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Part I organizes case studies by country and years, examining alleged motives, covert action methods, and political outcomes across regions including China, Italy, Greece, the Philippines, Korea, Iran, Guatemala, Vietnam, and others. The introductions frame the work within Cold War history and anti-communism.","Killing Hope  \nU.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II – Part I William Blum  \nZed BooksLondon  \nKilling Hope was first published outside of North America by Zed Books Ltd, 7 Cynthia Street, London NI 9JF, UK in 2003.  \nSecond impression, 2004  \nPrinted by Gopsons Papers Limited, Noida, India [w w w.zedbooks .demon .co .uk](w w w.zedbooks .demon .co .uk)  \nPublished in South Africa by Spearhead, a division of New Africa Books, PO Box 23408, Claremont 7735  \nThis is a wholly revised, extended and updated edition of a book originally published under the title The CIA: A Forgotten History (Zed Books, 1986)  \nCopyright © William Blum 2003  \nThe right of William Blum to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.  \nCover design by Andrew Corbett  \nISBN 1 84277 368 2 hb ISBN 1 84277 369 0 pb Spearhead ISBN 0 86486 560 0 pb  \nContents  \nPART I  \nIntroduction 6  \n1. China 1945 to 1960s: Was Mao Tse-tung just paranoid? 20  \n2. Italy 1947-1948: Free elections, Hollywood style 27  \n3. Greece 1947 to early 1950s: From cradle of democracy to client state 33  \n4. The Philippines 1940s and 1950s: America's oldest colony 38  \n5. Korea 1945-1953: Was it all that it appeared to be? 44  \n6. Albania 1949-1953: The proper English spy 54  \n7. Eastern Europe 1948-1956: Operation Splinter Factor 56  \n8. Germany 1950s: Everything from juvenile delinquency to terrorism 60  \n9. Iran 1953: Making it safe for the King of Kings 63  \n10. Guatemala 1953-1954: While the world watched 71  \n11. Costa Rica mid-1950s: Trying to topple an ally, part I 82  \n12. Syria 1956-1957: Purchasing a new government 84  \n13. The Middle East 1957-1958:  \nThe Eisenhower Doctrine claims another backyard for America 88 14. Indonesia 1957-1958: War and pornography 98 15. Western Europe 1950s and 1960s: Fronts within fronts within fronts 103 16. British Guiana 1953-1964: The CIA's international labor mafia 107 17. Soviet Union late 1940s to 1960s: From spy planes to book publishing 113 18. Italy 1950s to 1970s:  \nSupporting the Cardinal's orphans and techno-fascism 119  \n19. Vietnam 1950-1973: The Hearts and Minds Circus 122 20. Cambodia 1955-1973:  \nPrince Sihanouk walks the high-wire of neutralism 133  \n21. Laos 1957-1973: L'Armee Clandestine 139  \n22. Haiti 1959-1963: The Marines land, again 145  \n23. Guatemala 1960: One good coup deserves another 146  \n24. France/Algeria 1960s: L'etat, c'est la CIA 148  \n25. Ecuador 1960-1963: A textbook of dirty tricks 153  \n26. The Congo 1960-1964: The assassination of Patrice Lumumba 156  \n27. Brazil 1961-1964:  \nIntroducing the marvelous new world of death squads 163  \n28. Peru 1960-1965: Fort Bragg moves to the jungle 172 29. Dominican Republic 1960-1966:  \nSaving democracy from communism by getting rid of democracy 175  \n30. Cuba 1959 to 1980s: The unforgivable revolution 185 31. Indonesia 1965:  \nLiquidating President Sukarno ... and 500,000 others  \nEast Timor 1975: And 200,000 more 194  \n32. Ghana 1966: Kwame Nkrumah steps out of line 199  \n33. Uruguay 1964-1970: Torture—as American as apple pie 201 34. Chile 1964-1973:  \nA hammer and sickle stamped on your child's forehead 207  \nNotes PART I 217  \nPART II  \n35. Greece 1964-1974:  \n\"Fuck your Parliament and your Constitution,\"said the President of the United States 215  \n36. Bolivia 1964-1975:  \nTracking down Che Guevara in the land of coup d'etat 221  \n37. Guatemala 1962 to 1980s: A less publicized \"final solution\" 229  \n38. Costa Rica 1970-1971: Trying to topple an ally, part II 239  \n39. Iraq 1972-1975:  \nCovert action should not be confused with missionary work 242  \n40. Australia 1973-1975: Another free election bites the dust 244  \n41. Angola 1975 to 1980s: The Great Powers Poker Game 249  \n42. Zaire 1975-1978: Mobutu and the CIA, a marriage made in heaven 257  \n43. Jamaica 1976-1980: Kissinger's ultimatum 263  \n44. 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