“What in Latin America is often called ‘the first 9/11’: September 11, 1973, when the United States succeeded in its intensive efforts to overthrow the democratic government of Salvador Allende in Chile with a military coup that placed General Pinochet’s ghastly regime in office. The dictatorship then installed the Chicago Boys—economists trained at the University of Chicago—to reshape Chile’s economy. Consider the economic destruction, the torture and kidnappings, and multiply the numbers killed by 25 to yield per capita equivalents, and you will see just how much more devastating the first 9/11 was.” Noam Chomsky in his seminal essay, The Responsibility of Intellectuals, on the other 9/11. Read the rest: bit.ly/1tD0EjK
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 20:15:00 +0000
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