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A DIGEST OF SIGNIFICANT WORLD NEWS FROM THE PHILADELPHIA TRUMPETSTAFF FOR THE WEEK OF NOV. 20-26, 2011

A GROUPof Wahhabi Muslims is plotting to turnEthiopia into an Islamic country governed by sharialaw, according to plans recently discovered by the

Ethiopian government.We have found evidences and pamphlets [which] were

publicly distributed during the month of Ramadan callingon the Muslim community to stand up against all non-

Wahhabi Muslims and followers of other religions, saidMersessa Reda, the director general at the Ministry ofFederal Affairs of Ethiopia.

In a recent press conference, the Ethiopian governmentexpressed concern over the increasing incidence of violenceagainst moderate Muslims and Christians by radical Wah-habi Muslims.

In March, a leading ofcial from the Iranian-backedal-Shabaab terrorist group in Somalia made a call urgingMuslims in both Kenya and Ethiopia to rise up against theirgovernments, stating that oppressed Muslims must liberatethemselves from Christian domination.

Over 4,000 Christians in and around the Jimma Zone ofEthiopia were displaced as a result of Islamic attacks thatbegan the day beforethe leading al-Shabaab ofcial issuedhis directive. Some 59 churches and at least 28 homes wereburned in this onslaught, which started after local Muslimsaccused a Christian of desecrating the Koran.

As al-Shabaab terrorists continue to clash with Ethio-pian troops in Somalia, such tensions will only increase.The last time Ethiopian troops ofcially entered Somalia to

ght the al-Shabaab group was in December 2006. Localwitnesses report, however, that Ethiopian military con-voys did enter into the south of Somalia last weekend aftercrossing through Kenya. One Islamist commander openly

warned the Ethiopian troops that al-Shabaab would breaktheir necks if they remained.

Now that both Egypt and Libya are moving into theIslamist camp, expect Iranian-backed radicals to make amove for control of Ethiopia.

Iran seeks to control the southern entrance to the RedSea. To do this, the regime in Tehran needs sympatheticIslamic governments installed in Eritrea, Djibouti andEthiopia. This is what makes the Islamists plotting against

the current Ethiopian government so signicant!Trumpeteditor in chief Gerald Flurry warned back in

April that both Libya and Ethiopia would soon align withIran. Consider the words of his editorial, Libya and Ethio-pia Reveal Irans Military Strategy: Why would Iran beso interested in getting some measure of control over Libyaand Ethiopia? To me, the answer is intriguing.

All you need to do is get a good map of the Middle East,with the emphasis on the Mediterranean Sea and the RedSea. Then you can see why the king of the south, or radicalIslam, is so interested in an alliance with or control overthese two countries (as well as Egypt and Tunisia). Theyare on the two seas that comprise the most important traderoute in the world!

Whoever heavily inuences or controls Ethiopia willundoubtedly also control the small areas of Eritrea andDjibouti on the Red Sea coastline. These areas only re-cently became independent of Ethiopia. Also, I believe theBible view is that these small areas are included as part ofEthiopia.

Controlling the Suez Canal is not enough. Egypt triedthat in 1956, when Britain, France and Israel kicked it outin one attack. But what if you have radical Islamic nationsalong this sea trade route with real air powerincludingmissiles?

That could give Iran virtual control of the trade throughthose seas. Radical Islam could stop the ow of essential oilto the U.S. and Europe!

Biblical passages such as Daniel 11:40-43 foretell of anend-time clash between a German-led Holy Roman Empireand an Iranian-led Islamic caliphate. The passage in Danielin particular reveals that the nations of Egypt, Libya andEthiopia will be allied with Iran when it is overrun by theEuropean empire. The current turmoil in the Middle Eastand North Africa has put the ruling regimes in all three ofthese countries in grave danger. Expect pro-Iranian succes-sor regimes to arise in each of these nations!

For more information on the future of the Middle Eastand how it will affect you, read Libya and Ethiopia RevealIrans Military Strategy and then carefully study our book-let The King of the South.

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MIDDLE EASTnDeadly clashes in Egypt: Some 41 people have died and morethan 2,000 wounded in violent protests in Egypt since Saturday, ac-cording to the countrys Health Ministry. The protesters believe theruling military councilthe Supreme Council of the Armed Forcesisnt doing enough to hand power back to the people. On Friday of last

week, the Muslim Brotherhood kicked off the wave of protests whentens of thousands of Islamists marched through Tahrir Square. A fewremained overnight in tents, and when police tried to remove them thenext day other protesters supported them, leading to ghts betweenpolice and protesters that spread to other cities. The clashes continueddespite the ruling military council promising to speed up the transferof power to civilian rule. On Tuesday, a deal was struckbetween theMuslim Brotherhood and the military that would allow the transitionto civilian rule to occur on a timetable favoring the Islamist group.This is precisely why the military had sought to hold on to powertoprevent an Islamist takeover. It was agreed that presidential elections

will be held by July, six months earlier than originally planned by thearmy, and a new government formed. The clashes havejeopardizedparliamentary elections due to begin Monday, but if the elections do go

ahead, the new crisis will benet the Islamists, possibly widening theirprojected margin of victory, Real Clear World reports. Whatever theimmediate outcome, expect the Muslim Brotherhood to come out on top.nMuslim Brotherhood on the rise in Egypt and Libya: OnSunday, theJerusalem Postreported on a survey showing that Islamistpartiesare the most popular in Egypt. According to the unofcial poll,conducted on the social-networking website Facebook, in parliamen-tary elections 38 percent of Egyptians will vote for the Freedom andJustice Party, which is the Muslim Brotherhoods political party and thelargest and best organized of all political forces in Egypt. An additional12 percent said they will vote for the Al-Nour party, a Sala Islamistparty. The poll indicated that secular and liberal parties are the leastpopular in Egypt. The most popular secular party was projected to re-ceive only 2 percent of votes. In Libya, after being outlawed for decades,

the Muslim Brotherhoodconducted its rst public meeting on Libyansoil on November 17 and called for a sweeping national reconstructioneffort. Reuters reported on the landmark conference, saying, As Libyaemerges from a bloody civil war, many observers believe the next elec-tions could pit religious political groups against secular parties, withbetter-organized Islamists such as the Brotherhood having a tacticaladvantage. Islamists are the most popular and best-organized politi-cal force in both Egypt and Libya, and their power in both nations ispoised to rapidly increase.nIran makes strides toward diplomatic relations with Egyptand Libya: Senior Iranian ofcials have made it known that Tehranis ready to resume full diplomatic ties with Cairo as soon as Egypt isready. Resuming relations would allow the Iranian government togrant aid in tourism and all other elds, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali

