The Trials of Henry Kissinger (2002)

Documentary that grew out of Christopher Hitchens 2001 book The Trial of Henry Kissinger, which in turn grew out Kissinger's well known outrage at the 1998 arrest of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in Britain. As Secretary of State Kissinger had important dealings with Pinochet at the time of the coup that brought him to power, and in fact was instrumental in making that coup happen. A comprehensive look at Kissinger's career brought Hitchens to the conclusion that the man is a war criminal and should be prosecuted, a case which he makes in his book and which is also made in this documentary. Kissinger appears in archival footage and interviews conducted for other sources, there was no way he wanted anything to do with Hitchens, but crusading journalist Seymour Hersh and others did and serve as the films talking heads. A good, straight forward examination of Kissinger and his crimes, it is available to watch for free on the Youtube.  Informative. **1/2