Book · 2001 · Crimes et délits politiques
The trial of Henry Kissinger
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In the trial of Henry Kissinger, Christopher Hitchens writes, quote, "From his seat in the Pentagon, Clifford, who's again the Secretary of Defense, had actually been able to read the intelligence transcripts.
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He wrote a book called The Trial of Henry Kissinger and in this book he says the degree of micromanagement revealed in Kissinger's Memoirs forbids the idea that anything of importance took place without his knowledge or permission.
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The Trial of Henry Kissinger by Christopher Hitchens is a scathing investigative critique that examines the wartime actions and foreign policy decisions of the former U.S. Secretary of State, arguing that he should be held legally accountable for war crimes and international law violations. The book is frequently cited by podcast hosts and researchers examining modern political history. Across multiple episodes of Behind the Bastards, including 'Part Two' (2022-03-17) and the 'CZM Rewind' series in December 2023, Robert Evans relied on Hitchens's text to detail historical evidence regarding a secret personal channel between the Nixon presidential campaign and South Vietnam during critical peace negotiations. Evans also referenced the book while describing how international judges in France and Spain pursued Kissinger for questioning, bringing renewed public scrutiny to his alleged connections to Chilean General Augusto Pinochet's brutal suppression of dissidents in the 1970s. Similarly, Ben Bowlin cited Christopher Hitchens's investigation on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know (2023-12-05), using the author's analysis of Kissinger's own memoirs to argue that the high degree of administrative micromanagement documented therein proves Kissinger was fully aware of, and complicit in, major wartime actions. Through these rigorous references, Hitchens's book remains an essential text for understanding the dark underbelly of twentieth-century American foreign intervention.
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Robert Evans In the trial of Henry Kissinger, Christopher Hitchens writes, quote, "From his seat in the Pentagon, Cliffo… 4
“Again, the subject of Kissinger's past sins was very much in the air at the time. Judges in both France and Spain were seeking Kissinger for questioning as the long simmering debate over his connection to Chilean General Austo Pinoa's brutal killing of dissident in the 70s returned with a vengeance, not least in Christopher Hitchens right ringing indictment, the”
“In the trial of Henry Kissinger, Christopher Hitchens writes, quote, "From his seat in the Pentagon, Clifford, who's again the Secretary of Defense, had actually been able to read the intelligence transcripts”
“The subject of Kissinger's past sins was very much in the air at the time. Judges in both France and Spain were seeking Kissinger for questioning as the long simmering debate over his connection to Chilean General Austo Pinoa's brutal killing of dissident in the 70s returned with a vengeance not least in Christopher Hitchens right ringing indictment the trial”
“In the trial of Henry Kissinger, Christopher Hitchens writes, quote, "From his seat in the Pentagon, Clifford, who's again the Secretary of Defense, had actually been able to read the intelligence transcripts that picked up and recorded what he terms a secret personal channel between President Fu and Saigon in the Nixon campaign.”
Ben Bowlin he wrote a book called The Trial of Henry Kissinger and in this book he says the degree of micromanagement… 1
“he wrote a book called The Trial of Henry Kissinger and in this book he says the degree of micromanagement revealed in Kissinger's Memoirs forbids the idea that anything of importance took place without his knowledge or permission”
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“returned with a Vengeance not leased in Christopher hitch's right ringing indictment the trial of Henry Kissinger”