Operation Mincemeat: The Shadow Catalyst for CIA's Dark Age
🕑 Added 2023-06-13 21:55:31 +0000 UTCOn April 30, 1943, in the middle of World War II, a body washed up on the shore of Huelva, Spain. The deceased man was wearing a British military uniform. There was a briefcase strapped to his body containing British and American military secrets.
The man was Major William Martin, a British Royal Marine who was the single victim of a fatal plane crash at sea.
He had just returned from temporary leave in London, where he had gone to the theater and purchased an engagement ring for his fiancee, Pam.
But there was something very strange about Major William Martin.
He didn’t exist.
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Kendon Brawner
Bond was also based off of Roald Dahl. Yes, the author of the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. His story is very interesting too.
Nate
For real. Just bounce out, nobody cares
Nate
If you are so 'upset' why are you here?! No offense, but damn this is cringe to read. Legitimately sound like my 5 year old niece still thinking the world revolves around you 😂. It is completely acceptable for a channel to have sponsors. That is what improves the quality and reach of the channel. The sponsors have not compromised the videos at all. In fact, I think AJ goes above and beyond ensuring the sponsors are relevant. Instead of complaining, create your own channel and run it how you want. Until then; be safe, be kind and know you are appreciated (even with your cringe comments)
Joe Ragu
I love when people feel the need to advertise they are leaving, instead of just…. Leaving!
Axel August
Membership is meant for those who choose to support without solely self-seeking intent, hence the word “support,” not slur or skewer a very hard working man and team. If that’s your singular purpose, by all means cancel TJ. This is a great channel and community, but you certainly have the freedom to cancel as not every video will be your cup of tea, but throwing boiling water via your texted words expecting communication back from the creator isn’t constructive or a demonstration of your support.
Tom Jones
I get the feeling this channel is going more and more towards what I don't like. I couldn't have cared less about this video. Since it was only done, according to the channel, to make money for the sponsor, I probably won't be a member much longer. Really no reason to support a channel that does videos based on what the sponsor wants instead of the audience. Also, haven't seen the channel comment on anything that's posted by the members here or on YouTube. I understand YT, but no reason to ignore members who pay here.
Mike Witkowski
@tomjones it’s not unusual to be loved by anyone…
Tom Jones
Also, the movie Operation Mincemeat from 2021 is well done to those that want to watch a drama about it.
Tom Jones
I understand the need for sponsors, but not thrilled you change your format to get them. This video isn't something I'd normally be interested in. As a patreon member, I'm not happy about the decision. I support based on the quality of this channel. But when you start to change who you are because you're chasing money, it damages the channel. Food for thought.
John Hobart
I hope to Fk that Andrew’nCrew have some 24/7/365 armed security with some of the topics that have come out. After watching Dr. Greer’s presentation last weekend, and the shadow military and government that exists….we have to protect the world’s assets for the citizens, one of them being the Why Files.
kayden plummer
Awesome episode, I got to cut back on smoking I keep forgetting about this app lol.
Becky Ward
He didn’t debunk it because it’s all true. The cia did *all* of that, all the the foreign governments that we’ve overthrown for one reason or another, they killed Kennedy, mk ultra… the unibomber was a mk victim, everything he mentioned in this video AND WAY MORE is true.
Julia Fox
This was great and I really liked your segue into talk about current Disclosure and Whistle-blowers AJ
Joe Ragu
Didn’t someone make a movie on this operation? I’m Almost positive?
Michael Monroe
Well done, AJ. Remember to get some rest. We'll all be here for ya on the other side of well-deserved vacations etc.! (No, that doesn't mean you look tired or anything, don't worry.)
Brian Mcandrew
Really interesting topic. You crushed it as always!
Tonya Downing
So scary
Duce
AJ- Another homerun! Dude! lol!
Patch
Really interesting.. enjoyed this one.
Lenny
Cory DeGarmo
My father was in 5th SFG during Vietnam and apart of the CIA’s Phoenix Program. He didn’t talk about it much but he did talk about being on what he called a “wet team”. I immediately said, did you work in water? He said. The called it wet because it got bloody. 🫣
Becky Ward
Anyone else officially scared for AJ & heckle after seeing this episode??😬 Nothing I didn’t already know about the cia, but they don’t like people airing their dirty laundry like this.
Wendaruth
Great point! You are probably right…👻
BuzDarkken
Great episode. Tying together Operation Mincemeat and how it links to the CIA was very informative. Thanks
Kevin Via
Another one I'd not heard of. Great Job AJ and Team!!!!
