Pat Buchanans New Book - Day of Reckoning Declares America May Be At Its End
November 26, 2007
According to the new release..
“America is in an existential crisis from which the nation may not survive.”
The U.S. Army is breaking and is too small to meet America’s global commitments.
The dollar has sunk to historic lows and is being abandoned by foreign governments.
U.S. manufacturing is being hollowed out.
The greatest invasion in history, from the Third World, is swamping the ethno-cultural core of the country, leading to Balkanization and the loss of the Southwest to Mexico.
The culture is collapsing and the nation is being deconstructed along the lines of race and class.
A fiscal crisis looms as the unfunded mandates of Social Security and Medicare remain unaddressed.
All these crises are hitting America at once — a perfect storm of crises.
Specifically, Buchanan contends:
• Pax Americana, the era of U.S. global dominance, is over. A struggle for global hegemony has begun among the United States, China, a resurgent Russia and radical Islam
• Bush’s invasion of Iraq was a product of hubris and of ideology, a secular religion of “democratism,” to which Bush was converted in the days following 9/11
• Torn asunder by a culture war, America has now begun to break down along class, ethnic and racial lines.
• The greatest threat to U.S. sovereignty and independence is the scheme of a global elite to erase America’s borders and merge the USA, Mexico and Canada into a North American Union.
• Free trade is shipping jobs, factories and technology to China and plunging America into permanent dependency and unpayable debt. One of every six U.S. manufacturing jobs vanished under Bush
• “Sovereign Wealth Funds,” controlled by foreign regimes and stuffed with trillions of dollars from U.S. trade deficits, are buying up strategic corporate assets vital to America’s security
• As U.S. wages are stagnant, corporate CEOs are raking in rising pay and benefits 400 to 500 times that of their workers
• The Third World invasion through Mexico is a graver threat to our survival as one nation than anything happening in Afghanistan or Iraq
* European-Americans, 89% of the nation when JFK took the oath, are now 66% and sinking. Before 2050, America is a Third World nation
• By 2060, America will add 167 million people and 105 million immigrants will be here, triple the 37 million today.
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Study: Natural Disasters Quadruple Over Last Two Decades
November 26, 2007
The number of weather-related disasters have quadrupled over the last 20 years, British charity Oxfam said in a report published on Sunday.
There are now as many as 500 weather-related disasters a year from an average of 120 disasters a year in the early 1980s, the organization said.
Meanwhile, the number of people affected by extreme natural disasters has soared by 68 percent, from 174 million a year between 1985 to 1994 to 254 million people a year between 1995 to 2004, Oxfam said.
“This year we have seen floods in South Asia, across the breadth of Africa and Mexico that have affected more than 250 million people,” said Oxfam director Barbara Stocking.
“This is no freak year. It follows a pattern of more frequent, more erratic, more unpredictable and more extreme weather events that are affecting more people.”
Oxfam said rising greenhouse gas emissions are the major cause for the increase and must be tackled. It urged the UN conference on Climate Change in Bali in December to agree on a mandate to negotiate a global deal to provide assistance to developing countries to cope with the impacts of climate change and reduce green house gas emissions.
“Action is needed now to prepare for more disasters otherwise humanitarian assistance will be overwhelmed and recent advances in human development will go into reverse,” Stocking said.
Oxfam said rich countries must move first and fastest since they are most responsible for climate change.
Annapolis Peace Summit -Will Bush Ask Israel To Return To 1967 Borders
November 26, 2007
If true, time is surely short.
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According to the leading correspondent covering the Israeli Prime Ministers Office, Shimon Shiffer of Yediot Ahronot Israels largest newspaper, President Bushs address at Annapolis “will not be easy for Israeli ears.” In Fridays magazine, he argues, in an article co-authored by his colleague Nahum Barnea, that Bush will call for “the estabishment of a Palestinian state, the end of occupation, and a return of Israel to the 1967 borders, leaving an opening for land swaps.”
The authors explain that Olmert knows that “this text cannot be changed.”
If the report is true, and both of these reporters have direct access to Olmert, then Bush is close to abandoning the April 2004 gurantees on settlement blocs and “defensible borders” that he gave in writing to former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. That letter was all Israel received for pulling 9,000 Israelis out of their homes in the Gaza Strip.
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In Sundays Maariv newspaper, Ben Caspit, its chief foreign affairs correspondent, is reporting that there is a struggle in Washington today over the contents of the Bush Annapolis address, with the Saudis, Rice, and Israel all pulling in different directions.
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But it is also difficult to explain the sudden decision of the Saudis to attend Annapolis at the level of foreign minister, unless someone in the administration gave them some guarantees.
