Great article compares Bush to Pinochet

[genius]

The article also presents a theory on why Bush still has supporters.

Pinochet’s New York
By Natasha H. (age 13)

I’m only 13 but I remember what it was like to live in the United States of America. It was a pretty cool place. There were elections where votes were counted. There was something known as the Bill of Rights, which prevented the government from locking people away without things like probable cause and trials. It also contained something called the Establishment Clause, which prevented the government from being taken over by religious fanatics. Freedom of the Press was protected so we wouldn’t have to worry that the press would only cover news in a way that was favorable to the government or to some right-wing group controlling the government. This document written by patriots also provided for Freedom of Speech and for “the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” There was no provision limiting free speech to free speech zones. Our forefathers would have considered those places unconstitutional and un-American. In short, the United States of America was a pretty good place. I wish it still existed.

My next article was going to be about the highlights of the Democratic Convention. It was going to talk about how powerful Dennis Kucinich’s speech was. It was going to mention Al Sharpton’s courage to step out of the box, tell the truth and say what most Democrats had been waiting to hear. My article was going to say something I thought I’d never say. “Wasn’t Ron Reagan great?” Not President Reagan but Ron Reagan, Jr.

At the age of 8, I saw a video-taped movie about 9/11’s horrible terrorist attack perpetrated by supporters of a foreign terrorist. It was terrifyingly awful. Henry Kissenger, according to all the evidence, appears to have been the mastermind behind 9/11. He took an innocent country with a good government that cared about its citizens and launched an attack that killed thousands of innocent people. This resulted in streets where patrols, armed with assault weapons, monitored the passersby and frightened the citizens who were hoping to one day feel safe again. Did I mention that this terrorist attack happened on September 11, 1973? On that day, the government of Chile was overthrown as innocent people and children (like you and me) were killed, in massive numbers, while others were held hostage. Those killed by the terrorist actions of the U.S. Government included Americans.


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http://debateusa.com/featured/hull_richter.htm

[T Roosevelt]

1. If she is really 13 then that's pretty amazing

to put together the analogy in that way and identify the signficant events like she did. Good stuff...

[genius]

2. She gives really impressive speeches too.

[no name no slogan]

3. Thanks for remembering the "other" 9/11

This has become especially important given the recent outcome of the Chavez recall in Venezuela. The only difference is that Chaves has FAR MORE popular support than Allende did in his last election (58% for Chavez vs. ±43% for Allende).

Most right-thinking people know that somehow the US is behind the subversion of Chavez's government, too, just like we were with Allende. They also accused Allende of being too "cozy" with Castro, although we were much cozier with criminals like the Shah of Iran and Gen. Suharto of Indonesia.

I'd really like to hear Natasha's take on the convention, too-- I bet she had a great time!

[eridani]

4. And Chavez has ties to the military

Seriously. If Kucinich were to be elected president, he'd damn well need a Smedley Butler type on his side.

[Albert Einstein]

5. Go Natasha Great article

Things are looking up now that Chavez has won in Venezuela. If it gets too bad here, at least there's a free democratic country in South America. Then, that could be Bush's next war.