‘Aura of credibility’: why Democrats and elites revere Kissinger despite war crimes allegations

The enduring fealty of Democrats to the late Republican has baffled many progressives

• Henry Kissinger, secretary of state to Richard Nixon, dies at 100

One of the very few things that still brings the Republican and Democratic political establishments together is their shared reverence for Henry Kissinger.

Kissinger's death, at the age of 100, has served as a reminder that the frequent, wide-ranging and substantial allegations of war crimes against him never dimmed the admiration he inspired among the powerful in Washington.