Netanyahu:  Please, Henry, call me Bibi.  And yes, I'm an expert in all facets of terror -- condemning it, orchestrating it, funding it, collaborating with global leaders to disseminate it worldwide -- you name it, if it has anything to do with terror, I'm your man.

Foster:  But of course you are working with other world leaders to put a stop to it, right?

Netanyahu:  You could say that, Henry.  But it's not a straightforward process.  Sometimes we have to help certain terrorists, or even create them, to put a stop to others who are far scarier.  It's all a very sophisticated operation -- far too sophisticated for ordinary citizens to understand.  It's best if they concentrate on one of their many enjoyable distractions or day-to-day problems, and leave the messy business of running the world to the professionals.

Netanyahu:  It's definitely one of the "Big 3", Henry -- organized terrorism, lone gunmen, and pandemics.  Between them, the problem-reaction-solution scenario will be up and running pretty much indefinitely.

Foster:  Problem-reaction-solution?  What do you mean? 

Netanyahu:  Well, Henry, people don't just wake up one day and decide they want to turn control of their lives over to a global government -- they need a good reason to do it.  And it has to happen a bit at a time, so it's not a complete shock to their system. 

It all starts with a big, scary problem they can't solve themselves, producing a reaction of overwhelming fear.  At that point the government can step in with a solution.  Naturally, the solution is one that necessitates more control by the government.  Eventually, people will accept a new vision of freedom that bears little resemblance to the old. 

Foster:  I see.  So in a way, you're saying global government is an inevitable progression in the evolution of human civilization in an increasingly dangerous world?

Netanyahu:  Sure -- in the same way genetic modification is a natural, inevitable progression in the evolution of the food supply.

Foster:  Hmm.  Surely you're not saying these problem-reaction-solution scenarios are deliberately manufactured?

Netanyahu:  Not exactly, Henry.  They occur organically any time people with unlimited resources, unlimited lust for power, and the entitlement of the divine right of kings collaborate to rule the world.  I shudder to think where civilization might be without them. 

Foster:  I have to admit I'm a bit confused, Bibi. Are you saying that people are sometimes deliberately killed in government-orchestrated terrorist attacks and pandemics?

Netanyahu:  Not necessarily, Henry -- sometimes the attacks and pandemics are complete hoaxes, and sometimes they're something entirely different than what they appear to be.  Once in awhile, the crisis is simply a fortuitous coincidence.  The key is to control as much of it as we can, and to never let a good crisis go to waste.

Foster:  It's almost as clear as mud, Bibi.

Netanyahu:  That's the idea, Henry.  It's all about chaos, uncertainty, and constant fear.  People hate those things, and will give up almost anything to make them go away.  Even their minds.

Foster:  Bibi, I suddenly realize I may be fortunate not to have one.

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