Pinochet and the 48-Hour Warning to Save the 1988 Vote
Forty-eight hours before Chileans voted to end a military dictatorship, Ronald Reagan was warned of a planned massacre—a secret the White House managed through covert channels.
By Harlan Pryce ·
Ronald Reagan
Augusto Pinochet and the Generals Who Betrayed the Auto-Coup
One day before the 1988 plebiscite, Washington warned the Chilean regime it knew of a plot to use violence to kill the vote—a secret preserved in a redacted embassy memo.
By Harlan Pryce ·
Zia-ul-Haq and the 1982 Nuclear Lie
General Vernon Walters confronted Pakistan's ruler with proof of nuclear procurement in 1982, but the resulting 'double-talk' kept the procurement secret from the U.S. Congress.
By Roy Castellano ·
George Shultz and the 1982 Script for an Anti-Communist Ally
Human rights concerns were dismissed as a failure to "appreciate" a dictator's efforts in a record kept secret for decades while the US pushed for military aid
By Desmond Okafor ·
Gorbachev and the March 11 Invitation to Washington
A Vice President hand-delivered a heartfelt letter to the new Soviet leader amid a state funeral, initiating a personal diplomacy that bypassed official channels.
By Roy Castellano ·
Reagan Administration Used 'Mental Instability' To Oust Ambassador
Jonathan Dean was stripped of his post after he clashed with Ronald Reagan over the empowerment of fundamentalists in Kabul and suspected the Israeli secret service killed a Pakistani president.
By Vera Kessler ·