What is true security? From Brussels to Orlando, airports to Disney World: security models that provide a feeling of safety are not necessarily safe

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FEATURES:
08 WHAT IS TRUE SECURITY?
FROM BRUSSELS TO ORLANDO, AIRPORTS TO DISNEY
WORLD: SECURITY MODELS THAT PROVIDE A FEELING
OF SAFETY ARE NOT NECESSARILY SAFE
by Forest Rain
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48 HARDEN SCHOOLS AND OTHER SOFT TARGETS
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THE THREAT FROM WITHIN
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54 PROTECTIVE SURVEILLANCE
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How to Achieve and Maintain Peace
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hat Trump and Clinton both understand is that counterterrorism and the global
stabilization process is a component of American power and prestige on the world
stage. The conflicts of the Middle East have been fascinating the globe since 9/11, creating an
industry, subculture, and endless debate.
While this may be a sensitive subject, it creates potential for politicians the world over. Fifteen
years later, thousands of Americans and allied lives have been lost, billions of dollars have been
spent on the Middle East, and where has it gotten us?
The Arab world has become a place for strategic experimentation where administrations are left
with a legacy of disappointment. While the rest of the world is moving on and making progress,
the Arab world is somehow stymied. What does the West want from the Middle East? Two things:
actual peace and stability, and the perception of peace and stability. Either one is sufficient. The
real question is whether or not we have negotiating partners. I am not convinced we do.
Through both force and soft power we have somehow still fallen short of “enlightening” the
region. I believe this is because those who we see as our adversaries do not actually want peace or
stability, nor are they interested in achieving the stability and prosperity that comes with it. The
status quo is exactly what they want and an ideal situation for them. The reality of it is that the
quest for peace itself is seen as a weakness. The current situation will be the only peace we will get
and to maintain it we must, as a wise military strategist said, prepare for war. That can be done by
disproportionately responding to terrorists and their state sponsors. Meeting force with more force
and violence with overwhelming violence.
We must accept the fact that man is a warring being, throughout history embroiled with
conflict. This world has never known long-term global peace, nor will it. If you want to maintain
peace, accept that and harden up.
Garret Machine
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Maintain Peace
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WHAT IS TRUE
SECURITY
FROM BRUSSELS TO ORLANDO, AIRPORTS
TO DISNEY WORLD: SECURITY MODELS
THAT PROVIDE A FEELING OF SAFETY ARE
NOT NECESSARILY SAFE
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by Forest Rain
hat is the difference
between all of these and Tel
Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport?
TERROR IN BRUSSELS
On March 22, three
coordinated bombings occurred
in Belgium: two at the Brussels
Airport in Zaventem and one at Maalbeek
metro station in Brussels. In these attacks,
32 victims and three perpetrators were
killed, and over 300 people were injured.
It took over a month to return the airport
W and the metro station to their previous
operational status.
The terror attack in the Brussels airport
took place in the departures lounge.
In most airports in the world, security
measures begin after passenger check in.
AIRPORT SECURITY IS
A VITAL NATIONAL
INTEREST
Airports are highly sensitive
locations. A terror attack on an airport
obviously affects the first circle of those
directly involved—the hurt, injured,
and financially damaged—but the
ramifications do not stop there. An attack
on an airport is an attack on the gateway
to the country in which the airport is
situated. Thus, both the local city and
the feeling of freedom in that nation
(and around the world) are affected. An
effective attack shuts down travel and by
extension commerce, at least for a while.
The possibility of additional attacks
means that travel to other cities is also
affected to some extent.
What is the connection between the terror
attack in Brussels on March 22, 2016 and
the more recent attack at the Pulse Club in
Orlando
What do airports have to with Disney World
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Recognition of this is impetus for
terrorists to target airports (and other
transportation hubs). It is not necessary
to hijack or blow up an airplane in order
to have a dramatic impact. The attack in
Brussels was an attack on the airport, on
travel, even though the terrorists never
got past the check in counter or anywhere
near the airplanes themselves.
THE “SECURITY RACE”
9/11 created awareness for the
sensitivity of airports. In order to
maintain the previous levels of travel and
commerce, it was necessary to give the
public a sense of security, enabling people
to feel that airplanes and airports are safe.
America has invested millions in
security technology. After every attempted
(or successful) attack, the Transportation
Security Administration (TSA) has added
additional security measures.
After the “shoe-bomber,” the TSA
implemented a rule demanding travelers
remove their shoes for screening of
potential explosives.
After a foiled terrorist plot to detonate
liquid explosives carried onboard, the
TSA banned all liquids, gels, and aerosols
from passenger carry-on luggage. A
child may not carry a bottle of water
to drink while waiting at the gate
because, possibly, it might be part of an
international terrorist conspiracy. If a
traveler forgets that he or she is carrying
a liquid, this will be discovered at the
security screening and various levels
of unpleasantness ensue. The screener
is not allowed to give the liquid to the
Map of the March 2016 Brussels bombings in relation to each other.
(1) 08:00 : Concourse B of Brussels Airport. (2) 09:15 : Brussels Maelbeek metro station. Photo by: Veggies

