henry kissinger in his late 90 s was eager to be on the inside. he spoke with donald trump when he was president. kissinger was someone for whom access was something he never gave up on. he always wanted to be in the thick of things. >> susan, stand by. i want to bring in the man who wrote the book on kissinger. thank you, ambassador, for being here. what do you make of the fact that this is happening in this moment, thinking about his relationship he had w-- his influence after the war. what's your reaction after learning of his death? >> in 1973 when henry kissinger surprised by the war intervened actively and managed to negotiate a cease-fire after 16 days of fighting and began a process of negotiating territory for peace which laid the foundation not only for the american-led peace process, but essentially for american domination in the middle east, the exclusion of the soviet union from the area. he negotiated three agreements, two between israel and egypt, one between israel and took egypt out of the equation. he had the disengagement agreeme

have henry kissinger say it? it's out. own sounds like yes, it's almost like chauncey gardner being there. yes. the spring we will plant now i'm not trying in any way to down play walking. he is done. let me also bring something up and you're going to be talking about this for the longest time. people were thinking about code he'd be susceptible to, could he be liable to the possibility of war crime at christopher hitchens again, was this, this, this target pursuer? look how, how fate let i mean with all due respect, when you saw henry kissinger and i saw him a couple of times here in new york and towards the end he, he was very frail. but one of the most robust rail people you've ever received a 100 years old. it's incredible. but. but when you look at and people are, so he was a war criminal and they, they were talking about years ago, abusing the penal shay example as any, as it excuse for either removing immunity. and this is the subject of, of, of right, not just for cases you like other people. and as devel

he passed away at his home in new england, henry kissinger, academic. busy diplomat, us secretary of state and mine who shape the history of the ne 20th century like perhaps no other statesman. busy busy busy kissinger was born, i see in this area southern gemini to a jewish family. when he was 15 years old, they escaped nancy persecution, eventually settling in new york. he was drafted into the us army to fight in world war 2. only 5 years after he had left germany, kissinger found himself back in his homeland fighting the nazi regime from which he had fled. back in the u. s. t enrolled at harvard to study political science to his doctorate and became a professor that she always kept an eye on life outside academia, specifically, policy making in washington. in the 19 sixty's, he served as foreign policy advisor to president john f. kennedy entered into the johnson to became national security adviser, and then secretary of state under rich nixon, king of the vietnam moore was highly controversial. subject had been holding secret negotiations with north

then you as president george w bush consulted henry kissinger for years, kissinger had come and go on through the doors of the white house. and then he had changed the course of history presents. gotta be thinking strategically in order to shape a batch. and henry kissinger is a very good strategic thinker. he's made a career being a strategic thinker. he's got a mind that the worst strategically i've seen them regularly. us troops attacks of rock. the invasion into this far away country was the sauce terrace, which was to the end. so once again, bush turned to henry kissinger council. kissinger advised, don't give up. the us must win this for i think you can learn a lot from history. the key is for present not to get stuck in the past. one can learn from experience hand about how to deal with today's current problems. and henry kissinger has had a lot of experience. henry kissinger had the hard, less sense of the vietnam to reflect back on how it began. usa is believed though, in a global back event. the girl wasn't waged in. the name is tara and radical islamists . the enemy at the

former us secretary of state henry kissinger has died at the age of 100. erved as america's top diplomat and national security adviser during the nixon and ford administrations. in a statement, kissinger associates, a political consulting firm he founded, said the german—born former diplomat died at his home in connecticut. the statement from kissinger associates did not give a cause of death. tributes have started pouring in. former president george w bush has said on x — "america has lost one of the most dependable "and distinctive voices on foreign affairs with "the passing of henry kissinger." here's a look back at his life from our diplomatic correspondent james landale. to some, henry kissinger was one of the cold war�*s most influential statesman who advised presidents and prime ministers for decades. to others he was a war criminal. we call for the arrest of henry kissingerfor war we call for the arrest of henry kissinger for war crimes. whose ruthless defence of american interest cost thousands of lives. he was born heinz kissinger in nazi germany.

