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America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq [28min]

Author and foreign correspondent Stephen Kinzer talks about his provocative new book Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq. He asserts that the US-led invasion of Iraq is not an isolated event, but part of a long-standing American tradition of regime change that began more than 100 years ago. Stephen Kinzer talks with VOA senior correspondent Gary Thomas and host Carol Castiel about why and how the United States has deposed more than 14 governments around the world and the long term political impact of such actions.
Read entire article at VOA "Press Conference USA" 29 April 2006