The Che Guevara Anti-Imperialist Command is a terrorist organization that operates in Argentina. It is named after Ernesto Guevara de la Serna (commonly known as Che Guevara), the iconic socialist revolutionary leader. In its history, the Che Guevara Anti-Imperialist Command has been associated with five attacks, four conducted on the same day. The organization claimed responsibility for its first attack on July 25, 2005, when two homemade bombs exploded outside the Buenos Aires City Legislature, damaging the building. Leaflets signed by the Che Guevara Commando left at the scene demanded the release of political prisoners who were arrested on July 16, 2004 for attacking the legislature. Protests against the legislature's move to change the city's civil code had turned violent and resulted in the incarceration of 17 individuals. <p><br /><br />Two Citibank branches, a Blockbuster video store, and a Ford car dealership were targeted on October 6, 2005 in the group's second attack. The targets were bombed with rudimentary homemade incendiary devices. Conducted in the early morning hours, the bombings took place one day after the White House confirmed US President George W. Bush's visit to Argentina for the Summit of the Americas held in November 2005. Leaflets found at the scene of three of the bombings (the Citibank branches and Blockbuster) with anti-Bush and "anti-imperialism" slogans were signed either Che Guevara Anti-Imperialist Command or Colonel Dorrego Anti-Imperialist Command. In this case, "Colonel Dorrego" probably refers to one of the administrative centers of Buenos Aires, named for a former governor. It is likley that the Che Guevara and Colonel Dorrego Anti-Imperialist Commands are the same organization.<p> <br /><br />The attacks conducted by the Che Guevara Anti-Imperialist Command were only several of the many demonstrations, both violent and peaceful, aimed at protesting the Summit of the Americas meeting and President Bush. Popular demonstrations against globalization and the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas drew thousands of participants. Several demonstrations turned violent when radical groups threw Molotov cocktails at police forces. <p><br /><br />Given the group's name, the information divulged in their claim of responsibility, and the targeting of exclusively U.S. assets, it appears that the organization opposes the Bush Administration, its capitalist interests in Argentina, and potentially globalization as well. Additionally, the group's use of Che Guevara's name indicates that it may have socialist leanings.<br />