Henry Kissinger Was A War Criminal, But Presidents And Celebrities Smiled With Him

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73% : Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sought out his counsel and praised him during her 2016 presidential campaign.
71% : However, Secretary of State Antony Blinken,USAID administrator Samantha Power and CIA director Bill Burns attended Kissinger's 100th birthday celebration in New York in 2023.
63% : Kris Connor via Getty ImagesFormer Secretary of State Henry Kissinger introduces Vice President Joe Biden during the 2016 World Jewish Congress Herzl Award Dinner at the Pierre Hotel on Nov. 9, 2016 in New York City.
57% : Pool via Getty ImagesChinese President Xi Jinping meets former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the Great Hall of the People, Nov. 8, 2018 in Beijing.
53% : As secretary of state, Kissinger personally approved thousands of bombing raids in the country while closely overseeing the campaign.
53% : SAUL LOEB via Getty ImagesPresident George W. Bush waves alongside former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger after speaking to the Economic Club of New York at the New York Hilton on March 14, 2007.
53% : Consolidated News Pictures via Getty ImagesU.S. President-elect Jimmy Carter, U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and U.S. Vice President-elect Walter Mondale meet in Plains, Georgia, to discuss U.S. foreign policy on Nov. 20, 1976.
53% : Evan Agostini via Getty ImagesHonoree Oprah Winfrey and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger attend the New York Public Library's Annual Library Lions Gala on Nov. 13, 2006 in New York City.
53% : OSSERVATORE ROMANO via Getty ImagesPope Benedict XVI greets former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger during a private meeting at his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on Sept. 28, 2006.
43% : Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger arrives at the Woodrow Wilson Center's inauguration of the Kissinger Institute on China and the U.S. on July 29, 2008, in Washington, D.C.Henry Kissinger, America's most famous war criminal, died onWednesday at age 100.
40% : As secretary of state and national security adviser for Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, he micromanaged, presided over or provided crucial support to deadly conflicts on three continents.
12% : Below are some of the U.S. leaders and other public figures who rubbed shoulders with the now-deceased war criminal:MANDEL NGAN via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger during their meeting in the Oval Office on Oct. 10, 2017, in Washington, D.C.JEWEL SAMAD via Getty ImagesU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger participate in "Conversations on Diplomacy," moderated by Charlie Rose at the Department of State on April 20, 2011.

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