The Case of Pinochet

A Time to Forget...
 
 

 
"CHILE HAS GONE ON TO A NEW ERA. I think she should remember her past mistakes and strive to hold on to the new direction that is being undertaken. Pinochet will die, as we all must, and his legacy will fade into the dust. Sometimes it's best to let those who died in the struggle for freedom rest and remember them for what their pain eventually brought about. That will endure far beyond what Pinochet ever did to them. He, however, will face an even greater struggle as he tries to justify himself before the Most High authority."

                                                                                 “It is best to remain silent and forget.  It is the only thing to do:
                                                                                  we must forget.  And forgetting does not occur by opening
                                                                                  cases, putting people in jail.  FOR-GET, this is the word, and
                                                                                  for this to occur, both sides have to forget and continue working.”

                                                                                                                         Former General Augusto Pinochet
                                                                                                                         September 13, 1995, two days after the
                                                                                                                         22nd anniversary of the military coup
 

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