Two failed coups and some random speculation

Big lies do sometimes take hold. They could do so even before the internet, as a previous generation of Germans could attest. And no country is immune, no matter how old and secure its democracy may seem.
Ousted Peruvian president Pedro Castillo was never a credible occupant of the office, writes Gwynne Dyer.

LONDON, U.K.— Could there be anything more ridiculous than last week's failed coup attempt in Peru?

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