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In the [[United States Congress|Congress]], he served on the Joint Economic Committee, the Committee on Science and Aeronautics, and the Government Operations Committee, as well as the Subcommittees on Military and Foreign Operations. He was also a co-founder of the Japanese-American Inter-Parliamentary Council.<ref name="utexas">[ Donald Rumsfeld] biography from White House press release dated [[November 3]], [[1975]]. Accessed [[April 22]], [[2007]].</ref>
In the [[United States Congress|Congress]], he served on the Joint Economic Committee, the Committee on Science and Aeronautics, and the Government Operations Committee, as well as the Subco
BISMARCK, ND…12/08/07 7:15am EST…Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld appeared this morning on the popular television show “Good Morning Bismarck.” Rumsfeld, a last minute replacement for “Tiny Thelma’s Tin Can Band,” was challenged by host Anita Biscuit about misinformation promulgated in the lead up to the Iraq War. Stated Rumsfeld, “If I have to plant it myself, we’re still gonna
Former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's jaunt to France was interrupted today by an unscheduled itinerary item -- he was slapped with a criminal complaint charging him torture.read more | digg story
In a new book titled Administration of Torture: A Documentary Record from Washington to Abu Ghraib and Beyond,two ACLU investigators reveal their findings on a year-long search into 100,000 government documents turned over to them by the Bush Administration regarding Guantanamo Bay.Highlights from Raw Story:"[T]he documents show unambiguously that the administration has adopted some of the methods of the most tyrannical regimes," write Jameel Jaffer and Amrit Singh. "Documents from Guantanamo describe prisoners shackled in excruciating 'stress positions,' held in freezing-cold cells, forcibly stripped, hooded, terrorized with military dogs, and deprived of human contact for months." [...]Drawing almost exclusively from the documents, the authors say there is a stark contrast between the public statements of President Bush and then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and the policies those and others in the administration were advocating behind the scenes. [...]The ACLU also found that
11/9/2006, RUMSFELD AT KANSAS STATE, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld delivers remarks at Kansas State University, Nov. 9, 2006. Following the lecture Rumsfeld will dedicate an ROTC building in honor of former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs U.S. Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers. Defense Dept. photo.11/9/2006 - MYERS AT KANSAS STATE, Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers delivers remarks at Kansas State University, Nov. 9, 2006. Defense Dept. photo.War on Terror Like Cold War, Not World War II, Rumsfeld Says, By Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service.WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2006 - To fight the war on terror the United States will need the perseverance its citizens demonstrated during the Cold War, not the complete national mobilization of World War II, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said today.Rumsfeld spoke at the Landon Lecture series at Kansas State University, in Manhattan, Kan."Like the Cold War, this era finds America a
Rummy resigns, and all it took was the Republicans losing control of Congress the night before. Kate over at Small Dead Animals feels that the only “meaningful reaction” to this news can come from American talking-head bloggers. While they may make the most effort to remain civilized to one of the worst parts of the Bush administration, they will have the most meaningless banter about his career.
UPDATE: Kate provided links to some humourous accounts of Rummy’s career. Well bowl me over with a feather.
Today is the first day of the new American holiday Rummydone. Pun oh so intended. It consists of fasting during the day, … no wait, that’s Ramadan. In Rummydone, it’s an all day party where you start sending troops real armour for their combat, and stop a war that was started on lies about WMD, and being welcomed as liberators.
If you want to sum up Rumsfeld in a few words, I can think of some unflattering ones which describe him as a ‘wide’
