Operation Toucan (KGB) Operation Toucan (KGB) Operation TOUCAN was a KGB/DGI public relations and disinformation campaign directed at the military government of Chile led by Augusto Pinochet. According to former KGB officer Vasili Mitrokhin, the plot was originally conceived by Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov. The plot's twofold task was to organize sympathetic human rights activists to pressure the United Nations and generate negative press for the Pinochet regime. In 1976, the start of TOUCAN, the New York Times published 66 articles on Chile’s human rights record and four on Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge and only 3 such articles on the human rights situation in Cuba.
The Who Tour 1967 showcased the requisite instrument smashing ritual that usually closed their performances (and produced memorable footage for "The Kids Are Alright" biopic). The group also booked studio time during the tour to record material for "The Who Sell Out" and tracks like "Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand" whenever possible. In between more performances in the United Kingdom, the band returned for another two-week stint in America late in the year, with "The Who Sell Out" seeing release in December. Live material from 1967 (excluding TV appearances where the band mimed to pre-recorded material) has appeared on a number of different