AUGUST 11, 2012

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A U G U S T 1 1 , 2 0 1 2
Taliban murder Americans 2
U.S. sweetens Taliban peace talks 3
The Fourth Reich has arrived 6
UK desperately wants out 6
Does America have any real men? 9
The Mighty Mississippi to Run Dry?
BY ROBERT MORLEY
see DRY page 12
W
u.1isthesinglegreatestreasonAmericaisso
wealthy:AccordingtotheanalystsatStratfor,itis
becauseofariver.
Teyhavetobejoking,right:
WhataboutAmericasvastgoldresources:Whatabout
itsmountainsofcoal:Americaistheworldsthird-largest
oilproducersurelythatiswhy.TenthereisAmericas
temperateclimateandfertilesoilsthattraditionallymakeit
theworldsbreadbasket.AnddontforgetAmericashuman
capital,Yankeeingenuity,andProtestantworkethic.Surely
thesefactorsarecumulativelymoreimportantthanariver.
NotaccordingtooneofAmericaspremierthinktanks.
Manycountrieshavelargenaturalresourcesandhospitable
climates,butdontevencomeclosetohavingAmericas
wealth.WhatsetsAmericaapartfromtherestoftheworld
istheMississippiRiverbasin.Itiswhatmakesexploiting
Americasresourceseconomicallypossible.
Butnow,duetotheworstdroughtsincethe:,os,the
Mississippimaybeabouttogodry.
InMemphisandVicksburg,theshrinkingriverisobvi-
ous:slowerriver,exposedriverbanks,andmoresandbars.
Tewaterisdownmorethan:,and:ofeetineachcityre-
spectively.TeMississippionaverageisabout:,feetbelow
normalandawhopping,,feetbelowwhereitwasatthis
timelastyear.Onsomestretches,thewaterlevelisperil-
ouslylow.OnJuly:,itwasreportedthata:oo-milestretch
ofthePlatteRiverinNebraska,haddriedup.
Infact,waterlevelsarenowsolowthatbargeoperators
arenolongerabletooperateatfullcapacityandhaveto
shedbothweightandnumberoftowedbarges.
Foreachone-inchlossofwater,thestandardbarge
mustunload:,tonsofcargothatisalossof:otons,per
barge,foreveryone-footloss.Atypicaltowontheupper
Mississippirivermayhave:,barges.Aone-footlossof
watertranslatesintoalossof,,oootonsofcapacity.Tows
onthelowerMississippiRivermayhaveupto,barges,
resultinginalossofcapacityofover,oootons.Itwould
takealmostooosemitruckstohaulthefreightunloadedby
onelargebargegroupingunderthoseconditions!Tereare
thousandsandthousandsofbargestringsthatplytheMis-
sissippieachyear.TeshutdownoftheMississippiwould
beanabsolutecatastrophe!
A buoy used to help guide barges rests on the bank afer the water level
dropped on the Mississippi River July 18 near Wyatt, Missouri.
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MIDDLE EAST
TeentireequationintheMiddle
Eastwillchange,heasserted.
Iranianocialstypicallyas-
sertthattheircontroversialnuclear
programismeantsolelyforpeaceful
purposes.
U.S. Forces Gunned
Down by Traitor
Afghan
DAILY MAIL | August 10
T
uviiAmivic.servicemembers
werekilledbyanallegedmember
oftheAfghanpoliceinthecountrys
Helmandprovincethismorning.
Afghanocialssaidthevictims
werespecialoperationsforcetroops.
AmaninanAfghanarmyuniform
shotandkilledthreeAmericansin
southernAfghanistan,theU.S.mili-
tarycommandsaid.
TeTalibanclaimedtheshooter
joinedtheinsurgencyafertheattack.
Teattackwhichkilledthreesoldiers
thismorningisthelatestinaseries
ofso-calledgreen-on-blueattacksin
Afghanistan.
Nofurtherdetailsweregiven,but
Maj.Hodgesaidthemilitarywas
investigating.
Teattackisthethirdkillingthis
weekofcoalitionsoldiersbyAfghans
theyaretrainingtotakeoverrespon-
sibilityforsecurityoncemostinterna-
tionalforcesleavein:o:.
TalibanspokesmanQariYousef
Ahmadisaidbytelephonethatthe
attacker,whomheidentiedasa
memberofHelmandpolicenamed
Asadullah,hadjoinedtheinsurgency
aferhisattack.
TeU.S.ishopingtheAfghanLocal
Policewillbeakeyforcetoghtthe
insurgencyafermostinternational
troopswithdraw.
Iran Nukes Designed
to Finish Off Israel
TIMES OF ISRAEL | August 9
H
izvoii.uM.P.WalidSakariya
toldLebanesetelevisionthisweek
thatthenuclearweaponIranisalleg-
edlydevelopingisintendedtoannihi-
lateIsrael.
Inasegmentrecordedandtranslat-
edbymimvi(theMiddleEastMedia
ResearchInstitute),Sakariya,alsoa
retiredgeneral,toldhisintervieweron
Hezbollahsal-Manar1vTuesdaythat
shouldIranacquireanuclearweapon
itwouldserveSyrianaswellasIra-
nianinterests,namelytheeradication
oftheJewishstate.
Tisnuclearweaponisintendedto
createabalanceofterrorwithIsrael,
tonishotheZionistenterprise,and
toendallIsraeliaggressionagainst
theArabnation,Sakariyasaid.
W
ui1uipeopleofancientIsrael
demandedahumanking,God
gavethemSaul,amanthepeoplede-
sired.AferSaulsanointing,:Samuel
:o:saysGodgavehimanotherheart.
TisreferstoGodsheart!Godgave
SaulHisHolySpiritsothathecould
developaheartaferGodsownheart.
WhenSaulbeganhisreign,hewasactuallyahumbleser-
vantwhowasdeeplysubmissivetoGodsauthority.
Saulsgravemistake,however,wasthathedidntremain
thatway.Twoyearsintohisreign,wendtheIsraelite
soldiersscatteringbeforethePhilistines.Teywereafraid
becauseSaullackedtheGod-fearingcharacterneededto
leadIsraelatsuchadistressingtime.
AsthePhilistinearmyapproached,Saulgrewim-
patientinwaitingforSamueltoarriveandtoociate
thesacricesforGodonbehalfofthenation.Samuel
hadtoldSaulhewouldarriveontheseventhday.Butas
theseventhdayworeon,Saulcouldwaitnolongerand
decidedtotakemattersintohisownhandsandbeganthe
sacricehimself.
Heshouldhaveknownhehadnorighttotakechargeof
Samuelsduties.Hemadeasnapjudgmentandjustiedit
bysayingitwasanemergency!God,however,sawthisas
rankrebellion.Inonehastymomentofpanickedreasoning,
SaulusurpedtheauthorityofGod!
Heshouldhavewaited.Sometimesthebestdecision
wecanmakethebiggeststepforwardwecantakeis
towaitpatientlyonGodandHisgovernmenttosolvethe
problem.
WhenSamuelconfrontedSaul,Saulattemptedtojustify
hisactionsbyblamingotherpeople,ratherthansimply
confessinghissinandturningGodinrepentance(: Samu-
el :,:::-::).
