T. Thorn Coyle they/them

“Once you’ve been to Cambodia, you’ll never stop wanting to beat Henry Kissinger to death with your bare hands.” — Anthony Bourdain

Kissinger finally died.

I don’t usually celebrate people’s deaths, but… he was one of the great monsters of the 20th century.

#kissinger

Nov 30, 2023 at 2:06amWeb
Show threadT. Thorn Coyle they/themNov 30, 2023

A fitting obituary from Spencer Ackerman:

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/henry-kissinger-war-criminal-dead-1234804748/

#kissinger

Henry Kissinger, War Criminal Beloved by America’s Ruling Class, Finally Dies

Henry Kissinger has died at age 100, his consulting firm said in a statement on Wednesday.

Rolling Stone
Show threadanubis2814Nov 30, 2023
@thorncoyle Huffpo had the same title
Show threadIXINov 30, 2023

@thorncoyle

"[...]#Kissinger’s actions from 1969 through 1976,[...]meant the end of between three and four million people.
That includes “crimes of commission,” he explained, as in Cambodia and Chile, and omission, like greenlighting Indonesia’s bloodshed in East Timor; Pakistan’s bloodshed in Bangladesh; and the inauguration of an American tradition of using and then abandoning the Kurds."

Show threadT. Thorn Coyle they/themNov 30, 2023
@ixi yup.
Show threadZopherNov 30, 2023
@thorncoyle “It’s always valuable to hear the reverent tones with which American elites speak of their monsters.”
Show threadT. Thorn Coyle they/themNov 30, 2023
@zopher Indeed.