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Kissinger was a Machiavellian figure, skilled at manipulating people around him and currying favor in the media. At one point he admitted allowing secret wiretapping of his own aides' conversations.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,907332,00.html?promoid=googlep</ref> When he testified before Congress, he would benefit from extraordinary exclusion of the press so that the American public would not hear his thick German accent. Kissinger's real first name was "Heinz", reflecting his birth in Germany.
Kissinger was a Machiavellian figure, skilled at manipulating people around him and currying favor in the media. At one point he admitted allowing secret wiretapping of his own aides' conversations.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,907332,00.html?promoid=googlep</ref> When he testified before Congress, he would benefit from extraordinary exclusion of the press so that the American public would not hear his thick German accent. Kissinger's real first name was "Heinz", reflecting his birth in Germany.
Kissinger was loathed by some liberals who viewed him as a war criminal<ref>http://www.commondreams.org/views02/0611-03.htm</ref> and criticized by hardliners for [[detente]]. Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973 for pulling the United States out of Vietnam, which allowed North Vietnam to take over South Vietnam.
Kissinger was loathed by some liberals who viewed him as a war criminal<ref>http://www.commondreams.org/views02/0611-03.htm</ref> and criticized by hardliners for [[detente]]. According to former spy and author Dr. John Coleman<ref>http://coleman300.com/</ref> Kissinger personally threatened the italian Prime Minister [[Aldo Moro]], when his plan for a government of national solidarity in Italy became a major obstacle for the [[Bildeberg Group]]'s dominance over the Middle-east region and its rich oil resources. Moro was kidnapped and killed on 1978 by the Red Brigades (BR).
Kissinger, a private employee for the Group, also participated in the death of Pakistan's [[Ali Bhutto]] in 1979. Bhutto himself revealed in his book "If I am Assassinated" how Kissinger had said to him in 1976 ''"We will make an example of you."'' Kissinger had warned Bhutto that if Pakistan continued with its nuclear program the Prime Minister would have to pay a heavy price, a statement some take to indicate an American hand in Bhutto's trial and subsequent execution.<ref>http://www.bhutto.org</ref>
Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973 for pulling the United States out of Vietnam, which allowed North Vietnam to take over South Vietnam.
In 1979, Kissinger and [[David Rockefeller]] reportedly exerted influence over the Carter Administration to admit the [[Shah of Iran]] into the United States.<ref>http://www.unc.edu/depts/diplomat/archives_roll/2003_01-03/dauherty_shah/dauherty_shah.html</ref> Carter's decision prompted angry Shiite Muslims in Iran to capture the American embassy there and hold dozens of Americans hostage for nearly a year. The national crisis contributed to the defeat of President Jimmy Carter in the 1980 election.
In 1979, Kissinger and [[David Rockefeller]] reportedly exerted influence over the Carter Administration to admit the [[Shah of Iran]] into the United States.<ref>http://www.unc.edu/depts/diplomat/archives_roll/2003_01-03/dauherty_shah/dauherty_shah.html</ref> Carter's decision prompted angry Shiite Muslims in Iran to capture the American embassy there and hold dozens of Americans hostage for nearly a year. The national crisis contributed to the defeat of President Jimmy Carter in the 1980 election.