Protest Henry Kissinger! NYC, April 24, 5:30 pm
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John M Miller
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Protest Henry Kissinger!
When: April 24, 2014, 5:30 p.m.
Where: Central Synagogue, 652 Lexington Ave. @ 55 St., New York, NY
Join ETAN and other organizations in protesting Henry Kissinger's appearance at the Central Synagogue as Henry Kissinger shares "his candid perspective on Israel, current challenges in the Middle East, and his more than 60 years as a policymaker and trusted advisor in matters of foreign affairs."
Sponsoring organizations include: ETAN, War Resisters League/NYC, War Criminals Watch/World Can't Wait, more to come. Let us know if your organization wants to co-sponsor.
Come and remind people about Henry Kissinger's sordid history concerning East Timor (Timor-Leste), West Papua, Viet Nam, Cambodia, Chile, Cyprus, Bangladesh, Angola and elsewhere.
On December 6, 1975, then Secretary of State Kissinger and President Gerald Ford visited Jakarta. At their meeting, Ford gave Indonesia's dictator Suharto an explicit go ahead for the invasion of East Timor and Indonesia invaded the next day. According to East Timor's Commission on Reception, Truth and Reconciliation (CAVR) up to 180,000 died as a direct result of the illegal invasion and occupation. Declassified and leaked documents show that Kissinger understood that Suharto was balking at invading, concerned that the U.S. would cut off its supply of weapons and military training. Kissinger guaranteed continuation of weapons shipments.
More on Kissinger's role in East Timor and past protests: here.
Indonesia invaded West Papua, then Netherlands New Guinea, in 1961. Henry Kissinger, in his capacity as the Secretary of State, played a personal role in insuring that West Papuans were not given the opportunity to have a genuine independence referendum in 1969. The sham "consultation" that took place instead, the so-called "Act of Free Choice," condemned the West Papuan people to decades of terror under an Indonesian military occupation, which continues today. Kissinger later served on the Board of Directors of Freeport McMoRan, the U.S. company which controls one of the world’s largest copper and gold mines in West Papua. Kissinger defended the company’s interests in post-Suharto Indonesia.
Hold Kissinger Accountable leaflet: Educate about Kissinger's role in Indonesia's illegal and brutal invasion of East Timor and Indonesia's annexation of West Papua Print out and distribute at this and future demonstrations ( PDF).
Contact ETAN - 1-917-690-4301 for more information or to help out.
When: April 24, 2014, 5:30 p.m.
Where: Central Synagogue, 652 Lexington Ave. @ 55 St., New York, NY
Join ETAN and other organizations in protesting Henry Kissinger's appearance at the Central Synagogue as Henry Kissinger shares "his candid perspective on Israel, current challenges in the Middle East, and his more than 60 years as a policymaker and trusted advisor in matters of foreign affairs."
Sponsoring organizations include: ETAN, War Resisters League/NYC, War Criminals Watch/World Can't Wait, more to come. Let us know if your organization wants to co-sponsor.
Come and remind people about Henry Kissinger's sordid history concerning East Timor (Timor-Leste), West Papua, Viet Nam, Cambodia, Chile, Cyprus, Bangladesh, Angola and elsewhere.
On December 6, 1975, then Secretary of State Kissinger and President Gerald Ford visited Jakarta. At their meeting, Ford gave Indonesia's dictator Suharto an explicit go ahead for the invasion of East Timor and Indonesia invaded the next day. According to East Timor's Commission on Reception, Truth and Reconciliation (CAVR) up to 180,000 died as a direct result of the illegal invasion and occupation. Declassified and leaked documents show that Kissinger understood that Suharto was balking at invading, concerned that the U.S. would cut off its supply of weapons and military training. Kissinger guaranteed continuation of weapons shipments.
More on Kissinger's role in East Timor and past protests: here.
Indonesia invaded West Papua, then Netherlands New Guinea, in 1961. Henry Kissinger, in his capacity as the Secretary of State, played a personal role in insuring that West Papuans were not given the opportunity to have a genuine independence referendum in 1969. The sham "consultation" that took place instead, the so-called "Act of Free Choice," condemned the West Papuan people to decades of terror under an Indonesian military occupation, which continues today. Kissinger later served on the Board of Directors of Freeport McMoRan, the U.S. company which controls one of the world’s largest copper and gold mines in West Papua. Kissinger defended the company’s interests in post-Suharto Indonesia.
Hold Kissinger Accountable leaflet: Educate about Kissinger's role in Indonesia's illegal and brutal invasion of East Timor and Indonesia's annexation of West Papua Print out and distribute at this and future demonstrations ( PDF).
Contact ETAN - 1-917-690-4301 for more information or to help out.
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