Chilean election

[Magda Hassan]

Unfortunately only in Spanish and no sub titles, though I have asked for them, but this video has some amazing revelations about the coup in Chile. The only channel that screened it was on after midnight and normally of a crude variety nature but they have been moving to more political subjects recently. Most media wont go near the coup. The man being interviewed was a very high ranking Air Force officer. He is now about 90 years old. This is his first public interview. He was a defender of the constitution like General Leigh. Some one with prior knowledge of the coup to be unleashed sent him to a remote northern area of Chile to do a mundane task transporting a group of sportsmen. Not some thing he would normally do. Reminds me of Fletcher Prouty being sent to Antarctica in 1963. While he waited for orders from the government he was placed under arrest with about 100 other people with him. He said of the people he knew in the Air Force that 95% of them would have supported the constitution. He was shocked when he was placed under arrest and imprisoned together with Michele Bachelet's father and Teitlebohem the head of the communist party. He was a witness to the torture and murder of General Bachelet. He also identifies General Matthei and others of being knowing of the torture of himself and General Bachelet and while not physically participating he was administratively permitting it, knowing it and consenting of it. Gen Matthei did nothing for his friend and a willing collaborator. He identifies Gen Matthei's daughter as the choice of that regime to continue their power. But he says it is not a manipulated contest between 2 women but between 2 systems. Bachelet will win. There is no possible way she cannot. Matthei has no popular support just from the military people and arch reactionaries. He gives heartfelt thanks to the students who have been protesting and boycotting en mass for the last few years. They have been led by Camila Vallejo who is now running for congress. She has managed to get Michele Bachelet to promise to get rid of for profit business out of education at all levels and to provide free education to all Chileans. Some thing they already had under Allende but which Pinochet and the Chicago boys took away from the people. The right wing are furious but out numbered and they have nothing to offer and are quiet.... for now.