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The hosts discuss a discount offer on deprogram merchandise and express their shock and emotions about the death of Kissinger. They celebrate Kissinger's death and mock those who criticize celebrating someone's death. They delve into Kissinger's early life, his role in reopening China and nuclear non-proliferation. They playfully debate about ferrets and flying squirrels and discuss the CSIS's funding sources. The chapter explores the connections between government and business, highlighting influential figures. It also explores Kissinger's views on Soviet Jews and Israel. The hosts introduce themselves and the podcast.
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- Henry Kissinger played a significant role in the Vietnam War, leaking information about peace talks and supporting a secret bombing campaign in Cambodia, causing the deaths of many American soldiers and civilians.
- Kissinger opposed the democratically elected president of Chile, Salvador Allende, and supported a military coup that led to human rights abuses and the rise of a brutal dictatorship under Augusto Pinochet.
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Kissinger's Early Life and Education
Henry Kissinger, originally named Heinz, was born in Bavaria, Germany in 1923. His family moved to Washington Heights, New York to escape the Nazis. Kissinger attended Harvard University, where he was influenced by history professor William Elliot and developed a subjective worldview of history influenced by existentialism. He served in the US Army during World War II, participated in the liberation of a concentration camp, and earned a Bronze Star. After the war, he pursued a career in academia and politics, eventually working as a consultant for the Army's operations research office and publishing a book on nuclear weapons in foreign policy.
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