THE CANONIZATIONS OF 2 ARAB SAINTS.PLUS EUROPEAN UNION NEWS.

JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.GET SAVED NOW- CALL ON JESUS TODAY.THE ONLY SAVIOR OF THE WHOLE EARTH - NO OTHER. 1 COR 15:23-JESUS THE FIRST FRUITS-CHRISTIANS RAPTURED TO JESUS-FIRST FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.ROMANS 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.(THE PRE-TRIB RAPTURE)

05/18/2015-Pope’s message to Italian bishops: Don’t be shy in speaking out against corruption-Introducing the discussions of the General Assembly of the Italian Episcopal Conference. Pope Francis spoke out against “pilot bishops”, urging prelates to let lay people take on their responsibilities. He asked them to defend people from “ideological colonizations”, advised them not to produce abstract documents and called for more collegiality, urging bishops to listen to the community and to avoid uniformity-andrea tornielli

vatican city-Francis introduced the General Assembly of the Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI) dedicated to the Evangelii Gaudium, by asking bishops not to be shy in speaking out against corruption which robs the young of jobs. He also warned against “ideological colonization”. He asked them not to be “pilot bishops” but to give more space to the laity, allowing lay people to assume their social and political responsibilities. He also called for documents to be less abstract and encouraged more collegiality, asking bishops to listen to the community more. He urged against the same voices always being heard during conferences and said that these must not drug the community with uniformity. The Pope also put forward suggestions for the merging of monasteries and religious orders.The speech Francis delivered to members of the Italian Episcopate before his private meeting with the bishops, was brief but dense. Above all, Francis said that at a time “when we are often surrounded by discouraging news, local and international scenes of affliction and tribulation – in this realistic and disheartening context – our Christian and Episcopal vocation is to go against the current, that is, to be joyous testimonies  of the Risen Christ, to transit joy and hope to others.” Going against the current means bearing witness to joy.He asked bishops “to console, to help, to encourage, indiscriminately, all of our oppressed brothers and sisters who are burdened by the weight of their crosses.” It isn’t nice to come across a dispirited, demotivated and lifeless consecrated person: this person I like a dried up well, where people no longer find any water to quench their thirst.”Francis underlined the importance of “making Christ’s sentiments their own: humility, compassion, mercy, concreteness and wisdom.” He called on bishops “not to be shy or irrelevant in renouncing and defeating a widespread mentality of public and private corruption which has managed to shamelessly lead families, pensioners, honest workers and Christian communities into poverty, discarding young people, who are systematically deprived of any hope for the future and above all, marginalizing the weak and needy.” This very same sensitivity, he added, “makes us go out to God’s people to defend them against ideological colonizations that strip them of their identity and human dignity.” The latter was an indirect reference to the gender theory, which Francis had described as a form of “colonization” during his visit to the Philippines last January.The Pope then explained that when making pastoral choices and preparing “our” documents, bishops must ensure that “the theoretical-doctrinal aspect does not prevail over all else making it seem as if the contents are not intended for our people or country but just for a select few scholars and specialists.” The Pope also asked for these documents to always translate into concrete and comprehensible proposals.The bit of Francis’ speech about the laity was especially significant. The Pope asked for the “essential role” that they play to be “reinforced” so that they may take on “the responsibilities that they have”. Lay people have an authentic Christian formation and should not need a pilot bishop, a pilot monsignor, or clerical input in taking on their own responsibilities on all levels, from the political to the social level, from the economic to the legislative level! Everyone, however, is in need of a pastor bishop!” An invitation to bishops not to ask for the blessings, support or approval of Church leaders in every step that they take in the social and political sphere.Francis also called for a greater collegiality between bishops and their priests, between bishops, “dioceses that are rich” in material assets or vocations and “those in difficulty; between the peripheries and the centre; between the Episcopal Conferences and bishops and the Successor of Peter.” “In some parts of the world,” the Pope added, “there is a widespread weakening of collegiality, both when it comes to the preparation of pastoral programmes and in the sharing of economic and financial commitments.” Francis wished to be more specific and referred to the lack of checks on “the reception of plans and the implementation of projects”. He gave an example to illustrate his point: “A conference or an event is organised that gives a voice to the same people as always, it drugs the community, making all choices, opinions and people uniform, instead of letting ourselves go in the direction the Holy Spirit is asking us to go.”Finally, Francis gave one last example of “ecclesial sensitivity that has been weakened as a result of coming face to face with global problems and a crisis that doesn’t even spare Christian identity.” The Pope asked why “religious institutes, monasteries and congregations let themselves get so old that they practically cease to be evangelical testimonies that are faithful to their original charisma.” “Why aren’t steps taken to merge them before it is too late in so many different ways?”

05/18/2015-The Joy of the Holy Land and a Renewed Call to Sanctity-Elena Dini-The Canonizations of Mariam Baouardy and Marie Alphonsine Danil Ghattas-Elena Dini-vatican insider

