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Thursday, July 24, 2003

this is the perception that my generation must overcome 

Posted by Nick : 1:03 AM

I'm feeling fatalist tonight, and i'm not sure that we're ever going to overcome this sins of our fathers in the worlds' eye. Of course, I also don't believe they're ever going to give us a chance to repent for stuff like "Operation Northwoods":
Code named Operation Northwoods, the plans reportedly included the possible assassination of Cuban émigrés, sinking boats of Cuban refugees on the high seas, hijacking planes, blowing up a U.S. ship, and even orchestrating violent terrorism in U.S. cities.

The plans were developed as ways to trick the American public and the international community into supporting a war to oust Cuba's then new leader, communist Fidel Castro.

America's top military brass even contemplated causing U.S. military casualties, writing: "We could blow up a U.S. ship in Guantanamo Bay and blame Cuba," and, "casualty lists in U.S. newspapers would cause a helpful wave of national indignation."

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