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inventory. Because records at the time allowed a 3% • The West must provide by assistance and trade, LET US REMEMBER
margin for error he succeeded in stealing just a little comfort and economic well-being, to Muslim lands. – OUR FOES ARE
bit every night and four months later he had stored • I often quote famous people – allow me a quote NEITHER FRIENDLY
1598 grams of 90% enriched uranium in a lead of my own: “Poor people don’t mind to die – Rich NOR FORGIVING!
lined container on his balcony. While he was looking people never want to!” For instance, such like
for a black market contact the Russian police ar- • We should take advantage of our immense asset of Khalid Sheikh Moham-
rested him. The IAEA never knew about him! so many immigrants from many lands. Their native med, reputed master-
These are only a few, almost funny, illustrations but command of languages can enable them to transmit mind of 9/11 – now
. . Graham Allison in his book, Nuclear Terrorism: The their experiences and contentment within the USA resident of Guantana-
Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe (2004) describes and special efforts must be made to integrate them mo- recently with oth-
what just one stolen ten kiloton bomb in a van could into our society so they can become our best ambas- ers, confirmed he would
do in city centers in the USA: sadors and can help us “spread the word”. plead for a death sentence so he could die as a
• New York: From Carnegie Hall to Empire State • To accomplish this we must treat them fairly, pro- martyr. When he was finally allowed defense attor-
Building, all would be destroyed. mote their interests, allow their ethnic thinking. Yet, neys and statements, he together with four others
• San Francisco: Nob Hill to Transamerica Building. at the same time we must create in them respect indicated “they would not express remorse.”
• Chicago: Navy Pier to Eisenhower Expressway. for the needs and laws of the majority. “I reaffirm my allegiance to Osama bin Laden,” said
• Washington DC: From the White House to the Pen- • We must use the election of President Barack one defendant, Ramzi Binalshibh. “I hope the jihad
tagon, all destroyed immediately in the first blast. Obama and the changes planned for Guantanamo continues and I hope it hits the heart of America
(Whether President Bush’s bunker would have sur- as a visible testimonial that the US has embarked with weapons of mass destruction.”
vived is uncertain, but in each case we can assume on a new day and a new way. Even Obama administration officials, while dedicated
that a noontime lunch hour explosion would have • Over time, these and similar actions should con- to rules against torture, have now commissioned a
lead to immediate casualties of several hundred vince all but an obdurate very few that with their study into whether harsher interrogation techniques
thousands.) help and assent a more prosperous and peaceful may occasionally be justified for “high-value detain-
HOW CAN WE MAKE OUR FUTURE MORE future can lie ahead. This is the real meaning of the ees” with specific knowledge of ongoing plots. Most
SECURE? words “soft power”. surprisingly, however, Obama administration lawyers
We know from experience that pressure and ag- • A message to doubters: as in our solutions to eco- in February 2009 asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit
gression creates counter-pressure and it takes ap- nomic woes, we must be able to afford the effort by Guantanamo detainee Binyam Mohammed, who
plication of vastly superior, expensive, super-might and expense of all of this - because the alternative, claims he was kidnapped by the US and tortured in
to subjugate by fear a rebellion dispersed amongst with all of its ramifications, would be much worse Egypt. It was dismissed under the dubious grounds
civilians – who, naturally, live amongst other civil- and then cost much more. that a trial might reveal “state secrets”. (Eli Lake in
ians. Those other civilians, though not active them- POLICY SUGGESTIONS The New Republic, a liberal news journal). Nicholas
selves, probably will sympathize with their relatives • Support the IAEA with a bigger budget and con- Goldberg of the Los Angeles Times says, “But when
or friends and will be radicalized by our necessary vince other countries to do the same. you are actually the President, and the CIA direc-
suppressive actions. • Impose a list of meaningful penalties and econom- tor begs you to keep information secret to protect
• We must, therefore, above all abandon the ideas of ic disadvantages for any countries that withdraw American lives, it’s not quite so easy to say no.”
a ‘quick fix’ and we must recognize that in this age from the NPT Treaty. Glenn Greenwald on Salon.com: “Once again you
of globalization and the internet the spread of ideas • Continue to toughen the IAEA protocols for inspec- have a White House that says the ends justify the
cannot be stopped nor banned. tions, which were contained in an “additional proto- means. Invoking the State Secrets is legitimate when
• We face the difficult task of sifting the innocent col” that was adopted in 1997. By October 2008, your goal is to protect important intelligence infor-
from the guilty, and while we realize that preventive 118 states have signed it and 88 have ratified it. mation. But the Bush administration routinely used
judgment must take place, it must do so in a free • As with biological weapons, embark on a forceful that privilege to legally block exposure of its torture
and lawful fashion. A rush of careless errors will not educational campaign that makes every state see of prisoners, its use of black box jails overseas, and
even give us tactical advantage, but it will surely af- the global danger that overrides national fears. its systematic abrogation of both the Constitution
fect our long-term strategic goals. • Establish a nuclear fuel bank (international) that and the Geneva Conventions.”
• To eventually cure this contagious disease that can guarantee supplies to all lawful applicants. We cannot but be grateful for the protection our se-
threatens us all, we cannot choose to kill the patient • Secure a worldwide moratorium on nuclear testing curity agencies have provided us with their activities.
– we must rehabilitate him! and use convincing power, first in friendly fashion, The handling of security is neither easy nor without
• We have to patiently allow leaders and thinkers, and then, if necessary, with realistic warnings that need for daily questioning. Nonetheless, we must
respected in their communities, to make headway Iran and North Korea must allow IAEA inspections. find a fair balance between the necessary needs of
in convincing their own fellow citizens that violence • Have the IAEA endorsed by a partnership of USA counter-intelligence and at the same time we must
brings harm to all and that peaceful debates and and Russia and the present group of already existing give protection to our civil liberties and the structure
changes have refined Islam throughout history. nuclear powers. We must be aware that any further of society that made America great! If we lose that
• Orthodoxy has to remain a legal, rightful choice, as increase of nuclear nations will upset local power we will have lost the war, even if we win the battle.
long as it does not forcibly oppress anyone. balances and will lead to a most dangerous local
• Secular forces or teachers who disagree with ji- arms race.
hadism must be supported by us discreetly to avoid • Engage the American citizens in an unremitting
View from America is a Total Licensing magazine
making them look like our agents. program of preparedness. column written regularly by George Medina of New
• If violence hits not you but your neighbor, you will • Reduce the duplication of responsibilities between York-based Intercontinental Licensing. The column
probably be next. Homeland Security, the Department of Health, the
is intended to give our readers worldwide some
• With the passage of time, education, and technol- State Department, and National Security Council
idea of the American mind set and incidentally his
ogy, women can now do everything men can do. If with binding oversight by a special coordinator for
own opinion to help them understand key issues in
they can serve as suicide bombers they can surely the prevention of weapons of mass destruction,
today’s world. If you have any questions, comments
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Muslim world and countries like Malaysia and Tur- public law 11053 to provide for this independent
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key that have secularized, have prospered and pro- office.
gressed, and yet remain Muslim.
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