It is understandable that authorities take preemptive action to reinforce security for passengers in light of such terrible incidents. But it is unreasonable to have the public pay the price of an unsafe environment, namely the need to scan every passenger, because of failed international policies. A wider use of imaging scanners will provide authorities with yet more information on individuals. The world is engaged in a war that, really, is not directed against terrorism, but against individual freedoms. That war cannot be won. People have a right to their legitimate aspirations. Actions against freedoms must be justified strictly on a case of legitimate defense. Now, while Al Quaeda used camps in Afghanistan to organize terrorist actions against the West, a direct implication of the Taliban was never established. And so states are causing the trouble the public endures today because of misperceptions of the reality on the ground. Excessive freedom of action employed into the wars of Iraq and Afghanistan now fires back with yet more restricted freedoms for the public, and serves the cause of terrorism. In another setback for the West, astronomic military expenditures continue to push taxes on revenues higher and affect people's overall quality of life. The public is enduring the consequences of a vicious cycle of violence that was set in motion by the State as it always seems to reacts disproportionately to events. It will surprise no one the day this cycle will have reached the nuclear level. Meanwhile, the public is not responsible for these failed policies and spontaneous heroes like Jasper Schuringa cannot change the course of events over time, if these policies do not deal with the underlining problems. Read gw's policy on Religion and for the Middle East. Also, look at gw's article on Controversies - Solving Issues and Terrorism Implosion and definition of a hero in People of Honor.

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Jerry Lee says it: the psychological damage that organ transplants cause to living donors - see study - is reason enough to stop that practice immediately, instead, to focus only on cadaveric donors as a source of organ transplants. In addition, the exclusive ownership of one's body rests in the hands of the individual or the deceased - beyond the stage of cerebral death - which excludes any role that the State may want to embody in these matters. This also means, that an individual's physical integrity may only be violated with the consent of the deceased as expressed in his Last Will. Withdrawing the remainder of life from a deceased to transplant an organ into a patient cannot be justified by a case of self-defense as the cadaveric donor is not responsible for the receiver's state of health. Therefore, Jerry Lee rejects the opt-out system or any assumption of an agreement on organ retrieval before, during or after cerebral death, while recognizing the need for more donors by requiring people to express their wishes on their ID cards for as long as no other appropriate mean to battle the scarcity of organ donors is found. Meanwhile, states must promote scientific research in promising fields such as stem cells with the hope that some day geneticists grow matching organs in laboratory. Read also gw's policy on Science and gw's Stem-Cells Research and Cloning Positioning.

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Instead of promoting larger families to buffer problems related to a change in people's age-structure, authorities of developed countries that experience a rate of birth under the minimum replacement level should take advantage of stronger immigration flows to ensure a constant level of population over the long run. Money for medical and food assistance to troubled regions should be used to help refugees from countries like Somalia, Afghanistan or Pakistan emigrate to developed countries and integrate in modern societies. The financial proceeds of their integration through employment, for example, should help those refugees assist members of their family that remained in the country. Restrictive demographic policies coupled with higher immigration flows could well lead to a substantial reduction of the need of public assistance to these countries over time. The faster states implement these policies, the faster they may be able and willing to open up to immigration flows, even if prioritizing younger populations. Of course, a fast-track immigration process also calls for a careful social integration of the concerned. Read also gw's policy on Immigration and Population. This is gw's PopCo project.

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A growing divide between Muslims and Christians occurs when UN summits are visited by a parade of Arab representatives in search of forbidden pleasures, and Westerns are unable to respond to global challenges. From this split emerges an ideology based on religious national socialism, very similar to the one that existed in Nazi Germany - see When History Repeats -, that imposes a New Order with false promises. Gadaffi's sermon in Rome shows a strengthening momentum of global islamization that builds on the many socially-disintegrated Muslim communities of Europe and the United States. Particularly disturbing is Gaddafi's understanding of laicity following which religion must not be "put into the State", while statesmen - like himself - preach the virtues of religion, and tell of the need to convert. But Jerry Lee says it, despite anti-discrimination laws, no law of nature can allow freedom of religion to violate any other individual freedoms. If religious activities or symbols threaten social peace or create outrage, whatever the arguments, they must be forbidden. Therefore, if a substantial share of voters opposes the construction of minarets, the proof of social discontent is given. Preemptive measures justified on a case of proportionate legitimate defense, which aim is to restrict excesses of freedom, will be needed to ensure peace over time. Read also gw's policies on Immigration, Religion and Laicity and solution to global hunger using restrictive demographic policies in Population.

