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Klaus Barbie, nicknamed The Butcher of Lyon, was a Nazi officer during World War II. After the war, the US intelligence services helped him flee to Bolivia, where he gave advice to the government on how to oppress dissenters through torture.

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Klaus Barbie, nicknamed The Butcher of Lyon, was a Nazi officer during World War II. After the war, the US intelligence services helped him flee to Bolivia, where he gave advice to the government on how to oppress dissenters through torture.

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