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Politics : DON'T START THE WAR -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Alastair McIntosh who wrote (7331)	2/12/2003 6:13:38 AM
From: zonder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25898

"Slightly on the left" was an exaggeration. I do not claim perfect understanding of the ins and outs of the Marxist ideology, but I can safely say that Allende was socialist rather than Marxist. Not that it matters, of course. He was the elected leader of Chile and US state had no business overthrowing him and installing a ruthless dictator in his place. COVERT ACTION IN CHILE 1963-1973 Staff Report of the Select Committee To Study Governmental Operations With Respect to Intelligence Activities UNITED STATES SENATE December 18, 1975 derechos.org "I don't see why we need to stand by and watch a country go communist due to the irresponsibility of its people." Henry Kissinger The American Central Intelligence Agency had influenced elections in Chile dating back to 1958, but in 1970 the socialist candidate, a physician named Salvador Allende, was elected president. In a reflection of Chile's increased ideological polarization, Allende was elected president with 36.2 percent of the vote in 1970. President Nixon directed CIA to prevent Allende's inauguration through a military coup. One of the opponents of a coup, Army Chief of Staff General Rene Schneider was assassinated, but Allende took office as scheduled. fas.org This is quite interesting as well: guardian.co.uk He (Allende) was censured by the Parliament and the Courts for violating the civil rights of his people and for attempting to install a totalitarian system. Bad, bad boy... As opposed to Pinochet, of course, who was singularly responsible for death, torture, and disappearance of thousands, and who was recently located but deemed unfit for trial in these atrocities by English courts, if I recall correctly. One word of advice: If you ever meet a Chilean who lost family and/or had to flee his country and never could return due to Pinochet's wonderful coup d'etat, don't tell him you are American. They have not forgotten.