*Ø* Blogmanac September 11, 1973 | Chileans Mark Coup's 30th Anniversary
"SANTIAGO, Chile Sept. 11 —
Chileans on Thursday marked the 30th anniversary of Gen. Augusto Pinochet's coup with appeals to national unity, but separate ceremonies reflected the divisions still prevailing in the nation.
"President Ricardo Lagos addressed hundreds of government officials at a ceremony at the presidential palace and called for a society 'without rancor and division' ...
"According to an official report by the first post-Pinochet civilian government, some 3,200 people were killed for political reasons during Pinochet's 16 1/2 year reign, including 1,200 who remain unaccounted for after being arrested."
Source
President Lagos participated in an interesting ritual to mark the anniversary of the USA-assisted September 11 coup. After Allende committed suicide rather than be arrested and tortured by Pinochet's soldiers, his body was taken out a side door of the presidential palace. That door was bricked up during Pinochet's time of residence; this week the door was reopened and the current president walked in though the door, a symbolic statement of the current freedom enjoyed in Chile. Encouragingly, President Lagos expressed his condolences regarding the September 11, 2001 tragedy in the USA.
Venezuela alleges US role in Chile , Caracas coups: Reuters AlertNet, UK - 4 hours ago
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The Thirtieth Anniversary of 9-11
"Thirty years ago today, on September 11th 1973, terrorists attacked Chile. They overthrew the oldest functioning democracy in Latin America and installed a military dictatorship with General Augusto Pinochet at its head. The dictatorship set up concentration camps, suppressed opposition, slaughtered tens of thousands of people, and employed former Nazi Colonel Walter Rauff (who supervised extermination of Jews at Auschwitz) to assist the elimination of dissidents. This coup was the culmination of a three-year terrorist campaign to destabilize the government that included assassinations, arson, bombings and economic sabotage.
"The terrorist organization that did this is called the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). In 1970 the Chileans committed the sin of electing a democratic socialist, Salvador Allende, President in a free and fair election. Upon coming to office, Allende increased civil liberties, instituted agrarian reform, and increased spending on health, education, housing and sanitation. Many foreign owned businesses were nationalized, including the copper firms (which were mostly owned by United States companies). This threatened US political and economic domination over South America, and so the CIA launched the coup that murdered Allende and put Pinochet in power."
Source
"U.S. officials released documents on Monday acknowledging the CIA had provided covert aid 30 years ago to undermine Chile's government, but analysts say some of the most important documents have not yet been made public."
CNN on CIA's role in Chile coup November 13, 2000
"SANTIAGO, Chile Sept. 11 —
Chileans on Thursday marked the 30th anniversary of Gen. Augusto Pinochet's coup with appeals to national unity, but separate ceremonies reflected the divisions still prevailing in the nation.
"President Ricardo Lagos addressed hundreds of government officials at a ceremony at the presidential palace and called for a society 'without rancor and division' ...
"According to an official report by the first post-Pinochet civilian government, some 3,200 people were killed for political reasons during Pinochet's 16 1/2 year reign, including 1,200 who remain unaccounted for after being arrested."
Source
President Lagos participated in an interesting ritual to mark the anniversary of the USA-assisted September 11 coup. After Allende committed suicide rather than be arrested and tortured by Pinochet's soldiers, his body was taken out a side door of the presidential palace. That door was bricked up during Pinochet's time of residence; this week the door was reopened and the current president walked in though the door, a symbolic statement of the current freedom enjoyed in Chile. Encouragingly, President Lagos expressed his condolences regarding the September 11, 2001 tragedy in the USA.
Venezuela alleges US role in Chile , Caracas coups: Reuters AlertNet, UK - 4 hours ago
The Thirtieth Anniversary of 9-11
"Thirty years ago today, on September 11th 1973, terrorists attacked Chile. They overthrew the oldest functioning democracy in Latin America and installed a military dictatorship with General Augusto Pinochet at its head. The dictatorship set up concentration camps, suppressed opposition, slaughtered tens of thousands of people, and employed former Nazi Colonel Walter Rauff (who supervised extermination of Jews at Auschwitz) to assist the elimination of dissidents. This coup was the culmination of a three-year terrorist campaign to destabilize the government that included assassinations, arson, bombings and economic sabotage.
"The terrorist organization that did this is called the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). In 1970 the Chileans committed the sin of electing a democratic socialist, Salvador Allende, President in a free and fair election. Upon coming to office, Allende increased civil liberties, instituted agrarian reform, and increased spending on health, education, housing and sanitation. Many foreign owned businesses were nationalized, including the copper firms (which were mostly owned by United States companies). This threatened US political and economic domination over South America, and so the CIA launched the coup that murdered Allende and put Pinochet in power."
Source
"U.S. officials released documents on Monday acknowledging the CIA had provided covert aid 30 years ago to undermine Chile's government, but analysts say some of the most important documents have not yet been made public."
CNN on CIA's role in Chile coup November 13, 2000
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