[Non-Sequitur]

He and the Chileans worked out a deal where he and his supporters stepped down from power. You know that. He was the opposite of a Castro. Don't be a wise-guy.

He reluctantly turned over power and only after he made sure he remained head of the armed forces and senator for life, thus protecting him from prosecution.

[lqclamar]

You're mistaken. The senator for life thing is a provision in the Chilean constitution that former presidents get - not something exclusive to Pinochet. He remained Commander in Chief of the armed forces for 8 years as part of the plebiscite's transitional provisions, but he voluntarily gave that up too in 1998 just as the terms of the transitional agreement required.