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Av FRANK SØHOLM GREVIL 16 augusti 2004  Vi er nu nået til tredje akt i det absurde teaterstykke, der i analogi med de store skueprocesser i Moskva 1936-38 er blevet døbt ‘Grevil-sagen’. Første akt bestod i min anonyme fremlæggelse af egenhændigt nedklassificerede rapporter i Berlingske Tidende i februar og marts. Andet akt udgjordes af min fremtræden med navn og billede i Information i april samt den efterfølgende mediestorm, som uden min direkte medvirken kostede en forsvarsminister taburetten samt en sigtelse for brud på tavshedspligten. Tredje akt bliver en retssag, hvor jeg står tiltalt for at have overtrådt straffelovens bestemmelser om uberettiget videregivelse eller udnyttelse af fortrolige oplysninger. Statsanklageren har ovenikøbet valgt at påberåbe sig særligt skærpende omstændigheder. Da jeg aldrig har modtaget betaling for at stille rapporterne til rådighed eller lade mig interviewe, må det skærpende bestå i, at “videregivelsen eller udnyttelsen er sket under sådanne omstændigheder, at det påfører...

Af Svenska Irakkommittén mot de Ekonomiska Sanktionerna (SIES) 13 september 2002 FN:s ekonomiska sanktioner mot Irak har nu pågått i tolv år och drabbat det irakiska folket med svåra lidanden. Enligt FN:s egna siffror har mer än 1,5 miljoner människor, varav ca 600 000 barn, dött som en direkt följd av sanktionerna. Dessutom har ett lågintensivt bombkrig mot landet pågått under dessa år. Av all denna förödelse- orsakad huvudsakligen av amerikansk och brittisk politik- har Saddam Husseins brutala och diktatoriska regim snarast stärkts än försvagats. Nu förbereder USA under president Bushs ledning ett storskaligt bombkrig mot Irak som kommer att innebära ett ännu större lidande för civilbefolkningen. Ett sådant krig kommer dessutom att ytterligare undergräva freden och säkerheten i världen. Att upprätta en demokratisk regim i Irak är det irakiska folkets angelägenhet och får enligt folkrätten inte ske med krigshandlingar utifrån. Folkrätten och FN:s stadgar måste respekteras. Vi vädjar till...

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By Karin Wegestal MP, the Social Democratic Partyon behalf of the Swedish Committee for Solidarity with the Yugoslav People During the last decade, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has received more than 500,000 refugees from Croatia and Bosnia, and another 300,000 internally displaced persons, mainly from the province Kosovo and Metohia. For a country with about ten million inhabitants, such an influx of homeless people is obviously a very heavy burden – even under peaceful conditions. But in addition to that, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has been the subject to sanctions from the western powers for close to ten years and its infrastructure was badly hurt through Nato’s intense bombardment during 78 days in 1999. The result of all this is that Yugoslavia, once the most developed industrial country in Eastern Europe, is today the poorest country in Europe. In Serbia excluding Kosovo, with about ten million inhabitants and...

24. april, 2008 Fatuma Ali Jeg har boet og arbejdet i Grønland i 8 år fra 1997 og til 2005. I de 8 år har jeg været almindelig overlæge i 3 år og administrerende overlæge resten af tiden. Fra 2005 og indtil 2006 har jeg arbejdet for det grønlandske sundhedsvæsen men boet i DK. Ifølge min kontrakt skulle jeg fortsat koordinere den psykiatriske indsats på kysten, være fysisk til stede i Grønland i 1 måned i hvert kvartal og ellers være til rådighed for netkonsultationer hele året. Netkonsultationerne handlede udelukkende om kendte og diagnosticerede patienter, hvor der var behov for at optimere den medikamentelle behandling eller supervisere den psykiatriske sygeplejerske. Jeg tror, at mit største bidrag til den grønlandske psykiatri  har været opbygningen af distriktspsykiatrien i det meste af  landet. Med opbakning fra det politiske system og mine overordnede var det lykkedes at etablere psykiatrisk behandling i patienternes nærmiljø således...

Niels Harrit, Associate professor, PhD, Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen When viewed in the rear-view mirror of history, the attack on USA on September 11th, 2001 (9/11) might very well prove to be the single most important political event since World War II. It sparked the so-called “war on terror”, which has left a trail of casualties and refugees, with numbers running into the millions. Military expenses and security budgets have soared. As have the number of terrorists. Civil rights have been curtailed for everybody. Fear is prevalent. Our children and grandchildren are left with a less secure world – and a mountain of debt. In spite of this profound impact, the physical and technical realities of 9/11 have never been satisfactorily explained by the US Government. Before considering this claim and its consequences, it is worthwhile reminding ourselves of the “scientific method”, which has served our western societies...

