N5X DE T4Z   DO NOT ANSWER
N5X DE T4Z   DO NOT ANSWER
FM T4Z
TO N5X
NR 3
OO180008OCT98U
SUBJ: F9 V1 NR4
BT
 
 
 
 

From: Vickie Nickel <training@bc.sympatico.ca>
Reply-To: Vickie Nickel <training@bc.sympatico.ca>
To: F9 Member <training@bc.sympatico.ca>
Subject: F9 #4
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1998 16:21:33

* * * F 9 B U L L E T I N * * *
 Spy school for the rest of us.

Volume 1 Number 4 Thursday, October 8th, 1998
A free publication from http://www.spycounterspy.com

* * *

Sent in compliance with Section 301, Paragraph (a)(2)(C) of s.1618.
 To be removed from our mailing list, hit reply with "Remove" in the
subject line.

In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is
distributed
without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest
in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational
purposes only.

Copyright 1998 Lee Adams. All rights are reserved. Quoting and copying
prohibited. Published weekly. Publisher's statement at end of document.

Disclaimer: F9 does not issue orders or make suggestions; F9 merely
informs. We do not endorse, condone, or encourage illegal activity.
 The material in F9 is presented for information, research, entertainment,
and education purposes only. Pronouns such as "you" and "your" are
used for ease of readability only.
 
 
 

* * * I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E

 HOW TO BEAT SWAT
 CALL FOR CELL NETWORKS
 BLOWBACK
 SITREP
 PARTING SHOT
 
 
 

* * * H O W T O B E A T S W A T

To enforce his reign of tyranny, the oppressor relies on SSG and SWAT.
 SSG stands for Surveillance Specialist Group -- that's spytalk for
a surveillance team. SWAT stand for Special Weapons and Tactics --
that's doubletalk for a paramilitary death-squad.

Over the years, SSG and SWAT have gone by many different names. But
a goon by any name is still a goon.

Up to now, the lethal combination of SSG and SWAT has proven disastrous
for underground activists and their movements in the USA.

Is SWAT effective? Yes.

Does it get results? Absolutely.

Is SWAT invincible? No.

Despite their massive firepower and use of brute force, SWAT teams have
weakness that can be exploited.

A typical SWAT element is composed of five people -- a Team Leader,
a Scout, a Backup, and two Assaulters.

The Team Leader is the most experienced of the five. He is the nerve
center and tactical command of the team. The Team Leader is in direct
voice-contact with the other four members of the SWAT element, who each
wear a hands-free UHF transponder with an earpiece and a throat-vibration
microphone.

The Scout performs on-scene reconnaissance. The Backup carries a 12-guage
riot shotgun. He provides security for the Scout. The two Assaulters
each carry Heckler & Koch 9mm MP-5 submachine guns. All members of
the SWAT element usually carry handguns, often a .45 or 9mm semi-automatic
pistol.

SWAT members often wear balaclavas for the purpose of intimidating suspects
and bystanders. The balaclava also keeps them anonymous -- this is
handy because they reside in the same communities whose citizens they
execute.

SWAT members wear military helmets and bullet-resistant body-armor.
 These guys are goons in the true sense of the word. They'll kill you
and go for lunch five minutes later. It's nothing to them. Because
of their myopic training, they figure the solution to every problem
is massive application of force, preferably lethal.

Once it's arrived on the scene, SWAT never withdraws.

In a typical call-out, the SWAT element is reinforced by duty police
officers who form a containment perimeter at a distance from the suspect's
location. Police snipers may also be present. More than one SWAT element
may be on the scene. A Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT) is often mustered.
 CNT is somewhat of a misnomer, because their actual role is to obtain
intelligence for an assault by SWAT -- and to fatally distract the suspect
in the moments preceding the assault. Ambulance and Fire personnel
are also usually deployed.

---

SWAT WEAKNESS #1 -- LACK OF MOBILITY. Their combat gear prevents them
from sprinting long distances in pursuit of a suspect fleeing on foot.
 A number of suspects have escaped in exactly this scenario. This is
the reason behind the containment perimeter. The regular cops pin you
inside the "holding pen" while the SWAT goons methodically stalk you
and then dispatch you, preferably from behind.

TACTICAL RESPONSE #1 -- If you know the terrain, you'll often be able
to beat the containment ring. The cops on the perimeter cover the escape
routes and checkpoints. The ring has gaps you can exploit. The cops
seldom cover hidden routes that the only the local residents know about.
 Do your homework. Gather accurate intelligence. And rehearse, rehearse,
rehearse.

---

SWAT WEAKNESS #2 -- THEY DON'T THINK. Their training has ingrained
them with the mindset that the solution to every situation is force.
 SWAT is not motivated or inclined to negotiate or compromise. And
they never withdraw.

TACTICAL RESPONSE #2 -- Plan your operation so that political
considerations
and/or public relations are more attractive to the authorities than
a lethal resolution of the crisis by SWAT.