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While there is no single roadmap to development, some states are rogue states. They overreact. But overreaction to some government's policies or decisions, in this case the arrest of Annibal, even if made in the strongest terms, is an expression of indignation, that no one should oppose. On the contrary, overreaction must be dealt with diplomatically. Confrontation, or a circle of psychological violence maintained with measures of retaliation is dangerous and counter-productive. Instead, States must prioritize progress over regression, even if that means to apologize for mistakes they have not committed. Therefore, Jerry Lee applauds Swiss president Merz for his spontaneous apologies to Lybia on August 20, but sincerely regrets the measures of retaliation taken later. He strongly recommends Swiss diplomats to continue lobbying towards a fair settlement of the dispute. While it is natural to express regrets to incidents, it is not necessary to bow to any request made by rogue states. He also encourages international organizations such as Amnisty, as well as the international community, to increase diplomatic pressure for an immediate release of the hostages. As for the authorities in Geneva who refuse to apologize and who stick to principles of justice, Jerry Lee says it, it is just fine to be proud of one's own legal system. But he also cautions, international relations cannot be regulated on pride and a personal view of justice alone. See also Global Tension for a reflexion of global violence in the month of October, and gw's article on Stop the Violence!. For cases where overreaction threatens the physical integrity of the nation, read gw's War Doctrine and strategic approach for dealing with Iran at Iran Containment 2009.

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The Afghan war with its fears and victims; the corruption with its crimes and abuses; the poverty with those who live on $ 1 per day; eventually, the deception of undelivered promises; these are the demons that plague Afghanistan today. It is not the archaic culture of the Taliban, neither its potential threat to world peace, but Western attitude towards a Society that does not care less about our democracies or sacrifices, that is an obstacle to development. International assistance in a country that baths in blood because of our own destructive power, political goals and mistakes is a dramatic irony of History. In defeat or victory, at some point, justice calls on the door of those who messed it up, to demand reparations, because whatever we undertake in these countries, it will always be bad enough. Therefore, this monstrous war fabricated in the Bush era must stop. A truce and peace settlement must be signed immediately, even as massive flows of emigration from Afghanistan can be expected. As wealthy countries, it is our moral duty to welcome Afghans and to use international assistance to integrate them in their new social environment. Meanwhile, states and nations have a right to develop socially and economically at their own pace, however slow this may be. See also gw's State of Affairs for news on the war, and policy on National Self-Determination. For a case of social development, read the report on Cuba Embargo. Should Afghanistan ever pose a military threat to Occident, look at gw's strategic approach in Iran Containment 2009 for a model on how the Afghan problem could be tackled.

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All of Obama's relevant speeches on Dialogue with the Arabs and Denuclearization were made under his presidency this year, not 'during the preceding year', and whatever speeches a president may give, they are just promises to do, until they are realized in cooperation with conflicting parties. Cooperation, not speeches, is the hard bit! And so, the timing and achievements do not comply with the terms and conditions of the statutes of the Nobel Foundation. Most importantly, in good politics, angels dance with evils; like trojans, they fights from within the camp of the adversary. Look at Britain, an excellent trojan example in European diplomacy. While it was fundamentally opposed to European integration, it strived to improve ties with the EU, not for further integration, but to guard national interests. Now, spoiled by a prize he says he does not deserve, burdened by people's great expectations, and drawn into an Afghan war that only compares to Iraq for its futility, Barack Obama's credibility is at stake. To avoid a repeat of similar cases, where political talent is labelled with peace stickers before anything is accomplished, prizes must be granted only to those who deserve them and to honor those who grant them. See also Globwatch Awards.

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Jerry Lee views prostitution as one of this world's evil. There is no such thing as 'consenting' prostitution for as long as individuals work to survive - see OECS -, and newborns see the light when those in need suffer from hunger. Prostitutes, whether males or females, are victims of a violation of their fundamental rights, namely, the right to a protected private sphere, a freedom on which all other freedoms are based. While those who breach others' freedoms believe they can get away with it, victims remember and reply to their headmen. The capacity to live freely suddenly is impaired by the burden of culpability. A book shared with the public cannot relieve anyone from that burden, because the morally unjustifiable is not acceptable. Therefore, Jerry Lee demands that Mitterrand undergoes a Psyco Test immediately and requests that his book be withdrawn as soon as possible to discourage the trade of prostitution and the industry of sexual tourism. Gw also added Mitterrand on its Demoniac Attitudes file. Meanwhile, Jerry Lee appeals to the UN to coordinate restrictive demographic-policies as a basic first-step to eliminate economic reliance and poverty in the world. Read also gw's article on Human Dignity and policy on Population. This is gw's PopCo project.

