[lbo-talk] Punish a Pinochet: Cui Bono?

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Thu May 28 20:19:30 PDT 2009


On May 28, 2009, at 10:16 PM, Carrol Cox wrote:


> The _real_ war criminals in the case of Chile were all in Washington,
> D.C. -- except for a bunch of thugs from the University of Chicago.
> Punishing Pinochet is a perfect way to take the real criminals off the
> hook.

What a US-centric view of the world. Chile didn't have its own ruling class, to whom Pinochet was also a savior? The American empire would be so successful if it didn't have natural allies all over the place.

Doug



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