We wouldn't know about US atrocities if it weren't for curiosity, self-learning, and critical thinking. Our media is useless, and school curriculums don't cover US imperialism.

I moved to Argentina in my early twenties and made friends with a victim of the US-led coup. Her story defied everything I knew about the world, and we learned a lot from each other.

She assumed Americans learned about the history that tortured her, but my shocked and horrified expression revealed my ignorance. Now, I question everything - being aware, informed, and acknowledging there is more than one side to every story is the least I can do.

After learning about US interventions in Latin America, I re-evaluated history through a non-Western perspective and learned an entirely different story.

The Suez Canal Crisis is an interesting tale of empires dying and blossoming. What a world we created.