Operation Northwoods: When a Pretext for War is Written into a Procedure
In 1962, the Cold War was at a very tense stage. Cuba, an island nation just 150 km from Florida, had become an ally of the Soviet Union after the revolution led by Fidel Castro. The year before, the CIA-supported Bay of Pigs invasion had failed. The US administration continued to seek ways to overthrow the Cuban government with Operation Mongoose, a program of intelligence gathering, propaganda, and secret operat…
In 1962, the Cold War was at a very tense stage. Cuba, an island nation just 150 km from Florida, had become an ally of the Soviet Union after the revolution led by Fidel Castro. The year before, the CIA-supported Bay of Pigs invasion had failed. The US administration continued to seek ways to overthrow the Cuban government with Operation Mongoose, a program of intelligence gathering, propaganda, and secret operations.
In 1962, the Cold War was at a very tense stage. Cuba, an island nation just 150 km from Florida, had become an ally of the Soviet Union after the revolution led by Fidel Castro. The year before, the CIA-supported Bay of Pigs invasion had failed. The US administration continued to seek ways to overthrow the Cuban government with Operation Mongoose, a program of intelligence gathering, propaganda, and secret operat…
In 1962, the Cold War was at a very tense stage. Cuba, an island nation just 150 km from Florida, had become an ally of the Soviet Union after the revolution led by Fidel Castro. The year before, the CIA-supported Bay of Pigs invasion had failed. The US administration continued to seek ways to overthrow the Cuban government with Operation Mongoose, a program of intelligence gathering, propaganda, and secret operat…
In 1962, the Cold War was at a very tense stage. Cuba, an island nation just 150 km from Florida, had become an ally of the Soviet Union after the revolution led by Fidel Castro. The year before, the CIA-supported Bay of Pigs invasion had failed. The US administration continued to seek ways to overthrow the Cuban government with Operation Mongoose, a program of intelligence gathering, propaganda, and secret operat…
In 1962, the Cold War was at a very tense stage. Cuba, an island nation just 150 km from Florida, had become an ally of the Soviet Union after the revolution led by Fidel Castro. The year before, the CIA-supported Bay of Pigs invasion had failed. The US administration continued to seek ways to overthrow the Cuban government with Operation Mongoose, a program of intelligence gathering, propaganda, and secret operat…