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| | History of US Interventions Open-Content investigative project managed by Derek, blackmax
This is the home page for the History of US Interventions investigative project, one of several grassroots investigations being hosted on the History Commons website. The data published as part of this investigation has been collected, organized, and published by members of the public who are registered users of this website.
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Timelines
US-Indonesia-East Timor (1965-2002) (9) US-Vietnam (1947-2001) (23) US-UK-Diego Garcia (1770-2004) (57) US-Iraq 1980s (151) US-Brazil (1961-2003) (8) US-Bolivia (1951-2000) (7) US-Ghana (1952-1966) (18) US-Chile (1964-2005) (11) US-Cuba (1959-2005) (22) US-Cambodia (1955-1993) (12) US-Venezuela (1948-2005) (60) US-Laos (1958-1973) (3) US-Guatemala (1901-2002) (14) US-Congo (1959-1997) (17) US-Haiti (1804-2005) (33) US-Dominican Republic (1959-2005) (6) US-UK-Guyana (1953-1992) (19) US-El Salvador (1980-2002) (8) US-Nicaragua (1979-) (19) US-Panama (0) US-Iran (1952-1953) (3) |
Events Recently Added to the History of US Interventions timeline
- 11/16
- US Diplomat Joseph Wilson Faces Down Iraqis, Prevents Americans from Being Taken Hostage, September 20, 1990, posted by blackmax
- 2/6
- US Wargame Anticipates Looming Gulf War, June 9-August 4, 1990, posted by newmex
- 12/4
- Bush Praises Acting Ambassador in Iraq for Heroism, November 29, 1990, posted by blackmax
- 11/28
- Regime of Carlos Humberto Romero Overthrown in Coup, October 15, 1979, posted by AJB
- 8/23
- US Assists Salvadoran Government in Creation of New Security Agencies, 1960s, posted by AJB
More Timeline entries sorted by the month they were published
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Recently Added Events
Showing 1-20 of 100 recently added events: next 20 - 11/16
- US Diplomat Joseph Wilson Faces Down Iraqis, Prevents Americans from Being Taken Hostage, September 20, 1990, posted by blackmax
- 2/6
- US Wargame Anticipates Looming Gulf War, June 9-August 4, 1990, posted by newmex
- 12/4
- Bush Praises Acting Ambassador in Iraq for Heroism, November 29, 1990, posted by blackmax
- 11/28
- Regime of Carlos Humberto Romero Overthrown in Coup, October 15, 1979, posted by AJB
- 8/23
- US Assists Salvadoran Government in Creation of New Security Agencies, 1960s, posted by AJB
- 8/23
- USS ‘Stark’ Attacked by Iraqi Warplane, 37 Sailors Die; US Holds Iran Responsible, May 17, 1987 and After, posted by blackmax
- 8/19
- Cheney Secures Permission for US Forces to Attack Iraq from Saudi Arabia, August 5, 1990 and After, posted by blackmax
- 8/19
- US Intelligence Community Predicts Iraq Will Not Invade Kuwait, Mid-1990, posted by blackmax
- 8/12
- Defense Secretary Cheney Helps Plan Iraq Invasion, Late 1990, posted by blackmax
- 8/12
- National Intelligence Estimate Predicts Iraq will Withdraw Rather than Face US Invasion, Late December 1990, posted by blackmax
- 6/18
- British MP Files Complaint over Use of Diego Garcia in Rendition of ‘Ghost Detainees’, June 2, 2008, posted by blackmax
- 2/22
- CIA Organizes General Strike in Guyana, April, 1963, posted by Szamko
- 2/10
- Presidential Candidate Walter Rodney Assassinated, June 3, 1980, posted by Szamko
- 12/28
- President Bush Waives Restrictions on Iraq’s Access to US Funds, January 1990, posted by blackmax
- 12/28
- Bush Opposes Sanctions on Iraq, Presses for More Loans, July 1990, posted by blackmax
- 12/28
- State Department Allows Iraq to Import Nuclear Technology, November 1989, posted by blackmax
- 12/28
- Bush Pressures Export-Import Bank to Fund Iraqi Oil Pipeline, Mid-June, 1984, posted by blackmax
- 12/27
- Bush Argues, In Spite of Evidence, that US Did Not Help Iraq Develop Nuclear Weapons, October 1992, posted by blackmax
- 12/27
- Bush Administration Ignores Reports of Iraqi WMD Development, September 1989, posted by blackmax
- 12/27
- DIA Warns of Iraqi Military Procurement Network, June 1989, posted by blackmax
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Recently Updated Events
Showing 1-20 of 100 recently updated events: next 20 - 6/23
- Iraq Invades Kuwait, August 2, 1990, posted by blackmax
- 4/9
- Neoconservative Scholars Call on Reagan to Increase US Support for Iraq, April 27, 1987, posted by blackmax
- 10/26
- Hussein Threatens to ‘Burn Half of Israel;’ Bush Continues to Allow Iraq to Develop WMDs, April 1990, posted by blackmax
- 10/26
- US Ambassador Gives Seeming ‘Green Light’ for Iraq’s Invasion of Kuwait, July 25, 1990, posted by blackmax
- 5/18
- East Timorese Vote for Independence, August 1999, posted by KJF
- 12/21
- US Supports Iraqi Ballistic Missile Development, November 1986, posted by blackmax
- 12/8
- Bush Administration Still Sharing Intelligence with Iraq, May 1990, posted by blackmax
- 12/8
- Kuwait, CIA Agree on Policy to Pressure Iraq Over Border Dispute, November 2, 1989, posted by blackmax
- 12/8
- CIA Acknowledges Iraq Still Using Chemical Weapons Against Iran, 1986, posted by blackmax
- 12/8
- Iraq Begins Using Chemical Weapons Against Iran; Iran Says Use Began in 1981, 1982, posted by blackmax
- 12/8
- Journalist Notes US Attempts to Protect Iraq Over Halabja Gassing, January 17, 2003, posted by blackmax
- 12/8
- Rumsfeld Claims No Knowledge of US Provision of Biological and Chemical Weapons Materials to Iraq, September 19, 2002, posted by blackmax
- 12/8
- CDC Head Provides Lawmaker With List of Biological Materials Provided to Iraq, July 21, 1995, posted by blackmax
- 12/8
- Attorney General Refuses Independent Counsel for Iraqgate Investigation, August 1, 1992, posted by blackmax
- 12/8
- House Asks for Investigation of ‘Iraqgate’, July 9, 1992, posted by blackmax
- 12/8
- Commerce Department Official Acknowledges Falsifying Documents for Iraq Export Licenses, June 23, 1992, posted by blackmax
- 12/8
- Iraq Receives Last US Shipment of Nerve Gas Antidote, March 1992, posted by blackmax
- 12/8
- Iraq Receives Last US Shipment of Botulism Toxin, 1992, posted by blackmax
- 12/8
- US Sells $695,000 In Advanced Technology to Iraq, August 1, 1990, posted by blackmax
- 12/8
- Saad 16 Facility Working on Chemical, Nuclear Weapons, US Learns, 1989, posted by blackmax
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This project takes an overall look at US government/military/CIA interventions around the world over the past century. It organizes the information into regions and countries, for each country giving a timeline highlighting particular intervention(s) while supplying a small context surrounding the events. While attempting to simply report events as they occurred, the project presents a generally critical view of these interventions with respect to US intentions and the results of the US actions, whereby the ever-repeated rhetoric of supporting “democracy,” and “freedom” is shown to be somewhat at odds with the reality.
Key events include the following:
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