In memorial to those who lost their lives on 9/11/73

[Taverner]

From WIKIPEDIA

"General Pinochet came to power in a military coup d'état on September 11, 1973, in which rebels bombed the Presidential Palace with British-made Hawker Hunter fighter jets. Allende and some of his aides were besieged in the palace. Allende refused to surrender, and addressed the nation for a last time in a potent farewell speech. During this coup, Allende died. The junta officially declared that he committed suicide with a machine gun (generally presumed to be the machine gun given to him by Fidel Castro), and an autopsy labelled his death as suicide. This explanation has been widely accepted, even by members of his own party and family, after decades of silence and pointing to the Military. This (now) general acceptance is based on statements given by two doctors from the La Moneda Palace infirmary: Patricio Guijón, who made a statement at the time, and José Quiroga who confirmed it many years later. (Some sources misattribute these statements to "Allende's personal doctor"; that would be Enrique Paris Roa, who does not appear to have made such a statement.) However some still insist he was murdered by Pinochet's military forces while defending the palace."

Whether or not President Allende took his own life or was killed isn't the point - the CIA sponsored a Coup this day which killed thousands:

"Pinochet moved to solidify his control against any opposition. On September 13, the junta dissolved the Congress. The National Stadium was used as a concentration camp holding 40,000 prisoners. Approximately 130,000 individuals were arrested in a three-year period, with the number of dead and "disappeared" reaching into the thousands within the first few months. Most of the people targeted had been supporters of Allende; the September 13 decree also outlawed the parties that had been part of Popular Unity, and all political activity was declared "in recess"."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Chile_coup

Never forget...

[CollegeDUer]

1. Godless communist

Go back to swedenn!111111

/right wing

[Taverner]

2. Hahahaha Hasta La Victoria Siempre, baby!

[RethugAssKicker]

3. I remember..... but it is not known by Americans at all !

[Taverner]

4. Nope

And few Americans even know about the attempt at the same thing we tried in 2001 re: Chavez

If the US tried to "Allende" me I'd hate the USA too