CIA Influencing of Elections in the Third World

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Business as usual.

[Madisonmaragh]

I was in Panama when Manuel Noriega was overthrown by America. I am wondering what the world would call this?

[Gurra88]

@Madisonmaragh

They overthrew a dictator of their own making, just like Saddam Hussein. He wouldn't follow Washington's orders so they got rid of him.

[OldeLace]

@GeneralKuno not really, but i got best class thesis with this framework so yeah. cool story bruh.

[GeneralKuno]

@OldeLace Have you been taking your Kool-Aid?

[ProphetessTelharesha]

Good interview.

[OldeLace]

@gustavth1 No, this video discusses the possibility of how the CIA movement in the Philippines actually affected, but not necessarily caused, the EDSA I revolution. Ramos and Enrile should not be credited the large part in the yellow revolution because in fact that movement was in the brewing for a long time due to the dictatorship. Real credits should go to the people, the leftist movement, the students, students and middle-class Filipinos who went out to the streets.

[gustavth1]

@Madisonmaragh democraZy

[Thudothwacker]

Wrong 1986 event is a false flag operation. Ninoy Aquino was killed in 1983. Google Iran false flag 1950's. You will see the similarity. Ramos and Enrile is the third force to grab power by force between Marcos/Cory. They have been planning the coup even before 1983. Ramos did it again on Estrada back in early 2000. Because Estrada questioning all contract that Ramos entered into. Not only questionable, but also disadvantageous to the country.

[desirejoseph26]

in Congo,CIA and Belgian intelligence killed Independence Leader Patrice Lumumba,the US President at the time accused Lumumba of being Communist!