St. Peter's Square was filled with many languages and colors on Sunday, including the colors of the Palestinian flag. The joy of the crowd, and in particular of the 3,000 pilgrims who came directly from the Holy Land, was tangible. Four saints were canonized, two of whom were Mariam Baouardy and Marie Alphonsine Danil Ghattas, daughters of the Holy Land and the first two Palestinian saints. Founders of the the Discalced Carmelites of Bethlehem and of the Congregation of the Rosary Sisters, the two saints lived their call to holiness from the second half of the 19th century (Mariam Baouardy died while she was very young in 1878) until the beginning of the 20th century (Marie Alphonsine Danil Ghattas died in 1927).Also present in the square was President Mahmoud Abbas, who had met with Pope Francis the previous day. During their meeting, as reported by an official, “great satisfaction was expresed regarding the agreement reached with regard to the text for an Accord between the Parties, about certain essential aspects of the life and activities of the Catholic Church in Palestine. The Accord will be signed in the near future.”During his homily, the Holy Father wanted first and foremost to draw inspiration from the first reading from the Acts of the Apostles, in which the Church elects the one appointed by God to take Judas’ place among the Apostles. The importance of witness is at the heart of the Christian experience, and the saints show us the way: “We too, today, base our faith in the risen Lord on the witness of the Apostles, which has come down to us through the mission of the Church. Our faith is firmly linked to their testimony, as to an unbroken chain which spans the centuries, made up not only by the successors of the Apostles, but also by succeeding generations of Christians.”Speaking about the saints, Pope Francis recalled Mariam Baouardy’s “docility to the Holy Spirit”, which “made her a means of encounter and fellowship with the Muslim world.” He went on to say that Marie Alphonsine Danil Ghattas “understood clearly what it means to radiate the love of God in the apostolate, and to be a witness to meekness and unity. She shows us the importance of becoming responsible for one another, of living lives of service one to another.”Pope Francis concluded his homily by calling each one of us into question on this day of celebration: “Their luminous example [that of the four saints] challenges us in our lives as Christians: How do I bear witness to the risen Christ? This is a question that we must ask ourselves. How do I abide in Him? How do I remain in His love? Am I capable of “sowing” in my family, in my workplace and in my community, the seed of that unity which He has bestowed upon us by giving us a share in the life of the Trinity?”What does it mean today, therefore, to be children of the Holy Land, and what spiritual fruit can this happy event bring forth to Palestinian Christians and the whole Christian community? On Saturday, May 16th, an event held at the Basilica of St. Sabina seems to give an answer to this question. People had been gathered since 4 p.m. at the church, for a prayer vigil that was packed with people in celebration. With one hand the faithful waved the Vatican flag, and with the other they waved that of Palestine. The delegation led by the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Fouad Twal, included Melkite and Maronite Christians who were not only from the Patriarchate’s territory, but also from Lebanon, the Gulf countries and other parts of the Middle East.Archbishop Maroun Lahham, Patriarchal Vicar to Jordan of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, before entering the prayer vigil, said in all earnestness: “These two saints teach us that the last word is never suffering, it is never  abandonment, it is not the cross but instead the glory, the resurrection and the light. Calvary is not the last word but the gateway to a better life.” He continued, speaking about the fruit that is brought forth by these two saints today: “Young people will be inspired and they will see that there is hope for the Holy Land.”Sister Rita Tavitian, a young Rosary Sister, said that “Mariam Baouardy should have been canonized earlier on, but it is no coincidence that her canonization will take place tomorrow with that of Marie Alphonsine Ghattas. Both of them have an important message of peace for the world. They tell us that each one of us can become a saint: that is our vocation.” On a personal level, Sister Rita felt ever so strongly that it was no coincidence that the canonizations of these two holy Palestinians occurred on the same day. Her own sister is a Carmelite and she too was present in Rome for the happy event. For the two sisters, it was an opportunity to see each other again for the first time in four years.Also present in the crowd were those who distributed flags and liturgy booklets. Among them is Ibrahim, who looks very young but is already a doctor living and working near Ramallah. He shares that he is “proud that there are two saints coming from Jesus’ land, and that this is a message for the whole world: our land is still alive.” When I ask him what the future has in store for him, he replies: “I’m studying German because I want to specialize in my work, but I want to continue to work for my people and to help them.”In the Church there are also Italian and French people who, for various reasons, are linked to the figures of these two saints. Among them are members of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre, an Order that was created to support the Holy Land, which welcomes the two new saints and friends of the Holy Land. Sitting in one pew is Giovanni, a doctor who works in the province of Syracuse. He was present on Saturday for the prayer vigil because, though indirectly, he too was “touched” by St. Mariam Baouardy’s story. In fact, John was a doctor in the hospital where a baby was miraculously cured through the intercession of Mariam of Jesus Crucified (the name which Mariam took upon entering the Carmelites).

WORLD POWERS IN THE LAST DAYS (END OF AGE OF GRACE NOT THE WORLD)

EUROPEAN UNION-KING OF WEST-DAN 9:26-27,DAN 7:23-24,DAN 11:40,REV 13:1-10
EGYPT-KING OF THE SOUTH-DAN 11:40
RUSSIA-KING OF THE NORTH-EZEK 38:1-2,EZEK 39:1-3
CHINA-KING OF THE EAST-DAN 11:44,REV 9:16,18
VATICAN-RELIGIOUS LEADER-REV 13:11-18,REV 17:4-5,9,18

WORLD TERRORISM

GENESIS 6:11-13
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.(WORLD TERRORISM,MURDERS)(HAMAS IN HEBREW IS VIOLENCE)
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence (TERRORISM)(HAMAS) through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

2 PETER 2:5
5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

2 PETER 3:7
7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men

LEVITICUS 26:16
16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you( sudden) terror(ISM), consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.

GENESIS 16:11-12
11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her,(HAGAR) Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael;(FATHER OF THE ARAB/MUSLIMS) because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he (ISHMAEL-FATHER OF THE ARAB-MUSLIMS) will be a wild (DONKEY-JACKASS) man;(ISLAM IS A FAKE AND DANGEROUS SEX FOR MURDER CULT) his hand will be against every man,(ISLAM HATES EVERYONE) and every man's hand against him;(PROTECTING THEMSELVES FROM BEING BEHEADED) and he (ISHMAEL ARAB/MUSLIM) shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.(LITERAL-THE ARABS LIVE WITH THEIR BRETHERN JEWS)

ISAIAH 14:12-14
12  How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer,(SATAN) son of the morning!(HEBREW-CRECENT MOON-ISLAM) how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
13  For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14  I (SATAN HAS EYE TROUBLES) will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.(AND 1/3RD OF THE ANGELS OF HEAVEN FELL WITH SATAN AND BECAME DEMONS)

ISAIAH 33:1,18-19 Woe to thee that spoilest,(destroys) and thou wast not spoiled;(destroyed) and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil,(destroy) thou shalt be spoiled;(destroyed) and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
18 Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
19 Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.

JOHN 16:2
2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.(ISLAM MURDERS IN THE NAME OF MOON GOD ALLAH OF ISLAM)

05/18/2015-“Religious fanatics have regained their courage under Modi”-A year on from his election, the Prime Minister who has links to Hindu radical groups, has disappointed people. Speaking to Vatican Insider, Cedric Prakash, Jesuit Christian a, says “Converting to good is always possible”-paolo affatato-vatican insider

