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1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr.)) : sound, color |
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010000 |
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digital |
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video file |
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polychrome |
| Summary |
A documentary investigation on the involvment of French military in the South America dictatorships. When, in 1975, the dictatorial governments of South America established Operation Condor, a supranational criminal organisation, whose mission was the extermination of all political opponents, both in their own countries and abroad, little was said about the involvement of the French military. For the first time ever, the South American generals involved in this secret organisation and more particularly the perpetrators of the 1970-80's reign of terror in Argentina speak out in front of the (sometimes hidden) camera describing the torture techniques, the airplane flights over the Atlantic and the interrogation sessions learnt in the 1960's and 70's from French army instructors. The French, who had perfected these methods during the Indo-Chinese and Algerian wars, were also, during the 1960's, instructing US officers in Fort Bragg on counter-insurgency techniques that were later used by the US Armed Forces in Vietnam. With the Buenos Aires Supreme Court on the point of passing judgement as to whether these generals are to be extradited to Europe for trial, this firsthand evidence of their involvement in previously denied crimes, as well as the implications for the French government of the time, are an explosive revelation in the battle for Human Rights. |
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In English, French and Spanish, with English subtitles. |
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Counterinsurgency -- Latin America.
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Counterinsurgency. |
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Latin America. |
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Counterinsurgency -- Algeria.
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Algeria. |
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State-sponsored terrorism -- Algeria -- History.
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State-sponsored terrorism. |
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History. |
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Algeria -- History -- Revolution, 1954-1962 -- Influence.
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State-sponsored terrorism -- Latin America.
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Death squads -- Latin America.
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Death squads. |
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Political violence -- Latin America.
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Political violence. |
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Operación Cóndor (South American countersubversion association)
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Operación Cóndor (South American countersubversion association) |
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Internet videos.
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Internet videos.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Robin, Marie-Monique, film director.
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Idéale Audience International, production company.
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French school |
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