Brussels’ bombings impacting UK and USA politics
The terrorist attacks claimed to be by the Islamic State are affecting politics on both sides of the Atlantic. Notice something related to the UK:
March 24, 2016
The lethal extremist attack in Belgium has sparked a pitched debate in Britain over whether the UK would be safer if it votes to leave the European Union.
Both sides in the upcoming June 23 referendum debate claimed the attacks in Brussels strengthened their position.
Intelligence figures and senior politicians seemed divided over the security issue, with former Secret Intelligence Service chief Richard Dearlove arguing that leaving the EU would make Britain more secure. He said it would free Britain from Europe’s “freedom of movement” rules and give Britain more control.
But Rob Wainwright, director of Europol, insisted Thursday that a departure from the EU would make Britain more vulnerable because it would no longer have access to intelligence-sharing systems.
The issue has also divided Prime Minister David Cameron’s Cabinet. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_BELGIUM_ATTACKS_THE_LATEST?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-03-24-08-44-57
March 24, 2016
Quitting the EU ‘would help our security’, former MI6 chief suggests
Sir Richard Dearlove said: ‘The truth about Brexit from a national security perspective is that the cost to Britain would be low’ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/12202855/bexit-brussels-attacks-eu-mi6-security.html
March 24, 2016
Brexit News & GBP/EUR Forecast – Brussels’ Terror Attack Sees ‘Leave’ Support Increase
Before the attacks, Moody’s forecast that UK economic damage in the event of a ‘Brexit’ would be smaller than PwC had predicted, although unusually, this news was cited by both the ‘In’ and ‘Out’ campaigns as justification for their causes.
With the Brussels attacks dominating headlines, however, the House of Commons debate appeared to have been cut short in lieu of announcements concerning the situation in Belgium and possible UK security responses. The gist of the Chancellor’s message was that (for now), the benefit cuts had been dropped, although a furore was raised over why such proposals had been included in the Budget to begin with.
Elsewhere, former Labour Leader Ed Miliband voiced his support for the ‘In’ campaign and despite the scale of the human tragedy, a number of journalists and a UKIP spokesman attempted to exploit the horror by citing the attacks as justification for leaving the EU. http://www.euroexchangeratenews.co.uk/brexit-news-gbpeur-forecast-brussels-terror-attack-sees-leave-support-increase-16619
Mi6 is essentially the British equivalent of the USA’s CIA. The fact that Mi6’s former head thinks that the UK would be safer outside of the European Union (EU) will encourage people to vote to leave the EU.
Anyway, for quite some time, the idea of Britain leaving the European Union has been called a “Brexit” or “Brixet” – British exit. The terrorist events in France last year, plus the attacks in Belgium this year are concerning not only the continental Europeans, but those on the British Isles as well. Those who wish to have the UK leave the EU seem to believe that terrorist attacks are helping their cause.
The UK will NOT remain an equal member of what will arise in Europe. Irrespective of the vote on June 23, 2016, one day the UK will be taken over by a power from Europe. Why do I say that? Because it is prophesied (for some details, see Anglo – America in Prophecy & the Lost Tribes of Israel).
On the continent of Europe, this attack is getting Europeans to be more concerned about security, and probably more willing to spend more money on defense and security (cf. Daniel 11:39; Revelation 13:4). Plus, this is getting more Europeans upset with Islam. One day, this will result in a major was war between the Europeans and a massive army from the Middle East and Africa. Why do I write this? Because it is prophesied (for some details, see Is the Future King of the South Rising Up? and/or watch the video War is Coming Between Europeans and Arabs).
In the USA, all the major presidential candidates have made statements related to the Brussels’ bombings. The USA’s President Obama basically said not to overreact and that his plan to fight the Islamic State is working. Most in the USA do not seem to agree with him based upon some limited polling data I have seen.
The Brussels’ bombing has affected US politics:
March 23, 2016
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) says the Brussels terrorist attacks are boosting Donald Trump‘s credibility with voters in the U.S. presidential election.
“Well, tragically, I think that the attacks in many ways validated Donald Trump’s entire candidacy,” Gingrich told host Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria” on Wednesday.
