How US Evangelicals Fueled the Rise of Russia’s ‘Pro-Family’ Right

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6. I'd look for a covert operations connection

It used to be the CIA doing this stuff -- these days it might be military or even private contractors. But there's a long history of the US covertly supporting the most conservative religious factions overseas as a way of countering communism, Arab nationalism, or anything else that didn't seem likely to want to play along with American corporate interests.

Basically, this stuff is borderline fascism -- and fascism is always good for business.