Let The Bloody Truth Be Told A Chronology of US Imperialism 1

From Wounded Knee to Iraq - by Zoltan Grossman

The following is a partial list of U.S. military interventions from 1798 to 2004. (events from 1798 to 1889
are an addition from another source)
This guide does not include:
- mobilizations of the National Guard
- offshore shows of naval strength
- reinforcements of embassy personnel
- the use of non-Defense Department personnel (such as the Drug Enforcement)
- military exercises
- non-combat mobilizations (such as replacing postal strikers)
- the permanent stationing of armed forces
- covert actions where the U.S. did not play a command and control role
- the use of small hostage rescue units
- most uses of proxy troops
- U.S. piloting of foreign warplanes
- foreign disaster assistance
- military training and advisory programs not involving direct combat
- civic action programs
- and many other military activities.
Among sources used, beside news reports, are the Congressional Record (23 June 1969), 180 Landings
by the U.S. Marine Corp History Division, Ege & Makhijani in Counterspy (July-Aug, 1982), "Instances of
Use of United States Forces Abroad, 1798-1993" by Ellen C. Collier of the Library of Congress
Congressional Research Service, and Ellsberg in Protest & Survive.
Zoltan Grossman is an Assistant Professor of Geography at the University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire (Box
4004, Eau Claire, WI 54701 USA). His peace writings can be seen at:


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http://web.archive.org/web/20080212170850 http://www.uwec.edu/grossmzc/peace.html
and he can be reached at zoltan@igc.org
(events without remarks in red were either justified to a degree, part of an international effort, or are
unclear at this point)

1798-1800 France
Undeclared naval war against France, marines land in
Puerto Plata. Illegal invasion and
aggression, act of piracy
1801-1805 Tripoli War with Tripoli (Libya), called "First Barbary War".
1806 Spanish Mexico
Military force enters Spanish territory in headwaters
of the Rio Grande. Illegal invasion and aggression
1806-1810
Spanish and French in
Caribbean
US naval vessels attack French and Spanish shipping
in the Caribbean. Illegal attacks on foreign merchant
vessels, piracy
1810 Spanish West Florida
Troops invade and seize Western Florida, a Spanish
possession. Illegal attack and theft of
foreign territory
1812 Spanish East Florida
Troops seize Amelia Island and adjacent territories.
Illegal attack and theft of foreign territory
1812 Britain
War of 1812, includes naval and land operations.
unprovoked aggression, attacks against Canada /
Britain
1813 Marquesas Island
Forces seize Nukahiva and establish first US naval
base in the Pacific. Illegal
invasion and occupation of island, Piracy
1814 Spanish (East Florida)
Troops seize Pensacola in Spanish East Florida. Illegal
attack and theft of foreign territory


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1814-1825
French, British and
Spanish in Caribbean
US naval squadron engages French, British and
Spanish shipping in the Caribbean.
Illegal attacks on foreign merchant vessels, piracy
1815 Algiers and Tripoli
US naval fleet under Captain Stephen Decatur wages
"Second Barbary War" in North Africa.
1816-1819 Spanish East Florida
Troops attack and seize Nicholls' Fort, Amelia Island
and other strategic locations. Spain eventually cedes
East Florida to the US. Illegal
attack and theft of foreign territory
1822-1825
Spanish Cuba and
Puerto Rico
Marines land in numerous cities in the Spanish island
of Cuba and also in Spanish Puerto Rico. Illegal
invasion and occupation of foreign territory-Piracy
1827 Greece
Marines invade the Greek islands of Argentiere,
Miconi and Andross.
Illegal invasion
1831
Falkland/Malvinas
Islands
US naval squadrons aggress the Falkland Islands in
the South Atlantic.
Illegal invasion, aggression
1832
Sumatra, Dutch East
Indies
US naval squadrons attack Qallah Battoo.
Illegal attack and invasion
1833 Argentina
Forces land in Buenos Aires and engage local
combatants.
Illegal invasion and interference in foreign affairs
1835-1836 Peru
Troops dispatched twice for counter-insurgency
operations.
Illegal invasion and interference in foreign affairs
1836 Mexico
Troops assist Texas war for independence.
Theft of Mexican territory


