{"id":25880,"date":"2014-08-12T06:33:17","date_gmt":"2014-08-12T14:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/?p=25880"},"modified":"2014-08-12T11:31:04","modified_gmt":"2014-08-12T19:31:04","slug":"obamas-aloof-style-has-disturbed-germany-the-real-cost-of-coolness-and-the-king-of-europe-griffin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/prophecy\/obamas-aloof-style-has-disturbed-germany-the-real-cost-of-coolness-and-the-king-of-europe-griffin\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama&#8217;s aloof style disturbing Germany, the real &#8216;cost of coolness,&#8217; and the &#8216;King of Europe&#8217; Griffin?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/president-obama.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"305\" \/><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Barack Obama (Official Photograph)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/cogwriter.htm\">COGwriter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>US\u00a0 President Barack Obama has disturbed many Europeans, but especially many Germans:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Obama and Europe: The Cost of Coolness<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>By <a title=\"Posts by David J. Karl\" href=\"http:\/\/www.internationalpolicydigest.org\/author\/david-j-karl\/\" rel=\"author\">David J. Karl<\/a> | <abbr title=\"2014-08-12T04:24:07-0400\">August 12, 2014<\/abbr><\/p>\n<p>Earlier posts have criticized President Obama for his minimalist foreign policy vision (<a href=\"http:\/\/monstersabroad.wordpress.com\/2014\/05\/13\/obamas-incredibly-shrinking-foreign-policy-vision\/\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/monstersabroad.wordpress.com\/2014\/07\/07\/obamas-foreign-policy-funk-2\/\">here<\/a>) and <a href=\"http:\/\/monstersabroad.wordpress.com\/2013\/11\/21\/obama-can-the-lonely-guy-be-an-effective-foreign-policy-leader\/\">lack of leadership skills<\/a>. But it\u2019s also worth noting that some of his multiplying problems overseas have to do with his aloof personality and inability to forge strong personal relationships with international counterparts&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>further evidence came a few weeks ago when former German defense minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg <a href=\"http:\/\/amanpour.blogs.cnn.com\/2014\/07\/14\/germany-sees-an-inattentive-partner-in-washington\/\">told CNN\u2019s Christine Amanpour<\/a> that Mr. Obama is \u201cprobably the most detached president [in] decades\u201d and is \u201cnot seemingly capable to communicate properly on an eye-to-eye level with other heads of state.\u201d Speaking of the current turbulence in U.S.-German affairs, Guttenberg noted that there is \u201ca level of mistrust that needs to be fixed, and it needs to be fixed from Washington.\u201dWe\u2019ve heard this complaint\u00a0before\u200b from Berlin. In a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/10\/25\/opinion\/international\/the-handyuberwachung-disaster.html\">comment piece<\/a> last fall, Roger Cohen at the New York Times reported that:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2026Germany [is] incensed by what it has perceived as a dismissive U.S. attitude. A senior official close to [German Chancellor Angela] Merkel recently took me through the \u2018very painful\u2019 saga of the Obama administration\u2019s response to Syrian use of chemical weapons. It began with Susan Rice, the national security adviser, telling the Chancellery on Aug. 24 that the United States had the intelligence proving President Bashar al-Assad\u2019s use of chemical weapons, that it would have to intervene and that it would be a matter of days. German pleas to wait for a United Nations report and to remember Iraq fell on deaf ears. Six days later, on Friday Aug. 30, Germany heard from France that the military strike on Syria was on and would happen that weekend \u2014 only for Obama to change tack the next day and say he would go to Congress.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Things got worse at the G-20 St. Petersburg summit meeting the next week. Again, Germany found the United States curtly dismissive. It wanted Germany\u2019s signature at once on the joint statement on Syria; Germany wanted to wait a day until a joint European Union statement was ready and so declined. \u2018The sense from Rice was that we are not interested in your view and not interested in the E.U. view,\u2019 the official said. \u2018We left Petersburg very offended. This is not what you want your best partner to look like.