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Author: Christopher Hitchens
Publisher: Verso
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9781859843987
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this incendiary book, Hitchens takes the floor as prosecuting counsel and mounts a devastating indictment of Henry Kissinger, whose ambitions and ruthlessness have directly resulted in both individual murders and widespread, indiscriminate slaughter.
Author: Christopher Hitchens
Publisher: Signal
Published: 2012-04-24
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 0771039212
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn The Trial of Henry Kissinger, Christopher Hitchens shifts focus from Pinochet, Milosevic, Hussein, and Kim Jong-il to a man seemingly lauded and revered by the American people for what are undeniably war crimes: Henry Kissinger. Forget the regular cadre of war criminals that pollute our news headlines day in and day out; we need look no further than America's own celebrated 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 Employing evidence based on firsthand testimony, unpublished documents, and new material uncovered by the Freedom of Information Act, and using only what would hold up in international courts of law, The Trial of Henry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 worldwide atrocities authorized by the former secretary of state—among them "conspiracy to commit murder, kidnap, and torture." With the precision and tenacity reminiscent of a prosecutor presenting his case, Hitchens offers readers an unrepentant, honest portrait of Kissinger, and implores governments around the world, including our own, to swiftly bring him to justice.
Author: Shortcut Edition
Publisher: Shortcut Edition
Published: 2021-05-29
Total Pages: 22
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK* Our summary is short, simple and pragmatic. It allows you to have the essential ideas of a big book in less than 30 minutes. *As you read this summary, you will discover how Henry Kissinger, Nixon's Secretary of State and a respected adviser around the world, was the instigator of numerous massacres, kidnappings, torture and other misdeeds of all kinds. Christopher Hitchens, an English author and journalist, reveals the evidence to support how the eminent gray eminence of American presidents pulled the strings of unscrupulous diplomacy from 1968 to 1977. *You will also discover that : Henry Kissinger led diplomatic actions in support of several dictatorships responsible for large-scale genocides; The United States prioritized its national interest and Realpolitik in the resolution of conflicts in Indochina, Bangladesh, Cyprus and East Timor; Henry Kissinger remains an indisputable specialist in so-called "two-track" secret diplomacy, which he uses both to serve his country and his own interests; If applied, international criminal law would bring about the downfall not only of the former Secretary of State, but also of entire sections of the American executive branch in the 1970s. *It is a real charge against Kissinger, backed up by excerpts from memoranda and telegrams, that Christopher Hitchens is making. So much so that with all the written evidence available and all that is yet to come, it is incomprehensible that a Secretary of State of the world's greatest power could have carried out such actions with impunity. Six cases have been sifted through, those in which Kissinger holds significant responsibility and which have led many innocent people to their deaths in the name of reason of state. *Buy now the summary of this book for the modest price of a cup of coffee!
Author: PenZen Summaries
Publisher: by Mocktime Publication
Published: 2022-11-29
Total Pages: 16
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe summary of The Trial of Henry Kissinger – The dark side of American foreign policy. presented here include a short review of the book at the start followed by quick overview of main points and a list of important take-aways at the end of the summary. The Summary of Hitchens reveals a side of Henry Kissinger in The Trial of Henry Kissinger that very few people would have ever guessed was even possible. He investigates the shadowy side of American foreign policy and provides first-hand accounts of criminal activities carried out by Henry Kissinger in Vietnam, Bangladesh, and East Timor, as well as examples of his violations of human rights and involvement in war crimes. The Trial of Henry Kissinger summary includes the key points and important takeaways from the book The Trial of Henry Kissinger by Christopher Hitchens. Disclaimer: 1. This summary is meant to preview and not to substitute the original book. 2. We recommend, for in-depth study purchase the excellent original book. 3. In this summary key points are rewritten and recreated and no part/text is directly taken or copied from original book. 4. If original author/publisher wants us to remove this summary, please contact us at [email protected].
Author: Richard Seymour
Publisher: Verso Books
Published: 2013-01-16
Total Pages: 141
ISBN-13: 1781684618
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIrascible and forthright, Christopher Hitchens stood out as a man determined to do just that. In his younger years, a career-minded socialist, he emerged from the smoke of 9/11 a neoconservative "Marxist," an advocate of America's invasion of Iraq filled with passionate intensity. Throughout his life, he played the role of universal gadfly, whose commitment to the truth transcended the party line as well as received wisdom. But how much of this was imposture? In this highly critical study, Richard Seymour casts a cold eye over the career of the "Hitch" to uncover an intellectual trajectory determined by expediency and a fetish for power. As an orator and writer, Hitchens offered something unique and highly marketable. But for all his professed individualism, he remains a recognizable historical type-the apostate leftist. Unhitched presents a rewarding and entertaining case study, one that is also a cautionary tale for our times.
