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Its their own fault they were kidnapped 2
The anti-dollar alliance 6
Canadas new oil pipeline (good-bye Keystone) 7
First openly homosexual black federal judge 10
Meats, poultry and eggs hit all-time high 11
G
ivm.viiustoplayabiggerroleinUnited
Nationspeacekeepingmissions,GermanDefense
MinisterUrsulavonderLeyensaidonJune:8afer
meetingwithUNDeputySecretary-GeneralJanEliasson
inNewYork.
Duringthemeeting,EliassonaskedthatGermany
investmoreseniorpersonnelinheadquartersandthat
perhapsGermanyonedayleadamilitarypeacekeeping
missionundertheauspicesoftheUN,vonderLeyensaid
inaninterviewwithGermanpublictelevisionchannel,
.vu.TeUnitedNationshasgreatrespectforthetechni-
calcapabilitiesofGermany,especiallyinairtransportand
thetransportandevacuationofcasualties.
Wehavekeycapacitiesandcapabilitieswhichotherna-
tionsdonothave,shetold.vu.
VonderLeyenwouldlikeGermanytostepuptothe
challenge,sayingpossiblewaysinwhichtointensifythis
engagementwillnowbediscussedintheDefenseMinistry.
DuringthesametriptoAmericavonderLeyensrst
sincebecomingdefenseministershemetwithformer
U.S.SecretaryofStateHenryKissingerataGerman-
AmericancelebratorydinneronJune:8.Duringthepanel
discussion,thevenerablestatesmansaidthatGermany
isdoomedinsomeway,toplayanincreasinglyimportant
role.Discussionsaboutwhatthisroleshouldlooklike
cannotbeavoided,hesaid. see MILITARY page 12
BY RICHARD PALMER
UN Asks German Military
for More Help
Germany is seeking a more aggressive
foreign policy politically and militarily.
JUNE 20, 2014
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MIDDLE EAST
Iran Digs in on
Nuclear Centrifuges
REUTERS | June 18
I
v.isrefusingtosignicantlycut
thenumberofcentrifugesitintends
tokeeptoproducenuclearfuel,mak-
ingithardtoimagineacompromise
atthisweekstalkswithsixpowers,
WesternandIranianocialssaidon
Wednesday.
Teyarestrivingforadealthat
wouldlimitIransnuclearprogram,
subjectittostricterUNinspections,
lifsanctionsimpairingIransoil-based
economyandremovetheriskofa
widerMiddleEastwaroverthedispute.
Butwithtimerunningoutifapre-
cariousextensionofthetalkspastthe
self-imposedJuly:odeadlineistobe
averted,thetwosidesremainfarapart
overthepermissiblefuturescopeof
Iraniannuclearactivity.
Perhapsthebiggesthurdleto
overcome,six-powerdiplomatssaid,is
Iransstanceregardingitsuranium-
enrichmentcentrifuges,whichone
negotiatordescribedasahugeprob-
lem.
TeIranianshavenotyetshowna
willingnesstoreducetheircentrifuges
toanacceptablenumber,makingit
diculttoenvisionacompromiseat
thispointthatwecouldalllivewith,
thenegotiatortoldReuters.
TeUnitedStates,France,Britain
andGermanywouldlikethenumber
ofcentrifugesIranmaintainstobe
inthelowthousands,whileTehran
wantstokeeptensofthousandsof
theminoperation.Itnowhasabout
:,oooinstalledofwhichabout:o,ooo
arespinningtoreneuranium.
Centrifugesarenottheonlystick-
ingpointinthisweekstalks,which
areexpectedtorununtilFriday,dip-
lomatssay.
Twootherstumblingblocksare
IransplannedAraknuclearreac-
torwhichWesternocialssuspect
couldbeasourceofplutonium,an
alternativetouiUasbombfueland
Iranianclaricationofintelligence
T
uviiJiwisuboyswereabductedbyPalestinianter-
roristswhiletryingtocatcharidehomefromschool
Tursdaynight[June ::].Andasfarastheforeignpressis
concerned,itstheirownfault.
AsHonestReportingdocumented,everyonefromthe
Guardiantoc,toSkyNewstotheChristianScience
MonitorblamedEyalYifrach,GiladShaerandNafali
Frankelfortheirvictimization.
Teboysdeservewhatevertheyget,accordingtothe
media,becausetheyareJewsandJewshavenorighttobe
locatedanywherethatthePalestiniansdemandbecleansed
ofJewishpresence.AndthePalestiniansdemandthatGush
EtzionbeemptiedofJews.
Sotheboys,whodaredtobelocatedinGushEtzion,
haditcoming.
Andtheblamedoesntendwiththevictims.Intryingto
rescuethem,theIsraeligovernmentisalsocommittingan
unpardonablecrimeagainstPalestinianunity,noless.
Accordingtothe New York TimessIsraelbureauchief
JodiRudoren,bysearchingfortheboys,Israelhasfurther
destabilizedIsraeli-Palestinianrelationsandchallenged
thenewPalestiniangovernmentsabilitytoholdtogether
disparatepoliticalfactionsandreunitetheWestBankand
Gazaaferaseven-yearsplit.
AsSethMandelwroteinCommentary,Iftheunity
governmentcansurviveonlybybeingpermittedtocarry
outterrorismagainstIsraelwithoutresponseorconse-
quences,itisnotsomuchagovernmentasasadisticter-
roristgang.
Hamas,asPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahusaid,
kidnappedtheteenagers.Hamasisajihadistmovement
recognizedbytheU.S.StateDepartmentandtheEUasa
foreignterroristorganization.
ItsdeclaredgoalisthegenocideofworldJewry.Andto
advanceitsaim,ithasmurderedJewsandincited,trained
andindoctrinatedPalestinianstomurderJewseverysingle
daysinceitwasfoundedin:88.
AsforFatah,sinceFrankel,ShaerandYifrachwere
takenonTursdaynight,Fatahhasgloriedandcelebrated
theircaptureonitsocialFacebookpageanditsocial
newspaper.FatahsFacebookpagedepictedtheboysasrats
reeledinbyashingpole.
TePalestinianAuthoritysdailynewspaperAl Hayat
al JadidapublishedamockWorldCuplogoinwhichthree
handsheldthreepeoplewhoheldtheirhandsupinsur-
render.
AndFatahactivistspostedarevealingdirectiveonFace-
bookafertheboyswereabducted.
No,AbbassmoderatefactionofthePalestinianunity
government,soenergeticallysupportedbytheU.S.,theEU
andtheWesternmedia,didnotcallforthepublictoquit
celebratingtheabduction.Nordiditcondemnthebrutal
assault.
TeFatahactivistscalledforshopkeepersinthevicin-
ityofthekidnappingtodestroyanyfootagetheirsecurity
cameraslmedinthe:hoursfollowingtheoperationto
preventtheiuvfromseizingthefootageandusingitinits
eortstolocatetheboys.
TatmakesFatahanaccessoryaferthefacttotheat-
tack.Andyes,thatmeansthatthePAwhichiscomprised
ofFatahandHamasisinfactonegreatbigterrorist
organization.
Ignoring the Elephant
Caroline Glick, JERUSALEM POST | June 17
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indicationsthatitresearchedhowto
designbombsinthepastsomething
italsodeniesdoing.
