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...Chile's Coup...
...knew of the impending Chilean coup before it happened but did nothing [Oct. 1]. I marvel that we spent tens of billions to fight for "democracy" in Viet Nam, but wouldn't spend 10? for a warning phone call to the democratically elected President of Chile...
...fact that so many Americans are happy about the right-wing military takeover in Chile, while at the same time supportive of our improved relations with the Communist regimes in China and the Soviet Union, tends to prove Americans will support any dictatorship as long as it is friendly to American business interests. We have certainly come a long way from "making the world safe for democracy...
...politically controversial today, as their attacks on war and poverty seemed when they were made. If the modern political films at Harvard Square this week--Millhouse: A White Comedy and State of Siege--seem heavy handed by comparison, think about the fate of the humane approach in Chile, where State of Siege was filmed only a little over a year...
Contemporary youth, and above all the Latin American young person, has contracted a responsibility with history, with his people, with the past of his country. Youth cannot be sectarian; youth must understand. We in Chile have taken an important step: the political base of my government is formed by marxists, non-religious people and Christians, and we respect Christian thought; it interprets the word of Christ that expelled the money-lenders from the temple...