Proof That Only The Good Die Young

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https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/henry-kissinger-war-criminal-dead-1234804748/
 

the monstrous henry kissinger has finally died...  having never been to jail for his appaling crimes against humanity 

bombing of cambodia 

chilean coup 

east timor genocide 

bangladeshi genocide 

all brought about or encouraged by this vicious monster. spare a thought for his victims today - he certainly never did

[Peter Pedant]

I am not sure if this is any clearer: ( no I did not draft it)

The War Powers Resolution of 1973 (also known as the War Powers Act) "is a congressional resolution designed to limit the U.S. president’s ability to initiate or escalate military actions abroad.” As part of our system of governmental “checks and balances,” the law aims to check the executive branch’s power when committing U.S. military forces to an armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress. It stipulates the president must notify Congress within 48 hours of military action and prohibits armed forces from remaining for more than 60 days.

[Khandro]

^^^ perfecte, clarum et intellectum

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the war powers act was passed after kissinger's cambodia campaign in large part because it had happened behind the back of congress... if you don't understand his role in orchestrating that campaign then you simply haven't read enough... he signed off personally on thousands of strikes... nixon practically deputised the whole thing to him. he was as responsible for it as heydrich was for the "final solution".

the chilean coup that kissinger masterminded - which deposed a democratic government and installed a fascist one - was carried out by the CIA not the military... 

[Khandro]

Untitled; // he signed off personally on thousands of strikes... nixon practically deputised the whole thing to him. he was as responsible for it as heydrich was for the "final solution".//

Really? are you another Rolling stone reader?  why not research a more balanced & grown up view:

Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation?tag=theans-21

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there is no "balanced" or "nuanced" justification for bombing hundreds of thousands of civilians to death... nor for installing a fascist dictatorship

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/30/henry-kissinger-cambodia-bombing-war/
 

"leaked and declassified records have revealed that Kissinger personally “approved each of the 3,875 Cambodia bombing raids.” In 1970, according to declassified transcripts of his telephone conversations, Kissinger spoke to Nixon about the situation in Cambodia before relaying the following order to his deputy Alexander Haig: “He wants a massive bombing campaign in Cambodia. … It’s an order, it’s to be done. Anything that flies, on anything that moves. You got that?”"

 

[Khandro]

Untitled //"leaked and declassified records have revealed that Kissinger personally “approved each of the 3,875 Cambodia bombing raids//

Just think about it; that is an absurd claim.

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why? stalin approved many thousands of executions in a two year period... it's obviously possible. 

[Khandro]

3,875 phone calls, "Hello Henry, will it be OK to drop the bombs ?"

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why would you assume one phone call per airstrike lol. the figure comes from a pentagon report released in 1973... as far as i am aware your hero never disputed it.

i am curious... apart from being bright and important what did henry kissinger do to earn such undignified and servile loyalty from you? in column a we have hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths in cambodia, installing the fascist pinochet regime, and encouragement of genocide in east timor and bangladesh... what's in column b? did he shake your hand once or write a book you like or something.

[Khandro]

Untitled: I suppose if you want, you can place many deaths at the doors of Winston Churchill, Dwight D. Eisenhower and at the moment Benjamin Netanyahu. 

All of them doing what they believe what has to be done.

Some men have to make tough decisions, while some men cultivate their gardens. 

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do you just defer to everyone who has power then or do you hold them to account when they use that power to commit heinous acts of evil? some of history's worst monsters have been "people who have to make tough decisions"...what a glib and foolish response. 

[Khandro]

^^^ ditto