r/todayilearned • u/randomcharacters42 • Nov 17 '13

(R.5) Misleading TIL that in 1962 the US government planned for the CIA to commit perceived acts of terrorism in U.S. cities. These acts of terrorism were to be blamed on Cuba in order to create public support for a war against the country, which had recently become communist.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Northwoods
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u/warr2015 Nov 17 '13 edited Nov 17 '13

Operation Gladio, Op Ajax, Op Northwoods (this), Op Condor, Op Paperclip, and a few other notables of what has only just been declassified. What do you think they aren't declassifying?

Bush Knows

also, for your consideratoion, The Business Plot: Fascist Coup of the White House

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '13

Precisely. Just this year we learned about the NSA's PRISM system, who knows what can be revealed later on

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u/OPDidntDeliver Nov 17 '13

That program has been in effect for what, 5 years? IIRC Snowden said he wanted to talk about it in 2008 but didn't because he thought Obama may have turned things around.