There is presumably some very dark, very depressing stuff in the annals of America’s secret history. But perhaps the darkest classified document to see the light of day was the memo that called for faked attacks on the US to justify invading Cuba.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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A false flag operation, where a country dresses up as someone from a different country for invasion, is explained with a brief history. A case study of the US planning to false flag operations and possibly assassinate the leaders of Cuba to tackle the threat is discussed.
Operation Mongoose was the US plan to overthrow Fidel Castro in Cuba, which included a series of bizarre and dangerous methods such as poisoning his skin suit or using exploding cigars. The plan was created out of fears that Cuba would become an inspiration for other Latin American countries to revolt against American capitalism, and was driven by advisors to the White House who believed the longer they waited, the greater the chance the Soviet Union would set up missile bases on the island.
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Lansdale was trying to figure out how to trick the Cubans into overthrowing Castro and justify an actual military invasion during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Operation Northwoods is the only known false flag operation carried out by the US. The operation was devised by General Lansdale as a way to create propaganda for invading Cuba.
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The CIA had several plans to assassinate Fidel Castro without hurting anyone, but there were also plans to use a commercial airliner, a fake Cuban back to salt using fake aircraft, and injure Cuban exiles in Miami and blame it on the Cubans.
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