Editing Fatherland and Liberty Nationalist Front (section)

===Operation Condor as a Latin American Extension of Gladio:===
[[Operation Condor]], officially launched in 1975 in Santiago, Chile, was a coordinated effort by dictatorships (Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Brazil) to eliminate leftist activists and opponents. It was supported by the CIA and shared Gladio’s goal of eradicating “Marxist subversion” to protect Western economic interests, particularly neoliberal policies aligned with the U.S., World Bank, and IMF.

PyL’s role in destabilizing Allende’s government laid the groundwork for Pinochet’s regime, which became a key Condor participant. The group’s sabotage and violence contributed to the “strategy of tension” seen in Gladio operations, creating fear and instability to justify military intervention.

The involvement of former PyL members in DINA, which was central to Condor’s repressive activities (e.g., torture and disappearances), further ties PyL to Gladio’s broader framework of state-sponsored terror.