Tag Archives: Augusto Pinochet

Saturday Matinee: Missing

Posted on September 26, 2015 by Luther Blissett

“Missing” (1982) is one of the best of director Costa-Gavras’s long filmography of great political dramas. It’s based on the true investigation of the disappearance of American filmmaker and journalist Charles Horman during the 1973 Pinochet coup in Chile. Jack … Continue reading →

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Who’s the “Low Life Scum:” Kissinger or CODEPINK?

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Luther Blissett

By Medea Benjamin Source: Information Clearing House A very angry Senator John McCain denounced CodePink activists as “low-life scum” for holding up signs reading “Arrest Kissinger for War Crimes” and dangling handcuffs next to Henry Kissinger’s head during a Senate hearing on … Continue reading →

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