Hussein Al-Taee, an Islamic militant and a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland

Next Sunday, Finland will hold parliamentary elections, and one of the candidates for the Social Democratic Party is Hussein Al-Taee. He has an immigration background and is known for his work in Nobel laureate Martti Ahtisaari's peace mediation company. 

However, it has been revealed that Al-Taee sympathizes with militant Islam and dictatorships, and has been suspected of having connections to the intelligence service of Iraq. He may also have had a task to interfere with Finnish policy and help members of Shia militia immigrate into Finland through the international asylum system. Additionally, Al-Taee has written antisemitic texts, but he apologized for his mistakes after they became public.

Despite these concerning revelations, Al-Taee was still accepted as a candidate for the Social Democratic Party in the elections. Furthermore, he published a video in Arabic where he suggests that immigrants are taken from their parents by force.

In other words, Al-Taee is spreading the same kind of disinformation in Finland that is used in Sweden to hinder the integration of immigrants from the Islamic world into their new home. Furthermore, he has made it clear that his positive views on militant Islam have not changed.

Therefore, as the people of Finland, we must question whether the Social Democrats should continue to support Mr. Al-Taee. They should admit that they made a mistake by nominating him as a candidate for Parliament and discourage voters from supporting him. If they do not take action before the elections, they should cancel his party membership immediately after the election, regardless of the outcome.

We must also consider whether allowing Al-Taee to remain a member of the Social Democratic Party obstructs Finnish immigration policy and endangers the country's security. If so, the party leaders and the entire organization may be unworthy of the trust of the Finnish people.

The original blog post in Finnish:
SDP:n on erotettava Hussein Al-Taee

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Pacifism - a respectable tool to support inhumane dictators and warlords

Former president of Germany, Joachim Glauck, has commented pacifism. He said that it is respectable, but it does not lead to good. It only cements the supremacy of bad people, i.e. inhumane and criminal actors.

He also said that the political systems of Russia and China deprives people from an opportunity to influence political decision makers and thus support power of a small elite. And such authoritarian countries and dictatorships are increasingly questioning the global system based on values and rules.

Also Ville Brummer, an expert of CMI - Martti Ahtisaari foundation founded by the Nobel Laureate Martti Ahtisaari, has commented global situation. According to him "what is happening now in Ukraine is perhaps the result of a longer global trend". 

He pointed out that during the recent years, we have seen that people in many countries have been less dedicated to solve conflicts peacefully and more willing to use of violence.  And listed Nagorno-Karabakh, Ethiopia and Myanmar as examples.

Taken together, it will be of utmost importance that the war in Ukraine will not end in anything that Russia could claim as a success or achievement. Such a result would work as a stimulant to all those dictators and authoritarian countries that could consider war of aggression as a viable option in their politics.

Unfortunately Joachim Glauck is right, and pacifism is only intellectual dishonesty, and has nothing to give for the global peace and justice. Instead, it is an efficient tool to support those people - inhumane dictators, warlords and criminals - whose actions threat the global peace and development.

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