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Henry Kissinger's Moving Eulogy to LKY: All PAP IB Fall In!

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To all the PAP IB minions here: it's time for you to gloat. Years of sucking up to the West (US in particular) has earned old fart this glowing tribute from Kissinger. And to those of you who still insist that LKY's heart lies with China and Asia: I say, fuck you and open your eyes. Old fart has always been the US' ass-wipe. Period.


Henry A. Kissinger: The world will miss Lee Kuan Yew


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Singapore's former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew speaks during his book launch at the Istana in Singapore in this August 6, 2013 file photo. (Edgar Su/Reuters)

By Henry A. Kissinger
March 23

Henry A. Kissinger was secretary of state from 1973 to 1977.


Lee Kuan Yew
was a great man. And he was a close personal friend, a fact that I consider one of the great blessings of my life. A world needing to distill order from incipient chaos will miss his leadership.

Lee emerged onto the international stage as the founding father of the state of Singapore, then a city of about 1 million. He developed into a world statesman who acted as a kind of conscience to leaders around the globe.

Fate initially seemed not to have provided him a canvas on which to achieve more than modest local success. In the first phase of decolonization, Singapore emerged as a part of Malaya. It was cut loose because of tensions between Singapore’s largely Chinese population and the Malay majority and, above all, to teach the fractious city a lesson of dependency. Malaya undoubtedly expected that reality would cure Singapore of its independent spirit.

But great men become such through visions beyond material calculations. Lee defied conventional wisdom by opting for statehood. The choice reflected a deep faith in the virtues of his people. He asserted that a city located on a sandbar with nary an economic resource to draw upon, and whose major industry as a colonial naval base had disappeared, could nevertheless thrive and achieve international stature by building on its principal asset: the intelligence, industry and dedication of its people.

A great leader takes his or her society from where it is to where it has never been — indeed, where it as yet cannot imagine being. By insisting on quality education, by suppressing corruption and by basing governance on merit, Lee and his colleagues raised the annual per capita income of their population
from $500 at the time of independence in 1965 to roughly $55,000 today. In a generation, Singapore became an international financial center, the leading intellectual metropolis of Southeast Asia, the location of the region’s major hospitals and a favored site for conferences on international affairs. It did so by adhering to an extraordinary pragmatism: by opening careers to the best talents and encouraging them to adopt the best practices from all over the world.

Superior performance was one component of that achievement. Superior leadership was even more important. As the decades went by, it was moving — and inspirational — to see Lee, in material terms the mayor of a medium-size city, bestride the international scene as a mentor of global strategic order. A visit by Lee to Washington was a kind of national event. A presidential conversation was nearly automatic; eminent members of the Cabinet and Congress would seek meetings. They did so not to hear of Singapore’s national problems; Lee rarely, if ever, lobbied policymakers for assistance. His theme was the indispensable U.S. contribution to the defense and growth of a peaceful world. His interlocutors attended not to be petitioned but to learn from one of the truly profound global thinkers of our time.

This process started for me when Lee visited Harvard in 1967 shortly after becoming prime minister of an independent Singapore. Lee began a meeting with the senior faculty of the School of Public Administration (now the Kennedy School) by inviting comments on the Vietnam War. The faculty, of which I was one dissenting member, was divided primarily on the question of whether President Lyndon Johnson was a war criminal or a psychopath. Lee responded, “You make me sick” — not because he embraced war in a personal sense but because the independence and prosperity of his country depended on the fortitude, unity and resolve of the United States. Singapore was not asking the United States to do something that Singapore would not undertake to the maximum of its ability. But U.S. leadership was needed to supplement and create a framework for order in the world.

Lee elaborated on these themes in the hundreds of encounters I had with him during international conferences, study groups, board meetings, face-to-face discussions and visits at each other’s homes over 45 years. He did not exhort; he was never emotional; he was not a Cold Warrior; he was a pilgrim in quest of world order and responsible leadership. He understood the relevance of China and its looming potential and often contributed to the enlightenment of the world on this subject. But in the end, he insisted that without the United States there could be no stability.

Lee’s domestic methods fell short of the prescriptions of current U.S. constitutional theory. But so, in fairness, did the democracy of Thomas Jefferson’s time, with its limited franchise, property qualifications for voting and slavery. This is not the occasion to debate what other options were available. Had Singapore chosen the road of its critics, it might well have collapsed among its ethnic groups, as the example of Syria teaches today. Whether the structures essential for the early decades of Singapore’s independent existence were unnecessarily prolonged can be the subject of another discussion.

I began this eulogy by mentioning my friendship with Lee. He was not a man of many sentimental words. And he nearly always spoke of substantive matters. But one could sense his attachment. A conversation with Lee, whose life was devoted to service and who spent so much of his time on joint explorations, was a vote of confidence that sustained one’s sense of purpose.

