WILL JAVIER SOLANA ACT AS QUICKLY AGAINST IRAN AS HE DID AGAINST CANADA IN MARCH 1995?
Update: Solana didn't need to send the warships. Iran already gave it back. Read about it at http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=agUEW.vH2l3o&refer=home
Today Iran seized an EU country oil rig for allegedly violating its Persian Gulf water space. It accused the European drilling company owning the rig of “hijacking” another rig. Herb Peters has reported his personal belief that this will force Solana “to show the stuff he is made of.” Read all about it here. Well, perhaps there is historical precedent to predict the stuff of which Javier Solana is made. I have written about it in back blogspots. Read all about that here!
In March of 1995, Javier Solana, getting ready to enter his 6 month coinciding presidencies of the European Union and the ten nation Western European Union (WEU) faced a potentially non-cooperative Morocco. As Solana was also putting together his planned Barcelona Process, he badly needed Morocco’s cooperation. As most know, there is little love historically lost between Spain and Morocco. Conflicts continue to this very day. Morocco demanded concessions and Solana was in a position to award them. First, Morocco demanded the right to sell produce in the European markets. “Granted,” said Mr. Solana and associates. That cut into potential markets for at least Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, and Greece. Then Morocco made the cruelest cut of all. They demanded that Spain immediately cease and desist fishing its coastal waters. “Granted,” said Mr. Solana and his Spanish government cohorts. (Remember, Solana was a mere foreign minister of one of 12 EU countries at that time – Spain.)
This resulted in approximately 600 unemployed fishing trawlers with owners and crews sitting angrily in Spanish ports. They were, as I recall, even threatening a national strike.
Now, it's kind of hard to be a great world leader and have revolution brewing in one’s back yard. The ever clever Dr. Solana and his respective think tanks came up with a solution: GO FISH CANADA.
They did. They fished Canada’s halibut, cod, and turbot stocks almost to the point of extinction. They focused their fishing efforts on Canada’s Newfoundland coastal area. Canadians were not happy. They complained to the USA which helped pinpoint illegal Spanish fishing methods. Canada’s smoking gun came when the Estai, a Spanish trawler strayed into Canadian waters. Canada took it into custody.
What did our “very good friend” Javier Solana thereafter do? He promptly dispatched three (3 count ‘em) warships against Canada. Then he gave a press conference which should have been infamous for its double talk. “Yes, there are international treaties regarding fishing”, said Dr. Solana. But, he continued, they govern only the types of fish caught and not the amount. “If we are going to place limits on fishing, they should apply to all countries alike and not just to Spain”, he continued. Then, most audaciously and historically dubious of all, he gave his grand finale by proclaiming that “besides, the Spaniards discovered those Newfoundland fishing banks. Therefore, we should have every right to exploit them.”
Well, how did all this play out? Like about everything else Dr. Solana has ever done, he came out smelling like a rose. Immediately after the Israeli treaty was signed, but before the Barcelona Conference opened on November 27-28, 1995, he concluded a new fishing treaty with Morocco permitting the Spanish fishermen to return to its fishing banks. This gave Canada some reassurance that the Spanish ships would no longer be a threat. Never mind that it would take years for the severely depleted fishing stocks to recover! Then he concluded the Barcelona Process, was given sole credit for the “diplomatic accomplishment,” and only two days later, he was unanimously made the new dark horse candidate head of NATO. Canada, of course, was one of the countries voting for him. My bet is that they did so under USA duress.
Oh, and did Canada remember? Evidently not. In 2006 under the leadership of former Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin, Canada signed a treaty to contribute its troops to Solana’s European armies. If you’ve clicked on the “read all about it above,” you will find ready links to that story.
Well, it should be equally interesting to watch this one play out. I’m betting that Solana ends up working this one to his advantage as well – after all he wanted “emergency powers” and as we all know, in those Club of Rome circles, “crisis = opportunity.”
Well, I wonder how long until Europe sends warships to Iran? I wonder how long until Iran sends soldiers to Solana’s EU army? I wonder when that moon will be red again? I wonder if I’m right or wrong!
