The quote from Henry Kissinger published by Wikileaks - “We do illegal things right away, unconstitutional things take a little more time” - most likely brought a smile from his countless fans in the elite media, government agencies, corporations and high society. Oh, this Henry! The sharpest mind and trademark elegance of thought! However, the descendants of his six million victims in Indochina - as well as those Americans who have a conscience and who resent the killings - are unlikely to share this enthusiasm. Kissinger's illegal and unconstitutional actions had a profound effect on our world - it was they who destroyed the lives of millions of innocent inhabitants of Indochina and introduced a new form of secret automated warfare into the practice of the United States.
Kissinger often speaks abominations that show that he is absolutely heartless and disdainful of the lives of innocent people. Here are some examples:
10 quotes from Kissinger:
1. About Soviet Jews: “The emigration of Jews from the Soviet Union is not among the tasks of American politics. If in the Soviet Union Jews were sent to gas chambers, that would not be America's problem. Perhaps it will be a humanitarian problem. (link)
2. On the bombing of Cambodia: “[Nixon] is in favor of large-scale bombing of Cambodia and does not want to hear anything. This is an order, it must be carried out. Anything that flies or anything that moves. " (link)
3. On the bombing of Vietnam: “These are waves of aircraft - one after another. They cannot see the B-52 - and these bombers dropped a million pounds of bombs … I bet we will have more planes there in a day than Johnson had in a month … Each plane has ten times more bomb load than WWII planes. (link)
4. About the Khmer Rouge: “How many people did he (Khmer Rouge Foreign Minister Ieng Sari) kill? Tens of thousands? Tell the Cambodians (ie, the Khmer Rouge) that we will be friends with them. They are bloodthirsty scum, but it does not fit us. We are ready to build relationships with them. Let them know about it, but don't pass on the previous phrase. (Met by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, November 26, 1975.)
5. About Dan Ellsberg (Dan Ellsberg, an American military analyst who gave the press a secret collection of documents about the Vietnam War - approx. Transl.): "Because this son of a bitch … I would first of all expect - and I know him well … I I'm sure he has some more information that he saves for the court. Examples of American war crimes that pushed him to do this … It's his style … Because he is a vile bastard. " (Recorded from the Oval Office, July 27, 1971.)
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6. About Robert McNamara (Robert McNamara, US Secretary of Defense during the Vietnam War - approx. Transl.): "Poor fellow … Does he still beat himself in the chest and repent?" (Pretends to cry, rubs his eyes.)
7. On the murders: "It is insanity and national humiliation to pass a law that prohibits the president from ordering murder." (Speech at a meeting of the National Security Council, 1975.)
8. Chile: “I don’t understand why we have to stand and watch as the country rolls towards the communists because of the irresponsibility of its population. This issue is too important for Chilean voters to be allowed to make their own decisions.” (link)
9. About illegal and unconstitutional: "We do illegal things right away, unconstitutional things take a little more time." (Meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Melih Esenbel, Ankara, March 10, 1975.)
10. About myself: “Americans like a lonely cowboy … who enters a city or a village - and with him only his horse and nothing else … This wonderful romantic image suits me very much, because loneliness has always been part of my style, my method, if want to . (Interview with Oriana Falacci, November 1972.)
Fred Branfman