In the mid-1960s, British propagandist forged Muslim Brotherhood leaflets to attack Indonesia’s President Sukarno.
Pigs meat, prostitution and sex trafficking
They didn’t hold back
A short #fakefriday thread
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Pigs meat, prostitution and sex trafficking
They didn’t hold back
A short #fakefriday thread
1/5
Through 3 forgeries, the IRD (of @FCDOGovUK) aimed to:
💥 expose Sukarno’s desire to take over leadership of the Muslim world
💥 antagonise Muslim leaders in the Middle East
💥 discredit Sukarno 2/5
💥 expose Sukarno’s desire to take over leadership of the Muslim world
💥 antagonise Muslim leaders in the Middle East
💥 discredit Sukarno 2/5
Forgery one:
Prostitutes
Fake Muslims
Pigs meat
Coating lips with paint
“A great insult to the whole Islamic world” 3/5
Prostitutes
Fake Muslims
Pigs meat
Coating lips with paint
“A great insult to the whole Islamic world” 3/5
Forgery 2:
“Up to his ears in sexual pleasures with cheap and easy women”
(Sukarno did have a notorious sex life) 4/5
“Up to his ears in sexual pleasures with cheap and easy women”
(Sukarno did have a notorious sex life) 4/5
Forgery 3:
Allah was punishing Sukarno - had put a curse on him
Sukarno had trafficked Japanese women in return for trade deals. 2 had attempted suicide. Others had “disappeared”
Like I said, they didn’t hold back 5/5
Allah was punishing Sukarno - had put a curse on him
Sukarno had trafficked Japanese women in return for trade deals. 2 had attempted suicide. Others had “disappeared”
Like I said, they didn’t hold back 5/5
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