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Hüseyin Dogru@hussedogru_ · Nov 30, 2023

Henry Kissinger, one of the world’s most notorious war criminals, has finally died. Let’s take a look back and…

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A thread detailing Henry Kissinger's death and cataloging his involvement in numerous geopolitical crises and military operations that resulted in mass casualties, including coups in Chile and Argentina, the Indonesian occupation of East Timor, and expanded bombing campaigns in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War era.

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    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: 🧵👇

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    🟡 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.

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    🟡 Gave the greenlight to the Argentinian dictatorship’s murderous crackdown which saw thousands kidnapped, tortured, and killed.

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    🟡 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.

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    🟡 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.

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    🟡 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.

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    🟡 “The illegal we do immediately; the unconstitutional takes a little longer.” — Kissinger’s philosophy summed up.