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 What Do You Know--and What Will You Do? While America slept, the nation was caught unprepared for the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Some have questioned how much advance information the government had--and whether that could have prevented the terrorist attack. But there is a larger question to consider: What does it take for a people to awaken to the urgency of the times? by Darris McNeely It was inevitable that, in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, many questions would be asked about how such an atrocity could be planned and carried out without catching the attention of the CIA or the FBI, America's vaunted intelligence agencies. CIA Director George Tenet was having breakfast at a Washington hotel when he learned of the attack. Like everyone else, he was taken by surprise. In spite of the nearly 10 years of attacks on American interests here and abroad, including the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, the country was caught unawares by the audacity of men willing to die for their cause while taking thousands of innocent lives with them. That questions would arise, either trying to pin the blame or make political capital out of the tragedy, is part of the wartime scenario. It happened after Pearl Harbor, the Japanese attack on the Hawaiian military base, which led to the United States' entry into World War II. The May 27 issue of Newsweek, in an article titled "What Went Wrong?" compared the process of gathering and analyzing intelligence to "taking a metal detector to a city dump." The amount of information that comes in each day from around the world is staggering. In addition to the FBI and CIA's sophisticated operations, each branch of the armed services maintains separate intelligence-gathering operations. Unless this information is properly processed and analyzed, it is worthless. Analyzing it properly takes a combination of skill and intuition to be able to connect all the dots and form a clear picture. Read the full article at www.wnponline.org/wnp/wnp0206/doyouknow.htm Related Information on UCG Sites: Table of Contents that includes "What Do You Know -- and What Will You Do?" Other Articles by Darris McNeely September 11: _What Do We Do Now? _Running Toward the Flame _The Coming 'Utopia' _God's Wake-Up Call _How Strong Is Your Tea Bag? _Generations in Crisis _What Lies Ahead for America? _How to Seek God's Will _America's Good Samaritans: Selfless Sacrifice and Heroism _Spiritual Warfare Behind the Scenes _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - May/Jun 2002 _What Do You Know -- And What Will You Do About It? _One Year After Sept. 11: What Have We Learned? _Homeland Security: What Crucial Piece Is the United States Missing? _Five Years After 9/11 _September 11, 2001--Where Do We Go From Here? _A Little Help in a Big Storm _Will God Continue to Bless America? If Not, Why Not? _Am I My Brother's Keeper? U.S. power: _The Panama Canal: A Sea Gate Changes Hands _After Kosovo - What Then? _Panama: Another Major Sea Gate Relinquished _Another Sea Gate Threatened? _World Watches U.S. Post-Election Predicament _What Lies Ahead for U.S. Leasership? _World News Review Nov 2001 _Imagine a World Without the United States _World's Greatest Nation? _America's Growing Isolation _The Coming Clash Between Europe and America _A Reluctant Empire _The Global Reach of America and Britain -- Prophesied in the Bible? _Why America? _Is This the End of the American Empire? _Intelligence Failure -- From Listening to the Wrong People? _U.S. Troop Withdrawals -- What Do They Mean? _Anti-American Sentiment Increases in South America _A Growing Confederacy Against Modern Israel _Pride of America's Power: How Long Will It Last? _Pride of America's Power: Approaching the Breaking Point? _Will Iraq Be America's Suez? _Is American Isolationism on the Rise? _Five Significant Trends of 2006 _What's Ahead for America? _Who Will Be the Next Superpower? (2008) _God Blessed America _Is America Living Up to God's Standards? _The Wealth of a Nation _What Will the Next President Face? _Farewell to America as a Financial World Power _Britain and the United States Inherit Joseph's Birthright _Symbolism Abounds in Transfer of Hong Kong _After Kosovo: Power Shift Taking Place? _How Significant Is the Race for the White House? (2000) _What Lies Ahead for U.S. Leadership? _Who Will Be the Next Superpower? _America's Astounding Destiny: Rise to Greatness _Behind the Headlines - A World Without the United States _Behind the Headlines ... America vs. Iraq or America vs. the World? _America and Britain's Global Reach -- Prophesied in the Bible? _Major International Challenges Confront President Bush's Second Term _Our World Is Rapidly Changing - in Ways Foretold by Bible Prophecy _Will America Run Away From Iraq? _World News and Trends - July/August 2006 _America at a Dangerous Crossroads _The Rise and Fall of Empires _World News and Trends - November/December 2007 _World News and Trends - January/February 2008 _World News & Trends Jan 2009 _When Nations Fall _World News & Trends March/April 2009 _Could the Dollar Fall? _World News & Trends: November/December 2009 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