Cempaka Belanda: Clinton and Rosenthal should practice what they preach

"A Summary" – Apr 2, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Religion, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Intelligent/Benevolent Design, EU, South America, 5 Currencies, Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Middle East, Internet, Israel, Dictators, Palestine, US, Japan (Quake/Tsunami Disasters , People, Society ...), Nuclear Power Revealed, Hydro Power, Geothermal Power, Moon, Financial Institutes (Recession, Realign integrity values ..) , China, North Korea, Global Unity,..... etc.) - (Text version)

"The Timing of the Great Shift" – Mar 21, 2009 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Text version)

“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.
They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."

"Update on Current Events" – Jul 23, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Subjects: The Humanization of God, Gaia, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Benevolent Design, Financial Institutes (Recession, System to Change ...), Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Nuclear Power Revealed, Geothermal Power, Hydro Power, Drinking Water from Seawater, No need for Oil as Much, Middle East in Peace, Persia/Iran Uprising, Muhammad, Israel, DNA, Two Dictators to fall soon, Africa, China, (Old) Souls, Species to go, Whales to Humans, Global Unity,..... etc.)

"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Clinton and Rosenthal should practice what they preach

RNW, 8 December 2011, by RNW News Desk

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Almost a year ago, Mohammed Bouazizi set himself on fire, sparking the revolution in Tunisia. The transitions in the Arab world are a wake-up call to many, and have made us rethink the balance between interests and values. It was also a wake-up call to see the transformative powers of new technologies, which were put on the political agenda and are there to stay.

By Marietje Schaake

The United States has put the potential of an open internet and the free flow of information in closed societies at the core of its foreign policy. On 21 January, 2010, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton launched her Internet Freedom Strategy and said: "We stand for a single internet where all of humanity has equal access to knowledge and ideas. And we recognize that the world's information infrastructure will become what we and others make of it." I couldn't agree more.

Cablegate

Then, on 18 February 2010, the first of 251,287 classified diplomatic cables were published, sparking a global debate on access to information and transparency of government documents.

The U.S. government responded by taking away Wikileaks' domain and by banning companies from transferring donations to the whistleblowers. Furthermore, the detention of Bradley Manning - the young soldier who stands accused of releasing the classified information - caused human rights concerns from people across the world. #Cablegate and its fallout have put the US in a less credible position to lead on transparency and internet freedom.

Extrajudicial measures

And there are more worrying developments that seriously threaten precisely that open internet that Secretary Clinton wishes to see. Two American legislative proposals are currently under consideration in Congress. These acts (SOPA and PIPA) focus on enforcing intellectual property rights through the blocking of websites based on US court orders.

Elements of the proposals would target the heart of the internet's global infrastructure. Such extraterritorial and extrajudicial measures affect people all over the world. Basically, European internet service providers would become subjected to US court orders or law enforcement. This undermines European laws and challenges the primary responsibilities and duties of European governments.

An open internet and the free flow of information are essential if we want the internet to be a true driver of economic growth and to improve fundamental rights and freedoms. Besides impact on our own societies, any blocking, censoring or filtering of the internet in the US or the EU makes us less credible when we speak to countries like Iran, Syria or China and undermines our efforts to lead in global internet freedom.

Europe urgently needs to work out its own internet freedom strategy and should seek global leadership.

Life and death

At the same time, there is the issue of dictatorial regimes who seem ever more ambitious in their use of technology. The technologies that can help people in fostering freedom of expression, access to information, or the sharing of documented human rights abuses are also effective as weapons.

In the hands of dictatorial regimes or their secret services, using email, Facebook or a cell phone can become a matter of life and death.

The Ben Ali regime was very skilled in tracking and tracing people's locations, communications and information flows, and the regime of President al-Assad in Syria actually performed a cyber attack on citizens before the protests began in the streets.

Digital arms trade

Western companies play an essential role by providing the technologies that are used for repression. Most of this trade happens below the radar. This digital arms trade must stop. If Europe and the US want to lead on internet freedom, they urgently need to regain credibility by holding companies accountable.

Some steps in the right direction have been taken. Last week my proposal was adopted to establish a European Internet Freedom Fund. The fund will help to train and educate online journalists, bloggers and human rights defenders to circumvent censorship and evade cyber attacks (by their own governments).

I also pushed for an unconditional ban on the export of dangerous ICTs to repressive regimes. Last week the EU announced just such an export ban regarding Syria. We have a lot more to do.

Side with the people

No doubt there will be good speeches and interesting discussions at the Freedom Online conference in The Hague. But Foreign Ministers Clinton and Rosenthal need to practice what they preach. This means addressing companies, stopping digital arms trade, and taking responsibility.

The transitions in North Africa and the Middle East have proven that we need to stand with the populations, not with their suppressors. Let EU- and US-based technology companies choose to side with the people as well.

Freedom Online

On 8 and 9 December 2011 the city of The Hague hosts the Freedom Online conference. Governments will be reminded of their responsibility for a free exchange of views via the internet. One of the speakers is US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Both Clinton and the Netherlands should not just lecture others, but practice what they preach, according to MEP Marietje Schaake.
In Brussels, Ms Schaake champions the case of press and internet freedom.

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