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RIP Henry Kissinger,

#1 Post by Vandal » Wed Nov 29, 2023 8:17 pm

Henry Kissinger, former secretary of state and presidential adviser, dead at 100

Henry Kissinger, the former U.S. Secretary of State during the Nixon and Ford administrations who was said to be one of the most influential and controversial foreign policy framers in postwar United States, has died. He was 100.

The news was confirmed by Kissinger's consulting company on Wednesday night.

"Dr. Henry Kissinger, a respected American scholar and statesman, died today at his home in Connecticut," Kissinger Associates, Inc. said in a statement Wednesday.

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Re: RIP Henry Kissinger,

#2 Post by tlynn78 » Wed Nov 29, 2023 8:33 pm

He was a fascinating man. RiP
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#3 Post by Vandal » Thu Nov 30, 2023 5:37 pm

From Oliver Stone's 1995 movie, Nixon:

(Mao to Kissinger) "I want to know your secret."

Kissinger: "My secret?"

Mao: "How does a fat man get so many girls?"
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