'Cyberwar' has nothing to do with the destruction brought about by bombs and grenades and so on.
Paul VirilioToday, everything is about speed and real time. We are no longer concerned with real space.
Paul VirilioThere is a buddhist proverb which I like a lot. It says: "Every body deserves mercy". That means that every body is holy.
Paul VirilioMoreover, I would like to say that the sort of polar inertia we witnessed in the Kosovo War, the polar inertia involving 'automated war' and 'war-at-a-distance' is also terribly weak in the face of terrorism. For instance, in such situations, any individual who decides to place or throw a bomb can simply walk away. He or she has the freedom to move. This also applies to militant political groups and their actions.
Paul Virilio