Operation Northwoods: The U.S. Government Planned to Kill Innocent Civilians for Public Support
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This is one of the most insane declassified CIA stories ever uncovered. And somehow, almost nobody knows about it.
This isn’t a rumor.
This isn’t speculation.
This is straight from a declassified government document that was buried for decades.
It’s called Project Northwoods.
What Was Project Northwoods?
Project Northwoods was a CIA proposal drafted in 1962.
The goal was simple.
The U.S. government wanted to invade Cuba and remove Fidel Castro. The problem was public support. Americans were not on board with another war.
So the CIA came up with a solution.
They proposed staging violent attacks and blaming them on Cuba to manufacture public outrage and justify an invasion.
And here’s the part that still shocks people.
This proposal was signed and approved by:
- The U.S. Department of Defense
- The Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Multiple top military leaders
The only reason it never happened is because President John F. Kennedy refused to authorize it. Phew.
What Did the Plan Actually Propose?
The details are disturbing.
Project Northwoods outlined extreme and deadly operations that would be carried out on U.S. soil and against civilians, then blamed on Cuba to rally the American public behind a war.
These were not vague ideas. They were written, detailed plans.
Some of the proposed operations included:
- Staged or fake hijackings of U.S. civilian airliners
- Sinking boats full of Cuban refugees
- Bombing U.S. cities
- Killing innocent civilians and using it as propaganda
If this sounds unbelievable, that’s completely fair. Most people wouldn’t believe it either.
That’s why the declassified proposal itself is attached.
Bombing American Cities
One of the most shocking parts of Project Northwoods was a plan to plant bombs in major U.S. cities.
The document specifically mentions places like:
- Miami
- Other cities in Florida
- Washington, D.C.
These attacks would be blamed on Cuba.
This was a real, written plan that accepted the possibility of killing innocent American civilians in order to unite the country behind an invasion of Cuba.
Sinking Refugee Boats
Another proposal was just as disturbing.
The CIA suggested sinking boats filled with Cuban refugees who were traveling toward Florida. The attacks would then be blamed on the Cuban government.
We are talking about intentionally killing innocent people for political leverage, discussed casually in an official government proposal.
Shooting Down a Plane of “College Students”
This is arguably the most shocking part of the entire document.
The CIA proposed staging an incident where a chartered civilian airliner, supposedly carrying college students, would be shot down.
The incident would be used as justification for war.
This is not an exaggeration.
This is not a summary.
This is written in the report itself.
Screenshots and excerpts from the actual document are included because it is genuinely hard to believe.
What This Tells Us
Project Northwoods shows just how far the CIA and the U.S. government were willing to go to manipulate public opinion and manufacture consent.
And remember, this was 1962.
If this is what they were openly proposing over 60 years ago, it raises a serious question:
What ideas were never written down?
And what has been theorized since?
Dig Into The Vault
If you want to fact-check this or read it in full, you absolutely should. As always, the original declassified document is attached:
Operation Northwoods — “Justification for U.S. Military Intervention in Cuba”
Declassified 1962 U.S. Department of Defense and Joint Chiefs of Staff memorandum outlining the proposed false‑flag operations to justify intervention against Cuba, including staged hijackings, bombings, and other provocations. Available via the Futile Work archive.
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