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July 23, 2006

Guest Blogger: Moshe Maeir "ICQ, Internet & the War in Gaza"

This may be the first internet enabled war...

What does that mean? Well how can I describe chatting on ICQ with my son in an armored troop carrier under fire in Gaza??

AY, besides being a sharpshooter is a driver of a ATC, so when he isn't driving he is mostly free. From time to time he will send me philosphical musings on different subjects. In turn I described what it was like during my army service in the same area of Gaza, with one difference - we used to stand in line at a pay phone to call home....

As a VoIP provider, it makes me wonder - how does IM and the Internet affect the morale of the soldiers and their families? Does it make it harder for them? Improves their motivation? What does this do to military security? Are there any soldiers Voiping from their PDAs?

A son of a friend is in the tanks fighting in Lebanon. 6 soldiers were killed around him in the last 2 days. What does a mother do - who hears about the fighting - calls her son in the tank and he doesn't answer? Probably he is busy doing his job, but she of course imagines the worst...

Where will all these instant communications take us??

With wishes for a safe and quiet week from from Israel!


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Posted by: Aswath at October 19, 2006 05:52 PM

Amen on that wish.

There is a distinct possibility that instant communication can indeed lead to peace. NYT had a story about bloggers closing the chasam. I hope that one day soon Jeff can nominate "Internet" (not just Skype) for Nobel Peace Prize.

(http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/23/world/middleeast/23blog.html)

Posted by: Aswath at July 23, 2006 11:34 AM