(2 of 2) #KlausBarbie, the #ButcherOfLyon, lost his patronage when the Bolivian dictatorship fell, and he was extradited to France in 1983; the US apologized at last for helping him escape. On #ThisDayInHistory in 1987 he finally went on trial for his many #CrimesAgainstHumanity.

(1 of 2) Still think the US opposed #fascism in #WWII? #KlausBarbie, the SS #ButcherOfLyon, responsible for 14,000+ deaths, was recruited by US intelligence for his fascist anticommunism & shipped to safety in Bolivia. He was later recruited by West German intelligence as well...