He graciously created the searchable pdf for the black vault. If you think its unthinkable that some americans in high. You will then see the first of 181 pages available, though the first page does not mention operation northwoods. Declassified documents pertaining to the us military operation, northwoods. Mar 17, 2010 operation northwoods was a legitimate proposal using cuban operatives to fly private planes into miami buildings as a pretext to invading cuba. Operation northwoods click images for full sized scans operation northwoods. Jcs record case, code name northwoods, containing jcs papers related to jcs. Special thanks to friend and fellow foia requester michael best for obtaining this document and notifying me about it. Jul 08, 2017 2125 interesting declassified government secrets. Northwoods was one particular twist in the history of operation mongoose, itself only one chapter in the history of us relations with cuba during this period. Jun 10, 2010 as the reader will see, operation northwoods is an example of a historical precedent where the us government demonstrated intent to kill american citizens in pursuit of its geopolitical goals. Operation northwoods refers to a declassified document that originates from the joint chiefs of staff within the kennedy administration. Full text of operation northwoods government false flag.
Top 10 declassified documents that rocked the world. This is a great one for all those who think that the government would never hurt its own citizens. Operation northwoods was a proposed false flag operation against the cuban government that. Topics operation northwoods, 911, 911, cuba, new world order, northwoods collection opensource.
Instances to provoke military actions in cuba ts, dated 8 march 1962, on file in general craigs office. Avro canada vz9av avrocar at the national museum of the united states air force. Operation northwoods was a series of false flag proposals that originated within the united states government in 1962, but were rejected by the kennedy administration. The court room the master plan darp information awareness office nsa spying on americans presidential executive orders patriot act. The most revealing 15 pages of operations northwoods documents begin. But with bushs penchant for making the least optimal decisions, like attacking countries that had nothing to do with 911 iraq on made up evidence, the implausible becomes. Operation mongoose, dated 5 march 1962, on file in general craigs office. You can read them in full visit the link above, and once on the site click on the yellow search button near the top of the left column. The northwoods document was published online in a more complete form i. Bamford himself writes that operation northwoods may be the most corrupt plan ever. Operation northwoods was a proposed false flag operation against the cuban government that originated within the u. Cuba by the joint chiefs of staff codenamed operation northwoods. Military intervention in cuba codenamed northwoods.
Coordination and communication problems resulted in friendly fire deaths during the. The operation northwoods document in pdf format on the website of the independent, nongovernmental research. It was declassified in 1997 and appeared online at the nsa national security agency website in 2001. Department of defense dod and the joint chiefs of staff jcs of the united states government in 1962. The only reason they werent implemented is that the kennedy administration rejected the plans. President truman authorized operation paperclip in august 1945. Background operation paperclip was the code name for the 1945 office of strategic services, joint intelligence objectives agency recruitment of german scientists from nazi germany to the u. Operation northwoods was a plan by the highest us military authorities to create a series of incidents involving loss of american and cuban exile lives through the actions of phony cubans in. Coordination and communication problems resulted in friendly fire deaths during the exercise, and an allied convoy positioning itself. The proposals called for the central intelligence agency cia or other us government operatives to commit acts of terrorism against american civilians and. Lemnitzer that called for pretexts and false flag operations, that would be made to appear as though they were perpetrated by cuba, in order to get public and international support for us military intervention in cuba.
The bay of pigs there is evidence that george bushs involvement with the cia dates back at least as far back as the 1961 bay of pigs invasion of cuba, which was given the cia code name operation zapata. Memorandum for the chairman, joint chiefs of staff, from chief of naval operations, subject. Operation northwoods was a separate proposal arising under the auspices of. In 1962, president jfks joint chief of staff general l. But nothing as outrageous as operation northwoods was attempted at that time. Operation northwoods, or northwoods, was a 1962 plan to generate u. Jfk assassination records 2018 additional documents release. Specialcollection nazi war crimes disclosure act 5197c269993294098d50ee62 attachment size aesaurus aenoble vol. Below, you find the infamous operation northwoods document. Operation northwoods was the outrageous plan for the us military to attack its own people and cities washington dc and miami as a false flag operation to frame cuba. During the 1960s, the us joint chiefs of staff approved a plan that strikes fear into the heart of every us citizen.
The plan called for central intelligence agency cia or other operatives to commit genuine acts. Full text of operation northwoods government false flag terror. Operation northwoods, also referred to as northwoods, was a u. Operation northwoods was a plan circulated in the u. Operation northwoods was a legitimate proposal using cuban operatives to fly private planes into miami buildings as a pretext to invading cuba. The operation called for a series of falseflag terrorist attacks by the pentagon against us ships and aircraft, and cuban refugees.
