There are at least two reasons for the tactic for these demos, one specific to a mystery demo. First on that point, the target of these protests isn't the press primarily, it's not the general public primarily, but rather it's the policy makers themselves, those who for the most part live in ivory towers and have little or no connection to the public they serve. We as protesters know very well that there's something absurd about being reduced to a tactic of disruption, of pots, pans, screaming, inane chants, as though we are the animals that are caged in a zoo. While we scream about free expression, we know that this is neither truly free nor expression. The political structure is so big, so abstracted from the people it's supposed to serve (one would think that most rightwingers would agree wholeheartedly with some on the more anarcho left on this point), that there's little more that someone can do than turn to tactics of disruption, which is a tricky thing to do while staying true to one's beliefs.

I have no qualms about yelling and screaming and banging pots and pans and showing up at the one place where a policymaker, especially as diabolical as the cabal currently in power, sleeps at night. That's the situation. What else is one to do? And, the mystery makes it all the better. But, we are not out in these actions to break any law or any windows; we are simply out to be heard and to make life more difficult for people who are frankly responsible for mass murder. This is not to say that we won't at some point act against an unjust law, but that's hardly the point tonight or on any other evening that we call these actions.

So, the first tactical reason is that a mystery action is more likely to succeed at disrupting corrupt policymakers as well as not giving them a heads up of where we are headed so that they might hear us. That part of it is public and for the world. Not all actions will necessarily be mystery actions, but it works for the working group planning this tonight.

Secondly, the tactic of these actions has an internal motive, which is movement building. Notice that there are actions every week. We believe that as an activist group, action should be our first priority, and continuity of action serves the purpose of sustaining and growing movement visibility. While it's not fair to say that this is action for the sake of action, it is fair to say that the success of the action is not simply determined by whether the action meets its external objectives. There's a strategic aim here that is internal, namely that continuity over time produces growth. Not all actions will be of this type; they may involve education events, they may be press events, public rallies, but they will be constant, and more constant than DAWN meetings, which have been reduced to 1 hour a week, so that more action work can get done following the meetings.

There are other reasons that others may have for this, but these are two considerations that I know are behind the thinking of these actions.

We will see you in the streets tonight.

You goddamn smelly hippy communists go back to cuba and find a shower cause your smelly and hippy, you smelly hippy communists and your damned liberal media and your supportin the terrorists cause your smelly hippys goddamn smelly hippies

This guy are smart, ya'llz commie terrorist hippies oughta lisin to him

Is it because Cuba wiretaps its citizens?

Is it because Cuba actually protects its citizens during a hurricane?

Is it Cuba's universal health care?

Universal health care?

It's one system for the rich and the party members and universal band aids for the rest.

Cubans tell a joke, "Who's the richest man in Cuba?" "Castro, he OWNS 11 million people."

Seems Cubans call Castro a racist and "progresivs" then come to Castro's defense.

Universal health care in the US?

It's one system for the rich and the party members and universal band aids for the rest.

Americans tell a joke, "Who's the richest man in the US?" "Cheney, he OWNS 300 million people."

Seems Cubans call Cheney a racist and "regressives" then come to Cheney's defense.

Trust me, its not b/c of Cuba's universal health care - give me a break (why don't you befriend a real cuban, who has lived under the iron fist of Castro, then you will see that you have fallen for the same propoganda (castro's propoganda) you seek to fight). I bet you have no cuban friends, I do, so how would you know?
B/c no Cuban would say their system is great, would you not like the right to leave the US when you want? That is the state of Cuba, you must 'apply' to leave (its a prison).