"There's no question in my mind that it was C.I.A. sanctioned, and most - many Latin American investigators have come to the same conclusion. Of course, we never heard about that in our country"
- John Perkins
About this Quote
John Perkins is recommending that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was involved in a specific occasion. He is positive in his conclusion and believes that many Latin American private investigators have actually pertained to the very same conclusion. Nevertheless, he notes that the American public was not made aware of this conclusion. This indicates that the CIA was associated with a hidden operation that was not revealed. It is possible that the CIA was involved in a political or military operation in Latin America that was not reported in the United States. This quote suggests that the CIA was involved in a deceptive operation that was not made public.
"If the present Congress errs in too much talking, how can it be otherwise in a body to which the people send one hundred and fifty lawyers, whose trade it is to question everything, yield nothing, and talk by the hour?"