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Operation Condor was one of the bloodiest chapters in the history of the Cold War, a transnational terrorist consortium where South American military regimes collaborated to hunt, torture, and disappear their political opponents across borders. The image is one of a distinctly Latin American horror, orchestrated by generals in Santiago, Buenos Aires, and Montevideo. Yet, hovering over this entire apparatus is a persistent, haunting question: what did the United States, the hemispheric superpower and self-proclaimed beacon of democracy, know and do? The story of U.S. involvement is not one of simple, direct command but of a complex and damning complicity.…
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Introduction The United States’ involvement in the First Indochina War represents a crucial chapter in the history of American foreign policy, marking the initial phase of what would become deep military commitment in Southeast Asia. This period witnessed the fundamental transformation of American policy from relative disinterest to substantial engagement, establishing patterns that would characterize later involvement in Vietnam. The evolution of American policy during this conflict reveals the powerful influence of Cold War mentality on foreign policy decision-making, the tensions between anti-colonial traditions and containment imperatives, and the early manifestations of what would later be termed “mission creep” in…
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Hi guys, here’s a short video on the decision by Kennedy and the CIA to overthrow President Diem of South Vietnam in 1963. Kennedy, the CIA and Vietnam Watch this video on YouTube.