False Flag Quotes
A false flag operation is one where a country’s covert operatives attack some asset of the nation and blame it on a foreign enemy—often to consolidate political power or gain public support for a war. For example, the Nazi’s secretly burned down the German parliament and blamed it on the Russian communists.
Stockdale was then a Navy pilot flying over the scene. It was a supposed attack by North Vietnamese PT boats against our ships that was President Johnson’s justification for escalating U. S. involvement in the Vietnam war. Some argue that the President acted on the basis of insufficient and uncorroborated information while opponents believe that the administration trumped up an excuse to escalate the war.
