Declassified U.S. documents show that during Argentina’s 1976–1983 dictatorship, Henry Kissinger privately signaled support for the junta’s crackdown. After meeting with him in 1976, Foreign Minister Guzzetti told Buenos Aires that Washington “understood” their campaign, a message that left the military “euphoric” and convinced the U.S. wouldn’t question the disappearances and killings. Embassy cables later made it clear that this wasn’t a “three-cornered conflict” at all, but the state waging war against its own people.
MATIAS JOFRE 