Book · 1992 · History
Instruments of Statecraft
U.S. Guerrilla Warfare, Counterinsurgency, and Counter-terrorism, 1940-1990
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Instruments of Statecraft by Michael McClintock is a historical examination of United States guerrilla warfare, counterinsurgency, and counterterrorism. The book was discussed on Behind the Bastards in multiple episodes covering the U.S. Border Patrol. In the June 2025 episode CZM Rewind: The U.S. Border Patrol Is A Nightmare That Never Ends, Robert Evans referenced the text to explore congressional investigations into a bomb school at Los Fresnos. Evans noted that during hearings led by Senator James Alberesque in 1973, aid officials admitted the facility actually taught bomb making rather than bomb disposal. Evans returned to this material in the August 2020 episode Part Two: The U.S. Border Patrol Is A Nightmare That Never Ends. During that segment, he explicitly quoted from the book, which he mentioned is available in full for free online. He again detailed the admissions made by aid officials regarding the bomb-making curriculum during the 1973 congressional investigations. Through these references, Evans utilized the book to shed light on controversial historical operations and government programs tied to domestic border enforcement structures, illustrating how institutional practices were documented and brought to light during past legislative inquiries.
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Robert Evans during congressional investigations led by Senator James W Alberesque uh in 1973 aid officials admitted tha… 2
“during congressional investigations led by Senator James W Alberesque uh in 1973 aid officials admitted that the Los Fresno Sessions what the press would call the bomb school offered lessons not in bomb disposal but in bomb making.”
“And I'm going to quote now from a book titled Inststruments of Statecraft US guerrilla warfare counterinsurgency and counterterrorism which is available for in full for free online right now. Quote during congressional investigations led by Senator James Alberesque in 1973 aid officials admitted that the Los Fresno sessions what the press would call the bomb school offered lessons not”
