Now, it may or may not have been a success or the right thing to do, but it's not right to deny that it ever happened. Right? The United States was then the decisive factor in every Italian election for the next 25 years. We did the exact same thing in Japan, where we effectively founded the Liberal Democratic Party, funded it, chose its leaders, and had them on the CIA payroll while they were serving in top positions in government. (52:42–52:49)
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Asserts that the U.S. influenced Italian elections for 25 years.
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