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M A R C H 3 0 , 2 0 1 3
Egypts mosque of torture 2
Super Draghi rescues Cyprus 3
The most charming pope yet 4
Russia and Chinas newest arms deal 6
Not even gold will save you from whats coming 11
BY CALLUM WOOD
see DRAGON page 12
C
uiisiPvisiui1Xi
Jinpingsrstvisitto
AfricaonMarch
:highlightsChinas
increasinginu-
enceoverAfrican
resources.Over
thepastdecade,
Chinahasworked
tostrengthen
tiesacrossAfrica
throughtradeand
infrastructuredeals.
AndconsideringthatXi
wasociallysworninas
presidentamere:odaysprior
tothevisit,thetripalsoshowswhereChinas
economicfocuslies.
XistourwillsendhimfromTanzaniato
SouthAfrica,thenontotheRepublicofCongo.
Techoiceofnationsisnotcoincidental.All
threenationsareservingtofurtherChinas
tradedominanceoftheAfricancontinentand
therebypropeltheChineseeconomytonew
levels.
SomeAfricannationswilladvocateChinas
actionsasaneorttofostermutualeconomic
growthandencourageindependentandsustainable
developmentfortheirgrowingnations.However,ex-
aminingChinasinvolvementtothispointwillshow
thatitistheonegettingthebetterendofthedeal.Any
benetstotheAfricansarecomingasasidebenetto
Chinaspurposes.
TerststoponthepresidentstourwasTanzania.Xi
spokebeforeTanzanianPresident
JakayaKikweteataconference
centerinDaresSalaam.Tecen-
terwasbuiltwithChinesemoney
andservedastheperfectplatform
forXiscomments.Payingfor
conferencecentersisoneof
manygenerousgifs
oftheChineseto
theTanzanians.
SincetheAfrican
countrysdeparture
fromBritishrule
in:o:,Chinahas
investedinover:oo
vitaleconomicinitiatives,
manyofwhichhavebeen
agriculture-based.
Teseinitiatives
havehelpedTan-
zaniabuildamore
solideconomic
foundation.Why
theactsofgeneros-
ityfromChina:
Tetruthis,Sino-
Tanzaniarelations
benetTanzaniashort-
term,Chinalong-term.
Asfarasinfrastructureisconcerned,
ChinaplaysthegoodSamaritancard.
ItseesthatTanzaniaispoorandlackingin
basictransportationneeds,sothe
Chinesebuildroadsandrailways
Africa Feeds the Chinese Dragon
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MIDDLE EAST
Syrian Opposition
Opens First Embassy
REUTERS | March 27
A
Svvi.oppositionblocrecog-
nizedbytheArabLeagueasthe
solerepresentativeforSyriaopened
itsrstembassyinQataronWednes-
dayinadiplomaticblowtoPresident
BasharalAssad.Butoppositionleader
MoazAlkhatib,whotookSyriasseatat
anArabsummitinDohaonTuesday,
usedtheribbon-cuttingceremonyto
voicehisfrustrationwithworldpowers
forfailingtodomoretohelpinthe
:-year-oldstruggletotoppleAssad.
Tereisaninternationalwilling-
nessfortherevolutionnottotriumph,
hetoldreportersattheembassy,
whichwasfestoonedwithballoons
inthered,green,whiteandblackof
Syriasnationalag.
Damascusragedagainstsummit
hostQatarforhelpingtheopposition
intoSyriasseatattheLeague,while
RussiaandIranalsocriticizedthe
movetodelegitimizeAssadsrule.Yet
althoughthe::-memberArabbloc
lentitssupporttogivingweaponsto
Syrianrebels,itisunclearhowmuch
impacttheoppositionsdiplomatic
advanceswillhaveinsideSyria.
TeCairo-basedcoalitionscontrol
overinsurgentgroupsistenuousat
best.Someofthemostmilitarilyeec-
tive,suchasthealQaeda-linkedNusra
Front,openlyrejectitsauthority.
DisunityamongSyriasopposi-
tioninexileandthearmedfactions
onthegroundhavelonghindered
thestruggleagainstAssadandhave
contributedtoWesternreluctanceto
intervene.
Can Obama Inspire
Youth Vote in Israel?
REUTERS | March 25
P
visiui1B.v.cxObamasmes-
sagetoIsraellastweekwasboth
powerfulandurgent:Youcantgoon
likethis.Testatusquoisnotaviable
option.
TatisadirectchallengetoIsraeli
PrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahu
.ManyIsraelisarestronglytempted
tobelieve,withNetanyahu,thatthe
threatofterrorismandtheoccupa-
tionoftheWestBankaremanageable
problems.
Itcanbetempting,Obamasaid
whenaddressinganaudienceofIsraeli
studentsinJerusalem,toputaside
thefrustrationsandsacricesthat
comewiththepursuitofpeace,par-
ticularlywhenIronDomerepelsrock-
ets,barrierskeepoutsuicidebombers
[and]therearesomanyotherpressing
issuesthatdemandyourattention.
Tepresidentswarning:Dontbe
tempted.Peaceistheonlypathto
truesecurity,hesaid.Teonlyway
forIsraeltoendureandthriveasa
Jewishanddemocraticstateisthrough
therealizationofanindependentand
viablePalestine.
ObamaurgedyoungIsraelistodo
somethingyoungpeoplearealways
inclinedtodo:Challengethestatus
quo. Politicalleaderswillnevertake
risksifthepeopledonotpushthem
totakerisks,Obamasaid. Youmust
createthechangethatyouwanttosee.
Obamaspeaceplanistochallenge
thestatusquo. Hesrelyingonyoung
votersinIsrael,ashedoeshere,todo
that.
I
si.micu.vu-iiivsstormedamosqueinsuburban
Cairo,turningitinto[a]torturechamberforChristians
whohadbeendemonstratingagainsttherulingMuslim
Brotherhoodinthelatestcaseofviolentpersecutionthat
expertsfearwillonlygetworse.
Suchstorieshavebecomeincreasinglycommonas
tensionsbetweenEgyptsMuslimsandCoptsmount,but
inthelatestcase,mosqueocialscorroboratedmuchof
theaccountandevenledapolicereport.Demonstrators,
someofwhomwereMuslim,saytheyweretakenfromthe
MuslimBrotherhoodheadquartersinsuburbanCairotoa
nearbymosqueonFridayandtorturedforhoursbyhard-
linemilitiamembers.
OcialsattheBilalibnRabahMosquesaidradicalmi-
litiasstormedthebuilding,intheCairosuburbofMoqat-
tam,aferFridayprayers.
Telatestcrackdownisfurtherconrmationthatthe
MuslimBrotherhoodsmosthard-lineelementsarecon-
solidatingcontrolinEgypt,accordingtoShaulGabbay,a
professorofinternationalstudiesattheUniversityofDenver.
Itwillonlygetworse,saidGabbay.Tishasbeena
longstandingconict,butnowthattheMuslimBrother-
hoodisinpower,itismovingforwardtoimplementits
ideologywhichisthatChristiansaresupposedtobecome
Muslims.
Tereisnolongeranythingtoholdthemback,hecon-
tinued.Teoodgatesareopen.
Gabbaysaidtheviolentmilitiasthatallegedlytortured
Ayadworkhand-in-handwithpoliceandmay,infact,be
beyondthecontrolofincreasinglyunpopularPresident
MohamedMorsi.
ExpertsagreedthattheCopts,whocompriseroughly
:o percentofthenations8,millionpeople,arenotalone
intheiroppositiontotheMuslimBrotherhood,whichtook
powerinhotlycontestedelectionsfollowingthe:o::ouster
oflongtimePresidentHosniMubarak.ModerateMuslims
andsecularliberalsareincreasinglyuncomfortablewith
theIslamizationofthegovernment.