Bobbie Zarate
I've heard of Operation Mincemeat, but this is definitely next level!! Great job, WF? Team😎
MikeD
My first introduction to TWF was "The Dog Suicide Bridge" about a year back, although a year after it premiered. It's the blend of stories, including paranormal, UFOs, religion, science and history that makes TWF's compelling. That's why I particularly enjoyed this week's story as it's a reminder of the diverse story topics AJ and team can mine.
Jim Hoffman
lol Ivor was my dad's name. I was almost named "Ivor Jr." Thank God my mom said no way in hell. :)
Mary Jo Doering
love all your videos
Todd Evans
Hooked to The Why Files like a crackhead! If I could, I’d be knocking on your door at 3am asking for another episode! Awesome work!
Nikki G_0
If the CIA gets him there won't be any bail, he'll just vanish into the ether.
NorthwoodsJen
Awesome!!
thormusique
Brilliantly covered story! I'm so glad you've had the temerity to be able to tie it to subsequent history like that. Unfortunately, it's all so, so true, and something we should all heed. Cheers!
Andy Mavridis
So informative! really enjoyed
Darlene Liberty
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Scott Crawford
Great episode as always. I'd love to see an episode covering Project Fugo or the Japanese Balloon Bomb program during WW2.
SGW4K
I'll be waiting forever.. can't post to Australia 🤣
SGW4K
True, this was a breath of fresh air, not that I don't like the paranormal and alien stuff.
SGW4K
War, espionage, James Bond, corpse with fake identity... 😱this had it all! Very well put together and nothing really debunkable.. is that a word? 🤣 Thanks team, awesome as always 👍👍👍
James Winn
Brilliant content as always 👏🏼👏🏼. The CIA is for sure responsible for a slue of evil deeds. Many even on its own citizens.
Sibyle
Awesome episode! Every week just gets better! Much love crew.
Bryan Gordley
Really enjoyed learning about this interesting piece of history. Personal I would love to see more history-focused episodes. I’m sure there’s plenty of “why”s hidden out there.😁
William Rigby
Very cool episode, but like the moves did this episode have to be approved by the CIA? lol dangerous ground to cover but needed to be said. We need more Hecklefish sounds on Discord!! “Everyone needs a corpse guy” had me dying lol
Jason Spencer
DAMN! You knocked this one out of the park! Great history and the way you made that story relevant to today was flawless. You should be proud of this one.
W
Loved it as always!
Keri Holmes Rojas
I'm still waiting for the Hecklefish stuffed toy...
Whiskey Tango-Foxtrot
my buddy bought the crab cat shirt. I can't let him outdo me.
Deirdre a greene
Allways loved the man who never was.
MyCookie
Good episode AJ! I was hoping you'd end on the re-introduction of the Smith-Mundt Act in 2012, but I realize it may have been a bit too dark to end on. Everyone should take some time to be familiar with it (and the original from the '40s), it just so happens to coincide with the beginning of the madness of this decade. https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/5736 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith%E2%80%93Mundt_Act
Julia Fox
Nice dovetailing with current National Press Club 2.0 revelations.
Julia Fox
Amazing detailed story telling- you’ve aced it Aj and Hecklefish!
Melissa Taylor
Excellent... I never knew this. Thank you.
B. Roxy Rogers
Great episode! I love that Ian Fleming was in this covert op and that you included him in the story. I used to tick people off by telling them the Bond character and franchise were nothing like the Author intended, which was true until Daniel Craig played Bond. Craig's Bond was the character Fleming wrote, or as close as anyone has come to it, IMO, but I had no idea that character was a composite of people Fleming knew during the war. At the end of AJ's narration, given recent events, when you mention U.S. population demanding more accountability from the CIA, my SF/F author brain kicked my news brain to the curb, and I immediately wondered what their retrieval program looks like. gah. Thanks AJ, HF, and WF Team for another great episode!
Carl E Houston
Great story... well presented, Thanks!
Tommy Williams
Good too have a corpes
Murph
Nice work. Read about this story before. Very interesting.
Cleave Bourbon
Woo, fear the CIA...uh..crabcat!!
Jason Wagner
Gen Xer here. I’m with you. I love the WWII and Catholic stories. I was raised catholic and now I’m atheist. This was a great break from all the alien/monster stuff. Im right in your sweet spot, keep ‘em coming
Wendaruth
As always, fantastic episode! Keep on exposing truths. We will raise bail money 😂😂😂
John Edgeworth
Another great episode! I read a book a few years back called " the man who never was" and last year saw "Operation Mincemeat" which was excellent. They had a part in the movie about the Germans finding out about the operation but this "secret German organization was trying to over through Hitler and help convince Hitler that the Greece information was true. Anyway, I will bring it up in the after-show for discussion! Thanks Again for Great Work!
