Biden bombs in Syria – helping to steal its oil but what is there to talk about?

And Western media either don’t tell you or operate as one megaphone for the administration and Pentagon. Pentagon on February 25, 2021: “At President Biden’s direction, US military forces earlier this [Thursday] evening conducted airstrikes against infrastructure utilized by Iranian-backed militant groups in eastern Syria,” said spokesman John Kirby in a statement on Friday. “These strikes were authorised in response to recent attacks against American … Continue reading Biden bombs in Syria – helping to steal its oil but what is there to talk about?

War without remorse: A callous tweet about a tasteless celebration

August 23, 2019 Yesterday, the US Ambassador to Denmark, Carla Sands, tweeted the following: As will be seen below, there were four photos from an event in Copenhagen. The first shows all the people present, including former Danish Prime minister Fogh Rasmussen (also on the 4th photo with the ambassador), the present Danish defence minister, Trine Bramsen (also on the 2nd photo to the right), … Continue reading War without remorse: A callous tweet about a tasteless celebration

You’re invited to the Nuclear Denial Party

By Jan Oberg

Lund, Sweden – Hiroshima Day, August 6, 2017

Welcome to the Nuclear Denial Party!!

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Since marketing, omitted and fake news have – to a worrying extent – replaced knowledge and ethics, why not celebrate that the media have omitted every mention of Hiroshima Day today?

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Discussing NATO with a former U.S. Ass. Sec. of Defence

A 30 min debate about NATO, Ukraine, Crimea, Yugoslavia, Syria the eternal enemy images and the – obsolete – philosophy on which NATO builds. Time for something new, I argue in the debate with former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defence under Reagon, Mr. Lawrence J. Korb who at the time was in command of 70% of Pentagon’s budget. Here in TFF PressInfo # 403  is … Continue reading Discussing NATO with a former U.S. Ass. Sec. of Defence

“Shadow World” – on your tax money

I’ve felt deeply touched by Johan Grimonprez’ brilliant and frightening documentary “Shadow World” which is based on Andrew Feinstein’s book with the same name. I want to share it with my readers and here is all about the book and the movie. It was shown in November 2016 by Swedish Television with Swedish text but is due to be taken down a couple of month later. It will … Continue reading “Shadow World” – on your tax money

Danmarks krigsdeltagelse i Syrien er landsskadelig

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Efter alt at dømme beslutter et flertal i Folketinget sig tirsdag den 19. april for at sende Danmark i krig for 6. gang.

Det vil blive endnu en forudsigelig fiasko.

Beslutningen bør betegnes som landsskadelig for Danmark selv, idet en sådan indsats med fly og specialstyrker er i klar strid med folkerettens ånd og bogstav og øger risikoen for terror mod Danmark.

Det er absurd at beslutte herom netop nu naar der for første gang er en våbenhvile og forhandlinger foregår i Geneve.

Forsvarsministeren har udtalt at civile kan dræbes hvis den militære “nødvendighed” tilsiger det – men der findes ikke nogen nødvendighed i at Danmark overhovedet skal føre krig i Syrien – der forresten ikke har truet eller angrebet Danmark eller bedt om vores hjælp.

Folkeretten som figenblad for kriminel aktivitet.

Nej, Danmark skal kun bombe fordi USA har bedt os om det og fordi vi har cirka den samme udenrigspolitiske selvstændighed i forhold til Washington – His Master’s Voice – som Østtyskland havde til Moskva op til 1989.

At være mere loyal med fremmed magt end med den dansk befolknings sikkerhedsbehov er ogsaa landsskadelig virksomhed.

For hver dræbt terrorist dernede vil der stille 5-10 nye, der er parate til at ofre deres liv. Men intet vestligt land er rede til at risikere kamptroppers liv for alle de flotte idealer Vesten har. Imidlertid kan højteknologisk overlegenhed ikke kompensere for den moralske byrde for massemord og ødelæggelse af hele lande og kulturer.

Der vil blive mere had til Vesten, boomerang-terror mod Europa, herunder Danmark. Og mængder af nye flygtninge – fordi der bag enhver flygtning staar en vaabenhandler og en militaristisk regering.

Det er blevet alt for let for danske ministre, folketingsmedlemmer, medier og store dele af befolkningen at gå i krig.

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Fredsarbetets nödvändighet…

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Kunne Danmark også gøre noget godt for verden?

Danmarks stadigt mere triste retning i verdens øjne:   • Muhammetegningerne og afvisningen af diplomatisk samtale   • Bombninger, krig, besættelse – fra Jugoslavien i 1999 til Irak 2 x, Libyen   • Beredvilligheden at bombe Syrien   • Medansvar for ISIS gennem besættelsen af Irak   • Generel fremmedfjendtlighed – to say the least   • Håndtering af terrorangreb, der ikke var det – … Continue reading Kunne Danmark også gøre noget godt for verden?

“People Of Islam” – Ny udstilling

► Lite om utställningen & praktisk infoMänniskor och miljön från Islam, som västvärlden ständigt är i konflikt med. Jag gjorde fact-finding i Irak 2002 och 2003 och redan före kriget var människorna hårt drabbade av omänskliga ekonomiska sanktioner.Jag arbetar med fred och foto i Iran varje år sedan 2012. Somaliland besökte jag 2014 (och 1977-81) och Marrakech-bilderna är från januari 2015. Det är bilder av … Continue reading “People Of Islam” – Ny udstilling

Who are the barbarians of our time?

