Nigeria (split fm Africa in Crisis)

[Colin Parkinson]

Now to spread a rumour that 1 of the 5 commanders is a double agent and let BO screw themselves. That was a common tactic against the CT's in Malaysia.

 

[Edward Campbell]

Now to spread a rumour that 1 of the 5 commanders is a double agent and let BO screw themselves. That was a common tactic against the CT's in Malaysia.

It was also used, very effectively I was told, by Israel against the PLO, and it worked as long as Arafat was alive; he was, I heard, very paranoid and, of course, the Israelis were getting good, solid inside information from someone ... their operational success proved that. One imagines that the PLO command/senior staff meetings were often a bit tense and internal information exchange, which can be crucial to success, was impeded by suspicion.