Jean-Pierre Steinhofer
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Jean-Pierre Steinhofer is a French Army officer graduated in the École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr
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Jean-Pierre Steinhofer (16 April 1965 - 28 September 2010) is one of the young military writers whose articles are often read in the French Army.
For example, in the beginning of the 1990s, his article "Beur ou ordinaire" obliged the French Ministry of Defense to cancel a project of affirmative action
in favour of Arabian-ethnic French soldiers.
As the "chef de cabinet" of the French ambassador Head of ECMM
in the Balkans in 1995, he wrote several articles denouncing the French military authorities pro-Serb attitude, and defended the Bosnian Croats
and the Bosniaks
(Bosnian Muslims).
Publications:
- « Au-delà des plumes »: cartoon on the life in Saint-Cyr (in collaboration with Olivier Monteil). This cartoon described in a humoristic way the life in the prestigious and famous high military school. The first episodes were published in 1989 in the “Revue Saint-Cyr”. It seems that the publication was stopped under the pressure of the French military authorities who didn’t appreciate the sense of humour of the cartoon.
- "Beur ou ordinaire" (in "Armées d'Aujourd'hui"): article in French denouncing affirmative action in favor of JFOM (young French with Arabian origin), as issued by the French Ministry of Defense (directive 23 May 1990). "The 23 May 1990 is the day of the official creation of two categories of draftees; that's a very serious danger".
On 15 January 2010, he was quoted as independent expert in the petition towards the SCOTUS n 08-11144 (team 5050) for his critics about war on terror : he described “war on terror” as a “semantic, strategic and legal perversion", arguing that "terrorism is not an enemy, but rather a method of combat.”
École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr
The École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr is the foremost French military academy. Its official name is . It is often referred to as Saint-Cyr . Its motto is "Ils s'instruisent pour vaincre": literally "They study to vanquish" or "Training for victory"...
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Jean-Pierre Steinhofer (16 April 1965 - 28 September 2010) is one of the young military writers whose articles are often read in the French Army.
For example, in the beginning of the 1990s, his article "Beur ou ordinaire" obliged the French Ministry of Defense to cancel a project of affirmative action
Affirmative action
Affirmative action refers to policies that take factors including "race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or national origin" into consideration in order to benefit an underrepresented group, usually as a means to counter the effects of a history of discrimination.-Origins:The term...
in favour of Arabian-ethnic French soldiers.
As the "chef de cabinet" of the French ambassador Head of ECMM
ECMM
The European Union Monitoring Mission is a program initiated by the European Union in July 1991 to monitor borders, inter-ethnic relations, refugee traffic, and political and security developments in the former-Yugoslavia area of the western Balkans...
in the Balkans in 1995, he wrote several articles denouncing the French military authorities pro-Serb attitude, and defended the Bosnian Croats
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
and the Bosniaks
Bosniaks
The Bosniaks or Bosniacs are a South Slavic ethnic group, living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a smaller minority also present in other lands of the Balkan Peninsula especially in Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia...
(Bosnian Muslims).
Publications:
- « Au-delà des plumes »: cartoon on the life in Saint-Cyr (in collaboration with Olivier Monteil). This cartoon described in a humoristic way the life in the prestigious and famous high military school. The first episodes were published in 1989 in the “Revue Saint-Cyr”. It seems that the publication was stopped under the pressure of the French military authorities who didn’t appreciate the sense of humour of the cartoon.
- "Beur ou ordinaire" (in "Armées d'Aujourd'hui"): article in French denouncing affirmative action in favor of JFOM (young French with Arabian origin), as issued by the French Ministry of Defense (directive 23 May 1990). "The 23 May 1990 is the day of the official creation of two categories of draftees; that's a very serious danger".
On 15 January 2010, he was quoted as independent expert in the petition towards the SCOTUS n 08-11144 (team 5050) for his critics about war on terror : he described “war on terror” as a “semantic, strategic and legal perversion", arguing that "terrorism is not an enemy, but rather a method of combat.”