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==Etymology==
[[Latin]] perfidia, from perfidus faithless, from per- detrimental to + fides [[faith]] — more at per-, faith
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1592]
==Definitions==
*1 : the [[quality]] or [[state]] of being faithless or disloyal : treachery
*2 : an [[act]] or an instance of disloyalty
==Description==
In the [[context]] of [[war]], '''perfidy''' is a [[form]] of [[deception]], in which one side promises to [[act]] in [[good]] [[faith]] (e.g. by raising a flag of [[surrender]]) with the [[intention]] of breaking that [[promise]] once the enemy has [[exposed]] himself (e.g. by coming out of cover in order to capture the surrendering [[forces]]).
In this regard, perfidy relates to ''false flag'' operations or covert operations which are [[designed]] to deceive the [[public]] in such a way that the operations appear as though they are being carried out by other [[entities]]. The [[name]] is derived from the military [[concept]] of flying false [[colors]]; that is, flying the flag of a country other than one's own. False flag operations are not [[limited]] to war and counter-insurgency operations, and have been used in [[peace]]-time; for example during Italy's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategy_of_tension strategy of tension].
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==Etymology==
[[Latin]] perfidia, from perfidus faithless, from per- detrimental to + fides [[faith]] — more at per-, faith
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1592]
==Definitions==
*1 : the [[quality]] or [[state]] of being faithless or disloyal : treachery
*2 : an [[act]] or an instance of disloyalty
==Description==
In the [[context]] of [[war]], '''perfidy''' is a [[form]] of [[deception]], in which one side promises to [[act]] in [[good]] [[faith]] (e.g. by raising a flag of [[surrender]]) with the [[intention]] of breaking that [[promise]] once the enemy has [[exposed]] himself (e.g. by coming out of cover in order to capture the surrendering [[forces]]).
In this regard, perfidy relates to ''false flag'' operations or covert operations which are [[designed]] to deceive the [[public]] in such a way that the operations appear as though they are being carried out by other [[entities]]. The [[name]] is derived from the military [[concept]] of flying false [[colors]]; that is, flying the flag of a country other than one's own. False flag operations are not [[limited]] to war and counter-insurgency operations, and have been used in [[peace]]-time; for example during Italy's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategy_of_tension strategy of tension].
[[Category: General Reference]]