As friend and co-reporter Herb Peters admonishes, stay tuned!
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Sunday, August 20, 2006
Solana has new peace deal in works with moderate Arab countries?
NEW ISRAELI PEACE PLAN IN WORKS?
According to an article appearing in The Hindu Times today (August 20, 2006), three moderate Arab governments in the Middle East are pushing for a new Israel peace plan. You may read it for yourself by pressing here! If not, I have already archived it.[1] Those countries are Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. According to the same source, it was those same countries that led to “Arabs and Israelis launching the Madrid peace talks, months after the war that expelled Saddam Hussein from Kuwait.”
That 1991 conference, held in Madrid, was co-hosted by Russia’s Prime Minister Gorbachev and USA’s President George Bush (the elder). It was coordinated by Javier Solana who worked at that job even before taking the Spanish cabinet Foreign Minister post.[2] He was, however, the official spokesman for the Spanish government, even then.
The plans are serious and again Javier Solana is playing a prominent role. He met, according to THE HINDU source with Israeli and Lebanese officials last weekend. Today (this Sunday), Arab foreign ministers are meeting in Cairo. According to “THE HINDU”
“Solana's ``feeling is that we now need a big push, otherwise we shall see more fires breaking out in the future,'' a European Union official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to make statements to the press. . . . Israel's defense minister, Amir Peretz, said last week that resumption of a dialogue with Syria and the Palestinians was possible. ‘Every war creates an opportunity for a new political process,’ he said.’” [3]
In one of my recent articles, I quoted New Age Movement activist Peter LeMesurier’s THE ARMAGEDDON SCRIPT, specifically the portion stating that their “New David” may well have to pursue his agenda (for a phony Second Coming and acceptance as “world messiah) amidst a time of turmoil such as the world has never seen.”
To paraphrase old Saturday Night Live Dana Carvey/“Church Lady” tapes, “could it be? . . could it be?
As friend Herb Peters says, STAY TUNED!
[1] http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/003200608200921.htm
[2] http://www.cctv.com/english/news/20020225/83940.html (In case this one disappears from view, I’ve archived it as well.
[3] http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/003200608200921.htm
According to an article appearing in The Hindu Times today (August 20, 2006), three moderate Arab governments in the Middle East are pushing for a new Israel peace plan. You may read it for yourself by pressing here! If not, I have already archived it.[1] Those countries are Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. According to the same source, it was those same countries that led to “Arabs and Israelis launching the Madrid peace talks, months after the war that expelled Saddam Hussein from Kuwait.”
That 1991 conference, held in Madrid, was co-hosted by Russia’s Prime Minister Gorbachev and USA’s President George Bush (the elder). It was coordinated by Javier Solana who worked at that job even before taking the Spanish cabinet Foreign Minister post.[2] He was, however, the official spokesman for the Spanish government, even then.
The plans are serious and again Javier Solana is playing a prominent role. He met, according to THE HINDU source with Israeli and Lebanese officials last weekend. Today (this Sunday), Arab foreign ministers are meeting in Cairo. According to “THE HINDU”
“Solana's ``feeling is that we now need a big push, otherwise we shall see more fires breaking out in the future,'' a European Union official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to make statements to the press. . . . Israel's defense minister, Amir Peretz, said last week that resumption of a dialogue with Syria and the Palestinians was possible. ‘Every war creates an opportunity for a new political process,’ he said.’” [3]
In one of my recent articles, I quoted New Age Movement activist Peter LeMesurier’s THE ARMAGEDDON SCRIPT, specifically the portion stating that their “New David” may well have to pursue his agenda (for a phony Second Coming and acceptance as “world messiah) amidst a time of turmoil such as the world has never seen.”
To paraphrase old Saturday Night Live Dana Carvey/“Church Lady” tapes, “could it be? . . could it be?
As friend Herb Peters says, STAY TUNED!
[1] http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/003200608200921.htm
[2] http://www.cctv.com/english/news/20020225/83940.html (In case this one disappears from view, I’ve archived it as well.
