Operation Northwoods
How the US Military Planned to Blame Cuba for a False Flag Op On Its Own Country: Intelligence Agencies Would’ve Launched Terrorist Attacks on US Soil if it Wasn’t for JFK
Here's the Spreadsheet System & my article on the absurd false flag op Operation Northwoods
A Guide to Understanding Northwoods
Northwoods Essay on Google Doc
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Operation Northwoods Explained through Johnny Harris
How the US Military Planned to Blame Cuba for a False Flag Op On Its Own Country:
Intelligence Agencies Would’ve Launched Terrorist Attacks on US Soil if it Wasn’t for JFK
“In this episode, we explore an insane plan to conduct false flag attacks against American targets, perpetrated by the US military. Before the Cuban Missile Crisis, the US came dangerously close to going to war with Cuba. The US military was intent on invading the island and removing Fidel Castro from power, and their plan to do it was called Operation Northwoods”
Harris delves into the shocking historical event that highlights the lengths to which U.S. military and intelligence agencies were willing to go to justify an invasion of Cuba during the Cold War era. The video exposes the disturbing details of Operation Northwoods, a plan proposed by top U.S. military officials in 1962 that involved staging a series of false flag terrorist attacks on American soil and blaming them on the Cuban government, “A plan to lob mortar shells into their own military bases with some damage to installations. And then to make hijacking attempts against civilian air and surface craft. They're proposing to blow up a US ship in the US naval base, Guantanamo Bay and even to conduct a terror campaign on American soil exploding a few plastic explosives in carefully chosen spots. We're looking at a plan to blow things up on American soil and then to blame it all on Cuba for reasons to intrude. But why would America's leaders plan to terrorize the country?”
He begins by providing context for the U.S. government's obsession with removing Fidel Castro from power in Cuba, discussing the failed Bay of Pigs invasion (Operation Zapata) and the subsequent Operation Mongoose, which involved multiple unsuccessful attempts to assassinate Castro and sabotage Cuba's infrastructure – extreme failures which led to an increasingly desperate and reckless approach by U.S. officials. The crux of the video focuses on the details of Operation Northwoods, which included plans to hijack planes, sink boats, and stage shootings on American soil. The goal was to create a false narrative that would justify a U.S. military invasion of Cuba. Harris emphasizes the shocking nature of this plan, which was proposed by top military leaders and would have involved deliberately harming and killing American citizens.
Harris then highlights the crucial role played by President John F. Kennedy in rejecting Operation Northwoods. Despite the immense pressure from military and intelligence agencies, JFK refused to authorize the plan, understanding the grave consequences it could have, including the potential for a nuclear exchange with the Soviet Union; a decision that demonstrates the importance of checks and balances in the U.S. political system – “Operation Northwoods was a reckless plan to lie and hurt people proposed by top government leaders who were more and more desperate to invade Cuba, and they wanted to move fast. They say in just a few months, they needed to do this so that this attack wouldn't involve the Soviet Union who still hadn't established any defense packed or military bases in Cuba. So what we're looking at here is the increasing desperation of the US military to achieve its goal to solve the Cuba problem. If JFK would just approve this plan, then the military would get to work blowing things up, attacking their bases and terrorizing the American people. But he rejected it. Operation Northwoods never happened. JFK's rejection of this plan is one reason that there was a rift between him and the military”. The video also touches on the use of propaganda to manipulate public opinion and the growing rift between JFK and the military/intelligence establishment, suggesting that if Richard Nixon had won the presidency instead of JFK, Operation Northwoods might have been carried out, underscoring the significance of leadership in preventing such reckless actions.
Harris continues on the rift between JFK and the military / intelligence agencies with regards to the Cuban Missile Crisis; even more significant than Northwoods, he points out that there would have been a nuclear exchange if Kennedy gave them the seal of approval, “The rift between JFK and the military continued during the Cuban Missile Crisis when the Joint Chiefs hoped to deploy nuclear missiles against the Soviets and invade Cuba. But JFK stood up to the military once again and said no. JFK eventually went on to deny General Lyman Lemnitzer another term as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Likely because of his leading role in planning Operation Northwoods”. In conclusion, Harris warns that while Operation Northwoods was ultimately rejected, the underlying issues that led to its proposal have not fundamentally changed arguing that similar scenarios could potentially happen again, emphasizing the need for ongoing vigilance and accountability in U.S. foreign policy and military decision-making, “nothing fundamentally has changed in our government. The political military machine still runs on the same software it did in the '60s. If the US government felt like it and had a big enough enemy, a big enough threat to American interests, it could happen again”.
The revelation of Operation Northwoods raises profound questions about the motivations and priorities of U.S. military and intelligence agencies during the Cold War era. The fact that top officials were willing to contemplate such a heinous plan, risking the lives of innocent American citizens and potentially triggering a nuclear war, underscores the depth of their obsession with overthrowing Fidel Castro and the Cuban government. This obsession was rooted in a complex web of ideological, political, and economic factors. From an ideological standpoint, the U.S. government viewed Castro's communist regime as a direct threat to American values and the capitalist system. The fear of communism spreading throughout Latin America and beyond drove a fervent desire to eliminate the Castro government and install a U.S.-friendly regime in its place. Politically, the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion and the ongoing Operation Mongoose had left U.S. officials increasingly frustrated and desperate to achieve their objectives. The pressure to take decisive action and demonstrate U.S. power and resolve in the face of communist expansion was immense. Economically, the nationalization of U.S. businesses and properties in Cuba following the revolution had angered American corporate interests, who sought to regain their lost assets and profits. These factors combined to create a toxic environment in which extreme measures, such as those proposed in Operation Northwoods, could be seriously considered by top military and intelligence officials. The willingness to sacrifice American lives and risk global war for the sake of overthrowing a small island nation reveals a disturbing set of priorities and a lack of moral boundaries. It demonstrates the extent to which anti-communist ideology and the pursuit of U.S. hegemony in the region had eclipsed considerations of ethics, international law, and the fundamental principles of democracy. The story of Operation Northwoods serves as a stark reminder of the dangers of unchecked power and the importance of maintaining a robust system of checks and balances within the U.S. government. It underscores the need for ongoing vigilance and scrutiny of military and intelligence activities to ensure that such reckless and immoral plans are never again seriously considered or carried out. The fact that such a plan could be proposed at the highest levels of government is a sobering testament to the potential for abuse of power and the importance of upholding the principles of transparency, accountability, and respect for human life in the conduct of U.S. foreign policy.