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Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Moscow "Rules" Updated Version

I had commented to "Borepatch that we as Conservatives need to Learn the Moscow Rules, us older guys whom been around awhile especially during the Cold War will recognize the reference especially with big tech shamelessly in the pocket of the donks.  I see repression coming down the pike.  especially with the alphabet government agencies at the behest of the democrats are really concentrating on those people with a belief that is diametrically opposed to the democrats stated goals and vision of this great utopia that is over the hill.  I see Big Tech and the democrats going after the supporters of President Trump.  It would be good for us to realize that we are among hostiles unless we know for sure that we are among fellow "tribe members".  

      Well I had published these rules over in 2014 and so I "dusted" them off and put them out there again.  The Rules were made for the CIA to keep their case officers alive in the most intense place to run "Counter-Intel" on the planet was Moscow, the KGB would vigorously prosecute and search for all foreign agents and especially for their own people that might betray "Da Rodina" and they were very aggressive.   Usually to flip someone it was called MICE, Money, Ideology, Coercion or Empathy.  Those 4 were or a combination of them would flip somebody into betrayal.    Man it don't take me long for me to drop back into spookspeak...jeez...man you think you forget after the cold war....and it all come back....and I am is just a airplane mechanic now...



I have had several references  made to "Moscow Rules" so I googled them and this is what I came up with.  It is a good rule of thumb kinda like my "Gibbs Rules" that I had posted years ago,  but reference because occasionally because it makes sense.  The Pictures are compliments of "Bing"  The Rules are compliments of Wikiuniversity


Whether fiction or fact, the Moscow Rules are often referenced and seldom printed. Said to have been developed by CIA for making sure their operatives were not sent like lambs to the slaughter to tough spots like Moscow, the Moscow Rules are an incredibly profound set of pragmatic guidelines for effective tradecraft. They are exceptionally difficult to find online in their entirety. Here, all 40 of the Moscow Rules are preserved. This page provides an opportunity to seminar students to elaborate upon and give examples of the rules in operation.


The Moscow Rules

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  1. Assume nothing. Commentary
  2. Technology will always let you down. Commentary
  3. Murphy is right. Commentary
  4. Never go against your gut. Commentary
  5. Always listen to your gut; it is your operational antennae. Commentary
  6. Everyone is potentially under opposition control. Commentary
  7. Don’t look back; you are never completely alone. Use your gut. Commentary
  8. Go with the flow; use the terrain. Commentary
  9. Take the natural break of traffic. Commentary
  10. Maintain a natural pace. Commentary
  11. Establish a distinctive and dynamic profile and pattern. Commentary
  12. Stay consistent over time. Commentary
  13. Vary your pattern and stay within your profile. Commentary
  14. Be non threatening: keep them relaxed; mesmerize! Commentary
  15. Lull them into a sense of complacency. Commentary
  16. Know the opposition and their terrain intimately. Commentary
  17. Build in opportunity but use it sparingly. Commentary
  18. Don’t harass the opposition. Commentary
  19. Make sure they can anticipate your destination. Commentary
  20. Pick the time and place for action. Commentary
  21. Any operation can be aborted; if it feels wrong, then it is wrong. Commentary
  22. Keep your options open. Commentary
  23. If your gut says to act, overwhelm their senses. Commentary
  24. Use misdirection, illusion, and deception. Commentary
  25. Hide small operative motions in larger non threatening motions. Commentary
  26. Float like a butterfly; sting like bee. Commentary
  27. When free, In Obscura, immediately change direction and leave the area. Commentary
  28. Break your trail and blend into the local scene. Commentary
  29. Execute a surveillance detection run designed to draw them out over time. Commentary
  30. Once is an accident; twice is a coincidence; three times is an enemy action. Commentary
  31. Avoid static lookouts; stay away from chokepoints where they can reacquire you. Commentary
  32. Select a meeting site so you can overlook the scene. Commentary
  33. Keep any asset separated from you by time and distance until it is time. Commentary
  34. If the asset has surveillance, then the operation has gone bad. Commentary
  35. Only approach the site when you are sure it is clean. Commentary
  36. After the meeting or act is done, “close the loop” at a logical cover destination. Commentary
  37. Be aware of surveillance’s time tolerance so they aren’t forced to raise an alert. Commentary
  38. If an alert is issued, they must pay a price and so must you. Commentary
  39. Let them believe they lost you; act innocent. Commentary
  40. There is no limit to a human being’s ability to rationalize the truth.Commentary
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2 comments:

  1. All true, and yes, those did come in handy, not just in Moscow...

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  2. I'm not a professional in need of these types of hard rules. However, I have adopted some of these and continue to work them. They've become part of life. Quite interesting to see them lined out like this.

    Trusting the gut is particularly important, as is head up, eyes open. The gut can't process what the eyes don't see...

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