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See this synopsis from SPIEGEL ONLINE. After Barack Obama was elected now:



OBAMA'S GLOBAL CHALLENGE

 A Crash Course for the New President


Barack Obama had hardly been confirmed as the winner in the US presidential election before the first provocation arrived – Russia's announcement of new missile deployment plans. It is clear that the new president will have little time to hone his skills as a global politician. By Claus Christian Malzahn more… [

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Let us not forget that we are still under a Republican administration till around mid-day January 20th.

I do suspect this was done while the US was otherwise “distracted”.  But from what I'm reading and my feelings are that this is more a repudiation of Bush and the last eight years of his disastrous administration than a “test” for President-Elect Obama.

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Agreed.

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Agreed indeed … BUT in the context of Barack Obama's selection of Hilary Clinton as Secretary of State elect,  IT IS NOW Barack Obama's first ACTION of RESPONSIBILITY, during the transition period, to DO a great deal more to move his foriegn policy agenda forward, by collectively utilising ALL the RIGHT CONNECTIONS between Bill Clinton's and Tony Blair's “charity set”, as well as Don Beck's consultancy group, to provide Hilary Clinton & Cherie Blair with a focus to collaborate with Julia Hausermann to bring to the attention of The Peoples Republic of China, their avowed intent to come in line with the objectives of Rights and Humanities Priciples of Responsibility.

Perhaps THREE WOMEN V The PRC will suffice to DO THE JOB ?

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Michael:

100 Perecent d“accord!

3Cheers to UK Wisdom and Genius on Gaia.)

Albert

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I THANK YOU KIND SIR, with all humility, for your support in THIS matter.

michael

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As we have elections in 2009 in UK and Germany we can now focus on developing momentum for emerging new European leadership.

This Leadership is abolutely necessary in power, vision, leverage, strategic imagination and valaues based change for Europe as it is for the world in toto.

We cannot leave it to chosen leaders in poltics.

Citizen Power at the cutting edge is now a historic call to push Europe to new frontiers of its evolution.

Overcoming the very bad Venus/Mars analogies between US and Europe.

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Patience IS indeed a virtue but there comes a time in the moment by moment  journey of life, when the RESPONSIBLE ACTION of the people has to be considered rather than the perspective of responsible action adopted by our “glorious leaders”.

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And this RESPONSIBLE ACTION is multi layered. No size fits all.

The more integrated in all complexity this action is the more impact.

The more sustainability.

The more global relevance.

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The layer in politics that is frequently forgotten can be built into the nest.
 
The egg of hope, remains…

Children's involvement:

When the Obama administration adds a children's ambassador to it's cabinet,  and a child representative to advise that ambassador, it will be just about perfect. The children will inherit this earth and the peace movement they deserve should be created and started by them with a song sung in every language all over the world.

Time for a children's UN.

Blue-Green Egg

Together children of the sapphire sea,                  
Feel  the love, with dolphin glee.
Bring the children water now,
Mast of hope, and peaceful bow.

Oh-oh, here we go 
Oh- oh here we go

Together children tears no cry,                            
Bless-ed trail one lullabye.
Clean air, clouds, a piscis tale,
Message in blue bottles sail.

Oh - oh here we go
Oh - oh here we go.

Together children of time and sand,                   
Turtle dance and all hold hands.
Bring the children food to eat,
Loving harvest waving wheat.

Oh - oh here we go
Oh - oh here we go.

Together children of colors all,                               
Stand united rainbow call.
Kindness in our hearts survive,
Generations now one tribe.

Oh - oh here we go
Oh - oh here we go.

Together children of  whispering moon,           
Listen, hear, and whales sing soon.
Hawks, dragon-flies and all,
Nourish blue-green egg so small.

Oh -oh here we go
Oh -oh here we go.

Together children of the butterfly                                                
Share the wisdom all can try.
Wolf howls children we are loved,
Mittens on our hands the gloves.

Oh -oh here we go
Oh -oh here we go

Together children of kosmic wind,                                   
Bring the children wellness in,
Many wheels and many ways,
Fleur de leis in spring will sway.

Oh -oh here we go
Oh-oh here we go.

Together children of  lessons learned
Great bear join the dance re turn.                                       
Bring the children blossoms, doves.
Whale and dolphin anchor love.

o-o here we go
o-o here we go.

Peaceful, whisper blow…… (child toots native american flute)



Jane H. Lake  11/11/2008

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In the light of Janie's comment perhaps the children's ambassador should be Dr. Suzuki. She could then become “the fourth woman” to join with Hilary Clinton, Cherie Blair and Julia Hauserman, to be selected by Barack Obama, with George Bush's blessing if appropriate, as envoys to speak with the Peoples Republic of China about the Tibet issue.

A child representative to advise these ambassadors, would indeed be perfect and in accordance with the same values of responsible ACTION requested, of our global leaders, by Severin Suzuki in her address to the 1992 Rio Earth Summit.

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Brilliant idea Michael. I so admire her.

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LET US ALL hope and pray that this particular IDEA will get an airing at the highest levels of the transitional Obama Camp, as well as some RESPONSIBLE ACTION in response.

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Sorry … sorry … straying a bit here …

If this doesn't help with Foreign Policy … I don't know what will …

In an effort to do what is right, to be the change, to demonstrate to his two daughters and to the rest of the world that we are, in fact, who we've been waiting for … President-Elect Obama and the new First Family …

Made a surprise visit on Thanksgiving Eve to a local food bank on the South Side of Chicago.

