One of the fascinating aspects of the attempted military coup in Turkey has been the reaction of the Turkish people to the military coup attempt. It stands in stark contrast to the attitude of American and Chilean right-wingers who still sing the praises of the U.S.-national-security-state-driven military coup in 1973 that brought army strongman Gen. Augusto Pinochet into power.

At the time the Chilean coup took place, American and Chilean right wingers were celebrating Pinochet’s violent ouster of the country’s … Continue reading Turkish Citizens versus Pinochet Coup Dead-Enders