Egyptian Mosque Turned Into House of Torture
FOX NEWS | March 26
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EUROPE
S
o.dealisdoneontheCypriot
economicdebacle.Butintheend,
whenpushcametoshove,itwasnot
thetroika,norMerkel,norPutin,least
ofallCyprusspresident,Anastasiadis,
butthatJesuitsonofRome, icn head
MarioDraghi,whoungdownthe
gauntlettotheembattledislandnation
withanultimatumthathadonenews
sourcedescribingitasactingwithunprecedentedseverity.
Tesuave,sophisticatedItalianpresidentoftheEuro-
peanCentralBankthreatened Cyprus withacomplete
cessationoffundingifthegovernmentdidnotagreetothe
EUsstringentbailoutterms.
Cyprus,aswehavelongpredicted,isbuta vassalstate of
theEuropeanUnionnow,itsfutureatthebehestofthe
Rome/Berlinaxis.
OfrealsignicanceistherealitythattheRome/Berlin
axishasnowsecuredthecruciallystrategicMediterranean
SeaasEUterritory,completewiththeislandstepping
stonestoAfricaandtheMiddleEastMalta,Greeceand
Cyprus,throughcontrolofboththeGreekandCypriot
economies,andstronginuenceoverthatofMalta.
Tat,as Spiegel maintains,therealloseristheeurozone
isquiteobvioustoanyanalystofthissituation.Tatsuchan
outcomewasbydeliberatedesign,isnotsoapparent.
Ex-EUocialandeurozonewhistle-blowerBernard
Connolly,inhissizzlingaccountoftheCatholicGer-
maneliteswhoconstructedtheeurozonefortheirown
imperialist,HolyRomanendsTe Rotten Heart of
Europeclaimsthattheeurowasdesignedto fail fromthe
beginning.
Ashementionsinhisfurtheraccountoftheeuroproj-
ect, Circle of Barbed Wire, the ivm [EuropeanMonetary
Union]anditstransmogricationintoacomingmonetary
unionwasalwaysgoingtobe,andwasalwaysintended
tobe,disastrous.
WhenformerEuropeanConventionChairmanValery
GiscarddEstaingandformerGermanChancellorHelmut
SchmidtheldasummitatAachen,seatofCharlemagnes
empire,toconcludetheirpersonalagreementonthe ivm,
dEstaingobservedthatPerhapswhenwediscussedmon-
etaryproblems,thespiritofCharlemagnebroodedoverus.
Unfortunately,Washingtonhasagainfailedtodeduce
thetruenatureofthebeastarisinginEurope.Telatest
impositionofonerousconditionsslappedonCyprusby
the icn, tosaveitfromtotalnancialdisaster,isbutare-
minderthat,inBernardConnollysterms,weoughttosee
theEuropeanagforwhatitis:acircleofbarbedwire.
MarioDraghi,thewardragonoftheeurozone,has
calledthetuneyetagainonEuropeannance,anditwont
behislastactbyfarasEuropeanelitesextendtheircircleof
barbedwireofEuropeanregulationaroundtheContinent.
Inevitably,DraghislatestactionontheCyprusdebacle
isbutonemoresteptowardthefulllmentofthegreat
prophecyofRevelation:,::,-:,.
Readourbooklet Germanys Conquest of the Balkans for
thehistoryandprophecyrelatingtothesevitaleventsde-
velopingdailyinEurope.
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Super Draghi Calls the Tune in Cyprus
RON FRASER
What Really Happened
in Jerusalem
Charles Krauthammer, WASHINGTON
POST | March 28
I
uois1ivbelievethatifanyIsraeli
parentsatdownwiththose[Pales-
tinian]kids,theydsay,Iwantthese
kidstosucceed.BarackObama,in
Jerusalem.
Verytrue.Buthowdoestheother
sidefeelaboutIsraelikids:
Considerthatthemostreveredpar-
entinPalestiniansocietyisMariam
FarhatofGaza.Herdistinction:Tree
ofhersonsdiedinvariousstagesof
tryingtokillIsraelisoneinasuicide
attack,shootingupandhurlinggre-
nadesinaroomfullofJewishstudents.
Shegloriedinhermartyrsons,
wishingonlythatshehad:ooboys
likeherschoolroomsuicideattacker
tosacrice...forthesakeofGod.
Andforthatshewasveneratedas
motherofthestruggle,electedto
parliamentandwidelymournedupon
herrecentpassing.
Somuchforreciprocity.Inthe
Palestinianterritories,streets,public
squares,summercamps,highschools,
evenakindergartenarenamedafer
suicidebombersandothermassmur-
derers.Somuchforthenotionthatif
onlyIsraeliswouldcareaboutArab
kids,peacewouldbepossible.
Tathasntexactlybeentheprob-
lem.Israelishavewantednothing
morethanpeaceandsecurityforall
thechildren.Tatswhytheyaccepted
the:,UNpartitionofBritishPales-
tineintoaJewishandArabstate.Un-
fortunatelyanotherasymmetrythe
Arabssaidno.Tothisday,thePales-
tinianshaverejectedeverypeaceoer
thatleavesaJewishstatestanding.
Tisisnotancienthistory.Yas-
serArafatsaidnoatCampDavidin
:oooandatTabain:oo:.Andin:oo8,
PrimeMinisterEhudOlmertoered
aPalestinianstateonalloftheWest
Bank(withterritorialswaps)withits
capitalinasharedJerusalem.Mah-
moudAbbaswalkedaway.
SowhatwasthepointofObamas
Jerusalemspeechencouragingyoung
Israelistomakepeace,aspeechthe
mediadrooledover:Itwasmere
rhetoric,asideshowmeanttosofen
theimpactontheArabside.
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Cyprus Eurogeddon
TELEGRAPH | March 22
E
Uvociuuoissweepingtheisland.
Itsleadersarestillworkingtoavert
catastrophe,butforresidents,ithad
alreadystruck.
UnlikeaHollywoodlm,thereis
nostampedeoutoftown.Noonecan
aordtowastethepetrol.Temotor-
waythattraversestheislandconnect-
ingPaphosinthewesttoLimassol
andLarnakaintheeastandthe
capitalNicosiainthenorthisnearly
deserted.Nomorethanafewdozen
carslitupitsentire:oo-milelength.
TosaytherewasnoFriday
afernoonbustlewouldbeanunder-
statement.Everyshopalongastrip
onArchbishopMakariosAvenuein
centralNicosiareportedtohavehad
notasinglecustomerallday.
Tereweresignslastnightthat
Cyprusspoliticalleadersandthe
troikaofeurozonerepresentatives
weremovingtowardsperhapssav-
ingthecoreofthebankingindustry
andtheeuroitself,butfartoolate
topreventthefall-outforthewider
economy.
TatappearstobewhattheEUs
leaderswanted.Germanyinparticu-
larwantedtoforceCyprustoaccept
that,asChancellorAngelaMerkelput
it,itsbusinessmodelwasbroken,
andithadtostartagainwithoutall
itsRussiancash.
Russianinvestorswillloseheavily
intheplan,whichseesataxonallde-
positsover:oo,ooo(Uss::8,:o)and
thosewhohaveinvestedmorethan
thatinCyprussmosttroubledbank,
theLaikiorPopularBank,losingup
toopercent.
Sowillthebanksemployees,who
tooktothestreetsaroundparliament
onFridaytoprotest.
Ineverexpectedthiswouldhap-
pen,saidDespoPambaka,acustomer
servicesmanager.Teyaretryingto
takeourlives,ourmoney.Tisisnot
W
uiJovciBergoglionishedstudyingchemistry
athighschoolhismotheraskedhimwhathewould
studynext.Medicine,repliedtheskinny:-year-old,ac-
cordingtohisyoungersister,MariaElena.
Bergogliosmotherclearedastorageroominthefam-
ilysworking-classBuenosAireshomeforhimtouseasa
study.Everyday,aferhismorningjobinalab,hewould
arrivehomeanddisappearintotheroom.