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IN the context of Obama's team apparently taking on a hawkish attitude to the world, WE MUST continue to remember Obama's words …

”What we are going to do is combine experience with fresh thinking”

as well as David Axelrod's recent confirmation that …

“Mr. Obama was NOT looking for people to give him a vision. He's going to put together an administration of people who can effectuate his vision”

WE must take cogniscence of an appropriately applicable understanding of how important the acknowledgement of the concepts of  Spiral Dynamics Integral are !

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Exactly!

Executing a vision in the midst of burning fire is ONE part of the real challenge.

Not for the fainthearted…..

We must do the same job. No matter what our talents, amount ot accountibility, responsibiltiy and capability is.

Its not about dreaming about singularity and 2012 and Maya Calendar..

Its about ACTION NOW!

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I suppose my addition above has to do more with Foreign Relations than with Policy, very indirectly of course.  But felt it important to demonstrate the type of individual we have chosen as our next leader.  Very important.  He is not fiddling while Rome burns.  This is a “roll up the sleeves and find something helpful to accomplish” soul.

One of our former presidents, Teddy Roosevelt, is famously quoted that the US [Foreign Policy] should be ”Speak softly and carry a big stick”, with the phrase originally coming from West Africa.  The US has used this philosophy over the ensuing years time and time again.

Foreign Policy of the present US administration (and perhaps several previous administrations as well) utilizes Preemptive War or Preemptive Strike, i.e., striking an enemy in anticipation of a future conflict or waging war to gain strategic advantage.

From a purely materialistic perspective, this makes sense.  Global oil reserves dwindling?  No problem!!!!  Simply take over an oil-rich nation!!! 

There are problems with this policy, however, not the least being that on a gut level … it simply feels “wrong”.  Then there are the legal ramifications. 

On a practical, day-to-day level, the policy has been found to be polarizing …

… “The Bush doctrine is angry, irrational, immoral, and merciless.”

    The culture of fear is not a spontaneous reaction by the public to a truly dangerous world. The worldwide anthrax panic sparked by a handful of anthrax-related deaths in America shortly after 9/11 was not caused by a genuine and widespread mortal danger facing US and European citizens. Our propensity to panic about everything from child abductions to mobile phones does not come from the fact that modern life contains more risks than ever before - on the level of everyday reality, the opposite is the case.

    The culture of fear comes from the top down. It comes from society's leaders, and their inability to lead.

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The culture of fear comes from the top down. It comes from society's leaders, and their inability to lead … ABSOLUTELY

Is it any wonder the US over these past eight years has been viewed with such loathing by the world? … NO

We have become the world's abusive, irrational father … YES

Time for the pendulum to swing to the other direction … SO BE IT


We need to have the nurturer step forward.




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its silent on this thread since Obama is doing his job.

And this reflects the olds saying that campaigning is poetry and doing the job is prosa.

its damn tough job. Its focused on crisis managment for the next time. The same as in Europe and elsewhere.

So NOW is the moment to meshwork and convert conversations which matter to action with impact. With sustainable impact. And clear responsibilties.

Lectures have to be learned and mastered as much in top down clusters AS in grassroots. Anew form of evolutionary poltical intelligence which does not confuse spirituality and natural design. Poltical pragmatism and idealism. Stratified cultural realties and impulses of Utopia. Not about THE SHIFT but diverse transitions and transformation in most complex settings.

Foreign policy questions alway reflect something about the center of gravity in the cultures and societies.

Taking only Afghanistan, Pakistan and Middle East shows how weak most approaches are. And prayers of change are in no way sufficient.

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Not to forget Obamas Nobel Speech

See it as Obamas best speech up to now. I am glad David Brookes from NYT sees it the same way as he wrote some days ago.

Keep doing your tough job, Barack, both thumbs up!

Albert

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And a nice interview of Foreign Policy with Bill Clinton. On page 3 he is even mentioning work of Ken Wilber.

Bill Clintons world

If you wanted to know how Bill Clinton thought when he was president, you ignored the scripted set-piece speeches and instead went to listen to him talk off the cuff at an evening fundraiser. At night, he would ruminate extemporaneously on race, religion, science, and the nature of the human soul. His mind would roam widely and yet pull together disparate themes into a coherent narrative as no other politician of his generation. Today, the place to hear him think out loud is at the annual Clinton Global Initiative conference in New York, where he gathers hundreds of heads of state, business moguls, nonprofit executives, academics, and even Hollywood stars not just to talk about the world's problems but to do something about them.
Peter Baker, White House correspondent for the New York Times, and Susan Glasser, Foreign Policy's executive editor, caught up with Clinton there for an expansive conversation about identity, virtue, and riding the steppes with Genghis Khan. Below, the edited excerpts.
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While Bill is mentioning Wilber -he did it some years ago during World Economic Forum first - he is putting Krugman, David Brooks and Tom Friedman first.


Bills Genghis Khan fantasy at the end of the interview is most fascinating for me. Moving through time and space without beeing evil:):) Sounds like a poltical Google version.

Now he should have understood Robert Kaplans articles and books in a deeper way.

However, as master of compartmentalization, he will probably keep dreaming and fundraising….and wanting to make the whole world his friend..