Dr. Daniele Ganser: What was Operation Northwoods (Richard Gage AE911Truth 11.9.2020)

Dr. Daniele Ganser, a Swiss historian, discusses the politics of fear and how it has been used by governments to justify wars throughout history, including the war on terrorism post-9/11, the Vietnam War, and the invasion of Cuba. He also highlights the concept of "false flag" operations, where an attack is carried out by one party but made to appear as if it was carried out by another, as a tool of manipulation.Show more

[00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtYz7ri6kAQ&list=PLJ66jnKkCnrzAzNowE8C_6SPU3WaXm4lx&index=18&t=0) Dr. Daniele Ganser discusses the politics of fear and how fear can be used to start a war.
- Fear can be created in a population to manipulate them and justify a war.
- Architects and engineers have researched the 9/11 attacks, particularly World Trade Center 7, and concluded that it was brought down through controlled demolition.
- The war on terrorism spread from Afghanistan to Iraq, with the justification of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, which was later proven to be false.
[07:21](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtYz7ri6kAQ&list=PLJ66jnKkCnrzAzNowE8C_6SPU3WaXm4lx&index=18&t=441) Wars are often based on lies, such as the Iraq War and the Vietnam War, which were both started based on false information.
- Soldiers in the Iraq War were brainwashed into believing that Saddam Hussein was involved in 9/11, despite there being no connection.
- The Vietnam War was justified by a false incident in the Gulf of Tonkin that never happened.
- The US invasion of Cuba in 1961 involved a false flag operation, where American planes were painted to appear as Cuban planes.
[14:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtYz7ri6kAQ&list=PLJ66jnKkCnrzAzNowE8C_6SPU3WaXm4lx&index=18&t=882) Operation Gladio was a secret NATO operation in Italy that involved false flag terrorist attacks and was later confirmed by the Italian Prime Minister in 1990.
- Operation Gladio involved a terrorist attack in the Italian town of Petiano, where a car exploded and three policemen were killed.
- The attack was initially blamed on the left-wing terrorist organization, the Red Brigades, but it was later revealed that the perpetrator, Vincenzo Vinciguerra, was actually from a right-wing group called Ordine Nuovo.
- The Italian military secret service knew that Vinciguerra was responsible for the attack, but they did not arrest him because they wanted the terror to be attributed to the left-wing only.
- The existence of Operation Gladio was confirmed by the Italian Prime Minister in 1990, and it was later discovered that the operation had links to United States intelligence.
[22:03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtYz7ri6kAQ&list=PLJ66jnKkCnrzAzNowE8C_6SPU3WaXm4lx&index=18&t=1323) Operation Gladio was a secret NATO operation that involved carrying out domestic operations in cases of emergency and potentially using right-wing terrorism to create an Italian nationalism to prevent Italy from sliding to the left.
- Operation Gladio was not known to NATO ambassadors, including US General John Galvin, until it was revealed behind closed doors.
- Italian General Giandelli Amaletti suggested that the CIA may have used right-wing terrorism to weaken the left and prevent Italy from becoming communist.
- The fear of Italy having a strong communist presence led to Operation Gladio's existence and the use of terrorist attacks to shift political power.
- Operation Gladio also had a strategic purpose of operating as a stay-behind group in case of a Soviet invasion and carrying out guerrilla warfare in occupied territories.
[29:24](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtYz7ri6kAQ&list=PLJ66jnKkCnrzAzNowE8C_6SPU3WaXm4lx&index=18&t=1764) Operation Northwoods was a plan proposed by the Pentagon to carry out false flag attacks, including blowing up a US ship and using a drone to replace a passenger plane, in order to create fear and blame it on others.
- The Pentagon suggested blowing up a US ship in Guantanamo Bay and blaming it on Fidel Castro.
- They also proposed a plan to use a drone to replace a passenger plane and make it appear as if Fidel Castro shot it down.
- Kennedy stopped Operation Northwoods and fired General Lyman Lemnitzer, who was the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and had suggested these plans.
[36:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtYz7ri6kAQ&list=PLJ66jnKkCnrzAzNowE8C_6SPU3WaXm4lx&index=18&t=2205) Operation Northwoods involved a plan to deceive the public by carrying out a terrorist attack and blaming another country, and similar false flag operations have been used throughout history.
- The plan involved exchanging a commercial plane with a drone mid-air and then blowing up the plane over Cuba.
- Wars have often started based on lies, such as the Iraq War in 2003 and the Vietnam War.
- Carrying out a terrorist attack can create fear and manipulate the public's emotions to support certain agendas.
[44:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtYz7ri6kAQ&list=PLJ66jnKkCnrzAzNowE8C_6SPU3WaXm4lx&index=18&t=2646) Dr. Daniele Ganser discusses the importance of recognizing false flag terrorism and the need for citizen education and media awareness.
- False flag terrorism and the strategy of tension are not widely known or taught in schools or universities.
- The mainstream media, which is mostly owned by a few corporations, does not support the peace movement and often spreads lies.
- Soldiers who realize they were sent to war based on lies feel betrayed, and it is tragic for both them and the people killed in those countries.
- The question is raised as to why countries like China and Russia don't expose the truth about events like 9/11, but it is suggested that they also have secrets that the US holds against them.
- The solution proposed is to pause and investigate before going to war after a terrorist attack and to recognize the shared humanity of all people, regardless of their background or beliefs.
[51:27](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtYz7ri6kAQ&list=PLJ66jnKkCnrzAzNowE8C_6SPU3WaXm4lx&index=18&t=3087) Dr. Daniele Ganser discusses the possibility of another false flag terrorist attack in the US and the awareness of false flag terrorism among the public.
- Brzezinski informed President Carter that arming the Mujahideen would trigger a Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
- Ganser believes that false flag terrorist attacks can still occur and that more people are becoming aware of the reality of false flag terrorism and the manipulation of emotions.
- He mentions the example of Pearl Harbor and how President Roosevelt knew about the attack in advance.
- Ganser expresses hope for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan but acknowledges the difficulty in achieving complete withdrawal.