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traveler to consume prior to proceeding
through the checkpoint. At minimum,
the traveler must allow the screener to
throw the liquid away, or the traveler can
choose to be escorted to a location before
the checkpoint where the screener will
then return the water or cola or yogurt to
the traveler. After consuming the liquid
the traveler can then reenter the security
checkpoint, be screened again and
proceed to the gate.
This is an interesting precaution.
Will a traveler who drinks the water he
or she forgot was in their bag explode
on the spot? If it is dangerous to allow
the traveler to consume the liquid that
was in their bag at the checkpoint,
why is it okay to handover the liquid
after escorting the traveler to a location
before the checkpoint? Both areas are
full of travelers…
After the “underwear bomber” tried
to get through security with a bomb
strategically placed so it would not
be found in a normal screening, the
TSA implemented fully body scanners.
Every single person needs to go in the
capsule, raise their arms like a criminal
surrendering to the police and undergo a
full body scan that shows every contour
of the body. Right to privacy? Sure.
Unless you want to fly: then your most
intimate privacy is stripped away.
There is a race between terrorists
and technology. The terrorists strive to
circumvent the technology, and when
they succeed additional technology is
added. The investment needed to fund this
“security race” is continually increasing,
while at the same time passenger freedoms
are more and more restricted.
European airport security has fewer
technology measures than those of their
American counterparts. In addition, that
“small” issue of freedom of movement
between EU countries complicates the
matter. It is known, for example, that
Suspects in the 2016 Brussels bombings filmed by a CCTV camera. Left to right: Najim
LaachraouiIbrahim El Bakraoui and
unidentified person. Photo by: (CCTV system)
Billboard displaying the city's recommendations after the March 22, 2016 bombings
in Brussels. The text is in french and means “Stay where you are, avoid any move, prefer
communications using sms or social networks.” Photo by: Miguel Discart on Flickr

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many European citizens have gone to
Syria for ISIS training. It is also known
that many of these have returned to
Europe. It is not known where exactly
these people are.
TERROR IN ORLANDO
Reports say that Omar Mateen chose
the Pulse nightclub because it was an
easier target than Disney World. By
chance, I visited Disney World around
A driver’s license photo of Omar Mir
Mateen. Photo by: Florida Department of
Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Original police comment: “Orange ave will
be closed from Grant St to Kaley Ave until
further notice. Avoid area.”
Photo by: City of Orlando Police Department
There is a
race between
terrorists and
technology.

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the same time Mateen was supposedly
scouting the territory with his wife.
Israeli reality breeds a reflexive safety
vs. threat assessment mechanism. It
is not a matter of being in a state of
hyper-tension, fear, or hysteria. It simply
becomes automatic. Going to a new
place, the image of how easy/difficult
it would be to carry out a terror attack
flashes through the mind as a matter of
course. An instant later, the image is put
aside (not forgotten) and the activity at
hand is continued with full enjoyment.
Maybe this is why, in general, Israelis
scorn measures that are meant to give
the feeling of security (while neglecting
measures that would provide actual
safety). We all want to feel secure, but it
is more important to actually be secure.
Visiting Disney’s Magic Kingdom
theme park set off my threat assessment
reflex. While I am certain it would be
Original police statement: “Shooting at Pulse Nightclub on S[outh] Orange [Avenue]. Multiple injuries. Stay away from area.”
Photo by: City of Orlando Police Department:
very unusual for Americans visiting
Disney to consider the feasibility of a
terror attack or a suicide bombing, I
would be surprised if most visiting Israelis
did not have the thought flash through
their minds.
Over 20 million people visited the
Magic Kingdom last year. Cursory bag
checks have been instated at the park
entrance. It is reasonable to assume that
this checkpoint instills in most guests the

