Ukraine: Lost forever to the EU Orbit

Ukraine is lost to the EU.

The campaign waged by the Russians to tear away the legitimacy and control of Kiev has been brilliant on every level, flawlessly executed, and will prove to be fatal for all EU designs to bring Ukraine into their geo-political orbit.

While the news cycles are still focused on the eastern cities, any serious analysis must conclude that everything east of the Dnieper belongs to Russia whenever they choose to take possession - extending to the entire capital of Kiev.  Everything west of Kiev is also now Russian property, they simply haven't closed the loop.  They're on no timeline but their own.  It'll happen when the Kremlin thinks the most political gain may be had.

It may sound like I am a fan of Vlad and his Team.  Not even close.  I respect how they have played this game, and I advise every Patriot to set aside any bias and look at the strategy and tactics that have been on display.  There is much that can, and should, be implemented by Patriots here at home.

A simple look at top headlines from the last 36 hours tell where things stand:

Ukraine to bring back CONSCRIPTION: Embattled Ukraine today announced it was bringing back conscription as a mob of some 300 pro-Russian militants seized control of the prosecutor's office in Donetsk after overrunning police.

Several of the 100 police officers guarding the building were injured and in some cases severely beaten as the crowd hurled rocks, threw Molotov cocktails and stripped them of their weapons and shields.

Rebels quickly took control of the building after mounting a second assault from the back, hoisting the Russian flag, barricading the front door and burning Ukrainian symbols in the street.

Putin Demands That Ukraine Pull Its Troops From Southeast:  President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia told Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany on Thursday that Ukraine must remove its military from the southeastern region of the country to resolve the showdown there with pro-Russian militants who have seized several official buildings, the Kremlin said.

“Putin emphasized that it was imperative today to withdraw all military units from the southeastern regions, stop the violence and immediately launch a broad national dialogue as part of the constitutional reform process involving all regions and political forces,” the Russian government said in a statement.

Ukraine Says That Militants Won the East:  KIEV, Ukraine — It is by now a well-established pattern. Armed, masked men in their 20s to 40s storm a public building of high symbolic value in a city somewhere in eastern Ukraine, evict anyone still there, seize weapons and ammunition, throw up barricades and proclaim themselves the rulers of a “people’s republic.” It is not clear who is in charge or how the militias are organized.

Through such tactics, a few thousand pro-Russian militants have seized buildings in about a dozen cities, effectively establishing control over much of an industrial region of about 6.5 million nestled against the Russian border.

Day by day, in the areas surrounding the cities of Donetsk and Luhansk, pro-Russian forces have defied all efforts by the central government to re-establish its authority, and on Wednesday, Ukraine’s acting president conceded what had long been obvious: The government’s police and security officials had lost control.

Study, Patriots.  These principles will work for you, too.

Yet in that part of the world, the trigger for WWIII European Theatre has now been set.

It simply needs to be tripped when Washington decides to go...

It won't take anything more than a few NATO planes, or a few US/NATO soldiers getting capped, or a US ship getting buzzed in the Black Sea.

Kerodin
III

LEO on Bundy Ranch: Those who aimed their guns at officers will be dealt with...

Lombardo confirms that Metro developed a lot of intelligence about militia members who were present. Those who aimed their guns at officers will be dealt with.

"Yes, there will be consequences, definitely. That is unacceptable behavior. If we let it go, it will continue into the future," Lombardo said.

Law enforcement sources told us that federal officials are preparing to move against Cliven Bundy, but they might wait months until things die down before making their move.

Metro Police could take separate action in response to the provocations they experienced in Bunkerville and may be working to identify particular suspects. [bold is mine - K]

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Thanks to CavMedic - .Gov is not done with the Bundy Patriots.

Here's the link.

Consider this deeply.

Kerodin
III

Carol Bundy: It's Criminal Complaint Time

 

The below is from Carol Bundy.  Just after the stand-off I considered the value of trying to get the Federal Judge in the case who issued the Orders against the Bundys to reconsider.  An ally with knowledge of such matters suggested it would be pretty futile - though it might have some PR value.  I decided to let it lie.  I think the Bundy's approach below is better than my idea.

If you were there or know someone who was, please consider filing a formal Complaint.

Here's the statement from the Bundy's:


We believe that the BLM acted illegally.
 We have decided to file reports at the Sheriff's Office.
 Together we can take real action!!  