Jordan ISISs Next
Target
STRATFOR | June 17
T
uiIsi.micStateinIraqandthe
Levant,buoyedbyitsrecentsuc-
cessesinIraq,wantstoexpandits
regionalreach.ReportsthatIraqhas
withdrawnforcesfromwesterntowns
closetoits::o-mile(:8o-kilometer)
borderwithJordanhavelefAmman
feelingvulnerable,andtheHashemite
kingdom,certainlyatargetofinterest
forthejihadistmovement,hasde-
ployedadditionalsecuritypersonnel
alongtheborder.
TeIslamicStateinIraqandthe
LevantsintenttoexpandintoJordan
followstheregionsgeopoliticallogic.
AfertheirpushintoIraq,andalready
controllingsignicantswathsofSyr-
ianterritory,thejihadistgroupcantry
topushintotheHashemitekingdom
fromtwodirections.Jordanisthe
onlyopeningavailabletoIslamicState
inIraqandtheLevantthegroup
cannotmovenorthintoTurkey,nor
coulditmovesouthwestintoLebanon.
EveninJordan,though,thegroup
facesconsiderableconstraints.
JordanisthenativecountryofAbu
Musabal-Zarqawi,theslainfounder
oftheorganizationthatlaterbecame
theIslamicStateinIraqandtheLe-
vant.However,thekingdomsjihadist
landscapeiscurrentlydominatedby
forcesthatopposethegroupandare
alignedwithalQaedaanditsSyrian
ally,Jabhatal-Nusra.
TeIslamicStateinIraqandthe
Levantwillhavetoassessitscurrent
position,especiallyinlightofitspush
intoIraq,anddecidewhetheritisin
itsinteresttoquicklybeginoperations
inJordan,orwhetheritshouldwait
untilithasconsolidateditselfinIraq
andweatheredthecounteroensive
fromShiitesandKurdsthere.
Britain Says It Is
Ready to Reopen Iran
Embassy
NEW YORK TIMES | June 17
U
uivscovici1swarmingrela-
tionswithIran,Britainannounced
Tuesdaythatthecircumstancesare
righttoreopentheBritishEmbassy
inTehranandthatitwouldestablish
asmallpresencethereassoonaspos-
sible.
Fulldiplomatictiesweresuspended
in:o::aferattacksonBritainsdip-
lomaticcompoundinTehran,butrela-
tionshavebeenimprovingeversince
achangeinpoliticalleadershipinIran
lastyearandprogressininternational
talksonIransnuclearprogram.
Tepaceofthethawappearsto
havebeenintensiedbyashared
interestincontainingSunnimilitants
afertheirrecentmilitarysuccessesin
Iraq.OnMonday,theoceofPrime
MinisterDavidCameronsaidthat
ForeignSecretaryWilliamHague
hadspokenaboutthecrisisinIraqto
hisIraniancounterpart,Mohammad
JavadZarif,overtheweekend.
Mr.HaguetoldParliamentthat
whileIranhadbeenadivisiveforcein
theregioninthepast,itnowhadthe
abilitytoplayamorepositiverole.
Pro-kidnapping Gains
Steam
TIMES OF ISRAEL | June 18
E
vi.sPalestinianAuthorityPresi-
dentMahmoudAbbascondemned
thekidnappinglastweekofthree
Israeliteens,andhissecurityforces
assisttheIsraeliArmyinitseortsto
retrievethem,popularsupportforthe
abductionhascontinuedtoproliferate
onPalestiniansocialmedia.
TethreeShalitshashtagemerged
onlinealmostasquicklyas-Bring-
BackOurBoys,withPalestinianspost-
ingphotosofthemselvessignalinga
three-ngeredvictorysign,sometimes
writingthewordsthreeShalitsin
penontheirhands.
Al-Quds,aPalestiniannewsagency,
publishedanarticleonWednesday
describingthecreativewaysinwhich
Arabsarecelebratingthecampaign
throughpersonalphotographs,shaping
thewordsoutofstringbeans,oreven
carvingthemonaLibyanbeach.
Tenewsaluteisreminiscentofthe
four-ngerhandgestureusedbysup-
portersoftheMuslimBrotherhood
Jordan and Gods Church in
Prophecy
The Bible prophesies of an end-time battle between a
European king of the north and a king of the south led by
radical Islam. God says the Muslim nation of Jordan will be
protected. We need to know why.
GERALD FLURRY
JUNE 20, 2014
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inEgypt,followingtheousterof
PresidentMohamedMorsilastJune,
knownastheRabiasign.
Iran Most Stable
Country in the Middle
East
Trita Parsi, FOREIGN POLICY | June 16
O
NiwYearsEve:,,,President
JimmyCarterfamouslytoasted
theshahattheSaadabadPalacein
Tehrananddeclared,Iranisan
islandofstabilityinoneofthemore
troubledareasoftheworld.Less
thantwoyearslater,Iranwasinchaos
astherevolutionsweptthecountry
andbroughtdownthe:,,oo-year-old
monarchy.
Carterhasbeenmockedforhislack
offoresight,buthewasntwrong.He
wasjustafewdecadesaheadofhistime.
Iraqisdisintegrating.Syriaisin
ames.Pakistanisonthevergeof
becomingafailedstate.TeTaliban
ismakingacomebackinAfghanistan.
Libyaisfallingapart.Tehouseof
Saudisnervousaboutapotentially
existentialsuccessioncrisis.Inthis
region,Iranlookslikeanislandof
stability.
Meanwhile,thegeopoliticalen-
mitythathascharacterizedrelations
betweentheUnitedStatesandIran
formorethanthreedecadeshasnow
beenovertakenbyeventsinIraqand
elsewhere.TeUnitedStatesseeksto
reduceitsfootprintintheMiddleEast,
choosinginsteadtofocusitsgeopoliti-
calenergyonEastAsia.AndWashing-
tonstraditionalalliesinthePersian
GulfarefundingSunnijihadistsand
areanti-Shiite.Inthiscontext,theU.S.-
Iranrivalrycannotbelefonautopilot.
NewsemergedonMonday
thatWashingtonandTehranmay
F
oUvvi.vsago,theObamaadministrationhelpedIraqi
PrimeMinisterNourial-Malikiholdontopower.Today,
theWhiteHousehastodecidewhethertopushhimtogive
itup.
PresidentBarackObamahaslonghadacomplicated
and,attimes,hostilerelationshipwithMaliki,whose
refusaltogivelegalimmunitytoAmericantroopsserving
inIraqwastheprimaryreasonObamaorderedafullU.S.
militarywithdrawalfromthecountryattheendof:o::.
Tatdecisionisunderintensepoliticalcriticismasdetrac-
torsinsideandoutsidetheadministrationarguethatIraqs
slidebackintocivilwarcouldhavebeenpreventedifU.S.
forceshadremainedinthecountry.
InasignofthegrowingdisconnectbetweenObamaand
Maliki,theIraqileaderformallyaskedtheWhiteHouse
tolaunchairstrikesinsidehiscountrytopreventmilitants
fromtheIslamicStateofIraqandal-Sham,orisis,from
reachingBaghdad,andtograduallyforcethemoutofthe
growinglistofcitiestheyalreadycontrol.Teadministra-
tiongavenoindicationthatitiswillingtolaunchthatkind
ofmilitaryintervention,withDefenseSecretaryChuck
HageltellingaSenatepanelthatapoliticalsolutionisthe
onlyviablesolutiontoIraqscrisis.WhiteHouseocials
sayObamahasntspokentoMalikisincetheisisoensive
beganearlierthisspringanddeclinedtosayif,orwhen,the
presidentplannedtodoso.