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We all want to feel secure,
but it is more important to
actually be secure.

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no one is allowed to wear a mask (unless
they are a small child).
I am curious to know what the Disney
procedure would be for a visitor wearing
a burqa. This version of Islamic dress for
women is worn in many places around
the world. It is a complete covering where
even the eyes are not visible. What is
the difference between a burqa and the
prohibited masks? It is next to impossible
to demand the burqa be removed. Would
the Disney security take aside visitors
dressed in this manner and check them
in a private room? It is very easy to hide
anything under a burqa…
What Makes Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion
Airport Different?
Israel’s Ben Gurion airport is world
renowned for its safety. Security experts
study the Ben Gurion model and yet it is
not implemented elsewhere. Why?
The Israeli security model is
diametrically opposed to the one
employed everywhere else.
While the rest of the world relies on
technological solutions for safety, Israel
relies first on people who are backed up
with technological tools. While the rest
of the world begins security measures
after the check-in point, Israel’s airport
security begins before travelers set foot in
the airport.
Machines that scan bags and people,
stripping to have articles of clothing
scanned and hysteria about nail files and
bottles of water may give the impression
of security. Feelings are nice, but what
about facts?
While Israel has cutting-
edge technology available to
enhance security, the first line of
security consists of well-trained,
experienced people. It is the ability to
recognize someone who is behaving
suspiciously that makes the difference.
It then becomes possible to further
investigate that specific person, define
impression of security, but we must ask
ourselves, is this a true reflection of reality?
Entrance to the park does not begin at
the checkpoint, it begins in the parking
lot. Visitors leave their cars and join a
stream of people walking to a boat or the
monorail that serve as transportation to
the park entrance. At that point, bags
are checked and every so often someone
is selected for a random screening via a
metal detector. Supposedly this procedure
ensures visitor safety.
No one seems to have considered
that the process of transporting guests
via boat or monorail necessarily creates
large crowds of people waiting to board
their selected form of transportation.
Hundreds of visitors gather together at
one time, multiple times a day. It would
be the simplest place in the world for a
suicide bomber to blow him- or herself
up. Park the car, walk into the crowd
with everyone else and… kablooey.
Dozens of people would die, many
more would be injured, the Disney
reputation would be forever damaged,
and the American economy would take
a major hit.
Easy.
The security model at Disney is
very similar to the security model
implemented at most airports around
the world. It is not necessary to actually
enter the Disney park in order to execute
a devastating attack on its visitors and
cause irreparable damage to an iconic
symbol of America.
FEELING SAFE AND
BEING SAFE ARE
TWO VERY DIFFERENT
THINGS.
Prior to entering the Disney parks,
there is an announcement to visitors
explaining what is not allowed within the
park. One of the things mentioned is that

