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2004-10-27 Caribbean-Latin America

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Posted by Steve 2004-10-27 9:05:29 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Where the hell is Pinochet when we really need him?

Posted by Charlie Brooker 2004-10-27 9:39:47 AM|| 2004-10-27 9:39:47 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Prieto:Hmm,Columbian Gold,or Red Bud today?

Posted by raptor 2004-10-27 10:02:03 AM|| 2004-10-27 10:02:03 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 US position was that Spain had no right to try Pinochet. The lefties in Chile probably didn't like that and are trying to take a wack back.

Posted by RJ Schwarz 2004-10-27 10:13:15 AM|| [http://politicaljunky.blogspot.com] 2004-10-27 10:13:15 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 I have to agree that the Spanish had no legal jurisdiction over Pinochet but the old bastard should of been extridited back to Chile so the Chilieans could have a shot at him. No regime has a legitimate excuse for "disapearing" any of its citizens

Posted by Cheaderhead 2004-10-27 4:04:20 PM|| 2004-10-27 4:04:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 A coalition of small leftist political groups has sued President Bush and other U.S. government officials for the abuses against prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.

What is this? Like, ICC Lite?

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-10-27 4:41:29 PM|| 2004-10-27 4:41:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Communist Party, the Humanist Party and Leftist Revolutionary Movement?

All John Kerry's foreign supporters.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-10-27 5:04:15 PM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2004-10-27 5:04:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Chile today, hot tamale...

Posted by mojo 2004-10-27 5:32:11 PM|| 2004-10-27 5:32:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Cheaderhead, Pinochet stepped down as dictator (one of the very few dictators to ever do so) with the agreement that he would not be prosecuted. The people of Chile felt the deal was a good one and they've had democracy since then.

I think if you make a deal like that you really should keep it, and the international community should support it so that other dictators don't hold onto power for fear of people backsliding on deals.

Posted by RJ Schwarz 2004-10-27 5:33:22 PM|| [http://politicaljunky.blogspot.com] 2004-10-27 5:33:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 RJ, I was unaware of the agreement regarding Pinochet's stepping down from power (either I forgot or had not heard it, just goes to show I don't know everything) but what I said about no regime having a lgitimate excuse to eliminate its opponents is something I will stand by. As distasteful as some of the moonbats we have here in this country are I will stand by their rights to make complete asses out of themselves. But If anyome promotes politically inspired violence ala Seatle then in my oinion they should be tried and jailed for a long time

Posted by Cheaderhead 2004-10-27 5:51:56 PM|| 2004-10-27 5:51:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Are they also suing Castro? How many of Fidel's jailers have, themselves, been prosecuted and thrown in prison?
Does anyone seriously believe that these lefty bastards care about human rights?

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2004-10-27 6:51:00 PM|| 2004-10-27 6:51:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 To throw a little petrol into the bonfire, what is the difference between hanging Julius Streicher and summarily shooting a similar mass murdering liar of a commie propagandist? Due process? Ok, the commies, like Streicher, can face a Tribunal organized by their enemies. The result should be the same. How many of Pinochet's "victims" had it coming?

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2004-10-27 6:55:42 PM|| 2004-10-27 6:55:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 The notion that a given government can't "eliminate its opponents" is ridiculous.

Al Qaeda is the opponent of the US government and I sure hope as many as possible are eliminated.

Chile was infested by marxist-revolutionaries. I don't know about each individual case that died or "disappeared" under Pinochet, but I have absolutely no sympathy for marxist-revolutionaries, anywhere. Just as I have no sympathy for the Nazis and the Aztecs.

Posted by Kalle (kafir forever) 2004-10-27 7:48:20 PM|| [http://radio.weblogs.com/0103811/categories/currentEvents/] 2004-10-27 7:48:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Kalle I have no problem with the US going after any body in Al Quackda at all. Nor do I have a problem with the Brits sicing the SAS on the PIRA and I say that as a 1/2 Irish-American Catholic. But I do have a problem wiith governments getting rid of the inconvienent political oppenents without due process of law. It doesn't matter whether they are commie or fascist governments. I also hope the Cubans get their chance at Castro not to mention any number of African/Central American/South American countries too. The day of the dictator is over. The web has made it impossible for any country with a modicum of technological infrastructure to maintain one its just that word has not gotten out yet. As ususal society will be 10 to 20 years behind the curve

Posted by Cheaderhead 2004-10-27 11:20:32 PM|| 2004-10-27 11:20:32 PM|| Front Page Top

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