program falcon was conducted during a three time period , february 4 - 10 , 2005 , chosen to coincide with national crime victim ' s issues year , april 10 - 16 , the dates being chosen to " homage the victims " of violent criminals in america . " by taking the fugitives off the streets and putting them behind walls where they belong , " said attorney general ernesto gonzales , " we ' ve recognized the victims and made our towns safer . "
Operation Condor was a genocide and a campaign of counter-terrorism implemented by the right-wing dictatorships that dominated the Southern Cone in Latin America from the 1950s to 1980s.