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Things Of Concern

Trafford Publishing

Contents

Preface- By Way Of Saying How Do You Do....................................................xiChapter 1-Global Terrorism.................................................................1Open Letter On Global Terrorism Part 1- "The Local Scene"..................................1An Adjunct To The Letter Part 2- "Going beyond local"......................................4Another Adjunct To The Letter Part 3-"Who are you?"........................................9Today, July 7, 2005 And What It Means Part 4 -"And It Doesn't Stop"........................13An Adjunct To July 7 - Part 5-"Round-Up Time"..............................................16Chapter 2-"WMD"-Thoughts On Polarization-March, 2004.......................................18WMD........................................................................................21Some Thoughts On The U.S. Quandry-March 2004...............................................24An Open Letter To My Leadership............................................................25Chapter 3-Global Conflict..................................................................29Nation Against Nation......................................................................29Of Religion-Based Intolerance, Violence, And Hatred........................................30Internal Strife............................................................................32Chapter 4-On The Economy...................................................................34World Trade................................................................................37World Poverty..............................................................................40Impact Of Terrorism On The World Economy...................................................41Energy/Oil Impact..........................................................................44Socialistic Tendencies.....................................................................46Growth.....................................................................................48Chapter 5-Education........................................................................51Availability...............................................................................52Quality....................................................................................54Desire For--..............................................................................56Something New??-And Just A Bit Of An Educational Seed......................................57Chapter 6- The Environment.................................................................60World-Wide.................................................................................60Country-Wide...............................................................................61Business Impacts...........................................................................62Chapter 7-Drug Proliferation...............................................................64Impact On Society-Financial................................................................64Impact On Society-Citizen Lives............................................................65Chapter 8-Pregnancy, Birth, Old Age, And Death.............................................69Pregnancy..................................................................................72& Abortion.................................................................................72Old Age....................................................................................73Death......................................................................................74Chapter 9- Illegal Immigration.............................................................77Cost Of Services...........................................................................80Impact On Law And Order....................................................................81Impact On Sovereignty......................................................................82Impact On The Foundations Of Our Society...................................................83Chapter 10-Hurricane At Large..............................................................85Flash About Flood-Sept. 6, 2005............................................................86Can't We All.....Along Sept. 15, 2005......................................................91Chapter 11-Some Things That Got Missed.....................................................92And Another Thing..........................................................................93An Aside...................................................................................95Chapter 12-And What To Conclude About All These Things.....................................98Chapter 13- And What Next?.................................................................101Addendum-Offering Plans For Resolution.....................................................103Introduction To Formulation................................................................103Global Terrorism...........................................................................107WMD........................................................................................114The Economy................................................................................118Illegal Immigration (Anywhere).............................................................121Education, And Volitional Science..........................................................125Global Conflict............................................................................128The Environment............................................................................130Drugs......................................................................................133Hurricane At Large-Response To Natural Disaster............................................136Pregnancy, Birth, Old Age, And Death.......................................................139Chapter Last-The Royal Combination Of Programs.............................................142Appendix-Volitional Science................................................................147Some Definitions To Get It All Going.......................................................148The Key Question, The Universal Can Opener, Is "Whose Property Is It?".....................149Now To Get It All Going....................................................................151Return To Some Basics......................................................................152Certain "Inalienable" Goodies..............................................................152

Chapter One

This section spurred the creation of the whole document. It was the realization that the Free World is different as a result of the 9/11 affronts on humanity. Sure we all knew that there was always a fine line between order and chaos, and that all it takes is a very few to upset a balance. But now that the balance is upset, the Free World needs to gear up and contain the threat, and eliminate it in whatever way it can. Because progress can be forward or backward, depending on perspective, and darn it, I like to see progress as moving into the light, not the dark.

Open Letter On Global Terrorism Part 1-"The Local Scene"

WE ARE THE SAME, ALL OF US. We care, and now we fear. It is not cowardice, but instead the awareness that purity in our lives is under...