We often here that there are signs or indications of suspicious behavior that should call us to action. Terrorist use a variety of methods to "case" or survey their targets, this is known as "trade-craft". These operational methods utilize stealth and cunning to gain valuable intelligence about a host of targets. Targets can be both hard and soft, usually the latter. While the application of such methods is fundamental the background and training that is required must come from a sophisticated organization with operational experience to master such techniques. AQ has utilized various methods of trade craft however have fallen short in this area due to their lack of operational sophistication and training in this area. If we understand the methods used we can begin to see the patterns of suspicion that begin to emerge.
The Seven Signs are:
Surveillance
Elicitation
Tests of Security
Acquire Supplies
Suspicious persons within our community
Dry or Trial runs
Deploying Assets.
In our next segment we will look at each of these signs and further diagnose their true meaning.
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