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1837 Canada
Naval incident on the Canadian border leads to
mobilization of a large force to invade Canada. War is
narrowly averted. Unprovoked Aggression
1838
Sumatra, Dutch East
Indies
US naval forces sent to Sumatra for punitive
expedition.
Illegal military action, invasion, aggression
1840-1841 Fiji
Naval forces deployed, marines land.
Illegal invasion
1841 Samoa
Naval forces deployed, marines land.
Illegal invasion
1842 Mexico
Naval forces temporarily seize cities of Monterey and
San Diego. Illegal aggression, invasion
1843 China
Marines land in Canton.
Illegal invasion
1843 Ivory Coast
Marines land.
Illegal invasion
1846-1848 Mexico
Full-scale war. Mexico cedes half of its territory to
the US by the Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo. Illegal
war, aggression, theft
1849
Ottoman Empire
(Turkey)
Naval force dispatched to Smyrna.

1852-1853 Argentina
Marines land in Buenos Aires.
Illegal invasion
1854 Nicaragua
Navy bombards and largely destroys city of San Juan
del Norte. Marines land and set fire to the city.
Illegal invasion, attack, destruction piracy



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1854 Japan
Commodore Perry and his fleet deploy at Yokohama.
Illegal interference, aggression
1855 Uruguay Marines land in Montevideo. Illegal invasion
1856
Colombia (Panama
Region)
Marines land for counter-insurgency campaign.
Illegal interference, invasion, backing American
business interests
1856 China
Marines deployed in Canton.
Illegal invasion
1856 Hawaii
Naval forces seize small islands of Jarvis, Baker and
Howland in the Hawaiian Islands.
Illegal invasion, theft - piracy
1857 Nicaragua
Marines land.
Illegal invasion
1858 Uruguay
Marines land in Montevideo.
Illegal invasion
1858 Fiji
Marines land.
Illegal invasion
1859 Paraguay
Large naval force deployed.
Illegal invasion
1859 China
Troops enter Shanghai.
Illegal invasion
1859 Mexico
Military force enters northern area.
Illegal invasion
1860
Portuguese West
Africa
Troops land at Kissembo.
Illegal invasion



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1860
Colombia (Panama
Region)
Troops and naval forces deployed.
Illegal interference, invasion, backing American
business interests
1863 Japan
Troops land at Shimonoseki.
Illegal invasion
1864 Japan
Troops landed in Yedo.
Illegal invasion
1865
Colombia (Panama
Region)
Marines landed.
Illegal interference, invasion, backing American
business interests
1866
Colombia (Panama
Region)
Troops invade and seize Matamoros, later withdraw.
Illegal invasion, attack, theft
1866 China
Marines land in Newchwang.
Illegal invasion
1867 Nicaragua
Marines land in Managua and Leon in Nicaragua.
Illegal invasion
1867
Formosa Island
(Taiwan)
Marines land.
Illegal invasion
1867 Midway Island
Naval forces seize this island in the Hawaiian
Archipelago for a naval base.
Illegal invasion, theft
1868 Japan
Naval forces deployed at Osaka, Hiogo, Nagasaki,
Yokohama and Negata. Illegal interference,
invasion
1868 Uruguay
Marines land at Montevideo.
Illegal invasion



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1870 Colombia
Marines landed.
Illegal invasion
1871 Korea
Forces landed.
Illegal invasion
1873
Colombia (Panama
Region)
Marines landed.
Illegal invasion
1874 Hawaii
Sailors and marines landed.
Illegal invasion
1876 Mexico
Army again occupies Matamoros.
Illegal invasion, occupation

1882 British Egypt
Troops land.
Illegal invasion
1885
Colombia (Panama
Region)
Troops land in Colon and Panama City.
Illegal invasion, occupation

1885 Samoa
Naval force deployed.
Illegal aggression
1887 Hawaii
Navy gains right to build permanent naval base at
Pearl Harbor.
Crooked moves to annex foreign territory
1888 Haiti
Troops landed.
Illegal invasion
1888 Samoa
Marines landed.
Illegal invasion



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1889 Samoa
Clash with German naval forces.
Aggression

