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,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

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,IT IS NEV] ACCEPTABLE TO GIVE 9=MATION AB\T ANY O!R P]SON )\T HIS OR H] EXPRESS CONS5T4 ,IT CANNOT BE EMPHASIZ$ 5\< ?AT 9=M+ TO ! GOV]NM5T IS ALWAYS A S]I\S MATT]1 :E!R IT IS A QUE/ION ( A HI< PR(ILE DEF5DANT SNIT*+ ON HIS COMRADES OR AN ACQUA9TANCE ( LAW-ABID+ ACTIVI/S ANSW]+ A SEEM+LY H>MLESS QUE/ION4 ,! PRIM>Y GOAL ( ! GOV]NM5T 9 ANY POLITICAL CASE IS NOT TO PUT ANY ONE DEF5DANT 9 PRISON BUT TO OBTA9 9=MATION ) :I* TO MAP RADICAL COMMUNITIES1 ) ! ULTIMATE GOAL ( REPRESS+ & CONTROLL+ ?OSE COMMUNITIES4 ,! MO/ M9OR PIECE ( TRIVIA MAY S]VE TO JEOP>DIZE A P]SON'S LIFE1 :E!R OR NOT !Y HAVE EV] BROK5 ANY LAW4 

,ON ,DECEMB] #b#a1 ,OP]ATION ,BACKFIRE COOP]AT+ DEF5DANT ,D>R5 ,?UR/ON RELEAS$ A L5G?Y /ATEM5T PRES5T+ ! HI/ORY ( ,OP]ATION ,BACKFIRE AS HE SEES IT & LAY+ \T :AT HE APP>5TLY CONSID]S TO BE EXT5UAT+ CIRCUM/ANCES CONNECT$ TO HIS DECISION TO 9=M4 ,HE 9SI/S ?AT HE DOES NOT CONDONE SNIT*+1 BUT CLAIMS ?AT HE DIDN'T %>E ANY 9=MATION ?AT WAS H>MFUL TO O!RS2 UN=TUNATELY1 AS ,?UR/ON HAS *OS5 TO )HOLD FROM ! PUBLIC BO? HIS PLEA AGREEM5T & ! DEBRIEF DOCUM5TS ?AT DETAIL HIS COOP]ATION ) 9VE/IGATORS1 IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO V]IFY ?IS CLAIM4 

,9 CONTRA/1 NON-COOP]AT+ ,OP]ATION ,BACKFIRE DEF5DANTS HAVE MADE !IR PLEA AGREEM5TS PUBLIC 9 !IR 5TIRETY4 ,?UR/ON EXPLA9S ?AT HE HAS NOT DONE ! SAME BECAUSE 9 HIS CASE ! MAT]IALS 0W]E NOT COMPLETELY 9DICATIVE ( MY COOP]ATION & W\LD BE EASILY MISUND]/OOD BY ! MAJORITY ( ?OSE :O W\LD HE> AB\T !M10 BUT AS HIS COOP]ATION IS ALREADY A MATT] ( 9T5SE CONTROV]SY1 IT C\LD H>DLY MAKE MATT]S WORSE = HIM TO FOLL[ !IR EXAMPLE4 

,AT ! CONCLUSION ( HIS /ATEM5T1 ,?UR/ON (F]S 0HIS CLOSE/ COMRADES0 A LIMIT$ APOLOGY = HIS DECISION TO 9=M1 ADMITT+ IT 0SET A BAD EXAMPLE0 BUT PLAC+ RESPONSIBILITY = HIS *OICE ON O!RS' %\LD]S3 O!RS COOP]AT$ FIR/ & MADE ! CASE 0UNW9NABLE10 ! GOV]NM5T DIVID$ COMMUNITIES BY SPREAD+ RUMORS1 ACTIVI/S AB&ON$ & VILIFI$ ! COOP]AT+ DEF5DANTS BE=E !Y'D EV5 DECID$ :E!R OR NOT TO COOP]ATE1 & SO ON4 ,HE ALSO CA/S ASP]SIONS ON NON-COOP]AT+ DEF5DANTS )\T EV] SPECIFY+ :I* ONES HE MEANS1 & ON !IR LEGAL SUPPORT GR\PS AS WELL4 ,IF ?IS IS NOT A MATT] ( PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE SELF-JU/IFICATION BUT ( S]I\S CONC]NS AB\T !IR CONDUCT1 HE [ES IT TO ! ACTIVI/ COMMUNITY TO BE MORE EXPLICIT4 

,?UR/ON /ATES ?AT ,OP]ATION ,BACKFIRE DEF5DANTS W]E FAC+ 0GU>ANTE$ LIFE S5T5CES0 UNTIL !Y COOP]AT$4 ,9 CONTRA/ TO ?OSE :O ATTRIBUTE ! CONSID]ABLY %ORT] S5T5CES ! NON-COOP]AT+ DEF5DANTS RECEIV$ TO ! VIGOR\S EF=TS ( !IR DEF5SE TEAMS1 HE CR$ITS HIS P>TN] & FELL[ 9=MANT ,*ELSEA ,DAWN ,G]LA* ) HELP+ TO >RANGE M]CIFUL PLEA AGREEM5TS = ! NON-COOP]AT+ DEF5DANTS--AN ACC\NT ?AT IS SURE TO BE CONTROV]SIAL4 ,HE ALSO M5TIONS UNCRITICALLY ?AT BY ! TIME HE & ,G]LA* W]E ABLE TO COMMUNICATE AFT] !IR >RE/S1 %E HAD ALREADY 9=M$ TO ! GOV]NM5T NOT ONLY AB\T HIS 9VOLVEM5T 9 ! ACTIONS = :I* HE WAS *>G$ BUT ALSO AB\T A GREAT DEAL ( O!R ILLEGAL ACTIVITY HE HAD P>TICIPAT$ 94 

