"Discovered in recent weeks by the National Security Archive, a  non-profit research organization, the Sept. 16, 1976 cable is among tens  of thousands of declassified State Department documents recently made  available to the public.
In 1976, the South American nations of Chile, Argentina and Uruguay  were engaged in a program of repression code-named Operation Condor that  targeted those governments' political opponents throughout Latin  America, Europe and even the United States.
Based on information from the CIA, the U.S. State Department became  concerned that Condor included plans for political assassination around  the world. The State Department drafted a plan to deliver a stern  message to the three governments not to engage in such murders.
In the Sept. 16, 1976 cable, the topic of one paragraph is listed as  "Operation Condor," preceded by the words "(KISSINGER, HENRY A.)  SUBJECT: ACTIONS TAKEN." The cable states that "secretary declined to  approve message to Montevideo" Uruguay "and has instructed that no  further action be taken on this matter.""
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Listen Up My Child, and You Shall Hear The Tale of the Kissinger
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