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Part Six: Kissinger

Behind the Bastards

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Henry Kissinger's a Tiny Dancer. Yeah.

Kissinger believed that after suffering a public defeat in Vietnam, US foreign policy needed a comeback. CIA funding for Unita and the FNLA was initially quite low, but Kissinger pushed for an escalation. He played on stereotypes of Africa as mysterious and wild claiming it is an area where no one can be sure of its judgments. Next, Gouda writes quote revealing his talent for manipulation.

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