As we march towards
a world government, the geopolitical power plays begin more and more to
resemble a slow-motion orchestrated dance as the major players vie for
world supremacy. The weakest of these players, and therefore the most
dangerous as they have little to lose, are Russia and China. To many, the
maneuverings of Russia and China are distant and irrelevant to their
day-to-day lives. Yet, after closely following their schemes and counter
schemes for over two years now, I have come to realize these two nations
represent the single greatest danger for all American citizens. While
global governance must be exposed and fought on every front as it means an
end to our freedoms and way of life, what Russia and China do could mean
the end of life itself for many Americans. And, it could happen any day.
Russia and China about to sign a new treaty
Russia and China are making a big move to
confront US hegemony with a new treaty that forges an alliance or axis
designed to destroy US unipolar dominance over the world. According to the
January
14 edition of NewsMax this treaty is potentially very dangerous.
"This new Axis, reminiscent of the World War II Axis pact between
Germany, Italy and Japan, will be aimed at solidifying ties between two
traditional enemies whose growing hostility to the US is sparked by their
desire to create a counter-force to what they see as America’s attempts
to dominate the world, as well as to stymie US plans to build an
anti-missile defense system," warns NewsMax.
The agreement was first announced at the Yeltsin-Jaing
summit in early December, 1999. In their joint declaration, Yeltsin
and Jaing agreed to join the emerging world government if the US would
make them equal partners in the world and would guarantee that they would
have total sovereignty over their "internal affairs." President
Clinton refused these conditions, and the first six months of 2000 were
characterized by extreme hostility between this emerging Russian-Chinese
axis and the US. Every indication suggests that the axis and the Military
Cooperation Treaty threatened the US with nuclear and biological terrorism
if the US would not agree.
By early May,
tensions reached critical mass. In mid-May President Clinton apparently
reached an agreement with Russia to give them back the former southern
Soviet republics, which was finalized during the Clinton-Putin
summit in early June. All the former Soviet republics, including the
noncompliant republics of Azerbaijan and Georgia, signed an agreement to
reunite their economies and military with Russia as reported
by Discerning the Times.
The improving relations between Russia and
the US seemed to put the treaty on the back burner. It is unclear whether
a similar agreement was reached between the US and China over Taiwan, but
decreasing tensions with Taiwan seemed to suggest that an agreement had
indeed been reached.
However, as it became clear that G.W. Bush
would be the next president, Russia and China dusted off the old treaty
and hostile rhetoric against the US once again dominated relations. The
fact that Bush is committed to rebuilding the US military and that both
Colin Powell (State) and Donald Rumsfeld (Defense) have insisted the US
must develop a missile defense system that really works has Russia and
China in a panic. The Guardian
Unlimited reported on January 18 that Russia has shelved plans to
drastically cut its military troop levels by 380,000 men from its current
1.2 million level because of the incoming Bush administration. Yuri
Gladkevich, a military observer at Moscow's independent Military News
Agency, said: "There are signs of a worsening in relations, and it
looks as though things will get a lot worse yet."
It now appears the treaty will be signed by
Russia and China sometime in mid-2001 when Jaing will visit President
Putin in Moscow. The threat is very serious. Details of Russia's nuclear,
chemical and biological weapons programs and missile threats were released
in a 187-page Pentagon report made public January 10 called
"Proliferation Threat and Response". "Recent Russian public
statements about their willingness to use nuclear weapons indicate that
Russia's threshold for the use of these weapons is lower, due to the
decline of . . . its conventional forces," claims the Pentagon.
Russia-China returning to threats of
terrorism?
The Washington
Times reported on January 11 that "President Vladimir Putin
stated in January that the threshold for nuclear weapons use had been
lowered." Mr. Putin said Russia would use "all forces and means,
including nuclear weapons, if necessary to repel armed aggression,"
if other means fail. The Pentagon report also warned of transitional
threats of terrorism, including the possible use of chemical or biological
weapons against the United States, including attacks on crops and
livestock.
Former Secretary of Defense William Cohen
warned on January
10, as he has several times before, that Russia, China and cyber
terrorists will pose major challenges for the Bush administration. In a
valedictory speech to the National Press Club Cohen warned "We will
face more assaults from professional cyber warriors.... A number of
nations have dedicated professionals honing their [computer hacking]
skills to try to shut down our systems." Cohen emphasized the threats
come from nations and organizations that are no match for the United
States militarily, but realize how dependent America is on networked
systems to manage transportation, power, banking and government. "This
is not some scare tactic the Pentagon is generating in order to secure
more resources," Cohen said. There is good reason for concern. China
is considered to be a world leader in cyber terrorism.
China also received its second
Sovremenny-class guided-missile destroyer on January
19, according to South China Morning Post. The destroyer carries the
Moskit (Sunburn) cruise missile that can penetrate the Aegis defense
system of the US Seventh Fleet and sink the aircraft carrier. While Russia
and China have used US technology to advance their weapons systems,
Clinton has let the US system languish to the point where we can no longer
defend our ships with any degree of certainty. At the same time an
overstretched and underpaid US military, its morale in crisis and its
equipment wearing out, faces "a train wreck" unless its budget
is massively increased or its duties slashed, former Defense Secretary James
Schlesinger warned on January 26. "Morale is in dreadful
shape," he cautioned.
As if to emphasize this point, WorldNetDaily
also reported on January 19 that China has developed and successfully
ground-tested a new anti-satellite weapon designed to "stick" to
the body of enemy satellites so as to go unnoticed, then rendering it
ineffective through jamming when activated. This threat was underscored on
January
30 when the London Telegraph reported that simulated space war games
held by the Pentagon on January 24-29 revealed the US is vulnerable
to a serious defeat in space. As reported by Discerning the Times in
the past, Clinton has left the US and every American citizen in an
extremely vulnerable condition.
Political and economic alliances isolate
the US
But it doesn't stop there. The January
9 NewsMax reported that Russia and China are forging close military
and trade alliances with Iran and Iraq. Also, Pakistan is seeking
membership in the Shanghai Five, a grouping of China, Russia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, according to Stratfor
Intelligence. The request is part of the Russian/Chinese agenda to
develop regional security and economic alliances in order to firmly shut
Europe and the United States out of Central Asia. Other examples of
cooperation, reports Stratfor,
include "growing defense support between Russia and Japan and the
European Union. The Russian Defense Ministry and Japan's Self Defense
Forces are working out a plan of military ties. France and Germany both
are signing agreements with Russia to modernize Russian weapons systems,
in particular Russian MiG-29 fighters, to be used in the air forces of
France and Central Europe and to be sold to some Middle East
countries."
By forging a triangular
partnership with Russia, Japan and the European Union would have greater
independent leverage in foreign policy decisions, without depending as
much upon Washington. It would also, notes Stratfor, gain access to
Russia's vast natural resources. "Tapping Russia’s enormous mineral
resources could boost Japanese and European economies and, possibly, help
them reduce the distance between the U.S. economy and their own,"
states Stratfor. Neither Japan nor Europe fully trusts the security of
their US guaranteed resource bases in the Middle East and Southeast Asia,
and both seek alternatives. By cooperating with Russia, they increase
their chances for Russian resources to flow to their industries rather
than to China and other competitors.
As the world government takes form, major
geopolitical power plays will continue to develop and threaten the
stability of the world. Especially that of the United States as Russia and
China continually increase their efforts to destroy the US, and us along
with it. Contrary to the belief of most Americans, we live in very
dangerous times. Yet even in dangerous times like this, God gave us a
promise, "For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither
angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,
neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able
to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
(Romans 8:38-39) V (Bold
added for emphasis) mc
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