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reACTIONary

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24. Yes, let's consider the name...

Reply to Judi Lynn (Reply #21)

Sun Dec 7, 2014, 08:34 PM

Dec 2014

"Agent Provocateur is a British lingerie retailer founded in 1994 by Joseph Corré and Serena Rees. The company has 30 stores in 13 countries. In 2007, 3i, the private equity firm, purchased 80% of the company for £60 million."

So there you have it. The truth.

Seriously: All of the more recently documented, credible reports that I am aware describe two types of under cover activity. First agents who infiltrate public meetings of activist groups, insinuate themselves with the members and leadership and file reports on what they learn. Second, undercover agents who respond to a tip about someone or some group and set up a "sting" operation to entrap them in a terrorist attempt.

So, do you have any documented, credible cases that are more fitting of the "agent provocateur" label - or is that just RumInt?

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Tear Gas, Windows Broken, Clashes With Police As Anarchists Hijack Peaceful March Through Berkeley [View all] Newsjock Dec 2014 OP

My wife just wondered if they are REAL anarchists or police plants/undercovers trying to stir diabeticman Dec 2014 #1

Probably real anarchists. There were quite a few during Occupy too. nt okaawhatever Dec 2014 #2

Could be both. bemildred Dec 2014 #11

"real" anarchists... reACTIONary Dec 2014 #16

I'm my days, we called them hijackers thugs Brother Buzz Dec 2014 #3

Try pumks -- that seems to fit starroute Dec 2014 #4

What a pumk? Brother Buzz Dec 2014 #5

Being pumked is like being pwned, I think. nt bemildred Dec 2014 #12

short for pumpkin. I guess olddad56 Dec 2014 #25

I'm smelling BS about this story. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #6

Yup. Provocateurs. It's a very old tactic, too. n/t Judi Lynn Dec 2014 #7

The provocatueurs don't do shit... reACTIONary Dec 2014 #17

never saw military/police issue boots on a masked trouble maker? reddread Dec 2014 #20

Doc Martins? I have a pair... reACTIONary Dec 2014 #23

seen them plenty of times reddread Dec 2014 #26

If that were the case, people would have called them "report filers" long ago. Consider the NAME. nt Judi Lynn Dec 2014 #21

Yes, let's consider the name... reACTIONary Dec 2014 #24

yeah reddread Dec 2014 #28

Thanks for the article... reACTIONary Dec 2014 #30

"..protests started out peaceful, but ended with several arrests after vandals and self-described.. Cha Dec 2014 #8

Agents provocateurs Alkene Dec 2014 #9

How the Anarchists spoiled a Peace Demo in my Town McKim Dec 2014 #10

"Anarchists" = cops. Same as it's always been. They're not fooling anybody, except the idiot media, blkmusclmachine Dec 2014 #13

Cops p'oed that things are DiverDave Dec 2014 #14

Anarchist is a provocative term albino65 Dec 2014 #15

It's what the the "black block" faction... reACTIONary Dec 2014 #18

You're trying to hard. canuckledragger Dec 2014 #19

I always try hard... reACTIONary Dec 2014 #22

Anarchists my ass! DeSwiss Dec 2014 #27

They ain't anarchists, they're nihilists <nt> bigworld Dec 2014 #29