Onemorning,though,hismothergotasurprise.Inthe
room,shefoundnotanatomyormedicinetextsbutbooks
ontheologyandCatholicism.Perturbedathischangeof
course,sheconfrontedhereldestson.
Whatisthis:sheasked.
Bergogliorespondedcalmly:Itsmedicineforthesoul.
Forthemanwholastweektookoverattheheadofthe
CatholicChurch,theshiffrommedicinetoreligionwas
therstofmanyinacareerthathasofendeedexpecta-
tions.ItwasalsoanearlyhintatwhatArgentineswho
knowBergoglio,now,o,describeasasteelydetermina-
tionpreparedeventomisleadhismotherthatlies
beneathhischarmingandmodestexterior.
Jorgeisapoliticalmanwithakeennoseforpolitics,
saysRafaelVelasco,aJesuitpriestandformercolleague
whoisnowrectoroftheCatholicUniversityofCordoba,in
centralArgentina.Itsnotanact,thehumility.Butitspart
ofhisgreatcapacitytointuitivelyknowandreadpeople.
TerstpopefromLatinAmericaisalsotherstJesuit
pope.Likepriestsfromotherorders,Jesuitstakevowsof
poverty,chastityandobedience,aswellasafourthspecial
vowofobediencetothepope.Teyalsomakeapromiseto
refrainfromseekinghighchurchoces.
ButBergogliorosesteadilythroughtheordersleader-
shippostsandbeyond,sometimescrossingswordswith
colleaguesandonceprovingsomeddlesomethataJesuit
bossdismissedhimfromtheschoolwherehewasteaching.
Aferbeingnamedabishopheclimbedthroughthechurch
hierarchyitself,risingtoleadArgentinaslargestarchdio-
ceseandeventuallybeingnamedacardinal.
Troughouthisrise,Bergoglioeschewedthetrappingsof
thepositionsheattained.AsarchbishopofBuenosAires,he
famouslytookthesubwayfromhisone-roomapartmentin
theArgentinecapitalinsteadofacceptingthegrandresi-
denceathisdisposal.Whenhisnameemergedasapossible
successortoJohnPaulin:oo,,Bergogliotoldfamily,friends
andArgentinemediathathedidntwanttobepope.Heloved
BuenosAirestoomuch,hesaid.Hehadnodesiretoleave.
WhentheconclavenamedhimsuccessortoPopeBene-
dictearlierthismonth,hejoked:MayGodforgiveyou.
Interviewswithnearlytwodozenpeopleincludinghis
sister,colleaguesfromtheJesuitorderinArgentina,his
archdioceseandsocialcircle,buildapictureofadevout
anddedicatedpriestwhosescholarlygraspofchurchdoc-
trinerarelyhinderedhisdown-to-earthfocusoncharity,
compassionandsocialwork.Teyalsorevealacalculating
leadersousedtogettinghiswaythatheoncesummoned
acourtroomtohim,ratherthanwalkafewblockstothe
courthouse.
WhenBenedictsteppeddowninFebruary,manychurch
observersthoughtthatBergogliosmomenthadpassed.He
hadlostoutin:oo,andwasnowperhapstoooldtocon-
tendforthepapacyatatimemanyCatholicswerecalling
fortherejuvenationofthechurch.
Hissister,MariaElena,recallshowsheandanow
deceasedsister,Marta,hadjokedwiththeirbrotherwhen
hereturnedfromthepreviousconclave.Soyougotothe
hook,Martatoldhim.Yes,Bergoglioreplied.Tank
theLord.
Tistime,beforehelef,BergogliophonedMariaElena
foraquickgoodbye.Prayforme,hetoldher.Illseeyou
whenIgetback.
Behind the Charm, a Political Pope
REUTERS | March 27
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theEuropethatwewentinto.Ger-
manyshowedherrealface.
PM Job Only for
Mentally Ill
BBC | March 27
P
iivLUiciBersaniwasrebuedby
theanti-establishmentFiveStar
MovementonWednesday.HisDemo-
craticPartynarrowlywonthe[Italian]
electionslastmonthbutlackstheup-
perhousemajorityneededtogovern.
Withoutprogressfreshelections
couldbeheldinJune.Onlyamen-
tallyillpersoncouldhaveaburning
desiretogovernrightnow,Mr.Ber-
sanisaidatameetingwithFiveStar
politicians.
FiveStar,ledbyformercomedian
BeppeGrillo,wonanunexpected:,
percentintheelectionandholdsthe
balanceofpower.
Iwantthingstobeclear:Iamready
toassumeahugeamountofresponsi-
bility,butIaskeveryoneelsetotakeon
alittlebitthemselves,Mr.Bersanisaid.
Hehasruledoutformingacoalition
withthecenter-rightblocofformer
PrimeMinisterSilvioBerlusconi,the
second-largestforceinparliament.
InNovember:o::,formerEUcom-
missionerMarioMontianecono-
mistwasappointedprimeminister,
butinlastmonthselectionhisgroup
camefourthwithjust:opercentof
thevote.
TW
I N B R I E F
n Germany more assertive in
wake of Cyprus bailout
Germanysattitudetowardbailingout
othercountrieshashardenedoverthe
courseoftheCyprusbailout.Tink
tankOpenEuropereportsthatthe
Germansthemselvesareremarkably
unitedovertheagreement.Infact,
thefeelingisthatGermany,collec-
tively,justgotafairbitmoreassertive
overitseurozonepolicy.Germanys
SocialDemocratsandGreenswill
jointhegovernmentinsupportingthe
deal.Inourdailymonitoringofthe
Germanpress,wevesensedaharden-
ingoftoneandrhetoricthroughout
thecrisis,notleastinresponsetothe
overtlyanti-Germantoneofmany
oftheanti-austerityprotestsinthe
south,writesOpenEurope.Tomas
Straubhaar,directoroftheHamburg
InstituteofInternationalEconom-
ics,calledthebailoutdealaturning
pointinDieWelt.Upuntilnow,the
bankruptcountrieshavebeenableto
usefearofadominoeecttoextort
Europe,hewrote.Tatisnowover
becausethestrongeurozonecoun-
trieshavethebetterhandandthey
shouldnotbeafraidtoplayit(trans-
lationbyOpenEurope).Tethink
tankconcludes:Teimplicationsofa
Germanymorepreparedtoassertits
viewpointhashugeimplicationsfor
thefutureoftheeurozoneandtheEU
asawhole.
n Eurogroup chief spooks financial
markets
JeroenDijsselbloem,whochairsthe
groupofeurozonenanceministers,
saidonMarch:,thattheCyprus
bailoutisatemplatethatcanbeused
inothercountries.Hewarnedthat
ifnecessarytheuninsureddeposit
holderscouldbeaskedtobailoutthe
banksofothercountriesoutsideof
Cyprus.Tismeansthatthosewith
above:oo,ooo
(s::8,:o)in
astruggling
bankcouldlose
alotofmoney.
OtherEuropean
leadershave
beentryingto
getexactlythe
oppositemes-
sageout.French
PresidentFran-
oisHollande
andSpanishPrimeMinisterMariano
Rajoyhavealreadycontradictedhim.
Dijsselbloemscommentswilladdto
theinstabilityintheeurozone,espe-
ciallywhenanothercountryseems
poisedforabailout.
n Cyprus introduces capital
controls
Cyprussbanksre-openedon
March :8,butwithstrictlimitson
whatcustomerscandowiththeir
money.Tosetravelingabroadcan
takeonly:,ooo(Uss:,:8:)atatime.