SOUTH DAKOTA 1890 (-?) Troops
300 Lakota Indians massacred at Wounded
Knee.
Genocide
ARGENTINA 1890 Troops
US sailors land in Buenos Aires. American
interests enforced.
Military used to violently enforce business
Interests, illegal invasion
CHILE 1891 Troops
US sailors land in the major port city of
Valparaiso. Marines clash with nationalist
rebels.
Interference / over through

HAITI 1891 Troops
Marines land on US-claimed Navassa Island.
Black revolt defeated
Interference / over through
IDAHO 1892 Troops
Army suppresses silver miners' strike.
Backing Ruthless Employers
HAWAII 1893 (-?) Naval, troops
Marines and other naval forces land
Independent kingdom overthrown, annexed.
Illegal invasion, Theft
CHICAGO 1894 Troops
Breaking of rail strike, 34 killed.
Backing Ruthless Employers


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NICARAGUA 1894 Troops Month-long occupation of Bluefields.
CHINA 1894-95 Naval, troops
Marines are stationed at Tientsin and Beijing.
A naval ship takes up position at Newchwang.
KOREA 1894-96 Troops Marines land and remain in Seoul.
PANAMA 1895 Troops, naval
Marines land in Colombian province.
Business Interest
NICARAGUA 1896 Troops Marines land in port of Corinto.
CHINA
1898-
1900
Troops Boxer Rebellion fought by foreign armies.
PHILIPPINES
1898-
1910 (-?)
Naval, troops
Seized from Spain, killed 600,000 Filipinos
Illegal invasion, Theft, mass murder
CUBA
1898-
1902 (-?)
Naval, troops
Seized from Spain, still hold Navy base.
Illegal invasion, Theft
PUERTO RICO 1898 (-?) Naval, troops
Naval and land forces seize Puerto Rico from
Spain and the US holds the island
permanently.
Illegal invasion, Theft
GUAM 1898 (-?) Naval, troops
Naval forces seize Guam Island from Spain and
the US holds the island permanently.
Illegal invasion, Theft
MINNESOTA 1898 (-?) Troops
Army battles Chippewa at Leech Lake.
Genocide


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NICARAGUA 1898 Troops
Marines land at port of San Juan del Sur.
Interference, American / business interests
SAMOA 1899 (-?) Troops
Battle over succession to throne.
Interference, American / business interests
NICARAGUA 1899 Troops Marines land at port of Bluefields.
China 1900 Troops
US forces intervene in several cities.
Interference, American / business interests
IDAHO
1899-
1901
Troops
Army occupies Coeur d'Alene mining region.
Backing of ruthless business practices
OKLAHOMA 1901 Troops
Army battles Creek Indian revolt.
Genocide
PANAMA 1901-14 Naval, troops
Broke off from Colombia 1903, annexed Canal
Zone 1914.
Theft / business interests
HONDURAS 1903 Troops
Marines intervene in revolution.
Interference / American interests
Colombia/
Panama
1903 Troops
With US backing, a group in northern
Colombia declares independence as the state
of Panama
Military enforced special interests, Panama
Canal
DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC
1903-04 Troops
U.S. interests protected in Revolution.
Interference / American interests


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KOREA 1904-05 Troops
Marines land in Russo-Japanese War. Marines
land and stay in Seoul.
Interference / American interests
CUBA 1906-09 Troops
Marines land. The US builds a major naval
base at Guantanamo Bay.
Election fraud, Interference / American
interests
NICARAGUA 1907 Troops
"Dollar Diplomacy" protectorate set up.
Troops seize major centers.
Illegal occupation, Interference / business
interests
HONDURAS 1907 Troops
Marines land during war with Nicaragua
Marines land and take up garrison in cities of
Trujillo, Ceiba, Puerto Cortez, San Pedro,
Laguna and Choloma.
Illegal occupation, Interference / business
interests
PANAMA 1908 Troops
Marines intervene in election contest.
Election fraud, illegal interference
NICARAGUA 1910 Troops Marines land in Bluefields and Corinto.
HONDURAS 1911 Troops
U.S. interests protected in civil war.
Interference / American interests


