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Skal man tro Rune Lykkeberg i Politiken men det skal man jo ikke nødvendigvis så mistede Rifbjerg faktisk grebet…”Derfor blev opgøret med velfærdsstatens pædagogik
Comments to Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post
Today Charles Krauhammer – a well-known extreme rightist usually advocating war – writes in the Washington Post under the headline “The Iran deal: The
Comment to Israel’s defence minister in Washington Post
Israel’s defence minister Moshe Ya’alon writes in Washington Post under the headline “Current Iran framework will make war more likely”When I wrote my comment
Yet another attack by Zionists on academic freedom
Medialens tells us that the Zionist lobby does it again! Are we surprised?Oh yes, when was it last all Western leaders praised freedom of
Isn’t it time to boycott pro-Zionist media?
Listen very carefully to the eloquent PM Netanyahu here again giving it full blast thanks to CNN in an interview in which he (again)
Iran nuclear deal – a road to peace
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
Russisk og dansk propaganda – statslige og statslige medier…
Deadline – DR om russisk propaganda – og kun dén. Indslaget er et glimrende eksempel på hvor statsmagten og formodede frie medier taler sammen
16 years since NATO started its war on Yugoslavia – all criminals still at large
Today – 16 years since NATO began to bomb Serbia and did so mercilessly for 78 days to carve out Kosovo as an independent
P1 Debats politiske tilrettelæggelse omkring missilforsvaret
De fleste mennesker, der lytter til radio eller ser TV, tænker næppe så meget over hvad der også kunne være foregået og med hvilke
Politikere og medier savner åbenbart enhver ekspertise om missilskjoldet til at modstå Washingtons salgsteknikker
Åbent brev sendt til 2200 mennesker i Norden herunder 325 danske medieadresser. Af Jan ØbergDr.hc., forskningschef TFF21. marts 2015 Missilskjoldet tjener til at gøre
EU agrees on sanctions on Russia – but what about peace?
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
Like we use Islamism – why not USism
War with Iran is probably our best option – The Washington PostBy Joshua Muravchik – one of the extremist neo-cons influencing U.S. foreign policy.
From preventing to making peace in Ukraine
Today published a new TFF PressInfo # 314 with the above headline. I hope you’ll find it more constructive than most of the other
BBC’s non-professional reporting – and how it could also be written
NATO military exercises begin in Black Sea – BBC NewsIs this professional, impartial journalism? Let’s look at the words: NATO “reassures”, Russia “accuses” and
Gun in hand – less motivated to negotiate
Syrian Rebels in Aleppo Reject UN Peace Effort Perhaps understandable but tragic. When all this began in Syria some of us – a clear
Olof Palme – murdered today 29 years
Olof Palme – murdered today 29 years ago • Wikipedia A politician who willed a better society, to whom politics was a calling –
What the War on Terror Has Wrought: More terrorism
What the War on Terror Has Wrought: More TerrorismMy text for TFF PressInfo re-prited in CounterPunch – a “popular political sources in America, with
Help Netanyahu to come to his senses
Mossad contradicted Netanyahu on Iran nuclear programme – Al Jazeera PM Netanyahu repeatedly speaks and acts in bad faith with the aim of getting
TFF PressInfo # 310: Terrorism – small dot in a larger picture
TFF PressInfo # 310: Terrorism – small dot in a larger pictureWhat is terrorism? Why do we talk much more about that than other
Political propaganda: Ukraine, media deception and democracy
On political propaganda, media wars and moreJan Oberg interview with RT International – YouTube On political propaganda, counter-propaganda – the case of Ukraine –
I am not a Dane: Short open letter
My short open letter concerning the horrific attacks in Copenhagen in the weekend and the official reaction to them.http://ow.ly/JdIgI – Share if you find
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
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
“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
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
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
Partilederdebatten om attentatet på Charlie Hebdo
En beslægtet version på engelsk hér: Blandt verdens mange voldelige handlinger, krige og terrorhandlinger vælger Danmarks Radio at afholde en partilederdebat om netop denne
Global Chilling: The Impact of Mass Surveillance on International Writers
Just published by PEN in the US: Global Chilling: The Impact of Mass Surveillance on International WritersThis is deeply disturbing: “Concern about surveillance is
Interview with RT International
Jan Oberg interview with RT International on rise of islamophobia in SwedenA slightly different perspective from what you generally hear again and again: everybody
TFF PressInfo! Let it wing into your e-mail inbox
Get TFF PressInfoLet it wing into you e-mail inbox!A rapidly growing peace politics e-mail service. It’s topical, for peace, and well-researched and sometimes provocative.
Before Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wallström, gets too excited…
Before Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Margot Wallström, gets too excited about the Russian Bear: Here is the story of NATO’s Iron Sword 2014
► ► TFF PressInfo # 288 – Where it all went wrong and lessons were never learnt
TFF PressInfo # 288 – Where it all went wrong and lessons were never learnt Why the “conflict management” and “peace making” by the
26 years ago on November 9: Fall of the Berlin Wall
26 years ago on November 9: Fall of the Berlin Wall It was thanks to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that this symbol of division
TFF PressInfo # 285: What submarine in Sweden?
TFF PressInfo # 285: What submarine in Sweden? From Swedish defence force to farce – and boulevard press journalism. Who is playing with our
► ► Bosnia today and Yugoslavia then
Voting has begun in Bosnia in an election dominated by nationalist rhetoric and a stagnant economy. A good 2000 pages by three scholars who
► ► 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,
► ► 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
☮ ☮ New TFF PressInfo 277 – After all this, what?
☮ ☮ New TFF PressInfo 277 – After all this, what?Messages to NATO – After Yugoslavia? After the fall of the US Empire? After
The Powers Behind The Islamic State
▶ The Powers Behind The Islamic State – YouTube Nafeez Ahmed, brilliant reliable researcher/journalist gives you, in 21 min, all you basically need to
☮ ☮ TFF PressInfo: Support Richard Branson’s Ukraine dialogue initiative
☮ ☮ TFF PressInfo: Support Richard Branson’s Ukraine dialogue initiativeBy Jan Oberg“We are drifting towards a new Cold War. The reason isn’t substance because there
TFF PressInfo: Cold War warnings 1998 – 2014
TFF PressInfo: Cold War warnings 1998 – 2014 TFF predicted much of this 16 years ago. And offered you 46 arguments against NATO’s expansion.
US warns Russia against Ukraine invasion
☮ ☮ US warns Russia against Ukraine invasion – Al Jazeera English Does the United States want a war? Read this carefully! Samantha Power
CNNs journalistic peace versus informed peace!
With this headline CNN conveys the idea that peace = when direct violence stops (for a while). This is the classical journalist perspective, not
Wow, Hillary Clinton as moral philosopher
Responsibility for wars and killing A number of Western/NATO politicians – Hillary Clinton foremost among them – and media people have recently introduced a
Use Malaysia’s MH17 to make peace instead
TFF PressInfo, July 21, 2014 By Jan Oberg, TFF director Tragic misuse of a tragedy The government of Ukraine as well as the separatists, NATO/U.S.
Interview on RT in early June
In early June I was asked by Russia Today – RT – to do a half-hour conversation about militarism and peace. The only questions
Syrien – hvad kunne være gjort og hvad kan stadig gøres?
Gad vide hvor mange mislykkede krige vi endnu skal igennem før især politikere og medier opdager det indlysende faktum, at der findes et temmeligt
