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uiuic.vi1.1iubodyofEgyptianCopticChristian
priestMagdyHabashiwasdiscoveredintheSinai
townofSheikhZweidonTursday,vedaysafer
hehadbeenabductedbyIslamistradicals.Tenewsis
onlythelatestincidentinthetrendofincreasingMuslim
violenceagainstChristiansthatisunderwayallacrossthe
Islamicworld.IslamistshavebeendrivingChristiansfrom
MiddleEasterncountriesforcenturies,butthefallofthe
regionsdictatorsinrecentyearshasignitedanewwave
ofpersecutionanddisplacement.TeCatholicChurch,
shakenbythetrend,willsoonshifitsapproachtoIslam
especiallytheradicalfactions.
Beginningin:oo,,Iraqprovidedtheearliestsignof
whatwouldhappentoChristiansaferIslamicforceswere
unshackledfromtheclutchofdictators.Beforetheouster
ofSaddamHusseinthatyear,someestimatesplacedIraqs
Christianpopulationashighas:.million.Today,afera
decadethathasseen,ochurchesattackedandooChris-
tianskilledbybeheading,crucixionandothermeans,few-
erthan:oo,oooremain.Weneedtobearthecross,said
IraqiArchbishopBasharWarda,butitisgettingheavy.
SomepartsofSyriawerepopulatedalmostentirelyby
Christiansduringpre-Islamictimes.Inthelastfewyears,
severaloftheseareashavebeencompletelypurgedas
rebelforcestargetChristiansforkidnappingandviolence.
BeforetheArabSpringuprisings,the
BY JEREMIAH JACQUES
Christian Exodus From
Middle East Disturbs Vatican
see EXODUS page 12
U.S. still sends F-16s to Egypt 2
The rise of Hezbollahin Africa! 3
German defense minister to take over NATO 4
Fukishima still leaking radioactive water 5
DOJ secret peacekeepers 8
Egyptians throw stones
at Coptic Christians during
clashes in Cairo on April 7.
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MIDDLE EAST
Egyptian Coup to
Cause Multiple
Problems
COURCYS INTELLIGENCE BRIEF | July 10
T
uivimov.ioftheMuslimBroth-
erhood(MB)frompowerinEgypt
leavestheMiddleEastinadierent
placefrombeforeitsremoval,but
notinabetterplace. Tereweregreat
dangersassociatedwiththepos-
sibleconsolidationofMBpowerin
Egypt,butanybenetstobederived
fromitsremovalfrompowerare
likelytoprovetemporary. Anewand
prolongedsurgeinradicalIslamist
terrorismisoneofthemostlikely
consequences.
TurkeyunderPrimeMinisterRe-
cepTayyipErdoanhasbeensym-
pathetictotheMorsi administration
fromtheoutsetandthetwowereset
togrowcloserstillwithMorsisdeci-
siontosupportSunnirebels.Erdoan
isalso,forunderstandablereasons,
verysensitiveabouttheideaofthe
militaryremovingademocratically
electedIslamist-orientedgovern-
mentfrompower. Itispreciselythat
prospectthathehasbeenworkingso
hardtoremovefromtherealmofthe
possibleinTurkishpolitics.
Welookedindetaillastweekat
Turkeysworryingtrajectory. We
notedErdoansincreasingconserva-
tism(somewouldsayauthoritarian-
ism)athomeandhisIslamistand
third-worldistapproachtoforeign
policy.Tislatterhasincludedhis
strongantipathytoformerallyIsrael
andeventalkofeschewingtheEu-
ropeanUnionformembershipofthe
ShanghaiCooperationOrganization
(sco)onthegroundsofcommon
values.
ItmaywellbethatTurkeyunder
Erdoanwasalreadytoowellseton
thistrajectoryforanythingtodivert
him,butitiscertainthateventsin
EgyptwillhavereinforcedErdoans
prejudices.Intheimmediateafer-
mathoftheEgyptiancoup,Erdoan
saidthathewassurprisedbythe
Westslackofcondemnationofthe
intervention,saying:Whathappened
totheirdemocraticideals: Itisasin-
ceritytest.
Headded,inreferencetothe
Egyptianmilitary:Youwillrulethe
countryfor,o-oyearswithasingle
partybutthenyoucanttoleratea
presidentelectedfreely. Itisagainst
democracy.
Rebels Likely Behind
Chemical Attack
AL ARABIYA | July 10
R
Ussi.scii1ivicanalysisindi-
catesadeadlyprojectilethathita
suburboftheSyriancityofAleppo
onMarch:containedthenerve
agentsarinandwasmostlikelyred
byrebels,RussiasUNenvoysaidon
Tuesday.
TeincidentatKhanal-Assalinthe
northernprovinceofAleppokilled
morethantwodozenpeople.Boththe
governmentandrebelshaveblamed
eachotherforwhattheysaywasan
attackinvolvingchemicalweapons.
Bothsidesalsodenyusingchemical
weapons.
Russia,alongsideIran,isSyrias
closestallyandchiefarmssupplier.
TeUnitedStatescastdoubtonthe
Russiananalysisandalongwith
FrancecalledforfullUNaccessto
Syriansiteswherechemicalweapons
usewassuspected.
MoscowsUNambassador,Vitaly
Churkin,saidRussianexpertsvisited
thelocationwheretheprojectile
struckandtooktheirownsamplesof
materialfromthesite.Tosesamples,
T
uiU.S.isgoingaheadwithplanstodeliverfourF-:o
ghterjetstoEgyptdespitethepoliticalunrestinthe
country,seniorAmericanocialssay.
ItcomesasWashingtoniscontinuingtoevaluatelast
weeksoverthrowofPresidentMohamedMorsibythe
army.
U.S.massivemilitaryaidtoCairowouldhavetobecut
bylawiftheremovaloftheIslamistleaderisdetermined
byWashingtontohavebeenacoup.
TeMuslimBrotherhood,whichbacksMr.Morsi,is
demandinghisreinstatement.Itssupportershavebeen
stagingmassprotestsnearCairosbarracks,whereheisbe-
lievedtobebeingheld.OnMonday,morethan,oBrother-
hoodloyalistswerekilledinclasheswiththearmy.
TenewauthoritieshavenotsaidwhereMr.Morsiis,
butaForeignMinistryspokesmansaidhewasinasafe
placeandbeingtreatedinaverydigniedmanner.
TeU.S.ocialssayWashingtonwilldeliverfourF-:o
ghterjetsinthenextfewweeks.
Teyarepartofanalreadyagreedbiggerorderof
:o planeseightofwhichweresenttoEgyptinJanuary.
Tenaleightareexpectedtobeshippedlaterthisyear.
WhiteHousespokesmanJayCarneyonWednesday
reiteratedthatitwouldnotbeinthebestinterestsofthe
UnitedStatestomakeimmediatechangestoourassistance
programs.Headdedthattheadministrationwouldtake
itstimetoconsidertheimplicationsofremovingMr.Morsi
frompower.
U.S.militaryaidtoEgyptisestimatedtobes:.,billion
eachyear.
PresidentBarackObamahasbeencarefulnottousethe
wordcoupinrelationtoeventsinEgypt,thenncsKaty
WatsoninWashingtonreports,asdoingsowouldtrigger
thelegalrequirementtocutoaid.
U.S. to Go Ahead With F-16 Delivery
BBC | July 11
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W
i1u1uiadmissiononMondaybythreeLebanese
meninNigeriathattheyhadbeentrainedbyHezbol-
lahandaccumulatedenoughmilitaryhardwaretowagea
war,theentrenchmentoftheShiiteterroristorganization
inAfricahasfueledrenewedinterestincounter-terrorism
strategies.
