Documents: Kissinger calls Jews 'self-serving'

[rug]

By BARRY SCHWEID, AP Diplomatic Writer
5:22 p.m., Nov. 17, 2011

WASHINGTON — American Jewish groups lobbying the Nixon White House on behalf of their Soviet brethren got under Henry Kissinger's skin in demanding intense pressure on Moscow to the point that he denounced them to a White House colleague as self-serving "bastards," newly released documents indicate.

Among the appeals flooding the White House was one from the late Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir to President Richard Nixon in August 1972 asking him to protest to the Kremlin its levying of fees for exit permits.

The White House, defending its strategy of quiet diplomacy, sought to assure the American Jews that Nixon was very concerned about the plight of Soviet Jews, had taken up the issue with Soviet leaders directly and remained convinced that quiet diplomacy was the best approach, the documents related.

A White House official, Leonard Garment, saying he was flooded with letters and phone calls with Jewish appeals, asked Kissinger for help and guidance. The late Alexander Haig, Nixon's national security adviser, sent him Mrs. Meir's letter and said "We will have to consider the best means by which to proceed."

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/nov/17/documents-kissinger-calls-jews-self-serving/

[MarkCharles]

1. Kissinger, Jews, obviously a religious thread here!

But I don't see why. Nixon is dead. Kissinger soon will be, given his advanced age.

Do the words "relevence" and "timely" have any meaning to this original poster?

[cleanhippie]

2. And?

Was there a point you wanted to make?

[MarkCharles]

4. That would be a first, for the 700 threads started in the last month! n/t

[humblebum]

3. Since he is Jewish, what is to be made of it? nt

[MarkCharles]

5. Probably has something to do with how those of the Jewish faith are..

less righteous than Christians?

I don't know, just a guess.

[elleng]

6. Not much, except we'd like to excommunicate him???

[saras]

7. Self-serving? Isn't that what right-wingers think everybody is supposed to be?

Or is self-serving still too servile for the Randies?

Serve NO MASTER, not even YOURSELF!!

[NMMNG]

8. Apparently self-serving is OK when they do it

But bad when other people are doing it. :shrug: