[13Sisters76]

It seems that even the conservative press is ready to jump on the "Pinochet was a dictator" bandwagon. Yes- he killed 3000, but what ISN'T reported (ever) is that those 3000 constituted some of the biggest threats to any anti-Marxist regime. Allende did what ALL commies do- they killed the private land owners...and at least 3000 of those, I'll bet.

Human nature is what it is, and it (sometimes) ain't pretty.

[alecqss]

History will treat Pinochet as a great man. Re Allende - there is no difference between him and any ruling communist dictator other than, so fortunate in case of Chile, sloppiness of the KGB.

[dfwgator]

I don't care what anybody says, Pinochet was a hero.

[Mr. Brightside]

Good info.

Thanks for the post.

[rockthecasbah]

Very good piece. Thanks for posting.

[rfp1234]

Well said - thanks.

We may have an analogous situation developing with Mugabe in Zimbabwe. Who will support the opposition there?

[secretagent]

I learned something from this article. I didn't know Allende and his crew had made such calls to violence. Still, I have questions.

How many of the 3000+ suffered death after a trial, without a trial, or during armed resistance? How many more suffered torture? What were the criteria for torture or execution?

Why kill any enemy once you have them under control?

How many got killed by mistake, or for reasons of personal feud?

Did Pinochet steal millions, indicating a character different from "liberator"?

[Antoninus]

Great article.

Pinochet was a hero of the 20th century.

[T. Buzzard Trueblood]

Fontova bump!

[DaveCooper]

BTTT

[mgist]

Great post