In Chile, nobody talks to Pinochet now

[struggle4progress]

By Eduardo Gallardo, Associated Press Writer | September 17, 2006

... When his former secret police chief shocked the nation in July by claiming Pinochet made part of his large fortune through drug trafficking, his lawyer and longtime supporter issued a denial but other than his family, few Chileans came to his defense.

Just five people showed up this month to mark the anniversary of a failed attempt on 90-year-old Pinochet's life. And on Sept. 11, the 33rd anniversary of the military coup against socialist President Salvador Allende, only two women appeared at his house for what used to be a day of great celebration for Pinochetistas ...

Even the courts have turned against him. This month the Supreme Court stripped him of immunity, paving the way to try him on charges involving torture and kidnapping at a secret detention center where hundreds of dissidents -- including Bachelet and her mother -- were held.

It's a long fall for a man who, for 17 years from his 1973 coup, dominated every aspect of public life in Chile. According to an official report, 3,197 people were killed for political reasons during his rule, including more than 1,000 who remain unaccounted for today ...

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[Warpy]

1. Fascist dictators rarely come to a good end

and that's something we all have to keep in mind every time we start to despair over our own condition.

This too shall pass. With a vengeance.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. When Bush is 90, that disgraced would-be dictator

won't have any friends, either.

[WinkyDink]

3. He's 90. He'll die old and rich. I'd say he won big-time.