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August 16, 2006
If You Needed Proof...
It really is true, the good die young. By this token, Pinochet should be among us for some time. Here's to hoping Pinochet's life includes a trial, unlike General Stroessner's.
Posted by zeynep at August 16, 2006 09:39 PM
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When the Sandinistas chased Anastasio Somoza out of Nicaragua, he fled to Paraguay, where Stroessner made him welcome. Nevertheless Somoza was blown to bits after a short while. When asked who might have been responsible for this, Sandinista leader Tomas Borge, quoting the famous play by Lope de Vega, suggested: "Fuenteovejuna lo hìzo."
Posted by: rootlesscosmo at August 17, 2006 12:19 AM
zeynep,
interesting observation...
... this must mean our government is being run by immortals...
Posted by: truth addict at August 21, 2006 03:44 PM
Richard Perle really must be the "Prince of Darkness"...
Posted by: truth addict at August 21, 2006 03:49 PM