Saturday, November 25, 2006

Pinochet Admits He Did It.


This still does not let the United States and the CIA off the hook. And Pinochet made no apology. Nor did he take personal responsibility for ordering the assassination of Salvador Allende.

In fact he was unrepentant saying he did it for the good of the country.

Gen. Augusto Pinochet took full responsibility for the first time Saturday for the actions of his 1973-90 dictatorship, which carried out thousands of political killings and is blamed for widespread torture and illegal imprisonment.

According to an official report, 3,197 people were killed for political reasons under Pinochet, including more than 1,000 who were made to disappear. Thousands more were illegally imprisoned, tortured or forced into exile.

Pinochet is currently under indictment in two human rights abuse cases and for tax evasion, and has scores of others criminal suits pending, filed by victims of abuses or their relatives. Until now, the courts have dropped the charges against him citing his poor health.



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