Operation
Northwoods was a series of false-flag proposals that originated in 1962
within the United States government, and which the Kennedy
administration rejected. [2] The proposals called for the Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA), or other operatives, to commit acts of
terrorism in U.S. cities and elsewhere. These acts of terrorism were to
be blamed on Cuba in order to create public support for a war against
that nation, which had recently become communist under Fidel Castro.[3]
One part of Operation Northwoods was to "develop a Communist Cuban
terror campaign in the Miami area, in other Florida cities and even in
Washington."
Operation Northwoods proposals included hijackings
and bombings followed by the introduction of phony evidence that would
implicate the Cuban government. It stated:
"The desired
resultant from the execution of this plan would be to place the United
States in the apparent position of suffering defensible grievances from a
rash and irresponsible government of Cuba and to develop an
international image of a Cuban threat to peace in the Western
Hemisphere."
Several other proposals were included within
Operation Northwoods, including real or simulated actions against
various U.S. military and civilian targets. The plan was drafted by the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, signed by Chairman Lyman Lemnitzer and sent to
the Secretary of Defense. Although part of the U.S. government's Cuban
Project anti-communist initiative, Operation Northwoods was never
officially accepted; it was authored by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, but
then rejected by President John F. Kennedy.
None of the Operations Northwoods proposals became operational. Or have they? 9/11, Oklahoma City Bombings.....
Operation North Woods: USA Government Plans Terror on American Citizens
