Military deception (MILDEC) is actions executed to deliberately mislead adversary military, paramilitary, or violent extremist organization decision makers, thereby causing the adversary to take specific actions (or inactions) that will contribute to the accomplishment of the friendly mission. —Joint Chiefs of Staff United States Department of Defense Daily I get messages from angry people telling…
If so, where’s the morality?
May 31, 2015
My sources tell me that the Israeli Military Advocate General (MAG) Corps has reached a decision on the Gaza beach incident of July 16, 2014. That ruling—whether or not members of the IDF are criminally culpable in the deaths of Ismail, Mohammed, Ahed, and Zakaria Bakr—will be announced shortly. I don’t know what the MAG…
You need better arguments
April 6, 2015
For some reason I’m suddenly getting lots of messages about my theory that Hamas murdered Ismail, Mohammed, Ahed, and Zakaria Bakr and used their corpses in an elaborate deception operation on July 16, 2014. You need much better arguments than this. Total incoherence. I can’t understand what was written. At least this next one makes…
Gaza beach operation: the four decoys
December 27, 2014
The Hamas deception operation that took place on the Gaza beach on July 16, 2014, relied on the confusion created by so many moving parts. The four decoys photographed by Stefanie Dekker of al-Jazeera were crucial to the success of the ruse. The boys are Motasem-Muntaser Bakr. Brothers Hamad and Younis Bakr. Nasser Fadel Bakr….
Coordination between the media and Hamas
October 23, 2014
Every Israeli and Jewish person who reads this will experience the death of hope for fair treatment. I’m sorry. Your anguish is something I share. That’s why I write these posts. We’re kindred spirits in that we’ve experienced terrible injustice. On the other hand, it’s vital for your safety that you know of the coordination…
Gaza beach: Palestinians confirm wounded bomber theory
October 22, 2014
It’s not possible to know exactly what happened on the beach at Gaza, July 16, 2014. The only certainty is that it was a Hamas deception operation. Using a triple agent, Hamas lured the Israeli Defense Forces into firing a missile at a police post on the breakwater. Hamas had previously murdered four young boys…
The Hamas beach operation: a correction and more evidence
October 7, 2014
The Hamas propaganda exercise that killed four boys on the Gaza beach, July 16, 2014, is so complicated that I’ve gotten many things wrong. Readers have asked me to go back and correct earlier impressions, but that would be dishonest. Instead, I’ll continuously update “Timeline of the Hamas Gaza beach operation.” That will always have…