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Originally Posted by MadHacker
Do you think the general public was aware what was happening when the CIA supported the dictators that had gained power?
Only difference is that with live media it is now harder to for the government to lie to its citizens and the rest of the world
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Oh yea, in fact our intervention in Central America and support of Pinochet and Marcos was big news. There was a ton of debate in our Congress about the morality of supporting many of these regimes. Look at our Iran-Contra scandal that was a direct result of Congress passing laws which said we would no longer fund certain Governments and anti-communist groups that were known to abuse human rights.