AccordingtoNigeriasPMNews,publicprosecutor
SimonEgedesaidthedualLebanese-Nigeriannationals
hadamassedenoughweapons,rangingfromlandmines
andAK,riestoanti-tankrocketlaunchers,tosustain
acivilwar.AferthethreesuspectedoperativesMusta-
phaFawaz,,AbdullahiTahini,8,andTahalRoda,,:
werearrestedinMay,thecountryssecurityforcessaid
themenhadplannedtoattacklocalIsraeliandAmerican
institutions.
TescrambletocountertheHezbollahthreatprompted
chargesofterrorism.Evenmoretellingly,Nigerianau-
thoritieshavepubliclylabeledHezbollahsmilitarywinga
terroristorganizationanunprecedentedmove.
ItisworthrecallingthatnotoneAfricancountrylists
Hezbollahasaterroristentity.
TestakesareclearlyhighforNigeria.Tereachof
HezbollahintothecontinenthaspromptedU.S.and
Africancounter-terrorismauthoritiestosharpentheir
focusandimposepenalties.
Nigeriawillcontinuetobeahubofpro-Hezbollahand
pro-Iranianactivity,mainlybecausethecountryishome
toSheikhZakzaky,anadvocateoftherevolutionaryIra-
nianShiiteideologywhoservesasakeyMuslimleaderin
Nigeria.
Teopenquestionis,willAfricannationsfollowthe
growinglistofcountriesthathaveeitherbannedHez-
bollahorcrackeddownontheorganizationsnancial
transactions:Nigeriamightverywellbethelitmustest
foramodernizedcounter-terrorismposturetowardthe
Shiitegroup.
Analysis: The Rise of Hezbollah in Africa
JERUSALEM POST | July 11
hesaid,werethenanalyzedata
Russianlaboratorycertiedbythe
OrganizationfortheProhibitionof
ChemicalWeapons.
ItwasestablishedthatonMarch
:therebelslaunchedanunguided
Bashair-,projectiletowardsKhan
al-Assalcontrolledbythegovern-
mentforces,hesaid.Teresultsof
theanalysisclearlyindicatethatthe
ordnanceusedinKhanal-Assalwas
notindustriallymanufacturedand
waslledwithsarin.
WhiteHousespokesmanJay
CarneysaidtheUnitedStateshadnot
seenanyevidencetosuggestanyone
otherthantheSyriangovernment
hadtheabilitytousechemicalweap-
ons,orhasusedchemicalweapons.
Possible MB Role
in Egypt
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE | July 11
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cvv1svvimiivsaidTursdayhe
doesnotruleoutMuslimBrother-
hoodmembersinhiscabinet,evenas
thegroupvowedtokeepdefyingthe
armysousterofpresidentMohamed
Morsi.
Hazemal-Beblawi,whowasap-
pointedonTuesday,[said]Idont
lookatpoliticalassociation.If
someoneisnamedfrom(theBrother-
hoods)FreedomandJusticeParty,if
heisqualiedfortheposthemaybe
considered.
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I N B R I E F
n IAEA chief warns of threat of
nuclear terrorism
Ataconferenceonenhancingglobal
nuclearsecurityeorts,thedirector
generaloftheUnitedNationsInterna-
tionalAtomicEnergyAgency(i.i.),
YukiyaAmano,warnedofthepos-
sibilityofterroristattacksinvolving
radioactivematerial.Amanoschief
concernwasthepotentialuseofa
crudenucleardeviceadirtybomb,
asitsofencalled.Suchabombmay
notnecessarilybeaweaponofmass
destruction
butratherof
massdisrup-
tion.Experts
believedirty
bombsare
muchmore
likelytobe
detonated
thanactual
nuclearbombs
becauseofthe
relativeease
inobtainingradioactivematerials.
Whiletherehasntyetbeenaterror-
istattackinvolvingnuclearbombs
ordirtybombs,Amanocautioned:
[T]hismustnotlullusintoafalse
senseofsecurity.Ifadirtybombis
detonatedinamajorcity,orsabo-
tageoccursatanuclearfacility,the
consequencescouldbedevastating.
GeorgeMoore,aseniori.i.analyst
from:oo,to:o::,notedthatmany
expertsbelieveitsonlyamatterof
timebeforeadirtybomboranother
typeofradioactivedispersaldeviceis
used,withsomeexpressingsurprise
thatithasnthappenedalready.As
unpleasantasthisrealityis,thefactof
thematteristhattheworldremains
vulnerabletonuclearterrorism,and
theUnitedStates,BritainandIsrael
facethegreatestrisk.
IAEA Director General Amano speaks
at the International Conference on
Nuclear Security on July 1.
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German Favored to
Head NATO
DER SPIEGEL | July 8
D
ivisiMiis1ivTomasde
Maizireishavingatoughtimein
Germanythesedays,buthemaygeta
secondchanceinBrussels.Spiegelhas
learnedheisaleadingcontendertobe-
comethenext.1osecretarygeneral.
Athome,GermanDefenseMinis-
terTomasdeMaizireisunderre.
Hisministryrecentlywasforcedto
abandonacontractforsurveillance
drones,squanderingover,oomillion
(Usso: million)intaxpayermoney.
Terearealsomassivenancialand
qualityproblemswithhisministrys
eortstopurchaseEuroghterjets,a
programestimatedtobebillionsofeu-
rosoverbudget.Tegovernmentsac-
countingocehastargetedadditional
DefenseMinistryprogramsaswell.
Buttheremaybealightattheend
ofthetunnelforthebeleaguered
politician,amemberofChancellor
AngelaMerkelscenter-rightChristian
DemocraticUnion(cuU).Spiegel has
learnedfromsourcesthatdeMaizire
iscurrentlyapromisingcandidateto
succeedDenmarksAndersFoghRas-
mussenasthenextgeneralsecretary
of.1o.Rasmussenstermendsinthe
summerof:o:.
WithindeMaiziresministry,the
Chancelleryand.1oheadquar-
ters,ocialshaveindicatedthatthe
,-year-oldmaymakeabidforthe
postaferthisautumnsfederalelec-
tionsinGermany.
TelasttimeaGermanran.1o
wasfrom:88to:,whenManfred
Wrner,aforeign-policyexpertwith
thecuU,headedupthealliance.
The Wheels Are
Coming Off Europe
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard,
TELEGRAPH | July 10
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Uvovisuin1-cvisisstrategyis
nearcollapse.Telong-awaited
recoveryhasfailedtotakewing.Debt
ratiosacrosssouthernEuropeare
risingatanacceleratingpace.Politi-
calconsentforextremeausterityis
breakingdowninalmosteveryimU
crisisstate.AndnowtheU.S.Federal
Reservehasinictedafull-blown
creditshockforgoodmeasure.
NoneofEurolandskeyactors
seemswillingtoadmitthatthecur-
rentstrategyisuntenable.Teyhope
topaperoverthecracksuntiltheGer-
manelectionsinSeptember,asifthat
isgoingtomakeanydierence.
AleakedreportfromtheEuro-
peanCommissionconrmsthat
Greecewillmissitsausteritytargets
yetagainbyawidemargin.Italleges
thatGreecelacksthewillingness
andcapacitytocollecttaxes.Infact,
Athensismissingtargetsbecausethe
economyisstillinfree-fall.
Italysslowcrisisisagainaring
up.Itsdebttrajectoryhaspunched
throughthedangerlineoverthepast
twoyears[and]mayalreadybebeyond
thepointofnoreturnforacountry
withoutitsowncurrency.
