A Machiavellian warmonger?


Influencer: Kissinger’s refusal to take on board the Israel-Palestine issue in the 1970s and 1980s when US diplomacy was focused on the Arab world has proved ‘quite catastrophic’ today, says a historian. — AP

From South America to South-East Asia and the Middle East, Henry Kissinger’s dark legacy still ripples.

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