Demonstrate against Henry Kissinger, Monday, July 18, 2011, 5 - 7 pmCity Building, 399 Park Ave. (btn. 53 & 54 Sts.), 12th floor, Manhattan
ETAN and other organizations in protesting Henry Kissinger's latest
public appearance in New York. Notice is short, please help spread the word!
Remind people about Henry Kissinger's sordid and criminal history
concerning East Timor, Vietnam, Cambodia, Chile, Cyprus, Bangladesh,
Angola and elsewhere.
On December 6, 1975, then Secretary of State Kissinger and President
Gerald Ford visited Jakarta. At their meeting, Ford gave Indonesia's
dictator Suharto an explicit go ahead for the invasion of East Timor
and Indonesia invaded the next day. According to East Timor's
Commission on Reception, Truth
and Reconciliation (CAVR) up to 180,000 died as a direct result of
the illegal invasion and occupation. Declassified and leaked
documents show that Kissinger understood that Suharto was balking at
invading, concerned that the U.S. would cut off its supply of weapons
and military training.
Kissinger guaranteed continuation of weapons shipments. According to
Timor-Leste's Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation as many as 180,000 people died as a result. More on Kissinger's role in East Timor click here.
Kissinger is currently out promoting his latest book on China.
In addition to ETAN, initial sponsors of the protest include World
Can't Wait, War Criminals Watch, and the War Resisters League. More
coming. If your group wants to endorse, let us know - etan@etan.org
Hold Kissinger Accountable leaflet to distribute at this and future events.
https://theblacklist.net/
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