In this gripping episode of Cold Logic, Silas Gray exposes Operation Northwoods—the declassified Cold War-era plan in which U.S. military leaders formally proposed staging terrorist attacks (including the killing of American civilians and servicemen) and blaming them on Cuba to manufacture public outrage and justify an invasion. Born out of the humiliation of the Bay of Pigs and fueled by geopolitical paranoia, the blueprint included hijackings, bombings, fabricated sabotage, and propaganda operations designed to create a casus belli. We trace the origin of the proposal, walk through its most disturbing false-flag components, introduce the officials behind it, and explore how close the United States came to betraying its own citizens in the name of strategic advantage. The episode also examines the ethical rupture the plan represented, why President ...