Bruce Lambert is a mostly retired reporter, having worked at the New York Times for 22 years, Newsday for 17 years, and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle for 5 years. He lives in Hempstead, N.Y. He was also a union leader at all three papers.
If this feels distressing and repugnant, remember that for decades the U.S. surreptitiously meddled in regime support and change in sovereign nations around the world.