Trump Peace Committee, Soviet World Peace Committee, Lee Jae-myung's 'Funding' for 'Attacking Opponents'
With the launch of US President Trump's Peace Committee, fundraising in countries like South Korea and Japan became official, and the former Soviet Union's World Peace Committee was poised for a power play of 'attacking opponents and spreading false information.'
The Lee Jae-myung administration did not disclose its attendance at the first meeting of President Trump's Peace Committee until the day of its launch. At the meeting, President Trump stated that "other countries in the region, including South Korea, the Philippines, and Singapore," would participate in the fundraising event Japan was planning to host. In his opening remarks,
President Trump stated, “There is nothing more important than peace, and there is nothing cheaper than peace.” He added that he believes the Peace Council is “consequential in terms of power and prestige. A council of this stature is unprecedented, because it brings together the greatest world leaders.” He also said of non-participating countries, “You can’t play cute with me.”
A former New York Times Moscow bureau chief stated, “The Kremlin didn’t have a ‘board’ or ‘institute’ for peace like President Trump, but it did have a ‘World Peace Council,’ a ‘Soviet Peace Fund,’ and a ‘Soviet Peace Committee’ headquartered on Prospekt Mira (Peace Avenue) in Moscow.” He added, “These organizations were major arms of Soviet foreign policy, organizing regular international peace conferences and providing generous secret funding to many international anti-war movements that effectively glorified the Soviet Union.”
Serge Schmemann, former bureau chief and former editor-in-chief of the International Herald Tribune, stated, “Mir i "Druzhba" — "peace and friendship" — was often the first toast at official meetings between Soviet officials and foreigners, with the underlying implication that we foreigners were warmongers," he wrote in a column about his time as Moscow bureau chief. "My colleague called these toastmasters 'peace and friendship hardliners,' and in the underground humor news, many Soviets seemed to agree," he wrote. "The word 'Mir' in peace also means 'world' in Russian, which made for a wonderful anti-slogan: 'We want mir! "The entire mir!" he said.
President Trump announced at the first meeting that the United States and other participating countries in the peace committee would contribute a large sum of money to maintain peace and rebuild the Gaza Strip, and that they would also dispatch International Stabilization Force (ISF) and police personnel to maintain peace in the region.
The South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that former Ambassador to Egypt Kim Yong-hyun attended the first meeting of the peace committee on the 19th as a non-member "observer" representing the government.
On the 18th, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Park Il avoided making public the "participation" by announcing in a regular briefing that the government would "carefully consider all factors" regarding formal participation in the peace committee.
President Trump said several countries planned to send thousands of troops to join the International Stabilization Force, and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto announced his country would send up to 8,000 troops to the force. President Trump then cut tariffs from 32% to 19% on the 26th, effectively turning the trade deal into a "deal."
Reuters reported, "The force plans to operate in Israeli-controlled territory without Hamas disarmament," adding, "It will be led by a U.S. general and an Indonesian deputy and begin operations in Rafah, an Israeli-controlled area depopulated and destroyed by the Israeli military during the war."
The Lee Jae-myung administration, through Trump's participation in the peace committee, has decided to join NATO's "Ukraine Priority Support List" (PURL) arms supply system, which Trump created in July of last year. This system involves participating in US-standard weapons suppliers, and South Korea has become an "agent" for US weapons in a system where NATO pools funds to "purchase US weapons" and deliver them to Ukraine.
South Korea's economic cooperation with Russia is expected to be directly affected by Russia's demand for a ban on providing lethal weapons to Ukraine, due to its role as a channel for supplying US-standard weapons.
Reuters reported that "the meeting in Washington took place amidst a broader effort by Trump to build a reputation as a peace broker, and that the incident occurred at a time when the United States was threatening war against Iran and launching a massive military buildup in the region in case Tehran did not give up its nuclear program," and that "the founding members of the committee did not include some key US Western allies who expressed concerns about the scope of the initiative." "It is not," the report said on the 19th.
Reuters continued, "At the end of a lengthy and complex speech to representatives of 47 countries, Trump announced that the United States would contribute $10 billion to the peace council," but "he did not say where the money would come from or whether he would request funding from the U.S. Congress."
Reuters also stated, "The peace council includes Israel but not Palestinian representatives," and "Trump announced that Norway would host a peace council event, but Norway explicitly stated that it would not be a member. While presenting himself as a man of peace, Trump has also brandished a knife in the arm against Iran."
The former New York Times Moscow bureau chief stated, "Trump's peace council differs from the Soviet Peace Front in several ways," adding, "Trump stated that board members had already pledged $5 billion to support reconstruction and humanitarian work in the Gaza Strip, but that mission was somehow excluded from the charter."
The former New York Times Moscow bureau chief argued, "In contrast, the Soviet Peace Fund was designed as a grassroots movement, funded by every Soviet citizen 'donating' one day's salary annually." This was intended to strengthen Moscow's role in international organizations, not replace them," the column stated. Regarding the differences, the column stated, "President Trump still has to contend with a critical independent press—or, in Trumpian parlance, "fake news," but when he's not doing it himself on social media, there's a sycophantic media that's always gushing over him. He also consistently puts his name first, explaining that when he visited George Washington's Mount Vernon estate, "I'd have to write your name down so no one remembers."
