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muriel_volestrangler

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15. There's another Sept 11th, and a man with significant responsibility remains free
Wed Jun 18, 2014, 12:12 PM
Jun 2014
KISSINGER AND CHILE: THE DECLASSIFIED RECORD

Washington, D.C., September 11, 2013 – Henry Kissinger urged President Richard Nixon to overthrow the democratically elected Allende government in Chile because his "'model' effect can be insidious," according to documents posted today by the National Security Archive. The coup against Allende occurred on this date 40 years ago. The posted records spotlight Kissinger's role as the principal policy architect of U.S. efforts to oust the Chilean leader, and assist in the consolidation of the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile.

The documents, which include transcripts of Kissinger's "telcons" — telephone conversations — that were never shown to the special Senate Committee chaired by Senator Frank Church in the mid 1970s, provide key details about the arguments, decisions, and operations Kissinger made and supervised during his tenure as national security adviser and secretary of state.

"These documents provide the verdict of history on Kissinger's singular contribution to the denouement of democracy and rise of dictatorship in Chile," said Peter Kornbluh who directs the Chile Documentation Project at the National Security Archive. "They are the evidence of his accountability for the events of forty years ago."

Today's posting includes a Kissinger "telcon" with Nixon that records their first conversation after the coup. During the conversation Kissinger tells Nixon that the U.S. had "helped" the coup. &quot Word omitted) created the conditions as best as possible." When Nixon complained about the "liberal crap" in the media about Allende's overthrow, Kissinger advised him: "In the Eisenhower period, we would be heroes."

http://www2.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB437/

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He has still forgotten about one terror group Takket Jun 2014 #1
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They KNOW better. They're just trying to make toxic politcal hay while yet they can. IrishAyes Jun 2014 #14
yes, it seems like there's some expectation that he accomplish everything BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2014 #18
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And the world is more dangerous than it was. n/t jtuck004 Jun 2014 #13
There's another Sept 11th, and a man with significant responsibility remains free muriel_volestrangler Jun 2014 #15
!!! BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2014 #16
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