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Posts Tagged Augusto Pinochet

Phil Gramm Trips Over Milton Friedman Facts

By | 08.03.10 | 3:12 pm

At an event in Austin last week, former Sen. Phil Gramm, who advised Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) presidential campaign on economic issues, praised economist Milton Friedman’s ideas about sweatshops and all-volunteer armies, but tripped over the basic facts of the conservative thinker’s biography.

Spanish Judge Eyes Bush Administration Officials for Human Rights Violations

By | 03.30.09 | 8:57 am

According to news reports over the weekend, the relentless Spanish judge and human rights prosecutor, Baltasar Garzon, who first came to international attention for prosecuting Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, will likely soon charge former high-level Bush administration lawyers for violating international law by providing the legal framework to allow More…