Welcome to the all-mighty Empire State or modern absolutism, a form of government that survives in a globalized world with archaic values. Duplicated on the United States of the Bush era, the hit-hard and uncompromised model of state is now imitated by a large number of governments around the world. The neo-Cons are gone, their evils not. Fearful of people and their civil rights, they whisper: "you will die for the state and for liberty". As empire states engage in a race for international recognition where leadership is lacking as much as justice is missing, unilateralism is bound to triumph. But if the rules of law, forged by the people over thausends of years, are not respected by those who impose them, and if the leadership that was elected does not recognize the nation's aspirations of safety, respect and freedom, how will these states ensure order while opposing the principles on which their power sits? Intolerance or a government's violations of human rights and freedoms as an answer to terrorism, breaks the legitimacy on which governments are based and leads to social desintegration. Here are some examples of state misbehavior:

Please read gw's Legal and Privacy as a reminder.

GUANTANAMO BAY

Guantanamo Bay's confinements, outside US juridiction, have been used by US authorities for "Enhanced Interrogation Techniques" of prisoners, a term taken from the Gestapo, the secrete police of Germany's Third Reich. The techniques are used to by-pass the Geneva Convention and international laws protecting prisoners against torture, the worst state crime imaginable. Ex US-president Jimmy Carter first raised public awareness of the use of waterboarding, a technique of torture leading to brain and lung damage, at Guantanamo in 2007. The scandale pressed incoming US-President Barack Obama to order a shut-down of the detention camp in 2009. But the prisons are still operative today. Since its inception in 2002, the camp has caused massive human-right violations.

Read also gw's article on Terrorism Implosion and the case of Miss Universe and MUO.

EXTRAORDINARY RENDITIONS

Extraordinary Renditions is a secrete procedure used and directed by the CIA which literally kidnaps suspected terrorists with the assistence of a network of countries to facilitate "Enhanced interrogation" - torture - in juridictions where they are permitted. These under-cover operations cause extensive human-right violations.

VIDEO CAMERAS IN PUBLIC AREAS

A dramatic increase of video control in urban areas as well as of drones all over the world since 9/11 is systematically restraining individuals' freedoms and violating their right to privacy.

Read also Ethics and Freedoms.

US-LED OCCUPATION OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN

The US-led occupation in Iraq has repressed militants of different ethnic groups, while never establishing any link between these groups and 9/11 or global terrorism. Likewise, NATO occupation in Afghanistan that seeks to eliminate Taliban followers is based on events that occured in the distant past. Meanwhile, the active presence of Allied forces in these countries have caused and still cause today an ongoing conflict between foreign soldiers and ethnic militants. These tensions have killed dozens of innocent civilians on a daily basis mostly through militant suicide-bombings and attacks or Allied "colateral damages" caused by misguided missile strikes. These military operations are crimes against humanity whose authors should be prosecuted.

This is gw's policy on Iraq. Read also selected news related to the subject in State of Affairs. Related articles of actuality can be found here: Feb 2, 2008.

FIGHT AGAINST THE WEALTHY

The repression of the Wealthy in the US and Europe to prevent capital flight since the outbreak of the 2008 financial crisis allows German tax authorities to search the homes of the wealthy without search warrants. These old-times methods are despicable, as they severely restrict individuals' freedoms and rights to privacy and ownership.

See gw's articles on Bank Secrecy and Capital Movement and Ethics and Freedoms. Related articles of actuality can be found here: Feb 26, 2008, Feb 23, 2009.

FIGHT AGAINST KURD SEPARATISTS

The non-recognition of minorty rights for Kurds in South-Eastern Turkey breaches civil rights. The fight against Kurd rebels shows the state's unwillingness to discuss issues of national self-determination rights recognized by the United Nations. Instead of attempting to mediate parties and reach a fair settlement of dispute, States solves the issue describing Kurd separatists as terrorists.

This is gw's policy on National Self-Determination. Read also selected news related to the subject in State of Affairs. Related articles of actuality can be found here: Dec 19, 2007, Dec 16, 2007, Nov 2, 2007, Oct 23, 2007 and Oct 21, 2007.

FIGHT AGAINST PAKISTANI TALIBAN FUNDAMENTALISTS

The fight against Taliban fundamentalists in Northern Pakistan violates national self-determination rights recognized by the United Nations.

This is gw's policy on National Self-Determination. Read also selected news related to the subject in State of Affairs. Related articles of actuality can be found here: May 27, 2009, Dec 27, 2007, Nov 11, 2007 and Nov 3, 2007.

REPRESSION OF TIBETANS

Chineese repression of Tibetans' aspirations to independence is not only a violation of civil rights, but also one of national-self determination recognized by the United Nations.

This is gw's policy on National Self-Determination. Related articles of actuality can be found here: Mar 16, 2008.

RESTRICTIONS ON CIVIL LIBERTIES IN IRAN

The opression of student movements, executions of teenagers, unfair trials, repression of religious freedom, of homosexuality and dissidence in Iran are massive human-right violations.

Read also gw's article When History Repeats and its policy on Iran.

RESTRICTIONS ON CIVIL LIBERTIES IN BURMA

The silencing of the democratic movement in Myhanmar (Burma) by state authorities is a violation of civil rights.

Look at gw's statement on dictatorships in Rebirth of Putchists in Asia: Deplorable.

ISRAELI ANTI-PALESTINIAN POLICIES

Israel's policies against Palestinians' social and economic development are permanent human-right violations. Their Jewish settlements of occupied territories are a disrespect for Palestinians and all those who call for an end to Israel's hidden agenda. Furthermore, the international community's passivity and Israel's continued rejection of the creation of a Palestinian state is a violation of national self-determination rights recognized by the United Nations.

These are gw's policies on Israel, Palestine and National Self-Determination. This is gw's Palestine State 2009 or how to press forwards with an independent Palestinian state. Read also selected news related to the subject in Israelo-Palestinin Peace. Related articles of actuality can be found here: Jan 14, 2009, Jan 6, 2009, Dec 28, 2007, Dec 11, 2007 and Oct 25, 2007.

EXTERMINATION OF TAMIL SEPARATISTS

The elimination of Tamil separatists in Sri Lanka in 2009 with thousands of deaths and scores of injured and displaced not only caused massive human-right violations, but also breached national self-determination rights recognized by the United Nations.

This is gw's policy on National Self-Determination. Read also selected news related to the subject in State of Affairs. Related articles of actuality can be found here: Apr 28, 2009.

GEORGIAN BOMBINGS OF SOUTH OSSETIA

Equally, the bombing of South Ossetia by Georgian forces in 2008 caused massive human-right violations and breached national self-determination rights recognized by the United Nations.

This is gw's policy on National Self-Determination and statement Independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia: Legitimate. Related articles of actuality can be found here: Aug 8, 2008.