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==Connections==
 
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As is standard for [[NATO Secretaries General]], Anders Fogh Rasmussen attended the [[Bilderberg]] group prior to being given the job (in 2000, 2003, 2014 and possibly in other years as well).<ref>http://www.bilderberg.org/2003.htm</ref><ref>http://www.danielestulin.com/wp-content/uploads/portraits_bilderberg.pdf</ref>
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As is standard for [[NATO Secretaries General]], Anders Fogh Rasmussen attended the [[Bilderberg]] group prior to being given the job (in 2000, 2003 & 2014).<ref>http://www.bilderberg.org/2003.htm</ref>
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==Political Career==
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During the run-up to the [[2003 Iraq War]], he, as [[Danish Prime Minister|Prime Minister]], publicly declared that [[Iraq had WMD]]. The result was that [[Denmark]] was the only country to officially declare war on Iraq, as part of the "[[Coalition of the Willing]]".
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===Exposure===
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In February 2004, a whistle-blower [[Frank Grevil]], Major in the Danish military intelligence service [[Danish Defence Intelligence Service|FET]], disclosed that Fogh Rasmussen was advised by [[Danish Defence Intelligence Service|FET]] before the war that Iraq did ''not'' possess WMD. As a result of this exposure Grevil was convicted to 6 months in jail while Fogh Rasmussen continued as Prime Minister for a second term.<ref> Ron Ridenour, The Russian Peace Threat p 366</ref>
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===Post NATO===
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After leaving his post as NATO Secretary General in 2014, he founded the consultant [[PR]] firm [[Rasmussen Global]], which for an undisclosed sum became advisor to Ukrainian coup president [[Poroshenko]].(2001-2009).<ref>Ron Ridenour, The Russian Peace Threat p 366</ref>
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For an undisclosed sum, he became advisor to [[Goldman-Sachs]], to solve a public dispute over sales of stakes in Dong, Denmark’s state-controlled power producer, to the American investment banking firm.<ref>https://euobserver.com/tickers/129835</ref>
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In 2017, he received the America Award of the [[Italy–USA Foundation]].
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He is on the board of [[NewsGuard]], a spooky outfit offering browser extensions warning against [[fake news]]. This extension might become a core part of [[Microsoft]]'s Edge mobile browser in the future.<ref>https://www.newsguardtech.com/our-advisory-board/</reF>
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Latest revision as of 23:32, 8 March 2021

Person.png Anders Fogh Rasmussen  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(politician)
Portrait Anders Fogh Rasmussen.jpg
Born1953-01-26
Ginnerup, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Alma materAarhus University, Harvard Kennedy School
ReligionLutheranism
Children3
SpouseAnne-Mette Rasmussen
Member ofAtlantic Council/Distinguished Leadership Awards, European Leadership Network, NewsGuard, US/Department/State/International Visitor Leadership Program
PartyVenstre
Bilderberger, ex Danish PM, ex-Secretary General of NATO.

Employment.png Secretary General of NATO

In office
August 1, 2009 - October 1, 2014
DeputyAlexander Vershbow
Preceded byJaap de Hoop Scheffer
Succeeded byJens Stoltenberg

Employment.png Prime Minister of Denmark Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
27 November 2001 - 5 April 2009
Preceded byPoul Nyrup Rasmussen
Succeeded byLars Løkke Rasmussen

Employment.png Leader of Venstre

In office
18 March 1998 - 17 May 2009
Preceded byUffe Ellemann-Jensen

Employment.png Minister of Tax

In office
10 September 1987 - 19 November 1992

Connections

As is standard for NATO Secretaries General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen attended the Bilderberg group prior to being given the job (in 2000, 2003 & 2014).[1]

Political Career

During the run-up to the 2003 Iraq War, he, as Prime Minister, publicly declared that Iraq had WMD. The result was that Denmark was the only country to officially declare war on Iraq, as part of the "Coalition of the Willing".

Exposure

In February 2004, a whistle-blower Frank Grevil, Major in the Danish military intelligence service FET, disclosed that Fogh Rasmussen was advised by FET before the war that Iraq did not possess WMD. As a result of this exposure Grevil was convicted to 6 months in jail while Fogh Rasmussen continued as Prime Minister for a second term.[2]

Post NATO

After leaving his post as NATO Secretary General in 2014, he founded the consultant PR firm Rasmussen Global, which for an undisclosed sum became advisor to Ukrainian coup president Poroshenko.(2001-2009).[3]

For an undisclosed sum, he became advisor to Goldman-Sachs, to solve a public dispute over sales of stakes in Dong, Denmark’s state-controlled power producer, to the American investment banking firm.[4]

In 2017, he received the America Award of the Italy–USA Foundation.