The column continued, "I recognize that any similarities between Soviet practices and leaders and what's happening in the United States are mostly coincidental, but the price of working in the former Soviet Union is that behind every golden door, monument to self-interest, and hymn to peace lies authoritarianism."
The column continued, "There are grim and mundane parallels across time and society in how those in power concoct elaborate lies surrounding their true intentions." It added, "Maintaining the myth of a perfect system in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary is difficult, and authoritarians inevitably attack skeptics and opponents."
The column concluded, In conclusion, he stated, "As a former KGB agent, Putin knows the old tricks well. He claims that NATO is somehow responsible for the invasion of Ukraine, and he is dragging his feet on peace negotiations with Washington while continuing to attack Ukraine.
He also delayed responding to President Trump's invitation to the peace council, but hinted that he would be willing to pay a lifetime membership fee of $1 billion if the United States returned Russian assets frozen after the invasion of Ukraine. He knows the peace game well."
Reuters stated, "Hamas disarmament is a key issue," and "President Trump said several countries plan to send thousands of troops to participate in the International Stabilization Force (omitted). Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said, "Hamas will soon face the dilemma of disarming peacefully or by force."
Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said in a statement that the true test of the peace council is "to force the occupying forces to stop violating the ceasefire and fulfill their obligations." "The ability to enforce, initiate real relief efforts and initiate the reconstruction process," he said.
The Peace Committee event felt like a Trump campaign rally, with music blaring from his eclectic playlist, including Elvis Presley and the Beach Boys. Attendees received red Trump hats," he said.
Trump's "peace" includes eight wars he claims to have ended, including the war between Israel and Iran; Israel and Hamas; Pakistan and India; Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo; Thailand and Cambodia; Armenia and Azerbaijan; Egypt and Ethiopia; and Serbia and Kosovo, with a Russia-Ukraine agreement in the works.
The New York Times said of the eight war resolutions, "Most deals are temporary solutions to long-standing conflicts, not all are wars." "At the same time, the Trump administration has attacked ships in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, invaded Venezuela and captured its leader, bombed Iranian and Houthi-controlled areas, and sent aircraft carriers to attack Iranian mullah leaders." He threatened, "Trump said."
Trump said donor countries had raised $7 billion as an initial down payment for Gaza reconstruction. He said the contributors included Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, and Kuwait. The members are primarily Middle Eastern countries, but also include leaders from outside the region seeking to curry favor with Trump.
The budget for rebuilding the Gaza Strip, which was devastated by the two-year war between Israel and Hamas, is estimated to be as much as $70 billion.
Reuters reported, "Trump said donor countries had raised $7 billion as an initial down payment for Gaza reconstruction," adding, "He said the contributors included Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, and Kuwait, but they are primarily Middle Eastern countries, and also include leaders from outside the region seeking to curry favor with Trump."
President Lee Jae-myung said on the 20th. In his commencement address at the Korea Military Academy, he stated, "The peace and prosperity of the Republic of Korea are not something others create for us, but something we create ourselves."
He added, "If we fail to proactively prepare for future warfare, characterized by advanced artificial intelligence and manned-unmanned systems, there is no future for independent national defense."
During his presidential campaign, during a debate on "Establishing Peace on the Korean Peninsula and Unification," President Lee declared, "What's important is winning without fighting, and what's more important is peace that eliminates the need for fighting," and declared, "Building a strong nation through arms buildup is peace."
On June 14th of last year, in his "Report to the People," President Lee declared, "The most important mission of politics is to protect the safety and peace of the people," violating the Constitution's "improvement of equal living standards" and "contribution to lasting world peace."
In his "Report to the People," President Lee introduced the previous day's meeting with conglomerate leaders and heads of economic organizations, stating, "We have agreed to cooperate and develop countermeasures against US trade pressures."
This underscores the constitutional guarantee of "democratic formation of the people's political will" in trade negotiations. It excluded the "exercise of political self-determination," violated the "improvement of national equality of living," and obstructed political self-determination.
In February of last year, early in the Trump administration, protests against immigration deportation continued for three consecutive days in downtown LA, with college and high school students joining in and hundreds arrested by police.
As a representative of the Democratic Party, President Lee nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize through Rep. Park Sun-won (former Deputy Director of the National Intelligence Service), a close aide to President Trump. Following this, at a White House summit in July, he formalized the "Nomination of the Peace River to the Nobel Prize" and announced a policy of "facilitating a North Korea-US summit."
Reuters reported on the 20th that Kim Jong-un, in his opening speech at the North Korean Workers' Party Congress, described the past five years as a "proud period," citing North Korea's achievements in politics, economy, defense, culture, and diplomacy, as well as its growing self-reliance. He also told the outside world that North Korea had brought about "great changes" in its relations with other countries and the global geopolitical landscape.
Reporting on Kim Yo-jong's statement on the 19th, Reuters said, "Kim called for the preservation of South Korea to prevent any further violations of North Korean sovereignty, and said the North Korean military would take steps to strengthen security along the South Korean border. Kim Jong-un said, according to the Korean Central News Agency, that "the border with the enemy must be solid."
Russia's TASS news agency reported on the 21st that Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, "In this case, we will have no choice but to exercise our right to retaliatory measures, including asymmetric measures," when asked about South Korea's possible participation in PURL. "This would not be consistent with South Korea's official line of not participating in Western efforts to supply weapons and ammunition to the Ukrainian army," and "South Korean officials have repeatedly said this."
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