God's declaration of Truth

GOD HAS SHOWN MERCY. FOR THOSE WHO REJECT THAT, THERE IS ONLY THE JUSTICE AND VENGEANCE OF GOD WHICH IS ETERNAL DAMNATION.

Luke Chapter 19

The words of Our Only Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in red.

19:10 "For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost."
19:11 As they were hearing these things, he added and spoke a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately be manifested.
19:12 He said therefore: "a certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.
19:13 And calling his ten servants, he gave them ten pounds and said to them: Trade till I come.
19:14 But his citizens hated him and they sent an delegation after him, saying: 'We will not have this man to reign over us.'
19:15 And it came to pass that he returned, having received the kingdom: and he commanded his servants to be called, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading,
19:16 And the first came saying: 'Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.'
19:17 And he said to him: 'Well done, thou good servant, because thou hast been faithful in a little, thou shalt have power over ten cities.'
19:18 And the second came, saying: 'Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.'
19:19 And he said to him: 'Be thou also over five cities.'
19:20 And another came, saying: ' Lord, behold here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin.
19:21 For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up what thou didst not lay down: and thou reapest that which thou didst not sow.'
19:22 He saith to him: 'Out of thy own mouth I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up what I laid not down and reaping that which I did not sow.
19:23 And why then didst thou not give my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have exacted it with usury?'
19:24 And he said to them that stood by: 'Take the pound away from him and give it to him that hath ten pounds.'
19:25 And they said to him: 'Lord, he hath ten pounds.'
19:26 But I say to you that to every one that hath shall be given, and he shall abound: and from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken from him.
19:27 But as for those my enemies, who would not have me reign over them, bring them hither and slay them in my presence."
19:28 And having said these things, he went before, going up to Jerusalem.
19:29 And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethania, unto the mount called Olivet, he sent two of his disciples,
19:30 Saying: "Go into the town which is over against you, at your entering into which you shall find the colt of an ass tied, on which no man ever hath sitten: loose it and bring it.
19:31 And if any man shall ask you: 'Why are you loosing it?' You shall say thus unto him: Because the Lord hath need of it.' "
19:32 And they that were sent went their way and found the colt standing, as he said unto them.
19:33 And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said to them: "Why are you loosing it?
19:34 But they said: "Because the Lord has need of it."
19:35 And they brought it to Jesus. And casting their cloaks over the colt, they set Jesus on it.
19:36 And as he went, they spread their cloaks upon the road.
19:37 And when he was drawing near, being now at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole company of his disciples began to rejoice and to praise God with a loud voice, for all the miracles that they had seen,
19:38 Saying: "Blessed is he who comes as king, in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"
19:39 And some of the Pharisees, from the crowds, said to him: "Master, rebuke thy disciples."
19:40 He said to them: "I tell you that if these keep silence, the stones will cry out."
19:41 And when he drew near, seeing the city, he wept over it, saying:
19:42 "If thou also hadst known, and that in this thy day, the things that are to thy peace: but now they are hidden from thy eyes.
19:43 For the days shall come upon thee: and thy enemies shall cast a trench about thee and compass thee round and straiten thee on every side,
19:44 And beat thee flat to the ground, and thy children who are in thee. And they shall not leave in thee a stone upon a stone: because thou hast not known the time of thy visitation."
19:45 And entering into the temple, he began to cast out them that sold therein and them that bought.
19:46 Saying to them: "It is written: My house is the house of prayer. But you have made it a den of thieves."
19:47 And he was teaching daily in the temple. And the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people sought to destroy him.
19:48 And they found not what to do to him: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.

The Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Thessalonians

The day of the Lord is not to come till the man of sin be revealed. The apostle's teachings are to be observed.

2:1 And we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and of our gathering together unto him:
2:2 That you be not easily moved from your sense nor be terrified, neither by spirit nor by word nor by epistle. as sent from us, as if the day of the Lord were at hand.

Chap. 2. Ver. 2. Spirit . . . utterance. . . letter indicate three possible sources of their belief that the parousia is imminent. Spirit refers to some falsely claimed revelation, utterance may be a statement of Paul’s which was misunderstood, or wrongly attributed to him, the letter seems to be one forged in Paul’s name.

2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for unless there come a revolt first, and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition

Ver. 3. . . The parousia must be preceded by a great apostasy, i.e., a great religious revolt, and the advent of the man of sin, i.e., Antichrist. Son of perdition, one entirely deserving of eternal punishment.

