Thursday, February 06, 2025

Terrific response to Trump & Netanyahu

 

محمود عودة

All truth told here by Mahmood.

85% of Greenlanders do not want to join U.S.


Eighty-five (85%) of Greenlanders oppose their island becoming part of the United States, a new opinion poll revealed, following Donald Trump’s renewed call for US control over the semi-autonomous Danish territory, The Guardian reported on Tuesday.

Since his re-election, the US President has reiterated his interest in acquiring the Arctic island, which is under Danish sovereignty but enjoys significant autonomy.

Speaking aboard Air Force One on Saturday, Trump stated, "I think we’re going to have it," claiming that the Arctic island’s 57,000 residents "want to be with us."

However, a new survey conducted by pollster Verian, commissioned by the Danish newspaper Berlingske, found that only 6% of Greenlanders support joining the US, while 9% remain undecided.

"It's the first poll that asked a representative section of Greenland's population and I think this is very important," Kasper Moller Hansen, a political science professor at the University of Copenhagen, told AFP.

"I think this poll shows very clearly that they do not want to be American," he pointed out.

Around 45% of Greenlanders view Trump's interest in their island as a "threat", while 43% view it as an "opportunity" and 13% are undecided, according to the poll.

The poll questioned 497 respondents 18 years and older between January 22 and 26 and had a margin of error of 1.9 to 4.4 percentage points.

Wednesday, February 05, 2025

Trump’s plan for Greenland – Background brief

 

 In 1959, the U.S. Army built the first tunnel settlement beneath the ice of Greenland. 21 tubes were constructed with isolated housing for more than 200 soldiers. The documentary investigates this extraordinary U.S. Army plan, while looking at the consequences of the city’s tons of nuclear waste that were left behind and are now slowly emerging from the melting ice.

By Magyar Békekör (Egyesület Hírek), Hungary   

US President Donald Trump wants to annex Greenland, which belongs to Denmark, to the United States. He said the Washington government would be ready to buy it, but if it wasn’t sold, it would annex it militarily. His deputy, Vance, later said no military action was planned to annex Greenland.

The U.S. has military and economic goals with a country of nearly 57,000 inhabitants stretching over 2,166,086 square kilometers between the Arctic Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. He wants to control the route of the Russian navy, especially strategic submarines, to the American coast, especially the movement of Russian warships equipped with hypersonic weapons, since he has no antidote to their weapons, and he sees that the launch of hypersonic missiles can only be prevented by the preventive destruction of Russian warships.

To achieve their goal, they want to install radar systems and maritime surveillance equipment in Greenland between Greenland, Iceland and Great Britain. 

Before Greenland officially became part of the Kingdom of Denmark in 1959, NATO allies Denmark and the United States agreed in 1951 that the US would be responsible for its defense, as Denmark could not.

In 1959, Camp Century, an American city was built under the ice, with a diverse system of bunkers and labyrinths for military and scientific purposes. Developed as the northernmost air base of the United States, the Thule base was built in 1943 during World War II, later renamed Pituffik Space Base, and operated under the authority of the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD).

The US military leadership considers Greenland’s affiliation to be of paramount importance not only for the protection of the USA, but also for the control of the US over the Arctic.

     The annexation of the huge island country to America would also be economically desirable for American capital.

According to a 2023 survey, 25 of the 34 minerals classified as “critical raw materials” are found in Greenland. These include materials used in batteries, including graphite and lithium, as well as rare metals used in electric vehicles and wind turbines. It also has oil and natural gas.

The Danish government rejected Trump’s territorial claim, but declared America’s security claim as justified and signaled its readiness for further military concessions.

This has amplified the voices of those in Greenland who do not want to belong to either America or Denmark, but want independence. Especially among the Inuit indigenous population, there is a strong tendency towards self-determination. It is characteristic that in a referendum held in 1982, 53% of the population decided to leave the European Union. As a result of the referendum, Greenland officially seceded from the EU in 1985, while its mother country, Denmark, remained a member of the EU.

