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Blowback - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Blowback may refer to one of the following. •Blowback (intelligence) •Blowback (arms) •Blowback (forensics), vacuum effect created in the barrel of a firearm when it is discharged •Blowback (military...
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Blowback (intelligence) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Blowback is the espionage term for the violent, unintended consequences of a covert operation that are suffered by the civil population of the aggressor government. To the civilians suffering it, the...
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excerpts from the book ... Henry Holt, 2000 ... South Korea: Legacy of the Cold War &; North Korea: Endgame of the Cold War...
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"Blowback" is a CIA term first used in March 1954 in a recently declassified report on the 1953 operation to overthrow the government of Mohammed Mossadegh in Iran. It is a metaphor for the unintended consequences of the US government's international activities that have been kept secret from the American people.
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Definition of blowback in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of blowback. Pronunciation of blowback. Translations of blowback. blowback synonyms, blowback antonyms. Information about blowback in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... Blowback may be caused by a defective breech mechanism, a ruptured cartridge...
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Blowback (arms) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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End of non-subscriber extract ... 'Blowback'; During the 1980s, resistance fighters in Afghanistan developed a world-wide recruitment and support network with the aid of the USA, Saudi Arabia and other states. ... After the 1989 Soviet withdrawal, this network, which equipped, trained and funded thousands of Muslim fighters,
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