28/09/2001
Today's world is a paradise for terrorists - and a hell for those who fight them
by Aryeh Caspi
Illustration: Amos Biderman
If Osama Bin Laden had lived at the end of the 19th century the attack on the Twin Towers
would not have happened. Simply because the Twin Towers didn't exist then. and no
only them The twin towers are a symbol of the processes the world went through in this century
the last ones Processes that made the attack possible and will make similar acts possible
in the future.
The world has been in an accelerated urbanization process for the last hundred years. as a result
From a constant movement of migration from the periphery to the big cities, centers were created
Huge populations that did not exist until the 20th century in crowded cities
In just a few kilometers, millions of people have become an easy target for terrorist acts
Taxis.
At the same time, the world went through a huge technological development that was perfected almost to nothing
End the means of destruction at our disposal. Some of these means of destruction are not
are seen as a means of destruction. Every year people are killed in car accidents around the world
As a number of Tel Aviv residents. The price of the weapons and means of destruction
The crowd is going down. They get mass distribution and there is an unlimited spillover
Passage of such measures from the developed countries into the hands of organizations
who do not play according to the accepted international rules of the game.
The world has become more centralized and more vulnerable. The technological development
It placed at the disposal of the central government a power that had no precedent in history.
In order to overcome this power, a world view that sees competition has developed
The business is a worthy replacement for the state and the central government. Instead of one electricity company
or one phone company, a thousand companies will flourish. The private sector will replace the provider
The only government in a large variety of providers and will eliminate dependence on a single institution
of the central government. But even in the American system this theory
It doesn't match reality. The great variety of the competitive company is
Deception. The big companies, like the central government, are tyrannical
We have raised the rules of their game in almost every field.
A beehive is a nerve center
A global monopoly like Microsoft is the visible part of enforced dependency
The business world is upon us. Business diversity is an illusion behind which it hides
Hidden unity. To exist in the business world you have to be a part
from him. Determine your offices in the appropriate location, manage your communications
in the appropriate protocol and issue your shares on the correct exchanges. it is possible
Simulate the Twin Towers into a giant beehive of companies. Every bee dealt
Seemingly in a different craft, but in fact each bee is a component of the great device
called the American business world. If you don't have an office somewhere nearby
Wall Street, you don't follow the hidden rules of business culture
the american If you are not using the right technology in the communication system
the right one you have no chance of existing. You only exist if you are coordinated.
One of the results of these processes is the heavy price of exposure to faults.
A deliberate attack as well as a technical malfunction has a huge price. sufficient for hazards
The technological company has a significant number of nerve centers that have been damaged
Just as devastating as the damage to the Twin Towers. the communication cables
The internationals, the White House, stockpiles of atomic weapons, the airports
The big ones, train command systems, factories that make medicine or
Popular food. Not every sabotage requires an explosive device. You can poison a medicine
It is common to broadcast an imaginary event on a news program that will cause hysteria
cab, or produce a sophisticated computer virus.
The most famous example is the takeover of manufactured windows software
Microsoft on the world of computing. If the world of computers was conducted according to
The accepted business theory, there would be dozens of manufacturers operating in it
Operating software. Today, every bug in Windows software has huge consequences
on the world economy. The main damage is caused by the slight exposure to computer viruses.
A computer virus must usually be adapted to an operating program. if they acted
With dozens of operating programs on the market, the damage of each virus was very small
And in many cases completely avoided. The damage that a sophisticated computer hacker can do
Cause the current situation may be expressed in billions of dollars, and sometimes in my life
A person, if he penetrates the computers of the hospitals, rescue services or systems
military
Viruses will exist forever
Modern society's vulnerability to deliberate sabotage is greater than that of any society
that preceded her. "Norton" software claims to protect our computer from
Over 53 thousand viruses. Every day a new antivirus is produced there.
This means that tens of thousands of small saboteurs were engaged in the last decade - all
One in his home, equipped with a personal computer and an Internet connection - in an effort to cause harm
Maximum for most people. This occupation does not even have the excuse of rebellion
in an establishment or a clash of cultures. The computer saboteurs are an organic part
and sophisticated by the computer culture they are working against. Most of the victims are
Innocent people, because big establishments are protected from a good computer virus
more than the individual. This is sabotage for its own sake.
The giant democracies provide criminals with anonymity and speed
movement ideals. The free world allows its inhabitants unprecedented mobility
like in human history. It's not just transportation technology,
but also in freedom of movement in vast spaces without the need to identify or report
to power In the US, a fake driver's license will be enough for you.
The human race regularly produces a certain percentage of defective creatures.
These defects do not disappear in the Darwinian survival process. capacity
Their survival is not less than that of the average person. There is no way to get rid of it
From a certain proportion of people suffering from mental disorders, causing damage
To others and their elimination are the exciting content of his life. A certain amount of hatred
And evil is a central part of human culture and maybe even the genetic load
our.
The ball cannot be shielded
Security systems were developed to protect the company from the expected failures.
