Editing Chicago Boys (section)

==Connections to Operation Condor and Related Entities==
[[Operation Condor]]:  The Chicago Boys’ economic reforms coincided with Operation Condor (1975–1983), a U.S.-backed campaign by Southern Cone dictatorships to eliminate leftists, including Letelier’s assassination. While the Chicago Boys were not directly involved in Condor’s operations, their policies relied on Pinochet’s repressive apparatus, including DINA’s Condortel network, which used Crypto AG devices for coordination, per a 2020 Washington Post report. Letelier’s critique explicitly linked their economic agenda to this repression.

CIA: The CIA supported Pinochet’s 1973 coup (Operation FUBELT) and Condor’s infrastructure, including Condortel and Crypto AG, as noted in declassified cables (National Security Archive). The Chicago Boys’ USAID-funded training at Chicago, part of U.S. anti-communist efforts, indirectly aligned with CIA goals.

[[Schools of Americas]] (SOA): The SOA trained Chilean officers, including DINA’s Manuel Contreras, who executed Condor operations. The Chicago Boys benefited from this military repression, which silenced opposition to their reforms, but no records connect them to SOA training.

The role of the Catholic Church via Catholic University and United State Agency for International Development in supporting a CIA installed dictator engaged in mass genocide, torture, and kidnapping as well as international terrorism is notable.