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<blockquote data-quote="Roth Joint" data-source="post: 29065" data-attributes="member: 591"><p><strong>Re: John Titor Is Not A Hoax Exclusive Report</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">JT: \"...Western stability, which collapses in 2005.\" </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">\"The West will become very unstable...\" </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">\"Real disruptions in world events begin with the destabilization of the West...\"</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span>Dutch Voters Follow French in Rejecting EU Constitution </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Taken from: </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><a href=\'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4675597\' target=\'_blank\'><strong><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4675597" target="_blank">http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4675597</a></strong></a> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Europe Stumbles on Path to Greater Integration </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">by Sylvia Poggioli </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">The Latest Report </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Jun. 1, 2005 </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">NPR.org, June 1, 2005 ? The Netherlands today followed France in </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">rejecting the European Union constitution, according to exit polls, a </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">result that sent fresh shockwaves through the European political </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">establishment. Not only did the rejection lead to a cabinet shakeup </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">in France, it is likely to have strong repercussions on the </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">continent\'s broader political landscape as well. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">A sampling of headlines in the European media gives a sense of the </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">dismay and uncertainty the French "no" unleashed: "A Turning Point </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">for French and European Union History," "Europe has Been Brought to a </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Standstill," and "Masochist Masterpiece." </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Just one year after the European Union expanded from 15 to 25 member </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">states, the continent\'s integration process appears to have come to a </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">halt. Political analysts fear that rejection of the constitution will </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">lead to a deadlocked and inward-looking EU, unsure of whether to </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">continue the ratification process. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">A Loss of Momentum </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">The European Union will not dissolve. It will continue to function </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">under the previous, cumbersome treaties. But it will certainly lose </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">momentum. Decision-making could be stalled for months, enlargement to </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">new members -- particularly Muslim Turkey -- will become more </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">difficult, and it may become harder to impose spending and currency </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">discipline, leading to economic uncertainty. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">The reasons for the "no" vote in France were various, contradictory </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">and even irrational. The "no" front stretched from the extreme right </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">to the extreme left, and included a large number of young people. A </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">key factor was widespread unease over last year\'s EU expansion, which </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">prompted fears of job losses to East Europeans willing to work for </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">lower wages (the so-called Polish plumber invasion). </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">France is already facing problems integrating and assimilating its 5 </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">million Muslims and their traditions into an officially secular </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">society. Large numbers of French voters were very worried about the </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">possibility that Turkey, with a population of 70 million Muslims, </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">could also become an EU member. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Taken from: </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><a href=\'http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=242202&area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/\' target=\'_blank\'><strong><span style=\'color:#990000\'><a href="http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=242202&area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/" target="_blank">http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=242202&area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/</a></strong></span></a> </p><p></p><p>European Union vision in tatters </p><p></p><p>02 June 2005 07:18 </p><p></p><p>European leaders' long-held dream of anchoring the continent's greater unification in its first Constitution was dissolving before their eyes on Wednesday night after the Dutch delivered the second crushing blow to the idea in three days. </p><p></p><p>Given the chance to have their say in their first ever referendum, the Netherlands voted by an overwhelming majority against the treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe. </p><p></p><p>The Dutch rejected the treaty by 61,6% to 38,4% on a high turnout of 62%, according to a tally of almost all the votes. </p><p></p><p>Both the turnout and the margin of victory for the no camp were substantially higher than opinion polls had predicted. </p><p></p><p>Following the French rejection of the treaty at the weekend, the second blow from another founding EU member left the European elite reeling and facing the prospect of a protracted period of recrimination, conflict and crisis. </p><p></p><p>President Jacques Chirac of France said the double negative had laid bare "questions and concerns about the development of the European project". In Germany, the Chancellor, Gerhard Schr?der, warned that the crisis over the Constitution "must not become Europe's general crisis". </p><p></p><p>Jack Straw, the British foreign secretary, said the verdict of French and Dutch voters "raises profound questions for all of us about the future direction of Europe". </p><p></p><p>Although nine of the 25 members have already ratified the treaty, European leaders last night appeared to be inching towards an acceptance that the double no has killed off the Constitution. Jose Manuel Barroso, the European commission president, underlined the more nuanced approach when he made no mention of the need to continue with ratification in a statement and late-night press conference. </p><p></p><p>"It is a difficult moment for Europe," Barroso said, adding that heads of government would decide what to do next at their summit in two weeks. But he warned EU leaders not to abandon the treaty yet. "I think it will not be wise [for] leaders to come with new initiatives or unilateral decisions." </p><p></p><p>The Dutch revolt against their rulers in The Hague and Brussels was without parallel. For 50 years, the Netherlands has been a stronghold of European integration, home to the Maastricht treaty that produced the most striking instrument of unification -- the euro single currency. </p><p></p><p>As last weekend in France, the no triumph was ascribed to multiple factors all merging into a voters' mutiny. </p><p></p><p>The three-party centre-right coalition of the Christian democrat prime minister, Jan Peter Balkenende, is strongly in favour of the Constitution. It is also the most unpopular government in living memory. </p><p></p><p>The Dutch are wary of forfeiting their veto in European policy making. As the biggest per capita net contributors to the Brussels budget, they also feel bullied by the bigger countries and let down by the single currency, seen to have brought steep price rises while the currency's rulebook has been flouted with impunity by Germany and France. The economy is stagnant and unemployment has risen to 7%. </p><p></p><p>Growing anti-Muslim sentiment, opposition to EU membership for Turkey, and fears over losing control of immigration policy all contributed to the debacle for the pro-European camp, producing a surly and hostile electorate. The no camp was helped rather than hindered by a hapless government pro campaign which was late in getting off the ground and appeared to take the electorate for granted. </p><p></p><p>Balkenende said he was "very disappointed" but promised to respect the outcome. </p><p></p><p>"A no is a no," he stated, but added that the ratification process for the Constitution "can continue" in the 14 member states still to state their views. </p><p></p><p>For Europe as a whole, the next weeks and months, coinciding with the British assumption of the EU presidency, seem likely to produce bitter clashes on everything from Turkish accession and enlargement to budget agreements and economic policy. There is also the question of what can be salvaged from the Constitution, which took two years to be agreed. </p><p></p><p>In a sign of the changed atmosphere in Brussels, the leader of the Socialist group in the European Parliament backed away from his strident calls for ratification to continue. Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, the president of the Party of European Socialists, said: "It is now up to the European heads of government to come forward with a proposal for tack ling the institutional issues which the Constitution is intended to resolve. The future of the Constitution must be clarified." </p><p></p><p>British Prime Minister Tony Blair is confident fellow European leaders will eventually accept it is impossible to soldier on after such emphatic rejection by France and the Netherlands. But he accepts it may take time for Chirac to concede that the Constitution is dead. - Guardian Unlimited ? Guardian Newspapers Limited 2005</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Roth Joint, post: 29065, member: 591"] [b]Re: John Titor Is Not A Hoax Exclusive Report[/b] [SIZE=2]JT: \"...Western stability, which collapses in 2005.\" \"The West will become very unstable...\" \"Real disruptions in world events begin with the destabilization of the West...\" </span>Dutch Voters Follow French in Rejecting EU Constitution Taken from: <a href=\'http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4675597\' target=\'_blank\'>[b][url]http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4675597[/url][/b]</a> Europe Stumbles on Path to Greater Integration by Sylvia Poggioli The Latest Report Jun. 1, 2005 NPR.org, June 1, 2005 ? The Netherlands today followed France in rejecting the European Union constitution, according to exit polls, a result that sent fresh shockwaves through the European political establishment. Not only did the rejection lead to a cabinet shakeup in France, it is likely to have strong repercussions on the continent\'s broader political landscape as well. A sampling of headlines in the European media gives a sense of the dismay and uncertainty the French "no" unleashed: "A Turning Point for French and European Union History," "Europe has Been Brought to a Standstill," and "Masochist Masterpiece." Just one year after the European Union expanded from 15 to 25 member states, the continent\'s integration process appears to have come to a halt. Political analysts fear that rejection of the constitution will lead to a deadlocked and inward-looking EU, unsure of whether to continue the ratification process. A Loss of Momentum The European Union will