March/April 2001 Vol.4, No. 3

Contents The Special Relationship Reaffirmed by Melvin Rhodes When the Angel Leaves the Storm, Part 2 by Darris McNeely Mad Cow Disease: The Fear Alone Is Costly by Cecil E. Maranville Another Crack in the Transatlantic Alliance? by Paul Kieffer In Brief...World News Review by Cecil E. Maranville and John Ross Shroeder This is the Way...Running Better Than Ever by Robin Webber The Special Relationship Reaffirmed The close historic ties between Britain and the United States continue, yet a cloud hangs over the alliance. Britain is increasingly caught in the middle between the United States and Europe. by Melvin Rhodes Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, on a visit to the United States a few years ago, told viewers on a breakfast television program that the great lesson of the 20th century was that when Britain and the United States stood side by side in the interests of world peace, they always won. These words were reminiscent of the prophetic warning given by German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck in the 19th century, who predicted that the most important fact of the coming 20th century was that Britain and the United States spoke the same language. The impact of this upon Germany was to be profound. Winston Churchill, whose mother was the American Jennie Jerome, once cautioned, "English is the common language that divides us." The preceding comments are reminders that Britain and America are very similar, but still different. Inevitably, their interests will not always coincide. Read the full article at www.wnponline.org/wnp/wnp0103/index.htm Related Information on UCG Sites: Table of Contents that includes "The Special Relationship Reaffirmed" Other Articles by Melvin Rhodes Britain and the U.S.: _The Queen Mother, the Mideast and the War on Terror _The Global Reach of America and Britain -- Prophesied in the Bible? _Will the EU Split the Special Relationship? _Pride of America's Power: How Long Will It Last? _Will the Special Relationship Survive? _A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900 _Why the Anglo-American Brotherhood? _America's Revolution and the Bible _God Blessed America _The Marshall Plan Revisited _Britain - Caught in the Middle _World News and Trends - May/June 2006 _What Will It Mean for the West if Radical Islam Triumphs? _He Set Ephraim Before Manasseh Search Our Site Key Subjects Index General Topics Index Biblical References Index Good News Magazine Index Booklets and All Literature Index Home Page of this site