[extropy-chat] Re: Transhumanist Caucus within the Transnational Radical Party

[Harvey Newstrom]

I had never heard of the Transnational Radical Party either, so I did a 
little Googling.  They might be too radical for some tastes.

The UN Committee on NGO's recommended a 3-year suspension for the TRP 
group because of accusations of supporting terrorists.  The United 
States and nine other countries agreed with this suspension.

The TRP denies the accusation, and keeps accrediting one member of its 
general council, Mr. Kok Ksor, to UN meetings even though the UN has 
repeatedly asked them to stop.  Both the UN and the United States have 
the group on their watch lists.  Both the United States and the UN have 
actively opposed this group in the past.

I found a story from 2003 that describes the TRP distributing illegal 
drugs to protest the War on Drugs.  Although this might be a legitimate 
cause, it is a radical step to officially participate in the 
distribution of illegal drugs as a form of political protest.

There are also numerous references to this group as being started to 
promote religious freedom and then expanding into other areas later.  
This seems to be their primary mission, with politics being an item 
related to religious freedom.  So they may be concerned with religion 
first and politics second, or vice-versa.  Is this our interest in 
them?  I am not sure they have any interest in technology or 
transhumanism in return.

See <http://www.unpo.org/news_detail.php?arg=40&par=662> for the story.
See <http://www.montagnard-foundation.org/news-03-1218.htm> for TRP's 
version
See <http://www.unpo.org/news_detail.php?arg=40&par=589> for a current 
update.
See 
<http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_17-4-2003_pg3_4> 
for a description of the TRP distributing illegal drugs to protest the 
War on Drugs.

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Harvey Newstrom <HarveyNewstrom.com>
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