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Operation Northwoods: The False Flag Op That Never Was
TLDR The podcast episode discusses Operation Northwoods, a plan by the US government in the 1960s to carry out false flag operations and potentially assassinate leaders of other countries. The plan was driven by concerns about Cuba's alliance with the USSR and involved various covert plots, but ultimately did not involve killing people.
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The podcast episode titled "Operation Northwoods: The False Flag Op That Never Was" is about to begin.
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The episode discusses false flag operations, specifically Operation Northwoods, which was a plan by the US government in the 1960s to carry out false flag operations and potentially assassinate leaders of other countries.
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Operation Northwoods was driven by the US government's concern that Cuba, under Castro's regime, would inspire other Latin American countries to turn to communism, and the biggest problem was that Cuba became an ally of the USSR and allowed them to set up nuclear missile bases near Florida, leading to discussions of assassinating Castro and even proposing a false flag attack at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.
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Operation Monkus, which was part of Operation Mongoose, involved various bizarre and covert plots to get rid of Castro and make life uncomfortable for the average Cuban, all while avoiding suspicion that the Americans were behind it, due to the fear of starting World War III with the Soviets.
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General Lansdale, who was overseeing the operation, proposed various ideas, including firing star shells off the coast to convince the deeply Catholic Cubans that the second coming of Jesus was happening and that Jesus was against Castro, as well as trying to figure out how to justify a military invasion of Cuba.
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The Joint Chiefs of Staff believed that the communist regime in Cuba posed a threat to the safety of the Western Hemisphere and proposed various ideas, including manufacturing proof that Cuba was behind a failed Mercury mission and producing a fake photo of Castro surrounded by food and women, in order to justify a military invasion of Cuba.
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The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff proposed a plan for a surprise attack against the USSR to President Kennedy, but Kennedy rejected it, leading to the chairman's attempt to destroy all documentation of the plan.
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Operation Northwoods proposed false flag operations, such as attacking Guantanamo and sinking ships, but it's important to note that these plans did not involve actually killing people, unlike some conspiracy theories surrounding events like 9/11.
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Operation Northwoods proposed various false flag operations, including a fake attack on a U.S. Air Force plane and injuring Cuban exiles in Miami, in order to provide a pretext for invading Cuba and portraying the Castro regime as unstable and unpredictable.
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Operation Northwoods is concluded and the hosts move on to listener mail, discussing different ways people listen to the podcast and expressing appreciation for their listeners.
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