The previously unreported meeting was revealed by journalist John Dinges, who published the findings in his blog CIPER , as well as in the Huffington Post, where he writes about John McCain "who has harshly criticized the idea of sitting down with dictators without pre-conditions, appears to have done just that." with "Pinochet, one of the world's most notorious violators of human rights credited with killing more than 3,000 civilians and jailing tens of thousands of others." 
Mkutano huo ambao haujawahi kuripotiwa hapo awali umewekwa wazi na mwandishi wa habari John Dinges, ambaye amechapisha habari hiyo kwenye blogu yake CIPHER , kadhalika katika blogu ya Huffington Post, ambako huwa anaandika masuala yanayomhusu John McCain "ambaye amekuwa akishutumu vikali dhana ya kuketi na watawala wa kiimla bila ya masharti yoyote, inaonekana kuwa alifanya hivyo na "Pinochet, mmoja wa watawala wakiukaji wa haki za binaadamu ambaye anashutumiwa kuua zaidi ya raia 3,000 na kuwasweka gerezani makumi ya maelfu wengine"