The term today extends to include countries that organize attacks on themselves and make the attacks appear to be by enemy nations or terrorists, thus giving the nation that was supposedly attacked a pretext for domestic repression or foreign military aggression. It later was deemed an acceptable practice during naval warfare according to international maritime laws, provided the attacking vessel displayed its true flag once an attack had begun. The tactic was originally used by pirates and privateers to deceive other ships into allowing them to move closer before attacking them. The term was famously used to describe a ruse in naval warfare whereby a vessel flew the flag of a neutral or enemy country in order to hide its true identity.
The term "false flag" originated in the 16th century as an expression meaning an intentional misrepresentation of someone's allegiance. This US Douglas A-26 C Invader located at Tamiami Executive airport was painted in Cuban Air Force colors for the Bay of Pigs Invasion undertaken by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group Brigade 2506 in April 1961.Ī false flag operation is an act committed with the intent of disguising the actual source of responsibility and pinning blame on another party.
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