,9SIDE ! ,F,B,I ,5TRAPM5T ,/RATEGY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,9 ,APRIL & ,MAY #b#a#b1 ! ,F,B,I 9ITIAT$ A SPATE ( 5TRAPM5T OP]ATIONS DESIGN$ TO FRAME AN>*I/S AS 0T]RORI/S40 ,SIGNIFICANTLY1 !Y DID NOT T>GET LONGTIME ORGANIZ]S1 BUT RA!R PEOPLE :O W]E RELATIVELY P]IPH]AL TO AN>*I/ COMMUNITIES4 ,IT'S IMPORTANT = US TO UND]/& H[ ?IS 5TRAPM5T /RATEGY WORKS & :Y ! ,F,B,I HAS ADOPT$ IT4 

,PROTECT+ ,\RSELVES1 ,PROTECT+ ,EA* ,O!R 

  

,FIR/1 LET'S REVIEW ! BASICS4 

,NEV] UND]TAKE OR DISCUSS ILLEGAL ACTIVITY ) PEOPLE Y\ HAV5'T KN[N & TRU/$ = A LONG TIME4 ,DON'T TRU/ PEOPLE JU/ BECAUSE O!R PEOPLE TRU/ !M OR BECAUSE !Y >E 9 9FLU5TIAL POSITIONS4 ,DON'T LET O!RS TALK Y\ 9TO TACTICS Y\'RE NOT COM=TABLE ) OR READY =4 ,BE AW>E ?AT ANY?+ Y\ SAY MAY COME BACK TO HAUNT Y\1 EV5 IF Y\ DON'T MEAN IT4 ,ALWAYS LI/5 TO Y\R 9/9CTS2 IF SOMEONE SEEMS PU%Y OR TOO EAG] TO HELP Y\ ) SOME?+1 TAKE SOME TIME TO ?9K AB\T ! SITUATION4 ,REFLECT ON ! MOTIVATIONS ( ?OSE >\ND Y\--DO !Y MAKE S5SE8 ,GET TO KN[ Y\R COMRADES' FAMILIES & FRI5DS4 

,!SE PRACTICES >E S5SIBLE1 BUT 9SUFFICI5T2 WE CAN'T ONLY ?9K ( SECURITY 9DIVIDUALI/ICALLY4 ,EV5 IF #ii \T ( #a >E ABLE TO AVOID GETT+ FRAM$1 :5 AG5TS PROVOCATEURS MANAGE TO 5TRAP ! #a? ONE WE /ILL 5D UP ALL PAY+ ! PRICE4 ,WE NE$ A SECURITY CULTURE ?AT CAN PROTECT O!RS AS WELL1 9CLUD+ VULN]ABLE & M>G9AL P>TICIPANTS 9 RADICAL SPACES :O MAY BE P>TICUL>LY APPETIZ+ T>GETS TO F$]AL B\NTY HUNT]S4 ,9 ADDITION TO LOOK+ \T = Y\RSELF1 KEEP AN EYE ON O!RS :O MAY PUT !MSELVES AT RISK4 

,= EXAMPLE1 IMAG9E ?AT Y\ ATT5D A PRES5TATION1 & ONE P]SON 9 ! AUDI5CE KEEPS ASK+ CRAZY QUE/IONS & DEM&+ ?AT PEOPLE ESCALATE !IR TACTICS4 ,IT'S POSSIBLE ?AT ?IS P]SON IS AN AG5T PROVOCATEUR2 IT'S ALSO POSSIBLE ?AT HE'S NOT AN AG5T1 BUT A HO!AD ?AT MI<T MAKE A V]Y ATTRACTIVE T>GET = AG5TS4 ,SU* 9DIVIDUALS >E TYPICALLY %UNN$1 :I* ONLY MAKES !M MORE VULN]ABLE TO AG5TS3 0,SCREW !SE SQU>ES--/ICK ) ME & WE'LL REALLY DO SOME?+60 ,SOMEONE :O HAS NO?+ TO LOSE %\LD APPROA* ?IS P]SON 9 A L[-/RESS 5VIRONM5T & EMPHASIZE ! IMPORTANCE ( PROP] SECURITY CULTURE1 DESCRIB+ ! RISKS ?AT ONE EXPOSES HIMSELF & O!RS TO BY SPEAK+ SO C>ELESSLY & URG+ HIM TO BE CAUTI\S AB\T TRU/+ ANYONE :O SOLICITS HIS P>TICIPATION 9 ILLEGAL ACTIVITY4 ,A T5-M9UTE CONV]SATION LIKE ?IS MI<T SAVE YE>S ( HE>TA*E & PRISON] SUPPORT LAT] ON4 

