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Bolton Resists U.N. Push for Global Taxes
August 29, 2005
by Cliff Kincaid
We are in the midst of an orchestrated campaign by U.N. supporters to force the Bush administration to go along with a pro-world government agenda at next month’s “World Summit” at the world body in New York. The script is a familiar one—depict John Bolton, the new U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., as someone obstructing the progress of the international community. The main players in the campaign are the World Federalists, the Open Society Policy Center of billionaire George Soros, and Ted Turner’s Better World Campaign. In terms of the media, Reuters news service, the New York Times and the Washington Post have already opened fire on Bolton. Most recently, Arianna Huffington and Steven Clemons of the New America Foundation have joined the campaign, urging the State Department to bypass Bolton and acquiesce to U.N. demands that the U.S. commit to hundreds of billions of dollars in new foreign aid spending.
What the media have carefully concealed is the fact the summit’s “draft outcome document,” as it’s currently called, would put the U.S. on record in support of global taxes on the American people. Bolton wants those and other parts of the document eliminated.
Two new developments are expected in this propaganda campaign. First, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) will release a letter to President Bush urging the U.S. to play a “positive role” in the negotiations on a final document. Second, liberal members of Congress will release a similar letter. The major media will fawn over these developments, leading to more anti-Bolton stories.
The media campaign began on August 17 when Reuters news agency falsely accused Bolton of trying to “scrap” U.N. reform by challenging the document. The very next day, the Citizens for Global Solutions, previously known as the World Federalist Association, Ted Turner’s Better World Campaign, and the Open Society Policy Center announced they were going to send a letter to Bush on this matter and wanted other groups to add their names to it. “A similar congressional sign on letter will be circulated shortly,” they said. They only want Bush to “cooperate” with the U.N., they insist.
Then, on August 25, the Washington Post and the New York Times ran stories by their U.N. correspondents raising alarms about the changes Bolton is seeking in the document. Colum Lynch of the Post accused Bolton of throwing the proceedings of the U.N. into “turmoil.” Warren Hoge of the Times quoted William R. Pace, general secretary of the World Federalist Movement, “which promotes a strong United Nations,” as saying, “It would be very unfortunate and not in the interest of the United States or the international community for the new U.S. ambassador to barge in and undermine an important summit negotiation process.”
Notice use of the loaded words and phrases “barge in” and “undermine,” designed to convey the impression of Bolton as obstructionist.
But also notice the misleading description of the World Federalists promoting “a strong United Nations.” The group openly favors world government, financed by global taxes, and Bolton stands in its way.
It’s unfortunate that the major media have reporters at the U.N. who are either too lazy or too liberal to inform the American people that the draft supports “a solidarity contribution on plane tickets to finance development projects.” This is a euphemism for a French proposal for an international tax on airline travel. The document goes on to say that the nations of the world will “agree to consider further other solidarity contributions that would be nationally applied and internationally coordinated…”
If the idea of global taxes is shocking, it’s only because the Big Media have failed to report that the U.N. issued a 17-page August 17, 2004, report under the title of “Innovative sources of financing for development.” The phrase “innovative sources” is another euphemism for global taxes. The report was approved by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, made explicit references to global taxes, and carried the endorsement of the U.N. General Assembly. This kind of thinking is reflected in the summit document that Bolton wants to change.
The U.N. also prepared a book, New Sources of Development Finance, advocating global environmental taxes and a global currency tax that would affect the international investments of ordinary Americans. One contributor to the book suggests that taxes be collected by national governments and then provided through a “World Tax Authority” under the U.N. system.
In seeking a global tax, the U.N. is demanding that the U.S. spend 0.7 percent of our gross national income on foreign aid. According to Jeffrey D. Sachs, Annan’s special advisor, the U.S. is short by $65 billion each year. Over the 13-year period of time when the U.S. is expected to meet its own “Millennium Development Goal,” this amounts to $845 billion over and above what the U.S. already spends on foreign aid. Sachs favors a global tax to force the U.S. to pay up.
All signs point to a propaganda blitz on behalf of the U.N. over the next several days as negotiations on the summit document intensify. Bolton, who will be depicted by the media as the villain, has been standing firm. The question is whether the U.S. State Department will buckle under the pressure. American sovereignty hangs in the balance.

