Dear President Ahtisaari,
I had the pleasure of meeting you on a number of occasions over the years, including when I was British Ambassador to Uzbekistan, and I recall your genuine concern for democracy and human rights in a region where they are sadly neglected.
Like a great many people in Scotland I was shocked that CMI is employing Jim Murphy. Of course, in a democracy there are always losers as well as winners in elections, and both are genuine and valid participants in public life. It is not the fact that CMI employs a politician who has been so recently, comprehensively and humiliatingly rejected by his national electorate that will do any damage to CMI. In a sense I think it does you credit.
What shocks many people here is that Mr Murphy is by any standards a dedicated warmonger. He was a major and important proponent of the invasion of Iraq, and is the strongest of supporters of the massive increase of Britain’s nuclear arsenal, in breach of the Non Proliferation Treaty.
Mr Murphy is a member of the Henry Jackson Society, which as you know is a body which exists to promote United States neo-conservative foreign policy in its most aggressive sense, and openly and actively supports and condones extraordinary rendition and the use of torture by the CIA. It has supported every single military action by the USA since its formation, and defends United States exceptionalism in international law, including US non-membership of the International Criminal Court.
Mr Murphy’s belief set is therefore fundamentally at odds with the stated aims of CMI. Indeed, his employment by you can only lead to the suspicion that CMI’s stated objectives are not its real objectives, and that like Mr Murphy and the Henry Jackson Society your overriding goal in the regions where you operate is to promote the interests of the United States.
As you are funded by charitable donations and by governments, I think some explanation of your employment of Mr Murphy is in order, particularly when you have employed him as a conflict resolution expert in the Caucasus and Central Asia when he has no relevant experience of conflict resolution at all, virtually none of the Caucasus, and absolutely none of Central Asia.
I was the Head of the UK Delegation that negotiated the Sierra Leone Peace Treaty, and certainly under no circumstances would I let Jim Murphy anywhere near that kind of negotiation.
With All Best Wishes,
Amb (rtd.) Craig Murray
It is easy to kill me! I do not have a gun to protect myself. I am a peace loving guy.
Now I know why they are trying so hard to take the guns off the American people. They have the RIGHT to protect themselves by LAW.
Only the American people can stop this CANCER that has been causing death, destruction and CONTROL throughout this world.
We are being MANIPULATED!!!
My deepest respect and sympathy to all who have suffered in this despicable incident.
Fred in his shed opines
“Merkel has massively screwed up and potentially invited thousands of jihadists into Europe.”
Merkel made the mistakes to trust politicians such as Cameron hoping that they join in the compassionate help for Syrians after Germany shows the way. As the dominant lead in the EU she decided to go ahead with a good example.
Now look what she’s done, she has unified right wing groups all over Europe, not just in Germany, because her trust in action was rejected by her EU partners.
Germany will feel aggrieved by this lack of trust and anyone hoping for support in peddling reforms, should really see a shrink.
Merkel will not get re-elected, Germany will increasingly distance itself from the EU market and the EU currency might crash, presenting the world with a real financial problem, leaving the southern EU countries in dire straights, or is it called the cold hands of Goldmann Sachs.
Further, those refugees who are deemed to have been bombed by fellow EU partners, might just get transit visas to those countries who bombed them out of house and hoff.
What’s the matter, Node? Pissed off you can’t find a conspiracy theory that isn’t too absurd to print, even for you?
“*yes, racist.”
Standard response to any observation that Node would rather was verboten for discussion. How can you even be racist against Muslims anyway? I despise those responsible for this whether they were white, black or whatever.
It is is true that politicians will be – indeed, already are – falling over themselves to proclaim that this attack by Islamic State has nothing to do with Islam. They wouldn’t want any cracks to show in their diversity agenda. That’s why it’s “racist” to say anything critical of Islam. You’re just their useful idiot, Node.
“But when reasonably intelligent people – and there are millions of us – have no clue wtf we are doing, there is a clear and evident problem with our foreign policy.”
Hieroglyph, I love the opening statement in this documentary below, there are millions if not billions who feel that way, myself included.
One thing I’m sure of is more often then not if there is a sudden ‘crisis’ the first casualty of it will be the truth. Hence we ought to look to the establishment mass media to discover the big lie that they are pushing this time.
The difficulty will be that big lie is successfully spread when accompanied with much truth.
Be in no doubt that this tragic event in France will be used by our corporate/State ‘enemies within’ for their own benefit which, believe me, isn’t yours or mine.
As always they will claim they act for ‘the greater good’, ‘security’ etc, as usual the result will be a worsening of the situation.
This is a good documentary, if it lacks anything is the tip toeing around Israel’s role in influencing US foreign policy. Curtis is a BBC man after all.
