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A Permanent President of the EU Council
see also www.cybertime.net/~ajgood/egov.html

It is remarkable that Tony Blair is the one who made clear to Chirac that a "full time president" was needed over the EU to increase stability and continuity. It is also remarkable that everyone agreed, and they all said that the new permanent president should come from a leader within the EU, either a president or prime minister.
We personally look for Prime Minister Tony Blair
-- who is as a "cousin" to the U.S. and also a member of the EU --
to play that unique role.

England has always had a "special relationship" with the US ( highlighted by Reagan and Thatcher). It was British Forces that became our main ally in Iraq.

Our Echelon satellite system is shared by both countries, and is strategic for gathering intelligence.
UK- USA System
http://www.fas.org/irp/program/process/echelon.htm

Militarism is what unites England and the US , as well as the US and the UN and the EU.

That is why it is important that Britain retain the Presidency of the EU in a permanent position.
That is why it is important that the British major superpower aligns with the EU "one voice". 

The reason why the EU wants a permanent president over the EU Council and also a Union Representative of Foreign Affairs is so that they can "streamline decision-making".
You know, the less people involved in the decision-making the easier it is to implement one's goals and plans.
And if you all speak the same language -- English -- so much the better.

Democracy gets in the way when you have to have feed-back ( and perhaps resistance) to globalist ideas, so they are making sure that  the inner core of decision-makers are a small group of figure heads who are not answerable to committees, commissions, councils, parliaments and the people.

Here is an article that spells that out :
"In other words, nothing so trivial as the will of the people would ever be allowed to derail the EU project,
which has come to define the world view for a whole class of politicians, bureaucrats and lawyers
who have governed the nations of Europe for a generation.
http://www.melaniephillips.com/articles/archives/001229.html
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"And what I say unto you, I say unto all.... Watch ! " Mark 13:37 

From the Newswires; Fair Educational Use:

EU presdient: maximum 5 year term -- June 22, 2007
The post of EU president - with a maximum term of five years - will be created to replace the system of rotating national leaders into
the job. And the role of EU foreign policy chief will be strengthened, to give Europe a bigger voice in the world
http://groups.google.com/group/Bible-Prophecy-News/browse_thread/thread/3c5b9d507c9f2c94/e60e4d7a3beadd7d#e60e4d7a3beadd7d

"The President of the European Council " -- June 22, 2007
Ed: A new post will be created called "the President of the European Council ". It will replace the 6 month rotating presidency of the EU. This person will chair the leaders of the EU nations. This person will organize and chair summits.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Constitution/1182589211.42

Will Tony Blair become the long-term President over the EU ? --June 24, 2007
( Ed: With "Old Europe" backing )
The notion that Blair might become the first full-time EU president was also aired in the FT (that establishment notice board and job centre), which reported that the plan has the backing of Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, who in turn has won the approval of Angela Merkel, the German prime minister.
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,2110568,00.html

Blair wants powerful leader [ foreign minister ] over nation states -- March 8, 2007
"Tony Blair is set to back plans for a powerful new EU foreign minister
.... " such as the common foreign minister plan - without the democratic support of voters
"Germany's ambassador to the UK, Wolfgang Ischinger, spoke warmly of the idea of an EU foreign affairs supremo, a role that would go to a full-time unelected Brussels figure who would strut the world stage at taxpayers' expense to present a "harmonised" foreign policy on behalf of the 27-member club."
EU also wants a permanent President [ Ed: Will a German politician fill that bill ? ; a stamp-pad role; not a major-player ]
"He went on to call for a "permanent, professional" presidency, branding the current system - where the EU presidency rotates every six months - as "almost ridiculous".
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23387935-details/Blair%20wants%20EU%20to%20take%20on%20British%20foreign%20affairs,%20says%20
German%20ambassador/article.do

The EU Council Presidency -- June 29, 2005
One of its main tasks is to approve or reject, together with the Parliament, laws put forward by the Commission. Each country in turn holds the presidency for six months.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4124350.stm

EU leaders, who signed the constitution in October, contend it would streamline operations and decision-making and improve democratic accountability. It also would create an EU president ( Ed: permanent ) and ( also a ) foreign minister, raising Europe's profile on the global stage by giving it the ability to speak with one voice.
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2005/5/30/215229.shtml

PM Tony Blair calls for a full-time Union President
The Prime Minister will tell Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, the former French President who is chairing the convention drafting the EU’s first constitution, that the Union needs a full-time president if it is to punch its weight in the world.