HadSaulobeyed,Samuelsaid,Godwouldhaveestab-
lishedhiskingdomforever!(verse:,).Butbecauseofhis
rebellion,GodcutoSaulskingdomsoonaferhedied.
SaulprovedthathewasunwillingtowaitonGod.He
stoppedgoingtoGodforwisdomanddiscernmentandin-
steadmadehasty,snapjudgments.Hewasstillzealous.He
evenmadesacricestoGod.Butitwasallahumaneort.
ItwasntaccordingtoGodswill.
To obey God is better than sacrice, SamueltoldSaul
(:Samuel:,:::).Whatgoodisitifwesacriceeverything
butdoitaccordingtoourownwillandnotGods:First
andforemost,Goddesiresobediencefromallofus.
SoGodraisedupanothermanwhowoulddevelopa
heartlikeHisownoneinwhomGodwouldestablish
aneverlastingkingdom.Davidmadehisshareofserious
mistakes,butwhenGodcorrectedhim,herepenteddeeply.
IntheNewTestament,GodcallsDavidamanafermine
ownheart,whichshallfulllallmywill(Acts:,:::).
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The Heart to Obey
STEPHEN FLURRY
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U.S. Sweetens Taliban
Prisoner Proposal
REUTERS, AUGUST 7
T
uiOv.m.administration,ina
moveaimedatrevivingAfghan
peacetalks,hassweetenedaproposed
dealunderwhichitwouldtransfer
TalibandetaineesfromGuantanamo
BayprisoninexchangeforaU.S.sol-
dierheldbyTalibanalliesinPakistan.
Terevisedproposal,aconcession
fromanearlierU.S.oer,wouldalter
thesequenceofthemoveofvesenior
Talibanguresheldforyearsatthe
U.S.militaryprisontotheGulfstate
ofQatar,sourcesfamiliarwiththe
issuesaid.
U.S.ocialshavehopedtheprison-
erexchange,proposedasagood-faith
moveininitialdiscussionsbetween
U.S.negotiatorsandTalibanocials,
wouldopenthedoortopeacetalks
betweenmilitantsandthegovernment
ofAfghanPresidentHamidKarzai.
Terevisedproposalwouldsend
allveTalibanprisonerstoQatarrst,
saidsourceswhospokeoncondition
ofanonymity.Onlythenwouldthe
TalibanberequiredtoreleaseSergeant
BoweBergdahl,theonlyU.S.prisoner
ofwar.
Previously,U.S.ocialshadpro-
poseddividingtheTalibanprisoners
intotwogroups,andrequiringBerg-
dahlsreleaseasagood-faithgesture
tocomebeforethesecondgroupof
prisonerswouldbemovedoutof
Guantanamo.
TeTalibandetaineesareseenas
amongthemostdangerousremaining
atGuantanamo,andthetransferidea
drewstrongoppositiononCapitolHill
evenbeforeitwasformallyproposed.
Manylawmakersfrettedthat
transferreddetaineeswouldreappear
onthebattleeld,andobjectedtothe
possiblereleaseofprisonersblamed
forbloodycrimesinAfghanistan.
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I N B R I E F
n Syrian PM abandons Assad for
opposition
RecentlyappointedSyrianPrime
MinisterRiyadHijabdefectedtothe
oppositionforcesthisweek,making
himoneofthehighestproledesert-
ersfromPresidentBasharal-Assads
governmentsinceghtingbegan.Syri-
anstate-runmediaannouncedthathe
hadbeenred,butthetruthcameout
inastatementbyHijabmadeMonday:
Iannouncetodaymydefectionfrom
thekillingandterroristregime,andI
announcethatIhavejoinedtheranks
ofthefreedomanddignityrevolution.
IannouncethatIamfromtodayasol-
dierinthisblessedrevolution.Hijabs
defectioncomesatatimeofimmense
turmoil.PresidentAssadistryingto
showthatheisstillincontrol,buthe
iscomingunderincreasingpressure
fromTurkeyandSaudiArabiatocave
totheopposition.
n Syrian rebels targeting Iranians?
IransForeignMinisterAliAkbar
SalehiarrivedintheTurkishcapital
AnkaraonTuesdayforanimpromptu
meetingwithhisTurkishcounter-
part,AhmetDavutoglu.Salehitold
reportersthathewantedtodiscussthe
releaseofdozensofIraniansabducted
inSyria,justoutsideDamascus.On
Saturday,Syrianrebelsabducteda
groupof8IraniansnearDamascus,
brandingthemasspiesassistingSyr-
ianPresidentBasharal-Assadscrack-
downontheuprising.Iransstate-
controlledPress1vblamedterrorists
fortheabduction,echoinglanguage
usedbytheSyrianregimetodescribe
therebelsithasbeenbattlingforthe
past:,months.Teabductionwasthe
largestsinglekidnappingofIranians
inSyria,whereseveralsmallergroups
ofIranianshavebeensnatchedin
recentmonths.Tensionsarerunning
highbetweenSyriaandIran,high-
lightingthedeteriorationoftheclose
relationshipthatthetwonationsonce
shared.Teserecentkidnappingswill
servetoonlyheightenthediscord
betweenthetwo,which,addedtothe
strongpossibilityofAssadsregime
collapsing,increasesthelikelihood
thatpro-IranianSyriawillsoonally
itselfwithTurkeyandSaudiArabia.
n Muslim Brotherhood claims
more posts in Egyptian government
NewlyelectedEgyptianPresident
MohammedMorsisworeinhisnew
A
ccovuiu1oaFridayreportbyYediothAhronoth,top
U.S.ocials,whoareprivytotherelevantintelligence
sharedbyIsraelandtheUnitedStates,saidthatTehran
israpidlyapproachingtheimmunityzonethecritical
pointintimeaferwhichtheIslamicRepublicsnuclear
programwillnolongerbevulnerabletoamilitarystrike.
TeNationalIntelligenceEstimate(ii)report,recently
submittedtotheWhiteHouse,paintsableakpicture,asit
indicatesasignicantprogressinIransarmsgroup
thepeopleandfacilitiesfocusedonthemanufacturingofa
nuclearwarhead.
TeiireportsaidthatIranhasrecentlyinstalled,,ooo
twincentrifugesintheundergroundnuclearfacilityin
Fordo,nearQom.
AsfarasIsraelisconcerned,introducingthecentrifuges
toFordohasmadethefacilityimmune,evenifpartially,
againstanIsraelistrike,whichislikelytonditdicultto
ramthroughthefortiedmountain-sidefacility.
Accordingtothereport,whiletheU.S.andIsraelmay
disagreeonthetimeframeofapossibleattack,theyarein
completeagreementovertheintelligence.Tereisnothing
thatweknowthatyoudontknow,atopAmericanocial
said.Teoppositeistrueaswellyourintelligenceshares
everythingwithus.
Teiireport,whichisbasedonthemostrecent
intelligenceassessmentsofthesituationvis-a-visIran,is
consideredoneofthemosttopsecretreportscompiledfor
Washington.
Iran Approaching Immunity Zone
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS | August 10
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EUROPE
cabinetonAugust,.Fivemembersof
theMuslimBrotherhoodholdposi-
tionsinthecabinet.TeBrotherhood
membersweregivenpoststhatare
unglamorous,yetidealforthefur-
therexpansionofIslamistpower.Te
Brotherhoodcontrolsthekeymin-
isterialpostsofInformation,Higher
Education,HousingandLabor,as
wellasministerofstateforyouth.
