The secret wars of the CIA - John Stockwell A lecture by John Stockwell given in October, 1987 on the inner workings of the national security council and the CIA's convert actions in Angola…
1972-1974: Watergate Howard Zinn's history of the scandal which forced the resignation of President Nixon after he was caught spying on the Democratic party.
1958-1990: Operation Gladio, Italy The history of the secret neo-fascist army in Italy set up ostensibly to resist Soviet invasion, but in reality to be used in the event of the…
The cultural Cold War: corporate and state intervention in the arts A look at involvement of governments and corporations attempting to push their interests in the…
1989-today: The War on Drugs Noam Chomsky on the 'war' on drugs that Western governments have been allegedly pursuing since 1989. In reality, their response to the drug trade…
The Iran-Contra affair, 1986 - Noam Chomsky Chomsky's brief account of the US selling arms to Iran via Israel in order to fund far-right paramilitary contras in Nicaragua.
The contra war in Nicaragua - Noam Chomsky Noam Chomsky's account of the US-backed “contra” counter-insurgency in Nicaragua against the left-wing government brought to power on the back of…
1944-1989: The coup and US intervention in Guatemala Noam Chomsky on the US intervention and coup following the 1944 revolution which overthrew Guatemala's brutal dictator.