I saw this documentary for the first time Sunday. It’s a searing indictment of both Nixon and Kissinger and the corporations that urged them on in this coup. <\/p>\n
THE TRIALS OF HENRY KISSINGER This quote of Kissinger’s seems achingly relevant to the U.S. presence in Iraq today;<\/p>\n “I don’t see why we need to stand by and watch a country go communist due to the irresponsibility of its people. The issues are much too important for the Chilean voters to be left to decide for themselves.”<\/i><\/p>\n — Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State under Richard Nixon, about Chile prior to the CIA overthrow of the democratically elected government of socialist President Salvadore Allende in 1973<\/p>\n That quote was pulled from the webpage<\/a> created for Christopher Hitchens’ book “Trial of Henry Kissinger”, not to be confused with the documentary which is a clever adaptation of Hitchens’ title.<\/p>\n As well Hitchens today<\/a> could never be taken for the man who wrote that book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I saw this documentary for the first time Sunday. It’s a searing indictment of both Nixon and Kissinger and the corporations that urged them on in this coup. THE TRIALS OF HENRY KISSINGER BBC TWO: Wednesday 20 August 2003 This … Continue reading
\nBBC TWO: Wednesday 20 August 2003<\/a><\/p>\n