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Jerry Lee understands the arrest of Polanski as a matter of state, that is, in the best interest of Switzerland. Lost in the middle of a hostile Europe, Switzerland seems encouraged by US intentions seeking to develop priviledged relations with the alpine state; cooperation on judiciary matters may just be another show of loyalty towards the US. As a result, politically and legally, Polanski's arrest was a sound decision. Morally speaking, however, the decision sets another bad example of state politics, or instance of state abuse over nation. Social reinsertion - against punishment - as an ultimate goal of a modern legal system has never made more sense since death penalty was abolished in the EU. Today, criminals must be perceived as individuals with specific needs. While criminals must be treated in isolated locations to protect the community, countries with limited extradition treaties may accept to shelter them and take on the burden of their reinsertion. When remorse, compensation and reinsertion are evidenced in real life, when the victim forgives the author, what else than a feeling of revenge and despicable violence could require a criminal to respond to society for a mistake he made three decades ago? Therefore, Jerry Lee demands that the USJD bring the Polanski case to a civilized level, in accordance to a modern legal system, and stop prosecution against the concerned immediately. Read also gw's articles on Ethics and Freedoms, Stop the Violence and Empire States.

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Jerry Lee applauds the conclusions of the report. He also approves Obama's and J Street's efforts for peace in the Middle East. The latter's progressive views oppose that of the AIAC, Washington's powerful and conservative Israeli's lobby group, in that, it aims at compromising with the Palestinians for a two-state solution and demands an immediate end to the expansion of Jewish settlements on Palestinian territories. Gw demands a major change in international policy towards Israel and asks the international community to agree on a new UN resolution that explicitly rejects any territorial expansion since the Six-Day War of 1967 without an agreement of the parties involved. Additionally, Jerry Lee demands that a UN resolution sets a deadline for a peace settlement. Should that deadline not be met, the creation of a Palestinian state must be organized, with or without Israel's consent, and the disputed issues resolved by a UN specialized commission on Israel and Palestine. This fundamental change in policy is needed as part of gw's global strategy against Terrorism, and to secure Israel's existence. This is gw's policy for Israel. Gw's GlobForce supports JStreet's efforts for peace in the Middle East. Read also gw's article on Terrorism Implosion and Palestine State 2009. and related IPD July 31, 2009.

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Like cockfights or dogfights, bullfights are cruel. In fact, fights in which participants do not choose to fight are simply unacceptable. Participants in human fights must be able to withdraw at any time without risking legal consequences. Their choice may even be celebrated as an act of non-violence, or maybe a show of respect to the strongest, and should never be catcalled. In cases where participants are professionals with a clear mission to accomplish which, more than their own survival, may entail a great deal of sacrifice for the well being of others a withdrawal from combat in critical times results in severe moral damage or a loss of dignity and honor. Read gw's related articles on People of Honour and Stop the Violence.

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Jerry Lee describes Shukarno's attitude and statements as mentally insane, because they oppose human progress. The issue at stake is not the pleasure of submission or domination, typically known in sexual behavior, but the longing of physical sufferance also expressed in Christian rituals with auto-flagellation. Physical sufferance or violence, in cases not justified by legitimate defense, is unacceptable. Shukarno's desire to be punished in presence of family members, after an earlier request to be caned in public was rejected by local authorities, confirms a mental disorder characterized by a mix of exhibitionism and masochism. Shukarno's instance is good evidence of how much some people lack self respect. Individuals who oppose their own rights and freedoms as a way of life end up fighting against the rights and freedoms of fellow individuals. As a terrible example of human spirit, their statements land in gw's Demoniac Attitudes file where they are commented in light of the laws of nature. Read also gw's article on Stop the Violence and policy on Religion.

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When financial institutions pay out bonuses, even though employees don't perform, policies need to be adjusted so that a majority of citizens take advantage of money flows earned without merit. Therefore, Jerry Lee calls on to governments to stop supporting a financial industry dominated by banks that are "too big to fail". Instead, avoid interventionism and let the marketplace find an equilibrium where smaller and more flexible investment banks create more jobs. Finally, Jerry Lee demands that tax rates on revenues generated only from wages and compensation packages - equal or over USD 1.5 million/year - to top 75 percent. By contrast, revenues from capital gains must be close to zero, while corporate profits must be taxed at a maximum rate of 15 percent - See PrimCo to know more about Prime Economics. Read also gw's Tactical Solutions to the Financial Crisis 2008.

