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Topic: Directorate of Civil Resistance


  
  Directorate of Civil Resistance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Directorate of Civil Resistance ( Polish Kierownictwo Walki Cywilnej, short KWC) was one of the branches of the Polish Government Delegate’s Office during World War II.
Its main tasks were to maintain the morale of the Polish society, encourage the passive resistance, report German attrocities and cruelties to the Polish Government in Exile as well as to organize sabotage.
In 1943 it was joined with Directorate of Covert Resistance and formed the Directorate of Underground Resistance.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Directorate_of_Civil_Resistance   (197 words)

  
 The Greek Civil War 1943-1949   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This study of the Greek Civil War begins with a dis- cussion of the roots of the conflict in the German occupation of Greece in 1941.
The "civil war", as he entitled it, was a reaction to "monarcho-Fascist ferocity" which had led to the extension of the "new resistance movement" to all parts of Greece.
The destruction inherent in a civil war was caused by the KKE when the country was economically ravaged and should have been concentrating on rebuilding.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/report/1985/KJC.htm   (18288 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Directorate of Covert Resistance
Directorate of Covert Resistance ( Polish Kierownictwo Walki Konspiracyjnej, short KWK) was one of the departments of the Armia Krajowa Headquarters created in Poland in 1942 during World War II.
The advisory body was composed of the commander of KeDyw, chief of Bureau of Information and Propaganda and an envoy of Directorate of Civil Resistance.
In 1943 it was joined with the latter organization and formed the Directorate of Underground Resistance.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Directorate-of-Covert-Resistance   (155 words)

  
 Chapter XXVII In Belgium and Luxembourg Both Fighting and Politics Retard Stabilization
Civil Affairs planning and operations will be carried out for those areas of Belgium in which you have or may have responsibility for Civil Affairs in conformity with Annexures hereto, and with such Civil Affairs policy Directives and Instructions applicable to those areas as may be issued from time to time by this headquarters.
Many men of the Resistance Movement are still maintaining themselves in a state of mobilization and the presence of so many armed civilians-numbering approximately 70,000-tends to overawe the Police and Gendarmes whose accrued strength amounts to approximately 6,000, and by the nature of their duties are dispersed into small parties and detachments.
Meanwhile the resistance groups met and decided to hand in their arms to the "inter allied military authorities." They acknowledged the communiqués of M. Pierlot, of the Allied High Command and of the resigning ministers and declared that the arms had been given to the movements and not to the men individually.
www.army.mil /Cmh-Pg/books/wwii/civaff/ch27.htm   (15227 words)

  
 ISIS News no.3 index
It was a decisive victory for the developing countries and for all citizens of civil society in their collective struggles against corporate feudalism.
The major consequences of the horizontal transfer of transgenic DNA are the spread of antibiotic resistance marker genes among bacteria and the generation of new bacteria and new viruses that cause diseases from the many bacterial and viral genes used.
Resistance to gluphosinate, by contrast, uses a gene that enables plants to break down the herbicide, and such GM plants were not effected by heat in this way.
www.i-sis.org.uk /i-sisnews3.htm   (8670 words)

  
 The United States Military and Domestic Peacekeeping   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Directorate was to plan and oversee the training of Army and National Guard units, develop nonlethal civil disorder weapons, and monitor civil disturbances across the nation.35 The Antiwar Movement Opposition to the U.S. role in the Vietnam War led to widespread demonstrations and protests.
A civil disturbance is defined as: Group acts of violence and disorder prejudicial to public law and disorder within the 5O states, District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, u.s.
Finally the civil authority should avoid interference with tactical and operational decisions that might need to be taken by the military forces in implementation of their mandate to restore order.2 During operations, the need to interface civilian agencies and military units is essential.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/report/1995/SLP.htm   (12703 words)

  
 Korbonska on the Jedwabne Issue
Civil Resistance went far beyond the activities of the underground military organizations.
“The Directorate of Civil Resistance makes the following announcement: The Polish people, themselves victims of a horrible reign of terror, are witnessing with horror and compassion the slaughter of the remnants of the Jewish population in Poland.
Their effective resistance to Jews escaping from ghettos and extermination camps prompted the German occupiers to publish a decree threatening with death all Poles who rendered help to Jews in hiding.
www.pacwashmetrodiv.org /events/jedwabne/korbonska.text.htm   (2326 words)

  
 infoshop.org News Kiosk - U.S. MILITARY CIVIL DISTURBANCE PLANNING: THE WAR AT HOME   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Further, it may very well be that police/military "civil disturbance" planning is the animating force and the overarching logic behind the incredible nationwide growth of police paramilitary units, a growth which coincidentally mirrors rising levels of police violence directed at the American people, particularly "non-white" poor and working people.
And yet, does not this assumption beg the question as to what civil unrest is? One could argue for example, that civil disturbance is nothing less than democracy in action, a message to the powers-that-be that the people want change.
The Army Task Force transformation into the Directorate occurred during the massive rioting that broke out in fl ghettos of 19 cities after the assassination of Martin Luther King in April 1968."(12) At that time "seven army infantry brigades, totaling 21,000 troops were available for riot duty.
www.infoshop.org /news5/warathome.html   (2321 words)