,NO D\BT ,?UR/ON EXP]I5C$ A MORE FRI<T5+ P]IOD ( MON?S FOLL[+ HIS >RE/ ?AN MO/ ( US CAN POSSIBLY IMAG9E4 ,BUT ?IS ALONE CANNOT JU/IFY A DECISION TO 9=M2 ! FACT ?AT O!R DEF5DANTS DID NOT DO ! SAME %[S ?AT O!R OPTIONS W]E POSSIBLE4 ,9 HIS /ATEM5T1 HE TALKS AB\T 0HEAL+ \R MOVEM5TS & MAK+ !M /RONG]10 BUT ?AT CAN ONLY OCCUR ON ! F\NDATION ( A COMMITM5T TO UNCONDITIONALLY & TRANSP>5TLY REFUS+ TO 9=M ON EA* O!R2 ANY SUPPOS$ SOLID>ITY ?AT DOES NOT PROCE$ FROM ?IS PREMISE IS A %AM ?AT WILL CRUMBLE B5EA? ! FIR/ ONSLAU<T ( GOV]NM5T REPRESSION4 ,ADDRESS+ ! QUE/ION ( :AT CON/ITUTES ACCEPTABLE CONDUCT IS NOT 9FI<T+ & BACK/ABB+1 BUT AN ESS5TIAL ELEM5T ( HEAL+ & /R5G!N+ \R COMMUNITIES4 ,AS ,?UR/ON PO9TS \T1 WE %\LD NOT TAKE ! /ATE AT ITS WORD AS TO :O IS 9=M+--BUT N[ ?AT HE HAS SIGN$ A SEAL$ AGREEM5T TO 9=M1 ! BURD5 ( PRO( IS ON HIM TO %[ ! LIMITS ( ?AT 9=M+4 ,?OSE :O READ ,?UR/ON'S /ATEM5T %\LD NOT TAKE HIS ANALYSIS--OR ANY ANALYSIS1 9CLUD+ ?IS ONE--AT FACE VALUE1 S9CE ! P]SPECTIVES ( EV]YONE :O COMM5TS ON ,OP]ATION ,BACKFIRE >E 9EVITABLY COLOR$ BY !IR [N MOTIVES2 ! QUE/ION IS :I* MOTIVES >E MO/ LIKELY TO FACILITATE A USEFUL ANALYSIS4 

,?UR/ON IS 9 A DIFFICULT PLACE1 BUT !RE IS /ILL MU* HE CAN DO TO FACILITATE ! HEAL+ & /R5G!N+ ( :I* HE SPEAKS4 ,HE CAN />T BY DISCLOS+ ! FULL TEXTS ( HIS PLEA AGREEM5T & COOP]ATION DEBRIEF+1 & ACCEPT+ COMPLETE P]SONAL ACC\NTABILITY = HIS DECISION TO 9=M4 ,! /ATE CAN DO ANY?+ TO US--ISOLATE US1 ?REAT5 US ) LIFE S5T5CES1 EV51 9 SOME EXTREMES1 TURN \R LOV$ ONES AGA9/ US4 ,! ONLY ?+ IT CANNOT TAKE FROM US1 UPON :I* ANY ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN /RUGGLE MU/ BE F\ND$1 IS \R DET]M9ATION TO ABIDE BY \R PR9CIPLES COME :AT MAY1 ?US RETA9+ \R FRE$OM & DIGNITY4 ,9DIVIDUAL H]OICS CANNOT W9 A REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE--ONLY SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITIES CAN DO ?AT2 BUT WE CAN ONLY =M SU* COMMUNITIES BY P]SONALLY /&+ BY \R COMMITM5TS1 REG>DLESS ( :AT O!R 9DIVIDUALS DO4 

,WE CAN COMM5D ,?UR/ON = ! ACTIONS HE ONCE TOOK 9 DEF5SE ( ANIMALS & ! 5VIRONM5T1 BUT ! MO/ IMPORTANT R\ND ( /RUGGLE TAKES PLACE NOT 9 ! /REETS BUT 9 ! 9T]ROGATION *AMB]--IT IS !RE1 :5 ! COMMITM5TS & TRU/ ?AT =M ITS BACKBONE >E PUT TO ! ULTIMATE TE/1 ?AT A /RUGGLE LIVES OR DIES4 ,! C\RAGE ( ALL :O REFUSE TO ASSI/ ! /ATE DEMON/RATES ?AT SU* A /RUGGLE CAN LIVE--?AT1 9 FACT1 IT DOES LIVE4 

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