It was an unprecedented attack in Lebanon. Yes, someone possibly rigged pagers* and those pagers were used in the open world! In the end, when those pagers blew up, people died and many were injured.
Good People, I have been thinking about the bravado of that tactic without the political element of it. If warfare could go into that level, is America safe? Is Nigeria safe? Is the world safe? Yes, China makes most of the electronics we use around the world, and is at frictions with the Western world.
Think about it: if they know they will go after Taiwan in 2 years and decide to “soup” TVs, phones, pagers, etc they sell to the world with a timer for those devices to blow up, is that legal? I mean that is a natural rapture as the world will fold.
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I am stunned – truly stunned on what is happening in this amazing world. Is your phone safe? Is your reading light safe? Is your wristwatch safe? In the past, they used to blow such in controlled cells, but not like in an open market! I hope the United Nations will call everyone to order because a world without a rule will be gone!
An African axiom reminds us that “no one sells poison in the open market”, implying that even the bad people do not go to the market distributing poisons. We must tighten a global rule of engagement! Blowing pagers in the way done in Lebanon does not advance our shared global values. It sets a precedent which could destroy the future of our planet.
*and walkie talkies
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