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THE DC AREA SNIPER COULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF UNRESTRICTED WARFARE
etherzone.com ^ | October 29, 2002 | Joe Sansone

Posted on 10/22/2002 3:57:57 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe

As the DC area Sniper attacks continue, fear and hysteria spread, the media frenzy increases, and authorities are in the dark about the culprits; the movement toward war with Iraq moves forward methodically and seemingly undaunted. Yet, should it?

Granted, and to the delight of the anti-gun fringe, it is still possible that the Sniper attacks could be the work of a lone serial killer, the possibility of foreign terrorists engaging in Unrestricted Warfare on American soil should frighten those that understand the dark scenario that presents.

Simply put, Unrestricted Warfare is formless warfare. It only materializes into formation, or presents itself, when it strikes. In more practical terms, it is the blending of military and civilian forces. Unrestricted Warfare is new kind of Gorilla Warfare that does not distinguish between military and civilian targets. Unrestricted Warfare is what Chinese military strategists Qiao Liang and Wang Xiangsui described in the 1999 Chinese People’s Liberation Army text as the warfare of the 21st century. It is Sun Tzu’s "The Art Of War" reborn into an even more ruthless version for the third millennium.

To them, September 11th 2001 signaled the decline of the United States as a super power. Unrestricted Warfare is the equalization of military forces through tactics rather than simply technology. The U.S. is trapped in an outdated mode of military strategy, bound by conventional tactics, ideas, and philosophy.

Again, the DC Sniper may be a serial killer, but for the moment, assume that it is not a serial killer. If it were foreign terrorists, theoretically, any nation or organization could be behind it. It could be an Al Quaeda terrorist cell hoping to make U.S. support of Israel waver. It could plausibly be Israeli terrorists trying to black mail the U.S. government into following through with its threats of war toward Iraq. Maybe even Chinese terrorists trying to disrupt the U.S. economy to gain a competitive advantage. What if the Sniper attacks are simply a diversion as a large-scale attack is being prepared using weapons of mass destruction?

Imagine if terrorist cells carried out such Sniper attacks on ten major metropolitan areas at once. Chaos would follow much like the Anthrax attacks that followed the September 11th bombings. Interesting how those Anthrax attacks just suddenly stopped. No mention of the cause or the cure. Was the U.S. government black mailed by the Anthrax attacks? Or were the Anthrax attacks just test marketing? Imagine a multi city future series of attacks that involved both Sniper attacks and Anthrax attacks. It is possible that a foreign power could have been responsible for the Anthrax and Sniper attacks and is simply planning for a massive nationwide future attack utilizing multiple terrorist attacks that will predicate a conventional attack on the United States.

As the United States is about to wage war with Iraq using a conventional force, it is even possible that Iraq is beginning a series of offensive Sniper attacks across the nation that will cripple the U.S., using nothing but man power to achieve its objective.

This is Unrestricted Warfare. Uncertainty, doubt, and chaos are the result. Even allies could be responsible for such attacks since the perpetrators of the attacks are not revealed.

So how do you fight shadow?

The counter to Unrestricted Warfare is Unrestrained Warfare, absolute, complete and total warfare, the elimination of half measures. Military application is no longer a tool to achieve political or economic objectives. It becomes the ground of life and death. The use of military force is to achieve total destruction of the enemy. Full commitment and holding nothing back.

True, Sun Tzu said, "To win without fighting is best." Such a philosophy would dictate a foreign policy designed to minimize enemies. While foreign policy can be redesigned, much of the damage has already been done. So there is more that must be done besides just changing foreign policy.

It was Sun Tzu who said, "Invincibility is a matter of defense." Therefore, the first step to becoming invincible is militarizing the U.S. borders. To some this seems extreme, but to truly counter Unrestricted Warfare with Unrestrained Warfare, halfway border control measures don’t make the grade.

The methods of Unrestricted Warfare necessitate an infiltration of the host nation much like a parasite. Working from within, the terrorist cells inflict their damage. The only effective method of preventing terrorism on U.S. soil is to prevent the entrance of the terrorists.

There are 11 million illegal aliens in the U.S., so long as that remains the case, terrorism will remain. The most important element to a war on terrorism outside of preventing more potential terrorists from entering the U.S., is tracking down, detaining, and deporting these intruders.

It should be pointed out as a reminder that is was illegal aliens that blew up the World Trade Center.

The U.S. must become a citadel of liberty, a Fortress America. It is only through an integrated and impenetrable defense that weapons of mass destruction can be prevented. That means that border control is just as important as a missile defense system.

