK have for oil around the Falklands, The EU plans to headlines and desperation in trying to un- his support for the Kremlin’s presented China and russia prompting an angry response restart talks with from the pres- dercut Hezbollah is evident in plan to create a post-nato with a proposed set of sanc- from Argentina. The drilling Mercosur, the Latin ident’s prior- that to do so, it is increasing European security treaty and tions targeting Iran’s banking, is “illegitimate” and a “viola- American trade bloc, ity list. presi- military aid to a government renewed a call for a russian- shipping and revolutionary tion of our sovereignty,” said this year to cement a dent Barack that is openly promising to led consortium to take owner- Guards Corps. In the coming Argentine Foreign Minister free-trade agreement. Obama, who support the terrorist group in ship of Ukraine’s strategic gas months, China and russia are Jorge Taiana, promising that Mercosur, led by Ar- campaigned any conflict with Israel. transit pipeline network. In sure to continue to complicate “we will do everything pos- gentina and Brazil, was on a promise response, Russia announced the West’s plans with their sible to defend and preserve engaged in talks with the EU of how they will accomplish to pull U.S. troops from Iraq, a resumption of diplomatic reluctance to support any sub- our rights.” On February 11, for such a deal in early 2008, this. Violently removing farm has only mentioned the war, ties with Ukraine. The mes- stantial action against Iran. Argentine authorities boarded but the discussions stalled. owners from their land has aNGlO- in passing, three times in his aSia sage is clear: Yanukovych owes Beijing and Moscow ar- a ship they claimed was trans- The Plain Truth magazine led to catastrophic famines in formal speeches, focusing in- housands of angry his power and position to the rived at an initial agreement porting pipes to the Falklands forecast in May 1962, “[T]he Zimbabwe. Doing the same ameriCa stead on domestic issues such Tcitizens from across Kremlin, and Moscow expects on March 4 for a pricing for- for the oil excavations. On United States is going to be thing to business will make n February 1, the U.S. as health care. As the Trumpet Japan marched through the Ukraine to begin cooperating mula for the supply of russian February 16, the government left out in the cold as two gi- things even worse. ODefense Department of- has long forecast, America’s streets of Tokyo on January more wholeheartedly. rather natural gas to China whereby announced it would prevent gantic trade blocs, Europe and The South African anc- ficially scrapped its two-war involvement in Iraq—and its 30 to protest the continued than launching a “hot” war, the price of the gas will be ships from traveling through Latin America, mesh together led government continues to doctrine. In the past, the unit- withdrawal—will only lead to U.S. military presence on russia has clearly waged a connected to oil prices. Some Argentine waters to the Falk- and begin calling the shots in show solidarity with Iran even ed States military has been a takeover by Iran. Okinawa. At present, around campaign of intimidation, sub- of the details of the agreement lands, prompting the royal world commerce.” as the West grapples with try- prepared to simultaneously The Canadian press 47,000 U.S. soldiers are sta- version and propaganda. The are still undetermined, but Navy to stand by to protect Few nations would cel- ing to stop the Islamic repub- fight two major conventional reported that a new study tioned throughout Japan, more pro-European western talks are progressing quickly. ships traveling there. ebrate the birthday of despot- lic from becoming a nuclear wars single-handedly. How- revealed the average Cana- more than half of them at part of Ukraine may still give The Xinhua News Agency U.S. Secretary of State Hill- extraordinaire Robert mugabe. threat. South africa’s Speaker ever, the new Quadrennial dian family’s debt climbed to the Futenma Air Station on the Kremlin some trouble, reported on shortages of ary Clinton handed Argentina Yet on February 21, China of parliament Max Sisulu met Defense review focuses on can$96,100 in 2009. The sur- Okinawa. Claiming the U.S. but the east (and the national fuel used for heating in sev- a major diplomatic victory threw the Zimbabwean presi- with his Iranian counterpart, non-state threats and reliance vey found the average debt- military base is a major source government) is now firmly in eral Chinese cities during last on March 2 by backing its dent a party at its embassy in Ali Larijani, in Tehran on Jan- on allies, stating, “The United to-income ratio at 145 percent, of noise, pollution and crime, russia’s grasp. year’s especially cold winter; demands for negotiation with Harare to celebrate his 86th uary 23. Additionally, South States cannot sustain a stable the highest ratio recorded by a growing number of Japanese China expanded its lead as the shortages ended after Chi- Britain over the Falklands birthday. China is hungry for Africa has been cultivating a international system alone.” the 11-year-old study. are demanding it be removed. the world’s foremost agricul- na imported natural gas from at the UN. This was a major resources and has no qualms close relationship with russia. Also in early February, A February Ofgem report In 2006, Tokyo and Washing- tural producer in 2008 with Central Asia. Beijing wants to insult to Britain, and further about dealing with genocidal These two countries together Congress approved the federal estimated that although ener- ton agreed to relocate the fa- its food production jumping ensure it has sufficient sup- proof of what the Trumpet dictators to get possess most of the government to go into debt gy bills for British consumers cility to a less-populated area 30 percent, according to a plies throughout the country has been writing for some them. Chinese world’s strategic by $1.9 trillion more. The vote have doubled over the past six on Okinawa, but polls show February 23 note by the World this year. Watch for russia months now: that the British troops have been minerals—some increased the notional cap on years, they could rise another a majority of Japanese want a Trade Organization (wto) and China to continue to cozy and American “special rela- seen walking the 90 percent of them. federal debt to $14.3 trillion. 25 percent by 2020. The survey total end to the U.S. military secretariat. It is another sign up together economically as a tionship” is over. “This was a streets of one of Back in 1997, we On February 18, a Texas also revealed the nation’s en- presence in Japan. The pres- of an unmistakable trend: precursor to military alliance. spectacular slap in the face for Zimbabwe’s biggest wrote in our book- man intentionally crashed his ergy security situation is de- sure on prime Minister Yukio America’s closest ally,” wrote cities. Asia and Eu- let South Africa in single-engine airplane into a teriorating as fast as its North Hatoyama is not just com- the Telegraph, “at a time when rope are destined Prophecy, “[I]f an government building in austin, Sea reserves. By 2015, Britain ing from the public. Mizuho thousands of British troops are to become locked African National Texas, killing an employee of will be importing three quar- Fukushima, who leads fighting alongside the United in a fierce competi- Congress (anc)- the Internal revenue Service, ters of its gas, which it relies Hatoyama’s coalition partner, States on the battlefields of tion over Africa’s South African which he was targeting. Less on to generate 40 percent of its the Social Democratic party Afghanistan” (March 3). “Brit- resources. Communist party than a month later, a California electricity and to heat almost (sdp), said her party may quit ish possession of these islands All companies operating (sacp)-dominated govern- man dressed in a suit and car- every British home. the coalition if Japan allows has meant British control of in Zimbabwe that have over ment in South Africa forges rying two semiautomatic weap- A February poll found that the U.S. to stay in Okinawa. one of the great sea gates of $500,000 worth of assets must links with the Islamic-Arab ons calmly walked up to two most British voters believe Without the sdp, Hatoyama the world,” wrote Herbert be at least 51 percent owned crescent in consortium with police officers at the pentagon they are living in a “broken would be unable to pass leg- W. Armstrong in 1982. “God by “indigenous” Zimbabwe- russia, only those who bow to and shot them both before be- Britain.” Nearly three out of islation. This protest was just prophesied that, because of ans—or blacks—by 2015, radical Islam and a Commu- ing killed in return fire. five said they hardly recog- another of many indications disobedience, we should lose according to a law that went nist-led anc may get their raw News sources reported in nize their country, and are of a change in the relationship these islands in this end time. into force March 1. The com- materials!” The relationship February that American forc- deeply pessimistic. The survey between the U.S. and Japan. All have been lost except these panies affected have 45 days between South Africa and es in Iraq will cease all combat showed that 42 percent admit- The U.S. can no longer count Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, to send the government a plan Iran is one to watch. operations on September 1 ted they want to emigrate.