nermeen: henry kissinger has died at the age of 100. in the washington establishment, kissinger will likely be remembered as one of the most influential diplomats of the 20th century. but around the world -- including in chile, east timor, bangladesh, and cambodia -- henry kissinger is remembered as a war criminal whose actions led to massacres, coups, and even genocide. kissinger, who was born in germany, served as u.s. secretary of state under richard nixon and gerald ford from 1973 to 1977. he also served as national security advisor from 1969 to 1975. he is the only u.s. official to ever simultaneously hold both posts. he won the nobel peace prize in 1973 with his north vietnam counterpart le duc tho. during his time in office, henry kissinger oversaw a massive expansion of the war in vietnam and the secret bombings of laos and cambodia where as many 150,000 civilians were killed in the u.s. strikes as kissinger told the military "anything that flies or anything that moves." in south asia, kissinger backed the pakistani military gen

henry kissinger has died at the age of 100. olicy is in the post—world war ii era. he passed away at his home in connecticut. we will be following reactions here in washington and around the world for you and we will bring you more in the next hour. thank you for watching. hello, there. talk of the town this week has just been how cold it's become. yes, on wednesday, we started off with a hard frost in the lake district. temperatures were sitting at —7, first thing in the morning, and despite lots of sunshine throughout the day, they struggled to climb above freezing by the middle of wednesday afternoon. now, we could actually see a similar story on thursday, a widespread hard frost to begin the day, the exception down in the south west, with this developing area of low pressure. that's going to bring outbreaks of rain, and windy with it, as well. we could see gusts of wind on exposed coast close to 50 mph. let's zoom in and look at that in a little more detail. it will be primarily rain across the isles of scilly and much of co

don't wanna watch it because it might just change the way inside the, the end of in your, henry kissinger, for the nobel peace prize winning, iconic us diplomat who ended some conflicts but also august pray that the others dives age and youth just in israel, out of her mouth confirm an extension of the temporary proves paving the way for an additional prisoner swap on more risk bite for impossible counsel claims the russia is pensioned, dividing the west suite to cross main stream media outlets such as most who is accused with all the evidence of exploring the violence and gals that just park a global the for must go to the world. this is our take risk to help you with us today. i'm union diplomatic powerhouse a nobel peace prize winning henry kissinger has passed away at the age of 100. the german born american shape washington's foreign policy for decades during the cold war on remains a prominent voice on the political scene. up until his death we will bring a more on kissinger's legacy and there is a lot of it later in the program. but 1st to that news emerging from the middle east of

henry kissinger. so remain one of the most influential figures in well diplomacy from war and the death of henry kissinger. i'm now joined by washington correspondent benjamin alvarez gruber. so benjamin, tell us more about the reaction to the death of such a controversial figure in american history. are controversial indeed for my us president george w bush said the u. s. and i quoted last, one of the most dependable and distinctive voice as a for, and this has bush added that kissinger with in the administration of the 2 presidents and counselors. and many more saying that he was grateful for that advice it but also for his friendship. we have still waiting for other reactions from the white house also from the state department. but many of us have reacted to his death of the ambitious, controversial and without a doubt, one of the most influential secretaries of state the united states has ever had. it's important to remember that well, kissinger was secretary of state until 1977. he watson, that's

and i ended up talking to henry kissinger in front of richard nixon. it was a complete out of body experience. these two men working in the white house and beyond, two powering intellects, sean, who worked together to advance america's interest in the world. what a tremendous partnership. >> sean: i can't say it any better. well said. what a life experience for you, too, monica. our thoughts and prayers go out to his family tonight. when we return, republicans just revealed a bank investigator warned about hunter biden having very unusual erratic activity back in 2018. we'll have the details straight ahead. meet gold bond daily healing. a powerhouse lotion that moisturizes, heals, and smooths dry skin. with 7 moisturizers & 3 vitamins. and... new gold bond healing sensitive. clinically shown to heal & moisturize dry, sensitive skin. gold bond. [sfx: cards shuffling] this holiday, weathertech gift cards are perfect for people to pick exactly what they want. laser measured floorliners that fit your vehicle precisely. keep your seats safe from messes with

let's delve deeper into henry kissinger. his legacy with our teeth contributor carl john, i'd call good to see you. what should the 1st is? the power growth of kissinger is a big tree. we'd like in your view, what should be at the, for most the people are reading about him today as well. i'd like to go with a rolling stone with that line, henry kissinger war criminal, beloved by america's ruling class, finally dies. i mean, to say, care center is a controversial figure. it is a quite a hunger statement. as we have shown, he was during his time as the secretaries of state and national security adviser to dixon and later general ford. he over saw that of 3 to 4000000 people. but something funny, it happened. ask henry kissinger lift up to a 100 year old. that is that he became the least crazy warmongers in washington. and that's not because henry kissinger certainly found the conscience. but it's because the watching thing blob has gotten so crazy. i was captured by the neo cons . that is a group of deal called warmongers that