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, a few weeks later John Vinocur, the former executive editor of the\u00a0International Herald Tribune, <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/news\/articles\/SB10001424052702304644104579191371188576010\">quoted<\/a> a senior European security official as saying that Mr. Obama \u201cdoes not do consultation, and he doesn\u2019t do discussion with allies. He reports, and he describes his analytical process.\u201d Vinocur also noted that a biography published last summer about German leader Angela Merkel describes her as regarding Obama as inscrutable \u2013 someone \u201cso peculiar, so unapproachable, so lacking in warmth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An article in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/international\/world\/merkel-cell-phone-affair-fits-obama-neglect-of-personal-diplomacy-a-929871-druck.html\">Der Spiegel<\/a> last fall told the same story. It reported that:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">During a recent visit by a European head of government to Washington, the atmosphere was described as frosty by those in the entourage from Europe. Obama didn\u2019t find the time for even a little small talk, the sources said, and \u2018it seemed to some like an appointment with a lawyer.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>There is a heavy dose of irony at work here. Six years ago, the claim by then- presidential candidate Barack Obama to be the \u201canti-Bush\u201d guaranteed him a euphoric welcome in Berlin in July 2008. Speaking before a massive crowd assembled in the \u201cTiergarten\u201d (speech text <a href=\"http:\/\/articles.washingtonpost.com\/2008-07-23\/politics\/36925194_1_berlin-senate-mayor-wowereit-proud-citizen\">here<\/a>; video <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/posttv\/politics\/obamas-2008-speech-in-berlin\/2013\/06\/18\/0ace453e-d85f-11e2-a016-92547bf094cc_video.html\">here<\/a>), he grandly vowed to \u201cremake the world once again,\u201d this time in a way that allies would \u201clisten to each other, learn from each other and, most of all, trust each other.\u201d A year later, this sort of rhetoric garnered him a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nobelprize.org\/nobel_prizes\/peace\/laureates\/2009\/press.html\">Nobel Peace Prize<\/a> for single-handedly creating \u201ca new climate in international politics\u201d and restoring multilateral diplomacy to \u201ca central position.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Once in office, however, President Obama quickly went about signaling his disinterest in America\u2019s European allies. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.internationalpolicydigest.org\/2014\/08\/12\/obama-europe-cost-coolness\/\">http:\/\/www.internationalpolicydigest.org\/2014\/08\/12\/obama-europe-cost-coolness\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p>The above article also mentioned the Snowden leaks and other problems.\u00a0 Essentially it says that President Obama disappointed the Europeans in general, and the Germans in particular, who had high hopes in him based upon his visits there years ago.\u00a0 The article basically concluded that Obama had opportunities to better build transatlantic relations, but instead Obama&#8217;s inconsistencies and aloofness hurt this and has resulted in further distance.<\/p>\n<p>When the Snowden leaks came out last year, it was reported that the USA spied on Germany more than almost any other nation, and that spying was on par with how much the USA did on large nations considered more like enemies.\u00a0 The Snowden leaks also showed that the USA only considered that it had four &#8220;close friends,&#8221; UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.\u00a0 Germans and the continental Europeans were not pleased to publicly learn that (see <a title=\"Permanent Link to EU tells USA to stop spying on it as it asks for more information\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/prophecy\/eu-tells-usa-to-stop-spying-on-it-as-it-asks-for-more-information\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">EU tells USA to stop spying on it as it asks for more information<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, someone sent me a link to the interview of Karl-Theodore zu Guttenberg by Christine Amanpour on CNN.\u00a0 In it, Herr Guttenberg called Obama &#8220;probably the most detached president since decades&#8221; (http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X7KN8Qjk1e8).