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The Common Denominator

For those who have seen movies like http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0233469/Collateral Damage, one would notice the level of organisation of Guerilla groups. They depend on Hierarchical organisation with military-like chains of command. The lack of an endpoint or final goal creates persistence of disorder under different leaders. As the ruling government (or more powerful entity) is against such organisation, the Guerilla or Partisan or Resistance groups operate underground through an elaborate intelligence network. This intelligence network communicates using discrete methods, employing elaborate codes and at higher levels cryptography. With the help of "insiders", the network provides information that is used to advantage by the Guerilla groups to organise a subversive attack. This underground intelligence network is usually the backbone of any Guerilla movement. As the entire Guerilla group is not governmentally recognised and deemed illegal, they are funded through the "blackmarket" which exists in most countries and is outside the monitor (and legal net) of government officials. This forces them to pursue illegal trade including narcotic drugs, weaponry and in modern days pirated media (software, movies, music, etc.). Many Guerilla groups seek shelter in the name of ethnicity (as in the case of LTTE, PLO), Sympathy (for prior Human Rights violations against them) and/or religion due to a strong lack of security in any ideals whatsoever. Adding to this, in some such regimes (notably countries including Colombia, Cuba, Libya) people get so used to such regimes that their entire life is spun around it. Under such circumstances breaking divisive governance (into a ruling and a guerilla faction) is almost impossible. In almost parallel lines, the Nazi party used fascist influence against the communist party of Germany and later used ethnic hatred [against Jews] to organise their faction.


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Sunil Beta 2005-07-25