after the terror attacks in Nice a father of three came and see me and he
father of three came and see me and he
father of three came and see me and he said Sasha you’ve been in the military
said Sasha you’ve been in the military
said Sasha you’ve been in the military and in security for over twenty years
and in security for over twenty years
and in security for over twenty years and you’ve been to war-torn countries
and you’ve been to war-torn countries
and you’ve been to war-torn countries and you had to deal with terrorists and
and you had to deal with terrorists and
and you had to deal with terrorists and criminals but what can I do to protect
criminals but what can I do to protect
criminals but what can I do to protect my family in this situation today this
my family in this situation today this
my family in this situation today this is a question everyone wants to have an
is a question everyone wants to have an
is a question everyone wants to have an answer to what can I do to protect my
answer to what can I do to protect my
answer to what can I do to protect my family when we listen to some of these
family when we listen to some of these
family when we listen to some of these terror groups inciting their followers
terror groups inciting their followers
terror groups inciting their followers to hunt the Kufa the unbeliever and to
to hunt the Kufa the unbeliever and to
to hunt the Kufa the unbeliever and to hunt them and to find them and to kill
hunt them and to find them and to kill
hunt them and to find them and to kill them and no matter what way is possible
them and no matter what way is possible
them and no matter what way is possible for them and it doesn’t matter if they
for them and it doesn’t matter if they
for them and it doesn’t matter if they are newcomer terrorists or a
are newcomer terrorists or a
are newcomer terrorists or a professional they should use what comes
professional they should use what comes
professional they should use what comes at hand they should use a rock a truck a
at hand they should use a rock a truck a
at hand they should use a rock a truck a car a knife poisoned them or simply set
car a knife poisoned them or simply set
car a knife poisoned them or simply set a wildfire then we need to ask ourselves
a wildfire then we need to ask ourselves
a wildfire then we need to ask ourselves the question is our security posture and
the question is our security posture and
the question is our security posture and the method we apply to counter this
the method we apply to counter this
the method we apply to counter this threat adopted and sufficient and when
threat adopted and sufficient and when
threat adopted and sufficient and when we get told or hear 100% security does
we get told or hear 100% security does
we get told or hear 100% security does not exist is that just an excuse for the
not exist is that just an excuse for the
not exist is that just an excuse for the next incident to happen but that Kabul
next incident to happen but that Kabul
next incident to happen but that Kabul Kirkuk masuleh Mogadishu are also far
Kirkuk masuleh Mogadishu are also far
Kirkuk masuleh Mogadishu are also far away and not our problem because we are
away and not our problem because we are
away and not our problem because we are neutral but how about New York
neutral but how about New York
neutral but how about New York Barcelona Berlin Manchester London Paris
Barcelona Berlin Manchester London Paris
Barcelona Berlin Manchester London Paris Marseille or nice are these close enough
Marseille or nice are these close enough
Marseille or nice are these close enough for you
listening to these problems and hearing
listening to these problems and hearing what these people want to achieve we
what these people want to achieve we
what these people want to achieve we need to ask ourselves the question its
need to ask ourselves the question its
need to ask ourselves the question its 1061 attacks enough to change it we had
1061 attacks enough to change it we had
1061 attacks enough to change it we had six thousand seven hundred and
six thousand seven hundred and
six thousand seven hundred and thirty-four fatalities in 2017 alone due
thirty-four fatalities in 2017 alone due
thirty-four fatalities in 2017 alone due to terrorism that’s thirty thousand
to terrorism that’s thirty thousand
to terrorism that’s thirty thousand attacks since 9/11 and that makes it an
attacks since 9/11 and that makes it an
attacks since 9/11 and that makes it an average six attacks per day knowing this
average six attacks per day knowing this
average six attacks per day knowing this and understanding what these people want
and understanding what these people want
and understanding what these people want to achieve we need to be prepared
to achieve we need to be prepared
to achieve we need to be prepared how about unspoken trifling and those
how about unspoken trifling and those
how about unspoken trifling and those two little towns in Franconia Bavaria
two little towns in Franconia Bavaria
two little towns in Franconia Bavaria which most of you don’t know but where I
which most of you don’t know but where I
which most of you don’t know but where I went to school and learned how to swim
went to school and learned how to swim
went to school and learned how to swim people ask what happened in anspach well
people ask what happened in anspach well
people ask what happened in anspach well a guy blew himself up in front of a
a guy blew himself up in front of a
a guy blew himself up in front of a concert hall last summer one my parents
concert hall last summer one my parents
concert hall last summer one my parents and friends visited often luckily he was
and friends visited often luckily he was
and friends visited often luckily he was the only one who got killed that day was
the only one who got killed that day was
the only one who got killed that day was it a failed attack no it wasn’t because
it a failed attack no it wasn’t because
