The Trial of Henry Kissinger
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The Trial of Henry Kissinger is a polemical book by Christopher Hitchens that argues Henry Kissinger should be prosecuted for alleged war crimes and human rights abuses committed during his tenure in U.S. foreign policy.
All labels observed (2)
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| The Trial of Henry Kissinger canonical | 3 |
| The Trials of Henry Kissinger | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1353927 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Trial of Henry Kissinger Context triple: [Christopher Hitchens, notableWork, The Trial of Henry Kissinger]
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A.
The Nixon Defense
The Nixon Defense is a historical and legal analysis book by former White House Counsel John Dean that reconstructs Richard Nixon’s Watergate strategy using newly released tapes and documents.
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B.
The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War
"The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War" is a historical nonfiction book by Stephen Kinzer that examines how the Dulles brothers shaped U.S. foreign policy and covert operations during the Cold War.
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C.
RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon
RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon is the former U.S. president’s autobiographical account reflecting on his political career, presidency, and resignation in the wake of the Watergate scandal.
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D.
Witness to Power
Witness to Power is a political memoir by former Nixon aide John Ehrlichman that offers an insider’s account of the Nixon White House and the Watergate scandal.
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E.
The Memoirs of Cordell Hull
The Memoirs of Cordell Hull is the autobiographical account of U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull, detailing his long political career and role in shaping American foreign policy, particularly during the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration and World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Trial of Henry Kissinger Target entity description: The Trial of Henry Kissinger is a polemical book by Christopher Hitchens that argues Henry Kissinger should be prosecuted for alleged war crimes and human rights abuses committed during his tenure in U.S. foreign policy.
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A.
The Nixon Defense
The Nixon Defense is a historical and legal analysis book by former White House Counsel John Dean that reconstructs Richard Nixon’s Watergate strategy using newly released tapes and documents.
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B.
The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War
"The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War" is a historical nonfiction book by Stephen Kinzer that examines how the Dulles brothers shaped U.S. foreign policy and covert operations during the Cold War.
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C.
RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon
RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon is the former U.S. president’s autobiographical account reflecting on his political career, presidency, and resignation in the wake of the Watergate scandal.
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D.
Witness to Power
Witness to Power is a political memoir by former Nixon aide John Ehrlichman that offers an insider’s account of the Nixon White House and the Watergate scandal.
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E.
The Memoirs of Cordell Hull
The Memoirs of Cordell Hull is the autobiographical account of U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull, detailing his long political career and role in shaping American foreign policy, particularly during the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration and World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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documentary film ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ polemical work ⓘ |
| arguesFor | application of international law to U.S. officials ⓘ |
| author | Christopher Hitchens ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Trial of Henry Kissinger ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Henry Kissinger
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linked to:
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War ⓘ realpolitik ⓘ |
| discusses |
Nixon administration bombing of Cambodia
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U.S. role in the 1973 Chilean coup d’état ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriod |
Ford administration
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Nixon administration ⓘ Vietnam War era ⓘ
linked to:
Vietnam War
|
| genre |
political criticism
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political non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Trials of Henry Kissinger
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linked to:
The Trial of Henry Kissinger
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| hasForm |
hardcover edition
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paperback edition ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 160 ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | critical of U.S. foreign policy establishment ⓘ |
| isbn | 9781859843987 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Henry Kissinger
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linked to:
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S. foreign policy ⓘ human rights abuses ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| mediaType |
book
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print ⓘ |
| notableFor | argument that Henry Kissinger should face legal accountability ⓘ |
| partOf | Hitchens’s political writings ⓘ |
| placesAllegationsIn |
Bangladesh
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Cambodia ⓘ Chile ⓘ East Timor ⓘ
linked to:
Timor-Leste
Laos ⓘ |
| proposes |
Henry Kissinger should be prosecuted for alleged human rights abuses
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Henry Kissinger should be prosecuted for alleged war crimes ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2001 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Verso
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linked to:
Verso Books
Verso Books ⓘ |
| setsInContext | Cold War interventions by the United States ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
The Trials of Henry Kissinger
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linked to:
The Trial of Henry Kissinger
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| title | The Trial of Henry Kissinger ⓘ |
| usesFramework | international criminal law ⓘ |
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linked to: The Trial of Henry Kissinger
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The Trial of Henry Kissinger
linked to: The Trial of Henry Kissinger