Missing The Mark

I want to apologize for my last post. It wasn't meant to sound as if I'm telling you to do something, sounding like I'm better than you. These are things that I'm realizing in my own life, and being creative, decided to make a story out of it, hoping it would help somebody else.

Recently, I was having a discussion with some people about what Christianity means. There were all sorts of different answers. Some fighting about this or that faction being better, some slamming Christians for being fakes across the board. I wanted to post my answer here, mostly to serve as a reminder to myself. I stole the links off of my friend's, blog because it was a great story. Enjoy:

It's not what denomination you are, it's what's inside of you. Denominations are like coffee. Some like it black, others like mocha, and some want Irish Creme. They help each us relate to God in a different, but meaningful way. Fighting is what drives us apart. Any time you trust in any person, they will fail you. We can't put all our hope on any one leader; religious or political. The church's greatest resource is it's people. Not the pastors/priests, music, how you worship, or size of your building. It's how much love each and every Christian shows when relating to anyone and everyone. Do we try to make the world better, or just our own lives? Republican, Democrat, Centrist, Catholic, emergent, Lutheran, etc.; it doesn't matter what we call ourselves. What is our motivation? Hopefully we can all say love. The following isn't directed at any specific church, but just an example of how easy it is to really miss the mark by getting caught up in things that, ultimately, don't matter. I know this is long, but it's broken up into parts, so take it piece by piece. Stick with it though, it's really good.
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The Man And His Plow

There was a man that had dreamed of living in the country all of his life. He desired land on which to hunt, grow a garden, let his dogs run, and children play without the worries of the city. He found the perfect place, and purchased the property. The closest neighbor was a 500 yards away. He had a really long driveway. Because of this, the previous owner of the home left the man a plow for the front of his truck. That winter it snowed hard. The man had affixed this plow to the front of his truck. He was thankful that he had this plow. He looked at it and smiled, excited to plow his driveway. He zipped up and down the driveway, having it clear within 20 minutes. He went back inside to put his feet up and drink some hot apple cider. Later, he decided to run into town. As he passed by each of his neighbors, they were all still shoveling. The man didn’t give it a second thought, as he kept on his way, not knowing that the previous owner of the home plowed the driveways of all his neighbors every time that it was needed.

The moral of the story is this: Everybody has been given a gift to share with the world. The people who keep it to themselves, their family, or just their friends, rob the world of something important that they were supposed to do. The lives of everyone else will continue, but these people will not have made the world a better place, only their lives.