[3] http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/003200608200921.htm
Saturday, August 19, 2006
Introducing researcher par excellence, Dorothy Margraf
New woman on the blog
By Dorothy Margraf
Note from Constance Cumbey: Dorothy Margraf has been one of my most valued friends and co-researchers on the New Age Movement issues for nearly 24 years. Her insights are so valuable that I have long begged her to post to this board and have finally succeeded in getting her to put her foot in the water. I trust you will enjoy her work as much as I do and please welcome her aboard!
Thanks to the generosity of Connie, I've been invited to post to her blog which I will do occasionally. We have been friends for many years and have shared new areas of research as they come up. Up until now I've been adding my information as an anonymous in the comments section so as not to detract from the focus of this blog which is Connie's excellent work.This morning while looking for Solana news, I came across a new article which I felt was too important to just leave in a comment.
http://baerental.blogspot.com/2006/08/anti-israeli-in-european-parliament.htmlor http://tinyurl.com/ovqoaAntisemitism in the European UnionFrom this article: "Van Dam explains that among Israel's major enemies in the European Parliament are the communist and other leftist factions, now called the European United Left-Nordic Green Left (GUE-NGL). They have 42 of the 732 MEPs."
so here is information on the Green party and its background:http://www.spunk.org/library/places/germany/sp001630/janet.htmlor http://tinyurl.com/ypnxx
'Ecology' and the Modernization of Fascism in the German Ultra-rightwhere you will find
"An ecology that is mystical, in turn, may become a justification for a nationalism that is mystical. In the New Age milieu of today, with its affinities for ecology, the ultra-right may well find the mystical component it needs to make a truly updated, modernized authoritarian nationalism. As in Germany between the two world wars, antirational cults of the New Age -- primitivistic, esoteric -- abound in both the Federal Republic and the Anglo-American world."More here:
http://www.spunk.org/library/places/germany/sp001630/peter.htmlor http://tinyurl.com/kqux7Fascist Ecology:The "Green Wing" of the Nazi Party and its Historical AntecedentsPeter Staudenmaier"For all of these reasons, the slogan advanced by many contemporary Greens, "We are neither right nor left but up front," is historically naive and politically fatal. The necessary project of creating an emancipatory ecological politics demands an acute awareness and understanding of the legacy of classical ecofascism and its conceptual continuities with present-day environmental discourse. An 'ecological' orientation alone, outside of a critical social framework, is dangerously unstable. The record of fascist ecology shows that under the right conditions such an orientation can quickly lead to barbarism."Also noted in the first article is: "There are also about thirty-two independent MEPs among whom is Jean-Marie Le Pen, the French right-wing extremist. He is now a member of the Parliament's Israel delegation." (It has been noted that the French right-wing is not the same as the American right wing. I agree with this except that there are extremist right wing theorists who would feel right at home in France.)http://home.alphalink.com.au/~radnat/theories-right/theory1.htmlTo understand Le Pen's rather hidden ties with occult thinking, one must look to research on Nouvelle Droite, French for New Right.More on the European New Right: http://www.new-right.org/?cat=20Now this is a lot of reading, but to understand the changes taking place here, we need to look more carefully at their ongoing development in Europe.
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By Dorothy Margraf
Note from Constance Cumbey: Dorothy Margraf has been one of my most valued friends and co-researchers on the New Age Movement issues for nearly 24 years. Her insights are so valuable that I have long begged her to post to this board and have finally succeeded in getting her to put her foot in the water. I trust you will enjoy her work as much as I do and please welcome her aboard!
Thanks to the generosity of Connie, I've been invited to post to her blog which I will do occasionally. We have been friends for many years and have shared new areas of research as they come up. Up until now I've been adding my information as an anonymous in the comments section so as not to detract from the focus of this blog which is Connie's excellent work.This morning while looking for Solana news, I came across a new article which I felt was too important to just leave in a comment.
http://baerental.blogspot.com/2006/08/anti-israeli-in-european-parliament.htmlor http://tinyurl.com/ovqoaAntisemitism in the European UnionFrom this article: "Van Dam explains that among Israel's major enemies in the European Parliament are the communist and other leftist factions, now called the European United Left-Nordic Green Left (GUE-NGL). They have 42 of the 732 MEPs."
