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A"poo tt "Falling Dominoes" —~ POS ion paper on the strategy for armed struggle in the metropole of the U.S. Enpira + r -C begin with ua review of the cecen$ histor: of arned struggle in the United States. The wiO main sources of organised guecrilla activity have bcen the movement against imperialist ‘ar and tne inovelent anong etinic minorities for social justice. “vile most of these guerrill organiuetions nave been influenced b; socialist ideology and analysis, there are few reference LO nabive working-clacs cvrugiles in the rhetoric or decign of armed acts. Even thougn there are serious contradiction? in the doriestic economy, this is not surprising in view of the svecnee of an acute class struggle or a develoved class consciousness asionz the masses, None Mf the guerrilla srouns are publicly a 2clmovledszed to be governed by the political command of ny OF the so-called proletarian vanguard parties voich are perennially bogged dovm in —cetarian squndbles, “Indeed, many of these political parties openly condemn current revolu- »ionary violence wnien preswnably inteferes with their task of pariy building, he vact bul’: of bhe military actiuns by guerrilla units can be characterized as symbolic “ather than efvective in terms of huving a substantial imvecs on the actual balance of power, “ie orinery ourpose vay to cdueate the people by armed acts largely of pronpagandu value in der to spark increased macs resistance to selected governnent oolicies or agencies. Seisure So Stave vower “us not on bne immedinase ngenda of even the most quixotic veople's warriors; vat with respect to our realistic goals, we nave been renarxably succeccful in bringing signi- -icant precsure to beir on ruling class circles. Our flnir for wmorthodox style has generated Créroversy wiici: nes capcured bie yinicvion and passive loyalty of ever-inereasing numbers a the aidensten smd dispossessed. Lecause of our organisationsl wealmesses and the police veer Of Our nevercaries, we have not caplialized on this sympathy and popular admiration as "ach as is uscinically norsibvle. “Swe cagcere of revolulionury soldiers sas initially a demoralininz setoack. One of our LevOric orodlsas wan that the necd fur secrecy in our military onerations prevented us from bilising our considerable moval autiority to gain the cooperation of sympathic groups and ndividuals occuuse the identity of ow cadres hed to be protected, ‘Tie random suecess of wie oneny volice in exposing some of cur coldiers had the ironic result of establishing bona ide croudentiuls Tor our "representatives! as railying points Yor like-minded people. Our isoners of war were throm tooptvher in jails theo; automatically creating concrete links cvveen arcvieusly uncommected guerrilla units. Police technique assisted us in solving a sOulen tial we may never have solved fur ourselves, navely increased coordinntion and unily. erced dite tne rustion's "ertiae sehnolc," these pertods of imprisonen: became sabbaticals fro, ue Gkrugcle on the svreets for our Tishters to confer with collecasues wvout improving our vuods in envtcements, This then in u parhial report on the conclusions of one such :VOLULLC soner Of wor utter three vours in the prestigious Soledad academy of Advanced - vedticulsili ' Vopdare, TO cudi She oobive purticieation of “ubodve-sround” syumutuiners, the political-military canigetion (2.0) must fora ceereach thes with a cpecifie proposal for joint action in yoport of che ur od coraecle. sue Feet mast correctly denim a uncful role for une Jelar citivily. nosoible, the: “olanwies sine rule snoula co.ple:ent or "fit an" ath the mud Be Guo. non lw oasteaueb ouspicion by a sudden change in benavior or routine. For an re C.iewphey suvvellicnice ond inzellizenes yworis wiieh is often very tine- und energy-consumi. e the 20 can er -lobiy be dine becker and nore sufely vy one of tne movement's many excellen: pou. A ANpLuuch should be made by a a0 officer vith recocniged credentials suc : ; ui cudre of une sroup, vJecret Liaison uosiguvrents and timely reports. ‘Uembers of wd Tbouea bovea to tie owns mehio om. he vepreea upar for cormowivacing wo oprouu ould Me UC seine: Se waeed obeouwsie by carmyamy ou ote tacis sugges.ca oy tae ee “7 a _ ~“ ce . La - > wegce of Gs whe & yo. ve aria Of cersible emugsts with a cacti of vecurivy Tor tne re katie yo. re aha i Viet Une lor, aide cubvibeano ani sachvims inworr.tion useful vo their rexuar research ie Old 3G 8 LE Osy ofcmivation twat huve a nlerarcual Coaef a @lees Line o. authority to 2 contralined comand. The ig etude ctu, vical aD gheir comswile wien is geod however. Tap orevecund dt Conwy, bie use in the initinl stages of organizing, of ube ich communi see usually neeessary, Attacks must never 2 th chk coma. : fe meraineihe colt wire fadture Ath ‘teavy losses ean wine ouy tei ties ay nash be designed such shet a singie betreyal