tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598883894140893389.post1828023028244355597..comments2024-01-02T22:01:12.976+00:00Comments on Avedon's Sideshow: Do you want to know a secret?Avedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598883894140893389.post-88853639099285538062016-10-23T20:30:11.066+01:002016-10-23T20:30:11.066+01:00Given that few to none here are going to get aroun...Given that few to none here are going to get around to reading either book based on my endorsements I would suggest, at least, giving a quick look at a sample of this hour long discussion about the Dulleses, you might then find it worth your time to watch it in its entirety. <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Mxw0B8wgoQU" rel="nofollow">[LINK]</a> And if you do make it through that one, consider investing two hours in learning what every American citizen should know about the history of our foreign policy by watching this two part interview. <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9RYSVWppvHk" rel="nofollow">[LINK]</a> <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y7wECccLRec" rel="nofollow">[LINK]</a><br /><br />From Part 2 of the <i>Overthrow</i> interview:<br /><br />[QUOTE] <b>Stephen Kinzer:</b> [51:40] There's one interesting fact that ties together the four coups that were carried out by the CIA (that was Iran 1953, Guatemala 1954, South Vietnam 1963, and Chile 1973) and that is that the CIA station chief in the country had to be fired before we launched the coup because he was against it. Now our CIA station chief is supposed to be the person we pay to know the most about this country, even more than the amabassador. The ambassador is just dealing with diplomacy, the CIA station chief is dealing with reality, is supposed to know everything that is going on above the suface and under the surface.<br /><br />In all four cases where the CIA overthrew a government the CIA station chiefs sent notes back to the United States saying, "Don't do this, this is not going to be in our interest." And so the answer from Washington, "Great, you're fired. We're sending someone in who's for it." So we didn't even trust the judgement of the people we paid to be the greatest number one expert on this country. And what these CIA agents saw that we didn't want to accept was that these operations can succeed in the short rum but in the end they will not only rsult in unhappiness and misery and oppression in the target countries but they will also undermine the security of the United States. [END QUOTE]CMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481861530761114492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598883894140893389.post-70167020621371700362016-10-23T20:10:14.934+01:002016-10-23T20:10:14.934+01:00As I understand it, Noam Chomsky was ever critical...As I understand it, Noam Chomsky was ever critical of Stephen Kinzer's work at the <i>New York Times.</i> Nonetheless, in the matter of "the long history of the United States interfering with [a lot more than] elections," I highly recommend two books by the former foreign correspondent. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Brothers-Foster-Dulles-Allen-Secret/dp/0805094970" rel="nofollow">[LINK]</a> // <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Overthrow-Americas-Century-Regime-Change/dp/0805082409" rel="nofollow">[LINK]</a>CMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481861530761114492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598883894140893389.post-30833828781604744172016-10-19T18:43:03.241+01:002016-10-19T18:43:03.241+01:00Um, the whole post is full of stories that relate ...Um, the whole post is full of stories that relate to secrets - spies, email hacks, trying to hide what's going on, etc. But The section on Amy Goodman ends with the story of the charges being dropped, so that's no longer secret.Avedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598883894140893389.post-89151775844247321682016-10-19T15:42:55.034+01:002016-10-19T15:42:55.034+01:00It's no longer a secret that the charges have ...It's no longer a secret that the charges have been dropped against Ms. Goodman. Is that what you were talking about?Dark Avengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220642215040873632noreply@blogger.com