By skyforbes 
The CIA runs illegal and unethical covert operations in third-world countries
“We must face the fact that the United States is neither omnipotent nor omniscient, that we cannot impose our will upon the other 94 percent of mankind, that we cannot right every wrong or reverse every adversity, and that therefore there cannot be an American solution to every world problem.” ― John F. Kennedy
The Praetorian Guard: The U.S. Role in the New World Order by John Stockwell summarizes the covert role the CIA plays in world politics. Published in 1991 and written about the politics of the 1960s through the 1980s, I found this book shocking and could not put it down.
Before I get into the review, you might be wondering what praetorian means. Founded by Caesar Augustus in 27 BCE, a praetorian was an elite guard for the Imperial Roman Army, the emperor, and other high-ranking military officials. In addition, the praetorians served in counterintelligence, military intelligence roles, and for crowd control. Today, as in the mid-20th century, the praetorian guard is the United States of America. In other words, the U.S. policies the world.