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World News and Prophecy: June 2000

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In Brief...World News Review Anarchy and Disorder Increase in England

  • by Cecil Maranville, John Ross Schroeder
The crime correspondent of The Daily Telegraph recently wrote: "Falling police numbers have created deep problems in the inner cities with violence and disorder amounting to 'anarchy' outside pubs and clubs at night in London, Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester." These are four of England's major population centers.

In Brief...World News Review Vignettes on Violence in America

  • by Cecil Maranville, John Ross Schroeder
A similar anticapitalist protest happened on the streets of Washington D.C. in mid-April. Police clashed with 10,000 activists, with the worst fighting occurring near the White House. However, forewarned police officers were ready and this time they were successful in preventing a repetition of the melee at the World Trade Organization conference in Seattle in December 1999.

The Ominous GNR Revolution

  • by Mario Seiglie
The Biotech Age brings new and terrifying scenarios. How might the explosion of knowledge of genetics, nanotechnology and robotics (GNR) change our world?

Why Is Everyone Courting India?

  • by Graemme Marshall
Everyone seems to want stronger ties with India. The U.S., Japan and Germany all seek India's favor. Does this signal a change in Asian focus?

Is China Really "Opening Up" to the West?

  • by Darris McNeely, Melvin Rhodes
By a remarkable coincidence, controversial international trade agreements that are opening up China to America and the European Union come exactly 100 years after a previous disastrous opening.
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This Is The Way, Walk in It: Fanfare for the Common Man

  • by Robin Webber
Many years ago, the great American composer Aaron Copland penned a majestic anthem entitled "Fanfare for the Common Man." Over the years, it has become a signature piece at the Olympics and other gatherings that spotlight individual achievement.