◆ SpookStack

the urban querrilla are potentially better than those of the police. The enemy is observed by the people. but he dees not know who among the people transmits information to the urban querrilla, The military and the police are hated for the injusticcs and violence they commit against the people. and this facilitates obtaining information preju- ]to the activities of government agents. The information, which is only a small area of popular support. represents an extraordinary potential in the hands of the urban guer- rilla. The creation of an intelligence service with an erganized struc: ture is a basic need for us. The urban quersifia has to have essential information about the plans and movements of the enemy. where they are, and how they move, the resources of the banking network, the means of communicalion, and the secret moves the enemy makes. The trustworthy information passed along to the urban guerrilla represents a well-aimed blow at the dictatorship. It has no way to defend itself in the face of an important Jeak that jeopardizes its interests and facilitates our destructive attack. The enemy also wants to know what steps we are taking so he can destroy us or prevent us from acting. In this sense the danger of betrayal is present and the enemy encqurages betrayal or infil- trates spics into the organization. The urban guerrilla’s technique against this enemy tactic is to denounce publicly the traitors, spies. informers, and prevocateurs. . Since our struggle takes place among the masses and depends on their sympathy — while the government has a bad reputation because of its brutality, corruption. and incompetence — the informers. spies, traitors. and the police cofme to be encmies of the people without supporters, denounced to the urban guerrilias. and, in many cases, properly punished. For their part the urban guerrilla must not evade the duty — once be knows who the spy or informer is — of wiping him out phys- ically. This is the correct method, approved by the people, and it, minimizes considerably the incidence of infiltration or enemy spying. For the complete success of the battle against spics and informers, it is essential to organize a counterespionage or counterintelligence service. Nevertheless, as far as information is concerned. it cannot all be reduced to a question of knowing the enemy's moves and avoid- ing the infiltration of spies. Information must be broad, it must embrace everything, inchiding the most insignificant matters. There ts a technique of obtaining information and the urban guerrilla must master it. Following this technique. information is obtained naturally. as a part of the life of the people. The urban guerrilla, living in the midst of the people and moving about among them, must be attentive to all types of conversations and human relations, learning how to disguise his interest with great skill and judgment. a In places where people work, study. live, it is easy to collect all kinds of information on payments, business, plans’ of all types, points of view. opinions, people's state of mind, trips, interiors of buildings. i 4