His latest so-called initiative is the ‘Board of Peace’ which he will be Chairman of for life, unelected by any of those countries governments gullible enough to sign up. Even after he retires, if he ever does, from the Presidency his position on the ‘Board of Peace’ will not alter. Trump, like the late Idi Amin of Uganda will be ‘Chairman of the Board for life’, as Amin was ‘President for life’ of Uganda.
How this scheme works is thus: countries are invited to join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ and will remain members, or subordinates, for three years. When this period is over these countries must then pay, it appears, Trump one billion dollars per annum thereafter to remain on the Board. This is plainly a money-making racket which all but a seriously retarded person would see through. It is amazing how many retards qualify as governments! Only Trump will have the power of veto so, as can be gleaned, this body is ultra democratic even by the weak standards of liberal democracy. So far thirty-five countries have been idiot enough to join the cash for Donald scheme and they include regional powers in the Middle-East; Israel, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Qatar. Other countries which have signed up include; Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Hungary, Indonesia, Jordan and Belarus. Russia and China have received invitations but have yet to confirm. It should come as no surprise Israel, Trump’s cohort in international war crimes, would be a willing participant in this farce and no doubt, behind the scenes, the Israelis will hold much more sway over the ‘Chairman for life’ than would Jordan or Egypt. If these two countries think by signing up they will have some kind of veto or say over Israeli actions they are deluded.
The ‘Board of Peace’ will have an Executive Board which will consist of the following: Nickolay Mladenov, US appointed High Representative to Gaza, the area of Palestine the Israelis - supplied by the US - obliterated, murdering thousands of civilians. Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State, Steve Witkoff, US Special Envoy to the Middle-East, Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son in law, and former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair.
The ‘Board of Peace’ will have an Executive Board which will consist of the following: Nickolay Mladenov, US appointed High Representative to Gaza, the area of Palestine the Israelis - supplied by the US - obliterated, murdering thousands of civilians. Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State, Steve Witkoff, US Special Envoy to the Middle-East, Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son in law, and former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair.
There is something ironic about the Blair appointment to this so-called ‘Executive Board’ because he was the man who, under the directions of that other war mongering President of the USA at the time, George W. Bush, bombed - illegally - Iraq, claiming ‘weapons of mass destruction’ were present. This was despite an international commission appointed to search Iraq for WMD only finding a tractor trailer in an old barn. Hardly conducive to WMD!
It might appear to some, me included, this ‘Board of Peace’ is just a way to mask the US and possibly Israel's real intentions on the global stage? It is the US who have supplied Israel with thousands of tons of ordnance to bomb Gaza and terrorise the West Bank. Now, the man responsible is setting up this joke. For Trump, who recently bombed Venezuela and kidnapped the countries socialist (in theory) President Nicolas Maduro, taking him to the US and a kangaroo court to face trumped up charges. For Trump of all the world's war mongers to set up this ‘Board of Peace’ is tantamount to Adolf Hitler establishing a body for restorative justice for Jewish people! This Executive Board is nothing more than an extension of the Trump Presidency and government along with his extended family. Blair just fits in nicely as a former war criminal himself. The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is wanted under an international arrest warrant and is awaiting prosecution in Israel for numerous charges including corruption. A right motley bunch of criminals here. The Chairman for life is thought by many to be a rapist, and the rest are all Trump’s partners in crimes around the globe or family members! It is more like a mafia set up than anything to do with world peace.
The Twenty-Six County administration have not yet signed up to this laughable ‘Board of Peace’ but the fact they were/are even considering doing so beggars belief. Fine Gael TD and Chair of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health, Jerry Buttimer, said; “it is unlikely we will join”, hardly an endorsing rejection of such a barmy notion! The British Government are still considering their position but have reservations over Vladimir Putin possibly coming onto the field of play. This is not the major reason Westminster should kick Trump and his farce into touch. The British are not concerned about the corrupt nature and makeup of this ‘Board of Peace’ but moreover the possible inclusion of the leader of a world nuclear power, which Russia, love or loath them, are. The British Government, if they dare, should be trying to expose this can of worms for what it is perceived by many as a Board for War and a cash cow for Donald. I sincerely hope the Twenty-Six- County Government see sense, that would be a first, and have nothing to do with this joke. Of course, that will depend how low they are prepared to go in order to arse lick Trump. The British, Harold Wilson exempted, are well known for their subordination to Washington ever since 1945. Let’s hope Dail Eireann kick this farce into touch.
