Henry Kissingers turns 100 years old today, on May 27, 2023.
What does it mean? What CAN it mean?
We can say “Happy birthday, good for you,” and praise his legacy.
Or we can call for justice and accountability for the hundreds of thousands of victims of his foreign policy.
Which one will you choose?
Perhaps my episode can help you decide.
I also share a personal story from Laos, which was my introduction to Kissingers’ war crimes.
And if you do choose the first (celebratory) option, I explain in my episode what you would have to negate and what people to dehumanise then (it’s not pretty).
As promised, here are some resources to explore:
- Blood on His Hands
- Nixon and the Cambodian Genocide
- Kissinger’s Green Light to Suharto
- CIA Stories: The Jakarta Method
- 50 Years After U.S. Launched Secret War on Laos, Unexploded Bombs Still Killing Civilians
- Bomb Harvest (movie)
- Legacies of War (organisation)
- My own articles and podcast episodes on Operation Condor
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Dear Justina
Hello from the UK. Many thanks for your post. I have not looked in great depth at Henry Kissinger but I go with “…justice and accountability for the hundreds of thousands of victims of his foreign policy.”
Anagrams of his full birth name, Heinz Alfred Kissinger, include
‘Nazified legs shrinker’
‘liked refreshing Nazis’
‘sir Zerk fiendish angel’
Perhaps this says something about him.
Kind regards
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