In a 2003 meeting between George W. Bush and Tony Blair, Bush proposed the idea of painting a U.S. military aircraft in fake United Nations markings and flying it over Iraq to provoke a shootdown, providing a pretext for invasion. (NY times)

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[–]HibikiBlackCaudillo[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

A lot of people aren't sure about the nature of false flags operations, so I thought this could be an interesting fact worth sharing.

Bush discussed the idea of a false flag attack involving painting a US aircraft in fake United Nations markings to provoke an invasion on Iraq.

[–]JoeyJoeJoe 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

What is it with the US and false flag operations? It's like the default tactic for all situations.