Ver. 3. The day of the Lord will not come. These words have been inserted to complete the sentence, which in the original is elliptical. The expanded reads "Let no man deceive you by any means: for the day of the Lord will not come unless there come a revolt first, and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition"

2:4 Who opposeth and is lifted up above all that is called God or that is worshipped, so that he sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself as if he were God.

Ver. 4. In the temple, that of Apostate Jerusalem which the full consensus of the Church Fathers declare he will rebuild - i.e. the Temple of Remphan; and in the Apostate shell of the former Christian church, which he perverts to his own worship: as the Freemasons have done to the Vatican.

Ver. 4. Antichrist will be characterized by great impiety and pride. He sits in the temple of God, etc. He will aspire to be treated as God and proclaim that he is really God.

2:5 Remember you not that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
2:6 And now you know what restrains him, that he may be revealed in his proper time.

Ver. 6. What restrains him. The Thessalonians knew the obstacle. We also know that it is Jesus Christ.

2:7 For the mystery of iniquity is already at work: only that he who is at present restraining it, does still restrain, until he is gotten out of the way.

Ver. 7. Mystery of iniquity, the evil power of Satan’s threefold prevarication and total Apostasy from God, of which Antichrist is to be the public exponent and champion. He who is at present restraining it. The obstacle is now spoken of as a person. Some point out that Michael the archangel and his heavenly army are obstacles, and this is true, which now prevent the appearance of Antichrist – but the primary obstacle is, as St. Justin Martyr teaches: Jesus Christ Himself; when the great Apostasy is complete, then in effect, Christ is “gotten out of the way.”

2:8 And then that wicked one shall be revealed: whom the Lord Jesus shall kill with the spirit of his mouth and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: him

Ver. 8. When Christ appears in glory, He will inflict defeat and death on Antichrist by a mere word of command.
2:9 Whose coming is according to the working of Satan, in all power and signs and lying wonders:

Ver. 9 – 10. By the aid of Satan Antichrist will perform prodigies which men will falsely regard as miracles, and by means of which they will be led to adopt sinful practices.

2:10 And with all wicked deception to those who are perishing. For they have not received the love of truth that they might be saved.
2:11 Therefore God shall send them the operation of error, to believe lying:

Ver. 11. God shall send. . .That is God shall suffer them to be deceived by lying wonders, and false miracles, in punishment of their not entertaining the love of truth.
Ver. 11. 'God sends.' God will allow their willful rejection of truth to have its natural results of spiritual blindness, impenitence and damnation. A misleading influence, or, “a delusion.” The operation of error - the Greek reads: "energian planes" or literally the energy of delusion, which is exactly and actually the fallen spirits of the devils and demons conjured by pagan religion, especially by idolatry. NOW, currently, the Assisi delusion of the Apostates, Ratzinger and Wojtyla and many others present with them, is a very real and prime example. To give oneself over to this is to invite utter and complete damnation of oneself by God.
2:12 That all may be judged who have not believed the truth but have consented to iniquity.

2:13 But we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved of God, for that God hath chosen you firstfruits unto salvation, in sanctification of the spirit and faith of the truth:
Ver. 13. First-fruits, i.e., earliest believers in the gospel. Some manuscripts read: “from the beginning.” That is, God called them from all eternity.
2:14 Whereunto also he hath called you by our gospel, unto the purchasing of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2:15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast: and hold the teachings, which you have learned, whether by word or by our epistle.
Ver. 15. Teachings, i.e., his teachings whether given orally or in writing. Concerning Apostolic teaching – the oral is included in the written at the point we have the whole New Testament complete, i.e. with the completion of St. John’s Gospel.
2:16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God and our Father, who hath loved us and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope in grace,

2:17 Exhort your hearts and confirm you in every good work and word.

St. Irenaeus

St. Irenaeus
St. Irenaeus Against Heresies and the warning against the Antichrist - click on picture

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Eucharist in house churches Commanded by God - HE COMMANDS TO NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE VATICAN WHICH HAS ALREADY BECOME TOTALLY APOSTATE AND DIABOLIC AT THIS POINT.

GO HERE: Traditional Catholic Prayers: Eucharist in house churches Commanded by God. To rise above the concerns of the world to the service of God.


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Go Here: The Return of Christ

And here:
Parousia of Jesus Christ Our Lord

The Promise of His coming. His commands to prepare and be worthy.

Statement of what is happening in the world in connection with the Second Coming of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Nuzul i Isa and Qiyamah, the Parousia of Jesus Christ Our Lord and His judgement of all men that have ever lived.

Rv:22:7 Behold I come quickly. Blessed is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book.