Bitter Lake (2015) – Adam Curtis Documentary – 1 of 3 – 720p
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2hdcji
“Regarding Global Research, Michel Chossudovsky has an article already, though it may be a bit scholarly for some tastes:”
I’m sure it says exactly the same as he said last time there was a terrorist attack – and repeated ad infinitum by his apologists here i.e. it was all the fault of the western democracies and their provocations – while remaining silent about the evil of the perpetrators of the terrorist outrages. Michel Chossudovsky and his spineless supporters can kindly go and stuff their moral relativism up their arses if there is any room alongside their heads.
Solidarity with the French people.
I’m beginning to think that the UK needs at least 400.000 refugees to help its EU partners out of a pickle.
As it already has so many ‘nurtured’ communities, hallo Jack Straw, such as Blackburn and Bradford and the surrounding areas, many of these refugees could enhance the game play of politicians by adding to the already multi faceted Muslim communities.
I’m sure that our unionist pals here will see the sense of it. Maybe it will get Osborne off his arse when he talks of establishing manufacturing back here in Britain. It might also make him focus on the tax evasion issues, not that the MSM has noticed yet.
“Has there been talk of ‘boots on the ground’ in Syria yet?”
It will be “bombing” first, I reckon. There’s a desperate race against time going on: the objective is to destroy as much Syrian infrastructure and deliver as many supplies to “ISIS” as is possible before Russia installs enough S-300s to be able to enforce a no-fly zone.
If the Paris stunt doesn’t deliver the appropriate response then London could well be next. Watch out folks, this could get very nasty.
“If the Paris stunt doesn’t deliver the appropriate response then London could well be next.”
It wasn’t a fucking stunt – ordinary decent people were murdered by those who you don’t even have the minimum degree of moral integrity present in a slug to condemn for their actions.
Remember?
Hebdo last January
Three prime suspects ‘identified after one … been identified after one of the brothers left his ID card in the Citroën C3
Now we are told
Breaking ‘Syrian passport found’ on attacker
Posted at 12:02
A Syrian passport has been found on the body of one of the attackers, AP reports, citing police sources.
French TV is carrying the same line, but it has not been independently verified by the BBC.
Highly unlikely and incredible.
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Will Msr Hollande organize another march later on and will Netanyahu gatecrash it as was reported at the time?
http://cdn.timesofisrael.com/uploads/2015/01/000_Par8071483-e1420991190388.jpg
MJ
So the Paris attacks were an “inside job”, MJ, designed to initiate a response against Syria before Russia has time to install air defences.
And if that doesn’t happen soon enough then there will be another “false flag” in London.
Am I reading you correctly, MJ?
As long as our alleged counter terrorist continue to make trouble in the name of Isis, like shooting down airliner like the Germanwings plane and the Metrojet one, to get Europe behind the Israeli-based Mediterranean Dialogue, it just encourages Muslims everywhere to get involved in places like France where they have suffered centuries of injustice.
In sum, I just see this attack as payback for the ongoing covert war at their expense.
And it will only get worse if people can only think of new kinds of payback.
“Highly unlikely and incredible.” says the high priestess of the highly likely and incredible.
Solidarity with the French people!
kempe you stick your French patriotism up your arse chump, what was done in Algeria, Mali, French Guinea and many other places bares no resemblance, obviously, to your smarmy replies here.
Ever heard of the politics of assimilation by force?
“It became a moral mission to lift the world up to French standards by bringing Christianity and French culture. In 1884 the leading exponent of colonialism, Jules Ferry declared; “The higher races have a right over the lower races, they have a duty to civilize the inferior races.” Full citizenship rights – assimilation – were offered, although in reality “assimilation was always receding [and] the colonial populations treated like subjects not citizens.”[4] France sent small numbers of settlers to its empire, contrary to Great Britain, and previously Spain and Portugal, with the only notable exception of Algeria, where the French settlers nonetheless always remained a small minority.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_colonial_empire
But then you are no more than an Algerian subject to French rule, you are a happy and contented subject/slave to British rule.
Any comment on here relating to trolls, the quantity and their presence on here is immediately deleted.
Is there a Troll Preservation Society in existence?
“Am I reading you correctly, MJ?”
In essence yes, though I wouldn’t call it an “inside job”.
What’s your interpretation of events?
“As long as our alleged counter terrorist continue to make trouble in the name of Isis, like shooting down airliner like the Germanwings plane and the Metrojet one, to get Europe behind the Israeli-based Mediterranean Dialogue, it just encourages Muslims everywhere to get involved in places like France where they have suffered centuries of injustice.”
Even if your first sentence were true – it cannot be said that it is encouragement for Muslims to respond in like terms. You clearly have zero understanding of the true nature of Islam and what you are saying just demonstrates a deep level of racism and Islamophobia.
Terrible, terrible despicable acts to be utterly condemned and deepest sympathy to all the innocent victims.
