On June 15, 2016 I participated in a discussion with Mike O’Hanlon from the Brookings Institution on CCTV America – China’s international TV station in the U.S. with up to 75 million viewers. The discussion was lead by Anand Naidoo.You can watch it here. Continue reading NATO’s confrontational policy
Så skete det igen og mediedækningen valgte – som i de 15 onde år siden 9/11 – de politisk korrekte vinkler på hvem, der gjorde det, hvordan de gjorde og hvor – ikke på hovedspørgsmålet: Hvorfor?
Det samme skete i 2015 med de to politiske mord i København; i TV-debatten fra Christiansborg nægte samtlige partiledere uden undtagelse at diskutere hvorfor det skete. Og uden årsager/diagnose kan man ikke komme frem til en relevant løsning/behandling.
Det eneste, der er værre end terroren er vores egen ‘krig mod terroren.”
Det ville være vidunderligt hvis vi kunne hoppe af voldsspiralen siden 9/11 hvor vi startede krig mod noget, der var en apokalyptisk kriminel handling men ikke krig. Men intet tyder herpå. Europa mangler i den grad informeret politik, humanisme og lederskab.
Hvad der i Europa slapt kaldes en flygtningekrise er en kombi-krise med helt andre elementer: Islamofobi, managementkrise, manglende folkeretsrespekt og human vilje. 1,2 millioner er kommet ind til en befolkning på 508 millioner – altså 0,2%. Og vi klarer det bare ikke.
Continue reading “Terrorismen og Europa efter Bruxelles”For instance EU and other Western mainstream media. But we are getting out! The European Union is about to sign an agreement with non-EU Turkey to get rid of a large part of its refugees – by paying around € 6 bn to Turkey. Amnesty International and many others have pointed out – in strong words – that this agreement violates basic provisions of international … Continue reading If the EU becomes a criminal Union some don’t want you to know
With the breaking news on the nuclear deal announced today – undoubtedly a piece of world history – I wrote up TFF PressInfo # 329 with the above title. It’s written, as others before it on this issue, with an emphasis on the characteristics of this conflict that is both obvious and never mentioned: the a-symmetry of it all, the de factor relations and the … Continue reading “Congratulations and thank you, Iran!”
E.U. Seeks U.N. Backing for Military Action to Stop Wave of Migrants Fleeing Horrific Abuse in Libya | Democracy Now!I’ve been around for a long time but I can still get both surprised and angry when I see things like this and try to connect the dots: 1) NATO bombs the hell out of Libya and kills its head of state and many others.2) Predictably … Continue reading Libya, “migrants” and EU military action
It would be good if we could address the reasons why refugees come from Africa to Europe. It’s difficult to do anything serious about the problems – and avoid terrible human suffering like those we have just witnessed – if nobody bothers to talk about root causes and believe that the solution is just to allocate more money to deal with symptoms and “repair” work. … Continue reading Behind every refugee stands an arms trader
The Guardian reports that Western top leaders are going to snub the commemoration in Moscow of the 70th Anniversary of the Allied Victory over Hitler Germany – on May 9. That they don’t want to attend a huge military parade is quite understandable, neither would I. But remembering the more than 20 million Russians who died in World War 2 would be more than appropriate … Continue reading Ignoring May 9 in Russia – another Western conflict-management blunder
Jan Oberg commenting on Iranian President Rouhani: “Tehran abides by commitments, if P5 1 fulfills promises” – YouTube/PressTV http://ow.ly/LbX3d In spite of the deal’s negative sides, Iran has chosen peace to the benefit of the world. In that perspective it is much more than a nuclear deal, it’s – potentially – a road to peace. Continue reading Iran nuclear deal – a road to peace
Today – 16 years since NATO began to bomb Serbia and did so mercilessly for 78 days to carve out Kosovo as an independent state – still today a failed one.Remember that when you talk about Crimea today.Here is a link to “Yugoslavia – What Should Have Been Done?” – probably the world’s most comprehensive blog about the dissolution of Yugoslavia; it’s written since 1991 … Continue reading 16 years since NATO started its war on Yugoslavia – all criminals still at large
EU agrees Russia sanctions to stay until Ukraine peace terms met (Reuters). Exactly as expected. If the EU can make a conflict-resolution mistake, rest assured that it will! Minsk is not a peace agreement – but at Reuters they don’t know the difference between a ceasefire and a peace agreement. The looming catastrophe is exactly that there is no follow-up to Minsk II, no process … Continue reading EU agrees on sanctions on Russia – but what about peace?
Interview med Jens Malling – Publiceret i Arbejderen Efterlader en verden i kaos Anders Fogh Rasmussen træder tilbage som Natos generalsekretær i dag efter fem år på posten. Aggressivitet over for Rusland og hykleri når det gælder Irak har ifølge fredsforsker Jan Øberg kendetegnet hans sidste år i spidsen for organisationen. Et udtryk for Vestens moralske forfald, mener han AF JENS MALLING ”Verden er et … Continue reading Fogh Rasmussen efterlader en verden i kaos
Holder fjorten dages ferie i Montenegro, uden tvivl det mest naturskønne land i Europa og det bedste ferieland til pengene – rent vand, fantastiske strande, ikke ødelagt af masseturisme (endnu), fantastiske bjerge, en uendelig mængde af skiftende landskabstyper, højlandssøer etc. Vejene er små og dårlige, montenegrinske chauffører dødsensfarlige, politikontrollerne mangfoldige. Nåja, der er den gamle joke om at alle montegriner man ser i trafikken er … Continue reading Montenegro og EU