10/12/2004 Entry: "The Moscow Rules"
Posted by Maynard @ 11:11 AM MST

The Moscow Rules

The Moscow Rules were a set of guidelines created by the CIA operatives in Moscow during the Cold War. They were created out of a series of experiences and were supposed to help newly assigned operatives adapt to their environment. There's 40, here's 13.

• Assume nothing.
  
• Murphy is right.
  
• Never go against your gut; it is your operational antenna.
  
• Don't look back - you are never completely alone.
  
• Any operation can be aborted. If it feels wrong, it is wrong.
  
• Maintain a natural pace.
  
• Lull them into a sense of complacency.
  
• Build in opportunity, but use it sparingly.
  
• Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
  
• Don't harass the opposition.
  
• There is no limit to a human being's ability to rationalize the truth.
  
• Technology will always let you down.
  
• Once is an accident. Twice is coincidence. Three times is an enemy action.

Does anyone know any others?

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