https://archive.org/stream/Leaderless_Resistance_The_Seditionist/Leaderless_Resistance_The_Seditionist_djvu.txtExcerpt from eaderless Resistance was proposed by Col. Ulius Louis Amoss:
"This scheme of organization, the pyramid, is however, not only useless, but extremely dangerous for the participants when it is
utilized in a resistance movement against state tyranny. Especially is this so in technologically advanced societies where electronic
surveillance can often penetrate the structure revealing its chain of command. Experience has revealed over and over again that anti-
state, political organizations utilizing this method of command and control are easy prey for government infiltration, entrapment,
and destruction of the personnel involved. This has been seen repeatedly in the United States where pro-government infiltrators or
agent provocateurs weasel their way into patriotic groups and destroy them from within.
In the pyramid type of organization, an infiltrator can destroy anything which is beneath his level of infiltration and often those above him as well. If the traitor has infiltrated at the top, then the entire organization from the top down is compromised and may be traduced at will.
An alternative to the pyramid type of organization is the cell system. In the past, many political groups (both right and left) have used the cell system to further their objectives....
The efficient and effective operation of a cell system after the Communist model, is of course, dependent upon central direction,
which means impressive organization, funding from the top, and outside support, all of which the Communists had. Obviously,
American patriots have none of these things at the top or anywhere else, and so an effective cell organization based upon the Soviet
system of operation is impossible.
Two things become clear from the above discussion. First, that the pyramid type of organization can be penetrated quite easily and it
thus is not a sound method of organization in situations where the government has the resources and desire to penetrate the structure;
which is the situation in this country. Secondly, that the normal qualifications for the cell structure based upon the Red model does
not exist in the U.S. for patriots. This understood, the question arises "What method is left for those resisting state tyranny?" The
answer comes from Col. Amoss who proposed the "Phantom Cell" mode of organization. Which he described as Leaderless
Resistance. A system of organization that is based upon the cell organization, but does not have any central control or direction, that
is in fact almost identical to the methods used by the Committees of Correspondence during the American Revolution. Utilizing the
Leaderless Resistance concept, all individuals and groups operate independently of each other, and never report to a central
headquarters or single leader for direction or instruction, as would those who belong to a typical pyramid organization.
At first glance, such a type of organization seems unrealistic, primarily because there appears to be no organization. The natural
question thus arises as to how are the "Phantom cells" and individuals to cooperate with each other when there is no
intercommunication or central direction? The answer to this question is that participants in a program of Leaderless Resistance
through phantom cell or individual action must know exactly what they are doing, and how to do it. It becomes the responsibility of
the individual to acquire the necessary skills and information as to what is to be done. This is by no means as impractical as it
appears, because it is certainly true that in any movement, all persons involved have the same general outlook, are acquainted with
the same philosophy, and generally react to given situations in similar ways. The pervious history of the committees of correspondence during the American Revolution show this to be true.
Since the entire purpose of Leaderless Resistance is to defeat state tyranny (at least insofar as this essay is concerned), all members
of phantom cells or individuals will tend to react to objective events in the same way through usual tactics of resistance. Organs of
information distribution such as newspapers, leaflets, computers, etc., which are widely available to all, keep each person informed
of events, allowing for a planned response that will take many variations. No one need issue an order to anyone. Those idealist truly
committed to the cause of freedom will act when they feel the time is ripe, or will take their cue from others who precede them.
While it is true that much could be said against this type of structure as a method of resistance, it must be kept in mind that
Leaderless Resistance is a child of necessity. The alternatives to it have been show to be unworkable or impractical. Leaderless
Resistance has worked before in the American Revolution, and if the truly committed put it to use for themselves, it will work now.
It goes almost without saying that Leaderless Resistance leads to very small or even one man cells of resistance. Those who join organizations to play "let's pretend" or who are "groupies" will quickly be weeded out. While for those who are serious about their opposition to federal despotism, this is exactly what is desired.
From the point of view of tyrants and would be potentates in the federal bureaucracy and police agencies, nothing is more desirable than that those who oppose them be UNIFIED in their command structure, and that every person who opposes them belong to a pyramid type group. Such groups and organizations are an easy kill. Especially in light of
the fact that the Justice (sic) Department promised in 1987 that there would never be another group that opposed them that they did not have at least one informer in. These federal "friends of government" are intelligence agents. "
