Use of Cannibalism as Psychological Warfare

Innovation is necessary for war. Due to the constant political corruption and tension between the Congolese government and its citizens, the parties are forced to take thorough measures. The threat of cannibalism is one of the creative war strategies used by the people of Congo when they need it. Although using a gun to kill people or conducting public execution or torture did not produce the desired result, the Congolese Democratic Party believes the cannibalism is a new way to win the war. In the Congo - Arab War, the Second Congo War, and the violence that exists today in Congo, cannibalism has always existed, but it is used in war rather than human survival and desire.

In 1941, the word psychological warfare was thought to have migrated from Germany to the United States. During the Second World War, the US Joint Chiefs of Staff mainly defines psychological warfare, "Psychological warfare uses all weapons to influence enemy's thoughts, these weapons are only generated psychologically Psychological warfare is currently defined as follows: The purpose of the American psychological warfare is to induce or strengthen attitudes and behaviors that are beneficial to the US goal The Special Activities Department (SAD) It is a division of the National Secret Bureau and is in charge of secret operation and "special occasions". These special activities include secret political influences (including psychological acts) and paramilitary acts.

Does action change movement? This is exactly the definition of psychological war a / k / psychological operation a / k / a PSYOPS. In addition to military operations such as information strategy, media strategy, electronic warfare, PSYOPS is also designed to change "behavior", "recognition", "attitude" of targeted individuals and groups. It is also called. This is usually accomplished by "impact activities" that affect the motivation of the target or "anti-command activity" that affects the target's ability.

The fundamental aspects of psychological warfare (PSYWAR), or modern psychological operation (PSYOP), are many other names and terms such as MISO, Psy Ops, political war, "heart and thought", and propaganda is known. This term is used to "represent any actions that are performed primarily through psychological approaches intended to arouse the psychological reaction of others." We use a variety of techniques designed to influence the audience's values, belief system, emotions, motivation, reasoning or behavior. It is used to strengthen attitudes and behaviors that are beneficial to founder 's targets, triggering confession, sometimes in combination with black actions and wrong flag tactics. It is also used to destroy enemy morale through tactics designed to reduce the mental state of the unit. The target audience can be not only a soldier but also a government, an organization, a group, and an individual.