Rarely told American history helps us understand current events

[JimFoxvog]

This video clip about US interventions is useful in thinking about current events.
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CGqutfbyJ/

[Soloist]

This video clip about US interventions is useful in thinking about current events.
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CGqutfbyJ/

I really am not a big fan of facebook or vids. Can you summarize it?

[JimFoxvog]

It describes the deadly US interventions in about 15 different countries, mostly by the CIA, mostly for economic reasons, under both Democratic and Republican administrations, and the catastrophic results in those countries.

[Soloist]

It describes the deadly US interventions in about 15 different countries, mostly by the CIA, mostly for economic reasons, under both Democratic and Republican administrations, and the catastrophic results in those countries.

yeah... sounds about right.

[barnhart]

I don't do Facebook but I would guess the list should include Cuba, Iran, Argentina, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Afghanistan, Iraq, Haiti....

[Valerie]

The Middle East will never have peace. At least the way I understand Scripture.
(I’m not on Facebook either these days)

[JohnL]

Sorry but the only “useful” info I got from that clip is that the channel that posted it is tied to Antifa, a terrorist organization. It’s a propaganda piece and seeks to distort facts out of context.

[temporal1]

Sorry but the only “useful” info I got from that clip is that the channel that posted it is tied to Antifa, a terrorist organization. It’s a propaganda piece and seeks to distort facts out of context.

yeah. sounds about right. (i haven’t viewed.)

[JimFoxvog]

Sorry but the only “useful” info I got from that clip is that the channel that posted it is tied to Antifa, a terrorist organization. It’s a propaganda piece and seeks to distort facts out of context.

Being Anti-Facist disqualifies a site? You know there is no organization called "Antifa", right? This is the name for a diverse movement that includes some communists, some socialists, some non-violent activists, and some violent people who think "The Revolution" will start by provoking governmental violence--the black block folks we used to call Trotskyites.

According to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) the term antifa "is often misapplied to include all counter-protesters".[47] During the first Trump administration, the term antifa became "a conservative catch-all" term as Donald Trump, administration officials, Trump base supporters, and right-wing commentators applied the label to all sorts of left-leaning or liberal protest actions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antifa_(United_States)

The video creator is called "Black History Unfiltered". It started on Facebook on September 20, 2025. A quick search does not show any connection with the Antifa movement.

Here's the static text that accompanies the video:

From Congo to Chile, Iran to Iraq, Guatemala to Grenada—the pattern is undeniable. This video documents 15 verified US interventions where democratically elected leaders were overthrown, often for nationalizing resources or refusing to align with American interests.

In Congo 1961, declassified CIA documents show President Eisenhower ordered Patrice Lumumba's assassination after he nationalized uranium; his body was dissolved in acid and dictator Mobutu ruled for 34 years with US support.

In Chile 1973, the CIA spent $8 million destabilizing Salvador Allende's government after he nationalized copper, leading to Pinochet's coup and 40,000 tortured.

In Iran 1953, Operation Ajax overthrew Prime Minister Mossadegh for nationalizing oil.

In Guatemala 1954, Jacobo Árbenz was removed for land reforms affecting United Fruit Company.

Vietnam's Ngô Đình Diệm, Libya's Gaddafi, Iraq's Saddam Hussein, Ghana's Nkrumah, Cuba's Che Guevara—all faced US intervention. This isn't conspiracy theory—it's declassified history from the National Security Archive, US State Department records, CIA documents, and academic research. Every claim is sourced from official government files and historical investigations. The question isn't whether these interventions happened—it's what we call them: liberation or imperialism?

US interventions, CIA coups, Patrice Lumumba assassination, Salvador Allende Chile coup, Mohammad Mossadegh Iran, Jacobo Arbenz Guatemala, Ngo Dinh Diem Vietnam, Muammar Gaddafi Libya, Saddam Hussein Iraq, Kwame Nkrumah Ghana, Che Guevara execution, Nicaragua Contras, Maurice Bishop Grenada, Manuel Noriega Panama, American imperialism, Cold War interventions, declassified CIA documents, regime change operations, foreign policy history, military coups

[JohnH]

Jim

Antifa engages in gross levels of violence. A follower of Jesus would both condemn the violence but also invite such people to turn away from their sin and follow Jesus too.