,! ,LATE/ ,TR5D 9 ,REPRESSION 

  

,NOT SO LONG AGO1 IT SEEM$ ?AT ! ,F,B,I FOCUS$ ON PURSU+ ACCOMPLI%$ AN>*I/S3 ,M>IE ,MASON & ,DANIEL ,MC,G[AN W]E BO? >RE/$ AFT] L5G?Y C>E]S 9VOLV+ EV]Y?+ FROM SUPPORT+ SURVIVORS ( DOME/IC VIOL5CE TO ECOLOGICALLY-M9D$ >SON4 ,IT ISN'T SURPRIS+ ?AT ! SECURITY APP>ATUS ( ! /ATE T>GET$ !SE ACTIVI/S3 !Y W]E C\RAGE\SLY ?REAT5+ ! 9EQUALITIES & 9JU/ICES ! /ATE IS F\ND$ UPON4 

,H[EV]1 />T+ ) ! 5TRAPM5T CASE ( ,]IC ,MC,DAVID--FRAM$ = A S+LE CONSPIRACY *>GE BY AN 9FILTRATOR :O US$ HIS ATTRACTION TO H] TO MANIPULATE HIM 9TO DISCUSS+ ILLEGAL ACTIONS--! ,F,B,I SEEM TO HAVE SWIT*$ /RATEGIES1 FOCUS+ ON Y\NG] T>GETS :O HAV5'T ACTUALLY C>RI$ \T ANY ACTIONS4 

,!Y /EPP$ UP ?IS NEW /RATEGY DUR+ ! #bh ,REPUBLICAN ,NATIONAL ,CONV5TION1 AT :I* ,F,B,I 9=MANTS ,BR&ON ,D>BY & ,&REW ,D>/ SET UP ,DAVID ,MC,KAY1 ,BRADLEY ,CR[D]1 & ,MAT!W ,DE,PALMA ON *>GES ( POSSESS+ ,MOLOTOV COCKTAILS 9 TWO SEP>ATE 9CID5TS4 ,IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE ?AT ! ONLY ,MOLOTOV COCKTAILS ?AT FIGUR$ 9 ! ,R,N,C PROTE/S AT ANY PO9T W]E ! ONES US$ TO 5TRAP !SE Y\NG M53 ! ,F,B,I W]E NOT RESPOND+ TO A ?REAT1 BUT 9V5T+ ONE4 

,9 E>LY #b#a#b1 ! ,F,B,I HAVE %IFT$ 9TO HI< GE> ) ?IS APPROA*4 ,IMM$IATELY BE=E ,MAY ,DAY1 FIVE Y\NG M5 W]E SET UP ON T]RORISM *>GES 9 ,CLEVEL& AFT] AN ,F,B,I 9FILTRATOR APP>5TLY GUID$ !M 9TO PLANN+ TO BOMB A BRIDGE1 9 :AT W\LD HAVE BE5 ! ONLY SU* BOMB+ C>RI$ \T BY AN>*I/S 9 LIV+ MEMORY4 ,DUR+ ! PROTE/S AGA9/ ! ,N,A,T,O SUMMIT 9 ,*ICAGO1 ?REE Y\NG M5 W]E >RE/$ & *>G$ ) T]RORI/ CONSPIRACY ONCE AGA9 9VOLV+ ! ONLY ,MOLOTOV COCKTAILS )9 HUNDR$S ( MILES1 SET UP BY AT LEA/ TWO ,F,B,I 9=MANTS4 

