The Operation Northwoods Conspiracy, Explained

How the US Military Planned to Attack the US and Blame Cuba
Go to our sponsor betterhelp.com/johnnyharris for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help.
This is the first episode of a new series we’re calling Eyes Only - where we use leaked and declassified documents to understand what’s really happening behind the scenes.
Answering questions like: How do politicians wield their influence? What can these documents teach us about their decisions and motivations? And what do the powerful say to each other when they think nobody is listening?
In this episode, we explore an insane plan to conduct false flag attacks against American targets, perpetrated by the US military. Before the Cuban Missile Crisis, the US came dangerously close to going to war with Cuba. The US military was intent on invading the island and removing Fidel Castro from power, and their plan to do it was called Operation Northwoods.
My next video is live on Nebula NOW! It's about how the US is Militarizing the Pacific. Watch now: nebula.tv/videos/johnnyharris...
Check out all my sources for this video here: docs.google.com/document/d/1S...
Get access to behind-the-scenes vlogs, my scripts, and extended interviews over at / johnnyharris
I made a poster about maps - check it out: store.dftba.com/products/all-...
Custom Presets & LUTs [what we use]: store.dftba.com/products/john...
The music for this video, created by our in house composer Tom Fox, is available on our music channel, The Music Room! Follow the link to hear this soundtrack and many more: • Eyes Only, Ep. 1 | Ori...
About:
Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 3.5 million on KZbin. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways.
- press -
NYTimes: www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/op...
NYTimes: www.nytimes.com/video/opinion...
Vox Borders: • Inside Hong Kong’s cag...
NPR Planet Money: www.npr.org/transcripts/10721...
- where to find me -
Instagram: / johnny.harris
Tiktok: / johnny.harris
Facebook: / johnnyharrisvox
Iz's (my wife’s) channel: / iz-harris
- how i make my videos -
Tom Fox makes my music, work with him here: tfbeats.com/
I make maps using this AE Plugin: aescripts.com/geolayers/?aff=77
All the gear I use: www.izharris.com/gear-guide
- my courses -
Learn a language: brighttrip.com/course/language/
Visual storytelling: www.brighttrip.com/courses/vi...

[@khumokwezimashapa2245]

Not gonna lie. This makes the whole "911 was an inside job" a lot more plausible

[@thriller718]

Exactly what I was thinking. Damn

[@MrKockabilly]

Except that Osama bin Laden claimed responsibility for the attack

[@madmax424SIR]

9/11 was a inside job,no doubt

[@eddyashrul6810]

Yeap. I was thinking the same.

[@swivvy3037]

​@@MrKockabillyor was he just being told to take the credit for an alternative gain (religion)

[@brianbachmeier34]

“No matter how paranoid or conspiracy-minded you are, what the government is actually doing is worse than you imagine.” - William Blum

[@Ok-lu8gx]

ok

[@Dr.HouseMD]

Neat.

[@himarei]

Governments regularly steal, abuse and kill, then jail individual for doing it on a smaller scale. Hypocrisy.

[@Guerrilla727]

Covid? Probably intentional. Look how much government and elites benefitted from the trillions in stimulus, vaccine mandates, and small business closure. Nine eleven? Probably intentional. 23 years of wars to funnel tax dollars into private hands through the military industry.

[@toxicaf789]

Covid? Probably intentional. Look who benefitted from the trillions in stimulus, jab mandates, and small business closure. Nine one one? Probably intentional. 23 years of wars to funnel the public's cash into private hands through the military industry.

[@bobcharlotte8724]

For those who think "America would never do 911 to themselves!"... Welcome to the real world.

[@kuritheking]

America would do anything to anyone. That’s why we’re all fucking dead meat

[@kidk580]

They let it happen..

[@udin2842]

@@kidk580 nahhh.. not let it they did it

[@mikaelamooke]

My grandpa was in the army at the time and was literally on the runway about to head to Cuba, when all a sudden they said never mind. He was relieved. But then of course Vietnam happened and then he was pissed all over again. Put his life on the line for his country, but thought the whole war was unnecessary and knew we were going to loose his first week he landed in Vietnam

[@zeitgeistx5239]

Because your grandpa realized America wasn’t fighting communism but doing hegemony. We were super cool with ex Nazi’s and dictatorships and the Soviets were super cool with democracies like India because they were a client state. We were even cool with Islamic terrorists.

[@Mdksupreme1]

"Putting his life on the line for his country" isn't something benevolent considering the fact that all you americans are do is terrorize and oppress countries, so him putting his life on the line to go terrorize and oppress an innocent country is quite abominable, he's in hell where he belongs

[@user-pp9if4eo4z]

Did he die

[@mariussielcken]

U.S. won the Vietnam war, but the South Vietnamese government was overrun a year after the Americans left.

[@thuytiendang0128]

​​@@mariussielckenwho won who ??? where did you study from ??? 😂😂😂

[@AnisKhalladi]

If they declassified these documents, which are bad enough already, imagine what else has gone on behind the scenes that we don’t even know about?

[@B20C0]

JFK shooting?

[@joeyweinstock2272]

9/11

[@fayis_O]

We need to count from HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI.... 🙁

[@squirrelsinjacket1804]

Aliens 👽

[@backupkumar3159]

We will need another Julius Assange for that

[@Sanatani_Sherni]

_"Most powerful countries will get their way by any means necessary"_ is one of the most accurate sentences said in history.

[@vlaythsh7880]

Fasicst use hate against a minority to garner Support from majority The end result is nations destruction You should consider this one also sanatani sherni

[@ReligioCritic]

Copy pasting bot.

