I'm sure that most people know about the infamous "Dirty Wars" in Latin America, especially Argentina's Dirty War in the seventies. I recently found this online at the National Security archive. Newly declassified tapes from LBJ's presidency reveal that the U.S. actually knew about the Argentiniean Dirty War and basically turned a blind eye to this blatant terrorism. It all somewhat reinforces the notion that the U.S.'s interests in Latin America have been solely for one-sided gains. Also declassified is evidence leading to the conclusion that the U.S. had a role in overthrowing legit President Goulart of Brazil in 1967.
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Yes. But the threat of the spread of communism throughout the Western Hemisphere was still very much a real and palpable fear among the American political leadership and the American public. Not that this justifies turning a bling eye to the repression of innocents in the name of anti-communism; but it does offer an explanation that makes sense to some people who think that protecting U.S. security interests takes precedence over defending human rights.
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