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Date Posted: 03:14:07 08/04/06 Fri
The Anarchist Cookbook (ISBN 0-9623032-0-8) is a book written by William Powell. It was published in 1970 and was intended as a protest against the United States government over the Vietnam war. The book contains recipes and instructions for the manufacture of explosives, drugs, a number of now obsolete telecommunications hacking devices, and other controversial themes. Despite the name, the book has no connection to the anarchist movement and is in fact heavily criticized by most anarchists (see below). The book is now regarded to be public domain and is easily accessible on the internet. The author has disowned it and, though the copyright having been registered in the name of his publisher, he does not receive royalties from it. While The Anarchist Cookbook is legally available in the United States, it is illegal in many other countries. The information contained in the book includes instructions that, if followed, may be against the law (see felony for more details). Because of this, access to the book is often restricted, with some bookstores refusing to sell the book to persons under 21 years of age. Authorities and munitions experts have stated that the instructions in the book should never be attempted by inexperienced persons. It has been suggested that the book contains errors and other problems that make it unreliable for use. In fact, one rumor states that the book was actually written by the FBI, CIA, or some other branch of the US government, and that the dangerous errors in the recipes were put there to injure would-be terrorists. The book is treated more as a set of guidelines, or a book of ideas, than an instruction manual for terrorists, though it has been accused of promoting violence. Part of this book has a section on martial arts and unarmed street fighting. Activists and spokespersons often see the banning of books such as The Anarchist Cookbook as a move against freedom of speech. The argument used in the defense of this and similar publications includes such statements as "guns don't kill people, people kill people." This can be interpreted as meaning the information contained itself in The Anarchist Cookbook is only dangerous in the hands of people who intend to use it. They also note that information on the same topics (including construction of explosive devices) is freely available at most libraries, and suppression of this book will not prevent such information from being obtained by people who look for it. Other "underground" books have taken the basic premise of The Anarchist Cookbook and expanded upon it. Some of these books, including E for Ecstasy and The Big Book of Mischief, have been confiscated by authorities as "instruction manuals" for the manufacture of explosives and illegal drugs. Much of the information in the book has been rightly criticized as outdated, misinformed or, in some cases, outright wrong. Many scientific tests have proven this point. The Big Book of Mischief(TBBOM) is a book by David Richards. This manual describes the process of creating and detonating a wide variety of explosives. The end products include dry ice bombs and nitroglycerin. Construction of the devices described in the book is generally illegal, in addition to being highly dangerous. According to the file's revision information, a version of TBBOM, then known as The Terrorist's Handbook, was compiled between 1987 and 1989. The more familiar version, built on the Handbook and other underground BBS text resources, was first posted in the early morning of August 8, 1990 as The Compleat Terrorist Today. It assumed its final title with the March 31, 1991 revision. The most common edition of TBBOM is the 1.5 release (1993), but subsequent editions are unlikely following the introduction of Sec. 1088 by the U.S. Senate on July 10, 1996. Section 1088 prohibits the distribution of information relating to explosive materials for a criminal purpose. This law also applies to any other instruction manuals possessing details on the subject. [1] Other underground guides include The Anarchist Cookbook, E for Ecstasy and the Jolly Rogers Cookbook. Jolly Rogers Cookbook is a modified version of the Anarchist Cookbook. It is similar in spirit to the original Anarchist's Cookbook, as a form of rebellion toward the government. It is also seen by some as a preservation of freedom by providing the tools necessary to combat any government exercising authoritarian or tyrannical power. It was originally transmitted and updated via hundreds of BBSes but can now be found at various sources on the Internet. There are many variations to the Jolly Roger text file. All Jolly Rogers cookbooks contain detailed instructions on creating explosives, obsolete hacking and phreaking information. Depending on the version, sometimes there is an emphasis of one matter over another. For instance, one set may have more files or information about fighting hand to hand, while another set would have more writings about anarchist perspectives or political overtones about the government. Other versions are about causing trouble or mayhem for the purposes of "getting even" or revenge. List of TitlesSample list of titles which vary under the Jolly Roger theme. - Anarchy & Explosives (Volumes 1 through 7)
- The Anarchists Cookbook 2000
- The Anarchists Cookbook V. 666
- The Avengers Handbook
- BHU's Cookbook
- The Encyclopedia of Direct Action
- CIA Book of Dirty Tricks
- Black Beard's Scrap Book
- The Anarchy Files Volumes 1 & 2
- Frogg's Cookbook
- The Big Book Of Destruction
- The Black Book
- Guide To Street Anarchy & Terrorisim
- Hit Man Online
- Jollyroger's Cookbook III
- Jollyroger's Cookbook IV (Exodus's Revision)
- Murder Inc. - The Book
- The Terrorist Handbook by Even Steven
- Anarchist's Encyclopedia
- Black Books aka the Improvised Munitions Handbook.
- The White Man's Resistance handbook.
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