Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Monday 6 April 2015

The European Union Times


Posted: 05 Apr 2015 11:25 AM PDT

A startling report prepared by the Federal Security Service (FSB) circulating in the Kremlin today is describing the text of a recently “translated” communiqué between the Russian and Chinese branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church or, informally, the Mormon Church) as “chilling” in that it describes last weeks sudden and unannounced visit by President Barack Obama to Salt Lake City, Utah, to meet with top church officials as a “warning” that the end of times may be here.
According to this report, President Obama, who was previously scheduled to be in Utah on Friday (3 April) for his first ever visit to that State to participate in a new program aimed at employing US veterans in the solar energy industry, instead arrived with no notice Thursday evening (2 April) at Hill Air Force Base (HAFB) whereupon he was then spirited in a high speed convoy to the Sheraton Hotel in Salt Lake City, 48 kilometers (30 miles) south of HAFB, where he met in secret with top Mormon church leaders including President Henry B. Eyring, President Dieter F. Uchtdorf of First Presidency, Elder L. Tom Perry and Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
So sudden and secretive was this unscheduled meeting between President Obama and Mormon Church leaders, this report continues, US reporters erupted in anger over it, and as evidenced by this article in the Daily Caller News Service which, in part, says:
“The White House Correspondents’ Association is reportedly crafting a list of demands to be sent to the White House, after an incident last week in which a pool of reporters covering the president’s visit to Salt Lake City were turned away from a meeting between Obama and Mormon leaders.”
As to why these reporters were not allowed to be near President Obama when he met with Mormon Church leaders, FSB experts in this report state, was due to the documents they were all viewing relating to what is commonly called “The White Horse Prophecy”.
The White Horse Prophecy, this report explains, is a statement purported to have been made in 1843 by Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, regarding the future of the Mormons and the United States. The Mormons, according to the prophecy, would “go to the Rocky Mountains and … be a great and mighty people”, identified figuratively with the White Horse described in the Revelation of John. The prophecy further predicts that the United States Constitution will one day “hang like a thread” and will be saved “by the efforts of the White Horse”.
As to how powerful the Mormon Church is, this report further notes, is shrouded in “deep secrecy”, but by some estimates may be as much as over $17 trillion worldwide and includes an estimated over $7 billion in yearly donations, plus their massive land holdings that property records show include land in all 2,825 counties in the United States. The church, also, holds title to land under a variety of different names, which it also refuses to disclose so it is virtually impossible to determine independently how much property the church owns, and where.
Under the Federation’s Law on Freedom of Conscience and Religious Associations, FSB experts in this report say, registration documents provided by the Mormon Church show it has a global membership of over 15 million, all of whom, under their religions “tenants and structure” hold what are called “community property” beliefs meaning, in essence, that the money and land owned by each individual member is, also, owned by the church.

So globally economically powerful has the Mormon Church become, in fact, this report continues, even the State Council of the Peoples Republic of China (China) was forced to recognize it and allow its growth in a nation not known to be a bastion of religious freedom.
Even more concerning, at least to the US, of the Mormon Church’s association with China, this report states, has been its moves to transfer its tremendous wealth to China’s long-awaited international payment system to process cross-border Yuan transactions that is now ready and may be launched as early as September or October.
As the world is now set to enter the most chaotic and destructive economic depression in history, this report further warns, and with America’s labor force alone soaring to an unprecedented 92.3 million unemployed, the Mormon’s Church siding with China against the US has, indeed, been noted by the Obama regime as its home State of Utah has been “targeted” by the US Army Special Operations Command [see map below] as a “hostile enemy State” in the upcoming, and unprecedented “war games” against American civilians called “Jade Helm”.
As FSB analysts are still currently expanding on their “translation” of this Mormon communiqué, this report concludes, and its full implication for the Federation, further reports will be issued accordingly….
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Posted: 05 Apr 2015 05:07 AM PDT