PresidentMorsisselectionsdonot
reecttheinclusiveadministration
thatcandidateMorsipromisedto
theEgyptianpeople.Womenand
Christianshavebeengivenonly
tokenrepresentation.Teadmin-
istrationalsolacksrepresentatives
fromotherpoliticalfactions,aswell
asprominentgureswhohelpedoust
formerPresidentHosniMubarak.In
ordertoprovideasenseofstability,
MorsiandPrimeMinisterHesham
Kandilhaveretainedsevenmem-
bersoftheoutgoingmilitary-backed
government.Temilitaryalso
retainsthepowertoappointthe
defenseminister,anindicationthat
itstillexercisessomeswayover
theedglingciviliangovernment.
ContinuetowatchfortheMuslim
Brotherhoodtogainmoreinuence
overEgypt.Althoughthemilitary
currentlyretainssomepower,the
TrumpetbelievesthatradicalIslamic
elementswillgainprimaryinuence
overthecountrysaairs.
P
ivu.vsi1sacrudewaytoview
it,buttheessenceoftheEuropean
Unionscurrentcrisisiscapturedin
thephotoofGermanOlympicdiscus
thrower RobertHarting celebrating
hisrecentgoldmedal.Notice:Harting
iscloakedintheGermanag,notthe
EUag.
Weallknowwhy.ItsbecauseHart-
ingviewshimselfrstandforemostas German, notEuro-
pean.InGermany,theresnodoubt8omillionGermans
celebratedHartingsvictoryasa German accomplishment,
notaEuropeanaccomplishment.Tesamegoesforall
theotherEuropeanathletesandfansinLondonforthe
Olympics.NoonebatsaneyewhentheSpaniardcelebrates
byproudlyraisingtheSpanishag,theDutchmanaDutch
ag,theEnglishmanaUnionJack.Seriously,doesanyone
sincerelybelieve
Hartingoughttotoss
asidetheGerman
nationalag,replace
itwiththeEUag,
andthentogether
with8omillion
Germansproudly
singthe EU national
anthem:Tatwould
besilly,inappropriate,
totallyunreasonable.
Yet,whenitcomes
tothefarmoresignif-
icantissueofEurope-
anunication, thats
exactly what Eu-
ropean peoples are
expected to do.
Evenifyouveonlycaught:ominutesoftheOlympics,
youvesurelynoticedtheomnipresenceoftheag.London
iscoveredinagsofeverysizeandcolor,fromthenational
agsofGuamandtheSolomonIslands,toOldGlory,to
theUnionJack.Nationalagsarepaintedonthefacesof
tourists,emblazonedonjerseys,shirtsandbackpacks,ut-
teringinstadiums,oncars,andonthebacksofbeaming
medalists.EveryEuropeancountryisrepresented,from
mightyGermanyallthewaydowntoMacedoniaandAl-
bania.EveryEuropeanag,thatis, except forthenational
emblemoftheentitythatissupposedtounitethemall:the
EuropeanUnion.
TephotoofRobertHartingcapturestheessenceofthe
Olympics:thatitsonegiant,all-consuming,once-every-
four-yearscelebrationof patriotism, of national pride, of
the love on ones own nation.
Morethananyotherevent,theOlympicGamesisa
celebrationofpure,
untarnished,un-
checked, .1io.i-
ism.
Andthisiswhy
theEUdoesntwork.
TeEUisstrug-
glingforthesame
reasonEuro-
peanathletesnever
proudlyytheEU
ag: because the
citizens of Europes
nation-states are
unwilling to surren-
der sovereignty to the
EU!
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Why Isnt This Olympian Flying the EU Flag?
BRAD MACDONALD
Robert Harting of Germany celebrates winning gold in the Mens Discus
Trow Final of the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 7.
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oftheSyrianpopulationintopoverty.
RugealsosupportedBerlinspolicyof
deportingrefugeesbacktoSyria.Ap-
proximatelyonefhoftheserefugees
werearresteduponarrival.Today,
Rugeseortsarefocusedoncoopera-
tionwiththeSyriangovernments
opponents.
More Abandoned
Children in Europe
CNBC | August 9
A
s1uieurozonedebtcrisisdeepens
andausteritymeasurestaketheir
tollacrossEurope,thenumberof
youngchildrenandbabiesabandoned
acrosstheregionhasincreased,ac-
cordingtolocalcharities.
Teriseintheabandonmentofin-
fantsacrossEuropeismostvisiblein
thespreadofbabyhatchesorboxes
acrossEurope,whereunwantedin-
fantsarelefanonymously.
Tephenomenonwaspreviously
moreprevalentamongimmigrants,
butitisbecomingmorewidespread
amongnanciallydesperatemembers
ofthelocalpopulation.
Tehatchesaresensor-activated
sowhenababyisplaced,analarmis
activatedandacarercomestocollect
thechild.Despitethepracticebeing
widelyviewedascontraveningthe
:,,EuropeanConventiononHu-
manRights,ofthe:,EUmember
countries,::countriesstillhavebaby
hatchesinoperation.
Inthosecountrieswherehatches
areillegal,thenumberofinfants
abandonedinhospitals,clinicsand
churcheshasalsorisen,raisingcon-
cernsamongEuropeancharities,the
UNandtheEuropeanCommission
thatausteritymeasuresandincreasing
socialdeprivationarethecatalystfor
theriseinchildabandonment.
AccordingtososVillages,aEu-
ropeancharitythatattemptstohelp
familiesinnancialhardshipbefore
abandonmentoccurs,inthelastyear
alone:,:oochildreninGreeceand,,o
inItalyhavebeenabandoned.Tatis
almostdoubletheoochildrenaban-
donedinItalyayearago,andupfrom
::childrenabandonedinGreecein
:oo,.
Withthecostofraisingchildren
estimatedtobe:o-,opercentofan
averagehouseholdbudget(perchild)
G
iov.im.vxi1sweresurprisedbyMarioDraghis
refusaltodeliverinstanticvsalvationlastweek.Tey
shouldnothavebeen.
WehaveknownforweeksthattheDraghiPlanfor
masspurchasesofSpanishandItalianbondsrequiresthe
politicaltriggerofanivsvbailout,withsupplicantstates
signingamemorandum.Teivsvistheenforcer.Teicv
isthecashcow.Oneunlockstheother.
Hardlyideal,youmightsay,buthowelsecouldMr.
DraghiensuretheacquiescenceofBerlin,orwinover
swing-votersontheicvsgoverningcouncil.Tactically,he
haspulledoamaster-stroke.
TeBundesbanksJensWeidmannisisolated.TeDutch
andFinnishgovernorsbackedtheDraghiplan.SodidGer-
manysmemberontheicvsexecutiveboard,JrgAsmus-
sen.TeKanzleramthaslostpatiencewiththeideological
preeningoftheBundesbank.
Mr.Draghihassecuredamandateforunlimitedopen-
marketoperations,afarcryfromthehalf-heartedand
self-defeatingbondpurchasesofthelasttwoyears.Teicv
atlasthasalicensetoactwithoverwhelmingforce,likethe
U.S.FederalReserve.
Marketsmaydislikethecomplexitiesofthis.Tey
shouldnotmisjudgetheradicalshifinpolicythathasoc-
curred.
