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    The Trial of Henry Kissinger

    Written by Christopher Hitchens

    Narrated by Simon Prebble

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    "If the courts and lawyers of this country will not do their duty, we shall watch as the victims and survivors of this man pursue justice and vindication in their own dignified and painstaking way, and at their own expense, and we shall be put to shame."

    Forget Pinochet, Milosevic, Hussein, Kim Jong-il, or Gaddafi: America need look no further than its own lauded leaders for a war criminal whose offenses rival those of the most heinous dictators in recent history-Henry Kissinger.

    Employing evidence based on firsthand testimony, unpublished documents, and new information uncovered by the Freedom of Information Act, and using only what would hold up in international courts of law, THE TRIAL OF HENRY KISSINGER outlines atrocities authorized by the former secretary of state in Indochina, Bangladesh, Chile, Cyprus, East Timor, and in the plight of the Iraqi Kurds, "including conspiracy to commit murder, kidnap, and torture."

    With the precision and tenacity of a prosecutor, Hitchens offers an unrepentant portrait of a felonious diplomat who "maintained that laws were like cobwebs," and implores governments around the world, including our own, to bring him swiftly to justice.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHachette Audio
    Release dateApr 10, 2012
    ISBN9781619693661
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    The Trial of Henry Kissinger
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    Christopher Hitchens

    Christopher Hitchens was born April 13, 1949, in England and graduated from Balliol College at Oxford University. The father of three children, he was the author of more than twenty books and pamphlets, including collections of essays, criticism, and reportage. His book God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything was a finalist for the 2007 National Book Award and an international bestseller. His bestselling memoir, Hitch-22, was a finalist for the 2010 National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography. The New York Times named his bestselling omnibus Arguably one of the ten best books of the year. A visiting professor of liberal studies at the New School in New York City, he was also the I.F. Stone professor at the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley. He was a columnist, literary critic, and contributing editor at Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, Slate, The Times Literary Supplement, The Nation, New Statesman, World Affairs, and Free Inquiry, among other publications. Following his death, Yoko Ono awarded him the Lennon-Ono Grant for Peace.

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    • 5/5
      The Kissinger of Death, January 10, 2008 By Richard Stampfle "Richard S." (Nong Khai, Thailand) - See all my reviews J. Paul Getty once said: "If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem." Similarly, if you are a young black guy who has killed one person with a gun while high on drugs, you have a problem and you may find yourself on death row somewhere in the USA; but if you are a Nobel prize winner responsible for killing millions of people with the weapons of statecraft and real politick while high on arrogance and influence, society has a problem and may not be able to prosecute you. Hitchens' book first appeared in 2001 and had additional facts added in 2002; still, 6 years later no one in the USA has dared to bring his case to court. Does that mean the case is weak? Or that someone in power has a problem? Hitchen's evidence seems credible but there may not be a court anywhere prepared to hear the case. It is interesting that according to the back cover of the book, while Dr. Kissinger finds the book 'contemptible' it is not reported that he finds the contents are 'untrue.' An extra star goes to Hitchens for his courage in taking on the 'establishment.'
    • 3/5
      Written in Hitchens' typical style, this book eviscerates Kissinger's political career and backs up every claim with facts and figures. Whether or not you're interested in Kissinger specifically, this is nevertheless an interesting history lesson on the geo-political situation of the 1960's and 1970's.
    • 4/5
      A fiery and incisive look at the war crimes of an American statesman, as well as a critique of the international justice system. Hitchens at top form.
    • 5/5
      Celebrated journalest Christopher Hitchens has spent the better part of the last few decades making a case that former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger should be tried for war crimes in light of atrocities committed during his role as custodian of US foreign policy. Events in Cypress, Greece, Chile, East Timor, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Japan, and others are cited in this updated volume of Hitchen's 2002 case study. It speaks volumes that threats by Kissinger to sue Hitchens for defamation were withdrawn in light of evidence that credits Hitchen's contentions.There is an undercurrent in recent American political history -- particularly under the watch of Republican presidents -- that we are a nation of the wealthy, for the wealthy, and the interests of these select few outweigh the national interests of the ideal we like to think is the United States. The CIA is brandished as a weapon to fulfill the desires of people such as Kissinger, and that includes kidnapping and murder. When Indonesia slaughtered hundreds of thousands of East Timorese, Kissinger throws up his arms, saying we can't be responsible for what others do with the weapons we sell. Then he continues courting relations with Indonesia, shrugging off the atrocity as a "domestic affair." There's a reason so many countries around the world hate us now, and Henry Kissinger can be traced to much of that animosity. I don't think putting him in front a firing squad would undo all of the damage he created...it isn't a personal problem he created, but his crimes were committed on behalf of the United States, incriminating us all. Sadly, I don't think we'll even get the satisfaction of seeing him imprisoned for life...not when so many people still in power are continuing his despotic work.
    • 4/5
      This little book includes some of Christopher Hitchens' best investigative reporting. He puts former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on trial (at last), and indicts him for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Chile, Cyprus, East Timor, for an attempted assassination of Greek dissident journalist. The book is slim, but fairly detailed, and while it focuses on Kissinger (deservingly), the implicit thesis of the book is the flaw of international legal standards, that is to say, when a statesman commits crimes and is powerless he is hanged, if the statesman is powerful he is worshipped. Perhaps a little light on footnotes, Hitchens prefers to provide internal citations, but I think book's conclusions are actually conservative; Hitchens often cites the most conservative number of dead civilians to avoid legal pressure, i.e. 100,000 dead in East Timor (most studies cite 200,000 in total), one can be sure that the figures are not politicized, Kissinger's legal team would have brought Hitchens down in two seconds if there had been number inflation. (...)
    • 4/5
      This book reminds me of The Hunger, which was a contemporaneous account of the Irish Potato Famine, and which I just couldn't finish (I read Part I only) because it was so horrificly depressing. In this work by Hitchens, he refers himself to it as dispiriting. That it is.
    • 4/5
      Really this one’s Hitchens shooting one very large fish in a tiny barrel. Hitchens had a reputation for being a professional puppy kicker, taking down idols such as Mother Teresa and Bill Clinton. Here he turns his attention to the most notorious recipient of a Nobel Prize, a man to whom history has not been kind but capitalism has. Hitchens doesn’t stint simply because his subject provides him with so much subject matter. It’s to his eternal credit that he’s as thorough as ever, not simply raging inarticulately. Not that Hitchens would ever have let himself be inarticulate. If anything Kissinger’s actions intensify his cold fury, particularly when he investigates how Kissinger may have been complicit in an assassination attempt on a foreign national in Washington DC itself. It’s a thorough shredding of Kissinger’s actions and motivations, detailing how he essentially abused his office for personal gain. Whilst it’s a polemic Hitchens always backs up his assertions with evidence, if anything understating his case at times. Even allowing for that it still leaves the reader sharing Hitch’s fury.