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8. Um, the people and governments who actually did the overthrowing, torturing, etc.

Fri Jul 22, 2016, 11:10 PM

Jul 2016

don't get me wrong: US interference in Latin America is a little known and sickening period in the history of your country, and more people should know what kind of dictatorships the "land of the free" was (and still is) promoting abroad, but the way you framed your reply seems to indicate the USA and the USA alone bears ALL responsibility for the actions of brutal dictatorships in Central and South America.

Kissinger, Nixon, Reagan, GH Bush, and even Jimmy Carter certainly bear much guilt for supporting (and even installing) regimes that they should have been condemning, but 100% of the blame? No way.

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How an Argentinian man learned his 'father' may have killed his real parents [View all] Judi Lynn Jul 2016 OP

Another dark dark period of human history. nt WhiteTara Jul 2016 #1

I'd like to see Macri call human rights "a scam" to this man's face. forest444 Jul 2016 #2

Chilling. rug Jul 2016 #3

K&R Solly Mack Jul 2016 #4

Heart rending and sadly beautiful. Thanks for posting, Judi Lynn. JudyM Jul 2016 #5

The U.S. bears some responsibility for these military coupes. Beacool Jul 2016 #6

some? reddread Jul 2016 #7

Um, the people and governments who actually did the overthrowing, torturing, etc. robbob Jul 2016 #8

And to be fair, Carter was a vocal opponent of the Latin American juntas. forest444 Jul 2016 #10

Thanks for the info robbob Jul 2016 #11

Sure, robbob. forest444 Jul 2016 #12

"You must have very good contacts, because nobody leaves this place alive." Judi Lynn Jul 2016 #15

You´re welcome, Judi. forest444 Jul 2016 #16

Kissinger loved flipping the switch reddread Jul 2016 #13

The Bush administration, in 2004, forced the election of a right-winger, Tony Saca by threat: Judi Lynn Jul 2016 #14

What a story. nt King_David Jul 2016 #9