Akbar Salehi said during a meeting with an Egyptian Su delegation ona mission to bridge gaps between Islamic sects in Iran. The Mubarakregime prevented Iran from establishing relations with Egypt, creatinga gap between the two peoples and tarnishing the image of Iraniansand Shiites. Iranian ofcials have been just as bold in regards to Libya.Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi sent a messageto the head of the Libyan transitional government on Sunday renewinga previous offer to assist the North African nation with reconstructionprojects. Earlier this month, Vice Chairman of Libyas National Transi-tional Council Abdel Haz Ghoga expressed his appreciation to Iran forthe supports it has already given to Libya. He announced that a delega-tion of Libyan ofcials will visit Tehran in the near future to discussexpansion of ties and cooperation between the two Islamic states. It is

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Spain in RaceAgainst TimeMARKETSHAVEdashed any lingering hopesof an investor honeymoon for Spains in-coming leader Mariano Rajoy, sending theIBEXindex in Madrid crashing through the

8,000 level and pushing borrowing coststo toxic levels.

Yields on three-month Spanish notesjumped to 5.11 percent at a sale on Tues-day, higher than rates paid by Greece lastweek.

HSBCsaid the country is in a race againsttime to avoid becoming the fourth EMUcountry to need a bailout. The questionnow is whether the new government isable to reassure markets that it can deliverquickly enough to beat back the marketbears and avoid turning to the (EU-IMF)troika, said the banks strategist Madhur

Jha. The bank said the double whammy of

surging borrowing costs and a slide backinto recession together risk inictingserious damage to Spains debt-dynamics,pushing public debt above 86 percent ofGDPover the next three years.

Spain cannot face this crisis by itself.The sovereign crisis is a eurozone prob-lem and needs a eurozone-wide solution.The last few weeks have shown that thewindow of opportunity is rapidly closingfor Spain and other peripheral countriesunless some very concrete decisions are

taken at the eurozone level to negate alltalk of a euro break-up. With governmentsdragging their feet, the bulk of supportover the next few months will have tocome from the ECB.

What Spain needs is a policy mixsimilar to that seen in the UK, with thegovernment having a strong medium-termausterity plan in place while the centralbank provides the backstop, stimulatingthe economy through its ultra-easy mon-etary policy, said the bank.

There is no sign yet that Germany is will-ing to drop its vehement opposition to any

such action by the ECB. A growing chorusof critics in Paris, Brussels, Rome and Ma-drid say Germany is cherry-picking EU lawto justify its hard-line stance, ignoring theECBs duty to safeguard economic cohesionand the survival of monetary union .

The ECBmajority can overrule the Ger-man-led bloc of hawksand has alreadydone so in buying around 120 billion ofSpanish and Italian bondsbut mass pur-chases or quantitative easing would risk ahigh-stakes political showdown with theeurozones hegemonic power.

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clear the Iranian regime is intent on fully exploiting the Arab Springtoward its own ends.nArab League threatening sanctions on Syria:As violenceescalates in Syria, the Arab League has turned against the ruling Assadregime and said it is prepared to adopt sanctions against the country.Syria was suspended from the Arab League earlier this month. Saudi

Arabia and Qatarwhich fear Irans growing power in the region and itsalliance with Syriaare leading the Arab League efforts against Syria.

Saudis problem is Iran. Going after Syria today ensures you removeIran from the picture. There is an attempt to create a new Sunni blocin the region, said analyst Safwat Zayaat. We can expect Saudi Ara-bias efforts to split Syrias alliance with Iran to be successful, as Bibleprophecy indicates that Syria will join anArab coalition in the end time.nYemens president promises to quit:Violence in Yemen contin-ued on Thursday after President Ali Abdullah Saleh pledged to step downa day earlier. Tens of thousands took to the streets to protest the prom-ise of immunity from prosecution that Saleh obtained and questioning

whether the president would really step down, after saying on previousoccasions that he would and not following through. Under the agree-ment, Saleh has apparently agreed to transfer power to Vice President

Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi within 90 days, within which time an elec-tion will also be held. Amir Taheri, writing for theNew York Post, says

that further political chaos in the country would only suit al Qaeda andthe pro-Iran Houthi group, which both wish to divide Yemen into twohalves. The northern half would become part of Irans hoped-for Islamicempire, while the south would make up for the bases that al Qaeda lost in

Afghanistan and Iraq. Plunged into chaos, Yemen could become a secondSomalia, just across the water in the Horn of Africa (November 24).nItaly may court Israel: There are signs that committed papistMario Monti, Italys interim prime minister by appointment of thenations president, is keen to step up Romes diplomacy in Israel. Thetechnocracy that has taken over the governing of Italy in the hope thatit can last till ofcial elections in 2013 has made an interesting choicefor the head of its Foreign Ministry.Frankfurter Rundschaureportedlast week that The career diplomat Giulio Terzi di SantAgata, who

will be foreign minister for the new Italian government under Premier

Mario Monti, was ambassador of his country in Israel between 2002and 2004. In this function he was contributing signicantly to betterthe relationship between the EU and Israel (November 17; translationours). Terzi di SantAgata was also directly involved in opening doorsfor right-wing Italian politician Gianfranco Fini and an entourage ofright-wing Italian bedfellows for a high-prole visit to Israel in 2003.Fini, with the aid of Ambassador Terzi di SantAgata, is well capable ofmassaging relations with any future leaders of Germany and Israel togain papal access direct to Jerusalem in the future.

