Óscar Arnulfo Romero, the Archbishop of San Salvador, became one of the most important moral voices of the 20th century. Known as “the voice of the voiceless,” he stood against injustice, poverty, and state violence in El Salvador during a time of deep political and social turmoil. His assassination in 1980 shocked the world and transformed him into a global symbol of faith, courage, and human rights.
Early Life and Church Career
Romero was born on August 15, 1917, in Ciudad Barrios, El Salvador. He entered the seminary at an early age and was ordained as a priest in 1942. For decades, Romero was regarded as a conservative and cautious church leader, prioritizing pastoral duties over politics. His appointment as Archbishop of San Salvador in 1977 was welcomed by El Salvador’s ruling elite, who saw him as someone unlikely to challenge the status quo.
Transformation and Advocacy
However, Romero’s outlook changed dramatically after witnessing the growing violence in El Salvador and the suffering of the poor. A pivotal moment came with the assassination of his close friend, Father Rutilio Grande, a Jesuit priest who worked with marginalized rural communities. From then on, Romero became an outspoken critic of human rights abuses, corruption, and the repression carried out by El Salvador’s military-backed government.
Every Sunday, Romero’s sermons were broadcast nationwide by radio. He used them to denounce violence, call for peace, and demand justice for the poor. His words inspired hope among the oppressed but provoked anger among the powerful.
Assassination
On March 24, 1980, Romero was shot and killed while celebrating Mass at a hospital chapel in San Salvador. His assassination, carried out by a death squad linked to the government, marked a turning point in El Salvador’s history. His funeral, attended by hundreds of thousands, was violently disrupted by gunfire and bombs, symbolizing the brutality of the era.
Legacy
Romero’s death did not silence his message. Instead, it amplified it worldwide. He became an enduring symbol of the struggle for justice and human dignity. His example continues to inspire human rights defenders, faith leaders, and activists worldwide.
In 2015, Pope Francis beatified Romero, declaring him a martyr. On October 14, 2018, he was canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church, officially recognized for his commitment to defending the poor and oppressed.
Conclusion
Óscar Arnulfo Romero’s life and death reflect the power of moral courage in the face of oppression. He stood alongside the marginalized when it was most dangerous to do so, and in doing so, became a beacon of hope. More than four decades after his assassination, Romero’s voice still resonates: a call for justice, peace, and unwavering solidarity with the voiceless.
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We are living in dark times. It`s war. But, what kind of war is it? What is really going on in this beautiful world we all live in? Some people claim it`s World War III. Maybe, but some claim it`s Fifth-generation warfare (5GW), and that is a warfare that is conducted primarily through non-kinetic military action.
It`s non-kinetic military action such as social engineering, misinformation, and cyberattacks, along with emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and fully autonomous systems. Fifth generations warfare has been described by Daniel Abbot as a war of «information and perception».
Alex Jones knew this a long time ago, and that`s why he called his channel on YouTube «Info Wars».
Terry Terriff used the term in 2008, and he argued that while fifth-generation warfare allows «super-empowered individuals» to make political statements through terrorism, they lack the political power to actually have their demands met.
Alex P. Schmid said that fifth-generation warfare is typified by its «omnipresent battlefield», and the fact that people engaged in it do not necessarily use military force, instead employing a mixture of kinetic and non-kinetic force.
In the 1999 book «Unrestricted Warfare», by colonels Qiao Liang and Wang Xiangsui of the People`s Liberation Army, they noted that in the years since the 1991 Gulf War, conventional military violence had decreased, which correlated to an increase in «political, economic, and technological violence», which they argued could be more devastating than a conventional war.
The book «Unrestricted Warfare» is a book on military strategy. Its primary concern is how a nation such as China can defeat a technologically superior opponent such as the U.S., through a variety of means.
Rather than focusing on direct military confrontation, this book instead examines a variety of other means such as political warfare. Such means include using legal tools and economic means as leverage over one`s opponent and circumventing the need for direct military action.
Taylor Fravel pointed out a common distortion in the translation of the subtitle of the book. While it was translated and understood in the West by many as «China`s Master Plan to Destroy America», the actual subtitle was «Two Air Force Senior Colonels on Scenarios for War and the Operational Art in an Era of Globalization».
The English translation of the book was first made available by the Foreign Broadcast Information Service in 1999. The book was then published in English by a previously unknown Panamanian publisher, with the subtitle: «China`s Master Plan to Destroy America», and a picture of the burning World Trade Center on the cover.
Analysts have praised the book for seemingly prescient predictions of 9/11, three years before the date of actual events taking place.
The book is originally published as a work of military theory. The book has recently garnered renewed interest against the backdrop of deteriorating US-China relations and the trade war initiated by the first Trump Administration.
The book is the subject of extensive study by both current and former members of the US military establishment with numerous papers and articles published on the subject by the National Defence University, Army University Press, and the School of Advanced Warfighting.
Contents of the book have, among others, been cited as the source of inspiration for hardline US policies towards the People`s Republic of China by former chief strategist to the President of the United States Steve Bannon.
