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Denmark summons US envoy after report of Americans carrying out influence operations in Greenland

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s foreign minister had the top U.S. diplomat in the country summoned for talks after the main national broadcaster reported Wednesday that at least three people with connections to President Donald Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in Greenland.

Trump has repeatedly said he seeks U.S. jurisdiction over Greenland, a vast, semi-autonomous territory of Denmark. He has not ruled out military force to take control of the mineral-rich, strategically located Arctic island.

Denmark, a NATO ally of the U.S., and Greenland have said the island is not for saleand condemned reports of the U.S. gathering intelligence there.



The Trump administration is a national embarrassment. No, it’s a global embarrassment.

I do not support this crap. I condemn the Trump administration. This is not how we should treat our allies.
 



COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s foreign minister had the top U.S. diplomat in the country summoned for talks after the main national broadcaster reported Wednesday that at least three people with connections to President Donald Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in Greenland.

Trump has repeatedly said he seeks U.S. jurisdiction over Greenland, a vast, semi-autonomous territory of Denmark. He has not ruled out military force to take control of the mineral-rich, strategically located Arctic island.

Denmark, a NATO ally of the U.S., and Greenland have said the island is not for saleand condemned reports of the U.S. gathering intelligence there.



The Trump administration is a national embarrassment. No, it’s a global embarrassment.

I do not support this crap. I condemn the Trump administration. This is not how we should treat our allies.



The accusations appear to be very vague. My impression is the US already had, and has access to any intelligence on Greenland it would ever need. Its not like Greenland was ever forbidden territory to the US. I will chalk this up to Danish paranoia.
 
The accusations appear to be very vague. My impression is the US already had, and has access to any intelligence on Greenland it would ever need. Its not like Greenland was ever forbidden territory to the US. I will chalk this up to Danish paranoia.

Russian propagandist who has an interest in downplaying this ^
 
Russian propagandist who has an interest in downplaying this ^



My apologies for intruding into your space. Have the board.


Ps. Why don't you use the "Ignore"?
 
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U.S. foreign policy has for quite a while been at odds with the intent of our founding fathers. We’ve stuck our noses in places where we didn’t belong, i.e. Central America, Viet Nam, Iraq, etc.. All of this while proclaiming it’s in the interests of national security or protecting our freedoms. The scars and mistrust of the U.S. still lingers and probably will for years. Now Trump has taken the meaning of securing our national security by threatening one of our allies which if he continues to carry through on his threats could kill hundreds of soldiers and innocent civilians this totally insane and make us an international pariah as wel as criminal.
 
The accusations appear to be very vague. My impression is the US already had, and has access to any intelligence on Greenland it would ever need. Its not like Greenland was ever forbidden territory to the US. I will chalk this up to Danish paranoia.

One of those people allegedly compiled a list of U.S.-friendly Greenlanders, collected names of people opposed to Trump and got locals to point out cases that could be used to cast Denmark in a bad light in American media. Two others have tried to nurture contacts with politicians, businesspeople and locals, according to the report.

you think they "already had" a list of us friendly greenlanders? why would they "already have" that? you think they "already had" contacts nurtured with locals? I doubt it. This is beyond standard "intelligence" one would have with a friendly country, its about setting up for a future influence campaign.
 
Zero pushback from any elected Republican official. The Republicans in Congress are the most cowardly, craven, sniveling, spineless human beings on the planet. They are a total waste. I have no respect whatsoever for them. They have completely forsaken their oaths. Absolutely pathetic. Cowards. All.
 
One of those people allegedly compiled a list of U.S.-friendly Greenlanders, collected names of people opposed to Trump and got locals to point out cases that could be used to cast Denmark in a bad light in American media. Two others have tried to nurture contacts with politicians, businesspeople and locals, according to the report.

you think they "already had" a list of us friendly greenlanders? why would they "already have" that? you think they "already had" contacts nurtured with locals? I doubt it. This is beyond standard "intelligence" one would have with a friendly country, its about setting up for a future influence campaign.



I was thinking intelligence on possible landing sites. The local population itself is too few to make an iota of difference
 
One of those people allegedly compiled a list of U.S.-friendly Greenlanders, collected names of people opposed to Trump and got locals to point out cases that could be used to cast Denmark in a bad light in American media. Two others have tried to nurture contacts with politicians, businesspeople and locals, according to the report.

you think they "already had" a list of us friendly greenlanders? why would they "already have" that? you think they "already had" contacts nurtured with locals? I doubt it. This is beyond standard "intelligence" one would have with a friendly country, its about setting up for a future influence campaign.

And I wonder if I'm being overly paranoid about his intentions towards Canada.