so here is information on the Green party and its background:http://www.spunk.org/library/places/germany/sp001630/janet.htmlor http://tinyurl.com/ypnxx
'Ecology' and the Modernization of Fascism in the German Ultra-rightwhere you will find
"An ecology that is mystical, in turn, may become a justification for a nationalism that is mystical. In the New Age milieu of today, with its affinities for ecology, the ultra-right may well find the mystical component it needs to make a truly updated, modernized authoritarian nationalism. As in Germany between the two world wars, antirational cults of the New Age -- primitivistic, esoteric -- abound in both the Federal Republic and the Anglo-American world."More here:
http://www.spunk.org/library/places/germany/sp001630/peter.htmlor http://tinyurl.com/kqux7Fascist Ecology:The "Green Wing" of the Nazi Party and its Historical AntecedentsPeter Staudenmaier"For all of these reasons, the slogan advanced by many contemporary Greens, "We are neither right nor left but up front," is historically naive and politically fatal. The necessary project of creating an emancipatory ecological politics demands an acute awareness and understanding of the legacy of classical ecofascism and its conceptual continuities with present-day environmental discourse. An 'ecological' orientation alone, outside of a critical social framework, is dangerously unstable. The record of fascist ecology shows that under the right conditions such an orientation can quickly lead to barbarism."Also noted in the first article is: "There are also about thirty-two independent MEPs among whom is Jean-Marie Le Pen, the French right-wing extremist. He is now a member of the Parliament's Israel delegation." (It has been noted that the French right-wing is not the same as the American right wing. I agree with this except that there are extremist right wing theorists who would feel right at home in France.)http://home.alphalink.com.au/~radnat/theories-right/theory1.htmlTo understand Le Pen's rather hidden ties with occult thinking, one must look to research on Nouvelle Droite, French for New Right.More on the European New Right: http://www.new-right.org/?cat=20Now this is a lot of reading, but to understand the changes taking place here, we need to look more carefully at their ongoing development in Europe.
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Monday, August 14, 2006
The New Age - A Pathway to Paradise ? (1983)
| Produced by WCFC TV in Chicago and originally aired on that station, this documentary gives the viewer an objective, behind-the-scenes look at the New Age Movement. The video contains candid interviews with well-known New Age leaders like David Spangler and Benjamin Creme, as well as interviews with leading Christian authorities on the New Age like Dave Hunt, Constance Cumbey and Martin and Diedre Bobgan. Shot on location, the video takes you into the center of some New Age activities and the documentary itself examines many New Age ideas from holisitc health, yoga, hypnosis and trancendental meditation to New Age education practices, global government and the human potential movment. The evidence presented is sure to convince even skeptics that a New Age movement has solid footing in every aspect of American society and is gaining momentum at incredible speed. | |
Saturday, August 12, 2006
The New Age - A Pathway to Paradise ? (1983)
NOTE TO ALL: If this doesn't work, try this:
1. Google "Cumbey" using Google "Video" tab.
2. That will yield this video, "THE NEW AGE: PATHWAY TO PARADISE?"
3. Click on appropriate links, and it should start.
I accidentally found this on the internet the other day and was pleasantly surprised. I was a consultant for TV 38 of Chicago for its production. There are some featured in the video (Eric Pement, Dave Hunt) with whom I now have substantial disagreements. The New Age Movement is as much based on the western mysticism of Jacob Boehme and William Law as it is based on Hinduism and Eastern Mysticism. Nevertheless, the footage and message both are invaluable. I am pleasantly surprised to have the opportunity to make it available to my readers. You may download the google video player for free and manually download the video itself. A broadband connection is useful, but I think it may work on a dialup connection as well, albeit much slower. The following text is from Google.video's site: | |
| Produced by WCFC TV in Chicago and originally aired on that station, this documentary gives the viewer an objective, behind-the-scenes look at the New Age Movement. The video contains candid interviews with well-known New Age leaders like David Spangler and Benjamin Creme, as well as interviews with leading Christian authorities on the New Age like Dave Hunt, Constance Cumbey and Martin and Diedre Bobgan. Shot on location, the video takes you into the center of some New Age activities and the documentary itself examines many New Age ideas from holisitc health, yoga, hypnosis and trancendental meditation to New Age education practices, global government and the human potential movment. The evidence presented is sure to convince even skeptics that a New Age movement has solid footing in every aspect of American society and is gaining momentum at incredible speed. | |
Sunday, August 06, 2006
The Armageddon Script - Prophecy in Action?