«The whole Chinese strategy is to avoid kinetic warfare and focus on information and economic warfare….. I told him (Trump), China has been engaging in an economic war against us for the past 20 – 25 years», Steve Bannon said years ago to President Trump.
The war we see in the world today comes in many forms. It can be psychological warfare, smuggling warfare, media warfare, drug warfare, network warfare, technological warfare, fabrication warfare, resources warfare, economic aid warfare, cultural warfare, and international law warfare to name a few.
Thomas P. M. Barnett believes that the effectiveness of fifth-generational warfare is exaggerated, as terrorism conducted by individuals, such as Timothy McVeigh or Ted Kaczynski, lacks the support of more organized movements.
This was seconded by George Michael, who noted that in the United States, gang violence was responsible for far more deaths than lone-wolf terrorist attacks.
A gang is a group or society of associates, friends, or family members with a defined leadership and internal organization that identifies with or claims control over territory in a community and engages, either individually or collectively, in illegal and possibly violent behavior. Such behavior often constitutes a form of organized crime.
Gangs have existed for centuries. These include the French gang Belle Èpoque, Apaches, and the Bonnot Gang. Criminal organizations, such as the Italian Cose Nostra, Japanese Yakuza, Russian Bratva, and Chinese Triads, have also existed for centuries.
Criminal Gangs took over El Salvador and almost destroyed the country, but Nayib Bukele`s Government overpowered the gangs. The best-known gangs in El Salvador are Mara Salvatrucha, also called MS-13, and their rivals 18th Street. Bukele fixed it, and the country is back on track again.
The same cannot be said about other countries in the West.
In discussing the banditry in American history, Barrington Moore Jr, suggests that gangsterism as a «form of self-help which victimizes others», may appear in societies that lack strong «forces of law and order».
L.C. Rees described the nature of fifth-generation warfare as difficult to define, alluding to the third law of science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke – «Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.»
So, if World War III has started, we will probably not see as they did in the 40s. But we can feel it.
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Russia`s President Vladimir Putin gave a speech today. He delivered his Address to the Federal Assembly. The ceremony took place in Gostiny Dvor in Moscow.
«The so-called West, with its colonial practices, and penchant for inciting ethnic conflicts around the world, not only seeks to impede our progress, but also envisions a Russia that is a dependent, declining, and dying space where they can do as they please.
In fact, they want to replicate in Russia what they have done in numerous other countries, including Ukraine: sowing discord in our home, and weakening us from within. But they were wrong, which has become abundantly clear now that they ran up against the firm resolve, and determination of our multi-ethnic people», Putin said in the speech.
«Together, as citizens of Russia, we will stand united in defense of our freedom, and our right to a peaceful, and dignified existence», Putin added.
Furthermore, Putin said; «We were not the ones who started the war in Donbas, but as I have already said many times, we will do everything to put an end to it, eradicate Nazism, and fulfill all the objectives of the special military operation, as well as defend sovereignty, and ensure that our people are safe».
«Here is a good example of their hypocrisy. They have recently made unfounded allegations, in particular against Russia, regarding plans to deploy nuclear weapons in space. Such fake narratives and this story is unequivocally false, are designed to involve us in negotiations on their conditions, which will only benefit the United States,» he said.
«There are reasons to suspect that the current US administration`s professed interest in discussing strategic stability with us is merely demagoguery.
They simply want to show to their citizens, and the world, especially in the lead-up to the presidential election that they continue to rule the world, that they would talk with the Russians when it will benefit them, and that there is nothing to talk about, and they will try to inflict defeat on us otherwise. Business as usual, as they say.»
«But this is unacceptable, of course. Our position is clear: if you want to discuss security and stability issues that are critical for the entire planet, this must be done as a package including, of course, all aspects that have to do with our national interests, and have a direct bearing on the security of our country, the security of Russia,» Putin said.
Putin also talked about a potential nuclear war, which would be the end of our civilization. He also said that the West is declining. This is what he said:
«We are also aware of the Western attempts to draw us into an arms race, thereby exhausting us, mirroring the strategy they successfully employed with the Soviet Union in the 1980s.
Let me remind you that in 1981 – 1988, the Soviet Union`s military spending amounted to 13 percent of GDP.
We need to shore up the forces in the Western strategic theatre in order to counteract the threats posed by NATO’s further eastward expansion, with Sweden, and Finland joining the alliance.
The West has provoked conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East, and other regions around the world while consistently propagating falsehoods. Now they have the audacity to say that Russia harbors intentions of attacking Europe.
Can you believe it?
We all know that their claims are utterly baseless.
And at the same time, they are selecting targets to strike on our territory, and contemplating the most efficient means of destruction. Now they have started talking about the possibility of deploying NATO military contingents to Ukraine.»
«But we remember what happened to those who sent their contingents to the territory of our country once before. Today, any potential aggressors will face far graver consequences.»
«Everything they are inventing now, spooking the world with the threat of a conflict involving nuclear weapons, which potentially means the end of our civilization. Don`t they realize this?
«Indeed, just like any other ideology promoting racism, national superiority, or exceptionalism, Russophobia is blinding, and stupefying.
The United States and its satellites have, in fact, dismantled the European security system which has created risks for everyone.»
