The body is extremely important to me, because it is a planet. For instance, if you compare Earth and an astronomer, you will see that the man is a planet. Paul Virilio More Quotes by Paul Virilio More Quotes From Paul Virilio Newshounds are people with mini-video cameras, people who are continually taking pictures in the street and sending the tapes in to CNN. These Newshounds are a sort of pack of wolves, continually looking for quarry, but quarry in the form of images. Paul Virilio cnn cameras people I am very interested in and that is what Sun Tzu in his ancient Chinese text calls The Art of War. Paul Virilio chinese war art The automation of warfare has, then, come a long way since the Persian Gulf War of 1991. Paul Virilio automation war long Today, the army only occupies the territory once the war is over. Paul Virilio territory army war The research on vision machines was mainly conducted at the Stanford Research Institute in the US. So, we can say that the events that took place in the Kosovo War were a total confirmation of the thesis of The Vision Machine. Paul Virilio vision events war The development and deployment of drones and Cruise missiles involves the continuing development of the vision machine. Research on Cruise missiles is intrinsically linked to the development of vision machines. The aim, of course, is not only to give vision to a machine but, as in the case of the Cruise missiles that were aimed at Leningrad and Moscow, also to enable a machine to deploy radar readings and pre-programmed maps as it follows its course towards its target. Paul Virilio deployment reading giving There is, then, a link between the logistics of perception, the wars in Lebanon and the Gulf as well as with CNN and the Pentagon. Paul Virilio cnn perception war For me, Sun Tzu's statement that military force is based upon deception is an extraordinary statement. Paul Virilio deception military sun Despite the economic disaster that is Russia, there are still air shows taking place in the country. Paul Virilio russia air country If we turn to the war in Kosovo, what do we find? We find the manipulation of the audience's emotions by the mass media. Paul Virilio manipulation media war For me, the Asian financial crisis of 1998 and the war in Kosovo in 1999 are the prelude to the integral accident. Paul Virilio asian financial war When I say: "I'm looking at you, I can see you", that means: "I can see you because I can't see what is behind you: I see you through the frame I am drawing. I can't see inside you". If I could see you from beneath or from behind, I would be God. I can see you because my back and my sides are blind. One can't even imagine what it would be like to see inside people. Paul Virilio drawing mean people Television is a media of crisis, which means that television is a media of accidents. Paul Virilio media mean television There is a French expression that says: to be exposed to an accident, to cross a street without looking at the cars means exposing oneself to be run over. This is more than a play with words, it's fundamental. Paul Virilio expression running mean What I also discovered was that, during the War, the whole of Europe had become a fortress. And thus I saw to what extent an immense territory, a whole continent, had effectively been reorganized into one city, and just like the cities of old. From that moment on, I became more interested in urban matters, in logistics, in the organisation of transport, in maintenance and supplies. Paul Virilio cities europe war I always write with images. I cannot write a book if I don't have images. Paul Virilio ifs writing book The atomic bomb provoked a specific accident. Paul Virilio provoked atomic-bomb bombs 'Cyberwar' has nothing to do with the destruction brought about by bombs and grenades and so on. Paul Virilio grenade bombs destruction Art used to be painting, sculpture, music, etc, but now, all technology has become art. Of course, this form of art is still very primitive, but it is slowly replacing reality. Paul Virilio technology reality art What brought me to Christianity is Incarnation, not Ressurection. Paul Virilio incarnation christianity