New Memo: Kissinger Gave the "Green Light" for Argentina's Dirty War
Kissinger Gave the "Green Light" for Argentina's Dirty War. "That resulted in the disappearance—that is, deaths—of an estimated 30,000 people." ● Only a few months ago, Henry Kissinger was dancing with Stephen Colbert in a funny bit on the latter's Comedy Central show. But for years, the former secretary of state has sidestepped judgment for his complicity in horrific human rights abuses abroad, and a new memo has emerged that provides clear evidence that in 1976 Kissinger gave Argentina's neo-fascist military junta the "green light" for the dirty war it was conducting against civilian and militant leftists that resulted in the disappearance—that is, deaths—of an estimated 30,000 people.