(THIS ARTICLE IS MACHINE TRANSLATED by Google from Norwegian)
When Prime Minister Erna Solberg was recently invited to dinner at the White House, the Norwegian edition of the NATO post, VG, could tell that Obama "boasted loudly" of Solberg's attire: "Wow, what a beautiful dress," said the US President. VG summed up the dinner as follows: "Erna Solberg and Barack Obama talked about each other's children… and found each other in raw humor after the gala dinner." "We feel we know them now," said Erna. Her husband Sindre was able to reveal that the president's wife Michelle "is a wonderfully beautiful person".
This journalistic angle of the meeting with the US presidential couple is hardly one of VG's greatest moments. But the good mood portrayed is historically good for what stretched out when Høyre's former defense minister Kristin Krohn Devold wearing the 2005 costume threw himself on the head of a tourist tourist and defense minister Donald Rumsfeld when he arrived in Stavanger. She referred to him as "the most intelligent person I have met".
Norway's political relationship with the United States should be a separate study at our universities. The main issue should then be why it should apply to completely different ethical and moral norms in relation to the United States than to virtually every other country in the world. When I was NRK's correspondent in Latin America, I reported a lot and often from countries that were popularly characterized as banana republics. These were dictatorial states in which power was inherited and always to business friends. Human rights and democracy were less important. The banana republics also had in common that they always served the interests of the United States – economically, militarily and politically.
In Norway, there is a consistent and embarrassing political line of indifference between Norway and the United States. If the US asks us to send soldiers to the US wars, it always happens. Norway does not grant a visa to Edward Snowden. When Bondevik, Stoltenberg or Solberg get auditions from US presidents, the assaults on Guantánmo, the secret prisoners, the torture at Abu Ghraib prison or extrajudicial executions are not discussed.
War president. Instead, Norwegian politicians give the Nobel Peace Prize to Barack Obama. Our highest decorations and awards are given to US intelligence chiefs who are spying on the world. The Norwegian government grants NOK 450 million to the Clinton family fund.
When Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, the committee's leader, Thorbjørn Jagland, the former prime minister of Norway, exclaimed: "Can anyone tell me about someone who has done more for peace than Obama?" Now, seven years later, we have the sad facet. Throughout his presidential years, Obama has bombed seven countries: Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Libya, Syria, Yemen and Somalia. He is the president of war.
Even after Obama's first presidential term, Christof Heyns, the head of the United Nations Department of Extrajudicial Executions, said that Obama's systematic drone actions threatened international law and law and encouraged other countries to violate human rights.
Throughout his presidential years, Obama has bombed Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Libya, Syria, Yemen and Somalia. He is the president of war.
Kill on civilians. Recently, US journalist Jeremy Scahill has published a book in which he presents new, frightening and revealing information about Obama's drone kill. In the book The Assassination Complex is referred to as a separate US drone program in northeastern Afghanistan. It was codenamed "Operation Haymaker" and ran from 2011 to 2013. At that time, Norwegian soldiers continued to wage war in this country that has never attacked Norway. The book quotes official and secretly stamped documents. They show that 90 percent of all drone casualties over a five-month period were civil. There is nothing to suggest that discussions about these extrajudicial executions were on the agenda during Erna Solberg's visit to Washington.
The Peace Prize winner, who has bombed and attacked seven countries, has also deployed US special forces in 133 of the world's countries. Norway trains, collaborates and wars with the US Special Forces, and is integrated into the international network of Special Forces.
In October 2013, Norwegian special forces participated in a war exercise at a Florida airbase. The exercise was held in a separate "wargame center" with US special forces. It was to be trained on a hostage situation, where Norway needed help from the United States. Petter Hellesen, who is now the chief of the Norwegian Navy Hunters, characterized the exercise as: "What was unique was that it was possible to gather so many Norwegian leaders and action officers, civilian and military, in a room with American colleagues."
That same year, also in 2013, Obama secretly ordered US special forces to be used in international operations. To that end, Obama compiled a list of the names of 2000 "terrorists" to be killed. In Afghanistan, the actions were to be carried out by US Task Force 373. Norway was still in the country when it happened. Known Norwegian military leaders for the extensive killing operations? What kind of secret operations are Norwegian special forces involved in?
At Clinton's table. Norwegian soldiers and Norwegian bombs have probably taken thousands of lives in the wars that Bush and Obama have asked us to join. A unanimous Storting has sent 7200 soldiers to Afghanistan. After telephone consultations, we sent warplanes to Libya and dropped 600 bombs there. Norwegian special forces have trained fighters in Iraq. Now they will train warriors to be sent into Syria. It is unclear who they are training for, who they will fight against and how to fight it. Millions of refugees are flocking to Europe. No one is wearing them on a gold chair. They escape from the bombs and warriors.
Soon Hillary will occupy the White House. She will probably not receive the Peace Prize right away. But we still have the best connections, because Norway, as mentioned, has injected hundreds of millions of kroner into the Clinton family's non-profit fund. The Norwegian political leaders of the future will therefore certainly be invited to Clinton's table, whether the dresses and the dark suits are beautiful or ugly.