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CHINA 1911-41 Naval, troops
Continuous occupation with flare-ups. The US
builds up its military presence in the country
to a force of 5000 troops and a fleet of 44
vessels patrolling China's coast and rivers.
illegal occupation, Interference, American /
business interests
CUBA 1912 Troops
U.S. interests protected in civil war, sends
army troops into combat in Havana.
Interference, American / business interests
PANAMA 1912 Troops
Marines land during heated election.
Interference, American / business interests
HONDURAS 1912 Troops
Marines protect U.S. economic interests.
Interference, American / business interests

NICARAGUA 1912-33 Troops, bombing
Marines intervene. A 20-year occupation of
the country follows., fought guerillas
Interference, American / business interests
MEXICO 1913 Naval
Marines land at Ciaris during
revolution.Estero.
Interference, Mexican Sovereignty
DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC
1914 Naval
Naval forces engage in battles in the city of
Santo Domingo.
Interference, American / business interests
COLORADO 1914 Troops
Breaking of miners' strike by Army.
Backing of ruthless business practices


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MEXICO 1914-18 Naval, troops
US forces seize and occupy Mexico's major
port city of Veracruz from April through
November. Series of interventions against
nationalists.
Illegal occupation, Interference / business
interests
HAITI 1914-34 Troops, bombing
Arial bombardment, 19-year occupation
Illegal occupation, Interference / business
interests
Mexico 1915-16 Troops
An expeditionary force of the US Army under
Gen. John J. Pershing crosses the Texas border
and penetrates several hundred miles into
Mexican territory. Eventually reinforced to
over 11,000 officers and men.
Right-out aggression, illegal invasion,
gangsterism

DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC
1916-24 Troops
8-year Marine occupation.
Illegal occupation, Interference / business
interests
CUBA 1917-33 Troops
Military occupation, economic protectorate.
15 year occupation
Illegal occupation, business interests
WORLD WAR I 1917-18 naval, troops Ships sunk, fought Germany for 1 1/2 years.
RUSSIA 1918-22 Naval, troops
Five landings to fight Bolsheviks
Illegal occupation, Interference, violation of
Russian sovereignty


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PANAMA 1918-20 Troops
"Police duty" during unrest after elections for
over 2 years
Illegal occupation, Interference / business
interests
HONDURAS 1919 Troops
Marines land during election campaign.
Illegal occupation, Interference / business
interests
YUGOSLAVIA 1919 Troops/Marines
intervene for Italy against Serbs in Dalmatia.
Illegal actions to enforce American interests
GUATEMALA 1920 Troops
2-week intervention against unionists.
Illegal occupation, Interference
WEST VIRGINIA 1920-21 Troops, bombing
Army intervenes against mineworkers.
Backing of ruthless business practices
TURKEY 1922 Troops
Fought nationalists in Smyrna.
Illegal actions to enforce American interests
CHINA 1922-27 Naval, troops
Deployment during nationalist revolt.
Illegal actions to enforce American / business
interests
HONDURAS 1924-25 Troops
Landed twice during election strife.
Illegal invasion, interference, election fraud
PANAMA 1925 Troops
Marines suppress general strike.
Illegal invasion, interference
CHINA 1927-34 Troops
Marines stationed throughout the country.
Illegal actions to enforce American / business
interests


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EL SALVADOR 1932 Naval
Warships send during Marti revolt.
Threat
WASHINGTON
DC
1932 Troops
Army stops WWI vet bonus protest.
Brutality against demonstrators
WORLD WAR II 1941-45
Naval, troops, bombing,
nuclear
Hawaii bombed, fought Japan, Italy and
Germany for 3 years; first nuclear war.
Joined WWII based on lies about Pearl Harbor
DETROIT 1943 Troops
Army put down Black rebellion.
Brutality against demonstrators
IRAN 1946 Nuclear threat
Soviet troops told to leave north.
Threat, interference
YUGOSLAVIA 1946 Nuclear threat, naval
Response to shoot-down of US plane.
Threat, interference, illegal invasion of
airspace
China 1946-49 Troops landed
Major US army presence of about 100.000,
fighting, training, advising local combatants
Illegal interference, invasion,
URUGUAY 1947 Nuclear threat
Bombers deployed as show of strength.
Threat, interference
GREECE 1947-49 Command operation
U.S. directs extreme-right in civil war.
Interference, backing of fascist regime
GERMANY 1948 Nuclear Threat
Atomic-capable bombers guard Berlin Airlift.