Lantos

Citizendia: Lantos

The native form of this personal name is Lantos Tamás Péter. This article uses theWestern name order.
Tom Lantos
Tom Lantos

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 12th district
In office
January 51981 – February 112008
Preceded byWilliam H. Royer
Succeeded byJackie Speier

BornFebruary 11928
BudapestHungary
DiedFebruary 112008 (aged 80)
National Naval Medical Center,Bethesda, Maryland
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAnnette Lantos
ReligionJewish (non practicing) [1]
Thomas Peter Lantos (February 11928 – February 112008)[2] was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1981 until his death, representing the northern two-thirds of San Mateo County and a small portion of southwest San Francisco.California's 12th congressional district spans from the southwestern portions of San Francisco in the north down to San Mateo in the south and from Moss Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Karen Lorraine Jacqueline Speier, known as Jackie Speier (born May 14, 1950) is the Democratic Representative for California's 12th congressional Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III iscrowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda Maryland, United States, also known as the Bethesda Naval Hospital, is considered the flagship of the The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. San Mateo County ( &quotsan muh-TAY-o") ( Spanish for: St The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Lantos had announced in early January 2008 that he would not run for reelection because of cancer of the esophagus,[3][4] but died before finishing his term.Esophageal cancer is malignancy of the Esophagus. There are various subtypes Lantos was the only Holocaust survivor to have served in the US Congress. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, &quotcompletely" and kaustos, &quotburnt" also known as


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Personal and family life

Born as Lantos Tamás Péter (pronounced ['lɒntoʃ 'tɒmaːʃ 'peːtɛr]) to a Jewish family inBudapestHungary, Lantos was part of a resistance movement against the Nazis during theGerman occupation of HungaryPLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Resistance during World War II occurred in every occupied country by a variety of means ranging from non-cooperation disinformation and propaganda to hiding crashed pilots Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Hungary during World War II was a generally opportunistic and generally unwilling member of the Axis. In his floor speeches, he sometimes referred to himself as one of the few living members of Congress who had fought against fascismFascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology
He sought refuge in a safe house established by Raoul Wallenberg; in 1981 Lantos sponsored a bill making Wallenberg an Honorary Citizen of the United StatesRaoul Wallenberg (August 4 1912 – July 17 1947? was a Swedish Humanitarian of the prominent Swedish Wallenberg family who worked in Budapest A non- United States citizen of exceptional merit may be declared an Honorary Citizen of the United States by an Act of Congress, or by a proclamation issued by the He moved to the United States in 1947, and though he became fluent in English, he retained a marked Hungarian accent for the rest of his life. Hungarian ( magyar nyelv) is a Uraliclanguage (more specifically a Ugric language) unrelated to most other languages in Europe.
Lantos considered himself a secular Jew[1] . Secular Jewish culture embraces several related phenomena above all it is the Culture of secular communities of Jewish people but it can also include Upon immigrating to the United States under the auspices of Hillel he attended theUniversity of Washington and the University of California, Berkeley, receiving his Ph.D in 1953.American immigration ( emigration to the United States of America) refers to the movement of non-residents to the United States. Hillel The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life (or simply known as Hillel International) is the largest Jewish Campus organization in the world The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley &quotPhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation.
From 1950 to 1980, Lantos was a professor of economics, an international affairs analyst forpublic television, and a consultant to a number of businessesEconomics is the social science that studies the production distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Public broadcasting refers to radio television and other electronic media outlets that receive some or all of their funding from the public A consultant (from the Latin consultare means &quotto discuss" from which we also derive words such as consul and counsel) is a Professional He also served as a senior advisor to several U.S. Senators.
Lantos made his first run for office in 1980, when he defeated one-term Republicancongressman Bill Royer by 5,700 votes. William Howard Royer (b April 11, 1920) is an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He never faced another contest nearly that close, and was reelected 13 times. He was the only Holocaust survivor ever to serve in Congress. There are many famous Holocaust survivors who survived the Nazi Genocides in Europe and went on to achievements of great fame and notability [5]
Lantos and his wife Annette have two daughters, Annette and Katrina, and 17 grandchildren.Katrina Swett, JD PhD (born October 8, 1955) is the wife of Ambassador and former Congressman Lantos' wife is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[6].The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known Annette Lantos is a first cousin of the sisters Zsa ZsaEva, and Magda GaborZsa Zsa Gabor ( born February 6 1917) is a Hungarian -born American Actress and Socialite. Eva Gabor ( February 11 1919 – July 4 1995) was a Hungarian -born actress best known as Lisa Douglas, the Magdolna &quotMagda" Gabor (circa 1915 - June 6 1997) was a Hungarian-born American entertainer and elder sister of actresses [7]Katrina, who married ambassador and former U. An ambassador is the highest ranking Diplomat who represents their country S. Representative from New Hampshire Richard Swett, was a candidate for Congress in New Hampshire, running for the House of Representatives in 2002 against Charlie Bass and in 2008 for the U. New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Richard Swett (born May 1, 1957) is an American politician from the U Charles Foster &quotCharlie" Bass (born January 8 1952) is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives S. Senate against John SununuJohn Sununu is the name of two US politicians John H Sununu, Governor of New Hampshire (1983-1989 and White House Chief of Staff for George H His daughter Annette was married to Timber Dick, "an independent businessman in Colorado,"[8] until Dick's death on April 102008 from burns suffered in an automobile accident. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [9][10]
Lantos appeared in the Academy Award-winning film The Last Days, a documentary of the Holocaust's effect on Hungarian Jews, and "To Bear Witness", another documentary. &quotThe Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. [11]
Lantos often brought a small white terrier named Mackó (pronounced [mɒtskoː]; "little bear" in Hungarian) to his Capitol Hill office. Lantos' previous dog, a small poodle named Gigi, was also a fixture in Washington.
Tom Lantos was an honorary member of the International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation.

