On Sept. 11, 1973, Pinochet finally overthrows Chile's elected government

[Selatius]

By the end of the day, President Salvador Allende was dead, and Gen. Augusto Pinochet would liquidate the legislature two days later. The National Stadium was turned into a concentration camp holding 40,000 prisoners. 130,000 would be arrested during Pinochet's reign, and thousands would be executed in the camps and by the death squads in the following years.

Pinochet finished off what the US tried to do in 1970: Stop Allende.

Nixon: Nothing new of any importance or is there?
Kissinger: Nothing of very great consequence. The Chilean thing is getting consolidated and of course the newspapers are bleeding because a pro-Communist government has been overthrown.
Nixon: Isn't that something. Isn't that something.
Kissinger: I mean instead of celebrating – in the Eisenhower period we would be heroes.
Nixon: Well we didn't – as you know – our hand doesn't show on this one though.
Kissinger: We didn't do it. I mean we helped them. created the conditions as great as possible.
Nixon: That is right. And that is the way it is going to be played.

Today is a grim anniversary for both our nations in more ways than one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_coup

[SeveneightyWhoa]

1. Related article:

http://www.counterbias.com/735.html

[malaise]

2. And Kissinger is still walking free

He should have been sent to the Hague for Allende's murder.

[Selatius]

3. "Isn't that something. Isn't that something." n/t

[Tom Joad]

4. Sept 11 shall forever be a day remembered for terror....

it came from the United States government, as it most usually does. It resulted in the death of thousands (it took several months, but the ruling elite was in no hurry). torture. hunger. political repression.

More or less supported by both parties in Congress.

SHAME