After Operation Condor verdict, rights activist rejoices An Argentine court's verdict against 15 South American ex-military officers for conspiring to torture and kill leftist dissidents, the so-called 'Operation Condor', would have been a "real victory had we been able to hug our sons and daughters" says Human Rights activist and co-founder of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo Nora Cortiñas, still rejoicing about the severe sentence on what she called a "special day". IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES