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Eight Charged With Víctor Jara’s 1973 Murder in Chile

December 29, 2012   ·   0 Comments

By Pascale Bonnefoy: Santiago, Chile — Eight retired army officers were charged on Friday with the murder of a popular songwriter and theater director, Víctor Jara, who was tortured and killed days after the 1973 military coup in a stadium that had been turned into a detention center.

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By William Deresiewicz: THERE is an ongoing debate in this country about the rich: who they are, what their social role may be, whether they are ...

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