[@needtau4138]

That's what happens when you are a powerful country.

[@erenjaeger1738]

That's why I stopped supporting UKraine

[@Mark_nobody3]

“History is written by the victor” “History can be changed because someone threw a wrench into their plan”

[@rksh5985]

I never knew that usa used the same plan they did in 9/11, on cuba, literally the same plan!, attack your own people and blame it on your enemies to justify your attack. amazing video as usual ♥️

[@NYman472]

That's exactly what I thought.

[@xS146roar]

I didn't think exactly that . But I think US government knew about the attack plan but intentionally ironed the attack plan . And didn't prevent it

[@kuritheking]

Now let’s count how many other times… 🙄

[@cookiewoke1899]

So what you're describing is called a false flag operation. It's not something that is unique to the US. It's been done for hundreds, if not thousands of years, to justify invasions. As for 9/11, I have serious doubts that the US planned 9/11. But I don't really want to type out 10 paragraphs and I doubt anyone would want to read them.

[@BlueTyphoon2017]

Idk, I don’t think they actually caused 9/11, but what they did do is take advantage of a horrible tragedy for their own selfish means to start a war for profit.

[@Bogdan_T]

Wow. Great research! Thank you for presenting it to us Johnny!!!

[@FRISHR]

*US government:* "Let's terrorize US citizens and blame it on Cuba!" *President JFK:* "Uh, no thanks." *US government:* "Well that plan was worth a shot, let's try another one to open up his mind."

[@willy-gs9ei]

Yea cia killed JFK for sure

[@KingLarbear]

That's what occurred

[@rollerhater]

😢

[@joeplasmabeats]

💀💀

[@dexterdr.7020]

hellish joke😢 *open-minded

[@philg6762]

Love the transition from "it could happen again" to Bush "making it happen again". Keep up the good work. Thoroughly enjoy your videos.

[@clubbizarre]

Yeah that was a damn fine conclusion to blow our minds. Btw, that was 20 years ago. Feeling old yet?

[@kingace6186]

It was very chilling.

[@mcmarkmarkson7115]

Then Obama executing people left and right with skynet drones in foreign nations. How crazy is that. Imagine some german terrorists flee to Germany and because USA can't find them, Germany decided to bomb (if it could lets say) the ever-living shit out of the US.

[@Imunknown7848]

Making it happen? Hahahaha what about no

[@Imunknown7848]

@@clubbizarrehahahaha No it’s not

[@QuadrivioLifeStyle]

Another fantastic video by Johnny Harris! Always so insightful and engaging. Truly a master at explaining complex issues with clarity and wit. Can't wait for the next one!

[@16mariolka]

I love all your stories, this one especially was in depth and well done connecting many dots. I love at the end how you connect this to recent events we are still dealing with today. Thank you for all your work and education.

[@williamlee7782]

And we wonder why governments around the world and citizens don't trust our own government. How can we point the finger at others when we stoop to the same levels of darkness? Shame.

[@alfredjustindumalagan]

A recent President here in the Philippines didn't listen to a *concern* the american government about the war on drugs here but he jus said a snarky remark on how evil american government is and they have no right to judge or something like that.

[@fransjebik8554]

the same???

[@jakehix8132]

@@TheDogGoesWoof69 2nd amendment loses value every day. Just saw a video where commercial drones can "turtle"- autonomously returning to flight after being knocked to the ground. Pistols and rifles will soon be outmatched by the mass production of these for military purposes.

[@DarthVaderTheSithLord]

@@jakehix8132No, it doesn't. The U.S. military would not be able to defeat an entire armed populace.

[@MLGDatBoi]

@@TheDogGoesWoof69 small arms won't help against a tank, much less the whole US military. Every "popular revolution" out there has had backing from either a domestic military(e.g. Arab Spring), foreign militaries(Mujahideen/Taliban were CIA trained, Viet Cong and North Korea were Soviet and Chinese supplied and trained. French navy also cut off British supplies during American Revolution), or another party responsible for the country's balance of power(e.g. The Estates General in the French Revolution). It's how a few dozen guys in SUVs can topple entire democracies(Myanmar), while hundreds of thousands of armed jihadists in ISIS crumbled away into irrelevancy and large communist/democratic/independence revolutions get crushed(Algerian Civil War, etc). It's all just a game of faction vs faction within a country's power structure. Hell, before you cite Haiti, read the biographies of all its leaders. They weren't just random slaves. They all had important roles to play within the French colonial apparatus. If another civil war breaks out, you won't need to worry about the second amendment when the Chinese and Russians give you T-72s and Sukhois. That's just how the world works.

[@thumpertorque_]

As an immigrant who moved to the US at 15 years old from a Muslim country, I remember my history teacher making some remarks targeted towards me. That was 10 years ago. I wish channels like this existed and I was informed enough back then. The more I watch Johnny’s videos the more I realize history isn’t as black and white as it’s portrayed but rather there’s a grey area. It’s a chain reaction of many different events that go back decades or even centuries.

[@Anthonyc301]

Well said

[@collincordova9780]

Okay. But if you want accurate history, you need to introduce yourselves to Marxist-Leninists, who frame things as they are in reality.

[@CatholicCrusader__30]

The muslims always wants to make western people look evil. Dont fall or that. Look into the history of their cult islam and see how many Christians Jews were exiled from their land the same way the Americans took the land of the natives.

[@Davethreshold]

My heart goes out to you that you had to endure that. Keep in mind these days that Clod would have been fired so fast that his head would still be spinning today.

[@Teponecc]

Pease leave

[@jayden_6582]

I've been looking for a great video discussing Operation Northwoods, and man, when I tell you. You did a fantastic job.

