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Kid Berwyn

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4. Henry Kissinger on democracy in Chile...

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Fri Oct 1, 2021, 07:57 AM

Oct 2021

“I don't see why we need to stand by and watch a country go communist due to the irresponsibility of its people. The issues are much too important for the Chilean voters to be left to decide for themselves.”

Source: https://www.tni.org/es/node/13324

So Nixon and Henry ordered CIA director Helms to overthrow President Allende. Gee. That sounds exactly like how the GOP oligarchs feel about democracy in the USA today!

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2 old rightwing yale donors want prestigious program taught "the way Henry Kissinger would" [View all] Demovictory9 Oct 2021 OP

If the class was retitled "Wat Crimes and the Criminals who Commit Them" that would be Comfortably_Numb Oct 2021 #1

These two geezers want the professors to teach in big handlebar mustaches holding buggy whips ... marble falls Oct 2021 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2021 #6

Kissinger is why i came to be against all Nobel Prizes for politicians Tetrachloride Oct 2021 #3

Henry Kissinger on democracy in Chile... Kid Berwyn Oct 2021 #4

The fact he and David Rockefeller were behind the Shah Boomerproud Oct 2021 #5

Fuck that war criminal and his sycophants. Autumn Oct 2021 #7