Because there are absolutely traitors in our midst in Canada who would sell us out to Trump.
 
U.S. foreign policy has for quite a while been at odds with the intent of our founding fathers. We’ve stuck our noses in places where we didn’t belong, i.e. Central America, Viet Nam, Iraq, etc.. All of this while proclaiming it’s in the interests of national security or protecting our freedoms. The scars and mistrust of the U.S. still lingers and probably will for years. Now Trump has taken the meaning of securing our national security by threatening one of our allies which if he continues to carry through on his threats could kill hundreds of soldiers and innocent civilians this totally insane and make us an international pariah as wel as criminal.
Wait until he starts bombing Mexico
 
I was thinking intelligence on possible landing sites. The local population itself is too few to make an iota of difference
right, i figured what you were talking about, this is more about influence than raw military intelligence.
 
We're still doing this ****ing dumb shit? Why would any other country want to join Tariff-ville and our conversion to end-game communism?
 



COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s foreign minister had the top U.S. diplomat in the country summoned for talks after the main national broadcaster reported Wednesday that at least three people with connections to President Donald Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in Greenland.

Trump has repeatedly said he seeks U.S. jurisdiction over Greenland, a vast, semi-autonomous territory of Denmark. He has not ruled out military force to take control of the mineral-rich, strategically located Arctic island.

Denmark, a NATO ally of the U.S., and Greenland have said the island is not for saleand condemned reports of the U.S. gathering intelligence there.



The Trump administration is a national embarrassment. No, it’s a global embarrassment.

I do not support this crap. I condemn the Trump administration. This is not how we should treat our allies.
43 Danes died in Afghanistan because America was attacked on 9/11.
This prove that the USA doesn't have allies. The USA can't be trusted, in any way.
 



COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s foreign minister had the top U.S. diplomat in the country summoned for talks after the main national broadcaster reported Wednesday that at least three people with connections to President Donald Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in Greenland.

Trump has repeatedly said he seeks U.S. jurisdiction over Greenland, a vast, semi-autonomous territory of Denmark. He has not ruled out military force to take control of the mineral-rich, strategically located Arctic island.

Denmark, a NATO ally of the U.S., and Greenland have said the island is not for saleand condemned reports of the U.S. gathering intelligence there.



The Trump administration is a national embarrassment. No, it’s a global embarrassment.

I do not support this crap. I condemn the Trump administration. This is not how we should treat our allies.
Strategically located is right. The Northwest Passage might soon be a route between Asia and Europe and Greenland and Alaska are at either end of it.
Watch for an announcement that the USA considers it to be 'international waters' where it passes through the narrows between Canadian islands.
 
The accusations appear to be very vague. My impression is the US already had, and has access to any intelligence on Greenland it would ever need. Its not like Greenland was ever forbidden territory to the US. I will chalk this up to Danish paranoia.
Nope. It's the Greenlanders who have been snitching on these guys to the police intelligence unit, plus I suspect anti Trump people in the US intelligence agencies.

You got to understand...remember the Greenlander on Fox News and other media, with the MAGA hat saying Greenland wants Trump and the US? Well he is also the biggest dope dealer on Greenland and has been in jail a few times.

Greenlanders might want independence from Denmark, but they certainly don't want to replace it with being an American colony.

That the US is doing this not a shocker. They have been doing it since 1945 in multiple European countries...cold war and all that. The difference is they did not get caught back then..now they do.
 
Trump treats America’s allies like enemies and he treats America’s enemies like friends.

Trump serves the interests of our enemies.
Well he treats older women as enemies, but wants to **** their teenage grandchildren..
 
The accusations appear to be very vague. My impression is the US already had, and has access to any intelligence on Greenland it would ever need. Its not like Greenland was ever forbidden territory to the US. I will chalk this up to Danish paranoia.
It could also very well be news reporters trying to make a story. But then again they should ID themselves as journalists. And then again too it might some of paranoid Hegseths goons. He doesn’t trust anyone, because he can’t be trusted himself.
 



COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s foreign minister had the top U.S. diplomat in the country summoned for talks after the main national broadcaster reported Wednesday that at least three people with connections to President Donald Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in Greenland.

Trump has repeatedly said he seeks U.S. jurisdiction over Greenland, a vast, semi-autonomous territory of Denmark. He has not ruled out military force to take control of the mineral-rich, strategically located Arctic island.

Denmark, a NATO ally of the U.S., and Greenland have said the island is not for saleand condemned reports of the U.S. gathering intelligence there.



The Trump administration is a national embarrassment. No, it’s a global embarrassment.

I do not support this crap. I condemn the Trump administration. This is not how we should treat our allies.

Have we ever had a President who treated our allies like shit on such a level before?
 
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