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TROUBLEMAKER CALL TO ARMS GREAT JOB! Which nation is behind the An Italian politician called on the pope to start a crusade Is it possible to praise West’s thorniest problems? against Islam. What does the pope think about it? our children too much? may 2006 THE PHILADELPHIA www.thetrumpet.com TRUMPET Final Chapter Amid gathering storms, EHUD OLMERT vows to bring the Arab-Jew conflict to a close THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET MAY 2006 Vol. 17, No. 5 Circ. 325,000 6 42 177 3518 WORLD 1 From the Editor: Libya 26 WORLDWATCH Sees the Deadly Holy EUROPE Putting Muslims to the Roman Empire Test ■ Right-Wingers Making Waves ■ EU to Ask, What Is An Italian politician calls on Europe? ■ ASIA “Irreversible the pope to start a new crusade Relationship” Forms ■ WEATHER against Islam. What does the U.S. Drought Likely to Persist pope think about it? ■ ECONOMY Bank Calls for 2 “Revive Your Roots” Global Overhaul 4 “A Dictatorship in No Time” RELIGION Former Russian dissident Vladimir Bukovsky reveals 30 Let Us Introduce … Jesus Christ! COVER the plan for a federal European state. The real Jesus Christ—from 6 Israel’s Final Chapter your Bible! The votes are in for embattled Israel. Where will the people’s choice lead? 17 Iran Is King You can decode the Middle East 9 Israel’s Friendly New mess if you understand this key SOCIETY Negotiation Partners concept. 35 Overpraised Children 18 Exposing Iran’s Lies The fallacy in feeding our youth’s self-esteem. 12 From Hero to Outcast How did Israel transform in the world’s UNITED STATES eyes from a David into a Philistine pariah? 22 The Coming Siege Every major sea gate worldwide DEPARTMENTS once sat under American and 34 Letters 15 Jerusalem and the British lock and key. 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Those who wish to voluntarily support Philippines p.o. Box 1372, q.c. Central Post Office, Quezon City, Metro Manila 1100 Hans Schmidl Spanish Edition Editor Carlos Heyer this worldwide work of God are gladly welcomed as co-workers. Latin America Attn: Spanish Department, p.o. Box 3700, Edmond, ok 73083, U.S. FROM THE EDITOR Libya Sees the Deadly Holy Roman Empire ust a few words can be so ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/GETTY IMAGES Paul ii have said repeatedly revealing. The words I refer to European Catholics: “Find to reveal an imminent war, your roots.” Those roots just Jwhich will trigger world happen to be the Holy Roman war iii! Empire—mainly Germany What we see, most people and the Vatican. don’t see because they don’t Those are the same roots know the history of the Holy that Calderoli discussed. And Roman Empire. We have writ- those empires have a history ten about the coming of this of being far more aggressive dreadful empire for about 70 than what he was discussing! years. Now it is almost risen. There have been six of those Referring to Europe’s re- bloody empires already. The sponse to the Muslim violence seventh is almost fully formed. over the Mohammad cartoons What Calderoli proclaimed in February, a report from the is precisely what is going to German Spiegel Online stated: happen! (Also write for our “There were some [Catholic] booklet Germany and the Holy voices on the other end of the Roman Empire. All of our lit- spectrum. The Italian right erature is free.) Just because his called for a crusade. Roberto ROBERTO CALDEROLI statement was considered po- Calderoli, a minister in Ital- called for litically incorrect doesn’t mean ian Prime Minister Silvio Ber- people aren’t discussing it! lusconi’s cabinet, called in all Pope Benedict Calderoli knows more seriousness for Pope Benedict xvi to lead about the Holy Roman Em- xvi to lead the Christian world the Christian pire’s history than most of the against the ‘threat of Islam’ just world against American and British peoples as his predecessors did in the the “threat of do. Our refusal to understand 16th and 17th centuries. Just that history is going to force us as a major reaction was neces- Islam.” to make the ultimate sacrifice. sary then to beat back the Turks Spiegel Online continued: from the gates of Vienna, Calderoli said, countermeasures are “Calderoli didn’t have to wait long for a response. ‘Berlusconi necessary” (February 14). must fire his minister and ask Islam for forgiveness,’ demand- Roberto Calderoli made this comment “in all seriousness.” ed Seif al-Islam al-Gaddafi, son of Libyan leader Muammar There was an immediate outcry. He has since resigned from Gaddafi. Otherwise, al-Gaddafi threatened, ‘Libya, the Arabic his exalted office in Berlusconi’s cabinet. world, and Islam would be forced to react.’” Perhaps he could have survived politically if he had discussed Ironically, Libya is going to be a victim of the Holy Roman “the threat of radical Islam” instead of just Islam in general. Empire. Libya has the same name in Bible prophecy as it has to- We have written about one last prophesied cru- day (Daniel 11:40, 43). This prophecy in Daniel 11 is about a clash sade. (Request our free booklet The King of the between the Holy Roman Empire (king of the north) and radical South.) A crusade is coming, just as Calderoli said. Islam led by Iran (king of the south). Radical Islam will lose. Pope Benedict xvi in all likelihood will lead “the Look for Libya to become more aligned with Iran in the near Christian world”—mainly Roman Catholics—in future. It gave up its weapons of mass destruction, as it leaned that crusade. toward the West. But that foreign policy is going to change. The pope doesn’t have an army. Though the Perhaps it has already begun. military will be guided by the Vatican, it will be FREE UPON The Bible is a living book. We have been proclaiming for led by Germany. REQUEST about 70 years that the Holy Roman Empire would rise one more Calderoli could have been more careful with his words time. For many of those years, there was little or no evidence of about a crusade. But let’s not forget what Benedict and John such an empire. Now anybody with an open mind can see it. THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPET MAY 2006 1 FROM THE EDITOR How astonishing! be discussed openly,’ he said. We must remember that Calderoli would not make such a “‘I am aware that I am addressing a taboo. But in the light statement if the European Union didn’t already have the power of the dangers that weapons of mass destruction could end up to act on those words. That tells us how close the Holy Roman in the hands of terrorists, this is a question which deserves Empire is to being fully created. serious debate.’ “Germany agreed not to develop nuclear weapons after the German Power Second World War in return for protection from the United “A former defense minister has provoked outrage and broken States and nato.