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elliekelly on May 22, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Invade Haiti, Wall Street Urged. The U.S. Obliged

You should read “The Fish that Ate the Whale“ by Richard Cohen. The American government did insane things in Central and South America for/on behalf of the banana industry.

sofixa on May 22, 2022 [–]

Alternatively there's also "I Was a Gangster for Capitalism" by Smedley Butler, who was actually in Haiti.

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