Henry Kissinger is dead

      As one pundit put it, Henry Kissinger's death may be the only redeeming event in 2023.   A monster who was responsible for the deaths of millions,  directly or indirectly.   From Laos and Cambodia to East Timor, Bangladesh and Chile, Kissinger's policies of propping up authoritarian dictators who would bow to the American Empire led to incalculable suffering around the world.

     Detente with the Soviet Union, arms reduction and the opening with China were relatively bloodless achievements on his watch, but hardly compare with the death and destruction he caused or facilitated.  Ironically, Kissinger's family got out  of Germany just before Hitler began the Holocaust.  You would think such an experience would cause him to be cautious in wielding power over the defenseless.  You would also be wrong.

      History will not be kind to Henry Kissinger.