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Airdate: Kissinger

The ageing Dr. Henry Kissinger still has firepower as this interview demonstrates.

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This Sunday night SBS airs a fascinating interview with former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.

This aired earlier in the year on National Geographic so now there’s a chance to see it on Free to Air.

The ageing Kissinger still has firepower with his charismatic answers. If you’re into US history or politics this is one for you.

Henry Kissinger, more than any other political individual, shaped the United States’ post-war foreign policy. With Nixon embroiled in Watergate, Kissinger was for a time the world’s most powerful man.

Even after leaving office he continued to act as counsellor to successive presidents as well as governments around the globe. For many though, Kissinger is implicated in war crimes allegedly committed with his knowledge in countries from Cambodia to Chile.

In this program, historian Niall Ferguson interviews the world’s most famed political advisor and the arch proponent of realpolitik.

And while Kissinger may have hoped his involvement in this film would be both a historical testament and final exoneration of his part in the United State’s destructive actions, the program captures a man uneasy with his devastating legacy.

Assembled from more than 20 hours of interview footage, the profile peels away the mystique around the man who remains one of the most controversial figures in global politics.

8:30pm Sunday on SBS ONE.

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  1. my a comment is henry kissinger when he target bombard b52 in my country, then his face and nixon smile to win to kill my country 40000000 humankind in this word and we calling our home .the 6 foot under = to everyone…… but henry kissinger and nixon they can’t = to 4 million people they has killer in my country

  2. SBS are very good at providing interesting documentaries and this sounds like it will be no exception. Thanks SBS for giving me alternatives to the usual drama’s on the FTA channels.

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