The Dulles Brothers and the Iranian Coup of 1953: Obstinate Leadership and its Domineering Legacy
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LEGACY
The Dulles brothers began a trend in
American foreign policy
where covert violent regime changes came to be seen as tools of diplomacy, and set a
precedent of willful blindness
for American leaders.
Chilean Coup [BBC]
Diane Feinstein, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence [Overt Action]
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