Beware of agents provocateurs


THE EDITOR: In the 1930’s, one of Hitler’s Nazi cronies set fire to the Reichstag (Parliament) building, and the Nazis proceeded promptly to blame the Jews. We know what happened afterwards.


History is replete with other similar acts by agents provocateurs who themselves carry out activity to make it appear like the work of another.


The latter is then blamed and subsequently persecuted. I am hearing that the recent bombings are the acts of a member of one ethnic group, aimed specifically at another ethnic group. Remember the Reichstag fire and beware of agents provocateurs


PATRICK WATSON


Director, Sir Arthur Lewis


Institute of Social & Economical Studies


UWI, St Augustine

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