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		waffleiron on Nov 30, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Henry Kissinger Has Died > so people who act in the name of states can't be bound by international laws. I’d say exactly the same if I were a war criminal

shimonabi on Nov 30, 2023 [–]

Nixon once asked Kissinger if he should drown 200.000 people or just nuke them. Kissinger objected on the grounds that it would be bad for PR.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGeLV7oL5gg

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