The pro-Trump insurrection in the Capitol on 6th January shocked the world. But the real novelty of this coup attempt is that it took place on domestic soil. There is a long and bloody history of US-organised coups against governments perceived to threaten the country's economic and strategic interests - but the truth is rarely talked about.

Journalist Vincent Bevins - author of The Jakarta Method (get a copy here!: http://www.thejakartamethod.com - helps us explore a grim history that the US establishment doesn't want you to know about.

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41. The violent coups the US doesn't want you to know about