Anexceptionhasbeenmadeforstu-
dents,whocantake,,ooo(so,:)
outofthecountryperquarter.With-
inCyprus,eachindividualislimited
to,,oooincreditordebitcardtrans-
actionsamonth.Peoplemaydeposit
checksintobankaccounts,butcannot
cashthem.AccordingtoCypruss
nanceministry,thesecontrolswill
beinplaceforsevendays.ButCyprus
isclearlyplanningtokeepatleast
someoftheminplaceforthelong
haul.Whatsthepointindetailing
theamountofmoneystudentscan
takeoutperquarterifthecontrolsare
onlyinplaceforsevendays:Tese
controlsmeanthatCyprusishalfway
outoftheeurozone.Aeurowithin
Cyprusislessuseful,andtherefore
lessvaluable,thanaeuroinanother
country.Tesecapitalcontrolswill
alsoencouragepeopletogettheir
moneyoutofSouthernEurope.Ifyou
seeacrisisapproachingSpain,would
youleaveyourmoneythereandrisk
onlybeingabletogetitoutofyour
bankatrickleatatime:Tesecon-
trolsincreasethedivideattheheart
oftheeuro.Expecttheeurocrisisto
moveevenfasterfromnowon.
n Greek patriarch believes Great
Schism will be healed
TedividebetweentheCatholicand
OrthodoxChurchescouldbeclosed,
accordingtoGreekOrthodoxPa-
triarchBartholomewi.Probably
notinmylifetime,hesaid,butI
believethereisachanceforthenext
generationstoseetheEastandWest
churchesreunited.Speakingata
luncheonattheKadirHasUniversity
onMarch::,Bartholomewhadjust
returnedfrombeingtherstleader
A woman holding dual nationality walks with placard reading
No to the 4th Reich outside the parliament in Nicosia on March 24.
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D
isvi1iMoscowssignicantmisgivingsoverpotential
intellectualpropertyrightsviolations,itsreportedarms
dealwithChinawillsignicantlyboosttheRussiandefense
industryintheshorttermandaccelerateChineseweapons
modernizationbyovercoming somekeydeciencies.
Chinesestatemediareported March:, thatChinahas
concludedalarge-scaleweaponspurchaseagreementwith
Russia. Beijinghaslongbeenthoughttobeinterestedin
theadvancedRussiansubmarinesandghteraircrafin-
cludedintheweaponspackage,andthemediareportisthe
strongestconrmationyetthatadealhasbeenstruck.
RussiahasalonghistoryofexportingweaponstoChina.
InthedecadefollowingthecollapseoftheSovietUnion,
armssalestoIndiaandChinaessentiallyallowedRussia
tomaintainitsdefenseindustryandpursueresearchand
developmentatatimewhenfunds for theRussianmili-
tary haddriedup.
China,whoseindigenousdefenseindustryhasexpand-
edsignicantly,ismostlyinterestedinpurchasingthe
latestweaponstechnologyfromRussiainordertoadvance
itscapabilities.
Russiahasuntilnowsteadfastlyrefusedtoconsidersell-
inganyhigh-techweaponrytoChinainsmallbatchesor
withoutstringentlegalwarrantiesforobserving intellectual
propertyrights.
ToughthedealappearstobegreatlybenecialtoChina,
Russiaislikelytogainconsiderablyfromthecontractaswell.
Normgureshaveemergedonthecostoftheannounced
sale,butpreviousestimateshaveplacedthepurchaseofthe
fourLada-classsubmarinesalone ats:billion.
ItwillbeinterestingtoseeifMoscowhastakenany
measurestoprotectitselffromChinesereverseengineering
eortsoriftheKremlinhassimplyallowedthetechnology
transferinexchangeforaconsiderablesumofmoney.Over-
all,bothsidesstandtobenetintheshorttermfromthe
armscontract,evenifinthelongrunthesalehelpsChina
positionitselfasRussiasrivalintheglobalarmsmarket.
Arms Deal Will Benet Russia and China
STRATFOR | March 27
Related: Russia and China in Prophecy
North Korea Cuts
Military Hotline
FOX NEWS | March 27
R
.isic1isioswithSouth
Koreayetagain,NorthKoreacuta
militaryhotlinethathasbeenessential
inoperatingthelastmajorsymbolof
inter-Koreancooperation:anindustri-
alcomplexintheNorththatemploys
hundredsofworkersfromtheSouth.
Inastatementannouncingthe
shutdown,theNorthrepeateditsclaim
thatwarmaybreakoutanymoment.
NorthKorealastcuttheKaesong
linein:oo,asaprotesttothatyears
SouthKorean-U.S.militarydrills.
NorthKorearefusedseveraltimesto
letSouthKoreanworkerscommuteto
andfromtheirjobs,leavinghundreds
strandedinNorthKorea.Tecountry
restoredthehotlineandreopened
thebordercrossingmorethanaweek
later,aferthedrillswereover.
NorthKoreasactionshavebeen
accompaniedbythreateningrhetoric,
includingavowtolaunchanuclear
strikeagainsttheUnitedStatesand
arepeatofitsnearlytwo-decade-old
threattoreduceSeoultoaseaofre.
Outsideweaponsanalysts,however,
haveseennoproofthatthecountry
hasmasteredthetechnologyneeded
tobuildanuclearwarheadsmall
enoughtomountonamissile.
Russia Becoming
a Bona Fide
Dictatorship
SPIEGEL ONLINE | March 27
R
Ussi.co1iUiuitsseriesofraids
onnon-governmentalorganiza-
tionsonWednesdaywithvisitsto
HumanRightsWatchandTranspar-
encyInternational.Teoperation,say
Germancommentators,isjustthe
latestsignthatRussiancivilsocietyis
ASIA
oftheEasternOrthodoxChurchto
attendtheinaugurationmassfora
popeinalmost:,oooyears.Tere
wasscheduledtomeetwiththepope
aferhisrstsermon.ButPope Fran-
cis isurprisedBartholomewwithan
invitationtodinnerthenighthear-
rived.Tetwoalreadyappeartohave
awarmrelationshipandarescheduled
tomeetinJerusalemonJanuaryto
o,:o:,tomarkthe,othanniversary
ofthebeginningoftalksonacloser
relationshipbetweenGreekOrthodox
andCatholicleaders.Te Trumpet has
longproclaimedtheprophesied
reunificationoftheCatholicChurch
withtheOrthodox(Isaiah47:8).The
installmentofPopeFrancishighlights
anothersteptowardhealingthedivide
betweenEastandWest.Watchasthe
newlyelectedPopeFrancisfollowsin
thepathofhispredecessors,aliveand
dead,asheworkstowardaunified
church.ReadReturningtothe
FoldtounderstandhowtheCatholic
ChurchisworkingtouniteChristians
underthepope.
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erodingandPresidentPutinisturn-
ingintoadictator.
OnWednesday,itwastheturnof
HumanRightsWatchandTransparen-
cyInternational.Representativesofthe
twonon-governmentalorganizations
saidthatocialsfromtheRussian
prosecutorgeneralsoceandfromthe
taxpolicehadarrivedattheirMoscow
branchesforanunannouncedaudit.
Tesearchesrepresentthecon-
tinuationofaseriesofraidsstaged
byRussianauthoritiesagainstforeign
non-governmentalorganizationsin
recentweeks.Some:,ooocoshave
beentargeted.
Teraidshavenotbeenwell
receivedabroad.OnTuesday,several
topGermanpoliticiansprotestedafer
authoritiessearchedtheocesofthe
KonradAdenauerFoundation,apo-
liticalthinktankalignedwithChan-
cellorAngelaMerkelsconservative
ChristianDemocraticUnion.
Germanpoliticianshaventbeen
theonlyonestovoiceconcernover
thecampaign.EUforeignpolicychief
CatherineAshtonsaidonTuesday
thatshewasveryconcernedwith
theongoingactionsoftheauthorities
againstthecocommunityinRussia.
Moscowsaysitismerelyattemptingto
protectitselffromoutsideattemptsto
meddleindomesticpolitics.