More than 30 years after Argentinian forces made a failed attempt to seize the Falkland Islands from the British, Argentina’s Central Bank has announced the introduction of a 50 peso note with the archipelago emblazoned on the front.
On the reverse side of the colorful note is an image of Antonio Rivero, the Argentinian rebel leader who led an 1833 uprising in an effort to reclaim the islands from the British. Rivero, today a folk hero in the South American country, is pictured on horseback waving an Argentinian flag above his head.
The new banknote, which is worth £3.70 ($4.20), is scheduled to enter circulation next month.
Central Bank President Alejandro Vanoli explained that the goal of the new banknote is to “incorporate the Argentine nation’s unwavering claim over the Islas Malvinas [as they are known locally] into an element of daily use.”
Last April, Argentine President Cristina Kirchner announced the creation of the new 50 peso note at an event commemorating the 32nd anniversary of the Falklands War.
She unveiled a large model of the banknote that had been covered by the Argentinian flag.
A spokesman told the Daily Mail: “This is a homage to our Islas Malvinas and to all those who gave their lives to this cause. It will compel every Argentine to keep alive on a daily basis the flames of love for our islands, which are and always will be ours.”
We’re Falkland Islanders. We’re a British Overseas Territory. We’re Proud.
Kelpers, the name of the people who inhabit the Falkland Islands, responded to news of the banknote with their own brand of humor.
Handout picture released on February 23, 2015 by the Central Bank of Argentina showing the new 50-peso bill carrying a map of the Islas Malvinas (Falkland Islands).
Folk hero: Antonio Rivero is pictured riding across the islands on horseback with an Argentine flag hoisted above his head on the new 50 peso note. He led a bloody 19th century uprising against the British in the Falklands.
News of the banknote is predicted to upset Britain, which lost 255 soldiers in the conflict that began on April 2, 1982, and ended 74 days later with Argentina surrendering.
Argentina lost 649 soldiers in the conflict.
The Falkland Islands have long been a source of tension between Britain and Argentina. A British territory since 1833, Argentina has always claimed the archipelago as its own after receiving it from Spain in the 1800s.
In 1982, Argentina invaded the Falklands in an effort to reclaim the island chain. Britain responded by sending troops to defend its overseas territory and citizens. In 2013, a referendum saw 99.8 percent of voters declare a preference to remain under British rule.
Following recent news that Argentina is planning to acquire Russian fighter jets, Britain said it would send £228 million-worth of “super missiles” to provide its contested overseas territories with extra protection.
Meanwhile, tensions over the archipelago between Britain and Argentina is also aggravated by the possible large oil reserves that are believed to exist in the contested area.
In 2013, Argentine lawmakers passed legislation that would result in punishment and possible prison sentences on anyone caught exploring the Falklands’ continental shelf without its explicit permission.
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Posted: 05 Apr 2015 04:07 AM PDT

Given the recent agreement between the US and Iran, Tehran’s nuclear activity poses obviously no threat to global security, however, the West is reluctant to curb its anti-missile bases in Europe that allegedly targeted Iran.
“There is another angle to Washington’s interest in mending fences with Iran than just a dialogue on Iran’s nuclear program. That’s why yesterday Obama hailed as ‘historic’ only the nuclear agreement between us, and nothing else,” Reza Hojjat Shamami, a prominent Iranian political analyst and expert on Eurasian affairs, told Sputnik.
“I think many would like to hear from him that Washington and Tehran are now friends, but friends do not threaten each other, and the US missile defense installations in Eastern Europe are still targeting Iran and Russia. All this meaning that America’s geopolitical adversaries remain the same,” Reza Hojjat Shamami added.
While expanding its anti-missile network across Europe, the US, along with its allies, reassured Russia that the bases would target Iran and North Korea and would even enhance Russia’s security as well. However Moscow has always doubted the real purpose of the initiative.
The Iranian political analyst’s opinion was fully echoed by Orhan Gafarli, an expert on Eurasian security with Turkey’s Center for Strategic Analysis.
“I’m certain that with the agreements clinched by Iran and the world powers in Lausanne there is no reason whatsoever for America to deploy its missile defenses in Eastern Europe. If these deployments close to the Russian borders continue it will become perfectly clear that these systems were actually meant for use against Russia. In this case Washington would find it real hard to keep misleading the world about its real intentions,” Orhan Gafarli told Sputnik.
When asked about the chances of Washington curbing its missile defense bases in Europe, William Engdahl, an award-winning American-German geopolitical analyst and strategic risk consultant, said the chances of this were “zero”.
“After the Bush-Cheney administration announced in early 2007 that the US would place a balliastic missile defense infrastructure in Poland and the Czech Republic to defend against rogue states like Iran and North Korea, President Vladimir Putin made an extraordinary address at the international security conference in Munich where he said that NATO essentially put its frontline forces on the Russian border. And that it had nothing to do with modernization of NATO or the defense of Europe, that it had to do with targeting nuclear installations of the Russian Federation,” Willim Engdahl told Sputnik.
“We see that more clearly today that [the US] scored a coup in Ukraine last February to put a bunch of puppet figures and a quasi-government mandated to do nothing but create terror and killings that would try to provoke Russia into a military intervention, so that NATO could say that ‘we are justified in missile defense, now we have to protect Europe against Russia.’ It never was about Iran, it was about a nuclear first strike,” he said.
“The US is controlled by a bunch of American oligarchs that have lost their way and have no idea how to hold on to their power except by doing what they did in the past – and it’s not working… Europe, Germany and France are now on the verge of a breakout from Washington’s policies…,” William Engdahl added.
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Posted: 05 Apr 2015 03:42 AM PDT