Currentandformeradministrationocialsareincreas-
inglyopenabouttheirfrustrationswithMalikiandabout
theirdoubtsthatheistherightmantoleadIraq.
Currentandformeradministrationocialsarein-
creasinglyopenabouttheirfrustrationswithMalikiand
abouttheirdoubtsthatheistherightmantoleadIraq.On
Tuesday,formerSecretaryofStateHillaryClintontoldFox
NewsthatMalikihasfailedasaleader.
OnCapitolHill,meanwhile,agrowingnumberof
lawmakersfrombothpartiessaidthatMalikihastogo
ifhiscountryhasanychanceofformingacollaborative
governmentcapableofunitingShiites,SunnisandKurds
intheghtagainstisis.
TerootsofthetenserelationshipbetweenObamaand
Malikiextendbacktothepresidentsrstmonthsinoce.
Obamacampaignedonendingwhathecalledthedumb
warinIraqandbelievedthathispredecessor,President
GeorgeW.Bush,hadgrownsoclosetoMalikithathe
wasntwillingtoprodtheIraqileadertodomoretoreach
outtotheSunnis.BushnormallyspoketoMalikiweekly,
eitherbyphoneorvideoteleconference.Obamaalmost
immediatelydecidedthathedidntwanttotalktoMaliki
evenremotelythatofen,particularlyasU.S.trooplevels
begintofallfromtheirpre-surgehighs.
Still,Malikiseemedatleastsomewhatcommittedto
holdingfreeandfairelections.Inthespringof:o:o,tens
ofmillionsofIraqisheadedtothepollstochoosebetween
MalikisShiite-dominatedstateoflawcoalitionandthe
mixedShiite-SunnipartyofformerIraqiPrimeMinister
AyadAllawi.Allawiwon:seatstoMalikis8,butMaliki
gavenoindicationthathewaspreparedtogiveuppower.
MostObamaadministrationocialsbelievedthatAl-
lawiwouldmakeafarbetterprimeministerbecauseofhis
closetieswithtopSunnileaders.However,theWhiteHouse
optedagainstinterveningonhisbehalf,inpartbecausethey
fearedthattheprolongedsquabblingthatwouldaccompany
apoliticaltransitionfromMalikitoAllawiwoulddestabi-
lizethecountryandriskitsfragilesecuritygains.TeIraqi
supremecourt,inahighlycontroversialruling,theneec-
tivelygaveMalikirstdibsonforminganewgovernment.
HegarneredamajorityofseatsinIraqsparliamentandwas
sworninforanotherterminDecember:o:o.
Forthemoment,Malikiisgivingnoindicationthathes
readytogiveupthehelmormakeasustainedoutreach
campaigntothecountrysSunnis.OnTuesday,hemet
withseveralKurdish,ShiiteandSunnileadersandthen
madewhatReutersdescribedasavisiblyuncomfortable
televisedappearancecallingfornationalunity.Temost
prominentSunni,Osamaal-Nujai,didntspeakduring
theeventandwalkedawayfromMalikiwithoutsaying
anything,accordingtotheReutersaccount.
Buyers Remorse
FOREIGN POLICY | June 18
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cooperatemilitarilytostoptheIslam-
icStateofIraqandal-Sham(isis)from
advancingdeeperintoIraqIrans
neighbor,wheretheUnitedStates
hasspentyears,trillionsofdollars,
andthousandsoflives.IraqsShiite
governmenthasbeenseenbysome
asaproxyofIranthathasofensided
withTehranagainstWashington.But
thecommoninterestbetweenIran
andtheUnitedStatesisnotmerely
tacticalortemporary:Withtheregion
roilingasitis,therealitythatIranand
theUnitedStatesmightenduponthe
samesideissimplythenewnormal.
WhileWashingtonmaybestrug-
glingwiththeideaofaPersianpivot,
Tehrancantseemtobreakfromthe
ideathatitcanboostitsregionalposi-
tionbyadoptinganantagonisticrole
againstUnitedStates.Iranianocials
havetoldmethatevenifthenuclearis-
sueisresolved,U.S.-Iranrelationswill
remainarivalrynotapartnership.
Fordecades,Iranhastriedtochal-
lengeU.S.hegemonyintheMiddle
EastbyinvestinginArabpoliticalop-
positiongroupsandbackingIslamist
movementslikeHezbollahandHamas
withfundingandsupport.Irans
policytowardtheArabworldsince
the:,revolutionhasbeenbasedon
anaccuratepredictionthatthereigns
ofthepro-Americanautocratswould
notbedurableandthatTehrans
long-termsecuritywasbestassuredby
investinginIslamistmovementsthat
likelywouldtakeover.Iransbrandof
politicalIslamandanti-Israelirheto-
ric,reasonedTehran,couldbeaunify-
ingforce,bridgingthedeepanimus
thatcharacterizedtheArab-Persian
andthe
Sunni-Shi-
itedivides.

Tegov-
ernment
inTehran
maynd
abetter
partnerin
thecurrent
adminis-
trationin
Washing-
tonthanitmightexpect.
Obamawasaskedaboutthe
dangersofSunniextremismand
ShiiteextremismbyBloombergs
JereyGoldbergearlierthisyear.Te
Iranians,Obamasaid,arestrategic,
andtheyrenotimpulsive.Teyhavea
worldview,andtheyseetheirinterests,
andtheyrespondtocostsandbenets.
Teyarealarge,powerfulcountry
thatseesitselfasanimportantplayer
ontheworldstage,andIdonotthink
hasasuicidewish,andcanrespondto
incentives.
Whateverthetwosidesdo,they
shouldnotletoutdatedrivalriesstand
intheway.Ifanything,theonslaught
ofisisshowsthataU.S.-Iranconver-
sationaboutregionalmattersislong
overdue.
TW
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n The unnecessary rise of ISIS
TeIslamicStateofIraqandSyria
(isis)hasmaderapidadvances
towardtheIraqicapital,Baghdad,
sincecapturingIraqssecond-largest
cityMosul,onJune:o.Teterrorist
groupsleader,AbuBakral-Baghdadi,
hasrisenrapidlytopower,which
couldhavebeenpreventedeasily
hadAmericanotreleasedhimfrom
prison.U.S.forcescapturedand
imprisonedBaghdadiin:oo,.In
:oo,theUnitedStatesdeemedhim
aminorthreattoitsinterestsand
releasedhim.Uponhisrelease,Bagh-
daditoldtheU.S.guards,Seeyouin
NewYorki.e.,Imcomingback!
Ayearlater,Baghdaditookoverthe
leadershipofalQaedainIraqafer
itsleaderswerekilledbyU.S.and
Iraqitroops.Ifalowproleghter
likeBaghdadicouldaccomplishsuch
widespreaddestruction,whatwillthe
veseniorTalibanleadersreleased
fromGuantanamoBayinexchange
forBoweBergdahldo:Americas
leadersarenotworried,though.