B
i,.miBisuov,adefensecontractorwithtopsecret
clearance,wasarrestedonMarch:,forpassingon
statesecretstoa:,-year-oldChinesespy.Tesevere
breachinnationalsecurityshowsthatbeyondlosingin-
formationviaChinesehackers,moretraditionalmethods
ofespionage,suchasthehoneypot,arecontinuingto
taketheirtoll.
Mr.Bishopwascompromisedwhenhemettheyoung
womanduringaconferenceoninternationalmilitaryde-
fenseissues.Tenameofthewomanhasnotbeenreleased,
butisreferredtoasPerson:.
Tetwoenteredintoaromanticrelationshipin
June :o::,andPerson:begansystematicallygleaningstate
secretsfromMr.Bishop.Accordingtoocialcourtdocu-
ments,Mr.Bishopwasfounddiscussingnationaldefense
information,regardingplanneddeploymentsofU.S.
strategicnuclearsystems,aswellastheabilityoftheU.S.to
detectlow-andmedium-rangeballisticmissilesofforeign
governmentstoPerson:.
WhenMr.Bishopshousewassearched,numeroustop
secretleswerefound,includingtheFiscalYear:o:-:o:8
DefensePlanningGuidance.Tisdocumenthelddirect
plansforthedeploymentofU.S.forces.
Atthistime,Person:hasneitherbeenchargednor
arrestedforherpartinpassingonthisinformationthat
jeopardizesthelivesofU.S.citizens.
Tislatestbreachofsecurityisjustonemoreofarecent
stringofbreachesthathavecomethroughChinesespies.
OnNov.8,:oo,,8-year-oldKo-SuenMoowasarrested
forattemptingtopurchaseanF-:ojetengineandcruise
missiles.HepleadedguiltytobeingacovertChineseagent,
conspiringtobrokerandexportU.S.defenseitems,and
attemptingtopayas,oo,ooobribetobereleasedfrom
custody.
TeUnitedStatesislosingitsabilitytodefenditself
againsttheseattacks,andissimultaneouslystrengthen-
ingtheChineseastheAsiansmakeuseofU.S.military
technologyandinformation.Tisshifinpowerhaslong
beenprophesiedtooccur.Espionageisjustonesmallpart
inbringingthatshifintoexistence.ReadTe United States
and Britain in ProphecytoseewheretheU.S.isultimately
heading.ReadRussia and China in Prophecytoseewhat
GodhasinstorefortherisingpowerintheEast.
China Steals State Secrets
CALLUM WOOD | March 29
Related: Russias Dark Rider
AFRICA/LATIN AMERICA
UN Must Wear Down
Britain over Falklands
TELEGRAPH | March 27
A
vci1i.svoviicministeron
TuesdaycalledonUNleaderBan
Ki-MoontoweardownBritishresis-
tancetotalksoverthesovereigntyof
theFalklandIslands.
HectorTimerman,calledthe
referendumearlierthismonthillegal
andsaiditistrulydeplorablethat
Britainhasrejectedoresolutionsby
theUNDecolonizationCommittee
callingfornegotiationsbetweenthe
twocountriesonsovereignty.
Mr.Timermanandtheforeign
ministersofUruguayandCubamet
theUNsecretarygeneraltobackthe
Argentinecaseforsovereigntyover
theislands.
Mr.Banhasoeredhisgoodof-
cestotrytoendthedispute.Britain
insistshoweverthattherecanbeno
talksontheislands,knownasthe
MalvinasbyArgentina,withoutthe
accordoftheislanders.
Wemustcontinuetoinsist,said
Mr.Timerman.Ofcoursewewould
likethesecretarygeneraltowear
downtheotherpartyandnotbeworn
out.
Mr.TimermanclaimedthatBritain
wantstheFalklandsasamilitarybase
withhighoensivetechnologyclose
totheAntarcticandclosetotheonly
naturalwaterwaybetweentheAtlan-
ticandthePacic.Hecalledthisa
strategiccolonialistdecision.
VotersintheFalklandsendorseda
referendumthattheFalklandIslands
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remainsaself-governingoverseaster-
ritorybyamarginof8.percent.
Tanzanian Pearl
INDIAN EXPRESS | March 27
W
ui1uiv1uistringofpearls
theoryiscredibleornot,China
continuestoinvestinthedevelopment
ofnewportsallacrosstheIndian
Oceanlittoral.Aferbuildingdeep-
waterseaportsinGwadar(Pakistan)
andHambantotainSriLankaand
outliningplansforanotherinKyauk-
phyu(Myanmar),Chinaisnowready
tobuildanotheratBagamoyo,onTan-
zaniascoast.
Whiletheseportsarecivilian,they
alsohelptheChinesenavyoperate
worldwide.AsXuGuangyu,fromthe
ChinaArmsControlAssociation,told
aHongKongnewspaperthisweek,
theChinesenavyneedsresupplybases
asitventuresfarfromhomewaters.
ChinasplansforBagamoyo
cameintointernationalviewdur-
ingChinesePresidentXiJinpings
visittoTanzaniathisweekenrouteto
thenvicssummit.TeportatBaga-
moyo,whichhappenstobenearthe
hometownofTanzanianPresident
JakayaKikwete,isexpectedtocost
arounds:obillionandwouldhelp
relievethepressureonthecountrys
onlyportinthecapitalcity,DaresSa-
laam.AChinesestate-ownedcompa-
ny,ChinaMerchantsGroup,willlead
theportconstruction.Beijingalsohas
planstodevelopaspecialeconomic
zonenearBagamoyo.
ChinaisalreadyTanzaniasbiggest
tradingpartnerandthesecond-largest
investor.ChinaandTanzaniaalso
haveanexpandingdefensecoopera-
tion.Chinasuppliesarangeofbasic
militaryequipmenttoTanzanian
armedforces.TeTanzaniannavy
andcoastguardarebuiltaroundChi-
nesevessels.
Since:ooo,whentwoshipsofthe
ChinesenavycalledatDaresSalaam,
maritimecooperationbetweenthe
twocountrieshassteadilyexpanded.
Chinesenavalunitsconductinganti-
piracyoperationsintheGulfofAden
frequentlycallonDaresSalaam.
Tediscoveryofmassivenatural
gasdepositsothecoastofTanzania
andneighboringMozambiquehaslent
anewdimensiontoChinasstrategic
interestinthewatersofEastAfrica.
African Troops
in Mali, Peacekeepers?
REUTERS | March 26
A
Avvic.forcecurrentlyinMali
shouldbeconvertedintoaUN
peacekeepingoperationandaseparate
combatforceshouldbecreatedtocon-
frontIslamistthreats,UNSecretary-
GeneralBanKi-moonrecommended
totheSecurityCouncilonTuesday.
TeUN-backedAfricanforcein
MaliisduetotakeoverfromFrance
whenitstartswithdrawingits,ooo
troopsfromthecountryinlateApril.
Inareporttothe:,-memberSecu-
rityCouncil,Banrecommendedthat
theAfricanforce,knownas.vism.,
becomeaUNpeacekeepingforceof
some::,:ootroopsand:,opolice
oncemajorcombatends.
TotackleIslamistextremists
directly,Banrecommendedthataso-
calledparallelforcebecreated,which
wouldworkinclosecoordinationwith
theUNmission.
DiplomatshavesaidFranceislikely
toprovidetroopsforthesmallerparallel
force,whichcouldbebasedinMalior
elsewhereintheWestAfricaregion.
L
i.uivsovthevenvicsnationsplantocreateadevel-
opmentbankinadirectchallengetotheWorldBank
thattheyaccuseofWesternbias.
Tebankwoulduses,obillionofseedcapitalshared
equallybetweenBrazil,Russia,India,ChinaandSouth
Africa,butwouldundoubtedlybedominatedbyChina.It
wouldbetherstinstitutionoftheinformalforumstarted
in:ooamidtheeconomicmeltdowntochartanewand
moreequitableworldeconomicorder.
