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Kissinger's friendship with Putin must be a thorn in the side of his many defenders in DC. "Putin and Kissinger, indeed, met regularly – at least fifteen times
by celtoid 3y ago
Kissinger's friendship with Putin must be a thorn in the side of his many defenders in DC.
"Putin and Kissinger, indeed, met regularly – at least fifteen times. Once Putin was even invited for dinner at Kissinger’s home in New York. A “close and trusting collaboration” seemed in particular be established between the Kremlin and Kissinger Associates, Kissinger’s consulting firm." [0]
[0] "The Strange Putin-Kissinger Friendship", Marcel H. Van Herpen, 2016:
https://www.cicerofoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/Marcel_H_Van_Herpen_The_Putin_Kissinger_Friendship.pdf https://www.cicerofoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/Marcel_H...
- mrguyorama 3y agoTrump himself openly talks about admiring Putin and preferring the way Putin leads to anything here in America, and high ranking members of the American Republican party spent at least one recent July 4th in Moscow meeting with Putin. Connections with the Russian Oligarchy haven't harmed them at all, especially since all their followers are convinced it was a hoax.
- celtoid 3y agoI'm speaking more of these types of photo ops: "Secretary Blinken stands with former Secretaries of State Condoleezza Rice, Henry Kissinger, and James Baker at Stanford Memorial Church on Thursday." [0] Hillary Clinton also spent decades brown nosing Henry Kissinger. I'm curious to see if she releases a public birthday greeting when he turns 100. [0] https://www.state.gov/dipnote-u-s-department-of-state-official-blog/remembering-former-secretary-of-state-george-p-shultz/ https://www.state.gov/dipnote-u-s-department-of-state-offici...
- vkou 3y agoI'm personally waiting for the fawning obituaries.