RIP General Pinochet
Dec 10, 2006, 11:06 am
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RIP General Pinochet
... And so closes a darker chapter in Chile's national history.
While the country has continued to adapt and modernise for at least the last decade, the significance of the passing of Pinochet will, IMO, be akin to Spain's blooming after the death of Franco.
Still a shame us Brits lost our bottle when we had a chance to bust him.
Viva Chile!
(sorry for all the polemic, just a country I've visited many times but feels like home)
While the country has continued to adapt and modernise for at least the last decade, the significance of the passing of Pinochet will, IMO, be akin to Spain's blooming after the death of Franco.
Still a shame us Brits lost our bottle when we had a chance to bust him.
Viva Chile!
(sorry for all the polemic, just a country I've visited many times but feels like home)
Dec 10, 2006, 11:53 am
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Dec 10, 2006, 12:06 pm
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Dec 10, 2006, 12:42 pm
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Still a shame us Brits lost our bottle when we had a chance to bust him.
Viva Chile!
Well I for one happen to think that the entire nonsense of attempting to extradite Pinochet to Spain in 1998 was a complete farce and a waste of BRITISH tax payer's money. And I also detected some hypocrisy at the time as, correct me if I am wrong, but for the 1st 2 years of the General's horrific and undemocratic regime, the requesting state for the extradition (Spain) was hardly a hot bed of democratic principles! Indeed I do believe they had there very own facisit General running their country.
Viva Chile!
Well I for one happen to think that the entire nonsense of attempting to extradite Pinochet to Spain in 1998 was a complete farce and a waste of BRITISH tax payer's money. And I also detected some hypocrisy at the time as, correct me if I am wrong, but for the 1st 2 years of the General's horrific and undemocratic regime, the requesting state for the extradition (Spain) was hardly a hot bed of democratic principles! Indeed I do believe they had there very own facisit General running their country.
Dec 10, 2006, 1:17 pm
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And I also detected some hypocrisy at the time as, correct me if I am wrong, but for the 1st 2 years of the General's horrific and undemocratic regime, the requesting state for the extradition (Spain) was hardly a hot bed of democratic principles! Indeed I do believe they had there very own facisit General running their country.
Dec 10, 2006, 3:46 pm
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Sounds like Omni to me...
Dec 12, 2006, 4:41 am
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Dec 12, 2006, 12:51 pm
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There is already a discussion of the subject in OMNI here. Political discussion is more appropriate for OMNI than the South America travel forum, so I'll close this thread.
Regards,
Gary
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Regards,
Gary
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