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[Glenn Diesen @Glenn_Diesen]

The very public execution of my professorship and reputation continues in Norway. Today’s media article about me makes three claims that are misleading and/or false.
1) The article dismisses my claim that my research is being criminalized as the journalists merely cite the dismissive comments from the university - no arguments are apparently required.

It is not possible for an academic anymore to analyse the policies of rival powers by assessing their security concerns, as it will be smeared by the government, the government’s NGOs and the media as “legitimizing” the enemy and supporting their narratives. The current Defence Minister singled me out with the accusation of spreading propaganda and criticised two podcasters for even speaking with me (as I have already been cancelled by the media in Norway). How was this accusation by the Defence Minister substantiated? I had argued that NATO expansion triggered the war in Ukraine, which the Defence Minister denounce as dangerous “Russian propaganda”, with no need to substantiate his vile accusation. I can cite a sea of evidence and also refer to statements by American and European political leaders, ambassadors, intelligence chiefs, and others to make my case. However, the purpose is not to engage in debate, but to smear, censor, and cancel. By going after an individual academic for challenging official truths, the government has already claimed a monopoly on the truth. Academics should have their arguments scrutinised and criticised, but these are severe personal attacks from the government without the possibility of even defending myself. How is this not criminalising the research of an academic?

I cannot even speak at any events in Norway without the event being cancelled. The last event I agreed to speak at was because I shared the stage with the former CIA officer John Kiriakou. A newspaper had the event at a church cancelled, and when the backup location did not also cancel, the journalist simply printed in the paper that it had been cancelled so people would not show up. Is this normal? I must use my allotted holiday days to attend conferences because any event I attend can be presented as “controversial,” and then the NGOs and journalists will go after the reputation of the university. Is this normal? Every newspaper article about me merely refers to me as “controversial” or “pro-Russian” without ever assigning meaning to these labels or presenting my argument.

I have argued, much like former CIA director Burns, that if the West attempts to pull Ukraine into the NATO orbit, then there would be war and Ukraine would be destroyed. This is considered a “pro-Russian” argument. Arguing that we should respect the will of most Ukrainians who want negotiations to end the war is also considered a “pro-Russian” argument, while in contrast, boycotting diplomacy, deporting Ukrainian refugees, and calling for the conscription of Ukrainian women is “pro-Ukrainian”.

2) To avoid addressing any of my arguments, the journalists go on to uncritically cite personal attacks against me, pointing out that I have been called a propagandist by the Norwegian Helsinki Committee. This is a “non-governmental organisation” financed by the government and the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), which was set up by Reagan and the CIA director in 1983 to manipulate the civil society of other states. The Norwegian Helsinki Committee has been relentless in its smears on social media to have me fired, writing hit pieces in the media, pushing to cancel my speaking events, writing a letter to my university, and even posting a picture of my house on social media. This is a governmental "human rights organisation" that cites human rights concerns to build the case for war.

3) Lastly, to further avoid addressing my actual arguments, they simply cite the fact that arguments I made at a debate last year have been “wholly or partially debunked” by a fact-check. The state-run media (NRK) invited the state-run military defence institute (FFI) to fact-check three of my claims. What claims did they "debunk"?

My first claim was that only 20% of Ukrainians wanted NATO membership between 1991 and the regime change in February 2014. The fact-checker argued that the number went up by the middle of 2014 (after Russia responded by seizing Crimea), which is a completely meaningless comment intended to muddy the waters, as my argument was about the previous era.

My second claim was that Zelensky had argued in an interview with The Economist in March 2022 that there were some Western countries that would like a long war with Russia to weaken a strategic rival, even if it would result in the destruction of Ukraine. The fact-checker argued that not all Western countries wanted a long war and that it was not an official policy. I never claimed it was an official policy, as it was primarily the US and UK pushing for a long war.