20 April 2010 The Philadelphia Trumpet WORlDWaTCH 17). To avoid this scenario, the on Japan’s support. China continues to grow as an Hong Kong and some and transfer U.S. offer reportedly included The new leader of ukraine, economic powerhouse. laTiN other incidental is- all operations the development and training Viktor Yanukovych, has begun China and russia spoke lands” (member and co- to Iraqi forces. of an elite army unit separate the process of rebuilding Kiev’s out in early March against ameriCa/ worker letter, April 21, Although last from the main Lebanese mili- relationship with Moscow. levying harsher United Na- 1982). Now Hong Kong year was the tary, specifically to combat Even before he was sworn in on tions sanctions on Iran, main- aFriCa is gone. The EU threat- third-dead- Hezbollah. However, there is February 25, Yanukovych an- taining that negotiations are rgentina is once again ens Gibraltar. Watch for liest for U.S. no guarantee that Hezbollah nounced several pro-russian the best way to resolve con- Apushing its claim to the Britain to lose the Falk- troops in Iraq, would not be able to infiltrate defense policies and said nato cerns over Tehran’s nuclear Falkland Islands. British lands soon—either to the war has such a force, just as it has the integration would no longer be program. France, Germany, firms have begun exploring Argentina, or the EU. slipped from Lebanese Army. The U.S.’s a goal for Ukraine. He declared the U.S. and the UK have for oil around the Falklands, The EU plans to headlines and desperation in trying to un- his support for the Kremlin’s presented China and russia prompting an angry response restart talks with from the pres- dercut Hezbollah is evident in plan to create a post-nato with a proposed set of sanc- from Argentina. The drilling Mercosur, the Latin ident’s prior- that to do so, it is increasing European security treaty and tions targeting Iran’s banking, is “illegitimate” and a “viola- American trade bloc, ity list. presi- military aid to a government renewed a call for a russian- shipping and revolutionary tion of our sovereignty,” said this year to cement a dent Barack that is openly promising to led consortium to take owner- Guards Corps. In the coming Argentine Foreign Minister free-trade agreement. Obama, who support the terrorist group in ship of Ukraine’s strategic gas months, China and russia are Jorge Taiana, promising that Mercosur, led by Ar- campaigned any conflict with Israel. transit pipeline network. In sure to continue to complicate “we will do everything pos- gentina and Brazil, was on a promise response, Russia announced the West’s plans with their sible to defend and preserve engaged in talks with the EU of how they will accomplish to pull U.S. troops from Iraq, a resumption of diplomatic reluctance to support any sub- our rights.” On February 11, for such a deal in early 2008, this. Violently removing farm has only mentioned the war, ties with Ukraine. The mes- stantial action against Iran. Argentine authorities boarded but the discussions stalled. owners from their land has aNGlO- in passing, three times in his aSia sage is clear: Yanukovych owes Beijing and Moscow ar- a ship they claimed was trans- The Plain Truth magazine led to catastrophic famines in formal speeches, focusing in- housands of angry his power and position to the rived at an initial agreement porting pipes to the Falklands forecast in May 1962, “[T]he Zimbabwe. Doing the same ameriCa stead on domestic issues such Tcitizens from across Kremlin, and Moscow expects on March 4 for a pricing for- for the oil excavations. On United States is going to be thing to business will make n February 1, the U.S. as health care. As the Trumpet Japan marched through the Ukraine to begin cooperating mula for the supply of russian February 16, the government left out in the cold as two gi- things even worse. ODefense Department of- has long forecast, America’s streets of Tokyo on January more wholeheartedly. rather natural gas to China whereby announced it would prevent gantic trade blocs, Europe and The South African anc- ficially scrapped its two-war involvement in Iraq—and its 30 to protest the continued than launching a “hot” war, the price of the gas will be ships from traveling through Latin America, mesh together led government continues to doctrine. In the past, the unit- withdrawal—will only lead to U.S. military presence on russia has clearly waged a connected to oil prices. Some Argentine waters to the Falk- and begin calling the shots in show solidarity with Iran even ed States military has been a takeover by Iran. Okinawa. At present, around campaign of intimidation, sub- of the details of the agreement lands, prompting the royal world commerce.” as the West grapples with try- prepared to simultaneously The Canadian press 47,000 U.S. soldiers are sta- version and propaganda. The are still undetermined, but Navy to stand by to protect Few nations would cel- ing to stop the Islamic repub- fight two major conventional reported that a new study tioned throughout Japan, more pro-European western talks are progressing quickly. ships traveling there. ebrate the birthday of despot- lic from becoming a nuclear wars single-handedly. How- revealed the average Cana- more than half of them at part of Ukraine may still give The Xinhua News Agency U.S. Secretary of State Hill- extraordinaire Robert mugabe. threat. South africa’s Speaker ever, the new Quadrennial dian family’s debt climbed to the Futenma Air Station on the Kremlin some trouble, reported on shortages of ary Clinton handed Argentina Yet on February 21, China of parliament Max Sisulu met Defense review focuses on can$96,100 in 2009. The sur- Okinawa. Claiming the U.S. but the east (and the national fuel used for heating in sev- a major diplomatic victory threw the Zimbabwean presi- with his Iranian counterpart, non-state threats and reliance vey found the average debt- military base is a major source government) is now firmly in eral Chinese cities during last on March 2 by backing its dent a party at its embassy in Ali Larijani, in Tehran on Jan- on allies, stating, “The United to-income ratio at 145 percent, of noise, pollution and crime, russia’s grasp. year’s especially cold winter; demands for negotiation with Harare to celebrate his 86th uary 23. Additionally, South States cannot sustain a stable the highest ratio recorded by a growing number of Japanese China expanded its lead as the shortages ended after Chi- Britain over the Falklands birthday. China is hungry for Africa has been cultivating a international system alone.” the 11-year-old study. are demanding it be removed. the world’s foremost agricul- na imported natural gas from at the UN. This was a major resources and has no qualms close relationship with russia. Also in early February, A February Ofgem report In 2006, Tokyo and Washing- tural producer in 2008 with Central Asia. Beijing wants to insult to Britain, and further about dealing with genocidal These two countries together Congress approved the federal estimated that although ener- ton agreed to relocate the fa- its food production jumping ensure it has sufficient sup- proof of what the Trumpet dictators to get possess most of the government to go into debt gy bills for British consumers cility to a less-populated area 30 percent, according to a plies throughout the country has been writing for some them. Chinese world’s strategic by $1.9 trillion more. The vote have doubled over the past six on Okinawa, but polls show February 23 note by the World this year. Watch for russia months now: that the British troops have been minerals—some increased the notional cap on years, they could rise another a majority of Japanese want a Trade Organization (wto) and China to continue to cozy and American “special rela- seen walking the 90 percent of them. federal debt to $14.3 trillion. 25 percent by 2020. The survey total end to the U.S. military secretariat. It is another sign up together economically as a tionship” is over. “This was a streets of one of Back in 1997, we On February 18, a Texas also revealed the nation’s en- presence in Japan. The pres- of an unmistakable trend: precursor to military alliance. spectacular slap in the face for Zimbabwe’s biggest wrote in our book- man intentionally crashed his ergy security situation is de- sure on prime Minister Yukio America’s closest ally,” wrote cities. Asia and Eu- let South Africa in single-engine airplane into a teriorating as fast as its North Hatoyama is not just com- the Telegraph, “at a time when rope are destined Prophecy, “[I]f an government building in austin, Sea reserves. By 2015, Britain ing from the public. Mizuho thousands of British troops are to become locked African National Texas, killing an employee of will be importing three quar- Fukushima, who leads fighting alongside the United in a fierce competi- Congress (anc)- the Internal revenue Service, ters of its gas, which it relies Hatoyama’s coalition partner, States on the battlefields of tion over Africa’s South African which he was targeting. Less on to generate 40 percent of its the Social Democratic party Afghanistan” (March 3). “Brit- resources. Communist party than a month later, a California electricity and to heat almost (sdp), said her party may quit ish possession of these islands All companies operating (sacp)-dominated govern- man dressed in a suit and car- every British home. the coalition if Japan allows has meant British control of in Zimbabwe that have over ment in South Africa forges rying two semiautomatic weap- A February poll found that the U.S. to stay in Okinawa. one of the great sea gates of $500,000 worth of assets must links with the Islamic-Arab ons calmly walked up to two most British voters believe Without the sdp, Hatoyama the world,” wrote Herbert be at least 51 percent owned crescent in consortium with police officers at the pentagon they are living in a “broken would be unable to pass leg- W. Armstrong in 1982. “God by “indigenous” Zimbabwe- russia, only those who bow to and shot them both before be- Britain.” Nearly three out of islation. This protest was just prophesied that, because of ans—or blacks—by 2015, radical Islam and a Commu- ing killed in return fire. five said they hardly recog- another of many indications disobedience, we should lose according to a law that went nist-led anc may get their raw News sources reported in nize their country, and are of a change in the relationship these islands in this end time. into force March 1. The com- materials!” The relationship February that American forc- deeply pessimistic. The survey between the U.S. and Japan. All have been lost except these panies affected have 45 days between South Africa and es in Iraq will cease all combat showed that 42 percent admit- The U.S. can no longer count Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, to send the government a plan Iran is one to watch. operations on September 1 ted they want to emigrate.

The Philadelphia Trumpet April 2010 21 Why Have Natural Disasters Increased? There is a grave warning message in the worldwide escalation of natural disasters over the past 20 years. By Ron Fraser

he incidence of natural disas- the end of the world, the implosion of the “‘Earthquakes are the deadliest natural ter has risen dramatically over the universe or some other such wacky idea. hazard of the past 10 years and remain a past 20 years. To close observers of They make it doubly hard for the genuine serious threat for millions of people world- Tcurrent events in relation to both seeker after truth. wide as eight out of the ten most populous history and Bible prophecy, this is no mere The facts are that statistics prove natu- cities in the world are on earthquake fault coincidence. What muddies the water as ral disasters have risen startlingly since lines,’ said Margareta Wahlström, UN soon as biblical prophecy is mentioned 1990. In a law-abiding universe, there has special representative of the secretary gen- in relation to natural disaster is the fact to be a reason for this. eral for disaster risk reduction. … that there is a literal abundance of kooks, “According to the figures released to- screwballs and fanatics out there who in- Deadly Increase day by cred [the Center for Research on stantly seize on the latest catastrophe to During the 40 years preceding the decade Epidemiology of Disasters] in Geneva, declare “the end is nigh.” of the 1990s, there were 142 classified nat- 3,852 disasters killed more than 780,000 Doomsayers have been doing this for ural disasters in the United States. Dur- people over the past 10 years, affected years. Far too many get involved in such ing the 10 years of the 1990s, there were more than 2 billion others and cost a min- activity for personal profit. They peddle 72. The decade that followed from 2000 imum of us$960 billion. … their scaremongering by taking advan- to 2009 saw some of the worst and most “After earthquakes, storms (22 percent) tage of vulnerable people and, for a price, destructive natural disasters in recorded and extreme temperatures (11 percent) were promise to show a way that the gullible history across the globe. And the most de- the most deadly disasters between 2000 can escape the wrath of their god, the structive in terms of loss of life and prop- and 2009. … ‘The number of catastrophic next disaster, creatures from outer space, erty? Earthquakes by far! events has more than doubled since the

22 April 2010 The Philadelphia Trumpet temperatures—which take the our book The United States and Britain in figures right off the record charts Prophecy for the truth on this matter). since statistics have been recorded? It was Jesus Christ Himself who de- Well, there is a reason. But it is clared that before His return to Earth, only apparent to those who, in un- “there shall be famines and pestilences biased, clear-minded fashion, link and earthquakes in divers places” (Mat- the facts on the ground with the thew 24:7). He went on to declare that an history of the past and the reality additional sign of the closeness of His re- of inerrant Bible prophecies for the turn would be that His own true and loyal future. followers would be persecuted at a time of great religious, moral and social confusion. No More Delay Why can we point to the year 1989 There is a prophecy in your Bible as the break point, the watershed, from that speaks of the world reaching which there have been 20 years of rapidly a time when catastrophic events accelerating incidences of disaster across prophesied by humanity’s Cre- this world? ator—which were once delayed in Jesus Christ showed the Apostle John, in their fulfillment for a great pur- vision, a keynote prophecy for our day fore- pose—would no longer be held casting that we would reach a time when back by the hand of God. These events He had prophesied for our genera- climactic events were predestined tion would be no longer delayed. Referring to be delayed in their inevitable to that prophecy, which is contained in fulfillment to allow a great purpose Revelation 10, our editor in chief has de- to come to fruition. They were de- clared, “We are in a time of no more delay layed to allow for the good news (verse 6), and I believe that is the major rea- of His coming Kingdom on Earth son why our commission has changed from to “be preached in all the world preaching the gospel around the world to for a witness to all nations” before prophesying again (with the emphasis on earthshaking events would herald warning)” (Prophesy Again: God’s Commis- His return (Matthew 24:14). After sion to His End-Time Church). that, those events would be no lon- We can prove to any mind open to ger delayed. A point in time would receive it that the prophesied time of no be reached when they would break more delay began on Dec. 7, 1989, just 28 out suddenly and dramatically to days following the breaching of the Berlin shock the world with their de- Wall. Ever since that time the world has structive force. That’s the only way increasingly destabilized—through accel- panoramic destruction A flood God has ever been able to grab the erating natural disasters, political upheav- of ruins, junk and destroyed buildings attention of humanity! als, wars and rumors of wars, economic in Chile illustrates an undeniable up- Those prophesied catastrophes and financial disaster and great moral and tick in environmental disasters. were to be a dramatic warning social disintegration. sign to humankind of the sudden, This will continue until humankind direct, imminent intervention in gets the message—the message that there 1980-1989 decade,’ [said] Professor Guha- human affairs by the Creator God Him- is a great omnipresent, omniscient Cre- Sapir, director of cred” (United Nations self! This was to be a warning sign espe- ator and Sustainer of this universe who International Strategy for Disaster Reduc- cially to those who ought to know better has created humankind with an incredible tion Secretariat press release, January 28). than to live the prevailing life of immoral, human potential to which man remains The current decade has commenced godless profligacy that has so taken over blinded by a power set on destroying that with early indications of that trend con- their society today. same potential! tinuing. Devastating earthquakes in Hai- Most especially that warning applies If you have read this far, then you need ti, Chile and Turkey, along with record- to the descendants of the people to whom to find out just what that potential is and breaking winter storms in Europe and Jesus Christ came 2,000 years ago as a really do something about laying hold on North America, have left many dead and personal witness to them of the way hu- it—fast—before catastrophe overtakes homeless, and greatly damaged town and mankind was destined by its Creator to you and you regret not having acted earlier! city infrastructures. live—the people of His very own national Request our free book The Incredible On reflection, clearly 1989 was a water- human heritage. They remain, though in Human Potential. Read it. Study it. It will shed year, a threshold from which natu- rapid decline, the most blessed nations on give you a foundation on which to prepare ral disasters escalated most dramatically Earth. They are the very descendants of now for the cataclysmic times ahead, of compared to past eras in history. the patriarch Abraham, descendants who which today’s natural disasters are but Why such drastic escalation in rejected Christ’s message and slaughtered the beginning. More importantly, it will natural disasters since 1989—earth- Him in a most hideous form of death, prepare you to begin qualifying to enter quakes, tsunamis, destructive storms, rather than accept who He was—the lit- the fantastic World Tomorrow that these floods, fires, mudslides, extremes of eral Son of God (request a free copy of events will usher in. n