Political positions

San Francisco  Mayor Gavin Newsom and Lantos
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Lantos
Lantos was a strong supporter of the Iraq War from the start, but from 2006 onward made increasingly critical statements about the conduct of the war, and as the chairman of the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs he held 20 oversight hearings on the war in 2007.Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10 1967 is the current mayor of San Francisco. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs, also known as the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives (See separate section below about the war in Iraq. )
Lantos was a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus[12] and repeatedly called for reforms to the nation's health-care system, reduction of the national budget deficit and thenational debt, repeal of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, and has opposed Social Security privatization efforts. The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC is the single largest partisan caucus in the United States House of Representatives, and works together to advance Health care in the United States is provided by many separate legal entities Historically the United States government has tended to spend more than it takes in with national debt that was close to $1 billion at the beginning of the 20th century The United States total public debt, commonly called the national debt, or U The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (, June 7[[ 001]] was a sweeping piece of Tax legislation in the United States. This article concerns proposals to change the Social Security system in the United States. He supported same-sex marriage rights and marijuana for medical use, was a strong proponent of gun control[13] and was adamantly pro-choiceSame-sex marriage, also referred to as gay marriage, is a Marriage between two persons of the same sex Medical cannabis refers to the use of the Cannabis plant as a physician-recommended Herbal therapy as well as synthetic THC and Cannabinoids Gun politics in the United States, incorporating the political aspects of Gun politics, and firearms rights has long been among the most controversial and intractable issues The abortion debate refers to discussion and controversy surrounding the moral and legal status of Abortion. [14]
Lantos was a well-known advocate on behalf of the environment, receiving consistently high ratings from the League of Conservation Voters and other environmental organizations for his legislative record. Environmental policy is any (course of action deliberately taken (or not taken to manage human activities with a view to prevent reduce or mitigate harmful effects on nature and natural The League of Conservation Voters (LCV is a political advocacy organization that was founded in 1969 by American Environmentalist David Brower. This is a list of environmental organizations. See also Environmental organization Intergovernmental organizations International organizations [15] His long-standing efforts to protect open space brought thousands of acres under the protection of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, including Mori Point, Sweeney Ridge and — most recently — Rancho Corral de Tierra, which will keep its watersheds and delicate habitats free from development permanently. The Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA is a US National Recreation Area administered by the National Park Service that surrounds the San Francisco [16][17] In 2005 he opposed an effort to expand public use of the Farallon Islands, a protected wildlife haven. The Farallon Islands, or Farallones, are a group of Islands and rocks found in the Gulf of the Farallones, off the coast of San Francisco,
Lantos consistently championed local transportation projects that need federal funds and, given his seniority in Congress, proved successful at delivering this support. Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another
He also championed human rights. For example, Yahoo turned over the email records of two pro-democracy dissidents to the Chinese government that allowed it to trace them. One was given ten years in a Chinese dungeon. Lantos had Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang testify at a congressional hearing with the weeping mother of the political prisoner seated directly behind him.

