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,= SOME TIME N[ ! ,V5EZUELAN GOV]NM5T HAS MADE SY/EMATIC ADVANCES 9 ! REORGANIZATION ( ! NATIONAL POLICE 9TELLIG5CE SY/EM1 ) ! 9T5TION ( DISCOV]+ & NEUTRALIZ+ AUTONOM\S SOCIAL MOVEM5TS ?AT APPE> 9 ! C\NTRY4 ,! ,9TELLIG5CE & ,C\NT]9TELLIG5CE ,LAW 7TEMPOR>ILY SUSP5D$7 & ! NEW ,BOLIV>IAN ,9TELLIG5CE ,S]VICE 7,S,E,B,9 9 ,SPANI%7 >E BUT TWO EXAMPLES ( ?IS4 ,9 ORD] TO PROMOTE ! NECESS>Y KN[L$GE ON ?IS ISSUE AMONG ACTIVI/S1 WE GIVE AN 9=MATIVE RECAP ( ! DIFF]5T TACTICS US$ BY ! ,/ATE TO BREAK UP ! ANTAGONI/IC SOCIAL FABRIC & CRIM9ALIZE ITS FOLL[]S4 

,! ,/ATE'S 9TELLIG5CE TACTICS 

  

,!SE TRICKS W]E DEVELOP$ &_/OR SY/EMIZ$ BY ! ,C,O,9,T,E,L,P,R,O PROGRAM ( ESPIONAGE1PROVOCATION & 9=MATION ! ,F,B,I US$ TO DE/ROY DISSID5T POLITICAL GR\PS 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4,!Y HAVE BE5 US$ BY MO/ ( ! WORLD'S ,/ATES & ,V5EZUELA IS NO EXCEPTION4 ,H]E >E SOME EXAMPLES3 

,SURVEILLANCE3 ,9TELLIG5CE & SECURITY ORGANIZATIONS USE ! EXI/+ TE*NOLOGIES TO CONDUCT EXHAU/IVE SURVEILLANCE ( ACTIVI/S TO PREP>E ! CORRESPOND+ JUDICIAL FILES4 ,TO ?AT 5D !Y USE ! EXI/+ SURVEILLANCE TE*NOLOGIES4 ,PHOTOGRAPH+1 FILM+1 FOLL[+ 9 VEHICLES1READ+ EMAIL & CORRESPOND5CE >E SOME ( ! MANY TACTICS US$ AGA9/ SOCIAL MILITANTS4  

 ,9 G5]AL1 MOBILES_/CELL PHONES & FREQU5TLY VISIT$ PLACES >E 9FILTRAT$ BY ! POLICE TO EAVESDROP 9 CONV]SATIONS & DO :AT'S CALL$ 09=MATION %>+0 TO COMB9E DIFF]5T PIECES ( 9=MATION4 ,LET'S NOT =GET ?AT 9 ,V5EZUELA ,C,A,N,T,V 7,/ATE 5T]PRISE ?AT MONOPOLIZES TELEPHONE L&L9ES7 & MO/ PRIVATE COMMUNICATIONS 5T]PRISES L5D !MSELVES TO SU* MANIPULATION BY ! ,/ATE4 

,9FILTRATION3 ,! ,/ATE USUALLY PLACES UND]COV] AG5TS 9 POPUL> DEMON/RATIONS OR 9SIDE ! ASSEMBLIES ) A DUAL 9T5T3 FIR/1 TO TAKE NOTE ( ! P]SONS GA!R$ & ! 9=MATION DISCUSS$ 9 ! ASSEMBLIES1 SECOND1 TO PROMOTE DISCORD AMONG ! ATT5DANTS 9 ORD] TO TRIVIALIZE ! ISSUES4 ,NOT MANY PEOPLE GO TO A GA!R+ )\T PREVI\S 9T]E/ 9 ! CONFLICT OR KN[L$GE ( SOME ( ! PEOPLE 9VOLV$4 ,S9CE ! 9TELLIG5CE S]VICES NORMALLY USE DUMB OR ROOKIE POLICE = ?IS TASK1 A SIMPLE CONV]SATION ) !M USUALLY UNCOV]S :O IS A PLANT & :O ISN'T4  

 ,A USUAL TRICK IS ! USE ( 9=M]S4 ,!SE >E PEOPLE CLOSE TO ! GR\P :O1 = MONEY1FAVORS OR ! RESOLUTION ( JUDICIAL PROBLEMS GIVE 9=MATION AB\T ! GR\P TO ! 9TELLIG5CE AG5CIES4 ,!Y >E H>D TO DETECT & MORE ?AN ONCE ACTIVI/S HAVE BE5 FALSELY ACCUS$ ( BE+ 9=MANTS4 ,?IS HAS BE5 US$ SUCCESSFULLY AGA9/ >M$ GR\PS P>TICUL>LY 9 ! PREVI\S C5TURY4 ,BECAUSE ( ?IS1 ACTION GR\PS TODAY T5D TO BE SMALL] & BAS$ ON EXTREME AFF9ITY & EV5 FAMILY TIES4  

 ,ANO!R =M ( 9FILTRATION IS PEOPLE :O ATT5D A REUNION OR ASSEMBLY = ! FIR/ TIME & PU% = EXTREME OR VIOL5T ACTS REG>DLESS ( ! ISSUE BE+ DISCUSS$4 ,!Y /& \T BECAUSE ( !IR SUBV]SIVE RANTS & !IR PROPOSALS = CRAZY IDEAS OR PLANS R>ELY 9 TUNE ) REALITY4 