martin bernetti/afp/getty images The Philadelphia Trumpet April 2010 23 Where Did Christ’s Apostles Go? After Acts 11, little is mentioned about their whereabouts. But the truth about their travels unlocks a marvelous mystery! By stephen flurry

ost people misunderstand not Judah’s) had become lost. you? come they not hence, even of your prophecy because they can’t How then—since Christ’s life was lusts that war in your members?” While identify the modern-day cut short soon after He made that state- this passage has a spiritual application descendants of ancient Isra- ment—was that divine mission fulfilled? that applies to God’s people today, in elM—the 10 tribes that revolted against King Read it yourself in Matthew 10:5-6. In that James’s day, he was speaking about literal Rehoboam’s burdensome regime. account, Jesus commanded His disciples wars that were raging in the areas where When the 10 northern tribes seceded, not to preach the gospel in Gentile re- Israelites had been scattered. they selected Jeroboam as their king, moved gions (Paul would take care of that—see James wrote his book around a.d. 60, their capital from Jerusalem to Samaria and Acts 18:6), but to go instead to the “lost about 10 years before the Roman Empire retained “Israel” as their namesake. The sheep” of the house of Israel. sacked Jerusalem. It was a relatively peace- two southern tribes, headquartered in Je- In Jesus’s stead, all the original apostles ful time in the world, with Rome towering rusalem, became known as Judah. were sent to the lost sheep of Israel. above regional powers. At the time, Rome During Shalmaneser’s three-year siege This is why, after Acts 11, you read very was engaged in just two major skirmish- of Samaria in the eighth century b.c., the little about the original 12. Once they went es—one in Britain and the other in Par- Assyrians uprooted the Israelites from to the lost sheep of Israel, history lost sight thia, located around the southern shores their homeland and deported them as of them. of the Caspian Sea! slaves into the land of Assyria, then locat- And that’s the way God wanted it! It These were the wars going on “among” ed between the Euphrates River and the wasn’t time for Israel’s identity to be re- the Israelites James addressed. What a southern shores of the Caspian Sea (see vealed to the world. fascinating bit of evidence as to Israel’s 2 Kings 17:23-24). whereabouts! After this event, many historians and “The Twelve Tribes, Scattered Abroad” scholars lose track of the Israelites. Some Notice the way the Apostle James intro- “An Immense Multitude” assume that the 10 tribes vanished from duced his epistle: “James, a servant of God Parthia has an intriguing history. The Par- off the Earth! and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve thians suddenly appeared around the Cas- But they didn’t disappear. They just lost tribes which are scattered abroad, greet- pian shores soon after the people of Israel their identity, as Jesus plainly confirmed a ing.” James didn’t even address the Gen- had been exiled there as slaves in the eighth full eight centuries later. tiles. Nor is his letter exclusively directed century b.c. According to historian George at the house of Judah. His target audience Rawlinson, the name Parthia means “exile.” “The Lost Sheep of Israel” was primarily the tribes of Israel that had In fact, these exiles who rose to power As a direct descendant of King David, of been “scattered abroad” during their As- and prominence in the land of Parthia the tribe of Judah, Jesus had been born in syrian captivity eight centuries earlier! around 250 b.c. were none other than the a Jewish colony that was subordinate to God could have easily inspired James “lost” tribes of Israel! They remained in the Roman Empire. “He came unto his to include more details about the where- the land of their captivity until the early own,” it says in John 1:11, “and his own re- abouts of the lost sheep. But He didn’t want part of the third century a.d., when the ceived him not.” their identity revealed yet. So the book of Persians drove them northwest into what The Jews rejected Jesus and so He turned James ends without any closing salutations is Europe today. to the Gentiles instead, some assume. But about the people he was writing to. It’s one Josephus, the prominent first-century he didn’t! Notice what Jesus said to a Gen- of just three New Testament books (the Jewish historian, was well aware of Israel’s tile woman in Matthew 15:24: “I was not others are Acts and 3 John) that abruptly settlement into the land of Parthia. In his sent except to the lost sheep of the house finishes without so much as an “Amen”! history about the days of Ezra and the con- of Israel” (New King James Version). In the content of James, however, there struction of the second temple, Josephus What an illuminating scripture! In one is one important clue that sheds light declared, “But then the entire body of the simple verse, Jesus said His mission was to on the location of the lost sheep during people of Israel [the lost sheep] remained reach the house of Israel (not the house of the first century. It’s in James 4:1: “From in that country [they never returned to Sa- Judah) and that Israel’s identity (obviously whence come wars and fightings among maria]; wherefore there are but two tribes

24 April 2010 The Philadelphia Trumpet rebellion in britannia 60-61 b.c. Tribes in southeast bithynia pontus Britannia staged a successful rebel- mystia lion against Rome, capturing several galatia cities. But by the next year, Roman re- Cappadocia inforcements put down the rebellion. asia pomphylia Cilicia Peter’s Territory

4. During the fifth century A.D., the Israelites in Europe migrated to the British Isles, where they joined other Israel­ ites who had traveled there 3. The Israelites settled around the Black Sea battle for armenia prior to the Assyrian captivity, after Parthia was overthrown. In the third 55-63 b.c. Parthia gained control of in the days of Joshua. century, they began migrating north and east the Roman vassal Armenia. After several toward modern-day France and Germany. years of alternating war and peace, Rome Some Assyrians migrated with them. secured Armenia and a peace treaty.

Parthia Assyria 2. From Assyria, some 1. Many Israelites Israelites headed north- were taken captive west around the Black in Assyria. Others Sea when Parthia was fled westward to overthrown in A.D. 226. North Africa. The Migration of the Israelites

in Asia and Europe subject to the Romans, overlap, as Paul confirmed in Romans 15:20. of “lost sheep” to be reached beyond the while the 10 tribes are beyond Euphrates Paul worked in his assigned territory—and Euphrates in the land of Parthia, so there till now, and are an immense multitude, the other apostles worked in theirs. was another multitude—one that Jose- and not to be estimated by numbers” (em- phus was unaware of—that had migrated phasis mine). “Strangers Scattered” northwest of Samaria into the region of So much for disappearing! Evidently, the Now consider Peter’s jurisdiction. One northern Turkey. multitude of scattered Israelites was so im- of his regions, judging by the opening And these are the territories we can mense that Jesus commanded Peter, James, remarks in his first epistle, was north- pinpoint after examining just two epistles, John and the rest of His disciples to go ern Turkey. “Peter, an apostle of Jesus written by two of the original 12 disciples. to these “lost sheep.” If you have a collec- Christ, to the strangers scattered through- Think how far the others must have tion of maps at the back of your Bible, look out Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, gone. And what about the other war that at the one that illustrates Paul’s territory. and Bithynia.” Peter didn’t use the word was raging as James wrote his epistle—the He was the apostle in charge of the Gentile “strangers” in the sense that they were one in Britain? Could it be that some of the region. His area basically covers northern Gentiles. It comes from a Greek word that apostles made it as far as the British Isles? Palestine and every region that touches the means resident foreigner or alien. It all makes for a fascinating study that northern border of the Mediterranean Sea, Peter was fulfilling his Christ-given can’t possibly be concluded in one short ar- including what is today southern Turkey, commission. He was addressing Israelite ticle. That’s why The United States and Brit- Greece and Italy. He also pastored congre- “strangers” who were dwelling in Gentile ain in Prophecy is an absolute must-read. gations on the islands of Malta, Crete and lands. And where? Throughout Pontus, Now is the time that God has chosen to Cyprus. And in Romans 15:24, Paul said he Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia reveal Israel’s true identity! n intended to visit Spain as well. (see map). Whereas Paul was expressly That is a huge territory! But not as large forbidden to enter the northern half Tur- Much more of this fascinating as the regions the “lost sheep” of Israel had key (Acts 16:6-7), Peter was commanded history can be found in Herbert been scattered into. Those territories, re- to reach the multitude of “lost sheep” that W. Armstrong’s book The United member, had been reserved for the origi- had been scattered in that area. States and Britain in Prophecy. nal 12. And there was very little territorial Just as there was an immense multitude Request a free copy today.

The Philadelphia Trumpet April 2010 25 more than religion The church God leads and inspires teaches not just a system of beliefs, but a way of life. One True Religion— One True Church! Religion is relevant to life in the 21st century. By Ron Fraser

espite centuries of secu- But it is the two great evangelizing reli- has to ask and seek to answer the question, larist efforts to tear religion gions—Christianity and Islam—that have “What is the true religion?” down, it has returned with a wrought so much destruction over the cen- So let’s consider that question. A good vengeance to become the most turies in their clashes against each other, place to start would be to define the term divisiveD force in society today. Whether and in recent times caused so much suffer- religion. it be marriage, family, human relations, ing for the Jew in particular. These three The Britannica Dictionary defines or discourses on morals and ethics in a religions—Judaism, Islam and Christian- it, “Any system of faith and worship.” confused and confusing society, religion ity—have had the most powerful influence Though such a definition includes all is woven through the entire debate on the on society over the past 2,000 years. three religions that accept one or both future of civilization. Sooner or later, any thinking per- testaments of the book known as the Holy Religions of all forms have created a son who believes in what Sir Winston Bible, it also includes those that don’t. It is foundation whole societies for generations. Churchill termed “divine Providence” thus too broad for our purpose. We shall

