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DEC 2020 Part A.Pdf 1 HZS C2BRNE DIARY – December 2020 www.cbrne-terrorism-newsletter.com 2 HZS C2BRNE DIARY – December 2020 HZS C2BRNE DIARY– 2020© December 2020 Website: www.cbrne-terrorism-newsletter.com Editor-in-Chief BrigGEN (ret.) Ioannis Galatas MD, MSc, MC (Army) PhD cand Consultant in Allergy & Clinical Immunology Medical/Hospital CBRNE Planner & Instructor Senior Asymmetric Threats Analyst Manager, CBRN Knowledge Center @ International CBRNE Institute (BE) Senior CBRN Consultant @ HotZone Solutions Group (NL) Athens, Greece Contact e-mail: [email protected] Editorial Team ⚫ Bellanca Giada, MD, MSc (Italy) ⚫ Hopmeier Michael, BSc/MSc MechEngin (USA) ⚫ Kiourktsoglou George, BSc, Dipl, MSc, MBA, PhD (UK) ⚫ Photiou Steve, MD, MSc EmDisaster (Italy) ⚫ Tarlow Peter, PhD Sociol (USA) A publication of HotZone Solutions Group Prinsessegracht 6, 2514 AN, The Hague, The Netherlands T: +31 70 262 97 04, F: +31 (0) 87 784 68 26 E-mail: [email protected] DISCLAIMER: The HZS C2BRNE DIARY® (former CBRNE-Terrorism Newsletter), is a free online publication for the fellow civilian/military CBRNE First Responders worldwide. The Diary is a collection of papers/articles related to the stated thematology. Relevant sources/authors are included and all info provided herein is from open Internet sources. Opinions and comments from the Editor, the Editorial Team or the authors publishing in the Diary do not necessarily represent those of the HotZone Solutions Group (NL) or the International CBRNE Institute (BE). www.cbrne-terrorism-newsletter.com 3 HZS C2BRNE DIARY – December 2020 www.cbrne-terrorism-newsletter.com 4 HZS C2BRNE DIARY – December 2020 Editorial Brig Gen (ret.) Ioannis Galatas, MD, MSc, MC (Army) Editor-in-Chief HZS C2BRNE Diary Dear Colleagues, The big December issue are the Covid-19 vaccines that were produced in record time using traditional and new technologies. But despite the fact that they were highly anticipated people are not very enthusiastic about them for a variety of reasons. Almost daily we learn bits and pieces about how they work and the adverse reactions they cause. The fanny thing is that now experts say that if we experience adverse effects it means that the vaccine is working! History have taught us that the biggest lies usually come out from experts mouths. Many times in my medical career I had discussions with my patients about things they heard from previous physicians and they pretend they understood because they did not want to look rediculous or stupid. I used to say to them “why do not you try to understand what your doctor is saying just by using your own logic?” Because medicine and logic are walkign in parallel. When your doctor says “it is nothing!” referring to the problems you mentioned then you should reply “great! I am glad that you have the same problems and it is OK!” It is a very often phenomenon doctors to use scientific language when discussing things with their patients but this does not make them great doctors if the patient is not in the same frequency. The later generates medical anecdotes like insertinc the broncodilation inhaler insite the nostril or trying to sallow the big pill that happens to be a suppository! In that respect, saying that mRNA vaccines enter the cell and stay in the protoplasm without invading the nucleus means nothing to the person to be vaccinated fearing of future mutations and other genetic alterations. They now speak about allergies, about pregnant women, etc. because they have not done what the usual protocols require. Many similar restrictions will follow and of course the coming 6 months will reveal all we need to know about the safety of the new vaccines (especially those based on mRNA technique). So,, without being an antivaxxer, I would say that it is wise to wait until Summer2021 – unless you are forced to be vaccinated in order to keep your work or be able to travel abroad. In the meantime, other issues are equally important – e.g. the transportation line required for certain “ice cream vaccines”; the priority and reasoning regarding those to be vaccinated; if more than one vaccine purchased by the government who is getting which vaccine and why – why should I get the one with 70% efficiency while my neighbor who is in the military get the one with 95% efficacy? Why I cannot buy the expensive one? Why focus only on the “Fantastic Three”? Why not on Sputnik V or Sinopharm? Or even worse, why I will not be inform the company provided the vaccine by name instead of an anonymous vaccine? All the above and many more are confusing people and weakens citizens trust to their governors. Cybercrime is in the front line attacking all assets from production in the lab all the way to safe transportation of vaccines – EMA was recently attacked and Pfizer data files were illegaly accessed. A