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EX-Mossad Chief calls for
another World War!
(This is
reprinted from the online
Jerusalem Post and bears out what the NA have always said - this new
world wide anti-terrorist war is being fought for Israel - and innocent
Briton's in their own country are now the casualties)
The multiple, simultaneous explosions that took place
today on the London transportation 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 the year 1998 against the American
embassies in Nairobi and Dar-Es-Salaam, and the aircraft actions 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.
One historical irony: I doubt whether the planners knew
that one of the target areas, that in Russell Square, was within a
stone's throw of a building that served as the first headquarters of
the World Zionist Organization that preceded the State of Israel.
It was at 77 Great Russell Street that Dr. Chaim
Weizmann, a renowned chemist, presided over the effort that culminated
in the issuing of the Balfour Declaration, the first international
recognition of the right of the Jewish people to a national home in
what was then still a part of the Ottoman Empire.
We are in the throes of a world war, raging over the
entire globe and characterized by the absence of lines of conflict and
an easily identifiable enemy. There are sometimes long pauses between
one attack and another, consequently creating the wrong impression that
the battle is all over, or at least in the process of being won.
Generally speaking, the populations at large are not
involved in the conflict, and by and large play the role of bystanders.
But once in a while, these innocents are caught up in the maelstrom and
suffer the most cruel and wicked of punishments meted out by those who
are not bound by any rules of conduct or any norms of structured
society. For a while, too short a while, we are engrossed with the
sheer horror of what we see and hear, 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 more strikes are sure to follow.
It cannot be said that seven years after this war broke
out in east Africa, we can see its conclusion. We are in for the long
haul and we must brace ourselves for more that will follow. The 'Great
Wars' of the 20th century lasted less than this war has already lasted,
and the end is nowhere in sight.
There will be supreme tests of leadership in this unique
situation and people will have to trust the wisdom and good judgment of
those chosen to govern them. The executives must be empowered to act
resolutely and to take every measure necessary to protect the citizens
of their country and to carry the combat into whatever territory the
perpetrators and their temporal and spiritual leaders are inhabiting.
The rules of combat must be rapidly adjusted to cater to
the necessities of this new and unprecedented situation, and
international law must be rewritten in such a way as to permit
civilization to defend itself. Anything short of this invites disaster
and must not be allowed to happen.
The aim of the enemy is not to defeat western
civilization 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 civilization 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 practiced by us. This does not mean that we
can or should assume the norms of our adversaries, nor that we should
act indiscriminately. It does mean that the only way to ensure our
safety and security will be to obtain the destruction, the complete
destruction, of the enemy.
MUCH HAS been said in recent years about the vital need
for international cooperation. There is no doubt that this is
essential. Yet no measure of this will suffice and it cannot replace
the requirement that each and every country effectively declare itself
at war with international Islamist terror and recruit the public to
involve itself actively in the battle, under the direction of the legal
powers that be.
In the past, governments have been expected to provide
security to their citizens. The responsibility is still there, in
principle. But 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. Private enterprise will have
to supplement the national effort in many walks of life.
The measures that I have outlined above will not be
easily adopted
overnight. When the US entered World War Two, Congress approved the
momentous decision by a majority of one vote. Profound cultural changes
will have to come about and the democratic way of life will be
hard-pressed to produce solutions that will enable the executive branch
to perform its duties and, at the same time, to preserve the basic
tenets of our democratic way of life. It will not be easy, but it will
be essential not to lose sight of every one of these necessities.
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.
The writer, who heads the Center for Strategic and
Policy Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, is a former head
of the Mossad.
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