the news had just broken that henry kissinger was not deep throat. and do you know what? as relieved. here is that interchange. >> steve: dr. kissinger, for many, many years. people have thought you were deep throat. are you glad you are finally off the hook? were you getting sick of people saying are you deep throat? are you, are you are you? >> that was ridiculous that i never took it seriously. >> steve: who is that young guy dog to him. as it turns out as we know mark felt the assistant director of the fbi was deep throat. it was not henry kissinger. >> ainsley: you look the same. you have not aged. >> steve: i have had added some glasses and slicked back hair. >> brian: just for the look. >> ainsley: that's all. that's right. >> steve: i don't need these. >> brian: absolutely. chris, can you make sure he gets them after the break? >> ainsley: strategist and adviser to so many people in politics. the "new york times" interviewed him in 1969. and he said there cannot be a crisis next week my schedule is already full. >> brian: we will talk about it some more, obviously.

kissinger's successors, drew on his council when she served as america's secretary of state. >> arrest henry kissinger> reporter: agitators continued hounding kissinger as in this senate arms services committee hearing prompting senator john mccain a vietnam veteran to defend the one-time architect of u.s. policy here. >> get out of here you low life scum. i would like to apologize for allowing such disgraceful behavior towards a man who has served his country with the greatest distinction. >> reporter: lifelong student of balance of power politics, a claimed author of more than a dozen books and embattled subject of dozens more, henry kissinger engaged every major foreign policy crisis across six decades of service and commentary and towed the world stage with an authority and charisma matched by few other e une electriced figures in history. rich edson fox news. >> trace: president of the american research institute will ruinger and guard nameplate gentlemen, thank you both. rich edson, you heard him talk about how he was active until the end and back in the day he helped end the yom kippur war. he

henry kissinger— will be very beneficial. henry kissinger one _ will be very beneficial.issinger one of _ will be very beneficial. henry kissinger one of the - will be very beneficial. henry kissinger one of the leading l kissinger one of the leading american diplomats has died at the age of 100, he was an influentialfigure in international influential figure in international relations community, he served as secretary of state under us presidents nixon and ford and played a key role in shaping american foreign policy, including the rebuilding of washington's relations with beijing. the cop28 kicks off today in the united arab emirates. the latest round of climate talks aims to strike a deal in the next steps to tackle rising global temperatures. two years ago countries agreed to cut the amount of coal they burned but a commitment on oil and gas use remains elusive. at the same time a meeting is also due to take those between the biggest oil producers and their allies, collectively known as opec plus of which the host, uae is a member. against that backdrop i have been sp

washington corresponding pennyman alvarez group has more on reactions to henry kissinger's death. former us president george w bush sat the us and i quoted last one of the most dependable and distinctive voice as a for. and if has bush added the kissinger work and the administration of 2 presidents and counsel many more. that's something that we also saw in the report that you sat that he was grateful for, the service and advice, but also for his friendship. we're still waiting for reactions from the why tests and also from the state department. but many of us have reacted to the death of this and vicious contribution without adults, one of the most influential secretary of state's been us ever hacked. what did you say a multiple american president saw kissinger's counsel, but he remains a very controversial figure. didn't a? it's that is absolutely right, and his staff is being met with polarized reactions around the world. because the decisions that henry kissinger took by using diplomacy to a chief practical objectives costs many lives. his critics denounced and pulled the role that h

and henry kissinger, and he's in a circle. how would they count of the meshes threatened by the associates? and were what i do remember was it al haig and henry came to the conclusion that we should raise the sale of the alert level. we send out an order to all all us forces around the world to put them on or because we knew the soviet would see all of the additional message traffic going out and know that we were serious the united states defense readiness, conditional death. colin was set to level 3, the world was inching closer to a nuclear showdown where the americans bluffing the soviet got the message and did not send the units to the sun. i've been in sheila the determined strategy is tristan joe, the former harvard professor, one out what we attempted to do in the, in the next 10 minutes phase, was to make more presides calculations, of the penalties and rewards that needed to be assembled in age. in each situation, we never had the idea that we would over from other countries with that power. but we did that and we alw

