Det danske Fredsakademi
Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 22. november 2005 / Timeline November 22, 2005
Version 3.521. November 2005, 23. November 2005
11/22/2005
Protester mod the Western Hemispheric Institute for Security and
Cooperation, USA.
11/22/2005
Companies waiting in the wings for Iraqi riches
By Leonard Doyle, Foreign Editor
The Independent
On the eve of the war in Iraq, there was a shocking moment of
clarity in the Commons when Jack Straw revealed that when it was
all over, France and Germany would not be allowed to "get their
snouts in the trough".
This public slap in the face to Britain's biggest EU partners gave
an insight into what was really concentrating US and British minds.
Having constructed a tortuous case for war over Iraq's lack of
co-operation with the UN security Council, plans were being laid
for post-Saddam Iraq excluding non-coalition countries.
Straw's remarks revealed the focused on Iraqs oil. The World's four
oil giants (BP, Exxon, Chevron and Shell), have been desperate to
get back into Iraq, since being booted out in the nationalisation
of 1972...
11/22/2005
THE PARENTS OF THE DANISH SOLDIER KILLED IN IRAQ, BJARKE
KIRKMAND, SUE THE DANISH PRIME MINISTER FOR BREACH OF THE
CONSTITUTION IN CONNECTION WITH DENMARK'S PARTICIPATION IN THE WAR
AGAINST IRAQ
Today, November 22. 2005 at 2:00 p.m., a lawsuit was delivered by
Johan and Kirsten Elisabeth Kirkmand to the Eastern High Court for
breaches of the constitution in connection with Denmark's
participation in the war. Johan and Kirsten Kirkmand are the
parents of Bjarke Kirkmand, who was killed in Iraq on October 1.
2005. Denmark's participation, under American command and without a
UN mandate, was based on the decision of 61 members of parliament
on 21. March 2003.
They join the group of 24 plaintiffs who delivered a lawsuit on 11.
October 2005 for breach of § 19 of the Danish constitution,
according to which the use of military force may only be applied
under a UN mandate, and within the boundaries of commonly accepted
international law. The decision is also considered to be in breach
of § 20 of the constitution, as it does not fulfil the
requirement of a 5/6 parliamentary majority in relinquishing
sovereignty, the Danish troops having been placed under foreign
command.
Furthermore, Mr. and Mrs. Kirkmand are suing the Prime Minister for
the symbolic amount of 10,001 kr., as compensation for their
suffering which has resulted from their son Bjarke having been
killed in the unconstitutional war against Iraq.
After the first lawsuit was delivered on 11. October 2005, critics
claimed that it would be rejected by the High Court, on the grounds
that the group of plaintiffs is not eligible to bring the case as
an interested party. The addition of Mr. and Mrs. Kirkmand to the
group of plaintiffs will remove any doubts regarding their
eligibility.
The plaintiffs are represented by the lawyers Christian Harlang and
Bjoern Elmquist.
For interviews with the plaintiffs or lawyers, please contact:
Dan Ilie, tlf. (+45) 2625 0234 or email: danilie75@gmail.com
Signe Sloth Hansen, tlf. (+45) 4089 7216 or email:
signeslothhansen@gmail.com
Tom Clark, tlf. (+45) 6062 1763 or email: tclark@tiscali.dk
11/22/2005
TO THE GENEVA SUMMIT
Perestroika and the Transformation of U.S.-Soviet Relations
For more information contact:
Svetlana Savranskaya/Tom Blanton
National Security Archive Update, November 22, 2005
Washington D.C., November 22, 2005 - Twenty years ago this week the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union concluded their Geneva Summit, which became the first step on the road to transforming the entire system of international relations. Unlike the summits of the 1970s, it did not produce any major treaties and was not seen as a breakthrough at the time, but as President Ronald Reagan himself stated at its conclusion, "The real report card will not come in for months or even years." The movement toward the summit became possible as a result of change in the leadership in the Soviet Union. On March 11, 1985, the Politburo of the USSR Communist Party Central Committee elected Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev as its new General Secretary. This event symbolized the beginning of the internal transformation of the Soviet Union.
Today, twenty years after those seminal events, the National Security Archive is posting a series of newly declassified Soviet and U.S. documents which allow one to appreciate the depth and the speed of change occurring both inside the Soviet Union and in U.S.-Soviet relations in the pivotal year of 1985. Most of the documents are being published for the first time.
Major highlights include insights into Gorbachev's early thinking and his skillful use of his power of appointment to build a reform coalition and to achieve a breakthrough in foreign policy. The challenging road to Geneva is illustrated by the leaders' correspondence, which touched upon all the most difficult issues in U.S.-Soviet relations -- the arms control negotiations (especially the Strategic Defense Initiative), regional conflicts and humanitarian issues. The Geneva Summit itself became a tremendous learning and trust-building experience for both leaders, but also represented a missed opportunity in terms of their inability to move faster toward deep reductions of nuclear weapons, which were the highest priority for both Reagan and Gorbachev.
Please follow the link below for more information and to read the documents:
http://www.nsarchive.org
11/22/2005
CONTRACTS from the United States Department of Defense
Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Arlington, Va., was awarded on Nov. 17,
2005, $33,000,000 for Modification P0014 to Task Order 0017 under a cost
reimbursement, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity emergency construction
capabilities contract for Hurricane Katrina stabilization and recovery at Naval Air
Station (NAS) Pascagoula, NAS Gulfport, Stennis Space Center and other Navy
installations in the Southeast Region. Award of this modification brings the total
task order amount to $96,846,447. The work to be performed provides for
re-construction at NAS Pascagoula, NAS Gulfport, Stennis Space Center and other
Navy installations in the Southeast Region including re-roofing of most buildings,
barracks, debris removal from the entire base, water mitigation, mold mitigation,
interior and exterior repairs to most buildings, waste water treatment plants, and
all incidental related work. Work will be performed in the areas noted above, and
is expected to be completed by September 2007. Contract funds will expire at the
end of the current fiscal year. The basic contract was competitively negotiated
with 59 offers solicited, three proposals received and award made on 26 July
2004._ _ The total contract amount is not to exceed $500,000,000, which includes
the base period and four option years. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command,
Southern Division, North Charleston, S.C., is the contracting activity
(N62470-04-D-4017).
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