Resources

from fas, 14 November 2008: The conduct of unconventional warfare is explored in depth in a major new U.S. Army Field Manual on the subject. Unconventional warfare (UW) is defined as “Operations conducted by, with, or through irregular forces in support of a resistance movement, an insurgency, or conventional military operations… This definition reflects two essential criteria: UW must be conducted by, with, or through surrogates; and such surrogates must be irregular forces.” more

from friends, 11 November 2008: "Personnel security vetting is carried out so that people can work or carry out tasks, which in the course of doing so, requires national security clearance. Government organisations including the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces require Security Cleared personnel as well as Companies in the private sector contracted to undertake work for these bodies. Clearance levels vary depending upon the sensitivity of the information that is accessed..." more

from infoshop, 14 October 2008: Nowadays, entirely apart from the question of whether you’re engaging in illegal activity, it can be important to protect your privacy while participating in public protests. Local and federal law enforcement agencies are compiling extensive files on everyone they deem suspect; if you don’t want them invading your privacy, it may be appropriate for you to remain anonymous while exercising your supposed right to free speech.  more

from email, 29 September 2008: by S Sugarman: "You should expect to go through a lot of hassle, stress and possibly prison. You should also expect to earn the respect of your friends, foes and many more you’ve never met, while learning about yourself, and just how strong, brave and good a friend you can be. Books —long books— have been written in answer to your question, so I’ll just review a few basics. Hopefully, the seven items I discuss will provide you with an idea of what you’ll go through. You can defeat the government if you are smart, stubborn and perhaps a bit lucky..." more

from email, 8 September 2008: Overt filming is a tactic used to combat crime and gather intelligence and evidence relating to street crime, anti-social behaviour and public order. Cameras should be deployed overtly with the staff operating them clearly identifiable as police officers or police staff. The intention of overt filming is to provide reassurance and to reduce the fear of crime as well as to assist in its prevention and detection. more

from GiIn, 23 April 2008: Within their security divisions, each prefectural level police department and the Tokyo police maintain Kidotai, special riot units. These units were formed after riots at the Imperial Palace in 1952, to respond quickly and effectively to large public disturbances. They are also used in crowd control during festival periods, at times of natural disaster, and to reinforce regular police when necessary. Full-time riot police can also be augmented by regular police trained in riot duties. Currently, there are 10,000 in the whole riot force. more

from infoshop, 13 March 2008: Financiers, real-estate agents and car salesmen might be suffering from America's economic malaise, but bulging jails have triggered a profit boom for corrections companies. The United States leads the world in the number of people it incarcerates and government figures show the country's prison population grew by three percent to a record 2.3 million inmates in 2006. more

from Cyptogon.con, reposted here 4 January 2008: This is a relatively old article but its all relevant to those people interested in surveillance, social control, data mining, online security, anonymity and traceability. Its written by someone who knows how the internet was developed and how it really works.

As he says "A lot of times, ignorant people refer to things they don’t understand as “tinfoil” ... What follows, however, is so far out that it seems like tinfoil even to me. But then again, I haven’t been targeted by a death squad for my activities online, like some people are in many countries around the world. So, is it tinfoil? For you, maybe. For people struggling against repressive regimes, maybe not." more

from www.activistsecurity.org, 22 November 2007: Disclaimer: everything in this handbook is for information purposes only. Please do not use it to do anything illegal, but protect your right to protest and change the world for a better place. We cannot take responsibility for your actions, though we say that you should be as active as possible. more

from infoshop, 30 October 2007: From the company that brought you the C programming language comes Hancock, a C variant developed by AT&T researchers to mine gigabytes of the company's telephone and internet records for surveillance purposes. more