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Palestine and Hamas HailNew Partnership

MAHMOUDABBASand Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal hailed a newPalestinian partnership after talks to implement a landmarkreconciliation deal.

Speaking to reporters after several hours of talks, the two leaderssaid they had managed to iron out their differences and turn over a newpage in their strained relationship.

We want to assure our people and the Arab and Islamic world thatwe have turned a major new and real page in partnership on everything

The EurosHere to StayTOREADthe apocalyptic news headlines,Europe appears to be in disarray, on thebrink of nancial meltdown, its currency

a sure victim of political disintegration.But the doomsday will not happen: The

euro is here to stay. Whats more, it willsoon overtake the U.S. dollar as the primereserve currency and the most tradedcurrency globally. You can take that factto the bank.

Heres why: Even after the nancialcrisis, Europe is still the most vibranteconomic region in the industrialized

world and the euro is solidly rooted in60 years of history. The continent is notgoing to abandon the unication projectthat has given Europe stability, prosperity

and wealth for the past 60 years. We can all ignore the theatrics now

taking place in Greece and Italy. The cur-rent spectacle has been orchestrated asGermany and France rush in to exploit arare political opportunity to demonstrate

why sovereignty over scal policy cannotbe left to member states, if you try to havea common currency. No currency canreasonably survive if its not governedby one binding set of scal policies, andthe euro has too many national govern-ments with competing interests vyingfor inuence here. Europe needs a single

ministry to govern its scal policy, not 17bickering neighbors.

Of course, the smaller members of theeurozone dread the idea of a budget com-missioner in Brussels who would dictatethe terms and scope of their national bud-gets. They would dislike the concept evenmore if that policy were to be dominatedby Germany and France, with EU inu-ence mainly based on population size.

In good economic times, there was noway that European countries were goingto agree on a common scal regime. How-ever, with every crisis also comes oppor-

tunity, and so now eurozone members arefacing a shotgun marriage of sorts. Eitherface the breakup of their currency, withall its dire consequences, or defer scalsovereignty to Brussels.

Europe will nally get where it needsto go. The stakes for all players are toohigh and too closely aligned. The priceof shared wealth on the side of the largermembers and the deferring of sover-eignty for the smaller members willhurtbut ultimately will be deemed thelesser evil.

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do to [sic] with the Palestinian nation, Mr. Meshaal said.There are no more differences between us now, added President

Abbas, who heads the Fatah movement. We have agreed to work aspartners with joint responsibility.

Key issues on the agenda were a unied Palestinian strategy, ham-mering out an interim government, reforming the Palestine LiberationOrganization (PLO) and agreeing on a date for elections, ofcials said.

After a summer of skepticism over prospects for a real rapproche-

ment between President Abbass secular Fatah movement and itsIslamist rival Hamas, a new optimism has emerged in recent weeks.

The deal has been criticized by Israel, with Prime Minister Benja-min Netanyahu saying he hoped Abbas would stop the reconciliationprocess with Hamas.

The accord has also been received with caution in Washington andthe European Union, prompting Hamas ofcial Izzat al-Rishq to accuseboth of seeking to perpetuate Palestinian political division.

Both Washington and Brussels have said they will not work with agovernment that includes Hamas unless the Islamists recognize Israel,renounce violence and agree to abide by previous Israeli-Palestinianagreements.

EUROPEnLeaked: Germanys latest plan to dominate Europe:Germany

wants highly indebted eurozone countries to be subject to automaticsanctions and a European Monetary Fund to manage the bailouts, ac-cording to a German Foreign Ofce memo leaked to the Telegraph.Ger-many is plotting to make these changes in such a way that they donttrigger a referendum in the UK. Under the proposal, nations that violatethe Stability and Growth Pact could be taken before the European Courtof Justice. If a nation receives a bailout, the European Union shouldhave the power to veto its budget before it is presented to the nationalparliament, the document says. If that nation cannot stick to the terms

of the bailout, it can have concrete budgetary measures imposed uponit. The memo also says that Germany wants the changes to EU treatiesto affect mainly the eurozone in order to try to prevent the changes trig-gering a referendum in the UK.nGerman government receives Irish budget:Another leakappears to demonstrate the power over national budgets that Germanyhas already. Reuters reported November 17 that the Bundestag budgetcommittee received details of Irelands budget before the Irish Parlia-ment did. The possibility that Germany gets to see the Irish budgetbefore the elected representatives of the Irish people raises importantquestions about who really runs Ireland. The old EU is nished,

writesDer Spiegel. Old Europe, that construct of unity housed inimposing buildings in Brussels, that visionary collection of ideas aboutpeace, freedom and prosperity, the Europe of big words and impen-

etrable treaties, the Babylonian monster that spits out tons of paper in23 languages every day, meddles in everything and tries to spoon-feedits citizens. That Europe no longer exists. There are many other bigthinkers in the most inuential nations of the European Union, people

who are hard at work developing plans for a European house, one thatwill be better, more democratic, more unied and more impervious tocrises than todays Europe. It is right in many ways. The big thinkersof Germany and the Catholic Church are hard at work developing plansfor a new Europe. It will be bigger and grander, in its way, than the EU.But look at its beginning. It will not be democratic.nFrance has de facto lost its AAA rating: Frances cost of bor-rowing has risen to the point that it has effectively lost its triple-Arating, even if the ratings agencies havent downgraded it yet. France

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RUSSIASKREMLIN-BACKEDbusinesses aresnapping up assets in former Eastern Eu-rope, though governments are still wary.