i now former us secretary of state henry kissinger has died age 100. for some he was the ultimate statesman whose tireless diplomacy earned him the nobel peace prize. others considered him a war criminal for his role in the vietnam war and for his support for anti communist dictatorship spot. there's no doubt that henry kissinger shaped posts for us and global history, like few others. he passed away at his home in the weekly. i should re kissinger academic diplomat, us secretary of state and man who shaped the history of the late 20th century like perhaps no other statesman. busy busy kissinger was born, i speak kissing out into the area southern gemini, to a jewish family. when he was 15 years old, they escaped nancy persecution, eventually settling in new york. he was drafted into the us army to fight in world war 2. only 5 years after he had left germany, kissinger found himself back in his homeland fighting the nazi regime from which he had fled. back in the u. s. t enrolled a child to study political science to his doctorate and became a professo

this, america has lost one of the most dependable and distinctive voices with the passing of henry kissinger. he counseled many. dr. kissinger is survived by his wife, two children and grandchildren, henry kissinger dead at 100. >> todd: thank you. bring in robert charles, assistant secretary of state for former president george w bush. your reflections on the life and legacy of henry kissinger? >> you know, todd and carley, kissinger is almost hard to put into a sound bite, he was a titanic figure in the 19th century as your reports have indicated, guiding and help shape major issues for decades. he had four or five stand-out qualities and more than that, four or five issues he really defined. the end of the vietnam war, some blamed him not ending it faster and the paris accords, his work, why he got the noble peace prize. he did open china and really modern china wouldn't be there today without kissinger, for better and worse. he invented diplomacy and october of '73, you had the yom kippur war and egyptian troops were tangled with israeli troops and he went back and forth between egypt an

former secretary of state henry kissinger who died at the age of 100. his influence can be felt in policy from vietnam to the middle east to china. he helped orchestrate richard nixon's visit in 1972. kissinger last visited china in july. cnn's richard roth has a look back at his controversial legacy. >> i know all of you will want to hear from the new secretary of state. >> henry kissinger never really needed an introduction on the world stayed again. kissinger the most famous statesman of the last half of the 20th century. celebrated and controversial. as richard nixon's national security adviser and secretary of state, the diplomat wielded enormous power and influence. so trusted that it was kissinger who went to china on a secret mission to explore a historic opening of u.s. relations with communist china. >> whoever went would be alone in beijing with no communication, and therefore, if he didn't know nixon's mind, he might do foolish things. >> initially, there were fears a u.s./china ping-pong exchange match would affect the high stakes political

richard, let's talk about henry kissinger.red, reviled, controversial, celebrated. >> you got it right. i think history will be kind to him. i think his accomplishments, which you talked about in the piece, the opening to china, stabilization of relations with the soviet union, all the arms control agreements, his accomplishments in the middle east after the war 50 years ago which set the stage for the israeli/egyptian peace treaty. one of the leading thinkers and writers for more than 60 years now in his field. on the other side, you are right, his biggest vulnerability is the prolonging of the war in vietnam for purposes or interests that aren't clear. there's other areas where people criticized him because of chile and east pakistan, what's now bangladesh. when history weighs this, i think henry kissinger will be seen as the greatest scholar practitioner of the age and one of the four great american secretaries of state since world war ii. >> in july, at the age of 100, he secretly flew to china at the invitation of xi jinp

larry: we're running a picture of you and henry kissinger. henry is on a cane at that point.t that point about the wto is exactly right. henry knew that. this was lighthizer's point. this was trump's point. so the whole game has changed for the worst and the whole wto thing shouldn't have gone through. plus china has become far more reexpressive than during the market opening days than during the '80s and '90s. whatever the commodity controversyies he had world war ii record and his government service and that is pretty darn unusual. i'm very disappointed that president biden hasn't said something nice about kissinger because discuss inker advised biden ad biden's request. you have the last word, robert o'brien? >> look when i was national security advisor henry would talk to me every week or two. every time i had a big negotiation with the russians or chinese or in the middle east i was always on the phone with henry. he was incredibly wise. he was defer earningsal, didn't try to tell me what to do. he gave me the best advice and became a friend. that picture walking into th