Foreign affairs issues

United Nations  Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon with Lantos and his wife, Annette Lantos
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon with Lantos and his wife, Annette Lantos
Lantos served as the chairman of the United States House Committee on Foreign AffairsThe Secretary-General of the United Nations is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. Ban Ki-moon (born 13 June 1944 Korean: 반기문 Hanja: 潘基文 is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations. The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs, also known as the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives
Through its more than 20 years of work, the Congressional Human Rights Caucus[18] — of which Lantos was co-chair with Representative Frank Wolf — has covered a wide range of human rights issues, speaking out for Christians who want to practice their faith in Saudi Arabia and Sudan, fighting for Tibetans to be able to retain their culture and religion in Tibet and advocating for other oppressed minorities worldwide. Frank Rudolph Wolf (born January 30, 1939) is a career politician and a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. Lantos’ efforts to protect religious freedom in 2004 resulted in a bill to halt the global spread of antisemitismAntisemitism (alternatively spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism; also rarely known as judeophobia) is the Prejudice against or hostility [19]
Lantos was involved with his colleagues on the International Relations Committee on many decisions that affect other aspects of American foreign policyThe foreign policy of the United States is highly influential on the world stage as it is a Superpower. Lantos spoke out strongly against waste, fraud and abuse in the multi-billion dollar U. S. reconstruction program in Iraq, and has warned that the U. S. may lose Afghanistan to the Taliban if the Bush Administrationfails to take decisive action to halt the current decline in political stability there. The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation &quotstudents" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately
Lantos, then the ranking Democrat on the International Relations Committee, tried to disrupt U. S. military aid to Egypt. Lantos argued that the Egyptian military had made insufficient efforts to stop the flow of money and weapons across the Egyptian border to Hamas in Gaza, and had not contributed troops to internationally-supported peacekeeping efforts in Afghanistan and elsewhere. Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة Lantos was a strong advocate of Israel

1991 Persian Gulf War

See also: Nurse Nayirah
Lantos was a strong supporter of the 1991 Persian Gulf WarFor a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. &quotNurse Nayirah" ( Nayirah al-Sabah) was a 15-year old Kuwaiti girl who alleged that she had witnessed the murder of infant children in Kuwait, in verbal During the run-up to the war, the Congressional Human Rights Caucus, of which Lantos was co-chairman, hosted a young Kuwaiti woman identified only as "Nurse Nayirah", who told of horrific abuses by Iraqi soldiers, including the killing of Kuwaiti babies by taking them out of their incubators and leaving them to die on the cold floor of the hospital. The State of Kuwait ( دولة الكويت IPA [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab Emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed &quotNurse Nayirah" ( Nayirah al-Sabah) was a 15-year old Kuwaiti girl who alleged that she had witnessed the murder of infant children in Kuwait, in verbal These alleged atrocities figured prominently in the rhetoric at the time about Iraqi abuses in Kuwait.
The girl's account was later challenged by independent human rights monitors. [20] "Nurse Nayirah" later turned out to be the daughter of the Kuwaiti ambassador to the United States.[20] Asked about his having allowed the girl to give testimony without identifying herself, and without her story having been corroborated, Lantos replied, "The notion that any of the witnesses brought to the caucus through the Kuwaiti Embassy would not be credible did not cross my mind. . . I have no basis for assuming that her story is not true, but the point goes beyond that. If one hypothesizes that the woman's story is fictitious from A to Z, that in no way diminishes the avalanche of human rights violations. "[20]
Lantos and John R. MacArthur, the foremost critic of the Nayirah issue, each had op-eds features in The New York Times, in which each accused the other of distortion. John R MacArthur ( June 4, 1956, New York City) is a journalist and the president of Harper's Magazine [21] MacArthur suggested that Lantos may have materially benefited from his having accommodated Nayirah. [22] Nayirah was later revealed to have connections to a lobbying firm in the employ of a Kuwaiti activist group, and her story has since come to be regarded as baseless propaganda. Citizens for a Free Kuwait (CFK was a front group established by the Kuwaiti government to promote the 1991 U [22]

