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Russisk
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“War
is terror” – Danish peace activists
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http://rt.com/news/peace-watch-war-afghanistan/
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“War is
terror” – Danish peace activists
Published:
30 November, 2010, 08:23
Edited: 30
November, 2010, 16:48
There is no
shortage of skepticism in Europe over the war in Afghanistan. In Denmark
though, veteran activists have been camping outside parliament for nearly a
decade to make politicians listen.
Their
calls have fallen on deaf ears.
Members of
Peace Watch have been standing in front of Danish Ministry of Defense and
Danish Parliament for the last nine years, day in and day out, demanding the
withdrawal of Danish troops from Afghanistan. And they are not planning on
leaving any time soon.
“Among us,
the enthusiasm is big. We don't want to go home and leave it to them
[authorities] again,” says Bo Harut, a Peace Watch
organizer.
Peace Watch
is a Danish non-governmental organization with its main tenet that the
government of Denmark is doing the wrong thing by participating in the war in
Afghanistan.
“You cannot
fight terror with war, because war is terror. That's our main issue,” says Bo Harut.
Denmark has
more than 700 troops in Afghanistan. A recently-killed soldier brought the
total number of Danish losses to 39. Peace Watch activists believe their case
is as important today as it was in 2001.
Vladimir Kremlev for RT (click to enlarge)
However,
attention to their actions is small. In fact, Peace Watch activists say it is
not just the government that ignores them, but the media and the general
public, too. Danes who happen to pass by also do not show much enthusiasm.
“Sometimes
we say ‘Well, Denmark is at war’, we say it to the youngsters over here, coming
to us. They say, ‘Look around’, say, ‘Where? I don't see any war’,” Harut says.
“I don't
see, really, an opposition to these aggressive militaristic policies,” says
Hanne Leni Andersen, one of the Peace Watch
activists.
And lack of
attention is a big question, taking into account the perseverance of the
anti-war activists. Some believe it is because an anti-war mood in the country
is something of a new thing.
“Within
[the] last year, now there's a majority of population against our continued
participation in Afghanistan. Even though there's still a very large majority
in Parliament FOR it, the public opinion has become skeptical, but that’s quite
new,” believes Toger Seidenfaden,
editor-in-chief of Politiken newspaper.
Nevertheless,
Peace Watch are determined to stay put until they
attain their goal, even if it takes another nine years.
“Well, I'll
stay here until the war is ending,” says Peter Henning, another Peace Watch
activist
(videresendt – med tilføjelsen jf profeters sædvanlige skæbne: ”Profeter er sjældent agtet i deres fædreland”
- og som måske nu bliver til ”Barnet i Kejserens nye klæder” , blot med 9 års efterslæb pga. danskernes fatteevne?
- og magthavernes aktuelle terror mod Wikileaks er måske en ny ”profet”?
Om Fredsvagten ved Christiansborg:
Fredsvagtens hjemmeside kan ses her: http://www.fredsvagt.dk/
Reportage fra Christiansborg Fredsvagts alternative
flagdag med fredsflag d. 5.09.10:
http://www.arnehansen.net/dialog/fred/100905tanjaFredsvagt64.htm
http://www.arnehansen.net/dialog/fred/050802landssoldathjemforfred64kbps.htm