☮ ☮ World Peace Day on Sunday! ♫♥

☮ ☮ World Peace Day on Sunday! ♫♥ This is the incredible peace symphony by Beethoven that PLAY FOR RIGHTS performs in the Bern Cathedral, Switzerland, Sunday night with my saying a few words about global ethics and positive peace in between the movements. There are many ways to celebrate peace – just being against wars is not enough. We run on merrymaking and mindfulness … Continue reading ☮ ☮ World Peace Day on Sunday! ♫♥

Peace Through The Arts • Frieden durch Kunst

☮ ☮ Peace Through The Arts • FRIEDEN DURCH KUNST by “Play For Rights” Celebrating International Day of Peace on Sunday September 21 in the Cathedral of Bern, Switzerland. An event with Beethoven’s 6th Symphony, dancers and myself speaking words of peace interspersed with the music and the dances. Arranged by Elías A. Fóscolo, my former MA student and friend from Argentina and his “Play … Continue reading Peace Through The Arts • Frieden durch Kunst

US to strike ISIL ‘sanctuaries’ in Syria

US to strike ISIL ‘sanctuaries’ in SyriaI venture the following predictions: 1) This will lead to mass-killing of innocents too. 2) This will further undermine the United Nations since there is no mandate for bombing Syria. 3) It will strengthen the resolve of ISIL and other groups (see end statement). 4) This is done either without President Al-Assad’s acceptance and is thus international aggression or … Continue reading US to strike ISIL ‘sanctuaries’ in Syria

Six Steps Short of War to Beat ISIS – the speech Obama should have held!

Six Steps Short of War to Beat ISISBy eminent researcher Phyllis Bennis The speech President Obama ought to have held…based on brilliant intellectual points and the logics of ethics. With that the U.S. could lead. Without it, it just can’t. Continue reading Six Steps Short of War to Beat ISIS – the speech Obama should have held!

Obama’s plan to stop ISIS

☮ ☮ Obama’s plan to stop ISIS – video of speech, about 13 min.This speech is a record low in terms of moral and intellectual analysis: What it boils down to is war – i.e. killing every single ISIS person anywhere. The war on terror has always been about killing terrorists but you can not kill an ism – terrorism. Do something about the causes … Continue reading Obama’s plan to stop ISIS

☮ ☮ 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 NATO?And After Violence – the world needs something else… Continue reading ☮ ☮ New TFF PressInfo 277 – After all this, what?

“YUGOSLAVIA – WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE ?”

►  A major event in peace and conflict research & policy studies • Three authors with 130+ man years of experience with Yugoslavia • All their writings, equivalent to 2000 A4 pages, written 1991-2014 ► Not a word changed: for anyone to see whose analyses and predictions stand the test of time • Freely accessible for anyone worldwide instead of publishing 7-8 books at exorbitant … Continue reading “YUGOSLAVIA – WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE ?”

Istedet for dansk militær transporthjælp til Irak og kurderne

Som følge af min intensive kritik af Folketingets beslutning den 27. august om at sende et Hercules transportfly til Irak for at hjælpe amerikanerne med at transportere våben og ammunition fik jeg spørgsmålet: Hvad vil du have foretrukket? Og det er da et godt og rimeligt spørgsmål.

På 20 minutter skrev jeg det følgende:

1. Omfattende humanitær bistand med indbygget forsoning og utveydig
undskyldning til det irakiske folk siden 2007.

2. Danmarks brud med de økonomiske sanktioner længe før andre – da de i praksis blev til et folkemord.

3. Tidlig afstandtagen fra USAs måde at administrere Irak på og spille shiiter ud mod sunnier, nedlægge hæren og baath-partiet.

4. En overgangsordning efter besættelsen med peace-building via det international samfund, specielt FN – hvad der havde været brug for ville være måske den største international fredsbyggende indsats siden 1945. Herunder fredsbevarende styrker fra FN-stater, der ikke har specielle interesser i området.

5. Ingen militær støtte fra vest til alt revl og krat i Syrien bare de var imod Assad. Ingen opdeling i to parter og ingen Syriens Venner. Men istedet en ordentlig tilrettelagt fredsprocess med konsultationer og senere forhandlinger med alle parter i Syrien, specielt civilsamfundet – og ikke de fuldstændigt inkompetente “forhandlinger” i Geneve.

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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 know about ISIS/Islamic State and why it is the result of policies conducted by the U.S., Britain, Qatar, Saudi-Arabia. He offers some common sense proposals on how to stop it. And there is NO military solution to it, only a shift … Continue reading The Powers Behind The Islamic State

☮ ☮ NEW TFF PressInfo: All Danish MPs now turn humanitarian aid into a military mission for Iraq

☮ ☮ NEW TFF PressInfo: All Danish MPs now turn humanitarian aid into a military mission for Iraq Tragic. Nothing learnt from Denmark’s 4 wars since 1999. Risk of mission creep and spreading to Syria and splitting up Iraq. The Denmark I grew up in and the government commission I was a member of in the 1980s was competent and decent in comparison with this. Continue reading ☮ ☮ NEW TFF PressInfo: All Danish MPs now turn humanitarian aid into a military mission for Iraq

Hele Folketinget støtter militarisme i stedet for humanitære indsatser 

Og blæser folkeretten en lang march

Danmarks deltagelse i Irak krigen og som besættelsesmagt 2003-2007 er indiskutabelt det ringeste og mest kriminelle stykke udenrigspolitik siden 1945.

