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Operation Deception : Media Release Effectiveness

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Operation Deception: Media Release Effectiveness

Mark Miller

INTL-653
Dr. Kirvan
16 June, 2015

Audience This confidential report is written for upper level Taliban leadership and is presented by Mark Miller, Taliban media agent.

Introduction This report discusses the strengths and weaknesses of Operation Deception, a completed maneuver. Taliban operatives purposed Operation Deception to stage a fake military attack on civilians and use a media alert as a tool to blame the attack on the United States.

Background The Taliban has been fighting the righteous fight to reclaim Afghanistan since the American 's unlawful invasion of 2001. Opposition to the United States and the current Afghan Ghani …show more content…

(2005, 7). The falsehood of Operation Deception was a delight to Allah. While Islam requires a pure heart and dishonesty is a sin against Allah, the Hadith (Bukhari 84:64-65) confirms that lying is permissible in order to deceive an "enemy?, therefore the planned deception against the enemy was justified as it forwarded the cause of Islam.

The Purpose of Operation Deception Operation Deception was conceived, designed and implemented by a Taliban group called the Organization to Promote Afghan Freedom (OPAF). The purpose of the discretion was to dishonor and discredit the United States and their military forces, and critically damage US peace agreement attempts with the Taliban. Muslims who are true to the faith do not seek agreement with infidels. However, it is in the best interest of the Taliban for the world to believes OPAF wishes to establish such a peace agreement. Enemy countries actively championing peace agreements on the world state are effectively distracted. The bravado of the enemy provides the Taliban time to put further plans into place without scrutiny.

Operation Deception Operation Deception was a two-part operation. On June 25, 2015 the OPAF successful executed a staged military attack which prominently featured the bodies of dead women and children. On June 26th witnesses were taken to the site and a media alert was released assigning blame

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