AtasummitmeetingonWednesdayinDurban,South
Africa,RussianPresidentVladimirPutingavesupportfor
thebankbutcautioneditmustworkonmarketprinciples.
Indiastradeministersaidnvicswillhaveadening
inuenceontheglobalorderofthiscentury.
Tevecountriesrepresentafhofglobalcuvand
sharehighgrowthandgeopoliticalimportanceintheir
separateregions,buthavestruggledtondcommon
groundthatwouldconverttheireconomicweightintojoint
politicalclout.
Tetwobiggesteconomiesofthegroup,Chinaand
Brazil,markedtheirdeterminationtomakechangesinthe
worldstradeandnancialarchitecturebysigningathree-
yearcurrencyswapagreementcoveringuptos,obilliona
yearinbilateraltrade.
Brazilianocialssaidtheaimwastoensuretheirfast-
growingcommercialtieswouldnotsuerifanewbanking
crisiscauseddollartradenancetodryup.
Ourinterestisnottoestablishnewrelationswith
China,buttoexpandrelationstobeusedinthecaseof
turbulenceinnancialmarkets,BrazilianCentralBank
GovernorAlexandreTombinitoldreportersaferthe
signing.
Brazilianocialshavesaidtheyhopetohavethetrade
andcurrencydealoperatinginthesecondhalfof:o:,.
Iftherewereshockstotheglobalnancialmarket,with
creditrunningshort,wedhavecreditfromourbiggest
internationalpartner,sotherewouldbenointerruptionof
trade,saidEconomyMinisterGuidoMantega.
AttheDurbansummit,thegroupsfhsince:oo,the
nvicsleaderswerealsoexpectedtoendorseplanstocreate
ajointforeignexchangereservespool.
Teproposeddevelopmentbankandreservespool
reectfrustrationamongemergingnationsathavingto
relyontheWorldBankandInternationalMonetaryFund,
whichsomeseeasreectingtheinterestsofrichnations.
Here Comes the BRICS Bank
ASSOCIATED PRESS | March 27
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I
c.siyouareoneofthedwindling
fewwhostillbelievethatthePatient
ProtectionandAordableCareAct
(alsoknownasObamacare)wont
massivelyimpactyou,anewstudy
demolishesthatidea.
TestudybytheSocietyofActuar-
iesndsthatinsurancecompanieswill
havetopayoutanaverageof percent more for medi-
cal claimsunderPresidentObamassignaturehealthcare
overhaul.
Andyoucantakeittothebankthatthosehealthinsur-
ancecompanieswillpassonasmuchofthosecoststoyou
astheycan.
Amazingly,theObamaadministrationisstillclaiming
thatcostswillgodowneventhoughinsurancecostesti-
mateshavecontinued
toriseeachyearafer
passingtheact.
Claimscostisthe
mostimportantdriver
ofhealthcarepre-
miums,saidKristi
Bohn,anactuarywho
workedonthestudy.
Spendingonsicker
peopleandother
high-costgroupswill
overwhelmaninux
ofyounger,healthier
peopleintothepro-
gram,saidthereport.
Basically,thelawmandatesthatinsurancecompanies
becomecharitiesthatcovereveryonesmedicalneeds,
regardlessofageormedicalhistory.Butcharitablework
costsmoneytooespeciallywhenitiscoveringastronomi-
calmedicalcostsofenassociatedwithpeoplewhohave
pre-existingconditions.
Tosecostswillsimplybepassedontoeveryoneelse
whoisinthemedicalinsurancepool.
Politiciansclaimsthatpremiumswillnotgoupwillbe
exposedasliesonceactualcostsstarthittingpolicyholders
moredramaticallylaterthisyear.Somecostshavealready
hitascompanieshaveraisedfeesinanticipationofObam-
acare-mandatedpricecaps.
Tereportsaysthatby:o:,,medicalcostswilljump
byo:percentforCalifornia,o,percentforMaryland,and
around8opercentinOhio.Somefewstateswillseethe
costofmedicalclaimsdecline.
Meanwhile,thedeadlinetobuyhealthinsurance,orpay
thegovernmentpenaltyisnearing.Beginningnextyear,an
individualwiths,o,oooannualincomewouldpayas,oo
penalty.In:o:,itbumpsuptos:,oooandthenjumpsto
s:,:,oin:o:o.Aferthat,thepenaltyincreaseseachyearwith
theinationrate.Formarriedcouples,thepenaltiesdouble.
Tetimingof
Obamacarecould
hardlybeworse,
fromaneconomic
pointofview.With
theeconomystrug-
glingtoavoidreces-
sion,theseincreased
costswillhitboththe
privatesectorandare
alreadyincentivizing
companiestoshif
workersfromfull-
timeemploymentto
part-time.Consumer
spendingisalready
strugglingaspeoplecopewithocialunemploymentat,.,
percentandrealunemploymentmorethantwicethatlevel.
TeAordableCareActmaybeattractivetopeoplewho
donthaveinsuranceandareoldoralreadysickbecause
theywillnowbeabletobuycoverage.Foreveryoneelse,
preparetoopenyourpocketbookbigtime.
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Obamacare to Hit Your Pocketbook
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ANGLO-AMERICA
Abortions Banned in
North Dakota
NEW YORK TIMES | March 26
G
ov.J.cxDalrympleofNorth
Dakotaapprovedthenations
toughestabortionrestrictionson
Tuesday,signingintolawameasure
thatwouldbannearlyallabortions
andinvitingalegalshowdownover
justhowmuchstatescanlimitaccess
totheprocedure.
Mr.Dalrymple,aRepublican,
signedthreebillspassedbythe
Republican-controlledLegislaturein
Bismarck.Temostfar-reachinglaw
forbidsabortiononceafetalheartbeat
isdetectable,whichcanbeasearly
assixweeksintoapregnancy.
Mostlegalscholarshavesaid
thelawwouldviolatetheSupreme
CourtsndinginRoevs.Wadethat
abortionswerepermitteduntilthe
fetuswasviableoutsidethewomb,
generallyaround:weeks.Even
someleadersoftheanti-abortion
movementnationallyhavepredicted
thatlawsbanningabortionsoearly
inpregnancyarevirtuallycertain
tobedeclaredunconstitutionalby
federalcourts.
TenewlawsplaceNorthDakota,
Obamacare will have costly effects
on people across the United States.
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forthemomentatleast,atthecenter
ofsharpeortsinseveralRepublican-
controlledstatestocurbabortion
rights.
DHS Wont Answer
Congress
INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY | March 22
T
uiix1v.ovui.vvlevelof
ammunitionpurchasesmadeby
HomelandSecurityseemstohave,
instatessuchasmyown,createdan
extremeshortageofammunitionto
thepointwheremanygunowners
areunabletopurchaseany,LaMalfa
wroteintheletter.
Whilelower-levelocialstalkto
thepress,uusSecretaryJanetNapoli-
tanoapparentlydoesntwanttotell
Congressherselfthereasonsforthese
purchases.
HomelandSecurityhasacquireda
numberofMineResistantArmored
Protection(mv.v)vehicleswhichhave
beenretrottedforpossibleservice
onthestreetsoftheU.S.Teywere
formerlyusedforcounterinsurgency
inIraq.Tesevehiclesarespecically
designedtoresistminesandambush
attacks.
Aswenotedinarecenteditorial,
uusisalsoseekingtoacquire,,ooo
,.,o-by-,-millimeter.1opersonal
defenseweaponsalsoknownas
assaultweaponswhenownedby
civilians.
Ifthereareplausibleexplanations
forallthis,somecongressmenwould
liketohearthem.
MaybeuuscananswerCongresss
questionsinaseriesofbulletpoints.
110,197,000 Venereal
Infections in U.S.
