former chilean dictator augusto pinochet lost his legal immunity in yet another trial case. he can now be tried for the murder of opposition figurehead general carlos prats. earlier this year, pinochet also lost his immunity in the investigation into operation condor---a joint project by several south american regimes to hunt down and assassinate left-wing opponents. people began to doubt whether pinochet was truly "unfit to stand trial" after a particularly lucid and lengthy interview with a miami news channel. it's a big development...from what i gather, chileans are still severely divided over their support or condemnation of the ex-dictator. still, when i bring up the issue, it seems as if most people are jaded with the long process and have more pressing things on their mind.