A campaign led by the Information Research Department (IRD), which was established by the British Labour government to spread secret black propaganda, was recently exposed after some documents were declassified.
According to newly declassified documents, the British government ran a secret "black propaganda" campaign for decades, targeting Africa, the Middle East, and parts of Asia with leaflets and reports from fake sources aimed at destabilizing cold war adversaries by inciting racial tensions, sowing chaos, inciting violence, and reinforcing anti-communist ideas.
From the mid-1950s until the late 1970s, a unit within the Foreign Office in London focused on cold war foes such as the Soviet Union and China, as well as leftwing liberation movements and leaders who the UK considered as threats to its interests.
The campaign also aimed to rally Muslims against Moscow by encouraging religious conservatism and extreme beliefs. To appear genuine, the documents promoted a...
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