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TIL In 1975, the US overthrew the democratically elected leader of Australia for his opposition to the war on Vietnam.

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TIL In 1975, the US overthrew the democratically elected leader of Australia for his opposition to the war on Vietnam.

www.greenleft.org.au

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Remembering November 11, 1975: Pine Gap, the CIA and the coup to remove Whitlam
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Gough Whitlam was a maverick social democrat who believed a foreign power should not be allowed to dictate Australia’s economic and foreign policies. There seems little doubt the US was involved in his sacking.

A few more articles on this:

  • https://newmatilda.com/2020/06/02/john-pilger-on-the-forgotten-coup-against-the-most-loyal-ally/
  • https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/remembering-november-11-1975-pine-gap-cia-and-coup-remove-whitlam
  • https://jacobin.com/2021/06/gough-whitlam-australian-labor-party-right-wing-coup-john-kerr
  • https://workersbushtelegraph.com.au/2019/02/08/the-cia-pine-gap-and-the-coup-that-removed-the-whitlam-government/
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHMa-Ba-2Mo
  • Lemmygradwontallowme [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    9 days ago

    WTF? No.

    On 15 October 1975, the Leader of the Opposition, Malcolm Fraser announced the opposition would block the governments’ supply or money bills in the Senate until an election was called. The opposition took this action because it believed the government was incompetent and the worst government in our history.

    https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/your-questions-on-notice/questions/why-was-whitlam-sacked-and-not-just-a-double-dissolution-called

    Yes, and YOU CAN ASK Anton Chigurh why he stungun’d a guy…

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