Template:Did you know nominations/Andrew Rawlins

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 07:00, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Andrew Rawlins

  • ... that Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Rawlins proposed that the Rhodesian Army employ witchdoctors as psychological warfare during the Rhodesian Bush War? "because information was crucial to success, Rawlins argued the only way to obtain it was by counter-intimidation and the use of witchcraft ... he proposed the formation of psychological tams at major centres, ready to reinforce local operations. The teams would comprise serving and retired Internal Affairs district commissioners and their staff, using chief's 'witchdoctors' and the like, who had a thorough knowledge of the rural people" from: Wood, J. R. T. (2012). A Matter of Weeks Rather Than Months: The Impasse Between Harold Wilson and Ian Smith Sanctions, Aborted Settlements and War 1965-1969. Trafford Publishing. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-4669-3409-2.

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 08:20, 25 September 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Interesting new article. (t · c) buidhe 01:18, 26 September 2021 (UTC)

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