03-19-2018, 04:15 PM
(03-19-2018, 06:53 AM)Ninurta Wrote: Just for Mystic Wanderer: THIS is a classic case of a "false flag", and is how the term is defined - create an incident yourself, against your own, and then proceed to blame it on another, not guilty, country for the purpose of stirring strife.
Isn't that what I said? Except, it doesn't always have to be against another country, as it was termed when the ships used the wrong flag a long time ago. Now it can also be an agenda against a different political arm or whatever they want to use it against.
There are also hoaxes, which are a bit different. Sometimes people get the two confused.
Quote:Interesting times we live in. Back in the mid-80's, I would never have been able to imagine myself coming to the defense of the damned Russians - I was too busy at the time trying to kill 'em - and yet here we are, in a whole Brave New World. I guess this is my life lesson - just because they are Russians does not automatically mean they are guilty. This time, they are not. WE are.
Now that we've come full circle, I wonder if we humans have learned anything from past mistakes? It would appear not.