The Armageddon Script?
I’ve written several blogspots alluding somewhat to Peter LeMesurier, “The Armageddon Script” and a hoped for “planned deception” by New Agers preparatory to introducing their new so-called ‘messiah’ to the world. My second book, A Planned Deception: The Staging of a New Age Messiah” was inspired in no small part by the discovery of LeMesurier’s 1981 book, The Armageddon Script: Prophecy in Action, in a Portland, Oregon bookstore back in 1984.
LeMesurier’s book is now becoming, like most of the more incriminating New Age materials, very scarce. It is, however, required reading. Here’s the text I posted today to Amazon.com for its review:
Peter LeMesurier finished his THE ARMAGEDDON SCRIPT in 1981, the year I discovered the existence of the New Age Movement and started my own work of sounding the alarms against same. He wrote it when the New Agers were making BIG PLANS for their hoped for immediate future and at a time when they thought they were lacking critical observation. Being watched changed EVERYTHING for them and LeMesurier's time table for a staged fake second coming was somewhat delayed. It was not, however, cancelled. LeMesurier wrote that "their script is now written, subject only to last minute editing and stage directions . . . down in the pit the subterranean orchestra is already tuning up . . . the time for action will have come."
Well, the players LeMesurier wrote about are still out and about. They are all now much longer in the tooth and for most part lacking a sense of humor about their unhoped for career delays. LeMesurier noted in that book an alternative scenario just in case their "New David" did encounter opposition to his encapsulated New Age agenda about "the New Age mission to the youth of the world" -- it was that the "New David" may have to pursue his mission amidst a "time of turmoil such as the world has never seen."
Curiously,on September 11, 2001, eleven years to the very day after United States President George Bush (the elder) gave his first major speech on "the New World Order" employing that long time Rosicrucian/Alice Bailey language in public life for the first time, all that ran through my head was "the Armageddon Script." I don't know if it was staged or opportunistic. The folded USA $20 bill with an obvious "Pentagon burning" on one side and "Twin Towers burning" with the other ("google" it for yourself, makes me suspect the former; however, since the New Age community also employs the slogan, "crisis = opportunity," it could as well be the latter.)
It certainly has not escaped my radar that Bin Laden once worked for the USA's CIA. Nor did I fail to notice the woman FBI agent who came forward seeking whistleblower protection, who said she had advance notice of the planned airstrikes and that her superiors seemed desperate to stop her from taking steps that would halt them. And certainly, I did not fail to notice that the very agents who suppressed advance governmental action against the hijackers were subsequently promoted!
At any rate, the crisis certainly did equal opportunity and now civil liberties here and abroad are coming to a crashing halt while simultaneously the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has approved human implantable computer chips and INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service) is openly planning use of biometric identifiers for passports.
Now, the scene of LeMesurier's planned action is for the most part in flames. It appears to be a near match for both apocalyptic biblical prophecies and New Ager Peter LeMesurier's scenarios.
LeMesurier's book should be read with extreme caution for it is full of the subtleties of the New Age Movement (by whatever monikker it chooses to use these days), but that it is out there may be very important to understanding the mindset of those who would either understand or manipulate the situation. As I write this review, USA Senator Chuck Hagel is being interviewed about the Middle East situation. A close associate and friend of another major player in the Middle East, Javier Solana, Hagel and Solana could well be some of the players LeMesurier suggested would be acting out these "archetypal expectation" events.
Let us hope not, but let us be aware that this factor is out there and as LeMesurier writes, "waiting in the wings." If you can still find it, read LeMesurier's book, but do so with caution -- and awareness
As usual, I appreciate your comments!
