Venstres nye fodfejl og løgne om krigene
UDREDT: Venstres udenrigsordfører Michael Aastrup erkender efter udgivelsen af den historiske krigsudredning, at der blev begået "nogle fodfejl" op til Irak-krigen.
Men han fastholder som tidligere statsminister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, at "spørgsmålet om masseødelæggelsesvåben ikke er nævnt" i det skriftlige grundlag, som Folketinget stemte om: "Vi gik ind i krigen på baggrund af, at Saddam Husseins regering ikke ville overholde FN's resolutioner. Man kan ikke stille spørgsmålstegn ved det grundlag".
Her er så alligevel et spørgsmålstegn. Den allerkorteste version af beslutningsgrundlag B 118 fra den 21. marts 2003 lyder korrekt nok kun: "Folketinget meddeler sit samtykke til, at danske militære styrker stilles til rådighed for en multinational indsats i Irak".
Men det reelt fremsatte forslag, som Folketinget stemte om, har en del flere linjer. Her i blandt at "et militært bidrag vil samtidig være i overensstemmelse med den hidtidige danske politik over for Irak og med den danske ikke-spredningspolitik i relation til masseødelæggelsesvåben".
Oven i rummer den daværende regerings officielt fremlagte bemærkninger til forslaget yderligere ti direkte henvisninger til masseødelæggelsesvåben. Og under debatten i salen om folketingsbeslutningen blev masseødelæggelsesvåben nævnt 82 gange mere, også af Venstres egen ordfører. Hvilket blev yderligere skåret ud i pap i den tale, som Fogh selv holdt efter vedtagelsen af forslaget.
På trods af udenrigsordførerens manipulation, når også den historiske udredning til samme indlysende konklusion: "At det var Iraks masseødelæggelsesvåben, der var den grundlæggende årsag, understreges af ... den første begrundelse for regeringens beslutning". Venstre har derfor absolut ingen grund til sin glade udmelding om at rapporten frikender partiet for at have misinformeret. I stedet fortsætter Venstres udenrigsordfører dumstædigt med samme uheldige praksis.
Venstres påstand om at Folketinget ikke stemte om masseødelæggelsesvåben, er dokumenterbart ikke korrekt - og denne kritik kan nu læses i den historiske udredning, som Venstre selv bestilte.
Tom Vilmer Paamand - februar 2019
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> Peace prize for drone researcher: Refuses to make weapons
”I don't want to build drones for the military”, wrote Dylan Cawthorne in the Danish trade magazine for engineers - and for this attitude the peace organisation ”Aldrig Mere Krig” (”Never More War”) has now honoured him with the association's Peace Rose. Cawthorne is an aerospace engineer and associate professor at the Drone Centre at the University of Southern Denmark.
Cawthorne warns of a ”militarization of public Danish universities”, and that he himself is exposed to ”increased pressure from management to work on military projects”, with ”financial gain as the primary motive”.
Despite the pressure, Cawthorne refuses to work on military projects, and will insist on developing only civilian drones – for the benefit of healthcare and similar humanitarian tasks: ”Then I can combine my love of flight and fabrication, with my dream of making the world a better place.”
The Peace Rose was awarded to Dylan Cawthorne on Sunday the 10th of September in front of his artwork ”Kites for Peace”. The award certificate from the peace organisation honours Cawthorne for ”the courage to demand technology for peace and not for war”.
”In a world where science has made our leaders all too skilled at creating havoc and causing destruction, but not at solving their conflicts peacefully, it is important for daring individuals to speak out against the onslaught of militarisation”, said Tom Vilmer Paamand, who is chairman of the peace organisation, at the presentation:
”Freedom of research is threatened, just as freedom of speech is, when suddenly there is no room for sober thoughts against war. That is why people like Dylan Cawthorne, who dare anyway, are so badly needed.”
”Aldrig Mere Krig” is the Danish section of War Resisters' International, and has been handing out its Peace Roses for over 50 years. Over the years, the prize has been given for many forms of action, and to many types of actors - from dock workers to artists, journalists and even to a commander of the special forces. And in a similar case to Cawthorne's, to the engineering company Rambøll, which at that time had a philosophy of not wanting to ”make money from the arms industry”.
Tom Vilmer Paamand - september 2023
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> Peace prize for drone researcher: Refuses to make weapons
”I don't want to build drones for the military”, wrote Dylan Cawthorne in the Danish trade magazine for engineers - and for this attitude the peace organisation ”Aldrig Mere Krig” (”Never More War”) has now honoured him with the association's Peace Rose. Cawthorne is an aerospace engineer and associate professor at the Drone Centre at the University of Southern Denmark.Cawthorne warns of a ”militarization of public Danish universities”, and that he himself is exposed to ”increased pressure from management to work on military projects”, with ”financial gain as the primary motive”.
Despite the pressure, Cawthorne refuses to work on military projects, and will insist on developing only civilian drones – for the benefit of healthcare and similar humanitarian tasks: ”Then I can combine my love of flight and fabrication, with my dream of making the world a better place.”
The Peace Rose was awarded to Dylan Cawthorne on Sunday the 10th of September in front of his artwork ”Kites for Peace”. The award certificate from the peace organisation honours Cawthorne for ”the courage to demand technology for peace and not for war”.
”In a world where science has made our leaders all too skilled at creating havoc and causing destruction, but not at solving their conflicts peacefully, it is important for daring individuals to speak out against the onslaught of militarisation”, said Tom Vilmer Paamand, who is chairman of the peace organisation, at the presentation:
”Freedom of research is threatened, just as freedom of speech is, when suddenly there is no room for sober thoughts against war. That is why people like Dylan Cawthorne, who dare anyway, are so badly needed.”
”Aldrig Mere Krig” is the Danish section of War Resisters' International, and has been handing out its Peace Roses for over 50 years. Over the years, the prize has been given for many forms of action, and to many types of actors - from dock workers to artists, journalists and even to a commander of the special forces. And in a similar case to Cawthorne's, to the engineering company Rambøll, which at that time had a philosophy of not wanting to ”make money from the arms industry”.
Tom Vilmer Paamand - september 2023
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