Catholic Cardinals Discuss Threat From Christian Church Groups
November 24, 2007
The Roman Catholic Church must figure out what it is doing wrong in the battle for souls since so many Catholics are leaving the Church to join Pentecostal and other evangelical movements, a top Vatican cardinal said Friday.Cardinal Walter Kasper, who heads the Vatican’s office for relations with other Christians, told a meeting of the world’s cardinals that the Church must undergo a “self-critical pastoral examination of conscience” to confront the “exponential” rise of Pentecostal movements.
“We shouldn’t begin by asking ourselves what is wrong with the Pentecostals, but what our own pastoral shortcomings are,” Kasper told the gathering, noting that such evangelical and charismatic groups count 400 million faithful around the world.
The Vatican has been increasingly lamenting the rise of Protestant evangelical communities, which it describes as “sects,” in Latin America, Africa and elsewhere and the resulting flight of Catholics. In Brazil alone, Roman Catholics used to account for about 90 percent of the population in the 1960s; by 2005 it was down to 67 percent.
Kasper’s comments came on the eve of Saturday’s ceremony to elevate 23 new cardinals. As he did during his first consistory in 2006, Pope Benedict XVI asked the world’s cardinals to come to Rome early for a meeting to discuss church concerns.
This year, Kasper briefed the cardinals on relations with other Christians, focusing on the church’s relations with the Orthodox, Protestants and Pentecostal movements.
Kasper said the rise of independent, often “aggressive” evangelical movements in Africa and elsewhere had complicated the church’s ecumenical task. Nevertheless, Kasper told reporters that “ecumenism is not an option but an obligation.”
Kasper opened his remarks by updating the cardinals and cardinal-designates on an important new document approved by a Vatican-Orthodox theological commission that has been working to heal the 1,000-year schism between the Catholic and Orthodox churches.
In the document, Catholic and Orthodox representatives both agreed that the pope has primacy over all bishops — although they disagreed over just what authority that primacy gives him.
The development is significant since the Great Schism of 1054 — which split the Catholic and Orthodox churches — was precipitated largely by disagreements over the primacy of the pope.
Kasper told the cardinals that the document was an “important turning point,” since it marked the first time that Orthodox churches had agreed that there is a universal level of the church, that it has a primate, and that according to ancient church practice, that primate is the bishop of Rome the pope.
Kasper said that the Vatican’s relations with the Russian Orthodox Church, in particular, had become “significantly smoother” in recent years.
“We can say there’s no longer a freeze but a thaw,” Kasper said.
Tensions between the two churches have been strained over Orthodox accusations that the Vatican is seeking converts on traditionally Orthodox territories, particularly in eastern Europe charges that Rome denies.
The rift has precluded a meeting between a pope and Patriarch Alexy II, long sought by Pope John Paul II and pursued by Benedict.
Kasper noted that Moscow had “never categorically excluded” such an encounter.
Concern Widens Over Anti-religion Book and Movie - The Golden Compass
November 24, 2007
The Dufferin-Peel Catholic board is conducting an informal review of The Golden Compass because concerns have been raised about the children’s fantasy book in the neighbouring Halton board.
“It warrants us having a look at it,” said community relations manager Bruce Campbell, adding staff members have been assigned to read the book and basically provide a plot synopsis “so we understand what it’s about.”
The Halton Catholic District School Board has pulled The Golden Compass – an award-winning book set to be released as a major motion picture next month – from library shelves after a complaint.
The other two books in the trilogy by British author Philip Pullman, which have been compared to the Harry Potter series, are also off the shelves for now, but available if students ask for them.
The Halton board is convening a committee to review the book and recommend whether it should be available to children.
Halton Catholic elementary principals were directed not to distribute the December Scholastic flyer because The Golden Compass is available to order.
A board-issued memo says the books are “apparently written by an atheist where the characters and text are anti-God, anti-Catholic and anti-religion.”
In the U.S., Catholic groups are urging a boycott of the movie and accuse the books of being anti-Christian and promoting atheism.
The author himself has said he was “trying to undermine the basis of Christian belief,” and that his “books are about killing God.”
The Golden Compass was published in 1995 and is generally recommended for students in Grades 5-6.
Peggy Thomas, president of the Ontario School Library Association, said books for any school collection are carefully researched before being chosen.
“My firm belief is this, that as a parent you have the right to say that your child cannot read a book,” she said.
“But as a parent, you don’t have the right to say nobody else’s child can read that book.”
Putin Lashes Out At The West
November 24, 2007
Vladimir Putin called his critics foreign-funded “jackals” and accused the West of meddling in Russian politics in a scathing speech Wednesday meant to drum up support for the main pro-Kremlin party.