The Easy Way Out

Humanity has shut itself off from going any further. We've advanced so much that everything has become automated. In automation, we've grown lazy. Just look at popular music. Hip hop? I can't think of a more disgusting trend in modern "art". Looping the same musical phrase over and over, while reciting the same contrived crap about "bling bling", "money", "V.I.P.", "back that back-end up", "rolling on dubs" etc. I've probably lost intelligence just writing it. It's not just hip hop either. It's pop music, nü metal, reality TV, Mtv, celebrity, cartoons, fast food, movies, and politics. We appeal to the lowest common denominator and everyone jumps on the bandwagon, because it drowns out all the noise. That "noise" is our soul crying for freedom; the freedom to feel. That type of freedom costs more than we are willing to give. It's a sad state of affairs. Back in the 70's people loved to go dancing, but despite the popularity of disco, rock endured, and people knew how to dance to it. Thinking people thrived on it. Now, rock clubs have all but emptied into these dance clubs where people move to the sub-sonic frequencies repeated over and over, ad nauseum, to drown out this voice calling for freedom. It's the lowest common denominator. Where is somebody with something to say? WAKE UP!!!!!!!!
There is a war waged against our consciousnes. The casualties are astronomical. The living dead roam our streets and drink in our pubs. They are allured by money, ease, security... Life is much more exciting when you don't know what will happen next. Cry, laugh, get angry, confront your fears. This is the only way to experience life and become a conqueror. Who wants to just get by? By hiding and running away, we die. Real death is an experience to behold, a door to more experiences. The other death is a coward's way out.
Why would you rob yourselves of an existence? It's really all you have in this life. Who wants to be a prisoner? Yet, everyday, millions of us succumb to being someone else's slave. Be to work by 9, do this, don't do that, today you are worth $________- but watch yourself. Some people take a stand on a bridge to tell the government to stop the war. Many others follow suit because it is the popular thing to do. It becomes easy. You want to stop war? Do something to prevent it! The Iraqis were held down by one man because the wouldn't stand up for themselves. They weren't willing to die for freedom. The Christians in The Sudan won't give in, so they continue to be tortured and killed. But, they live for something. Their lives have become more valuable, because they have taken the fight on themselves. Meanwhile, we rap along to 50 Cent in our 2003 Ford Mustang or Honda Civic, like everybody else's, and pretend we are getting the most out of our lives.
A woman stands in Texas because she wants to talk to the President, bastardizing the very memory of her son that died in the war. He believed in something so much, he was willing to die for it. Beware those that want to make us into something that we are not for their own gain. The real heroes are those that try to do something noble, and are willing to die for their beliefs, rather than piggy back on someone else's hard work and lie about the meaning of that person's existence. Are you willing to die for what you do at work? What you do away from work? The ideals that Justin Timberlake, Ludacris, and Ashlee Simpson sing about?
Stir up trouble everywhere you go. Try to right wrongs and take care of the less fortunate. At the same time, strive for freedom to feel. We've got to take America back. Not from the President, congress, courts or such, but from apathy and those who would rob us of an existence. Think, act, feel, and be in tune spiritually. That's a life worth being excited about!

Men's life crises at age 25 (bah!)

TO qualify for a mid-life crisis, a man used to have to be at least 40-something.Today, he is succumbing to the classic self-doubt and anxiety as young as 25.
A study has found one in 10 men are racked by worry.
This peaks at one in seven among those between 25 and 44, showing that the mid-life crisis is more like an "early-life crisis" these days.
Only one man in four considers himself "carefree" with no worries.
Experts say the worriers fret over their jobs, pressure on their time and how to pay for the lifestyles they aspire to.
"The key problem is their over-ambitious aspirations for themselves and their families,' said Angela Hughes, from UK research company Mintel which did the study.
"Over the next few years, this group wants it all -- a better job, better home, more holidays, more time for themselves -- and they hope to achieve all this while reducing their debt levels as well," she said.
"Adopting more realistic ambitions would result in many men feeling happier and less stressed."
One in three men were bogged down with what was called "health woes".
"These men seem to be pre-occupied with concerns of their own personal health and that of others around them," said Ms Hughes.
"While this group is prevalent in those aged 65 and over, well over a third of men aged 20 to 44 also feel this way."
Another 16 per cent were suffering "provision apprehensions" worrying about having enough for retirement and being able to pay for children's education.
"The role of men in society has been the subject of much debate over the past three decades," Ms Hughes said.
"It is clear that many of the changes taking place, particularly in family and working life, have challenged traditional male roles, which seems to have left many feeling that they lack direction.
"This will of course contribute to their levels of stress and anxiety."

There's one huge problem with this article: (Now don't jump to any conclusions about what I'm about to say. Please hear me out.) They are asking the opinion of a woman. (At that, not even a behavioral specialist, but a research analyst.) Men and women are inherently different. They think different, they're built different, and they desire different things (for the most part). At least I can admit that if I wrote an article about "why women... whatever ", it would be full of crap.
"The key problem is their over-ambitious aspirations for themselves and their families" or "Adopting more realistic ambitions would result in many men feeling happier and less stressed." What message are you sending? Life's hard. Give up now. Men don't think that way. We see something we want, and we figure out a way to go get it. We are hunters. We will always be going after something bigger and better for ourselves and our families. We encounter unhappiness when something we desire is out of reach. So, we figure out how to reach it. Few things that are easy are worth doing. Men are stressed because we have to keep stretching to new hieghts, under the pressure of the radical feminist agenda (run by a vast minority of loud mouths) to completely emasculate each and every one of us. This is one tiger that won't be tamed.