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                  EuropeinProphecy.com  Presents  : 

                       Sikorski  Rising* 

The Rise of  :  Radoslaw  Sikorski

Radek  Sikorski  :  Former  Journalist  to  Afghanistan, Former Political Exile, Former Defence Minister,  one  of Poland's  most popular  politicians, an emerging European statesman ,  a promoter  of  NATO  and  very  possibly  the next  Top Foreign & Defense  Minister  of  the  entire  European  Union    "IF"   elected  in  2014  !!!


...It's  almost   all  over,  we   are  halfway  past  the  final  generation  and  when  you  subtract  the  final  7  years  of  the  upcoming  Great Tribulation period  you  will  understand  that  we  indeed  are  on  the  verge  of  the  end  of  the  age  and  at  the  end  of  the  times  of  the  gentiles...All  Four  Beasts  Prophesied  by  the  Prophet  Daniel   have  'risen  and  fallen'  just  as  GOD  guaranteed  in  His  Holy  Word...The  final : encarnation,  transformation  and  re-emergence  of  the  Fourth  Beast  is  yet  to  fully  happen  and  Bible  Prophecy  reveals  to  us  that  the  Fourth  Romanesque  Beast   will  be  "Different"  from  the  Beasts  of  the  past...This  student  of  Bible  Prophecy  and  'Watchman  on  the  wall'   "AFFIRMS"  that  the  epicenter  of  the  final  Ten  Horns  will  be  in  what  we  presently  call  the  European  Union !!!...Let's  get  this  straight;  Israel  has  been  surrounded  by  hostile  Arab-Islamic  armies  since  1948  and  they  have  "NOT"  taken  Jerusalem  as  the  Prophecy  of   Zechariah 14 : 2  warns;   it  shall be the future  leader  of  the  EU-10  who  will  unfortunately  fulfill  this  Prophecy  in  the  future***   ( Note : the present European Union of 28 nations  is  "NOT"  the final product of the Treaty of Rome; major : political , economic  and military changes  in the future  will  transform   and  re-arrange  the present  day EU  and  we  are  not  ruling   revolution  or  a  nuclear  incident  out*...This  final  endtimes  Beast  with  10  Horns  heading  it  will  nonetheless   be  epicentered  in  Europe  where  modern  day  ROME  (  Italy )  is  located  !!!  ) 

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...Most  of  humanity   who  has  ever  lived  and  even  those  6+  billion  who  are  alive  today  (  sad to say !!!  )   knew / know  nothing  or  very  little  about  Bible  Prophecy...It  is  tragic  that  most  have  failed  to   see  that  :  their  fate,  the fate of over 190+ nations  and  the  fate  of  this  entire  planet  and  creation  is  intrinsically  and  eternally  linked  directly  to  the  Prophecies  of  the  Holy  Bible   !!!...This  servant  of  GOD   prays  that  he   doesn't   repeat  the  mistakes  that  so  many   have  chosen  to  make  in  the  past;  and  I  continually  pray  that  this  servant's   life  on  this  earth   is  not  lived  in  vain;  may   the  temporal  "things"  of  this  world   never  blind  these  spiritual  eyes***...I  thank  GOD  for  all  those  who  teach  the  Prophecies  of  the  Holy  Bible... I  believe  that  we  were  all  given  a  specific  mission  and  specific  gifts  to  accomplish  our  mission  here  on  Earth...EUinProphecy.com  is  "NOT"  in  competition with  anyone,  we see  ourselves  as  part  of  the  army  of  the  living  GOD  here  on  Earth  fighting  the  good  fight  !!!...I  pray  that  the  Holy  Spirit  may  guide   us  all  to  all  truth   and when it is  "His  will"  that  He  show  us  the  things  that  are  to  come*** 

