As global leaders gathered on the NATO summit in Lithuania final week, seeking to ratify the membership of Sweden and discuss Ukraine’s eligibility, German politician Sevim Dagdelen delivered a scathing indictment of what the North Atlantic Treaty Organization stands for.
The 47 12 months old German Left Party member dissected NATO hypocrisy, lies and smoke and mirrors with the precision of a extremely expert surgeon in theatre as the German Parliament convened alongside the summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Dagdelen said…
“Whenever there is talk about NATO, the following three myths are spread. First fantasy: NATO is a defensive alliance. But was it, not NATO that waged a war in violation of worldwide law in opposition to Yugoslavia, bombing civilians, television stations and the Chinese embassy?
“Wasn’t it NATO that waged struggle in Afghanistan for 20 years with tons of of hundreds of civilian deaths and warfare crimes? Is this known as defence?
“Second fable: NATO is an alliance of democrats and the rule of regulation. This is already historically an outright lie. One want solely recall NATO member Portugal with the fascist Salazar regimes and its brutal colonial wars in Africa.
“ Greatest of the US and its allies have value the lives of four and a half million folks within the final 20 years alone, in accordance with the analysis of the renowned Brown University within the US.
“Is this what commitment to worldwide legislation seems like?
“Third fable: NATO defends human rights. And this, whereas Guantanamo detainees proceed to be tortured, or whereas the journalist Julian Assange is dealing with one hundred seventy five years in prison within the US for making public struggle crimes dedicated by NATO member, the US. It couldn’t get any extra mendacious than this.
“The reality is simple: Whoever is a member of NATO participates in a welfare alliance that goals at enlargement and tramples on international regulation and human rights. Whoever is a member of NATO loses his democratic sovereignty because it is all the time the USA that hegemonically enforces its pursuits.
“And whoever is a member of NATO sacrificing the social safety of his inhabitants by the massive coverage of excessive armament. Every fifth baby in our country is now poor but the German navy budget grows and grows. This is a shame.
“It is high time to dissolve this murderous military pact. After 78 years, it’s time for the USA to withdraw its troop, together with nuclear weapons, from Germany.
“We need peace, not NATO.”
Dagdelen’s “US hegemonically implementing its interests” view was echoed by New York Times journalists Grey Anderson and Thomas Meaney.
In an op-ed piece last week, they uncovered NATO’s duplicity and dishonesty.
They mentioned, that beneath the US “global war on terrorism,” banner, European countries dashed to rearm and increase their navy energy. This is highlighted no more so than the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
The US propaganda machine has successfully persuaded a lot of the world to imagine Russia is the dangerous guy, and Ukraine the nice guy, regardless of a UN Commission of Inquiry highlighting the latter’s war crimes, indiscriminate attacks on infrastructure, and systematic and widespread torture showing a disregard for its civilians.
Prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, approximately half of European military expenditure went to US manufacturers. The surge in demand has worsened this trend as consumers hasten to acquire tanks, fight aircraft, and different weapons systems, committing to costly, multiyear agreements. While Europe could also be present process a process of remilitarisation, the US is benefiting greatly from it.
The New York Times writers pointed out that the battle additionally acts as a rehearsal for the US confrontation with China, wherein European support can’t be easily relied upon.
Restricting Beijing’s access to strategic technologies and selling US industry is not excessive on European agendas, and the idea of severing European and Chinese trade stays troublesome to envision. Yet, there are already indications that NATO is making progress in convincing Europe to align with its regional stance.
Prior to his visit to Washington on the finish of June, Germany’s defence minister duly emphasised his recognition of “European accountability for the Indo-Pacific” and the importance of “the rules-based worldwide order” within the South China Sea..