By Judi McLeod ——Bio and Archives--August 12, 2014
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"After America comes North America," Petraeus said confidently in answering the question about what comes after the United States, the theme of the panel discussion. "Are we on the threshold of the North American decade, question mark? I threw that away--threw away the question mark--and boldly proclaimed the coming North American decade, says the title now." He also boasted about how the three economies have been put "together" over the last 20 years as part of the "implementation" of the North American Free Trade Act. "The "highly integrated" forces of Canada, the United States, and Mexico, Petraeus continued, will become the world's powerhouse for energy and science. "There are four revolutions that are ongoing at various levels in each of the countries but foremost in the United States," said the former CIA chief, who now serves as chairman of the KKR Global Institute. "The energy revolution is the first of those, which has created the biggest change in geopolitics since the rise of China since 1978." The other "revolutions" include IT, manufacturing, and life sciences, which, "as highly integrated as they are, allow you to argue that after America comes North America," he added. "Petraeus, who resigned from leading the CIA "killing machine" in disgrace after his extramarital affair was exposed, also touted advances in genetics and especially robotics. He suggested robots would soon be displacing huge numbers of manufacturing workers across North America and even the world. Combined with the wave of illegal immigrants currently pouring across the southern U.S. border as part of what officials and critics have said is an orchestrated operation endorsed by the Obama administration, the competition for jobs, then, will become even more intense. Indeed, the wage gap between the United States and Mexico is narrowing. (Alex Newman, New American, June 27, 2014)"Petraeus also boasted about how the three economies have been put "together" over the last 20 years as part of the "implementation" of the North American Free Trade Act. The Democrats, who fought against Petraeus when he was defending the Iraq surge in 2007, got it wrong when they dubbed him 'Betray-Us' because when it comes to guarding America's sovereignty, he's Judas. Here's another disturbing sign that military leaders are selling out freedom of religion.: 'Bibles Destroyed in Afghanistan by...U.S. Military'. (ABC News, May 19, 2009). It's not the rank and file but the leaders of the U.S. Navy who folded like the proverbial cheap suit by instructing housekeepers to remove Gideon-placed Bibles from every hotel room on its military bases after it received a letter from the atheist group Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF).(CFP) "We were told today, June 23, 2014, that due to a new policy by the CEO of NEXCOM, Rear Admiral Robert J. Bianchi, we were to remove the Bibles from the rooms," a housekeeper told AFA in an email. "They told us to put them in boxes, where they would be taken to a donation center somewhere." NEXCOM (Navy Exchange Service Command) issued the directive to bases offering hotel accommodations, ordering them to impound Bibles from 34 Navy Lodge locations and 24,000 Navy Gateway Inns & Suites guest rooms on Navy bases worldwide. The directive orders lodge managers to contact base commanders and Chaplains and facilitate removing the Bibles and other "religious material currently in the guest rooms." The Air Force tried unsuccessfully to remove Bibles from its lodgings in 2012, but after public outcry, the Air Force reversed itself." The Christian Action Network is asking people to contact Rear Admiral Robert J. Bianchi, urging him to reverse the decision to remove Gideon Biles from base hotel rooms and to also contact Michael Bockelman, VP NEXCOM, who actually approved the directive and have provided easy-to-send emails and links to the Navy Lodge social media pages for you to make your voice heard. Meanwhile, perhaps the most effective way to get around the US Navy and other military officials who would so readily get rid of the Gideon Bible, is to carry your own pocket Bible, so that it's always within reach. Other good news for ready access to the Good Book: Nor can captured-by-Obama military bigwigs remove Bible Scripture from the human heart.
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