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Indicators in Decisive Action 18 August 2014 ATP 2-33.4 B-7 Table B-5. Population indicators (continued) Activities Directed Against the Government or Mission Force Within the Population (continued) Occurrence of strikes or work force walkouts in critical industries or geographic areas intended to cast doubt on the government’s ability to maintain order and provide security and services to the people. Unexplained loss, destruction, or forgery of government identification cards and passports. Recurring unexplained disruption of public utilities. Reports of terrorist acts or extortion attempts against local government leaders and business persons. Murder or kidnapping of government, military, and law enforcement officials or mission force personnel. Closing of schools. Reports of attempts to obtain classified information from government officials, government offices, or mission personnel. Table B-6. Propaganda indicators General Indicators of Negative Propaganda Dissident propaganda from unidentified sources. Increase in the number of entertainers with a political message. Increase of political themes in religious services. Increase in appeals directed at intensifying general ethnic or religious unrest in countries where ethnic or religious competition exists. Increase of agitation on issues for which there is no identified movement or organization. Renewed activity by dissident or opposition organizations thought to be defunct or dormant. Circulation of petitions advocating opposition or dissident demands. Appearance of opposition slogans and pronouncements by word-of-mouth, graffiti, posters, leaflets, and other means. Propaganda linking local ethnic groups with those in neighboring countries or regions. Clandestine radio broadcasts intended to appeal to those with special grievances or to underprivileged ethnic groups. Use of bullhorns, truck-mounted loudspeakers, and other public address equipment in “spontaneous” demonstrations. Presence of non-media photographers among demonstrators. Dissident propaganda from unidentified sources. Propaganda Activities Directed Against the Established Government Attempts to discredit or ridicule national or public officials. Attempts to discredit the judicial and law enforcement system. Characterization of government projects and plans. Radio and Internet propaganda from foreign countries that is aimed at the target country’s population and accuses the target country’s government of failure to meet the people’s needs.