26 April 2010 The Philadelphia Trumpet narrow that definition to embrace “A sys- recorded in the New Testament of the Bi- Where is that one true Church today? tem of faith and worship that claims to be- ble. The subsequent eyewitness accounts It must exist, for Jesus Christ its Head de- lieve in the one true Creator and Sustainer of His ministry, the history of the early clared of it that the gates of the grave would of the universe.” Church, plus that of the first apostles or- never shut it down—it would never die! As our audience is formed primarily of dained by Jesus Christ, are recorded there. those who do believe in one omnipotent A Coming Clash of Religions God, it is to these three predominant reli- The True Church Must Exist! Like it or not, religion, the church and gions that we look to prove the answer to Thus to the mind opened to the revela- Jesus Christ are vital topics of discussion our question, “What is true religion?” tion of truth, there can only be one true once again. Even a mass-circulation news- religion. That is the one that embraces all magazine has asked the question, “Jesus— The Truth About God of the teachings referred to above—and Will He Ever Return?” Yet again, religion Judaism, Islam and Christianity in its which is also fulfilling Christ’s commis- dominates international relations, partic- three major forms—Roman Catholicism, sion to His disciples to go into all the ularly in the hottest spot of international Orthodox and Protestant—all purport to world and preach His original, unembel- tension, the Middle East. It is at the core believe in one true God. To the Jew, that lished message to everyone (Mark 16:15). of the pope’s cry for a great evangelizing is yhvh, as revealed in the Torah. To the Islamic believer, it is Allah, as revealed in the Koran and the writings of Moham- Christ established only one church under and by med. To the Roman Catholic, the God- head is triune—consisting of the God of His divine authority, based on one divinely the Old Testament, Jesus Christ of the inspired body of doctrine. He prophesied that it New Testament, and a personified Holy Spirit—plus Mary, queen of heaven. To would never die out! Where is that church today? the Protestant, the Godhead is the trinity, without the attachment to Mary. That being the case, we have to rec- of Europe. Religion is at the heart of the Why is it that these three religions, ognize that Christ established a church war in Afghanistan. Religion is the spur all claiming to believe in the God of the founded upon His direct leadership under for Islamist terror. It is at the very founda- Abraham of the Torah (the Old Testa- the administration of one of His disciples, tion of the Jewish state. ment), two of them claiming Abraham as the Apostle Peter, to fulfill the commis- Your Bible prophesies the coming clash their ancestor, so thoroughly disagree on a sion He gave it, prophesying that it would between two powers, a great northern singular definition of the God that Abra- never die out! (Matthew 16:18). power and a southern power, each driven ham worshiped? Where is that church today? by religious zealotry to seek universal The Old Testament definitions of God Christ established only one church domination. Religion is about to affect are clear, precise and impossible for the under and by His divine authority, based your life profoundly, whether or not you open mind to misunderstand. He is the on one divinely inspired body of doctrine are a believer. Believe it or not, your Bible beginning of all things (Genesis 1:1). There (Ephesians 4:5). He is the personification prophesies of a global power that will soon are no other gods apart from the one true of the Word of God (John 1:1). That means, dictate whether or not, and how often, you God (Deuteronomy 4:35, 39; 1 Kings 8:60; by definition, that the one true Church He will eat! (Revelation 13:11-18). Isaiah 45:5; Joel 2:27). He is the first and established will not only exist today, but There is only one true Church that can the last (Isaiah 44:7-8). He prophesies the it will also possess the same, unchangeable explain to you the relevance of today’s tu- end from the beginning (Isaiah 46:9-10; doctrine He gave it at the beginning. It will multuous world events to your life, where 48:3-5). He never changes (Malachi 3:6). be founded not upon only one testament this is all leading, what you can do to cope He prophesied the coming of the Messiah, of the Bible, but two, for as one of the with the impact, and the guaranteed out- the city of His birth, the exact duration foundational apostles of the Church, the come. Believe it or not, the church Jesus of His earthly ministry and His return to Apostle Paul, declared, the true Church is Christ founded so long ago does exist in set up God’s government over all (Daniel founded upon the apostles and the proph- its original purity of doctrine amid and 9:25-27; Micah 5:2; Isaiah 9:6-7). ets! (Ephesians 2:20). despite all the religious and anti-religious Concerning the true historical figure That church will exhibit faith not in a confusion that floods society today. of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, those famil- triune god but in a Godhead comprised You need to read two basic booklets, iar at the time with the prophecies of His of Father and Son (John 14:6-14). It will which are entirely politically incorrect, coming to the Earth to fulfill His short not worship at the throne of the queen of mincing no words and pulling no punches 3½-year ministry would have known heaven. It will have no history of slaughter in revealing the plain truth about the one the prophesied timing and location of through crusading to extend its empire true God, and the reality of God’s Word. His birth in Bethlehem. That is clearly (Matthew 10:14). It will be a small flock, Request our free why scholars of those ancient prophecies comprised of the weak and the base of booklets Does came to Bethlehem to search Him out society (1 Corinthians 1:26-29). It will be God Exist? and in the early autumn of 4 b.c. They had an embattled church (John 15:20), perse- The Proof of the computed the time of the event from the cuted but vibrantly energetic in fulfilling Bible and begin prophetic accounts in the Old Testament its mission by the power of the Holy Spirit, to experience the (Matthew 2:1-6). the very power of Almighty God! (Acts power of the Word The only provable historic accounts 1:8). It will be a church given to fulfilling of God working in of the Messiah’s prophesied birth are a mission of prophecy! (Revelation 10:11). your life! n

The Philadelphia Trumpet April 2010 27 he headline was eye-popping: “White Cliffs of Dover to be sold to the French to help reduce govern- Tment’s debt” (February 8). Shame on the Daily Mail, it was also misleading. Surrendering Turns out the famous cliffs aren’t for sale. But the Port of Dover is under discussion. the Lock and Key After a public outcry, however, Prime Minister Gordon Brown swiftly distanced himself from the idea. “There will be no of the Kingdom forced privatization of Dover under [the] Labor [Party],” he said publicly two days after the Mail’s report. But is that the end of the story? Not Signs that Britain will give even close. up Dover by joel hilliker

The Gateway to England The moat separating fortress England from the European continent has always been its most crucial natural defense. The English Channel has been the site of several spectacular victories for Britain— battles in which different outcomes would have radically altered history. Dover, “the gateway of England,” is the fortress dover Britain’s clos- island nation’s closest point to Europe. est point to Europe has long sym- It is separated from Calais, France, by a bolized indomitability and strength. mere 21 miles of churning seawater only 150 feet deep. It has thus been the first point of attack for—and first line of de- Who Owns Britain’s Ports? fense against—repeated invasions. Julius Major commercial ports Prime Minister Brown promised “no Represented by UK Major Ports Group Caesar tried to land at Dover in Rome’s British-owned forced privatization under Labor.” assault in 55 b.c. Several French forces tar- Foreign-owned The catch is, Dover port officials geted the port city in the 13th century, as aren’t being forced to privatize— did Napoleon and Hitler. they are requesting it. The Dover The town proudly bears the scars of its Harbor Board wants a $645 million warring past, relics that silently testify of expansion of the facility to main- its indomitability through ages and ep- tain its status as the biggest freight ochs. The imposing millennium-old Do- and passenger ferry port in all of Eu- ver Castle is aptly called “the lock and key Irish Sea rope. Because of public borrowing con- to the kingdom.” Fortifications remain straints, the only way it can get the money from Roman times, from the Normans, is from private investors. On January 27, from King Henry viii, from Queen Eliza- BRITAIN the board officially asked the British gov- beth i, from the Napoleonic wars, from ernment for permission to privatize. two world wars—constructed by giants of Dover Is it far-fetched to think the govern- history who recognized Dover’s uncom- Calais ment will end up approving the request? If mon value over the centuries. Its cliffs it does, this would merely be the latest in a hide a massive maze of underground tun- English Channel FRANCE series of British ports being sold to over- nels and soldiers’ barracks. seas ownership. The United Kingdom has In the 18th and 19th centuries, the of its underground tunnels. Time after privatized most of its ports industry since town was an enormous garrison bristling time, Dover has earned its reputation as a 1991, particularly in more recent years. And with armaments to thwart French attacks. symbol of British wartime bravery. nearly all the buyers have been foreigners. During the Great War, it became “Fortress But Britain has changed. To more and This is the result of Britain’s desperate Dover,” one of Britain’s most crucial mili- more of its people, the nation’s remark- need for cash, its undying belief in the vir- tary centers, withstanding several enemy able history is not a source of pride, but tues of open markets, and its naive faith in aerial assaults; it hosted warships that pro- of shame. They couldn’t care less about the goodwill of the foreigners gaining con- tected the channel and welcomed soldiers symbolic value. And the idea that Britain trol over the gates in and out of the country. coming home from battle on the Con- might one day need to defend itself again Immediately after the Ports Act of 1991, tinent. In World War ii it received over seems alarmist, even preposterous. the UK’s largest container port, Felixstowe, 200,000 of the evacuees from Dunkirk, a How committed is Britain’s govern- was gobbled up by Hong Kong corporation miraculous operation directed from one ment to holding on to Dover, really? Hutchison Whampoa, the company that

28 April 2010 The Philadelphia Trumpet getty images government. In other words, it’s some- industry, Britain has been selling its cor- thing of an anomaly. The trend suggests porate crown jewels to the highest bidder. it is bound to end up the same way all As a result, its airports, like its seaports, these other major ports have: in foreign have gone to offshore ownership. Many of hands. For Prime Minister Brown to act its power utility companies, and its largest as though such a move would be unthink- water utility, are foreign-owned. The power able is posturing. station construction arm of the govern- ment-owned nuclear power manufacturer Hocking Britain’s Assets is now held by a Japanese corporation. The truth is, Brown says he wants to cut The nation’s automotive sector has been Britain’s budget deficit in half within four taken over—as have many of its industrial years. One step toward that goal is a priva- manufacturers, telecommunications com- tization plan he unveiled last autumn— panies and banks—by foreign interests. “It amounting to the sale of $25 billion in is easier to take over a company here than anywhere else in the world,” Financial Services Secretary Paul Myners told the Guard- ian last September. Whereas European gov- ernments take pride in do- mestic ownership of certain sectors and routinely block foreign takeovers, the British government patently cele- brates the openness of even its for sale? Struggling with an most crucial industries to for- ocean of red ink, Britain may raise eign conquest. This impulse is funds by selling off the Port of Dover. another ugly manifestation of the cultural shame and histor- ical self-loathing that makes now owns the Panama Canal. Hutchison government assets and property over the modern Britain so dangerously susceptible bought 75 percent of the port immediately next two years. Among the potential priz- to conquest by aggressive foreign cultures and completed the process, to 100 percent es exciting interest among investors are and religions. ownership, in 1994. This marked the begin- the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, the Dart- ning of a significant sell-off of Britain’s ma- ford River Crossing toll bridge, the Royal Danger in Foreign Ownership—Prophesied! jor ports, a dramatic change for what was Mint, air-traffic services operator nats, Many Brits say the foreign investment once the world’s dominant trade power. the government’s oil pipeline system, and only makes Britain stronger. Such think- PD Ports, which operates several UK the government’s 33 percent stake in ura- ing fails to imagine the prospect of enemy ports and logistics centers, was sold to an nium processor Urenco. Quite a list. cunning or ruthlessness; in fact it fails to Australian investment fund in 2005. Asso- Oh yes—and the Port of Dover. This acknowledge even the possibility of an en- ciated British Ports, which operates 21 UK may not be “forced privatization,” but emy existing. ports and manages a quarter of the UK’s Reuters reported that the government Of course foreign ownership brings sea-borne trade, was snatched by a foreign did ask Dover and its other 50 non-prof- simple realities, such as owners likely hav- consortium led by Goldman Sachs in 2006. it “trust ports” to submit privatization ing less compunction about shedding jobs The same year, one of the world’s larg- plans by April. So, clearly, the interests of during economic difficulty. But there are est shipping companies, p&o—the giant London and the Dover Harbor Board are also grave potentialities in having British Peninsular and Oriental Steam Naviga- aligning. The port is certain to leave gov- ports, communications and energy firms tion Company, which was founded in the ernment hands at some point, after which run by overseas directors and sharehold- early 19th century—became a subsidiary of feasibly any offshore firm—even a French ers, whose loyalties lie outside the UK. Dubai Ports World, owned by the Dubai one—could buy it. The words of Hosea belie the trust government in the United Arab Emirates. Such a vast sell-off of valuables is quite Britain has placed in offshore ownership. The Humber Sea Terminal was also taken unprecedented for a government. But the Speaking of Ephraim, whose end-time over by a Belgian company that year. The UK has made itself uniquely vulnerable descendants are situated in the British UK’s third-largest port, Teesport, became to it. Yes, its nasty economic woes have Isles (a truth proven in our free book The owned by a Canadian firm last November. placed it in deep need of overseas cash, United States and Britain in Prophecy), the Ninety-five percent of the UK’s inter- which it has used to finance its record prophet wrote, “Ephraim, he hath mixed national trade flows through its commer- trade deficits. But even more disturbing himself among the people …. Strangers [or cial seaports. The bulk of this traffic now is the complete lack of concern over pro- foreigners] have devoured his strength, and passes through ports privately owned by tecting the integrity of Britain’s strategic he knoweth it not …” (Hosea 7:8-9). Time foreigners. national interests—let alone preserving will show that the UK’s faith is misplaced. Dover is one of the few British ports— Britain’s cultural identity. Britain has yet to realize it, but by auction- and is the largest—still owned by the In strategically important industry after ing off its strategic assets it has rendered