According to Russia, the people of Greenland should decide the fate of the country, based on existing laws and free from foreign interference. “The choice of the Greenlanders must be respected,” Russian ambassador to Copenhagen Vladimir Barbin said in an interview with TASS on February 2.
Greenland has had autonomous status as part of the Kingdom of Denmark since 2009. +++

Edited by Magyar Békekör

Tuesday, February 04, 2025

Arrogance personified....the end of US-Israel right before our eyes

 

 'We'll own it': Trump wants to make Gaza a holiday hub without Palestinians

After moving Palestinians out, Trump plans to develop the coastal enclave for "the world's people"

The president did not rule out the use of US troops for the mission, adding that only US control could bring “great stability to that part of the Middle East”.

“The US will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it too. We'll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site.”

A coastal tourist area along Gaza’s Mediterranean coast, Trump said, would be “world-class”.

On Iran, Trump said he “hated” signing the executive order to return to the “maximum pressure” campaign from his first term, which was intended to squeeze Tehran and even lead to regime change.

See the whole story here 

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Trump’s remarks have reignited debates over US foreign policy in the region, with critics arguing that his proposal aligns with Israel’s occupation policies and undermines Palestinian aspirations for statehood. The suggestion that the US could claim “ownership” of Gaza has been particularly contentious, with many viewing it as a blatant disregard for international law and Palestinian sovereignty.

We cannot let this happen. 

This will be the end of the Trump run and the fall of the US empire.

Trump is creating his own Vietnam debacle!

We all must rally to protect the Palestinian people. We have no choice. If the US-Israel zionist genocidal criminals get away with this carnage then we are all in line to be taken down by the corporate oligarchs!

Stand up now for truth, peace and justice!

Bruce 

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 Malaysian PM in Saudi Arabia, demands Israel’s expulsion from United Nations

 

OPEC+ to Trump: The Oil World Doesn’t Take Orders

 

Global South

Reuters reports that Saudi Arabia and other OPEC+ members have flatly ignored Trump’s plea to lower oil prices. Following a meeting of member countries, ministers announced they would stick to their current production plans, with no changes in sight for April.

The petrodollar empire is crumbling, and OPEC+ just delivered another nail in the coffin. Riyadh, once Washington’s obedient oil spigot, is now charting its own course, aligning with a multipolar energy world where U.S. demands are met with indifference. 

This photo from Trump's visit with the Saudis during his first administration. Things appear to be going downhill for Trump now.
 

The Saudis know the game has changed. With BRICS rising, China paying in yuan, and Russia recalibrating global energy flows, Trump’s demands are little more than echoes of an empire losing its grip.

Monday, February 03, 2025

History lesson: Turning away from war$

 

Every presidential administration has one thing in common: Support for the war machine. 

In our latest Mindful News Brief, we take a closer look at the inner workings of the US war machine, grounding our story in verifiable links, evidence, and documentation. 

See our Substack: https://peerservice.substack.com/p/tr... 

What is war really about? Who benefits, and who pays the tragic price? At the same time, people all over the world are choosing to co-create a new world in the face of this destructive war machine. We’re here to connect the dots, share some powerful real-life stories of healing and transformation, and invite you to elevate your vision for humanity. 

Everything about war is designed to be dehumanizing, yet the human spirit keeps reminding us of the bigger picture. We deserve better than leaders who lie to us, create the very enemies we’re told to be afraid of, and kill in our name with our taxpayer dollars. People everywhere, all over the world, are turning away from the cycles of fear and control that justify war. These powerful acts of humanity challenge the destructive forces keeping us divided and polarized, planting the seeds of a global shift in consciousness that could inspire the transformation and healing of our world.

US & EU must protect our social programs from the MIC

 

I offer here two pieces of evidence that the military industrial complex is coming for our Social Security, health care programs and what remains of the other welfare spending.

First above is the new NATO leader Mark Rutte (former prime minister of the Netherlands) who is pushing NATO members to spend 2% (and even up to 5%) of their national budgets on preparation for war with Russia. (Imagine how Russia feels when they hear this kind of talk.)

Rutte makes the astonishing public call for cuts in Social Security and health care programs.

