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International Fredskoalition møde #118 den 5. september 2025

Introduktion på engelsk:
ANASTASIA BATTLE: Welcome, everyone. This is the International Peace Coalition. My name is Anastasia Battle and I’ll be your moderator along with Dennis Small and Dennis Speed. This is our 118th consecutive meeting; thank you for joining us in this process, veterans and newcomers alike. Please share this invitation with your friends, organizations, and reasonable enemies. I like to remind people why we created this forum 118 weeks ago; which is to unite the international peace movement. I’m sure many of you are aware that there have been many attacks to prevent people from working together because of their philosophical differences; which quite frankly is ridiculous! If we’re actually trying to create true peace for humanity, we need to collaborate together for that common goal. I want to encourage everyone to remember that and join in that process of recruiting more people to this.

To start us off today, we have Helga Zepp-LaRouche, who is the founder of the Schiller Institute and the initiator of the International Peace Coalition. Please, go ahead Helga.

På dansk (ikke korrekturlæst):
HELGA ZEPP-LAROUCHE: Tak. Først og fremmest goddag til jer alle. I dag er situationen præget af ekstreme kontraster, men der er en vigtig positiv udvikling. Faktisk synes jeg, det er yderst vigtigt, at alle er klar over, at begivenhederne ved Shanghai Samarbejdsorganisationens (SCO) topmøde i Tianjin, Kina, og de efterfølgende møder, militærparaden i Beijing og nu mødet i Vladivostok ved Det Østlige Økonomiske Forum har medført en dramatisk ændring til det bedre i verden. Der er nemlig ved at opstå et nyt økonomisk system. Det er endnu ikke konsolideret, men det er helt klart, at flertallet af verdens befolkning, der er repræsenteret på dette møde i Shanghai Cooperation Organization, har ændret verden. De er ved at skabe et uafhængigt økonomisk system, der har potentiale til at blive en ny verdensorden. Afslutningsvis vil jeg læse en kort tekst op, som I kan overveje med henblik på at støtte denne udvikling.
Det, der er sket, er, at der var det 25. møde i SCO, og som en klar reaktion på den toldkrig, som præsident Trump har indledt mod BRICS-landene, er der sket noget hidtil uset. Nemlig at Indien og Kina er kommet tættere på hinanden. Der var et meget vigtigt positivt møde mellem præsident Xi og premierminister Modi, hvor de begravede de tidligere spændinger. Naturligvis er der et meget dybe venskab mellem Putin og Modi; de blev set gå hånd i hånd og tale sammen. Det har skræmt de internationale massemedier mere end noget andet, at se disse to mænd gå hånd i hånd. Naturligvis er grundlaget for hele denne udvikling det urokkelige partnerskab mellem Rusland og Kina. Disse lande, der var repræsenteret der, repræsenterer 42 % af verdens befolkning; og hvis man tager i betragtning, at disse SCO-lande alle er forbundet og sammenkoblet med andre organisationer såsom BRICS, Den Eurasiske Økonomiske Union, ASEAN (Sydøstasien), CELAC (Latinamerika), Den Afrikanske Union, BRI (Bælte- og Vej-initiativet, Kinas interntionale infrastruktur samarbejde), så har man faktisk et netværk af organisationer og lande, der tilsammen repræsenterer det globale flertal på 85 % af menneskeheden. De har klart besluttet, at de vil skabe et nyt system baseret på suverænitet, absolut respekt for de forskellige sociale systemer, ingen indblanding i andre landes indre anliggender og fredeligt samarbejde. De er også begyndt at skabe alternative mekanismer til at beskytte sig mod økonomiske krigsføringsforanstaltninger fra det kollektive Vesten, såsom told, ensidige sanktioner, regimeskift og lignende foranstaltninger, ved nu at oprette en Shanghai Samarbejdsorganisation bank, som vil være parallel med BRICS’ New Development Bank og den allerede eksisterende AIIB [Asian Infrastrukturinvesteringsbank]. Man kan altså tydeligt se, at de forsøger at skabe kreditskabende mekanismer, der er uafhængige af den potentielle tvang og våbenisering af dollaren, udstødelse af SWIFT-systemet og lignende foranstaltninger.

Fortsættes på engelsk:
This is an extremely positive development, and I think it puts the so-called collective West, which is not united anymore at all, in front of a clear choice to either continue the geopolitical confrontation against Russia and China and in that way eventually end up in a Third World War; or, recognizing that this Global Majority is something one cannot get around any longer. Therefore, the only way is to adapt to that Global Majority. I think that change will be painful for many establishment figures in the West to acknowledge this changed reality, but I think we can already see clear signs that this is a new reality. One such reflection was the fact that at the very recent Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris where they wanted to decide whether to send troops to Ukraine—boots on the ground—despite the fact that Macron was there pushing very hard to send troops to Ukraine for so-called “peacekeeping,” that was not welcomed. Only 6 out of the 26 countries in the Coalition of the Willing agreed to send troops. This was, naturally, Great Britain, France, the three Baltic countries, and one other country whose name I could not identify. All the others refused: Italy refused; Poland refused; Bulgaria refused; Germany refused. They had a telephone conversation from Paris with President Trump. The only thing which became known after that was that the meeting was completely disappointing because President Trump did not support whatever they were demanding. Chancellor Merz, who had been extremely bellicose before, somehow very frustrated, said Germany is not going to send troops. They will try to beef up all kinds of long-range weapons production inside Ukraine, but no troops. He said the problem is that it does not function to find a peace solution without Russia; and Russia is now in a new strengthened partnership with China and India, Brazil, and other countries. That sort of blocks a unilateral approach in Ukraine.

This is a very important shift in the strategic situation which I think we are only seeing the beginning of. Hopefully, this will also impact the situation in the Middle East, because that changing reality hopefully will soon be felt there as well. The situation on the ground in the Middle East remains one of absolute horror. The unrestrained assault on Gaza City by the IDF is continuing with all the horrible casualties continuing; the West Bank attack is going on. The response by the international community is totally insufficient; which is why we absolutely have to gear up the organizing of the IPC. Now that the month of September has arrived, on September 9th, the UN General Assembly starts, and we are pushing very hard to have the power of decision be shifted from the UN Security Council to the UN General Assembly, as is provided for in UN Resolution 377, Uniting for Peace; which allows exactly such a shift in decision-making. Then the UN General Assembly could make decisions to impose all kinds of measures—sanctions against Israel, sending peacekeeping Blue Helmet troops to the region, and whatever other measures are required. So, this meeting is at a point when the international community is shifting more and more against Israel. The news about the unprecedented since the end of World War II genocide can no longer be suppressed. There is one important—it may not be sufficient, but it is an important element, which is a movie about the developments in Gaza called “The Voice of Hind Rajab” which was presented on Sept. 3rd at the Venice Film Festival. I have not seen it, but apparently it received a 26-minute standing ovation, and everybody was in tears, including the crew which filmed the movie, because it is the absolute heart-breaking story about Hind Rajab, a 6-year old girl, who was hit by bombs while in a car with her family, and everybody else was killed. Then there are 17 minutes of live tape interwoven into the movie in which this 6-year-old girl is describing how she cannot speak because blood is coming out of her mouth; just an unbelievable account of the horror. All the other people in the car died; all her family members died, and she tries to figure out as a 6-year-old in this ocean of bloodshed and murder. [She also died before help can get there—ed.] I think this movie obviously is an important warning to the world. It’s not solving the situation, but hopefully it helps to wake up the conscience of the world to finally act. So, we have to gear up our massive efforts to get UN Resolution 377 on the agenda in the meeting which will start in a few days in New York.

The situation, as I said, has completely changed. I think that we are now experiencing one of those rare moments which I compare to the fall of the Wall in 1989, and the historic chance which was in German unification; where at the end of the Cold War, you could have changed the world. You could have installed a peace order for the 21st century. That chance was utterly missed, and instead you had the effort by the Anglosphere, the neo-cons and their cohorts in Great Britain, to establish a unipolar world with many horrible consequences. That has backfired. I think we absolutely have to mobilize the World Majority, but especially the countries of Europe, the United States, and whatever other countries are belonging to this faction of the West like Japan, and South Korea, New Zealand, to absolutely support and overcome this geopolitical division. In my view, this is the only way the Ukraine crisis can be solved. By shifting the world combination in this way, I think it’s the only way a two-state solution, immediate humanitarian aid, the Oasis Plan, the reconstruction of the Middle East can be realized. Because only if we convince the countries of the West to stop opposing the Global Majority, is there a chance to resolve this situation, this genocide in the Middle East. So therefore, my suggestion is, I will read you a very short text; and if you agree with it, I would urge you that we make that the rallying cry for the mobilization of the IPC. Because I think that can really shift the situation to address all these other issues. So, let me quickly read to you this text:

“The nations of the West must cooperate with the new world order. At the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization [SCO] in Tianjin, representing around 42% of the world’s population, a new world order has emerged, independent of the West; founded on the principles of sovereignty, non-interference, mutually beneficial economic cooperation, and peaceful cooperation.

“In an event of global historical significance, China and India, the two most populous nations already representing 35% of the world’s population, have now begun to cooperate closely with each other and with Russia. These countries, which are also interconnected through organizations such as the BRICS, the Belt and Road Initiative, the Eurasian Economic Union, ASEAN, CELAC, and the African Union, collectively represent 85% of humanity. The emergence of this world order is a response to the collective West’s attempt after the end of the Cold War to establish a unipolar world order under Anglo-American dominance, marked by endless interventionist wars, sanctions, and regime-change efforts, which have ultimately backfired completely. The nations of the Global Majority are now overcoming an era of 500 years of colonialism and asserting their right to independent economic development.

“This is made possible above all by China’s unprecedented rise, which offers countries of the Global South a model, and cooperation that the West denied them for centuries. Thus, the world has reached an absolute turning point. We can either continue the geopolitical confrontation against Russia and China, risking a Third—and this time final—World War, or we can choose to cooperate with the new emerging economic system. President Xi Jinping has proposed the vision of a community with a shared future of mankind, which he emphasized in his speech at the SCO summit. ‘Humanity will either sink together, or rise together.’

“It is in the fundamental self-interest of the nations of the collective West, no longer truly united, to cooperate with the states of the Global Majority and jointly address the great challenges facing humankind: Overcoming poverty and under-development; ensuring lasting world peace; and securing the right of every person on the planet to fulfill their potential for the realization of a shared community for the future of humanity.”

Then I have a place for people to sign and give their signature. So, I would urge you, if you agree with that, to help us to circulate this widely; because it is also a way to in the most efficient way make sure the world majority is aware of this historical opportunity. So, that’s what I wanted to say in the beginning.

Remarks during the Discussion:

I think in light of what Josephine and Col. Aguilar were saying, I think we have to think about how we can accelerate this organizing in the United Nations, because that seems to be the only place where some action could come from right now. So, I would ask all participants to help us. You can go to the embassies; if you are in places like New York, you can make sure the embassies of the world know what was said here. I think we may be able to make available excerpts of the video from the two interventions from Josephine and Col. Aguilar to present. I think this is something which is definitely not in the news; but I think as you said, that time is not on our side, is the most pressing thing. So, that would be my immediate comment.

[in response to Bernie Holland & Doctors Against Genocide Q re Blue Helmets] Bernie, yes, you should bring us in contact with this Mr. Reschenwald[ph]. We can set it up after this call. But I think we had to do two things. I think we have to somehow, coming out of this meeting, formulate a text which can be brought to the UN Security Council. I know this is extremely unsatisfying, because the UN Security Council is exactly the place where all the initiatives have been blocked; but since we are today on the 5th of September, and the UN General Assembly starts on the 9th, I think we should use this text which would contain what you have been saying and what Josephine and Col. Aguilar have been saying; a demand for immediate intervention by the international community. If there are any experts on the United Nations, I know we are internationally in contact with several of them, I’m asking for your advice. What more can we do to accelerate immediate action? I think that the point you have been making, that time is not on our side, and every day there are unbelievable, irreversible things happening. So, Mr. Rafed, if you can say something to that as well.

So, that needs to be thought about. What can we do immediately out of this meeting to appeal to the conscience of the world in even more stronger ways than we have been doing. And secondly, is this new security and development architecture, and that’s why I put the resolution text in the beginning, because I think only if we get such a shift in the correlation of forces that the isolation of the war mongers becomes so clear that it cannot be denied any longer. But that would be my immediate response.

[later in the discussion] I think, as I said in my initial remarks in the beginning, the SCO meeting and David Munier[ph] correctly added the military parade, which was the largest military parade in history ever. I watched a good part of it, and I was completely impressed because it demonstrated both strength but also an absolute defensive orientation. In any case, I think we have entered a new era; and I don’t think everybody has completely registered that yet, because I think we have now the chance to unite humanity on a completely different basis. The enemy is not nations; it’s not the United States or some former European colonial power, it is the war party. The war party represents the oligarchy which runs the present financial institutions, of which the military component is just the last phase of profit-making if you like.

But I know a lot of people in the Global South are tending to look at the Global North or collective West in the same undifferentiated way as people in the West tend to look at people in the Global South. I want to point out the fact that you have right now a situation where the Golden Billion is not a golden billion; it’s a golden maybe million of millionaires and billionaires. But if you look at the reality, Europe is collapsing. France is disintegrating; Germany is disintegrating; the same in the United States. The people are suffering tremendously, and if it comes to an uncontrolled collapse, we would be on the verge of a complete social explosion. There is a very knowledgeable journalist who always talks about the European toothless Chihuahuas. I think I like this expression a lot, even though I think some of these politicians do have teeth even if they may be false by now. Nevertheless, they do still have them. But I would really suggest that we not look at Europe or the United States as monolithic, because they are not.

I think we have reached a point where we really have to create an international movement of people fighting for this new development system; this new era. I think Xi Jinping has really found the best expression, by calling it the shared future of the one humanity. Because that is what people have to understand; we are sitting in one boat as we have never done in history before, because in past centuries, you could have parts of the world collapsing and other parts prospering, and they didn’t even know about each other. That is because it took years to travel from one corner of the world to the next. We are all sitting in one boat.

The reason I put this text at the beginning is that I really would like to have a discussion about that. I think only if we unite people around one idea—that we have to build together a new system, a new world economic order of which the SCO and the BRICS and BRI components; basically it’s the World LandBridge conception of my late husband that we have been fighting for, for half a century. A New International Development Bank, which is now coming into being in the form of the New Development Bank; now the SCO Bank. New credit institutions which give credit for long-term development at low interest rates; overcoming poverty and under-development. I tried to put some of these ideas in my Ten Principles. We have to unite people no matter if they come from Germany, from the United States, from South Africa, from Mexico, from whatever country. But I believe only if we create a real movement of people fighting for this conception of the one humanity first, and then organizing a world system where every country can benefit and fulfill their potential.

I think especially crucial to make that happen is that we have to have young people. If we would have an international youth movement of sizeable dimensions in which young people in the United States, in Africa, in Latin America would all fight for the idea that we now need a new world economic order and it’s now on the table because of the SCO meeting creating the conditions for it to take off. I think if we can catalyze that very quickly in the short term, the war party may be looking powerful now, but we are talking about billions of people who have now for the first time been given the chance to realize a new world economic order. I think this is a moment we absolutely must not miss; and while we absolutely have to mobilize in the next hours and days because of the ongoing genocide in Gaza, I think we must not lose the perspective that only if we change the entire world system, can we stop all of these crises no matter where they occur, including the one in the Middle East.

So, I would like to really pose that again. Are you willing, and are you intending to help us to create such an international mass movement for a new world economic order? Because I think that would really be the qualitative change which would be undoable.

Closing Remarks:

I think several important initiatives came out of this discussion today. I would urge Rafed to write a text, or do it together with us, or do it alone. But I think the text of an international release which we then could, starting with the IPC participants, try to get out in all parts of international institutions; to the media, the social media, alternative media, of a call to action of what needs to be done in the next hours and says. So, please get in contact with Anastasia, because I think if we would get such a text—preferably today—we could start mobilizing with that immediately.

Then, I also think the idea to use the proposal by Pope Francis on the Jubilee 2025 can actually be brought into cohesion with the new credit mechanisms coming out of the SCO. People may think that this is different, but it must not be, because the idea of debt relief, and the issue of new credit for development are just two sides of the same coin. I think everything really depends on getting this spirit of unity, because if we can somehow put all the people and institutions of good will together and recognize that because of the new era which was consolidated, it was in process for a long time, but it sort of gelled and came out in the open with the SCO meeting. If we can somehow put all of these forces together, I think it will be an unbeatable movement.

So, I would urge you to also formulate that, and we will get it out in the same way as the call for immediate action on Gaza. I think we actually have a horrendous situation which is totally unbelievably horrible. But on the other side, there is no reason to despair, because the tendency of the time is in a positive direction, and if major countries which are extremely powerful, as demonstrated in this military parade, are putting their weight in the creation of a new world economic order, it has all the reasons for the possibility of success. I think we have to educate people that this is not against the people of the West, but only against unjust mechanisms of imperialism and colonialism, while the people of the world must unite.

So, with that, I want to end.