Pinochet judge asks to question Kissinger, an article from The Guardian today, says in part, "The former US secretary of state is wanted for questioning by Baltasar Garzon over his alleged involvement in a plot by former South American military dictatorships to persecute and eliminate their opponents in the 1970s and 1980s."
A long life is not always such a good thing. Too bad we have to wait until men like Kissinger become frail before we dare speak the truth about their crimes in our midst. The question I am really wanting answered is this: Will American government officials—both former and current—ever subject themselves to the same international criminal code that they seek so broadly to impose on officials of other governments? I think not; one of the perquisites of power is the ability to imperiously disregard the rantings of those who know the truth.
I know it is unbecoming of me, but I hope Henry lives many years more, the longer for me to relish his decline.
Finally, not to worship Hitchens too much, but here is an article he wrote nine months ago in which he touches on the arrogant, self-serving attitude that Palestinians can have rights only if they deserve them. Talk about crime in our midst...