This Week In The News
Current Events
by Norbert Link
We begin with articles about plans for Gaza’s future, as presented by Jared Kushner and envisioned by his father-in-law, Donald Trump—all of which are doomed to fail. In this context, we also report on a military alliance agreement between Israel, Greece and Cyprus against Turkey.
We speak about ongoing threats by Trump against Canada and Panama; more nonsense from Trump and J.D. Vance; and we address another fatal shooting by federal agents in Minnesota.
We focus on Europe’s anger with Trump and America; America’s refusal of total military support for Europe; and on a military treaty between Germany and Italy. We also address the concept that in all of this, Britain may be left behind.
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Throughout this section, we have underlined pertinent statements in the quoted articles, for the convenience and quick overview of the reader.
Editorial
Don’t Despair of Life
Going back in time: Following the October 1973 Yom Kippur war, we were experiencing the Arab oil embargo (1973-1974) which also saw an unprecedented surge in global oil prices, when workers, students and soldiers took to the streets. All of this strained the US economy that had grown increasingly dependent on foreign oil. We were also confronted with the 1973-1975 recession; a terrible decline of about 48% at the stock market; and the Angola crisis (1974-75) contributing to strained relations between the USA and Russia.
The hotly disputed and highly controversial Vietnam War only ended in April of 1975, even though America had already withdrawn its troops in March of 1973. Still, the memory of that terrible war, in which about 58,000 American soldiers had died, still lingered on. The U.S. withdrew from Vietnam primarily due to immense domestic opposition, high casualties, massive financial costs, and the failure to achieve its goals. Key factors included growing anti-war protests fueled by media coverage, and the disillusionment with government. (Nothing has changed, has it?)
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Could you explain what is meant by Soul Sleep? (Part 2)
In the first part of this two-part series, we looked at the difference between the soul (the person) and the spirit in man. We quoted from an article about “soul sleep” which rejected the concept that the soul is mortal, that the person is the soul, and that when a person dies, the person (the soul) sleeps in an unconscious state. The quotation from the article taken is in italics, followed by our comments below in roman type.
Let us continue with quoting from the article under discussion, and with our comments.
Until the final resurrection, there is a temporary heaven—paradise (Luke 23:43; 2 Corinthians 12:4)—and a temporary hell—Hades (Revelation 1:18; 20:13-14). According to Jesus’ account in Luke 16:19-31, neither in paradise nor in Hades are people sleeping. The three individuals in Jesus’ story—Lazarus, Abraham, and the rich man—are quite conscious and active in the afterlife, prior to the resurrection.
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