My third claim was that the US and UK sabotaged the Istanbul peace agreement in April 2022. The fact-checker claimed this was incorrect and suggested that it could only be based on one statement by David Arakhamia. The fact-checker did not want to mention that both mediators also confirmed it: Turkey’s foreign minister and the former Israeli prime minister both said that Russia and Ukraine were close to a deal, but the US and UK saw an opportunity to weaken Russia by fighting with Ukrainians. Zelensky’s former adviser Arestovych confirmed it, and the Ukrainian ambassador Chaly, who participated in the negotiations, confirmed that Putin was willing to do almost anything to end the war. The former head of the German armed forces confirmed that Boris Johnson sabotaged it, and Boris Johnson himself wrote articles warning about a “bad peace” and arguing for “strategic patience.” I am being fact-checked by war propagandists.

Unfortunately, none of my arguments matter because in Norway there is no debate and no interest in any arguments. Reality means nothing anymore as war narratives must be defended against inconvenient truths. I used to be naïve and think that the endless smears were caused by misunderstanding, as I had simply not been able to convey my arguments properly. However, the endless articles with smears and labels are deliberate lies and deceptions.

[Dmitry Medvedev @MedvedevRussiaE]

“My biggest concern at the moment is not our economy, is not the European Union, is not America, is not Chinа. My biggest concern is the impact of Russia on our society," said Merz, the grandson of a Nazi.
Great chancellor! How lucky you Germans are 😂

[Amira Mohamed Ali @Amira_M_Ali]

Ich weiß schon, wer schuld sein wird, wenn in Deutschland die Menschen auf die Straße gehen gegen die Regierung...

[Sibel🌸 @SibelMedi]

Brauchen mehr solcher Muttis.

#Frankreich

[Grigori Kossonossow 🍉🇷🇺🇨🇺☭ тридцать три @GKossonossow]

Wenn in Frankreich unter den protestierenden Massen immer wieder das Lied "Katjuscha" gesungen wird, dann ist der Grund nicht folkloristische Beliebtheit, sondern daß man Melodie und umgedichteten Text mit einer präzisen Bedeutung im politischen und sozialen Klassenkampf belegt hat.
Die Melodie gehört bereits zu dieser Bedeutung, weil es ein russisch-antifaschistisches Siegerlied ist, gesungen unter den Bedingungen der Herrschaft des antirussischen EU-Faschismus.
"Spezifisch französisch" ist aber die Klassenkampf-Aussage des geänderten Textes. Das Lied wird nur mit diesem geänderten Text bei den Protesten gesungen, das ist der "Clou". Er lautet:
"Tout ce qu'on veut c'est la grève générale",
also: "Alles was wir wollen ist der Generalstreik".
Und zwar wurde der g e s a m t e Text durch n u r diesen einen Satz ersetzt, der immer rhythmisch irgendwie paßt.
Jeder weiß dabei, daß der politische Generalstreik den Regimesturz von sehr viel mehr einleiten könnte als nur den des Präsidenten oder einer Regierung, nämlich den der 5. Republik und der EU- (und NATO-) Mitgliedschaft.
Das sollte man vielleicht wissen, bevor man sich schon wieder an manipulativen, zum Zwecke der Klassenspaltung verbreiteten Vance-und-Trump-Zitaten über die angeblichen Ursachen des Aufruhrs hochzieht.
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Gefunden bei Klaus Linder auf FB

[🌏 Planetary Intelligence - #TeamWissenschaft @PlanetaryIntel]

@jreichelt Das erste mal, dass ich Merz recht gebe.

[Thomas Fazi @battleforeurope]

These days, barely a week goes by in Europe without a drone sighting, a fire or a power outage being blamed on Russia. We’re told that these incidents are all part of a relentless, and escalating, “hybrid war” that Moscow is waging against the continent.

But does the evidence support Western claims that Russia is engaged in a systematic hybrid war against Europe? As I argue in my first piece for @RStatecraft, not really.

