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Any dictatorship you can think of is always accompanied with visions or murder, huge militaries, and fear. Pinochet’s dictatorship was no exception to that rule. Yet, the entire premise of the dictatorship goes against the word of God in the old testament. Throughout the old testament the Israelites asked God for a king and timeContinue reading “Dictatorships and Authoritarian Rule”

One of Reagan’s biggest mistakes during the Cold War and in relation specifically to Pinochet’s regime in Chile was turning a blind eye to the violence and abuses made by the junta. Just as you can be punished for being an accessory to murder here, the US was an accessory to mass murder globally. TheyContinue reading “Turning a Blind Eye”

This paragraph speaks on how Chile took away human rights of the people including press and political activity. Additionally how the US encouraged this behavior as long as it was in the name of anticommunist action. Initially Pinochet and the junta were supposed to squash communist activity in Chile and then swiftly return to democracy.Continue reading “The Obstruction of Human Rights”

Pinochet’s regime was famous for one major thing, the torture, murder, and disappearing of people. If anyone thought the communist hunt performed in the US was scary, the communist hunt in Chile was way worse. Not only were thousands of people “interrogated” but they were killed and either dumped into the oceans or buried inContinue reading “Murder and Torture”

Chapter six is called “Toward Endgame”. This chapter begins by explaining the concern that there was no good alternative for government. First they worked with the United Nations General Assembly to draft a human rights resolution. Their next step was to work on ways to make sure the upcoming plebiscite would be as fair asContinue reading “Chp. 6, 7, & Conclusion”

Chapter 4 is titled “Changing Tack” and focuses on new policy. The policy had shifted to a more active role to get the ruling generals to improve the human rights situation and accelerate the transition to democracy. Despite the national accord, Pinochet refused to make any steps forward. The biggest problem with pushing Chile wasContinue reading “Chp. 4 & 5”

The second chapter of the book is called “Turning the Tide” and pertains to creating a timetable for transitioning Chile back to democracy. The chapter begins with the struggles of convincing Pinochet to commit to democracy. The trick was to use language that would appeal to Pinochet to respond. Many US agencies were at conflictContinue reading “Chapter 2 & 3”

The book I will be reviewing this spring is called “Reagan and Pinochet: The Struggle Over U.S. Policy Toward Chile” and was written by Morris Morley and Chris McGillion. Here is the link to the book on Amazon if you would like to follow along with me: https://www.amazon.com/Reagan-Pinochet-Struggle-Policy-toward/dp/1107458099. It is divided into a lengthy andContinue reading ““Reagan and Pinochet” Intro & Ch.1″

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. My name is Kelly Salyer and I am a junior International Studies major at Baylor University. My minors are Spanish and Forensic Science and I love foreign policy. In fact one day I want to work for the State Department. I grew up on aContinue reading “About Me”