“One of his strengths is to read the obvious. He’s a bit like [former President] Reagan in that sense.
Gingrich cited Trump’s controversial statements about Muslims and terrorism.
“He looked out, he saw that many of the people who perpetrated the Paris atrocities, many of them had come from Brussels,” he added.
“He has business friends who go to and from the European Union in Brussels, and his business friends are saying to him, ‘it’s out of control.’ So [Trump] says the obvious, [and] everybody else thinks he’s stupid because he’s the only one saying it. The fact is, Donald Trump was right.” http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/274074-gingrich-brussels-in-many-ways-validates-trumps-campaign
March 22, 2016
How many more?
That’s all I could think this morning as news broke of yet another ISIS terror attack, this time in Brussels. …
America has a demob happy President Obama eeking out his last few months in office. A man whose infamous ‘leading from behind’ philosophy to foreign policy has been partly responsible for the war in Syria raging uncontrollably for five years – allowing fundamentalism to ferment.
Obama has zero interest in doing anything tangible to really deal with ISIS. This is now parked in the tray marked ‘next president’s problem.’
Europe, meanwhile, is splintering at the seams, ravaged by an unprecedented migration crisis that nobody seems to have a clue how to handle. …
So nobody seems to be doing anything concrete to stop ISIS, or even suggesting a new way to do so given the spectacular lack of success to date.
Well almost nobody.
By coincidence, I had an interview scheduled today with the world’s most controversial man, Donald Trump, for my UK show, Good Morning Britain.
It was set up a couple of weeks ago, but the timing was eerily prescient.
Here is one man who definitely has a plan to deal with ISIS terrorism. Several plans in fact.
The problem is that people don’t like them. Well, a lot of people don’t anyway.
Trump, current front-runner for the Republican nomination, wants to hit ISIS ‘so hard they never recover’. …
I spoke to Trump for 40 minutes. He was, as you’d expect, bombastic, defiant and self-congratulatory. Why wouldn’t he be? He’s ripped up every political rulebook to take this presidential race by storm, a scenario that is hardly going to deflate the ego of New York’s most cock-sure billionaire tycoon.
But he also spoke in more detail about his plans to combat ISIS and I found myself nodding more than I expected.
Trump told me countries must tighten their borders in light of these terror attacks, especially to anyone related to an ISIS fighter in Syria.
Is he so wrong?
He told me he wants law-abiding Muslims to root out the extremists in their midst, expressing his bafflement and anger that someone like Abdeslam was able to hide for so long in the very part of Brussels he had previously lived.
Is he so wrong?
He told me America must make it far harder for illegal immigrants to enter the U.S. and thinks European countries should follow suit.
Is he so wrong?
He told me he believes there are now areas of many major European cities which have become poisonous breeding grounds for radicalized Islamic terror.
Is he so wrong?
I didn’t feel I was talking to a lunatic, as many seem to view Trump.
I saw a guy, a non-politician unfettered by PC language restraints, who is genuinely furious at the devastation which ISIS is wreaking, and seriously concerned for the security of his fellow Americans and indeed, the citizens of Europe. …
Let’s be honest with ourselves, right now ISIS is winning this war and will continuing committing utter carnage on our streets on an ever graver and more barbaric scale until they are stopped.
I don’t have the answers to how to do that.
But I don’t hear any good ideas coming from any world leaders at the moment either, and it’s their highly paid jobs to work it out.
Instead, I see a global paralysis driven by fear, confusion and woeful lack of leadership.
And it will only get worse.
Hate Donald Trump all you like, but at least he seems to recognise the magnitude of the threat and at least he has firm proposals for how to try to defeat it.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3504893/PIERS-MORGAN-comes-terror-isn-t-time-started-listening-seriously-Trump.html#ixzz43pKnsPGp
As I have written before, the more terrorist attacks happen, the more likely the USA may see Donald Trump as its next president.
Despite the ‘war on terror’ that US President George W. Bush declared back in 2001 (which he indicated would probably take about ten years to complete), terrorism is not over. Nor will it be. We will see more terrorist attacks in Europe and in the USA–because it is prophesied (for some details, see Why Terrorism? Is Terrorism Prophesied?).
