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Well, the Chinese PLA have been thinking for quite a while about how to workaround those things the US does well militarily - and find new ways to fight and new kinds of weapons that will make US military doctrine ineffective. The goal is to weaponize other stuff that will force tactical change for which US weapons and the tactics implied by their design useless.

Here's a quote:

"As soon as technological advances may be applied to military goals, and furthermore are
already used for military purposes, they almost immediately seem obligatory, and also often go
against the will of the commanders in triggering changes or even revolutions in the modes of
combat" -- Engels

from a book, "Unrestricted Warfare", by two PLA colonels, available (excerpted) here: http://www.terrorism.com/documents/TRC-Analysis/un restricted.pdf

Except for Israel, Spain, and Russia, the rest of the world have not suffered terrorist attacks.

Right.

The British, Irish, Italian, French, Tunisian
Kenyan, Saudi, Morrocan, Pakistani, and Indonesian people, and so many others, have never had to deal with terrorist attacks.

You are far too ignorant for words.

The Soviet Union was a major sponsor of international terrorism. It was mostly leftist/socialist groups in Europe and the Americas. Al Qaida grew out of some of the many terrorist groups that we supported, including the Muhaddijen (sp?), who you-know-who fought with and funded.

correction, they do: have to add the www

Looks like someone at the CIA fianlly got around to reading Unrestricted Warfare by Qiao Liang and Wang Xiangsui. This is a very interesting read and brings up many points worth thinking about. Chief among these is the fact that in unbalanced conflicts (think U.S. vs. Afganistan) the weaker party must use all means at their disposal to counter their opponents overwhelming military might. This includes computer hacking, financial speculation, sanctions, assinations, and other lovely acts.

They even get the hacker terminology right:

[7] The original meaning of "hacker" was neutral and did not carry any derogatory sense. Early hackers used their obsession with technology and good intentions for society to form a unique hacker standard of logic which was strictly adhered to by many people over several generations of hackers. However, in the network space of today where the moral degeneration is getting worse day by day, there is no longer this gentlemanly attitude.

--Infinityedge

09/09/1993
Middle East
PLO-Israeli Mutual Recognition
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Israel signed a mutual recognition agreement.

09/13/1993
Middle East
Israeli-PLO Peace Pact
Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) signed a peace agreement in Washington, D.C. outlining a plan for Palestinian self-rule in the Israeli-occupied territories.

GS http://www.unblinking.com

Funny, but Israel IS a terrorist state according to the USA definition:

The DOD definition of terrorism is:
"the calculated use of violence or the threat of violence to inculcate fear; intended to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious, or ideological."

http://www.terrorism.com/terrorism/bpart1.html

While we are on the topic of information terrorism, I would welcome comments from the /. community on this article entitled "Information Terrorism: Can You Trust Your Toaster?".

suntzu.pdf

We are thinking about updating it and would welcome any feedback.

Matt