Introduction and Overview -- The pathology of nationalism -- Choosing the future -- The necessity of democracy and law -- The personal is political -- War is a disease: The case of Vietnam -- The practice of medicine and the practice of citizenship -- A personal journey -- About this book -- Principles of global community and global citizenship: A synopsis -- Choosing the Future -- Where are we going? -- Where do we want to go? -- The practice of medicine and the practice of global citizenship -- Pathogenesis: Why are we so self-destructive? -- Pathogenesis: Nationalism and warfare -- Democracy and international law -- The rabbi's's son from Krakow -- Choosing the future: Summary -- Chapter 2: Axioms -- First Axiom: The map is not the territory -- Second Axiom: The map changes the territory -- Third Axiom: We choose our maps -- Fourth Axiom: Good, bad, evil, important, and unimportant are in the eye of the beholder -- Fifth Axiom: Political leaders are not competent to determine the value of a human life -- Chapter 3: Paradigm Shift -- Who are we? -- Pathology of the old paradigm -- The new paradigm and human options -- Chapter 4: Principles of Global Community -- Principle 1 -- Principle 2 -- Principle 3 -- Principle 4 -- Principle 5 -- Principle 6 -- Principle 7 -- Principle 8 -- Principle 9 -- Principle 10 -- Principle 11 -- Principle 12 -- Principle 13 -- Principle 14 -- Principle 15 -- Principle 16 -- Principle 17 -- Principle 18 -- Principle 19 -- Principle 20 -- Chapter 5: The Case of Iraq -- Saddam Hussein and the U.S. government before and after August 1990 -- The U.S. invasion of Panama, Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, and the 1991 Gulf War -- Communication, scholars, the media, and propaganda for war -- Economic sanctions and weapons of mass destruction -- The U.S.-UK invasion of Iraq, March 2003 -- Democracy, the occupation, and the ongoing violence in Iraq -- Terrorism and the destruction of Iraq -- Responsibility for the destruction of Iraq -- A way forward -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6: Principles of Global Citizenship -- Principle 21 -- Principle 22 -- Principle 23 -- Principle 24 -- Principle 25 -- Principle 26 -- Principle 27 -- Principle 28 -- Principle 29 -- Principle 30 -- Winds of change -- The power of one -- Civil disobedience -- Chapter 7: Practicing Citizenship -- The global citizen as hero for our time -- Awareness -- Imagination and knowledge -- A 35 percent solution and the game of global citizenship -- The basic building block of democracy -- The Parkhill Pulse -- The city as microcosm of the global community -- A Calgary Centre for Global Community -- The genius of citizenship -- Chapter 8: Prognosis -- Your choice -- Bibliography.