Teseveguysarenotathreatto
theUnitedStates,formerSecretary
ofStateHillaryClintonsaidinan
interviewwithncNews.Baghdadis
exampleshowsthatsuchanassess-
mentisdangerouslynaive.
EUROPE
TW
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n Algeria is top German arms
export destination
Germanyapprovedtheexportofover
s:billionworthofarmstoAlgeriain
:o:,,makingitthelargestbuyerof
Germanweaponsthatyear,according
toagovernmentreportpublishedJune
::.Meanwhile,Germannewspaper
HandesblattreportsthatRheinmettal
isabouttosignas,., billioncontract
tobuildamanufacturingplantforthe
Fuchsarmouredpersonnelcarrierin
Algeria,aspartofapushforGermany
tosells:,.o billionworthofarmsto
thecountry.Overall,in:o:,,Germany
approvedalmosts8 billionworthof
armsdealstocountriesaroundthe
worldthelargestvaluefor:oyears.
s:.::millionofthiswenttoAlgeria,
withQatarinsecondplacewiths:,
millionworthofexportlicenses.Ger-
manyisplayingamajorroleinbuild-
ingupAlgeriasarmedforcesbecause
ofitsstatusasapro-Westernnationin
aregionblightedbyradicalIslam.For
moreonthesignicanceofGermanys
dealswiththisnation,readTrumpet
editorinchiefGeraldFlurrysarticle
WatchAlgeria!
A member of Kurdish Peshmerga forces
stands guard near a checkpoint held by ISIS
militants on June 16 in Mosul, Iraq.
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ASIA
Russian Cruise Missile
THE INDEPENDENT | June 18
A
Nov1uKoreanpropagandavideo
appearstobrieyshowanewly
acquiredcruisemissile,SouthKorean
andU.S.expertsbelieve.Itisbelieved
tobesimilartoaRussianKH-,,
Uranmissilewhichisusedtotarget
shipsandcancarrya:,o-kilogram
(,,o-pound)warhead.
Tesuspectedcruisemissileap-
pearedforjustasecondattheendof
,o-minutepropagandavideo,which
hasbeensharedacrossYouTubeand
socialmedia,betweenmontagesof
KimJong-unlaughing,soldierstalk-
ingandtanksring.
Expertsbelievethemissileshownis
amodiedversionoftheKH-,,dueto
itsexternalappearance.
Tecountryiscurrentlyunder
anUNsanctiononitsweaponsand
nuclearprogramsputinplaceaferit
conducteditsrstnucleartestsin:ooo.
Tereisnowdebateastohowthe
countrycouldhaveobtainedthe
fastsea-skimmingmissile.Ifitwas
exporteddirectlyfromMoscowthis
wouldbreachtheembargoputinplace
onPyongyang,althoughitcouldalso
havebeenacquiredfromMyanmar
ortheblackmarket,thenncreports.
NorthKoreaexpertJereyLewis
wroteonthe,8Northwebsitethat
themissilewouldbeapotentiallyde-
stabilizingadditiontoNorthKoreas
missilearsenal.
TepossibilitythatNorthKorea
mightsellKH-,,technologytoothers
isnotahappythought,headded.
Russia Forgives North
Korean Debt
VOICE OF AMERICA | June 17
A
.ivs1ss.vMoscowsdecisionto
forgivemostofNorthKoreasdebt
isaimedatclearingapaththrough
thesecretivestateforanaturalgas
pipelinefromRussiatoSouthKorea.
RussianPresidentVladimirPutin
lastmonthforgaveopercentof
NorthKoreass::billiondebt.Healso
allowedPyongyangtousepayments
onitsremainingdebtbalancefor
health,educationandenergypro-
gramsofitsown.
Severalexpertssaytheybelievethis
isanattemptbyRussiatowinfavor
withNorthKoreatogetapipeline
agreement.
ScottSnyder,directorofthe
ProgramonU.S.KoreaPolicyatthe
CouncilonForeignRelations,said
thisissomethingRussiahaslong
wanted.Hesaiditwasdiscussedback
in:o::betweenthen[Russian]Presi-
dent[Dmitry]Medvedevand[North
Koreanleader]KimJongIl.
Synderaddedthatitwasagaindis-
cussedbyRussianPresidentVladimir
PutinandSouthKoreanPresident
S
ivcivGi.zviv,theeconomicaideofVladimirPutin,
publishedanarticleoutliningaplanforundermining
theeconomicstrengthoftheU.S.inordertoforceWash-
ingtontostopthecivilwarinUkraine.Glazyevbelieves
thattheonlywayofmakingtheU.S.giveupitsplanson
startinganewcoldwaristocrashthedollarsystem.
Inhisarticle,publishedbyArgumentyNedeli,Putins
economicaideandthemastermindbehindtheEurasian
EconomicUnion,arguesthatWashingtonistryingtopro-
vokeaRussianmilitaryinterventioninUkraine,usingthe
juntainKievasbait.Iffullled,theplanwillgiveWash-
ingtonanumberofimportantbenets.Firstly,itwillallow
theU.S.tointroducenewsanctionsagainstRussia,writing
oMoscowsportfolioofU.S.Treasurybills.Moreimpor-
tantisthatanewwaveofsanctionswillcreateasituation
inwhichRussiancompanieswontbeabletoservicetheir
debtstoEuropeanbanks.
AccordingtoGlazyev,theso-calledthirdphaseof
sanctionsagainstRussiawillbeatremendouscostforthe
EuropeanUnion.Tetotalestimatedlosseswillbehigher
than:trillion(Uss:.,trillion).
GlazyevbelievesthatignitinganewwarinEuropewill
onlybringbenetsforAmericaandonlyproblemsforthe
EuropeanUnion.
Glazyevssetofcountermeasuresspecicallytargets
thecorestrengthoftheU.S.warmachine,i.e.theFeds
printingpress.Putinsadviserproposesthecreationofa
broadanti-dollarallianceofcountrieswillingandableto
dropthedollarfromtheirinternationaltrade.Membersof
thealliancewouldalsorefrainfromkeepingthecurrency
reservesindollar-denominatedinstruments.Glazyevadvo-
catestreatingpositionsindollar-denominatedinstruments
likeholdingsofjunksecuritiesandbelievesthatregulators
shouldrequirefullcollateralizationofsuchholdings.An
anti-dollarcoalitionwouldbetherststepforthecreation
ofananti-warcoalitionthatcanhelpstoptheU.S.saggres-
sion.
Unsurprisingly,SergeyGlazyevbelievesthatthemain
roleinthecreationofsuchapoliticalcoalitionistobeplayed
bytheEuropeanbusinesscommunitybecauseAmericasat-
temptstoigniteawarinEuropeandacoldwaragainstRus-
siaarethreateningtheinterestsofbigEuropeanbusiness.
Judgingbytherecenteortstostopthesanctionsagainst
Russia,madebytheGerman,French,ItalianandAustrian
businessleaders,Putinsaideisrightinhisassessment.
SomewhatsurprisinglyforWashington,thewarfor
UkrainemaysoonbecomethewarforEuropesindepen-
dencefromtheU.S.andawaragainstthedollar.
