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- saskchi, on 10/12/2007, -2/+33Coincidence that he dies on Human rights day (Dec 10th, 2006)…I don’t think so!
- aaaleman, on 10/12/2007, -4/+33One less son-of-a-bitch in the world.
- PabloIV, on 10/12/2007, -4/+33Thank God the bastard's dead. The world's a better place today. Many will say how during his government poverty was practically eliminated from Chile, and how the country prospered during his regime, but if killing all the poor and throwing them in mass graves all over the country side is the only way you know to make your country prosper, I'll take the messed up country.
Franco, Mussolini, and Hitler are getting a new playmate, burn you bastards. - futureb, on 10/12/2007, -2/+24was hitler ever convicted? either way, pinochet is headed to a special level of hell. good riddance.
- Gerz1219, on 10/12/2007, -2/+20Yeah, the left wing media disappeared 3,000 people and dumped them in mass graves. Will they never stop?!
- jacobo, on 10/12/2007, -2/+16my wife's uncle was killed under his government. he wasn't a good man
- jonmlm, on 10/12/2007, -2/+16haha.. "clean the lefties". nice newspeak for mass murder.
- orbanj, on 10/12/2007, -2/+14Good riddance.
- hannasdeli, on 10/12/2007, -2/+14Why didn't he die in jail, as it should have been? I think it is sad that he never paid for the crimes he organised (and cynically denied later in his life). At least the butcher Milosevic didn't escape... hopefully soon we will see Mladic and Karadzic in jail... and the rest of blood-thirsty egomaniacs of this sad world.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+14Another ***** out of this planet. GREAT!
- Mushroonaut, on 07/11/2008, -2/+12I'm in Santiago, Chile right now and the people have gone crazy out in the streets celebrating his death.!!!
- iching, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10"This breaking news just in"
"Generalísimo Francisco Franco is still dead!"
Somehow another Fascist General's death reminded me of this Fascist General's Death.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalissimo_Francisco_Franco_is_still_dead - stupa, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9"The 91-year-old generals death has proved mixed reactions in Chile, scores of people clapped and cheered outside the military hospital, while others cried."
Source: http://www.tcgnews.com/santiagotimes/index.php?nav=story&story_id=12449&topic_id=1 - TresCoronas, on 10/12/2007, -3/+12***** YES! THAT MOTHER ***** DIED. MARKED DOWN AS THE BEST DAY IN HISTORY FOR ME.
DEATH FINALLY CAUGHT UP TO HIM!
MAY YOU BURN IN HELL FOR ALL THE MURDERS YOU'VE CAUSED IN MY FAMILY AND TO THE COUNTRY OF CHILE. - aussiebuddha, on 10/12/2007, -3/+12good on ya mate.
I was born next door from Chile, in Argentina, and I'm so happy to see this mofo die.
I hope soon enough we'll get a chance to see his argentine Dictator friends go as well. - ThisIsBob, on 10/12/2007, -4/+12I've got some good news and some bad news.
What's the good news?
Pinochet is dead.
What's the bad news?
You gotta tell him.
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Only speak good of the dead.
Pinochet is dead. Good. - shawnfassett, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9Bush Sr. can take his crying road show overseas now.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9Pinochet was a thief and a murdered. He stole millions of dollars.
- aaaleman, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8Salvador Allende's presidency, a Marxist presidency was legally and democratically elected by the people of Chile. The CIA armed and incited the September 11th coup d'etat (a 9-11 few Americans remember or care to remember) because the US government saw a Marxist government in its "backyard" as an imminent threat to its dominance of the Western hemisphere (Chile was just one of many countries that had to suffer the US's *righteous* intervention). The Chilean Chamber of Deputies might have opposed Allende's policies, but that is because the opposition party held a tight majority in congress, and not because the policies were, in fact, unconstitutional. The unconstitutional actions of a branch of government should be stifled through constitutional means, not by military force. The cries of unconstitutionality were oppositional propaganda, nothing more, nothing less. It should come as no surprise that a political faction content with the status quo would oppose a legally, and remarkably peacefully incited socialist revolution.
Read and learn. Then think. These documents are declassified US intelligence reports on the subject, found at the George Washington University database:
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB8/ch21-01.htm
(The September 11th coup was considered a D-Day by the US intelligence.)
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB8/ch27-01.htm
(This one is especially interesting. It details a 1970 clandestine CIA shipment of American weapons into Santiago in preparation for an inevitable coup.)