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...Students  of  Bible  Prophecy   know  that  the  final  Fourth  Beast   will   conquer   much  of  the  Middle  East  once  again  just  as  the  ancient  Roman  Empire  did  so  in  the  past  as  it  expanded  its  military  prowess  and  presence  all  around  the  Mediterranean   region  and  according  to  Bible  Prophecy   even  Israel  will  "NOT"  be  exempted  from   this  fact  for  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  himself   warned  that   during  the  "Abomination  of  Desolation"  all  should  run  away  from  Jerusalem  because   tribulation   such  as  has  never   been  in  the  history  of  this  planet   will  envelop  not  only  Israel  but  the  entire  world !!!...What  all  Four  Beasts   have  in  common  is  that  all  of  them  were  "GREAT"  enemies  of  the  Jews...I  remind  everyone  that   Satan  will use  the  'Fourth  Roman  Beast  with 10 Horns'   to  try  to  "Annihilate"  Israel  and  the  Jews  from  this  planet  in  numbers  that  will  eclipse  what  even  the : NAZI's   and  the  Roman  Emperors  of  the  past  inflicted  on  my  Jewish  friends  and  he  will   attempt  to  do  so  once  more  for  the  final  time   in  the  not  so  distant  future***...Satan  knows  his  end  is  near   and  "WOE"  to  "ALL"  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth  !!!    

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...ALL  that  : Mario  Romano  and  EUinProphecy.com   are  using   to  attempt  to   identify   the  horns  of  Revelation   are  lessons  in  history... Just as  Hitler  and  Stalin   used  and  exploited  the  political  system  of  their  day  to  rise  to  power,  we  believe  that  the  "Little  Horn's"    rise  will  closely  mirror   somewhat   those  of  : Hitler, Stalin, Antiochus  Epiphanes  and  most  Roman  Caesars  to  a  large  degree...There  is  not  much  new  under  the  sun  and   we   strongly   believe  that  it  will  be  a  powerful  military  and  diplomatic  position  such  as  the :  High  Representative  of  the  Union  for  Foreign  Affairs and Security  Policy  ( Foreign & Security Policy of the EU )  will  serve  as  a  stepping stone  that  will  allow  the  future  man  of  sin  to : "Confirm  the  Covenant   with  the  many"  in  the  future...Some are teaching that the man of sin will very probably be an alien, I don't think so : Antiochus Epiphanes  and  Hitler  were  no  aliens  ;   just  evil  and  heartless  men***

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...It  is  the   goal  of  EUinProphecy.com   'unapologetically'  to  be  the  first  in  the  world  to  correctly  identify  the  "horns"   spoken  of  by  the  Prophet  Daniel  and  the  Book  of  Revelation  and  we  will  do  so  for  as  long  as  GOD  permits  us...It  appears  that  :  Radoslaw  Sikorski  will  soon  become  a  global  household  name  "iF"  he  indeed  is  named  the  next  High  Representative  for  Foreign  Affairs  and  Security  Policy   of  the  European  Union,  replacing   :  Catherine  Ashton  who  will  be  stepping  down  when  her  term  expires  at  the  end  of   2014...The  EU  Council  President  : Herman  Van  Rompuy  is  also  set  to  exit  for  good  at  the  end  of  his  term  !!! 

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...Many  described  Catherine  Ashton's   term  as  "Uneventful"...One  reporter  stated  that  Catherine  Ashton : "Came  out  of  nowhere, accomplished  nothing  and  leaves  as  though   she  was  never  head  of  anything." ... In  contrast,   Radolaw  Sikorski  is  almost  the  exact  opposite  of  Catherine  Ashton;  whereby  Ashton   seems : unexciting, dull  and  clueless;  Sikorski   as  Poland's  Foreign  Minister  is  "colorful, ambitious  and  at  the  top  of  his  game  !!!"  ...If  there  is  one  word  that  could  describe  Sikorski  it  would  be : "Ambitious"...Sikorski    was  in  Afghanistan  during the 1980's  and  understands  the  "Islamic  Threat"  and  as  one  of  Europe's  rising  and  most  "Influential"  Foreign  Ministers  he  holds  high  expectations   for  Europe's  future  potential...

