Thank you for this meticulously researched article demonstrating the depth of hypocrisy and false claims about caring for 'freedom/democracy/humanrights. Under this cloak, the USA and its cronies - the European nations that for the previous four hundred so centuries had openly gone around the world , invading, plundering, raping and robbing, have since the 1950's posed and defenders of International Law, while in fact, they have continued their rapacious ways covertly. Using secret services to assassinate elected leaders and install their puppets is still their go-to strategy, as th author of the article details.