More than 20 years after Soviet tanksand soldiers pulled out of then-Czecho-slovakia in Eastern Europe, Russianinuence is on the rise in what was onceits imperial backyard. Where guns andbullets failed, rubles are succeeding.

Local governments are selling offstate assets to plug gaping budgetaryholes as the global nancial crisis bites.

Western corporations are tighteningbelts and selling off some assets in theregion. Stepping into the void are eagerRussian businessmen, some backed bythe Kremlin, as money trumps lingering

suspicions from decades of Moscow-ledcommunism.

Russians have been on a shoppingspree in the region. In July, Russiaslargest state-run bank, Sberbank, whichhas close ties to Prime Minister VladimirPutin, bought out the Eastern Europeandivision of an Austrian bank. Announcingthe acquisition, German Graf, a formereconomics minister, boldly stated: Thisis our rst step in transforming Sberbankinto a global bank.

Russians are also using their vast oiland gas reserves to spread clout. At the

forefront is Gazprom, one of the worldslargest energy companies. The Russiangas giant supplies about 25 percent of thenatural gas sold in Western Europe. InEastern Europe, the percentage is higher:Bulgaria and Slovakia alone depend onGazprom for 90 percent of their gas. Gaz-prom is also buying up energy infrastruc-ture in the region.

A battle royal is brewing in the nuclearenergy sphere, pitting Moscow against

Washington for a project billed as one ofEuropes biggest and most lucrative: TheCzech Republic is planning to build more

reactors at one of its two nuclear powerplants.

Washington and Moscow are eager towin this deal. When President Obamavisited Prague in 2010, the deal was highon the agenda of his talks with Czech of-cials.

[Czech] Prime Minister Viktor Orbansaid, A country cant be strong if its com-pletely dependent for its energy needs. It

wasnt the rst time a European leaderhas cited security concerns to rule out theRussians on a business deal.

Russia ReconquersEastern Europe

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isnt trading like a AAA, said strategist for Newedge Group in London,Bill Blain. The market has made its judgment already. GlendevonKing Asset Managements Nicola Marinelli agreed. France is not a AAAat all, he said. French banks are very exposed to eurozone periphery.If they were to market these loans at current levels, there would behuge losses. On Tuesday, the interest rate on a 10-year governmentbond was 3.5 percentaround halfway between fellow AAAcountrythe Netherlands and Aa1-graded Belgium. French borrowing costs are

about 1 percentage point higher than in the UK and over 1 percentagepoints higher than in Germany. Rates may climb above 5 percent, saidanalysts at Credit Suisse Group AG. Ratings agency Moodys warnedthat the rising interest rates and slow growth threatened Frances creditoutlook and that the nation facessignicant downside risks. Franceseconomic woes show it is not in the same economic league as Germany.If France loses its AAArating, the crisis will get much worse.nHungary asks for IMF loan: Hungary asked the EU and theInternational Monetary Fund for a precautionary rescue, the two or-ganizations reported November 21. Hungary already entered into a 20billion IMFbailout program in 2008.nEuropean Commission plans for great integration: TheEuropean Commission presented its proposed solution to the eurozonecrisis on November 23: more integration and a common European

government bond. Eurozone members would have to submit theirbudgets to the EU for approval. The Commission would have the powerto cut off funding to nations that break the rules. It would even be ableto send inspectors to nations experiencing severe difcultiesevenif the nation hasnt asked for them. National parliaments shouldknow that when they take a decision they are also responsible for theconsequences of these decisions on others . In a monetary union weneed to acknowledge this level of interdependence, said CommissionPresident Jos Manuel Barroso. Germany, European Council PresidentHerman Van Rompuy and Eurogroup Chairman Jean-Claude Junckerall criticized the plan. European Economic and Monetary Affairs Com-missioner Olli Rehn looks forward to having the power the new plans

would give him. Rest assured, I will make full use of all these newinstruments from day one of their entry into force, he said.

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Now GermanWill Be Spoken

BERLINISdemanding a predominating voting majority in the principalEU institutions. According to reports in the Spanish business press,the German government will insist at the next EU summit in early

December on a redistribution of vote weighting in the European Central

Bank (ECB): In the future, the votes should be weighted in accordance withthe countrys gross national product. Thus, Germany would attain a pre-dominating position in the most important European monetary institu-tionnot only temporarily, but most likely on a long-term basis.

The current principle of equality among sovereign countries wouldbe cancelled. The demand, which has not yet been ofcially formulatedby the German government, is a continuation of the reorganization ofthe eurozone along the lines of German interests.

Berlins leading politicians have commented on this reorganiza-tion, which has been taking place for quite some time, saying Europeis facing a new era. Volker Kauder, chair of the CDU/CSUparliamentarygroup and a condant of the German chancellor, succinctly summa-rized this development saying, Now Europe will speak German.

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BRITAINANDEurope havebeen at odds for yearsbutman, things are really get-ting tense.

Now, as Germany andEuropean Union leadersgrapple with a life-threat-ening nancial crisis, their ruthless measuresare intensifying their already gross differencewith Britain. Last week, animosity between ttwo boiled over.

Heres one contentious example: a Europewide tax that Berlin is pushing as a way to raimoney to bail out eurozone countries. It woul

create a surcharge on nancial transactionswhich means that upwards of 80 percent of thtax revenue would come from the biggest globnancial center in Europe, the City of LondonConvenient, no?

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Os-borne called the tax a bullet aimed at the heof London.

Its all plainly designed to force the Britishinto a ght.

As the euro crisis deteriorates, Europeanleaders are talking about solving it with moreEurope while British leaders want less.

The German media roundly slammed the

British prime minister.Bildcarried the head-line Europe speaks German, Mr. Cameron!What do the English actually want in the Eurpean Union? It questioned whether it might better if Britain left the EU altogether.