 

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...As  a  student  of  world  history  it  is  very  'surreal'  to  me  that  I  am  part  of  the  final  generation  of  human  beings  who  gets  to  witness  many  of  the  final  events  Prophesied  in  the  Bible  concerning this planet...I  think  of  all  the  billions  of  human  beings  who  have  come  before  me  and  all  the  Kings  and  Empires  who  have  arisen  and  fallen  throughout  history  and  it  sends  chills  down  my  spine  as  I  acknowledge that all the winds of time  will  conclude  and be finalized in my lifetime  !!!...I  do  not  relish  what  is  coming  upon  this  planet  but  the  truth  is  that  GOD  is  a  Holy  and  Righteous  GOD  and  He  will  "NOT"   let  unrepentant  sinners  off  so  easily...GOD  has  been  very  strict  with  His  chosen  people  ( the  Jews )  and  both  the  Bible  and  secular  history  books  have  shown  us  the  Holy Judgement  of  GOD  upon  His  own  people;  the  judgement  against  the  unrepentant   gentiles  will  definitely  "NOT"  be  any  lighter  !!!...GOD  is  going  to  test  all  those  who :  ignored,  rejected  and  were  indifferent  to  the  Gospel  of  Jesus  Christ  during  the  time  of  Grace !!!  ( Book of  Revelation  3 : 10  )...  The  hour  of  judgement  is  coming; GOD  will  not  be  mocked***...All those  who  reject  Jesus  Christ  have  condemned  themselves  !!!  ( 2  Thessalonians  2 : 12   and  John  3 : 18 ) 

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This  servant  of  GOD  would  like  to  remind  everyone  that  a  demon  possessed  person  not  only  gains  supernatural  physical strenght and   powers   but  is  also  virtually  taken  over  his  entire  person  by  such  demons   and  when  the  'Beast  who  rises  from  the  Abyss'   enters  and  takes  over  the  body  of  the  future  man  of  sin  this  fact  will  be  no  different  !!!...In  effect  the  Beast  who  rises  from  the  Abyss  merely   uses  the  body  of  Mr.666  as  a   modern  "Trojan  Horse"  against  Israel  and  the  Jews  !!!

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...As  a  student  of  Bible  Prophecy  and  World  History  this  servant  of  GOD   "CANNOT"  and  will  "NOT"  remain   quiet  and  indifferent  on  what  is  coming  upon  the  whole  world  and  especially  upon  my  Jewish  brothers  and  sisters...Unfortunately,  Bible  Prophecy  "WARNS"  about  yet  another  final   Holocaust  against  my  Jewish  brothers  and  sisters  of  Israel...There  is  no  point   on  trying  to  be  a  "Watchman"  if  you're   easily  scared  or  swayed  into  keeping  quiet  by  the  opinions  and  criticisms  of  men  regardless  of  who  they  may  be  !!!...This  "Watchman"  of  GOD  will  "NOT"  be  swayed  by  anyone  or  anybody  from  doing  his   job  and  mission;  at  the  appropriate  time  we  will    sound  the  alarm and   boldly   blow the Trumpet   "iF"  GOD   so   destines  us   to  it  !!!...I  will  leave  this  planet    having  a  clear  conscience  that   I  tried  my  best   to  teach  the  Prophetic  WORD  of  GOD  to  the  masses...I  do  "NOT"  delight   upon  the  judgement  that   is  coming to the whole world;   GOD  went  out  of  His  way  to  save  all  of  humanity  and  it  is  necessary   that  as  the  end  of  the  age  comes  to  its  end  that    all  those  who  reject  Jesus  Christ    receive    the  full   wrath  and  judgement  of  GOD;  for   GOD's  Spirit  will  not  always  strive  with  man  ( Genesis   6 : 3  )***  