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we call for the arrest of henry kissinger— we call for the arrest of henry kissinger for war crimes.nce of american interest cost thousands of lives. either way, the sweep of his life was immense. he was born heinz kissinger in nazi germany. his family fled to america in 1938, but the young henry, as he became, returned to europe fighting with the us army helping to liberate concentration camps. in peacetime, the soldier became a scholar at harvard university, making his name arguing that nuclear weapons could be used in conventional wars. i believe it is technically possible to conduct it with a limited use of nuclear weapons, thatis limited use of nuclear weapons, that is less desirable. it was president nixon who brought him into government, first as national security adviser and then secretary of state, a double act, seeking to reshape the cold war by balancing competing world powers. kissinger drove america's re—engagement with communist china, paying secret visits to its leaders, paving the way for a historic first visit by a us president in 1972. president, in 1972. he sought

henry kissinger died at his home in connecticut on wednesday of the age of 100. the former us secretary of state was a device of figure in global politics. and his legacy in extra has been much debated as one of his greatest achievements. he's the seller, bring to the architect different america's rep for small, with china, in the 19 seventy's. but he's also been criticized for his policies surrounding the vietnam war, as well as the secret funding campaigns in cambodia and plow us and joining me now, some more is even strong. he's an associate professor in the political science department of the national university of single mr. chung at the outset when looking at henry kissinger's legacy in asia, has it been positive and negative a mixed bag? how would you describe it? i would say it's a mixed bag of stuff and some people who remember all the refresh mom between the us and the i see well sort of see that been on. she has like a seen a positive, fairly positive like, but let's not forget that the guy also section b a, we don't us vision from, oh yeah. which led

i was at the age of 100, henry kissinger. joe was still globe trotting meeting the chinese president in badging. you've just celebrated your 100 birthday and i wish you a long and healthy life to significantly, he was also gone to the meeting with the defense minister, a man sanctioned by the us read refused any form of communication with bite in administration. officials, including his opposite number in the pentagon. it was 52 years since kissinger had 1st held secret meetings with the chinese leaders when he was the us national security advisor. and then i know a lot of you will want to hear from no secretary of state, that is no country in the that it is conceivable. that amount of my origins could be standing here. next to the president of the united states. kissinger was born in germany in 1923. he and his family fit denazi's and 1958. eventually settling in the us. he joined the army during world war 2, using his language skills and military intelligence. off to the wall kissinger and the doctorate and political scienc

henry kissinger. so mantonight, sad news. dead at the age of 100. now, secretary kissinger worked under multiple administrations. he wonkissworked the nobel peace for negotiating a cease fire in . there's so many other accomplishments this man has vietard his life background andd experience is is really beyond a inspiring. he was a jewish refugee. he fled nazi germany with his family in 1938. fa the united states. >> he excelled academically, graduated from harvardelled ac and earned an m.a. and ph.d. degrees at at harvard. really? really. somebody that that so many looka up to in so many different ways and accomplished so muchrde tha but really, you know, became. a household name. he served. served under two republican srepublicpresidents. one being richard nixon, the other being gerald ford. he advised powerful leaderser in both the american political partie s for decades. he was advising presidents up . he came to be seen as perhaps one of the most prominent leading diplomatominen and international relations intellects of threlatione 20th y and o

and when they impact us endeavor, nations and henry kissinger dies of age of 100. we look at the former us diplomats mixed legacy issues. the i'm british manager, welcome to detroit, munoz asia. glad you could join us in the series allegations linking the indian governments to and assess the nation slot in the us is a matter of concern. and your daddy said this was country to government policy. india has already set up a high level approach to investigate the allegations. these were made by us officials in a court case against an indian man who was arrested in the czech republic. and he was accused of working at the behest of an indian security official to assassinate us based 6 separate this lead to the end of the 1st one is not named in the indictment. neither is the alleged victim to us media outlets say this man is the target of an alleged assassination plot by the indian government, which considers them a terrorist good thoughts in public who has been organizing a symbolic referendum to create cost on a separate state for $6.00 in india, it is death threats ar

it's dave, it was just a month before the gaza war broke out that henry kissinger stated that quote, it was a grave mistake to let so many people from totally different cultures, religions and concepts, live in one region, how the kissinger view middle east, the middle east region, an expansion of american interest there for you. i think part of what he was talking about was what we're seeing on the streets of london and, and all the straits of united states where the large number of, of immigrants who have come with no desire, at least in this country to be americans to, to be a part of america they're bringing their own. you'll find an identity for an $80.00 g and for an animosity to bear on our streets. and again, we're seeing that it wasn't worth seeing if it's in paris and other major capitals versus huge influx of people who have been driven into these countries. not because they want to be frank for english or americans, but because they want to bring their culture to their uh, in, in other tough fries. and i think the kissinger and warning about that. and i think he's also see

