Fuel on the Fire: Information as a Weapon

Karl Stoltz

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Introduction

On December 7, 1941, the United States was thrust into the Second World War when Imperial Japan launched a surprise attack against Pearl Harbor. While there were already warning signs of Japanese aggression, the surprise assault still caught America sleeping.

Similarly, on September 11, 2001, the United States suffered the deadliest single-day series of terrorist attacks in history, as al-Qaeda agents used commercial airplanes as weapons to destroy the World Trade Center in New York City and severely damage the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Again, there were warning signs of increased al-Qaeda activity, but few anticipated such a massive attack on our national landmarks.

It is hard to determine when exactly the third surprise attack that caught America sleeping actually started, because it did not begin with a bang, but a whisper. That third assault is still underway today, though as yet few are aware that it exists.