The Trials of Henry Kissinger

Is H. Kissinger a War Criminal? I think the Procurator has failed to make a clear and convincing case. What is clear and convincing is that Henry Kissinger is not very good at diplomacy, global strategy or geopolitical realpolitik. The director says Kissinger is a War Criminal for invading Cambodia and scuttling the Paris Talks of 1968. Kissinger makes the better case that Cambodia aided and abetted North Vietnam and therefore was a lawful combatant. The fact that the 1973 Treaty was almost identical to the treaty that Johnson negotiated shows that Kissinger's strategy was a failure, but a war crime? By that logic, Obama's war in Libya was a war crime. I don't see these same people lining up subpoenas for the other Nobel Peace Prize winner either. The East Timor is embarrassing for US History as Ford and Kissinger made a spectacle when Saharto did their dirty work for them. You may argue that what Saharto did was genocide. But the problem with this whole movie is that we view from the lens of a post-Cold War lens. Scrowcroft said it best in this film, when the Nazis bombed London that was a war crime until we bombed Dresden. The stakes of losing or even contesting those waterways was too high. Lastly, history agrees with this documentary that Kissinger did kill General Schneider and President Allende. Is that a war crime? In essence the whole idea of a war crime is absurd. War is a crime. But if you narrow the definition of war criminality to genocide, then the evidence against Kissinger is flimsy at best.I will say that this film does effectively document who stupid and wrong headed the policies of this self described "Secret Swinger" is. He was just wrong about a lot of things - probably most things. It confirms my decision to stop listening to him a LONG time ago.

This is a great summary of the crimes, not trials, of Henry Kissinger!He played both sides (Johnson and Nixon) at the Vietnam peace talks in Paris in 1968. His goal was to get a job with either administration after the election. He succeeded; Nixon made him Sec of State and head of National Security?Nixon campaigned to get the US out of Vietnam but instead he escalated the war by bombing neutral Cambodia. Kissinger was a key player in this secret bombing campaign, which led to the deaths of millions if you count the Pol Pot killing fields deaths which resulted indirectly from the destabilization of Cambodia.Kissinger was behind the invasion of East Timor in Indonesia.Laughably, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973 for his role in ending the Vietnam war! The problem with that was the war lasted until 1975!! The Vietnamese leader who was also awarded the prize refused to attend the ceremony because he had scruples.Kissinger also bugged his own staff and Nixon’s similar tactics led to Watergate and his downfall.Kissinger is true war criminal who escaped not only prosecution, but is considered a great statesman!!A must watch for those seeking truth, not BS.

What is the definition of a Sociopath? "A sociopath is often well liked because of their charm and high charisma, but they do not usually care about other people. They think mainly of themselves and often blame others for the things that they do. They have a complete disregard for rules and lie constantly. They seldom feel guilt or learn from punishments. Though some sociopaths have become murders (sic), most reveal their sociopathy through less deadly and sensational means." If that does not describe Kissinger, or his pal Haig (and Nixon, and his staff) then nothing else will...Kissinger is by far the worst of the worst, a true NAZI in every sense of the word...he believes that the ends justify the means...a man who survived the Holocaust, and saw first hand the banality of evil committed by the Third Reich, himself became his own worst enemy. He should be tried, and if convicted, hanged, as we did in Nuremberg with Hermann Göring....

Henry Kissinger was elevated and praised by all of mypolitical science teachers when I was a college aged student.This was one of those cognitive dissonance things becauseHenry Kissingers was one of the primary executors of theViet Nam War under Richard Nixon. That war was one of thelowest points in modern US history.The case is made well by among others, the brilliant - atleast occasionally, Christopher Hitchens, that Henry Kissingeris a war criminal and should have been tried right alongsidethe likes of Augusto Pinochet as one of the major human rightsabusers of the 20th century.I agree with this documentary, but even if you do not this documentaryis full of information that Americans should know about late20th century American politics and politicians.Excellent ... 10/10

Excellent documentary of how those in power who purport to represent us in fact represent only themselves and their own ideology. This is particularly disturbing for those of us who lived during this era but were not aware of the depth and profoundly sinister backroom machinations of "our" government until official records were released years later. It will be interesting to see more details of the actions which were taken by the US government during this era when further papers are released after Mr. Kissinger has passed away. I strongly recommend also reading the book (or listening to the Audible audiobook) because it goes into significantly more detail.

Awesome, I love history and this didn't disappoint.It was very informative.They had lots of photos/video from the events they were narrating which helped give a sense of immersion.It is not an add, they don't paint a pretty picture of the man, if you happen to think differently of him.I do recommend watching it for anyone who likes history or wants to know more about the Vietnam war, or U.S. politics.

It really exposes the lies and deceptions of key figures like Kissinger who seem to have no moral conscience.The welfare of the general public is irrelevant to these government figures as long as their power and influence is maintained.

This film presents a clear picture of someone hailed as a statesman who could be seen as a war criminal. We need to be reminded of what happened in southeast Asia during the Vietnam War.

Good show, very revealing, and informative. Pretty shocking how some of our politicians have behaved and how none of them are held accountable. It could have been done better but.good nonetheless.