rome-Lots of empty words and very little action. Cedric Prakash, an Indian Jesuit and founder of the Centre for Human Rights, Justice and Peace in Gujarat, isn’t kind in his description of Narendra Modi’s year in government. On 16 May 2014, the Indian Prime Minister won the elections in a country that is  home to the world’s biggest democracy.After speaking at the  Caritas Internationalis Assembly in Rome, Prakash confirms to Vatican Insider that the Baratiya  Janata Party’s first year in government has been a failure. Many observers believe that the actions taken so far by the 65-year-old Prime Minister’s government have been insufficient, raising doubts over his efficiency as a competent administrator and reformer of the economy as well as as a figure who is able to maintain unity in the nation.The Jesuit explained that “justice, freedom and human rights: it is the Gospel that is the inspiration in all our work, in educating the poor and in the campaign for human dignity.” Prakash together with a team of Jesuits and lay people from the Prashant (Peaceful) Centre, have been working in these fields for 15 years.“Working for justice,” Prakash says explaining what he does, “is an expression of charity, as the encyclical Deus Caritas Est says and as Pope Francis remarks in the Evangelii Gaudium. Being Christians means going out into the streets and being close to people,a ccompanying people and helping them to build a more just and fraternal world. It means healing the wounded, as you would in a field hospital. Christ teaches us to love the poor and to be on their side. A true Christian, is a testimony of the love of God. It is not so much with words that you evangelise, but by living the Gospel in daily life.”Looking at India’s situation through this “evangelical lens”, the conclusion one draws is concerning: “Modi has failed to respond to the most urgent questions rocking India today. The priority is to change the development model so as to close the gap between rich and poor. The cancer of communitarianism is destroying the model of diversity and pluralism that our land is renowned for. Radical groups want to turn the whole of India into a Hindu State: despite being minorities, these groups make themselves seen and heard. And under Modi, they have regained strength and courage.”“Another key issue is access to food: food safety is still only a dream for many Indians and, as Pope Francis stressed recently, the problem is fair distribution. And how can we forget women’s conditions in a rigidly patriarchal society which discriminates against them and mistreats them? Or the caste system, which was only abolished on paper in the Constitution, but is still very much present and conditions social relations?”“The government has failed completely on these points,” the Jesuit remarked. “But the Indian people are also partly responsible. They can, for instance, help to stop corruption instead of encouraging it. All Indians are called to take a stand. In this process, the Evangelii Gaudium is a solid reference point, as is Pope Francis, with his prophetic words and actions.”Crucially, attention needs to be shown toward the condition of religious minorities: “Minorities like Christians are suffering as a result of the rise in violence and in the number of attacks. It’s not that these didn’t exist when the Congress Party was in power, the difference today, however, is that the government protects extremist groups. Violence is institutionalized. Hindu radical groups feel they have the legitimacy to act and that they are guaranteed impunity. While Modi uses the rhetoric of tolerance, India is on a slippery slope.”Faced with this situation, Prakash stressed, “like Mother Teresa we can help bring about change through a compassionate heart. The Holy Year of Mercy will soon be starting for us Catholics. This will be an important time for India. It calls on us to have a compassionate heart on both a personal and community level. Thus, mercy becomes an example, especially if it is the neglected who are on the receiving end.”“This approach,” he continued, “is to be seen within the framework of justice: if a person commits a mistake or a system is wrong, a compassionate person must speak up about this. Forgiving does not mean accepting injustice, but encouraging change. As the Gospel story of the Prodigal Son shows.So what people expect from Narendra Modi, is a gesture of reconciliation toward the victims of the massacre of 2000 Muslims by Hindu militants in Gujarat, in 2002. Prakash and his confrères experienced those terrible times and tried to stop the blind violence taking place in the state where Modi was leader and “turned his head the other way”.“Survivors would be willing to embrace him if they were given fair recognition and compensation. We believe in the conversion of every human being to good,” as the Gospel says.

A FALSE PROPHET COMES FROM THE VATICAN ALSO AT THIS TIME.

ISAIAH 23:15-17
15  And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot.
16  Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.
17  And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.(COULD THIS BE 70 YEARS AFTER ISRAEL BECAME A NATION IN 1948)(IF SO THIS SATANIC ONE WORLD WHORE CHURCH WILL MINGLE TOGETHER BY 2018)(AND NOW ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY AND ALL RELIGIONS ARE MINGLING AS ONE PEACE-LOVE-JOY-GET ALONG RELIGION LEAD BY THE VATICAN RIGHT NOW 4 YEARS FROM THE 70 YEAR TIME WHEN ISRAEL BECAME A NATION).AND IN CONTROL OF JERUSALEM.

REVELATION 13:11-18
11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth;(FALSE VATICAN POPE) and he had two horns like a lamb,(JESUS IS THE LAMB OF GOD) and he spake as a dragon.(HES SATANICALLY INSPIRED,HES A CHRISTIAN DEFECTOR FROM THE FAITH)
12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him,(WORLD DICTATOR) and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.(THE WORLD DICTATOR CREATES A FALSE RESURRECTION AND IS CROWNED LEADER OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER).
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
16 And he(FALSE POPE) causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:(CHIP IMPLANT)
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.(6-6-6) A NUMBER SYSTEM

REVELATION 17:1-18
1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication,(VATICAN IN POLITICS) and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
4 And the woman (FALSE CHURCH) was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour,(VATICAN COLOURS)(ANOTHER REASON WE KNOW THE FALSE POPE COMES FROM THE VATICAN) and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
7 And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.(THE VATICAN IS BUILT ON 7 HILLS OR MOUNTAINS)
10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen,(1-ASSYRIA,2-EGYPT,3-BABYLON,4-MEDO-PERSIA,5-GREECE) and one is,(IN POWER IN JOHNS AND JESUS DAY-6-ROME) and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.(7TH-REVIVED ROMAN EMPIRE OR THE EUROPEAN UNION TODAY AND THE SHORT SPACE IS-THE EUROPEAN UNION WILL HAVE WORLD CONTROL FOR THE LAST 3 1/2 YEARS.BUT WILL HAVE ITS MIGHTY WORLD POWER FOR THE FULL 7 YEARS OF THE 7 YEAR TRIBULATION PERIOD.AND THE WORLD DICTATOR WILL BE THE BEAST FROM THE EU.AND THE VATICAN POPE WILL BE THE WHORE THAT RIDES THE EUROPEAN UNION TO POWER.AND THE 2 EUROPEAN UNION POWER FREAKS WILL CONTROL AND DECIEVE THE WHOLE EARTH INTO THEIR DESTRUCTION.IF YOU ARE NOT SAVED BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS.YOU WILL BE DECIEVED BY THESE TWO.THE WORLD POLITICIAN-THE EUROPEAN UNION DICTATOR.AND THE FALSE PROPHET THAT DEFECTS CHRISTIANITY-THE FALSE VATICAN POPE.
11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.(VATICAN-CATHOLICS ALL AROUND THE WORLD OVER 1 BILLION)
16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast,(WORLD DICTATOR) these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

05/18/2015 -Main Accuser of Pope Francis Worked for Argentina’s Military Dictatorship-Cardinal Bergoglio on the Buenos Aires underground-vatican insider-The explosive claim regarding Horacio Verbitsky , was published today, May 18, in Argentina, in the blog www.plazademayo-gerard o'connell-vatican insider

