Chile 11 Septiembre

The 1973 CIA coup against the Chilean people was the first famous atrocity to claim the date of September 11. Chile had been the model for challenging oppression through electoral victories and its destruction had a powerful impact on Latin American consciousness.

Simon Bolivar’s quote captures the widespread rage at the power in the North: “The United States appears destined by providence to plague America with miseries in the name of liberty.” “Los Estados Unidos parecen destinados por la providencia para plagar la America de miserias a nombre de la libertad.”