henry kissinger. >> four years later, kissinger was secretary of state opening diplomatic relations with china and reducing tensions with the soviet union. >> he changed the paradigm of the cold war by establishing detente with the soviets and being the architect of opening china and changing the cold war dynamic. >> but kissinger also faced criticism. he was accused of supporting a right wing coup in chile, and he played a major role in the nixon administration's policy that escalated then ended the vietnam war. tensions rose when kissinger helped orchestrate the controversial and secret us bombing campaign in cambodia, which killed tens of thousands of people. >> and he was labeled a war criminal, much to his consternation and concern. >> the watergate scandal led to nixon's resignation, but kissinger stayed on as secretary of state under president ford, eventually leaving office in 1977. but he'd continue to advise presidents of both parties for years to come. >> henry kissinger is much as anyone, was an emblem of american diplomacy and of foreign policy, wisdom and sagacity. >> he hi

about the death of henry kissinger and what a figure he really was , i usually get up early, i saw theout kissinger’s departure, early in the morning, i immediately sat down to write comments on this topic, and i think i was one of the first to do so in our country, and in this case i, there are situations when i would like to consult, but about the tone, about the content, so kisinger, i had the honor of meeting him personally, i, of course, repeatedly participated in his meetings with that the same yevgeny maksimovich primakov, with other russian diplomats and politicians, so yes, i had a personal relationship with him, but of course, this is not the main thing, the main thing is the perception of him as a figure who largely determined the contours... of the second half and the beginning of the 21st century, its influence on world politics is indisputable, yes, there were advantages. and the disadvantages are completely obvious , i think that he himself understood that he was far from sinless, and he quite often, but in any case often, corrected himself, i can’t to say that he was st

well, you know, that's a very uh, loaded question um on to some degree people would uh, log henry kissinger for getting a united states out of southeast asia. but uh, type versus uh, president obama. he was a big critical mr. kissinger for his campaign of bombing the can body in allowance and the carnage system that occurred there. and so you can, you can find the tractors and the proponents of the works of mr. chester when it comes to se, what happened in southeast asia. he was involved in the course of the, the negotiations for the treaty of peers with respect to, i'm not a states ceasing involvement in vietnam, but it's hard for him to get away from the legacy. what occurred in tim podium louse. so it's very, very mixed. it even though he left government service more than 40 years ago, henry kissinger was involved in politics throughout his entire life. just a month before the guise of war broke out, he stated that quote, it was a grave mistake to let so many people from a totally different cultures, religions, and concepts to live in one region. how does kissinger view the middle east i

henry kissinger, dead at the age of 100. "wall street journal" said henry kissinger' century. in u.s. secretary of state never achieved such celebrity in office at henry kissinger and no other one have been more criticized. critics are online today. what he was doing in the early 1970s was extraordinary. soviet union, nuclear war, china, vietnam war, all of that was happening at the same time. >> exactly. henry kissinger has critics and he would say he didn't get everything right and controversial things he did. the defining legacy of henry kissinger is that -- it is a great tribute to america. america's ability to produce extraordinarily talented people exactly at the right moment. america's great good fortune or great key to its success that henry kissinger was the critical foreign policy figure at the most critical time for the united states. in terms of bringing an end to the vietnam war, confronting the soviet union what it needed to do and the critical opening for china. if you think about those things, those things that happened, how she shaped the rest of the cold war

it has nothing to do with these people like henry kissinger. -- harry kissinger.ost: henry kissinger. caller: yeah. they are to blame for it as well as the current prime minister. host: let me hear from rosa in california, democratic caller. let me try one more time here. their. -- there we go. rosa in california, democratic caller. can you hear us? let me move on to samuel in maryland, independent. caller: hello. i would like to express my regret at henry kissinger's passing. anyone interested in the man, consider reading his books "diplomacy" or "world order." they show a wonderful picture of the world as he thought. wonderful books and worth a read. host: what do you remember from when he served as secretary of state? caller: i was not even born then. i was born in 19 seven. host: i could not hear the youth in your voice. caller: it is interesting. it is very clear that his position, his job was at a very tough time. considering the limitations he had, i think you did a wonderful job. host: anthony, pikesville, maryland. caller: good morning to you. i would lik

