Ricardo Israel Quotations

Public opinion will be focused on the protests against Bush.

Without a doubt, this is the worst birthday he could have from a judicial standpoint. This is by far the most delicate situation he's gone through.

This is his Achilles heel, the big headache for Pinochet and his defence lawyers. Unlike the human-rights accusations where it has been tough to prove a link between Pinochet and the crimes of his regime, in this case the numbers don't lie and the case could move forward very quickly.

If a criminal trial started against him, then it is very probable that the general dies before there is a verdict.