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title: "Security & Counter-Surveillance"
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!!! note "Missing Resource"
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This resource was taken down with the recent internet archive strike. If you have a copy, please forward to admin@thebunkerops.ca. Summary is below
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### Summary
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The text provides a detailed account of various tactics employed by law enforcement agencies to infiltrate and disrupt social movements and activist groups. The methods described include:
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1. **Infiltration**: Placing undercover agents within the group to gather information, sow discord, or carry out sabotage.
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2. **Informants**: Recruiting individuals from within the group who can provide information about the organization's activities and plans.
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3. **Bad-jacketing**: Portraying a genuine movement member as an informant or troublemaker to discredit them and neutralize their influence.
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4. **False communications**: Sending fake letters, creating false newsletters, or distributing disinformation to create confusion and mistrust within the group.
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5. **Media disinformation**: Collaborating with corporate media to portray activists in a negative light, often using sensationalized and misleading information.
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6. **Arrests/false evidence/frame-ups**: Using petty charges or outright frame-ups to tie people up in the court system, draining resources from the movement, and intimidating potential supporters.
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7. **Other harassment**: Approaching members at their homes or workplaces for interviews, exerting pressure on landlords, employers, or family members, canceling bus reservations, and announcing that meetings, rallies, etc., had been canceled.
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The text also highlights specific case studies of infiltration and manipulation by law enforcement agencies, including:
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1. **Fred Hampton and Mark Clark**: Members of the Black Panther Party who were killed during a police raid on their home in Chicago in 1969.
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2. **Douglas Durham**: A non-Native infiltrator into the American Indian Movement who worked for the FBI and was involved in several high-profile cases, including the death of Jancita Eagle Deer.
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The text concludes with security guidelines for activist groups to protect themselves from infiltration and harassment by law enforcement agencies:
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1. **Establishing security guidelines**: Setting clear rules for what information can be shared and how it should be protected.
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2. **Dealing openly and directly**: Encouraging open communication within the group, including discussing any concerns about security or potential infiltrators.
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3. **Being aware of agents provocateurs**: Recognizing individuals who might be trying to manipulate the group into taking risks or engaging in illegal activities.
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4. **Verifying information**: Ensuring that all information shared within the group is accurate and trustworthy.
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5. **Documenting harassment**: Keeping a record of any instances of harassment, raids, arrests, etc., to identify patterns and targets.
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The text emphasizes the importance of being vigilant and taking steps to protect oneself from surveillance and social control.
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# Security & Counter-Surveillance
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