CIA OPs To Destabilize Governments

The [CIA] Agency has owned outright more than 240 Media operations around the world, including newspapers, magazines, publishing houses, radio and television stations, and wire services, and has partially controlled many more. ~ Michael Parenti

[Barack Obama] pledged to end torture, but he has continued the CIA renditions where you kidnap people and send them to another country to be interrogated. ~ Nat Hentoff

During the terrorist regime in Haiti in the 1990s, the CIA, under the administration of Bill Clinton, was reporting to Congress that oil shipments had been blocked from entering Haiti. That was just a lie. I was there. You could see the oil terminals being built and the ships coming in. ~ Noam Chomsky

It is now well-known that the Taliban's creation was facilitated by the CIA and the ISI as part of the 1980s anti-Soviet war. ~ Noam Chomsky

[CIA manipulating] has its roots in internal Pakistani affairs. It's a horrible development and phenomenon which goes back to radical Islamisation under Zia and taking away the long standing rights of people in the tribal areas [who were left largely alone]. ~ Noam Chomsky

The Donald Trump team hit back with a swift and stunning rebuke of the CIA. Quote, "These are the same people that said Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction." ~ Donald Trump

The most cost-effective move we could make in defense spending would be to shift the focus of CIA operations, giving this agency the directive to make trouble for the Soviet Union. ~ John P. Wheeler III

As we all know, the CIA has been involved in secret operations (clandestine) around the world, working to support or overthrow governments to align with U.S. foreign policy goals. This raises concerns about the abuse of power in the name of national security.

Following orders from the President and his advisors, the CIA carries out covert missions, including toppling governments, interfering in elections, supporting coups, liaison logistics for private military contractors (PMCs) or private military firms (PMF) in CIA Nation-state directed missions. These actions usually cause serious harm.

One example is Chile. In 1970, Salvador Allende, a socialist, became Chile's president through democratic elections. The Nixon administration saw Allende as a threat to U.S. interests and instructed the CIA to take a two-step approach.

The first step was spreading propaganda to damage Allende’s reputation and pressure the Chilean Congress to block him.

The second step was to encourage a military coup.

The CIA paid opposition groups, bribed politicians, and spread false information to destabilize the country. While the first step failed, their efforts helped lead to a 1973 coup by General Augusto Pinochet, resulting in a harsh dictatorship that lasted 17 years.

The CIA didn’t stop at supporting coups. It used economic tactics and secret propaganda campaigns to weaken governments. In Chile, for instance, the U.S. influenced banks like the World Bank to block loans to Allende’s government.

This economic pressure, combined with CIA actions, created the conditions for the coup.

Similar patterns appeared in other countries, such as Indonesia.

During the Cold War, the CIA supported anti-communist groups aiming to overthrow President Sukarno. Declassified documents show the CIA gave these groups financial and logistical support. The CIA and local anti-communist groups eventually removed Sukarno and replaced him with Suharto, an authoritarian ruler.

The CIA also uses a practice called extraordinary rendition, where people suspected of terrorism are secretly taken to other countries for interrogation, involving torture. This secretive program operates without legal oversight and raises serious ethical and legal concerns. U.S. court protect these actions under the "state secrets doctrine," making it difficult for victims to seek justice.

After 9/11, the CIA shifted its focus to counter-terrorism, using extraordinary rendition. While the CIA claims this approach helped gather intelligence, experts argue it was a way to outsource torture.

For example, the CIA played a major role in Maher Arar case, a Canadian citizen, was detained in New York, sent to Syria, tortured, and imprisoned for a year without being charged! He was later awarded compensation by Canada, and the Canadian Prime Minister apologized for the role his government played in the ordeal. Cases like Arar’s highlight the human cost of the CIA’s rendition torture program and the lack of accountability for these actions.

PM Stephen Harper's Letter of Apology below:

26 January 2007
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Prime Minister Stephen Harper today released the letter of apology he has sent to Maher Arar and his family for any role Canadian officials may have played in what happened to Mr. Arar, Monia Mazigh and their family in 2002 and 2003.

"Although the events leading up to this terrible ordeal happened under the previous government, our Government will do everything in its power to ensure that the issues raised by Commissioner O'Connor are addressed," said the Prime Minister. "I sincerely hope that these actions will help Mr. Arar and his family begin a new and hopeful chapter in their lives."

Canada's New Government has accepted all 23 recommendations made in Commissioner O'Connor's first report, and has already begun acting upon them. The Government has sent letters to both the Syrian and the U.S. governments formally objecting to the treatment of Mr. Arar. Ministers Day and MacKay have also expressed Canada's concerns on this important issue to their American counterparts. Finally, Canada has removed Mr. Arar from Canadian lookout lists, and requested that the United States amend its own records accordingly.

The Prime Minister also announced that Canada's New Government has successfully completed the mediation process with Mr. Arar, fulfilling another one of Commissioner O'Connor's recommendations. This settlement, mutually agreed upon by all parties, ensures that Mr. Arar and his family will obtain fair compensation, in the amount of $10.5 million, plus legal costs, for the ordeal they have suffered.

The text of the Prime Minister's letter to Maher Arar is attached.

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Dear Mr. Arar:
On behalf of the Government of Canada, I wish to apologize to you, Monia Mazigh and your family for any role Canadian officials may have played in the terrible ordeal that all of you experienced in 2002 and 2003.
Although these events occurred under the last government, please rest assured that this government will do everything in its power to ensure that the issues raised by Commissioner O'Connor are addressed.
I trust that, having arrived at a negotiated settlement, we have ensured that fair compensation will be paid to you and your family. I sincerely hope that these words and actions will assist you and your family in your efforts to begin a new and hopeful chapter in your lives.

Yours sincerely,

Some officials, like former Vice President Dick Cheney, have defended "enhanced torture interrogation" techniques, saying they prevent terrorist attacks. However, experienced expert interrogators, argue these methods produce unreliable information and harm America’s values.

The CIA’s secret activities often ignore human rights, legal processes, and the rule of law.

This ongoing "enhanced torture interrogation" techniques shows the need for clear rules and ethical practices for interrogations. It also calls for a group of professionals trained in effective, humane interrogation methods.

The CIA needs stronger oversight and better checks on its power. Balancing national security with individual rights is crucial. The agency’s history of intervention and human rights abuses threatens democracy and the rule of law.

Greater transparency, stronger congressional supervision, and a focus on protecting human rights are essential for all intelligence operations.

Over the past six decades, the CIA has become much more powerful and has operated largely in isolation, creating a culture of untouchable deep state power within the U.S. government.

In the past 30 years the CIA has been involved in various covert operations aimed at influencing economic, political, geopolitical sphere of influence due to transportation route of raw materials, and of course regime change of fragile nation states—countries.

To name just a few here is a brief list the Central Intelligence Agency—CIA has influenced countries, for better or for worse:

• Ukraine
• Yemen
• Sudan
• South Sudan
• Egypt
• Libya
• Lebanon
• Iraq
• Eritrea
• Syria
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Somalia
• Afghanistan
• Haiti
• Guinea
• Nigeria
• Zimbabwe
• Ethiopia
• Mali

Even though the CIA has engaged in clandestine operations within these countries, the instability in these nations results from a complex historical, social, economic, and political factors which favour the USA Whitehouse foreign policy.