The Philadelphia Trumpet April 2010 29 itself peculiarly defenseless and suscep- In The United States and Britain in England,” “the lock and key of the king- tible to foreign aggression. Prophecy, Herbert W. Armstrong wrote of dom,” the enduring symbol of Britain’s Another, even earlier prophecy spells how these “gates” included the various sea independence and strength—remains in out how it will happen. For disobedience gates controlled by Britain (and America) government hands. to His ways, God warned the ancient na- at the height of its power—gates that would Don’t expect it to stay so for long. It, tion of Israel—and its modern-day nation- be subsequently lost and used as weapons like all the other gates the British have so al descendants, of which Britain is one— to choke off trade routes. Another probable casually surrendered, is bound to feature of oppression by aliens. “The stranger that realization of this curse has become viv- in a crushing lockdown—a foreign be- is within thee shall get up above thee very idly clear. Notice: This Israelitish people siegement—that will drive Britain to its high; and thou shalt come down very low,” is prophesied to be besieged in all its gates knees. n He said, “and he shall besiege thee in all throughout all its land. Even now, thy gates throughout all thy land, “strangers” control virtually all the gates The United States and Britain in Prophecy which the Lord thy God hath given thee” in and out of the island nation of Britain! gives far more detail on this prophecy and (Deuteronomy 28:43, 52). For now, Dover—“the gateway of what else is ahead for the once Great Britain. Will Crisis Oust Britain From the EU? orty years ago, amid great industrial upheaval and economic stagnation, Britain was branded as “the sick man of Europe.” Mar- Fgaret Thatcher rose to the occasion, stared down Britain’s militant labor unions, privatized languishing state-run services and rescued the nation from crisis. There simply is no 21st-century Thatcher to come to Britain’s aid amid a far greater crisis facing the nation today. Britain risks overtaking Greece as the sickest economy in the EU. falling down The Bank of England in Yet it is faced with a greater problem than Greece. Greece, as a mem- London, Europe’s former financial capital ber of the eurozone, does have a lender of last resort with which to plead its case for a bailout: the European Central Bank. Britain, which The cost of such borrowing is proving more expensive to Britain refused membership of the euroclub in order to maintain its own pound than the cost of loans to the ailing Spanish and Italians. Added to this is sterling currency, can hardly seek favor with the Eurobank in times the huge exposure of British banks to those EU nations presently in the of crisis. It would probably have to turn to the International Monetary greatest economic difficulty, the so-called Club Med, or pigs nations— Fund, like the Third World nations that usually receive imf largesse. Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain. A consequence of all this, which just This would result in a tremendous loss of national prestige—that is, adds to Britain’s financial and economic woes, is that the market is not assuming embattled Britain has any remaining prestige to lose. buying British bonds. Then there’s the bad news from the real-estate Writing for the Telegraph, Ambrose-Evans Pritchard mused, “The market, indicating that mortgage lending fell by 32 percent in January. Greek crisis is a dress rehearsal for attacks on any sovereign state with This all adds up to one sorry mess for Britain. It is not only that Brit- public accounts in disarray. While Britain went in to this crisis with a ain risks the loss of its triple-A credit rating. Leading academics, econo- much lower public debt than Greece or Italy (though higher total debt mists and businessmen have warned that “without action on the public than either), it now has the highest budget deficit in the oecd [Orga- finances, Britain could face a crippling fiscal crisis” (ibid.). nization for Economic Cooperation and Development] rich club—and Over the past 20 years, Britain has increasingly sold off not only perhaps the world—at 13 percent of gdp. crucial businesses but also numerous strategic assets. It has even “I have a very nasty feeling that markets are about to pounce on yielded up the administration of some of its counties to foreign entities. Britain. … A disorderly fall in sterling at this stage (i.e. collapse) could Yet, despite retaining its beloved but battered pound sterling, Britain prove as traumatic as default” (February 15). long ago began signing over its national sovereignty to the European A few days later, the Telegraph reported, “Britain’s public finances Union. That action was consummated with the government signing the may end this year in a worse state than those of Greece, economists European constitution, thus virtually making Britain an EU vassal state warned yesterday, raising serious fears over the economic stability of subject to the whim of Brussels/Berlin. the country” (February 19). Herbert Armstrong prophesied long ago that Britain would either opt Emphasizing the problem, the annual January surge in tax receipts out or be kicked out of the European Union. The day of that occurring that normally boost the British Treasury did not occur. Instead, for the may be closer than we think. If Berlin is prepared to play hardball with first time in 17 years, public finances plunged into the red in the first a fellow European nation like Greece when it is in a tough spot, what do month of the year. Official figures showed that the government actually you really think, based on the lessons of history alone, it might do to the borrowed £4.3 billion in January to keep the nation afloat. “The Of- offshore islands of Britain if faced with a similar situation there? Brit- fice for National Statistics said the government had never before had ain has placed its economy in a tenuous situation by allowing not only to borrow cash in January, adding that the shortfall meant it had now many of its top brand names to be taken over by EU member nations, in borrowed £122 billion so far this financial year, equivalent to around particular Germany, but too many of its strategic assets—and too much £2,000 for every man, woman and child in the country” (ibid.). of its national debt, also. RON FRASER

30 April 2010 The Philadelphia Trumpet getty images he president of Eu- That means Califor- rope’s Central Bank nia debt equals more than was asked in January $200,000 per man, woman Twhether Greece posed and child. Where will the a threat to the monetary money come from? union. He replied that the A California debt default crisis in Greece was greatly would be far more damaging overstated and told reporters to the U.S. than anything a that if they wanted to worry Greek failure could produce. about something, they should Besides being far smaller, worry about California. Greece’s economy makes up Right now, Greece is syn- only 3 percent of the total eu- onymous with an economic rozone. California, however, red alert. Without a bailout, composes about 12 percent of the entire country could the U.S. economy. face debt default. Standards Plus, a California default of living are plummeting; could disproportionately unions are already staging hurt many U.S. states. Ac- mass strikes, and money is cording to the ecb president, fleeing the country. Jean Claude Trichet, cumu- Is it possible California— lative U.S. state budget defi- the seventh-largest economy cits amount to 12 percent of in the world—could actually America’s gross domestic be in a more dangerous situa- product. In Europe, the fig- tion? Could California set off ure is only 7 percent. a Greek-style economic crisis in America? Some say yes. Greece’s Mirror Looking in the Mirror Portugal may be a problem. Too Much in Common But so is Ohio. Think things In some ways, Greece and Image in America are tough in Ireland? Look California are very similar. at Kentucky. Is Spain having Both have high unemploy- unemployment issues? So are ment and falling tax receipts. Will California become the next Florida, Illinois and Michi- Both also have bloated public Greece? What about Kentucky, or gan. While analysts focus sectors with lavish retirement on Greece, they are missing and pension plans that are Florida, or Illinois, or Ohio, or Michigan, the rhinoceros in the flower underfunded and unsustain- or North Carolina? By Robert Morley garden. able. Both have gridlocked David Walker is the for- governments comprised of mer U.S. comptroller general, politicians incapable of working together than that of Greece. California’s debt re- which means he was America’s top audi- to make hard choices. portedly equals about 7 percent of its tor. He says America only has a couple of Greece and California are also mem- economy. In Greece, the ratio is around years to deal with its deficit problems be- bers of a larger union that shares a com- 100 percent. On the surface, Greece looks fore it ends up like Greece. America could mon currency. Each state also has specific much worse off. face a “crisis of confidence with regard to trade relationships as well as financial in- In reality, comparing total California our own finances” if we don’t start being terrelations with others inside the union. debt to total Greece debt is like comparing honest with our budgets, he says. Walker, And both states have the worst credit rat- rotten apples to rotten oranges. To make it who is now working to bring attention to ings within their unions. As with Greece, it a fair comparison, you also need to factor America’s financial irresponsibility, warns costs more to insure California debt against in California’s share of the national debt that a big part of America’s problem is its default than it does to insure Kazakhstan. (which is projected to be $14 trillion by use of “creative accounting practices”—the Both Greece and California are domi- year end). When this amount is factored same ones that burned Greece. nated by special interest groups and handi- in, the $68 billion that the state owes (as Events in Europe surrounding Greece capped by unions. Chronic overspending of the end of 2009) balloons to $1.65 tril- are pivotal, and could have dramatic eco- has become endemic and uncontrollable in lion—which means that California’s actu- nomic and geopolitical ramifications (ar- both locales. And both states are bankrupt. al debt-to-gdp ratio is almost 90 percent. ticle, page 2). But when comparing Greece Critics of the economic doomsaying Yet, as horrendous as a debt-to-econo- and California, don’t forget that Califor- point out that there are big differences my ratio of 90 percent is, California’s ratio nia’s economy is five times larger. The EU between Greece and California. There are is even greater. When including unfunded could survive without Greece, but Ameri- differences, but not all of them are good. Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid ca will not survive without California. In some ways, California could actually be liabilities into the equation, California’s Unfortunately for California and the a greater threat to its union. state debt-to-gdp ratio soars to a strato- rest of America, watching the Greece cri- California’s debt is supposedly far less spheric 400 percent. sis is rather like looking in a mirror. n

The Philadelphia Trumpet April 2010 31 ally sold treasuries. China has been America’s most impor- tant creditor. Is China just rebalancing its portfolio for the short term, or is this the beginning of a structural move away from the dollar? If China is trying to quietly get out as much of its money as possible while it can, the greenback could be in a lot of trouble. At the very least, it could mean higher interest rates for America—which would really hurt consumers, who are load- ed with debt. Not only that, but it would set a dangerous precedent. China holds most of the world’s supply of investable funds. That means that where China invests, and run of the mill Dol- how long it supports the dollar, and what it lars hot off the presses does with its own internal credit policies, are no longer a rare sight. sets the tone for investors all over the world. Perhaps that is why oil-exporting na- tions like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iraq and Venezuela have been net sellers of treasuries since June too. Thus, two of America’s four Why China Is most important foreign creditors are awol. All things being equal, this exodus of foreign money would have caused massive credit contraction capable of smothering Fleeing the Dollar America: interest rates skyrocketing into the double digits, zombified Wall Street By Robert Morley From 2006 through November 2009, banks with broken business models, small ost Americans have little Beijing lent $527 billion to America businesses unable to roll over their debts, a idea what is happening to the through treasury purchases alone. Hong housing market in a renewed free fall, soar- economy. Many people think Kong lent an additional $100 billion. ing consumer bankruptcies, and unem- MAmerica is emerging from a Other countries like Japan lent hundreds ployment worse than the Great Depression. vicious little recession and will soon be of billions more. Then there So far, this has not hap- back on the road to prosperity. America were the hundreds of billions America’s Record pened. Why? Faced with the always has, so it always will, is the com- of dollars they lent to govern- above list of catastrophes, mon reasoning. ment-sponsored entities like $1.4 trillion the Federal Reserve decided Yet this time, things may turn out very mortgage giants Fannie Mae deficit in 2009 to risk the biggest catastrophe different. On January 8, cnbc reported and Freddie Mac. of all in a forlorn attempt to that the U.S. Federal Reserve purchased But now it is as if the for- avoid the inevitable finan- an unprecedented 80 percent of all U.S. eign nations see the writing cial reckoning. treasury securities issued in 2009. on the wall. They real- To prop up the econo- This is earthshaking, game-changing ize that America is ad- my, the Federal Reserve news with possibly lethal repercussions. dicted to debt and that 20% began doing the one borrowed from Here is why. their loans might never foreigners practice anathema to get repaid. As a result, all fiat-currency-based How America Went Into Debt America’s most impor- economic systems: cre- During 2009, the federal government ran tant source of lending is 80% ating money out of thin a $1.4 trillion deficit—the largest in world drying up. fabricated digitally air. history, more than triple the size of the previous year’s record-breaking deficit. Want to Buy Some Treasuries? Funny Money Since Americans save so little money, On February 17, the Depart- Remember that $1.4 trillion foreigners have come to provide almost ment of the Treasury reported Where the money deficit America ran last year? all the federal government’s borrowing that last December, foreign Eighty percent of that—$1.12 needs in recent years. They do this by demand for U.S. treasury se- came from trillion worth—was funny purchasing U.S. treasury bonds. This was curities fell by more than in money. The U.S. govern- a win-win for them: Not only would they any month ever recorded. ment needed money, and since foreigners earn interest on their money, but also, China led the pack. It reduced its dol- were unwilling or unable to provide it, the since American consumers tend to spend lar holdings by over $34 billion—about Federal Reserve simply turned on its digi- the borrowed money purchasing foreign- 4 percent of its holdings. For six months tal printing presses and electronically sent made goods, a good proportion of the in a row, China not only stopped lending over some ones and zer0s. money cycled right back to them. money to the federal government, it actu- See dollar page 36 ➤

