This is a widely believed myth. People such as Christopher Hitchens have inferred that America was behind the coup simply because it was so well executed, which is insulting to the Chileans. The CIA didn't know who Pinochet was until after he took control of Chile. There is no evidence that the CIA had any hand in it.
The CIA did toy with the idea of backing Generals Viaux and Valenzuela before Allende was inaugurated in 1970. While they did provide three sub machine guns and tear gas grenades to Valenzuela, they didn't know what they were for and the weapons weren't even used for the kidnapping attempt of General Schneider that turned into an assassination. After Schneider's death, the CIA withdrew to an intelligence gathering only posture. It was so hands off that they weren't even aware of the possibility of the failed El Tancazo coup in June 1973 nor the successful September coup by Pinochet.
Your judgement is laughable.
You even admit the CIA supplied guns to the assassins.
That clearly shows they were complicit.
They also provided money and urged the killers to get on with it,
we have the diplomatic cables now.
Get real you clown!
You can vote your way into communism but you won't be voting it out.
They will begging for another Pinochet in the next year.
Chille probably didn't vote their way into it. The CIA doesn't know how to do military coups, but they are great at fortifying elections.
I think they did pretty well with Pinochet and his junta friends.
This is a widely believed myth. People such as Christopher Hitchens have inferred that America was behind the coup simply because it was so well executed, which is insulting to the Chileans. The CIA didn't know who Pinochet was until after he took control of Chile. There is no evidence that the CIA had any hand in it.
The CIA did toy with the idea of backing Generals Viaux and Valenzuela before Allende was inaugurated in 1970. While they did provide three sub machine guns and tear gas grenades to Valenzuela, they didn't know what they were for and the weapons weren't even used for the kidnapping attempt of General Schneider that turned into an assassination. After Schneider's death, the CIA withdrew to an intelligence gathering only posture. It was so hands off that they weren't even aware of the possibility of the failed El Tancazo coup in June 1973 nor the successful September coup by Pinochet.
Your judgement is laughable. You even admit the CIA supplied guns to the assassins. That clearly shows they were complicit. They also provided money and urged the killers to get on with it, we have the diplomatic cables now. Get real you clown!