To this point, the British people havent begiven much say in the matter. Polls show highpublic dissatisfaction with the EU, but thus facalls for an actual referendumsay, on whethto continue EU membership, something thatmore than two thirds of the public want a refendum onhave been ignored.

Here is the most remarkable aspect of thisdeepening schism: The reason we have know

for decades that this would happen is that itwas spelled out in advance in the Bible.

Since Germany reunited in 1990, theTrumpethas prophesied its rise to become thleading power in Europe, which it now is. Intandem with Germanys rise, we have proph-esied the decline of British inuence and powin Europe toward its eventual descent to vassstatus under Berlin and Romes dominance othe EU. This happened on Jan. 1, 2010, with timplementation of the Lisbon Treaty. We havcontinued to prophesy that Britain will eitheropt out or be cast out of the European Union.

Watch Europeand Britain TakeSwings at EachOther

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Guttenberg Case Dropped

ITSAmajor slap in the face for those liberals who tried to destroyhis political career. Its also a powerful demonstration of the powerof those hidden elites in Germany who pull the strings behind the

political scene.

In its summation of ndings relating to charges of plagiarismbrought against Baron Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, the Bavariancourt prosecutor found (November 23): Copyright protects mainlythe exploitation of the rights of authors and, therefore, their economicinterests. In this present case, the economic damage of the copyright is

violated but only marginally. The accused has no previous convictionsand received for himself no economic benets from his doctoral thesis.Therefore, the court and prosecutors have come to the conclusion that apayment of 20,000 to support a nonprot public institution will elimi-nate any need for prosecution. This has been agreed to by the defendantand the said money has already been paid, so that the investigation wassuspended by the prosecutor court and the case brought to nality.

Thus the court left Guttenbergs disgruntled accusers licking theirwounds. The way is now cleared for Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg to

return to the political scene in both Bavaria and Berlin.

ASIAnMedvedev says Russia might target U.S. missile defensesites: Russia will station new missiles aimed at American missiledefense facilities in Europe if the U.S. ignores Russian protests andproceeds with its planned shield, Russian President Dmitry Medvedevsaid Wednesday. Even though Washington insists that the purpose ofthese defense systems is to ward off potential attacks from Iran, Russia

views them as a threat to the Kremlins nuclear forces. In a bold statement

apparently designed to rally nationalistic votes in upcoming elections,Medvedev said Russia will deploy missiles in its westernmost region andother locations if Moscow and NATOfail to reach an agreement concern-ing the U.S.-led missile defense plans. The United States and its NATOpartners as of now arent going to take our concerns about the Europeanmissile defense into account, Medvedev said, adding that if the Westernpowers continue to stonewall, Russia will retaliate. As the U.S. contin-ues to succumb to nancial and moral ailments, Russia and other Easterngiants will become increasingly bold in their deance toward Washington.nRussia hopes India will soon become SCO member: Mos-cow hopes India will soon gain full membership in the Shanghai Coop-

eration Organization (SCO), RussianForeign Minister Sergey Lavrov saidon November 17, after meeting with

his Indian counterpart. The SCOisan Asian security bloc led by Rus-sia and China, which also includesKazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,and Uzbekistan. Russia supportsthe resolution of the issue of Indiastransfer from observer status tofull membership in the SCOas soonas possible. We have expounded on

this position repeatedly and expectto achieve progress in the issue soon,

Lavrov said. Since its inception in 2001, the SCOhas fostered signicantunity among its member nations, but the years ahead will prove even

PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Russian foreign minister Lavrov meets

with Indian counterpart Krishna.

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Guttenberg Is BackHEBURSTonto the Germanfederal political scene inMarch 2009, appointed eco-nomics minister in AngelaMerkels coalition govern-

ment. He was catapultedinto the senior post ofdefense minister in a matterof months. Then, within twoyears of entering Berlins political scene,he was hounded from ofce by leftistsintent on destroying him.

Now, barely eight months from hisresignation from all political ofces,Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, baron of theHoly Roman Empire, is back in the publicspotlight.

The choice of venue was the HalifaxInternational Security Forum, where

Guttenberg was billed as a distinguishedstatesman representing the think tankCenter for Strategic and InternationalStudies.

Guttenbergspeaking as part of athree-person foreign-policy panel on thesecond day of the forum and choosinghis words very carefullymade no bonesabout indicating that a leadership vacuumexists across Europe, as well as in Germa-ny, coupled with a lack of vision connect-ing the public emotionally to the EuropeanUnions primary goals. His approach wasbroad brush, pointing the nger at no one

in particular but nevertheless making astrong point on both the above counts.

With his observations on the disconnectbetween politicians and the public, and hiscalling for a European vision to connect themasses emotionally with what is, in reality,the European imperialist goal, Guttenbergmay well be perceived by elites as providingthe answer for both Europes and Germa-nys present need for charismatic leader-ship. Leadership of a kind that can mergetheir elitist vision of a resurrected Holy Ro-man Empire with the need to convince themasses to rise to the occasion to meet those

extreme challenges that Europe faces.One thing is for sure: The young baron

knows that Germany is in charge ofEurope, and all he has to do to return tothe political limelight is bide his time tillthe crisis engineered by German elites inEurope reaches the point that they deemthe time appropriate to invite him backinto a position of inuence. There wouldbe no one better suited to provide both aEuropean vision and a strong emotionalconnection to it. Hes already proven hispotential in that area.

