Dimes In The Dozen

On this week’s session of, The Bird & The Bear … Our hosts, Sammy Ray and Daryl Lazer, bring you the final installment of their 4-part CIA deep dive series … In part 4, our hosts discuss the 1954 Coup in Guatemala, it’s connection to United Fruit Company, and how the CIA was involved … Content cited in this session: “The CIA’s Secret Genocide” by Rare Earth on YouTube, “How the US Stole Central America (With Bananas) by Johnny Harris on YouTube, “How CIA overthrew Guatemala’s elected president for United Fruit Company (with historian Aaron Good)” by Geopolitical Economy Report on YouTube, and “Guatemala Coup Fails | Marco Fonseca | TMR” by The Majority Report on YouTube … Let’s sort through it together!   (0:00) - Introduction - “I am not saying, factually, that c**aine was involved in most of the CIA’s decision around this time, but…” (6:43) - Guatemala’s social hierarchy in the 19th century - “They’re free, but they’re not f**kin free.” (8:59) - United Fruit Company takes control of Guatemala - “Man