Bilderberg Hotel (M.M.Minderhoud) COGwriter A reader sent me a link to the following related to the infamous Bilderberg meeting: 10 June 2015 The Bilderberg meeting, an annual gathering of some of the most powerful and influential figures in the world, starts on Thursday. But who’s on this year’s guest list? Critics call it a sinister […]
Month: June 2015
Vatican’s ‘cathedra’ is in Rome, not Vatican City
Lateran Cathedra (Photo by Joyce Thiel, January 2014) COGwriter Despite having its physical headquarters in Vatican City, the Church of Rome claims that its ‘spiritual authority’ derives from a chair, called the ‘cathedra,’ which is in nearby Rome. St. John Lateran dates back to Rome’s emperor Constantine, who donated the building to the Bishop of […]
Stratfor: ‘Secularism in the Muslim world appears to be in terminal retreat’
Stratfor Logo COGwriter A reader sent the following from Strategic Forecast, AKA Stratfor: A Net Assessment of the Middle East June 9, 2015 In destroying al Qaeda, the Americans created a bigger problem in three parts: First, they unleashed the subnational groups. Second, where they fought they created a vacuum that they couldn’t fill. Finally, […]
Germany chooses MEADS over Patriot; Italian concerns about German ambitions
MEADS Over-the-Shoulder Launch COGwriter A reader tipped me off that Germany choose MEADS missile defense technology over another: 9 June 2015 The German government has opted for the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) built by American defense contractor Lockheed Martin and the European defense group MBDA, instead of the Patriot system developed by American […]
Turkey’s election results in fractionated vote: What is ahead for Turkey?
Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey COGwriter Turkey’s election is causing concerns there and elsewhere: June 9, 2015 ANKARA: Turkey’s ruling Islamic-rooted party is likely to need a coalition partner to form the next government after getting hit with surprisingly strong losses in a national vote, yet other parties vowed on Monday to resist any such pact. […]
Obama: USA does not have a complete strategy to deal with the Islamic State
Barack Obama (Official Whitehouse Photograph) COGwriter Notice the following related to the situation with the Islamic State (AKA ISIS): June 8, 2015 The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State militants is without a “complete strategy,” President Barack Obama said Monday, pointing to what he categorized as a shortfall of security forces recruited in Iraq as a […]
RAND: Peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians would mean billions in economic gains
Symbol of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process COGwriter We all know that war is costly. A new RAND study attempted to quantify the economic benefits if Israel and the Palestinians would make a truly successful peace deal: June 8, 2015 JERUSALEM—Israelis and Palestinians would gain billions of dollars from making peace with each other while both would […]
Church of God and Church of Rome teachings on confession and repentance
COGwriter The Bible does say to confess sins, but has the Church of Rome taken this beyond the practices recorded in the Bible or any found in early Christian documents? What do the Bible and the Continuing Church of God teach? Let’s start by reading a passage from the Douay-Rheims Bible (a Catholic version, abbreviated […]
Rockets from Gaza hit Israel, Netanyahu outraged by lack of international condemnation
Rocket fired from Gaza into Israel (paffairs_sanfrancisco) COGwriter Israel’s Prime Minister is accusing the United Nations for hypocrisy because of lack of condemnation of rocket attacks from Gaza: June 7, 2015 Netanyahu accuses world of hypocrisy for silence regarding rocket fire from Gaza Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continued his aggressive battle against efforts to delegitimize […]
G7: The Europeans are gaining influence as the USA’s influence is fading
2015 G7 Summit Location in Bavaria (Schloss Elmau) COGwriter Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) are meeting today in Bavaria: June 7, 2015 GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, GERMANY— The leaders of seven major industrialized countries are in Germany for their annual summit, with issues as varied as the economy, climate change and world crises on their agenda. […]