The European Union Times |
- EU is Nothing but ‘Subject’ to US – French Media
- US gay sues $70 million for calling homosexualism a sin in Bible translation
- A Economic Collapse Is Imminent Within This 6 Month Time Period
- Hillary Clinton threatens Iran with war if elected
- Why Is EU Demanding That Macedonia Change Its Name?
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Posted: 15 Jul 2015 08:17 AM PDT
 In present-day international relations there are only two camps one can choose from and belong to – the United States and China; everyone else, including Europe, must accept the current state of affairs and become “docile subjects” of those who have power and authority, columnist Daniel Soulez-Lariviere said in Le Huffington Post. In this day and age, the United States and China dictate the tempo of global politics. Meanwhile, the EU is quickly losing its position due to its own lack of unity, Soulez-Lariviere said. This can lead only to one outcome — the EU should acknowledge American dominance and become its “subject,” hoping that Washington will show some mercy and a little bit of justice toward its European vassals, the columnist said. ’ “The US is virtually the only entity that extends us a hand of friendship, although its intentions are predatory (even in the name of ‘the greater good’). Even if it isn’t the world, in which we [the EU] would like to live in, we still live in it,” Soulez-Lariviere said, as cited by Le Huffington Post. Right now, the only other sovereign power that Washington recognizes is China. The United States currently sees neither France nor the EU. The EU should stop pretending about its imaginary independence and accept its “subject” status, giving hail to the king, the columnist said. Source           |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2015 07:57 AM PDT
 “Sanity will never return to this culture,” Sandy Rios, cultural expert and talk show host on the American Family Radio network said, speaking on American tolerance towards same-sex marriages and pedophilia classification as an ordinary orientation. The same can be said about the Americans’ values, after the story with 39-year-old homosexual Bradley LaShawn Fowler from Michigan. He filed a $70 million lawsuit against two Bible publishers citing their translation of the Bible which calls homosexuality a sin has not only caused him emotional distress but has violated his constitutional rights. The ex-con claims Zondervan and Thomas Nelson publishers have manipulated scripture with the use of the term “homosexuals” in certain revised editions of the Bible. The older King James Version, from which his family pastor preaches, has caused him to be cast away by his family for its use of the word homosexual. As a result of suffering 20 years of mental instability and emotional duress, Fowler is suing $60 million from Zondervan and $10 million from Thomas Nelson Publishing. Bradley LaShawn Fowler had given Zondervan 20 days to respond to the allegations. The publishers however claimed, they ‘never alter the text of the translations they are licensed to publish, and only publish credible translations produced by credible biblical scholars’. Source      |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2015 07:36 AM PDT
It appears that the threat of an epic financial and economic disaster is not only real, but moving full steam ahead right before our eyes. Over the last six years Michael Snyder of The Economic Collapse Blog has published over one-thousand research papers, articles and reports detailing the financial, economic and monetary crises sweeping the world. While he has often urged his readers to prepare for calamity, he has never issued a specific date or time-frame for the trigger that would send the whole system into a tailspin. Until now. In his latest must-watch interview with Future Money Trends, Snyder sets the record straight and explains why he recently issued his first and only “Red Alert” to readers warning of an impending, far-reaching event that will touch ever corner of the globe. I’ve never done this before, but as an attorney I’m trained to be level-headed and trained to only come to conclusions that are based on the evidence. As we came up to the last half of 2015, examining everything I’ve been told, everything I’ve learned, everything I’ve researched… all the data points were just screaming that a financial collapse is imminent within this six month time period, which actually starts today. … I believe a financial crisis is imminent… similar to what we saw in 2008 but eventually it’s going to be much worse. When I say imminent I’m not saying it’s going to happen within the next 48 hours or within the next week.. it’s for the entire six month period, this red alert… And then once we get to the end of 2015 I don’t believe that it’s all going to be over and that our problems are going to be past us. No… I believe what we’re entering into is a major turning point… In so many ways our problems are just going to be beginning as we move into 2016. Are we now in the midst of the next great global crisis? As Snyder points out, just in the two weeks since he shared his warnings we have seen Greece essentially collapse, Puerto Rico has gone bankrupt, and China’s stock markets have seen hundreds of billions of dollars in wealth wiped out. It’s so serious, in fact, that the Communist government in China has actually banned the selling of stocks! Europe is scrambling to save its currency and Union. In America the conjecture that has been economic growth is slowly being revealed to be the sham that it really is with thousands of nationwide retail store closings, over 45 million on food stamps, and a President who seems to believe the situation has been contained. It appears that the threat of an epic financial and economic disaster is not only real, but moving full steam ahead right before our eyes. Source      |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2015 06:47 AM PDT
