SANTIAGO, Chile - Gen. Augusto Pinochet, who overthrew Chile’s democratically elected Marxist president in a bloody coup and ruled this Andean nation for 17 years, died Sunday, dashing hopes of victims of his regime’s abuses that he would be brought to justice. He was 91.
Pinochet suffered a heart attack a week ago and underwent an angioplasty, and the brief announcement by the Santiago Military hospital said his condition worsened suddenly on Sunday. Dr. Juan Ignacio Vergara, spokesman for the medical team that had been treating him, said his family was with him when he died.
Police ringed the hospital, but a small group of Pinochet supporters remained at the entrance, shouting insults at people in passing cars. The supporters, including some weeping women, repeatedly called out “Long Live Pinochet!” and sang Chile’s national anthem
An evil ex dictator passes away without being brought to justice or trial for his crimes against his own people.
Its a shame that Saddam Hussein was not a more loyal and obediant servant to the west, because if he was then he would have been invited to tea with Margarat Thatcher and allowed to live out the rest of his life in comfort and ease.
So for all existing dictators like Karimove, Mugabe and the other despots ruling over Islamic lands the message is simple, Serve western interests and you are safe.
There is not a single Muslim ruler who rules according to Islam. So Islams view is that they are dictators whose rule is illigitamate and Muslims must work to remove them and replace them with a leader who rules based on Quran and Sunnah.
Any Muslim who supports their rule and makes excuses for them is sinful and complicit in their illigitamate rule.
How are u brother? Its been a long time, nice to see that u still remember me, i also remember u brother.
Karimov hates all Islamic groups and all practicing Muslims. Do some research and u will see inshAllah how deep his hatred runs.
I am glad that u mentioned the name of a certain party working to re-establish the Khilafah, because if i had then the thread would have been closed etc.
I do agree with you though, he has been oppressive, whatever the case, he shouldnt have ordered the killing of Usmanov (I hope I got the name right), no matter what his political affiliations were.