Piers Morgan wrote that Donald Trump was “seriously concerned for the security of his fellow Americans and indeed, the citizens of Europe.” That may well be, but the Europeans are not particularly pleased with him
The night before the Brussels’ bombing, I saw Donald Trump on CNN. Notice something about that:
March 21, 2016
Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. should rethink its involvement in NATO because the defense alliance costs too much money.
In remarks to Blitzer, he said the U.S. pays a disproportionate amount to NATO to ensure the security of allies.
“Frankly, they have to put up more money,” he said. “We are paying disproportionately. It’s too much, and frankly it’s a different world than it was when we originally conceived of the idea.” …
Later in the interview, Trump qualified his remarks saying that the U.S. should not “decrease its role” in NATO but should decrease its spending. Still, the Republican presidential front-runner’s NATO comments could spur anxiety among the Western foreign policy establishment. http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/21/politics/elections-2016-final-five-highlights/index.html
Donald Trump wants NATO with the Europeans providing more military funding.
The Bible tells of a vast economic power that will rise up in Europe and cause many to prosper (Revelation 18). Many in Europe in general, and Germany in particular, are working towards that goal, despite biblical warnings of being part of it (e.g. Revelation 18:4).
Earlier this month, BBC reported the following:
Europe hates Trump. Does it matter?
March 4, 2016
Back in 2004 Europeans assumed that their own well publicised opposition to President Bush’s Iraq war would make it harder for him to get re-elected. In fact, anti Americanism had the opposite effect. It drove people to the president. “If those squishy Europeans hate him so much,” the thinking seemed to go, “then he must be doing something right.”
That same year, Britain’s left-leaning Guardian newspaper ran a public campaign targeting a critical county in Ohio with a letter-writing blitz, urging people there to vote for John Kerry.
It was a bid to give foreigners a say in the US presidential election. Clark County was a swing district in a swing state, in 2000 Al Gore won the area by a narrow margin. But the Guardian’s Operation Clark County backfired. It did indeed galvanise local voters, but it did so for Bush not Kerry. On election night, George Bush carried the county with 51% of the vote.
At the time, a local newspaper editor told the BBC that it was the well-publicised letter campaign which lost it for the Democrats. It will go down in history as one of the biggest fiascos in foreign meddling. …
Germany’s Der Spiegel has called Trump the most dangerous man in the world. Britain’s David Cameron says his plan to ban Muslims is divisive and unhelpful.
The French liberal newspaper Liberation has described him as a nightmare turned reality. JK Rowling tweeted that he’s worse than Voldemort. A recent Economist cover has a picture of Trump dressed as Uncle Sam with just one word, “Really?” That pretty much sums up the mood of global elites.
Will the international reaction make a shred of difference to Trump’s chances of getting nominated and then elected? 2004 would suggest not. Indeed you can easily imagine a scenario in which Trump’s American supporters rally round their candidate even more closely because the world is against him, just as they did with President Bush.
If you like Trump, you’re likely to shrug off French disdain – who cares what a bunch of cheese-eating surrender monkeys think? And if you don’t like Trump, you’re likely to see the criticism as a source of embarrassment – God, what does the world think of us? http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35702584
BBC’s article also showed a photograph of an anti-Donald Trump carnival float in Germany that said “MAKE FASCISM GREAT AGAIN!”
Former German Defense Minsiter Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg called Donald Trump a ‘blonde lunatic” (to see him state that watch Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg and Europe’s Future).
The Vice Chancellor and Minister of Economic Affairs of Germany is warning against a Donald Trump presidency:
German vice chancellor says Trump poses threat to peace and prosperity
March 6, 2016
BERLIN German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel has criticized leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as a right-wing populist whose political views pose a threat to peace and prosperity.
The comments by Gabriel, economy minister and leader of the Social Democrats, are the clearest sign yet that ruling politicians in Europe are increasingly worried about the outcome of the U.S. presidential elections.