Putins Aide Proposes Anti-Dollar Alliance
VOICE OF RUSSIA | June 18
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ParkGeun-hyeatasummitlatelast
year.SoIthinkthatthereisinterest
onboththeRussianandtheSouth
Koreansidesindoingsomething,he
said.
InternationalInvestmentStrategist
TomElliotatthedeVereGroupsLon-
donocesaidtheRussiansarevery
seriousaboutmakingthishappen.
China Credit Collapse
BLOOMBERG | June 20
C
uiisivvoviv1vtrustsfacerecord
repaymentsnextyearasthereal-
estatemarketcools,fuelingspecula-
tionamongbondfundsthatmore
developerswillcollapse.
Tetrusts,whichchannelmoney
fromwealthyindividualstosmaller
buildersthathavetroubleobtaining
nancingelsewhere,mustrepay:o,.,
billionyuan(Uss,:.,billion)in:o:,,
accordingtoUseTrust,aChinesere-
searchrm.Tatsalmostdoublethe
:obillionyuan(s:,.,billion)duethis
year.Newissuanceoftheproducts
slumpedtoo.,billionyuan(so., bil-
lion)thisquarter,theleastinmore
thantwoyears,UseTrustdatashow.
Trustloandefaultswillrise
substantially,saidFionaCheung,
headofAsiacreditatManulifeAsset
Managementsxed-incometeam
whichoverseessbillionglobally.
Itwontbesurprisingifthereare
morecollapsesofChinasproperty
companies.
JPMorganChase&Co.saysthe
realestateindustryposesthebig-
gestnear-termrisktogrowthinthe
worldssecond-largesteconomyafer
newhomepricesdroppedinthemost
citiesintwoyearslastmonth.Chinas
bankingregulatorsaidonJuneoit
willmonitordevelopernances,asign
ofconcerndefaultsmayspreadafer
theMarchcollapseofZhejiangXing-
runRealEstateCo.,abuildersouthof
Shanghai.
Pricesfellin,,ofthe,ocit-
iestrackedbythegovernmentlast
monthfromApril,
accordingtoa
statementbythe
NationalBureauof
StatisticsonJune
:8,themostsince
May:o::.Inthe
nancialcenterof
Shanghai,prices
decreasedo.,
percentfromApril,
therstdeclinein
twoyears.
Itsunavoidablethatproperty
trustswillhavedefaultsthisandnext
year,saidYaoWei,HongKong-based
ChinaeconomistatSocitGnrale
SA.Teindustryhascometoaturn-
ingpoint.Teimbalancebetweensup-
plyanddemandissobigthatadjust-
mentsareneeded.
Localgovernmentsarekeento
seeastabilizingpropertymarket,
Chensaid.Attheendoftheday,the
propertysectorandrelatedindustries
arecriticaltoChinaseconomy.No
countryintheworldwouldliketosee
acrashinthepropertymarket,which
wouldbedisastrous.
Teremaybecorrectionsinthe
propertymarketofsomecities,said
SocitGnralesYao.Giventhe
amountofbankloansandshadow
bankinglendingdevelopershavebor-
rowed,theweakeningpropertysector
willdenitelyhaveabigimpactonthe
nancialsystem.
ANGLO-AMERICA
Canada OKs Pipeline
to the Pacic
ASSOCIATED PRESS | June 18
C
..u.scovivmi1onTuesday
approvedacontroversialpipeline
proposalthatwouldbringoiltothe
PacicCoastforshipmenttoAsia,a
majorstepinthecountryseortsto
diversifyitsoilexportsifitcanover-
comeerceoppositionfromenviron-
mentalandaboriginalgroups.
ApprovalforEnbridgesNorthern
Gatewayprojectwasexpectedas
Canadaneedsinfrastructureinplace
toexportitsgrowingoilsandspro-
duction.Teprojectsimportancehas
onlygrownsincetheU.S.delayeda
decisiononTransCanadasKeystone
XLpipelinethatwouldtakeoilfrom
NAVTEJ SINGH
TW I N B R I E F
n India dedicates new Russian-
made aircraft carrier
SinceindependencefromGreat
Britainin:,,Indiahashadthree
successiveaircrafcarriers.Telatest
oneociallydedicatedonJune :
camefromasourcequitedierent
fromtheprevioustwo,whichreveals
adramaticshifinIndiasgeopoliti-
caltilt.Tecountrysrstandsecond
carrierswerepurchasedfromtheBrit-
ishRoyalNavyandcompatiblewith
British-madearmaments.ButonJune
:,PrimeMinisterNarendraModi
dedicatedIndiaslatestwarshipaircraf
carriertothecountry,andunlikethe
previoustwomodels,itcomesfrom
Russia.TeIndianNavytraditionally
hasbeenmodeledafertheRoyalNavy
(ashavethenaviesofCanada,Austra-
liaandNewZealand),andithascoop-
eratedcloselywiththeBritishforover
ooyears.Indiasdecisiontobuyits
latestcarrierfromRussiaisjustthelat-
estindicationofDelhistiltawayfrom
theWestandtowardEasternpowers.
Indiasfast-movingleantowardAsiais
partofaseismicgeopoliticalshifun-
derway.Tounderstanditssignicance,
readResultsofLargestElectionin
HumanHistoryMeanIndia-Russia-
ChinaTiesWillAdvance.
Indias latest warship aircraft carrier, the
INS Vikramaditya, comes from Russia.
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AlbertatotheU.S.GulfCoast.
TenorthernAlbertaregionhas
theworldsthird-largestoilreserves,
with:,obillionbarrelsofproven
reserves.
Enbridgespipelinewouldtransport
,:,,ooobarrelsofoiladayfromAl-
bertasoilsandstothePacictodeliver
oiltoAsia,mainlyenergy-hungry
China.About::olargeoiltankersa
yearwouldvisitthePaciccoasttown
ofKitimatandopponentsfearpipeline
leaksandapotentialtankerspillon
thepristinePaciccoast.
ConservativePrimeMinister
StephenHarperhassaidCanadas
nationalinterestmakesthepipelines
essential.
Hewasprofoundlydisappointed
thatU.S.PresidentBarackObama
hasdelayedadecisionontheTexas
KeystoneXLoption,andspokeofthe
needtodiversifyCanadasoilindustry.
Ninety-sevenpercentofCanadianoil
exportsnowgototheU.S.
Meanwhile,Chinasgrowing
economyishungryforCanadianoil.
Chinesestate-ownedcompanieshave
investedmorethansobillionin
Canadianenergyinthepastfewyears.
Teyarewatchingthisvery,very
closely,saidWenranJiang,anenergy
expertandspecialadvisertoAlbertas
DepartmentofEnergy.
Giving China Control
Over Your Economy
Stephen Glover, DAILY MAIL | June 18
A
.cviimi1wasreachedon
Tuesdaywhichislikelytoaect
thelivesofourchildrenandgrand-
children,andcouldshapethefuture
ofthiscountry.Yetitwasscarcely
reportedbythennc,andentirely
ignoredbyseveralnewspapers.
Itwasconrmedatthestartof
avisitherebyChinaspremier,Li
Keqiang,thathiscountrywillbe
allowedtodesign,ownandoperate
anewgenerationofnuclearpowersta-
tionsinBritain,subjecttounspecied
safeguards.
