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> Operation Fantasia was the brainchild of OSS psychological warfare strategist Ed Salinger... The plan is so ludicrous and insane that without any attribution
by qiskit 4y ago
> Operation Fantasia was the brainchild of OSS psychological warfare strategist Ed Salinger...
The plan is so ludicrous and insane that without any attribution I would've guessed an unhinged lunatic or a child came up with it.
> Lovell had established his reputation in the OSS by pursuing eccentric ideas himself, such as trying to make Adolf Hitler’s mustache fall out by slipping female sex hormones into his vegetables—Lovell’s nickname was “Professor Moriarty”—but Operation Fantasia went beyond his tolerance for absurdity.
The guy who wanted to make hitler's mustache fall out with vegetables laced with female sex hormones was the sanest one of the bunch. The voice of reason.
Isn't OSS the predecessor to the CIA?
- louky 4y agoYeah, headed by "wild Bill" Donovan. They were like a knock-off version of the British SOE (Special Operations Executive) and the XX Committee. The British Intelligence apparatus in WWII was a thing of beauty. The Germans dropped a bunch of agents into the UK and established a large and vibrant spy network, several agents earning the Iron Cross. Every single one of them was faked by the UK, either turned or killed and emulated. The Germans never knew until they lost. The stories of the secret war during WWII are amazing.
- thimkerbell 4y agoIt does make you wonder.