"PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS IN GUERRILLA WARFARE" - читать интересную книгу автора (Tayac N)

a propagandist, in addition to being a combatant. The nature of the
environment in guerrilla warfare does not permit sophisticated facilities
for psychological operations, so that use should be made of the effective
face-to-face persuasion of each guerrilla.

2. Political Awareness

The individual political awareness of the guerrilla, the reason for
his struggle, will be as important as his ability in combat. This political
awareness and motivation will be achieved:

■ By improving the combat potential of the guerrilla by improving
his motivation for fighting.

■ By the guerrilla recognizing himself as a vital tie between the
democratic guerrillas and the people, whose support is essential
for the subsistence of both.

■ By fostering the support of the population for the national
insurgence through the support for the guerrillas of the locale,
which provides a psychological basis in the population for
politics after the victory has been achieved.

■ By developing trust in the guerrillas and in the population, for
the reconstruction of a local and national government.

■ By promoting the value of participation by the guerrillas and the
people in the civic affairs of the insurrection and in the
national programs.

■ By developing in each guerrilla the ability of persuasion face-
to-face, at the local level, to win the support of the
population, which is essential for success in guerrilla warfare.

3. Group Dynamics

This political awareness-building and motivation are attained by the
use of group dynamics at the level of small units. The group discussion
method and self-criticism are a general guerrilla training and operations
technique.

Group discussions raise the spirit and increase the unity of thought
in small guerrilla groups and exercise social pressure on the weakest
members to better carry out their mission in training and future combat
actions. These group discussions will give special emphasis to:

■ Creating a favorable opinion of our movement. Through local and
national history, make it clear that the Sandinista regime is
"foreignizing," "repressive" and "imperialistic," and that even
though there are some Nicaraguans within the government, point