But September 11 is also a day when --- fifty years ago --- the CIA helped orchestrate the overthrow of the democratically elected socialist government of Salvador Allende in Chile. Thus, the election had been thrown into the Chilean Parliament where Allende’s political coalition did not have over half the votes. The hope was to elect a large enough opposition majority in the Chilean Parliament to impeach Allende and remove him from office. Just as in Chile during 1973, the United States is bitterly divided between MAGA supporters and the rest of us. In 1973, Chilean officers who were strong supporters of the Constitution were forced to resign and in one important case a young Naval Officer was assassinated.

Source: New York Times September 15, 2023 19:57 UTC