Horacio Verbitsky, the man who publicly and repeatedly accused Jorge Mario Bergoglio of complicity with Argentina’s military rulers when he was Provincial of the Jesuits in the second half of the 1970s, actually worked for the country’s military dictators from 1978 to 1981 and was on their payroll. This is the explosive claim published today, May 18, in Argentina, in the blog www.plazademayo, under the headline “Verbitsky: Con Dios y Con el Diabolo” (“Verbitsky: With God and With the Devil”).The article is written by two investigative reporters - Gabriel Levinas and Sergio Serrichio, who have spent more than fourteen months researching the whole affair.  It gives a preview of the book that will soon be published.  In it, they draw on important documentary evidence which they discovered and on testimonies given by people who knew what actually happened.In today’s article, they provide evidence which shows that Verbitsky, a former member of the Intelligence branch of the Monteneros - a left-wing armed guerilla group that carried out terrorist attacks in Buenos Aires in the mid-1970s, was one of the speech ‘ghost writers’ for the head of the country’s Military Junta, Brigadier Omar Domingo Rubens Graffigna.  They claim that Verbitsky, along with Commodore Juan José Guiraldes and another collaborator named Pedrerol, wrote the speeches of the top commanders of the Armed Forces during the dictatorship.  They describe Guiraldes as ‘an organic intellectual’ of the Armed Forces, who had influence with the junta’s leadership.  And based on the testimony of three independent witnesses they claim that Guiraldes provided protection to Verbitsky in the weeks immediately after the military coup on 24 March 1976 at a ranch – the Estancia ‘La Santa Maria’, in San Antonio de Areco, near Buenos Aires.   Guiraldes died in 2003.The authors of the article reveal that at the end of April 2014, one of Guiraldes sons, found a 34 page manuscript at the ranch, in Verbitsky’s handwriting (as was subsequently confirmed by expert calligraphy tests).  They say that various documents found there prove that Verbitsky signed a six-month contract on 5 October 1978, for which he received a monthly payment of 700,000 pesos.   They also found evidence of that he collaborated in writing a book for an institute of the Armed Forces that was published in May 1979 – “El Poder Aereo de los Argentinos.” Later documents show that he signed a new contract in March 1981, and that his collaboration with the Armed Forces lasted at least four years, from 1978 to 1982.The authors of the article say Verbitsky ended his collaboration with the Armed Forces immediately after Argentina’s military defeat in the Malvinas.  Later he began to appear in public as a reporter and, in the 1990s, went on to become an implacable denouncer of the violations of human rights committed during the years of the military dictatorship, and of the corruption that took place during President Carlos Menem’s administration. In 2003, Verbitsky published the book “El Silencio” on the silence of the Catholic Church in Argentina during the years of military rule. In it, he accused Bergoglio of complicity with the military Junta when he was Provincial of the Jesuits in the country.  In particular, he charged that by withdrawing his order’s protection from two fellow Jesuit priests – Orlando Yorio and Francisco Jalics, Bergoglio effectively gave the green light for their abduction by Navy officers in May 1976, after which the two were tortured. Bergoglio, then cardinal archbishop of Buenos Aires denied this accusation as slander.  In actual fact, the evidence available today shows that he not only managed to secure their release that same year, but also saved and helped very many people during the years of the military dictatorship. Verbitsky, however, confirmed his allegations immediately after Bergoglio was elected  Pope on 13 March 2013, but this time leading Argentinean human rights activists, including the Nobel Peace Laureate, Adolfo Perez Esquivel, flatly denied the charges.   Around that time too, an American journalist, Martin Edwin Andersen, a former friend of Verbitsky, claimed in an article that in actual fact Verbitsky had worked as “ghostwriter” for one of the military regime’s leading apologists, who praised him by name in the book mentioned earlier (“El Poder Aereo de los Argentinos”), for his indispensable collaboration in that work.For more than a decade Verbitsky has been very close to the governments of both Nestor Kirchner and his wife, Cristina Fernandez who is now President. He is currently head of the Center for Legal and Social Studies (CELS), an Argentine human-rights organization, and also writes for Pagina 12, a left-wing Argentine newspaper that is considered the mouthpiece of the government.According to Levinas, one of the authors of today’s article, Verbitsky refused his requests for a face-to-face interview for the book, and would only answer some questions through his secretary by email.

WE ARE CHRISTIANS WE WILL BE TREATED THE SAME.

2 TIMOTHY 3:1-5 (WHY WE ARE PERSECUTED BY THE WORLD)
1 This know also, that in the last days perilous (DANGEROUS) times shall come.
2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

MATTHEW 5:10-12
10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

MATTHEW 24:9
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.

JOHN 15:18-20
18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me (JESUS) before it hated you.
19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.

1 PETER 4:16-19
16  Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
17  For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
18  And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
19  Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.

REVELATION 6:9-11
9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain(BEHEADED) for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

REVELATION 20:4
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands;(WILLINGLY-THEY CHOSE THE IMPLANT) and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

GENESIS 16:11-12
11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her,(HAGAR) Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael;(FATHER OF THE ARAB/MUSLIMS) because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he (ISHMAEL) will be a wild man;(ISLAM IS A FAKE AND DANGEROUS SEX FOR MURDER CULT) his hand will be against every man,(ISLAM HATES EVERYONE) and every man's hand against him;(PROTECTING THEMSELVES FROM BEING BEHEADED) and he (ISHMAEL ARAB/MUSLIM) shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.(LITERAL-THE ARABS LIVE WITH THEIR BRETHERN JEWS)

JOHN 16:2
2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.(ISLAM MURDERS IN THE NAME OF MOON GOD ALLAH OF ISLAM)

05/18/2015-Aleppo’s Christians and the “persecutionism” deception-The destruction of war in Aleppo-Interview with Antoine Audo SJ, Chaldean Bishop of Aleppo: the expulsion of Christians from the Middle East is being orchestrated by countries in the Region that have always been aligned with the West gianni valente-vatican insider

“Maybe there will be few of us left in the end. But we will stay. Even if they force us to pay the jizya, the submission tax,” says the Jesuit Antoine Audo, bishop of the martyr city of Aleppo and bishop of the Chaldean Church, the Oriental Catholic community that has suffered most heavily in the haemmorhage of faithful caused by the Middle Eastern upheavals of recent decades. But he is not complaining. He isn’t calling for military intervention, mobilisations and protests for the defence of Christians. Instead, he warns against those who take advantage of the suffering of the baptized in pursuit of their own personal interests fuelled by a thirst for power. In doing so they distort the Christian meaning of martyrdom. The bishop recalls that it is the countries in the Region that have always been aligned with the West that are masterminding the process of driving Christians out of the Middle East.You said that in the Middle Eastern conflicts, some are using the suffering of Christians to hide the real dynamics of the wars taking place.The repeated alarm bells regarding Christian persecution can be seen from at least two angles. There is an intense propaganda being used in some circles, which aims to induce a growing fear in the West towards Islam , in order to emotionally influence the public and thus justify increased controls over Muslim environments, particularly in Europe.  On the other hand, there are countries in the Region, with their Wahhabi Islam and their thirst for historic vengeance against Christianity, that cannot stand the idea of a Christian presence in the Middle East. These two ways of thinking paradoxically support one another and fatally lead to Christians being pushed out of the region. This was not the case in Syria. And even now, it is wrong to present the Syrian conflict as a war between Muslims and Christians. But this is the message they want to try and get across, because it suits everyone nicely.Is there a manipulation of the issue of Christian persecution in geopolitical strategies? The countries I mentioned are the only ones that aim to wipe out local Christians from the Middle East. Wahhabism links Christianity to modernity, equality of rights and the principle of citizenship. These are all things they reject. And yet these very countries are the West’s historic allies in the region. And those Western circles that carry out propaganda campaigns and permanent mobilization on Christian persecution are perfectly in tune with their strategy. Meanwhile, they use the issue of Christian persecution to influence public opinion, justify further acts of armed intervention in the region and foment fear of Muslims. They say that the purpose of the wars is to defend Christians. They use this as a justification for the presence in the region. This did not happen in the days of the Gulf War, when Pope John Paul II did not lend any support to those who aimed to present US-led intervention as a new Crusade.But heads of Oriental Christian Churches have also defined the current suffering of Christians as “genocide”.Some statements should be seen in the context of the centenary of the Armenian and Assyrian Genocides There are many of us who are still affected by those events. My great grandfather was among those who died during those massacres in Turkey, while the rest of the family took refuge in Aleppo and was spared. We talk about the Genocide spontaneously; sometimes we exaggerate. But it is a way of saying we are afraid. We are scared to see what we saw in the past repeated. Is there any point to mobilizations or requests for intervention from the international community? I spent four years saying that the only solution to the conflict was a political one and thos could open the way to reconciliation. But it seems increasingly clear to me that there is a plan to destroy the country, to break it up on a sectarian basis, without taking the presence of Christians into account, they simply need to go. This is the message we are getting now.How are you going to get through this? As a Church we are going to do all it takes to stay. Even if it means living under jihadist rule and paying the jizya, the submission tax. Those who wish to leave will leave. But a small group will stay. The elderly, the poor, the priests, religious. We will continue to profess our faith in our country, whatever the conditions. Even if the Caliphate regime consolidates power. We will stay there and we’ll see what happens - We can try to find a solution, a way to go on, as we have done throughout history It’s not the first time. This is the mystery of the Church which is powerless in the world. Its strength never lies in external intervention and support.There are organisations that help Christians leave and the Chaldean Patriarch has, for a while now,  been at loggerheads with some priests who emigrated to America without the consent of their superiors, claiming their lives had been threatened.I respect families with children who leave. I would never judge those who leave in order to protect their children from suffering. But in the case of priests it is different. Those who have responsibilities in the Church but leave, go for the easiest option. If they then justify themselves by presenting themselves as victims of persecution, this is an insult to those who really are undergoing persecution.

