Kissinger and a forgotten genocide It's hard to keep track of Kissinger's crimes — but his handling of the Pakistan crisis of 1971 was up there Salon · Dec 10, 2023
When are the Iowa caucuses and why are they so important? Prominent Iowa pollster tells Gustaf Kilander, ‘it should be impossible to poll caucuses accurately because they’re designed for things to change at the very last moment’ The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2023
‘They’re trying to kill me’: Hunter Biden talks with Moby about the rightwing vendetta against him In a podcast interview, Biden discusses addiction, sobriety and how his father’s foes would like to see him relapse The Guardian - US · Dec 8, 2023
Norman Lear, who brought ‘All in the Family,’ Archie Bunker and ‘Maude’ to TV, dead at 101 The liberal political activist’s signature production was immersed in the day’s headlines while also drawing upon Lear’s childhood memories of his tempestuous father. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 6, 2023
Norman Lear, Sitcom King Who Changed TV -- And America Norman Lear was television's prolific genius whose trailblazing sitcoms in the 1970s and 1980s not only revolutionized US entertainment -- they helped change the way a nation saw itself. International Business Times · Dec 6, 2023
Kissinger’s obsession with Chile enabled a murderous dictatorship that still haunts the country Noticing my nonappearance at the start of a black-tie dinner at the Johannesburg home of Harry Oppenheimer, a mining magnate and Africa’s richest man, the host assumed I was boycotting the event on principle. It was a reasonable assumption: I was the Chilean ambassador to South Africa, and Henry Kissinger… The Conversation · Dec 6, 2023
Was Ron DeSantis lacklustre campaign doomed from the start? Ex-GOP strategist believes the governor’s mix of awkwardness and nastiness will end his campaign, while a pollster says nothing can be predicted when it comes to the Iowa caucuses where it comes down to what happens in the room on the night, Gustaf Kilander reports The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2023
Was Ron DeSantis lacklustre campaign doomed from the start? Ex-GOP strategist believes the governor’s mix of awkwardness and nastiness will end his campaign, while a pollster says nothing can be predicted when it comes to the Iowa caucuses where it comes down to what happens in the room on the night, Gustaf Kilander reports The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023
Henry Kissinger’s role in Bengali massacre Letter: In 1971 he advised Nixon to side with Pakistan’s military dictator in his war with Bangladesh, then East Pakistan, writes Robert Evans The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2023
From Cambodia to Bangladesh: a brief history of Henry Kissinger’s alleged war crimes Henry Kissinger sided with military dictators and genocidal regimes in his pursuit of projecting US power during the Cold War, resulting in the deaths of millions of innocents, Bevan Hurley reports The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2023
The Kissinger years: flawed legacy of the man behind US cold war policy He shaped a world of superpowers but to those without power he was ruthless. How did one diplomat hold sway for so long? The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2023
Was Ron DeSantis lacklustre campaign doomed from the start? Ex-GOP strategist believes the governor’s mix of awkwardness and nastiness will end his campaign, while a pollster says nothing can be predicted when it comes to the Iowa caucuses where it comes down to what happens in the room on the night, Gustaf Kilander reports The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2023
'My Blood Boils': Kissinger's Bitter Legacy In Southeast Asia As global tributes to late US diplomat Henry Kissinger poured in, his death stirred fury across Southeast Asia. International Business Times · Dec 2, 2023
From Cambodia to Bangladesh: a brief history of Henry Kissinger’s alleged war crimes Henry Kissinger sided with military dictators and genocidal regimes in his pursuit of projecting US power during the Cold War, resulting in the deaths of millions of innocents, Bevan Hurley reports The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2023
The Guardian - US · Dec 2, 2023 Federal judge rejects Trump’s attempt to dismiss 2020 election subversion case In stinging opinion, judge Tanya Chutkan rejects idea that being commander in chief confers lifelong ‘get-out-of-jail-free’ pass
The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2023 Nixon, Monroe and cheeky male buttocks: the soul-affirming photography of Elliott Erwitt His shot of Nixon jabbing Khrushchev’s chest was one of his era-defining images, but Erwitt was equal parts eyewitness and dreamer and his delight in humanity may be his final legacy
Multichannel News · Dec 1, 2023 Henry Kissinger: RIP for America’s First TV Diplomat (B+C Guest Blog) Former Museum of TV & Radio chief recalls his encounters with the media-savvy former Secretary of State
The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2023 Exit from Edinburgh zoo may signal end to era of China’s panda diplomacy Beijing’s strained relations with the west are less easily mollified by loans of cuddly endangered bears
The Guardian - US · Dec 1, 2023 ‘Aura of credibility’: why Democrats and elites revere Kissinger despite war crimes allegations The enduring fealty of Democrats to the late Republican has baffled many progressives
The Hindu · Dec 1, 2023 Morning Digest | Exit polls show Congress win in Telangana, Chhattisgarh, but differ over M.P., Rajasthan; GDP surges 7.6% in Q2, goes past RBI forecast; and more The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on November 26, 2023
International Business Times · Nov 30, 2023 Kissinger Transformed Middle East, Where Turmoil Reigns Again It was the original shuttle diplomacy. Kissinger, the titan of US diplomacy who died Wednesday at 100, left a deeply controversial legacy in much of the world but, at least inside the United States, he won wide praise for transforming Middle East politics.
The Hindu · Nov 30, 2023 Kissinger, Nixon ‘helped’ Pakistan in 1971, documents from U.S. Archive reveal U.S. President Richard Nixon and National security Adviser Henry Kissinger broke American arms ban on Pakistan and ensured Islamabad received air support from third countries.
The Guardian - US · Nov 30, 2023 Elliott Erwitt, acclaimed American photographer, dies at 95 The photographer’s storied career included defining pictures of Marilyn Monroe, Richard Nixon and a host of dogs
Space · Nov 30, 2023 For Henry Kissinger, NASA'S Apollo 11 lunar landing was about more than the moon Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger passed away Nov. 29, 2023. After the Apollo 11 moon landing, Kissinger helped organize a world tour of the moonwalking astronauts.
The Guardian - US · Nov 30, 2023 Latin America remembers Kissinger’s ‘profound moral wretchedness’ US statesman’s encouragement of Pinochet’s coup in Chile and his backing for Argentina’s military dictatorship left lasting stain