our columnist Juan Gonzalez just gave me a solid example of why you can’t just dismiss conspiracy theories out of a hand — a recently declassified 12-page secret plan for creating a pretext for invading cuba…
3. A ‘Remember the Maine incident’ could be arranged in several forms:
      a. We could blow up a U.S. ship in Guantanamo Bay and blame Cuba.
      b. We could blow up a drone (unmanned) vessel anywhere in Cuban waters … The US could follow up with an air/sea rescue operation covered by US fighters to ‘evacuate’ the remaining members of the non-existent crew. Casualty lists in US newspapers would cause a helpful wave of national indignation.
4. We could develop a Communist Cuban terror campaign in the Miami area, in other Florida cities and even in Washington. The terror campaign could be pointed at Cuban refugees seeking haven in the United States. We could sink a boatload of Cubans enroute to Florida (real or simulated) … Exploding a few plastic bombs in carefully chosen spots … also would be helpful in projecting the idea of an irresponsible government.
The plan was apparently approved by Joint Chiefs of Staff March 13, 1962. JCS Chairman Lyman Lemnitzer signed the memo forwarding the plan to the Secretary of Defense … Juan tells me JFK nixed the idea.
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