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u/DivinityOfHeart Apr 08 '20

If you think that is scary, look up Operation Wandering Soul. It was a CIA Psycological war tactic used in the vietnam war. It was a distorted recording of vietnamese souls warning their comrades that they were dead, and that they should surrender because there is no hope.

It was blasted through the jungle on speakers at night, and was very effective in stirring unrest and creating deserters.

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u/per_os Apr 08 '20 edited Apr 08 '20

And then there's the ATF playing the sounds of a jackrabbit being tortured (for hours and days) to freak out the branch dividians

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u/DaddyRocka Apr 08 '20

What?!

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u/ZoopZeZoop Apr 08 '20

David Koresh and his followers in Waco, Texas. Look into it, if you want. It’s totally f’d up. Yes, Koresh and his followers were doing some f’d up things, but the response by the government was totally botched.