Did the CIA Write the Playbook for Anti-ICE Activities in Minnesota?

CIA: Manual for Psychological Operations in Guerrilla Warfare  

It's interesting that one can now purchase a CIA manual that was written and produced as an education tool for the Nicaraguan Contra rebels in 1983. The hand
book provides instruction on sabotage, propaganda, and destabilization techniques. Ironically, as I watch events unfold in Minneapolis, it appears to now be the playbook for resistance against our own government. 

Although once top-secret, Psychological Operations in Guerrilla Warfare has been declassified and is available is available on Amazon. Its CIA origin was revealed by the Associated Press in 1984. I suppose the information is public domain now. I just finished reading and can't help but think, "What's this world coming to?"

The manual served as a training guide for "Armed Propaganda Teams" to influence the population and destabilize the Nicaraguan government. It was developed during the Nicaraguan civil war to support the "Contra" forces. The document was highly controversial, detailing methods for political manipulation and "dirty wars," which brought it before the International Court of Justice. 

The book is often listed as a primary source for understanding U.S. cold war-era covert operations in Central America, though I suspect its application has been global and not just here in the Americas. 

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"Tell me why you are crying my son

I know you're frightened like everyone.

Is it the thunder in the distance you hear? 

Will it help if I stand very near? I am here."

Peter, Paul & Mary

Day Is Done

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