Birmingham

Sleep Easy, Shane

With humour, warmth and delicate beauty, Shane MacGowan’s lyricism profoundly shaped the culture of England’s Irish diaspora — and was never afraid to denounce injustice,

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Economy

Finally

Henry Kissinger’s time on earth was spent organising the slaughter of millions of people on behalf of the rich and powerful, whose respect for him

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Economy

Finally

Henry Kissinger’s time on earth was spent organising the slaughter of millions of people on behalf of the rich and powerful, whose respect for him

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News

The Verdict on Henry Kissinger

Henry Kissinger is dead. The media mill is already churning out fiery denouncements and warm remembrances in equal measure. Perhaps no other figure in twentieth-century

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Climate

Kissinger in Cambodia

By all accounts, the death and destruction Kissinger wreaked upon Cambodia never burdened him. But he bears responsibility not only for a brutal American bombing

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India

Kissinger in Bangladesh

When war erupted in South Asia in 1971, Kissinger called Indians “bastards” and Nixon said they needed “a mass famine.” For both men, US strategic

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News

Kissinger in Vietnam and China

This was Kissinger’s importance: he had no principles whatsoever. There’s nothing in the transcripts to suggest that he had qualms about people dying or suffering.

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Crisis

Kissinger in East Timor

Kissinger once said the slaughter of hundreds of thousands in East Timor would have occurred no matter what he did. He was too modest. Henry

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London

Kissinger in Cyprus

Ask any Cypriot over the age of fifty who is to blame for the island’s ongoing division, and the answer will be almost unanimous: Henry

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News

Kissinger in the Gulf

Kissinger was fond of telling Congress that he was in the business of real estate, not social work. Real estate, much like empire, is suited

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Africa

Kissinger in Angola

Why would Kissinger plan a covert operation in Angola? Because he wanted exorcize the ghost of Vietnam, and he thought the war would provide a

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Africa

Kissinger in Western Sahara

Listed by the UN as the largest non–self-governing territory in the world, Western Sahara is today bisected by a 2,700 kilometer-long sand wall and an

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Africa

Kissinger in South Africa

With US policy in war-torn southern African region perpetually on the verge of capsizing, Kissinger’s desire for stability put him in conflict with the ascendant

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