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No, it isn't extremely narrow. It is based on the truth, as shown in the article. What purpose has the CIA served other than business interests and anti-sociali

No, it isn't extremely narrow. It is based on the truth, as shown in the article. What purpose has the CIA served other than business interests and anti-socialist ops (tied to business interests, can't have your oil fields nationalized by the local savages after all)? How did allying with former SS commanders and other Nazis help the people? How did them stealing children from Cuba help the people? How did them supporting Cuban exiles ongoing terrorism help the people? How did Gladio ops killing any sort socialist movements in Europe help the people? Maybe you should take a second to realize a lot of 'anti-american talking points' are actually valid criticisms of a corrupt and deranged government.

bayesian_horse 5y ago
Wikipedia has a slightly more balanced take on the "stealing Cuban children" story. I'm not denying the CIA did horrible things. But just to be devils advocate: Yes, you can derive benefits from Nazi war criminals. In these cases, during that time period it was vital to know what the intentions and capabilities of the Soviet Block were. They did have expansionist intentions, and they even had plans to invade much of western Europe. That sometimes gets forgotten... Most of the governments the CIA acted against have been much more "deranged and corrupt" than any US government. And you should be glad for this.
- whydoibother 5y ago
  The Nazis gave bogus info and were used to kill and torture countless people. You lose any moral high ground when you ally with psychopaths like that and are no better than they are. The US had plans to invade Russia, Cuba, and pretty much any place they could think of. That is irrelevant. And to your last point, I disagree. I know also that lots and lots of people in other countries disagree. Why do you think the US is hated so much globally?

bayesian_horse 5y ago

Wikipedia has a slightly more balanced take on the "stealing Cuban children" story. I'm not denying the CIA did horrible things. But just to be devils advocate: Yes, you can derive benefits from Nazi war criminals. In these cases, during that time period it was vital to know what the intentions and capabilities of the Soviet Block were. They did have expansionist intentions, and they even had plans to invade much of western Europe. That sometimes gets forgotten... Most of the governments the CIA acted against have been much more "deranged and corrupt" than any US government. And you should be glad for this.

whydoibother 5y ago
The Nazis gave bogus info and were used to kill and torture countless people. You lose any moral high ground when you ally with psychopaths like that and are no better than they are. The US had plans to invade Russia, Cuba, and pretty much any place they could think of. That is irrelevant. And to your last point, I disagree. I know also that lots and lots of people in other countries disagree. Why do you think the US is hated so much globally?