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Open Source Warfare - John Robb's Standing Orders |
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 Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 1:10 pm |
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As advertised I'm a big fan of John Rob and his global guerrillas theory. I've complied a list of of his 'standing orders' that he complied over the course of 2009. It's a rule set for a rebel organization to fight and eventual overcome a larger force.
Global Guerrillas - Standing Orders
It's great stuff for any anarchist, counter insurgent or cyberpunk writers who wants to add a bit of current day tactics to their plot.
Last edited by Kovacs on Tue Nov 16, 2010 12:12 am; edited 1 time in total
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| Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 6:17 pm |
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Maybe it's because I'm so tech-oriented, but I have a hard time figuring out how to apply order 1 without destroying communication networks. Does it mean to take out high-ranking individuals who use the communication network without damaging the infrastructure, or like with the oil in nigeria, wreck physical supply lines?
About Robb, is Brave new War any good? I'm tempted to buy it.
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| Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 6:23 pm |
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Unbeknown to me, I was following many of these standing orders intuitively.
I read them a while ago, and it's not that they're gospel or anything, but it was nice to know that somebody thinks that I'm doing stuff "right" for indeterminate values of right.
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| Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 6:25 pm |
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| KBlack wrote: | Maybe it's because I'm so tech-oriented, but I have a hard time figuring out how to apply order 1 without destroying communication networks. Does it mean to take out high-ranking individuals who use the communication network without damaging the infrastructure, or like with the oil in nigeria, wreck physical supply lines?
About Robb, is Brave new War any good? I'm tempted to buy it. |
Simple dumb ex:
Guy sells to Person.
Person resells.
Tell Guy, "You keep selling to Person, I violence you".
Guy stops selling to Person.
Person can't distribute to the customers.
Network broken.
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| Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 8:48 pm |
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Very cool, Kovacs! Nifty compiling.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 12:59 am |
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| KBlack wrote: | | About Robb, is Brave new War any good? I'm tempted to buy it. |
the book is good, but like I mentioned in the Currently Reading thread ALL the information in the book is archived in the blog, somewhere. Unlike the blog it's all packaged and organized in a logical order. the only thing missing from the book, and I was kind of hoping to see, were the Standing Orders. But that makes sense, the book is there to convince you that there's a new breed of transnational enemy. the standing orders teach you how to be that enemy. And I suppose his next book on resilient communities will compile his advice on how survive and surpass that enemy.
And honestly, a lot of this advice applies to me as a guerrilla film maker. 'Coopetition not Competition': I try where I can to promote other amateur film makers. 'Share or Copy Everything That Works': We exchange advice on forums freely. 'Virtualize Your Organization': We have no Studio HQ, all our organization is done online. Etc. etc.
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:08 pm |
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Saw these in an article. Not quite sure how these all apply in a cyberpunk context, but though it was relevant.
Lawrence of Arabia's 15 principles of modern guerrilla warfare
1. Strive above all to win hearts and minds
2. Establish an unassailable base
3. Remain strategically dispersed
4. Make maximum use of mobility
5. Operate mainly in small, local groups
6. Remain largely detached from the enemy
7. Do not attempt to hold ground
8. Operate in depth rather than en face (i.e. not in lines)
9. Aim for perfect intelligence about the enemy
10. Concentrate only for momentary tactical superiority
11. Strike only when the enemy can be taken by surprise
12. Never engage in sustained combat
13. Always have lines of retreat open
14. Make war on matériel rather than on men
15. Make a virtue of the individuality, irregularity, and unpredictability of guerrillas
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| Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 11:13 pm |
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| Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 12:09 am |
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| Susan Calvin wrote: | | Hm, file not found. :c |
I'm getting the same thing. It's a shame, since the Global Guerrillas blog is full of amazing stuff, and I know this list would be too.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 12:33 am |
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It's from kovac's site so he may have moved it or taken it down. LofA's points are pretty cool and interesting, especially the part on material not man, if I ever were to get into "terrorism" there would be no casualties, only damage to infrastructure.
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| Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 9:18 pm |
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| Wiggett wrote: | | It's from kovac's site so he may have moved it or taken it down. LofA's points are pretty cool and interesting, especially the part on material not man, if I ever were to get into "terrorism" there would be no casualties, only damage to infrastructure. |
Collatoral damage to human lives is pretty hard to avoid in most circumstances I think. Theres always the lone security guard one might forget about or the janitor whos shift is running late...
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| Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 5:42 am |
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unless they are the terrorists planning the event. just look at fightclub.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 12:34 pm |
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Oh yeah, we're updating the KP site the file's been moved off. I'll reupload it tonight.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 7:39 pm |
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Ah, cool. Looking forward to reading it.
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