 If you were with us at any of the events the week of April 5-12,
 when the BLM was threatening us all, we encourage you to join us and
 file a Criminal Report with the Clark County Sheriffs office.
 Join us Tomorrow morning at 10am as we file our Criminal Reports at
 the Clark County Sheriffs office in Las Vegas NV.   You do not need to
 be a resident of Clark County or the state of Nevada to file a Criminal Report.
 The Clark County Sheriffs office is open daily 8am-4pm and you can
 file your Criminal Report anytime.
 But, if you want to join us, we will be there tomorrow morning May 2nd at 10am.
  
 If you witnessed or were subjected to any of the following crimes,
 please come and file a report with us:
      Men blocking access to public land
      Men blocking public roads
      Men harassing people for taking photos
      Men impersonating Police officers
      Men claiming to be a police officer and refusing to show valid identification
      Men threatening to use Tasers
      Men threatening to fire upon unarmed civilians
      Men using attack dogs
      Men pointing weapons
      Assault  
 We believe that the BLM men who pointed guns at over 1,000 people
 on April 12th near the I-15 freeway south of  Mesquite committed a
 criminal act and that the Clark County Sheriffs office should be required
 to investigate.
 The only way to get the Clark County Sheriffs office to investigate is to
 file and personal, individual "Criminal Report" with the Sheriffs office. 
 Simply calling them will not do it. We need as many of you as possible
 to go down to the Sheriffs office and file a formal "Criminal Report".
 It is time we took some real action and the first step is to request the
 Sheriffs office take a stand one way or the other on  how the BLM
 behaved throughout this period.
 Location:       Clark County Sheriffs office
                     400 So Martin Luther King Blvd
                     Building C
                     Las Vegas NV


Map Click Here:  Sheriffs Office Map
Time: 10am Friday May 2nd
 If you cannot join us in the morning please visit the Sheriffs office
 any day between 8am-4pm and file a report about what  happened to you.
 Some may say this won't do any good.  That is not true.  We must use
 the legal system to put a stop to this sort of activity.
 This is your chance to make a difference!
 We need as many of you as possible to file a formal "Criminal Report"
 in order for the full gravity of what happened  to be properly documented
 and dealt with in an official capacity.
 Please don't let this opportunity to make the Sheriff do his job slip away.
 Love,
 -Carol
  
 PS - Please pass this along to anyone who you may know that was with us when the BLM men were threatening us all.

Prepping Preacher: Signal Corps III Grid Down Comms Course AAR

In my world trust is a very limited commodity.  One does not give absolute trust to another freely.  And in my world the man at your back with a firearm had better be a man you trust implicitly.  If you are smart, very few men ever earn that level of trust.

Prepping Preacher and his wife are such people.  I've had the honor of meeting him more than once, including in a hotspot at the National Mall last October.

He's a man I'd permit at my back with a weapon.

Can YOU build a radio in an altoids tin?

So, I commend to you, his AAR from Sparks' III Grid Down Comms course last week in CT.  You need Comms skills, folks.  If you are going to keep up with me over the coming excitements, you will need more than the internet and a cell phone.  If you are going to survive, you will probably need real Comms skills.  You will need eyes over that ridge, and Comms allows you to see what your allies see.  Patriots - get some time with Sparks.  Here's his training schedule.  You can also talk to him about coming to your AO.

My thanks to PP for writing this AAR.

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April 26-27, 2014   Watertown, Ct

The course was well attended, numbering at least 15 students.  The experience/ability levels ranged from newbie w/o a ham license to experienced General level HAM Operator.  The spaces provided for the class were roomy and had a small area set aside for electronics and related work.  Our thanks to CTHackerspace there in Watertown for opening their doors.  More about that organization can be found at: www.hackerspace.org.

Our instructor, Sparks31, "has got it goin' on" in this field.  When it's hands on "stuff", he is, hands down, as good as you'll find anywhere.  Rightfully so, as his 30 yrs in this technical area have given him a wealth of info and ability.  He was and is willing to share with any individual or group who is serious about learning.

Of the 2 days spent there, about half of the first day(or less) was taken up with "classroom" instruction.  The rest of the time was "hands on" doing it.  While progressing through the "assignments", he shared his knowledge and experience continually.  Most of the 2nd day was spent at a public park, setting up, tuning and acquiring signals for recognition and response. 

There is alot of technical info that, without which, anyone but the serious will likely become frustrated and fail at establishing themselves as an operator.  He covered each aspect of the list of topics he put out as well as fielded all questions related to any topic however close or far.  He addressed topics not listed as they came up in class.  This was not a seminar on theory.  He leaves the learning of that to you but cites applicable resources.  He does much teaching when working with "stuff" in his hands.  He's a Patriot as well - the real deal.  So, if I needed a comms guy to make a presentation, he's first choice. One of the highlights for me was his homemade cookie baking sheet pan antenna which we put to use in the class. Simple but amazing.   It seems that wherever he is, if there is a signal to be heard he will find a way to get it from the sky to a speaker if at all possible.

