Judging the general: Pinochet's past and Chile's future

''Whatever the ultimate fate of the aging general, the reaction in Chile to Pinochet's arrest in London suggests that the country needs to address more fully the legacies of the past... At the end of the century Chile has found once again the virtues of a democratic political order.. But Chile still needs to deal with ifs historic memories, to come to terms with its own 'Vichy,' in order to achieve true reconciliation''.