ASEAN Union Formally Ratified

update on: 'Asian Union' in December '08 8-19-08: "A deal that would create a larger trading block – covering a population of over 1.5 billion - than the EU is expected to be signed in December in New Delhi."
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ASEAN charter comes into force
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations moved to forge an EU-style community Monday, signing a charter that makes the bloc a legal entity for the first time and could pave the way for creating a single market within seven years.

ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan said the new charter, which was ratified by foreign ministers, accords a legal identity to the regional grouping for international negotiations and transactions.

Up until now, the 10-nation organization has been little more than a talk shop, forging agreements through consensus and steering away from confrontation.

It consists of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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re: "legal identity to the regional grouping"

First announced six months ago (Asian Union In The Works?), the new ASEAN union was agreed to four months ago (see update) and at that time it was announced that the deal would be ratified in December. That prognostication has proven accurate with the signing of the new ASEAN regional charter Monday 12-15-08.

The giving of a "legal identity" to a 'regional group' of sovereign nations is simply the method of integrating them into the new system of the Agenda 21 one world government. In this case the ten nations of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam are now "legally" one global region...the ASEAN Union. While there is much to be done to make any 'regional group' of nations into a smooth functioning member of the "global community", it is important to understand that the hardest part has already been accomplished i.e. the signing of the charter. Certainly numerous difficulties will be encountered, but essentially the rest is only details. It is a done 'deal'.

Note: While at the international level the 'nations' are being grouped for global-management purposes, the method for governing at the local levels will be an individual community-based management system. The same model will be used worldwide. It is already happening in your community whether you are aware of it or not. Again, this is called Agenda 21. see: sustainable development.

One world government...as foretold in the Word of God. It is here...you are looking at it:

Central America where ASEAN was six months ago
Caribbean Economic Union 2009
African 'Regional Union' Forming 11-4-08
Mediterranean Union To 'Set up Shop' 11-3-08
South American Union 10-17-08
Asian Union' in December '08 ratified 12-15-08
North American Union under 'stealth' development
European Union long standing of course

see all: 'regional governments' (Follow interconnected links for more details, prophetic view. Recommend reading all.)
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Luke 21:34-36