Nobody Cares About Greenland

[Innula Zenovka]

More reactions from Nato soldiers who fought alongside the US in Afghanistan and are wondering why Trump walked back his appalling remarks about British soldiers but not about anyone else

‘If you haven’t served, respect those who have’: Nato soldiers on Trump’s slurs

It was shortly before dawn and Bruce Moncur was eating breakfast when the American warplane roared overhead.
The 22-year-old reservist had been stationed in Afghanistan for three weeks when the A-10 Warthog strafed the camp west of Kandahar City where and he and 30 other Canadian soldiers had spent the night.

Moncur was struck by shrapnel and thrown to the ground. When he regained consciousness, he was bleeding from a large head wound, and believed he would die. The friendly fire attack killed one Canadian solider and left five others gravely wounded. Now an elementary school teacher, Moncur had nearly 5% of his brain removed, and had to relearn how to walk, talk, read and write.

“Our friends needed help and I and so many others answered that call. Now, my sacrifices are now being thrown in my face as ‘not enough’,” said Moncur, who accused the US president of “deep disrespect” towards veterans.

“Nobody named Trump was on the frontline with me. And his sons were nowhere to be seen in the Afghan desert,” he said.

 

[Bartholomew Gallacher]

Neil Young has donated a year’s worth of access to his music and documentary archive to the people of Greenland after the territory’s future became the subject of a fraught dispute with the US.

“I hope my music and music films will ease some of the unwarranted stress and threats you are experiencing from our unpopular and hopefully temporary government,” Young wrote in a statement on his website, Neil Young Archives, which offers comprehensive access to the 80-year-old songwriter’s recorded and live catalogues and other output.

“It is my sincere wish for you to be able to enjoy all of my music in your beautiful Greenland home, in its highest quality. This is an offer of Peace and Love. All the music I have made during the last 62 years is yours to hear. You can renew for free as long as you are in Greenland. We do hope other organisations will follow in the spirit of our example. LOVE EARTH.”

Young also pulled his music off Amazon Prime, because Jeff Bezos is a big supporter of Donald Trump.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jan/27/neil-young-gifts-music-greenland-removes-from-amazon-over-trump