Here's the thing - don't expect me to be enthused about someone who cozys up to a mass murderer.

[MADem]

358. He's been convicted of nothing. When you fling that "war criminal" rubric around when there's been

no trial, no conviction, just a few half-assed subpoenas for questioning that expired without fanfare, and nothing more, you sound like one of those wild-eyed "To the Hague!" types. Kissinger still travels freely all around the globe, and does not fear arrest. You may not like this, or agree with it, but labeling him as a "war criminal" without any convictions for any crimes is just hyperbole. America IS a nation of laws--you can't suspend the process of administering justice just because you dislike someone. Further, our system of laws bends towards the presumption of innocence. If Kissinger hasn't been convicted of anything, it's because no one was able to mount a convincing case against him. You will just have to deal with that.

Nelson Mandela was his dear friend, too...how does one "explain" that? People who have different points of view can establish friendships. I realize that people who are intransigent, who are linear, who lack nuance in their daily thinking, might have problems with these kinds of complex associations, but people who operate on a higher intellectual level can reconcile these challenges with ease.

You obviously didn't do a very good job of reading that article. Hillary made it VERY clear that she disagrees with him on both policies and execution of same. Yet that's not enough for you. Would you have her run him through with a ceremonial sword? I mean, really--get real. It's not for her to administer justice--she's not the Attorney General, who apparently has no portfolio against the man, either. She did a very diplomatic job of disagreeing with his world view without being personally disagreeable. Would that people here would try that sometime...

It's comments in threads like these that are so asinine, that eschew basic diplomatic protocols and expect politicians and statespersons to behave like muggers and brawlers and street fighters in support of partisan notions, that bring the reputation of this site down. You will not see Kissinger indicted for anything. He will die in his warm bed of old age, most likely.