,NONE ( ! T>GETS ( !SE 5TRAPM5T CASES SEEM TO BE LONGTIME AN>*I/ ORGANIZ]S4 ,NONE ( ! CRIMES !Y'RE BE+ *>G$ ) >E REPRES5TATIVE ( ! TACTICS ?AT AN>*I/S HAVE ACTUALLY US$ OV] ! PA/ DECADE4 ,ALL ( ! CASES RE/ ON ! EF=TS ( ,F,B,I 9=MANTS TO MANUFACTURE CONSPIRACIES4 ,ALL ( ! >RE/S HAVE TAK5 PLACE IMM$IATELY BE=E MASS MOBILIZATIONS1 5ABL+ ! AU?ORITIES TO FRAME A N>RATIVE JU/IFY+ !IR CRACKD[NS ON PROTE/ AS ?W>T+ T]RORISM4 ,& 9 ALL ( !SE CASES1 ! DEF5DANTS HAVE BE5 DESCRIB$ AS AN>*I/S 9 ! LEGAL PAP]WORK FIL$ AGA9/ !M1 SETT+ PREC$5TS = CRIM9ALIZ+ AN>*ISM4 

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,:Y IS ! ,F,B,I FOCUS+ ON 5TRAPP+ 9EXP]I5C$ Y\NG PEOPLE RA!R ?AN GO+ AFT] SEASON$ AN>*I/S8 ,ISN'T ?AT JU/ PLA9 BAD SPORTSMAN%IP8 ,& :Y >E !Y 9T5SIFY+ ?IS N[8 

,= ONE ?+1 EXP]I5C$ ACTIVI/S >E H>D] TO CAT*4 ,UNLIKE AN>*I/S1 ,F,B,I AG5TS WORK = MONEY1 NOT NECESS>ILY \T ( PASSION OR CONVICTION4 ,!IR REPORTS (T5 READ LIKE SECOND-RATE HOMEWORK ASSIGNM5TS EV5 AS !Y WRECK PEOPLE'S LIVES4 ,AG5TS GET FUND+ & PROMOTIONS BAS$ ON SUCCESSFUL CASES1 SO !Y HAVE AN 9C5TIVE TO SET PEOPLE UP2 BUT :Y GO AFT] *ALL5G+ T>GETS8 ,:Y NOT PICK ! MO/ M>G9AL1 ! MO/ VULN]ABLE1 ! MO/ ISOLAT$8 ,IF ! GOAL IS SIMPLY TO FRAME SOMEBODY1 IT DOESN'T REALLY MATT] :O ! T>GET IS4 

,LIKEWISE1 ! TACTICS AN>*I/S HAVE ACTUALLY BE5 US+ >E LIKELY TO BE MORE POPUL> ) ! G5]AL PUBLIC ?AN ! TACTICS 9FILTRATORS PU% !M T[>DS4 ,SMA%+ BANK W9D[S1 = EXAMPLE1 MAY BE ILLEGAL1 BUT IT IS 9CREAS+LY UND]/OOD AS A MEAN+FUL POLITICAL /ATEM5T2 IT W\LD BE DIFFICULT TO BUILD A CONV9C+ T]RORISM CASE >\ND BROK5 GLASS4 