32 April 2010 The Philadelphia Trumpet In an early opinion in the minds of Islamist terrorists and that on the new organiza- fuels Islamic expansionism. It is the ide- Another Anti-U.S. tion, China, already ology of Rome that—though it has seem- entrenched in the re- ingly lain dormant for decades—is des- gion, said the develop- tined to spark a roaring flame of zealously Alliance Is Born ment could help Beijing militant passion in the time of great crisis increase its coopera- that this world, caught in the vortex of fi- tion with Caribbean and Latin Ameri- nancial collapse, is hurtling daily toward. Latin American and can countries. China Daily reported that Bible prophecy declares it will be Caribbean nations vote “Trade between China and Latin America Rome’s religion that finally binds the un- to keep the U.S. out of reached $111.461 billion in the first three wieldy European Union together to give quarters of 2008, with China’s direct non- it the political unity it needs in order to their affairs. By Ron Fraser financial investment in the region involv- lead globally in the near future. The EU ing trade, manufacturing, gas and oil ex- will wield that power over a very Catholic he writing has been on the ploration amounting to $960 million at Latin America. wall ever since certain populist the end of June in 2008” (February 22). It will be Rome’s religious ideology that leaders gained the upper hand in Yet observers are cautious as to the exerts the power over the minds of the TLatino politics. new bloc’s prospects for success given public as it evangelizes anew all tradition- Long distracted by events in Europe, the disunity that presently divides more ally Catholic nations, drawing them into the Middle East and the Far East, America conservative leaders in countries such as a global economic, financial and military has ignored the nations that press against Colombia, Chile and Peru from the left- empire. This control is destined to prevail, its own back door. Now they are clubbing ists leading Bolivia, Venezuela, Nicaragua believe it or not, over and above any influ- together to form their own regional alli- and Cuba. Brazil’s President Lula da Silva ence that other world powers like China ance to replace the Organization of Ameri- is quite often the balancing factor in any may seek to exert in Latin America and the can States (oas). The oas has, to this point, political feuds between these factions. Caribbean. The effort to establish a region- operated as the principle alliance of the Despite the show of bravado in seeking al Latin American and Caribbean alliance, Americas, incorporating Canada and the to distance the region from Anglo-Saxon excluding the U.S. and Canada, is moving United States. The new alliance is slated to influence, Latin America has no real his- the nations of that region in that direction. deny Canada and the U.S. a forum at re- tory of intra-regional cohesion. It is not Herbert Armstrong prophesied that gional summits south of the border. unlike the unwieldy and fractious Euro- this—not yet fully evident to the public, Washington’s reacted to the news with pean Union in this respect. Yet both these yet rapidly developing—final resurrec- a ho-hum attitude of seeming disinterest. regions have one overarching potentially tion of the Holy Roman Empire would Such a response to current developments binding force in common that could, amid ultimately transport people from North in this strategic southern Atlantic/Pacific crisis, rapidly unify their respective mass- America to South America to a condi- region will prove disastrous. es: Roman Catholicism. tion of servitude in its workforce. Refer- ring to prophecies of this German-led Integrating What Will Bind Latin America Together? empire destroying the United States, Mr. As if to carry more force behind this Latin International relations guru Hans J. Mor- Armstrong wrote in an Aug. 14, 1978, let- slap across America’s face, it was the lead- genthau famously declared that true pow- ter, “A third of our populations shall die er of America’s closest neighbor, Mexi- er is the control over the mind. from disease epidemics caused by famine, co—source of its largest intake of migrant Few pundits in these post- and another third shall be killed by labor and thus of the flight of billions of Cold War days appreci- military action, and the remain- dollars to destinations south of the bor- ate the power of ideol- ing third scattered—as slaves to der—to deliver the blow. ogy, once unleashed, Europe, and probably some On February 23, at the conclusion of to control the mass- to South America (Ezekiel a two-day summit in Cancun, Mexican es. Too many com- 5:12).” President Felipe Calderon announced to mentators raised Sound unrealistic? Not if participants from 32 Latin American and in post-Cold War you know the astoundingly the Caribbean nations that this new bloc secularism consider accurate prophecies for “must as a priority push for regional in- ideology in inter- these times in your Bible. tegration … and promote the regional national relations as Request a free copy of agenda in global meetings.” Mexico and passé. our revised and expanded Brazil are the driving forces behind the Nothing could be booklet He Was Right to new bloc. The name and structure of the further from the truth. prove this developing real- new organization will be determined at a It is ideological extrem- ity in greater detail. n summit in Caracas, Venezuela, next year. ism that drives hatred of In an early sign of strengthening anti- the Jew and Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Saxon orientation in the re- another america gion, this Latin bloc threw its weight Mexico’s Felipe Calde- behind Argentina’s renewed calls for ron wants to limit Britain to hand over the Falkland Is- U.S. influence. lands to that southern Latino nation.

getty images, omar torres/afp/getty images 33 letters “Armstrong Auditorium Construction band grew up Catholic, and while I was One More Nation to Build Update” in the October 2009 issue, which reading the article to him, he said that The current administration ex- I thought was one of the most inspiring you were mistaken; there was no way that tremely lacks prudence (“One More Na- Trumpet articles of hope. May the great he was Catholic. It didn’t take long to ver- tion to Build,” March). It is God continue blessing you all ify beyond any doubt that indeed he was terribly unfortunate. Their at the pcg, the Trumpet and Catholic. You talked in the article under political agenda seems to be Key of David as you continue the subheading “Shifting Policies” about centered on “making friends.” to bring hope to a dying the Germans and Israel. I found a video It’s just that they have no world. Gary Koper—N.S.W., on YouTube of an interview on January 18 discernment which “crowd” Australia of Dr. Gil Yaron on Israeli Channel One to be a part of and which News talking about the new relationship “causes” they can afford to Detroitification that Germany is forging with Israel. You manage. This relief effort is Excellent article (“The are right on! Now I am watching and a heavy undertaking. Their Detroitification of America,” praying more than ever. I am a new sub- efforts will be spent in vain, March). Henry Ford and scriber to the Trumpet. I read the entire and, as was stated, this coun- others of that era would be magazine from cover to cover. It is very try will only earn another binding mill- so ashamed to see what has happened to well done. Regina Cane—Clovis, Calif. stone around its terribly weakened neck. their city. Thank you for writing this story C.M.—Oklahoma and telling the truth. Mike—Michigan Ready for the End? I believe you are absolutely correct Well, you told us to watch January Thanks Mr. Morley for a very loud that only through God’s intervention 16 and 17. I was expecting an earth shaking warning to anyone that believes there is will anyone survive the end times, but I or a war or something with a lot of bells still hope that this nation can continue in also believe that part of wisdom is doing and whistles! But alas, the shaking is the its ways. To underscore the point in your one’s best to prepare for possible prob- U.S. and continued financial drain! This article concerning the real-estate market lems one might encounter before the end will be huge. I guess things are not always in Detroit: On November 18, the Pontiac times (“Are You Ready for the End of the attention-getting at the time. Sometimes Silver Dome, home to nfl Detroit Lions World?”, January). William—California the biggest things are not the tempest but and host of previous Super Bowl, was sold a gentle quiet. Jim—Kentucky for $583,000. This famous landmark was Youth and the Digital Drug valued at $55.7 million! Just watch any teen movie from the A Lesson in Giving Ed Atkinson—Alabama ’30s through the ’50s—even the ’60s: Teens If only every world leader, military were more literate (“Youth and the Digital warlord, dictator and adult in this world The Holy Roman Empire Drug,” November-December 2009). Teens were to have the giving heart of your Congratulations Mr. Flurry on an- from the ’30s seem to have spent at least sweet, innocent daughter, 75 percent other excellent article! (“The Holy Ro- some of their time immersed in Shake- of all human unhappiness and misery man Empire Is Back!”, February). You are speare and poetry—memorizing it, ana- would be wiped out (“Give, and Your bringing God’s truth to us all and keep- lyzing it, using it to frame their dreams. Heart Will Follow,” March). No wonder ing us focused on the best news ever! The A newsreel from that era will show lots of our all-knowing Lord Jesus commanded stress and anxiety of what is coming has giggling and blushing—but also children us to have the hearts of children when we been taken away when I read the articles who were prepared, poised and articulate, approach God. The Lord certainly knows from the Trumpet. I am reminded of the and who knew how the three branches of what kids can teach adults! Light at the end of the tunnel. Thank you our government work. Peter Thomas—Sarawak, Malaysia all for inspiring me and keeping us all Jan Marra—United States focused on what we should do (obey our Mr. Hilliker, you have a way to cap- Father). Jillian Coppola—New York Different From Others tivate one’s attention through just a simple I had a glance of the Trumpet maga- story or a tiny fact. A reminder like this I was left stunned and speechless by zine and I was really impressed by what I is what helps us step out of our own little the powerful warning given in just this saw in it. Your stories are different from bubble and be unselfish just for that mo- one article. I echo your sentiment that it other Christian magazines. They reveal ment; it hits a nerve that sparks ambition is, indeed, a wonderful time to be alive. history, predict the future and explain the to change. That ambition usually dies Please continue to shout God’s warning present situations in a crystal-clear form. quicker than we’d like it to, but if only we as loud as you can for as long as you can, I first saw the magazine from one of my could always have that constant reminder. and may God bless your efforts mightily. friends, who usually borrows from one of Thank you for an excellent reminder of S.L.W.—United States his friends. Could you please send me the how to truly live God’s way. —Minnesota Philadelphia Trumpet and other literature? World’s Next Superpower Ubize Noletopah—Papua New Guinea The System I was intrigued by your article Thanks for bringing us this great titled “The World’s Next Superpower” story of hope (“The System,” March). (February). I started to look at Germany Comments? It must feel good to be able to share and to research the country on the Inter- [email protected] such inspirational news with many. It net. The first thing I researched was the or: The Trumpet, P.O. Box 1099, brought me back to the Trumpet article fact that Hitler was a Catholic. My hus- Edmond, OK 73083

