A text dump on how many Paladin Press books are downloadable

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#1

Title: Paladin Press [Review]

Subtitle: Vol. 29, No. 3 Catalog

Author: James Mann

Source: Print Reviews, Ink19. <https://ink19.com/1999/07/magazine/print-reviews/w4dvur-paladin-press>

Reaping fortune from blind fear and delusions of mercenary grandeur, Paladin Press caters to the weekend warrior, basement bomb maker, and general “cloak and dagger” wannabes. With titles along the lines of Contingency Cannibalism, Dead Clients Don’t Pay, and my favorite, Improvised Explosives — How to Make Your Own, this is a no man’s land of paranoia. If you seriously need a book on Floor Fighting (the art of maiming an attacker who has, by some fluke, actually put your potbellied ass on the barroom floor), then you need to hang out in a better class of place. Founded by the publisher of Solder of Fortune, I bet that most sales from this catalog come from pasty-faced men who live with their parents, imagining the world outside as one big kill zone, and who want to be ready when the deal goes down.

This issue of the catalog focuses on Y2K, touted as something just shy of Armageddon, an event that requires advanced knife skills, wire-tapping, and the ability to “go undercover.” That information will come in real handy, I’m sure, when the power flickers. If not, then I’m sure quite a few men will use the books to skip on child support and unpaid parking tickets. Yes, we have freedom of speech – and this stuff is certainly protected by such concepts – and of course they don’t mean for anyone to actually go out and kill someone using the tools they sell. A clever disclaimer of “for academic study only” pussies them out of any responsibility, as I’m sure their legal team has assured them. This is likely the most reading many folks can master in a month. Thank heavens for that. Keeps the bookstore aisles clear of gun battles.

#2

Title: Lone Wolf Terror and the Rise of Leaderless Resistance [Excerpt]

Author: George Michael

Source: <thetedkarchive.com/library/george-michael-lone-wolf-terror-and-the-rise-of-leaderless-resistance>

Leaderless resistance continues to have currency on the extreme Right, and a number of loose cannons ignored Pierce’s admonitions for restraint. An undated essay posted on several extreme Right websites in the first decade of the twenty-first century, titled “Advice for Lone Wolves,” counseled activists on the approach. The anonymous author asserts that for the past thirty years the movement has failed to produce any tangible results. Barring any major economic or social disruption, the author argues, the movement’s only hope is for small groups or individuals to commit acts of resistance on their own. These lone wolves should keep illegality to a minimum and avoid petty crimes, the author writes. They should hold jobs that allow them time to engage in revolutionary acts. When committing acts of terrorism, activists should not announce them to the media—such communication provides a link between perpetrator and act that police can use in their investigations. In order to blend in and avoid detection, lone wolves should eschew things like tattoos that would make them identifiable. They should adopt the mind-set that once they inflict significant damage, the enemy—the “Iron Heel”—will never stop hunting them. If captured, they should remain silent and never grovel, so as not to discredit the movement.

In a libertarian vein, Jefferson Mack made a contribution to leaderless resistance theorizing in a book published by Paladin Press, Invisible Resistance to Tyranny. The book offers advice to so-called invisible resisters, who Mack counsels should choose their own course of action depending on opportunities available to them. By being “bad citizens,” people can undermine the government. To prevent being identified as a troublemaker, resisters should avoid direct confrontation with law enforcement and other authorities. By appearing as good citizens, they can sabotage the system from within, especially if they work for the government and have access to confidential information. Mack advances a leaderless strategy implemented by like-minded individuals. Despite advocating small cells, he counsels that it is important to have a network of sympathizers who can provide support, intelligence, and safe houses should the need arise. Rather than advertising meetings or creating membership organizations, Mack recommends, resisters should meet local fellow travelers and gather informally so they do not raise suspicion. He argues that the most effective “freedom fighters” would be organized into squad-sized units of five to eight persons, all of whom would know each other well (and have known each other for a long time). To be effective, he points out, freedom fighters do not have to engage in violence. To mislead authorities they can claim to be members of an outlawed group, thus causing the police to chase a phantom organization. Similarly they could take credit for things they do not even do. For example, if a politician dies in an automobile accident, they could claim responsibility even when they had nothing to do with the incident. For targets, Mack identifies political leaders and their staffs, leaders of “anti-freedom special interest groups,” military and police personnel involved in the “suppression of political dissidents,” known collaborators, and foreign occupation troops (e.g., United Nations personnel), but counsels that resisters should avoid targeting ordinary citizens and police officers.

Despite the popularity of leaderless resistance, some counsel that the approach is wrongheaded and will never seriously challenge the status quo. These people advance a traditional insurgent strategy that involves building a cadre of guerrillas.

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