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB8/ch05-01.htm
(This one details Kissinger's intentions to make the American involvement in the coup invisible to international eyes... and more fun stuff like that).
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB8/ch18-01.htm
(This one details the CIA's effort to block Allende's ascendancy to the Chilean presidency).
There's a lot more, if you care to look... And please, avoid wikipedia if you intend to be informed enough to have a valid opinion on the matter.
Chile's military coup was not welcomed by popular support. In fact, only an elite minority supported it. I have family with clear memories of it, and they weren't necessarily poor either.
I find it it comically ironic that you claim that people that decry the thousands of political murders and the toppling of a legal government by Pinochet are making comments "bred from the depths of malice, or of ignorance," when it is you who are woefully misconstruing facts.
I'm willing to bet, judging by your responses, that you've never experienced life in a country ruled by a dictator. I did, in Panama, through most of childhood, and suffered another US-placed and funded dictator who H.W. once referred to as "our good friend." - Aliasing, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Good.
- kiwiboyus, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6About time, too bad he got the easy way out.
- ChileanGoD, on 10/12/2007, -6/+11DIE *****!
- ramiro, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Stop lying. Stop being such a bastard.
Allende was ellected with only 1/3 of the votes and ignored the congress and the supreme court. By 1973, Allende had violated the democracy and lost what little legitimacy he had. The chilean people didn't choose to make Chile a communist country and cheered when Allende's regime was ended.
The chaos was sponsored by Allende's regime. He confiscated everything making the property belong to the state. Allende had funding from Cuba and the Soviet Empire and had a stash of weapons on his residence. According to their plan, they would perform mass killings of officials on the first 5 years of his "democratic" communism. Allende had his own private (but publicly funded, of course) thug police and let bands of criminals roam the country killing and torturing people who defended their own property. There has been reports of women in those farms having their nipples cut by pliers by these beasts.
Pinochet left power when he was voted out by a referendum, which speaks tons in comparison to Castro, Kim Il and other communist dictators who would be followed by Allende. - CiXeL, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8@ adolfojp
you shouldnt have to worry about your kids stumbling upon a killed chicken on a paper plate with blood splattered everywhere at a public park.
not only that but what about the mercury rituals? how do you know youre not buying a car or a house from someone who has burned mercury on candles or sprinkled it all over their house or car before you purchased it?
im all for religious freedom but when it effects another individual like that, thats *****.
i dont want to have to worry about being mercury poisoned by something someone else did before i got there. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5YES DIE *****. I miss Chile :(
- ramiro, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6There are too many douchebags like ChileanGoD spreading misinformation.
Thanks DarkPepe, for helping the truth to come out. - Roflman, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7My whole family rejoiced when I told them this news (we are latinos)...although they did point out he left without finishing business.
- aqrilik, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5he was never sentenced due to having diplomatic immunity.
pinochet was a straight up murderer. unfortunately, his atrocities aren't very well known in the U.S.
go wikipedia him for a good history lesson. hes up there with hitler and pol pot - CiXeL, on 10/12/2007, -15/+18@ jacobo
dude, im in miami. when castro falls it is ALL OVER for south florida. the place is already 90% latin. the masses that will float ashore will be tremendous. within 6 months this place will go to hell. i already see abandoned rafts from time to time when i get down to the keys which is a pretty regular basis.
i expect some cuban miami locals to dig me down. ***** you guys. you know im right. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3If you don't like the news, don't read them. That Pinochet is dead is actually pretty big news in the rest of the world, and presumably huge in south america.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I love they way a few weeks ago, he said 'I bare no grudges'.
I'm sure you don't mate, but I'm sure a few people bare grudges against you..*****. - ahuxley, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Condor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caravan_of_Death - alfisdrake, on 10/12/2007, -6/+9I wonder why Stalin is never mentioned in comments.
Interesting... - Corrosionx, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4@ChildeanGod: Even if 99% of the people want communism, doesn't mean it'll work, that it should be allowed or that it's moral. Any country that descends into communism is a country that has no regards for human dignity. Sometimes people must be protected from themselves.
- stonebear, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5“Who’s next.... castro?”
Well... They do tend to go in threes, and we really can't believe the announcements that he's fine, since they would say that even if he wasn't. - CiXeL, on 10/12/2007, -8/+10oh and for the record. ill consider miami part of the US again when i stop seeing frickin santeria animal sacrifices in random places (like biscayne natl park convoy point yesterday). sick.
