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Post by PotterLog on Sept 11, 2013 17:49:05 GMT
Just thought I'd mention this one too. 40 years since Pinochet's CIA-backed bloody coup in Chile, the country I now call home. His reign of terror lasted eighteen years (helped along by the British government in fits and spurts) and the scars still run very deep. Thousands of people 'disappeared' are still unaccounted for and no justice to speak of has ever been achieved for the families of those tortured and murdered by the regime. Many of the perpetrators are still active in Chilean politics and the police force, or retired on handsome salaries.
The stories from the period are truly chilling. Just today I found out that the building right next to where I work was used as a detention centre for torturing and killing political prisoners. There will be a lot of civil unrest here today.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2013 19:48:42 GMT
Indeed, it was a black day and the start of a very black day for Chile. . . And to think our government welcomed Pinochet into the UK. Not in my name, as I think the saying goes.
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Post by PotteringThrough on Sept 11, 2013 20:40:44 GMT
Just thought I'd mention this one too. 40 years since Pinochet's CIA-backed bloody coup in Chile, the country I now call home. His reign of terror lasted eighteen years (helped along by the British government in fits and spurts) and the scars still run very deep. Thousands of people 'disappeared' are still unaccounted for and no justice to speak of has ever been achieved for the families of those tortured and murdered by the regime. Many of the perpetrators are still active in Chilean politics and the police force, or retired on handsome salaries. The stories from the period are truly chilling. Just today I found out that the building right next to where I work was used as a detention centre for torturing and killing political prisoners. There will be a lot of civil unrest here today. Read the article below about this today, so there are some moves a foot to punish some people but still not enough: Guardian ArticleIt's a strange one because the Chileans actually helped us during the Falklands. |
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Post by PotterLog on Sept 11, 2013 20:50:31 GMT
Just thought I'd mention this one too. 40 years since Pinochet's CIA-backed bloody coup in Chile, the country I now call home. His reign of terror lasted eighteen years (helped along by the British government in fits and spurts) and the scars still run very deep. Thousands of people 'disappeared' are still unaccounted for and no justice to speak of has ever been achieved for the families of those tortured and murdered by the regime. Many of the perpetrators are still active in Chilean politics and the police force, or retired on handsome salaries. The stories from the period are truly chilling. Just today I found out that the building right next to where I work was used as a detention centre for torturing and killing political prisoners. There will be a lot of civil unrest here today. Read the article below about this today, so there are some moves a foot to punish some people but still not enough: Guardian ArticleIt's a strange one because the Chileans actually helped us during the Falklands. Not really strange when you consider Thatcher and Pinochet's relationship... |
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Post by lawrieleslie on Sept 11, 2013 21:34:31 GMT
He was in the pockets of many western leaders in the 80s unfortunately. This was because he was very anti communist in a region rife with corrupt communist supporting countries. Maggie Thatcher lifted an arms embargo on Chile to sell them British armament. This is probably why he remained neutral during the Falklands War. So neutral he supplied intelligence and refuge for British troops during the war. This in no way exonerates him for the crimes against humanity. International alliegences weave a tangled, and sometimes unpalatable, web.a
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Post by wizzardofdribble on Sept 12, 2013 14:33:54 GMT
Pinochet was an Evil Bastard who tortured and murdered his own people..but he didn't have any oil and Chile is nowhere near Israel..so he was left to his own devices
I know the Legal Team in London who Mrs Thatcher used to defend Pinochet and keep him in the UK
'Returning The Serve' I believe was the phrase used at the time..for his help during The Falklands
The Families of his victims may beg to differ
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Post by PotterLog on Sept 10, 2023 18:34:05 GMT
50 years tomorrow. Earlier today I walked past a group of elderly ladies holding a vigil, each holding a black and white photo of a lost relative and chanting quietly in unison “nunca más”.
Very sad and very sobering. A deep wound to heal.
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Post by JoeinOz on Sept 11, 2023 0:32:09 GMT
50 years tomorrow. Earlier today I walked past a group of elderly ladies holding a vigil, each holding a black and white photo of a lost relative and chanting quietly in unison “nunca más”. Very sad and very sobering. A deep wound to heal. Henry Kissinger had nothing to do with it. He said so. |
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Post by gawa on Oct 19, 2023 15:20:08 GMT
Disgraceful what went on under Pinochets regime and to think they were backed both politically by Israel as well as through the supply of weapons and training for Pinochets reign of terror too.
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Post by Veritas on Oct 19, 2023 15:32:08 GMT
Well fancy that the good old USofA supporting the overthrow of a democratically elected government!!
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