Mother Jones
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Henry Kissinger is turning 100 this week, prompting hosannas about perhaps the most influential American foreign policymaker of the 20th century.
Frida Ghitis: It's an insult to history that Kissinger is not equally known for his many acts of treachery.
She says Kissinger's diplomatic conniving led to or enabled slaughters around the globe, including the deaths of hundreds of thousands.
Ghitis says Kissinger is a monumental figure who shaped much of the past 50 years.
Julian Zelizer: Kissinger was unprincipled schemer who engaged in multiple acts of skullduggery.
Zelizer says Kissinger has expressed few, if any, regrets about the cruel and deadly results of his moves on the global chessboard.
Kissinger is routinely lambasted by his critics as a “war criminal,” though has never been held accountable for his misdeeds.
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