Existing comment:
"Today Pinchoet signed a decree stripping me of my nationality. It is an important day for me, a dramatic day in my life in which the action of fascist generals taken against me makes me feel more Chilean than ever. We are the true Chileans, in the tradition of O'Higgins, Balmaceda, Allende, Neruda, Gabriela Mistral, Claudio Arrau and Victor Jara. They -- the fascists -- are the enemies of Chile, the traitors who sell our country to foreign interests. I was born Chilean, I am Chilean and I will die Chilean. They were born traitors, live as traitors and will always be known as fascist traitors."
-- Extract, Speech by Orlando Letelier. September 10, 1976. Madison Square Garden, New York |