Predatory states : Operation Condor and covert war in Latin America / J. Patrice McSherry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McSherry, J. Patrice., Author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Operación Cóndor (South American countersubversion association).

Political crimes and offenses--Latin America.

Political crimes and offenses.

State-sponsored terrorism--Latin America.

State-sponsored terrorism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2012.

Place of Publication:

[S.l.] : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This powerful work makes a compelling case that U.S. forces secretly condoned and assisted the implementation of Operation Condor, a covert Latin American military network created during the Cold War to facilitate the seizure and murder of political opponents across state borders. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources, J. Patrice McSherry provides a hidden history of the Cold War through her analysis of the intelligence networks, security structures, coordinated operations, and international connections of Condor. Revealing new details of Condor operations and fresh evidence of links to the U

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Note to Readers on Sources; Chapter 1: What was Operation Condor?; Chapter 2: Cold War Security Coordination: The Global Context; Chapter 3: Operation Condor's Structures and Functioning: The Parallel State in Operation; Chapter 4: Condor's Killing Machine: Phase II Transnational Operations; Chapter 5: Phase III: Condor's Assassination Capability; Chapter 6: Commanders and Operatives of Condor; Chapter 7: The Central American Connection; Chapter 8: Conclusions

BibliographyIndex; About the Author

Notes:

Electronic book.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-269) and index.

Online resource; title from digital title page (cloudLibrary, viewed November 27, 2024).

ISBN:

979-82-16-40163-6

1-283-59961-9

9786613912060

0-7425-6870-9

OCLC:

654329673