Judge uncovers Pinochet's sea dump

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Scuba divers off Chile's Pacific Coast have found sections of railway track on the ocean floor, which are believed to have been used to sink the bodies of people killed under Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship.

The search for the rails was ordered by Chilean Judge Juan Guzman, who is investigating killings and torture of leftists by secret police during General Pinochet's 1973-1990 military rule.

About 3,000 people died during his reign.

Justice Guzman oversaw the divers on Wednesday as they hauled the rusty steel rails, found about one kilometre offshore, onto Quintero beach.

"There are about five pieces of rail between one and two meters long and a few other pieces of railway track," a Reuters photographer said.

"There are no human remains or rope."

The military admitted in 2001 that during the dictatorship some victims of state violence were dug out of mass graves and dumped into the Pacific Ocean from helicopters, confirming what human rights groups had long suspected.
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200409/s1205867.htm

[bahrbearian]

1. Isn't there a track leading to Kisssinger ?

[Fridays Child]

2. Well put!

[gratuitous]

3. Murder will out

I wonder if old Henry's collar is feeling a little tight today?

Naturally, we can't get this news from ABC in the USA; it has to come from Australia.

Satan's waitin', Augusto. He's got your spot next to Francisco all ready for you.

[Judi Lynn]

4. That's the right-wing way!

If someone has a different point of view from yours, KILL HIM. Problem solved! After all, Jesus will forgive you, and it's really not a sin, anyway........

From the article:

Later court testimony by retired military officials revealed that corpses were strapped to rails to make them sink and hide evidence at a time when family members of victims were seeking clues about the disappearance of their loved ones.

Their testimony, which also included grisly details of how the bodies were dug up, helped Justice Guzman locate the area where the rails would be found.
(snip)

Although they pretend to acknowledge there are other ways to believe, politically, religiously, socially, you'd just better never let them hear about it or they will find a way to get someone to kill you. What a marvel: modern conservatism.

[Joanne98]

5. What year was Bush 1 head of the CIA.....

According to that movie "Missing" the CIA was in charge of that baseball stadium massacre