By Pablo Daniel Magee
It all started when I followed Dr. Martin Almada to Chile, as part of my research on Operation Condor in Latin America. After the ceremony in which he was given the key to the City of Santiago for his fundamental contribution to the cause of human rights in the continent, we slipped away to a remote farmhouse, in the middle of nowhere. Enjoying a barbecue and a delicious plate of beans, Martin asked me about my research and told me about a vision he had: “I dream of going to heaven to meet General Stroessner and ask him why he did what he did”, he said. A little surprised by such an idea from a person as Cartesian as him, I did not pay much attention and was about to continue the conversation when he insisted, adding: “and Stroessner would ask me for a Coca-Cola, for sure”, and laughed.