The Trial of Henry Kissinger | Christopher Hitchens
The Trial of Henry Kissinger – 2001 | Christopher Hitchens
A speech given by Christopher Hitchens on his book ‘The Trial of Henry Kissinger‘ on June 28, 2001.
Christopher Hitchens – Discussing the crimes of Henry Kissinger – 10 April 2001
Christopher Hitchens details his research on the war crimes of Henry Kissinger. Hitchens details Kissinger’s involvement in assassination, torture, and mass murder in Virtname, Cambodia, Chile, Bangladesh, and the USA.
Kissinger of Death
The Trial of Henry Kissinger – 2001 | Christopher Hitchens
Cristopher Hitchens acts as a prosecutor and presents Kissinger’s involvement in a series of alleged war crimes in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Bangladesh, Chile, Cyprus, and East Timor.
Henry Kissinger, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and former U.S. Secretary of State, has been accused of multiple war crimes, crimes against humanity, and offences against international law, including conspiracy to commit murder, kidnap, and torture.
“An international one man crime wave.”
Christopher Hitchens
The allegations stem from his involvement in policies that led to significant civilian casualties and human rights violations. Some of the most notorious examples include the secret bombing of Cambodia and Laos, the support of military dictators and genocidal regimes, and the orchestration of the US-backed coup in Chile. Some estimate that Kissinger was responsible for the deaths of three to four million people between 1969 and 1976.
Despite the allegations, Kissinger remained a revered figure within U.S. foreign policy circles until his death.
Obstruction of Justice
“The Trial of Henry Kissinger” is a book by Christopher Hitchens that examines the alleged war crimes of Henry Kissinger, the National Security Advisor and later, the U.S. Secretary of State for Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. In the book, Hitchens acts as a prosecutor and presents Kissinger’s involvement in a series of alleged war crimes in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Bangladesh, Chile, Cyprus, and East Timor. Hitchens argues that Kissinger deserves prosecution “for war crimes, for crimes against humanity, and for offenses against common or customary or international law, including conspiracy to commit murder, kidnap, and torture”. The book takes the form of a prosecutorial document, as Hitchens limits his critique to such charges as he believes might stand up in an international court of law following precedents set at Nuremberg and elsewhere. The book inspired the 2002 documentary film “The Trials of Henry Kissinger,” which was co-written by Hitchens and fellow writer/director, Alex Gibney.
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