Spainscrisishasanewtwist.Te
rulingPartidoPopulariscaughtin
aslush-fundscandalofsuchgravity
thatitcannotplausiblybrazenout
theallegationsanylonger,letalone
rallythenationbehindanotheryear
ofcuts.El Mundosaysapre-revo-
lutionarymoodistakinghold.
Portugalisslippingaway.Prof.
JoaoFerreiradoAmaralsbook
Why We Should Leave the Eurohas
beenabestsellerformonths.He
accusesBrusselsofservingasanen-
forcerforGermanyandthecreditor
powers.
Europesleadershavegivenasol-
emnpledgethattheywillneverrepeat
theerrormadeinGreeceofforcingan
imUstateintodefault,withhaircuts
forbanksandpensionfunds.
Dotheyviolatethispledge,and
shattermarketcondence:Ordothey
admitforthersttimethattaxpayers
willhavetofootthebillforhold-
ingimUtogether:Allrescuepack-
ageshavebeenloanssofar.German,
Dutch,Finnishandothercreditor
parliamentshaveneveryethadto
crystallizeasingleeuroinlosses.
Allthisishappeningjustastaper-
ingtalkbytheFedsendsshockwaves
throughcreditmarkets,pushingup
borrowingcostsby,obasispoints
acrossEurope.
Teicnneedstoturnonthemon-
etaryspigotfullblastliketheBankof
Japantoheadoaslideintodeation
trapandenvelopingdisasterbynext
year.Tisisnotgoingtohappen.
Tepoliticshavecurdled
EUROPE
n Will John Kerrys Middle East
peace plan finally prevail?
U.S.SecretaryofStateJohnKerry
returnedhomelastweekfromthe
MiddleEastforthefhtimewithlittle
toshowforhiseorts.Itisthelatestin
alonghistoryofpeaceeortsthathave
failed.Butshouldthatsurpriseanyone:
TeIsraelisdemandthePalestinian
AuthorityrecognizeIsraelasalegiti-
matenation.TePAdemandsIsrael
releaseover:ooprisonersandfreezeall
settlementbuildingonlandsthatthe
PAhopeswillonedayformaPalestin-
ianstate.Bothsidesareaskingimpos-
siblepreconditionsthatleavelittle
roomfortalkstoevenbegin.Despite
theseveredicultiesofsigningapeace
treatybetweenIsraelandthePA,the
U.S.andothernationscontinuetopush
failedplans.Notonlydotheyignore
theimprobabilityofaresolution,they
failtoseethatthegeopoliticalclimate
intheMiddleEasthasnotchangedfor
thebettersinceanyofthefailedtreaties
andpeaceinitiatives.UltimatelyKerry
isghtingagainstimpossibledemands
andahistoryofanimosityfueledby
aningrainedhatredofthenationof
Israel.Tereisnotevenabeginning
pointofagreementbetweentheIsraelis
andPalestinians.Tereforesuchpeace
negotiationsaredestinedtofail.
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everywhere.Soonerorlater,thisim-
menseblumustsurelybecalled.
Friend and Foe
GERMAN-FOREIGN-POLICY.COM | July 10
N
iwvivov1sareconrmingthe
closecooperationoftheGerman
FederalIntelligenceService(nu)
withtheNationalSecurityAgency
(s.).Accordingtothesereports,nu
agentshaverepeatedlyvisitedthes.
headquartersatFortMeadetodiscuss
technicalissues.Tes.hasalsofur-
nishedthenuinstrumentsforana-
lyzingintercepteddata.Aformerhead
oftheAustrianintelligenceservice
hasconrmedthatitwasacommon
understandingamongallEuropean
intelligenceservicestobeawareof
thes.Prismsurveillanceprogram.
Alreadyyearsago,ocialsofthe
U.S.militaryhavebeenquotedsay-
ingthattheU.S.militaryespionage
centerthatisbeingestablishedinthe
HessiancapitalWiesbadenandthat
willreportedlyalsobeusedbythe
s.isdestinedtogatherinforma-
tiononthecurrentsituationof
friendandfoe,andeverythingthat
caninuenceourmission.TeGer-
mangovernmenthasalsoadmitted
thattheWesternblocscooperation
oftheintelligenceserviceswhich
includesabductionandtortureof
suspectsintheso-calledwaron
terrordatesbacktosecretagree-
mentsbetweentheleading.1o
powersduringthepost-WorldWarii
decades.
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I N B R I E F
n One government falls, three
unsteady in Europe
LuxembourgsPrimeMinisterJean-
ClaudeJunckerannouncedJune:o
thathewouldresign,aferaccusa-
tionsthathefailedtoconfrontalleg-
edlyillegalandcorruptbehaviorby
thecountryssecretservice.Juncker
hasheldhisjobsince:,,meaning
thecountryspoliticsisnowentering
anewera.Meanwhile,inSpain,the
El Mundo newspaperpublishedwhat
itsaysisproofthatPrimeMinister
MarianoRajoyhadreceivedillegal
paymentsfromhispoliticalparty.
Teirdocumentsseemtoshowthat
hereceived:,ooo(Uss,,,o)a
yearfromaslushfund.Tescan-
dalcouldbringdowntheSpan-
ishgovernment.Italy,too,could
beheadingfortrouble.Teparty
offormerPrimeMinisterSilvio
Berlusconi,thePeopleofFreedom
Party(vui)isboycottingtheruling
coalition,whichforcedtheItalian
Parliamenttopauseitsoperations
onJuly:o.Tevuiisprotestingthe
Italiansupremecourtsdecisionto
holdaspecialmeetinginJulytohear
Berlusconisappealagainstcharges
oftaxfraud.Tedisputecouldrip
apartItalyscoalitionandleadto
freshelections.AllacrossEurope,
thesekindsofscandalsarecausing
peopletolosefaithintraditional
parties,anddemandanewkindof
politicalleader.
ASIA
Radioactive Water
Leaking Into Pacic
GLOBAL POST | July 11
R
.uio.c1ivicvoUuw.1ivfound
intestwellsatthesiteofthedam-
agedFukushimanuclearpowerplant
islikelyleakingintothePacicOcean,
JapansNuclearRegulationAuthority
said.
Ocialswiththewatchdogagency
saidthataleakofradioactivewater
wasstronglysuspectedandurged
thepowerplantsoperator,Tokyo
ElectricPowerCo.,tondthecause
ofanypotentialleaksandassessthe
environmentalandhealthrisks.
Westronglysuspectthathigh
concentrationsofcontaminatedwater
areleakingtotheground,andspread-
ingtothesea,theagencysaidon
Wednesday.
Samplestakenfromwellsused
tomonitorwaterqualityshowan
increaseinradiationlevelswithsome
radioactivelevelsaround:ootimes
theallowedlimits.
Tesamples,testedby1ivcoon
Tuesday,showedthehighestlevels
recordedoftwocontaminants
cesium:,andcesium:,,thatare
suspectedofincreasingtheriskof
cancer.
1ivcohasdeniedthatanyradioac-
tivewaterismakingitswayintothe
PacicsincetheFukushimaDai-ichi
plantwascrippledbytheMarch:o::
earthquakeandtsunami.Tethree
nuclearreactorsthatwererunningat
thetimewereheavilydamaged.1ivco
usedlargeamountsofseawatertocool
thereactorsafertheaccident.