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more signicant for the Asian bloc if it adds India and its 1.17 billionpeople to its roster.nNext man on the moon may be Chinese: Since its genesis in1992, Chinas manned space program has grown with breathtakingspeed. On Tuesday, analyst Kate Lanau said, If all goes according toplan, the next astronaut on the moon will be Chinese. In 2003, Chinalaunched its rst astronaut into space, becoming one of only three na-tions capable of human space ight capabilities. In 2007, China came

under international criticism after shooting down one of its orbitingsatellites as a demonstration of its powerful anti-satellite technology. In2010, Beijing launched more satellites than the U.S. for the rst time.Then, in September of this year, China crossed another milestone bylaunching the Tiangong-1, or Heavenly Palace, space module intothe night sky. International space politics expert Michael Sheehanexplained the launch, saying the Chinese are trying to place them-selves in the category of superpower. The Tiangong-1 launch is a step inthat direction. On November 3, an unmanned spacecraft successfullydocked with Tiangong-1, making China the third nation after the U.S.and Russia to demonstrate independently developed space-docking ca-pabilities. China claims that its space program is peaceful, but becausethe program is operated by the nations military, many analysts areskeptical. Joan Johnson-Freese, a professor at the U.S. Naval War Col-

lege, said, If theres a [Chinese] satellite in orbit, its hard to tell whetherits taking imagery for crop rotation or targeting. Chinas space pro-gram is rapidly rising as NASAtrudges through a long period of inactivityand transition. The contrast will hasten the decision of smaller Asiannations to abandon the sinking U.S. ship and begin to look to Beijing.

AFRICA/LATIN AMERICAnOne million need food assistance in Zimbabwe: One millionZimbabweans, a full 12 percent of the nations rural population, will notbe able to meet their minimum cereal needs during the 2011/12 season,

according to a report by the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Com-mittee (ZIMVAC), a government-led consortium of UN agencies, ofcialbodies and non-governmental organizations that conducts annual foodsecurity assessments. The report notes that the drought-prone south-ern and western regions of the country have been hit the hardest, par-ticularly the Masvingo and Matabeleland North and South provinces,

where subsistence farming is the sole source of income for most ruralhouseholds. The World Food Program says about $42 million is neededto get people through the lean season until the March harvest begins.nEuropean and Latin American leaders agree to strengthenties: European and Latin American leaders met in Brussels this week andagreed that the two continents should continue to strengthen links in spiteof ongoing nancial trouble. I think that this moment is crucial for Eu-rope and Latin America and more cooperation is needed between Europe

and Latin America; we must work jointly for economic growth in bothcontinents, said Antonio Tajani, vice president of the European Com-mission. Tajani reminded Latin American ofcials of just how importantEU investments are to their countries and then dogmatically stated thatEurope would emerge from this crisis stronger than ever. Currently inthe midst of the crisis some countries look upon us with certain arrogance,thinking the European Union is over. I disagree profoundly. Europe willemerge differently but stronger, with greater cohesion, and even morecompetitive, he said. Tajani is right in this regard. Europe will emergestronger from this crisis, and Latin America will stand at its side in thenew world order. Herbert Armstrong long prophesied that the alliance be-tween Europe and South America would grow strong. The most signicantfactors that will cement this connection are religion and language.

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INRECENTyears, weve been treated to reamsof op-ed articles about how we need betterteachers in our public schools and, if onlythe teachers unions would go away, our

kids would score like Singapores on the biginternational tests. Theres no question thata great teacher can make a huge differencein a students achievement . But heres

what some new studies are also show-ing: We need better parents. Parents morefocused on their childrens education canalso make a huge difference in a studentsachievement.

How do we know? Every three years, theOrganization for Economic Cooperationand Development, or OECD, conducts examsas part of the Program for InternationalStudent Assessment, or PISA. Americas

15-year-olds have not been distinguishingthemselves compared with students inSingapore, Finland and Shanghai.

To better understand why AndreasSchleicher ... interviewed [the students par-ents] about how they raised their kids andthen compared that with the test resultsfor each of those years . Two weeks ago,the PISAteam published the three main nd-ings of its study:

Fifteen-year-old students whoseparents often read books with them dur-ing their rst year of primary school showmarkedly higher scores in PISA2009 than

students whose parents read with theminfrequently or not at all. Parents en-gagement with their 15-year-olds is stronglyassociated with better performance in PISA.

Schleicher explained to me that justasking your child how was their school dayand showing genuine interest in the learn-ing that they are doing can have the sameimpact as hours of private tutoring.

The kind of parental involvement mat-ters, as well. For example, the PISAstudynoted, on average, the score point differ-ence in reading that is associated with pa-rental involvement is largest when parents

read a book with their child, when they talkabout things they have done during the day,and when they tell stories to their children.The score point difference is smallest whenparental involvement takes the form ofsimply playing with their children.

The study found that getting parentsinvolved with their childrens learning athome is a more powerful driver of achieve-ment than parents attending PTAand schoolboard meetings, volunteering in classrooms,participating in fund-raising, and showingup at back-to-school nights.

How About BetterParents?

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ANGLO-AMERICAnBudget cuts leave British frigate almost armless: The Brit-ish Frigate HMSWestminster had only four missiles when it was sent topatrol the area close to Benghazi in March, according to Royal Navyofcers. The ship, they say, was dangerously under-defended. It had

just two rounds of Seawolf missilesmissile interceptors that are red

in sets of two. Britains budget cuts continue to leave the nation at risk.nSuper committee fails to agree on decit reduction plan:Ofcials from the congressional super committee charged with nding

ways to reduce the federal decit by $1.2 trillion over the next decadeannounced on Monday that they would not be able to make any propos-als before their Thanksgiving deadline. Democratic ofcials were un-

willing to cut entitlements in the run-up to 2012 federal elections andRepublican ofcials were unwilling to raise taxes. As a result, the DowJones industrial average lost almost 250 points as investors despairedover debt problems both at home and abroad. This failure may exposethe U.S. sovereign rating to more downgrades, with ratings agenciessaying they will wait till the end of the year to make their review. It is

just a matter of time before the governments rating is cut, Steve Ric-chiuto, Mizuho Securities chief economist, said in a report. The Ameri-