situation supporting my own proposal to advocate a new variation of the term CBRNe that is C2BRNe (one “C” for CWAs and a second “C” for Cyber). For decades and generations there was the impression that the country who has nuclear weapons is military supperior to any other on this planet mainly because US atomic bombs defeated the Japanese Empire and ended the 2nd World War. It seems that time is a big changer and currently, nuclear weapons do not really scare opponents. Take for example the case of Turkish behavior. They are fooling Americans with actions (S-400 systems) opposite to alliances and Western organizations (e.g., NATO). United States is a nuclear power – the new Biden administration is willing to make certain concessions (to the detriment of Greece) in order to keep Turkey in their sphere of influence despite (?) the recent CAATSA sunctions Predident Trump decided. The President of Turkey is using insulting provocative language against France, French values, President Sarkozi himself, and French Navy trying to inspect a civilian Turkish ship traveling to Libya with a suspicious cargo. France is a nuclear power and member of the EU. Turkey is willing to relocate and train (MIT?) troops from Syria or Azerbaijan to Kashmir in support of their brother-nation Pakistan that is a nuclear power. But India is a nuclear power as well. Turkey won the war for Azerbaijan against Armenia supported (in paper) from Russia. Russia is a nuclear power..What happened to Turkey? Nothing! Absolutely nothing! (at least so far). In addition, EU member states like Germany and Spain will deliver Type 214 TN submarines and (Anadolu) air carrier respectively to Turkey because businesses are above solidarity while there always the member states that www.cbrne-terrorism-newsletter.com 5 HZS C2BRNE DIARY – December 2020 prefer neutrality as if nothing is affecting their European bubble (read recent decision of the Dec 9-10 meeting of heads of states – they decided to take sunctions after meeting with the new US President due to lack of certain anatomical components to take own decisions). Perhaps now it is the right time to explore new friends and new alliances – e.g., India, since our traditional friends are too busy with their pockets and yoga! Christmas festivities are in the next corner and I only hope that until the day I will upload the December issue no terrorist incident will take place in Europe. On the other hand, terrorists always take into consideration the behavior of their targets and now is the right time for them taking advantage of the temporary return to normal after the second lockdown applied in many countries. Mass gatherings like those observed outside Harrord’s in London are ideal for a suicide bomber, a lorry ramming or coordinated knife attacks. But people who are not afraid a deadly virus will surely will not be afraid a terrorist because life is short and celebrations cannot be delayed until next year. I honestly believe that we have to update our emergency response plans and add the word “party” that is indicative of the mental condition of those we are trying to save or support. Perhaps this is the revenge of the populace that was never seriously included in our emergency planning for natural or man-made disasters. I was about to use a big X in the cover of the Diary referring to the Year 2020 but Time magazine was faster than me! Nevertheless, although it is reasonable to forget this catastrophic year, I think that a strong message to all first responders around the globe is coming out loud: “the unexpected always happens!” So, be prepared and stay safe and logic as possible! In addition, keep an open eye for the presence of a monolith in your country (appeared already in the US, Russia, Colombia, UK, The Netherlands, Romania, Spain, and Finland)! Last but not least, I would like to thank the colleagues that communicated with us and their polite supportive messages that give us the drive needed to continue our efforts for a more effective dissemination of knowledge to those in the front-line. Happy New Year to all CBRNE/CT first responders, their families and loved ones and let us all believe that Year 2021 will be a better year! The Editor-in-Chief www.cbrne-terrorism-newsletter.com 6 HZS C2BRNE DIARY – December 2020 Al-Qaeda chief Al-Zawahiri is dead Source: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/746989-al-qaeda-chief-al-zawahiri-is-dead Nov 21 – Al-Qaeda chief and Egyptian national Ayman Al-Zawahiri has died in Afghanistan from natural causes, Arab media reported on Friday. The news reports came a few days after social media carried speculation that the Al-Qaeda chief had passed away. Zawahiri was last seen in a video message that was released by the militant group on the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the US.
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