War in Iraq

On October 42002, Lantos led a narrow majority of Democrats on the House International Relations Committee to a successful vote in support of the Resolution for the Use of Force, seeking the approval of the United Nations and under the condition that Bush would allow UN weapons inspectors to finish their work and that Bush would need to return to Congress for an actual declaration of war before invading Iraq. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The resolution later passed the House and the Senate with a total of 373 members of Congress supporting it. "The train is now on its way," said Lantos after his — and the President's — victory. [23] In later hearings on the war, Lantos continued his enthusiastic support. At one point he was confronted by witnesses who questioned the likelihood of enthusiastic Baghdadis welcoming the invading Americans; Lantos called this a kind of racism, to suggest the Iraqis might be so ungrateful.
Starting in early 2006, Lantos has distanced himself from the Bush Administration's Iraq policy, making critical statements at hearings, on the House floor and in published media interviews about the conduct of the war. During hearings of the House International Relations Committee, where he was then the ranking member, Lantos repeatedly praised the investigative work of the office of the Special Inspector of Iraq Reconstruction General Stuart Bowen, which uncovered evidence of waste, fraud and abuse in the use of U. S. taxpayer dollars intended to help secure and rebuild Iraq.
Lantos was an immediate and consistent critic of the troop surge advocated by President Bush. On the night in January 2007 that Bush announced his plan, Lantos responded, "I oppose the so-called surge that constitutes the centerpiece of the President's plan. Our efforts in Iraq are a mess, and throwing in more troops will not improve it. " And during a joint House hearing onSeptember 102007 featuring General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker, Lantos said, "The Administration’s myopic policies in Iraq have created a fiasco. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. General David Howell Petraeus, USA (born November 7 1952) is scheduled to become the next Commander U Ryan Clark Crocker (born on June 19, 1949 in Spokane Washington) is the current United States Ambassador to Iraq. Is it any wonder that on the subject of Iraq, more and more Americans have little confidence in this Administration? We can not take ANY of this Administration's assertions on Iraq at face value anymore, and no amount of charts or statistics will improve its credibility. This is not a knock on you, General Petraeus, or on you, Ambassador Crocker. But the fact remains, gentlemen, that the Administration has sent you here today to convince the members of these two Committees and the Congress that victory is at hand. With all due respect to you, I must say … I don't buy it. " At the same hearing, Lantos drew comparisons between some of the current U. S. activities in Iraq to U. S. support two decades ago of Islamic militants in Afghanistan: "America should not be in the business of arming, training and funding both sides of a religious civil war in Iraq. Did the Administration learn nothing from our country’s actions in Afghanistan two decades ago, when by supporting Islamist militants against the Soviet Union, we helped pave the way for the rise of the Taliban? Why are we now repeating the short-sighted patterns of the past?"[24]

Darfur

On April 282006, Lantos and four other Democratic U. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. S. Representatives (Sheila Jackson LeeJim McGovernJim Moran, and John Olver), along with six other activists, took part in a civil disobedience action in front of the Sudanese embassy in Washington, D.C. They were protesting the role of the Sudanese government in carrying out genocide in the Darfur conflict and were arrested for disorderly conductSheila Jackson-Lee (born January 12, 1950) is an American politician James P &quotJim" McGovern (born November 20, 1959) an American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States James Patrick &quotJim" Moran Jr (born 16 May 1945 in Buffalo New York) has represented the of Virginia since 1991 John Walter Olver (born September 3 1936) American politician has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives Civil disobedience is the active refusal to obey certain Laws demands and commands of a Government, or of an occupying power, without resorting to physical Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The politics of Sudan takes place in the framework of an authoritarian Republic in which all effective political power is in the hands of President Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction in whole or in part of an ethnic racial religious or national group The War in Darfur is a military conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan. Almost every state in the United States has a disorderly conduct law that makes it a crime to be drunk in public to &quotdisturb the peace" or to loiter in certain areas [25]

Hungarian minorities

Tom Lantos stood up for the rights of Hungarian minorities several times[26][27] as a member of the US House of Representatives. Hungarians (or Magyars, magyarok are an Ethnic group primarily associated with Hungary. In a 2007 letter he asked Robert Fico, the Prime Minister of Slovakia to distance themselves from the Benes decrees, a reasonable process in the Hedvig Malina case, and to treat members of the Hungarian minority as equal[28][29]Robert Fico ( September 15, 1964 in Topoľčany) is the current Prime Minister of Slovakia (since July 4 2006The Beneš decrees is a current popular term (officially they are called Decrees of the President of the Republic - dekrety presidenta republiky) for a series of Hedvig Malina (Hedviga Malinová is an ethnic Hungarian student from Horné Mýto (Vámosfalu Slovakia, who was allegedly physically assaulted in a Hungarians or Magyars are the largest ethnic minority of Slovakia, numbering 520528 people or 9 He indirectly blamed the Slovak government for ethnically motivated attacks on Hungarians because the country's governing coalition included ultra-nationalist parties[30].

