A few years ago, Peter Tarlow was the star of a Safety and Security conference at the Wyndham Aruba, organized by AHATA and the Security Foundation. I remember it was well attended, and informative. Dr. Tarlow is an expert on a variety of issues and he met parliament member Andin Bikker in Las Vegas at a similar security conference. Andin invited him to Aruba, and the good man delivered: “Pro-Active Strategies for Tourism Dependent Caribbean Islands to Prevent Crime and Terrorism.” The bottom line, we got to work together, private and public sector, to fend against the yet unimaginable. After the lecture over coffee and cake, a social hour in the court yard of the Universidad Di Aruba, was enjoyed by eclectic members of the community, including our own, home grown terrorists from the Group of Seven. Tarlow makes working together sound easy! After the lecture Andin took his guest to Que Pasa and on Friday evening Tarlow invited Andin to the synagogue where he held a discussion at the conclusion of the yearly study of the Book of Genesis, 47:28, dealing with the eternal struggle between father and son, between human beings, and between G’d and humanity. How very appropriate.