it a failed attack no it wasn’t because we had 15 non fatally injured and many
we had 15 non fatally injured and many
we had 15 non fatally injured and many others who have to live with trauma for
others who have to live with trauma for
others who have to live with trauma for the rest of their lives understanding
the rest of their lives understanding
the rest of their lives understanding this and hearing what these people want
this and hearing what these people want
this and hearing what these people want to achieve you need to be prepared we
to achieve you need to be prepared we
to achieve you need to be prepared we all need to be prepared because
all need to be prepared because
all need to be prepared because surprises improvising and no clear plan
surprises improvising and no clear plan
surprises improvising and no clear plan are three perfect ingredients for a
are three perfect ingredients for a
are three perfect ingredients for a disaster and certainly not a solution
disaster and certainly not a solution
disaster and certainly not a solution against terrorism what also doesn’t help
against terrorism what also doesn’t help
against terrorism what also doesn’t help is we’ve always done it this way this
is we’ve always done it this way this
is we’ve always done it this way this has worked for years we change nothing
has worked for years we change nothing
has worked for years we change nothing in fact we should change everything we
in fact we should change everything we
in fact we should change everything we have to change everything
in today’s world we are more and more
in today’s world we are more and more connected but we don’t communicate and
connected but we don’t communicate and
connected but we don’t communicate and the more tools we get to communicate the
the more tools we get to communicate the
the more tools we get to communicate the lesser we do it we are worried to get as
lesser we do it we are worried to get as
lesser we do it we are worried to get as many clicks and likes on our social
many clicks and likes on our social
many clicks and likes on our social media but we don’t know who lives in the
media but we don’t know who lives in the
media but we don’t know who lives in the house next door or in the apartment down
house next door or in the apartment down
house next door or in the apartment down the hallway we will now have the latest
the hallway we will now have the latest
the hallway we will now have the latest news and our smartphones but we don’t
news and our smartphones but we don’t
news and our smartphones but we don’t analyze the news we just take them for
analyze the news we just take them for
analyze the news we just take them for granted and continue I read it it must
granted and continue I read it it must
granted and continue I read it it must be true we are worried about the unknown
be true we are worried about the unknown
be true we are worried about the unknown terrorists from far away but we don’t
terrorists from far away but we don’t
terrorists from far away but we don’t look in front of us where our real
look in front of us where our real
look in front of us where our real security holes are in our everyday life
security holes are in our everyday life
security holes are in our everyday life have you asked yourself the question if
have you asked yourself the question if
have you asked yourself the question if the security to your home your office
the security to your home your office
the security to your home your office the school or the kindergarden is
the school or the kindergarden is
the school or the kindergarden is actually adapted efficient and
actually adapted efficient and
actually adapted efficient and sufficient and what do you do when you
sufficient and what do you do when you
sufficient and what do you do when you think they are not do you inform others
think they are not do you inform others
think they are not do you inform others and do you follow up on it or is this
and do you follow up on it or is this
and do you follow up on it or is this someone else’s job ignoring problems and
someone else’s job ignoring problems and
someone else’s job ignoring problems and not listening to your common sense and
not listening to your common sense and
not listening to your common sense and the gut feeling can cost you your life
the gut feeling can cost you your life
the gut feeling can cost you your life the life of your family and that of
the life of your family and that of
the life of your family and that of others very quickly and I can tell you
others very quickly and I can tell you
others very quickly and I can tell you about this because we have to deal with
about this because we have to deal with
about this because we have to deal with this every day of the week in 2004 I was
this every day of the week in 2004 I was
this every day of the week in 2004 I was in Baghdad I was sitting in an armored
in Baghdad I was sitting in an armored
in Baghdad I was sitting in an armored car
car
car and not very confident about the driving
and not very confident about the driving
and not very confident about the driving ability of my security driver blasting
ability of my security driver blasting
ability of my security driver blasting down the empty roads and I was sitting
down the empty roads and I was sitting
down the empty roads and I was sitting in the back of that car
in the back of that car
in the back of that car my rifle across my legs and one mission
my rifle across my legs and one mission
my rifle across my legs and one mission boxes by my feet and I said nothing why
boxes by my feet and I said nothing why
boxes by my feet and I said nothing why out of pride thinking it’s gonna be okay
out of pride thinking it’s gonna be okay
out of pride thinking it’s gonna be okay or out of stupidity or out of luck in
or out of stupidity or out of luck in
or out of stupidity or out of luck in reading and trusting my gut feeling we
reading and trusting my gut feeling we
