In a recent report on the 2025 intelligence outlook, the Danish Defense Intelligence Service noted that the US “uses economic power, including threats of high tariffs, to enforce its will and no longer rules out the use of military force, even against allies.”

 

https://www.salon.com/2025/12/10/danish-spy-agency-calls-us-a-potential-risk-to-global-security/

Nothing like telling it the  way it is !

Jonny will be here soon, as he likes straight talk.

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1381396-trump-revives-‘s-hole-countries’-remark-in-fiery-speech/#findComment-20268456

 

10 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

In a recent report on the 2025 intelligence outlook, the Danish Defense Intelligence Service noted that the US “uses economic power, including threats of high tariffs, to enforce its will and no longer rules out the use of military force, even against allies.”

 

https://www.salon.com/2025/12/10/danish-spy-agency-calls-us-a-potential-risk-to-global-security/

 From Salon, well that says it all!

 

Oh, please – this Salon article is peak progressive hysteria, twisting a nuanced Danish intelligence assessment into a doomsday prophecy about the "Trump menace" threatening global order.

The quote is real (straight from the DDIS's December 9, 2025, "Udsyn 2025" report), but Salon's framing? It's fearmongering clickbait that ignores the U.S.'s indispensable role as NATO's backbone, Europe's freeloading habits, and the fact that "economic leverage" and "military deterrence" are how great powers actually function – not some rogue "threat." Denmark's spy agency isn't calling for bunkers; they're politely nudging lazy allies to pony up while Russia bombs Ukraine and China eyes the Arctic.

This isn't the U.S. "enforcing its will" like a villain – it's finally making Europe pay its fair share after decades of mooching.

 

 

 

10 minutes ago, Jim Blue said:

Nothing like telling it the  way it is !

Well it would if it was, but it isn't!

46 minutes ago, mikeymike100 said:

 From Salon, well that says it all!

 

Oh, please – this Salon article is peak progressive hysteria, twisting a nuanced Danish intelligence assessment into a doomsday prophecy about the "Trump menace" threatening global order.

The quote is real (straight from the DDIS's December 9, 2025, "Udsyn 2025" report), but Salon's framing? It's fearmongering clickbait that ignores the U.S.'s indispensable role as NATO's backbone, Europe's freeloading habits, and the fact that "economic leverage" and "military deterrence" are how great powers actually function – not some rogue "threat." Denmark's spy agency isn't calling for bunkers; they're politely nudging lazy allies to pony up while Russia bombs Ukraine and China eyes the Arctic.

This isn't the U.S. "enforcing its will" like a villain – it's finally making Europe pay its fair share after decades of mooching.

 

 

 

 

Perhaps you would prefer Newsweek, or rather the news of Denmark regarding the U.S. as a security threat to not be reported at all:

 

”Denmark has for the first time identified the United States as one of the security threats facing the country in an annual risk assessment published on Wednesday”

 

https://www.newsweek.com/nato-denmark-trump-security-threat-russia-greenland-arctic-11186411

Denmark are only triggered Trump wanted to make Greenland great again and all Greenlanders Cadillac driving millionaires.

Bet most of them are secretly gagging for his wishes to come true.

3 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Perhaps you would prefer Newsweek, or rather the news of Denmark regarding the U.S. as a security threat to not be reported at all:

 

”Denmark has for the first time identified the United States as one of the security threats facing the country in an annual risk assessment published on Wednesday”

 

https://www.newsweek.com/nato-denmark-trump-security-threat-russia-greenland-arctic-11186411

 

Ha ha, Oh, come on—throwing Newsweek at me like it's some neutral oracle? That's rich.

 

The headline ("NATO Ally Says Trump’s US Poses Security Threat") is a masterclass in biased framing, turning a Danish intel report's mild "uncertainty" into a Trump apocalypse narrative.  It cherry-picks quotes to amp fear (e.g., "threats of high tariffs... military force, even against allies") while burying the real stars: Russia as the "primary threat" for hybrid attacks and China for Arctic muscle-flexing.

