One American urging extradition is Michael Moffitt. Now it is time heard from the victims, for these are the people who have suffered at the hands of Pinochet, his dictatorship, his murders, his tortures and his bloody executioners. In Washington today, Spanish lawyer and former Allende associate Juan Garces argued that torture is a crime under international law. That means in the international community, and Chile in particular, have accepted that no one can take refuge for escaping justice when he's accused of torture. In Chile's capital, Santiago, Pinochet allies have been fighting any trial in Spain and urging his return home.
Chile has to be unified.
Many Chileans still support Pinochet and credit him with overhauling the country's state- controlled economy in the 70's and 80's. They say Chile's current prosperity is a free-market model for other developing countries. He is the best president Chile has ever had. In Britain, Pinochet's most celebrated defender is Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. She credits Pinochet with bringing democracy to Chile, and for siding with Britain during its 1982 war against Argentina over the Falkland Islands.