Dan 11:24 He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches (THE EU?): yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time. Dan 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things. (The Antichrist,
who comes out of EUROPE!) (David: Could these guys be the “3 horns” of Daniel? (This pic was captioned “the three” in the original article!!!) – Used to “enter peaceably” and then “plucked up by the roots”? - Remember, “the powers that be” use the “good intentions” of those “unsuspecting” to accomplich their purposes – This is “standard practice” of the “Illuminatti” and their “off-spring”!) WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!
Not so noble: EU’s Peace Prize win sparks debate over legitimacy Published: 10 December, 2012, 20:27
European Union (EU) representatives President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso and President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz (L-R) hold the Nobel Peace Prize certificate and medal after they accepted it on behalf of the EU during a ceremony at City Hall in Oslo December 10, 2012.(Reuters / Suzanne Plunkett)
The European Union's presidents have received this year's Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the 27-member group. However, growing numbers of critics have pointed to the EU’s economic and foreign policy failures, arguing the prize is undeserved.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz have accepted the 930,000-euro ($1.2 million) award on behalf of the EU. In his acceptance speech, Van Rompuy praised postwar leaders in France and Germany who created the EU by uniting their economic interests: “The EU's secret weapon – an unrivalled way of binding our interests so tightly that war becomes impossible." The French and German representatives at the ceremony – President Francois Hollande and Chancellor Angela Merkel, respectively – greeted the award with standing ovations. But critics argued the award was an inappropriate honor. Six EU leaders, including British Prime Minister David Cameron, did not attend the event. The initial news that the European Union won the 2012 Peace Prize sparked heated debate over whether the award was being discredited, a debate that also raged after US President Barack Obama’s win in 2009. The Peace Prize win comes amid Europe’s worst financial crisis in decades, as well as numerous accusations of supporting large-scale conflicts abroad. The 27-member union has been frequently criticized for supporting regime change in foreign countries; several memberstates have supported violent crackdowns on anti-government demonstrators.
“I think it devalues the whole concept of the Nobel Peace Prize,” Nigel Farage, the leader of the UK Independence Party told RT. “What's really happening is the EU's having its worst year ever and it's got its mates in the international community coming to its aid.” But Norway’s Nobel Committee looked beyond Europe's recent economic woes, unemployment and debt, honoring its decades of stability and democracy after the horrors of two world wars.
“It seems like they got the prize because there hasn't been a war in Europe for many decades, rather then they did anything in particular,” Troika chief strategist Chris Weafer told RT. Previous Nobel Peace Prize winners have said the EU was unlawfully awarded the prize. Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa and two other Nobel Peace winners earlier wrote to the foundation to protest the decision to award the 2012 prize to the EU. Business professor and an independent investment fund manager Max Otte told RT that in his opinion, the EU's policies have brought disorder, not peace.
“It is probably some kind of the official ideology that is supported here, the ideology that this year has brought peace. But it hasn’t, it has brought unrest,” Otte said. “It has nothing to do with peace and maybe it is a way to mislead people about the process.” Oslo residents held a protest on Sunday night over the award. Demonstrators denounced EU arms sales to conflict zones, the lack of aid to refugees and the social turmoil triggered by the eurozone financial crisis. During his acceptance speech, Barroso stressed that the prize was not only awarded to EU institutions and memberstates, but also to the EU’s 500 million citizens. Users on Twitter and other social networks quickly pounced on this remark, arguing that all Europeans should therefore share in the prize money – which would work out to around 0.2 cents each. Nobel Peace Prize today awarded to the European Union: Population ~503m, award money ~$1.2m. Congrats Eurozone, that's 0.2 US Cents each.
— Otto Rock (@incakolanews) December 10, 2012 The European Commission, which drafts EU laws, assured that the Nobel Prize money “will be allocated to children that are most in need.”
People listen to speakers during a protest rally in central Oslo December 9, 2012.(Reuters / Suzanne Plunkett)
A protester carrying a lit torch raises his arms during a protest in central Oslo on December 9, 2012.(AFP Photo / Cornelius Poppe)
Activists gather in central Oslo on Decemer 9, 2012.(AFP Photo / Cornelius Poppe)