Augusto Pinochet Dead at 91
Former Chilean Dictator Augusto Pinochet dies of complications from a heart attack Sunday at age of 91.
Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, whose military regime killed thousands of political opponents in one of Latin America's bloodiest "dirty wars," died Sunday, weakened by ill health, pursued by government prosecutors and abandoned by all but his most loyal defenders. He was 91.Go read more about right-wing Dictator who's name represent military repression.
Shorn of his swagger and absent the menacing look he would flash from behind dark glasses, Pinochet at his death was a mere ghost of the emblematic military strongman who played a critical role in the Americas of the 1970s and 1980s.
Timeline of Pinochet's Career
Pinochet Is Dead. His Legacy Lingers
... let's bury him now and post an armed guard at his grave site, making sure he again never rises. And then back to the work of healing what he has wrought.Indeed.
posted by Eloy @ Monday, December 11, 2006
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I don't think its fair to give him the generalization of "right-wing" in that negative connotation. For the record, I am not an ardent supporter of the Iraq war and I am more environmentally friendly than my collegues.
Hello dtfromdc
Augusto Pinochet lead a bloody military rebellion against Marxist President Salvador Allende. Then he became President and instituted a savage free-market capitalism which lead to outlawing unions, labor laws were abolished, universities were stifled, tuition was hiked, national healthcare and social security programs were privatized.
If Augusto Pinochet is not right wing, then who is?
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