Henry Kissinger, one of the world’s most notorious war criminals, has finally died. Let’s take a look back and remember him for all the things he did: 🧵👇 
🟡 Orchestrated a military coup in Chile, installing the violently oppressive Pinochet dictatorship. Tens of thousands of people forcibly disappeared, executed and their children stolen and given away under false identities.
🟡 Gave the greenlight to the Argentinian dictatorship’s murderous crackdown which saw thousands kidnapped, tortured, and killed.
🟡 Told General Suharto “It is important that whatever you do succeeds quickly” right before the Indonesian army murdered at least a quarter of a million Timorese during the illegal Indonesian occupation.
🟡 Sabotaged Vietnamese peace talks for his own political gain. Expanded the war into Laos and Cambodia, advocating for the bombing of “anything that moves.” Estimated 2 million Vietnamese dead.
🟡 Carpet-bombed Cambodia indiscriminately hitting civilian-populated areas and killing hundreds of thousands of Cambodians. Official numbers cannot be verified. Kissinger also claimed they were unpopulated areas.
🟡 “The illegal we do immediately; the unconstitutional takes a little longer.” — Kissinger’s philosophy summed up.
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