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 The Military in Latin America Proceso 684, Editorial, November 1995. Article looks at the linkage between the emergence of militarism in latin America after 1945, US support and its fear of communism in latin America
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The Nazi Parallel: The National Security State and the Churches excerpted from the book The Washington Connection and Third World Fascism by Noam Chomsky and Edward S. Herman published 1979. Draws comparisons with nazi ideologies such as the Volk and national unity and the military regimes of the time.
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Women Resist Dictatorship: voices from Latin America Concise review article by of resistance by
Silvia Marina Arrom (Jane’s Professor of Latin American Studies in the History Department of Brandeis University) by women in Argentina, Cuba, Chile and Guatamala.
This is a journal item but you have free access to the pdf. Just go down
the list of articles and click on the Arrom one.
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The Military and the State in Latin America Detailed examination of the relationship - and its connections with the USA. By
Alain Rouquie, University of California, 1987
 Civil-Military Relations This pdf sets out structured reading and study outlines for examining the military in Latin America. Worth looking at by students of the period. by Prof. Roger Petersen, MIT
Guardians of the Nation? Economists, Generals, and Economic Reform in Latin America Useful review of the book by F D Nunn.
The central question of this book is why military "regimes" adopted the economic policies they did.
School of Assassins looks at Central American generals, but indicates the extent of US involvement in the military regimes....
The return of populism. From
The Economist, April 2006. Very useful article that examines the rebirth of the populist tradition in Latin America in a historical & global context, explaining the emergence of figures such as
Perón and Vargas as well as modern figures such as Chavez. The emphasis is on the historical background placing military aspects in view as a key element.
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2. Operation Condor
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 Operation Condor and Pinochet"
Los Angeles Times, Nov 1, 1998. "Operation Condor was a 1970s terrorist conspiracy by six U.S.-supported Latin American governments -- Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay -- to murder their political opponents around the world. Known as Operation Condor, "foreign armies and security services cooperated in dealing with political opponents from one country who crossed into another, and assigned their own men to out-of-country operations to avoid the identification of local agents." Lucy Komisar
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CIA Knew About Latin Terror Plan In the 1970s, the CIA knew more than it has revealed until now about the secret terrorist network known as Operation Condor. Washington should have publicly warned prospective victims then and should cooperate with courts today, writes Lucy Komisar, who sought the newly declassified information for seven years. 2002
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Operation Condor from Wikipedia. Good, basic introductory linked outline.
Operation Condor description, outline of US involvement and links to information made available (by 1999)
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Pulling Back the Veil on Condor by John Dinges The Nation magazine, 2000
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Operation Condor (Latin America) Outline of excerpted from the book The Real Terror Network by Edward S. Herman, South End Press. looks at impact of murder squads and ambivalent attitude of US.
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Official secret documents from Chile prove the existence of Operation Condor In
El Pais. Official documents from the Chilean Exterior Relations Ministry prove the existence of Operation Condor, which was responsible of the extermination of thousands of civilians in South America.
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The Condor Years - How Pinochet and His Allies Brought Terrorism to Three Continents Book review but is detailed and gives a sound account of condor in general
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Operation Condor from Tercera press Group, Chile. Survey of the Stroessner, Banzer, Videla, Pinochet intelligence and terror network.
Unfortunately, now a subscription service. These are courtesy of the Wayback
machine. Hence at times a little patience is needed! Includes:
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3. Argentina: The Military Junta
 Argentine
Military Junta. Links to the Argentine Junta are now very extensive - so
much so they have their own casahistoria site.
Included are links on:
 Background to the Military Period
Perón to Perón
Radical &
revolutionary movements
The return of Perón
The Military
The Military Junta
The church &
the Junta
1978 World
Cup & the Junta
USA & the Junta
The Dirty War
Process
Disappeared & Torturers
The Generals
and today
Malvinas/Falklands War
After the military
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4. Bolivia
Bolivia.
For more on the historical background go to the casahistoria site.
Bolivia--A Country Study
Links to key sections:
Banzer
Resistance,
revolution, revolts & terrorism
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5. Brazil
Brazil. For more on the historical background go to
the casahistoria site.
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