Jacob Hornberger on Henry Kissinger's role in the assassination of General René Schneider of Chile

The recent death of former National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger provides an opportunity to revisit one of Kissinger’s most infamous acts — the role he played in the 1970 kidnapping and murder of Gen. Rene Schneider, the overall commander of the Chilean Armed Forces. 

Let me emphasize one thing right off the bat: Schneider was an entirely innocent man.  Why, he wasn’t even a communist.  Instead, he was simply a man of great integrity who believed that he had a responsibility to support and defend the constitution of Chile.  That’s what got him killed.

~ Jacob Hornberger, "Henry Kissinger and the Assassination of Gen. Rene Schneider," The Future of Freedom Foundation, December 4, 2023