Tag: Regime Change
Illegitimate overthrow of Polynesian Queen Lili’uokalani in 1893 marked beginning of more than a century of American regime-change operations
Dear Readers: A short quiz: How did Hawai’i legally become part of the United States? A) Revolution B) Treaty of Annexation C) Plebiscite D) Conquest E) Joint Resolution of Congress F)...
Is the Death of an Innocent Woman Being Exploited to Advance the Goal of Regime Change in Iran?
Elizabeth Sigrun - 6
It certainly looks to be that way—though many liberals and self-proclaimed feminists remain oblivious.
In an era increasingly awash with political instability, the latest protests in Iran are yet another manifestation of the plague of Western imperialism. The sudden death of Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini and the unclear...
Is the CIA Supporting Another Color Revolution in Iran—Like the One that Installed the Shah in 1953?
Jeremy Kuzmarov - 29
CIA offshoot, National Endowment for Democracy, spent $631,500 in Iran in 2021.
In late September, protests erupted in Iran following the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, after she had been arrested by morality police in Tehran purportedly for not wearing the hijab.
Amini died allegedly of a...
CIA Shadow Warrior Covers Up Past as a Mob Hitman in New Memoir Being Celebrated Across the Mainstream Media
John Kiriakou - 4
Sociopaths like Ric Prado rise to leadership positions in rogue agency that acts with utter disregard for the law
If you’ve watched Fox News or CNN or if you’ve read the Washington Post or New York Times over the past two weeks, you will have been told that Enrique “Ric”...
In the 1980s, Samuel K. Doe was the CIA’s boy. He was one of Africa’s worst rulers, who provided bases used for subversion campaigns across Africa and upheld the interests of Firestone Rubber.
When Doe lost his utility, the CIA supported Charles Taylor who helped trigger Liberia’s ruinous civil war in the 1990s.
How U.S. and UK Information-Warfare Fronts Ignited Anti-Government Protests in Belarus
Kit Klarenberg - 4
The at-times fiery protests that raged across Belarus throughout 2020 had largely fizzled out by the time local activist and seeming neo-Nazi Roman Protasevich was dramatically arrested in May this year.
Now, the country has been catapulted back to the top of the mainstream news agenda, with new life breathed...
How Billion-Dollar Foundations Fund NGOs to Manipulate U.S. Foreign Policy: A Case Study from Nicaragua
Rick Sterling - 7
U.S. foreign policy is increasingly promoted by billionaire-funded foundations. The neoliberal era has created individuals with incredible wealth who, through “philanthropy,” flex their influence and feel good at the same time. While these philanthropists can be liberal on some issues, they almost universally support U.S. foreign policy and the...
Classified UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) documents released by hacktivist collective Anonymous raise serious questions about London’s cloak-and-dagger activities in Lebanon, and whether they may have led to the ouster of the country’s government.
Due to Lebanon’s position at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and Arabia, and...