[Rodney King]

Pinochet was a hero who reluctantly put himself forward to save South America from the Communists. He then instituted free market reform and voluntarily stepped down and held free elections.

That he dished back out 10% of what the communists gave is the supposed reason for calling him a murderer and a war criminal.

[Huber]

That he dished back out 10% of what the communists gave is the supposed reason for calling him a murderer and a war criminal.

Are you saying that the commies weren't "fair and balanced?"

Saying that he was a hero, however, is a fairly broad statement. Can you provide any facts for us to back up your point?

[GoGophers]

He then instituted free market reform and voluntarily stepped down and held free elections.

He stepped down seventeen years later after his government murdered thousands of dissidents and he suffered a crushing defeat in a referendum.

I am sorry but a tyrant (left or right) is still a tyrant.

[TaxRelief]

Odd, isn't it that the same "Human Rights" organizations that decry executing criminals, terrorists and those guilty of treason, are silent when it comes to the removal of feeding tubes for the disabled.