Henry Kissinger turns 100 today

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cschmidt• 3 years ago

Last week the Economist had several stories from an 8 hour interview they did with Kissinger. Interesting stuff...

https://www.economist.com/briefing/2023/05/17/henry-kissinge... https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2023/05/20/henry-kissinge... https://www.economist.com/kissinger-transcript

robga• 3 years ago

PedroBatista• 3 years ago

Not only is sad this person managed to spread so much death and suffering throughout the World but much of it was just to feed his "importance" and ego.

He's poster boy of "deal making" who has no problem in playing the janitor or useful idiot role, I give him that.

I guess it's OK to speak ill of the mf since he's not dead yet.

lioeters• 3 years ago

Future historians who honor the truth will speak ill and condemn this war criminal for posterity.

ElfinTrousers3• 3 years ago

He'll die soon enough, and probably get a big state funeral, with gushing media coverage, after lying in state in the Capitol. Most likely the President of that time will give a eulogy. Makes me sick.

mikojan• 3 years ago

May he rest in peace.

ElfinTrousers3• 3 years ago

As soon as possible.

Waterluvian• 3 years ago

Spending what twilight of relevance he had left on the board of Theranos seems like a fitting bookend to this man’s saga.

boomboomsubban• 3 years ago

He's been a somewhat big name in fear mongering AI with Eric Schmidt. "Fell for Theranos" won't even earn a mention in his obituary.

morelisp• 3 years ago

It seems more likely his advice that the US recognize Russian control of Crimea will be the final beat of his legacy.

ElfinTrousers3• 3 years ago

If I'd known I would have gotten him something, like a plane ticket to the Hague.

joos3• 3 years ago

“Once you’ve been to Cambodia, you’ll never stop wanting to beat Henry Kissinger to death with your bare hands. You will never again be able to open a newspaper and read about that treacherous, prevaricating, murderous scumbag sitting down for a nice chat with Charlie Rose or attending some black-tie affair for a new glossy magazine without choking. Witness what Henry did in Cambodia – the fruits of his genius for statesmanship – and you will never understand why he’s not sitting in the dock at The Hague next to Milošević.” - Anthony Bourdain, 2001

gus_massa• 3 years ago

> you will never understand why he’s not sitting in the dock at The Hague next to Milošević

It's easy. He never lost a war conclusively, like the other side captured/liberated Washington D.C. or something similar.

rawgabbit• 3 years ago

For clarity, what did Kissinger do in Cambodia that is treacherous?

seanmcdirmid• 3 years ago

Supported pol pot? It’s a dirty secret that America and China supported the Khmer Rouge while Vietnam was against them.

alistairSH2• 3 years ago

The US isn’t party to the ICC. And has a law expressly stating if a US military member or other government employee is held by the ICC, we’re to stop at nothing to retrieve them.

Yes, we have a law that says we’ll invade The Hague should the ICC ever attempt to try an American.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Service-Members%27_...

dogma1138• 3 years ago

The US can’t be party to the Rome statue without a constitutional change. Other countries also had to amend their constitution but in the US it’s both far harder to accomplish and it’s also more politically charged since the US does not like relinquishing any sovereignty.

gonzo41• 3 years ago

Just wait until you find out what he did to Laos.

crossroadsguy• 3 years ago

When I think of people like Kissinger and Churchill I feel pity for people who believe in shit like karma is a bitch, or that you pay for your deeds and all that.

roenxi4• 3 years ago

He's a monster, but he's also one of the few sane voices loudly calling for peace between the West, China and Russia. The escalation we're seeing in Ukraine (I hope the Belgorod incursion wasn't done using NATO weapons, and that the nuclear missiles being positioned in Belarus are a pure bluff) would not have happened under his watch.

throwaway67343• 3 years ago

The escalation we're seeing in Ukraine (I hope the Belgorod incursion wasn't done using NATO weapons,

Why not? What can Russia do about it?

roenxi4• 3 years ago

A bunch of things could go wrong - China gets involved, Russia wipes Ukraine off the map, war sets in to Easter Europe for a generation. Escalating towards using nukes. Russian command decides that they need to take over all of Ukraine in the long term and not just the Eastern half.

NATO weapons being used on Russian soil would be another new line being breached. At some point there will be a bigger reaction than what we've seen so far.

jmartrican• 3 years ago

Because Henry would have sold out the Ukrainians.

mhb• 3 years ago

My father, Henry Kissinger, is turning 100. This is his guide to longevity.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/25/henry-kis...

Pxtl• 3 years ago

Why do the good always die so young?

gmoore• 3 years ago

And he's still a war criminal....

raverbashing• 3 years ago

Let's just keep it at "The Cracked pot last the longest"

AHOHA• 3 years ago

He did more verifiable war crimes than the one he escaped.

Henry Kissinger turns 100 today

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