Date: Thu, 03 Dec 1998 16:14:07 +0000 From: Steve <malu7447-AT-tao.sou.edu> Subject: Foucault and Pinochet Many of Pinochet's gunmen were trained at the U.S. Army School of the Americas (Fort Benning, GA). Don't even ask how much military aid was given Pinochet by the U.S.. Indeed, a multitude of people(s) have something to gain from dissociating from Pinochet. The United States tops the list. There is no real interest, on the part of this Western democracy anyway, in deterring would-be Pinochet's. His kind are always in demand when it comes to protecting U.S. economic imperialist interests in Latin America, Asia, etc. Real political reform was been thwarted numerous times by U.S.-installed, non-democratic governments. The prosecution of Pinochet is one way for the U.S. to whipe it's hands clean. The relation to Foucault thinking is clear to me. Terrorism and "attrocities of war" are characterized by their contrast to "legitimate" military action of the power-elite nations -- the U.S., Israel, France, the U.K., etc. The solution defines the problem. Realistically, the greatest distinction between "terrorism" and "strategic military action" is illuminated by recognizing power imbalances and the inevitable struggle that ensues.
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