After the disaster at the Bay of Pigs, the US went back to the drawing board. The world was now apprised of their Cuban interests, so officials would have to be much more subtle. A plan was devised by then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer.
Lemnitzer’s plan was quite audacious and included a number of false flag operations meant to paint Cuba as the aggressor. This included hijackings and bombings committed by CIA operatives that would later be blamed on the Cubans. Other proposed actions included the assassination of Cuban immigrants, violence against civilian and US military targets, and the sinking of boats carrying Cuban refugees.
