News and Prophecy Staff

Last weekend, an oil pipeline under the Yellowstone River in Montana broke, unloading more than 1,000 barrels of crude oil into the river.  The cause of the break is unknown, however some officials think it may be due to unusually high river levels thanks to the spring snow melt.  This high water has made containment of the spilled oil very difficult.  The effects of the spill are yet to be determined, but traces of the spill have been discovered 30 miles down-river, so far.

“Greece faces massive loss of sovereignty,” read a recent article in the EU Observer.  As the EU forwards 12 billion euros of additional relief to Greece, it completes its fifth payment of the overall 110 billion euro package.  This recent payment should help Greece meet its financial obligations through the end of the month.

Britain can do “nothing” to prevent Argentina retaking Falkland Islands read a recent headline in the British Telegraph. “The head of the Naval task force in the Falklands War has warned that defense cuts mean Britain can now do ‘precisely nothing’ to prevent Argentina retaking the islands…. a substantial task force of two aircraft carriers, a dozen frigates and destroyers, four submarines and a total of 100 surface ships along with 25,000 servicemen were to retake the Falklands in 1982.

The Jerusalem Post recently ran a powerful Opinion/Editorial article highlighting the unrest throughout North Africa and the Middle East. It noted the instability and the bloody intents of regional leaders.

A recent Wall Street Journal article observed, “Germany is sitting on top of the world. But the rest of the world thinks it’s getting too comfortable up there… What is Germany’s place in the world?” John Kornblum, former U.S. ambassador to Berlin recently asked the question: “Germany is rising in a Europe that’s coming apart at the seams… How is this country—the only major economy in Europe that can keep up with globalization—going to fit into this Europe?”