The second piece is the very recent move by Elon Musk to take control of the Treasury Department electronic payment system that is used to administer the payments of the Social Security and other entitlement programs.

This current situation has got my ears ringing loud.

On July 19, 1999 the Space News aerospace publication ran an editorial entitled 'Mars Missions are Affordable'. The article stated that the Mars missions (and other space projects like Star Wars) were going to cost the nation an arm and a leg.

So the editorial stated: 'We have to be responsible corporate citizens and secure a dedicated funding source for these space missions. And we are now doing that by sending our lobbyists to Washington to secure that dedicated funding source which are the entitlement programs'.

In the US the 'entitlement programs' officially are Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and what little is left of the welfare programs. 

This story remains fresh in my mind because it has been one of my key talking points about how the aerospace industry plans to pay for 'everything space'. I even had an article where I wrote about this printed in 2004 in the French publication Le Monde diplomatique.

In the US there have been constant attempts to reduce these key social programs since the 1999 editorial in Space News. Now when you add in the Mark Rutte statement and Elon Musk grabbing control of the Treasury Department electronic payment system one might consider that things have reached the boiling point.

It should be remembered that Musk has long been calling for the 'Terraforming' of Mars from a dead hot red planet to a green fertile planet like Earth. His proposal is the blow up 1,000 nuclear weapons above the Martian atmosphere in order to achieve this goal. 

By 2004 NASA was predicting that the series of Mars missions would cost a half-trillion dollars. Imagine the cost (and danger) of building and launching 1,000 nuclear bombs to explode over Mars. Even Musk does not have that kind of money.

I am convinced that a key reason Musk has joined the Trump administration is because he hopes to be able to get his hands on the 'entitlement programs' in the US to be used as his Mars funding source.

This plan has been underway for a long time - at least since 1999.

Don't let it happen. Defend Social Security and all the other life giving programs in our nations.

Bruce

PS See France to double military spending – Macron here

Latest interview

 

By Regis Tremblay

Bruce Gagnon and I had another lively discussion that focused mainly on Trump’s real agendas, i.e. more war and threats of war against anyone that doesn’t do what we want. “You can do it the easy way or the hard way.” In other words, do what we tell you or we will hurt you with sanctions, tariffs, and violence.

And he wants to be remembered at the Peace President. Yeah, like his predecessor, Obama, America’s greatest war president.

We both believe that Israel has no future as an entity and has isolated itself from the rest of the world. It is clear to all that the USA and Israel have become the outliers, the agents of death and destruction everywhere. They stand alone at the UN Security Council vetoing nuclear abolition, weapons in space, and cease fires, for example.

Trump is not interested in ending the genocide in Palestine. Quite the opposite as is evident in his public statements.

Regarding peace in Ukraine, he continues to show his ignorance about the reality on the ground, and like all other US experts and policymakers, has no understanding of Putin or Russia. There is no deal to be made because Russia will only accept total capitulation. The longer Trump is not able to extract the USA out of Ukraine, the more he inherits “Biden’s war,” just as Nixon inherited Johnson’s Vietnam war.

He could have ended this senseless and evil war on his first day in office by stopping all shipments of weapons and funds to Ukraine from the US, EU nations, and NATO. Instead, he approved the shipment of more Patriot Missile Systems to the Nazi regime in Ukraine.

We also discussed Trump, the self-proclaimed “president of the people,” surrounding himself with billionaires. Who could miss the exclusive seats enjoyed by Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Miriam Edelson, Larry Ellison, Sundar Pichai, and Mark Zuckerberg at the inauguration? And the following day, Trump, with three more billionaires by his side, announced a $500 Billion AI infrastructure project.

In another major announcement, he’s ordering a plan in 60 days for a Space Based Missile Defense System. Who can forget Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative - SDI - Star Wars that was another billion dollar boondoggle.

This Space Based Missile Defense System goes along with space-based weapons of the laser variety that can shoot down “enemy” satellites, and even destroy targets on the ground. But for this to work it will require enormous amounts of energy and that means nuclear power. Imagine such a catastrophe when a destroyed nuclear powered craft burns up as it streaks through the atmosphere spewing its radioactive poison around the globe!