Why are they listening to this old war criminal?

From the NY Times:

With Congress moving hurriedly to respond to the Sept. 11 commission and shake up the nation's intelligence agencies, a bipartisan group of former secretaries of state and defense led by Henry A. Kissinger urged Congress on Tuesday to slow down and put off any legislation until after the November election.

The old genocider turned down heading the 9/11 Commission himself because he would have had to reveal his current client list of genociders. I don't know if what Kissinger is saying now has any validity, but he should have no standing in Congress or any body with pretenses to civility. Millions died in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Chile, East Timor, Bangladesh, and elsewhere because of this murderous old coot. The Unabomber, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Saddam Hussein should be allowed to testify before Kissinger does.