"In the 1980s the CIA produced a small illustrated booklet in both spanish and english designed to destabilise the nicaraguan government and economic system. It was hoped that if enough disenfranchised individuals undertook activities that subverted economic stability, the Leftist government would be more easily overthrown. The manual described itself as 'a practical guide to... paralyzing the military-industrial complex... without having to use special tools and with minimal risk for the combatant.'"