The Fate of Freedom ElsewhereDuring the first quarter century of the Cold War, upholding human rights was rarely a priority in U. S. policy toward Latin America. Seeking to protect U. S. national security, American policymakers quietly cultivated relations with politically ambitious Latin American militariesa strategy clearly evident in the Ford administration's tacit support of state sanctioned terror in Argentina following the 1976 military coup d'tat. By the mid 1970s,