«Clearly, a new equal, and indivisible security framework must be created in Eurasia in the foreseeable future. We are ready for a substantive discussion on this subject with all countries, and associations that may be interested in it.
What Putin said next is very important to understand. He talked about Russia as a sovereign country. That is very different from a Russia controlled by the EU. What Putin talks about is very similar to what President Najib Bukele in El Salvador talks about.
It is their own sovereignty and freedom. Bukele said that globalization in El Salvador is dead. They want to rule their own country and have their own freedom. Out with the globalists, he said.
Putin talks about the same, but when it comes to Russia, he talks about the «balance of Power.» If the EU takes over Russia, it can fall into a gigantic dictatorship, and everyone in Europe will end up like slaves and losers. This is what Putin said in his speech:
«At the same time, I would like to reiterate (I think this is important for everyone) that no enduring international order is possible without a strong, and sovereign Russia.»
«We strive to unite the global majority`s efforts to respond to international challenges, such as the turbulent transformation of the world economy, trade, finance, and technology markets, when former monopolies, and stereotypes associated with them are collapsing.»
Europe has throughout history tried to take control of other countries, and they have earned a lot of money on it. But that era is coming to an end. Now, it is different. Europe is declining, and Putin talked about it in his speech today. He said:
«For example, in 2028, the BRICS countries with account taken of the new members will create about 37 percent of global GDP, while the G7 numbers will fall below 28 percent.
These figures are quite telling because the situation was completely different just 10 or 15 years ago. You have heard me say it publicly before. These are the trends, you see.
Look, the G7 countries’ share in global GDP in terms of PPP stood at 45,7 percent in 1992, while the BRICS countries (this association did not exist in 1992) accounted for only 16,5 percent.
In 2022, though, the G7 accounted for 30.3 percent, while BRICS had 31,5 percent.
By 2028, the percentage will shift even more in favor of BRICS, with 36,6 percent, and the projected figure for the G7 is 27,8 percent.
(Editor: The Group of Seven is an intergovernmental political and economic forum consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States; additionally, the European Union is a “non-enumerated member).
There is no getting away from this objective reality, and it will remain that way no matter what happens next, including even in Ukraine,» Putin said.
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El Salvador President Nayib Bukele is a very popular man. He won a landslide re-election a few days ago, and people in El Salvador love him. Nearly 85% of the people voted for him. Not only that. He also received a rock-star welcome Thursday at the CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) as he urged people around the world to «fight against dark forces.»
Bukele has done a great job. He has fixed most of the problems in El Salvador. «It took 50 years, two wars, 250,000 deaths, a third of the population displaced, and a near miracle to get our country back,» Bukele said in the speech.
He also had a warning to the next U.S. president: «The next president of the United States must not only win an election, he must have the vision, the will, and the courage to do whatever it takes, and above that, he must be able to identify the underlying forces that will conspire against him,» Bukele said at the gathering in National Harbor, Maryland, south of Washington.
«These dark forces are already taking over your country,» he added.
People in El Salvador were sleeping They didn`t see what was going on. Gang criminals recruited young people to join them. They started as criminals, but then they changed and transformed into a group of unscrupulous terrorists. In addition; most of them perform Satanic rituals. And this is well documented, Bukele said.
The government back then didn`t deal with the disease. Nor the next, and the ones after that. They didn`t see it. They didn`t understand it.
It started mild but became worse and worse, and this is what we can see in other places like New York where crime and drugs have become the daily norm. (Editor: What about Sweden?).
In less than a decade, gangs took control of the country and our society. They evolved into a parallel government controlling elections, and even political parties. Every aspect of the daily life of most of the people was controlled by the gangs.
The murder capital of the world is a tragic title to hold. But we have removed corrupt judges, and corrupt attorneys, and prosecutors, Bukele said with a big applause. The prosecutors cooperated with the gang members. They sat them free.
The corrupt system worked in tandem with the so-called International Community. In addition; we had a lot of fake news, just like the United States.
Unelected bureaucrats are trying to instate public policy. Who elected them? They don`t have a democratic mandate. If they want to sit at the table, they should run for office. Let the people vote, Bukele said.
The same things are happening all over the world. Not only in El Salvador but all over the world.
At the end of the speech, Bukele said high taxes aren`t a problem in the United States. The problem is that it`s not funding the government. The problem is very shocking, he said. The real problem is that you pay high taxes only to uphold the illusion that you are funding the government, which you are not. It`s shocking, but it’s true, he said.
The government is funded by money printing. Paper backed with paper. A bubble that will burst.
The situation is worse than it seems because if most Americans and the rest of the world were to become aware of this price, confidence in your currency would be lost. The dollar will fall, and the Western Civilization with it.
(Editor: Bukele didn`t talk about Bitcoin, but he and El Salvador adopted Bitcoin as an official currency in 2021).
President Nayib Bukele turned El Salvador from the Most Dangerous country in the world to the safest in the Western hemisphere. Bukele must be doing something right. What a rock star. He will continue to fight against the Global elites and globalization.
The people of El Salvador have woken up, and so can you, president Nayib Bukele said.
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