Vincent Bevins on how ‘Jakarta’ became codeword for US-backed mass killing (NY Review)įiles reveal details of U.S. Vincent Bevins, an American journalist and author has recently published The Jakarta Method: Washington’s Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World. Print length 352 pages Language English Publisher PublicAffairs Publication date ApDimensions 5.5 x 1.2 x 8. pursues its own interests over the self determination of another nation – and its people.Ī new book gives us fresh insights into U.S. The Jakarta Method demonstrates that the brutal extermination of unarmed leftists was a fundamental part of Washington's final triumph in the Cold War. learned anything from past interventions? To what lengths does it still interfere with the sovereign rights of other countries?Īnd who pays the price when a nation as powerful as the U.S. The Jakarta method was used in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay in the 1970s and 1980s, to the tune of 60,000 to 80,000 people murdered. intervention has given rise to brutal dictatorships and left millions dead. But in many places, such as Indonesia, Brazil, and elsewhere, U.S. has liberated many from anti-democratic governments. The Jakarta method : Washingtons anticommunist crusade & the mass murder. The Jakarta Method demonstrates that the brutal extermination of unarmed leftists was a fundamental part of Washingtons final triumph in the Cold War. The United States history of anti-communism – and intervention in foreign nations – has had a deadly impact from Asia to Latin America and beyond.Īround the world, in pursuit of political – and economic – interests, the U.S. GUEST: Vincent Bevins, an American journalist and author of The Jakarta Method: Washington’s Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World.
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