Chilean dictator finally dead.
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bellinghmanSo Pinochet has finally died, never brought to justice.
His funeral could be interesting, if it's a state one.
His funeral could be interesting, if it's a state one.
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Date: 2006-12-10 07:21 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2006-12-10 08:00 pm (UTC)Pinochet death saddens Thatcher
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Date: 2006-12-10 09:14 pm (UTC)"We note the passing of General Pinochet and want to pay tribute to the remarkable progress that Chile has made over the last 15 years as an open, stable and prosperous democracy."
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Date: 2006-12-10 09:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-12-11 12:56 pm (UTC)"The former Conservative chancellor Lord Lamont, who opposed Pinochet's arrest, said Pinochet had had human rights issues to answer, but he had believed he should answer them in Chile - not Britain or Spain.
Lord Lamont opposed arrest on the basis that the Chilean government felt it would be an interference in Chilean affairs.
He also said arresting a head of state would have set a precedent "that would be very wrong". "
Wonder how he feels about a head of state being arrested, tried, and given the death sentence? (not that Saddam doesnt deserve it, I just love the double standards - and yes Saddam was worse etc)
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Date: 2006-12-10 08:08 pm (UTC)[1] She was eight when the gift was given and her father was a foreign ambassador who specialised in Coping Well With Dictators.