August 2001 Vol.4, No. 7 Contents The G8 and the Elephant in the Living Room by Melvin Rhodes Restoration...A Blueprint for Prosperity by Darris McNeely Free Trade Area of the Americas - What Will Happen to Latin America? by Fred Nance Dancing With Indecency by Cecil E. Maranville Excerpts From Good News Radio: Are We Living in the Time of the End? by Gary Petty In Brief... World News Review by Tom Kirkpatrick, Cecil E. Maranville and L. Jim Tuck This Is the Way... No Fishin' Allowed in School by Robin Webber The G8 and the Elephant in the Living Room Any potential good that might have come from the recent summit of the world's economic giants was overshadowed by the death of two rioters among approximately 100,000 who gathered in Genoa to protest the talks. Widespread international poverty remains unresolved, and the United States grows increasingly unpopular. by Melvin Rhodes It seemed like the '60s all over again! Rioting students demonstrating against global capitalism, rampant anti-Americanism, accusations of excessive use of police force, idealistic demands for reforms of the international economic system and beleaguered and bewildered politicians wondering what all the commotion was about. In hindsight, residents of the medieval Italian city of Genoa, Italy, wish their city had never played host to the G8 Summit of world leaders over the weekend of July 20 to 22. It's going to take some time and lots of money to clean up now that the party's over. And there will be no further parties on this scale. A Canadian mountain resort has been chosen as the location for next year's summit, which world leaders have agreed will be considerably scaled down. It's been almost 20 years since these annual meetings began. Progressively they have expanded, with each of the world leaders attending now taking along dozens of aides. This year's summit cost almost half a billion dollars. Other leaders were invited, with many African heads of state in attendance anxious to discuss the continent's serious economic and health problems with the leaders of the seven richest countries in the world. (The eighth nation in attendance is Russia, still potentially powerful militarily, but weak economically.) Read the full article at www.wnponline.org/wnp/wnp0108/index.htm Related Information on UCG Sites: Table of Contents that includes "The G8 and the Elephant in the Living Room" Other Articles by Melvin Rhodes Globalization: _The Message of Mitch _Global Economics: From Kosovo to McDonalds _What to Watch to Discern the Times _Globalization Reviews _Global Power Shifts - Not All Change Is Good _Who Is My Neighbor? _A Blueprint for Prosperity _A Small Port in a Larger Storm _What Should We Watch to Discern the Times? _Europe Moves Closer to Fulfilling Its Grand Design _Pope Calls for New "World Political Authority" Third world poverty: _Increasing Poverty In Today's Technological World? _The Crisis of Third World Debt _How to Live on $25 a Month _Letters From Our Readers - Jan/Feb 2002 _The Greatest Humanitarian Cause _"Waiting on the World to Change" _Christian Leadership Should be Y2K Compatible _The Wonderful World Beyond Today! Part 5, The End of Hunger and Disease: Return to Eden _A Modern Menace: Emerging and Reemerging Diseases _Coming Food Crises Threaten Mankind 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