[@alexneshmonin4743]

Johnny - what a great topic and a story line! Thank you for your content!! Great job team - you guys rock!

[@zinjanthropus322]

"They planned a fake plane hijacking", sounds familiar...

[@davideinstein7887]

Holy shit..... 911 was????

[@K-EL-uz6zv]

Was about to say the same thing

[@muntasimhossainadib6371]

Do we really need to act surprised????????? 911 was totally done by the US government and CIA. PERIOD...

[@NassimSYD]

​@@davideinstein7887Yes. I mean c'mon it's obvious

[@BabbyCat3008]

@@NassimSYD They'd declass it in 2060 lol

[@juanvaldes7873]

Now that China and Cuba have been friendly in recent years, this video couldn't be released at a more perfect time! Thank you, Johnny.

[@nishik810]

Yes. What an irony

[@treeinafield5022]

There were new rumors recently about Chinese surveillance stations in Cuba. I don't know about you, but that sounds like "a big enough threat to American interests" to me. 13:51

[@thebearszn]

@@treeinafield5022 Sheesh. I wonder why the Cubans would align with a country thousands of kilometers away, rather than the one less than 100kms away. Wait, maybe it's because they've been suffering trade embargoes and sanctions from that close neighbor for years.

[@StrongMan-cw4fh]

​@@treeinafield5022 its sound like your country is the biggest threat.

[@StrongMan-cw4fh]

​@@treeinafield5022america is the biggest disinformation,evil,tyrrany,greed,arrogance, and hypocrisy in the world.

[@zhishihuangdi98]

* Northwoods document on the table * Teddy Roosevelt: You son of a bitch, I'm in.

[@seBcopTer]

Probably the best thumbnail I’ve seen on KZbin. Your designers are amazing!

[@anne.andromeda]

In the alternative world, this video would be titled "How the US stole Cuba"

[@FahimHqCh]

May be in that alt wrld, US would have invaded, or dragged it from Soviet influence. But in this wrld this title is better.

[@andrewfaris9523]

They honestly would be better off.

[@martintima7757]

I'm concerned that in alternative world there would not be such video at all...

[@siononalundula1699]

@@andrewfaris9523could it be possible that that’s not for the United States to decide?

[@mecha1gold]

The USA did stole Cuba and that toxic invasion of Cuba by US businesses created resentment to the USA just like everywhere else in Latin America, one of the biggest examples of this is Honduras, which has been a historic ally of the USA in Central America, the best at fighting communist during the Cold War in the region, yet it only tends to poverty and dependence to the US.

[@camilovega6262]

I recently visited the bay of pigs in Cuba, I was really surprised by how bad the location is for an invasion, very rocky with large boulders near the coast, the bay itself is full of coral, and then the whole region is surrounded by a ring of swampland with a single road really suitable for tanks which crosses the swamp into the rest of Cuba. The population is also extremely low in the area owing to the lack of resources, making the general tactic of plundering to feed the army not viable. I asked one of the locals who have studied the history there, and he theorizes that their plan was to create a tiny breakaway state (so the swamp is meant more as a feature, since it is harder to re-take the area if there is only one road in). Then the US would legitimize this state as the true claimants of Cuba, allowing the main US military to invade and "help" the breakaway state. However, we will never know, since the invasion was a failure. It also suggests US intelligence was probably very lacking in this case.

[@wobblysauce]

Lacking is one word for it .

[@kxkxkxkx]

Yes they moved the invasion location to Bahia Cocina at JFK's orders and against the CIA recommendation ☝️ JFK and his brother were rhinestone cowboys- but Fidel was the real deal

[@whyiseverysinglehandletaken2]

​@@wobblysauce'Incompetent' would be a much more appropriate word.

[@kestutisbagusauskas8323]

Currently you can´t use the word intelligence and the US in the same sentence! FJB!

[@whyiseverysinglehandletaken2]

@@GARRY3754 although that's slowly changing I'd say

[@jamesbissonette]

My dad served in British Armed Forces and was deployed in Kosovo in 1999. Back then the USA did the same to stage and justify bombing of Yugoslavia (Racak incident), which actually wasn't approved by the UN but they still went for it.

[@JuanPeron007]

Yep.. You have a Good memory man

[@xS146roar]

But Servia did the genocide

[@jamesbissonette]

@@xS146roar sure blud 😂💀

[@kiraxproductions3852]

Bro my grandfathers story is the most crazy. He was right in the middle of this he was in every world newspaper in the 60’s as the leader of the zapatista, Marcantonio Diaz-Infante for going to the U.N. with 75 signatures to overthrow Mexican government. He was in Mexico in 1956 when Fidel Castro and Che Guevara went to Mexico to ask for help from the zapatistas, my grandfather did all the gun running and training. My grandfather was CIA the whole time. He was in the US military and was on the USS Indianapolis, and part of the Bataan death march. I have a picture of my grandfather and jfk that i was shown to as a kid, and was told my grandfather helped lead the bay of the pigs. Years later i find out the other name for the bay of the pigs was operation Zapata, go figure lol. After my grandfather actually died in 1988 my family was raided by feds none stop.

[@TheRealZeke2003]

Hey you're the Patreon guy. Thanks for sponsoring quality channels

[@hyperactvehuman]

Thank you for covering this! You are a treasure.

[@kingace6186]

By the end of this video, I realized how powerful the lesson was. You are completely on point about how the political-military machine that enabled illegal wars (Mexican-American, Spanish-American, Philippine-American Wars + Cuban Cold War) is still present and a hair-triggers pull away. And the Bush Administration and the 2003 Iraq War was a perfect example to end with. Truly masterful historical storytelling.

