apr 3, 1990 - Kelly Hearings

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Senator Robert Kelly is appointed chair of a bipartisan Select Committee on Intelligence Accountability, akin to the Church Committee. The hearings uncover decades of SHIELD, and military intelligence overreach, including:
Cuba in the 1960s: The initial invasion is recast as not just military, but riddled with psychological ops, assassinations, and manipulation of media.
Africa in the 70s: Cold War proxy battles show shocking use of coups and warlord alliances.
Latin America: Perhaps there's involvement in regime changes under Nixon or Baxter, maybe even with controversial allies.
Eastern Europe Covert Aid: Helping dissidents, pushing revolutions, espionage within the Warsaw Pact.
Domestic Surveillance: The real kicker might be that each president increasingly used domestic surveillance to keep tabs on radicals, protesters, or even political rivals — something Cooper may not have personally initiated but still inherited.

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