Eric Meyers

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2,596 appearances 16 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 5d ago

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Forbidden History · Chile’s 9/11: Pinochet, the CIA and the Coup · 18 Aug 2026 podcast

But Washington sees one narrow opening. matched

Allende hasn't won an outright majority. matched

and Chile's constitution requires its Congress to confirm the next president. matched

And so, even before the ballots are fully counted, work begins to stop Allende from ever taking office. matched

Once again, Washington uses economic leverage. matched

But now it's part of a blunt message to Chile's military. matched

Act, or your country will suffer. matched

After dismissing the idea of simply bribing the Congress. matched

President Nixon vows to make Chile's economy scream. matched

CIA officers begin making covert contact with Chilean military figures. matched

urging them to move against Allende. matched

They warn that the United States can strangle Chile's economy, cutting off loans, blocking credit, and isolating the country internationally. matched

But the Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army matched

General Rene Schneider is a staunch constitutionalist. matched

He refuses to intervene in the result of a democratic election. matched

So a drastic plan is set in motion. matched

A CIA-backed attempt to kidnap Schneider and remove him as an obstacle. matched

It goes disastrously wrong. matched

Schneider is shot and killed. matched

And in the national outpouring of grief that follows, Chile's Congress confirms Allende as president. matched

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