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LetMyPeopleVote

(176,683 posts)
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 05:09 PM Jan 22

Two founding members of Board of Peace did not show up to the signing ceremony because they would be arrested

Nothing says "board of peace" like having two founding members not show up to the signing ceremony because they would be arrested at the airport for war crimes.

Wendi (@wendow.bsky.social) 2026-01-22T19:04:28.902Z
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Two founding members of Board of Peace did not show up to the signing ceremony because they would be arrested (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Jan 22 OP
Can't wait for arrest warrants on shithole....................... Lovie777 Jan 22 #1
I 'might' or SHOULD BE arrested, if I had shown up--- Jack Valentino Jan 22 #18
Board of Peace wendyb-NC Jan 22 #2
As stated by others it is Bev54 Jan 22 #5
Men who are also bored of peace. tinrobot Jan 22 #16
There was one woman dressed in a red suit who was fawning all over djt. Wondered allegorical oracle Jan 22 #3
She is the President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani. Celerity Jan 22 #15
Kosovo Albanian leadership ethnically cleansed all Jews out of Kosovo from 1999 to the early 2000s. SunSeeker Jan 23 #20
It was Serbian, but the Kosovo Albanians zorbasd Jan 23 #22
It was the Kosovo Albanians who drove the Jews out of Albania during the 1990s war. SunSeeker Jan 23 #24
Life is soooooi unfair no_hypocrisy Jan 22 #4
Those two are on the Board of Peace doc03 Jan 22 #6
Named members of the so-called Board of Peace... Wikipedia has the most comprehensive reporting on this. ancianita Jan 22 #7
Whole lot of man-spreading going on, there. allegorical oracle Jan 22 #12
Seriously. Ain't no room for half the planet when the oligarch tools take over. ancianita Jan 22 #13
... orangecrush Jan 22 #8
! Marcuse Jan 22 #9
Bored of Peace. nt Xipe Totec Jan 22 #10
Like dingoes on the board of baby protection IronLionZion Jan 22 #11
I think Orwell saw the future - the dystopian future ....the title was just off by 40 years. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 22 #14
Trump lied, Putin has not joined yet. Celerity Jan 22 #17
What I found amazing with that news conference was.... William Gustafson Jan 22 #19
Yes "War Crimes" but Traitor is a War Cha Jan 23 #21
A board about rebuilding Gaza angrychair Jan 23 #23
Why can't we have Chump arrested at the airport? FakeNoose Jan 23 #25
"If markodochartaigh Jan 23 #26
So is "Wendi" posting fake news? onenote Jan 23 #27
Putin wants to use frozen Russian funds to pay Russia's $1 billion contribution if the rest is released to Putin LetMyPeopleVote Jan 23 #28
Irony Deficient! n/t aggiesal Jan 23 #29
And yet the founding member and chair dickthegrouch Jan 23 #30
Nothing says "board of peace" like having two founding members not show up to the signing ceremony LetMyPeopleVote Jan 23 #31
The Despot's Club moondust Jan 23 #32
Trump could 'pardon' them like he did for that prisoner in Colorado. Norrrm Jan 23 #33
Netanyahu skips Trump's Board of Peace ceremony over fears of arrest in Switzerland for Gaza war crimes. LetMyPeopleVote Jan 24 #34
Putin is asking trump to unfreeze Russian assets so that Russian can pay Board of Peace membership fee LetMyPeopleVote Jan 24 #35

Jack Valentino

(4,626 posts)
18. I 'might' or SHOULD BE arrested, if I had shown up---
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 09:29 PM
Jan 22

(even though I was not actually nominated for such a post...)




((as someone who actually favors PEACE,
as opposed to someone who would just
'say the words' while supporting WAR! ))

Celerity

(53,994 posts)
15. She is the President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani.
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 08:16 PM
Jan 22
https://www.instagram.com/p/DT0M3MPjW3R/



translation:

When America leads, peace is always more secure! 🇽🇰🇺🇸

Today, in Davos, on behalf of the Republic of Kosovo, I signed the Charter of the Peace Board as a founding member, equal and with full rights, side by side with the United States of America.

Membership in international peace organizations led by our strategic ally strengthens our sovereignty, our international position, and is in the highest interest of the Republic of Kosovo. Therefore, this historic agreement will be sent to the Assembly of Kosovo for ratification, in accordance with the Constitution of Kosovo, to receive the final approval of the representatives of the people.

Thank you to President Trump for his leadership and for the invitation to represent the Republic of Kosovo at this historic moment.

Kosovo will be in the service of peace, today and forever!


