Based on Fogle debacle CIA has forgotten its own "Moscow Rules." Worked well in Cold War.
The Moscow Rules (via wikipedia)
- Assume nothing.
- Murphy is right.
- Never go against your gut; it is your operational antenna.
- Don't look back; you are never completely alone.
- Everyone is potentially under opposition control.
- Go with the flow, blend in.
- Vary your pattern and stay within your cover.
- Any operation can be aborted. If it feels wrong, it is wrong.
- Maintain a natural pace.
- Lull them into a sense of complacency.
- Build in opportunity, but use it sparingly.
- Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. (borrowed from Muhammad Ali, aka Cassius Clay.)
- Don't harass the opposition.
- There is no limit to a human being's ability to rationalize the truth.
- Pick the time and place for action.
- Keep your options open.
- Once is an accident. Twice is coincidence. Three times is an enemy action. (taken from Ian Fleming's novel Goldfinger)
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ReplyDeleteThis page is about the rules of moscow.These rules are strict.The original Moscow Rules were said to have contained 40 different rules, and a debate still exists over whether they weren't recorded, or still classified.
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