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I boycott the USA for the following reasons:
The USA boycotts many efforts of the United Nations which I consider important for the future of our world and the human society. For instance, the USA have not ratified important international treaties, such as
the Kyoto convention concerning the environment and climate changes
the convention against antipersonnel mines
the convention on money laundering
the convention against torture, and several others.
Instead of working with the United Nations to create a world-wide legal framework covering certain global concerns for which national laws are not effective, the USA
introduces difficulties for the smooth operation of the International Penal Court
tries to apply certain national USA laws to people and organizations located in other countries
The USA unilaterally starts wars against other counties with the aim of changing their government in situations were the so-called "national interest of the USA" is involved. Examples are the invasions of the Dominican Republic and Panama in previous years, and the current war against Iraq. Such wars are not legitimate.
The USA has the apparent misunderstanding that the US culture would necessarily be of benefit to all other countries. Within the negotiations in the World Trade Organization, they ignore the cultural diversity of our world and try to impose an imperialism of anglo-american audio-visual products.
My boycott of the USA takes the following forms:
I will not attend any scientific conference held in the USA during the year 2003 (and possibly later).
I urge the associations IEEE and ACM, of which I am a Fellow member, to become truly international organizations as explained in my open letter below. If no progress is made in this respect within the next 3 years, I will terminate my membership. I think that these associations, through their high quality journals and conferences, have obtained de facto an international mandate in the information technology field. This international mandate could be formally realized by separating the international activities (journal and certain conferences) from the activities of a US-national association for US citizens.
I boycott the USA for the following reasons:
The USA boycotts many efforts of the United Nations which I consider important for the future of our world and the human society. For instance, the USA have not ratified important international treaties, such as
the Kyoto convention concerning the environment and climate changes
the convention against antipersonnel mines
the convention on money laundering
the convention against torture, and several others.
Instead of working with the United Nations to create a world-wide legal framework covering certain global concerns for which national laws are not effective, the USA
introduces difficulties for the smooth operation of the International Penal Court
tries to apply certain national USA laws to people and organizations located in other countries
The USA unilaterally starts wars against other counties with the aim of changing their government in situations were the so-called "national interest of the USA" is involved. Examples are the invasions of the Dominican Republic and Panama in previous years, and the current war against Iraq. Such wars are not legitimate.
The USA has the apparent misunderstanding that the US culture would necessarily be of benefit to all other countries. Within the negotiations in the World Trade Organization, they ignore the cultural diversity of our world and try to impose an imperialism of anglo-american audio-visual products.
My boycott of the USA takes the following forms:
I will not attend any scientific conference held in the USA during the year 2003 (and possibly later).
I urge the associations IEEE and ACM, of which I am a Fellow member, to become truly international organizations as explained in my open letter below. If no progress is made in this respect within the next 3 years, I will terminate my membership. I think that these associations, through their high quality journals and conferences, have obtained de facto an international mandate in the information technology field. This international mandate could be formally realized by separating the international activities (journal and certain conferences) from the activities of a US-national association for US citizens.
