CHILE: Miracleman Pinochet

John Heelan says: "It is not surprising that Christopher Jones did not also post the following description of Pinochet's achievements, nor his aphorism "Every so often democracy must be bathed in blood": "The nature of these human rights violations has been officially recognized by the civilian government of Chile in its report to the UN Committee against Torture in 1990. The combined findings of the Reparation and Reconciliation Corporation, which was set up under the administration of President Patricio Aylwin in 1992, and the subsequent Truth and Reconciliation Commission, recorded 1,102 "disappearances" and 2,095 extrajudicial executions and deaths resulting from torture, making a total of 3,197 victims that were officially recognized by the Chilean state. However, those victims of torture who survived their ordeal were not included in the records of the commissions."

Ronald Hilton - 8/1/03