{"id":105401,"date":"2024-11-17T08:40:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T13:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schillerinstitute.com\/?p=105401"},"modified":"2024-11-17T08:40:12","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T13:40:12","slug":"international-peace-coalition-we-are-all-sitting-in-one-boat-lets-start-fresh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2.schillermeet.de\/el\/blog\/2024\/11\/17\/international-peace-coalition-we-are-all-sitting-in-one-boat-lets-start-fresh\/","title":{"rendered":"International Peace Coalition: \u2018We Are All Sitting in One Boat, Let\u2019s Start Fresh\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nov.\u00a015, 2024 (EIRNS)\u2014The 76th consecutive Friday weekly meeting today of the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cAm7JentihM\" target=\"_blank\">International Peace Coalition<\/a> (IPC) began with Schiller Institute founder Helga Zepp-LaRouche discussing the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stop Bullying the World \u2014 We Have to Start Fresh \u2014 International Peace Coalition Meeting #76\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cAm7JentihM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are in \u201can extremely interesting moment in history\u201d in which \u201cthe direction has not been decided.\u201d Trump has announced diverse choices for members of his Cabinet, but, \u201cYou cannot read from the previous history of these people, what they will do in the future.\u201d She suggested that with former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence, \u201cThe truth about where the war in Ukraine stands will for sure come out,\u201d as well as the truth about the actual authors of the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, \u201cthere is no point speculating or commenting on events\u201d; our job is to propose solutions. We need to create a consensus on the economic development of the Global South as an alternative to geopolitical wars. Imagine a world in which the nations of the BRICS join hands with the U.S. and Europe to accomplish this in everyone\u2019s self-interest. The migrant crisis besetting both the U.S. and Europe is a case in point: The only way to solve the crisis is by full-set development of the nations of the South, rather than subjecting them to looting and wars. The Schiller Institute is preparing an emergency report on this crisis and its solution, which will be published in ten days or so. Everyone should take part in the Dec.\u00a07-8 <a href=\"https:\/\/schillerinstitute.nationbuilder.com\/20241207_conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Schiller Institute conference<\/a> where these topics will be addressed in depth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Col. Richard H. Black (ret.), a Marine combat veteran, former head of the U.S. Army\u2019s Criminal Law Division at the Pentagon, and former Virginia State Senator, heartily endorsed the appointment of Tulsi Gabbard, recounting his first contact with her over the question of U.S. sponsorship of terror groupings in Syria. \u201cShe is not an indoctrinated individual,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the BRICS, he said that the Oct.&nbsp;22-24 summit in Russia demonstrates that U.S. attempts to isolate Russia have failed. The genocidal effects of U.S. sanctions against Syria, and the ludicrous sanctions against Russia, including banning crippled children from participating in the Paralympic Games, are horrendous. There has been \u201cdeep revulsion and fear engendered by the theft of the Russian treasury,\u201d which he described as the greatest theft in world history. Biden\u2019s participation in dropping 2,000 lb. bombs on Gaza \u201chas badly stained America\u2019s reputation in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colonel Black\u2019s presentation inspired an in-depth dialogue among the participants. Former Guyanese President Donald Ramotar intervened to voice his concern over Gabbard\u2019s position on Gaza, which he compared to that of Netanyahu, and warned that she appears to have a strong anti-Islamic bias. In response, Colonel Black echoed Mrs.&nbsp;Zepp-LaRouche in saying that the cabinet appointees will be carrying out Trump\u2019s policies, which remain to be seen. IPC co-moderator Dennis Speed added that the accusations by U.S. Sen.&nbsp;Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and others, that Gabbard is \u201cin Putin\u2019s pocket,\u201d suggests that something is going on here that bears further scrutiny. Returning to the case of Syria, Colonel Black reported on the CIA\u2019s willingness to deploy modern, mechanized armies of ISIS and al-Nusra to steal Syria\u2019s oil and grain. Trump\u2019s efforts to pull out of Syria were met with \u201can effective rebellion by the Deep State,\u201d supported by the collective propaganda capabilities of the corporate media. Zepp-LaRouche called for the lifting of the Caesar Sanctions to alleviate the suffering of the Syrian people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Professor and author Glenn Diesen spoke about the <a href=\"https:\/\/valdaiclub.com\/events\/own\/the-21st-annual-meeting-of-the-valdai-discussion-club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nov.\u00a03-7 Valdai Discussion Club<\/a> annual meeting, addressed by <a href=\"http:\/\/en.kremlin.ru\/events\/president\/news\/75521\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russian President Vladimir Putin<\/a>, at which Diesen had a lengthy exchange with Putin in the open discussion session. The BRICS initiative has elevated the nations of the Global South to being autonomous nations, rather than \u201cpawns in blocs.\u201d Asked about Putin\u2019s proposal of a \u201cpolyphonic world order,\u201d Diesen described it as \u201can important part of multipolarity.