The U.S. Has Attempted To Influence 81 Foreign Elections Between 1946 And 2000

L.A. Times: The U.S. is no stranger to interfering in the elections of other countries

The CIA has accused Russia of interfering in the 2016 presidential election by hacking into Democratic and Republican computer networks and selectively releasing emails. But critics might point out the U.S. has done similar things.

The U.S. has a long history of attempting to influence presidential elections in other countries – it’s done so as many as 81 times between 1946 and 2000, according to a database amassed by political scientist Dov Levin of Carnegie Mellon University.

That number doesn’t include military coups and regime change efforts following the election of candidates the U.S. didn’t like, notably those in Iran, Guatemala and Chile. Nor does it include general assistance with the electoral process, such as election monitoring.

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WNU Editor: While the focus from the U.S. main stream media is on the past election .... specifically on reports that Russia tried to influence the U.S. election by revealing details via through Wikileaks on what the Democrat Party did to make sure that Hillary Clinton was their nominee. It is the future that I am more concerned about .... specifically .... suggestions among some in the U.S. that foreign media and/or U.S. websites that use foreign media sources be "listed" .... Russia Accused Of Spreading 'Fake News' (November 24, 2016).