Overthrow
Amerikā durmārgāla śatābdi
by Stephen Kinzer, Michael Prichard · first published 2006
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Why HN recommends it
Covers many US-backed foreign regime changes across history, not just single incidents. It shifts how readers view US foreign policy and suits anyone curious about that history.
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To better understand this organization and its inner workings i highly recommend the book "Overthrow" by Stephen Kinzer.
on “Secrecy, overclassification, and the the CIA’s hidden history” ↗The US has been organized in over 600 coup d'etats/regime change operations around the world since WWII. A good book on that is Overthrow by Stephen Kinzer: https://www.amazon.com/Overthrow-Americas-Century-Regime-Cha... A book on the CIA regime change attempts in Angola: In Search of Enemies: A CIA Story https://www.amazon.com/Search-Enemies-CIA-Story/dp/039300926...
on “Internet disrupted in Sudan amid reports of coup attempt” ↗…his country's freedom or safety, but government and corporate interests. There's nothing new about that. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Is_a_Racket (by Gen. Smedley Butler) http://www.amazon.com/Overthrow-Americas-Century-Regime-Chan... (by Stephen Kinzer)
on “Bradley Manning's Post-Sentencing Statement” ↗…I think you need to read some history books to find out what the US and western friends were getting up to prior to Bush Jr's time in office. Here's a couple of suggestions: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Overthrow-Americas-Century-Regime-C... https://www.amazon.co.uk/All-Shahs-Men-American-Middle/dp/04... Have a look for books on the US's covert (and slightly less covert) activities in Central and South America.
on “China's global kidnapping campaign may now be reaching inside U.S. borders” ↗Overthrow, by Stephen Kinzer really changed the way I perceive the US position in the world and made me question a lot of things I learned in school. I also really enjoyed Manufacturing Consent, which is prime…
on “Ask HN: Best books you read in the past decade?” ↗Nothing new here... more of the same since many decades. Check http://www.amazon.com/Overthrow-Americas-Century-Regime-Chan... and now Libya and Syria while ignoring the most likely more oppressive US ally Saudi Arabia.
on “Iran to Replace "The Internet" with "Halal Intranet"” ↗Sadly, if you study American history you will find several examples* where hurting US interests has led to CIA led government overthrows. *See the book Overthrow by Stephen Kinzer for an interesting read.
on “Snowden a 'traitor': Andreessen” ↗To anyone interested in this, I'd highly recommend Stephen Kinzer's Overthrow.[1] It covers not just this incident, but many others throughout history when the US has overthrown foreign governments. [1] - https://www.amazon.com/Overthrow-Americas-Century-Regime-Cha...
on “'Coup 53' tells the story of 1953 campaign by MI6 and CIA to oust Iran's leader” ↗"the history is full of US meddling in democratic process of other nations" There's an interesting book about this called Overthrow.[1] [1] - https://www.amazon.com/Overthrow-Americas-Century-Regime-Cha...
on “Vietnam War images from the North Vietnamese side” ↗It wouldn't be the first time...or second, or third, or fourth, or fifth... Source: https://www.amazon.com/Overthrow-Americas-Century-Regime-Cha...
on “El Salvador's Bitcoin use grows but headaches persist” ↗…don’t like labeling them autocratic and dictatorships. Then install their military juntas. See numerous examples like Chile, Ethiopia, Iran etc. Stephen Kinzer has written extensively on this in the book Overthrow: https://www.amazon.com/Overthrow-Americas-Century-Regime-Cha... On overthrowing the Iranian democracy and installing the Shah: https://www.amazon.com/All-Shahs-Men-American-Middle/dp/B00S...? On…
on “How Hong Kong became a police state” ↗