Obvious examples of Central Intelligence Agency covert action abroad are difficult to identify today, save for occasional acknowledged calamities, such as the long-running $1 billion effort to overthrow the government of Syria, via funding, training and arming barbarous jihadist groups.
    • redtea
      63·
      1 year ago

      Don’t be so dismissive; it goes even deeper:

      A massive prehistoric settlement has been uncovered in the Ukraine consisting of a large temple, human-like figurines, and animal remains, which dates back to around 4,000 BCE.

      Researchers have noted that there are indications that the inhabitants of these settlements would burn the entire village every 60 to 80 years and then build on top of the ruins. There is no explanation for this practice, but one location … has as many as thirteen levels of foundations that were built upon.

      How do you know it wasn’t the Russians what did it?

      • freagle
        55·
        1 year ago

        Jesus. Fucking. Christ. This is like fascist mysticism. How fucking hard do you have work to rationalize your Russophobia?

          • redteaEnglish
            4·
            1 year ago

            Phew 😅 I didn’t know if I’d gone too far with that one.

            The fact that it’s indistinguishable from reactionary talking points does warrant freagle’s response, though.