“Whether Donald Trump, Marine le Pen or Geert Wilders – all these right-wing populists are not only a threat to peace and social cohesion, but also to economic development,” Gabriel told Welt am Sonntag newspaper in an interview published on Sunday.
Gabriel said that Trump and France’s Le Pen were promising voters “a way back into a fairytale world” in which economic activity only happened within national borders but that history has shown such isolated economies have no chance to develop.
“We have to make the effort to explain how we want to shape globalisation in a fair way,” Gabriel said. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-germany-idUSMTZSAPEC36LTD4ZC
Consider that the German Vice Chancellor does not like Donald Trump’s positions on trade and that he wants “globalisation in a fair way,” in other words, he wants Germany to be able to negotiate trade agreements like Germany wants, not what someone focused on the interests of the USA wants.
March 7, 2016
“European diplomats are constantly asking about Trump’s rise with disbelief and, now, growing panic,” said a senior NATO official, speaking on condition of anonymity.
“With the EU facing an existential crisis, there’s more than the usual anxiety about the U.S. turning inward when Europe needs U.S. support more than ever.” http://www.aol.com/article/2016/03/07/foreign-diplomats-voicing-alarm-to-us-officials-about-trump/21323789/?icid=maing-grid7%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D-1078557503
Even if Donald Trump does not become the next President of the United States, the fact he has led the polls in the Republican primaries and gotten a lot of media attention has gotten the Europeans to look at their future. A future where they take more of the lead in dealing with Islam, and one where they take more of a militaristic stance in the world.
With the Brussels’ bombings and Donald Trump’s attitude, along with other factors, the Europeans will take steps to increase their military spending. While people like Donald Trump might applaud that, a militarized Europe will not bode well for the USA or the UK.
Why do I write that? Because it is prophesied (cf. Daniel 11:39; Revelation 13:4). For more details, check out Anglo – America in Prophecy & the Lost Tribes of Israel.
Some items of possibly related interest may include:
Why Terrorism? Is Terrorism Prophesied? What does the Bible teach? Which nations may be affected? Here is a link to a related sermon: Terrorism, Christianity, and Islam.
British are the Covenant People What do ‘British’ and ‘Britain’ mean in Hebrew? Are the descendants of the Anglo-Saxons people of the covenant? Does the British royal family connect to the throne of David? What does the Bible teach? What does history show us? Is there any DNA evidence related to British-Israelism? When did Christianity make it to the British Isles? Could Jeremiah have made it to the British Isles? What type of Christians made it to the British Isles? Did the last King of England believe in British Israelism?
Ten clues tying Belgium and Luxembourg with the tribe of Asher Who did some in Belgium and Luxembourg descend from?
Differences Between Islam and the Continuing Church of God What are some of the main differences? Are there any similarities? A video of related interest is titled: Islam: Any Christian Concerns or Similarities?
Is the Future King of the South Rising Up? Some no longer believe there needs to be a future King of the South. Might Egypt, Islam, Iran, Arabs, or Ethiopia be involved? Might this King be called the Mahdi or Caliph? What does the Bible say? A YouTube video of related interest may be: The Future King of the South is Rising.
The Muslim Brotherhood and the Rise of the King of the South The Bible tells of the formation of a power of nations that are in the Middle East and North Africa that are part of the final “King of the South” (Daniel 11:40-43) The Muslim Brotherhood wishes to have an Islamic empire with basically the same nations. This YouTube video explains what to expect from such a confederation.
The Arab and Islamic World In the Bible, History, and Prophecy The Bible discusses the origins of the Arab world and discusses the Middle East in prophecy. What is ahead for the Middle East and those who follow Islam? What about the Imam Mahdi? What lies ahead for Turkey, Iran, and the other non-Arabic Muslims? An item of possibly related interest in the Spanish language would be: Líderes iraníes condenan la hipocresía de Occidente y declaran que ahora es tiempo para prepararse para el Armagedón, la guerra, y el Imán Mahdi.
The Prophesied ‘Islamic’ Confederation Where is an Islamic caliphate prophesied? Will one happen? Should you be concerned about it? A related video is Will an Arabic Calphiphate Destroy the West?
