IT ALL STARTED WITH GRENADA [View All]

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"Where the hell is Grenada?" many Americans asked in October 1983 when they read or heard that the United States had invaded that Caribbean military powerhouse. When most tried to find out where the country is, or why the U.S. invaded, they were left without answers. For a few days, we saw the country’s name in the newspapers, then it quickly departed.

The one consistent, yet vague, answer given to the American public was that the invasion was necessary to stop the Reds (Moscow, not Cincinnati) from encroaching on U.S. territory. That was good enough for the American public. No more questions were asked.

Despite the small size of Grenada and the limited discussion about the invasion, the implications are staggering. They were the beginning of a U.S. foreign policy of aggression that is strongly in place today.

Experiments were attempted by the U.S. government in deception and they worked. For instance, the press was not allowed to cover events, under the excuse of "national security." The media grumbled, but the incident was soon forgotten. This test was to see if there would be outrage from the media, but none came.

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