It is really incredible that Pinochet escaped any punishment at all. I was just at the Chilean Museum of Human Rights in Santiago a couple of weeks ago and it was heartbreaking reading about all these crimes against people. Horrific, and particularly horrific knowing that US was either abettor or architect of the whole operation, down from the top to the Chicago Boys.

Still, Chile seems to be faring fairly well now, so good for them. I found Salvador Allende's final speech as the coup succeeded to be so inspiring for someone on the threshold of death as his democratic government was to be savaged by a military junta.

> Other men will overcome this dark and bitter moment when treason seeks to prevail. Go forward knowing that, sooner rather than later, the great avenues will open again and free men will walk through them to construct a better society.

It was really something to see all this recent history of atrocity in a city and country that was otherwise fairly modern. What a tremendous use of this technology!