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black operation

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Noun1.black operation - a covert operation not attributable to the organization carrying it out
covert operation - an intelligence operation so planned as to permit plausible denial by the sponsor
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ABC News reporters Brian Ross and Richard Esposito reported on May 23rd, 2007 that "The CIA has received secret presidential approval to mount a covert black operation to destabilize the Iranian government, current and former officials in the intelligence community tell ABC News".
Demonizing Iranian Democracy by The Palestine Chronicle (Mountlake Terrace, WA)
I think it's probably being orchestrated by several governments and it would have to be on the black operations [illegal but deniable] side," McCants said.
Cyber-attack theory as al-Qaida websites close by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
With billions of taxpayers' dollars currently being spent on black operations such as the Defense Department's Proactive and Preemptive Operations Group (P2OG), where covert operations using Special Forces and psychological warfare experts are designed to `stimulate reactions' from terrorist groups, which could then lead to a `counterattack' by the U.
Americans have a duty to question government by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
 
 
 
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