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CIA publicly acknowledges 1953 coup it backed in Iran was undemocratic as it revisits ‘Argo’ rescue (apnews.com)

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[-] alliswell33@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 11 months ago

In it, CIA spokesman and podcast host Walter Trosin cites the claims of agency historians that the majority of the CIA’s clandestine activities in its history “bolstered” popularly elected governments.

“We should acknowledge, though, that this is, therefore, a really significant exception to that rule,” Trosin says of the 1953 coup.

LOL does anyone actually believe this?

[-] sik0fewl@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

I guess they never declassified those ones.

[-] Kuhelika@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 11 months ago

Some certainly does believe this

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