I’ve written several blogspots alluding somewhat to Peter LeMesurier, “The Armageddon Script” and a hoped for “planned deception” by New Agers preparatory to introducing their new so-called ‘messiah’ to the world. My second book, A Planned Deception: The Staging of a New Age Messiah” was inspired in no small part by the discovery of LeMesurier’s 1981 book, The Armageddon Script: Prophecy in Action, in a Portland, Oregon bookstore back in 1984.
LeMesurier’s book is now becoming, like most of the more incriminating New Age materials, very scarce. It is, however, required reading. Here’s the text I posted today to Amazon.com for its review:
Peter LeMesurier finished his THE ARMAGEDDON SCRIPT in 1981, the year I discovered the existence of the New Age Movement and started my own work of sounding the alarms against same. He wrote it when the New Agers were making BIG PLANS for their hoped for immediate future and at a time when they thought they were lacking critical observation. Being watched changed EVERYTHING for them and LeMesurier's time table for a staged fake second coming was somewhat delayed. It was not, however, cancelled. LeMesurier wrote that "their script is now written, subject only to last minute editing and stage directions . . . down in the pit the subterranean orchestra is already tuning up . . . the time for action will have come."
Well, the players LeMesurier wrote about are still out and about. They are all now much longer in the tooth and for most part lacking a sense of humor about their unhoped for career delays. LeMesurier noted in that book an alternative scenario just in case their "New David" did encounter opposition to his encapsulated New Age agenda about "the New Age mission to the youth of the world" -- it was that the "New David" may have to pursue his mission amidst a "time of turmoil such as the world has never seen."
Curiously,on September 11, 2001, eleven years to the very day after United States President George Bush (the elder) gave his first major speech on "the New World Order" employing that long time Rosicrucian/Alice Bailey language in public life for the first time, all that ran through my head was "the Armageddon Script." I don't know if it was staged or opportunistic. The folded USA $20 bill with an obvious "Pentagon burning" on one side and "Twin Towers burning" with the other ("google" it for yourself, makes me suspect the former; however, since the New Age community also employs the slogan, "crisis = opportunity," it could as well be the latter.)
It certainly has not escaped my radar that Bin Laden once worked for the USA's CIA. Nor did I fail to notice the woman FBI agent who came forward seeking whistleblower protection, who said she had advance notice of the planned airstrikes and that her superiors seemed desperate to stop her from taking steps that would halt them. And certainly, I did not fail to notice that the very agents who suppressed advance governmental action against the hijackers were subsequently promoted!
At any rate, the crisis certainly did equal opportunity and now civil liberties here and abroad are coming to a crashing halt while simultaneously the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has approved human implantable computer chips and INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service) is openly planning use of biometric identifiers for passports.
Now, the scene of LeMesurier's planned action is for the most part in flames. It appears to be a near match for both apocalyptic biblical prophecies and New Ager Peter LeMesurier's scenarios.
LeMesurier's book should be read with extreme caution for it is full of the subtleties of the New Age Movement (by whatever monikker it chooses to use these days), but that it is out there may be very important to understanding the mindset of those who would either understand or manipulate the situation. As I write this review, USA Senator Chuck Hagel is being interviewed about the Middle East situation. A close associate and friend of another major player in the Middle East, Javier Solana, Hagel and Solana could well be some of the players LeMesurier suggested would be acting out these "archetypal expectation" events.
Let us hope not, but let us be aware that this factor is out there and as LeMesurier writes, "waiting in the wings." If you can still find it, read LeMesurier's book, but do so with caution -- and awareness
As usual, I appreciate your comments!
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Javier Solana may have new battle on hand
Big Fight may be brewing over Javier Solana, the Barcelona Process and the European Neighbourhood Policy (“Neighborhood” to USA residents)
It appears that Javier Solana may have a fight on his horizon – one that will be fascinating for all to watch. Then again, it may be another one of his obviously planned events. Given his close relationship with Germany’s leaders, one of whom is his former deputy, and another a co-physicist, it’s hard to tell. If it is in fact a real controversy, I’m wondering who will come out on top. Currently, I’m betting it will be him. This time, the fight (if it is a fight) is over his beloved Barcelona Process and its supposedly reinvigorating “Neighbourhood Action Policy”. For the record, I have used the European spelling of Neighborhood. Americans Googling it are likely to spell it “Neighborhood.”