THE WORLD DICTATOR

REVELATION 6:1-2,13:1-3,7-9,16
1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
2 And I saw, and behold a white horse:(EU WORLD DICTATOR) and he that sat on him had a bow;(PEACE) and a crown was given unto him:(WORLD LEADER) and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.(THIS IS THE EU DICTATOR)
1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.(7 HEADS ARE THE 7TH WORLD EMPIRE IN HISTORY (THE EU) AS WELL AS THE VATICAN WHICH IS BUILT ON 7 HILLS. 10 HORNS ARE 10 KINGS THAT ARISE FROM THE EU, THEN #11 COMES ON THE SCENE BECOMES THE HEAD OF 3 OUNTRIES AND THEN THE EU DICTATOR, COMES FROM 1 OF THE 3 COUNTRIES THAT RULE FOR THIS TERM. I BELIEVE THE 3 COUNTRIES RULING AT THE TIME ARE SPAIN AND 2 OF THE ORIGINAL 6 THAT STARTED THE EU. FROM 1 OF THESE 3 COUNTRIES COME THE FUTURE EU DICTATOR PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION WHO GUARENTEES ISRAELS SECURITY FOR A LAND FOR PEACE 7 YEAR TREATY.
2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.(THE JEWISH EU DICTATOR GETS HIS POWER FROM SATAN,HE COMES FROM THE OCCULT).
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.(THE DICTATOR HAS A FALSE RESURRECTION. JUST LIKE JESUS HAD A LITERAL RESURRECTION THIS DICTATOR GETS MURDERED AT THE 3 1/2 YR MARK OF THR 7 YEAR TREATY AND COMES BACK TO LIFE. THIS IS HOW HE CAN CLAIM TO BE GOD AND GET AWAY WITH IT AND CONTROL THE WHOLE EARTH.
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
16 And he causeth all,(WORLD SOCIALISM) both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

DANIEL 11:36-40
36 And the king shall do according to his will;(EU PRESIDENT) and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers,(THIS EU DICTATOR IS A EUROPEAN JEW) nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:(HES A MILITARY GINIUS) and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he (THE EU DICTATOR) do in the most strong holds (CONTROL HEZBOLLAH,AL-QUAIDA MURDERERS ETC) with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many,(HIS ARMY LEADERS) and shall divide the land for gain.
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south(EGYPT) push at him:(EU DICTATOR PROTECTING ISRAELS SECURITY) and the king of the north(RUSSIA) shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.

We shall have World Government, whether or not we like it. The only question is whether World Government will be achieved by conquest or consent.James Paul Warburg appearing before the Senate on 7th February 1950

Like a famous WWII Belgian General,Paul Henry Spock said in 1957:We need no commission, we have already too many. What we need is a man who is great enough to be able to keep all the people in subjection to himself and to lift us out of the economic bog into which we threaten to sink. Send us such a man. Be he a god or a devil, we will accept him.And today, sadly, the world is indeed ready for such a man.

No one will enter the New World Order... unless he or she will make a pledge to worship Lucifer. No one will enter the New Age unless he will take a Luciferian Initiation.- David Spangler Director of Planetary Initiative United Nations.

DANIEL 7:23-25
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast (EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TRADING BLOCKS-10 WORLD REGIONS/TRADE BLOCS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings(10 NATIONS-10 WORLD DIVISION WORLD GOVERNMENT) that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.(THE EU (EUROPEAN UNION) TAKES OVER IRAQ WHICH HAS SPLIT INTO 3-SUNNI-KURD-SHIA PARTS-AND THE REVIVED ROMAN EMPIRE IS BROUGHT BACK TOGETHER-THE TWO LEGS OF DANIEL WESTERN LEG AND THE ISLAMIC LEG COMBINED AS 1)

LUKE 2:1-3
1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
2  (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
3  And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.

EU faces tough choices in the neighbourhood By Ulrich Speck-may 18,15-euobserver

BRUSSELS, Today, 09:27-The old European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) has failed to achieve its goal: to transform the EU’s neighbourhood into a sphere of liberal democracy and market economy.Instead of having built a “ring of friends,” the EU is now surrounded by a “ring of fire”, as The Economist has put it.Many of the ENP’s 16 target countries in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa are now worse off than they were in 2003 when the policy was first outlined.The EU faces tough choices: it needs to decide whether it has enough political will to make a real difference in its neighbourhood, and to what end - as a driver of change working with reformers or as a guardian as a status quo working with the ruling elites.The ENP was conceived at a time when it was broadly assumed that the EU’s neighbourhood was already on a historic path toward liberal democracy and market economy.The general view was that with “the end of history” and the triumph of a globalisation, driven by the economy and civil society, politics would become increasingly transnational and the EU would provide a model of the future world order.The ENP, while lacking the promise of EU membership, would nevertheless make use of the EU’s immense attraction and would help to direct and reinforce the process of Europeanisation in the EU’s eastern and southern neighbourhoods, by offering all kinds of support and guidance.

Europeanisation - a destabilising process?

