OPERATION NORTHWOODS p97 Operation Northwoods was a plan to provoke a war with Cuba ... The Northwoods documents start from the premise that the US should be seeking war with Cuba over the short term for the purpose of regime change... Part of the effort would be to demonize Castro and his communist government. ... How could Castro be demonized? Northwoods: Exploding a few plastic bombs in carefully chosen spots, the arrest of Cuban agents and the release of prepared documents substantiating Cuban involvement also would be helpful in projecting the idea of an irresponsible government. In addition, hijacking attempts against civil air and surface craft could appear to continue as harassing measures condoned by the Government of Cuba. Northwoods planners did not hesitate to prescribe attacks on US ships, planes or installations: We could blow up a US ship in Guantanamo Bay and blame Cuba, they wrote; casualty lists in US newspapers would cause a helpful wave of national indignation.
Posted on: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 05:43:06 +0000
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