,WELL-KN[N ACTIVI/S ALSO HAVE MU* BROAD] SUPPORT NETWORKS4 ,! ,F,B,I ?REAT5$ ,DANIEL ,MC,G[AN ) A M&ATORY LIFE S5T5CE PLUS #cce YE>S 9 PRISON2 WIDESPREAD SUPPORT 5ABL$ HIM TO OBTA9 A GOOD LAWY]1 & ! PROSECUTION HAD TO SETTLE = A PLEA B>GA9 = A SEV5-YE> S5T5CE OR ELSE ADMIT TO 5GAG+ 9 ILLEGAL WIRETAPP+4 ,GO+ AFT] DISCONNECT$ Y\NG PEOPLE DRAMATICALLY DECREASES ! RES\RCES ?AT WILL BE MOBILIZ$ TO SUPPORT !M4 ,IF ! PO9T IS TO SET PREC$5TS ?AT CRIM9ALIZE AN>*ISM :ILE PRODUC+ ! M9IMUM BL[BACK1 !N IT IS EASI] TO MANUFACTURE 0T]ROR0 CASES BY MEANS ( AG5TS PROVOCATEURS ?AN TO 9VE/IGATE ACTUAL AN>*I/ ACTIVITY4 

,ABOVE ALL1 ?IS K9D ( PROACTIVE ?REAT-CREATION 5ABLES ,F,B,I AG5TS TO PREP>E MAKE-TO-ORD] M$IA EV5TS4 ,IF A PROTE/ IS COM+ UP AT :I* ! AU?ORITIES ANTICIPATE US+ BRUTAL =CE1 IT HELPS TO BE ABLE TO SP9 ! /ORY 9 ADVANCE AS A NECESS>Y1 MEASUR$ RESPONSE TO VIOL5T CRIM9ALS4 ,?IS ALSO S[S ! SE$S ( DI/RU/ AMONG ACTIVI/S1 & 9TIMIDATES NEWCOM]S & F5CE-SITT]S \T ( HAV+ ANY?+ TO DO ) AN>*I/S4 ,! LONG-RANGE PROJECT H]E1 PRESUMABLY *OREOGRAPH$ BY ,F,B,I LEAD]%IP RA!R ?AN RANK-&-FILE AG5TS1 IS NOT JU/ TO FRAME A FEW UN=TUNATE >RE/EES1 BUT ?US TO HAM/R+ ! 5TIRE ANTI-CAPITALI/ MOVEM5T4 

,H[ TO ,DE/ROY A ,MOVEM5T 

  

,AS WE SAW 9 ! ,GRE5 ,SC>E1 ,F,B,I REPRESSION (T5 DOES NOT BEG9 9 E>NE/ UNTIL A MOVEM5T HAS BEGUN TO FRACTURE & SUBSIDE1 DIM9I%+ ! T>GETS' SUPPORT BASE4 ,! LIFE CYCLE ( MOVEM5TS PASSES EV] FA/] 9 \R HYP]-M$IATIZ$ ]A2 ! ,OCCUPY PH5OM5ON PEAK$ 9 ,NOVEMB] #baa & HAS ALREADY SL[$ D[N1 EMBOLD5+ ! AU?ORITIES TO CONSOLIDATE CONTROL & TAKE REV5GE4 

,AS AN>*I/ VALUES & PRACTICES BECOME 9CREAS+LY C5TRAL TO PROTE/ MOVEM5TS1 ! AU?ORITIES >E ANXI\S TO 9CAPACITATE & DELEGITIMIZE AN>*I/S4 ,YET 9 ?IS CONTEXT1 IT'S /ILL 9CONV5I5T TO ADMIT TO T>GET+ PEOPLE = AN>*ISM ALONE--?AT C\LD SPREAD ! WRONG N>RATIVE1 RALLY+ \TRAGE AGA9/ TRANSP>5TLY POLITICAL P]SECUTION4 ,LIKEWISE1 !Y D>E NOT 9ITIATE REPRESSION )\T A N>RATIVE PORTRAY+ ! T>GETS AS ALI5 TO ! RE/ ( ! MOVEM5T1 EV5 IF ?AT REPRESSION IS CALCULAT$ TO DE/ROY ! MOVEM5T ITSELF4 

