Masked Avengers©Linda Dawn Hammond 2001
Two Articles Allegedly Documenting Police Strategies. These documents were posted on the web following the Friday April 19, 2001 break-in of a police van in Quebec City. The police response was essentially- don't believe everything you read. They could have been altered to suit the purposes of those who would mislead us! Whoever they may be. At any rate, the articles deal with alleged SQ strategies towards controlling the protesters and suggest the tactical use of teargas combined with wind direction- a strategy they did employ. They may serve to explain WHY corporate media became a special target of the protesters. As well as revealing spies operating within anti-FTAA organizations, it is believed that the police were also tipped off by a TV station.
Revealed! Secret Tactics of the Quebec Police
by x 3:05am Sat Apr 21 '01
Independent sources yesterday obtained secret documents from the Quebec police regarding the Summit of the Americas, giving details of their plans for attacking demonstrators. "The police know everything!" revealed an independent source with official documents stolen from a police car during the violent demonstration on René Lévesque street in Quebec City. These documents reveal the existence of numerous police agents within organizations such as the CASA, CLAC and GOMM. These documents contain guidelines for dealing with the demonstrators, and detail the police plans for different scenarios. The Courthouse If the demonstrators disturb the peace by vandalizing the courthouse, the troops should arrive via Charest Boulevard East by coming from the WEST or via St-Paul Street by coming from Champlain Boulevard. The troops will be deployed to push the demonstrators back northwards on Jean Lesage Boulevard. If the demonstrations are in the Courthouse parking lot or on the Dufferin-Montmorency highway, they should be pushed back northwards in order to avoid the Courthouse and then pushed north along Jean Lesage Boulevard. Make plans for patrol cars to be sent to block Jean Lesage Boulevard to the North. CDQ (Quebec Detention Centre?) We must go around the demonstrators to place ourselves between the prison and the demonstrators, in order to push them back towards de la Faune Street. Depending on the direction of the wind, they will be directed towards the East or the West. ****** Laporte bridge. If the demonstrators block the access to the Laporte bridge or the Cote Sud bridge, they'll be pushed back towards the South coming from boulevard Henri IV. If the demonstrators block the entrance in the direction of blvd. Champlain, they'll be pushed back towards the West until the parking of the Canadian Pacific. If the demonstrators block the Laported bridge, north side, they'll be pushed back towards the North until the exit of the Aquarium, East direction. SPVQ The arrival should be from Simon Napoleon Parent avenue, at the South of the police headquarters by pushing back the demonstrators toward the North on Cardinal Maurice Roy. Cote Gilmour- blvd. Champlain Demonstrators block the Cote Gilmour/Boulevard Champlain intersection. Our arrival can be done by the blvd Champlain or Cote Gilmour. The demonstrators will be pushed back onto the Port grounds at the bridge towards the South. Make plans to stop traffic on Champlain Boulevard. Hamel blvd. And AutoRoute Duplessis In this case, the way in which we intervene should depend upon the wind. We should work in three (3) groups. Two (2) groups would block contain to the North and the South. The other group would push back the demonstrators, according to the direction of the wind. If the wind blows towards the East, there is an exit where one can disperse the people; it is made up of a vast place where there is nothing that can be broken. It is found on the south side of blvd. Hamel. If the wind is in the West direction, we will push back in this direction and then guard the intersection. CCU Situated on Dalhousie street in front of the Caserne, we should push back the demonstrators in the East direction towards the Bassin Louise to the Quebec Port. We will deploy police officers in two (2) groups. One for Dalhousie street and the other which will take the place by the parking alongside the condos at the Old Port. The Park des Ameriques Françaises The demonstrators force on the fence in order to enter the interior. There are thousands of them and there is a high chance that the fence will be broken. We should intervene from the outside to relieve the pressure. We should intervene with two (2) groups: the first should arrive by the south-west on Turnbull Avenue and park on St-Amable behind the Grand Theatre; the second arriving from the North on Clarie-Fontaine street and park on Prevost Street. Intervening simultaneously to push towards the West on Rene Levesque. During the dispersion of the demonstrators, a group should remain behind in order to control the territory of the Park. St-Roch Gardens Objective - Empty the Park Going down the Cote d'Abraham we will divide again in two (2) groups; one will take Couronne street and the other will take St. Vallier street. Then, they will walk down simultaneously by Eglise and Couronne streets then along the park, emptying it towards the Charest blvd. We can also arrive from both sides via St. Vallier and Cote d'Abraham streets, we should be careful on St-Real street where people can throw objects. Airport Regardless of the direction of the wind if it comes from the West or the East, the strategy consists of pushing back the demonstrators towards the East via St-Jacques street. To do this we should arrive from three (3) sides simultaneously by the major airport road going East and two (2) other groups, one from the North and the other from the South, in using the airport road. This will contain them while the group coming from the West will push them back towards the residential neighbourhood on St-Jacques street where they will disperse. criminalinjustice@hotmail.com
Spies in Our Midst!
