🧨 Main Argument:

The U.S. has toppled democratically elected governments and installed violent dictators to secure corporate profits, suppress leftist movements, and dominate geopolitically.

🕵️‍♂️ Three Case Studies of U.S.-Backed Dictators:

1. Suharto (Indonesia)

• CIA-backed coup against left-leaning President Sukarno.
• 1 million+ people killed, mostly communists and ethnic Chinese.
• U.S. provided weapons, training, and funds.
• Indonesia was opened to Western exploitation, benefiting corporations like Freeport.
• Suharto’s regime led to corruption, environmental destruction, and sweatshop labor.

2. Ríos Montt (Guatemala)

• Coup followed U.S. ousting of democratic leader Jacobo Árbenz (1954) to protect United Fruit Company profits.
• Montt’s military executed genocide against Indigenous Maya, destroying hundreds of villages.
• U.S. (under Reagan and others) funded and trained troops despite knowing about atrocities.
• Ongoing militarization enabled resource extraction and violence against activists.

3. Mobutu Sese Seko (Congo/Zaire)

• CIA ousted elected leader Patrice Lumumba; Mobutu installed.
• Mobutu embezzled $6–10 billion; ruled through corruption and U.S. support.
• Congo's economy collapsed; infrastructure projects favored U.S. firms, not locals.
• After Mobutu’s fall, the region erupted in Africa’s First World War, with lasting destabilization.