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The hour hath come The butcher of baghdad is reportedly dead. Via Hotair:

Word just in from al-Arabiya that Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti is dead.

Sic Semper Tyrannis. Watch this space for more details.

Long live Democracy, even in its infant form.

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 posted by Lord Nazh @ 21:40   | View blog reactions |

Ding dong the witch is dead... Pinochet, the brutal dictator who took over Chile and killed thousands of his opponents is dead. At least there is some good news in the world.

Augusto Pinochet, 91, Ex-Dictator of Chile, Dies
By JONATHAN KANDELL
Published: December 10, 2006

Gen. Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, the brutal dictator who repressed and reshaped Chile for nearly two decades and became a notorious symbol of human rights abuse and corruption, died today at the Military Hospital of Santiago. He was 91.

	Dr. Juan Ignacio Vergara, head of the medical team that had been treating him, said his condition degenerated sharply a week after he underwent an angioplasty after an acute heart attack. General Pinochet seized power on Sept. 11, 1973, in a bloody military coup that toppled the Marxist government of President Salvador Allende.
Associated Press Gen. Augusto Pinochet in 1975, during his rule.	He then led the country into an era of robust economic growth. But during his rule, more than 3,200 people were executed or disappeared, and scores of thousands more were detained and tortured or exiled.
Dr. Juan Ignacio Vergara, head of the medical team that had been treating him, said his condition degenerated sharply a week after he underwent an angioplasty after an acute heart attack. General Pinochet seized power on Sept. 11, 1973, in a bloody military coup that toppled the Marxist government of President Salvador Allende. He then led the country into an era of robust economic growth. But during his rule, more than 3,200 people were executed or disappeared, and scores of thousands more were detained and tortured or exiled.

The man evaded charges for more than a decade due to his 'poor health'. I will never understand why poor health will stop anyone from paying for their crimes. It is a sign of respect to the villian when you can't judge them because they aren't feeling well and a disgrace to the victims of this diabolical terror. People on both sides of the political aisle agree that this man should have been brought to justice, and are glad that he is in the hands of the final justice now.

The people of Chile have a curse lifted from their heads and are now free to move on without the wicked ole witch hanging over them any longer.
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Labels: Chile, dictator, politics

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