CNSNEWS.COM | March 27
A
ccovuic1onewdatareleased
bythefederalCentersforDisease
ControlandPrevention,therewere
:.,millionnewvenerealinfections
intheUnitedStatesin:oo8,bringing
thetotalnumberofexistingsexually
transmittedinfections(s1is)inthe
U.S.atthattimeto::o,:,,ooo.
Te:.,millionnews1isin:oo8
vastlyoutpacedthenewjobsandcol-
legegraduatescreatedintheUnited
Statesthatyearoranyotheryearon
record,accordingtogovernmentdata.
Tecompetitionwasnotclose.
Tes1istudyreferencedbythecuc
estimatedthat,opercentofthenew
infectionsin:oo8occurredamong
peopleinthe:,-to-:agebracket.In
fact,ofthe:,,,8,8oototalnews1is
intheUnitedStatesin:oo8,,,8:,o,o
wereamongAmericansinthe:,-to-:
agebracket.
Bycontrast,therewere:,,:,o:
bachelorsdegreesawardedinthe
UnitedStatesinthe:oo,-:oo8school
year,accordingtotheNationalCenter
forEducationStatistics.Tatmeans
thetotalnumberofnews1isin:oo8
outpacedthetotalnumberofnew
bachelorsdegreesbynearly:,to:,
andthenumberofnews1isamong
Americansinthe:,-to-:agebracket
outnumberednewbachelorsdegrees
bymorethanoto:.
Tecucsaidthenewvenerealin-
fectionscontractedeachyearcostthe
F
ioviu.iicisi.1ovsconsideringabilltorequire
abortioniststoprovidemedicalcaretoaninfantwho
survivesanabortionwereshockedduringacommittee
hearingthisweekwhenaPlannedParenthoodocial
endorsedarighttopost-birthabortion.
AlisaLaPoltSnow,thelobbyistrepresentingtheFlorida
AllianceofPlannedParenthoodAliates,testiedthat
herorganizationbelievesthedecisiontokillaninfantwho
survivesafailedabortionshouldbelefuptothewoman
seekinganabortionandherabortiondoctor.
So,um,itisjustreallyhardformetoevenaskyouthis
questionbecauseImalmostindisbelief,saidRep.Jim
Boyd.Ifababyisbornonatableasaresultofabotched
abortion,whatwouldPlannedParenthoodwanttohave
happentothatchildthatisstrugglingforlife:
Webelievethatanydecisionthatsmadeshouldbe
lefuptothewoman,herfamily,andthephysician,said
PlannedParenthoodlobbyistSnow.
Rep.DanielDavisthenaskedSnow,Whathappensina
situationwhereababyisalive,breathingonatable,mov-
ing.Whatdoyourphysiciansdoatthatpoint:
Idonothavethatinformation,Snowreplied.Iamnot
aphysician,Iamnotanabortionprovider.SoIdonothave
thatinformation.
Rep.JoseOlivafollowedup,askingthePlannedParent-
hoodocial,Youstatedthatababybornaliveonatable
asaresultofabotchedabortionthatthatdecisionshould
beleftothedoctorandthefamily.Isthatwhatyouresay-
ing:
Again,Snowreplied,Tatdecisionshouldbebetween
thepatientandthehealthcareprovider.
Ithinkthatatthatpointthepatientwouldbethechild
strugglingonthetable,wouldntyouagree:askedOliva.
Tatsaverygoodquestion.Ireallydontknowhow
toanswerthat,Snowsaid.Iwouldbegladtohavesome
moreconversationswithyouaboutthis.
LateranotherrepresentativeaskedSnow,Whatobjec-
tioncouldyoupossiblyhavetoobligateadoctortotrans-
portachildbornalivetoahospitalwhereitseemstome
theywouldbemostlikelytobeabletosurvive:
SnowsaidPlannedParenthoodwasconcernedabout
thosesituationswhereitisinaruralhealthcaresetting,
thehospitalis,minutesoranhouraway,thatstheclosest
traumacenteroremergencyroom.Youknowtheresjust
somelogisticalissuesinvolvedthatwehavesomeconcerns
about.
Planned Parenthood Argues for Post-Birth Abortion
THE WEEKLY STANDARD | March 29
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nationabouts:obillion.
cucsnewestimatesshowthatthere
areabout:omillionnewinfectionsin
theUnitedStateseachyear,costingthe
Americanhealthcaresystemnearlys:o
billionindirectmedicalcostsalone,
saidacucfactsheet.
Not Even Gold Will
Save You
BLOOMBERG | March 27
M
.vcF.niv,whoauthorsthe
Gloom Boom & Doomnewslet-
ter,isusuallyprettybearishonstocks
andbullishongold.Tismorning,
onBloomberg SurveillancewithTom
KeeneandAlixSteel,Dr.Doomwas
askedwhygoldwasntholdingup.
Hereshisexplanation:When
youprintmoney,themoneydoesnot
owevenlyintotheeconomicsystem.
Itstaysessentiallyinthenancial
serviceindustryandamongpeople
thathaveaccesstothesefunds,mostly
well-to-dopeople.Itdoesnotgotothe
worker.Ijustmentionedthatitdoesnt
owevenlyintothesystem.Nowfrom
timetotimeitwilllifthe.su.qlike
between:,andMarch:ooo.Ten
itlifedhomepricesintheU.S.until
:oo,.Tenitlifedthecommodity
pricesin:oo8untilJuly:oo8when
theglobaleconomywasalreadyin
recession.Morerecentlyithaslifed
selectedemergingeconomies,stock
marketsinIndonesia,Philippines,
Tailand,upfourtimesfrom:oo
lowsandnowtheU.S.
Sowearecreatingbubblesand
bubblesandbubbles.Tisbubblewill
cometoanend.Myconcernisthat
wearegoingtohaveasystemiccrisis
whereitisgoingtobeverydicultto
hide.Eveningold,itwillbedicult
tohide.
Faberis,ofcourse,stillbearishon
U.S.stocks.HetoldBloombergthathe
seesconsiderabledownsideriskin
themarket.
TW
I N B R I E F
n Chicago schools face shutdown
Chicagoocialsannouncedplansto
close,schools,whichincludeatotal
ofo:schoolbuildings.Teschoolsare
settoclosebyAugustaccordingto
theannouncementthatcame
onMarch ::.Tedecision
willgotoavoteonMay ::.
Ifthedecisionispassed,it
willbethelargestsingle
closureofschoolbuildings
inthehistoryoftheUnited
States.Inthepast,thedis-
tricthas neverclosedmore
than::schools inasingle
year.AccordingtoChicagoPublic
Schools,theclosurewillamount
to :opercent ofallelementaryschool
facilities.Asidefromclosingschools,
MayorRahmEmanuelcouldcutthe
excessivewagesofunionizedteachers
thatissuckingschoolbudgetsdry.
Accordingtothe Washington Post, the
mediansalaryofteachersinChicago
is$71,017.Themedianhousehold
incomeinthecityisonly$46,877.
Chicagoteachersmakesignificantly
morethanaverage,nomattertheir
educationorexperiencelevel,reports
the Washington Post. Asthethird-
largestcityintheU.S.,Chicagoserves
asabarometerformanyofAmericas
sprawlingcities.Budgetproblemsare
weighingonschooldistrictsacrossthe
country.Taxpayersarebeginningto
pickupthetabforexcessivepaypack-
agesagreedtobycorruptpoliticians
andextortedbygreedyunions.Amer-
icaseducationsystemisinshambles
andneedsacompleteoverhaul.
M
ovi1u.:,,ooocitychildrenroughlyoneinve
betweenoand::strugglewithmentalillnessorother
emotionalwoes,anewstudyhasfound.
TecityHealthDepartmentsanalysisshowsthat
o percentofkidsinthatagerangehavebeendiagnosed
with.uuu,depression,bipolardisorder,anxietyandother
behavioralproblems.Tats,ooochildren.