- ChileanGoD, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4It seems like Karma to me.
- markcrules, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5One word... Good
- ZekeG4, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3@Onewarrior
I think you overestimate the influence of the US, but still. The coup was going to happen with or without Pinochet. It was already laid out and he joined 3 o 4 days before it. If he hadn't joined it we would have had a civil war with Allende+militar on one side v/s Navy+Airforce on the other. I don't even want to know what would have happened.
On the "senator for life" acount that was placed for all presidents and was revoked a couple of years ago. It wasn't only for him, Aylwin and Frei also were there and I didn't see them saying no.
But that's a typical move when atacking, just say that everything was done just for them... you clearly have no idea what your talking about. Maybe you read a book or something. Whatever. - sensoukami, on 10/12/2007, -5/+7Yeah, Pinochet was a murdering dictatorial bastard, but so is Castro.
Difference is, Pinochet allowed democracy, Castro hasnt'.
Pinochet put in place the most successful economy in Latin America, Castro made Cuba a basket case.
Yet, the Left LOVES Castro...go figure. Pinochet's place in hell is nothing compared to what awaits Fidel. Yet another example of the rank hypocricsy of the "progressive" crowd...sorry, I should "regressive" crowd.
As far as dictators go, you do worse than Pinochet.... - DarkPepe, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6The left wing here in Chile has taken a personal Job over the years: mixing fiction with history to try to convince the international community that Pinochet was the Devil.
They did a nice job btw... there is a lot of missinformed ppl out there thinking that.
There is a lot of Chileans, like me, that have mixed feelings with this: Personaly, I want to think that Pinochet's death will finish some of the problems related with living in a country divided on 2 halfs: Lefties and Righties.
On the other side, Pinochet's death is the end of a great leader for a lot of people, and the Icon of strength and determination to get this country out of the communist missery that was imposed on Salvador Allende's goverment.
@ChileanGoD
First, you can not call yourself "Chilean God" talking this sort of stuff about your country, try "anti-chilean god", it suits you better.
Seccond, you are pointing that Allende wasn't a violent man, so that's why he went arround all the country followed by his own private armed police (inconstitucional btw) called the G.A.P. ? That's why on Spt. 11 1973 the police found a freeking arsenal on the basement of his private house? That's why the communist soldiers planned a mass murder of non-aligned top rank officers on the Armed Forces of Chile during the first years of the Communist "democratic" goverment?
He wasnt a violent man ? so I'm Madre Teresa. For Allende and all his followers, the communism can only be achived using violence. That's an historical fact... and is SO FUNNY and ironic to see the same bastards that held weapons on the street and lead this country to the bottom of the hole, today on the congress and on the office.
Somebody said: "Every country deserves their goverments", and we clearly deserve to have this stupid terrorist on the office... because, we lack the capacity of REMEMBER what they did back on the 70's.
Sorry guys for my English. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5Who cares about Allende, he was voted in and that is all that matters.
- mandregorax, on 10/12/2007, -4/+5piensalo como la perdida de una persona, no la persona como tal, eso es lo ke digo.. piensa en el sufrimiento de su familia, por un par de dias.. si al fin y al cabo, igual despues seguira...
- TrueG, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2As a Chilean born during Pinochet's dictatorship, I really hope we can finally stop all the finger pointing and move forward as a country.
- okokitsme, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Unconvicted? Have you ever watched the news during his process in England? He kept alleging illness and senility and whatnot for the last ten years or so, so as not to turn up at international courts.
- thewalkrecords, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3I agree. I'm from Chile, and what your saying is the most imparcial view of Pinochet.
- ramiro, on 10/12/2007, -5/+6Teleos' statement is very reasonable. Only left-wing lunatics would disagree.
Where is your outrage against left-wing dictatorships, you freaking hypocrites?
Where is your raging about human rights violations from the likes of Fidel Castro, Saddam, Kim Il, and who knows how many dictators the socialist ideology has been justifying.
You're the ones who should SHUT UP! - okokitsme, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Just had a glass of champaigne with my workmates, toasting for his end at last!
- ronaldst, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4God bless you Pinochet!
There are very few who have the balls to kick extremist ass like you! - sensoukami, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2 @aqrilik
"hes up there with hitler and pol pot"
Ummm...no, he's not. Not even close actually. C'mon, get a bit of a grip please. -
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