For me, it was a "2 thumbs-up" experience.  From this class, I've determined my direction and how I am going to pursue it in terms of equipment and process. 

If you are on the edge of deciding, take the leap - you won't regret it.

PP III to III

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Kerodin
III

If you can't get your hands free, you lose...

Begin at 37 seconds.  LEO has the guy's wrist.  Had he taken the III CQB class, he'd still be free.

Every single one of my students would have gotten his or her hand free, instantly.

But getting your hand free won't be worth much if you are as out of shape as the dummy in the video.

CQB & Fight to your Weapon videos, here.

Kerodin
III

To all Free Forces at Bundy Ranch: Stand Down

**UPDATE** Sandman sends: Every organized Constitutional Militia unit that I know of who were there have decamped. What you have left is a collections of fruits, nuts, flakes, provocateurs, media whores, drama queens and a few real patriots who should have more sense. OMA, Oathkeepers, Sipseys IIIpers, and loose cannons are running rampant.

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The mission at the Bundy Ranch was to prevent the murder of the Bundy family, to recover the stolen Bundy cattle, and to force .Gov to seek peaceful resolution to the conflict.

Mission Accomplished.

Now - do what is tactically, strategically and politically prudent and go home.

What happened that day in the wash can never be taken from the Patriots who were there.  What happened in the days leading up to that final confrontation can never be taken away.  The pride every Patriot on the ground feels was earned.

Yes, the Enemies of Liberty may return.  If they do, so can Patriots.

But in the aftermath the political situation at Bundy Ranch has become detrimental to the clean win.  Infighting, glory-seeking and probably even manipulation by infiltrators in militia guise is smearing and tainting the work that was done.  It is time to declare Operation Bundy Defense as Mission Accomplished, stand down and defuse the politics before Blue Team talks and acts themselves right into a political failure.

FreeFor made their point.  Now go home before the victory is lost by stupid fucking people.

Kerodin
III

Economic Warfare: Holder’s Latest Scandal - DOJ Now Pressuring Banks to Refuse Service to Gun Stores

What do you call it when the Department of Justice undertakes efforts to force Banksters to deny service to lawful business owners based on political differences?  I know if the roles were revered the Lefties would call it Economic Terrorism.

I have said the Leftists in America mean to see you bend knee, imprisoned or dead.  They mean to force you to their will.  If you refuse, they will seek to interdict your ability to feed your family.  If you persist, you get the Lois Lerner treatment and DoJ considers sending armed men to put you in prison.  If you resist a DoJ dispatched Team, you will die.

The Enemies of Liberty have entered their EndGame.  They are ramping up on all fronts, as predicted here more than a year ago.  The pressure and challenges will continue to ramp up through the November elections.  Then, whether they win or lose in the House & Senate, they will begin to go hard.  Not necessarily on November 5 - but between November 5, 2014 and November 8, 2016 you'd better believe you, personally, will face the King's Men for your resistance to their will.

It's that simple.  You will be ready, or your will not.  They may come at you in a manner you anticipate, or they may come at you in a manner you have failed to consider.  But come they will.

America must be fundamentally transformed.  You are an obstacle to that goal.  The Left knows they will never have a better point man for that goal and never again have the momentum and key players in place.  They mean to meet you head-on prior to the next Presidential election.

You have been warned - repeatedly.

Here's the link.

Kerodin
III

Now Codified by all three Branches: Detention of You, for whatever they choose...

America has a history of passing bad laws - tyrannical laws - that only get turned over long after the fact.  Alien & Sedition, WWII Internment, now NDAA.  Before anyone in .Gov even begins to cry publicly about NDAA, there will have been many, many people swept away under the law.  Most will never be heard from again.

You and I knew the moment NDAA popped up in legislation that it targeted you and me.  Now that SCOTUS has signed off on it, you'd better believe FedGov will use it.  They may have already used it in America, against someone who doesn't have the ability to be noticed when they are gone.  But soon they'll take someone we will notice as being missing.  Those who notice and dare speak open the door to their own detention - but many will merely meet Mr. Fed who slaps them with a Patriot Act STFU order.

If you do not realize, even now, that there is open warfare between Enemies of Liberty and Patriots, you are surely and truly F'd.  Like Germany, every bit of tyranny that is about to be unleashed on Patriots now has the cover of law - it is "legal".  And we know what happens to people in America who "break the law" and we know how the average citizen looks at anyone accused of "breaking the law."