\u00a0 I posted a news report about this interview when it happened (see <a title=\"Permanent Link to Karl Guttenberg on USA espionage and damage to US-German relations; He calls Obama the \u2018most detached President\u2019 in decades\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/prophecy\/karl-guttenberg-on-usa-espionage-and-damage-to-us-german-relations-he-calls-obama-the-most-detached-president-in-decades\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Karl Guttenberg on USA espionage and damage to US-German relations; He calls Obama the \u2018most detached President\u2019 in decades<\/a>), and last night was the first opportunity I had to personally watch it.<\/p>\n<p>After the Snowden leaks were mentioned in the interview, Baron Guttenberg stated that he does not believe that Germany wanted to have the same relationship with the USA that the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand have.\u00a0 He basically stated that Germany did not want to have to collect and share so much intelligence information with the USA and that the German people would not care for this.\u00a0 He made it clear that Germans and Americans view various matters differently.<\/p>\n<p>In the CNN interview, Baron Guttenberg also commented about the eviction of the CIA leader in Germany after revelations that the USA had recruited certain German espionage personnel to spy for the USA.\u00a0 He indicated that their was a mistrust and a problem with Barack Obama&#8217;s style.<\/p>\n<p>Baron Guttenberg stated that the USA was not likely to publicly apologize as that would cause Barack Obama political problems in the USA.\u00a0 When asked what he felt needed to happen between the USA and Germany, Herr Guttenberg said that the USA would need to do something to try to placate Germany.<\/p>\n<p>And, while I would call it appeasement, this month the USA placed a German general in charge of the US Army in Europe&#8211;this seems similar to what Herr Guttenberg hinted would happen.\u00a0 This appointment of a German general was a very dangerous step for the USA&#8211;the cost of appeasement will be high (see <a title=\"Permanent Link to German general now commands the US Army in Europe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/prophecy\/german-general-now-commands-the-us-army-in-europe\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">German general now commands the US Army in Europe<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The situation is much worse than many realize, yet the mainstream media has tended to minimize the threat this poses.\u00a0 The USA media seems to have a detachment from the risk that Germany and Europe pose to the USA, which is no surprise as the USA media seems to overlook history and disdains a lot of biblical prophecy.\u00a0 The &#8216;real cost of coolness,&#8217; including overlooking biblical prophecies and admonitions, is destruction (cf. Romans 1:18-32; Daniel 11:39, Habakkuk 2:6-8).<\/p>\n<p>In terms of history, prior to World War II, Germany spent time planning and preparing for a military campaign that few believed it was capable of.\u00a0 The UK tried appeasement, which did not stop WWII.\u00a0 While a few individuals (Winston Churchill comes to mind) warned about what was happening, most of the media ignored them and supported various forms of appeasement.<\/p>\n<p>We now see Germany, not only in charge of the army of the USA in Europe, it is also building a European army itself.\u00a0 This is not covered well by the press in the USA.\u00a0 Steps are in progress for WWIII (see also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/wwiii.htm\">World War III: Steps in Progress<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Here is something I machine-translated today with the actual German below it:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>August 7, 2014<\/p>\n<p>In the Hessian town of Stadtallendorf in Marburg-Biedenkopf a remarkable chapter in European military history was written on 12 June. Two Defense interior had come on this day in the city Herrenwald Stadium, otherwise the scene of the football matches of Hesse division TSV Eintracht.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p1\">Ursula von der Leyen and Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert lived in front of around 3,000 spectators a symbolic ceremony: In a joint appeal, the 11th Airmobile Brigade of the Royal Army of the Netherlands with its 2,100 soldiers was the command of the Division Fast forces <a title=\"\" name=\"_art_link_\" href=\"http:\/\/translate.googleusercontent.com\/translate_c?depth=1&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=ASCII&amp;langpair=de%7Cen&amp;rurl=translate.google.com&amp;u=http:\/\/www.welt.de\/themen\/bundeswehr\/&amp;usg=ALkJrhjkv2Xg91eKr8wmOrkJ2lQKY4XDOA\"><\/a>of the Bundeswehr assumed.