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Jerry Lee demands that on request of the Ministry of Culture of the corresponding country, all archaeological items be handed back through compensatory expropriation to their countries of origin. The restitution implies new international regulations that forbid the sale or purchase of such objects between individuals or organizations that are not affiliated to the Ministry of Culture of the corresponding country. Meanwhile, Jerry Lee demands, that the Elgin Marbles - as well as any other Greek archaeological artifact stored in museums around the world - be restituted to Greece as soon as possible. This stance is supported by a representative opinion poll (MORI-2002) that showed 40 percent of British citizens in favor of returning the marbles to Greece, against only 16 percent, who opposed the restitution.

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Based on propositions made by Javier Solana and other experts, Jerry Lee asks the international community to agree on a new UN resolution that explicitly rejects any territorial expansion since the Six-Day War of 1967 without an agreement of the parties involved. Additionally, Jerry Lee demands that a UN resolution sets a deadline for a peace settlement. Should that deadline not be met, the creation of a Palestinian state must be organized, with or without Israel's consent, and the disputed issues resolved by a UN specialized commission on Israel and Palestine. This fundamental change in policy towards the creation of a Palestinian state is needed as part of gw's global strategy against Terrorism, and to secure Israel's existence. This is gw's policy for Israel. Read also gw's plan on Palestine State 2009.

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After President Obama said there were "glimmers of hope" for a US economic stabilization, Treasury Secretary Geithner toured the world to signal economic recovery, leaving the door open to the exact meaning of "economic recovery". US household debt peaked at USD 13.9 trillion in 2008, twice the figure of 2000. After housholds slashed spendings in the financial crisis, debt fell to just USD 13.8 trillion the following year, a drop described by some as 'glacial'. Harvard University's Kenneth Rogoff, a former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, says "The kind of deleveraging we need to see takes six or eight years... The retrenching of the US consumer is a huge adjustment the world is going to have to absorb". And Jerry Lee says it, debt requirement of the US government in the next couple of years will strain financial markets as they seek to finance their own debt. More than financial bailouts and public spending on infrastructure, subsidies to the unemployed and fiscal stimulus to reduce household debt would have more effectively helped the economy. Read also Financial Crisis 2008, Chronology and Housing Bubble. This is gw's plan to the Financial Crisis 2008 and principles on PrimCo.

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The Islamic Republic of Iran seems today more fragile than ever, and may find itself at an important junction in History. The iranian state may either become more democratic or radical. In 1933, when the Reichstag (Germany's Parliament) was put on fire, Hitler and his Nazi followers took complete control over the country. Opponents were arrested and many of them executed under suspicion of collaborating with Communists or ploting against Germany in the interests of foreign governments. Today, History may repeat. Reformists may lose their battle against the current state of order and suffer the consequences. So, what are the options to stop the iranian threat? Saddly enough, a war against Iran would serve the interests of the current government as external threats are used by politicians to rally their people behind their miserable causes and to build formal dictatorships. By contrast, opting for a containment strategy, as exposed in gw's Tactical Solutions, may be more efficient over time. Let us not forget that the millions of Iranians who demonstrated peacefully in June evidenced a desire to break away from the archaic values of the Revolution. We ought to support these people with the same peaceful interests. Read also When History Repeats and Empire States. This is gw's Iran Containment 2009 strategy.

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Barack Obama embraces an escalation in the raids of drones in Pakistan, that once were approved by Bush. The raids are not only illegal and immoral, they are unproductive, when the collateral damage is so high that any target backfires on the long-term goals of the strategy. Dozens of people lost their life in these last strikes breaching every one of GlobDemon's primary values. While Jerry Lee recognizes drones to be part of gw's Intelbal and IFATA strategy, they cannot be used in any circumstances. Jerry Lee says it, this is not a fight against enemies of humanity. This is a fight of Nations against States. Terrorism must be fought by solving the underlying ideological problems, not by using violence without evidenced imminent threats. Read also Terrorism Implosion and gw's War Doctrine and Intelbal strategy of counter-terrorism. See also Global Tension to know more on the state of the world.

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Whatever is done in name of freedom and democracy, Mousavi's attempt to change politics in the country will face the conservatism of Khamenei. The latter's backing of one of the candidate, namely Ahmadinejad, is Mousavi's own political failure. And by no means will Iran change its dictatorial and arbitrary system over night. To understand this system think about the Guardian Council, defender of the Iranian Constitution. The organ is composed of 12 Jurists. Six are elected directly by Khamenei and six others among Jurists chosen by the Head of the Judicial Power, himself directly appointed by Khamenei. This regime's obsession for power or excessive ruling of state over nation makes any election by the people an illusive exercise of civil rights. Iran's records on human-rights are as frightening as its foreign policies. They should justify with or without the Russians and Chinese more aggressive economic sanctions. Iranian reformists who are threatened by the regime should be given the means to quit Iran and establish in Europe or in the US. Jerry Lee also wishes to congratulate iranfocus, a reformist website, for naming Iranian officials involved in crimes against the people of Iran. This website is a reminder that no one escapes Justice over time. Read also When History Repeats and Empire States. This is gw's Iran Containment 2009 strategy.

