European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 2, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 the stars and stripes Joe Murray being religious is no defense then or now. A a ,. ,. . Texas 1 managed to buy a copy of the satanic verses be fore i was removed from the shelves of the local Chain operated Bookstore. But i m in no hurry to read it. I m still trying to figure out a sort of Chris Lfan version of verses. I d be surprised if you be heard of the illusionist by Anita Mason. You won t find in headlined on the front Page of the newspapers. Fact is i found it on the Back of the bargain bookshelf. The Hovel was published first i England where the author lives and later in America in 1983. After its initial acclaim in England i Don t think i i s been heard from sine. It takes the interesting premise that in the time of Jesus and the age of sects magic was not that uncommon in the practice of religion. The hero if you can Call him such is one Simon magus a great magician an actual biblical character according to the Book of acts it was Simon both in acts and in this novel who attempts to buy the Power of the holy spirit front Peter. In the fictional version when he is repulsed by the christians he uses the same Money to buy a whore to represent his own anti Christian form of religion on and off throughout the novel Simon Mil jus and Kep a Peter use their opposing Powers one As an illusionist and the other As a believer to do Battle for the attention if not the souls of the people attracted to hem. I suppose Reading is in the Eye of the beholder bul i be found Lille offensive in the Book. But., a Cha. Asked if he could walk on water laughs and says no adding that indeed he came by hit name As a result of his one attempt. He Sank Tike a Rock. Jacob the pious James brother of Joshua Jesus argues almost viciously against any suggestion that women should enjoy the status of disciples. As for Mary being the first person to have seen the risen Christ he dismisses such reports As the fantasy of a , hysterical woman then too there is the Book s conclusion. Trie sect in to Moscow. "prj3ident Bush should continue to reject the advice of those who urge that he schedule a Quick Summit with Gorjia Chov in order to havens foreign policy victory1 Early in his term Nixon writes. Gorbachev needs a Summit far More than the president. Only when the Bush administration has agreed on a strategy with our allies and has a definite program for making significant Progress on major issues should president Bush schedule an american soviet Nixon says that having met twice with Nikita Khrushchev three times with Leonid Brezhnev and with Gorbachev in"i986, he considers the current so Viet Leader in is class of his own he is their match in tenacity and forcefulness but outstrips them in realism quickness and Ninon writes Hal if Western leaders want to avoid being taken to the cleaners they must understand what Gorbachev wants and How the Ecsi should in on says he new administration should link strategic arms control negotiations with economic relations. Soviet involvement in places like Nicaragua and Angola conventional Amis reductions and other issues that Divide the superpowers and Lake a package approach in dealing with Moscow. Without linkage Gorbachev will string together 3 series of Day victories at the bargaining table he says Nixon says that Europe and Alliance should be the top foreign policy priority for administration it should Call for a major working Summit no Black lies and no spouses to Hammer out a strategy for enhancing our collective Security he writes Europe was Nixon s first overseas Slop As president 20 years ago although Black ties and spouses were i no Ludd on that journey to five Allied capitals. Then As now there were strains on the nato Alli Ance. In Nixon s time it was the decision of Charles de Gaulle to pull France out of the military Side of the pittance the. Current problem is in West Germany l a the Issue is modernization of Short Range nuclear weapons based there. Ninon write that one of Gorbachev s goals will be to separate the United states from Europe particularly Germany Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii handled he new administration s first1 Mission to Europe covering 16 nation in eight Days. He returned saying that the nuclear modernization question can be worked out and resolved Over the next three months. Niin also sees a new relationship with China As a major item on the Gorbachev Agenda. He said the United states should Welcome closer relations Between he two communist giants. We can be confident that since China s top priority remains economic development our relations with Beijing will continue id by closer i Han the Kremlin she Bush knows that territory. He served As . Envoy to China for. The Nixon administration he went Back As president last weekend. Gorbachev plans a visit to China in May Bush told chinese Leader Deng Xiaoping that he Summit with Gorbachev would be useful in bringing stability to the area and the world and would not affect . Relations with China. Dijion Calls Europe the Central focus1 of East West conflict now he says the West needs a new strategy to strengthen nato and at the same Lime Foster peaceful change 1 in Eastern Europe Harold Macmillan once Lold me that alliances were held together by fear not love Ninon writes. For Many in Europe and the United states the fear of the soviet Union has waned and what love Ray Raisl Between economic competitors in the West is a very weak glue to hold an Alliance together.". Wilt r. Wit via pm tool Zirri cum tit n a mud Tux fan pm reported on with Englon u d Luo a to Impi lot two u