The subheadline ("NATO Secretary-General Says Russia Is ‘Testing Our Deterrence’") nods to the actual big bad, but the lede? Straight Trump-bait for shares.

Newsweek (rated Center/-0.45 slight left by AllSides) isn't CNN level spin, but this piece reeks of selective outrage – omitting NATO's freeloading while hyping U.S. "coercion" over Greenland. 

 

 

Denmark flags U.S. tariffs and Greenland talk — the same pressure that forced NATO spending up 50 % since 2016.

 

The U.S. pays 70 % of NATO’s bills while Denmark sits at 1.38 % GDP defense spending. Cry harder.

 

600 U.S. troops at Thule and billions in intel protect Denmark from Russia every day.

 

No ally has ever successfully prosecuted U.S. forces for lawful operations — and never will while America controls the seas, skies, and dollar.

 

This isn’t a “security threat” exposé; it’s Europe whining about finally being asked to pay its share.

23 minutes ago, mikeymike100 said:

 

Ha ha, Oh, come on—throwing Newsweek at me like it's some neutral oracle? That's rich.

 

The headline ("NATO Ally Says Trump’s US Poses Security Threat") is a masterclass in biased framing, turning a Danish intel report's mild "uncertainty" into a Trump apocalypse narrative.  It cherry-picks quotes to amp fear (e.g., "threats of high tariffs... military force, even against allies") while burying the real stars: Russia as the "primary threat" for hybrid attacks and China for Arctic muscle-flexing.

The subheadline ("NATO Secretary-General Says Russia Is ‘Testing Our Deterrence’") nods to the actual big bad, but the lede? Straight Trump-bait for shares.

Newsweek (rated Center/-0.45 slight left by AllSides) isn't CNN level spin, but this piece reeks of selective outrage – omitting NATO's freeloading while hyping U.S. "coercion" over Greenland. 

 

 

Denmark flags U.S. tariffs and Greenland talk — the same pressure that forced NATO spending up 50 % since 2016.

 

The U.S. pays 70 % of NATO’s bills while Denmark sits at 1.38 % GDP defense spending. Cry harder.

 

600 U.S. troops at Thule and billions in intel protect Denmark from Russia every day.

 

No ally has ever successfully prosecuted U.S. forces for lawful operations — and never will while America controls the seas, skies, and dollar.

 

This isn’t a “security threat” exposé; it’s Europe whining about finally being asked to pay its share.

Thanks confirming it’s the news you can’t stomach, regardless of the source.

Just now, Chomper Higgot said:

Thanks confirming it’s the news you can’t stomach, regardless of the source.

He is pointing out exactly how it is biased to the point of being bs.

21 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Thanks confirming it’s the news you can’t stomach, regardless of the source.

Oh, the irony – you accuse me of source aversion while clutching Newsweek like a shield, only to cry "bias" when it doesn't toe your line? Pathetic deflection. Newsweek's Denmark piece isn't some sacred truth bomb; it's a garden-variety Trump hit, and your "regardless of the source" whine exposes the real allergy: Facts that puncture your anti-U.S. victim hood fantasy.

When Trump imagines himself as a hammer, everything in the Western Hemisphere begins to look like a nail.   🔨 

2 hours ago, SunnyinBangrak said:

Denmark are only triggered Trump wanted to make Greenland great again and all Greenlanders Cadillac driving millionaires.

Bet most of them are secretly gagging for his wishes to come true.

Only ? 

 

What are you talking about? You haven’t paid attention, have you? Trump have shown the world how crazy Americans truly is. 

 

And some are still surprised, afterall he played with open arms and cards 

 

 

 

 

2 hours ago, SunnyinBangrak said:

Denmark are only triggered Trump wanted to make Greenland great again and all Greenlanders Cadillac driving millionaires.

