The CIA: Forgotten History

About this book

Is the United States a force for democracy? This overview of US foreign policy presents an impressive catalog of cases showing how, since World War II, the CIA has helped engineer the downfall of legitimate, democratically elected governments throughout the world. Covering US interventions in more than fifty countries, this book describes the grim role played by the United States in overthrowing governments, perverting elections, assassinating leaders, suppressing revolutions, manipulating trade unions, and manufacturing “news.”