34 April 2010 The Philadelphia Trumpet Commentary The Book Churchill Needed Most You can have it now—gratis. By Brad Macdonald here are nightmares of the future from of human civilization, the character of humans, and mankind’s which a fortunate collision with some wandering “virtues” and “wisdom,” had not “shown any notable improve- star, reducing the Earth to incandescent gas, might ments as the centuries have rolled” (emphasis mine throughout). be a merciful deliverance.” Science had bestowed unprecedented power, but the terrifying “TWinston Churchill made that observation in December 1931. At nature of man “remained hitherto practically unchanged.” the time, many probably discarded it as the fatalistic musing of a Churchill worried that mankind’s acquisition of the powers cantankerous politician. In 2010, one reads that statement and gets of science and technology was rapidly outpacing mankind’s ac- chills. Today Churchill’s “nightmares of the future” are becoming quisition of the moral character and discipline needed to prevent grim reality. Whether we admit it or not, mankind is nearing the those powers from obliterating human civilization. In spite of point where a catastrophic collision between Earth and some “wan- all the contributions science had made to human civilization, dering star” would indeed be a “merciful deliverance” from the in- Churchill worried that its foremost contribution would be equip- conceivable horrors now hovering over us. ping mankind with the means of obliterat- Churchill began “Fifty Years Hence” re- ing the human race! calling that prior to the 17th century, human This nightmare scenario concerned civilizations crawled forward, and sometimes Churchill so much he believed it would backward, slowly. He then took stock of man- be safer for man to “call a halt in material kind’s more recent rapid and spectacular ac- progress and discovery.” There are secrets, complishments. “The changes have been so he wrote, “too mysterious for man in his sudden and so gigantic that no period in his- present state to know, secrets which, once tory can be compared with the last century,” penetrated, may be fatal to human happi- he surmised. And what is responsible for pro- ness and glory.” ducing this “prodigious speed of man?” No one can dismiss Winston Churchill “Science is the cause.” as a man ignorant of the extreme value of The unleashing of the latent and terrific science and knowledge. As a historian, he forces of “science” transformed human civi- made a living acquiring, distilling and com- lization, Churchill explained. Civilizations municating knowledge. As a military and that for millennia had been empowered by political leader, he encouraged scientific “muscular energy” began to be driven by development and guided a multitude of new “molecular energy.” New discoveries pro- inventions. duced new technologies and inventions, which in turn revolu- Unlike most intellectuals, however, Churchill recognized tionized human existence, from the structure of society to indus- many of his intellectual limitations—and, more significantly, the try to politics to economics to war. limitations of science. Despite its splendid virtues, science, “Immense new sources of power … made possible novel he concluded, “does not meet any of the real needs of the methods of mining and metallurgy, new modes of transport and human race”! What good is scientific development, he asked, undreamed-of machinery. These in their turn enable the molecu- if it cannot answer the “simple questions which man has asked lar sources of power to be extended and used more efficiently. … since the earliest dawn of reason—‘Why are we here? What is the Each invention acted and reacted on other inventions, and with purpose of life? Where are we going?’” ever growing rapidity that vast structure of technical achieve- “Fifty Years Hence” thus concludes by resurrecting questions ments was raised which separates the civilizations of today from and discussions that have perplexed mankind for thousands of all that the past has known.” years, questions that even Winston Churchill—an intellectual Mankind has “enjoyed” more than 75 years of scientific ad- giant rarely afraid to venture an opinion on virtually any topic— vancement since Churchill penned those words. Scientists today simply could not answer. grow human organs on the backs of rats; biologists genetically Aren’t you interested in learning the answers to these ques- modify crops for greater food production. Ours is an age of com- tions? To learning why man was put on this planet, to learning puter chips and automated systems, of gps’s, Blackberrys, laptops about the purpose of life, to discovering where human civiliza- and iPods. We live in the space age, an age of satellite-guided, tion is headed? Wouldn’t you like to understand why science— unmanned aircraft and wireless communication. despite its many fantastic contributions to human civilization— In 1931, Churchill forecast a time when “explosive forces, en- has only brought mankind to the brink of extinction? ergy, materials, machinery, will be available upon a scale which Churchill spent his lifetime grappling with these questions. can annihilate whole nations. Despotism and tyrannies will be Now you can have them explained to you clearly, logically and able to prescribe the lives and even the wishes of their subjects in with plenty of biblical proof. How? It’s simple: Request, then a manner never known since time began.” Take an honest survey study, Mystery of the Ages. Written by the late Herbert W. Arm- of this planet: We are living Churchill’s nightmares! strong, this book could be your “merciful deliverance” from our As much as he decried the spectacular advancement of sci- nightmarish world. ence, Churchill didn’t fear man’s material progress the most. Take the opportunity now to obtain a free copy of this, the Above all, he was concerned that despite the rapid advancement book Winston Churchill needed most. n

juan barreto/afp/getty images The Philadelphia Trumpet April 2010 35 ➤ dollar from page 32 But the Fed didn’t just print money to give to the government to spend. It also cre- ated close to $1 trillion to prop up asset pric- es in America. It printed money to give to the big banks and to purchase toxic mort- gages from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. It was theft and highway robbery on a grand scale because the Fed did nothing to earn this money: It simply said it had the money, and it was so. Consequently, all other money in circulation—yours, your grandma’s and Uncle Fred’s money— became worth less. The Fed now has over $2 trillion worth of assets on its balance sheet—mostly money it willed into exis- tence over the past year. No wonder foreigners are beginning to flee the dollar. The Fed is doing what every u N I T e d S t a t e s Florida, Tallahassee-Thomasville failed fiat currency system in the history WTLF-DT/ Nationwide satellite Galaxy 3 Trans. 21 11:30 WTLH-DT 9:30 am, Sun of paper money has done. To governing of- am ET, Tue/Thu; Galaxy 5 Trans. 7 8:00 am Florida, Tampa WXPX 6:00 am, Fri; WTTA 8:30 am, Sun ficials under financial pressure, the temp- ET, Sun Florida, West Palm Beach WPXP 6:00 am, Fri tations of the printing press are too great. Direct TV DBS WGN Chan. 307 8:00 am ET, Sun Georgia, Albany WBSK 9:30 am, Sun The results are always disastrous. Once Direct TV DBS ION Ch. 305 6:00 am ET, Fri Georgia, Augusta WAGT-DT 9:30 am, Sun Dish Network ION Ch. 216 6:00 am ET, Fri Georgia, Brunswick WPXC 6:00 am, Fri you start down the money-printing road, Dish Network DBS WGN Chan. 239 8:00 am Georgia, Columbus WLGA 9:30 am, Sun it is almost impossible to turn back. ET, Sun Georgia, Macon WBMN 9:30 am, Sun The history of money printing says the Nationwide cable WGN 8:00 am ET, Sun Georgia, Savannah WGSA/WGCW-LP 9:30 am, Sun dollar is doomed. Maybe that is why the Alabama, Birmingham WPXH 5:00 am, Fri Hawaii, Hawaii Na Leo Chan. 54 6:30 am, Sun; 8:30 Chinese have dumped their Fannie and Alabama, Dothan WTVY-DT 8:30, Sun am, Wed Alabama, Montgomery WBMM/WBMM-DT Hawaii, Kaui Ho’ Ike Chan. 52 9:30 am, Tue Freddie investments. During 2009, they 8:30, Sun Hawaii, Maui/Lanaii/Molokai/Niihau/Akaku Chan. took the Fed’s newly created money and ran Alaska, Anchorage KIMO-DT 8:30 am, Sun 52 6:30 pm, Sun; 3:30 am, Mon while the dollars still had some value re- Alaska, Fairbanks KATN-DT 8:30 am, Sun Idaho, Idaho Falls KPIF/KBEO 10:30 am, Sun maining. After all, the dollar has lost almost Alaska, Juneau KJUD-DT 8:30 am, Sun Idaho, Pocatello KPIF 10:30 am, Sun Arizona, Phoenix KPPX 5:00 am, Fri Idaho, Twin Falls KMVT-DT/KTWT-LP 10:30 am, a third of its value over the past decade. Arizona, Yuma-El Centro KSWT-DT 9:30 am, Sun Sun Illinois, Bloomington WHOI-DT 8:30 am, Sun Prettying Ourselves Up Arkansas, Fayetteville KWFT 8:30, Sun lllinois, Chicago WCIU 9:30 am, Sun; WCPX 5:00 Did you know that this exact scenario in Arkansas, Fort Smith KCWA 8:30, Sun am, Fri which America finds itself was prophesied Arkansas, Jonesboro KJOS 8:30 am, Sun Illinois, Peoria WHOI-DT 8:30 am, Sun Arkansas, Rogers KWFT 8:30, Sun Illinois, Rockford WREX-DT 8:30 am, Sun thousands of years ago? Arkansas, Springdale KWFT 8:30 am, Sun Indiana, Fort Wayne WPTA-DT 21.2 9:30 am, Sun Speaking of the modern nations de- California, Bakersfield KGET-DT 9:30 am, Sun Indiana, Indianapolis WIPX 6:00 am, Fri scended from ancient Israel, of which California, Chico KHSL-DT 9:30 am, Sun Indiana, Terre Haute WBI 8:30 am, Sun America is currently the most geopo- California, El Centro KWUB 9:30 am, Sun Iowa, Austin KTTC-DT 8:30 am, Sun California, Eureka KUVU-DT 9:30 am, Sun Iowa, Cedar Rapids KPXR 5:00 am, Fri litically prominent, the Prophet Jeremiah California, Los Angeles KPXN 6:00 am, Fri Iowa, Des Moines KFPX 5:00 am, Fri warned that a time would come when California, Monterey KMWB 9:30 am, Sun Iowa, Keokuk WEWB 8:30 am, Sun America’s trade partners would abandon California, Palm Springs KESQ/KCWQ-DT 9:30 Iowa, Kirksville KWOT 8:30 am, Sun it despite America’s best attempts to pretty am, Sun Iowa, Mason City KTTC-DT 8:30 am, Sun itself up. “And when you are plundered, California, Redding KHSL-DT 9:30 am, Sun Iowa, Ottumwa KWOT 8:30 am, Sun California, Sacramento KSPX 6:00 am, Fri Iowa, Rochester KTTC-DT 8:30 am, Sun what will you do? Though you clothe California, Salinas KION 9:30 am, Sun Iowa, Sioux City KTIV-DT 8:30 am, Sun yourself with crimson, though you adorn California, San Francisco KKPX 6:00 am, Fri Kansas, Topeka KSNT 8:30 am, Sun yourself with ornaments of gold, though California, Santa Barbara KSBY-DT 9:30 am, Kentucky, Bowling Green WBKO 8:30 am, Sun you enlarge your eyes with paint, in vain Sun Kentucky, Lexington WUPX 6:00 am, Fri Colorado, Denver KPXC 5:00 am, Fri; KWGN Louisiana, Alexandria KBCA 8:30 am, Sun you will make yourself fair; your lovers 10:00 am, Sun Louisiana, El Dorado-Monroe KNOE-DT 8:30 am, will despise you; they will seek your life” Colorado, Grand Junction KKCO-DT 10:30 Sun (Jeremiah 4:30; New King James Version). am, Sun Louisiana, Lafayette KLWB 8:30 am, Sun America has two choices: Raise inter- Colorado, Montrose KKCO-DT 10:30 am, Sun Louisiana, Lake Charles WBLC 8:30 am, Sun est rates to try to attract its economic lov- Connecticut, Hartford WHPX 6:00 am, Fri Louisiana, New Orleans WPXL 5:00 am, Fri Delaware, Dover WBD 9:30 am, Sun Maine, Bangor WABI-DT 9:30 am, Sun ers back to lend more money (which means Delaware, Salisbury WMDT-DT 9:30 am, Sun Maine, Presque Isle WBPQ 9:30 am, Sun America’s debt payments would mush- Florida, Gainesville WCJB-DT 9:30 am, Sun Maryland, Hagerstown WJAL 12:00 pm, Sun room, potentially derailing the economy), Florida, Jacksonville WPXC/WPXJ-LP 6:00 Maryland, Salisbury WBD 9:30 am, Sun or continue to destroy the dollar to pay the am, Fri Massachusetts, Boston WBPX 6:00 am, Fri; Florida, Miami WPXM 6:00 am, Fri WZMY 8:00 am, Sun bills. Neither option is attractive. Expect Florida, Orlando WOPX 6:00 am, Fri Massachusetts, Holyoke WBQT 9:30 am, Sun America’s foreign lovers to keep voting with Florida, Panama City WJHG-DT 8:30 am, Sun Massachusetts, Springfield WBQT 9:30 am, Sun their feet—as they head out the door. n Florida, Tallahassee WTXL 7:30 am, Sun Michigan, Alpena WBAE 9:30 am, Sun

