From: glevy@pop-b.pratt.edu
Date: Tue Sep 10 2002 - 06:01:58 EDT
See message from Ocean Press below. This is an especially revealing connection to make to students and workers since George Bush (Sr.) was the head of the CIA at the time of the coup in Chile and one could, with justification, claim that he (and the US government that he represented) is a war criminal and terrorist who undermined democratic institutions internationally (at the time of the overthrow of the Allende government, Chile had the longest standing continuous history of [bourgeois] democratic elections in Latin America.) The example of Chile also makes it clear what the consequences of a US-sponsored "regime change" can be. In solidarity, Jerry ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Ocean Press" <Ocean_Press@msn.com.au> Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 11:22:47 +1000 Subject: CHILE - THE OTHER SEPTEMBER 11 Recent events in Chile remind us that September 11 is the anniversary of a day (that became 17 years) of U.S.-sponsored terror against the people of a Latin American country. Ocean Press has just published a small book reclaiming September 11 for Chileans and all victims of terror for which Washington is responsible: CHILE - THE OTHER SEPTEMBER 11 An anthology of reflections and commentaries on the 1973 coup in Chile Edited by Pilar Aguilera and Ricardo Fredes Contributors include: * Ariel Dorfman * Pablo Neruda * Victor Jara * Salvador Allende * Fidel Castro * Beatriz Allende * Joan Jara 80 pages, US$7.95 ISBN 1-876175-50-8 ORDER DIRECT for a 10% discount Ocean Press PO Box 1186, Old Chelsea Station, New York, NY 10113-1186 GPO Box 3279, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia E-mail: info@oceanbooks.com.au www.oceanbooks.com.au Check our website for a new feature: TARGET IRAQ: www.oceanbooks.com.au/iraq
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