Richard A. Falk - It was a step forward to charge Pinochet with terrorism, and to acknowledge

It was a step forward to charge Pinochet with terrorism, and to acknowledge that the essence of the crime is the use of political violence to induce great fear in society and against those who are innocent, and not just such violence that is directed against the state by opposition groups.

- Richard A. Falk

source: Source: www.counterpunch.org

topic: Essence, Political, Violence, Pinochet, Political Violence