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Ben Ford retweeted
A Coalition of 44 Countries have signed on to a resolution requesting that the United States attack them also. Because they could use the money.
Much thanks to the Icelandic National League of the United States for hosting a great conversation with Iceland's Ambassador to the United States, Svanhildur Hólm Valsdóttir. @MFAIceland @IcelandInUS Check it out here: youtube.com/watch?v=ERiljDoI…
Ben Ford retweeted
Meeting with the press @NATO HQ in the run up to a Defence Ministerial meeting. Always a pleasure to welcome 🇮🇸 FM @thorgkatrin and her entourage to Brussels. Important meeting ahead.
Ben Ford retweeted
Susan Collins: I'm running for re-election because "independence matters"
Also Susan Collins:
Ben Ford retweeted
“We need Greenland for national security”
“We need Greenland for natural resources”
“Greenland is in our backyard”
“The people of Greenland aren’t governed well”
Now replace “Greenland” with “Crimea” and you have Kremlin talking points about Ukraine.
This is a problem.
Ben Ford retweeted
Last time I flew on a Danish Hercules, it was ferrying American troops from Kabul to Helmand. Now it’s flying military deployments triggered by American threats to invade a Danish territory. How times have changed.
Ben Ford retweeted
The Nordic Prime Ministers had a good and important discussion tonight. We stand with our Nordic friends. Nothing about Greenland without Greenland. Iceland supports you.
Ladies and gentlemen, your daily drip of fascist propaganda. (Apparently Americanism isn't the only thing Secretary Chaves has been embracing)
Ben Ford retweeted
Greenland is a part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Nothing about Greenland without Greenland. Iceland stands in full solidarity behind our friends.
Grænland er hluti af danska konungsríkinu. Ekkert um Grænland án Grænlands. Ísland stendur þétt með vinum sínum.
It would be cool if he ran this country before running Venezuela, Columbia, Cuba, Panama, and Greenland.
Ben Ford retweeted
Donald Trump will spend Christmas Eve with his billionaire friends at Mar-a-Lago on the taxpayers' dime.
Barack Obama spent his Christmas Eve as President surprising kids at a children's hospital. Don't forget what real leadership looks like.
Ben Ford retweeted
Respect for sovereignty & territorial integrity of states is a fundamental principle of the international order. International law must be upheld, including the right of Denmark & Greenland to make sovereign decisions free from external interference. 🇮🇸 stands with 🇬🇱 & 🇩🇰.
Ben Ford retweeted
At today’s #UNSC debate on Leadership for Peace, Iceland on behalf of the Nordics 🇩🇰🇫🇮🇮🇸🇳🇴🇸🇪emphasized that the next Secretary-General must lead a UN that is fit for peace.
Furthermore, after eight decades, it is long overdue for a woman to lead the @UN
📄bit.ly/4oZLxT3
Ben Ford retweeted
Geothermal energy cooperation was top of the agenda in Amb. Valsdottir’s visit to Texas & New Mexico, meeting with lawmakers & officials incl. @TXsecofstate & @Morales4LtGovNM. Thx @txgeothermal & @HMPartnership for an excellent program. Looking forward to continued cooperation.
Ben Ford retweeted
During my visit to Reykjavík met with Iceland’s FM @thorgkatrin. Thanked 🇮🇸 for steadfast support to 🇺🇦’s resilience. Discussed Ukraine’s urgent energy needs amid destroyed infrastructure, the need to hold 🇷🇺 accountable for its aggression, and further strengthening sanctions.
Ben Ford retweeted
We were pleased to welcome parliamentarians from @althingi to Washington, DC. The delegation met with @StateDept officals, @chelliepingree and @RepJeffries from #USCongress , Senate staff, @WorldBank, @IMFNews, and leading think tankers to deepen our dialogue and cooperation.
One way for the U.S. to "get" Greenland is to declare that it already "has" Greenland. What does the Trump Administration need to do in Greenland that it cannot already do? (besides build a tacky casino)
Op-Ed from @ShayGal84: Washington has stopped joking about buying the world’s largest island and is building leverage the slow way - through diplomacy, money, bases, and narrative - while insisting it will "get #Greenland one way or the other"
#Annexation
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