Security Risks

He was found in an English town and on an ordinary yet blustery Monday morning. He described himself as a former “cadet” of the British Army and confessed he’d just dropped out. He said he was a “cadet” because now he couldn’t use the proper terms they had anymore.

He was only willing to talk about it because in his eyes he was about to disappear into the English countryside to do his work and speaking to a journalist was a “cool” way to pass time he said and he would disappear anyway to “never to be seen again” he said.

He’d found out a contact who was due to help him on his onward journey and he’d planned to operate independently from thereon.

In my view he was a dangerous figure in a shaky situation. It wasn’t clear why he’d decided to leave and he seemed fit and healthy. His reasons weren’t obvious and he was too pliable for conversation.

In short order stories began to emerge of problems afoot further afield in the country. It appeared this man was more dynamic than even he realised and he awoke “sleeping dragons” so-called who’d before also dropped out of armed forces to lay in wait.

They had met him and got active. Their opportunity had actually arrived.

In a short time chilling conspiracy theories began to emerge across the UK in online chat groups and “secret” forums where people discussed things openly and in complete freedom of thought as they believed.

It one instance it was thought “Bitcoin” had a connection to Scottish independence because its inventor is alleged to still be a mystery. It was believed it originated in Scotland as a plot to eventually overtake the pound with its own currency and to stand alone from the UK.

This is an example of the sort of “chatter” which initially started and following on it was all in time about Scotland.

It emerged the British Army also began to see its officers in rank seduced by growing conspiracy theories against Scotland. Ordinary social issues in Scotland were blown up to become popular targets of “rebuke” at secret, fringe meetings.

It was said to have descended into a spate insulting, one-way barrages of insults and criticisms meant to undermine Scottish confidence. It was sporadic and yet present in the Army itself.

Inside the sinister workings of such a broad effort there were at least two main “projects” beginning to emerge which were meant to overcome public opinion about Scotland and cause harm against what was be perceived as a bullish belief in independence.

In one instance a sort of “psyop” had been planned in the English media to fight Scottish ideas and decisions to make it come across as a set of “copycat” ideas from other parts of the world. It failed at first sight.

In a second effort it was believed – in the eyes of these “activists” in the British Army – that depicting the Scottish Parliament as “fake” would further bring out its alleged superficiality in the opinion of the UK public.

These plots failed to get off the ground but it was clear that such a serious intent was a present threat in the Army and went beyond mere opinions.

In time all the plots began to unravel and it was possible to approach someone involved. A man who codenamed himself “Action X” was located first. He is a civilian who attempted to leave England and to fight Scottish nationals in Scotland no less. His plot started as an effort to covertly research Scotland and he hoped to turn it into a larger project.

This all failed but the point remains that those here with nefarious intent tried to take over the future of the Scottish people and co-opt the UK into believing propaganda against itself.

It’s also a testament of what can be done to disrupt the plans of those who want to disturb our democratic way of life here.