Beware The “False Flag”

16Jun09

          

 

     The above photo depicts two British SAS operatives in Iraq who were arrested on conspiracy charges in September of 2005. The photo was taken whilst they were in the custody of Basra police who had detained them after the two men, dressed in Arab garb and head dress, drove toward a group of Iraqi police and began firing. One police officer was killed in the attack, which was obviously made out to look like an act of sectarian violence (not uncommon in Iraq). But when they were stopped and subdued, their true identities were discovered to be that of two British SAS operatives – undercover in Basra on a “false flag” mission to stoke the flames of religious hatred in Iraq. In their car, explosives were found along with assault rifles and an anti-tank weapon.

     Those last two sentences beg many questions in the rational brain, among them, why would British troops be dressing up like Arabs with the intent of inciting religious hatred between Iraq’s ethnic groups? Some of you who are familiar with the well-known British and US policy of “divide and conquer” in the Middle East are probably not surprised that this incident happened.

     But anyone who needs to ask why these things happen should first learn what a “false flag” attack really is. 

     False Flag:  Operations that are covert operations conducted by governments, corporations, or other organizations, which are designed to deceive the public in such a way that the operations appear as though they are being carried out by other entities. The name is derived from the military concept of flying false colors; that is, flying the flag of a country other than one’s own.

     To give a historically recent (and compelling) government sanctioned example, take the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, the pretext for much of the Western world’s armies becoming involved in the Vietnam War, initially an internal and localized Vietnamese conflict.

     On the 2nd August 1964, the American destroyer USS Maddox engaged three North Vietnamese P-4 patrol boats, resulting in damage to the three boats. Two days later, on 4th August, the Maddox (having been joined by the USS Turner Joy) reported a second engagement with North Vietnamese vessels.

     The only thing wrong with that is that there was no second engagement - and, after nearly 2 million deaths later, the entire report was eventually claimed to be in error. 

     Below is a more specific description of this “error”.

     The outcome of the incident was the passage by the United States Congress of the Southeast Asia Resolution (better known as the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution), which granted President Lyndon B. Johnson the authority to assist any Southeast Asian government considered to be jeopardized by “communist aggression,” including the commitment of US forces without a declaration of war. The resolution served as Johnson’s legal justification for escalating US involvement in the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam). It gave the US president the exclusive right to use military force without consulting the US Senate. It was based on a false pretext, as Johnson later admitted.

     Now we’re talking about nearly 2 million lives having been taken as a result of a deliberate false flag operation - by the US government.

     Initially the conflict involved only Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, but drew in six other countries. Now I’m not one of those one-sided yankee-bashers who ark up about a wrongdoing here and there whilst ignoring those done by other governments, but speaking as an Australian citizen who’s country is perhaps the most stalwart ally of the United States, it concerns me deeply that such blatantly reckless and deceitful acts could, in the current political environment, easily provoke a war so large and widespread that World War Two would pale in comparison.

     As bluntly proven in the first two examples, these government-sanctioned terrorist attacks do actually happen. Perhaps the most chilling element of these false flag attacks is that upon learning about such inconcievable acts of betrayal, public opinion can quickly swing against the government (and with dramatic effect). 

     The September 11 2001 attacks on New York and Washington are widely believed to have been false flag attacks following the release of information attained by the New York firefighting teams who were at Ground Zero which cited evidence of thermite (residue from plastic explosives used in controlled demolitions) that was found in dust samples taken during the clean up effort in the days after the attack. A renowned architect recently appeared on mainstream Fox News and spoke openly about this disturbing find, challenging the authorities to investigate further (something they’ve flatly refused to do).

     The famous quote “Truth does not fear investigation” comes to mind here, especially when considering this in conjunction with the above false flag revelations. This is important because it involves peoples lives.

     Not just the lives that were taken, but also the ones that are yet to be as the more sinister elements within these governments work to decieve, stir and provoke; and although we cannot initially ascertain whether or not an incident is a false flag, we must remain cautious and forever keep opened minds.

     After all, these are increasingly decieving times.

     -BJH

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