A conversation with Henry Kissinger about Pol Pot

with Henry Kissinger
in Current Affairs
on Thursday, April 16, 1998 * * * * *

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A conversation with Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of State, about the death of the Cambodian tyrant Pol Pot, the leader of the Khmer Rouge. Kissinger discusses Pol Pot's ideologies, his historical significance, the power and roots of communism and the inaction of the American government in the face of the disaster.

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Keywords:
Cambodia
Secretary of State
genocide
U.S. foreign policy
Henry Kissinger
communism
Khmer Rouge
tyrant
Pol Pot

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    1. neeg  09/19/2009 11:01 PM Report

      This interview is awful. Rose is convoluted, even incoherent at times. And what's up with the occasional drunken facial expression? Kissinger deserves a much more eloquent, critical, and sharp interviewer to probe into Kissinger/Nixon era politics.

    2. neeg  09/19/2009 11:00 PM Report

      This interview is awful. Rose is convoluted, even incoherent at times. And what's up with the occasional drunken facial expression? Kissinger deserves a much more eloquent, critical, and sharp interviewer to probe into Kissinger/Nixon era politics.