Horman v. United States

The United States government played a role in the death of Charles Horman and is thus complicit in his murder. The case against the government in detailed below:

1. The United States military and its intelligence agencies substantially aided the 1973 Chilean coup. There were many U.S. military personnel in the country in the days before and after the coup. This was documented by Mr. Horman himself in his journal. There is also the curious case of Andrew Babcock. He was present in Vina immediately after the coup. He told Mr. Horman that he was in Chile working on an assignment for the U.S. Navy that was now complete. It is our belief that Mr. Babcock was actually working for U.S. intelligence in support of the coup. The heavy involvement of agents of the U.S. government in the coup indicates the probability that they were aware of Mr. Horman’s arrest and execution.

2. United States Embassy personnel in Santiago willfully and intentionally stonewalled Mr. Horman’s wife and father when they sought assistance in his disappearance. They provided false and misleading information. They posited that Mr. Horman was in hiding or possibly had faked his own disappearance as a publicity stunt without providing any substantiation whatsoever. They stated that another American, Frank Terrugi, had been arrested and released by the Chilean authorities. They further stated that Mr. Terrugi had left the country. This was false as it was later discovered that Mr. Teruggi had been executed shortly after his arrest, as was Mr. Horman. It is our belief that the embassy staff was engaged in covering up the involvement of the American government in the coup.

3. According to a declassified State Department memo there was significant concern within the U.S. government over the role of American agents in Mr. Horman’s death. This memo indicated there is evidence that U.S. intelligence “played an unfortunate part in Mr. Hormans death”. This memo even holds out the possibility that U.S. agents were aware of Mr. Horman’