With the detention of Augusto Pinochet, and Slobodan Milosevic finally standing trial, the possibility of international law acting against tyrants around the world has finally become a reality. Yet, as Christopher Hitchens demonstrates in this incendiary book, the West need not look far to find suitable candidates for the dock. The United States is home to an individual whose record of war crimes bears comparison with the worst dictators of recent history: ex-Secretary of State and National Security Advisor, Henry A. Kissinger. Weighing the evidence with judicial care, and developing his case with scrupulous reference to the written record, Hitchens takes the floor as prosecuting counsel. He investigates, in turn, Kissingers involvement in the war in Indochina, mass murder in Bangladesh, planned assassinations in Santiago, Nicosia and Washington DC, and genocide in East Timor. An extraordinary indictment by one of the world's great journalists.