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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

operation paperclip moment. also the time they backed Nazi (literary, not figuratively) military overthrows of Democratic governments in Argentina, Peru, Chile (and others, these are just the ones of the top of my head).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow! This one is spicy! Can you please provide sources for these, comrade?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I assume I don't need to provide sources for operation paperclip as it is well known.

As for the Nazi part: these counties were popular travel destinations for Nazis trying to escape prosecution, with Argentina being especially known for this, who then helped exterminate political opponents in concentration camps. This is more relevant to the earlier Peru's coup however.