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Italy 1948 CIA Intervention
Heavy CIA involvement in national elections
Undercover manipulations of democratic
process in foreign country
CHINA 1948-49 Troops/Marines
evacuate Americans before Communist
victory.
Interference, evacuate CIA, spies, etc
PHILIPPINES 1948-54 Command operation
CIA directs war against Huk Rebellion. Secret
CIA operation
Interference, backing America friendly regime
for business interests
PUERTO RICO 1950 Command operation
Independence rebellion crushed in Ponce.
Interference, backing America friendly regime
KOREA
1951-53
(-?)
Troops, naval, bombing
, nuclear threats
U.S./So. Korea fights China/No. Korea to
stalemate; A-bomb threat in 1950, and against
China in 1953. Still have bases.
Illegal provocation / military action to enforce
American business interests, communist
which hunt
IRAN 1953 Command Operation
CIA overthrows democracy, installs Shah.
Interference, backing of fascist dictatorship
VIETNAM 1954 Nuclear threat
Financial and materiel support for colonial
French military operations, leads eventually to
direct US military involvement.
Interference, backing of colonial occupants,
American interests



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GUATEMALA 1954
Command operation,
bombing, nuclear threat
CIA directs exile invasion after new gov't
nationalized U.S. company lands; bombers
based in Nicaragua.
Illegal intervention / military action to enforce
American business interests, enforcing theft of
foreign property
EGYPT 1956 Nuclear threat, troops
Soviets told to keep out of Suez crisis; Marines
evacuate foreigners.
LEBANON l958 Troops, naval
Marines (14.000)occupation against rebels.
Illegal occupation, Interference, backing
America friendly regime
IRAQ 1958 Nuclear threat
Iraq warned against invading Kuwait.
Threat

CHINA l958 Nuclear threat
China told not to move on Taiwan isles.
Threat
PANAMA 1958 Troops
Flag protests erupt into confrontation. Clashes
between US forces in Canal Zone and local
citizens.
Illegal actions / brutality to enforce American /
business interests
Haiti 1959 Troops land
Marines invade the island
Illegal invasion
CONGO 1960 Command operation
CIA-backed overthrow and assassination of
Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba.
Undercover CIA intervention, illegal
interference, murder, coup


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VIETNAM l960-75
Troops, naval, bombing,
nuclear threats
Fought South Vietnam revolt & North
Vietnam; one million killed in longest U.S. war;
atomic bomb threats in l968 and l969.
Illegal occupation / war, based on fabricated
lies to benefit American arms manufacturers
LAOS 1962 Command operation
Military buildup during guerrilla war.
Illegal interference, invasion, sovereignty
CUBA l961 Command operation
CIA-directed Bay of Pigs exile invasion fails.
Illegal interference, invasion, Cuban
sovereignty, for American business interests
GERMANY l961 Nuclear threat
Alert during Berlin Wall crisis.
Threat
Laos 1962 Command operation
CIA-backed military coup.
Undercover over through of foreign
government, installment of totalitarian regime
CUBA l962 Nuclear threat, naval
Blockade during missile crisis; near-war with
Soviet Union.
Threat, aggression, world wide destruction
Ecuador 1963 Command operation
CIA backs military overthrow of President Jose
Maria Valesco Ibarra.
PANAMA l964 Troops
Panamanians shot by US troops for urging
canal's return.
Illegal interference, invasion, murder,
American business interests