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...Let  it  be  known  that  by  no  means  do  we  yet  affirm  that : Sikorski  or  Sarkozy  will  end  up  being  the  infamous  "Little  Horn"  warned  and  Prophesied  about  by  the  Prophet  Daniel...There  are  still   "MAJOR"  events  that  must  take  place  before  the  final  endtimes  10  King's  and  the  "Little  Horn"   emerge  out  of  the  present  day  European  Union...I  am  a  realist,   but  we  cannot  ignore   the  rise  of  men  such  as  Sikorski  and  Sarkozy  !!!...We  have   doubled  checked  our  Prophetic  timeline  and  we   "AFFIRM"  that  Mecca  will  be  indeed  destroyed  in  the  future;  in  Islamic  eschatology  Mecca  even  according  to  Islamic teachings  will  be  destroyed  !!!...When  the  fourth  Beast   conquered  and  dominated  the  Middle  East   it  had  no  regards  for  the  religious  deities  of   either  the  Jews  or  Pagans  of  the  region  then  !!!  and  Rome  finally  even  destroyed  the  2nd  Jewish  Temple  !!!...We  foresee  Mr.666   doing  the  same  in  the  future  during  his  global  conquest  of  the  Middle  East  in  the  future  !!! ( Mr.666  will  authorize  the  total  destruction  of   : Mecca  in  Saudi  Arabia  and  the  Vatican  in  Rome  and  will  ultimately  "DESOLATE"  the  new  Jewish  Temple  in  the  future  !!!  ...Most  certainly  this  is  not  anyone's  friend   !!!...An  evil  is  coming  to  this  world  that   cannot  be   spotted   by  high-tech  radar  systems   nor    analyzed  by  human   computational   programs,  nor  conceived  by  human  military Generals ***) 

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...The  reason  why  this  EU  Diplomatic  post  is  so   important  and  should  be  observed  is  because  we  believe  that  it  will  serve  as  a  major  "stepping  stone"  for  the   endtimes   "Little  Horn."....I  personally  believe  that  the  man  who  will  "Confirm  the  7  year  Covenant  with  the  many  for  a  week"  will  hold  this  type  of  a  "POST"  before  the  10  King's  finally  give  all  of  their  power  and  authority   to  such  an  endtimes  "Little  Horn."

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...This  servant  of  GOD  has  made  too  many  mistakes  in  his  short  life  here  on  Earth,  but  I  do  "NOT"  plan  on  'dropping  the  ball'  concerning  this  specific  Bible  Prophecy  topic : "The  10  Horned  Beast  and  its'  Little  Horn."...We  teach  Bible  Prophecy  "TODAY"  because  the  hour  is  coming  when  this  will  "NOT"  be  possible...I  am  not :  Hal  Lindsey, Chuck  Missler,  Dave  Hunt  nor   Jack  Kinsella  ( these  are  all  Bible  Prophecy  teachers  that  I  thank  GOD  for*)  nor  was  I  given  the  same  gifts  from  GOD  as  they   received;  yet  GOD  gave  all  men  "gifts"  and  I'm  trying  to  use  mine   as  best  as  I  can,  so  please  bare  with  me  !!!...

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...There  are  only  a  very  few  handful  of  "European  Politicos"   who  even  remotely  can  fulfill  the  Prophecies  concerning  the  endtimes  Beast  of  Revealtion;  Sarkozy  and  Sikorski  are  two  of  this  very, very   small  pool  of  men  !!!  and  that  is  why  we  put  them  on  the   Prophetic  spotlight...It  is  not  our   goal  to  "cry  wolf"  but  it  is  our  goal  to  "Inform"  the  five  wise  virgins   about  what  is  brewing   in  the  future  epicenter  of  the  Kingdom  of  the  Beast  in  a  responsible  manner...EUinProphecy.com  foresees   major  wars  breaking  out  as  the  Little  Horn   consolidates  power  in  the  future  and  we  also  foresee  a  similiar  rise  to  power  as  took  place  by  the  NAZI's  during  the  rise  of  Adolf  Hitler  in  the  past..."NOT"  every  single  detail  of  every  single  event  is  chronicled  by  the  Biblical  Prophecies  and  that's  what  we  are  trying  to  address  here; Mr.666  does  "NOT"  rises  to  power  overnight    and  without  the  help  of  anyone;  he  will  have  many  powerful  backers  who  are  of  the  same  unholy  spirit  as  him  !!!  ( that  is  why  the  Ten  King's  who  are  of  the  same  mind  as  him  give  him  all  of  their  power  !!!)

