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These bombings led to the rise of the [[Khmer Rouge]] and [[Pol Pot]], who carried out a [[Cambodian Genocide|genocide]] against millions of Vietnamese and Cambodian civilians.

Another crime of his was his pivotal involvement in pressuring Nixon to overthrow democratically elected president Salvador Allende of Chile in 1973. He oversaw the overthrow of the government and its replacement with the regime of [[Augusto Pinochet]], a mass murdering dictator who killed several thousands of his own citizens and interned and tortured thousands more; this was ~~apart~~ of [[Operation Condor]], a multi-year campaign of [[state terrorism]] in South America that was backed by the CIA and established a number of right-wing military dictatorships in South America in order to prevent communism from taking hold in South America.

Another crime of his was his pivotal involvement in pressuring Nixon to overthrow democratically elected president Salvador Allende of Chile in 1973. He oversaw the overthrow of the government and its replacement with the regime of [[Augusto Pinochet]], a mass-murdering dictator who killed several thousands of his own citizens and interned and tortured thousands more; this was a part of [[Operation Condor]], a multi-year campaign of [[state terrorism]] in South America that was backed by the CIA and established a number of right-wing military dictatorships in South America in order to prevent communism from taking hold in South America.

Kissinger was involved in providing arms to the [[Suharto]] regime during their invasion of East Timor.He also showed his support for the [[Yahya Khan]] regime in Pakistan, ignoring the fact that the Pakistani government was carrying out a [[genocide]] in East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.

Kissinger was involved in providing arms to the [[Suharto]] regime during their invasion of East Timor. He also showed his support for the [[Yahya Khan]] regime in Pakistan, ignoring the fact that the Pakistani government was carrying out a [[genocide]] in East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.

Kissinger also acted as [[UNITA]]'s lifeline to the U.S. during the early years of the Angolan Civil War. The U.S. was well known for their support of UNITA and their leader, [[Jonas Savimbi]], during the [[Cold War]], as UNITA was the main opposition to the Soviet Union-backed [[MPLA]] regime of [[José Eduardo dos Santos]]. The U.S. supplied UNITA with aid and weapons; they also supplied weapons to [[Apartheid]] South Africa, ~~who were allies~~ with UNITA.

Kissinger also acted as [[UNITA]]'s lifeline to the U.S. during the early years of the Angolan Civil War. The U.S. was well known for their support of UNITA and their leader, [[Jonas Savimbi]], during the [[Cold War]], as UNITA was the main opposition to the Soviet Union-backed [[MPLA]] regime of [[José Eduardo dos Santos]]. The U.S. supplied UNITA with aid and weapons; they also supplied weapons to [[Apartheid]] South Africa, which was allied with UNITA.

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 These bombings led to the rise of the [[Khmer Rouge]] and [[Pol Pot]], who carried out a [[Cambodian Genocide|genocide]] against millions of Vietnamese and Cambodian civilians.
-Another crime of his was his pivotal involvement in pressuring Nixon to overthrow democratically elected president Salvador Allende of Chile in 1973. He oversaw the overthrow of the government and its replacement with the regime of [[Augusto Pinochet]], a mass murdering dictator who killed several thousands of his own citizens and interned and tortured thousands more; this was apart of [[Operation Condor]], a multi-year campaign of [[state terrorism]] in South America that was backed by the CIA and established a number of right-wing military dictatorships in South America in order to prevent communism from taking hold in South America.
+Another crime of his was his pivotal involvement in pressuring Nixon to overthrow democratically elected president Salvador Allende of Chile in 1973. He oversaw the overthrow of the government and its replacement with the regime of [[Augusto Pinochet]], a mass-murdering dictator who killed several thousands of his own citizens and interned and tortured thousands more; this was a part of [[Operation Condor]], a multi-year campaign of [[state terrorism]] in South America that was backed by the CIA and established a number of right-wing military dictatorships in South America in order to prevent communism from taking hold in South America.
-Kissinger was involved in providing arms to the [[Suharto]] regime during their invasion of East Timor.He also showed his support for the [[Yahya Khan]] regime in Pakistan, ignoring the fact that the Pakistani government was carrying out a [[genocide]] in East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.
+Kissinger was involved in providing arms to the [[Suharto]] regime during their invasion of East Timor. He also showed his support for the [[Yahya Khan]] regime in Pakistan, ignoring the fact that the Pakistani government was carrying out a [[genocide]] in East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.
-Kissinger also acted as [[UNITA]]'s lifeline to the U.S. during the early years of the Angolan Civil War. The U.S. was well known for their support of UNITA and their leader, [[Jonas Savimbi]], during the [[Cold War]], as UNITA was the main opposition to the Soviet Union-backed [[MPLA]] regime of [[José Eduardo dos Santos]]. The U.S. supplied UNITA with aid and weapons; they also supplied weapons to [[Apartheid]] South Africa, who were allies with UNITA.
+Kissinger also acted as [[UNITA]]'s lifeline to the U.S. during the early years of the Angolan Civil War. The U.S. was well known for their support of UNITA and their leader, [[Jonas Savimbi]], during the [[Cold War]], as UNITA was the main opposition to the Soviet Union-backed [[MPLA]] regime of [[José Eduardo dos Santos]]. The U.S. supplied UNITA with aid and weapons; they also supplied weapons to [[Apartheid]] South Africa, which was allied with UNITA.
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