Operation Northwoods False Flag Operations

Record	OBS-0900
Category	Media/Disinformation
Status	PARTIALLY SUBSTANTIATED
Summary	Operation Northwoods was a proposed plan by the U.S. Department of Defense in 1962 to stage false flag attacks on American soil and blame Cuba to justify a military invasion. The plan was never approved by President Kennedy. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has cited it as evidence of government malfeasance, but he omits his father's role in considering similar false flag pretexts.
Origin	The plan was drafted in March 1962 by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and declassified documents were released in 2001.
Claimed	The Pentagon proposed blowing up a U.S. ship in Guantánamo Bay and blaming Cuba. The plan was a false flag operation to create a pretext for war with Cuba. The highest officials in the U.S. military were willing to commit lethal acts against American citizens. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claims this shows the military's moral corruption, but he omits that his father, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, had earlier suggested similar false flag ideas.
Evidence / consensus	The documents are authentic and show that the plan was proposed, but it was never approved or executed. Historians note that the plan was part of a broader context of aggressive Cold War tactics, but it was rejected by the Kennedy administration. RFK Jr.'s portrayal is incomplete, as his father also entertained false flag ideas.

> OBSERVER NOTE:
A real proposal that never saw the light of day. The declassified documents are a reminder of how far some officials were willing to go, but the plan's rejection is equally important. RFK Jr.'s selective use of history is noted.

Sources

What Robert F. Kennedy Jr. didn't tell you about 'Operation Northwoods,' the false flag operation he loves to denounce

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