Jerusalem: Future Capital of the World?

Since I am so focused on events in Israel and what I believe will become the future WW IV, I checked what Ariel Sharon had to say in the UN.

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=89940

Prime Minister Sharon Addresses United Nations

PM Ariel Sharon told the United Nations Thursday night that the Arabs living in the Land of Israel deserve a state, and that Israel is ready for more "painful concessions."

I am not going to quote the entire article, but like to point out a few things he said.

"'We have no desire to rule over the Palestinians, who also desire freedom and who deserve their own state.'" ... then later ... "the separation fence would continue to be built. 'The fence is a lifesaver'" Again, this still seems like segregation to me. Once all things Jewish is removed, there is no problem going all out and annihilating everything inside 'the fence'.

"'"We have no desire to rule over the Palestinians, who also desire freedom and who deserve their own state.'" This is what is making most of the fuss in Israel. And why is it people forget these Palestinians are JORDANIAN?!?

But here is what I am more concerned. What are these "painful concessions."? The building of the wall makes me think of Cold War Germany and the Berlin wall. Since Jerusalem is important to both the Jews and Arabs, I am thinking how it may be changed. Here is the last paragraph of the article.

Sharon has revealed himself to be a complete leftist, and he is not embarrassed of it," MK Rabbi Benny Elon (National Union) said in response to the speech. "He intends to create an independent Arab state in Judea and Samaria, with Jerusalem as its capital.

So, did anybody else mentioned Jerusalem? Yep! Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez!!!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-5282150,00.html

Title: "Chavez Says U.N. to Move to Jerusalem"

Chavez said U.N. headquarters should be moved from New York to international city ``outside the sovereignty of any state,'' and noted that some have suggested Jerusalem.

And on a related note, with my country fixated on Katrina more than anything else, if another major disaster occurs, the U.S. may be too crippled to do much of anything for some time. Was concerned about Ophelia, which is now passing. (Named after the character in Hamlet? Who kills herself by drowning?!?) Still, the possibility of The Big One in California we are still waiting for. In case you need to remember, the FEMA report that came out the day before 9/11...

http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/12557587.htm

In 2001, the Federal Emergency Management Agency ranked the most likely and deadly disasters that could befall the United States. The top three were a terrorist attack on New York, an earthquake in San Francisco and a hurricane in New Orleans.

There is one other thing that can economically cripple the US, making other countries stronger. Currency. The dollar is loosing its choice as the default world reserve currency and the euro may replace it. And when it comes to money and traded communities, what else is most important than oil?

http://www.feasta.org/documents/papers/oil1.htm

What I am about to say shouldn't be viewed that I am unpatriotic or anything. In the near future, the US may not be a world player anymore, or at least as much as it has been since the second half of the 20th century. That will be between Europe, Russia, Israel, and China, with the Islamic Middle East nations thrown in the middle for thier battle for top spot. When the time comes... and it will... just hope the US will see the carnage from afar and stay out of it. I certainly won't mind a little break from world politics and see how the rest of the world deal with each other. Then again, according to my faith, I won't be on this planet anymore either, and the world will only have 7 or less years before the start of a new age.