Inside Jobs: Coup in Guatemala

In the early 1950s, democratic politics in Latin America threatened the rapacious business practices of the United Fruit Company. The American organization, known locally as “The Octopus,” used aggressive red-baiting propaganda and high level contacts to force the CIA to overthrow the president of Guatemala and install an autocratic dictator. Join Brian, Gene and Lee as they investigate the CIA Coup in Guatemala on this episode of Inside Jobs!