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Vol. 35 No. 2
Price of Food Soaring!
Will the Next Crisis be Over Food?
I’m sure you have all been noticing that every time you go to the grocery store you pay more for less. We are all trying to adjust to the current crisis created by the price of gas, but the next looming crises on food may be more difficult to cope with.
Worldwide food prices have increased 40% during the last year. That means that a lot more people worldwide will be going hungry. Will that include you?
We all know about the high price of milk with the nationwide average for a gallon of whole milk now at $3.80. But, are you aware of the soaring price of wheat? Last, week wheat futures hit $19.80 a bushel, up from $4.50 a bushel just last year and that’s nearly triple the record set in 1996 and. Along with wheat all other agriculture products like corn and soybeans are also rising.
What does it mean to you if the price of wheat increases in price more than 400%? What will that do to the price you pay for bread?
What has caused these soaring prices? There are many factors including the price of oil (including the production and transport of food), the droughts in Australia, Argentina, and the U.S., the growing demand for wheat and meat in China and India, and the devaluation of the US dollar caused by the inflationary printing press dollars of the Federal Reserve.
All three U.S. wheat markets have hit record highs this year on soaring demand for wheat as stockpiles in the United States, Canada and Australia, the top three exporters, shrink. Unusual crop losses the last two seasons have cut supplies. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on February 15, 2008 that U.S. stocks of wheat by June 2008 will drop to a 60 year low.
In 2007, the rate of U.S. food inflation more than doubled to a 17-year high of 4.8% and the projection for this year is that food prices will go up at least 8%.
Many nations including China and India have placed barriers on the sale of grain outside their countries. Argentina formerly a grain exporter has stopped selling wheat on the world market. That means the pressure to buy U.S. wheat has greatly increased as foreigners scramble to secure available wheat in U.S. markets for shipment abroad.
You should take action now to protect yourself
from rising food prices. Buy extra staples for
your pantry. Stock up when there are sales.
Keep in mind that there may be shortages
(something we aren’t used to in the U.S.). In
addition, potential threats of terrorism,
epidemics, and natural disasters make it
prudent to plan ways in which you can be
prepared for the coming food crisis.
See: Emergency Preparedness suggestions
Citizens Lobbying Workshop in Las Vegas
Many of us have been exceedingly frustrated by the inaction of the federal government on the illegal immigration issue. In January 2008, a coalition met in Carson City and developed a new strategy. We plan to work to get state legislation passed like Oklahoma and Arizona to address the illegal immigrant issue in Nevada. As a part of that effort, I will be conducting a:
Citizen Lobbying Workshop
Focusing on State Legislation addressing the Illegal Immigration Crisis
Please call for location:
Janine 775-397-6859, Lisa Marie 702-413-2415 in Las Vegas
Is The
Handwriting On The Wall For America?
By Chuck Baldwin,
February 19, 2008 This column is archived at:
http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/c2008/cbarchive_20080219.html
"In the
same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the
candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw
the part of the hand that wrote." Daniel 5:5 (KJV)
"And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL,
UPHARSIN. This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy
kingdom, and finished it. TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found
wanting. PERES; Thy kingdom is divided." Daniel 5:26-28 (KJV)
Secularists will not admit it, but nations rise and fall at the
pleasure of Almighty God. America's founders certainly understood this fact.
Even Benjamin Franklin, who was one of the least spiritual of America's Founding
Fathers, told the delegates at the constitutional convention, "We have been
assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, that 'Except the Lord build the house,
they labour in vain that build it.' I firmly believe this; and I also believe
that without His concurring aid, we shall succeed in this political building no
better than the Builders of Babel."
Our first and greatest President, George Washington, agreed with
Franklin. He said, "No People can be bound to acknowledge and adore the
invisible hand which conducts the Affairs of men more than the People of the
United States."
Thomas Jefferson, too, believed that nations rose and fell before
God. He said, "And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have
removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that
these liberties are of the Gift of God? That they are not to be violated but
with his wrath?"
The sentiments expressed by Franklin, Washington, and Jefferson were
expressed almost universally by America's founders. From the founding of these
United States and throughout most of our history, people (even our leaders)
understood that "God governs in the affairs of men" (Franklin). We understood
that it was not so much our military might, industrial strength, or financial
stability, but divine blessing that secured our liberty. We believed that
scriptural injunction, "The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but
safety is of the LORD." Proverbs 21:31 (KJV) However, it appears obvious that
most Americans (including Christians), and especially most of our political
leaders, have forgotten this principle.
As a result, many of us are asking the question, Is the handwriting
on the wall for America? Have our days been numbered by God? Is our republic
finished? Will God divide and conquer our country? Many are suggesting that the
signs indicate the answer is yes.
For one thing, we have a federal government that is totally out of
control. The checks and balances that were built into our Constitution have been
all but eviscerated. For the most part, the people have no real input into their
governance anymore. Between Big Media, Big Business, and vote fraud, even honest
and fair elections may be a thing of the past.
The American people cannot trust their government spokesmen--or the
media that is entrusted with the task of keeping them honest--to tell them the
truth. The dishonesty and duplicity of our political and business leaders have
produced an almost universal distrust among the American people. We have been
lied to so often that it is hard to remember when we were last told the truth by
almost anyone in Washington, D.C., especially at the Executive level.
We have been lied to about the Kennedy assassination, the USS
Liberty, Waco, 9/11, the war in Iraq, the Oklahoma City bombing, and virtually
every other major American tragedy. It is to the point that we cannot believe
ANYTHING that this government--and its toadies in the media--tells us. Even our
Christian leaders have bought into this deception.