TecompanysspokesmanNoriyu-
kiImaizumitoldtheAssociatedPress
thatalthoughcesiumlevelsinthewell
sampleshavegoneup,itdoesntneces-
sarilymeanthatcontaminatedwater
isleakingintothePacic.Imaizumi
saidthatearlierspikesmayhavebeen
causedbycesium-laceddustslipping
intothesamples.
Butthewatchdogagencysaidthat
samplestakenfromboththemonitor-
ingwellsandtheseanearthecoastal
nuclearplantshowedthesamehigh
levelsofradioactivity.
TeNuclearRegulationAuthoritys
chairmanShunichiTanakasaidhe
thinksirradiatedwaterhasbeenleak-
ingintothecoastalwaterssincethe
accident,butthatthecontamination
wasworseearlierinthecrisis.
Wind Turbine Secrets
Theft May Be Last
Straw
LIGNET | July 9
T
uiU.S.DepartmentofJusticeled
chargesinlateJuneagainstChinas
largestwind-turbinemanufacturer,
SinovelWindGroup,accusingthe
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companyandtwoofitsseniorexecu-
tivesofstealingtradesecretsfromits
formersofwaresupplier,American
SuperconductorCorporation.Rela-
tionsbetweenChinaandtheUnited
StatescouldsuerasetbackifChina
doesnottakeactiontopunishSinovel.
Sinovelstoleasofwarecodefrom
AmericanSuperconductor(.msc)and
useditinwindturbinesthatwereex-
portedbacktotheUnitedStatesand
installedinMassachusetts,astones
throwawayfromthe.mscglobal
headquarters.AlthoughtheChinese
justicesystemisinvestigatingSinovel
fornancialfraudcommittedagainst
investors,theyhavemostlybeenun-
responsiveto.mscsrequestsforcivil
action.Sinovelseconomicdownturn
mayencourageChinesegovernment
leniencytowardsthecompany.
TeincreasingnumberofAmeri-
cancompaniescomingoutagainst
Chineseinfringementsofintellectual
propertylawsshowsthatcompanies
arereachingatolerancethreshold,
andarelikelytodemandthatthe
U.S.governmentputmorepressure
onChina.
AlthoughPresidentBarackObama
raisedtheissueoflarge-scalethef
ofU.S.propertybyChinawith
ChinasPresidentXiJinpingatasum-
mitlastmonth,themeetingfailedto
generateapublicstatementannounc-
inganysignicantprogress.Chi-
nesecompaniesarelikelytocontinue
tostealintellectualpropertyunless
theChinesegovernmentstrengthens
legislationandholdsviolatorstoac-
count.
T
uiRUssi.Navywillreceive,owarshipsin:o:,,an
unprecedentednumberinRussiashistory,NavyDeputy
Commander-in-ChiefViceAdm.AlexanderFedotenkovsaid.
Duringthisyear,,ocombatships,fastattackcrafsand
supportvesselswilljointheRussianNavy.Tishasnever
happenedbefore,FedotenkovsaidattheInternational
MaritimeDefenseShowinSt.Petersburg.RussianNavy
warshipsarenowperformingmissionsinallareasofthe
WorldOcean,withoveroocombatshipscurrentlyatsea,
hesaid,vi.Novostireported.
DefenseMinisterSergeiShoigusaidinMarchthe
RussianNavywouldreceive:submarinesand,war-
shipsofvariousclassesby:o:o.
Asaresultoftheimplementationofthestaterearma-
mentprogramto:o:o,thenavyshouldreceiveeightnucle-
ar-poweredstrategicsubmarines,:omultirolesubmarines
and,warshipsofvariousclasses,Shoigusaid.Teeight
strategicmissileboatsincludethreeBoreyandveBorey-
AclassvesselsarmedwithBulavaballisticmissiles.Te
:omulti-purposesubmarinesincludeeightGraneyclass
nuclear-poweredattacksubmarinesandimprovedKiloand
Ladaclassdiesel-electricboats.
Russian Navy to Receive 36 Warships
FARS | July 8
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I N B R I E F
n Kyrgyzstan to become a client
state of Russia?
Russiawillsends:billioninweapons
toKyrgyzstanthisyear,accordingto
reportsonTursday,whichrepre-
sentsanaccelerationofearlierplans
thatindicatedthearmsshipments
wouldbeginnextyear.Tedeliveries
willincludetanks,armoredvehicles,
helicopters,rocketlaunchers,artil-
lery,smallarms,andsurveillanceand
communicationsystems.Meanwhile,
theKyrgyzgovernmentannounced
itwouldsoonbeginsellingitsshares
intheSoviet-legacyDastantorpedo
plant,andsaidRussianinvestors
wouldbegivenpriorityinpurchas-
ingthesharesinthefactory.Tese
reportselucidatetheKremlinsrecent
eortstoprioritizetieswithbothKyr-
gyzstanandTajikistanasclientstates.
AJulyreportbyvo.vsEurasia
explains:Russiaisnowaggressively
enteringintoaclassicalclient-state
relationshipwithKyrgyzstanand,to
alesserextent,Tajikistan,theregions
smallestandpoorestcountriesbut
alsotheoneswhereRussianinu-
encehasremainedstrongfor:oyears.
Inexchangeforsupportingthem
materiallyandintheirlocalrivalries,
Moscowseeksclosertiesandfealtyto
itsforeign-policydirectives.Watch
forRussianpowerintheformerSoviet
nationstocontinuetoexpand.
n The Kremlin reverts to
typewriters to escape computer
leaks
RussiasFederalGuardService (vso),
whichisinchargeofprotecting
Kremlincommunications,made
movesthisweektotransitionfrom
computersbacktotypewriters
forcreatingitsdocuments.Afer
scandalswiththedistributionof
secretdocumentsbyWikiLeaks,the
expossbyEdwardSnowden,re-
portsaboutDmitryMedvedevbeing
listenedinonduringhisvisittothe
G-:osummitinLondon,ithasbeen
decidedtoexpandthepracticeof
creatingpaperdocuments,anvso
sourcesaid.Teservicesformerdi-
rectorsaid,Fromthepointofview
ofsecurity,anymeansofelectronic
communicationisvulnerable.You
canremoveanyinformationfrom
acomputer.Terearemeansof
defense,ofcourse,buttheresno:oo
percentguaranteetheywillwork.So
fromthepointofviewofpreserving
secretsthemostprimitivemethods
arepreferable:apersonshandanda
pen,oratypewriter.Trumpeteditor
inchiefGeraldFlurryhassaidthe
vulnerabilityofAmericascomputer
systemsmaybeitsAchillesheel.
Tespateofleaksandcyberattacks
theU.S.hassueredinrecentyears
revealsthatthisisindeedamong
thenationsweakestpoints.Rus-
sianleadersseethedireneedtotake
actiononthisfront,buttheU.S.
appearssettocontinuetorelyon
vulnerablesystemsforkeycommu-
nications.
Related: Cyberattacks: Americas Achilles
Heel
JULY 12, 2013
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Britain Had to Rely on
German Military
TELEGRAPH | July 10
B
vi1.iu.shadtorelyonGerman
militarysupportinawarforthe
rsttimesincetheBattleofWaterloo.
DuringtheLibyanconictin:o::
Britishforceshadtousemapssup-
pliedbyGermanintelligencebecause
ofcutbacksintheMinistryofDefense,
ithasemerged.
ItwasthersttimetheUKhadto
relyonGermanyinsuchcircumstances
since:8:,whenGebhardvonBluchers
PrussianforceshelpedtheDukeofWel-
lingtondefeatNapoleon.
Tedevelopmentwasdisclosedon
theannualreportoftheparliamentary
IntelligenceandSecurityCommittee
whichraisedconcernsoverdecreasing
fundingfordefenseintelligence.
