Interview · moment 6 of 20
Dulles as Power-Hungry Enforcer for Wall Street
from Slumbering Herds of Cattle · #12
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Talbot describes Dulles as motivated by control rather than money, serving as the CIA enforcer for the elite Council on Foreign Relations crowd, overthrowing governments in Iran and Guatemala for United Fruit and oil interests.
- 13:58CIA targeted union officials, journalists, and anyone who opposed U.S. interests worldwide.
- 14:22The CIA became a secret police organization serving Wall Street and multinational corporations instead of the American people.
- 14:34Coups in Iran and Guatemala were orchestrated to benefit oil companies and United Fruit, represented by the Dulles family law firm.
- 15:41Alan Dulles wasn't motivated by personal wealth but by power and control over people.
- 15:52Dulles served the interests of an elite group of Wall Street bankers and CEOs who gathered in organizations like the Council on Foreign Relations.
- 16:16He functioned as the enforcer for America's power elite, implementing their policies around the world.
CIAUnited FruitJohn Foster DullesAlan DullesCouncil on Foreign RelationsGuatemala overthrowIran coupC. Wright Mills