Those who would be Masters are in their Endgame.  I hope you realize it before they take you.

David has the story, here.

Kerodin
III

Bunkerville Questions for .mil guys...

Something I have not yet seen is an analysis of BLM posture/actions from a military perspective.

We've heard talk of BLM snipers on ridgelines, but I have not seen those pictures.  Nor do we have any reports of BLM snipers retreating when Patriots entered the desert.  We don't have any pictures of BLM un-assing their positions in the face of Patriot advances.  The pictures I have seen include primarily the roadside Taser incident and of course the showdown in the wash.  Let's focus on the wash.  What I saw was BLM bunched and taking cover with their vehicles - hardly a prudent tactical position given all the open space, nor was it a position that offered an aggressive posture.  As BLM and Cowboys faced one another we know Patriots had overwatch on the bridges and up the embankments.

As far as I know the Patriots on overwatch were never challenged by any LEO - not on the bridges where they either stopped traffic or had traffic driving by.  No blue & red lights.  No Officer Friendly even shutting down traffic - from what I saw.  There were no attempts to flank the Patriots anywhere, at any time, from the reports I have read.

All taken together I am looking at a tactical disposition from BLM that was deliberately non-confrontational (careful not to let any of their guys wander into Patriot areas of control) and deliberately non-challenging - or strategic/tactical stupidity or ignorance - or fear.

Any of our military guys want to offer their professional opinion about the tactics we saw over the days leading up to the showdown in the wash?  Did you see anything that remotely reflected military maneuvers by BLM to control the ground or even to deny Patriots the ground?

Kerodin
III

Liberty Leadership

The tragic comedy on stage at Bunkerville between the OathKeepers, Militia and other parties is far more serious than some may understand.  We are no longer in a pre-war environment where clashes between various parties in the Liberty Movement may be noisy and help define people, but generally have no downside.  We are now at a point in time that lives are at stake.  Every decision taken by "Leaders" now has the very real potential to end in injury or dead Patriots.

More than a few people at Bunkerville have revealed to the world they are not up to the task of being true Leaders of Men in dangerous circumstances.  If you are one of those men who was looking to those people for leadership, you'd better understand quickly that while some may be good organizers, and some may be good PR guys, leading men into a fight or navigating dangerous waters where men may begin to pull triggers is not in the mental, emotional or intellectual make-up of those now bickering.

This is one case in which our modern paradigm is different from that faced by our Founders.  George Washington was installed as Leader by a body of men who had legitimacy.  That authority gave George Washington power that no man is going to get today in the Liberty Movement.  Today every Minuteman will serve and follow only the man or men he chooses to follow.  No one is going to be anointed General of FreeFor, and certainly not with the mandate to execute men under his command for failure to follow orders.

Leaders in this fight for Liberty will have to earn every single man following him.

This is where our III "Leaderless Resistance" paradigm will excel.  But it will take some time.  Of course the "Leaderless Resistance" paradigm is not "Leaderless."  Instead, we have many, many leaders spread out across the republic.  Most of these Leaders are followed by men who have chosen to follow.  Small Tribes, or Cells, or Teams, usually comprised of men and women who know one another from their daily lives.  In many cases, these small groups of people have known one another for many years.  They have their trust dynamics and leadership dynamics all worked out among themselves.

As we just witnessed at Bunkerville, the problems will occur when these Teams/Cells/Tribes meet at a hotspot.  As is Human nature there will always be those who mean to lead.  But without the mandate George Washington had - there will be the banging of heads.  It has been my experience that men and women will willingly follow someone who demonstrates traits conducive to the goal - and they will resist an unknown who steps in and declares himself in charge. 

If you are a III Patriot and you find yourself heading into an AO where different Teams will arrive and will need to work together, I would caution you to avoid falling in line behind anyone who simply declares himself to be in charge.  Watch the various Team Leaders.  Discuss each with your own Team.  Follow the one most deserving, or most likely to get your Team through the danger with the best chances of success.  In a situation where there will likely be unit-on-unit fighting, you'd better believe I'm going to STFU and listen if there is a JC or Max on-site.  If there is a Sparks on the ground, I'm going to do as he says if he needs a Comms task handled.  I know my strengths, and I know when I'd better follow someone who has more knowledge, experience and sense than do I.

By the same token - I am not following ANYONE who makes my nose wrinkle.