ItalysPremierMarioMontiworkingintandemwith
Mr.Draghihasworkedassiduouslyonaparalleltrack,
touringNordiccapitalscollectingadavitsfromhard-
lineleaders.Eachhasgrudginglyagreedthatmarketsare
unfairlypunishingthevictimstates.
TetwoItalianshavelockeddowneveryresisteroneby
one.Whetheryoulikeitornot,theperformancesaremas-
terful.Venetiandiplomacylivesyet.Teyhavewrested
controloftheicvfromGoldStandardzealots.
Teicvispreparingtoactasagenuinelender-of-last-
resortforthersttime,oncetheivsvtriggerisactivated.It
maysoonstarttoreversethefrighteningmonetarycon-
tractionthathasbedeviledsouthernEuropeforthelast
year.
Europeremainsapoliticalmineeld,buttheriskofa
globaldeationaryslumphasdroppedanotch.Hatsoto
theItalians.
Draghi-Monti Master Plan May Save Euro
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, TELEGRAPH | August 6
The Day After
GERMAN-FOREIGN-POLICY.COM |
August 9
T
uiGivm.governmenthasrein-
forceditseortstogaininuence
intheanticipatedpost-Assadregimes
Syria,withthecreationofanewtask
force.Ithasalreadybecomeneces-
sarytoplanforthedayaferthe
overthrowinSyria,announcedthe
GermanForeignMinistry.Fromnow
on,alleortspertainingtothisobjec-
tivewillbepooledinapersonnel
reinforcedtaskforceintheGerman
ForeignMinistry.
TisisanextensionoftheGerman
governmentspreviousactivitiesin-
cludingmonthsofsecrettalkswith
morethanoexiledrepresentatives
oftheoppositionandtheestablish-
mentofapost-civilwarblueprintfor
theSyrianeconomy.Inchargeisthe
ForeignMinistrysdirectorofthe
RegionalDeskfortheMiddleEast
andtheMaghreb,BorisRuge.Until
:o::,Rugehadsupervisedthegrow-
ingGermancooperationwiththe
Syrianregimeanditsindustrialists,
whiletheDamascenederegulation
policywasdrivingagrowingportion
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inEurope,morefamiliesarenow
strugglingtocopewiththecosts.
GeorgeProtopapas,NationalDi-
rectorofthecharitysGreekdivision
saidthatparentsalreadystruggling
withkeepingaroofovertheirheads
arenowbarelymanagingtokeeptheir
childrenclothedandfed,ifatall.
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n The Fourth Reich has arrived
Te FourthReich hastakenover
Europe,accordingto Il Giornale, a
right-wingItaliannewspaper.Ina
headliningstoryAu-
gust ,,AlessandroSal-
lusti,theeditorinchief
forthepaper,asserted
thatItalyisnolonger
inEurope.Itisinthe
FourthReich.Tese
boldcommentscomein
thewakeofrecentnon-
productivetalksbetween
Italy,SpainandtheEuro-
peanCentralBank(icv)
overscalaidforthetwo
strugglingmembersof
theeurozone. icv Presi-
dentMarioDraghihas
putpressureonItaly
andSpaintoformallyapplyforaid
fromthebankbeforeanystepsare
takentoprovideassistance.Ifeither
nationweretomakeaformalrequest,
strictconditionswouldbeenforced
bythe icv inexchangeforbuyingits
bondsstrictconditionsthatwould
essentiallyputeithernationatthe
mercyoftheGerman-inuenced icv.
IfGermanychoosestobailoutindebt-
edEurope,expectGermanytoexact
itsfullpoundofeshinreturnand
thatmeanseconomic,ifnotmorepo-
litical,control.Althoughacrumbling
EuropeisanegativeforGermanys
economy,Germanyistakingfullad-
vantageofthecrisistoconsolidateits
controlovertheContinent.
n Democracy is tearing Europe
apart, moans Monti
Europeanleadersneedtoignoretheir
nationalparliamentsmoreofenor
theeurocouldbeforcedtobreakup,
ItalianPrimeMinister MarioMonti
warnedinaninterviewwith Spie-
gel publishedAugust,.Ifgovern-
mentsallowthemselvestobecom-
pletelyboundbythedecisionsoftheir
parliamentswithoutmaintaining
someroomformaneuver
ininternationalnego-
tiations,thenabreakup
ofEuropewillbemore
likelythancloserinte-
gration,hesaid.Monti,
unelectedleader,heading
agovernmentoftech-
nocratsandacademics,
cametopoweraferIta-
lyselectedgovernment
madenancialmarkets
nervous.ButMontiis
right.Parliamentsinna-
tionslikeGermany,Fin-
landandtheNetherlands
havebeenapersistent
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (right) gestures during a
press conference given Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti afer their
meeting at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, August 2.
DANI POZO/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
F
ovmivBvi1isuPrimeMinisterTonyBlairtoldaGer-
mannewspaperhewasdeeplyworriedBritainmight
opttoleavetheEuropeanUnioninareferendum,par-
ticularlyiftoomanypowersweretransferredtoBrussels
withoutdemocraticlegitimacy.
TalkofBritainleavingtheEUwasoncefarfetched,but
theeurozonedebtcrisisandtheprospectofthecur-
rencyblocforgingacloserpolitical
unionhaveconvincedsomesenior
UKpoliticiansitistimetodemand
anewrelationshipwithBrussels.
CurrentPrimeMinisterDavid
Cameronsaidlastmonthitwas
aperfectlyhonorablepositionto
callforanimmediatereferendum
onBritainsEUmembership
somethingpollsshowamajority
ofBritishpeoplewouldvoteto
rejectbutthathewouldnevercampaignforanoutvote
becauseleavingtheEUwouldnotserveBritishinterests.
BlairtoldDie Zeititwasclearthattheeurozonecrisis
wouldleadtoapowerfulpoliticalchangeoftheEU,
adding:Andonthispoint,Iamdeeplyworriedthat
Britaincoulddecidebyreferendumtoleavethewhole
process.
IfmorecompetencesaretransferredtotheEU,thenits
democraticlegitimacymustbebuiltuptoo,hesaid,ac-
cordingtoaGermantranscriptoftheinterviewwhichis
duetobepublishedonTursday.Britainmustplayastrong
roleinthis.BecauseweneedabalancebetweenEuropean
institutionsandthenationstates.
Ifthisisdonewrongly,we
couldcreateapoliticalcrisisthat
couldbecomejustasabigasthe
eurocrisis.Peoplewillnotgo
alongwiththeabolishmentofthe
nation-state.
Cameronhastriedtostaveo
demandsforanimmediatevote
onBritainsEUmembershipby
holdingouttheprospectofaref-
erendumsometimeinthefutureandbypromisinganew
relationshipwiththeEU.
UK May Leave EU
REUTERS | August 8
Yet, ultimately, Europe forcing its identity
down the throats of the British will reach a
stopping point. The Bible indicates that the UK
will not remain a part of the Catholic-dominat-
ed, German-led EU. At some point, probably
over some crisis, Britain will either leave the
Union or be kicked out.
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One Million Affected
by Floods
ASIA NEWS NETWORK | August 8
E
iiviwivikilledandmorethan
onemillionpersonswereaected
fromincessantrainsspawnedby
southwestmonsooninthePhilippines,
theNationalDisasterRiskReduction
andManagementCouncil said yes-
terday.Tefatalitiesweredueto
drowning.