The thunderous attack came as Russia heads toward Dec. 2 parliamentary elections that have turned into a plebiscite on Putin and whether he should retain power after stepping down as president next year after two consecutive terms.
Thousands of flag-waving supporters who packed a Moscow sports arena for the speech joined in chants urging Putin to remain Russia’s “national leader.”
It isn’t clear what formal title he might hold, but he heads the ticket of the dominant United Russia party and has suggested he could become prime minister. Opinion surveys suggest the party will win two-thirds of the votes and a crushing 80 percent of the lower house of parliament’s 450 seats.
U.S. Ready To Face Any Iranian Threat
November 24, 2007
The United States military machine is undiminished after four years of fighting in Iraq and is more prepared than ever to face any threat from Iran, one of the U.S. military’s most senior officials said.
Admiral Timothy Keating, head of U.S. military operations in 41 countries, was speaking in Bahrain days after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad labeled the U.S. army “shabby”, and said his Western foes had “rusty and disabled weapons”.
Iran and the West are at loggerheads over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear enrichment program, which the West suspects is for the development of a nuclear bomb, but Tehran says is for power generation.
“I don’t think our capability has diminished at all,” said Keating, Commander of U.S. Pacific Command and former head of navy operations in the Gulf.
Bahrain, an island close to Iran, is home to the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet. Working with British and Australian ships, the fleet is tasked with maintaining stability in the region, and often conducts exercises on Iran’s doorstep.
“Because of our continued presence and exercises we’ve had… the Fifth Fleet and Central Command’s ability to provide for peace and stability is even better than before,” he told Reuters on Wednesday on his way to visit troops in Iraq.
Washington, which also accuses Iran of backing insurgents in Iraq and funding terrorist groups, says it is committed to finding a diplomatic solution to the nuclear standoff, but has not ruled out military action if that fails.
Iran, which denies charges of funding terrorism, says it is ready to act if attacked, but Ahmadinejad on a visit to Bahrain on Saturday said conflict was unlikely.
Philippines Hunkers Down as Typhoon Mitag Nears
November 24, 2007
Typhoon Mitag intensified as it moved slowly towards the Philippines on Friday, triggering mass evacuations, flight cancellations and exacerbating flooding from a previous storm.
The typhoon has winds of 175 km per hour (108 miles per hour) at its centre and is forecast to strengthen.
The storm is almost stationary east of the central Bicol region, the Philippines’ typhoon alley, on Friday evening, but was likely to make landfall on Saturday, weather officials said.
People in Bicol sought refuge in churches, schools and town halls as more than 50,000 people fled their homes.
Disaster officials said 200,000 people would be evacuated from Bicol, where volcanic mud from the slopes of Mount Mayon can trigger lethal landslides.
Dollar Drops to Record Low Against Euro
November 24, 2007
The dollar hit a new low against the euro in thin trading Friday as speculation continued that the American credit crisis will lead to another cut in interest rates in the U.S.
The 13-nation European currency spiked early to hit $1.4966, breaking the previous record of $1.4873, set the day before.
“Once again the message … coming through is that with further rate cuts expected from the Fed, the dollar is struggling to find any serious supporters,” said James Hughes, an analyst at CMC Markets.
In late afternoon trading, the euro had retreated to $1.4838, up from the $1.4833 it bought late in Europe the day before, but down from the $1.4848 it bought in New York late Wednesday.
The dollar fell to purchase as little as 107.56 Japanese yen, dropping below the 108-yen level for the first time since 2005. It recovered slightly to purchase 108.18 yen, down from 108.62 yen late in Europe on Thursday and 108.68 yen in American trading Wednesday.
The British pound, meanwhile, fell to $2.0612 from $2.0634 the day before in Europe and $2.0644 in New York Wednesday.
Israels Best Friend Firmly Backing Arabs at Annapolis Conference
November 24, 2007
The mood is dark in the IDF’s General Staff ahead of next week’s “peace” conference in Annapolis. As one senior officer directly involved in the negotiations with the Palestinians and the Americans said, “As bad as it might look from the outside, the truth is ten times worse. This is a nightmare. The Americans have never been so hostile.”
Thursday a draft of the joint statement that Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are discussing ahead of the conference was leaked to the media. A reading of the document bears out the IDF’s concerns.
The draft document shows that the Palestinians and the Israelis differ not only on every issue, but differ on the purpose of the document. It also shows that the US firmly backs the Palestinians against Israel.
As the draft document makes clear, Israel is trying to avoid committing itself to anything at Annapolis. For their part, the Palestinians are trying to force Israel’s hand by tying it to diplomatic formulas that presuppose an Israeli withdrawal to the 1949 armistice lines and an Israeli acceptance of the so-called “right of return” or free immigration of foreign Arabs to Israel.
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