http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_operations Psychological Operations (PSYOP,PSYOPS) are techniques used by military and police forces to influence a target audience's emotions, motives, objective reasoning, and behavior. Target audiences can be governments, organizations, groups, and individuals, and are used in order to induce confessions, or reinforce attitudes and behaviors favorable to the originator's objectives. These are sometimes combined with black operations or false flag tactics.
This concept has been used by military institutions throughout history, but it is only since the twentieth century that it has been accorded the organizational and professional status it enjoys now.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_op
"Black operation" which is a type of covert operation. In this context, "black" is a term used in political, military, intelligence, and business circles to refer to activities that are either secret, or of questionable ethics and/or legality.
Neocon Academic Glorifies P2OG Terrorism
Mr. Henriksen writes:
Sowing divisions among enemies is as old as warfare. By the time Niccolò Machiavelli cited the ancient political maxim divide et impera, the strategy of dividing to conquer had long been accepted in statecraft and warfare. U.S. military forces have not ignored the tactics associated with pitting one enemy against another. But those tactics have often been subordinated to the American way of war that relies on massive firepower. The global struggle against violent extremism is a highly political conflict where overwhelming combat “punch” is less applicable. By the same token, the extreme ideological and political divisions among the terrorists and insurgents open chinks to savvy and adaptable forces.
BEFORE BLACKWATER, THERE WAS CAPTAIN HENRY MORGAN Captain Morgan
Morgan was arrested and sent to London to face the consequences.
But as relations with Spain deteriorated, King Charles II forgave him, gave him a knighthood and sent him back to Jamaica.
http://www.cavazzi.com/morgan/
What must first be made clear is that Henry Morgan was not a pirate. A rogue maybe, but not a pirate. He was a privateer. This meant he held a paper issued by a representative of the English government, the governor of Jamaica, empowering him to fight the Spaniards on England's behalf. His pay was in effect what he managed to steal from Spain.
Today this might seem a dastardly way for any government to conduct itself, but in the world of the 17th century these were accepted means of conducting naval war among European powers. Hence Henry Morgan was not an outlaw pirate but a sea-raider authorised by an English Letter of Marque.
Poster Comment:
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
I was looking for a history of Black Ops and Psyops and discovered that there is not enough historical commentary.
Although 4um has many threads that touch on this subject, an overall view is lacking, IMO.
PLEASE ADD TO THE LIST. CONSIDER THIS THREAD JUST A STARTING PLACE.