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Re:Facial Recognition’s Threat to Privacy Is Worse Than Anyo... by paavokoya on Thursday October 20, 2016 @03:46PM (#12755469)
The CIA is an arm of US corporate interests that carries out missions to benefit US corporate interests abroad.
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Re:Facial Recognition’s Threat to Privacy Is Worse Than Anyo... by aisofteng on Thursday October 20, 2016 @08:00PM (#12757206)
That's a ridiculous claim. Do you have any evidence of that?
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Re:Facial Recognition’s Threat to Privacy Is Worse Than Anyo... by dredmorbius on Thursday October 20, 2016 @08:38PM (#12757394)
Guatemala (1952-54) and Iran (1953) both come to mind. United Fruit and Anglo-Iranian Oil -- the latter a British firm, but with distinct US interests. Cuba (Bay of Pigs) and US sugar, alcohol, and tobacco interests.

Almost certainly Sukarno (Indonesia), though that nominally had Communist concerns as well. Indonesia was a source of oil, natural gas, tin, copper, gold, natural rubber, and tropical hardwoods.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIA_activities_in_Guatemala#...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27état

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_of_Pigs_Invasion

Noam Chomsky should be a good source for more such information.

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