[@alexanderthegreat200]

Provoking and sponsoring the Ukraine war, while buying out their fertile land is the latest example

[@dawsonleding7051]

So why would we push for peace in Ukraine? We wouldn't.

[@svcraa0]

@@dawsonleding7051 it’s because the US is pro Nato and anti Russia right now. Selling guns to Ukraine gives them profit. Simple as that.

[@flyingaviator8158]

​@@dawsonleding7051now it's to early to tell. But therr are already some evidents that the US is strongly involved in the war im Ukraine. The exploding gasline aswell as krim escalation was based on US motion

[@th3comb1ne13]

@@dawsonleding7051 Putin has violated every peace agreement with Ukraine since the 90’s.

[@neko-uy3yg]

Johnny, as someone who has personally had an experience with Betterhelp, please do not promote them. With the amount of damage they’ve done to clients with their irresponsible ways of running their company I genuinely don’t know how they’re still around. Please read up on the class action lawsuit currently lobbied against them!

[@AnisKhalladi]

Damn, breaching confidentiality by selling MENTAL HEALTH data to advertisers??? Welcome to the world of modern capitalism, where even your therapy sessions are being reaped for profit.

[@yohann2768]

I just checked out the lawsuit, this is insane. What they did/do is just disgusting! So basicly you reach out to them bc you are at a bad point in your life and they use infos about your mental health to sell you stuff.

[@PrashantMishra-kh1xt]

Welcome to cruel world

[@BOMBON187]

This should be at the top of the comments list but unfortunately its a sponsor so your comment will probably disappear.

[@weshallbesaved5137]

Was going to share this video..now I won't...these " advertisements " are mostly annoying anyway... remember TV commercials...that's what I liked about internet...no commercials..now they follow you like a dog in heat...if the advertiser doesn't put 5-6 in..the creator puts one in and is paid..I understand making a little profit...for your time and effort...but it losses most people after a while.🥴

[@politicallyawakened]

just as you allude to at the end of this video, operation Northwoods was simply put on the back burner where it stayed until 2001, when it was executed with such accuracy and precision that the Dulles Brothers themselves would have been proud to witness... Great video. Hopefully it doesn't get removed.

[@sbusisombambo145]

Outstanding Journalism. You're bring us intel and sensitive topic. Thank you Johnny.

[@JadenFox]

So well done! And I love the "subtle" suggestion at the end... more false flags... business as usual.

[@john2g1]

This could happen again.... Hold my beer giggity giggity - G. W. Bush

[@oliviercantin5926]

Especially after presenting civilian plane hijacking as a good way to rally the american people for war

[@ConstitutionallyProtectedMedia]

Very subtle but very G haha

[@sumthin5]

911 comes to mind

[@haroldcruz8550]

Twin Towers go boom!

[@majkkello1369]

As a world class chess player G. W. Bush would say: “Loosing two towers doesn’t mean you can’t win against an opponent that isn’t even a correct one”

[@vmafarah9473]

ooof

[@pavelow235]

Missing Dubya I see. He was a good guy [/s], maybe Obama and him should have had that beer together after all.

[@rozinaakter7147]

Bravo bro

[@Max-vp6rq]

Yep, the infamous Twin Towers Gambit also known as the American Gambit.

[@Rudi_Mentary723]

Whats more is only 3k Americans lost their lives. whereas for those 3k people, USA killed millions. Not a fair trade.

[@HustlePOV]

Your content is amazing, happy I was able to find your channel this has been a real treat.

[@user-dm6oq6nh9y]

Your topics are always top notch. You are a true journalist who makes high quality videos. Can't get a better combination!

[@freekick129]

The allusion to Bush and Iraq and 9/11 at the end was beautiful. You didnt outright say it, but you helped people put some pieces together Im sure!

[@AmianteTarvoke]

It would have been better to bring it to the present day and question whether the USA has suddenly become the good guy or if the warmongering in China and Russia is still being pushed by the same ideology.

[@tearsinthesun799]

Bushes and the Clintons brought down the twin towers 😢

[@razbakar7889]

Hahaha!.. was about to type the same thing while perusing through the comments, and there it was!! I loved it too, and was thinking if people had in fact connected the super subtle inferrence made.... Conspiracy or not, it still needs to be put into context as Harris has in this video!!

[@alypha737]

@@AmianteTarvoke that is not even a question us is 100% behind the current war

[@matt2m]

I’ve always said the only conspiracy theory I find feasible is at 9/11 was planned. We trained and gave bin Laden money before all of this.

[@zs5002]

The internet has allowed a lot of Americans to wake up to what our government truly is

[@raheemkhan2007]

Its unavoidable. Any other country in power in place of america woul dbe the same. Its just the way everything in this world works :). Those in power just want more and more.

[@mynameissbu6014]

Too bad many still adores amerikkka.

[@user-sm7qn9oh8v]

WOW - USA have Intelligence! What a CONSPIRACY! Im amazed how some viewers think thats something fascinating, some sort of VICTORY over the DEEP -STATE, the deep concpiracy, how if the CIA attempted something , that we dont even have the full context of it - somehow that shows how bad CIA is ... Im tired of videos pumping out and fueling with copium conspiracy braindead people, refusing to think and analyze.

