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A review by kevin_shepherd
The Trial of Henry Kissinger by Christopher Hitchens
5.0
There was once a popular aphorism that used to circulate within the now discredited circles of American exceptionalism, “no one is above the law.” Looking back, I find it laughable that we ever conceded to such an utter falsehood in the first place.
Henry Kissinger is the personification of corruption and the poster boy of diplomatic immunity. His crimes, a small fraction of which are judiciously detailed here by the late, great Christopher Hitchens, are so far beyond contempt that their characterization defied my thesaurus.
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Kissinger in an interview with journalist Oriana Fallaci, 4 November 1972:
“The main point arises from the fact that I’ve always acted alone. Americans like that immensely. Americans like the cowboy who leads the wagon train by riding ahead alone on his horse, the cowboy who rides all alone into the town, the village, with his horse and nothing else.”
That quote… Kissinger fancies himself a leader and he’s not. The wagon masters and cowboys to which he compares himself said “follow me.” Kissinger never said that. What Kissinger said was “trust me.” A leader will put himself in harm’s way for a greater good. Henry Kissinger put others in harm’s way for corporate interests and/or political capital.
*NOTE: Thank you to my GR friend Michael for pointing me to the Fallaci interview!
https://lithub.com/the-interview-that-became-henry-kissingers-most-disastrous-decision/
Henry Kissinger is the personification of corruption and the poster boy of diplomatic immunity. His crimes, a small fraction of which are judiciously detailed here by the late, great Christopher Hitchens, are so far beyond contempt that their characterization defied my thesaurus.
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Kissinger in an interview with journalist Oriana Fallaci, 4 November 1972:
“The main point arises from the fact that I’ve always acted alone. Americans like that immensely. Americans like the cowboy who leads the wagon train by riding ahead alone on his horse, the cowboy who rides all alone into the town, the village, with his horse and nothing else.”
That quote… Kissinger fancies himself a leader and he’s not. The wagon masters and cowboys to which he compares himself said “follow me.” Kissinger never said that. What Kissinger said was “trust me.” A leader will put himself in harm’s way for a greater good. Henry Kissinger put others in harm’s way for corporate interests and/or political capital.
*NOTE: Thank you to my GR friend Michael for pointing me to the Fallaci interview!
https://lithub.com/the-interview-that-became-henry-kissingers-most-disastrous-decision/