ixcuincle Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 Henry Kissinger, influential and controversial diplomat, dies at age 100 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/henry-kissinger-dies-age-100-influential-controversial-diplomat/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 Confirmed 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 One hundred years. Christ. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted November 30, 2023 Author Share Posted November 30, 2023 (edited) Upon his return to the U.S. after the war, he enrolled at Harvard, where his senior thesis on "the meaning of history" became legend, according to Isaacson's biography. At nearly 400 pages, it was longer than any previous undergraduate thesis and reportedly brought about the "Kissinger rule" that limited the length of future students' theses. ---------------------------- he is a very controversial figure so on that regard "Kissinger played a key role in the U.S. carpet-bombing Cambodia during the Vietnam War, which killed thousands of civilians and helped enable the rise of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime. Yet he also shared a Nobel Peace Prize in 1973 for his involvement in talks aimed at ending the Vietnam War. Kissinger drew fierce criticism for other positions he deemed to be in American interests, including undermining a democratically elected government in Chile, which lay the groundwork for a military coup, and sending weapons to Pakistan's dictator, whose regime slaughtered residents of what's now Bangladesh. In 1976, when right-wing military leaders seized power in Argentina, Kissinger told them, "If there are things that have to be done, you should do them quickly." Human rights abuses were rampant; tens of thousands of people were tortured, assassinated or "disappeared." "That's a reflection of their ignorance," Kissinger told CBS News in response to those who saw him as a war criminal. "It wasn't conceived that way. It wasn't conducted that way."" Edited November 30, 2023 by ixcuincle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma There Goes That Man Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofSparta Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 1 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooked Crack Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 Had I known in advance I’d have prepared a special meal and toasted the occasion. Good riddance, to cruel callous **** that did harm to me and mine. 4 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatBuzz Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 Behind The ****s did a really good 4 part podcast on him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofSparta Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, TheGreatBuzz said: Behind The ****s did a really good 4 part podcast on him. Edited November 30, 2023 by GhostofSparta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatBuzz Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 7 minutes ago, GhostofSparta said: TimeSuck by Dan Cummins I also highly recommend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CousinsCowgirl84 Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 The liberals boogie man 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 6 minutes ago, CousinsCowgirl84 said: The liberals boogie man Goodbye to bad rubbish. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 5 minutes ago, CousinsCowgirl84 said: The liberals boogie man Rightfully so. He and Nixon escalated the Vietnam War for their own gains. Same peace treaty that was ultimately signed in 1973 was the same **** the North Vietnamese had been offering since 1968. 🤷♂️ 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofSparta Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 8 minutes ago, CousinsCowgirl84 said: The liberals boogie man You misspelled "Cambodians'" 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooked Crack Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergasun Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 May America be freed from the curse of his sins. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LD0506 Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 I am sitting here this morning, relishing, absolutely savoring this first day in my entire life without Henry ****ing Kissinger drawing breath. Goodbye you evil waste of flesh, **** off, never stop ****ing off It's days like this I almost wish the loopy bible humpers were right about some judgement in an afterlife, but spending eternity as Richard Nixon's colostomy bag would be too good for him 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LD0506 Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma There Goes That Man Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LD0506 Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 1 5 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now