The Passing of President Pinochet.

I just wanted to offer some brief comments regarding the article by William F. Jasper ("Passing of President Pinochet," January 8) which acknowledges the passing of Pinochet.

Generally, I agree with Jasper and the John Birch Society John Birch Society, ultraconservative, anti-Communist organization in the United States. It was founded in Dec., 1958, by manufacturer Robert Welch and named after John Birch, an American intelligence officer killed by Communists in China (Aug., 1945). most of the time. But I think any apology for Pinochet is both unproductive and a waste of time. I think Allende was removed, and Pinochet installed, because that was what Nixon and the Council on Foreign Relations The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an influential and independent, nonpartisan foreign policy membership organization founded in 1921 and based at 58 East 68th Street (corner Park Avenue) in New York City, with an additional office in Washington, D.C. (CFR CFR

See: Cost and Freight ) wanted. Perhaps you believe that Allende was removed because he was a "leftist left·ism also Left·ism
n.
1. The ideology of the political left.

2. Belief in or support of the tenets of the political left.

left ." I think he was removed because he was a nationalist.

You want to say that Pinochet was somehow better than all of the other dictators that the United States' CFR-controlled government has propped up over the past decades. I don't see any reason to believe that. As far as I'm concerned, the same corrupt political system that is undermining our sovereignty, exporting American industries, bankrupting the Treasury, etc., are the same people who have protected Pinochet from the justice he deserves.

Aside from this, keep up the good work!

JIM WEST

Santa Cruz, California Santa Cruz is the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California, United States.

As of the 2000 U.S. Census, Santa Cruz had a total population of 54,593.

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Title Annotation:	LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Author:	West, Jim
Publication:	The New American
Article Type:	Letter to the editor
Date:	Feb 19, 2007
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