For me, Sun Tzu's statement that military force is based upon deception is an extraordinary statement.
Paul VirilioThe media is more concerned with what we feel about the refugees and so on rather than what we think about them.
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