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by luizlopes 3534 days ago
> government uses corporations to do what government cannot do, and corporations use government to do what corporations cannot do.

I can't remember where I read, or heard this. However, it made sense to me.
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paavokoya 3534 days ago
The CIA is an arm of US corporate interests that carries out missions to benefit US corporate interests abroad.
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aisofteng 3534 days ago
That's a ridiculous claim. Do you have any evidence of that?
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dredmorbius 3534 days ago
Guatemala (1952-54) and Iran (1953) both come to mind. United Fruit and Anglo-Iranian Oil -- the latter a British firm, but with distinct US interests. Cuba (Bay of Pigs) and US sugar, alcohol, and tobacco interests.

Almost certainly Sukarno (Indonesia), though that nominally had Communist concerns as well. Indonesia was a source of oil, natural gas, tin, copper, gold, natural rubber, and tropical hardwoods.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIA_activities_in_Guatemala#...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27état

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_of_Pigs_Invasion

Noam Chomsky should be a good source for more such information.

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