-Caveat Lector- Robert Tatman wrote: <snip> > > Professor Fernando Barros, one of the lawyers coordinating the campaign > to free Pinochet, said an appeal would focus on the question of where the general should face trial. > > "The main problem is not if he must be judged. I think everyone agrees > he must be judged. But this should take place in Chile. No one is > authorized to make a judgment about our democracy, our institutions > which have been working for 200 years," Barros said. > <snip> The entire point, of course, is that (a) those democratic institutions have *not* been working for 200 years, because General Pinochet, among many others, did his best to make sure they didn't work; and (b) General Pinochet was aided, abetted, and guided by the United States Government in the process of overthrowing the lawfully elected administration of Salvador Allende. The silence of the U.S. in all of this jockeying for Pinochet's extradition to Spain has been simply deafening... Are "we" perhaps worried that charges might be brought against, for example, Henry Kissinger? Or what about ITT and Anaconda Copper, both of which were involved up to their eyeteeth in the coup d'etat? May the Oligarchy sleep a tad less well tonight... Bob ================================= Robert F. Tatman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remove "nospam" from the address to reply. NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml POSTING THIS MESSAGE TO THE INTERNET DOES NOT IMPLY PERMISSION TO SEND UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL E-MAIL (SPAM) TO THIS OR ANY OTHER INTERNET ADDRESS. RECEIPT OF SPAM WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF THE SENDER'S ISP. ____________________________________________________________________ More than just email--Get your FREE Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/netcenter/mail DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om