What if everyone on-scene is a dink and you don't trust any of them with your life or the lives of your Team?  Then take point by taking the initiative and putting your Team to work on tasks that need to be accomplished.  CA has recommended the "Quiet Professionals" approach, and it is spot-on.  You do you.  And you will soon find that reasonable, level-headed men and women from other Teams will see what you are doing and how you are doing it.  Before long, they will ask you how they can help.

Respect is earned.

That is how Leaders lead.

From the front.

Follow what is going on in the aftermath at Bundy.  Study it - and never behave that way.  What is happening before our eyes is a classic demonstration of what not to do.

Kerodin
III

Gary Hunt: The Bundy Affair – Oath Keepers vs. Militia – Part II

**Updated links below**

The above picture should tell you everything you need to know about OathKeepers and Bundy.

What is happening on the ground out there is one of the most embarrassing turns for the Liberty Movement I have witnessed.  There are particular people at the center of yet another Patriot SNAFU that results in unwinding the good work done by real Patriots.  Whether one chalks it up to simple dick-measuring and bow-to-me-I'm-the-one-true-God syndrome or professional provocateurism - or a combination of both - the end result for the Patriot community is the same: It's fuct.

I won't mention the familiar presence of particular players at the scene of many Patriot embarrassments.  OK, I mentioned it.  I won't mention the consistent Cluster Foxtrots that ensue when certain people in the "Patriot Community" parachute in.  Whoops, did it again.  I won't dare mention the knee-capping of Patriot efforts that surface time and time again when certain players arrive on-scene.  Dammit - did it again.  My bad.

But don't worry if you love the drama.  The old-guard of Patriot-buggers will not be the end.  There is already a new class of young Patriot-buggers at work.  You know, the kind of Fucks that lie to your face then try to undermine you with your allies by posting blatant lies, by undertaking campaigns to malign people on several social media venues, the sort of cocksuckers who create bogus screen names to attack you because they are too cowardly to use their known names - you know, garbage like that.  You know the kind of guy I'm talking about - when they talk all you can see is a big, plump, juicy va-jay-jay on their face.  No worries, they'll always be part of the Patriot Community so the drama fiends get their fix and a good smear and knee-capping is never more than a post away when needed by the Enemies of Liberty.  Some of that will be sorted out very, very soon.  Anyway...

Gary Hunt has done serious and hard work with embedded sources on the ground at Bunkerville to connect dots and try to get to the truth of what is happening out there in the name of Patriots.  We still do not know where this will all end, who will reveal themselves as dinks, and who means well but may not be up to speed yet.  But because of the work being done by Gary and others, we are getting what we need most: Intel.

Here's the link.

Here's CA's post on the topic, including contact information for sending relief supplies.

Other side of the coin: The OathKeeper Perspective, here.

Kerodin
III

J.C. Dodge: I’m Up, He Sees Me, I’m Down!

J.C. Dodge covers movement and Buddy Team considerations.

Train, folks.  You never know when you'll hear these words over the loudspeaker: "Fall out!  This is NOT A DRILL!"

Here's the link.

Kerodin
III

III Citadel PatCon & Brock's NC PatCon

NC PatCon: We are now fewer than two weeks from gathering once again at Brock's place in North Carolina.  Holly and I are eager to be back among fellow Patriots in such a wonderful environment. 

We will be teaching Fight to your Weapon on Friday the 9th, and are pleased so many class alumni will be there.  Two of our III 300 Patriots have offered to share some of their Krav techniques with us as well, so be ready to train!  After CQB Holly and I will be joining Grenadier for his Georgia Force-on-Force introductory class.  He'll be introducing Patriots to using AirSoft guns as training aids - we are really looking forward to this class.  H & I are looking forward to meeting G1.  Saturday Brock has a full day planned, including speeches and discussions.  Of course nightly campfires will certainly again be highlights. 

The Patriots who come to Brock's are great people.  If you can make it, you owe it to yourself to come and meet others who share your love of Liberty.  While networking and building friendships and alliances is a big part of the event, come ready to work.  There are topics to be discussed that need input from Patriots.  If you've never been to a PatCon, I promise it will profoundly affect you.  And Brock's events are the Gold Standard for PatCons.  Meeting Brock is alone worth a day's drive.  Here's the NC PatCon page for more information.

Holly and I will be headed for Idaho shortly after Brock's.  We have a couple stops along the way, and we are looking forward to meeting those of you who have reached out.

