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To: fieldmarshaldj
"I'm disgusted by what I've read in this thread. God bless this man who saved Chile from becoming a satellite of the Soviet Union."

I would use a much stronger word than "disgusted." Those who condemn Pinochet, swallowing every word of marxist MSM propaganda, have no inkling of how and why Pinochet took control of Chile. Once in office, Allende, a marxist puppet of the Russian communists, proceeded to seize private property and grossly violate the Chilean Constitution he was sworn to uphold. The Chilean judiciary legally gave Pinochet the authority to overthrow that abusive regime and restore order and justice in Chile. He did. And when he was satisfied that Chile was back to stability, he voluntarily relinquished control. General Pinochet is a patriot and a hero. God bless him!

29 posted on 12/03/2006 2:20:26 PM PST by Bonaparte
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To: Bonaparte

*BUMP*


31 posted on 12/03/2006 2:21:55 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Cheney X -- Destroying the Liberal Democrat Traitors By Any Means Necessary -- Ya Dig ? Sho 'Nuff.)
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To: Bonaparte
General Pinochet is a patriot and a hero. God bless him!

Major Achievements: Restored order to the then-chaotic Chile, stopped runaway inflation in its tracks, and converted the Chilean system to capitalism under the advice of Milton Friedman

However, there was that little issue with the methods employed to acheive these goals. For example, the colorful style of brutal and bloody political repression. The violence and bloodshed of the coup itself was continued during Pinochet's administration. Once in power, Pinochet ruled with an iron hand. Dissidents who were murdered for speaking out against Pinochet's policies are said to have "been disappeared." It is unknown exactly how many people were killed by government and military forces during the 17 years that he was in power, but the Rettig Commission listed 2,095 deaths and 1,102 "disappearances." Torture was also commonly used against dissidents. Thousands of Chileans fled the country to escape the regime.

The General may not be very high up on the list to receive any sort of 'divine blessing' any time soon.

132 posted on 12/04/2006 12:23:02 AM PST by sangfroid
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