Terrorists don't need to go to Paris to kill given the increasing number of Europeans and Americans on vacation in places like the Sinai and Thailand. For the first time in Europe, destination airports became as fundamental to profitable airline operations as major city airports. When Lawrence of Arabia (Peter O’Toole) raises his sword and cries “Akaba!” in the David Lean movie he’s initiating a brilliant tactical victory. The Turkish-controlled port of Akaba lies defenseless from an attack from the land, rather than the sea. With the capture of Akaba, Lawrence (real and fictive) commanded one of the most pristine and exquisite stretches of water in the world, the Gulf of Akaba, a...
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