Iran and Iraq

Iran (from History Channel, found on yt):
part 1
part 2

Iran (Democracy Now, found on yt):
part 1
part 2
part 3
part 4

History Channel account of Iraq-Iran war (1980-1988)
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Country: Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire 1971-1997)
Overthown: Patrice Lumumba
What happend to him: kidnapped and killed January 17, 1961
Who was put in charge: eventualy Joseph Mobutu aka Mobutu Sese Seko
For how long: November 24, 1965 – May 16, 1997
And what happend to him: overthrown, fled to Togo, died in exile in Morroco same year
And the man who took over: Laurent-Désiré Kabila
Video


Some other historical events CIA had its dirty hands in:

Laos 1962

Indonesia 1965

Bolivia 1967

Afghanistan 1979

Nicaragua 1981

Panama 1989, part 1

Panama 1989, part 2

Major thanks for the clips kulpims...jeebus I can see why America misses Communism, no more good reasons for the good ol fashion coup.

Algeria
USSR
Thailand

Oh - I'm sorry. I didn't realize this was a US-bashing thread. My bad.

I believe we can add:

Cambodia
Indonesia
Philippines
Egypt
Afghanistan

Would be nice to have a comprehensive list.

jonny: i'm sorry, but it seems usa was involved in most of the dirty international politics this past century and the bush/cheney administration's actions last 8 years certainly don't disprove that point

farhad2000: We could also add Romania, Pakistan, Nepal...