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*At Henry Kissinger's advice, he suppressed reports of the [[1971 Bangladesh Genocide]] in order to preserve the USA's alliance with Pakistan. | *At Henry Kissinger's advice, he suppressed reports of the [[1971 Bangladesh Genocide]] in order to preserve the USA's alliance with Pakistan. | ||
**He also supplied the [[Yahya Khan]]-lead government with weapons during the genocide against the wishes of Congress, and said that he didn't care about the genocide because [[Islamophobia|"They're just a bunch of brown goddamn Muslims."]] | **He also supplied the [[Yahya Khan]]-lead government with weapons during the genocide against the wishes of Congress, and said that he didn't care about the genocide because [[Islamophobia|"They're just a bunch of brown goddamn Muslims."]] | ||
*Nixon had links with several organised crime gangs, accepting millions of dollars in campaign donations to release [[Mafia]]-affiliated union leader [[Jimmy Hoffa]] from prison. Mob boss [[Mickey Cohen]] is also believed to have helped Nixon to launch his political career in 1946. | |||
==Post-presidency== | ==Post-presidency== | ||