At the end of the process there would emerge a close, sympathetic, like-minded “ring of friends,” an “area of prosperity and good neighbourliness, founded on the values of the Union and characterised by close and peaceful relations based on cooperation,” as the Treaty of the European Union (Art 8,1) states.This optimistic view wasn’t entirely wrong. Europeanisation indeed took root in the EU’s neighbourhood: there was a growing desire by many people to become part of the EU’s economic and political success story, either by moving to the EU or by adapting the EU’s achievements in their own countries.The colour revolutions in the east and the Arab Spring in the south were driven by the wish to live like people live in the heart of Europe, with a prosperous economy; with a decent, fair state; with the freedom to express oneself; and to live the way one chooses.It was not by accident that the EU’s flag was waving over the Maidan and that the refusal of the Association Agreement with the EU was what triggered the fall of the old Yanukovych regime.But the problem with the EU’s approach was the failure to recognise that Europeanisation is in many cases a destabilising process, at least in the short term.In countries where a small number of people control economic and political power by using corruption and force, liberal democracy and market economy are threatening the ruling classes.Most of the elites in the EU’s neighbourhoods apparently didn’t share the wish of the broader population to Europeanise.They wanted to enjoy the benefits of cooperation to the extent that this helped to stabilise their rule, but were against any move that would empower the broader population. When it came to political modernisation, those in power often paid lip service to the respective parts in agreements with the EU without honouring them.When clashes between status quo-oriented elites and reformers erupted in Ukraine, and earlier and throughout the Arab Spring, the EU had no plan on how to respond.

ENP’s children

The ENP and its “children” (the 2009 Eastern Partnership, and 2008 Union for the Mediterranean) were built on the assumption that no such fundamental conflicts existed in the target countries. The EU was seeking comprehensive modernisation by working with the governments regardless of the character of their rule.The implicit idea was to implement modernisation from above, or what has been called “enlightened absolutism” in the 18th century: wise rulers who are benevolent enough to embrace a structural change even if that would ultimate undermine their own power base.The ENP is conceptually flawed as it assumes that transformation is a joint interest of elites and broader population in the target countries and as it has no strategy for dealing with the instability and power struggles that come with political and economic modernisation.In the wake of the violence and instability that has emerged across the EU’s neighbourhood, Europe is now slowly waking up to the reality that the “way of life” that it represents is a contested model, and one that needs to be defended and fought for.Autocratic elites reject comprehensive modernisation as they feel threatened by it.The conflicts which have been ingrained into the political systems in the European neighbourhood have become more visible, more acute, and more dramatic in the last years. This is a direct consequence of Europeanisation, of the attractiveness of the EU’s way of life.The internet, increased travel and migration, and increasing interaction between the EU and its eastern and southern neighbors have brought in sharp relief the lack of opportunity and freedom in many countries around the EU.The EU needs to realise that its neighbourhood policy is not a technical tool but a political instrument, that it is operating in a highly politicised environment where major conflicts take place.The ENP carries both huge potential and carries great risks. As the EU now reviews its neighbourhood policy, several adjustments are overdue.

More than Brussels

First, the ENP cannot be executed by the institutions in Brussels alone. EU member states with a strong foreign policy, but others as well, must take on much more ownership of those policies.Member states cannot sign up to policies agreed in Brussels and then return home and continue to do business as usual; they must put their own full weight behind such policies.Berlin’s lack of engagement was an important reason why the Eastern Partnership has failed: in 2008 Germany agreed to the program but failed to put its political weight, especially its close relation to Moscow, behind it.Second, the EU needs to develop a clear vision of what it wants from the ENP, and who the policy addresses. There are three potential goals of a neighbour hood policy: integration, transformation, and co-operation.Some countries have a chance to become EU members in the nearer or more distant future; they are small enough to be integrated without forcing the EU to change itself substantially; they are willing to undertake deep reform and to adapt themselves to EU standards; and the current member states are likely ready to accept them as future members. For such countries, the current ENP and the EaP policies make sense.But there are not many who’s membership path is possible, let alone clear.Another potential goal is transformation, which the ENP has largely failed to deliver on. In the East, Belarus, Azerbaijan, and Armenia remain largely unchanged; Ukraine has just started to reform; Moldova has made more progress on paper than in reality; and Georgia’s reforms have largely been driven by its own political will, not on an EU ticket.In the South, only Tunisia, Morocco, and Jordan have made some visible steps towards reform; ENP has achieved very little in the whole region, from Morocco to Syria.The EU needs to recognise that it cannot drive reform even in small countries without offering a major commitment on its part.The third potential goal of a neighbourhood policy is co-operation. While integration and transformation imply a fight against ruling elites in most countries, a change of the political and economic system, cooperation is a “realist” approach, building on the acceptance of those who are in power as the relevant interlocutors on the other side.

Joint interests

Such co-operation is based on seeking joint interests while widely ignoring the question of legitimacy. Focusing on co-operation acknowledges the lack of will or lack of capacity to set in motion a process of change. It also means to privilege short-term interests in co-operation against longer term interests in systemic change.To become a consistent, efficient actor in the neighbourhood, the EU must offer its neighbouring countries a clear understanding of what the EU is interested in: future integration, transformation without accession, case-by-case co-operation? These are questions that cannot just be answered in Brussels.They will require a lot of soul-searching in the member states: to what extent are capitals ready to back up a transformational agenda in neighbouring countries, knowing that this can lead to conflicts, internal and with other neighbors? How important is the goal of having liberal democracies and market economies in the neighbourhood? Is the EU ready to take on a more muscular, confrontational approach in its neighbourhood, will it support reformers once they clash with autocratic elites? Can the EU live with autocratic states where corrupt elites mismanage their countries? Is co-operation with those elites a strategy that is viable over the long-term, or are the costs higher than the benefits? How does implicitly backing-up autocrats fit with the EU’s values and its understanding of itself as a value- and law-based system?

Clear-eyed

A new EU neighbourhood policy must be clear-eyed, accept risks, and make a choice between competing, mutually exclusive goals. It must rely on a broad consensus inside the EU, and it must be wholeheartedly supported by key member states.The decision the EU will take about the future shape of the neighbourhood policy is going to shape the EU’s identity as an international actor. How does the EU react to the return of geopolitics and conflicts, will it become more “realist,” in the sense that it plays power politics based on narrowly defined interests? Or does it indeed want to become, as it claims to be, a transformational power in the service of a rules-based liberal-democratic world order? Ulrich Speck is a visiting scholar at Carnegie Europe, a think tank in Brussels.

Merkel wants global emissions trading system-By EUOBSERVER-may 18,15

Today, 09:02-German chancellor Angela Merkel over the weekend said the EU's Emissions Trading System should be global in scope, reports Reuters. "This instrument would of course be particularly effective if we could introduce it beyond Europe because then we'd have the same general framework around the world," she said.