AectedpersonsinIlocos,Cen-
tralLuzon,Calabarzon,Mimaropa
andNationalCapitalRegionwere
:o,,8,ofamiliesor:,:,o,8:,persons.
Meanwhile,therewereatotalofo
municipalities inundatedbyoods.

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n Russia, India hold joint military
exercises
RussiaandIndiabegantheirsixth
jointanti-terrorismmilitarydrillson
TuesdayinsouthernSiberia.Tetwo
nationshaveeachsent:,osoldiers
totheiuv.-:o::wargames,which
willlastuntilAugust:o.Around,o
Russiancombatvehicles,includingar-
tillerylaunchersandtanks,werealso
involvedinthedrills.Teeventmarks
thesixthtimeRussiaandIndiahave
heldtheiuv.jointanti-terrorismex-
ercisessince:oo,.Indiaisthelargest
purchaserofRussianarmaments.Te
StockholmInternationalPeaceRe-
searchInstitutesaysthatIndiabought
arounds::.,billion inweaponry
from:oo,to:o::,andthat8opercent
wasfromRussia.Jointmilitarydrills
betweennationslikeRussiaandIndia
arelayingthegroundworkforfuture
full-scalemilitarycooperationamong
agreatblocofAsiannations.
n Beijing says America sending
wrong signal on South China Sea
ChinahassaidWashingtonscriticism
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ASIA
ofBeijingseortstoboostclaimsto
oil-andgas-richislandsintheSouth
ChinaSeaconveyedaseriously
wrongsignaltocountriesinvolved
interritorialquarrelsinthearea.In
anAugust,statement,StateDepart-
mentspokesmanPatrickVentrellsaid
Chinasrecentbehaviorsruncounter
tocollaborativediplomaticeortsto
resolvedierencesandriskfurtheres-
calatingtensions.Beijingresponded
onSaturdaysayingVentrellscriti-
cismcompletelyignoredthefacts,
deliberatelyconfoundedrightand
wrongandwasntconducivetopeace
andstabilityintheregion.Frictions
havebeenmountingintheregion
asBeijinghassoughttobuildacity
andamilitarygarrisonintheParacel
Islands,andtopreventforeignaccess
toadisputedreefnearthePhilippines.
AsChinasmilitarymightcontinues
toexpand,expectittoproportionately
ratchetupitsassertivenessandbel-
ligerence.
stumblingblocktoEUintegration.
TeEUhasbeenanundemocratic
institutionfromthestart.European
integrationhasbeenconsistently
rejectedinreferendaacrosstheCon-
tinent.Tereisnodemocraticway
topersuadetherichercountriesto
partwiththeirmoneyandthepoorer
countriestheirsovereignty.Teeuro
crisisispushingEuropedownanun-
democraticpath.Anunelectedleader
callingforelectedparliamentstohave
asmallerroleinEuropeisproofof
this.Terewillbeprotests,butwatch
forEuropetomorphintoanundemo-
craticsuperstate.
n European federation will form
by 2016, says commissioner
TeEuropeanUnionwillhave
mergedintoafederalsuperstateby
:o:o,Europeancommissionerfor
nancialservices, MichelBarnier,
saidinaninterviewpublishedby
theFrenchnewspaperLiberation
onAugust:.Tetimeisshort:By
:o:otheEUwillhavetransformed
intoafederationofEuropeanna-
tionsinwhichtheirfatesaremerged
withouterasingtheirdierences,he
said.Afederationmeanseconomic
governance,collectivemanagement
ofourbudgetguidelines,abank-
ingunion,industrialpolicy,and
muchstrongerbudgetcoordination.
Barnierexplainedthatbybecom-
ingafederation,theEUistraveling
inadirectionforceduponitbythe
bankingcrisis.Barnierisright:Te
crisisisforcingEuropetobecomea
federalunion.Histimescaleisgreatly
acceleratedcomparedtootherEU
ocialswhotalkaboutthesechanges
happeningoverthenext:oyears.As
Barniersaid,Tetimeisshort.Te
crisiswillforceEuropetochange
urgently.Barnierisdescribingahuge
changeanewsuperpowerhitting
theworldsceneveryshortly.
n Some countries could leave the
euro, says euro founder
Someeurocountriesmayhaveto
leavethesinglecurrency,butin
theendtheeurowillsurvive,said
OtmarIssing,whowasthechief
economistattheEuropeanCentral
Bank(icv)whenthesinglecurrency
waslaunchedin:.Everything
speaksinfavorofsavingtheeuro
area,hesaid,adding:Howmany
countrieswillbeabletobepartofit
inthelongtermremainstobeseen.
Issingscommentsdivergefrom
thoseofotherEUsgrandees,who
haveconsistentlyrefusedtoadmit
thatanynationcouldleavetheeuro.
EuropeanCouncilPresidentHer-
manVanRompuyproclaimedlast
yearthattheeuroisnotacafthat
youcanjustgetupandleave.Issings
commentsareverysimilartowhat
TrumpeteditorinchiefGeraldFlurry
wroteinearly:o:::Intheprocess,
someeurozonecountrieswillbe
forcedoutoftheunion.Whenthat
happens,thepunditswillsayEuro-
peanunicationisdead,thattheEu-
ropeanUnionhasfailed.Dontlisten
tothem!Teeurozoneisdrawing
closertothisreality.
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ANGLO-AMERICA
S
omimisuUiuiupeoplesaythatAmericasnationaldebt
of:o:percentofuuv,upfrom,,percentin:ooo,isnot
aproblem.Teycitehistoricallylowinterestratesasproof
thismountainofdebtisharmless.Ofcourse,itisamatter
oftrustandfaithintheabilityofafewpeoplethattheir
understandingofeconomicswillseetheU.S.throughthis
littleroughpatch.TewisdomofBenBernankeisunques-
tioned,eventhoughhemissedthehousingbubbleand
didntforeseearecession.
Tedebtbubbleisunsustainable;theonlythingkeeping
interestrateslowiscoordinatedmanipulationbycentral
bankers,theinsolventtoo-big-to-failbanksusingderivatives
andpoliticiansdesperatelyattemptingtokeeptheworld-
widedebtPonzischemefromimploding.Teirsolutionis
tokickthecandowntheroad,buttheroadeventuallyends.
Atsomepoint,somethingwilltriggeracollapse.No
oneknowsexactlywhenthecrisisofcondenceandlossof
trustwillcome,butcomeitwill.
Terearealwaysthosewhothinktheyaresmartenough
toxthemarketswhentheybreakdown.Tesepeople
inevitablyendupingovernment,centralbanksand
regulatoryagencies.Teyrefusetobelievetheworldistoo
complex,interconnectedandtoounpredictabletocontrol,
butboomsandbustsaretheinevitableconsequenceof
excessivegrowthinbankcredit,exacerbatedbyinherently
damagingandineectivecentralbankpolicies,which
causeinterestratestoremaintoolowfortoolong,resulting
inexcessivecreditcreation,speculativeeconomicbubbles
andloweredsavings.
Humannaturehasntchangedincenturies.Wehave
faiththathumanityhasprogressed,butthefactsprove
otherwise.Weareaspeciessusceptibletothepassionsof
power,greed,delusion,andaninatedsenseofourown
intellectualsuperiority.Andwestillliketokilleachother
inthenameofcountryandhonor.
