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Originally Posted by DjSap
I'm sorry but how could you call a government stable if there is a coup, the coup itself arises from instability. Hyperinflation, seizure of property, shortages of commodities and neglect of the supreme court orders is not something that is present when a stable government is in power. Then again you might think stable means something else.
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You obviously have no clue of the history of Chile or Pinnochet? Chile was a stable democracy - that was never in doubt.
Thanks to a particular foreign govt who armed, supported and trained "General Pinnochet" and his military officers, that democratically elected government was overturned and replaced by a reign of terror.
You think the CIA in Chile were collecting intelligence? (Tip - the CIA is not an intell org despite the name - it performs covert activity, insurgency, terrorism blah as needed and has no problem killing innocent people - including children, and has little concern if US people get in it's way.)
Who do you think trained thugs to torture doctors, teachers, members of the overturned government?
I'll enlighten - it's was called the "School of the America's" - the US destabilization unit for Latin America - which was based in Panama and chucked out in the early 80's and back to Fort Benning. The name was changed out of embarassment to the "Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation" - they love a long name - WINSEC for short.
WINSEC almost sounds respectable but for the track record of murder, rape, torture, human rights abuses and "disappearances", - a good clean fun-loving organization fit for any nation who claim the principles of freedom and democracy foremost.
This was the same clean all-American fun-loving org who supported your dear friend Pinnochet while he (and they) tortured folks and put bullets in the heads of others.
Do you think Pinnochet cared who he tortured or murdered? How about... eg a lady surgeon in Santiago who had no involvement in politics but was given vaginal electrical shocks consistantly for five days? Can you tell her how nice Augusto Pinnochet was? I'm sure she'll understand after your advice - she was there. You think Pinnochet only murdered and tortured people who were "evil" in your opinion?
Since the departure of Pinnochet, Chile is, once again, a democratic nation and with all Latin American countries, now aware of the terror and torture tactics sold by the pinnacle of the world's democracy - and unlikely to let that scenario happen again. However...... the US govt does have some very nasty habits and rarely seems to learn from history - time will tell.
What bit don't you understand?
BTW.. The silence from the US political community on the occasion of Pinnochet's death is deafening. We concerned the history may be mentioned?
PS Tho Chile is not the only country there is a "wanted list" - why do you think Henry Kissinger needs to be fussy about his travelling arrangements? He is an individual wanted in other nations for involvement in human rights abuses - and a dear friend of the recently departed Augusto. Scum have a tendency to swim together in the same swamp.