Very worrying but I think it unwise to rush to judgment. It seems the French police say they have found another one of those indestructable passports that always seem to turn up at times like this.
This time it’s a Syrian one.
What do you make of that Anon1 re yours @14 Nov, 2015 – 11:49 am?
Mary the resident troll for ISIS and its friends is calling those who disagree trolls – YCNMIU!
“It wasn’t a fucking stunt – ordinary decent people were murdered by those who you don’t even have the minimum degree of moral integrity present in a slug to condemn for their actions.”
Independent investigative journalist, MJ, sitting in his bedsit watching RT and reading renowned intellect Prof Michel Chossudovsky, instinctively knows it was a “stunt”, because he is not brainwashed like the sheeple.
solidarity with the Russian victims of an appalling ‘induced’ bomb attack. Solidarity with the civilian people of Africa that have been targeted under ‘operation Burkhane’ by their old French colonisers.
http://uk.businessinsider.com/frances-military-is-all-over-africa-2015-1?r=US&IR=T
Who or what are ‘Civilian detention officers’ in Exeter?
‘Civilian detention officers Simon Tansley, 37, and Michael Marsden, 54, deny the same offence.’
Thomas Orchard custody death: Police sergeant denies killing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-34811674
Police sergeant and custody officers charged over death of Thomas Orchard
Sergeant Jan Kingshott, Simon Tansley and Michael Marsden are accused of manslaughter and misconduct in public office
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/dec/17/police-charged-death-thomas-orchard-custody
‘Orchard – who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia – died in hospital seven days after collapsing unconscious in a cell at Heavitree police station in Exeter. He had been bound in handcuffs and leg restraints and a padded belt had been placed across his mouth and nose. He had been in police custody for half an hour when he lost consciousness.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) investigation into his death examined the risk around using a padded restraining belt around an individual’s head to stop them spitting or biting.’
The deceased was the son of gentle parents who are Quakers I heard.
Imagine his distress as he was asphyxiated. The Serco employee has escaped the long arm of the law.
Me, a racist and an islamophobe for telling the possible truth, as you even suggest!
That’s rich.
Anon That was smart of Node to discover the source of your gravatar. I will think of you as Bunny La Roche from now on. 🙂
Surely though you do not support her Socialist Workers’ Party? More likely Mr Farage’s UKIP or even those lovelies in the EDL.
Trowbridge
So explain why you believe the reaction in France that you ascribe to Muslims is consistent with their religion – rather than the version attributable to fascists who are trying to take it over?
Have they changed the photo, or is it still that of M. Atta?
The appearance of the passport clearly points to an outside actor, that is none other than Syria, so it seems boots on the ground is the only other alternative at this stage!!!!
Now we must wait and see how this narrative takes shape?
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Islam=Religion=Jew
So no racism to Muslims = No racism to Jews
But that does not compute with a cybersettler vermin does it?
Referring to Jihad John, the US military said it was “reasonably confident” that their Hellfire missile had hit the right target and had not caused civilian casualties.
Well that’s all right then, they probably didn’t murder any innocent civilians.
“Anon That was smart of Node to discover the source of your gravatar.”
Not really. I’ve said it about 8 times.
Glenn
“It’s pretty grim to observe the glee with which some will use this horror to promote their own points of view. Why, it’s all our fault! Wait, it’s letting in all these wretches calling themselves refugees that’s caused this! No, no, no, you fools – the whole thing is clearly a False Flag™ operation!
In other words, business as usual.”
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If the above is a swipe at some of the more deranged “commenters” on here then I am with you.
BTW,I trust you noticed the following from Hieroglyph:
“Regardless of whether this is a false flag or not – we’ll never know, so I personally don’t like to dwell on the subject too long…etc, etc..”
I’ve rarely seen so much confused nonsense stiffed into a mere 25 words.
Anon1
Well, here’s a little (conspiracy) theory from someone who likes to pose as one of the more cerebral “commenters”:
“Has there been talk of ‘boots on the ground’ in Syria yet? If that is the outcome then it would be entirely rational to keep an open mind about who is behind this. As so often, the terrorists are conveniently generating the moral outrage needed by our leaders to do what they wanted to do all along.”
Please admire the delicacy with which he hints that this is a false flag operation mounted by those who want to get boots on the ground in Syria.
Daesh clains to be a atate. Is there any objection, for expediency’s sake, to taking that at face value and formally declaring war on it? It would make everything a lot easier in legal terms. And it would facilitate the necessary alliances enormously. This may be the line Hollande intends to pursue.
Re. the possible effects on European Muslim communities, yes, one consequence will be to drive some of their members into the salafist camp. Those numbers will increase if governments are seen to be cracking down on Muslims in general – as Daesh very well appreciates. Not confident that our leaders will be able to summon the needed restraint: bad times ahead.