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The Falcon Lands: CIA Interference in Australian Politics (2014)

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Our weekly documentary film curated by the editorial team at 21WIRE. Did the CIA interfere in 1970s Australian politics? Former US intelligence operative and convicted spy, Christopher Boyce, tells his story to Australia’s Dateline program. Boyce’s intervention was made famous by Hollywood’s theatrical release of The Falcon and the Snowman. Boyce reveals covert US ‘regime change’ operations in Australia which would eventually removed the Labour Prime Minister from power, as Washington sought to protect its key intelligence gathering facilities located Down Under. [embedded content]

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Our weekly documentary film curated by the editorial team at 21WIRE.
Did the CIA interfere in 1970s Australian politics? Former US intelligence operative and convicted spy, Christopher Boyce, tells his story to Australia’s Dateline program. Boyce’s intervention was made famous by Hollywood’s theatrical release of The Falcon and the Snowman. Boyce reveals covert US ‘regime change’ operations in Australia which would eventually removed the Labour Prime Minister from power, as Washington sought to protect its key intelligence gathering facilities located Down Under.


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Mike Norman is an economist and veteran trader whose career has spanned over 30 years on Wall Street. He is a former member and trader on the CME, NYMEX, COMEX and NYFE and he managed money for one of the largest hedge funds and ran a prop trading desk for Credit Suisse.

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