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"Total terrorism solution" at European Parliament</td>
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1/12/16 9:41 AM</td>
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<p>January 12, 2016</p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:16px;">"TOTAL TERRORISM
SOLUTION" AT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT</span></strong><br>
<strong style="line-height: 1.6em;"><em>Hoax highlights
failures of military approaches to terrorism</em></strong></p>
<p style="margin-left: 40px;">Photos, video, and talk text:
<a href="http://yeslab.org/parliament">www.yeslab.org/parliament</a><br>
Contact: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:info@theyesmen.org">info@theyesmen.org</a></p>
<p>Today in the European Parliament in Brussels, a "defense
and security consultant" (actually Andy Bichlbaum of the
Yes Men, working together with Greek MEP Stelios
Kouloglou) <a href="http://yeslab.org/parliament-talk">presented
an "industrial solution to terrorism"</a> which—unlike
all other military and security solutions—is guaranteed to
actually work</p>
<p>During the <a href="http://yeslab.org/parliament-talk">presentation</a>,
Bichlbaum described the failures of military action, drone
operations, assassinations, surveillance, and policing to
reduce terrorism in any way—before <a
href="http://yeslab.org/parliament-media">presenting the
"solution"</a>: a fully-defended orb called the
"ENDURAsphere," that gives well-heeled citizens the
ability to outlast any terrorist attack. The audience,
which included media, members of the public, and several
MEPs, asked over 10 minutes' worth of questions.</p>
<p>"This hoax was about highlighting that there really is no
solution to terrorism within the defense and security
paradigm," said Bichlbaum. "Military 'solutions' backfire
badly."</p>
<p>Bichlbaum wore a <a
href="http://yeslab.org/parliament-media">colonial-era
moustache</a>. "Any 'solution' to terrorism that doesn't
take colonial history into account is bound to fail
completely," said Bichlbaum. "From the parcelling of the
Middle East after WWI to the invasion of Iraq by the US,
there are reasons things are as they are."</p>
<p>Speaking to press after the event, <a
href="https://www.google.be/search?q=MEP+Stelios+Kouloglou"
style="line-height: 20.8px;">MEP Kouloglou</a><span
style="line-height: 20.8px;"> highlighted some actual
solutions to terrorism. "Bombing is a recruiting tool
for ISIS," he said. "If we want to undermine terrorists,
we need to end the war in Syria, welcome Middle Eastern
refugees, and marginalize extremists by establishing
better relationships with moderate forces in Islam. We
also need to better integrate the youth of our most
disadvantaged communities."</span></p>
<p>Today's hoax, part of a <em>Charlie Hebdo</em>
commemoration organized by Kouloglou together with MEP <a
href="https://www.google.be/search?q=MEP+Martin+Sonneborn">Martin
Sonneborn</a>, represents the first action of its sort
to take place within the European Parliament. It's also
the first time the Yes Men have collaborated with any
national representatives to develop an action.</p>
<p>Video and high-resolution photos are available on
request.</p>
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