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As my readers in the United States and around the world gather with their loved ones to celebrate the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ, I ask that a prayer be said for persecuted Christians around the world, including those in the United States– who are under vicious attack by materialistic atheists and communists.
We are living in very dark times. While it is impossible to present every example of the ongoing worldwide persecution of Christians, the following video of the plight of Underground Christians in China is an example of the gruesome reality that we face:
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The presence of the New World Order leaders in Johannesburg has everything to do with power, greed and control– and nothing to do with the well-being of the black population of South Africa.
By Marielena Montesino de Stuart
Nelson Mandela and Fidel Castro
The long-suffering people of Africa have experienced nothing but lies and abuse at the hands of socialists. Racial equality, which is granted to every human being from the moment of conception through the Natural Law of God, has been manipulated as a political “cause” in Africa– by the European Socialists of the United Nations—through Sustainable Development (Agenda 21) programs [*- see footnote] NGO’s and indoctrination curricula. Instead of turning to God—and using the Natural Law as the basis for public policies, generations of Africans have been told that they need to turn instead to socialism.
Yet, in the face of South Africa’s grim social and economic state, New World Order leaders have descended en masse on Johannesburg, in an obvious show of force after Mandela’s death—ignoring the everyday painful reality of the South African black population.
Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa
A Socialist Abyss
During my campaign for the United States Senate (FL-Republican, on the ballot, 2012) I warned that American citizens needed to brace themselves as the world rapidly descends into a socialist abyss. As such, I emphasized the need for public policies based on the Commandments of God and the Natural Law, which binds all men, for all time and in all circumstances.
My experience having lived under Fidel Castro’s murderous Communist dictatorship, which included witnessing the enslavement of the Cuban people, of every color and creed, left me with a very clear understanding of my place in this world—and that my rights as a human being were guaranteed by God—not by any government or political order.
Cuban political prisoner before being executed by a firing squad
The New World Order… of religious leaders, politicians and monarchs
The New World Order that we live under—famously lauded by Republican U.S. President, George Herbert Walker Bush, has indeed grown deep roots in the minds of people all over the world. So much so, that religious leaders, politicians and monarchs who claim to care for the plight of the poor, have either issued statements (as in the Vatican’s statement issued by Francis) or have arrived in Johannesburg for Nelson Mandela’s memorial service, claiming to honor Mandela—a man who shamelessly admired Fidel Castro’s brutal Communist dictatorship, clearly stated as follows:
“From its earliest days, the Cuban Revolution has also been a source of inspiration to all freedom-loving people. We admire the sacrifices of the Cuban people in maintaining their independence and sovereignty in the face of the vicious imperialist-orchestrated campaign to destroy the impressive gain made in the Cuban Revolution….Long live the Cuban Revolution. Long live comrade Fidel Castro.”—Nelson Mandela, July 26, 1991, Cuba.
Another participant in the Mandela memorial service, who shocked many (except for me) was none other than U.S. Senator Ted Cruz from Texas, who issued the following statement, before traveling to Johannesburg:
“Nelson Mandela will live in history as an inspiration for defenders of liberty around the globe. He stood firm for decades on the principle that until all South Africans enjoyed equal liberties he would not leave prison himself, declaring in his autobiography, ‘Freedom is indivisible; the chains on any one of my people were the chains on all of them, the chains on all of my people were the chains on me.’ Because of his epic fight against injustice, an entire nation is now free.
“We mourn his loss and offer our condolences to his family and the people of South Africa.” – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (Republican-Texas) – December 5, 2013
Ted Cruz has chosen to ignore Mandela’s admitted terrorist past as a Communist. Cruz has also chosen to ignore the fact that Mandela institutionalized unfettered abortion in South Africa– and that he single-handedly turned South Africa into a nation with some the most liberal laws on earth.
Based on Cruz’ public statement of admiration for Mandela and his decision to participate in the Mandela memorial event, is it possible that Senator Ted Cruz still harbors admiration for his own father’s participation as a pro-Castro revolutionary activist? “’He was a guerilla, throwing Molotov cocktails and blowing up buildings,‘ Ted Cruz told the Austin American-Statesman [about his father] for a profile published in January 2006,” according to The Dallas Morning News (October 25, 2011).
How else are we to explain Ted Cruz’ statement honoring Mandela– and his subsequent pilgrimage to South Africa to be at the memorial?
