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Charola: Una historia de los servicios de inteligencia en México
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Intelligence and the Creation of Modern Mexico, 1938–1954
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with the assistance of U.S. intelligence agencies (namely the
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606:"A Camarena lo ejecutó la CIA, no Caro Quintero – Proceso"
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592:"Revelan en EU que CIA grabó tortura a Enrique Camarena"
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562:"¿Quién fue Manuel Buendía? – Animal Político"
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365:"La Historia de dos desaparecidas"
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777:1985 disestablishments in Mexico
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155:Arturo "El Negro" Durazo Moreno
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827:Mexican intelligence agencies
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782:Defunct intelligence agencies
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832:Anti-communist organizations
548:"Una historia nunca contada"
279:Juan José Esparragoza Moreno
167:Juan José Esparragoza Moreno
96:Federal Security Directorate
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335:"Tienda de Entretenimiento"
83:Secretariat of the Interior
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231:Fernando Gutiérrez Barrios
223:. Gilberto Suárez-Torres .
802:Cold War in Latin America
744:. Grijalbo. p. 413.
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194:Enrique Camarena Salazar
38:Flag and logo of the DFS
268:Rafael Aguilar Guajardo
161:founding member of the
159:Rafael Aguilar Guajardo
797:Cold War organizations
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240:Javier García Paniagua
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490:aristeguinoticias.com
254:. Salvador Osuna Nava
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127:forced disappearances
673:. Penn State Press.
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273:Arturo Durazo Moreno
244:(1978–1982) Lt.Col.
147:Manuel Bartlett Díaz
104:Miguel Alemán Valdés
852:Communism in Mexico
847:Socialism in Mexico
727:www.jornada.unam.mx
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133:related to Mexican
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700:. Editorial Ink.
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508:www.narconews.com
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262:Notorious members
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229:(1965–1970) Cap.
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