Bet most of them are secretly gagging for his wishes to come true.

i saw a news team over there, the greenlanders didnt want to become americans, they are looking for either more autonomy or becoming an independent nation,

but that independence would be in a not specified future

Absolutely spot on, they are 100% correct, the US is a threat to global security. Donald Trump is an incredibly dangerous man and he's fostering a great deal of global instability as part of his circus act.

 

Hopefully a lot of his power will be taken away after the midterms, and he'll just return to his feckless, complaining, snowflake, moaning, pathetic, diseased, and weak self. Without much power. And the entire planet will rejoice in his defeat. 

2 hours ago, mikeymike100 said:

600 U.S. troops at Thule and billions in intel protect Denmark from Russia every day.

Thule is indispensable for US early warning, Greenland is a vital US interest, Trump wants it so he can have it without being allied to Denmark,

thus this implicates he dont want to be allied with Europe any longer, but he desperately needs greenland

1 hour ago, mikeymike100 said:

Oh, the irony – you accuse me of source aversion while clutching Newsweek like a shield, only to cry "bias" when it doesn't toe your line? Pathetic deflection. Newsweek's Denmark piece isn't some sacred truth bomb; it's a garden-variety Trump hit, and your "regardless of the source" whine exposes the real allergy: Facts that puncture your anti-U.S. victim hood fantasy.

Utter nonsense.

 

You didn’t like one news source, so I gave you another.

 

You didn’t like that either.

 

Now you’ve moved to ‘regardless of the source’.

 

Like who’s playing the victim here?!

 

 

4 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Absolutely spot on, they are 100% correct, the US is a threat to global security. Donald Trump is an incredibly dangerous man and he's fostering a great deal of global instability as part of his circus act.

 

Hopefully a lot of his power will be taken away after the midterms, and he'll just return to his feckless, complaining, snowflake, moaning, pathetic, diseased, and weak self. Without much power. And the entire planet will rejoice in his defeat. 

Did you credit him for ending all those wars the democrats couldn't? What are we up,to now, 8? Is ending wars the left couldnt end a "threat to global security"?

Gotta love lefties talking in opposites. 

3 hours ago, CallumWK said:

Jonny will be here soon, as he likes straight talk.

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1381396-trump-revives-‘s-hole-countries’-remark-in-fiery-speech/#findComment-20268456

 

 

Awwww, it's so sweet that I'm always at the forefront of your thoughts 😘😘.

 

Rent free... 😄

Something is rotten in the state of Danmark the U.S. union under the Trump regime. 

14 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Utter nonsense.

 

You didn’t like one news source, so I gave you another.

 

You didn’t like that either.

 

Now you’ve moved to ‘regardless of the source’.

 

Like who’s playing the victim here?!

 

 

 

Utter nonsense right back at you.

I didn’t “dislike” the sources because they hurt my feelings — I shredded them because both (Salon and Newsweek) took a single, mild sentence from a Danish intel report and inflated it into “America is now a global security threat” hysteria.

That’s not journalism; that’s engagement farming.

Salon (hard-left) ran the most apocalyptic headline possible.

Newsweek (rated Center) ran a sensational, Trump-bait headline that still twisted “uncertainty in alliances” into “poses security threat.”

Both overcooked the same sausage.

I called both out for the same reason: factual distortion through framing, not because the byline made me cry.

You keep serving me the same over-spiced dish from different plates and act shocked when I say it still tastes like BS. That’s not “moving the goalposts” — that’s refusing to swallow propaganda just because it now comes in a slightly more respectable wrapper

.Victim? Hardly.
I’m the one holding your feet to the fire for peddling clickbait as gospel while pretending any pushback is “allergic to news.”

Bring me the actual DDIS report in Danish or English — not some editor’s fever dream — and we’ll talk.

Until then, spare me the fake indignation.

You’re not the martyr here; you’re just mad the spin got exposed.

4 hours ago, mikeymike100 said:

 From Salon, well that says it all!