reading and trusting my gut feeling we hit the sidewalk with high speed I was
hit the sidewalk with high speed I was
hit the sidewalk with high speed I was thinking this is not going to end very
thinking this is not going to end very
thinking this is not going to end very well and when we rolled over and we hit
well and when we rolled over and we hit
well and when we rolled over and we hit the roof I squeezed in one foot on each
the roof I squeezed in one foot on each
the roof I squeezed in one foot on each ammunition box I certainly got the
ammunition box I certainly got the
ammunition box I certainly got the message you saw this coming and you did
message you saw this coming and you did
message you saw this coming and you did not listen to yourself and you did not
not listen to yourself and you did not
not listen to yourself and you did not listen to your gut feeling another time
listen to your gut feeling another time
listen to your gut feeling another time I was with my team on the way from the
I was with my team on the way from the
I was with my team on the way from the Baghdad Airport from the Green Zone to
Baghdad Airport from the Green Zone to
Baghdad Airport from the Green Zone to the Baghdad Airport and that was a road
the Baghdad Airport and that was a road
the Baghdad Airport and that was a road we called highway to hell
we called highway to hell
we called highway to hell eight kilometers of road because of the
eight kilometers of road because of the
eight kilometers of road because of the mayhem that occurred there every day and
mayhem that occurred there every day and
mayhem that occurred there every day and we did this run often but this time was
we did this run often but this time was
we did this run often but this time was different and so I decided to put the
different and so I decided to put the
different and so I decided to put the convoy on the side of the road to
convoy on the side of the road to
convoy on the side of the road to control everything and everyone again
control everything and everyone again
control everything and everyone again that we couldn’t find anything that was
that we couldn’t find anything that was
that we couldn’t find anything that was wrong so we just took a simple moment
wrong so we just took a simple moment
wrong so we just took a simple moment for no reason and then we continued as
for no reason and then we continued as
for no reason and then we continued as we left the Green Zone there was a
we left the Green Zone there was a
we left the Green Zone there was a massive explosion to our right less than
massive explosion to our right less than
massive explosion to our right less than a hundred meters away it was a car bomb
did our gut feeling save us that day or
did our gut feeling save us that day or was a pure coincidence that we missed
was a pure coincidence that we missed
was a pure coincidence that we missed the suicide bomber
another day I was looking for a fast and
another day I was looking for a fast and safe solution to get my team in and out
safe solution to get my team in and out
safe solution to get my team in and out of tikrit because traveling by car to
of tikrit because traveling by car to
of tikrit because traveling by car to the north or the south was always very
the north or the south was always very
the north or the south was always very complicated and sometimes a very
complicated and sometimes a very
complicated and sometimes a very dangerous activity so we found this
dangerous activity so we found this
dangerous activity so we found this logistics company doing a few flights a
logistics company doing a few flights a
logistics company doing a few flights a week and we test ride the company but
week and we test ride the company but
week and we test ride the company but one day my friend and colleague came and
one day my friend and colleague came and
one day my friend and colleague came and see me and he said Sasha I’m not very
see me and he said Sasha I’m not very
see me and he said Sasha I’m not very confident about our means of transport
confident about our means of transport
confident about our means of transport and as he said that I had a flashback to
and as he said that I had a flashback to
and as he said that I had a flashback to the moment I was taking that flight the
the moment I was taking that flight the
the moment I was taking that flight the last time and this moment is engraved
last time and this moment is engraved
last time and this moment is engraved into my brain upon today I’m standing on
into my brain upon today I’m standing on
into my brain upon today I’m standing on the tarmac it’s 45 degrees I’m walking
the tarmac it’s 45 degrees I’m walking
the tarmac it’s 45 degrees I’m walking towards this airplane lots of noise
towards this airplane lots of noise
towards this airplane lots of noise engine running kerosene smell the
engine running kerosene smell the
engine running kerosene smell the Pirates scream something at me I can’t
Pirates scream something at me I can’t
Pirates scream something at me I can’t remember what it was but I could smell
remember what it was but I could smell
remember what it was but I could smell the what kind is breath from two meters
the what kind is breath from two meters
the what kind is breath from two meters away
away
away I remember the 120 kilogram two meter
I remember the 120 kilogram two meter
I remember the 120 kilogram two meter tall male air hostess screaming at
tall male air hostess screaming at
tall male air hostess screaming at passengers sit the fuck down
so as my colleague and I agreed that we
so as my colleague and I agreed that we had our doubts on our means of transport
had our doubts on our means of transport
had our doubts on our means of transport we no longer used this airline only one
we no longer used this airline only one
we no longer used this airline only one week later the airplane crashed in
week later the airplane crashed in