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk raised many eyebrows in the West with his “expressive” speech in Berlin. According to him, Putin’s goal is to lead a war against the West, so Ukraine asks the West to help him protect Europe and the European Union. Merkel praised Ukraine’s current economic reforms and promised to fund them. Now German Chancellor Merkel knows who is to blame for the failure of the Minsk-2 talks.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk, speaking at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation on Wednesday, made it clear that Ukraine was struggling with Russia in the interests of the West. “We are fighting for border security and stability in the West. Putin’s real goal is to eliminate Ukraine as an independent state and prevent our rapprochement with Europe. Putin’s ultimate goal is to wage a war against the West,” Yatsenyuk said.
“Ukraine is fighting against the terrorists, whom Moscow commands, thus protecting Europe and the European Union.” “They try to split unity among EU member states, and they try to split unity between the US and the EU, they try to destabilize the world,” Yatsenyuk also said during his speech in Germany.
According to the Ukrainian Prime Minister, there are “about 30,000 Russia-led terrorists and Russian regular troops in the east of Ukraine, as well as hundreds of new Russian tanks.” Speaking of the truce in the Donbass, Yatsenyuk said: “We would like to see it, but we must be realistic and pragmatic. If this is a ceasefire agreement, then I want to know what the fire looks like,” said Yatsenyuk. When asked why the OSCE records more violations from the side of Ukrainian armed forces, Yatsenyuk said: “Our conscience is clear.”
“The purpose of Yatsenyuk’s visit to Germany is clear. He wants to win support and, if possible, more money, – political analyst Vladimir Bruter of the International Institute of Humanitarian and Political Studies told Pravda.Ru. – What is more, Yatsenyuk has proved to be somewhat excessive today, so he is trying to find, as they say, a new “roof” for himself, because it is unlikely, given his low rating, that Washington will put stakes on him in the future. Yatsenyuk is trying to find a new support group for himself, given that Germany and the United States differ in their approach and stance on the Ukrainian crisis. Yatsenyuk is trying to take advantage of these contradictions,” the expert said.
From the very beginning, Yatsenyuk was a champion of a military solution to the conflict. He continues to insist that this remains the only solution to the problem. However, Germany disagrees, Vladimir Bruter said.
Ukrainian political scientist and publicist Yuri Gorodnenko believes that Germany does not have its special position as far as the Ukrainian conflict is concerned.
“One of the goals of Yatsenyuk’s mission is to prepare Germany for the resumption of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, – Yuri Gorodnenko told Pravda.Ru. – Yatsenyuk is preparing Germans morally. He is explaining to them how events will develop according to the plan prepared by the Americans, and when the war is going to resume. He is telling the Germans – prepare your political position, your explanations as to why the Minsk agreements were disrupted, and whom we are going to blame for it,” the expert told Pravda.Ru.
Officially, Angela Merkel made it clear that there was no Marshall Plan in store for Ukraine. Merkel sweetened the pill by praising the Ukrainian reforms. She also promised Ukraine 500 million euros, of which 300 million will be used for the modernization of infrastructure, economy and health care. The German Chancellor again called for the implementation of the Minsk-2 agreements.
According to German publications, Merkel had unpleasant questions to Yatsenyuk in their tete-a-tete meeting. The questions were about the investigation of Maidan riots that claimed hundreds of lives. Noteworthy, the working group of the Council of Europe found the Ukrainian investigation incomplete and indicated that the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine prevented the effective investigation.
There are two groups in the political elite of Germany, Yuri Gordnenko said. “The first group, indeed, defends the national interests of Germany, or at least tries to position Germany as an independent political player. It goes about such ex-chancellors as Gerhard Schroeder, Helmut Schmidt and representatives of Russian-German business circles. However, those people can not show influence on Germany’s position, because Germany remains under very strict control of the United States,” the expert told Pravda.Ru.
The second part of the German elite remains completely under the control of the United States and works for the political will of the United States. Frau Merkel is a member of this group, Yuri Gorodnenko believes. “One should not overestimate the purpose of the visit. Germany is a dependent country and we are talking about technical problems here,” said the expert.
“Merkel is perhaps not very happy about the fact that she supported Euromaidan and became completely subordinated to the policy of the United States. There is no way to go anywhere else for her now. Following a call from Washington, she has to welcome Yatsenyuk or Poroshenko or someone else,” said Yuri Gorodnenko.
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Posted: 05 Apr 2015 03:36 AM PDT
V-600 missiles on the S-125 quadruple launcher.
Russia is taking measures to boost its air and missile defense capabilities to foil any potential threat by the US Prompt Global Strike (PGS), top Russian military officials say.
Russia’s Aerospace Defense Forces’ deputy chief, Major General Kirill Makarov, described the potential threat of the PGS against the Russian Federation as one of the top challenges for the Aerospace Defense Forces, Russia Today reported on Sunday.
The report added that developing an effective air and missile defense system is among Russia’s top priorities on account of the threat by the PGS initiative, which is an effort by the US military to develop a system that would allow the Pentagon to deliver precision-guided strikes with conventional weapons at any target in the world in less than one hour.
“It is precisely to combat these aerial assets that we are building the air and missile defense of Russia’s system,” Makarov stated, adding that Russia’s political and military leadership regards this task to be of “paramount importance.”
Moscow adopted a new military doctrine in December 2014, which listed the PGS concept as well as NATO’s military buildup along the Russian borders as the main security threats against the country.
“Russia is capable of and will have to develop a similar system,” Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said last year, referring to the PGS.
Elsewhere, Makarov said Russia is building a new generation mobile surface-to-air missile system, the S-500, to intercept supersonic targets, adding that the missile for the system is “still under development.”
Moscow has also successfully tested a new longer-range guided missile for the current generation S-400 surface-to-air air defense system.
“Tests are currently in full swing. Three days ago we successfully carried out testing of a surface-to-air missile which successfully hit its target,” Makarov said.
Based on Russia’s estimates, the United States will have as many as 8,000 cruise missiles, some 6,000 of which will be capable of carrying nuclear warheads, by 2020.
With “some degree of certainty” one could say that “under certain conditions” these military assets could be used against targets in Russia, Makarov warned.
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Posted: 05 Apr 2015 02:26 AM PDT