,=TUNATELY = ! ,F,B,I1 A FEW ADVOCATES ( 0NONVIOL5CE0 )9 ! ,OCCUPY MOVEM5T W]E HAPPY TO PROVIDE ?IS N>RATIVE1 DISAV[+ EV]YONE :O DIDN'T AFFIRM !IR N>R[ TACTICAL FRAMEWORK4 ,J\RNALI/S LIKE ,*RIS ,H$GES TOOK ?IS FUR!R BY FRAM+ ! 0BLACK BLOC0 AS A K9D ( PEOPLE RA!R ?AN A TACTIC--DESPITE EV5 ! ,*ICAGO ,SUN-,TIMES COMPREH5D+ ! DI/9CTION4 ,H$GES L$ ! *>GE TO CONSIGN ?OSE :O ACTIVELY DEF5D$ !MSELVES AGA9/ /ATE REPRESSION TO ?IS FABRICAT$ POLITICAL CATEGORY--9 EFFECT1 DESIGNAT+ !M LEGITIMATE T>GETS4 ,IT IS NO CO9CID5CE ?AT 5TRAPM5T CASES FOLL[$ SOON AFT]4  
  

0,! 9DIVIDUALS WE *>G$ >E NOT PEACEFUL PROTE/]S1 !Y >E DOME/IC T]RORI/S10 .</ATE ATTORNEY ,ANITA.> ,ALV>EZ SAID4 0,! *>GES WE BR+ TODAY >E NOT 9DICATIVE ( A PROTE/ MOVEM5T ?AT HAS BE5 T>GET$40  
  

,! AU?ORITIES SWIFTLY TOOK UP ?IS N>RATIVE4 ,9 A REC5T ,FOX ,NEWS >TICLE ADVANC+ ! ,F,B,I AG5DA1 WE SEE ! AU?ORITIES P>ROT+ ,*RIS ,H$GES' TALK+ PO9TS--0!Y USE ! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T AS A FRONT1 BUT HAVE !IR [N VIOL5T AG5DA0--9 ORD] TO FRAME ! BLACK BLOC AS A 0HOMEGR[N T]ROR GR\P40 ,! >TICLE ALSO DESCRIBES ! ,CLEVEL& >RE/EES AS 0,BLACK ,BLOC AN>*I/S10 )\T EVID5CE ?AT ANY ( !M HAVE EV] P>TICIPAT$ 9 A BLACK BLOC4 

,! GOAL H]E IS CLE>LY TO ASSOCIATE A =M ( ACTIVITY--ACT+ ANONYM\SLY1 DEF5D+ ONESELF AGA9/ POLICE ATTACKS--) A K9D ( PEOPLE3 T]RORI/S1 EVILDO]S1 MON/]S4 ,?IS IS A HI< PRIORITY = ! AU?ORITIES3 !Y W]E ABLE TO CRU% ! ,OCCUPY MOVEM5T MU* MORE QUICKLY1 AT LEA/ RELATIVE TO ITS NUMB]S1 9 CITIES :]E PEOPLE DID NOT ACT ANONYM\SLY & DEF5D !MSELVES--H5CE ,OCCUPY ,OAKL&'S LONGEVITY COMP>$ TO O!R ,OCCUPY GR\PS4 ,! AIM ( ! ,F,B,I & CORPORATE M$IA1 ) ! COLLUSION ( ,*RIS ,H$GES & O!RS1 IS TO 5SURE ?AT :5 PEOPLE SEE A MASK$ CR[D ?AT REFUSES TO K[T[ TO CO]CIVE AU?ORITY1 !Y DON'T ?9K1 0,GOOD = !M = /&+ UP = !MSELVES10 BUT RA!R1 0,OH NO--A BUN* ( T]RORI/ BOMB]S40 