 

Oh, please – this Salon article is peak progressive hysteria, twisting a nuanced Danish intelligence assessment into a doomsday prophecy about the "Trump menace" threatening global order.

The quote is real (straight from the DDIS's December 9, 2025, "Udsyn 2025" report), but Salon's framing? It's fearmongering clickbait that ignores the U.S.'s indispensable role as NATO's backbone, Europe's freeloading habits, and the fact that "economic leverage" and "military deterrence" are how great powers actually function – not some rogue "threat." Denmark's spy agency isn't calling for bunkers; they're politely nudging lazy allies to pony up while Russia bombs Ukraine and China eyes the Arctic.

This isn't the U.S. "enforcing its will" like a villain – it's finally making Europe pay its fair share after decades of mooching.

 

 

 

 

LOL!

 

You "fair share" guys are so funny.

 

What it means in reality is: please NATO allies, teach your own defense industries how to run massive cost overruns like we do in the USA. And make sure you also build useless weapons that were for the last war, not modern wars. Oh, and let former military officials become advisers and salesmen for the defense industry, because they can convince guys still in the mil to buy needless and inferior products, so "I" can get a big bonus.

 

And let me not forget: buy paint. Lots of paint, as you know the old saying: If it moves, salute it; if it's not moving, paint it.

44 minutes ago, SunnyinBangrak said:

Did you credit him for ending all those wars the democrats couldn't? What are we up,to now, 8? Is ending wars the left couldnt end a "threat to global security"?

Gotta love lefties talking in opposites. 

It's this level of delusion which is showing USA for the dangerous isolated ill informed populace as they are.

He's ended no wars.

The man is a senile moron with the emotional capability of a two year old and you lot handed him ultimate power.

Yes USA is now a clear and actual danger to the entire planet.

We look on with horror and deep sympathy for those in that nation who are trapped there in hell.

We'd really prefer you'd keep your mess to yourself though and mind your own damn business.

Nobody cares what Danes think. Why is this even news?

 

A sack of rice falling over in China is more important than some Danish musings.

29 minutes ago, Chutney said:

It's this level of delusion which is showing USA for the dangerous isolated ill informed populace as they are.

He's ended no wars.

The man is a senile moron with the emotional capability of a two year old and you lot handed him ultimate power.

Yes USA is now a clear and actual danger to the entire planet.

We look on with horror and deep sympathy for those in that nation who are trapped there in hell.

We'd really prefer you'd keep your mess to yourself though and mind your own damn business.

he's a multi millionaire and the president of the USA     and you are a veteran of 150 posts on this forum ,   I know who i consider the more successful man. Assuming you criticism of him is correct , what does that make you ?

Just now, Cameroni said:

Nobody cares what Danes think. Why is this even news?

 

A sack of rice falling over in China is more important than some Danish musings.

Rather a silly comment, but I suppose from you, it is expected..........

1 minute ago, Cameroni said:

Nobody cares what Danes think. Why is this even news?

 

A sack of rice falling over in China is more important than some Danish musings.

they should stick to lego and bacon, good for nothing else

Just now, transam said:

Rather a silly comment, but I suppose from you, it is expected..........

 

What is silly is to listen what some Danish non-entity is proclaiming. 

 

Denmark is not even a country.

 

It's as if Ubon Ratchanthani put out a report.

 

Ridiculous.

4 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

they should stick to lego and bacon, good for nothing else

 

And they stole Lego from the British.

 

Kiddicraft had the idea, which the Danes then shamelessly copied.

 

You can't trust anything a Dane tells you. Even the "Danish" is really Austrian.

 

All they do is lie.

6 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

 

What is silly is to listen what some Danish non-entity is proclaiming. 

 

Denmark is not even a country.

 

It's as if Ubon Ratchanthani put out a report.

 

Ridiculous.

As I said, you made a rather silly comment, backed up by another..........😒

And where do you come from....?