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Brazil 1964 Command operation
CIA-backed military coup overthrows the
government of Joao Goulart and Gen. Castello
Branco takes power.
Undercover over through of foreign
government and installment of totalitarian
regime
INDONESIA l965 Command operation
One Million killed in CIA-assisted army coup,
overthrows President Sukarno and brings Gen.
Suharto to power. Interference,
assisted mass murder, backing & installation
of fascist regime
Congo 1965 Command operation
CIA backed military coup overthrows
President Joseph Kasavubu and brings Joseph
Mobutu to power.
Undercover over through of foreign
government and installment of totalitarian
regime
DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC
1965-66 Troops, bombing
23.000 Marines land during election campaign
to manipulate outcome
Illegal invasion, interference in democratic
election, for American interests
Ghana 1966 Commando operation
CIA-backed military coup ousts President
Kwame Nkrumah.
Undercover over through of foreign
government and installment of totalitarian
regime
GUATEMALA l966-67 Command operation
Green Berets intervene against rebels.
Illegal invasion, interference in democratic
election, for American interests


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DETROIT l967 Troops
Army battles Blacks, 43 killed.
Ruthless killing of protesters
UNITED STATES l968 Troops
After King is shot; over 21,000 soldiers in
cities.
Deploying troops to intimidate civil right
movement
CAMBODIA l969-75
Commando operation,
Bombing, troops, naval
CIA supports military coup against Prince
Sihanouk, bringing Lon Nol to power. Intensive
bombing for seven years along border with
Vietnam. Up to 2 million killed in decade of
bombing, starvation, and political chaos.
Illegal interference, invasion, mass murder,
Communist witch hunt
OMAN l970 Command operation
U.S. directs Iranian marine invasion.
Assistance in illegal invasion, support
totalitarian regime, American interests, Oil
LAOS l971-73
Command operation,
bombing
U.S. directs South Vietnamese invasion;
"carpet-bombs" countryside.
Indiscriminate bombing, Mass murder,
environmental destruction general Vietnam
war based on lies and constructed events
SOUTH DAKOTA l973 Command operation
Army directs Wounded Knee siege of Lakotas.
Brutal intimidation of protesters
MIDEAST 1973 Nuclear threat
World-wide alert during Mideast War.
Threat


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CHILE 1973 Command operation
CIA-backed coup ousts elected president
Salvador Allende, replaced by junta leader
Pinochet
Illegal interference, over though of
democratically elected government,
installation of fascist regime
CAMBODIA l975 Troops, bombing
Marines land, engage in combat with
government forces. Gas captured ship, 28 die
in copter crash.
ANGOLA l976-92 Command operation
CIA assists South African-backed rebels.
Military and CIA operations.
Backing of illegal intervention in foreign
country
IRAN l980
Troops, nuclear threat,
aborted bombing
Raid to rescue Embassy hostages; 8 troops die
in copter-plane crash. Soviets warned not to
get involved in revolution.
Illegal interference, backing of totalitarian
dictator, Threat


LIBYA l981 Naval jets
Naval jets shoot down two Libyan jets in
maneuvers over the Mediterranean.
Illegal military action and murder in
international airspace
EL SALVADOR l981-92
Command operation,
troops
Advisors, overflights aid anti-rebel war,
soldiers briefly involved in hostage clash. CIA
and special forces operation
Illegal interference, invasion, backing of fascist
regime


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NICARAGUA l981-90
Command operation,
naval
CIA directs exile (Contra) invasions, plants
harbor mines against revolution.
Illegal interference, military action, backing of
fascist Contras
LEBANON l982-84 Naval, bombing, troops
Marines expel PLO and back Phalangists, Navy
bombs and shells Muslim positions.
Illegal interference, invasion, bombing,
backing of America friendly party
GRENADA l983-84 Troops, bombing
Military forces invade Grenada. after
revolution.
Illegal interference, invasion, bombing,
attempt to destroy government legally in
power
HONDURAS l983-89 Troops
Maneuvers help build bases near borders.
Large program of military assistance aimed at
conflict in Nicaragua.
Illegal military actions to intimidate, build
American bases

IRAN l984 Jets
Two Iranian jets shot down over Persian Gulf.
Illegal aggression / attack in international
airspace
LIBYA l986 Bombing, naval
US aircraft bomb the cities of Tripoli and
Benghazi, including direct strikes at the official
residence of President Muamar al Qadaffi.
Illegal interference, bombing of sovereign
country, American interests