New centrist party may hold cards in Spanish politics By Helena Spongenberg-may 18,15-euobserver

Barcelona, Today, 08:08-Spanish politics is facing the change of an era with the rise of two new political parties, the far-left Podemos and the centrist Cuidadanos.While Podemos is set to break the Spanish two-party system in the country’s year of elections, Cuidadanos, open to working with the established parties, could be the one left holding the cards.Prime minister Mariano Rajoy have yet to call a general election, expected for the end of the year, but already later this month more than 8,000 municipalities and 13 of Spain’s 17 autonomous communities will hold an election.What is usually categorised as a battle between the red and blue - the socialist PSOE and the conservative PP - with a few smaller parties on the sidelines, is now set to become a more colourful battle involving four big parties.Podemos arrived on the scene early last year, and quickly won enough votes to get five seats in the European Parliament. Four months ago, a poll by CIS showed the party representing the “indignados” - or the ‘angry ones’ - would land second place with 24 percent of the votes behind Partido Popular’s 27 percent and just ahead of the socialists.Last month, a Metroscopia poll gave Podemos, PSOE, PP and the newcomer on the national scene - Ciudadanos - around the 20 percent of the votes each.That is a far cry from PP’s current absolute majority.
“Governments at all levels will be fragmented,” says Jordi Molina, a political expert teaching global affairs in Barcelona.“Spain will have a government, that will need a political culture that doesn’t exist in Spain,” he said, referring to coalitions involving parties from across the political spectrum.While Podemos’ Pablo Iglesias has said he does not want to cooperate with “la casta” - referring to the established parties - Ciudadanos’ leader, Albert Rivera, has not ruled it out.And this could give Rivera a key role to play in the newly-elected municipals, autonomous communities and eventually in the next government in Madrid.
Thirty-five year-old Albert Rivera has been the leader of Ciudadanos (Spanish for citizens) since the party’s formation nine years ago.The party was set up in Barcelona to counter the Catalan nationalist parties and currently has nine members in the Catalan parliament (7 percent) and 2 MEPs. It became a national party last year.“It is a party that is very focused on the person , in the figure of Albert Rivera”, explains Francesc Pallares Porta, professor in political and social science at the University of Pompeu Fabre in Barcelona.
“It is a party that is in the centre of everything, that is in the process of organisation - a party that has gone from being an anti-Catalan-nationalist party only in Catalonia to become a party that is increasingly occupying the place by the centre-right PP in crisis.”Rivera himself has defined his party as being liberal on economics and left on social issues. His Twitter slogan says: “Catalonia is my homeland, Spain is my country and EU our future”.

The change of an era in Spanish politics

“This is a change of an era. The democracy that was created in 1978 has been worn out. People were given the promise that general welfare would be better for each passing generation. But in times where one in two youngsters are unemployed; the educated go abroad to find work; and the average salary is just over €1,000 a month, they don’t feel like they have a bright future ahead of them”, says Molina.“That, coupled with the massive corruption cases in the political parties and in the unions; the rich that evade Spanish taxes; the judicial system that is too politicised and doesn’t fully work; and then of course all the troubles of the royal family as an icing on the top of the cake; has made people very angry.”Molina notes that both Podemos and Ciudadanos have made themselves powerful by putting people at the centre of their political discourse and by chanelling the anger of disenchanted voters.Although both parties call for change, Pablo Iglesias calls for that change in an angry voice, while Albert Rivera, in his shirt and blazer, appeals to the more moderate voters still wanting change.Speaking at an economic forum in Valencia this week, he called for a project to regenerate Spain.“I believe that the regeneration of this country should be by people born in democracy, by people who do not carry any baggage, by people free of corruption cases”, said Rivera, adding that “this isn’t about age, … this is about being free.”Speaking to EUobserver while on campaign trail this week, Rivera said that he believes in a stronger EU where Spain should play a more active role.“At the moment, Spain regrettably plays a too passive role in Europe. Simply trying to negotiate on the issue of the deficit or on economic issues.”“I would like to see Spain be like it was in the 1980s when we entered the European Union - one of the engines for the progress of Europe.”“Despite the fact that Europe’s economic policies in the last few years has creates a lot of euroscepticism, I believe that it is much better to stay together [in the EU]”.“To me, the problems of the EU are due to the lack of unification, not for the excess of unification,“ Rivera said.

KNOWLEGE AND WORLD TRAVEL (IMMIGRATION) INCREASED

DANIEL 12:4
4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro,(WORLD TRAVEL,IMMIGRATION FROM FLEEING WARS) and knowledge shall be increased.(COMPUTERS MICROCHIPS ETC)

Nato 'ready to help' EU anti-migrant smuggler operation-By EUOBSERVER-may 18,15

Today, 14:48-Nato head Stoltenberg said Monday the alliance is "ready to help" the EU's anti-migrant smuggling operation in the Mediterranean Sea if requested. EU foreign ministers are expected to agree a blueprint for the mission the same day. But Stoltenberg referred to a "necessary" UN resolution before it can begin.

EU to increase aid to African states to curb migrant arrivals-By EUOBSERVER-may 18,15

Today, 09:22-The EU is set to boost aid to African states to help curb the number of irregular migrants arriving in Europe, reports The Telegraph. An EU commission spokesperson said the EU is "stepping up cooperation with the home countries and linking development aid with cooperation on taking their nationals back."

EU countries agree boat-sinking operation By Andrew Rettman-may 18,15-euobserver

BRUSSELS, Today, 20:29-EU countries have agreed to launch a military operation to sink migrant smugglers’ boats.The mission, EU Navfor Med, is to have an HQ in Rome under the command of an Italian admiral, Enrico Credendino, and might start work by the end of June, the EU’s top diplomat, Federica Mogherini, said on Monday (18 May).She noted it’ll begin with intelligence gathering and sharing by participant EU states, who are to start pledging manpower and equipment from Tuesday.In its second phase, EU countries’ assets will carry out “detection and inspection” of smuggler boats.Warships will later take up positions, possibly in Libyan waters, to deter smuggling, and, in the final phase, begin to “neutralise” the traffickers’ boats, fuel dumps, and other facilities.Mogherini noted the latter steps will require a UN Security Council resolution, which is currently being drafted by the UK, as well as permission from Libya.The country has split into several parts since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.Mogherini said its “legitimate” government is the one seated in Tobruk. But with no national unity deal in sight, she said the EU will also work with rival authorities in Tripoli, in Misrata, and in “municipalities”.“We’ll need to work together to dismantle these networks, the municipalities will have an important role to play in identifying them”, she noted.She downplayed concerns that Islamic State is trying to infiltrate the EU by hiding operatives on migrant boats, as voiced earlier on Monday by Nato head Jens Stoltenberg.She said EU research “cannot confirm any link known to us” of this type. But she warned that income from people smuggling “maybe being used for financing terrorist activities”.The anti-smuggler operation was ordered by EU leaders at an emergency summit last month called when almost 1,000 people drowned in a single incident.Mogherini said it’s “a record” for the EU to move so quickly.EU leaders at the time also asked the European Commission to come up with a broader migration plan.But the commission’s central idea, to impose national quotas on migrant relocation, isn’t going down well.Mogherini defended the commission proposal on Monday, saying there is political will to act on “sharing of the burden” and the quotas do not amount to an “open door policy” on immigration.“They [the EU leaders] did invite the commission to come forward with a proposal”, she said.“There’s an awareness on the part of member states that … we have to do something with the human beings we save”.