Either wittingly or unwittingly, our Christian leaders are party to
deceiving the American people. For example, not only do they refuse to do any
serious investigation into the shenanigans of the Bush
administration, they refuse to even listen to the factual investigations that
have been done. Willful ignorance has destroyed the Church in America today.
Just look how our illustrious Christian leaders are beginning to
coalesce around the corrupt candidacy of John McCain (as if a McCain Presidency
would be any better than a Democratic one).
Remember, it was Senator John McCain who single-handedly shut down
the investigation and effort to bring home American POWs from Vietnam and
surrounding countries. Why would a former POW do such a thing, unless, as
reported by other Vietnam Vets who are in the know, it was to keep those POWs
from coming home and testifying to McCain's collaboration with his communist
captors?
Remember, it is Senator John McCain who is committed to granting
amnesty to tens of millions of illegal aliens. It is John McCain who has an F-
grade from the Gun Owners of America for his miserable anti-Second Amendment
voting record in the U.S. Senate. It is John McCain who was the ringleader of
the infamous (not to mention unethical) Keating Five, who cost America taxpayers
more than $160 billion.
As a longstanding member of the globalist Council on Foreign
Relations (CFR), John McCain will most definitely support the march toward a
North American Union, the NAFTA superhighway, and the creation of a North
American currency, called the AMERO. He will also pursue George W. Bush's neocon
policy of empire building and preemptive war. As Pat Buchanan said, "John McCain
will make Dick Cheney look like Gandhi."
(I encourage readers to take a look at my previous exposé on John
McCain at:
http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/c2008/cbarchive_20080208.html )
Add to the above the collaboration between Big Business and Big
Government in a continual, covert conspiracy to spy on the American people. See
how our government is selling America's financial interests--not to mention our
security interests--to foreign powers. Good grief! Our government is even
selling our own infrastructure to foreign powers.
Notice, too, how those who refuse to go along with this New World
Order are treated by the political and media establishments. See how they
virtually ignored Duncan Hunter, Alan Keyes, and Tom Tancredo. Even the liberal
Democrat, Dennis Kucinich, was ignored and lampooned, because he dared to
question the globalist agenda of the elites in Washington, D.C., and New York
City. See, especially, how they demonized Congressman Ron Paul. As Dr. Paul's
campaign grew, so did the attacks against him from the media and political
elites. Even Christian leaders opposed him.
I was one of only a handful of Christian ministers with any kind of
a national following who publicly endorsed Ron Paul. Where was John Hagee? Where
was Pat Robertson? Where was James Dobson? Where was Tony Perkins? They were all
supporting establishment neocons Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, John McCain, or
even Rudy Giuliani.
I continue to support Ron Paul, although I believe the only way he
can effectively bring his revolution to the forefront of America is to seek the
Presidency via a third party ticket. I, therefore, strongly urge Dr. Paul to
continue his Presidential campaign by obtaining the nomination of the
Constitution Party. (It is his for the taking, should he pursue it.) The
Republican Party is too corrupt, too sympathetic to New World Order ideologues
to allow principled patriots such as Ron Paul to obtain the nomination. In fact,
a John McCain administration will finish whatever semblance of conservatism yet
remains in the GOP. McCain's nomination makes it all the more imperative that we
break the two-party death grip that is choking the life out of America. If Ron
Paul would take the bull by the horns right now and run as a third party
candidate, he just might be the man who could do it. Otherwise, it is just
another sign that the handwriting is already on the wall.
Of course, America's pastors and churches are in the unique position
of being able to lead our people to a revival of honesty and integrity. Yes,
they have the power to restore Biblical principles and constitutional government
to America's public life. However, it would first require that they step away
from their own infatuation and preoccupation with money and power long enough to
see the handwriting themselves. That they refuse to do so is another sign that
the handwriting is already on the wall.
One does not
have to possess the gift of prophecy to read the signs. The handwriting is there
as plain as day in letters large enough that even a blind man can read them.
Christians should not bury their heads in their theology books,
however. Instead of wringing their hands and simply waiting for Jesus to return,
we need to get in the fight to restore our constitutional republic. The
foundation is still there; and millions of people--churched and unchurched--are
ready and willing to fight with us. Plus, who can tell what God will do with a
serious effort to restore liberty and independence in this land?
As Patrick Henry said during our initial struggle for independence,
"[W]e shall not fight our battles alone. There is a just God who presides over
the destinies of Nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for
us. The battle, Sir, is not to the strong alone. It is to the vigilant, the
active, the brave."
Is the handwriting on the wall for America? Yes it is. But that does
not mean there is nothing we can do. We can do everything we should do, knowing
that there is a God in Heaven who "presides over the destinies of Nations." The
fact is, the friends of liberty Patrick Henry spoke of may be found in the most
unlikely places and faces. So be it. We are not trying to build a Sunday School
class; we are trying to preserve our constitutional republic.
In so doing, we need political leaders such as Ron Paul, spiritual
leaders such as Pastors Tony Romo and James Riddle (for my list of "Black
Regiment" pastors, go here:
http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/blackregiment.php ), educators such as David
Alan Black and Steven Yates, business leaders such as Frank Fluckiger and
William H. Ball, Jr., attorneys such as Edwin Vieira, Jr., and Herb Titus,
journalists and writers such as Jerome Corsi and John McManus, film makers such
as Ron Maxwell, and everyday patriots such as you and me.
Besides, God may think it is time to divide the kingdom out of the
hands of the globalist elitists and place it back where it belongs: with "We the
people." What say you?
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