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BOLIVIA 1986 Troops
Army assists raids on cocaine region.
Special Forces units engage in counter-
insurgency.
Fake War On Drugs, American political and
business interests, backing right wing
government
IRAN l987-88 Naval, bombing
US intervenes on side of Iraq in war.
Naval forces block Iranian shipping. Civilian
airliner shot down by missile cruiser.
Take sides in foreign war, American / business
Interests, arms deals, weapons tests
LIBYA 1989 Naval jets
Two Libyan jets shot down.
Illegal aggression , murder
VIRGIN ISLANDS 1989 Troops
St. Croix Black unrest after storm.
Illegal interference, military force
PHILIPPINES 1989 Jets
Air cover provided for government against
coup. CIA and Special Forces involved in
counterinsurgency
Backing of totalitarian regime, American
Business interests
PANAMA 1989 (-?) Troops, bombing
Nationalist government ousted by 27,000
soldiers, leaders arrested, 2000+ killed.
overthrow of government of President
Noriega.
Illegal interference in foreign politics and
sovereignty , invasion, military force, over
through of government


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LIBERIA 1990 Troops
Foreigners evacuated during civil war. Troops
deployed.
Illegal intervention, invasion
SAUDI ARABIA 1990-91 Troops, jets
Iraq countered after invading Kuwait. 540,000
troops also stationed in Oman, Qatar, Bahrain,
UAE, Israel.
Intervention, military force, business interests,
oil
IRAQ 1990-? Bombing, troops, naval
Blockade of Iraqi and Jordanian ports, air
strikes; 200,000+ killed in invasion of Iraq and
Kuwait; no-fly zone over Kurdish north, Shiite
south, large-scale destruction of Iraqi military.
Intervention, military force, business interests,
oil
Haiti 1991 Command operation
CIA-backed military coup ousts President Jean-
Bertrand Aristide.
Undercover over through of foreign
government and installment of totalitarian
regime
KUWAIT 1991 Naval, bombing, troops
Kuwait royal family returned to throne.
Illegal interference, military force, installing
America friendly, undemocratic regime
LOS ANGELES 1992 Troops
Army, Marines deployed against anti-police
uprising.
Brutal force against demonstrators, caused by
police brutality


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SOMALIA 1992-94 Troops, naval, bombing
U.S.-led United Nations occupation during civil
war; raids against one Mogadishu faction.
Miss-use of Nato mission, favoring, backing
America friendly party
YUGOSLAVIA 1992-94 Naval NATO blockade of Serbia and Montenegro.
BOSNIA 1993-? Jets, bombing
No-fly zone patrolled in civil war; downed jets,
bombed Serbs.
Bombing of residential areas, hospital
HAITI 1994-? Troops, naval
Blockade against military government; troops
restore President Aristide to office three years
after coup.
For a change, backing a democratic
government??!!
ZAIRE (CONGO) 1996-97 Troops
Marines at Rwandan Hutu refugee camps, in
area where Congo revolution begins.
LIBERIA 1997 Troops
Soldiers under fire during evacuation of
foreigners.
ALBANIA 1997 Troops
Soldiers under fire during evacuation of
foreigners.
SUDAN 1998 Missiles
Attack on pharmaceutical plant alleged to be
"terrorist" nerve gas plant.
Illegal intervention, military action, based on
guesses


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AFGHANISTAN 1998 Missiles
Attack on former CIA training camps used by
Islamic fundamentalist groups alleged to have
attacked embassies.
Illegal military action, murder, based on
rumors and allegations
IRAQ 1998-? Bombing, Missiles
Four days of intensive air strikes after
weapons inspectors allege Iraqi obstructions.
Iraq war based on lies, invented reports on
weapons of mass destruction - condemned
by UN illegal invasion, mass murder,
American business / arms manufacturers
interests, oil
YUGOSLAVIA 1999 Bombing, Missiles
Heavy NATO air strikes after Serbia declines to
withdraw from Kosovo. NATO occupation of
Kosovo.
YEMEN 2000 Naval USS Cole bombed.
MACEDONIA 2001 Troops
NATO forces deployed to move and disarm
Albanian rebels.
UNITED STATES 2001 Jets, naval
Reaction to hijacker attacks on New York, DC
Attacks used as excuse for dismantling civil
rights, democracy, freedoms of Americans,
installing torture, indefinite lock-up, secret
concentration camps around the world.
High probability of Inside Job or at least
having known the threat and not reacting to
justify undemocratic security measures


