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■ Covert operations
j Regular guy moonlights as raider
| Editor’s note: To protect his ide n
| tity, the subject of this article
has requested that his real name
not be used.
“Don” leads a fairly typical life
during the day. I le attends classes,
works, does all of the things t he rest
of us do.
Hut sometimes he goes raiding
at night. Few people know about
Don’s raiding, and few know any
thing about raiding in general.
There is no specific art or tech
nique to raiding; it is a collection of
techniques and practices drawn
from martial arts, such as ninjutsu
and shinobijut.su, with a concern
for'practicality in the contemporary
world.
The emphasis of raiding lies in
getting in and out of places without
oeing aeiecieci.
A raid might have practical appli
cations but. is also described as
being fun for its own sake. The
essence lies solely in penetration
and escape; raiding does not in
volve theft or vandalism.
Don is part of a small group that
engagesin raiding, though hesome
limes practices alone.
“We’renot violent by nature,” he:
stresses. “We do our thing and slay
out of people’s way."
“I love dressing up in black and
running around at night," he ex
plains. “If there is a reason, all the
better. Otherwise, it is still good
practice."
Raiding can take many forms
and can be fun or deadly serious.
Most of Don’s activities occur at
night, though planning and recon
naissance may take place during
daytime hours. The nicest common
type of raid involves entry and
evasion and might focus on a part
of a building or an entire area.
Closely related is investigative
raiding, in which the focus is more
I on explorartion of an area after
entry.
A third lypeof ra iding, one which
highlights evasion techniques, Don
jokingly refers to as “tempting fate."
It involves letting people know that
an entry' has taken place yet trying
to avoid capture after detection.
The smallest proportion of raids
are those that are paramilitary in
nature. These are the raiding activi
ties that have the greatest practical
ity and most closely resemble mili
tary maneuvers. Don, however, is
reluctant to use the word "paramili
tary’’ because of its association with
survivalist groups, with which Don’s
group has no ties.
A type of raiding that crosses the
above four boundaries is com
mando reconnaissance, or recondo,
in which a participant is dropped '•
-..into an unknown situation without
preparation “to see what devel
ops.'’1
In contrast, other raiding activi
ties are marked Dy speciric goais
and much preparation, such asseek
ing out sou rces of light and observ
ing the schedu le of security patrols.
Don also divides raiding activi
tiesinto those of su pport and threat.
- it
/ love dressing up in
black and running
around at night.
"Don"
night raider
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A supporting action might involve
helping a friend patrol properly
when involved in a dispute with a
threatening party.
Sometimes he may act as an
unseen oouyguaru, acting wunout
the knowledge of his beneficiary.
Raiding activities of threat might
involve posting warnings or ac
tions designed to discourage an
adversary.
Don’s interest in raiding began
several years ago, when he was the
subject of repealed attacks by a
group of students. Believing he
could not fight back by conven
tional means, he turned to covert
actions. Once involved, he noticed
“a real rush,” a thrill he did not find
elsewhere.
His actions continued and tech
niques developed into systems as
others got involved. Don still prac
tices by himself as well as with
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„ . . . .. Photo illustration by Jeft Haller/DN
Don” demonstrates his technique.