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Not just Cambodia. What Kissinger and Nixon did in Chile in 1973 was a crime that brought untold suffering to the people of Chile. "...[What are we to make of]

Not just Cambodia. What Kissinger and Nixon did in Chile in 1973 was a crime that brought untold suffering to the people of Chile. "...[What are we to make of] President Nixon and Secretary of State Kissinger who, having been emboldened by various multinational corporations such as IT&T and PEPSICO, pursued another attempt to bring down Allende, an attempt which was operated through the White House and even kept secret from the 40 Committee? According to Kissinger, this plan involved a group that was unknown to others ‘and charged with the responsibility of working with the Chilean military in bringing about a coup against Allende.”? They suc- ceeded."[0] [0] "Democracy Versus The National Security State", Marcus Raskin, 1976: https://archive.org/details/democracy-versus-the-national-security-state/page/204/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/democracy-versus-the-national-se...

mjhay 3y ago
We're still doing the same antics. The OAS and State Dept supported the failed (literal) fascist coup in Bolivia, and also the recent one in Peru that has lead to quite a few deaths so far due to police/military brutality. Both were claimed to somehow be about upholding democracy despite strong popular opposition.
- celtoid 3y ago
  Like the old joke goes- Q: Why will there never be a coup d’état in Washington? A: Because there’s no American embassy there.
- missedthecue 3y ago
  The coup attempt in Perú was by a leftist politician, it wasn't some right-wing power grab. Castillo was overwhelmingly voted to be removed from power by democratic means. He flailed and tried to get the military on his side and it didn't work. The current president of Perú is not some installed puppet, it's Castillo's vice president. Saying it was US anti-leftist meddling is baseless conspiracy theory. (I'm Peruvian and live in Perú.)
sillywalk 3y ago
Also the invasion of East Timor, the Bangladesh War (see Blood Telegram)..

mjhay 3y ago

We're still doing the same antics. The OAS and State Dept supported the failed (literal) fascist coup in Bolivia, and also the recent one in Peru that has lead to quite a few deaths so far due to police/military brutality. Both were claimed to somehow be about upholding democracy despite strong popular opposition.

celtoid 3y ago
Like the old joke goes- Q: Why will there never be a coup d’état in Washington? A: Because there’s no American embassy there.
missedthecue 3y ago
The coup attempt in Perú was by a leftist politician, it wasn't some right-wing power grab. Castillo was overwhelmingly voted to be removed from power by democratic means. He flailed and tried to get the military on his side and it didn't work. The current president of Perú is not some installed puppet, it's Castillo's vice president. Saying it was US anti-leftist meddling is baseless conspiracy theory. (I'm Peruvian and live in Perú.)

sillywalk 3y ago

Also the invasion of East Timor, the Bangladesh War (see Blood Telegram)..