01-16-95 viper004. 旼컴커 旼컴커 旼컴� 旼컴컴컴컴커 旼컴컴� 旼컴컴커 읏 粕 읏 粕 읏 粕 읏 旼컴� � � 旼컴� � 旼커 � 읏 읏 粕 粕 � � � � � � � 읕� � 읕켸 � 읏 읏 粕 粕 � � � 읕컴� � � 旼� � 旼� 粕 읏 읏粕 粕 粕 읏 � 旼컴컴켸 � 읕컴� � � � 읏 읏 잎 粕 읕컴� � � 읕컴컴� 읕� 읕켸 읏 粕 粕 읏 읕켸 읕컴켸 VIOLENT PERFECTION "A good idea circulated and discussed is worth a million brilliant ones buried in the archives." Disclaimer: The ideas and essays presented in this article do not necessarily represent those of ViPer. Concepts in this file are supplied in the belief that information is power, and should be freely disseminated by those who read it. ViPer assumes no responsibility for any material printed below or harmful accidents resultant from your interpretation of such material. by DAIMYO INTELLIGENCE GATHERING (Introduction) (ViPer004.) Information is Power! - No other expression can be more suitable to the intelligence business. Intelligence work is not about spies with guns and electronic gadgets; but it is about spies with pens and pencils. Here, a pen IS mightier than a sword. Every rumor, every bit of news heard and said - has to be recorded and evaluated. No single agency relies on a small number of highly trained, highly paid operatives that use guns and gizmos to break into informational banks in order to steal documents marked "Top Secret." Instead, a large number of poorly trained, very low paid agents (which are sometimes referred to as "part-timers") is employed. Intelligence is about the best uses of funds given - it is about money. Weapons in use by a regular intelligence agency haven't changed in over two thousand years (since the birth of Roman Empire). They include: BRIBERY, BLACKMAIL, PHYSICAL INTIMIDATION, FIELD RESEARCH, and ANALYSIS. Depending on a particular agency, the exact allocation of labor varies significantly - depending on the amount of funds available and the inclinations of a particular leader in charge of such an agency. BRIBERY - implies buy information or a specific action from a person and/or a group. It usually takes form of strict monetary exchange in return for political and/or military action or classified information. BLACKMAIL - involves a collection of material on a particular person(s) and or group, which if made public would prove harmful to that person. Blackmail is nothing more than a form of intimidation. It uses a person's own emotions against themselves, by playing on fear (fear of punishment, loss of money, position, etc.). It is mental intimidation. ******* Statistically, bribery is the preferred choice of weapon instead of blackmail. The latter usually elicits a violent response towards the blackmailer(s). It has also been substantiated in practice that there is a limit to what people will do when blackmailed. On the other hand, as long as a person experiences the emotion of greed, any information and/or action can be demanded for infinite number of times. A response of the bribed is usually that of gratitude and an offer of further assistance. PHYSICAL INTIMIDATION - takes form of well paid, well trained, well armed operatives who are the ones to using blackmail or bribery, and, in case of a leek or any other kind of disagreement (monetary, political, etc.) between an agency and its subjects, extinguish such a problem. (Typical glorified spy. Example: "James Bond 007"). These agents use expansive toys, are highly trained and cost an agency millions. There are also very few of them. FIELD RESEARCH - is usually done by untrained trained, and very poorly paid individuals (who are, in most cases, natives of a country they are working against). They are referred to as "Part-Timers." Intelligence work for these agents is nothing more than a part-time job, with an income to supplement their real jobs. Very little is required of them, in terms of killing, bribing and blackmail. Their duty is to lead normal lives, work hard on their official jobs, have lots of friends, and subscribe local newspapers and magazines. Their duty also involves writing annual reports and filling out applications (usually bi-weekly, but could be of any time-intensity). These reports include the history of all incidents that happened since the filing of the last report. Such reports include: new jokes heard, any interesting information discussed with friends, attitudes and beliefs (of people with whom an agent has been in contact) on politics, countries, governments, military, etc., etc.. ANALYSIS - is where all the collected information is analyzed, evaluated and stored for future reference. ******* Between 80-90% of all the data coming to analysis department has been collected through field research. 95% of all important data (information which is later classified "Secret" and "Top Secret") comes from underpaid, filed research agents. In fact, armed, trained, full-time agents are not even considered spies; instead they are called "Operatives" or "Special Agents." It is those poor, bored, tired, report-writers who are true "Spies." Some ask, why would a tedious and boring information, collected by untrained individuals be of such importance?! Perhaps an example may be useful: .... hearing a friend (who works on a chip production plant) complain about stressful working conditions on the plant, due to a new big order of chips for: "...some damned phone company!" - tells an agent of a possible major overhaul of communication lines by an unknown company. A careful question about packaging of completed chips will help an agent deduce the location of that company, and consequently its name. This major piece of news will be in agent's hands at least 3 weeks before an official statement from the phone company goes public. It will be taken as a major piece of news by an analysis department. Orders would have to be issued, special agents sent out; and the phone monitoring equipment dismantled (before the company's working crew finds it). Such information is considered "insider's trade" on a stock market, it is also highly illegal. But it is sometimes used to procure extra funds by an intelligence agency. It costs too much money to bribe or blackmail a high ranking executive of every company on the planet. Which is the reason field research is used. It is possible to figure out the division of labor within an agency by knowing (at least approximately) its funding. January 16th, 1995. 爐� � � 픔좆 聃캑 懃켸 聃켸 栢百 � � 栢� 賞� 複 栢� 栢� 複 栢百 複複 栢� 賞� 賞蔔栢 栢� 賞� 賞栢栢栢栢幡賽 栢� 賞栢� 栢� 賞� 査百 栢� 栢幡白 栢� 査百 複複� 栢� 霜栢� 賽 査� 栢� 栢� 賽賽� 栢� 栢幡� 査� 栢栢� 栢� 査百 蔔� 査百 蔔� 栢� 査百 栢� 栢� 査百 蔔幡 査百 蔔幡 栢� 栢栢栢 栢� 賞白複 栢白蔔幡 栢白蔔幡 賞栢� 栢白� 賽� 賽賽 賽賽� 賽賽� 賽 賽賽 ViPer004.