spying

In East Berlin during the Cold War and before the Wall came down, Soviet intelligence had eyes and ears everywhere. To survive, Western spies had to follow “Moscow’s rules” –

1. Assume Nothing
2. Never go against your Gut
3. Everyone is Potentially under opposition rule
4. Don’t look back, you are never completely alone
5. Go with the flow
6. Vary your pattern and stay within your profile
7. Lull them into a sense of complacency
8. Don’t harass the opposition
9. Pick the time and place for action
10. Keep your options open

–From the International Spy Museum Handbook of Practical Spying

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