Asurveyofparentsalsorevealsthat:percentofundi-
agnosedkidsabout:o:,ooochildreninthatagegroup
havedicultieswithemotions,concentration,behavioror
gettingalongwithothers.
Furthermore,itslikelythattheseverityofmental-health
problemsamongyoungstersisevenworsethanindicated.
Surveylimitationsdontcapturethefullextentoftheprob-
lem,ocialssaid.
Tesurvey,basedon:oodataandfundedwithsupport
fromsingerPaulSimonsChildrensHealthFund,showed
that:
.uuuwasthemostcommondiagnosis:percent,or
:o,ooochildren.
Oppositionaldeantdisorder/conductdisorderwasthe
second-mostcommon::percent,or:,,ooochildren.
Boysarethreetimesmorelikelythangirlstobediag-
nosedwithamentalillnesspercentto,percent.
TeHealthDepartmentinsistedthecityrateswerein
linewithnationalgures.
1 in 5 City Preteens Have Mental Woes
NEW YORK POST | March 25
OTHER NEWS AND NOTES
Chicagoss Jean De Lafayette Middle School
is one of 50 slated to be closed by the city.
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acrossthenation.TisbenetsTanzania.Butwhatdo
theseroadsandrailscarry:Tetracksarelaidsothatraw
goodscanowstraighttothedocks,ontoaship,ando
toChina.Today,Chinaisreviving[a]partnershipwith
Tanzaniabyinvestingheavilyinitsinfrastructure,said
JonathanHolslag,headofresearchattheBrusselsInstitute
ofContemporaryChinaStudies.Teserailwaysmaythen
providealinktoChinese-runminesintheDemocratic
RepublicofCongo.
ChinaisTanzaniaslargesttradingpartnerandsec-
ond-largestsourceofinvestment.Bilateraltradereached
Uss:.,billionin:o::,up:,.:percentfromtheyearbefore.
ChinahasexploitedTanzaniaslackofbasicconsumer
goods.Chinaexportsvehicles,machineryandthelight
industrialgoodsnecessaryforTanzaniasday-to-dayfunc-
tioninginexchangeforthenationsvaluableminerals.
Tanzaniahasreservesofcoal,gold,iron,steel,phosphate
andcrudeoil.SolongasChinacankeepTanzaniareliant
onthebasicconsumergoodsandinfrastructureitsupplies,
itcanensureitselfaccesstotherawmaterialsitwants.
Chinawillcontinuetooer,asalways,necessaryas-
sistancetoAfricawithnopoliticalstringsattached.We
getonwellandtreateachothersasequals,saidXiinhis
addressonMonday.Testatementwasmetwiththunder-
ousapplause.Ofcoursetheyreallycantbecalledequals.
ChinasaggressiveconsumptionofAfricanmineralshas
broughtcolonizationbacktoTanzania.
TeAfricanpeoplewerequicktothrowotheshackles
ofEuropeanandBritishcolonialism,andChinawasmore
thanwillingtolendahelpinghand.Chinaassistedmany
Africannationsintheirtransitions,whichearnedititscur-
rentherostatusamongthepoornations.Chinawas,at
thetime,asmalleconomicpoweritself.Itwasembracedas
afriend,anationthatcouldreplacetheEuropeaninuence.
MostAfricannationshavenotawakenedtothefactthat
Chinaisnolongerthatsmallfrienditonceappearedtobe.
Itisnowthesecond-largesteconomyonEarth,capableof
throwingitsweightaroundandmakingdemands.
OneoutspokencriticoftheChineseinuenceinAfricais
thegovernorofNigeriascentralbank,LamidoSanusi.Tis
AfricanloveofChinaisfoundedonavisionofthecountry
asasavior,apartner,amodel.Butworkingasgovernorof
Nigeriascentralbankhasgivenmepauseforthought,he
said.WecannotblametheChinese,oranyotherforeign
power,forourcountrysproblems.Wemustblameour-
selves.Tatsaid,itisacriticalpreconditionfordevelop-
mentinNigeriaandtherestofAfricathatweremovethe
rose-tintedglassesthroughwhichweviewChina.
AnotherChineseeconomicpolicyalsocomesintoplay
withregardtoAfrica.Manynationsthatassistwithde-
velopmentprojectsinAfricannationsdosoundercertain
prerequisites.Teremustbeassurancesofproperadminis-
trationbytherulingpowers.Aidiswithheldwhencondi-
tionsarebroken.Allthewhile,Chinaunderminessuch
policiesbyturningablindeyetothingslikegovernment
corruption.TeChinesearefarlessscrupulousaboutwho
theydealwith.
TesecondnationtheChinesepresidentwillvisitis
SouthAfrica,meetingwithPresidentJacobZuma.Last
year,tradebetweenthetwowassomes,.billion.Tat
equatestonearlyathirdofallSino-Africantrade.Itisnota
partnershipChinawantstoseedissolveanytimesoon.
Whiletherehasbeenagreatdegreeoftradegoingon
betweenChinaandSouthAfrica,therehasbeenresistance
toChineseadvancementsintothenation.Accordingtothe
SouthAfricanInstituteofInternalAairs,Chinesein-
vestmentinS.A.issmallerthanS.A.sintoChina.Despite
thestrongChineseappetiteforS.A.miningresourcesand
theattractivenessofitsopenmarket,S.A.ssignicantly
morecomplexsocio-economicstructurehaslargely
constrainedtheexpansionofChineseinterestsinAfricas
largesteconomy(Aug.:,:o:o).Xisarrivalmaybeasign
thatChinahasplanstoincreaseitspresenceinthenation.
Onenationthatwillundoubtedlybeseeingmoreof
ChinainthecomingmonthsistheRepublicofCongo.Te
thirdandlaststoponXisAfricantripisoneofthemost
underdevelopednationsinAfrica.Manyregionsofthena-
tionlackaproperroadnetwork.
Chinaimported,.billiontonsofoilfromtheRepub-
licofCongolastyear.Whilethisisacomparativelysmall
amountonly:percentofChinasimportsthereisroom
forexpansion.TeRepublicofCongohasoneofthelargest
anddeepestportsinWestAfrica.Combinethatwiththe
factthatoneofthenationstwonaturaloilbasinshasnever
beentappedbefore,andtheopportunityforgrowthintrade
isobvious.Alltheunderdevelopednationneedsiscapital.
Ximayhavealludedtoanew-foundinterestinthe
Congowhenhesaid,Chinasincerelyhopestoseefaster
developmentinAfricancountriesandabetterlifefor
Africanpeople.IfChinastepsupitsworkintheRepub-
licofCongo,watchforittoemploythesametacticsit
usedinTanzania.Infrastructureandcheapgoodswillbe
exchangedfortherawmaterialsthatChinaisgobblingup
acrossthecontinent.
TerecentlyelectedChinesepresidentsvisittothese
threenationsshedslightontheboomingeconomicpowers
broaderstrategyforAfrica.ChineseimportsfromAfrica
areskyrocketing.:o::sawChinaimportanimmenses::,
billionworthofmaterialsfromAfrica.Itholdsthetitleof
Africaslargesttradingpartner.AccordingtoChineseCom-
merceMinisterChenDeming,:o::sawtradebetweenAfrica
andChinareachs:oobillion.Chinahadinvesteds,billion
byJune:o::ands:,billionofthatwasdirectinvestment.
Chinaisgrowing.Itconsumesmorerawmaterialsthan
everbecauseofitsindustrialandeconomicboom.Itisgaz-
inghungrilyatresource-richAfricaandplanningitsfuture
expansion.Buttheresmoretothesituationthanjust
tappingAfricanresources.Chinahasanimportantroleto
playinthefulllmentofprophecyinthelatterdays.Read
Russia and China in Prophecyandseeforyourselfwhat
Chinaisplanningtodowiththeresourcesitisdevouring.
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