  
 Korbonski - Jews Under Occupation
The Directorate of Civil Resistance warns that every instance of such flmail will be recorded and prosecuted with all the severity of the law--right away, whenever possible, but, in any event, in the future.
In accordance with instructions of the Directorate of Civil Resistance, following the publication of the proclamation the underground courts passed a number of death sentences; underground papers carried the announcement whenever such sentences were carried out (by shooting), and so did the radio.
Throughout the Ghetto Uprising, daily reports on the course of the fighting were transmitted by the chief of the Directorate of Civil Resistance Korbonski to the radio station SWIT, which based its broadcasts on their contents.
www.ucis.pitt.edu /eehistory/H200Readings/Topic4-R3.html   (7398 words)

  
 YOU ARE IN A POLICESTATE! U.S. MILITARY CIVIL DISTURBANCE PLANNING: [Free Republic]
states that "spontaneous civil disturbances which involve large numbers of persons and/or which continue for a considerable period of time, may exceed the capacity of local civil law enforcement agencies to suppress.
Subjects include the nature of civil disturbances, participants ("the crowd"), federal intervention, information planning ("intelligence"), control force operations, crowd control operations, threat analysis ("criminal activists"), about which "law enforcement sources can provide useful information", riot control agents, extreme force options, apprehension, detention, and training.
Civil law can make it unlawful for people to meet to plan an act of violence, rioting, or civil disturbance.
www.freerepublic.com /forum/a3967e2c52d3f.htm   (9270 words)

  
 portland imc - 2005.04.03 - U.S. MILITARY CIVIL DISTURBANCE PLANNING: THE WAR AT HOME
The formulation of legitimizing doctrine, the training in the "tactics and techniques" of "civil disturbance suppression", and the use of "non-lethal" weaponry, are ongoing, financed by tax dollars.
The commission1s "Director of Investigations", Milan C. Miskovsky, was "on leave as assistant general counsel of the treasury, and formerly connected to the Central Intelligence Agency."(9)
Under the heading, "Army Response To Civil Disorders", the commission report states that "the commitment of federal troops to aid state and local forces in controlling a disorder is an extraordinary act...
portland.indymedia.org /en/2005/04/314778.shtml   (5717 words)

  
 Intelligence Literature   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Colby, former Director of Central Intelligence, explains the internal organization and management of the Agency based on his experiences, with particular emphasis on clandestine operations.
The story of the career of the former OSS officer and Director of Central Intelligence, William Colby, who served during a controversial period in the Agency's history.
An examination of all four Directorates from the perspective of the Directors and veteran officers and through the eyes of critics.
www.odci.gov /cia/publications/intellit/intell.shtml   (4753 words)

  
 Centre for Research on Globalisation (CRG)
In the wake of September 11, so-called "civil disturbance planning" by the military and police directed against ordinary citizens is an integral part of Bush Adminstration's "homeland security".
Current U.S. military preparations for suppressing domestic civil disturbance, including the training of National Guard troops and police, are actually part of a long history of American "internal security" measures dating back to the first American Revolution.
One could argue for example, that civil disturbance is nothing less than democracy in action, a message to the powers-that-be that the people want change.
globalresearch.ca /articles/MOR205A.html   (3300 words)

  
 Korea to 1875 by Sanderson Beck
The noble Poksin and the monk Toch'im organized resistance, and Prince Yung returned from Japan to lead the effort to regain Sabi; but Poksin killed Toch'im and was killed by Yung.
After two years of resistance led by Kommojam, Koguryo prince Ansung surrendered to Silla and was appointed a king.
A civil war compounded by rebelling peasants resentful of Uijong's extravagance broke out and lasted a generation.
www.san.beck.org /3-10-Koreato1875.html   (16754 words)

  
 AGR Online/ National News
During the early stages of staff recruitment, commission Deputy Executive Director Victor H. Palmieri “described the process as a war strategy” and so he might be given the overwhelming presence within the commission and its’ consultants of military and police officials.
The Army Task Force transformation into the Directorate occurred during the massive rioting that broke out in fl ghettos of 19 cities after the assassination of Martin Luther King in April 1968.” At that time “seven army infantry brigades, totaling 21,000 troops were available for riot duty.
Added Colin Rajah, director of programs at the Oakland-based Youth Action for Globe Justice Network, which plans to send dozens of young protesters to the area, “It’s been a long time coming, this attention to reforming the social and economic system, and we want to take advantage of the momentum.
www.agrnews.org /issues/73/nationalnews.html   (5325 words)

