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      1. Diplomatic cables between Ambassador Paul Harold Boeker and the Carter State Department show a total rejection of the November 1, 1979 coup by Carter's government. This gave space for popular resistance to reverse the coup over the next 16 days. x.com/CarwilBJ/status/1873518672876277874
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      Given the history of US collaboration in military coups, a cable like this one shines like a diamond in a coal mine. wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/1979STATE286531_e.html
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    Six days later, the ambassador is apoplectic and furious at the Bolivian Right and military: x.com/CarwilBJ/status/935990026072219648
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      For evidence of Lyndon Johnson administration taking the exact opposite stance and abetting Bolivia's 1964 coup, see this thread: x.com/CarwilBJ/status/1598193233401876480
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