Fred Litwin
Mar 273 min
Updated: Mar 29
Jefferson Morley's latest Substack post about six assassination files caught my attention. There is an awful lot to unpack in Morley's article and it will require more than one blog post. So, here's the first.
Several paragraphs blacked out in the plans for the Pentagon’s notorious Operation Northwoods detail a “false flag” scheme, approved by the Joint Chiefs of Staff in May 1963. The Northwoods plan, implemented by “the most trusted covert personnel,” called for staging a spectacular violent attack on a U.S. target and arranging for the blame to fall on Cuba. Northwoods, says Reiner, was the “template” for the Dallas ambush which was immediately blamed by CIA assets on a Castro supporter.
I have already posted twice about Operation Northwoods, pointing out that it came out of Operation Mongoose. The Kennedy administration wanted and encouraged departments to think of ways to get rid of, and harass, Fidel Castro. Surprise, surprise, some people came up with some crazy ideas.
The Truth about Operation Northwoods
Operation Northwoods can only understood as being part of the Kennedys' war against Cuba and Operation Mongoose.
A Reply to Jefferson Morley regarding Operation Northwoods
Morley responded to my article "The Truth about Operation Northwoods." Here is my reply.
Let's review the redactions in the Northwoods document linked to by Morley.
Here's the first redaction, on page 13 of the 201-page document:
So, there are no redactions in the Northwoods document.
Previous Relevant Blog Posts on Jefferson Morley
Did Dorothy Kilgallen Have any Special Knowledge about the JFK Assassination?
Kilgallen had nothing to tell.
Morley's Interview of Marina Oswald Porter Fizzles!
An underwhelming interview of Marina Oswald.
Jefferson Morley: Able to Leap Intellectual Chasms in a Single Bound
Morley often repeats stories and changes their meanings.
There was NO Assassination Plot in Chicago
Chad Nagle claims there was an assassination plot against JFK in Chicago in November 1963. One problem: There is no evidence of such a plot.
A response to Morley's Substack post alleging that I am a CIA apologist.
Is Jefferson Morley Seeing Double?
Morley thinks there are two redacted memos on CIA reorganization, but there is only one.
A Reply to Jefferson Morley on Bill Harvey
A rebuttal to Morley's response to my post Was Bill Harvey in Dallas in November of 1963?
Was Bill Harvey in Dallas in November of 1963?
There is no credible evidence Harvey was in Dallas in November of 1963.
Does it Matter Where Allen Dulles was on November 22, 1963?
Morley repeats the claim that Dulles was at a CIA training center during the weekend of the JFK assassination. He wasn't.
Jefferson Morley's Claims about Reuben Efron
Morley's claims about Efron are all wrong.
A Reply to Jefferson Morley regarding Operation Northwoods
Morley responded to my article "The Truth about Operation Northwoods." Here is my reply.
W. Tracy Parnell on Jefferson Morley
W. Tracy Parnell is one of the best JFK assassination researchers out there. Here is his look at Jefferson Morley with several important articles.
The Truth about Operation Northwoods
Operation Northwoods can only understood as being part of the Kennedys' war against Cuba and Operation Mongoose.
Jefferson Morley Responds to my Post on MK-Ultra and Jack Ruby
And a response from me.
Did Dr. Louis Jolyon West Ask to Examine Jack Ruby in November 1963?
There is no evidence that Dr. West petitioned the court to examine Jack Ruby before his trial.
Did the CIA use a MK-Ultra Psychiatrist to Interfere with Jack Ruby's Case?
There is absolutely no evidence that Dr. Louis Jolyon West interfered with Jack Ruby's case.
Jefferson Morley is wrong about "Who Shot John?"
The phrase 'who shot John' does not refer to the JFK assassination.
"JFK: Destiny Betrayed" Misleads Viewers on Oswald's "Hands Off Cuba!" Handbills, Part Four
Jefferson Morley used a fake Oswald handbill in his press conference for the Mary Ferrell Foundation.
Redactions, Redactions, Redactions...
An examination of redactions in the JFK collection of documents.