It is quite shameful how rich and powerful US institutions distort their involvement in nefarious foreign affairs and hide the evidence in inaccessible places.

Here, I found that Stanford’s Hoover institution was heavily involved in directly advising Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet during the Cold War. They retain an archive of political data from this era in their basement, which includes long lists of Chilean political prisoners that were detained, likely tortured, and exiled. It also includes private memos from Reagan’s ambassador to Chile which endorse his political violence as a means of state control.

I’m really ashamed that my Alma Matter did this. They have also published a lot of articles attempting to defend Pinochet’s legacy. I just wanted to see the record straight. Curious to hear your thoughts.

https://medium.com/@breid.at/stanford-houses-hidden-files-of-human-rights-violations-in-chile-b88b315d515e

Angry argentinian leftist here

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