Throughout history it has been deemed
necessary by some to take illegal action for the purposes of
defending life and liberty. Examples of groups and individuals
carrying out such actions are myriad. A very short list would include
the abolitionist John
Brown, the writer Henry
David Thoreau, Emma
Goldman, the Mahatma
Ghandhi, Dr.
Martin Luther King, protesters
at Tiananmen Square, members of the Earth
Liberation Front, and an endless number of others. Very often,
the actions taken by such individuals incur great personal risk. The
following article may potentially help keep modern freedom fighters
safe and free.
Other primers on security culture do
already exist, but having another one accessible won't hurt, may
serve as a reminder of some safety measures, and might include some
aspects not covered elsewhere. This article will draw on the advice
of similar articles as well as personal observations and experience.
No particular action is suggested or defended, nor is any knowledge
about any particular action desired or requested by the author.
Defending an action in hindsight is not the same as wanting to know
anything about an action beforehand. Informing those who don't want
to know (or need to know) about any particular action can be seen as
an attempt to compromise the action.