The great tragedy of Lee’s life was that his beloved wife was felled by a stroke that left her a prisoner in her body, unable to communicate or receive communication. Through all that time, Lee sat by her bedside in the evening reading to her. He had faith that she understood despite the evidence to the contrary.

Perhaps this was Lee Kuan Yew’s role in his era. He had the same hope for our world. He fought for its better instincts even when the evidence was ambiguous. But many of us heard him and will never forget him.

 

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Elder US statesmen Dr Henry Kissinger gives then Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew (left) a hug just before
Mr Lee was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the US-Asean Business Council for fostering
US-Asean ties at a gala dinner on Oct 29, 2009.. -- PHOTO: ST FILE

 

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One of the top EVIL tributes by an evil man, Henry A. Kissinger,no PAP ministers' stupid sinful arrogant bitchy boastful boring bossy callous cantankerous cowardly cruel cunning cynical deceitful dishonest impulsive etc tributes can compare to this!
 

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Zionist Jews and their fellows at the Council on Foreign Relations will all definitely miss LKY. :wink:

People tend to praise their own kind.
 

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One of the top EVIL tributes by an evil man, Henry A. Kissinger,no PAP ministers' stupid sinful arrogant bitchy boastful boring bossy callous cantankerous cowardly cruel cunning cynical deceitful dishonest impulsive etc tributes can compare to this!

Henry Kissinger and LKY are from the same camp lah. Sama sama, buddy buddy. Both men went in and out of the Council on Foreign Relations.
 

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Elder US statesmen Dr Henry Kissinger gives then Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew (left) a hug just before
Mr Lee was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the US-Asean Business Council for fostering
US-Asean ties at a gala dinner on Oct 29, 2009.. -- PHOTO: ST FILE


Gay Alert!!
 

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Gay Alert!!

Birds of a feather flock together. Kissinger was a right-wing conservative plus an ardent Zionist. Like old fart he believed that the end justifies the means, even if that means war and genocide. That's why they're buddies: they have the same world view.

A very interesting and telling interview with Kissinger:

HENRY KISSINGER SPILLS THE BEANS ON WWIII
www.dailysquib.co.uk/world/3089-henry-kissinger-if-you-can-t-​hear-the-drums-of-war-you-must-be-deaf.html

Henry Kissinger: "If You Can't Hear the Drums of War You Must Be Deaf" By Alfred Heinz 27/11/2011 09:40:00

NEW YORK - USA - In a remarkable admission by former Nixon era Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, reveals what is happening at the moment in the world and particularly the Middle East.

Speaking from his luxurious Manhattan apartment, the elder statesman, who will be 89 in May, is all too forward with his analysis of the current situation in the world forum of Geo-politics and economics.

"The United States is bating China and Russia, and the final nail in the coffin will be Iran, which is, of course, the main target of Israel. We have allowed China to increase their military strength and Russia to recover from Sovietization, to give them a false sense of bravado, this will create an all together faster demise for them. We're like the sharp shooter daring the noob to pick up the gun, and when they try, it's bang bang. The coming war will be so severe that only one superpower can win, and that's us folks. This is why the EU is in such a hurry to form a complete superstate because they know what is coming, and to survive, Europe will have to be one whole cohesive state. Their urgency tells me that they know full well that the big showdown is upon us. O how I have dreamed of this delightful moment."

"Control oil and you control nations; control food and you control the people."

Mr Kissinger then added: "If you are an ordinary person, then you can prepare yourself for war by moving to the countryside and building a farm, but you must take guns with you, as the hordes of starving will be roaming. Also, even though the elite will have their safe havens and specialist shelters, they must be just as careful during the war as the ordinary civilians, because their shelters can still be compromised."

After pausing for a few minutes to collect his thoughts, Mr Kissinger, carried on: "We told the military that we would have to take over seven Middle Eastern countries for their resources and they have nearly completed their job. We all know what I think of the military, but I have to say they have obeyed orders superfluously this time. It is just that last stepping stone, i.e. Iran which will really tip the balance. How long can China and Russia stand by and watch America clean up?
The great Russian bear and Chinese sickle will be roused from their slumber and this is when Israel will have to fight with all its might and weapons to kill as many Arabs as it can. Hopefully if all goes well, half the Middle East will be Israeli. Our young have been trained well for the last decade or so on combat console games, it was interesting to see the new Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 game, which mirrors exactly what is to come in the near future with its predictive programming. Our young, in the US and West, are prepared because they have been programmed to be good soldiers, cannon fodder, and when they will be ordered to go out into the streets and fight those crazy Chins and Russkies, they will obey their orders. Out of the ashes we shall build a new society, there will only be one superpower left, and that one will be the global government that wins. Don't forget, the United States, has the best weapons, we have stuff that no other nation has, and we will introduce those weapons to the world when the time is right."

