Henry Kissinger | |
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| Born | Heinz Alfred Kissinger May 27, 1923 Fürth, Bavaria, Weimar Republic |
| Died | 29 November 2023 Kent, Connecticut, United States |
| Nationality | Statesian |
| Political orientation | Imperialism Neoconservatism |
| Political party | Republican |
Henry Kissinger (27 May 1923 – 29 November 2023) was a Statesian imperialist war criminal who killed at least three million people as Secretary of State from 1969 to 1977.[1] He oversaw and supported the bombing of Cambodia, Operation Condor in South America, the 1971 genocide in Bangladesh,[2] and Suharto's invasion of East Timor.[3]
Crimes by country
Argentina
In 1976, Kissinger approved Argentina's Dirty War against leftists. In a meeting with Foreign Minister César Augusto Guzzetti, Kissinger told Argentina to exterminate its leftist rebels by the end of 1976. The Argentine junta killed or disappeared over 30,000 people.[4]
Bangladesh
In 1971, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman won the elections of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) on a platform of independence from Pakistan. Yahya Khan, the president of Pakistan, began a genocidal war against Bangladesh in response and killed three million people. Kissinger approved weapon shipments to Pakistan during the war and recalled Archer Blood, a U.S. diplomat who opposed the war.[4]
Cambodia
Under Kissinger's management, the US dropped at least 500,000 tons of bombs on Cambodia, creating the conditions for Pol Pot's rise to power.[1] The secret bombings, which Kissinger did not reveal to Congress or the public, killed at least 150,000 civilians.[4]
Chile
Kissinger oversaw the CIA coup against Chilean president Salvador Allende in 1973. He began planning for the coup during Allende's campaign in 1970. In October 1970, the CIA sent his message that "It is firm and continuing policy that Allende be overthrown by a coup" to the CIA chief in Santiago, Henry Hecksher. After taking power in 1973, Augusto Pinochet killed, tortured, or imprisoned over 40,000 people.[4]
East Timor
The left-wing FRETILIN party declared East Timor's independence from Portugal in November in 1975.[5] The Indonesian dictator Suharto Indonesia met with Kissinger and Gerald Ford on 6 December and approved Suharto's invasion, which began the next day. 90% of Indonesia's weapons used in the invasion were from the USA. Indonesia occupied East Timor until 1999 with US support,[4] and the United States was one of the only countries that recognized East Timor as Indonesian territory.[5] Indonesian troops killed about 200,000 people[4] or a third of the total East Timorese population.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Kissinger's secret war in Cambodia reveals mass killings: Intercept" (2023-05-24). Al Mayadeen. Archived from the original on 2023-05-30.
- ↑ "Don’t Jump To Conclusions About Trump, War Criminal Kissinger Says" (2016-12-13). MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ↑ William Blum (2002). Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower: 'A Concise History of United States Global Interventions, 1945 to the Present' (pp. 124–125). [PDF] Zed Books Ltd. ISBN 9781842772201 [LG]
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Amanda Yee (2023-11-30). "Five of Henry Kissinger’s worst war crimes" Liberation News. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 William Blum (2002). Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower: 'A Concise History of United States Global Interventions, 1945 to the Present' (pp. 124–125). [PDF] Zed Books Ltd. ISBN 9781842772201 [LG]