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January 13, 2016

The Yes Men Denounce War in Hoax at European Parliament
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The culture jamming prankster group The Yes Men has struck again. On
Tuesday, in the European Parliament in Brussels, a so-called defense and
security consultant calling himself "Archibald Schumpeter" delivered a
presentation about how drone killings, mass surveillance and military
action fail to address terrorism.

"Archibald Schumpeter": "Unfortunately, responses that we've seen so far
have not been very intelligent. In fact, it's been pretty much stupid
all the time. As far as terrorism is concerned, France's attacks are
like fighting fire with gasoline. It's guaranteed to generate more
terrorists, just as the U.S. attacks on Iraq have. For war to work
against terrorists, you would have to kill everyone in the country, and
as we know, that's just not possible."

The presenter was actually Andy Bichlbaum of The Yes Men. After
dismissing attempts to address terrorism through military action, he
presented an "industrial" solution-an "ENDURAsphere," he said would
allow citizens to shelter inside a "fully-defended orb" to withstand any
terrorist attack. A person inside an "ENDURAsphere" costume appeared in
the Parliament as he described the invention. Bichlbaum says the prank
was aimed at "highlighting that there really is no solution to terrorism
within the defense and security paradigm."


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