"The risk of further [nuclear] proliferation is imminent and, with it, the danger that nuclear war fighting, albeit limited in scope, might become possible," the authors argued in the 150-page blueprint for urgent reform of western military strategy and structures. "The first use of nuclear weapons must remain in the quiver of escalation as the ultimate instrument to prevent the use of weapons of mass destruction."
The authors - General John Shalikashvili, the former chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff and Nato's ex-supreme commander in Europe, General Klaus Naumann, Germany's former top soldier and ex-chairman of Nato's military committee, General Henk van den Breemen, a former Dutch chief of staff, Admiral Jacques Lanxade, a former French chief of staff, and Lord Inge, field marshal and ex-chief of the general staff and the defence staff in the UK - paint an alarming picture of the threats and challenges confronting the west in the post-9/11 world and deliver a withering verdict on the ability to cope.
Well, when you have war criminals and militarist running the show, taking in NO counter proposals or suggestions I'll bet it was pretty damned grim putting together that report. Damned grim.
The post 9/11 world has been run by a war room in Dick Cheney's office. The post 9/11 world is full of lies and coverups. There has been no TRUE information ever released - and even the 9/11 commission is admitting that they were't given all the information they needed!! I can see it now - that spread sheet spread out in front of the NATO commanders as they sat at the conference tables "THREAT" "CHALLENGES" crying out in bold letters.
"SOLUTIONS" = which might include TELLING THE TRUTH, with non manipulated intelligence - was probably not the highest agenda item if one at all.
The five commanders argue that the west's values and way of life are under threat, but the west is struggling to summon the will to defend them. The key threats are:
· Political fanaticism and religious fundamentalism.
· The "dark side" of globalisation, meaning international terrorism, organised crime and the spread of weapons of mass destruction.
· Climate change and energy security, entailing a contest for resources and potential "environmental" migration on a mass scale.
· The weakening of the nation state as well as of organisations such as the UN, Nato and the EU.
Read those one more time!! Do you see Cheney's dark hand in writing them? He's referred to the need for a "dark side" to deal with the challenge to Western Society, he's set up the Energy task force to avoid looking at solutions to energy problems, AND he's worked hard and long at destroying national sovereignty in every nation. The criminals in the White House have operated with the assumption that they OWN the world, as Noam Chomsky has pointed out, they OWN what happens to the planet itself, and to retain control of every square inch they have come up with the ideology and framework to ensure that they stay IN Control ..
So let's look at Cheney, the PRIVATE commander in chief of the so-called free world has to say ; it's truly his hand in writing what comes next. This is the science fiction book we've been reading for a looooong time, so what is his ENDGAME = the Guardian enlightens:
To prevail, the generals call for an overhaul of Nato decision-taking methods, a new "directorate" of US, European and Nato leaders to respond rapidly to crises, and an end to EU "obstruction" of and rivalry with Nato. Among the most radical changes demanded are:
· A shift from consensus decision-taking in Nato bodies to majority voting, meaning faster action through an end to national vetoes.
· The abolition of national caveats in Nato operations of the kind that plague the Afghan campaign.
· No role in decision-taking on Nato operations for alliance members who are not taking part in the operations.
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