This two-sided political approach is very common in the Cuban exiled community and among those of Cuban descent, who often view their parents’ former socialist pro-Castro activism with starry-eyed idealism, while they also denounce Castro. This inconsistent political behavior is precisely what has divided the Cuban exiled community for more than 50 years.
As I said above, Ted Cruz’ participation in Nelson Mandela’s memorial and his written statement did not take me by surprise. Ted Cruz wants to have it both ways, but principled conservatives do not behave this way.
In what appears to be an obvious attempt to defuse the criticisms he received, Ted Cruz “walked out” when Raúl Castro was delivering his speech at the Mandela memorial. Too little, too late.
Another admirer of Nelson Mandela is U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, also of Cuban descent. Marco Rubio’s ambiguous account of his family’s return to Cuba after Castro’s takeover in January 1959, continues to raise questions and eyebrows– considering that the executions of hundreds of innocent Cubans began immediately in 1959, in the fortress of La Cabaña. In addition, it was well known that hundreds of innocent farmers and civilians had been executed throughout the island by Castro and his band of Marxist thugs during their terrorist “revolution.” By 1960 all American businesses in Cuba had been nationalized without compensation– and the United States had broken off diplomatic relations with Havana.
Given these conditions, why did Marco Rubio’s parents leave the United States and return to Cuba to live under Castro?
Although Senator Marco Rubio did not travel to Johannesburg for Mandela’s memorial, his admiration for Nelson Mandela shows that Senator Marco Rubio and Senator Ted Cruz suffer from the same malady of political inconsistency. Much has changed with Rubio since he ran for the U.S. Senate. Here is Marco Rubio’s statement paying homage to Mandela:
“The world has lost one of history’s most important figures, though Nelson Mandela’s example will live on for generations to come. Men and women striving for justice and fairness around the world have drawn inspiration from Nelson Mandela, and he showed South Africans and the entire world what the power of forgiveness truly means and can accomplish. My wife Jeanette and I send our condolences to the Mandela family and to the people of South Africa.” – U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (Republican-Florida) December 5, 2013.
Nelson Mandela and Communism
Nelson Mandela was not a political prisoner. He was imprisoned for espousing violent activities through the Umkhonto we Sizwe (abbreviated MK)– a terrorist organization which he co-founded, as the “armed” wing of the African National Congress (ANC).
During his trial Nelson Mandela pleaded guilty to 156 acts of public violence, which included organizing terrorist bombing campaigns. Scores of innocent people, both black and white, were killed by Nelson Mandela’s Umkhonto we Sizwe terrorists, including women and children. In any other country Nelson Mandela would have been sentenced to death, or would have spent life in prison. Yet, he enjoyed communication privileges unheard of, for a prisoner with such a criminal record.
As such, even Amnesty International, which is well known for its progressive side, would not take on Mandela’s case, since he was not a political prisoner (“prisoner of conscience”). In addition, pursuant to Amnesty International’s criterion, a “prisoner of conscience” must not have used nor advocated violence.
As cruel and abominable as apartheid was, Mandela’s legacy of terrorist violence and support of murderous Communist dictatorships cannot be justified
By the time Mandela came out of prison and became President of South Africa he had given up on the idea of full-blown communism, given that he would not receive aid from the Soviet Union, which had recently collapsed.
Cuba’s communism, which Mandela so admired, was his scariest example of a communist country starving after its long dependence on the Soviet Union. However, the communists from the former Communist bloc resurfaced through Sustainable Development (Agenda 21)– which is the United Nations socialist global initiative. The operatives of Agenda 21 have worked tirelessly in Africa to advance socialism– in ways that the Soviet Union could not achieve. Socialist politicians all over the world, including Mandela, have advanced their causes with the help of Sustainable Development, much more than they ever could with the help of the Soviets.
While Nelson Mandela praised Fidel Castro’s Communist dictatorship, the Strait of Florida had already become a cemetery for untold hundreds of thousands of Cubans who had drowned trying to escape. This does not include the untold number executed by Castro’s government forces. After nearly 55 years of Castro’s Communist dictatorship, the human loss has become one of the worst catastrophes recorded in modern history. But New World Order religious leaders, politicians and monarchs do not feel it is in their best interest to demand that the Communist dagger be removed from the heart of the Cuban people. Instead, they vacation in the island prison.