Historyhastaughtthattherewillforeverbemanias,
bubblesandthesubsequentbusts,buthowthoseinpower
dealwiththeseepisodeshasbeenandwillbethedeter-
miningfactorinthefutureofoureconomicsystemand
country.
Menofstatureandwealth,sureoftheirsuperiorintel-
lectandwithanegotisticaldesiretoleavetheirmarkon
history,alwaysrisetopoweringovernmentandthebusi-
nessworld;thisiswhyhistoryfollowsacyclicalpathand
themythofhumanprogressisafallacy.
Its a Matter of Trust
James Quinn, BULLION MANAGEMENT GROUP | August 8
AFRICA/LATIN AMERICA
Mexico Kills 8 Million
Chickens to Contain
Virus
MEDICAL DAILY | August 8
M
ixicou.ssofarslaughtered8
millionchickensandvaccinated
oomillionmoreinaneorttocontain
abirduoutbreakinthewestofthe
country,ocialssaidTuesday.
TecountrysAgricultureMinistry
hadidentiedthediseasedchickens
duringthevaccinationprocessinthe
LosAltosregionofJaliscostate,which
ledtothedestructionoftheH,N,-
carryingbirds.
Pricesofbotheggsandchickens
haveincreaseddramaticallywhena
nationalanimalhealthemergencywas
declaredatthebeginningofJuly.
Mexicohopestovaccinate8omil-
lionbirdsintherstphaseofitsvacci-
nationprogramandthenevaluatethe
resultsoftheprogrambeforegoingon
tothesecondphaseoftheprogram.
TeUnitedNationsreportsthatthe
H,N,virusresponsibleforthelatest
outbreakinMexicohasoccasionallyin-
fectedhumansindierentpartsofthe
world,buthasnotyetbeenshowntobe
easilytransmittablebetweenhumans.
However,otherbirdustrainslike
theH,N:havecausedseriousinfec-
tionsinpeople,accordingtotheU.S.
Since:oo,,atleastoo,humancas-
esofbirduand,,8deathshavebeen
conrmed,accordingtodatafromthe
WorldHealthOrganization.
Record Number on
Government Programs
USA TODAY | August 8
G
ovivmi1.1i-voviv1vpro-
gramsthathavegrowntomeetthe
needsofrecessionvictimsnowserve
arecordoneinsixAmericansandare
continuingtoexpand.
Morethan,omillionAmericans
areonMedicaid,thefederal-state
programaimedprincipallyatthepoor,
asurveyofstatedataby Today
shows.Tatsupatleast:,percent
sincetherecessionbeganinDecember
:oo,.VirtuallyeveryMedicaiddirec-
torinthecountrywouldsaythattheir
currentenrollmentisthehigheston
record,saysVernonSmithofHealth
ManagementAssociates.
Teprogramhasgrownevenbefore
thenewhealthcarelawaddsabout
:omillionpeople,beginningin:o:.
Tathasstraineddoctors.Private
physiciansarealreadyindicating
thattheyreattheirlimit,saysDan
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HawkinsoftheNationalAssociation
ofCommunityHealthCenters.
Morethanomillionpeopleget
foodstamps,anincreaseofnearly
,o percentduringtheeconomicdown-
turn,accordingtogovernmentdata
throughMay.Teprogramhasgrown
steadilyforthreeyears.
Closeto:omillionreceiveun-
employmentinsurance,nearlyfour
timesthenumberfrom:oo,.Benets
havebeenextendedbyCongress
eighttimesbeyondthebasic:o-week
program,enablingthelong-term
unemployedtogetuptoweeksof
benets.
Morethan.millionpeopleare
onwelfare,an:8percentincreasedur-
ingtherecession.
Ascaseloadsforalltheprograms
havesoared,sohavecosts.Tefederal
pricetagforMedicaidhasjumped
,o percentintwoyears,tos:,,bil-
lion.Joblessbenetshavesoaredfrom
s,billiontos:oobillion.Tefood
stampsprogramhasrisen8opercent,
tos,obillion.Welfareisup:percent,
tos::billion.Takentogether,they
costmorethanMedicare.
Superinsects Are
Thriving in Drought
MOTHER JONES | August 8
T
uissUmmiv,aseveredroughtand
geneticallymodiedcropsaredeliv-
eringaone-twopunchtoU.S.crops.
Acrossthefarmcountry,years
ofrelianceonMonsantosRoundup
Readycornandsoyseedsengi-
neeredforresistancetoMonsantos
Roundupherbicidehavegivenrise
toaveritableplagueofRoundup-re-
sistantweeds.Meanwhile,Monsantos
otherblockbustergeneticallymodied
traitthetoxicgeneofthepesticidal
bacteriaBtisalsobeginningtolose
eectiveness,imperilingcropsevenas
theyrealreadybedeviledbydrought.
Lastyear,IreportedonBt-resistant
westernrootwormsmunchingonBt-
engineeredcorninisolatedcounties
inMinnesota,IowaandIllinois.
Tissummer,resistantrootworms
areback.InaJuly,opost,Univer-
sityofMinnesotaextensionagents
KenOstlieandBrucePotterreport
theyveseenamajor[geographical]
expansionofrootwormdamage
throughoutsouthernMinnesota,
whereMonsantoscorniscom-
mon.Teseveredrought,theyadd,
hasmaskedtheproblem,because
rainstormstypicallymakerootworm-
damagedcornplantsfallover,and
rainstormshaventcomethisyear.
Droughtplusaplagueofroot-
wormspresentsacompounded
problemtofarmers:Tebugstendto
thriveunderdryconditions,andthe
damagetheirincessantrootmunch-
ingdoestoplantsaboveground,like
stuntingtheirgrowth,ismagnied
bylackofwaterandheatstress,Ostlie
andPotteradd.
Lastweek,MinnesotaPublicRadio
reporterMarkSteilledareportona
workshoponBt-resistantrootworms
atwhichPotterspoke.Apparently,the
entomologistmincednowords:Potter
toldthem[theworkshops:ooattend-
ees]thegeneticallymodiedcornis
basicallybackring.Insteadofmak-
ingthingseasier,wevejustmadecorn
rootwormmanagementharderanda
lotmoreexpensive,Pottersaid.
AndwhatsMonsantosreactionto
C
.sU.iovsivv.1ioofpopularcul-
turerevealsthatboysandmenin-
creasinglyarebeingportrayednegative-
ly,incontrasttowomen,whoinvariably
areseenasmorecompetent,ecient,
successfulandincharge.Televisionand
Hollywoodmoviesareproducingatsu-
namiofnegativestereotypesdepicting
guysaslosers.Tetypicalmalepor-
trayedintheentertainmentmediaisclueless,sociallyinept,
irresponsibleandimmature.Heinvariablydisappointsthe
womenaroundhim(Washington Times,July,o).
Tisisthestereotypethatisbeingchanneledintothe
mindsofupcominggenerationsbytheirmostinuential
sourceofeducationthemassmedia.
TeTimeshighlightsawholerashofcurrent-daytelevi-
sionsitcomsasguiltyofpeddlingthethemeoftheemascu-
lationofmen.
