Kissinger hindered US effort to end mass killings in Argentina, according to files ...Duh!!!
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/09/henry-kissinger-mass-killings-argentina-declassified-files
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Former secretary of state Henry Kissinger jeopardized US efforts to stop mass killings by Argentinas 1976-83 military dictatorship by congratulating the countrys military leaders for wiping out terrorism, according to a large trove of newly declassified state department files.
The documents, which were released on Monday night, show how Kissingers close relationship to Argentinas military rulers hindered Jimmy Carters carrot-and-stick attempts to influence the regime during his 1977-81 presidency.
Carter officials were infuriated by Kissingers attendance at the 1978 World Cup in Argentina as the personal guest of dictator Jorge Videla, the general who oversaw the forced disappearance of up to 30,000 opponents of the military regime.
At the time, Kissinger was no longer in office after Carter defeated Gerald Ford in the 1977 presidential election, but the documents reveal that US diplomats feared his praise for Argentinas crackdown would encourage further bloodshed.
During his years as secretary of state, Kissinger had encouraged Argentinas military junta to stamp out terrorism. In contrast, Carter and Zbigniew Brzezinski, his national security adviser, made human rights a cornerstone of US foreign policy and were exerting pressure on Argentinas military regime by withholding loans and sales of military equipment.