According to an Israeli news source,[1] Germany has proposed dismantling the European Neighborhood Policy. You may read all about it here.
According to this article, if it happens, as far as Israel is concerned, so what. There are other vehicles for EU – Israeli cooperation:
“Anyone worried by the significance of the policy for Israel can relax. It is doubtful if there was anyone in either Brussels or Jerusalem who knew how Israel was supposed to participate in the neighborhood policy venture. Free trade in goods between Israel and the EU already exists under the association treaty. There are many channels for R&D cooperation: Israeli participation in EU Framework Programmes for R&D, Galileo global satellite navigation system (GNSS), and Eureka Network for Market Oriented R&D.” (emphasis in original)
That composing analyst also thinks that Barcelona was better:
“The picture is very different for the other countries in the Middle East and North Africa. The European Neighborhood Policy is designed to reduce immigration to Europe from North Africa; a policy to bring in goods and maybe services from neighboring lands, but not people. As for Germany, the challenge is to change the meaning of the border between Central and Eastern Europe, from a border of “up to here” that divides economically and culturally, to a border “from here” that will allow the expansion of Europe eastwards.
“The only alternative for halting the tide of immigration from the south would be to revive the Barcelona Process, the multilateral framework between the EU and Mediterranean basin countries for the promotion of trade, culture, politics, the environment, and so on.
“The other countries of the Middle East and North Africa felt more comfortable with the Barcelona Process than with the European Neighborhood Policy, which would have made difficult demands not only for regulating markets, but also in the area of civil rights. But the Barcelona Process has existed for 11 years, with few achievements. It is doubtful if Southern Europe has the time to wait for a solution to be found that suits the poor of the Middle East and North Africa. It is also doubtful if France will forego its ambition for political influence in the Middle East and North Africa.
“There is an impression that Germany cares for none of this. Someone will yet tell them that, if neither the Barcelona Process of the European Neighborhood Policy exist, the construction of an actual wall will then be on the agenda. In other words, if the proposal of German Chancellor Angela Merkel is accepted, Europe will have no choice but to build physical obstacles against the Middle East and North Africa. "
Well, given Germany’s not all that distance past and more recent incidents of Turkish workers being the recipient of “aufslander auf” (outlander out), there may be something to what is written.
Other analysts have different opinions. The EU OBSERVER has called for more reinvigorating of the Barcelona Process.[2] Given the Barcelona Process’s originally declared war on “religious fundamentalism, worldwide,” and the blame that will be placed upon just that for things now occurring in the Middle East, I smell things rapidly and tragically heading in that direction.
“The Barcelona Process should not be abandoned, nor should it be allowed to continue on its current low key scale. Barcelona, the only forum outside the UN where Israel participates alongside its Arab neighbours, should be reinvigorated and made a forum for dialogue on high politics of war and peace in the region. The decoupling of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the Barcelona Process should be ended, and the forum should be used as a means to agree upon concrete action plans for democratic transition in countries lacking civil liberties.[3]
Pasted from <http://euobserver.com/9/22161>
8/3/2006, 8:29 AM
Well, it looks more daily like I’ve observed for many years: If you’re a blonde, blue-eyed pagan, the “New World Order” may be a [temporarily] great place for you. If you’re anything else, you may be in a whole heap of trouble.”
As friend Herb Peters says, stay tuned!
[1] http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/DocView.asp?did=1000114545&fid=980
This is “Globes [Online] Israel’s Business Arena”
[2] http://euobserver.com/9/22161
[3] http://euobserver.com/9/22161 “[Comment] The EU must accept democratically elected opponents in the Middle East” 25.07.2006 - 17:27 CET By Tobias Gräs
It appears that Javier Solana may have a fight on his horizon – one that will be fascinating for all to watch. Then again, it may be another one of his obviously planned events. Given his close relationship with Germany’s leaders, one of whom is his former deputy, and another a co-physicist, it’s hard to tell. If it is in fact a real controversy, I’m wondering who will come out on top. Currently, I’m betting it will be him. This time, the fight (if it is a fight) is over his beloved Barcelona Process and its supposedly reinvigorating “Neighbourhood Action Policy”. For the record, I have used the European spelling of Neighborhood. Americans Googling it are likely to spell it “Neighborhood.”
