The past month was marked by a success and prominent support, a Member
of Parliament has decided to submit a written question (or "question on
notice"? -part of the parliamentary procedure and functioning) asking
what kind of measures the Government intends to take against
technologies used to manipulate (psychotechnologies after which our
group is named since they are mentioned in several sources : the
"Revolution in Military Affairs" 1995 p.35 and also in Russian
documents, Dr Smirnov's website and articles a.s.o.).
As said in the previous mail, your websites were mentioned and some of
the articles translated (with reference) and included in the documents
given out.
Below a short account :
On the occasion of the demonstration for a free and qualitative press
organised by "l'Observatoire Français des
Médias" a leaflet was realised and given out based on the
resolution voted by the European Parliament in January 99.
The leaflet includes a "postcard" which can be sent to the French
Minister for Research.
Many thanks to Kelly T for her drawing, which has been used for the
card, It really seems that it did help get some attention on the
subject (it was given out also at the : International Protest against
Violence towards Women day)
Another booklet with a selection of articles from the various websites
was given out that day.
This month, Catherine C. (victim of electronic sound and voice
harassment, who worked for the press but in the printing sector)
participated in a public meeting of the district where she lives in
Paris and asked what was done against this type of electronic
criminality (she also gave one of the leaflets), the message was heard
by the attending Member of Parliament, who told her he would look into
it. A few days later he sent her a letter with a written question which
has been officialy transmitted to the Minister of Research.
Please find below the French Version and a translation of this QUESTION
Just for your information, during his term of office he had already
looked into the question of mobile phone radiation.
http://www.assemblee-nat.fr/12/tribun/fiches_id/1498.asp
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Mr Claude GOASGUEN draws the attention of the Minister of State for
Research on the subject of research and development in the field of
psychotechnologies.
These technologies have their basis in the knowledge of the functioning
processes of the human brain as well as in the field of chemical,
electrical, and sound waves processes. Psychotechnologies can thus be
the subject of military as well as civilian research and development,
to be used as non lethal weapons. The manipulation of human beings,
which was previously a subject for science fiction turns out nowadays
to be scientifically feasible. Progress in the field of science, forces
us therefore to redefine the ethics and the moral. It is
important to implement on one hand, at the national level, bodies of
expertise and control of these technologies. On the other hand, this
question should also be supervised by European legal devices, since
these technologies used as weapons are not respecting borders
Therefore he wishes to know what measures does the Government consider
taking to guarantee the strict control of psychotechnologies.
General Secretariat of the Presidency - Division of the questions
===Originally in FRENCH=============
Monsieur Claude GOASGUEN attire l'attention du Ministre
délégué à la
Recherche sur la recherche et le développement des
psychotechnologies.
Ces technologies sont basées sur les connaissances des
processus de fonctionnement du cerveau humain et sur celles dans les
domaines chimique, électrique, et des ondes sonores. Les
psychotechnologies peuvent donc faire l'objet de recherche et de
développement, tant militaire que civile, pour
être utilisées comme armes non
létales. Les manipulations de l'Homme qui autrefois
relevaient de la littérature de science-fiction
s'avèrent aujourd'hui scientifiquement
réalisables. Le progrès, dans les domaines de
la science, nous oblige donc à redéfinir
l'éthique et la morale. Il est important d'une part de
mettre en Å“uvre, au niveau national, des organismes d'expertise
et de contrôle de ces technologies. D'autre part, cette
question devrait également être
encadrée par des dispositifs juridiques communautaires,
ces technologies utilisées comme armes ne respectant pas
les frontières.
C'est pourquoi il souhaite savoir quelles sont les mesures
envisagées par le Gouvernement pour garantir le strict
contrôle des psychotechnologies.
Secrétariat général de la
Présidence Division des questions
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I'll keep you updated about the results.
Wishing you all a safe and healthy Holiday aswell as Christmas.
Best regards
Nathalie Luthold
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spirituelles. La technique ne supporte aucun jugement,
n'accepte aucune limitation."Â Jacques Ellul