Gulf War Leaflet

http://www.psywarrior.com ^

[O.C. - Old Cracker]

Now we return to finish the job.

"This elaborately illustrated Gulf War PSYOP leaflet portrays a giant wave as a knife-wielding, war-ready, US Marine. Twelve thousand copies of the leaflet were placed in sealed bottles and dumped off the Kuwait coastline by a smuggler from the United Arab Emirates. Copies of this leaflet were also disseminated by F-16 air dropped leaflet bombs. This deception launched just days before the ground war played the Iraqi fear of an amphibious attack by the United States. As a result, this leaflet is credited with convincing the Iraqis to reorient their defenses in the wrong direction against Kuwait's coastline. In actuality, the allied attack came from the south and west along Iraq's border with Saudi Arabia."

http://www.psywarrior.com/gulf2.html

[O.C. - Old Cracker]

"All the decades of deceit and cruelty have now reached an end. Saddam Hussein and his sons must leave Iraq within 48 hours. Their refusal to do so will result in military conflict, commenced at a time of our choosing." (emphasis added)

-George W. Bush
Remarks by the President in Address to the Nation
The Cross Hall
March 17, 2003 @ 8:01PM EST

[stilts]

Here is link to the Centcom page where they have a gallery of all the leaflets dropped. I was surprised at the variety and you'll appreciate the effective simplicity in the way they convey their message.

http://www.centcom.mil/Galleries/leaflets/showleaflets.asp

[O.C. - Old Cracker]

Thanks, Stilts. The site I referenced above has the ones listed on the Centcom site as well as stuff from the Gulf War and others. Thanks again. O.C.

[Nick Thimmesch]

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