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Published: 1901
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781005943370
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Christopher Hitchens
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2008-08-06
Total Pages: 140
ISBN-13: 0786725893
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Hitchens presents a George Orwell fit for the twenty-first century." --Boston Globe In this widely acclaimed biographical essay, the masterful polemicist Christopher Hitchens assesses the life, the achievements, and the myth of the great political writer and participant George Orwell. True to his contrarian style, Hitchens is both admiring and aggressive, sympathetic yet critical, taking true measure of his subject as hero and problem. Answering both the detractors and the false claimants, Hitchens tears down the façade of sainthood erected by the hagiographers and rebuts the critics point by point. He examines Orwell and his perspectives on fascism, empire, feminism, and Englishness, as well as his outlook on America, a country and culture toward which he exhibited much ambivalence. Whether thinking about empires or dictators, race or class, nationalism or popular culture, Orwell's moral outlook remains indispensable in a world that has undergone vast changes in the seven decades since his death. Combining the best of Hitchens' polemical punch and intellectual elegance in a tightly woven and subtle argument, this book addresses not only why Orwell matters today, but how he will continue to matter in a future, uncertain world.
Author: Larry Berman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2001-09-23
Total Pages: 345
ISBN-13: 074321742X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this shocking exposé on the betrayal of South Vietnam, premier historian Larry Berman uses never-before-seen North Vietnamese documents to create a sweeping indictment against President Nixon and Henry Kissinger. On April 30, 1975, when U.S. helicopters pulled the last soldiers out of Saigon, the question lingered: Had American and Vietnamese lives been lost in vain? When the city fell shortly thereafter, the answer was clearly yes. The Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam—signed by Henry Kissinger in 1973, and hailed as "peace with honor" by President Nixon—was a travesty. In No Peace, No Honor, Larry Berman reveals the long-hidden truth in secret documents concerning U.S. negotiations that Kissinger had sealed—negotiations that led to his sharing the Nobel Peace Prize. Based on newly declassified information and a complete North Vietnamese transcription of the talks, Berman offers the real story for the first time, proving that there is only one word for Nixon and Kissinger's actions toward the United States' former ally, and the tens of thousands of soldiers who fought and died: betrayal.
Author: Christopher Hitchens
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2009-04-28
Total Pages: 159
ISBN-13: 078673907X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom bestselling author and provocateur Christopher Hitchens, the classic guide to the art of principled dissent and disagreement In Letters to a Young Contrarian, bestselling author and world-class provocateur Christopher Hitchens inspires the radicals, gadflies, mavericks, rebels, and angry young (wo)men of tomorrow. Exploring the entire range of "contrary positions"—from noble dissident to gratuitous nag—Hitchens introduces the next generation to the minds and the misfits who influenced him, invoking such mentors as Emile Zola, Rosa Parks, and George Orwell. As is his trademark, Hitchens pointedly pitches himself in contrast to stagnant attitudes across the ideological spectrum. No other writer has matched Hitchens's understanding of the importance of disagreement—to personal integrity, to informed discussion, to true progress, to democracy itself.
Author: Christopher Hitchens
Publisher: Verso
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9780860914358
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'For the sake of argument, one must never let a euphemism or a false consolation pass uncontested. The truth seldom lies, but when it does lie it lies somewhere in between.'. The global turmoil of the last few years has severely tested every analyst and commentator. Few have written with such insight as Christopher Hitchens about the large events - or with such discernment and with about the small tell-tale signs of a disordered culture. For the Sake of Argument ranges from the political squalor of Washington, as a beleaguered Bush administration seeks desperately to stave off disaster and Clinton prepares for power, to the twilight of Stalinism in Prague; from the Jewish quarter of Damascus in the aftermath of the Gulf War to the embattled barrios of Central America and the imperishable resistance of Saralevo, as a difficult peace is negotiated with ruthless foes. Hitchens' unsparing account of Western realpolitik in the end shows it to rest on delusion as well as deception. The reader will find in these pages outstanding essays on political asassination in America as well as a scathing review of the evisceration of politics by pollsters and spin-doctors. Hitchens' knowledge of the tortuous history of revolutions in the twentieth century helps him to explain both the New York intelligentsia's flirtation with Trotskyism and the frailty of Communist power structures in Eastern Europe. Hitchens' pointed reassessments of Graham Greene, P.G. Wodehouse and C.L.R. James, or his riotous celebration of drinkiny and smoking, display an engaging enthusiasm and an acerbic wit. Equally entertaining is his unsparing rogues' gallery, which gives us unforgettable portraits of the lugubrious 'Dr'Kissinger, the comprehensively reactionary 'Mother' Teresa, the preposterous Paul Johnson and the predictable P.J. O'Rourke.
