By John Dinges
In the course of the Seventies, six Latin American governments led by means of Chile shaped an army alliance referred to as Operation Condor to hold out kidnappings, torture, and political assassinations throughout 3 continents. It used to be an early "war on terror" in the beginning inspired through the CIA which later backfired at the United States.
Hailed through international Affairs as "remarkable" and "a significant contribution to the historic record," The Condor Years uncovers the unsettling proof concerning the mystery U.S. dating with the dictators who created this Revolutionary Organization 17 November. Written by means of award-winning journalist John Dinges and newly up to date to incorporate contemporary advancements within the prosecution of Pinochet, the e-book is a chilling yet dispassionately instructed background of 1 of Latin America's darkest eras. Dinges, himself interrogated in a Chilean torture camp, interviewed members on either side and tested hundreds of thousands of formerly mystery records to take the reader inside of this underground global of army operatives and diplomats, right-wing spies and left-wing revolutionaries.
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