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Part Two: The Dumbest Coup In World History

Behind the Bastards

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Why Did George Bush Want to Buy a Former Coast Guard Boeing 727 for the US?

Simon Man purchased a former Coast Guard Boeing 727 for the United States to use in his coup. His partner Wales had reached out to an American lobbyist Joe Salah who advised them that a four day program of introductions to US officials could be arranged for just 40 grand. There's no hard evidence, but there's a lot of people who think that someone if not the US government at the top level, people in the US government knew about this budding coup and wanted to help it along.

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