Tatsrightanauthoritarian
regimethatimprisonsthousandsof
itscitizenswithouttrial,andimposes
draconiancensorship,willsupply
muchofourpower,andhaveinside
knowledgeofhowourinfrastructure
works,inparticularthenationalgrid.
Suchknowledgecouldtheoretically
enableafutureChinesegovernment
toblackmailaBritishgovernment.
Unlessyoudowhatwewant,Britain
mightonedaybetold,wewillshut
downyourelectricitysupplies.Russia
hasrecentlydonejustthattosmaller,
bulliedUkraine.
Tisismyquestion:Whatkind
ofcountryhandsoversuchcrucial
leversofcontroltoarisingforeign
powerwhichin:oyearstimewill
almostcertainlybetheworldslargest
economybyfar,andmaywellhave
globalambitionstomatch:
Oneanswerisacountrywhosepol-
iticianshavemadethemostalmighty
messofitsenergypolicyasours
havedone.Inthe,osandoos,Britain
wasintheforefrontofnucleartech-
nology,andbuiltanumberofnuclear
powerstations,whichwereownedand
operatedbytheState.
Butfollowingthenucleardisas-
terinChernobyl,andthegrowing
W
u.1woUiuyousayifItoldyouthatAmericansare
nearlysoo1viiiioindebt:Well,itistrue.Whenyou
totalupallformsofdebtincludinggovernmentdebt,busi-
nessdebt,mortgagedebtandconsumerdebt,weares,.
trillionindebt.Tatisanamountofmoneysolargethat
itisdiculttodescribeitwithwords.Forexample,ifyou
werealivewhenJesusChristwasbornandyouhadspent
s8omillioneverysingledaysincethen,youstillwould
nothavespents,.trillionbynow.Andmostofthisdebt
hasbeenaccumulatedinrecentdecades.Ifyougobacko
yearsago,totaldebtinAmericawassittingat abouts:.:
trillion.Somehowoverthepastfourdecadeswehaveal-
lowedthetotalamountofdebtintheUnitedStatestoget
approximately:,timeslarger.Tisisutterinsanity,and
anyonethatthinksthisissustainableiscompletelydelud-
ed.Wearelivinginthegreatestdebtbubbleofalltime,and
thereisnowaythatthisisgoingtoendwell.
Whenthelastrecessionhit,totaldebtinAmericaactu-
allystartedgoingdownforashortperiodoftime.
ButthentheFederalReserveandourpoliticiansin
Washingtonworkedfeverishlytoreinatethebubbleand
theyassuredeveryonethateverythingwasgoingtobe
justne.SoAmericansonceagainresortedtotheirfree
The United States of Debt
Michael Snyder, THE ECONOMIC COLLAPSE | June 15
spendingways,andnowtotaldebtintheUnitedStatesis
risingatalmostthesametrajectoryasbeforeandhashita
newall-timerecordhigh.
Weighinginat s:,.,trillion,theU.S.nationaldebtisa
colossalbehemoth.Andalmostallofthatdebthasbeenac-
cumulatedoverthepastoyears.Infact,oyearsagothe
U.S.nationaldebtwaslessthanhalfatrilliondollars.
Butthisisjustthebeginning.AstheBabyBoomer
demographictsunamiwashesthroughoureconomy,we
aregoingtobefacingawaveofredinkunlikeanythingwe
haveevercontemplatedbefore.
Meanwhile,therestoftheplanetisdrowningindebtas
well.
Ourleaderskeepactingasifthesedebtlevelscankeep
growingmuchfasterthantheoveralllevelofeconomic
growthindenitely.
Butanyonewithevenashredofcommonsenseknows
thatyoucantspendmoremoneythatyoubringinforever.
Atsomepoint,adayofreckoningarrives.
:oo8shouldhavebeenamajorwakeupcallthat
resultedinmassivechanges.Butinstead,ourleadersjust
patcheduptheoldsystemandreinatedtheoldbubblesso
thattheyarenowevenlargerthantheywerebefore.
Teyassureusthattheyknowexactlywhattheyaredo-
ingandthateverythingwillbejustne.
Unfortunately,theyaredeadwrong.
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inuenceofthegreenmovement,
Laboradministrationsbetween:,
and:o:odidnothingtoaddressthe
issueofasecondgenerationofnuclear
powerstations,apartfrombelatedly
sayingtheymightnotbesuchabad
ideaaferall.
Tecoalitiongovernmenthashalf-
graspedthenettlebyagreeingtoa
newnuclearpowerstationatHinkley
PointinSomerset.Tetroubleisthat
wehaventgottheestimatedc:obillion
(Uss:,billion)tobuildit,andsohave
turnedtotheFrenchstate-runenergy
giantiuvpartlytonanceit,withthe
Chineseputtingup,opercent.
Butiuvwillnothavethefunds
tobuildanentirenewgenerationof
nuclearpowerstationshencethe
agreementwithLiKeqiang,negotiated
byGeorgeOsborneduringatripto
Chinalastyear,todesignandrunthem.
Meanwhile,whilewewelcomethe
Chinesetobuildnuclearpowersta-
tionsonoursoil,thegovernmentis
busilyclosingdownperfectlyecient
coal-poweredpowerstationsinorder
tocomplywithEuropeanUnionpol-
lutionrules.ItsallrighttohaveChina
controllingthemostsensitivepartsof
ourinfrastructure,butwemustnttol-
eratethetiniestamountofpollution!
China,ofcourse,buildsanewcoal-
poweredpowerstationeveryweek.
Putacash-strappedgovernment
obedienttoeveryinterferingEU
directivetogetherwiththelegacyof
abotchedenergypolicygoingback
:o years,andyouhavetheexplanation
forthisamazingagreementwiththe
Chinese.
Howtheymustprivatelydespise
us!Littlemorethan:,oyearsago,
theBritish,supportedbytheFrench,
burnedthetwoImperialSummer
PalacesinBeijingduringtheSec-
ondOpiumWaranactofwanton
aggressionstilldeeplyresentedby
Chinasmodern,nominallycommu-
nist,leaders.
AndyetIcanthelpfearingthat
Tuesdaysunheraldedagreementmay
turnouttobeadecisivesurrenderof
sovereigntywhichthiscountrywill
onedayregretamilestonewhenthe
peoplewhoruleusrecklesslyhanded
overthekeysofthesafe.
H
owisitthispresidentgetscaughtat-footedbyone
geopoliticalcrisisaferanother:Itsobviousheneeds
help.Questionis,whenwillheditchtheamateursonhis
nationalsecurityteamforseasonedpros:
BarackObamasaloofnesswhenitcomestoforeign
threatsisobviouseventohistopmediacheerleader.
ObamashouldhaveseenIraqunrestcoming,concluded
ncNews,thoughitalsoblamedafailurebyU.S.intel-
ligenceocials.
Infact,alQaedasroutofmajorIraqicitieswasnosur-
prisetoU.S.intelligence.Itwasveryclearhowbadthese
guysare,saidformerObamacounterterrorismocial
MichaelLeiter.
AccordingtocovRep.PeterKing,whoservesonthe
Houseintelligencepanel,lawmakershaveforsometime
beenreceivingbriengsfromtheci.andmilitaryintel-
ligencewarningthatthousandsofalQaedaghterswere
inltratingintoIraqfromSyria.
