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At last, on 30 August, Hitler gave the attack order. At 8:00 the following evening, the curtain rose on the first, appropriately sordid, act of the conflict. SturmbannfĂźhrer Alfred Naujocks of the German Sicherheitsdienst (security service) led a party dressed in Polish uniforms, and including a dozen convicted criminals dismissively code-named
... See moreMax Hastings ⢠Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945
The threat was backed up by dispossess notices, all designed to look like court orders although they were not, each couched in language more urgent and ominous than the last.
Robert A. Caro ⢠The Power Broker
In January 2016, thereâs an Internet smear directed against a Hollywood film based on a true-life story. The film is 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi. It tells the personal stories of three CIA operators who heroically helped fight off Islamic extremist attackers on September 11, 2012.
Sharyl Attkisson ⢠The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote

You can notice that they do have their symbols and hashtags and flags (which, when hoisted, indicate control of territory as any flag does) but that they often shy away from admitting that what theyâre doing is deeply political. Itâs again just being a âgood person.â Then they return to writing policies and renaming streets.