The House of Lords will announce their decision on Pinochet today, 11:00am Buenos Aires time, on this, his 83rd birthday.
I can't overstate the importance people here are giving the announcement. The debates on the lists about Pinochet have turned on his utility to the capitalist ruling classes; from there speculating on their handling of the matter. There is another vital level on which this is relevant: the shot in the arm it gives to people and movements here who thought "all that" was a closed chapter. For ASOFAMD, the Association of Families of the Disappeared here in Bolivia, these are the best and worst of times, rife with possibility.
Thank you to all of you who took the time to zap off notes to people and agencies in the decision making process. Who knows if it makes a differece; regardless, the gesture is appreciated.
Tom
Tom Kruse Casilla 5812 / Cochabamba, Bolivia Tel/Fax: (591-4) 248242 Email: tkruse at albatros.cnb.net