Regardless of who is responsible for the Anthrax attacks, there is one thing that they have made clear, the U.S. may be about to launch a massive offensive invasion of Iraq, yet still is vulnerable in the area of national defense.

It looks like a charging bull with a glass jaw.


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1 posted on 10/22/2002 3:57:57 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
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To: Tailgunner Joe
>> Unrestricted Warfare is new kind of Gorilla Warfare...<<

???

2 posted on 10/22/2002 4:00:24 PM PDT by SerpentDove
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To: SerpentDove
Good Lord. And this guy wants us to take him seriously.

More reason to avoid etherzone.

BTW, here is a link to the story.

4 posted on 10/22/2002 4:08:16 PM PDT by TomB
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To: SerpentDove
>> Unrestricted Warfare is new kind of Gorilla Warfare...<<

A war between big monkeys.

5 posted on 10/22/2002 4:08:34 PM PDT by templar
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To: SerpentDove
The concept originated in Red China. The simple solution is to nuke the Reds. If it continues, see who bought or downloaded the most copies of the asymetrical warefare thesis, then nuke that country.

Remember that Carthage stopped being a threat to Rome when the Romans wiped the damn place out. It's either them or it is us who survuive.

The Reds don't see peace and commerce as a noble existance. All they care about is power and statist dogma. This goes for the single-minded Muslims as well.

6 posted on 10/22/2002 4:10:22 PM PDT by LoneRangerMassachusetts
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To: SerpentDove
new kind of Gorilla Warfare

Isn't that just embarrassing? I mean, the guy writes this whole big 'think piece' full of profound observations, and he wrecks the whole mood with something that stupid.

I think for penance he should have to spend a week in the box with Barbra Streisand, teaching her Shakespeare.

7 posted on 10/22/2002 4:11:13 PM PDT by Nick Danger
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To: Tailgunner Joe
the possibility of foreign terrorists engaging in Unrestricted Warfare on American soil should frighten those that understand the dark scenario that presents.

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"Unrestricted warfare" is what occurred during the first stage of the Viet Nam war. 65,000 "snipers" came down from the north to terrorize the villages in South Viet Nam. It worked.

8 posted on 10/22/2002 4:11:59 PM PDT by RLK
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To: Nick Danger
To hell with the author - what about the editor, and all of the other people who had to read/type it before it was uploaded?!
9 posted on 10/22/2002 4:14:29 PM PDT by Senator Pardek
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Umgawa
11 posted on 10/22/2002 5:17:14 PM PDT by Skel
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To: Conservative_Dr.Pepper_Drinker
Like you've never made a spelling misteak ;-) - I thought it was a great article - and very sobering -

12 posted on 10/22/2002 5:28:38 PM PDT by M. Peach
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To: SerpentDove
. Unrestricted Warfare is new kind of Gorilla Warfare that does not distinguish between military and civilian targets. ***

I too was set to have fun with the Gorilla wariors but we need to take this lad seriously. He knows exactly of what he speaks.

13 posted on 10/22/2002 5:28:51 PM PDT by Lion Den Dan
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To: Senator Pardek
Two mane use computers to czech there spelling .

Sew gorilla warfare makes perfect sense.

15 posted on 10/22/2002 5:59:12 PM PDT by hoosierham
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To: Tailgunner Joe
A compelling story that merits some serious thought.
16 posted on 10/22/2002 6:09:53 PM PDT by FormerLurker
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To: All
You guys are spelling snobs. ;)
17 posted on 10/22/2002 6:46:33 PM PDT by madison10
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To: Tailgunner Joe
The most important element to a war on terrorism outside of preventing more potential terrorists from entering the U.S., is tracking down, detaining, and deporting these intruders.

This statement is 100% on target.

18 posted on 10/22/2002 6:56:12 PM PDT by blueriver
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To: Nick Danger
LOL! The original article spells guerilla correctly.

But Gorilla Warfare is more fun, except I keep slipping on those pesky bananna peels. LOL!
19 posted on 10/22/2002 7:25:06 PM PDT by Taxman
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To: M. Peach
"To them, September 11th 2001 signaled the decline of the United States as a super power. Unrestricted Warfare is the equalization of military forces through tactics rather than simply technology."

It would seem that to equal our military might the opposition would have to come up with something more substantial than killing one person per day,not to downplay the seriousness of this killing spree.
20 posted on 10/22/2002 8:02:44 PM PDT by Rocksalt
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