[@Imunknown7848]

Wake up? Hahahaha more like it allowed propaganda to lie and brainwash people

[@Imunknown7848]

@@raheemkhan2007hahahaha more like an propaganda who people believed in it and start to spread it and brainwash people

[@angelinaoliver5587]

I wished this video were longer. Great video still👌🏾

[@smilodnfatalis55]

Watch your back Johnny 😅 not that you haven't landed yourself on the FBI/CIA/NSA's radar already, but this could really draw their attention. Stay safe man, and keep telling the truth as long as you're okay 🙏🏾

[@ericnicholls3955]

I'm also worried about him. Maybe he should move to Canada for a while.

[@Xyrozen]

@@ericnicholls3955lmao Canada 😂

[@niggachad_1]

​@@ericnicholls3955😂canadan is basically America 2.0 😂 he is only safe in Asia or Middle East from American killers

[@Jay123-yk4pl]

They aren’t worried about him lmao

[@havi8-0-9]

@@ericnicholls3955thats the dumbest shit ive read 😂 cia dont give a fuck if they will kill their own on “their land” i doubt they give a fuck about Canada

[@bounzl4200]

That ending transition from saying it could happen again to the announcement of the Iraq war is chilling…

[@erenjaeger1738]

Yk that's what happening with Ukraine rn USA want ukraine XD

[@fancytorchh]

It is understandable why WMD were not discovered during the invasion of Iraq...

[@AmianteTarvoke]

@@erenjaeger1738 The US doesn't "want" Ukraine, they're just using them as disposable cannon fodder to weaken Russia. What they want is instability everywhere else in the world so they can make money off the wars they monger.

[@curtisthomas2670]

This wasn't only done at home, but many "terrorist" acts against many other countries were also done by the US

[@lenowoo]

07:01 all those thing are pretty much already a terrorist act

[@osheridan]

Such as the original 9/11 in 1973 Chile, which was backed and sewn by America.

[@osheridan]

​@@gags730Well, what Russia is doing in Ukraine is illegal and riddled with war crimes. But it's also not a justification for America's own atrocities

[@kingdomross8974]

​@osheridan I have learned one thing in history, and in the present time, is who ever has the most power throughout most of time have always done bad things.

[@dingus6317]

@@kingdomross8974 The winner gets to write history that's why its called his story

[@user-on2bd4jf3c]

Your videos are really good. Been watching you for a long time. This is one of your best ones. Got my mind really thinking after.

[@miqdadmustansir1669]

That intro audio had no business going that hard, great video

[@AsYouLikelt]

Why do you speak in TikTok cant?

[@beanscollections2020]

The saddest part seems to be that many Americans eventually knew 9/11 was modernized "Operation Northwoods" and we do nothing about it.

[@filipinordabest]

Thing is that there is no realistic proof to point that 911 was an inside job. It does not help that all figureheads who push for 911 being an inside job ... literally all of them which I've seen, are women-haters, Jew-haters, antivaxxers, and ... weirdly enough, all saying that Russia is right in invading Ukraine.

[@vhufeosqap]

A sad aspect is that people are easily convinced by arguments that have no evidence. The 9/11 conspiracy lovers don’t care if things are true. They know they don’t trust the world around them, they don’t trust the government (not a bad thing), and want to feel like they are the ones who understand the crazy world. It’s not a complex event that goes back the Sayyid Qutb, bin Laden, Ayman Zawahri,Saudí Arabia and fundamentalist Islam ,and the war against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan… you don’t need a big book of history and evidence all you need is one simple theory. Lawrence Wrights “the looming tower” is a great book to leads up is about alqaeda and the attacks and lots of other important background.

[@davidmoore5004]

Right, everytime 9/11 comes around people are reaffirmed by the event by saying "Never forget" we are so gullible

[@xS146roar]

​​@@davidmoore5004 I think US government just allowed them to do that. pretending to not know about the attack plan . And didn't prevent it

[@AsYouLikelt]

@@davidmoore5004never forget. That bush did 811.

[@johnnyharris]

The music for this video, created by our in house composer Tom Fox, is available on our music channel, The Music Room! Follow the link to hear this soundtrack and many more: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKOkdmCgqL91Zqc

[@fearfactar]

zamn

[@cyborgtuna879]

amazing production quality. it’s like visual cake.

[@wondez3321]

Thank you . Always amazing

[@travelbug802]

Johnny is going to have to start watching his back if he keeps making such powerful, insightful and well viewed videos about America's dirty past....

[@bo60---3]

Not only past they’re still doing the same shit in the Middle East and Africa

[@kiduallno]

I thought this exact same thing. I hope he never "disappears".

[@nosihi3115]

It’s more dangerous to speak out against mormonsism

[@blackhat6345]

actually it is not the past. the present is even worse. the people who were lobbying back then, are now in power, especially after they killed JFK. They taught whoever came/comes after JFK that it HAS to be their way or you are gonna get a bullet in your head in mid-day and nobody will ever know who it was, let alone be sued and judged.

[@blackhat6345]

@@natdl691 if it were you and I who decide that. Unfortunately, the US mafia is ruthless.

[@uptheirons726]

This is seriously one of the best channels on KZbin. Real topics, excellent reporting and journalism.

[@dawsonleding7051]

One of my favorites as well.

[@Rudi_Mentary723]

He talks about how his own country is responsible for half the world's issues. Now I just wish Britishers did the same, then we'd have accountability for the other half of the world's issues

[@almightysosa3007]

I like Johnny’s videos too but you gotta watch out for some of that WEF bs he talks about because he is bought and paid for even though he doesn’t like to mention it. Sorry to break it to you but betterhelp ad revenue isn’t what gets these videos made. It’s the world economic forum pushing their agenda

[@JuanPeron007]

Yep

[@JuanPeron007]

@@Rudi_Mentary723 Hahaha... The British have been WAY better brainwashed. They're also way better at controlling information coming in and out of the country. It would be so much harder for a Brit to actually believe that they're country could ever do something evil, that was totally unnecessary.

