Farewell to the old world

Guardian ^ | 3/15/03 | Gwyn Prins

[laz17]

From a religious and Christian point of view, these events can be seen as God making a major push in His plan for the salvation of mankind and the rule of Christ, moving the pieces of the puzzle closer to their eventual and final locations. The indignant howling from the global Left is nothing more than the ranting and raving of Satan in protest as he resists tooth and nail. As he watches God's plan continue to unfold, Satan knows he is getting closer to being kicked out and that his time is getting shorter. And so, he has mobilized a worldwide opposition to sabotage, or at least slow down, God's plan. But it's an opposition that's doomed to failure.

[DB]

This article got it right on Bush and the UN. Bush went back to the UN the second time only because Blair demanded it. It is Blair that made the bad choice to go back. Bush went along to support his friend and as a thank you for supporting the US.

Blair miscalculated and now we are paying the price.

I forgive him.

For Blair the UN was a bridge too far.

Now lets go get the job done.

[Ranger]

I suspect that in the backroom there is treaty of sorts between France-Russia-Germany designed to force their influence on the EU, isolate the UK, chase the US out of Germany and Europe in general and permanently split Nato. To that end Germany-France-Russia have been absolutely successful.

So now what? Well Nato as functioning entity is dead. The U.S. should announce a complete re-assessment of its political and military alliances. This will scare the pudding out of some. Shift our bases out of Germany and move to Eastern Europe. The Turks jerked us around and they know it. They know we are one of the few friends they can count on as Nato left them high and dry, so look for love & kisses from them. I think as Germany's economy continues to weaken, the greens will lose control but Germany has cut its deal with the devil and if nothing else, lost the trust of the American public and the U.S. military. As to Russia, watch them to team up with France. The U.N. will probably survive as useful idiots often do, but as an effective influence on world events, it must be said that American will not trust it again. Look to Japan to awake to the military-political world around it.

[Mitchell]

Soon after the next German federal election.

Do you happen to know when the next federal election will be held?

[MississippiMan]

I think Japan already sees the writing on the wall, hence their unequivocal (and highly refreshing) show of support for the U.S. I've never had any illusion that Russia was our friend, and while the degree of sorriness from Germany and France has surprised me a bit, their general anti-American sentiment does not. Global realignment.

MM

[fso301]

The best Guardian piece I've ever read.

[Rocko]

Fascinating. Bump.

[HumanaeVitae]

Excellent article. Compositionally very British, though.

[HumanaeVitae]

The U.N. may fall apart without Bush having to finish it off explicitly. It would be nice if the U.N. dissolved in such a way that no one could find an excuse to blame the U.S. for it.

Yeah. Maybe we can kill it the same way the GOP killed Hillarycare...no fingerprints.

[aculeus]

I-can't-believe-this-is-in-The-Guardian-ping.

[SBprone]

Saturday afternoon bump.

[Dane]

I-can't-believe-this-is-in-The-Guardian-ping.

I can't believe it either, although this article is dated for tomorrow Sunday, 3/15/03. I thought the "Sunday edition" of The Guardian was called "The Observer", where the The Guardian editorial staff went to town on their leftist/marxist tirades.

Could be this a "web only article" that will never make it to print for millions of Brits to read.

[aculeus]

I can't believe it either, although this article is dated for tomorrow Sunday, 3/15/03.

Today is Saturday 3/15/03 which is the date of the article. : )

[Dane]

Today is Saturday 3/15/03 which is the date of the article. : )

Thank you for correcting the date, wouldn't be the first time I have been off a day. I went by the post time.(BTW, What's the internet sign for making a total ass of one's self).

Anyway I could "save face" by saying that Saturday papers are the slowest sellers, and that is why this article appeared in "today's(Saturday)" Guardian, where the least amount of people would see it, and yet the Guardian can say that they do print views that are contrary to their editorial board.

But I won't. :^)

[wimpycat]

Good article! Well worth the read.

Momentous events and decisions, each weighty in its own terms, are tripping over each other. There is a sense of history suddenly speeding up, of a loss of control; and that is not unreasonable.

I have felt this way since Bush's 9/20/01 speech.

[Dane]

And JMO, but another confirmation of the old addage that every cloud(my messing up the date) has a silver lining(getting the point out that the lefty/marxist UK paper, The Guardian, goes by a different name on Sundays, The Observer).

When you see the "Observer" on FR, think "Guardian".

[MadIvan]

Actually the Observer and the Guardian have been largely pro-war, to my astonishment. It's only the Independent and Mirror which have been totally anti-war. The Mirror was disgusting yesterday, it had a front page article calling Blair "Prime Monster", if he took Britain to war.

Regards, Ivan

[Dane]

Actually the Observer and the Guardian have been largely pro-war, to my astonishment. It's only the Independent and Mirror which have been totally anti-war. The Mirror was disgusting yesterday, it had a front page article calling Blair "Prime Monster", if he took Britain to war.

I am astonished also by their editorial stances.

I know this may be petty, but why can't the Guardian call its Sunday edition, "The Sunday Guardian". Why the deception? If the name Guardian is good for 6/7th's of the week, why is it not good enough good enough for their biggest selling day, Sunday. Many people on this side of the pond think that the Guardian and Sunday Observer are independent of each other when in actuality they are not.

[aculeus]

Actually I recently read of Brits in the USA complaining about our skimpy (compared to theirs) Saturday papers. It's my recollection that the complaint is justified, that the Brit Saturday editions are chock full of features.