Sweden/Military
 Sweden/Military  (Armed Forces, Sweden/Deep state)   | |
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The armed forces of Sweden. As part of the deep state, elements within the military have conspired against the elected government on several occasions.
Contents
History
In 1788, a head tailor of the Royal Swedish Opera received an order to sew a number of Russian military uniforms that later were used in an exchange of gunfire at Puumala, a Swedish outpost on the Russo-Swedish border, on 27 June 1788. The false flag attack, which caused outrage in Stockholm, was to convince the Riksdag of the Estates and to provide Gustav with an excuse to declare a "defensive war" on Russia. This was important since Gustav III did not have the constitutional right to start an offensive war without the agreement of the estates, who had already made clear that their acceptance would not be forthcoming.[1]
World War 2
During World War 2, there were a lot of rumors of a possible pro-German military coup in winter–spring 1942. A pro-British general was intensively preparing for the defence of Stockholm, and the illness of the pro-German Swedish King Gustav V put the coup plotters in a difficult situation. The Liberal Party leader Gustav Andersson wrote in his memoirs that Major-General Axel Rappe argued that Sweden should join Finland and Germany and move two-thirds of the Swedish army to the Finnish–Soviet Front. According to the memoirs of the later Chief of Navy Admiral Stig Hansson Ericson, Rappe proposed a military coup in 1940 and was trying to get support for it from Admiral Hansson Ericson.[2]
The Secret war against Sweden
- Full article: The secret war against Sweden
- Full article: The secret war against Sweden
During the 1980s, officers conspired with foreign powers with the aim to ultimately topple the elected government of Olof Palme.
Senior Swedish officers discussed the necessity of a military coup in Sweden in the early 1980s with representatives of the US Embassy (i.e with the Pentagon and CIA)[3].
On 10 November 1985, Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) published interviews with twelve senior naval officers in what effectively amounted to an "officer revolt" against the elected government of Olof Palme. The leadership of an entire arms service – the Navy – declared that they "lacked confidence in the government".[4]
NATO
Sweden joined NATO in 2023.
US base treaty
In addition to NATO commitments, Sweden in 2023 opened up the entire country to US military control, what Jan Guillou described as "unique in our history and incomprehensibly far-reaching. It's about total submission."[6]
- At the beginning of the treaty, the United States will be granted " unimpeded access to and use of Agreed Facilities and Area." These are all of Sweden's air fleets and all major army bases, including 17 listed. Thus, in practice, it is the entire defense of Sweden where the United States will receive "unimpeded", that is, unlimited power.[7]
- At unspecified defense sites, certain areas will also be cordoned off where "Sweden authorizes U.S. forces to control entry to portions of Agreed Facilities and Areas" and where U.S. jurisdiction will apply. In addition, upon request, Sweden shall make reasonable efforts to facilitate "access to and use of private land and facilities (including roads, ports, and airfields), and public land and facilities (including roads, ports, and airfields) that are not a part of an Agreed Facility and Area, "[7]
- The United States also gets the right to freely expand "areas and facilities" for storing weapons and defense equipment. There are no exceptions for the type of weapon, not even [nuclear weapons]] (Article 4.1). The parties "shall notify, in advance, the Swedish Armed Forces regarding the types, quantities, and delivery schedules of such prepositioned materiel".[7]
- A large number of articles list the benefits and rights of the American soldier stationed in Sweden. U.S. personnel in Sweden, their family members and civilian employees, shall be granted passport- and visa-free entry, where U.S. military identification will apply instead, Swedish security police may not control or monitor U.S. personnel, all cars owned by serving Americans must be provided with Swedish license plates which, however, should not be traceable, all U.S. personnel are tax-exempt, including for VAT on their purchases.[7] American aviation or shipping may not be inspected by Swedish authorities.[7]
- Furthermore, Sweden "waive its primary right to exercise criminal jurisdiction over members of the U.S. forces" (Article 12) over U.S. military personnel, their family members, and civilian personnel. Somewhat contradictory, the same section (Article 12:3) states that "whenever a member of the U.S. forces, or a dependent, is prosecuted by Swedish authorities,
jurisdiction shall be exercised by Swedish civilian courts of ordinary jurisdiction", but they "shall not be tried in absentia (12:4) and if the legal procedure drags on for more than a year, it is invalid. Since Swedish police cannot arrest Americans suspected of crimes on their bases, this means in practice that the American soldiers enjoy immunity.[7] Civil claims may not be directed against US personnel (Article 15). Swedish trade union rules and rights are invalid.[7]
Related Quotations
| Page | Quote | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Schlesinger | “[Former United States Secretary of Defense James R. Schlesinger] said 'The [Swedish] Military was planning for us to come as soon as possible'. He obviously did not speak about all Swedish politicians or all Swedish military officers, but rather about a fundamental divide between a few relevant political leaders with the ambition of keeping Swedish neutrality, and some senior military officers that were directly linked up to the U.S. agencies, officers that identified themselves with the United States and with U.S. military priorities: They planned for the U.S. military forces to come to Sweden 'as soon as possible'” | Ola Tunander James Schlesinger | 1993 |
| John Vessey | “When it comes to Sweden, there was only one rule: Nothing on paper.” | John Vessey John W Vessey Jr. | 1989 |
Employees on Wikispooks
| Employee | Job | Appointed | End | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hans von Hofsten | Commander in the Swedish Navy | 1972 | 1991 | Instigated the 1985 "Officers' Revolt" against Prime Minister Olof Palme |
| Per Rudberg | Chief of the Swedish Navy | 1978 | 1984 | |
| Stig Synnergren | Chief of the Defence Staff (Sweden) | 1 April 1967 | 30 September 1970 | |
| Stig Synnergren | Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces | 1 October 1970 | 30 September 1978 |
References
- ↑ Mattila, Tapani (1983). Meri maamme turvana [Sea Safeguarding Our Country] (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: K. J. Gummerus Osakeyhtiö page 142
- ↑ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14650040591003552
- ↑ https://olatunander.substack.com/p/the-concept-of-the-deep-state
- ↑ https://blogg.vk.se/janhagglund/2011/03/04/marinofficerare-moraliskt-ansvariga-for-mordet-pa-olof-palme/
- ↑ https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/sverige/kartan-visar-baserna-som-oppnas-for-usa/
- ↑ https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/kolumnister/a/O8w761/sverige-har-frivilligt-underkastat-sig-usa
- ↑ a b c d e f g https://www.regeringen.se/contentassets/1fd234cd10ec43ba8cda50b09f2501ab/agreement-on-defense-cooperation-between-sweden-and-the-united-states-of-america.pdf
