PINOCHET, AUGUSTO

  • Democracy Now! October 21, 1998

    Paul Wellstone Goes Back to the Basics; Pinochet-Interview with Attorney Juan Garces |(33 Minutes) Paul Wellstone Goes Back to the Basics As one of the last progressives in a conservative Congress, Paul Wellstone (D-MN) recently addressed the bread and butter issues at a conference in Chicago entitled Back to the Basics. Sponsored by The Nation,…

  • Democracy Now! October 27, 1998

    Pinochet Haunted by Ghsts of Past; Former Students Convicted of Espionage Conspiracy; Update on Congressional Races |(14 Minutes) Pinochet Haunted by Ghosts of Past A British High Court is set to decide whether former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is protected by diplomatic immunity, as prosecutors in Switzerland and human rights groups in France and Sweden…

  • Democracy Now!

    The Psychological Alienation of Black America; Interview With Joan Jara |(33 Minutes) The Psychological Alienation of Black America In a speech before his death two years ago, the renowned African American psychologist and mentor to Malcolm X, Amos Wilson, talks about inferiority complexes and the alienation of Black America. GUEST: Amos Wilson (died 1995) Asst.…

  • Democracy Now! September 16, 1998

    Victor Jara |(50 Minutes) Victor Jara A look at the life of the revolutionary Chilean singer Victor Jara. 25 years after his torture and execution during a CIA backed coup, his wife talks about his life of resistance and revolution in the Americas. GUEST: Joan Jara, the wife of victor Jara and founder of the…

  • Democracy Now! December 9, 1998

    Constitutional Lawyer Michael Ratner Analyzes Hearings; Debate over International Criminal Court |Constitutional Lawyer Michael Ratner Analyzes Hearings GUEST: Michael Ratner, attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights analyzes the House Judiciary Committe’s impeachment hearings. Today, the Presidents continuing defense. Debate over International Criminal Court The proceedings against former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet have sparked a…

  • Democracy Now! December 10, 1998

    Pinochet Extradition; UN Declaration on Human Rights |(14 Minutes) Pinochet Extradition Britain rules that the extradition case against former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet can proceed. GUEST: Saul Landau, is Senior Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies in D.C. and is author of several books. GUEST: Joan Garces, Lawyer in Madrid representing over 3, 000…

  • Democracy Now! November 25, 1998

    Pinochet Decision |Pinochet Decision — Expected at 9:05 AM The British House of Lords handed down its decision on the fate of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet today. They ruled that Pinochet is not protected by diplomatic immunity, and can be held in custody while Britain considers an extradition request from Spain. We hear from those…

  • Impeachment Update; Chevron Protest, San Francisco; School of the Americas Demonstration

    (14 Minutes) Impeachment Update Update on the Impeachment hearings. GUEST: Michael Ratner, lawyer with the Center for Constitutional Rights. (19 Minutes) Chevron Protest, San Francisco Today we are joined by GUEST: Uche Onyeacucha, lawyer with Environmental Rights Action, a Nigerian environmental rights group which has also investigated the killings of Jola Ogunbege and Aroleka Irowaninu.…

  • CIA: A Changing Role

    CIA: A Changing Role GUEST: Peter Kornbluh of the National Security Archive and GUEST: Robert Parry of IF magazine talk about the newly released CIA files on teh Bay of Pigs and General Pinochet of Chile. We’ll also discuss the new role of the CIA as part of the peace process in the Middle East.

  • Democracy Now! November 9, 1998

    Livingston-Gingrich; Tribute to George Goodman; Update on PInochet |(23 Minutes) Livingston – Gingrich As Newt Gingrich resigns as House Speaker, the GOP battles for control of the party’s leadership. A look at his likely replacement, Robert Livingston of LA, and what direction Republicans may be taking after their election night fiasco. GUEST: Gary Ruskin, from…