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Björk Sends Supportive Message to Greenlanders Amid Latest Trump Threat of Annexation: ‘I Burst With Sympathy’
Björk cited forced contraception and child separations affecting thousands, urging Greenlanders to resist U.S. imperialism and Danish control amid annexation threats.
- On Monday , Icelandic music icon Björk posted a public message supporting the people of Greenland on Instagram, writing `I wish all greenlanders blessing in their fight for independence`.
- President Donald Trump renewed talk of annexing Greenland for strategic defence, saying `We need Greenland` to reporters aboard Air Force One on Jan. 4.
- Greenlandic leaders pushed back as Jens Frederik Nielsen called the annexation idea a `fantasy`, noting Greenland's semi-autonomy since the late '70s with roughly 57,000 population.
- Björk criticised colonial-era abuses, highlighting a forced contraception scandal from the mid-1960s and early '70s and urging `dear greenlanders declare independence!!!!`.
- Officials and residents have repeatedly criticised the strategic justification for seizing Greenland, while Björk's long record of supporting Scotland and Kosovo independence gives her comments wider context.
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Icelandic musician Björk on social media supported the Greenlanders, calling on them to declare independence.
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Dogsleds, China and independence: Facts on Greenland
US President Donald Trump has stepped up his designs on taking over Denmark's autonomous territory Greenland, but questions abound about why he has taken an aggressive stance when the US already has extensive access to the Arctic island.
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It's nothing new that Björk is a strong voice artist. However, with her recent statements on the question of Greenland's independence, the musician is irritated.
With hits like "Army of Me" Björk became an international star. Now the Icelander woman arouses a stir with a contribution to the independence of Greenland.
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