Most claims of Russian involvement turned out to be establishment-amplified speculation that collapsed under basic scrutiny. In many cases, there is no evidence the incidents themselves actually even happened (drones supposedly swarming European airports, etc.).

So is this just a case of collective panic fuelled by click-addicted media? Or, given that the claims of a Russian “hybrid war” against Europe appear to rest on little more than propaganda, is there a concerted effort by the EU-NATO establishment to condition citizens to believe that Europe is under attack from Russia?

In Italy, the expression “strategy of tension” evokes a dark period, from the late 60s to the early 80s, in which intelligence services and secret paramilitary networks operating under NATO auspices inflated the terrorist threat to frighten the electorate, including by engaging in terrorist acts that in some cases were then blamed on the left. European leaders should be wary of reviving such a strategy.

Read the article here: https://t.co/mMtUxVxofY

[Chay Bowes @BowesChay]

Ex US Ambassador to Russia @McFaul admits he lied, and all US Diplomats lie, all the time.

"Its the real world"

British MI6 officer, deluded Russophobe and Polish foriegn minister @sikorskiradek can't help but laugh. They are all frauds.

[🌏 Planetary Intelligence - #TeamWissenschaft @PlanetaryIntel]

@sternde Politikerkinder als erstes an die Front!

[Almut Rochowanski @rochowanski]

also, the dog ate my homework

[Chay Bowes @BowesChay]

Election is the only hope for Ukrainian men

[🌏 Planetary Intelligence - #TeamWissenschaft @PlanetaryIntel]

@jurgen_nauditt Wrong. The warmongers are the ones with no place left. They cling to power by a thread. It will soon be over.

[Richard @ricwe123]

In 2014, Gideon Rose, then editor-in-chief of Foreign Affairs, laid bare,remarkably openly,Washington’s ambitions to drag Ukraine into its own sphere of influence.

The danger of provoking a military confrontation with Russia was perfectly foreseeable.
Had Russia attempted to pull Mexico or Canada into its military orbit, Washington would never have tolerated it for a second.
The Cuban Missile Crisis alone makes that abundantly clear.
Yet the US expected Russia to accept the very kind of strategic encroachment that America itself would regard as an intolerable threat.

And the hypocrisy becomes even more glaring when one considers that, at the time, only a minority of Ukrainians supported NATO membership.

This was not simply a matter of defending democracy; it was also about power, geopolitical dominance, and Washington’s determination to expand its influence,regardless of the risks of dragging Ukraine and the wider world toward a catastrophic confrontation.

[Censored Humans @CensoredXHumans]

She’s desperate to be attacked but no one is giving a shit lol

[Nurder Koch @NurderK]

Wir haben es geschafft. Über 1 Million gültige Unterschriften für die Aussetzung des Assoziierungsabkommens zwischen der EU und Israel. Die Menschen haben gesprochen. Jetzt muss die EU liefern.

[Alan @A1an_M]

@clashreport When he says "all of us" he doesn't mean all Europeans. He means all of the European political class like him who have led the continent to disaster.

[🌏 Planetary Intelligence - #TeamWissenschaft @PlanetaryIntel]

@clashreport Sure. It is in his and his elite buddies' interests. But not in ours, the people's. The elites will lose power and some of them might even face trial, yes. But for the people, especially in Ukraine, a surrender would mean life can finally continue and nobody has to die anymore.

[Chay Bowes @BowesChay]

If peace deal is reached with Russia, we still need a referendum on it in Ukraine: 'because we're a big democracy'

Says Zelensky, who holds no elections

[WELT @welt]

„Wenn die Bundestagswahl nicht neu ausgezählt wird, dann leben wir in keiner Demokratie mehr“ https://t.co/BwUlpGUUku

[Chay Bowes @BowesChay]

The Beggar and the Clown.

1.5 million dead, 30% of the country lost, society shattered, the economy wrecked.

They laugh.