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...Despite  its  numerous  problems  the  European  Union  remains  the  largest  Western :  political, economic and  military  alliance  of  gentile  nations   on  the  face  of  this  planet   !!!...The  :  Asians, Africans,  South Americans  and  even  the  Arab  nations  have  in  one  way  or  another   attempted  to  replicate  the  'European  Union, NATO  and  the  Eurozone'  in  one  way  or  another   with their own  regional   inept  versions,  but  realistically   they  have  all  failed  because  in  the  world  of   : dictatorships  and   totalitarianism   such  an  alliance   is  impossible  to  realize  and  fully  function;  due  to  the  fact  that   "Dictators"   do  not  enjoy  giving  up  their  power  to  others  and  much  less to  foreigners  !!!...In  effect  the  European  Union  has  taken  a  giant  step  into  the  formation  of  the  Beast  with  10  Horns  like  no  other  gentile  alliance  in  the  history  of  this  planet  !!!

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...EuropeinProphecy.com  was  up  and  running  long  before   the  'theory'  and  advent  of  a  possible  Islamic  Beast  came  into  existence  !!!...Those  who  teach  that  Islam  will  produce  the   final  666  Beast    are  as   Prophetically  "Confused"  as  those  who  are  still   awaiting   the  first  coming  of  the  Messiah  !!!...People  are  entitled  to   their  opinions  but  there  are  a  few  things   in this  life  that  if  one  interprets  them  wrong  can  have  eternal  repercussions  !!!...When  all  hell  breaks  loose  and  'push  comes  to  shove'  as  the  Tribulation  period  begins,  the  Europeans  will  make  their  move  and  invade  the  Middle  East  to  secure   the  oil  of  the  region   to  secure  their  own  physical  and  economic  survival  !!!

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...This  servant  of  GOD  knows  how  GOD   rewards  His  faithful... If   I  teach  His  Prophetic  truth   and  am  interpreting  the  Biblical  Prophecies  correctly  then   it  is  GOD  who  will  one  day  promote  this  servant  of  His  !!!...The  reason  that  I  do  "NOT"  post  my  picture  here  nor  my  true  name   is  "NOT"  because  I  fear  any  man;  but  because  I  have  been  trying  to  "DENY"  myself  for  the  longest  time  and  am  trying  my  best  to  distance  myself  from : pride,  arrogance  and   the  applauses  &  the  approval  of  men  !!!  ...The  only  thing  I  seek  and  that  makes  me  whole  is  the  approval  of  GOD;  for  it  is  GOD  who  rewards   those  who  : seek  Him, His  truth   and  those  who  teach  His  word  to  the  nations***...If  this  insignificant  website   is  backed  by  GOD  then   it  will  be  one  of  the  first   to  blow  the  Watchman's  Trumpet   at  the  appropriate   time  !!!

 

...Although  this  servant  of  GOD  has  been   covering   the  political  and  economic  transformation  of  the : European  Union, NATO, the  $EURO  and  the  Eurozone  for  over  14+  years  with  this  "Little  website"   and  even  though  I  firmly  believe  that  each  and  every  Biblical  Prophecy   concernings  endtimes  events  will  be  fulfilled  within  our   lifetime  all  of  this  still  seems  "SURREAL"  to  this  servant  of  GOD  because  never  in  a  million  years   did  this  servant  of  GOD  imagined   that  GOD  would  allow  him  to  be  one  out  of  billions  to   be  given  the   gift  and  opportunity  to  teach   and  warn : believers, Israel  and  the  entire  world  about  the  final   Beast  forewarned  by  the  Prophet  Daniel  and  the  Book  of  Revealtion  !!!