Permanent President of EU Council and the new UMFA ( High Representative) work together ....
EU leaders would choose the holder of this powerful new post.
A European foreign minister, who would represent the Union on the international stage, would assist the president.

a full-time president of the council, probably a former national prime minister or president, would provide the gravities and continuity that is absent under the present system

the political clout wielded by Javier Solana, the EU foreign policy chief, who answers to EU governments ( Ed: Internal )
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_17-4-2003_pg4_1

New EU President to be elected by the governments of Europe--not by the people.. Oct. 11, 2002
The European Union should have a President, according to the British Government. However, the President is not to be elected by the people of Europe, [ ed. note: no 'demos', no democracy ] but by the governments of Europe, reports the Danish newspaper Politiken.
http://www.euobserver.com/index.phtml?sid=9&aid=7887

President of EU states ---Nov 28-2002
The Prime Minister's theme will be that the EU should take on a bigger role by being "democratised rather than centralised". He will say that the way to ensure democratic legitimacy is not to hand more power to Brussels but to increase the role of the European Council, which is composed of the leaders of the 15 EU members, and the Council of Ministers, which includes ministers from the member states.
http://www.independent.co.uk/story.jsp?story=356233

European Council President to have lesser powers --- 6- 6- 03
The idea of a permanent chairman of the European Council has remained but the powers allocated to the post have been greatly reduced. ........
Commission president Romano Prodi also said in a speech to the European Parliament this week that he could accept the idea of a weak chair of the European council.

EU Needs a Single President---Jan 10, 2003
besides the Commission president
[note :reading this closely, the FM has the most power ]
"We should ask ourselves whether it makes sense to maintain two presidents of the executive, one for the Council and the other for the Commission, or whether it would be better to have a single office, presiding over both institutions.....

We propose a full-time president with a term of office of, say, five years, to provide continuity. The president would be appointed by national leaders [ the Council ] following the five-yearly elections to the European parliament. The nomination would be subject to confirmation by the parliament or by a special congress, comprising European parliamentarians and representatives of national legislatures. The president would be responsible to prime ministers, meeting in the European Council, and to the parliament or congress.

The president's primary role would be to represent the EU at home and, alongside the new minister for foreign affairs, on the world stage. He or she would also make proposals for legislative and executive action and would play a leading role in developing the EU's programme, which would be devised by the Commission and adopted by the Council.

As president of the Commission, he or she would assume responsibility for the implementation of the EU's decisions."
http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1039524307382&p=1012571727092

Blair as Mideast Envoy

Ed: This is hard to conceive, seeing that Britain has lately been pulling away from Israel
A new international role for Blair ? June 25, 2007
"Meanwhile, a new international role for the outgoing British prime minister as a Middle East mediator is expected to be confirmed this week, according to several media reports.
The idea is reportedly strongly backed by US president George W. Bush, with some European leaders as well as the European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso also expressing their support at last week's summit, according to the International Herald Tribune.
The nomination is to be hammered out on Tuesday (26 June) in Jerusalem, at a meeting of diplomats representing the Quartet on Middle East peace process - the US, EU, UN and Russia - the Financial Times reported.
http://euobserver.com/9/24346/?rk=1

June 27, 2007 [ will he recommend foreign forces ? ]
As envoy, Blair is charged with mobilizing international assistance to the Palestinians, securing support for the institutional governance needs of the future Palestinian state, promoting Palestinian economic development, and coordinating Quartet objectives with other countries
http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/102673.html

Comment from "justin" at wedg ,message board :
So, if it's not him, it certainly gets the foot in the door for the AC, who could actually succeed Blair as ME envoy.
How long is this post supposed to last?
( Ed: we agree )

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