10 Heinous Projects That Remained Hidden In Classified Documents
The most horrible and rare declassified documents in history.
In times of war, the most heinous and unimaginable things happen.
Thousands and thousands of shelves in dark armored basements with access restricted to a select few, contain folders full of folios sealed with unmistakable words: Maximum secrecy, confidential information or confidential documentation. Only occasionally do their contents see the light, since by definition, it is vetoed from public knowledge.
Generally it is in the USA, not because they are worse, but because its legislation allows it in certain cases. But let's not fall into the error of thinking that it is not something common on all sides. Absolutely all governments and secret services have much that must be hidden and restricted.
Over time, some issues cease to matter, are declassified, and are treated in the press as anecdotes from the past, without giving them the real importance they deserve.
From the CIA spy cats to abominable experiments against the population, we have gathered ten of those projects that were previously part of secret documents and that today put our hairs on end by just reading them.
10. Operation Northwoods
Operation Northwoods was presented during the term of John F. Kennedy in 1962. It was a military plan that wanted to generate the approval of the American people to carry out military action against Cuba.
The program required several undercover operations, including, for example, shooting American citizens in their own territory to sow panic, as well as airplane hijacking in both the US and Cuba.
High positions of the US Department of Defense were responsible for proposing the plan led by the Chairman of the Chief of Staff of Lyman Louis Lemnitzer.
The document was submitted to the Board to the Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara on 13 March 1962, with an approved paragraph as a preliminary presentation for planning purposes.
However, the project did not please President John F. Kennedy, who not only flatly rejected him, but also removed Robert McNamara from his position as Secretary of Defense.
In general, the Kennedy government was very lax, in the eyes of the military, with the Cuban government, so the enmity of the army was won. Many believe that Kennedy's death had close relations to this.