On remembering civilians
Some writing begins not from analysis, but from pressure — the quiet accumulation of memory that resists remaining private.
In recent weeks I wrote a personal essay reflecting on civilian loss across decades, from the destruction of passenger aircraft to the silencing of voices in the streets. The piece was not intended as commentary on politics or events themselves, but as an attempt to understand a recurring pattern: how complex systems of power repeatedly translate uncertainty, conflict, and decision into consequences borne by ordinary lives.
Within ImmunoIntelligence, I often think about systems — immunological, artificial, and social — and how they recognise, respond, and sometimes fail. What becomes visible across these domains is a shared tension between protection and harm, intention and outcome, signal and misinterpretation. Civilian suffering, in this sense, is not only a historical tragedy but also a systems-level question about responsibility, perception, and the limits of control.
The original essay is published externally in Vocal Media.
Those who wish to read the full reflection can find it here:
When Civilians Pay the Price: From Flight 655 to the 2025–26 Iran Protests