 US presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton says all options, including military options, are not off the table should Iran violate the terms of a nuclear deal with the world powers. In a statement on Tuesday, the Democratic candidate said she would respond to any violations immediately if elected as president next year. “The response to any cheating must be immediate and decisive – starting with the return of sanctions but taking no options off the table, including, if necessary, our military options,” Clinton said. “The message to Iran should be loud and clear: We will never allow you to acquire a nuclear weapon; not just during the term of this agreement – never,” she added. Iran and the P5+1 group of countries — the US, Britain, France, China, Russia and Germany — reached a conclusion on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in the Austrian capital of Vienna on Tuesday. The JCPOA will put limits on Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for the removal of sanctions against the Islamic Republic. According to the text of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, Iran will be recognized by the United Nations as a nuclear power and will continue its uranium enrichment program. Clinton noted that the deal would “prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.” The former secretary of state also reassured Israeli officials over the conclusion of nuclear negotiations with Iran after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the agreement, calling it “a historic mistake for the entire world.” “As president, I would invite the senior Israeli leadership to Washington for early talks on further strengthening our alliance,” she said. Meanwhile, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said in a statement that Washington is committed to defending Israel and it would use the military option against Tehran if needed. “We remain prepared and postured to bolster the security of our friends and allies in the region, including Israel,” Carter said. “We will utilize the military option if necessary.” The White House announced on Tuesday that the Pentagon chief will travel to Israel next week to meet with Israeli officials. Washington continues to threaten Iran with a military strike despite conclusion of the nuclear talks after 12 years of baseless accusations against the country. Source      |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2015 06:43 AM PDT
 “The EU is not involved in changing the identity of people. Identity is something sacred and it should not be negotiable,” according to European Union ambassador Erwan Fouere. So why is the EU demanding that Macedonia change its name in order to gain membership? Mr. Fouere was responding to the latest European Commission report that removed references to the Macedonian language and used the term “state language” instead. The United Nations followed suit and removed all references to the Macedonian language. Macedonia had to demand reinstatement. Greece claims that it wants the Republic of Macedonia to change its name to “prevent confusion” with the province of Macedonia. Does the EU actually believe this? Then again, it is bailing out Greece after it blatantly lied about its economic situation. The nonsensical name dispute was initiated by Greece in order to continue its policy of non-recognition and persecution of its large Macedonian minority. Former Greek Prime Minister Constantine Mitsotakis admitted in 1995, “My main aim was to convince the Republic [of Macedonia] to declare that there is no Slavomacedonian [using the Greek government’s pejorative term for the Macedonians of Greece] minority in Greece. This was the real key of our difference with Skopje.” Ironically, Greece now claims that “Macedonia is Greek”, but it was not until 1988, when Greece realized that independence for the Republic of Macedonia was imminent, that it renamed “Northern Greece” to “Macedonia.” Prior to this, Greece’s policy was that Macedonia did not exist. Now its policy is “The more outrageous the lie, the more believable it becomes”. The question is, does the world believe it? The answer appears to be “no”. 129 countries, including four of the five permanent UN Security Council members, have recognized Macedonia. Now will these countries take the next logical step and denounce the name negotiations as an unprincipled intrusion on the constitution of a sovereign nation? Unfortunately, the United States, which has already recognized Macedonia, is calling for a “compromise”. The US views itself as a leader in spreading democracy and human rights throughout the world. So how does it justify asking a country to change its own name? The European Union and NATO have taken it one step further. In addition to calling for a “solution”, the EU and NATO are allowing themselves to be handcuffed by Greece’s racist and xenophobic policies. Every NATO member-state supported Macedonia’s membership, yet Greece was permitted to veto it. According to former US Secretary of State, Lawrence Eagleburger, “The name dispute is unnecessary and unfounded, since Macedonia was called the same in the time of former Yugoslavia and this did not cause any problems then”. He added, “Is there anything more immature and more foolish than ‘blackmailing’ a nation by denying its membership in international organizations, which goal is to preserve the peace and protect their members from aggression of non-members.” Yet for two decades, the United Nations admission of Macedonia as a member under the “temporary” reference “Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” persists. If Greece’s “name dispute” with Macedonia made any sense, then where are the calls from the US State of Georgia for the Republic of Georgia to change its name? How about the Belgian province of Luxembourg demanding that Luxembourg change its name? The first UN mediator for the name dispute, Robin O’Neil, said that “Macedonia must not and will not change its name in order to appease Greece. If Macedonia succumbs to pressures and changes its name, such events will only give more firepower to Greece until it reaches its final goal – Macedonia to vanish from the map.” Every Macedonian government has continued the ridiculous name negotiations solely to satisfy American and Western European pressure to find a “compromise” with Greece. Instead of capitulating to countries that demand a change to Macedonia’s name and identity, the Macedonian government must immediately end the name negotiations and demand support from these countries. By Bill Nicholov, President of the Macedonian Human Rights Movement International –www.mhrmi.org     |
