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40 Years Ago Today

ByrnzieByrnzie Posts: 21,037
edited September 2013 in A Moving Train
...since a U.S backed coup toppled the elected leader Salvador Allende and replaced him with the dictator Augusto Pinochet, that began 17 years of repression, torture, murder, and disappearances.



Clashes as Chile marks 40th anniversary of coup

AP foreign, Wednesday September 11 2013

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Protesters marking the 40th anniversary of Chile's military coup are clashing with police, throwing rocks and gasoline bombs and setting up flaming barricades.

Police arrested 13 people early Wednesday and said a police officer was injured in overnight clashes.

The anniversary of the 1973 coup that brought the dictator Augusto Pinochet to power is often marked by violence.

Pinochet oversaw a fierce aerial bombardment of the presidential palace on Sept. 11, 1973. Socialist President Salvador Allende committed suicide rather than surrender.

His death marked the start of a brutal 17-year dictatorship. The government estimates 3,095 were killed during Pinochet's rule, including about 1,200 who were forcibly disappeared.

Pinochet died under house arrest, without ever being tried on charges of illegal enrichment and human rights violations.
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  • Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    that Sgt.Pepper taught the band to play and they've going in and out of style but they're garenteed to rais a smile...

    sorry Byrnzie :D but your title reminded me a song.

    Godfather.
  • ByrnzieByrnzie Posts: 21,037
    Godfather. wrote:
    that Sgt.Pepper taught the band to play and they've going in and out of style but they're garenteed to rais a smile...

    sorry Byrnzie :D but your title reminded me a song.

    Godfather.

    I'll drink to that!

    35020.jpg
  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    is there a memorial in Chile of this event ... sort of like the 9/11 memorial?
  • CountingStepsCountingSteps Posts: 376
    polaris_x wrote:
    is there a memorial in Chile of this event ... sort of like the 9/11 memorial?

    There is a memorial to the victimes at Santiago's main cemetery:

    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... _Chile.jpg
  • Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    I'm currently reading The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein.

    There is a disturbing portion of the book detailing the inner workings of the coup.

    A fascinating- and kind of scary- read by the way. I'm sure many on this forum have read it and I feel like this is something I should have read quite a while ago.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Godfather. wrote:
    that Sgt.Pepper taught the band to play and they've going in and out of style but they're garenteed to rais a smile...

    sorry Byrnzie :D but your title reminded me a song.

    Godfather.
    :lol:
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • ByrnzieByrnzie Posts: 21,037
    Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:
    I'm currently reading The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein.

    There is a disturbing portion of the book detailing the inner workings of the coup.

    A fascinating- and kind of scary- read by the way. I'm sure many on this forum have read it and I feel like this is something I should have read quite a while ago.

    I read an interview with Naomi Klein today in which that book was mentioned. I then read the Amazon reviews of it.

    Too many synchronicities occurring today! :crazy:
  • Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    Byrnzie wrote:
    Godfather. wrote:
    that Sgt.Pepper taught the band to play and they've going in and out of style but they're garenteed to rais a smile...

    sorry Byrnzie :D but your title reminded me a song.

    Godfather.

    I'll drink to that!

    35020.jpg
    :thumbup:


    Godfather.
  • Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Byrnzie wrote:
    Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:
    I'm currently reading The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein.

    There is a disturbing portion of the book detailing the inner workings of the coup.

    A fascinating- and kind of scary- read by the way. I'm sure many on this forum have read it and I feel like this is something I should have read quite a while ago.

    I read an interview with Naomi Klein today in which that book was mentioned. I then read the Amazon reviews of it.

    Too many synchronicities occurring today! :crazy:

    Glad to contribute to your daily madness! :D
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • VivaPalestinaVivaPalestina Posts: 225
    There is a great film based on a true story on this, "Missing," directed by Constanin Costa Gavras. I believe he is Greek and uses American actors...well the story is American, it is about a man from the US who goes missing during the coup. It explores poignant themes, about socialism and "freedom" and the US involvement in the coup. Jack Lemmon did an amazing job as this man's father...just a really good film about this time in Chile. It is actually pretty relevant today and can definitely apply to what is going on in Egypt, etc.
  • Drowned OutDrowned Out Posts: 6,056
    VivaPalestina wrote:
    There is a great film based on a true story on this, "Missing," directed by Constanin Costa Gavras. I believe he is Greek and uses American actors...well the story is American, it is about a man from the US who goes missing during the coup. It explores poignant themes, about socialism and "freedom" and the US involvement in the coup. Jack Lemmon did an amazing job as this man's father...just a really good film about this time in Chile. It is actually pretty relevant today and can definitely apply to what is going on in Egypt, etc.
    :wave:

    Thanks for the recommendation, I'll check that out :)
  • Drowned OutDrowned Out Posts: 6,056
    Byrnzie wrote:
    Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:
    I'm currently reading The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein.

    There is a disturbing portion of the book detailing the inner workings of the coup.