Leaked Juncker plan seeks to avoid Greek default-may 18,15-euobserver-By Eric Maurice

BRUSSELS, Today, 19:38-European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker sent a memo to the Greek government on Monday (18 May) outlining proposals to find an agreement in the bailout discussions, according to Greek newspaper To Vima.The Greek prime minister’s office refused to comment on the leaked document, while EU Commission spokespeople said they "could not confirm" the report but did not deny it.According to the leaked paper, part of the €7.2 loan Greece has been waiting since a Eurogroup deal in February would be unblocked without there being comprehensive deal on reforms.Under the plans, some money from the bailout fund (EFSF) would be unlocked in June while a full agreement between Greece and creditors on the next step forward would come in autumn.It foresees the Greek government carrying out reforms by June that would result in expenditure cuts worth €5bn to cover the fiscal gap for 2015 and 2016.According to To Vima, the European Commission is suggesting that €1.8 billion be paid in June as well as €1.9 billion from the profit made by the European Central Bank from the interest on Greek bonds bought on the secondary markets.This would allow Greece to avoid defaulting on its upcoming payment deadlines. The country will have to repay €1.5 billion to the International monetary fund (IMF) in June and €6.5 billion to the European central bank (ECB) in July and August.Last week the Greek government repaid the IMF using money from an emergency fund and said it would face a major liquidity problem after it pays pensions and salaries at the end of May.The Juncker plan also proposes less ambitious budget primary surplus targets of 0.75 percent of GDP in 2015 rather than 3 percent.Lower primary surplus targets is a key demand by Athens to reduce austerity measures.The third proposal reportedly made by Juncker is to postpone some reforms asked by Greece’s lenders.According to To Vima, VAT reform would be introduced only in October and the discussion on pensions would take place "in the autumn".Ccollective bargaining, one of Greece’s "red lines" in the current talks, would be reevaluated "in light of the International labour organization's (ILO) recent report on 'better practices' in the EU's job market".The Juncker proposal contains a mix of concessions such as measures to address the “humanitarian crisis in Greece” but maintains some unpopular ones such as a recent property tax.The proposal "paves the way towards an honest compromise," tweeted MEP Dimitrios Papadimoulis, who hails from the governing left-wing Syriza party. He is the first politician to give credence to To Vima’s report.Juncker’s leaked proposal follows a report by the UK’s Channel 4 over the weekend saying the IMF believed Greece would default on 5 June, the day of the next repayment deadline.There have also been reported differences between Athens’ creditors over whether a Greek debt haircut should be considered with the IMF in favour.While To Vima said that the Greek government, the ECB and the IMF have all received the proposal, others said this was not the case.One official involved in the talks, quoted by the Financial Times after the leak, said neither the ECB nor the IMF were aware of the Juncker proposal."We are thunderstruck," the official said.

Europe: The other end of China's Silk Road By Raffaello Pantucci-may 18,15-euobserver

LONDON, Today, 09:24-All of the attention around Xi Jinping’s recent European trip was focused around his visit to Moscow in time for the May Day military parade.By focusing so singly on the Moscow stop, however, the importance of the route he took was missed.Coming soon after the President’s visit to Pakistan in which he laid out the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), this trip affirms one of the key routes of the Silk Road Economic Belt - running through Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus to ultimately end in Europe.This final link is the key which Europe needs to wake up to, to understand that this Chinese outward push is one that is both a reality and one that can advance European interests.The Silk Road Economic Belt route of the ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative advanced by Xi is going to become the cornerstone foreign policy of the current Chinese administration. Enmeshed in the idea of returning China to its place at the center of global power, the initiative has led to the fanning out of a number of economic and trade corridors from Beijing.The precursor to all of the ones currently talked about (a latticework of routes stretching out from China’s ports around the world through the Maritime Silk Road, through Pakistan in the CPEC, through Bangladesh-Myanmar and to India in the BCIM) was the route through Central Asia.Initiated as part of a strategy to develop China’s western regions, the idea was to help reconnect Xinjiang to Central Asia, and ultimately through the region to European markets. For Beijing, Europe is the other end of the Silk Road Economic Belt.In trying to implement its strategy, China has made a very conscious effort to reach out to Europe, in terms of official statements and an eagerness to try to find ways of working together on making this strategy work.At this point it has gone beyond rhetoric. As well as pouring massive amounts of money in helping infrastructure across the former Soviet space, they have also looked at undertaking large investment projects in Belarus, Ukraine and other countries on Europe’s south-eastern periphery.

Closer to Europe

An economic force is sweeping along the Silk Road bringing China ever closer to European markets.To some this will be seen as a threat. Chinese goods getting a quicker route to European markets will only place more pressure on already threatened European industries.But this is a dynamic that is going to happen anyway and is already underway. Far better to try to focus on the other side of the equation and the potential opportunities.Not only in terms of high end luxury and technical goods which Europe continues to manufacture which are so keenly desired by the ever-growing middle class Chinese consumer market which can travel back along this route, but also in terms of the development it will bring along the way to countries that Europe has long sought to help along the path of economic development.

This is something that is particularly true in Central Asia.

Europe has long seen Central Asia as a region it has been trying to support. The current Latvian Presidency has made the region a particular priority. As well as the potential economic opportunities (that Central Asians welcome), the region is one that has fraught internal dynamics.European entities like the EU and OSCE are amongst the only ones that have been able to help bridge some of these divides - providing a set of lessons and experiences that China is simply unable to replicate, but is keen to learn from.On the economic side of the equation, Chinese firms have been pushing into Central Asia and encountering all sorts of difficulties be it in terms of local governance or security issues.This is a space that European companies and international institutions like the EBRD have long worked in and have developed a number of strategies for dealing with these very particular regional problems.

Building missing links

For Europe, China offers the opportunity to magnify effect - Europe’s economic and political force is substantial, but when bolstered by Chinese capacity and means, becomes an even more substantial force.
As well as the $40 billion Silk Road fund, there is the nascent Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the slowly developing BRICS Bank, and the sometimes talked of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Development Bank.And China has continued to sign massive bilateral deals in countries along the route, with a particular focus in Central Asia. Admittedly some of this money is hyperbole around official high level visits, but go on the ground across the region and it is impossible to deny the presence of the Chinese funding - tangible as it is in roads, pipelines, railway projects, energy infrastructure and construction across the region.There is also a larger political point to be made here about China’s relationship with the European Union.The EU has long sought to find ways to engage with China in a productive manner - Central Asia and the larger Silk Road Economic Belt offers an opportunity to work with China on something that is of direct interest to Europe, but also is clearly a strong strategic priority from the very top of Xi Jinping’s administration.For Beijing, Europe is the other end of the Silk Road - Europe needs to seize this opportunity to help advance its own interests.Raffaello Pantucci is director of international security studies at Rusi, a think tank in the UK.