May 2002 Vol.5, No. 4 Contents The Rising Specter of Anti-Semitism by Darris McNeely Restoration: A Covenant of Life by Darris McNeely Crisis in the Catholic Church by Mario Seiglie Britain--A Fresh Look at the Lack of Biblical Values by John Ross Schroeder Mass Culture's Horrendous Consequences by Cecil E. Maranville The Queen Mother, the Mideast and the War on Terror by Melvin Rhodes This Is the Way... When There Is No Road by Robin Webber May '02 WNP Main The Queen Mother, the Mideast and the War on Terror These news items may not seem to fit together; but by reflecting on the life and death of Queen Elizabeth's beloved mother, we can see important interconnections. by Melvin Rhodes I first heard the news of the death of the queen mother while sitting in a hotel room in Kumasi, Ghana. I was watching CNN International, a member of the CNN family of television stations that is broadcast by satellite from London and is seen all over Europe and Africa. The other main item of news that dominated the screen that Saturday evening was the continuing conflict in the Middle East. The continuing War on Terror also received a few minutes here and there. These news items may seem disengaged, but they are very much connected. And the queen mother, aged 101 when she died, would have been one of the first to realize that fact. Stressing the ties, even in death In death, the queen mother, queen consort of a constitutional monarch proscribed from taking an active part in politics, made a profound political statement, unrealized by most observers. By requesting dominion troops at her funeral, the queen mother was remembering the vital role the nations of the British Commonwealth and Empire played in the two world wars that threatened Britain's very existence and the freedoms on which the Western world is built. She herself had played an important role in the second of those conflicts, a supportive role in the first. Ironically, at the time of her death, troops of the nations that are still officially dominions, though the term is rarely used now, were fighting alongside British and American troops in Afghanistan, as part of the War on Terror. Read the full article at www.wnponline.org/wnp/wnp0205/index.htm Related Information on UCG Sites: Table of Contents that includes "The Queen Mother, the Mideast and the War on Terror" Other Articles by Melvin Rhodes British royal family: _The Debt We Owe to Elizabeth _Fifty Years of the African Queen _The Queen Shows Importance of the Monarchy in History of English-Speaking World _A Lesson in Leadership From a Much-Loved Lady _She Used to Be Our Queen, Too... _A Century of Service From the Last Empress _Henry VIII: Contemporary of Charles V Terrorism, war on: _Key to the Middle East-Seek First to Understand _War on Terrorism Is Spiritual Warfare _America's Growing Isolation _World Heading Into the Perfect Storm _Restoration: Will We Heed the Warning? _Can We Win the War on Terror? _The Cost of Immorality in the War on Terror _Terrorism in the 21st Century _Spiritual Warfare Behind the Scenes _A War of Two Worlds _One Year After Sept. 11: What Have We Learned? _Could We Lose the War on Terror? _Appeasement in the Face of Danger: Deadly Parallels Britain and the U.S.: _The Special Relationship Reaffirmed _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