Tecommittee,whichtakes
evidencefromthesecurityandintel-
ligenceagenciesinprivate,warned
thatcutbacksmeantresourceshadto
beconstantlyshifedaroundandit
riskedrobbingPetertopayPaul.
Tecommitteesaidthespyagen-
ciesanddefenseintelligencewould
havetoincreasinglyrelyonburden
sharingandmakeuseofalliesin
somepartsoftheworldwhomaybe
betterplacedtoprovideintelligence.
Itsaid:Weaccepttheneedfor
thisspecialization.Itisnotnovel:For
examplewehavebeentoldthat(by
defenseintelligence)inLibyawewent
L
.s1mo1uimagesofmassiveriots
inBrazilexplodedontotheworlds
televisionscreens.Tesituationdemon-
stratedhowasinglemessagesenttore-
ceiversviacellphonecouldendinturn-
ingtheworldsattentiontoonesingle,
momentaryhotspotontheplanet.
TeJuneriotsinSouthAmericas
largestcountryaresymptomaticofthestrainsplacedon
populationsinthoseemergingpowersthatexhibitanaccel-
erationofwealthintheirgrowthphase,andgovernments
eitherillequippedorunwillingtodealwiththeproblem.
Whathasaggravatedthe
situationinBrazilistheap-
pearanceofgleamingnew
stadiumstohostnextyears
WorldCupsoccertourna-
ment,whilemuchofBrazils
infrastructurerotsindecay.
OfallinstitutionsinBra-
zil,itisthechurchalonethat
hasthecapacitytocutacross
allpartylines,allsocial
structures,andlinkBrazils
populationtogetherasa
singularnationalentity.
Initspresentmood,Brazilisripeforarevivalofits
Catholicfaith.Whataddstothisprospectisthatthein-
cumbentonthepapalthroneisaLatin.PopeFranciscan
expectanespeciallyexuberantwelcometohisrstreturn
visittohiscontinentoforiginwhenthepapalplanelands
inRioonMonday,July::.
Aswehavelongdeclared,Bibleprophecyindicatesthat
theRomanCatholicreligionistheonlyforcethatwill
bindthenalcollectiveof:oregionalkingshipsinEurope
togetherasanimperialforceintheverynearfutureinits
formastheseventhandnalresurrectionoftheHolyRo-
manEmpire(Revelation:,,:,).
WehavelongpredictedthatLatinAmerica,giventhe
bondsoftwocommonEuropeanlanguages(Spanishinthe
mainandPortugueseinBrazil)andmostparticularlythe
spiritualinuenceoftheCatholicreligion,willbeattached
tothatempire.Teempireneedstherawmaterialsand
customofLatinAmericatodriveitseconomyforwardin
additiontogivingitaccessto
NorthAmericasbackdoor
toaidinfulllingitsfuture
prophesiedtakeoverofthat
region.
Francishasbilledhimself
asahumanitarianpope,one
towhomthepoorcanturn
forsuccor.
Watchformasscrowdre-
actionsupportingthispope
duringWorldYouthDay
celebrationstothepointof
forcingBrazilsgovernment
toreallysitupandtakenotice.
AtatimewhenPresidentRousseisdesperatelyinneed
ofastrongallytoshoreupheroce,shecouldhardlydo
betterthanbegintocultivateabetterrelationshipwith
PopeFrancis.
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Protesters clash with
riot police on a street
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
on June 30.
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towaronGermanmaps.
SirMaxHastings,themilitary
historian,said,Itisafactofenor-
mousfrustrationthatitisnowalmost
impossibletoconductanymilitary
operationwithouthelp.
Californias Collapsing
House of Cards
FORBES | July 8
J
ivvvBvow,soontobeCalifor-
niaslongest-servinggovernorhas
beenreceivingmuchcreditnation-
allyforbalancingthebudget.In
truthBrownissettingCaliforniaup
tofalllikeahouseofcards.
First,touseJerryBrownsown
words,Californiahasawallofdebt,
whichdoesntincludeunfunded
pensionandmedicalliabilityand
thatwallofdebtiso1includedin
thebudget.Tetotalamountofthat
debtissomewhereinthes:,billion
rangeandincludesovers:obillion
owedtothefederalgovernment.Tat
moneywasusedtofundCalifornias
UnemploymentInsuranceFund,and
Californiaseemstohavenoplanto
payitback.
TefactthatCaliforniabeganbor-
rowingthatmoneyin:oodemon-
stratesthefallacyofthepriorclaims
ofbalancedbudgets.Tefactthatit
iskeptobudget,liketheotherdebt
mentionedabove,demonstratesthe
fallacyofthe:o:,-:budget.
Ofcourse,Californiahasfargreater
debtsthanthat.Onestudyshowed
thatCaliforniagovernmentsare
overs:trillionindebt.Mostofthat
isintheformofunfundedpension
andmedicalliabilitiesowedtostate
employees.
Tenewbudgetincludesacallfor
anincreaseinspendingof:o.: per-
centoverthenextfouryears.Keep
inmindthatthemainpublicem-
ployeeretirementfundissaidtobe
underfundedbys,:billionandthat
theunfundedmedicalbenetdecit
issaidtobesobillioninthered. Te
lattergure,accordingtoBrown,is
expectedtogrow,percentinthe
nextfouryears.
Ifyouignoreallthat,then
Californiahasclosetoabalanced
budget.Isayclosebecause,in
fact,theso-calledbalancedbudget
steals(sorryborrows)s,oomil-
lionfromthestatescap-and-trade
environmentalemissionreduction
program.
Additupandyoundthatthe
budgetreallyisntbalancedand
Brownhasntreallymadeanytough
choices.Ofcourse,itcouldbe
worse.TeDemocratsinthelegis-
latureactuallywantedtoincrease
spendingmorethan:o.:percentover
thenextfouryears.
Whilewearelookingatnumbers,
considerthese:Californiahasthe
highestincometaxesinthecountry,
thehighestgastaxes,themostregu-
lationsofanystateandsurprise
thefourth-highestunemployment
rate(which,aseveryseriousperson
knows,isunderstated).Telatteris
arealfeatwhenyouconsiderCali-
forniasnaturalresourcesincluding
oilreserveswhichcouldeasilybe
abigpartoftheanswertomanyof
Californiaseconomicandbudget
problems.
J
Uuici.iW.1cu,Inc.onApril:,:o::,launchedanin-
vestigationintotheTrayvonMartincasebasedonreports
thattheU.S.DepartmentofJustice(uo,)hadsentasecret
teamofpeacekeeperstoSanford,Florida,whereMartin
wasshotonFebruary:o,:o::.
RecordsobtainedbyJudicialWatchinresponseto
local,stateandfederalpublicrecordsrequestsshowthat
theso-calledpeacekeepersarepartofalargeandgrow-
ingdivisionwithinuo,calledtheCommunityRelations
Service(cvs). Toughcvspurportstospotandquellracial
tensionsnationwidebeforetheyarise,thedocuments
obtainedbyJudicialWatchshowthegroupactivelyworked
tofomentunrest,spendingthousandsoftaxpayerdollars
ontravelandhotelroomstotrainprotestersthroughout
Florida. Tepeacekeepersalsometwithocialsofthe
RepublicanNationalConvention,scheduledforseveral
monthslaterinTampa,towarnthemtoexpectprotestsin
connectionwithMartinsdeath.
cvsemployeespents:,::.8totraveltoSanford,
Florida,fromMarch:,-:8,:o::,toworkmarches,
demonstrations,andrallies;
cvsemployeespents,,:.oototraveltoSanford,Flori-
da,fromMarch,o-April:,:o::,toprovidetechnical
assistancetotheCityofSanford,eventorganizers,
andlawenforcementagenciesforthemarchandrally
onMarch,:;
cvsemployeespents:,,o,.ototraveltoSanford,
Florida,fromApril,-::,:o::,toprovidetechnical
assistance,conciliation,andonsitemediationduring
demonstrationsplannedinSanford;
cvsemployeespentso,:.:totraveltoTampa,
Florida,fromApril:8-:o,:o::,tomeetwithvcof-
cialrelatedtopossibleprotestsanddemonstrations
duringthevc.