[@maxbroomi8241]

Jonny, happy 4th man!! I would like to see if you’d be able to make a video on sea laws and how the have shaped maritime boundaries til now. Thanks have a great day.

[@WildXstElementZ]

I was thinking, you should definitely do a video on gaddafi

[@chrislane3228]

I wish this had been an hour long.

[@Popperonii]

After seeing the extent of this proposed mission, there is no doubt in my mind that most of the things I've heard that justified us invading other countries is all a lie. 9/11, Afghanistan, etc. It all makes sense now, or at the least, doesn't sound so "crazy".

[@WideAwakeHuman]

It was all 100% a lie- I really thought it was all conspiracy theories until I watched COVID unfold and immediately realized we were blatantly being lied to and literally everyone around me was going along with the narrative - then I started questioning everything and surprise, the govt has been totally controlled since WW2

[@kaykayakanewsheep]

Disney has us thinking villains are always dark and have scary music when they walk in the room. But no, they like politicians

[@t.m.2415]

"Proposed"

[@jesse76th96]

look at it like this. The Government isn't outright lying they just aren't telling people ALL the facts and are using emotional propaganda to get you to side completely with them. Before 9/11 most people in the US never even heard of Iraq Afghanistan so why should they care. The US media will give people very skewed reasons to care. Was the middle east war about restoring peace and finding weapons of mass destruction? No. Wars are almost always about oil and money.

[@connors7066]

@@choasisgoatedyeah but notice that it’s no longer terrorist attacks happening every week. It’s mass shootings. Seems like the government has changed their agenda. They failed at their goal in the Middle East so it’s now “let’s ban guns by making a bunch of masss shootings”

[@jevitigre]

Dont mess with El Comandante!

[@rareforareasontv]

I’m late to your channel, but YOU and YOUR team are amazing! Thank you 🫡✊🏾✊🏼

[@ianmastin]

Would love to see a video covering other attempts at similar "false flag" operations... if its been attempted once it will be again.

[@4riel]

His video titled "The USA Loves To Meddle In Other Countries" is a good start

[@urmomgaynoob2746]

Lavon Affair, USS Liberty

[@pdb1298]

I'd like to see his thoughts on the USS liberty.

[@MacrosFTW]

9/11

[@kamel418]

The plan was way too similar to 9/11. Don’t forget the US terrorist invasion on Iraq too. If you think about it, almost every US invasion is like that.

[@me5ng3]

The US doing these things (see Iraq) while also condemning Russia for its war on Ukraine is what is fueling these acts of aggression and the Russian propaganda. If one superpower can do it, then all of them can. As someone from a small insignificant country that has always been wedged between East and West, I feel this. Both acts of war are despicable and have absolutely no justification. In a perfect world, the superpowers wouldn't try to pull off this shit. But here we are.. again

[@thulyblu5486]

That argument 'The Americans do it too' always strikes me as odd since it seems to acknowledge that it's morally wrong... and apparently that's why they wanna do it, too. Arguably it makes the ones making that argument slightly more evil since the others at least they know they shouldn't and don't wanna advertize. At the very least both are equally despicable.

[@needtau4138]

Fr the world would be much more peaceful if Russia didn't invade Ukraine.

[@Black_CoreyNFin]

Everything Bush did was terrible. One of the worst presidents in US history. That said, the US got 9/11-ed. In the eyes of the rest of the world, at the time, there was a lot of sympathy for the US. Russia is just blatantly trying to conquer their neighbor.

[@officialflorint]

It’s not about war. It’s about making sure the enemy isn’t building camp right infront of your door and taking neighbors in too. „enemy“ is a word I don’t like to use but I think it’s fitting for back then.

[@officialflorint]

Russia Straight up invaded with justification nowhere near as good as what the military Bros in the video had…

[@sudorelabs4901]

Hey Jonny, hope u are well. Been a fan for a number of years! Could I kindly ask that we have more longer videos! The 20min segment is cool and great for short bite sizes... but it always feels like there could have been more, and find myself looking else where for that topic. 🤔 just a thought

[@arch3ddraftsman]

Excellent as always

[@youngmicrowave127]

This video is waaaayy too short. Please do an extended video which also covers the time the US intervened when Russia planned to set up a base in Cuba. I really admire your videos and the way you narrate it. You are crazy good bro!

[@needtau4138]

I don't care about Cuba lmao, give me more videos on bread and geography.

[@lilomorales6181]

​@needtau4138 then don't watch anything that is not bread- or maps-related? It's that simple.

[@helixyoung4562]

@@jakel8627Russia paid the debts owned by Soviet Union and inherit the pro and cons that happened as Soviet Union It’s Russia

[@havi8-0-9]

@@needtau4138no one cares about your opinion weeb go back to crunchy roll or something

[@tuckersmoak6632]

and the US government is still doing this very thing today.

[@officialflorint]

They do whatever they have to for the U.S. and other countries to not become North Korea. And that’s a good thing :)

[@justinaugustine7234]

US government aint gonna apologise for fighting commies

[@vhufeosqap]

vague and nebulous

[@csed871]

Genius way to make a more recent point

[@mohamedkassim8670]

Great videos wish you went deeper. Won’t mind if you have 1h video I think me and a lot of people will still hear you out.

[@dopeinfo3751]

Basically, Cuba was lucky enough to not experience what Iraq have.

