Recently an American Human Rights worker complained that the New York Times confused editing with censorship. She was so outraged she published her un-edited and edited pieces side-by-side. The resulting furor caused the U.N. to declare Palestinian suicide bombings as crimes against humanity.
None of this should obscure the fact that there is genuine disagreement on a very serious issue. Scowcroft is as brilliant and informed as Kissinger.
the bottom line is this. The New York Times is motivated for partizan reasons. They don't want an attack on Iraq until after the elections. They know that the DNC will look like whimps compared to the GOP if Bush does it. And that is exactly what they are.
So, in order to hide truth from the voter, they are so desperate to prevent this war that they twist Kisinger's words around.