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p2\"><strong>Never before has a military organization of a European country had been involved in the major unit of another European country, never before had a state renounces these elementary core part of its sovereignty<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p3\">A &#8220;milestone of integration&#8221; called the Dutch Hennis-Plasschaert this step of their government. Their German colleague von der Leyen (CDU) spoke of the beginning of a &#8220;new era&#8221; on the way <a title=\"\" name=\"_art_link_\" href=\"http:\/\/translate.googleusercontent.com\/translate_c?depth=1&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=ASCII&amp;langpair=de%7Cen&amp;rurl=translate.google.com&amp;u=http:\/\/www.welt.de\/politik\/ausland\/article126079008\/Juncker-fordert-Aufbau-einer-europaeischen-Armee.html&amp;usg=ALkJrhjopXLI_zPu_LAaryw5v77G2gN6vg\"><\/a>to a European Army . And they suggested that both countries are willing weiterzubeschreiten this way:. &#8220;This cooperation will continue even intensify.&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The land forces of the Netherlands and Germany are certainly avant-garde. They have even found a common symbol for their military cooperation. The emblem of the Dutch army is the lion, the German counterpart of the German eagle.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p19\">The military has the two animals united, baptized the newly formed mythical creatures &#8220;Griffin&#8221; and explain the result: <strong>&#8220;The connection between the German and the Dutch army is the symbol of the Griffin expressed It is for deepening cooperation between the two armies. and for the power of community. &#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"p0\">In der hessischen Ortschaft Stadtallendorf im Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf wurde am 12. Juni ein bemerkenswertes Kapitel europ\u00e4ischer Milit\u00e4rgeschichte geschrieben. Gleich zwei Verteidigungsministerinnen waren an diesem Tag in das st\u00e4dtische Herrenwaldstadion gekommen, ansonsten Schauplatz der Fu\u00dfballspiele des Hessenligisten TSV Eintracht.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p1\">Ursula von der Leyen und Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert wohnten vor rund 3000 Zuschauern einer symboltr\u00e4chtigen Zeremonie bei: Im Rahmen eines gemeinsamen Appells wurde die 11. Luftbewegliche Brigade des K\u00f6niglichen Heeres der Niederlande mit ihren 2100 Soldaten dem Kommando der Division Schnelle Kr\u00e4fte <a title=\"\" name=\"_art_link_\" href=\"http:\/\/www.welt.de\/themen\/bundeswehr\/\"><\/a>der Bundeswehr unterstellt.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p2\">Nie zuvor war ein milit\u00e4rischer Verband eines europ\u00e4ischen Landes in den Gro\u00dfverband eines anderen europ\u00e4ischen Landes eingebunden worden, nie zuvor hatte ein Staat auf diesen elementaren Kernbestandteil seiner Souver\u00e4nit\u00e4t verzichtet.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p3\">Einen &#8220;Meilenstein der Integration&#8221; nannte die Niederl\u00e4nderin Hennis-Plasschaert diesen Schritt ihrer Regierung. Ihre deutsche Kollegin von der Leyen (CDU) sprach vom Beginn einer &#8220;neuen \u00c4ra&#8221; auf dem Weg <a title=\"\" name=\"_art_link_\" href=\"http:\/\/www.welt.de\/politik\/ausland\/article126079008\/Juncker-fordert-Aufbau-einer-europaeischen-Armee.html\"><\/a>zu einer europ\u00e4ischen Armee. Und sie deutete an, dass beide L\u00e4nder gewillt sind, diesen Weg weiterzubeschreiten: &#8220;Diese Zusammenarbeit werden wir k\u00fcnftig sogar noch intensivieren.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"p18\">Die Landstreitkr\u00e4fte der Niederlande und Deutschlands sind dabei zweifellos Avantgarde. Sie haben sogar schon ein gemeinsames Symbol f\u00fcr ihre milit\u00e4rische Zusammenarbeit gefunden. Das Wappentier des niederl\u00e4ndischen Heeres ist der L\u00f6we, das deutsche Pendant der Bundesadler.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p19\">Die Milit\u00e4rs haben die beiden Tiere miteinander vereint, das dabei entstandene Fabelwesen &#8220;Griffin&#8221; getauft und erl\u00e4utern das Ergebnis so: &#8220;Die Verbundenheit zwischen dem deutschen und dem niederl\u00e4ndischen Heer findet im Symbol des Griffin seinen Ausdruck. Es steht f\u00fcr die Vertiefung der Zusammenarbeit beider Heere und f\u00fcr die Kraft der Gemeinsamkeit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.welt.de\/politik\/deutschland\/article130960888\/Deutschland-treibt-das-Projekt-Europaarmee-voran.html\">http:\/\/www.welt.de\/politik\/deutschland\/article130960888\/Deutschland-treibt-das-Projekt-Europaarmee-voran.html<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Notice the first statement I <strong>bolded<\/strong> above.