not dissolve. It will continue to function under the previous, cumbersome treaties. But it will certainly lose momentum. Decision-making could be stalled for months, enlargement to new members -- particularly Muslim Turkey -- will become more difficult, and it may become harder to impose spending and currency discipline, leading to economic uncertainty. The reasons for the "no" vote in France were various, contradictory and even irrational. The "no" front stretched from the extreme right to the extreme left, and included a large number of young people. A key factor was widespread unease over last year\'s EU expansion, which prompted fears of job losses to East Europeans willing to work for lower wages (the so-called Polish plumber invasion). France is already facing problems integrating and assimilating its 5 million Muslims and their traditions into an officially secular society. Large numbers of French voters were very worried about the possibility that Turkey, with a population of 70 million Muslims, could also become an EU member. Taken from: <a href=\'http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=242202&area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/\' target=\'_blank\'>[b]<span style=\'color:#990000\'>[url]http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=242202&area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/[/url][/b][/SIZE][b][/b]</a> European Union vision in tatters 02 June 2005 07:18 European leaders' long-held dream of anchoring the continent's greater unification in its first Constitution was dissolving before their eyes on Wednesday night after the Dutch delivered the second crushing blow to the idea in three days. Given the chance to have their say in their first ever referendum, the Netherlands voted by an overwhelming majority against the treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe. The Dutch rejected the treaty by 61,6% to 38,4% on a high turnout of 62%, according to a tally of almost all the votes. Both the turnout and the margin of victory for the no camp were substantially higher than opinion polls had predicted. Following the French rejection of the treaty at the weekend, the second blow from another founding EU member left the European elite reeling and facing the prospect of a protracted period of recrimination, conflict and crisis. President Jacques Chirac of France said the double negative had laid bare "questions and concerns about the development of the European project". In Germany, the Chancellor, Gerhard Schr?der, warned that the crisis over the Constitution "must not become Europe's general crisis". Jack Straw, the British foreign secretary, said the verdict of French and Dutch voters "raises profound questions for all of us about the future direction of Europe". Although nine of the 25 members have already ratified the treaty, European leaders last night appeared to be inching towards an acceptance that the double no has killed off the Constitution. Jose Manuel Barroso, the European commission president, underlined the more nuanced approach when he made no mention of the need to continue with ratification in a statement and late-night press conference. "It is a difficult moment for Europe," Barroso said, adding that heads of government would decide what to do next at their summit in two weeks. But he warned EU leaders not to abandon the treaty yet. "I think it will not be wise [for] leaders to come with new initiatives or unilateral decisions." The Dutch revolt against their rulers in The Hague and Brussels was without parallel. For 50 years, the Netherlands has been a stronghold of European integration, home to the Maastricht treaty that produced the most striking instrument of unification -- the euro single currency. As last weekend in France, the no triumph was ascribed to multiple factors all merging into a voters' mutiny. The three-party centre-right coalition of the Christian democrat prime minister, Jan Peter Balkenende, is strongly in favour of the Constitution. It is also the most unpopular government in living memory. The Dutch are wary of forfeiting their veto in European policy making. As the biggest per capita net contributors to the Brussels budget, they also feel bullied by the bigger countries and let down by the single currency, seen to have brought steep price rises while the currency's rulebook has been flouted with impunity by Germany and France. The economy is stagnant and unemployment has risen to 7%. Growing anti-Muslim sentiment, opposition to EU membership for Turkey, and fears over losing control of immigration policy all contributed to the debacle for the pro-European camp, producing a surly and hostile electorate. The no camp was helped rather than hindered by a hapless government pro campaign which was late in getting off the ground and appeared to take the electorate for granted. Balkenende said he was "very disappointed" but promised to respect the outcome. "A no is a no," he stated, but added that the ratification process for the Constitution "can continue" in the 14 member states still to state their views. For Europe as a whole, the next weeks and months, coinciding with the British assumption of the EU presidency, seem likely to produce bitter clashes on everything from Turkish accession and enlargement to budget agreements and economic policy. There is also the question of what can be salvaged from the Constitution, which took two years to be agreed. In a sign of the changed atmosphere in Brussels, the leader of the Socialist group in the European Parliament backed away from his strident calls for ratification to continue. Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, the president of the Party of European Socialists, said: "It is now up to the European heads of government to come forward with a proposal for tack ling the institutional issues which the Constitution is intended to resolve. The future of the Constitution must be clarified." British Prime Minister Tony Blair is confident fellow European leaders will eventually accept it is impossible to soldier on after such emphatic rejection by France and the Netherlands. But he accepts it may take time for Chirac to concede that the Constitution is dead. - Guardian Unlimited ? Guardian Newspapers Limited 2005 [/QUOTE]
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