Operation Northwoods was a 1962 proposed U.S. Department of Defense plan that suggested staging false flag terrorist actions to create a pretext for a military invasion of Cuba. [1, 2] ## Overview and Origin * Proposed in: March 1962. [1, 2] * Origin: Drafted by the [Joint Chiefs of Staff](nsarchive.gwu.edu/CMC-60/joi…) (led by General Lyman Lemnitzer) and presented to Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. It was developed under the broader context of [Operation Mongoose](nsarchive2.gwu.edu/news/2001…), a covert program aimed at removing Fidel Castro's communist government in Cuba. [2, 3, 4] * Terminology: Historical research indicates that "Northwoods" was originally a descriptive code word used on documents rather than an official operational name. [5, 6] ## Proposed Tactics The declassified proposal outlined several extreme scenarios designed to trick the American public and international community into supporting a war: [3, 7] * Staged Attacks on U.S. Targets: Blown-up ships at Guantanamo Bay or simulated attacks on military bases. [2, 3] * Fabricated Aerial Incidents: Remotely controlling civilian aircraft to be painted as U.S. Air Force planes or faking the shoot-down of a military jet over international waters near Cuba. [1, 2] * Acts of Violence on Civilians: Orchestrating fake or real terror campaigns, including bombings and the sinking of refugee boats carrying Cuban immigrants, and blaming the casualties on the Cuban government. [1, 2, 3] ## Outcome * Rejection: President John F. Kennedy [rejected the proposals](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operat…) outright and refused to authorize the military intervention outlined in the document. [1, 8] * Declassification: The top-secret documents were declassified in 1997 and 2001 under the JFK Assassination Records Collection Act, becoming a widely studied example of Cold War military planning and overreach. [4, 8] [1] [en.wikipedia.org](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operat…) [2] [nsarchive2.gwu.edu](nsarchive2.gwu.edu/news/2001…) [3] [abcnews.com](abcnews.com/US/story?id=9266…) [4] [muse.jhu.edu](muse.jhu.edu/article/197244) [5] [theconversation.com](theconversation.com/what-rob…) [6] [yahoo.com](yahoo.com/news/articles/robe…) [7] [digitalcommons.winthrop.edu](digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/…) [8] [youtube.com](youtube.com/watch?v=ZeFnQyLL…)

Breaking: The Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza mourns Maysa Dawoud and her daughter Mary, killed in an Israeli strike while they slept in Gaza last night.

The Saint Porphyrios Orthodox Church in Gaza has confirmed the murder of a Christian mother and her daughter in post-midnight Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City: Maysaa Abu-Dawud and Mary Abu-Dawud. Funeral processions will take place at the church at 12 midday.

FORBIDDEN STUDIOS PRESENTS: WHEN PILOT IS FIGHTING, PLUMBER IS FLYING One plane. One sword. One plumbing emergency. The biggest Bollywood action psyop of the year has arrived.

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