mission phoenix was performed during a one week event , april 4 - 10 , 2005 , chosen to coincide with national crimes recipient ' s rights days , april 10 - 16 , the events being designated to " honor the victims " of violent crime in america . " by taking violence apprehending off the streets and putting them behind bars where they belong , " said inspector generals alberto gonzales , " we ' ve compensated the victims and made our areas 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.