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> Article 50
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7. The People
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| Article 50- Control of a militarized population | ||
| 50.1 | Control of a militarized population | |
| Where a population centre has become a scene of terrorist acts, of guerilla sabotage and attacks, or of riots and significant gang warfare, then the population has temporarily become militarized. |
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| When this occurs, only a definite set of clear acts and behaviours can minimize the losses of life of civilians, combatants and the military. | ||
| 50.2 | Half measures and defeat | |
| A guerilla army seeking to militarize a population hangs it primary hope on the constraints of doctine, media and politics of a superior force resulting in limited counter measures, and/or their effective implementation. | ||
| Inconsistent behaviour by an occupational force to guerilla tactics itself is an essential element for eventual victory by the guerilla force transformed into a political force. | ||
| Once the political leadership is forced into directly interfering in the orders and actions of Generals, then the will and morale of the superior military force is weakened. | ||
| Therefore, a primary goal of the guerilla force is to promote the conditions whereby the political leadership forces itself into the affair and changing instruction to the military. | ||
| 50.3 | Key overt physical measures of control | |
| Once it is recognized that a population has become militarized, then key measures of control must be implemented within the shortest possible period: | ||
| Standard ID Cards | ||
| All residents registered with photo ID and the information managed in a central database capable of immediate identification of suspects at checkpoints. | ||
| Checkpoints controlling key access points | ||
| Checkpoints should be implemented ensuring the careful control and limitation of flow of people and materials. | ||
| Curfew in key sectors of the city | ||
| Instigate curfews in key sectors of the city, especially known centres of support of unrest. This limits the movement of insurgents at night, without necessarily hurting the entire population. | ||
| Ban daytime vehicle traffic in heavy pedestrian areas | ||
| Where terrorists are using vehicles as a method of delivery explosions, ban daytime vehicle traffic in key areas, instead requiring all deliveries to be at nighttime and early morning. | ||
| Construction of key interior lines (road ways) | ||
| Ensuring that access to all areas of the city is as rapid as possible, including the immediate construction of roads capable of supporting heavy vehicles into high density- low quality urban areas (slums). | ||
| Where the key road into and out of an area have natural bottlenecks and ideal areas for ambush, the military should necessary widen such roads to eliminate such threat. | ||
| While the resulting destruction of homes may create local civil unrest, such action is in the best interest of defeating the insurgents use of such locations for save haven. | ||
| Introduction of key dead-zone, low rise observation barracks at key junctions | ||
| Dead zones are central junctions of roads clear of all obstacles at which an underground secure bunker and observation point is constructed making it possible to be defended against rocket attack for sufficient time until reinforcements arrive. | ||
| The name "dead zone" is used to indicate what within a minimum perimeter from the bunker and excluding defence and road fixtures, no other major structure (including bridges, buildings etc) are permitted to exist. Thus a relatively small force may hold a bunker in such a location having clear line of sight for all imminent threats. | ||
| Dead zone and secure bunkers are best located at key central road junctions through which any insurgent force must pass in order to leave or return from a safe haven. | ||
| Implementation of strong light and camera systems at key intersections of interior roadways | ||
| An additional element that can be implemented with secure bunkers at key intersections is the use of strong lighting systems and camera systems. Such systems permit the reduction of any permanent military presence within the bunker to a handful of personnel. | ||
| Regular (irreguarly timed) high speed patrols during curfew | ||
| During curfew the use of high speed patrols to ensure a physical presence exists on the roads. | ||
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