Posted on 07/09/2005 10:30:43 PM PDT by Crackingham
The former head of Mossad, the Israeli Secret Intelligence Service, says we are in the throes of a new world war where the objective of the terrorist is not regime change or territorial gains but despatching western civilisation into history.
Efraim Halevy, who recently stepped down as the head of the Israel National Security Council and national security adviser to the Israeli prime minister, said we were in for the long haul and must brace ourselves for more that will follow.
Halevy, who was also an Israeli ambassador to the European Union, warned: "Thursday's attacks on the London transport system were the work of perpetrators who had an operational capacity of considerable scope. They have come a long way since the two attacks of 1998 against the American embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, and the horrors of September 11, 2001.
"There was careful planning, intelligence-gathering, and a sophisticated choice of timing as well as near-perfect execution. We are faced with a deadly and determined adversary who will stop at nothing and will persevere as long as he exists as a fighting terrorist force.
"We are in the throes of a world war, raging over the entire globe, and characterised by the absence of lines of conflict and an easily identifiable enemy. There are sometimes long pauses between one attack and the next, consequently creating the wrong impression that the battle is all over."
Halevy who is now a special adviser to Quest, a London-based security and intelligence consultancy, is seen as one of the world's most eminent authorities on terrorism, with extensive security service contacts.
He said the 'great wars' of the 20th century lasted less than this war, and the end was nowhere in sight. "The aim of the enemy is not to defeat western civilisation but to destroy its sources of power and existence, and to render it a relic of the past.
"It does not seek a territorial victory or a regime change; it wants to turn western civilisation into history and will stop at nothing less than that.
"It will show no mercy or compassion and no appreciation for these noble values when practised by us. Unfortunately, it cannot be said that seven years after this war broke out at the embassies in east Africa, we can see its conclusion.
"For a while - too short a while - we are engrossed with the sheer horror of what we have seen and heard, but with the passage of time our memories fade and we return to our daily lives, forgetting that the war is still raging out there and that more strikes are sure to follow.
"In practice, no government today can provide an effective 'suit of protection' for the ordinary citizen. There can be no protection for every bus, every train, every street, every square. In these times the ordinary citizen must be vigilant and must make his personal contribution to the war effort.
"This war is already one of the longest in modern times. As things appear now, it is destined to be part of our daily lives for many years to come - until the enemy is eliminated - as it surely will be."
Thank you, backhoe. We women NEED more men like you!!!
Defeatist. "Oh ye of little faith".
Thank you, M'am- I do what I can.
I hope that the younger men who are Freepers and lurkers reading that post of yours take heed.
I am not kidding. We NEED the protection...I have daughters, and I don't want them to grow up in that kind of world.
Gotta go to bed. I'm seeing double. ;)
Sleep well, FRiend!
Tell another one.
Even moreso when all the optimists can offer is namecalling and bible quotes.
Genocide isn't all THAT bad.
We did it to the Indians.
We can do it again.
A terror attack isn't going to end Western Civilization.
But it may end Islam's.
Trying to be Politically correct, George Bush and Tony Blair have been so "wussiefied" that they do not even protect their own people. He does not believe that Islam means what it says.
George Bush and Tony Blair are so blind that they wiil have to get their own arms and legs blown off, before they can understand what is happening, and they are too willing to allow their own people to suffer terrorism first hand. The UK have lost good people because of Blair's experiment in Politican Correctnees. He has allowed a people who have sworn to destroy them to set up shop in is own country.
What a fool! He has almost begged for destruction.
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The terrorists themselves have been telling this to the world regularly since the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. Why don't the Western leaders believe them?
The headline states the obvious...
Sad to say, it's going to take at least that before we as a nation manage to overcome the albatross around our collective neck known as the democRats.
The only power they hold over politicians today is the fear of not being re-elected and at some point, I hope to God that right finally overcomes materialism and self-aggrandizement.
Otherwise we will struggle with the "fad" of subrogating ourselves, our safety, and our rights for minorities, particularly those who want to kill us. Taking a lesson from the Alamo, it's getting close to time to draw a line in the sand.
Sounds like they have something in common with most of the "humanities" professors in the US.
I like the way you think. This is exactly the kind of thinking we need in this war. This is not some petty "police action" or a few "insurgent combatants", this is a war of civilizations. This is a war for survival. Us or them. The time for indulgences such as partisan politics has passed. Peace can only be maintained with the edge of a blade pressed against your enemies' throat. We cannot afford to wait any longer. We must do what must be done for the good of all. We must not hesitate. We must show no mercy. And we must silence those who would defend these animals. To ensure our culture's continuation, some freedoms must be surrendered. To ensure our civilization's future, another must be sacrificed. It is harsh, yes, but it is also logical. All are welcome to point out any holes in this logic. I welcome your input.
We found out that the evil professor had a new idea. He decided to create an entirely new bacteria by combining parts of existing ones. Recombinant technology, something you know a lot about. The result is a bacteria that is not known to exist. No army can be vaccinated against a bacteria that isn’t even identified. When an army is exposed to such a weapon, diagnosis can be difficult, if not impossible, because the bug won’t respond in a conventional manner to any known test. You probably know this better than I do. The new bacteria, the ‘superbug’, could be engineered to be fast-acting, to be delivered by the fastest route - inhalation - and to be resistant to some or all antibiotics. Finally, Ghazni proposed that the superbug not be used in a conventional war, but as a terrorist tool. A means to terrorize Western civilization, wreck the economy, and decimate our population.
Excellent post. Right on the mark.
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