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[BEST OF] Chilean Coup of 1973: Salvador Allende, Pinochet, & the CIA

Revolutionary Left Radio

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The CIA and Fatherland and Freedom in Chile

The CIA teamed up with a far right extremist group in Chile. They were outraged at the election of a yanday from the ruling class, from the military and from the far right of Chile. I don't think this idea that Latin Americans are incapable of democracy or self-governance has ever entirely gone away. The language to describe it changes but that sentiment is still there. And we're still living in that legacy today.

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