Lebanon

On August 272006, at the Israeli Foreign Ministry building in Israel, Lantos said he would block a foreign aid package promised by President George W. Bush to Lebanon and free the funds only when Beirut agreed to the deployment of international troops on the border withSyriaEvents 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Foreign Affairs Minister of Israel (שר החוץ Sar HaHutz) is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Aid (from the french word aide, also known as international aid, overseas aid, or foreign aid, especially in the United States) is George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Lantos was meeting at the time with Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni after talks with Prime Minister Ehud OlmertThe Foreign Affairs Minister of Israel (שר החוץ Sar HaHutz) is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Tzipora Malka &quotTzipi" Livni (ציפורה מלכה "ציפי" לבני born 8 July 1958 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is Foreign Affairs Minister The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and is the most powerful political officer in Israel (the President of Israel being a titular figurehead Ehud Olmert (אהוד אולמרט ɛˈhud ˈolmeʁt born September 30, 1945) is the 12th and current Prime Minister of Israel and the former leader

Planned Retirement and Death

On January 22008, Lantos announced he would not run for a 15th term in the House due to being diagnosed with esophagus cancer, but planned to complete his final term. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire.2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Lantos was quoted as saying, "It is only in the United States that a penniless survivor of the Holocaust and a fighter in the anti-Nazi underground could have received an education, raised a family, and had the privilege of serving the last three decades of his life as a Member of Congress," he said. "I will never be able to express fully my profoundly felt gratitude to this great country. "[31][32] Lantos died on February 11, 2008 of complications from esophageal cancer before finishing his term. A special election was held to fill his seat on April 8, 2008 and was won by former State Senator Jackie Speier who Lantos had endorsed as his successor. California's 12th congressional district special election 2008 occurred on April 8, 2008. The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. Karen Lorraine Jacqueline Speier, known as Jackie Speier (born May 14, 1950) is the Democratic Representative for California's 12th congressional [33].
Shortly after his death, Roy Blunt, the House Republican Whip stated that "Chairman Lantos will be remembered as a man of uncommon integrity and sincere moral conviction -- and a public servant who never wavered in his pursuit of a better, freer and more religiously tolerant world. Roy D Blunt (born January 10, 1950) is a Republican Politician from Missouri, representing ( map "[34]

Congressional scorecards

See also
Project Vote Smart provides the following results from congressional scorecards. Project Vote Smart ( PVS) is a Non-profit, Non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in Project Vote Smart ( PVS) is a Non-profit, Non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in [35]


Controversies


During a 1996 Congressional inquiry into the “Filegate” scandal, Lantos told witness Craig Livingstone that “with an infinitely more distinguished public record than yours, Admiral Boorda committed suicide when he may have committed a minor mistake.” Boorda, the Chief of Naval Operations, had taken his own life after his right to wear Combat V decorations had been questioned. Lantos was criticized by some (including fellow Congressman Joe Scarborough) who interpreted the remark as a suggestion that Livingstone too should kill himself.[53] Craig Livingstone forgave Lantos for his remark by stating to the gallery, “He (Lantos) obviously learned much from the Nazis and speaks like them today.”[citation needed]

On May 3, 2000, Lantos was involved in an automobile accident while driving on Capitol Hill. Lantos drove over a young boy’s foot and then failed to stop his vehicle. He was later fined over the incident for inattentive driving.[54]

In 2002, Lantos, who was on the House Committee on International Affairs, took Colette Avital, a Labor Party member of the Israeli Knesset, by the hand and, according to Ha’aretz, tried to reassure her with these words: “My dear Colette, don’t worry. You won’t have any problem with Saddam. We’ll be rid of the bastard soon enough. And in his place we’ll install a pro-Western dictator, who will be good for us and for you.”[55]He later denied saying this, but Avital confirmed it, according to Ben Terrall, an adviser to Maad H. Abu-Ghazalah, aLibertarian Party candidate who ran against Lantos that year.[56]

In June 2007, Lantos called former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder a “political prostitute” at the dedication ceremony of the Victims of Communism Memorial, which caused a political backlash from the German government. Lantos was referring to Schröder’s ties to energy business in Russia, and remarked that this appellation would offend prostitutes.[57]

In October 2007, Dutch parliament members said Lantos insulted them while discussing theWar on Terror by stating that the Netherlands had to help the United States because it liberated them in World War II, while adding that “Europe was not as outraged by Auschwitzas by Guantanamo Bay.”[58]


