The Other 9/11

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As Americans remember Sept. 11, 2001 with video montages, scattered candlelight vigils, and an avalanche of #neverforget Facebook and Twitter posts, Chileans are remembering a different 9/11-Sept. 11, 1973, the day a CIA-backed military coup ousted a democratically elected president with a right-wing strongman.

Tensions in the South American

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[wrestlingdog]

Thank you for posting this.

[deathbytamarind]

Thanks for posting this. We talked a lot about this in my 20th century Latin American history class, among other shameful things the US did in the region. US involvement in the region is still a major issue and we need to consider it.