    A fascinating- and kind of scary- read by the way. I'm sure many on this forum have read it and I feel like this is something I should have read quite a while ago.

    I read an interview with Naomi Klein today in which that book was mentioned. I then read the Amazon reviews of it.

    Too many synchronicities occurring today! :crazy:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iW1SHPgUAQ

    This is the film companion to the book (the Shock Doctrine). The Chile/Allende/Pinochet story and it's tie-in to Klein's shock doctrine starts near the beginning; about 8:35.

    Byrnzie, I mentioned in the documentary Klein and her husband Avi Lewis made in your documentary thread...did you ever get a chance to watch it? The Take (La Toma)? I really, really liked that film.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEzXln5kbuw
    You might too, TBU....It's about the original occupy movement: Argentine workers, victims of the same ol' IMF bullshit, taking over and reopening their closed factories in a communal, equal profit sharing model..basically rejecting capitalism...there are personal stories mixed with a lot of history told from Klein's typically insightful perspective, and a peak at a economic model that has some merit, esp in deveoloping countries. Surprising we never heard much about it, aside from this movie :roll: ....it's old now, I have often wondered what became of all of it....
  • ByrnzieByrnzie Posts: 21,037
    VivaPalestina wrote:
    There is a great film based on a true story on this, "Missing," directed by Constanin Costa Gavras. I believe he is Greek and uses American actors...well the story is American, it is about a man from the US who goes missing during the coup. It explores poignant themes, about socialism and "freedom" and the US involvement in the coup. Jack Lemmon did an amazing job as this man's father...just a really good film about this time in Chile. It is actually pretty relevant today and can definitely apply to what is going on in Egypt, etc.

    I've seen it. It's a good film. Wasn't it banned in the U.S?
  • ByrnzieByrnzie Posts: 21,037
    Drowned Out wrote:
    This is the film companion to the book (the Shock Doctrine). The Chile/Allende/Pinochet story and it's tie-in to Klein's shock doctrine starts near the beginning; about 8:35.

    Byrnzie, I mentioned in the documentary Klein and her husband Avi Lewis made in your documentary thread...did you ever get a chance to watch it? The Take (La Toma)? I really, really liked that film.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEzXln5kbuw
    You might too, TBU....It's about the original occupy movement: Argentine workers, victims of the same ol' IMF bullshit, taking over and reopening their closed factories in a communal, equal profit sharing model..basically rejecting capitalism...there are personal stories mixed with a lot of history told from Klein's typically insightful perspective, and a peak at a economic model that has some merit, esp in deveoloping countries. Surprising we never heard much about it, aside from this movie :roll: ....it's old now, I have often wondered what became of all of it....

    Cheers, I'll take a look at those.
  • VivaPalestinaVivaPalestina Posts: 225
    Drowned Out wrote:
    VivaPalestina wrote:
    There is a great film based on a true story on this, "Missing," directed by Constanin Costa Gavras. I believe he is Greek and uses American actors...well the story is American, it is about a man from the US who goes missing during the coup. It explores poignant themes, about socialism and "freedom" and the US involvement in the coup. Jack Lemmon did an amazing job as this man's father...just a really good film about this time in Chile. It is actually pretty relevant today and can definitely apply to what is going on in Egypt, etc.
    :wave:

    Thanks for the recommendation, I'll check that out :)

    :wave: Hello :) I think you would like it.
    Bynzie wrote:
    I've seen it. It's a good film. Wasn't it banned in the U.S?

    I am not sure if it was banned, but I think there were lawsuits related to the film. The truth can be controversial.
  • Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Drowned Out wrote:
    Byrnzie wrote:
    Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:
    I'm currently reading The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein.

    There is a disturbing portion of the book detailing the inner workings of the coup.

    A fascinating- and kind of scary- read by the way. I'm sure many on this forum have read it and I feel like this is something I should have read quite a while ago.

    I read an interview with Naomi Klein today in which that book was mentioned. I then read the Amazon reviews of it.

    Too many synchronicities occurring today! :crazy:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iW1SHPgUAQ

    This is the film companion to the book (the Shock Doctrine). The Chile/Allende/Pinochet story and it's tie-in to Klein's shock doctrine starts near the beginning; about 8:35.

    Byrnzie, I mentioned in the documentary Klein and her husband Avi Lewis made in your documentary thread...did you ever get a chance to watch it? The Take (La Toma)? I really, really liked that film.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEzXln5kbuw
    You might too, TBU....It's about the original occupy movement: Argentine workers, victims of the same ol' IMF bullshit, taking over and reopening their closed factories in a communal, equal profit sharing model..basically rejecting capitalism...there are personal stories mixed with a lot of history told from Klein's typically insightful perspective, and a peak at a economic model that has some merit, esp in deveoloping countries. Surprising we never heard much about it, aside from this movie :roll: ....it's old now, I have often wondered what became of all of it....

    I watched a bit of this and noted it parallels the book closely from the portion I watched.

    I'll eventually get to it and watch it in its entirety. Thanks for suggesting the link.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
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