He is on the board of NewsGuard, a spooky outfit offering browser extensions warning against fake news. This extension might become a core part of Microsoft's Edge mobile browser in the future.[5]


 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/20001 June 20004 June 2000Belgium
Brussels
Genval		The 48th Bilderberg, 94 guests
Bilderberg/200315 May 200318 May 2003France
Versailles		The 51st Bilderberg, in Versailles, France
Bilderberg/201429 May 20141 June 2014Denmark
Copenhagen
Marriott Hotel		The 62nd Bilderberg, with 136 guests, held in Copenhagen
Brussels Forum/2008Belgium
Brussels		Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA and NATO-close German Marshall Fund.
Brussels Forum/201026 March 201028 March 2010Belgium
Brussels		Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA and NATO-close German Marshall Fund.
Brussels Forum/201223 March 201224 March 2012Belgium
Brussels		Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA-close German Marshall Fund.
Brussels Forum/201421 March 201424 March 2014Belgium
Brussels		Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA-close German Marshall Fund. The theme in 2014 was A World in Transition
Munich Security Conference/20105 February 20107 February 2010Germany
Munich
Bavaria		An anti-war demonstration outside described it as "Nothing more than a media-effectively staged war propaganda event, which this year had the purpose of justifying the NATO troop increase in Afghanistan and glorifying the continuation of the war as a contribution to peace and stability."
Munich Security Conference/20114 February 20116 February 2011Germany
Munich
Bavaria		The 47th Munich Security Conference
Munich Security Conference/20123 February 20125 February 2012Germany
Munich
Bavaria		The 48th Munich Security Conference
Munich Security Conference/20131 February 20133 February 2013Germany
Munich
Bavaria		The 49th Munich Security Conference
Munich Security Conference/201431 January 20142 February 2014Germany
Munich
Bavaria		The 50th Munich Security Conference
Munich Security Conference/201717 February 201719 February 2017Germany
Munich
Bavaria		The 53rd Munich Security Conference
Munich Security Conference/201812 February 201814 February 2018Germany
Munich
Bavaria		The 54th Munich Security Conference
Munich Security Conference/201915 February 201917 February 2019Germany
Munich
Bavaria		The 55th Munich Security Conference, which included "A Spreading Plague" aimed at "identifying gaps and making recommendations to improve the global system for responding to deliberate, high consequence biological events."
Munich Security Conference/202014 February 202016 February 2020Germany
Munich
Bavaria		The 56th Munich Security Conference, in 2020, "welcomed an unprecedented number of high-ranking international decision-makers."
Munich Security Conference/202218 February 202220 February 2022Germany
Munich
Bavaria		Slightly less than 1/3 of the 664 of the participants have pages here
Munich Security Conference/202317 February 202319 February 2023Germany
Munich
Bavaria		Annual conference of mid-level functionaries from the military-industrial complex - politicians, propagandists and lobbyists. The real decisions are made by deep politicians behind the scenes, elsewhere.
Munich Security Conference/202416 February 202418 February 2024Germany
Munich
Bavaria		Annual conference of mid-level functionaries from the military-industrial complex - politicians, propagandists and lobbyists - in their own bubble, far from the concerns of their subjects
WEF/Annual Meeting/200421 January 200425 January 2004World Economic Forum
Switzerland		2068 billionaires, CEOs and their politicians and "civil society" leaders met under the slogan Partnering for Prosperity and Security. "We have the people who matter," said World Economic Forum Co-Chief Executive Officer José María Figueres.
WEF/Annual Meeting/200823 January 200827 January 2008World Economic Forum
Switzerland		At the 2008 summit, Klaus Schwab called for a coordinated approach, where different 'stakeholders' collaborate across geographical, industrial, political and cultural boundaries."
WEF/Annual Meeting/200923 January 200927 January 2009World Economic Forum
Switzerland		Chairman Klaus Schwab outlined five objectives driving the Forum’s efforts to shape the global agenda, including letting the banks that caused the 2008 economic crisis keep writing the rules, the climate change agenda, over-national government structures, taking control over businesses with the stakeholder agenda, and a "new charter for the global economic order".
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References

  1. ↑ http://www.bilderberg.org/2003.htm
  2. ↑ Ron Ridenour, The Russian Peace Threat p 366
  3. ↑ Ron Ridenour, The Russian Peace Threat p 366
  4. ↑ https://euobserver.com/tickers/129835
  5. ↑ https://www.newsguardtech.com/our-advisory-board/
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