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Directors of large corporations were the first to wish Mohammad Mossadegh, Jacobo Arbenz, and Salvador Allende overthrown… In each case government stepped in to lead a parade that had already formed for other reasons. Ideology and economic interest combined to drive the United States to intervention.” (216)

Interesting, kernel quote: “ some of those who directed Cold War interventions, like John Foster, Dulles, devoted their lives to the service of American corporate power. Others, like Henry Kissinger, had no real interest in business and even regarded it with disdain. All of them, however, believed that only malicious regimes would try to restrict or nationalize foreign companies.”

“In the last resort it is usually the richest person who wins, whether he hires the most expensive arguer or the most expensive fighter, so it is no good pretending that this is simply a matter of brite force” (562)

No maps, poorly described photos. Writing is adequate but reads like a sprawling report rather than a neat story. This is due mostly to the complexity of the events. Nevertheless, the minutiae of intrigue and political wrangling between the parties is not the stuff of epic drama, more like the basis of an aristocratic pettiness. So many names.

Gotta get it back from the library 😕