hey, henry kissinger has been cool. many things is quite, quite the cause of the social and contradictory legacy isn't it? is been how it is a pace maker has been condemned to the will mancha. what's your view on how we will go down in history? 3000000 civilians in the different covers and over more operations and for an adventure that america had over his tenure when he was are, you know, orchestrating some of these operations. literally 850000 people 250-0000 civilians were murdered during the carpet bombing of us louse and somebody else. he also, ironically that he got the never peace prize for, you know, during the vietnam era. when actually he extended the war in vietnam. he also, you know, had his hands and a lot of other different countries in latin america, south africa in bangladesh. and he's temporary, indonesia, you had trouble the legacy of civilian deaths around his policies that he tried to shape. yeah, she said they killed hundreds of thousands of people. what are your thoughts did, isn't it that is of th

henry kissinger was both revered and reviled. ahead, a professor who also had a long, illustrious career in the us government and knew kissinger personally reflects back on his but we're just getting started. everything going well? oh yeah. let's take a look at this knee. because it's the work behind the scenes, that truly matters. [ physical therapy staff discusses results ] for your mind. for your body. and for the community. for all that is me, for all that is you. kaiser permanente. kissinger america's top diplomat during the nixon and ford administrations, has died at the age of 100. joining us live now to look at kissinger's legacy. professor stephen sestanovich at columbia university's school of international and public affairs. he was also ambassador at large for the state department during the clinton admin orchestration. professor sestanovich, thank you so much for joining us. >> pleasure. >> you, too, have actually met henry kissinger, haven't you? >> yeah, many times. >> tell us about that. the relationship, the circum

matthew chance, thanks for being with us this morning. >>> now to this, former secretary of state henry kissingerd last night at the age of 100. almost as polarizing a figure in death as he was in life, kissinger was born in germany, he and his jewish family fled nazi persecution and came to the u.s. in 1938. he served in world war ii, earned a doctorate and taught at harvard eventually joining the nixon administration. kissinger dominated american foreign policy in the 1970s building u.s. relations with russia and china, negotiating important nuclear arms agreements. but no issue complicates his legacy like vietnam. critics say they needlessly expanded the war which ended for the u.s. with the fall of saigon at the cost of nearly 60,000 american lives. along with the deaths of hundreds of thousands of vietnamese civilians. here is kissinger's view of those events 35 years later. >> to me the tragedy of the vietnam war was not that there were disagreements. that was inevitable. given the complexity of the subject. but that the faith of americans in each other became destroyed in the process. >> l

said america had lost one of its most dependable and distinctive voices on foreign affairs. ..henry kissingerhose ruthless defence of american interests cost thousands of lives. he was born heinz kissinger in germany. his jewish family fled the nazis for america in 1938, but the young henry, as he became, returned to europe fighting with the us army. in peace time the soldier became a scholar at harvard university. today, i'm pleased to announce the first appointment of the white house staff... it was president nixon who brought him into government, first as national security advisor, then secretary of state. kissinger drove america's re—engagement with communist china, paying secret visits to its leaders, paving the way for an historic first visit by a us president in 1972. today, china's foreign affairs spokesman said kissinger had been a good old friend of the chinese people. he sought to improve relations with the soviet union through negotiations about trade and arms control, and in the middle east he coined a new phrase, "shuttle diplomacy", as he flew between capitals to try to constra

. >> henry kissinger has died. he was 100 years old. born in germany, his family escape the nazis and came to the u.s. in 1938. he became a u.s. citizen five years later. he served in counterintelligence during world war ii and graduated from harvard college. in 1969, he was chosen to be richard nixon nixon's national security advisor. he was appointed secretary in 1973 and became the first to hold both roles. continuing under general ford -- gerald ford after nixon resigned. open relations with china and negotiating treaties with the soviet union. he was awarded the bronze star in 1945 for tracking down nazi secret police and in 1973 he was awarded the nobel peace prize for his role in negotiating a cease-fire in the end to. he also received the presidential medal of freedom 1977. the former secretary of state sat down for a conversation about his early life and his views on foreign policy. the discussion was hosted by the george w. bush presidential center in dallas. with your personal story. that seems to shape so much about how we v

henry kissinger survived the _ presidency effective tomorrow. e left, distrusted by the right and began a life of lucrative consultancy. henry kissinger the scholar and statesman, a sonic time cavalier with people's lives, above all the diplomat, always ready to talk. that was henry kissinger who has died at the age of 100. here in the uk there could be a break through in the long running dispute. here is katie austen. it's nearly a year and a half since the long—running series of strikes on the railway began. today could spell the end of rmt walkouts, for now at least. in march, maintenance workers and signallers employed by network rail accepted a deal. but thousands of other union members, who work for the companies which run the trains, have continued strikes. over the past few weeks, they've been voting on whether to accept proposals involving a 5% backdated pay rise for last year, more for the lowest paid and job security guarantees. it would lift the threat of rmt strikes until at least the spring, but it wouldn't be the end of the story.