Michael Young
You can watch Operation Mincemeat on Netflix. The movie is a good one and puts you in the middle of the story.
Jeff Okeson
Great story! Another fine effort AJ & Co.! Keep 'em comin'!
Kevin Heidler
Oh boy, you're walking a thin line with this one. You might want to get a food tester. 'F'- in' fisherman almost made me do a spit take!
Unkown Novelist
Oh, another idea: Technology Suppression. Are there actors, groups, or powerful elites who are actively working to suppress the development of technology? It has long been alleged that the development of green technology and electric vehicles were actively suppressed and/or bought out and buried by the fossil fuel industry. However, is this true also in other technological sectors? If we examine the technological growth and development from the 1940s to the early 1970s - we went from flying propeller airplanes to landing on the moon in less than 30 years. It strikes many people odd that all technological development has seemingly halted since the late 1980s except for in the IT industry. Is this on purpose, and if so, who and why would this be?
Unkown Novelist
Amazing video! Thanks a bunch! How about a 2 or 3 part series of secret societies and their controversies and conspiracies surrounding them? We often hear how Illuminati, Freemasons, Bilderberg Group, and Bohemian Grove ties in with dubios agendas such as "The New World Order", and manipulates NGOs such as The World Economic Forum, etc.
Elak Swindell
Did you get Little Platoon's vocal assistance with this episode? That dialog at 4:20 sounded just like him.
John Hobart
Well I sure hope AJ has some good security after this one. This was awesome as usual
Omar
Super interesting episode...loved it. Gives us more.
Jeremy Shorter
I could swear you did portions of this before, but the tag for the CIA shaping up is a nice touch. I never mind a revisit to a classic piece by The Why Files. 😁 Great stuff, as always, Mr. Hecklefish. Your human seems like a pretty good bloke, too… 😅
Thomas Ford Hardin
Thanks for being brave enough to tell the truth about the CIS
Rick Glisson
Your talent in producing these stories is amazing. Well done indeed.
Lachesis Ember
It's good to have a Corpse Guy!
Sandra Childress
I love history, especially WWII history and have always loved this story… for anyone interested there’s a pretty good movie about it called… well… Operation Mincemeat. Thank you as always, another awesome story and a little spot of peace & self care for my day! 💙
Paula Unger
Another stunning piece. Love your channel so much! Intelligent, stimulting and valuable work. Going to share this when you publish on Friday :)
Nicholas A Preator
Another great episode!! Good work to the whole team!!
Nikki G_0
AJ, another great episode. I hadn't heard of Operation Mincemeat before. Very interesting how it led to the modern day CIA, but AY Chihuahua, you're brave pulling off their mask like this. Stay frosty my friend!
Helle
Another excellent episode! A big thank you to everyone for all the hard work you do. 🦀😸
Peter Anniko
Fantastic job! Though I had heard about this operation before it was interesting to hear the details involved - Thanks
Daniel Grisham
I really liked this episode! That being said, if any Why Files episode is likely to be demonetized this is it. Hopefully AJ doesn't get CIA black bagged and disappeared....and I hope I'm joking 😂
VolCanixWorx Sadie
Ayyeeee that was dope!
Ed Keighron
Awesome
Paula Unger
How is the talking plushy coming along? Because, "I tried to make air quotes but my fins wouldn't bend", needs to be on it!
Paul Vest
Hey. I got my conspiracy theory shirt last week. It's great!!
Scott Langevin
F*@k those fishermen. 🤣
The Why Files
Whole video runs 28:21, but the 2 minutes are Patreon credits. So if it's cutting off at 28:00, you're not missing anything. (Except maybe seeing your picture scroll by)
The Why Files
Yep. Patreon request.
MikeD
Ran 28:21 for me.
Drew Lane
Yes!!!! ;) love being a Patron! Thanks AJ and team! You’re awesome. :)
Paul Vest
Does it stop at 28 minutes for anyone else?
Michael Denton
This is a excellent video, best deception ever .. great job!
MikeD
Just started watching now. Looks like a good one. Also, another one I hadn’t heard about previously. Those are often the best.
Sway Dominguez
Is this, this weeks "why files" episode?
Robert Harry
Love the content AJ, you are brilliant!
John Hobart
Oh HELL YES . I freakin love you guys.