Chile torture victims win payout

[MaineDem]

The Chilean government has offered lifelong pensions to more than 28,000 people tortured by agents of Gen Augusto Pinochet's military government.

President Ricardo Lagos made the offer as an official report was published on the internet detailing abuses committed between 1973 and 1990.

Mr Lagos said the report, based on survivors' testimonies, proved that torture had been state policy.

The document says the victims included some 3,400 women and even children.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4050655.stm

[gratuitous]

1. Are the payouts financed by Kissinger's firm?

They would be in a just world.

[Sabriel]

2. Coming soon to an Abu Ghraib family near you

One can hope, anyway. Isn't that our MO? Do something heinous and then spread a little cash around?

[gratuitous]

3. Yeah, but some of those malcontents

Aren't satisfied with a little moolah, they have a childish insistence on revenge or payback. Unfortunately, the true targets of their wrath are usually out of reach, so they settle for things like knocking buildings down or crashing airplanes.

[struggle4progress]

4. kick

:kick:

[HuckleB]

5. Another piece on this matter...

Chile puts a price on Pinochet's regime of torture:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Chile-puts-a-price-on-Pinochets-regime-of-torture/2004/11/30/1101577486955.html?oneclick=true

[AP]

6. Hopefully, in some small way, this adjusts the cost-benefit analysis for

fascism so that fascists think, hmmm, maybe in the long run shit like this isn't worth it.