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Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet can be prosecuted for rights abuses, and documents suggest that Henry Kissinger may have known of Pinochet's violations. SANTIAGO, Chile - Chile's Supreme Court ruled 9-8 on Thursday that Gen. Augusto Pinochet, the country's former dictator, isn't immune from prosecution for his alleged role in mass murders carried out by his and other right-wing South American dictatorships that cooperated in the 1970s. That doesn't mean the ailing 88-year-old former strongman will face trial, although his detractors responded with jubilation. The same court stripped Pinochet of immunity in 2000, but after a long legal battle, he...

Remarks at the Brandenburg Gate West Berlin, Germany June 12, 1987 This speech was delivered to the people of West Berlin, yet it was also audible on the East side of the Berlin wall. 2,703 words Thank you very much. Chancellor Kohl, Governing Mayor Diepgen, ladies and gentlemen: Twenty-four years ago, President John F. Kennedy visited Berlin, speaking to the people of this city and the world at the City Hall. Well, since then two other presidents have come, each in his turn, to Berlin. And today I, myself, make my second visit to your city. We come to...

MIDI - DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING Every now and then we find that a great leader comes along One who has greatness that we celebrate in poetry and song He grew up in the Midwest and he had learned his lessons well But how far he would go nobody could really tell His accomplishments were growing but he’s not one who would boast He learned that a man’s character is what is valued most And he’s led his life with an honor that we can admire Ronald Reagan we love you…and you are loved around the world...