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Why Would He Help Putin?
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this post was submitted on 05 May 2024
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Are they subject to more scrutiny? What oversight do they have now that they didn't have then? What protections do whistleblowers have when they come out? What consequences do they face if illegal activities are exposed?
Not all of their shady activity was "loud and crazy." The CIA covered up their involvement in Operation Ajax, the 1953 coup against Iran's peaceful and democratic government, until 2013. There are countless examples like that.
I'm not saying they stopped doing fucked up shit. I'm saying they stopped doing weird fucked up shit.