MikeDunnAuthor on Nostr: Today in Labor History October 16, 1973: Mass murderer and War Criminal Henry ...

Today in Labor History October 16, 1973: Mass murderer and War Criminal Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, along with Lê Đức Thọ, for their work in orchestrating a ceasefire in the Vietnam War. Two Nobel Prize committee members resigned in protest. During his diplomatic career, Kissinger was involved in orchestrating and/or supporting the Chilean coup and Pinochet dictatorship (over 3,000 killed); the Argentine Dirty War (up to 30,000 killed); the Pakistani genocide in Bangladesh (3 million killed); and the Genocide in East Timor (up to 300,000 killed).

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