Over my bowl of cornflakes every morning I read and re-read 'The Story of Philosophy'. Being able to retain little means I can start completely fresh every time I go back to it and be amazed all over again.
As Team GB's Government, in a post-Olympic spirit of fairness and world solidarity, threatens Ecuador in order to ensure that the US eventually get their hands on Assange for spilling their dirty little secrets (while forgetting to prosecute anyone for those human rights abuses), the quote from Aristotle I came across resonates down through the millenia.
'The weak are always anxious for justice and equality. The strong pay no heed to either.'
Yesterday on Burn photography website I came across a Latin American photography project by Joao Pina:
“Operation Condor” was a 1970s secret military plan sponsored by the United States during the Dirty War years, which aimed to eliminate the political opponents to the right wing military regimes. It took place in six countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.
It officially started in late 1975, when the secret services had a meeting in Santiago, Chile to define a strategy to use common resources and exchange information, man power and techniques to execute the plan. Thousands of people, mostly left wing workers and students, were arrested, tortured and executed, leading to 60,000 deaths, although a final number could never be confirmed because of the number of mass executions.
This project aims to show the scars and enormous impact left on the survivors and families of those who were killed. From the Amazon jungle in Brazil to the cold lands of Patagonia, thousands of victims still lay buried in unmarked graves, and the survivors struggle to cope with their memories.
As Team GB's Government, in a post-Olympic spirit of fairness and world solidarity, threatens Ecuador in order to ensure that the US eventually get their hands on Assange for spilling their dirty little secrets (while forgetting to prosecute anyone for those human rights abuses), the quote from Aristotle I came across resonates down through the millenia.
'The weak are always anxious for justice and equality. The strong pay no heed to either.'
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Yesterday on Burn photography website I came across a Latin American photography project by Joao Pina:
“Operation Condor” was a 1970s secret military plan sponsored by the United States during the Dirty War years, which aimed to eliminate the political opponents to the right wing military regimes. It took place in six countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.
It officially started in late 1975, when the secret services had a meeting in Santiago, Chile to define a strategy to use common resources and exchange information, man power and techniques to execute the plan. Thousands of people, mostly left wing workers and students, were arrested, tortured and executed, leading to 60,000 deaths, although a final number could never be confirmed because of the number of mass executions.
This project aims to show the scars and enormous impact left on the survivors and families of those who were killed. From the Amazon jungle in Brazil to the cold lands of Patagonia, thousands of victims still lay buried in unmarked graves, and the survivors struggle to cope with their memories.