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2005-06-16 Caribbean-Latin America

'Ice-pick that killed Trotsky' found in Mexico

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Posted by Steve White 2005-06-16 00:30|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 tryin tihnk sumthin to say...but thisn storee jus rites itself.

Posted by muck4doo 2005-06-16 00:46|| http://meatismurder.blogspot.com/]">[http://meatismurder.blogspot.com/] 2005-06-16 00:46|| Front Page Top

#2 "Is it reusable?"

I could put it to good use.....in my capacity as a geologist, that is.

Even Stalin, loathesome mass-murdering monster though he was, could sometimes get something right, like driving Hitler to suicide, initiating the Soviet Space Program, and having an icepick inserted into Trotsky's skull.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2005-06-16 00:48|| 2005-06-16 00:48|| Front Page Top

#3 as they say, even a blind squirrel gets an acorn now and then.

Posted by 2b 2005-06-16 00:54|| 2005-06-16 00:54|| Front Page Top

#4 "Icepick that Killed Trotsky" would be a good name for a band.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2005-06-16 00:57|| 2005-06-16 00:57|| Front Page Top

#5 im hader ex-girlfren4doo hoo hader teh nick icepick. mebbe im shuld jus kep silent this one. ima tweo states away an safe now.

Posted by muck4doo 2005-06-16 01:05|| http://meatismurder.blogspot.com/]">[http://meatismurder.blogspot.com/] 2005-06-16 01:05|| Front Page Top

#6 Texas has so many swamps and rice fields perfectly designed for hiding bodies in, and you think you're safe?

Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-06-16 01:12|| http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com]">[http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com] 2005-06-16 01:12|| Front Page Top

#7 I think they mean ice axe, don't they?

Icepicks were more the trademark of the Purple Gang.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-06-16 01:19|| 2005-06-16 01:19|| Front Page Top

#8 "Icepick that Killed Trotsky" would be a good name for a band.

Lol! Yeah - doesn't work for an SUV, though.

Posted by .com 2005-06-16 02:08|| 2005-06-16 02:08|| Front Page Top

#9 Now Stalinst Terror would be a good name for a SUV.

Posted by Shipman 2005-06-16 06:41|| 2005-06-16 06:41|| Front Page Top

#10 AC-
My kid (probably the only punk rocker in captivity who's registered Republican)says just go with Trotsky's Icepick. Has a nice ring to it.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2005-06-16 07:25|| 2005-06-16 07:25|| Front Page Top

#11 says her father, Commander Alfredo Salas, stole the pick because he wanted to preserve it for posterity.
Well then, I'd wager it still belongs to the Mexican police. Since it seems to be worth money, as well as a historic artifact, I'm thinking they will be having a chat with her.

Posted by Steve ">Steve 2005-06-16 08:28|| 2005-06-16 08:28|| Front Page Top

#12 Give you a couple hundred bucks for it. Give you a thousand if you can change the name to the "Ice-pick That Killed Trotsky and Il-Jung".

Posted by BH 2005-06-16 09:45|| 2005-06-16 09:45|| Front Page Top

#13 But she said: "I am looking for some financial benefit..."

And there's the rub. Dad absconds with the murder weapon, time passes (and hopefully the item's value increases), then the offspring tries to profit from its return. Somehow, I'm not in the least bit surprised that this is happening in Mexico.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-06-16 10:04|| 2005-06-16 10:04|| Front Page Top

#14 I think they mean ice axe, don't they?

Yes, it was an ice ax with the shaft sawed-off so that it could be conealed under a coat. Also, Mercader used the broad "adze" end of the ice ax, not the pointy "pick" end.

Posted by Biff Wellington 2005-06-16 10:39|| 2005-06-16 10:39|| Front Page Top

#15 Biff - does that mean Trotsky was actually hoe'ed?

Posted by 3dc 2005-06-16 10:58|| 2005-06-16 10:58|| Front Page Top

#16 Nah, you're thinking of Clinton.

Posted by BH 2005-06-16 11:37|| 2005-06-16 11:37|| Front Page Top

#17 Is this going to become a relic (complete with pilgrimages) for the commie true believers?

Posted by Xbalanke 2005-06-16 12:09|| 2005-06-16 12:09|| Front Page Top

#18 Hey, my wife is Russian, our next anniversary is #11, and the ice pick is steel.... If the grandson puts it on EBay, I might bid!

Posted by BigEd 2005-06-16 13:27|| 2005-06-16 13:27|| Front Page Top

#19 Jonah Goldberg just posted this on The Corner. Turns out Trotsky Icepick is the name of a band.

Posted by BH 2005-06-16 13:45|| 2005-06-16 13:45|| Front Page Top

#20 Holy cow, it is the name of a band:
Formed by the unification of two talented veterans of the LA indie-rock scene â ex-100 Flowers guitarist/singer Kjehl Johansen and ex-Last keyboardist/guitarist/singer Vitus MatarÃ© â Trotsky Icepick began life as a trio (with ex-Last drummer John Frank), striking a workable stylistic compromise between the two fraternal bands. Rather than just play airy/edgy pop (friendlier than 100 Flowers and more modern than the Last), the group hit on a Big Concept: keep the same title for every album, and change the band name instead

Posted by Steve ">Steve 2005-06-16 13:47|| 2005-06-16 13:47|| Front Page Top

#21 The Stranglers worked Trotsky's icepick into punk rock nearly three decades ago.

Posted by Bulldog ">Bulldog 2005-06-16 14:16|| 2005-06-16 14:16|| Front Page Top

#22 So now Ana Alicia Salas' house (or wherever she's stashed to boodle) is the 1,365,732 holiest place in ~~Islam~~ communism?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2005-06-16 14:27|| 2005-06-16 14:27|| Front Page Top

#23 If you want a T-Shirt commemorating the event:

http://www.no-treason.com/archives/2005/06/03/you-can-icepick-your-friends-but

Posted by Ernest Brown 2005-06-16 15:58|| 2005-06-16 15:58|| Front Page Top

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