Re: [iwar] How do we know if a cyber-conflict or InfoWar reached to the end?


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Many supporters for the thought that 'we are simply observing a mutual
cease-fire for the holidays' as Mr. Bartoletti  mentioned before. Here is a
citation main Israeli newspapers Ha'aretz"
(http://www3.haaretz.co.il/eng/htmls/kat8_2.htm) :

"....Such a ceasefire need not be conditioned on "reciprocity" between
Palestinian and Israeli forces, and could even be limited to the joint
holiday season. The gesture has been used before and elsewhere - most
recently in the Pakistan-India dispute when India declared a ceasefire in
Kashmir out of respect for the holy Muslim month of Ramadan. Experience has
shown that ceasefires of this kind can dramatically change the atmosphere
between two warring parties - can even open a new chapter in their
relations.Naturally, Palestinian and Israeli extremists would denounce such
a ceasefire and even try to sabotage it. Nonetheless, those who declared the
ceasefire would have nothing to lose. The declaration itself would be seen
as a gesture of goodwill, and if it collapsed, they can always return to
aggressive enforcement...".

thus the question remains and the time will resolved it (?). Any others
ideas are welcome.

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Shai Blitzblau
MAGLAN - Information Warfare Research Lab.



----- Original Message -----
From: Tony Bartoletti 
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Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 11:14 PM
Subject: Re: [iwar] How do we know if a cyber-conflict or InfoWar reached to
the end?


>
> >How do we know if a cyber-conflict or InfoWar reached to the end?
>
> Hmmm.  How do we know when ANY conflict has reached its end, when there
> is no assurance that the combatants are really acting with the authority
> of the state, cause, or name they are claiming?  Who can be trusted to
> "speak" for the parties concerned?
>
> The question begs another:
>
>    Why do we need to "know" that a conflict is "ended"?
>
> Is it because we can then safely redirect or reallocate strategic
resources?
> For a major war, this might seem reasonable.  But where cyber-conflict is
> concerned, and "forces redirect" can occur on a moments notice, the only
> remaining reason to identify end-of-conflict seems political, to be able
> to "declare victory."
>
> Perhaps, we are simply observing a mutual cease-fire for the holidays.
>
> Cheers!
>
> ___tony___
>
>
> Tony Bartoletti 925-422-3881 
> Information Operations, Warfare and Assurance Center
> Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
> Livermore, CA 94551-9900
>
>
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