InresponsetoaFloridaSunshineLawrequesttothe
CityofSanford,JudicialWatchalsoobtainedanaudio
recordingofacommunitymeetingheldatSecond
ShilohMissionaryBaptistChurchinSanfordonApril:,
:o::. Temeeting,whichopenswithagospelhymnand
organmusic,isreportedtohaveledtotheocialouster
ofSanfordsPoliceChiefBillLee. Aweekearlier,agroup
callingthemselvestheDreamDefendershadbarricaded
theentrancetothepolicedepartmentdemandinghebe
redforfailingtolemurderchargesagainstZimmerman.
Techurchmeetingproducedanine-pointplan,themain
demandbeingtheringofChiefLee.
DOJ Secret Peacekeepers
JUDICIAL WATCH | July 10
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Work Is Becoming a
Womans World
TELEGRAPH | July 11
N
osiiovpolitician,maleor
female,hasaclearergraspthan
Boris[Johnson]ofthenatureand
consequencesofthegenderrevolution
thatisunderway.Hebecameaware
ofthiswhenhewasDavidCamerons
highereducationspokesman.He
noticedthatwomenoutnumbermen
ineverysubject,includingmathsand
engineering.Sowhenthesewomen
reachthepeakoftheircareers,hesaid,
theBritisheconomywillhavebeen
feminizedandutterlytransformed.It
isthegreatestchangeofourlifetimes.
Sixyearshavepassedsincehe
madethisobservationinTe Daily
Telegraph,andthingshavedeveloped
exactlyasheoutlined.Some,8 per-
centofgraduatesarewomen,andthe
ratioisevenhigherinthebig-buck
professionslikelawandmedicine.
Girlshavebeenoutperformingboys
inA-levelsforsometime,andnow
scorebetterinIQtests.Allthissug-
geststhatBritainscampuseswill
soonviewithMalaysiasinthefemi-
ninityleaguetables.Tishasobvious
implicationsforhowwework,live
andbringupourchildren.
Werewitnessingthecontinuation
ofalongtrend.Girlsovertookboysfor
schoolexamperformanceinthe:8os
andoutnumberedtheminuniversities
inthe:os.Tereisnoreasonwhy
theprogressshouldstopatequality:in
eldafereld,womenarestartingto
dominate.Intherecession,fouroutof
veBritishjobslostwereheldbymen.
Noonemuchremarkeduponthisin-
equity:thereisnomaleequivalentof
theFawcettSocietytomoanformen,
noHarrietHarmanequivalenttospy
discrimination.Itjusthappened.
A
sv.vxiiccleancanteeninacommunitycenter.
Atthecounter,aghtbreaksoutbetweenveyoung
men.Tecooktriestocalmthemendownandasksthem
toleave,butitgetsnastierchairsarethrown,aknifeis
produced.
Seethem:Howangrytheybe:anoldermansitting
outsidesaystome.Notoneofthemeverknewtheir
fathers.
IaminLadywood,Birmingham,oneofseveralUK
districtswhere,opercentofchildrenarenowraisedin
householdswithoutfathersareaswhichhavebecome
known,ratherdepressingly,asmendeserts.
Anastonishing:millionchildrenaregrowingupin
theseblightedcircumstances,livingwithoutafatherand
rarelyevenmeetinganadultman,accordingtoarecent
troublingstudyoffamilybreakdownbytheCenterfor
SocialJustice.
AreassuchasLadywood,aninner-citycornerofBir-
mingham,areutterlydominatedbysingle-parentfamilies.
Andtheeectsaredevastating.Onarrivinghere,thesense
ofamaterialandemotionalpovertybeingpasseddown
fromgenerationtogenerationispalpable.
Teareahasthehighestnumberofpeopleclaiming
unemploymentbenetinthecountrysome8percent
ofhouseholdsherehaveanannualincomeoflessthan
c:,,ooo(Uss::,o8o).
Mostofthosestrugglingtogetbyonameagerwageare
womenwithyoungchildren.Childrenfrombrokenhomes
aremorethantwiceaslikelytoliveinpovertythantwo-
parentfamilies.
InLadywood,relationshipsbreakdownfastand
frequently,leavingchildrentosuerthelifelongcon-
sequencesofneverknowingtheirfathers.Manyofthe
singlemothersImeetarekeentodiscusstheirpredica-
ment.Onewomanis,o-year-oldBiancaMarquis,who
knowsallaboutbringingupchildrenalone.Shehastwo
daughtersbydierentmen,hertwosistersandmostofher
friendsaresinglemothers,andoneofherbrothersisan
absentfather. Biancahasmorethanoocousins,allraised
bysinglemothers,andherownmotherhadvechildren
bythreemen.
Ifyourmum,auntiesandallyourfriendsmumsare
singlemums,itsnormal.Mykidsthinkitsnormal,she
says.Teythinkdadsarepeopleyoudontknoworsee
everyotherweekend.
WhilefatherlessnessmaybethenorminLadywood,the
impactofitshouldnotbeunderestimated.
Americanresearchershavefoundthatagirlsself-esteem
isseriouslyunderminedbynothavingafatherinherlife.
Manyabandonedboysengageindelinquentbehavior,
incapableofmanagingtheiranger,andsomestudiesreveal
linksbetweenfatherlessmenandsexcrimes.
Itisinarguablethatfathersbringpositivebenetsto
children.Boysandgirlsprosperwhenfamilylifeincludes
theconstantpresenceofaloving,providingfather,while
childrenfromintactfamiliesdobetteratschool,andare
moreindependentandsecure.
[G]enerationsofchildrenarebeingraisedwithnomen
intheirlives.Abandonedyoungmengrowuplledwith
rage,whileyoungwomengrowupdesperatetopleasemen
andseekoutapprovalwherevertheycanndit.[C]hildren
abandonedbytheirfathersarebesetbyself-loathingand
drawntoinappropriaterolemodelssuchasgangleaders,
olderloversandworse.[A]bsentfathersareacommonfac-
toramongpeopleimprisoned,girlsgroomedforsex,drug
addicts,rioters,self-harmersandyoungsuicides.
Tisisthecruxofthematter,ofcourse.Forwhile
right-andlef-wingpoliticiansghteachotherontheissue
offamilybreakdown,fathersdisappearandbeleaguered
singlemothersbemoantheirlotinlife,itisthechildren
whoaremissingoutasaresultofthisdesperatesituation.
Andalthoughwehavemanywell-meaningprojectsand
policies,thereisnosenseofauniedmissiontosaveBrit-
ishchildrenfromtheterriblelegacyofincreasingfamily
breakdown.
The Man Desert
DAILY MAIL | July 10
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Abraham Departed
THETRUMPETDAILY.COM | July 9
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Abrahams ight out of the world of his day is an exact type of
our spiritual ight out of sin today. STEPHEN FLURRY
T
uiUmnivofAmericansreceivingsubsidizedfood
assistancefromthefederalgovernmenthasrisento:o:
million,representingroughlyathirdoftheU.S.popula-
tion.
