Cempaka Belanda: Dutch Afghanistan mission prepares for long way back

"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, April 22, 2010

Dutch Afghanistan mission prepares for long way back

NRC International, by Jaus Müller in Schaarsbergen, 22 April 2010 13:20

Military excercises near Schaarsbergen. Photo Rien Zilvold

The Dutch military will retreat from Afghanistan this summer. Soldiers are rehearsing the withdrawal already.

The incessant beeping of a metal detector resounded over the heathland as scouts advanced in front of a convoy of 50 armoured vehicles and trucks. The soldiers were looking for 'roadside bombs'. Not that there were any to be found on this Dutch training ground in Schaarsbergen, but they were rehearsing the imminent Dutch retreat from Afghan province Uruzgan. A lot about that withdrawal may still be uncertain but one thing is clear: it will not be without risk.

From Uruzgan to Kandahar

The soldiers of the Redeployment Task Force in Schaarsbergen are only conducting drills this week, but come summer these convoys will ferry troops and equipment from the Dutch base Camp Holland to the city Kandahar in southern Afghanistan. From here, the soldiers and most of their gear will return to the Netherlands by air. Some equipment will be shipped to Pakistan by civilian contractors.

Arnoud Lems, a marine who returned from Uruzgan last year, explained how things had changed. "Back then most of our training centred on eliminating the Taliban," he said. "Now our drills focus mainly on self defence and quick retreats from attack."

The Dutch will be handing over command in Uruzgan province on August 1. By then, the Redeployment Task Force will have arrived. Approximately 1,300 soldiers will be in charge of clearing the remains of the Dutch mission.

Nobody knows the exact number of soldiers required for the withdrawal, mainly because it is now uncertain how much equipment will have to be carried back. A team is currently drawing up an inventory of supplies that remain in Uruzgan.

General Jan Broeks, who is in charge of the Redeployment Task Force, summed up the equipment that would have to be moved back to the Netherlands no matter what: 4,000 containers and some 600 vehicles. Because the air strip at Camp Holland is being refurbished this summer, large cargo carriers will be unable to land there. All equipment will therefore have to be brought to Kandahar by road. The 180-kilometre road connecting the airport to Camp Holland is in poor repair and the frequent target of Taliban ambushes. Last year, supply convoys travelling the road came under attack. "That road is dangerous," said Broeks. "Also because we will be pretty predictable with such a large convoy."

Dutch military unions are worried. They fear the Americans and the British may not be quick to help in case of an attack, because the Netherlands has lost standing since it announced its retreat. "I understand I will not be top priority," Broeks said. "But our allies have assured me they won't abandon us." I

To reduce the size of the transport convoy, the Dutch military will try to sell as much of its materials to the allied troops remaining in Afghanistan. The Dutch command hopes to make some extra money by selling its armoured quarters to its successor. The problem is that Nato has yet to announce which nation will operate from Camp Holland. Until May, when the decision is expected, the soldiers rehearse the retreat without knowing whether they will be required in Uruzgan. "It is almost surprising how positive my men remain under these uncertain conditions," Broeks said.

The last leg

Broeks assumed that a successor would use parts of Camp Holland. "Another country could make good use of our hospital," he said. The Afghan army would also be receiving some gifts. "We are not going to break down their positions we constructed just to take them back home again," Broeks said.

"Cleaning up is never fun," Broeks concluded. "Not at home and not in Uruzgan. It leaves a lot of soldiers feeling like we could have stayed in Uruzgan longer."