\u00a0 The Netherlands, a country overrun by Germany in WWII, has relinquished the sovereignty of part of its military to Germany.\u00a0 That was in June, and now the USA has done the same thing this month.\u00a0 Notice also the second statement I <strong>bolded<\/strong>.\u00a0 The part about a &#8220;Griffin.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Germany and the Dutch have been working on something called &#8220;Project Griffin&#8221; since 2013:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The recent new initiatives and studies (Project Griffin) to intensify the DEUNLD Army cooperation will be the main priority of the DEU-NLD ASG for the upcoming years. Promising supervised initiatives are investigated with highest priority. Currently<br \/>\nexisting fields of cooperation &#8211; mainly training and exercises &#8211; will be deepened where possible. (Declaration of Intent between the Federal Minister of Defence of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of the Netherlands on the further Enhancement of Bilateral Relations in the Field of Defence. http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0CB8QFjAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bmvg.de%2Fresource%2Fresource%2FMzEzNTM4MmUzMzMyMmUzMTM1MzMyZTM2MzEzMDMwMzAzMDMwMzAzMDY4Njg2MTM2NmE3MDM4MzQyMDIwMjAyMDIw%2F20130528%2520DoI%2520DEU-NLD%2520FINAL.pdf&amp;ei=-yTqU_ypB-WwjALPxYH4DQ&amp;usg=AFQjCNHOg3GH2ETAkIz3U-C8WnUmUcIniw&amp;sig2=gYQ5wf8GFDEy7mNjooBdCw&amp;bvm=bv.72676100,d.cGE)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Here is something I warned about, in writing, over three years ago:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The following prophecy seems to teach that a coming \u201cKing of Europe\u201d will be like the Beast of Revelation:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Nostradamus<\/em> (16th century): As a Griffin the King of Europe shall come, Accompanied by those of Aquila. Of Reds and Whites shall lead a great army\u2026(Dupont, Yves. Catholic Prophecy: The Coming Chastisement. TAN Books, Rockford (IL), 1973, p. 105)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A Griffin is a mythological creature with parts of other animals like the head a lion, eagle&#8217;s wings, and a fish (Dupont, p. 105). One variety is known as a \u201csea-griffin\u201d and tends to resemble a dragon in its appearance, so in a sense, a Griffin could be considered as a beast from the sea (cf. Revelation 13:1) which also has the mouth of a lion (cf. Daniel 7:4; Revelation 13:2). In mythology, Aquila (a constellation) was owned by the Roman god Jupiter and performed many tasks for him (Aquila.\u00a0 Wikipedia, accessed 02\/07\/11).<\/p>\n<p>Notice what the Bible warns about the beast power:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>1 Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name. 2 Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority\u2026and they worshiped the beast, saying, &#8220;Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him? (Revelation 13:1-2,4b)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Thus, Nostradamus&#8217; \u201cKing of Europe\u201d Griffin seems to have a resemblance to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/europa.htm\">Beast<\/a> of the Bible.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Nostradamus prophecy is intriguing to me for many reasons, including the fact that it appears that many non-biblical prophecies are intended to mislead people so that they will not properly understand biblical ones.<\/p>\n<p>While those of us in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ccog.org\"><em>Continuing<\/em> Church of God<\/a> are warning against an emerging &#8220;beast power&#8221; in Europe (Revelation 13:1-4), it may well be that those who support the coming Beast power will point to prophecies, such as some from Nostradamus, as proof that what they are doing is approved by their prophets.<\/p>\n<p>The integration of the Dutch with the Germans resulted in a type of Griffin being adopted.\u00a0 An interesting coincidence?\u00a0 The King of Europe, the biblical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/kingofthenorth.htm\">King of the North<\/a> (Daniel 11:27-43), will arise and is starting to do so.\u00a0 This will not end well for the USA or its &#8220;close friends&#8221; (Daniel 11:39; Isaiah 10:5-11).<\/p>\n<p>USA actions and inactions with Ukraine have also been an impetus for Germany to push its military, which is something that Herr Guttenberg tried to get Germany to do years ago when he was its Defense Minister.