TeU.S.DepartmentofAgricultureestimatesthata
totalof:o:millionpeoplecurrentlyparticipateinatleast
oneofthe:,foodprogramsoeredbytheagency,atacost
ofs::billioninscalyear:o::.
TatmeansthenumberofAmericansreceivingfood
assistancehassurpassedthenumberoffull-timeprivate
sectorworkersintheU.S.
AccordingtotheBureauofLaborStatistics(nis),there
were,,:8o,ooofull-timeprivatesectorworkersin:o::.
TepopulationoftheU.S.is,:o.:millionpeople,mean-
ingnearlyathirdofAmericansreceivefoodaidfromthe
government.
Ofthe:o:millionreceivingfoodbenets,arecord
, millionAmericansparticipatedintheSupplemental
NutritionAssistanceProgram(s.v),commonlyknown
asfoodstamps.TeUsu.describess.vasthelargest
programinthedomestichungersafetynet.
TeUsu.saysthenumberofAmericansonfoodstamps
isahistoricallyhighgurethathasrisenwiththeeco-
nomicdownturn.
AccordingtoaJuly,auditbytheInspectorGeneral,the
Usu.sFoodNutritionService(vs)maybeduplicating
itseortsbyprovidingparticipantstotalbenetsinexcess
of:oopercentofdailynutritionalneedswhenhouseholds
and/orindividualsparticipateinmorethanonevspro-
gramsimultaneously.
Foodassistanceprogramsaredesignedtobeasafety
net,theIGsaid.
More on Food Aid Than Have Full-Time Private Sector Jobs
CNS NEWS | July 8
Andthereis,ofcourse,nodis-
crimination.Teeconomyischang-
ingshape,inawaythatistomens
collectivedisadvantage.Occupations
requiringphysicalstrengtharerapidly
disappearing;aquarterofmanufac-
turingjobshavevanishedinthepast
:oyears.Intheirplacecomeposts
whereworkmeansgrabbingacoee,
headingtotheoceandgettingalong
withpeople.Tequalitiesofsocial
intelligence,communicationskills
andmulti-taskingarenotoneswhere
menhaveanyinnateadvantage.Te
recessionhassimplyacceleratedthe
emasculationoftheeconomy.
Has Atlanta Ever Seen
So Much Rain?
YAHOO NEWS | July 9
T
u.xs1oanespeciallywetFourth
ofJuly,rainhasremainedatopic
ofconversationintheAtlantaarea,
wherewedontseemtobegettinga
break.Inthecaseof:o:,weather,
thetruthisthis:Ithasrainedinnear
recordvolumesinthemetroAtlanta
area,accordingtotheNationalWeath-
erService.Wehadmorerainthrough
July8thisyearthanwehadinallof
:o::.Sameistrueforallof:o::.
Atlantaisonpacetohaveitswettest
yearever.Teserecords,bytheway,
extendbackto:8,.TroughJuly8,
theocialsiteatHartseld-Jackson
InternationalAirportrecorded:.:8
inchesofrain.Atthatpace,Atlanta
wouldreach,.,:inchesbyDecem-
ber,:,eclipsingthehighestmarksto
date,:.:8in:8ando.,in:oo.
Te:ooyearwaspushedbyaonce-
in-,oo-yearsoodthatcrippledthe
cityforaweekinSeptember.
Butofcourse,thatsonlypaceand
assumesrainatthesamefrequency
andvolume,whichmaybeunlikely.
Ifwesimplygetaveragerainfallthe
remainderoftheyearandnomore
raininJuly,wewillgetintothetop:o
wettestyearsonrecordwitho:inches
ofrain,saidStellman.
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TW
I N B R I E F
n Pope Francis supports Anglicans-
turned-Catholic
WhenPopeFranciswaselected,there
wererumorsthatheopposedBenedict
xvisdecisiontocreateaspecialbody
toallowAnglicanstojointheCatholic
Churchwhilekeepingtheirtraditions.
Tisdoesnotappeartobethecase.Te
PersonalOrdinariateofOurLadyof
Walsingham,andAnglicangroup,an-
nouncedJulythatthepopehadmade
somechangestothegroupsrulestoal-
lowittoactivelyexpandandwidenits
scopesothatCatholicswhohavebeen
baptizedbutnotconrmedcanalso
jointhegroup.Putbluntly,thissug-
geststhatEnglishbishopswhowanted
tosquashthebodyandwhoseallies
wererushingtogettothenewpope
inordertobriefagainstithavebeen
thwarted,wrotethe Telegraphsblog
editor DamianTompson(July:o).He
calledthedecisionaringingarma-
tionoftheOrdinariatesmissionfroma
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ouFv.xiiRiggsleffamilymembersclingingto
acapsizedboatinaseaofstingingjellysh,swimming
milesandclimbingrocksattheshorelineinpitchblack-
nesstoreachhelpatthersthousehesaw.
Teo-year-oldRiggswasamemberofashingparty
intheSharksnShoalLight,apopularshingareabya
lighthouseinTangierSound.Astormbrewedandtheir
boattookontoomuchwaterandtoppledatabout,p.m.
Tuesday,saidByrd,recallingtheconversationwiththe
strangeratthedoor.
ByrdcalledDealIslandFireChiefDonaldFordand::.
Soonafer,Riggswasrested,driedoandonarescueboat
withareareghtingvolunteers.
Terewereafewstormsinthearea,andtheboatturned
upsidedown,saidSgt.BrianAlbertattheMaryland
NaturalResourcesPolice.Mr.Riggsswamtoshore.Tese
peopleareverylucky.Noonewasinjured.
AMarylandStatePolicehelicopterhoveredabovethe:o-
footCarolinaSkiasreghtersfromDealIsland,Mount
VernonandFairmountinSomersetCountyandWestside
inWicomicoCountypulledalongside.TeU.S.Coast
Guardalsowasonthescene,Albertsaid.
Tebaylitup,Byrdsaid.Itwasbeautiful,asscaryas
itwas.
Riggsfather,whosenamealsoisJohnRiggs,isa
,o-year-oldretiredcommercialwatermanfromSalisbury,
Md.,whoorganizedtheshingtrip.Alsoaboardthevessel
werethewatermansdaughter,ContessaRiggs,andher
,-year-oldson,ConradDrake,bothofWashington;and
hisgranddaughter,-year-oldEmilyHorn,afourth-grader
visitingfromSanFrancisco.
ContessaRiggssaidtheboatcapsizedabouttwomiles
fromshore,anddrifedaboutvemilesinaparalleldirec-
tionwhenthetideturned.
Iveneverbeensohappytoseesearchboatsinmylife,
shesaidWednesdaybytelephone.Ittookhimvehours
toswimashore.Hehadtostopandgrabacrabpotbuoy
andrest,thenswim.
Weclingedtothesideoftheboatandgotstungbysea
nettlesinthedark,shesaid.
Perhapssomeonewouldhavelocatedtheshingparty,
eventually,evenifRiggshadnotswamforhelp.Whatiscer-
tainisthatwearinglifejacketssavedtheirlives,Albertsaid.
Itisluckytheyputlifejacketson,hesaid.Telife
jacketsarewhatsavedtheirlives.
Riggs-year-oldniece,Emily,calledheruncleareal
hero.OnWednesday,shesaidthenexttimethefamily
goesshing,Illgoifthewaterisreallyshallow.