can people lack the political will to make the budget cuts necessary toget their economy back on track. Expect the United States to soon entera time of unprecedented economic turmoil.nRate of STD infection up: Cases of sexually transmitted diseasesare on the rise in the U.S., according to a report released by the Centersfor Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday of last week. Morethan 1.3 million cases of chlamydia were reported last yearthe larg-est number ever reported. The number of new gonorrhea cases alsoincreased to a total of 300,000.nAmericas declining spycraft leads to public humiliation:Terrorist group Hezbollah has captured several American spies anddisrupted the CIAs operations in Lebanon, writes theAssociated Press,citing current and former American ofcials. In June, Hezbollahsleader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah claimed theyd uncovered two American

informants who had inltrated the terrorist group. The U.S. Embassyin Lebanon denied this, but the ofcials who spoke to AP this weeksaid that this did happen. The ofcials said the CIAs counterintelligenceabilities has been eroded as the agency shifted from outmaneuveringrival espionage agencies to rooting out terrorists. We were lazy and theCIAis now ying blind against Hezbollah,ABCs Good Morning Americaquoted an anonymous source as saying. Weve lost the tradition ofespionage, it quoted a former ofcial still consulted by the U.S. intelli-gence community as saying. Ofcers take short cuts and no one is heldaccountable. The decline of the CIAis just another part of Americasdecline in the Middle East and around the world.

WASHINGTON POST | November 18

Foreign Hackers TargetedU.S. Water Plant

FOREIGNHACKERScaused a pump at an Illinois water plant to fail last

week, according to a preliminary state report. Experts said thecyberattack, if conrmed, would be the rst known to have dam-

aged one of the systems that supply Americans with water, electricityand other essentials of modern life.

Companies and government agencies that rely on the Internet have

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WHATIFAmerica discoveredit had a Saudi Arabia worthof oil under its own soil?

Guess what? We found thatoilrather, the Canadiansdid. It just needs a way toget to market. But strangely,America doesnt know if it wants it or not.

The question went all the way to the high-est ofce in the land. But on November 10,President Obama announced he will postponehis decision on the TransCanada KeystoneOil Pipeline until after the election. WithObamas environmentalist base at war withhis labor union supporters (who want thejobs), the delay might have been a keen politi-cal movebut at the detriment of the country.

The Keystone pipeline was to deliver awhopping 700,000 barrels of oil a dayeach and every dayfor at least the next 50yearsto U.S. reneries in Texas. Besides thethousands of jobs and billions in revenue, allthe extra supply would be almost guaranteedto push gasoline prices down.

Who doesnt want energy security andlower gas prices? Only radical environmen-talists.

And unfortunately, the leftist green move-ment is driving the Obama administration.So rather than offend his union supports, thepresident decided to obfuscate his beliefs.

Wouldnt it be nice if one of our leaderswould actually take a stand on his principles?If you believe your job is to save the worldfrom global warming, then stand up and sayno, we are not going to build this pipelinenow or ever. But if you think that oil stillneeds to play an important role in the econo-my, then say that. But say what you believe.

More than anything, in todays volatileand combustible world, America needs di-rectionit needs strong, decisive leadership.

America needs a healthful environment,but it needs a strong economy too. Leadersshould stand up and be counted for their be-

liefs and then let the voters decide, instead ofdeceitfully pushing agendas while mislead-ing supporters for political gain.

Weak people try to force others to followthem. In this they are very strong! wroteGerald Flurry in his booklet Winston S.ChurchillThe Watchman.Their reasonsare very weak because they dont have thetruth. That leads them to demonize thosewho oppose them.

As Gerald Flurry pointed out, that condi-tion is all too rampant in American politicstoday.

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for years been routine targets of hackers, but most incidents haveresulted from attempts to steal information or interrupt the functioningof websites. The incident in Springeld, Ill., would mark a departurebecause it apparently caused physical destruction.

This is a big deal, said [Joe Weiss, an industry security expert]. Itwas tracked to Russia. It has been in the system for at least two to threemonths. It has caused damage. We dont know how many other utilitiesare currently compromised.

CNS NEWS | November 19

Occupy Oakland Callsfor Shutdown of ALL

West Coast Ports

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ANDALISM, VIOLENCE,burning and shutting down the nations fth-busiest port werent enough for Occupy Oakland. On Friday, the

General Assembly for the group voted unanimously for a coordi-nated shutdown of ports on the entire West Coast on December 12.

According to a statement from Occupy Oakland, this move is inresponse to coordinated attacks on the occupations and attacks onworkers across the nation. We call on each West Coast occupation toorganize a mass mobilization to shut down its local port.

Occupy Los Angeles had already called for action against one ship-per at that port, stating, occupation will take place at least one facilityowned by SSAMarine, a shipping company belonging to Goldman Sachs,(coordinated with a possible port shut down by the port truck drivers).

The Occupy Oakland statement also complained about continuedunion-busting and attacks on organized labor, in particular the ruptureof longshoremen jurisdiction in Longview Washington. Longview hasbeen the site of some nasty union action already. According to the Sep-

tember 8New York Times,About 500 longshoremen stormed the new$200 million terminal in Longview before sunrise Thursday, carryingbaseball bats, smashing windows, damaging rail cars and dumpingtons of grain from the cars, police and company ofcials said.

The statement from Occupy Oakland also included multiple threatsif their actions were opposed, including extending the shutdown pastone day. Should there be any retaliation against any workers as aresult of their honoring pickets or supporting our port actions, addi-tional solidarity actions should be prepared. And this, In the event ofpolice repression of any of the mobilizations, shutdown actions may beextended to multiple days.

ASSOCIATED PRESS | November 22

DOJ Sues Utah OverImmigration Law

THEU.S. Justice Department led a lawsuit Tuesday challengingthe state of Utahs immigration enforcement law, arguing that itusurps federal authority and could potentially lead to the harass-

ment and detention of American citizens and authorized visitors.A patchwork of immigration laws is not the answer and will only

create further problems in our immigration system, Attorney General

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THESEDAYSon Americas campuses,where they ought to be sending in someadults, they are instead sending in theclowns.