Libya, Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia in Prophecy What is ahead for North Africa? What does the Bible teach?
The ‘Peace Deal’ of Daniel 9:27 This prophecy could give up to 3 1/2 years advance notice of the coming Great Tribulation. Will most ignore or misunderstand its fulfillment? Here is a link to a related sermon video Daniel 9:27 and the Start of the Great Tribulation.
How Will Middle East Peace be Brought About? Can humans bring peace to the Middle East? Here is a link to a related video: Middle East Peace? When?
The ‘Lost Tribe’ of Reuben: France in Prophecy? What is the origin of this in France? What is prophesied to happen to them? A two-part sermon related to history and prophecy is available online: The ‘Lost Tribe’ of Reuben and France and Prophecy.
Ten clues tying Zebulun with the Dutch Who did some in the Netherlands descend from?
Might German Baron Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg become the King of the North? Is the former German Defense Minister (who is also the former German Minister for Economics and Technology) one to watch? What do Catholic, Byzantine, and biblical prophecies suggest? A video of related interest would be: Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg and Europe’s Future.
Who is the King of the North? Is there one? Do biblical and Roman Catholic prophecies for the Great Monarch point to the same leader? Should he be followed? Who will be the King of the North discussed in Daniel 11? Is a nuclear attack prophesied to happen to the English-speaking peoples of the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand? When do the 1335 days, 1290 days, and 1260 days (the time, times, and half a time) of Daniel 12 begin? When does the Bible show that economic collapse will affect the United States? In the Spanish language check out ¿Quién es el Rey del Norte? Here is a link to a video titled: The Future King of the North.
Europa, the Beast, and the Book of Revelation discusses the largest church since the second/third century, which in a real sense is the eighth church mentioned in the Book of Revelation (it also endorses “eighth day” worship). What church would support the Beast? Here is a link to a video titled: Europe and the ‘Holy Roman Empire’.
World War III: Steps in Progress Are there surprising actions going on now that are leading to WWIII? Might a nuclear attack be expected? Does the Bible promise protection to all or only some Christians? How can you be part of those that will be protected? A related video would be Is World War III About to Begin? Can You Escape?
The Gospel of the Kingdom of God This free online pdf booklet has answers many questions people have about the Gospel of the Kingdom of God and explains why it is the solution to the issues the world is facing.
The Gospel of the Kingdom of God was the Emphasis of Jesus and the Early Church Did you know that? Do you even know what the gospel of the kingdom is all about? You can also see a YouTube video sermon The Gospel of the Kingdom.
Anglo – America in Prophecy & the Lost Tribes of Israel Are the Americans, Canadians, English, Scottish, Welsh, Australians, Anglo-Saxon (non-Dutch) Southern Africans, and New Zealanders descendants of Joseph? Where are the lost ten-tribes of Israel? Who are the lost tribes of Israel? What will happen to Jerusalem and the Jews in Israel? Will God punish the U.S.A., Canada, United Kingdom, and other Anglo-Saxon nations? Why might God allow them to be punished first? Here is a link to the Spanish version of this article: Anglo-América & las Tribus Perdidas de Israel. Information is also in the YouTube sermons titled Where are the Ten Lost Tribes? Why does it matter? and British are the Covenant People. A short YouTube of prophetic interest may be Barack Obama and the State of the Apocalypse.
Will the Anglo-Saxon Nations be Divided and Have People Taken as Slaves? Will the lands of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand be divided? What about Jerusalem? What does Bible prophecy teach? Are there non-biblical prophecies that support this idea? Who will divide those lands? Who will end up with the lands and the people? Here is a link to a video titled Will the USA and other Anglo-nations be Divided and Their People Made Slaves? Here is a related item in the Spanish language ¿Serán divididas las naciones anglosajonas?
Donald Trump in Prophecy Prophecy, Donald Trump? Are there prophecies that Donald Trump may fulfill? Are there any prophecies that he has already helped fulfill? Could a Donald Trump presidency be apocalyptic? A related video is titled Could Donald Trump be Apocalyptic?
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