Episode 609: Operation Condor: State Sanctioned Terror

Summary: On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about an international terrorist conspiracy known as Operation Condor. This horrible operation was set up by eight South and Central American countries. It was responsible for the death, detention, assassination, murder, and disappearance of tens of thousands of people across multiple borders. People were even assassinated in Washington, D.C. And, of course, the CIA was involved.<br> <br> The whole thing was part of a strategy used by dictators such as Augusto Pinochet to keep power and destroy leftist thought. How much did the US know? How much was it involved? Which country had it worst? What was the Dirty War? How were most of the bodies disposed of? Listen, laugh, learn.<br> <br>  <br> <br> Visit Our Sources:<br> <br> <a href="https://medium.com/exploring-history/operation-condor-u-s-and-latin-americas-dirty-war-d59a7cfff77c">https://medium.com/exploring-history/operation-condor-u-s-and-latin-americas-dirty-war-d59a7cfff77c</a><br> <br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Condor">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Condor</a><br> <br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_War">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_War</a><br> <br> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2020/sep/03/operation-condor-the-illegal-state-network-that-terrorised-south-america">https://www.theguardian.com/news/2020/sep/03/operation-condor-the-illegal-state-network-that-terrorised-south-america</a><br> <br> <a href="http://www.cels.org.ar/especiales/plancondor/en/#una-asociacion-ilicita-para-reprimir-opositores">http://www.cels.org.ar/especiales/plancondor/en/#una-asociacion-ilicita-para-reprimir-opositores</a><br> <br> <a href="http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/chile/operation-condor.htm">http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/chile/operation-condor.htm</a><br> <br>