Conflicts and War

"And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet" (Matthew 24:6).

Conflict and war has been a recurring theme for most of mankind's brief stay on this earth. Read on to discover why, and how it will be stopped.

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World News and Trends- Islam versus American democracy: The bigger picture

Bernard Lewis, a Princeton University historian who has written more than 20 books on Islam and the Middle East, has a blueprint for America's war against terrorism: confront, defeat and transform.
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World News and Trends: United States pulling troops and tanks out of Germany

The American military is planning a major restructuring to better meet 21st-century terrorist threats with flexible rapid reaction units. Included in the implementation of this major reassessment, "the United States plans to withdraw its heavy armoured formations [tanks] from Germany...
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World News and Trends- Britain's solution: an EU defense force?

In an underreported but very important declaration, journalist Stephen Castle, filing his report from Brussels, succinctly stated: "Britain, France and Germany finally overcame U.S. objections last night and struck a deal on European Union Defence, ending months of wrangling over...
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World News and Trends: British armed forces in serious straits

"Britain's armed forces are facing an unprecedented financial crisis, with the prospect of across-the-board cuts that could threaten future military operations."
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Will Democracy Work in the Middle East?

President Bush recently declared America's commitment to democracy in the Middle East. But democracy there and in other regions has not had much success. There are solid reasons for this failure.
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This Is The Way... "God Hasn't Told Me to Leave"

If you only have men who will come only if there is a good road, I do not want them. I want those who will come if there is no road at all.
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Has the Third World War Already Begun?

A provocative new book by a French journalist says today's clash of civilizations constitutes the opening phases of a devastating global conflict.
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Understanding Al Jazeera

Would it surprise you to learn that Al Jazeera is highly controversial in the Arab world? Is this new type of Arab media a threat to the peace and stability of the Middle East? Is it a threat to the...
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Who Will Lead the New Europe?

Few qualities in human affairs are more important than competent, capable leadership. With 10 nations joining the European Union (EU) on May 1, which nation or nations will exercise the most control, for good or bad? And even more importantly...
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2004: The World's Superpower Faces Powerful Challenges

As a new year begins, the United States faces a disunited world with dangers both external and internal.
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The New (Anti-Semitic) World Order

Anti-Semitism is nothing new. It's been around since ancient times. Even within living memory of the deaths of 6 million Jews in the Holocaust, anti-Semitism is back, with an increasing number of violent threats and attacks directed at Jewish targets.
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The Unrealized Lesson of Saddam's Fall and Capture What Is It

Earlier in the year one of our Web site commentators wrote: "On April 9 the statue of Saddam Hussein in the center of Baghdad came tumbling down.
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The 'Road Map' to Peace: Doomed From the Start?

Few observers want peace in the Middle East more than the staff and publishers of The Good News. But we know that there is only one true path to peace—and the players aren't on it. Yet the Bible does guarantee...
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World News and Trends: Why liberate Liberia?

Where in the world is Liberia? And why is America interested in this tiny country on Africa's west coast?
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World News and Trends- Australia: Neighbor-hood policeman in Asia?

The Middle East is far from the only area on the globe troubled by serious conflicts.
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World News and Trends: Iran threatens Israel with missile

According to the British newspaper The Guardian, Iran claims to have conducted final tests on a missile capable of reaching Israel and U.S. forces in the Middle East, and is poised to deploy the weapon.
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World News and Trends: Israel's security fence disturbs U.S. Mideast aspirations

Israel is in the process of constructing a long security fence to help keep suicide bombers from infiltrating from the West Bank.
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'I Hope We've Learned Our Lesson ...'

"One day we were neighbors, and the next day the massacre began." That's how the survivor of a tribal massacre described the shocking turn of events that led to the murder of 18 of her family members. Her tragic story...
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Mr. Berlusconi and The Two Souls of Europe

The European Parliament is now under the leadership of the Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, and the next six months will likely see passionate debate as Europe strives to assume a major role in world affairs...
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In Brief...World News Review: North Korea Says It Will Start Testing Nuclear Bombs

North Korea has raised the stakes threatening to conduct its first underground nuclear test.
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