Until 9/11, the most infamous act of international terrorism ever to take place in the nation's capital was the 1976 car bombing that killed Chilean diplomat Orlando Letelier and 25-year-old American Ronni Moffitt. Letelier and Moffitt were colleagues at the Institute for Policy Studies, where Letelier, former ambassador to the United States and defense minister under Salvador Allende, had become one of the most outspoken critics of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet. A massive FBI investigation traced the crime to the highest levels of Pinochet's regime.
The Institute for Policy Studies invites you to Sheridan Circle (23rd Street & Massachusetts Avenue NW) on Sunday, Sept. 18, from 10 to 11 a.m., for the annual gathering to remember Letelier and Moffitt, and all those in Latin America struggling against state-sponsored terrorism. Bring flowers and your family and friends for this important moment of remembrance and reflection.