Wehaveofenpointedtothefeminizationandho-
mosexualizationofAnglo-Saxonsocietyyieldingmass
societalconfusionasprophesiedbytheCreatorforthese
times.TeProphetIsaiahdeclaresofourday,Forbehold,
theLord,theLordofhosts,doestakeawayfromJerusalem
andfromJudahthemightyman,andthemanof
war,thejudge,andtheprophet,andtheprudentandthe
ancient,thecaptainoffy,andthehonourableman,and
thecounselor,andthecunningarticer,andtheeloquent
orator(Isaiah ,::-,).Somuchfortheoncevirilemanhood
oftheAnglo-SaxonsandJewry,oncesuchapotentforcein
thefamilyunitsofthosepeoples!
Andthereasonforthisemasculationoftheworldspre-
viouslymostinuentialsocieties:
LettheCreatoranswerthroughHisprophet:
Omypeople,theywhichleadtheecausetheetoerr,and
destroythewayofthypaths(Isaiah,:::).
Yearsago,HerbertArmstrongwroteaveryprophetic
littlebookonthisphenomenon.Itwassimplytitled,Why
MarriageSoon Obsolete?
InthatbookletHerbertArmstrongforesawthedestruc-
tionofAnglo-Saxonsocietyinthewakeofthedenigration
ofthedivineinstitutionofmarriageandtheneutering
oftheGod-givenmaleandfemaleroles.Howhiswords
shouldringinourearstoday!For,ofatruth,weareliter-
allylivingout,daily,inWesternsociety,thoseveryprophe-
ciespennedbytheancientProphetIsaiah!
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allofthis:Lastyear,ascornstalksfell
over,theirrootsdevastatedbythepests,
theirplightdocumentedinatleast
oneacademicpaperandconrmed
inabluntiv.report,Monsantoatly
deniedtheresistanceproblem.Ap-
parently,itsmaintainingthatstance.
HeresMinnesotaPublicRadiosSteil:
Monsantoisstudyingtheproblem,but
sofarthecompanyhasfoundnoden-
itiveproofthattherootwormhasbuilt
upresistancetoitscorn.Company
ocialssaywhatsbeingseeninmany
eldsmayjustbeabnormallyhigh
rootwormpopulationsthatoverwhelm
eventhedeadlygeneticweaponim-
plantedintheirmodiedcorn.
Whilethecompanypeddlessuch
imam,itsubiquitousproductsare
makingU.S.cropsmore,notless,vul-
nerabletodroughtduringtheworst
dryspellinageneration,atatime
whenscientistsarepredictingmore-
frequentsevereweatherevents.
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n Falklands dispute: British ships
banned from Buenos Aires
BritishsovereigntyintheFalklands
facesyetanotherchallengefrom
Argentina.LawmakersinBuenos
Airesprovincehavepasseda billthat
willbanBritishships fromdock-
inginanyofitsports.Tebillisthe
latestinaseriesofprovocationsby
Argentinaintherun-uptothe,oth
anniversaryoftheFalklandsWar.
TelawisdesignedtohinderBritish
oilexplorationintheislands.Ships
yingtheFalklandsagarealready
bannedfromportsinArgentinaand
theothernationsmakingupthe
SouthAmericantradingblocMerco-
sur.Lastyear,twoFalklands-bound
I
v1uiviaretwothingsAmerica
needsnow,itsoilandjobs.North
Dakotahasbothinspades.
NorthDakotaisexperiencingthe
biggestoilrushAmericahasseenin
decades.Ageologicalformationcalled
theBakken,whichliesunderpartsof
Saskatchewan,MontanaandNorth
Dakota,holdsbillionsofbarrelsofoil.InNorthDakota,
anestimated:,to,billionbarrelsareaccessibleoutof
totalreservesofperhapsoobillionbarrelsormore.
Tepayosareimmense.Foracountrythatimports8.
millionbarrelsofoiladaytheprospectofabundanthome-
grownenergyisextremelyattractive.Injustthepastyear,
oiloutputfromNorthDakotaalonekeptsomes:,billion
withintheU.S.
Moreimmediately,asnationwideunemployment
remainsabove8percent,NorthDakota,isdrawinganexo-
dusofjob-seekers.Oneinevery:ojobopeningslastyear
wereoiljobs.Oil-rigworkersearnsix-guresalaries;even
truckdriversmakeanaverageofs,o,ooo.
Teneedsarehuge,andpressing.Butthereisadown-
side.
Aswithanythingelse
wherethereisaheapof
moneytobemade,greed,
self-interestandshort-
sightednessarecreating
someterriblesideeects.
WesternNorthDa-
kotasvastexpansesof
rollingprairiearoundthe
statesthrivingoilzone
wereonceamongthe
mostbeautifulandpic-
turesquepartsofthestate.
Teoilboom,though,has
drasticallychangedthe
cultureandlandscape.Now,undulatingpumpjacksrise
fromtheprairie.Uninviting,crackerboxcommunitiesare
poppingup.Workerscramintomakeshifcamps.Unsight-
lyindustrialtrashisaccumulating.Fieldsarelitteredwith
blown-outsemitires,crackedhardhats,orphanedwork
bootsandcigarettebutts.
NorthDakotaishometofourofAmericas:ofastest-
growingcounties.Tepopulationexplosionhascreated
aserioushousingshortage.Hotelsareoverbooked.Oil
companiesarellingthehousingvoidwithmancamps,
temporarylodgingsthatcanbetruckedinandoutofthe
area.InNewTown,onetrailerparkwheresomeofami-
lieshavelivedfordecadeswassoldtonewowners,who
doubledtherentsandsentevictionnoticestoresidentsin
ordertomakeroomforoilworkers.
Terearealsoenvironmentalconcerns.Oneproblem
withthefrackingprocessisthetremendousvolumeof
waterapreciouscommodityinitsownrightthatitcon-
vertsintounusablewaste.NorthDakotasregulationsdo
setguidelinesforthedisposalofwaste[but]therearent
enoughinspectorstokeepwatch,andresidentsfrequently
complainofwastedisposal,aring,andsmallspillsor
leaks,reportedtheWash-
ington Post.
NorthDakotasoilboom
squarelyillustratesmany
problemsendemictoour
worldthatstemfromun-
checkedhumannature.As
theProphetIsaiahforetold,
Teearthisdrooping,
witheringandthesky
waneswiththeearth;for
earthhasbeenpolluted
bythedwellersonitsface
(Isaiah24:4;Moatt).
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In situ burning at a crude oil spill on a wetland
in Mountrail County, North Dakota, on March 31, 2010.
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Norwegianships,mistakenfor
British,sparkedmassprotestswhen
theydockedintheportofLaPlata
nearBuenosAires.Argentinais
underminingBritishinuenceinthe
Falklands.Despitetoughtalk,Britain
lacksthenavalpowernecessaryto
defendtheislands.Bibleprophecy
indicatesthatBritainwilleventu-
ally losetheFalklands.
n British bank caught laundering
money for Iran
BritishbankinggiantStandard
Charteredvichasbeenaccusedof
collaboratingwiththeIraniangovern-
menttolaunders:,obillionbetween
:oo:and:oo,.StandardChartered
vicvehementlydeniestheallega-
tionsandinsiststhatnearlyallofits
transactionswereaboveboard(admit-
tingthatmaybesomes:million
wasnot),butatthispoint,thetruth
doesntreallymatter.Followingthe
announcement,StandardChartereds
stocktookasteepdive.Moreimpor-
tantly,theseallegationsareanother
majorsmearontheBritishbanking
system.TischargeagainstStandard
Charteredcomeshardontheheelsof
theiivovscandal,whichmaybethe
biggestconinnancialhistory.On
August,,cvcreportedthatasthe
iivovscandalunfolds,almostallthe
bigBritishandAmericanbanksare
turningoneachotherinanattempt
toshowthatwhatotherbankswere
doingwasmoreillegalthantheirown
actions.Overooyearsago,HerbertW.
