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141. Trump’s Latin America Playbook: How the CIA Toppled a Regime (Ep 2)

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Episode 141. Trump’s Latin America Playbook: How the CIA Toppled a Regime (Ep 2)

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How did the CIA mastermind one of the most audacious coups in world history? What does it take to remove a world leader? And what does the future hold for Latin America with Donald Trump now at the helm of US foreign policy?

Listen as David and Gordon recount the story of the 1954 Guatemalan coup and delve into whether Cuba will be the next state on Donald Trump's hit list.

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