\u00a0 Notice:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Something is sprouting in Germany. As Europeans ponder the necessity of military strength after Russia\u2019s annexation of Crimea, and <a href=\"http:\/\/carnegieeurope.eu\/strategiceurope\/?fa=55169\" target=\"_blank\">NATO<\/a> charts its course for the post-Afghanistan era, Europe\u2019s reluctant central power is doing some serious soul-searching on its role as a military player.<\/p>\n<p>This reflective process started years ago, when former defense minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg started to set things straight by calling the war in Afghanistan a war and a fallen soldier a fallen soldier\u2014things that had previously been taboo. But now, after those linguistic adaptations to reality, it seems that a more profound change is happening, one that might eventually lead to a shift in political behavior.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The strongest evidence for this change comes from the reassurance debate in NATO that ensued after Russia\u2019s military aggression in Ukraine. Not only did Germany pledge to reinforce rotating air-policing capacities in the Baltic states and send a vessel for NATO\u2019s naval task force in the Baltic Sea. It also doubled its presence in the alliance\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/mncne.pl\/\" target=\"_blank\">Multinational Corps Northeast<\/a> headquarters in Szczecin, Poland, from 60 to 120 staff officers, enabling the corps to increase its level of readiness significantly. This NATO headquarters is predominantly dedicated to territorial defense\u2014in other words, more than anything else, it looks at Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Most importantly, Germany decided to integrate its land forces into the exercise scheme NATO is currently putting together to strengthen the alliance\u2019s troop presence on its Eastern flank.\u00a0 This scheme, which will\u00a0likely be adopted at a major NATO summit in South Wales in September, will lead to an ongoing exercise activity in Central Europe. That would put NATO troops on the ground at all times on a rotating basis, but without the <a href=\"http:\/\/carnegieeurope.eu\/strategiceurope\/?fa=55796\" target=\"_blank\">permanent stationing of units<\/a> in that region. Only months ago, Berlin would have categorically ruled out such a step. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Germany will not become a completely relaxed military partner anytime soon&#8230;At the same time, changes do seem to be under way in German political thinking on military affairs. It is now also up to Germany\u2019s allies to carefully tend to this delicate budding flower. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/carnegieeurope.eu\/strategiceurope\/?fa=show&amp;comments=all&amp;id=55928&amp;reloadFlag=1\">http:\/\/carnegieeurope.eu\/strategiceurope\/?fa=show&amp;comments=all&amp;id=55928&amp;reloadFlag=1<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A German-led European Beast power is forming.\u00a0 The media, which does not adequately respect biblical prophecy, generally does not see it.<\/p>\n<p>Many do not realize that the Obama Administration has taken many steps to encourage the rise of Germany and Europe as well as lead to the end of a world dominated by the USA.\u00a0 We put up a new <em>BibleNewsProphecy<\/em> video about that titled: <a title=\"10 Steps Obama Has Taken Leading to the Rise of the Beast\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sjBM_kxC-nI\" data-sessionlink=\"ved=CCMQvxs&amp;ei=wxLqU9LmMayl-AOy_IDQAw&amp;feature=c4-feed-u\">10 Steps Obama Has Taken Leading to the Rise of the Beast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><em>Some items of possibly related interest may include:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/wwiii.htm\">World War III: Steps in Progress<\/a> 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 <a title=\"Is World War III About to Begin? Can You Escape?\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EYVZCpxzWCY\" data-sessionlink=\"feature=c4-feed-u&amp;ei=PtZjU8bvJJKs-gOfxoJQ&amp;ved=CCoQvxs\">Is World War III About to Begin? Can You Escape?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/europa.htm\">Europa, the Beast, and Revelation<\/a> Where did Europe get its name? What might Europe have to do with the Book of Revelation? What about &#8220;the Beast&#8221;? Is an emerging European power &#8220;the daughter of Babylon&#8221;? What is ahead for Europe? Here is a link to a video titled: <a title=\"Can You Prove that the Beast to Come is European?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-ZOCVZMXHSU\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=u2oWUZXyBcaDhgG7z4CoCA&amp;feature=plcp\">Can You Prove that the Beast to Come is European?