June 2002 Vol.5, No. 5 Contents The West Is Fighting for Its Survival by Melvin Rhodes Restoration: We Hold These Truths... by Darris McNeely What Do You Know--and What Will You Do? by Darris McNeely Palestine/Israel--Whose Land Is It, Really? by Cecil E. Maranville  Book Review: Statecraft by Margaret Thatcher by John Ross Schroeder  In Brief...World News Review by Darris McNeely, John Ross Schroeder and Jim Tuck This Is the Way...Making Sense in a Senseless Neighborhood by Robin Webber June '02 Main Still Not Fully Realized-- The West Is Fighting for Its Survival Islamic fundamentalism became front-page news after Sept. 11--but that doesn't mean there was no problem earlier. There certainly was plenty of warning, although nobody could have predicted the precise way in which fundamentalists would get the West's attention. Few would have listened anyway. by Melvin Rhodes Parviz C. Radji was the Iranian ambassador to London in the months and years leading up to the overthrow of the shah in January 1979, a few weeks before British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher came to office. Prior to becoming the prime minister, Mrs. Thatcher was the leader of the opposition Conservative party. In his book, In the Service of the Peacock Throne, Mr. Radji recounts a dinner with Mrs. Thatcher prior to a visit she was to make to Tehran, capital of Iran. The account from his diary entry of Wednesday, April 26, 1978, reads: "I try to impress Mrs. Thatcher with my analysis of the Iranian/Middle Eastern situation but I suspect that I somehow fail. There is, to be sure, "perfect understanding," to use the hackneyed diplomatic phrase, on such subjects as the dangers of world communist expansionism, the need for strong defenses, and a firm hand in dealing with terrorism. But on less clear-cut issues, such as the rise of Islamic fundamentalism and its anti-Western bias, I don't believe I retain her interest" (1983, p. 172, emphasis added). Read the full article at www.wnponline.org/wnp/wnp0206/index.htm Related Information on UCG Sites: Table of Contents that includes "Still Not Fully Realized -- The West Is Fighting for Its Survival" Other Articles by Melvin Rhodes King of the south: _New Military Might in the Middle East _Could Ahmadinejad Be Daniel's "King of the South"? _Egypt's Coming Transition _World News and Trends - Sep/Oct 2004 _Is Iran the New Mideast Superpower? _The New Population Bomb and Prophecy Islamic fundamentalism: _Key to the Middle East-Seek First to Understand _Bin Laden's Letter Offers Insight Into Islamic Fundamentalism _An Incendiary Arc of Instability _Anger Mounts Following 1991 Gulf War _Islamic Fundamentalism Resurges _A Different World _A Rising Tide of Islamic Fundamentalism _Seeing the World Scene Realistically _What the West Doesn't Realize: It's in a Fight for Survival _Behind the Headlines ... America vs. Iraq or America vs. the World? _Will America Run Away From Iraq? Iraq: _End-Time Scenario Not Possible Until Now _A Gathering Storm _World News Review September/October 1999 _What Lies Ahead for U.S. Leasership? _World News Review Feb 2002 _Book Review: Statecraft by Margaret Thatcher _When Is Enough...Enough? _Restoration: Will One Good Man Stand Up? _A Week to Remember _What Will Be in 2003? _A Moment of Decision _Toppling the Image of Evil _Middle East Amnesty Produces Chaos _Restoration: Will We Heed the Warning? _Democracy Is More Than a Word _World News Review May 2004 _Restoration...'We Proceeded On' _The Cost of Immorality in the War on Terror _'Let Freedom Reign' _A Growing Confederacy Against Modern Israel _Pride of America's Power: Approaching the Breaking Point? _Will Iraq Be America's Suez? _World News Review January 2007 _Letters From Our Readers - Nov/Dec 2002 _From the Editor - Good News Magazine Mar/Apr 2003 _After Iraq, What Next? _Iraq and the Middle East: A Century of Turmoil Continues _Iraq's Liberation: A Foretaste for the Entire World _Will Democracy Work in the Middle East? _Terror Attacks Planned From Iraq? _Major International Challenges Confront President Bush's Second Term _World News and Trends - Jan/Feb 2006 _World News and Trends - September/October 2006 _World News and Trends - November/December 2006 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