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TIL In 1975, the US overthrew the democratically elected leader of Australia for his opposition to the war on Vietnam. (www.greenleft.org.au)

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A few more articles on this:

https://newmatilda.com/2020/06/02/john-pilger-on-the-forgotten-coup-against-the-most-loyal-ally/
https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/remembering-november-11-1975-pine-gap-cia-and-coup-remove-whitlam
https://jacobin.com/2021/06/gough-whitlam-australian-labor-party-right-wing-coup-john-kerr
https://workersbushtelegraph.com.au/2019/02/08/the-cia-pine-gap-and-the-coup-that-removed-the-whitlam-government/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHMa-Ba-2Mo

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[-] dessalines@lemmy.ml 28 points 5 months ago

Not going to take any official australian government response at their word, sorry. Their case doesn't hold water if you read any of the articles above.

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