week later the airplane crashed in ballade airbase and had one survivor our
ballade airbase and had one survivor our
ballade airbase and had one survivor our gut feeling all of us have it and not
gut feeling all of us have it and not
gut feeling all of us have it and not many of us trusted and use it when our
many of us trusted and use it when our
many of us trusted and use it when our sixth sense is trying to tell us
sixth sense is trying to tell us
sixth sense is trying to tell us something our brain has not even
something our brain has not even
something our brain has not even realized on what’s going on around us
realized on what’s going on around us
realized on what’s going on around us and what I want you to use from this gut
and what I want you to use from this gut
and what I want you to use from this gut feeling it’s the alarm bells it puts
feeling it’s the alarm bells it puts
feeling it’s the alarm bells it puts available for you those silent but vital
available for you those silent but vital
available for you those silent but vital alarm
alarm
alarm else that are ringing in your head when
else that are ringing in your head when
else that are ringing in your head when immediate danger is near we all had this
immediate danger is near we all had this
immediate danger is near we all had this feeling when we walk home at night and
feeling when we walk home at night and
feeling when we walk home at night and suddenly we get scared for no reason
suddenly we get scared for no reason
suddenly we get scared for no reason we get shivers are we standing in a
we get shivers are we standing in a
we get shivers are we standing in a square with a big crowd and we start to
square with a big crowd and we start to
square with a big crowd and we start to sweat or we have a real bad feeling in
sweat or we have a real bad feeling in
sweat or we have a real bad feeling in our stomach then the adrenaline hits
our stomach then the adrenaline hits
our stomach then the adrenaline hits your body and you need to use this
your body and you need to use this
your body and you need to use this adrenaline wisely because it can freeze
adrenaline wisely because it can freeze
adrenaline wisely because it can freeze you but it also can give you superpowers
and when you have such a feeling it
and when you have such a feeling it feels like you can see and hear so much
feels like you can see and hear so much
feels like you can see and hear so much better it’s like you can see this bumble
better it’s like you can see this bumble
better it’s like you can see this bumble bee flying in front of you in slow
bee flying in front of you in slow
bee flying in front of you in slow motion and you can hear and see each
motion and you can hear and see each
motion and you can hear and see each stroke of its wings it’s like when I
stroke of its wings it’s like when I
stroke of its wings it’s like when I walk to this airplane and I could smell
walk to this airplane and I could smell
walk to this airplane and I could smell the vodka from two meters away then you
the vodka from two meters away then you
the vodka from two meters away then you need to analyze the situation around you
need to analyze the situation around you
need to analyze the situation around you why am I feeling this way it’s there
why am I feeling this way it’s there
why am I feeling this way it’s there something or someone that doesn’t fit
something or someone that doesn’t fit
something or someone that doesn’t fit into the scenery into the environment or
into the scenery into the environment or
into the scenery into the environment or into this time and if you see something
into this time and if you see something
into this time and if you see something that is wrong you need to alert others
that is wrong you need to alert others
that is wrong you need to alert others around you you need to alert the police
and if you cannot identify anything in
and if you cannot identify anything in this particular moment stop take a
this particular moment stop take a
this particular moment stop take a moment don’t think you’re crazy because
moment don’t think you’re crazy because
moment don’t think you’re crazy because you will learn and trust your gut
you will learn and trust your gut
you will learn and trust your gut feeling over time and what I said to the
feeling over time and what I said to the
feeling over time and what I said to the father of three after the incidents in
father of three after the incidents in
father of three after the incidents in Nice was if you really want to protect
Nice was if you really want to protect
Nice was if you really want to protect your family
your family
your family be aware don’t live with your head in
be aware don’t live with your head in
be aware don’t live with your head in your smartphone live in the real world
your smartphone live in the real world
your smartphone live in the real world and not in the virtual
be informed and care and inform yourself
be informed and care and inform yourself about the security procedures around you
about the security procedures around you
about the security procedures around you at your school at your office at the
at your school at your office at the
at your school at your office at the kindergarden and places you send your
kindergarden and places you send your
kindergarden and places you send your children to because nobody else will do
children to because nobody else will do
children to because nobody else will do that for you and become part of it
because you can be the one that changes
because you can be the one that changes everything
everything
everything we all deserve to live in security and
we all deserve to live in security and
we all deserve to live in security and we work together then we stand a chance
we work together then we stand a chance
we work together then we stand a chance against terrorism thank you
against terrorism thank you
against terrorism thank you [Applause]
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