EPISODE · Jun 21, 2013 · 30 MIN
Remembering Operation Condor (Lp6212013)
from Uruguay · host LatinPulse
This week, “Latin Pulse” commemorates the 40th anniversary of the coup in Uruguay with a retrospective and analysis of Operation Condor and how it had an effect on Uruguay and all of Latin America. The program includes an interview with Uruguay's ombudsman for human rights who was a target of Operation Condor. And the program explains how that secret assassination program is still relevant today. The news segment covers the protests in Brazil that intensified this week concerning corruption and spending on infrastructure to support international sports contests. The program includes in-depth interviews with: Juan Raul Ferreira, the Human Rights Ombudsman of Uruguay; and John Dinges of Columbia University. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell Associate Producer: Curt Devine Writer: Zach Cohen. The prison photo is of Juan Maria Bordaberry, one of Uruguay’s former dictators; the photo is from the Uruguayan government and is in the public domain. To see other parts of the series of conversations with Juan Raul Ferreira, please see these other links, Part I: https://soundcloud.com/latinpulse/reflections-human-rights-uruguay-beyond-lp5242013 Part III: https://soundcloud.com/latinpulse/progressive-uruguay-marijuana-abortion-same-sex-marriage-lp8022013 “Latin Pulse” is produced at American University’s School of Communication. This program is sponsored by the university’s Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS), in association with Link TV. http://www.american.edu/soc/ http://www.american.edu/clals/latin-pulse.cfm
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This week, “Latin Pulse” commemorates the 40th anniversary of the coup in Uruguay with a retrospective and analysis of Operation Condor and how it had an effect on Uruguay and all of Latin America. The program includes an interview with Uruguay's ombudsman for human rights who was a target of Operation Condor. And the program explains how that secret assassination program is still relevant today. The news segment covers the protests in Brazil that intensified this week concerning corruption and spending on infrastructure to support international sports contests. The program includes in-depth interviews with: Juan Raul Ferreira, the Human Rights Ombudsman of Uruguay; and John Dinges of Columbia University. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell Associate Producer: Curt Devine Writer: Zach Cohen. The prison photo is of Juan Maria Bordaberry, one of Uruguay’s former dictators; the photo is from the Uruguayan government and is in the public domain. To see other parts of the series of conversations with Juan Raul Ferreira, please see these other links, Part I: https://soundcloud.com/latinpulse/reflections-human-rights-uruguay-beyond-lp5242013 Part III: https://soundcloud.com/latinpulse/progressive-uruguay-marijuana-abortion-same-sex-marriage-lp8022013 “Latin Pulse” is produced at American University’s School of Communication. This program is sponsored by the university’s Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS), in association with Link TV. http://www.american.edu/soc/ http://www.american.edu/clals/latin-pulse.cfm
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