In 1954, the CIA executed Operation PBSuccess to overthrow democratically elected President Jacobo Arbenz after he introduced land reform threatening United Fruit Company's holdings. The CIA created a phantom rebel army of fewer than 200 men, broadcast fake radio reports claiming 5,000 invaders were advancing, and maintained detailed assassination lists of targets. The operation had a $2.7M budget (estimated $5-7M total) and involved over 100 CIA agents. Declassified documents, including CIA assassination manuals, confirmed the operation.
The CIA overthrew Guatemala's democratic government using a fake army, psychological warfare, and assassination lists
βThe CIA planned and directed the overthrow of the Guatemalan government, including the preparation of assassination lists.β
π The Receipts
βοΈ The Record, Side by Side
What they said vs. what the evidence shows
βThe people of Guatemala have liberated themselves from the shackles of Communist infiltration.β
β President Eisenhower Β· Jun 1954
π They Laughed At Us
βThe people of Guatemala have liberated themselves from the shackles of Communist infiltration.β
β³ The Vindication Timeline
From βcrazyβ to confirmed
The Claim Is Made
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Confirmed: They Were Right
The truth comes out. Officially documented.
Confirmed: They Were Right
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π How Right We Were
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