• RedLeg [he/him,any]
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    4 years ago

    I'm half way through The Devil's Chessboard by David Talbot after reading The Jakarta Method.

    It's been really eye opening how deeply anti-communism ideology rules over the security agencies and the extent they go to flush it out.

    • Sunn_Owns [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      Jakarta Method is brutal. It really makes every leftist think 'Hmm maybe I should start stockpiling arms'. Capital will come down like a hammer whenever threatened, and we're seeing tactics used internationally making their way to the good ol' USA. There is no real left to threaten capital now, but if there was we'd prob see NATSEC going after it with all intensity. We've already seen the right try and label BLM terrorists, libs and Dems will do the same to any kind of organized labor movement.

    • Steely_Gaige [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      Really enjoyed Devil's Chessboard. Been a while since I've read it, and I think I'm gonna go back and re-read it. I'm reading Family of Secrets by Russ Baker right now, and it mentions a lot of international corporations, the CIA, how they've worked together, etc. Lotta talk about Dulles. If you like Devil's Chessboard, I'd recommend it.