by @DavidCorn in #motherjones

"Kissinger’s diplomatic conniving led to or enabled slaughters around the globe. As he blows out all those candles, let’s call the roll."

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/05/henry-kissinger-at-100-still-a-war-criminal/

#HenryKissinger #Kissinger #WarCrimes #WarCriminal #RichardNixon #Nixon #Cambodia #Bangladesh #Chile #EastTimor #Argentina

Let's remember the factual legacy of an extreme war criminal: Henry Kissinger dead, aged 99 – https://www.anarchistfederation.net/breaking-henry-kissinger-dies-aged-99/

#HenryKissinger #MyLai #EastTimor #Vietnam #imperialism #WarCriminal

Today in Labor History March 12, 1967: Suharto took power from Sukarno in Indonesia. He ruled Indonesia as an authoritarian, kleptocratic dictator for 31 years. During that time, he amassed a fortune worth $38 billion. He rose to power under Sukarno during the 1965-1966 genocide. During that ostensibly anti-Communist purge, Suharto’s troops murdered up to 1.0 million communists, labor activists, peasants and ethnic minorities. In 1974, the Suharto regime, with approval of U.S. president Gerald Ford, invaded East Timor, killing over 200,000 Timorese. Another 75,000-200,000 died from starvation and disease.

#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #genocide #indonesia #EastTimor #massacre #DeathSquads #Suharto #Sukarno #dictator #communist #union

Pointing out the war crimes of #JimmyCarter is a good way to see how liberals like to ignore inconvenient truths as much as conservatives. They'll jump straight to "the left is never satisfied" or "something something Mugabe was evil too."

Meanwhile I've seen people saying things like "Carter fought hard for democracy globally" without the slightest hint of irony. Historical facts don't seem to mean much in the face of sentiments like "Bad at politics, good human, built homes."

It's important to recognize that Carter may have been better than presidents like Reagan, but he was still responsible for abhorrent crimes in service of capitalist imperialism.

#USPresident #WarCrimes #Imperialism #Capitalism #Nicaragua #EastTimor #Mujahedeen #PolPot

On the margins of @wef I met w/ MFAs from #Iraq @Fuad_Hussein1& #EastTimor @AdaljizaM.Discussed ways to ensure effective #multilateralism & tackle common global challenges.We will award a scholarship to a student from #EastTimor for a master’s degree in #Slovenia 2023/2024 #wef23

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/tfajon/status/1616095304859672578