Inside Jobs That Governments Blamed On Enemies: The Sinking Of The USS Maine In 1898, Cuba was embroiled in its war for independence from Spain, and the US sent its Navy ship USS Maine down to Havana to protect supposed US interests. Three weeks after arriving, the Maine exploded, killing 260 men. Although there was no proof, sensationalist headlines convinced Americans that Spain was responsible, and the people demanded war, with their rallying cry “Remember the Maine, to Hell with Spain.” Operation Himmler By 1939, Hitler was chomping at the bit for war and had systematically subjected the German people to anti-Polish propaganda. Still, he needed one great event to solidify the Germans against Poland, creating a pretext for attack. And so he enacted Operation Himmler, which had the goal of making the Polish look like the aggressors against Germany. Operation Ajax Operation Ajax was a 1953 plan hatched by British and US intelligence to overthrow democratically elected Iranian leader Mohammed Mossadegh and return the pro-US Shah to power. Britain, worried about Iran’s plans to nationalize its oil industry, came up with the idea and later convinced the US of the joint operation. The Soviet Union Bombed Russia After seeing the success of Operation Himmler, the USSR took a page out of Hitler’s playbook and staged its own casus belli for going to war with a neighboring country. Similar to how the Germans assaulted themselves and blamed it on Poland, on November 26, 1939, the Soviets shelled the Russian village of Mainila and claimed that Finland was the perpetrator. The Reichstag Fire On the night of February 27, 1933, an arsonist burned down the German parliament (Reichstag) building. Dutchman Marinus van der Lubbe said he was responsible for starting the fire, saying that he was a communist who wanted to take revenge on capitalism. Mukden Incident Of 1931 During the early 20th century, Japan held special rights over a southern area of Manchuria in China. They operated it as a supposedly neutral territory, using it to defend their colony in Korea and protect their investments in the South Manchuria Railway Company. Macedonian Police Frame Terrorists Since becoming independent from Yugoslavia in 1991, Macedonians have eagerly tried to gain favor with Western allies. They joined the War on Terror, have been an ally to the US, and even sent troops into Iraq. The FBI Creates Terrorist Plots The Macedonians aren’t the only ones deceptively trying to make it look as though they’re thwarting terror attacks. America’s FBI has staged quite a few similar events, only their plans are a bit more sophisticated and typically don’t involve direct bloodshed. They do, however, involve a combination of false flag strategies along with what seems to be entrapment. Italian Police Fake Evidence The 2001 G8 summit drew around 200,000 protesters who called it an unlawful attempt by powerful governments to establish rules for the entire world. Italian police and politicians became frustrated with the protesters, who, in their opinion, were trying to block the rightful workings of governments and create mayhem. They also feared that such a large demonstration could create a breeding ground for terrorism and other violence. Turkey Bombs Its Own Consulate Tensions between the Greeks and Turks date back to the 1450s, when the Ottoman Empire conquered Constantinople (now Istanbul). After World War I, both groups agreed to a population exchange, where Greeks had to go to Greece, and Turks had to go to Turkey. The only people exempt from the mandate were the Greeks living in Turkey’s Istanbul, since they had religious ties to the city. Mumbai attacks A series of twelve coordinated shooting and bombing attacks lasting four days occurred across Mumbai and Indians Blamed it on Pakistan. 9/11 Attacks The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th, or 9/11) were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks launched by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda upon the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The attacks killed 2,996 people and caused at least $10 billion in property and infrastructure damage America Blamed it on Afghanistan based Org and Attack it.
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