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| Kissinger Watch #13 |
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| On November 13, 2002, 11 victims who suffered grave human rights violations following Pinochet's bloody coup in Chile brought suit against Henry Kissinger in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia. The suit alleges that Kissinger's involvement in the September 11, 1973 coup makes him responsible for crimes against humanity, forced disappearance, torture, arbitrary detention, and wrongful death (see article 1). On November 27, 2000, the Chilean media reported that the U.S. Department of State had replied to a letter rogatory from Judge Guzman concerning the death of Charles Horman. (see KissingerWatch issues 7 & 8). The State Department claims that the U.S. had no foreknowledge of Horman's impending assassination and adds that Kissinger could not remember details of the events that happened 30 years ago. (article 2 in Spanish). Also on November 27, 2002, George W. Bush appointed Kissinger to head the 911 inquiry commission. We believe that Bush has opened a window of opportunity. We can capitalise on the media coverage and criticism which accompanied the appointment. Hundreds of articles on the appointment appeared worldwide. Many of these contained some criticism of Bush's choice and Kissinger's record. Kissinger was portrayed as a dubious character at best and a master of the culture of secrecy. Some commentators, among these a former CIA special analyst (article 3), observed that Kissinger himself should be the subject of an inquiry, - noting suspicions of war crimes, complicity in genocide and in the overthrow of a democratically elected government on 9/11, 1973 (article 4,5,). The Financial Times reports on angered 9/11 families who call upon Kissinger to disclose the identity of his business clients (article 6) Kissinger's new job does not seem to consume him entirely. He still finds the time to comment on international affairs. Recently he felt compelled to express once more his concerns over the establishment of the International Criminal Court. "For its part, America defines its national interests in more strategic terms. Europe defers worries about the operation of such new institutions as the International Criminal Court partly because of the lower priority it gives to foreign policy altogether. The United States is concerned with the immediate impact of an institution with a vague charter, unsettled procedures and subject to no system of checks and balances, which can affect the many Americans engaged in global responsibilities." (Article 7) Ever faithful to his fight against the "Tyranny of Judges" (see KissingerWatch 1), Kissinger ignores his self-interest. As the New York Times concluded recently: The U.S. administration is more concerned about possible indictments of high-ranking public officials rather than its foot soldiers. And that the U.S. opposition to the ICC should be viewed in the context of the multiple efforts to bring Kissinger to justice. (KissingerWatch 10) Finally, our website is becoming increasingly popular. In the days after Kissinger"s appointment we had on average about 8000 hits per day - more than 10 times as many as before. Kissinger Watch editors recently participated in several radio interviews as well. These are strong indications that there is growing uneasiness about Kissinger"s continued presence in the public realm. With Kissinger in the spotlight again and likely to remain there for a considerable period of time, let us make sure that in the course of the next months he will be viewed with ever more critical eyes. Our immediate goal ought to be his removal from his new and prestigious office. | |
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