In 1954 the United States overthrew the first democratic government in Guatemala, installed a brutal dictatorship that carried out horrendous crimes and ultimately a virtual genocide … all with the strong support of the Reagan administration. Noam Chomsky, lecture 7th June 2011, ‘The Evolving Global Order: Prospects and Opportunities’
Guatemala didn’t even have diplomatic relations with Russia … Bernays was offered huge sums of money to develop a propaganda campaign against Arbenz and the people of Guatemala. The Power Principle, 2011
Arbenz was a popular president elected on a platform of reforming the land ownership to help the largely peasant population of Guatemala. 7/7: Seeds of Destruction, Vimeo 2:27:25