Dinges has written widely on Washington’s complicity in the murderous activities of South American military juntas in the 1970s. In Chile, immediately following the ruthless 1973 coup, the military executed two young Americans, Charles Horman and Frank Teruggi. The 1982 film Missing , directed by Costa-Gavras, brought global attention to the case and implied U.S. involvement in Horman’s demise. With his unique credibility on the topic, Dinges eschews ideological presumptions for a dogged,