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I suppose its a sign of progress in that its now adays some cheesy "reporter" and his camera crew when, in the old days, it was a police-enforced search of your home.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dauM5JhFYXY
Old days? Only a short while ago, Emma of ESMB's home was raided and her computers confiscated.
Scientology's arsenal of dirty tricks is still around, just as Hubbard laid out in his instructions. It seems like the "old days" since, when dealing with their Independent Scientology cousins, one particular avenue of attack is being emphasized by the CofS, with the other (more unpleasant) avenues (or channels) being neglected.
That's the avenue of overt "loud" or "noisy" harassment.
Here's some LRH tech on that, and I'm still waiting for an Independent Scientologist to admit that the Squirrel Busters are just "doing what Ron says."
From LRH:
"NEVER BE INTERESTED IN CHARGES, DO yourself, much MORE CHARGING, and you will WIN." [Capitalization in original]
'Manual on Dissemination of Material', March 1955.
"Overt investigation of someone or something attacking us by an outside detective agency should be done more often and hang the expense. It's very effective. Often an investigation by a private detective has alone closed up an entheta source or a squirrel organization...
"Tell the detective, 'We don't care if they know you're investigating them for us. In fact, the louder the better'."
'HCO Manual of Justice', 1959
"Any meeting held by them should be torn up. The names of persons attending should be collected and they should be labelled SP as they have left Scientology. These people are SP because they are seeking to avoid auditing [including Sec Checking in an Organization] and retain their withholds...
"Treatment - They are each fair game, can be sued or harassed...
"Harass these people in any possible way...
"Label publicly 'ideas which preach no auditing [Note: Auditing by squirrels doesn't count] are simply Suppressive Actions to deny people gains.'
"Tear up any meetings held and get the names of those attending and issue SP orders on them..."
'HCO Executive Letter', 27 September 1965
"...You find out where he or she works or worked, doctor, dentist, friends, neighbors, anyone, and phone 'em up and say, 'I'm investigating Mr./Mrs.________ for criminal activities'.
"You say now and then, 'I have already got some astounding facts', etc., etc., (Use a generality) - It doesn't matter if you don't get much info. Just be NOISY." [sic]
'HCO Executive Letter', 18 February 1966
"Never discuss Scientology with a critic. Just discuss his or her crimes, known or unknown. And act completely confident that these crimes exist. Because they do."
Confidential Policy Letter, 'Intelligence Actions', 25 April 1968
"Statements one makes can be curved. 'She had a birthday party' becomes 'The delinquent's inner circle gathered yesterday for a sex orgy and pretended to the police it was a birthday party. No one was jailed'."
'Public Relations Series 18', 21 November 1972