Mack whites comicbook style presentation on operation northwoods. You will be struck as i was at how the article by abc and the unclassified documentation from the millitary will run a chill down your spine when you think of how closly it resembles 911, the uss cole bombing and the jfk assasination. Justification for us military intervention in cuba documents below is the complete text from the freedom of information actreleased us government document detailing the pentagon plan to murder innocent civilians and blame the cuban government as a pretext to invade cuba. Operation mongoose, he reports, aims for a revolt which can take place in cuba by october 1962. Operation northwoods, which had the written approval of the chairman and every member of the joint chiefs of staff, called for innocent people to be shot on american streets. Operation northwoods government false flag terror wikipedia j i mm ri km m. Bamford himself writes that operation northwoods may be the most corrupt plan ever created by the u.
Lemnitzer masterminded the northwoods plan in order to start a war with cuba. Operation northwoods rethink 911 petition for investigation. Operation northwoods and the 911 truthers the future of. Top 10 declassified documents that rocked the world enkivillage. Military intervention in cuba was provided by the jcs to secretary of defense robert mcnamara on march.
The plan called for central intelligence agency cia or other operatives to commit genuine acts of terrorism in u. If can still be downloaded in pdf format at that site. The operation northwoods document in pdf format on the website of the independent, nongovernmental research institute the national security archive at the george washington university gelman library, washington, d. Operation northwoods wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Since it would seem desirable to use legitimate provocation as the basis for us military intervention in cuba a cover and deception plan, to include requisite preliminary actions such as has been developed in response to task 33 c, could be. Bush was a cia operative involved in operation mongoose during the kennedy administration. Chairman, joint chiefs of staff, justification for us military intervention in cuba includes cover memoranda, march, 1962, top secret, 15 pp. The joint chiefs of staff have considered the attached memorandum for the chief of operations, cuba project, which responds to a. Operation mongoose a much larger covert operation aimed at destabilising the castro government before attempting to overthrow it. The joint chiefs of staff have considered the attached. It is used by conspiracy theorists as evidence that the attacks of september 11th were an inside job, and in some cases other attacks such as the oklahoma city bombing.
Military wanted to provoke war with cuba operation northwoods abc. Operation northwoods declassified free download as pdf file. Air force government and military secrets can range from terrifying to. Operation northwoods joint chiefs of staff, usa by andy petit, 41500. Apr 30, 2001 bamford himself writes that operation northwoods may be the most corrupt plan ever created by the u. Operation northwoods, or northwoods, was a 1962 plan by the us department of defense to cause acts of terrorism and violence on us soil or against us interests, blamed on cuba, in order to generate u. Jan 07, 2006 code named operation northwoods, the plans reportedly included the possible assassination of cuban emigres, sinking boats of cuban refugees on the high seas, hijacking planes, blowing up a u. Aug 08, 20 a department of defense document declassified in 1997 shows that the joint chiefs of staff of the united states armed forces had drafted and approved a plan to attack and kill americans and to. Therefore we can be sure the following document is real. Operation northwoods declassified government information.
Clurged aetryst to try to impress upon all personnel in touch with these operations that the use of human. Memorandum for the chief of operations, cuba project, which responds to a request of. Justification for us military intervention in cuba ts 1. Operation northwoods was series of proposals for actions against the cuban government, that originated within the department of defense dod and the joint chiefs of staff jcs of the united states government in 1962. Operation northwoods operation northwoods was the code name for a set of proposals by the joint chiefs of staff in 1962 intended to create a pretext for a war on cuba. The recently declassified operation northwoods documents kept top secret for 40 years outline a us government plot to kill hundreds, probably thousands, of american citizens for political gain. The proposals called for the central intelligence agency cia, or other operatives, to commit perceived acts of terrorism in u. Many who have swallowed the official line on 911 cannot even entertain this notion that the us government would kill its own people in this way. The next year, lemnitzer was made natos supreme allied commander europe, while kennedy was assassinated. A department of defense document declassified in 1997 shows that the joint chiefs of staff of the united states armed forces had drafted and.
Though this document initially classified top secretsensitive still contains significant deletions, its declassified portions graphically detail the covert war against castro. Operation northwoods unclassified official documents. Sep 11, 2001 operation northwoods click images for full sized scans operation northwoods. Operation northwoods was a false flag attack that was approved by lyman lemnitzer in 1962, but rejected by jfk.
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