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2019-04-15 Caribbean-Latin America

Declassified documents show CIA knew South American juntas killed dissidents abroad

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Posted by Besoeker 2019-04-15 07:54|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 While decades apart, there's surely no parallel or pattern btwn 'Operation Condor' and more recent attempted regime change events surrounding Christopher Steele, Bruce and Nellie Ohr, Comey, Brennan, Clapper, etc.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-04-15 08:03|| 2019-04-15 08:03|| Front Page Top

#2 They killed Communists. That's a service to mankind.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2019-04-15 08:08|| 2019-04-15 08:08|| Front Page Top

#3 They killed Communists. That's a service to mankind.

They have come around since then...

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-04-15 09:01|| 2019-04-15 09:01|| Front Page Top

#4 Would you prefer living in today's Pinochet's Chile or Maduro's Venezuela? Sean Penn and Danny Glover to the courtesy phone.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-04-15 10:58|| 2019-04-15 10:58|| Front Page Top

#5 Some men are resistant, but operating in so-called 'grey areas' against a foreign adversary has a tendency to envelope the man in all areas of life and conduct.

Probably doesn't come as a surprise to many.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-04-15 11:05|| 2019-04-15 11:05|| Front Page Top

#6 Would you prefer living in today's Pinochet's Chile or Maduro's Venezuela?

Definitely Pinochet's Chile, if only for the free helicopter rides.

Posted by SteveS 2019-04-15 12:33|| 2019-04-15 12:33|| Front Page Top

#7 Well, if it's never wrong to punch a Nazi...

Posted by charger 2019-04-15 17:45|| 2019-04-15 17:45|| Front Page Top

#8 Not crazy about the helicopter business, but have never been able to dislike ol' Augusto himself, so what the hell...

That Che shirt's a little bit gay,
Which, I hasten to say, is okay,
But if pressed, I'd suggest,
To put hair on your chest,
Wearing this: [Pinochet in beret]

Posted by Glolumble Ulosing4003 2019-04-15 18:40|| 2019-04-15 18:40|| Front Page Top

#9 And just who amongst the Left complained when ol' Leo got bumped off in Mexico. As bad as right wing dictators can be they just never seem to run up the body counts that left wing ones do

Posted by Cheaderhead 2019-04-15 19:06|| 2019-04-15 19:06|| Front Page Top

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