World rule?
Given the recent news, I'm not just worried about Greenland, I'm worried about the whole world. Why? Because ... the Board of Peace.
If I understand correctly, the Board of Peace is not just about ruling Gaza. That is part of it, but there is also a part that plans to take the place of, and do away with, the United Nations. The Board will be composed of Trump friends, like Viktor Orbán and Vladimir Putin, and the one billion dollars they will each pay to be on the Board will not go to the US government or to an international agency - it will go directly to Trump himself.
Here's The Times of Israel's daily briefing from yesterday, and an article from TIME ...
Trump Sets Price Tag for Peace Board Membership
[...] Countries will have to cough up at least $1 billion in order to secure a permanent seat on the board, according to a draft charter, while other members will have three-year terms. Bloomberg first reported on the high fee, and The Times of Israel posted a copy of the draft charter text ...
It’s unclear how exactly the contribution will be used. The Washington Post reported, citing an unnamed senior European official, that European leaders are in talks over Trump’s ambitions for the board, which appear to be more expansive than just settling the Gaza conflict. The official also reportedly said that despite Europe’s commitments to the Strip, there’s little appetite to significantly fund an organization that advances a Trump-led world order, amid speculation that the Board of Peace is being devised as an alternative to the United Nations, which the U.S. under Trump has increasingly been hostile to.
Bloomberg added, citing unnamed sources, that most countries that could have joined the board have found it unacceptable that the draft appears to suggest Trump—who would be the board’s inaugural chair—would manage its funds ...
And ...
More from CNN ... Trump says Board of Peace established to oversee reconstruction of Gaza ‘might’ replace the United Nations
If I understand correctly, the Board of Peace is not just about ruling Gaza. That is part of it, but there is also a part that plans to take the place of, and do away with, the United Nations. The Board will be composed of Trump friends, like Viktor Orbán and Vladimir Putin, and the one billion dollars they will each pay to be on the Board will not go to the US government or to an international agency - it will go directly to Trump himself.
Here's The Times of Israel's daily briefing from yesterday, and an article from TIME ...
Trump Sets Price Tag for Peace Board Membership
[...] Countries will have to cough up at least $1 billion in order to secure a permanent seat on the board, according to a draft charter, while other members will have three-year terms. Bloomberg first reported on the high fee, and The Times of Israel posted a copy of the draft charter text ...
It’s unclear how exactly the contribution will be used. The Washington Post reported, citing an unnamed senior European official, that European leaders are in talks over Trump’s ambitions for the board, which appear to be more expansive than just settling the Gaza conflict. The official also reportedly said that despite Europe’s commitments to the Strip, there’s little appetite to significantly fund an organization that advances a Trump-led world order, amid speculation that the Board of Peace is being devised as an alternative to the United Nations, which the U.S. under Trump has increasingly been hostile to.
Bloomberg added, citing unnamed sources, that most countries that could have joined the board have found it unacceptable that the draft appears to suggest Trump—who would be the board’s inaugural chair—would manage its funds ...
And ...
More from CNN ... Trump says Board of Peace established to oversee reconstruction of Gaza ‘might’ replace the United Nations
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