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HOW TO BECOME AN ASSASSIN By -The Propagation "Knowledge is no longer power, Knowledge is survival" -The Propagation 1999 CONTENTS Introduction Psychology Multiple ID's and personalities Concealment Hand to hand combat Basic martial arts Commando Fighting Techniques Gun use Special ammo Basic weapons skills Sentry removal Attacking from ambush Capture in passing Lying methodology Lie detector tests The art of escaping Explosives technics Poisons Communications Inteligence gathering Phone taps Survival kits Movement Tracking Advancing towards the enemy Navigation Reading the signs Hot wiring Slight of hand Security systems Lock picking Hiding youself Carding Tips Physical training regime APPENDIX I: Chemical equivelency lists APPENDIX II: Closing statement APPENDIX III: Thanx and dedications APPENDIX IV: Apoligies APPENDIX V:About the author APPENDIX VI:Further research References Disclaimer INTRODUCTION This file is being produced to help the members of the underground in their search for knowledge and an equal world of equal opportunities. The material in this manual is to help those previosly stated move without being noticed, escape capture, and many other aspects that will aid in their work. This manual is by no means able to replace proper teaching. Joining a martial arts club is a very good way to produce the many skills needed in successful hand to hand combat. I, personally, suggest trying jujitsu, aikido and other close combat martial arts. To become digilent in the coming methods, constant practice is neccessary. It is not enough to simply read over the text as there is no better way to learn than to get out there and practice it. Practice should be carried out whenever possible. If you're out with friends, practice dissapearing from infornt of them. It is possible. To become an assassin, you must be a hunter. You must know the patterns and routines of your prey so that you may strike when they are most vunerable. To be an assassin, you must learn the way of the wizard, so you may stop the world and see with the eyes of God. The assassin must live in the shadows, have no true identity and exist in the common world on a deeper level. It is the assassin of great power who can control their enviroment, become one with their surroundings and remain unseen in full view of the enemy. PSYCHOLOGY Using a psychological approach, the assassin can perfom more terrorising results in the intended victim. It is true to say that to live in fear is to be more terrorising than to die. One way of doing this is to leave subtle threats. These should be placed in such a place that the victim will see them and also they must be in a position where they will have the greatest effect. For example, In the still of the night, gain access to the victims residence and smear a subtle phrase across the wall at the end of the bed. This will not only cause the victim to notice it as they wake up, but they will then also have the knowledge that you can get to them easily without them even noticing, therefore, they will be living in constant fear. However, after a time this fear will wear off as the victim starts to think that it was just a threat and nothing will come of it. So, in order to prevent this from happening, the assassin must constantly reinforce the messages and after a while carryout a small fear inducing act. For example, a third message could be to inform them that there MAY be something in their car. A while later, after they would have check the car out, position a small explosive charge under, say, the seat being wired up to the ignition. For best fear inducing effects, place a beeping device in the circuit with a delay before the charge. This will catch the victim off guard as they think that, after checking the car out, the threat had no base. But on hearing the beeping device they will fear that there was truth behind it and prepare for the enivitable. The assassin should place a small note near the charge, not to close to be damaged, that reads something like - "Next time I'll blow your legs off". This needs to be easily readable when the charge is inspected by the authorities. Another way to create fear in the subject is, by intelligence gathering, send a subtle note that plays on the safety of a loved one. This works best when the victims loved one is planning on going someplace and not informing the subject. For example, a son or daughter going to a party or gathering and informing the victim that they are infact going to a friends house. When the subject rings to ease their mind, the loved one will not actually be at that place and the victim will come to fear for the safety of this loved one. If the fear inducing technique is sufficient the subject may have a loss of will to live as they are constantly living in terror. Thus, the assassin will generate the desired effect without actually having direct responsibility for the subjects death. Alternatively, fear can be induce by use for charms, curses and jinxes. Firstly, you must let the subject think that you are capable of cursing them. This can be done by staging an event, or giving them an account of a previous incident and telling them that you played a part in it. This will then make them believe that you can achieve what you say. Next you need to provide a basis for your curse or jinx. This can be in the form of a small icon or a 'special powder' that can be made from calk dust, flour, etc. After this you must convince your subject that the icon or 'special powder' is actually cursed. This can be done by giving them false accounts of previous owners lives or acient manuscripts fortelling the fate of those subjected to the icon,etc. If you then subject the victim to the icon, powder or whatever, the subject will do the rest themselves. This is because they now believe in what you have subjected them to. Their day may just continue as normal, but because they believe they are under a cures or jinx, they will only remember the bad parts of their day, and as each day passes, the effects will become stronger. If an extremly bad thing happens, like a car crash, knifing, then all the better. As this will add to your reputation and will cause those who had doubts about your ability before to fear you and, therefore, increasing their suggestability for future purposes. Produce doubt in other peoples minds. This will lead to your winning. eg. if someone has an item you need - make them believe you have the 'real' item and the one they have is useless (ie. disk). As soon as they begin to doubt the authenticy of that which they have you will be able to finish them off, and retrieve the 'disk' when they discard it. MULTIPLE ID'S AND PERSONALITIES The assassin must be able to transfrom themselves into many different characters, therefore, existing without a true identity. To begin in a new form of identity, the assassin must first aquire a fake identity card. This can be done by: The first thing is to find out who exactly you'll become. The most secure way is to use someone's ID who doesn't use it themselves. The people who fit this the best are the deceased. Now you must go to the library and look through old death notices. You have to find someone who was born about the same time as you were. Also, it is best to choose someone that has the same first name as you, at least. This is so that you will react naturally if you are called. It is also wise to get the same first letter of the deceased persons to match your own. This is so that if you have to sign for anything then your signiture will flow naturally. You should go back as far as you can for the death because most states now cross index deaths to births so people can't do this in the future. Go down to the library and look up all the death notices you can, if it's on microfilm so much the better. You might have to go through months of death notices though, but the results are well worth it. You gotta get someone who died locally in most instances: the death certificate is filed only in the county of death. Now you must go down to the county courthouse in the county where they died and get the death certificate, this may cost you a small amount.
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