While the international community joined forces to bring down apartheid in South Africa– it is not willing to do the same, in order to help bring to an end the oppression of the people of Cuba. In fact, the international community has more than made up for Cuba’s economic loss after the Soviets fell, through trade with Castro. In addition, tourists and visitors from all over the world, including those from the United States, flock to Cuba with their dollars– while they mock the U.S. Embargo; consequently, they continue to support the island’s oppressive Communist regime.
The hubris and hypocrisy of those who support the Cuban tourism industry are astonishing and immensely painful for those who continue to be persecuted, imprisoned and tortured in Cuba– as well as for those of us who have suffered under Castro’s Communist regime.
It is extremely difficult for someone like me, as a survivor of communism, to witness this international massive socialist takeover– and its accompanying disregard for the most basic human rights. Members of my family, including my father, were political prisoners under Castro’s bloody regime. One of my uncles became one of the longest held political prisoners in the Western Hemisphere. Other family members were tortured and executed– or died fighting against Castro’s Communist forces. I visited Castro’s political prisons during my childhood in Cuba, so I have full authority to speak about the communist atrocities that I witnessed.
Nelson Mandela is criticized by the Communists he served
“At his arrest in August 1962, Nelson Mandela was not only a member of the then underground South African Communist Party, but was also a member of our Party’s Central Committee. To us as South African communists, Cde [Comrade] Mandela shall forever symbolise (sic) the monumental contribution of the SACP in our liberation struggle. The contribution of communists in the struggle to achieve the South African freedom has very few parallels in the history of our country. After his release from prison in 1990, Cde Madiba became a great and close friend of the communists till his last days.” *- The Nelson Mandela Foundation explains that Madiba is the name of the Thembu clan to which Nelson Mandela belonged. The clan gets its name from a 19th century chief. All the members of this clan can be called Madiba.
“South Africa today ranks as the most socially unequal country on the face of the planet. The gap between wealth and poverty and the number of poor South Africans are both greater than they were when Mandela walked out of prison in 1990. Fully 60 percent of the country’s income goes to the top 10 percent, while the bottom 50 percent lives below the poverty line, collectively receiving less than 8 percent of total earnings. At least 20 million are jobless, including over half of the younger workers.
Meanwhile, under the mantle of programs like “Black Economic Empowerment,” a thin layer of black ex-ANC leaders, trade union officials and small businessmen has become very rich from incorporation onto boards of directors, acquisitions of stock, and contracts with the government. It is under these conditions that ANC governments that have followed Mandela’s, first under Thabo Mbeki and now Jacob Zuma, have come to be seen as the corrupt representatives of a wealthy ruling establishment.
Mandela, who played a less and less active role in the country’s political life, nevertheless served as a facade for the ANC, which traded on his history of sacrifice and his image of humble dignity to hide its own corrupt self-dealing. Behind the facade, of course, Mandela and his family raked in millions, with his children and grandchildren active in some 200 private companies.”
Even left-leaning publications like The Economist have denounced the grim situation in South Africa, as in the recent commentary “The longer walk to equality.”
Excerpt:
“Under its own majority rule, the lot of the ever-growing black population—today forming over three-quarters of the national total—has been notably poor. Misguided governance, low-quality education, skills shortages and massive unemployment levels of around 40% have left it more disadvantaged today than when Nelson Mandela was still behind bars. Black income has virtually flat-lined, betraying tremendous gulfs between the wealth of the different racial groups. Sadly, the nation Mandela leaves behind today remains one of the least equal in the world.” The Economist’s “The longer walk to equality” – December 6, 2013.
Upon the death of Mandela, the Pew Research Centeralso offered an update on South Africa (December 6)— stating that “…while the country has changed politically and demographically, economically it still looks much as it did nearly a century ago, divided along racial lines.”
The moral of the story
The citizens of South Africa are being used, manipulated and abused by the socialists in the United Nations and its fellow traveling religious leaders, politicians and monarchs. Therefore, it is urgent that South African citizens insist on public policies based on the Commandments of God and the Natural Law, or they will find themselves in a worse situation 100 years from now. By then the depopulation activists at the United Nations will have entirely succeeded in convincing the black population that their economic problems lie in their numbers.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
The biggest enemy of the black South African population is the assault carried out by materialistic atheists on their communities.
Meanwhile, millions of black African babies will continue to be aborted as part of “sustainability” programs, that teach economic and environmental stewardship through population control. It should be of no surprise that Mandela legalized abortion on demand in South Africa, even for minor girls.
