I've personally known troops that have been caught in lies about things going on over there.
I met several Marine snipers in Iraq. A lot of them are on rooftops, or in positions they can't even get out of without help (which is as much as I'm gonna say on the internet about our sniper tactics). I can't see how they'd be able to lay bait or plant a weapon.
I can't expound on that. Am I lying?