seeking practical guide on domestic terrorism
September 8, 2005 12:00 PM Subscribe
I need help finding a book that I read about 15 years ago. I think I checked it out of the Illinois State Univerity library. It may have also been found in boing boing or some other ezine. I don't know the author or the title. It was possibly a farcical or possibly a practical guide to domestic terrorism. It listed the practicalities of hitting domestic targets and what havoc it would wreak.
Response by poster: too large scale and organized. This was more a book of what an individual could do, or a small team. Like the practicalities and impact of poisoning the water supply or taking out a power repeater or small power station.
posted by indigo4963 at 12:28 PM on September 8, 2005
posted by indigo4963 at 12:28 PM on September 8, 2005
If you find it, I wouldn't check it out of a library again! Good luck.
posted by crabintheocean at 12:33 PM on September 8, 2005
posted by crabintheocean at 12:33 PM on September 8, 2005
Response by poster: more theoretical than the 'anarchist's cookbook'
less political than 'steal this book'
posted by indigo4963 at 1:32 PM on September 8, 2005
less political than 'steal this book'
posted by indigo4963 at 1:32 PM on September 8, 2005
Best answer: You've already tried the Illinois State University library catalog, right?
(Also, the Earth First! Ecodefense books come to mind, but there definitely isn't anything about poisoning the water supply in there.)
posted by box at 2:36 PM on September 8, 2005
(Also, the Earth First! Ecodefense books come to mind, but there definitely isn't anything about poisoning the water supply in there.)
posted by box at 2:36 PM on September 8, 2005
There's all sorts of stuff on this topic, really.
David's Tool Kit: A Citizen's Guide to Taking Out Big Brother's Heavy Weapons
Total Resistance
Special Forces Guerrilla Warfare Manual (yes, straight from the Pentagon)
On Guerrilla Warfare by Mao Zedong (one of those funny sixties names, I think)
War of the Flea: Classic Study of Guerrilla Warfare
Cruise those, then visit the Page You Made, I bet you'll find it.
posted by dhartung at 9:57 PM on September 8, 2005
David's Tool Kit: A Citizen's Guide to Taking Out Big Brother's Heavy Weapons
Total Resistance
Special Forces Guerrilla Warfare Manual (yes, straight from the Pentagon)
On Guerrilla Warfare by Mao Zedong (one of those funny sixties names, I think)
War of the Flea: Classic Study of Guerrilla Warfare
Cruise those, then visit the Page You Made, I bet you'll find it.
posted by dhartung at 9:57 PM on September 8, 2005
I know you said "book" but this sounds like almost an exact match for an article in OMNI, circa 1986-1989, written by G. Gordon Liddy, of all people.
He was a bit ahead of his time in imagining a large scale terrorist attack on the USA and described some very easy methods for accomplishing havoc.
The part of the article which really stuck with me was the passage on how to devastate the power grid of the east coast using only an RPG or molotov cocktails. But there were other practical bits of havoc he described in great detail.
Perhaps he was quoting from a book. If you can locate this article, you might have a good lead on the book.
posted by newgrl at 4:14 AM on September 9, 2005
He was a bit ahead of his time in imagining a large scale terrorist attack on the USA and described some very easy methods for accomplishing havoc.
The part of the article which really stuck with me was the passage on how to devastate the power grid of the east coast using only an RPG or molotov cocktails. But there were other practical bits of havoc he described in great detail.
Perhaps he was quoting from a book. If you can locate this article, you might have a good lead on the book.
posted by newgrl at 4:14 AM on September 9, 2005
Response by poster: thanks for all the responses.
box - I didn't bother to check the online catalog at the university. Ends up I think I found it there. Author - Victor Santoro, several different books, publisher Loompanics. I think the book was called "disruptive terrorism". Now I just have to find the book.
posted by indigo4963 at 11:26 AM on September 9, 2005
box - I didn't bother to check the online catalog at the university. Ends up I think I found it there. Author - Victor Santoro, several different books, publisher Loompanics. I think the book was called "disruptive terrorism". Now I just have to find the book.
posted by indigo4963 at 11:26 AM on September 9, 2005
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posted by esquire at 12:08 PM on September 8, 2005