36 April 2010 The Philadelphia Trumpet North Carolina, Fayetteville WFPX 6:00 am, Fri Utah, Salt Lake City KUPX 5:00 am, Fri North Carolina, Greensboro WGPX 6:00 am, Fri Vermont, Burlington WVNY 10:00 am, Sun North Carolina, Greenville WEPX 6:00 am, Fri; Virginia, Charlottesville WVIR-DT 9:30 am, Sun WNCT-DT 9:30 am, Sun Virginia, Harrisonburg WVIR-DT 9:30 am, Sun North Carolina, Lumber Bridge WFPX 6:00 am, Fri Virginia, Norfolk WPXV 6:00 am, Fri North Carolina, New Bern WNCT-DT 9:30 am, Sun Virginia, Roanoke WPXR 6:00 am, Fri North Carolina, Raleigh WRPX 6:00 am, Fri; Washington D.C. WDCW 8:00 am, Sun; WPXW 9:00 am, Sun 6:00 am, Fri North Carolina, Washington WNCT-DT 9:30 am, Washington, Kennewick KCWK 9:30 am, Sun Sun Washington, Richland KCWK 9:30 am, Sun North Carolina, Wilmington WBW 9:30 am, Sun Washington, Seattle-Tacoma KWPX 6:00 am, Fri North Dakota, Bismarck KWMK 10:30 am, Sun Washington, Seattle KVOS 8:30am, Sun North Dakota, Dickinson KWMK 10:30 am, Sun Washington, Spokane KGPX 6:00 am, Fri North Dakota, Fargo WDAY-DT 8:30 am, Sun Washington, Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kenne- North Dakota, Minot KWMK 10:30 am, Sun wick KCWK/KCWK-LP 9:30 am, Sun North Dakota, Valley City WDAY-DT 8:30 am, Sun West Virginia, Beckley KVVA-DT 9:30 am, Sun Ohio, Cleveland WVPX 6:00 am, Fri West Virginia, Bluefield KVVA-DT 9:30 am, Sun Ohio, Cincinnati WSTR 8:30 am, Sun West Virginia, Charleston WLPX 6:00 am, Fri Michigan, Cadillac WGTU/WGTQ 9:30 am, Sun Ohio, Lima WLIO-DT 9:30 am, Sun West Virginia, Clarksburg WVFX-DT 9:30 am, Sun Michigan, Detroit WPXD 6:00 am, Fri; WADL Ohio, Steubenville WBWO 9:30 am, Sun West Virginia, Oak Hill KVVA-DT 9:30 am, Sun 10:00 am, Sun Ohio, Zanesville WBZV 9:30 am, Sun West Virginia, Parkersburg WBPB 9:30 am, Sun Michigan, Grand Rapids WZPX 5:00 am, Fri Oklahoma, Ada KSHD 8:30 am, Sun West Virginia, Weston WVFX-DT 9:30 am, Sun Michigan, Lansing WLAJ-DT 9:30 am, Sun Oklahoma, Lawton KAUZ 8:30 am, Sun West Virginia, Wheeling WBWO 9:30 am, Sun Michigan, Marquette WBKP 9:30 am, Sun Oklahoma, Oklahoma City KOPX 5:00 am, Fri Wisconsin, Eau Claire WQOW-DT/WXOW-DT Michigan, Traverse City-Cadillac WGTU-DT/ Oklahoma, Tulsa KTPX 5:00 am, Fri 8:30 am, Sun WGTQ-DT 9:30 am, Sun Oregon, Bend KTVZ-DT 9:30 am, Sun Wisconsin, La Crosse WQOW/WXOW 8:30 am, Minnesota, Duluth-Superior WDLH 8:30 am, Sun Oregon, Eugene KMTR-DT 9:30 am, Sun; KEVU Sun Minnesota, Mankato KWYE 8:30 am, Sun 10:00 am, Sun Wisconsin, Milwaukee WPXE 5:00 am, Fri Minnesota, Minneapolis KPXM 5:00 am, Fri Oregon, Klamath Falls KMFD 9:30 am, Sun Wisconsin, Rhinelander WAOW/WYOW 8:30 Mississippi, Biloxi WBGP 8:30 am, Sun Oregon, Medford KMFD 9:30 am, Sun am, Sun Mississippi, Columbus WCBI-DT 8:30 am, Sun Oregon, Portland KPXG 6:00 am, Fri Wisconsin, Wausau WAOW-DT/WYOW-DT 8:30 Mississippi, Greenville WBWD 8:30 am, Sun Pennsylvania, Erie WBEP 9:30 am, Sun am, Sun Mississippi, Greenwood WBWD 8:30 am, Sun Pennsylvania, Philadelphia WPPX 6:00 am, Fri Wyoming, Casper 10:30 am, Sun Mississippi, Gulfport WBGP 8:30 am, Sun Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh WPCW 9:00 am, Sun Wyoming, Cheyenne KCHW 10:30 am, Sun Mississippi, Hattiesburg WBH 8:30 am, Sun Pennsylvania, Wilkes Barre WQPX 6:00 am, Fri Wyoming, Riverton 10:30 am, Sun Mississippi, Laurel WBH 8:30 am, Sun Rhode Island, Providence WPXQ 6:00 am, Fri Mississippi, Meridian WTOK-DT 8:30 am, Sun South Carolina, Charleston WCBD-DT 9:30 am, Sun C a n a d a Mississippi, Tupelo WCBI-DT 8:30 am, Sun South Carolina, Florence WWMB/WWMB-DT Nationwide satellite Galaxy 3 Trans. 21 11:30 am Mississippi, West Point WCBI-DT 8:30 am, Sun 9:30 am, Sun ET, Tue/Thu; Galaxy 5 Trans. 7 8:00 am ET, Sun Missouri, Columbia KOMU-DT 8:30 am, Sun South Carolina, Myrtle Beach WWMB/WWMB- Nationwide cable WGN 8:00 am ET, Sun; Vision Missouri, Hannibal WGEM-DT 8:30 am, Sun DT 9:30 am, Sun TV 4:30 pm ET, Sun; Grace Television Network Missouri, Jefferson City KOMU-DT 8:30 am, Sun South Dakota, Mitchell KWSD 8:30 am, Sun 11:00 am ET, Sun. Missouri, Joplin-Pittsburg KSXF 8:30 am, Sun South Dakota, Rapid City KWBH-LP 10:30 am, Sun British Columbia, Vancouver KVOS 8:30 am, Sun; Missouri, Kansas City KPXE 5:00 am, Fri South Dakota, Sioux Falls KWSD 8:30 am, Sun CHNU 5:30 pm, Sun Missouri, Quincy-Keokuk WGEM-DT 8:30 am, Sun Tennessee, Jackson WBJK 8:30 am, Sun British Columbia, Victoria CHNU 5:30 pm, Sun Missouri, St. Joseph WBJO 8:30 am, Sun Tennessee, Knoxville WPXK 6:00 am, Fri Maritime Provinces CIHF 7:30 am, Sun Montana, Billings KTVQ-DT 8:30 am, Sun Tennessee, Memphis WPXX 5:00 am, Fri Ontario, Toronto WADL 10:00 am Sun; CHNU 8:30 Montana, Bozeman-Butte KBZK-DT/KXLF-DT 10:30 Tennessee, Nashville WNPX 5:00 am, Fri pm, Sun; WUTV 10:00 am, Sun am, Sun Texas, Abilene KTWS-DT 8:30 am, Sun Quebec, Montreal WVNY 10:00 am, Sun Montana, Glendive KWZB 10:30 am, Sun Texas, Amarillo KVII-DT/KVIH/KVIH-DT 8:30 Montana, Great Falls KRTV-DT 10:30 am, Sun am, Sun Montana, Helena KMTF-DT 10:30 am, Sun Texas, Beaumont KFDM-DT 8:30 am, Sun L a tin A m e r ic a Montana, Missoula KPAX-DT 10:30 am, Sun Texas, Brownsville KSFE-LP/KTIZ-LP 8:30 am, Sun Regional satellite Galaxy 3 Trans. 21 11:30 am ET, Nebraska, Lincoln-Hastings KCWL-TV 8:30 am, Texas, Corpus Christi KRIS-DT 8:30 am, Sun Tue/Thu Sun Texas, Harlingen KSFE-LP/KTIZ-LP 8:30 am, Sun El Salvador WGN 6:00 am, Sun Nebraska, Kearney KCWL-TV 8:30 am, Sun Texas, Houston KPXB 5:00 am, Fri Guatemala WGN 6:00 am, Sun Nebraska, North Platte KWPL 8:30 am, Sun Texas, Laredo KTXW 8:30 am, Sun Honduras WGN 6:00 am, Sun Nebraska, Scottsbluff KCHW 10:30 am, Sun Texas, Longview KCEB 8:30 am, Sun Mexico WGN 7:00 am, Sun Nevada, Reno KREN/KREN-DT 9:30 am, Sun Texas, Lubbock KLCW 8:30 am, Sun Panama WGN 7:00 am, Sun New York, Albany WYPX 6:00 am, Fri Texas, Midland KWWT 8:30 am, Sun; KMID New York, Binghamton WBXI 9:30 am, Sun 9:00 am, Sun C a r i b b e a n New York, Buffalo WPXJ 6:00 am, Fri; WUTV Texas, Odessa KWWT 8:30 am, Sun; KMID Regional satellite Galaxy 3 Trans. 21 11:30 am ET, 10:00 am, Sun 9:00 am, Sun Tue/Thu; Galaxy 5 Trans. 7 8:00 am ET, Sun New York, Elmira WBE 9:30 am, Sun Texas, Port Arthur KFDM 8:30 am, Sun Aruba WGN 8:00 am, Sun New York, New York City WPXN 6:00 am, Fri; Texas, San Angelo KWSA 8:30 am, Sun Bahamas WGN 8:00 am, Sun WLNY 10:00 am Sun Texas, San Antonio KPXL 5:00 am, Fri Belize WGN 7:00 am, Sun New York, Syracuse WSPX 6:00 am, Fri Texas, Sherman-Ada KTEN-DT 8:30 am, Sun Cuba WGN 8:00 am, Sun New York, Utica WBU 9:30 am, Sun Texas, Sweetwater KTWS-DT 8:30 am, Sun Dominican Republic WGN 8:00 am, Sun New York, Watertown WWTI-DT 9:30 am, Sun Texas, Tyler KCEB 8:30 am, Sun Haiti WGN 7:00 am, Sun North Carolina, Charlotte WLMY 8:30 am, Sun Texas, Victoria KWVB 8:30 am, Sun Jamaica WGN 9:00 am, Sun North Carolina, Durham WRPX 6:00 am, Fri; Texas, Weslaco KSFE-LP/KTIZ-LP 8:30 am, Sun Puerto Rico WGN 8:00 am, Sun 9:00 am, Sun Texas, Wichita Falls KAUZ-DT 8:30 am, Sun Trinidad and Tobago WGN 8:00 am, Sun

The Philadelphia Trumpet April 2010 37 Were the Balkans the first victims of WWIII?

hat Hitler failed to do in World War II, Germany’s WEuropean Union has accomplished! And Germany did it with American firepower. Berlin now rules the Balkans, a prize it has pursued since before the Third Reich. The consequences of this conquest reach far beyond the boundaries of this region. Governments would be paralyzed with fear if they understood the ramifications of Germany dominating the Balkans! Our free booklet The Rising Beast–Germany’s Conquest of the Balkans reveals shocking, documented proof of Germany’s premeditated takeover of this crucial region. It proves that this action was Germany’s first military victory of World War III! Your Bible prophesies that a terrifying “beast” will arise in our time. You urgently need this booklet to understand how that event has its origins in the Balkan crisis! Request your free copy of The Rising Beast today!

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