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Did we ever think we’d reach a time when the phrase “extraordinary rendition,” would be a common term? With 2007’s release of the so-called “family jewels” - the secret, classified files of the CIA - and the groundbreaking work of journalists fighting to expose the U.S. government’s dirty work abroad, there is no better time to draw attention to our nation’s secret life.

In this Link TV Special Presentation we air The Trials of Henry Kissinger, alongside analysis from studio guest, Democracy Now! host, Amy Goodman, who is featured in the film.  Kissinger, who was National Security Advisor and Secretary of State under Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, is a Machiavellian figure whose legacy remains clouded in controversy. Winner of a Nobel Peace Prize, wanted for questioning by courts around the world, he stands as one of history’s great enigmas.

Kissinger is far from missing in today’s political arena. Forced to stand down as chair of the committee to investigate the attacks of September 11 2001, according to Bob Woodward’s book “State of Denial,” he remains a close advisor to President Bush on the war in Iraq.

The Trials of Henry Kissinger
Featuring previously unseen footage, de-classified documents, and revealing interviews with Kissinger supporters (Alexander Haig, Brent Scowcroft, and William Safire) as well as his detractors (Seymour Hersh, William Shawcross, and Christopher Hitchens), The Trials of Henry Kissinger explores how a young boy who fled Nazi Germany grew up to become one of the most powerful and controversial figures in U.S. history.

Instrumental in dictating the course of the Vietnam War, and the deadly power shifts of South America, Kissinger’s legacy remains clouded in controversy. His actions have left him wanted for questioning by various courts around the world. Author Christopher Hitchens has been one of his most vocal public detractors and his book, "The Trial of Henry Kissinger," forms the backbone of this informative and pressing documentary. The Machiavellian machinations of power combined with the secret backroom deals of an administration working to control not only international policy, but what facts would reach the public, continue to ring true today.

LEARN MORE:

Visit Part 2 of this special!
The National Security Archives website has posted the “Family Jewels” documents.
Read a transcript of Bill Moyers’ interview with director Eugene Jarecki.

Find out what you can do to further efforts for peace at the United States Institute of Peace.

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