Kenneth Keating, quoted in Bass, G. J. (2014) The Blood telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a forgotten genocide.
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“I know of no word in the English language other than massacre which better describes the wanton slaughter of thousands of defenseless men, women and children.”
— Kenneth Keating on 1971 Bangladesh genocide
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About Kenneth Keating
Kenneth Barnard Keating (May 18, 1900 – May 5, 1975) was an American attorney, politician, judge, and diplomat from Rochester, New York. A Republican, he is most notable for his service as a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, state appellate court judge, and a U.S. Ambassador, first to India (1969-1972), then to Israel (1973-1975).
About Kenneth Keating
Kenneth Barnard Keating (May 18, 1900 – May 5, 1975) was an American attorney, politician, judge, and diplomat from Rochester, New York. A Republican, he is most notable for his service as a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, state appellate court judge, and a U.S. Ambassador, first to India (1969-1972), then to Israel (1973-1975).
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