Kalejdoskop 2002

KALEJDOSKOP 2002

DN, 31 december 2002
Aktivt EU kan stoppa Irak-krig
Krig presenteras som den enda lösningen på konflikten med Irak. FN:s säkerhetsråds resolution 1441 minskar inte risken för att USA i januari eller februari nästa år – med eller utan FN:s godkännande – angriper, besätter och kontrollerar Irak.

DN Debatt, 31 december 2002
Debattera “Aktivt EU kan stoppa Irak-krig”
Läs insändare och skriv ett inlägg i debatten om Jan Öbergs artikel.

Lund, 13 december 2002
Konfliktlösning, inte krig, med Irak
Krig presenteras som den enda lösningen på konflikten med Irak. FN:s säkerhetsråds resolution 1441 minskar inte risken för att USA i februari eller januari nästa år – med eller utan FN:s godkännande – angriper, besätter och kontrollerar Irak.

Lund, 19 november, 2002
Konfliktløsning, ikke krig, med Irak – 10 punkter
Uanset hvilken holdning man iøvrigt har til EU kan vi europæere ikke være bekendt at sidde og blot vente på at blive tilskuere til Bush-regimets krig, Europa må, som EU, omgående tage et mæglingsinitiativ i konflikten mellem Irak og USA.

Lund, 25 oktober 2002, på dansk
Vest forstår ikke Irak, vi behøver måske en Intifada? (Irak 3)

Helsingborgs Dagblad, 25 oktober 2002, på svenska
Väst förstår inte Irak, kanske vi behöver en Intifada? (Irak 3)

Lund, 19 oktober 2002, på dansk
Kik! På TV i Baghdad (Irak 2)

Helsingborgs Dagblad, 19 oktober 2002, på svenska
Titta! På TV i Baghdad (Irak 2)

Lund, 11 oktober 2002, på dansk
Rejs till Irak! (Irak 1)

Helsingborgs Dagblad, 11 oktober 2002, på svenska
Res till Irak! (Irak 1)
Jan Öberg berätter om sin resa till Irak. Om han kan så kan andra!

PressInfo # 156, 23 august 2002, på dansk
Besøg Irak
Jan Øberg skriver om sine oplevelser i Irak. Udover en række iagttagelser, som man ikke får andre steder, er denne PressInfo ét langt argument for at forskere, journalister og diplomater bør besøge landet og danne sine egne meninger.

Lund, 2 april 2002, med Christian Hårleman
Et fredeligt Europa – noget nyt
I de foregående artikler er der udtrykt bekymring over den fortsatte militarisering af EU. Nogle vil sige, at der ikke findes alternativer. Vi tror, at der altid er alternativer, at demokratier er karakteriseret ved alternativer, og at åbent diskuterede alternativer vil forbedre kvaliteten og legitimiteten af den måde, hvorpå samfundet træffer beslutninger.

Lund, 2 april 2002
Militarisering af den Europæiske Union: Kan imperialistisk politik og krig undgås nu?
Hvordan er det muligt at militarisere den Europæiske Union med så ringe opmærksomhed fra og så lille viden om det i medierne, i den offentlige debat og blandt de politiske beslutningstagere? Hvordan går det til, at idéer som militær, humanitær intervention, bombning, krigsførings-strategier og en uophørlig strøm af nye, mindre våben såvel som masseødelæggelsesvåben bliver ‘solgt’ til offentligheden som fredsinstrumenter?

Lund, 2 april 2002
Militarisering af den Europæiske Union: Klumpe-Dumpe som fredsskaberJeg må vedgå, at den lære jeg her taler for hører til et nyt paradigme. Hvis man skal dømme ud fra EU-dokumenter og planer, ønsker EU ikke noget af det.

Lund, 2 april 2002
Militarisering af den Europæiske Union: En civilisationsfejltagelse
Det var helt forudsigeligt, at EU ville blive militariseret. Faktisk forudså en af verdens førende fredsforskere, TFF-rådgiveren Johan Galtung, det allerede i sin bog om EU fra 1972 “A Superpower in Making” (En supermagt på vej).

Lund, 5 marts 2002
Den falske humanismes støvletramp
De fleste anser at det enkelte menneskes liv er ukrænkeligt og at alle liv er lige værdifulde. Dette kvalitativt unikke ved livet selv bør, siges det, ikke kvantificeres. Publiceret i Kristeligt Dagblad 26 februar 2002.

Ekstrabladets “Frontalt”, marts 2002
Tre minutters stilhed for de døde i Afghanistan og tre andre fredsfremmende forslag
Ud fra et lignende humanistiskt hensyn mener jeg Danmark og ligesindede lande bør vise de uskyldigt dræbte i Afghanistan den samme ære. Af principielle grunde og fordi der er en indlysende sammanhæng mellem de to begivenheder.

Lund, 19 februari 2002
Stats- og privatterror – pas på!
Siden 11. september har en række regeringer, herunder også den danske, deltaget i en “krig mod terrorismen.” Jeg skal argumentere for at kampen mod terroren er en panikreaktion, der kan føre mere ondt med sig og at vi burde interesserer os meget mere for hvad terrorisme er og hvad der forårsager den.

Lund, januari 2002
Danmarks militær i Afghanistan øger risikoen for terrorisme
Danmark skal deltage med elitesoldater, F16-fly og diverse andet i krigen i og over Afghanistan. Da denne håndtering har været analysefri og uden tegn på selvstændig holdning eller anvendelse af etiske principper har denne konkrete beslutning samme karaktér.

Åbent brev til regeringen, januari 2002
Tre minutters stilhed for de døde i Afghanistan og en Sandheds- og Forsoningskommission
Som andre EU-lande iagttog Danmark tre minutters stilhed for de uskyldigt dræbte i terror-angrebet på World Trade Center og Pentagon den 11. september sidste år. Der blev også afholdt en mindegudstjeneste i København med repræsentaner for regering, kongehus og for De forenede Stater i Danmark.

London, januari 2002
Mark Rothko og tilfældighedens gave
Beskyttet fra Londons og hele verdens støj, mode, tant og flygtighed; fra ligegyldighed og forbrugerisme kommer jeg bag om Tate Moderns tykke maskinrumsmure ind i et mørkgråt kapellignende rum med dæmpet belysning.

InternetWorld, 23 januari 2002
Terrorbekæmpelse og verdensherredomme

Helsingborgs Dagblad, 31 januari 2002
Terrorbekämpning: Somalia har kopplats ned
Har man makt och “misstankar” kan man stänga ned ett helt land.

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