There are many sensible people who see Trump as trying to usurp the United Nations. Many of the tasks his ‘Board of Peace’ will, in theory, undertake are those presently tasked to the UN Security Council. Admittedly they do not perform their duties very well as Trump and Netanyahu have repeatedly told them, in not so many words, to fuck off. Could Trump be trying to replace the UN with himself and this ‘Board of Peace’? Well, although he would deny it at this juncture, the signs for such a usurpation are not good. Is Trump crawling in this field before he can walk? Like Hitler’s intentions of global domination he started off with what seemed not unreasonable demands. Unifying all German speaking peoples was his first tentative move, after reoccupying the Rhineland, then greater, more ambitious plans were unveiled. By then it was a bit late to stop him. Could Donald Trump be adopting a similar, in principle, position?
The Twenty-Six County administration have not yet signed up to this laughable ‘Board of Peace’ but the fact they were/are even considering doing so beggars belief. Fine Gael TD and Chair of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health, Jerry Buttimer, said; “it is unlikely we will join”, hardly an endorsing rejection of such a barmy notion! The British Government are still considering their position but have reservations over Vladimir Putin possibly coming onto the field of play. This is not the major reason Westminster should kick Trump and his farce into touch. The British are not concerned about the corrupt nature and makeup of this ‘Board of Peace’ but moreover the possible inclusion of the leader of a world nuclear power, which Russia, love or loath them, are. The British Government, if they dare, should be trying to expose this can of worms for what it is perceived by many as a Board for War and a cash cow for Donald. I sincerely hope the Twenty-Six- County Government see sense, that would be a first, and have nothing to do with this joke. Of course, that will depend how low they are prepared to go in order to arse lick Trump. The British, Harold Wilson exempted, are well known for their subordination to Washington ever since 1945. Let’s hope Dail Eireann kick this farce into touch.
There are many sensible people who see Trump as trying to usurp the United Nations. Many of the tasks his ‘Board of Peace’ will, in theory, undertake are those presently tasked to the UN Security Council. Admittedly they do not perform their duties very well as Trump and Netanyahu have repeatedly told them, in not so many words, to fuck off. Could Trump be trying to replace the UN with himself and this ‘Board of Peace’? Well, although he would deny it at this juncture, the signs for such a usurpation are not good. Is Trump crawling in this field before he can walk? Like Hitler’s intentions of global domination he started off with what seemed not unreasonable demands. Unifying all German speaking peoples was his first tentative move, after reoccupying the Rhineland, then greater, more ambitious plans were unveiled. By then it was a bit late to stop him. Could Donald Trump be adopting a similar, in principle, position?
As this cash cow for Donald eventually leads to some form of global conflict will the world watch on, yet again, and let it happen? Just as Neville Chamberlain appeased Hitler the European leaders are appeasing Trump in much the same way. So much for “never again” which really means in all probability, let’s hope it never happens again because we could do fuck all about it! Unfortunately, and if this is the case, it is already happening before our very eyes. This President of the US is a man who justifies his Immigration Control and Enforcement (ICE) agents killing US civilians for protesting against his racist policies, the latest victim of ICE being an ICU Nurse in Minneapolis. Is he really the ideal man to form this ‘Board of Peace’? I’ll leave that to the imagination!! One thing it will achieve and that is even greater wealth for Trump and his family as countries line up to pay their one billion dollars to stay friends with Donald, like taking candy from babies!
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| Caoimhin O’Muraile is Independent Socialist Republican and Marxist. |
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