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...We  are  here  to  teach  and  preach  that  the  true  Messiah  of  Israel  and  thee  only  true  Saviour  of  the  world  already   came  in  Jesus  the  Christ  and  that  Yeshua : Jesus  Christ   will  "RETURN"  once  again  to  judge  the  nations    as  King  of  the  whole  Earth  !!!...Because  Mr.666  is  thee  most  warned   individual  in  all  of  Bible  Prophecy   as  a  student  of  Bible  Prophecy   we  cannot  and  should  not  ignore  him  given  the  fact  that   the  Bible   itself  gives  us  key  details  about  his  rise  and  his  ruthless   agenda...I  am  "NOT"  here  to  romanticise   the  world's  final  totalitarian   who  is  prophesied  to  authorize  the  killing  of  more  of  my  Jewish   friends  than  even  Adolf  Hitler,  I  am  here   to  forewarn  about  his  rise***...Mario  lives   an  equilibriated  Christian   life, he :  witnesses, prays, mourns with those who mourn  and  rejoices  with  those  who  rejoice before the Lord...I  am  not  a  Prophet,  I'm  just   here   trying  my  best  to  "Interpret"  the  Prophecies  given  to  the  Prophet  Daniel   and  those  in  the  Book  of  Revelation***

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BY  :  Mario  Romano...Mario  is  a  student  of  Eurasian  Geopolitics  ; he  specializes  in  European  Political  Systems...It  is  his  prayer  that  the  GOD  of  Daniel  may  one  day  use  this  servant  of  His  "one  day"  for  His  Honor  and  His  Glory  !!!...The  end  is  not  yet  but  it  sure  is  getting   very,  very   near  !!!...Mario  believes  in  the  Rapture  before  the   7  year  Tribulation  period  so  it  is  possible  that   I  will  "NOT"  end  up  being  the  one  to   be   the  first   to  "Identify"  the  Beast  with  7  Heads  and  Ten  Horns  and  blow  the  Watchman  Trumpet   at  the  "destined  time"  set  forth  by  the  GOD  of  Heaven  who  rules  over  "ALL"  of  His  creation  !!!...There  is  a  GOD  in  Heaven  and  every  being  will  have  to  give  an  account  to  HIM  come  Judgement***Mario  Romano  is  still  "OPEN"  to  every  conceivable  scenario  concerning  the  rise  of  Mr.666*

 

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What  Is  Really  Behind  the
Mediterranean  Union ?


Special report EU Observer April 2008



There are moments in history when the geopolitical balance seems to shift clearly in one direction or the other. Currently within the EU, power seems to have just moved noticeably from France to Germany on a clear issue of substance. It is not the first of such shifts and, while it may not be the last either. But it is substantial and merits comment. I refer to the issue of the Union of the Mediterranean.
 
The Union of the Mediterranean is a project conceived by Nicolas Sarkozy, the mercurial and hyperactive French president known for his capricious sex life and his loose tongue. Indeed, the former may be an subconscious cause of his proposal to create a political “Club Med”, since all three Madames Sarkozy have been of distinctly Southern European blood, as indeed Sarkozy is himself. The first Madame Sarkozy, Marie-Dominique Culioli, was Corsican; the second, Cécilia María Sara Isabel Ciganer-Albéniz, was born of a Jewish-Russian (possible gypsy) father, André Ciganer ( Aron Chouganov) and a Spanish-Belgian mother; while the third Madame Sarkozy, Carla Bruni, is still even now an Italian national while having become the First Lady of France. Sarkozy himself, of course, is the son of a Hungarian émigré and he was in fact brought up by his Greek-Jewish maternal grandfather as his father left the marital home when he was three.
 
Sarkozy originally came up with the idea of a Mediterranean Union during his campaign in 2007 to become president. He announced his intention to hold the founding summit during the French presidency of the European Union, i.e. in July-December this year, and the latest news reports indicate that he has been successful: there will indeed be a summit of all heads of state and government from all the countries of the Mediterranean in Paris on 13th July, and they will be invited to stay the night and attend the Bastille Day celebrations the following morning.
 