Med militærhjælpen til Irak/kurderne, der skal besluttes på onsdag af Folketinget – nu med alle partier bag – fortsættes denne brøler. 

FN’s generalsekretær har advaret mod udelukkende militære handlinger mod ISIS. Der er intet FN-mandat for denne “hjælp”. Operationen strider imod FN-deklarationens Artikel 1 og 33. 

Sverige og Norge bidrager kun humanitært. EU er alt andet end enig. Det er et åbent mandat der sandsynligvis snart vil bredes ud. 

Ved at støtte kurderne, der ønsker en selvstændig stat, bidrager man hermed til at dele Irak.

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☮ ☮ 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 is no reason we should not be able to live in peace in Europe – if we want and educated ourselves in handling problems.No, the reason is the woefully incompetent way in which politicians and media focus on violence and ignore … Continue reading ☮ ☮ TFF PressInfo: Support Richard Branson’s Ukraine dialogue initiative

A NATO for a dangerous world – sure

 Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Philip M. Breedlove: A NATO for a Dangerous World – WSJ Here is the West’s intellectual high jumpers when they are at their best. Sorry to say it, it ain’t good enough. NATO is for a dangerous world. It couldn’t live without finding new enemies on a permanent basis. Here they omit every fact, including the US/EU-instigated regime change – for … Continue reading A NATO for a dangerous world – sure

► ► NSDD 54 United States Policy towards

► NSDD 54 United States Policy towards Eastern Europe in 1982 These months I’m finalising a large blog containing most of what TFF has published since 1991 on former Yugoslavia (about 1500 pages). Today I stumbled upon this de-classified “Secret” document from 1982 about the U.S. strategy to get East European allies of the Soviet Union interested in joining the European community and acquire Western … Continue reading ► ► NSDD 54 United States Policy towards

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. Now we have Ukraine. Dark dark clouds are gathering over Europe – predictably and for no good reason. Continue reading TFF PressInfo: Cold War warnings 1998 – 2014

☮ ☮ The threat of nuclear annihilation –

The threat of nuclear annihilation – reality through black humour Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Nuclear Weapons – YouTube Apart from the mad danger we are all forced to live under, the point Oliver makes is essential: People generally don’t care. And therefore it won’t change until there is either an awakening – or a nuclear war. Enjoy your Sunday – if you can after this! Continue reading ☮ ☮ The threat of nuclear annihilation –

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 used to be a researcher one could respect, albeit not always agree with. Now she has turned into a war-monger. Here she has the guts to say that if Russia should deliver humanitarian aid to the suffering people in Eastern Ukraine, … Continue reading US warns Russia against Ukraine invasion

Jan Björklund: Propaganda och bristande kunskap i förening…

Vicestatsminister och utbildningsminister Jan Björklund är medförfattare till en Brännpunkt-artikel 7 augusti som argumenterar för att Sverige bör bli NATO-medlem. Artikeln är inkompetent och vilseledande av följande skäl: 1) Ukraine som huvudargument vittnar om bristande kunskap om nuläget – Ukraine-krisen startades av NATO/USA och EU, inte av Ryssland. 2) Man kan bara undra varför demokratierna har så unikt höga militärutgifter om de bygger på dialog som … Continue reading Jan Björklund: Propaganda och bristande kunskap i förening…

NATO – News: NATO stands by Ukraine,

☮ NATO – News: NATO stands by Ukraine, Secretary General says in Kiev , 07-Aug, 2014

Mr. Fogh Rasmussen’s memory doesn’t go as far back as to the U.S.-orchestrated regime change in Kiev without any moves before by Russia. That was a blatant example of disrespect for a country’s sovereignty that he uses now about Russia’s “aggression” in Ukraine. Read William Pfaff’s sober exposé.

Due to this “slip” of memory, we get nothing but sandbox diplomacy and – dangerous, dangerous – psycho-projections which serve to cover up for the huge EU and US/NATO mistake over the last 20 years in its policies vis-a-vis Ukraine and Russia.

This is dangerous because the wisdom of de-escalation demanded of Russia comes as part of a clear, ongoing and systematic political, media and military escalation on the Western side.

