Operation Condor with John Dinges

Today, John Dinges joins us for the second time to talk about the Condor years in Chile. Operation Condor was unprecedented in its repression. It involved kidnapping, killing, torture, repression, secret prisons and renditions mostly to protect repressive regimes like those of Pinochet. Check out our first interview with John Dinges Show Notes 2:18 - The English edition is coming out 6:10 - Operation Condor 8:23 - Uruguay hit list Edward Koch (former Mayor) 12:37 - How did they coordinate other agencies? 15:50 - General Carlos Prats 18:22 - Who killed Carlos Prats and Letilier? 19:58 - FBI “solving” the Orlando Letelier 25:27 - Mechanics of Condor 30:30 - Comparisons between US War on Terror and Operation Condor 34:00 - Pinochet in London and his Extradition hearing 38:00 - Pinochet was neutralized as a political force 44:00 - Victims and the lost Generation To learn more about John Dinges, please visit his website. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historicly.substack.com/subscribe