50 years ago: Henry Kissinger and the death of democracy in Chile

Kissinger is still alive and should be held accountable for his war crimes

[Kissinger]

As Chile marks the 50th anniversary tomorrow of the coup that brought strongman Augusto Pinochet to power for almost 17 years — toppling Chile’s democratically elected socialist government and resulting in the murders and “disappearances” of thousands of Pinochet’s political opponents — it’s important to recall the central role played by Rich…