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LEARNING LESSONS FROM THE DUTCH News Analysis By David W. Virtue The Dutch Roman Catholic Cardinal Adrianis Simonis of Utrecht believes that the "spiritual vacuity" of Dutch society has left the Netherlands open to an Islamic cultural takeover. In a blistering attack on the state of the spiritual state of the country, the Cardinal said the nation was disarmed in the face of the Islamic danger. The rise of Islam, said the Cardinal is related to "the spectacle of extreme moral decadence and spiritual decline that we offer" to young people. Nowadays political leaders ask whether the Muslims will accept...

France, U.N. applaud Iraqi Striptease; Ask for More - WMD striptease performed by Iraq has mesmerized France, the U.N. and to some extent Germany - the German Govt. not necessarily representing the will of the German People. The artful Iraqi dance has left Chirac, Blix and other nearsighted politicians begging for more - much more disclosure, and removal of WMD. Iraq has spent years perfecting her dance of seduction and has figured out how to fleece her audience without giving away her most valuable assets to prying eyes. The pervasive atmosphere of sleezy laissez-faire immorality among audience participants prevents...