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Mourners Defend Pinochet as Ardent Foe of Communism

SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. 12 -- Family and friends eulogized Gen. Augusto Pinochet on Tuesday as a hero of the Cold War who has been mislabeled as a murderous despot, and they appealed to history to judge kindly the man whose 17-year rule left behind a long trail of murder and abuse.
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By Monte Reel

 
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