Tag: USA

• September 12, 2023

  Kissinger’s Secret Memo to Nixon on Chile

  Let’s talk realpolitik. This is an internal memo dated November 4, 1970 from Henry Kissinger to President Nixon telling him to reject the State Department’s recommendation that the U.S. seek a modus vivendi with Chile’s newly elected President, Salvador Allende. In an eight-page secret briefing paper, Kissinger emphasized to Nixon that “the election of Allende…
• September 6, 2023

  Downing Street Memo – Fixing the Facts on Iraq!

  United Kingdom, Matthew Rycroft, Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, Cabinet Minutes of Discussion, S 195/02, July 23, 2002 SOURCE: Printed in The Sunday Times, May 1, 2005 These notes offer insight into the attitude of the Bush administration toward regime change, the UN route, and propaganda efforts. The document contains the now-notorious statement in…
• August 25, 2023

  The Battle for Iran – CIA History

  The CIA routinely prepares histories of important operations for use by future operatives. Let’s take a quick look at the CIA’s The Battle for Iran, author’s name excised, undated (c. mid-1970s) Though no date is given, judging from citations in the footnotes The Battle for Iran was written in or after 1974. It is marked “Administrative –…
• April 5, 2023

  NSC-124: US Objectives in Southeast Asia

  Hi! Here’s an interesting document from the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952-1954, East Asia and the Pacific, Volume XII, Part 1. NSC-124 – Report to the National Security Council by the Executive Secretary, Top Secret, Washington, June 25, 1952 Statement of Policy by the National Security Council on United States Objectives and Courses…
• April 3, 2023

  NSC-48: US Post-War Policy in Asia

  Hi. Here’s another interesting document from the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1949, The Far East and AustraAsia, Volume VII, Part 2. NSC-48 – The Position of the United States With Respect to Asia A Report to the President by the National Security Council, Top Secret, NSC 48/2Washington, December 30, 1949. Conclusions: Our basic…
• March 9, 2023

  How the U.S. Supported the 1964 Brazilian Military Coup

  The 1964 Brazilian coup d’état was a series of events in Brazil from March 31 to April 1 that led to the overthrow of President João Goulart (Jango) by members of the Brazilian Armed Forces. Goulart took office with full powers in 1963, and during his rule several problems in Brazilian politics became evident, as…
• March 3, 2023

  NSC 5412 – Covert Operations

  Here’s an interesting little document that we should all be familiar with. National Security Council Directive 5412: Covert Operations 1) The National Security Council, taking cognizance of the vicious covert activities of the USSR and Communist China and the governments, parties and groups dominated by them, (hereinafter collectively referred to as “International Communism”) to discredit and defeat…
• December 16, 2022

  Castro and Revolutionary Justice

  From the Foreign relations of the United States, 1958-1960. Cuba. Volume VI, 1958-1960 Cuba is criticized for “Revolutionary Justice”. Castro’s responds on 22 January 1959: Editorial Note 238: The rally, held in front of the Presidential Palace and attended by approximately 500,000 people, lasted 5 hours. The main speaker was Fidel Castro, who spoke for…
• December 16, 2022

  Cuban Embargo and the Hippocratic Oath

  In May of 1998, Atul Gawande wrote an article on Slate where he outlined the human cost of the crippling U.S. embargo on Cuba. While he made an effort to highlight the wrongs of the embargo, he still managed to justify the “pain and death” which it produces. Because, of course he did! It’s conceivable…
• May 20, 2022

  Bush Confesses to “Unjustified and Brutal Invasion of Iraq”

  Here’s a shockingly real clip of former U.S. President George W. Bush giving a speech on May 18, 2022, where he discussed Russian’s invasion of Ukraine and accidentally confessed the truth we all already happen to know: Quote: Russians elections are rigged. Political opponents are imprisoned or otherwise eliminated from participating in the electoral process.…