,RUMORS3 ,! USE ( 9=M]S & 9FILTRATORS CONTRIBUTES TO ! SPREAD ( RUMORS ?AT T5D TO DIVIDE A SOCIAL FRONT OR COLLECTIVE4 ,!SE BASELESS RUMORS SEEK TO DISCR$IT ! ORGANIZATION & ITS ACTIVI/S4 

,FALSE COMMUNIQUES3 ,9TELLIG5CE ORGANIZATIONS USUALLY WRITE MISLEAD+ /UFF TO CREATE CONFUSION AMONG ACTIVI/S & !IR K9DR$ ORGANIZATIONS4 ,! IDEA IS TO F9D A CONTRADICTION )9 ! GR\P ?AT WILL CAUSE ITS IMPLOSION4 ,= EXAMPLE1 9 ,*ILI ! ,DI/RICT ,ATTORNEY CREAT$ A GR\P NAM$ ,FR5TE ,AN>QUI/A ,REVOLUCION>IO 7,F,>7 .<,REVOLUTION>Y ,AN>*I/ ,FRONT.> ?AT 9 A PROVOCATIVE FA%ION CLAIM$ RESPONSIBILITY = FALSE ACTIONS & /IRR$ POLEMICS ) ! 9=MAL ,*ILEAN GR\PS 9 ORD] TO DE/ROY !M4 

,M$IA DIS9=MATION3 ,C]TA9 M$IA WORK 9 TI<T COOP]ATION ) 9TELLIG5CE ORGANIZATIONS4 ,9 G5]AL !Y TRY TO CREATE A PRECONCEIV$ OP9ION AB\T DEMON/RATORS & ACTIVI/S1 ACCUS+ !M ( SABOTAGE1 ( BE+ 05EMY AG5TS01 0\T ( CONTROL01 OR 0MALADJU/$04 ,AN EXAMPLE IS ! ,V5EZUELAN ,T,V PROGRAM 0,LA ,HOJILLA0 :OSE AN*OR -A WELL KN[N & DECORAT$ POLICE 9=MANT- PLAYS PROSECUTOR1 JUDGE & EXECUTION] ( DISSID5TS AGA9/ ! CURR5T GOV]NM5T4 ,! M$IA ALSO S]VES TO BROADCA/ WRONG 9=MATION AB\T GR\PS & 9ITIATIVES OR TO PUBLI% MANIPULAT$ 9=MATION AB\T SOME ACTIVI/1 ATTEMPT+ TO DISCR$IT HIS_/H] COMMITM5T ) :ATEV] CAUSES HE OR %E UPHOLDS4  

 ,= ?IS REASON ! USE ( C\NT] 9=MATION IS A FUNDAM5TAL TOOL4 ,9 ,V5EZUELA - A C\NTRY :]E ! MAJORITY ( ! RADIO-ELECTRONIC M$IA IS 9 ! H&S ( ! CURR5T GOV]NM5T-! USE ( BLOGS1 ,MYSPACE1 ,TWITT] OR O!R COMMUNICATION NETWORKS IS A NECESS>Y TOOL TODAY & WILL BECOME EV5 MORE SO 9 ! FUTURE4 

,H>ASSM5T3 ,9 MANY C\NTRIES1 9TELLIG5CE ORGANISMS USE PRESSURE SU* AS TELL+ ! BOSS AN EMPLOYEE IS A 0RADICAL0 OR 9S]T+ 9=MATION AMONG HIS_/H] ACQUA9TANCES TO MAKE HIM_/H] FEEL UNCOM=TABLE OR P]SECUT$ 9 !IR TRU/$ MILIEU4 ,ACCUSATIONS SU* AS 0HOMOSEXUAL01 0RAPI/010DRUG ADDICT0 >E COMMON4 ,ANO!R =M ( H>ASSM5T IS :5 ! ,/ATE DET]M9ES ! ID5TITY ( AN ACTIVI/ & DECIDES TO >RE/ OR 9T]ROGATE HIM_/H] UND] ANY PRETEXT4 ,9 MANY CASES ! >RE/ IS US$ TO 0PLANT0 DRUGS OR O!R ?+S CONSID]$ ILLEGAL 7,MOLOTOV COCKTAILS1 EXPLOSIVES ETC74 ,! GOAL IS TO MAKE !M QUIT !IR ACTIVISM4 

,SABOTAGE3 ,POLICE ORGANIZATIONS 7OR PEOPLE CONNECT$ TO !M7 DO SABOTAGE AGA9/ ! MEET+ PLACES ( ACTIVI/S AS WELL AS !FT ( MAT]IALS4 ,!Y TRY TO S[ FE> & DISC\RAGEM5T AMONG ! SYMPA?IZ]S4 

,P>AMILIT>Y3 ,9TELLIG5CE ORGANISMS =M P>AMILIT>Y ORGANIZATIONS :I* !Y EQUIP ) WEAPONS & TRA9 !M TO P]=M ! 0DIRTY WORK0 ?AT IS NOT CONV5I5T TO DO UND]0CON/ITUTIONAL LEGALITY04 ,9 ,V5EZUELA ?IS IS =M$ BY ! EVIL 0COMBAT CORPS0 OR ! DIV]SE0POPUL> COLLECTIVES0 ?AT POLICE ! POOR NEI<BORHOODS4 

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,SOME MEASURES TO AVOID 9FILTRATION 

  

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