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their threat level, and when needed,
remove the threat.
It is not necessary to treat everyone like
criminals in order to keep the public safe.
It is not technology that makes a
person dangerous or assures detection of
a danger. The 9/11 hijackers used box
cutters, not high-powered rifles. The
problem was not their weapons but the
unprepared flight crew who did not have
the knowledge, training, or skills to deal
with the threat. That and the civilians
who sat quietly while they were being
hijacked… It wasn’t technology that
prevented Flight 93 from being used to
crash in to another building and wreak
more terror on America. It was people. It
was Todd Beamer and the men with him
who, with no weapons, decided to storm
the cockpit and take down the terrorists.
Where there is a will, there is a way, and
frankly the terrorists have a lot more will
than the minimum wage, (often) poorly
educated, low interest employees working
in airport security around the world.
To oversimplify, while airport security
around the world strives to detect “ways”
that passengers can be hurt, things that
can be used as weapons and bombs,
Israeli security detects people who have
the will to commit acts of terrorism.
But this means profiling is racist… right?
Wrong.
Profiling is the extrapolation of
information about something, based
on known qualities. When applied to
security, this means detecting people
who may pose a threat, based on
known behaviors and tendencies of
people who have, in the past, been
dangerous to the public. This is called
learning from experience.
When someone behaving suspiciously
is detected, they can then be taken
aside, further questioned, and
inspected. This allows security to focus
in-depth on the few who could be a
problem, without creating a burden on
those who are not.
The profile of a potential terrorist is
complicated. Some of its elements I am
familiar with, more I am not. (Similarly,
many Israeli security measures are
seen while others remain unseen.) It
is worth pointing out that potential
terrorists are not necessarily Arabs or
Muslims. Most Arabs and Muslims
will move freely through Ben Gurion
airport without undergoing in-depth
security checks, because they are law-
abiding citizens who pose no threat.
Potentially dangerous people do not
necessarily have any religious or ethnic
ties to Islam. They can even be innocent
people who, because of their naiveté
became, unbeknownst to them, carriers
of bombs set to explode at later time
(for example, mid-flight).
Elsewhere, so as not to appear “racist,”
people are chosen for random additional
security checks. In a world terrified
of offending, it is considered better to
subject everyone to offensive, intrusive
and cumbersome inspections than to
actually identify potential dangers. It is
better to focus on giving the feeling of
security than being actually secure.
Israeli experts investigate all the
airports where flights depart to Tel Aviv
and analyze their security measures.
Think about that–Israeli airport security
does not begin just at the checkpoint
everyone passes driving in to Ben Gurion:
it begins at the foreign airports where
there are flights destined for Tel Aviv.
This included warning Belgian authorities
that the security measures in the Brussels
airport were inadequate.
The general public does not see most
of the measures taken to keep travelers
to and from Israel safe. The emphasis
is on actual security, not the illusion
or feeling of security. The emphasis
is on detecting potential threats, on

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the people with the desire to commit
attacks, rather than finding all the
possible methods of committing an
attack. People before technology.
This takes us back to Orlando and a
gut wrenching question that must be
asked: how is it possible that so many
people in the Pulse club just lay down
to die?
The concept of security is a life and
death issue. What provides security?
Technology or people? Laws or
individuals? There will always be a way
to get around technology. People who
want to commit acts of terrorism will
not be bothered by the restrictions of
the law. Who provides security? The
“authorities” or the people? Waiting for
the “authorities” to come and save them
Ben Gurion Airport, also referred to by its Hebrew acronym Natbag, is Israel's main
international airport, handling over 13.1 million passengers in 2012. It is one of two airports
serving the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area, the other being Sde Dov Airport, which provides
primarily domestic flights. Ben Gurion International Airport serves as an international
gateway to not only the Tel Aviv and Jerusalem metropolitan areas but to the majority of
Israel. The airport serves as a hub for El Al, Israir Airlines and Arkia Israel Airlines.
Photo by: Jorge Láscar from Australia
Ben Gurion International Airport runways and terminal. Photo by: My another account

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killed 49 people at the Pulse. On the
other hand, the club bouncer, Imran
Yousuf, a 24-year-old Hindu and former
Marine, did not wait for rescue. Instead
he rescued not only himself but also some
50 or 60, possibly 70 additional people.
There is a big difference between
feeling secure and being secure. The
Israeli model focuses on actual security
over the feeling of security, focusing
always on people over technology. The
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Forest Rain was born in Detroit and
immigrated with her family to Israel at
the age of thirteen. She served in the IDF
Northern Command as an Ordnance
Corps Personnel Coordination Sgt. After
her service, Forest Rain co-developed
and co-directed a project to aid victims
of terrorism and war. These activities
gave her extensive first-hand experience
with the emotional and psychological
processes of civilians, soldiers and their
families, wounded and/or bereaved
and traumatized by terrorism and war
(grief, guilt, PTSD, etc.). Forest Rain
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