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Scoop Link: Chile, September 11, 1973 Remembered

Scoop Link: Chile, September 11, 1973 Remembered - The Ingredients of a Military Coup

Thirty years ago on September 11, 1973, the Chilean military led by General Augusto Pinochet, crushed the democratically elected Unidad Popular government of Salvador Allende. The objective was to replace a progressive, democratically elected government by a brutal military dictatorship.

The military coup was supported by the CIA. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger played a direct role in the military plot. Michel Chossudovsky was there.

See… The Ingredients of a Military Coup for a full account.

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