III Citadel PatCon: The weekend of August 8-10 will find us on the mountain once again for our second III Citadel PatCon in Idaho.  All III Patriots, Citadel residents and supporters, and Liberty-loving Americans are welcome.  Everyone is welcome to join us at Studio III for CQB classes, especially if you roll into town early.  The Planning Committee is beginning their work, so we'll announce  details as the schedule takes shape.  If you have a topic you'd like us to discuss as a group, or an activity you'd like to work into the weekend, leave us a comment or drop me a line at Kerodin@Kerodin.com.

If you are planning to attend the Citadel PatCon: Please drop by the PatCon blog and leave us a comment.  Who you are (screen names are fine) and how many people you'll have with you, what days you're planning to attend, etc.  This way we can ensure we have enough infrastructure in place.

We've set up a blog dedicated to the Citadel PatCon where we'll update everyone as the Planning Committee does their work.  Remember, this is your event.  So help us plan the agenda.

Here's the site: CitadelPatCon.blogspot.com

We look forward to seeing friends and allies once again, and meeting new faces!

Kerodin
III

Rhodes: Parasite Revealed

**UPDATE - New Video Link**  Here - thanks to Anon in Comments who offered it!

**UPDATE**  As you can see the video has been taken down.  In the video the participants had agreed to a sit-down with Stewie - so maybe they pulled it as a concession.  Dunno.  Either way, this cluster fuck threatens to smear the work that was done by those Patriots who stood toe-to-toe with BLM weeks ago.  And perhaps that is part of the mission.  There is a full-court press in play to undermine what happened at the Bundy Ranch.  You'd be foolish to ignore the likelihood that provocateurs made it under the wire.  You'd be equally foolish to ignore the likelihood that you'd recognize the names...

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Anyone standing with OathKeepers is NOT standing with Liberty.

Anyone taking silver from the OathKeepers is a self-serving whore and an Enemy of Liberty.

Yeah, I said it.

Rhodes has become a very wealthy man through OathKeepers, on the promise his organization would stand tall for Patriots when events got sporty.  Eyewitnesses affirm he was personally several rows deep when facing BLM.  And now he is being accused of being a Provocateur by serious men who have been face-to-face with him for weeks.  When it got real, Stewart Rhodes revealed his real nature.  He is a parasite feeding off real Patriots and the deliberate destruction of Liberty.

If you continue to stand with OathKeepers, clear out of my camp.

And do not write me about 11th Commandment nonsense - the moment a man reveals he is not seeking Liberty, or that he is a back-stabbing, self-serving fuck, he gets ex-communicated and kicked to the curb ricky-f'n-tick.  Keeping enemies inside the wire is just fucking stupid.

Thanks to RichD for the link.

Kerodin
III

Long hard times to come...

Not a bad frame for what this way comes...

K

Real-world politics...barrel of a gun

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The mayor of Ukraine's second-largest city was shot in the back and pro-Russia insurgents seized more government buildings Monday as the U.S. hit Russia with more sanctions for allegedly fomenting the unrest in eastern Ukraine.

Impeachment is a recent invention, brought to our Founding Documents by Benjamin Franklin.  Until Mr. Franklin offered the concept, there were only two options for dealing with politicians/tyrants who violated their mandate - tolerate it, or kill them.  My thanks to CA for sharing that history with me a few years ago.

I have a very strong moral compass.  (Stop laughing, dammit!)  I despise lying - even though I am totally comfortable parsing a sentence until it screams and dies.  But I consider myself firstly a realist.  I'd like the people of the world to interact with one another from a place of honesty and respect - but I am not willing to wait for another million years for the species to surpass itself.  Afterall, my goals have little to do with the realities of species survival - evolution won't go that way - certainly not in a short million years.  But more importantly, I do not think any man is obligated to endure any other man who intends to infringe his personal, Rightful Liberty, until such time as the oppressor Awakens and throws himself at the feet of the mistreated, begging forgiveness for his errant ways.  F that.

Impeachment is a nicety - a politeness offered by a civilized people.  It's like Mom giving her brat the courtesy of counting to three before she commences the beating for bad behavior.

Politicians and the Master Class have short-circuited Mr. Franklin's kindness of Impeachment.  To my mind, they have willingly thrown away the one barrier that a moral people have to abide when being mistreated.  It is the politicians/tyrants themselves who have returned us to a state of having only two choices: Endure the tyranny, or kill the Fucktards.

So be it.

So, am I outraged that pro-Russians shot a Mayor in the back who stood between them and their self-determination?

Nope.

Here's the story.

Kerodin
III

Strategy & Tactics: Hostages

Hostages in Ukraine, held by Pro-Russian Militia

Consider the impact of a suddenly missing Regime stooge in each of our 50 most-populated metro areas, all at once.  Consider the ability of the Regime to respond to 50 such brush fires at once.