Some are designed to prevent accidents, others to prevent intentional injuries.
Israel is the most protected country in the world against terrorist acts. Israel
Tried to build a security system that would protect the citizens from targeted attacks
in a huge number of sensitive points. Close to 10% of our workforce
deals with security issues. Thousands of guards, police and soldiers. the result
The final is failure. There is no connection between the huge number of security personnel
and between the scope of the attacks. You can't protect everything. Over-shielding causes a lack
Efficiency and makes life difficult to such an extent that neither the security personnel nor the public
can withstand it. The result: many protection operations are eye catching.
They can be bypassed easily and many do bypass them. Who really wants to
The attacker will find the holes in the system. If it is not possible to hijack an El Al plane
So you can hijack a KLM, or LOT, or Swissair plane. if not
You can hijack a plane, so you can blow up the line to the dolphinarium. impossible
To defend a country of six million inhabitants, and it is certainly impossible to defend the world
of six billion, not even a fraction of it.
The next mass terrorist act will not necessarily look like the terrorist act
the former The possible variety of terrorism is endless. Terrorism has options
Creativity we can't imagine. The worst and cheapest of them that have been tried
Apparently in Iraq is a biological war. It is not easy to spread diseases. The conclusion:
The world will continue to be exposed to terrorists.
The United States promises to eliminate terrorism. Terrorism cannot be eliminated.
Like all criminality, it requires a continuous and ongoing police struggle. the road
The most effective way to reduce the damage of sabotage operations is dispersion
The population and the decentralization of services. The problem is that it is a decree that no country
developed will not stand it. As the effective way to reduce traffic accidents
It is the elimination of the private vehicle, but no one thinks of carrying out a plan
such a That is why the developed world is condemned to continue to pay the price of terrorism and manage
It is an endless struggle.
Bin Laden's cheese
The impression that the American organization for the war on terrorism evokes is that the disappointment
The biggest of the Americans will be if Afghanistan hands over the
Osama bin Laden and his group of supporters. And if its leaders promise with an oath in the name
May Allah not allow any more terrorist activity from their territory. Because the Americans want to
blood. It turns out that there is something violent in the whole human race. Not for a long time
They had someone serious to hate other than the baddies of the TV series.
The US has promised to hit countries that give sanctuary to terrorism. Journalist Bob
Simon offered them Hamburg this week, where they spent some of their time
from the terrorists Zvi Barel preferred Miami in an article in "Haaretz". Afghanistan
Gave a comfortable haven to bin Laden and his men but he operated from within countries
Many, including the US. Who can actually guarantee us that the man did not stay
In the US at the time of the attacks and supervised his people closely? A fake passport and a cover-up
Well they would do the work for him.
It is possible to make the lives of the producers of terrorism difficult, but you cannot eliminate them
completely. Environmental punishment, as we know, produces terrorists.
Yesterday's villain becomes tomorrow's national hero. The rules of the game have been formulated
By the Americans they are only playing into the hands of the bad guys. in the Gulf War
The Americans killed thousands of Iraqis but left Saddam Hussein alive.
Saddam is right when he refers to that war as his victory.
The highest interest of the Iraqi people according to Saddam Hussein was the preservation of his life
and Saddam Hussein's rule. The thousands of Iraqis killed in the Gulf War
We were as interested in him as the skin of garlic. The war made Saddam a hero altogether
Arabic. Nations, and not just the Iraqis, tend to admire the leaders
that bring war and destruction upon them. George W. Bush is apparently coming back
On the errors of George Bush Sr. And he is already admired.
Afghanistan is one of the most backward countries in the world. 70% of its residents
Illiterates, the life expectancy there is 45 years, and according to the CIA data
In a country with 27 million inhabitants, there are 29 thousand telephone lines, 100 thousand
televisions and 170 thousand radios. Less than in Petah Tikva.
The CIA website does not have any information about the weapons at its disposal
And there is no information about any strategic site.
It can be assumed that bin Laden is ready to sacrifice the lives of millions of Afghans
For the "victory of Islam". Bin Laden must have estimated in advance that the attacks
In the Twin Towers and the Pentagon they will bring an American response that will send you to heaven
Many Muslims. But this knowledge did not prevent the attacks. the americans
Bin Laden and his supporters are sure to be tamed. It is not clear who is taming whom
in this game. Psychologists love the joke about a lab mouse that says
To a friend's mouse: look how I tamed the scientist - every time I click on
The pedal, he throws me a portion of cheese. The Americans drop bombs instead
Cheese but Bin Laden eats everything.
Instead of killing thousands of Afghans who have nothing to do with the attack, an action should be prepared
Surgical, in our common parlance, accompanied by intelligence preparations
suitable An action intended to harm only the real culprits. everything
To do more than that is immoral and ineffective. Our experience in a year
The last one in the territories proves. The judgment of the billions allocated by the government of the United States
The alliance to fight terrorism is worth the billions that Israel has invested in the issue.
They will create a new terror.
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