Electoral history

California's 11th congressional district: Results 1980–1990[43]
Year
DemocratVotesPct
RepublicanVotesPct
3rd PartyPartyVotesPct
3rd PartyPartyVotesPct
1980
Tom Lantos85,82346%
Bill Royer80,10043%
Wilson BranchPeace and Freedom13,7237%
William S.California's 11th congressional district is located in Northern California, encompassing parts of San Joaquin, Alameda, Contra Costa, and The US House election 1980 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1980 which coincided with the election of Ronald ReaganWade, Jr.Libertarian3,8162%*
1982
Tom Lantos109,81257%
Bill Royer76,46240%
Chuck OlsonLibertarian2,9202%
Wilson BranchPeace and Freedom1,9281%*
1984
Tom Lantos147,60770%
Jack Hickey59,62528%
Nicholas W.The Libertarian Party is a United States political party founded on December 11 1971 The US House election 1982 was an election for the United States House of Representatives on 1982-11-02 in the middle of President Ronald ReaganThe Libertarian Party is a United States political party founded on December 11 1971 The US House election 1984 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1984 which coincided with the re-election of PresidentKudrovzeffAmerican Independent3,8832%
1986
Tom Lantos112,38074%
Bill Quraishi39,31526%
1988
Tom Lantos145,48471%
Bill Quraishi50,05024%
Bill WadeLibertarian4,6832%
Victor MartinezPeace and Freedom2,9061%*
1990
Tom Lantos105,02966%
Bill Quraishi45,81829%
June R. The American Independent Party is a California Political party.The US House election 1986 was an election for the United States House of Representatives held on November 4, 1986, in the middle of President The US House election 1988 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1988 which coincided with the election of George H The Libertarian Party is a United States political party founded on December 11 1971 The US House election 1990 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1990 which occurred in the middle of President George H GenisLibertarian8,5185%




*Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 1980, Nicholas W. The Libertarian Party is a United States political party founded on December 11 1971 Kudrovzeff, American Independent Party, received 1,550 votes (1%). The American Independent Party is a California Political party. In 1982, Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff, American Independent Party, received 1,250 votes (1%). The American Independent Party is a California Political party. In 1988, Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff,American Independent Party, received 1,893 votes (1%). The American Independent Party is a California Political party.
California's 12th congressional district: Results 1992–2006[43]
Year
DemocratVotesPct
RepublicanVotesPct
3rd PartyPartyVotesPct
3rd PartyPartyVotesPct
1992
Tom Lantos157,20569%
Jim Tomlin53,27823%
Mary WeldonPeace and Freedom10,1424%
George O'BrienLibertarian7,7823%
1994
Tom Lantos118,40867%
Deborah Wilder57,22833%










1996
Tom Lantos149,04972%
Storm Jenkins49,27624%
Christopher V.California's 12th congressional district spans from the southwestern portions of San Francisco in the north down to San Mateo in the south and from MossThe US House election 1992 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1992 which coincided with the election of Bill Clinton asThe Peace and Freedom Party ( PFP) is a ballot-listed minor Political party in California. The Libertarian Party is a United States political party founded on December 11 1971 The US House election 1994 was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 8 1994, in the middle of President The US House election 1996 was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 5, 1996 which coincided with the re-electionA. SchmidtLibertarian6,1113%
Richard BorgNatural Law3,4722%
1998
Tom Lantos128,13574%
Robert Evans, Jr. The Libertarian Party is a United States political party founded on December 11 1971 The Natural Law Party was a United States Political party affiliated with the international Natural Law Party. The US House election 1998 was the midterm Congressional election during President Bill Clinton 's second term36,56221%
Michael J. MoloneyLibertarian8,5155%





2000
Tom Lantos158,40475%
Mike Garza44,16221%
Barbara J. The Libertarian Party is a United States political party founded on December 11 1971 The elections for the United States House of Representatives in 2000 coincided with the disputed election of George W LessLibertarian6,4313%
Rifkin YoungNatural Law3,5592%
2002
Tom Lantos105,59768%
Michael Moloney38,38125%
Maad H. The Libertarian Party is a United States political party founded on December 11 1971 The Natural Law Party was a United States Political party affiliated with the international Natural Law Party. Elections for the United States House of Representatives on 5 November 2002 was in the middle of President George W Abu-GhazalahLibertarian11,0067%





2004
Tom Lantos171,85268%
Mike Garza52,59321%
Pat GrayGreen23,0389%
Harland HarrisonLibertarian5,1162%
2006
Tom Lantos138,65076%
Michael Moloney43,67424%











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Preceded by
William H. Royer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 11th congressional district

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Richard W. Pombo
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Tom Campbell
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from California's 12th congressional district

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Henry J. Hyde
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