The geopolitical and political motives behind this proposal seemed fairly obvious at first sight. Politically, Sarkozy’s interest in setting up the Mediterranean Union would be to offer Turkey an alternative to full EU membership. This is certainly how the plan is being peddled in Paris. The second geopolitical motive would be to reinforce France’s weight on the world stage. European enlargement since the end of the Cold War has been directed almost exclusively at countries which are more or less in the German geopolitical orbit – not just the former Communist states integrated in 2004 but also Austria, Sweden and Finland which joined the EU in 1995. The creation of a political “Club Med” is perhaps a typical example of the French love of the politics of the grand gesture, but there seems little doubt that it would institutionalise France’s leadership role in an area where she has huge historical ties and considerable political influence, from North Africa to Lebanon and Syria.
 
On closer inspection, however, all is not as it seems. First, Sarkozy has effectively abandoned his opposition to Turkish accession. In the summer of 2007, France voted in favour of opening new “chapters” in the accession negotiations with Turkey. Paris has not put the freezing of those negotiations on the agenda for the French presidency later this year, and there will never be a “French” presidency ever again because the Lisbon treaty abandons the principle by which the European Council is chaired by one country every six months. More insidiously, Sarkozy is campaigning to remove Article 88.5 from the French constitution, which requires that a referendum be held in France on all new accessions to the EU. Any referendum in France would almost definitely lead to a No vote.
 
Moreover, the latest news is that France has capitulated to Germany’s demand that all EU states be included in the new Union. For the last few months, indeed, there has been bad blood between Paris and Berlin as two summit meetings were cancelled at short notice by the French, apparently because of disagreements over Sarkozy’s new Mediterranean Policy. The Germans objected to the plan because the EU already has a forum for Mediterranean Policy, the so-called Barcelona Process, and it says that a new structure would only undermine that part of EU policy, over which Berlin obviously has a say. Austria has concurred: the Austria Foreign Minister has said she does not see the point of Sarkozy’s new initiative. Thanks to a recent deal between President Sarkozy and Chancellor Merkel, the new Union will indeed be launched on 13th July – but all EU member states will belong to it. Any geopolitical advantage for France is thereby completely neutralised and the new “Union” is nothing but the Barcelona Process jazzed up.
 
So why did Sarkozy agree? His capitulation is all the more mysterious because Germany herself was one of the prime movers behind the creation of the Council of the Baltic Sea States in 1992. This organisation has 12 members – Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Iceland and the European Commission. Apart from Iceland and the European Commission, these are all Baltic states, as the name of the organisation suggests. On what possible grounds can Germany object to being excluded from France’s Mediterranean Union when France is excluded from Germany’s Baltic Union?
 
Perhaps the motives behind the Mediterranean Union lie elsewhere, therefore. The plan, indeed, bears some resemblance to the “Greater Middle East” project favoured by the American neo-conservative strategists. Although the membership of the two proposed bodies is different (the Greater Middle East encompasses Arabia, Iran, Central Asian states and even Afghanistan and Pakistan) the ideology is the same: supranational and anti-national. The idea is to neutralise the Arab-Israeli conflict by “integrating” the Middle Eastern countries into a single political unit, rather as the Franco-German conflict was allegedly neutralised by the creation of the European Community. For there is nothing the neo-cons want to neutralise more than Arab nationalism.
 
Even more striking is the resemblance between Sarkozy’s plan and the existing Mediterranean Dialogue set up by NATO in 1994. The relevant page (in English, French, Hebrew and Arabic) can be seen . Numerous Maghreb states have already signed partnership agreements with NATO. In other words, the Mediterranean Union would be but a political superstructure over a military organisation which already exists and which is under US leadership. Sarkozy is known to be extremely friendly to the US and Israel (the Israeli president has just been in Paris, the first head of state to be received with full honours since Sarkozy was elected last year) and his plans therefore resemble those which led to the creation of the original EEC which was also set up on the back of an existing US-led military structure (NATO was created in 1949, the European Coal and Steel Community in 1951).
 
The goal of Sarkozy’s Club Med is therefore not, after all, to reinforce the geopolitical weight of France, but instead to consolidate the power of NATO and the United States over the Middle East. That is why Germany, America’s senior partner in Europe, was determined to be involved – and that is why Sarkozy has agreed to it. I predict that, in due course, he will agree also to another American policy, the accession of Turkey to the EU.

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