Operation Northwoods
A 1962 Joint Chiefs of Staff proposal recommending false-flag terrorist acts against Americans — to be blamed on Cuba — to justify war. Signed by Chairman Lyman Lemnitzer; rejected by President Kennedy.
Key Claims
- 01Proposals included hijacking aircraft, sinking refugee boats, and staging attacks at Guantanamo.
- 02Document was declassified by the JFK Assassination Records Review Board in 1997.
- 03Lemnitzer was reassigned to NATO shortly after.
Counter-Evidence & Fact-Checks
Plan was never executed and was rejected by the Kennedy White House. It remains a documented proposal, not an implemented operation.
Timeline of Record
- 1962-03-13Lemnitzer signs and forwards Northwoods memorandum to SecDef McNamara.
- 1962-04-19Document removed from active consideration.
- 1997-11-01Declassified under JFK Records Act review.
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