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AFGHANISTAN 2001-?
Troops, bombing,
missiles
Massive U.S. mobilization to overthrow
Taliban, hunt Al Qaeda fighters, install Karzai
regime. Forces also engaged in neighboring
Pakistan.
Mix-up of Taliban and Al Qaeda,
indiscriminate killing of civilians with
unmanned drones, 2001 to 2010 no results,
creation of more anti American and anti
western aggression
YEMEN 2002 Missiles
Predator drone missile attack on Al Qaeda,
including a US citizen.
Illegal attacks in sovereign countries,
indiscriminate killing of civilians, targets based
on guesswork
PHILIPPINES 2002 Troops, naval
Training mission for Philippine military fighting
Muslim Abu Sayyaf rebels evolves into US
combat missions in Sulu Archipelago next to
Mindanao.
Illegal interference, military action in
sovereign country, backing America friendly
regime, business interests
COLOMBIA 2003-? Troops
US special forces sent to rebel zone to back up
Colombian military protecting oil pipeline.
Illegal interference, invasion, military force,
backing foreign regime for American business
interests


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IRAQ 2003-?
Troops, naval, bombing,
missiles
Second Gulf War, based on lies and fabricated
evidence, launched for "regime change" in
Baghdad. US, joined by UK and Australia,
attacks from Kuwait, other Gulf states, and
European and US bases.
Illegal invasion, lies, fabrications.mass
murder over I million civilians
Haiti 2004
Troops, Commando
operation
Marines land. CIA-backed forces overthrow
President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
Undercover over through of foreign
government
WHERE NEXT?
NO
MORE!
Doesnt that make you think.

[There have been recent, illegal atrocities, invasions and aggressions, not mentioned here which could
and should update this list its an ongoing process by the most aggressive, most war mongering nation
of all times.]
Sometimes even Americans tell the truth:
(quoted from Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler (former Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps)
"War is just a racket. A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems to the
majority of people. Only a small inside group knows what it is about. It is conducted for the benefit of the
very few at the expense of the masses.
I believe in adequate defense at the coastline and nothing else. If a nation comes over here to fight, then
we'll fight. The trouble with America is that when the dollar only earns 6 percent over here, then it gets
restless and goes overseas to get 100 percent. Then the flag follows the dollar and the soldiers follow the
flag.
I wouldn't go to war again as I have done to protect some lousy investment of the bankers. There are
only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill of Rights.
War for any other reason is simply a racket.


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There isn't a trick in the racketeering bag that the military gang is blind to. It has its "finger men" to point
out enemies, its "muscle men" to destroy enemies, its "brain men" to plan war preparations, and a "Big
Boss" Super-Nationalistic-Capitalism.
It may seem odd for me, a military man, to adopt such a comparison. Truthfulness compels me to.
I spent thirty-three years and four months in active service in the country's most agile military force, the
Marines. I served in all ranks from second lieutenant to major general. And during that period I spent
most of my time being a high-class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In
short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism.
I suspected I was just part of a racket at the time. Now I am sure of it. Like all members of the military
profession I never had an original thought until I left the service.
My mental faculties remained in suspended animation while I obeyed the orders of the higher-ups.
This is typical with everyone in the military service.
Thus -
I helped make Mexico, and especially Tampico, safe for American oil interests in 1914.
I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenue in.
I helped in the raping of half-a-dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street. The
record of racketeering is long.
I helped purify Nicaragua for the international banking house of Brown Brothers and Co. in 1909-1912.
I brought light to the Dominican Republic for the sugar interests in 1916.
I helped make Honduras 'right' for American fruit companies in 1903.
In China in 1927 I helped see to it that Standard Oil went its way unmolested.
During those years, I had, as the boys in the back room would say, a swell racket.
I was rewarded with honors, medals, and promotion.
Looking back on it, I feel that I might have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could do was to
operate a racket in three city districts. The Marines operated on three continents."

Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler (former Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps),
Common Sense, November 1935