Leaked Documents Reveal Counterterrorism Tactics Used at Standing Rock to "Defeat Pipeline Insurgencies"

By Noor al-Sibai, RawStory

27 May 17

ccording to documents acquired and released by The Intercept, a security firm that contracts with the military gathered information on anti-Dakota Access Pipeline protesters and delivered that information to Energy Transfer Partners, the company building and funding the controversial pipeline.

TigerSwan, the �shadowy international mercenary and security firm� contracted by ETP used �military-style counterterrorism measures� to gather information on DAPL protesters, and the information they acquired may have led to the defeat of the protesters� efforts.

The �No DAPL� movement, according to TigerSwan documents released by The Intercept, �generally followed the jihadist insurgency model while active�.

�While we can expect to see the continued spread of the anti-DAPL diaspora � aggressive intelligence preparation of the battlefield and active coordination between intelligence and security elements are now a proven method of defeating pipeline insurgencies,� the TigerSwan reports revealed.

According to The Intercept�s Alleen Brown, Will Parrish, and Alice Speri, TigerSwan had operatives North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, and Texas.

The reports �also provide extensive evidence of aerial surveillance and radio eavesdropping, as well as infiltration of camps and activist circles�.

Public records obtained via FOIA requests by The Intercept also reveal that government agents monitored social media for information on the protest movement and �shared intelligence� among agencies.