tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post2007063708356647237..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Victor Jara: The Gentle Singer and the FascistsSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-81505335315560052212016-06-30T01:16:37.034-04:002016-06-30T01:16:37.034-04:00What a wonderful victory. Let this be a lesson t...What a wonderful victory. Let this be a lesson to all those who want to participate in such torture. Sometimes your day will come. these types of crimes can never be forgotten. e.a.f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-73041710999217331732016-06-29T08:41:28.580-04:002016-06-29T08:41:28.580-04:00hi FS...yes it is encouraging, even if it has take...hi FS...yes it is encouraging, even if it has taken such a long time. As I told hinofan I have studied the Dirty War in that country, and I memorized the faces of a long list of war criminals, but I so much wanted to see some justice for Victor Jara and all those who loved him. So I'm extremely happy that killer has finally been held accountable for his bestial behaviour...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-40636216658576102822016-06-29T08:37:12.722-04:002016-06-29T08:37:12.722-04:00hi hinofan...when I was in university I did a pape...hi hinofan...when I was in university I did a paper on the Dirty War in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, the so-called Operation Condor. I learned Spanish so I could read original documents, I even visited Argentina and heard some horrifying stories that I will never forget. I stood in the tiny chapel of a cemetery where a young student was held down on the altar while somebody injected poison into his heart. What happened in those countries with the full support of the Americans and others must never be forgotten...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-15664144101333986142016-06-29T08:31:48.442-04:002016-06-29T08:31:48.442-04:00hi GreazedLitenen....yes the list of Pinocht's...hi GreazedLitenen....yes the list of Pinocht's accomplices is a long one. The CIA, Henry Kissinger, Margaret Thatcher etc etc. I thought of mentioning them but I wanted to keep the focus on Victor Jara and his killer on this day of at least partial justice...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-47671924389897585772016-06-29T08:29:57.450-04:002016-06-29T08:29:57.450-04:00hi Dan...yes the story of the Pinochet years is a ...hi Dan...yes the story of the Pinochet years is a tragedy in every sense of the word. And the fact that Pinochet spent so little time in jail, and was never properly punished, will bother me until the day I die...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-932382221493536372016-06-28T20:34:57.063-04:002016-06-28T20:34:57.063-04:00Great to see Karma in action. Love to see him jail...Great to see Karma in action. Love to see him jailed!!!!!! Now if we could jail some of the CIA involved that would be a Karma bus!!!!!!! FSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-2966393822739603002016-06-28T11:25:51.661-04:002016-06-28T11:25:51.661-04:00Thanks for keeping Victor Jara's memory alive ...Thanks for keeping Victor Jara's memory alive Simon.<br />It is a period in history which is forgotten or unknown to many young North Americans.<br />For myself, a ritual I do every few years, is to borrow and view some Costa Gavras movies from the Edmonton Public Library.<br />One of the finest political filmakers of all time, Costa Gavras' movie Missing with Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek captures the terror and horror of the Pinochet CIA assisted coup that started in Vina del Mar, Chile.<br /><br />As a prelude to watching "Missing", I recommend watching his movie "State of Siege" with Yves Montand playing a character based on real life USAID/CIA worker Dan Mitrione which details US involvement in the Latin America of the 1960's, 70's and 80's.<br />The "planned social experiment" was not just about free market economics, it also extended to the training of most of Latin American police and military in advanced torture and interrogation techniques.<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Mitrione<br />And they are still doing it.hinofanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231739915851290638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-54773848016468651122016-06-28T08:09:48.254-04:002016-06-28T08:09:48.254-04:00I think it is important to relate the message that...I think it is important to relate the message that the CIA backed coup of the democratically elected Allende government was a planned social experiment instigated by the neo-Liberal (Don't let the name fool you, it's Orwellian in nature) idealogy policies of the Chicago School of Economics and more specifically, Milton Friedman. Stephen Harper was / is a believer in Milton Friedman's twisted economic policies. GreazedLitenenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11003312091633159394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-80979508078367036122016-06-28T07:45:18.883-04:002016-06-28T07:45:18.883-04:00The sad horrible irony is that Pinochet pushed for...The sad horrible irony is that Pinochet pushed for Friedman style economic policies (low taxes especially for the rich, budget cuts, austerity, etc) with a mix of torture and oppression and it failed miserably. It wasn't till he implemented policies similar to what got Allende in trouble with the CIA that the economic miracle of Chile happened.Dannoreply@blogger.com