Anti-Islam rallies have taken place across Australia, organized by the Reclaim Australia group. Police were forced to intervene in Melbourne as clashes broke out between anti-Islam and anti-white racist protesters, with thousands attending the demonstrations.
The Reclaim Australia community group, who organized protests in 16 cities and towns across the country, was protesting against Sharia law, halal and Islamization. They faced counter demonstrations from a left-wing umbrella group called No Room for Racism. Some of the worst violence occurred in Federation Square in Melbourne, where police tried to keep anti-Islam and anti-white racist protesters apart.
A spokesman for the Victoria state ambulance service said that four people were treated for minor injuries, while police spokeswoman Belinda Betty said two men and a woman were arrested following the violence. More than 100 police were deployed with almost a dozen mounted police also helping to keep the situation under control.
The Reclaim Australia group has faced claims by opponents that they are a racist organization. However, John Oliver, who organized the anti-Islam rallies say the group is just looking out for the interests of ordinary Australians.
“I know in Sydney and Melbourne they’ve got Muslims already signed on to attend because they can see what’s happening and they don’t like what’s happening,” Oliver said, speaking to the Australian state broadcaster ABC.
Another protester, John Bolton, said the Reclaim Australia group was opposed to extremism, but not Muslims in the wider community.
“What I’m not against is ordinary Australian people who happen to be Muslims who follow their faith, they don’t need anybody’s permission provided they comply with the Australian civil and criminal law and want to comply with our constitution,” Bolton added, according to ABC.
The organizer of the anti-white racist demonstration, Mel Gregson, said Reclaim Australia was gaining support by spreading “conspiracy theories,” as well as “implicating good Muslim people in the political movements of a tiny minority,” in regards to extremists who have joined the so-called Islamic State.
Gregson added that the left-wing umbrella organization had decided to hold its rally at Federation Square, to oppose directly the message being espoused by Reclaim Australia.
Tensions between Australians and Muslims have been rising over the last six months. Australian police launched a series of anti-terrorism raids in September. There was a backlash against the Islamic community in Australia following a siege by an Iranian born Muslim man in Sydney last December, which killed three white Australian people and injured four.
A survey conducted by the University of Queensland at the start of 2015 said that as many as 75 percent of Australians Muslims believe they are unfairly targeted by anti-terrorism laws. Terror laws were again tightened after an 18 year-old Muslim man, who supported the terrorist organization the Islamic State, was shot dead after stabbing two police officers in Melbourne.
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Posted by Roberto Abraham Scaruffi at 11:23