\u201d Unipolarity has \u201ccorrupted diplomacy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mike Robinson, co-editor of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukcolumn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UK Column<\/a>, agreed with Colonel Black\u2019s assessment of the role of the \u201cWestern media\u201d in crafting a narrative to justify the destruction of Syria, highlighting the role of \u201cBBC Media Action,\u201d supported by the British Foreign Office. His colleague Vanessa Beeley, who resides in Syria, has actively broken with the enforced consensus among putative journalists. Robinson also noted Donald Trump\u2019s promise to reverse the trend toward censorship. The shift toward reliance on social media is creating financial problems for the \u201cmainstream media,\u201d to the extent that the British government is now subsidizing it by purchasing ads, while using so-called \u201cterrorism legislation\u201d and the \u201cOnline Safety Act\u201d to silence unapproved narratives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Discussion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In response to a participant in Ibero-America, who warned of a \u201cdisguised continuity\u201d between the Biden and Trump administrations, and another who charged that Tulsi Gabbard is complicit in the genocide in Gaza, Helga Zepp-LaRouche again urged listeners against speculating about what are open questions. Rather, organize to bring about the needed changes. There are enormous changes taking place in the world today, she reminded her listeners. \u201cIf we would orchestrate all the countries involved\u201d in a \u201chuge economic program\u201d like China\u2019s Belt and Road Initiative to develop the Global South, we could end the flood of refugees and have \u201ca decent living standard for everyone on the planet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IPC co-moderator Dennis Small reported on studies underway for the upcoming Schiller Institute pamphlet which show that \u201cwhat is driving people to the United States is that their own physical economies are being destroyed\u201d by the looting policies of Wall Street and the City of London. If that is reversed, the migrant problem can be solved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the German economic collapse, Zepp-LaRouche cited a recent statement by Col. Douglas Macgregor (ret.) that the U.S. is implementing the post-World War II Morgenthau Plan to de-industrialize Germany, saying that his assessment is correct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A participant in Colombia asked what the role could be for his nation in the New Paradigm. Dennis Small described the new super-port being built in Chancay, Peru in collaboration with China, emphasizing \u201cthe next stop in Xi Jinping\u2019s travels is Brazil,\u201d where there will be discussion of the Bi-Oceanic Rail Corridor, \u201cwhich will open up the entirety of South America to the kind of development which is going on in China.\u201d Small pointed out that ideological differences are not an obstacle: \u201cForget the geopolitics\u2014build the damn rail lines!\u201d A representative of the Schiller Institute Peru, Sara Madue\u00f1o, described the excitement in her country around Xi Jinping\u2019s visit, and the historic relationship between Peru and China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To a questioner from Ecuador, Helga Zepp-LaRouche said that basic infrastructure has historically been the key to industrialization all over the world, and that she had just received reports that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had held a one-hour phone discussion with Russian President Putin, and that Russia will resume uranium exports to the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u201ctorch of progress\u201d has been passed from one country to another throughout history. Now we are in a new moment in history where we are \u201call sitting in one boat.\u201d Either we will soon all be dead in a nuclear war, or we will reach a new era in civilization. Our ideas can influence which way history goes. [eir]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nov.\u00a015, 2024 (EIRNS)\u2014The 76th consecutive Friday weekly meeting today of the International Peace Coalition (IPC) began with Schiller Institute founder Helga Zepp-LaRouche discussing the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election in the United States. We are in \u201can extremely interesting moment in history\u201d in which \u201cthe direction has not been decided.\u201d Trump has announced diverse [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":101484,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[798],"tags":[842],"class_list":["post-105401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international-peace-coalition","tag-lang-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/2.schillermeet.de\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/2.schillermeet.de\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/2.schillermeet.de\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2.schillermeet.de\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2.schillermeet.de\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105401"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/2.schillermeet.de\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105402,"href":"https:\/\/2.schillermeet.de\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105401\/revisions\/105402"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2.schillermeet.de\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/2.schillermeet.de\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2.schillermeet.de\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2.schillermeet.de\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}