New York Times excerpt:
“South Africa’s new abortion law passed its final legislative hurdle today, clearing the way for President Nelson Mandela to replace one of the world’s toughest abortion laws with one of the most liberal.
Under the new law, women and girls will be entitled to a state-financed abortion on demand during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy if they have no private medical insurance, and, subject to widely defined conditions, for a further eight weeks.” – New York Times, November 6, 1996.
So while Nelson Mandela was calling for equality for all, he was making it legal for South African babies to be exterminated through abortion on demand.
Barack Obama shaking hands with Raúl Castro, Communist “President” of Cuba
As expected, Barack Obama, the most extreme pro-abortion president that the United States has ever had, was in Johannesburg shaking hands with Raúl Castro and other communists.
Raúl Castro blindfolding a rebel about to be executed by firing squad, for disobeying orders. CLICK TO ENLARGE.
What is most disturbing is to see religious leaders like Francis issuing statementsglorifying Mandela, as well as Catholic monarchs, like Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg who attended the Mandela memorial (Grand Duke Henri is a passionate promoter of the United Nations’ Socialist initiative, Sustainable Development / Agenda 21) while ignoring the suffering of the people of South Africa, specifically the black population—which is relentlessly victimized by abortionists.
It appears that this New World Order of religious leaders, politicians and monarchs does not seem to care about the Commandments of God or the Natural Law. Instead, these individuals have become puppets of the socialist collective—acting as emissaries through the Vatican, NGO’s and foundations, in order to advance the New World Order, under the watchful eye of the United Nations. Should these religious leaders, politicians and monarchs step out of line, the powerful machinery behind the United Nations will see to it that they are removed from power.
The presence of these leaders in Johannesburg has everything to do with a show of force, to assert their New World Order of power, greed and control—and absolutely nothing to do with the well-being of the black population.
The citizens of South Africa deserve better.
Someone has to say the truth…
[*]: Sustainable Development (Agenda 21) is the United Nations socialist initiative for global governance—which aims to dictate every aspect of our lives, with depopulation as its starting point— followed by restrictions on what foods can be consumed and infringement of private property rights, natural resources and sovereign rights. All under the disguise of environmental stewardship.
The following interview is promoted by The Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory through the Nelson Mandela Foundation. It contains the discussion of “How to be a good Communist”
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The modernist administrators of the Roman Catholic Church have reached a new level, in their ongoing concern over public perception. Will their latest public relations tactics involve even more modernist social reform– or are they trying to make you feel good, so they can reach into your wallet?
Saint Peter, the man with the keys…
By Marielena Montesino de Stuart
La Bella Figura
La Bella Figura (literally the beautiful figure) is the Italian daily concern with public perception. La Bella figura is connected to everything from attire to comportment in public. One wrong move and your bella figura is ruined.It seems that the modernists at the Vatican are more and more concerned with this Italian style of public perception, than the actual substance and richness found in the traditions of the Roman Catholic Church.
St. Peter’s Basilica viewed from Via della Conciliazione and Saint Peter’s Square
The liturgy, which is the heart of the Roman Catholic Church, has been torn to pieces. Once the liturgy is destroyed, what remains is a catastrophe. The average Catholic has been part of an experiment, a New World Order pan-religion, for more than 50 years– under the socialist guidelines of Vatican II. This environment undermines authentic Catholic formation. A modernist pan-religious establishment which speaks out of both sides of its mouth and tries to be everything to everyone, cannot be taken seriously. The poor and those who are searching for God deserve better.
Catholic Customer Service
Now the Vatican’s administrators need more passengers to board their train wreck, so a new ‘survey’ is being distributed to Catholic Bishops around the world. This brings the Church into a new phase called Catholic Customer Service. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales appears to be the first to publish the survey online.
Anyone who understands the nature of surveys knows well that they are used in the secular world by corporations– in order to improve customer relations and increase profits. Is the Vatican trying to establish a network-wide demand for ticket sales– and raise money by proving how popular the Catholic Church can be? In fact, too popular for its own good– given that the biggest fans of the modernist Church are poorly formed Catholics, socialists and the homosexual collective.
Tickets are available for those who wish to pay for a ride on the Vatican’s train wreck, in Francis’s end-of-the-world tour, designed after his well-known bus tours around Buenos Aires, Argentina– a country which Francis referred to as “the end of the world.”