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/european-beast-technology.htm\">European Technology and the Beast of Revelation<\/a> Will the coming European Beast power would use and develop technology that will result in the taking over of the USA and its Anglo-Saxon allies? Is this possible? What does the Bible teach? Here is a related YouTube video: <a title=\"Military Technology and the Beast of Revelation\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6AzYrttM_Ms\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=egwqU5LzINDB-gOUkIHQBg&amp;ved=CCMQvxs&amp;feature=c4-feed-u\">Military Technology and the Beast of Revelation<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/ten-kings.htm\">Must the Ten Kings of Revelation 17:12 Rule over Ten Currently Existing Nations?<\/a> Some claim that these passages refer to a gathering of 10 currently existing nations together, while one group teaches that this is referring to 11 nations getting together. Is that what Revelation 17:12-13 refers to? The ramifications of misunderstanding this are enormous.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/karl-theodor-zu-guttenberg-king-of-the-north.htm\">Might German Baron Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg become the King of the North?<\/a> 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?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/germany-in-the-bible.htm\">Germany&#8217;s Assyrian Roots Throughout History<\/a> Are the Germanic peoples descended from Asshur of the Bible? Have there been real Christians in Germanic history? What about the &#8220;Holy Roman Empire&#8221;? There is also a You-Tube video sermon on this titled <a title=\"Germany's Biblical Origins\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qUMWLfT5tKU\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=aLjAUcrhDMaahgHfwIDYAw&amp;feature=c4-overview-u&amp;ved=CDwQ-SUoCw\">Germany&#8217;s Biblical Origins. <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/germany-in-prophecy.htm\">Germany in Biblical and Catholic Prophecy<\/a> Does Assyria in the Bible equate to an end time power inhabiting the area of the old Roman Empire? What does prophecy say Germany will do and what does it say will happen to most of the German people? Here is a link to a video <a title=\"Is the USA Pushing Germany to Start WWIII?\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bR4girN5xwE\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=zu3DU7XKGcyY-gObkIDQCg&amp;feature=c4-feed-u&amp;ved=CAgQvxs\">Is the USA Pushing Germany to Start WWIII?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/britishisrael.htm\">Anglo &#8211; America in Prophecy &amp; the Lost Tribes of Israel<\/a> 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: <a title=\"Anglo-Am\u00e9rica &amp; las Tribus Perdidas de Israel\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cdlidd.es\/anglo-america-las-tribus-perdidas-de-israel-2\/\">Anglo-Am\u00e9rica &amp; las Tribus Perdidas de Israel<\/a>. Information is also in the YouTube sermons titled <a title=\"Where are the Ten Lost Tribes?  Why does it matter?\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OgRWV3jag9c&amp;list=UUOuL5Q2Xi9HZqU6GivhxveQ&amp;feature=c4-overview\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=HuUCU-KbJ-Td8AHP3oHwBg&amp;ved=CCAQvxs&amp;feature=c4-overview-u\">Where are the Ten Lost Tribes? Why does it matter?<\/a> and <a title=\"British are the Covenant People\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-Kd3TWRsDhg&amp;list=UUOuL5Q2Xi9HZqU6GivhxveQ&amp;feature=c4-overview\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=oyAMU7OOAsSZ8QGIq4HIBw&amp;feature=c4-overview-u&amp;ved=CAgQvxs\">British are the Covenant People<\/a>. A short YouTube of prophetic interest may be <a title=\"Barack Obama and the State of the Apocalypse\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SpyAxvykq6w\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=S1_sUuytHcL28QGnmoGwBQ&amp;ved=CCMQvxs&amp;feature=c4-feed-u\">Barack Obama and the State of the Apocalypse<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/usa-canada-uk-australia-new-zealand-divided.htm\">Will the Anglo-Saxon Nations be Divided and Have People Taken as Slaves?<\/a> 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 <a title=\"Will the USA and other Anglo-nations be Divided and Their People Made Slaves?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=o_FI2bEyqkA\" data-sessionlink=\"feature=plcp&amp;ei=235dUdO-DNeWhgGptYGACA\">Will the USA and other Anglo-nations be Divided and Their People Made Slaves? <\/a> Here is a related item in the Spanish language <a title=\"Permanent Link to \u00bfSer\u00e1n divididas las naciones anglosajonas?