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Levels of Protection and the
Cessation of Protection
In a free and open society, we simply cannot protect every person
against every risk at every moment in every place. There is no
perfect security … in order to protect our country and defend our
freedoms; we must continue to focus our resources on the areas
that pose the greatest risk.
Michael Chertoff (February 14, 2006)
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security
On Monday, July 19, 2010, at around 5:20 a.m. in Athens, Greece, there
was a knock on the door at the home of Sokratis Giolias, a well-known
local journalist. Despite the early hour, Giolias opened the door after
three men in uniform informed him that his car had been stolen. As the
door opened, the three men armed wi