When I watch this documentary, Iraq: Shattered Heritage, I cannot but ask myself: Who are the barbarians of our time? What is the mote and what is the beam in this world? Who tells Russia that “big countries shall not bully smaller countries”? Isn’t it time for the Western world to acknowledge its own dark sides and stop projecting them on everybody else? I am … Continue reading Who are the barbarians of our time?

Wisdom of expression

Freedom of expression fundamentalism – or what happened to Charlie?Four main reasons you need to be wise – and not make New Atheism your new creed! This is TFF PressInfo # 304. You can get these fast-growing PressInfos winging into you e-box too. Just write to pressinfo@transnational.org Continue reading Wisdom of expression

If one could say so I would: “I’m Pope!”

After Paris attacks, Pope Francis speaks out against insulting religions: “You can’t kill in the name of a religion. That is an aberration.” And “You can’t provoke, you can’t insult the faith of others, you can’t make fun of faith.” Thank God there is such a wise Pope! If it couldn’t be misunderstood I would say “I’m Pope”! Remember also Gandhi: “There can be no … Continue reading If one could say so I would: “I’m Pope!”

“We Are All Charlie” – but is that story so simple?

Eleven points as a reflection on the terror in Paris and – not the least – the reactions to it*:

1. What was this an attack on?
Was that attack an attack on freedom of speech as such, on democracy, even on the whole Western culture and lifestyle, as was maintained throughout? Or was it, more limited, a revenge directed at one weekly magazine for what some perceive as blasphemy?

2. Is freedom of expression practised or curtailed for various reasons?
How real is that freedom in the West? Just a couple of days before the Paris massacre PEN in the U.S. published a report – Global Chilling – finding that about 75% of writers report that they are influenced by the NSA listening and abstain from taking up certain subjects or perspectives? Self-censorship, in other words. Finally, most of the political leaders marching in Paris on Sunday January 11 have clamped down on media, such as Turkey and Egypt.

I must admit that I have experienced limitations in the practise of that freedom in my work with Western media and it is decades ago I draw the conclusion that things like political correctness, ownership, commercial/market considerations and journalists’ need for good relations with power – e.g. to obtain interviews – play a role.

I’ve been on the ground in conflict zones and returning home to see reports so biased to tell very little of what I’ve seen myself. And we’ve recently seen lots of cases from the U.S. academic world where there’s been a clampdown on certain views, pulications, courses and professors – not the least in relation to the Israel-Palestine conflict. Or, you look at the proportions between government fund available for peace research and military research in virtually every Western society; free research is a vital element in the self-understanding of the West. But how much of do we have?

3. Freedom doesn’t mean duty.
Is freedom of expression really 100% irrespective of how much the practise of that freedom is hurtful, offending, humiliating or discriminatory against other peoples, religions and cultures? Even if you can express your opinions freely it is not always what we should do.

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Depiction of the Spiral of Violence

Or, rather, of violence against violence + terrorism against terrorism. Among the marchers against terrorism and for freedom of expression we find leaders from France, Denmark, Egypt, Italy, Turkey, Russia, the U.S., Israel, Britain, Saudi Arabia, Bahrein and Ukraine. What do they have in common? A deep belief in violence – violence of various types: 9-10 of them presently fighting foreign wars (mostly against or … Continue reading Depiction of the Spiral of Violence

Europe’s 9/11 moment ?

I believe this is going to be an iconic image of something that will be a turning point in Europe and, likely too, the generalised West. Is this the 9/11 moment for Europe? Whether intended or not, the government leaders marching in Paris today will tomorrow begin a special ‘war on terror’ in Europe – clamping down on all of us, curtailing freedoms – including … Continue reading Europe’s 9/11 moment ?

► ► TFF PressInfo 282: Instead of bombing IS (Part B)

TFF PressInfo 282 Instead of bombing ISIS – Concrete proposals (Part B) Lots of proposals, doable and much more efficient than war. Please SHARE, thanks. The alternative to war is not to do nothing, it is to do something else! Continue reading ► ► TFF PressInfo 282: Instead of bombing IS (Part B)

► ► New TFF PressInfo 281: Instead of bombing IS (Part A)

TFF PressInfo 281: Instead of bombing IS (Part A) – Please SHARE It’s easy to be pro-war. It is easy to be anti-war. But we need alternatives to war! The first of two comprehensive pro-peace analyses containing no less than 27 proposals as alternatives to war. This one contains principles, tomorrow’s Part B offers concrete proposals. YOU can get TFF PressInfos too winging into your … Continue reading ► ► New TFF PressInfo 281: Instead of bombing IS (Part A)

Fogh Rasmussen efterlader en verden i kaos

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

What happened to the Social Democracy in Denmark and Sweden?

Yes, what happened to the Social Democracy – and the left wing – in Denmark and Sweden the last 20-30 years? How come they are all for intervention and have given up what used to be special of the Nordic countries? Interview with Radio New Zealand Nation on September 27, 2014:Wayne Brittenden’s Counterpoint Continue reading What happened to the Social Democracy in Denmark and Sweden?

US-led coalition has neither a political nor an exit strategy

US-led coalition hits targets in Syria’s Homs province – YouTubeShort conversation with me about why I predict that the US-led bombing of ISIS structures will turn out to be an intellectual and moral disaster and that the Obama administration has neither a politico-military nor an exit strategy. Continue reading US-led coalition has neither a political nor an exit strategy