In this modern style of socialist Catholicism, disguised as social justice through surveys and focus groups, Catholics may soon find the customer service window locked and bolted– with secular signs that read, “Out to lunch,” “Closed,” “Applications are not being accepted,”– or worse, “The man with the keys is not here.”
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“If we don’t change our direction, we’re likely to end up where we’re headed.” –Chinese proverb
I am drinking my afternoon espresso, thinking about the Obamacare catastrophe– as I glance through different headlines. The failed launch of this monstrous government-run program should not be a surprise– and its ‘interconnectedness’ (that’s globalization lingo) with Chinese “death” programs, is entirely palpable.
Americans are facing the reality of socialism– as it aggressively manifests itself– and socialist operatives reap the “fruit” of their decades-long perseverance and dedication to the subjugation of the United States of America. The disastrous start of Obamacare is just a glimpse of what’s to come.
Let’s take China as an example– where doctors and nurses are being killed by angry citizens who can no longer tolerate the incompetent and callous government-run “death” system in hospitals and medical facilities.
China has been the long and cruel probe of socialized medicine– now being implemented on a global scale.
Ana, Saito, Meng and Raúl
The consummate communists at The Rockefeller Foundation have been busy designing “planetary health policies” by funding and collaborating with the Global Health Summit China, which was held on January 26-27, 2013 in Beijing.
“In January 2013, the [Rockefeller] Foundation and Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) held in Beijing China, a Global Health Summit…. The two hosts each brought a one hundred year track record in public health.”
As the fanfare unfolded in Beijing– did The Rockefeller Foundation show any interest in addressing the killing of doctors and nurses by angry Chinese citizens? One can only assume that The Rockefeller Foundation sees the death of medical personnel as small collateral damage, for the greater global good. This cruel detachment from humanity’s rights under the natural laws of God, is the true centennial legacy of The Rockefeller Foundation.
While the Communist Chinese death system implodes– The Rockefeller Foundation “dreams” of “planetary health policies” in the government board rooms of Beijing– in order to fulfill its One World government objective. Here is an excerpt from the aforementioned white paper. Grab another espresso– you will need it. Bold added for emphasis:
“Opening a window to the future…
It is a warm Wednesday in January 2050 in Santiago. The newscaster is reporting the latest performance figures for the city, and Ana frowns as she hears that wellbeing and air quality have both dropped a few points. In the centenary year of the landmark Doll and Hill study on smoking and lung cancer this is not good for public relations! She makes a mental note to discuss this with the City Forum later in the day. For now she has to prepare for a visiting delegation from Tokyo, Lagos and Los Angeles who have come to finalise [sic] the protocol connecting the electronic data and remote sensing systems for maintaining population health across their mega cities. Ana has kept in touch with them online in the peer to peer learning platform as they all connected years ago to the same cyber‐engineer supporting their 3D vaccine printers. With Saito from Tokyo, Meng from Lagos and Raúl from Los Angeles she had many long debates over the years on issues ranging from how to rebuild solidarity, to what the priorities should be for planetary health…”
This “window to the future” has a very dark past.
Barbaric experiments
The Rockefellers’ involvement in barbaric experiments involving human beings goes back to the 20th Century, when The Rockefeller Foundation helped fund and develop various eugenics programs– including the one where Josef Mengele received his training– in order to conduct his diabolical human experimentation in Auschwitz.
The Population Council, founded by John D. Rockefeller III, has advanced depopulation programs inimical to the well-being of entire populations in Africa and many other parts of the world. The Population Council has had major involvement in the distribution of contraceptives– and has held the license for contraceptive devices, as part of its aggressive international “reproductive health” initiatives. Indeed, the centennial of The Rockefeller Foundation can take credit for the death of millions of human beings, through several generations– as a result of its abortion and abortifacient campaigns.
The Rockefeller Foundation ranks as one of the most influential NGOs(non-governmental organizations) in the world– and joins others, like the Melinda and Bill Gates Foundation, in an international depopulation effort, under “smart globalization.” As my readers know by now, anything “smart” in modern parlance is related to Sustainable Development– the United Nations socialist initiative of global governance, also known as Agenda 21.