[@elshanks1578]

All you need is an event. Plan an attack in your own country and blame a scapegoat. Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11 yet they got invaded regardless

[@Kannot2023]

It was luckily enough to experience a communist regime, who starves it's population

[@EliTecapture-ru3vw]

To be fair Cuba didn't try to genocide their minorities and neighbors and assassinate the leader of the free world.

[@haroldcruz8550]

The US tried and failed, they couldn't invade Cuba directly because of the USSR.

[@vmafarah9473]

They used media to help to invade. that happend in iran. people who protested against saddam for his small autonomical doings, later knew saddam was good and better.

[@johnhinn448]

Why this channel hasn't 100M subs. ❤ what a research bruh 🙏

[@felixneeleman9816]

I love your video's. Every day I learn something new through your critical journalism and work. Keep up It up bro👍

[@thijmenvanede9521]

Thank you Johnny! You are an excellent filmmaker, reporter, and writer

[@hannahdonan5185]

I just want to appreciate the little yellow bar that's consistent through all of his video's during sponsorships. I sometimes watch it, sometimes don't, but its amazing for when I skip the ad and makes the whole video feel way less clickbait-like (although have you seen this content? definitely too much research for clickbait) anyways, I've been subscribed for about a year now and love it! keep it up!

[@anish00paul]

Nice touch at the end there Johnny

[@jannahmuhammed8992]

brilliant video, keep up the good work!

[@NoahStephens]

The difference between a conspiracy theory and a conspiracy is evidence. Good job sharing the evidence, Johnny

[@yousefyaghoobi282]

This video made me rethink who was actually behind the 9/11 attacks

[@redosorio5278]

Yeap. And all the US invasion. You gonna rethink all of it.

[@younesmohammedseghir8939]

i can appreciate harry talking Truth like this and having the Bulls to say this and am really impressed . am just waiting fot that vid of the blue six stars vs the red triangle .

[@BayAreaMike99]

Great editing I feel like I’m watching a cut scene for Call of Duty black ops

[@persimmon93]

It's always interesting to revisit Operation Northwoods from different perspectives. I am glad Johnny touched on this topic. It's a very big revelation that validates alot of possible "conspiracy" theories like 9/11.

[@AsymmetricalCrimes]

No it doesn't. That's called a leap in logic. A rejected CIA plan from the 1960s doesn't mean every terrorist attack after that is an inside job. That's ridiculously stupid.

[@crazycjk]

​@@AsymmetricalCrimesbut that isn't what was said.. Credibility is lent to conspiracy theories when the truth is so wild. Doesn't mean that they are automatically proven as inside jobs

[@YOEL_44]

​@@AsymmetricalCrimesBut the US economy ultimatelly benefited from those attacks, so it's not that far fetched.

[@ikepvp853]

@@AsymmetricalCrimespeople don't make this comparison to all terrorist attacks mostly just 9/11 that being said It is indeed a huge leap to go from this plan to 9/11. However there are direct similarities between this plan and what happened on 9/11, the hijacking of planes, attacks on military buildings (Pentagon) and the change in the american people's view towards war in the middle east. I don't fully believe 9/11 was an inside job but we should at least consider the question Johnny asked at the end. If the US gov had this plan in place could they have done something similar on 9/11?

[@echo5935]

@@ikepvp853they did it just to invade iraq and get oil, and also oust saddam

[@superterrorist]

i just want to say the work that goes into your videos really shows, the production quality is really next level and ive always appreciated that about your channel

[@Afterlife7377]

The Castro family destroyed Cuba forever, we should’ve went there and removed him

[@BeastinlosersHD]

Bruh that outro goes hard

[@spear-_]

You cooked with that outro. We were all thinking of the same person

[@peterkazora5579]

Another awesome documentary, I am always looking out for them. Well done.

[@albertaguilar662]

Thank you so much for making this great video! I remember hearing about this proposed plan way back but I could never find sufficient information about it. Thanks for the great informative video!

[@SW4PN1L]

Nice touch with the last clip, similar performance of deception and lies

[@aavieneshsaravanan752]

Ive been watching ur videos for a while now, very informative. Can you please talk about che guevara???

[@ArborProTriCities]

Jonny! You got steel balls my man! I watched VHS tapes/read articles covering the events of the federal building bomb, produced by individual journalists thet my father received through the mail. Also, on Waco and 9/11. Yeah I have known these tactics for years. I can't really talk about it w/o my peers thinking I'm nuts.❤

[@Jake101G]

There’s a really great podcast called Blowback that covers the entire US-Cuba saga in painstaking detail in its second season. This video would work as a decent intro to that podcast

[@NinjaGru]

Hi Johnny i am a huge fan of your work! Thank you for just doing what you do! Video Idea- A request i have if you can do a video on the press freedom in India, the application of UAPA on journalists and the decline in democracy would be greatly appreciated.

[@NinjaGru]

With your level of research you will be shocked what you will find on what is actually happening today in India

[@DellaWatson-cz3mq]

what's UAPA

[@NinjaGru]

@@DellaWatson-cz3mq it's called the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, passed in 1967. It is now used to silence any voices against the status quo. It's a draconian law to silence dissent.

[@dbharti]

This really rakes up a LOT of questions - 9/11, Iraq, Benghazi....so many questions!

[@GhulamMustafa-je2lx]

The similarities between 9/11 and operation northwoods gave me chills down my spine. P.S it's ok if you make me a conspiracy theorist

[@abhisheklimbu9609]

It's a valid concern.

[@kenlee2923]

Yeah except it isn't a big deal. Instead they wanted to shift this whole thing to Russia or China or any other nation that doesn't bow before them. This is why i do not listen to Americans talk about human rights.

