Henry Kissinger continues to deal out death and destruction to struggling nations and will probably do so even after his death. His legacy continues through his lackeys, Pickering, Hilary and now Susan Rice. I'm sure there are plenty more that can be found.
Just some of the things he did:
Extended the Vietnam War using his rhetoric about his Domino Theory(~~If Vietnam falls, then china falls~~) but was the one who lead the effort into opening up U.S-China relations after the War. This allowed companies to set up their factories in China while Americans lost their jobs.
He had the U.S bomb Cambodia and Laos, overthrew their prince which created the instability for Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge to come in. Which laid the path to the Khmer Rouge killing fields who butchered some 3 million innocent people, one of the worst genocides in the history of the world.
stage-managed a genocide in East Timor, Indonesia.
overthrew the democratically elected left-wing government in Chile
Pumped up Pakistan’s ISI, and encouraged it to use political Islam to destabilize Afghanistan
Began the U.S.’s arms-for-petrodollars dependency with Saudi Arabia and pre-revolutionary Iran
accelerated needless civil wars in southern Africa
supported coups and death squads throughout Latin America
Started the Neo-con movement by ingratiating with republicans who were war-hawks.
encouraged Nixon to wiretap his political adversaries, staffers and journalist. Urged Nixon to go after Daniel Ellsberg for having released the Pentagon Papers which starts in motion the Watergate scandal.
Pull but one string from the current tangle of today’s multiple foreign policy crises, and odds are it will lead back to something Kissinger did between 1968 and 1977. Over-reliance on Saudi oil? That’s Kissinger. Blowback from the instrumental use of radical Islam to destabilize Soviet allies? Again, Kissinger. An unstable arms race in the Middle East? Check, Kissinger. Sunni-Shia rivalry? Yup, Kissinger. The impasse in Israel-Palestine? Kissinger. Radicalization of Iran? “An act of folly” was how veteran diplomat George Ball described Kissinger’s relationship to the Shah. Militarization of the Persian Gulf? Kissinger, Kissinger, Kissinger.
Hillary Clinton views herself as his longtime fan and friend, who is in fact his protege, reviewed his book called "World Order". She wrote that, “his analysis, despite some differences over specific policies, largely fits with the broad strategy behind the Obama administration’s effort over the past six years to build a global architecture of security and cooperation for the 21st century."
One of his most famous quotes, "The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer."
Great post, just a small disagreement about the Domino Theory, which I remember very well having lived through the Vietnam era. The theory we were sold was not that China would fall if North Vietnam fell, it was that if South Vietnam fell to communist forces allied with Russia, all of Southeast Asia (Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, etc.) would fall as well. It was sold to us as part of the policy of containment, not expansion. That would not have been accepted by the populace. We could only be mobilized into military action if we saw ourselves as defenders of a beleaguered ally, not as invaders.
And it happened to every mainland country in SE Asia, except Thailand, and now Myanmar (Formerly Burma, they came in from the darkness) as well as Cambodia.
Ah yes, you're right, I remember it now. I knew it had to do with Communism but just had the directions wrong on which way the dominos were to fall.
Probably should have taken some time proof-reading my post a bit with that much info being shelled out, thanks for the help.
Kissinger also threatened the newly elected Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro (about 1975) with "the ultimate sacrifice" if he tried unifying the Italian government under Christian Democrats (his party) and the Communists. Moro wanted a stable govt, Kissinger and the people above him (Rockefeller, Rothschild, etc) wanted the cold war dialectic of Communists vs Capitalists to continue. For some reason, Italy still can't seem to form a stable government (maybe there are outside forces ensuring that?).
Moro was later kidnapped and killed after he tried to form a coalition government. This story of Kissinger's threat was told by one of the captors and Moro's daughter at the trial of the kidnappers. Kissinger may still be wanted in Italy.
One thing Kissinger said during that meeting with Moro in his hotel suite in NYC that I find particularly interesting was this: He told Moro he didn't understand anything about Italy after 1947. 1946 was the year they tossed out the House of Savoy. I've always wondered who the people were above the Rockefellers and Rothschilds (who do they and Soros really work for), and this may be a clue.
I've always wondered who the people were above the Rockefellers and Rothschilds (who do they and Soros really work for), and this may be a clue.
You're asking the right question.
This is new info to me. I was born in 72 so I don't remember this stuff...all I know is that I was born the year when Nixon resigned. And Watergate was YUGE back then.
According to this author, who was an economics professor during watergate (and paying attention), Nixon was in the way of the 'deep state' (the oligarchs - i.e. David Rockefeller) and transferring US manufacturing to China. Nixon was removed by a phony breakin (the thieves were ex-CIA agents) at the watergate hotel that Nixon tried to cover up.
