Predatory States: Operation Condor and Covert War in Latin America

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.S. security establishment, this controversial work offers an original analysis of the use of secret, parallel armies in Western counterinsurgency strategies. It will be a clarion call to all readers to consider the long-term consequences of clandestine operations in the name of 'democracy.'

Author: J. Patrice McSherry
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 05/26/2005
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 8.98h x 5.96w x 0.59d
ISBN13: 9780742536876
ISBN10: 0742536874
BISAC Categories:
- History | Latin America | South America
- Social Science | Conspiracy Theories
- History | Military | United States

About the Author
J. Patrice McSherry is professor of political science and director of the Latin American & Caribbean Studies Program at Long Island University.