Annals of the Covert World: the Secret Life of Shampoo

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Veterans of the CIA’s Phoenix Program always seem to make soft landings with a golden parachute: a lifetime guarantee of gainful employment. CounterPunch reported on the ascent into the Congress of Robert Simmons, a Phoenix veteran and adept at torture. Then there’s the case of former senator Bob Kerrey, who commanded a Phoenix operation in the Mekong delta that featured throat-slitting and the assassination of elderly men and women and children. Now comes word that Phoenix veterans are also highly sought after by the upper echelons of the corporate world. More

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This content originally appeared on CounterPunch.org and was authored by Jeffrey St. Clair.

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[1] ➤ https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/04/14/annals-of-the-covert-world-the-secret-life-of-shampoo/[2] ➤ https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/04/14/annals-of-the-covert-world-the-secret-life-of-shampoo/[3] ➤ https://www.counterpunch.org/