  
 US HAS BEEN PREPARING TO TURN AMERICA INTO A MILITARY DICTATORSHIP
Characterizing popular resistance and "civil disturbance" as a kind of "distemper" among the clamoring masses, the report recommends obliterating democracy in America.
Believing that popular resistance to military and police enforced corporate rule "stem from an excess of democracy", the report goes on to enumerate ways and means of shrinking democracy in America.
While resistance is growing within the remnant of democracy, US militarism, with its¹ fraudulent legalisms and terminologies of deception, its¹ brainwashing "doctrine" and hellish weaponry, is gearing up to meet that threat, refining its' technologies of social control.
www.whatreallyhappened.com /suppression.html   (8399 words)

  
 U.S. MILITARY CIVIL DISTURBANCE PLANNING:THE WAR AT HOME~ David Icke - News Room   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The commission s "Director of Investigations", Milan C. Miskovsky, was "on leave as assistant general counsel of the treasury, and formerly connected to the Central Intelligence Agency."(9)
The Kerner Commission s "study" of "civil disorder" lead directly to (civilian) recommendations regarding the role of the military in domestic affairs.
Hence, it follows that with few exceptions, serious riots are evidence of police failure and that, implicitly, it is at the point of police failure that states and their cities redeem their national constitutional guarantees and the Regular Army may be asked to intervene."(21) Some redemption.
www.davidicke.net /newsroom/america/usa/091701c.html   (3651 words)

  
 O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference 2005 -- Speakers
Prior to mfoundry, Rodney was National Director of Technology for Semaphore Partners, one of the largest interactive agencies in the U.S. As such, he provided strategic technical leadership and managed engineering departments across three geographies (San Francisco, Chicago, and New York).
Neil Gershenfeld is the Director of MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms.
He is a member of the Board of Directors and Vice President of the Apache Software Foundation and a developer on the Apache SOAP project.
conferences.oreillynet.com /pub/w/36/speakers.html   (9031 words)

  
 The War at Home - U.S. Military Civil Disturbance Planning
The Senior Officers Civil Disturbance Course was instituted at the Military Police Academy in Georgia.
Roger Schultz, deputy for the Director of Military Support, the DOD agency that coordinates "assistance" to local law enforcement, stated that "we don't know when and we don't know the place, but we will be attacked." Gen.
Statement of Louis J. Freeh, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, The Threat to the United States Posed by Terrorists, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies, February 4, 1999.
www.911truth.org /osamas/morales.html   (9098 words)

  
 More World-Wide Sustainability Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Over 1600 practices from 140 countries demonstrate practical ways in which public, private and civil society sectors are working together to improve governance, eradicate poverty, provide housing, land and basic services, protect the environment and support economic development.
Sustainable Action Group Exchange (UK) aims to encourage action, on a local level, to help towards a better quality of life for everyone, both now and for future generations and embraces three broad objectives: effective protection of the environment, prudent use of natural resources and social progress that recognises the needs of everyone.
The network focuses its efforts on (a) internal communications necessary for international virtual project teams within civil society organizations (CSOs) to work together on sustainable development research; and (b) external communications necessary for CSOs to communicate their perspectives with government and business decision-makers so as to engage these other sectors in sustainable development solutions.
www.earthcfd.org /general/resources.htm   (14765 words)

  
 Indymedia UK - Beautiful civil-resistance at Faslane Nuclear Base.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
There was also a significant group of people employing imaginative and beautiful tools of resistance, such as the twelve or so people who locked-on together through an immense model nuke.
This was accompanied by chants of ‘shame on you ya dirty blues’ from the remaining crowd, who by this time were basking in the sunny glory of the massive resistance they had staged to Trident.
It may be in the form of a "directorate", a "soft" dictatorship, but it will do the job nonetheless.
www3.indymedia.org.uk /en/2001/02/1665.html   (4257 words)

  
 Jedwabne Discussion Panel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
A short C.V. of each person is under the Abstract link.
Director of a clandestine radio station in Warsaw
The presentation of the panelists took up most of the alloted time, so there was virtually no time for audience discussion afterwards.
www.pacwashmetrodiv.org /events/jedwabne   (51 words)

  
 Yahoo - Legislators, Journalists, and Activists To Discuss Cuban Resistance Movement At 'Conference for a Free Cuba'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The conference will also showcase the premiere of ``Steps to Freedom,'' a video documentary made with footage from inside Cuba featuring interviews with opposition members and chronicling their acts of protest.
The Cuban Democratic Revolutionary Directorate (``Directorio'') is an organization of a new generation of Cubans working for democracy in Cuba.
A grassroots effort, the Directorio supports the opposition directly, maintaining that the primary agents for democratic change are on the island.
www.fiu.edu /~fcf/drdctenthan.html   (288 words)

  
 Glossary
DINS Directorate for Inspection Services (Assistant Secretary of Defense for Administration)
DNC Directorate of National Coordination; Director of Naval Communications
ODMA Office of the Director of Military Assistance
www.rivervet.com /glossary.htm   (1255 words)

  
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Beyond the Barricades, Popular Resistance in South Africa in the 1980's.
Prepared for: The Native Citizens Directorate by The Social Trends Analysis Directorate, 1991 4o, ix, c100pp, figs.
Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders
www.alanmacfarlane.com /newlist/allbooks.htm   (8828 words)

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