This is just a quick appetizer for you that I came across today. I learned of this guy John Perkins watching a documentary a while back. Quite an interesting character. So much in fact that I bought his book Confessions of an Economic Hitman.
According to Mr. Perkins it has been the policy of the intelligence services in the USA to keep out of political overthrows and general power shifts around the globe. This has not stopped them from interacting with these elements from behind the curtain though, because it simply meant that this service was ”privatised” instead. Indeed, companies arose after the succesful overthrow of Mohammed Mossadegh in Iran, because the CIA had to keep their hands clean in the event of an agent getting caught.
Whether or not you buy his story, you should be able to appreciate the honesty of how guerilla fighters could emerge in developing countries. Enjoy.
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