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GCHQ are probably pretty far ahead of the game as far as disinformation goes. Consider what the UK government did to cover up operation overlord. http://en.wik
by josephcooney 12y ago
GCHQ are probably pretty far ahead of the game as far as disinformation goes. Consider what the UK government did to cover up operation overlord.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Bodyguard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Bodyguard
I seem to recall a story where they put fake plans in the pocket of an army coat, which they put on a recently deceased person dressed in full military uniform (of military service age), and then strategically dumped it where they knew the germans would find it. Or maybe that was just a spy movie I watched.
- anveo 12y agoI believe the story you recall was from Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon novel.
- iamthebest 12y agoDid that also happen in Cryptonomicon? I believe the parent was thinking of Operation Mincemeat: http://history.writingwithtony.com/2008/05/27/tries-spies-and-lies-washed-up-into-operation-mincemeat/ http://history.writingwithtony.com/2008/05/27/tries-spies-an... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mincemeat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mincemeat
- CocaKoala 12y agoSomething similar happened in Cryptonomicon, certainly; in the section of the story where Detachment 2702 is 'widening the bell curve', there's the segment where they take the cook who died of a heart attack in the cold freezer (blond hair, mushroom, tattoo on his arm with a heart and the name "Griselda"), put him in the wet suit with the watch, and dump him in the ocean; they also pack a coffin full of meat from same freezer, nail it shut, and plaster it with biohazard stickers to ensure that it won't be opened. I've read the book a few times.
- adamfeldman 12y agoI believe you're thinking of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mincemeat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mincemeat
- bolasanibk 12y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mincemeat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mincemeat
- timthorn 12y agoYes, this happened - Operation Mincemeat: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/topics/operation_mincemeat http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/topics/operation_mincemeat
- DanBC 12y agoA few people mention operation mincemeat. > letter from Ernest Whitley Jones, joint general manager of Lloyds Bank,[7] demanding payment of an overdraft of £79 19s 2d (£79.96). This amount of money seems incorrect. A £56 ring would cost £2000 today, thus a £79 overdraft would not be £79 today, or someone would not have a > £2000 overdraft. I do not edit wikipedia.
- phpnode 12y agoThat's a conversion to the decimal amount, not a conversion to today's equivalent.
- DanBC 12y agoThat feels like an odd thing to do, especially for international readers who won't know or care about UK decimalisation in 1972(?)
- phpnode 12y agoagreed, if I was more socially responsible I'd create a wikipedia account and edit it.
- dragonwriter 12y agoIts not really odd, its a natural way to convert a quantity stated in three units that have no obvious relation even to each other to someone unfamiliar with the pre-decimal system into a quantity stated in a single unit.
- TimFogarty 12y agoNot a spy movie. It was called Operation Mincemeat [1]. It's certainly movie-worthy though. Both the plan and the fact that it worked are impressive. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mincemeat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mincemeat