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A 446070

David Hebditch and Ken Connor

How to Stage a Military Coup


From Planning to Execution

Greenhill Books, London Stackpole Books, Pennsylvania

Contents
List of Illustrations Introduction 1. The Military in Politics Get Your Tanks off My Lawn Breakthrough Coups: China 1911, Egypt 1952, Cuba 1959 Guardian Coups: Turkey 1960,1971 and 1980 Veto Coups: Argentina 1943,1955 and 1976 Operation Valkyrie: The July Putsch, Germany 1944 Ken Connor: Thoughts on Prussian Thinking The Bloodless Coup and the Less-Blood Coup The Accidental Coup: Sierra Leone 1992 and 1996 The Faux Coup d'Etat Military Intervention 2. Motivation and Massage Reasons to be Cheerful: Nigeria 1990 The Cuba Card: Venezuela 2002 Ken Connor: Mutiny! Going Native: Ecuador 1963 and 2000 The al-Qaeda Franchise and the War on Terror Getting the Message Across: Media Ops 3. Planning the Perfect Putsch Secrets of Success Positive Prognosis: Iran 1953 Risible Results: Algeria 1961 Pro-Formas for Perfect Planning 4. Recruitment, Training and Tactics Recruiting to the Cause Training Coup Teams Ken Connor: Reading and Writing Philosophical Stuff Ken Connor: Harvey Point Fighting in Built-up Areas Vehicle Checkpoints Arresting the Bad Guys Prime-Time Interrogation Ken Connor: Torture Tailoring Your Tactics 7 9 19 23 24 27 29 30 31 32 33 36 36 38 40 42 45 46 49 51 55 56 57 67 72 81 85 87 87 88 90 92 93 95 95 96 96

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5. Keeping Your Coup Covert Watching the Watchers: Counter-Surveillance A Message for Our Listeners: Telephone Security Gentlemen Don't Read Each Other's Email 6. A Word from Our Sponsor Invasion or Intervention? 'Made to Scream': Chile 1973 'Caravan of Death' 2: Operation Condor The Kampala Strangler: Uganda 1971 7. Strategically Situated Exotic Islands Temperature Rising The Teenage Coup: Comoros 1978 Fiji 1987: Take 1 and Take 2 Three Coups and You Are Out: Fiji 2000 Ken Connor: The Incredible Horse Finis Coronat Opus: The Seychelles 1977-1987 8. The Coup That Never Was The Middle East before it Became a Way of Not Saying 'Palestine' Ken Connor: Self-Sufficiency and the Art of Dental Hygiene Rotting Rupees: Abu Dhabi 1966 Ken Connor: Making House Calls Enough Sa'id: Oman 1970 The CIA Train: Iraq 1958,1959,1963 and 1968 The Coup That Never Was: Iraq 2003 9. Outsourcing Your Coup Guinea Foul From Mutiny to Scrutiny Hiatus in Harare 'Obiang Will Eat My Testicles' Ken Connor: The Mercenary Fink Private Military Cock-ups (PMCs) Ken Connor: Not Seeing the Wood for the Trees 10. Where Next? Who Next? Spreading 'Liberty and Democracy' Putsch Prognosis Appendix A: Military Coups d'Etat by Country Appendix B: Military Coups d'Etat by Date Notes Index

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