やれ、ロシアがハッキングした、アメリカの大統領選に影響を与えた、と騒いでいるが、
そのCIAが散々外国でやっていることじゃないか、とリバタリアンで元大統領候補が、ロシア系メディアで。
CIAは創設のときから、アメリカの都合のいい指導者を国家の頭に据えるように仕組んできた、と。
そのCIAが散々外国でやっていることじゃないか、とリバタリアンで元大統領候補が、ロシア系メディアで。
A brief history of the times the US meddled in others' elections | Public Radio International via kwout
It’s something Tim Weiner has explored in great detail. He’s won the Pulitzer Prize for his work on clandestine national security programs, and his books include "Enemies: A History of the FBI" and "Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA.” He says election meddling is not a gray area for the CIA.
“Several months after the CIA was created in 1947, it set out to steal the Italian election in 1948 to support the Christian Democrats who were pro-American, against the socialist Democrats, who were pro-Moscow, and they won,” says Weiner. “It’s just the beginning of a long, long story.”
After seeing success in Italy, the CIA took this formula — which involved using millions of dollars to run influence campaigns — and brought it to places like Guatemala, Indonesia, South Vietnam, Afghanistan and beyond.
“The president [of Afghanistan] after the American invasion post-9/11 was a paid CIA agent, Hamid Karzai,” Weiner says. “The list is very long, and it’s part of what the CIA does in political warfare.”
According to Weiner, the CIA doesn’t act independently to influence governments and electoral outcomes around the world, but it operates under the direction of US presidents.
CIAは創設のときから、アメリカの都合のいい指導者を国家の頭に据えるように仕組んできた、と。