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ccog.org\/seran-divididas-las-naciones-anglosajonas\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u00bfSer\u00e1n divididas las naciones anglosajonas?<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"British are the Covenant People\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-Kd3TWRsDhg&amp;list=UUOuL5Q2Xi9HZqU6GivhxveQ&amp;feature=c4-overview\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=FyAMU7-_MYXS8wGwsYD4CQ&amp;ved=CAcQvxs&amp;feature=c4-overview-u\">British are the Covenant People <\/a> What do \u2018British\u2019 and \u2018Britain\u2019 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?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/wto-trade-and-the-beast-of-babylon.htm\">WTO\/TTIP and the Babylonian Beast<\/a> Will international trade agreements like WTO\/TTIP\/CETA lead to the fulfillment of end time prophecies concerning the Babylonian Beast power that the Book of Revelation warns against? What does the Bible teach? A related video would be <a title=\"WTO Trade Deal and the Rise of the European Beast Power\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Els_itQ-P9g\" data-sessionlink=\"ved=CAwQvxs&amp;feature=c4-feed-u&amp;ei=9oCsUvaKDOazsAfH2oHgBQ\">WTO Trade Deal and the Rise of the European Beast Power<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/usa-handwriting-on-the-wall.htm\">Can those in the USA\/UK see the <em>Handwriting on the Wall<\/em>?<\/a> Is everything fine in the USA\/UK or is it like the days of Noah? Can we learn from the handwriting that appeared on a wall thousands of years ago? Here is a link to a related YouTube video <a title=\"Can you see the 'Handwriting on the Wall'?\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Mu0WJidjrRs\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=np6OUoHcAuOCswebl4DIDA&amp;feature=c4-feed-u&amp;ved=CCQQvxs\">Can you see the &#8216;Handwriting on the Wall&#8217;?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.barackobamaprophecy.com\">Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States-Second Edition for Second Obama Term<\/a> This is a 160 page book for people truly interested in prophecies related to Barack Obama and the United States, including learning about many that have already been fulfilled (which the book documents in detail) and those that will be fulfilled in the future. It also has a chapter about a Republican choice. This book is available to order at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barackobamaprophecy.com\">www.barackobamaprophecy.com<\/a>. The physical book can also be purchased at Amazon from the following link: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Barack-Prophecy-Destruction-United-States\/dp\/0984087184\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1361201884&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=thiel+obama\">Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States: Is Barack Obama Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic Catholic, Kenyan, and other America-Related Prophecies? What About Republican Leaders? Second Edition for Second Obama Term.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Barack-Prophecy-Destruction-United-ebook\/dp\/B00B2B6U2I\/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1358606706&amp;sr=8-4&amp;keywords=thiel+obama\">Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States-Second Term-Amazon Kindle edition.<\/a> This electronic version is available for only US$2.99. And you do not need an actual Kindle device to read it. Why? Amazon will allow you to download it to almost any device: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/feature.html?ie=UTF8&amp;docId=1000493771\">Please click HERE to download one of Amazon \u0019s <strong>Free<\/strong> Reader Apps<\/a>. After you go to for your free Kindle reader and then go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Barack-Prophecy-Destruction-United-ebook\/dp\/B00B2B6U2I\/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1358606706&amp;sr=8-4&amp;keywords=thiel+obama\">Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States-Second Term-Amazon Kindle edition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barack Obama (Official Photograph) COGwriter US\u00a0 President Barack Obama has disturbed many Europeans, but especially many Germans: Obama and Europe: The Cost of Coolness By David J. Karl | August 12, 2014 Earlier posts have criticized President Obama for his minimalist foreign policy vision (here and here) and lack of leadership skills. 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