According to an Israeli news source,[1] Germany has proposed dismantling the European Neighborhood Policy. You may read all about it here.
According to this article, if it happens, as far as Israel is concerned, so what. There are other vehicles for EU – Israeli cooperation:
“Anyone worried by the significance of the policy for Israel can relax. It is doubtful if there was anyone in either Brussels or Jerusalem who knew how Israel was supposed to participate in the neighborhood policy venture. Free trade in goods between Israel and the EU already exists under the association treaty. There are many channels for R&D cooperation: Israeli participation in EU Framework Programmes for R&D, Galileo global satellite navigation system (GNSS), and Eureka Network for Market Oriented R&D.” (emphasis in original)
That composing analyst also thinks that Barcelona was better:
“The picture is very different for the other countries in the Middle East and North Africa. The European Neighborhood Policy is designed to reduce immigration to Europe from North Africa; a policy to bring in goods and maybe services from neighboring lands, but not people. As for Germany, the challenge is to change the meaning of the border between Central and Eastern Europe, from a border of “up to here” that divides economically and culturally, to a border “from here” that will allow the expansion of Europe eastwards.
“The only alternative for halting the tide of immigration from the south would be to revive the Barcelona Process, the multilateral framework between the EU and Mediterranean basin countries for the promotion of trade, culture, politics, the environment, and so on.
“The other countries of the Middle East and North Africa felt more comfortable with the Barcelona Process than with the European Neighborhood Policy, which would have made difficult demands not only for regulating markets, but also in the area of civil rights. But the Barcelona Process has existed for 11 years, with few achievements. It is doubtful if Southern Europe has the time to wait for a solution to be found that suits the poor of the Middle East and North Africa. It is also doubtful if France will forego its ambition for political influence in the Middle East and North Africa.
“There is an impression that Germany cares for none of this. Someone will yet tell them that, if neither the Barcelona Process of the European Neighborhood Policy exist, the construction of an actual wall will then be on the agenda. In other words, if the proposal of German Chancellor Angela Merkel is accepted, Europe will have no choice but to build physical obstacles against the Middle East and North Africa. "
Well, given Germany’s not all that distance past and more recent incidents of Turkish workers being the recipient of “aufslander auf” (outlander out), there may be something to what is written.
Other analysts have different opinions. The EU OBSERVER has called for more reinvigorating of the Barcelona Process.[2] Given the Barcelona Process’s originally declared war on “religious fundamentalism, worldwide,” and the blame that will be placed upon just that for things now occurring in the Middle East, I smell things rapidly and tragically heading in that direction.
“The Barcelona Process should not be abandoned, nor should it be allowed to continue on its current low key scale. Barcelona, the only forum outside the UN where Israel participates alongside its Arab neighbours, should be reinvigorated and made a forum for dialogue on high politics of war and peace in the region. The decoupling of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the Barcelona Process should be ended, and the forum should be used as a means to agree upon concrete action plans for democratic transition in countries lacking civil liberties.[3]
Pasted from <http://euobserver.com/9/22161>
8/3/2006, 8:29 AM
Well, it looks more daily like I’ve observed for many years: If you’re a blonde, blue-eyed pagan, the “New World Order” may be a [temporarily] great place for you. If you’re anything else, you may be in a whole heap of trouble.”
As friend Herb Peters says, stay tuned!
[1] http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/DocView.asp?did=1000114545&fid=980
This is “Globes [Online] Israel’s Business Arena”
[2] http://euobserver.com/9/22161
[3] http://euobserver.com/9/22161 “[Comment] The EU must accept democratically elected opponents in the Middle East” 25.07.2006 - 17:27 CET By Tobias Gräs
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