(translation) by x (translated by y and z) 11:46am Sat Apr 21 '01 (Modified on 10:36am Sat Apr 28 '01)
Secret police documents were stolen during yesterday's demonstration in Quebec CityÉ and it would seem that the police knows a lot about the radical opposition! Context 1.1 April 20th is clearly going to be one of the strong points for protesting the Summit of the Americas (SOA). 1.2 The movement against the SOA will be given a boost with the arrival the day before of many contingents of demonstrators from Montreal (FTAA Alert Concordia and McGill, Clac, GOMM, and from the student scene), from Quebec region, from Toronto (Mobilization 4 Globe, OCAP, etc.), from the Kingston-Cornwall-Quebec caravan (People's Community Union) as well as the meeting points in Burlington (Vermont Mobilization for Global Justice), from Jackman (Maine Global Action Network), and from Plattsburgh as well as from the rest of Canada and the United States. 1.3 The numerous calls for direct action made by so-called violent groups, notably the CLAS-CASA coalition, the Red Flag (Parti communiste révolutionnaire - PCR), the members of the Black Bloc, the Revolutionary Anti-Capitalist Offensive and anarchist groups from Quebec and New England all make clear their obvious, planned and coordinated intention to disrupt the official opening day of the SOA as much as possible, that is to say to commit acts of violent and sow chaos. 1.4 Different acts of disobedience, notably occupations and blocking traffic, will be attempted by so-called "yellow" groups to disrupt the event and complicate the work of police. "Green" actions will also be carried out to serve as diversions. 1.5 According to numerous reliable sources, the protest groups' action plans include several scenarios, depending on their "reading" of the terrain, the opportunities and the risks that they will evaluate during the action. 1.6 With this in mind, it strikes us as very important to inform those in charge of operations as to the different scenarios so that they can quickly adopt appropriate counter-measures. Nevertheless, in the interests of brevity we are only dealing with the most probable and credible scenarios. 2. Types and Levels of Threat/Risk Factors 2.1 The Carnival against Capitalism/A20/ " Day of Action " : "red actions" by the CLAC, CASA, the Red Flag (PCR), the GOMM, the Black Bloc and other so-called violent groups. 2.2 Starting at dawn, direct actions will be carried out following the call to A20 by the most radical opponents of the SOA. Meetings at the University of Laval could even lead to actions being carried out during the night. For example, there may be building-occupations within Laval University where the demonstrators will be staying, such as the DESJARDINS PAVILLION. 2.3 Around 8am, members of GOMM could simultaneously occupy buildings and block the road in front of each building. These occupations would target: * The TQS television station at the corner of Cote d'Abraham and Couronne Street. * FM 93 radio station, at the corner of Holland Street and chemin Saint-Foy * CHOI 98.1 radio station, at 1134 chemin Sainte-Louise in Sillery * The offices of different ministers, perhaps those in the vicinity of Laval University * Empty buildings or Federal government buildings Tracts will be handed out during these actions 2.4 Between noon and 1pm two contingents of demonstrators mainly connected to CLAC-CASA and to GOMM will leave from Laval University. 2.5 A first group of demonstrators may take Laurier Boulevard and Grande Allee street, while others may take René Lévesque boulevard. The demonstrators will split into groups of 20 or 30 people in order to carry out different actions depending on the choice of their affinity groups. The signal to disperse will be releasing balloons into the air. The two groups may meet at Salaberry street (or it could be another street) to continue via René Lévesque towards the Grand Théatre. 2.6 According to the results of a criminal investigation, a contingent of violent or radical demonstrators, dressed in black (which could correspond to the formation of a Black Bloc) will take Eymard Street (or Holland Street) to reach chemin Sainte-Foy going east. Depending on circumstances the demonstrators could target the following: National Bank and Bank of Montreal branches, as well as the Mouvement Desjardions [credit union] and liquor stores. A Couche Tard convenience store and a Jean Coutu pharmacy will also be along their way. 2.8 According to one source, a red cell made up of ten people is presently being formed. This cell is made up of Patrick Bacon (Le Maquis), Alex Dubreuil (Emile-Henry), Maxime Fortin (Le Maquis), Carl and Fred and members of the anarchist group Barricada (from Boston). These individuals have discussed the following actions: * use of gas masks * making Molotov cocktails with forty or so empty bottles * use of tear gas * baseball bats * poles 2.9 This red cell could act within the framework of "red" actions planned by the CLAC-CASA, and could be one the Black Bloc affinity groups. It will maneuver while taking into account the opportunities which will arise for violent direct actions. 2.13 If they do not succeed in regards to their initial targets, the radical elements will try to return to Laval University in order to trash it. 2.18 Between 5pm and 6pm the Red Flag (PCR) will plan a heavy action against the official opening of the SOA, more specifically during the arrival of the dignitaries (at the Congress Center?). This will especially be with the goal of disrupting the arrival of President Bush and Prime Minister Jean Chretien as well as to make the biggest impact in the media. The members of the PCR will be identified by red flags and scarves. 2.19 According to an uncorroborated source, an anarchist group from Eugene, Oregon, which was present as Seattle, could be in Quebec. This group would plan, from a "red" zone close to the American delegation, an attack on the security perimeter targeting these two access points amongst others: - Rene-Levesque/Claire -Fontaine entrance - Sainte-Amable/Claire-Fontaine entrance
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