---

SWAT WEAKNESS #3 -- OVERHEATING. Their balaclavas, gloves, shooting
goggles, helmets, and combat fatigues mean that they can easily overheat
in urban situations. It doesn't take much activity to get them sweating.
 Literally.

TACTICAL RESPONSE #3 -- Plan an operation that will require lots of
physical movement by the SWAT members. Give them lots to crawl over,
through, and around. Even big tough guys don't have much stamina when
they start to overheat.

---

SWAT WEAKNESS #4 -- PERIMETER OVER-RELIANCE. They always set up perimeter
control. They have become dependent on the "holding pen" strategy.

TACTICAL RESPONSE #4 -- Post an accomplice (ie sniper) outside their
perimeter and SWAT becomes vulnerable to a flanking attack.

---

SWAT WEAKNESS #5 -- ONE TRICK PONY. They are trained to attack fixed
targets. They are befuddled and confounded by a moving target. Especially
a target they are continually losing contact with.

TACTICAL RESPONSE #5 -- Hit and run. Hit and run. Hit and run. Then
disappear. Your key to tactical success consists of carefully planned
escape routes, accomplice drivers, and prearranged support (ie hiding)
from the local population.

---

SWAT WEAKNESS #6 -- LACK OF INDIVIDUAL INITIATIVE. Without their body-rig
communication sets, SWAT members are lost. UHF frequency range is often
less than a mile. Range deteriorates in locations with reinforced concrete
and metal debris.

TACTICAL RESPONSE #6 -- Forcing or duping a SWAT member to transmit
bogus messages over his transponder is an effective tactic for disorienting
the entire team. Seizing a transponder and issuing your own messages
is effective psychological warfare. Your voice is right inside their
heads -- and these guys aren't exactly the brightest specimens our species
has produced. Selecting a location that interferes with UHF transmission
is a sound tactic.

---

3 RULES FOR BEATING SWAT:

RULE #1 -- Surround the SWAT element, including its perimeter force.

RULE #2 -- Fight scattered, never in a compact body.

RULE #3 -- When attacked, never stand and fight. Retreat, then
counterattack.

Some resistance movements hold the view that if surrounded, you should
immediately pick the weakest point, focus on it, and make a determined
effort to break out. The resulting break in the enemy's line will produce
two exposed flanks which you can counterattack, possibly more.

Savvy readers and students of American history will recognize these
tactics as the same as those used by the natives to maul the British
Regular Army in the 1600s and 1700s in colonial America.

---

All things considered, however, your greatest single asset is your ability
to choose the location. This means planning ahead. It means being
a moving target. It means not sleeping where SWAT can find you.

Heed the warning in the training manual of the Provisional IRA -- "Get
your defense before you get your offense."

And remember that F9 does not endorse, condone, or encourage illegal
activity.
 
 
 

* * * C A L L F O R C E L L N E T W O R K S

The American Revolution offers many lessons for today's activist. The
heroes and heroines of the Revolution can provide inspiration and guidance
to us all. They believed first and foremost that it is the right of
every person to revolt against tyranny and oppression.

When you form your cell, you might want to consider affiliating it with
one of the following networks that are being formed up. Each network
of cells is named after a hero of the American Revolution.

A cell will specialize in -- but isn't limited to -- the functions made
famous by the hero whom the network is named for.

Each cell chooses, plans, and carries out its own operations, of course.
 The network to which your cell belongs is a reflection of your personal
temperament, strengths, and objectives in the struggle against government
tyrrany. It is important to remember that F9 does not endorse, condone,
or encourage illegal activity.

Some of the network affiliations are suited for one-person cells. Some
are suited for cells with three or more members. Some are suited for
ex-military types and ex-cops. Some are suited for self-taught underground
activists and urban guerrillas. Some are suited for survivalists.
Some are suited for loners, some are for joiners. Some cells are for
people of action. Other affiliations are more suited for thinkers and
planners. Whatever your background, whatever your goals, there's a
network for you.

---

THE GEORGE WASHINGTON NETWORK OF CELLS -- Cells in this network specialize
in classic guerrilla operations, like those of master tactician George
Washington and his "Continental Army".

THE FRANCIS MARION NETWORK OF CELLS -- Cells in this network specialize
in unorthodox partisan-type operations, like those of "The Swamp Fox",
wiry little Francis Marion.

THE ETHAN ALLEN NETWORK OF CELLS -- Cells in this network specialize
in daring, lightning-quick commando operations, like those of cunning
Ethan Allen and his hardy "Green Mountain Boys".

THE JOHN PAUL JONES NETWORK OF CELLS -- Cells in this network specialize
in raiding operations, grabbing or sabotaging the materiel and resources
of the enemy, just like opportunistic John Paul Jones and his marauding
raiders.

SAMUEL FRANCES CELLS -- Cells in this network specialize in double-agent
operations, agent-in-place operations, and intelligence penetrations.
 This is ideally suited to cells composed of a single individual. Samuel
Frances, known as "Black Sam", used his tavern to provide lodging and
meals to the enemy forces while at the same time secretly sending valuable
intelligence about their plans to George Washington during the American
Revolution.

