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by c22 462 days ago
But what does the NYT get out of it?
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The journalists? Nothing, in fact it's a big negative.

The newspaper owners, though? The point of a newspaper is to obtain political power, both direct and through favours. The CIA was willing to overthrow a democratic government and replace it with a military dictatorship to help out a banana company - who wouldn't want to be owed favours like that?

Tasty tasty boot grime.
Or a door revolves?