I believe in overwhelming and devastating action, with the intent to quickly take from your enemy the ability to fight, or the will to fight.

In war, then, let your great object be victory, not lengthy campaigns. - Sun Tzu

One Enemy of Liberty returning to ambient temperature in the street for all to see, in 50 different cities, all at once.  Another 50 Enemies of Liberty disappeared.  Spread him thin.  Instill fear at once.  Provide no massed force for him to retaliate against.  Remind him of his mortality.  Make him worried for his home & hearth.  Such a strategy would tax any Regime.

Here's an article on the hostages taken by Pro-Russian militia.

There's going to be a fight.  The fight is begun.  Let's win.

Kerodin
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When Surrender is no longer prudent...

WiscoDave sends another poignant and timely reminder that the Enemies of Liberty are on a war footing, and you'd better understand that fact.  The article includes a series of pictures, including the one above.  The guy being arrested is obviously not resisting - at least not until the big guy moves to his face and begins putting his hands toward his neck.  The two cops at his rear are calm.  The cop at his front simply wraps his meathooks around his neck and begins to choke him out.  He, too, is calm.  The other cops do absolutely NOTHING to stop the choker.  In short order, as will happen when blood is not permitted to your brain, the guy being arrested buckles.

This is obviously simple malice, malevolence and thuggery.  But I'm not going to engage that topic.

When the man chose to surrender to arrest, his hands were bound.  He surrendered all physical ability to defend himself.  In an America where people respect the system, no problem.  The details can be hashed out in court.  But we are not in that America any longer.  All this guy did was make it more comfortable for LEO to murder him, if LEO chose to murder him. 

If you find yourself facing arrest, you'd better understand that you are gambling with your life if you choose to surrender and trust the good nature and morality of the men arresting you.  Sure, they will probably deliver you to jail, then court.  They may thump you a bit, especially when they read your online comments.  But they probably won't murder you.

Probably.

Until they decide to murder you.

Understand that your pursuit of Rightful Liberty is a direct threat to everyone wearing a badge, except your local Sheriff.  If you realize your goals of restoring Rightful Liberty, the cops in the picture above lose their pensions and income.  You threaten his ability to feed his family.  That fact, when added to all the other psychotic traits and facts we know about the average LEO, should make you very, very hesitant to surrender and go peacefully, even for something "minor".

I am not telling you to never permit yourself to be arrested.  That's your call, and you have to gut-check the circumstances.

What I am telling you: If you surrender for arrest, be aware you may be murdered with your hands bound.  Here's the article.

Now add this to the mix: Holder’s DOJ was apparently considering using criminal prosecution against these conservative activists to silence them, doing so for activities which are perfectly legal.

Holder was working with Lois Lerner at IRS and considered arresting Tea Party folks who dared challenge the Regime on political grounds. 

If you do not understand that this Regime is employing the Mischa Wolf model, I can't help you.  Here's this article, also from WiscoDave.

Kerodin
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A member of your Team has been captured - now what?

Your Team is out on a caper, delivering hearty doses of Fuck You and free back-fists to Commies down near the Piggly-Wiggly, where Red Team has HQ near the bread lines.  Red Team suddenly gets reinforced and your guys have to beat feet back to the bat cave.  With a head count you realize Bubba didn't make it.  One of your guys confirms Bubba didn't catch a face full of M4 bad luck, but he did get his arse knocked the F out and hog-tied in a Red Team van.

Bubba's a good ol' boy.  His wife is a peach and makes great cobbler.  His curtain-climbers are cute as hell.  Everyone likes Bubba.  Your Intel guys don't know where the Red Team executive conference room is located - the one with the torches and ballpeen hammers.  So a rescue isn't happening.

Bubba knows who you are, where you are, where your hidey-holes are at, who your informants are, and other sundry details.  WTF do you do?  Bubba won't talk.  Bubba's a good guy.  You've known him since grade school.  Your wife is his cousin.

Patriots, in this scenario it will be time for Hard Things and to recognize a few Hard Truths.  Bubba loves you as his brothers.  He is built like a bull and hates Commies.  Your Team compartmentalized, but Bubba is one of the guys who knows about more compartments than most.

Bubba is going to tell everything he knows.  You'd better count on it.  The Regime will very rarely need the blow torches and brick chisels.  Regime players have tremendous experience in using leverage against Americans to earn capitulation.  Most guys take plea deals when they catch a case, and Feds don't need telephone books or rubber hoses to make it happen.