Obamacare: Made in China
One of the heirs of the Rockefeller dynasty is David Rockefeller Sr., whose dream of planetary health policies, including rigorous depopulation timetables, has further materialized with the launch of Obamacare. It was David Rockefeller Sr., who shamelessly wrote in the New York Times, on August 10, 1973, the op-ed piece titled “From a China Traveler”– where he stated:
“The social experiment in China underChairman Mao’s leadership is one of the most important and successful in human history. How extensively China opens up and how the world interprets and reacts to the social innovations and life styles she has developed is certain to have a profound impact on the future of many nations.”
Under Mao, it is estimated that 50-70 million Chinese citizens went to their deaths, through forced abortions, forced labor, executions and starvation– as a result of his infamous social experiment, known as the Great Leap Forward.
The “profound impact” resulting from “Chairman Mao’s leadership” has indeed been felt. It’s called Obamacare.
So Americans will be joining Ana, Saito, Meng and Raúl—because the present looks very bad– and the year 2050 looks even worse in Washington DC, as the components of the Sustainable Development socialist machine, which makes up the bulk of our “globalized” public policies, continue to move into fifth gear.
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La Chiesa Cattolica, a vostro comodo (The Catholic Church, at your convenience)
By Marielena Montesino de Stuart
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Tea drinkers can stop practicing tasseography. There is nothing to decipher in “Pope” Francis’s statements. It’s all very clear. Denouncing abortion, homosexual “marriage” and contraception, is simply not his cup of tea.
This is why I decided to title this commentary, “La Chiesa Cattolica, a vostro comodo” (The Catholic Church, at your convenience)– as a reflection on the statements made by “Pope” Francis during an interview,on August 19, with Antonio Spadaro S.I, Director of La Civiltà Cattolica.The interview was published on September 19.
Two original excerpts, in Italian, and my translations, are presented below.
EXCERPTS FROM INTERVIEW OF “POPE” FRANCIS, CONDUCTED IN ITALIAN:
«La Chiesa a volte si è fatta rinchiudere in piccole cose, in piccoli precetti».
«Non possiamo insistere solo sulle questioni legate ad aborto, matrimonio omosessuale e uso dei metodi contraccettivi. Questo non è possibile. Io non ho parlato molto di queste cose, e questo mi è stato rimproverato. Ma quando se ne parla, bisogna parlarne inun contesto. Il parere della Chiesa, del resto, lo si conosce, e io sono figlio della Chiesa, ma non è necessario parlarne in continuazione».
TRANSLATION FROM ITALIAN INTO ENGLISH (courtesy of Marielena Montesino de Stuart):
“The Church has at times locked itself in small things, in small precepts.”
“We cannot insist only on issues related to abortion, homosexual marriage and the use of contraceptive methods. This is not possible. I have not spoken much about these things, and for this I have been reprimanded. But when we speak about these issues, it is necessary to speak about them in a context. The viewpoint of the Church, moreover, is known, and I am a son of the Church, but it is not necessary to speak about it [the viewpoint] continuously.”
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“It is bad feng shui to ignore the truth– by some disorderly arrangement of facts. As such, I am keeping my eyes on China.”–From My Eyes are on China. Are Yours?
SAN DIEGO (Sept. 9, 2013) Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert, left, talks with Commander in Chief of the People’s Liberation Army Navy Adm. Wu Shengli during a visit to the control room of the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Jefferson City (SSN 759). Greenert hosted his Chinese counterpart on a daylong visit around various Pacific Fleet commands in the San Diego area.
Entertaining the Red Dragon
China is our political and economic enemy– so China matters. My experience living under communism taught me never to trust China, nor any socialist government– because socialism is phase one of communism.
On April 7, 2011, I began the series titled The Beijing Affair, now in its third part. The Beijing Affair remains to this day one of the most popular series I have published.
Part One of The Beijing Affair details the insidious sharing of military technology with the communists in Beijing. This deceitful and dangerous activity has also been disguised for a long time under programs labeled as “cooperation” and civilian R&D (Research and Development).
Part Twocovers our economic relationship with China.
Part Three is centered on the bloody persecution of the Underground Catholic Church in China.
This week, America’s sharing of military technology reached one of its worst moments, when the head of China’s navy had the red carpet rolled out before him, while he inspected the inside of a United States fast-attack submarine in San Diego Bay. All in the name of “dialogue”– with the enemy, that is.