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It is difficult to understand why so little is done to fight crimes against humanity or systematic violations of human rights in the world. Jerry Lee fears that under the argument of morality or safety, European states will continue to reinforce public interventionism at the cost of individual freedoms. State interventionism is a form of protectionism that leads to an overall loss of quality of life. This said, Jerry Lee is hopeful that the European Parliament may one day rule above regional parliaments not with the objective to hold more power, but to better serve the community of European nations. Read also Empire States, Swiss privacy culture under attack, Ethics and Freedoms and Protectionism Vs. Liberalism - Illustration.

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Jerry Lee calls onto the Pakistani and Afghan governments to negotiate a Taliban autonomous region in the north of their respective countries where the Taliban ideology may exist and prosper following the Shariah laws and Taliban traditions, which also includes the choice of judges. An agreement should allow non-Talibans to quit the region and find new homes in neighbouring regions of states. Jerry Lee believes Taliban geographical advances in Pakistan can only be stopped if governments are more respectuous towards distinct ideologies. While the threat to security may exist even after agreements are reached with these ideologies, military threats are best handled when limited to geographic areas and when confronted in conventional ways rather than dragged into guerilla warefare, typically known in disintegrated countries such as Iraq and Afghanistan. Read gw's War Doctrine and INTELBALE to contain military threats. Look at gw's article on Empire States to know more about political absolutism in a globalized world.

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Even though Miss California found it "great" that the US Constitution provided for a choice for every American to marry, her answer ended very unsupportive of gay marriages when she said that marriage was something that "should" be between a man and a woman. She later publicly confirmed being against same-sex marriages. Her statements are disturbing, in that, they exclude minorities from the institution of marriage and the rights bound to it. Furthermore, Miss California's decision to implant breasts with the assistance of MCP is unacceptable too. While the decision provides Miss Prejean with a greater appeal to a majority of male Americans, who prefers large breasts, it excludes the preferences of other Americans who prefer smaller breasts... By using aesthetic surgery to appeal to the masses, Mrs Pageant is rejecting her individuality and contributing to create a destructive standard of beauty, in that, it describes beauty only with large breasts. Her decision is disrespectful to nature as an expression of art and diversity, and sends a wrong signal to women who feel insecure about their physical aspect. For all these reasons, Jerry Lee put Miss California, as well as MCP, that subsidized her breast implants, into gw's Demoniac Attitudes' file. Read gw's articles on Miss California and Miss Universe and MUO.

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Jerry Lee calls upon governments and world organizations to refocus health policies from readiness and treatment to the long-term prevention of influenza. People are looking for ways to survive pandemic infections. Private organizations are funding scientific research to develop vaccines. Meanwhile, dirty water and food scarcity continue to reduce hygiene in many parts of the world, and people's immunity against infections continue to drop. And governments around the world do not seem to understand the gravity of the situation, relying on pharmaceutical companies to respond to infections, and neglecting their role in disease prevention. Restrictive demographic policies coupled with a substantially higher quality of life for the disadvantaged are paramount in disease prevention. Therefore, Jerry Lee demands that governments build a sustainable world where people's quality of life is prioritized over their numbers. This is gw's policy on Population and Health and the Environment.

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This is yet again a gross violation of human rights, hypocritically justified by a state's internationally recognized right of national unity. This patriarchal, ancestral right of the state to dispose of their people as they please is the source of a quarter of all global problems. Jerry Lee condemns the United Nations for allowing states to treat their ethnic minorities with such disrespect, and critizes the governments of Sri Lanka, Turkey, Israel, China, Russia and Georgia for not serving the needs of their people, for committing crimes against these ethnic groups or nationalities, for violating human basic rights of safety and freedom in ways that make their attitudes no different from those of separatists. Refusing to listen to these needs is egopolitics, which has nothing to do with national leadership and management. By contrast, it is this century's expression of barbary. Therefore, Jerry Lee calls onto the UN to have the courage to stand up and reform international laws so that human aspirations of independence may be expressed in an orderly and peaceful manner before oppression turns into rebellion. See gw's policy on National Self-Determination and article on Ethics and Freedoms. Beware of gw's Legal&Privacy

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