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The Condor Years
John Dinges
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Description for The Condor Years
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSH; 3JJP; JPSH; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
A “compelling and shocking account” of a brutal campaign of repression in Latin America, based on interviews and previously secret documents (The Miami Herald).
Throughout the 1970s, six Latin American governments, led by Chile, formed a military alliance called Operation Condor to carry out kidnappings, torture, and political assassinations across three continents. It was an early “war on terror” initially encouraged by the CIA—which later backfired on the United States.
Hailed by Foreign Affairs as “remarkable” and “a major contribution to the historical record,” The Condor Years uncovers the unsettling facts about the secret US relationship with the ... Read more
A “compelling and shocking account” of a brutal campaign of repression in Latin America, based on interviews and previously secret documents (The Miami Herald).
Throughout the 1970s, six Latin American governments, led by Chile, formed a military alliance called Operation Condor to carry out kidnappings, torture, and political assassinations across three continents. It was an early “war on terror” initially encouraged by the CIA—which later backfired on the United States.
Hailed by Foreign Affairs as “remarkable” and “a major contribution to the historical record,” The Condor Years uncovers the unsettling facts about the secret US relationship with the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781565849778
SKU
V9781565849778
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99-15
About John Dinges
John Dinges, former managing editor of NPR News and Latin American special correspondent for the Washington Post, is the author of Our Man in Panama. He teaches journalism at Columbia University and lives in New York City and Washington, D.C.
Reviews for The Condor Years
Praise for The Condor Years: “Scrupulous, well-documented and indignant.” —The Washington Post “Goes a long way toward bringing the truths of that dark time into the light.” —San Francisco Chronicle “Touch[es] directly upon issues at the center of today’s debate over U.S. foreign policy—like secrecy in the name of national security.” —The Nation