SunSeeker

(57,882 posts)
20. Kosovo Albanian leadership ethnically cleansed all Jews out of Kosovo from 1999 to the early 2000s.
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 12:31 AM
Jan 23

Maybe she should look into that instead of fawning over a fascist.

SunSeeker

(57,882 posts)
24. It was the Kosovo Albanians who drove the Jews out of Albania during the 1990s war.
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 02:40 PM
Jan 23

Much if it occurred under Kosovo Liberation Army leader Hashim Thaci, currently on trial for war crimes at The Hague. Almost everyone in the Jewish community of Kosovo fled to Serbia or Israel during the conflicts of the 1990s. Today, only a tiny Jewish community of about 50 remains in Prizren.

If it was the Serbs, the Jews would not have fled to Serbia. Many were Serbian-speaking Jews closely aligned with the Jewish community in Serbia, which remains in Serbia at approximately 3,000, particularly in Novi Sad, Belgrade and Nis. Serbia fought on the side of the Alllies and sheltered Jews during WWII.

Albania sided with the Axis powers during WWII.

ancianita

(43,162 posts)
7. Named members of the so-called Board of Peace... Wikipedia has the most comprehensive reporting on this.
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 06:38 PM
Jan 22
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Peace

Members of the Board of Peace Executive Board
The members of the Executive Board of the Board of Peace were announced on 17 January 2026. They are:


Nickolay Mladenov – High Representative for Gaza, appointed by the United States
Marco Rubio – United States Secretary of State
Steve Witkoff – United States Special Envoy to the Middle East

Jared Kushner – Donald Trump's son-in-law
Tony Blair – Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Marc Rowan – CEO of Apollo Global Management

Ajay Banga – President of the World Bank
Robert Gabriel Jr. – American political advisor


Members of the Gaza Executive Board
A Gaza Executive Board supports the High Representative for Gaza and the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza. Its members were announced on 17 January 2026. They are:


Steve Witkoff – United States Special Envoy to the Middle East
Jared Kushner – Donald Trump's son-in-law
Hakan Fidan – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey

Ali al-Thawadi – Minister for Strategic Affairs of Qatar
Hassan Rashad – Director of the General Intelligence Directorate of Egypt
Tony Blair – Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Marc Rowan – CEO of Apollo Global Management
Reem Al-Hashimy – Minister of State for International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates
Nickolay Mladenov – High Representative for Gaza, appointed by the United States

Yakir Gabay – Israeli businessman
Sigrid Kaag – United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process

The following states have declined their invitation to participate:

France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Norway
Slovenia
Sweden
United Kingdom



I can't identify who's who in the official photo, but they're probably in the above lists.

Here's the structure of the so-called sub-boards



OAITW r.2.0

(31,730 posts)
14. I think Orwell saw the future - the dystopian future ....the title was just off by 40 years.
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 08:03 PM
Jan 22

Last edited Thu Jan 22, 2026, 09:08 PM - Edit history (1)

Celerity

(53,994 posts)
17. Trump lied, Putin has not joined yet.
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 08:40 PM
Jan 22
Putin says Russia still studying Trump's 'Board of Peace' proposal | REUTERS


US President Trump said Russian President Putin had accepted his invitation to join his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, a statement that Putin quickly countered, saying that the invitation was only under consideration.

William Gustafson

(543 posts)
19. What I found amazing with that news conference was....
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 09:40 PM
Jan 22

Don Trump talking about blowing up Iran, blowing up Hamas, invading Venezuela and killing 100 people, blowing up boats on the sea, attacking his own people...

And right behind him is "Board of Peace" sign... Hypocrisy at its finest

Allowing the worlds war crime leader, Putin, to even be on this board.

this isn't a board of peace, is a takeover and redistribution of the resources and land...

All disguised as peaceful leaders, and every one of them, have killed their own citizens, or attacked another country...

and it cost a Billion dollars to join... Grift, Anyone?

markodochartaigh

(5,230 posts)
26. "If
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 04:25 PM
Jan 23

an enemy is rich, they are greedy, if he is poor, they crave glory. Neither East nor West can sate their appetite. They are the only people on earth to covet wealth and poverty with equal craving. They plunder, they butcher, they ravish, and call it by the lying name of 'empire'. They make a desert and call it 'peace'".
Calgacus, reported by Tacitus, AD 84

LetMyPeopleVote

(176,683 posts)
31. Nothing says "board of peace" like having two founding members not show up to the signing ceremony
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 04:57 PM
Jan 23




BREAKING: Prime Minister Keir Starmer mocks the idea of Trumps board of peace

“Putin being on a board of peace? He is waging war on a European country"

Peter Stefanovic (@peterstefanovic.bsky.social) 2026-01-23T19:23:04.599Z
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