Man Swims Five Hours to Save His Family
USA TODAY | July 11
OTHER NEWS
supposedlyskepticalponti.Formore
informationontheCatholicChurchs
strategyinthisrespect,seeourarticle
TeChurchTatSwallowedaChurch.
n Most British children born out of
wedlock
Fify-fourpercentofchildrenborn
toBritish-born
mothersin:o::
wereborntoun-
marriedparents
accordingto
gurespublished
byBritainsOf-
ceofNational
Statisticson
June:o.Overall,
,.,percentof
childrenbornlast
yearwereborn
outofwedlock.
Teonlyreason
amajorityofchil-
drenwerebornto
marriedparentsisbecauseimmi-
grantmothersaremuchmorelikely
tobemarried.Britainsfamilieshave
declinedtothepointthattheyre
oneoftheworldleadersinbroken
homes.FormoreonBritainsdecline,
seeStephenFlurrysarticleBritains
BrokenSociety.
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cityofHomshadaround8o,oooChristians.InOctoberof
:o::,jihadistsmurderedthecityslastChristian.Teongo-
ingviolencehascausedanestimated,oo,oooChristian
Syrianstoeethenationsofar.
Egypthasundergoneashockinglyrapidradicalization
sincelongtimeleaderHosniMubarakwastoppledinearly
:o::.Sincethen,jihadistshavecruciedsomeChristians
ontrees,setaCopticChurchinCairoonre,andhave
frequentlytargetedChristianwomenandgirlsforkidnap-
ping,rapeandforcedconversiontoIslam.Teintensifying
persecutionhasalreadypromptedmorethan:oo,oooCop-
ticChristianstoeethecountrysinceMubaraksouster,
andmoretakeighteverymonth.
TeChristianchurchineasternLibyatracesitsroots
backtwomillennia.Nowitisstrugglingtosurvivebecause
almostallofitsworshipershaveedsincethe:o::revolu-
tion.Alltogether,Libyahadaround:oo,oooChristians
beforetherevolutionbegan.Nowchurchocialssayonly
afewthousandremain.
AtthetimeofLebanonslastnationalcensusin:,:,the
populationwasabout,opercentChristian.Nowthatgure
isaround,percentandfalling.IranspopulationofAs-
syrianChristianshasplummetedfrom:oo,ooointhe:,os
to:,,oootoday.InMarch:o::,theonlyChristianminister
inPakistanwasassassinatedaferhecondemnedalawthat
inictsthedeathpenaltyonanyonewhoinsultsIslam.
Over:oo,oooChristianshavereportedlyedMalisince
theIslamiccoupof:o::.Andthelistgoeson.
Acenturyago,Christiansstillmadeup,opercentof
theMiddleEastspopulation.Nowthatnumberisaround
, percentandfalling.
TeSyriacandChaldeanCatholicchurchesofSyriaand
IraqareviewedasintegralbodiesoftheCatholicChurch
andareinfullcommunionwiththebishopofRome.Te
growingpersecutiontheyandotherMiddleEasternChris-
tiangroupsarenowsueringisafesteringwoundforthe
RomanCatholicChurch.
Techurchhasdefeatedcommunism,butisjuststart-
ingtounderstanditsnextchallengeIslamism,whichis
muchworse,saidMonsignorCesareMazzolari,thebishop
ofRumbekinSudanin:oo.
Islamiccountriesdemandreligiousrightsfortheirciti-
zenswhomigratetoothercountries,butignorethisprinciple
fornon-Muslimimmigrantspresentintheirownlands,said
theVaticansForeignMinisterGiovanniLajoloin:ooo.
In:oo,PopeBenedictxvideliveredanopen-airmass
to,o,oooChristiansinJordan,urgingChristiansinthe
MiddleEasttoclingtotheirfaithdespitetheincreasingper-
secution.TestrongChristianfamiliesoftheselandsarea
greatlegacyhandeddownfromearliergenerations,hesaid.
MaythecourageofChristourshepherdinspireandsus-
tainyouinyoureortstomaintainthechurchspresence
inthechangingsocialfabricoftheseancientlands.Fidelity
toyourChristianroots,delitytothechurchsmissionin
theHolyLand,demandsofeachofyouaparticularkindof
couragethecourageofconviction.
InFebruaryofthisyear,PatriarchLouisRaphaeliSako,
headoftheChaldeanCatholicChurch,saidtheVatican
shouldprovidegreatersecurityforChristiansinIraq.
Teyareleavingthecountrybecausethereisnostability,
thepatriarchsaid.Anotherreasonistheriseoffundamen-
talism.FundamentalismdoesnotacceptChristians.
FromtheVaticansperspective,themostalarming
aspectoftheexodusofChristiansishappeningintheHoly
Land.JerusalemisthebirthplaceofChristianity,theinter-
sectionoftheregionsthreefaiths,andthecenterofthe
universetoCatholics.
In:o,thecityspopulationwasmadeupof,,ooo
Jews,,:,oooMuslims,and,o,oooChristians.Muslims
andChristianseachrepresentedaround:opercent.By
:oo,thenumberofMuslimsinJerusalemhadsoaredto
:,o,ooo,or,,percent,whilethenumberofChristianshad
fallentolessthan:,ooo,or:percent.
TeightofChristiansisduealmostentirelytoMuslim
persecution.Youfeellikesomebodyischokingyouand
thereisnowayout,saidPalestinianRaniEspionoli.You
needtogetoutofhereandndsomethingelse.
TeexodusofChristianshaspromptedfearsamong
CatholicsthatJerusalemcouldsoonbecomeaChristian
Disneyland,wherebelieversvisitofen,butneverstay.
Some8ooyearsago,theCatholicChurchordained
theFranciscansascustodiansoftheholysitesinJerusa-
lem.TohelppersuadeChristianstostay,theFranciscans
establishedafoundationin:,whichpayscollegetuition
forIsraeliChristiansiftheypromisetostayintheregion.
AstheIslamistpersecutionhasintensied,theFrancis-
canshaveintensiedtheireorts.Atpresent,theyoer:,
programstohelpChristiansintheregionwithhousing,
vocationaltraining,musicalscholarshipsandmore.
ButBibleprophecyshowsthattheVaticanwillgofar
beyondthesegentlecountereorts.Beforethebirthof
Islam,Catholicismwasthedominantforceinmanyof
thesenations.TopreventtherisingtideofradicalIslam
fromdrowningtheMiddleEastsChristianpopulations,
itwillsoontakestaggeringlyviolentaction.Tehistoryof
theCrusadesshowsthatbothCatholicsandMuslimsare
savagelydeterminedtocontroltheHolyLandandsur-
roundingregions,andaVatican-guidedEuropewillsoon
resurrectthespecterofthosegruesomeCrusadesonce
again.Inthisnalcrusade,theRomanCatholicChurch
willtakethemostdrasticactionyetagainstradicalIslam.
Tatclashwillleadtothebloodiestpagesinmankinds
strife-riddenhistory.Teunprecedentedviolenceandsuf-
feringwillappeartobehumanitysnalchapter.Butthe
Biblemakesplainthatitisactuallyonlythelastpageof
the prologueofmankindspotentialexistence.Numerous
propheciesshowthatthisthirdworldwarwillbeinter-
ruptedbythereturnofJesusChrist.Hewillsquelchthe
violence,andforceuponIslamists,Catholicsandallmen
thepeacethathasalwayseludedus.Atthattime,chapter
oneofreallifewillnallybegin.
Tounderstandhowtheexacerbatingfrictionsinthe
MiddleEastdirectlyleadtothisbeautifulandawesome
future,readJerusalem in Prophecy.
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