As we remember the lives lost on the September 11 terrorist attacks, we should also remember another tragic even that happened on this day. On Septmber 11, 1973, in what some call "the other 9/11", General Augusto Pinochet led a military coup d'etat and overthrew the democratically-elected, socialist president of Chile, Salvador Allende. In the following decades, between 1,000 and 3,000 Chilleans, would be killed under Pinochet's reign. Another toughly 29,000 people would be tortured, two-thirds of which happening during or immediately after the coup. Pinochet led one of the 20th century's most brutal dictatorships, and he was partially funded by Henry Kissinger and the Nixon Administration.
This video comes from a man who lived in Chile during the coup, but later defected to England. His words are haunting:
For more info on the Pinochet's coup, check out this article from Daily Kos.
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