THE PAUL REVERE NETWORK OF CELLS -- Cells in this network specialize
in early-warning alerts, like Paul Revere and his network of patriots.

THE THOMAS PAINE NETWORK OF CELLS -- Cells in this network specialize
in propaganda. This can include posters, pamphlets, publishing, letters,
wall slogans, radio call-in programs, impromptu forums, neighborhood
meetings, and more. Like the stirring broadsheet articles of Thomas
Paine, these cells strive to inform and stir the general public.

SONS OF LIBERTY CELLS -- Cells in this network specialize in street
tactics. Like the "Sons of Liberty" street mobs in the weeks and months
leading up to the American Revolution, these cells work through street
protests, marches, and so on.

MINUTE MAN CELLS -- Cells in this network operate as a quick-reaction
force, ready to rise on a moment's notice to punish aggression by the
oppressor and to retaliate against atrocities by the goon squads.

---

F9 will soon be providing instructions on how your active cell can receive
clandestine messages through the F9 Bulletin. If you have carefully
thought through your cell's raison d'etre -- and arrived at a sense
of direction and purpose -- you'll be better poised to make good use
of the messages.
 
 
 

* * * B L O W B A C K

(Letters from readers. Blowback is spy-talk for unexpected backlash
from covert ops. Readers' comments are edited for brevity and style.)

BLOWBACK ITEM #1 -- SANITIZING A HARD DISK

Our website article Uncrackable Email describes how to keep the FBI
from reading your encrypted messages. A friend in military intelligence
writes -- "The preferred method for sanitizing a hard disk is to remove
the unit from the computer, disassemble it, take out the platters, and
sand them with coarse-grit sandpaper."

BLOWBACK ITEM #2 -- SURVEILLANCE TACTICS

The same article, Uncrackable Email, also describes the various methods
used by surveillance teams to watch you -- including surreptitious entry
and the installation of miniature video cameras in the ceiling of your
office. An F9 reader who has just finished serving time writes -- "I
never would have believed it if it hadn't happened to me exactly the
way your article describes it. The prosecutor introduced evidence from
a video camera in the ceiling of my office."
 
 
 

* * * S I T R E P

SITREP ITEM #1 -- POLICE BRUTALITY

In support of Amnesty International's recent stinging indictment of
systematic police brutality across the USA, we're announcing our first
weekend workshops. Three sessions are scheduled for January 9th and
10th, covering surveillance, countermeasures, and resistance tradecraft
for underground activists and urban guerrillas. An illustrated, printed
manual is available separately.

The full Amnesty International report, covering police brutality and
other human rights abuses against Americans by the US Government, can
be found at
http://www.rightsforall-usa/info/report/index.htm

More information about our tradecraft workshops can be found at our
website
http://www.spycounterspy.com
 

SITREP ITEM #2 -- RANDOM STOP AND SEARCH

An F9 reader has reported to us that police in Indianapolis are randomly
stopping motorists on the freeway off-ramps. Apparently a number of
people have been searched for no valid reason. Here at F9 we are concerned
that this type of action is the thin edge of the wedge. It is common
practise for the government bureaucrats to test their methods of tyranny
and oppression on minorities first. As the general population becomes
desensitized to the infringement of rights of these "non-citizens",
the government then starts to implement its measures against the ordinary
citizen. Simply put, our point is this -- minorities and poor whites
have been subject to so-called "profile stops" by police for many years.
 Are the authorities now beginning to use the same Gestapo-tactics against
all US citizens?
 
 
 

* * * P A R T I N G S H O T

To continue to receive F9 Bulletin by email, simply do nothing. To
cancel your subscription, reply to this email with "Remove" in the subject
line.

ANTISURVEILLANCE TIP: You should promptly suspend your subscription
if you detect new surveillance. This will help you deceive the goons
into thinking that you are just one of the sheep. Watch mindless TV
programs and read mindless magazine articles for a while. The goons
will soon lose interest and downgrade the surveillance. Vickie will
gladly email you all the back issues when you renew your subscription
to F9 Bulletin.

Questions, comments, and suggestions about F9 Bulletin can be sent to
F9's membership manager Vickie Nickel at training@bc.sympatico.ca

The next issue will be out a week from now. You can expect more frank
talk about countersurveillance, antisurveillance, underground urban
activism, and tradecraft. If you want the plain, unvarnished truth
about how all this stuff really operates, you're reading the right
newsletter.
 
 
 

 Cheers.

 From your friends at http://www.spycounterspy.com

 Lee, Vickie, Agent X, and our network of whistleblowers
 
 

F9 Bulletin is published weekly by
 Here's-how, Right-now! Seminars Inc.,
 PO Box 8026, Victoria BC
 Canada V8W 3R7
Tel 250-475-1450 Fax 250-475-1460
 URL http://www.spycounterspy.com
 EMAIL training@bc.sympatico.ca
 

BT
180008OCT98U
ZNR ZFH2 ZEN2
T5Z QRT
VVVVV
AR
 

RETURN TO F9 TOC