August 2002 Vol.5, No. 7 Contents What Do You Mean, "Under God"?; by Cecil E. Maranville Restoration: Hope Beyond the Headlines by Darris McNeely Money Won't Solve These Problems by Melvin Rhodes When Is Enough...Enough? by Darris McNeely In Brief... World News Reviews by Cecil E. Maranville, John Ross Schroeder and Jim Tuck This Is the Way...Getting Underneath the Skin by Robin Webber August '02 Main In Brief...World News Review Blair Pushes for a European Superpower Fears That Saudi Arabia Could Fall to al Qaeda Calculating Obesity People Who Divorce to Be Happy Are Likely to Be Disappointed New Archbishop Amid Controversy Blair Pushes for a European Superpower Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair has challenged Europe to stop complaining about the United States and instead bring together its military resources to become a superpower on the same level with America. In a broad interview reported in a recent issue of the political magazine Prospect, Blair said there was "a certain scratchiness" in European Union's relations with the United States, an apparent reference to countries, including France and Germany, that have expressed concern at U.S. talk of overthrowing Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. Blair was quoted as saying, "My challenge to Europe is this: if we want to have greater sway and greater power, then instead of complaining about America, we've got to face up to what we need to do. That means developing a coherent defense capability and a set of institutions to allow Europe to speak strongly." The United States says Saddam is a sponsor of international terrorism and seeks nuclear weapons. But allies have shown little appetite for a military campaign to oust him without hard evidence that Iraq had a role in the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States. Read the full article at www.wnponline.org/wnp/wnp0208/inbrief0208.htm Related Information on UCG Sites: Table of Contents that includes "World News Review Aug 2002" Other Articles by Cecil Maranville, John Ross Schroeder and Jim Tuck Al Qaeda: _World News Review Nov 2002 _Is Peace in Palestine Possible? _World News Review September/October 2003 _Can We Win the War on Terror? _Terror by Chemical Bombs _World News and Trends - March/April 2008 Saudi Arabia: _World News Review June 2000 _World News Review Jan 2002 _World News Review Feb 2002 _World News Review July 2004 _A Page on the World: Secrets of the Kingdom _World News Review January 2007 _Anger Mounts Following 1991 Gulf War _World News and Trends - Mar/Apr 2004 European Union - military: _World News Review December 1998 _World News Review Jan. 1999 _World News Review June 1999 _The Coming Superstate _European Union: An Idea Whose Time Has Come _Imagine a World Without the United States _The Coming Clash Between Europe and America _After Iraq -- How Will Europe Get Its Act Together? _From Kosovo to Conflict? _Is This the End of the American Empire? _The United States of Europe - A Growing Threat to American Interests _Who Will Be the Next Superpower? (2008) _Significant Developments Dot the World Scene _The Euro and War _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Jul/Aug 1999 _World News and Trends - Jan/Fen 2000 _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Nov/Dec 2000 _Who Will Be the Next Superpower? _European Rapid Reaction Force - Rival to NATO? _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - May/Jun 2002 _World News and Trends - May/Jun 2004 _World News and Trends - July/August 2008 Divorce: _Will "Covenant Marriages" Slow Divorce? _Divorce Revolution Spawns Cohabitation Generation _World News Review September/October 1999 _God's Instruction Manual for Marriage _Single-Parenting Success _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Sep/Oct 1997 _Divorce's Devastating Impact on Children _Does Marriage Matter? _What's So Special About Families? _Illicit Sex: The Threat to Children _Letters From Our Readers - Sep/Oct 2002 _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Sep/Oct 2002 _World News and Trends - May/June 2003 _Right Choices and Happiness _Saving Marriage: Beyond Constitutional Amendments _Hope and Help for Children of Divorce _How Can You Help Restore the Disappearing Family? _Hope & Help for Children of Divorce _Questions and Answers - Oct/Dec 2000 _The Foster Child _Children of Divorce Aren't Doomed to Failure _When Nations Fall 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