Reply #3: he's a WANTED WAR criminal, Ted. does that bother you in the least? [View All]

[Gabi Hayes]

A year later, as Mr. Kissinger's tenure drew to a close, Ted Koppel, then diplomatic correspondent for ABC News, told him: "It has been an extraordinary three years for me, and I have enjoyed it immensely. You are an intriguing man, and if I had a teacher like you earlier I might not have been so cynical."

"You have been a good friend," Mr. Kissinger replied. Mr. Koppel ended the conversation by saying, "We are lucky to have had you."

Newsmakers and news reporters use one another, and it may not be so surprising that they sometimes grow personally close. "Am I shocked by the notion that people were sucking up to a very powerful official they relied on for information?" asks Mr. Koppel, now the anchor of "Nightline" on ABC. "Frankly, no."

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/22/politics/22kissinger.html?_r=1&oref=slogin