One of the strictest university rules

at Princeton when I was studying therein the 50s was that incitement to orparticipation in a riot was sure andcertain grounds for immediate expul-sion. The infraction ranked right upthere with cheating on exams orbehavior unbecoming a gentleman andscholar.

Nevertheless, on one balmy eveningin 1955, a riot did occur. [And whatthe students got] was an appearance ofDean Norman Moore, who announcedover a loudspeaker that within a fewminutes deadline he would ofcially

declare this to be a riot, and the proc-tors would begin taking names ofanyone who didnt return peaceably tothe dorms.

The riot ended almost immediate-ly; the students dispersed, and quietlyreturned to the campus. Town police,who had hung out on the perimeterof the campus grounds, quietly left toresume their regular duties.

If any student had so much as ver-bally assaulted a proctor or town cop,or refused to follow instructions, hedhave been on a fast track to expulsion

and a new career as a draftee in the U.S.armed servicesso nobody did any ofthat stuff.

That was then, and this is now.The role of college administrators hasturned to one of enablers and protectorsof misbehavior. The administratorsare on the side of lawlessness, disobedi-ence, lawbreaking and anarchy.

The real victims are we, society ingeneral, who can no longer count ongovernment to protect us from civicdisturbances such as that which was al-lowed to go on for some two months in

New Yorks Zuccotti Park.The adults among us fully under-

stand that when you harass or assault acop, you can and should expect a reac-tion, and it may not be gentle. But theclowns are in charge on the campusesand in the press, and they dont thinkthat way at all. Its anarchy and freeexpression all the way, with no rulesand no restraints . How much longercan we allow the infantile inmates torun the asylum before we demand thatsomeone send in the adults?

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Eric Holder said in a statement. The federal government is the chiefenforcer of immigration laws it is clearly unconstitutional for a stateto set its own immigration policy.

The Utah law, signed by [Gov. Gary] Herbert in March, requires peo-ple to prove their citizenship if theyre arrested for serious crimes rang-ing from certain drug offenses to murder. It also gives police discretionto check citizenship on trafc infractions and other lesser offenses.

TELEGRAPH, UK | November 22

Abortion Costs HigherThan Previously Thought

UPDATEDFIGURESfrom the Department of Health also show that,contrary to earlier claims, much more public money goes toprivate clinics rather than NHS[National Health Service] hos-

pitals.Campaigners say the new calculations provide more reason to stop

the organizations that offer counseling to pregnant women also per-forming terminations, which are now estimated to cost 680 each, onthe grounds that it represents a conict of interest.

They are calling for spending watchdogs to investigate why Parlia-ment was misled over the scale of the abortion industry.

The millions of pounds generated by the private abortion industry,which have never been revealed to Parliament, demonstrate why FrankField has been absolutely right in demanding that the multimillion-pound link between the referral agencies and the abortion industryshould be severed.

Under the updated gures, taxpayers spent 118 million on abor-tions in 2010, of which 75 million went to private clinics and just 44million to NHSbodies.

The total number of terminations carried out in England rises from

136,000 to 173,000 and the cost of each one from 660 to 680 underthe revised gures.

DAILY MAIL| November 22

More Than Half ofthe City of LondonsFinancial Buildings Are

Foreign-OwnedM

ANYLANDMARKbuildings in the heart of Londons nancial dis-trict are owned by foreign investors, it has been revealed.

Germany holds the keys to one in ve properties across theCity including the distinctive Lloyds Building and Gherkin.

UK ownership is down to it lowest ever level with just 48 percentbelonging to British people or businesses. In 1980 that gure was 90percent.

Matthew Weiner, executive director of development securities PLCwhich compiled the report, said: Its gone from 40 percent in 2006 tonow 52 percent, so every other building in the city is ultimately ownedby somebody from overseas.

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ASAMERICANStucked intotheir Thanksgiving dinnerThursday, they did so in a

nation crumbling under theweight of high unemploy-ment, paralyzing nationaldebt, and deterioratingeconomic, political and so-cial conditions. And its notjust Americans. These days, no matter whatcorner of the planet you live in, for most itsdifcult to watch world events and musterany sense of hope, optimism or gratitude.

But there is a way to watch world eventsand be moved with hope, optimism andgratitude. Whats the secret?

Its simple: Watch world events through

the lens of Bible prophecy.Watching Bible prophecy is not only

about anticipating a prophesied event ortrend. Rather, the most important and in-spiring element of Bible prophecy is that it isevidence of a supreme Being.

In Isaiah 46, God reveals Himself as theAuthor of Bible prophecy. I am God, andthere is no other, declaring the end from thebeginning, and from ancient times thingsnot yet done,saying My counsel shall stand,and I will accomplish all my purpose (vers-es 9-10; Revised Standard Version). Skepticswill read that verse and scoff at it.

So, rather than engage in a rational,fact-based discussion about Bible prophecyand its Author, they reject the Bible, then setabout in their ignorance haranguing thosewho do believe it. Meanwhile, those humbleand rational enough to observe the facts, totest their authenticity and prove prophecyaccurate, discover that Bible prophecy is agateway into a riveting, hope-lled, inspir-ing new world!

Bible prophecy, if we let it,introduces usto Godand thats something to get excitedabout!

These days its virtually impossible to

look any direction in this world and not seeBible prophecy being fullled. Theres noth-ing you cant look atno event, no trend, noamount of chaos and uncertaintyand notexperience hope. Thanks to Bible prophecy,we can watch world events and have ourfaith strengthened, our knowledge of Godbroadened, our minds and hearts infusedwith hope and optimism.

With prophecy as your guide, youll beable to look through the daily slog of grimworld events and actually see God!

Thank God for Bible prophecy.

Be Thankful forBible Prophecy

BRAD MACDONALD| Columnist