former us secretary of state henry kissinger died at the age of 100. if you want to know more about the fate of the legendary diplomat, what he did, what legacy he left behind. i strongly advise you to read the article about it on our website bbc.ua. well, let's continue now, and the former foreign minister will join the broadcast. of ukrainian affairs volodymyr hrysko, mr. volodymyr, i congratulate you, here is one among the loudest statements for the ukrainian audience was kissinger's statement that ukraine should have sacrificed part of its territory for peace. later, some politicians even called kissenger's proposal peace because of weakness. do you think he was expressing his opinion, or was that what was actually being thought in the united states? congratulations olya. well, in your article, it is absolutely clearly and correctly said that he was the personification of this politics, the so-called reality, and also that he was a cynic, and this is a great truth, and this cynicism was manifested in many cases, including in relation to ukraine. wh

former secretary of state henry kissinger has died at the age of 100. he is known as one of the most influential and divisive diplomats. the daughters of richard nixon reacted to kissinger's death saying his partnership with their father produced a generation of peace. for more on his legacy, here's chris clackum. >> reporter: henry kissinger was globally famous, known by many for his gravelly voice and observations dispensed with a thick german accent. >> i don't believe that you can conduct serious foreign policy today without moral concern for the people >> reporter: kissinger was the first foreign-born secretary of state, rising to serve in that role for both presidents richard nixon and gerald ford. born heinz alfred kissinger in germany in 1923, his jewish family escaped the nazis and'em emigrated tom emigrated to emigrated to america an advisor to republican politicians, kissinger was eventually named nixon's secretary of state in 1973 there, an open relationship with mao's china was regarded as a crowning achievement, as well as the nobel peace p

. >> remembering henry kissinger. a statesman who served as national security adviser, secretary of state for two presidents, and a nobel peace prize winner. his triumphs and tribulations. >>> first, breaking overnight, cease-fire extended. israel and hamas agree to push the temporary truce another day just minutes before it was set to expire. >>> good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. those negotiations came down to the wire with last-minute disagreements over which hamas hostages should be freed. the latest group released yesterday on the sixth day of the pause included an american citizen among the 16 hostages. this as the bibas family waits for word on the fate of their loved ones which includes the youngest hostage. 10-month-old kfir, his 4-year-old brother and their mother. israel is trying to confirm hamas' claims that they were all killed in an israeli air strike. and while there's a cease-fire in gaza, violence broke out this morning in jerusalem. police say two gunmen opened fire at a b

what is your take on where henry kissinger will go down in history? a fascinating usually got war criminal. uh, ladies man, in one unofficial poll years ago, it is reported that a number of playboy bunnies is 72, voted him the man they wanted to date the most. i mean, this guy covers everything. uh, let me just say a couple of things. you gotta ask yourself, do you want a little kid? yeah, kissinger at the man, the diplomat or the american. because everything that he did, i think ultimately was in his mind to benefit america. he was in some respects the ultimate patriot for him then to win the nobel prize piece prize. after cambodia, people are horrified by that. so when you look at him, people were saying he was a war criminal and they, but they were talking about years ago, abusing the, the penal shay example as an, as an excuse for either removing immunity. and this was the subject of, of, of right, not just for cases you like other people. and as developments occur around the world, you're going to be hearing more about war crimes word tribunals,

so again, when one looks at the career of henry kissinger, it's difficult to imagine someone who's more harmful to the cause of world peace and world cooperation. well, kissinger was jewish, and as you know, he had a long track record of diplomatic dealings in the middle east and just a month before the gods of were erupt. and he warned that quote, it was a mistake, a grave mistake to let so many people from totally different cultures, religions and concepts here, the same lands. what do you make of his legacy in the middle lease? to single was consistently against the cause of the palestinian nationhood. and that is a lightning rod for the arab peoples who for decades of 75 years or 5 for just a palestinian nation. it was kissinger who advised how many governments, whether it was democrat or republican, the, these were the 2 wings of the same. the voucher that sought to constantly interrupt lebanese sovereignty, we could never forget the entrance of israel in the us. and instead of lebanese, it was misnamed, the civil war wasn't a civil war. it was an international as proxy war. a now