Okay, what?

Question

What the h**l are "false flag operations"??

Answer 1

False flag operations are generally covert operations concealed by pretending to be something else. When a CIA agent opens a trading company in Saigon while gathering information as a spy, that is a false flag op. The military almost never conducts false flag ops because, if caught, the military ops personnel would be considered spies and treated as such.

Answer 2

The origin of the phrase goes back to the days of sailing ships, when some captains would fly a "false flag" to deceive the enemy about their ship's nationality.

Answer 3

I read that one, too. I've never heard of them either.

Perhaps they are operations run by US military under the flag of another country.

Answer 4

"False flag operations are covert operations conducted by governments, corporations, or other organizations, which are designed to appear like they are being carried out by other entities."