Kissinger is one of the ideological forefathers of today’s neocons. This is the story of his contentious relationship with Daniel Ellsberg. From Kevin Gosztola at scheerpost.com:
“Daniel Ellsberg is the most dangerous man in America. He must be stopped at all costs.” —Henry Kissinger
In 1970, before whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg shared copies of the Pentagon Papers with several newspapers in the United States, Ellsberg was invited by his friend Lloyd Shearer, who was the editor of Parade magazine, to attend a lunch with President Richard Nixon’s national security adviser Henry Kissinger.
Ellsberg recounted the lunch in his book, Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers. Kissinger knew Ellsberg from his work at the RAND Corporation,and what Ellsberg recounted is vital to understanding the festering and unrepentant diplomat as the world marks his 100th birthday.
The contrast between the two could not be more stark. Ellsberg has spent the past 50-plus years constantly atoning for the part he played in the Vietnam War while Kissinger has shirked accountability for the vast amount of bloodshed that he enabled.
Kissinger’s reaction to Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers exposed more about who he was deep down than his philosophy or any advice he ever offered on U.S. foreign policy.
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