“China’s Adm. Wu Shengli toured the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson and the fast-attack submarine Jefferson City and joined the littoral combat ship Fort Worth at sea. Finishing out a three-day stay, he visited the Marines at Camp Pendleton. “
What a scenario! Vladimir Putin, a former KGB thug, is running our foreign policy in the Middle East– while the communists in Beijing inspect our exclusive naval assets. Socialists everywhere, including Barack Obama, must be celebrating America’s participation in this “equitable” distribution of power.
In stead of protecting our military assets, United States military officials appear to be more interested in bending over backwards to assert the “rights” of homosexuals and their sexual partners, so that they are openly welcomed and protected under an eroded military code of conduct– something that even a communist like Vladimir Putin will not tolerate in Russia.
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Karl Rove is not the problem. Let me tell you why…
We all know that Karl Rove is a man who puts power and money before principles– and he does not hide it. At least you cannot accuse him of trying to cover-up his true colors. Such is not the case with other chameleons posing as “conservatives”.
My candidacy for the U.S. Senate 2012 (FL) as an authentic conservative Republican (social and fiscal) who never ran for office before –-turned into a Herculean effort to overcome the roadblocks, opposition or wall of silence placed before me, by groups and individuals who claim to be “conservative” Republicans. In spite of this, I was able to raise enough money to intensely campaign throughout Florida for an entire year– and to qualify as one of four candidates on the ballot.
My experience on the campaign trail showed that there are very few authentic conservatives– and they certainly are not connected with the GOP establishment. Of course, anyone who is a Republican these days claims to be “conservative”.
If we had so many conservatives, our nation would not be in such a deplorable social and fiscal state.
This farcical claim to conservatism has reached such a scandalous level, that there are true conservatives who are afraid to be associated with the “other conservatives.”
Reflections on my cup of coffee
This morning, as I was drinking my cup of coffee and catching up with assorted news items, I reflected on an article published by USAToday titled, The architect’s designs incur wrath of GOP’s grass roots (captioned above). The article begins with a quote by radio talk show host, Mark Levin. I must say that– while Levin may have supported certain candidates in the past that were perceived as conservatives– my experience showed me that he failed miserably with his endorsement during the U.S. Senate Primary 2012 in Florida. His endorsed candidate eventually dropped out– not because he lacked money– but because he could not present a true contrast against the liberal Democrat incumbent. I contacted Mark Levin both in writing and by telephone, after listening to him say on the air that the candidate he endorsed was “the only true conservative“ in the U.S. Senate Primary in Florida. The abrupt assistant who answered the phone at his radio show told me that Levin was not interested in speaking to any other Republican candidate in the U.S. Senate Primary race in Florida. My letter to Levin went unanswered. His actions left much to be desired– and disappointed many who were long-time listeners of his show.
Club for Growth and its president, Chris Chocola, are also mentioned in the USAToday article. Chocola’s statement–- that electability is “a false standard” that favors popularity over principle– is not representative of Club for Growth’s actions. Chocola went on to say that his club ”is trying to improve the gene pool of Congress based on principle.”
Really?
My personal experience with Club for Growth is that it absolutely puts money before principles. When I contacted Club for Growth as a very hard-working authentic conservative grassroots Republican candidate, I was asked to raise a minimum of $500,000 before Club for Growth would even consider me, in spite of my strong positions on the economy, national security and foreign policy– and in spite of having received a prestigious endorsement from Republican Congressman Robert (“B-1 Bob”) Dornan (Ret), one of the most conservative voices ever heard on Capitol Hill.
When I insisted that I was a principled candidate that would not follow political expediency, I was again asked to raise $500,000 in order to be considered viable. So much for principle before popularity. I have to assume that my pro-life without exceptions– and my pro-traditional marriage positions, did not make me “viable” in the materialistic environment of Club for Growth. Mr. Chris Chocola should be more careful with the statements that he is giving to the press. Some of us with experience are watching and listening closely.
There are many other groups, not mentioned in the USAToday article, who also claim to be “conservative”. These groups say that they stand for principle over money– but their actions do not reflect their words. Donors beware.
My recommendation remains the same. Public policies must be based on the Commandments of God and the Natural Law– which binds all men, for all time and in all circumstances. This is the only authentic conservative path that will lead to the urgent protection of our right to life, freedom, property and happiness. Anything else is charlatanism, greed– and a disguised desire to simply be in control of the big government that is forcing our nation into a Socialist abyss.
Karl Rove is not the problem. As conservatives, our problem is the enemy within.
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