General Augusto Pinochet

Judge Garzón's Prosecution: Spain's Version of "Lo Pasado, Pasado Está"

Dorian de Wind | Posted 03.28.2012

Dorian de Wind

Back in March 2009, a Spanish court took the first steps toward opening a criminal investigation into allegations that six former high-level Bush admi...

Pinochet's Brazilian Support

AP | Posted 12.12.2011

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Telegrams exchanged between the Brazilian and Chilean governments in the early 1970s show Brazil's military leaders supported August...

Chile Recognizes 9,800 More Pinochet Victims

AP | EVA VERGARA | Posted 10.18.2011

SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile officially recognized 9,800 more victims of its dictatorship on Thursday, increasing the total number of people killed, ...

Be a Vote for Ubuntu

Birute Regine | Posted 05.25.2011

Birute Regine

The great leaders of the twenty-first century will have ubuntu. Leaders with ubuntu recognize how their humanity is inextricably bound to others -- if others are diminished, so are they.

Pinochet Museum Portrays Chile's Infamous Dictator In A Different Light (VIDEO)

GlobalPost | Mark Scheffler | Posted 05.25.2011

SANTIAGO, Chile -- Brutal dictator or misunderstood hero? A case study in the banality of evil, or a modest showcase for a complicated man? That's ...

McCain's Private Visit With Chilean Dictator Pinochet Revealed For First Time

John Dinges | Posted 05.25.2011

John Dinges

In 1985, McCain traveled to Chile for a friendly meeting with the country's military ruler, one of the world's most notorious violators of human rights credited with killing more than 3,000 civilians and jailing tens of thousands of others.