All war is based on deception

“One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is tremendously moulded by the press and other forms of propaganda.” General Douglas MacArthur

“By way of deception, thou shalt do war.”
Motto of the Mossad

“All warfare is based on deception.”
The Art Of War -- Sun Tzu

“Our job is to give people not what they want, but what we decide they ought to have.”
-- Richard Salent, Former President CBS News.

“News is what someone wants to suppress. Everything else is advertising”.
-- Former NBC news president Rubin Frank