In 1973, the Chilean Army, under General Augusto Pinochet overthrew the left wing government of Salvador Allende. What amazed this Blogger, and still amazes this Blogger was the pent-up ferocity within the Chilean armed forces.  The Chilean Military had been a paragon of civic virtue, above coups. Yet it not only completed a successful, bloody coup against its own democratically elected  government, but the coup was particularly ferocious. The Chilean Military launched a SAVAGE coup; it is comparable to the well disciplined German Army of World War I, which not only invaded poor little Belgium, but raped poor little Belgium. Allende committed suicide. " SANTIAGO, Chile – A scientific autopsy has confirmed that Chilean President Salvador Allende committed suicide during the 1973 coup that toppled  his socialist government, court officials announced on Tuesday. British ballistics expert David Prayer said Allende died of two shots fired from an assault rifle th