----- Original Message ----- From: "Global Network" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 10:52:32 -0500 To: "Global Network Against Weapons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [globenet] More on Demark Star Wars Request
> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rune Jorgensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > For your information, the danish foreign minister Per Stig Møller today > > went to Washington for a meeting with Colin Powell, where USA formally > > will ask Denmark's permission to upgrade the US radar at Thule for use > > in the missile defense. > > > > Officially, the danish government has not taken the decision to allow > > upgrading the radar. But today, danish prime minister Anders Fogh > > Rasmussen said on national radio that the danish government is postive, > > and that the american missile defense project is a "project of peace". > > > > Josef Motzfeldt from Greenland's home rule will accompany Per Stig > > Møller. The newly elected Greenland home rule opposes the lending of the > > Thule radar, if 1: it endangers world peace and 2: unless Denmark and US > > re-negotiate the 1951 defense agreement, which granted the US unlimited > > use of the Thule base in the first place. > > > > Josef Motzfeldt is a member of the IA party, who are opposed to the > > american military presence and danish colonial policy. > > > > Greenland was a danish colony in 1951. Today, Greenland has home rule - > > except for the foreing policy and for Greenlands underground resources, > > which are owned by Denmark. > > > > The danish government has promised to include Greenland in all the > > negotiations, but only as an observer. The government has also promised > > the parlament that a decision will not be taken without debate in the > > parlament and the press. > > > > At the same time, a group of Greenland hunter-gatherers have sued the > > danish state for forced expulsion from the area of the military base, > > when it was established in 1953. The danish High Court will give a > > ruling some time next year. The hunter-gatherer's lawyer, Christian > > Harlang has asked the government not to make any further decisions on > > the base until the verdict, but it is doubtful whether that has any > > legal carriance. > > > > The danish opposition in the parliament has raised a series of questions > > after the american proposal. Until now, two successive governments have > > declined to answer inquieries because there was no formal, US proposal. > > The two main opposition parties, who formed the governmnet until a year > > ago, have not taken a formal decision yet. They are inclined to follow > > USA, but opposition politics and a strong danish opposition to star wars > > outside parliament just might change that inclination. > > > > The danish peace movement is fully occupied with preventing danish > > participation in a war against Iraq, but an anti-star wars intiative > > does exist, and the matter might get more urgency now. > > > > Rune Jørgensen > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > DARPA and Wetware http://www.libertythink.com/2002_12_01_archives.html#90035865 -- __________________________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup Meet Singles http://corp.mail.com/lavalife