"Bubba," they will say, "tell us what we want to know and we won't burn your house down while your wife and children are sleeping.  Gabe's in the next room and he hasn't burned anyone alive in days - he's itchy.  He's got a new cocksucker partner named Raconteur, and they really love raping dogs and eating babies before they burn everyone alive."

Be honest - how much are you willing to gamble that the Regime
will not go this far on you or your loved ones? 
Just so you know - if you ever find me like this,
please give me a quart of morphine and let me go...

Play as many Rambo fantasies as you wish in your head.  Most men are going to give up their brothers to save their wives and children.  Just own it and plan accordingly.  I suspect many guys who have been in the desert at Bunkerville will face such challenges in coming months.  You do know how many felonies each and every person in the desert can face, yes?  I promise you the Regime can earn indictments for every single person who was on the ground worth decades of Federal prison time.

Here is my two cents on being captured or dealing with the capture of an ally who can burn you.

Pre-1) Do not get captured.  Do whatever it takes.

1) You simply must assume you have been compromised and the Regime will come for you.  They will not hesitate to come for you when you are with your family, to Cluster Foxtrot any serious plans you may have about fighting back.

2) You and your Team should have protocols in place to go ghost.  At the moment it becomes necessary, you and every member of your family simply drops everything and walks away.  You have plans on where to muster, and when.  Every plan should be its own compartment - Bubba should not know how/where your family intends to drop out of sight.

3) Perhaps your Team intends to re-group at some point.  If so, assume this has probably been compromised.  Approach any pre-planned muster with that knowledge. 

4) If Bubba knows the rest of the Team will collect his wife and kids and help them survive, he'll hold out just a little bit longer.  But everyone on the Team must KNOW the Team will carry-through and have everyone's back.

5) If you are captured - take every precaution to delay how quickly they can identify you.  Attempt to escape at every opportunity.  Make your own opportunities.  Accept that you are probably going to die very soon.  Your goal during questioning is not to keep secrets.  You will break.  You may break when they threaten your wife or kids.  You may not break until they threaten your beloved cockatoo.  You may even hold out until they do start cooking little piggies with a torch while still attached to your feet.  But you will break.

Your goal is to delay.  Delay as long as you can.  Give your Team and your family as much lead time as possible.  You will probably have to accept this as a victory - because going back home and resuming the life you had yesterday is not going to happen.  Take whatever win you can get before you die. 

Yeah - this is the world in which we live now.

Kerodin
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8A in wartime - Not

What happens when you dare confront one of the Elite Establishment in America?

People accused of almost all crimes get bail in America.  Even murder defendants often get bail.

But if you throw a shoe at one of the Protected Class, if you dare demonstrate the hubris of questioning their power, they will hold you in prison until you are found guilty and sentenced.  They will declare you a mental defective, further ruining the rest of your life - for throwing a shoe.

The charges facing Alison Ernst, the woman who threw a shoe at Hillary Clinton, are Misdemeanor Trespass and Misdemeanor Violence against a Person.

Misdemeanors.

And because she dared to get pissy with one of our Master Class, she has been sent for mental evaluation, deemed a "flight risk" and ordered held without bail until her trial.  She faces two years in prison.  For throwing a shoe.  Had she thrown that shoe at you or me, she'd probably never see the inside of a courtroom.  Afterall, I am not calling LEO if someone throws a shoe at me.  But the Master Class can not tolerate such rebellion and disrespect.  8A will not help you any more than any other legitimate Rule of Law - because the Master Class does not respect such notions.

Understand we are at war.  This war is no longer in the province of "maybe".  In the desert American citizens picked up weapons and were prepared to kill the King's Men.  If you enter into ANY interaction with Regime functionaries and you fail to comprehend that we are at war, you will suffer.  Rules are now merely window dressing.  Popping a tire on a Regime vehicle is not going to be mischief - it will earn you real prison time.  Throwing a shoe at a member of the Master Class is a direct challenge upon their authority, and they will not tolerate such challenges.  You will not earn a fine and be sent on your way - certainly not before tasting the system.

I counsel every Patriot - take nothing lightly.  Under-estimate no person and no thing.

We are at war, and They know it.

Just curious - is anyone in this audience going to break her out?  Going to show up at the jail with arms and demand her release?  (She's not cattle...)  Are you even going to write the Judge or the local newspaper?  It's ok, answer yourself honestly.  Now you understand that no one will be coming to rescue you, either, when you fa'cock OpFor infrastructure.  You'd better plan to rescue yourself - and that means, do not get caught.  And if caught, you surrender only if willing to enter the system, for years...

Here's the article.

Kerodin
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