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The Border Patrol's Role in Global Counterinsurgency
02:52 - 13:42 (10:49)
The Border Patrol's notoriety for being mean to immigrants is often discussed, but their involvement in global counterinsurgency during the Cold War era is not as well known.
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The actions of Border Patrol agents in the countries immigrants are fleeing from are often overlooked, leading to many deaths that are not discussed.
02:52 - 06:19 (03:26)
Summary
The actions of Border Patrol agents in the countries immigrants are fleeing from are often overlooked, leading to many deaths that are not discussed. The recent deaths of three Guatemalan children in U.S. custody is just the tip of the iceberg.
ChapterThe Border Patrol's Role in Global Counterinsurgency
EpisodePart Two: The U.S. Border Patrol Is A Nightmare That Never Ends
PodcastBehind the Bastards
In his upcoming book, Badges Without Borders, Stuart Schrader discusses how American policing has been transformed through global counterinsurgency, including the training of foreign police by former Border Patrol agents through CIA-linked public safety programs, who taught them how to create death squads to target political activists.
06:19 - 10:27 (04:08)
Summary
In his upcoming book, Badges Without Borders, Stuart Schrader discusses how American policing has been transformed through global counterinsurgency, including the training of foreign police by former Border Patrol agents through CIA-linked public safety programs, who taught them how to create death squads to target political activists.
ChapterThe Border Patrol's Role in Global Counterinsurgency
EpisodePart Two: The U.S. Border Patrol Is A Nightmare That Never Ends
PodcastBehind the Bastards
This podcast episode discusses the political conflicts in the early 1980s in El Salvador backed by the United States, which led to a horrible civil war causing devastating effects still seen today.
10:27 - 13:42 (03:15)
Summary
This podcast episode discusses the political conflicts in the early 1980s in El Salvador backed by the United States, which led to a horrible civil war causing devastating effects still seen today.