Har ikke greid å finne sitatet som jeg hørte fra General Richard Myers
(jeg antar det er ham) på BBC-radio på nettet. Kanskje andre har bedre
tid, evner og hellet med seg? De treff man får på Myers ligger
bemerkelsesverdig langt tilbake i tid - stort sett til hans utnevnelse
til leder for joint chiefs of staff som skjedde rett før terrorangrepet
11.9., men han er altså ingen hvemsomhelst. Det viser seg at han er en
ivrig fortaler for at USA skal utvikle et rombasert "forsvar" (Star
Wars, selvsagt) og her nede på den gamle elendige og utdaterte planeten
vår vil han, så lenge det ennå er nødvendig å være her, legge hovedvekta
på samarbeid med allierte i Asia (Kina?). Derfor tilsidesettelsen av de
europeiske allierte, uttalelsen hans må sikkert sees i dette lyset. Han
har med det nivå av sosial intelligens man kan vente fra amerikanske
romgeneraler selvsagt neppe tenkt over dens virkninger i den
øyeblikkelige sammenheng. Men den er et glimrende utgangspunkt for ironi
over den "norske" "regjeringen"s utenriskpolitikk (nei, det er ikke en
stavefeil) og komiske forhåpninger om å gungre sammen med den
amerikanske elefanten. Derfor kan vi neppe heller vente bred omtale av
Myers' utsagn i våre medier.
Karsten Johansen
www.bbc.co.uk
Monday, 24 September, 2001, 12:55 GMT 13:55 UK
Profile: General Richard Myers
General Myers advocates space-based operations
The incoming Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - the top US military
officer - is a former head of US Space Command with close ties to
Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
Mr Bush nominated Air Force General Richard Myers for the position
before the 11 September suicide attacks on the US.
I never thought that we'd see fighters over our cities defending against
a threat that originated inside the United States of America
Richard Myers
But as his Senate confirmation hearing took place only two days later,
questions naturally dealt with the unexpected attack.
"I never thought that we'd see what we saw the last few days, where we
had fighters over our cities defending against a threat that originated
inside the United States of America," General Myers told the Senate
Armed Services committee.
He was asked about what role the US military should play in homeland
defence.
"I am not confident I know that answer today," he said frankly. "But I
just know that the debate needs to take place now."
Promotion
A former Vietnam combat pilot, General Myers was named vice-chairman of
the Joint Chiefs in March 2000.
Mr Rumsfeld agrees with Myers on priorities
With his confirmation in mid-September, he became the first Air Force
officer to chair the Joint Chiefs in nearly 20 years.
An advocate of space-based operations and strong US defence links to the
Asia-Pacific region, his thinking is very much in keeping with that of
the Bush administration.
He has been Defence Secretary Rumsfeld's chief military adviser as the
military carries out a comprehensive review of its goals and priorities.
Mr Rumsfeld made clear when he took office earlier in the year that he
favoured an increased role for space-based operations.
Resistance to change
But budget wrangles and entrenched interests within the Department of
Defense have worked to stall fundamental changes that the Bush-Rumsfeld
review was expected to herald.
BBC defence correspondent Jonathan Marcus says that delivering
fundamental military reform will be difficult.
Mr Bush promoted Myers from vice-chairman
General Myers told the Senate that the military recognised the need to
modernise to deal with new threats.
"Inside the Department of Defense we have unity of effort for
transforming and for that matter, modernising our forces," he said.
He has been cautious in describing the transformation he sees as
necessary in the armed forces.
In a speech to the Global Air and Space Forum in May, he said what the
US military needs "isn't really a revolutionary change.
"Call it a course correction if you will, where we maintain the best of
what we already have - and it is very good - and just put it on a new
heading to ensure we can address 21st century challenges."
-----Message d'origine-----
De: "Karsten Johansen" <kavejo@ifrance.com>
A: <klassekampen-forum@aksess.no>
Date: 13/04/02
Objet: General Myers
I dag tidlig på BBC-World-service radio ble USA-generalen Myers sitert
for følgende minneverdige ord: "De europeiske er ubrukelige som allierte
i kampen mot terrorismen, de ligger alt for langt etter i den
militærteknologiske utviklingen, og gapet vokser raskt."
Så det har Krohn Dævel (sitat fra Krf.s Apelthun Sæle i "Nytt på nytt")
og Jan Peserten for alt deres kryperi og all deres støvleslikking.
Knestående er langtfra nok, folkens, dere må helt ned på magen, og selv
det holder neppe. Hva da? Jo selvsagt: I USA- og Israel-solidaritetens
navn må nok "Norge" og "Europa" opphøre, selv som idyllisk NATO-fiksjon.
Bare selvutslettelse er godt nok under det ny millenniets to herrefolk
og deres tusenårsriker (til forskjell fra det tyske er jo disse utpekt
av Herren selv), så det er bare å utvide det ny øvelsesområdet for
kryssermissiler i Finnmark til å omfatte hele landet osv.
Og troppene i Afghanistan? Let'em have it, la dem skyte seg selv! (De
greier vel det?)
Karsten Johansen
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