#In Vietnam, Henry Kissinger was worse than a fraud

#In Vietnam, Henry Kissinger was worse than a fraud

Two quotes endure from the final years of the Vietnam War. The first is “Peace is at hand,” uttered by Henry Kissinger on October 26, 1972, when he swore he’d reached a solution with North Vietnam’s Le Duc Tho for ending the war. The bad guys — the “North” Vietnamese and their southern affiliate, the…

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#Biden remembers Kissinger’s ‘fierce intellect’ despite strong disagreements

#Republican lawmakers mourn American diplomat Henry Kissinger

Reactions poured in on Wednesday from several Republican lawmakers over the death of former diplomat and presidential adviser Henry Kissinger, with tributes highlighting the former statesman’s legacy on foreign policy. Kissinger passed away at his home in Connecticut on Wednesday at the age of 100. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Kissinger’s contributions to U.S….

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#We can’t give Putin a win

#We can’t give Putin a win

“We can’t give Putin a win” For the third time since becoming president, Joe Biden has said he would send US forces to defend Taiwan should mainland China launch an attack. And for the third time, White House staff and the State Department had to “walk back” (diplospeak for “deny”) that the US position has…

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#Elizabeth Holmes’ taste for travel, celebrity admissible in Theranos trial

#Elizabeth Holmes’ taste for travel, celebrity admissible in Theranos trial

“#Elizabeth Holmes’ taste for travel, celebrity admissible in Theranos trial” Federal prosecutors will be allowed to highlight Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ taste for globe-trotting and celebrity in her upcoming fraud trial, a judge ruled, after her attorneys argued that such details could enflame jurors’ “class prejudice.” Holmes’ glamorous lifestyle included traveling by private jet, driving…

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