Brian Jenkins
Brian Jenkins
abandoned activity british closed effect experience learned marked people provide rapid readily reports response suspicious systems telephones
What we've learned from the British experience is that if people are admonished to notify authorities of suspicious activity or abandoned parcels, if you then readily have communications systems for them to do that -- telephones that are marked -- and you provide rapid response when reports are made, then in effect you have closed the loop.
believe deception disguise people results
The results of the probe are disturbing, but they are not surprising. People believe what they see or what they think they see. Deception and disguise often work.
results
The results of the probe are disturbing, but they are not surprising,
chase
Do we want to chase them out of the subways and into the streets? Probably yes.
dealing disparate foes host israelis less terrorist
When you're dealing with a disparate host of terrorist foes over time, as the Israelis have confronted, then it has less effect.
carry dealing lethal operate operations potential
We are now dealing with many little al-Qaidas with the potential of neighborhood al-Qaidas. They may not be able to carry out specialized operations ... but they can still operate at a lethal level.
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Get the plane on the ground. Let the authorities deal with the hijackers. As in a mugging, the thing you don't want to do is grab the pistol out of the mugger's hand. Give the mugger your wallet. In a hijacking the proper thing to do is sit tight and not challenge the hijackers.
fly passengers question
If we're going to fly them, put passengers in them, luggage, freight, parcels, then we're going to make hundreds of compromises with security. It's only a question of how many compromises.
brought certain happened might unfold
If this happened before 9/11, I'm not certain they would have brought it into a courtroom. They might have let it unfold a bit.
components seen shocking
It is shocking but not a surprise. The components of these things have been seen before.
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It is a great source of concern when any of these procedures are not being followed. One is always going to find a violation here or there, but an indication that ignoring the rules is widespread practice is shocking and deplorable.
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We believed or hoped that the tactic of a suicide bombing would not be exported. This is a new threat for us.
armies certain cults extent
This is the way cults recruit. To a certain extent ... this is the way armies recruit.
general operations
This is not the Prussian general staff. They don't think about operations the way we think about operations.