,TO RECAPITULATE ! ,F,B,I /RATEGY3  

DIVIDE & CONQU] ! MOVEM5T BY ISOLAT+ ! MO/ COMBATIVE P>TICIPANTS  

/AGE-MANAGE 5TRAPM5TS ( VULN]ABLE T>GETS AT ! P]IPH]Y  

USE !SE >RE/S TO DELEGITIMIZE ALL BUT ! MO/ DOCILE1 & TO JU/IFY EV]-9CREAS+ POLICE VIOL5CE4  
  
,:AT ,COMES ,NEXT 

  

,! AU?ORITIES >E EXPLICITLY ANN\NC+ ?AT !RE WILL BE MORE ( !SE 0/+ OP]ATIONS0 AT ! UPCOM+ ,REPUBLICAN ,NATIONAL ,CONV5TION 9 ,TAMPA4 ,WE CAN EXPECT MORE & MORE 0UNSPORTSMANLIKE0 5TRAPM5TS 9 ! YE>S TO COME4 

,= DECADES N[1 MOVEM5TS HAVE DEF5D$ !MSELVES AGA9/ POLICE SURVEILLANCE & 9FILTRATION BY PRACTIC+ SECURITY CULTURE4 ,?IS HAS M9IMIZ$ ! EFFECTIV5ESS ( POLICE OP]ATIONS AGA9/ EXP]I5C$ ACTIVI/S4 ,H[EV]1 IT CAN'T ALWAYS PROTECT ?OSE :O >E NEW TO AN>*ISM OR ACTIVISM1 :O HAV5'T HAD TIME TO 9T]NALIZE COMPLEX HABITS & PRACTICES1 & !SE >E EXACTLY ! PEOPLE ?AT ! ,F,B,I 5TRAPM5T /RATEGY T>GETS4 

,?REE YE>S AGO1 WE CALL$ = A COLLECTIVE SECURITY CULTURE ?AT C\LD PROTECT EV5 NEWCOM]S AGA9/ 9FILTRATORS4 ,9 A TIME ( WIDESPREAD SOCIAL F]M5T1 H[EV]1 EV5 ?IS IS NOT SUFFICI5T TO ?W>T ! ,F,B,I3 WE CAN'T HOPE TO REA* & PROTECT EV]Y S+LE DESP]ATE1 ANGRY1 VULN]ABLE P]SON 9 \R SOCIETY4 ,9FILTRATORS NE$ ONLY F9D ONE IMPRESSIONABLE Y\NG P]SON1 H[EV] P]IPH]AL1 TO ADVANCE !IR /RATEGY4 ,!SE >E 9HUMAN B\NTY HUNT]S3 !Y DON'T BALK AT TAK+ ADVANTAGE ( ANY WEAKNESS1 ANY NE$1 ANY M5TAL HEAL? ISSUE4 

,IF WE >E TO PROTECT ! NEXT G5]ATION ( Y\NG PEOPLE FROM !SE PR$ATORS1 \R ONLY HOPE IS TO MOBILIZE A POPUL> REACTION AGA9/ 5TRAPM5T TACTICS4 ,ONLY A BL[BACK AGA9/ ! ,F,B,I !MSELVES CAN HALT ?IS /RATEGY4 ,?IS WILL NOT BE EASY1 BUT !RE IS NO BETT] ALT]NATIVE4 

,DON'T /OP SPEAK+ \T1 ORGANIZ+1 & FI<T+--?AT WON'T /OP !M FROM REPRESS+ US OR 5TRAPP+ PEOPLE4 ,RETREAT+ WILL ONLY EMBOLD5 !M3 WE CAN ONLY PROTECT \RSELVES BY 9CREAS+ \R P[] TO FI<T BACK1 NOT BY )DRAW+1 NOT BY HID+1 NOT BY BEHAV+4 

,! BE/ DEF5SE IS A GOOD (F5SE4 ,SO LONG AS CAPITALISM IS UN/ABLE--?AT IS TO SAY1 UNTIL IT COLLAPSES--!RE WILL BE REPRESSION4 ,LET'S MEET IT HEAD ON4 

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