Af Uffe Geertsen 6. april, 2006 Tre korte artikler af Uffe Geertsen, den første bragt i tidsskriftet SALT nr. 1, februar 2006. De er skrevet over nogle måneder og indeholder enkelte gentagelser når de læses i forlængelse af hinanden, men vi synes de er uhyre vigtige. Den danske regerings og de danske mediers demokratiske og etiske svigt må, som Geertsen så klart siger det, aldrig gå i glemmebogen. 1 • Danmark i krig – på forfalsket grundlag Kan en regeringsleder fritages for et retsligt efterspil, når han som grundlag for en angrebskrig groft har ført Folketing og befolkning bag lyset? Den danske deltagelse i den folkeretsstridige (og formentlig grundlovsstridige) angrebskrig mod Irak er af gennemgribende betydning for dansk indenrigs- og udenrigspolitik. Tilmed blev beslutningen om krigsdeltagelsen taget på et forfalsket grundlag. Vel en af de største forfalskninger i dansk politisk historie. Det rejser en række spørgsmål, som må fastholdes. Hvad...

Five months after the Danish daily Jyllands-Posten published 12 caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, controversy over those cartoons is still raging in many Islamic countries. Already dozens of people have been killed in half a dozen countries and demonstrations have taken place in nearly all Islamic countries, from Morocco to Indonesia. The US secretary of state’s statement accusing Iran and Syria of having incited the demonstrations was a cheap and inaccurate shot at two countries which the United States and Israel are targeting at the moment for political reasons. In fact, Iran lagged behind many other countries in reacting to the cartoons, so much so that many newspapers accused the government of indifference. Demonstrations in Iran against the cartoons took place only during the Ashura mourning ceremonies marking the martyrdom of Imam Husayn towards the middle of February. The most violent demonstrations took place in Afghanistan, which is still under...

By Julie Dyer & Michel Tavir TFF Friends Anmeldelsen på dansk March 16, 2006 The book Democratisation in the Middle East, Dilemmas and Perspectives comprises a collection of papers which were originally presented at a Plum Foundation sponsored conference held in Copenhagen in February 2005.  The volume is edited by Birgitte Rahbek, Middle East scholar, author and member of the executive committee of the Plum Foundation. The purpose of this conference was to provide an independent platform for a discussion of recent developments in the Middle East, particularly with respect to the prospects for and the challenges connected with democratisation in the region.   The authors represent a broad spectrum of Middle Eastern and European scholars and others with first-hand knowledge of the region and its history. The contributing authors approach the subject of democratisation from a variety of viewpoints, but are all characterised by their openness toward the concept of a democratic...

See also our comprehensive collection with guides, themes and resources from the last few years here. Newest stuff added at the bottom Robert Fisk, Information Clearing House, Sept 24Blame Iran. Christian Science Monitor, Sept 29Iran’s tough stance a hit at home. Iranians held pro-nuclear rally in Tehran Information Clearing House, Sept 29The U.S. Has Plans to Invade Iran Before Bush’s Term Ends Christian Science Monitor, Sept 29Why Iran isn’t a global threat Oxford Research Group, NovemberIran’s Nuclear ActivitiesDr. Frank Barnaby, November 2005 FPIF, Foreign Policyin Focus, Nov 3Who’s Next – Iran & Syria? International Herald Tribune, Nov 4Syria and the UN: Another polarizing double standard International Herald Tribune, Nov 8EU restates its demand, but studies Iran’s request Reuters, Nov 8Iran rebukes EU over nuclear fuel cycle issue Information Clearing House, Nov 12A Legal US Nuclear Attack Against IranThe real reason for the IAEA Iran resolution International Herald Tribune Nov 21Reprieve for...

TFF’s Comprehensive Link Library Collection Iraq 1Read the materials on Iraq from 2004 here Collection Iraq 3Read the materials on Iraq from 2004 here Collection Iraq 2Read the newest materials on Iraq here Articles by non-TFF Associates F e a t u r e s TFF Feature Collection, February 1, 2005Iraq Analyses: The resistance & the electionsPlus human rights, WMDs, the occupation in a wider strategic perspective and the destruction of BabylonSome 40 articles on aspects we should keep in mind in the future. They offer perspectives on what to learn and what to remember when they build up the next crisis… TFF Feature – Farhang Jahanpour, January 14, 2005The Iraqi elections must go ahead as scheduled: the alternative is much worseThere are four main groups inside Iraq who oppose the elections. In spite of spiralling violence, elections should be held. Jahanpour argues postponing the elections does not promise a...

Af Mahathir MohamadMalaysias forhenværende premierminister 13. december, 2005 Engelsk original på Information Clearing House, September 16, 2005 People with Blood-Soaked Hands NGOs protesting that Mahathir was invited to speak Jeg vil gerne takke Suhakam for den ære det er, at få lov til at tale til jer, om et emne som I ved mere om og har mere erfaring med, end jeg. I bekymrer jer om menneskerettigheder eller Hak Asasi Manusia. Og det er kun rigtigt, at som et civiliseret samfund og som nation, må vi alle bekymre os om menneskerettigheder i vort eget land og også i verden. Men menneskerettigheder skal respekteres, fordi de kan bidrage til en bedre livskvalitet. At dræbe 100.000 mennesker, fordi man mistænker, at nogle fås menneskerettigheder er blevet krænket, forekommer at være en selvmodsigelse. Alligevel har menneskeretsfanatikere ført til, at flere mennesker er blevet berøvet deres rettigheder og deres liv, end det antal, der...