Armstrongwarnedthatacalamityin
Westernnancialinstitutionswould
bethetriggerthatwouldbringabout
theendofAmericanandBritishworld
dominance.AscondenceinAmeri-
canandBritishbanksdisappears,
sodoesthechanceofeithernation
pullingoutofitscurrentdownward
economicspiral.
n Japanese bank believes Britain
will leave EU
OnAugust8,Nomura,aJapanese
bankingandnancialservicesgiant,
publishedareportthatstatedthata
UKexitfromtheEUlooksincreas-
inglylikely.TeNormurareport,
byAlastairNewton,aformerBritish
diplomatwhoworkedunderTony
Blair,warnedthatadeepeningof
theeurozonecrisisintheimmediate
futureremainsarealpossibility.
Tis,inturn,couldspuraccelera-
tioninintegrationinordertotryto
preventthecollapseoftheeurozone,
therebyadvancingprojectswhichare
likelytoprovedicultfortheBritish
government.Mr.Cameroncouldnd
himselfinaverydicultposition
indeed,i.e.,underevenmoreintense
pressurefromwithintheranksofhis
ownpartytocallanimmediateref-
erendum.Normurabelievesthatany
referendumislikelytopushtheUK
awayfromtheEU.Britainmaysoon
leavetheEUjustastheTrumpethas
forecastforyears.
n Worlds oldest shipping
company closes
Teworldsoldestshippingcompany
isgoingoutofbusiness.Stephenson
ClarkeShipping,aBritishcompany
withrootsgoingbackto:,,ohas
soldoitslastvessel.Itisaclearil-
lustrationofthetroublesfacingthe
UKshippingindustry.Facingcom-
petitionfromAsiaandwithaglobal
economyinrecession,bulktrans-
portershavebeenhitparticularly
hard.TeBalticDryIndex,which
measuresratestoshipcommodi-
tieslikegrainsandcoal,isdowna
massive,,percentthisyear.Shipping
rateshavefalleninoutofthepast,
years.Itisoneoftheworst[slumps]
experiencedformanyyears,the
shippingcompanysaid.SinceWorld
Warii,Britainhasembracedafor-
eignpolicythathassteadilychanged
itfromthegreatestmercantilenation
inmanshistorytoonethathas
thrownitsgreatestcorporatechampi-
onstothefreemarketwolveseven
thoughothernationsrefusetoplay
bythesamerules.Tecontinualloss
ofthecompaniesthathelpedmake
Britaingreatisasadreminderof
Britainsdramaticfallfromsuper-
powerstatus.
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Approximately 60 percent of the
nations grain, 22 percent of its oil and
gas, and 20 percent of the nations coal
is transported on the Mississippi River.
Already,thecosttoshipbulkgoodsis
rising.Astheweightthatcanbeputon
bargesshrinks,thecostperunitweight
isrising.Andthattranslatesintohigher
costsontheconsumersend.Products
thatarealreadyonlymarginallyprof-
itablemaynotbeeconomicalatthese
highertransportcosts.
TelasttimetheMississippishutdownduetolowwater
wasin:88.Tenjustasmallsectionoftheriverbecame
unnavigablebutitcosttheshippingindustrys:billion.
IftheMississippishutdowntoday,sourcesquotedby
vcestimatethatthedirectcoststotheeconomywouldbe
amassives,oomillionperdayacostthatwouldskyrock-
et exponentiallyiftheriverdidnotreopenafermorethan
afewdays!
Wearestillafewfeetofwaterawayfromthat,butthe
summerisntovereither.
:88istheonlytimeinrecentmemorythatcancompare
withthissummer,saysLynnMuench,seniorvicepresident
ofAmericanWaterwaysOperators.Forthelasttwoor
threeweeks,thephraseIkeephearingis,Closeto:88.
Worsethan:88.Sameas:88,shesays.Teresareal
possibilitythatitllbeworsethisyear.
Makingmattersworseforbargetrac,lastyearsrecord
oodstirredupdebrisandchangedthelocationofunder-
waterobstructions.TeArmyCorpsofEngineersiswork-
inglikecrazytodredgeshallowareasandmarkdangers.
Butstill,thenumberofbargesgoingagroundisrising.
Shippinglanesarenarrowing.Andtracisslowing.On
Tuesday,abargegroundedinMinnesota.Ittook:hours
toclearit,andanotherdaytodredgethechannelbefore
otherbarge-trainscouldpass.Tesameday,anotherbarge
gotstuckinLaCrosse,Wisconsin.Ittookaboutadayto
gettracmovingthereagain.cvsNewssaysbargetraf-
cisgettingstalledupanddowntheMississippi,evenin
areasthatnormallydonthaveanyproblem.
AmericasMississippiRiversystemisanabsolutejewel
thatAmericacannotaordtolosenomatterhowshort
theduration.
TeMississippiRiver,inconjunctionwithMissouri,
Red,ArkansasandOhiorivers,comprisesthelargest
interconnectednetworkofnavigableriversintheworld.
StratforcallstheGreaterMississippirivernetworkthe
circulatorysystemoftheMidwest.Itiswhatopensup
onethirdofAmericatotheworld.Evenwithoutthead-
ditionofcanals,itispossibleforproductsfromanywhere
intheworldtoreachnearlyanypartoftheMidwest.
Withtheadditionofcanals,goodscannowbetrans-
portedfromtheGreatLakesinthenorthtoNewOrleans
inthesouth.
Andthisfantasticwaterhighwayjusthappenstosit
astridethemostfertilecrop-growingregionintheworld.
Itishardtooverstatetheeconomicimplicationsof
thisoverlap.Tegeographyofmostnationsrequirestheir
governmentstodevotescarceresourcestolayendlessrail
androadtobuildthetransportcapacitythatwasgifedto
Americaatnoexpense.Andwatertransportcostsafrac-
tionofmovinggoodsbyroadandrail.
TeMississippiRivernetworkvirtuallyguaranteedthat
Americawouldberich.
ButtheMississippiblessingmaynowbeturninginto
acurse.EverybodyisawarethatAmericaisinthemidst
ofanepicdrought.Contingencyplansarebeingmade
forreducedcorn,soybeanandwheatcrops.Americahas
experienceddroughtsbefore.Marketsarepreparedforthis
reality,althoughtheymaybeunderestimatingtheglobal
consequencesofthedrought.
Americaisnowcriticallyreliantupontheuninterrupted
functioningofthisvastintercontinentaltransportnetwork.
TedryingupoftheMississippievenforasshortape-
riodasaweekwouldbeahuge,unexpectedblowtothis
nation,nevermindtheglobaleconomy.Anditisonethat
Americaandtheworldcanillaordatthistime.
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