End of interview. Our reporter is ushered out of the room by Kissinger's minder
 

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Kissinger is like Darth Vader (no chance of turning back to good).............if he say you good..........then you must be a mudderfarker.........
 

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Bill Clinton, Kissinger among US presidential delegation for funeral

WASHINGTON — United States President Barack Obama today (March 26) announced that a presidential delegation will travel to Singapore to attend Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s State Funeral Service on Sunday.

Tributes have been pouring in from US leaders after Mr Lee’s death, as a testament to the former Prime Minister’s efforts to promote Singapore-US relations, decoding Asia for Washington and contributing to regional peace and stability.

Former US President Bill Clinton will lead the delegation.

Members of the presidential delegation include US Ambassador to Singapore Kirk Wagar, former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, former US Ambassador to Singapore Steven Green and former Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Thomas Donilon.

On Monday, Mr Obama conveyed his condolences to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, his family and the people of Singapore.

“I was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew,” said Mr Obama in a statement. “On behalf of the American people, Michelle and I offer our deepest condolences to the Lee family and join the people of Singapore in mourning the loss of this remarkable man.”

Mr Obama added: “A visionary who led his country from Singapore’s independence in 1965 to build one of the most prosperous countries in the world today, he was a devoted public servant and a remarkable leader.”

Mr Obama noted how Mr Lee’s views and insights on Asian dynamics and economic management were respected by many around the world. Past generations of world leaders have sought Mr Lee’s advice on governance and development.

“I personally appreciated his wisdom, including our discussions during my trip to Singapore in 2009, which were hugely important in helping me formulate our policy of rebalancing to the Asia-Pacific,” said the US President.

Mr Obama described Mr Lee as “a true giant of history who will be remembered for generations to come as the father of modern Singapore and as one of the great strategists of Asian affairs”.
 

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http://singaporedesk.blogspot.sg/2015/03/i-come-to-praise-caesar-not-bury-him.htmlcut and pasteI Come To Praise Caesar, Not Bury HimHenry Kissinger hailed him as a great man. And he was a close personal friend, a fact that Kissinger considers one of the great blessings of his life. A world needing to distill order from incipient chaos will miss his leadership. That's from the same Kissinger who also said "Power is the great aphrodisiac.” (New York Times, January 19, 1971)Exactly why Kissinger is a darling embraced by legions of elite media, government, corporate and high society admirers is best attributed to the quote released by Wikileaks,"the illegal we do immediately; the unconstitutional takes a little longer".Kissinger's most significant historical act was executing Richard Nixon's orders to conduct the worst massive bombing campaign of civilian targets in world history, covertly and illegally devastating thousands of non-combatant villages throughout areas of Cambodia. There is a word for the aerial mass murder that Henry Kissinger committed in Indochina, and that word is “evil”.Kissinger the man will likely be remembered, if he is remembered at all, as the fellow best described by the novelist Joseph Heller in "Good As Gold": “It was disgraceful and so discouraging … that this base figure charged with infamies too horrendous to measure and too numerous for listing should be gadding about gaily in chauffeured cars, instead of walking at Spandau with Rudolf Hess ... Asked about his role in the Cambodian war, in which an estimated five hundred thousand people died, he'd said: ‘I may have a lack of imagination, but I fail to see the moral issue involved.’"Closer to home, U.S. President Gerald R. Ford and Kissinger pre-approved Suharto’s invasion of East Timor in 1975, telling the dictator that "It is important that whatever you do succeeds quickly." By the time the Indonesian occupation finally ended in 1999, 200,000 Timorese – 30 percent of the population – had been wiped out.For a huge variety of well justified reasons, Henry Kissinger is believed by millions to be one of the single most evil individuals still living, or to have ever lived. So, if you want your praises to be sung, choose carefully.
 

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kissinger has a very nice surname. Remember one joke about him.

Cannot recall it exactly but it has to do with his surname.

Someone is describing henry with this girl to another guy.

The guy asks oh kissinger wanting to make sure it's the correct henry.

The other guy replies no fucking her.
 

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Henry Kissinger kissing the ass of dead old bastard. If he misses dead old bastard, he can quickly join old bastard in hell. And yes, and the corrupted bastards may miss him.
 

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LKY was friend to so many important people. I am proud that such a great man has led our country to prosperity and prominance. Indeed Singapore has punched above its own weight thanks to Lee.
 

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LKY was friend to so many important people. I am proud that such a great man has led our country to prosperity and prominance. Indeed Singapore has punched above its own weight thanks to Lee.

It should be Old Bastard had punched above its own weight thanks to Singapore and the whole nation of gong sinkies who are sold for a song.
 

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The new term for this is "weighty". :biggrin:

LKY was friend to so many important people. I am proud that such a great man has led our country to prosperity and prominance. Indeed Singapore has punched above its own weight thanks to Lee.
 
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