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Thursday, July 21, 2011

Burn Notice - Season 02 - Episode 05 Spy Tips & Tactics

Burn Notice Season 02 Episode 05 "Scatter Point" was first aired last August 7, 2008 and below are the spy tips and tactics:

* One of the reasons surveillance is done in teams is that it's exhausting. Sitting in a car, remaining constantly alert while you watch a mailbox will knock you out like a handful of sleeping pills. Doing it in shifts is the only way to make sure you don't miss something. 

Burn Notice - Season 02 - Episode 04 Spy Tips & Tactics

Burn Notice Season 02 Episode 04 "Comrades" was first aired last July 31, 2008 and below are the spy tips and tactics:

* Get your hands on any classified document worth having, chances are it's going to be redacted, which makes reading it a lot like watching a movie on an airplane. All the juicy parts are missing, but you still get the basic idea.

Burn Notice - Season 02 - Episode 03 Spy Tips & Tactics

Burn Notice Season 02 Episode 03 "Trust Me" was first aired last July 24, 2008 and below are the spy tips and tactics:

* There aren't many rules in the spy trade. There are a few "agreements" that most intelligence agencies honor though. Low-level agents get traded, not prosecuted. You don't shoot foreign operatives if you can avoid it. And you stay away from embassies and consulates. 

Burn Notice - Season 02 - Episode 02 Spy Tips & Tactics

Burn Notice Season 02 Episode 02 "Turn and Burn" was first aired last July 17, 2008 and below are the spy tips and tactics:

* In the world of intelligence, if an operative hands you a crossword puzzle, chances are you've just received a coded message. It's the art of steganography -sending coded messages that don't look like messages unless you have the key.

Burn Notice - Season 02 - Episode 01 Spy Tips & Tactics

Burn Notice Season 02 Episode 01 "Breaking and Entering" was first aired last July 10, 2008 and below are the spy tips and tactics:

* As a spy, you get to spend a lot of time alone. Whether you're in an Indonesian prison, a cave in the Afghan mountains or the back of a cargo truck, it comes with the job. You're trained to make the most of it, plan your next move, go over your intel, review your training. But when you've cleaned your gun 30 times and reviewed the past tense of every verb in five languages you start itching to make a move.