Terewasnosecretwhatwashappeningthere,the
NewYorklawmakersaid.Idoknowtheintelligencecom-
munityandotherswereawareofwhatwashappeningin
Iraq.Itsinexcusablehowwehavebeencaughtsoshorton
this.
Indeed,alQaedasrisetopowerwaspredictableever
sincethepresidentin:o::failedtosecureastatus-of-forces
agreementtoleavesomeU.S.troopsinIraq.Andheand
hissecurityadvisersdidntreactquicklyenoughtosignsof
trouble.
TeWhiteHousearguesithadbeenmonitoringthe
situationclosely.ButObamadidntcallanemergency
meetingonthealQaedathreatuntilMondayaferthe
terroristshadalreadysackedmajorcities,massacredhun-
dredsofAmerican-trainedsecurityforcesandmarchedon
Baghdad.
Commander in Sleep
INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY | June 17
TecommanderinchiefdidntevenhuddlewithJames
Clapper,hisnationalintelligencechief,andSusanRice,his
nationalsecurityadviser,untilalQaedawasforcingour
multibillion-dollarembassy-fortresstheretoevacuate.
Itsnotthersttimetheyvebeencaughtnapping.
Teywerealsocaughtbysurpriseafewmonthsago,
whenRussianstrongmanVladimirPutinsenttroopsinto
Crimeaandoccupiedgovernmentbuildingsthereina
rebootofSoviet-stylenakedaggression.
ToughObamassecurityteameventuallymetatthe
WhiteHousetodiscussthedeepeningcrisisinUkraine,
therewasonekeymembermissing:thecommanderin
chief.
Tatsright:ObamaskippedthatSaturdayemergency
meetingeventhoughtheWhiteHousecalendarshowedhe
hadnoscheduledeventsthatday.Hesaidhehadalready
beenbriefedbyRice,thesameadviserwhofalselyblamed
thealQaedaattackinBenghazionanobscureYouTube
video.
ObamastillpromotedRicetothehelmoftheNational
SecurityCouncil,whichin:o::fatuouslydeclaredthat
Iraqwassecure,stableandself-reliant.Teresnoques-
tionthisisasuccess,declaredthen-deputyNational
SecurityAdviserDenisMcDonough,nowObamaschief
ofsta.
Howhumiliating.AlQaedamustbehavingagoodbelly
rollatourexpenserightnow.
WhilewerarelyagreewithSen.JohnMcCain,hesright
onthemoneycallingfortheringofObamasseniorsecu-
rityadvisers,startingwithRiceandClapper.
Tepresidentsentirenationalsecurityteamhasfailed
him,andwecantriskanymorefailures.Teunravelingof
IraqisalessonforAfghanistan,yetObamaandhisadvis-
ershavelearnednothing.Teyarenotonlywithdrawing
AmericantroopsbutresettlingjailedTalibanandalQaeda
operativesaspartofaninsanelynaivepeace-building
gesture.
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Senate Conrms First
Openly Gay Black
Federal Judge
AL JAZEERA | June 17
T
uiU.S.SenateonTuesdayforthe
rsttimeconrmedanopenly
gayblackmantobecomeatop-level
federaljudge,voting8-otoapprove
PresidentBarackObamaschoiceof
DarrinGaylesforadistrictcourtin
Florida.
Obama nominated Gayles forthe
positioninFebruary,afteraprevious
openlygayblacknomineefrom
Miamiwasnotconfirmedtothe
federalbenchlastyear.Miami-Dade
CircuitCourt Judge WilliamL.Tom-
as wasblockedby Florida Sen. Marco
Rubio,aconservativeRepublican.A
spokeswomanforRubiosaidhewith-
drewhissupportduetoconcernsover
sentencinginamurderanddrunk
drivingcase.
Byavoteof,:-,senatorsalso
endorsedObamaspickofStaci
Yandle,anopenlygayblackwoman,
toserveonafederaldistrictcourt
inIllinois.Whilethatisnotarst,
theWhiteHousesaidthatvotewas
amilestonebecauseitbroughtto:::
thenumberoffemalefederaljudges
appointedbyObama,morethanany
previouspresident. Sheisthefederal
benchssecondopenlylesbianblack
woman.
Inathirdrollcall,theSenatevoted
:-tomakeSalvadorMendozaafed-
eraldistrictjudgeinWashingtonstate.
TeWhiteHousesaidObamahas
appointedthemostHispanics,:to
thefederalbenchofanypresident.
Inablogpost,presidentialcounsel
NeilEgglestoncalleditahistoricday
forourjudiciary.
Appointmentstotop-tierfed-
eraljudgeshipstheSupremeCourt,
circuitcourtsofappealsanddistrict
courtsarelifetime.
Ex-Supercarrier
Headed to Scrapyard
NAVY TIMES | June 17
T
uivi1iviuaircrafcarrierConstel-
lationwilltakeitsnalcruisethis
summer,fromthePacicNorthwest
toTexasfordismantling,theNavyan-
nouncedFriday.
TeNavyawardedas,million
contracttoInternationalShipbreak-
ing,accordingtoanewsrelease,for
thecostoftowingtheshipthatserved
theNavyforfourdecades.
TeConstellationisthethirdof
theNavysconventionallypowered
W
.si1only:omonthsagothatPresidentObamacapit-
ulatedonSyria:Andeightmonthsagothatwelearned
hehadnoideatheU.S.eavesdroppedonAngelaMerkel:
Andsevenmonthsagothathisadministrationstruckits
disastrousinterimnucleardealwithTehran:Andfour
monthsagothatChuckHagelannouncedthattheUnited
StatesArmywouldbecuttonumbersnotseensincethe
:,os:AndthreemonthsagothatRussiaseizedCrimea:
AndtwomonthsagothatJohnKerrysIsraeli-Palestinian
peaceeortsputteredintothevoid:Andlastmonththat
Mr.Obamaannouncedatimetablefortotalwithdrawal
fromAfghanistanastrategywhosepredictableeectscan
nowbeseeninIraq:
EventheBergdahldealofyesterweekisstartingtofeel
likeancienthistory.Likegeese,Americansarebeingforced
toswallowforeign-policyascoesataratefasterthanwe
canpossiblychew,muchlessdigest.
Considertheliver.
OnTursday,Russiantanksrolledacrosstheborder
intoeasternUkraine.OnSaturday,Russianseparatists
downedaUkrainiantransportjet,murderingpeople.
OnMonday,MoscowstoppeddeliveringgastoKiev.All
thisispartoftheKremlinsongoingstealthinvasionand
subjugationofitsneighbor.Andallofthisbarelymadethe
news.JohnKerryphonedMoscowtoexpresshisstrong
concern.
IfthepresidentoftheUnitedStateshadanythoughts
onthesubject,hekeptthemtohimself.Hisweeklyradio
addresswasdevotedtowishingAmericasdadsahappy
FathersDay.
The Pace of Obamas Disasters
Bret Stevens, WALL STREET JOURNAL | June 16
Alsolastweek,theIslamicStateofIraqandSyriaseized
Mosul.TenisistookTikrit.TenitwasTalAfar.Mass
executionsofShiitesineachplace.Teadministrationis
takingitstimedecidingwhat,ifany,aiditwillprovidethe
governmentinBaghdad.Butitisexploringthepossibility
ofusingIraqsdistressasanopportunitytoopenavenues
ofcooperationwithTehran.
