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Hizb Tawheed Wal-Qitaalb) Privacy – is it free from any observation by anyone who is notconcerned even those group members who are not related tosuch matters.c) Weather – is it rainy or the dry season because some itemsmight be affected by the weather conditions at the selectedsite. Also if it requires construction, then the brothers willconstruct it accordingly after ascertaining the weathercondition.8) Avoid flashy sites and methods .i.e. those which can easily beidentified by even the common people such as the ceiling, and thelike. You should also bear in mind the person you are using and thearea he is in. For example, if you are in a very poor area, you donot give a young person a very expensive laptop to look after.If he is stopped by police they will ask him many questionsconcerning it. Also do not hide items in things (containers) thatattract attention such as a handy cam or the latest mobilephone.9) What are the available as well as necessary means ofdelivering/depositing and retrieving the item to and fro the selectedhiding site?10) It is also advised that the brothers combine the usage ofdifferent hiding methods and tricks as well as locations. This is verybeneficial especially when one of the sites or methods has beendiscovered by the enemies. For instance, If you want to hideexplosives or weapons, you can store them in big bags ofsugar as an example. If you have a warehouse or store roomfull of sugar, you will keep about 70% of the bags only sugar.The 30% you will store both sugar and weapons.11) Who is to be responsible for the management and security ofthe selected location? And here those brothers, who qualify well,especially those possessing the qualities mentioned under GroupMember, must be selected. And this must be carefully done (theselection of the management personnel) so as to cutoff anydisastrous instances. And here we remind the brother reading thiscompilation about the security detail that was responsible for thesafety – and Allāh is the Only Protector! – of the martyred Amir ofthe Mujāhidīn Usāmah Muhammad bin Laden (may Allāh granthim the status of the Shuhada), it was composed of the very bestbrothers (may Allāh reward them accordingly) and from them is theThe Compilation Of Security And Intelligence Principles Page 105