[@christoh4723]

Insane to think if the pilots were US - affiliated.

[@cdogthehedgehog6923]

Youre a conspiracy theorist.

[@saidiluvubutilied]

So is it also plausible that JFK's rejection of this operation likely led to his assassination?

[@adventurefaps9571]

Duh. No president is allowed to go against the state apparatus.

[@danielcaba75]

Thats what a lot of people think. That he was killed by the military bc of their disagreements.

[@Imunknown7848]

@@danielcaba75that means a military coup against Kennedy?

[@AmericanDiscord]

A CIA operation in coordination with the mob with Oswald as the fall guy that gets murdered before being able to blow any holes in the story. Kinda like Epstein suiciding himself when all the cameras magically stop working.

[@tsarnicholasiiiofthegreatr5578]

That and not sending more troops to Vietnam

[@killarsharma8123]

bro next level editing

[@nealj3d]

I love your videos.... keep up the good work.

[@PatRiot-le7rd]

Thanks for your continued bravery and integrity in raising awareness of these topics, Johnny.

[@SubvertTheState]

He's altering history. And everyone is eating it up. Is the CIA "senior military leaders"? And when he plays the voice of John F Kennedy while saying : "Why would our leaders unleash terror attacks on US citizens?" Because he is supposed to associate JFK with these plans. JFK was disgusted with these plots. He fired Alan Dulles the head of the CIA. The CIA is not the US. They are not accountable to Congress and therefore not accountable to our elected leaders. Johnny Harris is a Limited Hangout. He gives information about US past crimes, but in a way which would be acceptable to his editors. He even changed the title of his video about US Coups from "US Coups and Assassinations" to something about "Foreign Operations". That's called "Public Relations" or Propaganda. He is the best manipulator I've seen on KZbin, even doing videos sponsored by the World Economic Forum.

[@DoctorChained]

Bravery? The US isn't Russia. Operation Northwoods can be read by any American who knows what Wikipedia is. How brave.

[@SubvertTheState]

@@DoctorChained actually would be kind of brave if he got the story right. Harris didn't mention the CIA once. "From the time Fidel Castro assumed control of the Cuban government in 1959 to the end of his leadership in 2008, there were more than 600 assassination attempts made on his life. Less than ten of these attempts were made by the CIA. However, additional discussions about assassinating Castro in an effort to end the regime took place. Until a series of records were declassified, the CIA and other government agencies and officials involved in assassination plans were kept hidden from the public. CIA assassination attempts were previously denied because they went against some of the major principles of the United Nations Charter, to which the US government is bound." I love that this previously quoted article claims that although 600 attempts were made, less than 10 were by the CIA. But that the CIA denied involvement due to International Law haha. How can anyone just believe what the CIA says? They're specialty is literally lying, murdering, theft and propaganda.

[@dreuvasdevil9395]

How is any of this bravery lmao. Everyone loves to shit and spread lies about the government.

[@ps2progamer814]

​@@DoctorChainedlol

[@jondoe9548]

The fact that we get free videos on KZbin by Johnny Harris is truly a gift. 👍👍👍 By the way, may I also remind you the fact that our Native American population in our motherland, the Continent of America before the European Colonizers arrived, was around 15 millions, while the European population in their motherland, the Continent of Europe was around 25 millions. Today, Native American population is 15 million, while the European population, in the Continents of America + Europe, is a staggering TWO BILLION! A shocking sad truth. 😔 In my humble opinion, it's about time to decolonize the Colonized lands, and return it to rightful owners Native American people. Notorious global cardinal crimes the Christian West has committed, and benefited a great deals, such as Slavery & Colonialism had long been over, why on earth is notorious Colonization still lingering on, may I ask? 😔

[@-ManSplainer]

It truly is

[@DellaWatson-cz3mq]

Because like everything else in this world, it's an illusion all you mentioned above is not over, now it's just covertly overt, an oxymoron I know

[@Kevin-ne2mf]

in the end, how you pointed out the iraq thing was exceptional 💯💯💯💯

[@angelin0912hn]

At least they are wise enough to not write it down anymore.

[@FonGomez]

The editing, the story, the animations... SO SPOT ON! Wow

[@NCMcLaren]

I really appreciate these videos and the investigative journalism from your team. Stay safe

[@BOMBON187]

Imagine what will be uncovered about Iraq and Afghanistan in about 10 to 15 years. Sadly there will never be justice against the perpetrators.

[@maki-sy2fr]

More vids like these please 🙏

[@Vinny__212]

The ending scene was so masterfully set-up. Well done. I also like it’s juxtaposition to the credits making it feel like a bonus feature lol

[@martindarmanie6854]

Masterful Editing....

[@jfygt2623]

Hijacked a civilian plane. Hmmm.I heard that somewhere before... Nah, Probably just my imagination.

[@sadafkhalid1996]

You are an amazing storyteller Johnny!!! And your team are equally amazing... I find your videos very informative and educational... I wish you could do a video on Pakistan's current economic crisis.

[@michaelborchard8396]

As a US citizen, it’s hard to stomach how much we’ve been lied to and how even our formal education is so thoroughly propagandized. Thank you for providing us the knowledge and tools we need to take a critical look at past and current events.

[@havi8-0-9]

in reality capitalism an communism is the exact same, i hope we can all work together as race to try an save our planet an species instead of fighting proxy wars

[@GulnaraGirl]

That's why we need protect independent journalism all over the world! ✊ Thanks to this channel! 👏👏👏

[@mcmarkmarkson7115]

Yes even if you disagree with what is said, freedom of speech is the strongest tool of democracy