Sobecausetheadministrationhasatheologicalobjec-
tiontousingmilitaryforceinIraqtopreventitfrombeing
overrunbyalQaedaordissolvingintopotentiallygeno-
cidalcivilwar,itwillnowworkwithTehran,adesignated
statesponsorofterrorismfor,oyearsandaregimethat
continuestoarmHezbollahinLebanon,Islamicjihadin
GazaandBasharAssadinSyria,tohelpstabilizeIraq.At
leasttheWhiteHousehasruledoutmilitarycooperation
withIran.Butgiveittime.
Here,then,isthecravennessthatnowpassesforclever-
nessinthisadministration:Makefriendswithaterrorist
regimetodealwithaterroristorganization.DeliverIraqs
ArabShiitesintothehandsoftheirPersiancoreligion-
ists,whowillwastenotimeturningsouthernIraqintoa
satrapymodeledonpresent-dayLebanon.Furtheralien-
atepanickyalliesinRiyadhandJerusalemforthesakeof
ingratiatingourselveswiththemullahs.
Handthosemullahssomeadditionalstrategiclever-
ageastheyheadintothenext(supposedlynal)roundof
nuclearnegotiations.
Mr.Obamasmethodistoignoreacrisisforaslongas
possible,giveaspeech,imposeasanction,andswitchthe
subjecttoclimatechangeorincomeinequality.
[T]hestrategicblundersandinternationaldisastersare
accumulatingatanunsustainablepace.Tisiswhatthe
realpost-Americanworldlookslike.
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aircrafcarrierstoheadforthe
scrapyardthisyear.TeForrestaland
Saratogaalsoweresoldtoshipbreak-
ingcompaniesbasedinBrownsville,
Texas.However,thosecontracts
totaled:centeach.
Constellationisexpectedtomake
thetripfromitshomeatNavalBase
Kitsap,Washington,totheGulfof
Mexicointhenextfewmonths,the
releasesaid.
Connie,ashercrewcalledher,
wasthesecondintheKittyHawk
classofcarriers,christenedin
October:oo.Troughnearly:
yearsofservice,Conniedeployedto
supportcombatmissionsinconicts
fromVietnamtoAfghanistanbefore
itsdecommissioninginAugust:oo,
atNavalStationNorthIsland,Cali-
fornia.
Meats, Poultry, Fish
and Eggs Rocket to
All-Time High
CNS NEWS | June 17
T
uisi.so.iiv-.u,Us1iupricein-
dexformeats,poultry,shandeggs
hitanall-timehighinMay,accord-
ingtodatafromtheBureauofLabor
Statistics(nis).
InJanuary:o,,whenthenisstart-
edtrackingthismeasure,theindexfor
meats,poultry,shandeggswas,8.:.
AsoflastMay,itwas:,.,,:.Bythis
January,ithit:o.ooo.ByApril,ithit
:.,o:.And,inMay,itclimbedtoa
record:,:.8,:.
Teindexformeats,poultry,sh
andeggshasrisen,.,percentover
thespan[lastyear],saysthenis.
Teindexforfoodathomeincreased
o., percent,itslargestincrease
sinceJuly:o::.Fiveofthesixmajor
grocerystorefoodgroupindexes
increasedinMay.
Teindexfor
meats,poultry,
shandeggs
rose:.percent
inMayafera:.,
increaseinApril,
withvirtuallyall
itsmajorcompo-
nentsincreasing,
nisstates.
Inaddition
tothisfood
index,theprice
forfreshwhole
chickenshitits
all-timehighin
theUnitedStates
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Enemy to Save Iraq
Iran rushes to ll the power void left by the United States.
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inMay.
InJanuary:8o,whenthenisstart-
edtrackingthepriceofthiscommod-
ity,freshwholechickenscostso.,oper
pound.BythisMay:o:,freshwhole
chickenscosts:.,operpound.
Adecadeago,inMay:oo,a
poundoffreshchickencosts:.o.
Sincethen,thepricehasgoneup
,o percent.
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I N B R I E F
n Pope desires full union with
Church of England
PopeFrancismetwithArchbishop
ofCanterburyJustinWelbyforthe
secondtimesincehiselection,June
:o.Tegoaloffullunitymayseem
distantindeed,yetitremainstheaim
whichshoulddirectoureverystep
alongtheway,thepopetoldhim,
urgingprogresstowardsfullcom-
munion.Inhisaddress,Welbytold
thepope:Withsomanyaroundthe
world,Iamprofoundlygratefulfor
yourremarkablewitnessofcarefor
thepoorandsueringoftheworld,
foryourpassionforreconciliation,as
witnessedsorecentlyinyourvisitto
theHolyLand.Tesetwochurches,
oncesofarapartaredrawingmuch
closertogether.Notonlydobothlead-
ersexpressthesamedesireforunity,
buttheyalsohavesimilaroutlookon
theworldsproblemsanditsnancial
system.Formoreonhowthesetwo
groupswillbebroughttogether,read
ReturningtotheFoldfromourfree
bookletHe Was Right.
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Meanwhile,GermanPresidentJoachimGauckhas
continuedtomakethesamepoint.Inaninterviewwith
DeutschlandradioKultur,June:,Gaucksaid,Ihavethe
feelingourcountryshouldmaybedropthereluctancethat
wasinorderinpastdecadesinfavorofastrongersenseof
responsibility.
Gauckexplainedthathedidnotwantademeanor
ofGermandominance,butratherayestoanactive
participationinconictresolutioninabiggerframework,
togetherwiththosewhoworkwithusintheEuropean
Unionandin.1o.
Sometimesitisnecessarytotakeuparmsinorder
toghtforhumanrightsorforthesurvivalofinnocent
people,hesaid.
Othernations,especiallyAmerica,havebeenpush-
ingGermanytoplayalargermilitaryroleintheworld
foryears.TishasonlyintensiedasAmericahastried
toreduceitsroleunderPresidentBarackObama.Earlier
thisyear,vonderLeyenandGuacklaunchedapushto
persuadeGermanstoacceptthatchallenge.
TeGermanpeoplesofararenotpersuaded.Lastmonth,
apollsponsoredbytheGermanForeignMinistryfoundthat
only,,percentofGermanswantedgreaterengagementon
theworldscene,whileoopercentwantedrestraint.
Merkelsenduringpoliticalsuccessislargelyduetothe
factthatsheconsistentlyfollowspublicopinion.Tisis
probablywhyGermanyhastakenonlygradualstepsto-
wardamoreactiverole.Ithasmadesomesignicantsteps,
especiallyinNorthAfrica,butMerkeliscarefulnottoget
toofaraheadofpublicfeeling.
However,eventscurrentlyunderwayinIraqhintthat
thismaynotcontinuemuchlonger.Teworldisvolatile,
andAmericaisnolongerwillingtostepinandprovide
thesecurityEuropeneedsintheMiddleEastandNorth
Africa.Germanywillbeforcedtollthevacuum.
FormoreonthiscomingchangetoGermany,readthe
coverstoryfromtheAprileditionoftheTrumpet,Ger-
manysUrgentandDangerousMilitaryDecision.
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