ACIPSS_nl_2011-05

ACIPSS-newsletter commentary: The Open Mesh web site content is kind of
heavy going but highly useful if you have the technical skills.
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Egyptian Revolution Protest Manual (How to Protest Intelligently)
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(via public intel) This document is an Arabic manual
for Egyptian protesters circulated via email and in
hard copy prior to the protests on Friday January 28,
2010. (a) For background on the document and English
translations of selected portions, see The Atlantic’s
article Egyptian Activists’ Action Plan: Translated.
(b)
(a) http://info.publicintelligence.net/EgyptianRevolutionManual.pdf
(2,5MB !!)
(b) http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/01/egyptianactivists-action-plan-translated/70388/
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Egypt as a Failing State: Implications for US National Security
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(USAFA) This paper is recommended both for its conceptual applicability in
today’s international security environment and for its specific policy
analysis of the United States relationship with the Middle East and Egypt.
In general terms, Ruth Beitler and Cindy Jebb present a pointed review of
democratization theory and practice that is most timely given recent and
ongoing United States experiences in the Balkans and in Iraq. They extend
that analysis to address the dangers and realities of state failures—
partial or complete—as these fuel the cycle of development of violent nonstate
actors. And most significantly, they apply that combined analysis to
the critical realities of today’s Middle East, and specifically to the
linchpin state of Egypt.
http://www.usafa.edu/df/inss/OCP/ocp51.pdf (8,5 MB!!)
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Protective Intelligence and Threat Assessment Investigations
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(U.S. Secret Service) The U.S. Secret Service is committed to providing a
safe environment for each public official it is entrusted to protect. To
accomplish this mission, it has developed comprehensive protective
programs. The U.S. Secret Service believes that threat assessment and
protective intelligence are important aspects of these protection efforts.
The purpose of U.S. Secret Service threat assessmentand protective
intelligence activities is to identify, assess, and manage persons who
might pose a threat to those we protect,while the goal of these activities
is to prevent assassination attempts.
http://www.secretservice.gov/ntac/PI_Guide.pdf
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