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The best way to answer this question is to look at some of the major
coups the CIA has supported throughout its history. A plot against
Trump would be a very different undertaking, and no two overthrows have
been alike to date. There are, however, some significant commonalities
among the major coups backed or attempted by the CIA.
These commonalities are basic facts of life for a coup, and if they are
plotting against the duly-elected president of the United States then
they are working on them right now. Some seem to be taking place,
others will remain invisible for years to come and others are important
signs to watch for because, in the end even if you despise Trump for
the threat he poses to democracy and all life on earth, the costs of a
coup are, as we’ll see, devastating.
Any CIA plot against Trump’s regime or any other government will begin
and end with concerted propaganda campaigns and political intrigue.
This is fundamental to every coup, because they are always trying to
convince a small group of people that they can take on the entire
government at once and win. In the end, coups are always rooted in
psychological warfare.
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Overt press manipulation also made a big difference. Once CIA planted
stories appeared in The New York Times — and the “newspaper of record”
repeatedly published such pieces — or the major papers in Latin
American capitals it was only natural that other major newspapers in
the region would pick them up and spread the story. That slant would
then pervade elite opinion around the world.
It is in this regard that we see the see the most obvious present
evidence of possible CIA machinations against Trump. CIA sources leaked
surveillance of the Russian foreign minister to force the removal of
Michael Flynn as national security adviser. Other sources for other key
stories on this front seem to be coming from the CIA, but this one
proves that at least one spy with the highest levels of access was
working the press.
The more of this we see, the more we should be concerned. Most
importantly — if formerly pro-Trump publications quickly turn on the
president without warning or if we begin to see a great deal of very
targeted propaganda clearly trying to flip Trump’s base against him or
against other elements of his support structure then we should be
especially concerned.
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