In March 1962, the Joint Chiefs of Staff unanimously signed off on Operation Northwoods, a detailed plan to stage bombings in US cities, sink refugee boats, hijack aircraft, and even shoot down a US military drone painted as a civilian airliner — all to be blamed on Cuba. The document proposed assassinating Cuban immigrants and orchestrating a 'Remember the Maine' incident. President Kennedy rejected it and removed Chairman Lemnitzer. The document remained classified until 1997 when the JFK Assassination Records Review Board released it.
The Pentagon proposed staging terrorist attacks on US soil and blaming Cuba to justify an invasion
“We could blow up a U.S. ship in Guantanamo Bay and blame Cuba... casualty lists in U.S. newspapers would cause a helpful wave of national indignation.”
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“This proposal was never operational and was rejected by the President.”
— Department of Defense · Mar 1962
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“This proposal was never operational and was rejected by the President.”
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