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A History of Violence

The CIA has veered far from the purpose for which it was founded. Intended to gather and collate intelligence, it became instead a secretive organisation accountable to no one, which had disastrous consequences for Latin America. 

Marc Becker | Published in History Today Volume 72 Issue 4 April 2022

Sandinistas at the walls of the Estelí National Guard headquarters, Nicaragua, 1979 © Susan Meiselas/Magnum Photos.
Sandinistas at the walls of the Estelí National Guard headquarters, Nicaragua, 1979 © Susan Meiselas/Magnum Photos.

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