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☮ ☮ TFF PressInfo # 21 of March 11, 1997

“Greater NATO, Why?” Some people do not understand why the crisis and war in Ukraine is the result of a long long process of counterproductive, foolish NATO expansion decisions. Neither do they understand why I have the views on it I happen to have. Instead of decent arguments they have called me all kinds of things – being paid by Putin as one of the … Continue reading ☮ ☮ TFF PressInfo # 21 of March 11, 1997

☮ ☮ UN Official weeps over Gaza bloodshed

☮ ☮ UN Official weeps over Gaza bloodshed Please pay respect to the UN for having such deeply caring people on their staff, people with a heart. And thank you Chris Gunness for not just plaing it cool as so many others. This iconic clip of a UN humanitarian worker will be remembered for long into the future. I have been privileged to met similar … Continue reading ☮ ☮ UN Official weeps over Gaza bloodshed

Will we see a new wave of anti-Semitism now?

Israel strikes the Islamic University in Gaza City – Al Jazeera English “This brings the death toll in Israeli offensive on Gaza, which began on July 8, to at least 1,655 Palestinians, mostly civilians. More than 8,900 others have been reported injured. On the Israeli side, 3 civilians have been killed by rockets launched from Gaza and at least 63 troops have died in the … Continue reading Will we see a new wave of anti-Semitism now?

Hvor har vores krige virket?

Omfattende interview med RÆSON per 1. august 2014: Om situationen i Gaza, om mægling og fred, om Irak, krigen mod terror, Ukrain, en ny kold krig, om hvordan verdensordnen er under forandring, USA på vej ned og hvorfor danske udenrigspolitik må begynde at stille om… Tryk på forsidebilledet: Continue reading Hvor har vores krige virket?

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 new ethical principle in international affairs: When A delivers weapons to B, A is responsible for what B does with these weapons. The former Secretary of State and perhaps future U.S. President presents this new ethical principle here on CNN. This … Continue reading Wow, Hillary Clinton as moral philosopher

☮ ☮ US supplies Israel with bombs amid Gaza blitz

Do we see a new moral principle concerning arms exports? ☮ ☮ US supplies Israel with bombs amid Gaza blitz – who is morally responsible for Gaza? – says Al-Jazeera Two points here: 1) While Obama calls for immediate ceasefire, Pentagon keeps assisting Israel in killing even more civilians. Spineless? Absurd? Cruel? Immoral? You name it. The NATO country, Norway’s Nobel Committee should request that Obama … Continue reading ☮ ☮ US supplies Israel with bombs amid Gaza blitz

US ambassador to Sweden: Join NATO

This is how pressure is put on other countries and a rare glimpse by media into processes presumably meant to be semi-official and basically hidden to the public. And of course, it is up to sovereign Sweden to decide what to do – but, however, not joining NATO will have a price. See below the ambassador’s formulation and hint at Ukraine’s situation. The truth is … Continue reading US ambassador to Sweden: Join NATO

Om Rusland: Vesten har valgt ekspansion og konfrontation

Ræson har bedt mig svare på syv spørgsmål vedrørende Ukraine og det ny modsætningsforhold mellem Vesten/NATO og Rusland. Læse de korte svar hér. Continue reading Om Rusland: Vesten har valgt ekspansion og konfrontation

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 bredt spektrum af handlingsmuligheder mellem at gøre ingenting og at smadre et land når konflikter dukker op?

Det spektrum hedder konflikthåndtering og tilhører et fagområde, der undervises i rundt om på verdens universiteter. Det kræver at FNs medlemsstater etablerer ”styrker” af uddannede konfliktanalytikere, facilitatorer, mæglere, områdeeksperter, forhandlere og forsoningsterapeuter, der kan rykke ud endnu hurtigere end de kan sende krydsermissiler og F-16 fly.

For at dette spektrum kan blive inddraget forudsættes endvidere at regeringer ikke direkte ønsker krig under foregivende af at have gode og ofte humanitære motiver hvor de i virkeligheden har rå interesser.

Med andre ord, man kan gøre noget ved den manifeste konfliktanalfabetisme, der først søger militære løsninger og – som en række danske politikere – hurtigt tilsidesætter folkeretten og FNs fornemste norm, nemlig den at fred skal skabes med fredelige midler og først når de alle har været prøvet og vist sig uden effekt kan man gribe til militære midler, vel at mærke i FN-regi.

Eller anderledes udtrykt: fred kan læres. Når nu de fleste mennesker i verden – også 98% af de civile i konfliktzoner der ikke griber til vold men er dens ofre – ønsker fred skulle man kunne tage demokratiet alvorligt og gøre en kraftanstrengelse for at mindske (ikke afskaffe) militæret, der globalt koster 1700 milliarder dollar eller 30 gange mere end alt FN gør – og i stedet øge konflikthåndteringen.

Eksemplet Syrien – gal diagnose og prognose

Verden har brug for konflikt-lægevidenskab: diagnose, prognose og behandling.

Diagnosen turde være nok så klar: Det handler om endog meget komplekse indre konflikter, den arabiske vår (oprindeligt) men det handler også om hele Mellemøsten og især hér om Vestens ønske om at holde Iran nede og Israel oppe. Continue reading “Syrien – hvad kunne være gjort og hvad kan stadig gøres?”